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02KINSHASA876	UPDATE ON LAURENT KABILA ASSASSINATION TRIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE LAURENT KABILA ASSASSINATION TRIAL BEFORE A MILITARY TRIBUNAL BEGAN APRIL 3 IN A PUBLIC COURTROOM. CURRENTLY, THE WITNESSES AND SOME DEFENDANTS (SUCH AS EDDY KAPEND, FORMER AIDE-DE-CAMP TO KABILA AND ALLEGED COUP-PLOTTER) ARE TESTIFYING ON THEIR ROLES IN THE EVENTS IMMEDIATELY [...]	2002-04-12 14:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KJUS CG

02LAGOS146	SOUTHERN SECESSION UNLIKELY DESPITE TENSIONS [...] (C) Summary. While electoral divisions are under growing media scrutiny, most southern political analysts privately acknowledge that fears of imminent secessionism are unfounded at present. Though some disgruntled groups demand the creation of their own state within the federation, most do no [...]	2002-12-07 11:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KDEM ECON PINR NI
02LAGOS76	SOUTHERN SECESSION UNLIKELY DESPITE TENSIONS [...] (C) Summary. While electoral divisions are under growing media scrutiny, most southern political analysts privately acknowledge that fears of imminent secessionism are unfounded at present. Though some disgruntled groups demand the creation of their own state within the federation, most do no [...]	2002-12-07 11:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON NI PBTS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
02MILAN338	QADHAFI'S SON ON ITALY-LIBYA RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY: SEIF QADHAFI, SON OF LIBYAN LEADER MUAMMOR QADHAFI, SPOKE AT ISPI (INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS) IN MILAN, JUNE 10 ON "LIBYA AND ITALY: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ISSUES WITHIN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA." SEIF QADHAFI, WHO WAS INTRODUCED AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE "LIBYAN [...]	2002-06-12 15:05:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PINR PINS PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN ECON
02RANGOON1159	NLD "UNCLES" APPRECIATE CONTINUED U.S. SUPPORT [...] (C) National League for Democracy Central Executive Committee members ("the uncles") told Chief of Mission on September 9 that they appreciate continued U.S. support for their party and encourage increased pressure on the regime for democratic change. COM Martinez agreed with the uncles that [...]	2002-09-10 07:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM NLD
02RANGOON1254	STRONG ETHNIC SHOWING AT NLD'S 14TH ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Amidst strong support from Western diplomats and ethnic representatives the NLD celebrated its 14th anniversary on September 27 in downtown Rangoon. NLD leaders called for the SPDC to enter into dialogue without delay for the benefit of the country. An array of leaders from e [...]	2002-09-27 10:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM NLD
02RANGOON1277	UPDATE ON RECENT ARRESTS IN RANGOON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THIRTY PEOPLE, INCLUDING SEVERAL RELATIVELY WELL-KNOWN POLITICAL ACTIVISTS AND AT LEAST ONE FORMER NLD MEMBER, WERE ARRESTED IN RANGOON ON SEPTEMBER 25. IT IS NOT CLEAR YET WHAT CHARGES HAVE BEEN BROUGHT AGAINST THE THIRTY. THERE ARE HINTS, HOWEVER, THAT THESE ARRESTS MAY BE P [...]	2002-10-02 04:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINS BM
02RANGOON1291	BURMESE GOVERNMENT REPORTS TO THE USG ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB is prepared to act on human trafficking, but has not put together programs that will fully treat the problem. In a report presented to the Embassy in August, the GOB acknowledges the problem facing Burma and lays out the legislative, enforcement, training, and preventi [...]	2002-10-04 08:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG BM
02RANGOON1292	BURMA: BREADBASKET AND BASKET CASE [...] (C) Summary: Persistent reports of unrest at food warehouses and distribution points in Burma suggest the government ration system may be breaking down. If true, then food problems will only become worse for Burma's poorest in coming months as inflation accelerates, the kyat continues its fre [...]	2002-10-04 09:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PHUM BM
02RANGOON1293	DOWNER PUSHES REFORM DURING VISIT TO RANGOON [...] (C) Summary: Australian Foreign Minister Downer told Than Shwe and Khin Nyunt that the GOB should move convincingly to open a political dialogue with the NLD "within the next one to two weeks." He also urged the government to free all political prisoners. Khin Nyunt replied that he "fully su [...]	2002-10-04 10:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AU BM
02RANGOON1304	BURMESE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE SHAN RAPE CASES [...] (C) Summary: The GOB is continuing its investigation of the Shan rape cases. According to Brigadier General Kyaw Thein, a national intelligence team has investigated the first 71 of the 173 cases cited in the License to Rape report and so far found evidence of rape in five cases. The other [...]	2002-10-08 08:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM BM
02RANGOON1343	LATEST GOB REPORT ON SHAN RAPES FINDS FIVE OUT OF [...] (U) Summary: On October 16, the GOB presented results of its latest investigation of the allegations contained in the Shan Human Rights Foundation's "Licence to Rape." The GOB claims that it has now re-investigated all 173 cases and found that only five cases bear even any "similarity" to th [...]	2002-10-16 10:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM BM TH
02RANGOON1354	SR PINHEIRO WILL INSIST GOB AGREE TO INVESTIGATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNSR PINHEIRO BRIEFED EU, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVES ON HIS PLANS OR HIS VISIT TO BURMA AND OUTLINED THREE OPTIONS: -- PLAN A - A JOINT INVESTIGATION BY SPDC, NLD AND ETHNIC REPRESENTATIVES (ALL AGREED THIS IS A NON-STARTER) -- PLAN B - AN INVESTIGATION BY I [...]	2002-10-18 10:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL BM
02RANGOON1378	SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR PINHEIRO BRIEFS DIPLOMATS ON VISIT [...] (C) Summary: At an October 28 briefing, UN Special Rapporteur Pinheiro told diplomats in Rangoon that during his 12-day visit to Burma he strongly encouraged the SPDC to address continuing human rights abuses. He also encouraged the international community to implement programs that will pro [...]	2002-10-28 09:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM
02RANGOON1387	NLD EXPANDS RESIDUAL PARLIAMENTARY BODY [...] (SBU) On October 23 the Committee Representing the Peoples, Parliament (CRPP) announced that it was appointing four new ethnic members and inviting other political parties to join. The CRPP was created by the NLD and ethnic parties in September 1998 to represent the Parliament that was elect [...]	2002-10-29 08:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM NLD
02RANGOON1418	NLD STATUS REPORT: SIX MONTHS AFTER ASSK'S RELEASE [...] (SBU) Summary: Almost six months after her release from house detention, ASSK continues with a disciplined, non-confrontational strategy to rebuild her political forces while attempting to draw the regime into dialogue on national reconciliation. She has succeeded in reviving NLD leadership [...]	2002-11-04 09:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BM ASSK NLD
02RANGOON1486	THE ILO: SLOWLY ESTABLISHING A WORKING PRESENCE IN [...] (C) Summary: The new ILO liaison officer in Rangoon met with Secretary One General Khin Nyunt this week and received assurances that the SPDC would work with the ILO to address problems with forced labor. She was also told that she can travel freely anywhere she wants in Burma. These assura [...]	2002-11-18 09:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PREL BM
02RANGOON1510	GOB RELEASES 115 POLITICAL PRISONERS [...] (C) Summary: The GOB released another 115 political prisoners on November 21. The NLD has received the names of 50 NLD members who were released as well as one other who military intelligence mistakenly identified as an NLD member. ICRC received all 115 names. This brings the total number [...]	2002-11-22 08:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BM NLD
02RANGOON1570	ONLY 75 OF 115 POLITICAL PRISONERS RELEASED [...] (C) On November 19, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) announced the release of 115 political prisoners, and the UN Secretary General immediately welcomed the announcement. As of December 10, however, it appears that only 75 of these 115 political prisoners have been released. N [...]	2002-12-10 08:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM BM NLD
02RANGOON1585	KACHIN JADE MINING: THE ROAD TO RICHES AND RUIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Jade mining and smuggling are big business in Kachin State. Concession sales provide revenue for both the government and the Kachin ethnic cease-fire groups. However, little trickles down to the average citizen. End summary. Jade Mining Ain't What it Used to Be 2. (SBU) [...]	2002-12-12 06:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON PHUM BM
02RANGOON1587	USDA TO IMPLEMENT SENIOR GENERAL,S PLAN [...] Summary: The Union Solidarity Development Association (USDA) finally held its annual general meeting on November 15, about two months after it was initially expected. Apparently Senior General Than Shwe had to overcome resistence by some members before the event could be staged. The strong rh [...]	2002-12-12 09:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINS BM
02RANGOON1616	WAR AND PEACE IN KAREN STATE [...] (U) Summary: In a recent visit to the small border town of Myawaddy in eastern Karen State, Poloff found some residual conflict between regime forces and Karen National Union (KNU) forces. Although the KNU appears to have been reduced to hit and run, guerilla-type attacks, the rugged mounta [...]	2002-12-17 07:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM
02RANGOON1628	ICRC ACTIVE IN KAREN STATE BUT STILL SEEKING ACCESS [...] (C) Summary: On a recent visit to Karen State, Poloff was told by an International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) representative that the agency is making progress on establishing a meaningful presence in the area. While progress has been slow, the ICRC has had some success in providing [...]	2002-12-19 08:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM
02RANGOON1633	AUTHORITIES ATTEMPT TO BLOCK ASSK IN RAKHINE STATE [...] (C) Summary: Authorities have attempted to block citizens from greeting Aung San Suu Kyi over the last four days as she toured Rakhine State in western Burma. ASSK has commended those who have turned out for their bravery and scolded authorities for threatening instead of serving the people [...]	2002-12-20 09:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM ASSK
02RANGOON916	REGIME RELEASES 32 POLITICAL PRISONERS [...] (SBU) Summary: The regime announced yesterday that it had released 32 political prisoners; 14 NLD members and 18 others, mostly students. The NLD was told of only 24 releases, its 14 members and 10 students the regime said were arrested for supporting NLD activities. Despite the discrepanc [...]	2002-07-29 11:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM NLD
02ROME1196	AS PREDICTED, ITALYâ€™S HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: AS POST PREDICTED, THE U.S. COUNTRY REPORT FOR ITALY PROVIDED IMMEDIATE GRIST FOR DOMESTIC POLITICAL MILLS. PAPERS POUNCED ON THE REPORT TO TRUMPET "HUMAN RIGHTS: U.S. "˜FLUNKS' ITALY;" "POLICE ABUSES IN ITALY;" AND ESPECIALLY "MISTREATMENT OF DETAINEES" BY THE ITALIAN POLICE DURING G [...]	2002-03-07 10:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM OPRC IT HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME1393	ALBANIAN PM MAJKO'S MEETING WITH PM BERLUSCONI: [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 12, ALBANIAN AMBASSADOR TO ITALY PELLUMB XHUFI GAVE POLITICAL MINISTER-COUNSELOR TOM COUNTRYMAN AND POLOFF JIM DONEGAN A READOUT ON ALBANIAN PRIME MINISTER PANDELI MAJKO'S MARCH 6 MEETING IN ROME WITH PM BERLUSCONI. ACCORDING TO XHUFI, THE MEETINGS FOCUSED ON TWO ISSU [...]	2002-03-19 11:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AL ENRG IT PHUM PREF PREL
02ROME1511	ITALY ON ZIMBABWE: PEER PRESSURE BEST HOPE FOR [...] (C) MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHERN AFRICAN AFFAIRS REPLIED TO OUR RECENT DEMARCHE AND LETTER ON ZIMBABWE. THE GOI SHARES THE EU POINT OF VIEW THAT CONDEMNATIONS AND SANCTIONS ARE NECESSARY. HOWEVER, MARINI BELIEVES THAT THEY WILL PROBABLY PROVE INSUFFICIENT TO FORCE CHANGE. THE ROLE [...]	2002-03-25 15:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETTC OPDC SA ZI IT SADC
02ROME1516	ITALIAN SCIENTOLOGIST REQUESTS (FURTHER) USG HELP [...] (C) A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY IN ITALY VISITED US 3/25, SEEKING FURTHER USG HELP IN BEHALF OF TWO SCIENTOLOGY MEMBERS CURRENTLY IMPRISONED IN EGYPT. HE HOPED FURTHER USG HELP WOULD BE DECISIVE AND SWAY GOE AUTHORITIES TO DEPORT THE TWO. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) FABIO AMIC [...]	2002-03-26 09:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM KPAL EG IS IT UN
02ROME1556	58TH UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS: ITALIAN VIEWS [...] (SBU) IN THE ABSENCE OF OFFICE HEAD COUNSELOR EMANUELE PIGNATELLI IN GENEVA, POLOFF DISCUSSED REF A DEMARCHE POINTS 3/19 WITH MFA OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNSELOR ALBERTO CECCARELLI. ON SAME DAY (3/26) AMBASSADOR MET WITH MFA SECRETARY GENERAL GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI (SEPTEL),POLOFF SIPDIS [...]	2002-03-27 15:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AORC IT UNHRC HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME1557	ITALIAN VIEWS ON CHINA RESOLUTION AT UNCHR [...] (SBU) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL TALKING POINTS MARCH 21 TO MFA OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNSELOR ALBERTO CECCARELLI. DRAWING ON POINTS REFTEL, THE AMBASSADOR WROTE MFA SECRETARY GENERAL GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI MARCH 22, FOLLOWING-UP WITH A CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 015 [...]	2002-03-27 15:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IT UNHRC HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME1644	AFGHANISTAN: ZAHIR SHAH'S FUTURE PLANS, CLOSING [...] (C) ON A MARCH 11-12 VISIT TO ROME, SA/PAB DEPUTY DIRECTOR STEVE MCGANN MET WITH MFA OFFICIALS, REPRESENTATIVES OF FORMER AFGHAN KING ZAHIR SHAH, AND ZAHIR SHAH HIMSELF. MCGANN AND SA/PD DEPUTY DIRECTOR SUSAN HOVANEC CLOSED OUT AN ESF GRANT OFFERED TO THE KING'S ASSOCIATION TO PROMOTE THE EM [...]	2002-04-03 06:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV EAID AF IT AFGHANISTAN
02ROME1649	(C) ITALY: LUKEWARM SUPPORT FOR PROJECT VARELA [...] (U) POLOFF DELIVERED REF A DEMARCHE MARCH 26 TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 01649 031054Z AMBASSADOR NICCOLO' GORETTI DE FLAMINI, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. GORETTI IS A FORMER AMBASSADOR TO NICARAGUA. 2. (C) ACCORDING T [...]	2002-04-03 10:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU IT UNHRC
02ROME1769	UNCHR: ITALIANS EXPECT INCREASED U.S. EFFORT TO [...] (C) MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR GIANCARLO ARAGONA IS SCHEDULED TO MEET YOU 4/11, AFTER ARRIVING IN WASHINGTON 4/10. ARAGONA'S ROLE WAS INSTRUMENTAL, IF NOT DECISIVE, IN THE GOI'S DECISION TO POSTPONE ITS UNCHR CANDIDACY AND THEREBY MAKE WAY FOR THE U.S. TO RETURN TO THE COMMISSION IN 2003. ALTHOUG [...]	2002-04-09 13:29:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IT US UNHRC
02ROME1818	SICHAN SIV ROME MEETINGS CONCERNING UNGASS ON [...] (SBU) ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFFS, AMBASSADOR TO THE UN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 01818 111403Z ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SICHAN SIV AND L/HRR MICHAEL DENNIS MET 4/10 WITH OFFICIALS FROM THE MINISTRIES OF LABOR/WELFARE AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO DISCUSS ISSUES BEFOR [...]	2002-04-11 13:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI IT EUN UNICEF UN
02ROME1982	UN INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE STATEMENT ON [...] THE UN'S INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE (IASC),WHICH MET IN ROME APRIL 9-10, EXPRESSED ITS CONCERN THAT A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES WITHIN SOUTHERN AFRICA WILL REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN 2002. THE PRESENT FOOD SECURITY SITUATION IN THE REGION IS ADJUDGED THE WORST [...]	2002-04-23 06:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF PHUM WFP UN UNSC
02ROME241	BERLUSCONI,S FOREIGN POLICY ADDRESS: ITALY REMAINS STRONGLY IN EUROPE, BUT THINKS OF NATIONAL INTERESTS [...] (C) IN HIS JANUARY 14 FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH BEFORE PARLIAMENT, PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI AGAIN EMPHASIZED ITALY'S SOLID SUPPORT FOR AND COMMITMENT TO REMAIN WITHIN EUROPE. HE COMMENDED THE EURO AND REAFFIRMED THAT ITALY'S FOREIGN POLICY WOULD NOT EXPERIENCE A SEA CHANGE DURING HIS TIME AT T [...]	2002-01-15 17:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EU IT ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME2982	DRC PRESIDENT KABILA SUPPORTS NEW REWARDS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. DRC PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA SAID THE NEW REWARDS FOR JUSTICE IN RWANDA PROGRAM (REFTEL) HAS 100 PERCENT OF HIS PERSONAL SUPPORT, AS WELL AS THAT OF THE GOVERNMENT, BUT HE ADDED THAT THE PROGRAM MUST LEAD TO RWANDA'S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE DRC OR IT WON'T SUCCEED. END SUMMARY. 2 [...]	2002-06-19 08:20:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KJUS CG CF RW IT ICTR
02ROME2990	PRESIDENT KAGAME SUPPORTS REWARDS FOR JUSTICE IN RWANDA INITIATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR WAR CRIMES ISSUES PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER AND NSC SR. DIRECTOR DR. JENDAYI FRAZER DISCUSSED WITH RWANDAN PRESIDENT PAUL KAGAME ON JUNE 13 THE LAUNCHING OF AN AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN TO APPREHEND PERSONS INDICTED FOR GENOCIDE BY THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNA [...]	2002-06-19 10:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KJUS RW
02ROME3119	APPREHENDING GENOCIDAIRES IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE [...] (U) AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR WAR CRIMES ISSUES PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER AND SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND NSC SR. DIRECTOR FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS DR. JENDAYI FRAZER MET WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (ROC),DENIS SASSOU-NGUESSO, ON JUNE 13 IN ROME, WHERE HE WAS ATTENDING A [...]	2002-06-25 15:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KJUS KAWC CG CF RW IT ICTR
02ROME3175	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT - ITALY FACTUAL UPDATE [...] (U) PER INSTRUCTIONS (REF A),EMBASSY ROME SUBMITS TWO FACTUAL UPDATES TO ITS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED (REF B) 2002 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM (IRF) REPORT. BOTH UPDATES INVOLVE SECTION II ("STATUS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM"),SUBSECTION "LEGAL/POLICY FRAMEWORK." 2. (SBU) 1ST FACTUAL UPDATE: [...]	2002-06-28 06:58:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF IT EUN
02ROME3534	NGOS AFFILIATED WITH THE UN: SECTION 102 [...] SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, THE U.S. MISSION/ROME HAS OBTAINED LISTS OF NGOS AFFILIATED WITH THE U.N. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO),THE WORLD FOOD UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03534 171134Z PROGRAM (WFP) AND THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURE [...]	2002-07-17 11:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM SOCI UN FAO WFP
02ROME3564	ITALY ON "FUTURE OF IRAQ" EXPERT WORKING GROUPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOI GENERALLY SUPPORTS OUR "FUTURE OF IRAQ" WORKING GROUPS PROPOSAL AND IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN THE AREAS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION. WHILE ITALY VERY MUCH WANTS A DIFFERENT IRAQI GOVERNMENT IN POWER, IT IS CONCERNED ABOUT WHO WILL SUCCEED SADDAM. IN THE [...]	2002-07-18 14:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID ECON PHUM IR IZ IT KWAC
02ROME3647	ITALY FULLY SUPPORTS DRAFT OPTIONAL PROTOCOL ON [...] (C) IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL DEMARCHE, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS EMANUELE PIGNATELLI TOLD POLOFF JULY 23 THAT THE GOI SHARES THE EU POSITION ON THE DRAFT OPTIONAL PROTOCOL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 03647 240902Z ON TORTURE. STATING THAT THE GOI HAS [...]	2002-07-24 09:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IT HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME3672	ITALY WILL GET OUT THE VOTE IN ECOSOC ON CHR CUBA [...] (C) ON JULY 23, IN SEPARATE MEETINGS AT THE MFA, POLOFF PRESENTED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO NICOLO' GORETTI DE FLAMINI AND EMANUELE PIGNATELLI, RESPECTIVELY OFFICE DIRECTORS FOR CENTRAL AMERICA AND FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. PIGNATELLI CONFIRMED THE GOI'S INTENTION TO VOTE FOR THE RESOLUTION AGAIN AND TO [...]	2002-07-25 11:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU IT HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME3934	57TH UNGA: ITALY SHARES U.S. GOALS [...] (C) IN A MEETING WITH THE MFA'S ACTING OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR UN AFFAIRS, MARIO BALDI, POLOFF CONVEYED MESSAGES ON U.S. GOALS FOR THE 57TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA) (REF D) AND ON THE CANDIDACY OF RUTH WEDGWOOD FOR THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE (REF A). BALDI STATED THAT THE GOI SHARED USG G [...]	2002-08-09 13:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PHUM ECON PARM EFIN IT UNGA UN
02ROME4238	ARTICLE 98 AND AFGHANISTAN DEPLOYMENT: [...] (C) CHARGE FOLLOWED UP ARTICLE 98 DEMARCHE (REFS) IN HIS INITIAL CALL ON PRIME (AND FOREIGN) MINISTER BERLUSCONI'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISER, GIANNI CASTELLANETA, AUGUST 30. CASTELLANETA EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE INFORMATION ALREADY PROVIDED, FROM WHICH HE HAD DRAWN IN WORKING OUT THE GOI'S APPR [...]	2002-08-30 16:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IT MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL KICC AFGHANISTAN
02ROME4613	GOI: IF WE SANCTION ZIMBABWE, WHY NOT ERITREA? [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST; PLEASE SEE PARA 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) POLMINCOUNS DELIVERED TO MFA ASSISTANT SECRETARY-EQUIVALENT CABRAS REF A DEMARCHE ENJOINING THE EU SIPDIS NOT TO INVITE ZIMBABWE TO ITS FALL MEETING WITH THE SOUTHERN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY [...]	2002-09-23 15:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PHUM KDEM ZI ER IT SADC
02ROME5355	GOI COMMITTED TO BUT PESSIMISTIC ABOUT EU-CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO A HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS NICOLO' GORETTI SHARED INFORMATION ON HOW THE GOI AND OTHER EU MEMBERS VIEWED CUBA AND THE EU DIALOGUE WITH IT. HE LOCATED ITALY IN A "PRO-ENGAGEMENT" GROUP ALONG WITH OTHER " [...]	2002-10-31 14:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU IT HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME5543	CUBA/UNGA: ITALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO A DEMARCHE ON THE CUBAN ANTI-EMBARGO RESOLUTION, MFA COUNSELOR GORETTI STATED THAT THE GOI WOULD VOTE THE AGREED EU POSITION. HE DISAGREED WITH U.S. POINTS ON THE SCOPE OF THE EMBARGO, ITS IMPLEMENTATIO [...]	2002-11-14 13:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM CU IT UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME5802	CHR-59 LIBYAN CHAIRMANSHIP: ITALIANS CONCERNED [...] ITALY UNDERSTANDS U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT CHR-59'S EFFECTIVENESS UNDER A LIBYAN CHAIR, BUT IS CONCERNED THAT CONTESTING A REGIONAL GROUP'S CONSENSUS CHOICE FOR THE CHAIR WILL SET A BAD PRECEDENT FOR THE COMMISSION'S FUTURE OPERATION, MFA HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE DIRECTOR CALVETTA TOLD US DECEMBER 2. C [...]	2002-12-02 15:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM LY IT UN
02ROME5832	NIGERIA, ZIMBABWE, COTE D'IVOIRE: ITALY, EU [...] (C) SUMMARY. AFRICA DG CABRAS REQUESTED A MEETING WITH POLMINCOUNS TO GET U.S. VIEWS ON THE CRISIS IN NIGERIA AND REVIEW OTHER TIMELY ISSUES. SOME ITALIAN NGOS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE APPLICATION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN NIGERIA, BUT CABRAS AGREED THAT THE GOI'S FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITY MUST [...]	2002-12-04 05:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CI ZI NI IT
02ROME6002	CHR-59 LIBYAN CHAIRMANSHIP: ITALIANS COULD ACCEPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ITALY CONTINUES TO OPPOSE CONFRONTATIONAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 06002 01 OF 02 161821Z TACTICS TO OVERTURN LIBYA'S CHAIRMANSHIP OF CHR-59 THAT COULD DAMAGE THE COMMISSION'S LONGER-TERM VIABILITY OR THAT LEAD PIECEMEAL TO A FORCED VOTE ON THE [...]	2002-12-16 18:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IT LY UN
02ROME6072	CURRENT FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN IRAQ [...] (S) THE CURRENT OIL FOR FOOD (OFF) DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM IN IRAQ DELIVERS FOOD TO ALL IRAQIS. IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 25.8 MILLION BENEFICIARIES RECEIVED A FOOD RATION FROM 49,000 SMALL SHOPS THAT SERVE AS THE DISTRIBUTION SECRET PAGE 03 ROME 06072 01 O [...]	2002-12-19 16:13:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	AORC EAGR EAID KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP
02ROME6075	CHR-59 LIBYAN CHAIRMANSHIP: TRYING TO CONVINCE THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: AS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO GET THE GOI TO RECONSIDER ITS POSITION ON LIBYA'S CANDIDACY FOR THE CHR-59 CHAIRMANSHIP, POL MC REITERATED THE USG RESERVATIONS ABOUT A LIBYAN CHR CHAIRMANSHIP, URGED ITALY TO JOIN THE WEOG CONSENSUS TO ISSUE A LETTER OF CONCERN ABOUT LIBYA'S CANDIDACY, AN [...]	2002-12-19 17:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IT LY UNAUS
02ROME6133	WFP/IRAQ COUNTRY DIRECTOR SHARES THOUGHTS [...] (S) CURRENT RATION CARD SYSTEM IS CUMBERSOME FOR THOSE WHO BECOME DISPLACED, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES MOVEMENT FROM THE SOUTH/CENTRAL TO THE NORTH. U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM SECRET PAGE 03 ROME 06133 01 OF 05 241419Z (WFP) HAS OBTAINED PARTIAL DATABASE [...]	2002-12-24 10:53:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	AORC EAGR EAID KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP
02ROME6134	UNHCR PROFILE: ITALY [...] (C) FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS KEYED TO REFTEL QUESTIONS TO ASSIST IN PREPARATION OF CHR COUNTRY PROFILE FOR ITALY. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 06134 241147Z 2. (C) THE MFA WILL DEVELOP AND COORDINATE ITALY'S POSITIONS ON CHR RESOLUTIONS AND RELATED ISSUES; BUT [...]	2002-12-24 11:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO IT UNHRC
02ROME6153	RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS REGARDING WFP AND FOOD [...] (S) IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS POSED IN REF A, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND THE SECRET PAGE 03 ROME 06153 01 OF 05 301327Z GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ'S (GOI) MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT (MOT) ARE FURTHER DEFINED AS THEY RELATE TO T [...]	2002-12-30 11:37:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	AORC EAGR EAID KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP
02ROME894	COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES FOR 2001 [...] (SBU) SEVERAL POINTS IN THE ITALY CHAPTER OF THE 2001 COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES (HRR) REPRESENT DEPARTURES FROM PREVIOUS PRACTICE. ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE NATURE OF SOME OF THE CHANGES, WHICH MAY BE PERCEIVED AS SIGNIFICANT IN THE CONTEXT OF DOMESTIC ITALIAN POLITICS, WE EXPECT [...]	2002-02-22 10:51:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ELAB KSPR IT HUMAN RIGHTS
02STATE193342	SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH EAST TIMOR PRESIDENT [...] (U) OCTOBER 1, 2002, 1100-1130, SECRETARY'S OUTER OFFICE. 2. (U) PARTICIPANTS: UNITED STATES: SECRETARY POWELL SPOKESMAN RICHARD BOUCHER CHARGE D'AFFAIRES SHARI VILLAROSA EAP DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MATTHEW DALEY S/WCI AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER EXECUTIVE ASSIST [...]	2002-10-03 00:41:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ENRG EAID ID TT
02TEGUCIGALPA2272	HUMAN RIGHTS VERIFICATION FOR JOINT OPERATION WITH A CD [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-08 13:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM PREL HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2523	HONDURAS GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. GOALS FOR [...] EmbOffs have demarched MFA officials several times in August/September on U.S. goals for the 57th UNGA and the GOH will be generally supportive. Post has the following comments about the GOH positions on key issues raised in ref F, in addition to those included in ref E e-mail: -- On counter [...]	2002-09-10 15:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC PHUM ECON OTRA HO UNGA UN
02TEGUCIGALPA2531	A/S REICH ADDRESSES MILITARY ISSUES AND PROMOTES [...] (C) Summary: On August 28 WHA Assistant Secretary Otto Reich visited with Honduran Minister of Defense Federico Breve Travieso and Chief of the Joint Staff General Jose Isaias Barahona. The meeting covered a variety of topics, including the Cerro La Mole radar, border conflicts with Nicaragua [...]	2002-09-10 16:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP PHUM KJUS SNAR PBTS PGOV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2556	TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL RATES HONDURAS AMONG [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 29, Transparency International released its 2002 Corruption Perceptions Index ranking Honduras 71 of 102 countries analyzed. Honduras scored 2.7 on a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being a perfect score) - the same score it received in 2001. The CPI highlighted the fact t [...]	2002-09-11 21:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS KDEM PGOV ECON PHUM HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2746	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY POWELL'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, only in office since January, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda since June as it tries to reconcile its ambitious goal [...]	2002-09-30 17:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV ETRD PTER SNAR PHUM ELAB HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2916	CHILD LABOR IN HONDURAS: INFORMATION FOR THE TRADE [...] Summary. Over the past several months, Labor Attache and other EmbOffs have spoken with government officials, private sector, labor unions, non-governmental organizations, and child advocates regarding the situation of child labor in Honduras. The Embassy has been active in promoting an agend [...]	2002-10-18 23:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI HO USAID
02TEGUCIGALPA2928	PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION PROTESTS COLUMBUS DAY, [...] (U) On October 11 approximately 100 peaceful demonstrators protested outside Embassy Tegucigalpa. The protesters included representatives of the Convergence of Movements of the Peoples of America (COMPA),the public university worker's union (SITRAUNAH),the Civil Council of Indigenous and Po [...]	2002-10-22 23:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL PTER ETRD PHUM SOCI HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2981	HONDURAS ISSUES 2001 CENSUS FIGURES; POPULATION [...] (U) On October 18, National Institute of Statistics (INE) Director Magdalena Garcia presented the numbers from the 2001 census to Acting President Vicente Williams. The last census in Honduras was conducted in 1988 and INE utilized the 1988 statistics during the presentation as a reference poi [...]	2002-10-29 20:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB ECON SOCI PHUM HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2987	POPULAR BLOCK AND TEACHERS DEMONSTRATE VIOLENTLY [...] (U) On October 24-25 several thousand demonstrators that included the loose political alliance known as the Popular Block, the labor union SITRASANAA, secondary teachers (COPEMH),and three Democratic Unification Party (UD) congressmen clashed with police in violent demonstrations that include [...]	2002-10-29 23:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB ETRD PHUM PTER SOCI ASEC HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3017	PEELING A ROTTEN ONION-SUPREME COURT OUSTS ENTIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 23, 2002, in an unprecedented move the Supreme Court suspended all three magistrates of the Court of Appeals. Magistrate Mario Alberto Guzman Zuniga (Guzman) was suspended pending the investigation of allegations that he took a bribe. Guzman supposedly accepted money [...]	2002-11-01 14:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PHUM KCRM HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3142	HONDURAS SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. POSITION ON VENEZUELAN [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on Venezuelan democracy November 18 to MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin. Fortin told PolOff that the GOH did not have any response to the demarche, other than to note that the GOH supported the USG's position on Venezuelan democracy outlined in t [...]	2002-11-19 14:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM HO VE
02TEGUCIGALPA3196	THE LATEST CHAPTER IN THE JUDICIAL TALE: A NEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 5, the Supreme Court of Honduras named a new panel of Court of Appeals magistrates, after having ousted the entire court on October 23 in the midst of allegations of corruption and impropriety. We are providing biographic summaries on the newly appointed Court of Appe [...]	2002-11-07 21:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PREL PINR PGOV PHUM HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3204	HONDURAS PLEDGES TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF OAS SYG [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-22 23:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM HO VE
02TEGUCIGALPA3276	LABOR PROBLEMS AT CHIQUITA: MANAGEMENT BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: Chiquita and its union have begun case-by-case discussions over the contentious issue of alleged absenteeism by a high percentage of its workforce. EmbOffs recently toured Chiquita's plantation and met with both management and labor. EmbOffs urged them to continue dialogue. B [...]	2002-12-03 23:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EINV EAGR ETRD PGOV PHUM HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3320	HUMAN RIGHTS VERIFICATION FOR JOINT OPERATION WITH [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-10 14:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM PREL HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3402	HONDURAS ESTIMATES 700,000 PEOPLE HAVE IMMIGRATED [...] According to the Honduran National Institute of Statistics (INE),more than 700,000 Hondurans have immigrated to the United States from 1970-2000. Others have estimated that between 600,000 - 800,000 Hondurans are in the U.S. illegally with another 100,000 in the U.S. legally. INE estimates t [...]	2002-12-19 21:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB CVIS PHUM ECON PINR HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3429	HERO OF THE WEEK -- INL PROGRAM SIGNLED OUT BY [...] Tegucigalpa's local El Heraldo newspaper singled out the December 18 signing of the INL face sheet amendment as a "hero" of the week. The paper praised the U.S. as Wednesday's hero because the INL program donated 12.7 million lempiras (750K USD) to support the fight against drug trafficking [...]	2002-12-23 22:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL KCRM KJUS PHUM HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3434	CRIME IN HONDURAS VICTIMIZES POLICE AS WELL AS [...] Napoleon Nazar Herrera, head of the Honduran General Administration for Criminal Investigation (DGIC - investigative police under the Public Ministry),recently told reporters that gang members have killed at least 10 police officers this year. An increasingly typical killing occurred Novembe [...]	2002-12-24 15:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC PHUM KJUS KCRM SNAR PINR HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3435	ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) PROJECT [...] Post welcomes the opportunity to submit anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) project proposals. After discussing reftel among the Political, Public Affairs, and Consular Sections, as well as INS and USAID, Post proposes two Honduras-specific program recommendations. Embassy is also collaborating [...]	2002-12-24 15:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM SMIG PREL ELAB EAID KPAO KWMN HO
02VATICAN1152	SANT'EGIDIO THANKS UNCLE SAM AND CHIDES [...] (U) ANDREA RICCARDI, FOUNDER OF THE SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY, HOSTED AMBASSADOR AND EMBOFFS 2/19 AT A DINNER IN RECOGNITION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 01152 051435Z USG. RICCARDI EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR CONTINUIN [...]	2002-03-05 13:33:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CO CU IT MZ PHUM PREL SOCI VT ZL
02VATICAN1179	BIWEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FEBRUARY 15-MARCH 1 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 14-MARCH 1, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE PREVIOUS TWO WEEKS. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 [...]	2002-03-06 15:36:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAGR KIRF VT
02VATICAN1639	MEPP: POPE GRAVELY CONCERNED, HAS MESSAGE FOR [...] (C) VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN UNEXPECTEDLY CALLED AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON THIS MORNING. H HAD JUST CONCLUDED A MEETING WITH POPE JOHN PAU II WHO IS SHOCKED OVER REPORTED DEATH OF A CATHLIC PRIEST IN BETHLEHEM. THE PRIEST WAS REPORTEDY THE CHAPLAIN OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT BRIDGET AND WAS [...]	2002-04-02 14:47:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL VT
02VATICAN1674	VATICAN'S GROWING CONCERN WITH MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2002-04-04 06:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PHUM PREL VT VTIS
02VATICAN1738	VATICAN TELLS AMBASSADOR: POWELL IS NEEDED [...] (C) FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN CALLED AMBASSADOR THIS MORNING (4/08). TAURAN SAID THAT HE HAD JUST SPOKEN TO THE PAPAL NUNCIO IN JERUSALEM WHO WAS CONTACTED BY SENIOR ARAFAT AIDE MUSTAFI. MUSTAFI ASKED THAT THE VATICAN CONVEY TO US THE NEED FOR SECRETARY POWELL TO GO IMMEDIATELY TO JERUSALEM. H [...]	2002-04-08 11:42:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PHUM PREL VT
02VATICAN1922	VATICAN: MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT MARCH 2002 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR MARCH 2002 (NOTE: THIS PERIOD COINCIDED WITH EASTER WEEK CELEBRATIONS AT THE VATICAN, WHICH EMBASSY STAFF ATTEND AS PART OF OUR REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIES.). IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURIN [...]	2002-04-18 05:03:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWMN EAGR EAID VT VTPREL
02VATICAN2146	BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT APRIL 1-15. [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1-15, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE MONTH. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: -- AMBASSADOR DELIVERS GLOBALIZATION SPEECH -- AMBASSADOR/FM TAURAN ON MEPP -- PR [...]	2002-05-03 14:00:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN EAGR VT VTPREL
02VATICAN2229	HOLOCAUST ENVOY'S VATICAN FAREWELL CALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES AMBASSADOR BINDENAGEL MET WITH VATICAN OFFICIALS APRIL 26 FOR CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 02229 01 OF 02 081737Z A LAST UPDATE ON THE ISSUE OF ACCESS TO PONTIFICAL ARCHIVES FOR RESEARCH RELATED TO THE S [...]	2002-05-08 12:27:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	FR GM IT KNAR PHUM PREL SOCI VT VTFR
02VATICAN2238	BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR APRIL 16-30, 2002 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 16-30, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE PERIOD. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: -- AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENTIAL PRE-ADVANCE -- AMBASSADOR/FM TAURAN ON VEN [...]	2002-05-08 14:18:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN EAID VT EAGER VTPREL
02VATICAN2239	VATICAN MFA TICKED OFF AT RUSSIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN MFA RUSSIA DIRECTOR TRICARICO IS UNHAPPY AND AGITATED ABOUT THE GOR REFUSAL OF VISAS TO CATHOLIC CLERGY, ESPECIALLY TO BISHOP MAZUR. HE BELIEVES THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE GOR MUST HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE NEW CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 0223 [...]	2002-05-08 14:30:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF VT RU VTPREL
02VATICAN2268	AG-BIOTECH: GETTING THE VATICAN TO "YES." [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: BECAUSE OF THE VATICAN'S MORAL AUTHORITY, IT CAN INFLUENCE GOVERNMENTS' SOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL POLICIES. PERSUADING THE VATICAN TO COME OUT MORE FORTHRIGHTLY IN FAVOR OF GMOS IN THE CONTEXT OF CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 02268 01 OF 03 10 [...]	2002-05-10 05:21:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAGR EAID ETRD TBIO VT VTPREL
02VATICAN2291	RUSSIANS IN ROME SAY ORTHODOX/VATICAN TENSIONS ARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FEW WEEKS, DCM MET SEPARATELY WITH FATHER MARCEL GUARNIZO, PRESIDENT OF THE AID TO THE CHURCH IN RUSSIA, FATHER FILIPP OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN ROME, AND DIMITRI SHTODIN, DCM AT THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATIC [...]	2002-05-10 14:42:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF IT VT RU
