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09ASTANA660	KAZAKHSTAN: INTERNATIONAL CANINE CONFERENCE [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. INL funded a March 26-27 International Conference on the Role of Canines in the Fight against Drug Trafficking, Extremism and Terrorism in Almaty. Representatives from the canine services of the five Central Asian countri [...]	2009-04-17 10:21:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI KCRM ZK KZ

09ASTANA661	KAZAKHSTAN: WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY -- INSPIRING STUDENTS [...] SUMMARY: The DCM addressed a World Tuberculosis Day conference for medical students at the Kazakhstan National Medical University on April 7. The conference, entitled "We Can Stop TB," aimed to motivate students to get involved in the country's fight against tuberculosis (TB) -- a disease th [...]	2009-04-17 11:02:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EINV TBIO SOCI KZ
09ASTANA666	KAZAKHSTAN: INTER-AGENCY DELEGATION TO VISIT [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a diplomatic note on April 14 requesting bilateral consultations in Washington during May 4-5 to discuss Kazakhstan's interest in joining the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). The text of the note follows: BEGIN TEXT No. 10-3/1270 [...]	2009-04-20 11:31:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC KNNP MTCR KZ
09ASTANA67	KAZAKHSTAN: UNIFICATION CHURCH MISSIONARY SENTENCED TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 9, an Almaty court found Unification Church missionary Yelizaveta Drencheva guilty on charges of "instilling a sense of inferiority in citizens based on their tribal and social association," and sentenc [...]	2009-01-14 10:33:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KDEM KZ
09ASTANA672	KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, APRIL 11-17 [...] This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest and [...]	2009-04-20 11:53:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KCRM KZ
09ASTANA674	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin's May 4-5 visit to Washington is the Obama Administration's first opportunity for face-to-face engagement with the leadership of our most important partner in Central Asia. We have a robust bilateral relationship with Kazakhstan, with cl [...]	2009-04-21 11:45:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET KNNP AF RS KZ
09ASTANA675	KAZAKHSTAN CASPIAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The government of Kazakhstan is committed to developing alternative oil export routes, whether by pipeline, rail, or tanker, that reduce its dependence on Russia. From April 9-17, Energy Officer joined a definiti [...]	2009-04-22 07:55:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV RS IR KZ
09ASTANA711	KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. PROPOSED PROJECT: COUNTERING YOUTH EXTREMISM 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana requests $100,000 to counter youth extremism in Kazakhstan through English-language training and sustained exposure to the best of American [...]	2009-04-24 10:18:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EFIN PTER KCRM KPAO KHLS AEMR
09ASTANA713	KAZAKHSTAN -- MORE EURASIA THAN CENTRAL ASIA -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: From many conversations with top-level officials and other signals, it is clear Kazakhstan is seeking an enhanced relationship with the United States, in part to better balance its relations with especially Russia but also with China. Kazakhstan is different from the other four [...]	2009-04-27 04:08:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ECON RS AF KZ
09ASTANA718	KAZAKHSTAN: CHANGES TO PROTECTION LAW WILL BENEFIT [...] SUMMARY: Changes to Kazakhstan's witness protection law will enable the government to more quickly provide a full range of services to crime victims during lengthy, complex investigations. These changes will benefit victims of trafficking-in-persons and other serious transnational crimes. EN [...]	2009-04-27 10:48:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI SNAR KCRM KTIP KZ
09ASTANA724	KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, APRIL 18-24 [...] This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest and [...]	2009-04-27 11:25:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KCRM KZ
09ASTANA812	KAZAKHSTAN: RESULTS OF BOTA FOUNDATION BOARD MEETING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This cable contains an Action Request. See para 13. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: The BOTA Foundation held a meeting of its Board of Trustees in Almaty on April 29-30. All the items on the fully packed agenda were reviewed, with many [...]	2009-05-07 10:25:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID SOCI KZ
09ASTANA816	KAZAKHSTAN: INTERNET LAW PASSES THROUGH FIRST READING IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 29, the Mazhilis (the lower house of the parliament) approved at a first reading a controversial draft law on the Internet. The draft now has to go through a second reading before being presented to the [...]	2009-05-08 02:00:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA828	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, APRIL 30 - May 6 [...] SUMMARY: A draft law on Internet regulation, which passed the lower house of Parliament this week, drew a fusillade from opposition and independent media outlets who object to what they see as potential for overbearing government control over new media. Though the Internet law was the hot top [...]	2009-05-12 12:04:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA862	KAZAKHSTAN: SMALL OIL COMPANY HOPES TO MAKE IT BIG [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 14, the Chief Executive Officer of Canamens, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with headquarters in London, briefed the Charge on the company's plans and activities in Kazakhstan [...]	2009-05-19 10:42:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV IR KZ
09ASTANA90	KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, JANUARY 10-16 [...] The following is the first in a new series of weekly cables from Embassy Astana with tidbits on daily life in Kazakhstan. MASIMOV JOINS BLOGOSPHERE 2. Prime Minister Karim Masimov has joined the Kazakhstani blogosphere by starting his very own weblog ("primeminister. government.kz"). In [...]	2009-01-16 10:39:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI SCUL KPAO KCRM KZ
09ASTANA929	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, MAY 11 - 22 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the political opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." TRIAL OF OPPOSITION LEADERS ENDS 3. (U) The trial of [...]	2009-06-01 10:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KIRF KDEM KZ
09ASTANA948	KAZAKHSTAN: SECOND ANNUAL EITI CONFERENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On June 3, Minister of Energy Sauat Mynbayev opened the second national conference on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Astana. Mynbayev announced that Kazakhstan will complete the process [...]	2009-06-04 10:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EMIN EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA953	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, MAY 22 - 29 [...] SUMMARY: Mukhtar Dzhakishev, the head of the state nuclear company, Kazatomprom, was arrested this week as a part of a continuing government anti-corruption campaign. The other major story was the publication and banning of "Godfather-in-Law," a book written by the former son-in-law of Presi [...]	2009-06-05 05:46:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KCRM KPAO KMDR AF KZ
09ASTANA982	KAZAKHSTAN: CHINESE AMBASSADOR COMMENTS ON KEY FOREIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 5, Chinese Ambassador Cheng Guoping hosted the Ambassador for dinner at the restaurant on the 23rd floor of a striking new hotel built in Astana and owned by the Chinese National Petroleum Company. During a fascinating, wide-ranging, three-hour tour d'horizon, the Chinese Amb [...]	2009-06-08 10:08:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EPET AF GG RS IR KN ZK KZ
09ASUNCION135	2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - ASUNCION INPUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post recommends Paraguay remain under section 306 monitoring. Post encourages the Special 301 Report to acknowledge, as the industry has, Paraguay's positive efforts on enforcement, particularly the work of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Specialized Investigative Unit (U [...]	2009-03-04 19:05:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR PA
09ASUNCION162	FRAUD SUMMARY Q ASUNCION [...] (U) This cable is in response to an action request in paragraph 6 of retel. ------------------- COUNTRY CONDITIONS ------------------- 2. (U) After the 35-year dictatorship of General Alfredo Stroessner and six decades of Colorado Party rule, Paraguayans elected former Roman Catholic b [...]	2009-03-19 20:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS PA
09ASUNCION229	PRESIDENT (AND EX-BISHOP) LUGO FATHERS A CHILD [...] (U) Paraguay's bishop-turned-President is indeed a Father -- in more ways than one. President Fernando Lugo acknowledged during a brief April 13 press conference that he had had a romantic relationship with Viviana Rosalith Carrillo Canete while serving as bishop of San Pedro Department. He [...]	2009-04-13 22:55:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PA
09ASUNCION389	SUCCESSFUL HIGH-PROFILE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Embassy's Public Diplomacy and Political-Economic Sections, and the local Military Information Support Team, collaborated on a successful anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) campaign launched in conjunction with the June 16 release of the Department's TIP Report. The campaign brought atten [...]	2009-06-23 20:10:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV GTIP KPAO GIWI SNAR MX PA
09ASUNCION495	CODEL PRICE SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Codel Price August 19-20. Your visit will come on the heels of President Fernando Lugo's one-year anniversary in office, and will find the Lugo government grappling with the challenges of day-to-day governing. An inexperienced team, exceedingly high exp [...]	2009-08-05 20:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OVIP PREL PY
09ASUNCION667	THE PRESIDENT'S CHILDREN: RUMOR AND REALITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Fernando Lugo refused to respond to new allegations that he has two additional children. His advisors and cabinet members refused comment, repeatedly citing the "private" nature of the issue. Colorado politicians and other Lugo detractors are attempting to use the [...]	2009-12-01 19:45:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PA
09ASUNCION706	FRAUD SUMMARY - ASUNCION [...] This cable is in response to an action request in reftel. ------------------------------- COUNTRY CONDITIONS ------------------------------- 2. (SBU) After the 35-year dictatorship of General Alfredo Stroessner and six decades of Colorado Party rule, Paraguayans elected forme [...]	2009-10-28 13:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC PA
09ATHENS1049	Scenesetter: Deputy Secretary's Bilat with FM Bakoyannis, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Welcome back to Greece! Your visit will focus primarily on broader European security issues, yet it will also provide an opportunity on the bilateral side to reinforce a message of the new Administration's desire to put on a new course our relationship with Greece, which had b [...]	2009-06-23 13:36:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON OTRA GR
09ATHENS1261	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MAY 15 MEETING WITH GREEK PM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his May 15 meeting with Greek PM Karamanlis (accompanied by FM Bakoyiannis),Deputy Secretary Steinberg outlined our strategic vision for broadening the U.S.-Greece relationship. The Deputy Secretary reviewed key global challenges where we could work more closely together, i [...]	2009-07-17 13:22:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV OVIP GR
09ATHENS1389	GREECE H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 730 CONFIRMED CASES; NATIONAL ACTION [...] SUMMARY. As of July 29, according to the Greek Ministry of Health, there have been 730 confirmed H1N1 cases in Greece. Although there have been no fatalities so far, three serious cases of flu implications are being treated in the intensive care units of Greek hospitals. Health Minister Dim [...]	2009-07-31 15:20:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU AEMR TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09ATHENS1393	AS 2009 FIRE SEASON COMMENCES, CONCERNS CONTINUE OVER LEVEL [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 13:07:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PREL SENV SOCI GR
09ATHENS1549	ATHENS LAY OF THE LAND FOR PM A/S SHAPIRO [...] (C) Andrew: Welcome to Greece. Your visit comes at a time of calm between two storms; the first being the recently concluded Parliamentary elections in which PM Papandreou scored a decisive victory over the moribund Karamanlis administration, and the second being Greece's dismal economic sit [...]	2009-10-15 15:38:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PHSA PGOV EWWT MARR MASS GR
09ATHENS1589	SCENESETTER FOR ADM ROUGHEAD'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Admiral Roughead: Welcome to Greece. You are the first and most senior flag officer to visit Greece since the October 4 national elections. Admiral Stavridis (as SACEUR) and Admiral Fitzgerald (as NAVEUR) visited Athens in late September. Your visit comes as newly elected PM George Papa [...]	2009-10-30 09:38:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS PREL PGOV NATO GR
09ATHENS1591	GREEK DOMESTIC TERRORISTS STRIKE POLICE STATION [...] (SBU) A group of six unidentified individuals carried out an attack with automatic weapons on the police station in the Athens suburb of Agia Paraskevi, eight kilometers north of the Embassy, on the evening of October 27, wounding six police officers, one of them seriously. In addition to firi [...]	2009-10-30 15:35:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC ABLD GR
09ATHENS1679	GREEK COURT OVERTURNS CONVICTIONS OF ELA TERRORIST GROUP [...] (SBU) On December 3, 2009, a Greek appeals court threw out the 2004 convictions of three members of the People's Revolutionary Struggle (ELA) terrorist organization, ruling there was insufficient evidence. A fourth defendant died in June 2009. The ELA members were cleared of all charges for w [...]	2009-12-04 15:21:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV GR
09ATHENS1685	Greece: New Government Tackles Migration and Asylum Issues [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece's new PASOK-led government has placed migration and asylum policy reform high on its agenda, announcing new measures to combat organized human smugglers, ease naturalization requirements for immigrants born in Greece, provide status to illegal economic migrants, and transfer Gre [...]	2009-12-04 16:07:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF PTER SMIG KCRM GR
09ATHENS1774	FRAUD SUMMARY ATHENS [...] Over the past 20 years Greece has seen a remarkable improvement in its standard of living. This is primarily due to the long-term convergence plan of the European Union for socioeconomic uniformity among member states. This, together with its geographic location, has made Greece an attractiv [...]	2009-09-30 13:14:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC GR
09ATHENS1816	GREECE H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 7,000 STUDENTS OUT OF SCHOOL; MASS [...] SUMMARY. The number of confirmed H1N1 cases has exceeded 2,100 in Greece in the period May-October 2009 but the unrecorded infections are estimated at 20 to 30 times that number. Greece had 12 serious cases and 3 fatalities from H1N1 infection to date, however 95 percent of patients have ful [...]	2009-10-06 09:44:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU AEMR TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09ATHENS1920	Greece: 2009-2010 INCSR, Part 1 [...] (U) Greece's submission for the 2009-2010 INCSR, Part 1: Greece 2009-2010 INCSR Part I: Drugs and Chemical Control I. Summary Greece is a "gateway" country in the transit of illicit drugs and contraband. Although not a major transit country for drugs headed for the United St [...]	2009-10-30 16:31:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM GR
09ATHENS204	Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 2 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the second of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraph 25 (INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS). -------------------------------------------- INVESTIGATION AND PROSECU [...]	2009-02-17 14:43:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09ATHENS205	Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 3 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the third of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraph 26 (PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS). ------------------------------------ PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS ----- [...]	2009-02-17 14:46:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09ATHENS2064	Greek Shippers Drowning in the Wake of Economic Pressures [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A seafaring nation for millennia, the resilience of the Greek shipping industry is being tested seriously for the first time since it rose to modern prominence in the 1960s. As the global economic crisis continues, and the demographics of international trade shift, the Greek sh [...]	2009-11-20 16:11:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHSA KPIR CH GR
09ATHENS407	Greek Education Reform Expert Wants U.S. Help [...] (C) Summary: In a March 26 meeting with PAO and CAO, Greek education reform expert Babiniotis shared GoG plans and timelines, and enthusiastically welcomed U.S. assistance on implementing a national university entrance exam system based on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). End summary. [...]	2009-03-31 08:39:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OPRC OEXC SCUL GR
09ATHENS727	GREEK PRIVACY RULES THWART INVESTIGATIONS [...] (SBU) According to a May 5 article in the newspaper Eleftheros Typos, Greek police utilizing video evidence have "positively" identified three hooded vandals who were among the forty who took part in a midday rampage in the upscale Kolonaki Square area of Athens on March 13. The attackers use [...]	2009-05-06 14:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ABLD PREL PTER KCRM GR
09BAGHDAD1032	CHARGE AND MOHR DISCUSS MEK, KUWAITI MIAS, HUMAN [...] (C) Minister of Human Rights (MoHR) Wijdan Salim expressed satisfaction with the program G/IWI has planned for her official April 19-26 visit to Washington, D.C., during which she will meet with senior USG officials and human rights organizations. An issue Salim is likely to raise in her U. [...]	2009-04-15 11:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1048	MAYSAN PC SELECTS DA,WA GOVERNOR; SADRISTS SHUT [...] (C/REL MCFI) Summary: On April 14, Da,wa's State of Law Provincial Council (PC) member Mohammed Shi,a was elected Governor by a Da,wa, ISCI, and National Reform Trend coalition. Outgoing ISCI Deputy Governor Abd al-Hussein Abd al-Rida was elected the new PC Chair. Sadrists, who captured sev [...]	2009-04-17 12:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL PINR
09BAGHDAD1071	ERBIL: Water from a Rock: Drought and Dohuk [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Kurdistan Regional Government has officially declared 2009 to be another drought year. In an effort to proactively mitigate the drought's effect, Dohuk Governor Tamar Ramadan recently convened a conference to formulate a provincial drought action plan. But human and industri [...]	2009-04-20 15:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR IZ TU IR EAID PGOV
09BAGHDAD1090	SOME DISPLACED FAMILIES RETURN TO MIXED BAGHDAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Poloff, Embedded PRT governance specialist and Coalition Force (CF) leaders met on April 19 in Baghdad's Hurriya section with local Iraqi officials, area sheikhs and Iraqi Army (IA) officers involved in the resettlement of internally displaced (IDP) families. Hurriya had [...]	2009-04-22 15:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREF PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD1106	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF:MEK COOPERATIVE IN FACE OF NEW GOI [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Government of Iraq (GoI) continued its efforts to establish civil authority over the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) community at Camp Ashraf. The GoI has taken over responsibility for the hospital, and is in discussions to take over electric and water services. The GoI conducted a do [...]	2009-04-24 17:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US
09BAGHDAD120	CONSULTATIONS WITH ANTI-CORRUPTION OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 13:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR KCRM PGOV EAID IZ
09BAGHDAD1224	UPDATE ON TRADE MINISTRY ARRESTS OVER CORRUPTION [...] (C) The Commission on Integrity (COI) head, Judge Rahim Al-Ugaili, confirmed the arrest of one the Trade Minister's two brothers accused in the ongoing investigation into corruption at the Trade Ministry. Judge Rahim said that he was convinced of the Minister's personal involvement, but that [...]	2009-05-11 03:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR ETRD IZ
09BAGHDAD1235	IRAQI PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS OUT ON CORRUPTION [...] (U) Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki used his May 9 meeting with tribal leaders from Northern Iraq to appeal for action against corruption. In remarks widely covered by local and U.S. media, he likened corrupt officials to the criminals responsible for last month's violent robbery of jewelry st [...]	2009-05-12 05:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1249	IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES CF [...] (C) Summary: During its May 10 meeting, the Iraqi National Security Council discussed preparations for the withdrawal of Coalition Forces from Iraqi cities by June 30. PM Maliki commented that General Odierno's recent remarks to the media, indicating a residual CF presence in Baghdad and Mosul [...]	2009-05-12 15:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS MARR IZ
09BAGHDAD129	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH DPM AL-ESSAWI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary met with Iraqi Deputy Prime minister al-Essawi in the CMR January 5, immediately after the conclusion of the ceremony to commemorate the opening of the new U.S. Embassy. Conversation focused on upcoming local elections, integration of the Sons of Iraq (SOI) i [...]	2009-01-17 12:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1311	KHANAQIN, DIYALA KURDS INFLEXIBLE ON DIBS DEMANDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kurdish interlocutors in the Khanaqin district of Diyala province strongly believe that Khanaqin and surrounding areas must be part of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). They assert that Khanaqin's population has historically been overwhelmingly Kurdish (despite Saddam's [...]	2009-05-20 09:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PINS IZ
09BAGHDAD1320	U/S BURNS, AND U/S FLOURNOY,S MEETING VP HASHEMI [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 12, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy met with Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi and members of his Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) to discuss a myriad of national issues. IIP expressed confidence t [...]	2009-05-20 15:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD1361	(C) PRT SALAH AD DIN: MOBILE FUEL STATIONS SELL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Northern Refineries Company Director General Ali Obeidi briefed the Salah ad-Din (SaD) Provincial Council May 13 on improvements in fuel refining and distribution at the Bayji Oil Refinery (BOR). Provincial Council members asked Obeidi to hire more workers at the BOR and ensure th [...]	2009-05-25 12:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON KCRIM IZ
09BAGHDAD1378	WFP LOOKS TO TAKE ON CORRUPTION IN THE IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI has asked the World Food Program (WFP) to help it devise a plan to reform its inefficient and corrupt Public Distribution System (PDS). But what the GOI may not have bargained for in making the request is WFP's intention to challenge the PDS's intensely corrupt procuremen [...]	2009-05-26 13:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREF KCOR EAID EAGR ECON WFP IZ
09BAGHDAD1395	KARBALA MODE: SECOND EDITION [...] (SBU) Summary: Karbala Mode is a vehicle for capturing observations and anecdotes about life in the world Shi'a pilgrimage capital that otherwise might not be reported. End Summary. Where's Abbas? -------------- 2. (SBU) Since being sworn into office in April, Karbala's government l [...]	2009-05-28 09:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD1451	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2009-06-02 15:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD1452	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2009-06-02 15:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD1454	FORMER TADE MINISTER ARRESTED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES [...] (C) Acting on a warrant issued in the widening probe into corruption within the Ministry of Trade, Iraqi authorities on May 30 arrested recently-resigned Minister of Trade al-Sudani as he was attempting to depart the country. Al-Sudani,s arrest marks the first big test of the judiciary and pa [...]	2009-06-03 03:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KCOR PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD1483	ROMANIAN PRESIDENT ATTENDS END OF MISSION CEREMONY [...] (C) Summary: Romanian President Basescu presided over a ceremony on June 4 at COB Adder, Tallil to commemorate the End of Mission (EOM) for Romanian forces in Iraq. The ceremony included a wreath-laying in honor of three Romanian soldiers who died in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). [...]	2009-06-06 07:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS UK
09BAGHDAD1484	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF - FORCED ENTRY INTO CITY LIKELY [...] (S/NF) Summary. After weeks of relative quiet, the Government of Iraq (GOI) has once again turned up the heat at Camp Ashraf. Following the forced retirement of former National Security Advisor Mowaffaq Al-Rubaie, Prime Minister (PM) Al-Maliki has reconstituted the GOI Ashraf Committee direc [...]	2009-06-06 15:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US
09BAGHDAD1531	UN ARAB-KURD HIGH LEVEL TASK FORCE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNAMI Special Representative to the Secretary General Staffan de Mistura (SRSG) met separately on June 10 with Government of Iraq (GOI) and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegations chosen by GOI Prime Minister (PM) Maliki and KRG President Barzani. This began High Level [...]	2009-06-11 16:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD159	IRAQ'S NOMINATIONS FOR MEPI STUDENT LEADERS PROGRAM [...] Embassy Baghdad is pleased to nominated six principal candidates and three alternates in rank order for the MEPI Student Leaders Program. 2. First principal candidate: A) Last name: Saudi B) First name: Mustafa C) Middle names: Abdul Haleem Abdul Kareem D) Date of birth: Oct. 7, 1987 E) [...]	2009-01-22 05:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KPMI KPAO PREL SCUL IZ
09BAGHDAD162	NINEWA ON THE EVE OF ELECTIONS: COUNTERING [...] (S) Summary: Credible provincial elections are key to creating the conditions for sustainable political and economic development in Ninewa Province. They are also critical to the resolution of the disputed internal boundaries (DIBs) issue as well as to Arab-Kurd relations within Ninewa and [...]	2009-01-22 07:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1635	ERBIL RRT: PRICE WATERHOUSE ADVISES KURDISTAN REGIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 17, the results of an 11-month "good governance assessment" conducted by private consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) were presented to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister and KRG Council of Ministers. The next step is a comprehensive strategy for "G [...]	2009-06-22 05:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EINV SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD1643	GOI MAKING PROGRESS ON KUWAITI MASS GRAVES [...] (C) Recently returned from the June 1 Tripartite Commission meeting in Kuwait, the head of Iraq's delegation, Arkan Saleh, reported that the talks were constructive and that Kuwait's lead delegate, Ibrahim Shaheen, had agreed in principle to visit Iraq in the next few months. The issue of Kuwa [...]	2009-06-22 09:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR PGOV KU IZ
09BAGHDAD1695	Trial Begins on Destruction of Marshes and Marsh Arabs [...] (U) Summary: On June 24, the Iraqi High Tribunal began the trial of the Marsh Arabs case, which consists of crimes against humanity committed by Saddam's regime against Arabs living in the southern marshes of Iraq. The military attacks, forced relocation and draining of the marshes destroyed [...]	2009-06-25 14:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD170	NAJAF PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS UPDATE: SKEPTICISM AND [...] (C) Summary. In the final stretch before provincial elections, Najaf is stable and visibly ready for a competitive election. Despite cautious optimism from all spheres, contacts indicate concern over the complication of ballot procedures and limited voter education. Incumbent candidates fro [...]	2009-01-23 12:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD1785	CHRISTIANS SEEK POLITICAL UNITY IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) Several key Christian politicians and religious leaders have begun to lay the groundwork for the unification of Iraq's Christian political parties into a single electoral coalition in anticipation of the January 2010 national elections. Although Iraq's Christian community suffers from num [...]	2009-07-02 12:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM KIRF PGOV SOCI
09BAGHDAD1787	THE USG'S ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY IN IRAQ: [...] (SBU) Since the submission of our anti-corruption (AC) strategy, aimed at strengthening Iraq's AC regime, an array of USG agencies have continued to work to implement it. Our dialog with the GOI on AC issues centers on promoting Iraq's compliance with the United Nations Convention Against Corr [...]	2009-07-02 14:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD181	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CRITIQUE OF IRAQ COURT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the primary tribunal handling terrorism and other serious criminal cases, the Central Criminal Courts of Iraq (CCCI),with courthouses in Karkh and Rusafa, play a key role in promoting Rule of Law in Iraq. A recent report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on the CCCI alleges a nu [...]	2009-01-25 09:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD1816	IRAQI AGREEMENT ENABLES DEMINING TO CONTINUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraqi ministries signed an interagency agreement (MOU) without fanfare July 5 that will enable NGOs and companies to continue humanitarian demining in Iraq, according to Ministry of Environment (MOEnv) Deputy Director Dr. Kamal Latif. The breakthrough ends a six-month bureauc [...]	2009-07-07 09:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KHDP PARM PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1822	LAND ISSUES HALTING INVESTMENT IN IRAQ,S PROVINCES [...] (SBU) The Muthanna Provincial Investment Commission (PIC) is one of the most active and dynamic economic development organizations in Iraq. Since its inception in late summer 2008, Muthanna,s PIC has issued seventeen (17) licenses worth some 363 million dollars to a broad array of businesses [...]	2009-07-07 13:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV
09BAGHDAD1828	INTERIM GOI RESPONSE TO DRAFT UNSYG REPORT [...] (C) Deputy Pol/C on June 22 passed MFA North America Office Director Mohammed Al-Hamaimidi a copy of the draft UN paper outlining relevant facts for the preparation of the UNSYG's Iraq UNSCR Report. Caveating that he could not provide the authoritative GOI response to the UN paper, Al-Hamai [...]	2009-07-08 07:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ KU
09BAGHDAD1856	SECOND MEETING OF SERVICES AND INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Deputy Prime Minister Rafi Al Eissawi and EMIN Marc Wall convened the second meeting of the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) Services and Information Technology Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on July 6, 2009. Both sides highlighted the continued significance of the SFA as the fou [...]	2009-07-09 15:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV ETRD IZ PREL
09BAGHDAD188	SECOND MEETING OF JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS [...] (U) Summary. On January 19, the United States and the Republic of Iraq conducted the second meeting of the Joint Military Operations Coordinating Committee (JMOCC),a military operations steering committee established under the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement (SA). Consistent with the first JM [...]	2009-01-26 03:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR MASS PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1950	AMB, CG AND PM DISCUSS UPCOMING VISIT, SYRIA AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: In their regular weekly meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on July 16, the Ambassador and MNF-I Commanding General (CG) Odierno discussed the PM,s upcoming visit to Washington, the NATO agreement and foreign fighters crossing the border into Iraq from Syria. In [...]	2009-07-19 10:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD1961	IRAQ'S NEW ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Council of Ministers (CoM) signed an order in April 2009 establishing the Iraqi National Atomic Energy Commission, an inter-ministry commission mandated to provide coordination and advice regard [...]	2009-07-20 10:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	TPHY SENV TRGY TSPL PARM ENRG KGIT KNNP KSCA
09BAGHDAD2072	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: NO GAME PLAN IN SIGHT FOR GOI [...] (C) Summary. On August 2, USG officials met with GOI Ashraf Committee Chairman Ali Abdul Amir al-Yassery to discuss the GOI's near-future plans regarding the standoff with the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) in Ashraf. (Note: The GOI has changed the name of Ashraf to Camp New Iraq. End Note.) Al-Y [...]	2009-08-02 15:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2204	IRAQ MINISTER OF OIL OPTIMISTIC ON FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion of petroleum issues in Iraq, Minister of Oil Husayn Al-Shahristani told DCM for Assistance Transition that he - is optimistic about significantly improved oil production; - expects the British Petroleum/CNPC contract to manage Rumaila field to be [...]	2009-08-14 13:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD2265	ANTI-CORRUPTION CONSULTATIONS IN MOSUL [...] (C) Anti-Corruption Coordinator and staff (ACCO) visited Mosul, capital of Ninewa province August 15-16. Anti-corruption efforts in Ninewa include, inter alia, the conviction of the former Provincial Council President for contract fraud and the case of Ninewa's prison warden, Hussein Tawfiq, w [...]	2009-08-21 12:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD2318	Alternative Energies to be integrated into Iraq's Energy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives from eleven Iraqi ministries discussed the potential for alternative energy (solar, wind, biomass, hydro) in Iraq at the Iraqi Renewable Energy Steering Committee (IRESC) meeting on August 19. IRESC keynote speaker Dr. Al-Qaraghuli from the U.S. Department of [...]	2009-08-28 14:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG OSCI SENV TNGD TPHY TRGY TSPL BEXP BTIO
09BAGHDAD2343	WASIT PROVINCIAL COUNCIL DISMISSES OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) The Wasit Provincial Council (PC) on Aug. 20 voted to permanently remove two leading "opposition" figures, Ghadanfar Kadim Ubayd (Iraqi List) and Majid Ali Askar (Dawa-Maliki faction). The PC Chairman, Mahmud Abd Al-Rida Talal (aka Haiji Mahmud-ISCI),initiated the removal process and o [...]	2009-08-31 08:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2372	IRAQ CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS ON KUWAITI MASS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq has made substantial progress recently in its search for mass graves containing the remains of Kuwaitis. Following a successful August 4 Technical Subcommittee meeting in Kuwait, the Government of Iraq (GOI) formally petitioned the International Committee of the Red Cross [...]	2009-09-03 07:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR PGOV IZ KU
09BAGHDAD2386	AMMAR AL-HAKIM SUCCEEDS FATHER AS ISCI CHAIRMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six days after the death of Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim, the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Shura Council elected Hakim's eldest son, Ammar, to be ISCI's new chairman. The move was widely anticipated given the close association of the Hakim family to ISCI and the praise lavished [...]	2009-09-04 10:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD239	PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS KICK OFF WITH SPECIAL NEEDS [...] (C) Summary: Polling centers around Iraq opened for the day on January 28 to accommodate "special needs" voters. Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Police (IP),detainees in Iraqi and Multinational Force - Iraq (MNF-I) centers, and hospital patients and staff were eligible to vote early in the [...]	2009-01-29 14:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD249	KARBALANS "SPECIAL NEEDS" VOTING PROBLEM-FREE [...] (C) Summary: "Special needs" voting in Karbala on January 28 proceeded smoothly. Some 19,000 out of approximately 24,000 eligible voters cast ballots. Polling sites in the western, central and eastern sectors of the province were calm and orderly, with voters taking evident care to read and [...]	2009-01-30 14:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2536	NAJAF AIRPORT TERMINAL EXPANSION; DISSATISFACTION WITH [...] This is a PRT Najaf reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Najaf airport opened its passenger terminal expansion on September 8, 2009. The provincial government is very dissatisfied with performance of investment partner Al Aqeeq (AA),which has only spent US$7 million of the US$50 million th [...]	2009-09-22 07:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2547	PRT DIYALA: DG FOR OIL FIRED-TESTING THE [...] THIS IS A PRT-DIYALA REPORTING CABLE 2. (C) SUMMARY: On July 28, 2009 the Diyala Provincial Council terminated the Director General for the Administration of Petroleum Products for professional malfeasance. Though the termination order is supported by the Provincial Governor, the Ministry [...]	2009-09-23 06:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2551	GOI INCREASES CAPACITY OF IRAQI JUDICIARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In September, 66 new judges graduated from the entry-level judicial education program at the Iraqi Judicial Training Institute (JTI),which is administered by the Ministry of Justice. These newly graduated judges are evidence of the Iraqi judiciary,s advancement as an instituti [...]	2009-09-23 07:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS IZ
09BAGHDAD2567	BAHAI CASE TESTS IRAQ'S RESPECT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leaders of Iraq's small Bahai community are requesting the assistance of the Ministry of Interior (MOI) in their bid to receive identification documents that would list their religion as Bahai rather than Muslim. Although the MOI issued a small number of ID cards listing the Bahai [...]	2009-09-24 11:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD258	UN LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR IRAQ ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Development (UNDP) program held in January in Amman the first workshop as part of its 2008-2010 anti-corruption program for Iraq, which comes with the support of US funding. Statisticians and experts in survey design from the United Nations Office on Drugs an [...]	2009-01-31 12:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR KDEM PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD2599	MOSQUE DISPUTE RAISES SECTARIAN TENSIONS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: An ongoing dispute over whether a mosque located in the Salman Pak neighborhood of southern Baghdad rightfully belongs to the Sunni or the Shia Endowment is raising sectarian tensions and undermining economic reconstruction efforts in the area. The Prime Minister has appointed a [...]	2009-09-28 08:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD2600	US MARSHALS SERVICE,S SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following the removal of the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq, the United States Marshals Service, Special Operations Group (SOG),ensured that Saddam and members of the regime remained in custody to stand trial for their crimes, worked to provide security for the nation,s judges a [...]	2009-09-28 10:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI KCRM IZ KAWC
09BAGHDAD265	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-02 05:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2680	FRAUD SUMMARY - BAGHDAD [...] Security remains a concern in Iraq; however, conditions are gradually improving. Traveling both domestically and around the region remains difficult for Iraqi nationals. High numbers of Iraqis continue to pursue plans to immigrate to the US for economic and security reasons. Post is prepari [...]	2009-10-06 03:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC PREF KFRD IZ

09BAGHDAD2683	EVANGELICAL CHURCHES FIND PATH TO OFFICIAL [...] (C) A key Iraqi Evangelical Church leader tells us that Evangelical Churches are unable to obtain official recognition from the GOI because of overly stringent registration requirements imposed by the non-Muslim Endowment, thus preventing these churches from conducting legally sanctioned marri [...]	2009-10-06 09:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD2714	DISTURBANCE AT BAGHDAD CENTRAL PRISON LEADS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of a disturbance at Baghdad Central Prison (formerly Abu Ghraib) on September 10, the US Embassy and MNF-I facilitated the Ministry of Justice,s transfer of 2,630 inmates and 273 Iraqi Correctional officers (ICOs) to the recently completed USG funded Chamchamal [...]	2009-10-08 07:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS IZ
09BAGHDAD2827	GOOGLE IMAGES THE IRAQ NATIONAL MUSEUM [...] (U) Summary: In support of Section IV of the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA),post supports programs to preserve Iraq's cultural heritage. To augment these efforts and harness the interest and expertise of the American private sector, we have partnered with several leaders from the IT ind [...]	2009-10-21 14:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EINT KPAO SCUL TINT PGOV ECPS IZ
09BAGHDAD2834	KRG MAY BE PLOTTING AGAINST IRAQ OIL MINISTER AND [...] (C) Summary: The chair and vice-chair of the Oil and Gas and National Resources Committee of the Council of Representatives (parliament) disagree over whether the Council of Ministers (cabinet) or parliament has final authority to approve the large oil-field development contracts currently bei [...]	2009-10-22 08:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2847	PROVINCIAL POWERS LAW USED IN HISTORIC TEST TO [...] (U) This is a Salah Ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (U) Summary: On October 13 an Iraqi federal court upheld the Salah Ad Din (SAD) Provincial Council (PC) dismissal of the Provincial Governor following a six-week struggle between the two principal governing entities i [...]	2009-10-23 13:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD286	US LEADERSHIP AND FUNDING NEEDED TO RETURN IRAQ,S [...] (C) Summary: Security gains have started to reverse the tide of displacement in Iraq ) UNHCR estimates that 185,000 IDPs and 23,000 refugees returned in 2008, out of nearly three million Iraqis displaced in 2006 and 2007. If security and other conditions continue to improve, UNHCR estimates [...]	2009-02-04 08:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2885	CHAPTER VII DOMINATES AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki and FM Zebari seized upon Ambassador Rice's visit to express their dissatisfaction with the UN Secretary-General (UNSYG)'s decision to appoint a political official to gather information on foreign support for the perpetrators of the August 19 bombings. While [...]	2009-10-28 09:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC UN IZ
09BAGHDAD289	IRAQ-IRAN DIPLOMACY A SIGN OF IRANIAN INFLUENCE OR [...] (S) Summary: Recent Iraqi-Iranian visits (most notably PM Maliki and National Security Advisor al-Rubaie's visits to Tehran) indicate that Iraq is being increasingly assertive toward its ambitious neighbor, and that Iran is showing Iraq overdue respect, although the relationship might be char [...]	2009-02-04 12:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR ECON EAIR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2969	THE ELECTION LAW THAT ALMOST WASN'T; KEEPING IT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Council of Representatives (COR) passed the Iraqi election law November 8 by a wide margin. After weeks of increasingly intense Embassy and UNAMI engagement, the final day witnessed dramatically more intense engagement, as the Ambassador met with Kurdish and Arab/Turkoman bl [...]	2009-11-09 15:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD3006	RRT ERBIL: KURDISTANI REACTION TO THE ELECTION LAW [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (C) Summary: The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) welcomed passage of the election law. The Kurds achieved their paramount objectives, by virtue of the law passing with the inclusion of Kirkuk and without compensatory seats reserved for Arabs or Turk [...]	2009-11-16 11:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU IZ
09BAGHDAD3055	THE PDS IN ANBAR: LET THEM EAT SOAP [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: An early November call on a panel of Iraqi Trade Ministry officials who administer the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Anbar province provided insight into the decaying utility of the GOI's program. More than 2,000 agents licensed by the Ministry of Trade (MOT) a [...]	2009-11-20 13:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP
09BAGHDAD3074	IRAQI MFA WELCOMES COHEN-GOOGLE DELEGATION [...] (U) Summary: On November 22, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari and MFA Senior Policy Advisor Fareed Yasseen met with Google CEO Eric Schmidt, State Department Policy Planning Staff member Jared Cohen, Trident Capital CEO Don Dixon, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Peter [...]	2009-11-23 08:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ TINT ECON SCUL
09BAGHDAD3095	EDUCATING ALI -- TEACHING SADDAM,S LOST GENERATION [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Illiteracy plagues Dhi Qar. Thirty-seven percent of the residents of this Shi,a heartland province, and a higher percentage of women, can neither read nor write Arabic, according to Dhi Qar,s Director General (DG) of Education. Coa [...]	2009-11-25 14:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3122	ELECTION LAW UPDATE: KURDISH DEMANDS NECESSITATE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Kurdish leaders have yet to provide an official response to the election law compromise proposed by Shia political leader Haydi Al-Amiri and Deputy Prime Minister Rafe Issawi (reftel) on November 28. Initial readouts from Kurdish contacts indicate that the Kurds will [...]	2009-12-01 17:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3143	MEK/ASHRAF: GOI PLANNING "SOFT MOVE" OF ASHRAF [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: According to senior GOI officials, the GOI will send buses and trucks to Ashraf on December 15 in order to encourage voluntary defection and departure of Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) residents from Ashraf. The GOI still ultimately plans to relocate residents to Camp Sama [...]	2009-12-05 07:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3157	DELAYED GRATIFICATION: ELECTION LAW ADOPTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following strong Embassy and UNAMI engagement with key Kurdish leaders in Baghdad, crucial calls by POTUS and VPOTUS to Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani broke the logjam to permit consensus approval of a UNAMI election law compromise proposal late Decemb [...]	2009-12-07 16:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3186	IRAQ OIL, MAYSAN PROVINCE: AN ALLOTMENT? REPLACE [...] (U) On December 3, on the margins of a meeting hosted by Deputy Chief of Mission Ford, the Second Deputy Governor of Maysan Province Khalid Abdulwahid Qubian told Econoff the Baghdad federal government was considering allotting the Maysan provincial government -- as a "deprived region" under a [...]	2009-12-11 10:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD3326	IRAN-IRAQ OIL WELL INCIDENT HIGHLIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-26 06:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON IR IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD3332	DUST TO DINARS: WASIT PC PROFITS FROM AN [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Wasit Provincial Council (PC) is pursuing independent efforts to offset resource shortages from the national government. A provincially owned - and potentially lucrative - truck staging area at the Zurbatiyah Iran/Iraq [...]	2009-12-26 11:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ETRD IZ PBTS PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD3334	IRAN-IRAQ OIL WELL INCIDENT HIGHLIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-26 13:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON IR IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD3353	IRAQ: INCSR Report Part I - Drug and Chemical Control [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Iraqi Government officials acknowledge that illicit drugs enter Iraq from Iran, some to be used by Iraqis, but most transshipped south out of Basra or north through Iraqi Kurdistan. However, officials deny that illicit narcotics are a major problem in Iraq. Indeed, faced w [...]	2009-12-29 04:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD3367	FOLLOW UP ON THE WMD DEMARCHE AT MFA, BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior MFA officials December 29 responded positively to follow-up on the WMD points contained in ref A. They seemed initially to favor the second option presented, pursuing a Security Council resolution that would automatically terminate Chapter VII WMD restrictions under UNSC [...]	2009-12-30 12:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ
09BAGHDAD3374	CHURNING IN NORTH BAGHDAD'S SUBURBAN GOVERNMENTS [...] (U) This is a Baghdad ePRT North message. 2. (U) Summary: Sub-provincial public managers and councils in North Baghdad's districts (qadas) of Tarmiyah, Taji, and Istiqlal, with a combined population of roughly 1.2 million, are unsure of their roles vis-a-vis the provincial and national g [...]	2009-12-31 07:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR IZ
09BAGHDAD3377	PRT SALAH AD DIN: GOI INTERFERENCE IN PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah Ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Following a two month standoff with the GOI central Government, the Salah Ad Din (SaD) Provincial Council (PC) is poised to forcibly remove the former Provincial Governor (PGOV) of SAD--which it voted from office on October 27 [...]	2009-12-31 15:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KJUS IZ
09BAGHDAD343	IRAN-IRAQ BORDER CROSSING VULNERABLE TO SMUGGLING, [...] (S/NF) Iraqi border inspectors at the Shalamsha port-of-entry (POE) are ill-equipped to prevent smuggling of weapons, drugs, and other contraband from southern Iran, border officials told Senior Advisor for Southern Iraq Gordon Gray during a visit February 2. MNF-I forces and U.S. contractors [...]	2009-02-10 11:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	ETRD PTER KTFN KCOR PREL KNNP IR IZ
