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02AMMAN2396	UNRWA DONORS MEETING HIGHLIGHTS CRISIS GRIPPING [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: UNRWA's May 8-9 meeting of major donors and host governments highlighted the crisis gripping the humanitarian agency as a result of ongoing Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Continued Israeli closures in the West Bank and Gaza have severely hindered UNRWA's ability to [...]	2002-05-14 15:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IS JO

02AMMAN2414	WHA: JORDAN OPPOSES POLITICIZATION OF WHA, WILL [...] (C) PolCouns covered ref points on the morning of May 15 with Ali al-Ayed of Foreign Minister Muasher's personal office, urging Jordan to vote no on the proposed WHA draft resolution on health conditions in the Occupied Territories. PolCouns noted that quick action was required, since the re [...]	2002-05-15 13:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS JO UNGA
02AMMAN2423	SADDAM'S REGIME PROSPERING AND CONFIDENT ACCORDING [...] (S) Journalist Peter Arnett (please protect throughout) shared with the Ambassador May 13 impressions from a just-completed three-week tour of Iraq. The images he conveyed -- full flights into and out of Baghdad, markets better stocked with products than before, huge, recently-completed ornat [...]	2002-05-16 06:00:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD IZ
02AMMAN2477	JORDANIANS SAY UN ISSUES NOT ON AGENDA FOR BEIRUT [...] (C) DCM reviewed ref points May 17 with Ali al-Ayed, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Muasher, asking that Jordan oppose any move at the May 17-18 Beirut Arab League Meeting to call publicly for challenges to Israeli credentials in international organizations or support for Chapter VII [...]	2002-05-19 11:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL XF JO
02AMMAN2513	IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED U.S. SUPPORT FOR JORDAN'S [...] (C) We understand that the Department may be considering consolidating its NADR Humanitarian Demining programs and focusing on fewer countries in the coming fiscal years. If this is the case, we believe it is important for U.S. political and military interests in the region -- and in OEF -- t [...]	2002-05-20 05:53:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	KHDP PREL MASS JO
02AMMAN2529	TENSE REGIONAL SITUATION INCREASES ELECTION [...] (C) Developments across the river and elsewhere in the region continue to place strong pressure on King Abdullah's reformist agenda. Along with the pressure, speculation concerning the status of parliamentary elections that were tentatively scheduled for the fall has grown. On May 10, Jordan [...]	2002-05-20 13:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO KISL PGOV PREL
02AMMAN2554	UNRWA AND U.S. INTERESTS [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassies Amman, Beirut and Damascus. 2. (C) Given current scrutiny in the Israeli press and in Congress of UNRWA's programs and role in the West Bank, it is important to remember that UNRWA plays a key role throughout the region -- Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, [...]	2002-05-21 07:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV KPAL SY LE JO
02AMMAN2587	JORDANIANS ASK FOR U.S. HELP IN FACILITATING [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador and PolCouns May 20, Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb stressed the need for U.S. intervention to improve the "humanitarian situation" in Palestinian areas of the West Bank, Jerusalem, and Gaza. Israel has recently made it more difficult for humanitarian supplie [...]	2002-05-21 15:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAL JO
02AMMAN2649	DEATH OF SWEDISH DIPLOMAT ON ROAD FROM BAGHDAD MAY [...] (U) Jonas Weiss, Sweden's Amman-based Iraq Watcher, was killed in a car accident on the Amman-Baghdad road on Wednesday, May 22. Weiss was returning to Amman after spending several days making a periodic visit to Iraq. The accident took place at approximately 0430 in morning, about 100km wes [...]	2002-05-23 14:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ SW JO
02AMMAN2652	JORDAN--FTA ENVIRONMENT COMMITMENTS [...] (U) This is an action cable; see para 5. 2. (SBU) Jordan has made some progress in strengthening its environmental regulatory structure since signing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. in October 2000. Specifically, seven new environmental by-laws, drafted by the General Corporati [...]	2002-05-23 15:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD JO PREL SENV
02AMMAN2673	JORDAN WELCOMES PRESIDENT'S DECISION TO SEEK THE [...] (U) On May 27, Poloff conveyed reftel information on the President's May 9 decision to seek the Senate's advice and consent to ratify the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of International and Regional Organizations. Aamiri said that Jordan [...]	2002-05-27 12:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP JO IAEA NPT
02AMMAN2674	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN ENCOURAGING UNIVERSAL [...] (U) On May 27, Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of International and Regional Organizations. Aamiri noted that Jordan submitted data on military expenditures in 2001 and is currently preparing its 2002 submission with a view to me [...]	2002-05-27 12:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM JO UNGA CDG
02AMMAN2693	JORDAN DECLINES TO DEMAND SEARCH OF IRANIAN PLANE; [...] (S) The Ambassador made ref points on Iranian aerial resupply of Hizballah May 27 to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. PolCouns and Muasher's personal aide Ali al-Ayed were also present. The Ambassador asked that Jordan grant overflight clearance for a possible May 28 Iranian resupply fligh [...]	2002-05-28 07:44:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IR SY JO
02AMMAN2720	IRAQ/GRL: PASSAGE OF UNSCR 1409 CAUSES BARELY A [...] (C) Since UNSCR 1409's passage two weeks ago, there has been surprisingly little reaction from either the GOJ or Jordan's business community on the new international rules governing Iraq trade. Those who follow the issue have greeted 1409 with caution, unsure whether or not Jordan will benefi [...]	2002-05-28 14:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ETRD IZ JO
02AMMAN2725	FONMIN SAYS JORDAN TO PRESS PARIS CLUB FOR [...] (C) During a May 27 meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns on other topics (septel),Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher mentioned that he was leaving in twelve hours for Tokyo to talk about Jordan's need for debt relief. Jordan, Muasher argued, needs "debt reprofiling on a long term basis" s [...]	2002-05-28 15:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL US JO
02AMMAN2768	KING ABDULLAH'S MAY 26 MEETING WITH CONGRESSMEN [...] (C) Congressman Darrell Issa and Congressman Tom Davis met on May 26 with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. The focus of both discussions was how to move forward on the peace process. The Congressmen also asked the King for his impressions of Syrian President Bashar Asad. En [...]	2002-05-30 07:29:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV IS JO
02AMMAN2793	JORDAN ASKS FOR USG SUPPORT ON OIOS AUDIT ISSUE AT [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. See paras 3-4 below. 2. (U) Acting Foreign Minister Shaher Bak asked the Ambassador and PolCouns May 29 for USG support for Jordan's position in the upcoming June 4 meeting of the Governing Council (GC) of the UN Compensation Commission [...]	2002-05-30 12:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNC PREL IZ JO UNSC ERIN
02AMMAN2892	KING, PM AND FONMIN PITCH A/S BURNS ON DEBT RELIEF [...] (C) Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb and Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher asked A/S Burns and the Ambassador June 2 for greater U.S. support for Jordan's request for a reprofiling of its debt. Abul Ragheb said that Muasher's just-concluded meetings in Japan on debt had not gone well, with the [...]	2002-06-03 14:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL JA US JO
02AMMAN2907	DEMARCHE: IRANIAN AIRCRAFT [...] (S) THE DCM MADE THE POINTS IN REF A ON JUNE 2 TO ALI AL-AYED, THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO FOREIGN MINISTER MUASHER. AFTER REVIEWING THE SUBSTANCE OF THE AMBASSADOR'S DEMARCHE TO THE MINISTER ON MAY 27 (REF B),THE DCM EXPRESSED OUR DEEP CONCERN THAT THE IRANIAN PLANE HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO OVERFLY [...]	2002-06-03 15:52:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IR IS LE SA SY
02AMMAN2938	STAFFDEL BODLANDER AND MAKOVSKY: MONITORING UNRWA [...] (U) In a May 30 visit to UNRWA's West Bank field, House International Relations Committee Staffers Deborah Bodlander and Alan Makovsky investigated UNRWA's compliance with section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act (which prohibits UNRWA from using any USG assistance to provide services to [...]	2002-06-04 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
02AMMAN2950	DCM EXPLAINS USG POSITION ON AUDIT OF UNCC AWARDS [...] (C) DCM covered ref d talking points on the USG position on the audit of UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) awards by the UN's Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) June 5 with MFA Secretary General Hani Thabarah. DCM said the USG believes that UNCC Governing Council (GC) decisions are [...]	2002-06-05 10:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNC PREL IZ JO UNSC ERIN
02AMMAN2987	FOLLOWING VISIT BY PAKISTANI ENVOY, JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 4, veteran Pakistani diplomat Wasim Sajjad visited King Abdullah to discuss the Kashmir crisis and requested that the King use his "good office" to convey to governments around the world the need for India to "come back to the negotiating table". Following this meeting, [...]	2002-06-06 13:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO PREL
02AMMAN2990	ILO/PALESTINIAN RESOLUTION: DEMARCHE TO JORDAN [...] Per reftel, on June 5 PolCouns delivered ref points to Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to the Foreign Minister. PolCouns emphasized that the draft resolution on the situation of workers in the Occupied Territories contains subjects outside the mandate of the ILO and is an attempt to politiciz [...]	2002-06-06 13:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAL PREL ELAB IS JO
02AMMAN2999	UNRWA'S UXO REMOVAL EFFORTS IN JENIN CAMP STYMIED [...] (C) Summary and Comment: UNRWA's efforts to remove unexploded ordnance (UXO) from Jenin refugee camp remain severely hindered by the UN agency's inability to procure the necessary equipment and explosives. UNRWA requested Israeli authorization to use the equipment and explosives verbally in [...]	2002-06-06 15:46:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
02AMMAN3009	JORDAN'S BURGER KING PROUD TO BE UNAMERICAN [...] SUMMARY: BURGER KING JORDAN IS LINING ITS SERVING TRAYS WITH A LEAFLET IN ARABIC LABELING THE ORIGIN OF ALL OF ITS HAMBURGER INGREDIENTS. THE FLYERS DO NOT STATE SPECIFICALLY THAT BURGER KING'S PRODUCTS ARE NOT AMERICAN, BUT IT DOES LABEL EACH INGREDIENT AS JORDANIAN, ARAB, OR AUSTRALIAN. T [...]	2002-06-09 06:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO PREL KPAO ECON
02AMMAN3102	KING ABDULLAH'S JULY VISIT TO THE US [...] (C) Post understands that the Jordanian Embassy in Washington has been working to arrange meetings for King Abdullah with the President and other senior officials at the end of July. The Palace and Minister of Planning Bassem Awadallah have queried the Ambassador on the status of the King's [...]	2002-06-11 14:29:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JO
02AMMAN3112	KING ABDULLAH'S JULY VISIT TO THE US [...] (C) Post understands that the Jordanian Embassy in Washington has been working to arrange meetings for King Abdullah with the President and other senior officials at the end of July. The Palace and Minister of Planning Bassem Awadallah have queried the Ambassador on the status of the King's [...]	2002-06-12 08:34:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JO
02AMMAN3130	IRAQ/UNSC SANCTIONS: DEMARCHE ON ROYAL JORDANIAN [...] (C) A/DCM covered ref points on Royal Jordanian airlines (RJ) flights to Baghdad June 11 with Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Muasher. A/DCM stressed that RJ has conducted 4-times-weekly flights to Baghdad since January, and 5-times-weekly flights since April, and that th [...]	2002-06-12 13:46:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC IZ JO
02AMMAN3164	PRINCE HASSAN TRAVELING TO US JUNE 16-20 [...] (C) Prince Hassan Bin Talal met with Ambassador Gnehm on June 13 to discuss his upcoming travel to the U.S. The Prince will arrive in New York on June 16 and is tentatively scheduled to participate in a Fox television interview that night. On June 17, Prince Hassan will help launch a joint h [...]	2002-06-13 13:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JO
02AMMAN3174	JORDAN AND IRAQI OIL [...] (S) During the executive session of the U.S.-Jordan Joint Military Commission (JMC) in Amman on May 28, DOD U/S for Policy Douglas Feith, drawing on guidance prepared for his trip, told the Jordanians that the U.S. would "work to fill any gaps" should Jordan's oil supply from Iraq be cut. 2 [...]	2002-06-13 14:52:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL JO IZ
02AMMAN3242	JORDANIANS AWAIT PRESIDENT'S MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Jordanians, confused about the direction of U.S. Middle East policy, are nervously awaiting President Bush's Middle East policy statement, hoping (but doubting) that it will bring clarity and the prospect of genuine progress for the Palestinians. Most Jordanians see U.S. engagement in th [...]	2002-06-17 13:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL ASEC IS JO
02AMMAN3346	ICC DEMARCHE TO TROOP CONTRIBUTORS: JORDAN [...] (C) PolCouns June 20 delivered ref demarche and the text of the U.S. draft resolution on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and peacekeeping operations (PKO) to Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher, and Samer Naber, MFA Legal Advisor. PolCouns emphasized U [...]	2002-06-20 14:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL JO KICC UNSC
02AMMAN3347	FOLLOW UP ON RJ FLIGHTS TO IRAQ: FONMIN TALKS TO [...] (C) Following up on our June 11 demarche on the frequency and regularity of Royal Jordanian (RJ) flights to Iraq (ref b),PolCouns met June 20 with Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to FonMin Muasher, and Samer Naber, MFA Legal Advisor. Ayed said that, since the June 11 demarche, the Jordania [...]	2002-06-20 14:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR IZ JO
02AMMAN3408	JORDANIAN PALESTINIANS NOTCH UP CRITICISM OF ARAFAT [...] (C) While Jordanian Palestinians have long grumbled about Arafat, two prominent Jordanian Palestinian leaders recently expressed to us a new level of criticism of the PA President. Some Palestinian Jordanians are even calling into question Arafat's true nationality in another round of anti-Ara [...]	2002-06-24 13:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
02AMMAN3427	GOJ'S OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH [...] The Jordanian Foreign Ministry released on June 25 Jordan's official response to President Bush's June 24 speech on the Middle East. The full text follows: Begin text of statement. We welcome President Bush's speech and the commitment to US engagement. It is extremely important that the [...]	2002-06-25 12:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL US JO
02AMMAN3441	LUKE-WARM TO HOSTILE REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) A survey of Embassy contacts suggests that President Bush's June 24 speech received mixed reviews here. More hard-line Palestinian Jordanians charged that the U.S. was in "cahoots" with the Israelis to destroy the Palestinian resistance, and expressed resentment about "U.S. interference" [...]	2002-06-25 14:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS JO
02AMMAN3465	HUMAN CLONING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff and Envoff delivered Ref demarche to Aiyman Aamri, Deputy Director of the International Organizations section of the Foreign Ministry, on June 26. Aamri told Poloff that he has forwarded the issue to New York for consultation, but after inquiring about the Vatican's position on the [...]	2002-06-26 11:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC FR GM PHUM PREL SENV TBIO TPHY TSPA TSPL SKCA UNGA
02AMMAN3484	MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE: SURVEY ON [...] (C) In response to reftel, Embassy Amman supports the continuation and development of basic education reform projects in Jordan and attests to the GOJ's and Jordanian education sector's interest and receptivity to such programs. The GOJ has demonstrated a high-level of receptivity to USG as [...]	2002-06-27 06:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL SCUL JO
02AMMAN3496	DESIGNATION OF TERRORIST FINANCING COORDINATION [...] No summary [...]	2002-06-27 11:37:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL PGOV SNAR JO
02AMMAN3518	UPON REFLECTION...JORDANIAN ESTABLISHMENT [...] (C) Mainstream Jordanians, who were initially inclined to stress what they considered positives in the President's July 24 speech, are voicing increased criticism after two days of reflection and questioning. The practical effect of calling for Arafat's removal has been a particular point of [...]	2002-06-27 16:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS JO
02AMMAN3548	STATUS OF JORDAN'S ACCESSION TO UN CT CONVENTIONS [...] Poloff delivered Ref points to Aiyman Aamri, Acting Director of the International Organizations section of the Foreign Ministry, on June 30. Poloff explained that the U.S. has now ratified all twelve UN CT Conventions and pressed Aamri on the GOJ's progress in ratifying the four remaining UN [...]	2002-06-30 12:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL OSCE OSCE
02AMMAN3617	EUROPEANS ASK IF U.S. WILL BE MORE FORTHCOMING ON [...] (C) During a regular monthly breakfast meeting July 2, new British Ambassador Christopher Prentice told the Ambassador that HMG had been surprised by the conservative stance of the USG on debt relief for Jordan at the June 20 Paris Club meeting (ref a). Prentice noted that PM Blair and FonS [...]	2002-07-02 16:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL US JO
02AMMAN3662	JORDAN: OES-FUNDED CORAL REEFS SYMPOSIUM BRIDGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent international symposium on coral reefs monitoring, partly funded through an OES grant, brought together scientists from Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Iran, among others, to share data and experiences. Despite a tense political climate in th [...]	2002-07-03 15:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL ECON JO MEPN
02AMMAN3680	JORDAN: PETROLEUM RE-EXPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (s) DCM met Jordanian Energy Minister Mohammed Bataineh July 7 to deliver reftel demarche points. Bataineh was clearly disappointed, but noted that the GOJ would look to other methods to solve their summer refining problems. For the current year this would mean continuing to import gasolin [...]	2002-07-07 13:46:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL ENRG IZ JO
02AMMAN3716	UNRWA BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS USD 55.7 MILLION IN NEW [...] (C) Summary: On July 2, UNRWA Deputy Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd briefed donors on UNRWA's USD 55.7 million in new financial needs following the March-April military operations in the West Bank and Gaza. UNRWA warned that its 2002 emergency appeal remains severely underfunded, with p [...]	2002-07-08 14:34:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IS JO
02AMMAN3726	AND THE SURVEY SAYS . . . GOJ POPULAR [...] (C) On June 23, 2002, the Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) at the University of Jordan released the most recent iteration of its opinion poll assessing government popularity. The poll indicates that a large segment of the Jordanian public continues to support Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb [...]	2002-07-08 15:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL SOCI IS JO
02AMMAN3727	QUIET IN JORDAN'S PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS: [...] (C) In a July 3 meeting with refcoord, GOJ Department of Palestinian Affairs Director-General Abdulkarim Abulhaija shed some light on the calm that currently prevails in Jordan's refugee camps, in spite of continued tensions in the West Bank and Gaza. Abulhaija attributed the calm to three f [...]	2002-07-08 15:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF KPAL KWBG JO
02AMMAN3813	OUTER SPACE ARMS CONTROL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On July 11, A/POLCOUNS conveyed reftel points and Ambassador Javits' remarks on the issue of Outer Space Arms Control to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the Jordanian MFA's Department of International Organizations. Aamiri had no substantive comment, but said the Ministry would review th [...]	2002-07-11 13:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL RS CH JO
02AMMAN3819	HOMELAND SECURITY COORDINATOR [...] (C) In response to Reftel, counterterrorism and homeland security responsibilities fall to a number of agencies in Jordan. The General Intelligence Directorate (GID) is responsible for internal security and most counterterrorism operations in Jordan, and as such has disrupted several terroris [...]	2002-07-11 15:23:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL CVIS
02AMMAN3888	JORDAN: BILATERAL AGREEMENTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) The Ambassador raised the proposed bilateral agreement on the ICC (reftel) with Prime Minister Abul Ragheb on July 15. The Prime Minister said that Jordan agrees with the U.S. approach at the policy level, but will have to examine the legal issues involved, such as the legal precedence o [...]	2002-07-15 14:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LICC
02AMMAN3894	JORDAN'S IRAQ JITTERS [...] (S) Repeated public statements by Jordanian FM Muasher and PM Abul Ragheb since July 10 denying that Jordan will be used as a "launching pad" for U.S. military operations against Iraq shed light on GOJ sensitivity to its vulnerabilities vis-a-vis Baghdad. Similarly, on July 13, the GOJ issued [...]	2002-07-16 08:22:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL ETTC EPET IZ JO
02AMMAN3916	JORDANIAN YOUTH UNCONVINCED ABOUT THE WAR ON [...] The following cable is a report prepared by a foreign service national and based on extensive contacts in the student community. ------- Summary ------- 2. Through the eyes of most Jordanian young adults, America's war on terrorism is a war on Islam and the Arabs. America's support fo [...]	2002-07-16 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL JO
02AMMAN3931	CWC: POINTS ON JULY 25 CSP MEETING DELIVERED TO [...] (U) On July 17, A/Polcouns conveyed reftel points on the July 25 meeting of the CWC's Conference of State's Parties to Ali Al-Ayed, personal aide to Foreign Minister Muasher, encouraging Jordanian participation at the meeting and the GOJ's support for the candidacy of Ambassador Pfirter as mew [...]	2002-07-17 09:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL JO CWC
02AMMAN3936	JORDAN TIGHTENS BORDER BUT PROMISES SOME [...] (C) Despite public reassurances that travel restrictions on Palestinians entering Jordan have been eased, tacit acknowledgments made privately by Jordanian officials buttressed by anecdotal evidence indicate that a quota system is in place to restrict the number of Palestinians who can cross i [...]	2002-07-17 12:20:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL CASC KWBG IS JO
02AMMAN3947	JORDAN: ENGAGING ISLAM [...] (C) Embassy Amman's chief goals include promoting moderation and reform within Jordan through contact work and a wide range of programs. Our Economic Reform efforts seek to achieve these goals through improved living standards, increased employment opportunities, and encouraging Jordan's cont [...]	2002-07-17 13:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL PTER EFIN EAID KPAO KDEM KIRF PHUM JO
02AMMAN3953	. . . AND NOW ELECTIONS APPEAR LESS LIKELY [...] (C) As King Abdullah's July 31st visit to Washington approaches, the status of elections to reinstate Jordan's Parliament remains uncertain, but elections before the spring of 2003 seem unlikely. When we last reported on this topic in mid-June, regional tensions had abated somewhat (Ref. A). [...]	2002-07-17 15:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL JO
02AMMAN3958	Travel Restrictions for Palestinians Crossing [...] Tales of West Bank Palestinians stuck at the Jericho border crossing have been prominent in conversations throughout Jordan in recent weeks. Rumors and anecdotal reports of thousands stranded - some for over a week - waiting either for Israel to lift the curfew so they can return to their vi [...]	2002-07-18 09:03:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
02AMMAN3978	FORMER JORDANIAN PM TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging tour-d'horizon with the Ambassador, former PM and FM Abdulkarim Kabariti candidly weighed in on a variety of issues, foreign and domestic. Kabariti is known for his strong views on domestic politics and the GOJ's relationship with Iraq. Kabariti's comments n [...]	2002-07-18 14:42:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINS ETRD EFIN JO
02AMMAN4062	RESPONDING TO ISRAELI CHARGES ABOUT UNRWA: MESSAGE [...] (C) On July 23, A/Polcouns (in the absence from post of Refcoord) conveyed ref A para 4 points to UNRWA Deputy Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd. AbuZayd made careful note of the points. Her only substantive comment was that the message called for UNRWA to sever its ties to youth centers in [...]	2002-07-23 14:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS JO UNRWA
02AMMAN4063	JORDAN WILL SUPPORT SPANISH-MOROCCAN UNDERSTANDING [...] (C) On July 23, A/Polcouns delivered reftel points on the Spanish-Moroccan Understanding to Ali Al-Ayed, Personal Aide to Foreign Minister Muasher. Al-Ayed said that Jordan agreed fully with the U.S. view and would do what it could to support efforts to resolve the issue. Gnehm [...]	2002-07-23 15:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO SP EU XF JO
02AMMAN4086	PALESTINIAN-JORDANIAN BUSINESSMEN PONDER ROLE IN [...] (SBU) A group of Palestinian-Jordanian businesspeople met with econoffs July 11, to discuss what they believe might be the leading investment opportunities and economic prospects following the establishment of a Palestinian state, as well as the role of Palestinian-Jordanians in promoting de [...]	2002-07-24 10:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAL EINV EAID PREL IS JO
02AMMAN4122	JORDAN: NO TRANSPORT OFFICIALS TO ATTEND WSSD [...] No summary [...]	2002-07-25 11:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ELTN ECON PREL KSUM
02AMMAN4145	IRAQ AND THE JORDANIAN POPULACE'S MOOD DOMINATE [...] No summary [...]	2002-07-28 07:23:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JO
02AMMAN4180	IRAQ/UNSC: DEMARCHE ON JORDANIAN FLIGHTS TO [...] (C) On July 29, Charge delivered ref A points regarding the frequency and regularity of Royal Jordanian Airlines' Baghdad flights to Ali Al-Ayed, personal aide to Foreign Minister Muasher. Al-Ayed said that, in response to our earlier demarche, the number of flights per week had dropped, and [...]	2002-07-29 12:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC JO IZ
02AMMAN4260	U.S. GOALS FOR UNGA DELIVERED TO JORDAN [...] (C) On July 31, Charge delivered reftel points (left as a non-paper) on U.S. Goals at the 57th UNGA to Ali al-Ayed, personal aide to Foreign Minister Muasher. Al-Ayed (who will be part of the Jordanian delegation to the UNGA) promised to share the non-paper with other relevant MFA officials, a [...]	2002-07-31 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JO UNGA UN
02AMMAN4261	57TH UNGA: JORDANIAN DELEGATION [...] (U) As per reftel request, Jordan's MFA has provided us the following information regarding the GOJ's delegation to the upcoming 57th UNGA. Standard Response Format: A. Attendance of Head of State: No B. Attendance of Head of Government: No C. Attendance of Foreign Minister: Yes [...]	2002-07-31 14:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA JO UNGA UN
02AMMAN4304	JORDAN TRADE MINISTER'S IRAQ TRIP "ONLY FOR APPEARANCES" [...] (C) According to the number two Ministry official, Trade Minister Salah al-Bashir's July 19-23 visit to Baghdad was primarily for show, and added little to the bilateral economic relationship. He noted that some adjustments had been proposed to the bilateral oil and trade protocols to offse [...]	2002-08-04 12:46:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL IZ JO
02AMMAN4313	UNGA/MIDEAST: DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON JENIN REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-04 14:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL JO UNGA
02AMMAN4379	USINT BAGHDAD CHIEF BERNACKI GETS OUT OF TOWN, [...] (C) PolCouns and Poloff met August 6 with Krzysztof Bernacki, Chief of USINT Baghdad, as he transited Amman for home leave in Poland. Bernacki, who had not been able to depart Baghdad for four months, was visibly relieved to be out of Iraq. He departed the Iraqi capital August 4, one day aft [...]	2002-08-06 15:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JO
02AMMAN4395	57TH UNGA: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON JORDANIAN [...] (U) Post has received the following additional information from the Jordanian MFA regarding Foreign Minister Muasher's arrival/departure dates for the UNGA and the composition of Jordan's delegation. 2. (U) Travel Itinerary of Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher: September 10, 2002: 1640: Arr [...]	2002-08-07 08:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA JO UNGA UN
02AMMAN4405	UN SANCTIONS: DEMARCHE ON JORDANIAN REQUEST TO ADD [...] (C) Following up on earlier Embassy approaches to the GOJ (ref a),PolCouns on August 6 covered ref b points on Jordan's request to add 9 names to the 1267 Committee List with Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Muasher. PolCouns explained that the USG would like Jordan to s [...]	2002-08-07 13:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC PTER JO UNSC
02AMMAN4443	IRAQI, TURKISH FONMINS VISIT AMMAN: FOCUS ON [...] (S) Iraqi FonMin Naji Sabri visited Amman August 6 and met with King Abdullah, PM Ali Abul Ragheb, and FonMin Marwan Muasher. In an August 8 conversation with the Ambassador, Muasher said that Sabri was clearly concerned about what King Abdullah had discussed regarding Iraq during the King's [...]	2002-08-08 13:34:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL IZ TU JO
02AMMAN4447	DEMARCHE TO JORDANIANS ON IRAQI PROCUREMENT [...] (S/NF) On August 8, POLCOUNS delivered points in reftel to Ali Al-Ayed, personal assistant to the foreign minister. Ayed asked if there was any more specific information on the names of the companies involved, the shipping and transit route, or the shipment schedule, and also asked if the info [...]	2002-08-08 14:45:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IZ JO
02AMMAN4506	PUBLIC'S UNEASINESS ABOUT DIRECTION OF [...] (S) Despite healthy bilateral economic, trade, political, and military ties, confusion and uncertainty about recent developments on both bilateral and regional issues have made many Jordanians uneasy about the direction of the US-Jordan relationship. The press has pulled together a number o [...]	2002-08-12 12:05:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ IS JO
02AMMAN4521	UPDATE ON DOCUMENT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-12 13:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PINS XF
02AMMAN4526	GOJ RECALLS AMBASSADOR TO QATAR FOR CONSULTATIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Jordan closed the al-Jazeera office in Amman on August 7 and subsequently recalled its Ambassador to Qatar for consultations in response to an "inflammatory" episode of "Opposite Direction" by al-Jazeera. The program featured a guest who was aggressively criti [...]	2002-08-12 14:20:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM QA JO
02AMMAN4533	JORDAN: NO INCREASE IN INSURANCE OR SHIPPING [...] (c) Summary. According to the head of the Jordanian Shipping Agents Association, the July issuance of a "special advisory" by the Maritime Liaison Office (MARLO) in Bahrain has not resulted in an increase in either insurance or freight charges for Aqaba shipping. End Summary. 2. (c) Se [...]	2002-08-13 07:05:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	MOPS ETTC EPET PREL IZ JO
02AMMAN4589	FORMER IRAQI OIL MINISTER SAYS SADDAM IS VULNERABLE [...] (C) Former Iraqi Oil Minister Issam Chalabi told visiting SFRC Staffer Puneet Talwar August 12 that Saddam's hold is fragile, that most Iraqis believe the U.S. is serious about regime change "this time," and that they "want to see Saddam gone, preferably while they are asleep." Saddam will use [...]	2002-08-15 05:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF IZ JO
02AMMAN4594	SFRC STAFFER TALWAR'S MEETING WITH FM MUASHER [...] (C) Foreign Minister Muasher met with the DCM, Poloff, and SFRC Staffer Puneet Talwar on August 13. Most of the discussion revolved around the MEPP and Iraq. FM Muasher applauded the U.S. commitment to a three-year time-frame for a Palestinian state, but urged that the U.S. come up with a pl [...]	2002-08-15 08:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IZ IS JO
02AMMAN4682	(NIAG 2057) JAPANESE EMBASSY ASKS FOR MORE [...] (S/NF) Japanese Embassy Counselor (and Japanese Charge in Iraq) Masashi Kono called on PolCouns August 18. Referring to Embassy Tokyo's demarche (ref b) on Iraq's possible purchase of thermal luminescence dosimetry equipment from Japan through the Jordanian company al-Eman Investment Group ( [...]	2002-08-19 13:41:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP PARM PREL GM JA IZ JO
02AMMAN4719	A STEP FORWARD ON IRAQ, BUT ELECTIONS POSTPONED [...] (C) King Abdullah's televised speech on August 15 carried few surprises. As expected, he announced the postponement of elections until "the spring." The King also said that responsibility for the future of Palestine and Iraq lies with their respective leaderships. Most Embassy contacts had f [...]	2002-08-20 13:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IZ IS JO
02AMMAN4722	ARAB-ISRAELI COOPERATION--MERC MAKES THE GRADE [...] (SBU) An embassy survey of Jordanian scientists collaborating with Israeli counterparts on MERC (Middle East Regional Cooperation) projects confirmed that, despite the tense political climate in the region, the projects generally are on track. Creative measures have been taken to maintain mom [...]	2002-08-20 15:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL JO MEPN
02AMMAN4744	MEETING WITH STEAMED FORMER PRIME MINISTER TAHIR [...] (C) In a meeting with former Prime Minister Tahir al-Masri on August 18, a visibly angry al-Masri complained about the recent U.S. treatment of Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and encouraged the U.S.--before any movement against Iraq--to pressure the Israelis to withdraw from Areas A and improve the h [...]	2002-08-22 06:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS JO
02AMMAN4864	JORDAN'S DIPLOMATS FOCUS ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] (sbu) Summary. Reflecting the emphasis he has put on economic and commercial development and the growing private sector export and investment orientation of Jordan's economy, King Abdullah personally launched a four-day USAID-supported economic/commercial training program for Jordanian amba [...]	2002-08-28 06:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON BEXP PREL JO
02AMMAN4946	JORDAN RE: UN CONVENTION TO BAN HUMAN CLONING [...] (U) On August 27, poloff delivered reftel points to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the Office of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Aamiri said the MFA would study our points and consult with other relevant government bodies. 2. (U) On September 1, econoff [...]	2002-09-03 05:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA PREL AORC TBIO TPHY JO UNGA
02AMMAN4986	MEPI ROLLOUT PLAN [...] POST PLANS TO HIGHLIGHT SECRETARY POWELL'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE MEPI INITIATIVE WITH A SERIES OF RELATED ACTIVITIES TARGETED FOR JORDAN'S BUSINESS, INTELLECTUAL AND NGO ACTIVISTS AS WELL AS LOCAL MEDIA. 2. IF POSSIBLE, WE WOULD BE READY TO CONDUCT A "PRE- BRIEF" FOR A SELECTED GROUP OF SEN [...]	2002-09-04 05:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP EFIN ECON PREL XF KPAO JO
02AMMAN5071	SENATOR CORZINE DISCUSSES IRAQ AND THE MEPP WITH [...] (C) Senator Jon Corzine traveled to Jordan August 28-30. On August 29, the Senator met with Foreign Minister Muasher, Prime Minister Abul Ragheb, Minister of National Economy Halaiqa, Minister of Finance Marto, private sector leaders, the Trade and Planning Ministers, and a number of media per [...]	2002-09-05 16:10:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS JO
02AMMAN5074	SEPTEMBER 11 COMMEMORATION AMMAN [...] EMBASSY AMMAN WILL COMMEMORATE THE SEPTEMBER 11 TERROR ATTACK ANNIVERSARY WITH IN-HOUSE AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO REMIND OUR JORDANIAN AUDIENCE OF THE TRAGIC EVENTS BEHIND THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISM. FOLLOWING ARE OUR MAJOR ACTIVITIES. 2. EMBASSY HAS COMMISSIONED THE PRODUCTION [...]	2002-09-08 06:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL OIIP JO
02AMMAN5085	57TH UNGA: PASSPORT INFORMATION OF JORDANIAN [...] (U) As requested ref A, this cable provides the department with the passport numbers of members of the Jordanian UNGA delegation (previously provided travel information contained in refs b, d and e.). It does not include passport information on members of Jordan's delegation already in New Yo [...]	2002-09-08 11:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA PREL EAIR JO UNGA
02AMMAN5131	APPREHENSION AND RESIGNATION: A SENIOR JORDANIAN [...] (C) In an off the record session of the Amman World Affairs Council attended by A/DCM on September 2, Royal Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh gave the mostly East Bank audience one of the most frank assessments of GOJ thinking on Iraq that we have heard. After being peppered by leading questions on [...]	2002-09-09 12:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ JO
02AMMAN5168	SEPTEMBER 11 ONE YEAR LATER IN JORDAN: SYMPATHY [...] (C) A year after 9/11, many Jordanians still make a point of expressing sympathy for the victims of the attacks and condemnation for those who carried them out. That said, many also quickly add that the U.S. "failed to learn the lessons of September 11" and has yet to address the perceived "ro [...]	2002-09-11 05:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI XF JO
02AMMAN5173	OUTSPOKEN JORDANIAN MP SAYS IRAQIS DON'T LIKE [...] (C) In a recent rambling conversation with A/DCM, Mahmoud Kharabsheh (please protect),an outspoken former Jordan MP and former provincial intelligence chief, said that most average Iraqis would not/not support a U.S. military strike on Iraq aimed at overthrowing the regime. He said that, b [...]	2002-09-11 11:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ JO
02AMMAN5195	EMBASSY POSITION ON THIRD PARTY TRANSFER OF ROYAL [...] U.S. Embassy Amman concurs with the GOJ request for third party transfer of F-5 A/B spare parts to Intertrade Aviation Corporation, 5722 Buckingham Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92649. 2. Basis for Request: A. Items being transferred: 7 ARM (NON-SME) value: USD 781.20; 2 ADAPTER, DRAIN V [...]	2002-09-11 14:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MASS MCAP JO
02AMMAN5196	GOJ PUSHES BACK AT POPULAR DISSATISFACTION [...] (S) In recent weeks, the GOJ--through the King's public address on August 15 (see Ref A),the Prime Minister's speech to the Jordan press association on September 2, and Royal Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh's September 2 address to the Amman World Affairs Council (see Ref B)--has respondcd more ag [...]	2002-09-11 15:14:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL KPAL IZ XF IS JO MEPP
02AMMAN5207	PRINCE HASSAN TRAVELING TO US OCTOBER 3-8 [...] (C) The office of Prince Hassan Bin Talal has notified us that Prince Hassan will be traveling to the U.S. October 3-8. The Prince will arrive in New York from Jordan on a private or GOJ aircraft on October 3 to participate in a meeting of the International Crisis Group. The Prince and his par [...]	2002-09-12 11:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP ASEC JO
02AMMAN5237	IRAQ: JORDANIAN REACTION TO POINTS ON PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) In the absence of FonMin Muasher (who is leading the Jordanian delegation to the UNGA in New York),A/DCM delivered ref points to Muasher's personal assistant, Ali al-Ayed September 12. A/DCM urged that the GOJ express public support for the President's themes, as well as the GOJ's will [...]	2002-09-12 15:35:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL ASEC PTER
02AMMAN5238	DRAWING A ROADMAP FOR IRAQ PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-12 16:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL OPRC
02AMMAN5240	JORDANIAN ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC IMPACT OF [...] (c) Post has faxed to NEA/ARN a copy of a paper given to DAS Satterfield by Prime Minister Abul Ragheb that describes a preliminary Jordanian government interagency assessment of the economic impact on Jordan of possible military hostilities involving Iraq. The paper assumes and attempts to [...]	2002-09-13 09:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL ETRD JO IZ
02AMMAN5267	HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES IN JORDAN RAMPING UP IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Humanitarian agencies in Jordan have stepped up contingency planning efforts for a crisis in Iraq. Estimated refugee flows (10,000 into Jordan over six months) match those provided reftel, but UN sources admit that they are based only on conjecture and, in fact, are purposely c [...]	2002-09-15 16:10:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL IZ JO

02AMMAN5295	PRESIDENT'S IRAQ SPEECH: JORDANIANS WELCOME MOVE [...] (C) Initial reaction in Jordan to the President's UNGA speech has been mixed. The government issued a generally supportive statement on September 12 calling for the return of inspectors to Iraq, and many of our GOJ interlocutors have privately praised the forcefulness of the speech. Those Jo [...]	2002-09-16 14:34:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL MOPS KPAL IS IZ JO UNSC
02AMMAN5398	MULLAH KREKAR CASE: STATE OF PLAY IN JORDAN [...] (S) Post has been in contact with the GOJ and the Dutch Embassy this week regarding the Mullah Krekar case, and has provided materials to assist the Jordanians with preparation of their extradition request to the Netherlands. This cable recounts steps taken thus far. End Summary. --------- [...]	2002-09-19 08:50:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KJUS PREL NO NL IZ JO
02AMMAN5478	EMBASSY AMMAN'S PARTICIPATION IN CAIRO CONFERENCE [...] Embassy Amman requests country clearance for Political Counselor Douglas A. Silliman and Public Affairs Officer Haynes Mahoney to participate in the Conference on Engaging Islam in Cairo October 2-3, 2002. 2. Mr. Silliman and Mr. Mahoney will arrive at Cairo International Airport (CAI) o [...]	2002-09-23 14:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL OTRA KISL JO
02AMMAN5490	USINT BAGHDAD CHIEF BERNACKI SAYS IRAQIS ARE [...] (C) USINT Baghdad Chief Krzysztof Bernacki, in meetings with the Ambassador and other Embassy officials on September 23, provided his latest impressions of life in Baghdad. Bernacki, who returned to Baghdad September 6 after a month's leave, said the Iraqi regime, and average Iraqis themselves, [...]	2002-09-24 12:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF IZ
02AMMAN5510	AMMAN CENTER FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT SEEKS U.S. [...] (U) On September 19, poloff met with Dr. Muhammad Kheir Mustafa, Director of the Amman Center for Peace and Development (ACPD) to discuss a proposed ACPD project "to develop an operational definition to the security aspect of the Arab Initiative." The ACPD, one of the few remaining active pro [...]	2002-09-24 15:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL IS JO MEPP
02AMMAN5511	"FRIENDS OF AMERICA" DECRY LACK OF PUBLIC U.S. [...] (C) A group of self-described "Friends of America" representing the Amman World Affairs Council called on the Ambassador and PolCouns September 22 to deliver a letter from the WAC to President Bush (excerpts in para 7 below). The group members said that they had all lived and studied in the [...]	2002-09-25 05:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IZ JO
02AMMAN5517	IMPACT ON JORDANIAN BANKS OF OIL-FOR-FOOD TRADE [...] (C) According to the UN officials cited in ref A, possible military action involving Iraq would interrupt the functioning of the oil-for-food program. Suppliers of O-F-F goods whose delivery could not be confirmed by UN officials in Iraq would therefore not be paid under the current rules g [...]	2002-09-25 09:34:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PREL IZ JO UNSC
02AMMAN5527	HAMZA MANSOUR AND THE IAF/MB: MODERATE LEADERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-25 14:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JO
02AMMAN5528	GOJ TO APPROACH DUTCH TO ASK THAT MULLAH KREKAR [...] (S) Following ref a telcon, DCM and PolCouns September 25 called on Acting Foreign Minister Shaher Bak and Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Muasher, Ali al-Ayed, regarding the GOJ's request for the extradition of Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad (aka Mullah Krekar) from Holland. The DCM explained [...]	2002-09-26 04:04:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PTER NL NO JO
02AMMAN5576	GOJ MOVES TO DISSOLVE THE JORDANIAN SOCIETY FOR [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-26 14:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL JO
02AMMAN5595	JORDANIANS CRITICAL OF U.S. AND ARAB POSITIONS ON [...] (C) When Poloff recently queried a number of Jordanian contacts about the Muqatta siege, most had surprisingly little sympathy for Arafat, but quite a bit of antipathy for U.S. "acquiescence" in the Israeli actions and Arab leaders' lethargic response to the situation. End Summary. ------- [...]	2002-09-30 05:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL PGOV IS JO
02AMMAN5626	MFA LEGAL ADVISOR SAYS ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT STILL [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. See para 5 below. 2. (C) MFA Legal Advisor Samer Naber told PolCouns September 29 that the GOJ has not yet reached a conclusion on whether it can sign a bilateral Article 98 agreement with the U.S. He noted that, although Justice Minis [...]	2002-09-30 14:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV US JO UN
02AMMAN5627	MULLAH KREKAR: DUTCH EMBASSY SAYS SECOND SET OF [...] (C) The Jordanian MFA on September 26 presented to the Dutch Embassy in Amman a second, somewhat more detailed request for the extradition of Mullah Krekar to Jordan on narcotics charges. According to Dutch DCM Peter van der Vliet, the Arabic diplomatic note covering the second extradition [...]	2002-10-01 05:09:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PTER NL JO
02AMMAN5690	GOJ ALLOWS WEEKEND PROTESTS; QUIETER THAN EXPECTED [...] (C) The GOJ allowed--officially or unofficially--several rallies to be held this weekend, September 27-28, to mark the second anniversary of the beginning of the Intifada. These were the first protests the GOJ has allowed since April, when demonstrators threatened to march to the Israeli Embas [...]	2002-10-02 11:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF ASEC KPAL JO
02AMMAN5692	MINOR CABINET RESHUFFLE UNLIKELY TO RESULT IN ANY [...] (C) The Palace announced a minor Cabinet reshuffle on September 26 involving five portfolios. Amman had been rife with rumors of a reshuffle since the King's August 15 announcement that elections were postponed until the Spring. In recent conversations with the Ambassador, several young, prog [...]	2002-10-02 14:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EINV EAGR PINR JO
02AMMAN5737	BIOS ON NEW CABINET MEMBERS [...] (U) King Abdullah and Prime Minister Abul Ragheb reshuffled the Cabinet on September 26 adding 4 new members to the Cabinet, and reassigning one Cabinet member to a new portfolio. Para 2 contains biographical data on the new ministers. 2. (U) New members of the Cabinet are: A. (U) Mini [...]	2002-10-03 13:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EINV EAGR PINR JO
02AMMAN5751	JAPANESE DIPLOMAT REPORTS BAGHDAD NORMAL, BASRA [...] (C) On October 2, a source in the Japanese Embassy's Iraq Division provided A/Polcouns a readout of his recently completed three week visit to Iraq. The source had been in Iraq from September 7 to 27 and had traveled from Baghdad to Basra and back by car September 14-16. Overall, he said that [...]	2002-10-03 15:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JA JO
02AMMAN5781	UNRWA AND FAA 301(C) CONCERNS: PRM PDAS GREENE'S [...] (C) In a September 24 meeting on the margins of the UNRWA Major Donors meeting (reported septel),PRM PDAS Richard Greene pressed UNRWA Commissioner General Peter Hansen, Deputy Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd, West Bank Director Richard Cook and Gaza Director Lionel Brisson on the need for [...]	2002-10-06 12:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IS JO
02AMMAN5823	MONITORING AND EVALUATING SEEDS OF PEACE'S [...] AS REQUESTED REFTEL, REGIONAL REFCOORD MONITORED PRM- FUNDED ACTIVITIES AT SEEDS OF PEACE'S JERUSALEM CENTER FOR COEXISTENCE ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2002. WE UNDERSTAND PRM/ANE MONITORED PRM-FUNDED ACTIVITIES AT THE SEEDS SUMMER CAMP IN MAINE AND THEREFORE ARE REPORTING ONLY ON ACTIVITIES AT THE JER [...]	2002-10-08 03:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
02AMMAN5826	JORDANIAN MFA PROPOSING NEW, MORE LIBERAL LAW [...] (C) MFA Legal Advisor Samer Naber told PolCouns recently that one of Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher's current highest administrative priorities is to pass through the cabinet a new law governing the Jordanian Foreign Service. Naber said the law, which he is writing, will incorporate at Muas [...]	2002-10-08 08:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM JO
02AMMAN5838	PRIME MINISTER ABUL RAGHEB ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, [...] (C) The Ambassador and DCM spoke October 5 with Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb about human rights and legal assistance issues (other topics septels, notal). Abul Ragheb mentioned that the Jordanian Ministry of Justice was collecting the bank records requested by the U.S. Department of Justi [...]	2002-10-08 11:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN PHUM PREL US JO
02AMMAN5839	PM ABUL RAGHEB ON SYRIA, IRAQ: IT'S THE ECONOMY, [...] (S) The Ambassador and DCM spoke October 5 with Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb about his recent visit to Syria (other topics septels, notal). Abul Ragheb focused mostly on economic issues. Bashar al-Asad, he said, had "asked all the right economic questions," and PM Mohammed Miru, a conser [...]	2002-10-08 12:17:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL ECON IZ SY JO
02AMMAN5843	PM SAYS JORDAN IS NOW STOCKPILING OIL ON TANKER IN [...] (C) Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb, in answer to a question from the Ambassador during an October 5 conversation (septels on other topics),said that Jordan now has a large oil tanker (290,000 metric tons capacity) in the port of Aqaba that it will use to add to its limited strategic reserve [...]	2002-10-08 13:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG IZ JO
02AMMAN5908	PM ABUL RAGHEB TELLS DAS CHENEY GOJ WORKING ON [...] (C) NEA DAS Elizabeth Cheney met October 8 with Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb to discuss economic, political, and educational reform issues (septel). Ambassador Gnehm, USAID Director, and PolCouns accompanied. Planning Minister Bassam Awadallah and PM's Media Advisor Natasha Bukhari sat in [...]	2002-10-10 12:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL US JO
02AMMAN5911	BORDER SECURITY ACT - HOST GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON USG [...] IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, JORDANIAN MFA CONSULAR REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED POST OCTOBER 8 THAT, IN PRINCIPLE, THE GOJ HAS NO OBJECTION TO FINGERPRINTING APPLICANTS IN CONNECTION WITH VISA ISSUANCE. HE EMPHASIZED THAT THE GOJ IS SUPPORTIVE OF PROCEDURES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE GREATER SECURITY TO LEGI [...]	2002-10-10 13:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CPAS PREL JO
02AMMAN5912	DEFUSING JORDAN'S GROWING FEAR OF TRANSFER [...] (C) Over the past few weeks, many Jordanians of all political stripes have become deeply afraid that Israel -- and specifically PM Sharon personally -- will exploit a U.S. attack on Iraq to forcibly transfer large numbers of Palestinians from the West Bank to Jordan. Senior officials, media [...]	2002-10-10 13:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS IZ JO MEPP
02AMMAN5915	PM ABUL RAGHEB TELLS DAS CHENEY GOJ TO CONTINUE [...] (SBU) NEA DAS Elizabeth Cheney discussed the USAID program and economic reform October 8 with Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb and Planning Minister Bassam Awadallah (discussion of honor killings reported in septel). Ambassador Gnehm, USAID Director Christiansen-Wagner and PolCouns Silliman ac [...]	2002-10-10 13:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV US JO
02AMMAN5922	DAS CHENEY MEETS WITH QUEEN RANIA: US ASSISTANCE, [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-10 14:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JO AID
02AMMAN5964	JORDAN: U/S LARSON MEETINGS ON ECONOMIC PLANNING [...] (C) Under Secretary Larson had meetings in Amman October 13-14 with Prime Minister Abul Ragheb and key members of the Jordanian ministerial "economic team," including Finance Minster Marto, Planning Minister Awadallah, Trade Minister Bashir and Central Bank Governor Umayya Toukan. He also m [...]	2002-10-15 11:51:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	EFIN ECON PREL JO