02VATICAN2292	ISRAELI EMBASSY READOUT OF MAY 10 [...] (S) ZWI TAL(PROTECT),DCM OF THE ISRAELI EMBASSY TO THE HOLY SEE, GAVE DCM HIS EMBASSY'S PERSPECTIVE OF THE MAY 10 MEETING AMONG ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER PERES, VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER-EQUIVALENT TAURAN, AND VATICAN PRIME MINISTER-EQUIVALENT SODANO. TAL'S VIEWS ARE BASED ON A READ-OUT OF THE [...]	2002-05-10 14:42:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	IS IT PGOV PHUM PREL VT
02VATICAN298	VATICAN REPORTS EYES ON GUANTANAMO [...] (C) THE VATICAN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN DESK OFFICER ADVISED POLOFF 1/16 THAT U.S. TREATMENT OF DETAINEES AT THE GUANTANAMO BASE AND ELSEWHERE HAD BECOME A SALIENT QUESTION IN HIS VATICAN MEETINGS, BOTH IN-HOUSE AND WITH FOREIGN DIPLOMATS. IN PARTICULAR, MSGR. LUIS MARIANO DE MONTEMAYOR, [...]	2002-01-18 16:30:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	AG CU MOPS PHUM PREL VT
02VATICAN3492	VATICAN CONCERNED BY DRAFT RUSSIAN VISA RULES [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MIGLIORE TOLD DCM JULY 12 THAT A NEW RUSSIAN DRAFT LAW ON RELIGIOUS WORKER VISAS COULD HAVE A DEVASTATING IMPACT ON THE CHURCH'S ABILITY TO OPERATE IN RUSSIA. FOR EXAMPLE, MIGLIORE INDICATED THAT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S OPERATIONS IN IRKUTSK WOULD [...]	2002-07-15 12:48:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM VT RU
02VATICAN3503	(C) VATICAN SEES ARAFAT'S MARGINALIZATION AS ROAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MIGLIORE TOLD DCM JULY 12 THAT USG MARGINALIZATION OF ARAFAT WILL LIKELY EMPOWER HAMAS AND THEREBY JUSTIFY ISRAEL PM SHARON'S PLAN TO SEEK A MILITARY SOLUTION. THE VATICAN BELIEVES CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 0350 [...]	2002-07-15 15:01:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PGOV PHUM PREL VT
02VATICAN3527	VATICAN KEEPING "DOORS OPEN" TO RUSSIAN ORTHODOX [...] (C) SUMMARY: CARDINAL WALTER KASPER, THE VATICAN OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY (INCLUDING THE DIALOGUE WITH RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH) SAID THAT THE HOLY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03527 01 OF 02 170549Z SEE'S ATTEMPTS AT DIALOGUE WITH THE RUSSIAN [...]	2002-07-17 05:52:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF VT RU VTPREL
02VATICAN3575	VATICAN COMMENTS ON IRF BEIJING VISIT [...] (C) IN THE ABSENCE OF ARCHBISHOP CLAUDIO MARIA CELLI, THE VATICAN'S MAIN CHINA HAND, POLOFFS ON 07/19 MET TO DISCUSS REFEMAIL POINTS WITH VATICAN CHINA DESKOFF, MSGR. GIANFRANCO ROTA-GRAZIOSI. ROTA-GRAZIOSI RECOMMENDED THREE POSSIBLE APPROACHES FOR AMBASSADOR HANFORD TO PUT FORWARD TO HELP [...]	2002-07-19 14:43:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF CH VT
02VATICAN3634	POPE CONDEMNS DESECRATION OF JEWISH CEMETARY AND [...] (U) POPE JOHN PAUL II CONDEMNED GROWING ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE AFTER THIRTY-FIVE JEWISH GRAVES IN A ROME CEMETERY WERE DESECRATED JULY 18. IN A TELEGRAM TO ROME'S CHIEF RABBI JULY 19 PUBLISHED ON THE VATICAN'S WEBSITE, THE POPE DESCRIBED THE DESECRATION AS A "DETESTABLE ACT THAT FOLLOWS OTH [...]	2002-07-23 14:58:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL IT VT
02VATICAN3638	CHURCH IN AFRICA: CONFRONTING FUNDAMENTALISM; [...] (C) SUMMARY: SECRETARY FOR THE CONGREGATION FOR THE EVANGELIZATION OF PEOPLES ARCHBISHOP ROBERT SARAH OFFERED DCM A TOUR D'HORIZON OF THE CHURCH'S CONCERNS IN AFRICA DURING A JULY 23 CALL. SARAH FOCUSED ON THE "NEW" CHALLENGE FROM FUNDAMENTALIST ISLAM, CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN THE GREAT LAKES [...]	2002-07-23 15:10:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF VT VTPREL

02VATICAN3692	EASTERN CHURCHES UNDER STRESS WHERE CHURCH/STATE SEPARATION IS WEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: SECRETARY OF THE CONGREGATION FOR EASTERN CHURCHES, ARCHBISHOP ANTONIO VEGLIO, TOLD CHARGE THAT THE EASTERN CHURCHES -- THE 22 CHRISTIAN RITES THAT ARE NOT ROMAN CATHOLIC BUT ARE IN COMMUNION WITH ROME -- FACE A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES THAT CAST LONG SHADOWS OVER THEIR FUTURE. BOTH C [...]	2002-07-26 10:54:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF RS IN IS UP VT VTPREL
02VATICAN3823	FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN ON MIDDLE EAST AND RUSSIA: [...] SUMMARY: (C) VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN TOLD CHARGE JULY 25 THAT THE HOLY SEE REMAINS SKEPTICAL OF PRIME MINISTER SHARON'S WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT A POLITICAL SOLUTION, AND VIEWS THE JULY 22 ISRAELI ACTION IN GAZA AS EVIDENCE OF SHARON'S PREFERENCE FOR A MILITARY SOL [...]	2002-08-02 14:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF RS VT VTIS
02VATICAN3962	VATICAN-CHINA: HOLY SEE WELCOMES U.S. PUSH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: HOLY SEE CHINA DESK OFFICER, MONSIGNOR GIANFRANCO ROTA-GRAZIOSI WELCOMED AMBASSADOR AT LARGE FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM HANFORD'S EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE CHINA TO OPEN A DIALOGUE WITH THE HOLY SEE, BUT EXPECTS LITTLE PROGRESS UNTIL AFTER THE LEADERSHIP PICTURE IS CLEARER FO [...]	2002-08-13 09:22:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF CH VT
02VATICAN3985	POPE APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE IN MIDDLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: IN HIS AUGUST 11 ANGELUS MESSAGE, POPE JOHN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03985 01 OF 02 131618Z PAUL II MADE A STRONG AND EMOTIONAL APPEAL FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CALLING ON ISRAELIES AND PALESTINIANS TO RETURN TO THE PATH OF NEGOTIATIONS, A [...]	2002-08-13 16:13:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PREL PHUM KIRF VT VTIS
02VATICAN3986	POPE APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE IN MIDDLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: IN HIS AUGUST 1 ANGELUS MESSAGE, POPE JOHN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03986 01 OF 02 150143Z PAUL II MADE A STRONG AND EMOTIONAL APPEAL FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CALLING ON ISRAELITES AND PALESTINIANS TO RETURN TO THE PATH OF NEGOTIATIONS, A [...]	2002-08-13 16:15:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PREL PHUM KIRF VT VTIS
02VATICAN4398	ONE YEAR AFTER SEPTEMBER 11: HOLY SEE FM WELCOMES [...] (U) SUMMARY: IN AN INTERVIEW PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 10, VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN LOUIS TAURAN PRAISED THE UNIVERSAL CONDEMNATION OF TERRORISM THAT HAS FOLLOWED SEPTEMBER 11, WHILE CAUTIONING THAT ANY DECISION TO USE FORCE AGAINST IRAQ MUST BE TAKEN WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE UNITED NATIONS [...]	2002-09-10 16:38:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM IZ IS
02VATICAN4483	PRESIDENT'S UNGA SPEECH: HOLY SEE WELCOMES [...] (C) WITH FM TAURAN OUT OF TOWN, CHARGE DELIVERED REF A POINTS ON THE PRESIDENT'S UNGA ADDRESS TO VATICAN DFM CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 04483 131612Z CELESTINO MILGIORE, EMPHASIZING THE PRESIDENT'S FOCUS ON THE UN'S ROLE IN ADVANCING HUMAN DIGNITY, AND THE C [...]	2002-09-13 15:51:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM VT UNGA
02VATICAN4991	JERUSALEM PATRIARCH PLEAS FOR U.S. INTERVENTION [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, PLEASE SEE LAST PARA. 2. (C) SUMMARY: AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE POPE, CATHOLIC PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM MICHEL SABBAH MADE AN URGENT PLEA TO AMBASSADOR OCTOBER 10 FOR U.S. HELP TO STOP THE VIOLENCE, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA [...]	2002-10-14 13:42:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS VT VTPREL
02VATICAN5167	VATICAN BACKS U.S. BISHOPS' SEXUAL ABUSE POLICY, [...] (U) IN AN OCTOBER 18 LETTER TO THE U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, THE HOLY SEE CONVEYED ITS SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. BISHOPS' EFFORTS TO ADDRESS SEXUAL ABUSE ISSUES, BUT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05167 01 OF 02 231022Z ALSO INDICATED ITS DESIRE FOR REVISI [...]	2002-10-23 09:34:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VT
02VATICAN521	THE ASSISI WORLD DAY FOR PEACE. THE VATICAN TAKES ON THE CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS. [...] (U) SUMMARY: POPE JOHN PAUL II LED AN INTERFAITH APPEAL FOR PEACE JANUARY 24 IN ASSISI, ITALY AT WHICH HE ISSUED A CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 00521 01 OF 03 040621Z RINGING CONDEMNATION OF VIOLENCE PERPETRATED IN THE NAME OF RELIGION. MORE THAN 300 RELIGI [...]	2002-02-04 06:01:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IT PHUM PREL VT
02VATICAN5296	CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS PREPARES FOR WAR IN IRAQ; [...] (SBU) A CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS (CI) DELEGATION LED BY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05296 01 OF 02 291503Z THE DIRECTOR OF CARITAS' BRITISH OFFICE (CAFOD) HAS RETURNED FROM A FIVE-DAY VISIT TO IRAQ TO ASSESS IRAQ'S CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO POTENTIAL HUMANITARIAN [...]	2002-10-29 13:45:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETTC EAID IZ VT VTPREL
02VATICAN5471	HOLY SEE CAUTIOUS ON CUBAN DISSIDENTS [...] (C) HOLY SEE DIRECTOR OF CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS PAINTED A CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 05471 01 OF 02 080949Z PICTURE OF A DEFENSIVE CUBAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN A NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH POLOFFS TO DISCUSS CUBA AND VENEZUELA (VENEZUELA REPORTED SEPTEL). MSGR. GIORGIO [...]	2002-11-08 08:39:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CU VT VTPREL
02VATICAN5545	HOLY SEE EFFORTS TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE [...] (C) POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS SPOKEN OUT FORCEFULLY AND CONSISTENTLY AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE AND AGAINST SPECIFIC ANTI-SEMITIC ACTS. HE ACKNOWLEDGES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM -- IN PART BASED ON THE CHURCH'S SELF-ACKNOWLEDGED HISTORICAL &SIN8 OF [...]	2002-11-14 13:56:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV VT IS
02VATICAN5607	HOLY SEE URGES CHURCH TO PROMOTE VENEZUELAN DIALOGUE, AVOID POLITICAL ACTIVISM [...] (C) THE HOLY SEE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF CIVIL VIOLENCE IN VENEZUELA IN THE COMING MONTHS, AND THE POPE HIMSELF HAS URGED THE VENEZUELAN BISHOPS TO "COOL IT" ON POLITICAL ACTIVISM AND INSTEAD TO ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE. THE HOLY SEE VIEWED THE BISHOPS' OCTOBER LETTER ENCOURAGING DIALOGU [...]	2002-11-19 09:35:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VT VE
02VATICAN5714	SODANO HINTS AT SHIFT IN HOLY SEE UN STATUS; TAKES [...] (U) THE HOLY SEE IS CONSIDERING UPGRADING ITS STATUS AT THE UN FROM PERMANENT OBSERVER TO FULL MEMBER. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CENTRIST ITALIAN DAILY "CORRIERE DELLA SERA" PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 24, VATICAN SECRETARY OF STATE (PM EQUIVALENT) CARDINAL ANGELO SODONO SAID THE HOLY SEE WAS [...]	2002-11-25 14:26:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM VT
02VATICAN5753	THE HOLY SEE AND THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION: [...] (SBU) ALTHOUGH THE HOLY SEE IS PRESSING HARD FOR THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTINENT'S CHRISTIAN HERITAGE, THIS DRIVE IS IN NO WAY INTENDED TO SUGGEST HOLY SEE OPPOSITION TO TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP. ON THE CONTRARY, THIS EFFORT PREDATES THE CURRENT DEBATE OVER TURKEY, AND THE [...]	2002-11-27 13:53:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PINS EU PGOV VT
02VATICAN579	VATICAN AGENCY TO LAUNCH LENTEN MEDIA APPEAL FOR [...] (C) FIDES, A VATICAN NEWS AGENCY, IS SET TO LAUNCH A LENTEN APPEAL NEXT WEEK FOR THE FREEDOM OF MISSING OR DETAINED UNDERGROUND CATHOLIC CLERGY. FATHER BERNARDO CERVELLERA, FIDES DIRECTOR AND CHINA SPECIALIST, PROVIDED AMBASSADOR AN ADVANCE LIST OF MORE THAN 30 NAMES IN ORDER TO FOREWARN THE [...]	2002-02-06 10:32:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PHUM PINR TW VT
02VATICAN5803	STRENGTHENING CATHOLICISM IN VIETNAM ONE BISHOP AT A TIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: ALTHOUGH THE COLD WAR IS OVER FOR MOST, THE HOLY SEE CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE AGAINST COMMUNIST REGIMES IN ASIA. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S ABILITY TO MANAGE ITS AFFAIRS WITHOUT INTERFERENCE IS CURRENTLY BETTER IN VIETNAM THAN IN CHINA, BUT THE HOLY SEE IS WORKING IN VIETNAM TO ADVANCE [...]	2002-12-03 05:13:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PREL VM VT
02VATICAN5836	HOLY SEE NOT SUPPORTIVE OF SEPARATE OSCE [...] (SBU) POLOFF REVIEWED REFS (A) AND (B) DISCUSSION OF A SPECIAL SESSION ON ANTI-SEMITISM NOVEMBER 16 WITH VATICAN OSCE DIRECTOR MONS. ETTORE BALESTRERO, FOCUSING ON THE NEED FOR A STAND-ALONE MEETING TO DISCUSS ANTI-SEMITISM. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05836 [...]	2002-12-04 07:59:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM VT OSCE
02VATICAN784	BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT JANUARY 14-25, 2002 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 14, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE PREVIOUS TWO WEEKS. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: -- AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES COMMERCIAL ADVOCACY WITH [...]	2002-02-15 13:47:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN VT
03ABUDHABI1090	UAE LABOR UNIONS WILL BE "FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL" [...] (U) An editorial published on March 3 by a well-regarded economic commentator lauded the recent Ministry of Labour draft proposal to formally establish labor unions (reftel). Salah Al Halyan, managing director of Gulf Insurance Consulting and an editorial columnist for the Gulf News, wrote tha [...]	2003-03-05 14:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1091	UAE: USG HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY [...] This cable has been coordinated with Congen Dubai. 2. We offer the following comments in response to reftel request for a summary of Post's actions in 2002 to encourage respect for human rights in the United Arab Emirates. 3. Since its independence in 1971, the United Arab Emirates h [...]	2003-03-05 14:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KEM KSEP TC
03ABUDHABI1204	WILDCAT STRIKE RESOLVED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE [...] (U) Local press prominently reported the resolution of a strike by forty laborers against a contracting firm on March 11. The employees stopped working for a week to protest the decision of the firm to pay them daily instead of monthly (why daily payments were perceived as pernicious by the wor [...]	2003-03-12 13:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1240	ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE [...] (U) Seventy five expatriate workers went on strike and refused to return to work until they were paid, reported the local press on March 13. The laborers accused a contracting firm of failing to pay their salaries for three months. The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs investigated the al [...]	2003-03-15 14:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1285	PEACEFUL MARCHES IN PROTEST OF THE IMPENDING [...] (U) The local press reported that students at the UAE University in Al-Ain participated in a peaceful anti-war demonstration on March 15. (Note: The UAE University, with some 14,000 students, is the largest in the UAE. End note.) The march was organized by the Emirates National Students' Unio [...]	2003-03-17 13:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAL PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1340	STRATEGIC DIALOGUE FOLLOW-UP: OPIC COVERAGE [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Finance Minstate Dr. Muhammad Khalfan bin Khirbash (the de facto Finance Minister) on March 18, the Ambassador followed-up on the issue of OPIC coverage for the UAE, first raised by the UAEG last Fall in the context of the bilateral Strategic Dialogue meetings in Washin [...]	2003-03-19 12:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EINV PREL PHUM PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI1414	UAE: 2003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is Poloff Marlene M. Menard, office: + 971 (0)2 4436691 ext. 2502, fax: + 971 (0)2 4434771; unclass email: menardmm2@state.gov. 2. OMB Reporting Requirements: One FS-04 officer spent about 30 hours writing the report. One FS-04 officer [...]	2003-03-24 13:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
03ABUDHABI1439	TFIZ01: UAE POISED TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: Under the aegis of the government-run Red Crescent Authority (RCA),the UAE is gearing up to provide significant humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people. In addition to direct contri [...]	2003-03-25 13:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG TC
03ABUDHABI1512	TFIZ01: UAE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY HAS AN [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Alright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: Red Crescent Authority (RCA) Secretary General San'a Al-Kitbi confirmed to SIPDIS Econchief on March 29 that RCA had sent three delegations to Iraq during the last two months, the most recent of whic [...]	2003-03-30 13:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1602	TFIZ01: IRAQIS REFUSE PERMISSION TO UAE RED [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Sana'a Al-Kitbi (strictly protect),Secretary- General of the UAE Red Crescent Authority, told us on the afternoon of April 2 that all UAE Red Crescent humanitarian relief activities in Iraq are on hold. The re [...]	2003-04-02 13:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PHUM PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1634	UAE AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL WORKERS FAILS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UAEG's much-hyped amnesty program has thus far not been as successful as government officials had predicted. The amnesty, which began on January 1, 2003, and will terminate on April 30, 2003, will exempt workers from payment of fines or other legal liabilities related to the [...]	2003-04-06 10:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1661	TFIZ01: FRUSTRATED BY ICRC IDLENESS, UAE RED [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) hosted on 4/6 in Abu Dhabi a forum of international aid organizations to discuss the humanitarian situation in Iraq. This was the first major meeting o [...]	2003-04-07 12:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1669	HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT CD-ROM RECALL CREATES [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: The recall of CD-ROMs containing a draft Human Rights Report on the Occupied Territories caused a flurry of activity in the UAE. After reading an Arabic-language newspaper article that implied mi [...]	2003-04-07 14:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KEM KSEP TC
03ABUDHABI1716	TFIZ01: UAE RESPONDS TO APPEAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: Post has engaged UAE officials at all levels of government regarding humanitarian assistance since the onset of war in Iraq began. In line with the UAEG's preference to provide assistance-i [...]	2003-04-09 09:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG TC
03ABUDHABI1754	LABOR ATTACHES PAINT A RELATIVELY ROSY [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In conversations with the Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan and Filipino Labor Attaches, Econoff was repeatedly told that the vast majority of labor disputes in the UAE between foreign nationals and Emirati businesses and institutions are generally handled on an inform [...]	2003-04-13 10:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1769	TFIZ01: UAEG OFFERS MEDICAL TREATMENT TO [...] The Office of the Chairman of the General Health Authority for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Hamed bin Zayid Al-Nahyan publicly announced on April 13 that the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) has been authorized to transport wounded Iraqi civilians to the UAE for medical treatment. The spokesman [...]	2003-04-14 05:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1789	TFIZ01: UAEG OFFERS MEDICAL TREATMENT TO [...] The Office of the Chairman of the General Health Authority for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Hamed bin Zayid Al-Nahyan publicly announced on April 13 that the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) has been authorized to transport wounded Iraqi civilians to the UAE for medical treatment. The spokesman [...]	2003-04-14 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1791	TFIZ01: UAE RED CRESCENT SHIP FINALLY [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE's much-heralded shipment of 700 tons of humanitarian supplies arrived at Umm Qasr on April 11 -- the first water shipment to arrive via civilian vessel into that port since the war [...]	2003-04-14 13:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1794	UAE INCREASES THE NUMBER OF WORK VISAS [...] (U) Local press reported on April 13 that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs issued more than 32,000 employee labor cards and 12,000 work permits to companies last month. Approximately 60% of the cards were new and there was also a "sizeable increase" in the issuance of group visas. T [...]	2003-04-14 13:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1813	MFA MINSTATE HAMDAN BIN ZAYID ON [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) During a 4/13 meeting, the Ambassador asked for MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid's opinion on Dubai's recent decision to establish elected district councils. Hamdan briefed that de facto Dubai Ruler Shaykh Muh [...]	2003-04-15 10:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TC
03ABUDHABI1828	TFIZ01: UAE TO DEPLOY LARGE MILITARY FIELD [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action message -- please see paragraph five. 3. (C) UAE Chief of Staff (and de facto Defense Minister) Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid (MBZ) called the Ambassador 4/14 to relate that the UAEG planned [...]	2003-04-15 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PHUM MARR MOPS EAID PREL PGOV IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1878	SHIKHMURADOV DEPORTATION [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Upon notification Polchief engaged with multiple layers of the UAEG on the Boris Shikhmuradov case. The Ambassador followed-up with MFA Assistant U/S for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid. We are pleased t [...]	2003-04-19 13:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TX TC
03ABUDHABI1901	TFIZ01: UAEG OFFERS TO EQUIP IRAQI HOSPITALS [...] UAE President Shaykh Zayid publicly announced on 4/20 that the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) would fully equip six Iraqi hospitals with all necessary medical supplies and equipment, and donate 12 ambulances to the Iraqi health sector. The RCA aid delegation that arrived in Iraq on 4/11 (se [...]	2003-04-21 11:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1902	UAE CREATES NEW LABOR INSPECTION PLAN OF [...] (U) Local press reported on April 18 that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has developed a new inspection and training plan centered on improving the quality of labor inspection. The objective of the program is to create safer and more secure working conditions by encouraging companie [...]	2003-04-21 11:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1931	TFIZ01: UAEG OFFERS TO BUILD DESAL PLANT FOR [...] UAE President Shaykh Zayid Al-Nayhan ordered the UAE Armed Forces on 4/21 to immediately provide potable water to the Iraqi city of Basra. Press reports confirm that the UAE Armed Forces are planning to build a desalination plant on the Shatt Al-Arab with a capacity of 250,000 gallons a day. [...]	2003-04-22 10:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1934	TFIZ01: AMCIT IRAQI DOCTOR IN UAE ORGANIZING [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Amcit Farhan Bakir, a prominent doctor in the UAE (he is the personal physician of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayid Al-Nahyan and served in a similar capacity to a number of Saddam Hussein's predecessor [...]	2003-04-22 13:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1935	UAE HOPES TO IMPLEMENT LABOR UNION LAW BY [...] (SBU) UAE Labor Minister Matar Al-Tayer informed DCM on April 21 that the final draft of the new UAE labor law which permits the creation of formal labor associations/unions, would be sent to the inter- ministerial review committee by the end of the week. (See reftel). The proposed legislatio [...]	2003-04-22 13:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1938	TFIZ01: NEXT STEPS FOR UAE FIELD HOSPITAL [...] (C) Summary: The UAEG has decided to support an existing medical facility in Baghdad - the Olympic Hospital -- instead of deploying a stand-alone field hospital. A UAE delegation, accompanied by USLO representative, traveled to Baghdad on 4/21 to assess the health needs of the city and selec [...]	2003-04-22 14:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI194	UPDATE ON DETENTION OF FILIPINO PASTOR IN DUBAI [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This cable has been coordinated with Congen Dubai. 3. (C) SUMMARY: Post is actively engaged in this matter and will provide updates on future case developments as they occur. Arrested on 12 November f [...]	2003-01-13 13:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF TC
03ABUDHABI1946	UAEG OFFICIALS OFFER PERSPECTIVES ON WHY THE [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In a conversation with the DCM on April 21, UAE Labor Minister Matar Humaid Al-Tayer noted that the final number of amnesty seekers would be approximately 50,000 -- significantly lower than the expected 200,000-250,0 [...]	2003-04-23 11:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI1978	TFIZ01: UAE RED CRESCENT: READY TO DO MORE [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In a 4/26 meeting with Econchief, UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) Secretary General San'a Al- Kitbi confirmed press reports that an RCA ship loaded with 700 tons of food and medicine and 12 ambulances left th [...]	2003-04-26 12:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI1983	UAEG REACTS -- AND OVERREACTS - TO SARS [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) The UAE Ministry of Health will install thermal scanners at Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports to check the temperatures of airline passengers as a defense against SARS. Passengers traveling from SARS infected countries w [...]	2003-04-28 06:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI TC
03ABUDHABI2083	ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE [...] (U) The local press reported that three hundred expatriate workers at an Abu Dhabi-based construction company gathered at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs on April 28 to protest their employer's failure to pay salaries for more than three months. The Minister of Labor Matar Humaid Al-T [...]	2003-04-30 10:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2169	UAE RED CRESCENT BEGINS AIRLIFTS TO BAGHDAD [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Heralding a new phase of UAE Red Crescent operations in Iraq, the UAE Air Force today facilitated the first of four airlifts to Baghdad International Airport on behalf of the Red Crescent Authority (RCA). RCA [...]	2003-05-04 09:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2175	UAE EXTENDS AMNESTY [...] (U) The UAEG announced that it has extended the amnesty period for illegal aliens to depart the country without penalty an additional month. (See ref A). The four month amnesty period was scheduled to end on April 30, but officials have given illegal aliens until May 31 to leave the UAE. The [...]	2003-05-05 10:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2178	STRANDED IRAQIS IN THE UAE: NEED FOR POLICY [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action message -- please see paragraph five. 3. (C) MFA Minstate Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayid has now engaged on the issue of the approximately 1,000 Iraqis stranded in the northern Emirates, pr [...]	2003-05-05 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR MOPS EAID IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2274	(SBU) INHERENT CONTRADICTIONS OF THE UAE [...] (SBU) In a recent address to the Indian Business and Professional Group, UAE Labor Undersecretary Khalid Al-Khazraji said all the right things. First, he confirmed that the UAE will continue to import multiethnic labor, primarily from the Indian subcontinent (something that no doubt went down [...]	2003-05-10 13:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2296	(S//NF) C-NE3-00449: UAE POISED FOR IRAQ [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S//NF) The following answers are keyed to questions in ref D regarding Gulf countries' views and intentions on Iraqi reconstruction posed by Washington analysts: A. Not applicable, although we wo [...]	2003-05-11 13:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2303	UAE ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF STAFF VISITS UAE [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (b)(c)(d). 2. (C) Summary: UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) visited May 10 the newly refurbished Shaykh Zayid Hospital in Baghdad (formerly the Olympic Hospital) which opened [...]	2003-05-12 06:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2323	LABOR MINISTRY MEDIATES STRIKE IN DUBAI [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-12 10:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2335	UAE CAMEL RACING SEASON WRAP-UP: MUCH PROGRESS [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard A. Albright for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A round of meetings with UAE officials confirmed earlier reports (see Refs A and B),that the UAEG has not yet succeeded 100 percent in implementing and enforcing the chi [...]	2003-05-12 13:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TC
03ABUDHABI2370	UAEG CONSIDERING RATIFICATION OF OPTIONAL [...] (U) Classified by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Thomas E. Williams for Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On 17 March, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Legal Affairs Deputy Director Yacub Al-Hosani and encouraged the UAEG to consider ratifying the two Optional Protocols to the Rights [...]	2003-05-17 12:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI2451	UAE: A MODEL FOR IRAQ? [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE is eager to see the swift reintegration of Iraq into the international trade and investment system, and the emergence of Baghdad as an economic counterweight to Riyad [...]	2003-05-25 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG TC
03ABUDHABI2488	UAEG MEDEVACS WOUNDED IRAQIS FOR MEDICAL [...] (U) Summary and comment: The UAE Red Crescent Authority facilitated 5/21 the medical evacuation from Kuwait of more than two dozen wounded and sick Iraqi civilians and their parental guardians. This was the largest medical airlift of its kind of Iraqi wounded, and fulfilled a long-standing p [...]	2003-05-27 09:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2529	WORRIED IRAQIS APPROACH THE EMBASSY [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This is an action request, please see para 4. 3. (C) The Embassy has received calls in the last two days from a number of Iraqi citizens resident in the UAE requesting urgent information on how they should g [...]	2003-05-28 11:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2603	AMBASSADOR RAISES MLAT AND TIP WITH [...] MLAT: The Ambassador, accompanied by Polchief and POL FSN, met 5/31 with UAE Minister of Justice, Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Muhammad Nakhira Al- Dhaheri. The Ambassador engaged Al-Dhaheri on the draft Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, noting that, following the exchange of proposed changes, th [...]	2003-06-02 11:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN KTIA PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI2670	THREE MORE LABOR STRIKES RESOLVED [...] (U) In the last week, the local English dailies reported on three labor strikes, two in Dubai and one in Abu Dhabi. All three labor stoppages involved the nonpayment of wages by contracting firms and resulted in the intervention of the UAE Labor Ministry to mediate a resolution between the par [...]	2003-06-07 05:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2797	MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL JUSTICE FORUM: RECOMMENDED UAE [...] Per Ref A, Embassy Abu Dhabi recommends that the following UAEG invitees be considered for the upcoming Middle East Regional Justice Forum scheduled for 15-17 September in Manama. We note that the UAEG invitees were recommended previously in Ref B. UAEG Officials -------------- --H.E. M [...]	2003-06-11 10:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PHUM PREL TC
03ABUDHABI2877	UAE RED CRESCENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ TOTAL MORE [...] (U) Summary and comment. UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) Secretary General Sana'a Al-Kitbi forwarded to Econoff 6/15 a SIPDIS retrospective on the RCA's work in Iraq from the present until shortly before the war began. The RCA has contributed more than USD $18 million in humanitarian sup [...]	2003-06-15 12:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2943	ELATED BY TIER 1 RANKING, UAEG PROMISES TO [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On 11 June, the Ambassador congratulated MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid Al-Nahyan on the UAE's Tier 1 ranking in the 2003 TIP Report, noting that the UAE is the only country to jump tw [...]	2003-06-18 11:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB ASEC
03ABUDHABI2969	UAE AMNESTY FAILS [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAEG's amnesty program failed to significantly reduce the number of illegal laborers in the UAE. Only 60,000 illegals have left the country, far less than the hoped for 250,000-300,000. Though the amnesty may continue on indefinitely, it failed because illegal workers do not [...]	2003-06-22 12:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI2983	USG PRIORITIES AT UNGA CONVEYED TO UAEG [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-23 11:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL PHUM TC
03ABUDHABI3059	DEMARCHE ON SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT/OIC: [...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Econoff accompanied the Dutch Ambassador and a counterpart from the British Embassy in delivering reftel demarche points June 28 to MFA Organizations and Conferences Director Mohamed Jassem Samhan Al- Nuaimi. T [...]	2003-06-28 13:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PHUM UNSC TC
03ABUDHABI3069	PROSPECTS FOR GREATER POLITICAL [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: The collapse of Saddam's regime and an avowed U.S. policy of encouraging greater political participation and economic reform across the region in the post 9/11 environment have increased expectation [...]	2003-06-29 12:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM TC
03ABUDHABI3127	UAEG SUPPORTS COSTA RICAN RESOLUTION BANNING HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-05 13:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	USUN TBIO KSCA PREL PHUM TC
03ABUDHABI3178	UAEG LARGEST AID DONOR TO THE PALESTINIANS [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: Despite ongoing humanitarian assistance activities in Afghanistan and now Iraq, the UAEG is continuing its robust aid programs to the Palestinians. The UAEG already has channeled nearly [...]	2003-07-07 13:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG TC
03ABUDHABI3200	UAE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL ACKNOWLEDGES [...] (U) In a newspaper interview with a local English daily, the UAE Labor Undersecretary Dr. Khalid Al- Khazraji declared, in response to a question about the legality of strikes in the UAE, "The UAE labour law has not forbidden strikes. It has not mentioned them as it has a system for labourers [...]	2003-07-08 12:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3201	UAE CONTINUES AMNESTY [...] (U) Classified by A/DCM Katherine Van de Vate for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) The UAEG officially claimed that 100,000 illegal immigrants "benefited" from the amnesty which began January 1, 2003, and that 40,000 illegals have been arrested over the past few months. The Labor Ministry i [...]	2003-07-08 12:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3202	UAE APPROVES ILO BIO-HAZARD RULES [...] (U) The UAE approved the recommendations of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on ccupational health and safety. The ILO agreed, in a conference last month, to new standards for the prevention of biological hazards in the workplace, calling for action to reduce the number of deaths, [...]	2003-07-08 13:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3209	NUMBER OF UAE WOMEN DIPLOMATS ON THE RISE [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The UAE female diplomatic corps increased to 16 yesterday with the swearing in of 8 more women diplomats. An initiative of MFA MinState Shaykh Hamdan, the MFA began accrediting women as diplomats, with the ability to serve in embassies overseas, in 2001. The Ambassador [...]	2003-07-09 13:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PGOV SCUL PREL TC
03ABUDHABI3410	UAE SUPREME COURT RULES SPONSORS CANNOT [...] (U) Local papers reported on July 17 that the Federal Supreme Court ruled sponsors cannot withhold the passports of their employees -- a common practice among employers in the UAE. The Court held that a passport is a personal document, granted by a government to its citizens to travel. A pas [...]	2003-07-22 11:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI3422	UAEG WILL ENDORSE BAN ON ALL HUMAN CLONING [...] (U) Local press reported that after attending a meeting last week in Paris organized by a special committee affiliated with WHO and UNESCO to discuss human cloning, Ministry of Health Assistant Undersecretary for Curative Medicine Dr. Abdul Ghaffar Al-Hawi stated that the UAE would support a b [...]	2003-07-23 12:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	USUN TBIO KSCA PREL PHUM TC
03ABUDHABI3423	UAE CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ TOTAL USD $50 [...] (U) UAE Chief of Staff, and de facto Defense Minister, Shaykh Muhammad Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) told the Ambassador on July 20 that UAE assistance to Iraq already totals USD $50 million. This contribution includes Red Crescent medical and food supplies, hospital and medical equipment, contin [...]	2003-07-23 13:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3476	TAKING STOCK OF UAE ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Summary. UAE assistance to Iraq -- both pledged and delivered -- has been significant. UAE Chief of Staff Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MbZ) confirmed to the Ambassador in July that total UAE ass [...]	2003-07-27 13:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3509	UAE 2003 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT [...] Sensitive but Unclassified -- entire text. 2. Following is post's submission for the 2003 Religious Freedom Report (1 July 2002 - 30 June 2003) for the United Arab Emirates. Per reftel, our update is keyed to the 2002 final report. A copy of the 2002 Report with tracked changes will als [...]	2003-07-28 15:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF TC
03ABUDHABI3565	POLITICAL ISLAM COUNTRY SNAPSHOT: UAE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This message has been coordinated with AmConsul Dubai. 3. (S/NF) SUMMARY: There is little sign of an active political Islamic movement in the UAE, primarily as a result of the UAEG's support and promo [...]	2003-07-30 13:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	KISL PREL PHUM TC
03ABUDHABI3587	UAEG BLACKLISTS FIRMS FOR VIOLATING LABOR LAWS [...] (U) Local press reported that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs blacklisted 375 companies in Abu Dhabi and 549 in Dubai and the Northern Emirates between January 1 and June 30 for violating labor laws. The Ministry inspected over 10,000 businesses in Dubai and the Northern Emirates dur [...]	2003-08-02 17:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI415	A/S BURNS AND MFA MINSTATE HAMDAN BIN [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Visiting NEA A/S Burns and MFA Minstate Hamdan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan discussed next steps in the U.S.-UAE Bilateral Dialogue during a 1/22 meeting. Burns praised Hamdan's handling of the UAEG delegatio [...]	2003-01-26 13:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM TC
03ABUDHABI4253	EXPATRIATES TO GET ACCESS TO NATIONAL LABOR [...] (U) Local press reported that the UAE Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has drafted a law that will establish a national labor union which expatriates will have access to via their own representatives. The UAEG will likely enact the law in 2004, after the Federal Cabinet and the President a [...]	2003-09-17 09:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS
03ABUDHABI47	UAEG ANNOUNCES AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 24 December, the UAEG announced a four month amnesty period for illegal workers to leave the UAE between 1 January 2003 and 30 April 2003. Deportees will be exempt from the payment of fines or other legal liabilities associated with residency and immigration violations. P [...]	2003-01-07 06:25:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB PINS TC
03ABUDHABI4748	UAE AND OPIC -- PERFECT TOGETHER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Summary and comment: Post believes the time is ripe for a dialogue between the UAEG and OPIC about reinstating OPIC programs in the UAE. The suspension of OPIC coverage has become an irritant in the UAE-U.S. Strategic Partnersh [...]	2003-10-26 13:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