09BAGHDAD346	BASRA SEEKS INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Basra has several business and investment organizations that are encouraging new investment in the province. Basra, like all of Iraq, is suffering from infrastructure constraints, but the situation is improving. The Basra Investment Commission is getting good advice and training from th [...]	2009-02-10 12:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD364	DA'WA WHEELING AND DEALING IN KARBALA [...] (C) Summary: In an apparent attempt to minimize the influence the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) will have in the new Provincial Council (PC),Da'wa leaders in Karbala are working furiously to form alliances with the second-place Hope of the Two Rivers and the fourth-place Independent [...]	2009-02-12 12:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD379	PM MALIKI: STRENGTHENED CENTER OR EMERGING [...] (C) With the strong performance of the Da'wa Party in the January 31 provincial council elections, Prime Minister Maliki will claim a public mandate. While many media analyses have tended to overstate this case (as Maliki won no more than 38 percent in two provinces, and less elsewhere) it is [...]	2009-02-13 11:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS KDEM KISL IZ
09BAGHDAD419	IRAQ MAKING ENCOURAGING PROGRESS ON NUCLEAR CLEAN-UP [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) took EconOffs, MNFI, and two visiting Texas Tech University (TTU) Professors on a walking tour of the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Facility (TNRF) February 9 to assess the progress of MoST's nuclear facility dismantlement and disposal project. T [...]	2009-02-18 07:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	TPHY SEVN TSPL PARM ENRG KGIT KNNP KSCA ENRG
09BAGHDAD471	PRT KIRKUK:MOI DIRECTS KIRKUK POLICE TO HIRE 241 [...] (C) Summary. On February 17, Kirkuk Provincial Council Acting Chair Ali Salihi convened a press conference to denounce the official Ministry of Interior (MoI) directive ordering the PC to hire 241 Dawa party affiliates into Kirkuk's Iraqi Police (IP) force. He described the directive as ill [...]	2009-02-23 15:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD475	SADR CITY POST-ELECTION: HIGH EXPECTATIONS AMID [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of informal conversations with Poloff, a diverse group of Sadr City residents -- ranging from day laborers and students to shopkeepers -- voiced overall confidence in the fairness and credibility of the January 31, 2009, Provincial Council (PC) elections, in which can [...]	2009-02-24 12:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD502	NAJAF INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EXPANDING RAPIDLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Najaf Airport is expanding rapidly to accommodate the demand from Shi'a pilgrims coming to religious shrines in the province. Religious pilgrims visiting the province have increased dramatically over last year, and most pilgrims stay for at least a week. Currently the bulk of [...]	2009-02-26 13:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD EINV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD537	IRAQIS REACT TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH: MOST [...] (U) SUMMARY: Iraqi leaders and citizens largely welcomed President Obama's February 27, 2009, speech announcing U.S. plans to begin the drawdown of American combat units from the country in line with the Seucurity Agreement. Most said they favored the continuation of a strong American partner [...]	2009-03-02 12:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD574	BAGHDAD UPDATE: WHAT'S AHEAD AS TROOPS DRAWDOWN? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As Iraq's capital, Baghdad is inherently important. It is home to a large and diverse population (approximately six million of Iraq's estimated 28 million total),with increasing numbers of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) returning to mixed neighborhoods. Baghdad's politica [...]	2009-03-05 13:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD64	GOI ARRESTS STOKE DIYALA SUNNIS' SENSE OF [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) operations in Diyala province have exhibited a consistent pattern of sectarian bias. The Government of Iraq (GOI) has launched a number of security operations in Diyala ostensibly to combat Al-Qa'ida in [...]	2009-01-11 13:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD763	AFTER THE AWAKENING: TRIBES AS GOVERNMENT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Sahwa's success at helping beat back Al-Qaida and associated extremists led to its first-place finish in Anbar Province's January provincial election. Winners now move, amid high expectations, from electoral victory into governing. Fallujah-area tribal sheikhs, including the pro [...]	2009-03-19 14:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL PINR KDEM
09BAGHDAD778	RRT Erbil: Nawshirwan Mustafa on Free Press, Elections [...] (SBU) During a March 17 visit to Sulaimaniyah, legendary Peshmerga commander and Talabani political rival Nawshirwan Mustafa gave RRT officers an impromptu tour of his Kurdistan News Network (KNN),the Region's first private TV station. KNN is finishing its test broadcast phase and will soon g [...]	2009-03-22 08:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD83	SHIA PARTIES FACE ISSUE-BASED FISSURES BEFORE [...] (C) Shia political parties, especially ISCI and Da'wa, are engaged in ideological and policy-based battles among themselves that might foreshadow a permanent split of the Shia electoral alliance at the national level, according to numerous meetings with our Shia contacts in Baghdad. These ba [...]	2009-01-13 12:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KISL IZ
09BAGHDAD832	LEAVING FALLUJAH -- AND ANBAR: "TIME TO TEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The last Marine departed the symbolic city of Fallujah -- twice the scene in 2004 of the Iraq war's most intense fighting -- on March 3, 2009. In a series of recent discussions, a diverse cross-section of Fallujah residents (a shopkeeper, an Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) official, tw [...]	2009-03-27 12:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD847	CG, CDA AND PM DISCUSS FOREIGN VISITS, SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-29 10:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER IZ EPET EFIN
09BAGHDAD861	GLOBAL INTEGRITY LOOKS AT THE POSITIVE ELEMENTS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: When discussing anti-corruption efforts with Iraqi officials, they frequently refer to the 2008 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI),rating Iraq as tied for second with Myanmar for the most corrupt country, as an unfair and unrealistic representation o [...]	2009-03-30 12:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD931	IRAQIS STILL THIRSTY FOR TURKISH WATER AFTER [...] (C) Summary: GoI contacts are pleased with Turkish President Gul,s visit to Iraq last week. They described a trust and warmth between the two countries not known for years. However, differences remain over Iraq,s desire for an increased flow of water from the Tigris and Euphrates. In the a [...]	2009-04-05 11:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MOPS TU IZ
09BAGHDAD933	BAGHDAD U.: STUDENTS TALK POLITICS, OFFER BLUNT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Poloffs met for two hours on April 2 at Baghdad University with eight professors, the acting president, and approximately 120 students from the political science college. The group offered frank views about the U.S. decision to invade Iraq, what had happened in the country sinc [...]	2009-04-06 07:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO
09BAGHDAD986	GOI BUDGET - DRAMA WINDS DOWN, MORE TO FOLLOW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) 2009 budget is now on its way to be published in the Official Gazette and become the official GOI budget for 2009. The budget reflects changes passed by the Council of Representatives (CoR) on the budget: expenditures down to USD 58.6 billion; reven [...]	2009-04-09 15:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD990	WHO IS BEHIND LGBT PERSECUTION IN IRAQ? [...] (C) The London-based Iraqi LGBT (Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender) organization's March 30 claim that the GOI planned to execute over 100 gay men in the near future has sparked a storm of protest from gay rights activists around the world. Post has rigorously investigated the Iraqi LGBT cla [...]	2009-04-10 15:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
09BAKU109	AZERBAIJAN AND RUSSIA: CAN BAKU MAINTAIN THE [...] (C) Summary: Analysts across the political spectrum in Baku suggest that Russia has stepped up diplomatic efforts to lure Azerbaijan away from its political, security, and energy links to the West. They note that this is part of a broader Russian effort to regain its position as the politica [...]	2009-02-10 12:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ AM RU
09BAKU16	CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS REFERENDUM UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijan's Parliament and Constitutional Court have cleared the way for a referendum to be held on March 18 on 29 proposed amendments to Azerbaijan's Constitution on a wide range of topics. While some amendments appear to be benign, such as protecting wildlife, several challe [...]	2009-01-12 12:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
09BAKU181	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 - AZERBAIJAN [...] (U) Subject of proposal and general information: - Topic: Coastal and Marine EcoSystem Management - Relevant Ministries/Agencies: Ministry of Ecology, Ministry of Energy, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR),State Oil Fund of Azerbaija (SOFAZ) - Timeframe: 1-3 months, Spring-Summer [...]	2009-03-06 12:43:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG AMGT APER AJ
09BAKU201	AZERBAIJAN-TURKEY: STILL ONE NATION, TWO STATES? [...] (C) Summary: Although Azerbaijan is a former Soviet republic and is still properly considered part of the ex-Soviet space, it is culturally, linguistically and economically much more a satellite of Turkey than Russia. Ties between the two countries are exceptionally strong along the entire spe [...]	2009-03-13 11:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG SOCI ECON ETRD AJ TU
09BAKU21	NAKHCHIVAN UPDATE: MORE HR VIOLATIONS AND RETURN [...] (C) Summary: The authorities of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic continue to pressure ordinary citizens attempting to protect their rights. On January 4 an elderly blind man was imprisoned, and possibly put into a mental institution, for complaining about the police beating his son. Separa [...]	2009-01-13 12:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KHUM AJ
09BAKU224	AZERBAIJAN'S ECONOMY: TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? [...] (U) SUMMARY: In public February 23 remarks, President Ilham Aliyev lauded Azerbaijan's social development and economic situation with confidence and optimism, claiming that the goals of the 2004-2008 "State Program for Socio-Economic Development of the Regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan" [...]	2009-03-19 10:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECIN ECON EFIN EPET ETRD EINV AJ
09BAKU227	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT ATTENDS TEHRAN ECO SUMMIT [...] (SBU) On Tuesday, March 10 Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev visited Tehran to formally hand-over the revolving Presidency of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) to incoming President Mahmud Ahmedinejad, and to participate in the ECO summit. Heads of State from Turkey, Turkmenistan, [...]	2009-03-25 04:09:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL AJ IR
09BAKU25	IFIS COMMENT ON INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Summary: In early December, EconOffs met individually with representatives of the EBRD, IFC, IMF, and World Bank in Azerbaijan to discuss financial developments, business conditions and the investment climate. The financial experts noted the effects of the global financial crisis on the [...]	2009-01-14 10:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EXIM EINV AJ
09BAKU322	ANOTHER AZERBAIJANI JOURNALIST FACING COURT [...] (U) SUMMARY: In what press freedom advocates are characterizing as another attempt to crush dissent, Azerbaijani authorities continue the prosecution of opposition daily "Yeni Musavat" columnist Mahal Ismayiloglu. The charges of hooliganism and intentional infliction of bodily harm brought ag [...]	2009-04-21 10:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAO KDEM PHUM AJ
09BAKU323	AZERBAIJAN: FINANCE MINISTER TALKS CIS, G20, NO [...] SUMMARY: In an April 7 meeting, Azerbaijan's Finance Minister, Samir Sharifov, defended his ministry's policy of supporting the manat (currency) and indicated that the policy would not likely be changed any time soon. He also described deliberations at the March 30 meeting of CIS Finance Mi [...]	2009-04-21 10:25:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN AJ
09BAKU360	AZERBAIJAN: POLICE VIOLENCE AGAINST ANS TV [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 27 three employees of ANS TV channel were subject to physical attack while investigating a story of the destruction of a mosque. The reporters' equipment was damaged during the struggle. The incident sparked outrage both among some government officials and from domesti [...]	2009-05-01 09:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
09BAKU37	IRANIAN STUDENT ACTIVIST ON IRANIAN YOUTH, [...] (C) Maryam, an Iranian women's rights activist studying medicine here, met on two occasions recently with Baku Iran watcher to discuss her views of the women's rights movement in Iran (ref A),and of the lifestyle and attitudes of Iranian students in Baku and of Iranian youth generally (the s [...]	2009-01-16 13:15:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR AJ IR
09BAKU405	AZERBAIJAN: PARLIAMENT PASSES AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW ON [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU)Summary. On May 8 the Milli Majlis (Parliament) passed an amended Law on Freedom of Religion. According to the latest available text of the amendments to the Law, some of the amendments contradict international human r [...]	2009-05-19 10:37:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM AJ
09BAKU408	AZERBAIJAN: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 11:54:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ AM ECON EFIN EINT GG PINR
09BAKU411	AZERBAIJAN: OIL ACADEMY SHOOTING INVESTIGATION CONTINUES [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. 2. (SBU) Summary: On May 15 the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and the Prosecutor General issued a public statement announcing further evidence uncovered in the investigation of the April 30 shooting at the State Oil Academy (reftels). This evidence backs [...]	2009-05-20 13:12:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM AJ
09BAKU437	IRAN/AZERBAIJAN: GOAJ INCENSED BY IRANIAN PRESSURE [...] (C) The GOAJ, as well as a large number of political figures and organizations from across the political spectrum, has expressed deep resentment over recent heavy-handed Iranian government efforts to force the GOAJ to rescind its recently extended official invitation to Israeli President Pere [...]	2009-06-01 08:20:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PTER IS IR AJ
09BAKU439	IRAN/AZERBAIJAN: GOAJ INCENSED BY IRANIAN PRESSURE [...] (S) The GOAJ, as well as a large number of political figures and organizations from across the political spectrum, has expressed deep resentment over recent heavy-handed Iranian government efforts to force the GOAJ to rescind its recently extended official invitation to Israeli President Pere [...]	2009-06-01 09:17:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PTER IS IR AJ
09BAKU574	IRAN VIEW FROM BAKU: TWENTY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE [...] (C) Baku Iran watcher has conducted approximately thirty interviews since the June 12 Iranian presidential elections with Iranians (both Baku-based and resident in Iran) and Azerbaijani Iran experts. Interviews dealt with reactions to, and analyses of, the election results; subsequent protes [...]	2009-07-21 13:25:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM AJ IR
09BAKU575	IRAN VIEW FROM BAKU: TWENTY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE [...] (C) Baku Iran watcher has conducted approximately thirty interviews since the June 12 Iranian presidential elections with Iranians (both Baku-based and resident in Iran) and Azerbaijani Iran experts. Interviews dealt with reactions to, and analyses of, the election results; subsequent protests; pro [...]	2009-07-21 13:46:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM AJ IR
09BAKU605	AZERBAIJAN'S PERSPECTIVE ON CASPAIN DELIMITATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 30, the Charge met with SOCAR Vice President Elshad Nassirov to discuss the recent public quarrel between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan over Caspian Sea Delimitation. Nassirov had more questions than answers regarding the "strange and sudden" behavior of the Turkmen Presi [...]	2009-07-31 12:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL TX AJ
09BAKU618	AZERBAIJAN: H1N1 STATUS AND PREPAREDNESS [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 30, Azerbaijan disclosed its first two lab-confirmed cases of H1N1 flu, a 40 year-old woman who returned from a trip to France July 27 and a teenage boy who returned from a trip to the UK July 29. By August 1, the woman was released from the Baku Hospital of Lung Diseases [...]	2009-08-05 10:26:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU PREL AEMR CASC PINR AMGT SOCI ESTH AJ
09BAKU637	AZERBAIJAN: ARRESTS SUCCEED IN SUPPRESSING SOME [...] (C) Summary: Youth activist Agasif Shakiroglu was released from detention on August 7, and immediately conscripted into the army, despite the normal August break in conscriptions. Detained bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade remain in detention, however, and their lawyers indicate that th [...]	2009-08-13 12:35:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
09BAKU655	AZERBAIJAN'S PERSPECTIVE ON CASPAIN DELIMITATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 30, the Charge met with SOCAR Vice President Elshad Nassirov to discuss the recent public quarrel between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan over Caspian Sea Delimitation. Nassirov had more questions than answers regarding the "strange and sudden" behavior of the Turkmen Presi [...]	2009-08-19 07:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL TX AJ
09BAKU677	AZERBAIJAN: COMBATING TIP UPDATE FROM MIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) Anti-trafficking Unit is open to dialogue with the USG on the issue of combating trafficking in persons (TIP). On August 25 poloff met with the deputy head of the Unit, who offered an update on the many activities it is conducting in all thr [...]	2009-08-28 08:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL PINR KTIP AJ
09BAKU697	SMOOTHER TURKISH DIPLOMACY KEEPS AZERBAIJANIS CALM [...] (C) Summary: Official Baku's reaction to the August 31 joint announcement by Turkey, Armenia and Switzerland on the next steps in the normalization process has been unexpectedly restrained (reftel A),particularly compared to their ferocious reaction to similar developments in March and Apri [...]	2009-09-02 12:21:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU AM AJ
09BAKU724	VIOLATIONS WITNESSED IN FIRST HEARING FOR JAILED [...] (C) Summary: A pre-trial procedural hearing was held on September 4 in the case of jailed youth activists and bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade (reftels). Embassy officials were able to observe the hearing, unlike earlier hearings in this case, but many people, including officials from [...]	2009-09-10 12:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
09BAKU742	AZERBAIJAN: TRIAL CONTINUES FOR JAILED BLOGGERS [...] (C) Summary: The first hearing on evidence in the trial of youth activists and bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade was held on September 16. Before the hearing began, six well-known youth activists were arrested for wearing t-shirts saying "I am also a hooligan." All were released after t [...]	2009-09-17 13:07:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
09BAKU777	HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES ROUNDUP, SEPTEMBER 11-28 [...] (U) This cable is part of a regular series that will summarize major ongoing human rights issues in Azerbaijan. This series aims to pull together many different sources of information into one readable biweekly summary of human rights cases, with the aim of giving a fuller picture of Azerbaija [...]	2009-09-30 06:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
09BAKU790	3 MONTHS AND COUNTING: JAILED BLOGGER CASE DRAGS ON [...] (C) Summary: On September 18, 29 and October 1 three more hearings were held in the trial of jailed youth activists Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade (reftel). The defense lawyers continued to question prosecution witness intensely, while state prosecutor Jeyhun Kazimov continued to object forcef [...]	2009-10-05 11:56:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
09BAKU813	LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's municipal elections will be held on December 23 this year. The Central Election Commission (CEC) is working hard to prepare all necessary regulations for the election, although choosing this late date looks suspiciously like the GOAJ is trying to avoid international [...]	2009-10-14 09:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
09BAKU943	C-REN-02185: AZERBAIJAN'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (S) This cable replies to Reftel A. Azerbaijan is a critical node of theBlack Sea leg of NDN. It is the one country on he route that absolutely must be transited if tht leg of NDN is to bypass Russian and Iranian territory en route to theater. As of December 4, 30 percent (1,414 of 4,793) o [...]	2009-12-08 13:01:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL ENRG MARR MOPS AF AM AJ
09BAKU981	AZERBAIJAN: MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN VERY QUIET [...] (SBU) Summary: Azerbaijan will conduct municipal elections December 23. Embassy Baku will field several teams of election observers, mainly in Baku city and immediate regions, but will not issue a statement on the free or fair nature of the vote. OSCE/ODIHR will not monitor the election. Cam [...]	2009-12-22 11:57:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM AJ
09BAMAKO118	A CHINESE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER NIGER [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-26 11:53:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID CH ECON EIND ETRD EINT ML
09BAMAKO211	TUAREG LEADER: FORGET THE ACCORDS, JUST GIVE US [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 13:39:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PINR PREL ASEC PTER ML
09BAMAKO415	RUNNING ON FUMES: MALI'S SOLDIERS EXPOSED IN THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 15:18:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PREL PTER ML
09BAMAKO551	MALI APPROVES NEW FAMILY CODE: ISLAMISTS UPSET [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 16:28:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ML
09BAMAKO68	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT MALI: FY 2009 [...] In response to reftel, this cable provides the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Mali. 2. Investment Climate Statement: A. Country Investment Policies and Practices. A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment: The Malian government has made efforts to encourage foreign investment. It [...]	2009-02-02 14:09:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD EIND EAID EFIN KTDB OPIC USTR ELAB
09BAMAKO725	FRAUD SUMMARY - BAMAKO [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-06 11:37:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ML
09BAMAKO77	LAW ENFORCEMENT, PRISONS, AND JUSTICE IN MALI: A [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent visit to detention centers in Bamako, Mali's Public Prosecutor for the Court of Appeals Mahamadou Boire met with staff and inmates to verify prison conditions, identify areas of concern, and propose potential solutions to the two most pressing problems facing [...]	2009-02-06 09:07:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI PGOV ML
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN122	COUNTRY FRAUD SUMMARY -- BRUNEI [...] Summary: Brunei has been a member of the Visa Waiver Program since its inception. On May 5, the Government of Brunei announced the production and issuance of fully ICAO compliant biometric passports. Prior to this announcement, the Government of Brunei had been issuing regular passports (red c [...]	2009-06-03 00:58:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC SN
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN139	BRUNEI REPORTS FIRST H1N1 CASES [...] (SBU) Brunei's Ministry of Health (MoH) reported two confirmed H1N1 cases in Brunei. Both cases are students who had returned from Singapore and London, respectively. Two Bruneians, who were traveling in Saudi Arabia, were also reported as confirmed cases. The Government continues to issue wa [...]	2009-06-22 07:59:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN213	USTR FOLLOWS UP ON IPR CLIMATE IN BRUNEI [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 05:00:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON EINV USTR BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN80	AMBASSADOR TODD ENCOURAGES BRUNEI'S ENVIRONMENTALISM [...] (SBU) Ambassador Todd has encouraged Government of Brunei (GoB) officials, as well as the private sector to pursue more definitive actions to protect the environment. Of particular interest is the Heart of Borneo (HoB) initiative. Recently, Ambassador Todd met with the likely new head of Brune [...]	2009-04-03 07:53:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO EAID KINR BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN99	MGSF01: Brunei's response to H1N1 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-01 05:08:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX
09BANGKOK1122	MGSF01: No Thai H1N1; ASEAN Flu Summit May 7 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There remain no reported cases of A/H1N1 in humans or swine in Thailand. Control measures at the airports are in effect. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) will host May 7-8 a ministerial summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) + 3 (Japan, China, South Korea) heal [...]	2009-05-06 09:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK1158	MGSF01: ASEAN+3 Flu Ministerial May 7-8 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 8 Health Ministers from ASEAN + 3 (including China, Japan and South Korea) gathered in Bangkok for a "Special Meeting on Influenza A(H1N1);" a senior officials meeting took place on May 7. The resulting Joint Ministerial Statement asserted that a pandemic was imminent, th [...]	2009-05-12 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK1223	THAILAND: FM KASIT AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS BURMA, [...] (C) Summary: Thai FM Kasit Piromya hosted Ambassador for lunch May 20 to follow-up Kasit's April 24-26 visit to Washington and his May 16 telcon with Secretary Clinton. Burma and bilateral relations dominated the conversation. On Burma, Kasit stressed that the top priority should be Aung Sang [...]	2009-05-20 10:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF TH
09BANGKOK1253	CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AGAINST DEA EMPLOYEES [...] (SBU) Pursuant to reftel, this will advise that Embassy Bangkok has received notice of legal proceedings in Thailand naming as defendants the following three employees from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration: Special Agent Derek S. Odney; Special Agent Scott Seeley-Hacker; and Special Ag [...]	2009-05-22 09:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KLIG TH
09BANGKOK1290	THAI MFA ISSUES STATEMENT ON DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued a statement May 26 condemning the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) May 25 nuclear test and expressing support for continued Six-Party Talks. Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya attended the Asia-Europe (ASEM) m [...]	2009-05-28 09:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH KN
09BANGKOK1291	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: COORDINATED ARSON ATTACKS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Suspected insurgents conducted a series of coordinated bomb and arson attacks on commercial targets close to Yala city center, in Yala province early May 27. All though there were no casualties, press sources as well as independent analysts believe this was the largest coordinate [...]	2009-05-28 09:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK1320	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: TAK BAI DEATHS - NO ONE [...] (C) The Songkhla Provincial Court on May 29 ruled that security forces were not responsible for the deaths of 78 Malay Muslim Thais who died after security forces put down a demonstration at the Tak Bai police headquarters in 2004. The court decided that officers were merely performing their d [...]	2009-06-02 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK1359	MGSF01: WHO and GPO Thailand developing vaccines [...] SUMMARY. Thailand's Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has been working with World Health Organization to develop its vaccine production capabilities for both seasonal and pandemic influenzas. The technology utilized will be through a sub-license from the American pharmaceutical comp [...]	2009-06-04 10:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK141	BANGKOK PROPOSAL: 2009 AG-BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Bangkok requests $5439 in funding from the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs' agricultural biotechnology outreach funds for FY2009. EEB's funding would support a speaker for a workshop, to be co-funded by USDA and USPTO, entitled Biotechnology and Risk Asses [...]	2009-01-20 10:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BEXP SENV TH
09BANGKOK1415	ASEAN SYG SURIN DISCUSSES ASSK TRIAL AND OTHER [...] (C) Embassy Rangoon Charge d'Affaires Dinger met in Bangkok with ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan June 10. Surin sees the ASEAN Charter as already building political will in the region. He praised ASEAN Ministers for spending an hour at the recent ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM) in [...]	2009-06-12 07:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TH BM
09BANGKOK1435	MGSF01: 150 Thai H1N1 cases; Interagency Coordination [...] SUMMARY. The Thai Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Education held an interagency coordination meeting on June 9 to discuss preparedness plans for the outbreak of H1N1 within the country. A representative from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) who attended the meeting found th [...]	2009-06-16 07:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT

09BANGKOK1491	PRO-THAKSIN CANDIDATE WINS BELLWETHER HOUSE [...] (C) A pro-Thaksin candidate trounced the representative of coalition member Phumjai Thai party in a June 21 House of Representatives by-election in the upper northeastern province of Sakon Nakhon. The election was widely seen as a test of the influence of both former Prime Minister Thaksin an [...]	2009-06-22 07:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
09BANGKOK151	THAILAND: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Per reftel request, below is Post's draft of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Thailand. We also e-mailed a Microsoft Word version to EB/IFD/OIA (J. Nathaniel Hatcher and Gregory Hicks),per reftel instructions. 2. (U) Begin text of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for [...]	2009-01-21 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR TH
09BANGKOK164	PUSHING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, THAI PM LIGHTS FIRE [...] (C) Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva ordered top police officers to accelerate investigations into unsolved high-profile crimes during a closed-door meeting on January 21. Abhisit flagged several Thaksin-era cases, including the 2004 disappearance of Muslim lawyer Somchai Neelaipaijit and th [...]	2009-01-22 11:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK1685	Asia Clean Energy Forum 2009 Draws More Than 800 Experts to [...] SUMMARY: To help confront the urgent challenge of scaling up clean energy solutions for Asia while mitigating climate change, the US Agency for International Development's Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID/RDMA) partnered with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other donors to orga [...]	2009-07-14 07:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV ENRG ASEAN APECO
09BANGKOK1720	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL CASEY'S MEETING WITH THAI [...] (C) Summary. General Casey, your meeting with Thai Army Commander General Anupong will afford the opportunity to highlight the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests and emphasize our support for important areas of our mil-mil relationship. Our military relationship provide [...]	2009-07-16 23:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1842	THAILAND: FM KASIT EXPLAINS ASEAN AND ARF RESULTS, [...] (C) Summary: Thai FM Kasit invited the diplomatic corps to an ASEAN Ministerial and ASEAN Regional Forum readout session July 30. His comments covered ASEAN aspirations going forward as a "community of peoples," global challenges facing the region, and security challenges, specifically North K [...]	2009-07-30 11:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ARF TH BM KN
09BANGKOK1939	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES FM KASIT ON US-THAI [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador engaged Thai FM Kasit Piromya August 6 on U.S.-Thai relations, DRPK and the ARF Chair Statement, Burma and Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),Cambodian border issues, the Lao Hmong, and Viktor Bout's extradition. Ambassador and Kasit agreed on the need to elevate the nature of t [...]	2009-08-07 09:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM BM TH
09BANGKOK1966	H1N1 Vaccine development in Thailand [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thailand's Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) is moving ahead with its program to produce H1N1 vaccines later this year. H1N1 continues to make headline news with the country's first prenatal infection, 81 deaths, over 10,000 cases and as many as 500,000 suspected cas [...]	2009-08-11 01:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT
09BANGKOK1998	NEXT STEPS ON THE VIKTOR BOUT EXTRADITION CASE IN [...] (C) Summary and comment. The disappointing August 11 Thai Lower Court ruling against the extradition of Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout, and its dubious legal reasoning, requires a multi-pronged effort to seek a successful reversal during the appeals process. The lead judge's foray into foreign [...]	2009-08-13 09:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PTER KCRM TH RS CO
09BANGKOK2009	ABHISIT,S SIX MONTH CHECK-UP: STAYIN ALIVE, [...] (C) Defying the longevity projections of seasoned Thai political handicappers everywhere, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva recently marked the six-month point in his tenure by mounting a public defense of his administration's record to date. Abhisit expressed optimism that his government had [...]	2009-08-14 08:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2045	SENATOR WEBB FOCUSES ON BURMA WITH PM AND FM; [...] (C) Summary. During the course of August 17 meetings with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Foreign Minister Kasit Pirmoya, Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) shared the details of his recent visit to Burma and outlined his thoughts on breaking the impasse with the regime. Both Kasit and Vejjajiva not [...]	2009-08-18 08:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER TH BM RS
09BANGKOK2046	Progress on Asia Regional Center of Excellence on Climate [...] SUMMARY. After a year of preparation, the USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA) is ready to move forward with a feasibility assessment for the Asia Regional Center of Excellence on Climate Change and Development (ARC) in Bangkok. The ARC is intended to serve as a network of lead [...]	2009-08-18 10:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV ENRG ASEAN APECO TH
09BANGKOK213	U.S.-THAI RELATIONS: SUSTAINING OUR IMPORTANT [...] (C) Summary. As one of five U.S. treaty allies in Asia and straddling a major force projection air/sea corridor, Thailand remains crucial to U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Underpinning our strong bilateral relations is the U.S.-Thai security relationship, which is base [...]	2009-01-28 07:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2226	SOUTHERN THAILAND: CONFLICT, CONFLICTING GOALS [...] (SBU) Summary: Issues of identity, language, violence against teachers, and quality of instruction are some of the key challenges facing the educational environment and its impact on life in southern Thailand, according to academic, government, and NGO interlocutors we engaged in southern Thai [...]	2009-09-02 10:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK2342	"KILL THE CHICKEN TO WARN THE MONKEY": NEW LESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Thai judiciary sentenced red political activist Daranee "Da Torpedo" Charnchoengsilpakul to 18 years in prison August 28 for lese majeste offenses committed in a series of speeches at red-shirt rallies in June-July 2008. The handling of the case demonstrated both the sensitivi [...]	2009-09-15 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM DRL TH
09BANGKOK2437	Landmark Thai/U.S. study: HIV Vaccine Effective [...] SUMMARY: A groundbreaking, six-year, joint Thai/U.S. HIV vaccine study found 31 percent efficacy in preventing HIV infection. The study was the first ever to show that a vaccine can prevent HIV infection, and the over 16,000 Thai volunteers made this the largest HIV vaccine trial ever conducte [...]	2009-09-24 10:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KHIV EAID PREL TH
09BANGKOK2505	Thailand Hopes for Nuclear Power by 2020 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thailand's 2007-2021 Power Development Plan (PDP) calls for nuclear production of electricity by 2020. Newly-revised goals call for 1,000 MW from nuclear power in each of four years beginning in 2020, which would account for about five percent of total electricity use. Author [...]	2009-10-01 08:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IAEA TRGY ENRG TH
09BANGKOK2551	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH AGRICULTURE MINISTER [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador called on Theera Wongsamut, the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, on October 2 to describe the objectives of a forthcoming seminar focusing on biotechnology and risk communications. The Ambassador also encouraged the Ministry's Department of Livestock Develo [...]	2009-10-06 05:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD PREL TH
09BANGKOK2588	THAI POLICY TOWARDS BURMA: THAI OFFICIALS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thai officials, academics, and activists debated Thailand's position, role, and policy vis-a-vis its problematic western neighbor Burma at Chulalongkorn University's Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) October 6. The speakers covered the wide array of issu [...]	2009-10-09 00:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH BM
09BANGKOK26	PLOTTER CONVICTED IN 2004 KILLING OF THAI [...] (C) The Criminal Court sentenced provincial lawyer Thanu Hinkaew to death on December 31 for allegedly orchestrating the 2004 killing of environmental activist Charoen Wataksorn; the court also acquitted two co-defendants due to lack of evidence. Thanu remained in court custody, pending an ap [...]	2009-01-07 07:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK2606	THAILAND: KING BHUMIBOL HOSPITALIZATION UPDATE [...] (S) Summary: As King Bhumibol's hospitalization pushes close to four weeks, elements of why he was hospitalized and why it has lasted so long have become clearer, even as it seems that he has recovered physically. It appears likely that issues related to his Parkinson's led to the initial ho [...]	2009-10-13 05:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK263	SCENESETTER FOR SENIOR MILITARY VISITORS TO [...] (C) Summary. Coming visits by component commanders, and other senior leaders of various U.S. military commands will afford a chance to affirm the United States Government's commitment to working with a democratically elected Thai government, to promoting a continued strong bilateral relations [...]	2009-02-02 08:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2712	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THAI CHIEF OF DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. The visit of Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) Chief of Defense Forces General Songkitti Jaggabartra to the PACOM-sponsored Chiefs of Defense conference and to Washington to meet with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen affords a chance to affirm support for our im [...]	2009-10-22 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2963	ASEAN WILDLIFE NETWORK SCORES WITH AFRICAN IVORY BUST [...] (U) Summary: In an important step forward against wildlife trafficking, the Royal Thai Police arrested two ivory traffickers on November 16 in Bangkok. The arrests came after a year-long joint investigation involving U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Royal Thai Police and the USG-supported A [...]	2009-11-20 10:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID TH
09BANGKOK3003	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES THAKSIN,S SISTER AND ADVISER ON [...] (C) On November 23, the Ambassador met with fugitive former PM Thaksin's sister Yingluck Shinawatra and former Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama, key unofficial figures within the opposition Puea Thai party leadership. The Ambassador underscored U.S. concerns about the potential for unrest du [...]	2009-11-25 07:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK3006	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL NORTH AND [...] (C) General North and Brigadier General Crowe, Embassy Bangkok welcomes your visit to Thailand during the celebration of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 82nd birthday. Your visit signals the United States' appreciation for the long-standing bilateral relationship, which has facilitated shared bene [...]	2009-11-25 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
09BANGKOK3066	RUSSIA LOOKS TO REINVIGORATE BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Thai-Russia bilateral relationship blossomed earlier this decade after years of stagnation during the Cold War but has had little forward momentum since then, despite a November 27 visit to Bangkok by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sobyanin and Thai pledges that the Prime Minister a [...]	2009-12-04 08:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV RU TH
09BANGKOK3072	FIRE IN THE KITCHEN: COOK STOVES, HEALTH AND GLOBAL [...] SUMMARY: The US/ASEAN Next Generation Cook Stove Workshop was held at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok November 16-20. Old cook stoves are a source of considerable indoor pollution and accompanying health problems in the developing world, and the new technologies showcased may offe [...]	2009-12-04 09:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EAGR KGHG KGCC SENV ASEAN SOCI TH
09BANGKOK3117	LOWER MEKONG NATIONS ENGAGE CHINA, TACKLE HYDROPOWER [...] (U) Summary: The Mekong River Commission (MRC) continues to mature as engagement with China expands. Member states Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam met at the MRC's 16th Council that included a meeting with the MRC Donor Consultative Group in Thailand November 26-28. Donors announced $66 [...]	2009-12-11 10:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ENRG EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV TH
09BANGKOK3223	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) Advisor attended a Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) Export Control Experts Meeting in Hanoi, Dec. 8-10. Thai officials impounded an aircraft carrying 35 tons of weapons from North Korea on Dec. 11. Thai officials attended International Border Interdiction Train [...]	2009-12-22 09:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL CB TH VN
09BANGKOK3272	AMERICAN IPR OWNERS DISCUSS CONCERNS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Earlier this month, the Ambassador met with a group of key American intellectual property rights owners to discuss their take on the current intellectual property milieu in Thailand. The Ambassador emphasized that, with high-level Thai government interest in intellectual property [...]	2009-12-30 10:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL TH
09BANGKOK364	HOPING FOR JUSTICE: FOLLOWING UP ON CASES [...] (C) There has been some movement in three of the four "cold cases" highlighted by PM Abhisit in January as priorities for resolution to restore a sense of accountability: the 2004 disappearance of Muslim lawyer Somchai; the 2003 murder of a witness in a possible tax evasion case by former PM T [...]	2009-02-12 07:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK385	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PM ABHISIT AND DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (S) Summary. During a February 12 meeting, the Ambassador raised with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva the ongoing extradition case concerning Russian international arms trafficker Viktor Bout and serious concerns that Bout's associates had been able to influence testimony given by [xxxxxxxxxx]. Ab [...]	2009-02-13 10:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PTER KCRM TH
09BANGKOK454	ASEAN SEC-GEN SURIN DISCUSSES ASEAN, BURMA, [...] (C) Summary. ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan engaged U.S. officials from Embassies Rangoon and Bangkok, as well as EAP/MLS, in Bangkok February 9 on ASEAN, engagement in Burma, the Rohingya, and efforts to resolve the situation in Thailand's deep south. Surin stated optimistically that [...]	2009-02-23 08:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK499	THAILAND: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 08:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
09BANGKOK505	ASEAN SUMMIT SHOWDOWN: SECGEN SURIN CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The runup to the February 27-March 1 ASEAN Summit in Thailand has provided a fascinating window in the evolving nature of the ASEAN community, including efforts by some to give voice to ASEAN civil society and life to the ASEAN Charter, contrasted by efforts by others [...]	2009-02-27 12:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEAN TH
09BANGKOK567	AMBASSADOR PRESSES DEPUTY PM SUTHEP ON VIKTOR BOUT [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador on March 4 pressed Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban to ensure retraction or rebuttal of false court testimony in the extradition proceedings of Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout, which resume March 6. Suthep said Prime Minister Abhisit had previously [...]	2009-03-05 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PTER PREL PARM PGOV ECON KCRM KJUS TH RU
09BANGKOK611	THAILAND HOSTS USG CUTTING EDGE DISEASE PROGRAMS [...] SUMMARY: With over one-fifth of Mission Bangkok's staff of roughly 2000 working on health issues, the Embassy hosts one of the USG's largest efforts to fight the world's most dangerous diseases: malaria, TB, dengue, HIV/AIDS and avian/pandemic influenza. USAID, HHS/CDC, USDA/APHIS and the Arme [...]	2009-03-10 12:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO WHO KPAO KFLU KHIV ECON EAID TH
09BANGKOK636	FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF DISAPPEARED THAI HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) March 12 is the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of noted human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaichit, widely presumed to have been kidnapped and murdered by the Thai police in 2004. The Working Group for Justice and Peace (WGJP),headed by Angkhana Neelaphaichit, Somchai's widow, co [...]	2009-03-12 11:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK78	THAI SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: RECENT COURT RULINGS ON [...] (C) A Thai civilian court recently ruled that a local Muslim leader from southern Thailand suspected of being an insurgent facilitator died while in Army custody in March 2008, but the court failed to assign responsibility for the death; the case appears headed for further proceedings in a mil [...]	2009-01-12 10:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK818	Updates on Cases of Labor Abuse in Thailand [...] (SBU) Summary: To follow-up on the Anoma, Prapha Navee, and Ranya Paew human trafficking-related labor abuse cases in Thailand (refs a and b),Embassy officials contacted a number of government and non-government officials over the past few weeks. Criminal prosecutions against suspects arrest [...]	2009-03-31 23:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM KTIP TH
09BANGKOK888	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR AND FM KASIT DISCUSS U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador hosted Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya April 6 for a two-hour one-on-one lunch. Ambassador and Kasit discussed Kasit's priorities for his upcoming trip to the U.S. April 19-24 and Kasit's desire to engage the Secretary on strategic issues of interest to both countr [...]	2009-04-07 09:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV PREF BM TH
09BANGUI103	FRAUD SUMMARY - BANGUI [...] (U) This is Embassy Bangui's response to State 074840, regarding general conditions fraud, and consular fraud issues in the Central African Republic. Country Conditions 2. (U) The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country of 4.5 million people, ranked among the least developed c [...]	2009-05-26 11:07:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC CT
09BANGUI191	BANGUI RESPONSE TO STATE 087508 - STATE OF CIVILIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fundamentally, the solution to the LRA incursion into the Central African Republic (CAR) does not lie on the Central African side. The humanitarian community, already overstretched by the enormous demands in the rest of the CAR is trying to respond to the relatively small (but gr [...]	2009-08-28 20:07:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM PINR MOPS CG UG SU CT
09BANGUI209	CAR: LEADING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DISCUSSES VISION; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 5, 2009, the Charge (CDA) met with Martin Ziguele - former Central African (CAR) Prime Minister and 2005 Presidential candidate - who is President Bozize's principle challenger for the anticipated elections of 2010. Engaging, erudite and shrewd, Ziguele covered a range [...]	2009-10-07 07:27:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
09BANGUI87	MILITARY TRIBUNAL ACCUSES NOTORIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSER IN [...] (SBU)SUMMARY: On April 22, 2009 Lieutenant Olivier Koudoumon, aka Lt. Gbangouma, a member of President Bozize's Garde Presidentielle (GP),was officially accused of causing the death of a Commissar of Police on March 5, 2009. The killing sparked a day of riots in Bangui that left 10 wounded and [...]	2009-04-22 15:46:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
09BANJUL101	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CHIEF OF DEFENSE STAFF [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 10:52:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL SNAR GA
09BANJUL103	JAMMEH ANNOUNCES ZERO TOLERANCE FOR THE DRUGS TRADE [...] On March 27, President Jammeh strongly condemned the trade in narcotics and urged the country's judges to exercise no mercy for drug dealers in his annual speech to the National Assembly. This is Jammeh's strongest condemnation of the drug trade to date, and could be a reaction to recent event [...]	2009-04-06 17:05:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EPET KDEM SOCI SNAR GA
09BANJUL285	FRAUD SUMMARY - BANJUL, MAR - AUG 2009 [...] Embassy Banjul submits the following fraud report covering March through August 2009. Post notes, however, that Conoff arrived only in July 2009 and is just becoming familiar with consular work in The Gambia. a. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: The Gambia, the smallest country on the mainland of Afric [...]	2009-09-23 15:01:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC GA
09BANJUL79	OPPOSITION LEADER CHARGED WITH SPYING AND SEDITION [...] (C) On Wednesday, March 11, 2009, opposition politician and former presidential candidate Mr. Halifa Sallah appeared in court charged with spying, acting with seditious intent and leading a procession without a police permit. Sallah was arrested March 8 and is likely to remain in detention bec [...]	2009-03-13 12:33:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV GA
09BANJUL98	THE GAMBIA SEEKS AIRCRAFT TO LAUNCH NATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 15:57:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO EAIR ETRD EXIM PGOV GA
