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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR [+] KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG [+] KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN [+] KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC [+] MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV [+] SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG [+] SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR [+] SNUC SO SOC SOCI [+] SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO [+] TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG [+] ENRL ENTG ENV ENVI ENVIRONMENT ENVR ENVT EON EOXC EP EPA EPAT EPCS EPE EPEC EPECO EPET [+] EPIN EPIT EPPD EPRT EPSC EPTE EPTED EPWR EQ EQRD ER ERA ERD EREL ERGR ERICKSON ERIN ERTD ES ESA ESCAP ESCI ESDP ESENV ESF ESLCO ESOC ESOCI ESPS ESS ESSO ESTH ESTN ESTRADA ET ETA ETAD ETC ETCC ETD ETDR ETEL ETER ETEX ETFN ETIC ETIO ETLN ETMIN ETR ETRA ETRAD ETRB ETRC ETRD [+] ETRDECD ETRG ETRK ETRN ETRO ETRP ETT ETTC [+] ETTD ETTF ETTN ETTR ETTRD ETTW ETZ EU EUC EUCOM EUE EUEAID EUFOR EUM EUMEM EUN EUR EUREM EURM EURN EV EVENTS EVN EWRG EWT EWTR EWWT [+] EX EXBS EXEC EXIM EXO EXPORT EXTERNAL EZ FA FAA FAC FAGR FAO FARC FARM FAS FATAH FBI FCC FCS FCSC FCSCEG FCUL FDA FDIC FEDULOV FEMA FERNANDO FGM FI FIN FINANCE FINE FINR FINREF FINV FIR FISO FJ FK FKFLO FKLU FLU FM FMC FMGT FMLN FMS FO FOI FOOKS FOR FORCE FORCES FOREIGN FORWHA FP FPC FR FRA FRANCIS FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ FRB FREDOM FREEDOM FRELIMO FRIED FRN FRU FSC FSI FT FTA FTAA FWS GA GAERC GAMES GAO GARCIA GASPAR GATT GAZA GAZPROM GB GBSLE GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD 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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 08TOKYO3088 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/06/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-06 01:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3090 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/06/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-06 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3099 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/07/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-07 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3103 | INCSR: JAPAN 2008 [...] (SBU) Japan's efforts to fight drug trafficking comply with international standards; Japan is a party to the 1988 UN Drug Convention. Japan cooperates with other countries in intelligence sharing and law enforcement. Methamphetamine abuse remains the biggest challenge to Japanese antinarcotics [...] | 2008-11-09 22:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SNAR JP |
| 08TOKYO3109 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/10/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-10 01:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3114 | U.S. - JAPAN - KOREA TRILATERAL POLICY PLANNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Trilateral Policy Planning talks were held in Tokyo October 28-29 by S/P Director David Gordon and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, Deputy Vice Foreign Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho, and Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination Lim Dae-Hong. Main topics [...] | 2008-11-10 06:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV KGHG KSCA KDEM XE |
| 08TOKYO3116 | NIPPON OIL WEIGHING IRAQ OIL BID AMID POLITICAL, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials from Nippon Oil, Japan's largest petroleum company and one of four Japanese firms pre-qualified to participate in first-round bidding on Iraqi oil tenders, report the firm is still deliberating whether to bid on Iraqi contracts amidst internal questions about Iraqi polit [...] | 2008-11-10 07:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PREL IZ JA |
| 08TOKYO3124 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/10/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-11 00:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3137 | JAPAN -- 2009 DRAFT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-11 08:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ETRD JA KIPR |
| 08TOKYO3138 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/12/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-11 23:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3139 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/13/08 [...] International cooperation to overcome financial crisis ? Various countries properly implement macroeconomic policies, including fiscal disbursement (Japan has compiled a package of additional economic pump-priming measures worth approximately 27 trillion yen) 2. Mid- to long-term internatio [...] | 2008-11-12 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3142 | JAPAN REFUELING MISSION TO CONTINUE, ANTI-TERROR [...] (C) The bill extending the Anti-Terrorism Special Measures Law will clear the Diet on November 20, according to Embassy Tokyo contacts in the Diet and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Upper House Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee will vote on the bill on November 18 and then send it to an U [...] | 2008-11-12 07:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA |
| 08TOKYO3143 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/13/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-12 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3146 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/14/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-13 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3150 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/14/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-13 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3155 | TAMOGAMI REPURCUSSIONS CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: Ousted Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) Chief Toshio Tamogami has continued to make headlines, most recently in Diet testimony where he refused to apologize for his revisionist historical views published in an essay and resulting in his removal as ASDF chief (ref A). Prime Minister [...] | 2008-11-13 08:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA |
| 08TOKYO3164 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/17/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-16 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3166 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/18/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-17 01:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3175 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/18/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-17 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3180 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/19/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-18 01:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3188 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/19/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-18 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3189 | DPJ BLOCKS OEF BILL, REQUIRING DIET EXTENSION [...] (C) Summary: The DPJ followed through on its promise to boycott Upper House deliberations on the OEF refueling legislation November 18, hoping to force PM Aso's hand on submission of a second supplementary budget bill and speed dissolution of the Lower House and a snap election. The oppositi [...] | 2008-11-18 09:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
| 08TOKYO319 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/06/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-06 22:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3194 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/20/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-19 01:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3202 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/20/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-19 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO321 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/07/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-07 01:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3211 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/21/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-20 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3221 | HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY TROY'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary -------- 2. (SBU) As the world's second largest economy, Japan remains a strong ally and a key partner for the U.S. in global health efforts. During its G8 presidency, Japan has shown leadership on import [...] | 2008-11-21 10:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI TBIO KSTH ECON PREL KFLU JA |
| 08TOKYO3233 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/25/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-25 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3235 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/26/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-26 01:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO325 | SENIOR LDP POLITICIAN ON ELECTION PROSPECTS, [...] (C) Senior ruling party politician Koichi Kato told Embassy Tokyo February 4 that poor economic management and a lack of leadership could force the Prime Minister to dissolve the Diet in the fall, with the ruling coalition likely to lose its 2/3 super-majority in the Lower House. During the c [...] | 2008-02-07 07:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN OECD JA |
| 08TOKYO3251 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/28/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-28 01:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3264 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-01 01:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3272 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/01/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-01 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3279 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/02/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-02 00:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3285 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/02/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-02 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3288 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/03/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-03 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3299 | FURTHER DELAY AT JNFL'S ROKKASHO REPROCESSING PLANT [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL) is still experiencing technical difficulties related to its high level waste vitrification melter at Rokkasho and announced on November 25 that it will delay the end of its active testing phase from November to February. Officials at JNFL are [...] | 2008-12-03 07:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ENRG TRGY NRR MNUC PUNE JA |
| 08TOKYO3300 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/03/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-03 08:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3301 | ASO'S SUPPORT FALLS; ANTI-ASO MOVES INSIDE LDP [...] (C) Summary: Support for Prime Minister Taro Aso is in freefall, based on the results of the latest opinion polls. Verbal gaffes, policy miscues, a perceived inability to deal with the global economic crisis, and growing discontent within his own party have called Aso's leadership into questi [...] | 2008-12-03 08:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL JA |
| 08TOKYO3305 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/04/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-04 02:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO331 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/07/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-07 09:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3311 | ECONOMIC CONFIDENCE AMONG JAPANESE SMES AND LARGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Japanese large manufacturers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are rapidly losing confidence in the economy. Large-scale manufacturers' business sentiment, according to one source, fell to its lowest level since 2002, while SME sentiment fell to its lowest level si [...] | 2008-12-04 07:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
| 08TOKYO3314 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/05/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-04 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3315 | POSTAL PRIVATIZATION GETS POLITICAL, AGAIN [...] (C) Prime Minister Aso's recent comments about postponing the public sale of postal companies' stocks highlighted the rift between pro- and anti-reform elements in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Opposition efforts to legislate a postal privatization "freeze" appear to have made he [...] | 2008-12-04 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV JA |
| 08TOKYO3318 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/05/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-05 01:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3323 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/05/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-05 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3327 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/08/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-08 01:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO333 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/08/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-08 02:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3333 | ASO AND MEDVEDEV DISCUSS NORTHERN TERRITORIES [...] (C) Summary. Japan PM Aso expressed concern with the pace of working-level discussions on the Northern Territories during talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the margins of the November 22-23 APEC Summit in Lima, Peru. Medvedev said a solution would require strong political will by [...] | 2008-12-08 08:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JA RS KN |
| 08TOKYO3334 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/08/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-08 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3335 | KOMEITO STILL STANDING BY ASO AND LDP [...] (C) Summary: The Komeito is sticking with its ruling coalition partner even as voices from within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are increasingly critical of Prime Minister Aso's leadership and calling for his ouster, senior Komeito politician Yoshio Urushibara told Embassy Tokyo. The rul [...] | 2008-12-08 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR JA |
| 08TOKYO3336 | SUBJECT: SENATOR INOUYE EXCHANGES VIEWS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) held discussions with the Japanese Prime Minister, the Foreign, Defense, Trade, and Finance Ministers, and several prominent Diet members during his November 30 to December 4 visit to Tokyo. The Senator underscored the importance of close bilateral r [...] | 2008-12-08 09:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
| 08TOKYO3338 | CODEL BOSWELL'S DECEMBER 13-15 VISIT TO JAPAN: THE [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes CODEL Boswell's December 13-15 visit to Japan to discuss key agriculture-related issues. Your time in Tokyo provides an excellent opportunity to underscore the importance of U.S.-Japan trade in food and food products; to emphasize the vital role U.S. agricultural exp [...] | 2008-12-08 22:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON PREL JA |
| 08TOKYO3339 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/09/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-09 01:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3341 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/09/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-09 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3345 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/10/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-10 00:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3357 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/10/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-10 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3361 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/11/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-11 01:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3370 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/11/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-11 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3373 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/12/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-12 06:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3383 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/12/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-15 00:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3388 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/12/08-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-15 01:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3402 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/15/08-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-15 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3408 | PRIME MINISTER ASO ANNOUNCES $256 BILLION ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Aso announced at a December 12 press conference the outline of a new 23 trillion ($256 billion, or 4.5% of GDP) economic policy package, the third of its kind in about 100 days (reftel) . Excluding some 6 trillion ($67 billion) of overlapping measures, the overall [...] | 2008-12-16 01:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN JA |
| 08TOKYO3409 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/16/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-16 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3417 | BOJ BUSINESS SENTIMENT INDEX RECORDS STEEPEST FALL [...] (C) Summary: The Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan survey of business sentiment, a closely watched business cycle indicator and a principal input in the central bank's monetary policy deliberations, revealed a drastic across-the-board deterioration in business sentiment among large, medium si [...] | 2008-12-16 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN JA |
| 08TOKYO3419 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/16/08 [...] In the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy and the APEC Summit held earlier, strong statements were issued regarding the WTO Doha Round trade talks. Despite these statements, a ministerial meeting has been put off and a modalities agreement is unlikely to be reached by the end of [...] | 2008-12-16 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3427 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/17/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 01:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3430 | JAPAN'S FY2009 TAX REFORM PROPOSALS [...] (C) Summary. Japan's ruling coalition parties announced December 12 a package of tax reform proposals featuring a series of tax cuts for households and businesses. Their proposals called for exempting in-substance dividends paid by overseas subsidiaries to their Japan headquarters, lowering [...] | 2008-12-17 03:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECON JA |
| 08TOKYO3435 | DPJ SECURITY POLICY STILL MUDDLED, AS ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. The possible shift from an LDP-led administration to one led by the DPJ has potentially serious implications for Japan's security policy, as well as for the future direction of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The leading opposition party has opposed the war in Iraq and used its majorit [...] | 2008-12-17 08:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
| 08TOKYO3439 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/17/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 23:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3441 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/18/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-18 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3443 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FED'S DECISION TO LOWER [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included OPEC's decision to slash oil production. 2. "Stop Global Deflation" On the Fed's move to lower the key interest rate to near zero, the liberal Asahi editorialized (12/18): "Fed Chairman Bernanke decided on the rate reduction in order to [...] | 2008-12-18 05:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
| 08TOKYO3447 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/18/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-18 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO345 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/08/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-08 08:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3453 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/19/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 04:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3457 | PART 1 OF 2 -- U.S., JAPAN REACH AD REF GUAM [...] (C) Summary: U.S. and Japanese negotiators reached an ad ref agreement on December 15 for a bilateral International Agreement (IA) committing the Japanese government to provide USD 2.8 billion to construct facilities and infrastructure on Guam to support the relocation of III Marine Expeditio [...] | 2008-12-19 05:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV JA |
| 08TOKYO346 | KOIZUMI KIDS FACE TOUGH ROAD TO REELECTION [...] (C) Summary. The 82 "Koizumi "Children" who swept into office in the September 2005 postal privatization election, rode the coattails of Prime Minister Koizumi and his promises of reform. Today, they face widespread elimination in the next general election. The majority were elected with mi [...] | 2008-02-08 08:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JA |
| 08TOKYO3464 | JAPANESE OIL EXPLORATION COMPANY'S IRAQ STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese oil exploration firm INPEX's General Manager for the Middle East Tetsuro Tochikawa finds Iraq's oil minister seems committed to a fair and transparent bidding process. Tochikawa told Emboffs several factors, however, including a lack of capacity to negotiate and manage c [...] | 2008-12-19 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL IZ IR JA |
| 08TOKYO3470 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/22/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-22 01:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3492 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-24 01:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO35 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/07/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-07 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3508 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/29/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-29 01:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3521 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/30/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-30 01:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3526 | CABINET APPROVES SLIGHTLY CONTRACTIONARY REGULAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's Cabinet approved the central government's draft regular FY2009 budget December 24, clearing the way for its submission to the forthcoming regular session of the Diet that begins January 5 and passage before the end of FY2008 (March 31, 2009). Proposed outlays of 33.5 t [...] | 2008-12-30 05:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV EAP JA |
| 08TOKYO3538 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/31/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-31 01:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO354 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/12/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-12 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3541 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/31/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-31 03:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO3542 | JAPAN'S LOWER FDI INFLOWS REFLECT GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the first ten months of 2008 declined year-on-year for the first time since 2003, reflecting the impact of global financial market turmoil and following record inflows in 2007. Preliminary Ministry of Finance (MOF) figures show [...] | 2008-12-31 03:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN PGOV JA |
| 08TOKYO364 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/12/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-12 08:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO371 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/13/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-13 01:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO385 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-13 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO39 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/08/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-08 01:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO394 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/14/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-14 01:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO400 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/14/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-14 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO407 | CHILD PORNOGRAPHY IN JAPAN: FEBRUARY 6 ROUNDTABLE WITH THE [...] Summary: The Japanese Diet may soon consider criminalizing the simple possession of child pornography, U.S. delegates to the G8 Lyon-Roma meeting in Tokyo learned during a meeting with six Diet members arranged by Embassy Tokyo. Although most of the Diet participants in the meeting support re [...] | 2008-02-14 17:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KOCI PREL JA |
| 08TOKYO408 | FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN JAPAN -- OBSTACLES REMAIN [...] (C) Summary: The GOJ maintains its policy of boosting foreign direct investment and the sharp rise in FDI inflows in 2007 show foreign investors are not "fleeing Japan". Recent high-profile debates over particular investment cases, public warnings by a cabinet member that Japan's investment c [...] | 2008-02-14 17:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON PREL PGOV OECD JA |
| 08TOKYO409 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/15/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 01:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO413 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/15/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 07:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO423 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/19/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-19 01:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO433 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/20/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-20 01:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO454 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/21/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-21 01:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO465 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/21/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-21 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO469 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/22/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-22 01:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO473 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/22/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-22 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO476 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO TOKYO [...] (S) Begin Text. Madam Secretary, You arrive in Japan at a sensitive time in our relationship. Less than three weeks ago, a 38-year-old Marine confessed to raping a 14-year-old girl. I flew to Okinawa with the Commander of U.S. Forces Japan to express our own outrage and sympathy for th [...] | 2008-02-22 11:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | OVIP PREL ECON JA |
| 08TOKYO483 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/25/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-25 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO491 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/25/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-25 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO495 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/26/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-26 01:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO5 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-02 07:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO508 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/27/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-27 01:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO516 | JAPAN MULTI-PARTY DIET DELEGATION FINDS IMPROVED [...] (C) Summary. A Japanese multi-party Diet delegation that visited the ROK on February 11 discovered that Tokyo-Seoul relations continue to improve and that ROK President Lee Myung-bak appears ready to develop bilateral ties in a "future-oriented manner," a leading Diet official told Embassy To [...] | 2008-02-27 05:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA KN |
| 08TOKYO520 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-27 08:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO522 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/28/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-28 01:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO528 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/28/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-28 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO538 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/29/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 05:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO54 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/08/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-08 08:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO543 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/29/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO548 | DECISION TIME IN DIVIDED DIET OVER BUDGET, BANK OF [...] (C) Summary. The final outcome of intense Diet debate over the budget, budget-related bills, and the appointment of a new Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor remains murky as key deadlines approach. Six weeks into the Diet session, the opposition DPJ has managed to block progress on deliberations, [...] | 2008-03-01 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN MARR JA |
| 08TOKYO550 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/03/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-03 01:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO559 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/03/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-03 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO56 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/09/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-09 01:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO561 | PM FUKUDA AS LEADER: AVOIDING RISK [...] (C) After five months as Prime Minister, Yasuo Fukuda has emerged as a cautious, risk-adverse, yet shrewd leader. Fukuda has played a weak hand fairly well and marginalized his opposition party opponent, Ichiro Ozawa. Unfortunately for Fukuda, his low-profile, rejection of Koizumi-style strong [...] | 2008-03-03 09:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
| 08TOKYO567 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/04/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-04 01:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO570 | NEW CONSERVATIVE GROUP FOCUSING ON PATRIOTISM, [...] (C) The "True Conservative Policy Study Group" was launched late last year by conservative standard bearer Shoichi Nakagawa. With close to 80 members in the Lower and Upper Houses, the group enjoys the support of conservative heavyweights Taro Aso, Takeo Hiranuma and former Prime Minister Shi [...] | 2008-03-04 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR JA |
| 08TOKYO571 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/04/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-04 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO576 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/05/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-05 01:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO584 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/05/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-05 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO592 | CHINA POLICY-MAKING IN THE FUKUDA CABINET [...] (C) Under Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, senior politicians and opinion-makers seeking to play a leading role in Japan-China relations have complicated the policy coordination process. Adding to policy-making difficulties has been the lack of strong leadership and decisiveness on the part of th [...] | 2008-03-06 02:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CH JA |
| 08TOKYO601 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/07/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-07 01:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO614 | JAPAN COMMUNIST PARTY PARADOX: MORE INFLUENTIAL AS [...] (C) The Japan Communist Party is in decline. One of the largest non-ruling communist parties in the world, the JCP is faced with an aging membership and shrinking revenue as subscriptions to its newspaper and main revenue source, Akahata Shimbun ("Red Flag Newspaper") drop. Most recently, the [...] | 2008-03-07 21:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA |
| 08TOKYO616 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/10/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-10 01:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO628 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/11/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-11 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO646 | DELAYED DIET DELIBERATIONS WILL NOT ADVERSELY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite recent delays in Japanese Diet deliberations, funding for Host Nation Support (HNS) will not be seriously affected. The SMA must be approved by the Diet in order to authorize the disbursement of funds for training relocation, utility reimbursements and labor cost sharing [...] | 2008-03-11 23:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL JA |
| 08TOKYO648 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/11/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-11 23:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO65 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/09/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-09 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO656 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/12/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-12 05:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO665 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/12/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-12 08:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO667 | STALEMATE ON BANK OF JAPAN GOVERNOR? [...] (C) Summary. The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) voted down the GOJ nominations of Toshiro Muto for Governor of the Bank of Japan, and Takatoshi Ito as Deputy Governor in the Upper House of the Diet on March 12, while approving the nomination of Masaaki Shirakawa for the other Depu [...] | 2008-03-12 09:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN JA MARR PGOV |
| 08TOKYO669 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/13/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-13 00:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO677 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/13/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-13 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO68 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/10/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-10 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO683 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/14/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-14 01:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO697 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/17/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-17 01:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO7 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-03 04:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO707 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/17/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-17 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO713 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/18/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-18 00:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO722 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/18/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-18 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO730 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/19/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-19 01:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO748 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/19/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-19 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO754 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-20 01:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO760 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-20 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO761 | BANK OF JAPAN -- ACTING GOVERNOR ONLY [...] (C) Despite the appointment of Masaaki Shirakawa as acting governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ),local and international press wasted no time in lambasting Japanese politicians for failing to appoint a new governor by March 19, the end of the previous governor's term. The vacancy is the first [...] | 2008-03-20 10:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
| 08TOKYO780 | JAPAN'S PARTICIPATION AT DAMASCUS ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Japan's Special Envoy for the Middle East, Ambassador Tatsuo Arima, is planning to attend the Arab Summit meeting March 29-30 in Damascus as an observer, confirmed MOFA First Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji. Per ref B, Embassy Tokyo political officer told Tsuj [...] | 2008-03-21 07:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SI AL JA |
| 08TOKYO781 | SUPRAPARTISAN LEAGUES PROLIFERATE IN DIVIDED DIET [...] (C) Summary. The proliferation of suprapartisan parliamentary leagues has been a noteworthy aspect of Japanese politics since the opposition gained control of the Upper House in the July 2007 elections. Some observers see the cross-party groupings as nothing more than a means for overcoming [...] | 2008-03-21 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
| 08TOKYO783 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/21/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-21 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO785 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/24/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-24 01:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO801 | BANK OF JAPAN CUSTODIANS PUT ON BRAVE FACE [...] (U) Working to ensure the smoothest possible operations following the Diet's inability to compromise on a central bank governor before incumbent Governor Fukui's term expired March 19, the Bank of Japan's Policy Board met on March 21 and elected deputy governor Masaaki Shirakawa as Chairman. T [...] | 2008-03-24 07:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV JA |
| 08TOKYO803 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/24/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-24 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO809 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/25/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-25 01:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO82 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/10/08 [...] Include all major greenhouse gas emitters to reduce gases emitted from the entire world beyond the timeframe set in the Kyoto Protocol. 2. Make a flexible and diversified framework, giving consideration to each country's circumstances. 3. Give priority to both environmental preservation and [...] | 2008-01-10 07:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO821 | INVESTMENT WORKING GROUP TARGETS JAPAN'S DETERIORATING [...] (SBU) Summary: There is no change in Japan's policy of promoting foreign direct investment (FDI),according to the Japanese co-chair of the U.S.-Japan Investment Working Group (IWG),which met March 17 via digital videoconference. The GOJ will continue to showcase Japan as an investment desti [...] | 2008-03-25 07:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON OECD JA |
| 08TOKYO822 | JAPAN: TEMPORARY TARIFF BILL PASSES LOWER HOUSE [...] (U) Japan's Lower House passed a bill March 25 extending for one year temporary tariff rates -- including beef and pork tariffs -- that would otherwise expire March 31. Covering 417 tariffs in total, the bill to revise partially the Customs Tariff Law would maintain the current applied 38.5 pe [...] | 2008-03-25 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR PGOV JA |
| 08TOKYO823 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-25 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO826 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-26 01:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO837 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-27 01:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO846 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-27 22:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO849 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-28 01:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO858 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/28/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-28 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO86 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/11/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-11 00:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO868 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/31/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-31 06:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO876 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/31/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-31 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO880 | JAPAN: DIET EXTENDS TEMPORARY TARIFFS [...] (U) The Diet passed a law March 31 to extend "temporary" tariff rates -- including tariffs on beef, pork, and corn products -- for one year. The legislation passed after both the Upper House Finance Committee and the full Upper House plenary voted in favor of a bill that the Lower House appro [...] | 2008-04-01 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR PGOV JA |
| 08TOKYO881 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/01/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-01 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO888 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/01/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-01 08:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO892 | GAS TAX, SMA EXPIRE; "APRIL PANIC" OVERBLOWN [...] (C) Summary: March 31 marked the sunset of Japan's decades-old "provisional" gas tax rate, as the opposition parties rejected an eleventh-hour proposal by Prime Minister Fukuda that would have kept the taxes in place but would have made related revenues available for general use starting in F [...] | 2008-04-01 22:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON MOPS JA |
| 08TOKYO894 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-02 01:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO898 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04//08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-02 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO904 | JAPAN: FUKUDA IN NO HURRY TO CALL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Prime Minister Fukuda has said repeatedly he will not call Lower House elections during 2008. A full political and diplomatic calendar, Fukuda's strong desire to preside over the July G8 Summit, the PM,s low popularity, and a reluctance to risk the ruling coalition's two-thirds majority i [...] | 2008-04-03 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA |
| 08TOKYO905 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/03/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-03 01:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO913 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/03/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-03 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO920 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/04/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-04 01:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO933 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/07/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-07 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO947 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OPPOSITION LAWMAKERS TO DISCUSS CHILD [...] Summary: Our consciences demand that we do something about child pornography, the Ambassador told nine Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Diet members during an April 2 meeting. Although some people raise questions about possible abuses of police power, the experience of the other six G8 countr [...] | 2008-04-07 22:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KOCI PREL JA |
| 08TOKYO948 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/08/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-08 01:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO959 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/08/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-08 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO960 | AMBASSADOR AND VFM YABUNAKA DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (C) Recent incidents involving U.S. servicemen have highlighted the need for the United States and Japan to make efforts to strengthen grassroots public support for and understanding of our alliance's strategic importance, the Ambassador told VFM Yabunaka on April 8. While VFM Yabunaka agreed [...] | 2008-04-08 09:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RU CH JA |
| 08TOKYO967 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/09/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-09 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO973 | JAPANESE POLITICIANS QUIBBLE AS ECONOMY SHOWS [...] (SBU) Summary. Although signs are Japan's main political parties may have finally agreed on a new central bank head, there is little to suggest they are looking at indications of an economic slowdown. Moreover, rather than undertake or even focus on needed economic reforms, national politici [...] | 2008-04-09 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV JA |
| 08TOKYO975 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/09/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-09 08:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO979 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/10/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-10 01:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO989 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-10 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TOKYO994 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/11/08 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-11 01:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
| 08TORONTO123 | Canadian Auto Sector Adjusting to North American Market [...] (U) Summary: Despite being labeled the world's most expensive auto manufacturing jurisdiction, for the fourth straight year in a row, Ontario is North America's top automobile-assembly site by volume (2.542 million light vehicles in 2007),surpassing Michigan (2.295 million). However, Ontario [...] | 2008-04-24 16:27:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELAB PGOV SENV CA |