03ABUDHABI496	G/TIP VISIT A SUCCESS: UAEG STRESSES COMMITMENT [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for Reasons 1.5(B) and (D). 2. (U) This message contains an action recommendation: See paragraph 9. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: G/TIP Sally Neumann and NEA/RA Barbara Keary visited the UAE (both Abu Dhabi and Dubai) from 22-26 January to engage wi [...]	2003-01-29 14:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TC
03ABUDHABI5056	UNGA DEMARCHES ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKMENISTAN, [...] Embassy delivered ref A (UNGA Resolution on Human Rights in Turkmenistan) talking points to the MFA Department of American, European and Oceanic Affairs on November 22. We requested that these be forwarded to the MFA Director for International Organizations, who is currently out of country, a [...]	2003-11-23 09:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	UN UNGA PHUM PREL IR TX TC
03ABUDHABI5174	UAE RESPONSE TO HUMAN CLONING BAN DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] On December 7 Polchief and Poloff delivered ref. A points on Human Cloning to the MFA Director of the European, American and Oceanic Affairs Department, Ambassador Ahmed Al-Muqarrab. Al-Muqarrab agreed to pass the information to the International Organizations Department Director, who would r [...]	2003-12-07 12:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM TBIO KSCI UNGA TC
03ABUDHABI941	UAE DRAFTS LABOR UNION REGULATIONS [...] (U) The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs completed the final draft of a proposal permitting the creation of full-fledged labor unions, on 2/24. The plan will be reviewed by the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Awqaf before a final proposal is submitted to [...]	2003-02-26 08:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI945	LABOUR MINISTRY ACKNOWLEDGES WIDESPREAD ABUSE OF [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Despite ongoing efforts by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs to stiffen immigration regulations and curtail the influx of laborers entering the UAE under false pretenses, Ministry officials have told the loca [...]	2003-02-26 11:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM ECON TC
03ABUJA1034	NIGERIA: BENUE REPORT INDICTS NO ONE; OBASANJO [...] (C) During a June 11 meeting, President Obasanjo and Ambassador discussed GON efforts to address U.S. concerns over the October 2001 Benue incident. Ambassador Jeter noted that Nigeria had lost USD 12.8 million in "opportunity" bilateral security assistance because of Congressional sanctions [...]	2003-06-12 14:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MOPS PINS NI
03ABUJA1047	NIGERIA - RECENT EVENTS IN ZIMBABWE UNDERMINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent surge in political tension in Zimbabwe seems to have erased the progress President Obasanjo believed was achieved by his May visit to Harare. Obasanjo thought he and President Mbeki made headway moving the GOZ and MDC toward resuming their political negotiations. Howe [...]	2003-06-13 10:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI NI
03ABUJA1084	NIGERIA: OBASANJO SEEKING U.S. APPROVAL FOR GON [...] (C) On the afternoon of June 19, President Obasanjo summoned me and acting British High Commissioner, Charles Bird to the Statehouse for a discussion on Liberia. Also present were National Security Advisor LTG (ret.) Aliyu Mohammed and Presidential Advisor for International Affairs Ad'Obe Ob [...]	2003-06-19 18:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM LI SL NI ECOWAS
03ABUJA113	NIGERIA: LIBYAN CHAIR [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian President Obasanjo reportedly is making telephone calls in an effort to replace Libya with Mozambique as the Africa Group's candidate to chair the 2003 CHR session. End Summary. 2. (U) DCM Andrews delivered ref A demarche by phone to Presidential International Aff [...]	2003-01-17 15:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL LY NI UNHRC

03ABUJA1172	NIGERIA: STRIKE ENTERS SECOND WEEK [...] (U) Summary: The labor strike entered its second week today, as the GON and NLC failed to reach a compromise on the extent of the fuel price increase. Information from labor sources was conflicting, with some insiders forecasting an imminent settlement and others predicting an extended strike. [...]	2003-07-07 17:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC NI
03ABUJA1195	NIGERIA: FUEL STRIKE ENDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) accepted the GON's 34 naira (23 cents) fuel price offer early this morning. With this, Labor's eight-day strike has ended, one day after the most violent twenty-four hours of the strike. Five to ten demonstrators were reportedly killed in Lagos y [...]	2003-07-08 17:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC NI
03ABUJA1202	NIGERIA -- PRESIDENT OBASANJO CONFIRMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 5 afternoon meeting with Ambassador Jeter, President Obasanjo stated that, despite the concerns of his security staff, he was committed to travelling to Monrovia to confer with Charles Taylor. He saw Taylor's extraction from Monrovia as an essential cog in the evolvi [...]	2003-07-09 15:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV MASS MOPS LI
03ABUJA1247	ECOWAS EXSEC CHAMBAS DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS ON [...] (C) Summary. In a July 12 side-bar meeting during President Bush's visit to Nigeria, A/S Kansteiner told ECOWAS Executive Secretary Chambas that the United States was still considering its policy options in Liberia. Chambas asserted United States troops were essential to the success of a sta [...]	2003-07-22 16:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PHUM NI LI
03ABUJA1272	NIGERIA:-TWO BATTALIONS CAN DEPLOY QUICKLY TO [...] (C) Summary. During a late evening July 19 discussion with Ambassador Jeter, President Obasanjo decided Nigeria would deploy two OFR-trained battalions to Liberia. Obasanjo gave the green light to deploying one of the battalions currently in Sierra Leone and also a battalion currently in Nig [...]	2003-07-25 09:17:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL MASS MOPS PHUM NI LI
03ABUJA1286	NIGERIA: CLOSER DIALOGUE WITH THE OIL COMPANIES [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-29 15:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PHUM PGOV PINS NI
03ABUJA1302	NIGERIA: VETTING OF NIGERIAN BATTALIONS FOR [...] (U) Post has requested the name of the current commander of the 26th Infantry battalion as well as other key officers in the battalion. The Nigerian military has yet to respond to the request, thus we have not been able to vet the names of the battalion commander and his core officers. Howe [...]	2003-07-30 17:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL MARR MASS SL NI
03ABUJA1314	NIGERIA: AID ASST. ADMINISTRATOR'S DELTA VISIT [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-31 16:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PINS EPET PREL PHUM NI
03ABUJA1347	NIGERIA: DEMONSTRATION AT EMBASSY; ATTACK ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: About 50 men and women assembled at the Embassy on July 3 to peacefully protest the April elections and the visit of the President Bush to see President Obasanjo. After departing peacefully, at least 30 of the demonstrators were detained for about ten days, we learned. While [...]	2003-08-07 17:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC NI
03ABUJA1355	NIGERIA: GON STILL UNCERTAIN ABOUT TAYLOR'S [...] (C) During an August 7 conversation with A/DCM, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs expressed concern that Charles Taylor may try to renege on his implied promise to leave Liberia on August 11. The Minister realized that Taylor had only expressly stated that he would step down on that date [...]	2003-08-08 17:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PHUM LI
03ABUJA1356	NIGERIA: ECOWAS EXSEC CHAMBAS SAYS OBASANJO [...] (C) Summary. During an August 5 conversation with Charge, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohammed Chambas said President Obasanjo affirmed that Charles Taylor would be evicted from Liberia if he refused to leave willingly. However, Chambas characterized Taylor as conflicted, pulled by his expans [...]	2003-08-08 18:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PHUM LI
03ABUJA1358	NIGERIA: ECOWAS EXSEC CHAMBAS SAYS OBASANJO [...] (C) Summary. During an August 5 conversation with Charge, ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohammed Chambas said President Obasanjo affirmed that Charles Taylor would be evicted from Liberia if he refused to leave willingly. However, Chambas characterized Taylor as conflicted, pulled by his expans [...]	2003-08-08 18:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PHUM LI
03ABUJA1367	MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-12 07:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PHUM LI
03ABUJA1372	ADVANCING THE VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES IN NIGERIA: USE [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-12 14:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET KCRM PHUM SNAR NI
03ABUJA1374	NIGERIA: TAYLOR ARRIVES [...] (C) Former President Charles Taylor arrived in Abuja Monday evening August 11 at 2125 local time. He traveled with President Kufuor of Ghana and President Chissano of Mozambique, and was greeted by President Obasanjo. After spending several hours in Abuja, he and his entire contingent conti [...]	2003-08-12 17:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM LI
03ABUJA1379	WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 13AUG03 [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-13 16:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PINS ASEC PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA1408	WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 18AUG03 [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-18 16:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PINS PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA1409	WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 19AUG03 [...] (U) Classified by Counselor James Maxstadt for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: Violent clashes between Itsekiri and Ijaw militants continued in Warri town through August 19, according to press reports and local observers in Warri. The death toll since August 15 is at least 50, [...]	2003-08-19 15:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PINS MOPS ASEC EPET NI
03ABUJA1410	ECOWAS 505 FAA AGREEMENT FOR LIBERIA [...] (U) Post transmitted reftel Note to ECOWAS on July 30 and received in reply a Note of agreement dated August 4. Text of ECOWAS Note is as follows: (BEGIN TEXT) The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United [...]	2003-08-19 17:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL NI
03ABUJA1411	WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 20AUG03 [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-20 15:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PINS ASEC PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA1430	WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 21AUG03 [...] (U) Classified by Counselor James Maxstadt for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (SBU) Warri remained calm overnight August 20-21 and through the day August 21 with a large Nigerian Army force observed throughout the town, according to a Warri-based worker for U.S. NGO "IFESH." Local press and [...]	2003-08-21 17:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV PINS ASEC PHUM NI
03ABUJA1441	WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 22AUG03 [...] (U) Classified by Counselor James Maxstadt for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (SBU) Warri town remains calm, reports the Warri office of U.S. NGO "IFESH" and Police Commissioner Charles Akaya. Shell's Warri office reopened the afternoon of August 21 with a "skeleton staff," according to Shel [...]	2003-08-22 16:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS EPET PGOV ASEC PHUM NI
03ABUJA1467	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM TIDBITS [...] (U) The Amina Lawal case is to appear again before the Katsina State Shari'a Court of Appeal on Wednesday August 27. Hearings have been delayed three times before for various reasons. Meanwhile, the Jigawa State Shari'a Court of Appeal dismissed charges of rape (with a penalty of death by s [...]	2003-08-27 08:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KIRF PHUM PREL NI
03ABUJA1516	POLITICAL ISLAM: NIGERIA SNAPSHOT [...] (C) Reftel questions appear to pertain primarily to countries with active Islamist political parties or NGOs, and Nigeria does not fit neatly into these cookie-cutter categories. Nigeria has no national parties or groups that pursue policies consistent with the definition of Political Islam [...]	2003-09-04 14:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL PHUM XF XA XG NI
03ABUJA1558	MFA MINISTER OF STATE ON TRADE AND LIBERIA [...] (U) When then CDA Roberts delivered the Najaf demarche (REF B) to MFA Minister of State Samaila on September 2, the MinState raised agricultural subsidies and Liberia. The Najaf part of the conversation was reported Ref A. --------------------------------------------- ------------ U.S./EU [...]	2003-09-05 15:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR ETRD ECON
03ABUJA1559	PUBLIC REACTION TO TAYLOR ASYLUM AND LIBERIA [...] (U) The Nigerian press headlined President Bush's recent commendation of President Obasanjo's efforts in Liberia, and the Nigerian President, received a heroic welcome in Liberia early this week. Nevertheless, Obasanjo is still facing criticism at home for granting political asylum to Charle [...]	2003-09-05 16:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR LI NI
03ABUJA1638	A VIEW TO A SPILL: SHELL IN THE SPOTLIGHT [...] (SBU) During an early August visit to Port Harcourt, CRO met with the Center for Social and Corporate Responsibility (CSCR),a Port Harcourt-based NGO operating on a grant from Catholic Relief Services, to discuss CSCR's investigation into the major October 2002 oil spill at a Shell trunk line [...]	2003-09-19 17:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET SENV EWWT PHUM PGOV NI
03ABUJA1639	ECOWAS EXECSEC CHAMBAS ON GUINEA BISSAU [...] (C) CDA called on ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohammed Ibn Chambas on September 19 to deliver demarche (REF B). Chambas shared his thoughts on recent developments in Guinea-Bissau and Liberia (reported septel). Characterizing GEN Seabra's September 14 takeover as a coup d'etat, Chambas said EC [...]	2003-09-19 17:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NI PGOV PHUM PINR PREL XY GZ
03ABUJA1667	AMINA LAWAL - CONVICTION OVERTURNED [...] (SBU) In a four to one majority decision, the Katsina State Shari'a Court of Appeal overturned Amina Lawal's March 2002 adultery conviction and sentence of stoning to death, on the grounds that the conviction had been reached through bad court procedure. A copy of the decision, which was annou [...]	2003-09-25 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL NI
03ABUJA1684	WARRI UPDATE: REPORTED MILITARY CLASHES WITH IJAW [...] (C/NF) The September 29 Nigerian newspaper "The Vanguard" reported that a military unit of the Joint Task Force fought with Ijaw youth at Jones Creek Island over the weekend, leaving four people dead and several others injured. Ijaw NGO activist Joel Bisina told CRO September 29 that on Septe [...]	2003-09-29 17:29:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PINS PGOV MOPS PHUM NI
03ABUJA1700	NIGERIA: FUEL PRICES HIKED BY FIAT [...] (C) This morning Nigerians returned to work after yesterday's public holiday and learned from the media that the GON had deregulated the downstream oil sector. According to a fuel marketer, the notification came in a letter on September 29 which said that the GON would not subsidize fuel af [...]	2003-10-02 15:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC NI
03ABUJA1761	SIGNS OF RENEWED FIGHTING IN WARRI [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Indications from various sources in the Warri area suggest strongly that the relative peace seen in the region for the past seven weeks is about to break. Reports of a recent Ijaw attack on a boat of unarmed Itsekiri villagers attempting to return to villages destroyed by Ijaw [...]	2003-10-10 16:51:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PINS PGOV PTER EPET PHUM NI
03ABUJA1787	NIGERIA: POLICE ARREST LABOR OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian Police arrested six Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) leaders Monday in an apparent move by the GON to hinder Labor's efforts to monitor a 34 naira per liter cap on fuel prices and blunt a possible NLC nationwide strike. Abuja's Magistrate Court refused bail yesterday for the [...]	2003-10-15 15:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EPET PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA1872	QADHAFI RETALIATES AGAINST SPANISH EXPULSIONS [...] (C) LIBYA MAY 12 RESPONDED TO FRIDAY'S EXPULSION OF ITS CONSUL GENERAL, CHARGED WITH PASSING FUNDS TO A SPANISH ARMY COLONEL ON THE ANTI-DEMOCRATIC RIGHT, BY PNG'ING THE SPANISH COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL COUNSELORS IN TRIPOLI. MFA'S SUBDIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AFRICA TELLS US THAT THE GOS WI [...]	2003-10-30 13:07:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA1909	NIGERIA: NO POLITICAL SETTLEMENT IN WARRI YET [...] (C) Summary: While sporadic fighting among the Ijaw, Uhrobo and Itsekiri continues in the creeks of Warri, the debate is intensifying among Nigerians over how to resolve political grievances underlying the Warri crisis. Ijaw and Itsekiri leaders -- each backing rival policies -- are putting [...]	2003-11-03 14:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA1974	AMINA LAWAL: THE JUDGMENT [...] Summary: Amina Lawal's conviction for Zina (adultery) was overturned by the Katsina State Shari'a Court of Appeal on September 25. The decision by four appeals judges to one on the panel agreed with the defense on several counts and found no evidence for the prosecution. Post presents the tr [...]	2003-11-19 13:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KIRF NI
03ABUJA1975	"INDEPENDENT" NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION [...] (SBU) In August, the ruling PDP rammed 10 new Commissioners through the Senate despite a walkout by all of the opposition, and even some members from the ruling PDP, who complained the new majority among the 12 Commissioners would be partisans of the President (Ref A). The complaints fell on [...]	2003-11-19 13:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
03ABUJA1976	AMINA LAWAL: OUTCOMES FOR SHARI'A IN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) The overturning on appeal September 25 of Amina Lawal's Shari'a court adultery verdict will have different, though minor, effects on the various Nigerians supporting the application of Shari'a in criminal law. Opportunist Muslim politicos and Islamist demogogues are still using Shari'a t [...]	2003-11-19 14:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF NI
03ABUJA2046	REVIEW OF INEC'S PERFORMANCE DURING AND SINCE THE [...] (C) Summary: Six months after the April elections, Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is rather less Independent, and its actions during the 2003 elections and since raise difficult democracy and rule of law questions. While the elections were less violent than many e [...]	2003-11-28 13:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID KDEM PGOV NI
03ABUJA205	NIGERIA: UPDATE ON BENUE COMMISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Judicial Commission investigating the Zaki-Biam killings January 16 told PolCouns that while the Commission had completed the fact- finding part of its mission, its final report would not be ready until March. Sufi confirmed that the Commission's report woul [...]	2003-01-30 15:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MOPS PINS NI
03ABUJA2068	Religious Conflict in Jigawa State [...] Summary: After a blasphemous remark by a Christian student in the preceding month, local youths in Jigawa State started a protest that led to the burning of several religious structures. Only the quick involvement of local leaders prevented the situation from getting completely out of control [...]	2003-12-04 10:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KIRF PHUM NI
03ABUJA2085	WARRI FORUM ON PEACE PROJECT [...] The Warri Forum on Peace, Security and Human Rights is an important project of our Mission in Nigeria, and it has already achieved some successes. One month later than the original approved proposal, and reported in several e-mails to DRL, the Field Research and Writing of the Working Paper [...]	2003-12-09 11:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA2158	NIGERIA'S INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL [...] Summary: Nigeria's National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted a widely-publicized INEC-Civil Society Forum on November 27-28, 2003, the first of its kind, to elicit input on the direction of electoral reform leading up to the country's next Presidential and National Assembly elections, s [...]	2003-12-16 12:32:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
03ABUJA2205	NIGERIA,S MOOD REMAINS SOUR [...] (C) Nigerians remain in the same funk as in August (Ref A). Throughout the country the loudest sound is that of grumbling, both stomachs and mouths. While the economy continues to fester, President Obasanjo's policies -- whether reform or asserting his authority -- stoke the coals of discont [...]	2003-12-24 07:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM NI
03ABUJA236	NIGERIA: NAVY MINISTER: NOTHING WILL HAPPEN ON [...] (C) During a January 23 conversation with Ambassador Jeter, Minister of State for Defense (Navy) Chris Agbobu commented on the October 2001 Benue massacre. Agbobu did not expect anyone to be held accountable. Agbobu said while "everyone knows what happened (at Benue)" nothing would come of t [...]	2003-02-04 12:32:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MOPS PINS NI
03ABUJA382	USG HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY IN NIGERIA [...] With the unprecedented 2001 level of communal violence and impending 2003 elections at all levels, in 2002 the U.S. Mission operated several programs addressing the institutional and legal shortcomings that lead to abuse of human rights in Nigeria. 2. USAID implemented a wide range of pro [...]	2003-02-21 14:13:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM NI
03ABUJA400	NIGERIA: BATAGARAWA REFUSES TO COMMENT ON BENUE [...] (C) During a February 20 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Minister of State for Defense (Army) Lawal Batagarawa refused to comment on the veracity of GON claims that officers associated with the October 2001 Benue massacre were transferred, retired or otherwise relieved. When the Ambassador tr [...]	2003-02-25 09:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MOPS PINS NI
03ABUJA420	NIGERIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FEBRUARY 28 [...] (U) This periodic joint political report from Abuja and Lagos includes: --Political Violence Update --Potential Party Coalition --Will AD Support Obasanjo? --ID Card Registration --Sharia Amputation in Jigawa --Traditional Ruler to be Prosecuted ------------------------- Political Viol [...]	2003-02-28 18:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR PHUM NI
03ABUJA515	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] The following is post's submission for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs below are keyed to questions in reftel. Note: Post tried to confine material to respective sections, but several examples have overlapping relevance to the general overview, prevention, prosecu [...]	2003-03-18 16:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
03ABUJA554	NIGERIA: VIOLENCE ESCALATES IN ESCRAVOS [...] (U) Proprietary information in paragraphs 3-4. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Escalating violence between Ijaws and Itsekiris have combined with security inadequacies to force ChevronTexaco and Shell to halt some operations, reducing Nigeria's crude production by 350,00 [...]	2003-03-22 19:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET CASC PINS ASEC PREF PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA629	NIGERIA: CONCERN FOR CRISIS IN THE DELTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 26 evening meeting, President Obasanjo, Ambassador Jeter and British High Commissioner Philip Thomas discussed the ongoing crisis in the oil-producing Niger Delta. Jeter and Thomas expressed concern about the implications of a continuing crisis on stability and on [...]	2003-04-03 18:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL MOPS PHUM NI
03ABUJA637	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE: DEMOCRATIC EXPRESSION CRUSHED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter delivered the demarche on Zimbabwe to President Obasanjo on March 26. At that meeting he was joined by British High Commissioner Philip Thomas. Allied with South Africa, the GON opposes continued suspension of Zimbabwe from the Commonwealth, and wants to disba [...]	2003-04-04 16:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SF ZI NI SADC
03ABUJA659	NIGERIA: NAVY MINISTER SAYS MILITARY MUST TAKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 27 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, Minister of State for Defense (Navy) Chris Agbobu discussed the recent violence in Delta State. He attributed the fighting to political power struggles between the Ijaw and Itsekiri ethnic groups, Ijaw dissatisfaction with Delta S [...]	2003-04-09 18:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MOPS EPET ASEC CASC PINS NI
03ABUJA666	RIVERS STATE VIOLENCE COULD IMPACT OIL [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-10 18:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EPET NI
03ABUJA680	NIGERIA: SUBMISSION FOR 2003 PRESIDENT'S [...] The following paragraphs provide information on Nigeria for use in the President's 2003 report to Congress on AGOA, as requested in Reftel, in the following areas: --AGOA Trade and Investment --Progress Toward a Market-Based Economy --Political Pluralism and The Rule of Law --Poverty Reducti [...]	2003-04-14 16:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV ELAB PHUM PREL NI AGOA
03ABUJA713	DECLARATION OF DISASTER: DISPLACEMENT OF ITSEKIRI [...] The Ambassador hereby declares the situation in the Warri North, Warri South, and Warri Southwest Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Delta State as a man-made disaster. In accordance with USAID/DCHA Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance guidance, the Ambassador requests immediate OFDA supp [...]	2003-04-17 17:27:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM PGOV NI
03ABUJA720	NIGERIA: POLICY CONSIDERATIONS IN THE [...] (C) Summary. The April 19 election will test the tensile strength of Nigerian democracy and its supporting institutions. While many will play important roles in this national drama, the primary antagonists are President Obasanjo and Muhammed Buhari. Not only is this election a litmus test of [...]	2003-04-18 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM EFIN ECON PINS PTER PHUM PGOV NI
03ABUJA739	NIGERIA: GON SAYS NEPAD PEER REVIEW MECHANISM ON [...] Summary. A GON official says Heads of State at a March meeting of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) had concluded negotiations on a Memorandum of Understanding of the African Peer Review Mechanism. The official said the review would be conducted by independent experts and fo [...]	2003-04-24 13:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN PHUM EAID PREL PGOV NI
03ABUJA907	NIGERIA: POSSIBLE DEAL FOR WARRI POLITICAL IMPASSE [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-16 18:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS NI
03ABUJA909	NIGERIA: POSSIBLE DEAL FOR WARRI POLITICAL IMPASSE [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-19 07:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS NI
03ACCRA437	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - GHANA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following is AmEmb Accra's response to the tasker requesting information for the second annual Trafficking in Persons Report. In summary, Ghana has problems with both domestic and international human trafficking. The GOG and local NGOs have so far combined efforts to focus o [...]	2003-03-03 15:14:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH
03ACCRA598	NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION - ENTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) continues the balancing act of assembling a historical record of human rights abuses while avoiding politically charged proceedings. It faced its most difficult public proceedings yet when the independent journalist Kwaku Baako deviate [...]	2003-03-25 15:24:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GH
03ACCRA632	RULING PARTY WINS FOURTH BY-ELECTION IN A ROW [...] (U) On March 25 the Ruling NPP party won its fourth consecutive by-election since assuming power in January of 2001, handily defeating the leading opposition candidate of the NDC, and two small party candidates. By a vote of 12,220 to 4,929 for the NDC (with 3,705 for the PNC candidate and 24 [...]	2003-03-31 15:16:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GH
03ACCRA689	RULING NPP NOTCHES WIN NUMBER FIVE [...] (U) Thirteen days after its convincing by-election win in Navrongo (reftel),President Kufuor's ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) won by a similarly large margin in the Gomoa East by-election March 8. The NPP candidate received 11,380 votes to the NDC's 5,356 (a minor party candidate received [...]	2003-04-09 17:30:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GH
03ADANA1	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 1-2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-01-03 08:49:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA101	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 09, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: It is [...]	2003-04-09 15:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA102	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Hurriyet/Bolge: It is claimed that 150 mayors nationwide [...]	2003-04-10 16:22:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA105	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel/Bolge: Th [...]	2003-04-14 14:41:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA107	RURAL-TO-URBAN MIGRATION BY KURDS: [...] (SBU) Summary: Mehmet Erbas, a junior faculty member at Mersin University, has conducted scholarly research about the migration of Kurds from the countryside to the cities of Turkey. He believes that "Kurdish identity" will survive transplantation to the metropolis as long as Kurdish migr [...]	2003-04-15 12:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU ADANA
03ADANA108	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milli Gazete/Bolge [...]	2003-04-15 14:03:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA109	MERSIN BUSINESS ELITE GLAD FOR REGIME [...] (SBU) Summary: Mersin, one of the largest ports in the Eastern Mediterranean, suffered years of downturn after the first Gulf War. Mersin's business leaders are optimistic they will benefit from new opportunities in the new Iraq. They do worry, however, the U.S. might seek to "punish" Tur [...]	2003-04-16 13:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EWWT PHUM PGOV TU SY JO IZ ADANA
03ADANA110	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 16, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Tercuman/Turkiye/E [...]	2003-04-16 17:16:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA112	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Radikal: In response to [...]	2003-04-17 16:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA114	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge: A visible d [...]	2003-04-21 16:50:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA116	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 22, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Radikal: It is reported [...]	2003-04-22 13:58:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA118	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Tercuman/Du [...]	2003-04-24 14:41:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA119	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 23, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet: Ankara i [...]	2003-04-24 17:19:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA120	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge: The reverse [...]	2003-04-25 11:15:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA121	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah/Cumhuriyet/Ra [...]	2003-04-28 12:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA122	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 26-27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet: As a r [...]	2003-04-29 08:47:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA123	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 29, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: Jandarma M [...]	2003-04-29 15:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA125	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 1, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: The dead [...]	2003-05-02 08:53:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA126	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah/Milliyet/Turkiy [...]	2003-05-02 17:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA128	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 5, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Turkiey: [...]	2003-05-05 15:21:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA13	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2003-01-15 14:51:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA130	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye: Although the [...]	2003-05-06 15:02:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA132	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: Turkish P [...]	2003-05-07 16:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA133	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 9, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge/Turkiye: The US [...]	2003-05-09 16:49:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA136	KURDS IN SOUTHEAST OPTIMISTIC; HOPE [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent meetings with our regular Kurdish contacts reveal SE Turkey Kurds are optimistic about the resolution of the "Kurdish question" and are pinning their hopes on the international community, most notably the United States. They also believe an amnesty for PKK/KADEK member [...]	2003-05-16 10:41:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
03ADANA137	SE TURKEY HOPES FOR ECONOMIC TURNAROUND [...] (SBU) Summary: Prominent Adana and Mersin businessmen are optimistic for increased economic opportunities relating to the Coalition victory in Operation Iraqi Freedom. They also are hoping to take advantage of the SARS outbreak to export more textiles to Europe. While they believe there may [...]	2003-05-16 11:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
03ADANA139	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 20, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Milliyet: Th [...]	2003-05-20 16:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA140	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Milli Gaz [...]	2003-05-21 13:16:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA141	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 22, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Cumhuriyet/E [...]	2003-05-22 14:00:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA142	SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY HOPEFUL FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: A cross-section of GOT officials, NGOs, and businessmen in Turkey's Southeast reveals little, if any, change in economic or social conditions. Lower-level GOT officials, unaccustomed to and uncomfortable with meeting foreign diplomats, paint an unrealistic picture, touting the [...]	2003-05-22 14:15:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
03ADANA144	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 23, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: Before h [...]	2003-05-23 14:54:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA145	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel: It is clai [...]	2003-05-27 15:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA146	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: An investig [...]	2003-05-29 10:01:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA147	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 29, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye: During regu [...]	2003-05-29 14:11:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA148	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 30, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah/Hurriyet: As a [...]	2003-05-30 14:30:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA149	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 02, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Turkiye/ [...]	2003-06-02 14:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA

03ADANA150	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: PKK-KADEK [...]	2003-06-03 16:20:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA151	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Evrensel: E [...]	2003-06-04 13:47:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA152	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 05, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: A polit [...]	2003-06-05 15:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA153	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 06, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: Egitim- [...]	2003-06-06 13:57:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA155	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Milli Ga [...]	2003-06-11 08:31:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA157	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 11, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye: The Securi [...]	2003-06-12 11:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA159	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Sabah/Milli [...]	2003-06-16 10:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA160	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 14-15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports ofteb contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Â [...]	2003-06-17 15:34:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA161	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Â [...]	2003-06-17 16:18:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA162	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Â [...]	2003-06-19 15:59:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA163	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 20, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Hurriyet [...]	2003-06-23 09:12:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA164	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milli Gazete, Bolge [...]	2003-06-24 16:55:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA165	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel, / In Adiya [...]	2003-06-25 16:04:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA166	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 26, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel, / Governme [...]	2003-06-26 16:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA167	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Bolge, [...]	2003-06-27 14:39:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA168	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 30, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet, / UNESCO i [...]	2003-06-30 13:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA169	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 01, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel, / "The Sto [...]	2003-07-02 16:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA170	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 02, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Hurriyet, [...]	2003-07-02 16:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA173	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Gunaydin / Workers a [...]	2003-07-03 16:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA175	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 07, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet / Diyarba [...]	2003-07-07 13:51:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA178	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 04-05-06, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / A stra [...]	2003-07-08 13:26:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA179	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 08, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Gunaydin, Hurriyet, [...]	2003-07-08 17:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA180	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 9, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal, Hurriyet, Mil [...]	2003-07-09 13:54:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA182	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Bolge / Il [...]	2003-07-11 11:21:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA183	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 11, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet / Gendarme [...]	2003-07-11 11:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA185	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 12-13, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet, Milli G [...]	2003-07-15 08:53:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA187	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Chief Ser [...]	2003-07-15 14:32:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA199	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 22 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Friction b [...]	2003-08-05 14:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA2	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 3, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS --------------------------- [...]	2003-01-03 13:00:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA200	SOUTEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 23 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet / Yeni Turki [...]	2003-08-05 14:26:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA201	SOUTEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Gunaydin / Red Cross [...]	2003-08-05 14:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA202	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / An earthqua [...]	2003-08-05 14:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA203	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 26-27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Sevim Y [...]	2003-08-05 14:59:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA207	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 31, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / Dr. Loretta [...]	2003-08-07 13:13:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA208	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 01, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet / For th [...]	2003-08-07 13:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA209	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 02-03-04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet / Fi [...]	2003-08-07 13:21:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA210	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 05, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Cuma Elk [...]	2003-08-07 13:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA211	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 06, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / In Sivas, [...]	2003-08-07 13:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA212	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 07, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Yuksekov [...]	2003-08-07 13:32:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA213	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 08, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / A group [...]	2003-08-11 16:55:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA214	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 09-10-11, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milli Gazete [...]	2003-08-11 16:58:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA215	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 13, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet / Turkish [...]	2003-08-13 16:12:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA216	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / Lerzan Kara [...]	2003-08-14 13:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA217	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Hurriyet, [...]	2003-08-15 13:13:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA218	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 16-17-18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / Syr [...]	2003-08-19 08:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA219	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / In Ergan [...]	2003-08-19 13:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA22	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 23, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2003-01-24 15:21:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA220	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 20, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / In Adana a [...]	2003-08-20 17:01:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA221	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / An unknown [...]	2003-08-21 16:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA224	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 26, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman, Bolge, Milli [...]	2003-08-26 16:59:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA226	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet / General [...]	2003-08-27 16:13:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA227	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman / The Diyarba [...]	2003-08-28 16:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA228	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 29, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Zaman / A [...]	2003-08-31 00:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA229	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 01, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah/Milliyet: [...]	2003-09-02 17:35:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA23	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2003-01-27 09:42:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA230	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 02, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet/Evrens [...]	2003-09-02 17:41:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA232	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet: The In [...]	2003-09-04 14:31:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA233	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Turkiy [...]	2003-09-04 15:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA234	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 05, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / A bag, [...]	2003-09-05 13:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA235	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 06-07-08, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel [...]	2003-09-09 10:52:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA236	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 9, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / World [...]	2003-09-09 18:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA237	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel, Cumhu [...]	2003-09-11 13:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA239	SOUTEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 11, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Tercuman / Six [...]	2003-09-12 10:34:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA240	THE "REINTEGRATION LAW" AS PERCEIVED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Most contacts affiliated with the possible beneficiaries of this law see no change between this law and previous versions. They told post's political FSN that the recently enacted law would not be successful in encouraging PKK/KADEK militants to disarm. As a result, only two [...]	2003-09-12 13:07:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PTER IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA242	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman, Sabah Gu [...]	2003-09-12 15:31:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA244	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 13-14-15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriye [...]	2003-09-17 14:52:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA245	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 16, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / In Me [...]	2003-09-17 15:04:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA246	SOUTEHAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Tercum [...]	2003-09-17 15:07:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA247	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Evrensel / Diya [...]	2003-09-18 14:15:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA248	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 20-22, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ekspres, Bol [...]	2003-09-22 16:06:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA25	THE VIEW FROM SIRNAK PROVINCE: [...] (SBU) Summary: In southeastern Turkey's Sirnak province, one of two bordering Iraq, the preoccupation of government officials, NGOs, and businessmen is less about war than about war's aftermath. The populace is desperate to revive border trade and commerce. Kurdish interlocutors worry that [...]	2003-01-28 17:36:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV TU SY IZ ADANA
03ADANA250	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge, Zaman / [...]	2003-09-24 15:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA251	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman, Milli Ga [...]	2003-09-25 12:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA252	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 26, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / In Ulud [...]	2003-09-26 12:02:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA255	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 1, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman / Ramazan Oz [...]	2003-10-02 09:43:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA257	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet, Sabah [...]	2003-10-03 09:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA258	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 3, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Vakit / A [...]	2003-10-03 17:26:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA259	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 4-6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Milli G [...]	2003-10-06 16:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA26	HELSINKI COMMISSION EXAMINES HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Two staffers from the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (aka Helsinki Commission) traveled to Diyarbakir January 15-18 for meetings with GOT officials, human rights activists, and religious groups. Key agenda items included torture, language rights, and v [...]	2003-01-28 17:49:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV TU ADANA
03ADANA261	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Bolge, Ek [...]	2003-10-07 13:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA262	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 8, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ekspres, Zaman, Sa [...]	2003-10-09 15:35:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA265	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. HURRIYET (Cukurov [...]	2003-10-10 18:18:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA267	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 11-13, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem / [...]	2003-10-16 16:06:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA268	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem / Se [...]	2003-10-16 16:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA269	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. HURRIYET/MILLIYET [...]	2003-10-16 16:11:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA270	ADANA CONSULATE ATTACKER CONVICTED, [...] (U) The Adana Second Felony Court gave its final verdict at the October 16 hearing. The court initially imposed a sentence of six years imprisonment and a fine of 346,783,000 TL (approximately 230 USD) but taking his good behavior and confession into account, reduced his sentence by one-six [...]	2003-10-17 08:20:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA271	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 16, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman, Hurriyet, [...]	2003-10-17 15:51:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA272	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Hurriyet [...]	2003-10-17 16:49:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA273	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 18-20, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Vakit / Accord [...]	2003-10-21 14:25:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA274	UPTICK IN VIOLENT CLASHES IN SOUTHEAST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Southeastern Turkey has seen an increase in violent clashes since the beginning of September. According to credible press reporting which the consulate has been able to corroborate on multiple occasions, there have been ten significant clashes resulting in multiple deaths and [...]	2003-10-22 11:58:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PHUM ASEC IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA276	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. CUMHURIYET/YENI S [...]	2003-10-24 18:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA277	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 25-27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet / Th [...]	2003-10-27 16:35:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA278	SOUTHEAST TUREKY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Cumhuriy [...]	2003-10-30 16:25:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA279	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 29-30, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / Nevz [...]	2003-10-30 16:27:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA28	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2003-01-29 11:50:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA280	SE PRESS REACTION TO NORTHERN IRAQ [...] OZGUR GUNDEM: The officials from KADEK, which dissolved itself two days ago, said that there had been a small-scale clash between their militants and a group of Border Patrol Police at Haftanin region in Kurdistan. It is reported that two HPG, People's Protection Forces, members ran into bord [...]	2003-11-13 15:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA281	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 14, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. HURRIYET: As of [...]	2003-11-14 15:55:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA282	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 15-17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ekspres, Bolg [...]	2003-11-17 17:03:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA285	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Bolge [...]	2003-11-18 16:47:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ
03ADANA286	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ekspres / Adana [...]	2003-11-19 17:14:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA

03ADANA291	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge, Turkiye / [...]	2003-12-11 16:39:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA293	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ozgur Gundem / I [...]	2003-12-31 14:59:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA3	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 4-5, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-01-09 09:20:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA30	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 29, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2003-01-30 10:06:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA35	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 31, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2003-02-03 08:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA36	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 1-2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...]	2003-02-04 08:42:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA39	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 4, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2003-02-06 09:19:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA4	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 6-7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-01-09 09:22:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA40	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 5, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2003-02-06 09:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA41	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2003-02-07 09:06:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM ADANA
03ADANA44	INCREASING UNREST IN SE TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Imprisoned PKK/KADEK leader Abdullah Ocalan has been denied access to lawyers and family by the GOT since November 2002. In SE Turkey, reaction against this enforced isolation has been angry. There have been demonstrations, hunger strikes, and Molotov- cocktail threats. K [...]	2003-02-07 13:00:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TU SY IZ ADANA
03ADANA46	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-02-20 08:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA47	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-02-20 08:43:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA49	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-02-24 09:13:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA5	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 8, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS --------------------------- [...]	2003-01-09 09:25:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA53	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 22-23, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]	2003-02-25 13:39:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA54	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-02-28 12:56:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA55	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-02-28 13:00:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA56	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 26, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-02-28 13:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA57	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-02-28 13:11:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA59	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-03-04 14:21:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA60	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------------- [...]	2003-03-04 14:25:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA62	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 05, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------------- [...]	2003-03-06 14:32:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA66	THE VIEW FROM THE SOUTHEAST, [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-07 16:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS PHUM TU OSCE ADANA
03ADANA7	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 9, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS --------------------------- [...]	2003-01-13 09:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA72	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Milli Gazete: It is rep [...]	2003-03-13 13:22:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA75	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] Milliyet/Dunya: It is reported that the UN is also going to establish a humanitarian assistance center in Mardin, and relief items to be sent by the will be distributed from Mardin. Officials announced they had initially considered Gaziantep, but because of the distances involved preferred M [...]	2003-03-14 17:06:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA76	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-17 13:22:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA77	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-18 11:55:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA78	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Sabah/Mi [...]	2003-03-18 12:04:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA80	POPULATION MOVEMENT IN NORTHERN [...] (SBU) Summary: According to contacts in southeastern Turkey, population movements in northern Iraq in anticipation of war are not toward the Turkish border. Rather, those on the move are generally seeking to leave cities for the perceived safety of villages higher up in the hills. The Ha [...]	2003-03-19 14:57:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
03ADANA81	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. FIRST IMMIGRANT WAVE TO TURKISH BORDER (Sabah/Hurriyet/Mil [...]	2003-03-19 16:39:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA82	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Milliyet/Turkiye/Tercuman/Dunya/Hurriyet: Kurds in northe [...]	2003-03-19 17:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA83	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Cumhuriyet/Evrensel/Dunya/Tercuman/Sabah/ Hurriyet: Havin [...]	2003-03-24 16:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA84	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Tercuman: After granting overflight rights to U.S. and B [...]	2003-03-25 14:54:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA88	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Radikal: The US applied [...]	2003-03-28 08:28:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA89	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah: It is estim [...]	2003-03-28 13:54:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA9	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 11-12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ----------------------- [...]	2003-01-14 09:01:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA91	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 31, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Hurriyet/Tercuman/Radikal/Dunya/Milliyet/ Evrensel/Bolge: [...]	2003-03-31 17:01:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA92	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 1, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Radikal/Cumhuriyet: In northern Iraq, where 1,200 US soldi [...]	2003-04-01 11:57:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA93	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Milliyet: T [...]	2003-04-02 16:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA94	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 3, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Bolge/Te [...]	2003-04-03 16:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA96	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: Turkish a [...]	2003-04-04 16:56:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA98	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet/Bolge/Cumh [...]	2003-04-07 17:07:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA99	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 08, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet: Osman [...]	2003-04-08 14:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03AMMAN1053	JORDANIANS TAKE PART IN SIZABLE BUT SOGGY ANTI-WAR [...] (SBU) On Saturday, February 15, thousands of demonstrators participated in a 2 kilometer anti-war march through the Shmeisani district of Amman ending at the UN Headquarters there. The demonstration, organized by the Higher Coordination Committee for Opposition Parties, was approved by th [...]	2003-02-18 15:08:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM JO
03AMMAN1191	QUOTA GUARANTEES WOMEN SIX SEATS IN PARLIAMENT [...] (U) A royal decree issued on February 19 formalized a quota system that guarantees six seats for women in the next Parliament. End Summary. -------------------------------------------- NEW QUOTA GUARANTEES FEMALE PARLIAMENTARIANS -------------------------------------------- 2. (U) The G [...]	2003-02-27 12:23:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN1210	EMBASSY AMMAN'S HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY [...] (U) Per reftel, Post is providing the following report on actions taken by the USG in Jordan during 2002. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Introduction Our human rights strategy in Jordan seeks to promote human rights through a) direct dialogue with the Jordanian Government and others, b) progra [...]	2003-03-02 06:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KSEP XE XF XM JO
03AMMAN1215	DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, SAME CONCLUSION: THE USG [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 24th PolOff met together with former senator Hosni Ayesh, a Palestinian-Jordanian, and former parliamentarian Dr. Ahmad Ennab, an East-Banker. The two men differed in their background, reasoning and style of discourse. Both however, arrived at the same conclusion: [...]	2003-03-02 08:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM JO
03AMMAN1336	JORDAN SCHEDULES PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS FOR JUNE [...] (U) THE JORDANIAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED ON FEBRUARY 27 THAT LOWER HOUSE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, POSTPONED THREE TIMES, WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 17. THE GOVERNMENT FURTHER ANNOUNCED THAT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR JULY 5 WOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL JULY 26 TO ALLOW FOR A PRUDENT AMOUNT [...]	2003-03-06 08:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN1357	ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: JORDAN [...] Per reftel, Post's information for the 2002 anti-trafficking in persons report is contained in paras below. Responses are keyed to reftel questions. Until 6/1/2003, embassy poc on trafficking issues is PolOff Gregory D. LoGerfo. Subsequent to 6/1/2003 poc will be PolOff James Fellows. [...]	2003-03-06 14:11:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF JO
03AMMAN1432	JORDANIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SETS UP [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently announced formation of a "Human Rights Directorate" within the MFA. On March 5, MFA Human Rights Officer Bisher Khasawneh told PolCouns and PolOff the MFA wants the new directorate to "have teeth", and is committed to providing HR training for as m [...]	2003-03-11 09:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV JO
03AMMAN1433	LOOKING AHEAD: JORDANIAN ELECTIONS AFTER AN IRAQ [...] (C) We believe it is essential that we start to think seriously about Jordan's position in a post-Iraq war environment: what the GOJ will expect us to do, and how Jordan can contribute to achieving our longer term regional goals. Assuming that a military campaign is of limited duration and fu [...]	2003-03-11 09:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IZ JO MEPP
03AMMAN1529	PRESIDENT OF JORDAN SOCIETY FOR CITIZENS' RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Jordan Society for Citizens' Rights President Fawzi Samhoury has lost on his court action to have the JSCR reinstated as a society recognized by Jordanian law. On March 6 the Higher Court of Justice notified Samhoury at a court session that his case against the decision of the M [...]	2003-03-13 08:15:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV JO
03AMMAN1530	OUTSIDE AMMAN, MANY FEAR ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF [...] (C) Summary. In March 5 and 6 meetings in Salt and Aqaba with Poloff, a number of prominent Jordanian businessmen and politicians provided an "outside-the-beltway" assessment of the GOJ's recent decision to schedule Parliamentary elections in June and the issue on everyone's mind, Iraq. Whil [...]	2003-03-13 09:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI JO
03AMMAN1533	LABOR ROUNDUP: ILO PROGRAM; FTA; POVERTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 5, the GOJ and the International Labor Organization signed a long-awaited memorandum of understanding on a program to develop "internal social dialogue." The three year program (one of two ILO programs here) is funded exclusively by the U.S. Department of Labor with app [...]	2003-03-13 09:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL JO
03AMMAN1582	WEEKEND DEMONSTRATIONS IN JORDAN SIZABLE, PEACEFUL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The weekend of March 15-16 saw sizable GOJ-permitted demonstrations in Amman and Irbid as well as smaller gatherings in other locations. The demonstrations were peaceful, with no security incidents reported. Estimates of crowd sizes varied widely, but reliable sources indicate [...]	2003-03-16 15:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL JO
03AMMAN1685	TFIZ01. JORDANIAN STREET ON THE EVE OF WAR: [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the eve of likely coalition military action against Iraq, the mood in Jordan is resigned to war, but nevertheless very angry. Although the street is relatively quiet, EmbOffs' conversations with Jordanians on the subject of USG policy, while often beginning politely, invariab [...]	2003-03-19 16:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV JO
03AMMAN1718	KING'S SPEECH TO NATION UPSTAGED BY "SHOCK AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. King Abdullah's March 21 speech was largely upstaged by the televised coverage of the beginning of extensive coalition bombing. Many people we spoke with missed the beginning of the speech to watch the bombing, but most read a transcript the following day. Already very emotiona [...]	2003-03-22 12:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM JO
03AMMAN1867	TFIZO1: GOJ BRACES FOR COUNTRYWIDE ANTI-WAR [...] (C) Although the coalition's military actions against Iraq started a week ago, this Friday will be the first time that Jordanians will congregate for Friday prayers and express their pent up frustrations with the "US aggression" after watching events unfold on t.v. all week. Adding to the hei [...]	2003-03-27 17:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM JO
03AMMAN1928	TFIZO1: WEEKEND DEMONSTRATIONS MOSTLY PEACEFUL; [...] (C) Weekend demonstrations in Jordan's refugee camps, Amman, Irbid, Salt, Zarqa, Karak, Aqaba and Maan attracted large numbers of anti war Jordanians. Many demonstrators carried pictures of Saddam Hussein, a phenomenon that has been much less common in marches up to now, and chant "death to A [...]	2003-04-01 06:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IZ JO
03AMMAN1949	TFIZ01 THE IRAQI WAR THROUGH JORDANIAN EYES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Almost two weeks into the war, and Jordanians remain fully engrossed with the latest developments in Iraq. Although many have resumed their daily activities, a widening resentment towards the US has become virtually a universal sentiment and an accepted trut [...]	2003-04-01 11:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM JO
03AMMAN1954	TFIZO1: 99 PROMINENT JORDANIANS LETTER EXHORT KING [...] (C) On March 31, Al Arab Al Yawm newspaper published an open letter to King Abdullah, signed by 99 prominent Jordanians, urging the King to toughen his stance against the "U.S. aggression" in Iraq. The letter's signers include former prime ministers, ministers, deputies, former intelligence o [...]	2003-04-01 17:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IZ JO
03AMMAN1981	TFIZO1: 104 (LESS PROMINENT) JORDANIANS SIGN [...] (C) On April 2nd, Al Arab Al Yawm newspaper published a second letter addressed to King Abdullah. The letter contains one basic point -- the signatories support the King's handling of the war and his continuing efforts to stop the "aggression" against Iraq. The letter also praises the King [...]	2003-04-02 14:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IZ JO
03AMMAN2010	HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT DELIVERED TO MFA [...] (U) Per instruction in reftel A, on March 31 PolCouns and PolOff delivered the 2002 Country Report on Human Rights Practices to Ali al-Ayedd, Assistant to the Foreign Minister. PolCouns noted the report was less positive than the previous year's, but thanked Ayed for the MFA's increased dial [...]	2003-04-03 12:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM JO
03AMMAN2083	TFIZO1: ANOTHER WEEKEND OF PEACEFUL COUNTRYWIDE [...] (C) Several demonstrations ranging in the hundreds to the low thousands again took place throughout Jordan after Friday prayers on April 4. Press reports said the continuation of images of the destruction and civilian Iraqi deaths on Jordanians' television screens motivates the demonstrators. [...]	2003-04-07 11:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM IZ JO
03AMMAN2194	UN FLASH APPEAL FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE IN IRAQ [...] (U) As requested ref, refcoord contacted UN Resident Coordinator Christine McNab to ensure that UN officials in Jordan have raised the UN flash appeal with GOJ officials. McNab said that UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq Ramiro Lopes da Silva will be in Jordan April 11-13 and will brief se [...]	2003-04-10 13:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PREF EAID IZ JO
03AMMAN2261	JORDAN HAS NOT RECEIVED EU DEMARCHE AGAINST [...] (C) PolCouns on April 13 raised ref points on EU intervention against bilateral Article 98 agreements with Ali al-Ayed, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. Al-Ayed said that he was unaware of any EU approach discouraging Jordan from signing an Article 98 agreement with th [...]	2003-04-15 05:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PHUM US EU JO
03AMMAN237	JORDAN FIRST CAMPAIGN PRESSES AHEAD: [...] (C) The "Jordan First" campaign continues to make headlines almost daily as the GOJ moves to implement recommendations put forward in December by the Jordan First Committee--consisting of 31 political and business leaders. While some of the initiatives are straightforward, others--particularly [...]	2003-01-13 06:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM JO
03AMMAN2402	PM AFFIRMS GOJ INTENT TO HOLD ELECTIONS JUNE 17, [...] (C) PM Ali Abul Ragheb affirmed publicly on April 18 that the GOJ intends to proceed with parliamentary elections on June 17. However, the King told the British Ambassador that there were 70-30 odds that elections would go forward as planned and the King confided to the Ambassador on April [...]	2003-04-22 04:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN2528	IRAQ WAR HITS POPULAR CREDIBILITY OF KING [...] (S) The perceived support that King Abdullah gave to the military campaign in Iraq -- which many Jordanians contrast with his statements that U.S. forces in Jordan performed merely a defensive role -- has led to a good bit of anti-government grumbling and, during the war, some open criticism [...]	2003-04-29 15:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM IZ JO
03AMMAN2561	EMBASSY AMMAN'S APPLICATION FOR HRDF GRANT FUNDS [...] Embassy Amman welcomes the opportunity to compete for funds from the Department's Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF). The following proposals are tailored to criteria in reftel, i.e. supporting critical mission human rights priorities, relevance to foreign policy objectives, and within E [...]	2003-04-30 14:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM KSEP PGOV PHUM
03AMMAN2626	PALESTINIANS IN POST-SADDAM IRAQ [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The estimated 90,000 long-term Palestinian residents of Iraq reportedly are losing the legal protection, privileges and access to government services extended by the Saddam government, resulting in a flow of more than 800 Palestinians toward Jordan since the onset of [...]	2003-05-04 14:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM KPAL IZ JO UNSC
03AMMAN2682	JORDAN'S JUNE 17 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: TIMELINE [...] (U) Jordan is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on June 17. This cable provides basic information regarding the legal requirements candidates must fulfill in the run-up to the election, as well as a timeline of when specific actions must occur prior to the sitting of the new Parliament [...]	2003-05-06 14:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN2822	ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT ANNOUNCES LIST OF 29 [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-13 15:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN2989	JORDAN'S POLITICAL PARTIES: ISLAMISTS, LEFTISTS, [...] (U) This cable provides background on Jordan's political parties participating in upcoming parliamentary elections on June 17. Jordan's political landscape, runs the gamut from religious to secular and from left to right, complicated by tribal and family loyalties. The Islamic Action Front, t [...]	2003-05-20 16:13:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN2997	DEMARCHE ON THE STATUS OF THREE INSTRUMENTS [...] (C) Per reftel a, on April 19 A/PolCouns and PolOff delivered message to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. MFA Legal Adviser Samer Naber and Human Rights Officer Bisher Khasawneh provided the following information: a. The GOJ is a party to ILO Convention 182 (reftel B). b. On the Protocol [...]	2003-05-21 08:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM JO
03AMMAN3039	JORDANIAN CAMPAIGNING AQABA STYLE; INSIGHT INTO [...] (U) PolOff attended a luncheon in Aqaba on May 15 hosted by Dr. Mohammed Badri, a former member of the parliament for the Aqaba Governorate and current candidate for the June 17 parliamentary elections. The Aqaba governorate is composed of one district with two Muslim seats. Dr. Badri discuss [...]	2003-05-21 14:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN3135	ELECTION SUPPORT ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Summary. In the three remaining weeks before the June 17 Parliamentary elections the Mission is coordinating with MEPI-funded NGOs, including the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) to strengthen the electoral process and traditions, to enco [...]	2003-05-29 09:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL OEXC OIIP JO
03AMMAN3141	FOLLOW UP ON PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST [...] POST NOMINATES THE FOLLOWING THREE SENIOR LEVEL CANDIDATES FOR THE MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL JUSTICE FORUM IN BAHRAIN: - H.E. MOHAMMAD AL RAQQAD, HEAD OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL; - H.E. FARES NABULSI, MINISTER OF JUSTICE; - MS. REEM ABU HASSAN, LAWYER AND KEY PLAYER IN REFORM EFFORTS; PLEASE NOTE [...]	2003-05-29 09:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KJUS JO
03AMMAN3420	ZARQA ELECTION PRIMER [...] (c) Summary: Mohammed Arsalan, a long-time Embassy contact and candidate for the "Chechen" seat representing Zarqa in the new parliament, spoke with econoff at some length about the election process (Byzantine),his chances (good),and the primary concerns of the Zarqa constituency (surpris [...]	2003-06-10 07:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO INRB
03AMMAN3422	FOLLOW UP ON PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST [...] POST NOMINATES THE FOLLOWING THREE SENIOR LEVEL CANDIDATES FOR THE MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL JUSTICE FORUM IN BAHRAIN: - H.E. MOHAMMAD AL RAQQAD, HEAD OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL; - H.E. FARES NABULSI, MINISTER OF JUSTICE; - MS. REEM ABU HASSAN, LAWYER AND KEY PLAYER IN REFORM EFFORTS; PLEASE NOTE [...]	2003-06-10 08:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KJUS JO
03AMMAN3612	LARGE NUMBERS OF JORDANIANS GO TO THE POLLS; [...] (C) According to preliminary estimates, between 50 and 75 percent of Jordanians eligible to vote went to the polls June 17 to elect a new Parliament. Percentages in urban Amman and Irbid seem to be lower. Voting throughout the country was calm, and numerous polling stations had a festive a [...]	2003-06-17 18:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM JO
03AMMAN3651	JORDAN'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS: [...] (C) An estimated 1.3 million Jordanians voted in the parliamentary elections June 17, out of 2.3 million registered voters. Surprisingly, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, won only 18 seats, fewer than analysts' predictions of 20-25 seats. Results in [...]	2003-06-18 19:10:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM JO
03AMMAN3904	IRAQI MFA INSPECTION TEAM TO RECOMMEND REOPENING [...] (S) PolCouns met June 26 with the members of the Iraqi MFA's inspection team, Amb. Zaid Noori and Abdul Baqi Ismail Ali (ref). Noori said that they had no trouble getting into the Iraqi Embassy in Amman on June 25 and had found the morale of the Iraqi staff quite high, "since all the intell [...]	2003-06-30 10:53:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM IZ JO
03AMMAN4038	Jordan MEPI Strategy [...] Following per State 126550 is the post's integrated MEPI strategy divided into the three MEPI Pillars: A) Economic Reform and Private Enterprise b) Political Reform and C) Education. Our approach is based on the good governance and citizen awareness strategy outlined in reftel B plus the Jor [...]	2003-07-03 12:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID BTIO PGOV SOCI KWMN PREL KDEM SCUL BEXP PHUM KPAO XF JO ETRO
03AMMAN4041	58TH UNGA: DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON U.S. INITIATIVES [...] A/PolCouns on July 2 delivered ref b talking points to Dr. Mousa Braizat, Director of the MFA Department of International Organizations, and his assistants Mr. Nayef Al-Zaidan and Mr. Ayman Al-Ameri. A/PolCouns emphasized shared U.S.-Jordanian interests with respect to the six U.S. initiativ [...]	2003-07-03 13:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL PHUM OTRA KSEP JO UNGA UN
03AMMAN4240	FORMER GID HEAD CONVICTED IN BANK SCANDAL CASE [...] (C) Former General Intelligence Directorate (GID) head Samih Battikhi was sentenced to 8 years in prison on July 10 after being convicted of fraud and forgery charges, which stem from a bank fraud scandal associated with Jordanian businessman Majd Shamayleh (see reftels). One Embassy source s [...]	2003-07-10 15:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM JO
03AMMAN4332	KING SAYS MINOR CABINET RESHUFFLE SOON, NEW [...] (S) King Abdullah told the Ambassador July 13 that he has been working with Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb on the details of a small cabinet reshuffle to be announced in the next few days. The King said that Abul Ragheb had wanted to change 5-6 ministers, but the King told him to limit it to [...]	2003-07-14 16:22:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR JO
03AMMAN4361	JORDAN WELCOMES FORMATION OF IRAQI GOVERNING [...] (U) Charge and PolCouns presented ref a points on formation of the Iraqi Governing Council July 15 to Ali al-Ayed, the new Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office, and Samer Dabbas, the Private Office Iraq action officer. Charge emphasized that the formation of the Council is [...]	2003-07-15 15:26:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PHUM IZ JO
03AMMAN4403	POLL SHOWS JORDANIANS WANT PARLIAMENT AND SEEK [...] (U) Summary: The University of Jordan,s Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) released an opinion poll 8 July which suggests Jordanians want an active Parliament but doubt that their newly elected Lower House will be an effective law-making body. It also reveals that domestic concerns, not fo [...]	2003-07-16 14:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM JO
03AMMAN4408	NEW PARLIAMENT MEETS, ELECTS SPEAKER; ISLAMIST [...] (U) The Jordanian Chamber of Deputies (Lower House of the Parliament),elected on June 17, held its first special session July 16 and elected Saad Hayel Srour as President (i.e. Speaker) of the house. Srour, who was speaker of the Lower House from 1993-97, received 65 of the 110 votes. Imme [...]	2003-07-16 15:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KISL JO
