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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09SARAJEVO1157BOSNIA: AMBASSADOR AND EU REPS DELIVER INVITATIONS
[...] (C) The Ambassador and representatives of the EU delivered invitations to eight party leaders October 2 to participate in discussions on October 8-9 in Sarajevo led by Deputy Secretary Steinberg and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. All eight leaders said they will participate. Bosniak re [...]
2009-10-05 07:25:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1165BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Although your August 8-9 visit with Swedish Foreign Minister/EU President Bildt offers a much-needed prospect for political change, you are visiting Sarajevo when tensions are higher than at any time since the failure of the April Package of constitutional reforms in 2006. Bosnian Serb [...]
2009-10-06 16:42:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1181 BOSNIA: AMENDED REQUEST FOR REVISION OF THE VISA
[...] SUMMARY. Post asks for the Department's review of the visa reciprocity schedule for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Specifically, post would like the Department to increase the validity of the following visa classes: A3 from 12 to 24 months, B1, B2, B1/B2, from 12 to 120 months, C1, D, C1/D from 12 to [...]
2009-10-14 11:09:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT BK
09SARAJEVO1183BOSNIA: POLITICAL STANDOFF OVER UTILITY CONTINUES,
[...] (SBU) The state electricity transmission company of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Transco (Elektroprenos),has like other state institutions become a victim of political squabbling. However, unlike some other examples of dysfunction that do not affect the general public, there are concrete consequ [...]
2009-10-15 14:50:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALENRG PGOV AMGT BK
09SARAJEVO1184BOSNIA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE GOLDSTONE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-16 06:28:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL PHUM PREL PTER IS BK
09SARAJEVO1207SARAJEVO FRAUD SUMMARY, SECOND SEMI-ANNUAL CY2009
[...] This semi-annual fraud summary covers 1 March 2009 to 30 August 2009. ------------------ Country Conditions ------------------ 2. Fourteen years after the 1992-95 Balkan conflict, Bosnia and Herzegovina is still recovering from the displacement of two million of its citizens. Of the [...]
2009-10-22 14:37:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1216RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: 64TH UNGA THIRD
[...] (U) Post demarched Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Bosnian MFA Department for the UN and other International Organizations, on October 23. Kenig-Corovic was able to provide several substantive responses related to demarche points, as discussed below. 2. (U) "No-action motions": Bosnia concur [...]
2009-10-26 11:42:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN BK
09SARAJEVO122BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS MAKING STRONG
[...] (U) U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)-implemented rule of law projects, funded with INL-managed SEED funds, make important contributions to several high pri [...]
2009-01-30 16:03:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO123BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS MAKING STRONG
[...] (U) U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)-implemented rule of law projects, funded with INL-managed SEED funds, make important contributions to several high pri [...]
2009-01-30 16:28:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO12412009-2010 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA INCSR REPORT (PART I)
[...] (U) Below follows the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part One for Bosnia-Herzegovina. I. Summary Narcotics control capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Bosnia") remain in a formative stage and have not kept pace with developments in other areas of l [...]
2009-11-02 14:44:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO1247NO SUBSTANTIVE REPLY FROM BOSNIA ON GOLDSTONE
[...] (SBU) Post demarched Bosnian MFA contacts Amb. Milenko Misic, Head of Department for Human Rights, and Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Department for UN and International Organizations, on November 3 regarding the UN General Assembly's upcoming debate on the Goldstone Report. Misic and Kenig-Cor [...]
2009-11-04 14:14:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PTER IS KPAL BK
09SARAJEVO125BOSNIA TO BACK OFF ON REQUEST FOR NATO MAP AT
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj told Ambassador, January 29, that Bosnia would act on our advice and not send a formal letter requesting that the Alliance approve Bosnia for a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) at its upcoming summit in April. Bosnia's ministers and members of the [...]
2009-01-30 17:25:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO1252BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FITZGERALD'S
[...] (C) Admiral: Your visit comes at a time of intense diplomatic activity responding to a increasingly negative trend in Bosnia's political climate. In October, the European Union and the United States began a process of high-level engagement aimed at breaking the impasse on issues critical to B [...]
2009-11-04 16:09:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR BK
09SARAJEVO1253WAR CRIMES AMBASSADOR RAPP'S OCTOBER 13-15 VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: S/WCI Ambassador Stephen Rapp traveled to Sarajevo October 13-15 to discuss extension of the mandate of international judges and prosecutors past December, implementation of the National War Crimes Strategy, and Bosnia's efforts to pursue regional cooperation agreements. Most of A [...]
2009-11-04 16:59:00Embassy SarajevoSECRETPREL PGOV KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO1269BOSNIA: INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUES
[...] This cable outlines, per reftel, ongoing security and defense dialogues between Bosnia and the United States. Bilateral Defense Consultations ------------------------------- 2. The United States and Bosnia have organized bilateral defense consultations on an ad hoc basis since December 2 [...]
2009-11-12 14:33:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO1280BOSNIA: STEPS TOWARD FIXING THE BROKEN POWER
[...] (SBU) The Government of Republika Srpska (RS) issued a statement on November 12 that offers some hope for resolving the political standoff that has blocked investment in the state-level electric transmission company Elektroprenos, or Transco, for nearly two years. The decision in effect dire [...]
2009-11-17 08:55:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO1287BOSNIA: NO SUBSTANTIVE REPLY ON BIASED
[...] (SBU) Post demarched Bosnian MFA contacts Amb. Milenko Misic, Head of Department for Human Rights, and Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Department for UN and International Organizations, on November 18 regarding the UN General Assembly's upcoming discussion of Israel-specific resolutions, per reft [...]
2009-11-19 07:23:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE BK
09SARAJEVO1294CORRUPTION, ETHNICITY, AND POLITICAL FAVORITISM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several weeks ago, Bosnia's State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) launched an investigation into the work of the state-level Return Fund and the State Commission for Displaced Persons and Refugees (DPRE Commission),due to numerous reports of alleged irregularities a [...]
2009-11-20 10:26:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KREF BK
09SARAJEVO1297BOSNIA: TRANSCO BOARD APPROVES ACTING MANAGEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 14:24:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO1298BOSNIA: CONGRESSMAN BAIRD REVIEWS ENVIRNMENTAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 15:36:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV BK
09SARAJEVO1299BOSNIA: IMF PROGRAM OFF TRACK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 15:54:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV IMF BK
09SARAJEVO130BOSNIA - MILORAD BARASIN APPOINTED NEW STATE
[...] (C) The High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) -- the state-level body responsible for the appointment, evaluation, and disciplining of judges, prosecutors, and other judicial staff nation-wide -- on January 28 appointed Milorad Barasin as State Prosecutor. Barasin, an ethnic Serb f [...]
2009-02-02 10:30:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KAWC PHUM KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1300BOSNIA: WANING BOSNIAK-CROAT PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) The stalled cooperation between the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA) and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-BiH in the Federation entity reflects deepening tension between the party leaders. SDA leader Sulejman Tihic and HDZ-BiH leader Dragan Covic, who in the past have resolved [...]
2009-11-23 06:40:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1312BOSNIA - PEACE IMPLEMENTATION COUNCIL HOLDS OFF ON
[...] (C) Summary: At the October 18-19 session of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) in Sarajevo, member state representatives expressed concern over continued attempts by the Republika Srpska (RS) to obstruct the work of the Office of the High Representative (OHR). PIC members also cited lack [...]
2009-11-24 18:36:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS EU BK
09SARAJEVO1324ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ALEXANDER
[...] (U) SUMMARY. ASD Vershbow attended the Adriatic Charter Defense Ministerial in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on November 18. Vershbow reiterated U.S. support for Bosnia's and Montenegro's NATO aspirations and stressed that the U.S. supported NATO membership for Macedonia as soon as a mutually [...]
2009-12-01 13:52:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO1334BOSNIA: BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY - CASE NO.
[...] Summary: Per reftel request, we conducted a site visit to the company referenced in Blue Lantern case number K-2420, PD Igman DD in Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina. We spoke with Igman General Manager Djahid Muratbegovic, and Operations Manager Mirsada Kadic. According to the two Igman repres [...]
2009-12-04 15:45:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC BK
09SARAJEVO134BOSNIA - TIME TO SEIZE AN OPPORTUNITY ON BRCKO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 26, the three main party leaders met and agreed on a text for a constitutional amendment on Brcko District. The text is similar but not identical to the text proposed by the Brcko District Supervisor (with strong U.S. support). An OHR legal review has determined that [...]
2009-02-02 15:39:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1340BOSNIA RESPONSE: DECEMBER UN VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 16:20:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1368BOSNIA: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA RATCHETS UP REFERENDUM
[...] (C) Republika Srpska (RS) leaders are speaking increasingly openly about holding referenda on some of BiH's most sensitive issues. RS leaders -- particularly PM Milorad Dodik -- threaten almost daily to hold referenda on issues such as NATO accession and rule of law. Meanwhile, the oppositi [...]
2009-12-14 13:09:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1370BOSNIA: DEPARTING STATE PROSECUTOR WAR CRIMES
[...] (U) At a farewell lunch December 9, David Schwendiman (outgoing head of the State Prosecutor's Special Department for War Crimes, SDWC) reflected on his achievements, while lamenting the tremendous difficulties facing the department. His comments underscore the challenges facing the State Pr [...]
2009-12-14 17:08:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1372BOSNIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) Embassy Sarajevo appreciates the opportunity provided in reftel to nominate candidates from the Bosnian Muslim community to participate in the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit in the spring. However, we request exemption from the requirement to recruit candidates actively and to hol [...]
2009-12-15 16:44:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL SOCI KPAO BK
09SARAJEVO1381BOSNIA: LJUBIC STRIVES TO RALLY BIH CROATS AND
[...] (SBU) Recent initiatives from Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-1990 President Bozo Ljubic indicate that the campaign among Croats for the 2010 general elections is underway. Ljubic is reaching out -- thus far unsuccessfully -- to Croat academic and religious leaders, as well as other political [...]
2009-12-17 18:19:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1382BOSNIA:HIGHREP IMPOSES NEW RULES FOR MOSTAR MAYOR
[...] (SBU) On December 14 High Representative Valentin Inzko imposed a decision which changes voting procedures in Mostar aimed at breaking a political deadlock that has prevented the election of a mayor for the past 14 months. The city council plans to hold a session on December 18 where a mayo [...]
2009-12-18 07:02:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BK
09SARAJEVO1383BOSNIA: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA STILL BLOCKING BRCKO
[...] (SBU) The Republika Srpska (RS) continues to reject two OHR September 18 decisions on Brcko, thereby undermining OHR's authority. Because of the RS's non-compliance with these decisions, the Brcko Supervisor could not recommend the closure of OHR supervision of Brcko District at the November [...]
2009-12-18 09:17:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1387BOSNIA: HIGHREP EXTENDS MANDATE OF INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) HighRep Valentin Inzko, supported by the Steering Board Ambassadors of the Peace Implmentation Council (PIC),on December 14 used his Bonn Powers to extend for three years the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working on war crimes cases at the State Court and the State Pro [...]
2009-12-18 17:04:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1388BOSNIA: SOME PROGRESS TOWARD VISA LIBERALIZATION
[...] (U) Following the uproar among local politicians over the EU's decision in July to reject Bosnia from gaining entry into the EU's visa liberalization regime this past July (reftel),Bosnia has made strides in implementing visa roadmap requirements, with EU prodding. Notably, it began issuin [...]
2009-12-18 18:37:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM BK EU
09SARAJEVO1391BOSNIA: NEGATING THE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION"
[...] (SBU) We believe the best way to get Bosnian support for our position on &Defamation of Religion8 votes (reftel) is to stress that Bosnia should change its voting behavior because it aims to become an EU country, a tolerant multi-ethnic democracy and a fully functional state that can present [...]
2009-12-21 14:27:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1404BOSNIA: CONSULAR FRAUD PERSPECTIVES ON NIV APPLICANTS' LAND
[...] FPU Sarajevo recently launched an investigation of land ownership documents. These documents are frequently presented by NIV applicants in an effort to prove economic or financial ties. In some cases, applicants may not have as strong an interest in the land as they may claim. End summary. [...]
2009-12-22 10:18:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1419BOSNIA: SLIGHT DELAY IN IMF SECOND TRANCHE
[...] (SBU) It appears that Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is on track for receiving the next tranche of assistance from the country's IMF Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) in January 2010. However, given political squabbling, particularly as 2010 is an elections year, we will not be surprised by delays as a [...]
2009-12-28 07:17:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV IMF SOCI BK
09SARAJEVO1427BOSNIA: FOCA MAYOR LAUNCHES NEW OPPOSITION PARTY
[...] (SBU) On December 16, Foca Mayor Zdravko Krsmanovic launched the New Socialist Party (NSP) in Banja Luka, claiming that the NSP already has 5,000 members. He said he plans to build a multi-ethnic party that will run candidates in all electoral units throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in [...]
2009-12-29 14:57:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR BK
09SARAJEVO1428BOSNIA: CHALLENGE TO USE OF ENTITY VOTE
[...] (SBU) On November 30, Party of Democratic Action President Tihic submitted a motion to the BiH Constitutional Court requesting review of the compliance of the BiH Election Law with the BiH Constitution. Specifically, Tihic argued that the principle of ethnic representation is not properly im [...]
2009-12-30 11:48:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1430BOSNIA: POWER TO THE PEOPLE OF BRCKO (OR NOT)
[...] (C) On September 18 High Representative Inzko mandated that each entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) supply 50 percent of Brcko's electricity needs as of January 1, 2010. The decision was an effort to ensure Brcko's electricity security as a necessary condition to end OHR's Supervisory rol [...]
2009-12-30 15:36:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG ECON PREL ETRD BK
09SARAJEVO1433BOSNIA: ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
[...] (SBU) Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks) constitute the most numerous of the three constituent peoples in BiH and the majority group in the Federation of BiH and capital city Sarajevo. Given that the three constituent groups (Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats) are divided along ethnic-religious line, one of [...]
2009-12-31 10:10:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KISL KPAO PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI BK
09SARAJEVO1434BOSNIA: RS PARLIAMENT SETS STAGE FOR POSSIBLE
[...] (SBU) At a December 28 special session called to discuss High Representative Inzko's extension of the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working on war crimes issues, the Republika Srpska National Assembly voted to reject Inzko's "illegal" imposition. The RSNA went on to set the [...]
2009-12-31 10:38:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KJUS PINR BK
09SARAJEVO145Sarajevo FPU uncovers vulnerability in Bosnia's Child
[...] [Summary] Recent FPU field trips have uncovered a potentially serious vulnerability in Bosnia and Herzegovina's child legitimation procedure. FPU determined that no Federal or Entity law regulates background checks to verify the credibility of parents' statements during the process of child l [...]
2009-02-04 10:06:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO147BOSNIA: TRANSCO UPDATE - TALKS CONTINUE BUT NO
[...] (C) Summary. Little has happened since the entity Prime Ministers agreed on December 3 (Ref A) to do everything possible to jumpstart operations at the State-level electricity transmission company (TRANSCO). The first meeting between the entity Ministers of Energy finally took place on Januar [...]
2009-02-04 10:17:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ENRG PREL BK
09SARAJEVO151BOSNIA - DODIK AGREES TO TEXT OF A BRCKO AMENDMENT
[...] (U) The Ambassador and PDHR/Supervisor Gregorian met with Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik on February 5 in Doboj to discuss the text of a proposed constitutional amendment on Brcko. An amendment that codifies Brcko's status in the constitution and provides Brcko with direct access to th [...]
2009-02-05 20:44:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO169BOSNIA - NATO PARP ASSESSMENT TEAM DELIVERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a meeting with the NATO Ambassadors' Forum on February 11, Frank Boland, the Director of NATO's Force Planning Directorate, previewed his office's upcoming PARP assessment of Bosnia. Boland warned the international community that the assessment, to be released February 26, of [...]
2009-02-11 14:31:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO173BOSNIA - INABILITY TO APPOINT A NEW HEAD OF THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the need for strong leadership at the Directorate for European Integration (DEI) to ensure that Bosnia implements the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU and other EU priorities, the country's political parties have clashed for over eight months over [...]
2009-02-11 16:28:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO183BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT PASSES COUNCIL OF
[...] (SBU) The Council of Ministers (CoM) on February 12 approved the proposed constitutional amendment on Brcko (Reftel),the last step before its introduction into Parliament. All Ministers voted in favor except for Foreign Minister Alkalaj and Human Rights and Refugees Minister Halilovic, both [...]
2009-02-12 15:41:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO19BOSNIA IN THE COLD WITHOUT NATURAL GAS
[...] Summary: With only a faxed warning from Gazprom shortly before it happened, Bosnia's natural gas supplies were cut off yesterday afternoon, joining much of Europe in the cold. Because there is only one pipeline into Bosnia from Serbia, only about one third of Bosnian households are dependent o [...]
2009-01-07 17:01:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECIN KPAO ENRG PGOV PREL SENV BK AMGT
09SARAJEVO190BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT BEGINS LONG AND ARDUOUS PATH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Now that the Brcko amendment has passed in the Council of Ministers (CoM),Parliament has begun the legislative process necessary for its eventual passage. The Collegia of both Houses of Parliament (i.e., the Speaker and two Deputy Speakers from each House) are working to prepar [...]
2009-02-18 06:56:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO2BOSNIA - MOSQUE FIRE SPARKS MUTUAL RECRIMINATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: A mosque in a predominantly-Bosniak village in Eastern Republika Srpska (RS) caught fire on December 7, the eve of a major Islamic holiday. Almost immediately, political and religious leaders, led by SBiH President Haris Silajdzic and Mostar Mufti Seid Smajkic, politicized the i [...]
2009-01-05 11:40:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BK
09SARAJEVO206BOSNIA - SIA FILES CRIMINAL REPORT AGAINST DODIK
[...] (C) The press reported on February 19 that the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) filed a criminal report with the State Prosecutor's Office that implicates Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik and several associates in corruption associated with RS government procu [...]