09BARCELONA12	USS MT. WHITNEY: CITY AUTHORITIES, POLICE RUN FOR COVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CG met with a city council member and Director of the Guardia Urbana to express USG disappointment with police actions January 22 towards crewmen aboard the USS Mt. Whitney. CG told Barcelona authorities that quick communication either directly with the Commanding Officer of th [...]	2009-02-05 15:35:00	Consulate Barcelona	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PGOV SP
09BASRAH60	BASRA PROVINCE IRAN-IRAQ BORDER POST: NO PROOF OF LETHAL [...] (U) This is a Basra PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (S/NF) Operations, equipment and procedures at the Shalamsha port of entry (POE) at the Iraq-Iran border are under-financed and inadequate for appropriate cargo and passenger screening. The POE lacks clear lines of authority as [...]	2009-11-21 13:26:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	SMIG SNAR ECON PGOV ETRD PTER KTFN KCOR PREL IR
09BASRAH63	ERA OF CLOSER COOPERATION BEGINS WITH BASRAH UNIVERSITY [...] (SBU/NF) In a December 3 meeting, Basrah University's new chancellor, Dr. Saleh Najim, reviewed the status of the province's premier academic institution and related plans to create a new university devoted solely to petroleum and mineral studies. The PRT outlined possible avenues of cooperat [...]	2009-12-15 08:50:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OEXC SCUL SOCI PREL PGOV IZ IR
09BEIJING10	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, FINANCIAL CRISIS, [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "To cautiously evaluate the future of U.S.-China relations" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/04): "Regarding certain historical lessons after the 10th and 20th Anniversaries, this year the government and the s [...]	2009-01-05 09:15:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING1014	CHINA/IPR: ECONOMIC DOWNTURN WEAKENING IPR [...] (SBU) China is facing increased difficulty in enforcing intellectual property rights (IPR) and preventing "local protectionism" during the economic downturn, Chinese government officials at the Supreme People's Court (SPC) and Ministry of Commerce acknowledged to a recent U.S. government dele [...]	2009-04-17 02:42:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND KIPR ECON CH
09BEIJING1024	PRC/DPRK: VFM HE YAFEI DISCUSSES SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] (C) North Korea has not shut the door to the United States or to Six-Party Talks, Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei told Staffdel Jannuzi April 16. VFM He downplayed the possibility of a DPRK nuclear test, urged the United States to "keep talking" with the North Koreans and praised U.S.-China co [...]	2009-04-17 08:32:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP OVIP KS CH
09BEIJING1032	CHINESE ACADEMICS ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) Embassy contacts expressed cautious support for the new U.S. policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan, though our interlocutors argued that the new strategy did not appropriately address the Kashmir issue. They were suspicious of long-term U.S. intentions in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Citin [...]	2009-04-17 10:23:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER NATO MOPS MARR CH PK AF IN
09BEIJING1095	CNO ADM ROUGHEAD DISCUSSES MIL-MIL TIES, PIRACY, [...] (S) In an April 18 meeting with Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Gary Roughead, Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei said China adhered to the principle of peaceful development and noted that the PLA Navy (PLAN) had been expanding to safeguard China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. AD [...]	2009-04-23 09:57:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS PBTS PHSA CH KN
09BEIJING1097	CHINA'S HEALTHCARE REFORM/REBALANCING: [...] (SBU) Summary: China's blueprint for healthcare reform released on April 6 is being heavily promoted by the official media but will take years to implement and experts question whether it will address fundamental problems in China's healthcare system. The plan is unlikely to improve trust in [...]	2009-04-23 22:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI CH
09BEIJING1125	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, IRAN, U.S. POLICY, DALAI [...] NORTH KOREA "Three doubts in North Korean issue" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(04/27): "There are three questions concerning North Korea's development of nuclear weapons. First, is it a goal or a method? Second, concerning the nu [...]	2009-04-27 08:58:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING113	MEDIA REACTION: RUSSIA, ISRAEL, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] RUSSIA "The conflict is on a downward spiral, even though the conflict took a briefly positive turn" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao)(01/14): "If Russia wants to transfer gas into Europe, it must transport gas through the Ukrainian border. However, Ukraine has not [...]	2009-01-15 09:36:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING1135	MGSF01 H1N1 SWINE FLU OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 1 - NO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of COB April 28 Beijing time, no cases of swine influenza (AH1N1) virus infection in humans or livestock had been reported by the local press or government authorities. As a precaution, the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQ [...]	2009-04-28 09:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1170	APRIL 30 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK, Visas, Japan, Visits [...] Key points at the April 30 MFA press briefing: -- China hopes that all parties involved can safeguard the Six-Party Talks. China and Japan are both willing to increase communication and coordination for peace and prosperity in East Asia and the world. -- Foreign reports that China is tigh [...]	2009-04-30 09:30:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MNUC CH JA FR KN KS SP MX
09BEIJING1171	MGSF01 H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 2 [...] (U) The World Health Organization (WHO) China Representative Hans Troedsson reported on April 28 that while an "unspecified number" of suspected H1N1 are cases currently being investigated in China, to date, there still are no confirmed cases of infection by the virus in humans or livestock. [...]	2009-04-30 09:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1197	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 4 [...] (U) As of COB on May 5 Beijing Time, there are no confirmed cases of infection of humans or livestock by the A/H1N1 influenza virus on Mainland China. One case was confirmed in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF D). 2. (SBU) Two American citizens remain under quarantine. Two others who had crossed o [...]	2009-05-05 09:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1210	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 5 [...] (U) As of COB on May 6 Beijing Time, there are no confirmed cases of infection of humans or livestock by the A/H1N1 influenza virus on Mainland China. One case was confirmed in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF E). 2. (SBU) Two American citizens remain under quarantine. --A 38 year-old female has [...]	2009-05-06 10:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1224	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 6 - [...] (U) This cable corrects Beijing 1223. Please disregard Beijing 1223. AMERICANS IN QUARANTINE, QUARANTINE CHARGES, AND NOTIFICATION ----------------------- ------------------- ---------------- Â [...]	2009-05-07 10:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1241	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 3 Sent [...] (U) As of COB on May 4 Beijing Time, there are no confirmed cases of infection of humans or livestock by the A/H1N1 influenza virus on Mainland China. One case was confirmed in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF C). 2. (SBU) Post has become aware of four American citizens who are being or were recent [...]	2009-05-08 08:55:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1245	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 7 [...] (U) As of COB on May 8 Beijing Time, there are no confirmed cases of infection of humans or livestock by the A/H1N1 influenza virus on Mainland China. One case was confirmed in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF F). 2. (SBU) The 20-year old American citizen who had been in quarantine since May 2 was [...]	2009-05-08 09:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1264	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 8 - [...] (SBU) On May 11, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported the first confirmed case of H1N1 on Mainland China. (NOTE: One confirmed case had previously been reported in Hong Kong on May 1(REF E) END NOTE). The 30 year-old male, a Chinese national, is a graduate student in St. Louis. He arri [...]	2009-05-11 11:49:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1274	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 9 [...] (SBU) As of COB May 12, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported one confirmed case of H1N1 on Mainland China, in Chengdu (REF A). One confirmed case had previously been reported in Hong Kong on May 1 (REF F). STATUS OF AMCIT QUARANTINE CASES -------------------------------- 2. (SB [...]	2009-05-12 10:51:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1283	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 10 [...] (SBU) On May 13, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) posted a travel advisory about travel to the U.S. related to the H1N1 outbreak. Earlier in the day, MFA had notified Embassy Beijing of their intent to issue the travel advisory, noting that the advisory is not a travel warning, but rat [...]	2009-05-13 11:04:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1294	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN, CHINESE ECONOMY, GEITHNER'S VISIT, [...] TAIWAN "Time the U.S. eschewed its faulty Taiwan policy" The official English-language newspaper China Daily (05/14): "Some scholars credit the TRA for the positive developments in Sino-U.S. and cross-Straits ties. This is ridiculous, coming as it does on the 30th anniversary of the U.S. C [...]	2009-05-14 08:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1310	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, H1N1, U.S. POLICY [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "The U.S. radical voice offends China" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(05/15): "Is it possible that the Chinese Intelligence Institute is better than the CIA? It must be the case because, yesterday the U.S. rel [...]	2009-05-15 08:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1335	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 13 [...] (U) As of May 18, there are three confirmed cases of H1N1 on Mainland China. China's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on May 16 the first confirmed case of infection of influenza A(H1N1)in Beijing Municipality. There are two other confirmed H1N1 cases on Mainland China (REF D and F). Hong K [...]	2009-05-18 10:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1352	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 14 [...] (U) As of May 19, there are four confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) on Mainland China. China's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that the suspected case in Guangzhou reported on May 18 has been confirmed as influenza A (H1N1) positive by China CDC (REF A). There are three other confirmed H [...]	2009-05-19 10:50:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1377	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 16 [...] (U) China's Ministry of Health (MOH) notified Embassy Beijing on May 21 that the Beijing Health Bureau reported its second confirmed case of influenza A (H1N1) on May 20. This is the fifth confirmed cases on Mainland China. Hong Kong also has three confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1). -- [...]	2009-05-21 10:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1395	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, GEITHNER'S VISIT, PELOSI'S [...] NORTH KOREA "20 Chinese experts are polled on North Korean nuclear issue" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(05/26): "Qing Hua University professor Sun Zhe believes, "North Korea's nuclear test is blackmail in nature. North Korea took [...]	2009-05-26 09:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1396	H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 17 [...] (U) As of May 26, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced twelve confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) on Mainland China. There are five confirmed cases in Beijing, and one case each in the following cities: Chengdu, Jinan City (Shandong Province),Guangzhou, Fuzhou (Fujian Province),[...]	2009-05-26 11:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1397	MAY 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK Nuclear Test, Tiananmen [...] Key points at the May 26 MFA press briefing: -- The Chinese government is "firmly opposed" to North Korea's nuclear test and "strongly urges" the DPRK to honor its commitments, stop moves that edge it closer to isolation, and return to the Six-Party Talks. -- Apologizing for the "political [...]	2009-05-26 11:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH BM TT MY PK KN KS LT NP
09BEIJING1398	PRC/DPRK: CHINESE MFA ON UNSC RESOLUTION RE DPRK [...] (C) China wanted any UN Security Council resolution responding to the DPRK's May 25 nuclear test to be measured, be made in the interest of peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, and support the denuclearization of the Peninsula and the Six-Party Talks, MFA North American Affairs DG Zheng [...]	2009-05-26 13:39:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP MOPS KN KS CH
09BEIJING1417	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE, A/H1N1 [...] NORTH KOREA a. "North Korea launches two missiles to fight against the Security Council" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(05/27): "The U.N Security Council has expressed its severe opposition and criticism about North Korea's nuclea [...]	2009-05-27 09:22:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1428	CODEL PELOSI MAY 27 MEETING WITH PRC PRESIDENT HU [...] (C) Summary: In a May 27 meeting with CODEL Pelosi, Chinese President Hu Jintao noted that China hoped that the developed world would take the lead on climate change by providing financial assistance and technical support to developing countries but admitted the developing countries had a res [...]	2009-05-29 09:03:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PARM MNUC PBTS PTER PGOV CH KN
09BEIJING1429	CODEL KERRY MEETING WITH NPC VICE CHAIRMAN LU [...] (SBU) China "resolutely opposed" the latest North Korean nuclear test and wanted to work with the international community to push North Korea back to the Six Party Talks said National People's Congress Vice Chairman Lu Yongxiang in a meeting with Senator John Kerry on May 26. On climate chan [...]	2009-05-29 09:04:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG CH KN KS
09BEIJING1433	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, INDIA, CHINA'S SAVINGS RATE, [...] NORTH KOREA "It is an inferior policy to pressure with a nuclear test" The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao)(05/28): "The recent nuclear tests conducted by the DPRK may become a crucial step in future DPRK issues. [...]	2009-05-29 10:08:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1434	PRC/DPRK: CHINA RESPONDS WITH SPECIFICITY TO U.S. [...] (C) China supported adoption of a new UN Security Council Resolution that would respond appropriately to the May 25 DPRK nuclear test, MFA Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei told Charge d'Affaires May 31. The resolution would demonstrate the international community's seriousness in safeguarding th [...]	2009-05-31 13:44:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP MOPS KN KS CH
09BEIJING1440	MEDIA REACTION: GEITHNER'S VISIT, NORTH KOREA [...] GEITHNER'S VISIT "Complaint diplomacy should be discarded" The official Xinhua Daily Telegraph (Xinhua Meiri Dianxun) (06/01): "Before the visit began, Geithner informed the Chinese media that the first goal of the visit is to inform China about the measures the U.S. will take to deal with [...]	2009-06-01 09:26:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1446	SPEAKER PELOSI'S MAY 27 MEETING WITH NPC CHAIRMAN [...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion with CODEL Pelosi on May 27, National People's Congress (NPC) Chairman Wu Bangguo applauded the state of bilateral relations, encouraged greater exchanges between the Congress and the NPC, urged greater U.S.-China collaboration on energy and climate change and [...]	2009-06-02 05:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP MARR MOPS PARM MNUC PBTS PTER PGOV
09BEIJING1466	H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 18 [...] (U) As of COB June 2, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially communicated information about 43 confirmed cases of infection by the novel 2009 A/H1N1 influenza virus and one suspected case. Ten of those confirmed cases involve American citizens. Confirmed cases have been detected in e [...]	2009-06-02 09:42:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1468	JUNE 2 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREA RELATIONS, PSI, [...] Key points at the June 2 MFA press briefing: -- Asked about reports that China canceled official exchanges with North Korea, the spokesperson said that China and North Korea "always have normal people to people exchanges." -- Asked whether China and North Korea remained allies, Qin repeated [...]	2009-06-02 23:13:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH KN KS JP BR
09BEIJING1474	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 09:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1520	"ESCORT OF THE YOUTH FLOWERS" - CHINA SEEKS [...] (SBU) Summary: China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on May 22 mandated that all computers sold in China, whether imported or manufactured domestically, be pre-installed with "Green Dam - Escort of the Youth Flowers" Internet filtering software effective July 1, 2009. [...]	2009-06-05 11:08:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL ECON CH
09BEIJING1534	MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S SPEECH IN EGYPT, NORTH KOREA [...] OBAMA'S SPEECH IN EGYPT "Obama is not the terminator of cultural conflict" The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao)(06/08): "Obama intends to fix the divergences between the U.S. and the Muslim world through his speech [...]	2009-06-08 08:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1538	COMPUTER INDUSTRY CONTEMPLATES RESPONSE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs met on June 8 with representatives of several trade associations to further discuss their reactions to the Chinese government's mandate that all computers sold in China after July 1 be preinstalled with "Green Dam" Internet filtering software (reftel). Those present el [...]	2009-06-08 12:15:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL ECON CH
09BEIJING1548	H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 19 [...] (U) As of COB June 9, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially communicated information about 97 confirmed cases of infection by the novel 2009 influenza A/H1N1. 27 of those confirmed cases involve American citizens. Confirmed cases have been detected in nine provinces and the municip [...]	2009-06-09 10:14:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1549	JUNE 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK, CENSORSHIP SOFTWARE, NEW [...] Key points at the June 9 MFA press briefing: -- China hoped all parties would "proceed from the interests of denuclearization and strengthening peace and stability" on the Korean Peninsula to avoid a deterioration of the situation. -- Asked directly whether the Treaty of Friendship, Coopera [...]	2009-06-09 23:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH KN KS BR GB RS LO
09BEIJING1578	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, GREEN DAM SOFTWARE, EASTERN [...] NORTH KOREA "U.S. stance on the North Korea issue gets tougher" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao)(06/11): "Secretary Clinton recently implied that the U.S. will take tough actions against North Korea. Analysts think the tougher stance by the U.S. is related to sub [...]	2009-06-11 08:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1579	JUNE 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK, CLIMATE CHANGE, GITMO [...] Key points at the June 11 MFA press briefing: -- The UN Security Council (UNSC) should adopt a "responsible and balanced resolution" to promote the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and safeguard peace and stability in the region. -- China had a "positive and responsible attitude" to [...]	2009-06-11 09:32:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AF CH GJ JA KN KS SENV
09BEIJING1587	MEDIA REACTION: A/H1N1 VIRUS, TIBET, NORTH KOREA [...] A/H1N1 VIRUS "Alert level of H1N1 is raised to the highest. This is the first time in 41 years" The Shanghai-based Shanghai Media Group (SMG) publication, China Business News (Diyi Caijing)(06/12): "The World Heath Organization is expected to announce that H1N1 is pandemic. This is the fi [...]	2009-06-12 09:13:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON

09BEIJING1634	CDA AND MFA ASIAN AFFAIRS ON DPRK [...] (C) In a June 16 luncheon in honor of visiting Hong Kong CG Joe Donovan hosted by the Charge, XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX said that China liked a U.S. proposal described by Ambassador Bosworth here on June 5 to put all issues related to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula into a package for [...]	2009-06-17 06:45:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV CH KN KS
09BEIJING1635	TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) In the first of Secretary Geithner's June 1-2 meetings with Chinese officials, Minister of Commerce (MOFCOM) Chen Deming said China does not want its trade surplus with the United States to increase, as that would spur purchase of more U.S. Treasury bonds and generate additional U.S. criti [...]	2009-06-17 06:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL OVIP CH
09BEIJING1636	H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 20 [...] (U) As of COB June 16, China's Ministry of Health (MOH) has officially communicated information about 227 confirmed cases of infection by the novel 2009 influenza A/H1N1. Of the confirmed cases, 70 are American citizens. Confirmed cases have been detected in 15 provinces and the municipaliti [...]	2009-06-17 07:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1659	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA MILITARY RELATIONS, BRIC SUMMIT, [...] U.S.-CHINA MILITARY RELATIONS "U.S. and China need to regulate their behavior in the South China Sea" The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao) (06/18): "Technically speaking, the 'intimate contact' between the U.S. de [...]	2009-06-18 08:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1663	JUNE 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, SUB COLLISION, GREEN DAM, [...] Key points at the June 18 MFA press briefing: -- MFA Spokesman Qin Gang stated that China "respected the choice of the Iranian people" in recent elections. -- Despite controversy over the "Green Dam" internet filtering software China had a responsibility to protect Chinese youth from "bad [...]	2009-06-18 23:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EINT CH CN KN KS TX UZ IR IN
09BEIJING1682	GREEN DAM INTERNET FILTERING SOFTWARE DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary. The Chinese government has a legal obligation to protect children from inappropriate content on the web Ministry of Industry and Information Technology told EMIN June 19. Mandating the internet filtering software Green Dam be provided with every new computer sold in China is in [...]	2009-06-19 10:57:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL ECON CH
09BEIJING1693	MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE COOPERATION, IRAN, CHINA'S INTERNET [...] CLIMATE COOPERATION "The trilateral climate meeting between China, the U.S. and Japan will begin in July and climate cooperation will be the key topic" Guangdong 21st Century Publishing Company Ltd.'s business newspaper 21st Century Business Herald (21Shiji Jingji Baodao)(06/22): "On June [...]	2009-06-22 09:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1695	CONGRESSMEN KIRK AND LARSEN MEETINGS WITH CHINA'S CENTRAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Congressmen Mark Kirk and Rick Larsen held meetings with People's Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Zhou Xiaochuan and China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) Chairman Liu Mingkang during their visit to Beijing as co-chairs of the U.S.-China Working Group of the U.S. Congress. G [...]	2009-06-22 09:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON CH
09BEIJING174	CHINA: VISA DELAYS SET BACK WESTINGHOUSE PROJECT, THREATEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Westinghouse's execution of a multi-billion dollar contract to build nuclear power units in China -- a source of thousands of U.S. jobs -- continues to be hindered by visa processing delays, specifically the 9 weeks currently required for Visas Mantis Security Advisory Opinion ( [...]	2009-01-21 09:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT CVIS OEXC ECON ENRG EINV TRGY KNNP KSCA CH
09BEIJING1754	INDUSTRY DISCUSSES GREEN DAM DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary. Industry's strong opposition to China's plans to roll out the internet filtering software Green Dam stems both from business concerns and domestic political concerns U.S. industry representatives said June 25. CEOs have to show their companies made every effort to stop the roll- [...]	2009-06-25 09:22:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL ECON CH
09BEIJING1761	PRC/DPRK: CHINESE SCHOLARS ON UNSCR 1874 AND [...] (C) Chinese scholars in recent conversations with PolOff said that Pyongyang's response to UNSCR 1874 had been "tepid" so far and that North Korea's domestic political situation did not appear to be tense. The DPRK had not anticipated such a strong reaction to its nuclear test from the internation [...]	2009-06-26 07:14:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM KNNP MOPS EFIN KN KS CH
09BEIJING1778	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA POLICY, MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS, [...] CHINA POLICY "China needs to learn to create alliances" The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao)(06/29): "Recently, the U.S. and Europe made a move to file a petition to WTO over China's production and export restricti [...]	2009-06-29 09:41:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1814	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. - CHINA RELATIONS, INTERNET [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "Why the West puts 'spy' tag on China?" English-language daily published by Global Times/Huanqiu Shibao, the international edition of the People's Daily (07/01): "For years some Western politicians and media have accused China of spying with the goal of gaining advance [...]	2009-07-01 08:47:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1817	CHINA HAS FAVORABLE VIEW OF IRENA BUT [...] (SBU) On June 30, China's National Energy Administration (NEA) responded via faxed letter to points conveyed in REFTEL regarding China's view towards joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). 2. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT OF INFORMAL TRANSLATION: Dear Mr. Brent Christensen ESTH [...]	2009-07-01 23:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV TSPL CH
09BEIJING1818	CHINA HAS FAVORABLE VIEW OF IRENA BUT NOT READY TO JOIN [...] (SBU) On June 30, China's National Energy Administration (NEA) responded via faxed letter to points conveyed in REFTEL regarding China's view towards joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). 2. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT OF INFORMAL TRANSLATION: Dear Mr. Brent Christensen ESTH [...]	2009-07-01 23:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV TSPL CH
09BEIJING1819	CHINA HAS FAVORABLE VIEW OF IRENA BUT NOT READY TO JOIN [...] (SBU) On June 30, China's National Energy Administration (NEA) responded via faxed letter to points conveyed in REFTEL regarding China's view towards joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). 2. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT OF INFORMAL TRANSLATION: Dear Mr. Brent Christensen ESTH [...]	2009-07-01 23:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV TSPL CH
09BEIJING1820	China Has Favorable View of IRENA but not Ready to Join [...] (SBU) On June 30, China's National Energy Administration (NEA) responded via faxed letter to points conveyed in REFTEL regarding China's view towards joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). 2. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT OF INFORMAL TRANSLATION: Dear Mr. Brent Christensen ESTH [...]	2009-07-01 23:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV TSPL CH
09BEIJING1822	2009 U.S.-CHINA DEFENSE CONSULTATIVE TALKS (DC), [...] (C) The U.S. policy of conducting surveillance in China's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) reflects a Cold War mentality and should be stopped, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) delegation maintained during the second session of Defense Consultative Talks (DCT) June 23, 2009. U.S. surveillance [...]	2009-07-01 00:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS CH TW
09BEIJING1823	2009 U.S.-CHINA DEFENSE CONSULTATIVE TALKS: ASIA [...] (S) China appreciates and shares the concerns of the United States, Japan and South Korea regarding the North Korean nuclear test, Deputy Chief of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Staff Lieutenant General Ma Xiaotian told Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Michele Flournoy [...]	2009-07-01 00:59:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL PARM MOPS CH TW
09BEIJING1826	2009 U.S.-CHINA DEFENSE CONSULTATIVE TALKS (DCT), [...] (C) During a discussion on advancing the U.S.-PRC Dialogue on Nuclear Policy and Strategy as part of the 10th U.S.-China Defense Consultative Talks (DCT),Lieutenant General Ma Xiaotian responded to a U.S. presentation on the Defense Department's Nuclear Posture Review (NPR),Ballistic Missil [...]	2009-07-01 01:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS CH TW
09BEIJING1844	SCO SUMMIT: CHINA WEIGHS LEADERSHIP ROLE AS [...] (C) Chinese and other Shanghai Organization (SCO) member countries' diplomats told us that the June 16 SCO summit in Yekaterinburg had served primarily as a forum for SCO members to demonstrate a sense of urgency in responding to the global financial crisis, eclipsing discussion about increasin [...]	2009-07-05 02:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID ETRD ENRG ZK XD CH RS IR
09BEIJING1845	INTERAGENCY UNSCR 1874 MEETING WITH CHINESE [...] (S) Chinese MFA Director General for International Organizations Wu Hailong, leading an interagency delegation made up of representatives of all Chinese agencies tasked with implementing UNSCR 1874, told Ambassador Philip Goldberg in a 3 hour 45-minute meeting on July 2 that China was committe [...]	2009-07-05 02:50:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL PARM PGOV ECON MNUC CH JA KN KS
09BEIJING1867	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, NORTH KOREA, [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "The U.S. and China don't need a Fourth Joint Communiqu yet" The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao)(07/06): "The Obama Administration is continuing the stable development of U.S.-China relations [...]	2009-07-05 08:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1911	SCENESETTER FOR DOE SECRETARY CHU VISIT TO CHINA [...] (SBU) Secretary Chu, Chinese leaders are eagerly looking forward to your visit to China and to engaging you on issues of energy, climate change and science, among others, that will help determine the quality of life of the Chinese and American people over the next few decades. Your visit come [...]	2009-07-08 23:06:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR SENV ENRG KGHG CH
09BEIJING1957	GOOGLE CLAIMS HARRASSMENT BY CHINESE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Google China representatives claim the company's services have been blocked by the Chinese government periodically over the past three years. After users reported on June 18 that Google.cm search engine was not filtering returns for pornographic sites, the government on June 2 [...]	2009-07-12 23:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PHUM PGOV ECON CH
09BEIJING1974	H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP #24 [...] (U) China's Ministry of Health (MOH) informed Post on July 13 that as of July 11, it would no longer be sending daily notifications on newly-confirmed H1N1 cases and directed us to the MOH website for the latest H1N1 information. MOH now posts a daily announcement on their website that includ [...]	2009-07-14 03:19:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09BEIJING2053	CHU AND LOCKE TALK CLEAN ENERGY WITH CHINA'S STATE GRID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke met with State Grid President Liu Zhenya on July 16 to discuss clean energy. State Grid is China's largest transmission and distribution company, serving nearly one billion people. The company has pioneered ul [...]	2009-07-20 06:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG ECON SENV PGOV CH
09BEIJING2094	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA, CHINA-RUSSIA MILITARY [...] U.S.-CHINA "Former U.S. Speaker of the House wants to use nuclear-armed Japan to suppress China" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (07/22): "The former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich recently openly used a nuclear-armed Japan [...]	2009-07-22 07:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING2121	LOCAL OFFICIALS IGNORE WATER POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN CANCER [...] (SBU) "Cancer villages" appear to be as commonplace as water pollution in China. For local residents, it is not a question of whether cancer villages exist, but rather how badly cancer has afflicted the villages. Although local and international journalists have reported periodically on the l [...]	2009-07-24 09:32:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO PREL CH
09BEIJING2122	(C)CHINESE REACT NEGATIVELY TO WEBB HEARING [...] (C) The DG for the new MFA Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs called in the Charge on July 24 to protest comments made by senior U.S. officials about Chinese claims to the South China Sea (SCS). The DG reiterated Chinese sovereignty claims and urged the United States to "control" U.S. o [...]	2009-07-24 10:58:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS CH
09BEIJING2160	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. - CHINA RELATIONS [...] U.S. - CHINA RELATIONS a. "Ma Ying-Jeou's reply to Hu Jintao triggers speculation" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (07/29): "KMT Chairman Ma Ying-Jeou's taking office is beneficial for the improvement of cross-strait relations. How [...]	2009-07-29 08:26:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PREL ECON KMDR CH
09BEIJING2184	MEDIA REACTION: S&ED IMPACT ON U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, [...] S&ED IMPACT ON U.S. CHINA RELATIONS "What challenges is Obama's China policy facing?" The official popular newspaper Beijing Youth Daily (Beijing Qingnianbao) (07/31): "In many Chinese experts' eyes, the U.S. was ultra-courteous to the Chinese delegation at the S&ED, and a broad range of [...]	2009-07-31 09:42:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2196	CHINA 2009 INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified -- it contains business proprietary information and is not for distribution to the public. 2. (SBU) In response to ref A, this cable provides updated information on investment and expropriation claims in China and includes input from the Econo [...]	2009-08-03 08:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV
09BEIJING232	CHINESE GOVERNMENT SEEKS BETTER UNEMPLOYMENT DATA [...] (U) Summary: China s official unemployment rate, which rose to 4.2 percent in December, is unrealistic and does not capture over 100 million migrant workers most affected by the economic downturn in late 2008. According to government officials and a local labor economist, the government know [...]	2009-01-29 09:32:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI CH
09BEIJING2383	RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE ON THE CHINESE WEB [...] (SBU) Searches for online discussion of religion on the Chinese Internet from June to August revealed a robust discourse on religious doctrine and practice on Christian, Muslim, and Buddhist websites, discussion forums, and blogs as well as on mainstream commercial portals. Chinese religious [...]	2009-08-18 12:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL CH
09BEIJING2391	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC RELATIONS, [...] NORTH KOREA "North Korea Collapse Theory" can stop (pg 14)" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(08/19): "Zhang Qiyun, a professor at Beijing University, said that Western media always focuses on speculating North Korea's collapse. The [...]	2009-08-19 09:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING2404	AFGHANISTAN - MANAGING THE NEIGHBORS: CHINA [...] (C) Summary: ChinaÂ´s interests in promoting stability along its borders, combating unrest in its western Xinjiang province, and exploiting natural resources in Afghanistan to fuel its domestic economic growth would be advanced by a successful election in Afghanistan, according to PRC scholars an [...]	2009-08-20 09:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF CH
09BEIJING2464	CHINA RESPONSE TO VIOLATIONS OF FAA REGULATIONS [...] (SBU) As requested in reftels on violations of Federal aviation regulations by Chinese pilots, Econoff presented the case dossiers to the Flight Safety Office of the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) on March 23, 2009 (refs A and B) and on April 13, 2009 (ref C). CAAC conducted an inves [...]	2009-08-28 05:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR CH
09BEIJING2477	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S SECURITY, CCI CORPORATE BRIBERY [...] CHINA'S SECURITY "Volatile situation in areas neighboring China tests China's response capability" (pg 4) The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao) (08/31): "China's rise will face greater challenges if the security en [...]	2009-08-31 09:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING254	CHINESE ACADEMICS COMMENT ON KOREAN PENINSULA [...] (C) In conversations with PolOff preceding recent international media reports of increasingly fiery DPRK rhetoric, Chinese scholars predicted that North Korea would seek to manufacture a crisis in order to gain the attention of the new U.S. administration. In view of the disappointing conclus [...]	2009-02-03 09:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KN CH KS
09BEIJING255	FEBRUARY 3 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S.-CHINA BILATERAL [...] Key points at the February 3 MFA Press Briefing: -- China is ready to work with the United States to promote bilateral relations. -- China is a friend of both India and Pakistan and hopes the two countries will "proceed from the interests of regional stability and promote the peace process [...]	2009-02-03 09:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD CH KN XG IN PK KS RP UK SA
09BEIJING2552	MEDIA REACTION: JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE, U.S. NAVAL [...] JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE "U.S. and Australia invite China to participate in military exercise" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(09/04)(pg 1): "The invitation by the U.S. and Australia - through their respective media outlets - to Chi [...]	2009-09-04 09:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2564	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA MILITARY RELATIONS, CHINA'S [...] U.S.-CHINA MILITARY RELATIONS "If U.S. insists on following its own course, there may be conflicts" The China Radio International sponsored newspaper World News Journal (Shijie Xinwenbao)(09/08)(pg 24): "In recent years, the U.S. has conducted frequent military surveillance operations nea [...]	2009-09-08 08:17:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING257	AVIAN INFLUENZA--CHINA UPDATE JAN/FEB 2009 [...] SUMMARY: (U) As the country shut down and the population traveled home for the Chinese New Year, four more cases of human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI),influenza A/H5N1, were confirmed (during the January 24-31 period) in the provinces of Guizhou and Hunan, as well a [...]	2009-02-03 23:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR PREL HHS CH
09BEIJING2626	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. TARIFFS ON CHINESE TIRE IMPORTS [...] U.S. TARIFFS ON CHINESE TIRE IMPORTS "Special protective case puts Obama in an embarrassing situation" The Beijing-based newspaper sponsored by official intellectual publication Guangming Daily and Guangdong Provincial official publication Nanfang Daily The Beijing News (Xin Jing Bao)(09/1 [...]	2009-09-14 09:35:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2645	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. TARIFFS ON CHINESE TIRE IMPORTS [...] U.S. TARIFFS ON CHINESE TIRE IMPORTS "Let trade retaliation become China's weapon" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(09/15)(pg 15): "The Chinese people support China's retaliatory measures against the U.S., and believe China has the [...]	2009-09-15 08:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2680	COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR TEST-BAN TREATY, ARTICLE XIV [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 04:03:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KTBT IN PK CH
09BEIJING2703	U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U. S. [...] (U) Summary: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Shanghai CDC) are collaborating on preparations for the World Expo 2010, including, developing a healt [...]	2009-09-22 03:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TBIO SOCI CH APER
09BEIJING2773	POST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ASSESS RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: U.S.-China law enforcement cooperation, while increasingly important to broadening bilateral ties, continues to face considerable challenges. The Chinese have yet to establish a record of reliable and productive law enforcement cooperation. Notwithstanding some limited joint la [...]	2009-09-25 10:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KFRD KJUS SOCI CH
09BEIJING2791	PROGRESS IN THE JCCT INSURANCE DIALOGUE [...] (U) Summary. China will act on a USG request to amend its administrative regulations of the insurance industry to distinguish between serious and minor violations to avoid overly-penalizing minor transgressions, a senior China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) official told visiting Assis [...]	2009-09-29 08:42:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON CH
09BEIJING2808	CARROTS AND STICKS IN CHINA'S ENFORCEMENT OF FAMILY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Beijing experts on family planning assert that China's family planning efforts have broadened beyond population targets and include a number of programs and strategies emphasizing a more incentive-based and service-oriented approach. Targets remain, however, as do heavy financi [...]	2009-09-30 08:49:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI KPAO KPOP TBIO CH
09BEIJING2811	PARANOIA ON PARADE: CHINA'S LEADERS TAKE NO [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: In a security clampdown reminiscent of the lead-up to the August 8, 2008 Olympic Games opening ceremony, authorities in Beijing are setting up checkpoints, locking down dissidents, and tightening Internet censorship in the run-up to the October 1 national day. A [...]	2009-09-30 11:40:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PROP CH
09BEIJING2812	NORTH KOREA: UPDATE ON UNDP AND WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] (C) The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is preparing to restart its program in North Korea, a World Food Program (WFP) official in Beijing told Econoffs (the UNDP office here declined to confirm this report),and Chinese officials have, for the first time ever, asked WFP for briefing [...]	2009-10-03 00:25:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAGR ECON PREL KN CH
09BEIJING284	MEDIA REACTION: BUYING AMERICAN BILL, FINANCIAL CRISIS, [...] BUYING AMERICAN BILL "'Buying American' is using the wrong solution; this will cause more problems in the future" The official intellectual publication Guangming Daily (Guangming Ribao)(02/05): "The International Opinion described the recent 'Buy American' bill as an extremely stupid econo [...]	2009-02-05 09:30:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING2847	OCTOBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILES, NOBEL PRIZE, [...] Key points at the October 13 MFA press briefing: -- North Korea's recent short-range missile test would not affect the improving situation on the Korean Peninsula. -- China congratulated President Obama on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. -- During his visit to China, A/S Campbell wo [...]	2009-10-13 11:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM CH KS KN RS IR AF IN PK UK
09BEIJING2865	China/Electric Vehicles: Participants at First US-China [...] (SBU) Summary. During the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-China Electric Vehicle (EV) Forum held in Beijing September 29, key industry, government and academic leaders underscored the need for greater cooperation on the development of electric vehicles, particularly in the area of developing st [...]	2009-10-14 09:51:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ELTN EIND SENV CH
09BEIJING2872	A/S CAMPBELL'S DINNER WITH CHINESE ACADEMICS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an October 13 dinner with EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell, three leading Chinese international affairs experts urged the United States to start bilateral talks with North Korea. China had done its part by keeping pressure on the DPRK, they said, but now it was up to the [...]	2009-10-14 11:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR PGOV NK SK JP RU IN CH
09BEIJING2882	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, SCO, RMB APPRECIATION [...] NORTH KOREA "U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Campbell visits China to find a path for Obama to resume Six-Party Talks" The Shanghai-based Shanghai Media Group (SMG) publication, China Business News (Diyi Caijing)(02/03)(pg A16): "On whether the U.S. is in favor of an "East Asian Communi [...]	2009-10-15 07:59:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2895	MEDIA REACTION: SECDEF VISIT TO CHINA, EXCHANGE RATE [...] SECDEF VISIT TO CHINA "U.S. Secretary of Defense will pay a quick visit to Asia-Pacific region" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(10/16)(pg 8): "Experts said that the quick visit of the U.S. Secretary of Defense to the Asia-Pacific r [...]	2009-10-16 09:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2910	MEDIA REACTION: CONGRESSIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, OBAMA [...] CONGRESSIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT "Chinese Foreign Minister asks the U.S. to stop interfering in China's internal affairs" Elite Reference (Qingnian Cankao),a newspaper affiliated to the official Communist Youth League China Youth Daily (10/20) (pg 1): "Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesper [...]	2009-10-20 10:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2958	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA MILITARY RELATIONS, NORTH KOREA, [...] U.S.-CHINA MILITARY RELATIONS "Increasing trust, eliminating doubts, and friendly cooperation" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (10/24)(pg 3): "Major General Qian Lihua, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office at the Ministry of National Defense, said that since P [...]	2009-10-25 08:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2964	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S XXXXXXXXXXXX MEETING WITH XXXXXXXXXXXX [...] (SBU)xxxxx 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Amb. Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Embassy Beijing Joseph Donovan, EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Rear Admiral Charles Leidig, Joint Chiefs of Staff Amb. Joseph DeTrani, Mission Manager for North Korea, DNI Amb. xxxxx De [...]	2009-10-26 00:23:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	OVIP STEINBERG JAMES PREL MNUC SN CH KN
09BEIJING3018	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN, U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC RELATIONS, EAST [...] TAIWAN "Taiwan suspects U.S. arms sales tricks" The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao)(11/02)(pg 3): "Hou Xiaohe, an associate professor at China's National Defense University, argued that in order to avoid angering [...]	2009-11-02 09:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING3060	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO CHINA [...] (C) Mr. President, China's leaders view your upcoming travel to Shanghai and Beijing as the single most important visit to China by a foreign leader this year. As we have heard repeatedly, President Hu Jintao and the senior leadership are committed, as are we, to making your meetings and prog [...]	2009-11-05 11:08:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH ECON IR KN MARR MNUC OVIP PARM PHUM
09BEIJING3065	WELCOME TO BEIJING CODEL WEXLER - NOVEMBER 9-13 [...] (U) Embassy Beijing warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Wexler to China November 9-13 for consultations with Chinese officials to discuss bilateral and multilateral issues. 2. (U) Control Officer: Noah Zaring, Political Officer Home: (86-10)6532-0451 Office: (86-10)8531-3532 Cell: (86)139 [...]	2009-11-06 06:59:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CH
09BEIJING3082	MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S VISIT TO ASIA, CHINA'S DIPLOMACY, [...] OBAMA'S VISIT TO ASIA "A look at Obama's Asia trip" The official Communist Party People's Daily Overseas Edition (Renmin Ribao Haiwaiban)(11/10)(pg 6): "Obama's decision to visit East Asia at a time when the U.S. economy is in recession, various domestic reforms are facing obstacles, and [...]	2009-11-11 23:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING3097	TRACK-1.5 CHINA-U.S. STRATEGIC NUCLEAR DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In recent bilateral track-1.5 discussions on strategic nuclear issues, several themes emerged, particularly with respect to PRC concerns regarding the direction of U.S. nuclear strategy and policy: (1) China wants "strategic reassurance" from the United States that ballistic m [...]	2009-11-13 01:25:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PGOV MARR MNUC MASS CH
09BEIJING3110	THE POTENTIAL FOR SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: There is significant potential for shale gas development in China. Total resources are estimated to be 100 trillion cubic meters. Shale gas resources have been studied for the last five years and exploration began this year. The Chinese government and state-owned enterprises [...]	2009-11-13 08:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SENV EPET CH
09BEIJING3123	MIXED IMPACT AND INDUSTRY SKEPTICS FOR CHINA'S FOREST [...] (U) On October 29, five Chinese central government agencies (State Forestry Administration (SFA),National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC),Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM),Ministry of Finance (MOF),and the State Administration of Taxation (SAT)jointly issued a "Forestry Industry Devel [...]	2009-11-16 10:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD KSCA CH
09BEIJING3130	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 10:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING3163	NOVEMBER 24, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: LIANG GUANGLIE'S DPRK [...] Key points at the November 24 MFA press briefing: -- The PRC views Liang Guanglie's visit to the DPRK as a "normal exchange" between the two militaries. -- The PRC supports U.S.-DPRK dialogue in advance of U.S. Ambassador Bosworth's trip to the DPRK. -- The PRC states that India's ballis [...]	2009-11-24 10:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SENV PHSA CH IN KN RP
09BEIJING3172	SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY BURNS' TRIP TO CHINA [...] (C) Undersecretary Burns, the President's November 15-18 visit to Beijing and Shanghai advanced the conversation with the Chinese on issues of high priority to the United States, particularly global economic recovery, North Korea, Iran and Afghanistan, climate change and proliferation. Your vi [...]	2009-11-25 08:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MNUC PARM PHUM CH AF PK IR
