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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09RIYADH1213 Saudi H1N1 mitigation efforts continue for Hajj and
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Saudi Government continues to actively monitor cases of H1N1 and has started a nationwide awareness campaign to reduce the threat of transmission. The number of infections and deaths has remained steady. The Saudi Government is working with foreign governments on measures [...]
2009-09-15 12:15:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC SA
09RIYADH1218LETTER FROM MOHAMMED BIN NAIF TO COORDINATOR FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 14:32:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH1304ROWDY SAUDI NATIONAL DAY CELEBRANTS TURN TO
[...] (C) The third Saudi National Day celebrations on September 23 fell victim to acts of vandalism and looting of restaurants, cafes, and shops (some of which were U.S. franchised establishments) that caused over a million dollars in damage and resulted in at least several dozen arrests. (NOTE: RS [...]
2009-10-01 16:20:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ASEC SA
09RIYADH1305ROWDY SAUDI NATIONAL DAY CELEBRANTS TURN TO
[...] (C) The third Saudi National Day celebrations on September 23 fell victim to acts of vandalism and looting of restaurants, cafes, and shops (some of which were U.S. franchised establishments) that caused over a million dollars in damage and resulted in at least several dozen arrests. (NOTE: RS [...]
2009-10-02 10:08:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ASEC SA
09RIYADH1349PANDEMIC INFLUENZA ACTION COMMITTEE PLANNING MEETING
[...] (SBU) Embassy Riyadh's Pandemic Influenza Action Committee held its inaugural meeting on October 5 to discuss planning and preparedness in the event that either the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, or another influenza strain, undergoes genetic changes that increase its severity, resulting in a sever [...]
2009-10-12 04:30:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO
09RIYADH1457AL-QAEDA WEAPONS CACHE UNEARTHED
[...] (U) MOI spokesman Major General Mansour Al-Turki announced on Nov. 1 the discovery of a large quantity of weapons and ammunition hidden in a rest house in the village of Al-Safarat, 120 km outside of Riyadh. According to the Saudi Press Agency, security officers found 281 machine guns and ten [...]
2009-11-03 05:47:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER PGOV SA
09RIYADH1510SAUDI GOVERNMENT BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY ON
[...] (SBU) Officials from the Saudi Ministries of Health (MOH) and Foreign Affairs (MFA) briefed members of the diplomatic community in Riyadh on their H1N1 preparedness on November 4. The SAG highlighted the important role that international collaboration, particularly with the Centers for Disease [...]
2009-11-14 06:19:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA
09RIYADH374ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (ACEQ) -
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable serves as US Embassy Riyadh's response to the Annual Crime Evaluation Questionnaire (ACEQ) for Spring 2009. There appears to be an increase in crime in the Kingdom. As recently as a year ago crime reporting was limited. Crime statistics are difficult to obtain but t [...]
2009-03-01 15:47:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
09RIYADH695RIYADH EAC MAY 17, 2009 - DETAINEE PHOTOGRAPHS -
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In accordance with the RefTel A the Embassy in Riyadh and Consulates General in Dhahran and Jeddah reviewed the impact of the President's decision not to release detainee photographs. There has not been any impact on the three diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia as a result of [...]
2009-05-20 16:03:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH761H1N1: SAUDI HEALTH MINISTRY ACTS EXPEDITIOUSLY IN FIRST
[...] (SBU) Key Points and Action Request: -- The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed two cases of H1N1, both involving persons who contracted the disease abroad. -- MOH will adhere to WHO guidelines and has imposed neither travel nor import restrictions. -- MOH is gearing up for the Hajj/U [...]
2009-06-09 08:16:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA
09RIYADH800SAUDI ARABIA H1N1 UPDATE
[...] (SBU) On June 14, the Ministry of Health (MOH) spokesman Dr. Khalid Al-Mirghalani confirmed a total of 14 cases of H1N1 since June 3, and new cases are being reported steadily. The Ministry identified infected persons via thermal screening at airports in Jeddah, Dammam, Medina, and Riyadh, an [...]
2009-06-16 14:06:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA
09RIYADH830NEXT STEPS TO USE THE GSA ANNEX AS OFFICES FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Requested: Embassy plans to renovate a building in the GSO Annex for use as office space for the Office of Program Management-Ministry of the Interior (OPM-MOI). The Saudi Arabian Ministry of the Interior (MOI) is prepared to fund this project. Embassy requests a cos [...]
2009-06-23 04:56:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ABLD ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS SA
09RIYADH837SAUDI ARABIA H1N1 UPDATE: 48 CASES, NO TRAVEL
[...] (SBU) On June 23, the Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 45 cases of H1N1 in Saudi Arabia since June 3, and on June 25 the Arab News reported three additional cases. The Ministry has reported no fatalities to date, and 17 of the H1N1 patients have been released from the hospital. Several pat [...]
2009-06-25 06:09:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA
09RIYADH871SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: 81 CASES, CDC VISITORS ADVISE
[...] (SBU) On June 30, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that the number of confirmed cases of H1N1 in Saudi Arabia since June 3 has risen to 81. There have been no known H1N1 fatalities to date in the country, and 39 H1N1 patients had been released from hospitals as of June 24. Several patie [...]
2009-07-01 14:23:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA
09RIYADH901SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: HEALTH MINISTER DISCUSSES HAJJ
[...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires Ambassador Erdman met with Health Minister Dr. Abdullah al-Rabeeah on July 8 to discuss Saudi healthcare issues including H1N1 preparation for the upcoming Hajj. Rabeeah noted that the Ministry's plan follows the 15 recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and [...]
2009-07-08 15:06:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA
09RIYADH929SAUDI MINISTER OF HEALTH ON H1N1, OTHER HEALTH
[...] (SBU) Saudi Minister of Health Abdullah Rabeeah briefed Charge July 8 on his Ministry's priorities, including preparations for the upcoming Hajj pilgrimage season. Rabeeah requested Embassy assistance delivering a letter to the Centers for Disease Control regarding the distribution of H1N1 tes [...]
2009-07-15 16:08:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA
09RIYADH933H1N1 UPDATE: 232 CASES, OUTBREAKS IN INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced July 14 that the number of confirmed cases of H1N1 in Saudi Arabia since June 3 has risen to 232. There have been no known H1N1 fatalities to date and 90 percent of those infected reportedly have recovered fully. The Ministry of Education, at the [...]
2009-07-18 04:39:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA
09RIYADH949SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY'S JULY
[...] (SBU) Embassy Riyadh warmly welcomes you to the Kingdom. Saudi Arabia remains an important strategic U.S. ally by virtue of its energy resources, geographic location, counterterrorism role, and leadership within the Muslim world. The Al Saud see the United States as their most important strat [...]
2009-07-20 08:16:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ABLD ASEC CMGT CVIS CASC ECON PREL SA
09RIYADH959SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: UMRAH RETURNEE DIES IN EGYPT,
[...] (SBU) The number of H1N1 cases in the Kingdom has risen to 294, and the first fatality was reported on July 19. An Umrah pilgrim with a pre-existing heart ailment died of H1N1 reportedly after becoming ill while on Umrah pilgrimage in the Kingdom. The patient, a 25 year old Egyptian woman, r [...]
2009-07-22 15:07:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA
09RIYADH979SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: FIRST DEATH, ARAB HEALTH
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health reported Saudi Arabia's first H1N1 death July 27. Saleh Al-Shehri, a 30 year old Saudi man, died in Dammam reportedly after contracting H1N1 from an infected individual he had been visiting frequently. Al-Shehri's family accused the private hospital of negligence [...]
2009-07-29 13:44:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC BEXP SA
09ROME1044VISAS VIPER AUGUST 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT
[...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Donald Frerichs; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...]
2009-09-09 13:46:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT
09ROME1118FRAUD SUMMARY - ROME
[...] (U) Italy is a highly developed European nation. Despite recent negative economic growth, Italy remains a popular destination for labor coming from eastern European countries, especially Romania. 2. (U) In the past two years, the population of Romanian residents in Italy has almost double [...]
2009-09-30 15:58:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CVIS CPAS CMGT KFRD
09ROME1140VISAS VIPER SEPTEMBER 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT
[...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Donald Frerichs; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...]
2009-10-08 11:47:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT
09ROME1277VISAS VIPER OCTOBER 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT
[...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Donald Frerichs; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...]
2009-11-20 12:11:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT
09ROME1350VISAS VIPER NOVEMBER 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT
[...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Donald Frerichs; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...]
2009-12-10 10:48:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT
09ROME379WESTERN MED RSI PROPOSAL: STRENGTHENING
[...] (SBU) In partnership with the Department of Justice, Embassy Rome proposes to host a two-day conference in fall 2009 for approximately 50 prosecutors and other appropriate officials from the United States, Italy, France, Spain, the UK, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya to develop closer and [...]
2009-04-03 06:34:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC IT
09ROME430ITALIAN POLICE, TERRORIST FINANCING, AND CT
[...] (SBU) This cable contains a proposal for support from the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Counterterrorism from the U.S. Mission in Italy. Proposed Project ---------------- 2. (SBU) Educational Initiative for Italian Police Task Force on Terrorism and Organized Crime. Executive Summary - [...]
2009-04-15 18:42:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EFIN PTER IT
09ROME435RSI PROPOSAL: CRITICAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) This message has been prepared in coordination with the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See. Need for Project ---------------- 2. (SBU) The purpose of the project is to foster a bilateral dialogue with the Vatican on counter-terrorism preparedness and to improve the Vatican's ability to [...]
2009-04-17 12:02:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC IT VT
09ROME618ITALIAN DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON SRMS/SECURITY TEAMS ABOARD MERCHANT VESSELS
[...] (SBU) Post delivered the demarche on Arms/Security Teams aboard Merchant Vessels to Massimo Marotti, the NATO director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Below are the answers provided by Mr. Marotti. He stressed, however, that this information should be considered to be preliminary and not [...]
2009-05-29 10:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC IT KHLS KOMC MARR PARM PHSA PREL EWWT
09ROME793VISAS VIPER JUNE 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT
[...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Hugo Rodriguez; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...]
2009-07-10 08:18:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT
09ROME923VISAS VIPER JULY 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT
[...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Acting Visa Chief Jill Hutchings; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Floren [...]
2009-08-11 15:47:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT
09ROME95LESSONS LEARNED - ROME DVC CRISIS MANAGEMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (U) Summary: In November 2008, the Tri-Mission in Rome participated in a Foreign Service Institute- facilitated Crisis Management Exercise (CME) conducted via Digital Video Conference (DVC). The exercise reinforced expectatio [...]
2009-01-26 10:43:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AFSI AMGT ASEC CASC IT
09SANAA1092ARMS/SECURITY TEAMS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 15:29:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KHLS ASEC KOMC MARR PARM PREL PHSA YM
09SANAA1122YEMEN TIP REPORT DEMARCHE: ROYG ACCEPTS RANKING,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 12:49:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09SANAA168609/18/2009 SANAA EAC REACTS TO POSSIBLE IMMINENT
[...] (S/NF) On 09/18/2009, the Ambassador convened a weekend meeting of core members of Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss reftel information regarding al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and its intention to conduct terrorist operations in Yemen during the remaining period of [...]
2009-09-18 12:16:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AEMR YM
09SANAA1729FRAUD SUMMARY - SANA'A
[...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East, with an illiteracy rate of over 50% and unemployment rates over 30%. Yemen is also home to upwards of 500,000 - 600,000 refugees, mostly of Somali origin. Due to lack of opportunities in Yemen, the impetus for and volume of [...]
2009-09-29 04:21:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC YM
09SANAA1850SITREP: YEMEN'S H1N1 PANDEMIC AND PANIC
[...] (U) Summary. Yemen has 266 confirmed H1N1 influenza cases, and the number is increasing across the country. Since the end of August, most of the H1N1 cases in Yemen have come from local transmission. The 266 infected people have been treated with Tamiflu and either sent home or hospitalized [...]
2009-10-07 10:57:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09SANAA2002SITREP: H1N1 PANDEMIC HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
[...] (U) Summary. Yemen has 415 confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza, and health officials suspect an additional 800 cases. The ROYG has a 50,000 supply of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to prevent the spread of the virus and 100,000 doses of Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) to treat H1N1 patients, but h [...]
2009-11-03 12:07:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09SANAA2114THREE GUNMAN ARRESTED NEAR HOME OF YEMENI JEWISH
[...] (C) Police officials reported that government security guards at Tourist City, an apartment complex where the ROYG houses and provides protection for 14 Yemeni Jewish families (65 people),detained on November 18 three men acting in a suspicious manner near the home of Rabbi Yahya Bin-Yusuf, [...]
2009-11-23 14:07:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKIRF ASEC YM
09SANAA2249YEMEN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The security situation in Yemen continued to deteriorate during 2009. Al-Qa'ida Yemen (AQY) announced its merger with al-Qa'ida elements in Saudi Arabia in January 2009, creating al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). This strategy of consolidation and greater organization r [...]
2009-12-21 13:11:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PGOV MOPS YE
09SANAA356SANAA SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE
[...] (S/NF) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? Yes. Various ethnic, religious, and professional groups are capable and have been allowed to stage demonstrations in the past. T [...]
2009-03-02 13:21:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER YM
09SANAA482SANAA EAC DISCUSSES SECURITYPOSTURE DUE TO
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On 03/18/2009, the Sana'aEAC convened to discuss Post's security posture ue to the terrorist attack on the South Korean mtorcade (ref A). The EAC decided that American stff will travel in armored vehicles and the Embasy shuttle will have an armed RSO security escort util furthe [...]
2009-03-18 15:18:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEM ASEC YM
09SANAA84OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT FOR YEMEN
[...] OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: Yemen is a poor, developing country. The central government has control over the major cities and towns, while traditional tribal powers control the outlying areas. Tourists and expatriates run the greatest risk of encountering criminal elements in those [...]
2009-01-14 14:38:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC APER AMGT YM KCRM
09SANAA875SITUATION REPORT: YEMEN'S H1N1 PANDEMIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Although H1N1 influenza (informally known as swine flu) has not yet arrived in Yemen, the ROYG has mobilized resources in preparation for its arrival. The Ministry of Health has set up a 24-hour operations room and distributed Tamiflu to cities throughout Yemen. A quarantine [...]
2009-05-06 11:23:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09SANJOSE10MAGNITUDE 6.2 EARTHQUAKE, COSTA RICA
[...] AS A RESULT OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY A MAGNITUDE 6.2 EARTHQUAKE THAT OCCURRED AT 13:21 ON JANUARY 8, 2009, THE CHIEF OF MISSION HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DISASTER IS OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO WARRANT USG ASSISTANCE, AND THAT PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE USG. THE SITUATION HAS E [...]
2009-01-09 18:42:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV AEMR ASEC PHUM SEVN KFLO CS
09SANJOSE1098COSTA RICA: POLICE EQUIPMENT DONATION TO QUEPOS MUNCIPALITY
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On November 23-24, we visited the city of Quepos on Costa Rica's Pacific coast to donate nearly $14,000 of police equipment as well as to conduct end-use monitoring of equipment previously donated to the coast guard station there. Although the police equipment was not purchased w [...]
2009-12-04 17:50:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL PINR ASEC CASC CS
09SANJOSE127 PART 1 OF 2: COSTA RICA'S NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Part 2 of this report is being sent septel. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The most significant progress the GOCR made since the November 2008 TIP Interim Assessment (Ref A) - and during the reporting period in general - was its February 12, 2009, passage of a Victim and Witness Pro [...]
2009-02-27 22:07:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG KTIP ASEC CS
09SANJOSE128 PART 2 OF 2: COSTA RICA'S 9TH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) This cable is Part 2 of 2 and continues section numbering from Part 1 (septel),in according with TIP reporting instructions. --------------------------------------------- - III. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION - CONTINUED --------------------------------------------- - E. LAW ENFORCEME [...]
2009-02-27 23:05:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG KTIP ASEC CS
09SANJOSE23MAGNITUDE 6.2 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES COSTA RICA,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 8, a localized but devastating 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Costa Rica about 30 kilometers north of San Jose, near Poas volcano, a popular tourist destination. As of January 14, there were 23 known dead, nearly 100 injured and 11 still missing. The killer earthquak [...]
2009-01-16 14:50:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS PGOV SOCI EAID AEMR ASEC PHUM SEVN
09SANJOSE389COSTA RICA AND CHINA BUST "SNAKEHEAD" TRAFFICKING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As reported in Refs, Costa Rican and Chinese authorities have broken up an apparent child-trafficking ring which was attempting to bring over three hundred Chinese children into Costa Rica. According to GOCR officials, Chinese authorities have arrested at least three suspects in [...]
2009-05-12 19:45:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIP ASEC KCRM KFRD CH CS
09SANJOSE517COSTA RICAN GOVERNMENT PRACTICES-INFORMATION
[...] (SBU) As requested reftel, the following are Post's responses to questions on Costa Rica's government practices on information collection, screening and sharing. Responses, cleared by all relevant Embassy sections, are keyed to reftel's questions: 5A. IMMIGRATION DATA BASES AND TRAVELER INFO [...]
2009-06-22 18:43:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR PTER PREL PGOV CVIS ASEC KHLS
09SANJOSE54COSTA RICA: MINOR DEMONSTRATIONS PROTEST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Costa Rican reaction to the recent violence in Gaza was limited to small demonstrations in front of the Israeli embassy (on January 9) and the U.S. Chancery (on January 20). Although the fighting drew heavy (and mostly anti- Israeli) coverage in the local media, the NGO and [...]
2009-01-29 14:36:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CS KPAL PGOV PREL XF
09SANJOSE602TFHO1: HONDURAS TALKS ROUND TWO: PREVIEW OF ARIAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On Saturday, July 18, President Arias will host the second round of talks to mediate an acceptable solution to end the political crisis in Honduras. The first round of talks took place on July 9-10 with little progress made (Ref A). Minister of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, rel [...]
2009-07-17 21:59:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR AMGT PGOV PINR KDEM
09SANJOSE608TFHO1: LITTLE PROGRESS WITH SECOND ROUND OF
[...] (SBU) The second round of talks to resolve Honduras' political crisis ended Sunday, July 19, with no agreement between the Zelaya and Micheletti delegations. The key issue and first point of President Arias' "Seven Points" is the return of Zelaya as President of Honduras. The Micheletti team [...]
2009-07-20 22:59:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR AMGT PGOV PINR KDEM
09SANJOSE622TFHO1: ARIAS MAKES FINAL EFFORT FOR HONDURAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 22, President Oscar Arias presented his final proposal, a carefully balanced mix of his original Seven Points and a Micheletti counterproposal, to end the ongoing constitutional crisis in Honduras. The "San Jose Accord (or Agreement)," as Arias called it (despite a lack [...]
2009-07-24 23:00:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR AMGT PGOV PINR PREL
09SANJOSE715NATIONAL ASSEMBLY GETS BUSY - PASSES NEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Costa Rica's National Assembly capped off an uncharacteristically productive month-and-a-half on August 11 by approving the final version of an Electoral Reform bill. This came after the Assembly passed a new Anti-Organized Crime bill in early July, and an Immigration Reform bi [...]
2009-08-24 08:21:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PINR PREL ASEC CVIS PTER SNAR PREF
09SANJOSE75COSTA RICA'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE ILEA LAW ENFORCEMENT
[...] (U) Pursuant to action request in reftel, Costa Rica has accepted the ILEA Law Enforcement Development training opportunity. Costa Rican officials are in the process of identifying appropriate officers to attend. Once selection and vetting are complete, Post will notify ILEA and the department [...]
2009-02-06 17:53:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCRM CS PHUM SNAR
09SANJOSE758U.S. BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN BASIN INVESTMENT SURVEY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: With Entry Into Force (EIF) of the Dominican Republic - Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) on January 1st 2009, the reporting period 2007-2008 is the last in which the Caribbean Basin trade programs (CBI/CBERA/CBTPA) figure among Costa Rica's trade benefits. Textile [...]
2009-09-02 15:14:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ECON ETRD OTRA XL EFIN CS
09SANJOSE812COSTA RICA'S CLOSE RELATIONS WITH COLOMBIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Costa Rica has an expanding political and economic relationship with Colombia, which it currently sees as its second closest partner in Latin America, behind Panama. Politically, Presidents Arias and Uribe share a warm relationship, and the two countries coordinate closely on l [...]
2009-09-24 18:02:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL PINR ASEC PTER SNAR PREF CO CS
09SANJOSE98WHA/CEN DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S VISIT: MERIDA AND CAFTA
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) GOCR officials and legislators asked for additional Merida assistance for Costa Rica, and echoed the region's positive hopes for the Obama Administration in meetings with visiting WHA/CEN Deputy Director David Wolfe February 9-11. Key legislators made clear that the domestic po [...]
2009-02-18 20:27:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CS ETRD KIPR PGOV PINR PREL SNAR
09SANSALVADOR1107EL SALVADOR: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] El Salvador Country report on terrorism submitted in compliance with reftel. 2. Begin text. In 2009 the government of El Salvador cooperated closely with the United States on counterterrorism efforts, and took active steps to protect U.S. interests and citizens from terrorist attacks. [...]
2009-12-17 23:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER ES
09SANSALVADOR114EL SALVADOR INL END USE MONITORING REPORT 2008
[...] As requested in ref. A, INL San Salvador forwards the following additional information for the 2008 End Use Monitoring Report. 2. Location and date of on-site inspections performed: PNC/DAN Headquarters: Scheduled inspections performed 2/22/08; 8/25/08; 09/30/08; unscheduled inspections p [...]
2009-02-05 20:11:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC ES SNAR
09SANSALVADOR15REPORTS OF ARMED GROUPS FORMING IN EL SALVADOR
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Beginning on December 13, 2008, numerous articles have appeared in the local media claiming illegal armed groups are active in the countryside of El Salvador. The articles quote the highest levels of the Salvadoran security and political structures, who varyingly confirm they h [...]
2009-01-08 14:34:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRET//NOFORNASEC PREL PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR1562008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The following is post's response to Reftel. The text directly tracks reftel Paragraph 23-27 and relevant subsections. 2. (SBU) Responses to checklist items follow. Note internal paragraph numbering. ------------------------------------------ Paragraph 23 - The Country's TIP Situation [...]
2009-02-20 16:12:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09SANSALVADOR169EL SALVADOR FRAUD SEMI-ANNUAL SUMMARY FY09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-24 22:54:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ES
09SANSALVADOR391MGSF01: EAC MEETING: H1N1 FLU UPDATE
[...] Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) held a follow-up meeting on April 29, 2009 to review the Mission's preparedness as the USG had upgraded the level health emergency for H1N1 Flu. (Note: per reftel, EAC had an initial meeting on this same subject on 4/26. End note.) Charge Blau chaired t [...]
2009-04-30 21:52:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR ASEC CASC
09SANSALVADOR813ARMS DEALER SAYS POLICE MOVING AWAY FROM US WEAPONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to one of El Salvador's largest arms dealers, the National Civil Police (PNC) is moving away from US-made weaponry and shifting suppliers to a prominent backer of President Funes. The Salvadoran military, however, remains committed to purchasing US-made equipment. Nei [...]
2009-08-28 19:07:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALETTC ASEC MCAP PARM ES
09SANSALVADOR888GOES BACKS USG HONDURAS STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 15-16 visit to San Salvador, WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Bisa Williams met with Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez; President Funes' Private Secretary, Francisco Caceres; and Armando Arias, President of the American Chamber of Commerce, to gauge support for [...]
2009-09-22 15:57:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HO ES
09SANSALVADOR958EL SALVADOR FRAUD SEMI-ANNUAL SUMMARY FY09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-07 19:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ES
09SANSALVADOR971EL SALVADOR ALERT TO HAITI-BOUND PRC TRAVELERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: EMBOFFS delivered reftel demarche to the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Immigration Authorities, and airline representatives. The Government of El Salvador (GOES) was receptive and all parties expressed a desire to prevent mala fide travel between Haiti and El Salvador. The GO [...]
2009-10-09 16:33:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKCRM KFRD ASEC ES HA
09SANTIAGO1022FRAUD SUMMARY - CHILE
[...] Chile is a democratic country with a developing free-market economy. Chile is a key U.S. partner in promoting democracy, human rights, and free trade in the region and beyond. The United States and Chile have a Free Trade agreement that took effect January 1, 2004. Compared to other countr [...]
2009-10-29 18:07:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC CI
09SANTIAGO156 CHILE: 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) The following information is Post's submission per ref A. Post will continue to gather information on TIP and submit relevant updates prior to April 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOC made progress during the reporting period in its efforts to confront TIP. Individual agencies, most notably [...]
2009-02-20 19:51:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP ELAB KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF KCRM CI
09SANTIAGO346FRAUD SUMMARY - SANTIAGO (SEPTEMBER 2008 - FEBRUARY 2009)
[...] Chile is a democratic country with a developing free-market economy. Chile is a key U.S. partner in promoting democracy, human rights, and free trade in the region and beyond. The United States and Chile have a Free Trade agreement that took effect January 1, 2004. There is relatively littl [...]
2009-04-14 20:48:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC CI
09SANTIAGO391CHILE'S STEADY TIP PROGRESS WARRANTS TIER 2
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the GOC is making significant progress in eliminating trafficking in persons, Post strongly recommends that Chile remain a Tier 2 country. GOC prosecution and prevention efforts are substantial and noteworthy, with the number of new cases opened up 10 percent and large-scale [...]
2009-04-23 18:51:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP ELAB KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF KCRM CI
09SANTIAGO901COM Concurrence/Vetting Assurance for FY 2010 Santiago
[...] (C) Ambassador Paul E. Simons formally concurs, per reftel guidance, with Embassy Santiago's proposal for FY2010 Section 1206 funding. The proposal is designed to strengthen Chile's capacity to conduct counter-terrorism activities and deepen the already outstanding relationship between the Un [...]
2009-11-16 16:41:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR MOPS PREL PTER ASEC CI
09SANTODOMINGO1235 FRAUD SUMMARY - SANTO DOMINGO
[...] (U) Santo Domingo submits its semi-annual fraud report for the period March 2009 - August 2009 following format in ref A. ---------------------- A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS ---------------------- 2. (SBU) Country conditions generally remain as reported in previous Fraud Summaries, refs B [...]
2009-10-21 20:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC DR
09SANTODOMINGO1301Embassy Facilitates Second Airport Security Meeting -
[...] SUMMARY: EconOff facilitated the second Airport Security Working Group (ASWG) of US-flagged air carriers operating in the Dominican Republic (DR),which is aimed at addressing narcotics trafficking and other security issues at the DR's international airports. Group membership was expande [...]
2009-11-20 15:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ASEC DR
09SANTODOMINGO1586DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Dominican Republic Country report on terrorism submitted in compliance with reftel. 2. Begin Text. While there were no reported terrorist attacks in 2009, the Dominican Republic is considered a transit point for human trafficking and contraband, which can also be exploited by s [...]
2009-12-21 16:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC DR
09SANTODOMINGO1606FOR RELEASE: Fraud Prevention Initiatives Against
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-24 12:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD ASEC SMIG DR
09SANTODOMINGO1620Crackdown on Mala Fide Visa Applicants and Document Brokers
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-28 19:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD ASEC SMIG DR
09SANTODOMINGO1624ARSO-I Led Team Breaks Up Visa Counterfeiting Ring with
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-29 18:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD ASEC SMIG DR
09SANTODOMINGO4ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-02 20:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC DR KSAC
09SAOPAULO317The MST Method: Work the State, Alienate the Locals
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Landless Rural Worker's Movement (MST) follows a pre-planned methodology in its land seizures that includes leveraging contacts within the GOB's National Institute of Colonization and Agricultural Reform (INCRA) to help select targets, according to MST expert Clifford Welch [...]
2009-05-29 13:55:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAGR ELAB PHUM PINS EINV SOCI ASEC BR
09SAOPAULO332CONTINUED INTEGRITY OF SAO PAULO REFERRAL PROGRAM
[...] Summary: A validation study of all 1,333 short-term visitor visas issued during FY2008 under Consulate General Sao Paulo's referral program found only one overstay and one other problematic referral, both Class "B" referrals. In order to further strengthen the integrity of its referral progra [...]
2009-06-08 19:16:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS ASEC BR
09SAOPAULO640FOR RELEASE: ARREST OF THREE OUT-OF-STATE U.S. VISA FRAUD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three of the most notorious visa fraud facilitators, based out of the neighboring state of Minas Gerais, provided the first real challenge for the Assistant Regional Security Officer Investigator (ARSO/I) Sao Paulo program. Amidst a steady flow of the facilitators' clients targ [...]
2009-11-04 11:57:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CVIS KCRM KTIP KFRD PGOV PREL
09SAOPAULO98 INL ANTICRIME PROGRAM BEARS FRUIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The State of Sao Paulo is making improvements to its once-notorious juvenile detention system (Fundacao CASA, formerly known as FEBEM),in part thanks to USG support. The improvements became clear during a February 3, 2009 visit to two such facilities by International Narcotic [...]
2009-02-13 16:01:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM SNAR ASEC BR
09SARAJEVO1035Bosnia: Fraud Prevention Unit Examines Police Records
[...] Summary. This is the last of three cables concerning documents from Bosnia and Herzegovina used to support immigrant visa applications. This message focuses primarily on police records. Our investigation revealed that police records may not contain a complete historical record. Convictions [...]
2009-08-27 10:46:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1207SARAJEVO FRAUD SUMMARY, SECOND SEMI-ANNUAL CY2009
[...] This semi-annual fraud summary covers 1 March 2009 to 30 August 2009. ------------------ Country Conditions ------------------ 2. Fourteen years after the 1992-95 Balkan conflict, Bosnia and Herzegovina is still recovering from the displacement of two million of its citizens. Of the [...]
2009-10-22 14:37:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1370BOSNIA: DEPARTING STATE PROSECUTOR WAR CRIMES
[...] (U) At a farewell lunch December 9, David Schwendiman (outgoing head of the State Prosecutor's Special Department for War Crimes, SDWC) reflected on his achievements, while lamenting the tremendous difficulties facing the department. His comments underscore the challenges facing the State Pr [...]
2009-12-14 17:08:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1379BOSNIA - 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Attached is Post's draft submission for the 2009 country report on terrorism. Embassy point of contact for this report is Michael Martin, martinmb@state.gov. 2. Despite ethnic polarization and disputes among Bosnian political leaders that hindered the functioning of state government, Bos [...]
2009-12-17 14:13:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER BA
09SARAJEVO1387BOSNIA: HIGHREP EXTENDS MANDATE OF INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) HighRep Valentin Inzko, supported by the Steering Board Ambassadors of the Peace Implmentation Council (PIC),on December 14 used his Bonn Powers to extend for three years the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working on war crimes cases at the State Court and the State Pro [...]
2009-12-18 17:04:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1404BOSNIA: CONSULAR FRAUD PERSPECTIVES ON NIV APPLICANTS' LAND
[...] FPU Sarajevo recently launched an investigation of land ownership documents. These documents are frequently presented by NIV applicants in an effort to prove economic or financial ties. In some cases, applicants may not have as strong an interest in the land as they may claim. End summary. [...]
2009-12-22 10:18:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO145Sarajevo FPU uncovers vulnerability in Bosnia's Child
[...] [Summary] Recent FPU field trips have uncovered a potentially serious vulnerability in Bosnia and Herzegovina's child legitimation procedure. FPU determined that no Federal or Entity law regulates background checks to verify the credibility of parents' statements during the process of child l [...]
2009-02-04 10:06:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO409SARAJEVO FRAUD SUMMARY, SEMI-ANNUAL CY2009
[...] This semi-annual fraud summary covers 1 September 2008 to 1 March 2009. ------------------ Country Conditions ------------------ 2. Fourteen years after the 1992-95 Balkan conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina is still recovering from the devastation of the war that resulted in some two mil [...]
2009-04-01 14:17:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO444SARAJEVO FRAUD UNIT VISITS THE OFFICE OF THE BOSNIAN MUSLIM
[...] [Summary] FPU recently completed a fraud prevention site visit to the Islamic Community's Governing Council (Rijaset) Office of the Bosniak Diaspora. Our fraud investigator wanted to broaden our contacts with the Rijaset representatives to resolve questions about religious worker (R1) visa [...]
2009-04-08 13:15:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO464Half of Bosnian Au-pairs remain in America
[...] [Summary] Sarajevo FPU recently completed a validation study for all J1 au-pair cases Post issued in 2006. Nearly half of the program participants from Bosnia found legal ways to stay in the USA. [End Summary] 2. Methodology: FPU examined cases from 2006 to provide ample time for return [...]
2009-04-14 11:40:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO480Sarajevo Work and Travel visa validation study
[...] [Summary] Sarajevo FPU recently completed a validation study for all J1 Summer Work and Travel cases that post issued in 2008. A solid 96% of issued applicants returned, with only four percent remaining in America [End of Summary] 2. Methodology: Our Fraud Prevention Unit took all 78 issue [...]
2009-04-16 11:54:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO492Bosnia FPU visits Roma community in Bijeljina.
[...] [Summary] Sarajevo Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) visited the Roma community in the Bosnian city of Bijeljina, the second largest town in the Republika Srpska. Bijeljina, once considered the largest and the richest Roma community in all Bosnia, now shows signs of economic distress, a likely fact [...]
2009-04-20 08:42:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO493BOSNIA FRAUD PREVENTION UNIT VISITS SREBRENICA AND
[...] [Summary] Sarajevo's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) recently visited Srebrenica and Bijeljina, two cities in northeast Bosnia located in the Republika Srpska. Post's anti-fraud unit identified a recent influx of non-immigrant visa applicants from these towns and executed their own survey of thes [...]
2009-04-20 08:42:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO548CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 09:35:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP PGOV PTER BK
09SARAJEVO592BOSNIA'S NEW BIOMETRIC PASSPORT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT DATA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Our Consular Section's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) visited several offices involved in data collection for passport issuance. The visits suggested that even if the Bosnian government hits its January 2010 production target for the new biometric passport, the data used to issue the [...]
2009-05-12 05:57:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO791Sarajevo non-immigrant visa application numbers in dramatic
[...] (Summary) Not since 9/11 has Post experienced a decrease in non-immigrant visa numbers as dramatic as that which has occurred during this global economic crisis. But, Post has seized this unanticipated drop in applications as an opportunity to expand its anti-fraud and student outreach programs [...]
2009-07-02 08:16:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO834BOSNIAN MARRIAGE PATTERNS THROUGH THE EYES OF SARAJEVO'S
[...] (Summary) After almost two years of Immigrant Visa operations in Sarajevo, our consular staff is beginning to see standard behavioral patterns that while not necessarily indicating fraud, do exemplify both a very utilitarian approach to finding a partner, and the strengths of traditional ro [...]
2009-07-10 08:08:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO857A Tale of Two Cities: the Sarajevo Fraud Prevention Unit
[...] [Summary] The Sarajevo Consular Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) recently visited two adjacent towns in Northern Bosnia, Prijedor and Sanski Most. We wanted to improve our understanding of a region that experienced severe displacement during the war and to examine the living conditions of our visa [...]
2009-07-15 12:13:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO866Bosnia consular outreach program yields substantial drop in
[...] [Summary] In past years, Sarajevo's refusal rate for J1 Summer Work and Travel (SWT) applicants was often over 50 percent. Recognizing that our refusal rate was directly related to a Post policy of only issuing to students of accredited universities, the Consular section launched an outreach pr [...]
2009-07-16 13:23:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO867EU DENIES BOSNIA ENTRY INTO VISA LIBERALIZATION
[...] (C) The European Commission (EC) announced on July 14 that it had decided to keep Bosnia off the list of countries recommended for entry into the EU's visa liberalization regime at this time. It attributed its decision to Bosnia's shortcomings in the issuance of biometric passports, the fig [...]
2009-07-16 13:58:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KCRM EU BK
09SARAJEVO922BOSNIA - EXTENDING THE PRESENCE OF INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. We are reaching a critical point in our and the international community's efforts to extend the presence of the international judges and prosecutors working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office. The Coun [...]
2009-07-29 14:34:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO954BOSNIA: FY09 INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED LAW
[...] (U) The U.S. Government's core strategic objective in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) is to lock the country into a self-sustaining path towards Euro-Atlantic integration. A BiH inside NATO and the EU is the best guarantee that the country's future will be stable, democratic and prosperous. Strong l [...]
2009-08-04 14:35:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC SNAR KCRM KJUS SOCI BK
09SARAJEVO955BOSNIA: FY09 INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED LAW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 14:39:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC SNAR KCRM KJUS SOCI BK
09SARAJEVO963Sarejevo FPU talks to local grassroots leaders in Northwest
[...] [Summary] The Sarajevo Consular Fraud Prevention Unit(FPU) recently visited two adjacent towns in northern Bosnia, Prijedor and Sanski Most. FPU was interested in contacting the relevant representatives of ethnic minorities to better understand our visa applicants and their migration patterns. [...]
2009-08-06 13:27:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO975Bosnia: Sarajevo FPU Investigates Bosnia's Military Records
[...] Summary. The Sarajevo Consular Section initiated full IV services in December 2007. Our Fraud Prevention Unit(FPU) wanted to learn more about documents important for immigration to the United States: military records, court records and police records. This is the first in a series of three cab [...]
2009-08-11 12:46:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO988Bosnia: Fraud Prevention Unit examines court records
[...] Summary. This cable is the second of three cables concerning documents that support immigrant visa applications, in this case focusing on court records from both entities. The case management system is not being properly used by regional court authorities and efforts need to be made to ensur [...]
2009-08-17 07:18:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SEOUL15REPUBLIC OF KOREA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON
[...] This cable is in response to reftel. 2. The Republic of Korea (ROK or South Korea) demonstrated excellent law enforcement and intelligence capabilities, and provided terrorism-related training to law enforcement officials from various developing countries. Traditionally focused on potent [...]