02AMMAN5993	KING ABDULLAH AND FONMIN MUASHER ADDRESS TRANSFER [...] (U) Foreign Minister Muasher and King Abdullah made successive high profile public statements October 10-11 addressing growing fears in the Kingdom about a possible large influx of Palestinian and Iraqi refugees should military action against Iraq commence. The King's remarks were part of a l [...]	2002-10-16 05:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF KPAL IS IZ JO MEPP
02AMMAN6024	S/CT COORDINATOR TAYLOR'S OCTOBER 10 MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) In a cordial meeting October 10 with FonMin Muasher, visiting S/CT Coordinator Francis X. Taylor conveyed the U.S.'s appreciation for Jordan's superb cooperation on the war on terrorism, reiterated strong U.S. interest in stopping Iranian resupply flights to Hizbullah, and said that as [...]	2002-10-17 04:59:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SY SA JO MEPP
02AMMAN6073	DROC PRESIDENT KABILA'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (S) DROC President Joseph Kabila paid an official visit to Jordan September 16-18. The visit entailed the usual meetings and official functions. Kabila enjoyed a short visit to the seaport of Aqaba as the King,s guest. We saw nothing remarkable to report -- except that Jordan seemed an u [...]	2002-10-20 13:31:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL XA ZF CF JO
02AMMAN6141	COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: JORDAN WILL BE [...] (U) On October 21, Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's IO Department informed poloff that, due to other scheduling requirements, FonMin Muasher regretted that he would not be able to attend the Community of Democracies Ministerial in Seoul, November 10-12. The Jordanian delegation will [...]	2002-10-22 06:32:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL PHUM PGOV JO
02AMMAN6154	HUMAN RIGHTS: STATUS OF JSCR; MB DEMONSTRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY The President of the Jordanian Society for Citizens' Rights (JSCR) told us October 14 that despite the recent reports of a GOJ "walkback" from its threat to close the JSCR (reftel A),he remains concerned that the JSCR will be rendered ineffective by a rumored new GOJ-appointed bo [...]	2002-10-22 12:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM JO
02AMMAN6157	KING ABDULLAH PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFO ON DROC [...] (S) During an October 19 dinner with visiting NEA A/S Burns, King Abdullah again raised the September 16-18 visit to Jordan of DROC President Joseph Kabila. The King said "Kabila came to see me mostly about how to create a channel to the British but also to the Americans." The King said he h [...]	2002-10-23 05:10:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL XA ZF XW CF JO SU LY
02AMMAN6189	RAMADAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS STRATEGY 2002 [...] Following is an outline of the PD Ramadan activities which emphasize respect for Islam and shared values during the month of Ramadan. In Jordan, Ramadan is a festive time similar to the Christmas season. After the Iftar, most Jordanians spend their time on visits to family and friends, cult [...]	2002-10-23 13:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL OIIP JO
02AMMAN6227	57TH UNFC: DEMARCHE ON IRAQ'S DEPLETED URANIUM [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-24 13:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL JO UNGA
02AMMAN6261	U.S. DIPLOMAT ASSASSINATED IN AMMAN 10/28: SITREP 1 [...] (C) Between 0705 and 0715 this morning (October 28),an individual approached USAID employee Larry Foley as he was entering his vehicle to depart his residence and fired multiple shots at close range. Assailant immediately fled the scene on foot. Mr. Foley appears to have died instantly. 2 [...]	2002-10-28 07:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER PREL JO
02AMMAN6265	ASSASSINATION OF U.S. DIPLOMAT IN AMMAN 10/28: [...] (U) NIACT PRECEDENCE REQUIRED BECAUSE OF URGENCY OF INFORMATION 2. (S/NF) At approximately 1045 local time, the Ambassador spoke with GID Director Sa'ad Kheir regarding the shooting of USAID employee Larry Foley. Director Kheir conveyed his condolences and said that the GOJ (GID and PSD) [...]	2002-10-28 09:50:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER PREL JO
02AMMAN6270	KING POSITIVE ON ARTICLE 98, BUT BUREAUCRACY DRAGS [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. Please see para 6 below. 2. (S) In a conversation with A/S Burns on October 19, King Abdullah said again that he thought Jordan should be able to sign an Article 9 agreement. 3. (C) However, in a separate conversation October 20 wit [...]	2002-10-28 12:14:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL KPAL IS IZ JO MEPP
02AMMAN6282	ASSASSINATION OF U.S. DIPLOMAT IN AMMAN 10/28: [...] (C) The GOJ's investigation of this morning's murder of USAID employee Larry Foley continues. As reported previously, cooperation from the GID and PSD has been excellent. 2. (S/NF) Investigation: According to investigators working the case, the assailant used a small caliber 7mm handgun to [...]	2002-10-28 15:48:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER PREL JO
02AMMAN6309	ASSASSINATION OF U.S. DIPLOMAT IN AMMAN: STATUS AS [...] (C) Twenty four hours after the brutal murder of USAID employee Larry Foley, the GOJ continues to provide excellent cooperation in the investigation of the attack and in implementing new security measures to protect the American community. At the political level, numerous senior GOJ officials [...]	2002-10-29 10:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER PREL JO
02AMMAN6427	JORDAN RESPONDS TO BANK RECORDS REQUEST, INDICATES [...] (C) Over the past two months, Embassy Officers have heard from a variety of GOJ officials increased willingness to cooperate on U.S. legal assistance requests. For example, Justice Minister Nabulsi told the Charge, Legatt, and PolCouns September 15 that the Justice Ministry supported provid [...]	2002-11-03 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CJAN PTER US JO
02AMMAN6462	FM MUASHER PLEDGES GOJ WILL DO ALL IT CAN TO [...] (C) During a November 4 meeting with FonMin Muasher, the Ambassador conveyed his personal thanks for the GOJ's response to the murder of USAID officer Larry Foley, its affirmation of support for the U.S.-Jordanian relationship, and -- most importantly -- the GOJ's willingness to provide added [...]	2002-11-04 15:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER PREL JO
02AMMAN6463	FONMIN MUASHER SAYS JORDAN WILL SIGN ARTICLE 98 [...] (C) During a November 4 meeting with the Ambassador that covered a number of topics (other subjects reported septels),FonMin Muasher pledged that Jordan "will respond positively, but in a credible manner" to the U.S. request to sign an Article 98 agreement. Muasher went on to note that, as P [...]	2002-11-04 16:01:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JO
02AMMAN6514	BOSNIA TRAIN AND EQUIP PROGRAM: POTUS MESSAGE TO [...] (U) On October 31, Embassy conveyed reftel message from the President to King Abdullah. On November 4, Chief of the Royal Court Fayez Tarawneh called the Ambassador to say that the King had received the letter and wished to convey that Jordan was pleased to be a participant in Bosnia and, if [...]	2002-10-27 01:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS JO BK
02AMMAN6515	JORDAN IMF TEAM REVIEWS IRAQ SCENARIOS [...] (C) According to an IMF team visiting Amman this week to discuss the Fund's program for 2003, economic disruptions from military operations against Iraq could increase Jordan's external financing need by $1.2 billion in 2003. Substantial external assistance could over time, however, help smoo [...]	2002-11-06 07:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID PREL IZ JO
02AMMAN6520	PRESIDENT BUSH'S RAMADAN GREETING: [...] PRESIDENT BUSH'S NOVEMBER 5 RAMADAN GREETING RECEIVED WIDE MEDIA PLACEMENT IN JORDAN. PA AMMAN DISTRIBUTED THE STATEMENT TO EACH OF THE LOCAL DAILIES, FOLLOWED BY PERSONAL PHONE CALLS TO EDITORS- IN-CHIEF, RESULTING IN PLACEMENT IN EACH OF JORDAN'S ARABIC AND ENGLISH DAILIES TODAY, NOVEMBER 6 [...]	2002-11-06 13:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR JO
02AMMAN6522	"JORDAN FIRST": KING SEEKS TO PROMOTE LOYALTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In mid-October, the GOJ rolled out an extensive public relations campaign to promote its new "Jordan First" domestic political initiative. Billboards, signs and posters emblazoned with the motto "al-Urdun Awaalan" (Jordan First) and a Jordanian flag held aloft by five hands (e [...]	2002-11-06 13:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JO
02AMMAN6535	ISLAMIST ABU SAYYAF POSES CHALLENGE TO GOJ IN MA'AN [...] (C) Jordanian Security Forces are currently engaged in a tense standoff with Islamist activist Mohammad Shalibi aka Abu Sayyaf, which started when the PSD attempted to take Abu Sayyaf into custody on October 29, at a road block on the Desert Highway near Ma'an in Southern Jordan. Abu Sayyaf ( [...]	2002-11-06 16:50:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV JO
02AMMAN6609	CUBA/UNGA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN [...] (U) On November 11, Poloff conveyed reftel demarche urging Jordan to oppose, or at least abstain on, Cuba's anti-embargo UNGA resolution to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's IO Department. Aamiri promised that the MFA would review the information we provided and share it with Jordan's [...]	2002-11-12 10:46:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM JO CU UNGA
02AMMAN6610	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POSSIBLE HIZBALLAH RESUPPLY [...] (S/NF) DCM delivered Ref A demarche on November 9 to Ali al-Ayad, personal assistant to FONMIN Muasher. Ali promised to provide the information to the appropriate people in the GOJ and asked for further details on the flight as soon as they are available. DCM also provided the text of the de [...]	2002-11-12 11:00:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER JO LE SY IR
02AMMAN6650	GOJ MOVES AGAINST ARMED GROUP IN MA'AN; CURFEW, [...] (S) SUMMARY. As of mid-day November 12, the search for members of an armed Islamic group in the southern Jordanian city of Ma'an continues. Jordanian security forces entered Ma'an on November 10 after a heavily armed gang refused to give up its leader Mohammad Shalibi (aka Abu Sayyaf) (ref [...]	2002-11-13 08:58:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC JO
02AMMAN6671	TERRORIST FINANCE-JORDAN (LIST 21) [...] (SBU) The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed us via Diplomatic Note that the Global Relief Foundation has no branches or activities in Jordan. GNEHM [...]	2002-11-13 16:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KSEP CVIS KVPR JO EUN
02AMMAN6692	DESPITE APATHY AND MILD APPREHENSION, JORDANIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Jordanian reaction to the recently launched "Jordan First" initiative (reftel) has been characterized primarily by apathy and mild apprehension. Some welcome the campaign, while others are skeptical for various reasons, including the fear that "Jordan First" could exacerbate dom [...]	2002-11-13 18:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM JO
02AMMAN6699	MUASHER ON CAIRO AL MINISTERIAL: SHARA, IRAQ AND [...] (C) NEA DAS David Satterfield called on Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher November 13. Ambassador, PolCouns, Muasher's personal aide Ali al-Ayed, and private office staffer Ashraf Zeitoun also attended. --------------------------------------- ARAB LEAGUE PRESSES IRAQ TO ACCEPT 1441 ------- [...]	2002-11-14 19:05:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ SY JO
02AMMAN6735	DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE RESCHEDULING OF HIZBALLAH [...] (S) Following receipt of ref A demarche request, poloff conveyed points to Ali al-Ayed, personal assistant to FonMin Muasher. Al-Ayed took down the information and promised to share it with the relevant GOJ authorities. He noted, however, that after our last demarche on the subject (ref B),[...]	2002-11-18 12:42:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER LE SY IR JO
02AMMAN6764	JORDANIAN INSPECTORS IN UNMOVIC? [...] (C) This message contains an action request for USUN. Please see para 6. 2. (C) On November 17, the MFA's Legal Advisor Samer Naber informally provided Poloff information on possible Jordanian participation in UNMOVIC (Note: Poloff was meeting with Naber on other issues when Naber received [...]	2002-11-19 16:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR IZ JO
02AMMAN6785	LESSENING THE BLOW TO THE GOJ OF MOVING TO [...] (S) If the Department approves our request for authorized departure (ref A),we need to consider carefully how to soften the political impact of this decision on Jordan. We should take steps to reassure the King and government that the U.S. continues to attach great value to the relationshi [...]	2002-11-20 19:48:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ASEC US JO
02AMMAN6862	JORDAN CELEBRATES THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN WITH [...] The following cable was drafted by one of our FSNs and conveys the mood of Ramadan 2002 in Jordan from her perspective. 2. Summary: While last year's Ramadan was marked with pessimism and lethargy, one would have thought that the situation wouldn't and couldn't [...]	2002-11-25 12:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM JO IS
02AMMAN6926	ARTICLE 98: JORDAN EMPOWERS ITS UN PERMREP TO [...] (C) PolCouns on November 26 separately queried Ali al-Ayed, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Muasher, and Samer Naber, MFA Legal Advisor, about the status of GOJ consideration of an Article 98 agreement with the U.S. PolCouns reiterated our desire to complete an agreement with Jordan a [...]	2002-11-27 11:39:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL US JO ICC
02AMMAN6938	FURTHER MA'AN VIOLENCE, OTHER INCIDENTS, RATTLE [...] (C) The southern city of Ma'an was again the site of a clash between police and local armed militants on November 24. According to press reports, one 22 year old man was killed in the exchange of gunfire, and three others, including one policeman, were injured. The circumstances of the clas [...]	2002-11-27 14:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL JO
02AMMAN6939	UNRWA AND FAA 301(C) COMPLIANCE: VIEWS FROM GAZA [...] (U) This message has been cleared by Embassy Tel Aviv. 2. (C) Summary: In the course of November 18 meetings with UNRWA's Gaza program chiefs, regional refcoord reviewed UNRWA's compliance with section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act. The Relief and Social Services Chief told refco [...]	2002-11-27 14:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IS JO UN
02AMMAN6990	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POSSIBLE HIZBALLAH RESUPPLY [...] (S) On December 1, PolCouns and PolOff delivered message in reftel regarding a possible forthcoming Hizballah resupply flight to Ali Ayad, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. PolCouns urged Jordan to inform the USG if it receives such an overflight request, and to deny the [...]	2002-12-01 14:58:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PTER LE SY IR JO
02AMMAN6993	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOJ ON POSSIBLE TERRORIST [...] (SBU) On December 1, PolCouns and PolOff delivered the message in reftel concerning the possibility of forthcoming terrorist attacks in Kenya, Yemen and/or Djibouti to Ali Ayad, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. Ayad noted that Royal Jordanian flies to Yemen and said the [...]	2002-12-02 04:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL EAIR DJ YM KE JO
02AMMAN7178	TERRORIST FINANCE-JORDAN (LISTS 21 AND 22) [...] (U) The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed us via Diplomatic Note December 2 that the Global Relief Foundation (list 21),under that and other names cited in List 21, has no assets in Jordan. The MFA also informed us that Jemaah Islamiyah (list 22) similarly has no assets in [...]	2002-12-10 11:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KSEP CVIS KVPR JO EUN
02AMMAN7179	NAMES, TITLES, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR JORDAN [...] (SBU) Per reftel, the following constitutes contact information for King Abdullah, the Prime Minister, and the Foreign Minister: AMMAN (December 10, 2002) King Abdullah II Bin AL Hussein Office: 962-6-463-7341 Residence: 962-6-463-7341 The number above is manned twenty four hours a day a [...]	2002-12-10 12:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL
02AMMAN7234	RAMADAN 2002: AMMAN [...] SUMMARY: EMBASSY AMMAN UNDERTOOK A NUMBER OF SPECIAL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF RAMADAN AIMED AT REINFORCING A MESSAGE OF RESPECT FOR ISLAM. SOMEWHAT TO OUR SURPRISE IN THESE TENSE TIMES, OUR JORDANIAN CONTACTS PARTICIPATED IN GREAT NUMBERS AT OUR EMBASSY RAMADAN EVENTS, INCLUDING TW [...]	2002-12-12 13:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL KISL JO
02AMMAN7255	JORDAN: PEACE AIRPORT AND OTHER TRANSPORT ISSUES [...] (SBU) According to Jordan's Transportation Minister, the Jordanian government remains ready to work with Israel on a plan to allow domestic flights bound for Eilat to land in Aqaba (REFTEL). The Ministry has also prepared contingency plans for a possible conflict in Iraq. Regarding Royal J [...]	2002-12-15 11:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL ELTN EWWT PREF BEXP JO IS
02AMMAN7304	UNRWA LAUNCHES NEW USD 93.7 MILLION EMERGENCY [...] (C) Summary and comment: At December 10 and 11 briefings in Jerusalem and Amman, UNRWA ComGen Hansen launched UNRWA's new USD 93.7 million appeal to cover six months of emergency programming in the West Bank and Gaza. The majority of the appeal would cover expanded food assistance programs ( [...]	2002-12-16 15:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IS JO
02AMMAN7313	THE BULGE: JORDANIANS SET TO BEGIN WORK ON [...] (C) Raif Nijem, Vice-President of the GOJ's Restoration Committee for Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock and the leader of a Jordanian team sent to study the bulge in the southern wall of Haram al-Sharif (see Ref),is optimistic that work can begin the week of December 22 to shore up the sout [...]	2002-12-17 12:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL KWBG PBTS IS JO
02AMMAN7349	MEPI REACTION: AMMAN [...] SUMMARY: THE MEPI AND SECRETARY POWELL'S SPEECH HAVE DOMINATED JORDANIAN EDITORIAL PAGES IN RECENT DAYS, WITH REACTION BEST DESCRIBED AS COMPLEX: SOME WRITERS HAVE WELCOMED THE INITIATIVE, EXPRESSING A KIND OF RELIEF AT THE ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION OF CORE DEFICIENCIES PLAGUING ARAB SOCIETIE [...]	2002-12-19 14:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL KISL JO
02AMMAN7450	IRAQ: JORDAN BRIEFED ON U.S. REACTION TO IRAQ [...] (C) The Ambassador on December 21 summarized ref information on the U.S. reaction to Iraq's weapons declaration with Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. Muasher had little comment on the presentation, other than to say that he had been following the subject in the press, and that "everyone exp [...]	2002-12-24 09:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL JO
02AMMAN7452	ESTABLISHMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING GROUP [...] (S/NF) Ref A, of 20 Dec. 2002, requests that posts establish Homeland Security Working Groups (HSWG) as either standalone committees or as subsets of existing security entities. Ref B is Post's response to an earlier request along the same lines,reporting that AmEmbassy Amman had establishe [...]	2002-12-24 10:07:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER CVIS PREL PGOV APER
02AMMAN7520	EMBASSY POSITION ON THIRD PARTY TRANSFER OF ROYAL [...] U.S. Embassy Amman concurs with the GOJ request for third party transfer of F-5 A/B spare parts to Intertrade Aviation Corporation, 5722 Buckingham Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92649. 2. Basis for Request: A. Items being transferred: 11 LEAF, HINGE (NON-SME) value: USD 1,489.73; 20 SCR [...]	2002-12-30 07:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MASS MCAP JO
02AMMAN7535	JORDAN: UPDATE ON BOYCOTT OF U.S. PRODUCTS [...] (sbu) Summary. Business contacts say that an abiding affinity for U.S. consumer products, marketing strategies that played up local connections, and a crackdown by the government on political activities by professional associations blunted the impact of calls for boycotting American product [...]	2002-12-30 13:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON BEXP PGOV PREL IS JO
02ANKARA7726	TURKEY'S ELECTIONS: OUR ANALYSIS AND PREDICTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Islam-influenced AK (Justice and Development) of R. Tayyip Erdogan will be the clear winner in the Turkish national elections on Nov. 3, and has a strong shot at a Parliamentary majority. Deniz Baykal's Establishmentarian, left-of-center Republican Peoples' Party (CHP) will [...]	2002-11-01 10:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA7763	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON POST-ELECTION TASKS, INCLUDING KEEPING THE CARETAKER GOT HONEST [...] (SBU) Summary: In a October 30 meeting, Central Bank Governor Serdengecti told us he and Treasury U/S Oztrak have prepared a document to give to the election winners which explains in non-technical terms the GOT's commitments to the IMF and why they should be honored. The length of the educa [...]	2002-11-01 15:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA7766	AK PARTY IN A PARLIAMENTARY LANDSLIDE: CLOSE TO A [...] Summary: Justice and Development (AK) Party's landslide victory and Establishment standard-bearer Republican People's Party's (CHP) distant second-place finish in Turkey's Nov. 3 general elections cuts the number of parties in parliament back to only two for the first time in decades. While P. [...]	2002-11-03 23:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS TU POLITICAL PARTIES
02ANKARA7775	NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKMEN FRONT UNHAPPY WITH [...] (C) Operation Northern Watch POLAD met with Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) Ankara rep and Executive Committee member Dr. Mustafa Ziya November 1. Ziya complained the ITF wanted to be in the opposition conference steering committee and have ten percent of the seats at the conference, but a Kurdistan [...]	2002-11-04 11:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TU IZ
02ANKARA7847	TURKISH MARKETS RALLY ON ELECTION RESULTS [...] (U) On November 4, Turkish markets reacted positively to the AK Party's landslide victory in parliamentary elections. The lira strengthened very slightly, closing at TL 1,678,000 to the dollar; the Istanbul Stock Exchange 100 index closed up 6.1 percent; the benchmark lira T-bills closed uncha [...]	2002-11-04 15:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA7848	GOT REITERATES CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE PAROLE OF [...] (C) Ahmet Banguoglu, MFA Director General for Bilateral Political Affairs (Americas),told DCM November 4 the GOT remains highly concerned about the possible parole of Harry Sassounian, convicted in 1984 of the 1982 assassination of Turkish CG Kemal Arikan in Westwood (L.A.). Banguoglu said h [...]	2002-11-04 15:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER TU
02ANKARA7921	TURKEY: AK PARTY'S LANDSLIDE VICTORY SWEEPS ASIDE [...] (C) Summary: After crushing defeat by AK in Nov. 3 elections, leaders of MHP, ANAP, and DYP, all of which failed to reenter Parliament, separately declared their intent to vacate their party chairmanships. With P.M. Ecevit's pre-election announcement that he will leave DSP leadership in April [...]	2002-11-05 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR TU POLITICAL PARTIES
02ANKARA7924	TURKEY: TIMELINE TO ESTABLISH NEXT GOVERNMENT [...] Timeline in para 2 lists the sequence of steps to be followed as the Justice and Development (AK) Party prepares to establish a government in the wake of its Nov. 3 landslide election victory. According to AK officials, assuming that President Sezer observes Turkish law and tradition (i.e., g [...]	2002-11-05 16:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA7925	TURKISH MARKETS RALLY; TREASURY COMMENTS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The post-election rally in Turkish markets continued on November 5, with trading volumes in both stock and T-bill markets setting records for 2002. T-bill rates dropped about seven percentage points to close at 57.5 percent in annual compounded terms; the stock market is up 17 [...]	2002-11-05 16:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA7973	FINALIZING THE $200 MILLION GRANT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Embassy is concerned with the delays in implementing the Grant Agreement between Turkey and the United States, signed on September 13, involving nearly $200 million in grant assistance to Turkey. We understand there are technical legal problems between the Federal Reserve Bank of New Y [...]	2002-11-06 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA7974	EURODIPLOMATS IN ANKARA SAY TURKEY'S EU CANDIDACY [...] (C) Summary: EU-member-state diplomats in Ankara say the EU is headed toward offering Turkey a conditional date for accession talks, possibly in January 2004. Our contacts say Germany holds the key; local German diplomats agree Berlin feels under pressure not to block Turkey's candidacy. UK a [...]	2002-11-06 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU TU
02ANKARA7980	IRAQI OPPOSITION: ENSURING TURKMEN FRONT INCLUSION [...] (U) The November 6 Washington File reported the Department spokesman referring to the planned November 22 Iraqi opposition conference, listing only the six organizations on the conference steering committee as those the USG had been working with on the future of Iraq. He said, "We've been wor [...]	2002-11-07 13:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TU IZ UNSC
02ANKARA8089	TURKS LUKEWARM ABOUT LUKASHENKO'S ATTENDANCE AT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-08 13:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BO TU NATO
02ANKARA8108	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH AK PARTY CHAIRMAN ERDOGAN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with victorious AK Party leader Erdogan for first post-election visit. He complimented AK on its constructive electoral campaign and victory and noted U.S. readiness to work with the new AK government. U.S. seeks stronger bilateral economic ties and urges AK to fo [...]	2002-11-08 15:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ECON AA POLITICAL PARTIES
02ANKARA8110	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODELS BEREUTER, HASTERT, ISSA, SMITH [...] Summary: Turkey's Nov. 3 national elections produced a landslide victory for the Islam-influenced AK Party, which thus far has chosen to follow a reasonable path with emphasis on EU membership. The economy is on eggshells, and the new government will need to stick to the IMF-backed reform pr [...]	2002-11-08 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS ECON OTRA TU
02ANKARA8112	IMF AND TURKISH CENTRAL BANK ON NEXT STEPS FOR THE [...] Summary: While the post-election market rally largely continued on November 8, with T-bill rates dropping a further 2.5 percent, there was by the week's end greater press and market attention to the likely policies of the new GOT. IMF resrep reviewed with us the outstanding structural and fi [...]	2002-11-08 16:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8126	TURKISH MFA STICKING TO ITS GUNS ON ARMENIA [...] (C) In separate meetings last week with EUR/SE Director Hengel, MFA officials reiterated standard Turkish concerns in relations with Armenia. 2. (C) Deputy Director General for the Caucasus and Central Asia Ertan Tezgor told us Turkey will not move to normalize relations with Armenia unt [...]	2002-11-12 11:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AM AJ
02ANKARA8139	AK PARTY DYNAMICS AND U.S. INTERESTS [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-12 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARTIES PGOV PINS POLITICAL PREL TU
02ANKARA8142	NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKMEN FRONT TO BOYCOTT OPPOSITION [...] (C) Operation Northern Watch POLAD met with Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) Ankara rep and Executive Committee member Dr. Mustafa Ziya November 12. Ziya said that although the opposition conference steering committee had increased the number of Turkmen seats, the total number of seats had also been [...]	2002-11-12 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TU IZ
02ANKARA8149	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, October 25, 2002 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 25, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2002-11-13 11:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ
02ANKARA8150	UPDATE ON TURKEY'S CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHANISTAN [...] EmbOffs met with MFA's Afghan Reconstruction Coordinator Ambassador Refat Okcun 11/12 for an update on Turkey's reconstruction efforts. 2. Okcun confirmed that Turkey's completed reconstruction efforts now total $1.8 million, up from $1.6 reported Ref A. By year's end, that figure shoul [...]	2002-11-13 12:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID PREL AF TU
02ANKARA8165	CAN AK PARTY REMOVE OBSTACLES TO PARTY LEADER [...] (C) Summary: On the surface of it, and given AK Party's strong parliamentary majority, there should be a straightforward, if sequential, legal way ahead for disenfranchised AK Party chairman Erdogan to reclaim his political rights, gain election to Parliament, and be appointed Prime Minister. [...]	2002-11-13 15:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU POLITICAL PARTIES
02ANKARA8250	TURKEY: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EU AND CYPRUS WITH [...] (C) Ambassador met Nov. 14 with EU Hirep Javier Solana to discuss the EU perspective on UNSYG Annan's plan for a settlement on Cyprus, and the prospects for progress on Turkey's EU bid at Copenhagen in December. Solana noted that he had had separate meetings with MFA U/S Ziyal and AK (Justice [...]	2002-11-15 10:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA8252	TURKEY'S DEEP STATE [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Deep State, the behind-the-scenes machinery and power relationships among selected members of the military, judicial, and bureaucratic elite, has endured as an essential factor in political life and in citizens' wary calculations of their relation to the State. Now, however [...]	2002-11-15 11:01:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR TU

02ANKARA8253	TURKISH PARTICIPANTS IN THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING IN [...] In response to reftel, following are the Turkish Participants in the President's November 20 Meeting in Prague with Turkish President Sezer: President Ahmet Necdet Sezer Minister of Foreign Affairs Sukru Sina Gurel (if participates) Ambassador Ugur Ziyal, MFA Under Secretary Ambassador [...]	2002-11-13 23:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TU
02ANKARA8310	AK PARTY MOVES STEP BY STEP TOWARD FORMING [...] (C) We understand from top AK Party official Bulent Arinc that in his Nov. 15 call on President Sezer, AK Party chairman Erdogan submitted AK number two Abdullah Gul's name as AK's first choice for Prime Minister. Arinc intimated that Gul is AK's preferred candidate not only owing to his popu [...]	2002-11-15 12:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS TU
02ANKARA8356	AK PARTY BEGINS TO ENGAGE ON THE ECONOMY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the past week, AK Party moved to inject discipline into its public statements on the economy, initiated contacts with the economic bureaucracy, and reiterated its intention to work with the IMF. AK Economic Coordinator Ali Babacan sought to reassure us that, despite some u [...]	2002-11-15 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8358	AK PARTY TO FORM NEW TURKISH GOVERNMENT WITH ABDULLAH GUL AS PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Nov. 16 President Sezer gave the mandate to form the new Turkish government to AK Party number two Abdullah Gul (ref A),who announced he will submit his proposed cabinet list to Sezer Nov. 18. We expect the government to be in office a week to ten days thereafter. Gul bio in para 5. [...]	2002-11-16 11:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR TU
02ANKARA8369	TURKISH MARKETS RALLY ON EU, CYPRUS NEWS [...] (U) The two-week market rallies continued strongly on the morning of November 18: -- Treasury bill yields dropped 1.5 percentage points. With the benchmark July 2 bill now at 49.5 percent, in compounded terms, rates have dropped over 14 percentage points since the November 3 elections. [...]	2002-11-18 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8373	ISAF COMMANDER MG ZORLU'S VISIT TO THE US - [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) MFA DDG for South Asian Affairs Aydin Evirgen recently informed Deputy Pol-Mil Counselor that ISAF Commander MG Zorlu would be traveling to the US November 20-26 to meet with USG and UN officials and private organizations to discuss Turke [...]	2002-11-18 13:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL TU UK AF
02ANKARA8380	TURKEY'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER: YASAR YAKIS [...] (U) Turkey's 58th government, announced Nov. 18, includes former career diplomat and three-time ambassador Yasar (Yashar) Yakis (Yah-kish) as Foreign Minister. Bio below. 2. (C) A mostly conventionally-minded, retired 39-year veteran of the MFA, Yakis is now AK Vice Chairman for foreign [...]	2002-11-18 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS TU
02ANKARA8381	THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S CORE ECONOMIC TEAM [...] (C) The new Government Cabinet was announced by Prime Minister Abdullah Gul, following his meeting with President Sezer November 18. Following are post's informal biographical notes on several of the likely key economic players. When asked at the press conference "who will be the economy m [...]	2002-11-18 16:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PINR PREL TU
02ANKARA8382	TURKEY'S 58TH GOVERNMENT TAKES OFFICE [...] (U) President Sezer's Nov. 18 approval of the AK Party government under P.M. Abdullah Gul (ref A; cabinet below, para 4) puts into place a government: --committed to pursuing Turkey's EU candidacy and democratic reforms; --open to working with the U.S. on key regional issues; --fo [...]	2002-11-19 05:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ECON TU
02ANKARA8448	TURKEY'S NEW GOVERNMENT: MORE INSIGHTS INTO [...] (U) Summary: President Sezer drew a line by rejecting one proposed cabinet assignment in the AK government, but allowed AK to keep the candidate as a State Minister. Fiery orator Bulent Arinc, who has his own strong following among AK voters and whom we expect to underscore the prerogatives of [...]	2002-11-19 15:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS TU
02ANKARA8454	TURKISH MARKET RALLIES HALT, AWAIT GOT ACTION; NEW [...] (U) In morning trading November 20, yields on the benchmark lira Treasury bill rose to the 52 percent compounded level, having dropped earlier in the week of 49 percent. The lira depreciated slightly to TL 1,590,000 from yesterday's low of TL 1,580,000. Two days of profit taking in the Ist [...]	2002-11-20 09:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8505	TURKEY'S NEW DEFENSE MINISTER: VECDI GONUL [...] (C) Summary: GOT DefMin Gonul's principal political task is to ensure smooth relations between his Islam-influenced AK Party and a Turkish military which as adopted a wait-and-see attitude while remaining on the lookout for any sign AK might try to alter the current status of civilian-military [...]	2002-11-21 12:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS TU
02ANKARA8526	GOT CONSIDERING POSITION ON EARLY UNFICYP REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-21 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL KPKO CY TU
02ANKARA8532	BEHIND THE MAN: THE FAMILY OF NEW TURKISH PM [...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkish Prime Minister Abdullah Gul (reftel),Number Two man in the Islam-influenced AK (Justice and Development) Party of R. Tayyip Erdogan, is a democrat and political reformist who nonetheless heads a family that takes Islam seriously and reflects his own moral proc [...]	2002-11-22 10:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR TU
02ANKARA8534	ARTICLE 98: GOT SAYS NEGOTIATIONS LIKELY EARLY IN [...] (C) Feza Ozturk, head of the MFA International Political Organizations Department, told Poloff November 21 that the GOT would likely be prepared to negotiate an Article 98 agreement with the USG following the December 12-13 EU Summit in Copenhagen. Ozturk said the GOT is wary of raising the p [...]	2002-11-22 10:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM TU
02ANKARA8535	TURKEY: POSSIBLE VISIT BY SWEDISH FM COULD BOOST [...] (C) Anne Dismoor, Swedish Ambassador to Turkey, told poloff at a November 20 reception that she was hopeful Swedish FM Lindh would visit Turkey soon. According to Dismoor, Lindh canceled her trip last year after GOT officials stated she would have to cancel a planned visit to Diyarbakir, a so [...]	2002-11-22 11:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SW TU
02ANKARA8545	TURKISH MARKETS REACT TO COURT'S SUSPENSION OF KEY [...] (U) On November 22, Turkish press reported that Turkey's supreme administrative court ("Danistay") issued a decision to suspend the Bank Regulation and Supervision Agency's (BRSA) intervention of the insolvent Pamukbank. Under Turkish law, the bank will now be handed back to its former owner [...]	2002-11-22 12:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8546	EMBASSY EFFORTS TO STOP TURKISH ATROPINE EXPORTS [...] (S) Post has expended substantial and sustained efforts to encourage the GOT to shut off potential for Iraqi acquisition of atropine from Turkey. We offer the following chronology of our efforts: (S) May 2002 - Regional Affaires (RA) Office begins work on issue with GOT interlocutors. In [...]	2002-11-22 12:21:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC TU IZ
02ANKARA8564	TURKISH BROADCASTING BOARD LIFTS SOME RESTRICTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's High Radio and Television Board (RTUK) enacts a regulation lifting some restrictions on TV and radio broadcasts in Kurdish -- but only on state-owned stations and under strict time limits. EU representatives in Ankara said the limited regulation will not bolster Turkey's [...]	2002-11-22 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
02ANKARA8568	SECRETARY'S LETTER TO IAEA BOARD MEMBERS ON DPRK RESOLUTION: TURKEY ASSESSING SITUATION [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-22 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP KN MNUC PREL TU
02ANKARA8569	TURKEY'S SOUTHEAST: BETTER, BUT STILL BACKWARD AS [...] (C) Summary: The GOT is expected to complete the phased lifting of the state of emergency November 30 by allowing the regime to expire in the last two southeastern provinces where it continues -- Diyarbakir and Sirnak. While the regime's demise is welcome, five longstanding problems will cont [...]	2002-11-22 15:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
02ANKARA8586	AK PARTY ANNOUNCES SWEEPING HUMAN RIGHTS REFORM [...] (C) Summary: PM Gul announced Nov. 23 a broad plan including sweeping legal changes designed to bring Turkey into full compliance with EU human rights standards. The GOT is also preparing to introduce a 36-article legislative reform package in support of the plan. The administration intends [...]	2002-11-25 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
02ANKARA8594	UNCERTAINTY FOR PENDING AND EXISTING BOT/TOR [...] (C) Summary and comment: Embassy has long emphasized to the GOT the importance of a rapid and fair settlement to the pending BOT/TOR projects, which still have not been resolved (reftels). It now appears the GOT is considering re-negotiation of the contracts for the BOT projects that are alr [...]	2002-11-25 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU
02ANKARA8596	TURKISH MARKETS AWAIT IMF REACTION TO COURT [...] (C) Summary: Turkish markets are awaiting IMF and GOT reaction to the administrative court decision of November 22, which suspended the take-over of Pamukbank by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA). At the heart of this legal battle lie about $5 billion in loans made by Pamuk [...]	2002-11-25 15:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8620	DEMARCHE TO TURKEY ON FOOD CRISIS IN HORN OF AFRICA [...] EconCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for International Relations Osman Paksut on November 26. Paksut said Turkey's Embassy in Addis Ababa had kept the Ministry informed of the developing food crisis, but the MFA had not yet made any decisions about whether it cou [...]	2002-11-26 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL ER ET TU
02ANKARA8633	CODEL HASTERT'S MEETINGS IN ANKARA [...] (C) Summary: A codel led by Speaker Hastert met Nov. 21 with P.M. Gul and Parliament President ("Speaker") Arinc. Speaker Hastert congratulated Gul on AK's landslide election victory and Turkey's recent progress on political and economic reform. Gul echoed AK leader Erdogan's commitment to EU [...]	2002-11-26 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ECON TU
02ANKARA8638	NORTHERN IRAQ: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT TO GRANT [...] (U) This is an action request for NEA/NGA, NEA/EX and EUR/SE. See paras 3-5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NOFORN) Embassy understands that Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Senator Biden (D-DE),Senator Hagel (R-NE),three SFRC professional staff members a [...]	2002-11-26 16:10:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PINR OTRA ASEC AFIN CPAS AMGT TU IZ
02ANKARA8695	TURKS WILL ATTEND BONN AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION [...] (U) Turkey will be represented at the Bonn-Petersberg conference on Afghanistan Reconstruction by Ambassador Aydemir Erman, the MFA Deputy U/S and Coordinator for Afghanistan, and Ambassador Okcun, the MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan Reconstruction. Embassy provided Ref A talking points on 1 [...]	2002-11-27 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL AF TU
02ANKARA8717	US-TURKEY HIGH-LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP MEETING FOLLOW [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. ----------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (C) On April 16-17, the USG and GOT convened the 17th annual US-Turkey High-Level Defense Group (HLDG) meeting in Istanbul. The HLDG's two working groups--the Political-Military Working Group (PMWG) an [...]	2002-11-29 10:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL TU
02ANKARA8730	NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKMEN FRONT AGREES TO ATTEND [...] (C) Operation Northern Watch POLAD met with Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) Ankara rep and Executive Committee member Dr. Mustafa Ziya November 29. Ziya shared the text (see para 3) of the opposition conference steering committee's response to the ITF's complaint letter of November 5 (ref B). ziya [...]	2002-11-29 12:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TU IZ
02ANKARA8738	EUROPEAN DIPLOMATS GIVE HIGH MARKS TO NEW GOT'S [...] (C) Summary: Ankara-based Eurodiplomats say ruling AK Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other members of the new GOT have impressed EU leaders with their approach to human rights reform and commitment to EU membership. So far, they say, Erdogan appears willing to break with GOT tradition [...]	2002-11-29 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
02ANKARA8740	DESPITE REFORM EFFORTS, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's three leading human rights organizations are wary of the new GOT, despite its nascent reform efforts (reftel). One of the groups, which is Islam-oriented, suspects the ruling AK Party will avoid promoting Islamic rights; the others, leftist and Kurdish oriented, fear AK [...]	2002-11-29 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
02ANKARA8753	TURKEY: BACKGROUND ON CHP CHAIRMAN DENIZ BAYKAL [...] (C) Summary: Combining a sharp intellect with a divisive manner, Deniz Baykal is back in Parliament as opposition leader of a CHP reeling from the thrashing it received at the hands of Islam-influenced AK Party in Nov. 3 national elections. Aware of widespread public perceptions that he is a [...]	2002-12-02 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA8777	TURKEY'S DISAFFECTED YOUTH VOTE: CAN IT BE COOPTED? [...] (C) Summary: Protest voting is an old tradition in Turkey but showed a new twist in Nov. 3 national elections. Motorola deadbeat and Berlusconi wannabe Cem Uzan -- emphasizing a xenophobic, nihilistic message and playing on resentment of America -- parlayed the anger of disaffected urban yout [...]	2002-12-02 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS TU
02ANKARA8778	EU AMBIVALENCE, CYPRUS SEEN AS OBSTACLES TO [...] (C) Poloff discussed the state of Turkey's EU candidacy with several Ankara-based European diplomats following a November 26 meeting with Ambassador in which an unusually downbeat PM Gul appeared to believe Turkey had recently lost ground in its EU membership bid. -------------- EU Ambiva [...]	2002-12-02 15:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
02ANKARA8779	TURKEY: NULLIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS IN SIIRT [...] (U) Summary: Anatolia News Agency reports Dec. 2 that the Supreme Election Board (YSK),acting pursuant to a petition filed by the Justice and Development (AK) Party last month, has nullified the results of the Nov. 3 elections in southeastern Siirt province. Provided AK can push through the n [...]	2002-12-02 15:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA8780	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ECONOMICS WITH DEPUTY PM SENER [...] (C) Summary: In his initial call on Deputy PM Sener December 2, Ambassador stressed that the USG wanted the government's economic program to succeed, highlighted the important role financial markets would play in the coming months, and suggested those markets would be looking for a strong p [...]	2002-12-03 06:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL TU
02ANKARA8783	TURKEY: OPPOSITION CHP SEES AN AK PARTY DIVIDED [...] (C) Summary: Trounced at the polls on Nov. 3, Deniz Baykal's CHP is already trying to turn the tables on the Islam-influenced AK Party government. CHP is now focusing on the headscarf controversy that flared up again when AK's Speaker of Parliament Arinc and his headscarf-clad wife were on ha [...]	2002-12-03 09:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS TU POLITICAL PARTIES
02ANKARA8787	LETTER FROM TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER YAKIS TO SECRETARY POWELL ON IAEA AND NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-03 11:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ODIP TU
02ANKARA8797	TURKEY'S INFLATION/GROWTH OVERPERFORMING; BUT [...] (U) November inflation data, released December 3, were slightly better than market expectations: Wholesale price increase was 1.6 percent (versus market expectations of 1.9 percent); Consumer price increase was 2.9 percent (market average expectation was 3.0 percent). 2. (U) Novembe [...]	2002-12-03 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8846	READ-OUT OF IMF VISIT TO TURKEY: FOCUS ON BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: On December 4, IMF resident representative briefed EU member countries and us on the December 2-4 visit of IMF Europe Director Deppler. It provided a first impression of the new economic ministers: well-intentioned, and committed to continuing the existing program, but not uni [...]	2002-12-04 13:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8852	SCENESETTER FOR DEC. 9-10 WASHINGTON VISIT OF AK PARTY CHAIRMAN R. TAYYIP ERDOGAN [...] (C) Summary: As Turkey's strongest politician Tayyip Erdogan is key to our ability to influence the AK Party government and public opinion on Iraq and other strategic U.S. interests. His heightened sense of pride is undiminished, indeed boosted, by the Kemalist State's continuing attempts to [...]	2002-12-04 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PINS TU
02ANKARA8859	TURKISH HEAD SCARF DEBATE: "THE TURBAN IS A MORAL [...] (C) Summary: As Turkey watchers speculate about newly-elected Justice and Development (AK) Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political priorities, university professor Huseyn Bagci, an academic advisor to Erdogan, shared his views on a variety of issues. Bagci affirmed "The turban (head sc [...]	2002-12-09 08:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS TU
02ANKARA8873	DECISION-MAKING IN TURKEY: AK'S INTRODUCTION TO [...] (C) Summary: As disparate and well-placed sources had predicted, Islam-influenced AK Party government received a lecture on the dangers posed by "reactionary" Islam at the Nov. 29 meeting of the National Security Council (NSC),the first since AK assumed power. (On Dec. 9, AK P.M. Gul was trea [...]	2002-12-10 10:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
02ANKARA8881	GOT'S LATEST REFORM PACKAGE - SCORECARD AND [...] (U) Summary: The GOT has prepared extensive legislative reforms designed to crack down on torture and remove barriers to free expression, association, and fair trial. Parliament will likely pass the reforms quickly, possibly before or during the December 12-13 EU Summit in Copenhagen. The re [...]	2002-12-10 12:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
02ANKARA8902	COOPERATIVE AIRSPACE INITIATIVE AND BALKANS [...] (C) On December 11, Pol-MilOff delivered reftel A demarche on the Cooperative Airspace Initiative (CAI) to MFA/NATO officer Oya Ergin emphasizing the importance to the NRC of succeeding in this effort collectively. Ergin noted the MFA had been discussing this issue with the Turkish General Sta [...]	2002-12-11 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL TU NATO
02ANKARA8932	TURKS RAISE ISSUE OF FUTURE TRADE WITH IRAQ [...] (C) Foreign Trade Under Secretary Tuncer Kayalar told us December 11 that, in the event of a military operation in Iraq, Turkey would seek USG and United Nations support for some kind of preferred trade status to enable it to re-start exports to Iraq quickly and on a large scale. He argued th [...]	2002-12-12 07:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TU IZ
02ANKARA8956	TURKEY: OPPOSITION CHP CAUTIOUSLY HARDLINE ON [...] (C) Establishment standard-bearer Republican People's Party (CHP) has hardened its Cyprus rhetoric during the EU summit in Copenhagen. CHP leader Baykal Dec. 11 publicly endorsed President Sezer's "protest" decision not to go to Copenhagen, claiming the EU wanted to extract concessions from T [...]	2002-12-12 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS TU CY
02ANKARA8959	TERRORIST FINANCE- TURKEY: MFA WELCOMES KADEK'S [...] (C) On December 11, A/POL and poloff delivered reftel talking points to Kemal Asya, MFA Deputy Director General for Intelligence and Research. Asya thanked USG for including KADEK as an alias to PKK and for asking the EU to do the same. He cautioned however, that he was not optimistic about [...]	2002-12-13 07:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KSEP CVIS KVPR TU EUN
02ANKARA8961	(NIAG 1094) TURKISH COOPERATION WITH IRAQ (S) [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-13 07:41:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC TU IZ MNUC UNSC
02ANKARA8975	NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKS TELL PUK ASSISTANCE AGAINST [...] (C) Operation Northern Watch POLAD met with Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Ankara rep Bahros Galali December 13. Galali said he had met earlier in the week with Turkish military officials (NFI) who told him that if, in Turkey's view, the London opposition conference had a positive result, Turkey [...]	2002-12-13 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TU IZ
02ANKARA8976	TURKEY POST-COPENHAGEN [...] (C) Summary: Turkey is reacting with disappointment and resignation to the EU's decision at the Dec. 12-13 Copenhagen summit: 1) to review Turkey's EU accession bid in December 2004, withholding a definite date to start formal accession talks; and 2) to admit Cyprus as a member before a settle [...]	2002-12-13 17:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA8993	TELLING THE STORY OF AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION IN TURKEY [...] Post appreciates message of sustained interest in telling the story of US efforts in Afghan reconstruction. Turkey has a long historical tie to Afghanistan and is proud of its current status as a leader in Afghan reconstruction. Our responsibility is to demonstrate to the Turkish populace that [...]	2002-12-16 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AF PREL SOCI TU
02ANKARA8994	TURKEY: CONTROVERSIAL MEHMET AGAR REPLACES TANSU [...] (C) Summary: Mehmet Agar, elected in November as in independent M.P. and a notorious figure in the Susurluk "State-Mafia" scandal of the mid-1990s, is the new leader of center-right DYP, elected to replace former P.M. Tansu Ciller at Dec. 14 DYP Convention in Ankara. Agar will likely steer DY [...]	2002-12-16 16:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS TU
02ANKARA9040	AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE MEETS WITH TURKISH [...] (C) Summary: In Dec. 13 meetings with President Sezer, MFA Deputy U/S for the Middle East Tuygan, and representatives of ruling AK Party and main opposition CHP, American Jewish Committee (AJC) leaders affirmed AJC's support for Turkey. End summary. 2. (C) Dec. 13 AJC President Tann [...]	2002-12-18 13:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS TU
02ANKARA9051	TURKEY: AK PARTY SEES DENKTAS AS OBSTACLE TO [...] (C) Summary: The political debate in Ankara regarding Turkey's EU candidacy and the future of Cyprus is revealing sharp differences between the ruling AK (Justice and Development) Party/Government and the Establishmentarian foreign policy class, including elements that predominate in the MFA. [...]	2002-12-19 12:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TU POLITICAL PARTIES
02ANKARA9055	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF [...] (U) Action recommendation - para 5. 2. (U) Per ref B, GOT MFA has provided Embassy with court documents involving two cases purportedly establishing and illustrating Iranian support for terrorism in Turkey. These cases are in the public domain; the documents, in the original Turkish, wil [...]	2002-12-20 07:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KICT PREL TU