09BEIJING3263	CHINA QUIETLY USHERS IN AG BIOTECH REVOLUTION [...] (SBU) In early November 2009, China authorized the first commercialization of major biotech food crops. A government website confirmed their approval of phytase corn and Bt rice. Despite little fanfare, this will revolutionize China's agriculture and may be the global agricultural development [...]	2009-12-07 09:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV EAGR ETRD ECON CH VN
09BEIJING3321	PRC HUMAN RIGHTS: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH RIGHTS [...] (C) The Ambassador met December 9 with five prominent Beijing-based human rights lawyers. The lawyers reported increased harassment and political pressure due to their work on sensitive human rights and religious freedom cases and their association with the democracy manifesto Charter '08. Th [...]	2009-12-14 07:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI CH
09BEIJING3361	MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE CHANGE, AFGHANISTAN, WAR ON TERROR [...] CLIMATE CHANGE "The final stand-off in Copenhagen: China has resisted Anglo-American pressure" The Shanghai-based Shanghai Media Group (SMG) publication, China Business News (Diyi Caijing)(12/16)(pg A4): "By now, developing countries and developed countries don't give in to each other's [...]	2009-12-16 09:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING3394	6th U.S.-China Technical Working Group Meeting in Beijing [...] (SBU) On September 15, officials and technical experts from the United States and China convened the Sixth Meeting of the U.S.-China Biotechnology Technical Working Group on Food and Environmental Safety (TWG). Discussion focused on scientific and regulatory issues relevant to genetically engi [...]	2009-12-18 08:55:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV EAGR ETRD ECON CH
09BEIJING3414	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MURRAY [...] (SBU) Senator Murray, your delegation will arrive in Beijing and Shanghai two months after President Obama's November 15-18 visit to China. Overall, the Chinese leadership is pleased with the direction of U.S.-China relations and your hosts will likely frame this session of U.S.-China Interpa [...]	2009-12-21 10:36:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON CH TW IR NK
09BEIJING3443	CHARGE'S DEMARCHE ON LIU XIAOBO TRIAL, UIGHUR [...] (C) Summary: The Charge raised the December 23 trial of activist Liu Xiaobo and the forced return of Uighur asylum seekers from Cambodia with MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Department Director General Zheng Zeguang. The Charge expressed strong disappointment that Liu's trial had alr [...]	2009-12-23 10:24:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL CH CB
09BEIJING3467	CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER VISIT TO CHINA POSITIVE, [...] (C) The December 2-6 visit of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to China, his first ever, was positive, productive and "set the right tone" in Canadian-Chinese relations, according to Canadian diplomats. While MFA officials concurred on the positive assessment of the visit, a PRC schola [...]	2009-12-28 06:47:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EMIN EINV PHUM CH CA HK KS
09BEIJING3498	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. POLICY, ENVIRONMENT [...] U.S. POLICY A. "It is no harm to cheer for U.S. healthcare reform" The international news commercial publication of the People's Daily, Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(12/30)(pg 14): "U.S. President Obama has sent a wonderful Christmas gift to 46 million Americans who cannot afford health c [...]	2009-12-30 09:29:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING3509	TRIAL AND SENTENCING OF LIU XIAOBO [...] (C) Summary: The Chinese denied access to diplomats from at least 15 countries who attempted to observe the December 23 trial of Charter 08 drafter Liu Xiaobo on charges of "inciting subversion of state power." After applications through diplomatic channels were turned down, PolOff, along w [...]	2009-12-31 05:23:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL CH
09BEIJING365	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, U.S. POLICY, HUMAN [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "New American Treasury Secretary changes the tone of his comments on China" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (02/12): "Geithner recently stated that the U.S. needs to cautiously judge China on its RMB exchange [...]	2009-02-12 09:35:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING380	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT TO ASIA, U.S. [...] SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT TO ASIA "Why does Secretary Clinton visit Japan first?" The China Radio International sponsored newspaper World News Journal (Shijie Xinwenbao) (02/13): "Secretary Clinton has decided to visit Japan first because it is a continuation of the Bush administrations di [...]	2009-02-13 10:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING398	FEBRUARY 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SECRETARY OF STATE VISIT, [...] Key points at the February 17 MFA Press Briefing: -- China hopes to "increase mutual trust" and promote "the sound and stable development" of relations "in the new era" during the Secretary of State's visit. -- China hopes that North and South Korea will "increase mutual trust" and "solve [...]	2009-02-17 09:06:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH KS KN IN PK CB VM VT
09BEIJING400	SOCIAL STABILITY CHALLENGES LOOM IN 2009, BUT PRC [...] (C) The global economic downturn has heightened Chinese leaders' longstanding obsession over maintaining social stability, with even PRC official media predicting an increase in "mass incidents" in 2009. Beijing observers vary in their assessment of the severity of this year's stability chall [...]	2009-02-17 09:54:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI ECON ELAB PHUM CH
09BEIJING402	HUMAN RIGHTS: ZENG JINYAN, HU JIA, HUANG QI AND [...] (C) Summary: In a February 17 meeting with an MFA Human Rights Division official, PolOff raised U.S. concerns regarding rights activist Zeng Jinyan and her husband (imprisoned rights activist Hu Jia),detained Sichuan-based activist Huang Qi, and imprisoned democracy activist Wang Bingzhang. [...]	2009-02-17 10:08:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CH
09BEIJING469	February 24 MFA Press Briefing: Clinton Visit, DPRK Missile [...] Key points at the February 24 MFA press briefing: -- Secretary Clinton's first visit to China achieved "positive results." The two sides reaffirmed their desire to "maintain their close dialogue" and will expand areas of common interest in this "new era." -- China "takes note" of a possib [...]	2009-02-24 10:04:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KS KN EU RS JA SW PK IN CH
09BEIJING513	CHINA: RISKS OF RAPID CREDIT GROWTH INCLUDE NPLS, [...] (C) Summary. Monetary policy will play a necessary but less important and less visible role than fiscal policy in addressing China's cyclical downturn, according to People's Bank of China (PBOC) Monetary Policy Director General Zhang Xiaohui. With the CPI at one percent in January, expectati [...]	2009-02-27 08:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL CH
09BEIJING514	MEDIA REACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS, GARY LOCKE, U.S.-CHINA [...] HUMAN RIGHTS a. "Human rights report decried" The official English-language newspaper China Daily (02/27): "China yesterday denounced U.S. criticism of its human rights record in an annual report, saying Washington should first put its own house in order. 'We urge the U.S. to examine its o [...]	2009-02-27 09:08:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING560	PRC/IRAN: CHINA SEEKS CLARITY ON U.S. IRAN POLICY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: China is keen to understand the direction of U.S. policy toward the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and is willing to facilitate dialogue between the two sides, according to an MFA official. China remains committed to the P5-plus-1 process but values its bilateral engagement with [...]	2009-03-04 12:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
09BEIJING570	CHINA MISSION 2009 SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION [...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A seeking Post input for the annual 2009 Special 301 Review. 2. (SBU) Post recommends that China continue to be placed on the Priority Watch List with Section 306 monitoring. A World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel on January 26, 2009 found [...]	2009-03-05 06:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND KIPR ECON CH
09BEIJING58	PRC: DASD SEDNEY DISCUSSES MIL-MIL, IRAN, TAIWAN [...] (S) In a December 19 meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense David Sedney emphasized the need for improving U.S.-China military-to-military relations and stressed that single issues should not interfere with dialogue between the United States an [...]	2009-01-08 09:49:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PARM PTER CH TW IR PK IN KN
09BEIJING643	CHINA ACTS TO BOOST EXPORTS, SUBSTITUTE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In the past few months, China has implemented an array of measures at the national level designed to boost exports, promote use of domestic products and dampen demand for imports (Ref A). In some sectors (textiles, steel, light industry and petrochemicals, and machinery),the [...]	2009-03-12 09:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN WTRO CH
09BEIJING644	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, U.S. DIPLOMACY, [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "U.S. to offer more carrots, fewer sticks abroad" The official English-language newspaper China Daily (03/12): "Smart power replaces the lineal trade-off model of hard power, or the threat of actual use of bullets or other armed military force, with soft power, or t [...]	2009-03-12 09:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING662	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, NAVAL DISPUTES, [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "The Foreign Minister's meeting tests the patience of China and the U.S." The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(03/13): "At this sensitive moment in the U.S.-China relationship, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi's [...]	2009-03-13 09:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING692	MARCH 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREAN PREMIER VISIT, [...] Key points at the March 17 MFA press briefing: -- North Korean Premier Kim Yong-il arrived in Beijing today, March 17, for an official visit. -- China is "concerned" about the situation on the Korean peninsula, which is "complicated with an increasing number of uncertain factors." China h [...]	2009-03-17 12:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PHSA PBTS PREL PARM SU PG ES BU PK JP
09BEIJING71	Federal Reserve Visit to Beijing: Impact of Financial [...] (SBU) Summary: In December 11-12 meetings in Beijing, Chinese and foreign financial sector representatives told San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank Senior Vice President Steven Hoffman that they expect ChinaQs cyclical downturn to increase non-performing loan volumes and reduce bank earnings, bu [...]	2009-01-11 23:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CH
09BEIJING713	March 19 MFA Press Briefing: The Impeccable, AmCits on the [...] Key points at the March 19 MFA press briefing: -- The United States violated Chinese and International Law by conducting activities in China's Exclusive Economic Zone. -- China is investigating the incident involving American Citizens on the DPRK border. -- Ambassador Wu Sike, the Chines [...]	2009-03-19 23:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN MARR MASS PHUM CH KS KN FR JA ES
09BEIJING807	MARCH 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: MILITARY POWER REPORT, TIBET, [...] Key points at the March 26 MFA press briefing: -- The recently released China Military Power Report "contains gross distortions of fact" and China has expressed its "resolute opposition" and "made representations" to the United States. -- The "Dalai Clique premeditated and coordinated" the [...]	2009-03-26 10:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM EINT CH KS KN JA RS AF FR TW
09BEIJING829	China: Fiscal Stimulus and Monetary Loosening [...] (SBU) Many Chinese economic contacts remain optimistic China can attain eight percent GDP growth in 2009, although some local and foreign economists recently have lowered their forecasts to 6-7 percent or even lower. The World Bank expects no contribution to real GDP growth from net exports, w [...]	2009-03-29 23:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL CH

09BEIJING861	CHINA INFORMED OF EFFORTS BY CHINESE FIRMS TO [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel A and B demarches and nonpapers urging China to investigate and prevent the supply of material and testing equipment for use in Pakistan's ballistic missile production program to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Biological and Chemical Weapons Division De [...]	2009-03-31 23:08:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL MTCR ETTC CH PK
09BEIJING923	APRIL 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREA LAUNCH, SOMALI [...] Key points at the April 7 MFA press briefing: -- The UN Security Council should "make a prudent response" to the North Korea rocket launch and a satellite launch is "different than a missile launch or nuclear test." -- China has been "working to rescue the crew" of a ship from "Chinese Tai [...]	2009-04-07 11:41:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH KS KN JA FR VE TW
09BEIJING952	PRC/DPRK: POST-LAUNCH ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINESE [...] (C) The Chinese are telling the P-3 countries, Japan and the ROK the same thing about the DPRK's missile launch: it might have been a satellite launch (technical data are ambiguous) and therefore we cannot conclude that it was a UNSCR violation, pass another resolution or apply additional or e [...]	2009-04-09 11:21:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN KS CH
09BEIJING982	FM YANG AND CODEL MCCAIN DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (C) PRC Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told CODEL McCain April 9 that U.S.-China relations were enjoying a "new spirit" of positive relations anchored by cooperation on global and regional concerns of mutual interest, and sought assurances that Congress would show "understanding" on Taiwan, Tibe [...]	2009-04-14 09:51:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV ETRD PBTS PHUM MNUC EWWT CH
09BEIRUT1012	SCENESETTER FOR S/E GEORGE MITCHELL'S SEPTEMBER 16 [...] (C) Embassy Beirut welcomes your September 16 visit. Your meeting with President Sleiman will reinforce the message that we value his views and that we recognize that Lebanon has its own issues and agenda in the context of a comprehensive Middle East Peace. Lebanese interest in the progress [...]	2009-09-14 14:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE
09BEIRUT109	LEBANON: UNIIIC COMMISSIONER ON THE FOUR GENERALS, REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL SYRIA-LINKED INFORMATION [...] (S/NF) UNIIIC Commissioner Daniel Bellemare explained to the Ambassador in a January 26 meeting the issues surrounding the release or transfer to The Hague of the four generals currently in Lebanese custody in connection with former PM Rafiq Hariri's assassination. According to Bellemare, the [...]	2009-01-27 16:16:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY
09BEIRUT1260	H1N1 IN LEBANON DECLARED AN EPIDEMIC (ECONOMIC WEEK IN [...] (U) Minister of Public Health Mohammad Khalifeh announced November 25 that Lebanon had moved to the epidemic stage of H1N1, as test results showed that 80% of people with the flu were carrying the H1N1 strain. However, he reiterated that the virus was not fatal, noting that most patients were [...]	2009-12-01 07:19:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PHUM SOCI PGOV LE
09BEIRUT1271	CABINET STATEMENT SIGNED, HARIRI FACES BUMPY ROAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new Lebanese cabinet finally settled on its ministerial statement -- a policy roadmap -- on December 2, but the second-guessing about how Prime Minister Saad Hariri reached that point is already well underway. Embassy interlocutors argue that Hariri made several missteps durin [...]	2009-12-03 18:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KISL LE
09BEIRUT1289	PROPOSAL FOR EXCHANGE OF NOTES ON STATUS OF U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: For over a year, U.S. military engagement activities in Lebanon have been expanding rapidly in number and scope. In addition to the growing list of short-term engagements, in early 2010 the Embassy's Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) will inaugurate a compreh [...]	2009-12-09 17:27:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL OPDC LE
09BEIRUT1318	HARIRI'S DAMASCUS TRIP COMPLICATED BY SYRIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lebanese Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar confirmed on December 10 that the GOL had received "warrants" for 23 former and current Lebanese officials and journalists to appear before the Syrian judiciary. The warrants were issued in connection with a case brought in a Syrian court b [...]	2009-12-14 16:36:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KJUS LE SY
09BEIRUT141	LEBANON: CHATAH FRUSTRATED WITH BUDGET IMPASSE IN [...] (C) In a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah said he would formally ask the IMF to certify the GOL's fulfillment of the USG gas excise subsidy benchmark, and hoped the USG would use its USD 50 milion disbursement to pay off Central Bank of Lebano Eurobond [...]	2009-02-04 16:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PTER MCAP LE SY IS
09BEIRUT154	LEBANON: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: TRIPOLI [...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of snapshots we will produce for key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) Tripoli, once a vibrant and vital economic hub, is one of seven electoral districts in the North Lebanon administrative a [...]	2009-02-06 15:52:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT251	LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: BEIRUT [...] (SBU) This is the ninth in a series of snapshots we are producing for key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) Beirut, with three districts and a total of 19 seats, 18 currently held by March 14 MPs, has the status of a "muhafaza" [...]	2009-03-03 15:39:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PINR LE
09BEIRUT336	LEBANON: CHIPPING AWAY AT AOUN'S POPULARITY [...] (C) In January 2008, we analyzed Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun's popularity among his Lebanese Christian supporters (ref E),which was strong despite his political alliance with the terrorist Shia organization Hizballah. One year-plus later, and 11 weeks before the June 7 parliame [...]	2009-03-23 15:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE SY
09BEIRUT398	LEBANON: ARAB ECONOMIC FORUM FOCUSES ON LEBANON'S [...] (U) On April 2, the 17th annual Arab Economic Forum opened in Beirut. Speakers included PM Siniora, Future Party Leader Saad Hariri, Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, and several prominent business and financial figures. Their remarks focused on the repercussions of the global economic cris [...]	2009-04-06 11:38:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV LE
09BEIRUT444	LEBANON: USAID'S OFFICE OF TRANSITION INITIATIVES [...] Post requests a one year extension to 2011 and additional funding for USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives, which is currently scheduled to conclude in August 2010 following the municipal elections of June 2010. Maintaining USAID/OTI's program for an additional year would allow the US Mis [...]	2009-04-17 12:37:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID LE
09BEIRUT463	LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER WILL TAKE STL'S CUE ON FOUR GENERALS' DETENTION [...] (C) In an April 22 meeting, Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar confirmed that the GOL had transferred all of its files related to former PM Rafiq Hariri's assassination and the ensuing political assassinations to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). He expects to learn by April 27 whether STL [...]	2009-04-23 13:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR KJUS UNSC AE SY LE
09BEIRUT541	LEBANON: UNSCOL DOWNBEAT ON MARCH 14'S CHANCES [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams raised with NEA DAS Hale and Ambassador the idea of delaying any possible Israeli withdrawal from Ghajar village until after the Lebanese election on June 7, so as to avoid opponents of the Siniora government using the charge that Israel is t [...]	2009-05-14 11:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT570	LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN: ONE YEAR IN OFFICE [...] (C) During his first year in office, President Michel Sleiman has emerged as a popular leader who has sought a "middle road" to defuse Lebanon's confessional tensions. Since his May 25, 2008 swearing in, Sleiman has worked to polish Lebanon's international stature. Lebanon and Syria establish [...]	2009-05-20 17:48:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IS SY LE
09BEIRUT632	LEBANON: SECRETARY LAHOOD CONGRATULATES SLEIMAN ON [...] (C) In a June 7 election day meeting with Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, President Michel Sleiman was pleased to see elections taking place peacefully in one day. He predicted the difference between majority and opposition would be only two or three seats, and said the close elections [...]	2009-06-08 12:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE IS
09BEIRUT656	LEBANON: MARCH 14 SYG TO PUSH FOR STRONGER [...] (C) Following March 14's victory in the June 7 parliamentary elections (Ref B),March 14 Secretariat SYG Fares Souaid is intent on carrying on the work of the Secretariat, which held its first post-election meeting on June 10. Souaid believed the elections proved opposition Christian leader M [...]	2009-06-11 15:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL SY IS IR
09BEIRUT868	PRESIDENT'S CABINET BLOC NEARLY SETTLED, BUT OTHER [...] (C) The President's ministerial bloc will contain five ministers and is nearly decided upon, according to presidential advisor Naji Abi Assi. Negotiation over portfolio distribution continues, but the issue of the blocking third is moot because it has been agreed that no "controversial" deci [...]	2009-07-30 13:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE
09BEIRUT92	LEBANON: JUMBLATT WITH HIZBALLAH: MAJOR [...] (C) In his January 21 meeting with Hizballah MP Mohamad Raad, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt reportedly expressed his fundamental disagreement with Hizballah over Hizballah's relationship with Syria, Hizballah's arms, and the Special Tribunal. As such, he was not interested in a political relati [...]	2009-01-22 15:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY LE
09BELFAST50	NORTHERN IRELAND DEVOLUTION DELAYED BUT ON TRACK [...] (C/NF) Summary. Northern Ireland's political leaders, together with HMG's Northern Ireland Office, are united in their conviction to move forward on the devolution of policing and justice. An attempt by hard-line unionist Jim Allister to siphon off support from First Minister Peter Robinson's [...]	2009-07-10 11:25:00	Consulate Belfast	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SOCI UK EI
09BELFAST79	FRAUD SUMMARY - BELFAST - MARCH- AUGUST 2009 [...] Country Conditions: As part of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland is a developed industrialized country with a well-established infrastructure. Like the rest of the UK, Northern Ireland is suffering as a result of the global credit crunch and economic downturn. The unemployment rate in N [...]	2009-09-30 14:05:00	Consulate Belfast	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC UK
09BELGRADE1080	SERBIA: PRIDE PARADE CANCELLED AS GOVERNMENT LOSES NERVE [...] (SBU) Organizers for the September 20 Belgrade Pride Parade reluctantly cancelled the event at the last minute after the government, citing security concerns, banned the event at its desired location and proposed what the organizers deemed unacceptable alternative venues. Although government [...]	2009-09-22 07:52:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV SR
09BELGRADE1092	SERBIA: ACQUITTAL IN DEATHS OF AMERICAN CITIZEN BYTYQI [...] (SBU) On September 22, two Serbian police officers tried in the Serbian Special Court for War Crimes were acquitted of all charges related to the 1999 killings of three American citizens. The Presiding Judge explained that the prosecution's evidence did not support either the charge of depriv [...]	2009-09-23 14:55:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KAWC SR
09BELGRADE1316	SERBIA: 2009 INCSR PART 1 SUBMISSION [...] The following is the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 2009-2010, Part 1 for Serbia. BEGIN TEXT. Serbia I. Summary The Republic of Serbia is a major transit country for narcotics and other drugs along the Balkan smuggling corridor from Turkey to Centra [...]	2009-11-06 16:42:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM SR
09BELGRADE1332	Serbia Declares H1N1 Epidemic [...] (U) On November 11 the GOS responded to mounting public and media concerns about H1N1 influenza and formally declared an epidemic. H1N1 is widespread in a number of Serbian cities; however, the majority of cases are not severe, with nine deaths reported thus far out of 258 confirmed cases. Th [...]	2009-11-12 16:01:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR KFLU AMGT PREL CASC PINR SR
09BELGRADE137	SERBIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Serbia's TIP Situation -------------------------- A. Both 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 traffic [...]	2009-02-13 15:18:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SR
09BELGRADE1534	FY 2009 PROJECT PROPOSAL SOLICITATION FOR INL LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: This is a Response to Action Request that solicited and provided instructions for preparing criminal justice-related project proposals to be funded with FY 2009 INCLE, ESF, Support for Eastern European Democracy Act (SEED) and FREEDOM funds. The response encompasses proposals f [...]	2009-12-22 13:24:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS SNAR SR
09BELGRADE280	SERBIA: KOSOVO MINISTER BOGDANOVIC CALLS FOR DIALOGUE AND [...] (SBU) Serbian Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanovic told Ambassador March 27 that dialogue is the only way to address and eventually resolve everyday problems faced by Kosovo Serbs, singling out his recent talks with EULEX Head Yves de Kermabon and Kosovo Electric Company representatives. Bogd [...]	2009-03-31 15:29:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV SR
09BELGRADE306	SERBIA EAGER FOR EU VISA LIBERALIZATION BUT FACES KOSOVO [...] (SBU) The Serbian government is pursuing visa liberalization with the European Union with more coordination and momentum than any other policy goal, motivated by enormous public desire for visa-free travel to Europe. The government and Parliament have completed the vast majority of tasks list [...]	2009-04-10 07:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SR
09BELGRADE348	SERBIA RESPONSE: DEVELOPING FOLLOW-UP DATA ON COESPU [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-24 13:22:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS IT PKO SR
09BELGRADE349	SERBIA RESPONSE: DEVELOPING FOLLOW-UP DATA ON COESPU [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel request for assistance to Interior Ministry International Cooperation Bureau head Drazen Maravic on April 3. Maravic told us the Ministry was discussing increasing police involvement in European peacekeeping operations and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic had already co [...]	2009-04-24 13:23:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS IT PKO SR
09BELGRADE356	SERBIA RESPONSE: DEVELOPING FOLLOW-UP DATA ON COESPU [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-24 13:29:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS IT PKO SR
09BELGRADE379	SERBIAN WAR CRIMES PROSECUTOR WANTS MORE REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic told the Ambassador on April 27 that there is good cooperation with Croatia and Montenegro, but he would like more cooperation with others -- particularly Bosnia -- in order to solve and prosecute war crimes cases more effectively. End Summ [...]	2009-04-30 14:41:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KWAC SR
09BELGRADE421	SERBIA: CONVICTIONS IN SUVA REKA WAR CRIMES TRIAL [...] (SBU) The Belgrade District Court's War Crimes Trial Chamber on April 23 convicted four former policemen and sentenced them to a total of 68 years in prison, and acquitted three others, in the trial for war crimes against civilians in Suva Reka, Kosovo, in March 1999. The trial of seven Serbia [...]	2009-05-14 17:37:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KWAC SR
09BELGRADE497	SERBIA MODIFIES LAW TO PERMIT EXTRADITION OF NATIONALS [...] (SBU) A recent change to Serbian law necessitated by the European integration process has made the extradition of Serbian citizens possible under bilateral or multilateral treaties. Post recommends that we seize this opportunity to update or replace the existing 1901 extradition treaty with S [...]	2009-06-11 11:10:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CJAN PREL PGOV ODIP EAID SR
09BELGRADE509	SOUTH SERBIA: POLITICAL ROLLER COASTER CONTINUES AS [...] (SBU) The Coordinating Body for South Serbia is treading water just two months after the Serbian government and South Serbia Albanians pledged to work together to reanimate the body. Fallout from an OSCE-mediated agreement signed in March triggered the collapse of the Albanian ruling coalition [...]	2009-06-12 15:48:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SR
09BELGRADE511	SERBIA: LOCAL ELECTIONS STRENGTHEN EX-RADICALS, RATTLE [...] (SBU) The results of June 7 local elections in two Belgrade municipalities strengthened the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) - led by ex-Radicals Tomislav Nikolic and Aleksandar Vucic - while leading to discord within the Democratic Party (DS) and the national governing coalition. Although the [...]	2009-06-15 06:43:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE527	SERBIA ALREADY MISSING IMF TARGETS, REVISED ARRANGEMENT [...] (SBU) Just one month after approval of a $4 billion Stand By Arrangement with the IMF, it is already clear Serbia will be unable to meet the fiscal and GDP targets in the agreement and that a revised arrangement will be necessary by early fall. The National Bank of Serbia remains confident th [...]	2009-06-18 06:41:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SR
09BELGRADE579	SERBIA - FIRST CASE OF H1N1 INFLUENZA CONFIRMED [...] Serbia confirmed its first case of H1N1 Influenza A, on June 25. According to media reports, the infected patient is a 29-year-old male who recently returned from Argentina. Predrag Kon, the chairman of the Health Ministry's working group on pandemic response, told the media that the patient [...]	2009-06-25 11:01:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT SR
09BELGRADE59	SERBIA: EX-RADICALS ENTER LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE FIRST [...] (SBU) The local branch of the Serbian Progressive Party joined in forming the municipal government of Prijepolje and is positioned to install its local head as mayor of this multiethnic town in the Sandzak region of south-western Serbia. The agreement marks the first time that ex-Radical lead [...]	2009-01-21 13:28:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE607	SERBIA: GAZPROM DRILLING DEEPER INTO ENERGY SECTOR [...] (SBU) Russia's energy giant Gazprom continues to make inroads into Serbia's energy sector, six months after it secured a deal giving it a majority stake in Serbia's state-owned petroleum company NIS. Through Gazprom, Russia is now following through on investments in both oil and gas and is co [...]	2009-06-30 14:10:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EFIN SR
09BELGRADE667	SERBIA: PM PDAS COUNTRYMAN DISCUSSES SECURITY AND DEFENSE [...] (SBU) PDAS Thomas Countryman's July 8 visit was the first high-level visit following Vice President Biden's May visit to Belgrade. Though initial plans were for two meetings, the one day visit morphed into four ministerial level meetings, a TV interview in Serbian, and a small reception with [...]	2009-07-13 13:55:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR SR
09BELGRADE836	ORGANIZED CRIME FIGHT IN SERBIA [...] (SBU) Top Serbian officials publicly announced a campaign against organized crime and appear to be committed to fight it. Serbia has had some regional cooperation successes, and officials talk about further initiatives. A series of recently enacted laws, and several additional contemplated la [...]	2009-08-11 13:58:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM SR
09BELGRADE842	EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JULY, 2009 [...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- The initial set of technical systems definition requirements for the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System integrated software package has been submitted for the further development of an RFQ. This system should provide a "fu [...]	2009-08-11 14:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK
09BELGRADE934	SERBIA: WITNESS RELUCTANCE LEADS TO SLOW PROGRESS ON BYTYQI [...] (SBU) The trial of two Serbian police officers for illegal detention that led to the killings of three American citizens is nearing its end. The long-awaited testimony of the most senior police official still alive from that time gave weight to the defendants' argument that they were just followin [...]	2009-08-21 18:43:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE998	SERBIA ADOPTS CONTROVERSIAL MEDIA LAW [...] (SBU) The National Assembly of Serbia adopted a controversial Media Law on August 31, which President Tadic signed the same day. The Law was adopted by a narrow majority of 125 votes with the help of opposition leader Cedomir Jovanovic's Liberal Democratic Party, which conditioned its support on [...]	2009-09-03 12:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SR
09BELMOPAN119	WHA/CEN DIRECTOR WEBSTER'S MEETINGS IN BELIZE [...] (U) SUMMARY: WHA/CEN Office Director Christopher Webster met with Belize government officials, a Hand in Hand Ministries official, and American Chamber of Commerce board members on March 5 and 6 to discuss bilateral and regional issues including security and the Merida Initiative, the Guatemal [...]	2009-03-25 22:22:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON OAS BH
09BELMOPAN120	TOWARD MEANINGFUL REHABILITATION: HATTIEVILLE PRISON IN [...] (U) Summary. Hattieville Prison (also known as Belize Central Prison and the Kolbe Foundation) is Belize's only prison. With an inmate population of approximately 1,470--including men, women and youth, the prison provides on-site medical care, dental care via referrals, and mental health assess [...]	2009-03-26 14:18:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BH
09BELMOPAN164	BELIZE: EAC PREPARATION AND STATUS UPDATE FOR H1N1 FLU - [...] Summary: The EAC convened on April 28 to review the information known about the H1N1 flu virus outbreak, and to review post's Tripwires for Pandemic Flu. The EAC decided to restrict travel of American personnel and their families to neighboring Mexico and Guatemala until further notice as a [...]	2009-04-30 17:47:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR KFLU ASEC CASC AMGT BH
09BELMOPAN298	DENGUE OUTBREAK [...] Summary: Belize is experiencing an upsurge in cases of dengue fever with about 200 clinically-diagnosed cases in the last two months. The health authorities in the adjacent Mexican state of Quintana Roo (QR) are providing the GOB assistance to control the outbreak. End Summary. 2. The [...]	2009-07-31 21:50:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI BH
09BELMOPAN314	CITRUS GREENING THREATENS BELIZE'S CITRUS INDUSTRY [...] In May 2009, the Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) confirmed the presence of citrus greening in Belize. This disease represents a serious threat to an industry which significantly contributes to the Belizean economy in terms of foreign exchange earnings and employment in the rural s [...]	2009-08-11 20:22:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP EAGR PGOV BH
09BELMOPAN400	FRAUD SUMMARY - BELMOPAN [...] Per Reftel B, U.S. Embassy Belmopan provides the following information for the period March, 2009 - September, 2009: a. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Fraud encountered during visa and American Citizen Services interviews remains at moderately low levels. Post saw a slight increase in NIV fraud. Be [...]	2009-10-30 21:35:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM BH
09BELMOPAN50	CANE FARMERS' STRIKE THREATENS SUGAR INDUSTRY [...] On January 27, 2009, the Belize Cane Farmers Association initiated a general strike. The decision followed a one-day strike in which the cane farmers refused to deliver their cane to the factory at Tower Hill for processing. The controversy was caused by the introduction of a core sampler, a [...]	2009-02-02 22:10:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV ETRD PREL
09BELMOPAN66	BELIZE - NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) Responses are keyed to reporting questions in (paras 23-25) in ref A. --------------------------- The Country's TIP Situation --------------------------- 23A. (SBU) Belize is a transit and destination country for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. Trafficking oc [...]	2009-02-19 21:39:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PREF SMIG BH
09BELMOPAN83	BELIZE: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Belize was removed from the Special 301 Watchlist in 2008, but concerns remain in enforcement of IPR laws and prosecution of offenders. 2. (U) Belize and IPR Laws and Conventions: Belize has fulfilled its obligation under the World Trade Organization (WTO) to implement the Agreement o [...]	2009-03-03 17:48:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD KIPR BH
09BERLIN1047	H1N1 UPDATE: GERMANY PASSES 15,000 CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany has passed the 15,000 mark. On August 27, 319 new cases were reported, bringing the total to 15,259. German health authorities expect a second massive wave of infections in winter. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its August 27 press [...]	2009-08-27 14:37:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN1112	(C) IAEA: GERMANY READY FOR IRAN SANCTIONS; WANTS [...] (C) Summary. On September 8 poloff informed MFA IAEA lead Hans-Peter Hinrichsen that the U.S. was delivering reftel demarche to all IAEA Board Members. Hinrichsen shared copies of the EU and E3 statements to be released that day (see paragraphs 12 and 13). Hinrichsen asked for the USG to in [...]	2009-09-10 10:04:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS GM
09BERLIN1115	H1N1 UPDATE: 17,790 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 146 cases to 17,790 on September 10. Munich International School confirms case(s) of H1N1. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At its September 10 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institu [...]	2009-09-10 15:40:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1169	NPT REVCON: GERMANY UNDERSCORES NEED TO REASSURE [...] (C) Summary. Post addressed ref A questions about German positions on non-proliferation in refs B & C. During subsequent meetings, German officials have also emphasized the need to overcome NAM suspicions that non-proliferation efforts are veiled attempts to infringe on NPT Article IV rights. [...]	2009-09-21 10:42:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA
09BERLIN117	MEDIA REACTION: RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, IRAN, DAVOS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Russia Suspends Kaliningrad Missile Plan 3. U.S. Policy on Afghanistan 4. Envoy Mitchell in the Mideast 5. Davos World Economic Forum 6. U.S.-Iranian Relations 7. Clashes Between Sri Lankan Government And Rebels Â [...]	2009-01-29 12:28:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IS XF XH CE IR
09BERLIN1202	GERMANS RETURN FROM NY CYNICAL RE OCTOBER 1 TALKS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3 for action. 2. (C) Poloff discussed reftel points on the existence of a covert uranium enrichment facility with German Iran Task Force Director, Andreas Krueger, September 28. Krueger, who had been in NY with the German delegation w [...]	2009-09-28 16:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KNNP MNUC PARM
09BERLIN1205	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, GERMANY;Berlin [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iran) Missile Tests 3. (Afghanistan) Elections, ISAF 4. (Germany) Aftermath of Bundestag Elections Â [...]	2009-09-30 06:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF GM
09BERLIN1225	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, GEORGIA, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) P5+1 Talks 3. (Afghanistan) Rasmussen-Obama Meeting 4. (Mideast) Goldstone Report, Hamas-Fatah Relations 5. (Georgia) Final Report on Georgian War 6. (EU) Irish Referendum 7. (China) 60th Anniversary 8. (Germany) Foreign Pol [...]	2009-09-30 13:24:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF XF GG EU GM
09BERLIN1234	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, EU-IRELAND, OLYMPICS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) P5+1 Talks 3. (Afghanistan) German Role 4. (EU) Irish Vote on Lisbon Treaty 5. (U.S.) Chicago's Olympic Bid 6. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform Â [...]	2009-10-02 14:45:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF EU US
09BERLIN1236	H1N1 UPDATE: 21,129 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 481 cases to a total of 21,129 on October 2. RKI and ECDC have confirmed the first H1N1 death in Germany. Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that the H1N1 vaccine will be delivered to Germany in the com [...]	2009-10-02 15:37:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1240	CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S NEW COALITION: WHAT IT MEANS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany's election of a center-right governing coalition, composed of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU),and the Free Democratic Party (FDP),was supposed to herald a shift to a more business-friendly government. The [...]	2009-10-05 05:40:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1243	CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S NEW COALITION: WHAT IT MEANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany's election of a center-right governing coalition, composed of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU),and the Free Democratic Party (FDP),was supposed to herald a shift to a more business- friendly government. [...]	2009-10-05 13:30:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN125	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, DAVOS, TURKEY-ISRAEL, FINANCE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iraqi Elections 3. Davos Global Economic Forum 4. Turkish PM Erdogan Clashes With Israel 5. Financial Markets 6. Protests in Russia Â [...]	2009-02-02 13:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IS RS IZ TU XF
09BERLIN1251	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, EU, ECONOMIC, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 3. (Pakistan) Islamabad Bomb Attack 4. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy 5. (EU) Future of Lisbon Treaty 6. (Economic) IMF/World Bank Meeting 7. (U.S.) Economic Policy 8. (U.S.) No Obama-Dalai Lama Meeting Â [...]	2009-10-06 11:54:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR PK AF EU US
09BERLIN1274	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, RUSSIA-U.S., [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Pakistan) Bomb Attack 3. (Afghanistan) New U.S. Strategy 4. (Russia-U.S.) Clinton Visit 5. (Mideast) Aftermath of Goldstone Report 6. (U.S.) Nobel Peace Prize for Obama 7. (Turkey-Armenia) Rapprochement 8. (EU) Future of Lisbon Tr [...]	2009-10-13 15:02:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PK AF RS XF US AM EU
09BERLIN1315	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MISSILE DEFENSE, IRAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Afghan Runoff Elections 3. VP Biden in Europe, Missile Defense Policy Shift 4. Iranian Nuclear Program 5. Climate Protection Â [...]	2009-10-21 12:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF IR EZ PL
09BERLIN1387	MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST, AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-GERMANY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Mideast) Clinton Visit 3. (Afghanistan) Karzai Winner of Elections 4. (U.S.-Germany) Chancellor Merkel to Address Congress 5. (Environment) Climate Change 6. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 7. (Economic) CIT Collapse 8. (U.S.) Presid [...]	2009-11-03 12:33:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF AG GM KGHG IR EFIN US
09BERLIN1400	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, EU, GENERAL MOTORS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. GMQs U-turn 3. Chancellor Merkel in the US 4. President Obama Q One year after the elections 5. Lisbon Treaty 6. CIA Q Italian Court 7. Climate Change 8. Iranian Protests 9. Afghanistan Â [...]	2009-11-05 13:58:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF KGHG IR EU GM US IT
09BERLIN142	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN/LIEBERMAN TO MUNICH, [...] (U) Mission Germany is delighted to welcome you to Munich for the 45th Munich Security Conference (MSC). The high profile U.S. delegation is eliciting extreme interest from the MSC's international participants, among them more than 70 heads of state or government, and foreign and defense min [...]	2009-02-04 11:48:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AFIN AMGT ASEC OREP PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN143	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR JOHN KERRY, CHAIRMAN OF [...] (U) Mission Germany is delighted to welcome you to Munich for the 45th Munich Security Conference (MSC). The high profile U.S. delegation is eliciting extreme interest from the MSC's international participants, among them more than 70 heads of state or government, and foreign and defense min [...]	2009-02-04 11:57:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AFIN AMGT ASEC OREP PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1436	MEDIA REACTION: POTUS IN ASIA, AFGHANISTAN, SWIFT, RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. President Obama in Asia 3. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. US-EU SWIFT Agreement 5. President Medvedev's address to the nation 6. Turkish-Kurdish Conflict Â [...]	2009-11-13 12:53:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO JP CH AF GM XG US
09BERLIN144	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, CLINTON, PROTECTIONISM, MUSLIMS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iran Launches Satellite 3. Transatlantic Relations 4. Danger Of Protectionism 5. Muslim World/Guantnamo 6. Financial Crisis Hits Russia 7. Turkish-Israeli Relations 9. Controversy over Pope Benedict Â [...]	2009-02-04 12:21:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM RS IR US ID TU VT
09BERLIN1440	(S) GERMANY DENIES TEST CHAMBER EXPORTS DUE TO [...] (S) The German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) recently denied two separate applications from Voetsch Industrietechnik GmbH for the export of VT7004 test chambers to entities affiliated with Iran's missile program. On November 12, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer, [...]	2009-11-13 15:55:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MUNC TSPA IR TH ML SN
09BERLIN1469	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Obama Visit 3. (Afghanistan) Debate Over Troop Withdrawal 4. (Environment) Climate Change 5. (EU) Future Top Jobs 6. (Transparency International) New Ranking Â [...]	2009-11-18 11:28:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR US AF KGHG EU
09BERLIN1487	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, U.S., AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-CHINA, [...] Lead Stories 2. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict, Maneuvers 3. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform 4. (Afghanistan) U.S. Arming Local Militias 5. (U.S.-China) Relations 6. (Climate) Copenhagen Conference 7. (EU) Future Leadership Â [...]	2009-11-23 12:07:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR US AF KGHG EU
09BERLIN1499	MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE, MIDEAST, IRAN U.S.-INDIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Climate) Copenhagen Summit 3. (Mideast) Israel-Palestinian Conflict 4. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 5. (U.S.-India) Singh in Washington 6. (Economic) Financial Crisis Â [...]	2009-11-24 13:12:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG XF IR IN ECON
09BERLIN1503	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-INDIA, CLIMATE, BRAZIL- [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Decision Time Approaching 3. (U.S.-India) PM Singh in Washington 4. (Copenhagen) Climate Summit 5. (Brazil-Iran) Lula-Ahmadinejad Meeting 6. (Iraq) Elections 7. (Philippines) Emergency After Killings 8. (Israel/Palestin [...]	2009-11-25 11:44:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF IN KGHG BR IR IZ PH XF
09BERLIN1528	COALITION TESTED AS US-EU TFTP/SWIFT AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: German Federal Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere overruled Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger and abstained from voting at the November 30 COREPER vote in Brussels on an interim U.S.-EU agreement to continue the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program. De Maiziere' [...]	2009-12-03 10:19:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KJUS KHLS GM
09BERLIN1534	(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON IRAN'S CONTINUED INTEREST [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 16:17:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR GM
09BERLIN1539	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE OBAMA, RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Reaction To President Obama's Address 3. (Climate) Copenhagen Summit 4. (U.S.) Obama Administration 5. (Russia) Putin Comments 6. (Economic) WTO Talks Â [...]	2009-12-04 12:47:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AG KGHG US RS ETRD
09BERLIN1574	MEDIA REACTION: Nobel Peace Prize, COP15, Finance;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Nobel Peace Prize 3. Climate Change 4. Levy on Bonuses Â [...]	2009-12-11 19:29:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO NO DA KGHG UK FR US
09BERLIN1593	MEDIA REACTION: ENVIRONMENT, IRAN, NATO-RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) COP 15 3. (Iran) Missile Test 4. (NATO-Russia) Rasmussen in Moscow 5. (Afghanistan) Holbrooke 6. (Germany-Afghanistan) Impact of September 4 Airstrikes 7. (U.S.) Closure of Guant namo Prison Camp 8. (Greece) Economic [...]	2009-12-17 11:36:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KGHG IR AF GR GM US
09BERLIN1599	MEDIA REACTION: ENVIRONMENT, IRAN, PAKISTAN, U.S.-RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) COP 15 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict, Protests 4. (Pakistan) Court Ruling on President's Amnesty 5. (U.S.-Russia) START Talks 6. (NATO-Russia) Rasmussen in Moscow Â [...]	2009-12-18 11:36:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KGHG IR PK RS NATO
09BERLIN161	MEDIA REACTION: MSC, U.S. ECONOMY, EU-RUSSIA, GERMAN ECON [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Munich Security Conference 3. U.S. Economic Package 4. Russia-EU Meeting 5. German Economic Minister Resigns Â [...]	2009-02-09 12:29:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US EU RS AF IR
09BERLIN1626	MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM, IRAN, CHINA, U.S.;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Failed Terrorist Attack 3. (Iran) New Protestsn4 4. (China) Reaction to Jailing of Liu Xiabo 5. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform Â [...]	2009-12-29 07:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KGHG US IR CH
09BERLIN187	GERMANY: 2010 NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE MUST SUCCEED [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is a great deal of interest in Germany -- in the government, the Bundestag, the press, and among the NGO and think tank community -- about the upcoming Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) and Review Conference (RevCon). Interlocutors insist the 20 [...]	2009-02-13 15:00:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BERLIN196	MEDIA REACTION: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Obama Clinton, [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-17 13:24:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM
09BERLIN256	GERMANY - 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are David Fisher (email: fisherdl@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2439) and Jacqueline Dadswel [...]	2009-03-04 11:06:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GM