2009-01-05 06:01:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KS
09SEOUL194COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL HYUN -
[...] (U) Embassy Seoul welcomes and grants country clearance to Karen Hyun, Professional Staff Member for her official visit to South Korea, February 13-22, 2009. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the Fifth Inter-Governmental Meeting on Management of High-Seas Fisheries in the Northwes [...]
2009-02-06 06:51:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP OTRA AMGT ASEC KS
09SEOUL332NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SOUTH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 08:28:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKS KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09SEOUL333NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SOUTH
[...] (U) Post's submission for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Ref A. ----------------------------------------- Paragraph 23: South Korea's TIP Situation ----------------------------------------- 2. (U) A. The ROK Ministry o [...]
2009-03-03 08:28:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKS KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09SEOUL365SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)
[...] (SBU) The following responses are keyed to reftel and cleared by Seoul's Core Emergency Action Committee: POLITICAL VIOLENCE ------------------ I. Demonstrations A. (C) Are there any ethnic or religious communities in-country prone to carrying out significant anti-American demonstra [...]
2009-03-11 05:08:00Embassy SeoulSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER KS
09SEOUL729MGSF01: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND SURVEILLANCE RESULT IN
[...] Summary: South Korea has confirmed three cases of H1N1 influenza during the recent outbreaks. The first case was a nun who had recently returned from a visit to Mexico. The second case was a nun at the same convent who had close contact with the first. The third case was a woman who was o [...]
2009-05-08 07:25:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09SHANGHAI122SHANGHAI AUTHORITIES ON TRANSPORTATION SECURITY, IPR AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a February 15-18 visit to Shanghai, a delegation of 11 U.S. Senate Finance Committee staff members and 4 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials engaged representatives from Shanghai Customs, Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (CIQ),China Shi [...]
2009-03-17 07:58:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CH CVIS ELTN ETRD EWWT KIPR PREL
09SHANGHAI245TIANANMEN ANNIVERSARY: SHANGHAI FOCUSED ON ECONOMICS, NOT
[...] (C) A wide range of Shanghai-based contacts said they expect the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre to pass with little fanfare in the city, as current concerns about China's economic downturn outweigh political considerations. Given the focus in Shanghai on the economi [...]
2009-06-01 08:29:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON ELAB SOCI ASEC CH
09SHANGHAI249SHANGHAI QUIET ON TIANANMEN ANNIVERSARY
[...] (C) Shanghai appeared quiet on the 20th anniversary of the June 4 Tiananmen Square crackdown. CongenOffs visiting People's Square, Pudong, and local universities observed an increased police presence in several areas, but there were few indications that the situation was anything but business [...]
2009-06-04 09:22:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON ELAB SOCI ASEC CH
09SHANGHAI259SHANGHAI FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICE HOLDS "UNPRECEDENTED"
[...] (SBU) The Shanghai Municipal Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) convoked Consular Corps representatives on June 9 for an "unprecedented" meeting on improving Shanghai's service environment for foreigners. With the Shanghai 2010 World Expo approaching, relevant municipal government authorities must a [...]
2009-06-12 03:42:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CASC PGOV ECON TBIO KFLU ASEC AMGT CVIS
09SHANGHAI351SHANGHAI SUMMER SIMMERING WITH SUB-SURFACE SOCIAL STRIFE
[...] (C) Two recent housing protests as well as other local concerns that cropped up during the summer highlight the continuing challenges to social stability in Shanghai. Consulate contacts say housing issues will remain a point of contention in the coming months, but point out that unrest to date [...]
2009-08-07 07:49:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON ELAB SOCI ASEC CH
09SINGAPORE12SINGAPORE: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Singapore continued its bilateral and multilateral intelligence and law enforcement cooperation to investigate terrorist groups, focusing on Jemaah Islamiya (JI). As of December, Singapore held in detention 19 persons with links to terrorist groups. Detainees included members of JI who had plo [...]
2009-01-05 03:55:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR SN
09SINGAPORE1224SINGAPORE: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Embassy Singapore submits the following draft narrative for the 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism. Please note that requests for updated statistics for the first paragraph are pending with the government of Singapore. Post will submit that data separately. For purposes of this draft, we hav [...]
2009-12-21 08:27:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR SN
09SINGAPORE180SINGAPORE: SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE
[...] (S/NF) Post's reply is keyed to Reftel A: STATE 13023. - - - - - - - - - - - 5. POLITICAL VIOLENCE - - - - - - - - - - - I. (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. No. Singapore has a wide range of ethnic/religious communities. Singapore hosts significant numbers of Bangladeshi and Indonesian guest [...]
2009-02-27 10:04:00Embassy SingaporeSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
09SINGAPORE267SINGAPORE CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] (S/NF) Post recommends that the four Singapore Critical Infrastructure/Key Resources (CI/KR) included on the 2008 Critical Foreign Dependencies Initiative (CFDI) list be retained on the 2009 CFDI list, because they continue to meet the criteria set forth in Ref A, paragraphs 4 and 8. Those f [...]
2009-03-20 10:07:00Embassy SingaporeSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV ASEC AFIN EFIN ENRG KCIP SN
09SINGAPORE532SINGAPORE SLOWLY WADING DEEPER INTO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Singapore announced in the Straits Times newspaper June 4 that it will deploy to Afghanistan a battlefield radar system and supporting personnel that can detect enemy artillery, rocket and mortar launches and help direct counter-battery fire. The radar requires a four-man team to operate [...]
2009-06-05 08:31:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS ASEC PTER MARR AF SN
09SINGAPORE686EMBASSY SINGAPORE'S EAC ON JAKARTA BOMBINGS
[...] (C) Embassy Singapore convened its Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on Friday July 17 to determine what action Post should take in response to the Jakarta bombings of the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels. 2. (C) The EAC reviewed information from reports received from Embassy Jakarta, o [...]
2009-07-17 11:02:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC AMGT SN
09SINGAPORE72SINGAPORE: ANNUAL OSAC CRIME / SAFETY REPORT
[...] (U) ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT I. Overall Crime and Safety Situation. Post's assessment is that the overall level of crime in Singapore is low. Complete crime statistics for 2008 will be published in the first quarter of 2009, and Post will report any significant changes when the info [...]
2009-01-22 10:54:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDASEC SN
09SINGAPORE982SINGAPORE'S COUNTER-RADICALIZATION PROGRAM CLAIMS
[...] (S) Summary: Singapore claims its integrative approach to counter-radicalization is effective at reducing extremism, and that there has been zero recidivism among the 41 terrorists that have been released into the community on a restricted basis. However, some independent observers are skepti [...]
2009-10-07 03:43:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETPTER PGOV PREL ASEC SN
09SKOPJE15SKOPJE - ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL
[...] Embassy Skopje's Regional Security Office submits the following information for the 2008 Annual OSAC Crime and Safety Report. I. OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: Macedonia is a generally safe country with a low crime rate compared to the United States. Violence against foreigners is r [...]
2009-01-13 18:20:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ASEC MK
09SKOPJE203FRAUD SUMMARY - SKOPJE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-06 11:25:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KV MK
09SKOPJE65ADDENDUM TO 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR
[...] (C) Summary: The following information serves as an addendum to Macedonia,s 2009 TIP report and provides details about ongoing criminal investigations into trafficking and smuggling related corruption by government officials. The information was passed to Post in high confidence by the Head [...]
2009-02-13 14:14:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG ASEC ELAB MK
09SKOPJE672009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR MACEDONIA
[...] SUMMARY: During the reporting period the GOM continued to show a strong commitment to combating trafficking-in-persons (TIP) and participated in cross-border operations and other international activities directed at identifying and eliminating human trafficking. High-ranking GOM officials took [...]
2009-02-13 14:52:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB MK
09SKOPJE95 SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)
[...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. There is a small ethnic Serbian population in Macedonia capable of carrying out anti-American demonstrations. i. There have been no anti-American demonstrations in the country within the last 12 months. ii. There have been no anti-American demonstrations near o [...]
2009-03-02 13:17:00Embassy SkopjeSECRET//NOFORNASEC MK PTER
09SOFIA116Want to be a Phony Roma? Just Google Bulgarian coyotes!
[...] Summary: We continue to process fraudulent asylum cases (follow-to-join) in which we have no choice but to issue the visas. We have yet to come across an asylum case based on Roma ("gypsy") ethnicity -- and virtually all cases are based on Roma ethnicity -- in which the claimant is actually Roma. T [...]
2009-03-18 10:45:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD ASEC BU
09SOFIA131BULGARIA'S JUDICIARY: WEAKEST LINK IN A POORLY
[...] (C) Summary. On paper, Bulgaria's judiciary system meets most international and EU standards. But in practice, it is in shambles. Polls show that within the EU, Bulgarians have the least confidence in public institutions, with the judicial system at the bottom of the heap. The police and [...]
2009-03-30 07:28:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU
09SOFIA132BULGARIA'S JUDICIARY: WEAKEST LINK IN A POORLY
[...] (C) Summary. On paper, Bulgaria's judiciary system meets most international and EU standards. But in practice, it is in shambles. Polls show that within the EU, Bulgarians have the least confidence in public institutions, with the judicial system at the bottom of the heap. The police and [...]
2009-03-30 07:28:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU
09SOFIA133BULGARIA'S JUDICIARY: WEAKEST LINK IN A POORLY
[...] (C) Summary. On paper, Bulgaria's judiciary system meets most international and EU standards. But in practice, it is in shambles. Polls show that within the EU, Bulgarians have the least confidence in public institutions, with the judicial system at the bottom of the heap. The police and [...]
2009-03-30 07:28:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU
09SOFIA229Semi-annual Fraud Summary Sofia; October, 2008 - March,
[...] SUMMARY: Though overstay rates for Bulgarians may still be declining overall, low wages here continue to fuel problems in this area. Our latest H2B validation study, for instance, indicated a 33 percent overstay rate. On the other hand, our most recent B1/B2 validation study found the overst [...]
2009-05-15 10:30:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC BU
09SOFIA235BULGARIA: UPDATED HOST GOVERNMENT PRACTICES -
[...] (U) This cable provides an unclassified update on Bulgarian Government practices on information collection, screening, and sharing since the classified November 2007 baseline cable (See REF A). Responses correspond to questions listed in REF B. 2. (SBU) In December 2007, the Bulgarian [...]
2009-05-19 15:00:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER PREL PGOV ASEC KHLS BU
09SOFIA361 BULGARIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF IRANIAN ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Preoccupied with Bulgaria's own national election, coverage of the situation in Iran has been limited to the international news pages of most media outlets. Print and broadcast media coverage of the election and the ensuing protests has been factual and extensive, but unlike other count [...]
2009-07-07 06:52:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09SOFIA369 ELECTED OFFICIALS SENTENCED IN LANDMARK HUMAN TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Varna District Court sentenced two municipal counselors on June 11 to one and three years respectively for leading and participating in an organized crime group involved in drug trafficking, extortion, and human trafficking. The government froze their property and anticipat [...]
2009-07-08 11:53:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09SOFIA478 BULGARIA: THE INS AND OUTS OF THE ASYLUM PROCESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the Bulgarian government has directed increasing attention to human trafficking and other human rights issues, the plight of asylum seekers remains a serious concern. Asylum and refugee lawyers say Bulgarian authorities are prioritizing the administrative convenience of st [...]
2009-08-25 06:55:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU
09SOFIA584BULGARIA H1N1 UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Health announced Bulgaria's first A/H1N1 death on September 30. A total of 78 Bulgarians have contracted the virus thus far. Bulgaria will join the European Union's initiative to buy vaccines and inoculate risk groups free of charge. Last updated in March 200 [...]
2009-10-14 13:58:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09SOFIA635BULGARIA TO DECLARE NON-SPECIFIC FLU EPIDEMIC
[...] (SBU) Bulgaria is expected to announce a national flu epidemic on November 6. According to the National Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan, a national epidemic is declared once the rate of illness across the country reaches 200 in 10,000 persons. Currently, there are 15 regions and munici [...]
2009-11-06 14:52:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09SOFIA715BULGARIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Bulgaria remains a staunch ally in the fight against terrorism, and the USG enjoys strong cooperation from the Government of Bulgaria. No significant acts of terrorism occurred in Bulgaria in 2009. Bulgaria is not a sponsor of terrorism and does not provide a safe haven to terrorist o [...]
2009-12-21 12:09:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR
09SOFIA88BULGARIA: 2008 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria is primarily a point of origin and transit, and to a lesser degree destination for human trafficking. The government's leading anti-trafficking agency - the National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Persons (the Commission) - stepped up its prevention campaigns a [...]
2009-02-27 10:54:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU
09STATE100156SELECTION OF UNITED STATES CO-CHAIR TO THE
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Brussels. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The United States and the European Union co-chair the International Technical Working Group on Nuclear Smuggling (ITWG). The G8 established the ITWG in response to a raft of nuclear smuggling [...]
2009-09-25 18:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM PTER PINR PREL ASEC KCRM BE XG XT
09STATE100279TRAVEL ALERT: CHINA 2009-H1N1 INFLUENZA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the quarantine measures imposed by the Government of China in response to the 2009-H1N1 pandemic that may affect travel to China. This Travel Alert updates the July 9, 2009, Travel Alert in order to advise U.S. citizens of the current quarantin [...]
2009-09-25 23:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC AMED CH
09STATE100288JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR COMBINED
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2009-09-25 23:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE100289TRAVEL ALERT: CHINA 2009-H1N1 INFLUENZA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-25 23:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC AMED CH
09STATE101024JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-28 22:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE101025JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-28 22:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE101328JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR THE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2009-09-29 17:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE101334JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR JORDANIAN
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2009-09-29 17:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE101777JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ROYAL JORDANIAN
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-30 17:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE101846JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR JORDANIAN
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-30 19:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE101847JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 6904
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-30 19:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE102086TRAVEL WARNING: GUINEA
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Guinea due to continuing civil unrest and the unpredictable nature of the current security situation. U.S. citizens are advised that the Department of State has ordered the departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family m [...]
2009-10-01 02:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC GV
09STATE102613TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to Lebanon due to current safety and security concerns. Americans living and working in Lebanon should understand that they accept risks in remaining and should carefully consider those risks. This supersedes the Trav [...]
2009-10-02 08:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC LE
09STATE103351MGEAP1: EAP NATURAL DISASTER MONITORING GROUP
[...] (SBU) The Secretary of Defense authorized seven million dollars for relief operations in Indonesia. The USS McCampbell and the USNS Richard E. Byrd will join the USS Denver in logistics support operations. (MGEAP1/PACOM e-mail) 2. (SBU) President Yudhoyono's Chief of Staff expressed g [...]
2009-10-05 13:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
09STATE103356MGEAP1: EAP NATURAL DISASTER MONITORING GROUP
[...] (SBU) The Secretary of Defense authorized seven million dollars for relief operations in Indonesia. The USS McCampbell and the USNS Richard E. Byrd will join the USS Denver in logistics support operations. (MGEAP1/PACOM e-mail) 2. (SBU) President Yudhoyono's Chief of Staff expressed g [...]
2009-10-05 13:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
09STATE103660JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-10-05 21:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE103681MGEAP1: EAP NATURAL DISASTER MONITORING GROUP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-06 01:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
09STATE103697MGEAP1: EAP NATURAL DISASTER MONITORING GROUP
[...] (SBU) The United Nations is readying a Flash Appeal for donations, as soon as it completes a needs assessment. (MGEAP1/Embassy Jakarta telcon) 2. (SBU) A Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team (HARRT) field hospital, sent by the U.S. Pacific Command, arrived at Padang's airport. [...]
2009-10-06 03:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
09STATE104226MGEAP1: EAP NATURAL DISASTER MONITORING GROUP
[...] (SBU) The DART has begun assessing needs in Pariaman and surrounding areas. The first of three U.S. Navy ships arrive October 8, with helicopters and other logistical support. (MGEAP1/Embassy Jakarta telcon) 2. (SBU) On October 5, a U.S. Air Force team reopened the Tabing Airfield to acco [...]
2009-10-07 00:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
09STATE104297MGEAP1: EAP NATURAL DISASTER MONITORING GROUP
[...] (SBU) The humanitarian situation in Padang is stabilizing and coordination among relief organizations, local authorities, and international donors has been effective. The United Nations set up groups coordinating education, food and nutrition, health, logistics, shelter, telecommunications, [...]
2009-10-07 11:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
09STATE10430ARCHIVAL IMMUNITY WAIVER IN RESPONSE TO TAJIK MVD
[...] (C) On January 4, 7, and 9, Post has received three official written requests for documentation and information from the Tajik Ministry of Interior related to a criminal investigation into a criminal case violating the Tajik law "swindling". (reftel) According to the documents received from [...]
2009-02-04 23:30:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALASEC CVIS KLIG KVIS TI
09STATE104549MGEAP1: EAP NATURAL DISASTER MONITORING GROUP
[...] (SBU) The humanitarian situation in Padang is stabilizing and coordination among relief organizations, local authorities, and international donors has been effective. The United Nations set up groups coordinating education, food and nutrition, health, logistics, shelter, telecommunications, [...]
2009-10-07 17:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
09STATE105698LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 201)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the EXBS-organized, DHS/ICE-delivered Regional Advanced Undercover Investigations and Controlled Deliveries Training, October 12-15, 2009, in Bar, Montenegro 2. (U) [...]
2009-10-09 18:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PREL MW
09STATE105725LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 192)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend FBI sponsored Task Force Study Group trip to Budapest, Hungary from October 5-9, 2009. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and [...]
2009-10-09 19:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PREL MW
09STATE105758MGEAP1: EAP NATURAL DISASTER MONITORING GROUP
[...] At 1600 EDT on 10/09/09, the Executive Secretary disbanded the EAP Natural Disaster Monitoring Group. 2. Public inquiries regarding American Citizen Services issues may be referred to the Office of Overseas Citizens Services 888-407-4747, or from overseas at 1- 202-501-4444. Inquiries fr [...]
2009-10-09 20:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT
09STATE106226EGYPT LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE - 382 AND 99204 THRU
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Egyptian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2009-10-13 19:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EG EWWT PREL
09STATE10631TRAVEL WARNING - THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo- Kinshasa). This notice replaces the Travel Warning dated October 30, 2008 to reflect changes in the security situation in North Kivu province and the surrounding area, as well [...]
2009-02-05 17:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CG
09STATE107314TRAVEL ALERT - TANZANIA
[...] The U.S. Department of State alerts American citizens to the possibility of election-related unrest as Zanzibar registers voters for the upcoming general elections expected October 2010. American citizens who choose to travel to Zanzibar during this period are advised to maintain a high level [...]
2009-10-15 23:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PREL TZ
09STATE107790TRAVEL WARNING: GUINEA
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Guinea as the political situation there remains highly volatile, and urges all Americans still in Guinea to depart the country. Although Guinea has been relatively calm since October 5, 2009, the potential for violence remains hig [...]
2009-10-17 18:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC GV
09STATE107798MGGV01: GUINEA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) The October 17 communique called for no current transitional authority or National Council for Democracy members to run in the 2010 presidential elections, Embassy Abuja reports. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) also requested the UNSC and the African Union (AU) c [...]
2009-10-17 21:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GV
09STATE107849MGGV01: GUINEA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) The junta leader released a note through the Guinean Foreign Ministry to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU). In the message, Dadis refused to renounce in writing that he would run for president in 2010. Dadis noted he will discuss the issu [...]
2009-10-18 20:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GV
09STATE10801SHORTAGE OF HOTEL ROOMS IN PORT-AU-PRINCE,
[...] EMBASSY PORT-AU-PRINCE ADVISES OFFICIAL TRAVELERS THAT THERE WILL BE AN ACUTE SHORTAGE OF HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS IN HAITI, FROM FEBRUARY 20 THROUGH FEBRUARY 25 DUE TO CARNIVAL (MARDI GRAS) CELEBRATIONS IN PORT-AU-PRINCE AND OTHER MAJOR HAITIAN CITIES. HOTELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FULLY BOOKED WI [...]
2009-02-05 21:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OTRA HA
09STATE108120LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE 690
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend Ccmmodity Identification Training in Athens, Greece from 10/13/2009 to 10/14/2009. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and pos [...]
2009-10-19 19:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PREL AL
09STATE108152LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE TIRANA 694
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend to attend Combating Illicit Trafficking In Nuclear and Radioactive Materials in Tirana, Albania from 11/2/2009 to 11/5/2009. 2. (U) The Department of State has vett [...]
2009-10-19 19:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PREL AL
09STATE108154MGGV01: GUINEA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Although junta leader Dadis refused to put his pledge in writing, UN Assistant Secretary General Menkerios speculated the Guinean government will cooperate with the proposed UN commission of inquiry if international pressure continues. Menkerios will travel next to meet with President [...]
2009-10-19 19:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GV
09STATE10820JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR U.S. COAST
[...] (SBU) In response to referenced Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of i [...]
2009-02-05 22:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO EWWT PREL ASEC
09STATE108543MGGV01: GUINEA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) The Peace Corps announced it is suspending the program in Guinea, although the acting Peace Corps Country Director may seek a further extension to complete close-out tasks. (MGGV01/Embassy Conakry telcon) 2. (SBU) Conakry traffic and commercial activity has returned to normal; tra [...]
2009-10-20 20:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GV
09STATE108557USUN MISSION CLEARANCE
[...] (U) Mission Clearance is requested for U.S. participants to travel to New York to attend the UNGA 2nd Committee Session, Oct 25-Nov 30, 2009. 2. (U) Participants traveling to New York are: Daniel Balzer International Relations Officer Security Clearance: Top Secret [...]
2009-10-20 21:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA ASEC
09STATE108736EGYPT LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE - 99209 THRU 99249 -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-21 13:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EG EWWT PREL
09STATE108975MGGV01: GUINEA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Traffic and commercial activity remain at normal levels. The majority of schools are open, although the French and American schools remain closed. The Embassy has a two-and-a-half week supply of fuel and has topped off residential tanks. (MGGV01/Embassy Conakry telcon and e-mail) [...]
2009-10-21 19:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GV
09STATE109456MGGV01: GUINEA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) The Guinean Bauxite Company, a joint venture mining operation with 41 percent ALCOA ownership, is evacuating all foreign personnel over the coming days. (Embassy Conakry e-mail) EU PREPARES SANCTIONS, ARMS EMBARGO FOR GUINEA --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) [...]
2009-10-22 20:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GV
09STATE109735LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BELGRADE 1170)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ICITAP Organized Crime Certification Course scheduled for October 26-30, 2009 in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia: 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individu [...]
2009-10-23 15:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PREL KCRM SR
09STATE110420JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR COESPU COURSES,
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-10-26 22:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE110421JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ROYAL JORDANIAN
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-10-26 22:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE110424JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR HOMELAND
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-10-26 22:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE110425JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR STRATEGIC TRADE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-10-26 22:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE110655USUN MISSION CLEARANCE
[...] (U) Mission Clearance is requested for Financial Economist, Katherine E. Monahan to travel to New York on November 2-6, 2009 to participate in the UNGA 2nd Committee Session. 2. (U) Ms. Monahan will require USUN Mission access. Her State badge number is 629251 and she holds a Top Secre [...]
2009-10-27 14:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA ASEC
09STATE11119OAS PERMANENT COUNCIL MEMBERS DECRY VENEZUELA
[...] (U) Summary: During the Organization of American States' (OAS) regular Permanent Council meeting on February 4, seven countries spoke out about the January 30-31 synagogue attack in Caracas (see reftel). Five countries, including the United States, decried anti-Semitism in the hemisphere, d [...]
2009-02-06 18:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF PGOV PREL ASEC VE IS OAS
09STATE111494CONAKRY: EXTENSION OF ORDERED DEPARTURE
[...] Department approves REF B request for extension of ordered departure for an additional thirty days, to November 29, 2009. Prior to that date, the Chief of Mission must re-evaluate conditions and request continuation or termination of evacuation status from the Under Secretary for Management. Pos [...]
2009-10-29 00:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AEMR CASC KFLO AFIN ASEC GV
09STATE111949TRAVEL ALERT - INDIA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to continuing security concerns in India. The U.S. Government continues to receive information that terrorist groups may be planning attacks in India. Terrorists and their sympathizers have demonstrated their willingness and capability to attack ta [...]
2009-10-29 21:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IN
09STATE111954JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ADVANCED
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-10-29 22:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE11221JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR U.S. COAST
[...] (SBU) In response to referenced Leahy vetting requests, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of [...]
2009-02-06 20:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EWWT PREL JO
09STATE112461COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR TRAVEL TO
[...] Summary. All USG travelers to Afghanistan who will serve under Chief of Mission authority must have approved Electronic Country Clearance (eCC) before their arrival at post. The eCC Request must be made at least ten days before arrival, and must confirm that required training has been compl [...]
2009-10-30 21:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMGMT ASEC AFIN APER
09STATE11293POSSIBLE FTO DESIGNATION FOR ASA'IB ALG AL HAQ
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 8 and 9. SUMMARY 2. (S/NF) The Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT) is examining the possibility of recommending that the Secretary designate two Iraq-based organizations, Asa'ib Ahl Al-Haq (AAH) and Kata'ib Hizballah (KH),as [...]
2009-02-06 22:35:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS
09STATE113298EGYPT LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Egyptian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of informa [...]
2009-11-03 16:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EG EWWT PREL
09STATE113299LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA 7579 - UNDERWATER
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 30, 2009 it possesses no credible information or gross violations of human rights by the security officers below: Name: Daniel Jacbos Norte Rank: Police Officer Date of birth: 02/14/1968 Place of birth: Mareesbur [...]
2009-11-03 16:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PHUM SNAR SA
09STATE113897EGYPT LEAHY VETTING REPSONSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Egyptian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of informa [...]
2009-11-04 19:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EG EWWT PREL
09STATE114151EGYPT LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Egyptian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2009-11-05 14:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EG EWWT PREL
09STATE114174LETTER FROM A/S BLAKE TO KYRGYZ FM PROTESTING
[...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary Blake requests that Post deliver the following letter to Foreign Minister Sarbayev at the earliest opportunity: Dear Minister Sarbayev, I am writing to express my deep concern over the continued detention of two U.S. Embassy employees, Emil Chodronov and Zamir [...]
2009-11-05 15:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKLIG PREL PINR ASEC PGOV KG
09STATE1148UPCOMING REGIONAL SECURITY INITIATIVE CONFERENCES: REQUEST
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST - see para 6. 2. BACKGROUND: Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) meetings will take place in the near future for the Iraq and Neighbors and Eastern Mediterranean RSIs. RSIs bring together key Washington decision-makers, ambassadors in the field, and representatives [...]
2009-01-06 21:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC IZ ZM XF
09STATE115983TRAVEL WARNING COLOMBIA
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the dangers of travel to Colombia. While security in Colombia has improved significantly in recent years, violence by narco-terrorist groups continues to affect some rural areas as well as large cities. The potential for violence by [...]
2009-11-10 18:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC
09STATE116027PREPARING FOR A CRISIS
[...] (U) Crisis situations - whether because of political or social unrest, wars or acts of terrorism, natural catastrophes or human accidents - represent some of the greatest challenges facing the Department, our overseas missions, and the broader USG. While they are typically times of tragedy a [...]
2009-11-10 19:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE116252TRAVEL ALERT - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens in Mozambique to the potential for violence following the official release of the October 28, 2009 general election results, which is now scheduled for November 12. This replaces the Travel Alert dated September 23, 2009 and expires on November 20 [...]
2009-11-10 23:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PREL MZ
09STATE116584KUDOS FOR HOSTING SECRETARY CLINTON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 16:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EG EWWT PREL
09STATE116796COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - SINGAPORE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 20:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC BX
09STATE116869TRAVEL ALERT: GERMANY
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens that over the past few months, Al Qaeda has released videos threatening to conduct terrorist attacks against German interests. While these threats initially mentioned the German federal elections in September, Al Qaeda continues to threaten German [...]
2009-11-12 20:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC OTRA GM
09STATE117185CODEL CHAMBLISS - NOV 24-29
[...] SENATOR SAXBY CHAMBLISS, MEMBER OF THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE (SASC),HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO LEAD A CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, AFGHANISTAN, AND PAKISTAN DURING THE PERIOD OF NOV 24-29, 2009. THE PURPOSE OF THE TRIP IS TO MEET WITH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN LEADERS IN [...]
2009-11-13 13:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AE AF PK
09STATE117484COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - ANGOLA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 19:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC AO
09STATE117566LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 700)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend USCG SEARCH AND RESCUE COURSE (PART II). 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory informatio [...]
2009-11-13 21:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
09STATE117569LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 699)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend USCG SEARCH and RESCUE COURSE(PART I). 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information a [...]
2009-11-13 21:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
09STATE117652ENGAGING THE GOI ON PROCEDURES AT WEST BANK
[...] (U) This message includes an action request for Embassy Tel Aviv in para 3. 2. Per reftel, the crossing procedures currently employed by the GOI,s Crossing Points Authority at the Jalameh crossing between Israel and the West Bank are inconsistent with prior practice at Jalameh and curren [...]
2009-11-13 22:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYODIP KREC KTIA ASEC EAID KWBG PREL IS
09STATE117704AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY DIRECT CHANNELS TO RESOLVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 23:17:00Secretary of StateSECRETASEC KLIG PGOV PINR PREL KG
09STATE118034LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 702)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend ADVANCED INSTRUCTOR'S COURSE in TIRANA, ALBANIA from 11/17/2009 to 11/20/2009. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and possess [...]
2009-11-16 17:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
09STATE118194LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 214)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the Army ILE,s (Intermediate Level Education, formerly known as CGSC) one year program and the Navy Staff College,s six month program. 2. (U) The Department of State [...]
2009-11-16 21:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PREL MW
09STATE118264TRAVEL WARNING - ALGERIA
[...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Algeria. This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Algeria and the continuing threat posed by terrorism. This replaces the Travel Warning dated March 3, 2009. 2. The Department of State u [...]
2009-11-17 00:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC AG
09STATE118658COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - SWAZILAND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 19:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC WZ
09STATE11872LEAHY VETTING FOR LEBANESE CANDIDATES FOR
[...] (U) In response to reftel Leahy vetting requests, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces and Lebanese Armed Forces personnel listed in reftels. [...]
2009-02-09 22:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER ASEC NAS LE
09STATE119085WALK-IN GUIDANCE FOR 2009: HANDLING
[...] (S/NF) This telegram replaces Ref A as the Department's comprehensive guidance on handling foreign national walk-ins, defectors, and asylum seekers - all of whom are generally referred to in this telegram as "walk-ins." This telegram was coordinated with interagency partners, including CIA, [...]
2009-11-18 17:29:00Secretary of StateSECRETASEC CVIS PINR PREF
09STATE119155WALK-IN GUIDANCE FOR 2009
[...] Department has just transmitted reftel, which provides detailed, classified guidance on handling foreign national walk-ins. Chiefs of Mission should ensure that all posts under their authority have procedures in place consistent with that guidance. Posts without classified capacity should [...]
2009-11-18 19:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CVIS PINR PREF
09STATE119196LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 685)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend COMBATING ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IN NUCLEAR AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (PART III) in TIRANA, ALBANIA from 11/2/2009 to 11/5/2009. 2. (U) The Department of State has vet [...]
2009-11-18 20:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAL ASEC MASS PGOV PHUM PREL
09STATE119323USUN MISSION CLEARANCE
[...] (U) Mission Clearance is requested for Financial Economist, Katherine E. Monahan to travel to New York on November 23-25, 2009 to participate in the UNGA 2nd Committee Session. 2. (U) Ms. Monahan will require USUN Mission access. Her State badge number is 629251 and she holds a Top Secr [...]
2009-11-19 00:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA ASEC
09STATE119555CONVERSION OF STATUS FOR EMBASSY BRANCH OFFICE
[...] Effective immediately, Embassy Branch Office Almaty has changed status to become U.S. Consulate General Almaty. 2. All classified, unclassified, or special handling telegrams for ALMATY must be addressed to Embassy ASTANA with passing instructions. 3. Request all posts distribute thi [...]
2009-11-19 16:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDACOA AMGT ASEC AFIN KRIM CMGT
09STATE119717TRAVEL WARNING - NEPAL
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Nepal, and urges caution when traveling in that country. The Department of State remains concerned about the security situation in Nepal, and urges American citizens to obtain updated security information before they tr [...]
2009-11-19 21:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NP
09STATE119719TRAVEL WARNING - SRI LANKA
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens about the risks of travel to Sri Lanka due to continued security concerns, especially in the northernmost areas and most of its Eastern Province, as there are still uncleared landmines and potential for incidents by remnant members of the Liberation [...]
2009-11-19 21:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CE
09STATE119771TRAVEL ALERT: NIGER
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the risks of travel to Niger due to threat of kidnapping, and recommends against all travel to Niger at this time. This Travel Alert expires February 28, 2010. 2. On December 14, 2008, two United Nations officials, former Canadian diplomats, [...]
2009-11-19 22:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NG
09STATE119774TRAVEL WARNING: MALI
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Mali and continues to recommend against all travel to the north of the country due to kidnapping threats against Westerners. This replaces the Travel Warning for Mali dated August 31, 2009, to update security and threat in [...]
2009-11-19 22:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC ML
09STATE120556TRAVEL WARNING: CHAD
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Chad and recommends that American citizens avoid all travel to eastern Chad and the Chad/Central African Republic border area. This Warning is due to insecurity caused by recently increased levels of violent criminality, [...]
2009-11-23 16:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CD
09STATE121051LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BAKU 885)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend US-SPONSORED GCMC STACS 10-02 COURSE FEBRUARY 2-24, 2010, IN GARMISCH, GERMANY. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and possess [...]
2009-11-24 16:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM AJ
09STATE121089LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 709)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend attend MANAGING ENGLISH LANGUAGE in SAN ANTONIO, TX,U.S.A. from 11/25/2009 to 1/22/2010. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel an [...]
2009-11-24 18:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
09STATE121102LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 710)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend EQUIPMENT DONATION FOR THE ASP/TRAINING DEPARTEMENT in TIRANA, ALBANIA from 11/30/2009 to 12/1/2009. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed [...]
2009-11-24 18:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
09STATE121353TRAVEL ALERT: PHILIPPINES
[...] The State Department alerts U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to the southern Philippine islands of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago and urges extreme caution if traveling there. This Travel Alert reflects the recent acts of violence in the Mindanao province of Maguindanao and is supplem [...]
2009-11-25 01:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC RP
09STATE1216TRAVEL ALERT - ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK AND GAZA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens that the Israel Defense Force (IDF) is engaged in a military operation against terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip. This operation began on December 27, 2008, with aerial and naval bombardment, and expanded on January 3, 2009, to include gro [...]
2009-01-06 23:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER AMGT ASEC IS GZ WE
09STATE121729TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE REMOVAL OF
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Ottawa. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has expressed interest in working with DOE on helium-3 (He-3) supply, stipulating that the United States would remove and retain ownership of all residual tritium con [...]
2009-11-25 18:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR PREL CA XS
09STATE122719MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR UNDC
[...] (U) Department requests mission clearance for Susan Burk and Scott Davis to conduct meetings at the United Nations in preparation for the upcoming Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in May 2010. Burk and Davis plan to be in New York on December 2 and 3. Both hold TS/SCI cleara [...]
2009-11-30 23:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PARM UNDC ASEC
09STATE123075LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BAKU 890)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the SES Course in Garmisch, Germany, from January 20-28, 2010. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible d [...]
2009-12-01 20:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM AJ
09STATE123769TRAVEL WARNING: MAURITANIA
[...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Mauritania, and urges extreme caution when traveling there due to increased activities by the terrorist group Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). AQIM continues to demonstrate its intent and ability to conduct a [...]
2009-12-02 23:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC MR
09STATE124144COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - NAMIBIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 22:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC WA
09STATE124354JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-12-04 14:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE124359JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR DOJ/OPDAT
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-12-04 14:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE124405JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR JAF OFFICERS
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-12-04 15:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE124540LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 706)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend DRUG AWARENESS AND DEMAND REDUCTION in NEW JERSEY, U.S.A. from 12/6/2009 to 12/11/2009. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel [...]
2009-12-04 19:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
09STATE125419LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE ( BAKU 897)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend NCO training. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of 12/04/2009. Post is [...]
2009-12-08 16:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM AJ
09STATE125481LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 222)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the International Law Enforcement Academy located in Budapest, Hungary from January 11 through March 4, 2010. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the indivi [...]
2009-12-08 17:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PREL MW
09STATE126204TRAVEL ALERT - INDIA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the possibility of violence as Andhra Pradesh continues to experience civil unrest. A demonstration is planned for December 10, and there is the potential that episodic clashes between the police and protesters will spark wider unrest in the ci [...]
2009-12-09 22:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IN
09STATE127613JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR RJAF OFFICERS
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-12-14 17:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE127628LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BELGRADE 1412)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Session 74 at the ILEA Training Academy in Budapest, Hungary from January 11, 2009 to March 4, 2009. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals [...]
2009-12-14 17:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS PHUM SNAR SR
09STATE127692JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR COESPU TRAINING
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-12-14 19:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM MASS JO
09STATE12880TRAVEL ALERT - ARABIAN PENINSULA AND PERSIAN GULF
[...] This Travel Alert is being updated to warn Americans about heightened security concerns in and around the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf. U.S. citizens traveling to or already in the region are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their [...]
2009-02-11 23:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER AMGT XF XI
09STATE128956LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 716)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the SQUADRON OFFICER SCHOOL in MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE,AL, U.S.A. from 12/29/2009 to 2/20/2010. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in r [...]