02ANKARA9058	WOLFOWITZ AND GROSSMAN PRESS TURKS FOR SUPPORT ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-20 08:05:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS TU
02ANKARA9071	SEZER VETO CALLS SIIRT ELECTIONS INTO QUESTION [...] (C) President Sezer's Dec. 19 veto of a constitutional amendment package, which is designed to reinstate AK Leader Erdogan's political rights and clear the way for his entry into government (septel),calls into question the date for the "new" elections in Siirt Province and Erdogan's immediate [...]	2002-12-20 13:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA9073	TURKEY: PRESIDENT'S VETO CLOUDS ERDOGAN'S [...] (C) Summary: President Sezer Dec. 19 vetoed a constitutional amendment package (including changes to Articles 67, 76, and 78 -- ref A) designed to reinstate AK Leader Erdogan's political rights and clear the way for his entry into Parliament and the Government. Contacts across the spectrum say [...]	2002-12-20 14:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS TU
02ANKARA9074	AMBASSADOR'S DEC. 17 MEETING WITH INTERIOR [...] (U) Summary: In a December 17 meeting with new GOT Interior Minister Aksu, Ambassador discussed anti-torture efforts; police exchange programs; child abduction cases; trafficking in persons; and the problems faced by Amcits Victor and Kristy Bedoian in their efforts to operate a hotel in Van P [...]	2002-12-20 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CASC PHUM SNAR EINV TU
02ANKARA9075	TURKEY'S ECONOMY: CONCERN WITH GOT INDECISIVENESS [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF resident rep briefed us on the results of the ten-day IMF mission which finished December 20. The IMF is concerned with the new GOT's slowness in taking decisions - it has not yet committed to the 6.5 percent of GNP primary budget surplus for 2003 (and the first quarter 20 [...]	2002-12-20 16:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA9080	2003 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKISH CONTRIBUTIONS [...] This is Embassy Ankara's submission to the 2002 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. = = = = = = = = = = General Assessment = = = = = = = = = = 2. (SBU) Turkey experienced a major political change in 2002 when the governing coalition of Prime Minister Ece [...]	2002-12-23 10:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PREL TU NATO
02ANKARA9129	IRAQ: TURKISH PARLIAMENT RENEWS OPERATION NORTHERN [...] (U) On December 25, the Turkish Parliament approved by a show of hands the Prime Ministry's request to extend the mandate of Operation Northern Watch for six more months as of December 31, 2002. 2. (U) FM Yakis spoke on behalf of the GOT, explaining that the flights conducted by ONW were [...]	2002-12-26 15:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PTER TU IZ
02ANKARA9132	OYMEN DENIES THAT CHP IS DISCOURAGING COOPERATION [...] (C) Former Turkish NATO Permrep and current MP from the opposition CHP Onur Oymen told Ambassador 12/26 that reports of CHP leader Deniz Baykal having proposed to PM Gul that one option for Turkey was to "do nothing" with US on Iraq were untrue. Oymen said that the CHP is the opposition par [...]	2002-12-27 06:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TU IZ
02ANKARA9135	IRAQ: OPERATION NORTHERN WATCH AND CIVILIAN [...] (C) MFA DG/Americas Banguoglu called in the DCM (accompanied by the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Chief and Pol-Mil Counselor) 12/24 to respond to our 11/29 dipnote urging the MFA to end the practice of routing civilian passenger flights over the ONW Resticted Operating Zone (ROZ) in sou [...]	2002-12-27 07:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ TU
02ANKARA9181	TURKISH GOVERNMENT FULLY RESOLVES CITIBANK TAX [...] (SBU) Citibank General Manager for Turkey Mark Robinson informed us December 23 that Turkish Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan reversed a Finance Ministry tax assessment of Citibank and its foreign clients who invest in Turkish T-bills through Citibank. As described reftel, a Finance Ministry [...]	2002-12-30 10:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PREL TU
02ANKARA9183	TURKISH PARLIAMENT RE-ENACTS VETOED CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (U) Turkish Parliament Dec. 27 re-enacted without changes a package of constitutional amendments designed to pave the way for Justice and Development (AK) Party leader Erdogan to regain his political rights, run for parliament, and thus become Prime Minister (reftel). The package -- approved b [...]	2002-12-30 12:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS TU
02ANKARA9193	Turkish Foreign Trade Officials Seeking Broader [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings, Foreign Trade officials reiterated their desire for a QIZ with fewer sectoral restrictions, contending that, in its current form, the QIZ would have a very limited impact on Turkish exports. They also made contradictory statements on the EU Customs Union an [...]	2002-12-31 06:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL TU IS USTR
02BEIRUT3741	LEBANON: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] SECURITY CONDITIONS IN LEBANON WORSENED DURING 2002 WITH THE KILLING OF AN AMERICAN MISSIONARY, EXPLOSIONS AT SEVERAL AMERICAN FRANCHISE RESTAURANTS, AND A SPIKE OF CROSS-BORDER ATTACKS INTO ISRAEL IN MARCH-APRIL. LEBANON, LIKE MANY COUNTRIES IN THE REGION, IS EXPERIENCING AN INCREASE IN TER [...]	2002-11-29 15:00:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV LE
02BOGOTA10338	FARC KIDNAPS PRESIDENT OF LATIN AMERICAN BISHOPS [...] (U) ON NOVEMBER 11, THE PRESIDENT OF THE LATIN AMERICAN BISHOPS CONFERENCE (CELAM) AND BISHOP OF ZIPAQUIRA, JORGE ENRIQUE JIMENEZ, WAS KIDNAPPED IN A RURAL AREA NEAR PACHO, CUNDINAMARCA. TWO ARMED MEN KIDNAPPED THE BISHOP ALONG WITH A PARISH PRIEST. THE 60 YEAR-OLD JIMENEZ WAS TRAVELING TO S [...]	2002-11-12 20:35:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CO
02BOGOTA3281	DETAILS ON FARC CAMPS IN VENEZUELA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN INTERLOCUTORS UNEQUIVOCALLY CONFIRM THE EXISTENCE OF FARC CAMPS IN VENEZUELA (REFTEL). EMBASSY INTERLOCUTORS IN THE GOC FEEL THE VENEZUELAN MILITARY HAS BEEN ACTIVELY ORDERED AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS TO TURN A BLIND EYE TO FARC AND ELN C [...]	2002-04-11 20:44:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS VE CO
02BOGOTA7088	FARC INAUGURATION DAY VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 7, PRESUMED MEMBERS OF THE FARC'S URBAN MILITIAS CARRIED OUT TERRORIST ATTACKS IN TWO DIFFERENT AREAS OF BOGOTA. THE FIRST ATTACK, WHICH TARGETED A GOC MILITARY INSTALLATION, WAS PROBABLY MEANT TO CONFUSE AND DISTRACT THE COLOMBIAN SECURITY SERVICES. SEVERAL HOURS LAT [...]	2002-08-09 00:53:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CO
02BRASILIA4227	A/S REICH'S MEETING WITH LULA [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-22 12:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BR
02COLOMBO1422	GSL minister cautiously optimistic on direction of peace process based on meeting with Tiger spokesman [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a July 31 meeting, Milinda Moragoda, a senior GSL minister, provided the Ambassador a detailed readout of his recent talks with Anton Balasingham, the spokesman of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The atmospherics were excellent, he related. On substantive issues, pro [...]	2002-08-01 11:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PINR PREL PARM CE NO LTTE
02COLOMBO1433	Breaking down possible cohabitation scenarios [...] (C) Summary: Colombo is aswirl in reports that the tense cohabitation relationship between President Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe is coming to a head. At this point, three possible scenarios seem to be emerging, all of them equally plausible. The first scenario is that both [...]	2002-08-05 01:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PREL CE
02COLOMBO1434	Scenesetter for your upcoming visit to [...] (U) I want to extend a very warm welcome to you on your August 22-23 visit to Sri Lanka. The Country Team and the entire Mission community eagerly look forward to your visit. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Your visit to Sri Lanka comes at an exciting time. The ongoing ceasefire is th [...]	2002-08-06 09:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1441	Government and president headed for a [...] (C) Summary: President Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe are headed for a showdown. In an August 5 conversation with the Ambassador, G.L. Peiris, a senior minister, said the GSL plans to demand that Kumaratunga agree to a constitutional provision voiding her right to call a parli [...]	2002-08-06 11:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PINR PREL CE
02COLOMBO1448	ECONOMIC REFORMS [...] (U) Summary: In its eight months in power, Sri Lanka's UNF government has made measurable progress on one of its main goals, economic reform, with efforts starting to show real results over a broad range of promised actions. The true tests will be action on pending economic legislation and im [...]	2002-08-07 11:29:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD CE ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO1450	Cohabitation standoff continues, with no firm [...] (C) Summary: The cohabitation standoff between Sri Lanka's two major political parties continues. The PM reportedly met August 6 with former FM Kadirgamar, a close adviser to President Kumaratunga, in a bid to resolve the situation. A readout of that meeting was not available, but a preside [...]	2002-08-07 11:38:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PINR PREL CE
02COLOMBO1491	PM ON COHABITATION: "NOT LOOKING GOOD" [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM WICKREMISINGHE TOLD ME LAST NIGHT (AUGUST 13) THAT COHABITATION TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH AND THAT PROSPECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT ARE "NOT LOOKING GOOD". HE PROFESSED TO BE SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S MENTAL BALANCE. WHEN TOLD THAT SHE WILL BE COMING TO JEFFERSON HOUSE [...]	2002-08-14 09:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR PREL PARM CE NO
02COLOMBO1501	PRESIDENT KUMARATUNGA SAYS SHE WILL MEET RANIL ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: My dinner with President Kumaratunga last night (August 14) went well. She was vivacious, relaxed and chatty. We hardly discussed substance at all, but she did say she will try to meet with Ranil before she leaves for the UK this weekend. She is prepared to discuss new terms f [...]	2002-08-15 08:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR PREL PARM CE NO
02COLOMBO1527	MORAGODA ON MEETING LTTE IN OSLO: GUARDED OPTIMISM [...] (C) GSL Minister Moragoda appeared to have regained a bit of optimism following his Oslo meeting (reftels) with LTTE "theorist" Anton Balasingham. Moragoda said that Balasingham seems serious about getting talks going, is very sensitive to US and Indian attitudes re the LTTE, and concerned abo [...]	2002-08-20 06:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	CE PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER LTTE
02COLOMBO1551	SRI LANKA: DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE HEARS HOPES [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Armitage had four brief "pull-aside" meetings at the start of a reception held in his honor, August 22, with the Leader of the PA Opposition the Maldivian High Commissioner, Tamil National Alliance representatives, and the Leader of the Muslim Congress. D heard [...]	2002-08-23 02:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PARM ECON ETRD CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1553	SRI LANKA: DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS PRIME MINISTER: [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a very cordial half-hour August 22 meeting (followed by a press conference and a working dinner) with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, Deputy Secretary Armitage stressed US support for the GSL's ongoing SIPDIS efforts to reach a negotiated solution to Sri Lanka's 2 [...]	2002-08-23 02:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PINS PREL PTER CE ECONOMICS LTTE
02COLOMBO1563	DEPUTY SECRETARY VISITS WAR-RAVAGED JAFFNA [...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Secretary and his delegation visited the Jaffna peninsula for two and a half hours during his one-day visit to Sri Lanka, August 22. The delegation visited a U.S. demining site and a front line position where Sri Lankan army troops and the LTTE face off, and met with [...]	2002-08-26 02:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PTER CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1599	Leftist JVP: Predicts failure of peace talks; [...] (C) During a recent one hour meeting with poloff, JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva outlined his party's position on a multitude of issues, including: -- predicting the peace process will fail; -- dissatisfaction with a proposed constitutional amendment limiting the Presidents powers; [...]	2002-08-30 06:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PINS PREL CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1604	DEPUTY SECRETARY VISITS WAR-RAVAGED JAFFNA [...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Secretary and his delegation visited the Jaffna peninsula for two and a half hours during his one-day visit to Sri Lanka, August 22. The delegation visited a U.S. demining site and a front line position where Sri Lankan army troops and the LTTE face off, and met with [...]	2002-09-03 05:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PTER CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1663	Additional information on VIP attendance at [...] Per Refs B and C, Mission has requested the additional information on VIP attendance at the 57th UNGA from the Sri Lankan and Maldivian Governments. 2. Although the GSL has provided a list of attendees (see Ref D),it has not yet provided us all of the required additional information for [...]	2002-09-09 10:41:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA ASEC CE MV UNGA UN
02COLOMBO1671	Additional information on VIP attendance at [...] Per Ref B, Mission continues to request the Sri Lankan Government for a complete listing of the additional information on VIP attendance at the 57th UNGA. 2. Although the GSL continues to provide information on its attendees to the UNGA, it is doing so incrementally. Ref A contains the m [...]	2002-09-10 11:20:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA ASEC CE UNGA
02COLOMBO1695	Additional information on VIP attendance at [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-12 11:48:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA ASEC CE UNGA
02COLOMBO1709	Initial draft submission of the 2002 Annual [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified and Noforn. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU/NF) Below is Mission's initial draft submission of the 2002 Annual Human Rights Report for the Maldives: Begin Text: The Republic of Maldives has a parliamentary style of government with a [...]	2002-09-16 00:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KSEP PREL MV
02COLOMBO1750	Scenesetter for your upcoming visit to [...] (C) I want to extend a warm welcome to you on your September 28-30 visit to Sri Lanka. Your visit comes at an exciting time. A ceasefire has been in place since December 2001, and the government and the Tamil Tigers just sat down for constructive face-to-face talks, which are due to continu [...]	2002-09-19 10:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON CE
02COLOMBO1828	LTTE Update: Tigers reportedly have success [...] (C) This update of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) activities reviews the following: -- Tigers reportedly having success recruiting -- Divisions in the LTTE regarding the peace process?? -- LTTE spokesman Balasingham said to be "obsessed" with the U.S. -- In a first, Tigers p [...]	2002-10-01 11:08:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PINS PINR PREL CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1840	ICC Article 98 agreement: Sri Lanka update [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para 4. 2. (C) Foreign Secretary Rodrigo sent Mission a letter today containing a proposed alteration to the U.S. draft ICC Article 98 agreement. (Note: The text of the letter is contained in para 5 below; it is also being faxed to SA/INS.) T [...]	2002-10-03 10:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CE
02COLOMBO1869	REOPENING IN SRI LANKA [...] As you know, a security assessment team visited Sri Lanka a few months ago to investigate whether the Peace Corps could safely reopen its mission here. At the moment, we are awaiting a second inspection of Sri Lanka by members of your staff who can determine the programmatic and administrati [...]	2002-10-08 09:38:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID AMGT CE
02COLOMBO1878	Scenesetter for DRL P/DAS Parmly's upcoming [...] (C) I want to extend a warm welcome to you on your upcoming visit to Sri Lanka. Your visit comes at an exciting time, with many of the positive trends we briefed you on during your January visit gaining increased traction. A ceasefire has been in place since December 2001, and the government [...]	2002-10-08 11:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER ECON CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1879	Radical JVP party sponsors lightly attended [...] (U) In a first, an anti-U.S. Iraq policy demonstration took place in Colombo on October 7. The rally, which took place near the embassy, was lightly attended, with only about 250 people participating. The radical, Sinhalese chauvinist Janantha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party sponsored the eve [...]	2002-10-07 11:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL ECON KPAO CE IZ
02COLOMBO1908	SCENESETTER FOR DAS CAMP'S VISIT TO SRI LANKA [...] (C) I want to extend a warm welcome to you on your upcoming visit to Sri Lanka. Your visit comes at an exciting time, with many of the positive trends we are now observing having gained increased traction since your December 2001 visit. A ceasefire has been in place since December, and the g [...]	2002-10-11 05:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PTER CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1954	Maldives: President Goyoom announces cabinet [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) In an October 9 announcement, Maldivian President Maumoon Gayoom announced changes to his cabinet, and appointed new ambassadors to Sri Lanka and the UN. Please see Para four for a complete listing of the ne [...]	2002-10-18 05:54:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM MV UN

02COLOMBO1969	GSL generally receptive to concerns raised by [...] (C) Summary: During an October 10 visit to Sri Lanka, DRL P/DAS Michael Parmly raised USG concerns regarding the upcoming session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission with Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo. Rodrigo was generally receptive to the points raised. In a meeting with Atto [...]	2002-10-21 12:08:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CE UNHRC
02COLOMBO1993	SRI LANKA: DRAFT SUBMISSION FOR 2002 ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-24 14:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CE ELAB KSEP PHUM PREL
02COLOMBO1995	ENGAGING THE SRI LANKAN MILITARY AFTER DOD [...] (S) DOD has just completed three major assessments of the SL military. These assessments make plain that the Sri Lankan military forms a central component of the GSL's strategy to secure peace in the country after 20 years of civil war. The GSL needs the support of the military to make pea [...]	2002-10-25 04:36:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	MARR PREL MASS PGOV PTER PHUM CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2022	U.S.-sponsored Quick Reaction Demining Force [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) After approximately seven months of operations, the U.S.-sponsored Quick Reaction Demining Force (QRDF) has wrapped up its work in Sri Lanka. On October 24-25, the QRDF turned over two plots of land clear [...]	2002-10-29 10:41:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM PHUM PREF KPAO EAID CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2078	Maldivian Government requests access to [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST -- Please see Para 4. 2. (S/NF) During a November 5 conversation, Maldivian MFA Permanent Secretary Ahmed Shaheed requested from the DCM that the United States share any intelligence information it may have garnered from Ibrahim Fouwzy, a Maldivian national hel [...]	2002-11-05 11:37:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL MV
02COLOMBO2086	Peace talk reactions: Tamils optimistic; [...] (C) Summary: Reactions by Sri Lankans to the October 31 to November 3 peace talks in Thailand are generally positive. Muslim representatives raised some isolated issues, but were satisfied that their concerns were acknowledged during the second round of talks. The President's office claims [...]	2002-11-04 11:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2120	Controversial journalist's visa extension [...] (U) SUMMARY: GSL recently denied a visa extension for Paul Harris, a UK national and a journalist loosely affiliated with the "Daily Telegraph" in London. The British High Commission doubts that Harris will return except perhaps to finalize some personal financial matters. Speculation in th [...]	2002-11-11 03:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2142	In public statement, president's party flays [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga's party, the People's Alliance, has issued a public statement excoriating the government's handling of the peace process. The statement was also critical of the Norwegian facilitation effort, and U.S. and UK participation in the Oslo conference. Somewhat a [...]	2002-11-16 07:34:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KPAO EAID CE NO LTTE
02COLOMBO2160	Joint GSL-LTTE sub-committees on humanitarian [...] (C) SUMMARY: The joint GSL-LTTE sub-committees on humanitarian and de-escalation issues recently held their initial meetings. The humanitarian-focused meeting led to an agreement to form a secretariat. The de-escalation meeting led to the first ever face-to-face discussions between the GSL [...]	2002-11-20 11:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL MOPS EAID CE NO LTTE
02COLOMBO2163	WHAT THE PM WILL RAISE WITH YOU IN OSLO [...] (C) I saw PM Wickremesinghe three times this week, twice at social events and most recently today together with Deputy USTR Huntsman, who is here for the first official meeting on trade issues since the TIFA was signed in July. (Ambassador Huntsman's visit, by the way, is going extremely well [...]	2002-11-21 09:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2174	High hopes for Oslo conference, as Sri Lankans [...] (C) SUMMARY: Expectations in Sri Lanka are running high for the November 25 Oslo conference. Observers see the conference as a chance for the international community to send a strong signal of support for the peace effort. Amid this focus on a political message, expectations have been lowe [...]	2002-11-20 14:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID CE NO LTTE
02COLOMBO2206	LTTE leader Prabhakaran's annual hero's day [...] (C) On November 27 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran made his annual "Hero's Day" speech. The government of Sri Lanka has commented favorably on the speech, highlighting Prabhakaran's acceptance of regional autonomy instead of a separate state. Prabhakara [...]	2002-11-29 05:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM PREL CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2304	2002 International Narcotics Control Strategy [...] Please find attached Mission's 2002 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR). Responses to Ref B queries re Sri Lanka are covered in Paragraph two and the Maldives in paragraph three. Information on money laundering requested in Ref A will be provided by Septel. ========= [...]	2002-12-13 06:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL CE MV
02COLOMBO2312	GSL MINISTOR MORAGODA SAYS INDIANS MAD AT JAPANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: GSL Minister Milinda Moragoda told me over the weekend that the Indians are "really mad" over the attempts by the Japanese to involve themselves in Sri Lanka's negotiation to end the war. Moragoda said Indian Foreign Secretary Sibal, who visited Colombo last week, was SIPDIS [...]	2002-12-16 09:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PARM CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2314	2002 International Narcotics Control Strategy [...] Please find attached Mission's statistical update for the 2002 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR). 2. Per instructions in Ref C, Mission is providing the following statistics for Section V of the 2002 INSCR. ((NOTE: The statistical information was not yet available [...]	2002-12-16 10:04:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL CE
02COLOMBO2323	During Mission visit, Maldivian MFA says it is [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During a December 17 meeting in Male, Polchief urged the Maldivian government to sign an ICC Article 98 agreement with the U.S. MFA Permanent Secretary Shaheed replied that the GoRM continued to SIPDIS review the proposal, which it viewed in a "favorable light." Shaheed [...]	2002-12-18 11:25:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER ECON MV KICC UN
02DAMASCUS1761	ASAD TELLS NODEL US LACKS VISION [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR THEODORE H. KATTOUF, REASON 1.5 B/D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN A TWO-HOUR DISCUSSION WITH CONGRESSMAN DAVID PRICE, PRESIDENT AL-ASAD SAID THE US ADMINISTRATION HAS NO CLEAR MIDDLE EAST VISION. THE DISPARATE ADMINISTRATION VOICES HURT THE US REGIONALLY. PROGRESS TOWAR [...]	2002-05-09 07:46:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY
02DAMASCUS625	ASAD WARNS THAT STRIKING IRAQ WOULD CREATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN A WIDE-RANGING INTERVIEW WITH ITALIAN DAILY CORRIERE DELLA SERA, BASHAR AL-ASAD WARNED THAT A STRIKE AGAINST IRAQ WOULD DESTABILIZE THE REGION. HE ALSO DENIED THAT SYRIAN OIL IMPORTS OF IRAQI OIL VIOLATED UNSCRS; REPEATED SYRIA'S COMMITMENT TO A COMPREHENSIVE PEACE; SAID THE [...]	2002-02-21 15:08:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS SY
02HANOI1124	JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER AFFIRMS COOPERATION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. PRIME MINISTER JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI AFFIRMED JAPAN'S SUPPORT FOR BILATERAL COOPERATION IN SECURITY AS PART OF AN ENHANCED JAPAN-ASEAN RELATIONSHIP AND OFFERED NON-MILITARY COOPERATION ON COUNTERTERRORISM DURING AN APRIL 27-28 VISIT TO HANOI. PRIME MINISTER PHAN VAN KHAI ASKED F [...]	2002-05-06 10:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON PGOV JA VM CTERR
02HANOI1169	HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: [...] (U) SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR DINH THI MINH HUYEN, DIRECTOR OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS' DEPARTMENT OF UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 01169 100714Z INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, TOLD DCM ON MAY 7 THAT THE GVN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE [...]	2002-05-10 07:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM VM HUMANR ETMIN
02HANOI1181	GVN PRESIDENTIAL VISIT TO NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG'S VISIT TO NORTH KOREA (DPRK) PROVIDED ANOTHER AT LEAST COSMETIC INDICATOR OF THE CONTINUING THAW IN BILATERAL RELATIONS. WHILE THE TWO COUNTRIES SIGNED A NUMBER OF AGREEMENTS, MOST APPEAR TO HAVE LITTLE PRACTICAL APPLICATION. THE PROBABILITY OF ANY [...]	2002-05-13 07:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD PHUM VM KN KS DPRK
02HANOI1189	ARMY DAILY SEEKS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS WITH U.S. [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE PEOPLE'S ARMY DAILY IS DETERMINED TO HELP STRENGTHEN BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH THE U.S. AND MIGHT BE WILLING TO USE PAS-PRODUCED MATERIALS, ITS EDITOR TOLD AMBASSADOR ON MAY 9. THE EDITOR EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT ANTI-SRV VIETNAMESE IN THE U.S. AND THE IMPACT OF THE VIETNAM H [...]	2002-05-13 10:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO OIIP VM HUMANR
02HANOI1279	BURMA AND VIETNAM: TRYING TO IMPROVE RELATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE VISIT BY PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG TO BURMA UNDERSCORED A SHARED DETERMINATION TO ADVANCE THE MODEST TIES BETWEEN THESE TWO FELLOW ASEAN STATES. A MAJOR FOCUS WAS ON THE STILL LIMITED ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP; BILATERAL TRADE IS ONLY ABOUT USD 10 MILLION ANNUALLY. NARCOTICS [...]	2002-05-20 09:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV ETRD BM VM ASEAN CTERR
02HANOI1290	VIETNAM, THE PRC, AND TAIWAN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. VIETNAM HAS HAD AN OFTEN-TORTUOUS HISTORY WITH CHINA, INCLUDING WITH THE PRC, AND IS AWARE OF THE DISPARITY OF THE IMPORTANCE WITH WHICH THE TWO COUNTRIES VIEW ONE ANOTHER. MANY HERE MINIMIZE ACKNOWLEDGING [...]	2002-05-21 07:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS CM VM CVR APEC
02HANOI1379	VIETNAM AND THE SPRATLYS: STRONG TALK, -- BUT PLAYING IT SAFE [...] (U) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO TAKE A FIRM LINE CONCERNING VIETNAM'S SOVEREIGNTY CLAIMS OVER THE SPRATLY ISLANDS. PROVINCIAL CLAIMS CONCERNING CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE SPRATLYS APPEAR EXAGGERATED. VIETNAM CONTINUES TO SUPPORT A SOUTH CHINA SEA CODE OF CONDUCT (REFTEL),AN IM [...]	2002-05-30 09:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR PINR VM CVR ASEAN
02HANOI1382	CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SOUTH CHINA SEA: [...] (SBU) AT A WORKING LUNCH ON MAY 30, MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL PHAM HUU CHI TOLD POL/C AND POLOFFS THAT HE RATED AGREEMENT AMONG ASEAN MEMBERS ON THE FINAL LANGUAGE OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT IN TIME FOR THE ASEAN MINISTERIAL MEETING IN JULY AS NO BETTER THAN "50-50." (SEPTEL W [...]	2002-05-30 10:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR PINR VM ASEAN CVR
02HANOI1384	VIETNAM: EFFECTING CHANGE WITH THE BTA AND [...] CLASSIFIED BY ECON/C CLAIRE PIERANGELO, REASONS 1.5 (D) 2. (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: DURING RECENT MEETINGS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS, U.S. TECHNICAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 01384 01 OF 02 301039Z ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER L [...]	2002-05-30 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN ETRD EAID PREL KJUS VM BTA
02HANOI140	ASEAN-US DIALOGUE RELATIONS [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. 2. PHAM HUU CHI, DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE MFA'S ASEAN DEPARTMENT, ON JANUARY 18 SENT POL/C A SUMMARY OF THE ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE VIEWS REGARDING ASEAN-US DIALOGUE RELATIONS. PLEASE NOTE REQUESTS FOR FOLLOW UP FROM USDA ON TWO PROPOSED PROGRAMS (ITEM A [...]	2002-01-22 08:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD EAGR EAID TSPL VM ASEAN
02HANOI1400	VIETNAM POSTIVE ON THE BRUNEI ARF SOM [...] (SBU) DURING A WORKING LUNCH ON MAY 30, MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL PHAM HUU CHI DESCRIBED VIETNAM'S ASSESSMENT OF THE ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM (ARF) SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING IN BRUNEI AS "RATHER SATISFIED," RATING HIGHLY ESPECIALLY BRUNEI'S LEADERSHIP AS THE CHAIR. CHI COMMENTE [...]	2002-05-31 09:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MARR VM ASEAN CTERR
02HANOI1405	AA/S WOOD HOLDS WIDE-RANGING DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING A MAY 20-22 VISIT TO HANOI, IO AA/S WOOD DISCUSSED COUNTERTERRORISM, THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC),NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REFORM, THE MONTAGNARDS, MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS, AND THE MIDDLE EAST WITH GVN AND COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) OFFICIALS, STUDENTS FROM THE [...]	2002-06-03 06:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PHUM VM CTERR ETMIN HUMANR DPOL HIV AIDS
02HANOI149	COUNTER-TERRORISM: THE WORD IS GETTING OUT [...] EVEN DURING AN EMBASSY-SPONSORED LANGUAGE IMMERSION TRIP TO THE ANCIENT CAPITAL OF HUE JANUARY 19-22, THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM REMAINED A SURPRISINGLY RECURRENT THEME. IN RANDOM AND INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THREE DIFFERENT GROUPS OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ENGAGED IN THE [...]	2002-01-23 04:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL KPAO OIIP VM CWG PD CTERR
02HANOI1502	UNHCR/VIETNAM RELATIONS: "NEVER SO BAD" [...] (SBU) UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE JAHANSHAH ASSADI BRIEFED CHARGE AND POL/C JUNE 10 ABOUT HIS MEETING EARLIER THAT DAY WITH THE MFA'S NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE CONSULAR DEPARTMENT, BUI DINH DINH. ACCORDING TO ASSADI, DINH SPENT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI [...]	2002-06-10 10:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL VM CB HUMANR
02HANOI156	TEACHING THE PARTY ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY. A HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER AT THE MAIN PARTY SCHOOL HAS FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS BEEN UNDERTAKING A UNIQUE EFFORT TO EDUCATE OFFICIALS ABOUT INTERNATIONAL LEGAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 00156 01 OF 02 240242Z CONCEPTS RELATED TO HUMAN RIGHTS. THIS LON [...]	2002-01-24 02:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SOCI VM DPOL HUMANR
02HANOI1760	LEADERSHIP RUMBLINGS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE LEADERSHIP TURNOVER AT THE 11TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (NA) COULD BE BROADER THAN EARLIER CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 01760 01 OF 02 120956Z EXPECTED AS THE PARTY SEEKS TO DEM [...]	2002-07-12 09:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS ECON PREL VM DPOL
02HANOI1990	GVN VIEWS 35TH ASEAN MINISTERIAL MEETING AS "VERY [...] (U) SUMMARY: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED THE 35TH ASEAN MINISTERIAL MEETING IN BRUNEI AS "VERY SUCCESSFUL." HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED THE SIGNING OF A JOINT DECLARATION ON COUNTER TERRORISM BETWEEN ASEAN AND THE U.S., A POSITIVE MEETING BETWEEN FOREIGN MINISTER NGUYEN DY [...]	2002-08-09 10:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR PINR PTER VM ARF ASEAN CTERR
02HANOI2086	GVN ACCEDES TO ADDITIONAL TERRORISM CONVENTIONS [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST -- SEE PARA 6. 2. (U) IN A MEETING WITH POL/C ON AUGUST 26, DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE MFA'S DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02086 261022Z LAW AND TREATIES NGUYEN TRUONG GIANG CONFIRMED THAT THE GV [...]	2002-08-26 10:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL VM CTERR
02HANOI2090	DAK LAK PROVINCE UPDATE ON RELIGIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A PROTESTANT PASTOR FROM DAK LAK PROVINCE RECENTLY MET WITH CONGENOFFS TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT SITUATION THERE, WHICH HE CHARACTERIZED AS THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTING TO "ERADICATE" PROTESTANTISM. HE SAID PROTESTANT FAMILIES WERE NOW FORBIDDEN TO WORSHIP TOGETHER IN GRO [...]	2002-08-27 10:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREF PINS PREL KIRF SOCI VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI2209	VIETNAM AND THE EUROPEAN UNION [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) IS ONE OF VIETNAM'S KEY DONORS AND AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PARTNER. HUMAN RIGHTS IS AT THE TOP OF THE EU'S POLITICAL AGENDA, WHILE VIETNAM IS FOCUSED MORE ON INCREASING EXPORTS TO EU MEMBERS AND ENCOURAGING MORE INVESTMENT AND AID FROM THE EU [...]	2002-09-10 09:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD SOCI EAID ECON XG XH VM HUMANR
02HANOI2272	"WIN US OVER" [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) AMBASSADOR'S SCHEDULED SEPTEMBER 17 MEETING TO DISCUSS CHINA (REF A) WITH VICE FOREIGN MINISTER LE VAN BANG (FORMERLY AMBASSADOR TO U.S., AND NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR NORTHEAST ASIA) WAS UNAVOIDABLY DIVERTED INTO A DISCUSSI [...]	2002-09-18 10:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD MARR VM CVR
02HANOI2277	FEAR AND LOATHING AT MINISTRY OF DEFENSE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) IN A DISCUSSION WITH AMBASSADOR AND POL/C ON SEPTEMBER 18, COLONEL TRAN NHUNG (PROTECT),DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF QUAN DOI NHAN DAN (THE "PEOPLE'S ARMY" NEWSPAPER),CONFIRMED REF A SPECULATION THAT MI [...]	2002-09-19 10:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS MARR VM
02HANOI2309	PRC-VIETNAM BORDER: GVN COUNTERING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. SINCE THE CONCLUSION OF THE NINTH ROUND OF BILATERAL BOUNDARY TALKS WITH THE PRC ON AUGUST 23, THE GVN HAS ENGAGED IN A PUBLIC RELATIONS BLITZ, INCLUDING THE APPARENTLY UNPRECEDENTED PUBLICATION OF THE 1999 LAND BORDER TREATY ON THE INTERNET, TO COUNTER PERSISTENT DOMESTIC CRI [...]	2002-09-24 09:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PINR CH VM CVR
02HANOI2345	VIETNAM'S POLITICAL FUTURE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02345 01 OF 04 270928Z REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE EXPANSION OF PERSONAL FREEDOMS AND DIMINISHMENT OF CPV AND STATE CONTROL OVER INDIVIDUAL LIVES HAVE BEEN WELCOME TREN [...]	2002-09-27 09:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL ECON SOCI PHUM VM DPOL HUMANR
02HANOI2369	MEETING WITH AFM HUNG [...] (U) CIRF: IN A MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR ON OCTOBER 2 (SEPTEL WILL COVER DISCUSSION OF THE TRIAL OF NGUYEN THI NGOC HANH),ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER NGUYEN DUC HUNG EXPRESSED THE GVN'S "DISAPPOINTMENT" OVER THE RECENTLY REPORTED RECOMMENDATION OF THE US COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS [...]	2002-10-01 10:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PINS ETRD VM APEC RELFREE HUMANR
02HANOI2385	VIETNAM'S PERSPECTIVE REGARDING ASEAN MINUS X (C- [...] CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM SCOTT BELLARD, REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D) 2. (C) VIETNAM SUPPORTS THE ASEAN "10 MINUS X" FORMULA, SO LONG AS IT IS CONFINED TO THE ECONOMIC REALM AND DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH POLICY OR POLITICAL AFFAIRS. ACCORDING TO MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL PHAM HUU CHI, [...]	2002-10-03 08:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD VM ASEAN
02HANOI2390	ASEM IV - THE VIEW FROM HANOI [...] (U) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED THE FOURTH ASIA-EUROPEAN MEETING (ASEM) AS A "SUCCESS." VIETNAM'S MAIN GOAL WAS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH ITS EUROPEAN PARTNERS. VIETNAM SUPPORTED THE DECLARATION ON COOPERATION ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM BUT LIKELY WOULD HAVE PREFERRED LAN [...]	2002-10-03 08:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD SOCI EAID ECON VM
02HANOI2394	REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF REFUGEE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM SCOTT BELLARD, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A INSTRUCTIONS, POST CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02394 031009Z SEEKS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL FOR REFUGEE PROCESSING FOR VIETNAMESE NATIONAL BUI DON DUONG, DPOB 27 AUGUST 1957 [...]	2002-10-03 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL VM HUMANR
02HANOI2493	NONG DUC MANH VISITS JAPAN: ACCORDING TO SCRIPT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV),VISITED JAPAN OCTOBER 2-5. BOTH SIDES PREDICTABLY LABELED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISIT AS A "SUCCESS." IN ADDITION TO "REAFFIRMING THE STRONG BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP," TOPICS INCLUDED THE NEED FOR VIETN [...]	2002-10-15 07:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON JA VM
02HANOI2612	VIETNAM AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02612 01 OF 02 300231Z REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) THE NOVEMBER 8 HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH VIETNAM WILL BE ANOTHER IMPORTANT STEP IN OUR EFFORTS TO DEEPEN OUR BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...]	2002-10-30 02:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PREL SOCI VM HUMANR
02HANOI2622	NONG DUC MANH VISITS RUSSIA AND BELARUS, [...] (U) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV),VISITED RUSSIA OCTOBER 9- 13 AND BELARUS OCTOBER 13-15. ALL SIDES HAVE DESCRIBED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISITS AS "SUCCESSFUL." MANH'S FOCUS WAS ON IMPROVING TRADE AND REAFFIRMING HIS "STRONG PERSONAL R [...]	2002-10-30 09:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON BO RS VM
02HANOI2686	VIETNAM - WHERE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS IS SERIOUS [...] SUMMARY: USAID/DCHA/OFDA'S REGIONAL COORDINATOR FOR ASIA VISITED HANOI OCTOBER 27-30 TO REVIEW DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THOSE FUNDED BY OFDA. THE GVNGVN CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE AN EXCEPTIONAL COMMITMENT TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS THAT IS PERHAPS UNMATCHED IN THE [...]	2002-11-06 09:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL VM
02HANOI2692	VIETNAM: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] EMBASSY'S RESPONSE TO REFTEL FOLLOWS IN PARAGRAPH 2. THE RESPONSE IS KEYED TO THE PARAGRAPHS IN REFTEL. 2. A) THE GVN HAS ACTIVELY SUPPORTED THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM AND TAKEN A NUMBER OF MEASURES AGAINST AL- UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02692 [...]	2002-11-06 10:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL VM CTERR
02HANOI2709	VIETNAM-RUSSIA: STRONG BUT "PRAGMATIC" [...] (U) SUMMARY. SINCE THE BREAKUP OF THE SOVIET UNION, VIETNAM'S TIES WITH RUSSIA HAVE EVOLVED FROM CLIENT STATE TO A RELATIONSHIP BASED ON " MUTUAL PRACTICALITY AND PRAGMATISM." POLITICAL AND DEFENSE TIES STILL COUNT, BUT THE ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP APPEARS INCREASINGLY IN THE FOREFRONT. THE [...]	2002-11-08 04:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD ECON EPET ENRG RS VM
02HANOI2738	GVN PRESIDENT REAFFIRMS STRONG RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG'S OCTOBER 28-31 STATE VISIT TO FRANCE AS "SUCCESSFUL," MUCH ALONG THE LINES AS EMBASSY PARIS' EXCELLENT WRAP-UP (REF A). ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS HERE, FRANCE WOULD LIKE TO SEE VIETNAM "BE MORE FORCEFUL IN ITS REFORMS." OTHE [...]	2002-11-13 07:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EAID PHUM PTER FR VM CONS
02HANOI2862	DISCUSSING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WITH FM NIEN [...] (U) SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR EXPRESSED CONCERN TO FM NIEN ABOUT RECENT REPORTS OVER ABUSES OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS IN PARTICULAR, AND WARNED ABOUT A UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02862 01 OF 02 291001Z POSSIBLE DESIGNATION OF VIETNAM AS A "C [...]	2002-11-29 09:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF PHUM PREL VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI2865	RESTRICTIONS ON US NGOS IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS? [...] (SBU) IN A DISCUSSION WITH AMBASSADOR NOVEMBER 25, PRESIDENT OF THE VIETNAM UNION OF FRIENDSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (AND DELEGATE TO THE 11TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY) VU XUAN HONG DENIED REPORTS THAT HE HAD RECOMMENDED A BAN ON US NGOS AND/OR RELIGIOUS NGOS FROM OPERATING IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. HE D [...]	2002-11-29 09:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PHUM PREF VM ETMIN
02HANOI2871	HANOI'S VIEW OF CHINA'S 16TH PARTY CONGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OBSERVERS IN HANOI ASSESSED THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY (CCP) 16TH PARTY CONGRESS AS "POSITIVE" AND PREDICTED THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM'S (CPV) LEADERSHIP WOULD CLOSELY STUDY ITS DECISIONS WHILE STEERING ITS OWN COURSE OVER THE NEXT DECADE. CPV OFFICI [...]	2002-12-02 09:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CH VM CVR
02HANOI2956	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION PROFILES-VIETNAM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02956 01 OF 02 120931Z 2. (C) AS FAR AS EMBASSY CAN ASCERTAIN FROM THIS DISTANCE, VIETNAM IS AT BEST A MARGINAL PLAYER ON THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, AND AT TI [...]	2002-12-12 08:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO VM UNHRC HUMANR
02HANOI2969	UPDATE FROM GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE ON RELIGION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CLAIMED THAT THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED NATIONAL BUDDHIST CONFERENCE WAS ENTIRELY INDEPENDENT OF GOVERNMENT CONTROL, BUT ADMITTED THAT THE GVN MUST APPROVE ITS CONVOCATION AND HAD FINAL SAY ON ITS ELECTED NEW LEADERS AND ORDINATIONS (OR PROMOTIONS) OF MONKS AND NUNS [...]	2002-12-13 06:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL VT VM HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI3018	VIETNAM: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: AT A NATIONAL SEMINAR ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP),GVN AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION PARTICIPANTS CONCLUDED THAT TIP IN VIETNAM AND THE REGION APPEARS ON THE INCREASE, ALTHOUGH LITTLE RELIABLE DATA IS AVAILABLE. SRV LAW GENERALLY CONFORMS TO THE UN PROTOCOL TO PREVENT, SU [...]	2002-12-19 08:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PREL PREF EAID ELAB SMIG SOCI VM TIP
02HANOI3028	EU HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH VIETNAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE EU, REPRESENTED BY THE TROIKA AMBASSADORS, HELD A HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH THE GVN IN HANOI ON DECEMBER 5 (REF A). MORE THAN A DOZEN GVN OFFICIALS PARTICIPATED, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA),MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY (MPS),AND M [...]	2002-12-19 09:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KIRF EU VM ETMIN HUMANR
02HANOI3037	WRAP-UP OF THE 11TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 2ND SESSION [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE 11TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (NA) CONCLUDED ITS SECOND SESSION ON DECEMBER 16, HAVING BEGUN ITS USUAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03037 01 OF 03 200759Z YEAR-END MEETING ON NOVEMBER 12. NA DELEGATES REVIEWED REPORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT ON SOCIO-EC [...]	2002-12-20 07:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON VM DPOL
02HANOI3055	THE DILEMMA OF THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (U) THIS IS A JOINT EMBASSY/CONGEN MESSAGE. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: THE REAL STORY OF THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS IS A LONG-TERM STRUGGLE FOR MODERNIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN A REGION DEFINED BY ETHNIC RESENTMENT, ECONOMIC IMBALANCE, POVERTY AND ISOLATION, LAND ISSUES, RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES, INTOLER [...]	2002-12-23 09:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINS PREL SOCI VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
02HANOI3096	TWO VIETNAMESE ACTIVISTS DETAINED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM SCOTT BELLARD, REASON 1.5(D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 03096 300955Z 2. (C) SUMMARY. POLICE DETAINED DEMOCRACY AND ANTI- CORRUPTION ACTIVISTS PHAM QUE DUONG AND TRAN KHUE ON DECEMBER 28 AND 29, RESPECTIVELY, IN HO CHI MINH CIT [...]	2002-12-30 09:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PREL VM HUMANR
02HANOI3099	ASSESSING NONG DUC MANH'S LEADERSHIP [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH IS PERHAPS THE MOST TELEGENIC VIETNAMESE LEADER SINCE HO CHI MINH. DESPITE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 03099 01 OF 03 310253Z CONSTANT MEDIA EXPOSURE, LITTLE I [...]	2002-12-31 02:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL VM
02HANOI3108	VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING: A REALISTIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE TENTH VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS (CG) MEETING TOOK PLACE IN HANOI DECEMBER 9-11, 2002. DONORS AT THE MEETING, CO-CHAIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM (GVN) AND THE WORLD BANK, EXPRESSED CONTINUED SUPPORT TO THE GVN'S ACTION PROGRAM FOR 2002-2007 AND URGED VIETNAM [...]	2002-12-31 06:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE SOE FINREF
02HANOI430	MFA ON ASEAN PHUKET MEETING -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FM NIEN MADE A STRONG PITCH FOR A "TERRORISM-FREE" ASEAN REGION WITHIN 15 YEARS AT THE RECENT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 00430 270810Z PHUKET INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS. THE FOREIGN MINISTERS AGREED IN PRINCIPLE ON STRENGTHENING COUNTER-TERRORISM EFF [...]	2002-02-27 07:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL VM TH ASEAN CTERR
02HANOI528	VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: WHAT DID WE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING A 2.5-DAY VISIT TO DAK LAK, GIA LAI, AND KON TUM PROVINCES, CONGENOFFS MET WITH MONTAGNARD RETURNEES FROM CAMBODIA AND WITH PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES. REFTELS A ARE THE DETAILED ACCOUNTS. THESE ARE OUR CONCLUSIONS. ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AND LAND DISPUTES SEEM TO BE [...]	2002-03-07 10:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV PINS SOCI VM CB ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI579	HOW NOT TO MAKE FRIENDS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY RAYMOND F. BURGHARDT, AMBASSADOR; REASON 1.5(D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 00579 01 OF 02 140555Z 2. (C) SUMMARY: GVN ACTIONS HINDERED CONTACT BETWEEN RELIGIOUS LEADERS IT DID NOT HAND PICK AND THE U.S. COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL R [...]	2002-03-14 05:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR
02HANOI589	VIETNAM'S INCREASING ROLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. VIETNAM HAS MOVED STEADILY TO INCREASE ITS PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL AND MULTILATERAL FORA SINCE THE COMMUNIST PARTY (CPV) DIRECTED THE GVN TO IMPLEMENT A MORE OUTWARD ORIENTED FOREIGN POLICY AT THE SEVENTH PARTY CONGRESS IN 1991. TODAY, VIETNAM HAS MEMBERSHIP IN 62 GLOBA [...]	2002-03-14 09:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI EAID ECON VM UN HUMANR APEC ASEAN
02HANOI614	JIANG ZEMIN VISITS VIETNAM: FRIENDSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. CHINESE HEAD OF STATE AND PARTY JIANG ZEMIN VISITED VIETNAM FEBRUARY 27 TO MARCH 1 IN HIS FIRST FOREIGN TRIP OF THE YEAR AND HIS FIRST TO VIETNAM SINCE 1994. WHILE THERE WAS NO FORMAL JOINT COMMUNIQU FROM THE VISIT, A GVN COMMUNIQU CONDEMNED TERRORISM WHILE ODDLY OMITTING A [...]	2002-03-15 17:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR CH TW VM CTERR CVR
02HANOI652	CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: NO PUNISHMENT FOR MOST [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CONSUL GENERAL EMI LYNN YAMAUCHI, HO CHI MINH CITY, FOR REASONS 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: A RELATIVELY MODERATE PASTOR FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS SAID THE GVN IS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES, ALTHOUGH PROBLEMS REMAIN. HE BELIEVES THE OVERWHELMING [...]	2002-03-20 11:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV PINS SOCI PREL KIRF VM CB ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI762	HELPFUL GVN RESPONSE TO MONTAGNARD RESETTLEMENT: [...] (U) ACCORDING TO THE MFA SPOKESPERSON AND A VIETNAM NEWS AGENCY PRESS ARTICLE, MONTAGNARD "MIGRANTS" NOW IN CAMBODIA CAN "CHOOSE" RESETTLEMENT IN A THIRD COUNTRY OR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 00762 010847Z REPATRIATION. IN HER MARCH 31 STATEMENT, THE MFA S [...]	2002-04-01 08:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM VM CB ETMIN HUMANR
02HANOI791	VISIT TO MONTAGNARD RETURNEES: THE OLD [...] (C) DURING A VISIT TO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS MARCH 30 - APRIL 3, I MET WITH MANY WHO HAD CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 00791 01 OF 02 031025Z RETURNED FROM REFUGEE CAMPS IN CAMBODIA, BOTH UNDER UNHCR AUSPICES AND "SPONTANEOUSLY." AT THE TWO VILLAGES IN GIA LAI [...]	2002-04-03 09:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL CB VN ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI931	SETTING VIETNAM'S IDEOLOGICAL COURSE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE CPV'S CENTRAL THEORETICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL IS STRUGGLING TO REDEFINE VIETNAMESE SOCIALISM IN THE FACE OF MARKET-DRIVEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION, AS WELL AS INTERNAL CONFIDENTIA [...]	2002-04-16 09:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL CH VM DPOL
02HARARE1001	MEDIA REACTION ELECTION AFTERMATH; HARARE [...] Under headline "What price freedom?" the independent financial weekly "The Financial Gazette" dedicated its April 25 editorial to calling on Robert Mugabe to publicly condemn "the increasing acts of outright banditry by his supporters" in the aftermath of the disputed March pr [...]	2002-04-25 09:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1019	POLITBURO MEMBERS QUIETLY CONSIDER POST-MUGABE ERA [...] (C) In an April 24 conversation with political section chief, ZANU-PF deputy political commissar Sikhanyiso Ndlovu said Politburo members are, for the first time, quietly discussing ways to ease President Mugabe out, but few are willing to confront the Zimbabwean President directly. According [...]	2002-04-26 08:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ZI ZANU PF