09BERLIN276	MEDIA REACTION: KOREA, AFGHANISTAN, NORTHERN IRELAND, HUMAN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. North Korea 3. Western Strategy on Afghanistan, Elections 4. Northern Ireland Attacks 5. Human Rights 6. Financial Crisis 7. Stem Cell Research 8. Iran Â [...]	2009-03-10 12:33:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM KN AF UK IR
09BERLIN280	CHANCELLOR MERKEL TURNS INWARD TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) remains the odds-on favorite to prevail as chancellor in the national parliamentary elections on September 27, 2009, but her poll numbers are dropping and the contest looks increasingly open. Nagging problems with rivals inside her party and a dou [...]	2009-03-11 08:33:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON GM PGOV PINR PREL
09BERLIN286	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, MIDEAST, IRAN, SYRIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. New Strategy on Afghanistan 3. France's Return to NATO Command Structure 4. Mideast and Iran Policy 5. Financial Crisis 6. Relaxation of U.S.-Cuban Relations 7. ICC Arrest Warrant for Bashir 8. Eastern European Economic Problems Â [...]	2009-03-12 11:46:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM AF US FR IR XF XH SU CU SY

09BERLIN294	Bavarian Avian Influenza Incident Report [...] (U) Summary: A duck shot on January 10, 2009 in Bavaria was confirmed on March 10 as a carrier of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1virus. The bird was tested as part of a routine wild bird surveillance program. Germany considers the event an isolated incident, and there are no [...]	2009-03-12 15:39:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED EAGR TBIO KFLU PREL ECON CASC GM
09BERLIN324	MEDIA REACTION: AIG, EU, PAKISTAN, NATO, KOREA, POPE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. AIG Controversy 3. EU Summit 4. Financial Crisis 5. U.S. Strikes in Pakistan 6. French Return to NATO Command 7. Climate Protection 8. North Korean Missile Test 9. Papal Visit to Africa Â [...]	2009-03-19 12:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM XG US KN PK FR VT
09BERLIN402	MEDIA REACTION: G20, NATO, CHINA-US, ISRAEL, ECB [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. G-20 Summit 3. NATO Summit 4. Hu-Obama Meeting 5. New Israeli Government 6. Lowering of Interest Rates Â [...]	2009-04-03 12:51:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CH IS
09BERLIN418	MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISITS, CUBA, SOUTH AFRICA, PENTAGON, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Obama Visit to Turkey 3. Obama Visit Wrap Up 4. Obama Visit to Iraq 5. US Congressional Delegation in Cuba 6. Secretary Gates on Pentagon Budget 7. South Africa 8. Fujimori Trial in Peru 9. Guantanamo 10. Nuclear Weapons in Germany [...]	2009-04-08 13:23:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US TU IZ CU SF PE
09BERLIN443	MEDIA REACTION: GMOs, Bagram, DPRK, Iran, Cuba, Thailand [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Germany) Ban on GMOs 3. (U.S.) Bagram Prisoners 4. (North Korea) Six-Party Talks 5. (Iran) Nuclear Program 6. (U.S.-Cuba) Relaxation of Sanctions 7. (Thailand) Revolution Cancelled Â [...]	2009-04-15 12:06:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN448	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-Mexico, U.S.-Pakistan, Mideast, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Mexico) Obama Trip 3. (U.S.-Pakistan) Criticism of Zardari 4. (Mideast) Mitchell Trip, Peace Process 5. (U.S.) Obama's Disarmament Proposals 6. (Russia) Medvedev Interview 7. (Africa) Anti-Piracy Efforts Â [...]	2009-04-16 12:36:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN48	MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST, RUSSIA, CLINTON, EU [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Israel-Hamas Conflict 3. Russian-Ukrainian Gas Dispute 4. Secretary-designate Clinton Hearing 5. EU Monetary Union Â [...]	2009-01-14 12:40:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	XF IS GZ RS UP US EU
09BERLIN488	3 SUSPECTED SWINE FLU CASES IN GERMANY / EMBASSY [...] (SBU) German media reported on April 27 that three Germans -- two men who recently returned from Mexico and a woman -- have been quarantined in the western city of Bielefeld after exhibiting swine flu-like symptoms. Preliminary tests on two of the patients did not support suspicions of swine [...]	2009-04-28 05:31:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN494	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 3 CONFIRMED, SEVERAL NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today three cases of Influenza-A-Virus A/H1N1 in Germany. Two of the cases were reportedly confirmed in Bavaria and one case in Hamburg. One man from near Regensburg (Bavaria),and two females--one from Kulmbach (Bavaria) and one from [...]	2009-04-29 12:56:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN495	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 3 CONFIRMED, SEVERAL NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today three cases of Influenza-A-Virus A/H1N1 in Germany. Two of the cases were reportedly confirmed in Bavaria and one case in Hamburg. One man from near Regensburg (Bavaria),and two females--one from Kulmbach (Bavaria) and one from [...]	2009-04-29 13:17:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN512	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 8 CONFIRMED, FIRST HUMAN-TO- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed five new cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany over the weekend, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to eight. One man from Bavaria and a couple from Brandenburg tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico with flu- l [...]	2009-05-05 05:55:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN518	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 9 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to nine. One man from Saxony- Anhalt tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico with flu-like symptoms. The German government announce [...]	2009-05-06 05:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN526	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 10 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to ten. One man from Saxony-Anhalt tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico with flu-like symptoms. Despite the increase in fl [...]	2009-05-07 17:10:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN537	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 11 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to eleven. One man from Bavaria tested positive for H1N1 after returning from the U.S. with flu-like symptoms. This is the first German tr [...]	2009-05-08 15:42:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN538	GERMAN COURT DECISION ON MON810 CREATES AGRICULUTRAL AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 5, the administrative court in Braunschweig rejected Monsanto's request for an injunction against the cultivation ban for MON810. Monsanto contacts report that it is considering an appeal of the decision. The announcement was widely covered by radio, TV, and internet [...]	2009-05-08 15:42:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO GM
09BERLIN545	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 12 CONFIRMED CASES; Bavarian [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) today confirmed another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to twelve. One woman from Bavaria tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico. RKI reports a mild course of the virus in Germany [...]	2009-05-11 15:56:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN548	GERMANS SHARE U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT UKRAINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In meetings on April 30, 2009, David Lipton of the NSC and Eric Meyer of the Treasury Department shared concerns about Ukraine's deteriorating public finances and shaky banking sector with senior officials from the German Ministries of Economics, Finance and Foreign Affairs, as we [...]	2009-05-12 16:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN582	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 14 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 15, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed two additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to fourteen. The spouse and son of a man from the state of Saxony-Anhalt confirmed to have the virus two weeks ago also tested [...]	2009-05-18 14:28:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN621	GERMAN VIEWS ON FRENCH REINTEGRATION INTO NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Germans say they welcome French reintegration into the NATO military command structure as an historic event and a symbolically important political accomplishment. They also hope it will lead to some concrete benefits, like improved NATO-EU relations. When pressed, however, t [...]	2009-05-22 13:24:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO EUN FR GM
09BERLIN626	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 17 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 22, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed three additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to seventeen. Of the three new cases, a six-year-old girl who attends a day care center in Duesseldorf contracted the virus [...]	2009-05-22 18:54:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN631	MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR TEST, GITMO, AFPAK, IRAN, RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. North Korean Nuclear Test 3. Guantnamo Detainees 4. Pakistan, Afghanistan 5. Iran and the Middle East 6. EU-Russia Meeting 7. New French Base in UAE Â [...]	2009-05-26 11:45:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US KN PK AF IR XF RS FR AE
09BERLIN637	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, SUPREME COURT, MIDEAST, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. North Korean Nuclear Threat 3. Supreme Court Nomination 4. Israeli Settlements 5. Climate Protection 6. New French Base in UAE Â [...]	2009-05-27 11:52:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM KN US IS XF FR AE
09BERLIN64	(C) U.S. COMMENTS ON EU DRAFT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR [...] (C) Germany welcomes the "timely and thoughtful" comments the U.S. provided regarding the EU Council's "Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities." The EU will reportedly issue a collective response addressing U.S. concerns at a later date. A German MFA official is &hopeful8 but not "optimis [...]	2009-01-16 14:58:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	CDG ECIN ESA EUN KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PREL
09BERLIN641	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 19 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 28, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed two additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to nineteen. A small child from the US and a man from Norway traveling to North Rhine-Westphalia tested positive for H1N1. RK [...]	2009-05-28 12:26:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN657	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: Spike in Germany - 31 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 2, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed 12 additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to thirty-one. The majority of new infections stem from Germans who recently traveled to the US. There is a media report of a [...]	2009-06-03 05:45:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN663	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 6 NEW CASES; 37 TOTAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 3, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed 6 additional cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to thirty- seven. The majority of the infections occurred in the US. The affected states are Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxo [...]	2009-06-03 15:45:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN664	OPEL RESCUE: MERKEL CREDITS PRESIDENT OBAMA WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a deal on the rescue of General Motors subsidiary Opel/Vauxhall was reached in the early hours of May 30, Chancellor Merkel underlined the important role played by President Obama. The Canadian firm Magna International, along with the Russian bank Sberbank and Russian auto [...]	2009-06-03 15:45:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV GM
09BERLIN686	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: A 19-CASE SPIKE, 68 TOTAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 68 on June 8 as nineteen more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. Two US soldiers at a military facility in Landstuhl (Rhineland-Palatinate) are infected with the virus and several other US military cases are suspe [...]	2009-06-09 14:14:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN704	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 95 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 95 on June 11, as nine more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. Most of the new cases in Germany are occurring in children and young adults. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 11, the National Reference Center for I [...]	2009-06-11 16:18:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN710	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 111 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 111 on June 12, as sixteen more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. More school children have contracted the virus. Despite the raise in the WHO pandemic alert level, there is no change in German measures. END [...]	2009-06-15 05:57:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN713	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, GITMO, NORTH KOREA, ISRAEL, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iranian Presidential Elections 3. Guantnamo Prisoners 4. New North Korean Threats 5. Israeli PM Netanyahu Address 6. Troop Re-enforcements in Afghanistan 7. Zimbabwe Â [...]	2009-06-15 15:40:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR KN IS AF ZI
09BERLIN714	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 172 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 172 on June 15, as fifty-six more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus over the weekend. The day also brought the first confirmed H1N1 case in Berlin. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 15, the National Reference C [...]	2009-06-16 05:58:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN720	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 195 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 195 on June 16, as twenty-three more people were confirmed to be infected with the virus. Most of the spike in H1N1 cases occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 16, the National Reference Center for In [...]	2009-06-17 05:36:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM RO
09BERLIN738	H1N1 - MISSION GERMANY'S READINESS AND PLANNING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany has had spike of H1N1 cases throughout the country, resulting in an average daily increase in new cases of over ten percent over the past two weeks. We review the country's outbreak status daily and are implementing measures consistent with Mission tripwire two. This ca [...]	2009-06-19 09:59:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN744	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 251 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 251 on June 19, as twenty-two further infections were confirmed. The majority of newly confirmed cases occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 19, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robe [...]	2009-06-19 15:35:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN747	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 278 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 278 on June 22, as twenty-seven new infections were confirmed. The fourth H1N1 infection in Berlin was confirmed over the weekend. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 22, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Ins [...]	2009-06-22 15:39:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN803	MEDIA REACTION:NORTH KOREA, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. UNSC Sanctions on North Korea 3. Iranian Protests 4. Afghanistan 5. Mideast Settlement Policy 6. Aftermath of Coup in Honduras 7. Run-Up to Obama-Medvedev Meeting 8. EU Presidency, Constitutional Court on Lisbon Treaty 9. Croatian Premier St [...]	2009-07-02 13:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR KN AF XF HO XG
09BERLIN805	GERMAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO PROCURE [...] (S) On July 1, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Iris Wilczoch provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper response to the ref B non-paper addressing Iranian attempts to procure German-origin environmental test chambers. Wilczoch did not have any further information to add. [...]	2009-07-02 15:35:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA PINR IR ML GM
09BERLIN806	GERMANY: FORGING A PARTNERSHIP WITH POLAND IN ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY. German contacts view Foreign Minister Steinmeier's and Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski's joint trip to Kyiv as indicative of improved German-Polish relations and a significant advance in bringing German and Polish foreign policy positions more into sync. Unsurprisingly, the mini [...]	2009-07-02 15:39:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM UP
09BERLIN812	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 527 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 57 cases over the weekend to a total of 527 on July 6. We are hearing our first reports of Amcit infections in Germany. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) [...]	2009-07-06 16:49:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN813	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 527 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 57 cases over the weekend to a total of 527 on July 6. We are hearing our first reports of Amcit infections in Germany. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) [...]	2009-07-06 16:49:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN817	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 548 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 21 cases to a total of 548 on July 7. Berlin confirms more infections. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing July 7 a total o [...]	2009-07-07 16:06:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN830	(S) GERMANY INFORMED OF CHINESE INVOLVEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-09 15:47:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR CH GM
09BERLIN839	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 691 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 50 cases to a total of 691 on July 10. Media reports indicate first case of H1N1 in the Federal State of Saarland. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced [...]	2009-07-10 16:10:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN847	ROBERT-KOCH-INSTITUTE DESCRIBES FLU SITUATION IN [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 8, ECON Berlin met with officials from the Robert-Koch-Institute (RKI) to discuss the current H1N1 outbreak in Germany. RKI experts believe there could be ten times the number of confirmed cases (691) in Germany due to the often mild symptoms experienced by many of thos [...]	2009-07-14 09:54:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN894	GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: German Cases Triple This Week [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 cases in Germany has more than tripled this week. The one-day rise was 389 cases to a total of 2,844 on July 24. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The number of confirmed virus cases i [...]	2009-07-24 13:54:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN899	H1N1 UPDATE: 3,349 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 505 cases to a total of 3,349 on July 27. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Germany considers cancelling mass gatherings to stem an outbreak. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) At its July 2 [...]	2009-07-28 05:37:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN903	H1N1 UPDATE: 3,810 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 461 cases to a total of 3,810 on July 28. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Information available to German companies on pandemic planning. RKI warns of "H1N1 parties". END SUMMARY. [...]	2009-07-28 15:25:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN906	H1N1 UPDATE: 4,445 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 635 cases to a total of 4,445 on July 29. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Germany's statutory health insurance agencies are examining raising insurance premiums to pay for the widesprea [...]	2009-07-29 13:31:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN908	GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: 5,324 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 879 cases to a total of 5,324 on July 30. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) At its July 30 press briefing, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Ro [...]	2009-07-30 10:58:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN917	H1N1 UPDATE: 6,062 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) UMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 738 cases to a total of 6,062 on July 31. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Family Ministry calls on statutory health insurance agencies to cover costs for flu vaccination in fall. END [...]	2009-07-31 14:43:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN925	GERMANY H1N1 UPDATE: 6,800 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 738 cases to a total of 6,800 on August 3. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. Doctors warn of unknown side effects of H1N1 vaccine. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Ko [...]	2009-08-03 14:28:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN927	GERMANY HAS FAR-REACHING SOCIAL AND LEGAL [...] (U) Summary: This cable is in response to reftel regarding initiatives to prevent torture. Germany has a variety of mechanisms in place to prevent torture domestically and abroad, as well as to assist victims of torture. Domestic laws regulate the immigration of torture victims and give Ge [...]	2009-08-03 15:29:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM GM UN
09BERLIN937	H1N1 UPDATE: 7,177 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 377 cases to a total of 7,177 on August 4. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. Some of Germany's Federal States are considering extending school summer vacations in for school breaks. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The Nati [...]	2009-08-04 12:57:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN94	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, GITMO, MIDEAST, CHINA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. U.S. Foreign Policy 3. Guantnamo Prisoners 4. U.S. Policy on Middle East 5. U.S.-China Relations 6. U.S. Economic Policy 7. Aftermath Of Markelov trial 8. U.S. Stem Cell Research: Â [...]	2009-01-26 14:33:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IS RS CH
09BERLIN946	WILL A CREDIT CRUNCH IMPEDE GERMANY'S RECOVERY? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A heated debate is again raging over whether or not the German economy is experiencing a credit crunch. Politicians and businesses complain how hard loans are to get, and claim that tighter credit threatens recovery in Europe's largest economy. Others say overall credit vo [...]	2009-08-05 15:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN950	GERMANY ADVISED ON IRANIAN TEST-CHAMBER [...] (S) Econoff presented Ref A non-paper and information from Ref B email to Nancy Reck, German MFA desk officer for Missile Technology Control Regime issues. Reck thanked econoff for the information and particularly welcomed the Ref B email details. Reck stated she will forward the informatio [...]	2009-08-06 10:33:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MUNC TSPA IR TH GM
09BERLIN962	H1N1 UPDATE: 8,619 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose within the last two days by 1442 to a total of 8,619 on August 6. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. School began in several federal states despite an increase in H1N1 cases. Berlin's preparations for the World Championsh [...]	2009-08-06 15:23:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN977	H1N1 UPDATE: 9,770 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose over the week end by 557 to a total of 9,770 on August 10. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. Berlin authorities are taking additional precautionary measures in preparation for the 12th IAAF World Athletic Championship w [...]	2009-08-10 15:30:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERN108	NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): SWISS [...] (C) Summary: The Swiss government generally believes that the U.S. Administration has outlined a "good agenda" for the NPT, particularly with regard to disarmament and arms control issues. Switzerland has sponsored UN resolutions on de-alerting nuclear weapons, and will continue to do so. Fo [...]	2009-03-11 16:31:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC KNNP AORC PREL UNGA IAEA SZ
09BERN122	SWISS RELAXATION OF BANKING SECRECY: WHAT DOES IT \ [...] (C) The Swiss Federal Council on March 13 announced that \ Switzerland intends to adopt the OECD standard on \ administrative assistance in tax matters in accordance with \ Art. 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention. Ambassador Manuel \ Sager, Head of the Foreign Ministry's Sectoral Policy \ Divisio [...]	2009-03-19 09:55:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON SZ
09BERN362	NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: The Swiss government strongly supports entry into force of the CTBT, negotiations on a verifiable FMCT, and efforts to reinforce the NPT, particularly with regard to disarmament and arms control issues. The Swiss welcome U.S.-Russian nuclear disarmament negotiations, and are con [...]	2009-08-31 22:38:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BERN93	TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 16:35:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB SZ
09BISHKEK1138	U.S. EMBASSY BISHKEK'S REQUEST FOR 1004 AND 1033 [...] This message is the initial FY10 request for $24.75 million in DOD Counternarcotics support under Section 1004 and Section 1033 of the current National Defense Authorization Act, as amended for support concerning the Government of Kyrgyzstan Counter Narcotics effort. This request has been ap [...]	2009-10-20 10:33:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1140	KYRGYZSTAN FRAUD SUMMARY MARCH - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] Country Conditions: Kyrgyzstan is a Central Asian republic of five million people. Agriculture plays an important role in the Kyrgyz economy, which has not been as heavily affected by the global economic downturn as some neighboring countries. Nonetheless, poverty and high unemployment lead [...]	2009-10-21 02:03:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KG
09BISHKEK1191	AMBASSADOR OPENS THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Kyrgyz Ministry of Defense's "Scorpion" Special Forces Brigade Compound at Tokmok. The $9 million project was funded through U.S. CENTCOM and the Embassy's Office of Military Cooperation. Chief of the General St [...]	2009-11-09 01:11:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KG
09BISHKEK1275	FLU HITS KYRGYZSTAN [...] Flu season has arrived, and according to local experts both the seasonal flu and H1N1 are present in Kyrgyzstan and a significant percentage of the population appears to have been affected. As of November 23, the Kyrgyz government reported that only 83 cases of H1N1 had been identified, and t [...]	2009-12-04 09:05:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU ECON PREL KG
09BISHKEK1300	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER PROTESTS "FAILED STATE" [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Sarbayev called in the Ambassador to complain about the December 16 VOA article that said Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan could be considered "failed states." Sarbayev, armed with a copy of DAS Krol's testimony and a translation of the Q&A, peppered the Ambassador with [...]	2009-12-18 08:13:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KG AF UZ TI
09BISHKEK1337	KYRGYZSTAN: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Following is Embassy Bishkek's submission for the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. 2. Begin Text: Kyrgyz Republic I. Summary The Kyrgyz Republic continues to have minimal internal production of illicit narcotics or prec [...]	2009-12-30 08:23:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ASEC CIS KG KCMR PREL PGOV
09BISHKEK138	KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER: BAKIYEV NOW [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met newly minted Presidential Adviser Muratbek Imanaliyev to discuss the proposed Manas Base closing. Imanaliyev claimed that Bakiyev had made the deal with the Russians to close the Base partly for the money but also because he is so enthralled with Medvedev. Bakiyev [...]	2009-02-17 09:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK203	FORMER KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER, NOW IN OPPOSITION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Foreign Minister and current head of the opposition "For Justice" movement Alykbek Jekshenkulov was arrested on March 9 on suspicion of involvement in a 2007 murder of a Turkish businessman. Kyrgyz authorities claimed a ballistics test showed that the bullet from the murd [...]	2009-03-11 08:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK206	FORMER KYRGYZ CHIEF OF STAFF SADYRKULOV KILLED IN [...] (C) Summary: Former Chief of the Presidential Administration Medet Sadyrkulov was killed, apparently in a suspicious car accident early on March 13. A Lexus SUV with Sadyrkulov was reportedly parked on the side of a road in a Bishkek suburb when it was hit from the side by an Audi sedan, and [...]	2009-03-13 11:17:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK211	KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]	2009-03-16 02:34:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK224	KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]	2009-03-16 10:21:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK225	KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]	2009-03-16 10:29:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK226	KYRGYZ INSIDER PROVIDES FURTHER DETAILS ON [...] (C) Summary: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ibraimova told the Embassy that she is certain the Ministry of Internal Affairs is covering up the true circumstances of the March 13 killing of Medet Sadyrkulov (Ref A). She said that Sadyrkulov had gone to Almaty, Kazakhstan on March 12 to raise mo [...]	2009-03-16 10:32:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK290	Kyrgyzstan: Several Potential Candidates for President [...] (SBU) Following the announcement that the presidential election will be held on July 23 (Ref A),Kyrgyzstan's political parties have begun to consider possible candidates. In February, incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev announced his intention to run for a second term, and his Ak Jol part [...]	2009-04-02 11:29:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK331	KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FOCUS OF MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: At an April 7 meeting hosted by the OSCE and attended by the Ambassador, Kyrgyz Central Election Commission Chairman Damir Lisovsky pledged that the July 23 Kyrgyz Presidential election would comply with international standards. Lisovsky indicated international and domestic o [...]	2009-04-09 09:38:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK470	KYRGYZSTAN FRAUD SUMMARY SEPTEMBER - MARCH 2009 [...] Country Conditions: Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic of five million people, is a country in transition. Corruption pervades almost all aspects of life and business in the Kyrgyz Republic. Kyrgyzstan was ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world in a recent Forbes magazin [...]	2009-05-15 10:59:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KG
09BISHKEK521	KYRGYZSTAN: ELECTION OBSERVERS SUBJECT OF OSCE [...] (C) Summary: At a May 27 OSCE-hosted roundtable with the Central Election Commission (CEC),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),diplomatic corps, and NGO community representatives, OSCE Ambassador Tesoriere and CEC Chairman Lisovsky reviewed recent developments regarding the July 23 Presidenti [...]	2009-05-29 11:22:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK650	MANAS UPDATE: KYRGYZ FM WILL PRESENT TRANSIT [...] (S) Summary: Charge met with Foreign Minister Sarbayev on June 17. Sarbayev confirmed his plan to introduce the Manas agreements in Parliament on June 22, with the vote to approve the agreements to take place June 25. Sarbayev, who had just returned from the CSTO and SCO summits, claimed he t [...]	2009-06-17 11:10:00	Embassy Bishkek	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK651	KYRGYZ ELECTION: CANDIDATES REGISTERED; CAMPAIGN BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission has approved six candidates for the July 23 presidential election. The candidates, including incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and leading opposition politicians Almazbek Atambayev and Temir Sariyev, can begin campaigning June 18. Th [...]	2009-06-18 10:14:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK656	KYRGYZ ELECTION: CANDIDATES REGISTERED; CAMPAIGN BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission has approved six candidates for the July 23 presidential election. The candidates, including incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and leading opposition politicians Almazbek Atambayev and Temir Sariyev, can begin campaigning June 18. Th [...]	2009-06-18 10:16:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK665	KYRGYZ APPROVE U.S. SHIPMENT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) On June 17, the Embassy sent a diplomatic note to the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry requesting agreement for a shipment of non-lethal cargo from Manas Air Base to Afghanistan via commercial carriers. This shipment is designed to be a first test of utilizing the Kyrgyz Republic as part of the [...]	2009-06-22 12:04:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR KG
09BISHKEK723	CODEL FALOEMAVAEGA VISITS KYRGYZSTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Representative Eni Faleomavaega met numerous Kyrgyz officials during his June 29-July 2 visit to Kyrgyzstan. Chairman Faleomavaega expressed appreciation for Kyrgyzstan's decision to permit continued U.S. access to Manas airport facilities for the transit of personnel and [...]	2009-07-07 09:01:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS OREP KG
09BISHKEK888	KYRGYZSTAN: ABUSE OF ADMINISTRATIVE RESOURCES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the run-up to the 2009 Presidential elections, the government of Kyrgyzstan used all its administrative resources to support President Bakiyev,s campaign. The government leveraged its access to huge funding, thousands of state employees, a potent media machine, and wide-rangi [...]	2009-08-06 11:34:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PINT PGOV KG
09BISHKEK923	KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR OPENS BATKEN BORDER POST, [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 11, the Ambassador opened a U.S.-funded border post along the Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan border in the volatile southern Batken Oblast. During the event, a senior Border Service officer discussed the conflict in Afghanistan with the Ambassador and suggested that the West [...]	2009-08-14 03:51:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETTC KG
09BISHKEK952	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO OCT 5-6 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Sarbayev August 26 to provide him with the invitation to the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABC) and the National Day message from President Obama. Sarbayev agreed to hold the ABC on October 5-6 and was visibly happy to have the National [...]	2009-08-26 11:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK965	KYRGYZSTAN: FIRST H1N1 FLU CASES CONFIRMED [...] (U) SUMMARY. On August 24, Kyrgyz health authorities confirmed the first cases of H1N1 flu in the country. Two Kyrgyz citizens, who had recently traveled to Dubai, tested positive for the H1N1 virus. U.S. assistance, provided earlier to support Kyrgyzstan's preparedness for possible Avian I [...]	2009-09-03 08:33:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI EAGR AID KG
09BISHKEK975	KYRGYZSTAN: FIRST H1N1 FLU CASES CONFIRMED [...] SUMMARY. On August 24, Kyrgyz health authorities confirmed the first cases of H1N1 flu in the country. Two Kyrgyz citizens who had recently traveled to Dubai tested positive for the H1N1 virus. USG assistance provided earlier to support Kyrgyzstan's preparedness for possible Avian Influenza [...]	2009-09-08 07:56:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI EAGR AID KG
09BOGOTA1047	MARCH HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (U) Bogota's Superior Court issued the first conviction of a participant under the Justice and Peace Law. Fliers calling for "social cleansing" have appeared in over 20 cities. The Supreme Court reopened the case of retired General Rito Alejo del Rio for alleged paramilitary collaboration in [...]	2009-04-01 16:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1108	NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Due to poor weather, 6,410 total hectares were sprayed in February; eradication aircraft were involved in one hostile fire incident. February's operations in Tumaco included several NAS humanitarian missions to aid victims of floods and violence. The GOC's 2009 manual eradicat [...]	2009-04-02 21:44:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
09BOGOTA1283	NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR MARCH 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Aerial eradicators sprayed 10,920 total hectares in March; this number brought the calendar year total to 23,200 hectares of coca sprayed. Eradication aircraft were involved in three hostile fire incidents, resulting in four impacts for a total for the year of seven hostile f [...]	2009-04-20 11:43:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
09BOGOTA1442	APRIL HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] The Prosecutor General (Fiscalia) asked for a 60-year sentence against ex-Senator Alvaro Garcia Romero for his role in facilitating paramilitary massacres, and charged former Cesar Governor Alvaro Araujo Noguera and his son, ex-Senator Alvaro Araujo Castro, for conspiring with paramilitaries t [...]	2009-05-05 20:40:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KJUS PTER CO
09BOGOTA1506	URIBE PLEDGES TO PROTECT JUSTICES FROM ILLEGAL [...] (C) President Uribe met with the heads of Colombia's highest courts following press revelations that Colombia's Department of Administrative Security (DAS) had conducted illegal surveillance and harassment of Supreme Court magistrates. The press reported that the magistrates left the meeting [...]	2009-05-13 14:28:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1618	DAS REVELATIONS KEEP COMING [...] (C) The DAS scandal returned to the headlines on May 13 with media reports that the Department of Administrative Security (DAS) had spied on leading opposition figures in the 2006 elections and that a former DAS official linked high-ranking GOC officials to the illegal surveillance of Supreme [...]	2009-05-22 17:22:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1624	DAS SCANDAL REIGNITES URIBE-COURT FEUD [...] (C) The longstanding feud between Colombia's judicial and executive branches reignited on May 14 after media reports claimed a former Department of Administrative Security (DAS) official had testified about high-level GOC involvement in the illegal surveillance and monitoring of Supreme Court [...]	2009-05-22 20:04:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1824	ARBITRARY DETENTION FOCUS OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Post's biannual certification consultations with human rights groups focused primarily on arbitrary detention. Participants reported the rate of detentions had declined under the new accusatory system. Still, they said the Colombian National Police (CNP) frequently abuse its right to provisi [...]	2009-06-05 18:04:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS ELAB CO
09BOGOTA1826	MAY HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (C) Local United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Deputy Director Javier Hernandez told us extrajudicial killings by security forces fell 50% from 2007 to 2008. He said UNHCHR does not consider Defense Ministry Directive 29 to have been a factor in "false positive" cases, [...]	2009-06-05 21:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS PTER ELAB CO
09BOGOTA1832	LESSONS LEARNED FROM PLAN COLOMBIA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. I asked my Country Team to distill our combined Colombia experience into a cable offering a selection of lessons learned that may be of use to our colleagues in Mexico and other countries confronting escalating drug trafficking and related violence. This is not [...]	2009-06-08 19:26:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID SNAR PREL MOPS PTER MX CO

09BOGOTA1855	NAS MONTHLY w5a hectares, with poor [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 13:49:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
09BOGOTA1861	AFRO-COLOMBIAN CAUCUS FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE [...] (C) The Afro-Colombian Caucus, which consists of ten legislators from nine political parties, has five of its members investigated or jailed for alleged corruption or ties to illegal armed groups. The Caucus has succeeded in highlighting Afro-Colombian issues, but has not been effective in [...]	2009-06-10 17:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CO
09BOGOTA1867	COLOMBIA CONFIRMS FIRST H1N1 DEATH [...] SUMMARY. The GOC reported its first H1N1 death, a 24 year-old woman from Bogota, on June 9. Media reports indicated that the deceased received negligent medical care, prompting the Ministry of Social Protection (MSP) to broaden its criteria that determine which patients undergo examinations [...]	2009-06-10 21:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL KFLO KSAF KPAO KFLU
09BOGOTA1975	SUPREME COURT AND GOC UPDATE POSTIIONS ON [...] (C) The Ambassador met separately with leaders of Colombia's Supreme Court and with Interior and Justice Minister Valencia Cossio to discuss extradition-related issues. The Ambassador stressed the USG's desire to keep positive relations with the Court, and said the Court might find USG input [...]	2009-06-18 18:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1999	COLOMBIAN SENATORS INVESTIGATED IN [...] (U) In the most recent development in the "FARC-political" scandal, Colombian Inspector General Alejandro Ordonez announced on June 10 the opening of preliminary investigations against Colombian senators Piedad Cordoba, Wilson Borja and Gloria Ines Ramirez. Ordonez said the investigations are [...]	2009-06-22 15:50:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER PJUS PHUM CO
09BOGOTA2016	CTI INVESTIGATION INTO ILLEGAL DAS SURVEILLANCE [...] (C) A preliminary Prosecutor General Office (Fiscalia) report confirms media claims of extensive spying on human rights groups, journalists, and opposition leaders by the Department of Administrative Security (DAS). Investigators found evidence that the DAS--probably illegally--set up a secre [...]	2009-06-23 18:56:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA2019	CTI INVESTIGATION INTO ILLEGAL DAS SURVEILLANCE [...] (C) A preliminary Prosecutor General Office (Fiscalia) report confirms media claims of extensive spying on human rights groups, journalists, and opposition leaders by the Department of Administrative Security (DAS). Investigators found evidence that the DAS--probably illegally--set up a secre [...]	2009-06-23 20:04:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA2030	NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR MAY 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Aerial Eradication program sprayed 10,895 hectares in May, putting the program on schedule to reach the calendar goal of 100,000 hectares sprayed. Due to enhanced communication and synchronization, Accion Social management agreed to remove previously established, large no- [...]	2009-06-24 22:02:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
09BOGOTA2052	COLOMBIAN CONGRESS FREES 19,000 AUC FROM LEGAL [...] (SBU) The Colombian Congress passed a law on June 15 allowing the Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) to apply the 'principle of opportunity'--a plea bargain which allows suspension of criminal investigations--to 19,000 demobilized rank-and-file paramilitaries. The 19,000 demobilized in t [...]	2009-06-26 13:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS PREL CO
09BOGOTA2089	JUNE HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (SBU) The Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) continues to make progress in 'false positive' investigations, with 75 people charged for involvement in the Soacha scandal and seven members of the Army convicted in older cases. The Fiscalia is currently investigating 1056 cases--involving [...]	2009-07-01 20:59:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KJUS PTER CO
09BOGOTA2173	FISCALIA: NO PATTERN OF ARBITRARY DETENTION, BUT [...] (U) Advisor to the National Director of Prosecutors Maria Ximena Rincon told us the Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) is reviewing 32 cases documented in a recent Human Rights First (HRF) report on alleged baseless prosecutions and arbitrary detentions of human rights defenders. The re [...]	2009-07-09 15:48:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS PTER CO
09BOGOTA2360	TFHO1: HONDURAS UPDATE FROM COLOMBIA [...] (C) President Uribe met on July 20 with acting Honduran Foreign Minister Carlos Lopez and other representatives of the de facto Micheletti government. Lopez stirred controversy by telling Colombian media that Uribe had expressed sympathy with the Micheletti regime, but the GOC quickly clarifi [...]	2009-07-24 23:30:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR AMGT HO PGOV CO XK XM
09BOGOTA2380	NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR JUNE 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The aerial eradication team sprayed 14,380 hectares in June and is on schedule to reach the 100,000 hectare goal. Accion Social opened up more area to spray in Tumaco, Narino. Phase II of the manual eradication campaign will end in July and Phase III will start in mid-August; [...]	2009-07-28 18:03:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
09BOGOTA2698	NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR JULY 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following developments occurred in July, 2009: The aerial eradication team sprayed 10,576 hectares (ha) and, with 57,219 ha sprayed so far this year, is on track to reach the 100,000 ha calendar goal. Total manual coca eradication through July was 28,739 ha. The GOC is ta [...]	2009-08-24 19:55:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
09BOGOTA2714	GOC SHARES LESSONS WITH MEXICO, BUT CHALLENGES [...] (C) Colombia is deepening its cooperation with Mexico and sharing the hard-won lessons it learned combating narcotraffickers under Plan Colombia. The two governments used Mexican President Felipe Calderon's August 12-13 Bogota visit to announce increased GOC training of Mexican police, while [...]	2009-08-25 21:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR ECON PTER KJUS CO MX
09BOGOTA2715	GOC SHARES LESSONS WITH MEXICO, BUT CHALLENGES [...] (C) Colombia is deepening its cooperation with Mexico and sharing the hard-won lessons it learned combating narcotraffickers under Plan Colombia. The two governments used Mexican President Felipe Calderon's August 12-13 Bogota visit to announce increased GOC training of Mexican police, while [...]	2009-08-25 21:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR ECON PTER KJUS CO MX
09BOGOTA2765	LATEST AWA MASSACRE INCITES SWIFT RESPONSE, BUT [...] (C) Unknown actors murdered 12 Awa indigenous--including six minors--in their home the morning of Wednesday, August 26. Four people reportedly survived the attack. One of the victims, Tulia Garcia Guanga, was allegedly the sole witness to the May 25 'false positive'--military homicide repo [...]	2009-08-28 21:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS PREL MOPS MCAP CO
09BOGOTA2839	AWA MASSACRE: MANY ALLEGATIONS, FEW CLEAR FACTS [...] (C) Prosecutor General Human Rights Unit Director Castro said the unit has no suspects and has made no arrests in conjunction with the August 26 massacre of 12 Awa near Tumaco (Narino). Another source close to the investigation discounted military or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FA [...]	2009-09-03 20:27:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS PREL MOPS MCAP CO
09BOGOTA2873	TWO MEMBERS OF THE AFRO-COLOMBIAN CAUCUS ARRESTED [...] (C) On August 30, three members of the House of Representatives were arrested for paramilitary ties. Two of them, Edgar Eulises Torres and Odin Sanchez, were prominent members of the Afro-Colombian Caucus. This brings the total number of legislators that have been arrested for parapolitical [...]	2009-09-04 23:17:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CO
09BOGOTA2904	AUGUST COLOMBIA STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT INTIATIVE UPDATE [...] (SBU) The Colombian military is moving forward with its security strategy in support of the National Consolidation Plan (PNC),the GOC's effort to increase state presence in Colombia. Civilian participation at a senior level meeting for the Coordination Center for Integrated Action (CCAI),the [...]	2009-09-09 13:42:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM EAID SNAR CO
09BOGOTA2908	VFM FORERO GIVES AMBASSADOR READOUT ON UNASUR MEETING; AGREES TO LOWKEY DCA SIGNING [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 17:49:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	CO HO KJUS KTIA MARR PGOV PHUM PREL VZ XM
09BOGOTA2929	NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR AUGUST 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The aerial eradication team sprayed 5,868 hectares (ha) and, with 73,084 ha sprayed so far this year, is on track to reach the 100,000 ha calendar goal. Phase III of the GOC's 2009 manual eradication campaign began in early August; total manual coca eradication through August [...]	2009-09-11 21:39:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
09BOGOTA2963	AMBASSADOR AND VP SANTOS DISCUSS RESPONSE TO DAS [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met with Vice President Francisco Santos and Administrative Department of Security (DAS) Director Felipe Munoz on September 15 to discuss DAS wiretapping scandals (reftel). The Ambassador made clear that the USG was close to severing all relations with the DAS. He stressed [...]	2009-09-16 15:16:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KJUS ASEC CO
09BOGOTA3004	LIBERAL PARTY TO TEST ITS STRENGTH IN UPCOMING [...] (SBU) Liberal Party insiders hope for a robust turnout in their September 27 primary to select local leaders and a presidential candidate in what they see as a test of strength. Cesar Gaviria, former president and head of the party, is publicly hammering away at the reelection referendum whil [...]	2009-09-18 14:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER CO
09BOGOTA3039	COLOMBIA SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORT TO RATIFY THE CTBT [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-22 18:52:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP IN PK CO
09BOGOTA3097	OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES HIGHLIGHT WEAKNESS IN THE [...] (U) Former Defense Minister Rafael Pardo of the Liberal Party and Senator Gustavo Petro of the Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) won their parties' presidential primaries on September 27. These two opposition parties viewed the elections as a test of strength but voter turnout was much lower t [...]	2009-09-29 18:34:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER CO
09BOGOTA3128	FRAUD SUMMARY - COLOMBIA [...] This country fraud summary from the Bogota Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) covers the period from February 2009 to August 2009. --------------------- A. Country Conditions --------------------- 2. Despite improving security and positive, but slower economic growth in Colombia du [...]	2009-09-30 19:15:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD CO