| 08TORONTO154 | Test Run for an Election? Dion Stumps for Greener, More [...] (U) In a May 15 Toronto speech Stephane Dion, Liberal Party chief and leader of the Official Opposition in Canada's federal House of Commons, argued Canada's tax system should be restructured to reduce pollution and poverty in Canada. While he did not reveal when he would move to bring down th [...] | 2008-05-15 20:05:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CA |
| 08TORONTO361 | Toronto's High-Rise Condominium Market: [...] (U) Summary: Toronto's market for high-rise condominiums has begun to cool down in what was North America's busiest condo construction and sales market in 2007. The global credit crunch and slowing economy has created worries for Toronto developers with projects currently underway, and even [...] | 2008-11-20 20:26:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV CA |
| 08TORONTO58 | The Lake Erie Commercial Fishing Industry [...] (U) SUMMARY: Managing fish stocks in Lake Erie, which supports a multi-million dollar commercial fishing industry that supports thousands of jobs - has become a point of contention on both sides of the nearby U.S.-Canada border. Dwindling fish stocks have prompted Ontario and the U.S. states [...] | 2008-02-29 15:17:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV PREL CA |
| 08TORONTO66 | Canadian Banks Still Weathering North American Credit [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's non-bank sponsored (third party) asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market will remain frozen until April or May while the Crawford Committee, charged with the market's restructuring, secures financial backing from Canadian banks. Canadian banks reported their first c [...] | 2008-03-07 21:03:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV CA |
| 08TORONTO72 | Ontario Criticizes New U.S. Ozone Standards [...] (SBU) Ontario's Ministry of the Environment today issued a press release criticizing the new U.S. federal ozone standards of 75 parts per billion (ppb),announced this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),as not being strong enough. The Ministry's release argues that many ci [...] | 2008-03-14 17:44:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV PREL CA |
| 08TORONTO73 | Canadian Truckers Squeezed By Higher Costs and Slowing [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canadian truck transportation services employ close to 400,000 people and generate over C$60 billion in revenues annually. The Canadian trucking industry is being squeezed by slowing export volumes (due to the appreciation of the Canadian dollar and the slowing of the U.S. econ [...] | 2008-03-17 16:37:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PGOV PBTS CVIS CA |
| 08TRIPOLI430 | DIE HARD IN DERNA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-02 16:59:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL PTER PHUM LY IZ |
| 08TRIPOLI474 | ENI'S OIL AND GAS DEAL EXTENDED, OTHER COMPANIES WORRY TERMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Soaring oil prices are allowing Libya to press for more stringent long-term contracts with foreign oil and gas producers. A twenty-five year extension for Italian firm Eni North Africa BV, which entailed a sizeable bonus payment and dramatically reduced the company's production [...] | 2008-06-17 10:53:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV LY |
| 08TRIPOLI498 | PETRO-CANADA SIGNS 30-YEAR PACT WITH LIBYA [...] (SBU) Summary: Petro-Canada has signed a series of 30-year contracts with Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC),bringing its old agreements into line with Libya's preferred EPSA-IV contract standard. The new deals stem from Libya's ongoing efforts to secure tougher terms from foreign oil co [...] | 2008-06-24 14:19:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EPET CA LY |
| 08TRIPOLI563 | OXY'S 30-YEAR EXTENSION IN LIBYA AND WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR OTHER IOCS REF: A) TRIPOLI 555 B) 2007 TRIPOLI 983 TRIPOLI 00000563 001.2 OF 003 [...] (C) Summary: The long-awaited ratification of Oxy's contract extension in Libya has solidified its position as one of Libya's leading oil and gas players. The process by which the contract was finalized has shed light on what lies ahead for other foreign companies, all of whom are expected to be [...] | 2008-07-13 14:16:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECIN ECON EINV PREL LY |
| 08TRIPOLI827 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR OUTLINES LIBYA'S REACTION TO THE FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-17 09:52:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EPET LY PGOV PREL |
| 08TRIPOLI960 | QADHAFI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION FACILITATES VISIT TO DETAINED HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST FATHI EL-JAHMI [...] (C) Summary: The Qadhafi Development Foundation (QDF) facilitated a visit to detained human rights activist Fathi el-Jahmi, our first since April. El-Jahmi's medical condition was visibly better than during our last visit and his doctor said his heart condition had improved and stabilized. Severa [...] | 2008-12-15 19:50:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV LY |
| 08TRIPOLI991 | READOUT OF U.S.-UK-LIBYA TSCC BIO SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING, NOVEMBER 24-26 REF: 06 TRIPOLI 498 CLASSIFIED BY: John T. Godfrey, Acting DCM, U.S. Embassy - Tripoli, U.S. Dept of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) Summary: The Libyan Permanent National Committee on Bioethics and Biosafety (LPNCBB) hosted the Trilateral Steering and Coordination Committee (TSCC) Biological Subcommittee in Tripoli November 24-26 for their first meeting since November 2007. After several years of productive meetings, UK an [...] | 2008-12-31 12:21:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV PHUM TBIO LY UK |
| 08TUNIS1030 | GOT SUPPORT FOR TUNISIAN TOURISM: ALL TALK NO [...] (SBU) Summary: Tunisia's tourism sector, which accounts for 11 percent of GDP, grew 8.6 percent in the first quarter of 2008 and in 2007 generated more than 3.05 billion TD (roughly $2.5 billion) in revenue. Though overall figures look strong, they are consistent with the package-deal low-end [...] | 2008-09-15 16:31:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV TS |
| 08TUNIS1093 | SOCIAL DEMOCRATS SEEK INCREASED ECONOMIC [...] (C) Ismail Boulahia, Secretary General of the Social Democratic Movement (MDS) and MDS political bureau member Taieb Mohsni, discussed the prospects for economic cooperation with the Ambassador on October 7. Boulahia explained his party's support of the ruling Democratic Constitutional Rall [...] | 2008-10-14 15:49:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
| 08TUNIS1210 | TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. GOT Ratchets Down Projected 2008 GDP Growth B. Tunisia Asks For an "Advanced Status" With the EU C. Tunisia to Offer Telephone License in 2009 D. Tunisia Enticing New FDI E. Tunisi [...] | 2008-12-08 11:39:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD TS |
| 08TUNIS1211 | TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. GOT Ratchets Down Projected 2008 GDP Growth B. Tunisia Asks For an "Advanced Status" With the EU C. Tunisia to Offer Telephone License in 2009 D. Tunisia Enticing New FDI E. Tunisi [...] | 2008-12-08 11:39:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD TS |
| 08TUNIS1255 | TUNISIA'S 2009 BUDGET FAVORS EDUCATION AND JOB [...] (C) The Tunisian government has approved a 2009 budget that focuses on supporting business and investment in the wake of the world financial crisis. The GOT projects a three percent budget deficit for 2009, and is targeting five percent real GDP growth despite worsening economic conditions [...] | 2008-12-30 15:25:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EXIM FAO TS |
| 08TUNIS183 | TUNIS SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. (SBU) ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? The Government of Tunisia (GOT) is capable of controlling and dispersing any demonstration directed against U.S. facilities. That being [...] | 2008-02-29 10:16:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER |
| 08TUNIS258 | TUNISIA/DEMOCRATIC REFORM I: PROMOTING A MORE [...] (C) Tunisia's 2009 presidential and legislative elections represent an important opportunity to promote the President's Freedom Agenda and to press for tangible political reform. We have long focused on promoting greater freedom and expression and association in Tunisia. In the months lead [...] | 2008-03-13 15:54:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
| 08TUNIS278 | TUNISIA/DEMOCRATIC REFORM III: AN UPHILL STRUGGLE [...] (C) Tunisian opposition parties face an uphill battle in their fight for free and fair elections. Despite a multi-party system, civil society activists credibly alleged that the outcomes of the 2004 presidential and legislative elections were predetermined, highlighting a number of procedu [...] | 2008-03-18 10:15:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
| 08TUNIS298 | BEN ALI EASES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY RESTRICTIONS [...] (C) Summary. In a March 21 speech, President Ben Ali announced a constitutional amendment that will allow more opposition party candidates to run in the 2009 presidential elections. Ben Ali proposed that the head of each political party can run for president provided he/she had been elected [...] | 2008-03-24 14:10:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM TS |
| 08TUNIS356 | FM ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT, AUSTRIAN KIDNAPPING, [...] (C) During an April 8 meeting, Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah told the Ambassador that little of note had occurred at the March Arab League Summit in Damascus. While President Ben Ali had ultimately decided to attend, nothing could be accomplished in the absence of Saudi King Abdallah an [...] | 2008-04-09 12:25:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL KPAL PHUM TS |
| 08TUNIS369 | NEW TRIAL DATES SET FOR SENIOR POLITICAL FSN [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) A possibly politically motivated criminal case against the Embassy's senior political LES Jamil Halfaoui is set to be reviewed by the Tunisian Supreme Court on April 18. Halfaoui was sentenced in absentia to four months in [...] | 2008-04-15 17:55:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM TS |
| 08TUNIS387 | TUNISIAN ECONOMIC PROBLEMS BREED SOCIAL UNREST [...] (S/NF) The Tunisian economy posted solid growth in 2007 -- hitting 6.3 percent GDP growth for the year. Yet, for all the positive economic figures touted by the GOT, not everyone believes the hype. Regardless of whether the statistics are accurate, Tunisians are undisputedly feeling the pinch [...] | 2008-04-18 10:04:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON ETRD PGOV KDEM TS |
| 08TUNIS50 | IMF PRAISES TUNISIAN ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT [...] (SBU) During a January 14 meeting with the Ambassador, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Director Abdelhak Senhadji praised GOT economic management and characterized Tunisia's 2007 GDP growth of 6.3 percent as "remarkable" in the current international economic climate. Senhadji told t [...] | 2008-01-16 14:34:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD TS |
| 08TUNIS522 | RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] (SBU) Rising world food prices continue to negatively impact Tunisian households, with food inflation hitting 8.7 percent for the first four months of 2008 over the same period in 2007. Overall inflation is up 5.8 percent over the same period in 2007, based on the combination of high food and [...] | 2008-05-15 15:22:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD ECON KCOR TS |
| 08TUNIS54 | FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES: TUNISIAN OPPOSITION PARTY [...] (C) Secretary General of the opposition Popular Unity Party (PUP) Mohamed Bouchicha acknowledged to the Ambassador Jan. 15 the need to improve freedom of expression and association, but said progress should be made "without interference" by foreigners. Bouchicha added that solutions would b [...] | 2008-01-17 14:44:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
| 08TUNIS628 | TUNISIA'S HAVE NOTS HAVE LESS [...] (SBU) Tunisia prides itself on its solid middle class and often boasts of the nation's dramatic reduction in poverty. While Tunisia's middle class is certainly impressive compared to many developing nations, many experts argue that the GOT's figure of 81 percent overstates the case. With high [...] | 2008-06-11 15:46:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD TS |
| 08TUNIS679 | CORRUPTION IN TUNISIA: WHAT'S YOURS IS MINE [...] (S) According to Transparency International's annual survey and Embassy contacts' observations, corruption in Tunisia is getting worse. Whether it's cash, services, land, property, or yes, even your yacht, President Ben Ali's family is rumored to covet it and reportedly gets what it wants. Bey [...] | 2008-06-23 13:55:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | ECON KCOR PGOV EINV EFIN SOCI TS |
| 08TUNIS691 | FOOD AND ENERGY SUBSIDIES PUT PRESSURE ON GOT [...] (C) With the recent spike in world commodity prices, the GOT's subsidy bill has ballooned, straining public finances. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised Tunisia's prudent fiscal management, which has kept budget deficits low, even with subsidies. Yet, as subsidies for energy and [...] | 2008-06-26 14:22:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV EAGR TS |
| 08TUNIS759 | CODEL MCCOLLUM TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (C) Over the course of a four day visit, Congresswoman Betty McCollum and Congressional Staff Member Brooke Bennett met with an impressive number of Tunisian government and civil society representatives, carrying a message of US engagement and interest in pursuing shared objectives. The gov [...] | 2008-07-09 15:27:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO TS |
| 08TUNIS790 | MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) A July 10 meeting for US, UK, and Canadian Ambassadors, respective Chambers of Commerce and businesses hosted by the Ministry of Development and International Cooperation (MDIC) allowed for a healthy exchange about the Tunisian investment climate: -- All three ambassadors noted that the [...] | 2008-07-17 15:20:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON ETRD KIPR TS |
| 08TUNIS851 | PROMULGATION OF LAW RESTRICTING ELIGIBILITY OF [...] (C) President Ben Ali on July 28 approved a law changing the criteria for presidential candidates. Among those potential candidates who will now be excluded by the new eligibility requirements are Nejib Chebbi, the announced candidate of the opposition Progressive Democratic Party. Politici [...] | 2008-07-29 15:10:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
| 08ULAANBAATAR116 | IMF: 17% INFLATION THREATENS MONGOLIA'S ECONOMIC STABILITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the IMF Article IV Consultation mission that visited Ulaanbaatar last week, Mongolia's macroeconomic stability is threatened by rapidly rising inflation, measured at 17% in January and climbing. Prices are being pushed upward by increased government spending, rapid [...] | 2008-03-17 01:44:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EINV MG |
| 08ULAANBAATAR128 | TB Rates Climbing in Mongolia [...] SUMMARY: Mongolia's tuberculosis rate has steadily risen since the early 1990s, in spite of government efforts to contain its spread. Statistics show an increase of 177% since 1991. Health officials concede that a steady climb in case numbers make meeting Millennium Development Goals to revers [...] | 2008-03-24 08:14:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV EAID SOCI PGOV PHUM PINR PREL MG |
| 08ULAANBAATAR2 | Mongolia's Coal: Dispelling That Old Black Magic [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A few Mongolian officials claim that Mongolia's coal deposits stretch west to east in an unbroken (and unsubstantiated) 170-billion ton belt of untapped hydrocarbon wonder. However, Western firms actively prospecting for both thermal and coking coal argue that Mongolia's coal re [...] | 2008-01-02 06:40:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EMIN PREL ELTN ETRD MG |
| 08ULAANBAATAR205 | IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY [...] (SBU) 1. SUMMARY: Prices of Mongolia's chief staples have risen more than 33% over the last year, with flour spiking nearly 45% year-on-year. As most of these staples are imported, Mongolia has suffered from inflation related to rising energy and related transport costs. Other factors exacerb [...] | 2008-05-02 07:57:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV SOCI EAID ETRD ECON PREL MG |
| 08ULAANBAATAR221 | MONGOLIAN PM'S PLAN TO LOWER GAS PRICES BACKFIRES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In an effort to bolster his party's prospects in the run-up to June 29 Parliamentary elections, Mongolian Prime Minister Bayar embraced a plan to keep gas prices under control by allowing a Russian oil giant to set up 100 gas stations throughout Mongolia. The plan ha [...] | 2008-05-16 01:26:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EINV PREL ECON EFIN PGOV KPKO MG |
| 08ULAANBAATAR226 | MONGOLIAN MILITARY WELCOMES RUSSIAN HARDWARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the latest sign of closer relations between Mongolia and Russia, the Mongolian Armed Forces have reorganized their Peace Support Battalion (PSB) structure to reflect the planned arrival, starting in 2009, of at least 40 Russian BRT-80 armored personnel carriers. The diesel-pow [...] | 2008-05-19 02:46:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV ECON MG RU |
| 08ULAANBAATAR262 | A BAD AIR DAY: ULAANBAATAR STRUGGLES TO BREATHE AS AIR [...] SUMMARY: Residents of Ulaanbaatar suffer from air pollution that is among the world's worst - comparable in airborne particulate matter to Beijing or Cairo. Much of the problem stems from garbage-burning and dust from coal-burning stoves at the city's rapidly growing ger districts. Heating and [...] | 2008-06-03 07:36:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL EAID PGOV MG |
| 08ULAANBAATAR275 | DAS CHRISTENSEN VISITS MONGOLIA; DAYS LATER, NSC [...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP DAS Christensen, accompanied by the Ambassador, met May 29 with Mongolia's President, Speaker of Parliament, Minister of Industry and Trade, and Vice Defense Minister to discuss Mongolia's role in Iraq and Afghanistan and mining sector developments, among other issues. Christe [...] | 2008-06-10 08:46:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ECON SOCI MG |
| 08ULAANBAATAR276 | FINANCE MINISTER OUTLINES INFLATION GOALS, TACTICS; DONORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 15, Finance Minister Ulaan outlined the Government of Mongolia's (GOM) assessment of the growing inflation problem, Mongolia's worst since 1996. He outlined the GOM's responses to higher petroleum, meat, and flour prices. The following week, in response to a GOM request, [...] | 2008-06-11 00:27:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EINV MG |
| 08ULAANBAATAR282 | NGO Reports 1/3 of Mongolia's Urban Households Lack Access [...] SUMMARY: A recent Mercy Corps study has found that one third of Mongolia's urban households are "food insecure," meaning they do not have access to enough sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs. Poverty and unemployment are key contributing factors. Residents of prov [...] | 2008-06-12 09:15:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PGOV SOCI EAID ETRD ECON PREL MG |
| 08ULAANBAATAR320 | MONGOLIAN DEMOCRACY IN ACTION: PARTIES MULL JUNE 29 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mongolian voters head to the polls on Sunday, June 29, to elect all 76 members of its parliament. This will be the fifth election since Mongolia peacefully cast aside its authoritarian, communist system in 1990/91, beginning its democratic transformation. With public frustration [...] | 2008-06-27 11:38:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON SOCI MARR PGOV MG |
| 08ULAANBAATAR328 | EEB/CIP AMBASSADOR GROSS SURVEYS MONGOLIA'S ICT PROGRESS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador David A. Gross and Whitney J. Witteman of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs visited Mongolia from June 21-24, during which time they met with senior Mongolian officials involved with setting and regulating ICT policies, rep [...] | 2008-07-03 00:35:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECCP BEXP PGOV EINV ECPS MG |
| 08ULAANBAATAR340 | June Elections Could Jeopardize Recent Reforms of [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-10 08:55:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EPET MG |
| 08ULAANBAATAR355 | Candidate Profile: On the Campaign Trail--The Mongol Way [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Advisor to the Minister of Industry and Trade, S.Otgonbat (strictly protect) shared his experience as a campaign manager for J. Enkbayar, an upstart Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) businessman in his 30's and a candidate in Mongolia's remote southwestern [...] | 2008-07-21 00:17:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PHUM KCOR PGOV KMCA SOCI MG |
| 08ULAANBAATAR527 | REFLECTIONS ON A SLAG HEAP: WINNERS AND LOSERS CONTEMPLATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Failure to establish a fair and stable regulatory environment for the mining sector, coupled with the global economic crisis and commodities market crash, have come back to haunt development of Mongolia's minerals sector. Small exploration firms, already hammered by dropping co [...] | 2008-12-08 06:18:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PREL PGOV ETRD EMIN ENRG MG |
| 08ULAANBAATAR72 | SOUTH GOBI SUFFERS POWER, HEAT OUTAGE AMID BITTER COLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The failure of two transmission lines from the sole power plant in the southern Mongolian province of Omnogovi left around 35,000 residents without heat or electricity from February 4 through 7, as outside temperatures plummeted to -30F. A team of electricians from Ulaanbaatar [...] | 2008-02-07 09:15:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EMIN PREL SENV OVIP MG |
| 08ULAANBAATAR79 | The Soviet Hangover: Alcoholism Threatens Mongolia's [...] (U) SUMMARY: Alcohol, including fermented mare's milk, has traditionally been part of Mongolian culture. But the economic chaos that followed Russia's hasty withdrawal in the early 1990s resulted in skyrocketing rates of addiction to vodka and other hard spirits. This Russian legacy continues [...] | 2008-02-14 01:31:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI PGOV CASC MG |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA165 | IAEA: WEOG STONEWALLS ON ISRAEL,S MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Following up on the effort during the U.S. WEOG Chairmanship last fall (Ref B) to extend membership to Israel, the Australian Chair relayed a formal request from Israel to the group. In a February 19 WEOG meeting, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain and Finland raised reserv [...] | 2008-03-14 08:57:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IAEA KNPP IS |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA31 | IAEA/IRAN: TIME TO KILL THE WORK PLAN? [...] (C) Summary: Like-minded Ambassadors and Charges (P3 1, Australia, Canada, Japan) took stock of the DG's weekend trip to Tehran and the status of the work plan in a January 15 Australian-hosted meeting. All agreed that the DG had not made any breakthrough on key issues (disclosure of the past [...] | 2008-01-17 15:05:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | IAEA KNPP PARM IR |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA448 | IAEA/SAL: PLUTONIUM "EXPLOSION" AT THE NUCLEAR LAB [...] (C) Summary. A contamination incident occurred at the IAEA's Safeguards Analytic Laboratory in Seibersdorf on August 3, in which five plutonium reference solution vials exploded due to a buildup of gases, primarily hydrogen. The vials, which were 15 years old, built up gases to an estimate [...] | 2008-08-08 13:49:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA546 | IAEA/GC: MIDEAST MELTDOWN, TAKE 3 [...] (C) For the third consecutive year, Middle East issues nearly derailed the IAEA General Conference (GC). After a hard-fought Plenary floor fight consuming 15 hours of debate, the GC adopted a more balanced Middle East Safeguards (MES) resolution than in the past by a vote of 82-0-13 (U.S., Is [...] | 2008-10-09 14:38:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN IS EG |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA587 | IAEA PROGRAM SUPPORT COSTS - A BUDGET ISSUE THAT [...] (SBU) Summary: The IAEA has no clear policy on the application of Program Support Costs (PSCs) to extrabudgetary contributions. In recent months, however, the Secretariat has dabbled with implementing a universal fee of 7 percent. The U.S. and Australia have so far refused to pay the 7 perce [...] | 2008-11-06 15:23:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IAEA OTRA KNNP TRGY AORC UN PREL AS CA |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA590 | ANSWERING THE MAIL ON SUPPORT TO IAEA SAMPLE [...] (S) Summary and Recommendation: The IAEA is proceeding toward expansion of the Clean Laboratory at the Safeguards Analytical Laboratories (SAL) in Seibersdorf to house an Ultra-High Sensitivity (UHS-SIMS) mass spectrometer. The Japanese Government has agreed to fund the UHS-SIMS machine, and [...] | 2008-11-07 16:45:00 | UNVIE | SECRET//NOFORN | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
| 08USEUBRUSSELS859 | Second Meeting of the U.S.-EU Transatlantic [...] Summary: The May 13 U.S.-EU Transatlantic Economic Council: -- discussed in a principals-only lunch policy issues related to Russia and protectionism (reported septel); -- agreed that EU Commission would follow through on its November 2007 commitment to remove a major impediment to EU i [...] | 2008-06-06 13:39:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EINV EFIN EAGR ENRG |
| 08USEUBRUSSELS930 | NORDICS SEEK DIRECTION FOR NATO-EU INITIATIVE [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Finnish PSC PermRep and Norwegian EU Ambassador approached Charge on June 18 to seek U.S. views on NATO-EU relations, which they are concerned could further deteriorate if there are no organized efforts to improve the present dynamic. Five Nordic countries -- some members of [...] | 2008-06-18 18:16:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PARM MARR EUN NATO |
| 08USEUBRUSSELS959 | EU COUNCIL MEETING WRAP UP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The June 19-20 European Union Council Meeting of Member State Foreign Ministers in Brussels deliberated at length on next steps regarding the Lisbon Treaty following the Irish "no" vote, agreeing that more time was needed to analyze the situation. The Council also discussed the W [...] | 2008-06-24 16:47:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EU |
| 08USNATO199 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 4, 2008 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Former COMISAF General McNeill commended Allied unity and enhanced efforts in ISAF over the course of his command, but stressed the need for Allies to fill ISAF force requirements, open a political avenue to address the challenge of Pakistani [...] | 2008-06-06 14:56:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
| 08USNATO213 | NATO-GEORGIA NAC JUNE 18: FM TKESHELASHVILI [...] (C) Georgian FM Tkeshelashvili exchanged views with NATO PermReps June 18 on Georgia's democratic transition and its tensions with Russia. She acknowledged that the May 21 Parliamentary elections had not been perfect, but said they had avoided the worst shortcomings that observers had identif [...] | 2008-06-19 11:28:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NATO GG |
| 08USNATO268 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 30, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Briefing on his recent visit to Afghanistan, NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer expressed concerns with suggestions by Afghan President Karzai that upcoming elections may not be held due to security concerns in the south and east of t [...] | 2008-08-01 08:43:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
| 08USNATO347 | READOUT: SEPTEMBER 24 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Chief of the Military Committee (CMC) updated the Council with details on the Autumn ISAF Periodic Mission Review including a &mixed evaluation8 on progress in Afghanistan and proposed recommendations. The SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staf [...] | 2008-09-25 13:01:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
| 08USNATO404 | USNATO TODAY: READOUT FROM 29 OCTOBER NORTH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 12:31:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO AF |
| 08USNATO453 | ALLIES FIND BRIEFING ON AFGHANISTAN NIE “GLOOMY,†[...] (S/REL NATO) Summary. National Intelligence Officer (NiO) for South Asia, Dr. Peter Lavoy, briefed NATO Permanent Representatives on the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) for Afghanistan on November 25. He said the NIE describes a grim situation in Afghanistan and predicts that negative trends w [...] | 2008-12-05 08:31:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO PTER PINR AF PK IN |
| 08USNATO471 | THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Kurt Volker EUR A/S Dan Fried EUR PDAS Ries Damon Wilson, NSC NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: FM Ivailo Kalfin Canada: AMB Robert McRae Croatia: FM Gordan [...] | 2008-12-17 19:46:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV AF |
| 08USNATO48 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 6, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) is meeting this week in Japan at the Political Director level. Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (CMC) General Henault reported on additional Afghan National Police in Musa Qala, in [...] | 2008-02-07 18:10:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
| 08USNATO55 | NATO: JANUARY 31TH HLTF MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. NATO Allies used the January 31 HLTF to reaffirm and refine their strategy for a unified NATO response to Russia,s decision to suspend implementation of CFE. Allies see themselves united behind a substantive approach (the parallel actions plan) and accompanying diplomatic game [...] | 2008-02-12 16:20:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
| 08USNATO88 | NATO: FEBRUARY 28TH HLTF AND NRC (ACE) MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the February 28 HLTF, Allies agreed on key themes for the NATO-Russia Council Arms Control Experts (NRC (ACE)) meeting that followed the HLTF, and more generally for engaging Russia in the run-up to Bucharest. All who spoke stressed the need for a continued unified message; re [...] | 2008-03-07 15:04:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
| 08USNATO93 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 5, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer thanked the NAC for strengthening the Senior Civilian Representative's office and, in later discussion, reiterated his disagreement with a U.S. intelligence report that concluded the Afghan governme [...] | 2008-03-11 13:20:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL AF |
| 08USOSCE118 | CFE: APRIL 29 JCG PLENARY, ALLIES REFUTE RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: At the April 29 Joint Consultative Group (JCG),Dr. Szabolcs Osvat of the Hungarian MOD provided an academic-style briefing to the JCG on the topic of "Stationing and Temporary Deployment During CFE Adaptation and Beyond, 1996-1999." Inter alia, the brief noted how the CFE F [...] | 2008-04-30 18:47:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS |
| 08USOSCE129 | CFE: MAY 13 JCG PLENARY: GERMAN PRESENTATION ON [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the continuing "focused dialogue," at the May 13 JCG (Joint Consultative Group) Germany presented an update to its October 30, 2007 presentation on the topic of "CFE Limitations in Transition: Security Concerns and Current Force Level Trends." Using available CFE, [...] | 2008-05-14 16:50:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS |
| 08USOSCE135 | CFE: MAY 20 JCG PLENARY: RUSSIA WANTS GUARANTEES [...] (SBU) Summary: At the May 20 JCG Plenary, Russia dissected the 28 March NAC Statement on CFE in a futile attempt to draw Allies into interpreting and discussing the details of the text. Russia complained that the NAC statement had few specifics on ratification of A/CFE, accession, the defi [...] | 2008-05-21 16:25:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS |
| 08USOSCE145 | DAYTON ARTICLE IV - CONTACT GROUP BRAINSTORMS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 15, the Contact Group (CG),absent Italy and UK, met in Vienna with the OSCE Personal Representative (PR) for Dayton Article IV at his request to informally exchange views on the future of the Dayton Article IV regime. Most agreed with Periotto's assessment and there we [...] | 2008-05-30 15:08:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE BK HR MW SR |
| 08USOSCE195 | CFE/JCG - END OF WINTER/SPRING ROUND: RUSSIAN VIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the course of the JCG's January-July session with 20 weekly meetings, Allies led by the U.S. repeatedly criticized Russia's instances of noncompliance, underscored the importance of Russia negotiating seriously on the basis of the parallel actions package, called on Russia [...] | 2008-07-24 19:35:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08USOSCE249 | FSC OCTOBER 15: RUSSIA SAYS SOUTH OSSETIA/ABKHAZIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian deputy director for export controls and nonproliferation Petr Litavrin told Georgia he had no official information about arms transfers to separatists in South Ossetia and Abkhazia prior to the outbreak of war in August. However, he added, Russia can provide information [...] | 2008-10-16 15:09:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE286 | CFE/JCG: RUSSIA CONFIRMS WILL NOT PROVIDE ANNUAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The 25 November plenary adopted a decision that ends the present JCG session on 16 December and sets the first plenary of the next session on 20 January. The U.S. joined consensus, but expressed disappointment that the start of the next JCG session could not be delayed despit [...] | 2008-11-25 18:16:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08USOSCE320 | CFE/CSBM: ANNUAL EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION FOR 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary. Annual exchanges of information under the CFE Treaty and the Vienna Document, with information effective January 1, 2009, were held in Vienna on December 12-15, 2008. Both achieved high levels of participation. The electronic exchange, with support provided by the United State [...] | 2008-12-23 13:35:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE70 | VIENNA DOCUMENT 1999: CFE SUSPENSION CASTS LONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Discussion of future challenges and opportunities in the implementation of the Vienna Document 1999 was overshadowed at times by concern over the impasse created by Russia's suspension of its CFE commitments. Although most national representatives and several of the speakers cal [...] | 2008-03-18 09:59:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG |
| 08USUNNEWYORK1053 | UNGA: SYG HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH AMBASSADORS ON G-20 [...] SUMMARY: United Nations Secretary General (SYG) Ban Ki-moon briefed UN General Assembly (UNGA) Members on the latest developments in the Middle East peace process, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),his recent visit to Asia and other pressing issues in a November 10 meeting. On the finan [...] | 2008-11-12 15:58:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN KPKO KUNR KPAL PWBG UNGA IS CG SU |
| 08USUNNEWYORK1069 | UNGA'S LATEST FINANCIAL CRISIS PANEL MORE BALANCED [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) Second Committee held a panel discussion to examine the causes and impact of the global financial crisis on November 11. In contrast to the President of the General Assembly's (PGA) October 30 panel on the crisis (reftel),this latest discussion w [...] | 2008-11-13 23:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID PREL ENRG UNGA |
| 08USUNNEWYORK1075 | UN FINANCES: UNITED STATES SINGLED OUT FOR UNPAID [...] Summary: In formal session on November 6, UN Controller Jun Yamazaki presented a financial update to the General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary). Despite intervening payments, the UN's financial situation remains mixed, and may have to borrow from the reserve [...] | 2008-11-17 17:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KUNR CU |
| 08USUNNEWYORK1132 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES PROMOTION AND [...] SUMMARY: From October 21-30, the UN General Assembly Third Committee formally discussed the promotion and protection of human rights, and on October 31, the Committee heard the report of the Human Rights Council. Key themes from the two-week discussion included freedom of expression, freedom [...] | 2008-12-04 15:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AORC UNGA |
| 08USUNNEWYORK1197 | UNGA: WESTERN HEMISPHERE DELEGATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable reviews the activities of Western Hemisphere delegations at the 63rd Session of the UN General Assembly. At the opening of the Session, twenty-five heads of state from the Western Hemisphere participated in the General Debate. Incoming President of the General Assembly [...] | 2008-12-22 18:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA XK XL XM |
| 08USUNNEWYORK163 | BAN TO USUN ON KOSOVO: HELP ME TO HELP EU [...] (C) In a one-on-one meeting on February 20 with Ambassador Khalilzad, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon compared the UN's remaining tenure in Kosovo to a movie fade-out, but complained that EU leadership is complicating UNMIK's transition strategy. Ban cited in particular comments -- attributed i [...] | 2008-02-20 23:44:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNMIK YI |
| 08USUNNEWYORK198 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ADOPTS [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY. UN Legal Counsel Michel advised the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon on February 29 that the UN has not received any new contributions to the Tribunal since Saudi Arabia provided $5 million earlier in the month. Although the UN has not received [...] | 2008-03-04 18:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
| 08USUNNEWYORK232 | 62ND UNGA: GUIDANCE REQUEST - FIFTH COMMITTEE'S [...] (U) This is an guidance request - see para 12. 2. (U) Summary: The Fifth Committee is soon to consider the conditions of service and compensation for judges of the ICJ and other Tribunals i.e. ICTY and ICTR. Though some technical matters relating to pension schemes, education benefits an [...] | 2008-03-14 00:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UUNR UNGA |
| 08USUNNEWYORK239 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: On March 13 the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon discussed: the appointment of the Registrar, plans to transfer contributions from the UN Trust Fund to a separate Tribunal account, the building that will house the Tribunal, proposals for providing [...] | 2008-03-15 01:03:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
| 08USUNNEWYORK255 | USUN CONCERNED WITH UN ACTIONS IN ALGIERS PRIOR TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-20 10:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
| 08USUNNEWYORK256 | NEED FOR DECISION ON APPROACH TO UN BUDGET [...] (C) This is a guidance request - see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: The Secretariat has presented UN Member States with additional budget items ("add-ons") to the 2008-2009 biennium budget adopted in December 2007. A small number of these add-ons are expected to be decided by the membership th [...] | 2008-03-20 19:24:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR ACABQ AMGT UNGA |
| 08USUNNEWYORK300 | CONDEMNING SUICIDE BOMBING [...] Condemns, strongly and unequivocally, terrorist attacks by suicide bombers committed by whomever, wherever and for whatever purposes; 2. Calls upon states to act in accordance with their international obligations to deny safe haven and to bring to justice any person who supports, facilita [...] | 2008-04-03 23:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL UNGA |
| 08USUNNEWYORK310 | PGA KERIM REQUESTS U.S. VIEWS ON INTERMEDIARY [...] (U) This is an action request for Department guidance before the April 10 OEWG session. Please see para 6. 2. (U) Summary. President of the General Assembly (PGA) Serdjam Kerim requested a meeting with Amb Khalilzad on April 4 to discuss UNSC reform. Noting that he had received several p [...] | 2008-04-07 14:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR UNSC GM JA IT BR IN PK |
| 08USUNNEWYORK393 | ETHIOPIA PM WANTS HELP GETTING OUT OF SOMALIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told A/S Frazer on April 17 that a lack of qualified TFG and AMISOM troops was putting in jeopardy his hopes of redeploying Ethiopian troops this summer. He downplayed reports that Somalia President Yusef was intent on removing Prime Minister Nur Ad [...] | 2008-05-02 18:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL MOPS PREL UNSC SO ET ER |
| 08USUNNEWYORK477 | U/SYG HOLMES ON PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED [...] (SBU) Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes briefed the Security Council May 27 on the subject of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. In addition to members of the Security Council, 21 other member states participated in the public discussion. Most voiced sup [...] | 2008-05-29 23:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL SOCI UNSC XA UN PGOV |
| 08USUNNEWYORK487 | UN SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON, NYC MAYOR [...] SUMMARY: New York City Mayor Bloomberg hosted UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and USUN Ambassador Khalilzad on May 19th at Gracie Mansion to discuss security issues related to the $1.9 billion UN renovation project known as the Capital Master Plan (CMP). During the meeting Mayor Bloomberg ind [...] | 2008-06-03 16:10:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA |
| 08USUNNEWYORK530 | UN BRIEFING NOTE ON FIELD OPERATIONS JUNE 4 - 10, 2008. [...] On June 13, Security Council President Khalilzad (United States) transmitted the following Briefing Note to the Security Council on UN field operations covering the period of June 4-10, 2008. 2. Begin text of briefing note: Africa --Burundi (BINUB): On 9 June, Government and FNL delega [...] | 2008-06-16 20:43:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC MOPS KPKO |
| 08USUNNEWYORK551 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: BELLEMARE JUSTIFIES STAFFING [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: STL Prosecutor-Designate Daniel Bellemare, who heads the UN International Independent Investigative Commission (UNIIIC),briefed the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) on June 19 on his request for 114 staff for the Office of the Prosecutor (OT [...] | 2008-06-24 16:03:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
| 08USUNNEWYORK553 | UN VIEWS ON SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) UN DPKO U/SYG Guehenno shared a downbeat report on his recent trip to Afghanistan and the UN perspective on the outcome of the recent Paris Conference in a June 19 meeting with PermReps from key coalition countries. In comparison to his last visit in 2005, Guehenno described a sense of [...] | 2008-06-24 17:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC AF |
| 08USUNNEWYORK581 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE CONTINUES [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: The Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) continued to discuss the draft staffing proposal for the STL at its fourteenth meeting on June 26. While agreeing that the Committee should approve the staffing proposal as soon as possible, many members s [...] | 2008-07-01 00:02:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
| 08USUNNEWYORK611 | SOMALIA UN AMB RESIDENCE - REQUEST TO REMOVE [...] The City of New Rochelle, NY, has contacted USUN/HC and sent a letter to both OFM/NY and USUN/HC requesting assistance to remove the diplomatic immunity from the Somalia UN Mission official residence at 250 Elk Avenue (see text of letter in para 2 and action request in para 5, below). [...] | 2008-07-09 21:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL SO |
| 08USUNNEWYORK805 | UN LOWERING SIGHTS ON UNAMID DEPLOYMENT TIMELINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Under-Secretary-General (U/SYG) for Field Support Malcorra acknowledged to Ambassador DiCarlo that the UN will not be able to meet its goal of 80 percent deployment of UNAMID by December. Malcorra agreed that the UN should consider going public with this information. She [...] | 2008-09-08 19:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AF PGOV PREL KPKO SU |
| 08USUNNEWYORK834 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH CHINESE PERMREP [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Khalilzad met with Chinese PermRep Guangya Wang on September 16. On Kosovo, Wang said the Serbian request to seek an ICJ advisory opinion was a clever idea, and one that the U.S. should support. On Burma, Wang agreed that nothing concrete had been achieved by the UN,s [...] | 2008-09-18 17:18:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL PGOV CH BM |
| 08USUNNEWYORK851 | UNSC: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS FOCUS MORE ON UN [...] (SBU) In another low key set of consultations on the Middle East on September 18, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry's briefing was the main focus. He lauded the "gradual but systematic process of Palestinian self-empowerment" in the West Bank and later said t [...] | 2008-09-20 00:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA LE |
| 08USUNNEWYORK871 | UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES: FOOD CRISIS, [...] SUMMARY: During the afternoon meeting of the 63rd UN General Assembly on September 24, the General Debate focused on the food crisis, climate change and the increasing price of energy, with many noting a need for a more modern, efficient United Nations. The leaders of developing countries ca [...] | 2008-09-29 14:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON UNGA HO EN MI CY CO LG NR |
| 08USUNNEWYORK897 | SYG BAN'S SEPTEMBER 25 HIGH-LEVEL EVENT ON THE FOOD CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary. Discussion of the global food price crisis dominated UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's September 25 high-level event on food security and climate change. Ban committed to providing leadership on the food crisis through the High-Level Task Force process, and stated that policy [...] | 2008-10-01 20:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ENRG SENV UN |
| 08VALLETTA97 | MALTA: RULING NATIONALIST PARTY WINS A NARROW [...] (U) The ruling Nationalist Party (NP),led by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, won the March 8 general elections with a slim margin of 1,200 votes, which amounted to just 0.4 percent of the votes cast, over the Malta Labor Party (MLP). Though it,s clear that the Nationalists will remain in power [...] | 2008-03-10 13:19:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | MT NATO PGOV PREL PSI |
| 08VATICAN1 | HOLY SEE-ISRAEL: NO PROGRESS ON FUNDAMENTAL AGREEMENT AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Holy See officials report that the December 12-13 talks with Israel did not result in any further progress towards the conclusion of agreements on taxation of Church property in Israel and other outstanding bilateral issues. Some Church officials characterized the meeting as a [...] | 2008-01-04 10:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF IS VT |
| 08VATICAN17 | HOLY SEE: CONVERSATIONS ON INTERFAITH RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Senior Holy See officials and scholars discussed interfaith relations with the visiting Deputy Assistant to VP Cheney, Joseph Wood, January 14-15. Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and Father Miguel Ayuso described the increasing Church engagement with the signers of "A Common Word", co [...] | 2008-01-30 17:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIFR VT |