02HARARE1022	GOVERNMENT-OWNED MEDIA CRITICIZED [...] Under the title "Journalism in government media has gone to the dogs," the independent daily "The Daily News'" April 26 editorial criticizes the Government of Zimbabwe's apparent double standard in applying its draconian media control laws. The editorial points out that state [...]	2002-04-26 10:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE103	MEDIA REPORT ZIM PRESIDENTIAL POLL; HARARE [...] UNDER HEADLINE "END VIOLENCE OR FACE BLOODBATH," THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE" DEDICATED ITS JANUARY 10 EDITORIAL TO URGING PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE'S GOVERNMENT TO STOP "THE ORGY OF VIOLENCE" IN ZIMBABWE. EXCERPTS: 2. ". . .ZIMBABWEANS ARE BEING SUBJECTE [...]	2002-01-10 12:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1032	MEDIA REACTION DROC PEACE TALKS; HARARE [...] Under headline "DRC dialogue, the Sun City Agreement holds," the independent weekly "The Zimbabwe Mirror" dedicated its April 26 editorial to urging DRC talks facilitator, Sir Ketumile Masire, to "persuade RCD-Goma (Rally for Congolese Democracy)" to accept the partial peace s [...]	2002-04-29 08:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1035	STANDARD EDITOR BIDS FAREWELL, URGES [...] Under the title "A luta continua" ("the struggle continues") the independent weekly "The Standard's" April 18 editorial was a farewell from editor March Chavhunduka and a call for Zimbabwe to continue seeking democracy. Chavhunduka, who was tortured by Zimbabwean military auth [...]	2002-04-29 13:36:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1041	UNSC APRIL 29 VISIT: MUGABE LINKS ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: The UNSC delegation met with President Mugabe April 29 for about 70 minutes. Mugabe linked withdrawal of all Zimbabwean forces to insertion of a large number of UN peace enforcers with a robust mandate. He dismissed Mbeki's DRC proposal as stripping President Kabila's authority. [...]	2002-04-30 14:22:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI CG
02HARARE1042	ZAMBIAN PRESIDENT MAKES STATE VISIT TO ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa made a state visit to Zimbabwe April 25-28 as the guest of honor at Zimbabwe's International Trade Fair, an occasion he used in an apparent attempt to bolster President Mugabe's image at home and abroad. The first head of state to visit Zimbabwe since the [...]	2002-04-30 14:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAGR ASEC ZI ZA
02HARARE1049	MEDIA REPORT PRIVATE PRESS UNDER SIEGE; HARARE [...] Under headline "State wants to save its media by killing the private Press," the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its May 1 editorial to criticizing Information Minister Jonathan Moyo. Moyo recently warned parastatal institutions that they should not place adverti [...]	2002-05-02 12:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1051	"JOY TV" SUSPENDS BBC NEWS BROADCASTS [...] (U) Joy Television, a nominally independent Zimbabwean television broadcaster, has suspended BBC News programming with immediate effect. Since its launch in July 1997, the station has broadcast a BBC World TV news summary at 2000 each day. Joy TV offered no explanation for d [...]	2002-05-02 13:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE107	TRANSCRIPT OF THE JANUARY 9 PRESS BRIEF BY [...] OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN A MARKED INCREASE IN SPECULATIVE, IMAGINARY AND FALSE ARTICLES BY THE SO- CALLED INDEPENDENT MEDIA BOTH INTERNALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, ON THE STATUS AND OPERATIONS OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS. THESE STATEMENTS HAVE CAUSED INSECURITY, UNCERTAIN [...]	2002-01-10 14:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL MARR ZI
02HARARE1070	REPORTERS RELEASED FROM POLICE CUSTODY [...] Two independent "Daily News" reporters, Lloyd Mudiwa and Collin Chiwanza, and a correspondent for the British "Guardian" newspaper, American citizen Andrew Meldrum, were released from police custody on May 2 after they were formally charged under a section of the newly en [...]	2002-05-06 05:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1071	EDITORIAL MARKS PRESS FREEDOM DAY [...] Under headline "Facts are sacred, comment is free" the independent weekly "The Financial Gazette" dedicated its May 3 editorial to encouraging the media in Zimbabwe, especially the privately owned press, to "start showing zero tolerance to perverted journalism." The editorial, [...]	2002-05-06 05:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1077	MEDIA REACTION MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "Sharon's war crimes" the ruling ZANU PF weekly mouthpiece "The People's Voice" dedicated its May 11 editorial to calling on President George W. Bush to "condemn" Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon "for the massacre of Palestinian refugees at Jenin." Excerpts: [...]	2002-05-06 09:08:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1079	FORMER IV GRANTEE BECOMES PUBLISHER [...] IV alumnus Mark Chavhunduka (Multi-regional project on print journalism, May 1992) has, at 36, become Zimbabwe's youngest publisher. 2. Chavhunduka, who until this month was editor of the independent weekly "The Standard," has assumed control of Thompson Publications. Thomp [...]	2002-05-06 09:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1081	MEDIA REPORT MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "Unconscionable U.S. complicity in Israeli atrocities" the May 6 edition of the independent daily "The Daily News" carries an op-ed by Tajudeen Abdul Raheem criticizing the United States' Middle East policy. Excerpts: 2. "The Butcher of Sabra and Shatilla and [...]	2002-05-06 11:35:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1090	MEDIA REPORT ZIM'S ELECTION TO COMMISSION ON [...] Under headline "Another victory over Britain," the government-controlled daily "The Herald" dedicated its May 2 editorial to hailing Zimbabwe's election to the Geneva-based Commission on Human Rights as "an intrepid demonstration of the international community's confidence in [...]	2002-05-07 08:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1093	HARARE MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS: PLATFORMS FOR POLITICS [...] (U) Laboff attended the Harare May Day rally of the Zimbabwe Conference of Trade Unions (ZCTU),the umbrella labor organization which is under attack by the GOZ. While the May Day celebration has traditionally been the forum for the ZCTU to address its worker constituency, this year also saw [...]	2002-05-07 13:21:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PREL ZI
02HARARE1117	INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS FACE TRIAL OVER [...] (U) A magistrate in Harare has ruled that two of the three journalists arrested last week for violating the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) must stand trial. American citizen Andrew Meldrum, local correspondent for the "Guardian," and "Daily News" [...]	2002-05-08 21:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1136	ZANU-PF REQUESTS SUSPENSION OF PARTY TALKS [...] (U) ZANU-PF has requested suspension of the talks with the opposition MDC. In a letter dated May 9 (faxed to AF/S) to the Nigerian and South African facilitators, the leader of the ruling party's negotiating team -- Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa -- cited several reasons for the request. [...]	2002-05-10 11:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE1139	MEDIA REACTION ZIM/FRENCH ELECTIONS; HARARE [...] Under headline "Europe's double standards exposed" the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday Mail" dedicated its May 12 editorial to stating that circumstances surrounding the outcome of the French election are no different from the disputed presidential poll in Zimbabwe. E [...]	2002-05-13 11:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1140	MEDIA REPORT MUGABE'S VISIT TO THE UN [...] Under the headline "'Smart sanctions fail': Ban imposed on Zimbabwe's leadership has failed to work: Mudenge," the government-owned daily "Herald" offers the official view of President Mugabe's May 8-12 visit to UN headquarters in New York. Excerpts: 2. "President Mugabe's [...]	2002-05-13 11:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1145	MEDIA REPORT ON MUGABE'S VISIT TO THE UN [...] Under headline "One trip to New York won't change much" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its May 14 editorial to President Mugabe's May 8-11 Trip to UN headquarters in New York. Excerpts: 2. "President Mugabe ignored the crisis in his own country and [...]	2002-05-14 08:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1151	MDC LEADER TSVANGIRAI ON THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai told us his party is pursuing a four-pronged strategy in the election aftermath: participating in the (now stalled) inter-party dialogue; challenging the election result in court; organizing mass action; and encouraging increased international pres [...]	2002-05-14 14:24:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC ZI MDC
02HARARE1182	MEDIA REACTION G8 SUMMIT AND NEPAD; HARARE [...] Under headline "NEPAD's Zim quarantine a false start" the independent weekly "Zimbabwe Independent" warns the G8 countries meeting in Canada next month not to ignore the crisis in Zimbabwe. Excerpts: 2. "Remarks by the Canadian High Commissioner to South Africa's Thabo Mbek [...]	2002-05-17 08:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1183	ZCTU'S BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL AT THE UPCOMING ILO [...] (C) This is an action request -- see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. LABOFF met May 15 with Wellington Chibebe of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU). Chibebe expressed concern that the GOZ would use the upcoming ILO conference in Geneva as another forum in which to attack the legit [...]	2002-05-17 09:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL ZI

02HARARE1192	JOURNALISTS FACE CHARGES AS SUPREME COURT SAYS [...] On May 16 the Zimbabwe Supreme Court ruled that a suit challenging the constitutionality of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) is not urgent. This means that the Supreme Court will not take immediate action on the suit, and the journalists su [...]	2002-05-20 08:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1198	"STANDARD" EDITORIAL DEFIANT [...] In the wake of his May 16 arrest for "publishing false stories," the editor of the independent weekly "Standard," Bornwell Chakaodza, used his May 19 editorial as a defiant bully pulpit. Excerpts: 2. ". . .Daring to tell the truth, even the obvious truth, is now a dangerous [...]	2002-05-20 13:03:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1218	"DAILY NEWS" EDITOR ARRESTED AND RELEASED [...] Geoff Nyarota, editor of the independent daily "The Daily News," was charged on May 20 with publishing "falsehoods," a violation of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The charge is related to the now infamous and disproven "beheaded woman" story, pu [...]	2002-05-21 13:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1237	MAY 22 DISCUSSIONS WITH MDC MP DAVID COLTART [...] (c) Summary: Ambassador and DCM met with MDC MP and shadow justice minister David Coltart over breakfast on May 22. Coltart addressed his personal security and his upcoming trip abroad, then described developments in the MDC's legal challenge of the results of the March 2002 presidential [...]	2002-05-22 14:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR ECON PHUM ZI
02HARARE1242	JOURNALISTS' COURT APPEARANCE POSTPONED [...] (U) A Harare magistrate has postponed the hearing for two journalists arrested on May 1 for "publishing falsehoods." "Guardian" correspondent Andrew Meldrum (an American citizen) and "Daily News" reporter Lloyd Mudiwa appeared in court on May 22, expecting their case woul [...]	2002-05-23 10:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1243	JOURNALISTS ARRESTED AGAIN [...] On May 22 journalists from the independent weekly "Standard" were arrested for the second time in one week. Editor-in-Chief Bornwell Chakaodza and entertainment editor Fungayi Kanyuchi were taken to the Central Police Station and questioned for several hours. They were [...]	2002-05-23 10:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1254	DESPITE CORRECT WORDS OF AGRICULTURE MINISTER, [...] (SBU) In a message carried on state television during the Sunday, May 19 evening news, the Minister for Lands, Agriculture and Rural Development, Joseph Made, said all the right things about formalizing the path forward in the land reform and resettlement program. He assured the viewing audi [...]	2002-05-24 05:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PREL ZI
02HARARE1258	"STANDARD" EDITOR SETS NEW ARREST RECORD [...] BORNWELL CHAKAODZA, EDITOR OF THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "STANDARD" WAS ARRESTED AGAIN ON MAY 23, SETTING A NEW ZIMBABWEAN RECORD FOR THE NUMBER OF TIMES AN EDITOR HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN ONE WEEK. CHAKAODZA WAS ALSO ARRESTED ON MAY 22 AND MAY 16. WHILE OTHER EDITORS MAY BOAST A HI [...]	2002-05-24 10:07:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ZI
02HARARE1270	MAY 23 U.N.-SPONSORED DIALOGUE WITH FINANCE [...] ON MAY 23, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) RESIDENT COORDINATOR (RESREP) J. VICTOR ANGELO HOSTED AN "INFORMAL" MEETING WITH SENIOR-LEVEL GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) OFFICIALS, REPRESENTATIVES OF MOST RESIDENT MISSIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD [...]	2002-05-28 14:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE1275	"STANDARD" EDITOR ARRESTED FOURTH TIME [...] On May 28 Bornwell Chakaodza, editor of the independent weekly "Standard" was arrested for the fourth time in less than two weeks. As has become customary, Chakaodza was picked up by police at his office, taken to Harare Central police station, and charged with violating [...]	2002-05-29 06:11:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1287	ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION ANNOUNCES [...] (U) On May 25 the government-owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) announced massive staffing cuts and personnel changes. According to Information Minister Jonathan Moyo, the de-facto director of all government-owned media, approximately 60 percent of the ZBC's 9 [...]	2002-05-30 09:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1291	DESPITE CORRECT WORDS OF AGRICULTURE MINISTER, [...] (SBU) In a message carried on state television during the Sunday, May 19 evening news, the Minister for Lands, Agriculture and Rural Development, Joseph Made, said all the right things about formalizing the path forward in the land reform and resettlement program. He assured the viewing audi [...]	2002-05-30 12:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PREL ZI
02HARARE1296	"STANDARD" EDITOR ARRESTED FIFTH TIME [...] On May 29 Bornwell Chakaodza, editor of the independent weekly "Standard," was arrested for the fifth time in less than two weeks. The May 29 arrest was, like the May 28 arrest, sparked by a story in the Standard detailing conditions Chakaodza and two of his colleagues e [...]	2002-05-30 15:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1307	TSVANGIRAI DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE'S CHALLENGES WITH [...] (C) MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai told a visiting staffdel that the MDC was pursuing its legal challenge of the election result, had embarked on a campaign to sensitize African governments to the situation in Zimbabwe, and welcomed dialogue with ZANU-PF, so long as the ruling party did not ins [...]	2002-05-31 08:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC ZI
02HARARE1355	GOVERNMENT PUULS PLUG ON SEMI-INDEPENDENT TV [...] The government of Robert Mugabe refused to re-new the broadcast license of semi-independent television broadcaster "Joy TV" and the station ceased operations on May 31. The following report from the Zimbabwe office of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) offers [...]	2002-06-04 10:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1357	PRO-GOVERNMENT MEDIA COMMISSION NAMED [...] On June 1 Information Minister Jonathan Moyo appointed a six-member Media and Information Commission to license media organizations, accredit journalists, and assume other functions related to controlling the media in Zimbabwe. The Media and Information Commission is a s [...]	2002-06-04 12:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1358	MEDIA REPORT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS EFFECTIVE; [...] Under headline "Government in a state of denial of reality" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its Tuesday 4 editorial to declaring that the travel restrictions imposed on Mugabe's government are effective. Excerpts: 2. "The government's attempts to preten [...]	2002-06-04 12:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE136	MEDIA REPORT ARMY STANCE CRITICIZED; HARARE [...] EDITORIALS IN JANUARY 11 EDITIONS OF THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" AND THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "ZIMBABWE INDEPENDENT," HAVE CRITICIZED A STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE ZIMBABWE DEFENSE FORCES ON JANUARY 9 THAT THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT A PRESIDENT WITHOUT A CREDIBLE LIBERATION WA [...]	2002-01-14 11:05:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ZI
02HARARE1371	DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL ON US FOOD ASSISTANCE TO [...] Under headline "Looking a gift horse in the mouth" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its June 5 editorial to calling on the government of Zimbabwe to "avoid politicizing food aid." Excerpts: 2. "For the estimated six million of the 13 million Zimbabweans on t [...]	2002-06-05 08:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE1375	AMERICAN JOURNALIST WILL FACE TRIAL [...] (U) American citizen Andrew Meldrum, the Zimbabwe correspondent for the "Guardian" (UK) newspaper, will be tried on June 12 for violating a section of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). Meldrum was arrested on May 1 and charged with "abusing [...]	2002-06-06 09:36:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1389	EDITORIALS SUPPORT AND CRITICIZE MUGABE [...] Editorials in the June 10 editions of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" and the independent daily "The Daily News" focus on Robert Mugabe's presence in Rome for the United Nations meeting on hunger. Excerpts: 2. Under headline "Travel bans prove ineffective" [...]	2002-06-10 11:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE139	MEDIA REPORT -- EDITORIAL REACTION TO ARMY [...] LAST WEEK'S JOINT STATEMENT BY THE HEADS OF ZIMBABWE'S DEFENSE AND SECURITY FORCES, DECLARING THAT THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT ANYONE WITHOUT CREDIBLE LIBERATION CREDENTIALS, RECEIVED CONTRASTING EDITORIAL COMMENTS IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA. WHILE THE INDEPENDENT PRESS CONDEMNED THE STATEMENT AS "OUTR [...]	2002-01-14 13:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1390	EDITORIAL URGES NON-COMPLIANCE WITH MEDIA [...] Under headline "Moyo: You have lost the plot" the independent weekly "The Standard" dedicated its June 9 editorial to calling on the privately owned media to "simply ignore the restrictions" of the newly enacted Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA),sayi [...]	2002-06-10 11:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1419	TRIAL OF AMCIT JOURNALIST ANDREW MELDRUM [...] The trial of American citizen Andrew Meldrum, the Zimbabwe correspondent for "The Guardian," begins on June 12 at the Harare Magistrate's Court. Meldrum was charged with "publishing falsehoods," a violation of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) af [...]	2002-06-13 12:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1423	INDEPENDENT EDITORS LAUNCH FORUM [...] Editors of five privately-owned mainstream newspapers have launched a national editors' forum "to promote and defend press freedom and free speech" in Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe National Editor's Forum (ZINEF) was launched on June 12 by editors Geoff Nyarota of "The Daily [...]	2002-06-14 05:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1437	GOVERNMENT TIGHTENS CONTROL OVER MEDIA -- NEW [...] The government of Zimbabwe has announced the new registration and accreditation requirements for media organizations and journalists as prescribed by the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). According to an extraordinary gazette published on Jun [...]	2002-06-18 03:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1438	TWO NEW NEWSPAPERS HIT THE STREETS [...] Two new newspapers debuted in Harare during the week of June 10. "The Business Tribune" and its sister publication "The Weekend Tribune" will hit the streets every Thursday and Saturday respectively. 2. The Media Africa Group (MAG),a consortium of businessmen led by a [...]	2002-06-18 03:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1449	NEW MEDIA LICENSING REQUIREMENTS - ANOTHER MEANS [...] Summary: On June 15 the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) published new media registration and licensing regulations. The new regulations are mandated under the controversial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). AIPPA became law on March 15, 2002 and has since gained inte [...]	2002-06-19 05:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1455	Text of Letter from Zimbabwe Opposition Leader to [...] (SBU) On June 19, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) delivered to all G-8 embassies in Harare a letter from its president, Morgan Tsvangirai, to their respective heads of government. Below is the verbatim text of the letter addressed to President Bush. A copy of the origina [...]	2002-06-19 14:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ZI
02HARARE1533	NEW MEDIA LICENSING REQUIREMENTS - ANOTHER MEANS [...] Summary: On June 15 the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) published new media registration and licensing regulations. The new regulations are mandated under the controversial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). AIPPA became law on March 15, 2002 and has since gained inte [...]	2002-07-02 14:01:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1564	ANOTHTER MEDIA TRIAL BEGINS [...] The trial for independent "Daily News" reporter Lloyd Mudiwa, charged with violating the country's controversial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA),opens in Harare on June 20. Mudiwa is accused of having abused journalistic privilege by [...]	2002-07-03 08:27:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1567	GOVERNMENT OP-ED CRITICIZES BUSH PLAN TO [...] An op-ed published in the June 27 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald," dismisses President Bush's planned visit to Africa next year as a "non-event." Under headline "Bush's visit a non- event: West should stop meddling in Africa's internal a [...]	2002-07-03 08:29:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1568	JOURNALIST'S TRIAL POSTPONED [...] The trial of "Daily News" reporter Lloyd Mudiwa has been postponed. Mudiwa was charged on April 30 with "publishing falsehoods" because of his report about a woman supposedly beheaded by ruling party supporters. That story has since been disproved. On June 20 Mudiwa pr [...]	2002-07-03 08:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1577	MEDIA REPORT -- GOVERNMENT-OWNED NEWSPAPER [...] The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) has suspended Zimbabwe's largest newspaper and publishing company, the government-controlled Zimbabwe Newspapers (Zimpapers) Group. The company, publishers of "The Herald" and five other titles, was suspended on Monday, July 2 for violat [...]	2002-07-03 12:11:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1591	MEDIA REPORT REPORTER ARRESTED UNDER AIPPA; HARARE [...] No summary [...]	2002-07-08 08:38:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1596	MEDIA REPORT ZIMPAPERS BACK ON THE BOURSE; HARARE [...] No summary [...]	2002-07-08 14:04:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE161	VISIT TO MUTARE AND MANICALAND [...] C) SUMMARY: A BRIEF JANUARY 10-11 VISIT TO MUTARE IN MANICALAND PROVINCE CONFIRMED THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM THAT ZANU/PF IS FACING DIFFICULTIES IN THE CITY OF MUTARE AND SURROUNDING AREAS AND IS VULNERABLE IN ALL BUT THE MOST RURAL AREAS. THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH ACTING PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATOR [...]	2002-01-16 07:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID ZI
02HARARE1610	THE TAKE FROM ZIMBABWE ON WORKING WITH UNSC 1373 [...] (C) Embassy Harare strongly endorses the use of SADC to bolster counterterrorism efforts in this region generally, and specifically in the Zimbabwe context. On the ground in Zimbabwe, we have enjoyed close, instantaneous and productive cooperation from the Zimbabwean security services, both [...]	2002-07-09 14:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ZI
02HARARE1611	GOVERNMENT PAPER TAKES AIM AGAINST BIOTECH [...] Under the headline "We say NO to GM food" the editorial in the July 9 edition of the government- controlled daily "Chronicle" offered a stunningly uninformed diatribe against the supply of biotech food to hungry Zimbabweans. Excerpts: 2. ".It.boggles the mind [...]	2002-07-10 06:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1720	GOZ ACCEPTS 18,000MT OF MAIZE FROM THE US [...] (U) On July 25, 2002, USAID met with the Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Welfare, Mr. July Moyo, and with Mr. Lancester Museka, the Permanent Secretary, regarding the US humanitarian assistance program. 2. (U) During his July 21-24, 2002 visit to Zimbabwe, Mr. Roger Winter, U [...]	2002-07-26 04:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PGOV PREL ZI
02HARARE1754	GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE SAYS IT WILL ACCEDE TO ALL [...] (C) On July 30, post received a dipnote from Zimbabwe's Ministry of Foreign Affairs replying to our dipnote of July 15 informing the GOZ of the U.S.'s accession to all 12 UN anti-terrorism conventions (REF A). The GOZ's note stated: "The Ministry wishes to advise that as a demonstration of it [...]	2002-07-31 11:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ZI
02HARARE1780	MEDIA REPORT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS; HARARE [...] Under headline "Ban sanction campaigners" the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" dedicated its August 5 editorial to calling on the government of Zimbabwe to retaliate against the "smart sanctions" imposed by the European Union and the United States against Robert [...]	2002-08-05 10:12:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1782	MEDIA REACTION EU TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS; HARARE [...] Stung by the recent detention and deportation of former Bulawayo mayor Joshua Malinga at Gatwick Airport (London) and Sweden's refusal of visas to four ZANU-PF women legislators, an editorial in the August 5 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" calls [...]	2002-08-05 10:14:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PGOV PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE1783	MEDIA REACTION DRC PEACE PROCESS; HARARE [...] An editorial published in the August 4 edition of the independent weekly "The Sunday Mirror" and an opinion peace published in the August 3 edition of government-controlled daily "The Herald" focus on the recent signing of the peace deal between the Democratic Republic [...]	2002-08-05 10:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE1786	MEDIA REPORT: SCRIBES TO CHALLENGE AIPPA; HARARE [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-05 10:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1802	OFFICIAL GOZ FIGURES ON FOOD IMPORTS AND PROJECTED [...] (C) Summary. A senior Ministry of Finance official shared with Charge details on GOZ food imports, and the gap still to be filled. The GOZ has purchased nearly 1,000,000 metric tons (MT) of maize but, even with current projected donor contributions factored in, still faces a shortfall of app [...]	2002-08-06 09:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAGR PREL PGOV EFIN ZI
02HARARE1820	AGREEMENT ON USE OF U.S. TITLE II MAIZE GRAIN IN [...] (U) SUMMARY OF AGREEMENT: VERBAL AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED AMONG USAID, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON AN ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL ALLOW ENTRY OF 17,500 MTS OF USG YELLOW WHOLE MAIZE GRAIN CURRENTLY STORED IN DURBAN, THAT MAY CONTAIN GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS [...]	2002-08-08 13:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE1825	MEDIA REPORT LOCAL BUSINESSMEN TO CHALLENGE ZDERA; [...] The lead story in the August 8 edition of the independent weekly "The Business Tribune" centers on an application by a consortium of unidentified local businessmen - allegedly "denied entry into the U. S. A. early this year under the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic [...]	2002-08-09 10:03:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1831	ZIMBABWEAN DIPLOMATIC NOTE POSES MORE QUESTIONS [...] (U) Embassy received a diplomatic note and statement at COB on August 9, before the long Hero's Day weekend. Below is the entire text. Begin text of Diplomatic Note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zimbabwe presents its complements to the Embassy of the United States [...]	2002-08-14 12:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE1833	MUGABE VOWS TO STAY THE COURSE IN PUBLIC SPEECHES [...] (C) In his annual Heroes Day Speech on August 12, only sparsely attended by the diplomatic community, Mugabe showed no indication of veering from his current disastrous policy course. He vowed to continue with the fast track resettlement effort but said that "loyal" commercial farmers would b [...]	2002-08-14 14:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ASEC ZI
02HARARE1838	MEDIA REPORT MUGABE ON TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS; HARARE [...] Under headline "Mugabe vows to slap sanctions on EU, U. S.," the August 13 edition of the independent daily "The Daily News" carried the following article as its lead story. In the piece, President Mugabe promises to strike back against the punitive travel restrictio [...]	2002-08-15 06:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAO ZI
02HARARE1839	MEDIA REPORT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS; HARARE [...] Under headline "Retaliatory sanctions welcome" the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" dedicated its August 14 editorial to backing Mr. Robert Mugabe's "retaliatory sanctions" against the United States, European Union and other Western countries that have imposed t [...]	2002-08-15 06:29:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAO ZI
02HARARE1849	MEDIA REPORT U. S. FOREIGN POLICY UNDER FIRE; [...] Under headline "Bush's policy disastrous" the August 12 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" carried the following op-ed by Tim Chigodo on page 8: 2. "Since the fall of the Communism in Eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War, the United States h [...]	2002-08-15 08:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1850	MEDIA REPORT LAND REFORM IN ZIM; HARARE [...] Under headline "Farming: a great leap forward into uncertainty" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its August 10 editorial to criticize the haphazard land reform program in Zimbabwe. Excerpts: 2. "The land reform program reached its peak this week [...]	2002-08-15 08:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1874	ZIMBABWE DEPORTS LIBYAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER [...] (U) According to almost identical press reports in both the state-owned "Herald" and the independent "Daily News," the Zimbabwean government deported prominent Libyan resident Yousef Murgham on August 15 for engaging in (unspecified) activities that posed a threat to national security. Murgha [...]	2002-08-16 10:06:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PTER PREL ZI
02HARARE1880	MEDIA REPORT "ZIM WITHDRAWAL FROM DRC;" HARARE [...] Under headline "Zim withdrawal from DRC" the independent weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its August 14 editorial to welcoming the withdrawal of Zimbabwean troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). "Now that peace is possible in the DRC, the U. N. Securi [...]	2002-08-19 07:39:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAO ZI
02HARARE1885	MEDIA REPORT AFRICAN-AMERICAN CRITICIZES POWELL; [...] A group of African-Americans, who flew into the country last week at the invitation of the Zimbabwean government, has accused U. S. Secretary of State Colin Powell of extreme dislike of Africa. According to an article carried on page two of the August 19 edition of th [...]	2002-08-19 14:07:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OIIP KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1912	MEDIA REPORT WSSD; HARARE [...] Under headline "Powell faces more protests on return to Africa" the August 22 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" carried the following opinion piece by Tim Chigodo on page 11: 2. "U. S. Secretary of State, Mr. Colin Powell is returni [...]	2002-08-22 09:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1913	MEDIA REPORT KANSTEINER/NATSIOS BRIEFING; [...] The transcript of a press briefing by USAID Administrator Natsios and A/S Kansteiner on food aid to Southern Africa received prominent placement in the government-controlled daily "The Herald." The independent weekly "The Financial Gazette" also published a Reu [...]	2002-08-22 09:54:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1925	MEDIA REPORT MUGABE ATTACKS WEST; HARARE [...] The August 23rd edition of the government- controlled daily "Herald" gave prominent coverage to the Government of Zimbabwe's reaction to recent US criticism of the Mugabe regime. Under headline "President raps West" the paper ran two, page-one, above-the-fold st [...]	2002-08-23 07:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1927	MEDIA REACTION WSSD; HARARE [...] Under headline "Zim must stand its ground at summit" the independent weekly "The Business Tribune" dedicated its August 22 editorial to encouraging Zimbabwe to advance its controversial land redistribution program at the forthcoming World Summit on Sustainable D [...]	2002-08-23 07:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1948	GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO TIGHTEN CONTROL OF MEDIA [...] The government-owned weekly "Sunday Mail" reported on August 25 that the government has introduced amendments to the controversial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) that will further tighten government control of the media. According to [...]	2002-08-26 13:40:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE1949	MEDIA REPORT WSSD; HARARE [...] The World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD) in South Africa has become the subject matter for editorials in two mainstream newspapers - the government-controlled daily "The Herald" and the independent weekly "The Sunday Mirror." Editorial excerpts follo [...]	2002-08-26 13:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1951	ZIMBABWE'S GOVERNMENT MEDIA PLAY UP "PLOT" [...] Under the headline "American madness" the weekly ZANU-PF house organ "The People's Voice" (08/25) comments: "The U.S. Government this week shamelessly went public about its plans to oust the democratically elected President of the Republic of Zimbabwe R [...]	2002-08-26 13:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1963	BIOTECH STILL UNDER FIRE IN ZIMBABWE [...] Under headline "Distinguishing drought from famine" an op-ed by Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem carried in the August 27 edition of the independent daily "The Daily News," accuses the United States of "cynically exploiting the plight of the starving to create an artificia [...]	2002-08-27 08:39:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1964	MEDIA REACTION U.S./IRAQI STANDOFF; HARARE [...] Under the headline "Will Bush attack Iraq?" the August 25 edition of the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" carried the following article in the "Scrutator," the unsigned column written by publisher Ibbo Mandaza: 2. "U.S. President George W. Bush's plan [...]	2002-08-27 08:45:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1965	MEDIA REACTION WSSD; HARARE [...] Under headline "Needed: sustainable political development" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its August 27 editorial to encouraging African leaders attending the Earth Summit in South Africa to "relate the fight against poverty and HIV/AIDS to the [...]	2002-08-27 08:48:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1966	GOVERNMENT PRESS SAYS WEST CANNOT STOP "LAND [...] Under the headline "Demonisation won't derail land reform" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" dedicated its August 27 editorial to declaring that Zimbabwe's land reform program is irreversible. Excerpts: 2. "A new wave of hysteria has gripped Britain, [...]	2002-08-27 08:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1977	GOVERNMENT PRESS STILL INDIGNANT [...] Under headline "We stand by our cause" the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" dedicated its August 27 editorial to criticizing the United States for meddling in Zimbabwe's internal affairs. Excerpts: 2. "The American and their cousins in Europe have [...]	2002-08-28 09:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1984	INDEPENDENT RADIO OFFICES BOMBED [...] Summary: At approximately 0100 on August 29 the offices of independent radio "Voice of the People" (VOP) were firebombed and destroyed. The offices were in a house in a residential neighborhood near downtown Harare. There were no injuries, but the house and its content [...]	2002-08-29 09:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1994	EDITORIAL ON WSSD [...] Under headline "Too many words, too little action," the independent weekly "The Financial Gazette" dedicated its August 29, 2002 editorial to the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Excerpts: 2. "Zimbabweans, as indeed many other Africans, will be forgiven [...]	2002-08-29 14:01:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1998	MEDIA REPORT WSSD; HARARE [...] Under headline "West's concern on Zim baffling" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" dedicated its August 30 editorial to encouraging the West to seek a face-to-face audience with the government of Zimbabwe to discuss issues of concern. Excerpts: 2. "T [...]	2002-08-30 09:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE200	OBASANJO SHUTTLES TO ZIMBABWE, MEETS BOTH [...] (C) NIGERIAN PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO MADE A WHIRLWIND VISIT TO ZIMBABWE, ARRIVING JANUARY 20 AT 8:00 P.M. AND DEPARTING AT 3:00 A.M. THE NEXT DAY. HE MET WITH BOTH PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE AND THE MDC'S MORGAN TSVANGIRAI. ACCORDING TO THE NIGERIAN EMBASSY, OBASANJO MET ALONE WITH MUGABE. [...]	2002-01-22 13:27:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI NI
02HARARE2002	INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDP) SITUATION [...] (C) Comprised mostly of workers and their families from commercial farms, the number of IDPs in Zimbabwe could surpass half a million in the coming months. While the GOZ has sought to deny the problem in the past, even accusing temporary squatter settlements of being opposition training camps [...]	2002-08-30 09:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ASEC ZI
02HARARE2008	GOVERNMENT PAPER BLAMES OPPOSITION PARTY AND "THE [...] The government-controlled "Herald" used its August 31 editorial to suggest that the bombing of the "Voice of the People" radio station offices on August 29 was the work of western-sponsored "enemies of Zimbabwe" bent on sullying the nation's reputation. 2. Unde [...]	2002-09-03 13:03:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE201	UNRESREP PAINTS BLEAK PICTURE OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AT THE INVITATION OF UNDP RESREP VICTOR ANGELO, THE DONOR COMMUNITY HELD ITS FIRST COORDINATING MEETING OF 2002 AT THE UNDP OFFICES. ANGELO, WHO NORMALLY SEEKS TO INTERPRET EVENTS IN A POSITIVE LIGHT, WAS PARTICULARLY DOWNBEAT. ON ELECTIONS, HE SAID THAT THERE NO LONGER APPEA [...]	2002-01-22 13:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EAGR EAID ZI
02HARARE2011	MEDIA REACTION WSSD; HARARE [...] Editorials in Zimbabwe's newspapers continue to focus on the ongoing World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg, South Africa. Excerpts: 2. Under headline "Earth summit hopes of ending African poverty" the independent daily "The Daily News) [...]	2002-09-03 13:12:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2013	MEDIA REACTION DROC: HARARE [...] Under headline "Zim troops return as heroes" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" dedicated its September 3 editorial to urging the United Nations to deploy "more peacekeeping forces" into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) "to avoid the creation of a [...]	2002-09-03 13:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO
02HARARE2014	RULE OF LAW UNDER ATTACK - MAGISTRATES ASSAULTED [...] (C) A magistrate was severally beaten on August 16, another stabbed on August 28, both assaults allegedly motivated by the magistrates' rulings in favor of defendants who were MDC members. Justice Minister Chinamasa has refused a request by the Chief magistrate to condemn the attacks and ensu [...]	2002-09-03 14:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
02HARARE2015	MEDIA REACTION WSSD; HARARE [...] Under headline "Demonstrations a seal for land reforms" the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" dedicated its September 2 editorial to criticizing the West for failing to endorse the land reform program in Zimbabwe. Excerpts: 2. "Some Western leaders have [...]	2002-09-03 14:59:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2021	ZIMBABWE'S BIOTECH BROUHAHA [...] (C) Summary. On 1 September, while attending the WSSD in South Africa, Lands, Agriculture, and Rural Resettlement Minister Joseph Made proclaimed that Zimbabwe would not accept food aid containing genetically modified organisms. He also said there was nothing to discuss with the U.S. since th [...]	2002-09-04 11:18:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL ZI
02HARARE2022	MEDIA REACTION WSSD; HARARE [...] Following are excerpts of editorials carried in the September 4 editions of the independent daily "The Daily News" and the government-controlled daily "The Herald" on Robert Mugabe's speech to the WSSD: 2. Under headline "As millions face starvation, Mugabe sco [...]	2002-09-04 11:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2033	MEDIA REACTION WSSD; HARARE [...] Government-owned print and broadcast media in Zimbabwe gave prominent coverage to the heckling of Secretary of State Powell at the WSSD on September 4. The story featured prominently on television and radio news programs and was page 1, above-the-fold in the gov [...]	2002-09-05 12:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2034	INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER CRITICIZES GOVRNMENT FOR [...] Opposition MDC party efforts, thus far in vain, to bring donated food into Zimbabwe have begun to generate media attention. The independent "Daily News" dedicated its September 5 editorial to the issue. Under the title "Let food roll in without the import papers" the [...]	2002-09-05 12:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE2039	GOVERNMENT PAPER REPORTS ZIMBABWE WILL ACCEPT [...] According to a front-page, above-the-fold report in the September 6 edition of the government-owned Herald, President Mugabe has ruled that Zimbabwe will accept food aid that may contain biotech products. However, the President added that that such food relief w [...]	2002-09-06 07:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE204	LAST-MINUTE GOZ RESPONSE TO EU ULTIMATUM [...] (C) THE GOZ SUBMITTED A LETTER FROM FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE TO THE EU IN HARARE AT 8:00 P.M. ON JANUARY 18, JUST HOURS BEFORE EXPIRATION OF THE ONE-WEEK DEADLINE IMPOSED BY THE EU DURING ITS JANUARY 11 ARTICLE 96 CONSULTATIONS WITH A MUDENGE-LED GOZ DELEGATION. THE LETTER WAS NOT SIGNED BY [...]	2002-01-22 14:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI EU
02HARARE2061	G0VERNMENT PAPER [...] Under headline "Correct labeling of GM food a must" the government-owned daily "Herald" uses its September 7 editorial as a petulant parting shot at food assistance from the U.S. Excerpts: 2. "Now that government has accepted genetically modified food aid from [...]	2002-09-09 13:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2062	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Who will pre-empt the war on Iraq?" the independent, pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its September 8 editorial to urging the United Nations Security Council to stop the United States and Britain from attacking Iraq. Excerpts: [...]	2002-09-09 13:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2069	INDEPENDENT PAPER ASKS GOVERNMENT TO EXPLAIN [...] Under headline "State must explain policy flip- flop on GM food" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its September 10 editorial to challenging the government to explain President Mugabe's ruling that Zimbabwe will accept food aid that may contain bi [...]	2002-09-10 09:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2086	UN FOOD SEIZED [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 7, Zimbabwe police and soldiers raided the UNICEF facilities and illegally seized food UNICEF had been storing for UN employees. After appealing to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UN received an apology from the guilty parties and expected to have the stolen fo [...]	2002-09-12 11:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID PGOV PREL
02HARARE2088	GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO RENEW AFP [...] American citizen Griffin Shea, senior reporter for the Agence France Presse (AFP) bureau in Harare, is expected to leave Zimbabwe on Saturday, September 14, following the Government of Zimbabwe's refusal to renew his work permit. Shea, who has been working in Zimbabwe si [...]	2002-09-13 07:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2106	GOVERNMENT PAPER SAYS U.S. IS FINANCING "ANTI- [...] The September 17 edition of the government- controlled daily Bulawayo "Chronicle" carries a page- one, above-the-fold story entitled "Unholy alliance: Washington finances anti-government NGOs." Excerpts follow. 2. "The U.S. Government is assisting non- [...]	2002-09-18 04:38:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
02HARARE211	MDC RALLY BROKEN UP BY POLICE AND ZANU-PF [...] (C) ON JANUARY 20, ZANU-PF MILITANTS WAITING IN AMBUSH AND POLICE USING TEARGAS BLOCKED A PLANNED MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) RALLY IN BULAWAYO. AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE MELEE, AND SEVEN ARE REPORTED MISSING. THE DISRUPTION OCCURRED EVEN THOUGH THE MDC HAD APPLIED FOR [...]	2002-01-23 16:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI NI
02HARARE2133	MEDIA REACTION U.S. POLICY ON IRAQ; HARARE [...] U.S. policy toward Iraq was the favored topic of Zimbabwean op-ed writers over the Sept 21-22 weekend. While none of the writers defended Saddam Hussein, they were unanimously opposed to U.S. unilateral action in Iraq. Excerpts follow: 2. Under headline "Bush, [...]	2002-09-23 12:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE215	KING COMMEMORATIONS [...] HARARE IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF 2002 MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH TO SPREAD DR. KING'S MESSAGE OF NON-VIOLENCE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF NON- VIOLENCE FROM MANY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES IS AN ESPECIALLY USEFUL THEME AS ZIMBABWE EDGES TOWARD THE MARCH [...]	2002-01-24 05:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE2157	INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS CRITICIZE INACTION IN [...] Under title "The dialogue of the deaf" the independent weekly "The Financial Gazette' (09/26) comments: "South African President Thabo Mbeki and his Nigerian counterpart Olusegun Obasanjo have predictably decided to postpone taking the tough decisions t [...]	2002-09-26 11:08:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE216	MEDIA REPORT GOZ NEWSPAPER CONDEMNS POLITICAL [...] AFTER PUBLISHING AN ARTICLE AND EMBASSY-PLACED "ADVERTORIAL" ABOUT DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING AND HIS MESSAGE OF NONVIOLENCE, THE JANUARY 23 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" CARRIED AN EDITORIAL IN CALLING FOR PEACE IN THE RUN-UP TO THE MARCH 9 AND 10 P [...]	2002-01-24 05:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE2160	ZIMBABWE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: THE FOOD GAP [...] (U) Summary: The Zimbabwe Emergency Food Security Assessment Repo po prepared by the Zimbabwe National Vulnerability Assessment Committee (VAC),in collaboration with a number of UN Agencies, NGOs, the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and SADC, was released on 16 September 2002. This report rai [...]	2002-09-26 12:45:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2174	MEDIA REACTION MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "Genocide in Palestine" the ZANU PF weekly organ "The People's Voice" dedicated its September 29 editorial to accusing the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of "committing genocide" against the Palestinian people. The editorial also denounced P [...]	2002-09-30 07:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KMDR ZI
02HARARE2176	MEDIA REACTION U.S./IRAQ STANDOFF; HARARE [...] Under title "Will the drums of war quieten?" the independent weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its September 29 editorial to encouraging President Bush to heed "international public opinion" against a unilateral attack on Iraq by the United States. Excerpts: [...]	2002-09-30 07:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI

02HARARE2181	LOCAL AUSTRALIAN TAKE ON ABUJA MEETING ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Australian High Commissioner to Harare Jonathan Brown gave us a readout of the Abuja meeting, which he attended. His account was largely consistent with reftel accounts so we will only report that which provides additional elaboration or contrast. Brown said that the three presidents had ag [...]	2002-09-30 09:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
02HARARE2205	GOVERNMENT PAPER CRITICIZES U.S. POLICY ON [...] Under the title "DRC has chance to develop" the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday News" dedicated its September 29 editorial to accusing the United States of triggering "the continuing strife in most parts of Africa," adding that the West has everything t [...]	2002-10-02 06:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2206	PRO-GOVERNMENT PAPER URGES SADC EFFORTS IN [...] Under the title "Angola peace initiative: Now or never" the independent, pro-government "The Daily Mirror" dedicated its September 30 editorial to urging SADC leaders meeting in Luanda, Angola this week to work towards long-lasting peace in the country. Excerpts [...]	2002-10-02 06:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2210	ZIMBABWE FOOD SWAP AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] This is to confirm that the ref. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the long-planned swap of 17,500 Metric Tons (MT) of U.S.-source whole kernel corn/maize donated to the World Food Program's Emergency Operation (EMOP) appeal for Zimbabwe with an equivalent amount of corn/maize from Governm [...]	2002-10-02 13:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2215	MEDIA BACKGROUND AND THEMES FOR AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Media Background: The Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) has deliberately and successfully limited media freedom and the flow of information into and out of Zimbabwe. The majority of Zimbabweans must rely on heavily propagandistic government media for news and analysis of lo [...]	2002-10-03 10:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL ZI
02HARARE2217	ZIMBABWE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: THE FOOD GAP [...] Summary: The Zimbabwe Emergency Food Security Assessment Report prepared by the Zimbabwe National Vulnerability Assessment Committee (VAC),in collaboration with a number of UN Agencies, NGOs, the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and SADC, was released on 16 September 2002. This report raises th [...]	2002-10-03 11:10:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2227	Zimbabwe remains AGOA ineligible [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-04 09:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL ELAB PHUM ZI
02HARARE2241	INDEPENDENT PAPER PRAISES SADC MOVE TO SIDELINE [...] Under headline "SADC commended for seeing light at last" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its October 8 editorial to welcoming the decision by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to block Robert Mugabe from SADC chairmanship. Excerpts: [...]	2002-10-08 07:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2243	INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS CHALLENGE MEDIA [...] Journalists working for the privately owned media in Zimbabwe have filed an urgent application with the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe to challenge certain sections of the controversial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). Lawyers representin [...]	2002-10-09 07:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2265	PUBLIC OPINION POLL REVEALS SUPRISING PERCEPTIONS [...] A USAID-funded Post-Presidential Election Survey revealed some surprising results about the presidential election and the political environment. According to the poll, more than 72 percent of those surveyed said they voted, more than official numbers. Almost 40 percent of those surveyed woul [...]	2002-10-15 05:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