2009-12-17 16:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
09STATE129064LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 720)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the DEFENSE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COURSE in MONTEREY, CA, U.S.A. from 12/27/2009 to 2/5/2010. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reft [...]
2009-12-17 19:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
09STATE12933GUIDANCE FOR POSTS ON DoD'S TRANSITION TO A SENIOR
[...] This message constitutes the U.S. Department of State's guidance to posts on the implementation of the DoD Directive 5105.75, Department of Defense Operations at U.S. Embassies, and DoD Instruction, C-5105.81, Implementing Instructions for DoD Operations at all U.S Embassies. The Department [...]
2009-02-12 03:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT ASEC ODIP
09STATE129526LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BAKU 932)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the attend the PTSS Course in Garmisch, Germany, from February 12- March 19, 2010. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and po [...]
2009-12-18 19:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM AJ
09STATE13023SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE -
[...] (U) The following Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ) will be used by Diplomatic Security,s Office of Intelligence and Threat Analysis (ITA) to help ascertain Posts, threat levels for political violence and terrorism. ITA requests that Post complete the SEPQ by Friday, February 2 [...]
2009-02-12 14:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
09STATE130529LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 223)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the U.S. Army Command General Staff College/ILE at Ft Leavenworth, KS. The course is scheduled for January 3 - December 10, 2010. 2. (U) The Department of State has [...]
2009-12-23 16:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PREL MW
09STATE130811TRAVEL ALERT: INDIA - NEW VISA REGULATIONS
[...] The Department of State wishes to alert U.S. citizens with Indian tourist visas about new regulations that may affect planned travel. Travelers are urged to review travel plans in light of these new regulations. This Travel Alert supplements the Travel Alerts for India dated October 29 and [...]
2009-12-24 03:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IN
09STATE131668LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BAKU 992)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the FY09 IMET TRAINING IN THE US STARTING DEC.30, 2009. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogat [...]
2009-12-29 20:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM AJ
09STATE131681LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BAKU 967)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the STACS Course in Garmisch, Germany, from February 2-24, 2010. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible [...]
2009-12-29 20:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM AJ
09STATE131739TRAVEL ALERT: INDIA ? SECURITY ISSUES
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to continuing security concerns in India. The U.S. Government continues to receive information that terrorist groups may be planning attacks in India. Terrorists and their sympathizers have demonstrated their willingness and capability to attack ta [...]
2009-12-29 23:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IN
09STATE132608TRAVEL WARNING: SOMALIA
[...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Somalia and recommends that U.S. citizens avoid all travel to Somalia. This replaces the Travel Warning dated November 15 2008, to update information on security concerns. 2. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens agai [...]
2009-12-31 23:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SO KE
09STATE132609TRAVEL WARNING: SUDAN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Sudan, and recommends that all travel to Sudan be deferred due to uncertain security conditions and the possibility of violence and harassment targeting westerners. This Travel Warning for Sudan updates and replaces the Tra [...]
2009-12-31 23:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SU
09STATE13390REQUEST FOR SITE SURVEY OF REFUGEE PROCESSING
[...] In anticipation of a change in processing locations for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) interviews of refugees in Amman, the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) and DHS US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) request that RSO conduct a security evaluation of the [...]
2009-02-12 21:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ASEC JO
09STATE13391REQUEST FOR SITE SURVEY OF IMMIGRATION CENTER IN
[...] Per ref A and in anticipation of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) interview of a refugee currently held at the Immigration detention center in Sanaa, the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) and DHS US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) request that RSO provide a [...]
2009-02-12 21:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF ASEC YE
09STATE13432TRAVEL WARNING - SYRIA
[...] This Travel Warning warns U.S. citizens of ongoing safety and security concerns in Syria. American citizens are urged to consider carefully the risks of travel to Syria and to take adequate precautions to ensure their safety. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Syria issued on April 15, 20 [...]
2009-02-13 00:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SY
09STATE13701JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR U.S. COAST
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel A Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inf [...]
2009-02-13 16:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EWWT PREL JO
09STATE13929ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
[...] Further to reftel, this cable provides additional guidance to posts on publishing Pandemic Influenza (PI) tripwires and sets a later deadline for inputting that information. 2. In January 2006, the Department published a new 12 FAH-1 Emergency Planning Handbook and mandated that all emer [...]
2009-02-13 21:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO
09STATE14365SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of February 12, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Habes Ahmed Mahmoud Shrouf POB: Hebron DOB: 7 April 1960 ID: 410317697 Rank: Colonel [...]
2009-02-17 16:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL
09STATE15096TRAVEL WARNING: ERITREA
[...] The U.S. Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Eritrea and recommends that U.S. citizens defer travel at this time. This replaces the Travel Warning dated November 15, 2008, and informs U.S. citizens that the consular section of the U.S. Embassy in Asma [...]
2009-02-18 22:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC ER
09STATE15113REQUEST FOR INFORMATION:CRITICAL FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES (CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES LOCATED ABROAD)
[...] (U//FOUO) This is an action request; see Para. 13. 2. (U//FOUO) Under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) was written to provide the unifying structure for the integration of critical infrastructure and key resources ( [...]
2009-02-18 23:18:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP PGOV PTER
09STATE1633TRAVEL ALERT - MALI
[...] This Travel Alert is being issued to alert U.S. citizens of a kidnapping threat against Westerners who attend the "Festival in the Desert" at Essakane (65 kilometres north of Timbuktu) from January 8-10, and to reiterate that visitors should avoid northern Mali, including Essakane and Essouk [...]
2009-01-08 01:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC ML
09STATE17212REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CESIUM-137 SOURCE
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tbilisi. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: According to Ref A, on 8 February 2009 Georgian customs officers discovered a radioactive source buried near the Kopitnari airport, approximately 50 meters from the side of the Kutaisi-Samtredia [...]
2009-02-24 23:12:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR GG ZJ
09STATE17313DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, February 25, 2009 2. (U) Iraq - Paragraphs 7-9 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 10-13 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 14-31 5. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 32-40 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents - Paragraphs 41-52 7. (U) Iraq [...]
2009-02-25 04:59:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
09STATE17734TRAVEL WARNING - PAKISTAN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against non-essential travel to Pakistan in light of the threat of terrorist activity. This replaces the Travel Warning dated November 21, 2008, and updates information on security incidents, notes the temporary relocation of some employees from th [...]
2009-02-25 21:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC PK
09STATE18178TRAVEL WARNING - SUDAN
[...] The Department of State continues to warn against all travel to Sudan due to threats from armed conflicts and terrorism. American citizens who choose to remain in Sudan should take appropriate precautions, particularly in light of the January 2008 murder of two American Embassy employees, th [...]
2009-02-26 21:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SU
09STATE18402COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - JAMAICA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 13:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC JM
09STATE19253TRAVEL ALERT - BANGLADESH
[...] THIS TRAVEL ALERT IS BEING ISSUED TO ALERT U.S. CITIZENS OF SAFETY CONCERNS IN BANGLADESH IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE RECENT ATTEMPTED MUTINY BY SOME MEMBERS OF THE BANGLADESH RIFLES (BDR),A PARAMILITARY ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR BORDER SECURITY. THIS TRAVEL ALERT URGES AMERICAN CITIZENS T [...]
2009-03-03 08:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC BG
09STATE19426MGSU01: MONITORING GROUP FORMATION REGARDING
[...] As of 1700 EST on 03/03/09 the Executive Secretary directed the Bureau of African Affairs to establish a Monitoring Group regarding the situation in Sudan. The Monitoring Group will operate virtually with support from the Operations Center, but will be prepared to upgrade to physical staffin [...]
2009-03-03 15:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT SU
09STATE19465JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 6910
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-03-03 16:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM MASS PREL JO
09STATE19468JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR U.S. COAST
[...] (SBU) In response to reftels A-C Leahy vetting requests, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of [...]
2009-03-03 16:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EWWT PREL JO
09STATE19846U.S. AMBASSADORS FUND FOR COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides guidance and instructions for the administration of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Counterterrorism. The Fund was established in 2008 by the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (-S/CT) to support projects that apply tools of soft power to counterte [...]
2009-03-04 03:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EFIN PTER KCRM KPAO KHLS AEMR
09STATE20211TRAVEL WARNING: ALGERIA
[...] This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Algeria and the continuing threat posed by terrorism. This updates and replaces the Travel Warning issued on August 22, 2008. 2. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens who travel to Algeria to evaluate careful [...]
2009-03-04 19:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC AG
09STATE20212TRAVEL WARNING - SAUDI ARABIA
[...] This Travel Warning warns American citizens about the security situation in Saudi Arabia and reminds U.S. citizens of recommended security precautions. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to consider carefully the risks of traveling to Saudi Arabia. There is an ongoing security thre [...]
2009-03-04 19:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PREL PTER SA
09STATE2025USUN MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST - UNDP/UNFPA
[...] (U) Mission Clearance is requested for staff members to travel to New York to attend the UNDP Board Meeting, January 19-23, 2009. 2. (U) Participants traveling to New York are: Mr. Andrew Haviland Security Clearance: Top Secret Badge ID: 050627 Travel Dates: Ja [...]
2009-01-08 22:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA ASEC
09STATE2026USUN MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR IO BUREAU'S
[...] (U) Mission Clearance is requested for IO/EDA staff members to travel to New York to attend the UNICEF Executive Board Meeting, February 4-6, 2009. 2. (U) Participants traveling to New York are: Mr. Robert Downes Security Clearance: Top Secret Badge ID: 617251 Travel Dates: February [...]
2009-01-08 22:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA ASEC
09STATE20890JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-03-05 23:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT PREL ASEC JO
09STATE22073TRAVEL WARNING - SUDAN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Sudan and recommends that American citizens defer all travel to Sudan due to uncertain security conditions following the expulsion of NGOs as well as harassment of humanitarian aid workers, employees of non-governmental org [...]
2009-03-10 02:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SU
09STATE22074TRAVEL WARNING - MADAGASCAR
[...] The State Department warns U. S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Madagascar, and recommends deferring all but essential travel to Madagascar because of escalating civil unrest stemming from a political rift between supporters of the former mayor of the capital city of Antananarivo and t [...]
2009-03-10 02:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC MA
09STATE22075TRAVEL WARNING - MADAGASCAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-10 02:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC MA
09STATE22253SMART UPDATE - OVERSEAS PILOT POST
[...] SMART - State Messaging and Archive Retrieval Toolset - consolidates cables and e-mail, provides search capabilities, and enables collaboration. It is a user- driven system designed to support the conduct of diplomacy by integrating commercial applications including Communicator (IM),SharePo [...]
2009-03-10 14:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAADP ACOA AMGT AINF ASEC KRIM
09STATE23519COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - MOROCCO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-12 17:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER PREL MO
09STATE23578TEMPEST COUNTERMEASURES REQUIREMENTS - SEOUL
[...] (S/NF) These revised TEMPEST countermeasures requirements are effective immediately. Requirements apply to the Chancery at Seoul, located at 82 Sejong-ro. Post's relevant threat levels at the time of this telegram are High for Technical and High for Human Intelligence. 2. (S) TEMPEST requ [...]
2009-03-12 18:26:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNAADP ABLD ACOA AMGT ASEC KSEO KRIM KGIT KNET KCIP
09STATE23940COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - GREECE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 13:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC GR
09STATE25125TRAVEL ALERT - COMOROS
[...] This Travel Alert is being issued to alert U.S. citizens of safety and security concerns in The Union of the Comoros because of the possibility of demonstrations in conjunction with a referendum in Mayotte from March 27 - 31, 2009. American citizens should consider carefully the risks of tra [...]
2009-03-17 14:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PREL CN
09STATE2515DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR TIMOR-LESTE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in an ILEA Clandestine Lab Investigations/Chemica [...]
2009-01-09 22:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR KCRM PHUM PINR PREL TT
09STATE25514LEAHY VETTING FOR LEBANESE CANDIDATES FOR
[...] (U) In response to the reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it does not, at this time, possess credible information of gross human rights violations by the member and unit of the Lebanese Armed Forces personnel listed reftel. If at any time the Embassy [...]
2009-03-17 20:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER ASEC NAS LE
09STATE25552MGMG01: MONITORING GROUP FORMATION REGARDING THE
[...] As of 0800 EDT on 03/18/09 the Executive Secretary directed the Bureau of African Affairs to establish a Monitoring Group regarding the situation in Madagascar. The Monitoring Group will operate virtually with support from the Operations Center, but will be prepared to upgrade to physical staf [...]
2009-03-17 22:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT MG
09STATE25584TRAVEL WARNING - MADAGASCAR
[...] This Travel Warning replaces the Madagascar Travel Warning of March 12, 2009. The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Madagascar, and recommends against travel to Madagascar because of escalating civil unrest. The Department of State has ordered the departure o [...]
2009-03-18 02:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC MA
09STATE25870COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - URUGUAY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 16:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC
09STATE262DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR HONG KONG LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to attend the Pacific Rim Security Conference from January 10-15, 2009. [...]
2009-01-02 20:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM ASEC KCRM SNAR HK TH
09STATE263DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR HONG KONG LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok - Post Blast Investigations Course scheduled [...]
2009-01-02 20:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM ASEC KCRM SNAR HK TH
09STATE28312ACTING AF A/S CARTER MEETS WITH SIERRA LEONE
[...] (C) Acting AF A/S Phillip Carter convoked a meeting with Sierra Leonean Ambassador Bockari Stevens on March 24 to discuss recent disquieting articles and threats of violence against U.S. Ambassador June Carter Perry. A/S noted that the viciousness of the attack on her is deeply disturbing an [...]
2009-03-24 22:47:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SL
09STATE28711TRAVEL WARNING COLOMBIA
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the dangers of travel to Colombia. While security in Colombia has improved significantly in recent years, violence by narco-terrorist groups continues to affect some rural areas as well as large cities. The potential for violence by [...]
2009-03-25 18:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CO
09STATE28899MGMG01: MADAGASCAR MONITORING GROUP DISBANDS
[...] At 1700 EDT on 03/25/2009, the Executive Secretary disbanded the Madagascar Monitoring Group. 2. Public inquiries regarding American Citizen Services issues may be referred to the Office of Overseas Citizens Services 888-407-4747, or from overseas at 1- 202-501-4444. Inquiries from the p [...]
2009-03-26 02:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT MG
09STATE29422TRAVEL WARNING - YEMEN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the high security threat level in Yemen due to terrorist activities. The Department recommends that American citizens defer non-essential travel to Yemen. American citizens remaining in Yemen despite this warning should monitor the U.S. Embassy [...]
2009-03-26 21:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC YM
09STATE29526TEMPEST COUNTERMEASURES REQUIREMENTS - AMMAN
[...] (S/NF) These revised TEMPEST countermeasures requirements are effective immediately. Requirements apply to the Chancery at Amman, Jordan, located at Abdoun, Al-Umawyeen Street, Amman, Jordan. Amman,s threat levels at the time of this telegram are MEDIUM for Technical and MEDIUM for Human Int [...]
2009-03-27 10:35:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNAADP ABLD ACOA AMGT ASEC KSEO KRIM KGIT KNET KCIP
09STATE29527TEMPEST COUNTERMEASURES REQUIREMENTS - KOLKATA
[...] (S/NF) These revised TEMPEST countermeasures requirements are effective immediately. Requirements apply to the Chancery at Kolkata, located at 5/1 Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kolkata West Bengal, India. Kolkata,s relevant threat levels at the time of this telegram are Medium for Technical and Medium [...]
2009-03-27 10:37:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNAADP ABLD AMGT ACOA ASEC KSEO KRIM KGIT KNET KCIP
09STATE29816DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, March 27, 2009 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 6-10 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 11-41 4. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 42-49 5. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 50-56 6. (U) Significant Events 7. (SBU) WHA - Chile - C [...]
2009-03-27 17:13:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
09STATE3047DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in an ICITAP Standard Emergency Management System training [...]
2009-01-12 20:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
09STATE30511LEAHY VETTING FOR LEBANESE CANDIDATES FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 20:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER ASEC NAS LE
09STATE30541UPDATED GUIDANCE ON REPORTING RADIATION ALARMS
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: This guidance cable updates and replaces reftels to reflect national- level policy for reporting radiation alarms and nuclear smuggling. All Embassies and other posts are instructed to initially notify the Department by telephone or e- mail, specifically to [...]
2009-03-31 00:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PTER ASEC KCRM ENRG ETRD KCOR PINR
09STATE30838DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, March 31, 2009 2. (U) 2009 NATO Summit - Paragraphs 8-16 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 17-23 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 24-44 5. (U) Threats & Analysis - Paragraphs 45-59 6. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 60-68 7. (U) Suspicious [...]
2009-03-31 17:32:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
09STATE31455TRAVEL WARNING: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to the Central African Republic (CAR),and recommends against all but essential travel outside the capital, Bangui. Travelers in the CAR should exercise extreme caution. This replaces the Travel Warning of March 25, 2008 [...]
2009-04-01 17:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CT
09STATE32025DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, April 2, 2009 2. (U) 2009 NATO Summit - Paragraphs 8-13 3. (U) Iraq - Paragraphs 14-21 4. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 22-24 5. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 25-38 6. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 39-47 7. (U) Suspicious Activity Incide [...]
2009-04-02 17:24:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
09STATE32051COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 17:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC ZI
09STATE32590DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR SINGAPORE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok Intellectual Property Rights Course scheduled from April 27, 2009 thro [...]
2009-04-03 15:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC MARR MOPS SNAR MASS SN
09STATE32944ADDITIONAL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CESIUM-137
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tbilisi. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: According to Ref A, the Georgian government has successfully recovered the four cesium-137 sources found near Kopitnari Airport. We are pleased that the Georgians recovered the sources, but ar [...]
2009-04-03 21:35:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR GG ZJ
09STATE34072MISSION CLEARANCE
[...] (U) Department requests mission clearance for staff members to travel to New York to review the UNDP Audits, April 16, 2009. 2. (U) Participants traveling to New York are: Mr. Robert R. Downes Security Clearance: Top Secret Badge ID: 716251 Mr. Charles Chang S [...]
2009-04-07 21:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC IO OTRA UNCRED
09STATE34498Travel Warning - Sudan
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Sudan and recommends that American citizens defer all travel to Sudan due to uncertain security conditions and the possibility of violence and harassment targeting westerners. On April 9, the Department of State authorized [...]
2009-04-08 18:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER SU
09STATE34500TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE
[...] After careful consideration of your assessment and recommendations (REFTEL),I am terminating the authorized departure of Eligible family members/non-emergency employee from Sudan effective April 8,2009. Evacuees may return to post effective April 9,2009. 2. Action addressees should submit [...]
2009-04-08 18:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AEMR CASC KFLO AFIN ASEC SU
09STATE35020UPDATED TRAVEL WARNING-GEORGIA
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Georgia. This Travel Warning replaces the one dated December 12, 2008 to note the possibility of violent demonstrations. 2. American citizens are urged not to travel to the separatist regions of South Osseti [...]
2009-04-09 19:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC GG
09STATE35242EXTENSION OF ORDERED DEPARTURE FROM
[...] Department approves REF B request for extension of ordered departure for an additional thirty days, to May 8,2009. Prior to that date, the Chief of Mission must re-evaluate conditions and request continuation or termination of evacuation status from the Under Secretary for Management. Post [...]
2009-04-10 02:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AEMR CASC KFLO AFIN ASEC MA MP
09STATE35413COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - BELGIUM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-10 12:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC BE
09STATE36289COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - FRENCH WEST INDIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-13 20:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC OTRA FR BB
09STATE36292COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - DOMINICA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-13 20:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC OTRA DO
09STATE36416COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 12:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC AE
09STATE37330(C/NF) KUDOS FOR CONSULATE REPORTING ON NORTHERN
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION FOR POST'S REPORTING FOLLOWING THE DISSIDENT REPUBLICAN ATTACKS IN NORTHERN IRELAND AND LEADING UP TO THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY SUMMIT AT THE WHITE HOUSE. POST'S IMPRESSIVE NUMBER OF REFS PROVIDED ANALYSTS EXCELLENT INSIGHT INT [...]
2009-04-15 20:47:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER UK
09STATE38028INVITATION TO THE 5TH EAST AFRICA RSI MEETING
[...] (U) We are pleased to invite you to the next session of the Counterterrorism Regional Strategic Initiative for East Africa in Nairobi, Kenya on May 21, 2009. Join us in discussions to identify priority policy and programmatic recommendations, and share counterterrorism lessons learned on issu [...]
2009-04-16 22:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PTER ASEC PINR PGOV CN DJ ER ET MP
09STATE39054REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON THE ARREST OF
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Kyiv. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: There are several differing reports regarding the nature of material recently seized in Ukraine and other details surrounding the incident. For example, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) characterized [...]
2009-04-20 17:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR UP XH
09STATE39182REVISED COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - CAMEROON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 20:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC CM
09STATE39422COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - NIGERIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-21 15:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC NI
09STATE40426(U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON BAGHDAD LOCAL
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND ASSESS THE STATE OF THE IRAQI ECONOMY ON A LOCAL, PROVINCIAL, AND NATIONAL LEVEL IN ADDITION TO THE VARIOUS MARKET SECTORS. ANALYSTS READ WITH INTEREST BAGHDAD PRT REF CABLE AND APPRECIATED THE LEVEL OF GRANULARITY ON NEIGHBORHOOD PRIVATE ECONO [...]
2009-04-22 21:21:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR ASEC PREL IZ
09STATE40461REVISED COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - CENTRAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-22 22:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC CT
09STATE40854MISSION CLEARANCE
[...] (U) Robert R. Downes, Director, Office of Economics and Development Affairs (IO/EDA),requests mission clearance to travel to New York on April 26-27, to participate in the annual ECOSOC meeting with the Bretton Woods institution, The WTO and the UN conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD [...]
2009-04-23 17:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC IO OTRA UNCRED
09STATE40999REQUEST FOR ISRAEL TO POSTPONE GICNT WORKSHOP
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tel Aviv. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Per REF A, the GOI proposed an expert-level Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) workshop in November 2009 to focus on legal aspects and forensics issues related to combating [...]
2009-04-23 20:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC IS KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PINS XF KGIC PREL
09STATE41097TRAVEL WARNING ? YEMEN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the high security threat level in Yemen due to terrorist activities. The Department recommends that American citizens defer non- essential travel to Yemen. American citizens remaining in Yemen despite this warning should monitor the U.S. Embassy [...]
2009-04-23 22:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC YM
09STATE41745SWINE FLU INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] Summary: This telegram provides information for employees at diplomatic and consular posts on health issues related to the recent cluster of cases of influenza-like respiratory illness that are occurring in the United State and Mexico due to a swine flu virus. This virus contains a unique gen [...]
2009-04-26 05:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO
09STATE41768SWINE FLU INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-26 21:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO
09STATE42116COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - SOUTH AFRICA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 18:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC SA
09STATE42318REVISED COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - BURUNDI
[...] On April 27, the Department issued revised country-specific travel information (CSI) for Burundi, based on language provided by post. Text of the CSI is available at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis pa tw/cis/cis 1078.html CLINTON [...]
2009-04-27 21:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC BY
09STATE42347TRAVEL ALERT: MEXICO
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens of the health risks of travel to Mexico at this time due to an outbreak of H1N1 "swine flu." The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an April 27 notice recommending that American citizens avoid all nonessential travel [...]
2009-04-28 02:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC MEX
09STATE42349MGSF01: MONITORING GROUP FORMATION REGARDING
[...] As of 1500 EDT on 04/27/09 the Executive Secretary directed the formation of a Monitoring Group regarding the International Swine Flu Outbreak. The Monitoring Group will operate virtually with support from the Operations Center, but will be prepared to upgrade to physical staffing should eve [...]
2009-04-28 02:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE43052MGSF01: SITUATION REPORT NO. 1 INFLUENZA
[...] (SBU) Confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus were reported in New Zealand, the first cases outside of the Americas and Europe. Officials are investigating flu- like symptoms in several other countries, including Israel, Guatemala, and Russia. (HSC/CDC/Monitoring Group telcon) 2. (SBU) The [...]
2009-04-28 22:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE43059TRAVEL ALERT: MEXICO
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens of the health risks of travel to Mexico at this time due to an outbreak of H1N1 influenza("swine flu"). The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on April 27 issued a notice recommending that American citizens avoid all nonessentia [...]
2009-04-28 23:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC MEX
09STATE4358TRAVEL WARNING - ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK, AND
[...] This Travel Warning updates U.S. citizens on the risks of traveling to Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, and about threats to themselves and to U.S. interests in those locations. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to remain mindful of security factors when planning travel t [...]
2009-01-15 22:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER AMGT ASEC IS GZ WE
09STATE43610GUIDANCE ON RESPONDING TO REPORT OF POTENTIAL
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Addis Ababa. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Per REF A, on 23 April 2009, Post alerted Washington that it had received an e-mail with photographs indicating a potential incident of illegal nuclear and/or radioactive material smugglin [...]
2009-04-29 20:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER ET XA XW
09STATE4388Travel Alert - Fiji
[...] This Travel Alert is being issued to warn U.S. citizens traveling to the Republic of the Fiji Islands that torrential rains have created widespread flooding in low-lying areas throughout Fiji. This Travel Alert expires January 30, 2009. 2. Many roads were closed, and most of those that hav [...]
2009-01-16 00:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC FJ
09STATE44543CONSULAR CRISIS MANAGEMENT: 2008-2009 LESSONS
[...] SUMMARY: Consular sections respond to individual crises daily, but larger scale crises add layers of complexity. 7 FAM 1800 and 12 FAH-1 should be the basis for your plans, but this cable provides examples of common lessons learned in different types of crises including the 2007 Lima earthqu [...]
2009-05-01 16:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC CMGT AEMR AMGT ASEC
09STATE44572COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - SIERRA LEONE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-01 17:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC SL
09STATE44615TFFLU01: TASK FORCE FORMATION REGARDING THE
[...] At 1200 EDT on 04/30/09 the Executive Secretary directed that the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs upgrade the Influenza Monitoring Group MGSF01 to Task Force TFFLU01 to coordinate all State Department activities regarding the 2009-H1N1 Influenza Outbrea [...]
2009-05-01 18:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO MARR PREL
09STATE44671COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - NEPAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-01 20:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER NP
09STATE44731JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR US ICE BULK
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting requests, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of info [...]
2009-05-01 22:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO ASEC EFIN PHUM PREL
09STATE44804TFFLU01: SITUATION REPORT NO. 4 INFLUENZA TASK
[...] (U) Colombia diagnosed its first case, according to media. (AP) U.S. ASSISTANCE EFFORTS EXPAND ------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The CDC continues to deploy technical experts to Mexico to work with their counterparts to investigate and prevent the spread of H1N1 influenza and to co [...]
2009-05-03 19:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE44808TFFLU01: SITUATION REPORT NO. 3 INFLUENZA TASK
[...] (SBU) The Mexican health secretary announced 473 confirmed cases and 19 fatalities. (Task Force/Embassy Mexico City e-mail) 2. (SBU) Mexico will announce new measures May 4. (Task Force/Embassy Mexico City e-mail) 3. (U) Ireland and Costa Rica reported their first cases. [...]
2009-05-03 21:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE45012U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFER TO
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY: The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) would like to extend a formal offer to the Government of Turkmenistan (GOTX) to participate in both bilateral and regional efforts to enhance regulatory oversight of radio [...]
2009-05-04 15:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC TX PARM KNNP TRGY
09STATE45021SITUATION REPORT NO. 5: INFLUENZA TASK FORCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-04 15:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE45206SITUATION REPORT NO. 6 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE
[...] (SBU) Cases were confirmed in Italy, Ireland, and El Salvador. In-country transmission was confirmed in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Spain. CDC confirmed 286 U.S. cases and reported 786 probable U.S. cases. (Task Force/Domestic Readiness Group telcon) 2. (SBU) Since delivering requ [...]
2009-05-04 20:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE45269TFFLU01: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. 2. In support of the Influenza Task Force, the Department is directing posts to report on whether or not your host country is using thermal imaging devices to screen for passengers with elevated temperatures. 3. If your hos [...]
2009-05-05 00:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE45331DEMARCHE REQUEST: ARMS/SECURITY TEAMS ABOARD MERCHANT
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs two and five. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Posts in or responsible for the following countries/entities are requested to demarche host governments on their laws/restrictions regarding armed security teams/weapons: Sudan, Yemen, Djibouti, Om [...]
2009-05-05 13:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KHLS ASEC KOMC MARR PARM PREL PHSA
09STATE45504DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, May 5, 2009 2. (U) Iraq - Paragraphs 8-13 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 14-20 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 21-32 5. (U) Threats & Analysis - Paragraphs 33-36 6. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 37-45 7. (U) Suspicious Activity Incide [...]
2009-05-05 16:44:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
09STATE45698SITUATION REPORT NO. 7 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE
[...] (SBU) The WHO confirms a case was identified in Portugal. (Task Force/HHS telcon) 2. (SBU) Mexican Health Minister Cordova announced 866 confirmed cases without any additional fatalities. (Task Force/Embassy Mexico City telcon) 3. (SBU) Embassy Mexico City confirmed one U.S. citizen [...]
2009-05-05 20:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE45833TFFLU01: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION VIA H1N1
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2, 3, 4, and 5. REQUEST FOR INPUT TO SUMMARY MATRIX ----------------------------------- 2. In support of the Influenza Outbreak Task Force and our broader mission to keep the President and Secretary fully abreast of worldwide reactions [...]
2009-05-06 02:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE46149REVISED COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-06 19:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC CF
09STATE46274SITUATION REPORT NO. 8 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE
[...] (SBU) Mexican Health Minister Cordova announced 1,012 confirmed cases and 40 deaths overall. The new death total is based on laboratory results. Areas hardest hit by the H1N1 virus are Mexico City, the State of Mexico, San Luis Potosi and Hidalgo. (Task Force/HHS telcon) 2. (SBU) The co [...]
2009-05-06 21:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE46381COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION: JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-07 12:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC JO
09STATE46502JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR IACIT COURSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-05-07 14:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO ASEC EAIR PREL
09STATE46729GAO UNOPS VISIT
[...] (U) Department requests mission clearance for Government Accountability Office (GAO) Assistant Director Phil Thomas, Analyst-in-Charge Jeffrey Baldwin-Bott, and Analyst, Erin Carson to conduct interviews with the UN Development Program and other UN officials in support of their review of the U [...]
2009-05-07 19:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA
09STATE46834SITUATION REPORT NO. 9 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE
[...] (U) The WHO reports 201 confirmed cases in Canada. (Reuters) 2. (SBU) The CDC confirms 896 U.S. cases and reports 927 probable cases in 43 states. (Task Force/HHS telcon) 3. (SBU) The Mexican Government confirms 1,204 cases of H1N1 and 44 deaths and notes these numbers might conti [...]
2009-05-07 21:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE46856TRAVEL ALERT: MEXICO
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens of the health risks of travel to Mexico at this time due to an outbreak of 2009-H1N1 influenza. On April 27, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a notice recommending that American citizens avoid all nonessential tra [...]
2009-05-07 23:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC MEX
09STATE47104TRAVEL ALERT: MEXICO
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens of the health risks of travel to Mexico at this time due to an outbreak of 2009-H1N1 influenza. On April 27, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a notice recommending that American citizens avoid all nonessential trave [...]
2009-05-08 16:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC MEX
09STATE47359GUIDANCE ON RESPONDING TO RADIATION ALARM AT
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Vilnius. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Per REF A, on May 5, 2009, Post alerted Washington that a radiation alarm was set off by a cargo train at the border of Lithuania and the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad on May 1, 2009. Post re [...]
2009-05-08 21:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER LH
09STATE47400SITUATION REPORT NO. 10 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE
[...] (SBU) The CDC reports 1,639 confirmed and 849 probable cases in 43 states and the District of Columbia. (Task Force/HHS telcon) 2. (SBU) Canada confirms 214 cases and 1 death. (Task Force/HHS telcon, Reuters) 3. (U) The Mexican Secretary of Health confirmed 1,364 cases and 45 de [...]
2009-05-09 01:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE47496NSC TALKING POINTS ON TRILATERAL SUMMIT
[...] General Talking Points: The United States hosted a Trilateral Summit between the United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan in Washington, D.C. on May 6 and 7. 2. The Summit consisted of two days of intense consultations between President Karzai, President Zardari, their respective cabinets [...]
2009-05-10 05:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PREL PK AF
09STATE4805DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for an ILEA Bangkok-ATA 6885 - Identifying and Developing Investigati [...]
2009-01-16 21:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP
09STATE4808DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for an ILEA Bangkok-ATA 6885 - Identifying and Developing Investigati [...]
2009-01-16 21:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP
09STATE4809DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for a Training on Interdicting Terrorist Activities course scheduled [...]
2009-01-16 21:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP
09STATE4888USUN MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST - UNICEF EXECUTIVE
[...] (U) Mission Clearance is requested for U.S. participants to travel to New York City to participate in meetings related to the UNICEF Executive Board Meeting on February 4-6, 2009. 2. (U) Participants traveling to New York are: Mark Abdoo Policy Analyst Office of Global Health [...]
2009-01-16 22:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA ASEC
09STATE50203USUN MISSION CLEARANCE - UNDP/UNFPA EXECUTIVE
[...] (U) Department requests mission clearance for staff members to travel to New York to attend the UNDP/UNFPA Board meetings, May 26-June 5, 2009. 2. (U) Participants traveling to New York are: Mr. Robert R. Downes Security Clearance: Top Secret Badge ID: 716251 Mr. [...]
2009-05-15 20:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA ASEC
09STATE50279NOTICE: CDC Lifts Travel Alert for Mexico
[...] The Department of State wishes to inform U.S. citizens traveling to and residing in Mexico that on May 15 2009, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lifted its recommendation that American citizens avoid all nonessential travel to Mexico. As a result of the CDC's decisio [...]
2009-05-15 23:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC MEX
09STATE50709USG HOSTED PIRACY MEETING WITH INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY
[...] This is an information cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. The U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) hosted a meeting of the maritime community, key international partners and the U.S. government on April 23. This meeting was a follow-up to previous reach-out sessions to engage the shippi [...]
2009-05-18 18:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KHLS ASEC KOMC MARR PARM PREL PHSA
09STATE51752JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 6906
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-05-20 18:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO MASS PHUM PREL PINS ASEC
09STATE51755JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 6901
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-05-20 18:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJO MASS PHUM PREL ASEC PINS
09STATE51905CRISIS MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED
[...] SUMMARY: FSI delivers approximately 100 Crisis Management Exercises (CMEs) annually at Foreign Service posts worldwide. This cable highlights best practices and key lessons learned from the FSI-directed CMEs conducted over the past 12 months. END SUMMARY. ----------------------------------- [...]
2009-05-20 23:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC
09STATE52096PROPOSAL FOR TRANSPORTING SAMPLE OF URANIUM FROM
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Bratislava. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: Per REF A, the Government of Slovakia (GOS) has confirmed that it is willing to share with the United States a sample of the natural uranium it seized in November 2007. 3. (S//REL TO USA, [...]
2009-05-21 14:14:00Secretary of StateSECRETASEC KCRM KNNP PARM PINR PREL PTER LO XG XH
09STATE52538TFFLU01: INFLUENZA TASK FORCE SUSPENDED
[...] At 1700 EDT on 05/21/09, the Executive Secretary suspended the Influenza Task Force. 2. Public inquiries regarding American Citizen Services issues may be referred to the Office of Overseas Citizens Services 888-407-4747, or from overseas at 1- 202-501-4444. Inquiries from the press shou [...]
2009-05-21 23:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF
09STATE53494RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of May 26, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Mohammad Mustafa Mohammad Jibrini POB: Nablus DOB: 09 May 1966 ID: 983185570 Mohammed Mustaf [...]
2009-05-26 18:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ASEC KPAL IS
09STATE54409USUN MISSION CLEARANCE - UNICEF EXECUTIVE BOARD,
[...] (U) Mission clearance is requested for U.S. participants to travel to New York to attend the UNICEF Executive Board, Annual Session, June 8-10, 2009. 2. (U) Participants traveling to New York are: Mr. Robert R. Downes Director, Office of Economic and Development Affairs [...]
2009-05-27 22:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA ASEC
09STATE54435REQUEST FOR LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE H1N1
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-5. REQUEST FOR INPUT TO LESSONS LEARNED SUMMARY MATRIX --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. (U) The Department is interested in feedback from posts regarding Lessons Learned/Best Practices from the spring 20 [...]
2009-05-28 00:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE5448ACTION REQUEST: ASSESSING THE NEED FOR INCREASED
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Posts are requested to provide input to help further define law enforcement and judicial training needs for countries in West, Central, and North Africa. If necessary, partial responses are preferred [...]
2009-01-21 20:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC XW XY XI
09STATE54986ATA 7048 - OFFER, BOSNIA WMD/CBRN OPERATIONS AND
[...] COURSE OFFER: DS/T/ATA OFFERS THE GOBIH THE THREE-WEEK COURSE, WMD/CBRN OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT DELIVERY (ATA-7048). THE COURSE WILL BE HELD IN SARAJEVO FROM OCTOBER 12, 2009 THROUGH OCTOBER 30, 2009. UP TO 24 PARTICIPANTS MAY ATTEND. PLEASE PROVIDE GOBIH ACCEPTANCE/DECLINATION TO DS/ATA [...]
2009-05-29 09:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER BK
09STATE55442TRAVEL WARNING - NEPAL
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Nepal and urges caution when traveling in country. The Department of State remains concerned about the security situation in Nepal and urges American citizens to obtain updated security information before they travel an [...]