| 08VATICAN26 | UNDERSTANDING THE HOLY SEE: ECCLESIAL (LAY) MOVEMENTS, PART [...] (U) This is the second in a series intended to facilitate cooperation with Holy See and Catholic Church entities to promote U.S. goals through a greater understanding of the Holy See's institutions, agencies and structures (reftel A). In this cable, we provide an overview of ecclesial movemen [...] | 2008-02-21 17:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF VT |
| 08VATICAN31 | HOLY SEE SECRETARY OF STATE TALKS ABOUT CUBA [...] (C) Summary: Cardinal Bertone told the Ambassador that Raul Castro is a practical man, and asked the US to consider dropping sanctions against Cuba to encourage change at this crucial political time on the island. The Ambassador underlined the need for the Cuban government to free political [...] | 2008-03-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KIRF CU VT |
| 08VIENNA106 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 24, 2008 [...] Austria's Economics Minister Martin Bartenstein from the OeVP says he is committed to clearly defined climate protection goals. However, he told Austrian radio, he is opposed to the climate guidelines put forward by Brussels, which call for the share of renewable energies to be increased to 34 [...] | 2008-01-24 13:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
| 08VIENNA1146 | AUSTRIAN YOUTUBE GENERATION VIEWS NATIONAL ELECTIONS [...] Young voters will provide a critical boost for smaller parties such as the Greens, the Liberal Forum, and, to a lesser extent, the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) in Austria's September 28 national elections. The two governing parties, the Social Democrats (SPO) and the conservative People's Par [...] | 2008-08-11 15:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AU |
| 08VIENNA122 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 25, 2008 [...] Right-wing opposition party BZOe leader Peter Westenthaler has called for an end to immigration to Austria. He made an exception, though, for needed skilled workers, who should be allowed into Austria as holders of "green-card"-type permits similar to those used in the USA and Canada. Westentha [...] | 2008-01-25 12:57:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
| 08VIENNA1259 | AUSTRIA UNLIKELY TO CANCEL SOUTH STREAM PIPELINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Austrian government representatives admit the timing is poor but appear unlikely to cancel or postpone official talks in Moscow next week on participation in the South Stream gas pipeline. Only the addition of significant pressure from EU partners is likely to move the GOA from i [...] | 2008-09-02 15:57:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG AU RU GG |
| 08VIENNA1287 | Red Ink Permeates Austrian Campaign, Marking Break with [...] SUMMARY: Economists are concerned about pre-election spending proposals which combined with a proposed tax cut could drive up Austria's budget deficit from near balance to 2.5% of GDP (near the Maastricht limit). Parliament might even enact large spending increases before the September 28 ele [...] | 2008-09-08 14:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
| 08VIENNA1348 | AUSTRIA TO MISS KYOTO CLIMATE TARGETS, PROMPTING CALLS FOR [...] SUMMARY: Austria will miss its Kyoto Protocol greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions reduction goal by a wide margin again this year -- about a third -- according to a recent study. Austria stabilized emissions at 91.1 million tons CO2 equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2006, but committed to emit only 68.8 mil [...] | 2008-09-15 10:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG PREL EIND ECON AU |
| 08VIENNA141 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 29, 2008 [...] A recent Gallup poll shows that the People's Party (OeVP) has jumped ahead of the Social Democrats (SPOe) in public opinion. The poll gives the OeVP 36 percent, an increase of one percentage point since the last poll, and the SPOe is at 33 percent, a decrease of one percentage point. The Greens [...] | 2008-01-29 15:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
| 08VIENNA142 | NABUCCO: OMV STILL CONFIDENT DESPITE SOUTH STREAM [...] (C) Reinhard Mitschek, Managing Director of Nabucco, told Emboffs on January 25 that the project remains on track despite the Russian campaign to present South Stream as an alternative. One of the reasons Russia is flouting South Stream, according to Mitschek, is to improve Gazprom's negotia [...] | 2008-01-29 15:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL IR AU |
| 08VIENNA1454 | Austria Restricts Short Selling, But No Ban; [...] SUMMARY: On September 22, Austria's Financial Market Supervision (FMA) restricted short-selling by defining stricter parameters for market manipulation and insider trading. Regulators are unhappy that they cannot ban short sales outright since a legislative motion approved by the outgoing [...] | 2008-09-29 14:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AU |
| 08VIENNA1455 | AUSTRIAN ELECTION: FAR RIGHT SEES STRONG GAINS; SPO PLACES [...] (SBU) Summary: Austria's ruling coalition parties -- the Social Democrats (SPO) and the conservative People's Party (OVP) - suffered historic losses while still finishing first and second in the September 28 parliamentary election. The big winners were the far right, the populist Freedom Party [...] | 2008-09-29 14:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AU |
| 08VIENNA1484 | SOBER OUTLOOK FOR AUSTRIA'S ECONOMY IN 2009 [...] SUMMARY: Austria's economy started to weaken in the second quarter in reaction to the international downturn, now reinforced by the current financial crisis. Austria's two leading economic institutes downgraded their 2008 GDP growth forecasts to 2.0%. Austria's economy is still driven by expo [...] | 2008-10-03 14:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
| 08VIENNA1550 | Weak Competition Fuels High Energy Prices In [...] SUMMARY: Energy prices in Austria Q as in most EU countries Q have soared even more than food prices. As of August 31, energy prices for households were up 14% year-on-year and gasoline cost 15% more (diesel almost 30% more) while the overall inflation rate in this period was 3.7%. Natural [...] | 2008-10-20 10:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON PGOV PREL AU |
| 08VIENNA158 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 31, 2008 [...] The Austrian SPOe-OeVP coalition government's performance continues to be marked by massive tensions and quarrels between the two parties, Austrian media report. SPOe Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer accused his junior coalition partner, the OeVP, of "trying to make the Social Democrats look bad, w [...] | 2008-01-31 13:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
| 08VIENNA1646 | "ELECTION 2008" PROGRAMS DIVERTED ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE [...] (U) Summary: The 2008 presidential election proved to be an excellent and sustained opportunity for PAS Vienna to reach and influence audiences across Austria. Recognizing keen interest in this year's historic election, post utilized the full range of public diplomacy vehicles - speakers, vid [...] | 2008-11-07 14:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AGS KPAO IIP ECA AU |
| 08VIENNA1663 | GOA DENIES RANSOM PAID FOR HOSTAGE RELEASE [...] (U) Summary: Top GOA officials have denied media speculation that Austria had paid up to 5 million euros for the release of two hostages held by an al Qaeda affiliate in Mali since February 2008. According to some reports, a charity fund run by a son of Libyan leader Gaddafi paid the ransom. [...] | 2008-11-13 13:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AU |
| 08VIENNA1731 | AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: FM SPINDELEGGER [...] (U) The following is a profile of Michael Spindelegger, of the conservative People's Party (OVP),who has been named Foreign Minister in the new GOA cabinet. Experience ---------- 2. (U) Spindelegger was born in the city of Moedling south of Vienna on December 21, 1959. He obtained a la [...] | 2008-11-25 13:24:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AU |
| 08VIENNA1733 | Austria-Russia Economic Ties Deepening [...] (U) SUMMARY: Austria's commercial ties with Russia, which date to the Soviet era, have grown significantly since 2000. Despite a brief dip in 2007, imports from Russia (dominated by energy) are rising again. In recent years, Austrian firms (especially banks) have expanded aggressively into [...] | 2008-11-26 07:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON ENRG PREL RS AU |
| 08VIENNA1772 | NEW AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT TAKES OFFICE; PROSPECTS [...] (U) Austria's new "Grand Coalition" government of Social Democrats (SPO) and Conservatives (OVP) took office the morning of Dec. 2. While opinion polls show broad public support for the new government, media commentary is divided and includes much criticism of the lack of substance in the coa [...] | 2008-12-02 14:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU |
| 08VIENNA1783 | OPEC LEADERSHIP PROPOSES CLOSER U.S. TIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Codel Bennett (including Senators Bennett, Cochran, and Voinovich) met November 14 with OPEC Secretary General El-Badri, who expressed a strong desire for closer ties with the U.S. along the lines of OPEC's regular contact with Russia and the EU. El-Badri complained that OPEC [...] | 2008-12-03 15:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET AU |
| 08VIENNA1788 | AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: JUSTICE MINISTER BANDION-ORTNER [...] (U) The following is a profile of Claudia Bandion-Ortner, who has been named Justice Minister in the new GOA cabinet. Experience ---------- 2. (U) Bandion-Ortner was born November 30, 1966 in Graz/Styria. She grew up in the town of Tamsweg in Salzburg Province, where she was an honors st [...] | 2008-12-04 10:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AU |
| 08VIENNA1789 | AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: VICE CHANCELLOR/FINANCE MINISTER [...] (U) The following is a profile of Josef Proell, head of the conservative People's Party (OVP),who has been named Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister in the new GOA cabinet. Experience ---------- 2. (U) Proell, who served as Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Environment in the Guse [...] | 2008-12-04 13:22:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN AU |
| 08VIENNA1848 | Banking in Central/Eastern Europe: Austrians [...] SUMMARY. The financial crisis has triggered concerns about Austrian banks' huge exposure -- over EUR 250 billion -- to markets in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) and the former Soviet Union (FSU). Austrian banks (and the GOA) argue they can manage the increased risks, beca [...] | 2008-12-16 16:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AU XH |
| 08VIENNA1852 | Banking in Central/Eastern Europe: Austrians [...] SUMMARY. The financial crisis has triggered concerns about Austrian banks' huge exposure -- over EUR 250 billion -- to markets in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) and the former Soviet Union (FSU). Austrian banks (and the GOA) argue they can manage the increased risks, beca [...] | 2008-12-17 08:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AU XH |
| 08VIENNA1861 | AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: DEFENSE MINISTER DARABOS [...] (U) The following is a profile of Norbert Darabos, of the Social Democratic Party (SPO),who has been named Defense Minister in the new GOA cabinet. Experience ---------- 2. (U) Darabos is a holdover from the short-lived cabinet of former Chancellor Gusenbauer. He was sworn in December [...] | 2008-12-18 07:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR AU |
| 08VIENNA202 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 08, 2008 [...] In the controversy over allegations regarding a potential OeVP cover-up of shortfalls in the search for kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch, which may have prevented an earlier rescue of the girl, OeVP Secretary General Hannes Missethon told Austrian radio that late Interior Minister Liese Prokop ( [...] | 2008-02-08 14:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
| 08VIENNA23 | AUSTRIA'S 2008/2009 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - GROWTH SLOWING, BUT [...] Austria's leading economic institutes - the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO) and the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) -- have announced that in 2007 Austria's GDP grew at a rate of 3.3-3.4%. However, with a slowdown in the fourth quarter and with slower global growth on the [...] | 2008-01-04 18:22:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
| 08VIENNA237 | AUSTRIA: SPECIAL 301 INPUT ON PHARMA SUBMISSION [...] (U) This message provides post's response to reftel request for input to the annual Special 301 review. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Organization (PhRMA) has requested that the USG place Austria, as well as several other EU member states and Norway, on the Watch Li [...] | 2008-02-21 10:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR AU |
| 08VIENNA320 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 06, 2008 [...] The trial of two people on charges connected with terrorism threats will continue at a Vienna court today. Prosecutors are planning to show a video clip which one of the defendants, Mohamed M., allegedly took part in producing. The video was released on the internet last March and threatened at [...] | 2008-03-06 15:38:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
| 08VIENNA335 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 07, 2008 [...] The parliamentary investigating committee created earlier this month to look into allegations of abuse of office in the Interior Ministry will meet for the first time today. At the inquiry's inaugural session, members will vote on a chairperson - a position sought by both the Freedom Party (FPO [...] | 2008-03-07 14:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
| 08VIENNA340 | OVP TRIUMPHS, SPO FALTERS IN LOWER AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS [...] In Lower Austria's March 9 provincial elections (reftel),the center-right OVP, led by the popular Governor Erwin Proell, marginally enhanced its absolute majority in the province, while the center-left SPO, OVP's coalition partner at the national level, suffered major losses. The far-right FP [...] | 2008-03-10 12:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AU |
| 08VIENNA349 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 11, 2008 [...] All Austrian media report that President Heinz Fischer invited the leaders of the government coalition, Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer (SPOe) and Vice-Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer (OeVP),to talks at the Hofburg yesterday, in an attempt to resolve the current political deadlock. Details of the mee [...] | 2008-03-11 14:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
| 08VIENNA404 | AUSTRIA: EARLY ELECTIONS COULD BE HELD IN FALL AT THE [...] Summary: Chancellor Gusenbauer (SPO) and Vice Chancellor Molterer (OVP) met March 19 in an effort to resolve the political stalemate between the two governing coalition partners. The party leaders agreed to continue the talks after Easter. The meeting came amid speculation on the possibility [...] | 2008-03-19 15:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AU |
| 08VIENNA424 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 26, 2008 [...] Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer of the Social Democrats has received general approval from the SPOe party executive of his compromise position on tax reform at a special meeting on Tuesday. Gusenbauer said following the meeting that although he had not succeeded in bringing forward from 2010 to 20 [...] | 2008-03-26 14:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
| 08VIENNA513 | AUSTRIA'S GROWTH SLOWING AS CONCERN ABOUT INTERNATIONAL [...] Based on continuing uncertainty in international financial markets, Austria's two leading economic institutes have recently slightly reduced GDP growth forecasts for 2008 to 2.1%. Exports will remain the driving force behind growth, as consumer spending remains sluggish. Projections for 2009 [...] | 2008-04-14 15:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
| 08VIENNA576 | PROGRAM PROPOSALS FOR 2008 ESFP [...] Embassy Vienna would welcome participation in the Embassy Science Fellows Program (ESFP). Post envisions two potential programs: 1) a climate change-related research program; or 2) a program focused on environmental regulatory policy. 2. Overview of Climate Change Program --------------- [...] | 2008-04-25 14:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL SENV EAGR AMGT OTRA APER AU |
| 08VIENNA61 | 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargements in May 2004 and January 2007, Aus [...] | 2008-01-15 15:38:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU |
| 08VIENNA621 | AUSTRIA: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY [...] Austrian consumers have been hard hit by surging food prices, which rose by 8.4% in March 2008 over the previous year. For 2008, food prices are predicted to increase by 7%. Economists do not expect significant changes in the structure of Austria's agricultural sector, nor in the demand and [...] | 2008-05-06 14:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL AU |
| 08VIENNA746 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 30, 2008 [...] The coalition partners SPOe and OeVP on Thursday agreed on changes to the state pension system following weeks of negotiations. A regulation will be extended until 2013 allowing persons to retire early, who have contributed to the pension scheme for long years, but have not yet reached the offi [...] | 2008-06-02 10:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
| 08VIENNA843 | Austria: SPO Re-Structures in Response Internal Troubles [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-17 14:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AU |
| 08VIENNA940 | LEADERS USE AUSTRIAN ECONOMIC REPORT TO REVIEW [...] Summary: At the June 30th presentation of the annual Austrian Economic Report, Minister of Economics and Labor Bartenstein and Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Molterer, both members of the Austrian People,s Party (OeVP),presented an optimistic view of the Austrian economy, highlighting [...] | 2008-07-01 15:46:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV |
| 08VIENNA942 | AUSTRIA'S LEADING PARTY FAVORS EU REFERENDA, PUTS [...] (U) Summary: The SPO, beset by declining public support and internal squabbles, shocked the Austrian political world June 26 when Chancellor Gusenbauer and acting SPO Chairman Werner Faymann sent a letter to the mass tabloid Kronen Zeitung announcing that henceforth the party will favor nation [...] | 2008-07-02 07:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU AU |
| 08VIENNA954 | INFLATION AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CRISIS DAMPEN [...] Austria's economy is starting to feel the impact of the international financial crisis and the high inflation resulting from continued raw materials and energy price hikes. Due to a still strong first quarter performance, Austria's two leading economic institutes recently upgraded GDP growth [...] | 2008-07-03 15:19:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU |
| 08VIENNA969 | FOOD PRICES - BLEAK OUTLOOK FOR AUSTRIAN CONSUMER [...] Food prices are a continued concern in Austria and will remain high on the agenda of Austria's new government, to be elected in September 2008. The May 2008 inflation rate of 3.7% was the highest monthly rate in fifteen years, food price inflation was 7.2%. Food prices (excluding VAT) in Aus [...] | 2008-07-07 16:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL AU |
| 08VIENNA984 | SPO LETTER ON EU POLICY SHIFT SPOTLIGHTS TABLOID'S [...] (U) Summary: When Austrian Chancellor Gusenbauer and SPO party leader Werner Faymann chose to announce their party's new policy on EU referenda in a June 26 letter to the mass tabloid Kronen Zeitung, setting in motion a chain of events that led to the collapse of the government, the move highli [...] | 2008-07-10 07:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU |
| 08VIENTIANE111 | LAOS: PLANS FOR FIVE LARGE DAMS ON THE MEKONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year the Government of Laos has signed 5 Memoranda of Understanding with companies from China, Vietnam, and Thailand to develop large dams on the mainstream of the Mekong river where both banks are within Laos. Four of the dams are estimated to individually produ [...] | 2008-02-15 02:47:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ENRG EIND SENV BEXP LA VM CH CB |
| 08VIENTIANE149 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR LAOS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-04 01:30:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV OPIC USTR KTDB LA |
| 08VIENTIANE240 | FOOD PRICES IN LAOS: STICKY RICE PRICES REMAIN [...] Summary: Despite rising world prices for white rice, sticky (glutinous) rice, the primary rice variety eaten in Laos, has seen only moderate price rises this year. One notable aspect of Lao sticky rice prices has been their stability over the past several years despite inflation averaging 7 [...] | 2008-04-24 04:53:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL EPET LA |
| 08VIENTIANE246 | Education in Laos, Part I: The Primary Years [...] Summary. This cable is the first in a series examining the education system in Laos, from elementary through university and technical/vocational schools. Future cables will examine the problems faced by secondary schools, the limits of tertiary education, and the growing role of private scho [...] | 2008-04-25 09:34:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI LA |
| 08VIENTIANE441 | GOVERNMENT PRESENTS FY 2008-2009 BUDGET OUTLINE TO [...] (C) Summary. In a presentation to the National Assembly on July 7 the Minister of Finance laid out the Lao government's expectations for its FY 2008-2009 budget. The government projects a fiscal deficit 42% below that of the current fiscal year, thanks to revenues that are expected to climb [...] | 2008-08-08 06:24:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN LA |
| 08VIENTIANE662 | FINANCIAL CRISIS BEGINS TO ERODE PILLARS OF LAO [...] (U) Summary: The weak integration of the Lao banking system with the international financial system initially cushioned the impact of the global financial crisis on Laos--there are no tranches of subprime debt in the Lao central bank. However, as the non-financial downturn has spread global [...] | 2008-12-22 10:19:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD LA |
| 08VILNIUS1030 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 5, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Youth Leader Denied Readmission (para. 2) - United Civic Party Members Briefly Detained (para. 3) - Opposition Rallies Banned (para. 4) - Brest Opposition Activists Fi [...] | 2008-12-08 05:26:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
| 08VILNIUS198 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - April 04, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Vitebsk Opposition Activists Jailed and Fined (para. 2) - Vandals Attack Opposition Party Headquarters (para. 3) - Milinkevich Holds Meetings in Gomel Region (para. 4) [...] | 2008-04-05 08:50:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
| 08VILNIUS235 | Bloggers, Officials React to Sanctions, Diplomatic Row [...] (SBU) Post has monitored the Belarusian public's reaction to recent events in the country including Belneftekhim sanctions, Belarus' recall of its Ambassador to the U.S., GOB demands for American Embassy staff reductions and the resulting suspension of some consular operations, and a spurious [...] | 2008-04-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI ASEC CMGT BO |
| 08VILNIUS401 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - May 23, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Malady Front Activists Fined And Sentenced To Jail Terms (para. 2) - Minsk Authorities Ban Three Russian Channels (para. 3) - Police Disperse Opposition Rally (para. [...] | 2008-05-23 08:45:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
| 08VILNIUS418 | BELARUS: WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - May 30, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Grodno Opposition Leader Warned Over A Concert (para. 2) - Radio Racyja Journalist Denied Accreditation (para. 3) - Human Rights Activist Fined and Jailed (para. 4) - [...] | 2008-05-30 11:06:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
| 08VILNIUS479 | JEWISH ISSUES UPDATE: RESTITUTION STALLED, SLOW [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania continues to struggle with the legacy of the Holocaust and how to honor its once vibrant Jewish heritage. More than four years after joining NATO, Lithuania has yet to restitute Jewish communal property in any meaningful way and there are no signs of moving forward. A [...] | 2008-06-18 14:26:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SCUL PREL LH |
| 08VILNIUS491 | BELARUS: GOB TIGHTENS SCREWS ON MEDIA [...] (SBU) The Parliament's lower chamber approved a controversial media bill which, if passed in the Upper Chamber and signed by the President, will subject online news sources to the same requirements as printed press, require re-registration of most existing media and accreditation of journalist [...] | 2008-06-25 13:43:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 08VILNIUS492 | SCENESETTER FOR PM KIRKILAS'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas comes to Washington at a time of change for Lithuania. In less than a generation, the country has gone from the yoke of Soviet authoritarianism to being an EU and NATO member, punching above its weight in out of area missions. However, having achieved it [...] | 2008-06-25 13:52:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PHUM LH |
| 08VILNIUS603 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - July 25, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Denied Appeal (para. 2) - United Civic Party Members Detained and Warned (para. 3) - Prisoners' Rights Advocates Detained, Searched (para. 4) - Christian De [...] | 2008-07-28 03:53:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
| 08VILNIUS766 | LITHUANIAN FINANCE MINISTER SAYS ECONOMY IS [...] (C) Summary. On August 28, Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Sadzius told the Ambassador that Lithuania's economy is not weakening, but developing, albeit at a slower pace than in the recent past. Inflation will be higher this year than last, but has stabilized according to Sadzius. High [...] | 2008-09-16 10:04:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN LH |
| 08VILNIUS854 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 10, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Convictions for Assault against Opposition Activist (para. 2) - Foreign Students Protest Racist Attacks (para. 3) - Malady Front Splits (para. 4) - Independent Weekly [...] | 2008-10-10 15:17:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
| 08VILNIUS905 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 24, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Popular Front Celebrates 20th Anniversary (para. 2) - Democratic Seniors Denied Registration (para. 3) - Independent Election Observer Fined (para. 4) - Opposition You [...] | 2008-10-24 09:12:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
| 08VILNIUS928 | BELARUS AND THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: FEELING THE [...] (U) Until recently, the GOB voiced no concern regarding the global financial situation. However, as the crisis deepens and expands, and its negative effects become more visible in Belarus, the regime is looking for ways to limit the consequences while fundamentally maintaining its command eco [...] | 2008-10-31 17:25:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL BO |
| 08VILNIUS931 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 31, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Youth Arrested (para. 2) - Election Authorities Deny Final Appeals (para. 3) - Opposition Hopeful's Supporters Heavily Fined (para. 4) - Pro-Regime NGO Hold [...] | 2008-11-04 06:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
| 08VILNIUS932 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 31, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Youth Arrested (para. 2) - Election Authorities Deny Final Appeals (para. 3) - Opposition Hopeful's Supporters Heavily Fined (para. 4) - Pro-Regime NGO Hold [...] | 2008-11-04 06:42:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
| 08VILNIUS960 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 7, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Protests Travel Ban (para. 2) - Opposition Activist Fined (para. 3) - Opposition Commemorates Ancestors, Stalin Terror Victims (para. 4) - Kurapaty Vandals [...] | 2008-11-07 10:51:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
| 08VILNIUS968 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 14, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Kurapaty Vandals Face Criminal Charges (para. 2) - Malady Front Members Sentenced to Jail (para. 3) - Catholics Continue Fasting to Return Former Monastery (para. 4) - [...] | 2008-11-14 15:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
| 08VILNIUS972 | ESTA OUTREACH IN LITHUANIA [...] (U) Summary. Post has an aggressive outreach program underway for the Electronic System of Travel Authorization (ESTA). Post introduced the concept of ESTA in spring 2008, in anticipation of Lithuania's admission to the Visa Waiver Program. Post intensified outreach efforts in fall 2008, wh [...] | 2008-11-18 12:53:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT PREL KPAO KHLS EN LH |
| 08VLADIVOSTOK103 | WHAT'S RUINING FISHING AND WHY LEGAL CATCH DOESN'T PAY [...] Summary. Industry experts gathered in Vladivostok for the 2008 Fishery Congress to discuss problems facing Russia's fishing industry. Participants outlined several problems which include an obsolete fleet, confusing regulations, lack of processing facilities, and dwindling fisheries. An ev [...] | 2008-09-18 10:20:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV ECON RS |
| 08VLADIVOSTOK106 | AIRLINES IN RUSSIAN FAR EAST SKIDDING TO A STOP [...] Summary. The airline industry in the Far East continues its downward trajectory. Dalavia has become the latest in a series of bankruptcies in the industry. Vladivostok Avia remains relatively strong, but may become a tempting takeover target. Ticket prices will remain prohibitively expensiv [...] | 2008-09-26 06:59:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PGOV ECON RS |
| 08VLADIVOSTOK125 | CAN A NEW MAYOR WITH FEW ALLIES AT LEAST FIX THE ROADS? [...] Igor Pushkaryov took over as Vladivostok mayor on May 20. The new mayor seems to have few allies -- he avoids media attention and the public, has set up an administration of outsiders, and appears headed for a major conflict with Primorye Kray Governor Darkin. With campaign promises unfulfill [...] | 2008-10-30 02:27:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON RS |
| 08VLADIVOSTOK94 | RUSSIAN-NORTH KOREAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION: DISTANT TRAIN [...] (U) Summary. Russian and North Korean officials have signed an agreement to renovate the railroad linking the two countries and to jointly develop the North Korean port of Najin to handle major container cargos. The move, which has been anticipated for years, is seen as the first step in upg [...] | 2008-08-22 06:21:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD RS |
| 08WARSAW1138 | GOP TO PUT FORWARD DRAFT PRIVATE PROPERTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polish Treasury Vice Minister Krzysztof Laszkiewicz told visiting Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ambassador J. Christian Kennedy September 12 that draft legislation on compensation for WWII and Communist-era confiscations is ready to be introduced to the Sejm (the lower house [...] | 2008-09-29 11:09:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PL |
| 08WARSAW1141 | Animal Cloning Attitudes in Poland [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable reports a round table discussion Sept. 19 in Warsaw on the subject of scientists' views on animal cloning and the food supply. January's announcement of deregulation for clones by FDA has sparked controversy, with a vote by the European Parliament against the techn [...] | 2008-09-29 14:25:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PGOV PL |
| 08WARSAW1217 | POLISH FINANCIAL SECTOR OK; THE REAL WORRY IS THE [...] (SBU) Summary: After months of denial that worsening global economic conditions would have a significant impact here, Poland,s economic elite is wakening to increased risk. Poland does not appear to share the immediate risk to its bank balance sheets that is crippling global finance, though p [...] | 2008-10-17 15:07:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PL |
| 08WARSAW1250 | AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 28 MEETING WITH SEJM SPEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Speaker of the Sejm (lower house of parliament) Bronislaw Komorowski expressed satisfaction with lessons learned by the Polish military in Iraq. Discussing the November 1 Polish takeover of responsibilities in Afghanistan's Ghazn [...] | 2008-10-29 07:02:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM AF IZ PL |
| 08WARSAW1271 | POLAND INTENSIFIES EMISSIONS DIPLOMACY [...] (U) Summary: Recent robust Polish diplomacy on climate change issues has raised the country's profile in the EU's internal energy and climate debate and spotlighted its role as host of the 14th Annual Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP-14) in December. In visits to Madrid, Paris, Be [...] | 2008-11-03 16:56:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN EMIN ENRG SENV PL |
| 08WARSAW1274 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GUTIERREZ' VISIT TO POLAND - 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE [...] Mr. Secretary, you are coming to Poland at an exciting time, following several high-profile bilateral successes: the August signing of the Missile Defense Agreement; the successful conclusion of a five-year Polish deployment in Iraq; and the simultaneous strengthening of support for the NATO [...] | 2008-11-04 15:29:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD KIPR PL PGOV |
| 08WARSAW1334 | GOVERNMENT ACTS QUICKLY TO AVERT POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) Poland's two coalition parties -- Civic Platform (PO) and the Polish People's Party (PSL) -- acted quickly to resolve what Prime Minister Tusk characterized as a "misunderstanding" between himself and Labor Minister Jolanta Fedak (PSL). Controversy erupted November 17 when Fedak unexpec [...] | 2008-11-20 15:42:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB ECON PL |
| 08WARSAW134 | FUNDING REQUEST FOR FY2008 EEB BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH IN [...] Summary. Post requests USD $34,000 to fund agricultural biotechnology programs in FY 2008. Funds are targeted at key issues where USG investments can have the greatest impact. This year, prospects are brighter to influence Polish decision-makers with a new, more pro-business government in pl [...] | 2008-01-31 06:43:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PGOV PL |
| 08WARSAW1346 | USEU AMBASSADOR SILVERBERG DISCUSSES RUSSIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polish officials told USEU Ambassador Kristen Silverberg that Poland reluctantly agreed to support resumption of negotiations on the EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement after the French Presidency made clear no consensus was needed to move forward. The decision not to [...] | 2008-11-25 15:07:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG SENV KGHG ECON EAGR EUN |
| 08WARSAW1394 | SCENESETTER FOR THE UN CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary. Poland's government recognizes that the on-going Fourteenth United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Poznan (due to enter its High Level segment later this week) is largely a waypoint on the road to next year's Fifteenth UN Conference in Copenhagen. It nonetheless views [...] | 2008-12-09 07:05:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV PREL ETRD KIPR PL |
| 08WARSAW1405 | CUBA - LIBERTAD ACT RESPONSE FROM POLAND [...] (U) Post provides the following in response to ref A questions. 2. (U) Promotion of democracy and human rights in Cuba: Poland has an excellent track record with respect to supporting freedom and democracy in Cuba, and believes that its experience in the Solidarity trade movement and it [...] | 2008-12-10 14:51:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC PREL CU PL |
| 08WARSAW1437 | CODEL SCHWARTZ/POLAND - NATO, EU MUST DO MORE ON [...] (C) Polish National Security Advisor Wladyslaw Stasiak and prominent Polish MPs, including Sejm Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Krzysztof Lisek, told CODEL Schwartz that NATO must do more to address Georgia's security problems. If NATO does not offer MAP, it must offer something tangible to r [...] | 2008-12-19 11:27:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CG PL |
| 08WARSAW457 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF UNDERSECRETARY DOBRIANSKY [...] Welcome to Poland. You are coming to Poland at a time when the Polish government is eagerly looking forward to hosting the 14th session of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 14). More than 10,000 participants from over 190 countries are expected to [...] | 2008-04-10 14:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP SENV ECON ENRG PREL PL |
| 08WARSAW529 | POLAND'S AGREES WITH USG ON ZIMBABWE CHAIR OF CSD [...] (SBU) Econoff raised reftel points on Zimbabwe chairing the Commission on Sustainable Development with Mariusz Lewicki, Head of the Department of United Nations System and Global Affairs in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Lewicki stated that Poland's thinking on the Zimbabwe chairmans [...] | 2008-04-28 11:34:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR EAID ECON EUN PREL SENV |
| 08WARSAW538 | IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - POLAND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Overall food prices in Poland have risen about 7 percent in the past year, but are not reflected in lower rates of consumption as wage increases topped 10 percent in the same period. A continuing increase in prices could affect at-risk populations in poorer regions. Rising food [...] | 2008-04-30 13:20:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PL PREL |
| 08WARSAW594 | PHARMACEUTICALS: NEW REIMBURSEMENT LIST LEAVES [...] (C) Summary: On May 14, Polish Health Minister Ewa Kopacz announced a draft update to the list of drugs eligible for reimbursement from the National Health Fund. As expected, the list contains only generics. The new list is sure to raise the frustration level of U.S. producers of innovativ [...] | 2008-05-14 14:45:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KIPR PL |
| 08WARSAW687 | POLAND: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) In response to reftel, post provides the following information, in the format requested in reftel para. 15. 2. (U) Post is aware of two (2) claims of U.S. Claimants that may be outstanding against the Government of Poland. 3. (SBU) (A). Claimant designation: Claimant A. (B) A [...] | 2008-06-16 06:57:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV KIDE PL |
| 08WARSAW910 | INVESTMENT IN POLAND [...] Summary: Inflows into Poland from foreign direct investment continue at sustained, high levels. In 2007, FDI was estimated at USD 18.5 billion. EU funds accounted for another USD 10.1 billion, and remittances for USD 4.3 billion. Poland continues to be attractive to investors, although some [...] | 2008-07-30 05:48:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PL |
| 08WARSAW973 | POLAND'S UNCOMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable outlines the upcoming crisis in Polish agriculture. The rural economy enjoys significant subsidies from the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP),but the CAP, drought, and a failure of leadership from the Ministry of Agriculture, are creating the circumstances under w [...] | 2008-08-20 14:12:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PGOV PL |
| 08WELLINGTON103 | ONGOING SAGA OF THE SALE OF THE AUCKLAND AIRPORT [...] (U) Summary. The perseverance of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) seemed to pay off last week when local shareholders of New Zealand's largest airport approved the CPPIB's NZ$1.8bn ($1.4bn) bid for a 40 percent stake in the Auckland International Airport (AIA),which handles 70 [...] | 2008-03-19 18:33:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EFIN ETRD ECON PREL PGOV NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON115 | NO TURNING BACK THE SUBSIDY CLOCK FOR NEW ZEALAND FARMERS [...] Note: This is a joint Foreign Agricultural Service and State report. End note. 2. (SBU) Summary. Up until approximately twenty years ago, New Zealand farmers were some of the most heavily subsidized in the world. Farmers were provided with price supports, low-interest loans, extensive [...] | 2008-03-30 18:58:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PREL NZ XV |
| 08WELLINGTON138 | LABOUR HAS DOMINATED THE STAGE, BUT NOT THE POLLS [...] (SBU) For the past month, Labour has dominated the stage and the headlines in New Zealand: talk of prospective tax cuts; a refusal to authorize sale of Auckland Airport shared to a Canadian investor; the Beijing signing of the FTA; and then the Party Congress. After all of that the One News-Co [...] | 2008-04-22 01:02:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON151 | IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY PRICES IN NEW [...] Note: This is a joint Foreign Agricultural Service and State report. Responses are keyed to Ref A questions regarding the impact of rising food and agricultural prices in New Zealand. End note. 2. SUMMARY. As a developed country and a net agricultural exporter, the recent rise in commo [...] | 2008-05-02 03:41:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAIG ETRD ECON PGOV PREL NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON163 | NEW ZEALAND ECONOMY LOOMING AS MAIN ELECTION ISSUE [...] (SBU) Summary. With poor economic news for consumers likely to continue up to the New Zealand election later this year, the political party that can win voters' confidence that it can address Kiwis' mounting financial woes will likely emerge as the winner in 2008. PM Helen Clark, however, [...] | 2008-05-14 03:59:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV KDEM NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON189 | POTENTIAL POWER SHORTAGES COULD MEAN LIGHTS OUT FOR LABOUR [...] (SBU) Summary. A dry winter has prompted debate about New Zealand's power supply as low hydroelectric lake levels bring about the prospect of rolling power shortages throughout the country. Fearing a political backlash, the Labour Government denies there is a problem, while quietly taking me [...] | 2008-06-18 01:40:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ENRG SENV NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON22 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL FALEOMAVAEGA AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to CODEL Faleomavaega and delegation to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from on/about January 31 - February 7, 2008. The purpose of this visit is to discuss bilateral issues with government officials. 2. (SBU) Embassy con [...] | 2008-01-29 20:39:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON225 | NEW ZEALAND ECONOMY FACING RECESSION WHILE BATTLING [...] Summary. The recent slowdown in New Zealand's economy is the result of weaker private consumption growth, owing to higher fuel, food, utilities and housing costs, which are cutting into Kiwis' disposable income. Both business and consumer confidence remains weak amid higher prices and rising [...] | 2008-07-21 21:08:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON226 | NEW ZEALAND ECONOMY FACING RECESSION WHILE BATTLING [...] Summary. The recent slowdown in New Zealand's economy is the result of weaker private consumption growth, owing to higher fuel, food, utilities and housing costs, which are cutting into Kiwis' disposable income. Both business and consumer confidence remains weak amid higher prices and rising [...] | 2008-07-21 21:08:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON26 | BACK-TO-BACK LEADERS' SPEECHES KICK OFF NZ ELECTION YEAR [...] (SBU) Summary. New Zealand's political season is now underway in earnest following the first major speeches of the year by Prime Minister Helen Clark and opposition leader John Key of the National Party. Breaking with established tradition, the PM changed the date of her speech and the locat [...] | 2008-02-04 03:28:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON296 | RESERVE BANK ANNOUNCES SECOND REDUCTION IN OFFICIAL [...] (U) Summary. New Zealand's Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard aggressively slashed the prime interest rate from 8 percent to 7.5 percent, leaving some economists surprised expecting only a 25-basis point move. The unexpectedly large cut caused the New Zealand dollar to slide about US1.5c to [...] | 2008-09-12 05:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON297 | NZ'S EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME LEGISLATION PASSES [...] (SBU) Summary. With the support of the Green Party and New Zealand First, the Labour Party pushed through its controversial Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) bill on September 10 by a vote of 63 to 57. National opposed the draft legislation and has promised to amend it if elected to lead the g [...] | 2008-09-12 06:05:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ENRG SENV NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON316 | NEW ZEALAND ELECTIONS 2008 - AUCKLAND RACE [...] (C) Summary. The National Party is making a serious play for Auckland Central, an electorate that has been in nearly uninterrupted Labour control for almost a century. That a 28-year-old virtual unknown has a serious chance of ousting a Labour stalwart demonstrates just how vulnerable the La [...] | 2008-09-26 04:45:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON337 | NEW ZEALAND'S GRIM PRE-ELECTION ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: New Zealand's economy contracted dramatically since the release of the May 2008 Budget projections, resulting in budget deficits twice as large as forecasted due primarily to two quarters of negative growth and growing current account deficits. GNZ officials however, maintain th [...] | 2008-10-14 21:51:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON342 | OPPOSITION LEADER KEY WINS OPENING DEBATE WITH PM [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 14, Prime Minister Helen Clark and opposition National Party leader John Key participated in the first of a series of head-to-head debates before the November 8 election. The debate was particularly timely in that recent polling has shown the gap between the two p [...] | 2008-10-16 04:42:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON357 | NEW ZEALAND'S RESERVE BANK SLASHES KEY INTEREST RATE [...] (U) Summary: New Zealand's Reserve Bank announced on October 23 a cut in the benchmark interest rate by a record 1 percentage point to 6.5 percent in order to help stimulate the economy and ward off fears of a global economic downturn. Some economists predict the rate could drop as low as 4.5 [...] | 2008-10-24 02:14:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN APEC PGOV PREL NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON370 | NZ'S ELECTION UNDER THE CONTROVERSIAL MMP [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 8, New Zealand goes to the polls under the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) parliamentary system. Though initially popular when introduced in 1996, the country is now divided over MMP's merits. If National forms the next government, it has promised to review MMP. [...] | 2008-11-03 06:13:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON388 | WHY THE LABOUR PARTY LOST THE NZ ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Ever since John Key took the helm of the National Party in December 2006, Helen Clark and the Labour Party seemed flat, out of step, and headed for defeat in the 2008 election. Economic issues were at the forefront of voters' minds and National convinced the electorate that it [...] | 2008-11-17 04:41:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON404 | NEW ZEALAND SLASHES KEY INTEREST RATE [...] (U) Summary: On December 4, New Zealand's Reserve Bank (RBNZ) lowered the official interest rate from 6.5 percent to 5 percent, paralleling a move by Australia earlier in the week. The 1.5 percent reduction brings the rate to its lowest level for the past five years marking a 3.25 percent cum [...] | 2008-12-04 04:02:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN APEC PGOV PREL NZ |