2009-02-19 17:21:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PIN PHUM KDEM KJUS CRM BK
09SARAJEVO208BOSNIAN RESPONSE ON ALGERIAN DETAINEES
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 22 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a dipnote in response to our reftel request that Bosnia accept two Algerian nationals who lived in Bosnia before being detained in Guantanamo (Lakhdar Boumediene and Sabir Lahmar Manfud). The dipnote was vague as to the final [...]
2009-02-20 08:15:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL PTER BK
09SARAJEVO210BOSNIA - CRIMINAL REPORT AGAINST DODIK SPARKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The criminal report that the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) filed with the State Prosecutor's office against Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik and his associates (Reftel) has sparked a well-coordinated chorus of complaints from the RS. These grievances igno [...]
2009-02-20 16:17:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO211BOSNIA - FUTURE OF THE EUFOR ALTHEA MISSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings, February 10 and 13, Per Normark, Political Military Advisor to the EUFOR Commander, and EUFOR Chief of Staff Brigadier General Wundrak previewed for us EUFOR's upcoming reports to the EU Military Committee, February 23, and to the Political and Security Comm [...]
2009-02-20 16:25:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN BK
09SARAJEVO212BOSNIA - HIGHREP USES BONN POWERS TO CLOSE WAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 20, High Representative Lajcak used his Bonn Powers to impose amendments to state and Federation legislation, which were designed to close legal loopholes that impacted both governments' ability to effectively manage war crimes case. In the case of the state, the High [...]
2009-02-20 17:22:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO217BOSNIA- REDUCED BUDGETS WILL HAMPER STATE COURT
[...] SUMMARY: (U) Officials at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office are now coming to terms with the BiH Parliament's decision to significantly reduce the budgets of both institutions. During a February 12 meeting with donors, State Court representatives said that the reduced budget [...]
2009-02-23 10:23:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EFIN KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO223BOSNIA - SIPA REPORT PRECIPITATES COLLAPSE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the days following the news of the criminal report that the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) filed with the State Prosecutor's Office against Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik and his associates (Reftel),Dodik and his party have vacillated between fits of [...]
2009-02-23 16:47:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO226BOSNIA - REIS'ING TOWARD TROUBLE
[...] (C) Summary: Reis Mustafa Ceric, leader of the Islamic Community (Islamska Zajednica, or IZ) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has made a series of statements in recent weeks that undermine his long-espoused position as a responsible leader of modern, "European" Islam. When addressing issues of Wah [...]
2009-02-24 11:04:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO228BOSNIA - PRESSURE INTENSIFIES ON SIPA AND STATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Contacts at the State Prosecutor's Office told us on February 23 that they anticipate completing their review of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) criminal report against Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik (Ref A) next week. A formal investigation against D [...]
2009-02-24 17:02:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO232BOSNIA: MFA TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATION TO BIH
[...] Per ref A request, DCM and ECONOFF met with Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Trisic-Babic on February 24 to discuss Kosovo official travel access to BiH for Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) meetings. Although Bosnia has not officially recognized Kosovo independence, Kosovo officials had been suc [...]
2009-02-25 15:27:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL KVIR BK
09SARAJEVO233BOSNIA - SPECULATION ABOUNDS ON FUTURE OF BOSNIAK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We are anticipating a tumultuous time in Bosniak politics as spring approaches. The main Bosniak party, Sulejman Tihic's Party of Democratic Action (SDA),will hold an election on May 26 for its party presidency, and speculation on the candidates and outcome is already captivatin [...]
2009-02-26 06:52:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO234BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS AND RULE OF
[...] (U) Summary: Significant USG investments in information technology systems for law enforcement and judicial institutions in BiH have enabled standardized and efficient case management and the real time exchange of sensitive data to assist police and border officials to interdict smugglers, org [...]
2009-02-26 07:43:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO239CLAC APPROVES BRCKO AMENDMENT; ALL EYES ON
[...] (C) The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee (CLAC) in Bosnia's state-level House of Representatives (HoR) on February 26 approved the proposed amendment on Brcko District (Reftel). Eight of the nine CLAC members -- all but Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) caucus ch [...]
2009-02-27 10:41:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO249BOSNIA - RADMANOVIC ON SIPA COMPLAINT AGAINST DODIK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 26 meeting, Bosnian Serb member of the Tri-Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic told the Ambassador that the political situation in Bosnia was very "complicated" following the February 19 filing of a criminal report against RS PM Milorad Dodik for corruption (Reftels). Ref [...]
2009-02-27 15:29:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL BK
09SARAJEVO250BOSNIA DOES NOT ACCEPT TWO ALGERIAN GUANTANAMO
[...] (S) On February 27 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a second dipnote in response to our request (reftel A) that Bosnia accept two Algerian nationals who lived in Bosnia before being detained in Guantanamo (Lakhdar Boumediene and Sabir Lahmar Manfud). This second dipnote was in respons [...]
2009-02-27 16:01:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL PTER BK
09SARAJEVO251BOSNIA: EU REBUFFED BY RS AGAIN ON TRANSCO
[...] (C) RS Minister of Energy Puhalac submitted a strongly-worded reply to EU officials on February 17 regarding the EU,s offer to conduct a management review of the moribund state-run electricity transmission company Electroprijenos (TRANSCO). Instead of a reply from the RS Government, Puhalac i [...]
2009-03-02 08:52:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EINV ENRG PINR PREL BK
09SARAJEVO258BOSNIA - RSNA CAUTIOUSLY ENDORSES BRCKO AMENDMENT;
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 25, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) adopted: 1) an RS Government report endorsing the text of the proposed constitutional amendment on Brcko (Ref A),2) a conclusion urging Serb delegates in the state-level Parliament to support the amendment but also to [...]
2009-03-03 15:11:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO279BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT PASSES IN FIRST READING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The House of Representatives (HoR) on March 4 approved -- with only one vote opposed -- the proposed amendment on Brcko District (Reftel) in its first reading, thus introducing the amendment into parliamentary procedure and opening the process for debate and proposed changes. The [...]
2009-03-06 14:24:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO297BOSNIA: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPOINTS HEADS TO
[...] (U) After a long delay the Council of Minister February 26 made several appointments to leading positions for three new state-level police support agencies created as part of two April 2008 reform laws. Although the Ministry of Security had held interviews for the positions of Director and Dep [...]
2009-03-10 15:17:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALREL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO310FEDERATION DEVELOPMENT BANK SCANDAL - WATCH THIS
[...] Summary. (C) Federation Financial Police have started an investigation of potential irregularities in the operation of the Federation Development Bank. After initially being threatened and rebuffed by Bank director Ramiz Dzaferovic on March 3, the investigators returned on March 9 with a polic [...]
2009-03-13 13:42:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALBK ECON EFIN
09SARAJEVO315BOSNIA: GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEETINGS IN KOREA
[...] (SBU) In coordination with Dr. Dmitiri Iordanidi, First Political Secretary at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Bosnia-Herzegovina, we delivered Ref A and Ref B demarches to Nijaz Cardaklija, Counsellor in the Peace and Security Division of the BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilat [...]
2009-03-16 14:23:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC BK
09SARAJEVO317BOSNIA - DAS JONES' MARCH 1-4 VISIT TO SARAJEVO
[...] (C) SUMMARY During his March 1-4 visit to Sarajevo DAS Stuart Jones met with leaders of all major political parties, members of the presidency, Defense Minister Cikotic, Prime Minister Spiric and Foreign Minister Alkalaj. He also met with representatives from international financial instituti [...]
2009-03-16 15:35:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO342BOSNIA SLOW TO ADJUST TO RCC HOST RESPONSIBILITIES
[...] (SBU) In a conversation with Charge on March 17, Foreign Minister Alkalaj confirmed that the Foreign Ministry would forward its proposal regarding Kosovo travel documents to the Council of Ministers in the next few days. He was confident that there would be a resolution to the problem of Kosov [...]
2009-03-18 15:42:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL BK
09SARAJEVO348BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 25-26 PEACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will meet in Sarajevo on March 25-26. Despite Bosnia's problems, including continued nationalist rhetoric and challenges to the Dayton constitutional order, the PIC is expected to be non-eventful. Hopes among PIC members, particularly Russia [...]
2009-03-19 16:33:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO35BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JANUARY 13-14 VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Bob, Cameron -- I look forward to welcoming you to Sarajevo next week for the NATO HQ Sarajevo change-of-command ceremony and our joint meeting with Admiral Fitzgerald. I am also pleased that you both have the time for some additional meetings, particularly a lunch with political [...]
2009-01-12 10:12:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO353BOSNIA - ATTACK ON JOURNALIST IN EASTERN REPUBLIKA
[...] (C) Summary: On March 18, a Federation Television journalist, reporting on allegations of corruption in Trebinje, was physically attacked while filming the Serb Orthodox Church there. The local mayor and Serb Orthodox bishop (both Dodik allies) immediately blamed the victim, and Dodik himsel [...]
2009-03-23 05:44:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO364BOSNIA SUPPORTS U.S. VIEWS ON ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 16:15:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PBTS GG RS BK
09SARAJEVO365BOSNIA - LETTER FOR THE SECRETARY FROM FOREIGN
[...] (U) On March 23, the Bosnian Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered to the Embassy a latter from Foreign Minister Alkalaj to the Secretary. Alkalaj's letter is a reply to the Secre tary's March 18 correspondence, and the text is contained in paragraph two below. A scan of the signed letter wa [...]
2009-03-23 16:25:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL BK
09SARAJEVO366GUIDANCE REQUEST; APRIL 2 OHR FINANCIAL EXPERTS
[...] This is an action request. See para 4. 2. OHR provided Embassy with draft 2009/2010 budget in advance of the April 2, 2009 Financial Experts meeting. The proposed budget reflects the Steering Board Ambassador's command to begin preparing a continuing OHR budget for 2009/2010 in advance of [...]
2009-03-24 06:37:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL BK
09SARAJEVO373BOSNIA - STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE CONTINUES TO
[...] (C) The State Prosecutor's Special Department for Organized Crime (SDOC),under the leadership of USG-funded secondee Drew Engel, the Deputy Chief Prosecutor and head of SDOC, made inroads in the fight against organized crime, financial crimes, and corruption in 2008. This includes using cas [...]
2009-03-25 06:15:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID ECON PREL KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO377ITA POSITION USED FOR POLITICAL LEVERAGE AMONG
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The position of the Director of the Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) has opened another struggle for "ethnic balance" in state-level institutions. The current director, Kemal Causevic, is a Bosniak who has managed to keep the institution functioning at a basic level, but has [...]
2009-03-26 12:58:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON BK
09SARAJEVO38BOSNIA: SERBIA AND HUNGARY SECURE NATURAL GAS FOR
[...] Summary: Freezing citizens of Bosnia's capital of Sarajevo received some relief from the natural gas crisis on Friday and Saturday when Serbia and Hungary, via the German-owned EON natural gas storage facility, provided a temporary supply of natural gas to Bosnia's pipeline system. Sarajevo's [...]
2009-01-12 15:59:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT CASC ENRG EPET PREL BK
09SARAJEVO381BOSNIA - PIC URGES POLITICAL LEADERS TO COMPROMISE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 25-26 Peace Implementation Council (PIC) in Sarajevo welcomed the Bosnian parliament's adoption of a constitutional amendment on Brcko (reported septel),but stressed that progress on the remainder of the PIC 5-plus-2 agenda was insufficient to justify a decision to close [...]
2009-03-27 07:44:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS EU BK
09SARAJEVO385BOSNIA -- THE COMING END OF EUFOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. We understand that the administration is planning a review of the U.S. and international profile in Bosnia. The Embassy would like to call Washington's attention to decision processes underway which will impact our ability [...]
2009-03-27 13:48:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL BK EUN
09SARAJEVO386BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT PASSES: A VICTORY FOR
[...] (SBU) Two months of negotiating a constitutional amendment on Brcko District (Ref A) -- and thirteen years of USG engagement to make Brcko a self-sustaining, multiethnic district -- culminated in the amendment's overwhelming support in both houses of Parliament. The House of Representatives ( [...]
2009-03-27 14:46:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO388BOSNIA - SIPA ACTION AGAINST ID FRAUD ANGERS DODIK
[...] (U) The State Investigative and Protective Agency (SIPA),acting on the order of the State Prosecutor's Office, on March 24 arrested three officials in Bijeljina in eastern Republika Srpska (RS) in connection with the fraudulent issuance of Citizenship Identity Protection System (CIPS) identi [...]
2009-03-27 16:13:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KCRM KJUS KAWC BK
09SARAJEVO393BOSNIA: KOSOVO DOCUMENTS PROPOSAL WITH THE
[...] On Friday, March 27, FM Alkalaj shared with the Ambassador the MFA's proposal on how to deal with Kosovo documents, particularly travel documents of Kosovo officials who need to travel to BiH for Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) meetings in Sarajevo. The proposal, which was forwarded to the [...]
2009-03-30 13:59:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL KVIR BK
09SARAJEVO398BOSNIA: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS HITS VULNERABLE
[...] (U) Summary: Emboffs visited the Srebrenica municipality to assess the impact of the world economic crisis on area businesses and municipal government. Automobile parts manufacturer, CIMOS Srebrenica, warns that a 50% decline in customer orders since September 2008 will force the plant to layo [...]
2009-03-31 11:26:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDBK ECON
09SARAJEVO40BOSNIA - GAZA REACTION REVEALS UGLY SIDE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Several incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti, biased press coverage, and irresponsible comments by Islamic Community head, Reis Mustafa Ceric (who labeled events in Gaza "genocide"),have contributed to an undercurrent of anti-Semitism in the Bosnian reaction to events in Gaza. [...]
2009-01-12 16:36:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM GZ BK PREL
09SARAJEVO403BOSNIA - COURT REJECTS EFFORT TO GUT STATE COURT'S
[...] (U) During its March 28 session, the BiH Constitutional Court rejected a case brought by BiH House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Milorad Zivkovic and twelve other deputies from Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik's party, the Alliance of Social Democrats (SNSD),that had c [...]
2009-03-31 16:05:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO406BOSNIA: INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED PROJECTS ADVANCE
[...] The U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and the Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT) rule of law program, funded by INL-managed SEED funds, continue to play a critical role in advancing our rule of [...]
2009-04-01 13:37:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO409SARAJEVO FRAUD SUMMARY, SEMI-ANNUAL CY2009
[...] This semi-annual fraud summary covers 1 September 2008 to 1 March 2009. ------------------ Country Conditions ------------------ 2. Fourteen years after the 1992-95 Balkan conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina is still recovering from the devastation of the war that resulted in some two mil [...]
2009-04-01 14:17:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO42BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE
[...] Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made considerable efforts to open its economy to more foreign investment. Major initiatives include a liberal State Foreign Investment Policy Law, a value-added tax (VAT),and a uniform trade and customs policy. However, foreign investors continue to face a num [...]
2009-01-13 10:20:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR BK
09SARAJEVO439ACTION REQUEST: USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Poloff contacted Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) MFA's Head of the Department for UN and Other International Organizations, Ms. Sanja Kenig-Corovic, regarding USG candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council on April 1. Ms. Kenig-Corovic had no substantive response to the talking points provide [...]
2009-04-08 05:09:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO444SARAJEVO FRAUD UNIT VISITS THE OFFICE OF THE BOSNIAN MUSLIM
[...] [Summary] FPU recently completed a fraud prevention site visit to the Islamic Community's Governing Council (Rijaset) Office of the Bosniak Diaspora. Our fraud investigator wanted to broaden our contacts with the Rijaset representatives to resolve questions about religious worker (R1) visa [...]
2009-04-08 13:15:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO452BOSNIA - PM SPIRIC MOVES FORWARD (FINALLY) ON
[...] (SBU) On April 9, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (CoM) Nikola Spiric (Serb) agreed to place the long overdue decision on an inventory of state property on the CoM agenda. Spiric also agreed that the scope of the inventory should be consistent with the March 26 communique of the Peace Im [...]
2009-04-10 11:06:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL KDEM EU BK
09SARAJEVO464Half of Bosnian Au-pairs remain in America
[...] [Summary] Sarajevo FPU recently completed a validation study for all J1 au-pair cases Post issued in 2006. Nearly half of the program participants from Bosnia found legal ways to stay in the USA. [End Summary] 2. Methodology: FPU examined cases from 2006 to provide ample time for return [...]
2009-04-14 11:40:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO467BOSNIA - TIHIC AND COVIC EAGER TO ENGAGE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 8 lunch with Ambassador, Party of Democratic Action (SDA) chairman Sulejman Tihic and Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-BiH chairman Dragan Covic focused almost exclusively on constitutional reform (CR). The two men discussed the positive momentum generated by the recent [...]
2009-04-15 04:55:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO469BOSNIA - SEEKING RESOLUTION OF DEFENSE PROPERTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Bosnia's progress towards reaching an "acceptable and resolution of defense property," one of the PIC's 5 objectives for closure of the Office of the High Representative, remains stalled, and recently we have seen some backsliding. With respect to moveable defense property -- th [...]
2009-04-15 06:18:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO480Sarajevo Work and Travel visa validation study
[...] [Summary] Sarajevo FPU recently completed a validation study for all J1 Summer Work and Travel cases that post issued in 2008. A solid 96% of issued applicants returned, with only four percent remaining in America [End of Summary] 2. Methodology: Our Fraud Prevention Unit took all 78 issue [...]
2009-04-16 11:54:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO487BOSNIA - DODIK INVESTIGATION TO START NEXT WEEK;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Prosecutor's Office (SPO) expects to open a formal investigation into Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik on Tuesday, April 21. Dodik is one of nine individuals, including three sitting RS ministers, alleged to have committed a variety of criminal offens [...]