02HARARE2269	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "American war drums discord" the independent weekly "The Sunday Mirror" used its October 13 editorial to argue against an U.S. attack on Iraq. Excerpts follow: 2. "As President George W. Bush presses ahead with his plans to attack Iraq, there ar [...]	2002-10-15 08:39:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2275	MEDIA REACTION BUSH/BLAIR UNDER FIRE; HARARE [...] Under headline "Blair, Bush terrorism must stop" the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" dedicated its October 12 editorial to ordering the British and American governments to stop meddling in the affairs of other countries. "We demand that Blair and Bush l [...]	2002-10-15 13:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2295	LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM MDC LEADER TSVANGIRAI [...] On October 16, Embassy was asked to convey a letter from Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai to President Bush and other current and former SIPDIS USG officials seeking a more active UN role in addressing Zimbabwe's crises. We have pouched the letters to AF/S and [...]	2002-10-16 17:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL ZI
02HARARE2305	GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED ANTI-BIOTECH [...] Under headline "Beware of Americans bearing `gifts'" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" published a silly anti-biotech article attributed to Raj Patel of "Third World Network Features": 2. "Food aid from U.S. is increasingly met with suspicion and ske [...]	2002-10-18 08:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2316	MEDIA REACTION ON THE U.S., UN AND IRAQ; [...] Under headline "U.S. drums of war silenced - for now" the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" dedicated its October 21 editorial to applauding the recent United Nations resolution regarding arms inspection in Iraq. Excerpts: 2. ". . .While we applaud the ne [...]	2002-10-21 14:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2317	MEDIA REACTION DROC; HARARE [...] Under headline "Elusive peace in the DRC" the editorial in the independent, pro-government daily "The Daily Mirror" encouraged the African Union (AU) to take the lead in enforcing the peace deal in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Excerpts: 2. "As Zimba [...]	2002-10-21 14:36:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2324	"DAILY NEWS" COMMISSIONS NEW PRINTING PRESS [...] Twenty months after its presses were destroyed by expertly placed, sophisticated explosive devices (no arrests were ever made) the independent "Daily News" inaugurated new presses. In an October 22 ceremony attended by Zimbabwean media, human rights, law and business lea [...]	2002-10-23 07:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2337	RULING PARTY STEPS UP ATTACKS AGAINST NGOS [...] (C) A recent ZANU-PF theft of WFP food in Nsiza and GOZ orders to halt NGO food distribution in Binga come amid a looming general GOZ crackdown on NGOs. In mid September the GOZ issued a notice for all NGOs to register with the Ministry of Social Welfare, or cease operations. It appears that [...]	2002-10-24 08:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON ASEC ZI ZANU PF
02HARARE2346	MEDIA REPORT U. S. UNDER FIRE; HARARE [...] Under headline "Bush wants to create space for decision strike on Iraq" the October 28 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" carried the following op-ed by Chinondidyachii Mararike on page 8: 2. "Will the U.S. go ahead and launch military stri [...]	2002-10-28 07:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2347	ZIMBABWEAN PAPERS REACT TO UN REPORT ON [...] Editorials focus on the UN report on "Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)." Excerpts follow: 2. Under headline "Zimbabwe deserve truth on DRC looting" the independent daily "The Daily [...]	2002-10-28 10:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2354	ZANU-PF WINS BY-ELECTION IN INSIZA [...] (C) The official media characterized Poloff's recent trip to the Insiza area ahead of by-elections there as "meddling". Able to concentrate its resources on one province, and through a campaign of vote-buying with food, violence, intimidation, restricting the movements of MDC officials, theft [...]	2002-10-28 15:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON ASEC ZI
02HARARE2368	MANIPULATION OF FOOD DELIVERIES: UNSC [...] (C) Summary: The MDC's Economic Affairs Secretary -- Eddie Cross -- expressed concern about the Government of Zimbabwe's manipulation of food deliveries and pressed for UN Security Council action on this as a major human rights issue. The Ambassador suggested that the food shortage and GOZ's [...]	2002-10-31 06:03:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
02HARARE2369	GOVERNMENT MINISTER SAYS LAND REDISTRIBUTION [...] According to an article in the pro-government "Daily Mirror, Minister for Youth, Gender and Employment Creation Elliot Manyika has threatened to "repossess land allocated to people who do not support the ruling party." 2. A report in the October 28 edition of t [...]	2002-10-31 07:31:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE2370	MEDIA REGISTRATION DEADLINE POSTPONED [...] According to media reports, the government- appointed Media Commission has postponed the deadline for registration of journalist and media organizations to November 21, 2002. The original deadline was October 31. 2. According to a report in the October 28 edit [...]	2002-10-31 09:01:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2381	AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSION WITH MUGABE'S CHIEF OF [...] (C) In an October 30 conversation, the Ambassador and Charles Utete -- President Mugabe's Chief of Staff -- acknowledged the differences between our two governments but agreed on the importance of keeping communication channels open. The Ambassador urged Utete to implement the Cabinet's deci [...]	2002-11-01 08:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE2401	GOZ VIOLENCE AGAINST MDC TARGETS COUNCILORS [...] (C) Since the September 28 - 29 Rural District Council elections, ZANU-PF supporters have carried out a violent campaign of retribution against winning MDC councilors and MDC supporters in districts that elected MDC councilors. At least one MDC supporter was beaten to death. Winning (and los [...]	2002-11-04 14:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ASEC ZI MDC ZANU PF
02HARARE2414	U.S. COMMENTS ABOUT ZIMBABWE'S FOOD CRISIS [...] Drawing on the Reuters report of Deputy Assistant Secretary Bellamy's November 2 interview with the Washington Times, both the government-owned Herald and independent Daily News lead with reporting on U.S. concern about Zimbabwe's food crisis. The Herald's page [...]	2002-11-06 06:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE2429	EDITORIAL ON FOOD CRISIS AND ZIMBABWE'S [...] In its November 7 editorial, "NEPAD peer review: why it scares some leaders," the independent daily "Daily News" challenged the Government of Zimbabwe to address allegations of using food aid as a political weapon. Excerpts follow. 2. ". . .The government has s [...]	2002-11-07 08:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2444	DAILY NEWS CRITICIZES POLITICAL USE OF FOOD [...] Under headline "SADC ministers must act to avert disaster" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its November 8 editorial to criticizing the government of Zimbabwe for politicizing the distribution and purchase of much-needed maize-meal in the country [...]	2002-11-08 07:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE245	MEDIA REPORT PAPER ACCUSES U. S. OF FUNDING A [...] THE JANUARY 25 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" CARRIED AN ARTICLE ON PAGE ONE, PICKED UP FROM THE JANUARY 24 EDITION OF THE BRITISH GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER, ACCUSING THE U. S. OF FUNDING A "PIRATE RADIO STATION" BROADCASTING TO ZIMBABWE. THE ARTICLE, U [...]	2002-01-28 06:35:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE2454	ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT BANS RETURN OF ITS OWN [...] On November 8 government-owned media reported that the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) has imposed travel bans and visa requirements on a variety of people. Among those affected are British government officials, members of the British Parliament, an American human rights activis [...]	2002-11-08 09:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE2469	ZIMBABWE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: [...] On October 25, donors, including USAID/Harare, met with U.N. management to discuss current problems and a way forward for UNDP/Zimbabwe's RRU. Following a frank discussion of the Unit's several shortcomings, the U.N. Humanitarian Co-ordinator proposed a revised structure for the RRU to addres [...]	2002-11-12 11:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2472	U.N. DONOR MEETING WITH GOZ MINISTERS OF HEALTH [...] Summary: On November 6, Ambassador Sullivan and A/USAID Director attended a meeting, hosted and chaired by the U.N. Humanitarian Co-ordinator (HC) to Zimbabwe (J. Victor Angelo),between major donor country representatives and key Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) officials on the worsening humanit [...]	2002-11-12 13:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2478	DEMOCRATIC SPACE FURTHER RESTRICTED [...] (C) The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) recently issued a report unusually critical of the GOZ, detailing a chronology of violence during the October by-election in Insiza. ZESN recommends that an Independent Electoral Commission be appointed by Parliament to conduct future elections [...]	2002-11-13 05:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON EFIN ASEC ZI
02HARARE2480	GOVERNMENT PAPER ACCUSES U.S. AND BRITAIN OF [...] Under the headline "Zimbabwe is no colony" the government-controlled weekly "Sunday News" dedicated its November 10 editorial to accusing the United States and Britain of practicing "gunboat diplomacy." Excerpts: 2. ". . .This week, the Deputy Secretary of Sta [...]	2002-11-13 09:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2481	INDEPENDENT EDITOR MARK CHAVUNDHUKA DIES [...] The November 10 death of journalist Mark Chavundhuka represents a loss to Zimbabwe's independent media. Chavundhuka was founding editor of the independent weekly "Standard," a position he held through April 2002. He died Monday night at a private hospital in Harare afte [...]	2002-11-13 10:36:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE2493	MAJOR PLACEMENT OF POWELL BYLINER [...] Harare is pleased to report that the November 14 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" carried the full text of Secretary Powell's byliner on Iraq (Washington File story AEF20012 of 11/12/2002). 2. The article got prominent play as the lead opinion piec [...]	2002-11-14 08:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE2497	HEALTH MINISTER PARIRENYATWA FOCUSES ON POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: At one-on-one lunch Nov 14, Health Minister David Parirenyatwa acknowledged to the Ambassador that Zimbabwe's deep social, economic and humanitarian crises could not be resolved without addressing Zimbabwe's equally deep political crisis. He doubted that Zimbabweans could resolve [...]	2002-11-15 05:19:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
02HARARE25	MEDIA REPORT ZDERA; HARARE [...] THE DECEMBER 31 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT- CONTROLLED DAILY "CHRONICLE" CHARACTERIZED THE SIGNING OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA) OF 2001 BY PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH AS "AN OPEN DECLARATION OF WAR." UNDER HEADLINE "A DECLARATION OF WAR," THE PAPER COM [...]	2002-01-02 13:54:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE2529	POLOFF AND UN OFFICER DETAINED, THREATENED BY WAR [...] (C) Self-described Zimbabwean war veterans detained Poloff on November 15, together with a UN Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officer, a US Embassy driver, and a Zimbabwean citizen guide, for 45 minutes at a farm in Melfort (about 25 kms southeast of Harare). The war veterans beat the Zimbabwean [...]	2002-11-15 14:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ASEC ZI
02HARARE2560	AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH MDC [...] (C) MDC Secretary-General Welshman Ncube told the Ambassador on November 15 that the treason case against him and his party compatriots has no legal merit, but it could be assigned to a judge who is inclined to give more weight to political considerations. He described growing resentment w [...]	2002-11-18 13:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
02HARARE2616	INDEPENDENT WEEKLY GETS NEW EDITOR [...] The privately owned weekly "Financial Gazette" has na Nqobile Nyathi, 29, as editor. Nyathi replaces veter journalist Francis Mdlongwa who led the "FinGaz" from 1997 to 2002. Nyathi is the first woman and the youngest editor-in-chief of an independent newspaper Zimbabwe. 2 [...]	2002-11-20 08:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE2617	GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER REPLAYS CARTER CRITICISM OF [...] Under headline Bush needs political education the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" used its November 18 editorial to urge President Bush to take advice from former President Carter. Excerpts: 2. ". . .The United States is in the forefront of calling for th [...]	2002-11-20 08:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2618	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Iraq: U.S. war drums continue" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its November 17 editorial to accusing the United States of itching for a military showdown against Iraq irrespective of Iraq's acceptance of United Nations [...]	2002-11-20 08:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2620	MDC MASS ACTION: NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Gandi Mudzingwa, special advisor to MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai, told polchief on November 20 that planning for mass action is consuming most of his time and attention. One element of the MDC's efforts on this front, he reported, had occurred on November 14, when groups of 20 women each [...]	2002-11-20 12:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB ZI
02HARARE2622	WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME ZIMBABWE STATUS UPDATE [...] During October 2002, the World Food Programme (WFP) distributed 22,495 metric tons (MT) of food commodities, falling short of its planned distribution of 33,060 MT. Nevertheless, because of increased food insecurity in Zimbabwe, WFP is expanding its targeted number of beneficiaries from 1.9 m [...]	2002-11-20 13:40:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2623	ZIMBABWE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK FOR 2002/03 SEASON [...] As of mid-November, rainfall has been slightly below normal over most of the country. If the rains persist, those farmers that have already planted could reap good harvests. Although those farmers that have not yet planted can still reap good harvests, they will have less flexibility to adju [...]	2002-11-20 13:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2625	IDPS--FEAR AND LOATHING IN ZIMBABWE [...] On November 13 - 15 together with UN Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officer, Andrew Timpson, Poloff visited ex-commercial farm workers and their families in Tete province, Mozambique, northern Mashonaland Central province in Zimbabwe, and on a commercial farm near Harare. The lack of food securit [...]	2002-11-20 15:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON ASEC ZI
02HARARE2628	MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES GILMAN SHOOTING, MELFORT [...] (c) Summary. The Ambassador and DCM met with MFA Division Director for Europe and the Americas, Joey Bihma, and acting desk officer Henry Mukonoweshuro on November 20 at Bihma's invitation. A cordial, almost conciliatory, Bihma stated that he wished to address the shooting by police of Rich [...]	2002-11-21 07:36:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC EINV ASEC ODIP ZI
02HARARE2629	LETTER TO PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI FROM MDC LEADER [...] (c) As reported reftel, we received a copy of a letter sent by MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai to South African President, Thabo Mbeki. The letter was delivered in person to President Mbeki's office by Tsvangirai's special advisor. As of November 20, Tsvangirai had not yet received a response. [...]	2002-11-21 11:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PREL ZI
02HARARE2632	Field Visit Report to Matebeleland North; [...] This cable summarizes the major findings on the food security situation in Matebeleland North Province from a recent field visit conducted to the area by a joint USAID Food for Peace, Famine Early Warning Service Network (FEWS NET) and World Food Programme (WFP) team. ---------------- PU [...]	2002-11-21 12:22:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2687	LETTER TO PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI FROM MDC LEADER [...] (c) As reported reftel, we received a copy of a letter sent by MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai to South African President, Thabo Mbeki. The letter was delivered in person to President Mbeki's office by Tsvangirai's special advisor. As of November 20, Tsvangirai had not yet received a response. [...]	2002-11-25 09:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PREL ZI
02HARARE2689	FURTHER DEVELOPMENT ON DETENTION OF US/UN STAFF IN [...] (c) Summary. The November 15 detention of a U.S. diplomat, a UN officer, and two Zimbabwean nationals (ref a) continues to reverberate. Following Ambassador's meeting with the MFA (ref b),GOZ official also met with UNDP Deputy Resident Representative after the latter submitted a note of pr [...]	2002-11-25 12:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ODIP EAID ASEC ZI UN
02HARARE269	MUGABE PROMISES FREE AND FAIR ELECTION, NAMES OBSERVER [...] (U) APPEARING BEFORE JOURNALISTS ON JANUARY 28, PRESIDENT MUGABE PROMISED THAT HIS GOVERNMENT WOULD DO ALL IT COULD TO ENSURE A FREE AND FAIR ELECTION, AND ANNOUNCED THAT INVITATIONS WOULD BE EXTENDED TO OBSERVER DELEGATIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING: THE OAU; SADC; COMESA; ECOWAS; THE NON-ALIGNED M [...]	2002-01-29 15:29:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
02HARARE2706	INDPENDENT DAILY PREDICTS RULING PARTY ANNUAL [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-26 07:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ZI
02HARARE2707	MEDIA REPORT U. S./U. K. UNDER FIRE, HARARE [...] Under headline "Are the U.K. and U.S. moving against Zimbabwe7" the independent daily the "The Daily News" published a November 25 op-ed by "Ann Talbotr" (sic) accusing the United States and Britain of "using starvation. . .as a means of tightening their grip on [...]	2002-11-26 07:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2715	GOZ IDENTIFIES SHOOTER IN GILMAN CASE [...] (C) In the police report, handed to the Ambassador by the MFA (Ref C),the police identified the shooter. For the most part, the report is consistent with A/RSO's observations and investigations in Mutare in the days following the Gilman murder. RSO learned that police inquiries have been ope [...]	2002-11-26 15:22:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CASC ASEC
02HARARE2732	MEDIA REACTION MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "Solidarity with the people of Palestine" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its December 1 editorial to accusing the United States of throwing spanners into the Middle East peace process. "The main stumbling block seems to be the U [...]	2002-12-02 11:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2735	MEDIA REPORT: AMERICAN DELEGATION CRITICIZES U.S. [...] The lead story in the December 2 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" is based on a report released by a delegation of American elected officials after their two-week fact-finding visit to Zimbabwe. The report criticizes the United States' position [...]	2002-12-02 13:36:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2737	MEDIA REPORT "WORLD MUST FIGHT TERRORISM"; HARARE [...] Under headline "World must fight terrorism" the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" dedicated its November 30 editorial to calling for "a united front against terrorism" and urged world leaders to "desist from harboring terrorist groups." Excerpts: 2. "Ter [...]	2002-12-02 13:45:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE274	MEDIA REPORT ZIM PRESIDENTIAL POLL; HARARE [...] UNDER HEADLINE "EARLY ARRIVAL OF OBSERVERS COULD END LOSS OF MORE LIVES," THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" DEDICATED ITS JANUARY 28 EDITORIAL TO CALL ON THE GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS TO COME INTO THE COUNTRY AT LEAST A MONTH BEFORE THE MARCH 9 AND 10 [...]	2002-01-30 13:07:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE2765	GOVERNMENT PAPER HAILS REPORT BY NEW YORK ELECTED [...] Under headline "Now that the truth is out. . ." the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" dedicated its December 3, editorial to praising the trip report released by a delegation of elected officials from the U.S. after their recent visit to Zimbabwe. Excerpts: [...]	2002-12-04 13:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE2782	DEMONSTRATIONS INCREASE - NOT CRITICAL MASS YET [...] (U) On November 30 the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) staged demonstrations in five cities to pressure the GOZ for a more democratic constitution. Police arrested NCA staff members and demonstrators, seized demonstration materials and denied permission for the march in a sixth city. [...]	2002-12-09 15:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
02HARARE2783	AMERICAN JOURNALISTS ACCOSTED BY ANGRY RULING [...] Summary: On December 7 two journalists, including an Amcit and a South African citizen, were surrounded, detained and lightly roughed up by a group of about 30 ZANU-PF supporters. The incident occurred at a shopping center in Harare's upper-middle class Newlands [...]	2002-12-10 05:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREL KPAO ZI
02HARARE2805	MDC UNHAPPINESS WITH SOUTH AFRICA GROWS [...] (C) Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President Morgan Tsvangirai told a visiting staffdel that Zimbabwe needed a 12-18 month transitional period during which critical national issues must be resolved to lay the foundation for a new election and long-term political stability. He predicte [...]	2002-12-17 10:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
02HARARE2826	FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED IN ZIMBABWE [...] The Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (VAC) conducted an assessment of food security in Zimbabwe between December 2 and 6, 2002. A preliminary report on the assessment is expected o/a December 18, 2002. Monitoring teams conducted focus group interviews in 62 villages throughout Zi [...]	2002-12-18 14:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2829	TSVANGIRAI LEVELS ACCUSATIONS AGAINST BRITAIN AND [...] (C) In a move that could create quite a firestorm, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai issued a press statement on December 18 accusing the British and South African governments of working in cahoots with certain elements of ZANU-PF to maintain the ruling party's ho [...]	2002-12-18 14:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI MDC
02HARARE2838	MDC-ANC CONTACTS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) According to a senior MDC parliamentarian, the ANC has agreed to a ZANU-PF plan for Zimbabwean Speaker of Parliament Emmerson Mnangagwa to replace Robert Mugabe, while offering token reprentation to the opposition. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai was briefed on this initiative, which likel [...]	2002-12-19 14:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE2858	MEDIA REACTION MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "U.S. stumbling block to Palestinian state" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its December 22 editorial to accusing the United States of stalling the peace process in the Middle East. Excerpts: 2. "Palestinian leader Yasser [...]	2002-12-24 09:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE286	MEDIA REPORT PAPER CONDEMNS MEDIA BILL; HARARE [...] UNDER HEADLINE "THE BILL THAT THREATENS ACCESS TO DEMOCRACY" THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" DEDICATED ITS JANUARY 29 EDITORIAL TO CONDEMNING THE CONTROVERSIAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY BILL AS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY. EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. "FEW [...]	2002-01-31 13:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE2862	WFP RESUMES FOOD ASSISTANCE TO INSIZA [...] The World Food Programme (WFP) resumed general food distributions to Insiza District on Monday, December 16, 2002. The USAID Emergency Food for Peace Officer (FFPO) visited two villages in Insiza district on December 18, 2002. The FFPO monitored the distribution and verified that the food [...]	2002-12-27 10:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE287	MEDIA REPORT MEDIA BILL; HARARE [...] DESPITE 36 AMENDMENTS, MORE THAN 20 SECTIONS OF THE CONTROVERSIAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY BILL REMAIN UNCONSTITUTIONAL. THIS WAS SAID BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARLIAMENTARY LEGAL COMMITTEE, MR. EDDISON ZVOBGO (ZANU PF, MASVINGO SOUTH),IN PARLIAMENT ON J [...]	2002-01-31 13:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE292	MEDIA REPORT "WEST BIASED AGAINST ZIMBABWE"; [...] UNDER HEADLINE "WEST BIASED AGAINST ZIMBABWE: SOME LOCAL SCRIBES HAVE BECOME MASCOTS OF NEO-COLONIALISM," THE JANUARY 31 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" CARRIED AN OPINION PIECE BY OLLEY MARUMA THAT IS CRITICAL OF THE U. S. FOREIGN POLICY. ARTICLE EXCE [...]	2002-02-01 07:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE293	MEDIA REPORT MEDIA BILL; HARARE [...] THE CONTROVERSIAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY BILL IS EXPECTED TO BE RE-INTRODUCED IN PARLIAMENT TODAY (JANUARY 31),FOLLOWING CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PARLIAMENTARY LEGAL COMMITTEE WHO RECOMMENDED ON TUESDAY THAT THE BILL BE WITHDR [...]	2002-02-01 07:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE303	MEDIA REPORT -- COMMONWEALTH ACTIONS ON [...] UNDER HEADLINE "DANGEROUS TO LET ZIMBABWE OFF THE HOOK AT THIS STAGE," THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" DEDICATED ITS FEBRUARY 1 EDITORIAL TO CAUTIONING THE COMMONWEALTH ABOUT ITS DECISION NOT TO EXPEL ZIMBABWE FROM THE ORGANIZATION. EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. ". . . AT O [...]	2002-02-04 14:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE323	MEDIA REACTION ZDERA; HARARE [...] UNDER HEADLINE "WHERE IS THE PATRIOTISM OF THE ZANU PF LEADERSHIP?" THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" DEDICATED ITS FEBRUARY 6 EDITORIAL TO A WARNING THAT THE CHILDREN OF GOVERNMENT MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS STUDYING ABROAD COULD, BE AFFECTED BY ASPECTS OF THE ZIMBABWE [...]	2002-02-06 12:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE343	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTION OBSERVATION, ELECTION [...] C) THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER TO ZIMBABWE, BRIAN DONNELLY, JOINED BY FCO DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA ANDREW POCOCK AND IAN BAILEY FROM THE BRITISH CABINET OFFICE CALLED ON THE AMBASSADOR ON FEBRUARY 6. THE AMBASSADOR WAS ACCOMPANIED BY POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF. ELECTION OBSERVATION --- [...]	2002-02-07 14:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE44	LIKELY SCENARIOS; POLICY TOOLS AND TIMING [...] No summary [...]	2002-01-07 04:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE50	ZIMBABWE: PROBLEMS ON LAND DISTRIBUTION AND [...] (C) WITH RESPECT TO PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S COMMENTS ON DEVELOPMENTS IN ZIMBABWE(REFTEL),WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE LAND DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM AND CALL ATTENTION TO THE INCREASED VIOLENCE, INTIMIDATION AND VIOLATION OF THE RULE OF LAW WHICH THREATEN HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE DEMOCRATIC PRO [...]	2002-01-07 10:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE557	MEDIA REACTION ZIM PRESIDENTIAL POLL; HARARE [...] WHILE THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "ZIMBABWE INDEPENDENT" CONDEMNED THE RECENT ATTACKS ON ELECTION OBSERVERS IN ZIMBABWE BY ALLEGED ZANU PF SUPPORTERS IN ITS MARCH 1 EDITORIAL, THE BULAWAYO-BASED GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "CHRONICLE" SLAMMED PRESIDENT BUSH FOR ALLEGEDLY USING ORGANI [...]	2002-03-04 10:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE561	MDC DIPLOMATIC CORPS BRIEFING ON TRANSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY. GOZ SECURITY OFFICIALS CUT SHORT A MARCH 4 MDC BRIEFING FOR THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY ON THE GROUNDS THAT THIS WAS AN "ILLEGAL MEETING" UNDER THE PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY ACT (POSA). BEFORE THIS OCCURRED, MDC OFFICIALS HAD EXPRESSED A NEED FOR MASSIVE FOOD ASSISTANCE MAIZE AND [...]	2002-03-04 13:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON PHUM ZI
02HARARE565	SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE ON ZIMBABWE FROM [...] No summary [...]	2002-03-04 15:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ZI SF
02HARARE569	MEDIA REACTION ZIM PRESIDENTIAL POLL; HARARE [...] WHILE THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "ZIMBABWE INDEPENDENT" CONDEMNED THE RECENT ATTACKS ON ELECTION OBSERVERS IN ZIMBABWE BY ALLEGED ZANU PF SUPPORTERS IN ITS MARCH 1 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 00569 050100Z EDITORIAL, THE BULAWAYO-BASED GOVERNMENT-CONTRO [...]	2002-03-04 16:33:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE570	MEDIA REACTION ZIM PRESIDENTIAL POLL; HARARE [...] IN THE FINAL WEEK OF ZIMBABWE'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO DEVOTE THEIR EDITORIALS, AND MUCH OF THEIR NEWS COVERAGE, TO THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 00570 051502Z EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER TH [...]	2002-03-05 09:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE572	MORE ON TSVANGIRAI'S ALLEGED "PLOT" TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE GOZ FIRED ANOTHER OFF-TARGET SALVO IN ITS CONTINUING ATTEMPT TO DISCREDIT MDC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MORGAN TSVANGIRAI THROUGH ACCUSATIONS THAT HE APPROACHED THE CANADIAN DICKENS AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 00572 01 OF 02 051236Z MAD [...]	2002-03-05 12:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ZI
02HARARE574	UNCERTAINTY HEADING INTO ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2002-03-05 12:57:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE581	MEDIA REACTION DEATH OF SAVIMBI; HARARE [...] UNDER HEADLINE "SAVIMBI'S DEATH: A CHANCE FOR PEACE IN ANGOLA," THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "THE ZIMBABWE MIRROR" DEDICATED ITS MARCH 1 EDITORIAL TO URGING THE GOVERNMENT OF ANGOLA TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DEATH OF UNITA LEADER JONAS SAVIMBI BY PUSHING FOR PEACE. EXCERPTS: 2. [...]	2002-03-06 08:45:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE583	MEDIA REACTION ZIM PRESIDENTIAL POLL; HARARE [...] WITH ONLY THREE DAYS REMAINING BEFORE ZIMBABWEANS GO TO THE POLLS TO ELECT A NEW PRESIDENT, EDITORIALS IN UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 00583 01 OF 02 061343Z THE MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO CONCENTRATE ON THE ELECTION. EDITORIAL EXCERPTS FOLL [...]	2002-03-06 10:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE588	REPORTED UNSYG CONSIDERATIONS RE ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...]	2002-03-06 14:41:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE591	ZIMBABWEAN ELECTORAL SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE SETS [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE TWO TOP OFFICIALS OF ZIMBABWE'S ELECTORAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION (ESC) BRIEFED INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVERS ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 6 ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE MARCH 9 AND 10 VOTE. IN A SURREAL NINETY-MINUTE SPEECH, THE RECENTLY APPOINTED NUMBER TWO OF THE ESC, A PRO-ZANU [...]	2002-03-06 15:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ZI
02HARARE599	MEDIA REACTION ZIMBABWE VOTES; HARARE [...] THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE" PUBLISHED A STRONGLY WORDED FRONT-PAGE EDITORIAL IN ITS MARCH 7 EDITION. UNDER THE HEADLINE "SHOCK MUGABE" THE NEWSPAPER URGES VOTERS TO TELL PRESIDENT MUGABE TO GO. EXCERPTS FOLLOW: "MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR, THE SLAIN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS [...]	2002-03-07 09:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE600	MEDIA REACTION ZIM PRESIDENTIAL POLL; HARARE [...] UNDER HEADLINE "PLACING OBSTACLES IN THE WAY OF VOTERS," THE INDEPENDENT "DAILY NEWS" DEDICATED ITS MARCH 7 EDITORIAL CRITICIZING APPARENT EFFORTS BY THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE TO MAKE VOTING IN URBAN AREAS MORE DIFFICULT. EXCERPTS FOLLOW: "THE FAILURE BY BOTH THE REGISTRAR GEN [...]	2002-03-07 09:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE61	ZIMBABWE: ZVOBGO PREDICTS MUGABE WILL LOSE THE [...] (C) IN A DECEMBER 20 LUNCH WITH AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN AND POLOFF, ZANU-PF MP AND MASVINGO "SUPREMO" EDDISON ZVOBGO RUMINATED ON REPRESSIVE LEGISLATION BEFORE PARLIAMENT (REPORTED REFTEL),MASVINGO POLITICS, AND THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. ZVOBGO HAD FEW KIND WORDS FOR HIS OLD BROTHER-I [...]	2002-01-08 09:35:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
02HARARE611	DESPITE BEHIND THE SCENES SCHEMES, A PAN- [...] (C) WE HAVE PICKED UP A NUMBER OF REPORTS THAT THERE ARE MOVES AFOOT TO LINE UP AFRICAN ELECTION OBSERVATION DELEGATIONS TO AGREE TO A COMMON POST-ELECTORAL STATEMENT FAVORABLE TO ROBERT MUGABE. DEPUTY ELECTIONS SUPERVISION COMMISSIONER'S NYIKAYARAMBA INVITATION TO AFRICAN CHIEFS OF MISSION [...]	2002-03-07 15:00:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
02HARARE615	MEDIA REACTION ZIMBABWE DECIDES; HARARE [...] THE BULAWAYO-BASED GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "CHRONICLE" HAS CARRIED AN ARTICLE, BASED ON ANONYMOUS "HIGHLY PLACED SOURCES," ACCUSING THE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN OF PLANNING A "MAJOR MILITARY OFFENSIVE" TO OUST THE MUGABE ADMINISTRATION IF IT STAYS IN POWER AFTER THE MARCH [...]	2002-03-08 10:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE617	MEDIA REACTION ZIM PRESIDENTIAL POLL; HARARE [...] AS THE COUNTDOWN TO ZIMBABWE'S PRESIDENTIAL POLL COMES TO A CLOSE, THIS ELECTION CONTINUES TO DOMINATE EDITORIAL COLUMNS IN MOST MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS. SAMPLES OF THE EDITORIALS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "THE CHOICE IS SIMPLE: BETWEEN A FIST AND A PALM," THE MARCH 8 EDITION [...]	2002-03-08 11:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE618	MARCH 7 MEETING WITH NIGERIAN ELECTION [...] (C) THE AMBASSADOR MET MARCH 8 WITH THE HEAD OF THE NIGERIAN ELECTION OBSERVER DELEGATION CHIEF CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 00618 081132Z SHONEKAN, THE NIGERIAN ELECTION COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE AND HIGH COMMISSIONER JUTA. SHONEKAN HAD EARLIER BEEN PRESIDEN [...]	2002-03-08 11:24:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI NI
02HARARE620	OUR TAKE ON ELECTION OBSERVATION EFFORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE GOZ HAS TO A LARGE DEGREE SUCCEEDED IN ITS EFFORTS TO KEEP PRYING OUTSIDE EYES AWAY FROM THE PRE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN FIELD AND, IT NOW APPEARS, OUT OF THE POLLING STATIONS ON VOTING DAY. BY DERAILING THE EFFORTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION MISSION AND THE ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS SUPPORT [...]	2002-03-08 12:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM ZI
02HARARE625	MEDIA REACTION ZIMBABWE DECIDES; HARARE [...] AS ZIMBABWEANS HEAD FOR THE POLLS, EDITORIALS IN THE LEADING NEWSPAPERS TAKE ONE LAST SHOT AT PERSUADING VOTERS TO SUPPORT ONE OF THE TWO LEADING CANDIDATES. EXCERPTS: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "D-DAY FOR ZIMBABWE," THE MARCH 9 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HER [...]	2002-03-09 10:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE629	MEDIA REACTION ZIMBABWE: TIME TO DECIDE; [...] ON THE FIRST DAY OF ZIMBABWE'S TWO-DAY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN ZIMBABWE, THE BULAWAYO-BASED GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "CHRONICLE" CARRIED TWO EDITORIALS URGING VOTERS NOT TO VOTE FOR OPPOSITION MDC LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI. EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "VOTE AGAINS [...]	2002-03-09 11:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM

02HARARE63	MEDIA REPORT: TWO CONTROVERSIAL BILLS TO BE TABLED [...] TWO CONTROVERSIAL BILLS - THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY BILL AND THE PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY BILL (POSB) - ARE PREPARED FOR TABLING IN PARLIAMENT THIS WEEK. PARLIAMENT RESUMES BUSINESS ON JANUARY 8 AFTER A THREE-WEEK BREAK. WHILE THE ACCESS TO IN [...]	2002-01-08 09:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE657	ZIMBABWE ELECTION: VOTE COUNTING UNDERWAY ON MARCH 12 [...] (C) POLLING STATIONS IN HARARE AND CHITUNGWIZA CLOSED AT 7:00 P.M. ON MARCH 11, LEAVING LONG LINES OF VOTERS IN SOME AREAS UNABLE TO CAST BALLOTS. THE VERIFICATION OF BALLOT BOXES BEGAN THE MORNING OF MARCH 12 AND VOTE-COUNTING AT MOST BALLOT CENTERS DID NOT BEGIN UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON. GIVE [...]	2002-03-12 15:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
02HARARE665	SADC-PF ISSUES HARD-HITTING ASSESSMENT OF ZIMBABWEAN [...] (U) ON MARCH 13, THE SADC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM ISSUED A TOUGH CRITIQUE OF THE ZIMBABWEAN ELECTION PROCESS, SAYING THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN WAS MARRED BY INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE IN ALL PROVINCES OF THE COUNTRY, PREDOMINANTLY AGAINST MDC SUPPORTERS. THE SADC-PF CONCLUDED THAT THE CLIMATE OF "INSECURI [...]	2002-03-13 16:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE666	MEDIA REACTION ZIM PRESIDENTIAL POLL; HARARE [...] WITH VOTE COUNTING UNDER WAY IN ZIMBABWE, UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 00666 01 OF 02 140606Z EDITORIALS PUBLISHED IN THE MARCH 12 EDITIONS OF THE THREE DAILIES IN THE COUNTRY DISCUSS CONCEIVABLE END RESULTS OF THE JUST ENDED PRESIDENTIAL POLL. EXC [...]	2002-03-14 05:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE667	MEDIA REACTION ZIMBABWE DECIDES; HARARE [...] UNDER HEADLINE "GOVERNMENT DESPERATE TO WIN UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 00667 01 OF 02 140608Z ELECTION BY ANY MEANS," THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" DEDICATED ITS MARCH 13 EDITORIAL TO CRITICIZING REGIONAL OBSERVERS FOR BEING PARTISAN IN [...]	2002-03-14 05:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE672	MEDIA REACTION MUGABE WINS POLL; HARARE [...] PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE'S VICTORY IN THE JUST- UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 00672 01 OF 03 141108Z ENDED PRESIDENTIAL POLL IN ZIMBABWE IS FODDER FOR EDITORIALS PUBLISHED IN THE MARCH 14 EDITIONS OF THE LEADING NEWSPAPERS IN THE COUNTRY. THE [...]	2002-03-14 10:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE676	MEDIA REACTION MUGABE WINS POLL; HARARE [...] UNDER HEADLINE "THE TRAGIC REALITY OF A MUGABE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 00676 141236Z ELECTION VICTORY," THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" DEDICATED ITS MARCH 14 EDITORIAL TO PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE MANY ZIMBABWEAN VOTERS WHO COURAGEOUSLY [...]	2002-03-14 12:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE678	COMMONWEALTH OBSERVER GROUP GIVES [...] (U) AFTER A ONE-HOUR DELAY, COMMONWEALTH OBSERVER GROUP (COG) HEAD OF MISSION ABDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR READ TO THE ASSEMBLED PRESS AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS IN INTERIM STATEMENT ON THE ZIMBABWEAN ELECTION THAT WAS SHORT BUT CERTAINLY NOT SWEET TO GOZ EARS. ABUBAKAR REMARKED ON THE COMMONWEALTH'S ENGA [...]	2002-03-14 12:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ZI
02HARARE689	MEDIA REACTION MUGABE WINS POLL; HARARE [...] EDITORIALS IN THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED AND THE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 00689 01 OF 02 150936Z PRIVATE NEWSPAPERS REMAIN SHARPLY DIVIDED ABOUT PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE'S VICTORY IN THE JUST-ENDED PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN ZIMBABWE. WHILE THE [...]	2002-03-15 09:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE693	ZIMBABWE'S PRE-ELECTION ENVIRONMENT DEEPLY FLAWED [...] (C) REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME, THE PERIOD PRECEDING ZIMBABWE'S MARCH 9-10 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION HAS BEEN DEEPLY FLAWED. THE GOZ'S OPAQUE AND UNEVEN IMPLEMENATION OF ELECTORAL PROCEDURES GIVES MAXIMUM ADVANTAGE TO THE RULING ZANU-PF, BY MINIMIZING VOTER TURNOUT IN AREAS OF OPPOSITION STRENGTH A [...]	2002-03-15 10:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ZI
02HARARE698	MEDIA REACTION ZIM PRESIDENTIAL POLL; HARARE [...] EDITORIALS IN THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 00698 01 OF 04 181109Z NEWSPAPERS PLAY ON ANTI-COLONIAL EMOTIONS AND URGE ZIMBABWEANS TO MOVE ON BEYOND THE ELECTIONS TO NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND PROGRESS. EDITORIALS IN TH [...]	2002-03-18 10:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE704	MUGABE INAUGURAL REMARKS PROMISE MORE OF THE SAME [...] (U) PRESIDENT MUGABE WAS SWORN IN FOR A FIFTH TERM ON MARCH 17, ONLY TWO DAYS AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE APPARENTLY HASTILY- ARRANGED INAUGURATION CEREMONY. FIVE AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE WERE IN ATTENDANCE -- TANZANIA'S BENJAMIN MKAPA; MOZAMBIQUE'S JOAQUIM CHISSANO; MALAWI'S BAKILI MULUZI; N [...]	2002-03-18 14:22:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
02HARARE706	MEDIA REACTION U. S. IMPLICATED IN PLAN TO [...] THE LEAD STORY IN THE MARCH 16 EDITION OF THE BULAWAYO-BASED GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "CHRONICLE" ASSERTS THAT THE UNITED STATES SUPPORTS A "SECRET" PLAN TO OUST PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE. THE ARTICLE, HEADLINED "MASS STAYAWAY PLANNED: BRITAIN AND U.S. PLAN TO OUST PRES [...]	2002-03-18 14:40:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE712	MEDIA REACTION COMMONWEALTH TROIKA; HARARE [...] THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" DEDICATED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 00712 191048Z ITS MARCH 19 EDITORIAL TO THE COMMONWEALTH DELIBERATIONS OVER ZIMBABWE. THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" USED ITS EDITORIAL TO DISCOURAGING Z [...]	2002-03-19 10:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE721	PRESIDENTS MBEKI, OBASANJO PROPOSE STRUCTURED DIALOGUE [...] (C) PRESIDENTS MBEKI AND OBASANJO MET SEPARATELY ON MARCH 18 WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE AND MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI. ACCORDING TO TSVANGIRAI'S SPECIAL ADVISOR, GANDI MUDZINGWA, THE SOUTH AFRICAN AND NIGERIAN LEADERS DID NOT PRESS FOR FORMATION OF A GOVERNMENT [...]	2002-03-19 15:39:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE727	MEDIA REACTION CALL FOR POLITICAL PARTY [...] UNDER HEADLINE "NEW POLITICAL CULTURE OVERDUE," THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" USED ITS MARCH 20 EDITORIAL TO CALL ON THE TWO MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES - ZANU PF AND MDC - IN ZIMBABWE TO CO-EXIST, SAYING THE PARTIES " HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE TOGETHER, ARGUE TOGET [...]	2002-03-20 08:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE731	MDC WILL ONLY TALK TRANSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MDC SHARPLY DEFINED ITS WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE IN FACILITATED DIALOGUE WITH ZANU-PF AS LIMITED TO A TRANSITIONAL FORMULA TOWARD NEW ELECTIONS AND REJECTED A UNITY GOVERNMENT. THIS PUTS THEM ON A CONFLICTING COURSE WITH ZANU-PF WHICH SEEKS TO FORCE MDC AND THE NATION TO ACCEPT [...]	2002-03-20 13:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
02HARARE735	MEDIA REACTION ZIM AFTER PRESIDENTIAL POLL; [...] EDITORIALS IN THE MARCH 21 EDITIONS OF THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" AND THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE" CALL ON PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS THAT LED TO ZIMBABWE'S SUSPENSION FROM THE COMMONWEALTH. EXCERPTS: 2. "LIFE CANNO [...]	2002-03-21 09:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE748	MDC LEADER TSVANGIRAI FORMALLY CHARGED WITH TREASON [...] (U) MDC LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI WAS CHARGED WITH TREASON ON MARCH 20 IN THE ALLEGED PLOT TO ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT MUGABE. TSVANGIRAI PRESENTED HIMSELF AT THE HARARE CENTRAL POLICE STATION SIPDIS FOR FINGERPRINTING, THEN APPEARED AT THE HARARE MAGISTRATE'S COURT, WHICH FORMALLY CHARGED HIM [...]	2002-03-21 13:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
02HARARE751	MEDIA REACTION ZIM'S SUSPENSION FROM [...] MARCH 22 EDITORIALS IN TWO MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS DISCUSS AT LENGTH ZIMBABWE'S 12-MONTH SUSPENSION FROM THE COMMONWEALTH. EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. "WHAT KIND OF DEMOCRACY IS THIS?" THE GOVERNMENT- CONTROLLED DAILY "THE HERALD" (03/22) COMMENTS: "THE BRITISH AND OTHER MEMBERS OF [...]	2002-03-22 08:11:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE752	MEDIA REPORT MEDIA ACT CHALLENGED; HARARE [...] UNDER HEADLINE "MEDIA ACT TOTALLY REEKS OF INTOLERANCE, XENOPHOBIA," THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" DEDICATED ITS MARCH 22 EDITORIAL TO URGING JOURNALISTS TO CHALLENGE THE RECENTLY ENACTED ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT, SAYING "THIS ACT MUST BE FO [...]	2002-03-22 09:40:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE767	MEDIA REACTION ZIM AFTER PRESIDENTIAL POLL; [...] EDITORIALS IN THE MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE HOTLY DISPUTED PRESIDENTIAL POLL IN ZIMBABWE. EXCERPTS FOLLOW: 2. UNDER HEADLINE "A REGIME BENT ON VIOLENCE, CORRUPTION WON'T GET AID," THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" (03/25) COMMENTS: ". . . [...]	2002-03-25 13:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE786	ZIMBABWE: MDC URGES USG TO LET SOUTH AFRICA AND NIGERIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSITION MDC LEADERSHIP ARE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S EFFORTS TO FACILITATE DIALOGUE WITH ZANU-PF THAN WITH PRESIDENT MBEKI'S. THE PARTY'S SECRETARY-GENERAL, WELSHMAN NCUBE, ADVISED THE USG AGAINST SIPDIS PRESSING PUBLICLY FOR A NEW ELECTION A [...]	2002-03-26 13:06:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
02HARARE802	MEDIA REACTION U. S. UNDER FIRE; HARARE [...] UNDER HEADLINE "PRESIDENT MUGABE IS OUR CHOICE," THE BULAWAYO-BASED GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED DAILY "CHRONICLE" DEDICATED ITS MARCH 27 EDITORIAL TO DENOUNCING THE UNITED STATES OVER ITS STANCE ON ZIMBABWE'S PRESIDENTIAL POLL. EXCERPTS: 2. "THE AMERICANS AND THEIR FRIENDS ELSEWH [...]	2002-03-27 12:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE808	MEDIA REPORT INFORMATION ACT; HARARE [...] THE INDEPENDENT DAILY "THE DAILY NEWS" FACES LEGAL ACTION AFTER ALLEGEDLY CONTRAVENING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE RECENTLY ENACTED ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT. ACCORDING TO FRONT-PAGE ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE MARCH 27 EDITIONS OF THE "DAILY NEWS" AND THE GOVERNMENT-CONT [...]	2002-03-27 14:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE809	SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE ON ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...]	2002-03-27 14:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SF NI ZI
02HARARE90	MEDIA REPORT ARMY WARNS SCRIBES; HARARE [...] ZIMBABWE'S MILITARY AND SECURITY CHIEFS HAVE WARNED JOURNALISTS WORKING FOR THE INDEPENDENT PRESS AGAINST PUBLISHING "FALSE REPORTS THAT DISCREDIT THE LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP OF SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS." ADDRESSING JOURNALISTS IN HARARE ON JANUARY 10, THE COMMANDER OF THE [...]	2002-01-10 10:22:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ZI
02HARARE928	PRESIDENT'S 2002 AGOA REPORT, ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Per reftel request we provide the following information: == Zimbabwe is not currently an AGOA beneficiary and government behavior both before and since the recent presidential election continues to drastically reduce the prospect of it qualifying in the near and likely medium term, [...]	2002-04-16 12:14:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL PHUM ZI
02HARARE932	MEDIA REACTION: ELECTION AFTERMATH: ZANU PF - MDC [...] Under headline "ZANU PF is not sincere in pursuing party talks," the independent "Daily News" dedicated its April 15 editorial to urging the negotiating teams in the recently opened talks between the opposition MDC and the ruling ZANU PF to come up with "a time frame" to d [...]	2002-04-16 12:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE95	MEDIA REPORT PARLIAMENT TO PASS TWO CONTROVERSIAL [...] No summary [...]	2002-01-10 11:10:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ZI
02HARARE952	MEDIA REPORT EDITOR ARRESTED; HARARE [...] No summary [...]	2002-04-19 11:38:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE953	MEDIA REPORT U. S. ARMS BAN; HARARE [...] No summary [...]	2002-04-19 11:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL OIIP
02HARARE954	MEDIA REPORT ANOTHER EDITOR ARRESTED; HARARE [...] No summary [...]	2002-04-19 11:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE955	MEDIA REPORT ZIM TURNS 22; HARARE [...] Editorials published in the April 18 and 19 editions of the mainstream newspapers concentrate on Zimbabwe's 22nd anniversary. Editorial excerpts: 2. Under headline "Spirit of togetherness is heartening," the government-controlled daily "The Herald" (04/19) comments: [...]	2002-04-19 11:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE959	MEDIA REACTION ELECTION AFTERMATH; HARARE [...] Under headline "Who will save us from fellow Africans?" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its April 22 edition to condemning African leaders for supporting the Government of Zimbabwe after fatally flawed March presidential poll. "We really thing their action wa [...]	2002-04-22 09:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE96	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR AND DCM MET WITH PRESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR CHARLES UTETE AND HIS CHIEF OF STAFF ON JANUARY 9. THE AMBASSADOR CITED CONTINUED U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN ZIMBABWE -- COUNTER-TERRORISM, HIV/AIDS ASSISTANCE, FOOD ASSISTANCE -- BUT NOTED THAT PREVIOUSLY EXPRESSED USG CONCERNS OVER N [...]	2002-01-10 11:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI
02HARARE965	MEDIA REPORT -- U.S. ACCUSED OF COORDINATING [...] The lead story in the April 22 edition of the government-controlled "Chronicle" accuses the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) of "planning a massive terrorist attack" in Harare and Bulawayo in a move "to invoke civil unrest and pave way for military interven [...]	2002-04-22 12:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE966	MEDIA REPORT ZIM TURNS 22; HARARE [...] Under headline "Forget about Mugabe's peace," the independent weekly "The Standard" dedicated its April 21 editorial to criticizing Robert Mugabe's for preaching but not practicing. Excerpts: 2. "Robert Mugabe's hypocrisy continues to be exposed every time he addresses [...]	2002-04-22 12:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE972	MEDIA REACTION ELECTION AFTERMATH; HARARE [...] Under headline "Wade has joined the bootlicking brigade," the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" dedicated its May 22 editorial to denouncing Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade for "discrediting" the outcome Zimbabwe's presidential election. Excerpts: 2. "Senegale [...]	2002-04-23 07:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE973	MEDIA REACTION MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "Israeli attacks on civilians abhorrent," the government-controlled daily "The Herald" dedicated its April 23 editorial to calling for the cessation of the "cycle of violence and counter- violence" in the Middle East. Excerpts: 2. ". . .No rational person can [...]	2002-04-23 07:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE974	MEDIA REPORT KUDOS TO AFRICA; HARARE [...] Under headline "Don't abuse UN" the government-controlled weekly "The Sunday News" dedicated its April 21 editorial to hailing African countries for blocking a call for an investigation into alleged human rights violations in Zimbabwe during a United Nations human rights forum [...]	2002-04-23 07:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HOCHIMINHCITY131	"DEGA PROTESTANTISM" AND THE U.S. CONNECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AN ETHNIC MINORITY LEADER FROM GIA UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 00131 01 OF 02 080617Z LAI PROVINCE RECENTLY DESCRIBED TO POLOFF A COMPLEX WEB OF SHIFTING LOCAL ALLIANCES AMONG THE ETHNIC GROUPS IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. MIXING RELIGION W [...]	2002-02-08 05:38:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PREF PREL PGOV SOCI VM CB ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HOCHIMINHCITY203	VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: REFUGEES WHO [...] (U) SUMMARY: DURING A MARCH 1-3 TRIP TO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, CONGENOFFS MET WITH VILLAGERS IN TWO DAK LAK COMMUNITIES AND VISITED A PROTESTANT WORSHIP HOUSE IN ONE OF THE COMMUNITIES. SEVERAL OF THE VILLAGERS WERE ETHNIC MINORITY VIETNAMESE RETURNEES FROM CAMBODIA -- TWO OF WHOM HAD RETURN [...]	2002-03-04 16:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PGOV PINS SOCI PREL KIRF VM CB HUMANR ETMIN