| 08WELLINGTON9 | 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATE FOR NEW ZEALAND [...] Following is Post's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) regarding New Zealand per request reftel. 2. Begin text of ICS submission: 2008 Investment Climate Statement - New Zealand Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Foreign direct inve [...] | 2008-01-14 05:10:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR NZ |
| 08WINDHOEK314 | NAMIBIA'S INFRASTRUCTURE: USITC RESPONSE [...] (U) This cable is in response to reftel request from the U.S. International Trade Commission for information on infrastructure conditions that effect export competitiveness. 2. (SBU) Compared to other Sub-Saharan African countries, Namibia has fairly well developed and maintained infras [...] | 2008-10-03 08:50:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD OTRA ASEC WA |
| 08YAOUNDE1032 | CAMEROON'S COTTON SECTOR IN PAIN [...] (U) Summary: Cameroon, the seventh largest cotton producer in Africa, has seen the sector decline steadily since 2005. Contacts at Sodecoton, the government cotton parastatal, recently told the Ambassador and Emboffs that this was a result of lower world prices for raw cotton, a spike in fer [...] | 2008-10-20 15:52:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD CM |
| 08YAOUNDE1107 | CAMEROON: BANKERS' VIEWS ON FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (U) Summary: The global financial crisis has not significantly affected Cameroon and the country will likely remain relatively insulated in the short term. However, Cameroon's economy is heavily exposed to international commodity prices in everything from oil to cocoa and cobalt. Local fin [...] | 2008-11-10 15:50:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD CM |
| 08YAOUNDE1114 | CAMEROONQS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS REVEAL WEAKNESSES [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 26, six re-run municipal council elections were peaceful and to some degree improved from other recent polls. However, turnout was lower than expected and there were numerous irregularities, highlighting major areas for improvement as Cameroon heads toward national [...] | 2008-11-13 09:28:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM CM |
| 08YAOUNDE1169 | CAMEROON: PRESIDENT BIYA AT 26 [...] (C) November 6 marked President Paul Biya's 26th year in power. The occasion passed with little of the fanfare we saw at his 25th anniversary, perhaps reflecting greater anxiety and frustration in the country. 2008 was a particularly eventful political year, marked by a controversial const [...] | 2008-12-03 14:18:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM ECON EFIN PGOV PINR PREL |
| 08YAOUNDE1235 | BIYA READY FOR PEACEKEEPING; PROMISES MORE [...] (C) Summary. Talk of security--Cameroon's recent ACOTA training and threats from armed groups in Bakassi--dominated the Ambassador's December 19 meeting with Cameroonian President Paul Biya. Biya said Cameroon is ready to participate in a peacekeeping mission and expressed confidence that [...] | 2008-12-22 11:13:00 | Embassy Yaounde | SECRET | CM EAIR ECON EFIN KCOR KPKO MARR PGOV PINR |
| 08YAOUNDE211 | CAMEROON: STRIKES AND DEMONSTRATIONS...WHAT NOW? [...] (C) Summary. On February 25-27, Cameroon experienced its worst period of violence since the early 1990s. Violent protests and looting left major property damage and 16-17 dead (according to government estimates; nonofficial estimates are much higher). The causes were a mix of political and e [...] | 2008-03-04 15:18:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM PREL MARR ECON ELAB CM |
| 08YAOUNDE215 | CAMEROON: EAC MEETING AND UPDATE ON SECURITY SITUATION [...] (U) On March 5, 2008, Embassy Yaounde's EAC met at 0930 to discuss the security situation in Cameroon. The EAC was chaired by the Ambassador and in attendance were the DCM, RSO, DAO, POL/ECON, PA, CONS, Peace Corps, Health Unit, Embassy Branch Office, GSO, and MGMT. 2. (U) The situation [...] | 2008-03-05 14:15:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC CM CASC PHUM PINR PGOV KPAO |
| 08YAOUNDE313 | CAMEROON CORRUPTION: FORMER MINISTERS OF FINANCE, [...] (U) Former Minister of Finance Polycarpe Abah Abah and former Minister of Health Urbain Awono Olanguena and as many as four lower level officials from their ministries were arrested and detained by Cameroon's judiciary police during the night of March 30 to March 31, according to state-owned [...] | 2008-03-31 16:34:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM CVIS KCOR PGOV PREL |
| 08YAOUNDE330 | CAMEROON RIOTS SPUR GOVERMENT ACTION, BUT TO WHAT [...] (C) Summary. In the month since violent social unrest rattled Cameroon's highly touted stability, the Government has responded with uncharacteristic celerity and a flurry of highly publicized economic decisions. President Paul Biya on March 7 called a rare Cabinet meeting, issuing firm ins [...] | 2008-04-04 13:26:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR ECON EFIN PINR CM |
| 08YAOUNDE517 | CAMEROON: POLITICAL MOOD UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Political tension continues to be high at the top levels of the Cameroon government amidst persistent rumors of an imminent Cabinet shuffle and stepped-up anti-corruption efforts. The President,s much-vaunted emergency measures (reftel) have had little impact the economic prob [...] | 2008-05-30 11:24:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM EAGR ECON PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 08YAOUNDE592 | CAMEROON'S IMF PROGRAM AT A KEY DECISION POINT [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 10, Pol/Econ Chief met with IMF Resrep for Cameroon Malangu Kabedi-Mbuyi to discuss the Fund's plans for Cameroon after the anticipated end of its three-year program later this month. She explained that the GRC is currently deciding whether to pursue a new IMF Poverty [...] | 2008-06-11 15:06:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM ECON EFIN |
| 08YAOUNDE738 | CAMEROON'S FOOD CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: Cameroon's food sector challenges remain unchanged since rising food prices were a major factor in sparking civil unrest in February. Significant impediments to a more productive agricultural sector include the dysfunctional nature of the government (particularly the Ministry o [...] | 2008-07-16 14:39:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM EAGR EAID ECON PGOV |
| 08YAOUNDE909 | IMF TEAM HEARS LITTLE FROM GRC BUT AN EARFUL FROM [...] (C) Summary: A joint IMF/World Bank/African Development Bank (ADB) team visited Cameroon from September 1-12 for the final assessment of its three-year program, which is scheduled to end in January 2009. The Government of Cameroon (GRC) did not indicate to the team whether it wants a follo [...] | 2008-09-19 11:20:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM ECON EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL |
| 08YAOUNDE913 | AMEMBASSY YAOUNDE: ALL HANDS ENGAGED IN [...] (C) Summary: All elements of the U.S. Mission to Cameroon are engaged in aggressively fighting corruption and promoting good governance in Cameroon, a paramount USG objective inextricably linked to strengthening democratic institutions and furthering economic development. With no corruptio [...] | 2008-09-22 11:34:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT CM KCOR PGOV PINR PREL |
| 08YEKATERINBURG72 | URAL REGION BRACES FOR ECONOMIC HARD TIMES [...] (SBU) Summary: Not long ago, Consulate interlocutors believed that the regional economy would not feel the full effects of the world crisis due to Russia's oil and gold reserves and relatively low levels of international investment in the region. They have been proved wrong, however, as a cris [...] | 2008-11-18 23:27:00 | Consulate Yekaterinburg | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EFIN PGOV RS |
| 08YEKATERINBURG83 | HOW TO WEATHER THE ECONOMIC CRISIS: A TALE OF TWO FORA [...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate officers attended a Sverdlovsk oblast Advisory Council meeting on November 28, and the Eighth Urals Investment Forum in Chelyabinsk on December 4. Both meetings were dedicated to discussing ways to weather the economic crisis. Politicians were enthusiastic promoters [...] | 2008-12-31 09:52:00 | Consulate Yekaterinburg | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV RS |
| 08YEREVAN100 | ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Yerevan, Armenia submits the following as its 2008 Investment Climate Statement. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- 2. According to data from the National Statistical Service (NSS),foreign investment in Armenia has steadily increased from USD 70 million in 2001 to [...] | 2008-02-08 03:16:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AM |
| 08YEREVAN1014 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH CENTRAL [...] (C) In their introductory meeting December 8, Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) Chairman Arthur Javadyan stressed to the Ambassador the high priority the CBA places on maintaining monetary stability and preventing panic among Armenian depositors. He insisted that Armenia's banking system is in so [...] | 2008-12-17 07:56:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PROV PREL ECON EFIN EINV AM RU |
| 08YEREVAN1046 | EMBASSY PRESSES GOAM ON "CASE OF SEVEN" [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with a presidential adviser and met with the Prosecutor General to register USG concerns over the GOAM's handling of the "Case of Seven," which has gotten off to a tumultuous start (reftel). In observing the first three hearings of the trial so far, Emboffs have witnes [...] | 2008-12-30 15:35:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
| 08YEREVAN1051 | HARSH REACTION FROM GOAM TO DEPUTY SECRETARY'S [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On December 30, the Ambassador met separately with Foreign Minister Nalbandian and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Sargsian, who both expressed the President,s anger over the Deputy Secretary,s letter to President Sargsian. They both stated that the U.S. had t [...] | 2008-12-31 11:21:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | ETTC PARM PGOV PREL IR BU AM |
| 08YEREVAN203 | ARMENIA: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BERLIN DECLARATION [...] Pursuant to reftel request, post reports the following on the status of implementation in Armenia of the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis. 2. On 27 February Embassy Officers attended a meeting with the National Tuberculosis Program Manager Vahan Pogosian and his deputy Tatevik Kostanian [...] | 2008-03-10 14:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO WHO AM |
| 08YEREVAN204 | ARMENIA'S POLITICAL FUTURE -- WHERE DO WE GO FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mounting evidence -- including the latest ODIHR interim report -- has called into question the government's claim that PM Serzh Sargsian won a legitimate first-round majority on February 19. This result, combined with the subsequent heavy-handed use of force and declared State o [...] | 2008-03-10 14:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM AM |
| 08YEREVAN213 | OSCE/ODIHR POST-ELECTION INTERIM REPORT ON [...] (SBU) OSCE/ODIHR released another interim report on Armenia's February 19 election on March 7. Cloaked in bland ODIHR language, the report documents some serious problems that have come to light since the February 20 Preliminary Statement. Characteristically, some of the most provocative find [...] | 2008-03-12 13:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM AM |
| 08YEREVAN229 | ARMENIA - MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW FOR 2007 [...] Armenia's economy continued its double-digit growth trend of the past five years, again driven primarily by the construction and service sectors. The gap between import and export of goods and services continued to increase, and year-end inflation was 6.6 percent. The Armenian Dram appreciated [...] | 2008-03-17 02:43:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID AM |
| 08YEREVAN258 | ARMENIA: PSI FIFTH ANNIVERSARY INVITATION DELIVERED [...] Poloff delivered reftel invitation regarding the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Fifth Anniversary Events to Armen Yedigarian, Director of the Department for Arms Control and International Security on March 20. Yedigarian stated that the Armenian MFA would try to participate at the Dep [...] | 2008-03-25 13:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP KSTC AM |
| 08YEREVAN357 | RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY [...] (SBU) Food prices have risen significantly in Armenia over the past year. Despite some public discontent over those increases, there have been no reports of food shortages or food-related political disturbances. While prices have increased largely in step with world markets, food import monopo [...] | 2008-04-25 12:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON PGOV AM |
| 08YEREVAN426 | MCC ELIGIBILITY UPDATE -- NEW ARMENIAN [...] (C) Armenia's new president has done little to correct the grave failings of the February election and post-election crisis. His public and private messages have become increasingly hardline (see Ref C example). He acknowledges no government fault for widespread election fraud, police brutal [...] | 2008-05-26 17:22:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV PHUM KDEM AM |
| 08YEREVAN429 | LOOKING AHEAD ON ARMENIA'S MCC -- SILENCE IS DEADLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Armenian leaders need a sharp wake-up call from the MCC Board that authorities' half-baked, semi-reforms and continuing persecution of political rivals is a recipe for MCC termination. Clear, consistent messages from Washington remain critical to preserving credibility and Armeni [...] | 2008-05-27 10:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV PHUM KDEM AM |
| 08YEREVAN473 | RUNDOWN ON POST-ELECTION TRIALS OF OPPOSITIONISTS [...] (C) Armenian authorities continue their post-election prosecution of oppositionists in the court of law. Approximately 150 people aligned with the opposition movement led by ex-President Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) have been charged with crimes, with convictions resulting in all of the cases ad [...] | 2008-06-09 02:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM AM |
| 08YEREVAN741 | GEORGIA'S VITAL RAILWAY LINK TO ARMENIA REOPENS [...] (U) The Metekhi-Grakali section of the railway bridge near the Georgian town of Gori, destroyed August 16 in the course of the recent Russia-Georgia conflict, was fully restored and recommissioned on September 10, according to Armenian Transportation Ministry spokeswoman Sona Tonoyan. The brid [...] | 2008-09-17 12:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN PREL ECON GG AM |
| 08YEREVAN758 | DOJ HOLDS CRIMINAL LAW SEMINAR FOR ARMENIAN JUDGES [...] (SBU) The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) held a seminar on "Rules of Evidence in Adversarial Proceedings" on September 13-14, 2008, in Armenia. The conference was attended by Armenian judges, judicial candidates and of [...] | 2008-09-22 10:44:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS AM |
| 08YEREVAN789 | ARMENIA MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2008 [...] Despite political turmoil during much of the period, Armenia continued to experience strong economic growth during the first half of 2008, though slightly below 2007 levels. Tax revenues increased considerably due to higher VAT collections. The trade deficit has widened, however, with strong gr [...] | 2008-10-01 02:53:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID ETRD KTDB AM |
| 08YEREVAN794 | TAINTED ELECTION FOR CENTRAL YEREVAN'S PREFECT [...] (C) On September 28, the controversial incumbent prefect of Yerevan's central district beat his opposition challenger, in a vote marred by numerous reports and eyewitness accounts of fraud that were confirmed by Embassy election observers. The incumbent scored landslide margins in polling stati [...] | 2008-10-02 03:44:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM AM |
| 08YEREVAN812 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Ambassador's introductory meeting with Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian on October 3 included discussion of the PM's ambitious reform agenda, particularly in the area of tax and customs. Sargsian also made the surprising announcement that he would not be making his long-planned visit to Washi [...] | 2008-10-06 15:24:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ETRD TU AJ AM |
| 08YEREVAN854 | EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES TURKEY, KARABAKH AND [...] (C) During A/S Daniel Fried's October 17-18 visit to Armenia, opposition and civil society figures complained about political rights and authorities' failure to heal the wounds from the flawed presidential election and March 1 unrest. While supportive of GOAM efforts on rapprochement with Tur [...] | 2008-10-24 09:41:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AM |
| 08YEREVAN939 | EMBATTLED REGIONAL TV STATION SCORES LEGAL VICTORY [...] (SBU) The regional GALA TV company scored a legal victory on October 31 when Armenia's Cassation Court overruled a lower court's verdict ordering the removal of GALA's antenna from a Soviet-era broadcast tower. While welcoming the victory on the antenna, GALA was less pleased that the Cassation [...] | 2008-11-20 10:47:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS KPAO AM |
| 08YEREVAN974 | COURTS RELEASE SOME DETAINEES, BUT RULE AGAINST [...] (SBU) In the second half of November, several Armenian courts issued rulings on cases involving high-profile opposition supporters of ex-President Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP). Two of these cases resulted in the release of opposition supporters. In one of these, Armenia's Cassation Court vacate [...] | 2008-12-02 15:26:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM |
| 08YEREVAN983 | GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: ARMENIA BEGINNING TO FEEL [...] (C) After initially expressing only moderate concern about the impact on Armenia of the global financial crisis, GOAM officials have begun to acknowledge negative effects,and appear to be taking a prudent approach. Growth in construction, real estate sales and other investments has slowed as i [...] | 2008-12-09 08:39:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AM |
| 08ZAGREB181 | SERBIA'S CIVIL SOCIETY FEARS VIOLENCE, UNCERTAIN POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Serbia's NGO and civil society leaders are concerned about potential aggression against them in the aftermath of Kosovo's declaration of independence and following the February 21 attacks against diplomatic missions in Belgrade. Prominent NGO leaders are concerned that the campaign in t [...] | 2008-03-03 09:17:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC SR |
| 08ZAGREB229 | ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MARCH 5, 2008 [...] (SBU) CROATIAN PEACEKEEPING TROOPS RECEIVE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS TRAINING PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT: In late February, the GOC Office of Human Rights organized the first "train the trainers" program focusing solely on trafficking in persons for ten Croatian Military officers. These officers will no [...] | 2008-03-07 11:39:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HR |
| 08ZAGREB296 | ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 10, 2008 [...] (U) POTUS VISIT: "NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE YOUR FREEDOM AWAY" GARNERS STRONGEST RESPONSE: News articles and public reaction pieces in the media after the April 4-5 visit of President Bush to Zagreb were generally positive, as poll numbers seem to bear out (see next item). Most people inter [...] | 2008-04-11 05:17:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OVIP HR |
| 08ZAGREB316 | NATO REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN DIES OF NATURAL CAUSES [...] SUMMARY: The "Committee for a Referendum on Entry into NATO," an NGO consortium, ended its petition campaign April 12 with less than one-third of the required 450,000 signatures needed to force a referendum. In an April 11 meeting with Pol Counselor, committee spokesperson Aleksandar Hatzivel [...] | 2008-04-17 12:11:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO KDEM MARR PHUM NATO HR |
| 08ZAGREB350 | ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 30, 2008 [...] (U) HDZ LEADERSHIP REMAINS VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED: The April 26 General Convention of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) confirmed the hold of Prime Minister Ivo Sanader over his party. Sanader, Deputy Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor, and the leadership slate of ten candidates all ran uno [...] | 2008-05-02 13:13:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR HR |
| 08ZAGREB419 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPSEC ENGLAND DINNER WITH DEFMIN [...] (C) Sir, this is Minister Vukelic,s second trip to the U.S. since his appointment in January as Minister of Defense in the new Croatian government. Though his tenure as Minister of Economy in the previous government was unremarkable, in his short time as Minister of Defense he has brought a l [...] | 2008-06-05 13:50:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 08ZAGREB50 | CROATIA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART I) [...] Summary: Croatia has enjoyed steady growth in foreign investment over the last several years, buoyed by a growing economy, low inflation, a stable exchange rate and developed infrastructure. With progress towards membership in NATO and the European Union well advanced, Croatia has taken a lead [...] | 2008-01-24 14:06:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR |
| 08ZAGREB556 | ZAGREB ACTIVITY REPORT - JULY 25 [...] (U) ONE MORE CHAPTER CLOSED, ONE MORE OPENED IN EU ACCESSION TALKS: At its first negotiating session under the French EU Presidency in Brussels, on July 25, Croatia will close the negotiating chapter on Enterprise and Industrial Policy, and open negotiations on the Free Movement of Goods chapt [...] | 2008-07-25 09:00:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV MARR HR |
| 08ZAGREB597 | SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, U.S. EUCOM,S MEETING [...] (C) Sir, this is the first meeting since Croatia,s NATO accession protocols were signed. Your host, General Josip Lucic (LOOT-zitch) was unexpectedly reappointed for an unprecedented second five-year term as CHOD in January of this year. Lucic is President Mesic,s most trusted military advis [...] | 2008-08-13 09:38:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
| 08ZAGREB64 | CROATIAN ECONOMY - THE DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES [...] Summary: Croatia's economy grew strongly in 2007, with most analysts predicting an annual growth rate of 5.9 percent. Fueled largely by increased consumption, government revenues also grew at a better-than-expected rate, rising nearly 15 percent. The government's fiscal deficit is expected to [...] | 2008-01-30 08:43:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV HR |
| 08ZAGREB707 | REFUGEE RETURNS: MISSED BENCHMARKS BUT CONTINUED [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a September 17 meeting with ambassadorial-level representatives of the international community (IC),the Minister of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management, Petar Cobankovic, renewed the GOC's commitment to complete the process of resettling former occupancy/tenancy [...] | 2008-10-07 14:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF PREL EUC REFUGEES HR CROATIA |
| 08ZAGREB726 | ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - OCTOBER 16, 2008 [...] (U) NEW MINISTERS OF INTERIOR AND JUSTICE SWORN IN: New Minister of Interior Tomislav Karamarko, formerly head of the Security Intelligence Agency, and Minister of Justice, Ivan Simonovic, a law professor with a long diplomatic career, were approved by parliament on Friday, October 10 and swo [...] | 2008-10-17 08:39:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HR |
| 08ZAGREB727 | CROATIAN BANKS ARE STABLE, FOR THE MOMENT [...] Summary: Croatia's economy and banking system remain reasonably stable, although not entirely immune to the effects of the world financial crisis. The central bank has temporarily removed a restrictive reserve requirement on Croatian banks that draw credit from abroad. The government also [...] | 2008-10-17 09:35:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN HR |
| 08ZAGREB756 | VISIT OF HOLOCAUST ISSUES ENVOY AMBASSADOR KENNEDY TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, Christian Kennedy, visited Zagreb from October 17-20 and met with the Minister of Culture, a State Secretary at the Ministry of Justice and representatives from the local Jewish communities. Ambassador Kennedy reminded the government of its oblig [...] | 2008-10-30 13:33:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM CASC HR |
| 08ZAGREB757 | GOC WORKS TO OPEN FISHERIES CHAPTER AS FISHERMEN [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the end of September, the GOC submitted its negotiating position for the fisheries chapter of EU accession negotiations. The position focuses on maintaining Croatia's traditional fisheries, most of which are not covered by EU rules. Although the GOC does not expect major obje [...] | 2008-10-31 13:00:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIS SENV PREL PGOV HR |
| 08ZAGREB763 | OSCE REVIEW MEETING FINDS THAT PROGRESS CONTINUES [...] (SBU) On October 21, the annual OSCE-GoC Plenary meeting to review progress on remaining issues within the OSCE Office's mandate took place. Four Croatian ministers attended as well as heads of mission from the OSCE, EC, UNHCR, Finland, Greece, France and the U.S. The meeting addressed sign [...] | 2008-10-31 15:01:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV HR |
| 08ZAGREB781 | NEGOTIATIONS STALL ON TAKEOVER OF INA; RUMORS OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives of the Croatian government and Hungarian MOL have so far failed to agree on the terms of a share swap that would give MOL a majority stake in the Croatian national oil company INA. The previous shareholders' agreement expired at the end of October, giving MOL [...] | 2008-11-07 07:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG HR |
| 08ZAGREB782 | ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - NOVEMBER 7, 2008 [...] (U) ELECTION BREAKFAST FOR KEY CONTACTS GENERATES WIDE MEDIA COVERAGE: Ambassador Bradtke hosted a post-election breakfast early on November 5 for over 300 key embassy contacts from the Croatian government, the media, academia, and the business and diplomatic communities. Despite the early st [...] | 2008-11-07 11:14:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HR |
| 08ZAGREB811 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CLIMATE CHANGE: U.S. [...] Econ officer delivered reftel points to Visnja Grgasovic, head of the Department for Atmosphere Protection, and Jasenka Necak, head of the Section for Atmosphere, Sea, and Soil, at the Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction. Ms. Grgasovic and Ms. Necak [...] | 2008-12-01 11:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG KGHG HR |
| 08ZAGREB94 | FIRE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL ON SHIP OFF CROATIAN [...] (U) Croatia's Ministry of Sea, Transport, and Infrastructure told emboff today that the fire on the Und Adrijatic, a Turkish cargo ship, is under control. Five tugboats (3 Croatian and 2 Italian) continue to work to cool the ship's hull. When temperatures are lowered sufficiently, a Dutch team [...] | 2008-02-08 14:06:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA EWWT HR |
| 09ABIDJAN229 | CREDIT HARD TO OBTAIN IN COTE D'IVOIRE [...] Summary. The Ivoirian banking sector is made up of 18 banks, approximately half of which are undercapitalized. Banks here play a relatively small role in the economy, even when compared with banks in other low-income countries. The lack of credit is an element that impedes the expansion of th [...] | 2009-04-08 10:06:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON IV |
| 09ABIDJAN239 | AUTOMATIC FUEL-PRICING REGIME HAS ITS FIRST IMPACT [...] Summary. On April 14, 2009, fuel prices at the pump in Abidjan decreased approximately 4 to 7 percent in response to a GOCI mandate. The decrease was the first change in prices made in accordance with a fuel-pricing mechanism the GOCI agreed to as part of its IMF program. End summary. 2. [...] | 2009-04-15 16:03:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EFIN ECON PGOV IV |
| 09ABIDJAN618 | NEW COCOA SEASON: WHAT'S CHANGED, WHAT HASN'T, [...] (U) Summary. October 1 marked the official start of Cote d'Ivoire's 2009-2010 cocoa season. Experts expect this year's output to be the same as or somewhat less than last year's. In keeping with recommendations of the international financial institutions (IFIs),the Cocoa and Coffee Sector [...] | 2009-10-22 06:40:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN IV |
| 09ABIDJAN647 | FRAUD SUMMARY (REVISED) Q ABIDJAN, COTE DQIVOIRE [...] Following is AbidjanQs fraud summary for April 2009 through August, 2009. 2. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Cote dQIvoire has been a divided country since a 2002 failed coup attempt evolved into an armed rebellion that split the country in two. Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and New Forces leader G [...] | 2009-11-02 13:44:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC IV |
| 09ABIDJAN716 | NORTH-CENTRAL COTE D'IVOIRE AWAITS ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. Poverty in northern Cote d'Ivoire has worsened during the seven-year political/military crisis. The Forces Nouvelles (FN) still exert substantial control over the northern economy, levying significant taxes on some sectors. Additionally, businesses in the north have experie [...] | 2009-11-27 09:08:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EFIN PGOV IV |
| 09ABUDHABI1040 | IRAN REFINED PRODUCT SANCTIONS: THE VIEW FROM THE UAE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The UAE's ties to Iranian refined product markets are likely limited to Dubai's involvement as a logistical hub for the storage and transshipment of these products. However, the UAE diesel market provides some relevant insight into the impact of refined product sanctions on Iran. [...] | 2009-11-04 12:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ENRG EPET PTER PGOV PREL IR AE |
| 09ABUDHABI1107 | UAE DEVELOPS FOOD SECURITY POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Like the United States, UAE federal and local government officials are focused on promoting food security and expanding cooperation and partnership with foreign agricultural producers. The UAE imports over 85 percent of its agricultural needs, making food security a pressing chall [...] | 2009-11-24 11:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ETRD AE |
| 09ABUDHABI1177 | KOREAN COMPETITION RAISES CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: KEPCO's success in Abu Dhabi's USD 20 billion nuclear tender (reftel) is the latest - and highest value - example of Korea's growing commercial success in the UAE. UAE officials report Korean technical and commercial advantages, particularly in engineering, procurement and const [...] | 2009-12-28 13:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG KNNP PGOV EINV |
| 09ABUDHABI126 | THE BOBCAT AND THE CAGED LION - THOUGHTS ON THE UAE AND IRAN [...] (U) This is a joint cable from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and the Iran Regional Presence Office. Summary ------- 2. (C) Iran has previously been compared to a caged lion (reftel). Its immediate neighbor to the South is more like a bobcat: a potent fighter for its size, sharp of tooth and ready to [...] | 2009-02-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP IR AE |
| 09ABUDHABI13 | ADNOC CUTS PRODUCTION TO MEET OPEC QUOTA [...] (C/NF) During a January 5 discussion with EconOff, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Offshore Division Manager Ali al Shamsi confirmed press reports that ADNOC will cut production in 2009 to meet the UAE's OPEC quota. Al Shamsi, highlighting that the UAE was the first to publicly announce [...] | 2009-01-06 09:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PGOV AE |
| 09ABUDHABI157 | UAE NUCLEAR TENDER -- THE WORLD'S LARGEST (AND FASTEST) [...] (C/NF) Summary. The United Arab Emirates' effort to establish a civilian nuclear power industry moved closer to implementation during a February 5-7 "engagement conference" for interested bidders. Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) invited major U.S., French, Korean and Japanese firms w [...] | 2009-02-12 10:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE |
| 09ABUDHABI367 | LACK OF EDUCATION AND SKILL HINDERS EMPLOYMENT FOR UAE [...] (SBU) Summary: With 80 percent or more of its residents expatriates, the UAE Government is very concerned about providing sufficient jobs for Emiratis, who face increasing employment challenges. Recent studies show that lower education, skill and experience hinder the "Emiratization" process [...] | 2009-04-13 06:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI AE |
| 09ABUDHABI440 | UAE GOVERNMENT TARGETS FOOD PRICES [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to high inflation driven in part by food prices which rose 30 to 40 percent in 2008, the UAE Ministry of Economy has implemented price cap agreements with large retailers and signed memoranda with Emirate-level economic entities. As a result of these measures and the [...] | 2009-05-06 05:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EFIN ETRD AE |
| 09ABUDHABI575 | UAE SEEKS CLEAR MESSAGE ON IRAN SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 10:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | AE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER |
| 09ABUDHABI747 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT [...] (U) We welcome your return to Abu Dhabi. This will be your first visit since the change in US Administration, the election in Iran, and falls on the heels of the Gulf Security Dialogue. 2. (C) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic powerhouses [...] | 2009-07-22 13:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ PK AE |
| 09ABUDHABI77 | UAE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AE |
| 09ABUDHABI783 | TREASURY A/S COHEN RAISES IRAN, NORTH KOREA, TALIBAN WITH UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR [...] (S) On July 16, Treasury Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorist Finance and Financial Crime David Cohen met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan bin Nasser al Suweidi in order to discuss progress on suggestions to protect the UAE's financial system from abuse by Iran. Governor al Suweidi opened t [...] | 2009-08-04 15:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EFIN ECON IR AF PK AE |
| 09ABUDHABI784 | UAE PARTICIPATION IN 64th UNGA [...] (SBU) In response to Department request for initial information regarding attendance of UAEG officials at the 64th UNGA (reftel),as of August 5 we have receive only a delegation list of middle and lower level MFA officials requiring official visas (one first secretary, three second secretaries [...] | 2009-08-04 15:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA AE |
| 09ABUDHABI799 | ABU DHABI'S BOND BONANZA [...] (C) Summary: Local and international liquidity shortages have forced several Abu Dhabi-based firms to the bond market in search of funding. Following the Emirate of Abu Dhabi's lead, several major parastatals (e.g., Mubadala, Aldar) entered the bond market in recent months, with varying degre [...] | 2009-08-10 13:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV AE |
| 09ABUJA101 | NIGERIA: CBN TAKES ACTION TO SLOW NAIRA DEVALUATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The naira has lost over 25% of its value vis-`-vis the dollar since November 26, 2008. It exchanged for 120 naira to one dollar in the official market in November 2008 as against 150 naira to one dollar on January 14, 2009. This is in sharp contrast to the relative stability [...] | 2009-01-20 06:47:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PGOV NI |
| 09ABUJA1050 | NIGERIA-US ROUNDTABLE ON ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE SETS [...] (SBU) Summary. From May 21-22 2009, a U.S. delegation headed by Douglas Hengel, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, held roundtable discussions on energy and climate change issues with counterparts from the Government of Nigeria [...] | 2009-06-12 10:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET SENV ECON EINV ENRG EAID PGOV NI |
| 09ABUJA1139 | NIGERIA: DAS HENGEL VISITS EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES [...] (SBU) Deputy Assistant Secretary Douglas Hengel of the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, met in Abuja on May 20 with the leadership of the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI),accompanied by DCM, Econ Counselor and Deptoff. NEITI Chairman Asobie noted [...] | 2009-06-24 10:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON ENRG SENV EIND EINV TRGY TPHY NI |
| 09ABUJA1289 | NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JUNE 15-30, 2009 [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of June 15-30, 2009 political/economic highlights, which was delayed in transmission and did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Political News --Economic News --Oil and Gas --Delta Incidents POLITICAL NEWS [...] | 2009-07-16 05:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB PREL EPET EFIN NI |
| 09ABUJA1357 | NIGERIA: POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JULY 1-23, 2009 [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of July 1-23, 2009 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Political News --Economic News --Narcotics News --Delta Incidents POLITICAL NEWS -------------- Â [...] | 2009-07-27 05:39:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB PREL EPET EFIN NI |
| 09ABUJA1411 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO NIGERIA [...] (C) Over two years in to President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's administration, the GON is facing serious and growing problems on several fronts. While the President's election was judged largely fraudulent, his assumption of office was at least accepted by most Nigerians, and welcomed by many. His [...] | 2009-08-03 12:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON NI |
| 09ABUJA1455 | NIGERIA: NIGER DELTA CRISES HITS EXTERNAL RESERVES AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the recovery of oil prices in the international markets, the crisis in the Niger Delta has dealt a blow on Nigeria's foreign exchange reserves. Local press reports that current production has fallen to about 1.3 million barrels per day, a far cry from the 2.209 mbpd ta [...] | 2009-08-06 10:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV NI |
| 09ABUJA1520 | NIGERIA: NAMES OF DEFAULTERS PUBLISHED; INDUSTRY SUPPORTS [...] (C) Summary: Banking contacts say CBN Governor Sanusi's firing of five bank heads has made the banking sector stronger, more transparent, and indicates that the sector is open for new domestic and international investors, including foreign banks. The public naming of defaulters like Aliko Dango [...] | 2009-08-20 07:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV ELAB ETRD NI |
| 09ABUJA1540 | NIGERIA: POL-ECON GRAB BAG [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political and economic developments not reported elsewhere. -------------------------------------------- DANGOTE ELECTED NEW STOCK EXCHANGE PRESIDENT -------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Aliko Dangote gained [...] | 2009-08-21 15:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EIND ELAB EPET NI IZ |
| 09ABUJA1561 | NIGERIA: THE CBN GOVERNOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. A visibly tired CBN Governor stressed to us that he and his team are working around the clock to clean up the banking sector. He affirmed his desire to pursue criminal cases against high profile defaulters, such as former Delta State Governor James Ibori, and that he enjoys the f [...] | 2009-08-26 06:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG PGOV NI |
| 09ABUJA1562 | NIGERIA: CBN GOVERNOR DETERMINED TO PURSUE REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY. A visibly tired CBN Governor stressed to us that he and his team are working around the clock to clean up the banking sector. He affirmed his desire to pursue criminal cases against high profile defaulters, such as former Delta State Governor James Ibori, and that he enjoys the f [...] | 2009-08-26 06:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG PGOV NI |
| 09ABUJA1591 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- AUGUST 28, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments in Nigeria not reported elsewhere. ------------------------ Oil Production Increases ------------------------ 2. (SBU) Petroleum Resource Minister Rilwan Lukman announced August [...] | 2009-08-28 17:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL OREP ELAB EFIN PINR NI |
| 09ABUJA1865 | NIGERIA - 2010 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Country: NIGERIA Current AGOA Status: Eligible 2. Country Background Summary: Estimated population of 151.3 million. 2008 GDP was $212.1 billion; 2008 GNI per capita was $1,160 (World Bank 2009 data). Nigeria continues to struggle to consolidate its fragile democracy following a civili [...] | 2009-10-12 14:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA ECON NI |
| 09ABUJA1884 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- OCTOBER 16, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. --------------------------------------------- GUINEAN PROTESTERS IN LAGOS DEMAND CIVIL RULE --------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Member [...] | 2009-10-16 12:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN PHUM SNAR GV NI |
| 09ABUJA1916 | PRESIDENT'S OFFICE DENIES RUMORS OF IMMINENT [...] (C) The GON has again denied recurring rumors of Cabinet changes, but when and if a reshuffle does come, those apparently most at risk are the controversial and widely derided Ministers of Justice, Education, and Labor. END SUMMARY. ----------------------------------------- ATTORNEY GENERA [...] | 2009-10-23 08:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM ELAB PINR NI |
| 09ABUJA1954 | CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA DISCUSSES GROWTH, EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Research Director spoke to Embassy about the impact of the global economic crisis, GDP growth, the naira-to-dollar exchange rate, foreign exchange reserves, oil production, and the impact of the recent CBN bank audits. GDP growth is expected to decline [...] | 2009-10-26 11:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EPET ENRG NI |
| 09ABUJA1971 | NIGERIA: US/UK Roundtable Identifies Areas [...] (C) Political, economic, military, law enforcement and development representatives from the US Mission to Nigeria and the UK High Commission met on October 20, 2009, to continue to discuss and coordinate ways that the two embassies could work together to promote common foreign policy goals in [...] | 2009-10-29 13:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PTER KDEM NI |
| 09ABUJA2027 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- NOVEMBER 6, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. --------------------------- NIGERIA'S ECOWAS PRIORITIES --------------------------- 2. (SBU) Nigerian Foreign Ministry (MFA) Director Felix Pwol, who o [...] | 2009-11-06 16:50:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR EFIN EAIR EPET NI |
| 09ABUJA2104 | S/CIEA GOLDWYN DISCUSSES PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL WITH [...] (C) Coordinator for International Energy Affairs (S/CIEA) David Goldwyn and Ambassador Sanders met with the Dutch, French, and Italian ambassadors and the U.K. Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) to discuss the status of the GON's Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) on November 10. The Dutch Ambassador d [...] | 2009-11-20 11:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON NI |
| 09ABUJA219 | NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JANUARY 16-31, [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of January 16-31 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economy --Agriculture --Environment --Aviation --Elections --Labor --Corruption --Delta Incidents --Oil, Gas, a [...] | 2009-02-06 09:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI |
| 09ABUJA2198 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- DECEMBER 4, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ------------------------- SGF PRAISES DELTA AMNESTY ------------------------- 2. (SBU) Permanent Secretary Ambassador Chike Alex Angigbo, speaking on be [...] | 2009-12-04 17:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAIR EPET NI |
| 09ABUJA220 | (C) NIGERIA: LEDUM MITEE ON THE NIGER DELTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 13 and 29, Ogoni activist and head of the Niger Delta Technical Committee Ledum Mitee (protect throughout) met with Consulate and Embassy Poloffs, respectively, to present copies of the Technical Committee's 152-page report, delivered to President Yar'Adua in early Dece [...] | 2009-02-06 11:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PBTS EPET ECON NI |
| 09ABUJA2218 | NIGERIA CELEBRATES WORLD AIDS DAY WITH FOCUS ON HIV/AIDS [...] (SBU) Nigeria commemorated World AIDS Day on December 1 with a symposium on bridging the gap between the current coverage of 11 percent and its target of achieving 80 percent in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT). Nigeria has a 4.6 percent HIV/AIDS prevalence rate. It has [...] | 2009-12-08 06:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI |
| 09ABUJA2293 | BALANCING DEVELOPMENT WITH CONSERVATION AT YANAKARI GAME [...] (SBU) Regional Environment Officer (REO) and ESTH Officer visited Yankari Game Reserve November 19-20 to assess wildlife and forest conservation efforts in the state. The game reserve, Nigeria's most well-known wildlife park and home to one of West Africa's largest remaining elephant populatio [...] | 2009-12-18 12:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO EAGR ECON NI |
| 09ABUJA2358 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- DECEMBER 31, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ------------------------------------------ BAYELSA STATE CRACKS DOWN ON PAYROLL FRAUD ------------------------------------------ 2. (C) Niger Delta Bayel [...] | 2009-12-31 14:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON NI |
| 09ABUJA263 | NIGERIA: MINISTER OF FINANCE PUSHING FOR REFORMS [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Finance Mansur Muhtar told the Ambassador on February 5 that his priority areas are minimizing the budget deficit, maintaining fiscal discipline with the excess crude account, implementing "holistic" economic policy reforms and cushioning the Nigerian economy from the [...] | 2009-02-11 06:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD EAGR NI |
| 09ABUJA474 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA SIGNS 2009 BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary. Nigeria's President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua signed into law the 3.087 trillion naira ($21.29 billion) 2009 budget appropriation bill on March 10, 2009. The final 2009 budget represents a 17% increase (217 billion naira, $1.5 billion) by the National Assembly above the 2.87 trillio [...] | 2009-03-19 07:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD EAID PGOV NI |
| 09ABUJA475 | NIGERIA: SCENESETTER FOR USCIRF VISIT (MARCH [...] (SBU) U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Your visit comes two years into President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's four-year term. Though the President came to power through deeply flawed elections in April 2007, there was hope from Ni [...] | 2009-03-19 07:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC PHUM PREL KIRF NI |