2009-05-29 22:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NP
09STATE55511REQUEST FOR RUSSIAN ASSISTANCE IN STRENGTHENING
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Moscow. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Experts from the United States, European Union, and the IAEA have developed a proposed nuclear forensics framework to strengthen international cooperation to end nuclear smuggling. While foren [...]
2009-05-29 20:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR RS XG XH
09STATE55529TRAVEL ALERT - HURRICANE SEASON
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the Hurricane Season in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico. The official Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June through November. This Travel Alert expires on December 4, 2009. 2. National Weather Service [...]
2009-05-29 21:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC XL
09STATE55542TRAVEL WARNING - NEPAL
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Nepal and urges caution when traveling in country. The Department of State remains concerned about the security situation in Nepal and urges American citizens to obtain updated security information before they travel an [...]
2009-05-29 22:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NP
09STATE5572APPROVAL OF PERSONAL TRAVEL TO SAUDI ARABIA FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-22 01:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AEMR CASC KFLO AFIN ASEC SA
09STATE56533TRAVEL WARNING - CHAD
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Chad and recommends that American citizens not affiliated with humanitarian relief efforts avoid all travel to eastern Chad and the Chad/Central African Republic border area due to insecurity caused by banditry, recent c [...]
2009-06-02 16:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC CD
09STATE56745TRAVEL WARNING: MALI
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Mali and recommends against all travel to the north of the country due to the kidnapping threats against Westerners. 2. Al-Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has been designated as a terrorist organization [...]
2009-06-02 21:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC ML
09STATE56764TRAVEL ALERT - LEBANON
[...] The Department of State alerts Americans traveling to or residing in Lebanon that Lebanese Parliamentary elections will be held on June 7, 2009. The U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, expects greater than normal traffic congestion, and large crowds at or near polling stations on that day. The [...]
2009-06-02 22:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC LE
09STATE57534COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - DENMARK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 14:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC DA
09STATE57623COUNTRY FRAUD SUMMARY REPORTING REQUIREMENT
[...] Post Country Fraud Summary reports are a valuable resource for the Department, our interagency partners, and the field. Post reporting facilitates analysis, prompts improvements in fraud-prevention guidance, contributes to training, and spurs development of technology and fraud-prevention to [...]
2009-06-04 16:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CASC KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS
09STATE58302REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON A POTENTIAL
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Kabul. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: According to REF A, on May 17, 2009, an International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) contract employee notified the Regional Security Officer (RSO) that the Afghan National Police (ANP) wer [...]
2009-06-05 20:00:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR AF XD
09STATE59793TRAVEL ALERT: GUINEA-BISSAU
[...] The Department of State is issuing this Travel Alert to advise American citizens of the risks of travel to Guinea-Bissau immediately before and after the presidential elections scheduled for June 28, 2009, and to recommend against all but essential travel to Guinea- Bissau at this time. This [...]
2009-06-10 17:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC PU
09STATE61205TRAVEL WARNING: PAKISTAN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against non-essential travel to Pakistan in light of the threat of terrorist activity. This replaces the Travel Warning dated February 25, 2009, updates information on security incidents and reminds U.S. citizens of ongoing security concerns in Pak [...]
2009-06-12 23:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC PK
09STATE61680TRAVEL ALERT: GABON
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the risks of travel to Gabon following the death of Gabonese President El- Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba on June 8, 2009 in Spain. The president?s remains were returned to Gabon on June 11, with state and private funerals scheduled to occur through Thu [...]
2009-06-15 18:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC GB
09STATE61813TRAVEL WARNING - IRAQ
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the dangers inherent in travel to Iraq and recommends against all but essential travel in country given the fluid security situation. Numerous insurgent groups remain active throughout Iraq. Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)-led military [...]
2009-06-15 23:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER IR
09STATE62443TRAVEL WARNING - UZBEKISTAN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens that the potential for a terrorist attack or localized civil disturbance still exists in Uzbekistan. The Department of State continues to urge Americans in Uzbekistan to exercise caution when traveling in the region. This supersedes the Travel War [...]
2009-06-17 05:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC UZ
09STATE6306Pandemic Influenza Tripwires
[...] This is an ACTION REQUEST: please see paragraphs three, four and five. 2. The threat of a potentially devastating global influenza pandemic persists. The National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza calls pandemic influenza "a unique circumstance," requiring planning beyond more customary em [...]
2009-01-23 19:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO
09STATE63483JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR FINANCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 21:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM PHUM PREL JO
09STATE63860DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, June 19, 2009 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 6-10 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 11-19 4. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 20-27 5. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 28-31 6. (U) Significant Events 7. (S) EUR - Bosnia-Herzegovina - Eme [...]
2009-06-19 17:17:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
09STATE63984COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - LESOTHO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-19 19:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC LT
09STATE63997USUN MISSION CLEARANCE - UN CONFERENCE ON THE
[...] (U) Mission clearance is requested for U.S. participants to travel to New York to attend the UN conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its impact on development to be held June 24-26, 2009. 2. (U) Participants traveling to New York are: Mr. John Hurley Directo [...]
2009-06-19 19:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA ASEC
09STATE64071TRAVEL ALERT: CHINA 2009-H1N1 INFLUENZA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the quarantine measures imposed by the Government of China in response to the 2009-H1N1 pandemic that may affect travel to China. This Travel Alert expires on September 30, 2009. 2. Current quarantine measures in China include placing arriv [...]
2009-06-19 22:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC AMED CH
09STATE6424DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for the FBI Basic Fingerprint Training starts January 27-30, 2009 in [...]
2009-01-23 21:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP
09STATE65025USUN MISSION CLEARANCE - UN CONFERENCE ON THE
[...] (U) Mission clearance was requested (reftel) for U.S. participants to travel to New York to attend the UN conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its impact on development to be held June 24-26,2009. Please note we are adding one additional delegate (Alonzo Fulgham). 2. [...]
2009-06-23 18:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA ASEC
09STATE65797COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - MONGOLIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-25 11:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC MG
09STATE66595TRAVEL WARNING - SRI LANKA
[...] The Department of State warns American citizens traveling to or living in Sri Lanka about the potential for continued instability, including possible terrorist attacks. This replaces the Travel Warning for Sri Lanka dated December 22, 2008, to update information on security incidents, safety [...]
2009-06-26 18:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CE
09STATE66596TRAVEL WARNING - YEMEN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the high security threat level in Yemen due to terrorist activities. The Department recommends that American citizens defer non-essential travel to Yemen. American citizens remaining in Yemen despite this warning should monitor the U.S. Embassy [...]
2009-06-26 18:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC YM
09STATE67103TRAVEL WARNING - SAUDI ARABIA
[...] The Department of State warns American citizens about the security situation in Saudi Arabia and reminds U.S. citizens of recommended security precautions. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to consider carefully the risks of traveling to Saudi Arabia. There is an ongoing security t [...]
2009-06-29 16:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SA
09STATE67105DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, June 27-29, 2009 2. (U) Iraq - Paragraphs 7-11 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 12-23 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 24-43 5. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 44-57 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents - Paragraphs 58-64 7. (U) Iraq 8. (S//NF) Alle [...]
2009-06-29 16:59:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
09STATE68240JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-07-01 16:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MASS PHUM PREL JO
09STATE68543TRAVEL WARNING - IRAN
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to Iran. Dual national Iranian-American citizens may encounter difficulty in departing Iran. American citizens should stay current with media coverage of local events and carefully consider non-e [...]
2009-07-01 21:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER IR
09STATE6915DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in an RSO-ILEA Bangkok-DS/T/ATA-sponsored course: Identify [...]
2009-01-26 20:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
09STATE6918DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok Supervisory Criminal Investigator Cours [...]
2009-01-26 20:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE69244CANCELLATION OF MADAGASCAR TRAVEL WARNING
[...] The Travel Warning issued for Madagascar on March 17, 2009, has been cancelled, effective July 7, 2009. 2. The situation in Madagascar no longer meets the criteria for a Travel Warning. While the political situation in the country remains unresolved, conditions in Antananarivo and througho [...]
2009-07-03 02:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC MA
09STATE6925DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for the ILEA Bangkok Supervisory Criminal Investigators Course scheduled from Febru [...]
2009-01-26 20:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY
09STATE6927DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok/ATA 6886 - Fraudulent Travel Documents [...]
2009-01-26 20:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE6929DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok/ATA 6887 - Investigative Information Ma [...]
2009-01-26 20:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE69625JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-07-06 15:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MASS PHUM PREL JO
09STATE69767REQUEST FOR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CANADIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Ottawa. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Since September 11, 2001, United States Government commercial use of helium-3 has grown faster than available supply. As a result, the United States faces a shortage of helium-3 (He-3). He-3 i [...]
2009-07-06 19:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR PREL CA XS
09STATE69803LEAHY VETTING FOR LEBANESE CANDIDATES FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-06 21:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER ASEC NAS LE
09STATE70566JUSTIFICATION FOR DECISION ON ATPA FOR BOLIVIA
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Following a review of the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) eligibility for Bolivia and Ecuador, the President has decided not to reinstate benefits for Bolivia ) benefits which were suspended last December due [...]
2009-07-08 15:28:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALASEC BL KDEM PGOV PREL
09STATE70833TRAVEL WARNING - IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-09 00:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER IR
09STATE71092TRAVEL ALERT: CHINA 2009-H1N1 INFLUENZA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the quarantine measures imposed by the Government of China in response to the 2009-H1N1 pandemic that may affect travel to China. This Travel Alert updates the June 19, 2009 Travel Alert in order to address the potential for quarantine of unaccom [...]
2009-07-09 16:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC AMED CH
09STATE71188GUIDANCE ON RESPONDING TO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Bujumbura. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S//NF) SUMMARY: Regarding the July 2 report of an illicit trafficking incident in the Republic of Burundi (ROB),Post has asked Washington for assistance in identifying potential nuclear material in a canister [...]
2009-07-09 19:10:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNAF ASEC KCRM KNNP PARM PINR PREL PTER BY XA ZF
09STATE71324TRAVEL ALERT: CHINA UNREST IN URUMQI, XINJIANG
[...] The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to safety and security concerns in the city of Urumqi in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. This Travel Alert expires on August 10, 2009. 2. On July 5, 2009, ethnic violence erupted in Urumqi. The unrest continued in the following days, wit [...]
2009-07-09 22:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CH
09STATE72069KUDOS FOR ASSISTANCE TO FREE GAZA AMCITS
[...] Jim: The Bureaus of Consular Affairs and Near Eastern Affairs want to thank you and your staff for the exceptional assistance to "Free Gaza" American citizens Cynthia McKinney, Katherine Sheetz, and Adam Shapiro Warshaw. 2. We want to acknowledge the hard work of DCM Moreno, CG Andy Park [...]
2009-07-10 20:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC IS
09STATE7269TRAVEL WARNING: THE PHILIPPINES
[...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to the southern Philippine islands of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago and urges extreme caution if traveling there. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning dated February 13, 2008, and updates information on continuing [...]
2009-01-27 18:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC RP
09STATE7285DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for the FBI Basic Fingerprint Training starts January 27-30, 2009 in [...]
2009-01-27 19:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP
09STATE73223TRAVEL ALERT: ARGENTINA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens traveling to or residing in Argentina of the health risks associated with the World Health Organization (WHO)- declared 2009-H1N1 influenza pandemic, which has resulted in illness in numerous countries. The current outbreak in Argentina has caused [...]
2009-07-15 00:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC AR
09STATE73224TRAVEL WARNING - HAITI
[...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Haiti and urges that they exercise a high degree of caution when traveling there. While the overall security situation has improved, political stability in Haiti remains fragile, and the potential for politically-motivated vi [...]
2009-07-15 00:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER OTRA HT
09STATE7432DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend a Vietnam-Thailand Exchange Program Workshop with the En [...]
2009-01-27 21:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE74360TFHO1: TASK FORCE FORMATION REGARDING THE
[...] At 12:00 EDT on 07/16/2009 the Executive Secretary directed that a Task Force be established in the Operations Center regarding the situation in Honduras. Contact information for the Task Force is as follows: For internal State Department business or other official business, call (202) 647 [...]
2009-07-16 21:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HO
09STATE74673VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 163)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for candidate nominated to attend the Defense Language Institute at Lackland AFB. The course is scheduled for August 2 - August 28, 2009. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individual liste [...]
2009-07-17 15:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMW ASEC PHUM PREL
09STATE7491TRAVEL ALERT - MADAGASCAR
[...] This Travel Alert is being issued to alert U.S. citizens of safety and security concerns in Madagascar due to demonstrations stemming from a political rift between supporters of the Mayor of the capital city of Antananarivo and the government of Madagascar. This Travel Alert urges American [...]
2009-01-28 00:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC MA
09STATE74939DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, July 17, 2009 2. (U) Iraq - Paragraphs 7-10 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 11-15 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 16-42 5. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 43-50 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents - Paragraphs 51-62 7. (U) Iraq 8. ( [...]
2009-07-17 20:24:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
09STATE75002REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN FACILITATING TALKS WITH
[...] (U) This is an action request for Consulate General Toronto. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: According to REF A, the Government of Canada (GOC) would welcome United States Government (USG) discussions with Canadian commercial entities regarding the extraction of Helium-3 (He [...]
2009-07-17 21:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR PREL CA XS
09STATE75006TRAVEL WARNING: NIGERIA
[...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Nigeria and recommends avoiding all but essential travel to the Niger Delta states of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers. Violent crime is a problem in Lagos and other large cities as well as on the roads between c [...]
2009-07-17 22:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC AF NI
09STATE75013ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON RESPONDING TO REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Bujumbura. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S//NF) BACKGROUND: Per REF A, Embassy Bujumbura agrees with Washington's assessment of the Burundian canister described in REF C. Although the canister is likely related to previous scams, post believes that [...]
2009-07-17 22:34:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNAF ASEC KCRM KNNP PARM PINR PREL PTER BY XA ZF
09STATE75057CORRECTED COPY: TRAVEL WARNING - HAITI
[...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens to exercise a high degree of caution when traveling to Haiti. While the overall security situation has improved, political tensions remain, and the potential for politically- motivated violence persists. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warnin [...]
2009-07-18 06:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER OTRA HT
09STATE75950TRAVEL ALERT: GABON
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the risks of travel to Gabon during the upcoming presidential elections following the death of Gabonese President El-Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba. The official election campaign period begins on August 16. The elections are scheduled for August 30. [...]
2009-07-21 17:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC AF GB
09STATE76014DIPLOMATIC NOTE REQUESTING RUSSIAN PARTICIPATION
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Moscow. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The Department is grateful for the Government of Russia's (GOR) active participation at the 14th annual meeting of the International Technical Working Group on Nuclear Smuggling (ITWG) hosted b [...]
2009-07-21 18:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR RS XG XH
09STATE7648DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in an ICITAP, Cyber Crimes Project with the North Sumatra [...]
2009-01-28 17:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
09STATE7649DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ICITAP Trafficking in Persons Program for the East [...]
2009-01-28 17:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
09STATE76552TRAVEL WARNING: BURUNDI
[...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Burundi and continues to caution Americans that travel outside the capital, Bujumbura, presents significant risks, especially after nightfall. The U.S. Embassy restricts travel of its personnel in Burundi, and certain a [...]
2009-07-22 18:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC AF BY
09STATE76973TRAVEL WARNING - AFGHANISTAN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Afghanistan. The security threat to all American citizens in Afghanistan remains critical. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Afghanistan issued September 10, 2008, to remind U.S. citizens of the security risks, including kidn [...]
2009-07-23 15:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC OTRA PETER PREL AF
09STATE77535TRAVEL WARNING - KENYA
[...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Kenya. American citizens in Kenya and those considering travel to Kenya should evaluate their personal security situation in light of continuing threats from terrorism and the high rate of violent crime. This replace [...]
2009-07-24 18:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL KE
09STATE77570COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - BRUNEI
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 18:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC BX
09STATE77699TRAVEL ALERT: NIGER
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Niger immediately before and after the constitutional referendum on August 4, 2009, and recommends against all non-emergency travel to Niger at this time. This Travel Alert expires on August 31, 2009. 2. If approved, th [...]
2009-07-24 22:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NG
09STATE7822TRAVEL WARNING - HAITI
[...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Haiti and recommends deferring non-essential travel until further notice. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning dated April 30, 2008, and is being issued to remind American citizens of the destructive impact of a se [...]
2009-01-28 23:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER OTRA HT
09STATE78415RESPONSE TO ONTARIO POWER GENERATION REGARDING A
[...] (U) This is an action request for Consulate General Toronto and Embassy Ottawa. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Per REF A, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is "highly supportive" of the United States' proposal to extract helium-3 (He-3) from OPG facilities and has offered sever [...]
2009-07-28 14:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR PREL CA XS
09STATE79035REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SCRAP METAL CONTAINING
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Berlin. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Per REF A, several pieces of molybdenum alloy were found to be emitting ionizing radiation at a scrap recycling facility in Ennepetal, Germany on March 16, 2009. Incrustations on the surface of [...]
2009-07-29 16:03:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC GM KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER XG XT
09STATE79299WORLDWIDE CAUTION
[...] The Department of State has issued this Worldwide Caution to update information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against American citizens and interests throughout the world. In some countries, the worldwide recession has contributed to political and economic instab [...]
2009-07-29 21:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC
09STATE80050COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - MALAYSIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-31 17:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC BX
09STATE8055DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for the ILEA Bangkok Identifying and Developing Investigative Information Course sc [...]
2009-01-29 15:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY
09STATE81178USUN MISSION CLEARANCE
[...] (U) Mission Clearance is requested for International Relations Officer Erin Robertson to travel to New York to meet with UNICEF staff members and meet with USUN Mission officials August 13-14,2009 as part of the standard officer orientation. 2. (U) Ms. Robertson will require USUN Mission [...]
2009-08-04 22:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA ASEC
09STATE82558RESPONSE TO ONTARIO POWER GENERATION REGARDING A
[...] (U) This is an action request for Consulate General Toronto. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Per REF B and in response to REF A and C, Washington has agreed to draft a Request for Proposal to Ontario Power Generation (OPG) regarding estimated costs associated with the trans [...]
2009-08-07 21:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR PREL CA XS
09STATE83177COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - ZAMBIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 13:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC ZA
09STATE83327DOE/NNSA MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE DEMARCHE REQUEST
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. Summary: The United States Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) is interested in cooperating with Tanzania on the Megaports Initiative at the Port of Dar Es Salaam. Provided the Government of Tanzania [...]
2009-08-11 16:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC BEXP EMIN ENRG PARM PBTS TZ
09STATE84876TRAVEL WARNING - ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK, AND
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, and about threats to themselves and to U.S. interests in those locations. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to remain mindful of security factors when planning travel [...]
2009-08-14 15:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER AMGT ASEC IS GZ WE
09STATE85457LEAHY VETTING FOR LAF AND ISF CANDIDATES FOR
[...] (U) In response to referenced Leahy vetting requests, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces and Lebanese Armed Forces personnel listed below. [...]
2009-08-17 15:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER ASEC NAS LE
09STATE85892TFAF01: TASK FORCE FORMATION FOR THE AFGHAN
[...] The Executive Secretary directed a Task Force be established in the Operations Center for the Afghan elections effective 0515 EDT 08/19/2009. Contact information for the Task Force is as follows: For internal State Department business or other official business, call (202) 647-6611. The u [...]
2009-08-18 15:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT
09STATE86227EGYPT LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Egyptian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2009-08-19 12:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EG EWWT PREL
09STATE86536LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 184)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend EXBS-organized, DHS/USCG-delivered Incident Command System (ICS) Training, September 7-11, 2009,Budva, Milocer, and Hotel Maestral, Montenegro. 2. (U) The Department [...]
2009-08-19 19:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PREL MW
09STATE86636TFAF01 AFGHAN ELECTION WATCH: SIT REP AND
[...] Begin Sitrep: SECURITY INCIDENTS AND INTIMIDATION CONTINUE --------------------------------------------- --------- (SBU) Though ISAF reports a significant increase in general security incidents during this election period, Embassy Kabul reports few incidents of election-related violence aro [...]
2009-08-20 00:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PINR PREL
09STATE86705TFAF01 AFGHAN ELECTION WATCH: SIT REP AND
[...] Begin Sitrep: SECURITY INCIDENTS CONTINUE --------------------------- (SBU) Kabul: Embassy Kabul reports several incidents of IEDs and gunfire, without large-scale casualties or disruption of voting. (TFAF01/Embassy Kabul telcon) (SBU) RC-North Baghlan: ISAF reported a security incide [...]
2009-08-20 11:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PINR PREL
09STATE8685DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for a Supervisory Criminal Investigators Course, which starts Februar [...]
2009-01-30 20:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP
09STATE869EUCOM(AF) REGIONAL SURVEY TEAM PCC ACCESS -
[...] (U) ACTION POSTS ARE REQUESTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS TELEGRAM VIA CABLE TO INFO DS/IP/SPC AND IRM/OPS/ITI/SI/CSB STATING CONCURRENCE AND/OR NONCONCURRENCE. 2. (U) FOR ATO AF: PLEASE FORWARD YOUR ACCESS AUTHORIZATION REQUEST TO IRM/OPS/ITI/SI/CSB AND INFO DS/IP/SPC. ANY FURTHER [...]
2009-01-06 15:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETACOA AEMR AMGT ASEC
09STATE8703DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the RSO-ILEA Bangkok Supervisory Criminal Investigators [...]
2009-01-30 20:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
09STATE8712DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for the Advanced Boarding Officer Course (CG-17) from February 16-27, 2009, in Labu [...]
2009-01-30 20:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY
09STATE87147TRAVEL ALERT: MEXICO
[...] The Department of State has issued this Travel Alert to update security information for U.S. citizens traveling to and living in Mexico. It supersedes the Travel Alert for Mexico dated February 20, 2009, and expires on February 20, 2010. 2. While millions of U.S. citizens safely visit M [...]
2009-08-21 12:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC MEX
09STATE8717DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR SINGAPORE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok Supervisory Criminal Investigators Course scheduled from February 16, [...]
2009-01-30 20:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR MASS SN
09STATE8719DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR SINGAPORE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok Post Blast Investigations Course scheduled from March 23, 2009 through [...]
2009-01-30 20:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR MASS SN
09STATE87200LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 186)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the Regional Anti-Corruption Conference which will be held at the U.S. Embassy in Tirana, Albania. The date of the conference is September 15-17, 2009. 2. (U) The De [...]
2009-08-21 13:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PREL MW
09STATE8730DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for an Instructor Development course starting February 5, 2009 in Man [...]
2009-01-30 21:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP
09STATE87532TFAF01 AFGHAN ELECTION WATCH: SIT REP AND
[...] (SBU) Begin Sitrep: KARZAI AND ABDULLAH BOTH CLAIM VICTORY --------------------------------------- (SBU) A Karzai representative later backtracked from earlier claims of victory. Abdullah's campaign will file complaints of irregularities and acts of intimidation. Ghani, the third major ca [...]
2009-08-21 23:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PINR PREL
09STATE87536TFAF01: AFGHAN ELECTIONS TASK FORCE DISBANDMENT
[...] The Executive Secretary disbanded the Afghan Election Task Force effective 1600 EDT, August 21, 2009. 2. Public inquiries regarding American Citizen Services issues may be referred to the Office of Overseas Citizens Services 888-407-4747, or from overseas at 1-202-501-4444. Inquiries from [...]
2009-08-21 23:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
09STATE87762LEAHY VETTING FAST TRACK THIRD TRANCHE AND
[...] This cable announces the third tranche of countries approved for Fast Track Leahy vetting status. It also consolidates all three fast track tranches into one list that will be re-approved annually. This cable constitutes re-approval of the first two fast track tranches for another year from t [...]
2009-08-24 13:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCRM MASS PHUM PREL SNAR
09STATE87819LEAHY VETTING FOR LAF AND ISF CANDIDATES FOR
[...] (U) In response to referenced Leahy vetting requests, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members and units of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces and Lebanese Armed Forces personnel liste [...]
2009-08-24 14:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER ASEC NAS LE
09STATE89132USUN MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR IO BUREAU'S,
[...] (U) Mission Clearance is requested for U.S. participants to travel to New York City to participate in the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board's Second Regular Session. 2. (U) Participants traveling to New York are: John Q.Adams Security Clearance: Top Secret Badge ID: 634835 Travel Dates: [...]
2009-08-26 18:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA ASEC
09STATE90062TRAVEL ALERT: GABON
[...] The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the risks of travel to Gabon during the upcoming presidential election following the death of Gabonese President El-Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba. The official election campaign period began on August 16. The elections are scheduled for August 3 [...]
2009-08-28 17:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC GB
09STATE90137JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ROYAL JORDANIAN
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-08-28 18:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE90222LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 189)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to participate in a five-day course, to be held August 24-28, 2009 at the Muriqan/Sukobine Joint Border Crossing Point between Montenegro and Albania. 2. (U) The Department o [...]
2009-08-28 21:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM KJUS MW
09STATE90229TRAVEL ALERT - TANZANIA
[...] The State Department alerts American citizens to the possibility of election-related violence as Zanzibar begins to register voters for the upcoming general elections expected in October 2010. The Department recommends that U.S. citizens defer all non-essential travel to the northern island o [...]
2009-08-28 21:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PREL TZ
09STATE90230TRAVEL WARNING - ERITREA
[...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Eritrea and recommends that U.S. citizens defer all travel there because of Eritrean government restrictions on travel outside the capital city of Asmara, an increased number of Americans arrested without clear justific [...]
2009-08-28 21:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PREL ER
09STATE90567TRAVEL WARNING: MALI
[...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risk of travel to Mali and that Al-Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) may use the Islamic month of Ramadan as an opportunity to conduct further attacks against Americans and other foreign nationals. Faith-based organizations, [...]
2009-08-31 15:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC ML
09STATE90675COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - SINGAPORE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-31 18:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC BX
09STATE90798TRAVEL ALERT - HURRICANE JIMENA
[...] The Department of State urges American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to areas in Mexico that may be affected by Hurricane Jimena. U.S. citizens located in areas likely to be impacted by Hurricane Jimena and who do not have access to adequate and safe shelter should consid [...]
2009-08-31 21:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC XL
09STATE90989JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR JOINT
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-01 15:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE91188TRAVEL WARNING: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa). This notice replaces the Travel Warning dated February 5, 2009, to reflect continued instability in North Kivu province and the surrounding area, as well as a critic [...]
2009-09-01 19:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CG
09STATE91209TRAVEL ALERT: MAURITANIA
[...] The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the risks of traveling to Mauritania and urges extreme caution when traveling there due to increased activities by the terrorist group Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). AQIM may use the Islamic month of Ramadan as an opportunity to c [...]
2009-09-01 19:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC MR
09STATE91295USUN MISSION CLEARANCE - UNICEF EXECUTIVE BOARD,
[...] (U) Mission Clearance is requested for U.S. participants to travel to New York to attend the UNICEF Executive Board,2nd Regular Session, September 14-17, 2009. 2. (U) Participants traveling to New York are: Robert R. Downes Director, Office of Human Security Security Cleara [...]
2009-09-01 21:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA ASEC
09STATE92173JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-03 21:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE92174JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR HOMELAND
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-03 21:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE92185JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-03 22:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE92186JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR NAVAL
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-03 22:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE9230WORLDWIDE CAUTION
[...] This Worldwide Caution updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests throughout the world. In some countries, the worldwide recession has contributed to political and economic instability and social unrest. The armed conflict b [...]
2009-02-02 18:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC
09STATE92592TRAVEL ALERT - HURRICANE JIMENA
[...] The Department of State urges American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to areas in Mexico that remain affected by Hurricane Jimena and its aftermath. U.S. citizens located in areas impacted by Hurricane Jimena who do not have access to adequate and safe shelter should cons [...]
2009-09-04 20:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC XL
09STATE92640JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR SENIOR
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-04 23:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE93343SMART - COMING TO A DESKTOP NEAR YOU
[...] The wait is almost over. After years of discussion and anticipation, SMART - State Messaging and Archive Retrieval Toolset - will begin worldwide deployment. SMART will replace the current telegram ("cable") systems known to users of the system as TERP, CableXpress, CLOUT, and WebGram. The [...]
2009-09-08 22:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAADP ACOA AMGT AINF ASEC KRIM
09STATE93359GAO UNOPS VISIT
[...] (U) Department requests mission clearance for Government Accountability Office (GAO),Phil Thomas, Asst. Director, Jeffrey Baldwind-Bott, Analyst-in-Charge, Erin Carson, Analyst, to visit UN New York in support of their review of the UN Office of Projects Services (UNOPS) on September 10, 200 [...]
2009-09-09 02:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA ASEC
09STATE93375GAO UNOPS VISIT
[...] (U) Department requests mission clearance for Government Accountability Office (GAO),Phil Thomas, Asst. Director, Jeffrey Baldwind-Bott, Analyst-in-Charge, Erin Carson, Analyst, to visit UN New York in support of their review of the UN Office of Projects Services (UNOPS) on September 10, 200 [...]
2009-09-09 02:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA ASEC
09STATE93376GAO UNOPS VISIT
[...] (U) Department requests mission clearance for Government Accountability Office (GAO),Phil Thomas, Asst. Director, Jeffrey Baldwind-Bott, Analyst-in-Charge, Erin Carson, Analyst, to visit UN New York in support of their review of the UN Office of Projects Services (UNOPS) on September 10, 200 [...]
2009-09-09 02:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA ASEC
09STATE93377GAO UNOPS VISIT
[...] (U) Department requests mission clearance for Government Accountability Office (GAO),Phil Thomas, Asst. Director, Jeffrey Baldwind-Bott, Analyst-in-Charge, Erin Carson, Analyst, to visit UN New York in support of their review of the UN Office of Projects Services (UNOPS) on September 10, 200 [...]
2009-09-09 02:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA ASEC
09STATE94917JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR DEA SPONSORED
[...] (SBU) In response to reftels Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of info [...]
2009-09-11 22:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM KJUS PHUM PREL SNAR JO CY
09STATE94918JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR MARITIME
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-11 22:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE94924TRAVEL ALERT - UGANDA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the violent demonstrations stemming from political friction between the central government and the authorities of Buganda, which is a vestige of a pre-modern kingdom located in central Uganda, inclusive of Kampala. This Travel Alert expires on N [...]
2009-09-11 23:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PREL UG
09STATE94941TRAVEL ALERT: CHINA SAFETY AND SECURITY CONCERNS
[...] The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to safety and security concerns in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, particularly in the city of Urumqi. U.S. citizens are advised to carefully consider travel to the Xinjinang Uyghur region at this time. This Travel Alert expires on Decembe [...]
2009-09-11 23:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CH
09STATE94996TRAVEL ALERT: INDIA
[...] The Department of State reminds U.S. citizens of the continued possibility of terrorist attacks throughout India during the current Indian holiday season, which includes Hindu, Islamic, and secular holidays as well as the period surrounding the commemoration of the September 11 terror attacks. [...]
2009-09-12 15:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IN
09STATE95151LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 197)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ICITAP Defensive Tactics Course in Tirana, Albania, from September 28 through October 9, 2009 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in [...]
2009-09-14 13:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PREL MW
09STATE95506JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR RJAF OFFICER
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2009-09-14 22:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE9563DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok Computer Crime Investigations Course: S [...]
2009-02-03 14:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE9566DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ATA 6887 - Investigative Information Management cour [...]
2009-02-03 14:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE9568DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ATA - Fraudulent Travel Documents Training Course - [...]
2009-02-03 14:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE96294JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-16 17:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE96911TRAVEL WARNING: PHILIPPINES
[...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to the southern Philippine islands of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago and urges extreme caution if traveling there. This replaces the Travel Warning dated January 29, 2009, to reflect continuing threats due to terrorist and in [...]
2009-09-17 21:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC RP
09STATE97259LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 193)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend SECI Regional Center for Combating Trans-Border Crime "Fighting Organized Crime with Specialized Structures: Maximizing Cooperation, Capacity, and Expertise" September [...]
2009-09-18 18:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PREL MW
09STATE98160JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR SIGNAL BASIC
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2009-09-22 13:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE98162JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR BASIC
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]
2009-09-22 13:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE98272JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-09-22 16:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM JO
09STATE98750TRAVEL ALERT - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the potential for violence in Mozambique in association with the October 28, 2009, general election. This Travel Alert expires on November 10, 2009. 2. The Embassy has received specific reports of localized civil unrest and violence in Gaza, [...]
2009-09-23 15:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PREL MZ
09STATE99073TRAVEL ALERT: GERMANY
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens that Al Qaeda has threatened it will conduct terrorist attacks in Germany immediately prior to and following the federal elections on September 27. This Travel Alert expires on November 11, 2009. 2. Al Qaeda recently released a video specifica [...]
2009-09-24 00:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC OTRA GM
09STATE99832REQUEST TO DEFER TRAVEL TO SINGAPORE OCTOBER 1
[...] Singapore will be hosting the INTERPOL General Assembly October 11-15 and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Week November 8-15. The White House has announced that the President will visit Singapore to attend the APEC Leaders' Meeting to be held November 14-15. 2. Em [...]
2009-09-25 00:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ASEC SG
09STOCKHOLM110STOCKHOLM ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE
[...] (U) CRIME MOBILITY (INTO EMBOFF NEIGHBORHOODS): (B) CRIMINAL ELEMENTS GENERALLY CONCENTRATE THEIR ACTIVITIES IN HIGH-CRIME AREAS BUT SOMETIMES ENTER NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS TO BURGLARIZE RESIDENCES. Burglars in Sweden tend to capitalize on unoccupied houses in "low crime areas" during the cou [...]
2009-02-18 12:27:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
09STOCKHOLM136STOCKHOLM REQUESTS TWO INTERNS FOR FALL 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 12:15:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ASEC
09STOCKHOLM194SWEDEN: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] (S) In response to reftel, post would like to add Sweden's communications infrastructure to the CI/KR list. Although Sweden does not posses a direct undersea cable from the U.S., Sweden is a central European communications hub. For example, Swedish company TeliaSonera is an international car [...]
2009-03-20 13:27:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP SW
09STOCKHOLM224VALIDATION STUDY OF IRANIAN B1/B2 APPLICANTS
[...] Summary: Embassy StockholmQs Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) conducted a two stage issuance review and validation study of Iranian B1/B2 visa applicants in 2007. Results show that StockholmQs higher issuance rate reflects a relatively refined applicant pool of doctoral students and wealthy retir [...]
2009-04-02 06:19:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD SW
09STOCKHOLM247FRAUD SUMMARY - STOCKHOLM
[...] Summary: As Sweden prepares to take the June through December 2009 rotational European Union presidency, refugees remain a top priority for the country. Embassy Stockholm continues to deal with Sweden's large population of third country nationals, many with insufficient identification documen [...]
2009-04-15 08:54:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS KFRD ASEC CPAS SW
09STOCKHOLM264MGSF01: FIVE SWEDES TEST NEGATIVE FOR SWINE FLU
[...] (SBU) According to Todd Webber, CDC Liaison at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control in Stockholm, Sweden has had five residents under investigation for Swine Flu as of April 27. Four returned from travel in Mexico, one from San Diego. All five tested negative. 2. (SBU) [...]
2009-04-28 14:48:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STOCKHOLM275TFFLU01: One Probable Case in Sweden, Per Swedish
[...] (SBU) Sweden is currently testing one resident for possible H1N1 Influenza A infection. The woman had recently visited the United States and displayed suspicious but mild flu symptoms for several days. However, because the subject was never hospitalized and has already recovered, her tested [...]
2009-05-05 06:16:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09STOCKHOLM295SWEDES TO REVIEW DEMARCHE ON ARMS/SECURITY TEAMS
[...] On May 8, EmbOff delivered reftel points to Jonatan Bergstrom-Jurisoo, Desk Officer, Section for Peace Support Operations at the Swedish MFA. Bergstrom-Jurisoo told us he needed to consult with the Ministry of Justice on this issue and will contact Post once Sweden's position is clear. Post [...]
2009-05-13 06:30:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC EWWT ASEC MARR PARM PREL PHSA SW
09STOCKHOLM313SWEDISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST ON
[...] Jonatan Bergstrom Jurisoo, Desk Officer, Security Policy Department, Peace Support Operations Section, the Swedish MFA told post on May 26 that Sweden welcomes the efforts made by the ship-owners and insurance companies regarding their work with risk awareness, lessons learned and best practice [...]
2009-05-26 12:18:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC EWWT ASEC MARR PARM PREL PHSA SW
09STOCKHOLM407EMBASSY STOCKHOLM REQUESTS TWO INTERNS FOR SPRING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 13:20:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ASEC
09STOCKHOLM662FRAUD SUMMARY - STOCKHOLM
[...] Summary: As Sweden hosts the Presidency of the European Union from June through December 2009, one of the top priorities at the EU and national level remains refugees. Embassy Stockholm continues to deal with Sweden's large population of third country nationals, many with insufficient identif [...]
2009-10-21 12:38:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS KFRD ASEC CPAS SW
09STOCKHOLM698EMBASSY STOCKHOLM REQUESTS TWO INTERNS FOR SUMMER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-06 13:23:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ASEC SW
09STOCKHOLM708IRAN - STATEMENT ON EMBASSY TAKE-OVER ANNIVERSARY
[...] On November 4 representatives of "The Green Movement of the People of Iran" delivered the statement in para 2 to U.S. Embassy Stockholm. They stated that the group was delivering the same statement to thirty (30) other U.S. Embassies. Embassy Stockholm received the document without comment. [...]