09BOGOTA3147	COLOMBIA'S PUBLIC BIDDING PROCESS COMES UNDER SCRUTINY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The September resignation of the National Concessions Institute Director, amid allegations of corruption, underscores the fragility and inconsistency associated with the bidding process on public projects in Colombia. Dealings with the Ministries of Transportation and Communica [...]	2009-10-08 20:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ECPS MARR PGOV CO
09BOGOTA3281	GOC TAKES SOUNDINGS ON ELN PEACE TALKS [...] (S) The Government of Colombia (GOC) and National Liberation Army (ELN) continue to flirt with an official peace process but are far from taking concrete steps to initiate talks. Former National Liberation Army (ELN) peace negotiator Francisco Galan initiated an "exploration" of renewed peace [...]	2009-10-29 18:11:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER CO
09BOGOTA3300	NAS Monthly Report for September 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During September, aerial and manual eradicators experienced an uptick in attacks on eradication efforts. The complaints committee's resources are strained as a deluge of new claims of alleged spray damage to legal crops in the CSDI-priority zone of Narino continues. The aeria [...]	2009-10-16 19:09:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
09BOGOTA3302	U.S. COMPANY DISTRAUGHT OVER PUBLICITY LINKING IT TO LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The President of Drummond in Colombia contends there is a concerted effort to link the U.S. firm with the murder of two labor leaders in 2001. Despite being declared innocent of any involvement in a U.S. court, the company is frustrated over the negative press it has received [...]	2009-10-16 19:31:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON PREL ETRD EINV PGOV CO
09BOGOTA3435	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL ROUGHEAD'S DEC 2-6 VISIT TO COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Your upcoming visit to Bogota and Cartagena is an opportunity to reassure the Colombians of our commitment to their fight against illegal drugs and illegal armed groups. Colombians have begun to perceive our decision not to be baited by Venezuela's bellicose rhetoric and trade freeze as [...]	2009-11-24 15:12:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER ECON ETRD EAID SNAR MOPS CO
09BOGOTA3533	EMBASSY BOGOTA WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] Embassy Bogota nominates Claudia Maria Mejia Duque, Executive Director and co-founder of women's rights NGO Sisma Mujer, for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage (IWOC). Mejia's organization has empowered women to address and overcome the impact of sexual violence [...]	2009-12-11 20:36:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PTER KJUS CO
09BOGOTA3635	COLOMBIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ENGEL (JANUARY 7-10) [...] (SBU) Your upcoming visit to Cartagena and Monteria is an opportunity to discuss with the Colombians our shared fight against illegal drugs and illegal armed groups as well as the underlying social inequality that drives both phenomena. President Uribe's final decision on whether to push for r [...]	2009-12-31 19:52:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL SNAR PTER ETRD PHUM MOPS OREP CO
09BOGOTA3662	NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Eradication numbers continue to lag behind last year's due to funding constraints affecting manual eradication progress. So far in 2009, the Colombian government has reported a total of 40 fatalities during manual eradication operations. Other GOC forces have also incurred ca [...]	2009-11-18 13:59:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
09BOGOTA3670	2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 17:11:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR
09BOGOTA3672	2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 17:12:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR
09BOGOTA3894	COLOMBIA: 2010 NTE SUBMISSION [...] Per reftel, following is Embassy Bogota's submission for the 2010 National Trade Estimate Report, which has been e-mailed to USTR, WHA/AND, WHA/EPSC and EEB/TPP/BTA. TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT ------------------------- 2. The United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) wa [...]	2009-12-04 21:32:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CO
09BOGOTA3998	2009 Colombian Demobilization Rates Down, Yet More [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Colombia's robust Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) policy continues to bear fruit late into 2009 primarily due to several years of sustained security operations. Yet, after high rates in 2007 and 2008, a natural leveling off is evident with demobilization slowi [...]	2009-12-15 18:33:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PHUM PREL PTER MOPS PGOV PREF SNAR PM VE PE EC
09BOGOTA4108	FOR RELEASE: NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the first days of December the aerial eradication team reached its CY-2009 goal of 100,000 hectares sprayed. Eradication numbers continue to lag behind last year's due to funding constraints affecting manual eradication progress, while fatalities during manual eradication o [...]	2009-12-29 18:18:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR
09BOGOTA4122	NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the first days of December the aerial eradication team reached its CY-2009 goal of 100,000 hectares sprayed. Eradication numbers continue to lag behind last year's due to funding constraints affecting manual eradication progress, while fatalities during manual eradication o [...]	2009-12-30 21:50:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
09BOGOTA434	SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST KIDNAPPING EXTRADITION [...] (SBU) The Colombian Supreme Court ruled on February 5 against the extradition of FARC member Alexander Farfan, ("Enrique Gafas") for the kidnapping of three Americans. This is the Court's seventh denial of U.S. extradition requests related to hostages or terrorism since August. In a confusi [...]	2009-02-11 20:18:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER SNAR KJUS CO
09BOGOTA437	REVISION: COLOMBIA-2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] This is a revised copy of the 2009 Colombia Investment Climate Statement (ref B). Please note minor changes in paragraphs 11 (Banking, Insurance and Telecommunications sections),41, 48, 51 and 71. Post will submit text via email to EEB/IFD/OIA and include in the 2009 Country Commercial Guid [...]	2009-02-11 20:26:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON OPIC KTDB USTR EFIN KIPR PGOV CO
09BOGOTA455	THINK TANK "NUEVO ARCO IRIS" BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON [...] (SBU) Center-left think tank Corporacion Nuevo Arco Iris (CNAI--"New Rainbow Corporation") leaders Leon Valencia, Claudia Lopez, and Mauricio Romero told the Ambassador on February 2 that the GOC has not done enough to break paramilitary ties with politicians, especially at the local level. [...]	2009-02-12 20:36:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KJUS PREL PTER CO
09BOGOTA542	MILITARY'S HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVES MEET RESISTANCE [...] (C) The Defense Ministry (MOD) continues to step up investigations into reports of murders committed by Army personnel, and has fired fifty-one officers and enlisted men implicated in the incidents--including 27 dismissed as a result of the Soacha murders. The MOD is also working to fix breakd [...]	2009-02-20 13:51:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM MOPS MCAP KJUS CO
09BOGOTA59	DECEMBER 2008: HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] The civilian Prosecutor General's Office announced investigations against four former generals for alleged previous ties to now-demobilized paramilitaries. On December 20, the FARC kidnapped ten men from Arrayanes (Meta). The Southern Bloc of the FARC admitted to the December 7 "mistake" ki [...]	2009-01-09 21:33:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
09BOGOTA613	DEFENSE MINISTRY REACHES OUT TO DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (SBU) The Defense Ministry (MOD) invited members of the diplomatic corps to a February 20 briefing on the events surrounding the December 16 killing of Jose Legarda--husband of Cauca indigenous leader Aida Quilcue. Vice Minister Jaramillo said that the killing was accidental, but accepted tha [...]	2009-02-25 13:49:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA697	UNHCHR HIGHLIGHTS COLOMBIAN PROGRESS/CHALLENGES IN [...] (U) In its draft annual report on human rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) highlights GOC efforts to ensure human rights protections including: implementation of new policies to reduce extrajudicial executions, a focus on victims' rights concerns in public [...]	2009-03-02 19:11:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KJUS PGOV PTER CO
09BOGOTA732	DISPUTE OVER MINING IN NATIONAL PARKS HEATS UP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A long-running internal GOC dispute over mining within/around Colombia's national parks and forest reserves boiled over into public after the Ministry of Environment (MOE) alleged February 22 that industrial mining occurs in or near 15 parks, threatening critical biodiversity. [...]	2009-03-04 13:51:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN SENV PGOV CO
09BOGOTA736	FEBRUARY HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (U) The Foundation for the Freedom of the Press (FLIP) reported that for the first time in 23 years, no Colombian journalists were killed for their work in 2008. The FARC and the ELN mounted indiscriminate attacks against security forces resulting in civilian deaths. Two former AUC members [...]	2009-03-04 17:13:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KJUS PTER CO
09BOGOTA765	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (COLOMBIA) [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post submits the following two proposals, one to be managed by the Economic Section and the other by the Foreign Agricultural Service. Each of these proposals is geared toward advancing critical USG interests by creating the capacity to translate Colombian successes in counter- [...]	2009-03-05 21:56:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER KCIS
09BOGOTA800	THREATENED LABOR LEADER NOT INTERESTED IN GOC [...] (C) Labor researcher Lina Paola Malagon Diaz, author of a report cited in testimony before the U.S. Congress, told us she received a death threat from a group calling itself the "Capital Block of the Black Eagles." Malagon said that she has refused GOC offers of added security (bodyguards an [...]	2009-03-10 20:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	CO KJUS
09BOGOTA803	GOC DISCOUNTS DIRECTIVE 29 LINK TO EXTRAJUDICIAL [...] (C) Human rights groups contend that Ministry of Defense's (MOD) Directive 29 contributed to extrajudicial executions by providing financial rewards to soldiers for killing FARC members and thus it should be repealed. MOD officials who participated in the investigation of the Soacha murders [...]	2009-03-10 21:39:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM PTER MARR KJUS CO
09BRASILIA1	BRAZIL: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS BROAD INDIAN LAND [...] (U) Summary. The Federal Supreme Court (STF),in a partial vote cast by eight of the 11 judges, ruled on December 10 that the Raposa Serra do Sol (RSS) Indian reservation in Roraima state should exist with a single continuous border. The decision will put an end to non-indigenous farming i [...]	2009-01-02 13:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV BR
09BRASILIA102	BRAZIL: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS GANG TAKEN DOWN IN [...] (U) Summary: On the week of 11 January, the Brazilian Federal Police (DPF) arrested five persons (four Brazilians, one man and three women, and a Swiss man) who were suspected of trafficking women to Switzerland for prostitution. The four-year-old DPF operation, which was conducted jointly wit [...]	2009-01-23 19:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PREF ASEC SMIG PHUM BR
09BRASILIA1081	BRAZIL H1N1 UPDATE - AUGUST 2009 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. OVERALL SITUATION 2. (SBU) H1N1 flu has caused a considerable amount of concern among the Brazilian population. Doctors anecdotally report that their patients are coming in for minor cold an [...]	2009-08-28 18:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
09BRASILIA1097	BRAZIL: DATA COLLECTION OF BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) In response to REFTEL post gathered the following information regarding the Government of Brazil's (GOB) interventions and actions aimed at dealing with the convergence of the H1N1 outbreak and the Southern Hemisphere's annual flu season. GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS 2. (SBU) H1N1 flu [...]	2009-09-01 16:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO KFLU BR
09BRASILIA1100	QUESTIONS ABOUT SUBMARINE PURCHASE COULD IMPACT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazilian Minister of Defense Nelson Jobim has made modernization of the armed forces one of his top priorities, particularly in terms of the acquisition of advanced military equipment. One the key acquisition initiatives has been the purchase of submarines from France, leadi [...]	2009-09-02 18:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MASC BR
09BRASILIA1124	LULA FAVORS FRENCH FIGHTERS -- SITUATION SERIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a surprise announcement during the September 7 visit of French President Sarkozy, President Lula said Brazil would begin negotiations to purchase French-made Rafale fighter aircraft. The President,s step short circuited the Brazilian Air Force,s technical evaluation proces [...]	2009-09-09 10:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASC ETTC BR
09BRASILIA1175	BRAZIL - GROWING RECOGNITION OF IMPORTANCE OF PROMOTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) and the private sector have identified promoting innovation as a key priority. Many of the Mission's governmental interlocutors view innovation as pivotal to accelerating Brazil's continued development and economic success. Working with the GOB [...]	2009-09-21 10:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TSPL TPHY TNGD TINT KIPR KSCA NSF BR
09BRASILIA1206	BRAZIL: POLICE PUBLICLY ADMIT AL QAEDA'S PRESENCE; [...] (U) Summary: The head of the Brazilian Federal Police,s (DPF) intelligence division admitted publicly during a Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, hearing on terrorism July 7 that an individual arrested in April on hate crimes-related charges was in fact linked to al Qaeda (AQ),the first time a Br [...]	2009-10-01 15:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR BR
09BRASILIA1261	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 27-30 VISIT OF SPECIAL REP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The visit of the Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Ambassador Susan Burk, comes at an important time. Brazil is reviving its long dormant civilian and military nuclear energy programs. It closed down its nuclear weapons program in 1990 and j [...]	2009-10-23 18:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IAEA ENRG ETTC BR
09BRASILIA1282	BRAZIL: ILLICIT FINANCE CONFERENCE USES THE "T" [...] (SBU) Summary: An S/CT funded regional conference entitled "Illicit Financial Crimes" held in Rio de Janeiro during October 4-9, 2009, successfully brought together representatives from Brazil,s federal and state law enforcement community and countries from throughout Latin America. The week [...]	2009-10-30 20:18:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PINR BR
09BRASILIA1320	AMB. SUSAN BURK MEETS WITH BRAZILIANS IN PREPARATION FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. During meetings in Brasilia on October 28, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Non-proliferation Susan Burk garnered support from Brazilian counterparts for the U.S. approach to the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference. The Brazilian Ministry of [...]	2009-11-16 14:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IAEA ENRG BR
09BRASILIA1338	BRAZIL IPR UPDATE: PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Brazilian judicial and legislative branches are in the process of examining two key pharmaceutical patent-related issues - the role of the national health vigilance agency (ANVISA) in reviewing pharmaceutical patent applications and the constitutionality of Brazil's pipeline [...]	2009-11-20 13:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON BR
09BRASILIA1385	BRAZIL: SCENE SETTER, USTR/MRE BCM DECEMBER 9 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is productive and broad-based, with growing economic and trade ties. The visit provides an important opportunity to highlight the potential for increased bilateral cooperation, emphasizing that specific trade disputes need n [...]	2009-12-01 15:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIRP ECON EFIN EINV EAGR BR
09BRASILIA1411	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR THE DECEMBER 13-14 VISIT OF WHA [...] (C) Mission Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Brasilia. It is more than a courtesy to say that your trip comes at a significant time for U.S.-Brazil relations. A promising start with the new U.S. Administration is beginning to ebb as high-level initiatives have been delayed and Brazil ha [...]	2009-12-10 16:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP BR
09BRASILIA1435	Strategy for Engaging Brazil on Defamation of Religions [...] (C) Summary: Brazilbs position on the bDefamation of Religionsb issue in the UN Human Rights Commission reflects a compromise between its objection to the concept on human rights grounds and its desire not to antagonize OIC countries with which it is trying to build relationships and which it s [...]	2009-12-22 19:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC BR
09BRASILIA1472	U.S.-Brazil Project on Racial Profiling by the Police -- [...] Summary: In meetings in Brasilia December 2-4, three U.S. technical experts, together with representatives of the Brazilian Ministry of Justice, Ministry of External Relations, Special Secretariat for the Promotion of Racial Equality (SEPPIR) and Police Academy of the State of Santa Catarina, [...]	2009-12-16 14:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB SNAR SOCI KCRM BR
09BRASILIA1476	Brazil approves Venezuela's entry into Mercosul [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 15, the Brazilian Senate approved the Protocol to admit Venezuela as a member to the Southern Cone trade bloc Mercosul (Mercosur). The issue now moves to Paraguay for ratification by its Congress. In Brazil, there was some debate and political maneuvering to delay [...]	2009-12-16 21:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN EINT BR PA VE PREL
09BRASILIA1498	BRAZIL: USTR/MRE BCM POSITIVE AND PRODUCTIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 9, Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) for the Americas Everett Eissenstat, accompanied by Director for Brazil and Southern Cone Katherine Kalutkiewicz, led the U.S. delegation during a positive and productive meeting of the Bilateral Consultative M [...]	2009-12-21 18:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EFIN EINV EAGR BR
09BRASILIA177	UNDERSTANDING BRAZIL'S FOREIGN MINISTRY, PART 1: [...] (C) Summary. As Brazil takes an increasingly prominent place on the international stage, its Foreign Ministry, known widely as Itamaraty after its headquarters building, finds itself under the influence of four powerful personalities whose ideologies are shaping its foreign policy priorities [...]	2009-02-11 19:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON OIIP BR
09BRASILIA178	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 117 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2009-02-12 13:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
09BRASILIA180	UNDERSTANDING BRAZIL'S FOREIGN MINISTRY, PART 2: [...] (C) Summary: As Brazil takes an increasingly prominent place on the international stage, its Foreign Ministry, known widely as Itamaraty after its headquarters building, finds itself in a difficult transition, with new institutional challenges. Itamaraty is struggling to meet President Lula's [...]	2009-02-12 20:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON OIIP BR
09BRASILIA196	BRAZIL RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES ABOUT VIEWS ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazilian Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Director of the Division for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies, Minister Santiago Mourao, to stressed that Brazil would like to see a consensus document come out of the 2010 Review Conference concerning the Nuclear Nonproliferat [...]	2009-02-13 19:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP PARM UNGA IAEA NPT BR
09BRASILIA233	BRAZIL: STATE TACKLING CHILD AND SLAVE LABOR, TIP: [...] (U) Summary: The Northeastern Brazilian state of Maranhao ranks among the jurisdictions in Brazil with the highest incidence of domestic child labor, forced labor, and trafficking in persons (TIP). As one of Brazil's poorest states, resource constraints, coupled with neglect by state governme [...]	2009-02-26 21:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PREF ASEC SMIG BR
09BRASILIA234	BRAZIL: DIFFICULT TO PROSECUTE TIP CASES; BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Socioeconomic conditions in the state of Para are among the worst in Brazil, and as a result, the state acts as a source for slave and domestic child labor and trafficking in persons cases. Belem international airport is a major transit point for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) ne [...]	2009-02-26 22:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PREF ASEC SMIG BR
09BRASILIA24	ANNUAL OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT - - FOR EMBASSY [...] (U) THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES TO THE ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT ARE KEYED TO REFTEL: I. OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE CRIME AND SAFETY THREATS FACING AMERICANS IN COUNTRY. A. CRIME THREATS; VEHICLE THEFTS, PERSONAL ROBBERIES AND RESIDENTIAL THEFTS. C [...]	2009-01-07 16:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT APER
09BRASILIA254	BRAZIL: 2009 Special 301 Recommendation [...] (U) Per reftel A, the following is Embassy Brasilia's input for the 2009 Special 301 Review of Brazil. 2. (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Brazil be maintained on the Special 301 Watch List. GoB actions demonstrate a strong, inter-agency commitment to anti-piracy policy and consumer ed [...]	2009-03-02 19:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON BR
09BRASILIA290	BRAZIL: SPACE COOPERATION POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) Technology Director Marco Antonio Chamon sees many opportunities for cooperation with the USG and with U.S. space businesses. Brazil is open to supplying for free the USG with the remote sensing information from the Brazil- [...]	2009-03-11 19:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA ETTC SENV ECON KSCA BR
09BRASILIA296	BRAZIL: FALLEN SPACE OBJECT RECOVERED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 5, Post recovered from the Brazilian authorities the component of a U.S. space launch vehicle that fell in the State of Goias, Brazil, in late March 2008. The object, a composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV),is in remarkably good condition and is stored at the [...]	2009-03-12 11:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA SENV KSCA BR
09BRASILIA330	GOLD MINING POSES HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS IN GUYANA [...] SUMMARY Artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has seen exponential growth in the South American countries of the Guyana Shield (Guyana, Suriname, French Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil) since the early 1980's, owing to dramatic gold price increases and limited government presence in the remote i [...]	2009-03-17 19:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EMIN EAID TBIO SOCI BR XR
09BRASILIA449	BRAZILIAN CITY'S SOCIAL INCLUSION PROGRAMS MAY BECOME [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 11:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO ECON PREL SOCI BR
09BRASILIA538	MGSF01: SWINE FLU AND BRAZIL: SITREP #4 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which may be due more to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the ability to perform the necessary testi [...]	2009-05-04 10:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT KFLO
09BRASILIA542	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP # 5 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 influenza outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which is most likely due to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the ability to perform the necess [...]	2009-05-04 20:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL AMED CASC KFLO
09BRASILIA552	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #6 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which is most likely due to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the necessary materials to begin testing. T [...]	2009-05-05 20:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
09BRASILIA560	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #7 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which is most likely due to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the necessary materials to begin testi [...]	2009-05-06 19:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
09BRASILIA566	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #8 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (U) On Thursday, May 7, the Brazilian Ministry of Health reported that laboratory tests have confirmed four cases of the H1N1 flu in three Brazilian states - Sao Paulo [...]	2009-05-08 14:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
09BRASILIA579	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #9 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of the afternoon of May 8 the Brazilian Ministry of Health continues to report four confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. The four cases are spread thro [...]	2009-05-08 19:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT KFLO
09BRASILIA600	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #10 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the 2009 H1N1 outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of the morning of May 11 the Brazilian Ministry of Health is reporting eight confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. The eight cases are spread throughout [...]	2009-05-11 21:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
09BRASILIA615	Brazil's Broad Band Initiatives [...] (SBU) Summary: Internet broadband use in Brazil has soared dramatically over the past year, reflecting an increased interest in navigating sites that require greater connectivity speed such as socialization sites (facebook, myspace etc.),entertainment sites for streaming videos and music, bus [...]	2009-05-15 17:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT TINT BR
09BRASILIA655	H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #12 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of the afternoon of May 22, the Brazilian Ministry of Health has confirmed nine cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. A new case - the ninth altogether - was conf [...]	2009-05-22 19:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
09BRASILIA667	BRAZIL POSTPONES OPENING PYONGYANG EMBASSY OVER [...] (U) Summary. In response to the May 25 DPRK nuclear test, Brazil is indefinitely postponing sending its Ambassador-designate to Pyongyang to open the Brazilian embassy (reftels). The Ministry of External Relations (MRE) issued an uncharacteristically strong note in which it "vehemently con [...]	2009-05-26 20:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM MNUC MCAP KN BR ZN
09BRASILIA679	BRAZILIAN FOREIGN MINISTER - AND POSSIBLE CANDIDATE FOR IAEA [...] (C) SUMMARY: There have been press reports that Brazil's Minister for Exterior Relations Celso Amorim wants to be a candidate to become the next Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Although Amorim has denied any interest in the IAEA job, the persistence of the [...]	2009-05-28 20:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ENRG ETTC EPET EINV KNNP IAEA IR BR
09BRASILIA681	H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #13 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) Mission Brazil is monitoring the situation of four American citizens who are being held in quarantine at a hospital in the city of Palmas, state of Tocantins, und [...]	2009-05-29 19:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
09BRASILIA694	NORTH KOREAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES "GENERIC" [...] (C) Summary and comment. Brazilian diplomatic sources assert that the May 9-13 visit of the North Korean Foreign Minister to Brazil had only a "generic political significance," the Koreans were not well prepared to discuss energy, one of their top priorities, and there was little substance t [...]	2009-06-04 10:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG BR KN
09BRASILIA714	BRAZIL: RECOVERED SPACE-OBJECT SAFELY RETURNED TO U.S. AIR [...] (SBU) On June 2, 2009, Post received from the U.S. Air Force confirmation that a piece of an Atlas rocket that had broken off and landed in Brazil had completed its journey and arrived safely on May 27 at the USAF's Aerospace Materials Laboratory in El Segundo, California, for scientific anal [...]	2009-06-05 15:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA SENV KSCA BR
09BRASILIA716	BRAZIL: CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON WEAKNESSES IN MONITORING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At May 14 hearings before the Brazilian Chambers of Deputies expert witnesses disagreed over the seriousness and accuracy of the criticisms contained in a recent report by the Brazilian government accountability office (Tribunal de Contas da Uniao) finding faults and irregulari [...]	2009-06-05 15:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP IAEA ETTC EINV IR BR
09BRASILIA717	BRAZIL LAUNCHES A TEST ROCKET AS A STEP TOWARD REVIVING ITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 29, Brazil launched a research rocket from the Alcantara Launch Center (CLA) in the northeastern state of Maranhao. Brazilian officials are considering the launch a success for the Brazilian space program, and an important step toward putting a satellite into orbit. Bra [...]	2009-06-05 19:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA SENV KSCA BR
09BRASILIA765	BRAZIL: NEW OIL REGIME ALMOST READY FOR PRIME TIME; ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazil is poised to finally unveil its long-awaited proposal for a new oil regime to administer its ultra deepwater (also known as "pre-salt")oil reserves. According to the Minister of Energy, the new proposed structure will include a small state-owned company under the auspices [...]	2009-06-17 14:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV PREL BR

09BRASILIA78	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 116 [...] The following is number 116 in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do [...]	2009-01-16 18:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
09BRASILIA844	BRAZIL PLEDGES COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1874 [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered demarche (ref A) on June 29 to First Secretary Ricardo Portugal in Asia and Oceania Division II of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, who stated that Brazil was already working on complying with inspection-related provisions of UNSCR 1874. Portugal confirmed that Brazil [...]	2009-07-02 10:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN BR
09BRASILIA896	Brazil: Liberalization, Possibility of Expanded Frequencies [...] (SBU) Summary: The president of Brazil's Agency for Civil Aviation Regulation (ANAC),Solange Paiva Vieira, provided a detailed update of Brazil's civil aviation sector during a July 8 dinner hosted by Ambassador Sobel that was also attended by several of Brazil's leading investment bankers. V [...]	2009-07-17 19:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV ECON BR
09BRASILIA960	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 4-6 VISIT OF [...] (C) Summary: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as it has ever been in recent decades, the result of the cordial personal connection already established between President Obama and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, which is building on [...]	2009-08-04 12:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL BR
09BRATISLAVA115	FINALLY, A SHORT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SEASON [...] (U) On March 6, the official presidential campaign was launched by seven candidates. Out of the seven, only two -- incumbent President Ivan Gasparovic and SDKU Deputy Chairwoman Iveta Radicova -- are genuine contenders. The first round of voting will be held on March 21. If no candidate earn [...]	2009-03-06 15:54:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA166	SLOVAK JUSTICE: THE SITUATION IS CRITICAL [...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 11. 2. (C) Introduction and Summary. Since the Fico Government came to power in 2006, the state of the Slovak Judiciary has declined precipitously. As we have previously reported, one of the most serious problems is the Justice Minister himself. S [...]	2009-04-09 14:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA180	SLAPSHOT: HOCKEY STAR WITHDRAWS FROM HALL OF FAME [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Last December, former Slovak Ambassador to the U.S. Martin Butora declined to accept an award from the Slovak Atlantic Commission because Interior Minister Kalinak was a co-awardee. Butora cited Kalinak's role in a government that systematically devalues civic soc [...]	2009-04-20 06:19:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM LO
09BRATISLAVA191	PRIME MINISTER FICO RESPONDS TO EU PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: After months of investigations, broad media coverage and multiple inquiries from the European Commission, Prime Minister Fico has ordered the cancellation of an illegal 119.5 million Euro tender let by the Construction Ministry (a Slovak National Party ministry). [...]	2009-04-24 13:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA232	LAJCAK CALLS IN CHARGE OVER EMBASSY'S STATEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Slovak FM Lajcak called in Charge May 27 to relay President Gasparovic's extreme displeasure over Embassy Bratislava's recent public statements in which we expressed regret at the demise of the Special Court for anti-corruption cases. Lajcak said Gasparovic felt U.S. comments (a [...]	2009-05-28 15:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA243	KOSICE TORTURE CASE: INVESTIGATION CONTINUES [...] Summary: We met recently with the Slovak Police and the General Prosecutor's Office for an official update on the police actions in response to the flagrant human rights abuses by the Kosice police involved in the torture of six Roma children in March. According to the police, the six culpabl [...]	2009-06-05 13:42:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA248	JUSTICE MINISTER HARABIN POISED TO BECOME SUPREME [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: The Slovak Judicial Council will elect a new Supreme Court Chairman on June 22. It appears virtually certain that Justice Minister Stefan Harabin, to whom half of the members of the Judicial Council are subordinate or otherwise beholden, will win. Justice and the [...]	2009-06-09 13:20:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA265	EACT TEST FROM KATHARINE BEAMER [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 09:17:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL
09BRATISLAVA314	VETERAN JUDGE DEMOTED FOR UNWILLINGNESS TO BOW TO HARABIN'S [...] (C) Summary: On July 8, a disciplinary senate ruled that veteran judge Anna Benesova be removed from her position at the Bratislava Regional Court and placed at the lower-level Bratislava District Court. Benesova was sanctioned by the senate for allegedly banning the recording of court [...]	2009-07-16 15:57:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS LO
09BRATISLAVA380	SEPARATE AND UNEQUAL: SCHOOL SEGREGATION OF ROMANI CHILDREN [...] Summary: A disproportionately high percentage of Romani children in Slovakia are shunted into "special schools" for mentally handicapped children. The implications of this de facto segregation are broad and troublesome, as it mislabels children as handicapped, confines them to a substandard edu [...]	2009-08-28 10:11:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA422	FRAUD SUMMARY - BRATISLAVA [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Slovakia joined the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) in November 2008, and the majority of former B visa travelers are now traveling under VWP. Although Slovakia had one of the best-performing economies in Europe in recent years, it has been severely affected by the global economi [...]	2009-09-30 14:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC LO
09BRATISLAVA428	SLOVAKIA'S BORDER WITH UKRAINE [...] (U) Summary. On Monday, September 21, Embassy officers together with DHS/ICE attachi visited the Slovak-Ukraine border as the guests of the Border and Alien Police (BAP). Our purposes were (I) to assess any security changes since visa waiver accession; (ii) observe U.S.-donated inspection eq [...]	2009-10-02 15:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PGOV LO UP PINR
09BRATISLAVA441	(S) RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FORM SLOVAK POLICE [...] (S/NF) The Regional Security Officer continues to work with the Slovak Police Presidium to further aid in its request for assistance. ARSO and the Federal Bureau of Investigation regional representative recently met with the local police, where we were informed that the request is related to a [...]	2009-10-13 16:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	SECRET	ASEC KCRM KNNP PARM PINR PREL PTER LO XG XH
09BRATISLAVA45	SLOVAKIA - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Slovakia's once troubled economy has been transformed in the last ten years into a business friendly market-model, which led the region with GDP growth of 7.1 percent (est.) in 2008. Comprehensive structural reforms adopted by the Slovak government in the first several years of this decade led [...]	2009-01-26 15:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR LO
09BRATISLAVA461	SLOVAKIA'S ROSS PEROT: RICHARD SULIK [...] (U) Summary: Richard Sulik's Freedom and Solidarity party (SaS) was the unexpected success of the European Parliamentary elections earlier this year. Though SaS failed to win a MEP slot, it managed to win 4.8 percent of the vote after less than a year of existence and an inexpensive, privately [...]	2009-10-29 16:46:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA466	THE 1989 DIVIDE IS GROWING [...] (C) Summary. Divisions between the Slovak protagonists of the Velvet Revolution and the current leadership are growing sharper as 20th anniversary commemorations approach. A flood of retrospectives are giving rise to reflections about the past, but also on the extent to which the aspirations [...]	2009-11-04 16:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA47	SLOVAK JUSTICE IS SUFFERING UNDER JUSTICE MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-27 13:04:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA471	SLOVAK OFFICIALS PLAY DOWN H1N1 THREAT BUT CLOSE BORDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Slovak officials have been playing down the threat of an H1N1 outbreak even as they close border crossings to Ukraine, where the situation has reportedly worsened in recent days. Confirmed H1N1 infections are still few--there were three additional cases reported this week in Br [...]	2009-11-06 16:34:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU WHO LO
09BRATISLAVA49	CHIEF OF OFFICE CHARGED WITH GRANTING SECURITY [...] (U) Summary. Frantisek Blanarik, the Head of Slovakia's National Security Office (NBU),is under pressure after the exposure of archived files related to information he provided to the Military Counterintelligence Service (VKR) when he was a soldier in the mid-1980s. If Blanarik provided inform [...]	2009-01-28 15:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA494	SLOVAKIA H1N1 UPDATE: RATE OF INFECTION INCREASING, [...] (U) The rate of H1N1 infection in Slovakia continues to rise, as 133 new cases of H1N1 flu were officially diagnosed in the week ending November 20. The previous week had seen 72 new cases, and before that just 29 new ones. In all likelihood, these numbers greatly understate the actual preval [...]	2009-11-25 12:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KFLU WHO CASC LO
09BRATISLAVA521	GET OUR YOUR SLOVNIKS: SLOVAK LANGUAGE LAW TO ENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Amended State Language Act entered into force on September 1. While the Slovak cabinet passed the OSCE-vetted implementation guidelines (not legislation) for the Act on December 16, there is still confusion about the practical effects of the Act. Both Budapest and ethnic Hu [...]	2009-12-18 17:23:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA70	FICO'S ROLE MODEL: VLADIMIR PUTIN? [...] (C) Name this leader: He consolidated power and popularity during a period of unprecedented economic growth. As a hedge against any current or future challengers, he attacks the opposition and media relentlessly. He accuses NGOs of seeking to undermine the government and has supported legislati [...]	2009-02-09 08:06:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO RU
09BRATISLAVA85	SLOVAKIA 2009 ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] SLOVAKIA'S TIP SITUATION A. SOURCES OF INFORMATION The MOI, local police, NGOs, and IOM are the best sources of information regarding the number and kinds of TIP victims. Though the numbers vary from source to source, they are generally reliable. IOM estimates between 150 to 200 individua [...]	2009-02-18 07:40:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
09BRATISLAVA9	BT CORN ACREAGE INCREASES DESPITE ADMINISTRATIVE [...] SUMMARY: Since Slovakia introduced a "co-existence law" that came into force in February 2007, farmers have steadily increased the planting of genetically modified (GM) corn, from 30 hectares in 2006 to 949 hectares in 2007 and 1948 hectares in 2008. While the growth in total acreage has been [...]	2009-01-08 15:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO LO
09BRATISLAVA94	SLOVAKIA PLANS TO ABSTAIN ON FEBRUARY 25 EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: When Econoff delivered reftel A demarche, longtime Embassy contact and Bt proponent Igor Ferencik, the Director of the Biosafety Department in the Slovak Ministry of Environment (MinEnv),was visibly distraught. Ferencik told Econoff he and State Secretary Miloslav Sebek favore [...]	2009-02-25 08:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD EUN TBIO KPAO LO
09BRATISLAVA98	NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY PREPCOM - SLOVAK [...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff discussed reftel points briefly with Milan Ciganik, Director for Disarmament, OSCE and Counter-Terrorism at Slovakia's MFA. If the EU is able to find a common position for the third Preparatory Committee Meeting (PrepCom),Slovakia will take that position. Differences bet [...]	2009-02-27 07:19:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC CDG ENRG KMNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BRAZZAVILLE180	FRAUD SUMMARY - BRAZZAVILLE [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified post. 2. Full scale NIV and ACS consular services are now available at Embassy Brazzaville. On 18 February, the Consular Section issued its first NIV. This was the first NIV issued in the Republic of the Congo in 12 years. Prior to the opening of the [...]	2009-06-12 12:45:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC CF
09BRAZZAVILLE181	FRAUD SUMMARY - BRAZZAVILLE [...] Full scale NIV and ACS consular services are now available at Embassy Brazzaville. On 18 February, the Consular Section issued its first NIV. This was the first NIV issued in the Republic of the Congo in 12 years. Prior to the opening of the New Embassy Compound on 20 January, consular service [...]	2009-06-12 13:34:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC CF
09BRAZZAVILLE275	FRAUD SUMMARY - BRAZZAVILLE [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified post. 2. For the first time in 12 years, full scale NIV, IV and ACS consular services are now available at Embassy Brazzaville. NIV and ACS operations went live with the opening of the New Embassy Compound in February 2009. IV operations resumed in la [...]	2009-09-28 18:09:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC CF
09BRAZZAVILLE285	BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - OCTOBER 1, 2009 [...] (U) President Denis Sassou Nguesso and a large delegation of sixty arrived in New York on September 17. Sassou, First Lady Antoinette, the Foreign Minister, the Minster of Forestry, the Minister of the Environment and 25 others travelled on a chartered plane via Cape Verde. 2. (U) In hi [...]	2009-10-01 12:56:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL CF
09BRAZZAVILLE349	(SBU) EUROPEAN UNION ASSESSES SUPPORT TO NATIONAL PARKS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 07:15:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID CF CT CG CM GB
09BRIDGETOWN114	ANTIGUA: UPHEAVAL ON THE EVE OF ELECTIONS [...] (C) Antiguan PM Spencer's February 17 announcement of March 12 as the date for parliamentary elections was almost immediately overshadowed by an announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission of action being taken against U.S.-Antiguan citizen Sir Allen Stanford for "massive, on-going fraud [...]	2009-02-18 21:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ST CN XL
09BRIDGETOWN136	THE STANFORD SAGA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN [...] (SBU) The Eastern Caribbean is still bracing itself for the full impact of fraud allegations against Texas billionaire and financier, R. Allen Stanford. Some effects from the fall-out have already been felt across the region, most notably in Antigua and Barbuda, where Stanford was the largest [...]	2009-02-27 17:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KCRM EFIN XL
09BRIDGETOWN153	REQUEST FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS [...] (U) Summary: In response to reftel, Embassy Bridgetown submits the following requests for Embassy Science Fellows to work in Dominica, St Lucia and Barbados. Point of contact for these proposals is ESTH Officer, Jake Aller, allerjc2@state.gov, 246-227-4274. End Summary. -------------------- [...]	2009-03-06 18:17:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER XL
09BRIDGETOWN216	CARIBBEAN WORKERS: DOWN, BUT NOT OUT [...] (U) A recent survey of labor contacts throughout our region revealed an upswing in unemployment and poverty, but also a surprising degree of optimism for the months ahead. Labor leaders report that the impact of the global recession has so far not led to feared high levels of job losses. Whil [...]	2009-04-06 19:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ESSO PHUM XL
09BRIDGETOWN329	BARBADOS RECORDS FIRST H1N1 CASE [...] (U) Barbados' acting health minister confirmed on June 3 the first recorded case of swine flu. The case was confirmed by the Caribbean Epidemiology Research Centre in Trinidad (CAREC). The Barbados public health office announced that a 19-year-old Barbadian man tested positive for the H1N1 str [...]	2009-06-04 19:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU XL
09BRIDGETOWN331	BARBADOS RECORDS FIRST H1N1 CASE [...] (U) Barbados' acting health minister confirmed on June 3 the first recorded case of swine flu. The case was confirmed by the Caribbean Epidemiology Research Centre in Trinidad (CAREC). The Barbados public health office announced that a 19-year-old Barbadian man tested positive for the H1N1 str [...]	2009-06-04 22:04:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU XL
09BRIDGETOWN346	GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ON EVERYONE'S FRONT BURNER IN [...] (C) Having been granted rights to develop a geothermal reservoir by the Government of Nevis, West Indies Power claims it is 18 months away from generating sufficient power to meet the energy needs of Nevis, and more than 2 years away from exporting power to St. Kitts. Large potential customers [...]	2009-06-10 21:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL EINV KTBD IR XL
09BRIDGETOWN407	CHAVEZ LAVISHES ATTENTION ON DOMINICA AFTER ST. [...] (C) On June 12th, the 18 member states of Venezuela's PetroCaribe agreement held their 6th annual summit on the island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis; President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela was the headliner. Citing the dynamic nature of oil prices and the global economy, St. Kitts PM Denzil Dougl [...]	2009-07-02 20:29:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ECON EAID XL
09BRIDGETOWN483	DOMINICA DEBATES THE FUTURE OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY [...] (U) A recently concluded Strategic Speaker Initiative (reftel A) brought about a timely debate within Dominica on the best way to manage future alternative energy projects. In Dominica, the elephant in the room is geothermal energy, which is seen by many as a savior for the country despite th [...]	2009-08-10 14:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN747	(C-AL9-01941) LEADERSHIP PROFILE: DOMINICA PM ROOSEVELT [...] (C) Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica was the youngest head of government in the world when he took office in 2004 at 31 years of age. His youth has been highlighted as a reason for his naivetC) in international circles, but also as an indicator of well-honed political instincts th [...]	2009-12-07 19:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PGOV XL VE
09BRIDGETOWN786	International Efforts Keep Drug Trafficking at Bay in [...] (SBU) A consistent presence of counter-drug assets from the international community throughout the summer had a noticeable impact on suppressing trafficking activity in the Eastern Caribbean. Most countries in the region continue to lack financial and human resources to adequately address the [...]	2009-12-04 19:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ECON PGOV XL
09BRUSSELS101	(C) EU LIFTS MEK SANCTIONS; SECRETARIAT REQUESTS [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraphs 11-12. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S//NF) At the January 26 EU General Affairs and External Relations Committee (GAERC),EU-27 Foreign Ministers approved as an "A-point" (no discussion) the de-listing of the Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK) as a terr [...]	2009-01-27 06:26:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS EUN UNSC
09BRUSSELS1047	SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE'S JULY 28 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke met on July 28 with Yves Leterme, newly appointed Foreign Minister of Belgium. Holbrooke urged the GOB to ensure that the Belgian public understands how important operations in Afghanistan are to Belgian, Euro [...]	2009-07-30 15:43:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV AF BE
09BRUSSELS1048	JULY GAERC - SWEDISH PRESIDENCY OUTLINES [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers (FMs),meeting in Brussels July 27 as the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),received an overview of Swedish Presidency priorities for the next six months. The GAERC adopted without discussion numerous decisions, to include U.S.-EU neg [...]	2009-07-30 17:50:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON EUN AF AL BO GG GR HR IC IR
09BRUSSELS1056	BELGIUM: THREE REGIONAL INVESTMENT AGENCIES WORK TO ATTRACT [...] (U) THIS REPORT IS FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT USE ONLY, AND SHOULD NOT BE POSTED ON THE INTERNET. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) BelgiumQs three regions -- Flanders, Wallonia, and Brussels -- compete among each other and against neighboring countries for foreign direct investment (FDI) projects. Emb [...]	2009-07-31 15:26:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON BE
09BRUSSELS1059	U.S.-EU HIGH LEVEL REGULATORY FORUM MEETS IN BRUSSELS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EU and U.S. officials covered a packed agenda during a well-attended High-Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum (HLRCF) in Brussels on July 24. The European Commission hosted this, the sixth HLRCF, gathering regulators from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss regulatory cooperati [...]	2009-07-31 15:53:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN ETRD ENRG ECPS SENV TPHY TSPL EUN
09BRUSSELS107	FLEMISH AND FRANCOPHONE LIBERAL PARTIES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: During her January 14 visit to Brussels, EUR/WE Director Pamela Spratlen met with representatives of the francophone and the Flemish liberal parties. She spoke with Koert Debeuf, Director of the Flemish Open VLD's Liberal Studies Center and Corentin de Salle, Counselor at the fra [...]	2009-01-27 14:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BE