| 09ABUJA816 | NIGERIA: STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN OF EKITI ELECTIONS [...] (C) Moshuud Erubami (strictly protect),Chairman of the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG),provided Lagos Poloff with numbers of registered voters for each of the LGAs in Ekiti state where the April 25 and May 5 rerun elections occurred. TMG is part of a consortium of local non-governmental or [...] | 2009-05-08 06:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM NI |
| 09ABUJA821 | NIGERIA: LABOR LEADERS CRITICIZE GON, ANNOUNCE [...] (U) Summary: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) jointly organized a 2009 National May Day rally on May 1 in Abuja, which included organized labor representatives from across the country, as well as a small contingent of high-level government officials. The d [...] | 2009-05-08 14:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI |
| 09ABUJA88 | NIGERIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following information is Nigeria's 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Overview -------- 2. With an estimated population of over 140 million, Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest [...] | 2009-01-16 06:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD EFIN ECON OPIC KTDB USTR NI |
| 09ABUJA938 | NIGERIA: A REVIEW OF CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SOLUDO'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Professor Chukwuma Soludo's first term at the Central Bank ended on May 29. It appears unlikely he will be appointed to a second term (First Bank Group Managing Director Sanusi Lamido Sanusi appears to be the frontrunner at this point, but in Nigeria one can always expect last [...] | 2009-06-01 10:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV NI |
| 09ABUJA945 | NIGERIA: ICRC SAYS MEDIA IS EXAGGERATING CIVILIAN [...] (C) On May 28, DATT, Marine Attache, and Poloff met with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) head of delegation in Nigeria Jacques Villettaz and Communications Director Anahita Kar to discuss their view of the humanitarian situation in the Niger Delta as a result of the Joint Task [...] | 2009-06-01 15:13:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ICRC NI |
| 09ABUJA951 | NIGERIA: UPDATED ASSESSMENT OF ANTI-TIP EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: In response to a request from G/TIP (ref A),Poloff met with a number of Abuja-based contacts involved in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) to get an updated assessment of the GON's progress, discuss the possibility of government complicity in human trafficking, and [...] | 2009-06-02 09:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KTIP NI |
| 09ACCRA1011 | AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL SECTOR HIGHLIGHTS, JUNE-JULY 2009 [...] SUMMARY: A. Difficulties faced by foreign investors in securing cocoa beans for domestic processing could compromise Ghana's investment attractiveness and the credibility of the GOG's stated goal of increased value-added processing of agricultural products. B. Food security is at the top [...] | 2009-09-28 07:50:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON GH |
| 09ACCRA1071 | GHANA: EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS, [...] SUMMARY: A. (U) The mining industry faces challenges caused by Ghana's current economic woes. Rising input costs, political pressures, and labor issues cause concerns despite sustained high commodity prices for gold. B. (SBU) Despite the various challenges it faces in Ghana, U.S. firm [...] | 2009-10-08 16:11:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ECON EINV SENV EFIS GH |
| 09ACCRA1331 | ACCRA SUBMISSION FOR 2009-1010 INCSR PART II (AML, [...] SUMMARY. Post submits Q&A replies below in response to reftel. Post also submitted same content by email. Post POC is Philip Cummings, Economic Section Chief, cummingspm@state.gov. END SUMMARY. 2. Q: Describe the anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) plans, programs [...] | 2009-12-16 16:02:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM EFIN KTFN PTER SNAR GH |
| 09ACCRA182 | ACCRA 2009 ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Ghana (GoG) continued to make progress during the reporting year toward combating trafficking in persons. The Ghana Police Service (GPS) was involved in several rescues, particularly of children; during July and August of 2008, nearly 200 children were rescu [...] | 2009-03-04 16:23:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB KTIP KCRM KFRD GH |
| 09ACCRA325 | GHANA FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, APRIL 2009 [...] SUMMARY: A. Ghana's inflation rate crossed 20% in March. Ghana's cedi continues to depreciate against major currencies, and inward private transfers dropped steeply in January. B. Global economic slowdown: First reports of job losses in Ghana due to cuts in funding to non-governmental or [...] | 2009-04-09 09:43:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV GH |
| 09ACCRA46 | 2009 Investment Climate Statement - Ghana [...] Attracting foreign direct investment continues to be a priority for the government of Ghana. Former President Kufuor encouraged foreign investment as an integral part of Ghana's economic policy. President Mills is expected to continue this policy. The Ghana Investment Advisory Council (GIAC) [...] | 2009-01-20 15:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ETRD KPTD OPIC USTR GH |
| 09ACCRA832 | GHANA PROMOTES REGIONAL INVESTMENT HUB TO CODEL BUTTERFIELD [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 17-19 visit to Ghana, CODEL Butterfield discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation on trade and investment with Government of Ghana (GOG) leaders. President Mills underlined Ghana's commitment to removing investment obstacles, and said Ghana aspires to r [...] | 2009-08-25 08:48:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD GH |
| 09ADANA21 | CONSULATE ADANA'S GROWTH SPURT REQUIRES BRICKS AND MORTAR [...] (U) Consulate Adana has been a critical platform for USG operations in southeastern Turkey since 1960. The Consulate provides services for Americans affiliated with Incirlik Air Base (IAB) and for regional contingencies such as the 2006 evacuation of Americans from Lebanon. The Consulate al [...] | 2009-04-15 09:14:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC ABLD TU |
| 09ADANA51 | TURKEY: SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN NUMBER OF SOUTHEAST VIOLENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: When compared with previous years, the 2009 anniversary of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) saw significantly lower levels of violence in Turkey's southeast, with only two notable incidents. The night of August 15, one police officer died in clashes between PKK sympathizers [...] | 2009-08-18 11:35:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER TU |
| 09ADDISABABA1138 | SOMALIA: TFG AND ASWJ EXPLORING ALLIANCE [...] (S/NF) Summary. Al Sunnah wal Jama'a (ASWJ) leadership committee member Mahdi Dahir Sheikh Nur (Darood) told PolOff on May 12 that the ASWJ leadership committee would be arriving in Addis Ababa during the week of May 17 to hold discussions with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Deputy P [...] | 2009-05-14 13:52:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET |
| 09ADDISABABA1276 | ETHIOPIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS MAY 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable provides a summary of recent economic highlights in Ethiopia, including: 1) decreasing inflation rates; 2) expected depreciation of the Birr; 3) declining export performance; and 4) factory stoppages due to increasing power supply rationing. Annual Consumer Price Inde [...] | 2009-06-01 08:44:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAGR ET |
| 09ADDISABABA1278 | ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES CEO DISCUSSES BOEING AND AIRPORT [...] (SBU) Ethiopian Airlines (EAL) CEO Girma Wake discussed his relationship with Boeing and plans for airport expansion during a May 22 meeting with the Ambassador. Wake confirmed that EAL placed a deposit on five Boeing 777 aircraft the previous day based on his comfortable, ongoing relationship [...] | 2009-06-01 10:02:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR BEXP ECON ETRD EAGR ET |
| 09ADDISABABA1317 | SOMALI REGION UPDATE: HUMANITARIAN [...] USAID officials attended the Regional Humanitarian Coordination meeting on May 25 in Jijiga town (Jijiga Zone, Somali Region). Points of discussion were the poor performance of the main April to June rains, the soon-to-be released nutrition survey for five districts of the Somali Region, re [...] | 2009-06-08 11:51:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET |
| 09ADDISABABA1389 | ETHIOPIA'S TEXTILE AND GARMENT SECTOR HAS YET TO REACH ITS [...] (SBU) From humble beginnings, Ethiopia's textile and apparel sector has been rapidly expanding in recent years. Sector exports under the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA),which more than doubled from 2007 to 2008 to reach USD 9.4 million, accounted for most of this growth. The p [...] | 2009-06-15 07:33:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ECON EFIN EINV EAGR ET |
| 09ADDISABABA148 | FORMER OLF HEAD ABABIYA SEEKS GOE-OLF [...] (C) Former leader of the banned Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) Ababiya Abajobir told the Ambassador on January 16 that he has returned to Ethiopia (with the permission of the Government of Ethiopia (GOE)) after 17 years' exile to "move forward with peace." Ababiya, who said he formally quit the [...] | 2009-01-20 12:19:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ET |
| 09ADDISABABA1556 | ETHIOPIA: HUMANITARIAN SITUATION DETERIORATING [...] The humanitarian situation in large parts of Ethiopia is deteriorating due to successive seasons of failed rains evidenced by increased food insecurity and subsequent upward spikes in admissions of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) to therapeutic feeding centers. The key indicator [...] | 2009-07-02 14:02:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET |
| 09ADDISABABA1824 | STAFFDEL PERKINS [...] Embassy Addis Ababa welcomes Mr. Alexander Perkins, Majority Trade Counsel, and Ms. Angela Ellard, Minority Trade Counsel to Ethiopia August 6-9, 2009. For the latest travel advisories consult the Department of State website at http://travel.state.gov. The purpose of travel is to hold AGOA-r [...] | 2009-07-30 11:45:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF OTRA ET |
| 09ADDISABABA2168 | SOMALILAND AMBASSDOR TO ETHIOPIA LOOKS FOR U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY . Somaliland Ambassador to Ethiopia Hassan told Charge on September 4 that he believes the UK/Ethiopian mediation on the Somaliland elections dispute has potential, when more fully developed, to produce a government-opposition agreement that would allow the staging of elections. [...] | 2009-09-08 16:23:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL SO ET |
| 09ADDISABABA2423 | USAU: AFRICAN LABOR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS LEADERS [...] (U) On October 1, U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU) Ambassador Michael Battle, A/DCM, and PolOff attended the Seventh Ordinary Session of the African Union Labor and Social Affairs Commission held at AU headquarters in Addis Ababa. The conference theme was "Impact of the Global Crisis [...] | 2009-10-09 07:15:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ELAB ECON AU |
| 09ADDISABABA2616 | HIGH RISK OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FOR RURAL [...] (SBU) Rural Ethiopian girls are more at risk of having their rights violated compared to the general Ethiopian population due to harmful traditional practices and cultural attitudes towards females. While there are laws in place to protect girls from some rights violations, the laws are not e [...] | 2009-11-04 11:38:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ET |
| 09ADDISABABA2843 | OCT-NOV REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA [...] (U) Summary: This Regional Environment Office (REO) eastern Africa newsletter combines reporting from October and November 2009, with an emphasis on energy developments, the latest USG and Africa climate change positions in the run up to Copenhagen, updates on the Nile Basin Initiative, and an [...] | 2009-12-03 12:00:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET |
| 09ADDISABABA2853 | ETHIOPIA: 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT ON FOREIGN [...] (U) This cable is a response to reftel request for the 2010 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. (U) The U.S. goods trade surplus with Ethiopia was $147.2 million in 2008, an increase of 89 percent over the surplus of $77.7 million in 2 [...] | 2009-12-04 11:32:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN EINV BEXP AF ET |
| 09ADDISABABA2902 | USAU: AFRICAN UNION, UNECA HOLD PARTNERS DIALOGUE [...] (U) SUMMARY: From December 1-2, the AU and UNECA hosted a Partners Dialogue in Addis Ababa, bringing together 15 donor nations and other entities to discuss how to create a more strategic and equitable partnership between the AU/ECA and donors. Key themes that emerged included: the need for a [...] | 2009-12-10 10:12:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UN AU |
| 09ADDISABABA2943 | GLOBAL HEALTH INITATIVE: PROMOTING GREATER AWARENESS AND [...] The U.S. Mission to Ethiopia wishes to provide the following comments in response to State cable 00125761 regarding the goals and principles of the President's Global Health Initiative (GHI). The broad goals around improving overall health outcomes and increasing country capacity to improve p [...] | 2009-12-16 04:41:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV EAID ET KOCI KWMN |
| 09ADDISABABA2952 | USAU: AU COMMISSIONER LAMAMRA DISCUSSES GUINEA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for African Affairs Karl Wycoff met with the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ramtane Lamamra, on November 20 in Addis Ababa to address a range of issues. On the topic of Guinea, Lamamra said that while the AU had discussed [...] | 2009-12-17 08:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU |
| 09ADDISABABA2977 | SUSPICIONS REMAIN HIGH AS CONFLICT, ABUSES [...] (C) Contacts in Ethiopia's Somali Regional State report that although humanitarian access has improved, the humanitarian situation has declined since 2007, as a result of continued conflict, restricted humanitarian access, trade blockage, and repeated seasons of poor rain. Government of Ethio [...] | 2009-12-22 09:10:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM ASEC MOPS PREL SO ET |
| 09ADDISABABA3026 | MELES IN COPENHAGEN: ETHIOPIA GIVES CAVEATED APPROVAL [...] (SBU) In the aftermath of the December 2009 United Nations Framework Convention's Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15) meeting in Copenhagen, Ethiopia has mixed reactions to the Accord. As Chair of the African Union (AU) Conference of African Heads of State and Governments on Climate Ch [...] | 2009-12-29 11:41:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA SENV ETRD PGOV ET |
| 09ADDISABABA557 | ETHIOPIA: INFORMATION REQUEST FOR G-20 MEETINGS [...] (C) Per Ref A, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) relishes its role as the chair of The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) as the G-20 is set to convene March 14 to 15, 2009, and sees the position as a platform to help NEPAD revitalize its role in achieving policy autonomy for Afri [...] | 2009-03-04 14:32:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ET |
| 09ADDISABABA708 | CODEL CARNAHAN APRIL 5-8, 2009 [...] Embassy Addis Ababa warmly welcomes CODEL CARNAHAN to Ethiopia April 5-8, 2009 to participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Union assembly. Travelers should check with the control officer 72 hours prior to commencement of travel, and consult the Department of State website at http://travel.stat [...] | 2009-03-24 14:22:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP OTRA AF CY EG ET |
| 09ADDISABABA732 | USAU: AFRICA COMMAND DEPUTY MEETS ETHIOPIAN PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Mary Yates, Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Activities (DCMA) at Africa Command, met on March 25 with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Their discussions covered a range of security issues including Somalia, Sudan, and Eritrea, as well as the command's fledgling m [...] | 2009-03-30 08:07:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU |
| 09ADDISABABA907 | SOMALIA: PM SHARMARKE VISITS ADDIS ABABA [...] (C/NF) Summary. Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, during his first visit to Ethiopia since assuming office, told the Ambassador on April 17 that his message to the Ethiopian government was that he wanted to work with them, and that he [...] | 2009-04-22 05:19:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS KPKO PINR SO ET |
| 09AITTAIPEI1021 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI1063 | MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA'S TAIWAN VISIT, JAPAN'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 1 on China's reaction to the visit by the Dalai Lama to Taiwan; on the "surprising" results of the KMT's primary for the year-end Hualien County Magistrate election; and on the H1N1 epidemic in Taiwan. In terms o [...] | 2009-09-01 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI1272 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 29 on the "storm" over the Taiwan government's decision to allow the import of U.S. beef, offal and spinal cords and its aftermath; on the alleged game fixing by several Taiwan professional baseball players; and on [...] | 2009-10-29 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI1276 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 30 on prosecutors' investigation into game-fixing scandal in Taiwan's professional baseball league; on the government's warning regarding the hike in prices in the local housing market; and on the upcoming local ele [...] | 2009-10-30 07:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI1284 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage from October 31 through November 2 on the "storm" over the Taiwan government's decision to allow the import of U.S. beef, offal and spinal cords and its aftermath; on the alleged game fixing by several Taiwan pro [...] | 2009-11-02 09:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI1339 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS TO TAIWAN, PRESIDENT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 10 on rumors that the United States had halted all U.S. beef exports to Taiwan given the Taiwan government's tight control over the product; on developments in cross-Strait relations; and on the unidentified cash f [...] | 2009-11-10 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI1395 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 24 on AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt's visit to Taiwan; on the year-end city mayors' and county magistrates' elections around the island; and on Taiwan's falling unemployment rate from September to October. The pr [...] | 2009-11-24 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI1416 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CHINA VISIT, PRESIDENT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 2 on the city mayors' and county magistrates' elections around the island, which are scheduled to be held on December 5, and on the sudden resignation of Japan's representative to Taiwan. Several papers also repor [...] | 2009-12-02 09:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI1540 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 31 news coverage on the United States' statement in response to Taiwan legislature's decision to amend the Act Governing Food Sanitation which violates the beef protocol signed between Taiwan and the United States. Local newspa [...] | 2009-12-31 08:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI1541 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 31 news coverage on the United States' statement in response to Taiwan legislature's decision to amend the Act Governing Food Sanitation which violates the beef protocol signed between Taiwan and the United States. Local newspa [...] | 2009-12-31 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI181 | CEPD CHAIRMAN SURVEYS BLEAK ECONOMY IN FEBRUARY 18 [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 18 meeting with the Director, Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) Director Chen Tain-jy said exports will be a key indicator in determining when Taiwan's economy has bottomed out, and noted that recent upticks in short term export orders may be a hop [...] | 2009-02-18 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EAGR ELAB EFIN TW CH |
| 09AITTAIPEI182 | TAIWAN PRESIDENT MA ASKS NODEL BERKLEY TO SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 15-20 Taiwan visit by Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (D-NEV),President Ma Ying-jeou asked for her help in achieving a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA),a bilateral extradition agreement, visa waiver status for Taiwan travelers, and meaningful participation [...] | 2009-02-18 10:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CVIS ETRD ECON CH TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI188 | SEF CHAIRMAN PREVIEWS NEXT ROUND OF TALKS WITH [...] (C) Summary. Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P.K. Chiang discussed the status of cross-Strait economic relations and previewed Ma administration objectives for the next round of talks with China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) during a February 19 meeting [...] | 2009-02-19 08:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV EAIR CH TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI189 | TAIWAN FSC CHAIRMAN SAYS BANKS STRONG, ASKS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chairman Sean Chen of the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) told AIT Director Young Taiwan banks are strong enough to weather the current financial downturn, although profitability remains an issue. Unwilling to forecast the length or depth of the current recession, he said [...] | 2009-02-19 08:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI191 | MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S TRIP TO ASIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI226 | RESULTS OF THE FEBRUARY 2009 TAIWAN GAMEPLAN IMPLEMENTATION TALKS HELD IN TAIPEI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 08:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE CBW MNUC MCAP TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI33 | SLUMPING EXPORTS DARKEN TAIWAN'S 2009 ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Although Taiwan's official 2008 GDP growth forecast remains at 2.12%, a 42% year-on-year drop in December exports underscored the economy's vulnerability to slumping global demand. The weak export data prompted the Central Bank to cut its policy rate by 0.5% to 1.5%, and caused t [...] | 2009-01-09 10:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI478 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI59 | TAIWAN'S MEMORY CHIP SECTOR FACING RESTRUCTURING [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's DRAM manufacturers are in trouble. A combination of over-production, price drops beginning in 2007, and stagnant demand during most of 2008 has produced a serious liquidity problem. Two of the leading producers have looked to the Ma administration for relief. The stakes [...] | 2009-01-14 22:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD CH TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI751 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 23 news coverage on former President Chen Shui-bian's daughter, son-in-law, and son's admission of perjury in the case of embezzlement of the state affairs fund; on Taiwan's historically high 5.82 percent jobless rate; and on the co [...] | 2009-06-23 06:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI85 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S INAUGURATION [...] Summary: January 21, Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies gave significant news and editorial coverage to the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday. Almost all papers devoted their first few pages to Obama's taking the helm as the United States' 44th pres [...] | 2009-01-21 10:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI888 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND ASEAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 10:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 09ALGIERS1148 | ALGERIA'S 2010 DRAFT BUDGET [...] Algeria's 2010 draft budget, approved by the government and parliament, boosts public spending to 1 trillion Algerian dinars (about USD 14.1 billion, at the exchange rate of 71 dinars to USD 1),or to more than 12 percent of GDP. Falling oil prices have depressed revenues and will produce a la [...] | 2009-12-28 13:35:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV AG |
| 09ALGIERS144 | SECTARIAN VIOLENCE FLARES UP AGAIN IN GHARDAIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: New violent clashes in the town of Berriane (ref A) highlight the ongoing tension between Algeria's Ibadi Muslims (or Kharijites) and the Sunni (Malikite) Muslims of the Ghardaia region. Sectarian clashes broke out last week after Friday prayers and left two people dead and 120 i [...] | 2009-02-10 16:59:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS AG |
| 09ALGIERS177 | ALGERIA: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The TIP Officer for Embassy Algiers is Ryan Campbell; tel. (213)-(0)770-08-20-00, ext. 2264; fax (213)-(0)21-60-73-35; unclassified email: campbellrt@state.gov. Number of hours spent by rank: 1 hour FE-MC, 2 hours FE-OC, 2 hours FS-02, 15 hours FS-03, 25 hours FS-06, 10 hours FSN. SUMM [...] | 2009-02-23 17:02:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 09ALGIERS224 | ALGIERS: SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? (SBU) Algeria is a nominally secular state with a 99-percent Muslim population. There are no identifiable ethnic or religious communities that har [...] | 2009-03-03 18:18:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER AG |
| 09ALGIERS228 | ALGERIA 2009 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Algeria's IPR posture remained generally static in 2008, and took a marked turn for the worse in regard to pharmaceutical market access with the imposition of a ban on imported pharmaceutical products that are produced domestically (ref A). Furthermore, it has become clear that [...] | 2009-03-04 17:24:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KPIR AG |
| 09ALGIERS279 | THE PLAYBILL FOR ALGERIA'S ELECTION THEATER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 18:05:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL AG |
| 09ALGIERS30 | ALGERIA IMPLEMENTS THREATENED BAN ON PHARMA IMPORTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: With no fanfare or public announcement, the Algerian government has implemented a ban on the importation of a wide range of pharmaceutical products that are also manufactured in Algeria. The ban, which took effect on January 1, is designed to spur the development of the Algerian [...] | 2009-01-11 16:44:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL AG |
| 09ALGIERS366 | CHALLENGES FACING FOREIGN ASSISTANCE IN ALGERIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The foreign assistance environment in Algeria is significantly different than in neighboring lower income countries where governments actively seek an open and transparent donor aid process. Donors from different governments and multilateral agencies do not coordinate their acti [...] | 2009-04-13 09:35:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL EU AG |
| 09ALGIERS415 | ALGERIA AND MEPI - MOVING FORWARD [...] (U) MEPI remains a valuable tool in Algeria, both to continue existing programming and to focus future programming on new opportunities we identify. In response to refs A and B, this cable outlines what programs work in Algeria, today and tomorrow, and why. MEPI programs support USG goals of [...] | 2009-04-26 12:35:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | KMPI PREL KPAO KDEM AG |
| 09ALGIERS463 | GUNS IN THE DESERT: ROOTS OF SAHEL INSTABILITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: The stability of the vast Sahara region of southern Algeria, northern Mali and northern Niger has become a major source of concern to Algerian officials and local leaders we met during a March 23-30 trip to Tamanrasset and Djanet. They tell us a concerted development program and [...] | 2009-05-11 08:46:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET | PTER PGOV PINR PREL PINS ECON ASEC ML NG AG |
| 09ALGIERS705 | MIXED MESSAGES ON ALGERIAN INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Members of CODEL Schiff heard mixed-messages regarding Algeria's investment climate during a visit June 30 and July 1. Government officials at once spoke of their desire to see more US companies investing in Algeria outside of the hydrocarbons sector, while describing new res [...] | 2009-07-21 15:09:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET EINV OREP AG |
| 09ALGIERS842 | ALGERIA: FINANCE LAW HAMPERS FOREIGN INVESTMENT, [...] (SBU) A "complementary finance law" (CFL) adopted by presidential decree on 22 July imposes new restrictions on foreign investment, import companies, and domestic consumer credit. It grew out of government preoccupation with lowering Algeria's growing import bill and more tightly controlling [...] | 2009-09-23 07:25:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN ETRD ECON AG |
| 09ALGIERS888 | ALGERIA: FINANCE MINISTER BACKS ALGERIA'S NEW [...] (C) Minister of Finance Karim Djoudi told USTR Director for the Middle East and Europe Paul Burkhead September 28 that the purpose of Algeria's new rules on imports and foreign investment was to lower imports, tighten control on hard currency outflows, reduce tax fraud, and protect and promote [...] | 2009-10-01 13:10:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL AG |
| 09AMEMBASSYHANOI1234 | VIETNAM APPROVES SECOND STIMULUS PACKAGE [...] (SBU) Summary. Vietnam has approved a second stimulus package that extends and modifies elements of the existing package into 2010. This decision was hotly debated, with some economists and National Assembly (NA) members arguing that the danger of resurgent inflation outweighed any need for [...] | 2009-11-19 09:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT ETRD KTDB VM |
| 09AMMAN1022 | CHANGES AFOOT IN JORDAN'S PERSONAL STATUS LAW [...] (C) Summary: The head of Jordan's Islamic courts is working on a package of amendments to the personal status law, which governs marriage, divorce, the status of women, and inheritance issues. The initial read on the amendments is that they would represent a step forward in the promotion of women's [...] | 2009-05-04 10:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN KISL KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN1035 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL PELOSI TO AMMAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman welcomes the May 7-8 visit to Jordan of CODEL Pelosi. Jordan is one of the United States' strongest partners in the Middle East. In line with the CODEL's request, we have received tentative agreement for an audience with King Abdullah. We expect that the topics of discussi [...] | 2009-05-05 13:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OREP JO |
| 09AMMAN1053 | Exports to Iraq Increased 52 Percent in Early 2009, But [...] (SBU) Jordan's Department of Statistics (DOS) announced exports to Iraq rose to JD 117.9 million (USD 166.5 million) for January-February 2009, up 52.1 percent from JD 77.5 million (USD 109.5 million) during the same period in 2008. This accounted for approximately 15 percent of all Jordanian [...] | 2009-05-06 12:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EIND ELTN JO IZ |
| 09AMMAN1054 | ASSOCIATIONS LAW AMENDMENTS INTRODUCED PUBLICLY, [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Minister of Social Development convened donors and international organizations on April 29 to discuss forward-looking amendments to a 2008 law that increased regulatory burdens and government oversight over civil society. She has been lobbying tribal conservatives and [...] | 2009-05-07 05:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN1070 | JORDAN'S TOURISM SECTOR LIKELY TO DECREASE IN 2009 TO 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's tourism sector revenues grew 28% in 2008 to a record $2.97 billion from $2.31 billion in 2007. While officials had hoped for similar growth in 2009, the industry now expects that revenues may return to their 2007 levels due to the slowing worldwide economy. Business tr [...] | 2009-05-11 04:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EAID JO |
| 09AMMAN1118 | CODEL PELOSI DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, IRAN, REFORM [...] (C) Summary: During their May 7-8 visit to Amman, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Representative Rush Holt (R-NJ) met with King Abdullah, Senate President Zaid Al-Refai, and Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali. They heard optimism about the President's engagement on the Isra [...] | 2009-05-13 13:26:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO |
| 09AMMAN1129 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BAIRD'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the May 15-18 visit to Jordan of CODEL Baird. In line with the CODEL's request, we have arranged a meeting with His Excellency Eng. Nasser Lozi, Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court, and advisor to King Abdullah II. Since your last visit in February, His Ma [...] | 2009-05-14 15:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OREP JO |
| 09AMMAN1130 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KERRY'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the May 15-16 visit to Jordan of CODEL Kerry. In line with the CODEL's request, we have arranged an audience with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. Since your last visit in February, the King had a lengthy and domestically well-received vis [...] | 2009-05-14 15:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OREP JO |
| 09AMMAN1177 | Jordan's QIZ Garment Factories Continue to Close or [...] (U) Summary: Jordan's apparel sector has been hard hit by the recession in the U.S., where most of its exports are destined, and competition with Egypt (ref A). The Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported that Jordanian garment exports produced in the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) pe [...] | 2009-05-21 11:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX EAID JO |
| 09AMMAN1182 | MANY JORDANIANS REMAIN PESSIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Reaction from our contacts and the Jordanian press on Israeli PM Netanyahu's recent visit to Washington has been typically pessimistic. While President Obama's engagement on the issue is praised, many believe that Netanyahu is not committed to peace and can rely upon pro-Israel [...] | 2009-05-21 13:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS IR JO |
| 09AMMAN1313 | LOWER HOUSE SPEAKER LAUNCHES NATIONAL TREND PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali officially launched the pro-establishment National Trend Party on May 30. While many in Jordan support the idea of a party to counterbalance the influence of Islamists, deep skepticism remains about Majali's ability to effectively lead th [...] | 2009-06-11 09:24:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL JO |
| 09AMMAN1339 | PARLIAMENT'S EXTRAORDINARY SESSION: A PREVIEW [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah called for an extraordinary session of parliament to start on June 11. The extraordinary session will deal with a crowded slate of political and economic measures, including a revised tax law, amendments to the penal code, amendments to the controversial law on as [...] | 2009-06-15 06:31:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KDEM ELAB JO |
| 09AMMAN134 | JORDAN 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] In the nearly ten years since King Abdullah succeeded to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertak [...] | 2009-01-15 06:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO |
| 09AMMAN136 | FINANCIAL CRISIS HITS JORDAN IN SPITE OF DOMESTIC FISCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Although Jordan's conservative banking and mortgage practices have partially protected the country from the international financial crisis, Jordan's economy is still suffering from a credit crunch; falling real estate prices and cancelled development projects; a general business [...] | 2009-01-15 10:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV EAID KTEX JO |
| 09AMMAN1378 | Jordan's Trade Deficit Has Decreased 35 Percent in 2009 [...] (U) Summary: After hitting a historic high in 2008, Jordan's trade deficit narrowed by 35 percent to $2.048 billion between January and April 2009, compared to $3.15 billion during the same period in 2008. This is largely due to a significant drop in the price of fuel, which led to a 60.6% d [...] | 2009-06-18 12:21:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO |
| 09AMMAN1393 | JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT REJECTS MINOR TAX MEASURE IN A [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's parliament rejected a minor tax-related measure on June 17 in an assertion of independence from the cabinet and Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali, who had listed the measure as a key priority. Majali's rivals led the charge in an effort to embarrass him and demon [...] | 2009-06-22 07:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN1404 | JORDAN: CITIZENS CONTINUE TO LACK CONFIDENCE IN [...] (C) Summary: Public confidence in parliament remains very low according to several polls released recently. Two polls showed that less than 13 percent of Jordanians were satisfied with the performance of the current lower house of parliament and 81 percent could not name a single parliamentary [...] | 2009-06-24 02:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL JO |
| 09AMMAN1412 | JORDANIAN MEDIA ENDS RETALIATORY BOYCOTT OF [...] (C) Summary: Newspapers ended a short-lived boycott of parliamentary sessions but maintained their criticism of the legislature in the wake of the lower house's rejection of a bill which would have lifted a tax on media revenues (Ref B). The government has forwarded the bill to the royally [...] | 2009-06-25 05:49:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN1424 | JORDAN: LABOR LAW AMENDMENTS NOT INCLUDED ON [...] (C) Summary: Amendments to Jordan's labor law to give foreign workers the ability to more freely join unions and bring the law in line with international standards were unexpectedly left off of parliament's extraordinary session agenda. The cabinet had already approved the amendment package a [...] | 2009-06-25 13:02:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ELAB KTIP JO |
| 09AMMAN1425 | JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SCHIFF [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the June 27-30 visit to Jordan of Codel Schiff. The Codel's visit comes at a time of heightened expectations of Middle East peace. The President's Cairo speech and PM Netanyahu's response are foremost on the minds of your interlocutors. Domestically, [...] | 2009-06-25 15:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OREP JO |
| 09AMMAN1426 | JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SCHIFF [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the June 27-30 visit to Jordan of Codel Schiff. The Codel's visit comes at a time of heightened expectations of Middle East peace. The President's Cairo speech and PM Netanyahu's response are foremost on the minds of your interlocutors. Domestically, [...] | 2009-06-25 15:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OREP JO |
| 09AMMAN1449 | UNHCR-JORDAN: IRAQI REFUGEES WILL ONLY RETURN HOME [...] (C) Summary: Reftel recently established voluntary repatriation as the goal of U.S. assistance policy for Iraqi refugees and asked post to approach government and IO officials to present the policy. In response to the action request, the Ambassador met with UNHCR Country Representative Imr [...] | 2009-06-30 08:54:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF EAID PHUM IX JO |
| 09AMMAN145 | JORDAN: JANUARY 15 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Beneath sorrowful images from Gaza, banner headlines in today's Jordan-based newspapers focused on the apparent disagreement among Arab League member states. King Abdullah's meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon topped local coverage. Public protests were few as the Islamist [...] | 2009-01-15 13:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR JO |
| 09AMMAN1523 | JORDAN: INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS WEIGH IN ON [...] (C) In courtesy calls to three chief editors, Acting Information Officer asked whether freedom of expression had increased or decreased over the past year in Jordan. All three editors separately acknowledged that journalists routinely practice self-censorship on sensitive topics, including t [...] | 2009-07-07 12:32:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN1558 | HONOR CRIMES IN JORDAN: THE TRIBAL PERSPECTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Tribal leaders have a unique perspective on the issue of honor crimes in Jordan. In their role as mediators of community disputes and exemplars of morality, sheikhs frequently prevent domestic squabbles from escalating into honor crimes. The tribal leaders we talked to criti [...] | 2009-07-09 13:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN SOCI JO |
| 09AMMAN1576 | JORDAN'S LOWER HOUSE APPROVES ASSOCIATIONS LAW [...] (SBU) Jordan's Lower House of parliament approved amendments to the controversial Law on Associations on July 12. MPs voted to retain the requirement that foreign-origin funding for NGOs operating in Jordan be approved by the full cabinet, rejecting a government proposal which would have de [...] | 2009-07-13 16:18:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KIRF JO |
| 09AMMAN1620 | JORDAN'S SENATE APPROVES ASSOCIATIONS LAW [...] (U) Jordan's royally appointed Senate approved the amendments to the controversial Law on Associations on July 19. The amendments came from the lower house, which last week changed them in order to require cabinet approval of foreign funding for civil society organizations (reftel). Upon th [...] | 2009-07-20 09:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN164 | JORDAN: JANUARY 19 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Ceasefire announcements along with rescue and recovery efforts led Jordanian media coverage of developments in and around Gaza over the long weekend. The U.S. - Israel MOU also received front-page attention. King Abdullah's participation at the Sharm El-Sheikh meeting headed local c [...] | 2009-01-19 13:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR JO |
| 09AMMAN1646 | JORDAN'S BUDGET DEFICIT BALLOONS, A RESULT OF [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has revised its projected year-end 2009 budget deficit from $975 million to $1.56 billion or 7.3% of GDP. GOJ officials have pointed to the global recession as a main cause for their fiscal dilemma, saying it has caused GDP growth to slow to 3.2%. [...] | 2009-07-23 11:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAID JO |
| 09AMMAN1667 | JORDAN'S INTERIOR MINISTER DEFENDS CITIZENSHIP [...] (S) Summary: Jordan's Interior Minister Nayef Al-Qadi has changed his public stance on the practice of citizenship revocation for Palestinian-origin Jordanians. While he denied the existence of such a policy as recently as June 24, Qadi is now vigorously defending it in domestic and regional [...] | 2009-07-26 15:55:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG IS JO |
| 09AMMAN1674 | WHY JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT WILL LIKELY DEFEAT OR [...] (S) Summary: Despite royal and government support, Jordan's parliament is likely to defeat amendments to the penal code which would increase the penalties associated with honor killings. The amendments related to honor crimes are part of a larger penal reform package which includes a reduct [...] | 2009-07-27 08:44:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PHUM PGOV KWMN KJUS JO |
| 09AMMAN1689 | JORDANIAN SOCCER GAME HALTED AMIDST ANTI-REGIME [...] (S) Summary: Anti-Palestinian hooliganism and slogans denigrating the Palestinian origins of both the Queen and the Crown Prince led to the cancellation of a July 17 soccer game between the rival Faisali and Wahdat clubs, who traditionally represent the East Banker and Palestinian communities, resp [...] | 2009-07-28 14:27:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV KDEM SOCI JO |
| 09AMMAN1690 | JORDAN'S ENERGY STRATEGY: MUCH TALK, LITTLE ACTION [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Jordanian government points to the energy sector as a main source of its economic woes. With no oil and limited natural resources, Jordan imports over 96% of its energy needs. Given significant rises in energy demand in Jordan over the last few years, the Government of J [...] | 2009-07-29 07:01:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | ENRG ECON EINV KNNP EPET PGOV PREL JO |
| 09AMMAN1724 | JORDAN'S LOWER HOUSE AND SENATE AT ODDS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Senate and Lower House remain at odds over an amendment to the controversial Associations Law which would restrict the operation of non-Muslim religious charities to those of certain Christian denominations only. The amendment was proposed on the floor of the Lower Hou [...] | 2009-07-30 14:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KIRF JO |
| 09AMMAN1730 | HOW JORDANIAN CIVIL SOCIETY DROPPED THE BALL ON [...] (C) Summary: Despite a promising start for the NGO coalition which worked with Jordan's government to amend the overly restrictive Law on Associations, the group effectively dissolved at the critical moment that the amendments reached parliament. Egos and personality conflicts of local NGO [...] | 2009-08-02 12:19:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN1803 | JORDAN: FIRINGS OF TOP GENERALS LEAD TO A [...] (S/NF) Summary: Following the firings of four top generals and over 230 other military officials on August 4, Jordan's political elite is searching for an explanation (Ref A). There is a fundamental lack of information about why they occurred and their ultimate political meaning. In the ab [...] | 2009-08-10 09:01:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV MOPS MCAP JO |
| 09AMMAN1804 | JORDAN'S KING PREMATURELY DISSOLVES PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah decreed a surprise early end to the Jordanian parliament's extraordinary session, effective as of August 10. Unhappy with amendments to a comprehensive tax reform bill, the government requested the premature recess so it can regroup in the fall. The early recess [...] | 2009-08-10 09:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN1867 | Boycott Planned to Protest Rising Meat Prices; GOJ Takes [...] (SBU) The private Jordanian Consumer Protection Society (JCPS) has called for a week-long national boycott of the purchase and consumption of red meat in protest of what it described as the "unjustified rise in red meat prices." Historically, food prices in Jordan rise during the run-up to th [...] | 2009-08-19 04:39:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD SOCI JO |
| 09AMMAN189 | 2008 CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR JORDAN [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has taken some positive steps recently to combat child labor, including the development of a national strategy to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. A number of existing laws seek to prevent child labor and provide punishments for those who ex [...] | 2009-01-22 09:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID JO |
| 09AMMAN1892 | Agricultural Trade between Jordan and Iraq Reportedly [...] (SBU) Iraq has reportedly reopened its market to Jordanian fruits and vegetables after a three-month closure. Representatives of the Jordanian Exporters and Producers of Fruits and Vegetables Association (JEPA) maintain the ban was imposed to facilitate the Iraqi import of Iranian produce, a [...] | 2009-08-23 12:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL JO |