2009-11-12 07:12:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC SW IR
09STPETERSBURG102009 OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT - ST. PETERSBURG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 11:07:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSAC
09STPETERSBURG132FRAUD SUMMARY - ST. PETERSBURG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-02 09:24:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC RS
09STPETERSBURG43FRAUD SUMMARY - ST. PETERSBURG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 10:36:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC RS
09SURABAYA11FIRST USN SHIP VISIT TO BALI SINCE 2002 SPOTLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: For the first time since 2002, a U.S. Naval ship paid a visit to the resort island of Bali, spotlighting Indonesia's much improved security situation and deepening U.S.-Indonesia security and counterterrorism cooperation. The visit by USS LASSEN and its crew is the latest exampl [...]
2009-02-04 03:31:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO ASEC ID
09SURABAYA16EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: U.S. ADVISOR BUILDING
[...] (SBU) Summary: After almost two months on site, the U.S. mud advisor Van Williams has built a strong working relationship with officials at the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS). The collapse of a major directional dike at the mudflow's epicenter has hampered BPLS's efforts to move large qu [...]
2009-02-13 09:10:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EINV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
09SURABAYA25FRAUD SUMMARY - (SURABAYA)
[...] Please find below the semi-annual fraud report for U.S. Consulate General Surabaya for the period September 2008 - February 2009. A. Country Conditions Indonesia is an archipelago of over 17,500 islands spanning three time zones and 3,400 miles along the Equator. Its population of 245 [...]
2009-03-13 09:27:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ID
09SURABAYA28EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: SUBSIDENCE CONTINUES TO HAMPER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Subsidence north and west of the mudflow epicenter continues to hamper efforts by the Sidoarjo Muflow Mitigation Agency (BPLS) to pump mud into the Porong River. BPLS officials met with scientists from the National Geological Agency for a technical discussion but produced no new [...]
2009-03-20 09:11:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
09SURABAYA38MALUKU: HIGH TURNOUT, ENTHUSIASM, ETHNICITY NOT RELIGION
[...] (SBU). Summary: The parliamentary elections in Maluku were peaceful and voter turnout was high. Despite the area's history of sectarian conflict, the outcome of this and recent local elections demonstrated that religion is no longer the primary factor in choosing political leadership. Voters te [...]
2009-04-17 10:07:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON PREL ASEC PHUM ID
09SURABAYA45TFFLU01: BALI'S REACTION TO THE H1N1 INFLUENZA THREAT
[...] (U) Summary. While there are no reports of H1N1 infected persons on the Hindu tourist island of Bali, local Airport, Health, and Department of Animal Husbandry officials are all reportedly prepared for the possibility of H1N1 cases in Bali. Airport officials are utilizing thermal scanning equi [...]
2009-05-05 11:07:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU CASC AEMR ASEC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09SURABAYA48EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: AS THIRD ANNIVERSARY APPROACHES,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Sidoarjo mudflow has buried over 700 hectares over the past three years and threatens critical infrastructure. While the East Java Governor is pushing speedy construction of a new transportation corridor around the mudflow, landowners are demanding compensation equivalent to [...]
2009-05-13 03:29:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
09SURABAYA66EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: GOVERNMENT PLANS TO TAKE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Three years after the Sidoarjo Mudflow disaster began, the Indonesian government signaled an intent to take over responsibility for mitigation from Lapindo Brantas, citing Lapindo's financial difficulties. If it follows through, the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) will ex [...]
2009-07-08 01:28:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
09SURABAYA70EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: HOMES DISAPPEAR IN 10 SECONDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Several houses west of the epicenter of the Sidoarjo mudflow collapsed into a sinkhole on July 14. Approximately 200 houses were damaged, 40 houses heavily. The local Government is assisting with evacuation and compensation, but some residents refuse to leave. Severe and sudden [...]
2009-07-17 10:15:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
09SURABAYA71VISAS VIPER: SURABAYA JULY 2009 MONTHLY REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 06:45:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS CMGT PTER ASEC PINR ID
09SURABAYA74EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: POLICE DROP CASE AGAINST LAPINDO;
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 5, the East Java Provincial Police Chief (Kapolda) announced that his office was dropping its investigation into the cause of the Sidoarjo mudflow. This decision effectively absolves the Lapindo company and its staff of responsibility for causing the mudflow, which ha [...]
2009-08-13 01:54:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
09SURABAYA79VISAS VIPER: SURABAYA AUGUST 2009 MONTHLY REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 07:55:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS CMGT PTER ASEC PINR ID
09SURABAYA87FRAUD SUMMARY - (SURABAYA)
[...] Please find below the semi-annual fraud report for U.S. Consulate General Surabaya for the period March - August 2009. A. Country Conditions Indonesia is an archipelago of over 17,500 islands spanning three time zones and 3,400 miles along the Equator. Its population of 245 million com [...]
2009-10-01 09:33:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ID
09SUVA271FIJI H1N1 UPDATE
[...] SUMMARY: Emergency Action Committee (EAC) Suva met on June 26, 2009, to discuss additional reported cases in-country of the H1N1 Influenza. END SUMMARY. 2. Doctor Salanieta of the Fiji Ministry of Health confirmed that four additional individuals have tested positive in Fiji for the H1N1 [...]
2009-06-28 23:31:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CASC AMED KFLU ASEC KSAF KSEO KPAO FJ
09SUVA386SEMI-ANNUAL COUNTRY FRAUD SUMMARY REPORT - EMBASSY SUVA
[...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS The countries in Suva's diverse consular district (Fiji, Tonga, Nauru, Kiribati, and Tuvalu) are small and remote nations with struggling economies. Political uncertainty in some of these island states contributes to their respective economic instability. Fiji's military [...]
2009-09-30 21:01:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CVIS CMGT CPAS KFRD FJ
09SYDNEY227SEPTEMBER 2009 FRAUD SUMMARY - MISSION AUSTRALIA
[...] Country Conditions: Australia is a low-fraud environment for consular services. Local economic and governmental conditions make for a qualified visa applicant pool. Host country identity documents are highly reliable. Challenges in the area of consular work are mostly a result of the growin [...]
2009-10-28 00:48:00Consulate SydneyUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AS
09SYDNEY81MARCH 2009 FRAUD SUMMARY - MISSION AUSTRALIA
[...] Country Conditions: Australia is a low-fraud environment for consular services. Local economic and governmental conditions make for a qualified visa applicant pool. Host country identity documents are highly reliable. Challenges in the area of consular work are mostly a result of the growin [...]
2009-03-30 03:01:00Consulate SydneyUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AS
09TAIPEI1010H1N1 UPDATE: SECOND DEATH RECORDED AS CASES TOP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Taiwan authorities estimate there are over 9,000 individuals in Taiwan currently infected with H1N1. The island recorded its second H1N1 death last week, and a further three individuals are still hospitalized with severe cases. Taiwan CDC (TCDC) is reviewing treatment guidelines [...]
2009-08-19 08:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO TBIO XE TW
09TAIPEI1069H1N1 HIGHLIGHTS TAIWAN'S SHORTCOMINGS IN RISK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. H1N1 has caused five deaths in Taiwan, and although the illness' trajectory is not atypical relative to other areas with outbreaks, more severe cases and deaths are expected in the coming months. Taiwan has placed an order for Tamiflu and an H1N1 vaccine from Swiss sources, an [...]
2009-09-02 08:45:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO TBIO XE TW
09TAIPEI2222008-2009 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 06:35:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
09TAIPEI515APRIL 30 SWINE FLU UPDATE FOR TAIWAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As of midday local time April 30, no cases of the H1N1 virus have been detected in Taiwan. Taiwan health officials believe they are well-prepared to meet the latest challenges posed by the H1N1 virus. Airports have beefed up thermal screening of incoming passengers, and the a [...]
2009-04-30 10:02:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO TBIO TW CH
09TAIPEI542 TFFLUO1; MAY 6 TAIWAN H1N1 VIRUS UPDATE
[...] Summary. Taiwan remains free from the H1N1 virus, although authorities are still vigilant in screening international arrivals, and in preparing for any possible outbreak. Taiwan,s Center for Disease Control (TCDC) has requested the US CDC provide a sample of the H1N1 virus. End Summary. [...]
2009-05-06 09:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC AMGT CASC TBIO KFLU KFLO MARR PREL
09TAIPEI588TFFLU01: MAY 15 H1N1 VIRUS UPDATE FOR TAIWAN
[...] Taiwan continues to have close calls with the H1N1 virus from arriving airline passengers who have been in proximity to H1N1 carriers on their journey. As of noon, May 15, however, there are still no confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in Taiwan. At the CKS International Airport May 12, seven [...]
2009-05-15 09:56:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU TBIO TW CH KFLO
09TAIPEI626TAIWAN CONFIRMS NINE CASES OF H1N1 FLU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 09:30:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU TBIO TW
09TAIPEI660TAIWAN CONFIRMS 17 CASES OF H1N1 FLU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since our last report Taiwan health officials have confirmed 17 cases of the H1N1 virus, including a case of locally contracted H1N1 virus. Authorities have downgraded Taiwan from a pandemic alert level of "Yellow 3" to "Yellow 2" since no new cases of local transmission have [...]
2009-06-05 09:38:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO TBIO TW CH
09TAIPEI756TAIWAN CONFIRMS 61 CASES BUT DOWNGRADES
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On June 19, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (TCDC) confirmed Taiwan's 61st case of H1N1 and also downgraded the virus from a Category I Notifiable Infectious Disease to Category IV, meaning that medical doctors and hospitals are only required to report "severe" H1N1 cases [...]
2009-06-24 02:07:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO TBIO TW CH
09TALLINN106ESTONIA TO CODEL BERKLEY: U.S. VALUES MAKE WORLD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The April 14-15 visit to Tallinn by the Congressional delegation led by Representative Shelley Berkley (D-NV) provided an occasion for a clear affirmation of the strong U.S.-Estonia relationship. Media coverage was widespread and positive. All Estonian interlocutors urged caut [...]
2009-04-17 11:05:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP AMGT ASEC RU EN
09TALLINN124TFFLU01: ESTONIAN PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PLANNING
[...] There are no suspected or confirmed cases of H1N1 Influenza A in Estonia at this time. The Estonian Government has dusted off a pandemic influenza action plan prepared in 2006, when concerns about avian influenza were at their highest. Post has spoken with GOE officials and private practiti [...]
2009-05-06 14:15:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09TALLINN169H1N1 STRIKES AMERICAN STUDENT GROUP IN ESTONIA
[...] Summary. H1N1 has emerged among a U.S. school group comprised of 33 high school students and 3 teachers (all American citizens except for one) traveling through Estonia on a bus trip through Eastern Europe. The group's plans to continue from Estonian to Latvia were delayed when five tested [...]
2009-06-26 13:46:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TALLINN37ESTONIA - NINTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's Anti- Trafficking Report for Estonia. Responses are keyed to the checklist (Ref A). Post's points of contact on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are Political Officer Alamanda Gribbin (Email: GribbinAL@state.gov; tel: +372-668-8291) and Political Assistant [...]
2009-02-10 07:43:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
09TALLINN60FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: SEPT 2008 TO FEB 2009
[...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Economic growth in Estonia, previously running at over 10 percent per year, has ground to a halt in the wake of the global economic crisis and is expected to contract sharply in 2009, falling to perhaps as much as negative 9 percent. The Estonian government (GoE) has alread [...]
2009-03-11 11:28:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN
09TASHKENT1053Visit of CODEL Faleomavaega to Uzbekistan
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes CODEL Faleomavaega's visit to Uzbekistan. Post's point of contact for assistance with the trip is Political Officer Steven Prohaska, whose contact information is as follows: office telephone: 998-71-120-5450, ext. 2113, cell phone: 998-71-370-1466, unclas [...]
2009-06-22 11:34:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN UZ
09TASHKENT1063Uzbekistan: Scenesetter for CODEL Faleomavaega's June Visit
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes your trip, which marks the first visit by a Congressional delegation to Uzbekistan in four years. Uzbekistan is the most populous country in Central Asia, its 28 million (overwhelmingly Muslim) people nearly as many as the other four former Soviet republi [...]
2009-06-24 11:13:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV ASEC BEXP ENRG ETRD KNNP MARR MOPS
09TASHKENT110UZBEKISTAN: INSPECTION OF BORDER CROSSING POINTS IN ANDIJON
[...] (C) On January 20, Poloff and Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Assistant traveled to the Ferghana Valley to inspect EXBS and International Naroctics and Law Enforcement (INL) Program-funded equipment provided to the Border Guards of the National Security Service. The equipment [...]
2009-01-28 12:05:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPBTS ASEC PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1171Uzbekistan: CODEL Faleomavaega Meets with GOU Officials
[...] (C) Summary: In discussions with Deputy Prime Minister Shaismatov and Foreign Minister Norov on June 29, Congressman Faleomavaega said that the U.S. needs to pay more attention to Central Asia and should approach relations with the governments of the region in a less ideological way. Faleomava [...]
2009-07-08 11:00:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PGOV ASEC BEXP ENRG ETRD MARR MOPS PHUM
09TASHKENT1257Uzbekistan: International Conference Addresses Problems and
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan and the Marshall Center co-hosted a significant international conference focusing on regional security and stabilizing Afghanistan on June 17-18 in Tashkent. Uzbek participants appear to have been instructed to lobby for international support of Presid [...]
2009-07-20 10:16:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ASEC EAID ECIN KNNP KTIA MASS PBTS PINS
09TASHKENT1325Uzbekistan: Ataev and Norov Remarks Reflect Concerns About
[...] (C) Summary: The first set of astonishingly high-level meetings between the Government of Uzbekistan and two representatives from the Center for Strategic and International Studies kicked off on July 27 with meetings between them and National Security Council Secretary Ataev, NSC First Deputy S [...]
2009-07-28 12:56:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC AORC PGOV ECIN ELTN ENRG KISL MARR MOPS
09TASHKENT135UZBEKISTAN: LEAHY VETTING FOR NATO-RUSSIA COUNTERNARCOTICS
[...] (SBU) Post has conducted an internal review of its files and has found no credible evidence that Uzbek individuals in reftel are responsible for committing gross violations of human rights. NORLAND To view the entire SMART message, go to URL http://repository.state.sgov.gov/_layouts/OSS Searc [...]
2009-02-03 12:07:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL MARR ASEC NATO SNAR RS UZ
09TASHKENT1423Uzbekistan: Tashkent Tidbits August 5, 2009
[...] (C) On July 29, Center for Strategic and International Studies representatives Andy Kuchins and Tom Sanderson met with us to give us a read-out of their meetings with various Government of Uzbekistan officials. Across the board, GOU officials appeared very enthusiastic about improving relation [...]
2009-08-05 11:30:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC MOPS ECON PBTS PINR KJUS UZ
09TASHKENT148UZBEKISTAN: LEAHY VETTING FOR NATO-RUSSIA CN TRAINING IN
[...] (SBU) Embassy has conducted a review of its files and verifies that it does not possess credible information of gross violations of human rights by the Uzbek security officers identified in reftel. NORLAND To view the entire SMART message, go to URL http://repository.state.sgov.gov/_layouts/ [...]
2009-02-06 11:15:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC NATO SNAR UZ
09TASHKENT150UZBEKISTAN INTERESTED IN RESUMING COOPERATION ON COMMODITY
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan has demonstrated interest in resuming cooperation on International Nonproliferation Export Control Program (INECP) activities sponsored by the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program. These activities are intended to improve the abili [...]
2009-02-09 11:32:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALASEC KNNP PBTS PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT163UZBEKISTAN: CUSTOMS OFFICIALS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT FLETC
[...] (SBU) On February 4, Emboffs met with five representatives of the State Customs Committee to discuss the development of cooperation between Customs and the U.S. Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC). EXBS Advisor proposed that two Customs officers travel to the center for a one-week [...]
2009-02-11 13:43:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL ASEC SNAR KNNP UZ
09TASHKENT196Uzbekistan: Submission for Ninth Annual Trafficking in
[...] (SBU) Post's submission for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report begins in paragraph 4. Per reftel, this information covers the period from March 2008 to February 2009. The information provided in the report has been gathered from numerous sources, including the Government of U [...]
2009-02-19 12:21:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP PHUM KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KWMN ZK
09TASHKENT1964Uzbekistan: Leahy Vetting Request for Marshal Center Program
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. 2. (SBU) Post has been provided with names of 2 GOU officials nominated to participate in the Faculty Exchange Program at the Marshal Center during November 12 - December 2,2009 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The nom [...]
2009-11-04 12:06:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR ASEC PINR UZ
09TASHKENT2018Leahy Vetting for River Port Termez Unit, UNODC J-49
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. 2. (U) GOU officials nominated the River Port Termez Unit under the Surhandarya Customs and Border Committee for UNODC training course J-49 Targeting and Risk Management, to take place November 16-20. The training wi [...]
2009-11-11 02:23:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL SNAR ASEC UZ
09TASHKENT220UZBEKISTAN: 2008 INL END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-26 05:32:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL ASEC AFIN EAID UZ
09TASHKENT2242UZBEKISTAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) In Uzbekistan, widespread poverty and pockets of discontent with the social and political situation create conditions that religious extremists could exploit. Despite potential threats, the government of Uzbekistan (GOU) maintained tight control over the security situation within Uzbek [...]
2009-12-22 12:19:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR UZ
09TASHKENT229TASHKENT SECURITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 12:56:00Embassy TashkentSECRET//NOFORNASEC UZ PTER
09TASHKENT291UZBEKISTAN: INL SPONSORS FORENSIC DELEGATION VISIT TO USA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),with the support of the Department of Justice Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP),arranged as a part of a successful ongoing project the participation of Uzbek forensic experts in th [...]
2009-03-16 08:33:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC PHUM PREL KCOR KCRM UZ
09TASHKENT423Uzbekistan: MFA Discusses Regional Security, Economic Issues
[...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan's Acting Americas Department Chief at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared his views of a wide range of regional security and economic issues in a recent meeting with us. His remarks tracked closely with comments we have recently heard from GOU officials--Uzbekistan re [...]
2009-04-01 09:11:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ENRG PTER PINS ECON SENV KTIA UZ
09TASHKENT437Uzbekistan: Counternarcotics Meetings for CENTCOM and DEA
[...] (C) Summary: Experts in counternarcotics, engineering, and contracting from the U.S. Army's Central Command (CENTCOM) as well as the visiting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Ankara-based Country Attache participated in meetings with a wide range of law enforcement and military representa [...]
2009-04-03 08:25:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KCRM MASS EAID PINR TI AF UZ
09TASHKENT469Uzbekistan: DTRA and Uzbek Officials Review Biological
[...] (C) Summary: A Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) delegation met with officials from the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) in mid-March to discuss cooperation under the framework of the Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP). The GOU showed up in force and at a high level--with many Deput [...]
2009-04-07 11:06:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALTBIO TSPL PTER PINS PGOV PBTS PREL ASEC SENV UZ
09TASHKENT481GENERAL TERRORISM THREAT ASSESSMENT IN UZBEKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-08 04:34:00Embassy TashkentSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC UZ
09TASHKENT519Uzbekistan: Host Government Practices on Information
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Post has not observed any change in the status quo since its last cable on this issue. BUTCHER [...]
2009-04-15 12:37:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KVPR CVIS PGOV PBTS PREL KHLS ASEC UZ
09TASHKENT601UZBEKISTAN: NARCOTICS SEIZURES NOW REGULARLY HIGHLIGHTED IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is the first of planned regular updates about narcotics seizures publicized in the Uzbek state-controlled mass media. Emboffs have noted a substantial increase recently in the number of articles and television news reports highlighting narcotics-related arrests and seizure [...]
2009-04-29 04:52:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM PHUM KCOR ASEC TI UZ
09TASHKENT669Uzbekistan: TRANSCOM Delegation Discusses Transit with GOU
[...] (C) Summary: On April 29, a delegation led by Transportation Command Commander General Duncan McNabb met with First Deputy Prime Minister Azimov and with railway officials in Termez to discuss issues related to the transit of goods across Uzbekistan's borders to Afghanistan. Azimov conveyed t [...]
2009-05-07 08:36:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC MOPS PGOV PINS PINR PTER EINV ECON ETRD AF
09TASHKENT685Uzbekistan: Upcoming Conference on Stability and
[...] (U) Summary: Uzbekistan's Foundation for Regional Policy and the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies are organizing an international conference entitled "Afghanistan: Issues and Prospects of Stabilization and Reconstruction," to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan June 17-19, 20 [...]
2009-05-08 06:45:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS ASEC PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT751UZBEKISTAN: AGRICULTURE, BORDERS, AND ISLAM IN THE FERGHANA
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff visited the Ferghana Valley on May 5-6, traveling through Fergana and Andijon Provinces en route to Kyrgyzstan. The overland trip was a good opportunity to take the pulse of this unique and populous area of the country. The land border crossing with Kyrgyzstan between And [...]
2009-05-13 10:24:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KTIP SOCI EAGR KISL ASEC KG UZ
09TASHKENT767UZBEKISTAN: UNODC HOSTS OPERATION TARCET PRECURSOR
[...] (U) Summary: On May 12-13, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office in Central Asia hosted a policy planning session in Tashkent in preparation for the second year of Operation TARCET, which is focused on interdicting precursor chemicals en route to Afghanistan. Th [...]
2009-05-14 13:12:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM ASEC UZ AF ZK IR
09TASHKENT785Uzbekistan: Customs Officials Pleased with Commodity
[...] (C) Summary: U.S., Kazakh, and Uzbek instructors jointly conducted a Weapons of Mass Destruction Commodity Identification Training (WMD CIT) workshop for Uzbekistan's Customs officials at the Higher Military Customs Institute in Tashkent on May 6-8. The workshop marked a further step in re-eng [...]
2009-05-18 10:06:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPBTS KNNP ASEC PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT919Uzbekistan Gives Mixed Review of SCO Activities
[...] (C) Summary: During a discussion of Uzbekistan's views of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on June 3, a representative of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that President Karimov will attend the SCO heads of state summit in Yekaterinburg June 15-16, immediately after [...]
2009-06-05 12:57:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC ECIN PGOV ECON PINS PTER UZ
09TASHKENT941Uzbekistan: Border Security Training Courses at Termez
[...] (C) Summary: From April 5 through April 17, U.S. Customs and Border Protection trainers conducted border interdiction and rail interdiction training courses for Government of Uzbekistan officials at Uzbekistan's border with Afghanistan. Uzbek participants actively participated in the training [...]
2009-06-08 12:44:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL PGOV KNNP PHUM ASEC UZ
09TBILISI449GEORGIA: CESIUM-137 SOURCES RECOVERED NEAR
[...] (S) Summary. On Thursday, February 26, the recovery of four Cesium-137 sources, discovered near the Kutaisi-Samtredia central highway (ref B),was successfully accomplished by a joint MOIA and Nuclear and Radiation Safety Service (NRSS) team. Officials from NRSS had assumed that there was jus [...]
2009-03-06 14:37:00Embassy TbilisiSECRETMNUC ASEC PARM PINR KNNP KCRM ZJ GG
09TBILISI508GEORGIA: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] (SBU) Based on Reftel action request, Embassy held a meeting with relevant mission sections to discuss the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) and any critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in Georgia whose loss could impact U.S. homeland security. Noting the inclusion [...]
2009-03-17 13:02:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP
09TBILISI509GEORGIA: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] (SBU) Based on Reftel action request, Embassy held a meeting with relevant mission sections to discuss the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) and any critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in Georgia whose loss could impact U.S. homeland security. Noting the inclusion [...]
2009-03-17 13:03:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP
09TBILISI585GEORGIA: BURJANADZE SUPPORTERS ARRESTED - UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: National Security Secretary Eka Tkeshelashvili called in the Ambassador to further elaborate the government's position on the arrests of Former Speaker Burjanadze's supporters. At the same time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs released a portion of the video evidence they c [...]
2009-03-24 13:24:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GG
09TBILISI652 PANDEMIC INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES
[...] Per guidance and request we have reviewed and updated our Pandemic Influenza Tripwires. They have been submitted to our EAP via the Crisis and Emergency Planning Application system. They are now pending DS/SPP/EP review prior to inclusion in the published online version. Tefft [...]
2009-04-01 11:39:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO GG
09TBILISI77TBILISI OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT - JANUARY 2009
[...] (U) Overall Crime and Safety Situation: There are regular reports of crimes against Americans and other westerners in Tbilisi and Georgia as a whole, although the level of violent crime has decreased due to improvements in the standard of living and more visible law enforcement presence in th [...]
2009-01-14 12:23:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ASEC GG
09TBILISI840 MGSF01 GEORGIA'S SWINE FLU RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) As of May 1, no cases of swine flu have been reported in Georgia. The EAC convened on April 28, ensured that pandemic tripwires were reviewed, and shared ref A with American employees per ref A. Schools with U.S. Embassy dependents have been notified of the swine flu problem. Appropri [...]
2009-05-01 13:55:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TBILISI912GEORGIA: FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS ON CS-137 DISCOVERY
[...] (S) As requested in ref A, poloff obtained additional information from the Government of Georgia regarding its response to the discovery of four Cs-137 sources buried near Kopitnari Airport. While not completely ruling out the possibility that the material was abandoned by smugglers, the gove [...]
2009-05-14 12:00:00Embassy TbilisiSECRETKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR PREL GG
09TEGUCIGALPA1002CODEL ROS-LEHTINEN (OCTOBER 5-6)
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy welcomes the October 5-6 visit of Codel Ros-Lehtinen to Honduras. Honduras, a close ally of the United States, is currently in the throes of a severe political crisis. Honduran society is severely polarized and reconciliation of the Honduran people will be essential fo [...]
2009-10-02 15:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM EAID ECON CASC ASEC
09TEGUCIGALPA1007TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #69 10/02/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC),accompanied by Congressmen Aaron Schock (R-IL),Doug Lamborn (R-CO),and Peter Roskam (R-IL) arrived in Tegucigalpa October 2. The CODEL had arranged its own meetings at the Presidential Palace with de facto regime President Micheletti, the Supreme Court, the [...]
2009-10-02 23:46:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1013TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #70 10/05/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL),along with members of her staff, arrived in Tegucigalpa October 5. The CODEL had arranged meetings at the Presidential Palace with de facto regime representatives and a press conference. The CODEL will also meet with Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodrigu [...]
2009-10-06 00:21:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1045TFH01: REGIME ISSUES DECREE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The de facto regime enacted a decree on October 5 providing for the revocation of the operating licenses of media outlets that violate national security and public order. This decree follows a decree severely curtailing civil liberties enacted on September 26. De facto regime [...]
2009-10-14 01:31:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1067TFH01: DE FACTO REGIME ABROGATES DECREE CURTAILING
[...] (U) Summary. The de facto regime has abrogated the executive decree it adopted that severely curtailed civil liberties. Ensuring a high voter turnout for the general election scheduled for November 29 was the justification for the abrogation. End Summary. 2. (U) The de facto regime abrog [...]
2009-10-20 21:25:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ASEC SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1268TFH01: COUNTER-NARCOTICS CHIEF ASSASSINATED
[...] (U) Summary: Retired General Julian Aristides Gonzales Irias, Director of the National Directorate of Counter-Narcotics (DLCN),was shot to death in his vehicle shortly before 07:00 local time on December 8 in Tegucigalpa. The assailants were two pairs of armed men, each pair on a motorcycle, [...]
2009-12-08 23:37:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1282TFH01: PROPOSED RESPONSE TO INCREASED DRUG
[...] (U) Summary: The Mission suspended some aspects of joint counternarcotics activity with the GOH as a result of the June 28 coup d'etat. Over the course of calendar 2009, narcotics trafficking through Honduras has significantly increased compared to 2008, a trend that had begun well before the [...]
2009-12-11 21:03:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR ASEC PREL MASS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1317HONDURAS: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] On June 28, President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was removed from office in a coup d'etat. The de facto government that took power was not recognized by the U.S. or any other country, and Honduras was suspended from the Organization of American States. Honduras's resulting international isolati [...]
2009-12-21 23:03:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM KJUS EFIN SNAR PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA298MGSF01: H1N1 Flu Outbreak - Honduras Status Report as of
[...] Both the Embassy and the Government of Honduras have implemented action plans to respond to the crisis. GOH --- 2. The GOH's public response began the evening of Sunday, April 26. The Minister of Health addressed the nation via radio and television. He explained H1N1 flu and its symptom [...]
2009-04-30 12:46:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKFLO KSAF KPAO AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO HO
09TEGUCIGALPA464PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S LIMOSINE RECEIVES TWO IMPACTS
[...] (C) In the evening of June 12, local media reported a possible attack against President Manual "Mel" Zelaya after the front windshield of the motorcade vehicle in which he was riding in Tegucigalpa received two impacts from objects of unknown origin. The unknown objects cracked the windshield [...]
2009-06-16 00:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALASEC HO PGOV PREL SOCI
09TEGUCIGALPA564HONDURAS COUP SITREP #14 07/08/2009 AS OF 1500
[...] (U) Zelaya supporters reportedly planned today to block traffic entering Tegucigalpa coming from the direction of Danli. As of 1000 local (1200 EDT),approximately 4,000 protesters had gathered near the highway exit to Danli at a shopping center, "Villas del Sol." As of 1320 local (1520 EDT) [...]
2009-07-08 23:45:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO ASEC
09TEGUCIGALPA567HONDURAN SOCIETY WELCOMES ARIAS TALKS
[...] (U) Summary: Despite ongoing protests from both sides, Hondurans appear to accept the U.S.-backed idea to bring President Zelaya and the Micheletti regime together for talks with President Arias of Costa Rica later this week. On Tuesday, Congress held its first session since June 28, seven da [...]
2009-07-09 01:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO ASEC
09TEGUCIGALPA573HONDURAS COUP SITREP #15 07/09/2009 AS OF 1500
[...] (U) As of 1040 local (1240 EDT),there are 2,500 Zelaya supporters blocking traffic on the highway between Choluteca and the El Salvador and Nicaraguan borders near the Germania bridge. This demonstration again confirms pro-Zelaya demonstrators' statements on Tuesday of plans to change their [...]
2009-07-09 23:37:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA577HONDURAS COUP SITREP #16 07/10/2009 AS OF 1500
[...] (U) On July 10, approximately 2,000 Zelaya supporters assembled to block all north and south bound traffic on the CA-5 highway north of Tegucigalpa. The highway is the major traffic artery connecting the capital with Soto Cano Airbase, as well as the commercially important cities of Comayagua [...]
2009-07-10 21:56:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA595HONDURAS COUP SITREP #18 07/14/2009 AS OF 1600
[...] (U) At approximately 9:21 local (11:21 EDT) approximately 700 Zelaya supporters gathered at the National Pedagogical University. By 10:14 local (12:14 EDT),Zelaya supporters began marching and grew to approximately 4000. At 11:41, Zelaya supporters arrived at the Embassy. The demonstrators [...]
2009-07-15 13:32:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA600HONDURAS COUP SITREP #19 07/15/2009 AS OF 1500
[...] (U) At 10:15 local (12:15 EDT),approximately 3,000 pro-Zelaya demonstrators gathered outside the National Pedagogical University and marched to the Clarion Hotel. At 11:40 local (13:40 EDT),the group marched from the Clarion Hotel to the National Institute of Women, where some protestors th [...]
2009-07-15 22:22:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA607HONDURAS COUP SITREP #20, 07/16/2009 AS OF 15:00
[...] (U) At 09:15 local (11:15 EDT),approximately 300 pro-Zelaya demonstrators gathered on the southern edge of Tegucigalpa to block the CA-5, Honduras's main highway. An additional 700 Zelaya supporters were en route to the CA-5 north of the city to do the same. At the same time there were also [...]
2009-07-17 01:44:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA614TFH01: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #21 07/17/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) As of 09:00 local (11:00 EDT),pro-Zelaya demonstrations today, July 17, were expected to be similar to those of yesterday, July 16 (Reftel),with demonstrators congregated around the CA-5, Honduras's main highway, at the north and south ends of Tegucigalpa. As of 09:40 local (11:40 EDT),[...]
2009-07-17 21:25:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC AEMR KFLO PINR
09TEGUCIGALPA615TFHO1: THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE CHIEF
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador and DATT met with Honduran Chief of Defense (CHOD) MG Romeo Vasquez Velasquez to press the importance of the de facto regime's serious participation in the Arias-led negotiations on July 18, as well as the repercussions if the talks do not show substantive progres [...]
2009-07-17 21:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT PGOV
09TEGUCIGALPA622TFH01: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #22 (UNCLASSIFIED)
[...] (U) As of 11:00 local (13:00 EDT),approximately 1,600 pro-Zelaya demonstrators are gathered at Zelaya's "Popular Bloc" movement headquarters near Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa, and are blocking the nearby major thoroughfare Boulevard Fuerzas Armadas. RSO notes the demonstrat [...]
2009-07-18 20:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA623TFHO1: HONDURAN COUP SITREP #23 (UNCLASSIFIED) AS
[...] (U) As of 10:30 local (13:00 EDT),no protests have been reported in Tegucigalpa or other cities, and roads and highways connecting Tegucigalpa to the rest of the country are open. Pro-Zelaya demonstration leaders are meeting at Zelaya's "Popular Bloc" movement headquarters near Toncontin Air [...]
2009-07-19 17:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA624TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #24 07/20/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) As of 08:30 local (10:30 EDT),RSO contacts indicated that pro-Zelaya demonstrators would gather at the National Congress in downtown Tegucigalpa later in the morning. It was also reported that teacher's unions would accompany the "reds" in the afternoon. At 09:15 local (11:15 EDT),appr [...]
2009-07-21 00:40:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA631TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #25 07/21/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) As of 08:55 local (10:55 EDT),approximately 100 pro-Zelaya supporters congregated at the entrance to Tegucigalpa's Kennedy neighborhood. As of 10:08 local (12:08 EDT),an estimated 1,500 peaceful demonstrators had congregated with five policemen stationed there as well. As of 11:11 loca [...]
2009-07-21 22:32:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA635TFH01: ARIAS DISCUSSES MEDIATION EFFORT
[...] (S) Early afternoon on July 22, the Ambassador spoke to President Arias. Arias confirmed that the de facto regime of President Roberto Micheletti had made a sudden decision to attend the afternoon session in San Jose. Arias was very pleased. He said the meeting is now pushed back to 4:00 p.m [...]
2009-07-22 22:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KDEM PGOV PINR PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA636TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #26 07/22/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) As of 09:36 local (11:36 EDT),approximately 200 Zelaya supporters congregated and proceeded to block traffic on the Boulevard Santa Fe in Tegucigalpa. The demonstrators talked about possibly disrupting the planned pro-Micheletti march scheduled for 10:00 local (12:00 EDT). As of 11:57 l [...]
2009-07-22 23:11:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA637TFH01: PRESIDENT ZELAYA AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS
[...] (S) Summary: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya told the Ambassador that he believes that the Arias process is close to failure. He blamed the de facto regime's intransigence for the near collapse of the mediation. He urged the U.S. to take stronger punitive measures against the Micheletti regim [...]
2009-07-23 17:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPREL PGOV AEMR ASEC CASC KDEM MARR PINR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA638TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #27 07/23/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) RSO contacts have indicated there will be an increase in activity today, July 23. As of 09:15 local (11:15 EDT),approximately 1,500 peaceful pro-Zelaya demonstrators blocked traffic on the road to the Soto Cano base at the El Durazno post. At this time, 100 military and police were st [...]
2009-07-23 18:09:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR AEMR PINR
09TEGUCIGALPA648TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #28 07/24/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) Early Friday morning, July 24, due to the rumored arrival of President Zelaya, pro-Zelaya supporters gathered around the off-ramp to Danli on Tegucigalpa's peripheral highway with plans to caravan to the Las Manos border crossing with Nicaragua. As of 09:30 local (11:30 EDT),police and [...]
2009-07-24 17:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR AEMR PINR
09TEGUCIGALPA649TFHO1: OUR FULL COURT PRESS TO REACH A RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary: Post continues to apply pressure on all fronts to bring the conflicting sides to a resolution of the political crisis through the Arias process. The Ambassador and Embassy Officers have met with private sector leaders, civil society representatives, political figures and other fi [...]
2009-07-24 17:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA658TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/24/09
[...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. ------------------------------------------ Three Branches Analyzing San Jose Proposal ------------ [...]
2009-07-27 16:26:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV AEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA659TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #29 07/27/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) Over the weekend, most activity was concentrated in southern Honduras due to the arrival of President Zelaya at the Las Manos border crossing with Nicaragua on Friday, July 24. RSO reports there were several military and police roadblocks that prohibited most pro-Zelaya supporters from r [...]
2009-07-27 18:38:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR AEMR PINR
09TEGUCIGALPA664TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #30 07/28/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) As of 10:30 local (12:30 EDT),approximately 500 pro-Zelaya demonstrators departed the Pedagogical University with plans to march on the headquarters of the private sector lobby group, COHEP. Apart from one road block in Santa Barbara, there were no reports of other significant activity. [...]
2009-07-28 23:52:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA672TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #31 07/29/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) As of 09:00 local (11:00 EDT),there was a roadblock by approximately 200 pro-Zelaya demonstrators in La Flecha in the Santa Barbara Department blocking the highway between San Pedro Sula and Copan. In Tegucigalpa, pro-Zelaya protestors met at the Pedagogical University and blocked the cit [...]
2009-07-29 22:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA680TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #32 07/30/2009 AS OF
[...] (C) As of 11:30 local (13:30 EDT),approximately 300 pro-Zelaya demonstrators gathered at El Lolo on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa and attempted to block the northern route of the CA-5, Honduras's main highway to San Pedro Sula. Another group of approximately 100 protesters at El Durazno a fe [...]
2009-07-30 21:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA686TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S JULY 30 CONVERSATION WITH
[...] (S) The Ambassador spoke with President Arias on the evening of July 30 to brief him on his meeting earlier in the day with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya in Managua. The Ambassador noted that in the three-hour round of meetings he had urged Zelaya to "put on his presidential suit," take the d [...]