09BRUSSELS108	INTRODUCING THE EU IV: THE JUDICIAL, FINANCIAL, SUPERVISORY [...] In addition to its core policy and law-making institutions (the Commission, Council and European Council, and European Parliament - see REFs B and C),the EU institutional system also includes several other bodies with judicial, monetary, financial, supervisory or advisory functions. Among th [...]	2009-01-27 15:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EINV EUN PTER KTFN KJUS UNSC IR
09BRUSSELS1104	BELGIUM ESTIMATES 900 NEW CASES OF H1N1; VACCINE TESTS [...] (U) Belgian health authorities announced on August 7 an estimated 900 new cases of H1N1 in Belgium for the first week of August. The weekly estimate indicates the virus is spreading at predicted levels. Belgian media report that tests of H1N1 vaccines have begun on volunteers at several Belg [...]	2009-08-10 15:48:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09BRUSSELS1140	THE MANY SIDES OF DATA PRIVACY: MANAGING RISING TENSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: European privacy and data protection concerns continue to jeopardize our commercial, law enforcement, intelligence and foreign policy objectives. Data privacy is an area of growing complexity and touches ever more U.S. interests, from the visa waiver program to e-commerce. We [...]	2009-08-17 12:06:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT BEXP KJUS KTFN TINT PREL ETTC EUN
09BRUSSELS1153	UNSURPRISINGLY, GALILEO ALREADY LATE AND OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A late June communication released with little fanfare by the European Commission to the European Parliament and Council, explained current cost overruns and delays in deployment of the Galileo satellite navigation system. At the moment, complete deployment of all 30 satellite [...]	2009-08-19 12:46:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH EAIR ECON ETRD EUN PGOV PREL RS TSPA EINV
09BRUSSELS1164	BELGOIM: FINANCIAL SECTOR SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SHELBY (AUGUST 28-30) [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 16:41:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON BE
09BRUSSELS1193	EU SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KANJORSKI [...] (SBU) I would like to welcome you and the members of your Delegation to Brussels. You are arriving at a time when the change in U.S. Administration and the press of global events have pushed U.S.-EU cooperation to new heights across a range of economic and political issues. The EU and its Mem [...]	2009-08-28 11:20:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD ENRG SENV KHGH KJUS KTFN EUN
09BRUSSELS1248	BELGIAN VIEWS AND DECISION-MAKING ON [...] Summary: Policy-making on non-proliferation and disarmament issues in Belgium is concentrated in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the direction of Werner Bauwens, Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. Final decisions on policy are made in consultation with Minister of Fo [...]	2009-09-16 15:27:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BRUSSELS1271	UNDER SECRETARY TAUSCHER DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 1, during her first trip to Europe as Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Ellen Tauscher held separate meetings on non-proliferation and disarmament issues with the EU's envoy for non-proliferation, Annalisa Giannella, EU Council Director [...]	2009-09-21 14:19:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL XF EUN ETTC
09BRUSSELS1283	MEP ANGST OVER U.S.-EU TFTP/SWIFT DATA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 16, minority European Parliament (EP) parties (Greens and Communists) vehemently denounced U.S.-EU negotiations on an interim agreement to continue the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) once SWIFT, the Belgium-based global financial messaging company, relocat [...]	2009-09-23 12:29:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KTFN ETTC PREL EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS PINR KPAO
09BRUSSELS1301	U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The semi-annual U.S.-EU Troika consultations on disarmament and nonproliferation took place on September 9, 2009. The two sides were generally on the same wavelength on key armation issues. ISN DAparticular that the EU crt in this area, so that Egypt could not say nothing had [...]	2009-09-25 14:15:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PTER EUN XF
09BRUSSELS1310	MICROSOFT: CLOSE TO FINAL DEAL WITH EU TO END COMPETITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. John Vassallo, Microsoft (MS) VP for EU Affairs, told Charge Sept. 24 that the company "is very close" to concluding an overarching deal with the European Commission on three antitrust issues: 1) the Commission's case against Microsoft's tying of Internet Explorer to Windows; 2) [...]	2009-09-29 13:46:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EINT ECPS ETRD EUN
09BRUSSELS1360	BELGIAN VIEWS ON IRANIAN PROLIFERATION AND [...] (C) Summary: In a joint demarche, political officers from the United States, the United Kingdom and France urged Werner Bauwens, the Belgian MFA's Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, to show concern about the recently revealed clandestine uranium enrichment facility in Iran, an [...]	2009-10-09 14:28:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PREL PGOV IR BE
09BRUSSELS1392	EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: October 9, [...] (SBU) On October 20, EU27 Finance Ministers will meet in Luxembourg. They are scheduled to discuss: --preparations for the November 6-7 G-20 Finance Ministers meeting; --exit strategies from measures put in place in response to the economic and financial crisis; --climate finance; --reform o [...]	2009-10-16 14:43:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS1394	EPC GMO DEBATE : RISK OR OPPORTUNITY FOR EUROPE ? [...] SUMMARY: On October 15 in Brussels, the European Policy Center (EPC) hosted a lively debate on the role of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in European agriculture. Following largely pro-GMO remarks by European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Mariann Fischer Boel, spea [...]	2009-10-16 15:26:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB EAGR PGOV OPIC BE
09BRUSSELS1400	BELGIUM: THREE MORE H1N1-RELATED DEATHS REPORTED [...] Three more Belgians have died in mid-October from the A/H1N1 virus, bringing the total of deaths related to the pandemic to five. Belgian health authorities announced on October 18 the death of a 43-year old man on October 15; his death closely followed that of a 5-year old boy on October 14, [...]	2009-10-20 13:55:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09BRUSSELS1454	BELGIUM: GOB ESTIMATES 15,671 NEW H1N1 CASES OCTOBER 12 TO [...] On October 22, the Government of Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission (IIC) announced an estimated 15,671 new cases of the H1N1 virus in Belgium for the week of October 12 to 18, continuing an increasing trend over the last three weeks. The total estimated number of cases in Belgium [...]	2009-10-27 15:36:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09BRUSSELS1474	EUROPEAN RISK FORUM: HELP WANTED: EU CHIEF SCIENCE ADVISOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: A vibrant debate on the role of science in decision making took place at the October 13 quarterly meeting of the European Risk Forum (ERF) in Brussels. In a roundtable session on "Revisiting Science and Decision Making", private sector representatives, European Commission and Parl [...]	2009-10-30 10:56:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ETRD SENV EUN ECON TPHY TSPL
09BRUSSELS1515	UN TERRORISM SANCTIONS: REFORM SEMINAR [...] (C) On October 15-16, Belgium sponsored a &Seminar on Strengthening the UN Targeted Sanctions through Fair and Clear Procedures8 to discuss with UNSC Members and select Member States (mostly from the EU) options for reforming the UNSCR 1267 (Al-Qaida and Taliban) sanctions regime. Many semin [...]	2009-11-10 17:20:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	BE CH EFIN ETTC EUN FR KTFN PTER SZ UK UNSC
09BRUSSELS1526	BELGIUM: H1N1 REPORT: NUMBER OF ESTIMATED CASES FALLS [...] On November 12, the Government of Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission (IIC) announced a significant drop in estimated H1N1 cases, with 29,744 estimated cases from November 2 to 8 (week 45),compared to 47,448 for the week of October 26 to November 1 (week 44). Three deaths were rep [...]	2009-11-13 17:29:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09BRUSSELS1567	SNAPSHOTS FROM STOCKHOLM: EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT DAYS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Governance, aid effectiveness, and the impacts of the global financial crisis and climate change on developing countries were the major themes of European Development Days (EDD) in Stockholm October 22-24. USAID Acting Administrator (AA) Alonzo Fulgham led the American delegatio [...]	2009-11-23 11:10:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD SENV EUR ECON EDEV TPHY TSPL EUN
09BRUSSELS1569	EU NOVEMBER GAERC - SELECTIONS FOR EU POSITIONS [...] (U) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers met November 16-17 in Brussels for their biannual "jumbo" or "super" General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) that included a November 16 informal meeting with EU Defense Ministers and a November 17 meeting with EU Development Ministers. Highli [...]	2009-11-23 14:54:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN AF AL BO BK MK UP RS MOPS
09BRUSSELS1576	BELGIUM: H1N1 REPORT FOR NOV 9-15: NUMBER OF ESTIMATED [...] For the second week in a row, the number of estimated H1N1 cases in Belgium fell significantly, to 17,850 from November 9 to 15 (week 46),from 33,584 the previous week, according to a November 19 press release by the Government of Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission (IIC). One dea [...]	2009-11-24 12:43:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09BRUSSELS1591	KROES CABINET CHEF ON ORACLE-SUN, BANKING [...] (SBU) Anthony Whelan, chef du cabinet to Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes, told USEU November 20 that Kroes and DG COMP are carefully reviewing the complex arguments involved in the Oracle-Sun merger, and the potential concerns over Oracle's acquisition of Sun's MySQL open source databas [...]	2009-11-25 13:53:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EINT ECPS EFIN ETRD EUN
09BRUSSELS1605	GTIP DEPUTY DIRECTOR NAN KENNELLY'S MEETINGS IN [...] (C) Summary. GTIP Deputy Director Nan Kennelly met October 16 with Justice Ministry officials, a federal police officer in Antwerp, and Ambassador Gutman to discuss trends in trafficking in persons (TIP) in Belgium. She also stressed to the Justice Ministry the importance of obtaining up-to [...]	2009-11-30 16:03:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KTIP PREL BE
09BRUSSELS1614	EU GRANTS VISA FREE TRAVEL TO CITIZENS OF [...] EU ministers in the November 30 Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council decided to grant visa free travel to and throughout the Schengen area for citizens of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Ministers discussed the so-called "Stockholm Program" of EU activities in the area of freedom, securi [...]	2009-12-01 15:48:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF SMIG CVIS EUN
09BRUSSELS1629	SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE'S DECEMBER 2 [...] (C) Summary: On December 2, Richard Holbrooke discussed President Obama's newly announced Afghanistan strategy with Steven Vanackere, the Foreign Minister of Belgium. Holbrooke said the strategy involves and increase in troops and training for the Afghan army and police to enable foreign tro [...]	2009-12-03 13:38:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR AF BE
09BRUSSELS1703	AMBASSADOR CONFRONTS SKEPTICISM OF BELGIUM'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted a lunch attended by five members of the Belgian Senate Commission on Foreign Affairs and Defense on December 7. In their first meeting with the Ambassador, the Senators shared their concern about Central Africa, the International Criminal Court (ICC),nucle [...]	2009-12-18 17:38:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MNUC SENV BE
09BRUSSELS172	EU COMPETITION AUTHORITIES HOPE TO MAKE GOOD U.S.-EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DG Competition officials told USEU January 14 they hope to work closely with the Obama Administration to improve already strong U.S.-EU competition policy cooperation. Officials in the DG Competition Chief Economist's office and International Unit said bilateral cooperation has [...]	2009-02-06 15:46:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EFIN EINV ECPS EUN
09BRUSSELS1725	BELGIUM: SECURITY EXERCISE TESTS POLICE RESPONSE [...] (U) Information in paragraph 4 about the Belgian Design Basis Threat for the BR-2 nuclear research reactor is classified SECRET by Belgian authorities, and is transmitted here to respect that level of classification. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Belgian local and federal police and offic [...]	2009-12-24 10:38:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	ENRG KNNP TRGY TPHY EUN BE
09BRUSSELS1733	U.S.-EU Drugs Troika Advances Counternarcotics Cooperation [...] (SBU) Summary: INL Assistant Secretary David T. Johnson led the U.S. delegation (USDEL) to the U.S.-EU Informal Drugs Troika meeting on December 1, 2009 in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting focused primarily on U.S.-EU cooperation in combating West African drug trafficking, and produced the foll [...]	2009-12-29 16:41:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCOR KCRM PGOV VXY EUN ZL
09BRUSSELS250	BELGIAN VIEWS ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY [...] (C) Summary: Belgium's main objective for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) 2010 Review Conference is making progress not only on non-proliferation but also disarmament, showing concrete results. The GOB would like to see the United States engage Iran on a bilateral basis. The USG [...]	2009-02-23 09:24:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BRUSSELS318	U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON AFRICA FEBRUARY 27 [...] (C) Summary: Acting AF Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter represented the U.S. at the troika meeting with the EU on Africa issues, held February 27 in Brussels. The agenda included the Horn of Africa (Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan),Zimbabwe, West Africa (Mauritania and Guinea),the Great La [...]	2009-03-06 18:18:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID ETTC XA EUN CH
09BRUSSELS329	EU COUNCIL DIRECTOR GENERAL ON BOSNIA EUSR DECISION [...] (C) Summary: Robert Cooper, a contrite EU Council Director General for External and Political-Military Affairs, convoked the non-EU Peace Implementation Council (PIC) partners in Brussels on short notice the morning of Wednesday March 11. Cooper apologized for the EU's "messy" process of se [...]	2009-03-11 14:57:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN BK
09BRUSSELS381	BELGIUM REQUEST URGENT INFORMATION ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Werner Bauwens, Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation called Poloff in to deliver two messages regarding Iran and proliferation: the name change of an Iranian shipping company and a Belgian company's request to expo [...]	2009-03-17 16:46:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC IR BE
09BRUSSELS401	EU EMPHASIZES SUCCESS IN PSC PLUS 7 MEETING [...] (C//NF) Summary: At the March 17 Political and Security Committee (PSC) Plus 7 meeting organized by the Czech EU Presidency, representatives of Member States and the EU institutions generally gave high marks to EU-led civilian and military operations in Chad, the Gulf of Aden, Georgia, Koso [...]	2009-03-20 11:34:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PREL XF XG XW ZJ ZL XD ZF EUN
09BRUSSELS41	EU TERRORISM FINANCE LISTINGS: TROUBLE AHEAD [...] (SBU) EU and Member State courts are rendering judgments that may hinder our ability to secure EU-wide designations of terrorist entities. The new problem for us is higher standards of evidence, and judicial review of the sufficiency of that evidence, that will make the EU and its Member Stat [...]	2009-01-13 10:59:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS EUN UNSC IR
09BRUSSELS411	Experts Meeting on Regional Economic Cooperation on [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The European Commission hosted a meeting of experts March 17 in Brussels to develop tangible areas for regional projects centered on Afghanistan ahead of the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECC),to be held in Islamabad, perhaps in May. Experts repres [...]	2009-03-23 12:36:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC BE AF
09BRUSSELS425	Experts Meeting on Regional Economic Cooperation on [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The European Commission hosted a meeting of experts March 17 in Brussels to develop tangible areas for regional projects centered on Afghanistan ahead of the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECC),to be held in Islamabad, perhaps in May. Experts represen [...]	2009-03-25 15:03:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC BE AF
09BRUSSELS485	TERRORISM FINANCE: EU ON TAMIL FOUNDATION (U.S. [...] (C//NF) A contact close to the EU's autonomous terrorist designations process expressed doubt that the EU will to join the U.S. in autonomously designating the Tamil Foundation (Ref A). However, the EU would consider this request within the same context as the prior USG request for EU designa [...]	2009-04-02 12:30:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PHUM EAID SL PINR
09BRUSSELS486	TERRORISM FINANCE: VENEZUELA-BASED HIZBALLAH [...] (C) Per recent conversations with sanctions contacts, the EU remains interested in any follow-up information the USG could provide related to Ref A demarche on the autonomous designation of Venezuela-based Hizballah terrorist financiers. Ref B informally reported the October 2008 formal EU F [...]	2009-04-02 12:39:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS
09BRUSSELS517	TERRORISM FINANCE: EU PROBLEMS DESIGNATING FOUR [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C//NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The European Commission designated four members of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) (Ref D) on March 6. This case illustrates three dilemmas impeding U.S.-EU cooperation in countering terrorist financing through UNSCRs [...]	2009-04-06 17:12:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS
09BRUSSELS521	PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE: SENTENCE FIRST, VERDICT [...] (U) SUMMARY. At its quarterly meeting in Brussels March 31, the European Risk Forum focused its roundtable discussion on the precautionary principle, with Commission and European agency officials, private sector representatives, academics and others weighing in. The discussion, which was less [...]	2009-04-07 12:45:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EFTA ETRD EU
09BRUSSELS525	BELGIUM CONDEMNS NORTH KOREA MISSILE LAUNCH [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 15:10:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KN BE
09BRUSSELS609	MGSF01: BELGIUM: SWINE FLU: INITIAL SEVEN [...] (U) Belgian authorities reported April 28 that seven suspected cases of swine flu (H1N1) in Belgium tested negative. Belgium is advising travelers to avoid visiting areas in Mexico and the United States that have been affected by H1N1. Travelers arriving at Brussels' Zaventem International [...]	2009-04-28 16:12:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09BRUSSELS616	EU TERRORISM SANCTIONS: TROUBLE CONTINUES [...] (U) This message contains an urgent Action Request (paras 31-32). Please see also Summary and other Action Requests paragraphs 6-7, 12, 17-18, 23, 25, 29 and 37. 2. (S//NF) SUMMARY/COMMENT: Due in part to recent European court rulings, EU implementation of UN and autonomous sanctions ag [...]	2009-04-29 16:28:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS UNSC PINR
09BRUSSELS627	MGSF01: BELGIUM: H1N1 FLU: MORE POSSIBLE CASES [...] (U) Belgium's Interministerial Influenza Commission (IIC) in a statement posted late April 29 to its website, www.influenza.be, announced that four of seven additional suspected cases of H1N1 from April 28 had tested negative, with results pending for the other three, while an additional fou [...]	2009-04-30 16:07:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09BRUSSELS648	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH BELGIUM'S PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy told Charge May 5 that he was very impressed by President Obama during their recent contacts in Strasbourg and Prague, especially the President's active role at the NATO summit in forging unanimity on the selection of a new NATO Secretary [...]	2009-05-07 11:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN SENV PGOV ECON PINR BE
09BRUSSELS654	VLAAMS BELANG: FLANDERS' FAR RIGHT PARTY LOOKS [...] (C) Summary: The Far Right Vlaams Belang (VB) is campaigning hard in the run-up to the June 7 regional and European elections. The most notable slogans since the campaign began on March 7 are "Flemish Money in Flemish Hands" and "This is Our Land." These slogans are meant to conjure the VB's [...]	2009-05-08 15:48:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL BE

09BRUSSELS655	VLAAMS BELANG: FLANDERS' FAR RIGHT PARTY LOOKS [...] (C) Summary: The Far Right Vlaams Belang (VB) is campaigning hard in the run-up to the June 7 regional and European elections. The most notable slogans since the campaign began on March 7 are "Flemish Money in Flemish Hands" and "This is Our Land." These slogans are meant to conjure the VB's [...]	2009-05-08 15:48:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL BE
09BRUSSELS670	SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR DISCUSSES EU ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 22-23 Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar met with EU and industry officials to discuss U.S.-EU cooperation on energy security. In these meetings, Ambassador Morningstar gave his European counterparts an overview of the Administration's Eurasian ene [...]	2009-05-12 07:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EUN
09BRUSSELS694	MGSF01: BELGIUM: TWO POSITIVE CASES OF H1N1 IN [...] Belgium has two confirmed cases of H1N1, the Government announcing a first case on May 13 and a second on May 14. Both individuals were males from the region of Flanders who had returned separately from the United States. Both men are being treated at Brussels' Saint Pierre University Hospita [...]	2009-05-15 15:20:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR KFLU ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09BRUSSELS700	MGSF01: BELGIUM: THREE MORE POSITIVE TESTS BRING [...] Belgium now has five confirmed cases of H1N1, with Belgian health authorities announcing cases three and four late on Friday, May 15, and a fifth case on May 16. All three individuals had had close contact with a male who had recently returned to Belgium from New York. Health authorities ha [...]	2009-05-18 15:44:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR KFLU ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09BRUSSELS728	BELGIUM: H1N1: SIXTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH [...] Belgian health authorities announced via a May 26 press release that an eighth positive case of H1N1 in Belgium has occurred, involving a young man from Brussels who had returned to Belgium on May 24 from a New York-Paris flight, taking the TGV high-speed train from Paris to Brussels. The ma [...]	2009-05-27 12:46:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09BRUSSELS738	EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: May 19th, 2009 [...] (SBU) On May 27, the European Commission will publish a Communication setting out its vision for a new European supervisory framework, based on two new pillars: --The European Systemic Risk Council (ESRC),which will monitor and assess the risks to financial stability, provide early warning of [...]	2009-05-28 08:42:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS748	BELGIUM: H1N1: NINTH AND TENTH CASES REPORTED; [...] Belgian health authorities announced via a May 29 press release that two new cases of H1N1 had been confirmed in Belgium, bringing the country's total number of positive cases to ten. The ninth case involves a 10-year old boy from Tervuren, a town close to Brussels, who had returned on Sunda [...]	2009-05-29 15:22:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09BRUSSELS762	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS II: THE ISSUES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Because of the June 4-7 European Parliament elections, there is no legislative activity btween early May and September. The economic risis and Turkey's accession are pan-European themes in some European Parliament campaigns. Unlike in the 2004 EP elections, U.S.-EU relations are [...]	2009-06-02 16:00:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TU EUN ECON
09BRUSSELS772	EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: May [...] (SBU) On June 9, ECOFIN will meet in Luxembourg to discuss the Commission's proposals to reform financial supervision in the EU. The Commission seeks approval of the proposals by Finance Ministers ahead of the European Council on June 18-19. Ministers will also continue to discuss concerns abo [...]	2009-06-04 10:37:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS776	BELGIUM: H1N1: THREE NEW CASES REPORTED, BRINGING [...] (U) Belgium has now reported 13 confirmed cases of H1N1, with two new cases reported May 30 and another, on June 1, involving the son of one of the May 30 cases. Health authorities consider all three cases mild. Belgium has tested approximately 190 persons for H1N1 as of June 3. CASE ELE [...]	2009-06-04 13:33:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09BRUSSELS796	FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL: EU CONCERNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 8, USEU Charge was convoked to receive a formal EU demarche expressing concerns about provisions of the FAA Reauthorization bill regarding inspections of foreign repairs stations, further definition of actual control of U.S. airlines' operations, and restrictions on a [...]	2009-06-08 17:45:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL ELAB EUN
09BRUSSELS804	BELGIUM: H1N1: FOURTEENTH CASE REPORTED [...] Belgian health authorities announced via a press release late on June 5 that a fourteenth positive case of H1N1 had occurred in the Kingdom: a young man from the Flemish Brabant region who had fallen ill sometime during the night of June 2 to June 3, following his return that day from a trip t [...]	2009-06-09 15:35:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09BRUSSELS831	BELGIUM: H1N1: SIX NEW CASES BRING TOTAL TO 20 [...] (U) Belgian health authorities announced five more positive cases of H1N1 over the weekend of June 13-14, and then indicated on June 16 that a probable 20th case had occurred. All cases are considered mild, and all patients have received antiviral treatment. End summary. CASE FIFTEEN [...]	2009-06-17 15:24:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09BRUSSELS865	BELGIUM'S JUSTICE MINISTRY REACTS TO 2009 TIP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: Poloff and Polintern delivered reftel Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to the Justice Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Ambassador Marc Van den Reeck and Trafficking in Persons Coordinator Paule Somers on June 15. Both [...]	2009-06-24 09:21:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP KWMN KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL AE BE
09BRUSSELS931	EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: July [...] (SBU) At the July ECOFIN Council - the first one under the Swedish presidency ministers will exchange views on the preparation of the forthcoming G-20 meetings, i.e., the G-20 finance ministers meeting preceding the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh in September. There Council will also discuss: 1) pr [...]	2009-07-07 14:42:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS948	TEC STAKEHOLDERS PRAISE DAY-LONG OUTREACH EVENT [...] (U) Over 70 EU business, consumer group and European Commission representatives joined USEU staff June 29 for an energetic discussion of the Transatlantic Economic Council and Transatlantic Economic Framework(TEC/TEF),organized jointly by the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) and USEU in [...]	2009-07-08 15:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EIND ECIN EAGR EINV ETTC OECD PREL
09BRUSSELS965	EU MILITARY CAPACITY-BUILDING IN AFRICA: EURO [...] 1. (C) Summary: The EU's capacity-building program to train African civilian and military leaders is struggling to overcome the African Union's absorption capacity and recruitment challenges. The EU effort, named EURO RECAMP, is halfway through a training cycle for the African Union (AU) t [...]	2009-07-13 15:09:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN MARR MOPS PREL XA
09BRUSSELS995	BELGIAN REACTION TO RESULTS OF U.S.-RUSSIA [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points orally on July 15 to Willy De Buck, Director for Central and Eastern Europe in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. De Buck said that Belgium supports an open approach to Russia, but wants to be realistic. The GOB has taken note of the change of tone in Washing [...]	2009-07-20 15:47:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV RS BE
09BUCHAREST132	DEEP THROAT: PSD LEGISLATOR DISHES ON PSD INTERNAL [...] (C) Summary: PSD legislator Georgian Pop predicted that Parliament would succesfully refer the Nastase corruption case to prosecutors next week. He underscored that Geoana was consolidating his hold on the PSD with the support of local barons including Constanta Mayor Mazare and Bucharest PS [...]	2009-02-27 14:02:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RO
09BUCHAREST232	ROMANIA: SUCCESSFUL BIOTECH OUTREACH TO NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 16 and 17, DOS Senior Advisor for Biotechnology Jack Bobo visited Romania to meet with new Romanian government officials to advocate for the benefits of agricultural biotechnology. Mr. Bobo's visit was supported by biotech outreach funds from EEB (refs A and B). Post's [...]	2009-04-06 11:44:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO RO
09BUCHAREST234	ROMANIA: RETROSPECTIVE ON NATURAL GAS CUTOFF [...] (C) While Romania successfully survived the January cut-off of natural gas imports from Russia, working-level officials at the Ministry of Economy (MOE) believe that pain was averted largely through lucky timing. Cornel Zeveleanu and Liviu Stoican, officials in the MOE's General Directorate [...]	2009-04-06 13:42:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST237	ROMANIA: IMF AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION POSES REAL [...] (C) Romanian officials are congratulating themselves on the external financing package (reftel) concluded with the International Monetary Fund (IMF),European Commission (EC),and World Bank (WB) as "much better than we expected," according to one Ministry of Finance (MOF) interlocutor. With [...]	2009-04-08 05:22:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL IMF EUN RO
09BUCHAREST272	ROMANIA: SOURCES OF CONDUCT [...] (C) Summary: Though the fundamentals of Romania's foreign policy have not changed under the new coalition government led by Prime Minister Emil Boc, the combination of Russia's August 2008 incursion into Georgian territory, followed by another disconcerting Russian action in the region (the J [...]	2009-04-22 10:59:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ECON ENRG RO
09BUCHAREST370	ROMANIA: ACTIVE IN ENERGY DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary. According to Ministry of Economy State Secretary (SS) Tudor Serban, Romania has been engaged in active energy diplomacy efforts with Russia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. Underpinning Romania's efforts are a desire to advance the Nabucco project and secure for Romania b [...]	2009-06-02 10:24:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV PREL RO
09BUCHAREST390	ROMANIA'S EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS [...] (U) The Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) on June 8 announced the results of the European Parliamentary (EP) elections held in Romania on Sunday, June 7. The PSD and PC coalition led the PDL by just over a percentage point (30.07-29.71). PNL came in at 14.52, PRM 8.65 and independent (and Presid [...]	2009-06-09 14:07:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL RO
09BUCHAREST56	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SECURITY OF EUROPEAN NUCLEAR MATERIALS (C-WP8-01022) [...] (SBU/NF) This report responds to questions raised in ref A. As post acquires additional information it will be reported septel. 2. (S/NF) Over the past several months, EconOff has accompanied representatives of the National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control (CNCAN) on site visits to sever [...]	2009-01-28 09:36:00	Embassy Bucharest	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP MNUC PARM ENRG PINR RO
09BUCHAREST58	PD-L VICE PRESIDENT STOICA: LOOKING BEYOND THE [...] (C) Summary: PD-L Vice President Stoica evinced confidence in the prospects for the new Boc government, noting that Prime Minister Boc enjoyed many attributes including his position as head of a large party; the full support and confidence of the President; and lack of any corruption baggage. [...]	2009-01-29 06:34:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RO
09BUCHAREST593	ROMANIA: NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY MIRED IN SUMMER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The center-right National Liberal Party (PNL) is on a losing streak. After its exclusion from the governing coalition following the November 2008 parliamentary elections, the party underperformed in the June 2009 European Parliament (EP) elections and PNL presidential candidate [...]	2009-08-27 07:14:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RO
09BUCHAREST615	MASSIVE LEGISLATION PACKAGE A LITMUS TEST FOR [...] (C) Summary: Deteriorating relations between the Liberal Democrats (PDL) and Social Democrats (PSD) may hit a critical point in the coming days. Prime Minister Emil Boc (PDL) intends to fast track through Parliament three key pieces of legislation. Disagreement on part of the substance - as [...]	2009-09-04 14:12:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV RO
09BUCHAREST642	ROMANIA: ECONOMY STILL IN DEEP RECESSION [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent Government of Romania (GOR) statistics confirm that the economy remains in the grip of a deep recession. GDP contracted even faster in the second quarter (Q2) than in the first, with the cumulative slide for the first half (H1) of 2009 reaching 7.6 percent. The construc [...]	2009-09-22 09:08:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND EFIN IMF RO
09BUCHAREST663	ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO THE EXISTENCE OF A COVERT [...] (SBU) Deputy POL Chief coordinated with representatives from UK and French Embassies in Bucharest to jointly deliver Reftel demarche on the existence of a covert uranium enrichment facility in Iran to the Deputy Director of the Asymmetric Risks and Non-Proliferation Division of the MFA, Anca J [...]	2009-09-30 12:53:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	IR KNNP MNUC PARM RO
09BUCHAREST676	ROMANIA GENERAL STRIKE: POSTURING OR PRELUDE? [...] (SBU) In what the media and labor unions billed as the largest public sector strike in the post-communist era, some 800,000 government workers across Romania stayed home on October 5 to protest the unitary salary law which the Government of Romania (GOR) forced through Parliament in September [...]	2009-10-06 13:02:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EFIN ECON PGOV IMF RO
09BUCHAREST70	ROMANIA: AUTOMOBILE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS [...] (U) This cable provides information about Romania in response to reftel request regarding foreign automobile subsidy programs. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Government of Romania (GOR) has attempted to use all of the available policy tools permitted by the European Commission (EC) to mitigate the [...]	2009-02-05 09:52:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTO RO
09BUCHAREST716	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER BOC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Vice President Joseph Biden met with Interim Prime Minister Emil Boc on October 22, 2009. The Romanian Prime Minister and the Vice President discussed the motivations for the Vice President's trip to Europe and the reasons why Romania was chosen as the location for the trip's major [...]	2009-10-23 14:13:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST764	ROMANIA: PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN FEATURES PLENTY OF ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: With just over a week to go before the first round of the presidential election, Romania's economic woes are foremost in the minds of voters. The leading presidential candidates have been long on rhetoric but short on specifics about how they would return the country to econom [...]	2009-11-13 14:02:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL SOCI RO
09BUCHAREST85	ROMANIA: 2009 BUDGET MIXES REALISM WITH WISHFUL THINKING [...] (SBU) The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a 2009 budget draft that is expected to be approved by Parliament without substantial amendments. The final draft combines selected doses of austerity with an effort to balance competing interests by promising priority projects to all parties; the r [...]	2009-02-11 12:26:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV RO
09BUDAPEST101	BUDAPEST NABUCCO SUMMIT: SOME NEW MOMENTUM BUT NO [...] (SBU) Summary: The GoH-hosted Nabucco Summit in Budapest brought together twelve national delegations representing potential Nabucco suppliers (including Iraq, Egypt, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan),transit states, and consumers, including three EU prime ministers, the EU Energy Commissioner, [...]	2009-02-04 05:48:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV EU HU
09BUDAPEST113	HUNGARY: NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Post provides the following responses provided by the MFA's Security and Non-proliferation Department, keyed to questions outlined in ref A, paragraph 8. 3. A. (C) What are the host government's objectives for the NPT in general, and [...]	2009-02-09 11:17:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM NPT MNUC ENGR HU
09BUDAPEST148	HUNGARY: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] Despite the successful implementation of the National Strategy Against Trafficking in Human Beings on April 10, 2008, the GOH was unable to sustain the same level of commitment to anti-TIP activities as it had done in previous years. During the year, the GOH eliminated financial and programm [...]	2009-02-27 13:18:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KWMN ELAB KCRM KFRD PREF SMIG ASEC
09BUDAPEST224	NANOTECHNOLOGY IN HUNGARY [...] (U) Summary: In February and March 2009, Post investigated Hungary,s nanotechnology capabilities through a series of meetings with experts and government officials. We found that Hungary has solid scientific expertise in certain nanotechnology areas, but lacks a national strategy for nanosci [...]	2009-03-23 16:04:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL TNGD TPHY TBIO ETTC ETRD PREL RS HU
09BUDAPEST265	MOL, GOH GIRD FOR DEFENSE AGAINST RUSSIAN TAKEOVER [...] (C) Summary: While Hungary's political establishment has been singularly absorbed in the country's unfolding internal political drama, al--including top management at MOL--appear to have been caught off guard by the announcement on March 30 that Austria's OMV had sold its 21.2 percent stake in [...]	2009-04-02 15:30:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV RU HU
09BUDAPEST310	REQUEST: HUNGARIAN HCOC OUTREACH [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 4. 2. (C) MFA Security and Non-Proliferation Department Deputy Chief, Gabor Horvath, contacted PolOff April 20 to request USG concurrence for their proposed outreach to several countries under the aegis of Hungary's current Hague Code of Conduct [...]	2009-04-21 12:45:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA HU
09BUDAPEST322	MGSF01: HUNGARY OFFERS VACCINE PRODUCTION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 7. 2. (SBU) Begin Summary: On April 27, Hungarian officials contacted Charge and ESTH Hub Officer to bring to their attention Hungarian vaccine production capabilities. Hungary has the technical expertise and the infrastructure to produce large qu [...]	2009-04-28 12:13:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09BUDAPEST500	MAGYAR GARDA BANNED - BUT NOT YET GONE [...] Summary. On July 2, the Budapest Court of Appeals issued a legally binding ruling banning the extreme right-wing, paramilitary Magyar Garda (MG). Jobbik President and Magyar Garda founder, Gabor Vona, said he will appeal the verdict. Responding to the ruling, MG members held an unauthorized [...]	2009-07-10 11:13:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL SOCI HU
09BUDAPEST53	THE FORECAST CALLS FOR PAIN: GLOOMIER THAN [...] (U) Summary. Worse than expected economic forecasts for 2009 mean that Hungary will not meet its budget deficit target of 2.6 percent without cutting expenditures or raising taxes. The GoH is in the process of reviewing possible new measures, which are expected to be announced within the next [...]	2009-01-21 09:13:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL HU
09BUDAPEST587	HUGARY'S GREEN SHOOTS, THE 2010 BUDGET, AND THE [...] (U) Summary. Despite a steep recession, high unemployment and weak domestic consumption, Hungary is beginning to see some "green shoots" of recovery, in the form of improving investor confidence and greater financial stability. Some credit the government's economic reform and fiscal consolid [...]	2009-08-13 14:03:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL HU
09BUDAPEST607	HUNGARY H1N1 UPDATE: CLINICAL TRIALS OF VACCINE BEGIN; [...] The Hungarian Pharmaceutical company Omninvest has announced that clinical trials of its H1N1 vaccine have begun. In an August 14 press interview, Omninvest's Director, Ferenc Zimonyi, said the tests, taking place at clinics in the towns of Veszprem and Pilisvorosvar, had begun that day. The [...]	2009-08-19 14:32:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO PREL ASEC HU
09BUDAPEST612	OUTLAWED MAGYAR GARDA MARCHES ON [...] Summary. Defying authorities, the extreme-right Jobbik party swore in 620 new members for the banned Magyar Garda movement on August 22. In response, police intervened and launched legal proceedings against 176 members, including increasingly popular Jobbik President Gabor Vona. End Summar [...]	2009-08-25 10:05:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI HU
09BUDAPEST700	PARLIAMENT VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO EXTEND PRT AND [...] (SBU) Parliament voted unanimously September 21 to approve the extension of the Hungarian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT) missions to Afghanistan. The PRT mandate is now authorized through October 1, 2010, while the OMLT will extend until A [...]	2009-09-22 16:43:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR AF HU
09BUDAPEST794	A FIDESZ ECONOMIC PLAN DEVELOPS...BEHIND THE SCENES [...] (C) Summary. Behind the scenes, the opposition Fidesz party is developing details of its economic program should the party win next April's national elections, as polls widely predict. The main thrust of the program will be to try to increase employment and economic growth through reforming [...]	2009-11-03 09:24:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST802	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar. Your November 16 visit to Budapest sends an important signal to our Hungarian allies that the U.S. continues to be fully engaged in European energy security. The Fourth Energy Forum, where you will [...]	2009-11-06 14:28:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV PREL OREP HU
09BUDAPEST822	SZEGED - PROSPERITY, POLITICS, AND DARK UNDERTONES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The prosperous university town of Szeged is home to Laszlo Botka, one of Hungary's rising young Socialist politicians who is positioning himself to pick up the pieces after his party's all but certain defeat in next April's parliamentary elections. However, there is a darker, di [...]	2009-11-17 10:52:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST824	200 CIVIL SERVICE JOBS FOR ROMA -- HUNGARIAN STYLE [...] (U) Summary: Despite the public service hiring freeze, the GOH launched an affirmative action project that aims to induct 200 Roma college graduates into civil service positions by January 1, 2010. EU grants will cover salaries for the first year, after which the GOH hopes to add the new empl [...]	2009-11-17 14:37:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI EU HU
09BUDAPEST864	DEBRECEN - FIDESZ FIEFDOM WITH GROWING JOBBIK [...] (C) Summary. Opposition party Fidesz has built up a nearly unassailable fiefdom in the eastern city of Debrecen, Hungary's second largest municipality. While the local Socialist party is in tatters, the far-right Jobbik movement appears to be gaining strength, especially among young univers [...]	2009-12-04 10:09:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST87	NOTHING NEW UNDER THE GUN: GOH AIMS LOW ON REFORM [...] (C) Summary: The GoH continues to talk loudly about its financial straits but to carry a very small stick on structural reform. Despite repeated references to the historic magnitude of the financial crisis, the Gyurcsany government appears to be aiming low by limiting its response to modest [...]	2009-02-02 08:00:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON HU
09BUDAPEST870	HUNGARIAN SOCIALIST PRIME MINISTER CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) selected thirty-five year old parliamentary faction leader Attila Mesterhazy as its Prime Minster candidate for the 2010 national elections. A party member since 2002, Mesterhazy previously served as a State Secretary in the Ministry of Chi [...]	2009-12-04 16:17:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST885	HUGE UNCONVENTIONAL GAS POTENTIAL LIKELY TO REMAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: There are substantial amounts of natural gas in the tight gas sands of southeastern Hungary, but initial tests to determine the technical feasibility of developing the resources have not been promising. End Summary. SIGNIFICANT UNCONVENTIONAL GAS RESERVES 2. (SBU) Hungary [...]	2009-12-14 11:53:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST909	FOREIGN INVESTORS JITTERY OVER ACTIONS OF FIDESZ [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two recent actions by opposition party Fidesz mayors against private utility companies have rattled Hungary's foreign investors. Senior Fidesz advisors claim these are local incidents and emphasize their party has no policy to re-nationalize privatized utilities. END SUMMARY. [...]	2009-12-30 10:15:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV KCOR FR HU
09BUENOSAIRES102	ARGENTINA: MINISTER OF JUSTICE READY TO COOPERATE [...] (U) Action request for State and DEA HQ Washington, para 18. 2. (SBU) Summary: Minister of Justice Anibal Fernandez received the Ambassador January 28 in his office and answered "yes" to virtually every offer of collaboration and assistance, including new anti-terrorism training, an enhan [...]	2009-01-30 20:13:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PTER EFIN KCRM ASEC KTIP AR
09BUENOSAIRES1025	ARGENTINA'S HEALTH MINISTER SAYS H1N1 EPIDEMIC IS OVER [...] In an interview to daily newspaper "Clarin" on September 7, Argentina's Health Minister Juan Manzur stated that "the H1N1 epidemic is over, but the alert level continues, as flu cases continue to be diagnosed." As more than 92 percent of the test results identified the H1N1 virus (8,384 posit [...]	2009-09-14 19:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI PREL AMED ELAB CASC KIPR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1095	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY SOLIS' VISIT TO ARGENTINA, OCTOBER 6-8 [...] (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your October 6-8 visit to Argentina. I will have been in the country a little less than three weeks when you arrive, and I am honored to have you among my first visitors. The Government of Argentina will also be extremely interested in [...]	2009-10-02 14:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ELAB PGOV ECON ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES1103	ARGENTINA: TRAINING WORKSHOP BUILDS LOCAL CAPACITY TO [...] (U) Summary. A one-week USG-funded workshop on trafficking-in-persons (TIP) helped mobilize Argentine federal judges and prosecutors to address procedural shortcomings in Argentine TIP investigations. G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca and Department of Justice Federal Prosecutor James Felte kick [...]	2009-10-05 14:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB AR
09BUENOSAIRES1113	FRAUD SUMMARY - ARGENTINA [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 17:57:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AR
09BUENOSAIRES1165	AMBASSADOR MEETS ARGENTINE CABINET CHIEF FERNANDEZ [...] (C) Summary: In her introductory call on Argentine Cabinet Chief Anibal Fernandez (AF),the Ambassador thanked AF for his role in strengthening bilateral relations and expressed appreciation for GOA cooperation on law enforcement issues. AF said he had always had good relations with the Emba [...]	2009-10-27 18:13:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SNAR KTIP SENV AR
09BUENOSAIRES1231	ARGENTINA RECEPTIVE ON NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE GOALS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. During meetings in Buenos Aires on October 26-27, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation Susan Burk successfully identified areas of common interest and support going in to the 2010 Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference. Candid [...]	2009-11-17 19:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IAEA ENRG AR KNNP
09BUENOSAIRES1254	MEDIA REACTION: WEEK OF NOVEMBER 10-16; 11/16/09; BUENOS [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories last week were related to: President Obama's visit to China, Japan and South Korea; the war in Afghanistan; and Israeli President Shimon Peres' trip to Argentina and Brazil. 2. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TRIP TO ASIA - "Obama accompanies the world [...]	2009-11-16 20:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR PREL
09BUENOSAIRES1263	MTCR: UPDATE ON ARGENTINA'S SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLE (SLV) [...] (C) Summary: ESTHCouns met on December 2 with Conrado Varotto, Executive Director of CONAE (the Argentine space agency),to discuss the latest developments in Argentina's space launch vehicle (SLV) program (reftel). Varotto reported three unsuccessful ground tests of the SLV engine and sa [...]	2009-12-03 17:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA AR
09BUENOSAIRES1271	Argentina: Kirchners Win Big on Political "Reform" Bill [...] (C) Summary: Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK),taking advantage of her (soon-to-expire) majority in the lame-duck Congress, succeeded in getting her electoral reform bill passed without major modifications. Argentina's Senate approved 42 to 24 the bill requiring mandato [...]	2009-12-07 19:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM
09BUENOSAIRES1302	ARGENTINA: 2009 TIP Interim Assessment Response [...] Per Reftel instructions, below is post's interim assessment of Argentina's progress in its efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Our response is keyed to points found in reftel. A) Implementing the new anti-trafficking law: As of August 21, 2009, coordination for the O [...]	2009-11-30 22:19:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG AR
09BUENOSAIRES1414	Scenesetter for Codel Engel Visit to Argentina, January 5-7 [...] (SBU) Mr. Chairman, on behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome you and your delegation to Argentina. I will have been in the country for about four months when you arrive, and I am honored to have you among my first Congressional visitors. The Government of Argentina is interested in [...]	2009-12-29 19:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP PGOV ECON ETRD ELAB PHUM PTER KTIP
09BUENOSAIRES144	ARGENTINA: PERONIST DISSIDENT DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: In his first substantive meeting with Ambassador Wayne February 5, National Deputy and Peronist dissident Felipe Sola of the Peronist Union bloc discussed his 2011 presidential aspirations, this year's midterm elections, and the merits of a single ballot system. Sola is in the A [...]	2009-02-11 20:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PINR AR