2009-04-17 14:49:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO488BOSNIA - EU TROIKA FM'S BRING THE SAME OLD EU
[...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: We have spoken with EU diplomats to assess whether the "EU Troika" foreign ministers broke new ground when they visited Sarajevo on April 7-9. Although the simultaneous visit of Czech Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg, French Foreign Minister Kouchner and Swedish Foreign Minis [...]
2009-04-17 14:50:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EU BK
09SARAJEVO489BOSNIA - DODIK INVESTIGATION TO START NEXT WEEK;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Prosecutor's Office (SPO) expects to open a formal investigation into Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik on Tuesday, April 21. Dodik is one of nine individuals, including three sitting RS ministers, alleged to have committed a variety of criminal offens [...]
2009-04-17 14:51:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO492Bosnia FPU visits Roma community in Bijeljina.
[...] [Summary] Sarajevo Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) visited the Roma community in the Bosnian city of Bijeljina, the second largest town in the Republika Srpska. Bijeljina, once considered the largest and the richest Roma community in all Bosnia, now shows signs of economic distress, a likely fact [...]
2009-04-20 08:42:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO493BOSNIA FRAUD PREVENTION UNIT VISITS SREBRENICA AND
[...] [Summary] Sarajevo's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) recently visited Srebrenica and Bijeljina, two cities in northeast Bosnia located in the Republika Srpska. Post's anti-fraud unit identified a recent influx of non-immigrant visa applicants from these towns and executed their own survey of thes [...]
2009-04-20 08:42:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO500WHAT TO DO ABOUT A PROBLEM CALLED BOSNIA
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Our objectives here are to: 1) maintain Bosnia as a single state; 2) mute the country's potentially explosive ethnic divisions by embedding it in Euro-Atlantic institutions; and, 3) ensure that the state is strong enough to meet its NATO and EU obligations. Unfortunately, Bosni [...]
2009-04-20 15:02:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO501BOSNIA: INDICTMENT FILED AGAINST FEDERATION PRIME
[...] (SBU) Over the weekend, the Bosnian media confirmed that on April 14 the Sarajevo Cantonal State Prosecutor filed an indictment against Federation Prime Minister Nedzad Brankovic (Party of Democratic Action--SDA) and former Federation Prime Minister Edhem Bicakcic (SDA Federation PM from 1998 [...]
2009-04-20 15:43:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO507BOSNIA - REIS CERIC CALLS FOR "NATIONAL BOSNIAK
[...] (C) Summary: Reis Mustafa Ceric, head of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina, continues to shoot from the hip on political matters, this time calling into question the country's multi-ethnic identity. While Islamic Community representatives were quick to dismiss this as a misunde [...]
2009-04-21 14:03:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BK
09SARAJEVO513BOSNIA - DODIK MAKES NICE AND ISSUES WARNINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Over lunch on the 17th floor terrace of the Republika Srpska (RS) Government building on April 16, RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik and the Ambassador discussed a range of issues, including outstanding elements of OHR's 5 2 agenda, the state-level investigation of the PM over, amo [...]
2009-04-22 14:53:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO514BOSNIA - TIME TO ASSIGN A U.S. GENERAL OFFICER TO
[...] (C/NF) I have argued that it remains critical to U.S. interests for a U.S. general officer to command NATO HQ Sarajevo. We did not succeed in keeping that post last year, however, and an Italian general officer assumed command of NATO HQ on January 14. After that decision was taken my hope h [...]
2009-04-22 14:54:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM NATO EU BK
09SARAJEVO515BOSNIA - HIGHREP INZKO DISCUSSES EXTENDING THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Inzko met with Quint Ambassadors on April 20 to discuss extending the presence of the international secondees working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office past the legislatively-mandated December 2009 deadline. Inzko expressed strong support for [...]
2009-04-22 15:53:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO516BOSNIA -- DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE CLEARS SIPA
[...] (C) On April 22 a Disciplinary Committee of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) cleared Assistant Director Dragan Lukac (Croat) of any wrongdoing when he submitted a criminal report against several Republika Srpska Government (RSG) officials, including RS Prime Minister Milora [...]
2009-04-23 13:02:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO529BOSNIA: EMBASSY RATCHETS UP ENGAGEMENT IN
[...] (C) Summary: On an April 23 visit to Srebrenica, Ambassador English pushed local leaders to put aside their political differences for the sake of citizens of a municipality still struggling to come to terms with the 1995 genocide which took place there. Bickering over government jobs, and th [...]
2009-04-27 12:32:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO530BOSNIA - HIGHREP USES BONN POWERS TO RESTORE
[...] (U) High Representative Valentin Inzko used his "Bonn powers" on Friday, April 24 to return the travel documents of 13 Republika Srpska (RS) police officers whose documents were seized in July 2007 because they were suspected of involvement in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. According to Andrej [...]
2009-04-27 14:23:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKAWC KCRM KJUS KMRS PGOV PHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO548CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 09:35:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP PGOV PTER BK
09SARAJEVO554BOSNIA -- REPUBLIKA SRPSKA PRESS CRITICIZES
[...] (U) Republika Srpska (RS) based press and a parliamentarian from right-wing RS Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) are publicly criticizing Bosnia's planned participation in the NATO PfP Cooperative Longbow-Cooperative Lancer (exercise) in Tbilisi, Georgia from May 6 to June 1. Bosnia's MOD has pu [...]
2009-04-30 13:56:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO556BOSNIA - SDA CONGRESS FORECASTS TURNING POINT IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) gears up for its party congress on May 26 -- at which it will elect its party president -- both party leadership and rank and file are preparing to make a crucial choice between moving SDA along its current, progressive path and shifting the [...]
2009-05-04 15:20:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO563BOSNIA - INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED PROJECTS UPDATE:
[...] (U) Summry: Extensive technical assistance in drafting gverning legislation and rules of procedures along with significant USG investment in equipment and taining facilitated the creation and rapid develoment of the new state-level Foreigners Affairs Service from an idea on paper to an effecti [...]
2009-05-05 12:21:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO565BOSNIA - CROAT POLITICS MIRED IN STALEMATES AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Croat political scene of late has been marked by increasing anxiety about the fate of two centers of Croat power -- the city of Mostar and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) parties. After six months of stalemate and frivolous bargaining, HDZ-BiH is reportedly close to an ag [...]
2009-05-05 13:26:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO566BOSNIA - DODIK'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST "TRANSFERRED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 23, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) began a debate on the "effects of the transfer of constitutional competencies from the RS to the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina." The debate, which will continue on May 14, is part of a long campaign dating back [...]
2009-05-05 14:21:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM EU BK
09SARAJEVO573BOSNIA - FY 2009 JULIA TAFT REFUGEE FUND PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) Per reftel A, Post is pleased to submit a project proposal for the FY 2009 Julia Taft Refugee Fund. Embassy Sarajevo, working in consultation with the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) State Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees, the Federation Ministry of Human Rights and Refugee Issues, t [...]
2009-05-07 12:18:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO574BOSNIA - INCREASED INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As a follow-up to their lunch with High Representative Valentin Inzko (Reftel),the Quint Ambassadors met on May 5 with State Justice Minister Barisa Colak to urge him to prepare legislative amendments needed to extend the presence of international judges and prosecutors past Dec [...]
2009-05-07 16:02:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO589BOSNIA: HARSH ECONOMIC TIMES LEAD TO STANDBY
[...] Summary. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on May 5 announced it had reached a staff level agreement on a $1.52 billion standby arrangement with Bosnian authorities. This is the first such agreement since the last one expired in 2004, and reflects Bosnia,s growing concern with its deterio [...]
2009-05-11 14:00:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO592BOSNIA'S NEW BIOMETRIC PASSPORT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT DATA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Our Consular Section's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) visited several offices involved in data collection for passport issuance. The visits suggested that even if the Bosnian government hits its January 2010 production target for the new biometric passport, the data used to issue the [...]
2009-05-12 05:57:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO594BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mr. Vice President: welcome to Bosnia. Your visit here is being taken as a sign that "the U.S. is back" and ready to resume our traditional leadership role here. Bosniaks especially welcome the news, Croats as well, but Serbs are leery, believing new U.S. energy will be devoted t [...]
2009-05-12 15:50:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR ECON KJUS KCRM PINR BK
09SARAJEVO600SNSD RATCHETS UP INFLAMMATORY RHETORIC
[...] (C) A parliamentary debate on May 13 on constitutional reform turned ugly when House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Milorad Zivkovic from the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) proposed conducting public opinion surveys on whether citizens of Bosnia want to continue living toge [...]
2009-05-14 13:49:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO606BOSNIA - POLITICIANS COMMENT ON U.S. HOUSE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The nonbinding resolution on Bosnia (H.R. 171) passed on May 12 by the U.S. House of Representatives provoked much commentary by Bosnian politicians, most of it along predictable lines. Bosniak and Croat politicians generally praised the resolution, saying it demonstrated incr [...]
2009-05-15 08:23:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO609BOSNIA - MFA OFFICIAL WILL PARTICIPATE IN CGINT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-15 12:09:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PTER NL BK
09SARAJEVO610BOSNIA - RSNA DECLARES "TRANSFERRED COMPETENCIES"
[...] (SBU) On May 14, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) concluded its April 23 debate on competency transfers (Reftel) and adopted a set of conclusions that, in effect, declared (erroneously) that 65 "competencies" had been illegally transferred from the RS to the state. Only in three [...]
2009-05-15 12:37:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM MARR EU BK
09SARAJEVO614BOSNIA - EUROPEANS IGNORE DANGER FROM DODIK ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph seven below. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The issue of the Republika Srpska (RS)-led break down of Transco, the state-run electricity transmission company is coming to a critical point. All good faith offers by the international community to provide technic [...]
2009-05-18 12:36:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALEAID ENRG PINR PREL PGOV EU BK
09SARAJEVO631BOSNIA - HIGHREP PONDERS BONN POWERS ANNULMENT OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph xxxx below. HighRep Concern Over RS Challenge to "Competency Transfers" --------------------------------------------- -------------- 2. (C) At the May 22 meeting of the Steering Board Ambassadors (SBA),HighRep Inzko reiterated concerns he firs [...]
2009-05-22 14:06:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM EU BK
09SARAJEVO641BOSNIA - SACIRBEY TO TESTIFY BEFORE ICTY VIA
[...] (SBU) Per reftels, on May 18 we conveyed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the urgent need for the Bosnian government to clarify its position regarding Muhamed Sacirbey's travel to The Hague to testify before the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). We made clear that we [...]
2009-05-27 09:05:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN PREL BK
09SARAJEVO643BOSNIA - TIHIC VICTORY SENDS MESSAGE: SDA WANTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At its party congress on May 26 (Ref A),the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA) reelected its moderate, pro-European president, Sulejman Tihic, who immediately pledged to continue working toward reforms vital for Bosnia,s future. Tihic comfortably defeated right-wing candid [...]
2009-05-27 13:20:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO645BOSNIA - MFA SENDS SECOND DIP NOTE CLARIFYING
[...] (SBU) Per the Department's request, on May 28 we sought from the MFA additional documentation clarifying the Bosnian government's support for having Muhamed Sacirbey testify before the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia via video-link (Refs A and B). In response to our request, [...]
2009-05-28 14:06:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN PREL BK
09SARAJEVO658BOSNIA - VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN OPENS DOOR FOR USG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: One week after the visit of Vice President Biden to Bosnia and Herzegovina, his signals of clear USG support for Bosnia have begun to shore up the voice of the Bosnian political moderates. During his public speech and private meetings on May 19, the Vice President declared in no [...]
2009-06-02 11:04:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO66BOSNIA - COUNCIL OF MINISTERS TO DECIDE SOON ON
[...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met separately on January 13 with Foreign Minister Sven Alakalaj and Prime Minister Nikola Spiric to deliver the diplomatic note in reftel regarding Bosnia's willingness to accept two Algerian Guantanamo detainees, Sabir Lahmar Manfud and Lakhdar Boumedienne. The Ambas [...]
2009-01-15 14:36:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL PTER BK
09SARAJEVO666BOSNIA: FEDERATION PM'S RESIGNATION COULD DELAY
[...] (C) Summary: Federation Prime Minister Nedzad Brankovic proffered his resignation on May 27 under a cloud of corruption charges. While he is widely viewed as ineffective, his resignation, if accepted, will likely hinder the Federation's ability to fulfill the conditions necessary for the Inte [...]
2009-06-04 13:01:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO67BOSNIA TO FORMALLY ASK FOR NATO MEMBERSHIP ACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 14:46:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL BK
09SARAJEVO670BOSNIA: RENEWING THE SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR
[...] (SBU) Post delivered points per reftel to Sanja Kenig-Corovic, the Bosnian MFA's Head of Department for the UN and Other International Organizations. Kenig-Corovic advised that representatives from the European Commission, Sweden, and the Czech Republic (representing current and future EU Pr [...]
2009-06-05 07:05:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO678BOSNIA INCHING CLOSER ON VISA LIBERALIZATION
[...] (U) At its June 4, 2009 session, the Council of Ministers approved and sent to Parliament a package of four draft laws needed to facilitate Bosnia's entry into a visa liberalization regime with the EU. The package includes draft laws on International Legal Aid in Criminal Matters, Border C [...]
2009-06-05 13:37:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EU BK
09SARAJEVO679BOSNIA: COM REJECTS LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS
[...] (U) During its June 4 session, the Council of Ministers in a 2-7 vote rejected a proposal to extend the presence of international judges and prosecutors working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office past December 2009. The defeat of the initiative dealt a severe blow to the Sta [...]
2009-06-05 13:55:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO687BOSNIA - HIREP INZKO USES BONN POWERS TO REMOVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 8 OHR High Representative Valentine Inzko used the Bonn powers for the first time in his tenure in order to remove two police officials engaged in illegal activities, including reported illegal wiretapping against OHR officials. Inzko ordered the removal of Herzegovina [...]
2009-06-10 13:31:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO689BOSNIA: SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Long considered a black hole in the region, Bosnia now appears to be taking some steps towards signing regional cooperation agreements in an effort to bring to justice criminals, particularly war criminals, who are dual citizens and out of reach of the law due to existing bans [...]
2009-06-10 14:33:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KAWC KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO691BOSNIA - DODIK RAISES THE STAKES ON RSNA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: HighRep Valentin Inzko,s June 11 deadline for the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) to withdraw its May 14 conclusions that declared 65 competency transfers from the entities to the state unconstitutional (Ref A) is upon us, and the issue remains unresolved. Both the Amba [...]
2009-06-11 14:37:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO70BOSNIA - STRUGGLING WITH DODIK ON BRCKO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik remains the principal stumbling block to a resolution on Brcko District. Seemingly backing off his long-standing intransigence on constitutional amendments to resolve Brcko, Dodik promised Ambassador and HighRep Lajcak in December [...]
2009-01-15 16:08:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO704BOSNIA - DODIK REMAINS DEFIANT ON RSNA CONCLUSIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik on June 12 publicly reiterated his support for the RS National Assembly (RSNA's) May 14 conclusions that declared 68 competency transfers to the state level unconstitutional. Dodik insisted that the spirit of the conclusions would remain in e [...]
2009-06-15 14:14:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO708BOSNIA: INDICTMENT EXPECTED AGAINST HEAD OF
[...] (C) The Federation Financial Police shared with us in confidence the full investigation prepared for the prosecutor regarding allegations against the director of the Federation Development Bank (FDB),Ramiz Dzaferovic (Reftel). Forty-two individuals are named in connection with the case, and a [...]
2009-06-16 12:41:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN BK
09SARAJEVO732BOSNIA: S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S JUNE 14-16
[...] (C) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson visited Sarajevo June 14-16 to discuss regional cooperation and extending past December the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office. He met with State Justice Minister Barisa [...]
2009-06-22 13:54:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO733BOSNIA - HIGHREP USES BONN POWERS TO ANNUL RSNA
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On June 20, High Representative Valentin Inzko publicly announced his decision to use the Bonn Powers to annul the Republika Srpska's (RS) May 14 Conclusions on the alleged illegal transfer of 68 competencies from the entities to the state. This decision came after almost a [...]
2009-06-22 14:27:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR EU BK
09SARAJEVO741BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 29-30 PEACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will meet in Sarajevo on June 29-30. This meeting, the first PIC Political Directors meeting to be chaired by the current HighRep Valentin Inzko, will take place in the shadow of a serious confrontation between Inzko and Republika Srpska Pri [...]
2009-06-23 15:38:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO744BOSNIA: IMF DEAL DELAYED
[...] Summary. On June 22, the IMF postponed a scheduled June 29 governing board meeting at which the IMF was to approve a proposed $1.5 billion, 3-year standby arrangement because IMF conditions have not been met. The conditions included budget cuts at all levels of government. The RS entity and [...]
2009-06-24 10:01:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO745BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 27-28 VISIT OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You come to Sarajevo as Bosnia weathers its latest political crisis, a showdown over the High Representative's use of his extraordinary Bonn Powers to annul an action by the Republika Srpska (RS) that challenged the structures of the Dayton Peace Accords (Ref A). Such crises a [...]
2009-06-24 10:20:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO747BOSNIA: FORMER FOREIGN FIGHTERS ARRESTED; BUT CAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Administrative delays and barriers to evidence sharing may contribute to the release from the Foreigners Affairs Service (FAS) Immigration Center of several former foreign fighters, who have been deemed threats to BiH national security. Currently the center holds eight persons [...]
2009-06-24 13:41:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KISL SCUL INR KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO76BOSNIA - BIDDING FOR 2010-2011 UNSC SEAT
[...] (U) We received the following diplomatic note from the Bosnian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about Bosnia's interest in being elected to the UN Security Council, and have added our comment on this request below: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina presents its compliment [...]
2009-01-16 16:59:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC BK
09SARAJEVO77BOSNIA: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ADOPTS LONG AWAITED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Council of Ministers (CoM) on December 29 adopted a National War Crimes Strategy that establishes the framework for the prosecution of war crimes committed during the 1992-1995 war. The initiative marks a milestone in Bosnia's efforts to prosecute war crimes and promote na [...]