2009-07-31 20:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPREL ASEC KDEM MARR PGOV PINR AEMR CASC
09TEGUCIGALPA688TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #33 07/31/2009 AS OF
[...] (C) On July 30, Honduran National Police (HNP) arrested 100 people after pro-Zelaya demonstrators clashed with police charged with disbanding the protest. One demonstrator was shot in the head and seriously wounded. Police contacts assert that the police and military were only armed with non [...]
2009-07-31 22:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA695TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #34 08/03/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) A relatively quiet weekend was marred by two deaths. The protester shot in the July 30 conflict between pro-Zelaya demonstrators and police (Reftel) died August 1, marking the crisis' second confirmed fatality. In a military checkpoint incident, a car passenger was shot dead by a solider. [...]
2009-08-03 23:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA698TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #35 08/04/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) Approximately 500 pro-Zelaya protestors began demonstrating in Colonia Kennedy without blocking traffic. As of 10:45, the protestors were demonstrating aggressively, painting cars and marching down Blvd. Suyapa, blocking a lane of traffic. By 12:00, the protest size has grown to 1000 demo [...]
2009-08-04 22:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA703TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #36 08/05/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) Approximately 500 protestors congregated outside of the pedagogical university at 09:55 local (11:55 EDT). At 10:15, the protestors departed the university and began marching down Blvd. Fuerzas Armadas. As of 11:50, the demonstration had grown to approximately 3000 people protesting outs [...]
2009-08-05 23:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA710TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #37 08/06/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) Approximately 120 pro-Zelaya protestors gathered outside of the TIGO mobile telephone company office at 09:15 local (11:15 EDT),claiming the owner was a supporter of the coup. The crowd grew to 2500 by 10:30, and at 11:00 marched to Las Proceres Avenue, passing by the GSO warehouse and m [...]
2009-08-06 23:27:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA713\\\\ZFR ZFR ZFR////TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #38 08/07/2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-07 22:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA716TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #38 08/07/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) At 09:10, approximately 60 pro-Zelaya supporters gathered on the exit from Tegucigalpa's ring road to the road to Danli, the main route to the Nicaraguan border, preparing to demonstrate. At 11:50, the crowd grew to approximately 1,000-1,200. The leaders of the protest announced that if [...]
2009-08-10 17:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA720TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #39 08/10/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) At 09:50 local time(11:50 EDT),pro-Zelaya followers were gathering at the Pedagogical University preparing for a march/demonstration. At 10:30, a medium size (1000-5000 demonstrators) group was marching from the university northbound on Blvd. Miraflores. At 11:50, they arrived at the Un [...]
2009-08-10 21:02:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA733TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #40 08/11/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) Tegucigalpa: Pro-Zelaya followers marched from the outskirts of Tegucigalpa today to gather in a vicinity of the Clarion Hotel for demonstration targeting the Presidential Palace. The crowd totaled between 3,000 and 5,000. Police kept the demonstrators away from the Presidential Palac [...]
2009-08-11 23:21:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA738TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #41 08/12/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) Tegucigalpa: Pro-Zelaya demonstrations on August 11 were large (over 5,000 people). The largest march into the city was led by Padre Tamayo who led a group of marchers from Olancho. Protestors first congregated at the Clarion Hotel where they heard speeches from First Lady Xiomara de Ca [...]
2009-08-13 01:38:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA744TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #42 08/13/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) Tegucigalpa: On August 13, a medium-sized (1000-5000) group of pro-Zelaya followers gathered at the Pedagogical University. As of 11:55 local (13:55 EDT),demonstrators were arriving at the Public Ministry. As of 14:00, approximately 1500 demonstrators marched to Radio Globo, where th [...]
2009-08-13 21:27:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA755TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #43 08/14/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) Tegucigalpa: On August 14, a medium-sized (1000-5000) group of pro-Zelaya followers gathered at the Pedagogical University. As of 11:00 local (13:00 EDT),demonstrators entered the Colonia Kennedy neighborhood south of the university, then proceeded along the city's ring road to the Na [...]
2009-08-14 21:24:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA770TFH01: PRESIDENT ARIAS' CALL TO AMBASSADOR LLORENS
[...] (SBU) Costa Rican President Arias called the Ambassador late on Friday, August 14. He seemed to be recovering well from the flu and was at his home resting. The Ambassador briefed him on how he saw the situation in Honduras and stressed the importance of a successful visit by the OAS Foreign [...]
2009-08-17 21:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KDEM MARR PGOV PINR PREL
09TEGUCIGALPA772TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #44 08/17/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) On August 17, as of 10:15 local (12:15 EDT),a group of approximately 50 pro-Zelaya taxi drivers with their vehicles arrived near the Presidential Palace in Tegucigalpa to demand a bonus that had been promised in 2008. (Note: This government-paid bonus was promised in order to end a str [...]
2009-08-17 23:19:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA775TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #45 08/18/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) On August 18, as of 11:30 local (13:30 EDT),a medium (1,000-5,000 people) group of pro-Zelaya supporters arrived at the Supreme Court; police also arrived. 2. (SBU) On August 17, in Villanueva, Cortes, a suburb of San Pedro Sula, members of the anti-bomb squad found a de-fused grenad [...]
2009-08-18 21:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA783TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #46 08/19/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) On August 19, as of 12:00 local (14:00 EDT),a small group of less than 1,000 pro-Zelaya supporters demonstrated in front of the U.S. Embassy. Charge and PolOff met inside the U.S. Embassy lobby with Rafael Alegria and other demonstration leaders and listened to their concerns about the [...]
2009-08-19 22:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA787TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #47 08/20/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) On August 20, as of 12:00 local (14:00 EDT),a small group of less than 1,000 pro-Zelaya supporters marched on Colonia el San Jose del Pedegral in the vicinity of Toncontin International Airport. 2. (SBU) On August 19, at 15:15, a pro-Zelaya vehicular procession of over 100 cars and m [...]
2009-08-20 20:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA790TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #48 08/21/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) On August 21, as of 12:30 local (14:30 EDT),a medium-sized group (1,000-5,000 people) of pro-Zelaya supporters were congregating in front of the Channel 36 building. There was a police presence with this demonstration. 2. (SBU) As of 10:00, a small group (200 people) of the pro-reg [...]
2009-08-21 19:52:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA809TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #49 08/24/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) At approximately 0830 local (1030 EDT),the Organization of American States group of Foreign Ministers arrived in Tegucigalpa. The delegation included Argentinean Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana, Canadian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Peter Kent, Costa Rican Foreign Minister Bruno [...]
2009-08-24 23:11:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA817TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #50 08/25/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) At approximately 0945 local (1145 EDT),a group of approximately 1,000-5,000 pro-Zelaya demonstrators gathered peacefully at the National Pedagogical University and marched to the Clarion Hotel. As of 1130 local (1330 EDT),the demonstration had moved toward the Intercontinental Hotel an [...]
2009-08-25 22:39:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA820MISSION EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING
[...] (SBU) On August 25, the Charge chaired a Mission Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to review our security posture in response to the Department's press release stating the Embassy would suspend the issuance of nonimmigrant visas beginning August 26. 2. (SBU) The EAC concluded that [...]
2009-08-25 23:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA830TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #51 08/26/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) As of 14:00 local (16:00 EDT),a medium size group of pro-Zelaya demonstrators marched from the Clarion Hotel to the Embassy. The demonstrators peacefully disbanded at 13:55 local (15:55 EDT). Their message to the US was: "We request you do not support elections in Honduras and that OAS [...]
2009-08-26 23:28:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA841TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #52 08/27/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) According to local press reports, at 0300 local (0500 EDT) this morning, police located a homemade bomb inside a vehicle parked outside of the Programa Nacional de Beneficio Rural (PRONABER) building, next to the Secretaria de Comercio (SETCO). The bomb was reported to have contained accele [...]
2009-08-27 19:47:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA850TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #53 08/28/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) As of 11:00 local (13:00 EDT),a medium sized group of pro-Zelaya demonstrators had gathered at the Honduran Social Security Institute (IHSS) on Blvd. Santa Fe and had moved to Colonia Polo Paz for a memorial service for a protestor that was shot and killed during a demonstration at that [...]
2009-08-28 22:17:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA859TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #54 08/31/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) As of 13:20 local (15:20 EDT) a medium sized group of pro-Zelaya supporters that had been marching in Colonia Monterrey had ended their demonstration and dispersed. --------------------------------- Infrastructure and Communications --------------------------------- 2. (U) As a res [...]
2009-08-31 23:16:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA862TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ZELAYA
[...] (C) The Ambassador spoke to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya the evening of August 31. Zelaya said he was happy to be back in Washington and noted that this was the fifth time he had visited the U.S. since the June 28 coup. He said he looked forward to the opportunity to meet key players in the [...]
2009-09-01 17:05:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KDEM MARR PGOV PINR PREL
09TEGUCIGALPA867TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP: LOCAL PRESS WRAP-UP
[...] (U) Summary. This is a round-up of local news reported in major Honduran dailies from August 29 through September 1. End Summary. 2. (U) "El Heraldo," "La Prensa," and "La Tribuna" September 1 report that Venezuelan President Chavez admits it is highly unlikely that President Zelaya will re [...]
2009-09-01 23:38:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA886TFHO1: MONSIGNOR JUAN JOSE PINEDA OPPOSES ZELAYA
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met on September 2 with Monsignor Juan Jose Pineda, the Auxiliary Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, to discuss the political crisis and the current landscape for acceptance of the San Jose Accord. Although Pineda is politically opposed to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, h [...]
2009-09-03 23:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA887TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP: LOCAL PRESS WRAP-UP
[...] (U) Summary. This is a round-up of local news reported in major Honduran dailies on September 2. End Summary. 2. (U) "La Tribuna," "El Heraldo," and "La Prensa" September 2 carry headlines reporting that Honduras will not be excluded from an Association Agreement between Central America and [...]
2009-09-03 23:19:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA888TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP: LOCAL PRESS WRAP-UP
[...] (U) Summary. This is a round-up of local news reported in major Honduran dailies on September 3. End Summary. 2. (U) An "El Heraldo" headline states that President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was greeted in Washington with protests and the newspaper features a photo of anti-Zelaya protestors n [...]
2009-09-03 23:25:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA920TFH01: ZELAYA CABINET COMMITTED TO SAN JOSE, BUT
[...] (C) Summary. Cabinet officials of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya told the Ambassador on September 15 that their government is committed to the San Jose process. However, they expressed concern that their supporters are losing patience and are starting to advocate adoption of extreme meas [...]
2009-09-17 02:36:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA941TFH01: PROSPECTIVE SCENARIOS FOR HONDURAS
[...] (C) Signature of the San Jose Accord by Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and de facto regime leader Robert Micheletti is the optimal solution to the political crisis besetting Honduras since the June 28 coup, and the Department and the Mission has worked hard to achieve this objecti [...]
2009-09-18 23:46:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA945TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #55 09/21/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) At 1300 local (1500 EDT),President Zelaya appeared on a balcony before a crowd of over 5,000 supporters who had gathered outside the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, but made no statement. Earlier via radio and television channel 36, Zelaya publicly stated he was ready to sign the San Jo [...]
2009-09-21 22:25:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA946TFH01: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #56 09/21/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) At 17:15 local time (19:15 EDT) de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti, surrounded by his Cabinet, delivered a public address to the nation from the presidential palace. Micheletti said President Zelaya's return to Honduras is irregular and does not change the situation of Honduras. Mic [...]
2009-09-22 01:34:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA949TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #56 09/22/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) Security forces removed protesters from the Brazilian Embassy in the early morning hours, employing tear gas, according to Brazilian Embassy sources. Estimates on the number of protestors removed range from 500 to 1,000, depending on the source. According to a televised police announceme [...]
2009-09-22 19:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA951TFH01: POLITICAL WRAP-UP
[...] (C) Summary. President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and a group of supporters remain in the Brazilian Embassy. The Armed Forces have allowed food and water to be delivered to the Embassy compound and are permitting the departure of Zelaya supporters and local Embassy staff. Rumors are circulatin [...]
2009-09-23 00:01:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA953TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #58 09/22/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) As of noon local (1400 EDT) the Brazilian charge d'affaires reported to Emboffs that the electricity and water had been restored in their Embassy. Both the Armed Forces (HOAF) Chief of Defense and the de facto security minister have promised safe passage to embassy employees and Zelaya [...]
2009-09-23 00:10:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA955TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #59 09/23/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) De facto regime foreign minister Carlos Lopez Contreras read a statement in English on television the evening of September 22. A question and answer period in Spanish followed. Lopez Contreras' statement said de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti is ready to engage in a discussion wi [...]
2009-09-23 19:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA957TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #60 09/23/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) Post continues to pursue confirmation from security forces on behalf of the Brazilian Charge d'Affaires that he will be permitted to re-enter his embassy if he leaves. While individual field commanders for the armed forces and police state they will allow safe passage when informed, they [...]
2009-09-24 01:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC EAIR ECON HO
09TEGUCIGALPA963TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #61 09/24/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) Bertha Oliva de Nativi, executive director of human rights NGO Committee for the Family of the Detained and Disappeared in Honduras (COFADEH),told Poloff on September 23 that Francisco Moncada Alvorado was the name of the victim confirmed killed by security forces due to anti-coup violen [...]
2009-09-24 19:46:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA967TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #62 09/24/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) The Executive Director of the Center for the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture (CPTRT),a Honduran human rights NGO, sent a letter on September 22 to the President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly requesting that the UN send a medical and human right [...]
2009-09-25 00:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA979TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #64 09/25/2009 AS OF
[...] (C) Post is thoroughly investigating claims of a gas attack against the Brazilian Embassy. 2. (SBU) A Zelaya supporter reported that the de facto government was not allowing presidential candidates Cesar Ham(UD) and Carlos H. Reyes (independent, pro-Zelaya) into the Brazilian embassy to see [...]
2009-09-26 00:53:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA983TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #65 09/28/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) Four members of a five person OAS delegation were denied entry at Toncontin International Airport on September 27, with U.S. Embassy officers present. Two of the diplomats were U.S. citizens. The fifth diplomat, John Biehl, was permitted to enter Honduras. Details on this incident will [...]
2009-09-28 22:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA986TFH01: ALLEGED GAS ATTACK AGAINST BRAZILIAN
[...] (C) Summary. Embassy received reports on September 25 that a gas attack had been carried out against the Brazilian Embassy and that persons inside the Embassy, including President Zelaya, had become ill. Embassy investigated the allegations. The Brazilian Charge told Embassy that he believe [...]
2009-09-29 13:07:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MOPS ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA989TFH01: DECREE LIMITING CIVIL LIBERTIES
[...] (U) Summary. The de facto regime issued an executive decree on September 26 limiting for a period of 45 days the freedoms of speech, association, movement, and due process. The National Telecommunications Commission executed the decree by suspending the operating licenses of a pro-Zelaya tele [...]
2009-09-29 22:54:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA990TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #66 09/29/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza announced yesterday, September 28 that de facto president Micheletti had invited the OAS to bring a delegation to Honduras on October 7 with permission to send an advance team on October 2. The Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya this morning. H [...]
2009-09-29 23:11:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA993TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #67 09/30/2009 AS OF
[...] (C) Liberal party Congresswoman Argentina Valle told Poloff on September 29 that Congressional leaders decided to establish a commission that will examine the decree passed by the Executive Branch on September 26 that severely limited civil liberties (ref Tegucigalpa 989). Earlier on September [...]
2009-09-30 22:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA999TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP 68 10/01/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) The OAS announced that an advance team led by Victor Rico, OAS Secretary for Political Affairs, will arrive in Honduras on October 2 to prepare for the arrival of the delegation of Foreign Ministers and OAS Secretary-General Insulza on October 7. 2. (U) A delegation of Brazilian Congres [...]
2009-10-01 23:45:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TELAVIV1017ISRAEL LIKELY TO POSTPONE GICNT WORKSHOP
[...] (SBU) Per reftels, the GOI will likely postpone its proposed Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) expert-level workshop tentatively scheduled for November 2009. According to MFA Arms Control Advisor Israel Tikochinski, the GOI was not aware of competing GICNT events also sch [...]
2009-05-07 12:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR XF KGIC PREL IS
09TELAVIV15GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 5, 16:00
[...] (S) Summary: IDF ground operations continued January 5 with heavy artillery fire and troop advances on Gaza City. After bisecting the Gaza Strip, IDF ground forces are methodically closing in on Gaza City. IDF leadership describes a "root canal" ground operation aimed at preventing rocket fi [...]
2009-01-05 17:03:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNKWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID ASEC IS
09TELAVIV198LIFTING OF SANCTION ON NON-MISSION-CRITICAL TRAVEL
[...] This is a joint Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem message. 2. With a cease fire now in effect in the Gaza Strip, Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem are lifting the request to defer all non-Mission-critical travel to either post (reftel). 3. Official USG tr [...]
2009-01-23 07:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AMGT ASEC OVIP KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2222SEPTEMBER 2009 FRAUD SUMMARY, TEL AVIV
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-08 15:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CASC KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS IS
09TELAVIV2410ISRAELI SECURITY SERVICES ARREST "JEWISH TERRORIST"
[...] (C) Summary: Israeli security services announced October 31 that they had arrested an American-born settler in connection to a number of crimes and terrorist attacks over the past 12 years. Yaacov "Jack" Teitel was arrested on October 7 for posting anti-homosexual flyers, and later confessed [...]
2009-11-02 16:16:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC KCRM KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2505ENGAGING THE GOI ON PROCEDURES AT WEST BANK
[...] (SBU) EconCouns took advantage of a previously scheduled meeting with Ministry of Defense Advisor Oded Herman to raise ref A talking points and to discuss a further incident at the Jalameh crossing on November 13 (Ref B). Herman explained that there are three organizations that handle security [...]
2009-11-18 15:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKREC KTIA KWBG ODIP ASEC EAID PREL IS
09TELAVIV28REQUEST TO DEFER NON-MISSION CRITICAL TRAVEL
[...] This is a joint Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem message. 2. Due to ongoing military activities in the Gaza Strip, and ongoing rocket fire at southern Israeli cities (including a strike on the south Tel Aviv suburb of Rehovot on January 6),and regular demonstrations in th [...]
2009-01-06 15:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT ASEC OVIP KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2812ISRAEL: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] The following is Post's submission for the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism for Israel. Embassy Tel Aviv's point of contact for this report is: Jason Grubb, Political-Military Officer, Tel: 972-3-519-7460; e-mail: GrubbJB@State.gov. 2. Begin Text: Israel Four Israeli citizens were ki [...]
2009-12-24 11:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC IS
09TELAVIV437 COORDINATING THE GAZA EVACUATION: TEL AVIV'S ACCOUNT
[...] SUMMARY: U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv coordinated a multinational evacuation from the Gaza Strip during 19-22 Jan 2009. More than 500 foreign nationals, representing citizens from 36 countries, were successfully evacuated. Among them were over 150 American citizens and their immediate family member [...]
2009-02-24 07:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CMGT PINS PREL IS
09TELAVIV466EMBASSY TEL AVIV'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 12:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CE CH EG EI ELAB IN IS KCRM KFRD KPAL KTIP KWMN MD NP PHUM PREF RO RP RS SMIG TH TU UK UP UZ
09TELAVIV763TEL AVIV'S FRAUD SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2009
[...] Israel is a highly westernized nation with a vibrant democracy and strong economy. It boasts a high literacy rate, a high GDP, and relatively low unemployment. It is also a nation that travels. However, while visa demand peaked in summer 2008, it has declined during the reporting period, presum [...]
2009-03-31 14:10:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT CPAS PTER ASEC KFRD IS
09TELAVIV958MGSF01: ISRAEL H1N1 INFLUENZA A UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Deputy Health Minister Ya'acov Litzman announced in a radio interview today that the two men diagnosed with swine influenza A/H1N1 in Israel are recovering and would likely be discharged to their homes later today or tomorrow. As of 1600 local time, there are no further confirmed cases, [...]
2009-04-30 15:10:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TELAVIV986MGSF01: TWO ADDITIONAL H1N1 CASES CONFIRMED IN ISRAEL;
[...] (SBU) Over the weekend two additional cases of H1N1 were confirmed in Israel, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the nation up to four. To date, all reported H1N1 infections in Israel have been in people who have recently visited Mexico; no secondary transmission has been observed [...]
2009-05-05 04:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09THEHAGUE136EAC THE HAGUE CONVENED ON FEBRUARY 25, 2009
[...] (SBU) EAC The Hague convened on February 25, 2009, to discuss the crash of Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 at Amsterdam,s Schiphol Airport and determine if all appropriate measures have been taken. 2. (C) Those present at the EAC were the Charge,, CONS, CWDEL, RSO, GRPO, POL/ECON, DAO, GLO, L [...]
2009-02-26 07:15:00Embassy The HagueSECRETASEC NL
09THEHAGUE140SITREP ON TURKISH AIRLINE PLANE CRASH
[...] Summary: As of 1700 hrs local time, Mission has confirmation six American citizens, including four Boeing and one Shell employees, were on board Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 which crashed near Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands February 25. Mission has been unable to confirm whether any of t [...]
2009-02-26 16:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC EAIR NL
09THEHAGUE145SITREP 2 ON TURKISH AIRLINE PLANE CRASH
[...] Summary: According to our current information, there were seven (not six, as previously reported) AmCit passengers aboard Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, which crashed upon landing at Schiphol Airport February 25. Four AmCit passengers are confirmed dead. One AmCit is seriously injured but has [...]
2009-02-27 14:20:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC EAIR NL
09THEHAGUE148SITREP 5 ON TURKISH AIRLINES PLANE CRASH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate General continues to provide assistance to American citizens and family members. The Dutch government is discussing plans for a memorial service, but there are no confirmed details. The investigation at the crash site is to wrap up on March 3 when the plane will be m [...]
2009-03-02 16:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC EAIR NL
09THEHAGUE156Follow up on Turkish Airlines Plane Crash
[...] (U) Post is not submitting regular sitreps on the situation surrounding the February 25 crash of Turkish Airlines Flight No. 1951, reporting instead on developments as needed. 2. (SBU) Summary: A memorial service, to be attended by the Charge and Consul General, will be held March 7 at Schip [...]
2009-03-05 16:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC EAIR NL
09THEHAGUE163Details on Investigation into Turkish Airlines Plane Crash
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch Safety Board presented its preliminary findings into the cause of the February 25 crash of Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 at a March 4 press conference, pointing principally to a malfunctioning radio altimeter. At the request of the Dutch, Boeing issued a multi-operator [...]
2009-03-06 14:42:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC EAIR NL
09THEHAGUE282NETHERLANDS CONFIRMED CASE OF H1N1 FLU
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post convened a Pandemic Influenza Working Group (PIWG) meeting on May 1 to discuss the recent confirmed case of H1N1 (Swine Flu) in the Netherlands, review the Mission,s current preparedness plans (including Mission trip wires) and update a recently- sent warden notification. Th [...]
2009-05-01 15:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDASEC NL KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09THEHAGUE39NETHERLANDS: HR VETTING CENTCOM SOVEREIGN
[...] The following individual has been selected to attend a CENTCOM Sovereign Challenge Training Conference 16-19 March 2009. Consistent with Leahy Amendment vetting requirements, there is no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by this individual. NAME - Colonel Hans Van der [...]
2009-01-16 15:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KCRM SNAR KJUS ASEC NL
09THESSALONIKI18THESSALONIKI: BOMBS IN CHURCHES FAIL TO DETONATE BUT RAISE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An anarchist group claimed responsibility for planting three explosive devices with timing mechanisms in two of Thessaloniki's most well-known churches on April 9. Tipped off by an anonymous caller, police found the devices before they had detonated. One of the devices caused [...]
2009-04-10 17:45:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC GR
09THESSALONIKI2THESSALONIKI EMERGENCT ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING
[...] Consulate General Thessaloniki's Emergency Action Committee convened in January to review all aspects of the Consulate's security after the recent violent demonstrations in Thessaloniki and throughout Greece (Reftels). The Consulate General's location in a downtown commercial building located [...]
2009-01-21 10:26:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC GR
09THESSALONIKI36ANTI-TANK ROCKETS FOUND BURIED OUTSIDE THESSALONIKI
[...] (SBU) On Wednesday, 02 September 2009 at 13:30 hours, eight U.S. anti-tank rockets were discovered buried in the mountains of Nea Vrasna in the Northern Greek prefecture of Thessaloniki by the Special Financial Investigation Service (YPEE) regional headquarters for Northern Greece. The rocket [...]
2009-09-04 14:06:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ASEC KCRM GR
09THESSALONIKI40GREECE: THESSALONIKI TRADE FAIR DEMONSTRATIONS WELL MANAGED
[...] (SBU) Details on demonstrations occurring around the opening of the 74th annual Thessaloniki International Trade Fair, historically known for anti-government mass protests, follow below. In general, the Fair was considered one of the most peaceful in recent memory, with violent demonstrations [...]
2009-10-09 14:35:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV ECON GR
09THESSALONIKI46BUS HIJACKING INTENATIONAL SEMINAR IN THESSALONIKI
[...] (SBU) From September 28 through October 2, 2009 Greek police authorities conducted an international bus-jacking seminar at their new police training center in the northern Greece city of Veria (36 miles west of Thessaloniki.) The seminar was organized by the Greek police and was conducted for [...]
2009-11-06 15:29:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ASEC KCRM GR
09THESSALONIKI55HOSTAGE SITUATION AT THESSALONIKI GERMAN SCHOOL RESOLVED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 02 December, a Greek national with imagined grievances against German authorities infiltrated the Thessaloniki German School while classes were in session armed with guns, explosives, and hand grenades. He held three school officials hostage demanding 10 million Euro ransom [...]
2009-12-04 16:43:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PTER KCRM GR
09THESSALONIKI8THESSALONIKI: HEAVY AMMUNITION FOUND IN JUNKYARD NOT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Police and military officials report that two anti-tank missiles and five mortars found in an illegal landfill in Thrace, northern Greece on February 26 had been stolen from a northern Greek military storage facility installation on the border with Turkey in November 2008. [...]
2009-03-02 14:16:00Consulate ThessalonikiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL PTER GR
09TIJUANA1144RECENT SHOOTING INCIDENTS NEAR US CONGEN TIJUANA
[...] (SBU) U.S. Consulate General Tijuana's Law Enforcement Working Group (LEWG) reports two recent incidents of shooting near the U.S. Consulate General (USCG). Mission personnel were not involved in the incidents, but they occurred within a few blocks of where Mission personnel work and live, [...]
2009-11-13 17:23:00Consulate TijuanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM PINS MX CASC
09TIJUANA1275WAR BETWEEN CARTELS FLARES WITH A VENGEANCE: SURGE IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND CG COMMENT: The relative restraint that the two principal organized crime cartels struggling for control in Baja have shown for the past half-year was shattered this month by an apparent breakdown in the truce between "El Teo" and "El Ingeneiro". The renewed wave of gris [...]
2009-12-17 23:59:00Consulate TijuanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM PINS SNAR MX CASC
09TIJUANA304EAC AMCONSULATE TIJUANA - ARREST OF SIGIFREDO NAJERA
[...] (SBU) On March 23, 2009, Post's Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to discuss potential impact relating to the arrest on Friday, March 20, 2009 in the Monterrey Mexico area of Subject, Sigifredo Najera Talamantes aka El Canicon. EAC participants included CONS/Acting CG, RSO, DEA, DHS- [...]
2009-03-23 21:37:00Consulate TijuanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC KCRM PTER PINS SNAR MX
09TIJUANA541EAC AMCONSULATE TIJUANA - EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS DETAINEE
[...] (U) On May 18, 2009, Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) was convened to discuss Reftel regarding the U.S. position concerning unreleased detainee photographs, and Post's response to any potential local reaction. EAC participants included CG, CONS, RSO, DEA, DHS-ICE, MGT, PAO, CLO, and OB [...]
2009-05-19 17:06:00Consulate TijuanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PTER PINS MX
09TIJUANA666EAC AMCONSULATE TIJUANA - EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS LOCAL
[...] (U) On June 22, 2009, Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) was convened to discuss a crime incident involving the contract Local Guard Mobile Patrol, and Post's response to mitigate any potential vulnerability. Post's contract Local Guard Force Mobile Patrol (LGP)guards were Car-Jacked by th [...]
2009-06-23 23:24:00Consulate TijuanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PINS PTER MX
09TIJUANA908EAC AMCONSULATE TIJUANA - HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS PLANNING
[...] (SBU) On August 31, 2009, Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to discuss potential impact on Baja California, Mexico, of Hurricane Jimena and to discuss post's response to potential storm damage. EAC participants included CG, CON, CON/ASC, MGT, DEA, DHS-ICE, RSO, and PAO. 2. ( [...]
2009-09-01 05:55:00Consulate TijuanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AEMR CASC AMGT MX PINS
09TIJUANA911HURRICANE JIMENA: TIJUANA SITTEP # 2
[...] According to the National Hurricane Center morning report, Hurricane Jimena weakened slightly overnight, to a low Category 4 storm, but is still expected to maintain hurricane strength (Category 3 or 4) until making landfall late Wednesday (02 September) morning. The projection then indicate [...]
2009-09-01 21:22:00Consulate TijuanaUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PGOV MX
09TIRANA100NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 16:17:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV
09TIRANA112LIST OF INDICTED IN GERDEC SCANDAL GROWS TO 37
[...] (C) Prosecution has provided Post with the list of those it has indicted or is in the process of indicting in relation to the Gerdec tragedy (ref). Since some of the individuals on the list have not been notified yet, prosecution has asked we keep this list confidential. ARRESTED IN MARCH 2 [...]
2009-02-18 15:53:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALKCOR KCRM KJUS PGOV PARM ASEC
09TIRANA113 REQUEST FOR DS AND DHS ASSISTANCE WITH ALBANIAN COMMANDO
[...] SUMMARY. Albanian Commando soldiers returning from military service in Iraq have applied at U.S. Embassy Tirana for tourist visas to visit friends and family in the United States. Many of these soldiers have presented letters of invitation from former U.S. Government contractors and military [...]
2009-02-19 06:42:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS SMIG KFRD ASEC AL
09TIRANA140SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE -
[...] (C) DEMONSTRATIONS A. Yes, there are four major religious groups that in theory, could carry out anti-American demonstrations. However, as Albania has a long history of inter-faith tolerance and almost all Albanians are pro-American, we judge the prospect to be remote. Some radical elements [...]
2009-02-27 13:40:00Embassy TiranaSECRETASEC PTER
09TIRANA552CRIMINALS MAKING THE LAWS IN ALBANIA'S PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) Despite the relative calm on Election Day, it has very much come to our attention that there is a strong undercurrent of people tied to organized crime that participated and/or were involved in possibly manipulating the June 28 elections. The three major parties, the Democratic Party (DP) [...]
2009-08-13 13:53:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KCRM ASEC PHUM PREL AL
09TIRANA715DISAPPEARANCE OF 416 BLANK VISA FOILS AND 63 BLANK
[...] On the night of October 22-23, 2009, the Danish Embassy in Tirana, Albania, was burglarized and consular supplies have disappeared. On November 5, 2009, the US Embassy in Tirana received a copy of CM 4514/09, a Communication from the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union da [...]
2009-11-05 13:22:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC AL
09TIRANA96INDICTMENTS ISSUED IN GERDEC SCANDAL
[...] (C) Summary. On February 11 the Prosecutor General issued at least eleven indictments in connection with the Gerdec tragedy, including against Former Defense Minister Mediu and Former Chief of Defense Luan Hoxha. The accused are charged with abuse of office and will not be detained pending th [...]
2009-02-11 16:14:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PARM KCOR KCRM KJUS ASEC AL
09TOKYO1026MGSF01: EMBASSY TOKYO EAC MEETING ON H1N1
[...] (SBU) The Charge d'Affaires chaired a May 1 meeting of the Embassy's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review Mission pandemic tripwires and current actions in accordance with guidance in refs A, B, and C and to consider Post's next steps should the H1N1 virus reach Japan. U.S. Forces Japan [...]
2009-05-01 12:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC AMGT TBIO KSAF KPAO KFLO
09TOKYO1027MGSF01: EMBASSY TOKYO EAC MEETING ON H1N1
[...] (SBU) The Charge d'Affaires chaired a May 1 meeting of the Embassy's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review Mission pandemic tripwires and current actions in accordance with guidance in refs A, B, and C and to consider Post's next steps should the H1N1 virus reach Japan. U.S. Forces Japan [...]
2009-05-01 12:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC AMGT TBIO KSAF KPAO KFLO
09TOKYO1452MEETINGS BETWEEN USG AND JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A delegation from Washington comprised of representatives from the Department of State and the Terrorist Screening Center, supported by Embassy Tokyo, met with Japanese government officials in Tokyo on June 4 and 5 to discuss a possible agreement related to the sharing of terrori [...]
2009-06-26 06:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALCVIS CMGT ASEC PTER PGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1461STAFFDEL TRIVEDI'S JAPAN VISIT FROM JUNE 30-JULY
[...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes the Japan visit of Mr. Atman Trivedi from June 30-July 5. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Wilson Ruark. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5373 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6968 Mobile phone: (81-80)5479-4214 Fax: [...]
2009-06-29 05:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC OREP JA
09TOKYO1764RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR UPDATES ON INFORMATION ON
[...] (SBU) Immigration Data Bases and Traveler Information Collection: -- What computerized immigration databases are used to track entries and exits? The Immigration Bureau tracks entries and exits for all travelers, both foreign and Japanese, on a nationwide computerized database. The system [...]
2009-08-03 06:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKVPR PTER PREL PGOV CVIS ASEC KHLS
09TOKYO2621JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GATES + 2
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes the visit of Mr. Kevin Gates, Mr. Doug Bush, and LT Brandon Hamilton to Japan on November 15-17, 2009. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Mr. Rod Tanaka. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5420 Home phone: (81-3)3700-0570 Mobile phone: [...]
2009-11-13 01:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JA
09TOKYO2775JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/R BOSWORTH, S/E KIM,
[...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Special Representative for North Korea Policy Stephen W. Bosworth, Special Envoy for Six-Party Talks Sung Kim, and their delegation for their December 12-13, 2009, visit to Japan. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Poli [...]
2009-12-04 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT ASEC KNNP PREL CN JA KN KS RS
09TOKYO2922JAPAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Per reftel, 2009 Country Report on Terrorism for Japan provided in paragraph 2. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Jamie Roane (roanejo@state.gov, roanejo@state.sgov.gov). 2. (U) Begin report text. Japan Japan bolstered border security and enhanced national counterterr [...]
2009-12-22 09:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM PREL PGOV JA
09TOKYO603JAPAN: CRITICAL FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES
[...] (U) This is an action request, see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Japan is deeply dependent on key infrastructure sectors and, given the depth of the U.S.-Japan economic and security relationships, a major disruption here would likely have immediate consequences in the U.S. Embassy Tokyo sees [...]
2009-03-18 09:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP JA
09TOKYO798CODEL MCCAIN VISIT TO JAPAN, APRIL 9-11 2009
[...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes members of the Congressional Delegate led by Senator John McCain. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be: Overall Control: Political Officer Raymond Greene Office phone: (81-3)3224-5338 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6801 Mobile phone: (81-80) 1221-1472 [...]
2009-04-07 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGMT ASEC AFIN HK VM CH JA
09TOKYO851STAFFDEL JANNUZI VISIT TO TOKYO, 18-19 APRIL 2009
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes the April 18-19 visit of Mr. Frank Jannuzi, Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact for the visit will be Political Officer Sangmin "Simon" Lee. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: [...]
2009-04-14 07:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CH KS RS JP
09TORONTO163REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN FACILITATING TALKS WITH
[...] (SBU) IAW reftel, PolEcon chief met with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) director of commercial services Mario Cornacchia to pass REF B and to ask for a meeting between appropriate OPG officials and USG delegation. Cornacchia was familiar with the proposal and broadly supportive, with several [...]
2009-07-22 20:34:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP KCRM MNUC ASEC PARM PINR PREL
09TORONTO186OPG SETS PREREQUISITES FOR DISCUSSIONS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 15:36:00Consulate TorontoCONFIDENTIALMNUC ASEC KNNP CA
09TORONTO24 OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT 2008 - TORONTO
[...] The number of suspects still facing charges for the "Toronto 18" summer 2006 terror plots was reduced to 10, after an Ontario Superior Court justice found a Toronto-area man guilty in September, 2008 of terrorism charges stemming from the "Toronto 18" plots. (Earlier, in April 2008, Canadian go [...]
2009-01-28 19:09:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT APER
09TORONTO28Ontario Government Still Planning to Run with EDL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ontario Ministry of Transportation officials have told us that they hope to begin issuing an Enhanced Drivers License (EDL) by the June 1, 2009 deadline for the Western Hemisphere's Initiative (WHTI). However, a labor dispute and changes in technology standards have delayed the [...]
2009-02-06 12:35:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CPAS ETRD PBT KFRD PGOV CA
09TRIPOLI1030LIBYA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) The United States rescinded Libya's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism in June 2006. Libya renounced terrorism and weapons of mass destruction in 2003 and has continued to cooperate with the United Sates and the international community to combat terrorism and terrorist financing. [...]
2009-12-22 08:21:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR LY
09TRIPOLI154LIBYA 2009 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Below is Embassy Tripoli's submission for the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Responses are keyed to reftel questions: LIBYA'S TIP SITUATION --23A. International Organizations, such as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN High Commission for Refu [...]
2009-02-17 13:44:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC PREF PHUM PGOV SMIG
09TRIPOLI188LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR 24 LIBYANS FOR ATA TRAINING
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and the Foreign Assistance Act, the following 24 Libyan candidates for a DS/ATA-sponsored Border Enforcement Training to be held in Tripoli, Libya March 9-20 (details reftel). POL/ECON, RSO, CONS and DA [...]