| 09AMMAN193 | AFTER A TOUGH YEAR OF PRICE INCREASES, JORDANIAN INFLATION [...] (U) Summary: After peaking at 19% inflation in July, Jordan's year-over-year inflation rate fell to 10% by the end of 2008, with steady decreases in October, November, and December (ref A). Although falling international commodity prices have helped ease the inflation rate in Jordan, consumers [...] | 2009-01-22 13:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN JO |
| 09AMMAN1942 | EXPAT REMITTANCES AND OTHER ECONOMIC INDICATORS FALL; [...] (SBU) Summary: The global economic crisis continues to hit Jordan. Jordanian remittances fell 4.4% during the first half of 2009. Other economic indicators, including foreign direct investment, imports, and exports, are also all down for the first half of 2009. Jordan's currency reserves a [...] | 2009-08-27 11:35:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV JO |
| 09AMMAN1955 | Exports to Iraq a Rare Bright Spot for Jordanian Trade [...] (U) Summary: Jordan's Department of Statistics reported that during the first six months of 2009 exports were down almost 12% and imports fell 23% over the previous year. Jordan's trade deficit, currently at $3.35 billion, has decreased almost a third compared to 2008. Despite the gloomy ov [...] | 2009-08-30 04:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO |
| 09AMMAN20 | 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (U) Embassy Amman's submission for the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) follows. Information was provided by the Jordan Public Security Directorate's Anti-Narcotics Department (PSD-AND). --------------- Part I: Summary --------------- 2. (SBU) Jordan's [...] | 2009-01-05 05:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR ASEC JO |
| 09AMMAN2032 | ZARQA: URBAN BLIGHT AND TENTATIVE REFORM IN [...] (C) Summary: Zarqa, Jordan's second largest city, is a symbol of urban decline. The city's unplanned growth, largely the result of migrant and refugee flows, strains the city's insufficient infrastructure and has created an acute housing crunch. A new housing development on the eastern fla [...] | 2009-09-07 13:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KPAL KISL PINR JO |
| 09AMMAN2064 | Jordan Secures $300 Million World Bank Loan to Help Close [...] (U) Ministry of Finance officials confirmed to the press on September 8 that Jordan will receive $300 million in soft loans from the World Bank in the fourth quarter of this year to address its increasing budget deficit (ref E). Finance Minister Bassem Salem explained that under the terms of t [...] | 2009-09-10 09:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID JO |
| 09AMMAN2097 | PARLIAMENT: "THE SCUM OF JORDAN" [...] (S) Summary: Following an early end to parliament's extraordinary session, many in Jordan are again questioning the professionalism and drive of MPs. Jordan's media, political leadership, and public opinion are united in their condemnation of legislators, whose gaffes only add to the widesp [...] | 2009-09-15 06:51:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN2141 | A New Strategy to Curb Rising Food Prices: GOJ to Enter [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOJ has announced a three-part strategy to confront increasing commodity prices: amending laws, directly entering the market with a government trading company, and a public awareness campaign on curtailing consumption. Commodity traders were skeptical that the GOJ strategy [...] | 2009-09-17 04:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EAGR SOCI JO |
| 09AMMAN2143 | ROYAL DECREE DELAYS OPENING OF JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT [...] (S/NF) Summary: The opening of the Jordanian parliament's fall session was delayed for two months following a royal decree on September 16. The decree came as a surprise to our contacts in parliament and the government. The primary reason for the delay is the budget. With foreign assistanc [...] | 2009-09-17 08:25:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV ECON KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN2190 | JORDAN'S LIGHT RAIL PLAN STILL LACKS FUNDING; REVIVED [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan continues taking small steps to implement its plans to establish a light railway linking its two largest cities, Amman and Zarqa. The project has been fraught with financial difficulties due in part to the domestic impact of the global financial crisis as well as to Jord [...] | 2009-09-28 12:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELTN EINV PGOV JO |
| 09AMMAN2195 | JORDAN'S KING ENDORSES ASSOCIATIONS LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: King Abdullah endorsed amendments to the controversial Law on Associations on September 15. Now the focus will shift to the Ministry of Social Development, which is set to issue two sets of regulations on implementation of the law. The first tranche of regulations will create [...] | 2009-09-29 06:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN2216 | THE BATTLE OVER JORDAN'S ISLAMIC CENTER SOCIETY [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Islamic Center Society (ICS) was the charitable wing of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) until it was seized by the government in 2006. Legally questionable corruption allegations against members of the ICS board allowed the government to appoint a "temporary" boar [...] | 2009-10-01 13:25:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KISL KDEM KJUS JO |
| 09AMMAN2253 | AS JORDAN'S GOVERNMENT FADES, REFORM HANGS IN THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The end may be near for the Dahabi government. After two years in office, its inability to advance a coherent political agenda with parliament and the public at large has led to the increasing sense among our contacts that a change is forthcoming. It is less clear, however, [...] | 2009-10-08 06:36:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAL JO |
| 09AMMAN226 | Jordan's Garment Industry Hurting - High Production Costs [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordanian exports from the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs),which are predominantly apparel, fell almost 17% to $946 million in 2008. Since 2007, at least twenty garment factories in the QIZs have closed down; four have downsized; and five decided to expand operations in oth [...] | 2009-01-27 12:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX EAID JO |
| 09AMMAN230 | Update on Labor Issues in Jordan [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has continued to take measures to strengthen its institutional capacity to identify and correct labor violations, in part by hiring 60 new inspectors in 2008. Inspectors for the International Labour Office's (ILO) Better Work Jordan program have [...] | 2009-01-27 12:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO |
| 09AMMAN2307 | JORDAN: HONOR CRIME TRIBUNAL SETS NEW PRECEDENT: [...] (C) Summary: On October 12, Jordan's newly formed honor crimes tribunal issued a 15-year sentence in its first verdict. This is the first time a lower court has issued a full 15-year murder sentence in an honor crime case without reducing the sentence for "mitigating circumstances." Only a ye [...] | 2009-10-15 14:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN KJUS KMPI JO |
| 09AMMAN2408 | LOW REVENUES, LACK OF GRANTS MEAN DEEP CUTS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) has circulated to government ministries a draft budget for 2010 that proposes 11.3% cuts compared to the 2009 budget. The proposed $7.71 billion budget is based on an expected real growth rate of 4.5% for 2010 and on a $967.79 million projected [...] | 2009-11-02 10:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAID PGOV JO |
| 09AMMAN242 | JORDAN,S LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT ENDORSES [...] (U) Jordan's Lower House of Parliament endorsed on January 25, the anti-Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Law (ref A). The law 1. (U) Jordan's Lower House of Parliament endorsed on January 25, the anti-Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Law (ref A). The law now moves to the Senate, where endorsement is [...] | 2009-01-28 06:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KTIP JO |
| 09AMMAN2492 | JORDAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ELECTIONS BRING [...] (U) Summary: Jordan held its first elections for chambers of commerce since 1998 in early October, choosing board members for 17 commerce organizations: 16 local chambers and the nationwide Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC). The results swept activist members into the Amman Chamber of Commerc [...] | 2009-11-16 16:20:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV SOCI KDEM PINR JO |
| 09AMMAN2556 | EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase AN/TPS-79 Radar systems from Lockheed Martin. Jordan is currently seeking a replacement for their outdated AN/TPS-63 radar, but requires time to finance such a large transformation. The acquisition of this Radar system w [...] | 2009-11-24 11:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MASS PREL JO |
| 09AMMAN2567 | EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase TPS-703 radar systems from Northrop Grumman. Jordan is currently seeking a replacement for their outdated AN/TPS-63 radar, but requires time to finance such a large transformation. The acquisi9tion of this radar system w [...] | 2009-11-24 14:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MASS PREL JO |
| 09AMMAN2572 | Jordan's Tax Revenues Increase in 2009, But 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Tax Department announced recently that tax collections through October 2009 are 7.2% higher than the corresponding 2008 levels. Better collection efficiency and good business performance in 2008 have led to higher tax revenue income in 2009. Tax reform efforts in 2009 [...] | 2009-11-25 12:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EAID JO |
| 09AMMAN2576 | JORDAN: PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PARLIAMENT'S [...] (S//NF) Summary: Public opinion continues to reflect support for the King's November 23 decree to dissolve parliament and call for early parliamentary elections (reftel). However, Lower House Speaker Abdel Hadi al-Majali, who had been one of the most criticized members of parliament, annou [...] | 2009-11-25 15:04:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL JO |
| 09AMMAN2596 | Jordan 2010 National Trade Estimate [...] Per reftel, below is the text of Embassy Amman's 2010 National Trade Estimate report, also e-mailed as requested to USTR as a Microsoft Word document. 2. Begin Text: TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade with Jordan achieved a surplus of $154.5 million in the first nine months of FY 09 [...] | 2009-12-02 14:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN JO |
| 09AMMAN2663 | Scenesetter for the U.S. - Jordan FTA Joint Committee [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 9. 2. (U) Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) will host the December 15 U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Area Agreement (FTA) Joint Committee (JC) meeting in Amman. This JC occurs on the eve of the FTA coming into full force in January 2010. T [...] | 2009-12-09 11:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN ECON ELAB EFIN EAID JO |
| 09AMMAN2768 | Controversial Landlord and Tenants Law Comes into Force; [...] (SBU) Summary: A new Landlord and Tenants Law came into effect on December 1 which will increase landlord rights and establish a mechanism with which to base future increases in rents. The law also includes termination dates for old leases. Critics expect the new law to hit hardest lower-inc [...] | 2009-12-22 10:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI AMGT ABLD JO |
| 09AMMAN277 | IRAN'S LARIJANI PAYS A LOW-KEY VISIT TO AMMAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Although it was little-known in Jordan, speaker of the Iranian parliament Ali Larijani paid a low-key visit to Amman on January 9, accompanied by the speakers of the Syrian and Indonesian parliaments. Despite several attempts by the Jordanian government to turn off the visit, [...] | 2009-01-29 09:26:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER IR IS SY JO |
| 09AMMAN28 | JORDAN: JANUARY 5 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: Developments in Gaza and new statements by King Abdullah dominated Monday's news coverage and op-ed commentary in all of one of Jordan's major media outlets. Al-Ghad newspaper led with indications that official protests and public anger are converging into a common repudiation of Isr [...] | 2009-01-05 12:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR JO |
| 09AMMAN347 | OPIC Visit Energizes Banks Supporting Jordan's Housing and [...] (SBU) OPIC Vice President Robert Drumheller, in order to invigorate stalled negotiations, discussed proposed OPIC housing loans with senior government officials and participating Jordanian banks during a January 25-30 visit. The $250 million in loans would allow three local banks to make 25-y [...] | 2009-02-05 06:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV OPIC JO |
| 09AMMAN358 | International Relief and Development Monitoring [...] Summary: The following is the first quarter monitoring and evaluation assessment of cooperative agreement SPRMCO08CA156 for USD 1,899,817 million awarded to International Relief and Development (IRD) in Jordan to support its program for livelihoods training for Iraqi refugees. RefCoord and P [...] | 2009-02-05 13:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF EAID UNHCR IZ JO |
| 09AMMAN378 | JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT ENDS RAUCOUS AND UNPRODUCTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Parliament ended its ordinary session on February 4 having passed few bills of consequence during a four-month term. MPs were more focused on the Gaza crisis and internal quarrels than on legislative business. For its part, the cabinet failed to forward key pieces of legislatio [...] | 2009-02-10 08:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN429 | Complete Text of Jordan's New Anti-TIP Law [...] (U) Jordan's Upper House of Parliament endorsed on February 4 the anti-Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Law. The law was previously endorsed by the Lower House on January 25 and now moves forward for the King's signature and publication in Jordan's Official Gazette. The law would come into effect [...] | 2009-02-18 10:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO |
| 09AMMAN459 | JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the past year, Jordan demonstrated a strong commitment to and made steady progress on measures to combat trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Progress includes the passage of a comprehensive anti-TIP law, an increase in forced labor cases being investigated and sent forward for [...] | 2009-02-18 13:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 09AMMAN472 | JORDANIAN ECONOMY WEAKENS UNDER GLOBAL PRESSURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan is starting to feel the effects of the global economic crisis, with real growth expected to drop from 6% in 2008 to 3% in 2009. Although conservative monetary policies helped protect Jordan from immediate external shocks, weak domestic and international demand and tight [...] | 2009-02-19 16:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ETRD EAID KTEX EFIN JO |
| 09AMMAN508 | LOWEST RAINFALL LEVELS SINCE 1995 CAUSE JORDAN TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) is preparing for a summer water crisis due to the lowest rainfall levels since 1995. As the fourth driest country in the world, Jordan has long had its share of water troubles (reftels). Even during years of average to good rain, Jordan's total [...] | 2009-02-23 13:32:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EAGR EAID PGOV PREL JO SY IS |
| 09AMMAN516 | JORDAN'S PM RESHUFFLES HIS CABINET [...] (C) Summary: The long-anticipated reshuffle of Jordanian PM Nader Al-Dahabi's cabinet took place on February 23, with ten ministers replaced and five ministers changing portfolios. At first glance, the reshuffled cabinet has fewer proponents of reform and gives a larger voice to security-co [...] | 2009-02-24 15:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN611 | JORDAN CONSIDERS STIMULUS PACKAGE TO AID ITS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ministry of Finance (MoF) officials said the government is developing a $212 - $258 million stimulus package to help the private sector weather the global economic crisis (ref B). While the package must still be approved by the Cabinet and Parliament, potential projects include [...] | 2009-03-05 04:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN JO PGOV |
| 09AMMAN668 | SIX YEARS AFTER SADDAM, NEW HOPE IN JORDAN [...] (C) Summary: Six years after Operation Iraqi Freedom began in March 2003, our Jordanian contacts - among the analysts and officials - are evincing greater optimism about Iraq than the strained, highly-qualified hopes we were hearing just a few months ago (Refs A-C). The sustained security im [...] | 2009-03-16 11:11:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ IR JO |
| 09AMMAN703 | JORDANIAN FINANCE MINISTER ADVOCATING FOR [...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Minister of Finance Bassem Salem plans to replace a proposed $280 million stimulus package with a tax reform program advocated for by the USAID-funded Fiscal Reform Project (ref A). The project seeks to improve tax administration and to implement a revised corpora [...] | 2009-03-18 13:01:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN JO PGOV |
| 09AMMAN718 | ELECTORAL REFORM CHATTER INCREASES IN JORDAN [...] (C) Summary: Electoral reform, long the primary goal of reform politicians in Jordan, is a hot topic of discussion following a cabinet reshuffle on February 23. PM Nader Al-Dahabi has since declared his intention to put Jordan's controversial electoral law on the table for discussion or pos [...] | 2009-03-19 13:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN745 | AL-JAZEERA COMMENTARY ON JORDANIAN MONARCHY [...] (C) Summary: The airing of a highly critical two-part series about the Jordanian monarchy on the Al-Jazeera historical commentary show "With Haykal" has resulted in a flurry of press commentary questioning presenter Mohammed Haykal's character and condemning the lack of a robust defense of t [...] | 2009-03-24 05:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV QA EG JO |
| 09AMMAN779 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL MCCONNELL TO AMMAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman welcomes the April 8-11 visit to Jordan of CODEL McConnell. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in the Middle East. Per the CODEL's request, we have received tentative agreement for an audience with King Abdullah and are seeking a meeting with new [...] | 2009-03-26 13:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OREP JO |
| 09AMMAN806 | JORDAN--SURVEY SHOWS IRAQI REFUGEE WEALTH MORE [...] (SBU) Summary: A draft UNICEF/Save The Children study due for 2009 release will challenge the myth of the affluent Iraqi refugee. The notion that Iraqis in Jordan are well off and so do not deserve assistance persists despite growing evidence that Iraqis are in worsening economic and social [...] | 2009-04-01 13:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM EAID JO |
| 09AMMAN833 | GROWING INTERNET COMPETITION AND LAUNCH OF A 3G TENDER IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to ref A, this cable provides an update on Jordan's initiatives and strong government commitment to improve telecommunications and Internet connectivity. Such efforts led to an increase in Jordan's rank to 44 out of 134 countries in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) 2 [...] | 2009-04-07 12:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINT EINV TINT JO |
| 09AMMAN857 | PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MAJALI'S NEW PARTY: FIRST STEP [...] (C) Summary: For over a year, lower house speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali has been preparing to launch a new pro-government political party. He has again hit the airwaves to drum up public enthusiasm, and contacts tell us that the registration paperwork will be filed in weeks. The timing may b [...] | 2009-04-12 09:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN858 | MA'AN: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC NEGLECT ON THE [...] (C) Summary: This cable is the first in an occasional series which will focus on regional political centers in Jordan. The southern Jordanian city of Ma'an, populated by tribal leaders of Bedouin East Bank origin, is considered a bellwether for regime stability. In the past twenty years, r [...] | 2009-04-13 05:07:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KISL JO |
| 09AMMAN876 | JOURNALIST FACES SLANDER CHARGES FOR ARTICLE [...] (U) Journalist Khaled Mahadin, who published an article critical of parliament on the Amman-based news website Khaberni.com in February, pled not guilty on March 30 to charges of slander. Mahadin's article, "For God's Sake, Abdullah," called for the dissolution of parliament and an end to "u [...] | 2009-04-14 12:02:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KISL JO |
| 09AMMAN877 | JORDAN'S CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FALLS FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT [...] (U) After seeing prices peak last September with double-digit inflation, Jordan has now watched its consumer price index (CPI) fall for the sixth straight month and the March 2009 CPI is .5% lower than March 2008 (ref A). Jordan's consumer price index has four main categories (food, clothing, [...] | 2009-04-15 03:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN JO |
| 09AMMAN906 | WATER POLLUTION INCIDENT TO CAST BLAME ON MINISTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) on March 13 suspended pumping water for two days from the King Abdullah Canal, which supplies Amman with one-third of its water needs, after detecting oil and sewage in the waterways. Jordanian authorities determined that the [...] | 2009-04-16 15:03:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PREL EAGR EAID PGOV JO IS |
| 09AMMAN954 | JORDAN: MEDIA FURTHER REACT TO KING'S U.S. VISIT [...] SUMMARY: All major print outlets in Jordan Thursday led with coverage of King Abdullah's activities in Washington on Wednesday. Front-page coverage focused on the King's meetings with House Speaker Pelosi and the Friends of Jordan Caucus. Inside-page analyses cited local experts who perceive [...] | 2009-04-23 12:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR JO |
| 09AMMAN979 | JORDAN--NGOS SAY IRAQI NUMBERS DECREASING AS [...] (C) Summary: Representatives from seven non-governmental organizations that provide USG-funded services to Iraqis in Jordan told the Ambassador on April 5 that there were now probably about 100,000 Iraqi refugees in Jordan, not the 400,000 to 500,000 previously estimated by the GOJ. Iraqis in [...] | 2009-04-29 13:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF JO |
| 09AMMAN994 | JOURNALIST ACQUITTED OF SLANDER CHARGES [...] (U) A Jordanian court acquitted journalist Khaled Mahadin of slander charges on April 27. The case was brought against Mahadin by parliament's secretary general over an online article that included allegations of corruption by lower house speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali (Ref A). The Court of Fi [...] | 2009-04-30 10:21:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL KDEM JO |
| 09ANKARA1015 | TURKEY: WOUNDED AKP DISPUTES SIGNS OF DECLINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Speculation that the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) poor performance in March 29 local elections represented the first sign of the fall of AKP is mere "wishful thinking," according to a number of AKP insiders and analysts. AKP contacts told us that the party remain [...] | 2009-07-15 16:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA1028 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 11:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1030 | CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM IN WESTERN BLACK SEA REGION [...] (C) Summary: Bartin, Zonguldak, and Karabuk, provinces in Turkey's western Black Sea region, form part of Turkey's industrial heartland. The provinces' largely unionized workers provide coal, iron, steel, and tin for heavy industry not only in Turkey, but in Europe and other markets. With [...] | 2009-07-17 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR TU |
| 09ANKARA1047 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1054 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 12:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1057 | TURKEY: WARNING SIGNS FOR THE ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish economy remains in deep recession. While analysts expect it to recover by late 2009 or early 2010, there are several downside risks -- internal and external -- that threaten to delay the recovery and move it to stagnation in 2010. The intent of this cable is to expla [...] | 2009-07-23 17:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN TU |
| 09ANKARA1073 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-27 11:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1082 | TURKISH ENERGY POLICY UNDER ENERGY MINISTER YILDIZ [...] (C) We met July 1 and July 27 with Faruk Demir, a long-time advisor to former Energy Minister Guler who was negotiating a new advisory contract with the new Energy Minister, Taner Yildiz. According to Demir, the change of minister is likely to bring changes in energy policy. While some areas [...] | 2009-07-28 15:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG TU |
| 09ANKARA1087 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 11:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1102 | TURKEY: URBAN POOR LEERY OF MODERN COMFORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Urban renewal remains problematic in Turkey. Today's gecekondus (illegally built shanty houses) are a visible reminder of the rapid influx of rural migrants into the cities. The GOT wishes to develop the land occupied by these gecekondus into modern high rises with the aim of [...] | 2009-07-31 04:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1104 | TURKEY: YOK LIFTS YOKE ON RELIGIOUS SCHOOL GRADS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A recent decision by Turkey's Higher Education Council (YOK) has ended a decade-old official policy that made it much harder for religious school graduates to compete for regular University admissions. The decision has accentuated the current schism in Turkish society between [...] | 2009-07-31 09:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA111 | TURKEY: NUCLEAR TENDER FATE STILL UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary. On January 19, the Turkish Electricity Trading and Contracting Company (TETAS) announced the results of the final step in the bid to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant. The Russian consortium of AtomStroyExport, InterRAO UES and the Turkish firm Park Teknik submitted a bid [...] | 2009-01-22 17:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG TU |
| 09ANKARA1150 | LET'S MAKE A DEAL (OR TWENTY): PUTIN IN ANKARA [...] (C) Summary. Russian Prime Minister Putin's August 6 visit to Ankara resulted in a flurry of deals and media frenzy, further heightened by the last-minute participation of Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi. The visit focused on energy pipelines and economic cooperation, and twenty separate ag [...] | 2009-08-07 15:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL RS IT TU |
| 09ANKARA117 | SIXTH TIFA ADVANCES TRADE DIALOGUE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The sixth meeting of the U.S.- Turkey Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council held January 13 in Ankara was an opportunity for the U.S. and Turkey to discuss ways to further advance the bilateral trade relationship and to enhance cooperation in regional efforts. [...] | 2009-01-23 13:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON KIPR TU |
| 09ANKARA118 | TURKEY - NO AUTOMOTIVE PACKAGE YET, BUT EXPECTED [...] Summary. Turkey has not yet implemented a formal program to stimulate its automotive industry, but the sector has been publicly clamoring for support and action is expected soon. The automotive sector is one of Turkey's most important growth engines and it has been hit especially hard by the c [...] | 2009-01-23 13:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTO TU |
| 09ANKARA1226 | TURKEY FRUSTRATED WITH AZERI GAS NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Following the recent round of gas negotiations between Turkey and Azerbaijan, Turkish interlocutors expressed frustration at the lack of progress. Going into the meetings, the Turks had fully expected that they would be finalizing the deal and were surprised by what they see as A [...] | 2009-08-20 08:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV AJ TU |
| 09ANKARA1310 | CODEL WEXLER URGES TURKISH ACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary. Rep. Robert Wexler met August 26-27 with a wide array of top-level Turkish officials to discuss the current state of U.S.-Turkish relations and to urge them to push for greater regional support for President Obama's initiatives on Middle East peace and his willingness to deal wit [...] | 2009-09-08 12:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG AM AZ IS IR TU |
| 09ANKARA1327 | TURKEY: PRESS FREEDOM - OTTOMAN STYLE [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Turkey slammed independent Dogan Media Group (DMG) on September 8 with a record $2.5 billion dollar fine for alleged tax evasion, relaunching a direct assault on Turkey's largest non-pro-government media group and dramatically intensifying concerns about the st [...] | 2009-09-09 16:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TU |
| 09ANKARA1352 | TURKEY SQUEEZES PHARMA SECTOR TO EASE HEALTH [...] (C) Summary. Faced with a TL 1 billion deficit in its health care spending for 2009 and significant additional deficits in years to come, the GOT is scrambling for ways to close the gap. According to pharmaceutical sector representatives, a large part of the GOT strategy appears to be to lay [...] | 2009-09-14 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV EFIN TU |
| 09ANKARA1384 | TURKEY: CHP OF TWO MINDS ON THE KURDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is torn on the issue of Kurdish rights. Although the party's leadership has been making harsh, uncompromising comments concerning the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government's nascent democratic initiative, many of C [...] | 2009-09-18 16:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV PINR TU |
| 09ANKARA1418 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 13:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1421 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Embassy Ankara warmly welcomes your visit to Turkey October 8-10. Our relations with Turkey are strong. While the euphoria from the President's visit last April have faded, the steady stream of senior visitors from Washington has helped us convince Turkey's leaders that the Administrat [...] | 2009-09-30 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EPET PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1445 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-06 10:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA146 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1468 | TURKEY: GROWING PESSIMISM AMONG KURDS IN SOUTHEAST [...] (C) Summary: During a recent eight-day tour around southeast Turkey, we found Kurds throughout the region expressing growing doubt that the Government of Turkey is sincere about its "Democratic Opening." Many view it as the AK Party's (AKP) tactic to attract Kurdish voters after losing Kurd [...] | 2009-10-09 13:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA149 | ERDOGAN'S DAVOS REMARKS PLAY WELL FOR AKP [...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan received a hero's welcome on his return to Turkey early January 30 from Davos, where during a televised discussion concerning Gaza he harshly criticized the Israeli government and stormed out, swearing to never return. The outburst has [...] | 2009-01-30 11:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA150 | TANER YILDIZ: ERDOGAN'S ENERGY TROUBLESHOOTER [...] (C) Summary. Denying persistent and long-standing rumors, Kayseri Parliamentarian Taner Yildiz began a January 27 meeting with Econoffs by saying he assumed the job of energy advisor to the AK Party 1.5 years ago, is happy with it, does not have designs on the Energy Minister's job. He suppor [...] | 2009-01-30 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET TU |
| 09ANKARA1503 | TURKEY: PHARMA INDUSTRY GIVES COUNTERPROPOSAL TO [...] (C) Summary. On September 18, the GOT published two decrees relating to pharmaceutical pricing in an effort to close the 2 billion TL Social Security budget gap described in reftel. U.S. firms have told us these decrees, with 70 percent of the cost expected to fall on foreign firms, will kil [...] | 2009-10-19 05:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN TU |
| 09ANKARA155 | TURKEY UPBEAT ON NABUCCO POST-BUDAPEST SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Fresh from the January 26-27 Budapest Nabucco Summit, an upbeat and confident Energy Minister Guler told the Ambassador Turkey supports this project 100% and is ready to take concrete steps to realize it. Guler offered to host the signing of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) [...] | 2009-02-02 09:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET TU |
| 09ANKARA1576 | TURKEY: DEMOCRAT PARTY BACK FROM THE GRAVE? [...] (C) Summary: The center right Democrat Party (DP) and Motherland Party (ANAP) held a joint party congress October 31 to implement their merger under the Democrat Party name. Although the two parties together regularly poll no more than five percent in public opinion surveys, the merger ends tw [...] | 2009-11-02 17:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TU |
| 09ANKARA1593 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 11:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1625 | MFA UNDER SECRETARY ON CYPRUS, AEGEAN, ARMENIA [...] SUMMARY. In a November 10 discussion with the Ambassador, Turkish MFA Under Secretary Sinirlioglu: -- urged that the US get involved in the Cyprus talks and noted that the 2006 Finnish proposal for the Additional Ankara Protocol is "still on the table"; -- indicated that while flights in the [...] | 2009-11-13 05:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA1626 | MFA UNDER SECRETARY ON CYPRUS, AEGEAN, ARMENIA [...] SUMMARY. In a November 10 discussion with the Ambassador, Turkish MFA Under Secretary Sinirlioglu: -- urged that the US get involved in the Cyprus talks and noted that the 2006 Finnish proposal for the Additional Ankara Protocol is "still on the table"; -- indicated that while flights in the [...] | 2009-11-13 05:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA163 | TURKEY: LOCAL ELECTIONS NO BOON FOR GENDER EQUALITY [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara - Consulate General Istanbul cable. 2. (C) Summary: Few female candidates have been selected by political parties for March 29 local elections. Only 44 female candidates are among the thousands running in Turkey's mayoral races. Contacts from the ruling [...] | 2009-02-03 11:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA1656 | TURKEY: DTP PULLED IN OPPOSING DIRECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Turkey is being torn between two trains of thought. On one hand, co-chairman Ahmet Turk and those aligned with him are attempting, at least in words, to distance themselves from the violent actions of the terrorist Kurdistan Worker's Party (P [...] | 2009-11-19 06:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM TU |
| 09ANKARA1658 | TURKEY: DTP PULLED IN OPPOSING DIRECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Turkey is being torn between two trains of thought. On one hand, co-chairman Ahmet Turk and those aligned with him are attempting, at least in words, to distance themselves from the violent actions of the terrorist Kurdistan Worker's Party (P [...] | 2009-11-19 06:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM TU |
| 09ANKARA1661 | PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN SUMMITS [...] (C) Turkey plans to involve itself actively in organizing meetings related to both Afghanistan and Pakistan in the coming year. Turkey's "Action Plan for Afghanistan" (included in para 4 below),which lists "immediate steps" for Turkish efforts in Afghanistan, includes convening the fourth Af [...] | 2009-11-19 09:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1692 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR: FOURTH U.S.-TURKEY ENERGY WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Over the past several months, Turkey has been actively exploring its energy options--from Azerbaijan and Russia to Iran and Qatar (reftel). As the GoT prepares next steps in several areas of its energy relations, your bilateral meeting with Energy Minister Yildiz and the fourth round of th [...] | 2009-11-24 13:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1693 | TURKEY: AS PRICING DEADLINE NEARS, PHARMA INDUSTRY [...] (C) Summary. Following the GOT's rejection of pharmaceutical industry proposals to close the health care budget gap (described in reftels),the sector has been forced back to the drawing board with little time left before the December 4 implementation deadline. The GOT indicated that it was [...] | 2009-11-25 05:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN TU |
| 09ANKARA1698 | TURKISH NUCLEAR TENDER CANCELED [...] (U) On November 20, the Turkish Electricity Trading and Contracting Company (TETAS) canceled the September 2008 tender to build and operate Turkey's first nuclear power plant. The cancelation follows a November 10 decision by the Council of State (Danistay) to suspend several articles of the [...] | 2009-11-25 11:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1707 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1716 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-03 11:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1729 | GOT REQUESTS USTDA ASSISTANCE ON NEW NUCLEAR TENDER [...] (SBU) At the December 3 meeting of the U.S.-Turkey Energy Working Group (EWG) meeting, Hakki Akil, MFA deputy undersecretary for economic affairs and head of the Turkish EWG delegation, informed us that Energy Minister Yildiz is ready to accept USTDA's earlier offer of technical assistance on [...] | 2009-12-04 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA1733 | TURKEY'S F-TYPE PRISONS: MOVING AWAY FROM "MIDNIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A recent Embassy visit to one of Turkey's high-security "F-type" prisons found a clean, modern facility housing inmates who appeared to be well-fed, well-behaved, and well-treated. The prisoners, incarcerated for crimes related to terrorism, organized crime and drug trafficking [...] | 2009-12-04 15:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PTER SNAR SOCI TU |
| 09ANKARA1740 | TURKEY: COMPROMISE DEAL REACHED ON PHARMA, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. The long negotiations between the GOT and the pharmaceutical industry on how to close the health care budget gap ended in a "compromise" deal on December 2. Under the terms of the deal, the GOT moved only marginally from its initial negotiating stance, and reserved the right to [...] | 2009-12-07 15:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ETRD EFIN TU |
| 09ANKARA1751 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1830 | YOK'S NEW COEFFICIENT: MINIMAL BOW TO THE COURT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's Higher Education Council (YOK) announced December 17 it would diminish the coefficient used for vocational high school graduates' university entrance scores to an insignificant, almost symbolic number. YOK's neew formula keeps the coefficient system in place and therefo [...] | 2009-12-23 16:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN TU |
| 09ANKARA1831 | YOK'S NEW COEFFICIENT: MINIMAL BOW TO THE COURT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's Higher Education Council (YOK) announced December 17 it would diminish the coefficient used for vocational high school graduates' university entrance scores to an insignificant, almost symbolic number. YOK's neew formula keeps the coefficient system in place and therefo [...] | 2009-12-23 16:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN TU |
| 09ANKARA1833 | TURKEY: DIVERSE WOMEN LEADERS FIND COMMON GROUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge d'Affaires hosted a lunch December 17 to honor individuals at the forefront of eliminating violence against women. The event brought together prominent female parliamentarians, academics, NGO leaders, think-tank analysts, and activists. It prompted broad discussion [...] | 2009-12-24 09:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA1835 | WHY THE AKP'S UNITY MESSAGE MISSES THE MARK [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has embarked on a project to seek a better social, economic and cultural environment for Kurds and other minorities, the initiative is being driven by the highest levels of the Party, who seem disinterested in feedback from the [...] | 2009-12-27 19:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA1843 | CANCELLED TRADEMARK CASES STILL UNRESOLVED [...] (SBU) Summary: As reported in reftels, the temporary suspension in 2008 of the criminal provisions of Decree 556 (Trademark Law) led to the cancellation of as many as 9,000 IPR cases and the possible re-entry of millions of units of seized counterfeit goods into the Turkish market. Previously [...] | 2009-12-29 08:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KTDB KIPR USTR TU |
| 09ANKARA195 | ESKISEHIR: AKP HOPES TO UNSEAT POPULAR DSP MAYOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As a modern industrial center in west central Anatolia, Eskisehir (literally "old city" in Turkish) belies its name. A city that many believed to be sinking into irrelevance and obscurity in the early 1990s, Eskisehir has been revived and transformed over the past decade, large [...] | 2009-02-06 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON TU |
| 09ANKARA204 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA237 | TURKEY: THE CALM AFTER THE GAZA STORM [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara-Consulate General Istanbul cable. 2. (C) Summary: The Jewish Community in Turkey has reported a reduction in the level of anti-Semitic incidents precipitated by the Gaza crisis. This is likely due to a concerted effort on the part of the GOT to distingui [...] | 2009-02-13 05:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS TU |
| 09ANKARA241 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 05:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA27 | SCENESETTER: SECOND U.S.-TURKEY ENERGY WORKING [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey remains the vital link in our strategy to bring gas from the Caspian Basin and Central Asia to Europe through a Southern Corridor. Russia's reckless action in cutting off gas to Ukraine (and subsequently Turkey and Europe) may help compel Turkey to make tough decisio [...] | 2009-01-08 11:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AJ ENRG EPET IZ TU |
| 09ANKARA297 | TURKEY'S AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR RUNNING ON EMPTY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN TU |
| 09ANKARA315 | TURKEY: ENERGY POLICY SWINGS TOWARD RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary. Over the past week, we have met with several Turkish counterparts on energy issues, including Advisor to President Gul for Energy Issues Volkan Ediger who accompanied Gul on his February 12-15 visit to Moscow (ref b). All confirm Turkey is increasing its cooperation with Russia o [...] | 2009-02-27 08:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET TU |
| 09ANKARA319 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA339 | TURKEY: RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST IN ADVANCE [...] (C) Responses to reftel A questions for Turkey follow below. As requested, electronic copies of reftels B-M (referred to below) will be sent to recipients listed in reftel A. Summary of Key Issues Stimulus: What has been proposed thus far? What more is being considered? Is there capaci [...] | 2009-03-05 10:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN TU |
| 09ANKARA363 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-10 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA368 | ERGENEKON: AS THE POWER PENDULUM SWINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ergenekon investigation marks a swing of the power pendulum away from an entrenched, rigid urban elite to an Anatolian elite more representative of the Turkish populace. Prosecutors are accusing various military officials, bureaucrats, state employees, journalists and other [...] | 2009-03-12 05:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EU OSCE PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA423 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 15:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA433 | CEVIKOZ DISCUSSES TURKEY-ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's concerns that Armenia will stiffen its negotiating position on Nagorno-Karabakh (N-K) if Turkey opens the border with Armenia are legitimate, according to MFA Deputy U/S Cevikoz. Armenia needs to be persuaded that relations with Turkey cannot be enhanced genuinely w [...] | 2009-03-23 12:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG AJ AM TU PTER |
| 09ANKARA437 | DAS BRYZA HEARS OPTIMISM ON NABUCCO IGA, SILENCE [...] (C) Summary. In a whirlwind afternoon on March 12, GOT and private sector representatives stressed to EUR DAS Bryza the importance of making tangible, concrete progress on Nabucco within the next few months. All eyes are focused on the Nabucco Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) which RWE and [...] | 2009-03-24 07:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET TU |
| 09ANKARA442 | TURKISH BANKING SECTOR STRONG, BUT WARY [...] (SBU) Summary. The number one concern of Turkish banks today is credit risk from Turkish Lira (TL) and foreign exchange (FX) loans made to the private sector. That risk is manageable now, but all banks, the Central Bank, and the Banking Regulator (BDDK) are all watching trends in non-perfor [...] | 2009-03-24 12:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TR |
| 09ANKARA446 | TURKEY: BALLOT BOX "VICTORY" DEPENDS ON THE VIEW [...] (C) Summary: As the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) inches closer to winning more than 40 percent of the national vote in March 29 local elections, all parties are positioning themselves to claim "victory." Prime Minister Erdogan, sensing the detrimental electoral effects of an ai [...] | 2009-03-24 17:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA449 | Ankara: VALIDATION STUDY OF IRANIAN APPLICANTS [...] Summary: Embassy Ankara recently conducted a validation study of Iranian applicants who had been issued B-1/B-2 visas in Ankara during calendar year 2008. The purpose of the study was to determine the overstay rate of Iranian nonimmigrant visa recipients and to better inform Post's adjudicati [...] | 2009-03-25 10:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD TU |
| 09ANKARA466 | TURKEY'S LOCAL ELECTIONS: MARGIN OF AKP VICTORY [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will easily come in first on March 29, when 48 million voters will go to the polls to elect approximately 2,300 mayors and almost 100,000 other local officials. The referendum-like quality of the elections has largely played [...] | 2009-03-26 16:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA492 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA509 | POST-ELECTION, AKP CIRCLES ITS WAGONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a set-back in the March 29 local elections, Turkey's governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) has entered soul-searching mode. With eyes already on 2011 parliamentary elections, and amid a worsening economic atmosphere, AKP will try to find ways to recoup losses bo [...] | 2009-04-06 03:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TU |