2009-01-16 17:27:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO773BOSNIA - SERBS KEEP QUIET AND BOSNIAKS CRY FOUL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Following HighRep Valentin Inzko's June 20 decision to use the Bonn Powers to annul the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA's) conclusions condemning what the RSNA perceived as the illegal transfer of competencies from the entities to the state (Ref A),Bosnian Serb politician [...]
2009-06-30 06:12:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO776BOSNIA - STATE COURT APPROVES ANOTHER TEMPORARY
[...] (C) A contact at the State Prosecutor's Office on June 29 told us that the State Court late on June 26 had approved the office's request for a temporary seizure order for additional documents from Republika Srpska (RS) in connection with the ongoing corruption case against RS Prime Minister [...]
2009-06-30 10:24:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO782BOSNIA: IMF DEAL BACK ON
[...] Summary. The IMF governing board meeting to approve the standby arrangement for Bosnia has been rescheduled for July 8, following Bosnia,s fulfillment of the two outstanding conditions: the adoption of a comprehensive budget framework by the National Fiscal Council, and an agreement by the Fe [...]
2009-07-01 12:31:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO785BOSNIA: INTENT ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1874
[...] (SBU) The Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina shares USG concerns (reftel) about North Korea's May 25 nuclear test and the prospect of the DPRK obtaining WMD material despite UNSC sanctions. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of Department for the UN and Other International Organizations Sanja KEN [...]
2009-07-01 13:13:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN BK
09SARAJEVO786BOSNIA - CANTONAL COURT CONVICTS NOTORIOUS MAFIA
[...] (U) The Sarajevo Cantonal Court's June 23 decision to convict notorious mafia boss Muhammed Ali Gasi continues to elicit favorable commentary. Gasi, along with his brother, and six associates, were convicted on organized crime-related charges, including extortion, illegal property purchases, [...]
2009-07-01 14:04:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO79BOSNIA TO FORMALLY ASK FOR NATO MEMBERSHIP ACTION
[...] (SBU) Director of the MFA's Peace and Security division, Ambassador Fuad Sabate, called us in January 14 to report that the MFA has submitted for approval by Bosnia's Tri-Presidency a letter to NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer formally asking that Bosnia be given a Membership Action Plan at the Stras [...]
2009-01-20 09:08:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL BK
09SARAJEVO791Sarajevo non-immigrant visa application numbers in dramatic
[...] (Summary) Not since 9/11 has Post experienced a decrease in non-immigrant visa numbers as dramatic as that which has occurred during this global economic crisis. But, Post has seized this unanticipated drop in applications as an opportunity to expand its anti-fraud and student outreach programs [...]
2009-07-02 08:16:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO796REQUEST FOR REVISION OF THE VISA RECIPROCITY SCHEDULE FOR
[...] SUMMARY. Post asks for the Department's review of the visa reciprocity schedule for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Specifically, post would like the Department to increase the validity of B1, B2, B1/B2, C1, D, C1/D, F, M, I, J, H, L, M, O, P, Q, R visas to multiple-entry, 120 months. The current sche [...]
2009-07-02 13:22:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT BK
09SARAJEVO797BOSNIA - CODEL CARDIN STRESSES NEED FOR DIALOGUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In June 27-28 meetings with Bosnia's Presidency and the leaders of its most prominent political parties, a Congressional delegation led by Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) stressed the USG's continued concern for Bosnia's future and pledged our support for helping Bosnia become a s [...]
2009-07-02 14:49:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO802BOSNIAN COURT RULES CEFTA-VIOLATING LAW
[...] (U) Based on a complaint brought by the President of the BiH House of Peoples, the Constitutional Court on July 3 temporarily declared unconstitutional a law on domestic protection until it has time to study the law in detail. The law intended to protect domestic agriculture producers by taxi [...]
2009-07-07 05:44:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BK
09SARAJEVO804REPUBLIKA SRPSKA DELEGATES BLOCK ADOPTION OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 18, 2009, the Republika Srpska (RS) delegates in the House of Peoples of the BiH Parliament (BiH HoP) rejected a proposed Revised Strategy for implementation of Annex VII (dealing with returns of displaced persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina) and returned it to the Counci [...]
2009-07-07 07:36:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF PREL BK
09SARAJEVO810BOSNIA - FEW SIGNS OF PROGRESS AT THE JUNE PIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The June 29-30 Peace Implementation Council (PIC)session was marked by rancorous debate among Bosnian politicians and by general acknowledgment that Bosnia had made little progress toward satisfying the objectives and conditions necessary to close the Office of the High Represent [...]
2009-07-07 13:51:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR PREL BK
09SARAJEVO812BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 11-12 VISIT OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You come to Sarajevo to commemorate a searing event in Bosnia's history, the 1995 genocide at Srebrenica. Your participation in the event will signal, particularly to the Bosniaks, a strong USG commitment to national reconciliation. You also will meet with Bosnian leaders on [...]
2009-07-08 11:16:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO821BOSNIA: IMF GOVERNING BOARD APPROVES $1.57 B
[...] On July 8, the IMF Governing Board approved a $1.57 billion, 36-month standby arrangement for Bosnia-Herzegovina. The first tranche of $282 million could arrive as early as July 10. The funding must be used to service external debt, but Federation Finance Minister Bevanda has said that this [...]
2009-07-09 07:40:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO827BOSNIA VULNERABLE TO MONEY LAUNDERING AND
[...] (U) Summary. Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) is vulnerable to money laundering and terrorist financing due to serious deficiencies in the integrity of its anti-money laundering (AML) regime. On paper, BiH,s AML regime complies with many Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations, but the r [...]
2009-07-09 11:18:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PREL ECON BK
09SARAJEVO834BOSNIAN MARRIAGE PATTERNS THROUGH THE EYES OF SARAJEVO'S
[...] (Summary) After almost two years of Immigrant Visa operations in Sarajevo, our consular staff is beginning to see standard behavioral patterns that while not necessarily indicating fraud, do exemplify both a very utilitarian approach to finding a partner, and the strengths of traditional ro [...]
2009-07-10 08:08:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO838BOSNIA - CONVICTED TERRORIST BEKTASEVIC
[...] (C) Mirsad Bektasevic, a dual Bosnian-Swedish citizen who was convicted in a Bosnian court on charges of terrorism in 2007 (Reftel),successfully petitioned the Bosnian court to serve out the remainder of his prison sentence in Sweden, and was transferred from Bosnia to Sweden on June 10, 2009. [...]
2009-07-10 13:00:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV PTER BK
09SARAJEVO839BOSNIA: STATE OF PLAY ON SREBRENICA-RELATED WAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With the fourteenth anniversary of the genocide that took place in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 upon us, we thought it would be useful to review the progress made and the challenges faced by the State Prosecutor's Office Special Department for War Crimes (SDWC) investigating [...]
2009-07-10 13:02:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC PHUM BK
09SARAJEVO840BOSNIA: STATE OF PLAY ON SREBRENICA-RELATED WAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With the fourteenth anniversary of the genocide that took place in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 upon us, we thought it would be useful to review the progress made and the challenges faced by the State Prosecutor's Office Special Department for War Crimes (SDWC) investigating [...]
2009-07-10 13:03:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC PHUM BK
09SARAJEVO841BOSNIA - INL-FUNDED PROGRAM UPDATE: FOCUS ON
[...] (U) Summary: INL-provided SEED funded training conducted by the Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Assistance Training Program (OPDAT) and the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) continue to play a critical role in our rule of law agenda here in Bosn [...]
2009-07-10 15:09:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO857A Tale of Two Cities: the Sarajevo Fraud Prevention Unit
[...] [Summary] The Sarajevo Consular Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) recently visited two adjacent towns in Northern Bosnia, Prijedor and Sanski Most. We wanted to improve our understanding of a region that experienced severe displacement during the war and to examine the living conditions of our visa [...]
2009-07-15 12:13:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO866Bosnia consular outreach program yields substantial drop in
[...] [Summary] In past years, Sarajevo's refusal rate for J1 Summer Work and Travel (SWT) applicants was often over 50 percent. Recognizing that our refusal rate was directly related to a Post policy of only issuing to students of accredited universities, the Consular section launched an outreach pr [...]
2009-07-16 13:23:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO867EU DENIES BOSNIA ENTRY INTO VISA LIBERALIZATION
[...] (C) The European Commission (EC) announced on July 14 that it had decided to keep Bosnia off the list of countries recommended for entry into the EU's visa liberalization regime at this time. It attributed its decision to Bosnia's shortcomings in the issuance of biometric passports, the fig [...]
2009-07-16 13:58:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KCRM EU BK
09SARAJEVO87BOSNIA - STATE PROSECUTOR MOVES CLOSER TO OPENING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Prosecutor's Office is close to completing its review of the Republika Srpska (RS) government documents provided to it as part of its preliminary investigation into alleged corruption associated with RS Government Building contracts. Based on their preliminary conclusio [...]
2009-01-21 16:05:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO877BOSNIA - DEMARCHE ON U.S.-RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 12:00:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL BK RS
09SARAJEVO883SUBJECT: BOSNIA - CODEL CARNAHAN HELPS MARK
[...] (SBU) Summary: From July 11-13 the Congressional delegation (CODEL) led by Representative Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and including Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and Representative Mike Turner (R-OH) visited Bosnia-Herzegovina, underscoring the strength of the U.S. commitment to help Bosnia joi [...]
2009-07-23 04:22:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO894BOSNIA: PARLIAMENT VOTES TO DISMISS SDA SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: On July 22, the BiH House of Representatives, acting on a request from the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) Presidency, voted to dismiss SDA Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic. This vote ends two months of speculation about Sadovic's removal and a public fight between SDA Presiden [...]
2009-07-24 13:56:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO895BOSNIAKS ATTEMPT TO BLOCK THE WORK OF THE RS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In response to a recent decision by the Republika Srpska (RS) Constitutional Court, Bosniak leaders in the RS announced on July 14 that the Bosniak Caucus in the RS Council of Peoples (RS CoP) will attempt to block all laws passed by the RS National Assembly (RSNA) by boycotting [...]
2009-07-24 13:58:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO922BOSNIA - EXTENDING THE PRESENCE OF INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. We are reaching a critical point in our and the international community's efforts to extend the presence of the international judges and prosecutors working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office. The Coun [...]
2009-07-29 14:34:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO934BOSNIA - HIGHREP PUTS TEMPORARY LID ON BUBBLING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ten months after the October 2008 municipal elections, Mostar's elected officials have yet to find a resolution to the city mayor stalemate (Reftel). As a result, the Mostar City Council is unable to adopt a permanent budget and therefore pay city employees. Disgruntlement with [...]
2009-07-31 10:17:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO937BOSNIA - HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UN GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-31 12:44:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA BK
09SARAJEVO946BOSNIA - HIGH-PROFILE PRISONER DISAPPEARS
[...] (C) Bosnia is abuzz about the disappearance of Karray Kemal bin Ali who failed to return to a high security prison in Zenica after being granted leave to visit his family. Bin Ali (AKA Abu Hamza though not the "Abu Hamza" cited in our terrorism report) is a Tunisian national with possible li [...]
2009-08-03 10:04:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KCRM KJUS AEMR APCS BK
09SARAJEVO951BOSNIA - GRIGORIJE, PRINCE-BISHOP OF TREBINJE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Serb Orthodox Vladika Grigorije (Bishop of Zahumlije and Herzegovina) holds both spiritual and temporal power in the southern Bosnian municipality of Trebinje. With authority extending throughout much of southern Bosnia, including Mostar, the relatively-youthful Grigorije is a m [...]
2009-08-04 10:35:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO954BOSNIA: FY09 INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED LAW
[...] (U) The U.S. Government's core strategic objective in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) is to lock the country into a self-sustaining path towards Euro-Atlantic integration. A BiH inside NATO and the EU is the best guarantee that the country's future will be stable, democratic and prosperous. Strong l [...]
2009-08-04 14:35:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC SNAR KCRM KJUS SOCI BK
09SARAJEVO955BOSNIA: FY09 INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED LAW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 14:39:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC SNAR KCRM KJUS SOCI BK
09SARAJEVO958BOSNIA: AVDO PALIC FOUND, HIGH PROFILE MISSING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Colonel Avdo Palic, the wartime commander of the Zepa enclave seized in 1995 under a flag of truce and whose whereabouts have been of keen local and international interest since, was finally identified August 4 as being among nine bodies found in a mass grave near Rogatica. But [...]
2009-08-05 14:09:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO96BOSNIA -- SEEKING A DEAL ON IMMOVEABLE DEFENSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with the Minister of Defense, Selmo Cikotic, January 22 to urge him to submit to the Council of Ministers (COM) an agreement giving ownership of immoveable defense property to Bosnia's state level defense institutions. The agreement is in line with the principl [...]
2009-01-23 17:12:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO963Sarejevo FPU talks to local grassroots leaders in Northwest
[...] [Summary] The Sarajevo Consular Fraud Prevention Unit(FPU) recently visited two adjacent towns in northern Bosnia, Prijedor and Sanski Most. FPU was interested in contacting the relevant representatives of ethnic minorities to better understand our visa applicants and their migration patterns. [...]
2009-08-06 13:27:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO971BOSNIA - INL-FUNDED PROGRAM UPDATE: ENGAGING IN
[...] (U) Summary: The International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and the Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Assistance Training Program (OPDAT) engage Bosnian interlocutors in discussions about needed reforms in law enforcement and the judiciary to advance our [...]
2009-08-10 12:46:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO975Bosnia: Sarajevo FPU Investigates Bosnia's Military Records
[...] Summary. The Sarajevo Consular Section initiated full IV services in December 2007. Our Fraud Prevention Unit(FPU) wanted to learn more about documents important for immigration to the United States: military records, court records and police records. This is the first in a series of three cab [...]
2009-08-11 12:46:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO988Bosnia: Fraud Prevention Unit examines court records
[...] Summary. This cable is the second of three cables concerning documents that support immigrant visa applications, in this case focusing on court records from both entities. The case management system is not being properly used by regional court authorities and efforts need to be made to ensur [...]
2009-08-17 07:18:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09STATE102518ADRIATIC CHARTER FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEET
[...] Classified by EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones for Reasons: 1.4 (b and d) 2. (U) September 23, 2009; 5:00-6:00 p.m.; New York, New York. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones EUR/SCE - Cathy Westley (note taker) Adriatic Charter Al [...]
2009-10-01 20:50:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN NATO CR AL BK SR MK MW
09STATE111773COORDINATING WITH BIH ON BOSNIAN PROPOSAL FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Sarajevo please see para 7; Embassy The Hague, USOSCE, USNATO, USEU Missions, see para 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: On October 2, 2009 the Bosnian Embassy in Washington, D.C. transmitted a note dated August 6, 2009 to the Secretary with a request by the [...]
2009-10-29 18:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM OSCE ZL BK
09STATE118956BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: VOTING INSTRUCTION ON
[...] This is an action request: The Department requests USUN to vote in favor of the UN Security Council resolution in paragraph 2 regarding the EUFOR Chapter VII mandate in Bosnia and Herzegovina scheduled for Council adoption on November 18, 2009. Post should seek additional guidance from the [...]
2009-11-18 14:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PGOV PREL BK
09STATE119221LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1227)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend TCT NCO's Role in Battle Oriented Training. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory informa [...]
2009-11-18 20:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
09STATE119228LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1042)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Instructor Development Course. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of [...]
2009-11-18 21:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
09STATE119650BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during the UN Security Council debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina scheduled for November 23, 2009. 2. (U) Begin points: Thank you, Mr. President, I would like to welcome back to the Council Prime Minister Sp [...]
2009-11-19 20:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PGOV PREL BK
09STATE123101LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1249)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Communications Interoperability for Coalitions Deployments Course. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no c [...]
2009-12-01 21:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PREL BK
09STATE123121LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1285)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the USPTO Workshop on IP Protection and Enforcement. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogator [...]
2009-12-01 21:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PREL BK
09STATE124101LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1285)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the USPTO Workshop on IP Protection and Enforcement 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory [...]
2009-12-03 21:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PREL BK
09STATE125432LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1228)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Financial Crimes Seminar. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of 12/0 [...]
2009-12-08 16:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
09STATE128931LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1279)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the Drill Sergeants Duties Course scheduled for January 26 to January 29, 2010 in Parris Island, South Carolina. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the indiv [...]
2009-12-17 16:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
09STATE129193(U) DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S DECEMBER 14,
[...] Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Philip H. Gordon. For Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) December 14, 2009; 11:00am; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg EUR DAS Stuart Jones D Staff Alexandra McKnight Stacie Zerdecki (EUR Notetaker) Spain Fo [...]
2009-12-17 22:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOVIP STEINBERG JAMES PNAT PREL KDEM ZL HR BK KVPR MK
09STATE130194LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1323)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the Combined Strategic Intelligence Training Course scheduled for January 7, 2010 in Washington, D.C. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual liste [...]
2009-12-22 19:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
09STATE130299LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1218)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Communications Interoperability for Coalition Deployments program scheduled for January 11 to January 15, 2010 in Germany. 2. (U) The Department of State has ve [...]
2009-12-22 21:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
09STATE130971(C) KUDOS AND FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ON ITALIAN
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATED REFS ON ITALY'S POLICY TOWARDS THE BALKANS. WE ARE CLOSELY MONITORING DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO THE GRADUAL DRAWDOWN OF ITALIAN FORCES IN THE BALKANS AND ARE ASSESSING ITALY'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT AND POLITICAL POLICY IN THE BALKANS, IN THE EVENT OF A PUL [...]
2009-12-24 17:09:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR MARR NATO PGOV PREL AL BK IT KV
09STATE131230LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1352)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the Basic Lanuage Course scheduled for April 28, 2010 in Lackland, AFB, San Antonio, TX. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel an [...]