03AMMAN4538	HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRESS: GOJ CREATES TWO NEW HUMAN [...] (C) Over the past few months, the GOJ has created two new governmental human rights organizations -- the National Center for Human Rights and a Directorate of Human Rights in the Foreign Ministry. While the work of these new institutions has ramped up too slowly for local activists, their c [...]	2003-07-23 12:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI JO
03AMMAN4539	PARLIAMENTARY QUOTA EXPOSES DIVISIONS AMONG [...] (C) One of the unforeseen aspects of the new women's quota in Parliament is that it has exposed cultural cleavages and the differing agendas between women who live in urban areas and women who live in tribal-based areas. Neither group believes the other represents their collective interests. [...]	2003-07-23 12:13:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM JO
03AMMAN4577	BIOS FOR NEW JORDANIAN CABINET MINISTERS [...] (U) The official Jordanian news agency, Petra, announced 21 July the release of a royal decree approving the new government of Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb. Five ministers from the old cabinet have been removed, and eight new figures have been brought in. Of the newcomers, former jailed [...]	2003-07-24 07:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PHUM JO
03AMMAN4629	JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS TO MOVE FORWARD JULY [...] (C) Despite a petition endorsed by the Islamic Action front (IAF) and its allies in the Lower House of Parliament to delay municipal elections and review the electoral laws, the government has decided to move forward with the process on Saturday, July 26. In Amman, low voter turn-out is exp [...]	2003-07-24 17:23:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM JO
03AMMAN4644	MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: LOW TURNOUT PROMPTS [...] (U) Jordan's July 26 municipal elections suffered from low voter turnout causing the government to extend balloting in 9 of the 82 municipalities in which elections were held. In 17 other municipalities, elections were not held because the number of candidates equaled the number of seats. Fin [...]	2003-07-27 14:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM JO
03AMMAN4737	JORDAN'S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: CONTROVERSY, [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's municipal elections concluded July 27 with little fanfare but some controversy. Despite the efforts of the Islamic Action Front (IAF) to seek delay, more than 80 percent of municipal councils held contested elections over the weekend. The IAF remained firm in its ins [...]	2003-07-30 12:08:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI JO
03AMMAN4764	PARLIAMENT OPENS, ERRANT MP'S SWEAR PROPER OATH; GOJ BEGINS TO FEEL PARLIAMENTARY PRESSURE [...] (C) The just-begun special session of the Parliament will examine Parliamentary bylaws, consider a vote of confidence in the new cabinet, begin to examine more than 200 temporary laws promulgated by the government, and adjudicate complaints of irregularities in the June polls. The Lower Ho [...]	2003-07-31 09:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI JO
03AMMAN4827	POLITICAL ISLAM IN JORDAN: OPPOSITION MOSTLY FROM [...] (C) Political Islam is a mostly moderate force in Jordanian society. By far, the most important Islamic organization in Jordan is the Muslim Brotherhood, and then its political arm, the Islamic Action Front. There are no other Islamic groups in the country that match the MB/IAF in influence a [...]	2003-08-03 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL PHUM XF XA XG

03AMMAN4849	POLL RESULTS REFLECT GROWING POPULAR DESIRE FOR [...] (C) A Jordanian pollster who has conducted a number of studies in the country over the past several years believes that there is a growing disconnect between government pronouncements on democracy and the popular perception of Jordanian "half-democracy." In a recent conversation with Pol In [...]	2003-08-04 07:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL JO
03AMMAN4891	JORDAN LOOKS TO REHABILITATE MUNICIPAL SECTOR WITH [...] (U) In line with GOJ's new Municipal Elections Law, which empowers the GOJ to appoint all mayors and up to 50 percent of the seats in the country's 99 municipal councils, the Cabinet recently announced the names of mayors and non-elected municipal council members (see reftels for more inform [...]	2003-08-05 06:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI JO
03AMMAN4894	AMBASSADOR GNEHM DISCUSSES U.S.-GOJ ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Ambassador Gnehm visited newly elected Speaker of the Parliament, Saad Hayel Srour, and discussed issues related to the new Parliament including the ongoing debate on temporary laws, Iraq, and the peace process and U.S.-Jordanian relations.END SUMMARY. ---------------------- INITIAL PRA [...]	2003-08-05 09:29:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI JO
03AMMAN5012	LOWER HOUSE TRYING TO ROLL BACK ON WOMEN'S [...] (U) The Lower House of Parliament voted on August 3 to reject two of the 211 temporary laws passed since Parliament was disbanded two years ago and sent another 86 temporary laws to special committees for further examination. The laws in question--which deal with marriage/divorce and honor cri [...]	2003-08-08 08:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI JO
03AMMAN5115	JORDANIAN WOMEN PROTEST AGAINST PARLIAMENTARY [...] (U) A group of Jordanian women conducted a peaceful demonstration at the gates of the Parliament August 10 to protest a recent Lower House decision to reject three temporary laws concerning women's rights. The protesters approached several MPs entering the building, some of whom argued that t [...]	2003-08-12 16:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI JO
03AMMAN5245	JORDANIAN PARLIAMENT GIVES ABUL RAGHEB'S [...] (U) On August 14, Jordanian Members of Parliament (MPs) overwhelmingly approved the new government of Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb. Despite this support, many MPs criticized the prime minister's cabinet and agenda during the five days of debate that preceded the vote. In the end, Abul Rag [...]	2003-08-19 07:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL JO
03AMMAN5329	GOJ CONDEMNS UN HEADQUARTERS BOMBING; PRESS, [...] (U) The GOJ reacted strongly against the August 19 bombing of U.N. HQ in Baghdad. Information Minister, Nabil al-Sharif, released a statement condemning the "criminal and cowardly act" and expressing hope that it would not delay achieving the goals of security and stability in Iraq. The stat [...]	2003-08-21 14:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN5330	CHRISTIAN MP COMPLAINS ABOUT USG RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (C) A Christian member of the Jordanian Parliament complained August 20 that USG religious freedom policy in the Middle East hurts the indigenous Christian communities by encouraging emigration and diluting the strength of established churches by supporting foreign missionary groups. He sug [...]	2003-08-21 14:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF KISL XF JO
03AMMAN5339	BIRTH OF A JORDANIAN "SUPERSTAR" -- AND SOME [...] (U) Diana Corazan, a young Jordanian singing sensation, was declared the new "Superstar" of Lebanon's Future TV August 18 after winning an Arab-world wide vote. Thousands of Jordanians got on the internet or called in to vote for their favorite daughter. After the announcement of Corazan's [...]	2003-08-22 13:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM SY JO
03AMMAN5698	BAGHDAD BASED IRAQIS SHARE THEIR PERSONAL [...] (C) PolOff discussed with two Baghdad based Iraqis what their lives in Iraq are like post-Saddam, Iraqi expectations vs. current realities, the lack of security and basic services, and observations on how the U.S. can ensure stability, democracy and prosperity in Iraq. Among their chief concer [...]	2003-09-07 16:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN5763	CHILD LABOR INFORMATION UPDATE: JORDAN [...] As requested in reftel, post is providing additional information on child labor in Jordan. Ministry of Labor (MOL) officials informed post that they are aware of DOL reporting requirements and recently provided clarifications on three issues in the 2002 DOL child labor report through the Jorda [...]	2003-09-09 07:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN5971	GOJ CALLS U.S.-JORDAN-IRAQI FRATRICIDE INCIDENT AT [...] (U) Acting PM Faris Nabulsi stated that the September 12 U.S.-Jordan-Iraqi fratricide incident at Falluja, was "unintentional" and would not deter the GOJ from its commitment to assist the Iraqi people. In that incident at the Jordanian military hospital, a Jordanian sergeant was killed, and [...]	2003-09-16 16:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN6027	HONOR CRIMES IN JORDAN ON THE AGENDA [...] (U) Press reports have highlighted recent "honor killings," the reduction of a stiff sentence against one perpetrator, and the rejection by the Lower House of the Jordanian Parliament of amendments to the "honor crimes law." However, honor crimes are both a complex issue and a deeply-rooted [...]	2003-09-18 15:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI KWMN PREL KMPI JO
03AMMAN6119	ANTI-NORMALIZATION CAMPAIGN IN JORDAN HAS LASTING [...] (C) The effects of an Anti-Normalization Committee, disbanded over two years ago, linger. One remnant of its campaigns to discredit Jordanians who supported relations with Israel is the ongoing legal case filed by one of its targets, Jordanian businessman and self-proclaimed peace advocate Tar [...]	2003-09-23 15:23:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM KPAL IS JO
03AMMAN6122	MODERATE IRAQI PARTIES SEEK CPA PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) Jamal Rifai, member of Jordan's al Mustaqbel Party and freelance journalist, told us September 22 that there will be a conference September 25 in Baghdad including 17 Iraqi political parties. Rifai outlined his involvement with the Iraqi Salam party and its participation in the conference, [...]	2003-09-23 15:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN6221	IRAQI "EMBASSY" IN AMMAN SERVES TEA WHILE WAITING [...] (C) By their own admission, Iraqi Interests Section staff (six diplomats and six admin. staff) have been mostly idle since the end of the war. They while away the time by fielding -- but not being able to do anything about -- Iraqi citizens' consular questions by phone and in person. Activity [...]	2003-09-29 14:46:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN6289	REQUEST FOR SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC BENEFIT PAROLE [...] Name: Rehaief, Hussein Oda (as written in English in passport: Hoseen A Rehaif) 2. DPOB: 16 August 1974; Basra, Iraq (per passport) 3. Justification: Mr. Hussein Rehaief is the brother of Mohammed Rehaief, who rendered invaluable assistance to the United States Government during Operat [...]	2003-10-01 13:51:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PHUM JO IZ
03AMMAN6491	JORDANIAN PARLIAMENT FINISHES EXTRAORDINARY [...] (C) The 14th Jordanian Parliament ended its 75 day "extraordinary session" on September 28. While the Parliament discussed a wide variety of topics and took several important procedural steps, including the election of Speaker, the formation of committees and the approval of a new Cabinet, it [...]	2003-10-09 13:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON JO
03AMMAN6683	FOLEY ASSASSINATION DEFENDANTS, ABU SAYYAF CLAIM [...] (U) Jordan's state security court heard three separate cases involving suspects involved in anti-U.S. activity on October 13-15. On October 15, five men accused in the assassination of USAID official Laurence Foley appeared in court to proclaim their innocence, claiming that Jordanian secur [...]	2003-10-20 08:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PHUM ASEC JO
03AMMAN673	THE VIEW OF A POTENTIAL FEMALE CANDIDATE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 21, PolOff met with Nadia Alool, a long-time human rights contact who is contemplating a bid for a parliamentary seat in the forthcoming elections scheduled for this summer. Alool attended Post's political campaign workshop in January. She "is about 65 percent certa [...]	2003-02-02 04:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN6741	JORDAN: DEMARCHE ON THE U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN [...] PolCouns delivered dip note, CV, and ref talking points on the candidacy of Ms. Felice Gaer for re-election to the UN Committee Against Torture October 20 to Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office. Ayed promised to study the U.S. request and provide a considered re [...]	2003-10-22 10:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL US JO
03AMMAN6912	Media Training Workshop combines Iraqi, [...] Summary: In support of the MEPI goal of encouraging a professional and independent media, PA Amman, in cooperation with PA Jerusalem and Baghdad organized a three-day workshop (October 6-8) on "Relations between Journalists and Media Officials." Boosting PA Amman's ongoing media professional [...]	2003-10-27 12:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL OEXC OIIP JO
03AMMAN6960	PM FAYEZ PLANS "CONTROLLED" POLITICAL [...] (C) New PM Faisal al-Fayez told the Ambassador October 28 that he hopes to implement needed but "controlled" political reforms, reaching out to political parties (including Islamists),NGOs and communities in the process. He sees great economic challenges, especially in controlling the budge [...]	2003-10-28 17:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PHUM KDEM IZ JO
03AMMAN7002	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW LABOR MINISTER [...] (U) Ambasador, economic counselor and PolOff made an October 28 courtesy call on newly sworn-in Labor Minister Amjad al-Majali (biographic info septel). A former diplomat and long-term contact of the embassy, Minister Majali has been in office for four days and is new to his portfolio, but loo [...]	2003-10-29 13:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PHUM JO
03AMMAN7068	BIOS FOR JORDAN'S NEW CABINET MEMBERS [...] (C) Reflecting a trend (and the 11 ministers) carried over from the previous Jordanian cabinet, western-educated, Muslim, "East Bankers" dominate the newly-appointed, slimmer, 21-member cabinet of Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez. We count seven Jordanians of Palestinian origin ("West Bankers" [...]	2003-10-30 15:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL KDEM KWMN PHUM ECON JO
03AMMAN7081	FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE FOR U.S. CANDIDATE TO UN [...] (U) PolOff delivered a follow-up demarche October 30 supporting the candidacy of Ms. Felice Gaer for re-election to the UN Committee Against Torture to Ayman Al-Amiri, Acting Head of the International Organizations (IO) Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Khaled Takhayneh, [...]	2003-10-30 15:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL JO
03AMMAN7268	JORDANIAN ANTI-NORMALIZERS SCORE LEGAL VICTORY [...] (C) Jordanian anti-normalizers scored a victory on October 26 in their campaign against ties with Israel. Capping a two-year legal battle, the Amman Court of First Instance acquitted Islamist member of parliament (MP) Ali Abu al-Sukkar, former head of the Professional Associations Anti-Norma [...]	2003-11-06 12:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM KPAL IS JO
03AMMAN7340	SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS HELP FOREIGN DOMESTIC [...] (U) This cable contains an action request for G/TIP, see para 20. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) UN, diplomatic and other sources indicate that the GOJ has made significant strides in 2003 to secure and protect the rights of foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in Jordan. In January, [...]	2003-11-10 13:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB SMIG PHUM SOCI JO
03AMMAN7422	DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-16 13:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL IR JO UNGA
03AMMAN7428	GOJ SPOKESPERSON TALKS ENTHUSIASTICALLY ABOUT [...] (C) An enthusiastic Asma Khader, the new government Spokesperson, outlined for the Ambassador her intent to use her position in the cabinet to shape GOJ policies to support greater press freedom, respect for human and women's rights, and development of NGOs. Khader, a lawyer and activist fro [...]	2003-11-16 15:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM JO
03AMMAN7429	ALLEGED CENSORSHIP HIGHLIGHTS PRESS RESTRICTIONS, [...] (C) The local press this week reported the alleged GOJ censorship of a political cartoon scheduled for publication in the weekly newspaper Al-Wahda. The government spokesperson denied that the GOJ censors at all, and some commentators are accusing the weekly's editor of trying to get the GO [...]	2003-11-16 15:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM JO
03AMMAN7430	JORDANIAN SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDATE TO UN [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-16 15:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM JO
03AMMAN745	THOUSANDS OF JORDANIANS ATTEND PEACEFUL ANTI-WAR [...] (SBU) On February 1, several thousand demonstrators participated in a short anti-war march through the Shmeisani district of Amman. The demonstration, organized by the Opposition Parties Higher Coordination Committee, was approved by the government and proceeded amidst a large and visible p [...]	2003-02-03 10:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM JO
03AMMAN7495	JORDANIAN SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDATE TO COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-18 16:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL JO
03AMMAN7507	NEW JORDANIAN PM REACHES OUT TO PARLIAMENT, [...] (C) Since his designation as Prime Minister on October 22, Faisal al-Fayez has undertaken an ambitious campaign to reach out to diverse segments of Jordanian society that have received little attention from past PMs. In addition to meeting with parliamentary blocs, Fayez has engaged in formal [...]	2003-11-19 13:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM JO
03AMMAN7645	DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) PolCouns and Italian DCM Nicola Lener (representing the EU presidency) jointly delivered ref points on the EU draft UNGA resolution on human rights in Turkmenistan to Ayman Aamiri, Acting Director of the International Organizations Directorate of the MFA on November 20. Lener and PolCou [...]	2003-11-23 15:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TX JO UNGA
03AMMAN8021	HIJAZI WILL APPEAL THIRD DEATH SENTENCE; ABU [...] (U) Two high-profile terrorism-related cases resumed in Jordan's State Security Court this week. For the third time, the court on December 8 sentenced Jordanian-American citizen Ra'ed Hijazi to death for his role in plotting anti-U.S. attacks during the millennial celebrations in Jordan in [...]	2003-12-09 17:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ASEC PTER JO
03AMMAN8044	JORDAN'S FAMILY PROTECTION PROJECT WINS UN PRIZE [...] (U) On December 10, the UN General Assembly President will present the Family Protection Project Management Team of Jordan one of six 2003 UN Prizes in the Field of Human Rights, which are awarded every five years. The Family Protection Project is being recognized as "a ground-breaking initiat [...]	2003-12-10 10:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PHUM KWMN JO
03AMMAN8286	PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ON ISLAMISTS, NEW GOVERNMENT, [...] (C) Lower House Speaker Abdul Hadi Al-Majali predicted to the Ambassador that "a good majority" would vote to approve the government of Prime Minister Fayez and pledged to cooperate with the government to implement King Abdullah's calls for political development. He denied public allegations [...]	2003-12-18 12:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM PHUM ECON JO
03AMMAN859	ONE IRAQI HOPES FOR WAR WHILE JORDANIANS PROTEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the weekend of January 31, which saw a large Jordanian anti-war protest (ref),political FSN spoke at length with a middle aged Iraqi woman, who fumed about the hypocrisy of her Arab brethren and hoped that war would soon sweep away Saddam and the misery besetting her [...]	2003-02-06 16:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ JO PHUM SOCI
03AMMAN898	SWITZERLAND'S PROPOSED CONFERENCE ON IRAQ: JORDAN [...] (C) On February 9, A/PolCouns delivered reftel points on Switzerland's proposed February 15-16 conference in Geneva to coordinate assistance to a post-war Iraq to FM Muasher's personal assistant Ali al-Ayed. Al-Ayed said that the GOJ had already been informed of U.S. concerns and the reasons [...]	2003-02-10 08:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EAID PHUM PREL PGOV SZ JO
03AMMAN974	HR ACTIVIST PREDICTS FUTURE PROTESTS WILL BE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 9, PolOff met with long-time human rights contact Fawzi Samhoury, who has close contact with the IAF and professional associations. Samhoury expects upcoming demonstrations planned by opposition leaders protesting possible military action against Iraq to remain pea [...]	2003-02-13 11:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM JO
03ANKARA1034	IRAQ AND HUMAN SHIELDS: TURKS NOT PERMITTING [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-12 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR MOPS TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1041	GOT PLANS TO SEND ONLY GENEVA-BASED [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-13 11:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EAID PHUM PREL PGOV SZ TU
03ANKARA1072	NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKS, KDP, PUK AND ITF HOLD [...] (S/NF) TGS and Turkish MFA reps discussed in general terms with KDP, PUK and ITF reps Turkish plans and intentions to coordinate deployment in northern Iraq with the Iraqi Kurdish and Turcoman parties at a meeting in Silopi, on the Turkish-Iraqi border Feb. 17. The Iraqi Kurds told the Turks [...]	2003-02-18 13:45:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1119	NORTHERN IRAQ: ITF COMPLAINS NOT BEING INFORMED [...] (C) Operation Northern Watch POLAD received the following note for Amb. Khalilzad from the Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) on Feb. 19. It reflects information conveyed to ONW POLAD by Turkish MFA officers reftel and points to the KDP as the cause of the problem. 2. (C) Begin text: Mr. Zal [...]	2003-02-20 12:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1303	OCALAN'S CONTINUED ISOLATION, POSSIBLE RETURN OF [...] (C) Summary: Relatives and attorneys remain unable to visit jailed PKK leader Ocalan; the last visit took place November 27. The official GOT line is that stormy weather has grounded the boat that takes visitors to Ocalan's island prison, but some GOT officials privately acknowledge there mus [...]	2003-02-27 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU PKK
03ANKARA1360	NORTHERN IRAQ: "HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS" DEMONSTRATE [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-03 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1374	NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKEY SEEKS KDP ASSURANCES OF NO [...] (C) This is an action request, para 3. 2. (C) MFA Deputy Undersecretary Ali Tuygan called Ambassador the night of March 3 to express concern about reftel demonstration. Tuygan asked if the US had made representation about the demonstration to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). He sai [...]	2003-03-04 08:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1380	USAID/DART: NGO REGISTRATION PROCESS IN TURKEY: THE [...] HUMANITARIAN NGOS SEEKING FORMAL REGISTRATION IN TURKEY CONTINUE TO FACE A CUMBERSOME PROCESS, BUT THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT HAS SAID IT WILL CONSIDER EXPEDITED ARRANGEMENTS TO ALLOW DELIVERY OF RELIEF TO IRAQ THROUGH TURKEY. MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT'S DI [...]	2003-03-04 12:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF EFIN PHUM AORC MOPS PREL IZ TU WFP
03ANKARA1391	NORTHERN IRAQ: KDP AND PUK TO UNIFY [...] (S/NF) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Ankara rep Bahros Galali called on Operation Northern Watch POLAD March 3 to inform that after the Iraqi opposition conference in Salahadeen, PUK leader Jalal Talabani and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani met and agreed to unify t [...]	2003-03-04 16:06:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1396	TURKEY: ANTI TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) As requested, Post's responses are keyed to questions in ref (A). Embassy point of contact is Christina Boiler, Political section (telephone: 90-312-455-5555; fax: 90-312-468-4775). Boiler (rank: junior officer) spent [...]	2003-03-05 08:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA1401	KDP ANKARA OFFICE ATTACKED, NO INJURIES, MINOR [...] Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Ankara staff member Omar Merani called Operation Northern Watch POLAD early March 5 to report that the night of March 4, the building housing the KDP's Ankara office was attacked with two molotov cocktails. Merani said one of the bottles exploded against the ext [...]	2003-03-05 10:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CASC ASEC TU IZ
03ANKARA1422	CASE AGAINST GERMAN FOUNDATIONS DISMISSED [...] (C) Summary: An Ankara court unanimously dismissed separatism and espionage charges against representatives of five German pro-democracy foundations. German diplomats welcomed the decision, but are concerned that the foundations might still face restrictions and harassment. This case, based [...]	2003-03-06 04:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA1470	HADEP: KURDS FEAR IRAQ WAR WILL LEAD TO CRACKDOWN [...] (C) Ahmet Turan Demir, chairman of the pro-Kurdish HADEP Party, and Nazmi Gur, HADEP international relations advisor, told us March 4 anti-war sentiment in the southeast is fueled primarily by Kurdish fear of the Turkish military. Many Turks might oppose a war on principle, or out of concern t [...]	2003-03-07 11:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA1483	NORTHERN IRAQ: PUK "PM" BARHAM SALIH ON TURKISH [...] (S/NF) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) "Prime Minister" Barham Salih met with Operation Northern Watch POLAD March 7 in Ankara. Salih planned to raise with Turkish MFA and military officials later in the day what he characterized as the strong, grass-roots objections of the vast majority of [...]	2003-03-07 16:26:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PREF PHUM TU IZ
03ANKARA1503	LAWYERS GROUPS OPPOSE NEW PRISON-RELATED [...] (C) Summary: Attorneys from the Ankara Bar Association (ABA) and Contemporary Lawyers Association (CLA) argue that a newly adopted package of prison-related laws holds attorneys responsible for hunger strikes, places hunger striking prisoners at risk, undermines the right of attorneys to consu [...]	2003-03-10 13:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
03ANKARA1516	TURKISH CIVIC SOCIETY: VERDICT SUSPENDED IN CASE [...] (U) An Ankara State Security Court (SSC) March 10 ruled unanimously to postpone a verdict in the trial in absentia of controversial Islamic philosopher Fetullah Gulen. Gulen, indicted in 2000, faced five to 10 years imprisonment under the Anti-Terror Law on charges of establishing an illegal [...]	2003-03-11 09:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
03ANKARA1578	ECHR RULING: OCALAN TRIAL UNFAIR, PRISON [...] (C) Summary: The European Court of Human Rights ruled that jailed PKK leader Ocalan did not receive a fair trial, while also determining that his prison conditions are acceptable. Both the GOT and Ocalan's attorneys plan to appeal the ruling. Regardless of the outcome of the appeal, Ocalan wil [...]	2003-03-12 17:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE PKK
03ANKARA1624	GOT CLOSES PRO-KURDISH HADEP PARTY, OPENS CASE [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's highest court announced the closure of the pro-Kurdish HADEP party the same day a chief prosecutor opened a case to close the closely linked DEHAP party. HADEP is accused of aiding the PKK and other offenses; DEHAP is charged with actions against the democratic state and [...]	2003-03-13 16:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
03ANKARA1632	TURKEY: 59TH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloff March 13 discussed reftel talking points with Kaan Esener, head of the MFA Council of Europe Department, and his deputy, Serhat Aksen. Esener and Aksen noted that Turkey will participate as an EU candidate country in certain EU coordination meetings at the Commission. They said the [...]	2003-03-14 12:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TU UNHRC
03ANKARA1636	OCALAN'S LAWYERS, BROTHER VISIT FOR FIRST TIME IN [...] (U) Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan was visited March 12 for the first time since November 27 by his brother Mehmet and three attorneys. Jandarma officials had previously blocked visits to Ocalan's Imrali Island prison, supposedly due to stormy weather (Reftels B-D). 2. (C) Comment: Th [...]	2003-03-14 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE PKK
03ANKARA1704	DART: CURRENT PICTURE IN TURKEY FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS TRANSITING SUPPLIES TO NORTHERN IRAQ [...] (C) The current picture in Turkey for International Organizations, the United Nations, and international NGOs for cross-border humanitarian operations is still unclear. To date, no international organization has received an official permit to transit humanitarian supplies through Turkey to no [...]	2003-03-18 15:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA172	UPDATE ON TURKISH REFUGEE/IDP CONTINGENCY [...] (S) Summary: During the January 3 military-military talks, the Turkish General Staff provided a map identifying planned locations for Turkish-run IDP camps to EUCOM and CENTCOM representatives. MFA Head of Department for International Political Organizations Feza Ozturk largely confirmed pre [...]	2003-01-08 11:41:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREF AORC IZ MOPS PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA1739	DART: UNICEF'S TAKE ON HUMANITARIAN NEEDS IN NORTHERN IRAQ [...] (C) On March 13, DART Field Office/North personnel met with Andre Lapierriere (Protect Source),UNICEF,s Head of Northern Operations for Iraq. UNICEF contingency plans are based on providing emergency relief to more than 250,000 people, with 40 percent of that population being absorbed into [...]	2003-03-19 15:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1745	DART: UNICEF'S TAKE ON HUMANITARIAN NEEDS IN NORTHERN IRAQ [...] (C) On March 13, DART Field Office/North personnel met with Andre Lapierriere (Protect Source),UNICEF,s Head of Northern Operations for Iraq. UNICEF contingency plans are based on providing emergency relief to more than 250,000 people, with 40 percent of that population being absorbed into [...]	2003-03-19 15:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1799	DART: MARCH 18 NGO COORDINATION MEETING IN ANKARA [...] (C) On March 18, DART Field Office/North facilitated the first coordination meeting among Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs),the United Nations (U.N.),and USG humanitarian personnel in Ankara, Turkey. Representatives from ten NGOs were in attendance, namely: Mercy Corps International (MC [...]	2003-03-20 15:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1805	DART: DISCUSSIONS WITH NATO/EADRCC ON HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) On March 13, Dart Field Office/North and Embassy PMA Scott Oudkirk met with Col. Bernie Hunstad and Tom Nett from NATO,s Euro-Atlantic Response Coordination Center (EADRCC). The one-hour meeting covered an overview of NATO,s role in providing humanitarian supplies to the Government of Tur [...]	2003-03-21 07:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1964	GOT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR 2003 TIP [...] Action request--para 5. 2. March 24 MFA DDG for Consular Affairs Firat Topcuoglu provided us additional information for 2003 TIP report: (1) GOT TIP National Action Plan (NAP) and (2) GOT responses to TIP-related questions from post (ref B). Both have been sent ref (B). 3. Under th [...]	2003-03-26 10:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA2056	LEYLA ZANA RETRIAL OPENS; COURT DENIES RELEASE [...] (C) Summary: The historic retrial of Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish former M.P.s began March 28 under tight security. The court ruled against releasing the defendants pending the outcome of the trial and rejected a defense petition seeking a new chief judge. Turkish and international hum [...]	2003-03-28 16:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA2101	NGO-IO COORDINATION MEETINGS IN ANKARA [...] (SBU) DART Field Office/North hosted a 22 March NGO/IO coordination meeting in Ankara to discuss the NGO registration process with the Turkish government, memorandums of understanding for working in or transiting Turkey, and options for entering northern Iraq through other countries. Sixteen i [...]	2003-03-31 13:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU
03ANKARA2119	WFP AND UNICEF SHIPMENTS TO NORTHERN IRAQ, UN [...] (SBU) Summary: Three WFP successfully crossed the Turkish-Iraqi border on 29 March and continued on to a UN warehouse in northern Iraq. Two UNICEF trucks carrying non-food items are currently on the border awaiting clearance to cross. In another development, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( [...]	2003-03-31 14:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU
03ANKARA2186	DRAFT EU PARLIAMENT REPORT CALLS FOR RADICAL [...] (C) Summary: A clear-sighted but controversial European Parliament draft report calls on the GOT to make fundamental changes to the Kemalist State in order to meet EU membership criteria. MFA and reportedly a few members of the European parliament reject the report as biased; several European [...]	2003-04-03 15:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EU TU OSCE
03ANKARA2195	NGO-IO COORDINATION MEETING IN ANKARA, 2 APRIL [...] (U) UN OCHA hosted an NGO/IO coordination meeting on 2 April at UN House in Ankara. UN OCHA, UNHCR, UNDP, UNJLC, IFRC, the American Red Cross, nine NGOs and DART Field Office/North attended. The UN reported that food and non-food items transited the Turkish-Iraqi border on 29 March and 1 Ap [...]	2003-04-04 10:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AA EAID IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA2246	APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS CONVICTION IN LONG-STANDING [...] (C) Summary: An appeals court upheld the torture convictions of 10 police officers in the high-profile 1996 Manisa case; the ruling is final. The officers are expected to serve jail terms ranging from two years to more than four years. Human rights observers and European diplomats welcomed t [...]	2003-04-07 15:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
03ANKARA2317	GOT CONTINUES TO DELAY ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] (U) Action request--para 3. 2. (C) Feza Ozturk, head of the MFA International Political Organizations Department, told us April 7 the MFA has put its consideration of a draft bilateral Article 98 agreement on hold. Ozturk attributed the hold to "the situation in Iraq." He averred that t [...]	2003-04-10 06:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM TU
03ANKARA2319	MESSAGE FROM AMBASSADOR ON FUNDING FOR U.S.-TURKISH JUDICIAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS [...] Two years of patience, persistence and cooperation among Turkish and American agencies have yielded a successful conclusion to a remarkable series of legal exchanges. By the end of 2002, nearly 600 Turkish jurists had participated in discussions and workshops, debating solutions to problems w [...]	2003-04-10 07:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM KDEM OIIP OTRA TU
03ANKARA2336	TURKISH AID FOR IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-10 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PREF PHUM IZ TU
03ANKARA2340	EU SUMMIT DOCUMENTARY ANGERS TURKS AND GERMANS, [...] (C) Summary: A Danish documentary on the December 2002 EU Summit has angered Turks and Germans and embarrassed Denmark. The documentary, covered in the Turkish press, features candid comments by Danish and German ministers critical of Turkey's EU bid. The German Embassy has criticized the do [...]	2003-04-10 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EU TU
03ANKARA2347	NGO-IO COORDINATION MEETING IN ANKARA, 9 APRIL [...] (U) Summary: UNOCHA hosted an NGO/IO coordination meeting on 9 April in Ankara. UNOCHA, UNHCR, IFRC, the American Red Cross, ten NGOs and DART Field Office/North attended. UNHCR reported no refugee movements in the region. As a result, the GOT Crisis Center and the Turkish Red Crescent Socie [...]	2003-04-11 07:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AA EAID IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA2351	OSCE MEETING ON ANTI-SEMITISM: TURKISH MFA RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-11 08:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA2353	TURKEY: DIFFICULTIES FROM PARLIAMENT'S HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Trouble continues with ruling AK party parliamentary Human Rights Committee Chairman Elkatmis regarding Iraq-related anti-American statements he persists in making to the press, statements which (1) are at odds with the AK government line; (2) reflect the committee's refusal to ta [...]	2003-04-11 09:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
03ANKARA2368	TURKISH PARLIAMENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE: ILL [...] (C) Summary: The parliamentary Human Rights Committee does not play a significant role in the development of reform legislation, and the public comments of its Chairman to date have focused on supposed human rights violations outside Turkey. Committee members are generally not well informed on [...]	2003-04-11 13:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
03ANKARA2390	TURKISH MFA SAYS EU NOT LOBBYING AGAINST ARTICLE [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-13 13:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA2574	TURKEY: REQUESTED ADDITIONAL TIP INFORMATION [...] (C) Per reftels, additional trafficking-in-persons (TIP) information for Turkey is provided below. 2. (C) Below are the answers to ref (A),follow up questions from GOT report: -- Para 4. According to MFA Second Secretary Belgin Ergunes, the programs and activities referred to in thi [...]	2003-04-21 13:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA278	NORTHERN IRAQ: MASOUD BARZANI IN ANKARA: DESPITE IMPROVEMENT IN "TONE" OF RELATIONS W/GOT, TURKISH MILITARY PRESENCE IN NIRAQ UNACCEPTABLE [...] (S/REL UK) Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani briefed DCM, PolMilCouns, Operation Northern Watch POLAD and UK Charge in Ankara Jan. 9 on his Jan. 7-9 meetings with Turkish officials. Barzani said the tone of Turkish official interaction had improved significantly this visi [...]	2003-01-10 16:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF
03ANKARA2909	EU-RELATED DRAFT REFORM BILL REFLECTS GOT STRUGGLE [...] (C) Summary: The GOT has prepared a new package of EU-related legislative reforms, which it expects to introduce in Parliament by late May. Proposed measures relating to Kurdish broadcasting and non-Muslim foundations are designed to loosen restrictive regulations adopted pursuant to previous [...]	2003-05-05 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA2998	HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION: "POLICE RAID A WARNING [...] (C) Summary: Police May 6 raided the Ankara offices of the Human Rights Association (HRA),seizing records and computers as part of an investigation of alleged support for terrorism. The HRA President believes the action is an attempt to warn NGOs and the GOT against supporting a planned confe [...]	2003-05-08 07:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
03ANKARA3154	FORMER MP DISCUSSES ROLE IN MANISA TORTURE [...] (C) Summary: Sabri Ergul, one of the prosecuting attorneys in the high-profile Manisa police torture case, used his status as a parliamentarian to maintain pressure on the GOT and ensure the 10 defendants were convicted and sentenced. Ergul served as a witness in the case, having seen some of [...]	2003-05-13 16:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA3187	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CHIEF JUSTICE DISCUSSES ROLE [...] Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Ambassador, Constitutional Court Chief Justice Mustafa Bumin discussed his views on: the ruling AK Party; the threat of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey; the role of the Constitution in a State of law; and the recent law lowering the retirement age for civil se [...]	2003-05-14 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA3202	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THREE INSTRUMENTS RELATED TO [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche May 15 to Gokcen Kaya, MFA Department Head for the United Nations. Kaya noted the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict is on the Turkish Parliament's agenda for ratification during this [...]	2003-05-15 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM TU
03ANKARA3266	GOT RESPONSE TO POLICE RAID OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: FM Gul and EU leaders have publicly criticized the May 6 police raid of the Human Rights Association's (HRA) Ankara offices. MFA and Justice Ministry contacts told us they regretted the raid, but said prosecutors acted within the law. However, one senior Interior Ministry contac [...]	2003-05-16 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA3408	GOT REQUESTS INFORMATION ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) In a March 22 meeting with Ambassador, Interior Minister Aksu requested information on six Turkish citizens he said are being held at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Aksu provided names, DOBs and POBs for the detainees, as follows: -- Murat Kurnaz; 3/ [...]	2003-05-23 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA3409	AMBASSADOR RAISES SECURITY, TIP, CHILD ABDUCTION [...] (C) Summary: In a May 22 meeting with Interior Minister Aksu, Ambassador discussed possible terrorist threats against the American community and the GOT's efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP). Ambassador also sought the Minister's assistance in a U.S. child abduction case. Aksu pro [...]	2003-05-23 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CASC PHUM TU