| 09ANKARA546 | "Media: Baku Complicates Turco-Armenian Normalization, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 10:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA56 | TURKEY AND AZERBAIJAN INCH TOWARD A GAS DEAL [...] (C) Summary. On January 12 we met with BOTAS Chairman Saltuk Duzyol for an update on Shah Deniz Phase I (SD I) price negotiations and gas supply and transit negotiations for Shah Deniz Phase II (SD II). Duzyol said negotiations with Azerbaijan continue and joked that each country currently h [...] | 2009-01-14 07:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ ENRG EPET TU |
| 09ANKARA566 | GLOBAL CRISIS CAUSES FURTHER DAMAGE TO TURKEY'S TEXTILE SECTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-16 13:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN TU |
| 09ANKARA619 | AMBASSADOR MEETS MHP LEADER BAHCELI [...] (C) Summary: Three points stood out during Ambassador's April 24 discussion with Nationalist Action Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahceli. First, Bahceli is clearly still concerned about the image the US holds of the MHP, going out of his way to portray the party as mainstream and moderate. Se [...] | 2009-04-29 14:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA630 | REPORTS OF TURKEY-IRAN TRADE AGREEMENT ARE [...] (C) Summary. Some Turkish press outlets have reported that Turkish Foreign Trade Minister Kursad Tuzmen signed a preferential trade agreement with Iran during a trade mission to Tehran earlier this week. Yuksel Akca, Director General of Agreements at the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, said t [...] | 2009-04-30 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD IR TU |
| 09ANKARA643 | TURKEY: PM ERDOGAN SHAKES UP HIS CABINET, TILTING [...] (C) Summary: To shore up support for his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) following its disappointing performance in March 29 local elections, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced May 1 an extensive overhaul of his cabinet, appointing nine new ministers, dismissing eight, an [...] | 2009-05-04 11:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA759 | TURKEY: MARDIN MASSACRE PUTS VILLAGE GUARDS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Kurdish issue moves to the forefront of Turkey's domestic policy debate, what to do -- if anything -- with the village guards has reemerged as an important piece of the puzzle. Established in the mid-1980s as a local militia to aid the Turkish military in its operations ag [...] | 2009-05-28 13:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA760 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL [...] Coming in the wake of successful visits by President Obama and Secretary Clinton, your visit will be seen as a further sign that the Obama administration is committed to maintaining a dialogue with Turkey on both a government-to-government and people-to-people level. Secretary Clinton launche [...] | 2009-05-28 15:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TU |
| 09ANKARA761 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR: THIRD [...] (SBU) Summary: From the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline negotiations in the 1990s until today, Turkey and the U.S. have shared a strategic vision to bring new oil and gas resources to market through new routes. Opening an East-West Corridor for gas would strengthen the ties of Central Asia [...] | 2009-05-29 08:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG IZ PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA763 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL [...] Coming in the wake of successful visits by President Obama and Secretary Clinton, your visit will be seen as a further sign that the Obama administration is committed to maintaining a dialogue with Turkey on both a government-to-government and people-to-people level. Secretary Clinton launche [...] | 2009-05-29 09:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TU |
| 09ANKARA850 | MFA ON NATO SECGEN'S FAREWELL VISIT AND NRC [...] (C) Summary: NATO and Euro-Atlantic Security Affairs Department Head Gulhan Ulutekin provided a readout of NATO Sec Gen Jaap de Hoop Scheffer,s June 8 farewell visit to Turkey and briefed us on Turkey,s position regarding the NATO Russia Council (NRC). She also confirmed that the MFA is co [...] | 2009-06-18 10:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS TU NATO US |
| 09ANKARA854 | COUNTER PIRACY: TURKEY READY TO CONTRIBUTE MORE [...] (C) Turkey strongly supports NATO's Operation Ocean Shield and pledged a Turkish naval vessel to deploy together with the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 to the region. That was the message we received loud and clear from Cagatay Erciyes, head of the MFA's Maritime Affairs Section and Turker [...] | 2009-06-19 07:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR TU |
| 09ANKARA868 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 12:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA969 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 10:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA98 | TURKEY/TIP: SENIOR RESEARCHER PREVIEWS DEMAND STUDY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A leading Turkish academic previewed for us her recently concluded, GOT-commissioned study on the demand for trafficked persons in Turkey. The study will report that the market for trafficked victims is driven largely by upper middle-class and wealthy Turks' demand for commercial [...] | 2009-01-21 12:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 09ANKARA995 | TURKEY: UPHILL TREK ON JUDICIAL REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Judicial reform lies at the center of a growing Turkish debate over its EU accession path, as well as its internal political power struggles. The EU mandates that to open chapter 23 (on the judiciary and fundamental legal rights),Turkey must overhaul its judicial system. The Mi [...] | 2009-07-10 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ANTANANARIVO198 | France's Last African Colony Votes [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The island of Mayotte, governed by France but claimed by the Union of the Comoros since independence in 1975, will vote March 29 in a "consultation" to become a French Overseas Department. Most observers expect the overwhelming majority of Maorais to vote in favor of becoming a [...] | 2009-03-23 09:20:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV EAID CN FR |
| 09ANTANANARIVO265 | MADAGASCAR: ECONOMY SUFFERS AS CRISIS CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: The political crisis in Madagascar has already negatively impacted unemployment, tourism, inflation, and exports. The economic downturn, increased inflation, and depreciation of the currency are likely to continue during 2009, with analysts predicting annual GDP growth of only 3 [...] | 2009-04-10 08:26:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO266 | RAVALOMANANA'S TIKO GROUP UNDER PRESSURE [...] SUMMARY: On April 6, former President Marc Ravalomanana's TIKO company announced through a paid advertisement that the company was ceasing operations due to the looting and harassment they have endured since the beginning of the political turmoil in January 2009. Despite the intervention of H [...] | 2009-04-10 08:28:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP KTDB MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO267 | "POLITICAL" PRISONERS RELEASED IN ANTANANARIVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: High Transitional Authority (HAT) President Andry Rajoelina has released 48 "political prisoners" from Madagascar's jails. Most were politicians or military leaders imprisoned under former President Ravalomanana, although in many cases the charges were legitimate even if they we [...] | 2009-04-10 09:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO282 | MADAGASCAR: BAPTISM BY FIRE -- RAJOELINA'S FIRST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Andry Rajoelina took power on March 17 in a military coup, and has spent his first month fending off political attacks, economic crises, and international condemnation. Rajoelina's High Transitional Authority (HAT) has a tenuous hold on the country, and his government retains an [...] | 2009-04-17 11:31:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO345 | AGOA SHIPMENTS IN FIRST QUARTER 2009 - MADAGASCAR [...] SUMMARY: Madagascar's AGOA apparel exports in the first quarter of 2009 increased by 6 percent compared to the same period in 2008. However, this trend will likely be reversed in April and May due to the current political and economic crisis, and the consequent departure of the GAP group, which [...] | 2009-05-14 04:13:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA EINV ECON MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO346 | MADAGASCAR'S ECONOMY: LOWER REVENUES AND SHIFTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Madagascar's ongoing political crisis continues to negatively impact key macroeconomic indicators and the business sector. Customs duties collected during the first quarter were lower than predicted, and the plummet in tourism is pushing national airline Air Madagascar towards b [...] | 2009-05-14 04:13:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP KTDB MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO356 | MADAGASCAR RECEIVES QUESTIONABLE SAUDI INVESTORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A group of questionable Saudi investors has signed an agreement with Madagascar's High Transitional Authority (HAT) allegedly to invest 2 billion dollars (over 20% of GDP) in Madagascar. To further sweeten the deal, the Saudi investors plan to export large quantities of staple c [...] | 2009-05-18 13:31:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PREL MA SA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO364 | MADAGASCAR: CURRENT SECURITY ENVIRONMENT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable provides further information on the security situation in Antananarivo and Madagascar in support of post's request (refs C and D) to lift ordered departure status, and in preparation for the Ambassador's meetings next week in Washington. Since a limited resurgence in [...] | 2009-05-22 09:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
| 09ANTANANARIVO399 | MADAGASCAR: HOW LONG CAN THE HAT GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: The IMF predicts that Madagascar's transition government (HAT) will likely be able to make payroll for its workers and soldiers through July using normal fiscal revenues. However, during the latter half of 2009, the HAT will probably receive less tax and customs revenue, and cann [...] | 2009-06-04 07:40:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID ENRG EFIN PGOV MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO40 | MAYOR MISSES OWN DEADLINE, PRESIDENT PUSHES AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ongoing confrontation between Andry Rajoelina, Mayor of Antananarivo, and Marc Ravalomanana, President, continues to simmer along with heated rhetoric and big plans, but little action. Having avoided confrontation last weekend (reftel A),Rajoelina's anxiously-awaited Janua [...] | 2009-01-16 11:57:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO406 | REQUEST TO LIFT ORDERED DEPARTURE STATUS FOR [...] (SBU) I hereby request M approval to lift Antananarivo's Ordered Departure (OD) status at the 90-day decision point. Reftel reported on yesterday's EAC meeting, which recommended again that I request OD to be lifted. I fully concur in the EAC's assessment and am hereby making my formal recomme [...] | 2009-06-05 08:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT ASEC MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO430 | MADAGASCAR: PERIODIC SECURITY UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 11:14:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
| 09ANTANANARIVO511 | MADAGASCAR: REGIONAL CONFERENCES CONSOLIDATE POWER OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Malagasy "High Transition Authority" (HAT) held regional conferences in each of the country's 22 regions from June 30 to July 3. The agenda focused on changing the constitution; setting up the fourth republic; reforming political parties, communication, and electoral laws; [...] | 2009-07-09 12:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO512 | MADAGASCAR: GARMENT MAKERS SHOUT FOR AGOA ASSURANCES AS [...] (SBU) Summary: Madagascar's garment industry is suffering the effects of the political crisis that began in January and is already showing signs of further collapse due to the uncertainty of AGOA renewal at the end of the year. Commercial chambers and businesses have successfully educated memb [...] | 2009-07-09 12:35:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD AGOA EINV ECON MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO523 | MADAGASCAR: TGV - A HIGH SPEED TRAIN WRECK [...] (C) Summary: The Malagasy Permanent Rep to the UN Rajemison -- a former Senate President, former TIKO employee and erstwhile Ravalomanana faithful -- recently returned to Madagascar to moderate the regional conferences organized by the illegal transition government (HAT) with an eye towards ad [...] | 2009-07-15 09:05:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO573 | MADAGASCAR: FIRST SEMESTER 2009 MACROECONOMIC REPORT [...] (SBU) Unofficial GDP projections for 2009 are around negative four percent due to poor performance of the secondary and tertiary sectors resulting from the global slowdown and political instability in Madagascar. During the first half of 2009, inflation remained in check, while unemployment sp [...] | 2009-08-04 07:01:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO589 | MADAGASCAR: LEADERS REACH CONCENSUS, BUT MUCH WORK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The leaders of Madagascar's four main political movements had an unexpectedly productive series of talks in Maputo, Mozambique from August 5 to 9, and have taken an important first step towards the creation of a consensual, inclusive transition government to see the country throug [...] | 2009-08-10 13:22:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO60 | DIPLOMATIC EFFORT REVEALS FULL-BLOWN MALAGASY [...] (C) SUMMARY. DIPLOMATS MET ON JANUARY 22 FIRST WITH ANTANANARIVO MAYOR ANDRY "TGV" RAJOELINA AND IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER TO SEEK COMMON GROUND THAT MIGHT CALM THE WORSENING POLITICAL CRISIS IN MADAGASCAR. THE TWO DISCUSSIONS, EACH LASTING ABOUT T [...] | 2009-01-23 09:45:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | MA PGOV PINR PREL |
| 09ANTANANARIVO604 | POLITICAL TENSIONS GROW AS MAPUTO II APPROACHES [...] (C) SUMMARY: International mediators have set a date for a second round of talks (August 24-27) in Maputo, Mozambique, bringing together the Big Four political leaders in Madagascar's ongoing crisis. The focus will be the division of posts in an eventual unity government, in accordance with t [...] | 2009-08-20 14:01:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA MZ |
| 09ANTANANARIVO613 | LOW RICE PRICES COULD PRODUCE FUTURE SHORTAGE [...] SUMMARY: The farm gate price of rice is 20 percent lower this year compared to 2008, dropping from MGA 500 per kilo to 400 (USD 0.26 to 0.21). Several factors contributed to this decline; chief among them are increased productivity in 2008, reduced demand from the country's largest distributor [...] | 2009-08-26 10:17:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO615 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for the week of August 24 to 28, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. END SUMMARY. POLITICS -------- 2. (SBU) POLITI [...] | 2009-08-28 09:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO618 | MAPUTO II: NO AGREEMENT ON TRANSITION LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: After three days of tense negotiations aimed at dividing up posts in a consensus transition government, Madagascar's four main political rivals failed to reach agreement on who would fill the top posts of transition president, vice president, and prime minister. However, they did [...] | 2009-08-28 09:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA MZ |
| 09ANTANANARIVO653 | IMF ON MADAGASCAR: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK BLEAK, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the IMF resident representative in Madagascar, GDP growth for 2009 is likely to fall between negative 0.5 and negative 1 percent. Because of the transition government's prudent fiscal policy and declining world prices, inflation remains under control. The exchange [...] | 2009-09-15 06:32:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO669 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for September 7 to 18, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. END SUMMARY. POLITICS -------- 2. (SBU) POLITICAL UPDATE: Op [...] | 2009-09-18 08:50:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO707 | MADAGASCAR: FRAGILE POWER-SHARING DEAL REACHED AT [...] (C) Summary: Following de facto transition leader Andry Rajoelina's announcement Oct 4 that he agreed to replace his prime minister Monja Roindefo with a consensus candidate to form a unity government, high-level officials attending the third international contact group meeting on Madagascar [...] | 2009-10-07 11:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO726 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (10/16/2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for October 5-16, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICAL (paras 2-4) - Ambassador Carter Visit - Public Reaction [...] | 2009-10-16 10:19:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO727 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (10/16/2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for October 5-16, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICAL (paras 2-4) - Ambassador Carter Visit - Public Reaction [...] | 2009-10-16 10:32:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO752 | MADAGASCAR: ALL EYES ON ADDIS [...] (C) Summary: The African Union will host a meeting of Madagascar's four vying political chiefs Nov 3-5 in Addis Ababa. The meeting has been touted alternately as a forum for getting the four chiefs' seal of approval on the provisional agreements made during the Oct 6 international contact gro [...] | 2009-11-02 13:16:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR EAID PHUM MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO753 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (11/02/2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for October 19 to November 2, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICAL (Paragraphs 2-6) - Negotiations in Addis Abab [...] | 2009-11-02 14:01:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO804 | MADAGASCAR: ELECTIONS FEASIBLE IN 2010, PENDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Concurrent missions from the UN, the Francophonie (OIF),and the Indian Ocean Commission (COI) conducted a brief evaluation from November 16 to 20 of Madagascar's legal and institutional capacity to hold elections in 2010. The three organizations shared their preliminary conclu [...] | 2009-11-23 14:31:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO832 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (04-DEC-2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for November 30 to December 4, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-4) - TRANSITION CABINET REMAINS [...] | 2009-12-04 07:35:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV MA |
| 09ANTANANARIVO863 | GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE: MADAGASCAR COMMENT [...] SUMMARY: This cable is in response to reftel, "Global Health Initiative: Promoting Greater Awareness and Participation". Post welcomes the opportunity to provide input on the Global Health Initiative (GHI). Post supports the GHI Principles as they bring attention to key elements of health pro [...] | 2009-12-15 14:40:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV KWMN KOCI MA |
| 09ASHGABAT1048 | TURKMENISTAN: FOOD PRICES REMAIN HIGH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the government's attempts to reduce food prices, including short-lived price caps for meat, eggs and some other basic food staples, prices for basic food items have not changed since April and remained s [...] | 2009-08-19 03:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1055 | TURKMENISTAN STILL FLOUNDERING ON STURGEON FARM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmen Government is again casting about for a private company to build a sturgeon farm that would produce sturgeon and ultimately yield black caviar. The State Fisheries Committee announced a tender to this [...] | 2009-08-21 05:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS ECON ETRD PGOV EINV PBTS SENV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1056 | TURKMENISTAN STILL FLOUNDERING ON STURGEON FARM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmen Government is again casting about for a private company to build a sturgeon farm that would produce sturgeon and ultimately yield black caviar. The State Fisheries Committee announced a tender to this [...] | 2009-08-21 08:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS ECON ETRD PGOV EINV PBTS SENV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1069 | BERDIMUHAMEDOV AIMS TO BOOST TURKMEN AGRICULTURE BUT [...] (U) Sensitive, but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 18, President Berdimuhamedov made a working visit to the eastern province of Lebap. The President checked the status of the province's cotton-growing campaign by visiting two cotton farms and a [...] | 2009-08-25 12:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1075 | TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON "ACTIVELY WAITS" FOR ONSHORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 25 Economic Officer met with the head of Chevron's local office to discuss Chevron's current plans in Turkmenistan's natural gas sector. The Chevron rep reiterated Chevron's interest in a production agreement for onshore deposits, while acknowledging the GOTX's policy to [...] | 2009-08-26 12:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1135 | TURKMEN GAS TO UKRAINE; FORWARD TO THE PAST? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A number of Turkmen media reports recently speculated that Ukrainian President Yushchenko will discuss the possibility of importing natural gas directly from Turkmenistan during his visit to the country scheduled f [...] | 2009-09-08 09:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX UP |
| 09ASHGABAT1169 | TURKMEN AND RUSSIAN LEADERS TALK ENERGY--ITERA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkmen press reported that the September 13 meeting between Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov and Russian President Medvedev in Turkmenbashy cleared the way for renewed Turkmen-Russian economic relations; however, no new gas deal was signed. The EU Tacis-Rep in Ashgabat prov [...] | 2009-09-14 13:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV EINV ECON RS TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1188 | WILL BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S "NEW REVIVAL" PUSH [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Niyazov era was characterized by the official "Golden Age" ideology, whereby Niyazov promoted himself as the "Father of Turkmen Nation." His long deceased parents and brothers were recruited to become role models [...] | 2009-09-17 10:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1262 | TURKMENISTAN: GAZPROM REFUSING TO BUY TURKMEN GAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent Russian media reports indicated that Russia's state-owned Gazprom will not resume purchases of Turkmen gas for the remainder of 2009. The reports come as the demand for gas remains in decline, and Russia continues to push for a much lower gas price with the Turkmen. So [...] | 2009-10-02 12:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO RU TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1264 | TURKMENISTAN: IRAN'S RECENT CASPIAN-ENERGY RHETORIC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) A number of international media outlets recently cited Reza Kasaeizadeh, Managing Director of the National Iranian Gas Export Company, as stating Iran would prevent Turkmenistan from participating in any projects aimed at t [...] | 2009-10-02 13:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV IR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1293 | TURKMENISTAN: BOEING CONTRACT CANCELED BECAUSE OF [...] (C) Two Boeing representatives met with Charge on October 8 to relay the disappointing news that their 2008 contract with Turkmenistan Airlines had apparently just been canceled. The contract was originally for two airplanes, to be delivered in 2013. They had subsequently agreed, at the requ [...] | 2009-10-14 12:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1301 | TURKMENISTAN: AN APPARENT DECREASE IN THEFT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Theft is the second most common type of crime in Turkmenistan, drug crime being the most common. Although former President Niyazov sentenced many criminals, including the heads of criminal networks, to death [...] | 2009-10-15 08:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SNAR PGOV SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1423 | TURKMENISTAN: RUSSIANS SAY GAZPROM NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) According to Russian Embassy DCM Aleksey Demin, negotiations between the Russians and the Turkmen over gas are "very difficult." We met with Demin on November 5 to discuss the status of the Gazprom negotiations. He told us that currently the negotiations between Turkmengaz and Gazprom ar [...] | 2009-11-06 11:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1480 | TURKMENISTAN/IRAN: TURKMEN PUSH FOR JOINT [...] (C) Pursuant to a December 2008 MOU between the governments of Iran and Turkmenistan (reftel),Turkmenistan is reportedly anxious to expand cooperation with Iran in several key areas, including extradition, Iranian service of process formalities, and the resolution of border-related disputes i [...] | 2009-11-18 15:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1533 | TURKMENISTAN: GAZPROM TO BUY LESS GAS IN 2010? [...] (C) SUMMARY. A recent Russian article claimed that Gazprom would significantly lower the price it would pay for Turkmen gas, and the quantity it would take, in 2010. Although neither Gazprom nor the Turkmen government have commented on the article, the GOTX is preparing for Russia to buy less [...] | 2009-11-27 12:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO RS TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1575 | TURKMENISTAN MINISTRY OF FINANCE CLAIMS "ALL IS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ministry of Finance Officials asserted that the Turkmen economy is growing, and that the 2010 state budget reflects overall economic growth despite a forecasted deficit. Ministry officials acknowledged a deficit of approximately $500 million for next year, adding that the state [...] | 2009-12-08 08:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EFIN EPET ETRD TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1613 | TURKMENISTAN: LOSSES AT POULTRY FARM DRIVE UP [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A large private poultry complex, which started working a year ago and enjoyed support from President Berdimuhamedov, is experiencing a serious problem. The poultry complex is losing a large number of chickens to a [...] | 2009-12-15 10:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1630 | TURKMENISTAN: TURKISH ASSISTANCE PROMOTES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) has a wide range of programs in Turkmenistan, including healthcare, education, law enforcement, agriculture, and tourism. The TIKA Turkmenistan country representative described the agriculture and tourism project [...] | 2009-12-18 09:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL SOCI TU TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1656 | TURKMENISTAN: ANY GAS LEFT FOR NABUCCO? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The commissioning of the Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan - Kazakhstan - China gas pipeline (ref A) and the recent Turkmen-Russian decision to resume gas supplies to Russia (ref B) triggered international media speculatio [...] | 2009-12-24 03:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET PGOV EINV PREL TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1670 | TURKMENISTAN: RESTAURANTS AND CAFES ORDERED CLOSED [...] (C) Private restaurants and cafes in Ashgabat have been closing their doors, reportedly at the unwritten order of Turkmen government officials. Embassy staff have reported that most restaurants in downtown Ashgabat are closed, during what is usually the busiest time of the year for restaurants [...] | 2009-12-30 08:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT1676 | TURKMENISTAN: PROSPECTS FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Turkmenistan possesses substantial hydrocarbon resources, the Turkmen Government has recently started paying more attention to alternative energy sources. President Berdimuhamedov has on numerous occasions [...] | 2009-12-31 06:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY ENRG PGOV EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT190 | TURKMENISTAN: DECREPIT ASHGABAT GLASS FACTORY [...] As part of Post's language program, a small group of Embassy Officers on January 30 visited a small glass factory still operating in the heart of Ashgabat. The Saparmurat Niyazov Glass Factory, located just a few miles from the Embassy, has been in operation since 1936. According to its cu [...] | 2009-02-06 07:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EIND TX |
| 09ASHGABAT198 | TURKMENISTAN: UNDP ENCOURAGES DONOR COORDINATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting, the local United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Deputy Representative mentioned her organization's "privileged access" to work with the Turkmen in some areas of Government reform. She contrasted this with the Turkmen Government's wariness about U.S. assis [...] | 2009-02-09 12:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL EAID UNDP TX |
| 09ASHGABAT2 | : TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the area of military cooperation. Your visit to Turkmenistan follows the visit of Lieutenant General John Allen, Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command [...] | 2009-01-05 06:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET SNAR SOCI MARR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT23 | TURKMENISTAN: HOW MUCH WILL THE RUSSIANS PAY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: There has been no confirmation in Ashgabat that the 2009 price for gas sales to Russia has been set. Moreover, notwithstanding past Gazprom statements about paying "European prices" in 2009, practical considerations suggest that a figure in the USD 300 per tcm range would be exces [...] | 2009-01-08 05:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PREL RU TX |
| 09ASHGABAT405 | TURKMENISTAN: BIG BROTHER ON THE STREETS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The presence of undercover security agents on the streets is nothing new in Turkmenistan. People have grown accustomed to seeing them standing on nearly every street corner of the capital, purportedly to ensure " [...] | 2009-03-31 09:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT431 | TURKMENISTAN: DOLLARS NOT WANTED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Problems exchanging US dollars for Turkmen manat have been observed for the past week, due to the rumors that the Government plans to depreciate the official exchange rate to an even one manat for one dollar. (NOTE [...] | 2009-04-07 04:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SOCI EFIN TX |
| 09ASHGABAT44 | TURKMENISTAN: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER URGES MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with U.S. Trade Development Agency (TDA) Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia, Dan Stein, and Charge, Turkmenistan Deputy Foreign Minister, Wepa Hajiyev, expressed hope the Stein's visit would encourage more trade between Turkmenistan and the U.S. Hajiy [...] | 2009-01-13 11:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON TX |
| 09ASHGABAT458 | SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER,S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as a timely opportunity to advance our urgent military overflight issues, as well as to show continued support for U.S. investment in energy resource development, greater cooperation in education, and progress in human r [...] | 2009-04-09 13:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT47 | TURKMENISTAN'S GRAIN PRODUCTION: THE GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008 Turkmenistan produced 920,000 tons of grain. This is much lower than the amount required for domestic consumption. In order to improve grain and also cotton production, President Berdimuhamedov announced [...] | 2009-01-13 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT475 | TURKMENISTAN: LACK OF PROGRESS IN EDUCATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A local economist and a member of Ashgabat's international banking community told a Eurasian Foundation of Central Asia delegation that change, while not happening as fast as some people would have liked, is taking place in Turkmenistan. The economist said that it will take d [...] | 2009-04-15 11:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID EIND EFIN SCUL SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT519 | TURKMENISTAN: PRICE CONTROLS ON FOOD REMAIN IN PLACE; [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent price check in local markets revealed that, compared with December 2008, posted prices reflected a 26 percent average decrease for basic imported food items, and a 17 percent average decrease for locally [...] | 2009-04-23 12:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT521 | TURKMENISTAN: BORDER GUARDS APPRECIATIVE OF U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Krol met April 22 with Colonel Myrat Yslamov, head of the State Border Service(SBS). They discussed Afghanistan, U.S. cooperation with the SBS, and potential cooperation between Turkmen and Afghan border services, and Turkmen preparedness [...] | 2009-04-24 11:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT571 | NEW LAW ON ELECTION TO GENGESHES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the end of April, the Government of Turkmenistan published a revised election law specific to the lowest level of governance, the Gengesh, or local council. Most of the revisions were done to bring the law into [...] | 2009-05-05 12:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM TX |
| 09ASHGABAT672 | TURKMENISTAN: LOCALS RECOUNT LIVES MARRED BY DRUG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In conversations with Iran Watcher, two Turkmen women candidly described how addiction to heroin and opium, the drugs of choice for Turkmenistan's addicts, has affected members of their own families and communities. The two women, of differing socioeconomic backgrounds, both a [...] | 2009-06-01 10:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT82 | TURKMENISTAN: PSA HOLDER BURIED HILL DELAYING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UK-registered Buried Hill energy company completed its seismic work in the contested Serdar/Kyapaz field in Block III, and reported the government was pleased with the results. The company is moving forward with plans to undertake exploratory drilling of three sites there, [...] | 2009-01-16 13:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT837 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' VISIT TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as a timely opportunity to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to regularizing our bilateral diplomatic dialogue. Key issues are increased transit for [...] | 2009-07-02 08:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT845 | NOHUR TRIBE DOMINATES TRADE AND SERVICES IN ASHGABAT [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Nohurs, members of a tribe from southwest Turkmenistan, have been flourishing in trade and restaurant businesses in Ashgabat since 2004, when former Minister of National Security Ashyrmuhammedov, a member of [...] | 2009-07-07 06:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI SCUL PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT847 | TURKMENISTAN: EXCHANGE RATE ILLUSTRATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Significant aspects of the dual exchange rate system that existed in Turkmenistan until May 2008 remain a mystery. While people knew that someone or some people profited handsomely from the system, it was not clear who the beneficiaries were. After exchange rate unification, [...] | 2009-07-07 07:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN AORC TX |
| 09ASHGABAT873 | TURKMENISTAN: UPDATE ON GAS EXPORTS TO IRAN, CHINA [...] (C) A recent meeting with two local expatriate contacts provided updates about Turkmenistan's gas export woes, as well as views about the increased prevalence of corruption. One source, the local representative of a foreign energy company, informed that as of July 1, Turkmen gas exports to Ira [...] | 2009-07-13 11:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT877 | TURKMEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONS THE FIRST STAGE OF THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 15 the President will commission a 2,600 kilometer drainage canal built in the Karakum desert designed to collect agricultural irrigation runoff. The commission of the canal will mark the first phase of t [...] | 2009-07-14 08:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EINV EAGR TX |
| 09ASHGABAT879 | TURKMENISTAN: A WORRISOME SUMMER FOR ASHGABAT DRIVERS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In June, Turkmen authorities put a network of traffic monitoring cameras into operation throughout Ashgabat. Since the authorities did not provide citizens with advance notice about the system and its consequen [...] | 2009-07-14 12:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TX |
| 09ASHGABAT886 | TURKMENISTAN/IRAN: AGREEMENT FOR A NEW PRICE AND INCREASED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 12, 2009, Turkmen state media reported that Turkmenistan and Iran had agreed to a new price for Turkmen natural gas, to be based on an international formula, as well as to increase the volume of supplies to [...] | 2009-07-15 12:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX IR |
| 09ASHGABAT926 | TURKMENISTAN: NO SURPRISES EXPECTED IN UPCOMING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Central Election Commission and Mejlis officials recently outlined highlights of the upcoming July 26 Gengesh (local council) elections that will be held in rural areas across Turkmenistan. The electoral process for the gengeshes was similar to the process used during the 2008 [...] | 2009-07-24 12:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV SOCI TX |
| 09ASHGABAT992 | TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CENTCOM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the area of military cooperation. Your second visit to Turkmenistan follows the visits of Assistant Secretary Boucher in April, Special Envoy Morningsta [...] | 2009-08-05 12:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET SNAR SOCI MARR TX |
| 09ASMARA195 | CHINESE MINING WOES IN ERITREA [...] (C) LOWERED CHINESE EXPECTATIONS: The Chinese mining company "Eritrea-China Exploration and Mining Company" (ECEM),one of four Chinese mining or exploration companies operating in Eritrea, has run into substantial problems and is pessimistic about its prospects, according to a well-placed Ch [...] | 2009-06-25 12:29:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ECON PINS PREL ER CH |
| 09ASMARA212 | GSE SCRAPES UP FOREIGN CURRENCY FOR WHEAT [...] (SBU) The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) recently completed a $6.5 million transaction with the Minnesota-based international grain distributor Cargill. The GSE sent $5.5 million to Cargill from the Commercial Bank of Eritrea earlier in June as the final payment for 28,000 tons of wh [...] | 2009-07-01 14:28:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PREL PGOV ER |
| 09ASMARA340 | Eritrea Fraud Summary through August 2009 [...] The Eritrean government (GSE) continued its harsh economic policies, which further increased the scarcity of basic goods and the impoverishment its people. Grocery stores are thinly stocked; meat and fish are not always available, and basic commodities such as sugar, flour, cooking oil, coffee [...] | 2009-10-01 14:05:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC DJ ET ZA IL KE SD EG ER |
| 09ASMARA363 | ISAIAS ZEDONG? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, who trained as a political commissar in China during the depths of the Cultural Revolution, continues to idolize Mao, remains fond of China, and governs Eritrea and its relations with the outside world based on his decades of experience as a rev [...] | 2009-10-20 10:12:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ER CH |
| 09ASMARA378 | ERITREA: GERMAN BANKS BAILING ON BISHA? [...] (C) WARY OF POLITICAL RISK OF INVESTING IN ERITREA? --------------------------------------------- ----------- The German government extended a credit guarantee to a consortium of mostly German banks for a commercial loan of $146m to Eritrea's Bisha mining project (REF A). The exact terms o [...] | 2009-11-02 11:36:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN PREL ER GM |
| 09ASMARA379 | ERITREAN AVIATION: GOVERNMENT SQUEEZING THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The four international airlines serving Asmara are discouraged by the Eritrean government's (GSE) refusal to allow them to convert $20 million worth of local currency and its repeated attempts to gouge them for hard currency. The GSE, through its wholly owned Eritrean Airlines, [...] | 2009-11-04 10:40:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ATRN ASEC CASC EFIN ECON ER |
| 09ASTANA1028 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 11 PRESS CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador gave a press conference on June 11, in which he highlighted President Obama's Cairo speech, reported on his participation in Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin's visit to the United States, and answered journalists' questions on hot-button political topics. Thi [...] | 2009-06-16 11:13:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KPAO KMDR AF KZ |
| 09ASTANA1030 | KAZAKHSTAN: DRAFT INTERNET LAW HEADED TOWARD SECOND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) This cable includes an action request. Please see paragraph three. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The draft Internet law went through its first reading in the Senate on June 11. The second reading may take pla [...] | 2009-06-16 11:28:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ |
| 09ASTANA1038 | KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 INVESTMENT DISPUTES REPORT UPDATE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) This cable constitutes post's response to reftel. The United States Government is aware of one (1) claim by United States persons against the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK). 3. (SBU) a. Claimant A b. 1996 c. Alt [...] | 2009-06-18 02:23:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV CASC KIDE OPIC KZ |
| 09ASTANA1068 | KAZAKHSTAN: EMBASSY INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This cable responds to reftel's request for post's input on Kazakhstan for demarches in advance of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). DEMOCRATIC REFORM 3. (SBU) The September 26 - October 9 HDIM is [...] | 2009-06-24 07:08:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE KZ |
| 09ASTANA11 | KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT UNDERSTAFFED AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Environmental Protection has been restructured, but faces a shortage of inspectors who inspect enterprises to ensure they comply with emissions regulations. Because it takes too long to get the Procu [...] | 2009-01-06 09:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV KZ |
| 09ASTANA112 | KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, below is Post's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Kazakhstan. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Kazakhstan 2009 Investment Climate Statement - Kazakhstan Openness to Foreign Investment Kazakhstan has made significant progress toward creating a market economy sinc [...] | 2009-01-22 00:46:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR KZ |
| 09ASTANA1161 | KAZAKHSTAN: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S MEETING WITH CIVIL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 10, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns met in Astana with civil society leaders. Burns told them that Kazakhstan's 2010 OSCE chairmanship presented unique opportunities for Kazakhsta [...] | 2009-07-13 02:06:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE KZ |
| 09ASTANA1210 | KAZAKHSTAN: LOCAL UIGHURS CONCERNED ABOUT UNREST IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstani media outlets, think tanks, and interest groups are expressing concern that Uighur-related unrest in China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) may negatively affect Kazakhstan because of Kazakhsta [...] | 2009-07-21 10:27:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM CH KZ |
| 09ASTANA1222 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR VISITS BN-350 NUCLEAR REACTOR, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 16, the Ambassador toured the Mangistau Atomic Energy Complex (MAEC),including the decommissioned BN-350 fast-breeder nuclear reactor, the sodium processing facility (SPF),and a desalinization plant. Th [...] | 2009-07-23 07:29:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EMIN ENRG EINV KNNP KZ |
| 09ASTANA1265 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW UNIFIED PROCUREMENT SYSTEM FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the Ministry of Health's Pharmaceutical Control Committee, Kazakhstan's plan to consolidate most state procurement of pharmaceuticals under one provider will stimulate the economy and increase domestic p [...] | 2009-07-27 04:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SENV KZ |
| 09ASTANA1302 | KAZAKHSTAN: BTA BANK OFFERS TO RESTRUCTURE ITS DEBT [...] SUMMARY: On July 24, BTA Bank, one of Kazakhstan's largest commercial banks, declared a moratorium on interest payments. This follows the bank's decision in April to cease debt principal payments. BTA's external debts are valued at $13 billion, of which the bank said it will repay $3 billio [...] | 2009-08-03 09:41:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EFIN ELAB KZ |
| 09ASTANA1320 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, July 27-31 [...] 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 [...] | 2009-08-04 07:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KCRM KDEM KZ |
| 09ASTANA1339 | KAZAKHSTAN: "NEWSWEEK" GOT IT WRONG ON KIMEP [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an on-line article appearing August 1, "Newsweek" magazine accused the Kazakhstani government of suppressing Western-oriented education at what is arguably the country's most prestigious university. The articl [...] | 2009-08-05 07:55:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KPAO KMDR KZ |
| 09ASTANA1355 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 19-AUGUST 1 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Refinancing Rate is Reduced Again -- Amendments to Currency Control and Currency Regulation Law Approved -- National Bank's Comments on New Currency Law -- Banking Sector [...] | 2009-08-06 07:25:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EFIN ELAB KZ |
| 09ASTANA1373 | POWERING AFGHANISTAN: CONSIDERING THE CONTRIBUTION OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Reliable, affordable electricity is vitally important to Afghanistan's economic growth, prosperity, and stability. Donors are investing substantial resources in Afghanistan to build a power transmission and distr [...] | 2009-08-11 06:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV ECON EAID EINV KZ AF ZK |
| 09ASTANA139 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, JANUARY 17-23 [...] The following is another of the weekly cables from Embassy Astana with tidbits on daily life in Kazakhstan. UPROAR LEADS TO RETENTION OF NATIONALITY IN PASSPORTS 2. On January 5, Kazakhstan began issuing new, electronic passports. Complying with international conventions, the new documen [...] | 2009-01-23 11:23:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KPAO KDEM KZ |