09BUENOSAIRES197	ARGENTINA: ANSWERS TO FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ON [...] (SBU) Following are Post's answers to questions raised, keyed to Ref A: A) The NRA confirms that it used equipment donated by DOE as part of the upgrade of their nuclear emergency response center. Two types of equipment were used: 1) a "SPARC", which was calibrated for CS-137 with a similar [...]	2009-02-26 10:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG IAEA KNNP KCSA ASEC AR
09BUENOSAIRES294	Argentina: G7-Plus Ambassadors on Economy, Protectionism [...] (SBU) Local G7-plus representatives were upbeat on the ability of crisis-tested Argentina to weather the current economic downturn, at least through 2009, but complained about growing Argentine protectionism via non-automatic license non-tariff barriers. Ambassadors also agreed on the importanc [...]	2009-03-16 21:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PHUM AR
09BUENOSAIRES366	Argentina: License For Nil - GoA Imposes New Import [...] (SBU) In a context of global concerns over increasing protectionist pressures, Argentina, which signed onto a November 2008 G-20 standstill agreement on new barriers to trade, is actively expanding a list of products which require non-automatic import licenses. U.S. firms and others importing [...]	2009-03-30 15:59:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON AR
09BUENOSAIRES415	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 20:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES452	ARGENTINA: RECENT POLLS GIVE KIRCHNERS EDGE IN [...] (SBU) Argentina's ruling (Kirchner-allied) Victory Front (FpV) received a boost in some polls after former President and First Gentleman Nestor Kirchner (NK) proposed last week that Buenos Aires Governor Daniel Scioli join him in leading the FpV slate for the June 28 Congressional elections (re [...]	2009-04-17 19:59:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON AR
09BUENOSAIRES470	ARGENTINA ELECTIONS: RADICALS INVITE PRODIGAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Building on the positive public sentiments generated by the memorializing of the late President Raul Alfonsin (ref A),Argentina's once-dominant Radical Party (UCR) continued its gradual return to relevance with a successful national convention April 17-18 in Mar del Plata. The [...]	2009-04-23 18:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON AR
09BUENOSAIRES494	ARGENTINA: PRESIDENT'S POPULARITY DECLINING AHEAD [...] (SBU) President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) has experienced a steady decline in her approval rating and personal image since late 2007, and has experienced another dip recently. After enjoying a 56% approval rating in December 2007 upon her inauguration, the President's approval sunk [...]	2009-04-29 14:47:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON AR
09BUENOSAIRES503	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 13:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES553	TFFLU01: H1N1 Influenza Outbreak and Argentina: SITREP #2 [...] (U) Summary: The first confirmed case of Influenza A (H1N1) in Argentina - a traveler who had returned from Mexico on April 25 - was confirmed by health authorities on May 7. The Ministry of Health (MOH) has installed thermal scanners at all international airports. The GoA's suspension of di [...]	2009-05-08 23:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
09BUENOSAIRES56	Argentina: Supreme Court gradually reasserts itself [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Although Argentina's overall court system is still perceived as inordinately slow and ineffective, the Supreme Court gained considerable ground in 2008. By rendering politically-sensitive judgments in leading cases or mandating executive branch action in some areas, Argentina's [...]	2009-01-16 20:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KJUS ELAB SENV PHUM AR
09BUENOSAIRES561	Argentina: Candidates Announced; Former President [...] (C) Summary and introduction: Former president Nestor Kirchner (NK) and his former vice president Daniel Scioli will head the ruling coalition's (FpV) ticket for congressional seats representing the electoral plum of Buenos Aires province, where the Kirchners have set their hopes on winning e [...]	2009-05-12 14:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON AR
09BUENOSAIRES579	TFFLU01: H1N1 Influenza Outbreak and Argentina: SITREP #3 [...] (U) Summary: Argentina has only one confirmed case of Influenza A (H1N1) to date, while 88 are still under study. The Ministry of Health requested information from Post about four Americans who may have been on a flight from Mexico that carried a "suspected" H1N1 case. Post was able to track [...]	2009-05-18 10:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED KSAF KFLO AR
09BUENOSAIRES597	ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON VISIT [...] (U) On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your May 28-30 visit to Argentina, which occurs one week before I leave post for my next assignment, in which I will oversee U.S. non-military assistance to Afghanistan. We propose to schedule meetings for you with Argentina's Minister o [...]	2009-05-21 13:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM OREP ECON PTER MASS ASEC AR
09BUENOSAIRES643	ARGENTINA: BUENOS AIRES GOVERNOR'S OFFICE THANKS [...] (C) Summary: Secretary General to the Buenos Aires Governor's Office Jose Scioli (JS) visited Ambassador Wayne May 29 to extend the appreciation of his brother, Buenos Aires Governor Daniel Scioli, for the Embassy's close collaboration. JS is a chief adviser to Governor Scioli, Argentina's fo [...]	2009-06-02 17:40:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR AR
09BUENOSAIRES655	ARGENTINA: CAMPAIGNING K STYLE [...] (SBU) Summary: With congressional midterm elections less than a month away, campaign season is in full swing throughout Argentina. In Buenos Aires province, the key electoral district in the June 28 race, principal candidates of the three main electoral forces -- the Kirchner-allied ruling Vi [...]	2009-06-04 20:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON AR
09BUENOSAIRES657	ARGENTINA: CFK PRAISES U.S. ROLE IN OAS RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary and introduction: President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) praised the USG's role in the the OAS decision to lift the ban on Cuba's participation, which she called "historic" and a portent of "new winds" blowing in the hemisphere. Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana took credit f [...]	2009-06-04 20:41:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD OAS CU AR
09BUENOSAIRES698	ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER USES DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE ARM [...] (C) Summary: Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's husband and former President Nestor Kirchner (NK) reportedly has called on Argentina's Secretariat of Intelligence (SIDE) to dig up dirt against his closest competitor, Peronist dissident Francisco De Narvaez, and other politica [...]	2009-06-16 10:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR KJUS PHUM ECON AR
09BUENOSAIRES721	ARGENTINA: H1N1 DEATH TOLL CLIMBS TO SIX [...] Summary: H1N1 cases in Argentina continue to increase. In response, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has begun to focus on defined risk groups. Reacting to an increased pattern of local transmission rather than contagion from outside the country, the MOH has moved from a strategy of containment [...]	2009-06-19 21:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AR
09BUENOSAIRES742	ARGENTINA'S JUNE 28 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS: THE [...] (C) Summary and introduction: Argentina's ruling Victory Front alliance (FpV) appears headed for a nationwide defeat in the June 28 mid-term congressional elections and will likely lose its majority in the Chamber of Deputies and possibly in the Senate. The election is unlikely to clarify ful [...]	2009-06-25 21:56:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR PHUM AR
09BUENOSAIRES778	H1N1: ARGENTINA DECLINES TO DECLARE H1N1 EMERGENCY--FOR [...] SUMMARY: The death toll in Argentina attributed to H1N1 influenza has reached 55. In the midst of this crisis, the Government of Argentina (GOA) has appointed a new Minister with extensive public health experience (reftel). Although the new Minister declined to declare a national health eme [...]	2009-07-06 11:41:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AMED ELAB AR
09BUENOSAIRES799	ARGENTINA PONDERS A POST-KIRCHNER WORLD [...] (C) Summary and introduction: As Argentines continue to sort through the implications of the June 28 congressional mid-term elections, it is still too early to determine whether president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) and her husband Nestor (NK) suffered a mortal blow or merely a tempo [...]	2009-07-08 19:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON AR
09BUENOSAIRES801	ARGENTINA: POWERFUL KIRCHNER ALLY ON [...] (C) Summary: CDA and Buenos Aires Province Vice-Governor Alberto Balestrini discussed July 7 Argentina's political panorama following former President Nestor Kirchner (NK) and his Victory Front (FpV) slate's second-place finish in the June 28 election in Buenos Aires province. A powerful insider an [...]	2009-07-08 20:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR AR
09BUENOSAIRES806	ARGENTINA: H1N1 EPICENTER OF THE WORLD [...] SUMMARY: A Mexican H1N1 expert believes that Argentina is now the epicenter of the worldwide H1N1 pandemic. To aggressively counteract the disease's spread, a consortium of Argentine health experts and officials agree to standardize treatment with oseltamivir. In preparation, hundreds of th [...]	2009-07-08 22:20:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AMED ELAB AR
09BUENOSAIRES811	ARGENTINA: FIRST AND SECOND QUARTER INL REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Argentina experienced increased drug trafficking pressure during the first six months of 2009, with the apparently expanding use of small aircraft to traffic cocaine and marijuana across the country's northern borders. Cargoes are quickly offloaded at clandestine strips and dist [...]	2009-07-13 11:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL AFIN KCRM PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES831	(C/NF) ARGENTINA: INTELLIGENCE CHIEF IN SANTA CRUZ [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Local press recently linked Wilfredo Roque, the chief of the Santa Cruz provincial office of Argentina's intelligence agency, SIDE, to a trafficking in persons (TIP) ring led by Alejandro Guerrero and his wife "Yani." A local TV show aired footage showing Roque's right hand m [...]	2009-07-16 13:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SNAR ASEC ELAB AR
09BUENOSAIRES908	ARGENTINA: UPDATE ON H1N1 INFLUENZA [...] As of August 5, Argentina had confirmed 337 deaths due to H1N1 influenza. According to the press, over half these fatalities were in otherwise healthy patients who had no pre-existing chronic conditions or ailments. Tests to determine the cause of an additional 400 deaths are still pending. [...]	2009-08-06 16:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SOCI PREL AMED ELAB CASC KIPR AR
09BUJUMBURA181	PENAL CODE: HOMOSEXUAL ACTS, TORTURE, AND TIP ARE [...] (C) Summary: The Burundian National Assembly passed a draft law revising the Burundian Penal Code March 26, rejecting a Senate amendment that would have removed a provision criminalizing homosexual activity. UN Representative for Human Rights in Burundi Jean Luc Marx told PolOff March 25 tha [...]	2009-04-07 16:05:00	Embassy Bujumbura	CONFIDENTIAL	BY KDEM PHUM PREL
09BUJUMBURA302	NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/PORTAL DETECTION AT BUJUMBURA REF: STATE 030541 Classified By: CDA JoAnne Wagner for reasons 1.4 (b) (d). [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 12:28:00	Embassy Bujumbura	SECRET	ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER
09BUJUMBURA334	RESPONDING TO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN [...] (S/NF) Post concurs with reftel conclusion that the purported nuclear material in Bujumbura is likely a hoax. Despite this, due diligence demands the material be tested, and Post believes this is a good opportunity for cooperation with the Burundian government. Note that Post wishes to work w [...]	2009-07-16 09:23:00	Embassy Bujumbura	SECRET	KCRM KNNP ASEC PARM PINR PREL PTER

09CAIRO1004	FIRST H1N1 FLU CASE CONFIRMED IN EGYPT [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 06:30:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV KSCA EAGR EG
09CAIRO1020	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JUNE 4 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past two weeks in the Egyptian press: ---------------- Telecom- MobiNil ---------------- 2. The Egyptian Capital Market Authority (CMA) blocked France Telecom's (FT) bid to buy outstanding shares of mobile phone [...]	2009-06-04 15:12:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO1046	H1N1 OUTBREAK SHUTS DOWN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 14:49:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV KSCA EAGR CASC PREL EG
09CAIRO1182	QUARTERLY UPDATE ON POLICE BRUTALITY CASES - JUNE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-23 13:54:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI EG
09CAIRO1199	2009 SECTION 527 REPORT FOR EGYPT [...] (SBU) The following report is provided in response to reftel request for information on investment disputes and expropriation claims: 2. (SBU) The United States Government is aware of four (4) claims of U.S.persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Egypt (GOE): Â [...]	2009-06-28 05:19:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV EG
09CAIRO1216	H1N1 Country Update [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-29 13:58:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG
09CAIRO123	EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR THE [...] (SBU) Description. REF A is the GOE request to procure twenty-four (24) F-16 Block 50/52 aircraft to support their national defense mission. The GOE long-term plan is to procure a total of forty-five (45) F-16 Block 50/52 aircraft with twenty-four (24) of those being procured at this time an [...]	2009-01-25 11:06:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS MARR EG
09CAIRO124	EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROCUREMENT [...] (SBU) Description. In REF A, The GOE submitted a request to procure six (6) reduced price CH-47D Helicopters utilizing the U.S. Army Cargo Helicopter Alternative Procurement Strategy (CHAPS). These aircraft will perform a myriad of Security and Humanitarian Assistance missions for the EAF, as [...]	2009-01-25 11:16:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS MARR EG
09CAIRO125	EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROCUREMENT [...] (SBU) Description. In REF A, The GOE submitted a request to procure twelve (12) AH-64D Helicopters (BLK II) with the Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation System (MTADS),the required infrastructure/facility upgrades, logistical and technical support requirements. This case will inclu [...]	2009-01-25 11:17:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS MARR EG
09CAIRO1275	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JULY 6 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: -------------------------------------- GDP Growth Accelerates in Q3 2008/2009 -------------------------------------- 2. (U) The Egyptian Ministry of Finance released official statis [...]	2009-07-06 14:48:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG EPET EAGR PGOV PREL EG
09CAIRO138	EGYPT ENTERS THE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF HIGH [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Five Egyptian research organizations are planning to build Biosafety Level Three (BSL-3) laboratories in which they can work with indigenous or exotic agents like Rift Valley Fever and strains of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI). Three of the groups, VSVRI, th [...]	2009-01-27 09:03:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PARM PGOV ECON KFLU KSTH KSCA EAGR EG
09CAIRO1436	ROW OVER WHEAT IMPORTS LEADS GOE TO TOUGHEN PENALTIES BUT [...] (U) Key Points -- Egyptian import inspectors rejected a large shipment of Russian wheat in May, raising fears over imported wheat quality and prompting the quarantine of several other wheat shipments. -- Inefficient import inspections and continued incentives to import substandard wheat co [...]	2009-07-27 12:22:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR EINV PGOV EG
09CAIRO1463	EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT OF THE EGYPTIAN ACQUISITION [...] (SBU) Description: The Government of Egypt (GOE) has requested the release of depot level repair capability for the Avenger vehicle-mounted short-range air defense system. This depot level repair capability would consist of electronic test equipment, technical data and training for component [...]	2009-07-30 09:03:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MARR EG
09CAIRO1521	EGYPT RESPONDS TO REQUEST FOR FURTHER EVIDENCE [...] (S/NF) In an August 2 meeting, Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Assistant Minister and Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism Ashraf Mohsen responded to the requests for more information contained in reftel A by providing forty pages of documents, in Arabic, which he said are the records [...]	2009-08-06 14:20:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN EFIN PREL PTER UNSC EG UK
09CAIRO159	JUDGE RELEASES POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH SAMALUT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-29 15:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM EG
09CAIRO1749	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: September 10 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- -- Preparing for Free Trade Negotiations with MERCOSUR --------------------------------------------- -- 2. (U) Minister of Trade and In [...]	2009-09-10 08:43:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO1766	FRAUD SUMMARY - CAIRO [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Widespread poverty and a lack of perceived economic prospects drive a significant number of Egyptians to look for opportunity outside of their homeland. Boatloads of Egyptians have been intercepted traveling north across the Mediterranean towards Europe. Such economic migran [...]	2009-09-13 13:39:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EG
09CAIRO2044	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 16:04:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN EG
09CAIRO205	LESSONS LEARNED FROM EMBASSY CAIRO'S EVACUATION OF AMERICAN [...] Summary: Embassy Cairo evacuated four families with American citizens and family members entitled to immigrant visas, and assisted in the evacuation of over 100 foreign nationals on January 19, 2009. The evacuation went smoothly and lessons learned follow. End Summary. 2. On January 19, 2 [...]	2009-02-04 15:12:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PREL PTER ASEC KPAL EG
09CAIRO2172	SCENESETTER FOR U/S HORMATS MEETING WITH MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 08:20:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ETRD PGOV PREL EG
09CAIRO219	TEN MEN DETAINED FOR ALLEGED HOMOSEXUAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-05 15:13:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI EG
09CAIRO2223	POST NOMINATION FOR THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) Nehad Aboul Komsan, Embassy Cairo's nominee for the Secretary's International Women of Courage Award, deserves USG commendation for her tireless campaigning on behalf of women's rights in Egypt. -- (U) Aboul Komsan's efforts as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Egyp [...]	2009-12-01 15:01:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO EG
09CAIRO2237	EGYPT 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] (U) Per reftel, below is the text of Embassy Cairo's 2010 National Trade Estimate for Egypt, also emailed as requested to USTR in a Microsoft Word document. 2. (U) Begin text: EGYPT TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade surplus with Egypt was $3.6 billion in 2008, an increase of $690 m [...]	2009-12-03 13:31:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO2291	Baby Traffickers Resurface in Alexandria [...] (SBU) Summary: An American Citizen couple attempted to register a newborn as their biological child during a scheduled consular outreach visit held at the American Center in Alexandria. The couple fit the profile developed by the Cairo Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) in reftels and the case was re [...]	2009-12-13 14:59:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CMGT CASC KOCI ASEC PHUM SMIG EG
09CAIRO2309	SUBSIDY REFORM PROGRESSING SLOWLY - GOE LOOKS TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-17 13:48:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV ENRG EG
09CAIRO2320	THE MYSTERIES OF EGYPT'S HEALTH CARE REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-17 15:59:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECON SOCI EG
09CAIRO2347	EGYPT: DECEMBER 2009 INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 13:28:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG
09CAIRO302	EDUCATION REFORM IN EGYPT. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The poor quality of public education in Egypt is consistently cited by Egyptians across the board as a major impediment to both economic and political development. Reformers agree Egypt needs an education system which encourages critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork and [...]	2009-02-19 10:23:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV EG
09CAIRO379	EDUCATION REFORM IN EGYPT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The poor quality of public education in Egypt is consistently cited by Egyptians across the board as a major impediment to both economic and political development. Reformers agree Egypt needs an education system which encourages critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork and [...]	2009-03-03 13:07:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV EG
09CAIRO386	CAIRO SUBMISSION FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING [...] (U) This cable contains U.S. Embassy Cairo's response to Trafficking in Persons (TIP) contribution requirements (reftel A). The following text contains responses to paragraphs 23-29 in the original tasking cable. 2. (U) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. The available sources of informat [...]	2009-03-04 14:32:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09CAIRO408	Egypt: Local Dairy Farmers Demand GOE Price Support [...] (U) Key Points -- Falling international prices of milk are threatening local milk producers who are demanding action by the government to save the dairy industry. -- Egypt is a net importer of dairy products with the majority of its imports coming from Australia and New Zealand. The U.S. [...]	2009-03-10 10:12:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD ELAB PGOV EG
09CAIRO426	FRAUD SUMMARY - CAIRO [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-12 11:37:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EG
09CAIRO452	INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS FINED FOR VIOLATING GAG [...] (C) On February 26, a Cairo court fined the editors of the independent newspapers "Al-Masry Al-Youm" and "Al Wafd," and three reporters from the papers, LE 10,000 (1,800 USD) each for allegedly violating a November 16, 2008 gag order on the ongoing murder trial of regime insider Hisham Talat Mu [...]	2009-03-16 15:07:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM EG
09CAIRO453	EGYPT'S BAHA'I WIN LEGAL BATTLE [...] KEY POINTS - (SBU) On March 16, Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court dismissed a legal challenge filed by an Islamist lawyer that had heretofore blocked the implementation of a January 2008 court decision directing the Ministry of Interior (MoI) to issue identification documents to members [...]	2009-03-16 15:07:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KDEM EG
09CAIRO454	COURT SENTENCES NINE MEN TO DEATH FOR GANG RAPE [...] (U) On March 4, the Criminal Court in the Delta town of Kafr Al-Sheikh sentenced nine defendants to death and one juvenile to 15 years in prison for the armed gang-rape of 28 year-old Fatma Mahmoud Amin in 2006. One of the convicted men planned the rape as revenge against Amin's husband who r [...]	2009-03-16 15:21:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN EG
09CAIRO478	END-USE ISSUES IN EGYPT [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) Since 2006, the Department has reported to Congress five separate potential violations of Egypt's end-use, re-transfer, and security obligations. -- (S/NF) Three of those cases - the Medical Center, Metrology Lab Case, and Synchrolift - involved potential end use vi [...]	2009-03-19 15:40:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM ETTC MASS EG
09CAIRO548	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: MARCH 31 WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: Investment Minister on the Egyptian Economy ------------------------------------------ 2. (U) Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin announced that Egypt's real GDP growth is ex [...]	2009-03-31 12:01:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO565	Egyptian Deputy Central Bank Governor discusses [...] (SBU) Key Points: --Deputy Central Bank (CBE) Governor Hisham Ramez said that the general nominal weakening of the Egyptian pound from July 2008 onward was primarily a function of market forces. --After the pound hit a recent high of LE 5.7/$US in the exchange bureaus during the weekend of [...]	2009-04-02 13:45:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PGOV EG
09CAIRO571	MFA SENIOR ADVISOR ON PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATIONS, [...] (S/NF) Key points -- MFA Senior Cabinet Advisor and Spokesman Hossam Zaki told DCM April 2 that Egyptian-sponsored negotiations on Palestinian government formation that resumed April 1 are "going nowhere." He did not articulate a contingency plan, and argued that the USG should not insist o [...]	2009-04-02 16:11:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IS SY SU QA CD SA EG
09CAIRO600	UPDATE ON CASE OF FRAUDULENT BIRTH REGISTRATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Working with the Canadian Embassy in Cairo, the Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) has identified at least five cases from the Canadians that fit the profile of the confirmed baby trafficking cases described in reftels. In addition, the FPU has uncovered one additional case from the no [...]	2009-04-08 07:33:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC CMGT CVIS EG KFRD KOCI PHUM SMIG
09CAIRO605	EGYPT: PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS ON ECONOMY AND DOMESTIC [...] (U) KEY POINTS -- On April 6, Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif addressed the Egyptian parliament and discussed the global economy and President Mubarak's proposed budget for fiscal 2009/10. The key points he made were: -- The Egyptian economy continues to grow, but growth is slowing. [...]	2009-04-08 15:18:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV EG
09CAIRO668	EGYPT'S INTERIOR MINISTRY APPROVES ISSUANCE OF [...] KEY POINTS -- (SBU) On April 14, Egypt's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) published a decree in Egypt's Official Gazette authorizing members of "non-recognized religions" (all other than Islam, Christianity and Judaism) to obtain identification cards with a dash in the mandatory religious [...]	2009-04-16 15:14:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KDEM EG
09CAIRO695	"APRIL 6" LEADER PLANS U.S. TRAVEL; DESCRIBES [...] (C) On April 22, "April 6 Movement" leader Ahmed Saleh told us that he plans to travel to Washington from May 2 to May 9 to testify in a May 7 Congressional hearing on a draft resolution on human rights in Egypt sponsored by Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA). Saleh said that Dina Guirgis of the Washingt [...]	2009-04-23 15:45:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM EG
09CAIRO724	EGYPT:LET'S KILL ALL THE PIGS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: While Egyptian authorities have been responding to the virus formerly known as Swine Flu (and now known as H1N1) in measured ways -stepping up a mostly moribund program to move swine out of urban areas to the countryside, testing swine and swine workers for the H1N1 v [...]	2009-04-29 08:17:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV ECON KSCA EAGR KISL KIRF USDA
09CAIRO743	EGYPT'S PIG SLAUGHTER CONTINUES [...] (SBU) We met April 30 with Dr. Mona Mehrez, director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation's (MALR's) Animal Health Research Institute today. Mehrez confirmed Egypt's mass pig slaughtering operation began in earnest April 30. MALR teams are doing the killing. The goal is no pig [...]	2009-04-30 14:01:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PGOV ECON KFLU KSTH KSCA KISL EG
09CAIRO765	EGYPT: RECENT FLU NEWS [...] (U) Key Points-- There have been a number of developments on both the H1N1 ("Swine" flu) and H5N1 (Avian Influenza or AI) fronts: --(SBU) While the GOE's pig slaughter campaign (septel) has diverted resources and public attention from GOE efforts at pandemic preparedness, the GOE has taken [...]	2009-05-05 10:23:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PGOV EAGR EG
09CAIRO807	EGYPT'S ECONOMY: MAY 12 WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------------------------------- Draft Budget and Annual Civil Service Raise ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) On May 6, the Shura Council, the upper hou [...]	2009-05-12 08:38:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EPET PGOV EG
09CAIRO868	UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES TERRORIST FINANCE [...] Key Points -- (S) Egyptian interlocutors confirmed to U/S Levey their concern about Iran and their desire to keep financial pressure on Iran. -- (S) Central Bank Deputy Governor indicated that he would discuss with the Governor and others the possibility of a formal policy directive prohi [...]	2009-05-19 09:46:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	EFIN EG IR IS KDEM KPAL NP PGOV PREL PTER
09CAIRO874	SCENESETTER: PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S VISIT TO [...] (S/NF) Introduction: President Mubarak last visited Washington in April 2004, breaking a twenty year tradition of annual visits to the White House. Egyptians view President Mubarak's upcoming meeting with the President as a new beginning to the U.S.-Egyptian relationship that will restore a [...]	2009-05-19 12:58:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON EG IS IR IZ
09CAIRO975	UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES IRAN [...] Key Points -- (S) Egyptian interlocutors confirmed to U/S Levey their concern about Iran and their desire to keep financial pressure on Iran. -- (S) Central Bank Deputy Governor suggested that it would not be difficult to issue a formal policy directive prohibiting Egyptian banks from opening or [...]	2009-05-28 12:49:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	EFIN EG IR IS KDEM KPAL NP PGOV PREL PTER
09CANBERRA108	NEW CIVAIR DRUG/ALCOHOL TESTING STARTS SOON [...] (SBU) Summary: The new Australian drug and alcohol random testing programs for those involved in safety-related aviation roles legally could begin at any time, but it expected to start in late March or early April. The program will be administered by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA),[...]	2009-02-02 06:37:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR AS
09CANBERRA127	SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT PLANS VISIT TO AUSTRALIA [...] (C/NF) Summary: DFAT North Asia Division North East Asia Branch Assistant Secretary Daniel Sloper told Poloff on February 5 that ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan,s meetings in Perth and Sydney January 22-24 were to finalize arrangements for President Lee Myung-Bak,s visit to Australia dur [...]	2009-02-06 03:49:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AS ETRD KS PREL
09CANBERRA179	AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON NUCLEAR [...] In response to our January 30 demarche (reftel),John Sullivan, Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT),provided the following responses to our specific questions, drawn from a GOA interagency review. We have not yet rece [...]	2009-02-20 06:43:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MNUC KTIA PREL AS
09CANBERRA180	CHINESE INVESTMENT OFFERS PILE UP IN AUSTRALIAN [...] (C) Summary: The pace of Chinese efforts to invest in key Australian mineral companies has picked up. While the Chinalco-Rio Tinto investment (reftel) has drawn the most attention, other Chinese companies are seeking to take advantage of the troubled economic state of many Australian miners. [...]	2009-02-20 07:49:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD EINV EIND AS
09CANBERRA181	CORRECTED COPY: AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON [...] In response to our January 30 demarche (reftel),John Sullivan, Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT),provided the following responses to our specific questions, drawn from a GOA interagency review. We have not yet rece [...]	2009-02-23 04:08:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MNUC KTIA PREL AS
09CANBERRA220	AUSTRALIA - INPUT FOR G-20 [...] (C/NF) Summary: The top concern for the Australians going into the G20 summit will be coordinated international action to restore global confidence, bolster the stability of the international financial system, and produce outcomes that lead to tangible results. PM Rudd wants to coordinate wi [...]	2009-03-04 21:09:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN AS
09CANBERRA275	AUSTRALIA STIMULUS PACKAGES GREEN COMPONENT [...] (SBU) Per instructions in reftel, Post is providing the following answers to questions regarding the two fiscal stimulus packages launched by the federal government in December (A$10 billion) and February (A$42 billion). Q: Has the country passed a fiscal stimulus package that designates spe [...]	2009-03-20 02:21:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ENRG SENV AS
09CANBERRA323	AUSTRALIAN MEDIA SEEK GREATER TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) Saying that Australia lags well behind most major democracies in press freedom, 12 major media outlets have joined together to push for reforms in Australian laws on freedom of information, privacy and whistleblower/shield protections. The group, which has organized its effort as Austral [...]	2009-03-30 21:01:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PHUM PINS AS
09CANBERRA324	AUSTRALIAN MEDIA SEEK GREATER TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) Saying that Australia lags well behind most major democracies in press freedom, 12 major media outlets have joined together to push for reforms in Australian laws on freedom of information, privacy and whistleblower/shield protections. The group, which has organized its effort as Austral [...]	2009-03-30 21:01:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PHUM PINS AS
09CANBERRA327	AUSTRALIA BLOCKS CHINESE INVESTMENT ON SECURITY [...] (C) Treasurer Wayne Swan announced March 27 that the Australian Government would block the A$2.6 billion (USD 1.7 billion) bid by Chinese state-owned Minmetals Non-Ferrous Metals to purchase OZ Minerals, Australia's third-largest mining firm, on national security grounds. This is the first [...]	2009-03-31 06:54:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PREL CH AS
09CANBERRA338	RENEWABLE ENERGY FUND: GEOTHERMAL LEFT OUT? [...] (SBU) Summary: The Rudd government's A$435 million (US$305 million) Renewable Energy Demonstration Program (REDP) provides the best vehicle for companies seeking to commercialize new renewable energy technologies. The program is currently taking applications for what will eventually be 8-10 A [...]	2009-04-03 04:32:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ECON AS
09CANBERRA339	CORRECTED COPY -- RENEWABLE ENERGY FUND: [...] (SBU) Summary: The Rudd government's A$435 million (US$305 million) Renewable Energy Demonstration Program (REDP) provides the best vehicle for companies seeking to commercialize new renewable energy technologies. The program is currently taking applications for what will eventually be 8-10 A [...]	2009-04-03 04:54:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ECON AS
09CANBERRA376	DFAT READOUT OF FM SMITH'S DISCUSSIONS IN CHINA [...] (C/NF) Summary: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) North Asia First Assistant Secretary Graham Fletcher told Polcouns on April 8 that Foreign Minister Stephen Smith's talks with Chinese officials on his recent trip to that country went well. He noted that the March 24-27 visit [...]	2009-04-14 03:04:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AS CH JA KN PK PREL
09CANBERRA402	SCENE SETTER-CDR GEN D. MCNABB VISIT TO AUSTRALIA [...] (C/NF) Australia is the closest of our five treaty allies in the Asia-Pacific region and has deployed forces with the United States in every major military engagement since World War I, including most recently in Afghanistan and Iraq. Relations intensified dramatically in the wake of the 9/11 [...]	2009-04-22 01:57:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	PREL OTRA AS
09CANBERRA419	MGSF01 AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP APRIL 29 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: The GOA increased its pandemic response phase to DELAY under the Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza (AHMPPI - available at www.flupandemic.gov.au) [...]	2009-04-29 07:27:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09CANBERRA446	AUSTRALIAN BUDGET PREVIEW: INTO DEFICIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The upcoming Federal budget (release date May 12) will see a deficit of around A$70 billion (US$53b),due to significantly decreased revenue because of the effects of the global financial crisis and economic downturn. Indications are that the Rudd government's second budget wil [...]	2009-05-10 22:22:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON MCAP PGOV AS
09CANBERRA452	BUDGET: BIG DEFICIT, RECOVERY BEGINNING IN 2010 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a decade of almost continuous budget surpluses, the 2009-10 budget announced May 12 projects a deficit of A$$58 billion or 4.9 percent of GDP, the largest in the postwar period. The budget forecasts that unemployment will peak at 8.5 percent in 2010-11, economic recovery [...]	2009-05-13 07:52:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV AS
09CANBERRA464	Australian Health Care - An Overview [...] (SBU) Australia's mixed public and private health care system achieves some of the best health outcomes in the OECD despite healthcare spending comprising less than 10% of GDP. Australia is second in the OECD for life expectancy at birth and 16th in percentage of GDP spent on healthcare. Aust [...]	2009-05-17 22:21:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV SOCI AS
09CANBERRA474	READOUT OF AUSTRALIA'S DEFENCE WHITE PAPER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Australian Defence Deputy Secretary Michael Pezzullo invited emboffs to hear a readout of Beijing's reaction to his April 27 briefing on Australia's Defence White Paper in advance of its May 2 public release. He said he used the opportunity specifically to disavow recent Aust [...]	2009-05-19 06:40:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS CH AS
09CANBERRA511	GFC, H1N1, AND OPEN SKIES, OH MY! A LOOK AT [...] (SBU) Summary. The Australian civil aviation industry has not escaped the economic slowdown brought on by the intensified global financial crisis. Qantas remains the heavyweight in the Australian aviation arena, but its share of the domestic market is slipping and is now down to around 60%. [...]	2009-06-01 06:46:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON AS
09CANBERRA513	AUSTRALIA WELCOMES FISSILE MATERIAL CUT-OFF TREATY [...] Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith issued a strong public statement of support for the recent agreement to begin negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) on June 1. Smith cited the growing international consensus on the need to act against the spread of nuc [...]	2009-06-02 07:04:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL AS
09CANBERRA531	AUSTRALIA H1N1 CASES CONTINUE TO RAMP UP [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: In per capita terms, Australia surpassed the U.S. for confirmed H1N1 infections on June 4-5. The rapid internal spread of the disease following a lengthy period with only a few, foreign-connected cases highlights the difficulty [...]	2009-06-05 07:24:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU AS
09CANBERRA57	SCENE SETTER FOR CDR USN SEVENTH FLEET VADM J. [...] (C/NF) Australia is the closest of our five treaty allies in the Asia-Pacific region and has deployed forces with the United States in every major military engagement since World War I, including most recently in Afghanistan and Iraq. Relations intensified dramatically in the wake of the 9/11 [...]	2009-01-16 05:25:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OTRA AS
09CANBERRA570	AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP JUNE 18, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. 2. (SBU) Government Response: On June 17th, the GOA announced a new pandemic response phase - PROTECT - and all jurisdictions are moving to PROTECT level. Key changes include: - Recognizing the [...]	2009-06-18 07:04:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09CANBERRA585	RUDD BESTS TURNBULL IN HIGH STAKES CLASH [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull put their credibility on the line over the government's relationship with a used car dealer - and Turnbull has emerged significantly damaged. In a spirited exchange in parliament, Rudd denied his office made repr [...]	2009-06-23 07:35:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AS PGOV
09CANBERRA588	CORRECTED COPY: AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION LAWS CONTINUE TO BE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Australian government has restricted the ability of the Immigration Minister and his department to cancel visas on character grounds, continuing the Rudd government's softening of immigration laws. This has been welcomed by human rights advocates, particularly in the context [...]	2009-06-25 06:52:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AS
09CANBERRA61	SCENE SETTER FOR CDR USN SEVENTH FLEET VADM J. [...] (C/NF) Australia is the closest of our five treaty allies in the Asia-Pacific region and has deployed forces with the United States in every major military engagement since World War I, including most recently in Afghanistan and Iraq. Relations intensified dramatically in the wake of the 9/11 [...]	2009-01-19 23:23:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	PREL OTRA AS
09CANBERRA710	AUSTRALIAN ATTORNEY GENERAL'S RESPONSE TO THE [...] (U) The Australian Attorney General's Department has prepared a multi-agency response to the president's request for a report on initiatives countering torture from various allies. 2. (U) The Australian response: Begin text.. Australian Initiatives to Counter Torture and Assist Victims - [...]	2009-08-04 06:11:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UN AS
09CANBERRA78	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - AUSTRALIA [...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Australia. Note that the exchange rate between the US and Australian dollars fluctuated very widely over the year 2008; we have used the exchange rate as of January 21, 2009 (A$1 = US$.66) throughout. ----------------------------------- [...]	2009-01-22 03:52:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB ETRD EINV ECON ELAB OPIC AS
09CANBERRA812	AUSTRALIA H1N1 SITREP SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 [...] (SBU) The following is the latest SITREP covering Australia's response to the H1N1 outbreak. Australian government response remains unchanged since June 17. Most deaths in Australia continue to occur in patients with underlying medical conditions. New South Wales Health reported that the ma [...]	2009-09-04 07:39:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09CANBERRA855	AUSTRALIA-ROK-INDONESIA TRILATERAL DISCUSSION [...] (C/NF) An inaugural trilateral held in Canberra on September 9 between Australia, the ROK and Indonesia resulted in a vehicle still in search of an idea. While the concept has strong support from the heads of government, the trilateral discussion was wide ranging and did not produce substantiv [...]	2009-09-18 07:36:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KS ID AS
09CANBERRA861	AUSTRALIAN PRIORITIES FOR UNGA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY Australia's UNGA priorities are promoting its bid for a 2013-2014 Security Council seat, climate change, nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, as well as UN financial and budgetary issues. Australia is delighted with the U.S. initiative to have a UNSC discussion on dis [...]	2009-09-18 08:09:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNGA AS
09CANBERRA900	NEW FOREIGN INVESTMENT GUIDELINES TARGET CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Australia has placed new guidelines on foreign investment in resources. A Chinese mining group abandoned a A$770 million deal after the Foreign Investment Review Board applied new foreign ownership limits on investment in resources projects. Separately, the Defense Minister rej [...]	2009-09-30 07:04:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EIND ENRG ETTC ETRD AS
09CAPETOWN148	N2 GATEWAY/JOE SLOVO EVICTION RULING [...] (U) Summary: On June 10, 2009 the Constitutional Court upheld an order of the Cape High Court whereby residents of the Joe Slovo informal settlement would be evicted and moved to the more remote area of Delft in order to facilitate the building of houses as part of the N2 Gateway Project. The [...]	2009-06-17 06:42:00	Consulate Cape Town	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SF
09CAPETOWN197	SOUTH AFRICAN PARLIAMENT HOLDS ROBUST DEBATE ON [...] Summary: South African Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi recently gave his first budget speech to a packed Parliament chamber. The Minister's speech came at a difficult time with an ongoing doctors' strike and a public health sector in dire straits. Minister Motsoaledi outlined the gover [...]	2009-09-04 15:29:00	Consulate Cape Town	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV PHUM SOCI TBIO SA
09CAPETOWN56	SOUTH AFRICA IS HYDROCARBON POOR, BUT HAS BIG PLANS FOR [...] (SBU) This cable is not for Internet distribution. This cable is a collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate General Cape Town. Summary. South Africa has limited reserves of crude oil and natural gas and imports 70 percent of its requirements, which are for the most part refined l [...]	2009-03-12 12:33:00	Consulate Cape Town	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB SF
09CARACAS1073	GBRV RESPONDS TO CRITICAL GAO REPORT ON NARCOTICS [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan Minister of Interior and Justice (MIJ) Tarek El-Aissami and Director of the National Anti-Drug Office (ONA),Colonel Nestor Reverol, addressed the Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) on July 21 following the release of the GAO report on declining U.S. - Venezuelan counte [...]	2009-08-14 17:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SNAR VE
09CARACAS1208	VENEZUELA: CHAVEZ'S EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT OF REPSOL'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Friday, September 11, President Chavez trumpeted that Spanish oil company Repsol had made a significant natural gas discovery in the Gulf of Venezuela. Repsol issued a press release reiterating President Chavez's statement. This discovery was made in one of seven off-shore blo [...]	2009-09-16 14:09:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON CU VE
09CARACAS1209	NO SHORT TERM DELIVERIES FROM CHAVEZ'S RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced September 13 that he had agreed to purchase USD 2.2 billion worth of weapons from Russia. Russia reportedly is providing financing for this purchase. The weapons would include main battle tanks (MBTs),components of an integrated air d [...]	2009-09-16 15:15:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PREL VE CO RU
09CARACAS1296	VENEZUELA: THE POLITICS OF DEVELOPING URANIUM RESERVES [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 19:33:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IR KNNP VE
09CARACAS139	GIVE US YOUR TIRED, WEARY, DISEASED,LIVESTOCK [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to knowledgeable industry representatives, Venezuela continues to import cattle without appropriate controls against animal disease. The most recent example brought to our attention is cows purchased from Cuba that suffer from leucosis, for which there are tests. Appa [...]	2009-02-03 13:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV VE
09CARACAS1432	NEW CENTRAL BANK LAW IN EFFECT [...] (U) The modified Central Bak (BCV) law we reported on previously (reftel) was published in the Official Gazette dated Novembe 5 and is now in effect. There are several diffrences between the actual law and what we reported which was based on the draft approved by the Naional Assembly in firs [...]	2009-11-09 19:22:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN VE
09CARACAS155	VENEZUELAN AUTOMOTIVE POLICY HAD "DISASTEROUS" [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Venezuelan government's automotive policy, in effect since January 1, 2008, fell far short of meeting its goal of increasing domestic car production. Car sales dropped by 45 percent in 2008 while spiraling prices due to lack of supply now have some in the government calling f [...]	2009-02-05 16:49:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV VE
09CARACAS159	REFERENDUM UPDATE - ONE WEEK OUT [...] (C) Summary: With just over a week to go before the February 15 constitutional referendum to remove official term limits, credible local polling indicates that support for President Chavez's "Yes" campaign has drawn slightly ahead of the "No." The Government of Bolivarin Republic of Venezue [...]	2009-02-06 17:37:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
09CARACAS214	PDVSA'S STRATEGY AGAINST EXXONMOBIL AND INCREASED [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a PDVSA employee interviewed following his visa renewal, PDVSA is aggressively preparing its international arbitration case against ExxonMobil (XM),is reviewing and prioritizing balances due to service companies, and is optimistic that ConocoPhillips (CP) will retur [...]	2009-02-17 11:31:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
09CARACAS216	VENEZUELANS APPROVE ELIMINATION OF TERM LIMITS, [...] (C) Summary. The National Electoral Council (CNE) announced February 15 that Venezuelan voters approved a proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate term limits, 54.85 percent to 45.15 percent. The result, coming on the heels of the "Yes" camp's state-funded and sometimes violent campaig [...]	2009-02-17 13:25:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE
09CARACAS239	PDVSA STRUGGLING WITH FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the CEO of a major domestic oil field services company, Chavez continues to spend as if world oil prices will quickly return to a minimum of $60/barrel, ignoring other budget scenarios developed by PDVSA planners. This contact avers that Venezuela is not only facin [...]	2009-02-20 20:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
09CARACAS271	2009 SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION: KEEP VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) continues to chip away at protection of intellectual property rights. In 2008, the GBRV resurrected a 50 year old law disallowing the patenting of medicines and food. Enforcement remains a problem as the police agenc [...]	2009-03-03 18:28:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR
09CARACAS283	DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU: VENEZUELA'S ANIMAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: One of President Chavez' July 2008 decrees mandated the reorganization of Venezuela's animal and plant health authority, SASA, into a new organization called INSAI (the National Institute for Agricultural Health). This has now taken operational effect with the first action, for [...]	2009-03-05 18:34:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV VE
09CARACAS287	VENEZUELA: LATEST CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (C) Summary. On March 3, the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) announced a cabinet reshuffling, including the transformation of five existing ministries and the abolition of three ministries. The only new face in the cabinet is Eduardo Saman, a hard line Chavista and [...]	2009-03-05 21:48:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL EINV PGOV VE

09CARACAS441	OPPOSITION LEADER ROSALES STILL IN HIDING AS [...] (C) Summary: Maracaibo mayor and former opposition Presidential candidate Manuel Rosales remains in hiding, probably in Zulia State, a week after he was rumored to have fled the country in pursuit of political asylum. His lawyers provided Polcouns April 2 with a step-by-step legal rebuttal [...]	2009-04-06 20:56:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE

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