03ANKARA3410	OPPOSITION FROM TURKEY'S NSC SHARPENS CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary: GOT leaders continue to support passage of a series of reform packages to harmonize Turkey's practices with EU membership criteria. TGS chief Ozkok and his deputy Buyukanit also formally support Turkey's EU candidacy. At the same time the military-dominated National Security Cou [...]	2003-05-23 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA3507	TURKISH FONMIN GUL TO OIC: "WE SHOULD FIRST PUT [...] (U) Much of May 29 Turkish press highlights what it reports as Deputy P.M./FonMin Gul's strong pro-democracy statement at May 28 OIC meeting in Tehran. Promoting what some press characterized as a "visionary" message (one supporting some USG points in reftel demarche),Gul urged the transform [...]	2003-05-29 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PGOV SCUL TU
03ANKARA3738	PROSECUTOR OPENS TWO CASES AGAINST WRITER FOR [...] (C) Summary: An Ankara prosecutor has opened two cases against writer and scholar Fikret Baskaya for works originally published 10 years ago. One of the cases involves a book for which Baskaya was convicted and imprisoned in 1994; the European Court of Human Rights later ruled in Baskaya's f [...]	2003-06-10 11:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA3843	TURKS VIEW TIER III TIP RATING AS UNFAIR, [...] Summary: GOT officials said they are "disappointed" by Turkey's Tier III ranking in the 2003 TIP Report. They claimed the report ignores TIP-related reforms adopted by the GOT over the past year, and argued that the ranking was not based on fair, objective analysis. The press focused on the [...]	2003-06-13 10:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL TU OSCE
03ANKARA3915	PENAL CODE AMENDMENTS INCLUDE HUMAN RIGHTS REFORMS [...] (U) Summary: A revised version of the Turkish Penal Code (TPC),currently under parliamentary review, includes measures that would: expand the definition of torture and increase prison sentences for those who commit torture; strengthen privacy rights; introduce home detention for minor crimes; [...]	2003-06-17 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
03ANKARA3974	SIXTH EU-RELATED REFORM PACKAGE IN PARLIAMENT, [...] (C) Summary: With the Turkish Parliament beginning its consideration of the GOT's sixth EU-related reform package in the past two years, the ruling AK Party has moved forward despite an attempt by the military-dominated National Security Council (NSC) to delay the legislation and the outspoken [...]	2003-06-19 15:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU

03ANKARA4004	TURKS AGREE TO FACILITATE TRAVEL OF IRANIAN RFE/RL [...] (C) We have conveyed requests as outlined in reftel to Turkish MFA. Engin Yurur, head of Iran desk, was aware of the issue and had already conveyed our concerns to the relevant Turkish authorities and was coordinating with the Interior Ministry. MFA will confirm final details of how they wil [...]	2003-06-21 09:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU IR AJ EZ
03ANKARA4013	ASSESSMENT OF TURKISH OSCE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE [...] (U) Bio: Ahmet Tan, currently the head of the Turkish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, is a journalist, former member of Parliament for Bulent Ecevit's left-of-center DSP, and former Minister of Tourism. He graduated from Ankara University's Faculty of Political Science, and rec [...]	2003-06-23 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA4032	TURKS AGREE TO FACILITATE TRAVEL WHEN POSSIBLE [...] (S) Embassy confirmed with Turkish officials that they remain willing to ensure the two journalists will be able to transit Turkey as they travel to Prague when a new itinerary is developed. GOT officials asked that their participation be kept confidential. During preparations for transit on [...]	2003-06-24 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL TU IR AJ EZ
03ANKARA4066	GOT EXPRESSES DETERMINATION ON ANTI-TIP EFFORTS [...] (C) June 23 DCM delivered reftel talking points to Ambassador Umur Apaydin, MFA Director General for Consular Affairs. Apaydin stated GOT would review USG trafficking-in-persons (TIP) recommendations and guide its work as appropriate. Noting strong bilateral cooperation and thorough police i [...]	2003-06-25 13:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA419	EMBASSY REQUESTS MEETING FOR GOT CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (C) Action Request. That G/TIP director John Miller meet GOT trafficking-in-persons (TIP) inter-agency task force leader Fatma Firat Topcuoglu, MFA DDG for Consular Affairs, on the margins of Feb 2003 G/TIP-sponsored conference "Pathb [...]	2003-01-16 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA4196	GOT CIRCULAR ON ARMENIAN "GENOCIDE" SEEN AS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Education Ministry has urged all fifth- and seventh-graders to write an essay arguing that allegations that the Ottomans committed genocide against Armenians are "baseless." The Ministry also asked schools to organize conferences on the issue, and seven teachers have been [...]	2003-07-02 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA4246	EDUCATION MINISTER BLAMES NSC FOR CIRCULAR ON [...] (C) Education Minister Celik asserted to us July 3 that the National Security Council (NSC) is responsible for a circular urging all fifth- and seventh-graders to write an essay arguing that allegations that the Ottomans committed genocide against Armenians are "baseless." The circular was i [...]	2003-07-07 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA4256	MOJ OFFICIAL BLAMES "NARROW MINDED" JUDGES FOR [...] (C) Summary: In pursuing why the Turkish Appeals Court has ruled to suspend the sentences of two police convicted of torturing a detainee in 1997, we have learned that a recent amendment to the criminal code outlawing the suspension of torture convictions does not apply to pre-existing cases. [...]	2003-07-08 08:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA4313	JUDGE BUMIN'S MAY VISIT TO US DEEMED A SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Constitutional Court Chairman Mustafa Bumin called his May visit to the US "intensive and valuable" and said he was exposed to US trial alternatives and police practices that could be beneficial for Turkey. Bumin also said he plans to follow through on a recommendation to [...]	2003-07-09 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TU
03ANKARA4315	KURDS ACKNOWLEDGE CONFLICT BETWEEN HUMAN RIGHTS, [...] (C) Summary: Leftist Kurdish human rights activists see some aspects of traditional Kurdish culture as major impediments to growth of individual liberty, human rights, and modernization. They note that the majority of Turkey's rural Kurds in the southeast continue to follow traditional practi [...]	2003-07-09 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA4357	U.S. INITIATIVES FOR THE 58TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-11 06:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA4499	TURKEY: KURDS SLAM PKK "REINTEGRATION" BILL AS [...] (C) Summary: Parliament is reviewing a "reintegration" law that would offer reduced prison sentences to combatants belonging to the PKK/KADEK and other terrorist organizations who agree to lay down their weapons and provide information to authorities. The Chairman of DEHAP (Sinn Fein to the P [...]	2003-07-17 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA4525	TURKEY: DRAFT 2003 IRF [...] The following text is the draft 2003 report on International Religious Freedom (IRF) for Turkey: 2. The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice; however, the Government imposes some restrictions on religious groups and on [...]	2003-07-18 12:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF TU
03ANKARA4552	SCENESETTER FOR TURKISH FONMIN GUL'S JULY 24 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: F.M. Gul comes to Washington as we try to pull Turkey into a more fully helpful role in Iraq. The last year has shaken the confidence of the Turkish public, politicians, and military in the strength of the relationship with the U.S., just as it has shaken our confidence in the T [...]	2003-07-21 10:57:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA461	IRAQ: TURKEY TO HOST IRAQ SUMMIT FOR SIX [...] (C) Pol-Mil Counselor spoke with MFA DDG/Mideast Safak Gokturk 1/17 about Turkey's plans for a "peace" summit of heads of state or government of Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Gokturk confirmed that FM Yakis had called in ambassadors/charges from the five other countries [...]	2003-01-17 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF UNSC
03ANKARA4621	TURKISH GOVERNMENT RELEASES ANTI-TIP CIRCULAR [...] In a significant step to further implementation of Turkish laws and policy combating trafficking in persons, the Interior Ministry (MOI) recently issued a circular to all governors and senior security officials -- including the Jandarma -- calling for tougher implementation of existing regulat [...]	2003-07-23 08:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA484	IRAQ: TURKEY'S "PEACE INITIATIVE" - SCHEDULING [...] (C) DCM delivered Ref A points concerning the Turkish peace initiative to the Prime Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Turkoglu and to MFA Director General for the Middle East Burcuoglu on 1/20. They each welcomed our views and reiterated that it is the GOT's intent to send a strong message to Ir [...]	2003-01-21 13:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF UNSC
03ANKARA486	CSCE STAFFERS PRESS GOT ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, FREE [...] (U) Summary: In discussions on religious freedom, free speech, and other human rights issues with GOT officials, human rights activists, and religious groups in Ankara, two Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) staffers praised recent GOT reforms and urged continued progress. [...]	2003-01-21 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA495	IRAQ: TURKEY'S "PEACE INITIATIVE" - NOT PREP MTG, [...] (C) DDG/Mideast Safak Gokturk told Pol-MilCouns 1/21 that Turkey's "Peace Initiative" meeting would go ahead as planned on 1/23 in Istanbul. However, it will be at ministerial rather than summit level. All Foreign Ministers have agreed to attend. 2. (C) Gokturk was reluctant to charact [...]	2003-01-21 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF
03ANKARA5105	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LUGAR'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...]	2003-08-12 12:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU
03ANKARA5107	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MURTHA'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...]	2003-08-12 12:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU
03ANKARA5159	GOT ACTIONS SINCE MARCH TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN [...] Summary: Emboffs met August 12-13 with MFA officials and contacted the director of the Ankara office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to discuss actions taken by the GOT to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) subsequent to March 30, the end of the period covered in the 200 [...]	2003-08-13 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA5217	ATTORNEY FOR LEYLA ZANA ACCUSES COURT OF BIAS [...] (C) Summary: Lead defense attorney in the new trial of Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish former MPs accused the court of bias for refusing to release the defendants from prison during trial and consistently rejecting defense requests regarding witness testimony. Our European contacts share t [...]	2003-08-15 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA5326	CHILD LABOR INFORMATION UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Turkey's new labor law, drafted to conform with European Union law, became effective June 10, 2003. It prohibits all employment of children under the age of fifteen; fifteen-year olds who have completed their primary education may be employed in "light positions." Fifteen-year [...]	2003-08-20 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID TU
03ANKARA539	NORTHERN IRAQ: PAVING THE WAY FOR US-TURKEY-KURD [...] (S) Ambassador conveyed Ref A points to MFA Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal Jan. 22. Ziyal said he had no problems with the ideas therein (with the exception of the military forces point which needs to be addressed in mil-mil channels) and added that the GOT would like to start talking with the US [...]	2003-01-22 18:21:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ
03ANKARA5409	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DAVIS' VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...]	2003-08-25 12:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ
03ANKARA5547	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH INVITES PRESIDENT BUSH TO [...] (C) Summary: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who will travel to New York in March 2004, hopes he could also see President Bush in Washington then. He wants to invite the President to visit the Patriarchate when he is in Istanbul at the May 2004 NATO Summit. The Patriarch characterized his [...]	2003-09-03 13:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA5566	TURKEY'S EU CANDIDACY: FOCUS NOW ON IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) Summary: European diplomats in Ankara say the GOT's extensive human rights reforms have brought Turkey close to meeting EU accession criteria; the EU will now focus on how well the reforms are implemented. However, Turkey still falls short of the criteria in some areas, and pro-EU advocat [...]	2003-09-04 10:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA5584	AMBASSADOR, INTERIOR MINISTER DISCUSS PKK, IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: In a September 2 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, Interior Minister Aksu called on the U.S. to take action against the PKK/KADEK in northern Iraq and offered training for Iraqi police. The Ambassador said the USG and GOT will soon discuss an approach to the PKK/KADEK pro [...]	2003-09-05 11:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CASC PHUM IZ TU
03ANKARA5652	TURKEY: AMBASSADOR, DEPUTY P.M. SAHIN DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In his introductory call on Deputy P.M. Mehmet Ali Sahin, the Ambassador underscored the importance of U.S.-Turkey relations; said that Turkey could play an important positive role in Iraq; and raised concerns about minority foundations. Sahin said the GOT believes it can contrib [...]	2003-09-08 09:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TU PHUM
03ANKARA5828	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CONSTITUTIONAL COURT [...] (U) Summary: In a September 8 introductory meeting, Constitutional Court President Bumin told the Ambassador he plans to establish a Free Speech Committee of Turkish jurists. He said the GOT should advance human rights reform and EU membership by focusing on implementing recent legal amendmen [...]	2003-09-15 09:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA5848	COULD AN ELECTION-RELATED COURT CASE CUT AK [...] (C) Summary: Supreme Appeals Court's likely confirmation of the sentence in an election fraud case against pro-Kurdish DEHAP raises the question whether High Election Board (YSK) will subsequently reallocate seats in Parliament, reducing AK's political dominance and enabling right-of-center DYP [...]	2003-09-16 06:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS TU
03ANKARA5927	GOT ENGAGED IN INTERNAL DEBATE OVER IDP CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: Some MFA officials support a UN recommendation to hold an international conference on return programs for those displaced from the southeast during the PKK conflict; however, the Interior Ministry opposes. UNHCR believes the conference should also include the return of refugees f [...]	2003-09-19 06:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
03ANKARA5993	PRO-KURDISH PARTY CHAIRMAN AND OTHERS DETAINED IN [...] (C) Summary: Turkish police detained pro-Kurdish Democratic People's Party (DEHAP) Chairman Tuncer Bakirhan and several others September 22 in connnection with their attendance at a concert in Germany on September 13 where PKK flags and posters of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan were alle [...]	2003-09-23 13:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA6020	TURKEY'S EAST AND SOUTHEAST KURDS WARN RECENT [...] (C) Following is a field report from Consulate Adana Principal Officer. 2. (C) Summary: In a political environment which has once again become tense, Kurdish political and community leaders in Turkey's east and southeast assert vigorously that the GOT's recent reintegration law is inadequ [...]	2003-09-24 13:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINS PHUM TU
03ANKARA6122	APPEALS COURT RULING COULD LEAD TO REDISTRIBUTION [...] (C) Summary: As expected, Turkey's Supreme Appeals Court upheld a lower court ruling convicting leaders of the pro-Kurdish Democratic People's Party (DEHAP) of election fraud. The High Election Board (YSK) will determine how to respond to the ruling. Most of our contacts predict the YSK will [...]	2003-09-30 05:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA6140	KURDS IN SOUTHEAST FEAR U.S. CRACKDOWN ON PKK [...] (C) Summary: Kurds in southeastern Turkey fear a possible U.S. military action against the PKK/KADEK in northern Iraq, and oppose Turkish participation in the Stabilization Force because they believe Turkish authorities would use their presence in Iraq to crack down on Iraqi Kurds. Most of our [...]	2003-09-30 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER IZ TU
03ANKARA6163	TURKEY: VIEW FROM THE HEARTLAND III: KURDS IN [...] (C) Summary: Kurds in the southeast insist recent human rights reforms have not been implemented, and that practices such as torture, lack of attorney access for detainees, and restrictions on the use of the Kurdish language continue unabated. Even if the reforms are implemented in the rest of [...]	2003-10-01 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA6208	PRESIDENT SEZER'S SPEECH AT OPENING OF PARLIAMENT [...] () Summary: In reiterating his opposition to Turkish troops for Iraq and in displaying a partisan preference for left-of-center opposition CHP over the AK government, President Sezer demonstrated again that he is part of the problem, not the solution. End summary. 2. (C) Admonishing Turk [...]	2003-10-02 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINS TU IZ
03ANKARA6233	ISTANBUL POLICE ARREST TRAFFICKERS [...] (U) Hurriyet newspaper reported September 25 that Turkish show business manager Muzaffer Arslan coerced four Ukrainian ballerinas to work in a night club in Istanbul's Atasehir district in mid-June. Arslan took possession of their passports, forced them to perform at the Play Show night club [...]	2003-10-03 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG PREF TU
03ANKARA6238	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL VISIT TO TURKEY [...] Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship and where Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: the presence of PKK/Kadek terrorists in northern Iraq and whether Turkey will contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq [...]	2003-10-03 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ
03ANKARA625	NORTHERN IRAQ: PAVING THE WAY FOR US-TURKEY-KURD [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 4. 2. (S) TGS DCHOD Buyukanit told Ambassador Jan. 24 that the MFA had reported to him that the US in Ref B discussion with MFA U/S Ziyal said it did not want 5-way talks. Ambassador told Buyukanit that was not true, that he had told Ziyal he need [...]	2003-01-24 18:07:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ
03ANKARA6263	BOARD REJECTS CHALLENGE TO NOVEMBER ELECTION [...] (U) As expected (reftels) Turkey's High Election Board (YSK) voted 6-1 October 4 to reject appeals calling for a reallocation of seats in Parliament or an annulment of the November 2002 national election results. Several parties and individuals filed the appeals following a September 29 Supre [...]	2003-10-06 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA629	NORTHERN IRAQ: PAVING THE WAY FOR US-TURKEY-KURD [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See Para 3. 2. (S) During mil-mil discussions Jan. 24 on SOF planning for northern Iraq, the TGS proposed to SOCEUR BG Jones a need for Turkish, US, KDP, PUK and Turkmen military reps together to discuss military coordination in northern Iraq. Turkis [...]	2003-01-25 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA6322	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SAXTON VISIT TO TURKEY [...] You arrive in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship which in fact is much broader. The Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: The decision, approved by Parliament October 7, to contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq, and the [...]	2003-10-08 11:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IZ PGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA6344	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SAXTON VISIT TO TURKEY [...] You arrive in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship which in fact is much broader. The Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: The decision, approved by Parliament October 7, to contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq, and the [...]	2003-10-09 06:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IZ PGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA6411	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SAXTON VISIT TO TURKEY [...] You arrive in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship which in fact is much broader. The Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: The decision, approved by Parliament October 7, to contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq, and the [...]	2003-10-14 13:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IZ PGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA6446	DEMARCHE TO GOT ON US CANDIDATE FOR COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-15 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM TU
03ANKARA6493	NORTHERN IRAQ'S MAKHMOUR CAMP - UNHCR ON NEXT [...] (C) On October 16, PolMilOff met with UNHCR Representative for Turkey Gesche Karrenbrock on Makhmour Camp issues. Karrenbrock hopes to meet with Turkish MFA and MOI officials in the next two weeks to discuss next steps. She said that Turkish press play linking the camp to the PKK was having a [...]	2003-10-17 08:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PREF PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA6540	TURKISH MFA REQUESTS FACILITATION FOR RED CRESCENT [...] This is an Action Request. 2. Embassy Ankara received a faxed diplomatic note from the Turkish MFA around 7:30 PM Friday requesting urgent Embassy assistance to facilitate the travel of a Turkish Red Crescent Society group to Iraq for humanitarian aid purposes. The group is travelling Oc [...]	2003-10-17 17:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ OTRA PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA6570	COURT CONTINUES TO DENY RELEASE OF LEYLA ZANA, [...] (SBU) Summary: An Ankara court continues to refuse to release Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish former MPs pending the outcome of their retrial. The defense has sought the release in each of the trial's eight hearings. Defense attorneys and a member of Parliament argued at the last session [...]	2003-10-21 08:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA6619	MFA DEPUTY U/S BOZKIR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT TURKEY'S EU [...] (C) Summary: In a Oct. 20 courtesy call, MFA Deputy U/S for EU affairs Bozkir told the Ambassador that he is optimistic about Turkey's EU prospects. The GOT has passed the necessary laws related to the Copenhagen Criteria. Bozkir admitted that Cyprus is a looming problem but added that a posi [...]	2003-10-22 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TU
03ANKARA6620	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ROYCE VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Iraq and resolution of the PKK/KADEK question remain the focus of the US-Turkish relationship. Turks are seized with two Iraq-related issues: whether the U.S. will work out with the Interim Governing Council the eventual deployment of [...]	2003-10-22 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ
03ANKARA6683	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RELIGIOUS ISSUES WITH MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In an October 20 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, State Minister Mehmet Aydin (in charge of religious affairs) said the ruling AK Party's higher education bill has been distorted by critics who view Islam as a threat to the State. He said the bill would remove disadvanta [...]	2003-10-24 09:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA6688	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TIP, OTHER WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 22 introductory meeting, the Ambassador told State Minister Guldal Aksit (responsible for women's affairs) that Turkey could serve as a model on women's rights for the Middle East. He urged Turkey to implement recent initiatives to combat trafficking in persons (T [...]	2003-10-24 11:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA6695	EU REPORT ON TURKEY WILL PRAISE REFORMS, CRITICIZE [...] (SBU) Summary: The upcoming EU report on Turkey will praise GOT human rights reforms while criticizing the slow pace of implementation. Ankara-based contacts from EU states agree that Turkey's candidacy is progressing, but could be derailed by a failure to reach a Cyprus settlement. End Summ [...]	2003-10-24 13:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA678	GOT FOCUSES EFFORTS ON ANTI-TRAFFICKING INITIATIVES [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 6. 2. (U) Jan. 23 MFA DDG for Consular Affairs Topcuoglu called us in to discuss GOT developments in the fight against trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Topcuoglu stressed local, regional, and national efforts to raise awareness of the issue, pr [...]	2003-01-28 08:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
03ANKARA6844	TURKISH CYPRIOT ELECTION CONCERNS: ROUND FOUR: [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel demarche, MFA DirGen for Northeastern Mediterranean Affairs to Ertugrul Apakan asserted that GOT intervention with the Turkish Cypriot "High Election Board" (HEB) would be improper. However, he would convey the demarche to higher levels of the MFA; in his o [...]	2003-11-03 11:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CY GR PGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA6857	THE VIEW FROM SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY: PART ONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THIS IS THE FIRST OF THREE MESSAGES ABOUT THE AMCON ADANA REPORTING TEAM VISIT TO SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY FROM SEPTEMBER 14-26. REFTELS REPORT SOME ASPECTS OF THIS TRIP. THE REGION'S KURDISH POPULATION WAS DISTRUSTFUL OF STATE INITIATIVES; SAW THE "RETURN TO HOME" LAW AS INDISTINGU [...]	2003-11-04 07:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KNNP TU
03ANKARA6858	THE VIEW FROM SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY: PART TWO [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-04 07:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KNNP TU
03ANKARA6861	THE VIEW FROM SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY: PART THREE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE IS THE THIRD OF THREE MESSAGES ABOUT THE AMCON ADANA REPORTING TEAM VISIT TO SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY FROM SEPTEMBER 14-26. REFTELS REPORT ON OTHER ASPECTS OF THIS TRIP. END SUMMARY. HAKKARI - VIOLENCE IN THE AIR, TRASH IN THE STREETS 2. (C) TRAVELING INTO HAKKARI SAW EV [...]	2003-11-04 11:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KNNP TU
03ANKARA6870	SOUTHEASTERN PRESS SUMMARY NOV. 1-3, 2003 [...] THIS CABLE IS FROM CONSULATE ADANA. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------------------- 2. Sabah, Hurriy [...]	2003-11-04 12:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
03ANKARA6891	SOUTHEASTERN PRESS SUMMARY - NOV. 4, 2003 [...] THIS CABLE IS FROM CONSULATE ADANA. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. ---------------------------------- POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]	2003-11-05 08:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
03ANKARA6995	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 5, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / Due to [...]	2003-11-07 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ANKARA6996	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] SUBJECT: This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriye [...]	2003-11-07 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ANKARA6997	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Radikal [...]	2003-11-07 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ANKARA7005	TURKEY: SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN PROSECUTORS WORKING [...] (U) As part of Embassy Ankara's ongoing efforts to focus GOT officials on trafficking in persons (TIP),we discussed the talking points contained in reftels A, B and C, and particularly the agenda described in reftel B, with Head of Illegal Migration Hayati Soysal. A member of the GOT's Natio [...]	2003-11-07 18:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KSEI KWMN PHUM SMIG TU ZL
03ANKARA7057	DECEMBER TURKISH CYPRIOT ELECTION CONCERNS: ROUND [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche November 10 to MFA Director General for Northeastern Mediterranean Affairs Ertugrul Apakan. Apakan said he would pass the information and USG position to the Turkish Embassy in Nicosia. 2. (C) Deputy Polcouns followed up demarche later on November 10 a [...]	2003-11-13 10:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CY PGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA7090	DEMARCHE TO GOT ON UN COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-14 11:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM TU
03ANKARA7184	DEMARCHE: SUPPORT FOR THE UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (U) We delivered ref B demarche and, subsequently, Canadian draft resolution November 18 to Turkish MFA South Asia Department Head Soner. 2. (U) After reviewing the draft and citing "established practice that Turkey does not co-sponsor or vote in favor of resolutions against neighboring [...]	2003-11-19 12:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IR TU
03ANKARA7209	UNGA RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKMENISTAN - [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-20 06:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL TX TU
03ANKARA7213	IRAQ: A/S DEWEY AGREES NEXT STEPS ON REPATRIATING [...] (SBU) On November 19, PRM Assistant Secretary Dewey met with Turkish MFA Undersecretary Sensoy, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner Morjane, CPA rep Bartlett and Khalil Afar from the Iraqi Embassy on next steps for the voluntary repatriation of Turkish refugees in Iraq, including those in the Ma [...]	2003-11-20 06:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PTER PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA7229	SCENESETTER FOR TURKISH JUSTICE MINISTER CICEK'S [...] (C) Summary: Justice Minister Cicek's visit to Washington allows us to raise high-profile global issues with one of the Turkish cabinet's most influential and outspoken figures. Our priorities for his visit should be: 1) to urge continued GOT progress on EU-related human rights reform, and und [...]	2003-11-20 12:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EFIN IZ TU
03ANKARA728	DESPITE REFORMS, BUREAUCRATS BLOCK KURDISH COURSES [...] (C) Summary: Despite reform legislation allowing Kurdish language courses, bureaucratic regulations place prohibitive costs by requiring that the courses be established in separate institutions, rather than added to existing schools. The owner of a chain of language schools says there is not [...]	2003-01-29 12:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA7627	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW: JOINT COMBINED EXCHANGE [...] (U) Classified by Political Military Counselor Timothy Betts. Reasons: 1.5b and d. 2. (U) This is an action requestion. See para 5. 3. (C) Reftel is a request for Embassy human rights vetting/certification for Turkish participation in this JCET, which is scheduled to take place in [...]	2003-12-10 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MASS MARR TU
03ANKARA7700	NOVEMBER ATTACKS HAVE NOT STOPPED REFORMS, BUT [...] (U) Summary: Members of Parliament, the bureaucracy and NGO community agree the GOT will continue its EU-related reform process despite the November terrorist attacks in Istanbul, but they fear that further attacks could undermine Turkey's EU candidacy. Human rights observers say police and G [...]	2003-12-16 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA7876	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW: COMSOCEUR PROPOSES [...] (U) Classified by Political Military Counselor Timothy Betts. Reasons: 1.5b and d. 2. (C) Ref A notes that COMSEOCEUR has proposed postponing a JCET (Joint Combined Exchange Training) in Turkey (ref b) from February-March 2004 timeframe to June-July 2004 timeframe. 3. (C) ODC Anka [...]	2003-12-12 09:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MASS MARR TU
03ANKARA796	PARLIAMENTARIAN REQUESTS INFO ON GUANTANAMO [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) Mehmet Elkatmis, chairman of the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee, handed Poloff January 29 a copy of the letter reported reftel and asked for a response. Embassy requests guidance on how to respond to the inquiry. Embassy would also appreciat [...]	2003-01-31 10:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA7976	GOT CANCELS PLAN TO EXPROPRIATE BAHA'I PROPERTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Local officials in Edirne canceled an order to expropriate a site sacred to followers of the Baha'i faith, apparently ending a 10-year dispute over the property. Baha'i contacts in Ankara and Istanbul said high-level GOT officials asked for the cancellation. End Summary. -- [...]	2003-12-29 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA800	NORTHERN IRAQ: PUK'S BARHAM SALIH: WORRIES OF [...] (S) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) "Prime Minister" Barham Salih briefed Operation Northern Watch POLAD in Ankara Jan. 29 and 31 on his recent travel in Europe and his Jan. 30 meetings with Turkish officials. Salih said his talks with Turks were mostly positive, with the exception of the T [...]	2003-01-31 12:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF PTER
03ANKARA820	NORTHERN IRAQ: PAVING THE WAY FOR MULTI-PARTY [...] (S) DCM raised possible configurations for Feb. 6 multi-party talks (per Ref A) in successive bilats (US-Turkey),trilats (US-Turkey-KDP/PUK) and quads (US-Turkey-KDP/PUK-Turkmen) with MFA Deputy Director General for Middle East Affairs Safak Gokturk Jan. 31 (DG Burcuoglu was attending a Natio [...]	2003-01-31 16:55:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ
03ANKARA855	GERMAN DIPLOMATS OPTIMISTIC, BUT STILL CONCERNED [...] (C) Summary: PM Gul told German FM Fischer be believes five German foundations facing charges in Turkey will be acquitted. German diplomats agree the judge appears to be preparing to acquit, but consider the indictment a form of harassment and warn a conviction could weaken German support for [...]	2003-02-03 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA859	NORTHERN IRAQ: MULTIPARTY TALKS (V) - TURKS [...] (S) DCM met MFA DG for Middle East Tahsin Burcuoglu February 3 to discuss the upcoming multi-party talks per Ref A. Burcuoglu said the Turks would set up separate bilats for Amb. Khalilzad and his delegation at MFA and at TGS on February 5. For the multi-party talks on Feb. 6, Burcuoglu sai [...]	2003-02-03 16:12:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA972	MFA BLAMES WEATHER FOR OCALAN'S ISOLATION, CLAIMS [...] (C) Further to Reftel, Poloff February 7 discussed the lack of attorney/family access to jailed PKK/KADEK leader Abdullah Ocalan with Kaan Esener, head of the MFA's Department of Council of Europe Affairs. Esener claimed that a series of mechanical failures and high seas have grounded the fer [...]	2003-02-07 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03BEIJING13289	CHARISMATIC MUSLIM CLERIC SHUT DOWN BY KUNMING [...] (C) Summary. An independent Muslim cleric in Kunming, Yunnan Province, was banned from preaching by local Islamic officials after he began to attract large crowds to his mosque. Although qualified as an Imam, the cleric got on the wrong side of Chinese officialdom after he traveled as a yout [...]	2003-09-18 09:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV CH
03BOGOTA286	MASS GRAVE SITE DISCOVERED IN CAQUETA [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE HUMAN RIGHTS UNIT OF THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING THE DISCOVERY OF WHAT ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE GRAVES OF OVER 100 VICTIMS OF PARAMILITARY ATROCITIES IN CAQUETA DEPARTMENT. THE VICTIMS ARE BELIEVED TO BE ALLEGED FARC SYMPATHIZERS WHO WERE TORTURED AND EXECU [...]	2003-01-15 00:44:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PHUM PTER PINS PGOV CO
03BOGOTA342	FARC KIDNAPS CIVILIANS FOR CAR BOMB ATTACKS [...] (U) IN ITS LATEST WAVE OF CAR BOMB ATTACKS IN ARAUCA, THE FARC REPORTEDLY HAS BEEN KIDNAPPING CIVILIANS AND USING THEM AS UNWITTING SUICIDE DRIVERS OF CARS LOADED WITH EXPLOSIVES. ONCE THE CARS REACH THEIR TARGET, THE EXPLOSIVES ARE DETONATED VIA REMOTE CONTROL. SINCE JANUARY 8, THERE HAVE BE [...]	2003-01-15 22:02:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER CO
03BOGOTA3994	FARC KILLS TWO HIGH PROFILE HOSTAGES [...] (S) ON MAY 5, THE FARC EXECUTED TWO HIGH PROFILE HOSTAGES- ANTIOQUIA GOVERNOR GUILLERMO GAVIRIA AND FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER AND PEACE ADVISER GILBERTO ECHEVERRI- IN AN AREA NEAR URRAO, ANTIOQUIA DEPARTMENT. EIGHT SOLDIERS WHO THE FARC ALSO HAD KIDNAPPED WERE KILLED AS WELL. SOURCES INDICATE [...]	2003-05-06 00:07:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CO
03BOGOTA9806	TOP FARC COMMANDER KILLED BY COLOMBIAN ARMY [...] (S) SUMMARY: ON OCTOBER 19, THE COLOMBIAN ARMY KILLED EDGAR NAVARRO, ALIAS "MOCHO," DEPUTY COMMANDER OF THE FARC'S TEOFILO FORERO MOBILE COLUMN (TFMC),ONE OF THE FARC'S MOST ACTIVE AND EFFECTIVE UNITS. THE OPERATION TO CAPTURE NAVARRO, WHICH ENDED WITH HIS DEATH, WAS BASED ON EFFECTIVE USE [...]	2003-10-20 22:58:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PTER PHUM PGOV PINR PINS CO
03BRASILIA3682	BRAZIL'S PROSPECTS FOR A RETURN TO ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] SUMMARY. Brazil's government, economists and media all now voice expectation of forthcoming relative economic relief. Hardly anyone dissents from the forecast of 3/3.5% GDP growth in 2004. Optimists suggest a parallel with 2000, when Brazil's GDP grew 4.4% after the previous year's 0.7%, des [...]	2003-11-18 13:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB PHUM PREL EINV SOCI BR
03BRUSSELS5113	EU ON CUBA: WHAT IS TO BE DONE? [...] (C) Summary: On November 5, Poloff discussed EU Cuba policy with Karl Buck, Latin America Division Chief in the EU Council Secretariat. He said the EU Latin America Working Group (COLAT) had affirmed unanimously on November 4 the punitive measures the EU had announced in June in response to [...]	2003-11-06 11:00:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03BRUSSELS5510	EU TROIKA DEC 9-12 VISIT TO PYONGYANG [...] (C) Summary. Senior EU officials will visit Pyongyang December 9-12 to convey EU support for the Six Party Talks; EU interest in improving ROK-DPRK relations in order to coordinate peninsular development; the need to respect human rights; and the need to begin a process of economic reforms. [...]	2003-12-05 14:12:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM KNNP EAID KS CH KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
03COLOMBO1026	Mission conveys 2003 Trafficking in Person Report to Sri [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-12 09:38:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CE
03COLOMBO1034	Reports continue to flow in linking the Tigers [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reports continue to flow in linking the Tigers to violence against Tamil opponents. In addition to over 20 killings in recent months, the latest incidents involve the slayings of two Tamils in the east. The GSL is having problems proving Tiger involvement, though it may have g [...]	2003-06-13 05:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1053	Tensions notch up over sinking of Tamil Tiger [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two violent incidents on June 14 have sparked an increase in tension between the Tigers and the GSL. In the first, a Tiger ship exploded off the northeast coast after being intercepted by the navy. It is unclear whether the crew detonated the ship or whether it was destroyed b [...]	2003-06-16 10:46:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS PHUM CE JA NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1078	In positive news for peace process, Norwegian [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a brief hiatus in contacts, Norwegian facilitators met with the Tamil Tigers on June 18. Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar told us the Tigers complained about the June 14 sinking of one of their ships and denied culpability for a wave of recent assassinations. The group als [...]	2003-06-19 09:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO1092	Facilitators slated to meet Sri Lankan PM in [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian facilitators are scheduled to meet with PM Wickremesinghe in London late June 23. The Tamil Tigers' London-based spokesman Anton Balasingham has also indicated that he will try to meet the GoN team. In other peace process-related developments, local elections in the n [...]	2003-06-23 09:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE NO UK LTTE
03COLOMBO1102	Human rights verification: Operation [...] (C) Embassy Colombo verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the 4th Fast Attack Flotilla and Special Boat Squadron of the Sri Lankan Navy, or a member of those units, as of this date. 2. (U) Charge certifies this state [...]	2003-06-24 03:14:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS MARR PHUM CE