02HOCHIMINHCITY336	ETHNIC MINORITY RETURNEES -- REALITY SETS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SIX WEEKS AFTER THEIR UNHCR REPATRIATION AND THE ONSET OF REALITY, ETHNIC MINORITY RETURNEES HAVE OPENLY ARTICULATED THEIR REASONS FOR LEAVING VIETNAM FOR CAMBODIA - LACK OF FARMLAND, AND TO A SOMEWHAT LESSER EXTENT, RELIGION. ALL SIX OF THE UNHCR RETURNEES WE SPOKE TO ON A RE [...]	2002-04-06 02:17:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PGOV PINS SOCI PREL KIRF VM CB HUMANR ETMIN
02HOCHIMINHCITY39	CHRISTMAS IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: TOLERANCE AND REPRESSION FOR ETHNIC MINORITY PROTESTANTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO TWO ETHNIC MINORITY LEADERS, ETHNIC MINORITY PROTESTANTS IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ENCOUNTERED A MIXTURE OF TOLERANCE AND REPRESSION BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES AT CHRISTMASTIME. THERE WERE ALLEGED INCIDENTS OF SEVERE POLICE ABUSE IN SOME VILLAGES, BUT IN OTHER VILLAGES, AU [...]	2002-01-15 14:16:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PGOV PINS SOCI PREL KIRF VM CB RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
02HOCHIMINHCITY471	VIETNAMESE GRASSROOTS COMMUNISM - AMBASSADOR [...] SUMMARY: IN A CORDIAL FIRST MEETING, AMBASSADOR BURGHARDT AND HCMC COMMUNIST PARTY SECRETARY NGUYEN MINH TRIET DISCUSSED THE ROLE OF THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNIST PARTY, CORRUPTION, INVESTMENT AND THE BTA, AND THE DIRECTION OF THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP. TRIET STRESSED THE GRASSROOTS NATURE OF VIET [...]	2002-05-06 09:36:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VM BTA DPOL
02ISTANBUL2101	Istanbul Anti-War Protest [...] (U) Around 5,000 people in Istanbul protested against a possible U.S.-led operation against Iraq on Sunday. The anti-war demonstration was organized with the participation of more than 170 NGOs, including the country's three big unions: Turk-Is (the Confederation of Turkish Labor Unions),the [...]	2002-12-03 13:07:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU
02ISTANBUL2107	ANNAN CYPRUS PLAN: ISTANBUL COMMENTATORS [...] (C) Summary: Turks in Istanbul continue to debate the merits and drawbacks of a possible Cyprus settlement in the wake of Denktas's acceptance of the UN plan as a "basis for negotiations." Consensus among the experts with whom we have spoken in Istanbul (including Turkish Cypriots, journalist [...]	2002-12-04 10:00:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU GR CY UN
02JAKARTA1853	RELIGOUS EXTREMISTS SEEKING "SHORTCUT TO [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLOFF I. REED, REASON 1. 5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: COORDINATING PEOPLE'S WELFARE MINISTER JUSUF KALLA TOLD VISITING EAP A/S JAMES KELLY MAY 18 THAT ECONOMIC MARGINALIZATION OF LOCALS WAS THE ROOT CAUSE OF INDONESIA'S COMMUNAL AND SEPARATIST CONFLICTS. HE DOWNPLAYED THE IMP [...]	2002-05-22 05:41:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ID US
02JAKARTA97	YUDHOYONO ASKS FOR U.S. HELP [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE STEPHEN D. MULL FOR REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. COORDINATING MINISTER FOR POLITICAL AND SECURITY AFFAIRS YUDHOYONO TOLD CHARGE JANUARY 9 THAT THE GOI NOW HAS POLITICAL SPACE TO ACT FIRMLY AGAINST RADICAL GROUPS. YUDHOYONO ASKED THAT THE U.S. HELP IMPROVE THE ANTI [...]	2002-01-09 11:42:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV MASS ID
02JERUSALEM2756	FATAH LEADER ON HAMAS CELL IN JERUSALEM [...] (C) SUMMARY: A SENIOR FATAH OFFICIAL AND PLC MEMBER CRITICIZED HAMAS FOR CONDUCTING OPERATIONS IN JERUSALEM, SAYING THIS WAS PART OF A WIDER COMPETITION BETWEEN FATAH AND HAMAS OVER WHICH DIRECTION TO TAKE THE RESISTANCE. THE DISCOVERY OF A HAMAS CELL IN EAST JERUSALEM WILL COMPLICATE THE ONG [...]	2002-08-22 15:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL IS
02KATHMANDU1005	PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED; ELECTIONS CALLED FOR [...] (C) Summary. Nepal's King on May 22 announced the dissolution of Parliament and called elections for November 13 after a faction of the ruling party refused to support Prime Minister Deuba's attempt to extend the state of emergency. The ruling party then kicked out the PM May 23. Three Minis [...]	2002-05-23 13:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER ASEC PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1007	PM: "NO ALTERNATIVE" BUT TO DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT [...] (C) In a May 23 meeting with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Ambassador Malinowski and British Charge Andrew Mitchell emphasized that the dissolution of Parliament presents the PM with a rare opportunity to form a technocrat, reformist Cabinet that could re-institute good governance, elim [...]	2002-05-23 14:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1008	KING'S VIEWS ON DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-23 16:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1009	KING'S VIEWS ON DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-23 17:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1036	FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS IN ANGER, BUT HOPES TO [...] (C) Summary. Three Ministers resigned May 23 because the Prime Minister had not consulted them on the decision to suspend Parliament, Finance Minister Mahat told Ambassador May 24. Even so, Mahat said he was prepared to stay in the Cabinet under the right conditions. Mahat was especially bi [...]	2002-05-24 12:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1119	REHABILITATING A CONTROVERSIAL CROWN PRINCE [...] (C/NF) Summary. Visiting USAID consultant Dr. Scott Palmer briefed Nepal's Crown Prince Paras May 30 on similarities between Nepal's Maoists and Peru's Shining Path. The meeting marked Paras' first formal contact with U.S. officials as Crown Prince. (Note: Nepal's Royal Palace has asked th [...]	2002-06-06 09:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1197	HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION FOR BALANCE NAIL 02-1 [...] No summary [...]	2002-06-18 09:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM MARR MASS NP
02KATHMANDU1198	ARMY COUNTS VICTORY IN SALYAN WHILE MAOIST ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary. Nepal's army has confirmed that fifty-four Maoists and four Nepalese soldiers were killed during the June 12 clash in Salyan district (Ref A). One general ascribed the army's success to better weapons and training, although other military sources related that the Maoists' ambush [...]	2002-06-18 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1216	NEPAL'S KING HEADS TO INDIA AFTER COMPLETING FIRST [...] (C) Summary. The first trip abroad as monarch by Nepal's King Gyanendra will be a visit to India June 23-30. Gyanendra laid the groundwork for the trip in his first-ever interview with the foreign press, granted to a leading Indian daily, when he played to India's conservative government by e [...]	2002-06-20 12:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER NP
02KATHMANDU1245	TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE: ASYLUM REQUEST, PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. A group of Tibetan refugees arrested by Nepalese authorities in transit to Tibet from India seek a royal amnesty on the King's upcoming birthday, July 7. UNHCR, Post and other diplomatic missions are encouraging the GON to grant the requests. At the urging of UNHCR, Nepal releas [...]	2002-06-25 13:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL ECPS PROP PHUM NP CH
02KATHMANDU1285	NEPAL: PROSPECTS FOR ELECTIONS CLOUDED BY [...] (C) Despite Prime Minister Deuba's repeated assurances that the Government of Nepal will proceed with national elections on schedule, the Embassy finds increasing numbers of commentators who express significant concern that elections can be held as planned. Questions about the ability of t [...]	2002-07-01 13:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1314	INDIA VISIT EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS, NEPAL'S KING [...] (C) Summary. King Gyanendra's week-long visit to India in late June "exceeded his expectations," a businessman close to Nepal's monarch told the Ambassador July 3. In New Delhi the King received assurances of Indian support conditioned on the maintenance of Nepal's constitutional monarchy and [...]	2002-07-05 11:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR NP IN
02KATHMANDU1326	NEPAL'S KING JOURNEYS TO CHINA SEEKING HELP IN [...] (C) Summary. Statements against Nepal's Maoist insurgents and "anti-China activities" can be expected during the first visit of Nepal's King Gyanendra to China. A leading Nepali business leader accompanying the monarch hopes to strike deals that will help reduce Nepal's sizable trade deficit [...]	2002-07-08 12:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER NP CH
02KATHMANDU1332	POLICE CANCEL DALAI LAMA BIRTHDAY EVENTS IN [...] (C) Summary. Three Tibetan community events planned at a major hotel in Kathmandu July 6-7 to mark the Dalai Lama's birthday were cancelled by Nepali police. The police reportedly acted out of concern for heightened sensitivities in the run-up to the first official visit to China by Nepal's [...]	2002-07-09 11:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1348	NEPAL'S ELECTION COMMISSION REQUESTS DONOR [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 13. ------------- SUMMARY ------------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Despite growing concern that security considerations and other factors may force the cancellation of national elections planned for November 13 (reftel),the Government of Nepal [...]	2002-07-11 06:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1349	Nepal and International Counter-Terrorism [...] Nepal is working to sign the Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (CSFT) at an early date, Arjun Kant Mainali of the MFA's Division for the U.N., International Organizations and International Law told Poloff July 10. Mainali was responding to Poloff's report that the U [...]	2002-07-11 08:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1371	LARGE GROUP OF NEPALI MAOISTS ATTACK VILLAGE, [...] (C) Summary. Several hundred Maoists attacked a village near western Nepal's largest city July 10, killing two mainstream party workers apparently in retaliation for cooperating with security forces. The attackers also brutalized other villagers and warned family members of the victims not t [...]	2002-07-15 11:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1372	NEPAL'S ARMY SETS UP HUMAN RIGHTS CELL [...] (C) Summary. Nepal's army has set up a cell to investigate reported human rights violations, the Defense Ministry announced July 10. A high-ranking officer agreed to consider offers of USG assistance for the newly-created office. The cell has reportedly been established because human rights [...]	2002-07-15 11:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL MARR NP
02KATHMANDU1387	Nepal's Local Officials Stay Home as PM Allows [...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's government allowed the terms of local-level elected officials to lapse on July 16, a move affecting around 200,000 village-, municipality- and district-level politicians. Civil servants reportedly will be tasked with performing their functions. The terms expired after [...]	2002-07-17 13:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC PTER PREL PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1408	GROWING NEPAL-INDIA COOPERATION AGAINST MAOISTS [...] (C) Summary. The recent arrest of four Nepali Maoists in New Delhi and their immediate extradition to Nepal, confirmed by the Indian Embassy here, is one of many signs of growing Nepal-India cooperation on efforts against the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. The four were members of a Maoist-affi [...]	2002-07-19 11:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC PGOV PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU1443	NEPAL POLICE SHUT DOWN PRESS CONFERENCE PROTESTING [...] (C) Summary. Police in Kathmandu interrupted a press conference held by a local Buddhist group on July 25 to answer allegations made during a July 19 press conference by followers of the controversial Dorje Shugden deity. Shugden worshippers had accused Dharamsala of violating their freedom [...]	2002-07-25 08:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1465	NEPAL'S NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION FLOUNDERS [...] (C) Summary: A founding member of Nepal's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was suspended from the body on July 24 for "behavior unbecoming the glory of the post." The incident underlines serious flaws in the NHRC: members' strong political affiliations have led to a polarization of [...]	2002-07-29 01:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI PTER PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1590	Nepal's Forthcoming Elections: What the U.S. Can [...] Nepal is preparing to hold national elections beginning November 13, followed by local elections sometime around April, 2003. The ongoing violent Maoist insurgency will complicate security arrangements and increase expenditures at a time when economic conditions are deteriorating. Moreover, r [...]	2002-08-16 11:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID PREL PHUM NP GON
02KATHMANDU1645	NEPAL: MORE ON BILATERAL AGREEMENT TO PROTECT [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya on August 23 told DCM that Nepal has no disagreement with the USG's views on the International Criminal Court (ICC). Acharya was clearly well informed about US views and interest in signing bilateral accords against surrendering each other's citizens [...]	2002-08-23 14:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LICC NP
02KATHMANDU1659	UPDATE ON STATUS OF TIBETAN REFUGEES DETAINED IN [...] (SBU) On August 22 a German philanthropist paid Nepal's Department of Immigration approximately USD 1500 in assorted fees and penalties to secure the release of a Tibetan refugee, detained since August 2001 for having re-entered Nepal without proper documentation (Reftel),and her baby, born [...]	2002-08-26 11:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP IN CH
02KATHMANDU1688	NEPAL AND BHUTAN TALK REFUGEES "INFORMALLY," BUT [...] (C) Summary. Nepal and Bhutan have discussed the Bhutanese refugee issue "informally," but a date has still not been set for the next round of Ministerial-level talks on the issue. According to Nepal's Foreign Secretary, the differences between the two sides have narrowed, and Bhutan appeare [...]	2002-08-30 09:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU1694	POLICE DISRUPT PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF TIBETAN [...] (U) On September 2 local police halted the Tibetan community's religious celebration of Tibet's "Democracy Day" and detained Office of Tibet Representative Wangchuk Tsering and another man for several hours. The celebration, which had been originally scheduled to be held on the grounds of th [...]	2002-09-03 12:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1762	SPECULATON BUILDS FOR POSSIBLE ROYAL INTERVENTION [...] (C) The Embassy believes that King Gyanendra is now actively considering use of his Constitutional authority to dismiss the current government, appoint an interim government, and postpone general elections scheduled for November 13. The King's decision is likely shaped by numerous factors, i [...]	2002-09-11 10:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1772	PM WORRIED ABOUT RUMORS OF KINGLY INTERVENTION [...] (C) In a September 12 meeting with the Ambassador and UK Ambassador Keith Bloomfield, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba seemed clearly distressed by rumors that King Gyanendra wants to postpone the November 13 national elections, "seize power" by invoking Clause 127 of the Constitution, and s [...]	2002-09-12 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1781	NEPAL'S KING SAYS NOT YET TIME TO INTERVENE [...] (C) In a September 12 meeting, King Gyanendra assured the Ambassador that he would not use his constitutional authority to intervene in the government unless he gains public national consensus on the move from all mainstream political parties and unless all other constitutional remedies were [...]	2002-09-12 08:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1903	CHINESE PRESSURE STIFLES TIBETANS IN NEPAL [...] (C) There have been increasing restrictions on the Tibetan refugee community in Nepal. Celebrations and cultural events have been canceled on short notice by government authorities, press conferences interrupted by police and the Office of Tibet Representative detained for a day. Although ma [...]	2002-10-01 01:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	CH NP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
02KATHMANDU2044	NEPAL: SA DAS CAMP MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) In October 23 meetings with Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Donald Camp and the SIPDIS Ambassador, newly appointed Foreign Minister Narendra Bikram Shah and Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya both stressed that the change in government will not affect Nepal's inclin [...]	2002-10-25 11:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PINR NP IN LICC
02KATHMANDU2045	FOLLOW-ON TO THE CONFERENCE ON NEPAL IN LONDON: [...] (C) Summary. The British Embassy in Kathmandu convened a meeting on October 11 of representatives of bilateral and multilateral donors to Nepal as a follow-up to the London meeting on Nepal in June. Despite continuing donor disquietude about Nepal's political and security problems, there was [...]	2002-10-27 08:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID NP
02KATHMANDU2057	SA DAS CAMP MEETING WITH NEPAL'S CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF AND NATIONAL SECURITY SECRETARIAT C-TN2-00948 [...] (C) Summary. In two separate meetings on October 22 2002, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asia, Donald A. Camp, accompanied by LTC James E Oxley IV, Defense Attache7 and MAJ Pete Fowler, Security Assistance Office, met with Royal Nepalese Army Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Pyar Jun [...]	2002-10-30 05:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MARR MASS NP PREL
02KATHMANDU2168	U.S. GOVERNMENT ANTI-TRAFFICKING STRATEGY FOR [...] Post hereby submits its anti-trafficking strategy as requested reftel. This document provides information on both ongoing and proposed programs and some results to date. 2. Background of Situation Nepal is a source country for trafficking of children and women mainly to India. Inter [...]	2002-11-15 10:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM SMIG PREL ELAB EAID KSEP ASEC KPAO SNAR NP
02KATHMANDU2188	NEPAL: MAOIST SPOKESMAN PUSHES PARTY LINE ON CNN [...] Summary: Krishna Bahadur Mahara, one of the top leaders of Nepal's Maoist insurgency, granted an interview to CNN on November 14. Mahara, speaking in an open setting with no apparent fear of capture, unabashedly used the opportunity to spread misinformation and propaganda on the international [...]	2002-11-18 12:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	NP PGOV PTER PHUM IN PREL
02KATHMANDU2207	TEMPORARY UNHCR HEAD IN KATHMANDU DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. The new UNHCR Kathmandu Officer-in-Charge (OIC) traveled to Nepal,s Bhutanese refugee camps November 16 to follow-up on an investigation into reports that refugees on the staffs of UNHCR,s implementing partner NGOs had engaged in sexual exploitation. The new OIC arrived in-count [...]	2002-11-20 10:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU2245	U.S. ARMS SALES TO NEPALI ARMY MAKES FRONT-PAGE [...] (SBU) Reports on U.S. sales of M-16 rifles to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) appeared on the front pages of the November 23 editions of leading newspapers. Disclosure of this information, apparently leaked by the RNA itself, follows a November 15 Maoist statement claiming responsibility for the [...]	2002-11-25 10:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL PTER KPAO CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2287	NEPAL-BHUTAN: UNHCR DIRECTOR CALLS FOR SOLUTION TO [...] (C) Summary: In November 26 meeting with donor representatives, Director of UNHCR's Bureau for Asia and the Pacific Jean-Marie Fakhouri attributed at least part of the blame for the recent sexual exploitation scandal (refs) to a complacent attitude among local UNHCR representatives, and promis [...]	2002-12-02 11:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU298	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: NEPAL TO GRANT OPTION OF RETURN [...] (C) Summary. Nepal intends to grant verified Bhutanese refugees the "option of return" to Bhutan and will allow those who wish to stay in Nepal to do so, Foreign Ministry officials have indicated. UNCHR views this development as extremely positive. Despite Kathmandu's efforts to fix a date, [...]	2002-02-07 11:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU354	NEPAL DEPORTS PAKISTAN EMBASSY STAFF CAUGHT WITH [...] No summary [...]	2002-02-13 11:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR KCRM ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU362	NEPALI CANDIDATE FOR HIGH REPRESENTATIVE OF [...] This is an action request. Please see Para 4. 2. The Embassy has received a diplomatic note, dated February 13, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting USG support for the Government of Nepal's candidate for the position of UN Secretary General High Representative for Least Devel [...]	2002-02-14 11:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NP UN
02KATHMANDU390	NEPAL'S MAIN OPPOSITION PARTIES MERGE, BUT REMAIN [...] (U) Nepal's main opposition party, the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist and Leninist (UML),merged February 15 with a smaller former offshoot, the Communist Party of Nepal - Marxist-Leninist (ML). (Note: The combined parties will continue to use the UML name. Although communist by na [...]	2002-02-20 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU402	FOREIGN SECRETARY APPEALS FOR IMMEDIATE AID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Feb. 21 Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya called the Ambassador to the Foreign Ministry to appeal directly for immediate assistance in the wake of the Maoist attacks on Achham (Ref B). He said the Ministry hopes to send a delegation, at the secretary level, to Washingt [...]	2002-02-21 11:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV ETRD NP
02KATHMANDU410	NATIONWIDE STRIKE BRINGS SCATTERED VIOLENCE, [...] (SBU) Summary. Insurgents attacked a remote police post in Salyan district, killing 34 policemen, on the eve of a strike called by the Maoists for February 22 and 23. Scattered bombings were reported throughout the country in the run-up to the strike, including a fatal incident along a major [...]	2002-02-22 10:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU411	TEN TIBETAN REFUGEES' ASYLUM REQUEST PASSED OVER [...] (C) Nepal's Home Ministry declined to include the names of ten Tibetan refugees held on immigration violations in a letter to the King recommending candidates for a royal amnesty. Traditionally the King grants amnesty to prisoners on auspicious occasions, including the February 19 Democracy D [...]	2002-02-22 10:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU425	BHUTANESE REFUGEE ACTIVIST DENIED BAIL BY SUPREME [...] Summary. Nepal's Supreme Court has denied bail to prominent Bhutanese refugee and human rights activist S.K. Pradhan on the grounds that he is not a Nepali citizen, affirming the decisions of two lower courts. Named in a complaint filed by a member of a rival refugee group, Pradhan has been [...]	2002-02-26 10:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL NP
02KATHMANDU466	UIGHURS IN NEPAL [...] (C) At least 15 Chinese Uighurs have entered Nepal in the last three months, according to a UNHCR protection officer (strongly protect). Six were taken into custody by Nepali officials in late December, 2001. Of these, four requested, and received, UNHCR protection. Three of the four were s [...]	2002-03-05 12:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREF PTER PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU467	NEPALI REACTION TO TRADE TREATY RENEWAL WITH INDIA [...] (SBU) Reaction in Kathmandu to the March 2 signing of the revised bilateral trade treaty between Nepal and India in New Delhi has been mixed. The revised treaty terms include value addition requirements on manufactured goods and imposed quota restrictions on four items that together account [...]	2002-03-05 14:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL NP IN

02KATHMANDU485	PROMISES MADE IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: [...] (C) In the days since Opposition parties, along with former Prime Minister and current Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala, decided to vote with or support the Government of Nepal (GON) to ratify the state of emergency (Ref A),Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is finding o [...]	2002-03-07 12:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
02KATHMANDU496	LIVING IN TERROR IN WESTERN NEPAL'S PLAINS [...] (SBU) Summary. Violence increased in two western Nepal districts bordering India following the end of the Maoist- government cease-fire in late November, 2001, but western Nepal's largest city remained calm. Ambassador had visited the area February 22 to 24 and Poloff revisited the region in [...]	2002-03-08 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU497	UPDATE ON TIBETAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary: A UNHCR monitoring visit to the Tibet border was postponed after a promised Home Ministry permit failed to materialize. The Australian Embassy has expressed an interest in helping to coordinate representations on Tibetan refugee issues. One of ten Tibetan refugees in custody on [...]	2002-03-08 11:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU507	TIBETANS MARK MARCH 10 WITH PEACEFUL CEREMONY; [...] (C) Authorities in Nepal allowed the Tibetan community to mark the forty-third anniversary of the March 10 uprising in Tibet with a public ceremony at Kathmandu's Bouddha stupa. A full procession paraded the Dalai Lama's portrait around the square and a school band played the national anthems [...]	2002-03-11 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU529	MAOISTS AMBUSH VIP SECURITY DETAIL ON MAJOR [...] (SBU) Maoists ambushed a police security team in Sindupalchowk district March 13, killing six officers and seriously injuring six others, police sources confirmed. Press reports state that the insurgents electronically detonated explosives laid in the road. The attack occurred on the Arniko H [...]	2002-03-13 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU540	EMBASSY REVIEW OF NEPAL'S UN COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) The Embassy has reviewed the Government of Nepal (GON) report on its implementation of UNSCR 1373. For many of its responses, the GON cites the Terrorism and Disruptive Activities Ordinance (TADO),which has not yet been passed by Parliament and which narrowly interprets terrorism as acts [...]	2002-03-14 12:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL NP UNSC
02KATHMANDU568	MAOIST STATEMENT THREATENS TOURISM INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) For the first time, a leader of Nepal's Maoist insurgency has issued explicit threats against Nepal's tourism industry. Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai issued the statement March 15. (Text of statement follows as paragraph 4.) The statement called for the cadres to "smash" hotels and [...]	2002-03-18 13:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC PTER PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU569	MARCH 10 TIBETAN DEMONSTRATOR RELEASED [...] No summary [...]	2002-03-18 14:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU570	NEPALESE ARMY ROUTS MAOIST TRAINING CAMP; BANDH [...] (C) Sixty-five Maoist insurgents were killed in a joint Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) and Armed Police Force (APF) operation March 17 against a suspected Maoist training camp in Gumsa, Rolpa district, about 300 miles northwest of Kathmandu, the head of the APF confirmed to Post March 19. No prison [...]	2002-03-19 12:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU575	PRIME MINISTER DEPARTS FOR INDIA, FIRST TRIP [...] (C) Summary. Securing Indian assistance in Nepal's battle against the Maoist insurgency will be Nepali Prime Minister Deuba's primary goal in his March 20-26 official visit to India. He will ask his counterparts both for materiel assistance and for help in apprehending Nepali Maoists in Indi [...]	2002-03-20 12:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD PREF PINR NP
02KATHMANDU613	PM DEUBA'S TRIP TO INDIA [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs meetings offering a read-out of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's March 20-25 visit to India revealed no specifics of any assistance the Indians may have offered their smaller neighbor in its effort to contain a Maoist insurgency. Despite the apparent absence [...]	2002-03-27 12:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP IN CH
02KATHMANDU615	TERROR, TRADE AND AID: FORSEC VISIT TO DC [...] (SBU) Summary: Nepal's Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya will use his April 2-5 visit to Washington to urge quick delivery of additional security and development aid to Nepal, to discuss cooperation in the fight against terrorism, and to press for more favorable trade terms for Nepali pro [...]	2002-03-27 12:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER EAID ETRD PHUM PGOV PINR NP
02KATHMANDU619	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: AMBASSADOR VISITS CAMP, TALKS [...] (C) Ambassador visited three Bhutanese refugee camps in eastern Nepal March 25. Overall, the refugees expressed satisfaction with conditions in the camps, but an undercurrent of frustration was in evidence. The Refugee Affected Area Program for the region has concluded, and aid workers warne [...]	2002-03-29 06:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU634	SUSPECTED TORTURE, EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING BY ROYAL [...] (S) Summary. Evidence that Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) personnel brutalized and killed one man they suspected of being a Maoist has spurred private investigations into the army's alleged practice of covering up the deaths of detainees. Military attaches from the U.S. and U.K. Embassies viewed [...]	2002-03-29 12:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PTER MARR ASEC PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU647	MOUNT KAILAS TO REOPEN TO TOURISTS FROM NEPAL [...] (C) Travel agencies in Kathmandu report that as of late March they were able to resume booking tours to western Tibet,s Mount Kailas after the Chinese government lifted restrictions on travel to that region. Tours are now being booked for dates in late April and May. Nepal,s travel agents sa [...]	2002-04-01 08:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC ASEC PREF NP CH
02KATHMANDU680	HIMALAYAN TOURISM HEADED DOWNHILL [...] SUMMARY: Nepal's tourism industry, one of the country's top sources of foreign exchange, has been facing tough times in recent months, and the prolonged slump has negatively affected every sector of the tourism economy, from hotels and airlines to trekking agencies. International arrivals at [...]	2002-04-04 09:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL CASC NP
02KATHMANDU708	PM DEUBA REQUESTS POTUS MEETING IN WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Deuba has asked for a POTUS meeting in Washington during his May 8-13 visit to the U.S. to attend the UN Special Session on Children. If Deuba cannot meet with POTUS, he will not travel to DC due to domestic political concerns, but still hopes for a SecState meeti [...]	2002-04-09 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER NP
02KATHMANDU731	PM DEUBA ON THE CURRENT CRISIS: WORRIED, BUT [...] (S) Summary. Prime Minister Deuba expressed gratitude for international assistance to Nepal during an April 12 meeting with U.S. and U.K. Ambassadors. To continue recent "positive steps," Deuba was hopeful that a White House meeting could be arranged during his upcoming visit to the U.S. Rev [...]	2002-04-12 09:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR NP
02KATHMANDU735	INDIA TURNS OVER EIGHT MAOISTS TO NEPAL [...] (S) India turned over eight suspected Maoists to Nepal April 10, Prime Minister Deuba confirmed to Ambassador April 12 (Reftel). The PM claimed that the suspects - who he described as "low-level" - had been apprehended based on intelligence provided by the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA). RNA Chie [...]	2002-04-12 11:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PINR NP
02KATHMANDU768	ATTEMPTS TO OUST PM APPARENTLY ON HOLD [...] (C) Ongoing attempts by former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala to topple the current Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, appear to be on hold for the time being. According to the Indian Ambassador, PM Vajpayee, Minister for External Affairs Singh, Hom [...]	2002-04-18 10:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU787	INTO THE MAOIST HEARTLAND - COUNTERINSURGENCY BY [...] (S) Summary. Emboffs joined Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) Western Division Commander on an inspection tour of newly established garrisons in Rolpa district, considered the Maoist heartland. The tour coincided with the deployment of the PACOM assessment team to the Rolpa battalion headquarters. [...]	2002-04-22 11:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL PHUM ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU837	GON PROPOSES BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS MECHANISM [...] This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. The Embassy has received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposing the establishment of regular bilateral consultations, a topic raised by Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya during his April 3 meetings in SIPDIS [...]	2002-04-29 11:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU893	MAOISTS SEND LETTER TO AMERICANS ON PM'S VISIT [...] Local media outlets received by e-mail the afternoon of May 7 a letter from the International Department of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) addressed "To Our Friends in America." A copy of the letter has been faxed to SA/INS. 2. The three-page letter, written in turgid but grammat [...]	2002-05-07 13:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV OVIP PREL NP
02KATHMANDU953	CHINA'S AMBASSADOR CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. "International cooperation" was needed to deal with Nepal's Maoist insurgency, China's Ambassador to Nepal told Ambassador at a May 8 dinner. China would provide moral support and assistance in this effort, Ambassador Wu Congyong said, but consistent with its policy of non-inter [...]	2002-05-16 10:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR NP CH
02KATHMANDU976	UPDATE ON TIBETAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary. The Tibet border is "very quiet" and most newly arrived refugees have not faced problems, according to UNHCR and the Office of Tibet. Nepali police garnered praise for their efforts to escort a large group of Tibetans from the Nangpa region to Kathmandu, an operation which UNHCR [...]	2002-05-20 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU979	UK BOMB EXPERT PREDICTS GROWING MAOIST CAPABILITY; [...] (C) On 20 May, Ambassador received a letter from UK Charge Andrew Mitchell the text of which follows: Begin Text You may be aware that an expert in explosives from the British Army has recent(sic) visited Nepal for consultations with the Royal Nepal Army on the level of bomb technology b [...]	2002-05-20 12:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER PREL NP
02KATHMANDU990	VISIT WITH JAILED BHUTANESE REFUGEE S.K. PRADHAN [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Embassy visitors to his jail in southeastern Nepal, prominent Bhutanese refugee and human rights activist S.K. Pradhan protested his innocence in the case of another refugee leader's murder. Pradhan said he had nothing to gain from the man's death and did not u [...]	2002-05-22 09:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL EAID AORC NP
02KHARTOUM162	THE CHANGED FACE OF POLITICAL ISLAM IN SUDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE REMOVAL OF TURABI IN 1999 EFFECTED A REVERSAL IN SUDAN'S POLITICAL APPROACH TOWARD ISLAM, EVEN THOUGH THE PERSONNEL OF THE REGIME OTHERWISE REMAINED LARGELY IN PLACE. THE REGIME MAINTAINS RELATIVELY TIGHT CONTROL OVER THE MOSQUES, IN ORDER TO SUPPRESS RATHER THAN FOMENT ISLA [...]	2002-08-23 16:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SU
02KINSHASA2321	KABILA ASSASSINATION TRIAL CONTINUES, HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE TRIAL OF THOSE ACCUSED OF KILLING LAURENT KABILA REOPENED TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT FANFARE AT THE END OF AUGUST. CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE EXPECTED SOON. CLEAR BIAS, A MULTIPLICITY OF PROCEDURAL ERRORS AND LACK OF EVIDENCE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE VERDICT WHICH MAY HAVE BEE [...]	2002-09-19 11:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CG
02KINSHASA673	THE KABILA GOVERNMENT: THESE ARE TOUGH TIMES [...] (C) THE GOVERNMENT OF JOSEPH KABILA FEELS MUCH PUT UPON THESE DAYS AND FRUSTRATED THAT IT HAS FEW OPTIONS TO EXERCISE IN TERMS OF SHAPING THE WORLD AROUND IT. IT IS FEELING THE PRESSURE OF OTHER ELEMENTS IN THE INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOG (ICD) FOR WHICH IT WAS ILL PREPARED, IT HAS BEEN HUMILIATE [...]	2002-03-19 16:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RW
02KINSHASA793	LAURENT D. KABILA ASSASSINATION TRIAL SCENESETTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE LONG-AWAITED TRIAL OF THE 116 SUSPECTS IN THE ASSASSINATION OF THE LATE PRESIDENT LAURENT DESIRE KABILA BEGAN ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 3. ON MARCH 20, THE GENERAL PROSECUTOR PUBLICLY READ THE CHARGES (IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DEFENDANTS, THEIR LAWYERS, AND THE PUBLIC) AT MAK [...]	2002-04-03 15:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL
02KUWAIT5172	TERRORIST FINANCE - KUWAIT: STATUS OF GRF [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-27 14:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KU
02KUWAIT5177	(C) GOK URGES US/SCIRI CONTACTS, WITH SOME [...] (C) Summary: After a November 25 meeting with Codel Issa and the Ambassador, Kuwait's Minstate for Foreign Affairs offered to facilitate a meeting between the Codel and the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq's (SCIRI's) Chairman Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim and suggested it might b [...]	2002-12-01 08:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL IZ US KU
02KUWAIT5178	MABRUKA, ODIN 2 AND SARAH DIVERT REQUESTS PASSED TO [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-01 09:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MOPS IZ KU
02KUWAIT5231	Erroneous GOK Press Statement Reqardinq Accident [...] (SBU) This afternoon the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior issued a press statement (text in paragraph 3 below) regarding a naval incident that took place near Bubiyan Island this morning in which one American and one Kuwait received minor injuries. The MOI statement contains information that diff [...]	2002-12-03 16:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS US KU
02KUWAIT5236	(C) GULF WAR MISSING: IRAQ CLAIMS TO ACCEPT TPC [...] (C) ICRC Delegate Michel Meyer told PolChief December 3 that his headquarters has received a letter from Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa transmitting a November 27 letter SIPDIS from the Iraqi mission to the Arab League in Cairo, which affirmed that Iraq accepted the proposal by the [...]	2002-12-04 08:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC
02KUWAIT5241	(U) CODEL ISSA MEETS KUWAITI NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: Codel Issa met with the Speaker of Kuwait's National Assembly, Mr. Jassem Al-Khorafi, and other MP's on November 25, 2002. Among the topics discussed were Kuwait's concerns over the U.S.-Saudi relationship, a post-Saddam Iraq and the impact of U.S. policies in Israel and the terri [...]	2002-12-04 11:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KU OREP PGOV PREL US
02KUWAIT5257	AFGHAN ASSISTANCE: KUWAIT PREPARED TO PARTICIPATE [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-04 12:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL ECON KU AF
02KUWAIT5261	(C) TALABANI PLEASED WITH KUWAITI RECEPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jalal Talabani, leader of the Iraqi Kurdish PUK, told Ambassador December 3 he had been well received by the GOK, which promised to engage with other Iraqi opposition groups as well, and to facilitate contacts with other Gulf states. Kuwait's National Assembly had proposed to ho [...]	2002-12-04 15:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM IZ KU
02KUWAIT5262	(C) GULF WAR MISSING: IRAQ FORMALLY ACCEPTS TPC [...] (C) ICRC sent us a copy December 4 of a Note Verbale that its office in Baghdad had received the same day from the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, accepting the Tripartite Commission (TPC) proposal to suspend the TSC quorum rule for four months. (ICRC's informal translation from Arabic follows at pa [...]	2002-12-04 15:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC
02KUWAIT5293	(C) GULF WAR MISSING: PREPARING FOR UPCOMING TPC [...] (U) This is a corrected version of KUWAIT 5292, adding dropped text. Please disregard KUWAIT 5292 in favor of this message. 2. Action Request: see paragraph 8. 3. (C) SUMMARY: ICRC seeks advance approval of draft Minutes of the upcoming TPC meeting (date still TBD). We seek Depar [...]	2002-12-09 16:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC
02KUWAIT5296	QATAR GAS TO KUWAIT [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-10 06:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON KU SA
02KUWAIT5374	(C) UN/IRAQ: USING THE 12/18 SESSION TO CONDEMN [...] (C) Post concurs that the 12/18 UNSC session to receive the report from Coordinator for Kuwaiti Property Yuli Vorontsov provides a good opportunity for the USG to denounce Saddam's December 7 speech addressed to the Kuwaitis, which was billed as an apology but was in fact filled with insults, [...]	2002-12-15 06:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ KU UN
02KUWAIT5415	KUWAIT ACTING OIL MINISTER ON PROJECT KUWAIT, [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-17 07:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD PREL KU SA QA IR ENRG EINV
02KUWAIT5416	(S) KUWAIT 2003 ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON [...] (S) Note on classification: Kuwait's extensive support for U.S. and allied security forces in the country is extremely sensitive domestically and within the region. While all of the figures in the unclassified and the sensitive but unclassified sections of this report are from unclassified sou [...]	2002-12-17 08:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL MCAP MARR MASS KU
02KUWAIT5417	(C) KUWAITI INTERESTS IN IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOK, increasingly confident that the US is determined to eliminate Saddam Hussein's regime, is more and more willing to let its public support show, even as it maintains its formal commitment to Arab League and GCC opposition to any pre-emptive strike on Iraq. Prominent Kuw [...]	2002-12-17 08:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV KU IZ
02KUWAIT5418	SADDAM'S SPEECH RALLIES KUWAITIS AGAINST HIM [...] SUMMARY. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's December 7 speech to "the sons of the People in Kuwait" has inspired Kuwaitis to rally around their leadership and reaffirm their gratitude for the U.S. military presence, by reminding them of the existential threat he poses to their country. END SUM [...]	2002-12-17 08:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER SOCI KU
02KUWAIT5438	RADICAL ISLAMIST ACQUITTED OF DAMAGING KUWAITI [...] (U) Influential Kuwaiti Muslim fundamentalist Jaber al-Jalahma was acquitted on December 17 of charges of &damaging military preparations for the defense of the country8 by publicly praising the attackers who shot and killed a U.S. Marine on October 8 as heroes and martyrs. 2. (U) In the s [...]	2002-12-18 12:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL KU
02KUWAIT5482	(C) MEETING OF TRIPARTITE COMMISSION ON GULF WAR [...] (C) As pre-arranged, the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing and POWs (TPC) met in Geneva December 18 and approved a rule suspension designed to revive Iraqi participation after 4 years of boycott. The minutes (text at paragraph 2 below) were pre-agreed. Iraq signed them in Baghdad earl [...]	2002-12-22 10:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC
02KUWAIT5526	IN WAKE OF FATAL ACCIDENT GOK SEEKS TIGHTER [...] (C) In the course of a December 25 meeting on other topics (septels),the Ambassador and Kuwait Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Shaykh Mohammed al-Sabah discussed the December 22 death of French journalist Patrick Bourrat as a result of injuries he suffered the preceding day while co [...]	2002-12-26 11:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL US FR IZ KU
02KUWAIT5528	GCC PREPARES FOR HOSTILITIES [...] (S) Summary: Minstate for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed al-Sabah gave the Ambassador a readout on this week,s GCC Summit during a December 25th meeting. While billed as an opportunity to discuss internal GCC issues, including the conclusion of a much-publicized customs agreement, Dr. [...]	2002-12-26 12:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL IZ KU
02KUWAIT5549	GCC PREPARES FOR HOSTILITIES [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-26 12:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL IZ KU
02KUWAIT5587	TERRORIST FINANCE: KUWAIT - STATUS OF GRF FREEZE [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-30 09:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KU
02KUWAIT5611	(C) GULF WAR MISSING: KUWAIT'S AGENDA FOR TSC [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: This message summarizes Kuwait's agenda for the Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing and POWs (TPC). Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have agreed to meet in Amman on January 8 under ICRC chairmanship, in accordance with the [...]	2002-12-31 13:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPOW IZ KU ICRC
02LAGOS146	SOUTHERN SECESSION UNLIKELY DESPITE TENSIONS [...] (C) Summary. While electoral divisions are under growing media scrutiny, most southern political analysts privately acknowledge that fears of imminent secessionism are unfounded at present. Though some disgruntled groups demand the creation of their own state within the federation, most do no [...]	2002-12-07 11:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KDEM ECON PINR NI
02LAGOS2044	NIGERIA: A TRIP TO IBADAN IN OYO STATE [...] (C) Summary. A trip to Ibadan in Oyo State shows residents of the southwest are already revving up for the elections in 2003. Dr. Omulolu Olunloyo, who was governor of Oyo State more than a decade ago, has decided to come out of semi-retirement to run again for that office "for the good of th [...]	2002-10-15 13:00:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR NI
02LAGOS76	SOUTHERN SECESSION UNLIKELY DESPITE TENSIONS [...] (C) Summary. While electoral divisions are under growing media scrutiny, most southern political analysts privately acknowledge that fears of imminent secessionism are unfounded at present. Though some disgruntled groups demand the creation of their own state within the federation, most do no [...]	2002-12-07 11:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON NI PBTS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
02LONDON8320	UNITED KINGDOM: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) THIS TELEGRAM CONTAINS EMBASSY LONDON'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 2002 "PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM" REPORT. EMBASSY INPUT IS KEYED TO REFTEL QUESTIONS. 2. (U) SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE UK TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, PARTICULARLY LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TAKEN [...]	2002-11-25 10:59:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EI PGOV PINR PREL PTER UK
02MILAN338	QADHAFI'S SON ON ITALY-LIBYA RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY: SEIF QADHAFI, SON OF LIBYAN LEADER MUAMMOR QADHAFI, SPOKE AT ISPI (INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS) IN MILAN, JUNE 10 ON "LIBYA AND ITALY: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ISSUES WITHIN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA." SEIF QADHAFI, WHO WAS INTRODUCED AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE "LIBYAN [...]	2002-06-12 15:05:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PINR PINS PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN ECON
02MUSCAT730	BIN ALAWI ANGRY, FRUSTRATED BY U.S. "BIAS" TOWARDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: OMANI MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS BIN ALAWI STRONGLY CRITICIZES U.S. POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND COMPLAINS THAT U.S. IS "COMPLETELY BIASED" TOWARDS ISRAEL. BIN ALAWI SAYS THAT IT IS "IMPOSSIBLE" NOW FOR ARAB LEADERS TO CONDEMN SUICIDE BOMBING, WHICH THEY SEE NOT O [...]	2002-04-10 14:14:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MEPN MU XF
02PRETORIA506	THE NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ECONOFF MET JANUARY 24 WITH DAVID MALCOLMSON, DFA NEPAD COORDINATOR, TO REVIEW RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEPAD PROGRAM. AT THE JANUARY 24-27 CONFERENCE IN BENONI, SOUTH AFRICA AIMED TO MOVE BEYOND SLOGANS TO FORGE AGREEMENT ON CONCRETE PLANS AND NATIONAL COMMI [...]	2002-01-28 13:47:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PREL SF CA
02RANGOON1167	PATRIOT DAY IN RANGOON [...] (U) Some 325 invited guests, including high-ranking GOB military and civilian officials, Aung San Suu Kyi and the senior NLD leadership, Muslim representatives, ethnic leaders, and about 100 resident American citizens gathered September 11 in downtown Rangoon to observe Patriot Day. COM Marti [...]	2002-09-12 05:43:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO BM ASSK NLD
02RANGOON1185	EU TROIKA IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The EU Troika will not recommend any change in the EU's common position on Burma. That is the conclusion of British diplomats who accompanied the team on all of their visits in Yangon. Foreigners were uniformly concerned about deteriorating economic conditions, while Aung San Suu [...]	2002-09-13 10:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM
02RANGOON1211	ROHINGYA REFUGEE UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Burma has unofficially told UNHCR that it would accept 5,000 of the remaining 22,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. That would leave a residual 17,000 people in Bangladesh to be locally settled or otherwise accommodated. UNHCR Rohingya repatriation assist [...]	2002-09-20 00:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL BM BG IN UNHCR
02RANGOON1274	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR RAISES POLITICAL TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary: Japanese Ambassador Yuji Miyamoto delivered a message from Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi when he presented his credentials to Than Shwe on September 16. According to sources at the Japanese Embassy, Miyamoto also went into some detail about political transition, Japanese aid, an [...]	2002-10-01 10:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM JP
02RANGOON1291	BURMESE GOVERNMENT REPORTS TO THE USG ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB is prepared to act on human trafficking, but has not put together programs that will fully treat the problem. In a report presented to the Embassy in August, the GOB acknowledges the problem facing Burma and lays out the legislative, enforcement, training, and preventi [...]	2002-10-04 08:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG BM
02RANGOON1293	DOWNER PUSHES REFORM DURING VISIT TO RANGOON [...] (C) Summary: Australian Foreign Minister Downer told Than Shwe and Khin Nyunt that the GOB should move convincingly to open a political dialogue with the NLD "within the next one to two weeks." He also urged the government to free all political prisoners. Khin Nyunt replied that he "fully su [...]	2002-10-04 10:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AU BM
02RANGOON1310	ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANIZATION CONTACTS [...] (C) Summary: Under pressure from Bangladesh, the Arakan Rohingya National Organization (ARNO) contacted the Karenni National Progressive Party in late August 2002 regarding the possibility of relocating its bases to KNPP-controlled territory on the border between Thailand and Burma. According [...]	2002-10-10 05:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV PREL BG TH BM
02RANGOON1321	THAI/BURMESE AGREEMENT TO REOPEN THE BORDER [...] (C) Summary: Thai Permanent Secretary Tej Bunnag told the Burmese October 7 in Rangoon that the Thai cabinet decided to prohibit any Thai-based groups from attacking neighboring countries, according to Thai embassy sources. He also reportedly said that Prime Minister Thaksin so instructed the [...]	2002-10-11 10:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TH BM