2009-12-28 18:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
09STATE131827LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1348)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ATA 7048, WMD/CBRN Operations Course. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory informatio [...]
2009-12-30 14:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
09STATE18262Deputy Secretary Steinberg's meeting with
[...] Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for Reasons: 1.4 (b and d) 2. (U) February 20, 2009; 11:25-11:55 a.m.; Washington, D.C., USA. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg EUR - DAS Stuart Jones D Staff - Mary Sue Conaway EUR/SCE - Mike Fooks (note tak [...]
2009-02-27 00:38:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
09STATE23809INVITATION FOR HOST NATIONS TO SOUTH EAST EUROPE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2-6. 2. (U) Summary and Action Request. The idea for a regional approach to the common challenge of excess munitions disposal first emerged at the September 2008 Adriatic Charter Chiefs of Defense Conference. Recognizing the potential b [...]
2009-03-12 21:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MASS AL BK BU HR KV MK MW SI ZL
09STATE27795(SBU) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON EUROPEAN CT
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS AT THE NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER (NCTC) GREATLY APPRECIATED EMBASSY REPORTING WHICH WAS USED IN A PDB, AN NTB AND A SETR (SENIOR EXECUTIVE TERRORISM REPORT). THERE WAS GOOD FEEDBACK ON THE PIECE WITH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, DHS, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND DIREC [...]
2009-03-23 20:18:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR AL AN AU BE BK BO BU CY DA EI EN EZ FI FO
09STATE28773WELCOMING THE DESIGNATION OF MR. VALENTIN INZKO
[...] (U) This is an action request: The Department requests USUN to vote in favor of the following UN Security Council resolution welcoming the designation of Mr. Valentin Inzko as High Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina which is to be considered by the Council on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. [...]
2009-03-25 19:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDBK PREL XG XH ZL UNSC
09STATE43864(SBU) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON MIGRATION IN
[...] (SBU) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE MONITORING THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON MIGRATION PATTERNS IN EUROPE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESCALE DISPLACEMENT OF CITIZENS IN THE EU, THE BALKANS, AND THE NORDIC COUNTRIES THAT COULD POSSIBLY FUEL SOCIAL TENSION AND PUT PRESSURE ON EUROPEAN AND [...]
2009-04-30 14:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR ECON ELAB EUN PGOV PREL SMIG AL AU BE BK BU DA
09STATE46284OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HEAD OF
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the May 7 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. Welcome to the Permanent Council, Ambassador Robbins, and thank you for your insightful report. The United States regrets that little ha [...]
2009-05-06 21:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV BK
09STATE54256GUIDANCE FOR 5/28 UNSC DEBATE ON BOSNIA AND
[...] This is an action request. USUN should draw on the following points for use during the May 28 UN Security Council discussion of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2. Begin points: Mr. President: I would like to welcome Ambassador Inzko to the Council for the first time in his capacity as High Re [...]
2009-05-27 18:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PGOV PREL BK
09STATE54929DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITING KOSOVO TO THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 5 for demarche points. 2. (SBU) The Department requests that addressee posts demarche their host governments at the highest appropriate level encouraging them to call on the Montenegrin government to invite the President of Kosovo, Fatmir Sejdiu, t [...]
2009-05-28 22:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AL BK BU HR SI TU KV MW SR
09STATE54930DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITING KOSOVO TO THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 5 for demarche points. 2. (SBU) The Department requests that addressee posts demarche their host governments at the highest appropriate level encouraging them to call on the Montenegrin government to invite the President of Kosovo, Fatmir Sejdiu, [...]
2009-05-28 22:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AL BK BU HR SI TU KV MW SR
09STATE54986ATA 7048 - OFFER, BOSNIA WMD/CBRN OPERATIONS AND
[...] COURSE OFFER: DS/T/ATA OFFERS THE GOBIH THE THREE-WEEK COURSE, WMD/CBRN OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT DELIVERY (ATA-7048). THE COURSE WILL BE HELD IN SARAJEVO FROM OCTOBER 12, 2009 THROUGH OCTOBER 30, 2009. UP TO 24 PARTICIPANTS MAY ATTEND. PLEASE PROVIDE GOBIH ACCEPTANCE/DECLINATION TO DS/ATA [...]
2009-05-29 09:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER BK
09STATE61016BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 18:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BK
09STATE78583DAYTON ARTICLE IV:CONTACT GROUP LETTER TO THE
[...] (U) This is an action message, see paragraph 3. 2. (U) Per Reftel, at a July 8 meeting, the Contact Group (CG) (France, Italy, Germany, Russia, UK and the U.S.) offered tentative support for the Chairman in Office's (CiO) Personal Representative's (PR--Italian Brigadier General Costanzo P [...]
2009-07-28 17:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM OSCE BK HR SR
09STATE87487BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on licenses 050013980 and 050013981 for the export of International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled nigh [...]
2009-08-21 19:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC BK
09STATE87488BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050013982 for the export of International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled night vision device [...]
2009-08-21 19:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC BK
09STATE99504BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 3-4. 2. U.S. embassies have frequently inquired about the legitimacy of arms export transactions involving U.S. contractors and host-country partners in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other U.S. government programs. The Depar [...]
2009-09-24 17:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC BK
09STATE99893INVITATION FOR SOUTH EAST EUROPE NATIONS TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6-8. 2. Summary and Action Request. The idea for a regional approach to the common challenge of excess munitions disposal first emerged at the September 2008 Adriatic Charter Chiefs of Defense Conference. Recognizing the benefits of con [...]
2009-09-25 12:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PARM AL BK BU HR KV MK MW SI ZL
09STOCKHOLM170SWEDEN ON MARCH GAERC AND GYMNICH
[...] (C) On March 10, Poloff discussed the March GAERC and GYMNICH with EU Deputy Correspondent Jonas Wendel; on March 6, POL Counselor met separately with EU Correspondent Magnus Scholdtz. Their comments follow: General Affairs Session: Afghanistan, Chad, Ireland ------------------------------- [...]
2009-03-12 07:48:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BO MD MW BK MK SU EG EU SW
09STOCKHOLM270SWEDISH FM BILDT WANTS BOSNIA TO BE AN EU
[...] (C) Summary: On April 28, poloff discussed FM Bildt's visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) with BiH Desk Officer Dinka Jasarevic. FM Bildt visited Sarajevo on April 8-9 for both bilateral talks and Presidency Trio discussions with BiH officials. Bildt's main goal for his visit to Sarajevo wa [...]
2009-04-30 13:05:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BK EU SW
09STOCKHOLM66DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES ISAF, KFOR WITH CDA
[...] (S) On January 30, CDA, DAO and poloff met with Minister of Defense Sten Tolgfors. CDA thanked Sweden for its continued contributions to ISAF and KFOR and said the U.S. supports expansion of Sweden's international military operations. Tolgfors' points were: -- ISAF: Tolgfors said possible [...]
2009-01-30 16:54:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPMIL AF BK XZ ZB SW
09STOCKHOLM751SWEDISH PLAN FOR EU ADVISORY MILITARY MISSION TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) On November 30, Carl Magnus Eriksson, Deputy Director for the MFA International Security Policy Department, and Brigadier General Lennart Bengtsson, MFA Military Advisor, briefed Poloffs on Swedish plans for discussion of the EUFOR A [...]
2009-11-30 16:26:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS EUN NATO BK SW
09USEUBRUSSELS1569EU NOVEMBER GAERC - SELECTIONS FOR EU POSITIONS
[...] (U) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers met November 16-17 in Brussels for their biannual "jumbo" or "super" General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) that included a November 16 informal meeting with EU Defense Ministers and a November 17 meeting with EU Development Ministers. Highli [...]
2009-11-23 14:54:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN AF AL BO BK MK UP RS MOPS
09USEUBRUSSELS725EU FOREIGN AND DEFENSE MINISTERS FOCUS ON RUSSIA,
[...] (C//NF) Summary: The EU's General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meetings May 18-19 brought together foreign, defense, and development ministers in a complex choreography of meetings in Brussels. During the meetings, foreign ministers laid plans for the June European Council [...]
2009-05-26 14:48:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR RS BM IR BK XW XF CE EUN
09USNATO121USNATO/USEU: NAC-PSC MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) This is a joint USNATO-USEU cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. NATO HQ Sarajevo Commander Brigadier General Errico and Deputy SACEUR and EUFOR Operational Commander General McColl briefed a joint meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) on March [...]
2009-03-25 13:08:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS EUN BK
09USNATO254NATO-KOSOVO: EUSR FEITH STRESSES NEED FOR U.S. AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: EU Special Representative Feith told NATO Permanent Representatives on June 9 that, while he thought conditions were appropriate for a KFOR drawdown, a continued U.S. and NATO presence in Kosovo and the region would remain critical. He advised that KFOR should retain the ability t [...]
2009-06-12 14:54:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS EUN BK KV
09USNATO323USNATO: SWEDISH FM BILDT STRESSES NEED FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 22, Swedish Foreign Minister Bildt briefed the NAC on Sweden's goals for its EU Presidency. FM Bildt, with U.S. backing, emphasized the need for a true NATO-EU strategic partnership to confront common challenges. Ambassador Daalder called on the EU to do more in Afghanist [...]
2009-07-28 15:36:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS BK KV EUN
09USNATO390BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA'S FOREIGN MINISTER WANTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) Foreign Minister, Sven Alkalaj, said in a courtesy call with Ambassador Daalder on September 11 BiH intends to submit its application to join the Membership Action Plan (MAP) in the coming weeks, immediately after the United Nations General Assembl [...]
2009-09-15 08:48:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PGOV PREL MOPS MCAT BK
09USNATO427BOSNIA APPLIES FOR NATO MEMBERSHIP ACTION PLAN
[...] (SBU) During an October 2 visit to NATO Headquarters, Zeljko Komsic, the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH),delivered a letter to NATO Secretary General Rasmussen formally applying for BiH's entry into NATO's Membership Action Plan. Rasmussen distributed the letter to [...]
2009-10-05 12:09:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO PGOV MCAP PHUM PINS PNAT BK
09USNATO449MONTENEGRO AND BOSNIA MAP: A SNAPSHOT OF ALLIED
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: With the December 2-3 NATO Foreign Ministerial quickly approaching, Allies are beginning to seriously discuss whether and how to respond to the applications of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to join the Membership Action Plan process. While most Allies do not beli [...]
2009-10-13 18:10:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL BK MW GG UP
09USNATO465MARCHING TOWARDS DECEMBER: NATO DISCUSSES THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: NATO Secretary General (SYG) Anders Fogh Rasmussen presided over an informal session of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on October 20 to discuss views on the Western Balkans in preparation for decisions to be taken at the December Foreign Ministerial, a discussion informed by a n [...]
2009-10-21 17:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PGOV PREL MW BK YI GG UP
09USNATO520HIGHREP INZKO PRESSES NATO ON MAP FOR BIH
[...] (C) Summary: High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Inzko briefed the NAC on November 11. Inzko, supported by Ambassador Daalder and many other PermReps, provided a negative assessment of the situation in BiH and stressed the need to support the U.S.-EU "Butmir process." Inzko [...]
2009-11-13 17:23:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MARR MASS BK
09USNATO530NATO ALLIES TELL BOSNIAN FM THAT REFORMS ARE
[...] (C) Summary: Bosnia-Herzegovina's Foreign Minister failed in a November 17 informal meeting with NATO PermReps to push Allies towards consensus that Ministers should grant Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) the Membership Action Plan (MAP) in December. Most PermReps rejected the FM's assertion that pro [...]
2009-11-18 17:28:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO BK TU IT NO
09USNATO554TURKEY INVITING FOREIGN MINISTERS TO HAVE A
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey intends to invite NATO Foreign Ministers to a separate meeting to discuss granting MAP to Bosnia. Unless directed otherwise USNATO will work to oppose this move. End summary. 2. (C) Turkey announced in a November 27 communique negotiation for the December 3-4 NATO Fore [...]
2009-11-27 15:08:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO BK TU NO
09USNATO569FINAL STATEMENT OF THE NATO FOREIGN MINISTERIAL
[...] (U) NATO Foreign Ministers issued the following statement following statement at the conclusion of their December 3-4 meeting in Brussels: BEGIN TEXT Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Foreign Ministers held at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, on 4 December 2009 Â [...]
2009-12-04 15:03:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO MOPS MARR MCAP MASS AF KV MW BK
09USNATO571DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S DECEMBER 3, 2009
[...] (U) December 3, 2009; 1500; Brussels, Belgium. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg Amb. Ivo Daalder EUR A/S Phil Gordon EUR Deputy A/S Robert Wood Special Assistant Amy Scanlon USNATO PolAd Kelly Degnan (notetaker) NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen [...]
2009-12-04 18:52:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALOVIP STEINBERG JAMES PREL NATO MARR MOPS BK
09USOSCE169DAYTON ARTICLE IV: CONTACT GROUP SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Summary: The Dayton Article IV Contact Group (CG) met July 8 with the OSCE Personal Representative for Dayton Article IV (PR),Italian Brigadier General Costanzo Periotto and his staff, to discuss the PR's proposal for the ownership plan. This envisions a multi-year gradual transfer of t [...]
2009-07-20 13:18:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALBK HR KCFE MW OSCE PARM PREL SR XG
09USOSCE184OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: JULY 27 - 31, 2009
[...] (U) A team of election experts from the OSCE/ODIHR Mission arrived in Kabul July 26 to support conduct of the August 20 presidential and provincial council elections in Afghanistan. The 20 experts from the mission will assist election stakeholders in Afghanistan, including election administra [...]
2009-08-06 15:21:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL RU KZ GG KG MK BK
09USOSCE188DAYTON ARTICLE IV: U.S. CHANGES TO LETTER FOR
[...] (C) The Dayton Article IV Contact Group (CG) countries of Russia, Italy, Britain, France, Germany, and the U.S. have confirmed full support for the U.S.-recommended changes (ref a) to the Contact Group letter to be sent to the OSCE Personal Representative (PR) for Dayton Article IV. Inter ali [...]
2009-08-21 12:54:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALBK HR OSCE PARM PREL SR
09USOSCE255DAYTON ARTICLE IV - 43RD SRCC: PARTIES AGREE TO
[...] (U) Summary: The 43rd Dayton Article IV Sub-Regional Consultative Commission (SRCC),representing the four parties to the Dayton Agreement (Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, Montenegro, and the Republic of Serbia),met November 3-4, 2009 in Novi Sad, Serbia. Five SRCC Decisions [...]
2009-11-16 15:33:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALBK HR KCFE MW OSCE PARM PREL SR XG
09USOSCE283DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S DECEMBER 1, 2009
[...] (U) Cleared by Deputy Secretary Steinberg 2. (U) December 1, 2009; 5:30 pm; Athens, Greece. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon Jeff Hovenier, NSC Jim Kuykendall (Notetaker) OTHER COUNTRY Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu [...]
2009-12-18 07:25:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALPREL XH ZL NATO TU BK YI HR MW AM AJ IR
09USOSCE73DAYTON ARTICLE IV - 42ND SRCC: PARTIES WANT OSCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The 42nd Dayton Article IV Sub-Regional Consultative Commission (SRCC),representing the four Parties to the Dayton Agreement (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia),met March 16-19 in Split, Croatia. The SRCC was held in a cooperative and friendly atmosphere, res [...]
2009-03-27 09:12:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KCFE OSCE BK HR MW SR
09USUNNEWYORK1072BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES
[...] SUMMARY. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) High Representative Valentin Inzko told the Security Council that BiH had made very limited progress in its effort to complete the agenda necessary for the closure of the Office of the High Representative (OHR),citing actions by Republika Srpska that unde [...]
2009-11-25 19:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC BK
09USUNNEWYORK1170BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: FM ALKALAJ SEEKS EARLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj told Ambassador Rice on December 16 that early bilateral consultations on key Security Council matters would ensure that the Foreign Ministry has sufficient time to gain consensus among BiH's tri-presidency for Council acti [...]
2009-12-30 22:32:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC BK
09USUNNEWYORK167BIH ACTION REQUEST: PERMREP SEEKS U.S. HELP TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. In a brief introductory call with Ambassador Rice, incoming Bosnia and Herzegovina PermRep Ivan Barbalic said his immediate focus is on preparing his mission to take on the extra workload that will come with Bosnia's likely Security Council membership in 2010-20 [...]
2009-02-22 18:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC BK
09USUNNEWYORK885UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPT. 24 A.M.)
[...] SUMMARY: During the September 24 morning meeting of the UNGA General Debate, heads of state or governments from Comoros, Ghana, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda, Lithuania, Cyprus, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Panama, Switzerland, Spain, Japan, Turkey, and Israel spoke. Common themes we [...]
2009-10-09 18:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA AORC PGOV CN GH BK RW LH CY TP SL PM
09VALLETTA503MALTA: DEMARCHE ON USG SUPPORT FOR EUFOR IN BOSNIA
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche November 17 to MFA Americas' desk officer, Second Secretary Maria Depasquale, who indicated she would forward to FM Tonio Borg's party, in Brussels. There was no immediate substantive response. Post will report any further information received septel. K [...]
2009-11-17 16:57:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EU BK MT
09VIENNA1492AUSTRIA TO STAY THE COURSE ON EUFOR, OHR
[...] (U) Polchief met November 20 with Thomas Schnoell, MFA Unit Chief for Southeast Europe, and Karl Prummer, MFA Unit Chief for European Security Policy, to discuss reftel points on EUFOR and seek GOA views on the transition from the Office of the High Representative (OHR) to the EU Special Repre [...]
2009-11-23 15:17:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EU BK AU
09WARSAW1150POLAND SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF EUFOR MISSION IN
[...] (C) Poland favors UN Security Council renewal of the EUFOR mandate in Bosnia. Tomasz Lekarski, Deputy Director of the MFA Security Policy Department, said he did not expect any major obstacles to renewal when UNSC considers the issue November 18. However, he described the EU's position on E [...]