03COLOMBO1107	In wake of brazen killing, Tigers indicate [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a meeting in London with the Norwegian facilitators, the Tamil Tigers -- in hedged fashion -- have indicated that they may be willing to restart the peace talks. This news comes in the wake of the brazen killing of a police official on June 23, which was almost certainly [...]	2003-06-24 11:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM PREF CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1111	Sri Lanka: Background on federalism proposals [...] (U) Despite the serious problems that the peace process has faced of late (see Reftels),there is still much talk of federalist-related solutions to the conflict between the GSL and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). At this point, the current positions of the government and the LT [...]	2003-06-25 09:21:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PINR PHUM PREF CE KWMM LTTE

03COLOMBO1112	58th session of UN General Assembly: Mission [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-25 09:23:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CE MV UN
03COLOMBO1179	Mission recommends alternate organization for [...] This is an action request. Please see Para 6. 2. SUMMARY: The judicial reform project to increase the capacity of courts in Sri Lanka's war-torn north and east, as well as administer legal aid to those affected communities, has been only partially successful. The portion of the grant r [...]	2003-07-07 11:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV EAID CE LTTE
03COLOMBO120	Forcible recruitment of children by the LTTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Forcible recruitment of children by the Tamil Tigers remains a serious problem, especially in eastern Sri Lanka. The extent of the practice remains unclear, however, with contacts divided as to whether or not it is a worsening problem. The UN and the Sri Lanka Monitoring Missi [...]	2003-01-22 11:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1222	Charge's Jaffna visit reveals changing [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge and poloff visited Jaffna, in northern Sri Lanka, July 6-8. Demining, high security zones, and LTTE taxation are all high in the minds of local residents. Business activity is up, funded by remittances from abroad and international NGOs. GSL has funded infrastructure r [...]	2003-07-14 10:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1262	Tigers still refusing request from monitors to [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) has not yet been able to convince the Tamil Tigers to vacate a base the group has established in the east. The Tigers say the base is within their zone and not in a GSL-demarcated area. In other peace process developments, another milita [...]	2003-07-15 02:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PINS CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1290	Peace Process Update: Discussion of latest GSL [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: >> Norwegian envoy discusses government's latest proposal re north/east with Tamil Tigers >> Tigers ramp up agitation campaign in the north/east >> Defying international monitors, Tigers refuse to vacate military camp [...]	2003-07-22 05:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1303	IRF report: Draft 2003 Maldives submission [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per the request in Ref A, Mission submits the draft 2003 International Religious Freedom report for the Maldives. As also requested in Ref A, a Word document with tracked changes based on the 2002 repor [...]	2003-07-28 10:41:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF MV LTTE
03COLOMBO1304	IRF report: Draft 2003 Sri Lanka submission [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per the request in Ref A, Mission submits the draft 2003 International Religious Freedom report for Sri Lanka. As also requested in Ref A, a Word document with tracked changes based on the 2002 report h [...]	2003-07-28 10:42:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF CE
03COLOMBO1309	Human rights update: Court convicts five for [...] (C) This update of the human rights situation in Sri Lanka reviews the following: -- Police officers and Sinhalese civilians sentenced in connection with killings of Tamils in 2000 -- Alleged ringleader of killings of Muslims on election day 2001 gets bail -- Tamils detained in Colombo [...]	2003-07-28 11:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS CE
03COLOMBO1343	GSL interdicts human smuggling attempts, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In recent weeks, the GSL has interdicted several large-scale human smuggling attempts. Those netted in the raids (over 800 people) have overwhemingly been third country nationals, mostly from India and Pakistan. This is a departure from an earlier trend involving mainly loca [...]	2003-08-01 06:25:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PHUM PTER CVIS KFRD CE PK
03COLOMBO1384	Maldivian presidential selection process set [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Maldivian presidential selection process is set to kick off in September, with the Majlis (parliament) selecting a candidate who will stand in a referendum in October. President Gayoom is widely expected to win with ease. Gayoom seems a popular ruler, though the selection [...]	2003-08-07 10:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM MV
03COLOMBO1405	Trafficking in Persons -- Sri Lanka: [...] Per notification in Reftel, Mission is pleased to have received approval for the two anti-trafficking projects and is looking forward to implementing them. In response to the request re Project A, Mission would ask the Department of Justice to conduct an initial training session for personnel [...]	2003-08-12 09:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KWMN KCRM SMIG CE
03COLOMBO1436	SRI LANKA CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR [...] Following is information on Child Labor in Sri Lanka for GSP Trade and Development Act. 2. Responses are keyed to Reftel. (a) Whether the country has adequate laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: Sri Lanka has shown its commitment to protecting children fr [...]	2003-08-18 10:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CE USAID
03COLOMBO1453	No movement regarding Tiger camp, as GSL [...] (C) SUMMARY: There has been no movement regarding the unauthorized Tiger camp in the east. As the Norwegian facilitators continue to work on the issue, key ministers are giving us differing views on the possibility that the GSL may use force to try to resolve matters. In other peace track [...]	2003-08-20 10:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM CE NO FR LTTE
03COLOMBO147	Sri Lanka: Human rights cases continue to [...] (SBU) Summary: This update reviews the progress of four high profile human rights related court cases, including: -- Kandy election day killings - continuation of a case against a high-profile political family and security forces for killing 10 supporters of a Muslim party; -- Krishanthi [...]	2003-01-27 11:18:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1471	GSL reviewing proposed anti-conversion bill as [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent development on the religious freedom front, a draft bill prohibiting the conversion of Hindus is being reviewed by the GSL. In addition, the Sri Lankan Supreme Court has re-affirmed Buddhism's "foremost" place in society and ruled that the propagation of other faith [...]	2003-08-22 05:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI CE
03COLOMBO1482	Peace Process update: In Paris, Tigers say [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: >> On margins of ongoing meeting in Paris, Tiger official says group aims to restart talks >> President Kumaratunga demands that GSL take steps against unauthorized Tiger camp in east >> Tensions in east between Muslim [...]	2003-08-25 11:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREF CE FR NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1588	Mission conveys WSIS/freedom of the press [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-11 07:09:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO PREL CE MV
03COLOMBO1603	Introductory meeting with Japanese envoy ahead [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Lunstead had an introductory meeting with Japanese special envoy Yashushi Akashi on September 11. Akashi shared his views on the current situation, and touched on issues to be raised during the September 12 Tokyo follow-up meeting. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Ambassado [...]	2003-09-15 08:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1605	Maldivian presidential election process kicks [...] (U) In an announcement made late last week and reported on the website of the government-controlled newspaper "Haveeru," the Maldivian Elections Commission has begun soliciting applications from possible candidates for the 2003 presidential election. Applications will be accepted for a one-we [...]	2003-09-15 11:17:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM MV
03COLOMBO1619	Tiger attacks in the east spark deep Muslim [...] (C) SUMMARY: Attacks by the Tigers in the east have intensified Muslim anxiety about the direction of the peace process. Muslim leader Rauf Hakeem has pressed the GSL to take a harder line toward the Tigers. While Hakeem continues to back the government, some in his party have indicated a [...]	2003-09-17 10:46:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM KISL CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1623	2003 Human Rights Report for the Republic of [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified entire text. 2. (U) Following is the 2003 Country Human Rights report for the Republic of Maldives. BEGIN TEXT: 3. (U) The Republic of Maldives, which is made up of 1,190 islands, less than 200 of which are inhabited, has a parliamentary style of gove [...]	2003-09-18 10:14:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB PREL KSEP MV
03COLOMBO1635	In meeting with the Ambassador, Norwegian team [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met late September 18 with a visiting Norwegian facilitation team led by Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen. The GoN team, which had just held meetings with the Tigers, expressed confidence that the group would submit its counter- proposals on the GSL's nort [...]	2003-09-19 06:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1648	Unprecedented unrest in the Maldives against [...] (C) SUMMARY: Unrest hit the Maldives over the September 20-21 weekend, with rioting in Male', the capital. The unrest was apparently triggered by at least two deaths that occurred either before or during a prison riot at a jail located on a nearby island. Several buildings, primarily govern [...]	2003-09-23 09:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM CASC MV
03COLOMBO1660	Maldives: Recent rioting in capital sparks [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Mission team visited the Maldives, September 22-24. In the aftermath of the rioting that took place on September 20, Male appeared calm with little sign of any tension. In discussions on the unrest, GoRM officials ritually blamed "drug users" and "miscreants." Observers, ho [...]	2003-09-24 11:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM CASC MV
03COLOMBO1665	Maldives: President Gayoom wins first phase [...] (U) Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom won the first phase of the country's presidential selection process on September 25. Gayoom took all 50 votes in the People's Majlis (Parliament). The three other candidates, Abdul Ghafoor Hussain, Mohammed Shareef, and Nazeer Ahmed Jamaal, faile [...]	2003-09-25 10:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM PINR MV
03COLOMBO1718	Maldives appears calm in aftermath of recent [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Maldives appears calm in the wake of the recent unrest in Male' that was triggered by a violent prison disturbance. President Gayoom has launched investigations into the incidents and transferred the police chief. During his recent visit, DATT spoke to the acting police ch [...]	2003-10-02 10:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PHUM SOCI MV
03COLOMBO1725	2003 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-03 06:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CE ELAB KSEP PGOV PHUM PREL
03COLOMBO1752	As plan to demobilize child soldiers gets [...] (C) SUMMARY: A UNICEF-led program to demobilize child soldiers kicked off recently, and has sparked some debate. In a related development, reports now indicate that the day after the first "transit center" opened, the Tigers allegedly abducted several children in the east. The issue of chil [...]	2003-10-08 09:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PINS PHUM CE UNICEF LTTE
03COLOMBO1754	Cohabitation row continues as President blasts [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga has responded to a nasty letter sent by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on September 18. In the response, the President criticizes the PM's record on national security and urges him to put the country before his desire to remain in power. The continue [...]	2003-10-08 11:04:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS PHUM CE
03COLOMBO1762	Tamil MPs candidly discuss peace process [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met October 9 with key MPs from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA). Asked for their views on the peace process, the MPs said the inability of internally displaced persons to return to their lands was causing great discontent. The MPs said progress toward peace wou [...]	2003-10-10 05:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1784	Campaign for US Candidate for Committee [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-15 02:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHCR CE
03COLOMBO1789	Ending a long-standing dispute, Parliament [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's Parliament passed a bill granting citizenship to over 160,000 tea estate Tamils on October 7. The bill ends a decades-old dispute that pitted the majority Sinhalese community against the wider Tamil community and involved the GSL in years of tense negotiations with [...]	2003-10-09 01:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI PREL CE IN LTTE
03COLOMBO1798	Tigers widely blamed in killings of six more [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six more Tamils have been killed in separate incidents in the past three weeks. As with the roughly 40 similar incidents in past months, the Tigers have been widely blamed for the latest slew of killings, with some observers contending that the group is trying to wipe out perce [...]	2003-10-16 10:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1819	Maldivian President wins another five-year [...] (C) SUMMARY: Maldivian President Gayoom handily won reelection for a sixth term in a national referendum held on October 17. In other local political developments, the government continues to investigate the causes of the rare outbreak of unrest last month. Although he won the referendum in [...]	2003-10-20 10:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI MV
03COLOMBO1832	In Mission visit, Jaffna seems calm, but deep [...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM and SA/INS desk officer visited Jaffna for one day of meetings with military, government, and NGO officials on October 17. Based on the team's observations, a semblance of normal life is steadily returning to this war-torn area in Sri Lanka's far north. As they have in pas [...]	2003-10-22 11:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS SOCI PREF CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1837	Interior Ministry officials request more [...] (C) The Ambassador met October 20 with Interior Minister Amaratunga and Interior Secretary Junaid. Amaratunga underscored his appreciation for U.S.- sponsored police training programs and requested further assistance. Junaid discussed the GSL's efforts to curb human trafficking. Turning bri [...]	2003-10-23 10:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM CVIS SMIG CE
03COLOMBO1862	Campaign for US Candidate for Committee [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-29 10:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM CE UN
03COLOMBO1924	Sri Lanka supports Felice Gaer for UN [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-06 12:03:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CE UN
03COLOMBO1925	UN CERD Candidate Ralph Boyd [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-06 12:07:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CE MV
03COLOMBO194	Key GSL Minister sets low expectations for [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Minister Milinda Moragoda on February 1. Moragoda set low expectations for the February 7-8 GSL-LTTE talks in Berlin and expressed concerns about Tamil Tiger activities. He also elaborated on his efforts to convince India to engage more re the peace [...]	2003-02-03 10:56:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PHUM PINR CE IN LTTE
03COLOMBO1958	Maldivian President Gayoom inaugurated for [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 11, Maldivian President Gayoom was inaugurated to his sixth term in office. In a brief speech given at the ceremony, Gayoom called for increased democratization and announced that he was creating a "human rights commission." He did not refer to the September unrest [...]	2003-11-07 18:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM MV
03COLOMBO196	Sri Lanka: Proposal for anti-trafficking in [...] (U) Per Reftel, Mission is providing the attached program proposal to strengthen the capabilities of the Sri Lankan National Child Protection Agency (NCPA) in enforcing the government's laws regulating trafficking of children in regards to prostitution and labor. 2. (U) Attached is the proj [...]	2003-02-03 11:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN EAID SMIG ELAB KPAO CE
03COLOMBO1963	In readouts of President-PM meeting, key [...] (C) The Ambassador met late November 12 with Minister Moragoda, a key adviser to the PM. Based on what he had heard from the PM and his secretary, Moragoda provided a readout of the PM's meeting earlier that day with the President. The PM urged her to take over the peace process, but she ma [...]	2003-11-13 10:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PHUM CE NO
03COLOMBO1974	In meeting with Ambassador, PM considers [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Wickremesinghe told Ambassador November 14 that he is considering proposing to the President the establishment of a "Peace Cabinet" or "Committee of Conciliation" to resolve the cohabitation crisis. The President would have to return three key Ministries, but wou [...]	2003-11-17 05:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PHUM CE NO
03COLOMBO1977	Mission conveys UNGA Third Committee Iran [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-17 10:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CE MV UNGA
03COLOMBO1984	In meeting with Ambassador, President [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga showed little flexibility in a discussion with Ambassador on November 17. She indicated she wanted to keep the Defense portfolio in a National Unity Government. She promised to uphold the peace process, support the role of the Norwegians and the SLMM, and [...]	2003-11-17 11:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS PHUM CE NO
03COLOMBO1995	Mission conveys points on the proposed UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-19 10:38:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CE MV TX
03COLOMBO20	DECLARATION OF DISASTER - SRI LANKA-COMPLEX [...] SUMMARY: IN DECEMBER 2001, FOLLOWING FIVE YEARS OF THE BLOODIEST BATTLES IN SRI LANKA'S 20-YEAR CIVIL CONFLICT, THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) AND THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA (GSL),RESPECTIVELY, DECLARED UNILATERAL CEASE-FIRES IN SHORT SUCCESSION. THESE UNILATERAL CEASEFIRES WE [...]	2003-01-06 08:21:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO2001	Parliament reconvenes after two-week [...] (SBU) Following its two-week suspension by order of President Kumaratunga, Parliament reconvened on schedule the morning of November 19. With most of the body's 225 MPs present, Joseph Michael Perera, Speaker of the Parliament, opened the session by harshly criticizing the President's decisi [...]	2003-11-19 11:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM CE
03COLOMBO2010	Sri Lanka's Sinhalese extremist Sihala Urumaya [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sihala Urumaya (SU) party is minuscule as an electoral force. The party packs a political wallop, however: its leadership is articulate and generates press coverage; its cadre are devoted to the party's extremist views; and it maintains strong support in the influential Bu [...]	2003-11-20 10:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI CE
03COLOMBO218	SA/INS Director visits Jaffna -- discussions [...] (C) SUMMARY: SA/INS Director David Good led a Mission team to Jaffna on February 6. The major topic of conversation was the Sri Lankan military's "high security zones." The military stated that there were other pressing needs that need to be addressed before the security zones should be rev [...]	2003-02-07 06:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM CE JA LTTE
03COLOMBO2191	Political Gleanings: President hits out at PM; [...] (C) This edition of Political Gleanings for Sri Lanka reviews the following: -- In more bad news for cohabitation, President Kumaratunga lashes out at Prime Minister in interview. -- Troubling questions arise as to the length of the President's term in office. -- Muslim leader Rauf Hak [...]	2003-12-24 14:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM SOCI PINR ELTN CE
03COLOMBO2196	Taking advantage of cohabitation crisis, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tamil Tigers have launched a public relations effort meant to burnish their image in comparison with the ongoing cohabitation imbroglio in Colombo. The effort has included repeated (and accurate) pronouncements that the Tigers are ready to recommence talks, but cannot do so [...]	2003-12-30 11:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM KPAO CE LTTE
03COLOMBO2201	Maldivian Gleanings: Human rights commission [...] (C) This edition of Maldivian gleanings reviews the following: >> Maldivian government establishes national human rights commission >> Report on September rioting submitted to President Gayoom >> Former attorney general reflects on Gayoom and country's political system >> Tourism b [...]	2003-12-31 10:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM ECON PINR MV
03COLOMBO244	Tigers continue to formalize control in the [...] (C) SUMMARY: The LTTE continues to formalize its control of the Wanni region in northern Sri Lanka by setting up quasi-government agencies focused on such areas as law enforcement, communications, and education. In the meantime, Tiger cadre in government-controlled areas of Jaffna and the eas [...]	2003-02-12 11:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO261	Jaffna in an uproar as Tigers ratchet up the [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jaffna is in an uproar in the wake of a February 12 confrontation between the Tamil Tigers and the military. Angry over the incident in which several cadre were injured, the Tigers forced the postponement of the planned reopening of the Jaffna Library, a cultural landmark. Tige [...]	2003-02-14 06:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO274	Playing hardball, Tigers continue to ramp up [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of recent incidents involving the military, the Tigers continue to ramp up the pressure in the north and the east by instigating numerous rallies and general strikes. The GSL and monitors are working to calm the situation. In a rare event, recent LTTE activities hav [...]	2003-02-18 11:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO280	UNF government wins no-confidence vote with [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UNF government won a February 18 no-confidence vote with ease. In other political developments: President Kumaratunga continues to work toward forming an alliance with the radical JVP party and there are reports that she may call elections in the provinces soon to test GSL [...]	2003-02-19 09:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CE
03COLOMBO282	USG promotion of human rights in Sri Lanka [...] Per Reftel, Mission's response to the request for information on how we are promoting human rights in Sri Lanka follows: 2. PEACE PROCESS: The ongoing peace process has had more of a direct and dramatic impact on improving the human rights situation in Sri Lanka than any other factor du [...]	2003-02-19 11:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM
03COLOMBO296	Some Buddhist monks protest peace process, but [...] (C) SUMMARY: A small group of Buddhist monks aligned with the radical JVP party is regularly taking to the streets to protest the GSL's peace initiative. The vast majority of Sri Lanka's monks, however, seem favorably inclined or at least neutral toward the peace process. The GSL continues t [...]	2003-02-21 06:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR SOCI PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO3	ACTION REQUEST: Demining assistance for [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. Message contains an ACTION REQUEST -- Please see Para 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mines/UXO are a serious problem in Sri Lanka. After a very successful stint, the U.S.- sponsored QRDF program ended operations in [...]	2003-01-02 10:23:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM PHUM PREF EAID CE LTTE
03COLOMBO322	Prime Minister address on status of peace [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe used the February 22 one year anniversary of the formal ceasefire to comment on the status of the peace process and his vision of what is to come. Most observers viewed his speech with appreciation. The only detractors were those who were to [...]	2003-02-25 10:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO331	Human rights update: GSL pursues human rights [...] (C) Summary: Although the Sri Lankan government continues to pursue human rights cases through its judicial system, reports of torture in custody continue. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),meanwhile, is doing little to improve its human rights record. The high visibility issue o [...]	2003-02-27 10:38:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CE
03COLOMBO342	Sri Lanka/Maldives: 2003 annual Trafficking [...] (U) Mission point of contact on trafficking in persons issues until May 1 is poloff Carl-Heinz J. Wemhoener-Cuite, Andrea Tomaszewicz will replace him at that time, both can be reached at 94-1-448-007 x-2425 and fax 94-1-471-092. 2. (U) Mission's submission for the 2002 Trafficking in Pe [...]	2003-02-28 05:45:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CE MV
03COLOMBO358	Chief LTTE negotiator in Sri Lanka to prepare [...] (C) Summary: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's chief negotiator Anton Balasingham is visiting Sri Lanka from March 2 to 16. The visit is seen by many as an opportunity for Balasingham to prepare for the next round of peace talks and to brief the LTTE leadership on the international comm [...]	2003-03-03 10:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO364	Government considering re-imposition of [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan government is considering whether to re-impose capital punishment, which remains on the books, but has not been used since 1976. Some in the GSL say the death penalty would be useful to counter rising crime rates. The Prime Minister's view is not yet clear. The p [...]	2003-03-04 10:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI PHUM PINR ASEC CE
03COLOMBO374	In meeting with Ambassador, senior Tamil MP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Gajen Ponnambalam, a senior Tamil MP, gave the peace process negative reviews, asserting that the GSL had to do more to diminish its military presence in Jaffna and in lifting fishing restrictions. Ponnambalam said the LTTE supported th [...]	2003-03-05 10:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM PINR CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO381	Adviser to president indicates that PA party [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met March 5 with Ronnie De Mel, a close adviser to the president and a senior MP. In a change of tune from a previous meeting, De Mel indicated that a formal linkup between the PA and the radical JVP party was a real possibility and could come soon. If it happen [...]	2003-03-06 10:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM PINR CE
03COLOMBO387	Recent peace process-related meetings [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a March 5 meeting with the Norwegian-led monitors, the Tamil Tigers released two security force personnel from detention. In an earlier meeting with UNICEF, the Tigers agreed to move forward with an "action plan" aimed at ending the use of child soldiers. In other news, [...]	2003-03-07 05:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO401	Opposition demonstration stirs concerns about [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are concerns that Tamils may be subject to communal attacks on the margins of a demonstration by Opposition elements in Colombo today (March 10). A letter from the president to the PM helped spark these concerns. Mission has spoken to contacts and urged that Tamils be gi [...]	2003-03-10 11:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM ASEC CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO410	SRI LANKA NAVY SINKS LTTE SHIP; MOST OBSERVERS [...] (C) Summary: After a reported exchange of fire on March 10, the Sri Lanka Navy sunk a cargo ship, that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) claimed was one of its merchant ships. While the monitoring mission investigates the incident, the Norwegian Embassy and others have expressed co [...]	2003-03-11 11:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PREL MOPS CE LTTE
03COLOMBO418	59th Commmission on Human Rights-Demarche Request [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-12 10:22:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL CE MV
03COLOMBO421	Snapshot of a sour, suspicious Jaffna [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador visited Jaffna, March 11. The March 10 sinking of a LTTE arms resupply ship was on everyone's minds, with the military and Tamils in sharp discord on the GSL's action. The military, which was highly critical of the LTTE, defended the size of its security zones. T [...]	2003-03-12 11:03:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS PHUM ECON KPAO CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO486	Iraq: Mission conveys points on CHR to the [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per Reftels, Mission conveyed on March 22 the talking points on not interrupting the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for a special sitting on Iraq to the Sri Lankan government. The GSL has not yet replie [...]	2003-03-24 10:09:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM PHUM CE MV IZ UN
03COLOMBO499	Cuba: Mission conveys points on crackdown [...] (C) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed points requesting the government of Sri Lanka to call for the release of those arrested in Cuba's crackdown against the opposition. The GSL has not yet responded to our points. 2. (U) Minimize considered. WILLS [...]	2003-03-25 10:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CE CU UN
03COLOMBO502	TFIZ01: Mission presses points re CHR, UN; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission is continuing to press points re keeping the Iraq issue out of the CHR and the UNSC/UNGA. Overall reaction in Sri Lanka and the Maldives to the Iraq situation continues to be low-key. Media coverage is heavy, with almost all commentary anti-U.S. Our best educated guess [...]	2003-03-25 11:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPAO PHUM ASEC CE MV IZ
03COLOMBO513	Peace process update: More re sinking of [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: >> Sinking of Chinese fishing boat still under investigation, but Tigers look more-and-more like the culprits >> In brave but dangerous move, Tamil leader hits out at the Tigers >> Unconfirmed reports that the Tigers [...]	2003-03-25 13:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PINS CE NO JA CH LTTE
03COLOMBO52	GSL-LTTE talks in Thailand: Fourth round [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fourth round of GSL-LTTE talks wrapped up in Thailand on January 9. Key understandings reached by the two sides included their agreement to move forward on resettling displaced persons. They also agreed to continue discussions re security zones in Jaffna, and to involve th [...]	2003-01-09 11:14:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS EAID PHUM CE NO TH LTTE
03COLOMBO53	SRI LANKA'S PARLIAMENT PASSES GROUND-BREAKING [...] Summary: The Sri Lankan Parliament passed three important bills containing ground-breaking, and contentious, labor reforms on January 8. The bills contain new industrial dispute resolution and termination procedures. The legislation is expected to improve industrial relations by prompt and [...]	2003-01-09 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EINV ETRD PGOV PHUM CE ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO536	Sri Lanka's Supreme Court rules that [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court ruled March 25 that the previous government violated the fundamental rights of numerous Tamils by preventing them from voting in the December 2001 general election. Human rights activists applauded the ruling, stating that it set a precedent for freer-an [...]	2003-03-28 05:57:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS SOCI CE LTTE
03COLOMBO543	In positive move for peace process, Tigers [...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 27 meeting between Muslims and the Tamil Tigers has gone some way toward dealing with a long-standing dispute over land. The dispute revolves around Muslim claims that the Tigers have kicked them off land they own in the east. Muslim and Tamil representatives laud the [...]	2003-03-31 10:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM ECON SOCI CE LTTE
03COLOMBO576	Leading Tamil politicians criticize Tigers in [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two key Tamil politicians have ramped up their criticism of the Tigers in recent weeks. The politicians, V. Anandasangaree and N. Raviraj, charge the Tigers with using strong-arm tactics in their bid to control the Tamil community in Jaffna. The course the two have chosen is a c [...]	2003-04-03 09:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM NO JA PINR CE LTTE
03COLOMBO593	Displaced person returns to Sri Lanka's [...] (C) SUMMARY: The number of displaced persons returning to Sri Lanka's north/east continues to swell and now stands at 270,000. The returnees are Tamil; few are Muslim. In other trends, many Tamils also appear to be leaving the war-ravaged north/east in search of economic opportunities in th [...]	2003-04-08 09:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM PTER CE KWMM
03COLOMBO613	Action Request: Sri Lankan nominee for UN [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This message contains an Action Request -- Please See Para 5. 3. (SBU) On April 9, the Ambassador was approached by Desmond Fernando, a well known local lawyer, seeking support for his nomination as U [...]	2003-04-09 09:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI PHUM CE UN
03COLOMBO626	Ambassador presses Foreign Minister to support [...] (C) Ambassador Wills spoke to Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando this morning (April 10) and urged the GSL to support the resolution re Cuba now before the UNCHR. Fernando remarked that Sri Lanka had traditionally abstained on the Cuba vote. The Ambassador reviewed Ref A talking p [...]	2003-04-10 06:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CE CU UNCHR
03COLOMBO628	Mission deploys points re in-kind offers of [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-10 08:24:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PHUM CE MV IZ
03COLOMBO630	Sri Lanka/Maldives: EU intervention on [...] (C) Per Reftel, Mission has no information re European Union intervention against the bilateral U.S./Sri Lanka Article 98 agreement prior to the November 22, 2002, signing of the agreement. There are indications, however, that the Germans and Dutch approached the GSL through the Sri Lankan am [...]	2003-04-10 08:46:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM CE MV EUN
03COLOMBO639	Foreign Secretary indicates that GSL plans to [...] (C) Following up on his conversation with FM Fernando yesterday (see Ref A),Ambassador Wills spoke to Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Nihal Rodrigo today (April 11) re the resolution on Cuba now before the UNCHR. Rodrigo said the GSL's current plan was to abstain on the vote while issuing a "s [...]	2003-04-11 05:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CE CU UNCHR
03COLOMBO646	Leahy Amendment: Mission reviews human rights [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable reviews the human rights record of Army Commander Balagalle in light of a recent adverse court ruling involving the December 2001 election. Balagalle's human rights record, heretofore, has been excellent and we do not think the ruling rises to the level of a "gross v [...]	2003-04-15 09:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV MOPS KPAO CE
03COLOMBO658	In visit to eastern Sri Lanka, contacts complain [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff and Pol FSN visited Trincomalee, the major port city in eastern Sri Lanka, on April 12. Interlocutors expressed admiration for the government's efforts to achieve a negotiated settlement to the conflict, but expressed deep concerns about the Tamil Tigers' commitment to the [...]	2003-04-16 10:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE JA NO LTTE
03COLOMBO66	Journey of a human rights activist: From a [...] (C) SUMMARY: Father Harry Miller (AMCIT -- strictly protect),a Catholic priest and resident of Sri Lanka for almost 55 years, is changing his tune on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka. Prior to the start of the peace process in December 2001, Miller was for many years harshly critica [...]	2003-01-10 06:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER SOCI CE LTTE
03COLOMBO687	Muslim-Tamil Tiger violence flares anew in [...] (C) SUMMARY: Muslim-Tamil Tiger violence erupted in eastern Sri Lanka, April 17-18. Five people were reportedly killed, with many displaced. Muslim politicians have threatened to boycott Parliament if the GSL does not address the situation. After a lull in violence that lasted several mon [...]	2003-04-19 08:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREF CE LTTE
03COLOMBO735	Reports steadily mount that Tigers are [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reports are steadily mounting that the Tigers are assassinating Tamil opponents, especially military informants and those in anti-Tiger political parties. The government has been slow in investigating the cases, but has recently formed a commission to look into the matter. Whi [...]	2003-04-30 10:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO736	HRDF Grants: Proposal for removal of [...] Per Reftel, Mission is submitting a proposal to remove unexploded ordinance (UXO) from urban areas in the north of Sri Lanka. Background for and description of the UXO proposal follow. 2. BACKGROUND: In support of the USG's pro-peace process and humanitarian agenda in Sri Lanka, Mission [...]	2003-04-30 10:48:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KSEP EAID CE LTTE
03COLOMBO782	Mission conveys urgent talking points re [...] (U) Classified by Lewis Amselem, Deputy Chief of Mission. Reasons 1.5 (b, d) 2. (C) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed the urgent talking points re countering Cuban misinformation to the Sri Lankan government and the government of the Republic of Maldives. WILLS [...]	2003-05-12 03:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CE MV CU
03COLOMBO787	Cohabitation crisis erupts as president takes [...] (C) SUMMARY: Another in Sri Lanka's long series of cohabitation crises has erupted as President Kumaratunga has taken steps to take over the lucrative national lottery board. The GSL has resisted the move fiercely and the dispute seems bound for the courts. In the meantime, the GSL is mull [...]	2003-05-12 09:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KPAO CE
03COLOMBO821	Mission continues promotion of child [...] (U) Classified by Lewis Amselem, Deputy Chief of Mission. Reasons: 1.5 (b, d) 2. (C) Per Reftel, as part of our ongoing promotion of human rights, Mission continues to work with the GSL and the GoRM to protect the rights of children via the ratification or implementation of appropriate [...]	2003-05-16 06:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CE MV
03COLOMBO847	Mission conveys Secretary Powell's letter to Sri Lanka re [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-21 09:26:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC PHUM CE CU
03COLOMBO859	IN MOVE THAT COULD HAVE BIG IMPACT, ACCORD BETWEEN RADICAL JVP AND PRESIDENT'S PARTY SEEMS IMMINENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The radical JVP and President Kumaratunga's party seem set to ink a MOU very soon. Due to differences, the two sides have reportedly agreed to be vague on peace process issues. If the accord is indeed concluded, it could impact the peace process, with Tamils complaining that it [...]	2003-05-22 09:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM CE KWMM

03COLOMBO868	State Department-sponsored humanitarian [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The State Department-sponsored Quick Reaction Demining Force (QRDF) is making excellent progress in its humanitarian demining operations in Jaffna. Cooperation with the GSL and the Tamil comm [...]	2003-05-23 06:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS EAID PHUM CE