02RANGOON1343	LATEST GOB REPORT ON SHAN RAPES FINDS FIVE OUT OF [...] (U) Summary: On October 16, the GOB presented results of its latest investigation of the allegations contained in the Shan Human Rights Foundation's "Licence to Rape." The GOB claims that it has now re-investigated all 173 cases and found that only five cases bear even any "similarity" to th [...]	2002-10-16 10:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM BM TH
02RANGOON1354	SR PINHEIRO WILL INSIST GOB AGREE TO INVESTIGATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNSR PINHEIRO BRIEFED EU, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVES ON HIS PLANS OR HIS VISIT TO BURMA AND OUTLINED THREE OPTIONS: -- PLAN A - A JOINT INVESTIGATION BY SPDC, NLD AND ETHNIC REPRESENTATIVES (ALL AGREED THIS IS A NON-STARTER) -- PLAN B - AN INVESTIGATION BY I [...]	2002-10-18 10:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL BM
02RANGOON1378	SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR PINHEIRO BRIEFS DIPLOMATS ON VISIT [...] (C) Summary: At an October 28 briefing, UN Special Rapporteur Pinheiro told diplomats in Rangoon that during his 12-day visit to Burma he strongly encouraged the SPDC to address continuing human rights abuses. He also encouraged the international community to implement programs that will pro [...]	2002-10-28 09:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM
02RANGOON1479	RAZALI: CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD CASE [...] (C) Summary: Razali told diplomats at an early evening briefing today that the dialog between the NLD and the SPDC appeared to be stalled as much by a personality conflict between Aung San Suu Kyi and Than Shwe as anything else. Each one is imperious in his own way and neither is ready to comp [...]	2002-11-15 12:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
02RANGOON1486	THE ILO: SLOWLY ESTABLISHING A WORKING PRESENCE IN [...] (C) Summary: The new ILO liaison officer in Rangoon met with Secretary One General Khin Nyunt this week and received assurances that the SPDC would work with the ILO to address problems with forced labor. She was also told that she can travel freely anywhere she wants in Burma. These assura [...]	2002-11-18 09:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PREL BM
02RANGOON1517	BURMA AND IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: An official Burmese delegation headed by the Minister of Forestry traveled to Baghdad in March and concluded agreements to cooperate with the Government of Iraq on trade, banking and finance, oil and gas, scientific research and technical issues, and in other areas. The agreed [...]	2002-11-25 09:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PREL ETRD BM IZ
02RANGOON1580	ASSK TALKS BIG PICTURE WITH NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR [...] (C) Summary: Following meetings with several SPDC officials, former Ambassador Morton Ambramowitz met at the EMR with NLD Secretary Aung San Suu Kyi on December 5th. The COM and the PAO were also present. In a discussion that lasted nearly two hours, Ambramowitz checked his impressions and [...]	2002-12-11 09:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID BM TH ASSK
02RANGOON1616	WAR AND PEACE IN KAREN STATE [...] (U) Summary: In a recent visit to the small border town of Myawaddy in eastern Karen State, Poloff found some residual conflict between regime forces and Karen National Union (KNU) forces. Although the KNU appears to have been reduced to hit and run, guerilla-type attacks, the rugged mounta [...]	2002-12-17 07:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM
02RANGOON1628	ICRC ACTIVE IN KAREN STATE BUT STILL SEEKING ACCESS [...] (C) Summary: On a recent visit to Karen State, Poloff was told by an International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) representative that the agency is making progress on establishing a meaningful presence in the area. While progress has been slow, the ICRC has had some success in providing [...]	2002-12-19 08:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM
02RANGOON1632	NOTES ON THAI, BURMESE, AND INDIAN COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: India, Thailand, and Burma will do a survey of the proposed road link from India to Thailand through Burma. Work of the Kaladan road/river network from Mizoram to Sittwe in Burma's Rakhine State is also moving forward. A Thai/Burmese border committee meeting from December 26 to [...]	2002-12-20 06:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ELTN TH IN BM
02RANGOON1663	ASSK HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE; CONDEMNS HARASSMENT [...] (C) Summary: At a press conference December 31, Aung San Suu Kyi continued to express "cautious optimism" about the possibility of political change in Burma in 2003, but complained about harassment during her recent trip to Rakhine State. Post recommends that the Department support her comme [...]	2002-12-31 08:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM ASSK
02RANGOON576	THAI/BURMESE RELATIONS - MAUNG AYE'S VISIT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE THAI GOVERNMENT WAS PLEASED WITH BURMESE ARMY COMMANDER MAUNG AYE'S VISIT. ACCORDING TO THE THAI EMBASSY'S POLITICAL COUNSELOR, THE THAI GOVERNMENT NOW SEES HIM AS A "PRAGMATIC" MAN OF RISING INFLUENCE IN BURMA WITH WHOM THEY MAY BE ABLE TO WORK SUCCESSFULLY. WHILE IN THAILAND [...]	2002-05-07 01:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TH BM
02RANGOON916	REGIME RELEASES 32 POLITICAL PRISONERS [...] (SBU) Summary: The regime announced yesterday that it had released 32 political prisoners; 14 NLD members and 18 others, mostly students. The NLD was told of only 24 releases, its 14 members and 10 students the regime said were arrested for supporting NLD activities. Despite the discrepanc [...]	2002-07-29 11:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM NLD
02ROME1015	EX-KING DETERMINED TO GO HOME, BUT CONCERNED ABOUT ARRANGEMENTS [...] (S) SUMMARY: SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY KHALILZAD CALLED ON FORMER KING OF AFGHANISTAN ZAHIR SHAH FEBRUARY 25. FOR MOST OF THE SESSION, GENERAL WALI, ROYAL SON MIR WAIS, GRANDSON MUSTAPHA, SULTAN GHAZI AND HAMID SIDDIQ JOINED. ZAHIR WAS IN GOOD SPIRITS AND APPARENT GOOD HEALTH, JOKING WITH [...]	2002-02-27 05:54:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL PGOV AF IT IR AFGHANISTAN
02ROME1220	FORMER KING ISSUES STATEMENTS REPUDIATING PRESS [...] THE OFFICE OF FORMER AFGHAN KING ZAHIR SHAH RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS ON MARCH 8, DESPITE THE DATE OF MARCH 7 THAT APPEARS ON THE STATEMENTS THEMSELVES. (COMMENT: THE KING'S OFFICE DID NOT HAVE CONTACT INFO FOR MANY JOURNALISTS/MEDIA OUTLETS, SO IT IS LIKELY THAT THE STA [...]	2002-03-08 13:45:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC AF AFGHANISTAN
02ROME1229	GOI'S REACTION TO THE NEW ZINNI MISSION AND [...] (C) ON MARCH 8, POL MC AND NEA WATCHER DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS AND THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO LUCA FERRARI, THE MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS. POL MC STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THE EU AND THE US SPEAK THE SAME MESSAGE ON THE MEPP: IT'S IMPERATIVE FOR ARAF [...]	2002-03-08 15:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS XF US IT UN
02ROME1230	GOI SUPPORT FOR USG FRY PRIORITIES [...] (C) ON MARCH 7, POLOFF DELIVERED POINTS REF A TO MFA FRY DESK OFFICER ANDREA POMPERMAIER. AFTER CONSULTING WITH HIS SUPERIORS, POMPERMAIER TOLD POLOFF ON MARCH 8 THAT THE GOI APPRECIATED USG EFFORTS TO PUSH THE FRY ON THE VARIOUS ISSUES OUTLINED REFTEL. THE ITALIAN EMBASSY IN BELGRADE HAD [...]	2002-03-08 15:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT PREL SR KAWC UN
02ROME1233	MINISTER MARZANO VISITS IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR SEMBLER ENGAGED THE MINISTER OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES ON IRAN, UNDERSCORING OUR CONCERNS WITH IRANIAN BEHAVIOR. MARZANO'S RELATIVE UNFAMILIARITY WITH OUR OBJECTIONS OR WITH THE DIVISION BETWEEN THE OFFICIAL AND SHADOW GOVERNMENTS IN CONTROLLING IRAN SHOWS THE NECESSI [...]	2002-03-08 16:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD IR IT
02ROME1239	JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER: STRENGTHENING THE THIRD LEG [...] (C) VARIOUS PLAYERS IN THE DECISION FOR ITALY TO BECOME A PARTNER IN THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER HAVE PREVENTED U.S. INDUSTRY FROM BUILDING THE TRI-PARTITE COALITION NECESSARY TO SIGN ON TO JSF. WHILE WE HAVE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT SIGNING JSF IS A 'DONE DEAL', WE BELIEVE THAT ONLY TWO OF TH [...]	2002-03-11 07:29:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS EIND ETRD IT AVIATION
02ROME1251	ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER ON ISAF/OEF PARTICIPATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY MAY EXTEND ITS PARTICIPATION IN ISAF UNTIL LATE JUNE IF REQUESTED, ACCORDING TO FRANCESCO GRECO (PROTECT),DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO DEFENSE MINISTER ANTONIO MARTINO. GRECO CONFIRMED COMMENTS MARTINO MADE TO THE PRESS DURING A RECENT TRIP TO VISIT ITALIAN TROOPS IN THE PERSIAN [...]	2002-03-11 11:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IT MARR MOPS PARM PREL AFGHANISTAN
02ROME1393	ALBANIAN PM MAJKO'S MEETING WITH PM BERLUSCONI: [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 12, ALBANIAN AMBASSADOR TO ITALY PELLUMB XHUFI GAVE POLITICAL MINISTER-COUNSELOR TOM COUNTRYMAN AND POLOFF JIM DONEGAN A READOUT ON ALBANIAN PRIME MINISTER PANDELI MAJKO'S MARCH 6 MEETING IN ROME WITH PM BERLUSCONI. ACCORDING TO XHUFI, THE MEETINGS FOCUSED ON TWO ISSU [...]	2002-03-19 11:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AL ENRG IT PHUM PREF PREL
02ROME1396	ITALIAN ASSISTANCE TO NATO ASPIRANTS [...] MAINARDO BENARDELLI, OF THE MFA ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT, CONFIRMED THAT ITALIAN ASSISTANCE IS LIMITED TO ALBANIA AND MACEDONIA. A- ALBANIA --------- MILITARY ASSISTANCE ------------------- 2. PER REF C, ITALY IS ALBANIAS MOST IMPORTANT TRADING PARTNER, LARGEST INVESTOR, AND LARG [...]	2002-03-19 12:51:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR ECON IT AL MC NATO
02ROME1402	SOMALIA: AIDID "AMBASSADOR" ACCUSES ITALIAN GOVERNMENT OF GRAND LARCENY, ATTEMPTED MURDER [...] (C) POLOFF MET WITH FADUMA FARAH AIDID, THE SISTER OF "SOMALI PRESIDENT" HUSSEIN MOHAMED AIDID AND DAUGHTER OF THE ASSASSINATED WARLORD GENERAL AIDID FEBRUARY 20. HUSSEIN AIDID IS THE HEAD OF THE SOMALI RECONCILIATION AND RESTORATION COUNCIL (SRRC) FACTION BUT HAS NO REAL CLAIM TO BEING P [...]	2002-03-19 15:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ET SO IT
02ROME1416	FRG OFFERS KING ARMORED MERCEDES; SEEKS TO [...] (U) GENERAL WALI, SON-IN-LAW TO FORMER AFGHAN KING ZAHIR SHAH, TELEPHONED POLOFF MARCH 20 WITH AN URGENT REQUEST THAT THE USG FACILITATE (THE MORE ACCURATE TERM MAY BE "PROVIDE") DELIVERY OF AN ARMORED MERCEDES BENZ S600L REPORTEDLY BEING GIVEN TO THE KING BY THE FRG AND MERCEDES BENZ. ACCOR [...]	2002-03-20 11:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AF GM AFGHANISTAN
02ROME1461	OPCW ITALIANS CONCERNED ABOUT LINKAGE TO [...] (C) ITALY DOUBTS THE REMOVAL OF DG BUSTANI WILL BE SETTLED BY THE OPCW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND EXPECTS IT WILL HAVE TO BE RESOLVED AT THE STATES PARTIES MEETING THIS FALL, ACCORDING TO MFA ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT OFFICE DIRECTOR ALESSANDRO CEVESE. CEVESE MET WITH POL-MIL OFFICER JUST AFT [...]	2002-03-21 17:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IT CWC
02ROME1511	ITALY ON ZIMBABWE: PEER PRESSURE BEST HOPE FOR [...] (C) MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHERN AFRICAN AFFAIRS REPLIED TO OUR RECENT DEMARCHE AND LETTER ON ZIMBABWE. THE GOI SHARES THE EU POINT OF VIEW THAT CONDEMNATIONS AND SANCTIONS ARE NECESSARY. HOWEVER, MARINI BELIEVES THAT THEY WILL PROBABLY PROVE INSUFFICIENT TO FORCE CHANGE. THE ROLE [...]	2002-03-25 15:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETTC OPDC SA ZI IT SADC
02ROME1517	ITALY UPBEAT (SORT OF) ON STABILITY PACT [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE GOI BELIEVES THAT SOUTHEAST EUROPE COOPERATIVE PROCESS STATES HAVE VERY RECENTLY BECOME MUCH MORE REALISTIC IN EVALUATING THE ORGANIZATION'S POTENTIAL AND THE SEECP, AS A RESULT, IS POISED TO BECOME A MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE ADVOCATE FOR REGIONALISM BOTH WITHIN THE STABILITY PACT [...]	2002-03-26 10:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ECON IT KSEI PREL
02ROME1556	58TH UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS: ITALIAN VIEWS [...] (SBU) IN THE ABSENCE OF OFFICE HEAD COUNSELOR EMANUELE PIGNATELLI IN GENEVA, POLOFF DISCUSSED REF A DEMARCHE POINTS 3/19 WITH MFA OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNSELOR ALBERTO CECCARELLI. ON SAME DAY (3/26) AMBASSADOR MET WITH MFA SECRETARY GENERAL GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI (SEPTEL),POLOFF SIPDIS [...]	2002-03-27 15:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AORC IT UNHRC HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME1589	BALKANS: GOI ON ASSISTANCE FOR BOSNIAN MILITARY [...] (C) GUIDANCE REQUEST. SEE PARA 3. 2. (C) THE MFA'S BALKANS OFFICE DIRECTOR, MAURIZIO MASSARI, TOLD POLOFF ON MARCH 27 THAT THE GOI WILL MAKE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION'S PROGRAM TO HELP REINTEGRATE THE 10,000 BIH SOLDIERS TO BE DISCHARGED B [...]	2002-03-28 17:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN
02ROME1610	AMBASSADOR TOUR D'HORIZON WITH EU AFFAIRS MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A MARCH 26 COURTESY CALL ON EU AFFAIRS MINISTER ROCCO BUTTIGLIONE, THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSED THE EU CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION AND THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES SURROUNDING EU ENLARGEMENT. THE AMBASSADOR ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE MINISTER'S RECENT UNHELPFUL COMMENTS ON IRAQ, [...]	2002-03-29 12:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV IT EUN
02ROME1644	AFGHANISTAN: ZAHIR SHAH'S FUTURE PLANS, CLOSING [...] (C) ON A MARCH 11-12 VISIT TO ROME, SA/PAB DEPUTY DIRECTOR STEVE MCGANN MET WITH MFA OFFICIALS, REPRESENTATIVES OF FORMER AFGHAN KING ZAHIR SHAH, AND ZAHIR SHAH HIMSELF. MCGANN AND SA/PD DEPUTY DIRECTOR SUSAN HOVANEC CLOSED OUT AN ESF GRANT OFFERED TO THE KING'S ASSOCIATION TO PROMOTE THE EM [...]	2002-04-03 06:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV EAID AF IT AFGHANISTAN

02ROME1695	ITALY'S MFA REQUESTS GEN. ZINNI TO SERVE AS [...] (C) ON APRIL 4, LUCA FERRARI, MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST, CONTACTED NEA WATCHER TO EXPRESS THE GOI'S GRAVE CONCERN OVER THE SITUATION IN BETHLEHEM. ACCORDING TO FERRARI, TANZIM MILITANTS, PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS, AND THE GOVERNOR OF BETHLEHEM (WHOM HE DESCRIBED AS A "MODERATE CHR [...]	2002-04-04 13:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS XF US IT MEPP
02ROME1697	OUR MESSAGE ON BIOTECH: GOI NEEDS TO HEAR IT DIRECT [...] (U) THIS IS AN URGENT ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: I NEED YOUR HELP TO KEEP THE GOI FROM SLIDING INTO THE ANTI-BIOTECH CAMP. SINCE THE OCTOBER 2001 EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER AND THE VISIT OF AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VENEMAN IN NOVEMBER, THE PM [...]	2002-04-04 14:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD IT PREL SENV TBIO EUN
02ROME1723	READOUT OF BERLUSCONI-PUTIN SUMMIT [...] (C) ON APRIL 5, PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI'S SENIOR DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR, GIOVANNI CASTELLANETA, TOLD POLMINCOUNS TOM COUNTRYMAN THAT THE APRIL 2-3 BERLUSCONI-PUTIN SUMMIT WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL RUSSIA-ITALY BILATERAL MEETING EVER HELD. PUTIN MADE CLEAR TO BERLUSCONI HIS DESIRE TO ENHANCE AND [...]	2002-04-05 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT PREL RS NATO MEPP
02ROME1725	BERLUSCONI SEEKS SUPPORT FOR BUSH-PUTIN MEETING IN [...] (C) AMBASSADOR SEMBLER ACCOMPANIED CODEL YOUNG TO AN APRIL 4 MEETING WITH PM BERLUSCONI, JUST HOURS AFTER THE PM RETURNED FROM HIS MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN IN MOSCOW AND SOCHI. FOLLOWING THE MEETING, BERLUSCONI PULLED THE AMBASSADOR ASIDE TO MAKE A ""PERSONAL REQUEST"" TO PRESIDENT BUSH ON NA [...]	2002-04-08 04:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT PREL RS NATO
02ROME1726	ITALY'S WRONG TURN ON BIOTECH: WHAT WE SHOULD DO [...] (C) SUMMARY. THIS COMPANION PIECE TO REF A PROVIDES ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND, SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS FOR SENIOR WASHINGTON OFFICIALS, AND POST ACTION STRATEGY IN RESPONSE TO THE DELIBERATELY MISLEADING WHITE PAPER ON BIOTECHNOLOGY PUT IN CIRCULATION BY THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE. AMB [...]	2002-04-08 06:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD IT PREL TBIO WTO
02ROME1748	ITALY MAY LET PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY ENTER LIBYA [...] (S) SUMMARY. THE ITALIAN OFFICIAL CHAIRING AN INTERMINISTERIAL LICENSING COMMITTEE IS "INCLINED TO SUPPORT" THE APPLICATION OF AN ITALIAN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY FOR A LICENSE TO CONTRACT WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA TO REFURBISH FACILITIES AT RABTA, LIBYA IN ORDER TO ALLOW THEIR PRODUCTION OF [...]	2002-04-08 16:38:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	ETRD ETTC IT PARM PREL
02ROME1769	UNCHR: ITALIANS EXPECT INCREASED U.S. EFFORT TO [...] (C) MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR GIANCARLO ARAGONA IS SCHEDULED TO MEET YOU 4/11, AFTER ARRIVING IN WASHINGTON 4/10. ARAGONA'S ROLE WAS INSTRUMENTAL, IF NOT DECISIVE, IN THE GOI'S DECISION TO POSTPONE ITS UNCHR CANDIDACY AND THEREBY MAKE WAY FOR THE U.S. TO RETURN TO THE COMMISSION IN 2003. ALTHOUG [...]	2002-04-09 13:29:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IT US UNHRC
02ROME1797	AFGHANISTAN: ALL SYSTEMS (STILL) GO FOR FORMER [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE SON-IN-LAW TO THE FORMER AFGHAN KING SAID THREATS AND DISTURBANCES WILL NOT DETER THE KING AND HIS PARTY FROM THEIR RETURN TO AFGHANISTAN. THEY ARE PLEASED WITH ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE BY ITALY IN CONSULTATION WITH THE AIA, THEY REMAIN IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH CHAIRMAN KARZAI, A [...]	2002-04-10 14:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS AF IT AFGHANISTAN
02ROME1821	ITALY/ALBANIA - GOI CONDITIONS AID PLEDGE TO GOA: [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 5. 2. (C) ON APRIL 9, BALKAN OFFICE HEAD MAURIZIO MASSARI AND MFA UNDER SECRETARY ROBERTO ANTONIONE HAD "EXTREMELY PRODUCTIVE AND ENCOURAGING" MEETINGS IN TIRANA WITH PRIME MINISTER MAJKO, FOREIGN MINISTER DADE, AND ECONOMIC MINISTER MEKSI. MASSARI TOLD PO [...]	2002-04-11 15:21:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AL EAID ENRG IT PREL EUN
02ROME1826	ITALY: COALITION CONTRIBUTIONS INITIATIVE [...] (U) EMBASSY ROME CONCLUDES THAT IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE TO DELIVER REF A DEMARCHE TO ITALY. THE GOI IS ALREADY MAKING SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL, MILITARY, AND TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS TO OEF, THE STABILIZATION OF THE BALKANS, ISAF, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF AFGHANISTAN, AND THE PROTECTION OF THE FORMER [...]	2002-04-12 06:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR EAID IT
02ROME186	DELIVERY OF ATLANTIC BIRD DEMARCHE TO GOI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: EMBASSY DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO THE GOI AND ALENIA SPAZIO ON DECEMBER 18 AND 21, RESPECTIVELY. BOTH CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD REFTEL MESSAGE THAT A PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER OF THE EXPORT CONTROLS REGARDING ATLANTIC BIRD WOULD BE HIGHLY UNLIKELY IN THE CONTEXT OF CURRENT CHINESE UN [...]	2002-01-14 06:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ETRD TSPA PARM CH IT MTCRE EXPORT CONTROLS
02ROME1918	U/S GROSSMAN DELEGATION CONSULTS WITH ITALIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE GOI AGREES THAT THE PRAGUE SUMMIT SHOULD BE A SUBSTANTIVE MEETING THAT COVERS MORE THAN JUST NATO ENLARGEMENT. MEETING WITH U/S GROSSMAN AND HIS DELEGATION IN ROME ON APRIL 16, SENIOR ITALIAN OFFICIALS ENDORSED THE IDEA OF REDEFINING THE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES INITIATIVE TO FOC [...]	2002-04-17 14:56:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT NATO
02ROME1962	ITALY WON'T FORCE IRAN WTO ACCESSION ISSUE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. ITALY STRONGLY DISAGREES WITH USG POLICY ON IRAN'S POTENTIAL ACCESSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION BUT DOES NOT INTEND TO PUSH THE EU TO FORCE THE ISSUE AT THE MAY 13 WTO GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING OR THEREAFTER, ACCORDING TO MFA'S WTO COORDINATOR. ALTHOUGH THE ITAL [...]	2002-04-19 17:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EU IT WTO
02ROME2023	ITALY/MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS: BERLUSCONI WITH [...] (C) ON APRIL 24, PM BERLUSCONI'S SENIOR DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR GIOVANNI CASTELLANETA TOLD EUR A/S ELIZABETH JONES CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 02023 241730Z THAT THE PREVIOUS DAY'S EU-MED MINISTERIAL IN VALENCIA HAD, OBVIOUSLY, NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN PROMOTING ISRA [...]	2002-04-24 16:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IT KPAL PREL MEPP
02ROME2216	MILITARY BASES IN ITALY: CGIL AND UGL [...] (C) IN MEETINGS WITH THE AMBASSADOR APRIL 22 AND 26 (REFTEL),CGIL AND UGL LEADERS BOTH REFERRED TO U.S. FORCE POLICY THAT EXCLUDES THESE TRADE UNION CONFEDERATIONS FROM REPRESENTING DIRECT-HIRE WORKERS AT BASES IN ITALY. WHILE CHARACTERIZING THE UNION'S RELATIONS WITH THE EMBASSY AS "EXCELL [...]	2002-05-07 14:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL MARR IT FORCES IN ITALY
02ROME2217	SUDAN CEASEFIRE: ITALY CANNOT CONTRIBUTE TO [...] (C) POLOFF MET WITH PAOLA IMPERIALE, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR EAST AFRICAN AFFAIRS, ON MAY 2 AT THE MFA. IMPERIALE HAD REQUESTED THE MEETING BECAUSE SHE DID NOT WANT TO DISCUSS BY TELEPHONE THE GOI'S ISSUES WITH FUNDING THE INTERNATIONAL MONITORING UNIT FOR THE NUBA MOUNTAINS CEASE-FIRE. 2 [...]	2002-05-07 14:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SU IT UN
02ROME2256	ITALY ON IRAN'S PASTEUR INSTITUTE: NOTHING [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY AND IRAN HAVE BROKEN OFF NEGOTIATIONS THAT HAD BEEN AIMED AT LENDING ITALIAN KNOW-HOW TO VACCINE PRODUCTION EFFORTS AT IRAN'S PASTEUR INSTITUTE. THE ITALIAN MFA REPORTS THAT IRAN BALKED AT THE STRINGENT INSPECTION PROVISIONS ITALY INSISTED BE INCORPORATED INTO ANY GOI-GOI [...]	2002-05-09 13:44:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC ETRD IR IT UN
02ROME2257	ITALY SAYS IRAN MAY REALLY NEED SPEED BOATS [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST AND SUMMARY. ITALY WILL INVESTIGATE REFTEL POTENTIAL SALE OF HIGH-SPEED BOATS TO IRAN BUT, AT LEAST PRELIMINARILY, DOES NOT NECESSARILY AGREE THAT THE SALES WOULD EITHER VIOLATE ITALIAN LAW OR WOULD COME WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF WASSENAAR'S MUNITIONS LIST. MFA'S NONPROLIFERAT [...]	2002-05-09 13:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETTC IR IT UN EXPORT CONTROLS
02ROME241	BERLUSCONI,S FOREIGN POLICY ADDRESS: ITALY REMAINS STRONGLY IN EUROPE, BUT THINKS OF NATIONAL INTERESTS [...] (C) IN HIS JANUARY 14 FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH BEFORE PARLIAMENT, PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI AGAIN EMPHASIZED ITALY'S SOLID SUPPORT FOR AND COMMITMENT TO REMAIN WITHIN EUROPE. HE COMMENDED THE EURO AND REAFFIRMED THAT ITALY'S FOREIGN POLICY WOULD NOT EXPERIENCE A SEA CHANGE DURING HIS TIME AT T [...]	2002-01-15 17:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EU IT ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME2413	PERES-BERLUSCONI MEETING: A READ-OUT [...] (C) POLOFF MET WITH THE SPOKESMAN OF THE EMBASSY OF ISRAEL IN ROME TO OBTAIN A READ-OUT OF THE MAY 10 ROME MEETING BETWEEN PERES AND BERLUSCONI. WE ALSO OBTAINED A READ-OUT OF THE SAME MEETING FROM THE MFA. BOTH READ-OUTS WERE CONSISTENT. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 R [...]	2002-05-16 14:49:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS XF IT UN
02ROME2551	ALEMANNO TO SEMBLER: LESS OPEN ON BIOTECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR MET MAY 17 WITH ITALIAN MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ALEMANNO TO DELIVER SECRETARY VENEMAN'S LETTER ON ALEMANNO'S BIOTECH WHITE PAPER AND LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE MAY 27 MEETING BETWEEN PRESIDENT BUSH AND PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI. ALEMANNO INDICATED THAT HIS POSITIO [...]	2002-05-24 15:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON IT PREL TBIO WTO
02ROME2602	ITALY SUPPORTS SOMALI PEACE, NOT PUNTLAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MFA DENIES REF REPORT THAT ITALY HAS CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 02602 291334Z PROMISED MILITARY AID TO PUNTLAND. THE GOI HAS NO PLANS TO AID PUNTLAND BUT IS OFFERING AID FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES RELATED TO THE SOMALI PEACE PROCESS AND COULD EXTEN [...]	2002-05-29 14:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS SO IT UN
02ROME274	MFA VIEW ON FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF RUGGIERO'S DEPARTURE AND THE GOI'S ROLE IN EU REFORM AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MFA'S DIRECTOR FOR EU INSTITUTIONAL AND JUDICIAL AFFAIRS, GIUSEPPE BUCCINO, REITERATED TO POLOFF THAT THERE WILL BE NO/NO MAJOR CHANGES IN ITALY'S EUROPEAN POLICY. PM BERLUSCONI SEES NO CONTRADICTION IN PROTECTING AND ADVANCING BOTH NATIONAL AND COMMON EUROPEAN INTERESTS. T [...]	2002-01-17 15:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IT PGOV PINR PREL
02ROME2765	ITALY AND BIOTECH: COULD BE (HAS BEEN) WORSE [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN THE BUILD-UP TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S MAY 27-28 VISIT TO ROME, THE GOI GOT BUSY ON BIOTECH. PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI HAD MFA GIN-UP AN INTERAGENCY PROCESS TO CONSIDER THE GOI CORN BAN, THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE'S MISGUIDED WHITE PAPER, AND A POTENTIAL USG-GOI RESEARCH ACCORD. [...]	2002-06-07 17:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD ECON IT PREL TBIO TSPL WTO
02ROME2862	GOI TO NAME SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR CYPRUS; WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 10, THE ITALIAN MFA'S DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, MAURIZIO MORENO, AND DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHERN EUROPE, GIOVANNI RICCIULI, TOLD SPECIAL CYPRUS COORDINATOR TOM WESTON THAT ITALY WOULD APPOINT ITS OWN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR CYPRUS, SOMEONE OF APPROPRIATE RANK AND [...]	2002-06-12 17:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY GR IT TU EU EUN
02ROME2977	ITALY'S NUANCED POLICY ON DUAL USE EXPORTS TO IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. ITALY INSISTS ITS POLICY PROHIBITING SALES OF WEAPONS AND SENSITIVE DUAL USE ITEMS REMAINS FULLY IN FORCE. HOWEVER, MFA'S NONPROLIFERATION COORDINATOR FLAGS A POTENTIAL LEGAL VULNERABILITY IN THE POLICY BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE UNITED NATIONS' FAILURE TO ADOPT A [...]	2002-06-18 17:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETTC ETRD IR IT EXPORT CONTROLS
02ROME2982	DRC PRESIDENT KABILA SUPPORTS NEW REWARDS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. DRC PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA SAID THE NEW REWARDS FOR JUSTICE IN RWANDA PROGRAM (REFTEL) HAS 100 PERCENT OF HIS PERSONAL SUPPORT, AS WELL AS THAT OF THE GOVERNMENT, BUT HE ADDED THAT THE PROGRAM MUST LEAD TO RWANDA'S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE DRC OR IT WON'T SUCCEED. END SUMMARY. 2 [...]	2002-06-19 08:20:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KJUS CG CF RW IT ICTR
02ROME2990	PRESIDENT KAGAME SUPPORTS REWARDS FOR JUSTICE IN RWANDA INITIATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR WAR CRIMES ISSUES PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER AND NSC SR. DIRECTOR DR. JENDAYI FRAZER DISCUSSED WITH RWANDAN PRESIDENT PAUL KAGAME ON JUNE 13 THE LAUNCHING OF AN AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN TO APPREHEND PERSONS INDICTED FOR GENOCIDE BY THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNA [...]	2002-06-19 10:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KJUS RW
02ROME3031	WOMAN IN DEFENSE: ITALY'S EXPERIENCE AFTER TWO [...] SUMMARY. AS THE GOI ATTEMPTS TO RESTRUCTURE AND "PROFESSIONALIZE" THE MILITARY SERVICE, BRINGING FEMALES IN IS VIEWED AS ONE WAY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE ARMED FORCES. ITALIAN WOMEN, WHETHER FOR ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03031 221235 [...]	2002-06-20 14:42:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV IT NATO
02ROME3067	ITALY ON LIBYA: RABTA GATHERS STEAM [...] (S) SUMMARY. HAVING VETTED THE MATTER THROUGH INTELLIGENCE CHANNELS TO ITS SATISFACTION, THE GOI HAS RESUMED CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION OF AN ITALIAN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY TO CONTRACT WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA TO REFURBISH CHEMICAL FACILITIES AT RABTA TO ALLOW FOR THE PRODUCTION OF [...]	2002-06-21 17:42:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL ETRD ETTC PARM IT SECRET PAGE ROME
02ROME3119	APPREHENDING GENOCIDAIRES IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE [...] (U) AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR WAR CRIMES ISSUES PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER AND SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND NSC SR. DIRECTOR FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS DR. JENDAYI FRAZER MET WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (ROC),DENIS SASSOU-NGUESSO, ON JUNE 13 IN ROME, WHERE HE WAS ATTENDING A [...]	2002-06-25 15:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KJUS KAWC CG CF RW IT ICTR
02ROME3127	GOI NOTE VERBALE ON BILATERAL COOPERATION [...] EMBASSY PROVIDES INFORMAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF A NOTE VERBALE WHICH IS DATED APRIL 18, 2001 BUT ARRIVED ONLY A FEW WEEKS AGO. THE ITALIAN TEXT WILL BE FAXED TO OES/SAT BRAIBANTI. 2. BEGINNING OF INFORMAL EMBASSY TRANSLATION: THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) PRESENTS ITS COMPLI [...]	2002-06-26 07:56:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA PREL IT AVIATION FAA
02ROME3217	ITALY: REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 24 SPEECH [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE GOI INITIALLY EXPRESSED GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 24 SPEECH ON THE MIDDLE EAST TEMPERED WITH CONCERN OVER ARAFAT'S ROLE. AFTER THE G8 SUMMIT, WHERE PM AND ACTING FM BERLUSCONI HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH PRESIDENT BUSH AND WAS REPORTEDLY "OVERWHELMED" BY THE EVI [...]	2002-07-02 08:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS US XF IT UN
02ROME3240	BERLUSCONI BACKS THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 24 SPEECH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO HIS DEPUTY DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR, PM AND ACTING FM BERLUSCONI REACTED VERY POSITIVELY TO THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 24 SPEECH ON THE MIDDLE EAST. BERLUSCONI AGREED THAT THE PA NEEDED A NEW LEADERSHIP, AND STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF INSTITUTIONAL AND ECONOMIC REFORM FOR PALEST [...]	2002-07-03 07:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IT IS XF
02ROME3244	ITALY: GROWING CONCERN ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION [...] (SBU) FOLLOWING A REPORT BY LIBYAN TV THAT LIBYAN AND UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03244 030828Z ITALIAN NAVAL UNITS WERE PERFORMING JOINT EXERCISES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA IN EARLY JUNE, POLMIL OFF MET JUNE 18 WITH ANTONIO BELLAVIA, THE MFAS DESK OFFICER FOR L [...]	2002-07-03 08:35:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG PREL MOPS LY IT EUN
02ROME3313	GOI VIEWS ON FUTURE OF EU; PREPARATIONS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 3, THE CHIEF OF THE MFA'S OFFICE FOR EU INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES, GUISEPPE BUCCINO, EXPRESSED TO POLOFF HIS CONCERNS ABOUT PROGRESS, OR THE LACK THEREOF, ON CRITICAL EU INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS. HE IS STILL HOPEFUL THAT THE CONVENTION DOCUMENT CAN BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE [...]	2002-07-05 16:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU IT EUN
02ROME3319	DUTCH QUERY ITALIANS ABOUT ISRAELI PARTICIPATION [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (C) THE DUTCH AMBASSADOR AND DCM IN ROME EXPRESSED CONCERN TO EMB OFFICERS REGARDING POSSIBLE ISRAELI PARTICIPATION IN JSF. THE DUTCH AMBASSADOR MENTIONED THE ISSUE AT THE EMBASSY'S JULY 4 RECEPTION, AND THE DUTCH DCM, WILLIAM VAN EE, [...]	2002-07-08 08:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR EAIR PREL IT UN
02ROME3328	ITALY NOT READY TO RECOGNIZE RAVALOMANANA AS [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN RESPONSE TO OUR JUNE 27 DEMARCHE ASKING CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 03328 090150Z THAT ITALY ACCEPT RAVALOMANANA AS PRESIDENT OF MADAGASCAR, THE GOI PROVIDED A NUANCED STATEMENT INDICATING THAT IT IS NOT YET CONVINCED THAT RAVALOMANANA CAN BE [...]	2002-07-08 10:40:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MA IT UN
02ROME3370	ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN "SECRET" TALKS IN ROME: AN [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE MAYOR OF ROME FACILITATED SEVERAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 03370 091535Z MEETINGS BETWEEN THE ISRAELI URI SAVIR AND THE PALESTINIAN ABU ALA LAST YEAR IN ROME. THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT WAS NOT AWARE OF THESE MEETINGS BUT IS ALSO NOT UNDULY CONC [...]	2002-07-09 15:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS XF IT UN
02ROME3379	ITALY ON UNIFIL: REDUCE IT BUT DON'T DISMANTLE IT [...] (C) POL OFF DISCUSSED THE GOI'S ASSESSMENT OF UNIFIL WITH GIUSEPPE PERRONE, THE MFA'S DESK OFFICER FOR LEBANON AND ISRAEL AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST OFFICE. PERRONE SAID THAT THE GOI IS PLEASED WITH UNIFIL AND ITS MISSION SO FAR. GIVEN THE WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAEL FROM LEBANON IN 200 [...]	2002-07-10 07:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	LE IS KPKO MARR PREL SY IT UNIFIL
02ROME3384	ITALY AND CHINA EXCHANGE VISITS TO PROMOTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN MAY 28 AND JULY 5 MEETINGS, THE MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR EAST ASIAN AFFAIRS AND HIS DEPUTY PROVIDED POLOFF WITH READOUTS ON RECENT VISITS TO ITALY BY THE PRC DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND TO CHINA BY THE GOI MINISTER OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES AND MFA UNDERSECRETARY FOR ASIA AND H [...]	2002-07-10 10:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID IT CH
02ROME3564	ITALY ON "FUTURE OF IRAQ" EXPERT WORKING GROUPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOI GENERALLY SUPPORTS OUR "FUTURE OF IRAQ" WORKING GROUPS PROPOSAL AND IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN THE AREAS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION. WHILE ITALY VERY MUCH WANTS A DIFFERENT IRAQI GOVERNMENT IN POWER, IT IS CONCERNED ABOUT WHO WILL SUCCEED SADDAM. IN THE [...]	2002-07-18 14:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID ECON PHUM IR IZ IT KWAC
02ROME3580	ICC: ITALY ON BILATERAL AGREEMENT TO PROTECT U.S. CITIZENS FROM THE ICC [...] (C) SUMMARY: WHILE MINDFUL THAT THE U.S. FACES A GREATER RISK OF ALLEGATIONS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) THAN DO OTHER STATES, THE GOI REMAINS COMMITTED TO THE ICC AND CRITICAL OF USG STEPS THAT APPEAR AIMED AT UNDERMINING THE COURT. THE GOI WILL STUDY CAREFULLY THE US PROPOSAL TO [...]	2002-07-19 16:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT KICC
02ROME3600	FRATTINI TO BE NAMED ITALY'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) ON JULY 19, PAOLO DIONISI, DEPUTY DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO PM AND ACTING FM BERLUSCONI, INFORMED CDA THAT BERLUSCONI PLANS TO ANNOUNCE ITALY'S NEW FM AT THE END OF THE JULY 24-26 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 03600 221426Z CONFERENCE OF ITALIAN AMBASSADORS TO BE [...]	2002-07-22 14:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IT ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME3604	ITALY BELIEVES ZIMBABWE MUST BE INVITED TO EU-SADC [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL DEMARCHE REQUESTING THAT ZIMBABWE BE EXCLUDED FROM THE NOVEMBER EU MEETING WITH THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC),THE MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHERN AFRICAN AFFAIRS STATED THAT THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 RO [...]	2002-07-22 16:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ZI IT UN
02ROME3669	ITALY PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO CUBANS SELECTED BY [...] (C) IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL DEMARCHE, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR CENTRAL AMERICA NICOLO' GORETTI DE FLAMINI TOLD POLOFF JULY 23 THAT THE GOI PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO CUBANS AS PART OF A FIFTEEN-YEAR OLD CULTURAL-SCIENTIFIC ACCORD BETWEEN THE GOI AND GOC. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE ACCORD, THE GOC CH [...]	2002-07-25 07:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID CU IT UN
02ROME3672	ITALY WILL GET OUT THE VOTE IN ECOSOC ON CHR CUBA [...] (C) ON JULY 23, IN SEPARATE MEETINGS AT THE MFA, POLOFF PRESENTED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO NICOLO' GORETTI DE FLAMINI AND EMANUELE PIGNATELLI, RESPECTIVELY OFFICE DIRECTORS FOR CENTRAL AMERICA AND FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. PIGNATELLI CONFIRMED THE GOI'S INTENTION TO VOTE FOR THE RESOLUTION AGAIN AND TO [...]	2002-07-25 11:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU IT HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME3680	PM BERLUSCONI WILL ALSO REMAIN FM BERLUSCONI "FOR [...] (SBU) DESPITE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MUSINGS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES IN THE GOI (REPORTED REFTELS),PM BERLUSCONI WILL NOT RELINQUISH HIS POST AS INTERIM FOREIGN MINISTER ANY TIME UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03680 251544Z SOON. REFTELS REPORTED THAT THE PM WAS LIKEL [...]	2002-07-25 15:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL IT ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME3700	ITALIANS SUPPORT ALBANIAN AMMO INCINERATOR PROJECT [...] THE GOI SUPPORTS THE AMMUNITION INCINERATOR FOR ALBANIA BUT DOES NOT HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE NOW TO CONTRIBUTE, ACCORDING TO MAURIZIO MASSARI, HEAD OF THE MFA'S BALKAN AFFAIRS OFFICE. HE TOLD POL-MIL OFFICER IT WAS NOT A MATTER OF WHETHER ITALY WOULD CONTRIBUTE, BUT WHEN. ITALY CONSIDERS THE P [...]	2002-07-26 15:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN
02ROME3703	AMBASSADOR RAISES ICC AND OEF TROOP REQUEST WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR SEMBLER MET WITH GIANNI LETTA, U/S AT THE PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, ON JULY 26 TO PURSUE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL REFTEL DEMARCHES ON THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS. AMB. SEMBLER URGED THE GOI T [...]	2002-07-26 15:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS IT KICC IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME3795	ITALY WILL PROVIDE TROOPS IN SUPPORT OF OEF [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (C) ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER SILVIO BERLUSCONI WILL RECOMMEND TO PARLIAMENT THAT ITALY SEND TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, ACCORDING TO BERLUSCONI'S TOP ADVISOR, GIOVANNI CASTELLANETA. IN A MEETING WI [...]	2002-08-01 15:40:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS IT IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME3796	ICC: ITALY'S ENCOURAGING POSITION ON ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] (C) ON AUG 1, THE AMBASSADOR AND ADCM MET WITH AMBASSADOR GIOVANNI CASTELLANETA, THE DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO PM AND ACTING FM BERLUSCONI, TO DISCUSS THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC). (OTHER ISSUES REPORTED SEPTEL.) THE AMBASSADOR DEPLOYED THE "SUPER-TALKER" POINTS ON THE ICC AND ARTICLE 98 AGRE [...]	2002-08-01 15:52:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT KICC
02ROME3849	ITALY'S SUPPORT FOR ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] (C) AT AN AUGUST 5 WORKING LUNCH WITH U/S JOHN BOLTON AND EMBASSY, MFA AND MOD OFFICIALS ON THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) AND OTHER ISSUES (REPORTED SEPTEL),MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL GIANCARLO ARAGONO REITERATED ITALY'S WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST THE US WITH EFFORTS TO SIGN AN ARTICLE 98 AGREE [...]	2002-08-06 09:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT KICC
02ROME3855	U/S BOLTON DISCUSSES NON-PROLIFERATION ISSUES WITH [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. U/S BOLTON DISCUSSED HIS RECENT MOSCOW VISIT, NON-PROLIFERATION AND ARMS COUNTROL ISSUES, MISSILE DEFENSE, THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, CHINA AND THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (REF A) AT AN AUGUST 5 WORKING LUNCH [...]	2002-08-06 11:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS MARR IT
02ROME3880	IRAQ: MARTINO CAUSES STIR OVER ITALIAN SUPPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MARTINO CAUSED A STIR AMONG ITALIAN POLITICAL LEADERS AND COMMENTATORS BY SUGGESTING THAT ITALY WOULD "AUTOMATICALLY" SUPPORT U.S. MILITARY INTERVENTION IN IRAQ. HE ADDED, HOWEVER, THAT ITALY WOULD ONLY PARTICIPATE IN THE MILITARY EFFORT IF THERE IS "PR [...]	2002-08-07 09:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR XF IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME3934	57TH UNGA: ITALY SHARES U.S. GOALS [...] (C) IN A MEETING WITH THE MFA'S ACTING OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR UN AFFAIRS, MARIO BALDI, POLOFF CONVEYED MESSAGES ON U.S. GOALS FOR THE 57TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA) (REF D) AND ON THE CANDIDACY OF RUTH WEDGWOOD FOR THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE (REF A). BALDI STATED THAT THE GOI SHARED USG G [...]	2002-08-09 13:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PHUM ECON PARM EFIN IT UNGA UN
02ROME3942	CAREFUL USG-GOI COORDINATION ESSENTIAL ON ITALIAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. (C) WE UNDERSTAND FROM E-MAIL TRAFFIC THAT THE USG PREFERS TO ACCEPT ITALY'S OFFER OF TROOPS FOR OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) RATHER THAN THE GOI'S OFFER TO BACKFILL IN THE BALKANS (REF A). IT WILL TAKE CAREFUL HANDLING BY PRIME MI [...]	2002-08-09 15:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS IT IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME3954	AMBASSADOR TALKS TRADE, STEEL AND BIOTECH WITH [...] (U) THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH VICE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN TRADE URSO ON AUGUST 8. AFTER DISCUSSION OF THE CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE (SEPTEL),THE TWO DISCUSSED THE STATUS OF SEVERAL KEY TRADE ISSUES. 2. (U) FAST TRACK: URSO WAS PLEASED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FAST TRACK LEGISLATION IN TH [...]	2002-08-12 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL IT EUN
02ROME3959	ITALY AGREES ON LEVERAGING POLITICS OF AFGHAN AID [...] (SBU) A/DCM DELIVERED REF POINTS TO MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR, GIANCARLO ARAGONA. ARAGONA NOTED THAT MOST OF ITALY'S AFGHAN AID CONTRIBUTIONS ARE CHANNELED THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (IOS) RATHER THAN DISPERSED DIRECTLY OR THROUGH NGOS. CAUTIONING THAT SUCH IOS CAN BE A CUMBERSOME MEC [...]	2002-08-13 07:34:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AF EAID ECON EFIN IT PREL UNDP AFGHANISTAN
02ROME4031	GOOD ADVICE ON ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS FROM ITALY [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR GIANCARLO ARAGONA URGED THE U.S. TO EXPLAIN THE EFFORT TO NEGOTIATE ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT "ROME TREATY" IN TERMS OF THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR ALLOWING CONTINUING USG INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT. "DON'T EMPHASIZE YOUR SEPAR [...]	2002-08-16 14:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM RS IR IT KICC UNGA
02ROME4238	ARTICLE 98 AND AFGHANISTAN DEPLOYMENT: [...] (C) CHARGE FOLLOWED UP ARTICLE 98 DEMARCHE (REFS) IN HIS INITIAL CALL ON PRIME (AND FOREIGN) MINISTER BERLUSCONI'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISER, GIANNI CASTELLANETA, AUGUST 30. CASTELLANETA EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE INFORMATION ALREADY PROVIDED, FROM WHICH HE HAD DRAWN IN WORKING OUT THE GOI'S APPR [...]	2002-08-30 16:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IT MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL KICC AFGHANISTAN
02ROME4303	ITALIANS RECEPTIVE TO MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN MEETINGS WITH ITALIAN OFFICIALS ON JULY 24, DOD DAS IAN BRZEZINSKI AND AN INTERAGENCY TEAM UPDATED CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 04303 01 OF 02 050734Z THE GOI ON THE US MISSILE DEFENSE (MD) PROGRAM, DISCUSSED THE NEW POST-SEPTEMBER 11 SECURITY EN [...]	2002-09-05 07:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MNUC IT CBW
02ROME4341	COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: ITALIANS WAIT FOR EU [...] (U) ITALY WILL AWAIT THE RESULTS OF SEPT. 11 DISCUSSION AT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 04341 061232Z THE EU CFSP HUMAN RIGHTS WORKING GROUP BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISIONS ABOUT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE UPCOMING COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES MINISTERIAL, INCOMING MFA HU [...]	2002-09-06 12:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL EU EUN
02ROME4424	HUNGARIAN PM ASSURES HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR [...] (S) HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER MEDQYESSY ASSURED HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR RIDGE OF GOH SUPPORT FOR THE WAR ON TERROR, INCLUDING ITS CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO STEMMING FINANCIAL SECRET PAGE 02 ROME 04424 121327Z SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM AND TO HOSTING THE ILEA IN [...]	2002-09-12 09:10:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	MOPS PREL HU IT IZ
02ROME4484	WINNING ITALY OVER ON IRAQ -- CORRECTED VERSION [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY IS MOVING CLOSER TO WHERE WE WANT OUR NATO ALLIES TO BE ON IRAQ. PM BERLUSCONI, AND INCREASINGLY OTHER TOP GOVERNMENT LEADERS, UNDERSTAND THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF NEUTRALIZING IRAQ'S WMD CAPABILITIES. THEY HOPE WAR CAN BE AVOIDED. HOWEVER, THROUGH PUBLIC REMARKS AND [...]	2002-09-13 17:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT NATO IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME4485	WINNING ITALY OVER ON IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY IS MOVING CLOSER TO WHERE WE WANT OUR NATO ALLIES TO BE ON IRAQ. PM BERLUSCONI, AND INCREASINGLY OTHER TOP GOVERNMENT LEADERS, UNDERSTAND THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF NEUTRALIZING IRAQ'S WMD CAPABILITIES. THEY HOPE WAR CAN BE AVOIDED. HOWEVER, THROUGH PUBLIC REMARKS AND [...]	2002-09-15 06:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT NATO IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME4613	GOI: IF WE SANCTION ZIMBABWE, WHY NOT ERITREA? [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST; PLEASE SEE PARA 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) POLMINCOUNS DELIVERED TO MFA ASSISTANT SECRETARY-EQUIVALENT CABRAS REF A DEMARCHE ENJOINING THE EU SIPDIS NOT TO INVITE ZIMBABWE TO ITS FALL MEETING WITH THE SOUTHERN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY [...]	2002-09-23 15:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PHUM KDEM ZI ER IT SADC
02ROME4625	PRESIDENT OF GOI'S PARLIAMENT'S DEFENSE COMMITTEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 23, PARLIAMENTARY DEFENSE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 04625 241753Z COMMITTEE PRESIDENT LUIGI RAMPONI TOLD DCM THAT HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT UNSC MANDATED USE OF FORCE IN IRAQ WOULD HAVE STRONG, ACROSS THE BOARD SUPPORT IN THE CHAMBER. [...]	2002-09-24 16:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR AF IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME4668	ITALIAN PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE ON IRAQ: BERLUSCONI [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN HIS PRESENTATIONS BEFORE PARLIAMENT, ITALY'S PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI FOCUSED ON THE NEED TO SUPPORT THE UNITED STATES, UNDERSCORED THE THREAT FROM IRAQ'S WEAPONS CAPABILITIES, AND NOTED THAT MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS MUST BE EFFECTIVE IN ORDER TO KEEP INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES [...]	2002-09-25 17:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME4724	UNDER SECRETARY FEITH MEETING WITH AFGHAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 04724 01 OF 02 040006Z DOUGLAS FEITH MET WITH MOD FAHIM KHAN IN KABUL ON 29 SEPTEMBER. MOD FAHIM MET WITH THE U.S. DELEGATION IN PRESIDENT KARZAI'S OFFICE AND MADE THE FOLLOWING KE [...]	2002-09-30 07:21:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PARM PREL AFGHANISTAN
02ROME474	FINMIN VIEWS ON JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER, TERRORIST [...] (SBU) WHEN THE AMBASSADOR CALLED ON FINANCE MINISTER GIULIO TREMONTI, HE PRAISED ITALIAN ACTION IN FREEZING TERRORIST ASSETS, INQUIRED HOW ECONOMIC REFORM WAS PROGRESSING AND MADE A STRONG ARGUMENT THAT THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER WAS IN ITALY'S TECHNOLOGICAL AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS. TREMONTI [...]	2002-01-31 08:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IT FAS EAGR PREL
02ROME4807	ITALIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES ITALY'S TROOP [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT GAVE SUBSTANTIAL -- IF REDUCED FROM LAST NOVEMBER'S VOTE FOR THE ORIGINAL DEPLOYMENT -- SUPPORT TO THE GOI PROPOSAL TO SEND UP TO 1,000 ALPINI GROUND TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN FOR OPERATION ENDURING CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 0 [...]	2002-10-03 15:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR AF IT IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME4887	A/S RADEMAKER'S ITALY CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) ITALIAN MFA ARMS CONTROL EXPERTS, MEETING WITH A/S RADEMAKER ON SEPTEMBER 25, WELCOMED THE NEW US POSITION ON THE 5TH BWC REVCON. AFTER RECEIVING CLARIFICATION OF THE PHILOSOPHY UNDERLYING THE US APPROACH TO THE BWC, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THEIR SKEPTICISM THAT THE NAM WOULD ACCEPT AN AGREE [...]	2002-10-08 07:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IT CBW
02ROME4900	GOI ON TURKEY'S EU CANDIDACY [...] (C) ON OCTOBER 4 THE MFA'S DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS PAOLO PUCCI TOLD POL MINISTER COUNSELOR THAT WHILE ITALY RECOGNIZED THE REFORMS PUT IN PLACE RECENTLY BY THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 04900 082132Z TURKISH LEGISLATURE, IT WOULD HAVE LIKED TO [...]	2002-10-08 13:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL TU IT EUN
02ROME4912	KUCHMA VISIT TO ITALY [...] (U) GUIDANCE REQUEST. SEE PARA 3. 2. (C) POL MINISTER COUNSELOR USED THE OPPORTUNITY OF HIS COURTESY CALL ON THE NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL (A/S EQUIVALENT) FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS PAOLO PUCCI TO UNDERLINE U.S. CONCERNS SECRET PAGE 02 ROME 04912 081516Z OVE [...]	2002-10-08 14:40:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL PARM IT UP IZ UN
02ROME4959	ITALY ON VIETNAMESE MONTAGNARDS: GIVE GVN PROMISE [...] (C) ON OCTOBER 10 AT THE MFA, POLOFF MET WITH TIZIANA MARINI, DEPUTY OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHEAST ASIAN AFFAIRS, TO DELIVER REF A DEMARCHE ON PROTECTING VIETNAMESE MONTAGNARDS. AS HER PREDECESSOR RESPONDED TO THE PREVIOUS DEMARCHE ON THIS ISSUE (REF B),MARINI SAID THAT THE GOI WAS ACTIN [...]	2002-10-10 15:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL VM CB IT UN
02ROME4963	CROATIA/ICTY: GOI SUPPORTS STRONG PRIVATE, NUANCED [...] (C) DRAWING ON POINTS REFTEL, POL MC ON OCTOBER 4 UNDERLINED TO DIRECTOR OF MFA BALKANS OFFICE MAURIZIO MASSARI USG'S VIEW THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF CROATIA SHOULD COMPLY IMMEDIATELY AND IN FULL WITH THE INDICTMENT BY THE ICTY OF GENERAL BOBETKO. HE UNDERSCORED THE SERIOUS RAMIFICATIONS OF NON [...]	2002-10-11 07:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC KJUS PREL PGOV HR IT UN EUN
02ROME5018	ICC: ARTICLE 98 DISCUSSIONS WITH ITALY [...] (C) IN MEETINGS AT THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE AND THE FOREIGN MINISTRY, THE ICC/ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT NEGOTIATING TEAM PRESENTED A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE U.S. POSITION AND RATIONALE FOR OUR DRAFT ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT TEXT. ITALIAN COUNTERPARTS UNDERSCORED THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE EU GUIDEL [...]	2002-10-15 15:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT KICC