2009-02-26 15:25:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ASEC PTER LY
09TRIPOLI189LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR 24 LIBYANS FOR ATA TRAINING
[...] (U) This cable supercedes ref A, providing additional data for the subject of paragraph 26. 2. (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and the Foreign Assistance Act, the following 24 Libyan candidates for a DS/ATA-sponsored Border Enforce [...]
2009-02-26 16:07:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ASEC PTER LY
09TRIPOLI19"CRISIS" ON CHAD-LIBYA BORDER OVER WAYWARD UN CONVOY
[...] (C) UN Resident Representative Brian Gleeson told the Ambassador on January 12 that a three-day "crisis" on the Chad-Libyan border had just been resolved. Five World Food Program (WFP) workers, accompanied by a group of 23 Chadian soldiers, got lost while en route to rendezvous at the border [...]
2009-01-12 15:28:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER CASC ASEC PHUM PREF SOCIA LY CD
09TRIPOLI190SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) - SPRING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 12:10:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC PTER LY
09TRIPOLI242MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME: HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE BOARD CHAIRMAN WELCOMES U.S. COMPANIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 06:48:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN ETRD EPET ASEC CVIS LY
09TRIPOLI268FRAUD SUMMARY-TRIPOLI-MARCH 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 07:22:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LY
09TRIPOLI269FRAUD SUMMARY-TRIPOLI-MARCH 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 07:22:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LY
09TRIPOLI297LEAHY VETTING: TWO FOR REGIONAL SECURITY SEMINAR RABAT
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and the Foreign Assistance Act, the following 2 Libyan candidates for an ISN/CATR-sponsored Conventional Arms and Regional Security Seminar to be held in Rabat, Morocco April 14-15 (ref A). POL/ECON, RS [...]
2009-04-09 07:34:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ASEC PTER LY
09TRIPOLI30LIBYAN RESPONSE TO ONGOING EVENTS IN GAZA REF: A) 08 TRIPOLI 988, B) 08 TRIPOLI 984, C) TRIPOLI 005 TRIPOLI 00000030 001.2 OF 003
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting of senior regime figures, Muammar al-Qadhafi dismissed UNSCR 1860 as ineffectual, argued that further action on Gaza through UN channels would be "meaningless", minimized the chance that the upcoming Arab League ministerial on Gaza would be helpful and said Libya must incr [...]
2009-01-14 14:56:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL UN KPAO ASEC IS LY EG
09TRIPOLI5LIBYAN REACTIONS TO GAZA: PUBLIC OUTRAGE, PRIVATE PRAGMATISM REF: A) 08 TRIPOLI 988, B) TRIPOLI 984
[...] (C) Public and press reaction in Libya to events in Gaza has largely tracked wider Arab responses, with growing coverage in local media decrying "Zionist aggression". Authorities have authorized several demonstrations in the past week, including protests in front of the Palestinian, Jordanian, and [...]
2009-01-05 07:02:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UN ASEC KPAO KPAL LY
09TRIPOLI63RISKY BUSINESS? AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION FIRM ENTERS JOINT VENTURE WITH GOL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-28 10:42:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN ETRD EPET ASEC CVIS LY
09TRIPOLI679TRIPOLI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING: AUGUST 20,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 11:06:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT CASC LY
09TRIPOLI685MEGRAHI RETURNS TO LIBYA ACCOMPANIED BY SAIF AL-ISLAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 11:14:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC CASC UK LY
09TRIPOLI686QADHAFI PERSONALLY WELCOMES LOCKERBIE BOMBER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-23 13:34:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KMDR KPAO UK LY
09TRIPOLI692LIBYAN PROTOCOL CHIEF ON PLANS FOR SEPTEMBER 1, NEW YORK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-26 11:18:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC OVIP PINR UK LY
09TRIPOLI772FRAUD SUMMARY - TRIPOLI - SEPTEMBER 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 15:33:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LY
09TRIPOLI773FRAUD SUMMARY - TRIPOLI - SEPTEMBER 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 15:35:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LY
09TRIPOLI948MGSF01: LIBYA REPORTS FIRST DEATH DUE TO H1N1, WITH 84
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to Libyan state-run media, a pregnant 40-year old Libyan woman recently died in the country's first reported H1N1-related death. The number of H1N1 cases in the country reached 84 as of December 1, a jump from the official figure of 20 provided by the Libyan Nationa [...]
2009-12-03 16:16:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI CASC LY KFLU AEMR ASEC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09TUNIS129TUNIS SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE
[...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS ----------------------- A. (SBU) ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? The Government of Tunisia (GOT) prohibits demonstrations that are not pre-approved and is capable of controlling [...]
2009-03-06 12:05:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER TS
09TUNIS276TFFLU01: TUNISIA'S READINESS FOR AN H1N1 OUTBREAK
[...] (SBU) H1N1 influenza has not yet arrived in Tunisia. According to the WHO, Tunisia is reasonably prepared for a pandemic, with 100,000 doses of Tamiflu already stockpiled and heightened screening measures in place at the Tunis-Carthage International Airport. Although the GOT's testing capabi [...]
2009-05-06 16:37:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF PREL AMGT TF
09TUNIS708FRAUD SUMMARY - TUNIS
[...] Post responses to ref A follow. a. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Tunis is a low-fraud post. Most detected fraud is in the form of readily identifiable falsified employment or education documents. There are no indicators of organized fraud rings or document vendors. Rather, these appear to be individu [...]
2009-09-28 13:09:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC TS
09TUNIS789REACTING TO THE OCTOBER 25 TUNISIAN ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Tunisia will hold presidential and legislative elections on October 25. In this carefully engineered, non-competitive process, President Ben Ali and the ruling Democratic Constitutional Rally will win by large margins. No credible independent observers, foreign or domestic, have been in [...]
2009-10-23 17:14:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC TS
09TUNIS835TUNIS VISA VALIDATION STUDY
[...] Embassy Tunis conducted a validation study covering all non-diplomatic non-immigrant visas (NIV) for the month of April 2009, excluding K visas. This time period was selected as it was the first complete month of visa operations after returning Libyan NIV applicants to Embassy Tripoli. 2. [...]
2009-11-16 06:42:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC TS
09TUNIS904TUNIS EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE HOLIDAY SECURITY
[...] (C) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on December 10 to address the Embassy's security posture and holiday security planning. The Core EAC was in attendance, including the DCM, P/E, MGT, ORA, DATT/OSC, MSG, MEPI, CONS, PAO, and RSO. All agreed that [...]
2009-12-14 13:37:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALASEC TS
09TUNIS937TUNIS EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MQTING
[...] (S) A core group of EAC members met December 28 to discuss the contents of reftel under the chairmanship of the DCM. Present at the meeting were SDO/DATT, P/E Couns, ARSO and Deputy ORA Chief. The discussion reviewed the contents of reftel and concluded that its very general nature did not [...]
2009-12-29 12:58:00Embassy TunisSECRETASEC TS
09TUNIS942TUNISIA: 2009 TERRORISM REPORT
[...] The Government of Tunisia continued to place a high priority on combating extremism and terrorism in 2009. In addition to using security and law enforcement measures, the Tunisian government also used social and economic programs including health care and public education to ameliorate facto [...]
2009-12-30 11:20:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AMER TS
09ULAANBAATAR208MONGOLIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOEHNER
[...] (SBU) Post has prepared the following scenesetter for the Congressional Delegation, led by Rep. John Boehner of Ohio and scheduled to visit Mongolia from August 9 to 10. 2. (SBU) Below is a breakdown by paragraph of the organization of this scenesetter: 3-5: Context of the Visit 6-8: Pol [...]
2009-07-30 00:44:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN MG
09ULAANBAATAR236Summary of High-Level Meetings during CODEL Boehner
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 9 and 10, Members of the Congressional Delegation headed by House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio met with Prime Minister S. Bayar and President Ts. Elbegdorj during the course their visit to Mongolia to review the impact of the current economic crisis and issues r [...]
2009-08-13 09:57:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP OVIP PGOV PREL ECON ETRD AMGT ASEC AFIN MG
09USNATO104VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] 1. (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Krygyz Ministry of Interior participants for the NATO-Russia Counternarcotics surveillance training to be held in Bishkek, Krygyzstan from March 30 to April 10, 2009 [...]
2009-03-17 16:09:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO107SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CASEY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 11:25:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NATO BE
09USNATO112VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants for the NATO-Russia General Training Course to be held at the Domodedovo Centre of the Russian Federation in Russia from April 7 to 22, 2009. 3. (SBU) [...]
2009-03-20 11:50:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO206VETTING REQUEST FOR THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE "TRAIN
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below for the "Train the Trainer" course in Domodedovo, Moscow from June 1-16, 2009. 3. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post requests the appropriate vetting be conducted on the propo [...]
2009-05-22 14:37:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS AF
09USNATO233VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants for the NATO-Russia Council Anti-Narcotics Training to be held in Asghabat, Turkmenistan from June 22 to 26. 3. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post requests the [...]
2009-06-05 15:42:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO25VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants, separated by nationality, for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held in Russia from February 3 to 18. 3. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post req [...]
2009-01-27 14:57:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO270UNODC ASSURANCE ON LEAHY VETTING FOR U.S. FUNDS
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Daalder received a letter dated June 16 from James Callahan, the Central Asia Regional Representative for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),regarding the distribution of USG funds within the NATO-Russia Council Counter Narcotics program. In the letter, Cal [...]
2009-06-22 15:11:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PREL NATO SNAR RS AF ZK
09USNATO34VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants, separated by nationality, for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held at the Turkish International Academy Against Drugs and Organized Crim [...]
2009-01-30 14:22:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO37VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants, separated by nationality, for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held at the Turkish International Academy Against Drugs and Organized Crim [...]
2009-02-01 10:56:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO486VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of Tajik participants for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held in Tajikistan from November 9-20. 3. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post requests the appropriat [...]
2009-10-29 12:23:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO83VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants, separated by nationality, for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training to be held at the Domodedovo Center in Russia from March 10-25, 2009. 3. (SBU [...]
2009-03-03 12:27:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO87CABLE-INTERN RESOURCE SOLICITATION - FALL 2009 FOR
[...] (U) Post requests two interns for the Fall 2009 cycle: one each for the Political Section and the Public Affairs Section. The political intern will support the work of the section, including preparation of briefing papers and support of NATO committee work. The intern will focus her work und [...]
2009-03-06 07:13:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ASEC NATO
09USNATO88UPDATED - VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Post previously submitted a vetting request for Afghan participants in the NATO-Russia Counter-narcotics training to be held in Russia March 10-25, 2009. (reftel) Post has received further identifying information on the parti [...]
2009-03-06 13:16:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO98VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants, separated by nationality, for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics "Train the Trainer" training to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from March 16 to 27, 2009. [...]
2009-03-13 15:12:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO99CORRECTED - VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants, separated by nationality, for the NATO-Russia counter-narcotics "Train the Trainer" training to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from March 16 to 27, 2009. [...]
2009-03-13 15:13:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USUNNEWYORK395COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR TRAVEL OF BRUCE C.
[...] (U) USUN Management and Reform Counselor Mr. Bruce C. Rashkow will be in Geneva to attend the spring consultative level meeting (CLM) of the Geneva Group of major UN contributors from April 22-24. 2. (SBU) USUN would appreciate if U.S. Mission Geneva could provide country clearance. Mr. Ra [...]
2009-04-14 22:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ASEC KUNR UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK431MISSION CLEARANCE FOR IO/EDA ROBERT DOWNES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-24 19:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDIO AMGT ASEC OTRA
09USUNNEWYORK502SOMALI FM MAKES URGENT PLEA FOR AID TO AMB. RICE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a May 13 meeting, Somali Foreign Minister Mohammed Omaar briefed Amb. Rice on the situation in Mogadishu following fighting between Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Islamist opposition forces of a [...]
2009-05-14 17:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PTER ASEC KPKO UNSC ER SO
09USUNNEWYORK505AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS NY STATE GOVERNOR PATERSON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the request of the UN Secretary-General (SYG) Ban Ki-Moon, Ambassador Rice arranged a meeting between the SYG and NY State Governor David Paterson to solicit cooperation from the State on security issues pertaining to the UN's Capital Master Plan (CMP). Both the SYG and Governor [...]
2009-05-14 20:48:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC ASEC AMGT UN
09USUNNEWYORK630UGANDA SHOPPING FOR HELP ON SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ugandan Defense Minister Kiyonga told Ambassador DiCarlo on June 24 that Uganda still strongly favors a UNPKO for Somalia and that, in the meantime, AMISOM needs to push the envelope on services provided by a U.S. contractor in Mogadishu to allow more troops, better communication [...]
2009-06-26 22:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PTER ASEC KPKO UNSC ER SO
09USUNNEWYORK91UN SEEKS COORDINATION WITH USG AND PAKISTAN ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 21:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALASEC OFDP PTER UNHCR PK
09VALLETTA103MALTA ORGANIZES TRAFFICKING TRAINING FOR POLICE
[...] Summary. On February 23 and 24, Maltese police and social workers underwent training on preventing, identifying and protecting victims of trafficking in persons (TIP). In the workshop, with more than 80 individuals in attendance, Maltese officials who had participated in a 'train-the-trainers [...]
2009-02-27 13:32:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KFRD PHUM ELAB ASEC PREF MT
09VALLETTA160MALTA'S ASSISTED VOLUNTARY RETURNS PROGRAM SENDS
[...] (U) On April 2 Charge' met Ives De Barro, a former Maltese Ambassador to Cairo who is now heading Malta's Assited Voluntary Returns (AVR) program for irregular migrants. Under the AVR program, immigrants who willingly leave Malta are flow at GoM expense back to their home countries and given 5 [...]
2009-04-08 07:06:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF MT
09VANCOUVER196PRO-MEK DEMONSTRATOR ATTEMPTS SELF-IMMOLATION IN FRONT OF
[...] (C) An illegal but otherwise peaceful demonstration by supporters of the Mujahadeen-e-Khalq (MEK) in front of Consulate General Vancouver turned critical on July 31 as one of the demonstrators poured oil over her body and threatened to light herself on fire. The local guard force (LGF) and Ro [...]
2009-08-01 00:08:00Consulate VancouverCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PHUM IZ IR CA ASEC
09VANCOUVER261CALGARY AND VANCOUVER FRAUD SUMMARY
[...] (U) SUMMARY. There are no significant fraud incidents to report for this period. Note that this report is on behalf of Calgary and Vancouver. End Summary. 2. (U) COUNTRY CONDITIONS. Vancouver and Calgary are low-fraud posts. Malafide travelers find it less difficult to attempt entry a [...]
2009-11-10 17:20:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ASEC KFRD CPAS CMGT CA
09VANCOUVER31VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPICS FEELING THE ECONOMIC PINCH IN
[...] (U) Summary: The global economic crisis and modern demands of post 9/11 security are proving to be huge challenges for the organizers of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The competition and special events venues are complete and already hosting test events, but the financial crisis surro [...]
2009-02-12 18:25:00Consulate VancouverCONFIDENTIALCA PGOV KOLY ASEC ECON
09VATICAN33VATICAN CITY STATE: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Post point of contact for 2009 TIP Report is Political Specialist Mark Bakermans (bakermansm@state.gov ); 011.39.06.4674.3432; 011.39.06.5730.0682(fax). 2. (U) Hours spent in preparation of information: 4 3. (SBU) Reporting questions, following requesting cable numbering: --2 [...]
2009-03-02 17:13:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09VIENNA1355FRAUD SUMMARY - VIENNA
[...] Austria is a Visa Waiver Program (VWP) country and a party to the European Union's (EU) Schengen Agreement covering border controls and immigration. Border officials and airline personnel have been vigilant and effective in deterring transit through Austria by undocumented or fraudulently doc [...]
2009-10-16 15:15:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD AU
09VIENNA157AUSTRIA: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified; please treat accordingly. 2. (U) Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the ninth annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 23. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- A [...]
2009-02-13 12:03:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AU
09VIENNA1589AUSTRIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Per reftel, Post is submitting the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism for Austria. Embassy POC for this report is Political Unit Chief Phil Kaplan, office phone: 43-1-31339-2114; email: kaplanpw@state.gov. Introduction and General Assessment ----------------------------------- 2. Accordin [...]
2009-12-18 12:25:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM KHLS EFIN KPAO AU
09VIENNA310AUSTRIA: CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES
[...] (S) Mission Vienna has identified the following CI/KR sites in Austria: --Baxter AG, Vienna, Austria: Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) --Octapharma Pharmazeutika, Vienna, Austria: Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) --Baumgarten an der March gas facility 2. (S) The two medical plan [...]
2009-03-17 13:13:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP
09VIENNA519MGSF01: AUSTRIAN AUTHORITIES CONFIRM ONE CASE OF H1N1
[...] On April 29, Austrian authorities announced that a 28-year old female, traveling from Guatemala through Mexico City with a three-day stopover in Miami, reported a fever on arrival at Vienna International Airport and was hospitalized and treated with Tamiflu. She has apparently recovered and c [...]
2009-04-30 15:18:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09VIENNA733AUSTRIA H1N1 UPDATE: SEVENTH CASE CONFIRMED, BUT NO ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
[...] Austrian authorities report seven total H1N1 cases since the outbreak of the epidemic. Director for Public Health Hubert Hrabcik confirmed the seventh case, a woman from Salzburg who had returned from a visit to the U.S. Health authorities said that her case is "mild" and she is responding w [...]
2009-06-18 11:33:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO ECON ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO PREL MG AU
09VIENNA763Rising Crime in Austria Fuels "Law & Order" Policies
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Crime, especially burglaries and thefts, has risen conspicuously in Austria in recent years. The police, the press and politicians blame foreigners, particularly asylum seekers and foreign gangs, for this increase. While the conservative parties have had the most vehement respon [...]
2009-06-23 14:40:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AU PREF KCRM ASEC
09VIENNA891AUSTRIA H1N1 UPDATE: 54 CONFIRMED CASES, STILL NO SPECIAL
[...] As of July 29, Austrian authorities report 54 total H1N1 cases since the outbreak of the epidemic. The number of infected persons has increased significantly over the past two weeks. Most cases have been discovered after Austrians returned home from tourist destinations all over the world (t [...]
2009-07-20 15:13:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO ECON ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO KFLU PREL MG AU
09VIENTIANE197MGSF01 EMBASSY VIENTIANE EAC DISCUSSES SWINE FLU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 08:51:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KPAO KSAF KSEO TBIO
09VIENTIANE200MGSF01 EMBASSY VIENTIANE EAC DISCUSSES SWINE FLU
[...] (SBU) In response the H1N1 outbreak in Mexico and Department guidance reftel, Post Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on April 29 to review post contingency plans and actions by the Government of Laos (GOL). The Center for Disease Control (CDC) representative here advised the EAC that [...]
2009-04-28 09:28:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KPAO KSAF KSEO TBIO
09VIENTIANE249FRAUD SUMMARY-(VIENTIANE): SPRING 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Vientiane is a medium fraud level post, with significant percentages of immigrant visa (IV) cases returned and a very large number of nonimmigrant visa (NIV) cases refused. The Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) in Vientiane currently consists of one full-time Locally Employed Staff (LE [...]
2009-05-26 10:59:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LA
09VIENTIANE289MGSF01: FIRST LAO H1N1 CASE CONFIRMED
[...] (SBU) Lao PDR's first case of H1N1 influenza was confirmed on June 16 by the National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology (NCLE). The patient is an adult male Australian citizen who developed influenza-like symptoms two days after returning to Lao PDR, where he works, from Australia. The [...]
2009-06-17 10:37:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09VIENTIANE303LAOS H1N1 INFLUENZA UPDATE: THREE CASES CONFIRMED
[...] Laos' second and third cases of H1N1 influenza were confirmed this week. The two new cases are members of an American family that had just arrived from the U.S. for a visit. The elevated body temperature of the young Amcit son was picked up by an airport thermal scanner on arrival in Vientia [...]
2009-06-24 07:58:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09VIENTIANE469DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING IN LAOS
[...] This is an action request. In view of the mounting reports of damage caused by flooding in Attapu, Xekong, and Saravan provinces in Laos and in response to the September 30, 2009, appeal of the Government of Laos to the international community for assistance, the Ambassador has determined tha [...]
2009-10-01 09:56:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV EWWT EAID CASC ASEC LA
09VIENTIANE474FRAUD SUMMARY-VIENTIANE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-06 08:51:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LA
09VIENTIANE495POSSIBLE URANIUM SMUGGLING INCIDENT IN NORTHERN
[...] (C) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear materials. This report came to post's attention via a conversation with the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) represent [...]
2009-10-19 10:28:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALASEC BM KCRM KNNP LA MNUC PARM PREL PTER
09VILNIUS245TFFLU01: ILL LITHUANIANS TEST NEGATIVE FOR H1N1;
[...] Recent Lithuanian travelers to the United States and Mexico have tested negative for the H1N1 flu virus. One man fell ill after returning from Mexico on April 23. Another developed flu-like symptoms a few days before flying from the United States on April 22, and his wife and daughter became [...]
2009-05-04 12:54:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09VILNIUS247 RADIATION ALARM SOUNDS AT LITHUANIAN BORDER WITH
[...] At opening of business May 5, Post learned via media report that a radiation alarm was set off by a cargo train at the border of Lithuania and the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad on May 1 (see para 2). The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (SBGS) posted information identical to the media r [...]
2009-05-05 10:14:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR PINR LH
09VILNIUS455H1N1: LITHUANIA'S PREPARATION FOR PANDEMIC LACKS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Health officials in Lithuania are in only the early stages of domestic planning for a possible H1N1 flu pandemic, but say that they are confident they will be prepared and protected should one occur. As of August 21 Lithuania has reported 47 confirmed H1N1 flu cases, none fata [...]
2009-08-26 11:08:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO PREL ASEC LH
09VLADIVOSTOK99FRAUD SUMMARY - VLADIVOSTOK
[...] Local Conditions: Though Primorye's government reported six percent growth in the gross regional product in 2008, the economic situation in the past few months is showing signs of trouble. The first sector to feel the economic crisis in Primorye was the mining and extracting industry. In lat [...]
2009-09-23 04:48:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS SPAS CMGT ASEC RS
09WARSAW113POLAND - PRIME MINISTER TO FUND TIP VICTIMS SHELTER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Following front-page media coverage about the potential closure of Poland's only shelter providing specialized assistance for victims of trafficking in Poland (reftel),Prime Minister Tusk offered public assurances January 13 that the GoP would provide the funds necessary to kee [...]
2009-02-02 15:54:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PL
09WARSAW1130"BE PREPARED" -- WARSAW AND KRAKOW CONSULAR SECTIONS COMMIT
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Consular Sections at U.S. Embassy Warsaw and U.S. Consulate General in Krakow launched their year-long commitment to crisis management training by holding a full-day crisis management exercise using air crash and H1N1 pandemic scenarios. American Citizen Service (ACS) Units i [...]
2009-11-05 16:35:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC CMGT ASEC PL
09WARSAW1178FRAUD SUMMARY - POLAND
[...] (U) Although the Polish economy is slowing due to the global economic crisis, it has proven to be more resilient than other European economies. After 2008's 4.9 percent growth, Eurostat predicts Poland's GDP will drop to 1.2 percent in 2009. In comparison, the EU as a whole is expected to se [...]
2009-12-01 07:05:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC PL
09WARSAW1231POLAND: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] In response to reftel, post submits the following narrative for Poland's 2009 Country Report on Terrorism. Embassy POC is Amy Walla, Political Officer, WallaAC@state.gov. 2. Begin Text: Poland The Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration assesses the terrorist threat lev [...]
2009-12-22 14:48:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER ASEC PL
09WARSAW18Poland/TIP - Continued Forward Progress, But ...
[...] (SBU) Summary. Poland has continued to make strides in its efforts to combat trafficking in persons. Poland ratified the 2005 Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings on November 17. It will enter into force on March 1, 2009. The Polish government and Interna [...]
2009-01-08 12:22:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PL
09WARSAW217POLAND - 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Poland is a country of origin, transit, and destination for victims of trafficking in persons (TIP). The majority of victims were trafficked to work in the sex industry, but Poland is increasingly becoming a destination country for forced labor. Government officials at the hig [...]
2009-02-27 15:22:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
09WARSAW238POLAND:CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-04 09:44:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG PL
09WARSAW24POLAND/TIP - LACK OF FUNDS IMPERILS POLAND'S ONLY
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR G/TIP AND DRL. PLEASE SEE PARA 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Although Poland continues to make strides in combating trafficking in persons (reftel),a funding shortage could prompt the NGO LaStrada to close Poland's only shelter providing specialized assistance to T [...]
2009-01-08 15:54:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG PL
09WELLINGTON106MGSF01 - SWINE FLU UPDATE FOR NEW ZEALAND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 20:43:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR AMGT TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR ASEC KFLO KSAF
09WELLINGTON169New Zealand H1N1 Sitrep, June 19, 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 18, the New Zealand Government announced a shift of its H1N1 strategy from one of "containment" to one of "management" of the virus. This move was prompted by increased volumes of confirmed and suspected cases of the virus received by the country's regional health authori [...]
2009-06-19 05:26:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR KFLU ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09WELLINGTON320Embassy Wellington: Samoa/New Zealand Situation Report
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY - On September 29, 2009, Embassy Wellington's Emergency Action Committee met to discuss the recent earthquake off the coast of Samoa and ensuing tsunamis in the region. Embassy Wellington remains in contact with Embassy Apia, providing support and communication assistance as appr [...]
2009-09-30 06:55:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC NZ WS
09WELLINGTON38TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 03:15:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN NZ PHUM PREF SMIG
09WELLINGTON41TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 18:29:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD KTIP NZ
09WINDHOEK261PROTESTERS APPEAL FOR RELEASE OF THE CUBAN FIVE
[...] (U) Summary: On July 15, 2009 individuals peacefully gathered at US Embassy Windhoek's vehicle gate demanding the release of incarcerated Cuban intelligence officers known as the "Cuban Five". The demonstration was nonviolent and no incidents were reported. End Summary 2. (U) On July 14, 20 [...]
2009-07-20 15:34:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CU WA
09WINDHOEK30NAMIBIA: NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/DRILL
[...] (C) At the request of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies -- per reftel -- that it has received a report indicating an unannounced (and as yet unconfirmed) drill designed to simulate the discovery of illicit radiological material [...]
2009-02-02 16:36:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER PREL ASEC WA
09WINDHOEK315DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KP CHAIR EXPLAINS HIS ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Ambassador Mathieu delivered demarche (reftel A) to Kimberley Process Chair Bernhard Esau September 2. Esau, who is also Namibia's Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy, characterized his mid August trip to Zimbabwe as a bilateral mission, not as an official KP Chair visit. The trip result [...]
2009-09-03 15:37:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD ECON PHUM ASEC ZI WA
09WINDHOEK360FRAUD SUMMARY - WINDHOEK
[...] (U) COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Namibia is a developing country with one of the world's highest levels of income inequality. Namibia has a population of roughly 2 million, with a low NIV and a moderate ACS workload. Culturally, there are strong ties to family and clan identity, as well as a strong [...]
2009-09-30 15:07:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC WA
09WINDHOEK38NAMIBIA: TURBULENT SKIES AND RICKETY RAILS
[...] (SBU) A recent spate of small aircraft accidents has highlighted the poor state of the Namibian private aviation sector. Industry insiders point to the lack of proper oversight as a key weakness. Members of the Directorate of Civil Aviation (DCA) acknowledge that they lack sufficient air tra [...]
2009-02-04 15:27:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR ECON ELTN PGOV WA
09WINDHOEK440NAMIBIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Namibia enjoys a low terrorism threat. No acts of international or domestic terrorism took place in Namibia in 2009. 2. (U) In 2009, the Government of Namibia (GRN) passed (but has not yet enacted) the Communications Bill, which allows intelligence services to monitor emails and Intern [...]
2009-12-03 10:05:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR WA
09WINDHOEK72SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE -
[...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. Post is not aware of any religious or ethnic communities in Namibia that actively and publicly espouse specifically anti-American positions. Moreover, there are very few public demonstrations in general in Namibia. Namibia's approximately 2500-member Muslim communit [...]
2009-02-27 11:35:00Embassy WindhoekSECRETASEC PTER WA
09WINDHOEK85NAMIBIA: KP CHAIR ON ZIMBABWE'S ILLICIT DIAMONDS
[...] (C) On March 6, econoff delivered reftel A demarche to Vicky Dan, assistant to the Kimberley Process (KP) Chair Bernhardt Esau. The KP Chair's visit to Zimbabwe from March 14-18 will go forward with a mainly Namibian contingent, without members from civil society, but perhaps representatives [...]
2009-03-06 12:53:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALASEC EMIN ETRD ETTC PHUM PREL ECON WA
09YAOUNDE152CAMEROON: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Summary: The Government of the Republic of Cameroon (GRC) acknowledges that Cameroon is a country of origin, transit and destination for trafficked women and children. In 2005, the National Assembly passed Anti-Child Trafficking legislation. A number of sections of the penal code apply to tra [...]
2009-02-16 09:50:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CM
09YAOUNDE275(S) ALLEGED PLOT TO KILL BIYA "PLAUSIBLE, BUT
[...] (S) Summary. According to Francis Dooh Collins, a French national of Cameroonian origin who has proven to be politically well-connected but of dubious credibility, Minister of Defense Remy Ze Meka and a group of disgruntled senior military officials intend to assassinate President Paul Biya [...]
2009-03-20 17:55:00Embassy YaoundeSECRETPGOV PREL PINR PINS ASEC CM
09YAOUNDE321CAMEROON'S SOUTH WEST GOVERNOR TALKS BAKASSI, SCNC
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 10 meeting with Pol/Econ Chief, Governor of the South West Region Louis Eyeya Zanga said his region was blessed with fertile land and good forest resources but had too few roads. The priority in Bakassi (which is in his region) is security and roads, he said. The [...]
2009-04-06 16:52:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CM MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL
09YAOUNDE372008 OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 16:46:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CM KSAC
09YAOUNDE396ENGAGEMENT IN CAMEROON: PULLING TEETH, CHASING TAILS
[...] (C) Summary: Cameroon's governance problems--and the challenges they create for USG assistance--are illustrated in the painstaking process required to send Cameroonian officials on an all-expenses training program in the US. Cameroonian President Biya told the Ambassador he wanted the train [...]
2009-05-04 08:57:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL PGOV EAID KCRM KJUS CM
09YAOUNDE841 FRAUD SUMMARY - CAMEROON
[...] Cameroon, population 18 million, is a unitary republic dominated by a strong presidency and highly entrenched bureaucracy. The primary languages are French and English, with numerous dialects amongst its more than 200 tribal and ethnic groups. Embassy Yaounde also processes visa applications ( [...]
2009-10-05 15:45:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT PHUM ASEC CM
09YAOUNDE956Cameroon: AU Verdict Rejects Secessionism, Vindicates
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent African Union decision dismissed anglophone Cameroonian secessionism while acknowledging serious human rights violations committed against secessionist anglophones by the government of Cameroon. Though a blow to the cause of anglophone independence, the AU's findings wil [...]
2009-11-09 15:52:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CPAS CMGT PHUM PGOV ASEC CM
09YEREVAN135ARMENIA'S 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 12:59:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAM ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
09YEREVAN138POLITICS AND IMPUNITY IN THE SCHOOLYARD
[...] (SBU) The oppositional newspaper Haykakan Zhamanak reported that on February 24 the teenage son of Gagik "Chorni (Black) Gago" Beglarian -- the district chairman of Yerevan's Central ("Kentron") district -- called in his father's bodyguards to deal with a schoolmate, with whom he had had a braw [...]
2009-02-26 10:47:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV ASEC KCRM AM
09YEREVAN148CALM EXPECTED, BUT CLASHES POSSIBLE, ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An opposition-organized rally and march planned for Sunday, March 1, to commemorate the violent political clashes one year ago, is expected to proceed calmly. Although the demonstration is proceeding without municipal approval, we do not perceive that either side has motives to [...]
2009-02-27 14:50:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC CASC AM
09YEREVAN149BANNED OPPOSITION RALLY PROCEEDS WITHOUT INCIDENT
[...] (C) The opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) and Heritage Party attracted an estimated 10-15,000 people to a rally on the grounds of the Matenaderan manuscript museum March 1 to commemorate the anniversary of last year's political violence. ANC organizers then led the demonstrators in [...]
2009-03-02 12:34:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC CASC KDEM AM
09YEREVAN154EMBASSY YEREVAN VALIDATION STUDY RESULTS FOR B1/B2
[...] (SBU) Summary. Eight percent of tourist visa holders in Yerevan overstayed their visa in 2007, according to a validation study of nonimmigrant B1/B2 visa applicants who received visas from September 1 - November 30, 2007. This is an improvement from the previous year's overstay rate of 11%. [...]
2009-03-04 07:55:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CMGT ASEC SMIG KFRD AM
09YEREVAN178CENTRAL BANK CHAIRMAN BEHIND THE SCENES ON
[...] (C) Central Bank Chairman Arthur Javadian told Ambassador the CBA's decision to sustain the Armenian Dram (AMD) since last fall had been the correct one, despite the significant depletion of Armenia's foreign reserves. Notwithstanding official independence, Javadian made clear that the Preside [...]
2009-03-13 13:58:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPROV PREL ECON EFIN EINV ASEC RU AM
09YEREVAN196CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES LOCATED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 13:58:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP
09YEREVAN228SEMI-ANNUAL FRAUD SUMMARY (SEPTEMBER 2008 - FEBRUARY 2009)-
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Armenia remains a high-fraud post. While consular staff members periodically uncover fraud rings and other organized plots, post's interviewing officers deal with small-scale fraud every day. Due to widespread document fraud, including birth and marriage certificates as well a [...]
2009-03-30 14:02:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC PHUM KFRD KCRM AM
09YEREVAN275SERIES OF SMALL PROTESTS AT EMBASSY CALL FOR U.S.
[...] The Embassy has been visited by a string of small, brief demonstration rallies in recent days, each calling for the U.S. Government to label the Armenian massacres of 1915 as "genocide." Each of these demonstrations amounted to several dozen participants. First in line, on April 16, was the [...]
2009-04-27 03:59:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEC AM
09YEREVAN331ARMENIAN POLICE CHIEF DEFENDS POLICE ACTIONS
[...] (C) On May 8 Armenia's Chief of Police, Major General Alik Sargsian, assured the Ambassador that the police would do all they can to ensure that the upcoming Yerevan municipal election is free and fair. Sargsian vowed the police would exercise impartiality and restraint in the face of provoca [...]
2009-05-15 15:33:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC KJUS KCRM SNAR CASC AM
09YEREVAN391FM NALBANDIAN WARNS ON MCC
[...] (C) On June 5, Foreign Minister Nalbandian asked Ambassador to send a personal message to Washington on his behalf regarding MCC. He stated that not resuming funding for the roads project risked sending "a very wrong message from Washington" given the Turkey-Armenia negotiations, the Nag [...]
2009-06-09 10:05:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPOGV PHUM PREL ASEC AM
09YEREVAN418OUTRAGED GOAM REACTION ON MCC DECISION NOT TO FUND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. FM Nalbandian expressed dismay that MCC had chosen not to fund the roads portion of the MCC compact. He said that the U.S. did not understand the political blow this represented; the opposition would use this for their own ends and wrongly interpret the MCC decision as a lack of [...]
2009-06-17 10:14:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPOGV PHUM PREL ASEC AM
09YEREVAN45OSAC ANNUAL CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT -- YEREVAN
[...] (U) In accordance with Reftel A, the following information is provided. 2 (U) BEGIN TEXT OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT I. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: The crime and safety situation in Armenia is better than average in comparison to a large size city in the U.S. Violent crime a [...]
2009-01-23 07:54:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KRIM KSAC CASC
09YEREVAN47ARMENIA'S HEAD OF POLICE TALKS REFORM
[...] (C) In a December 30 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, Maj Gen Alik Sargsian, Chief of the Republic of Armenia Police, expressed a strong wish for reform within the police system and an interest in further cooperation with the USG. His ideas for reform, however, centered mainly on i [...]
2009-01-23 12:31:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC KJUS AM
09YEREVAN68DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF SHOT TO DEATH
[...] (U) Colonel Gevorg Mherian, a deputy chief of the national police (often still called a deputy minister of internal affairs, though Armenia officially no longer uses that terminology),was shot to death at the entrance of his apartment building on the evening of February 3. Local news reports [...]
2009-02-04 13:55:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC KCRM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN830ARMENIAN YEZIDIS: POVERTY, EDUCATION, AND ETHNIC
[...] (U) In September and October 2009, Embassy officers met with members of the ethnic Yezidi community, Armenia's largest minority group. Ethnic identity, education, and endemic poverty are the main issues that confront the Yezidis. There is a dispute in the Yezidi community as to whether Yezidis [...]
2009-12-03 09:34:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ASEC PTER PREF SMIG SOCI KWMN KIRF
09YEREVAN834SEMI-ANNUAL FRAUD SUMMARY (MARCH 2009 - AUGUST 2009)-
[...] (SBU) Armenia remains a high-fraud post. While consular staff members periodically uncover fraud rings and other organized plots, post's interviewing officers deal with small-scale fraud every day. Due to widespread document fraud, including birth and marriage certificates as well as passports [...]
2009-12-07 12:09:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AM
09YEREVAN878ARMENIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Armenia,s counterterrorism partnership with the United States included granting blanket over-flight clearance and ad hoc landing rights to U.S. military aircraft, deployment of a peacekeeping contingent to Iraq and Kosovo, and participation in bilateral assistance programs that strengthened the [...]