2009-11-17 17:16:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU BK PL
09ZAGREB484THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH BOSNIAN
[...] (C) In a private meeting with Deputy Secretary Steinberg, Sulejman Tihic of the SDA argued that constitutional reform had to come before the closure of the Office of the High Rep (OHR) in Bosnia. He also expressed skepticism of the value of continuing the "Prud 3" process, unless it was to agr [...]
2009-08-04 12:08:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR BK
09ZAGREB551EUR DAS JONES' DISCUSSIONS IN ZAGREB ON BOSNIA,
[...] (SBU) Croatian officials told EUR DAS Stu Jones on September 1 of their concern about political developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina, but pledged that Croatia would continue to play a constructive, and relatively hands-off, role there. The Croats also noted continued strains in their relationsh [...]
2009-09-10 07:58:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON HR BK SR ICJ
09ZAGREB653PM KOSOR URGES BOSNIAN CROAT LEADERS TO SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. PM Kosor made an official one day visit to Sarajevo on November 3 and during her meetings with HDZ-1990 Party President Bozo Ljubic and HDZ-BiH Party President Dragan Covic the GoC urged them to support the Butmir process. Ljubic said that he had proposals for changes to the Hou [...]
2009-11-05 10:35:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR BK
09ZAGREB691ZAGREB'S EFFORTS TO ENGAGE BOSNIAN CROAT PARTIES
[...] (C) Summary. MFA State Secretary Davor Bozinovic told post that he was in Sarajevo on November 16 and 17 following up on PM Kosor's engagement with HDZ-1990 Party President Bozo Ljubic and HDZ-BiH Party President Dragan Covic on the Butmir process. Bozinovic believed that both leaders were l [...]
2009-11-27 12:00:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR BK
10ANKARA241TURKEY TOUTS FIFTH BOSNIA/SERBIA/TURKEY TRILATERAL
[...] (C) Turkish media reports lauded the February 9 trilateral meeting in Ankara of Turkey, Bosnia, and Serbia as having succeeded in establishing diplomatic relations and the exchange of ambassadors between Bosnia and Serbia. The media outlets appeared unaware that Bosnia and Serbia had actually [...]
2010-02-12 17:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU BK ZL
10ANKARA47TURKEY PLANS QUADRILATERAL MEETING ON BOSNIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following its spate of meetings with Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia in December, the MFA is planning a new quadrilateral structure that would parallel the Butmir framework for dialogue on Bosnia. At least according to their embassies here, the other participants are open to the idea [...]
2010-01-12 13:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU BK
10ANKARA70GUL'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON IRAN, OTHER ITEMS
[...] (C) During a January 14 meeting with Huseyin Dirioz, President Abdullah Gul's Chief Foreign Policy Advisor, the Ambassador took issue with PM Erdogan's recent public statement equating Iran's nuclear ambitions with Israel's alleged nuclear capability. He reminded Dirioz in the event the world [...]
2010-01-15 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL ECON MNUC IR BK TU
10BELGRADE21Ambassador's February 2 Meeting with Serbian Foreign
[...] (C) During their first meeting on February 2, Foreign Minister Jeremic reinforced President Tadic's recent statements that 2010 would be the "Year of Solutions" for the Western Balkans. When pressed for details, however, the "solutions" appear linked to the expectation that other parties woul [...]
2010-02-05 13:28:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SR BK KV HR MW US
10BERLIN86GERMAN VIEWS ON JANUARY 25 EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger on January 18 and followed up with him on January 20. 2. (C) On Iran, Fluegger said Germany supported all the U.S. points, with the exception of the one calling for the EU to repeat that it stands ready to "acco [...]
2010-01-22 11:09:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN IR BK SO AF UP GM
10BRUSSELS119EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL, JANUARY - HAITI
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting in Brussels on January 25, EU Foreign Ministers focused their attention on the situation in Haiti and discussed how the EU could better support international community relief efforts taking place there. Following an overview of Spanish presidency priorities, discussions [...]
2010-02-01 06:13:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID AF MASS EUN BK SR SO YM
10BRUSSELS85BALKAN POLITICAL DIRECTORS DISCUSS KOSOVO AND
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting in Brussels on January 11, Quint Balkans political directors - representing the U.S., Germany, France, Italy, the UK and EU Council Secretariat - met to discuss the situation in Kosovo and Bosnia. On Kosovo, the EU Council Secretariat noted Serb hardening and suggested [...]
2010-01-26 09:07:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL BK KK SR
10BUDAPEST37AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH SENIOR MFA OFFICIALS
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings January 21 with the Ambassador, MFA State Secretaries Laszlo Varkonyi and Gabor Iklody stressed the importance of the U.S.-Hungarian bilateral relationship and outlined proposed cooperation between the Visegrad Four and the USG on Roma and energy issues. Hi [...]
2010-01-25 12:38:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG EPET MOPS PHUM RS BK AF HU
10BUDAPEST90VISEGRAD FOUR POLITICAL DIRECTORS MEETING IN
[...] (SBU) The Hungarian MFA's Political Director, Gabor Ikody, offered to share with PolOff a report of the Visegrad Four (V4) Political Directors January 27-28 meeting in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina. The Political Directors met with the three members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, [...]
2010-02-11 15:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALEUN NATO PREL PGOV BK HU
10COPENHAGEN43JAN. 25 FAC DEMARCHE: DANISH RESPONSE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 15:44:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC IR YM BK SO UP YI DA
10HELSINKI35FINLAND'S VIEWS ON JAN 25 FAC TOPICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 22 meeting with PolEconOff, Finnish Acting Deputy European Correspondent Juha Mustonen received U.S. points on FAC agenda items contained in ref A and provided the following responses, previously reported in ref B email. In general Finland supported almost all U.S. p [...]
2010-01-25 14:06:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALBK EU FI HA IR MAS PHUM PK PREL SO YM
10LJUBLJANA19SCENESETTER ON SLOVENIA'S ENGAGEMENT IN THE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 15:08:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN MARR BK KV SI
10LJUBLJANA20CORRECTED COPY: SCENESETTER ON SLOVENIA'S
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 17:11:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN MARR BK KV SI
10MOSCOW324ENGAGING RUSSIA ON THE FUTURE OF BOSNIA
[...] (C) While GOR officials share our goal for BiH -- a stable country integrated with Europe -- they are increasingly calling for the Office of High Representative (OHR) to close, assessing that the entities have nearly met all five objectives and two conditions ("5 plus 2") set by the Peace Imp [...]
2010-02-15 10:29:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK RS
10PARIS207FRENCH MFA ON RUSSIA, BALKANS, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN,
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During separate discussions with OSD Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow and EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Spencer Boyer in early February, Roland Galharague, MFA A/S-equivalent for Continental Europe, adopted a defensive posture about the pot [...]
2010-02-22 14:31:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL RS GG SR BK AF IR AM FR
10PARIS68FRENCH PREVIEW OF JANUARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) On January 22, Mathieu Carmona, MFA Deputy Director for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, provided the following preview for the January 25 Foreign Affairs Council meeting of EU foreign ministers: ------------------------ LADY ASHTON TAKES CHARGE ------------------------ 2. ( [...]
2010-01-22 15:27:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN HA YM AF BK SO IR MD FR
10SARAJEVO100BOSNIA: TILTING TOWARD ASSOCIATION WITH COPENHAGEN
[...] (SBU) On January 20, DCM urged President Zeljko Komsic's Foreign Policy Advisor Davor Vuletic (in Komsic's absence) to support the Copenhagen Accord as an important step to combat climate change (reftel). DCM underscored that Washington is urging Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to associate itse [...]
2010-01-29 15:39:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG BK
10SARAJEVO110BOSNIA: CROATS SEEK EARLY ALLIES AS ELECTION YEAR
[...] (C) In preparation for the October 5 general elections, the leading BiH Croat parties are unofficially considering possible coalition partners and rallying them around perennial campaign themes, particularly the need for a third, Croat-dominated entity. Further complicating the pre-election [...]
2010-02-02 14:39:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO114SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN-LIEBERMAN
[...] (SBU) You are visiting Sarajevo when frustration over the failure of government at all levels is higher than at any time since the failure of the April Package of constitutional reforms in 2006. Governmental gridlock has been further fueled by conflicting visions among Bosnia's ethnic groups [...]
2010-02-03 11:11:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OVIP BK
10SARAJEVO115BOSNIA: 2009 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] (U) Below follows the 2009 End Use Monitoring Report for Bosnia-Herzegovina keyed to reftel format. Please note that Bosnia-Herzegovina receives no INCLE funding, but rather law enforcement capacity building programs are financed with INL-managed SEED funds implemented by the Department of Ju [...]
2010-02-03 11:33:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN KCRM BK
10SARAJEVO12DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, post demarched Bosnian MFA Director of Bilateral Affairs Jasmina Pasalic on January 5, soliciting Bosnia's assistance in encouraging Iran to free Amcits who have been imprisoned. Post provided para 7 of reftel as non-paper to Pasalic. 2. (SBU) Pasalic had no substantive r [...]
2010-01-05 15:49:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC BK
10SARAJEVO121BOSNIA: MAINTAINING U.S. COMMAND OF NATO HQ
[...] (C/NF) I have for two-and-a-half years argued that the U.S. needs to maintain leadership of the NATO HQ in Sarajevo, both to show strong U.S. committment to the stability and security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to provide firm leadership, in partnership with the Embassy, in promoting and [...]
2010-02-04 15:10:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV MARR PREL BK
10SARAJEVO123BOSNIA: PDASD MCMILLAN'S MEETING WITH BIH
[...] (C) On January 28, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Joseph McMillan met with Bosnian Tri-Presidency Chairman Zeljko Komsic and Tri-Presidency Member Nebojsa Radmanovic. During the meeting, PDASD McMillan explained that Bosnia did not receive [...]
2010-02-05 09:08:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BK
10SARAJEVO13BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR COMUSNAVEUR FITZGERALD'S
[...] (C) Admiral: Your visit comes as Bosnia's leaders are frustrated and disappointed about their country's lack of progress towards NATO. Bosnia's Presidency and defense leadership feel that Allies unfairly passed up Bosnia in December when they allowed Montenegro to begin a Membership Action Pl [...]
2010-01-05 16:48:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR BK
10SARAJEVO131BOSNIA: CONSIDERING U.S. PROPOSALS FOR CITES
[...] (U) On February 3, Post delivered reftel demarche to Senad Oprasic, Head of the Department for the Protection of the Environment and Natural Resources at the BiH Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations (MOFTER). We requested Bosnia and Herzegovina's support for U.S. proposals for cha [...]
2010-02-08 15:29:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA CITES BK
10SARAJEVO133BOSNIA: RADONCIC POISED TO BE A NEW PLAYER IN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 12:01:00Embassy SarajevoSECRETPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO134BOSNIA: RADONCIC POISED TO BE A NEW PLAYER IN
[...] (S/NF) The emergence of a new Bosniak party, led by the powerful, reportedly corrupt, and sometimes vindictive media mogul Fahrudin Radoncic, is likely to create further rifts in the Bosniak political scene, particularly amid the campaign for the October 2010 general elections. Radoncic has the [...]
2010-02-09 12:33:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO140SCENESETTER FOR CODEL POMEROY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You are visiting Sarajevo when frustration over the failure of government at all levels is higher than at any time since the failure of the April Package of constitutional reforms in 2006. Governmental gridlock has been further fueled by conflicting visions among Bosnia's ethn [...]
2010-02-10 16:13:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OVIP ECON BK
10SARAJEVO141SCENESETTER FOR CODEL VOINOVICH
[...] (SBU) You are visiting Sarajevo when frustration over the failure of government at all levels is higher than at any time since the failure of the April Package of constitutional reforms in 2006. Governmental gridlock has been further fueled by conflicting visions among Bosnia's ethnic groups [...]
2010-02-10 16:23:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OVIP ECON BK
10SARAJEVO142BOSNIA: ARMED FORCES FACE DOWN GRAVE CRISIS
[...] (C) Minister of Defense Selmo Cikotic described to Ambassador, January 30, what he considered to be the greatest threat to the command, discipline and unity of Bosnia's Armed Forces since the creation of a unified command and Ministry of Defense in 2006. Prompted by veterans associations and [...]
2010-02-10 17:37:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR BK
10SARAJEVO148BOSNIA: COVIC AND DODIK - STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
[...] (C) An emerging relationship between prominent BiH Croat and Serb leaders is compounding worrisome rhetoric on both sides and engendering concern among Bosniaks. Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-BiH President Dragan Covic and Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) President -- and Re [...]
2010-02-12 08:21:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO150BOSNIA TO TAKE CONTROL OF ITS AIRSPACE IN 2010
[...] (U) Since the war, Serbia and Croatia have managed overflight control of Bosnian airspace, collecting USD 15 million annually in fees. After five years of developing its new air traffic management (ATM) system, Bosnia is poised to take control of this overflight space and the revenues that co [...]
2010-02-12 09:45:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV BK
10SARAJEVO151BOSNIA: CODEL MCCAIN-LIEBERMAN DELIVERS MESSAGE ON
[...] (SBU) During their February 5 visit to Sarajevo, a Congressional Delegation led by Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman delivered strong messages to the BiH Tri-Presidency and Minister of Defense on the need to make real progress on constitutional and defense reform so that BiH can move [...]
2010-02-12 12:56:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OVIP MARR BK
10SARAJEVO157BOSNIA: FEDERATION IGNORES HIGHREP CONCERNS
[...] (C) The Federation entity has refused to address HighRep Inzko's concerns, which he expressed in a letter to the Federation Presidency in December 2009, about the uneven distribution of governing positions. In a separate December letter, the HighRep also reminded Federation President Borjana [...]
2010-02-16 08:11:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO167BOSNIA: CONTRIBUTION OF ANSF TRAINERS POSSIBLE
[...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Assistant Minister of Defense Zoran Sajinovic on February 19, urging Bosnia to contribute a team of trainers or mentors to ISAF's efforts to expand the capacity of the Afghan National Security Forces. Sajinovic told us that Bosnia's Military Representative to [...]
2010-02-19 16:44:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL BK
10SARAJEVO171BOSNIA: WORLD BANK DEADLINE LOOMS - POTENTIAL
[...] (SBU) Federation parliamentarians face a February 26 deadline to fix the entity's unsustainable system of social benefits, or risk grave financial and political consequences. At stake are a $111 million World Bank budget support loan, an IMF disbursement worth $135 million, ten more IMF disbu [...]
2010-02-22 23:17:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV SOCI IMF IBRD BK
10SARAJEVO175BOSNIA ? WOMEN'S SMALL GRANT PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] Embassy Sarajevo submits the following four proposals in priority order for S/GWI's small grant initiative to promote women's political, economic, and social advancement. Post received 64 proposals, which were reviewed by representatives of the economic, public affairs (OPA),and USAID offic [...]
2010-02-23 13:32:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN EAID KPAO PHUM SOCI TRSY BK
10SARAJEVO181BOSNIA: SOCIAL BENEFITS REFORM PASSES FEDERATION
[...] (U) Summary: In an extraordinary session February 24, the Federation House of Representatives speedily passed a set of amendments to reform the system of social benefits. If also passed in the House of Peoples, the legislation is expected to fulfill requirements for release of budget-support f [...]
2010-02-25 08:22:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN ECON SOCI BK
10SARAJEVO182INL-FUNDED PROGRAM UPDATE: FOCUS ON OPDAT
[...] (U) Summary. The work being done by INL-funded Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Assistance Program (OPDAT) remains crucial to our rule of law agenda in Bosnia. In addition to its training programs, OPDAT is providing technical assistance to the State Prosecutor's Special Department fo [...]
2010-02-25 08:22:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
10SARAJEVO183CODEL POMEROY MEETINGS IN BOSNIA, FEBRUARY 14-16
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representative Earl Pomeroy (D-ND),in Bosnia February 14-16, met with parliamentarians, civil society representatives, students, Prime Minister Nikola Spiric, and the Bosnian tri-presidency. Pomeroy outlined the functions of the House Democracy Partnership (HDP),urging Bosni [...]
2010-02-25 08:25:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OVIP BK
10SARAJEVO184CODEL POMEROY MEETINGS IN BOSNIA, FEBRUARY 14-16
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representative Earl Pomeroy (D-ND),in Bosnia February 14-16, met with parliamentarians, civil society representatives, students, Prime Minister Nikola Spiric, and the Bosnian tri-presidency. Pomeroy outlined the functions of the House Democracy Partnership (HDP),urging Bosni [...]
2010-02-25 08:27:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OVIP BK
10SARAJEVO186BOSNIA: USG PRIORITIES FOR MARCH UNHRC SESSION
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, on February 25, post delivered para five talking points to Bosnian MFA Head of Department for Human Rights, Amb. Milenko Misic, who was preparing to depart for Geneva to participate as a member of the Bosnian delegation at the upcoming UNHRC session. 2. (SBU) Delegation Co [...]
2010-02-25 13:41:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM BK
10SARAJEVO189BOSNIA: GETTING CLOSER TO QUALIFYING FOR IMF AND
[...] (SBU) As expected, the Federation House of Peoples ratified the set of amendments to reform the system of social benefits passed yesterday by the Federation House of Representatives (Reftel). This was the last remaining hurdle before the amendments enter into law. These amendments are exp [...]
2010-02-25 16:21:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV SOCI BK
10SARAJEVO196BOSNIA: MOSTAR BUSINESSPEOPLE WELCOME EU ACCESSION
[...] (C) In a series of discussions in Mostar, businesspeople from both large and small enterprises expressed positive attitudes about the benefits of Bosnia's eventual EU accession, particularly access to new markets and capital. All of the Mostar interlocutors noted a drop in consumer demand in [...]