02ROME5036	ITALY: POINTS FOR PM'S TRIP TO RUSSIA AND [...] (C) ON OCT 15 DCM BRIEFED PM BERLUSCONI DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR CASTELLANETA ON USG CONCERNS REGARDING RUSSIAN POLICIES TOWARD IRAQ AND IRAN, USING POINTS IN REF A, IN PREPARATION FOR THE PM'S OCT 16 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN IN MOSCOW. (NOTE: CASTELLANETA HAD REQUESTED THIS BRIEFING ON BEHALF OF [...]	2002-10-16 12:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IT IR IZ RS EUN UN
02ROME5079	NORTH KOREANS SIGNAL NEW OPENNESS AT ENERGY [...] AT A RECENT CONFERENCE IN ITALY ON NORTH KOREAN ENERGY NEEDS, THE DPRK DELEGATION APPEARED TO SIGNAL UNUSUAL OPENNESS. ITS PRESENCE AT A CONFERENCE WITH USG AND ROK REPRESENTATIVES WAS ITSELF REMARKABLE, AND ITS FRANK DISCUSSION OF SHORTCOMINGS AND REFORMS WAS MORE SO. DPRK REPRESENTATIVE [...]	2002-10-17 13:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EAID PARM KN IT
02ROME5090	BERLUSCONI-PUTIN MEETING: ITALIAN READOUT [...] (S) IRAQ WAS THE MAJOR SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION AT A WORKING LUNCH IN MOSCOW BETWEEN ITALIAN PM BERLUSCONI AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN ON OCTOBER 16. THE TWO LEADERS AGREED ON THE NEED FOR A STRONG UNSC RESOLUTION THAT WOULD SEND INSPECTORS BACK TO IRAQ SOON WITH A STRONG MANDATE TO GO "ANYWHERE, [...]	2002-10-17 16:25:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL IT IR IZ
02ROME5093	GOI AGREES WITH USG ON NEED FOR SERBIAN ELECTION [...] (C) ON OCTOBER 16, MFA BALKAN OFFICE DIRECTOR MAURIZIO MASSARI TOLD POLOFF THAT THE GOI AGREED COMPLETELY WITH USG THE USG VIEW EXPRESSED REFTEL THAT THE IC MUST PUT PRESSURE ON SERB PM DJINDJIC TO RECONVENE PARLIAMENT IN ORDER TO AMEND THE ELECTORAL LAW IN LINE WITH ODIHR RECOMMENDATIONS. M [...]	2002-10-18 08:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SR MN IT OSCE
02ROME5106	CLARIFICATION OF ITALIAN POSITION ON SECURITY [...] (C) POST READ WITH INTEREST REF A ON ITALY'S PIQUE ABOUT THE U.S. ENDORSEMENT OF A PERMANENT UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT FOR GERMANY. REF A'S COMMENT NOTED THAT THE GOI PERMREP "REFRAINED FROM MENTIONING ITALY'S HOPES FOR A PERMANENT SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT." HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT [...]	2002-10-18 14:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GM IT UNSC
02ROME5117	MISSILE DEFENSE FOLLOW-UP WITH ITALIANS [...] (C) THE GOI IS INTERESTED IN CONTINUING BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS ON MISSILE DEFENSE BUT WANTS FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITHIN NATO TO DEVELOP FURTHER A COMMON CONCEPTUAL APPROACH TO THE PROGRAM, ACCORDING TO MINISTER CARLO TREZZA, MFA COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS. NATO MEMBERS, AND [...]	2002-10-21 11:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR MCAP IT NATO
02ROME5125	ITALIAN MFA ON LEBANON-ISRAEL WATER ISSUE, SYRIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA REPORTS THAT THE ITALIAN WATER EXPERT CURRENTLY WORKING THE ISRAELI-LEBANESE WATER DISPUTE MAY SEEK TO HELP BROKER A LONGER-TERM, BROADER SHARING AGREEMENT, BUT AS AN EU INITIATIVE, NOT AN ITALIAN EFFORT. ROME RECEIVED THE PITCH FROM LEBANESE FINANCE MINISTER SINIORA ON THE EU [...]	2002-10-21 14:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE IT IZ
02ROME5184	ITALY'S CONTRIBUTION TO ENDURING FREEDOM: U/S [...] (C) SUMMARY. ON SEPTEMBER 30, ITALIAN MINDEF MARTINO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 05184 01 OF 03 232138Z REVIEWED OEF, ISAF/AFGHANISTAN DEVELOPMENTS, IRAQ, DEFENSE PROCUREMENT, AND THE ICC WITH USD/P FEITH. MARTINO PINPOINTED MARCH 1 AS THE TARGET DATE FOR DE [...]	2002-10-23 13:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL IT IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME5193	ITALY'S CONTRIBUTION TO ENDURING FREEDOM: U/S [...] (C) SUMMARY. ON SEPTEMBER 30, ITALIAN MINDEF MARTINO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 05193 01 OF 03 232006Z REVIEWED OEF, ISAF/AFGHANISTAN DEVELOPMENTS, IRAQ, DEFENSE PROCUREMENT, AND THE ICC WITH USD/P FEITH. MARTINO PINPOINTED MARCH 1 AS THE TARGET DATE FOR DE [...]	2002-10-23 14:56:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL IT IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME5255	GOI BRIEFS USEU AMB SCHNABEL ON EU PRESIDENCY [...] (U) THIS IS A JOINT USEU/EMBASSY ROME CABLE. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) IN PREPARATION FOR ITALY,S PRESIDENCY OF THE EU DURING THE SECOND HALF OF 2003, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE EU ROCKWELL SCHNABEL PAID INTRODUCTORY CALLS ON ITALIAN MFA SECRETARY GENERAL GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI AND GIOV [...]	2002-10-28 08:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN IR TU EU EAGR IT
02ROME5337	ITALY-LIBYA: PM BERLUSCONI'S OCT. 28 VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: ITALIAN MFA SAYS THAT PM BERLUSCONI CONVEYED TO QADHAFI, AT OUR REQUEST, A STRONG MESSAGE ON THE NEED FOR LIBYA TO COMPLY FULLY WITH THE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS REGARDING LOCKERBIE. THE TWO SIDES FAILED TO REACH AGREEMENT ON A "COMPENSATION" PACKAGE THAT WOULD MAKE LIBYA DROP [...]	2002-10-31 08:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IT LY PREL UN
02ROME5355	GOI COMMITTED TO BUT PESSIMISTIC ABOUT EU-CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO A HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS NICOLO' GORETTI SHARED INFORMATION ON HOW THE GOI AND OTHER EU MEMBERS VIEWED CUBA AND THE EU DIALOGUE WITH IT. HE LOCATED ITALY IN A "PRO-ENGAGEMENT" GROUP ALONG WITH OTHER " [...]	2002-10-31 14:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU IT HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME5458	COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: ITALIAN PREPARATIONS FOR [...] WE CONVEYED REFS A AND B POINTS TO ALESSANDRO FALLAVOLLITA, CHAIRMAN OF THE INTERMINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (AND CURRENT HEAD OF THE ITALIAN DELEGATION TO SEOUL). FALLAVOLLITA: - INDICATED ITALY MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEND AN UNDERSECRETARY AS HEAD OF ITS DELEGATION; IF NOT, FALLAVOL [...]	2002-11-07 16:22:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL IT EUN
02ROME5543	CUBA/UNGA: ITALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO A DEMARCHE ON THE CUBAN ANTI-EMBARGO RESOLUTION, MFA COUNSELOR GORETTI STATED THAT THE GOI WOULD VOTE THE AGREED EU POSITION. HE DISAGREED WITH U.S. POINTS ON THE SCOPE OF THE EMBARGO, ITS IMPLEMENTATIO [...]	2002-11-14 13:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM CU IT UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME5568	BETTER REGULATION: OMB ADMINISTRATOR GRAHAM [...] SUMMARY. REACTION TO OMB ADMINISTRATOR JOHN GRAHAM'S MESSAGE ON REGULATORY REFORM IN THE U.S. AND EUROPE RANGED FROM A LIVELY GIVE-AND-TAKE AMONG SENIOR GOI OFFICIALS, INCLUDING A NOTED EU PARLIAMENTARIAN, TO POLITE CURIOSITY AMONG BUSINESS LEADERS. WHILE BOTH AUDIENCES ACKNOWLEDGED THE UTILI [...]	2002-11-15 15:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PREL ETRD IT EUN
02ROME5569	ITALIAN RESPONSE TO PRE- GAERC POINTS ON DPRK, [...] (C) ON NOVEMBER 14, POLMINCOUNS DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS TO ROCCO ANTONIO CANGELOSI, MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION. ON THE DPRK, CANGELOSI'S WANTED TO KNOW, "WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THEM IN ORDER TO REOPEN THE DIALOGUE?" POLMINCOUNS REPLIED THAT WE HAD LOST CONFIDENCE IN ANYT [...]	2002-11-15 16:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KN TU CY IT EUN
02ROME5595	IMMIGRATION: EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN INTERIOR [...] NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2.(U) INTERIOR MINISTERS FOR THE "ADRIATIC-IONIAN" REGION ANNOUNCED A NEW ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT CLANDESTINE IMMIGRATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT THE END OF A ONE-DAY MINISTERIAL IN LECCE NOVEMBER 13. THE ACTION PLAN WAS SIGNED BY MINISTERS FROM ITALY, ALBANIA [...]	2002-11-18 14:19:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SMIG ELAB PGOV IT
02ROME5599	DELIVERY OF PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO PM BERLUSCONI [...] (S) AMBASSADOR, ACCOMPANIED BY DCM, MET WITH PM BERLUSCONI AT CIAMPINO AIRPORT LATE EVENING OF 15 NOVEMBER TO DELIVER PRESIDENT BUSH'S MESSAGE ON THE PRAGUE NATO SUMMIT AND TO DISCUSS OTHER ISSUES (SEPTEL). BERLUSCONI WAS MAKING A SHORT SECRET PAGE 02 ROME [...]	2002-11-18 16:15:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL IT EUN ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME560	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER FOR INNOVATION AND [...] (SBU) IN HIS COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY STANCA, THE AMBASSADOR EXPLORED ITALIAN HIGH-TECH, PROMOTED THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER AS HONING THE ITALIAN EDGE IN DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, AND SOUGHT AN ALLY IN THE BIOTECH DEBATES. MINISTER STANCA, CAUTIOUS IN HIS NEWLY ES [...]	2002-02-05 15:57:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PINR PREL AL IT JO MZ TS EUN
02ROME5624	ITALY ON ZIMBABWE, SUDAN, SOMALIA, ERITREA, COTE D'IVOIRE, AND ETHIOPIA [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: ON NOVEMBER 14, MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR AFRICA BRUNO CABRAS GAVE A READOUT OF THE EU-SADC MEETING, WHICH FOCUSED ON ZIMBABWE AND MADE NO PROGRESS; REQUESTED THAT THE SUDAN "TROIKA" BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE GOI; ARGUED FOR G [...]	2002-11-19 14:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ZI SU SO ER IV ET IT
02ROME5830	WFP LAUNCHES NORTH KOREA EMERGENCY OPERATION FOR [...] ON DECEMBER 2, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM LAUNCHED ITS 2003 EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) FOR NORTH KOREA - ONE YEAR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 05830 01 OF 03 031555Z (JANUARY- DECEMBER 2003),VALUED AT USD 201.08 MILLION, TO ASSIST 6.4 MILLION PEOPLE - MAINLY WOMEN AND [...]	2002-12-03 14:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN
02ROME5832	NIGERIA, ZIMBABWE, COTE D'IVOIRE: ITALY, EU [...] (C) SUMMARY. AFRICA DG CABRAS REQUESTED A MEETING WITH POLMINCOUNS TO GET U.S. VIEWS ON THE CRISIS IN NIGERIA AND REVIEW OTHER TIMELY ISSUES. SOME ITALIAN NGOS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE APPLICATION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN NIGERIA, BUT CABRAS AGREED THAT THE GOI'S FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITY MUST [...]	2002-12-04 05:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CI ZI NI IT

02ROME5849	UKRAINE - GOI TELLS KUCHMA TO SHAPE UP; WANTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON DECEMBER 2, RUSSIA/FSU OFFICE DIRECTOR CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 05849 01 OF 02 041727Z ROSA ANNA CONIGLIO TOLD POLOFF THAT THE NOVEMBER 26/27 VISIT OF UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT KUCHMA TO ITALY WAS CONSIDERED BY THE GOI TO HAVE BEEN A "GREAT SUCC [...]	2002-12-04 15:54:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL UP MASS IT
02ROME585	GOI WORRIED ABOUT MONTENEGRIN REFERENDUM; LOOKING [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE GOI AND EU ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY CONCERNED OVER THE POTENTIAL REGIONAL INSTABILITY THAT COULD BE FOMENTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MONTENEGRO. THE EU BELIEVES THAT IT IS NOT TOO LATE FOR THE IC TO STALL THE MOMENTUM TOWARD A REFERENDUM. [...]	2002-02-06 12:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MW PREL SR ZL UN
02ROME5939	EU COPENHAGEN SUMMIT: GOI STRESSES NEED FOR [...] (C) DRAWING ON POINTS REFTEL, POLOFF ON DECEMBER 11 EMPHASIZED WITH GIOVANNI RICCIULI, DIRECTOR OF THE MFA'S OFFICE FOR MEDITERRANEAN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE ISSUES, THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON ALL SIDES TO AGREE TO A CYPRUS SETTLEMENT. RICCIULI UNDERLINED THAT THE GOI SHARED THE [...]	2002-12-11 15:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU IT CY ESDP
02ROME5961	ITALY'S INPUT FOR G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP MEETING [...] (C) MFA OFFICIALS IN THE DISARMAMENT BUREAU APOLOGIZED FOR THEIR DELAY IN RESPONDING TO REFTEL QUERIES AND HAVE NOW SHARED WITH US THE POINTS BELOW. 2. (C) STATUS OF DISCUSSIONS WITH RUSSIANS: THE GOI MET WITH THE GOR AT THE POLITICAL DIRECTORS LEVEL IN MOSCOW JULY 15-16, HAD AN INFORMAL M [...]	2002-12-12 12:20:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL RS IT UN
02ROME6002	CHR-59 LIBYAN CHAIRMANSHIP: ITALIANS COULD ACCEPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ITALY CONTINUES TO OPPOSE CONFRONTATIONAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 06002 01 OF 02 161821Z TACTICS TO OVERTURN LIBYA'S CHAIRMANSHIP OF CHR-59 THAT COULD DAMAGE THE COMMISSION'S LONGER-TERM VIABILITY OR THAT LEAD PIECEMEAL TO A FORCED VOTE ON THE [...]	2002-12-16 18:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IT LY UN
02ROME603	ITALIAN PROJECT ON TRACK II DIPLOMACY BETWEEN [...] (U) SENSING THAT THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST HAS REACHED "DESPERATE" MEASURES, THE ITALIAN MFA FUNDED AN INITIATIVE CALLED "MEETING THE OTHER", A FORUM FOR ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN CIVIL SOCIETIES TO DIALOGUE. THE FIRST OF SUCH MEETINGS TOOK PLACE FEB 4. 2. (U) AMBASSADOR ANTONIO BADIN [...]	2002-02-07 13:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IT IS GZ UN
02ROME6037	EU COPENHAGEN SUMMIT - GOI CITES PROGRESS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON DECEMBER 17, MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION ROCCO CANGELOSI TOLD POLITICAL MINISTER-COUNSELOR TOM COUNTRYMAN THAT THE GOI WAS, IN GENERAL, PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS IN COPENHAGEN. WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE DECISION ON TURKEY COULD HAVE BEEN MORE POSITIVE, HE [...]	2002-12-18 14:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY IT EUN
02ROME6062	FINI AND FRATTINI ON THE EU CONVENTION [...] SUMMARY: ITALIAN DEPUTY PM AND GOI REPRESENTATIVE TO THE EU CONVENTION GIANFRANCO FINI AND FM FRANCO FRATTINI TOLD PARLIAMENT THAT POSITIONS WITHIN THE EU CONVENTION ARE STILL DISTANT AND THE CONVENTION WILL PROBABLY TRANSMIT "DIVERGENT" PROPOSALS TO THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE (IGC). [...]	2002-12-19 13:05:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IT EUR EUN
02ROME6075	CHR-59 LIBYAN CHAIRMANSHIP: TRYING TO CONVINCE THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: AS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO GET THE GOI TO RECONSIDER ITS POSITION ON LIBYA'S CANDIDACY FOR THE CHR-59 CHAIRMANSHIP, POL MC REITERATED THE USG RESERVATIONS ABOUT A LIBYAN CHR CHAIRMANSHIP, URGED ITALY TO JOIN THE WEOG CONSENSUS TO ISSUE A LETTER OF CONCERN ABOUT LIBYA'S CANDIDACY, AN [...]	2002-12-19 17:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IT LY UNAUS
02ROME6094	NETANYAHU IN ROME: SUCCESSFUL FIRST TRIP AS FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: ROME WAS ISRAEL FM NETANYAHU'S FIRST STOP IN HIS FIRST EUROPEAN TOUR SINCE HE ASSUMED THE FUNCTIONS OF FM. BOTH SIDES PLACED EMPHASIS ON THE GREATER BALANCE IN ITALY'S CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 06094 201802Z APPROACH TO THE MIDDLE EAST SINCE BERL [...]	2002-12-20 17:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IT PREL KPAL UN
02ROME6098	GOI INQUIRY ON HELICOPTER PARTS SALE TO IRAN [...] (C) AT THE END OF A DECEMBER 13 MEETING WITH A/DCM ON A SEPARATE ISSUE, BERLUSCONI FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR GIANPAOLO SCARANTE REQUESTED "INFORMAL" USG VIEWS ON THE POSSIBLE RENEWAL OF A LONG-FROZEN SALE OF AGUSTA HELICOPTER PARTS TO IRAN, CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW WITHIN THE GOI. 2. (C) [...]	2002-12-23 07:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL IR IT EXPORT CONTROLS
02ROME611	GOI'S REACTION TO SENDING A COORDINATED U.S. AND [...] (C) ON THE EVE OF THE EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING IN SPAIN, POL MC DELIVERED THE POINTS IN REF A TO LUCA FERRARI, THE MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST. FERRARI FULLY AGREED WITH THE US MESSAGE AND STRESSED THAT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 00611 072259Z [...]	2002-02-07 17:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IT KPAL PREL XF EUN
02ROME6134	UNHCR PROFILE: ITALY [...] (C) FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS KEYED TO REFTEL QUESTIONS TO ASSIST IN PREPARATION OF CHR COUNTRY PROFILE FOR ITALY. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 06134 241147Z 2. (C) THE MFA WILL DEVELOP AND COORDINATE ITALY'S POSITIONS ON CHR RESOLUTIONS AND RELATED ISSUES; BUT [...]	2002-12-24 11:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO IT UNHRC
02ROME6149	MOD WHITE PAPER: DEFENSE INDUSTRY OVERVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY'S 2002 DEFENSE WHITE PAPER (WP) PRESENTS THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR AS A PILLAR OF ITALIAN NATIONAL SECURITY. THE NATIONAL ARMAMENTS DIRECTOR HAS OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFENSE PROCUREMENT AND NEGOTIATING INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION ACCORDS. STATE [...]	2002-12-27 17:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MCAP MOPS IT NATO
02ROME620	JSF/ITALY: POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR MOU BUT ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: WHILE PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI IS LIKELY TO SIGN ITALY UP FOR THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF) PROGRAM, THE PERCEPTION IN NON-DEFENSE MINISTRIES IS OF AN UNEQUAL AGREEMENT, WITH INSUFFICIENT ECONOMIC/INDUSTRIAL BENEFITS FOR ITALY. ACCORDING TO MINISTRY OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES AE [...]	2002-02-08 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR EAIR PGOV PREL IT
02ROME66	UNIFIL MANDATE RENEWAL NOTICE: ITALIAN VIEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE GOI WILL VIEW WITH GREAT INTEREST, AND SOME CONCERN, PRECISE PLANS FOR RESTRUCTURING/DOWNSIZING OF UNIFIL. THIS STEMS IN LARGE PART FROM TODAY'S HEIGHTENED TENSIONS IN THE REGION, BUT IS ALSO LINKED TO ITALY'S GENERAL PREFERENCE FOR EMPLOYING MULTILATERAL PEACEKEEPING FORCES. [...]	2002-01-04 18:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL MARR IT IS LE SY UN
02ROME67	THERE HE GOES AGAIN: WHITHER RUGGIERO, II? [...] (C) SUMMARY: ITALY'S FOREIGN MINISTER HAS AGAIN GENERATED TURMOIL BY PUBLICLY CHASTISING HIS FELLOW CABINET PAGE 02 ROME 00067 070638Z MEMBERS -- AND SOME SUGGEST EVEN HIS PRIME MINISTER -- FOR FAILING TO BE SUFFICIENTLY VOCAL IN THEIR SUPPORT OF THE LAUNCH OF THE EURO. IS RUGG [...]	2002-01-07 06:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU IT ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME713	ARGENTINA: ITALY'S APPROACH RESEMBLES OURS [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: ON FEB 11, EMBOFFS CALLED ON COUNSELOR GIORGIO DI PIETROGIACOMO, MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR SOUTH AMERICA, TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION ON DISCUSSIONS WITH ARGENTINE FOREIGN MINISTER RUCKAUF IN BOTH WASHINGTON AND ROME. ITALY HAS SIGNI [...]	2002-02-12 16:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN AR IT UN
02ROME721	AMBASSADOR BURNS BRIEFS ITALIANS ON NATO ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. US AMBASSADOR TO NATO NICK BURNS DISCUSSED TASK FORCE FOX, NATO-EU AND NATO-RUSSIA RELATIONS, ENLARGEMENT AND THE BALKANS IN A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH THE ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER, OTHER SENIOR ITALIAN OFFICIALS, JOURNALISTS AND POLITICAL LEADERS WHILE IN ROME FEBRUARY 7 AND 8. [...]	2002-02-13 13:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL IT NATO
02ROME73	RUGGIERO'S DEPARTURE DOES NOT EQUATE TO EUROPE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: MEDIA ANALYSIS TO THE CONTRARY, THE WEEKEND "RESIGNATION" (UNDER DURESS) OF FM RENATO RUGGIERO DOES NOT EQUATE TO AN ABOUT-FACE IN ITALY'S PRO-EUROPEAN STANCE. ITALY WILL REMAIN SOLIDLY IN EUROPE -- AND IN NATO, AND A SOLID PARTNER OF THE U.S. RUGGIERO'S DEPARTURE [...]	2002-01-07 13:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT EU ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME763	MEP GIORGIO NAPOLITANO ON EU REFORM; [...] (C) SUMMARY. ON FEBRUARY 12, DURING A WIDE-RANGING DIALOGUE WITH POL AND ECON OFFICERS, ITALIAN MEP AND PRESIDENT OF THE EP'S CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE GIORGIO NAPOLITANO EMPHASIZED THAT EU REFORM AND STREAMLINING WAS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL IF THE UNION IS TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY WITH [...]	2002-02-15 06:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EU IT PREL
02ROME783	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCHEON WITH PRESIDENT CIAMPI [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A PRIVATE LUNCHEON, ITALIAN PRESIDENT CIAMPI EXPRESSED HIS DEEP CONCERN OVER A DETERIORATING SITUATION BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANS. HE MADE A DETAILED ARGUMENT THAT ITALY CAN AND MUST BE BOTH PRO EUROPE AND PRO US, WITH WHICH I AGREED. CIAMPI WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE [...]	2002-02-15 13:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT PREL ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME81	AN INSIDER'S VIEW OF RUGGIERO'S SACKING [...] (C) ON 7 JANUARY, THE HEAD OF THE MFA'S BALKAN OFFICE, MAURIZIO MASSARI (STRICTLY PROTECT) TOLD POLOFF THAT HE WAS "NOT SORRY TO SEE FORMER FM RUGGIERO GO," AND THAT THIS VIEW WAS SHARED BE MANY AT HIS LEVEL (ROUGHLY, THE EQUIVALENT OF OFFICE DIRECTOR IN THE DOS). MASSARI SAID THAT THERE WAS [...]	2002-01-08 06:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IT PGOV PREL ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME816	GOI ASSISTANCE TO KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2002-02-15 16:32:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID IT PREL UN
02ROME818	GOI ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN [...] THE MAJOR COMPONENT OF ITALY'S BILATERAL ASSISTANCE EFFORT IN PAKISTAN IS THE $80 MILLION IN DEBT RELIEF EXTENDED IN DECEMBER, 2001. RAFFAELA DI MARO AND GIORGIO LECCESI, BOTH WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OF THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE, TOLD ECOUN AND ECONOFF T [...]	2002-02-15 17:09:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN IT PREL UN
02ROME894	COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES FOR 2001 [...] (SBU) SEVERAL POINTS IN THE ITALY CHAPTER OF THE 2001 COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES (HRR) REPRESENT DEPARTURES FROM PREVIOUS PRACTICE. ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE NATURE OF SOME OF THE CHANGES, WHICH MAY BE PERCEIVED AS SIGNIFICANT IN THE CONTEXT OF DOMESTIC ITALIAN POLITICS, WE EXPECT [...]	2002-02-22 10:51:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ELAB KSPR IT HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME966	ITALIAN DEFMIN'S COMMENTS SPARK ANOTHER ROUND OF [...] ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER ANTONIO MARTINO REVIVED OPPOSITION PARTY ACCUSATIONS THAT HE IS A "EURO-SKEPTIC" BY SUGGESTING THAT THE EU HAD RUSHED INTO CREATING ITS OWN MILITARY IDENTITY WITHOUT THINKING IT THROUGH. THE NUMBER OF TASKS APPROPRIATE FOR THE EU'S RAPID REACTION FORCE (RRF) SHOULD B [...]	2002-02-25 17:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MASS EU IT EUN
02SANAA3591	USS COLE: INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION [...] (S/NOFORN) BEGIN SUMMARY: THE YEMENI GOVERNMENT IS MOVING TOWARDS KEY DECISIONS REGARDING THE USS COLE INVESTIGATION, AND THE SUSPECTS IT HOLDS FALL INTO FOUR CATEGORIES: A) THOSE WHO WILL FACE TRIAL SOON; B) THOSE WHOSE TRIAL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HELD IN ABEYANCE AT U.S. REQUEST; C) THOSE WH [...]	2002-10-20 10:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PINS YM US
02STATE193342	SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH EAST TIMOR PRESIDENT [...] (U) OCTOBER 1, 2002, 1100-1130, SECRETARY'S OUTER OFFICE. 2. (U) PARTICIPANTS: UNITED STATES: SECRETARY POWELL SPOKESMAN RICHARD BOUCHER CHARGE D'AFFAIRES SHARI VILLAROSA EAP DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MATTHEW DALEY S/WCI AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER EXECUTIVE ASSIST [...]	2002-10-03 00:41:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ENRG EAID ID TT
02STATE250963	DESIGNATING HAMAS AND HEZBALLAH: APPROACHING EU CAPITALS [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. FOR EU MEMBER CAPITALS: THE POINTS AT PARAS TWO AND THREE ARE FOR DELIVERY PRIOR TO THE EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING ON 12/9 AND 12/10. WE UNDERSTAND THE DANISH PRESIDENCY INTENDS TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSION OF FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS AT THE C [...]	2002-12-07 02:41:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PTER PREL SY EUN EFIN
02STATE53501	CW PROLIFERATION DEMARCHE: IRANIAN ORDER FOR [...] (S) BACKGROUND: DURING MISSILE NONPROLIFERATION TALKS ON MARCH 6 IN WASHINGTON, CHINA'S MFA ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT DIRECTOR GENERAL LIU JIEYI TOLD NP A/S WOLF THAT CHINA WAS TAKING SEVERAL, SIGNIFICANT NEW STEPS TO TIGHTEN CHINA'S NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL EXPORT REGULATIONS, INC [...]	2002-03-20 16:16:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL CH IR
02TEGUCIGALPA1780	CERRO LA MOLE RADAR--THE UNREQUITED PACT [...] (U) Summary: In 1993, the U.S. entered into an agreement with GOH regarding the maintenance of the radar located at Cerro La Mole. The U.S. agreed to pay 75% of all maintenance costs up to a limit of $400,000 per year, while the GOH agreed to pay 25% of the maintenance costs, in addition to [...]	2002-06-18 20:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2272	HUMAN RIGHTS VERIFICATION FOR JOINT OPERATION WITH A CD [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-08 13:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM PREL HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2444	SOTO CANO AIRBASE TO BECOME COMMERCIAL AIRPORT? [...] (U) Summary: On August 15, President Maduro announced his intention to convert the Soto Cano military airstrip into an international airport for commercial use. The Comayagua business community embraces the concept, which seeks to transform the area into a new commercial center with an eye [...]	2002-08-28 20:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR MARR PREL ECON ECIN HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2472	HONDURAS LIKELY TO CONCLUDE ART. 98 AGREEMENT, [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) During his August 28 meeting with Honduran Foreign Minister Guillermo Perez-Cadalso, WHA A/S Otto Reich reviewed the importance of an ICC Article 98 bilateral agreement to the U.S. and reviewed the draft model text f [...]	2002-08-30 20:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIA PGOV HO KICC UNGA
02TEGUCIGALPA2516	VIP HONDURAN TRAVEL TO UNGA [...] Per reftel request, Poloff contacted Honduran Foreign Ministry on September 6 to verify information for Honduran government officials traveling to the UN General Assembly. The MFA clarified that the Honduran delegation coming from Honduras has been reduced to two officials. These are Foreign [...]	2002-09-07 00:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAIR KSEP OTRA PREL UNGA
02TEGUCIGALPA2517	ADDITIONAL VIP HONDURAN TRAVEL INFORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-07 01:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAIR KSEP OTRA PREL UNGA
02TEGUCIGALPA2523	HONDURAS GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. GOALS FOR [...] EmbOffs have demarched MFA officials several times in August/September on U.S. goals for the 57th UNGA and the GOH will be generally supportive. Post has the following comments about the GOH positions on key issues raised in ref F, in addition to those included in ref E e-mail: -- On counter [...]	2002-09-10 15:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC PHUM ECON OTRA HO UNGA UN
02TEGUCIGALPA2530	A/S REICH DISCUSSES TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH THE [...] Summary. WHA A/S Otto Reich, accompanied by WHA/CEN Director Paul Trivelli, Ambassador, DCM, USAID Director and EconCouns, discussed trade and investment issues over lunch with Honduran government officials and private sector leaders on August 28. Both A/S Reich and the Honduran participant [...]	2002-09-10 16:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EIND PREL PGOV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2531	A/S REICH ADDRESSES MILITARY ISSUES AND PROMOTES [...] (C) Summary: On August 28 WHA Assistant Secretary Otto Reich visited with Honduran Minister of Defense Federico Breve Travieso and Chief of the Joint Staff General Jose Isaias Barahona. The meeting covered a variety of topics, including the Cerro La Mole radar, border conflicts with Nicaragua [...]	2002-09-10 16:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP PHUM KJUS SNAR PBTS PGOV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2534	A/S REICH MEETS WITH HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO; DISCUSSION FOCUSES ON BORDER/TARIFF DISPUTE WITH NICARAGUA [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-10 17:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ETRD ECON KJUS HO UNGA
02TEGUCIGALPA2555	HONDURAS TO INVESTIGATE NACO ARMS THEFT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 28, the Honduran Armed Forces (HOAF) designated Army Auditor General Colonel Rodolfo Reyes Argueta to investigate the alleged robbery of 230 of 790 AKMS-type assault rifles from the arms cache in Naco. The weapons were stored under court injunction in a Honduran milit [...]	2002-08-09 16:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MCAP PARM PGOV PREL HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2586	HONDURAS UNDECIDED ON CLONING CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-13 19:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC KSCA TBIO TPHY HO UNGA
02TEGUCIGALPA2600	HONDURAS TRIES AN END RUN TO NAME CONSUL IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Post was notified on August 1, that the GOH was attempting to name U.S. legal permanent resident, Elena Maria Diaz Marinakys de Szydel, as Consul General of Honduras in Mobile, Alabama. In addition to the fact that no Honduran Consulate currently exists in Mobile, Post has dero [...]	2002-09-16 17:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL ASEC
02TEGUCIGALPA2660	HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 2002 [...] The Ministry of Finance projects that the GDP will grow by 2.5 percent in 2002 (most likely overstated) and that the central government's fiscal deficit as a percent of GDP will be 5.9 percent. This is higher than the GOH's earlier estimate of 5.6 percent of GDP and far higher than its targe [...]	2002-09-20 22:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO ENGR
02TEGUCIGALPA2727	HONDURAS UNSURE IF IT WILL ATTEND COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-27 20:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2730	HONDURAS FACES SOME GRIEF OVER ICC ARTICLE 98 [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-27 22:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIA PGOV MOPS HO KICC
02TEGUCIGALPA2731	HONDURAS WILL NOT ISSUE STATEMENT ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-27 23:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ HO UNSC
02TEGUCIGALPA2743	HONDURAS UNDECIDED ON PROPOSED 2003 SPECIAL SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-30 17:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KSUM HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2746	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY POWELL'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, only in office since January, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda since June as it tries to reconcile its ambitious goal [...]	2002-09-30 17:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV ETRD PTER SNAR PHUM ELAB HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2759	HONDURAS GIVEN NONPAPER ON STRAIGHT BASELINE [...] (U) PolOffs delivered ref A nonpaper on the Honduran straight baseline claim to MFA Director General of Foreign Policy Mario Fortin September 25. There was no immediate official reaction from the MFA. 2. (C) Informally, Fortin was not surprised to receive these U.S. views. He almost, but [...]	2002-10-01 14:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2760	FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS - POST HAS NONE TO [...] (C) Upon receipt of reftel Post reviewed the legal criteria for designation and determined that Post does not have any additional foreign terrorist organizations (FTO) to recommend for inclusion in the list of FTOs. 2. (C) Post notes that both the FARC and to a lesser extent the AUC have be [...]	2002-10-01 14:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC SNAR KCRM KVPR HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2815	ANTI-TERRORIST FINANCING: FINANCIAL SYSTEM REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-07 23:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KSEP HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2928	PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION PROTESTS COLUMBUS DAY, [...] (U) On October 11 approximately 100 peaceful demonstrators protested outside Embassy Tegucigalpa. The protesters included representatives of the Convergence of Movements of the Peoples of America (COMPA),the public university worker's union (SITRAUNAH),the Civil Council of Indigenous and Po [...]	2002-10-22 23:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL PTER ETRD PHUM SOCI HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2959	HONDURAN MINDEF OUTLINES REGIONAL DISARMAMENT PLAN; EMERGES AS LEADING NATIONAL SECURITY FIGURE IN GOH [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-25 19:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD HO MASS MCAP PARM PIRN PREL XK
02TEGUCIGALPA2972	HONDURAN-U.S. BILATERAL TRADE AND NON-TRADE ISSUES [...] (U) In response to refs a & b, Post identifies the following outstanding bilateral trade and non-trade issues that could negatively impact perception of a U.S.-Central American free trade agreement in the U.S. private sector and Congress. Agriculture Import Restrictions ------------------- [...]	2002-10-28 21:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON ELAB EINV PREL XK HO USTR
02TEGUCIGALPA2975	OFFER OF ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT ILLICIT ARMS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 17, 2002, PolOffs met with the Honduran Minister of Defense Federico Breve Travieso (MOD),and again delivered reftel talking points. The MOD expressed great interest in the offer to provide training and technical assistance to combat illicit arms trafficking in Hondur [...]	2002-10-29 13:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MASS MARR HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2987	POPULAR BLOCK AND TEACHERS DEMONSTRATE VIOLENTLY [...] (U) On October 24-25 several thousand demonstrators that included the loose political alliance known as the Popular Block, the labor union SITRASANAA, secondary teachers (COPEMH),and three Democratic Unification Party (UD) congressmen clashed with police in violent demonstrations that include [...]	2002-10-29 23:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB ETRD PHUM PTER SOCI ASEC HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2991	FTAA: HONDURAS' EXPORT PRIORITY INFORMATION [...] As solicited in reftel, Post identifies the following export priorities for the Honduran government and private sector. The cable includes both non-agricultural products (mentioned in reftel) and agricultural goods. 2. According to its recently published economic plan, the Maduro adminis [...]	2002-10-30 15:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR ELAB PREL KTEX HO FCS
02TEGUCIGALPA3076	(S) CUBAN NOMINEE FOR AMBASSADOR TO HONDURAS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 9. 2. (S) Summary: A Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs official has told the Embassy that the GOH has accepted the Cuban nomination of Dr. Elis Alberto Gonzalez Polanco, Chief of the Cuban Medical Brigades in Honduras, as the first Cuban [...]	2002-11-07 23:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETTC PINR PTER ASEC EAID HO CU
02TEGUCIGALPA3132	(S) HONDURAS HAS MANY CUBAN DOCTORS; MADURO [...] (S) Summary: There are approximately 100-225 Cuban doctors and nurses in Honduras. A bilateral treaty between the GOH and the GOC governs the program. In addition, there are approximately 500 Hondurans studying medicine in Cuba on GOC scholarships. President Ricardo Maduro told Ambassador [...]	2002-11-15 21:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL EAID PGOV ETTC PINR SMIG ASEC HO CU
02TEGUCIGALPA3140	HONDURAS SUPPORTS MEXICO'S CARIBBEAN MARITIME [...] PolOff discussed Mexico's Caribbean maritime boundary initiative (reftel) November 5 with MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin. Fortin said that the GOH had attended the first conference in May and welcomed the Mexican initiative. (Fortin told PolOff November 18 that the GOH had "registe [...]	2002-11-18 22:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PREL ETRD HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3142	HONDURAS SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. POSITION ON VENEZUELAN [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on Venezuelan democracy November 18 to MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin. Fortin told PolOff that the GOH did not have any response to the demarche, other than to note that the GOH supported the USG's position on Venezuelan democracy outlined in t [...]	2002-11-19 14:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM HO VE
02TEGUCIGALPA3145	(S) HONDURAS HAS MANY CUBAN DOCTORS; MADURO [...] (S) Summary: There are approximately 100-225 Cuban doctors and nurses in Honduras. A bilateral treaty between the GOH and the GOC governs the program. In addition, there are approximately 500 Hondurans studying medicine in Cuba on GOC scholarships. President Ricardo Maduro told Ambassador [...]	2002-11-19 14:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL EAID PGOV ETTC PINR SMIG ASEC HO CU
02TEGUCIGALPA3149	HONDURAS: IMF PROGRAM NEGOTIATIONS DELAYED UNTIL [...] (C) As expected, the IMF mission did not/not reach agreement with the GOH on draft terms of a three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Program (PRGF) during its November 4-15 visit to Honduras. In consultations with the IMF mission, the GOH developed a plan to improve the fiscal situa [...]	2002-11-19 17:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3184	AES AND ELECTRICITY TENDER: GOH AWARDS TO LUFUSSA [...] (C) The Honduran state-owned electricity company ENEE announced that Honduran company Lufussa was the winner of the 210MW electricity tender, ignoring Lufussa's failure to comply with bid requirements and serious allegations of impropriety. ENEE's decision represents a heavy blow for U.S. com [...]	2002-11-21 15:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG BEXP EINV ECON EAID PREL HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3196	THE LATEST CHAPTER IN THE JUDICIAL TALE: A NEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 5, the Supreme Court of Honduras named a new panel of Court of Appeals magistrates, after having ousted the entire court on October 23 in the midst of allegations of corruption and impropriety. We are providing biographic summaries on the newly appointed Court of Appe [...]	2002-11-07 21:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PREL PINR PGOV PHUM HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3204	HONDURAS PLEDGES TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF OAS SYG [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-22 23:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM HO VE
02TEGUCIGALPA3206	HONDURAN FM TELLS AMBASSADOR GOH HAS ACCEPTED [...] (C) Ambassador met with Honduran Foreign Minister Guillermo Perez-Cadalso Arias November 21 at Perez-Cadalso's request. FM Perez-Cadalso told Ambassador that the GOH had decided to accept the Cuban nomination of Dr. Elis Alberto Gonzalez Polanco, Chief of the Cuban Medical Brigade, as the fir [...]	2002-11-22 23:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL EAID PGOV ETTC PINR ASEC HO CU
02TEGUCIGALPA3273	AES WILL CHALLENGE HONDURAN ELECTRICITY BID RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary. AES and two other companies presented challenges to the State-owned electricity enterprise ENEE's decision to award Lufussa the contract for the 210MW bid. AES challenged ENEE's failure to disqualify Lufussa for the lack of inclusion of sufficient transmission facilities in its [...]	2002-12-03 21:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG BEXP EINV ECON EAID PREL KJUS HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3318	HONDURAN ACTION ON SEVEN COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para. 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: PolOff met December 6 with Honduran MFA Director General for Treaties Ivonne Bonilla to demarche Bonilla on the 1988 maritime counterterrorism (CT) convention and protocol and to get a status report on the GOH's slow acti [...]	2002-12-09 22:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KTIA AORC PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3320	HUMAN RIGHTS VERIFICATION FOR JOINT OPERATION WITH [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-10 14:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM PREL HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3322	HONDURAN CONGRESS APPROVES STOLEN VEHICLE TREATY [...] Upon receipt of reftel that informed Post that the Senate on November 14 had given advice and consent to ratification of the Treaty With Honduras for Return of Stolen, Robbed, and Embezzled Vehicles and Aircraft, EmbOffs began checking into the status of Honduran congressional action on the tre [...]	2002-12-10 15:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PBTS KTIA KCRM ETRD HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3350	CERRO LA MOLE RADAR--STILL AN UNREQUITED PACT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post reiterates the U.S. national interests in fulfilling its obligations under the 1993 agreement with the GOH regarding the maintenance of the radar located at Cerro La Mole. The U.S. agreed to pay 75% of all maintenance costs up to a limit of $400,000 per year, while the GOH [...]	2002-12-12 20:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3362	HONDURAS: NAMES, TITLES, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post is submitting an update of the contact information for senior GOH officials: A. Post: Tegucigalpa, Honduras Date of submission: December 13, 2002 B. Head of Government: Ricardo Maduro Joest Title: President of the Republic of Honduras Office telephone num [...]	2002-12-13 21:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3365	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL HILL'S VISIT TO HONDURAS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, in office since January, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda since June as it tries to reconcile its ambitious goals to [...]	2002-12-13 22:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3407	POSSIBLE CABINET SHAKEUP IN HONDURAS AS MADURO [...] (C) SUMMARY: As President Ricardo Maduro staggers to his first anniversary in office, there are emerging signs that he will make some changes in his Cabinet in an effort to recapture the political initiative in the country. One rumored change is a new Foreign Minister. Other more probable t [...]	2002-12-19 23:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3416	ENEE BOARD ANNULS BID FOR 210 MW CONTRACT; [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 19, the Board of Directors for the State-owned electricity company ENEE announced the annulment of the bid for a 210 MW electricity contract. In announcing the annulment, the Board said that the various legal challenges presented by bidders to the decision to award [...]	2002-12-20 19:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG BEXP EINV ECON EAID PREL KJUS HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3429	HERO OF THE WEEK -- INL PROGRAM SIGNLED OUT BY [...] Tegucigalpa's local El Heraldo newspaper singled out the December 18 signing of the INL face sheet amendment as a "hero" of the week. The paper praised the U.S. as Wednesday's hero because the INL program donated 12.7 million lempiras (750K USD) to support the fight against drug trafficking [...]	2002-12-23 22:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL KCRM KJUS PHUM HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3435	ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) PROJECT [...] Post welcomes the opportunity to submit anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) project proposals. After discussing reftel among the Political, Public Affairs, and Consular Sections, as well as INS and USAID, Post proposes two Honduras-specific program recommendations. Embassy is also collaborating [...]	2002-12-24 15:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM SMIG PREL ELAB EAID KPAO KWMN HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3463	ESTABLISHMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING GROUP [...] (U) SUMMARY: Per reftel, Post has established a Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG) in order to focus on and support "homeland security abroad" in Honduras. Post will incorporate its HSWG responsibilities into the existing work of its Counternarcotics/Law Enforcement Committee (CNLE). EN [...]	2002-12-27 21:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER CVIS PREL PGOV APER KCRM SNAR HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3479	ADVOCACY CASE: GOVERNMENT TURNAROUND LEADS TO AES [...] (SBU) Summary. AES Honduras signed a contract on December 27 with the state-owned electricity company ENEE to provide 200 MW of electricity starting within three years. The deal came after the ENEE Board of Directors annulled the tender award to Lufussa on December 19. In an emergency meetin [...]	2002-12-30 21:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON EAID BEXP PREL KJUS HO
02VATICAN1152	SANT'EGIDIO THANKS UNCLE SAM AND CHIDES [...] (U) ANDREA RICCARDI, FOUNDER OF THE SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY, HOSTED AMBASSADOR AND EMBOFFS 2/19 AT A DINNER IN RECOGNITION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 01152 051435Z USG. RICCARDI EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR CONTINUIN [...]	2002-03-05 13:33:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CO CU IT MZ PHUM PREL SOCI VT ZL
02VATICAN1171	THE VATICAN'S ""OTHER"" INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2002-03-06 13:35:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	EG IS IT JO LE PREL SA SY VT VTEG
02VATICAN1176	ANDORRA TO OPEN EMBASSY TO THE VATICAN [...] No summary [...]	2002-03-06 13:54:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IT PREL SP VT VTIS
02VATICAN1179	BIWEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FEBRUARY 15-MARCH 1 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 14-MARCH 1, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE PREVIOUS TWO WEEKS. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 [...]	2002-03-06 15:36:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAGR KIRF VT
02VATICAN126	MORE FROM ZUPPI ON UNITA CEASEFIRE [...] (C) SANT'EGIDIO AFRICA EXPERT AND SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR DON MATTEO ZUPPI TOLD CHARGE 01/08 THAT HE HAD SPOKEN AGAIN WITH UNITA ROME REP COSTA ABOUT HIS PROPOSED THREE-MONTH UNITA CEASEFIRE (REFTELS). ZUPPI SAID THAT COSTA HAD CALLED HIM THE PREVIOUS EVENING TO REPORT SAVIMBI'S RESPONSE THAT UN [...]	2002-01-09 15:48:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AN VT
02VATICAN1639	MEPP: POPE GRAVELY CONCERNED, HAS MESSAGE FOR [...] (C) VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN UNEXPECTEDLY CALLED AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON THIS MORNING. H HAD JUST CONCLUDED A MEETING WITH POPE JOHN PAU II WHO IS SHOCKED OVER REPORTED DEATH OF A CATHLIC PRIEST IN BETHLEHEM. THE PRIEST WAS REPORTEDY THE CHAPLAIN OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT BRIDGET AND WAS [...]	2002-04-02 14:47:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL VT
02VATICAN1674	VATICAN'S GROWING CONCERN WITH MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2002-04-04 06:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PHUM PREL VT VTIS
02VATICAN173	SANT'EGIDIO WANTS VOTE ON ITS ECOSOC CANDIDACY [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SANT'EGIDIO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SPECIALIST MARIO GIRO CALLED DCM 01/10 TO SEEK USG SUPPORT IN FORWARDING THE SANT'EGIDIO CANDIDACY TO BE AN OBSERVER NGO AT THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 00173 111447 [...]	2002-01-11 14:36:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL VT UN
02VATICAN1738	VATICAN TELLS AMBASSADOR: POWELL IS NEEDED [...] (C) FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN CALLED AMBASSADOR THIS MORNING (4/08). TAURAN SAID THAT HE HAD JUST SPOKEN TO THE PAPAL NUNCIO IN JERUSALEM WHO WAS CONTACTED BY SENIOR ARAFAT AIDE MUSTAFI. MUSTAFI ASKED THAT THE VATICAN CONVEY TO US THE NEED FOR SECRETARY POWELL TO GO IMMEDIATELY TO JERUSALEM. H [...]	2002-04-08 11:42:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PHUM PREL VT
02VATICAN180	PAPAL ADDRESS FOCUSES ON VIOLENCE, RESPONSIBILITY [...] IN HIS ANNUAL SPEECH TO THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS, POPE JOHN PAUL II OFFERED HIS VERSION OF THE STATE OF THE WORLD, FOCUSING ON AREAS TRADITIONALLY OF CONCERN TO THE CHURCH. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 00180 111548Z ESCHEWING FOR THE MOST PART HIS TRADITIONAL EXHO [...]	2002-01-11 15:39:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VT UN
02VATICAN1920	DEMARCHE ON UNGA SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN [...] (C) AMBASSADOR, MEETING ON POST'S UPCOMING ANTI-TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE WITH VATICAN DFM MIGLIORE AND U/S OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE, MONS. FRANK DEWANE, DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS. BOTH MIGLIORE AND DEWANE UNDERSTOOD THE ISSUES RIGHT AWAY AND EXPRESSED A WILLINGNESS TO RESPO [...]	2002-04-18 05:02:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC VT UNAUS
02VATICAN1921	VATICAN CLUELESS ON MADAGASCAR [...] (C) PER REFTELCON, POLOFF MET MORNING OF MONDAY, APRIL 15 WITH VATICAN DESK OFFICER FOR MADAGASCAR AFFAIRS MONS. LUIGI CAVALIERE. (NOTE: CAVALIERE, AN "OLD SCHOOL" VATICAN DIPLOMAT WHO ALSO COVERS AUSTRIA, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND AND SEVERAL OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES, HAD -- LIKE POLO [...]	2002-04-18 05:02:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MA VT
02VATICAN1922	VATICAN: MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT MARCH 2002 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR MARCH 2002 (NOTE: THIS PERIOD COINCIDED WITH EASTER WEEK CELEBRATIONS AT THE VATICAN, WHICH EMBASSY STAFF ATTEND AS PART OF OUR REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIES.). IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURIN [...]	2002-04-18 05:03:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWMN EAGR EAID VT VTPREL
02VATICAN1975	ENGAGING CATHOLIC CHURCH IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) PER REFTEL, AMBASSADOR MET WITH VATICAN FM EQUIVALENT ARCHBISHOP JEAN LOUIS TAURAN EVENING OF APRIL 19 TO URGE THE HOLY SEE TO TAKE AN ACTIVE AND APPROPRIATE ROLE IN SUPPORT OF VENEZUELAN DEMOCRACY. TAURAN WAS WELL BRIEFED ON THE SITUATION IN VENEZUELA. AS USUAL, HE REFERRED TO THE POPE' [...]	2002-04-22 15:14:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE VT
02VATICAN2146	BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT APRIL 1-15. [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1-15, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE MONTH. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: -- AMBASSADOR DELIVERS GLOBALIZATION SPEECH -- AMBASSADOR/FM TAURAN ON MEPP -- PR [...]	2002-05-03 14:00:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN EAGR VT VTPREL
02VATICAN2148	UNGASS - FOLLOWUP TO DEMARCHE [...] (C) AS PROMISED REF B, POLOFF FOLLOWED UP WITH VATICAN MFA UN DESK OFFICER MONS. DOMINIQUE MAMBERTI MAY 2, TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE VATICAN HAD CONTACTED LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN REF A INSTRUCTION. MAMBERTI HAD MET WITH AND PASSED A PRO MEMORIA WITH THE VATICAN'S POSITION ON UNGA [...]	2002-05-03 14:18:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC VT UN
02VATICAN2229	HOLOCAUST ENVOY'S VATICAN FAREWELL CALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES AMBASSADOR BINDENAGEL MET WITH VATICAN OFFICIALS APRIL 26 FOR CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 02229 01 OF 02 081737Z A LAST UPDATE ON THE ISSUE OF ACCESS TO PONTIFICAL ARCHIVES FOR RESEARCH RELATED TO THE S [...]	2002-05-08 12:27:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	FR GM IT KNAR PHUM PREL SOCI VT VTFR
02VATICAN2238	BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR APRIL 16-30, 2002 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 16-30, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE PERIOD. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: -- AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENTIAL PRE-ADVANCE -- AMBASSADOR/FM TAURAN ON VEN [...]	2002-05-08 14:18:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN EAID VT EAGER VTPREL

02VATICAN2239	VATICAN MFA TICKED OFF AT RUSSIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN MFA RUSSIA DIRECTOR TRICARICO IS UNHAPPY AND AGITATED ABOUT THE GOR REFUSAL OF VISAS TO CATHOLIC CLERGY, ESPECIALLY TO BISHOP MAZUR. HE BELIEVES THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE GOR MUST HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE NEW CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 0223 [...]	2002-05-08 14:30:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF VT RU VTPREL

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