| 09ASTANA1402 | KAZAKHSTAN: "ALMA-ATA INFO" EDITOR LOSES TWO COURT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 13, Kazakhstan's Supreme Court ruled against "Alma-Ata Info" newspaper and upheld a lower court's ruling that suspended the newspaper for three months for publishing allegedly classified documents. This [...] | 2009-08-17 09:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE KZ |
| 09ASTANA1438 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging, frank, and lively conversation on August 25, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard M. Morningstar discussed regional energy security with a panel of senior government officials, including the Deputy Chairman of the National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna, Timu [...] | 2009-08-26 10:32:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV EPET IR RS CH GG |
| 09ASTANA1449 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 26, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard M. Morningstar met with Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) Sauat Mynbayev to discuss two oil export projects: the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) pipeline expansion and the Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation [...] | 2009-08-28 10:27:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV EPET AJ CH RS TX KZ |
| 09ASTANA146 | KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF FINANCE PROMISES ANTI-MONEY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 23, the Ambassador met with Minister of Finance Bolat Zhamishev and Deputy Customs Committee Chairman Sofia Aisagalieva to discuss Kazakhstan's response to the global financial crisis, pending legislati [...] | 2009-01-26 10:04:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ECON EFIN KNNP KCRM KZ |
| 09ASTANA1495 | EAST KAZAKHSTAN: AT THE CROSSROADS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 20, the Ambassador visited Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk),East Kazakhstan, an industrial region well-endowed with natural resources and populated by blue-collar miners, shady businessmen, political patrons, a [...] | 2009-09-09 07:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV KZ |
| 09ASTANA150 | KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF ECONOMY SUPPORTS CLOSER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 23, the Ambassador met Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Bakhyt Sultanov and discussed the government's response to the financial crisis, the new tax code, administrative barriers to doing busines [...] | 2009-01-27 01:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN EAID KNNP KZ |
| 09ASTANA1508 | KAZAKHSTAN: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW SIGNED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On August 28, President Nazarbayev signed the long-awaited law on anti-money laundering (AML),which will enter into force in March 2010. The law should increase the effectiveness of measures aimed at combating mon [...] | 2009-09-10 09:06:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM KZ |
| 09ASTANA165 | KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REPORTS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES FOR [...] SUMMARY: The following is a summary of local media reports on human trafficking cases in Kazakhstan from July to December 2008. END SUMMARY. LABOR EXPLOITATION 2. December 2, Kazakhstanskaya Pravda: In October, an oblast-level court in Karaganda increased a lower court's sentence from [...] | 2009-01-28 10:36:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI KCRM RU UZ KZ |
| 09ASTANA169 | KAZAKHSTAN: SOUTH KOREANS SEEKING INVESTMENTS, BUT GLOBAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff met several times in January with South Korean Embassy First Secretary Lee Jooil and Second Secretary Lee Moon-bae to discuss economic relations between Kazakhstan and Korea. They explained that overall bi [...] | 2009-01-28 11:15:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET KS CH KZ |
| 09ASTANA170 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JANUARY 4 - JANUARY [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- New Refinancing Rate -- Update from Samruk-Kazyna -- Humanitarian Aid for Tajikistan -- Arcelor Mittal To Modernize Coal Mines -- China To Build A Gas-Fired Power Plant [...] | 2009-01-28 11:15:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KTDB TI CH IN KZ |
| 09ASTANA1810 | KAZAKHSTAN: PARLIAMENTARIAN SEES GROWING ROLE FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 23, Parliamentarian Daria Klebanova spoke about the growing role of the Parliament and anticipated domestic violence legislation. Also an active journalist, she contradicted recent negative reports b [...] | 2009-10-07 01:21:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO KZ |
| 09ASTANA1897 | KAZAKHSTAN: COURT UPHOLDS ZHOVTIS' CONVICTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 20, the Almaty Oblast Court upheld the conviction and four-year sentence of prominent human rights defender Yevgeniy Zhovtis on charges of vehicular manslaughter. Over 100 observers attended the hearing [...] | 2009-10-21 08:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KZ |
| 09ASTANA1898 | KAZAKHSTAN: COURT UPHOLDS ZHOVTIS' CONVICTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 20, the Almaty Oblast Court upheld the conviction and four-year sentence of prominent human rights defender Yevgeniy Zhovtis on charges of vehicular manslaughter. Over 100 observers attended the hearing [...] | 2009-10-21 09:04:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KZ |
| 09ASTANA1902 | KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY DISCUSSES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 6, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman met Mangystau Oblast Akim (governor) Krymbek Kusherbayev to discuss U.S.-Kazakhstani energy and non-proliferation projects in western Kazakhstan. Ponem [...] | 2009-10-21 09:22:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC SOCI KNNP AJ RS TX KZ |
| 09ASTANA1978 | KAZAKHSTAN: ZHOVTIS CASE -- LEGAL OPTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable summarizes the legal options available to Yevgeniy Zhovtis. Zhovtis' next legal step is to request a review by a judicial panel, which could order a new trial or dismiss the case entirely if it finds procedural irregularities in the case. The Supreme Court cannot r [...] | 2009-11-06 10:23:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ |
| 09ASTANA1982 | KAZAKHSTAN: CUSTOMS OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR CUSTOMS UNION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 4, Kazakhstani Deputy Chairman of the Customs Control Committee of the Ministry of Finance Serzhan Duisebayev told EconOff that the government will likely approve several long-anticipated amendments to [...] | 2009-11-10 05:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD KIPR RS BO KZ |
| 09ASTANA199 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, JANUARY 17-30 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." OPPOSITION PARTIES: NO OPTION BUT TO BOYCOTT 2. National Social Democratic Party (NSDP) head Zharmakhan Tuyakbay, Azat Party Gen [...] | 2009-02-03 10:16:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB KDEM KZ |
| 09ASTANA2005 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHEVRON CEO DISCUSSES MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron's current and incoming CEOs, Dave O'Reilly and John Watson, briefed the Ambassador on November 11, following their meeting earlier that day with President Nazarbayev. Jay Johnson, Director of Chevron's Eurasia Business Unit, and amira Kanapianova, Country Director for K [...] | 2009-11-12 10:17:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET RS TX KZ |
| 09ASTANA209 | KAZAKHSTAN'S URANIUM MARKET: KEY PLAYERS, PLANS, AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 15-16, Energy Officer met with top managers of Kazakhstan's state nuclear company Kazatomprom (KAP) and its foreign partners in Almaty, Kazakhstan's commercial hub. They discussed the role of internati [...] | 2009-02-04 10:22:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EMIN ENRG EINV ELAB KNNP KZ |
| 09ASTANA2099 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable responds to reftel request for nominees from Kazakhstan for the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit in 2010. It also summarizes Mission plans to conduct a series of public diplomacy events and business roundtables to highlight the importance of fostering entrepreneu [...] | 2009-11-30 10:26:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EINV EAID KZ |
| 09ASTANA211 | KAZAKHSTAN: "MONEY THROWN TO THE WIND" [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 28, the Soros Foundation of Kazakhstan hosted a roundtable on the effectiveness of social projects funded by oil companies operating in the country. The roundtable featured the premier of a 30-minute d [...] | 2009-02-05 03:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON EPET SOCI KDEM KZ |
| 09ASTANA2159 | KAZAHKSTAN: SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE HEARS REALISTIC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake and the Ambassador found that civil society in Kazakhstan is alive and well during a roundtable with democracy and human-rights leaders on Decem [...] | 2009-12-18 05:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID SOCI OSCE KZ |
| 09ASTANA2202 | KAZAKHSTAN'S VIEWS ON ITS NEIGHBORS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake thanked State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev and President Nazarbayev's foreign policy advisor Kairat Sarybai for Kazakhst [...] | 2009-12-23 05:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON OSCE AF CH IN IR KZ |
| 09ASTANA2232 | KAZAKHSTAN: GENDER RIGHTS ADVANCE WITH PASSAGE OF TWO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Nazarbayev signed into law legislation on domestic violence and gender equality. The gender-equality law introduces for the first time the legal concept of gender and outlaws gender-based discrimination. [...] | 2009-12-24 04:29:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI KWMN KZ |
| 09ASTANA2234 | KAZAKHSTAN: HOT DEBATE ON PRIVACY PROTECTION LAW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Kazakhstan co-hosted an "expert meeting" roundtable on December 15 with the Majilis (lower house of the parliament) to discuss recently-signed legislation on protection of [...] | 2009-12-24 08:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ |
| 09ASTANA2235 | KAZAKHSTANI BANKS: ADJUSTING TO A CHANGING LANDSCAPE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Financial analysts, bank executives, managers, and customers alike agree that the Kazakhstani government's efforts to restructure debt and successfully keep afloat ailing BTA and Alliance banks are critical to the [...] | 2009-12-28 00:41:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
| 09ASTANA232 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 6 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) 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 citiz [...] | 2009-02-09 01:44:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAIR SOCI KDEM KZ |
| 09ASTANA254 | KAZAKHSTAN: U.S.-FUNDED PROJECTS IN STEPNOGORSK SHOW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff recently met with various interlocutors working on several U.S.-funded nonproliferation-related projects in Stepnogorsk. Stepnogorsk today represents the opportunities and challenges the Kazakhstani govern [...] | 2009-02-12 08:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL EAID EAGR TBIO KNNP KZ |
| 09ASTANA260 | KAZAKHSTAN: CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL RULES RELIGION LAW IS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 11, Kazakhstan's Constitutional Council ruled that the proposed amendments to the country's religion law are inconsistent with Kazakhstan's Constitution. Before arriving at its decision, the Council st [...] | 2009-02-13 01:43:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KIRF KDEM KZ |
| 09ASTANA295 | KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, FEBRUARY 1 - [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Kazakhstan to Allow Islamic Banking -- Salary Ceiling for Top Managers of State Companies -- Ruling Party to Monitor National Fund -- Economic Statistics -- Environment [...] | 2009-02-19 09:51:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET SENV KZ |
| 09ASTANA296 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 13 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." OPPOSITION-ORIENTED ECONOMISTS CRITICIZE DEVALUATION 2. The devaluation of Kazakhstan's national currency, the tenge, dominated t [...] | 2009-02-19 10:29:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KZ |
| 09ASTANA317 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE UPWARD TRENDS OF TENGIZCHEVROIL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 20, Jay Johnson, Chevron's Managing Director for Eurasia (protect),briefed the Ambassador on the latest plans and projects of Tengizchevroil (TCO),in which Chevron owns 50 percent, ExxonMobil 25 perc [...] | 2009-02-24 10:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
| 09ASTANA345 | KAZAKHSTAN: DRAFT LAW WOULD EXPAND STATE REGULATION OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mazhilis -- i.e. the lower house of Kazakhstan's parliament -- is currently considering a draft package of amendments that would, if passed in its current form, greatly increase state regulation of Internet co [...] | 2009-02-25 06:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KPAO KDEM OSCE KZ |
| 09ASTANA386 | KAZAKHSTAN: FATE OF LARGEST PRIVATE BANK UNCERTAIN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During February 17-20, Department of the Treasury Advisor Thomas Lanier held meetings in Astana and Almaty to assess the government's response to the global financial crisis. A key element of the government's ant [...] | 2009-03-04 09:20:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN EAID KZ |
| 09ASTANA412 | KAZAKHSTAN: SENATE CHAIRMAN TOKAYEV PROMISES EXPEDITIOUS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Senate Chairman Tokayev promised the Ambassador on March 5 that the Senate would take swift action to pass the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) agreement as soon as it receives the legislation from the Majilis. H [...] | 2009-03-05 10:15:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KCRM KDEM KNNP KZ |
| 09ASTANA416 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, FEBRUARY 15-28 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Minister Concerned About Manufacturing and Mining -- Inspection Moratorium for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises -- Population Census -- Economic Statistics -- Kazakh [...] | 2009-03-06 09:20:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KTDB KZ |
| 09ASTANA419 | KAZAKHSTAN WITHDRAWS FROM REGIONAL POWER GRID [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 26, for the second time in ten years, Kazakhstan withdrew from the Central Asian Power Grid (CAPG) by disconnecting all high-voltage lines to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The last time Kazakhstan took s [...] | 2009-03-06 09:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAID ENRG EINV ZK |
| 09ASTANA431 | KAZAKHSTAN: APPEALS COURT INCREASES FINE TENFOLD AGAINST [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 26, the Almaty City Court ordered the opposition newspaper "Taszhargan" to pay a 30 million tenge (approximately $200,000) damage award to parliamentarian Romin Madinov. This appellate decision increa [...] | 2009-03-11 07:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ |
| 09ASTANA435 | KAZAKHSTAN: DFM ZHIGALOV SAYS KAZAKHSTAN WOULD [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Deputy Foreign Minister Konstantin Zhigalov told the Ambassador on March 11 that Kazakhstan would very much welcome a POTUS visit. He said Kazakhstan attaches great importance to hosting the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council's Security Forum in June. Zhigalov explained that [...] | 2009-03-12 07:28:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ETRD KNNP KIRF OSCE NATO AF RS KZ |
| 09ASTANA442 | KAZAKHSTAN: ITALY REMAINS A MAJOR INVESTOR, ACTIVE IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff met on February 17 with Ugo Boni, First Secretary and DCM at the Italian Embassy in Astana, to discuss the Kazakhstan-Italy relationship. Boni characterized the overall Kazakhstan-Italy relationship as pos [...] | 2009-03-13 08:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD IT KZ |
| 09ASTANA447 | KAZAKHSTAN: AK ZHOL LEADER BAIMENOV SAYS PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 5, Alikhan Baimenov, the leader of opposition Ak Zhol party, alleged to us that until recently his party was the target of an "information blockade" by both pro-government and opposition media. The recent easing of this blockade allowed Ak Zhol to re-emerge on the publi [...] | 2009-03-13 09:48:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR EFIN KDEM KPAO KZ |
| 09ASTANA479 | KAZAKHSTAN: SMOOTH OPERATOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 13, the Ambassador had lunch with Nurbakh Rustemov, the Chairman of the International Affairs, Defense, and Security Committee of the Mazhilis (the lower house of the parliament),and Romin Madinov, the C [...] | 2009-03-17 09:23:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EAGR SOCI KNNP UZ KG KZ |
| 09ASTANA480 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, MARCH 2-13 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." ALMATY MASLIKHAT ELECTIONS 2. Bi-elections for the Almaty maslikhat (local legislature) will take place on March 29. According t [...] | 2009-03-17 09:52:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN ELAB SOCI KDEM KZ |
| 09ASTANA481 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW FOR 2009 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past year, the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) has continued to demonstrate a commitment to the development and modernization of its IPR protection regime. The Government of Kazakhstan, and more specifically [...] | 2009-03-17 09:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ETRD KIPR KZ |
| 09ASTANA530 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE POLITICS OF PIPELINES [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 17-18, Energy Officer spoke with representatives from Kazakhstan's national oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG) and international oil companies about planned oil and gas export projects, particularly the Casp [...] | 2009-03-24 09:46:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EPET EINV KZ |
| 09ASTANA540 | ALMATY AND ASTANA FRAUD SUMMARY SEPTEMBER 2008 - FEBRUARY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) The following sections correspond to questions in Ref A. --------------------- COUNTRY CONDITIONS --------------------- 3. (U) Kazakhstan is a single consular district with two consular offices, Embassy Astana and Embass [...] | 2009-03-26 04:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KZ |
| 09ASTANA545 | KAZAKHSTAN: ADVOCACY GROUP ADDRESSES LETTER TO THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 3. (SBU) An ad-hoc advocacy group of journalists and NGO activists sent a letter via public mail received at Embassy Astana to the Secretary, expressing concerns about a [...] | 2009-03-30 09:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO KZ |
| 09ASTANA555 | KAZAKHSTAN: AES AGREES TO EARLY BUY-OUT OF EKIBASTUZ [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 20, Kazakhstan's largest private mining company, Kazakhmys, terminated after just 15 months a three-year management agreement for U.S. power company AES to run the Ekibastuz coal-fired power plant. The co [...] | 2009-03-31 10:54:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ENRG EINV KZ |
| 09ASTANA557 | KAZAKHSTAN: NAZARBAYEV ON AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Nazarbayev said on March 30: he wants to be a strong, non-ideological partner with the United States to help on Afghanistan; he continues to advise Tehran to give up their nuclear ambitions, and will do so once again on April 6 when President Ahmadinejad visits Ast [...] | 2009-03-31 11:36:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM START RS IR AF KZ |
| 09ASTANA578 | KAZAKHSTAN: MARINE TRANSPORTATION EXPERT ADVISES [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 1, Captain Kjell Landin, Marine Manager for Chevron Transport Corporation, briefed Energy Officer on the complexities of the proposed Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation System (KCTS). He said that, from [...] | 2009-04-02 13:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV IR KZ |
| 09ASTANA587 | KAZAKHSTAN: OPINION POLL INDICATES PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a U.S. Government-funded survey commissioned by the International Republican Institute (IRI) and conducted by Baltic Surveys/The Gallup Organization, 41 percent of respondents had a favorable opinion of the Unit [...] | 2009-04-03 10:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO RS KZ |
| 09ASTANA588 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE IN A SMALL MINING TOWN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff visited Ridder, a mining town in East Kazakhstan oblast March 8-12, and had an opportunity to observe the local socio-economic environment. Close to the Russian and Chinese borders, Ridder seems almost lik [...] | 2009-04-03 10:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON EMIN SENV SOCI CH RS KZ |
| 09ASTANA591 | KAZAKHSTAN: JUDICIARY SEEKS TO INCREASE COOPERATION WITH [...] SUMMARY: On March 17, visiting USAID Democracy and Governance Advisor Gavin Helf and other USAID staff met with Abdrashid Zhukenov, Acting Chairman of the Supreme Court and Chairman of the Collegium on Criminal Cases, and Ilyas Ispanov, First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court's Administrati [...] | 2009-04-03 12:00:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID SOCI KZ |
| 09ASTANA598 | KAZAKHSTAN: SENIOR OFFICIALS DENY GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mazhilis (i.e., the lower house of parliament) is currently considering draft legislation regarding the introduction of a special currency regime, which would include certain currency control measures. Senior K [...] | 2009-04-06 12:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN 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 |
| 09ASTANA744 | KAZAKHSTAN: "TASZHARGAN" EDITOR ARRESTED AND RELEASED, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Yermurat Bapi, editor of the opposition newspaper "Taszhargan," was arrested on April 23 for failing to pay a 30 million tenge ($200,000) court-ordered damage award to a parliamentarian, but was released the same [...] | 2009-04-29 10:26:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ |
| 09ASTANA778 | KAZAKHSTAN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL'S ACTION PLAN LAYS OUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 14, Kazakhstan's Presidential Human Rights Commission (HRC) unveiled its National Human Rights Action Plan for 2009-2012. The Action Plan, the first one the Kazakhstani government has ever issued, outlin [...] | 2009-05-06 02:13:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE 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 |
| 09ASTANA827 | NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK IN KAZAKHSTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In early April, President Nazarbayev reshuffled the heads of nearly all of Kazakhstan's law agencies. General Major Serik Baimagambetov, a member of the Majilis (i.e. the lower house of parliament),was named Ministe [...] | 2009-05-12 11:38:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SNAR KCRM KTIP 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 |
| 09ASTANA837 | KAZAKHSTAN: TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS, AND TRIUMPHS OF THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 6, AES Vice President Mike Jonagan (protect throughout) met with Energy Officer and a visiting delegation from the Department of Energy's Office of Russian and Eurasian Affairs to discuss the state of Kazakh [...] | 2009-05-14 09:00:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ENRG EINV KZ |
| 09ASTANA855 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, APRIL 16 - MAY 9 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- New Refinancing Rate -- Banking Sector News -- Government Procurement Legislation Signed -- Presidents Discuss Customs Union -- Government to Enhance Control Over Anti- [...] | 2009-05-18 06:36:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EFIN EAGR CH KZ |
| 09ASTANA871 | KAZAKHSTAN: RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANS AND PROGRAMS [...] SUMMARY: Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has announced its intention to increase the share of renewable sources of energy in Kazakhstan's overall energy mix from 0.02 percent at present to 5.0 percent by 2024. Parliament endorsed the initiative and is now reviewing draf [...] | 2009-05-21 07:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ENRG EINV KZ |
| 09ASTANA898 | KAZAKHSTAN: MAZHILIS HOSTS "PATH TO EUROPE" CONFERENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 21, the Mazhilis (the lower house of parliament) hosted a conference entitled, "Modern Kazakhstan and the Path to Europe." The high-profile event, attended by high-ranking government officials and foreign [...] | 2009-05-27 09:37:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ |
| 09ASTANA909 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, MAY 10 - MAY 23 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Banking Sector News -- Current Account Statistics -- New Currency Preference? -- Calls for a New Financial System -- Minister of Industry and Trade Replaced -- Kazakhsta [...] | 2009-05-28 10:37:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET EINV EFIN KZ |
| 09ASUNCION108 | TOUCHING BASE WITH FM HAMED ON TRADE, COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Hamed Franco told Ambassador February 12 that "we will see a change" regarding Paraguay's position in the World Trade Organization opposing U.S. waivers for trade preference programs. On biofuels, Hamed said the GOP just held a meeting among ministries with biofu [...] | 2009-02-18 18:13:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV PTER ETRD MASS MARR PA |
| 09ASUNCION109 | TOUCHING BASE WITH FM HAMED ON TRADE, COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Hamed Franco told Ambassador February 12 that "we will see a change" regarding Paraguay's position in the World Trade Organization opposing U.S. waivers for trade preference programs. On biofuels, Hamed said the GOP just held a meeting among ministries with biofu [...] | 2009-02-18 18:52:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV PTER ETRD MASS MARR PA |
| 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 |
| 09ASUNCION189 | PARAGUAYAN POLS PLOT PARLIAMENTARY PUTSCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rumors persist that discredited General and UNACE party leader Lino Oviedo and ex-president Nicanor Duarte Frutos are now working together to assume power via (mostly) legal means should President Lugo stumble in coming months. Their goal: Capitalize on any Lugo mis-steps to break the [...] | 2009-03-28 20:24:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR PINS PA |
| 09ASUNCION293 | CIRCLING SHARKS IN LANDLOCKED PARAGUAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As President Lugo approaches nine months in office, he faces increasing political and social instability. Rumors persist that former coup-plotting General Lino Oviedo, ex-President Nicanor Duarte Frutos, and/or Vice President Frederico Franco continue to look for ways to cut Lug [...] | 2009-05-06 22:33:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL SNAR PA |
| 09ASUNCION359 | NARCOTICS MAJOR LIST 2010 PARAGUAY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 18:23:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PA |
| 09ASUNCION368 | PARAGUAY,S ANTI-TERRORISM FINANCE LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Director of Paraguay's Secretariat to Combat Money Laundering (SEPRELAD) Oscar Boidanich is leading the effort to strengthen existing anti-money laundering legislation (Law 1015). Boidanich is seeking modifications of Law 1015 to a) Make suspected incidents of terrorism financing a repo [...] | 2009-06-15 20:43:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER EIND ECON EINV ETRD PREL PA |
| 09ASUNCION39 | LUGO CONTINUES DIALOGUE ON SECURITY ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Lugo summoned Charge January 12 as a follow-up to their January 5 meeting (reftel). On Lugo's top regional priority -- Brazil -- Lugo told Charge Brazilian President Lula expressed concern about the property rights of Brazilians in Paraguay; Lugo said he was telling Lula [...] | 2009-01-16 18:17:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL SNAR MASS PGOV PA |
| 09ASUNCION42 | PARAGUAY'S ITAIPU NEGOTIATIONS: RESULTS AND OUTLOOK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 19:03:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAGR EPSC 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 |
| 09ASUNCION496 | PARAGUAY OBJECTS TO MEDIA CLOSURES IN VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Politicians across the spectrum rejected August 4 Venezuelan President Chavez's closure of media outlets August 3. During his weekly press conference, President Fernando Lugo said his government "opposes all violence, and we consider silencing the voice of the media as violence, becaus [...] | 2009-08-05 21:16:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PA VZ |
| 09ASUNCION506 | SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS CONVICTION IN YCUA BOLANOS [...] (U) The Supreme Court had the final word August 8 in the Ycua Bolanos court case, five years after the August 1, 2004 fire that killed 374 and injured around 500 others (reftel A). A divided Supreme Court Panel affirmed, by a 2-to-1 vote, a lower court judgment against three co-owners and one [...] | 2009-08-10 20:30:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PA |
| 09ASUNCION532 | CODEL GRANGER SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Codel Granger September 2-5. Your visit follows President Fernando Lugo's one-year anniversary in office, and will find the Lugo government grappling with the challenges of day-to-day governing. A corrupt judiciary and national police, under-funded law [...] | 2009-08-25 19:42:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR PREL OVIP PA |
| 09ASUNCION539 | CODEL PRICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: House Democracy Assistance Committee Chair David Price (D- North Carolina) led a bipartisan delegation to Paraguay August 19-20. Codel Price conveyed U.S. support for democratic institutions to Paraguay's congressional leadership. The two sets of Congressional representative [...] | 2009-08-28 17:41:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV OREP PREL ECON PA |
| 09ASUNCION567 | PETROPAR'S DEBT ALBATROSS WITH PDVSA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 15:43:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL VE PA |
| 09ASUNCION675 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S VALENZUELA'S VISIT TO PARAGUAY [...] (C) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes WHA Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela December 17-18. Your visit will serve as a boost to Paraguay's nascent democracy. An inexperienced President Fernando Lugo promised the electorate he would deliver change, but he has dashed expectations by failing [...] | 2009-12-07 18:33:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SNAR 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 |
| 09ASUNCION91 | PARAGUAY'S 2008 ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND 2009 OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) COMMENT: Following a period of strong economic growth in the first semester of 2008, economic activity decelerated during the last quarter of 2008 across the three main sectors of the economy: agriculture, services and manufacturing. GDP growth for 2009 is expected to slow down to 2 to 3 [...] | 2009-02-11 21:22:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL PGOV PA |
| 09ATHENS1023 | Pakistan Displaced Persons Crisis-Greek Response [...] (SBU) On June 12 Ambassador Speckhard delivered reftel points to Greek Ambassador Chalistani, Chief of Staff to Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakayiannis. Ambassador Speckhard asked that the information be passed to the Foreign Minister (Note: who was then travelling in Scandinavia). The Ambass [...] | 2009-06-18 11:21:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREF PHUM PK PGOV |
| 09ATHENS1079 | GREECE AGREES AN INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT IS NOT THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) We delivered ref A non-paper, "An International Piracy Court: Not the Right Direction," to the Greek MFA June 9, and discussed it in a follow-up meeting with D1 Directorate (UN and IO Affairs) Counselor Dimitrios Papandreou and Legal Advisor Fani Livada on June 18. Echoing earlier commen [...] | 2009-06-26 07:13:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL GR |
| 09ATHENS1201 | GREEK FIU: IMPROVED FUNCTIONALITY, BUT MORE NEEDED TO MAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a meeting on July 9, Stelios Grozos, the Chairman of the Hellenic Anti-Money Laundering Committee (aka the Greek Financial Intelligence Unit or FIU),told A/EconCouns that he largely agreed with the problems and recommendations identified in the FATF's Fifth Follow-Up Report [...] | 2009-07-13 09:48:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN KTFN MK PREL EFIN ECON 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 |
| 09ATHENS1331 | Greek-U.S. Partnership in Afghanistan and Pakistan [...] (C) The Government of Greece continues to respond positively to USG requests for increasing military and civilian assistance to Afghanistan and Pakistan, despite its dire fiscal realities. According to Hellenic Aid (HA),Greece's development agency, the GoG has pledged 3.7 million euro to Afgha [...] | 2009-07-27 07:20:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK EAID GR SNAR CA UK |
| 09ATHENS1445 | SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS KAIDANOW'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (U) Dear Tina, 2. (SBU) It's my pleasure to welcome you to Greece. The last twelve months have been marked by a succession of crises for the government of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, who has managed to hold onto his one-seat majority in Parliament through the global financial cri [...] | 2009-08-26 17:12:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON OTRA GR |
| 09ATHENS1451 | Prime Minister's Economic Advisor on the Greek Economy & [...] (C) In a frank conversation with A/EconCouns, the Prime Minister's Economic Advisor, Apostolis Philippopoulos, recently discussed his views on the impact of the financial crisis on the Greek economy, Greek economic policy in response to the crisis, and the government's capacity to take on tough [...] | 2009-08-28 16:05:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN PREL GR EFIN |
| 09ATHENS1459 | GREEK PRIME MINISTER PROCLAIMS NEW ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Following Greek Prime Minister Karamanlis's September 2 call for new parliamentary elections, it was announced September 3 that Greek President Papoulias would dissolve Parliament on September 7 and schedule new elections for October 4. As the campaign begins, Karamanlis's center-right N [...] | 2009-09-03 14:39:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GR |
| 09ATHENS1465 | DAS Kaidanow's Sept. 1-2 visit to Athens Features Turkey, [...] (C) SUMMARY: DAS Tina Kaidanow visited Athens September 1-2, meeting with FM Bakoyannis, PASOK Party president George Papandreou, Deputy FM Valinakis, Deputy MOD Tasoulas, Interior Ministry SecGen for Public Order Bitsios, Finance Ministry SecGen Sideropoulos, and Parliament External Affairs [...] | 2009-09-11 09:59:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CVIS MARR MOPS |
| 09ATHENS1497 | YOUR VISIT TO ATHENS [...] (C) Admiral Stavridis: Welcome to Greece. Your visit comes at a time of political fervor and uncertainty, with early national elections called by an embattled Prime Minister on October 4 in which he and his party are widely expected to lose to the opposition center-left PASOK party. Beyond po [...] | 2009-09-23 14:08:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO GR |
| 09ATHENS1513 | Likely Scenarios for Greek Elections/Impact on USG interests [...] (C) Summary: All indications point to PASOK winning narrowly; the vote is more a protest against ND than a vote for PASOK and its policies. An interregnum leading to a second round of elections in November resulting in a stronger PASOK government is also possible. A PASOK government is unlik [...] | 2009-09-25 14:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL ECON EFIN MK TU GR |
| 09ATHENS1529 | Opposition PASOK Wins Greek Parliamentary Elections [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unexpectedly strong victory in Greece's October 4 Parliamentary elections, George Papandreou's Pan Hellenic Socialist Union (PASOK) opposition party defeated incumbent Costas Karamanlis' New Democracy Party by a spread of more than ten percentage points. -- Winning 44 [...] | 2009-10-05 11:57:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON GR |
| 09ATHENS1533 | Opposition PASOK Wins Greek Parliamentary Elections [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unexpectedly strong victory in Greece's October 4 Parliamentary elections, George Papandreou's Pan Hellenic Socialist Union (PASOK) opposition party defeated incumbent Costas Karamanlis' New Democracy Party by a spread of more than ten percentage points. -- Winning 44 [...] | 2009-10-06 10:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON GR |
| 09ATHENS1587 | Greece: Uncertainty Reigns as Main Greek Opposition Party [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 12:59:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR |
| 09ATHENS1613 | Ambassador's Call on Parliament President Petsalnikos [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador called on Parliament President Fhilippos Petsalnikos November 4 accompanied by DCM and POLOFF. On the Macedonia name issue Petsalnikos followed standard GoG lines, emphasizing the compound name used erga omnes, but also the Greek desire to move all of the Western Balkan [...] | 2009-11-09 15:37:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KTIP ECON EFIN 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 |
| 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 |
| 09ATHENS191 | THE SORRY STATE OF THE GREEK EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM: [...] (C) Summary: This is the first of two cables on the challenges created by the Greek educational system for U.S. public diplomacy in Greece. This cable will describe the state of the sector and current attempts to reform it. The second cable will describe how we are reaching out to Greek y [...] | 2009-02-13 08:15:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KAPO OPRC OEXC SCUL GR |
| 09ATHENS203 | Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 1 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the first of four cables. After the Summary, the cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraphs 23 (THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION) and 24 (SETTING THE SCENE FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-TIP EFFORTS). ---- [...] | 2009-02-17 14:38:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB 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 |
| 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 |
| 09ATHENS216 | NEW GREEK FINANCE MINISTER ON GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) In a February 13 courtesy call, the Ambassador discussed the global financial crisis and its impact on the Greek economy with Ioannis Papathanasiou, Greece's new Minister of Economy and Finance. The new Minister summarized his recent EcoFin meetings in Brussels, the revisions to the Gre [...] | 2009-02-19 13:44:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN GR |
| 09ATHENS326 | GREEK TOURISM:RECESSION AND SECURITY THREATEN, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a call by Ambassador February 23, new Minister of Tourism Constantinos Markopoulos expressed high hopes for U.S.-Greek relations with the new Administration, acknowledged that Greece's tourism sector faces difficult challenges in 2009 due to the drastic fall off in book [...] | 2009-03-16 12:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN ETRD GR |
| 09ATHENS371 | GOG IMPLEMENTS THIRD ROUND OF AUSTERITY MEASURES [...] (SBU) In a move to boost market and EU confidence in the government's commitment and ability to contain public finances, the GoG on March 18 implemented a third series of measures to cut spending and boost revenues, including a wage freeze affecting approximately 70 percent of public sector em [...] | 2009-03-24 15:41:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ECIN PREL GR |
| 09BAGHDAD101 | BATTLING CORRUPTION IN IRAQ: OVERVIEW AND WAY [...] (C) There are signs of the GOI's growing concern over widespread corruption, although the depth of its professed commitment to curbing it remains uncertain. In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih spoke of convening a meeting of representatives of the GOI, [...] | 2009-01-14 12:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL EAID IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1027 | RRT ERBIL: KRG LEADERS WELCOME GREATER U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Top Kurdistan Regional Government decision makers (the President, Security Chief and Prime Minister) are interested in USG proposals to reduce tensions in Kirkuk and welcome greater USG involvement in resolving Kurd-Arab tensions. KRG leadership did not eliminate the possibility [...] | 2009-04-14 12:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IZ |
| 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 |
| 09BAGHDAD1073 | SULEYMANIYAH BUSINESS STRUGGLE TO COMPETE WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Suleymaniyah businessmen claim their markets are flooded by Iranian products because corruption, lack of government support for the private sector, and a cumbersome regulatory environment hinder their ability to compete. Businessmen representing a variety of industries told PRToff [...] | 2009-04-21 06:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV KCOR IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1074 | Bechtel to Survey First Bid Round Oil Fields [...] (U) Summary: On April 15, EMIN met with Bechtel executives who described their project to survey six oil fields in support of the first bid round at the behest of the Ministry of Oil (MoO). International oil companies (IOCs) that are participating in the bid round could then purchase the surve [...] | 2009-04-21 06:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV ENRG ETRD PREL IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1100 | KARBALA SHRINES PURSUING INDEPENDENT AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: The religious leadership of Karbala's al-Husayn and al-Abbas shrines, among the most revered sites in Shi'a Islam, pursue an independent agenda encompassing economic development, reconciliation and reconstruction. Well-funded and led by representatives of Grand Ayatollah al-Sista [...] | 2009-04-24 11:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PREL SOCI ECON IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1146 | IRAQI FINANCE MINISTER ON BUDGET WOES AND CUSTOMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Finance Minister Bayan Jabr continues to lament Iraq's budget woes and the parliamentary restrictions he faces in trying to find ways to meet shortfalls. He told EMIN that he is planning to offer a recisionary amendment ("negative supplemental") in June or July and may be f [...] | 2009-04-30 13:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN ETRD WTO PINS IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1171 | DEVELOPMENT IN KARBALA: PROGRESS AND CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) Summary: At least three development plans have been posited for Karbala since Iraq's liberation. The province's de facto operational blueprint (the so-called &Shahristani8 plan) was devised in mid-2008 and has been blessed by Prime Minister Maliki, although it is widely disliked by many [...] | 2009-05-04 12:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV PREL IR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1207 | BARHAM SALIH REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE ON OIL [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki wants to conclude direct contracts with international oil companies for six oil fields in hopes of accelerating output, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih told Ambassador Hill May 5. He said the PM would soon create a group to focus on this new strate [...] | 2009-05-08 12:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | EPET ENRG PGOV EINV PINR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1288 | MINORITY QUOTAS IN UPCOMING IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] (C) Iraq's minority communities will have mandated representation in the Iraqi Kurdish Parliament following the KRG elections, currently scheduled for July 25. For the first time, Kurdish electoral law stipulates that Christians, Turkmen, and Armenians will receive 11 seats of the total 111 [...] | 2009-05-17 13:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM KIRF PGOV PHUM SOCI |
| 09BAGHDAD1319 | U/S BURNS AND USD/P FLOURNOY MEETING WITH PM MALIKI [...] (C) SUMMARY Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki stressed the importance of addressing challenges such as disputed internal boundaries (DIBs),reconciliation, and oil in a meeting with Under Secretary of State Bill Burns and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy on May 13, 2009. He n [...] | 2009-05-20 15:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD132 | DHI QAR ELECTION OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Elections preparations in Dhi Qar Province have been running smoothly, with a high degree of coopeeration between the Governorate Electoral Office (GEO) and the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF). Voter enthusiasm appears to be weaker than in 2005, and lower overall turnout is expect [...] | 2009-01-18 12:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1346 | UK-GOI NEGOTIATIONS FOR UK MILITARY PRESENCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. UK-GOI negotiations for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding UK military presence in Iraq have stalled. The deadline to execute an agreement is May 31. UK Ambassador Prentice indicated to the Ambassador that Prime Minister (PM) Maliki is unwilling to support an agree [...] | 2009-05-23 07:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ UK IR |
| 09BAGHDAD1412 | PRT SALAH AD DIN: LOCAL IRAQIS CONSIDER [...] (SBU) The postponement of local (District and Sub-District level) elections presents a major obstacle to the development of democracy in SaD Province. Currently, local officials in SaD lack legitimacy because they were largely appointed by CF/DoS under the CPA, rather than elected by Iraqis. [...] | 2009-05-31 08:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1446 | RRT ERBIL: CONSORTIUM TO DEVELOP GAS FIELD IN [...] (SBU) Summary: UAE's Crescent Petroleum and Dana Gas have entered into a consortium with two European energy companies to develop a natural gas field in the Kurdistan Region (KR) to supply the Nabucco pipeline. Separately, Crescent/Dana's plans to develop Gas City, a massive gas utilization i [...] | 2009-06-02 12:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV PGOV HU GM IR TU IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD1481 | IRAQ-KUWAIT: IRAQI RHETORIC HEATS UP [...] (C) From the Baghdad perspective, the Iraq-Kuwait relationship is getting stickier and it may start to affect U.S.-Iraqi relations eventually. Contrary to rumors, Kuwait has not recalled its Ambassador to Iraq, according to contacts here. However, Kuwait's recent actions opposing lifting I [...] | 2009-06-05 13:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
| 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 |