2010-02-26 14:45:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD ECIN BEXP PGOV EUN BK
10SARAJEVO21BOSNIA: UNCLEAR IF ECHR DECISION WILL BRING QUICK
[...] (SBU) On December 22, 2009, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in favor of two complainants from the Jewish and Roma communities that certain provisions of the BiH constitution were unjustifiably discriminatory and thus, violated BiH's obligations under the ECHR and related proto [...]
2010-01-08 09:28:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KJUS KDEM EUN BK
10SARAJEVO23BOSNIA: BACKGROUND AND SUGGESTED POINTS FOR SENIOR
[...] (SBU) We understand that the list of Bosnian attendees at the prayer breakfast in Washington will include three senior government officials -- state-level PM Nikola Spiric, media mogul and new Bosniak party leader Fahrudin Radoncic, and Federation entity Prime Minister Mustafa Mujezinovic. We [...]
2010-01-08 16:04:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO59BOSNIA: FY10 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] Post appreciated EEB/CBA's offer of Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) support. Per reftel instructions, we submit the following proposals in rank priority order. Our responses are keyed to reftel instructions. RENEWABLE ENERGY SEMINAR, MAY 2009 ----------------------------------- [...]
2010-01-21 10:47:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP KPAO ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD BK
10SARAJEVO61BOSNIA: DISPUTE OVER FEDERATION TELECOM FIRM
[...] (SBU) Appointment of a general manager of the Federation majority-owned telecommunications firm HT Mostar has become a further point of conflict within the Federation. The Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA),along with most other Bosniak and Croat parties, favors reappointment of the c [...]
2010-01-21 14:20:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS PGOV BK
10SARAJEVO70BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR PDASD JOSEPH MCMILLAN'S
[...] (C/NF) I am delighted you are coming to Sarajevo to chair the second Bilateral Defense Consultations between Bosnia and the United States. Your visit comes as Bosnia's leaders are frustrated over their country's lack of progress towards NATO. Bosnia's Presidency and defense leadership feel t [...]
2010-01-22 16:03:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR BK
10SARAJEVO73BOSNIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION
[...] In the past several years, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made considerable efforts to open its economy to more foreign investment. However, the global economic crisis, coupled with increasing internal political struggles, has led to a significant slowdown in necessary reforms since 2008. [...]
2010-01-25 13:42:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OPIC KTDB USTR BK
10SARAJEVO74BOSNIA: CORRIDOR 5C: THE ROAD NOT TRAVELED
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 14:53:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELTN EINV BK
10SARAJEVO75BOSNIA: CORRIDOR 5C: THE ROAD NOT TRAVELED
[...] (SBU) If it is ever completed, corridor 5C, a multi-country strategic highway planned for south-central Europe would run from Budapest, Hungary, to the Adriatic port of Ploce in Croatia. Obstacles facing this project mirror the difficulty securing an agreement on other, equally important ini [...]
2010-01-26 07:58:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELTN EINV BK
10SARAJEVO80BOSNIA: OPPOSITION BEATS DODIK'S CANDIDATE IN
[...] (C) In a special mayoral election in the Republika Srpska (RS) municipality of Bileca on January 24, the opposition coalition candidate defeated the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD). The coalition clinched this victory despite an ardent campaign and alleged pre-election threats [...]
2010-01-26 17:14:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO82BOSNIA: IMF SECOND TRANCHE ON HOLD
[...] (C) Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation entity has not yet met conditions for disbursement of the second tranche of the IMF stand-by arrangement, worth roughly USD 135 million. The IMF's local representative stressed in a January 15 statement that the IMF board will not approve disbursement -- [...]
2010-01-27 09:38:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV SOCI IMF IBRD BK
10SARAJEVO99BOSNIA: CELL PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING PROHIBITED
[...] (U) Post has requested assistance of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of Transportation and Communications for information on prevalence of distracted driving and efforts to prevent it, as requested in reftel. Bosnia and Herzegovina already has adopted a law prohibiting the use of cell pho [...]
2010-01-29 15:38:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI BK
10STATE11479LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1369)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the Workshop on Preventing and Responding to a Terrorist Attack on Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection scheduled for February 11-12, 2010 in Vienna, Austria. [...]
2010-02-04 18:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
10STATE11892LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 56)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend a program funded by the TCA, which is sponsored by ODC and scheduled for the 2010 at Military Schools and posts in the U.S. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vet [...]
2010-02-05 14:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
10STATE12073LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1317)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Straegic Force Planning Course scheduled for February 9 to February 11, 2010 in Sarajevo, BiH. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individuals list [...]
2010-02-05 17:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PREL BK
10STATE14730LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1412)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Military Intelligence Battalion Training cheduled for February 22 to February 26, 2010 in Germany. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individuals [...]
2010-02-18 19:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
10STATE14742LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 79)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the NATO Integration and Lessons Learned Regional Conference scheduled for February 24 2010 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the [...]
2010-02-18 20:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
10STATE14801LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BAKU 34)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the SSLP-PASS 10-5 Course in Garmisch, Germany, from February 20-June 18, 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and posse [...]
2010-02-18 20:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
10STATE2358LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1389)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Legal Issues Concerning Preparations for ISAF on January 17, 2010 in Ohrid, Macedonia. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in refte [...]
2010-01-11 16:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
10STATE3974LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1413)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the George C Marshall Center Residential Courses scheduled for January 20, 2010 in Garmisch, Germany. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals list [...]
2010-01-14 20:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
10STATE3976LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1251)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Drill Sergeants Duties Course scheduled for 26 January to 29 January, 2010 in Parris Island, South Carolina. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the indiv [...]
2010-01-14 20:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
10STATE3979LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1250)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Drill Sergeants Duties Course scheduled for 26 January to 29 January, 2010 in Parris Island, South Carolina. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the indiv [...]
2010-01-14 20:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
10STATE4433LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1413)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the George C Marshall Center Residential Courses scheduled for January 20, 2010 in Garmisch, Germany. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals list [...]
2010-01-15 17:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
10STATE4569LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 4)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the George C Marshall Center Residential Courses scheduled for January 20, 2010 in Garmisch, Germany. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed [...]
2010-01-15 19:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
10STATE4571LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 2311)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the Defense Language Institute, Lackland AFB, San Antonio and at the Basic Officer Course, Marine Corps University, Quantico, VA. 2. (U) The Department of State has [...]
2010-01-15 19:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
10STATE6555LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (SARAJEVO 1347)
[...] (SBU) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the NBC Unit Operations and Training scheduled for January 26 to January 28, 2010 in Sarajevo. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individuals nominat [...]
2010-01-22 15:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BK
10STOCKHOLM32SWEDEN'S POINTS ON 25 JANUARY FAC
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Stockholm delivered FAC demarche points on January 20 to the EU Correspondent's Office Deputy Kristin Forsgren-Bengtsson, Head of the Gulf Section Gufran Al-Nadal, and Head of the Asia and East Asia Department Klas Mohlin. Their main points were: -- The London Conferenc [...]
2010-01-21 13:10:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF IR BK EUN SW
10USNATO88RFG - NATO TO EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH BOSNIA AND
[...] (U) REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE and SUMMARY: On Wednesday, March 3, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) will conduct an exchange of views with the Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in the run-up to the NAC's March 23 Sarajevo visit and NATO's Foreign Ministerial meeting in April. The NAC me [...]
2010-02-26 15:55:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PGOV PREL BK
10USOSCE66KAZAKHSTAN BREAKS THE DEADLOCK TO APPOINT A NEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Russian Federation (RF) officially withdrew its candidate for the position of OSCE Representative for Freedom of the Media (RFoM) February 25, opening the door for the appointment of the Bosnian candidate - the overwhelming favorite of the participating States. Although the R [...]
2010-02-26 14:57:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL OSCE BK KZ RS
10USUNNEWYORK48EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE 64TH GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 20:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA AL AM AJ BO BK BU HR CY EN
10ZAGREB54CROATIAN MFA ON TRILATERAL TALKS ON BOSNIA AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. According to Croatian MFA readout of the January 14 trilateral meeting between Croatia, Turkey and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH),the GoC sought to improve political protection for the Bosnian Croats in the Federation. The GoC believes that relaxing tensions between the Croat and Bo [...]
2010-01-26 14:24:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR BK TU
92ZAGREB1056 ZAGREB UPDATE: JUNE 26, 1992
[...] LOCAL PRESS REPORTS IT IS ALL QUIET TODAY ON THE DRNIS FRONT, BUT UNPROFOR HAS POSTPONED ITS TAKEOVER OF SECTOR SOUTH UNTIL THE CEASEFIRE IS RESPECTED. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZAGREB 01056 01 OF 03 261351Z PRESIDENT TUDJ [...]
1992-06-26 13:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN HR BK MOPS
92ZAGREB1169 LETTER TO SECRETARY BAKER FROM FOREIGN
[...] PROVIDED HEREIN IS TEXT OF A LETTER FAXED TO THE CONSULATE FROM CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ZDENKO SKRABALO, REGARDING THE SITUATION IN BOSNIA -HERCEGOVINA (ENGLISH VERSION AS PROVIDEDB CROATIANS). UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZA [...]
1992-07-14 12:38:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB1526 CGYOOL-HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE UPDATE NO. 38
[...] THIS REPORT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A BRIEF, DAILY UPDATE ON THE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE SITUATION IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA WITH REGARD TO CONVOYS, COORDINATION, DISTRIBUTION OF U.S.-DONATED ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER RELATED SUBJECTS. AIRPORT UPDATE -------------- 2. THE SARAJEVO AIRLIFT IS [...]
1992-08-20 14:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF AORC EAID MASS PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB1854 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: SEPT 28, 1992
[...] AS UN/EC PEACE ENVOYS VANCE AND OWEN MET WITH CROATIAN AUTHORITIES IN ZAGREB LAST FRIDAY, THE COUNTRY'S PARLIAMENT ERUPTED INTO DEBATE OVER THE PASSAGE OF A LAW GRANTING AMNESTY TO SOME OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR SERBIA AGAINST CROATIA. A SECOND SESSION OF CROATIA'S NEW NATIONAL DEFENSE COUNCIL [...]
1992-09-28 15:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF ECON HR BK
92ZAGREB1856 HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA - REPORTED RAPES OF YOUNG MUSLIM WOMEN
[...] A TWO-PAGE ARTICLE IN THE SEPT 25 EDITION OF THE ZAGREB WEEKLY "GLOBUS" REPORTS THAT A GROUP OF FORTY YOUNG WOMEN FROM THE MUSLIM-POPULATED TOWN OF BREZOVO POLJE, NORTH OF SARAJEVO, WERE BRUTALIZED AND REPEATEDLY RAPED IN MAY OF THIS YEAR BY SERBIAN SOLDIERS. THE WOMEN, NINE OF WHOM ARE SH [...]
1992-09-29 09:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB1869 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: SEPT 29, 1992
[...] THE PRESIDENTS OF CROATIA AND SERBIA WILL MEET IN GENEVA TOMORROW (SEPTEMBER 30) TO DISCUSS BILATERAL ISSUES. THE CROATIAN RED CROSS HAS REGISTERED 26,110 MISSING PERSONS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR. ULTRA-RIGHTIST LEADER PARAGA MAINTAINS THAT LARGE QUANTITIES OF ARMS FOUND DURING A SEA [...]
1992-09-29 16:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PREF ECON HR BK
92ZAGREB2038 CYGOOL: HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA-
[...] (U) THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF SPECIFIC AND GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA (B-H) BASED ON PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH THE SUBJECTS NAMED. THE SUBJECTS IN THIS REPORT AGREED TO SPEAK ONLY AFTER RECEIVING ASSURANCES THAT THEIR NAMES WOULD NOT BE USED PUBLICLY FOR F [...]
1992-10-16 15:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB2203 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: OCT 29, 1992
[...] CROATIAN BUDGET DEFICIT HITS 400 BILLION DINARS (ALMOST USD 890 MILLION). PRESIDENT TUDJMAN TELLS ISLANDERS THAT RECONSTRUCTION IS NUMBER ONE GOAL. SERBS DESTROY BOSANSKI BROD CATHOLIC CHURCH. ZUPANJA HIT BY 12 SERBIAN SHELLS. B-10,000 CROATIAN ARMY SOLDIERS TO BE [...]
1992-10-29 16:28:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2243 CGYOOL: CROATIAN AND BOSNIAN PRESIDENTS
[...] FOLLOWING A PUBLIC EXCHANGE OF RECRIMINATORY LETTERS BY PRESIDENTS IZETBEGOVIC AND TUDJMAN (REFS A AND B),THE TWO LEADERS MET IN ZAGREB ON SUNDAY, NOV 1, TO ATTEMPT TO IRON OUT THEIR DIFFERENCES. TELEVISION COVERAGE OF THE START OF THE MEETING SHOWED B-H HDZ LEADER MATE BOBAN NEXT TO IZETBEG [...]
1992-11-02 15:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS HR BK
92ZAGREB2263CGYOOL-ICRC REPORTS RELEASE OF 87 DETAINEES.
[...] ICRC-ZAGREB REPORTS THE RELEASE, ON NOVEMBER 3, OF 87 PRISONERS FROM B-H CAMPS. SIXTY-ONE PRISONERS HELD BY SERBIAN FORCES IN KAMENICA (NEAR DRVAR) HAVE BEEN RELEASED AND TRANSFERED BY ICRC TO THE TRANSIT CENTER IN KARLOVAC (REPUBLIC OF CROATIA) RUN BY UNHCR. ANOTHER GROUP OF 25 SERBIAN PRI [...]
1992-11-03 15:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF AORC EAID MASS PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB2290 CGYOOL: TUDJMAN SUMMONS DIP CORPS; SPELLS
[...] PRESIDENT TUDJMAN SUMMONED ALL ZAGREB CHIEFS OF LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 03 ZAGREB 02290 01 OF 06 051640Z MISSION TO THE "PREDSJEDNICKI DVORI" NOVEMBER 4 TO HEAR A STATEMENT OF CROATIAN GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON A RANGE OF [...]
1992-11-05 16:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2362 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: NOV 12, 1992
[...] EX-JNA GENERAL GOES ON TRIAL IN SPLIT FOR WAR CRIMES. CROATIA AND RUSSIA SIGN NATURAL GAS DEAL. FIRST PRISONERS PARDONED UNDER NEW AMNESTY LAW. SERBIAN CAPO MARTIC THREATENS UNPROFOR. KRSKO A-PLANT RESTARTED AFTER MECHANICAL PROBLEM. ZUPANIJA AND SECTOR NORTH VILLAGE SHELLED BY [...]
1992-11-12 15:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2392 CGYOOL -- APPROACHING THE BREAKING POINT:
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THIS CABLE RESPONDS TO REF A'S REQUEST FOR OUR CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ZAGREB 02392 01 OF 09 131606Z CANDID APPRAISAL OF THE REFUGEE SITUATION IN CROATIA. REF B CONVEYED THE GOC'S LATES [...]
1992-11-13 16:09:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB2405 CGYOOL -- U.S. HELSINKI COMMISSION DEL CALLS
[...] ON COMPLETION OF THEIR VISIT TO MACEDONIA AND CROATIA NOVEMBER 15, A HELSINKI COMMISSION DELEGATION COMPRISED OF SEN. DENNIS DECONCINI AND REP. FRANK MCCLOSKEY ISSUED A STATEMENT CALLING FOR: IMMEDIATE RECOGNITION OF MACEDONIA; INCLUSION OF MACEDONIA IN UNCLASSIFIED [...]
1992-11-16 16:29:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2505 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: NOV 25, 1992
[...] EC MONITORS "CLEAR" CROATIA OF ALLEGATIONS OF NO-FLY BAN VIOLATIONS. SOME PROGRESS ON RESIDENCY PERMITS ISSUED. MUP REPORTS AN INCREASE IN CRIME. OPPOSITION ROUNDTABLE QUESTIONS GOVERNMENT REDISTRICTING PLAN. SERB GUNNERS CONTINUE SHELLING CROATIAN TOWNS. 14 SERBS INDICTED IN [...]
1992-11-25 15:49:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2517 CGYOOL: CODEL DECONCINI OPENS THE MASH;
[...] UNDER HELSINKI COMMISSION AUSPICES, SENATOR DECONCINI AND REP. MCCLOSKEY VISITED CROATIA NOV 15. THEY HELPED OFFICIALLY OPEN THE U.S. ARMY MASH UNIT AT ZAGREB AIRPORT AND INTERVIEWED SEVERAL MEN FROM THE LATEST GROUP OF SERBIAN DEATH CAMP SURVIVORS IN KARLOVAC. PRESIDENT TUDJMAN TOLD THE COD [...]
1992-11-27 13:07:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HR BK MK
92ZAGREB2522 CGYOOL: PRES TUDJMAN TELLS SENATOR MOYNIHAN
[...] IN A LATE EVENING MEETING NOV 27, SENATOR MOYNIHAN SHARED WITH PRESIDENT TUDJMAN HIS IMPRESSIONS AFTER HAVING PERSONALLY VIEWED THE DEVASTATION IN SARAJEVO, MOSTAR, AND THE DUBROVNIK AREA. THE SENATOR SAID HE HAD BEEN TOLD BY UNHCR IN SARAJEVO THAT THE CITY IS DOWN TO ONLY ONE DAY'S FOOD SUP [...]
1992-11-30 09:18:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2532 CYGOOL: HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA-
[...] (LOU) THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS ON SPECIFIC AND GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA (B-H). ON OCTOBER 27, THE EMBASSY RECEIVED AN EIGHT-PAGE LETTER IN CROATIAN, ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT BUSH, FROM SAID MUMINOVIC, A MUSLIM REFUGEE FROM BRCKO, BOSNIA. IN THE LETTER, MU [...]