2009-12-21 14:12:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR AM
09ZAGREB133CROATIA CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] Per reftel, post has determined Croatia possesses no critical infrastructure or key resources which, if destroyed, would have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States. RSO, Pol/Econ, GSO, and IMO were consulted for this response. BRADTKE [...]
2009-03-11 12:12:00Embassy ZagrebSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP
09ZAGREB749CROATIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, the following is Embassy Zagreb's submission for the 2009 Croatia Country Report on Terrorism: Croatia There were no terrorist attacks in Croatia during 2009. As part of international efforts to counter violent extremists, Croatia had approximately 300 troops participati [...]
2009-12-21 14:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EFIN CR
09ZAGREB81ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit the Annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report for 2008. Croatia has previously been ranked as a Tier 1 country. Post believes that Croatia has maintained its efforts to meet Tier 1 status, and post strongly recommends retaining the Tier 1 ranking for 2008. The [...]
2009-02-13 12:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PGOV KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10ABIDJAN150Rolling Power Cuts Add to Heightened Tensions in Cote
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 2, due to the breakdown of a large generation station, the GOCI began implementing rolling power cuts throughout the country, a situation the government predicts will last until mid-May. The GOCI is giving priority to factories, hospitals and water pumping statio [...]
2010-02-11 09:21:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PREL ASEC IV
10ABIDJAN158COTE D'IVOIRE: HIGHER TOLLS AND LONGER DELAYS CHARACTERIZE
[...] Summary: Preliminary data collected by the West African Trade Hub on the Ouagadougou-Abidjan transportation corridor portray a divided country. The Forces Nouvelles (FAFN) demand approximately 2/3 more money than the Government of Cote d'Ivoire (GOCI) for permits and bribes on sections of th [...]
2010-02-11 16:09:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV ECON ELTN KCOR IV
10ABIDJAN172ABIDJAN: EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETS TO REVIEW
[...] (SBU) The DCM convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, to review security issues at post following the surprise dismissal of the cabinet and the Independent Election Commission by President Laurent Gbagbo on the evening of Friday, February 12. Situatio [...]
2010-02-17 16:10:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PINR CASC PREL IV
10ABIDJAN63FPI Insistent on Mambe's Resignation, CEI Reconfiguration
[...] (C) Summary: The FPI remains adamant that the current impasse over the electoral list cannot be resolved unless Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) President Robert Mambe resigns. The FPI also wants a reconfiguration of the CEI. In a February 9 meeting, Ambassador told FPI representative [...]
2010-02-11 12:26:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL ASEC IV
10ABIDJAN71SORO TO FORM NEW GOVERNMENT; OPPOSITION SPLIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 12, President Gbagbo dissolved the government, charging PM Soro with naming a new cabinet and restructuring the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Soro continues to consult with opposition parties in an attempt to reach a compromise on a new government; repor [...]
2010-02-17 16:57:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC KDEM IV
10ABIDJAN77New Government Announced; Opposition Slots Still Vacant
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 23, the new, slightly streamlined Ivoirian government was announced; 11 ministerial slots reserved for the various opposition parties remain vacant, as the opposition has refused to participate until the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) is reconstituted. Sixt [...]
2010-02-24 14:20:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID ASEC IV
10ABUJA144NIGERIAN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION REQUESTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In November 2009, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairperson Farida Waziri and her top staff travelled to the U.S. to meet with State, Justice and Treasury Department officials. Upon returning to Nigeria, the EFCC team developed a strategy document to move forw [...]
2010-02-01 19:26:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR ASEC EFIN EAID KCRM KCOR NI
10ABUJA19EMBASSY AND CONSULATE GENERAL RECEIVE "POISON PEN"
[...] (C) The Embassy and Consulate General have received correspondence and e-mail messages in the form of "poison pen" missives regarding alleged Nigerian terrorists. In follow-up to Mission's daily Law Enforcement Working Group (LEWG) meetings, convened after the attempted December 25 attack on [...]
2010-01-05 18:28:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPTER CVIS ASEC PINR PINS PREL NI
10ABUJA197NIGERIAN SECURITY CHIEF BRIEFS FOREIGN PARTNERS ON MUTUAL
[...] (S) Director General Afas Gadzama, Intelligence Director Yusuf Bichi, and Operations Director Mathew Seiyefa of the Nigerian State Security Service (SSS) briefed foreign diplomats and intelligence officials on security issues February 18. Gadzama welcomed the opportunity to correct what he cha [...]
2010-02-22 17:20:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPGOV PREL PINR PTER ASEC SOCI KPAO NI
10ABUJA201JONATHAN TELLS FORMER PRESIDENT HIS PLANS FOR NEW INEC
[...] (C) Former President George W. Bush and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice included the Ambassador in their 30-minute courtesy call on Acting President Goodluck Jonathan at his official residence February 21. PolOff (notetaker) and an aide to Dr. Rice accompanied the delegation. Vario [...]
2010-02-23 21:17:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP PGOV PINR ASEC SOCI KDEM PTER NI
10ABUJA32CIVIL SOCIETY TO PROTEST PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA'S
[...] (SBU) Civil society organizations, under the umbrella of the "Save Nigeria Group," plan to lead a protest march on January 12 in Abuja, according to the media and local contacts, to protest the continued absence of President Yar'Adua from Nigeria which has a constitutional crisis looming. We [...]
2010-01-11 18:20:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OVIP ASEC NI
10ABUJA39TSA DEMARCHE ON NEW AIR PASSENGER SCREENING RULES
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered Transportation Security Administration (TSA) demarche (ref A) January 12 to Foreign Minister Chief Ojo Maduekwe, who characterized the December 25 attempted bombing of a U.S. commercial aircraft as a "wake-up" call for Nigeria. Though Maduekwe initially smirked when t [...]
2010-01-14 16:15:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC PINR NI
10ACCRA164ACCRA CORE EAC MEETING TO DISCUSS REGIONAL THREATS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Accra convened Post's core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 2/25/2010 to discuss security matters in the West Africa Region and to assess if any violent and or terrorist activity in the Region could have a spill over affect into Ghana. Of specific concern is the upco [...]
2010-02-26 11:00:00Embassy AccraSECRET//NOFORNASEC GH PTER
10ADANA1SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: DECEMBER 28, 2009 - JANUARY 3,
[...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of December 28, 2009 - January 3, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security [...]
2010-01-08 14:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADANA11SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: FEBRUARY 1 - 9, 2010
[...] (U) The security assistant at Consulate Adana compiled the following security incidents for the period of February 1 - 9, 2010, from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends o [...]
2010-02-11 11:03:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADANA12SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: JANUARY 25-31, 2010
[...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of January 25-31, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and tre [...]
2010-02-11 11:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADANA13SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: FEBRUARY 10 - 15, 2010
[...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of February 10 - 15, 2010, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation an [...]
2010-02-18 12:53:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADANA15SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: FEBRUARY 16 - 23, 2010
[...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of February 16 - 23, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and [...]
2010-02-25 12:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADANA3SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: JANUARY 04, 2010 - JANUARY 10,
[...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of January 04, 2010 - January 10, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security [...]
2010-01-12 13:26:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADANA5SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: JANUARY 11-19, 2010
[...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of January 11-19, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and tre [...]
2010-01-22 08:47:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADANA7SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: JANUARY 18-25, 2010
[...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of January 18-25, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and tr [...]
2010-01-30 08:21:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADANA9TURKEY: SPIKE IN SYRIAN VISITORS TO SOUTHERN TURKEY FOUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The reciprocal abolishment of the visa regime between Turkey and Syria on September 18, 2009, has resulted in a spike in Syrian visitors to Mersin, Hatay and Gaziantep. According to contacts, the travel, tourism and retail sectors have seen vigorous business that only promise [...]
2010-02-01 15:44:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ECON PTER TU SY PREL
10ADDISABABA128 ICG MEETING ON GUINEA REINFORCES JAN 15 OUAGADOUGOU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The tenth meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Guinea on January 26 brought no surprises as Group members were generally encouraged by recent political developments in Guinea. Discussion focused on reinforcing the January 15 Ouagadougou Declaration through advan [...]
2010-01-27 12:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AU ASEC GV
10ADDISABABA130ETHIOPIA: FIVE NGO WORKERS KIDNAPPED IN SOMALI
[...] (C) According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Ethiopia, five Ethiopian employees of a British NGO were kidnapped in the Somali Regional State on January 15, by individuals claiming to be members of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF),and were re [...]
2010-01-27 13:56:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SMIG EAID ASEC ET
10ADDISABABA174SE GRATION MEETING WITH CHINESE VFM ZHAI
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 29 meeting between Special Envoy Gration and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister (VFM) Zhai, Zhai stated China's interest in coordinating with the United States to ensure stability and peace in Sudan. He said he believed the peace that has held since the Comprehensive P [...]
2010-02-03 08:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PTER ET
10ADDISABABA266 SE Gration Meeting with JSR to UNAMID Gambari
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration met with Joint Special Representative of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID),Ibrahim Gambari on January 30 to share observations and discuss priorities for UNAMID. The conversation covered the core mandat [...]
2010-02-09 09:50:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PTER ET
10ADDISABABA291ETHIOPIA: FORMER ONLF LEADER URGES U.S. MEDIATION
[...] (C) According to a former leader from the early days of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF),Ismael Sheikh Abdi, continued conflict between the ONLF and the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) has resulted in the deterioration of humanitarian conditions in Ethiopia's Somali region over the pa [...]
2010-02-11 14:13:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ASEC SO ET
10ADDISABABA372PM MELES PUSHES FOR UNITED STATES TO PREVENT
[...] (C) During a February 1 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Gration, Prime Minister Meles emphasized the importance of beginning post-2011 negotiations and convincing the Government of Sudan to accept the outcome of the referendum. He believed that an unsuccessful referendum could spawn [...]
2010-02-22 13:36:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC
10ADDISABABA373KENYA ASSERTS ITS ROLE IN SUDAN POST-2011
[...] (C) During a February 1 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Gration, Wetangula said that IGAD would support President Mbeki as the AU's representative on Sudan, but that the AU, UN, and United States must respect IGAD's historical role in North/South peace and involve IGAD in resolving p [...]
2010-02-22 13:36:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC
10ADDISABABA374LIBYAN FM SUPPORTS RELOCATING DOHA PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C) During a February 1 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Gration, Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa said that Darfur's rebels had been spoiled by media attention and their plush lifestyles in Qatar. He advocated moving Darfur peace talks from Doha to Darfur, bringing in a specialized [...]
2010-02-22 13:36:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC
10ADDISABABA375CHAD-SUDAN BORDER DEAL POSITIVE STEP, BUT
[...] (C) During a February 1 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Gration, Chadian Foreign Minister Faki hailed the 15 January Chad-Sudan agreement as a positive step, but warned of mistrust on both sides and in various levels of government. Faki said Chad was ready to agree to independent ve [...]
2010-02-22 13:37:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC
10ADDISABABA50ETHIOPIA DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN SKIRMISH ON ERITREA
[...] (C) Responding to recent Eritrean claims of border attacks initiated by the Ethiopian military, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) initially publicly denied the attacks had occurred and later acknowledged to us the attacks had probably occurred while strongly denying GOE involvement. GoE officia [...]
2010-01-12 15:10:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALMOPS ASEC PREL ER ET
10AITTAIPEI75TAIWAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI
[...] (SBU) During a January 20 lunch with Vice Foreign Minister Shen Lu-shun, AIT Pol Chief expressed appreciation for Taiwan's contributions to relief efforts in Haiti. Shen thanked AIT and the United States for assistance in this process, noting the speed with which Taiwan search and rescue pers [...]
2010-01-19 09:45:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC KFLO MARR PREL AMGT HA TW
10ALGIERS105 November 2009 SUMMARY OF TERRORIST AND
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: This cable is a summary of major security-related activities, terrorist threats, and incidents for Algeria during the month of November 2009. The information was obtained from open sources, news reports, and RSO police contacts. Press-based information should not be taken [...]
2010-02-07 08:06:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS ASEC PGOV SNAR AG
10ALGIERS117 Algeria Media Reaction to Algeria's Reported Inclusion in
[...] (SBU) Media reports that the Transportation Security Administration had included Algeria as one of fourteen "countries of concern" has sparked a myriad of negative reactions from the Algerian press and an obsessive focus on this issue that shows little sign of abating. In fact, the issue has [...]
2010-02-11 07:48:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAO KMDR ASEC AG US
10ALGIERS121 DECEMBER 2009 SUMMARY OF TERRORIST AND SIGNIFICANT
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: This cable is a summary of major security-related activities, terrorist threats, and incidents for Algeria during the month of December 2009. The information was obtained from open sources, news reports, and RSO police contacts. Press-based information should not be taken [...]
2010-02-11 11:44:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS ASEC PGOV SNAR AG
10ALGIERS123CHINA'S IMPACT AND RISKS IN ALGERIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: China's footprint in Algeria is primarily commercial and focused on construction contracts for major infrastructure projects. China provides no development or other forms of assistance. There are more than 40,000 Chinese nationals living in Algeria. Chinese firms have a stake i [...]
2010-02-11 16:11:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC ELAB ECON ETRD CH AG
10AMMAN200JORDAN: DESPITE LOSSES IN HAITI QUAKE, JORDAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordan lost three of its military peacekeepers, and 23 were wounded in the January 12 earthquake. This is in addition to five Jordanian peacekeepers who were recently killed in an October 2009 UN plane crash in Haiti. Despite this loss, Jordan has sent a military field hospit [...]
2010-01-19 16:34:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS ASEC HA JO
10AMMAN308JORDAN: ARRESTS SIGNAL NEW TOUGHNESS IN ISLAMIST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a rare foray into coverage of Jordan's internal security, Jordanian media reported on January 31 and February 1 two separate security campaigns which have yielded over 550 arrests. The first is a widely reported announcement by Jordan's Public Security Directorate (PSD) of [...]
2010-02-03 11:27:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC JO
10AMMAN91JORDAN: REGIONAL SECURITY SUPPORT - AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This cable is part 1 of 5 in a series on Jordan's regional security contributions and military support. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Jordan has been exceptionally responsive to USG requests for military contributions in support of regional and international security priorities. In Afghanistan, [...]
2010-01-07 13:56:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PGOV PREL ASEC JO
10AMSTERDAM1DECEMBER VISAS VIPER REPORT
[...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post sends Visas Viper cables on behalf of Embassy The Hague and Consulate General Amsterdam. 3. (SBU) The December Visas Viper meeting took place on January 07, 2010. Acting DCM Andrew Mann chaired the meeting. Consular Section Chief Stuart Wilson coordinated th [...]
2010-01-11 12:28:00Consulate AmsterdamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR PTER CVIS ASEC NL
10AMSTERDAM3VISAS VIPER WATCHLIST NOMINATION
[...] Visas Viper 2. (SBU) The following biographical information is provided for watchlisting purposes as the Department and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) deem appropriate: Name: Raymon IBRAHIM, DOB: 18 Jan 1978 POB: Egypt, Nationality: Dutch. 3. (SBU) On October 2, 2009, [...]
2010-01-29 17:56:00Consulate AmsterdamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR PTER CVIS PINR ASEC NL
10AMSTERDAM5JANUARY VISAS VIPER REPORT
[...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post sends Visas Viper cables on behalf of Embassy The Hague and Consulate General Amsterdam. 3. (SBU) The January Visas Viper meeting took place on February 4, 2010. The Consul General, Julie Ruterbories, coordinated and chaired the meeting. 4. (SBU) The foll [...]
2010-02-08 11:32:00Consulate AmsterdamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR PTER CVIS PINR ASEC NL
10AMSTERDAM8VISAS VIPER WATCHLIST NOMINATION
[...] Visas Viper 2. (SBU) The following biographical information is provided for watchlisting purposes as the Department and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) deem appropriate: Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: XXXXXXXXXXXX POB: XXXXXXXXXXXX Gender: Female Nationality: Dutch and Croatian Pas [...]
2010-02-26 15:37:00Consulate AmsterdamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR PTER CVIS PINR ASEC CMGT NL
10ANKARA133TURKISH AUTHORITIES: DETAINED ISLAMISTS NOT A
[...] (S) Refuting Turkish press reports to the contrary, Turkish National Police (TNP) contacts tell us their investigations into recently detained groups of alleged domestic Islamic extremists reveal no plans or intentions to attack American interests in Turkey. The TNP detained or arrested up to [...]
2010-01-27 13:42:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER ASEC TU
10ANKARA219TURKEY VISAS VIPER FEBRUARY 2010 NAMES SUBMISSION
[...] (U) Visas Viper. 2. (C) The following information is provided for watch-listing purposes as the Department and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) deem appropriate. All the individuals listed in this cable were identified by as members of the PKK/KONGRA-GEL by the Turkish General S [...]
2010-02-10 12:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKVPR CVIS CMGT PNIR PTER ASEC TU
10ANKARA220TURKEY VISAS VIPER FEBRUARY 2010 NAMES SUBMISSION
[...] (U) Visas Viper. 2. (C) The following information is provided for watch-listing purposes as the Department and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) deem appropriate. All the individuals listed in this cable were identified by as members of the PKK/KONGRA-GEL by the Turkish General S [...]
2010-02-10 12:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKVPR CVIS CMGT PNIR PTER ASEC TU
10ANKARA233TURKEY COMMITTED TO SENDING POLICE TO HAITI,
[...] (U) MFA UN Affairs Department Head Turhan Dilmac told us that Turkey's offer to send a formed police unit to Haiti (ref a) is formal and said Turkey's UN Mission has instructions to convey this to UNDPKO. Dilmac noted that the mission is a challenging one, but underscored Turkey's firm commit [...]
2010-02-11 16:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN
10ANKARA280(SBU) EMBASSY ANKARA CONSTRUCTION SECURITY PLAN (CSP) -
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 12. 2. (U) This telegram constitutes the Construction Security Plan (CSP) for the installation of a split-pack air conditioning unit in the Political Section suite of the CAA of Embassy Ankara. This project requires confirmation. No action/work [...]
2010-02-22 05:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ABLD AMGT KSEO
10ANKARA50TURKEY VISAS VIPER JANUARY SUBMISSIONS
[...] (U) VISAS VIPER. 2. (U) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR WATCHLISTING PURPOSES AS THE DEPARTMENT AND THE NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER DEEM APPROPRIATE. 3. (U) WE SUGGEST THAT THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL NAMED IN THIS REPORT BE INCLUDED IN THE TSA NO FLY SECURITY DIRECTIVE FOR RELE [...]
2010-01-13 06:36:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETASEC CMGT CVIS KVPR PINR PTER TU
10ASMARA3REPORTS OF OPPOSITION ATTACKS AND BORDER SKIRMISH
[...] (SBU) Eritrean rebel groups claimed to have killed 25 Eritrean soldiers and wounded another 38 in two separate attacks in south-central Eritrea, according to January 2nd media reports. The Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) and the Eritrean Salvation Front (ESF),Ethiopian-backed a [...]
2010-01-05 12:41:00Embassy AsmaraSECRET//NOFORNMOPS ASEC PTER PGOV PINS PREL ER ET
10ASMARA40ERITREAN GOVERNMENT GALVANIZES THE PUBLIC OVER UN
[...] (SBU) The Eritrean government (GSE) is coercing its citizens into participating in letter-writing and petition-signing campaigns, ostensibly to get the sanctions overturned, but actually to drum up anti-American, pro-regime sympathy. This week schoolchildren throughout Eritrea were told to br [...]
2010-02-18 11:30:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC PGOV PREL ER
10ASMARA46MINISTER OF EDUCATION SAYS LOCAL STAFF SPIES FOR
[...] (C) All public school teachers in Asmara were summoned on February 19 for a briefing on the recently passed UNSCR 1907, according to two reliable embassy sources. During the briefing, Minister of Education Semere Russom stated that Eritrea's chief enemy is the United States, and that the U.S. [...]
2010-02-23 09:34:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL PINS ER
10ASMARA47NEPOTISM REIGNS AT ASMARA PALACE HOTEL
[...] (C) Management of the Eritrean government-owned Asmara Palace Hotel (formerly the Intercontinental Hotel) has started arresting employees for bad performance or because of favoritism, according to a reliable embassy source. The goverment (GSE) took over management of the Asmara Palace in Octo [...]
2010-02-23 10:08:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL PINS ER
10ASUNCION104VISAS VIPER: JANUARY 2010 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] (SBU) The monthly Visas Viper meeting was held January 26, 2010. Post submits the following names of individuals wanted by the Government of Paraguay for domestic terrorist activity for inclusion under the Visas Viper program. The subjects below are members of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP [...]
2010-02-03 16:53:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL PA
10ASUNCION138PARAGUAY'S 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REVIEW
[...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel A questions regarding anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION 2A. What is (are) the source(s) of available information on human trafficking? What plans are in place (if any) to undertake f [...]
2010-02-17 15:02:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PGOV ELAB PREL KPAO KCRM KFRD ASEC KWMN
10ASUNCION30VISAS VIPER: DECEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-16 20:03:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL PA
10ASUNCION34VISAS VIPER: DECEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-16 21:55:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL PA
10ASUNCION97GOP SEEKS TO IMPLEMENT NEW CELL PHONE INTERCEPT SYSTEM, BUT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Interior Minister Filizzola told the Ambassador February 10 that the GOP would soon be rolling out a new, expanded cell phone intercept program, which would continue to cover counternarcotics but would also include anti-kidnapping cases as the GOP ratchets up efforts to capture the [...]
2010-02-18 20:52:00Embassy AsuncionSECRET//NOFORNPGOV SNAR ASEC PREL PA
10ATHENS119GREEK SECURITY INCIDENTS AT 20-YEAR HIGH -- POLICE YET TO
[...] (SBU) Greece has seen a steep increase over the past ten years in security incidents related to domestic terrorists, extremists, and anarchists. This increase has been especially dramatic in recent years. The Embassy recorded over 430 security incidents in 2009, defined to include incendiary and [...]
2010-02-18 18:09:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC ABLD GR
10ATHENS220STATISTICS ON ILLEGAL ALIEN MIGRATION IN GREECE
[...] SUMMARY: The number of illegal migrants entering Greece has decreased in 2009 from a record high in 2008, but it remained near the high end of an alien migration surge that began around 2000. The number of illegal migrants arrested in 2009 has dropped to 126,000 from 146,000 in 2008 - a 14 pe [...]
2010-02-16 14:12:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG KFRD KTIP ASEC PHUM GR
10BAGHDAD124ANBAR FACTIONS RESOLVE LEADERSHIP DISPUTE IN WAKE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. In the wake of the December 30 terrorist attack on the Anbar Provincial Government Center, which resulted in the severe wounding of Governor Qassim abd Muhammad Hammadi al-Fahadawi, there was some initial governmental confusion and a v [...]
2010-01-19 13:59:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD178PRT ANBAR: PROMINENT ANBARIS SPEAK OUT AGAINST
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In meetings on January 14 and 16 that PRTOffs and representatives of U.S. forces held with prominent Anbari imams and sheikhs, the Anbaris expressed anger at reports that the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) had agreed to [...]
2010-01-24 15:05:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD193RELIGIOUS BATTLEGROUND NO LONGER, MUSTANSIRIYAH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ePRT Baghdad Northeast Team Leader met in late December with new Mustansiriyyah University Vice Chancellor for Administrative Affairs, Dr. Adil al-Baghdadi, to review efforts to reduce the influence of extremist political and religious groups on campus. Baghdadi described 200 [...]
2010-01-25 17:00:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SCUL ASEC PTER KISL IZ
10BAGHDAD20PUBLIC OUTRAGE OVER BLACKWATER DECISION GENERATING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Public outrage has erupted within Iraq over the decision of U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina to dismiss the charges brought against Blackwater employees for their role in the deaths of 17 Iraqis on September 16, 2007. GOI spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh condemned the decision on Januar [...]
2010-01-04 16:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ASEC IZ
10BAGHDAD259PRT ANBAR: ANBAR HOLDS SUCCESSFUL ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 27, about 30 Iraqi bankers and businessmen attended a conference organized by PRT Anbar on using electronic funds transfer (EFT) through banks for payments. Representatives from the USF-I Al Asad Regional Contracting Center described how participants could open an EFT ac [...]
2010-02-01 15:12:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD289PRT ANBAR: ABU RISHA DISCUSSES POLITICAL
[...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. On January 19, PRT Team Leader and incoming U.S. Division-Central (USD-C) deputy commanding general for Anbar met with paramount Anbar Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, the Mutammar Sahawat al-Iraq (MSI) Party S [...]
2010-02-04 11:00:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD291PRT KARBALA: VOTERS IN DOUR MOOD AS UNOFFICIAL
[...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Karbala province has been allotted ten seats in the next Council of Representatives (CoR). Local PRT employees and Karbala business and community leaders expect that Dawa will win four to five seat [...]
2010-02-04 14:54:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD30GOI LEADERS REQUEST USG APPEAL OF BLACKWATER
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-05 16:13:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALASEC IZ KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL
10BAGHDAD309PRT ANBAR: PROVINCIAL ELECTION PREPARATIONS
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. On 25 January, the Anbar Governorate Elections Officer (GEO) briefed the military, police and civilian leadership of Anbar on the Independent High Electoral Commission's (IHEC's) election-day plan. Additionally, Iraqi police army lead [...]
2010-02-06 15:13:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD32PRT DIWANIYAH: WILL THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL'S
[...] This is a PRT Diwaniyah reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Diwaniyah's security situation is generally stable. Despite this, economic lethargy and a widespread perception that provincial authorities have done little to spark development or improve essential services persist, l [...]
2010-01-06 06:24:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC ECON IZ
10BAGHDAD344PRT NAJAF: CLEAR PROGRESS ON ANTI-CORRUPTION, BUT
[...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Anti-Corruption Coordinator (ACCO),Embassy rule of law (ROL) officer, and USF-I officer visited Najaf to engage local officials in assessing corruption in Najaf and government's efforts to improve. C [...]
2010-02-09 15:13:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD348PRT WASIT: PLAYING ON THE SAME TEAM: THE IRAQI
[...] (SBU) Summary: The relationship between the Iraqi Police (IP) and judicial personnel in Wasit province appears to have improved significantly over the last year after reaching a low point marked by violence in late 2008. Corruption, bribery, and failure to work jointly plagued the relationshi [...]
2010-02-10 07:59:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV KCOR PTER IZ
10BAGHDAD362PRT WASIT: BA,ATH DISQUALIFICATION REACTION AND
[...] (S) Summary and Comment: Wasit,s largely Shia population supported attempts to disqualify former Ba,athists from the upcoming national elections, although there was also a perception that the disqualification process was politicized and posed risks. No prominent candidates were affected in [...]
2010-02-11 11:29:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETASEC PGOV PREL PTER IZ IR
10BAGHDAD366MINISTRY OF INTERIOR BOMB DETECTOR STIRS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The disclosure in January of the arrest of a UK businessman who allegedly sold useless bomb detectors to Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) posed new questions about the GOI's ability to ensure the public welfare, particularly as the equipment was being used at government facilities th [...]
2010-02-11 15:47:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR ASEC ECON IZ UK
10BAGHDAD368SETTING THE CONDITIONS - MARCH 7TH ELECTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: USG, GOI, and international election security planning continues since the January 23rd release of the GOI,s election security plan. The Ambassador hosted a well attended and received election briefing for the Baghdad diplomatic community on February 4th that focused heavily on s [...]
2010-02-11 15:53:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ KDEM PGOV PREL PTER ASEC
10BAGHDAD382PRT ANBAR: DESPITE EFFORTS, VOTER PARTICIPATION
[...] (U) This is an Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting message. 2. (SBU) Summary. Anbari government leaders, tribal sheikhs and religious leaders are encouraging Anbaris to vote in the March 7 national elections. Yet PRT-gathered anecdotal evidence and polling data suggests s [...]
2010-02-14 14:40:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KCOR KDEM
10BAGHDAD400VISAS VIPER: FEBRUARY 2010 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: 07 Feb 2010 CHAIR: DCM Robert Ford COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: DCM, FBI, POL-MIL, ECON, CONS, USF-I (CJ9),DHS, USF-I (C2X),RSO, REF, PAS 3. Baghdad has no submissions for the mont [...]
2010-02-15 14:51:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ
10BAGHDAD410WASIT,S PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MOVES TO OUST
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Wasit,s Provincial Council (PC) passed a unanimous resolution on February 10 to dismiss former Ba,athists from provincial and national ministry government jobs unless they publicly renounce their former affiliation. It is unclear if the resolution is constitutional [...]
2010-02-16 14:26:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL PTER IZ
10BAGHDAD411PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION SECURITY PLANNING - GOI AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent briefings by the GOI and United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) personnel provided insights into the state of election security planning in advance of the March 7th national poll. On February 11th, the Electoral Supreme Security Committee (ESSC) hosted a second [...]
2010-02-16 14:26:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL PTER ASEC IZ
10BAGHDAD463PRT ANBAR: ANBARIS PERCEIVE IRANIAN INFLUENCE,
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY: Iranian attempts to exert influence in Anbar Province face a significant obstacle: Anbar is 96% Sunni and Anbaris view Iran as Iraq's mortal enemy. Most of PRT's interlocutors believe that Iran has been meddling in Iraq not only t [...]
2010-02-21 16:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ IR
10BAGHDAD471PRT NAJAF: GEO OFFICIALS CONFIDENT AS ELECTIONS
[...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: On February 10 and 16, PRToffs met with local Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Governorate Electoral Office (GEO) Chairwoman Ms. Bushra Kadhum Zamili to discuss plans for the March 7 national elections [...]
2010-02-22 14:32:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC IZ
10BAGHDAD516RRT ERBIL: EFFORTS TO CONTROL CLASHES IN
[...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary: Sulaimaniyah's election security committee broadcast the decision February 19 to ban all outdoor campaign activities in Sulaimaniyah province between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. through the end of the [...]
2010-02-27 14:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL ASEC KTER IZ
10BAGHDAD63FALLOUT OVER BLACKWATER CONTINUES, ALBEIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The public upset over the decision of U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina to dismiss the charges against former Blackwater employees for their role in the shooting deaths of 17 Iraqis in September 2007 has quieted, but there continue to be repercussions. The Embassy and CODEL McCai [...]
2010-01-11 11:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKJUS PREL ASEC IZ
10BAGHDAD73VISAS VIPER: JANUARY 2010 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: 03 Jan 2010 CHAIR: DCM Robert Ford COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: DCM, FBI, POL-MIL, ECON, CONS, MNF-I (CJ9),DHS, MNF-I (C2X) 3. (U) THE COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTING INFORMATION ON THE F [...]
2010-01-12 05:10:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ
10BAGHDAD79NAJAF GOVERNOR ON PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The PRT, including the Team Leader, Public Diplomacy Officer, the Chief Engineer, and one of our Linguists, met with Gov. Adnan Al-Zurfi January 5 to discuss a range of topics including a post-election Shia alliance, security, the Najaf International Airport, and the elections. Z [...]
2010-01-12 14:27:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV KCOR KISL KTFN PREL ASEC IZ
10BAGHDAD83DETERIORATING CONDITIONS AT THE ANBAR DETENTION
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During a series of December visits to the Hurricane Point Judicial Complex in Ramadi, PRTOffs discovered unsafe and unsanitary conditions at the recently occupied detention facility. The principal cause of these condition [...]
2010-01-13 08:14:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM
10BAGHDAD89IN WAKE OF ATTACKS, ANBAR GOVERNMENT SIDESTEPS
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The December 30 attacks against the Provincial Government Center in Anbar resulted in the resignation of the Provincial Chief of Police. The direct involvement of Prime Minister Maliki and Sahwa party head Sheikh Ahmed ab [...]
2010-01-13 12:47:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV KCOR KISL KTFN PREL ASEC IZ
10BAGHDAD94ATTACKS STRIKE LOCAL ANBAR COUNTERRORISM UNIT
[...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Anbar (Ramadi) reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On January 7, a series of coordinated IED attacks targeted key members of the Counterterrorism Unit (CTU),Iraqi Police (IP),and judicial system in the central Anbar province cit [...]
2010-01-13 15:00:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAKU27AZERBAIJAN: POLOFF AND LES FACE HARASSMENT IN
[...] (SBU) At 1100 local January 13, a group composed of Poloff, a political LES and the DCM of the Norwegian Embassy in Baku were harassed by an angry crowd while visiting the village of Bananiyar in the autonomous exclave of Nakhchivan to investigate the events reported in Reftel. On approaching [...]
2010-01-13 13:42:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC AJ
10BAKU49AZERBAIJAN: FOREIGN MINISTER BLAMES THE U.S. FOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During Ambassador Morningstar's January 15 meeting with Foreign Minister Mammadyarov, Charge took the opportunity to draw the Minister's attention to the recent incident in Nakhchivan (ref A) and the Charge's earlier discussion with Deputy Foreign Minister Sadiqov. The exchang [...]
2010-01-25 12:08:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC KDM AJ
10BANGKOK148THAILAND INCREASES PLANNED CASH AID FOR HAITI, MOD
[...] (SBU) We conveyed reftel U.S. appreciation for Thailand's assistance for Haiti relief efforts to Phisek Panupat of the Latin America Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs January 19. Phisek confirmed to us that the Thai Cabinet had decided earlier January 19 to increase Thailand's offer [...]
2010-01-19 11:30:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT TH HA
10BANGKOK468THAILAND: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 06:09:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
10BANGKOK48Embassy Bangkok Welcomes Staffdel Steigleder
[...] Post welcomes Staffdel Steigleder with regards to site visits to projects managed by the Department of Labor's International Labor Affairs Bureau that aim to improve worker rights and eliminate child labor. Control officer will be Lawrence Petroni (information below) who has been in touch wit [...]
2010-01-08 03:04:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CB CH JA TH
10BASRAH1BASRAH: FOREIGN SECURITY FIRMS ADAPT TO CHANGING CONDITIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-23 06:22:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALECON EINV EPET KCRM PGOV ASEC IZ
10BEIJING162REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK: COMPUTER
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates from the Ministry of Public Security,s Cyber Security Department. They have been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory infor [...]
2010-01-22 06:53:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AFIN PTER KCRM SNAR TH CH
10BEIJING182REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK:
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates from the Ministry of Public Security. They have been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on these individuals. [...]
2010-01-25 06:52:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AFIN PTER KCRM SNAR TH CH
10BEIJING378DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRC CONTEMPLATING MINUSTAH
[...] (SBU) On February 12, PolOff conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Attache Jiang Bo reftel points seeking information on possible PRC contributions in support of MINUSTAH. Jiang confirmed that the PRC was considering providing assistance bu [...]
2010-02-12 08:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN
10BEIJING438REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR SOCOM FIFTH ANNUAL
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidate, who is currently serving as the Defense Attach at the People's Republic of China (PRC) Embassy in Washington, D.C. He has been nominated to participate in SOCOM's Fifth Annual Conference, "Threats to Sovereignt [...]
2010-02-24 07:42:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR PTER KCRM SNAR CH
10BEIJING446REQUEST LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA BANGKOK: POST BLAST
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates from the Ministry of Public Security,s Public Order Control Department (POCD). They have been nominated for training at ILEA Bangkok, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no der [...]
2010-02-25 04:07:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AFIN PTER KCRM SNAR TH CH
10BEIRUT21DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NEW AIR PASSENGER SCREENING
[...] (C) On January 7 the Ambassador delivered reftel points to Minister of Transportation and Public Works Ghazi al-Aridi and to Presidency Director General Naji Abi Assi. Aridi responded that while he opposed the decision to impose additional screening requirements on travelers from Lebanon, he [...]
2010-01-07 14:08:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALEAIR PTER ASEC ECON LE
10BELGRADE118Scenesetter for the U.S. Visit of Serbian Deputy Prime
[...] (SBU) Ivica Dacic, who wears three hats as First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior, and head of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS),is perhaps the most savvy and intriguing member of the Serbian government. As the head of strongman Slobodan Milosevic's former party, Dacic has laid [...]
2010-01-22 15:40:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC KCRM SR
10BELGRADE282SERBIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Serbia's TIP Situation -------------------------- A. The office of the National Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the Agency for Coordination of Protection of Trafficking Victims, as well as other government ministries and agencies, provide information about traffi [...]
2010-02-22 14:28:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN SR
10BELGRADE29Serbia: Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic to Ambassador:
[...] (C)Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic told the Ambassador, during her February 9 courtesy call, that following his meetings and recent trip to the United States he was committed to expanding our police cooperation on training and operational issues. He assured the Ambassad [...]
2010-02-12 17:50:00Embassy BelgradeSECRETPGOV PREL ASEC SR
10BERLIN205GERMAN AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR MINUSTAH
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 12:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO
10BERLIN64MEDIA REACTION: HAITI EARTHQUAKE, OBAMA PRESIDENCY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Haiti Earthquake 3. Obama Presidency -- One Year On 4. Afghanistan -- New Ministers, Attack on Government Quarter 5. Ukraine elections  [...]
2010-01-19 14:22:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SENV ASEC KMDR AF US HA UP
10BERLIN74MEDIA REACTION: HAITI EARTHQUAKE, OBAMA PRESIDENCY;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Aftermath of Haiti Earthquake 3. Obama Presidency - One year On  [...]
2010-01-20 13:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KMDR US HA
10BERLIN9GERMANY: COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM 2009
[...] Begin text of report: German security officials stress that Islamist-inspired terrorism is the greatest threat to German security and they estimate that roughly 185 individuals have undergone paramilitary training over the past ten years at Islamist extremist training centers located primari [...]
2010-01-06 13:30:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PGOV PREL GM
10BERN56TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-12 11:52:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
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