1992-11-30 15:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB2544 CYGOOL: HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA-
[...] (U) THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS ON SPECIFIC AND GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA (B-H) BASED ON PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH THE SUBJECTS NAMED. THE SUBJECT IN THIS REPORT AGREED TO SPEAK ONLY AFTER RECEIVING ASSURANCES THAT HIS NAME WOULD NOT/NOT BE USED PUBLICLY FOR [...]
1992-12-01 10:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB2586 CGY001: THE UGLY VIRUS OF MORAL SYMMETRY -
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. --------------- SUMMARY COMMENT --------------- 2. WE ARE FRANKLY APPALLED BY THE THRICE-REPEATED CLAIM IN REF A THAT THE EVENTS IN AND AROUND PROZOR OVER 6 WEEKS AGO CONSTITUTE HARD EVIDENCE OF PAST AND LIKELY FUTURE CROATIAN ETHNIC CLEANSING IN BOSNIA. F [...]
1992-12-03 15:53:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB2621 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE DEC 8, 1992
[...] CROATIAN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP CALLS FOR MORE ACTION. TAX EVADERS TO BE THE TARGET OF ZAGREB'S NEW FINANCIAL POLICE. SERBIAN LEADER IN CROATIA CALLS FOR TOUGHER UN MANDATE. OSIJEK CITY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN RETALIATES AGAINST CRITICAL NEWS STORY. B-H PRESIDENT IZETBEGOVIC CONTINUES TALKS WITH CRO [...]
1992-12-08 16:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2783 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE DEC 21, 1992
[...] FORMER FSO SAYS CROATIA WILL HAVE TO USE FORCE TO REGAIN OCCUPIED TERRITORY. 1,115 CHILDREN FROM B-H GO TO LIBYA TO STUDY AS PARLIAMENTARY GROUP VISITS WITH GHADAFFI. HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP REPORTS 30,000 WOMEN RAPED IN B-H WHILE 50,000 ARE STILL HELD IN PRISON CAMPS. MANJACA PRISON CAMP CLOS [...]
1992-12-21 16:58:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MOPS PREL PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2828 CGYOO1: WAR CRIMES COMMISSION REQUEST
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 02828 281435Z 2. IZETBEGOVIC FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR HAJRUDIN SOMUN HAS PASSED TO US A VIDEOTAPE DEALING WITH THE SITUATION IN B-H AND REPORTED WAR CRIMES. TH [...]
1992-12-28 14:28:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL HR BK SR
92ZAGREB2829 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE DEC 28, 1992
[...] NOISEMAKERS RESOUND THROUGHOUT ZAGREB OVER THE HOLIDAY. 130,000 DEAD IN WAR BY BOSNIAN COUNT. B-H BATTLES RAGE ON OVER WEEKEND. LASIC IS NEW CROAT REP ON B-H PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL. CANADIANS RETREAT FROM B-H. GERMAN AF CHIEF FLIES IN TO REVIEW SOLDIERS. RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO SECT [...]
1992-12-28 14:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM HR BK CA RS GM
92ZAGREB2856 NBC "TODAY" REQUEST TO INTERVIEW CHARGE
[...] NBC "TODAY" SHOW REPORTER/PRODUCER MURIEL RUBINE IS IN CROATIA PREPARING A PIECE ON ATROCITIES IN BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA, FOCUSSED HEAVILY ON THE WIDELY- PUBLICIZED REPORTS OF MASS RAPE. SHE HAS BEEN INTERVIEWING VICTIMS, WITNESSES, AND CROATIAN AND BOSNIAN ACTIVISTS ON THIS ISSUE. SHE HAS ASKE [...]
1992-12-31 10:47:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC HR BK
92ZAGREB2862 CGYOOL: BANJA LUKA -- SERBIAN HARASSMENT
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. AN EXPATRIATE STAFFER FROM UNHCR'S BANJA LUKA OFFICE (STRICTLY PROTECT) DESCRIBED FOR US THE WORSENING SITUATION IN NORTHWEST BOSNIA DEC. 30. THE UNHCR STAFFER SAID THE LOCAL SERBIAN FORCES HAD INTENSIFIED THEIR HARASSMENT OF BOTH [...]
1992-12-31 18:30:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM MASS HR BK
92ZAGREB2863 1992 CROATIA HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT -- EMBASSY
[...] LIMITED OFFICIAL USE -- ENTIRE TEXT. ----------------------------------------- GENERAL COMMENTS ON DEPARTMENT'S RE-DRAFT ----------------------------------------- LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 02 ZAGREB 02863 01 OF 08 [...]
1992-12-31 18:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB KSPR HR BK
92ZAGREB692 MAY 04 APPEAL FOR ACTION BY CROATIAN
[...] CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SEPAROVIC CALLED IN THE CONSULAR/DIPLOMATIC CORPS LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON (MAY 05) TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WHICH WAS AGREED TO DURING THE PREVIOUS DAYS CABINET MEETING AND IS SIGNED BY PRIME MINISTER GREGURIC. IT CALLS ON THE WORLD TO TAKE AGGRESSIVE ACT [...]
1992-05-06 12:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM HR BK
94ZAGREB1155 WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL -- INTERVIEWING
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. WE WELCOME THE REFUGEE-INTERVIEWING TEAM'S PROPOSED VISIT TO CROATIA. CONTROL OFFICER FOR THE VISIT WILL BE REFCOORD ERIC WHITAKER -- (0) 385-41-444-800, EXT. 63; (H) 385-41-337-736. 3. THE DATES SCHEDULED FOR THE TEAM'S BRIEF STOP IN CROATIA INCLUDE [...]
1994-03-22 17:53:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BK HR
94ZAGREB118 TFSROL: ZAGREB UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES
[...] ON JANUARY 6 UNPROFOR TROOPS WERE PERMITTED TO EXHUME A MASS GRAVE NEAR KRIZANCEVO (NEAR VITEZ, CENTRAL B-H). BRITISH UNPROFOR ELEMENTS INVESTIGATING THE SITUATION THERE ON DECEMBER 29 WERE FORCED TO WITHDRAW AFTER ENCOUNTERING HEAVY FIRE FROM B-H ARMY POSITIONS. 2. ON JANUARY 8, AFTER [...]
1994-01-11 16:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV HR BK
94ZAGREB1217 THE NEST OF EVIL: SERBS INTENSIFY ATROCITIES IN
[...] THE USE OF EXTREME VIOLENCE AGAINST NON-SERBS REMAINING IN THE BANJA LUKA AREA OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA HAS ACCELERATED IN RECENT WEEKS. RECENT ARRIVALS FROM THE REGION HAVE PROVIDED NUMEROUS EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF EGREGIOUS EXAMPLES OF ETHNIC CLEANSING OF THE NON-SERBIAN POPULATION. THESE INCL [...]
1994-03-25 18:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MOPS PINS PREL PREF BK HR
94ZAGREB1372TFSROL: OFDA DART SITREP NO. 70
[...] UPCOMING DART TRAVEL IN B-H. WFP REPORTED RECORD FOOD DELIVERIES DURING MARCH. UNHCR RESUMES CONVOYS THROUGH SERB-HELD TERRITORY. CONVOYS TO SELECTED AREAS, MARCH 25 - 31. CONVOY INCIDENTS APRIL 1 - 5. SUCCESSFUL CONVOYS APRIL 1 - 5. AIRLIFTS TO SARAJEVO APRIL 1 - 5. OPERATION PROVIDE P [...]
1994-04-06 16:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF AORC EAID PHUM HR BK
94ZAGREB1634TFSROL: DART FIELD OFFICER'S VISIT WITH
[...] ON APRIL 5, DART/ZAGREB FIELD OFFICER HAD AN INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE MEETING WITH MR. FUAD DIDIC, MINISTER OF COORDINATION AND FIELD AFFAIRS IN ZENICA FOR THE BOSNIAN GOVERNMENT. HE IS THE SENIOR GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE REGION. FORMERLY A PROFESSOR OF MARXIST PHILOSOPHY AT THE [...]
1994-04-25 11:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF AORC EAID PHUM HR BK
94ZAGREB176 A/S SHATTUCK AND CROATIAN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] IN AN EXTRAORDINARILY INFORMATIVE AND SOMETIMES EMOTIONAL JANUARY 7 MEETING HOSTED BY AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH, HA A/S SHATTUCK AND LEADING HUMAN RIGHTS SPOKESMEN IN CROATIA DISCUSSED WHAT A/S SHATTUCK CALLED "THE HUMAN RIGHTS CATASTROPHE" IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA. IN A BROAD-RANGING CONVERSATIO [...]
1994-01-13 18:47:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM HR BK
94ZAGREB23 WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL: CROATIAN RESPONSE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. AS REQUESTED IN REFTEL, AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH CALLED ON FOREIGN MINISTER GRANIC JANUARY 13 TO DISCUSS ASSISTANCE TO THE PROSECUTOR FOR THE WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL. HE LEFT A COPY OF THE TALKING POINTS IN THE REFTEL. 3. THE AMBASSADOR STRESSED THE NEED FOR [...]
1994-01-03 18:34:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL MOPS HR BK
94ZAGREB2371 AMBASSADOR RAISES WAR CRIMES, REFUGEE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING A MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TUDJMAN, DEFMIN SUSAK, AND DEPUTY FM SANADER, ON OTHER SUBJECTS (SEPTEL),AMB. GALBRAITH MADE TWO OTHER POINTS: ----------------------------------------- CRIMINAL ACTS OF CROATIAN OCCUPYING TROOPS -------------------------- [...]
1994-06-20 15:36:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF HR BK
94ZAGREB335 TFSROL: AMB. ALBRIGHT TELLS TUDJMAN MORE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. IN A JANUARY 6 MEETING PRESIDENT TUDJMAN THANKED AMBASSADOR ALBRIGHT FOR U.S. SUPPORT FOR CROATIA'S CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00335 01 OF 06 251811Z TE [...]
1994-01-25 19:10:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF HR BK
94ZAGREB42 TFSROL: BOBAN DENIED VISA TO AUSTRALIA;
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. IN A JANUARY 4 MEETING FOREIGN MINISTER MATE CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00042 041835Z GRANIC TOLD AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH THAT THE PLANNED "LONG VACATION" TO AUSTRALIA BY THE "PRESIDENT [...]
1994-01-04 18:28:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR BK
94ZAGREB467TFSROL: THE MEDIA WAR: CROAT-MUSLIM
[...] (U) THIS EMBASSY CONTINUES TO NOTE THE ROLE OF THE LOCAL MEDIA IN HEIGHTENING ETHNIC TENSIONS. GOVERNMENT OWNED AND CONTROLLED CROATIAN TV (HTV) ON SATURDAY, JAN. 29, BROADCAST TWO UNSCHEDULED DOCUMENTARIES BACK-TO-BACK IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EVENING NEWS. THE FIRST WAS A TWENTY MINUTE FILM [...]
1994-02-02 16:20:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM HR BK
94ZAGREB513 CROATIAN WEEKLY LISTS ALLEGED B-H ARMY
[...] THE SEMI-INDEPENDENT SPLIT-BASED WEEKLY "NEDELJNA DALMACIJA" ON JAN 5 PUBLISHED A LENGTHY PIECE BY RESPECTED FREELANCER MARIO MARUSIC ON THE THREAT FACED BY BOSNIAN CROATS FROM B-H ARMY OR ALLIED FORCES. MARUSIC DECRIES THE PAUCITY OF ATTENTION TO ATROCITIES SUFFERED BY BOSNIAN CROATS WHILE [...]
1994-02-04 19:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MOPS HR BK
94ZAGREB82 TSFROL: UNPROFOR FORCE COMMANDER GEN. COT'S
[...] IN A JAN 5 ZAGREB BRIEFING CHAIRED BY UNSYG SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE AKASHI, UNPROFOR FORCE COMMANDER GENERAL COT BRIEFED AMBASSADORS ALBRIGHT AND GALBRAITH, ASSTSEC SHATTUCK, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ALBRIGHT DELEGATION ON LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED [...]
1994-01-07 16:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF EAID MOPS HR BK
94ZAGREB827TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN B-H:
[...] (U) THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF INTERVIEWS OF WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BY A DART/ZAGREB FIELD REP AND AN AMCIT IRC REP WHILE THEY WERE IN THE AREA ASSESSING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE NEEDS. THIS REPORT NAMES VICTIMS AND, IN SOME C [...]
1994-02-28 16:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF HR BK
94ZAGREB872TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN B-H:
[...] (U) THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF INTERVIEWS WITH WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA, BY A DART/ZAGREB FIELD REP AND AN AMCIT IRC REP WHILE THEY WERE IN THE AREA ASSESSING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE NEEDS. ------------------- WITNESS INFORMATION -- [...]
1994-03-02 16:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF HR BK
94ZAGREB903 TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN B-H:
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS (REFTELS) OF INTERVIEWS WITH WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00930 01 OF 05 071400Z BY A DAR [...]
1994-03-07 13:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MOPS HR BK
94ZAGREB919TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN B-H:
[...] (U) THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF INTERVIEWS OF WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BY A DART/ZAGREB FIELD REP AND AN AMCIT IRC REP WHILE THEY WERE IN THE AREA ASSESSING HUMANITARIAN NEEDS. THIS REPORT NAMES VICTIMS AND, IN SOME CASES, PERPETRATOR [...]
1994-03-04 17:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF HR BK
94ZAGREB941 TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN B-H:
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF INTERVIEWS WITH WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00941 01 OF 03 081032Z IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA, BY A DART/ZAGREB FI [...]
1994-03-08 10:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MOPS HR BK
94ZAGREB945 TFSROL: SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN B-H:
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THIS IS ONE OF A SERIES OF REPORTS OF INTERVIEWS (REFTELS) WITH WAR CRIMES VICTIMS CONDUCTED IN LATE 1993 IN MAOCA, BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA, BY A DART/ZAGREB LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00945 01 OF 03 [...]
1994-03-08 11:38:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MOPS HR BK
95ZAGREB1090 BANJA LUKA MUSLIM LEADERS ARRESTED FOR
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 7. 2. (U) IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, OVER TEN OF THE MOST PROMINENT MUSLIM COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE BANJA LUKA REGION HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AT THEIR MERHAMET OFFICES AND IN THEIR HOMES BY SERB MILITARY AUTHORITIES. THE DETAINED INCLUDED NIJAZ KARASELIMOVIC, [...]
1995-03-10 16:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF BK HR
95ZAGREB1681 OFDA DART/ZAGREB SITREP NO. 76
[...] UNHCR SUSPENDED CONVOY OPERATION ON APR 24 - 25 AS A SECURITY PRECAUTION. WORKING GROUP IN ANCONA DISCUSSES CONDITIONS FOR RESUMPTION OF AIRLIFT. UNHCR BUDGET CUTS ADVERSELY AFFECTS OFDA GRANTEE. FOR APRIL 24 - 25: CONVOY INCIDENTS; UNHCR SUCCESSFUL CONVOY DELIVERIES; UNHCR SARAJEVO AIRLIF [...]
1995-04-26 18:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM HR AORC BK
95ZAGREB1822 AKASHI SAYS TENSION LOWER IN "RSK"; DEFENDS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL/NOFORN - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. AT A MAY 10 MEETING AT UN HQ IN ZAGREB, UNSYG SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE YASUSHI AKASHI TOLD AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH THAT "RSK PRESIDENT" MILAN MARTIC APPEARED TO HAVE A "FIRMER GRIP ON REALITY" DURING THEIR DISCUSSIONS THE PREVLOU [...]
1995-05-11 17:10:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMOPS HR BK
95ZAGREB3309 CODEL KERREY/WARNER PART TWO: VISIT TO KNIN
[...] SENATORS WARNER AND KERREY WERE BRIEFED IN KNIN IN THE UN COMPOUND BY LOCAL UNCRO MILITARY OFFICERS AND OBSERVERS, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER, THE EC MONITORING MISSION AND UNHCR. THE UN AND ECMM ASSESSMENTS OF THE ATTACK AND AFTERMATH OF THE HV'S "OPERATION STORM" WERE BL [...]
1995-08-30 15:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF MOPS HR BK
95ZAGREB3944 REFUGEES FROM VELIKA KLADUSA - SLOW PROGRESS ON
[...] TALKS WERE HELD OCTOBER 6-8 BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE B-H, CROATIAN, AND TURKISH GOVERNMENTS TO ESTABLISH THE FRAMEWORK FOR A TRILATERAL ENTITY THAT WOULD MONITOR THE RIGHTS OF REFUGEES (ABDIC SUPPORTERS) WHO RETURN FROM CROATIA TO THE VELIKA KLADUSA AREA. TURKISH DELEGATION HAS RETURNED TO [...]
1995-10-10 13:30:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM BK HR TU
95ZAGREB4592 THE ART OF EDITING: CROATIAN TELEVISION FAILS
[...] ALTHOUGH THE WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL'S INDICTMENT OF SIX BOSNIAN CROATS WAS NOT BIG NEWS IN THIS COUNTRY, THE NAMING OF ONE OF THEM, TIHOMIR BLASKIC, THE NEXT DAY TO A HIGH POSITION IN THE CROATIAN ARMY WAS. BY DAY THREE, HOWEVER, THE CROATIAN MEDIA -- THANKS, NO DOUBT, TO THE HIDDEN HAND OF POL [...]
1995-11-16 15:21:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDHR BK SR PREL PHUM
95ZAGREB470 OFDA DART/ZAGREB SITREP NO. 43
[...] FAO RECEIVES 3.5 MILLION ECUS FROM ECHO FOR SPRING SEED PROGRAM. CROATIAN AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO BLOCK FUEL DELIVERIES FOR SERB-HELD TERRITORY. KRAJINA SERBS GRANT CLEARANCE ONLY ONCE A WEEK FOR CONVOYS TO BIHAC POCKET. UNHCR RESTARTS FUEL DELIVERIES UNDER INA CONTRACT. POLICY IN MOSTAR [...]
1995-02-02 13:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF AORC EAID PHUM HR BK
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