03COLOMBO90	Key GSL minister reviews status of peace [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Milinda Moragoda, a key GSL minister, reviewed the status of the peace process. At the recent talks, he said, the LTTE had pressed hard on the Jaffna security zone issue. An agreement was not reached, but the two sides agreed to kee [...]	2003-01-14 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR PHUM CE IN LTTE
03COLOMBO949	Tigers continue to flex muscles in Jaffna [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff traveled to Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka, May 28-29. Amid signs of pervasive Tamil Tiger influence, residents urged the GSL to meet Tiger conditions, so the group would attend the Tokyo donors conference. Meanwhile, as they have on previous Mission visits, Tamils cited [...]	2003-06-03 11:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM EAID CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO993	Human rights verification: Operation [...] (C) Mission verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by either of the two Sri Lankan armed forces units identified to participate in Operation Flash Style 03-4, as of this date. 2. (U) The Charge certifies this statement. [...]	2003-06-09 11:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS MARR PHUM CE
03COLOMBO994	Domestic Politics Update: Meeting between PM- [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's domestic political situation reviews the following: -- In meeting, prime minister and key presidential aide reportedly discuss coalition government -- Supreme Court ruling puts provincial chief ministers in jeopardy -- Sri Lanka debates whether to lift lo [...]	2003-06-09 11:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PHUM SOCI CE
03DAMASCUS1684	TFIZO1:SYRIA CLOSES BORDER AND SAYS IT WILL SET UP [...] (S) SUMMARY. SARG MINISTER OF LOCAL AFFAIRS CONVENED UN/IO REPS AT 23:00 ON MARCH 19 TO INFORM THEM THE BORDER WITH IRAQ HAD CLOSED, BUT THAT THE SARG AND THE SYRIAN RED CRESCENT WOULD SET UP THREE REFUGEE CAMPS IN IRAQI TERRITORY OR THE "NO MAN'S LAND BETWEEN THE TWO BORDERS." HE STATED THAT [...]	2003-03-20 15:47:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	KREF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ SY
03DJIBOUTI1510	DJIBOUTI: EXPULSION OF ALIENS DRAWS WIDESPREAD [...] (C) Hundreds of illegal aliens took to the streets on August 16 to protest the Djiboutian Government's declaration that all illegals must depart the country by August 31. As the deadline approaches, Djiboutian security forces are conducting regular sweeps of the city. Over 300 persons per da [...]	2003-08-18 13:40:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM EAID DJ
03DJIBOUTI1633	DJIBOUTI: DEMARCHE ON ALIEN EXPULSIONS [...] (C) Summary: In response to ref A demarche dissociating the U.S. from Djibouti's on-going expulsions of foreigners, Minister of Interior Wais deplored U.S. insistence on making a public statement. He stressed Djibouti's good historical record on handling refugees, noted that foreigners had b [...]	2003-09-03 17:02:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL DJ KPAO
03DJIBOUTI1656	DJIBOUTI: MEDIA COVERAGE ON EXPULSIONS [...] (U) PER REF A POST RELEASED A PRESS STATEMENT ON SEPTEMBER 4 DISSOCIATING THE USG FROM THE DJIBOUTIAN GOVERNMENT'S RECENT IMMIGRATION POLICY. POST PRODUCED A FRENCH TRANSLATION AND GAVE WIDE RELEASE TO THE STATEMENT IN BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS. POST ALSO DISTRIBUTED THE STA [...]	2003-09-08 12:08:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM DJ
03DJIBOUTI1674	DJIBOUTI: UNITED DONOR CONCERN ABOUT EXPULSIONS [...] Summary: Donors (France, EU, U.S., UN agencies) met September 11 to discuss the immediate problems surrounding a makeshift transit center near the Ethiopian border and likely impending problems attendant on forcible deportations that are to begin September 15. Donors agreed to try to present [...]	2003-09-11 13:20:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PHUM DJ
03DJIBOUTI1703	DJIBOUTI: EXPULSIONS UPDATE [...] (U) On July 26 Djiboutian Interior Minister Abdoulkader Wais announced that all undocumented foreigners must leave Djibouti by August 31, a deadline which was later extended to September 15. According to Djiboutian security officials 180 illegal aliens were seized in the Ambouli neighborhood o [...]	2003-09-18 12:14:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREF PHUM DJ
03DJIBOUTI1801	MORE ON DONOR ACTIVITIES RE:EXPULSIONS [...] (C) The Djiboutian Government's announced expulsion order for all undocumented foreigners of August 31, later extended to September 15, brought to the surface the problem of asylum seekers currently in Djibouti. The Djiboutian committee responsible with determining first asylum status has rev [...]	2003-09-29 13:04:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREF PHUM DJ
03FRANKFURT5937	"RUSSIAN-GERMANS": IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The immigration and integration of ethnic Germans and their families from the former Soviet Union (Aussiedler) is a major social problem in Germany. Newcomers' lack of German language skills makes them unemployable and drug-related crimes and ghettoization are endemic among Aus [...]	2003-07-21 13:50:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG SOCI PGOV PREF PHUM GM
03FRANKFURT8335	HEADSCARF VERDICT LIKELY TO GENERATE NEW [...] SUMMARY: In a landmark decision, the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe ruled September 24 that Fereshta Ludin (a German teacher of Afghan descent) may teach in a public school without removing her headscarf, but strengthened the authority of German states to regulate religious expressi [...]	2003-10-08 05:38:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV GM
03FRANKFURT9873	Hohmann Anti-Semitism Affair Leaves Open Wounds [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The CDU's tepid and belated response to anti-Semitic remarks by Bundestag member (MdB) Martin Hohmann has highlighted enduring nationalist sentiments and resentment against Germany's Holocaust burden, and weakened leading CDU figure Roland Koch. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On Germa [...]	2003-12-03 14:31:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM GM
03GUATEMALA1	DRUGS, TRADE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS: AMBASSADOR'S FIRST [...] (C) Summary: At an informal dinner at the home of President Portillo December 28 that also included FM Gutierrez and the DCM, the Ambassador emphasize the need to focus in Portillo's remaining year in office on being recertified and on making progress in other areas -- human rights, corrupt [...]	2003-01-02 13:41:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SNAR KDEM PHUM CASC US GT
03GUATEMALA1015	LOS CIMIENTOS: A PORTILLO PRESS SPECTACLE AND NEW [...] (U) Summary: On April 8, HROff and EconOff attended President Portillo's inauguration of a primary school at the new site of the Los Cimientos Community in San Vincente, Siquinala, Escuintla. After the flashy Presidential press opportunity, HROff and EconOff visited the community's temporary [...]	2003-04-15 22:36:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EAID GT
03GUATEMALA102	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MILITARY-TO-MIILTARY [...] (C) Summary: During an introductory call on MOD Robin Moran, the Ambassador restated USG policy in dealing with the Guatemalan military and reviewed the benchmarks for possibly establishing normal military-to-military relations. The Ambassador said that the military needs to improve its human [...]	2003-01-14 22:16:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINR MASS PGOV SNAR PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA1032	GUATEMALA SUPPORTS CUBA RESOLUTION AT OAS [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-21 22:56:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM GT OAS
03GUATEMALA1066	CUBA VOTE PROVOKES LARGELY POSITIVE REACTIONS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Unlike previous years, Guatemala's vote in favor of the 2003 Cuba resolution at the UN Human Rights Commission drew favorable editorials in the press. Cuba's repression of dissidents and the execution of the three hijackers led to a steady stream of press criticism of Castro's [...]	2003-04-24 15:29:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR GT CU
03GUATEMALA1084	APPEAL OF 2002 MACK CASE SENTENCE [...] (U) Summary: On April 23, the Fourth Court of Appeals heard the public arguments from both the defense and the prosecution for the appeal of the Third Sentencing Court's October 3, 2002 decision in the Myrna Mack murder case, in which retired Colonel Juan Valencia Osorio was convicted and sent [...]	2003-04-28 15:36:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KJUS GT
03GUATEMALA1125	VICTIMS' ASSISTANCE CENTER: GUATEMALA'S HRDF GRANT [...] (U) Embassy Guatemala appreciates the opportunity to propose an HRDF grant to help implement our human rights strategy.(Ref A) We believe that the Human Rights Victims' Assistance Center project outlined below offers an excellent opportunity to increase the Human Rights Ombudsman's Office cap [...]	2003-04-30 20:07:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV EAID KDEM KSEP GT
03GUATEMALA1177	ANOTHER STEP FORWARD: FURTHER REDUCTION OF EMP [...] (U) Summary: At a May 2 public event, President Portillo officially demobilized 107 Presidential Guard (EMP) members in the second phase of the peace accord-mandated process to replace the EMP with a civilian agency. The Ambassador attended the ceremony at the National Cultural Palace, and la [...]	2003-05-06 22:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EAID GT
03GUATEMALA1191	ANOTHER LANDMARK TOPPLED: MACK CONVICTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 7, the Fourth Court of Appeals overturned the Third Sentencing Court's October 3, 2002 conviction of Colonel (ret.) Juan Valencia Osorio (Ref A). The Fourth Court of Appeals also found Helen Mack's appeal of the acquittal of General (ret.) Edgar Godoy Gaitan and Colonel (re [...]	2003-05-07 22:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KJUS GT
03GUATEMALA127	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON HELEN MACK [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador paid an introductory call on Helen Mack at the Myrna Mack Foundation on January 13. They discussed the proposal to investigate clandestine groups, the impending decertification decision, the Consultative Group meeting, the status of the Mack case, and recent wave of [...]	2003-01-16 16:22:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR KJUS GT
03GUATEMALA1277	GUATEMALA RATIFIED INSTRUMENTS ON PROTECTION OF [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-15 20:38:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL GT
03GUATEMALA1281	NATIONAL ELECTIONS CONVOKED FOR NOVEMBER 9 [...] The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) officially announced on May 15 the convocation of elections for President, all 158 seats in Guatemala's unicameral Congress and mayors and city council members to take place on November 9, 2003. If no candidate for President receives more than 50% of the v [...]	2003-05-16 14:59:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA1299	PRESIDENT PORTILLO DISCUSSES CAFTA, PEACE ACCORDS, [...] (C) Summary: In a May 14 breakfast at the Ambassador's residence with visiting senior USG officials, President Portillo expressed hope for the prompt conclusion of a free trade agreement with the U.S. which, he said, "will transform Guatemala;" said that in his remaining months in office he [...]	2003-05-19 22:34:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD SNAR PHUM KDEM EAID ELAB GT
03GUATEMALA1320	GUATEMALA: 2002 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT UPDATE [...] Post recommends the following updates to the 2002 country report on religious freedom for Guatemala: Section I. ---------- No changes. Section II. ----------- Legal/Policy Framework Paragraph 1: Please replace "In April 2002, on the seventh anniversary of the signing of the accord, th [...]	2003-05-22 16:29:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF GT
03GUATEMALA137	USING THREAT OF GSP REVIEW TO PREPARE FOR CAFTA [...] (SBU) Summary: Pending further steps from the GOG to protect labor rights, Embassy recommends that USTR inform the Guatemalan Embassy in Washington (and the Department instruct us to inform the GOG here) that the GSP petition is under informal USG review pending an assessment of current GOG [...]	2003-01-17 14:57:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PHUM PGOV ELAB PREL GT
03GUATEMALA1375	GUATEMALA MAKES COUNTER REQUEST ON OAS CANDIDATES [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (U) Per ref A, following up on our previous demarche (ref B) and diplomatic note, PolOff discussed post-specific and Central American points with Sylvia Corado, Director for Multilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry on May 28. Corado ex [...]	2003-05-29 15:26:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM GT OAS
03GUATEMALA1435	ASSISTANT SECRETARY STRUBLE'S MAY 29-31 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: During a May 29-31 visit to Guatemala, to participate in a WHA Entry Level Conference, Acting Assistant Secretary Curt Struble met with Vice President Reyes Lopez, SIPDIS Acting Foreign Minister Aguilera and Minister of Interior Reyes Calderon to discuss the full range of bila [...]	2003-06-05 14:46:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB ETRD CASC GT
03GUATEMALA1454	FRG REACTS TO USG STATEMENT ABOUT RIOS MONTT CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-05 22:56:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	GT PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR
03GUATEMALA146	OMBUDSMAN CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION TO [...] (U) Summary: On January 16, Human Rights Ombudsman Sergio Morales unveiled a proposal for a UN-OAS led commission to investigate clandestine groups (for details on the proposal, see Ref A). The proposal was enthusiastically received by the press, human rights NGOs, and the international commu [...]	2003-01-17 18:04:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PINR KJUS GT UN OAS
03GUATEMALA1464	AMCIT LAND DISPUTE IN ALTA VERAPAZ [...] Summary. "Finca Esmeralda," a coffee farm in Alta Verapaz province owned by Carlos Ardebol, and AmCit, has been occupied since February by organized landless peasants who have damaged personal property and prevented the return of the Ardebol family. There are of over 40 such occupations by [...]	2003-06-06 18:28:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC ELAB PHUM SOCI GT
03GUATEMALA1479	RIOS MONTT CANDIDACY FACES FIRST LEGAL CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOG's Registry of Citizens announced on June 6 its rejection of Efrain Rios Montt's presidential candidacy. Rios Montt announced his intention to appeal the decision, a process involving several different institutions which could take months. The deadline for candidates t [...]	2003-06-09 22:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR GT
03GUATEMALA1535	HELEN MACK'S TAKE ON JUSTICE, POLITICS, AND CICIACS [...] (C) Summary: On June 13, Helen Mack had breakfast at the residence with the Ambassador and Human Rights Officer to discuss the Supreme Court appeal in her case set for June 19, the latest political alliance between Oscar Berger and Eduardo Stein, the mixed commission to investigate clandestin [...]	2003-06-13 19:39:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KJUS GT UN OAS
03GUATEMALA1548	RIOS MONTT STONED BY MOURNERS IN RABINAL [...] (U) Summary: During a poorly-timed campaign stop in the highland town of Rabinal on June 15, former General and FRG presidential candidate Rios Montt was greeted with stones and bottles thrown by a group of war victims participating in an inhumation of 67 community members killed by the army du [...]	2003-06-17 14:35:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS MOPS GT
03GUATEMALA1596	LAST CHANCE FOR JUSTICE IN MACK CASE [...] (C) Summary: On June 19, Helen Mack, the prosecution, and the defense presented oral arguments before the Supreme Court for the final appeal in the case against the three retired military officers allegedly responsible for ordering the murder of Myrna Mack in September 1990. All three officers [...]	2003-06-20 18:11:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MOPS PREL KJUS GT
03GUATEMALA1642	AMBASSADOR VIELMAN SAYS GOG IS PRESSING UN FOR [...] (C) Summary: On June 23, Acting DCM and Human Rights Officer met with Ambassador Maritza Ruiz de Vielman, Foreign Minister Gutierrez's Special Advisor, to discuss the state of play on the proposed mixed commission to investigate clandestine groups (CICIACS),to commend GOG collaboration with t [...]	2003-06-24 21:10:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KJUS GT UN OAS
03GUATEMALA1686	XAMAN CASE REOPENED [...] (C) Summary: On June 17, Human Rights Officer attended a public session of the Xaman trial in San Pedro Carcha, Alta Verapaz. This trial is the third attempt to prosecute 25 soldiers for the October 5, 1995, massacre of eleven civilians in the community of Aurora 8 de Octubre, Finca Xaman, Al [...]	2003-06-27 19:27:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MOPS KDEM PREL KJUS GT
03GUATEMALA1698	INCREASED POLICE PROTECTION FOR ANTHROPOLOGISTS, [...] (C) Summary: In response to increased threats targeting forensic anthropologists conducting exhumations, Ambassador Hamilton met with Minister of Interior Reyes Calderon on June 27 to press for an enhanced GOG response. Reyes Calderon said he had already given orders in the case of the anthro [...]	2003-07-01 21:19:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS GT
03GUATEMALA1699	58TH UNGA DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOG [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-01 21:21:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM GT UNGA UN
03GUATEMALA1700	AMBASSADOR AND HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Hamilton met with Human Rights Ombudsman Sergio Morales on June 26 to express concern over the recent murder of an Auxiliary Ombudsman and new threats against human rights defenders and journalists. The Ambassador also praised Morales' efforts to promote the prompt e [...]	2003-07-01 21:40:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KJUS PINR MOPS GT
03GUATEMALA1728	INTERIOR MINISTER COMMENTS ON ASSAULT AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met on June 27 with Interior Minister Reyes Calderon to express concern over the June 24 criminal attack of the home of newspaper publisher Jose Ruben Zamora, and to urge a thorough investigation. Reyes Calderon said that the Public Ministry was investigating the c [...]	2003-07-07 14:09:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KCRM KJUS GT
03GUATEMALA1805	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECLARES RIOS MONTT ELIGIBLE [...] (U) By a vote of 4 to 3, the Constitutional Court issued a decision on the evening of July 14 striking down the earlier findings of the Registry of Persons, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and the Supreme Court (reftels),which had found that former de facto President Efrain Rios Montt was not [...]	2003-07-15 16:29:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL MOPS PHUM KDEM GT
03GUATEMALA1806	SUPPORT REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS PROSECUTOR [...] This is an action request for DRL. See para 8. 2. Summary: Attorney General Carlos De Leon has requested USG support for the Public Ministry's Office of the Special Prosecutor for Crimes Against Human Rights Workers. De Leon cited the Public Ministry's resource constraints and the crit [...]	2003-07-15 17:02:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL EAID KJUS GT
03GUATEMALA1813	SECOND LABOR WORKING GROUP: LIMITED PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador attended the second bilateral working group meeting on labor issues with the GOG on July 10 and emphasized the need for concrete progress prior to submission of a CAFTA to the U.S. Congress. He reiterated USG concern about impunity for violence against union le [...]	2003-07-15 22:10:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM PGOV GT
03GUATEMALA1814	CHOI SHIN/CIMATEXTILES LABOR AGREEMENT REACHED [...] (SBU) Summary: After being threatened with withdrawal of tax exemption privileges by the Ministry of Economy, management of the Choi Shin/Cimatextiles maquila plants met GOG requirements by successfully concluding and signing on July 9 a collective bargaining agreement with each plant union [...]	2003-07-15 22:11:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA1815	BILATERAL TIP WORKING GROUP FORMED [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to RefTel, on July 7, the Ambassador and visiting G/TIP Program Officer Greg Holliday met with an inter-governmental group including the Minister of Government, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vice Minister of Labor, Secretary of Social Welfare, a Supreme Court m [...]	2003-07-15 22:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM SMIG PREL ASEC KSEP KFRD CA CVIS GT
03GUATEMALA1853	AIDS Worker Escapes Kidnapping [...] (U) Summary: Violence against human rights workers has escalated in recent months and a group working to educate street workers on the prevention and danger of HIV/AIDS has been the most recent victim of such assaults. There have been several threats and acts of intimidation against workers [...]	2003-07-21 14:47:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EAID GT
03GUATEMALA1862	SUPREME COURT SUSPENDS REGISTRATION OF RIOS MONTT [...] (U) On July 20, the Supreme Court accepted two appeals filed by opposition political parties against the presidential candidacy of former General Efrain Rios Montt, and suspended registration of the candidate until the court hears the appeal. The President of the Supreme Court immediately rec [...]	2003-07-21 23:22:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM GT
03GUATEMALA188	AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH G-13 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met on January 14 with members of the Donor Dialogue group (6 major bilateral donors, plus 4 multilaterals, MINUGUA, USAID, and UNDP) to discuss development cooperation and preparations for the May consultative group meeting. Ambassadors and IFI Reps queried the [...]	2003-01-23 22:24:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID SNAR PGOV PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA1888	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT UPHOLDS APPEAL IN RIOS MONTT [...] (SBU) The Constitutional Court met on July 23 to hear the FRG's appeal ("ocurso" in Spanish) to the appeal filed by two political parties against the earlier Constitutional Court decision which allowed former de facto President Efrain Rios Montt to become a presidential candidate (reftels). Ag [...]	2003-07-23 23:22:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PHUM KDEM GT
03GUATEMALA189	AMBASSADOR AND PRESS MAINTAIN PRESSURE ON GOG FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In the days following the Human Rights Ombudsman's public presentation of the proposal for a UN-OAS led commission to investigate clandestine groups (Ref A)),the media has followed up with domestic editorials and international endorsements of the idea. The Ambassador has conti [...]	2003-01-23 22:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR KJUS GT UN OAS
03GUATEMALA1900	FRG ORGANIZES VIOLENT PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: In response to a major legal reversal in Rios Montt's bid for the Presidency (reftel),thousands of well-organized Rios Montt supporters took to the streets of the capital on July 24, closing off strategic intersections with burning tires. Mobs have targeted opposition newspapers [...]	2003-07-24 22:02:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CASC ASEC KDEM PINR PINS GT
03GUATEMALA1904	FRG PROTESTS CONTINUE [...] (U) An estimated 3,000 to 5,000 pro-Rios Montt protesters remained overnight at several locations in the capital and continue to surround the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal building. A tense calm has returned to Guatemala City for the moment, with v [...]	2003-07-25 16:33:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC PHUM KDEM PINR PINS GT
03GUATEMALA1906	UPDATE ON VIOLENT POLITICAL PROTESTS IN GUATEMALA [...] (U) At 2:00 PM local time on July 25, the disturbances seem to be winding down. In a second day of protests, pro-Rios Montt demonstrators focused their morning activities around the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, and Supreme Electoral Tribunal buildings--all related to Rios Montt's effo [...]	2003-07-25 21:07:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PHUM KDEM PINR PINS GT
03GUATEMALA1907	VIOLENT STREET PROTESTS OVER--FOR NOW [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-25 22:52:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC PHUM KDEM PINR PINS GT
03GUATEMALA1908	FRG PROTEST AFTERMATH: GUATEMALA MORE FRAGMENTED [...] (C) Summary: Unexpected legal setbacks to the registration of former General Rios Montt's presidential candidacy have led to profound frustration among FRG leaders. They view Rios Montt as the only FRG candidate who has a chance of winning the elections, and the biggest draw for voters to sup [...]	2003-07-27 18:58:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM PREL PINR PHUM ASEC GT
03GUATEMALA1952	RIOS MONTT REGISTERED AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (C) Summary: FRG leader Efrain Rios Montt was registered as a presidential candidate on July 31, following a ruling by the Constitutional Court ordering the electoral institutions to carry out its decision to that effect of July 14 and void all appeals. Opposition and civil society leaders cal [...]	2003-07-31 17:54:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KJUS KDEM GT
03GUATEMALA2040	GETTING AHEAD OF THE POLICY CURVE IN GUATEMALA [...] (C) Summary: We need to be planning now as to how we would respond to a variety of contingencies during the campaign and as a result of the November 9 elections. I believe we have in place most of the policy elements we need: a sound public position on the Rios Montt candidacy in the May 27 [...]	2003-08-12 00:00:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM ETRD GT
03GUATEMALA2052	NEW ELECTION POLL PUTS RIOS MONTT FIFTH, WITH [...] (SBU) Election poll results released on August 12 show GANA presidential candidate Oscar Berger leading the pack with 44% (up from 37% in July); followed by UNE candidate Alvaro Colom with 17% (up from 13% in July) and FRG candidate Efrain Rios Montt with 3% (down from 8% in July in the same p [...]	2003-08-12 22:14:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA2094	Vital Voices Meets With Guatemalan Women [...] (U) Summary: Vital Voices Global Partnership held a two-day Women's Leadership Retreat in Guatemala City in July. Present at the conference were approximately 40 women leaders from diverse backgrounds. The Ambassador hosted a reception in honor of the group attended by more than 100 women [...]	2003-08-18 14:37:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL GT WHA PDA
03GUATEMALA2108	CHILD LABOR UPDATE: GUATEMALA [...] Summary: In response to Ref A, this cable provides update information to supplement Refs B (last year's Child Labor report, which otherwise remains valid) and C (Guatemala Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report). Significant child labor developments over the past year include publication of a ne [...]	2003-08-19 15:42:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI GT USAID
03GUATEMALA218	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH PRESIDENTIAL PRE-CANDIDATE [...] (C) At a January 24 breakfast meeting with the Ambassador, presidential pre-candate Alvaro Colom of the center-left Union for National Hope Party (UNE) said that the main challenge for the winner in this year's presidential election will be to jump-start the economy and to shut down the transn [...]	2003-01-28 13:35:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR PHUM ETRD GT
03GUATEMALA220	AMBASSADOR AND LARUE DISCUSS CLANDESTINE GROUPS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador visited the headquarters of the Center for Legal Action in Human Rights (CALDH) on January 22 to meet with director Frank LaRue. The Ambassador informed LaRue of his personal efforts in support of the commission to investigate clandestine groups with various GOG le [...]	2003-01-28 15:23:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR KJUS GT UN OAS
03GUATEMALA2254	GUATEMALA LABOR UPDATE #5-2003 [...] (SBU) The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector. Topics include: -- Minister of Labor's Priorities for Levine Bilateral in Brazil (para 2) -- Minister of Labor Wants Changes to USAID Labor Regional Project (PROALCA II) (4) -- Ambassador Again Ra [...]	2003-09-02 21:55:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM KCRM GT
03GUATEMALA2288	VIOLENT CRIME: GROWING THREAT TO GUATEMALAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Guatemalans have become numbed by the daily press reports of violent crime, and an increasing number identify the lack of public security as the nation's number one problem. The emergence of gangs ("maras") has taken the violence even to the remote rural areas of the country, an [...]	2003-09-04 22:33:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KDEM ASEC PINR PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA231	GERARDI WITNESS FOUND DEAD [...] (U) Summary: A key witness in the Gerardi trial was reportedly murdered on December 19, 2002. The body of the witness, Noe Gomez Limon, was found on January 21, nearly a month after the murder, and details about the murder remain fragmentary. On January 22, MINUGUA called on the government t [...]	2003-01-29 14:00:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR KJUS GT
03GUATEMALA2331	AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 8TH MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Portillo says he fired number two in the army General Rios Sosa (Rios Montt's son) for disobeying orders to use the military to restore public order during the FRG violent protests July 24 and for lending military resources to the FRG campaign. He has Rios Montt's suppo [...]	2003-09-09 19:34:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR ELAB PHUM ETRD GT BZ
03GUATEMALA2371	AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Edgar Gutierrez on September 10 to discuss re-certification; Article 98; Belize; a draft law on the successor to the Presidential Guard (SAAS); the Commission to Investigate Parallel Groups (CICIACS); and trafficking in persons. Gutierrez [...]	2003-09-12 00:11:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KCRM PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA2412	CAMPAIGN POLITICS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: With the registration of twelve presidential tickets complete, the presidential race has narrowed to four main contenders (only the top two in the first round, on November 9, will contend in the second round, on December 28). Oscar Berger of the tripartite GANA coalition is a [...]	2003-09-18 19:49:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM GT
03GUATEMALA243	AMBASSADOR AND RIOS MONTT DISCUSS DECERTIFICATION, [...] (C) Summary: In a January 27 meeting with the Ambassador, President of Congress Rios Montt professed to be a strong supporter of CAFTA (which he views as reducing the political influence of the traditional economic elites),and expressed understanding for Guatemala's impending counternarcotics [...]	2003-01-29 20:00:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PHUM ETRD PINR MOPS GT
03GUATEMALA2441	BAD BLOOD BETWEEN OMBUDSMAN AND PROSECUTOR: [...] (U) Summary: In the wake of the break-in at the Human Rights Ombudsman's Office on August 26 (reftel),a dispute over the motivation for the break-in erupted between the Public Ministry and the Ombudsman's Office. This dispute has divided opinion of human rights groups and threatens to perman [...]	2003-09-22 19:17:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KJUS SNAR GT
03GUATEMALA2473	SCENE SETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL KOLBE [...] (U) Summary: Your September 27-29 visit to Guatemala comes in the final weeks of Guatemala's heated national election campaign, leading up to the November 9 election of the President, all members of the unicameral Congress and all local government officials. The sometimes violent confrontatio [...]	2003-09-25 16:25:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL PGOV ETRD PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA248	AMBASSADOR WEIGHS IN WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL DE LEON [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador phoned Attorney General Carlos de Leon on January 29 to enlist his immediate action on the investigation of a recent Gerardi witness murder (Ref A) and the protection of the Special Prosecutor for Human Rights, Tatiana Morales, who has been receiving threats coincide [...]	2003-01-29 22:43:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR KJUS GT
03GUATEMALA2550	ELECTION UPDATE: OAS CRITICIZES ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: The OAS Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) issued its second report, criticizing the GOG's failure to investigate and prosecute electoral violence, especially the murders of political activists and the violent FRG protests of July. On October 1, the OAS EOM opened offices in sev [...]	2003-10-02 20:34:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM PREL GT
03GUATEMALA2563	HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE: COURT UPHOLDS GERARDI [...] (U) Summary: The following is an update of significant recent developments in human rights in Guatemala. Topics include: -- Constitutional Court Rejects Defense Request to Annul Gerardi Sentence -- Murder of Community Organizer in Chichicastenango -- Ovalle Shooters Sentenced to Life [...]	2003-10-03 17:10:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM GT
03GUATEMALA2586	GUATEMALA LABOR/TIP UPDATE #6-2003 [...] Summary: Following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector and trafficking in persons. Topics include: -- GOG to Attend GSP Hearing -- Progress in Monzon Lima Murder Investigation? -- MOL Willing to Combat "Blacklisting" -- Ambassador to Speak at Labor Ju [...]	2003-10-07 17:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA2587	GERARDI WITNESS MURDERED [...] Press reported the murder on October 5 of Erick Urizar, a defense witness in the murder case of Bishop Juan Gerardi. Urizar was shot while exiting his gun shop in the capital with his brother. He had provided an alibi for ex-Capitan Byron Lima Oliva, convicted to 30 years imprisonment (since [...]	2003-10-07 17:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KCRM ASEC GT
03GUATEMALA2594	HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS APPLAUD NEW SAAS LAW [...] (U) On September 24 the Guatemalan Congress passed the organic law of the Secretariat for Administrative and Security Matters (SAAS) of the Presidency, which will replace the notorious Presidential Guard (EMP) set to be disbanded on November 1. The SAAS was created by presidential decree on J [...]	2003-10-07 22:47:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV EFIN PINR MOPS GT
03GUATEMALA2635	RIGOBERTA MENCHU HARASSED BY FRG SUPPORTERS [...] Summary: Nobel Peace Prize winner and indigenous rights activist Rigoberta Menchu Tum was harassed by supporters of FRG presidential candidate Efrain Rios Montt inside the Constitutional Court building on October 9. Although she was not harmed, Menchu still sounded shaken by the incident ear [...]	2003-10-10 18:56:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL PINS GT OAS
03GUATEMALA264	PRESIDENTIAL PRE-CANDIDATE WHITBECK DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: Former senior FRG member Harris Whitbeck told the Ambassador that it is almost certain he will run for President as the candidate of the Partido Patriota, and said the FRG has lost much of its popular support. He believes Rios Montt would be defeated at the polls if he runs. The [...]	2003-01-31 16:41:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ETRD PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA2649	DEMARCHE TO THE GOG ON CANDIDATE FOR UN COMMITTEE [...] DCM and Polcouns met with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabriel Aguilera and MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Carla Rodriguez on October 15 to request GOG support for the candidacy of Ms. Felice Gaer for re-election to the UN Committee Against Torture. The DCM provided the MFA with a d [...]	2003-10-15 23:35:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM GT UNHCR
03GUATEMALA2728	ELECTION SNAPSHOT #2: SOUTH COAST HOT SPOTS [...] Summary: Election officials in Suchitepequez and Esquintla provinces generally anticipate a transparent process, with minimal vote fraud. Election officials, OAS observers, and men and women encountered in the street all anticipate high voter turnout. Based on a tiny, unscientific sample, [...]	2003-10-24 18:44:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA2744	FORMER CIVIL PATROL MEMBERS TAKE JOURNALISTS [...] (C) Summary: A group of approximately 500 ex-PACs blocked the inter-American highway in La Libertad, Huehuetenango on October 26 and took four journalists hostage, in an attempt to get the government to compensate them for wartime service. The former civil patrol members had originally taken t [...]	2003-10-28 18:25:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR PINS ASEC GT
03GUATEMALA275	GUATEMALAN COSPONSORSHIP OF CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) I have misgivings about our seeking Guatemalan co-sponsorship of the UNHRC resolution on Cuba (seeking a yes vote would be different). There is the question, first, whether Guatemalan support would be a genuine asset to the effort in Geneva. As the Department is aware, violence and thr [...]	2003-01-31 20:23:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PHUM PREL GT UNCHR
03GUATEMALA2753	GUATEMALA LABOR/TIP UPDATE #7-2003 [...] (SBU) Summary: Following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector and trafficking in persons. Topics include: -- Political Parties Respect Labor Rights (para #2) -- Fired Maquila Workers Reinstated (3) -- GOG GSP Submission Incomplete (4) -- Changes Likel [...]	2003-10-28 22:14:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV SMIG KCRM PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA2759	GUATEMALA ON CUBAN EMBARGO RESOLUTION AT UN [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-29 18:14:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CU GT UNGA
03GUATEMALA2764	ELECTION SNAPSHOT #3: LEGACY OF NEGLECT LIVES ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Voters in Quiche, historically a bastion of the FRG, told us that their votes this time would be for any candidate other than the former General. Berger and Colom led the pack of presidential preferences. While there is little concern among the international observers or the loc [...]	2003-10-29 20:37:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR EAID GT UN
03GUATEMALA2769	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTIONS WITH RIOS MONTT [...] (C) Summary: In an October 29 breakfast with the Ambassador, FRG presidential candidate Rios Montt said he would respect the outcome of the election, whatever it is. He expressed concern about technical problems with the voter registration list ("padron") and locally organized acts of violenc [...]	2003-10-29 23:26:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MOPS PREL EAID GT
03GUATEMALA2783	FOLLOW UP DEMARCHE ON CANDIDATE FOR UN COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-30 21:21:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM GT UNHCR
03GUATEMALA2793	HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE: JOURNALISTS RELEASED, EMP [...] (SBU) Summary: Protesting ex-PACs have released four journalists in Huehuetenango, President Portillo presided over a ceremony marking the dissolution of the Presidential Guard (EMP),and the GOG formed a working group to analyze the UN's revised proposal for a Commission to Investigate Clan [...]	2003-10-31 18:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL AORC GT
03GUATEMALA2794	GUATEMALAN ELECTION UPDATE: ONE WEEK TO BALLOTING [...] (C) Summary: Polls show voter preferences largely unchanged, with Berger ahead with 41%, followed by Colom (22.3%) and Rios Montt (13.3%). Informal polling conducted by Embassy in the countryside supports these results. The OAS and EU Observer Missions say the TSE has addressed problems with [...]	2003-10-31 18:39:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM EAID GT OAS
03GUATEMALA2850	SCENE SETTER FOR GUATEMALA'S ELECTIONS: A GROWING [...] (C) Summary: The November 9 elections will pit Guatemala's past (represented by General Rios Montt and his authoritarian vision of Guatemala rooted in the armed internal conflict) against the region's future (represented by Oscar Berger and Alvaro Colom, and their vision of private sector-drive [...]	2003-11-06 19:42:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA2870	GUATEMALAN ELECTIONS: VERY PRELIMINARY RESULTS [...] Early election results from around the country (often representing only one or two tables) at 8 p.m. on election night have given the following results. We note that the sample is too small to be considered statistically reliable, but does reflect the vote from the four corners of the country [...]	2003-11-10 02:09:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KDEM GT
03GUATEMALA2889	BERGER AND COLOM BEGIN SECOND ROUND CAMPAIGN; FRG [...] (C) Summary: Guatemalan voters turned out in history-making numbers on November 9 to say "no" to General Rios Montt's presidential bid, but gave his FRG a large bloc in Congress and a majority of the municipalities. Preliminary vote results, with 94% of tables counted, give Berger 35% of the v [...]	2003-11-12 21:01:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA2948	RIOS MONTT CONCEDES, AND OTHER POST-ELECTION [...] Summary: On November 14, FRG presidential candidate Rios Montt publicly accepted the election results which put an end to his presidential aspirations. No challenges have been filed to the results of the national elections (and only minor challenges in municipal races). The Supreme Electoral [...]	2003-11-18 16:33:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR EAID PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA2956	CAPITALIZING ON POLITICAL CHANGE IN GUATEMALA [...] (C) Summary: The assumption of power on January 14, 2004 of a new government more aligned with USG interests offers an opportunity to advance our priority goals in Guatemala by engaging creatively up front on our shared interests in free trade, human rights, strengthening democracy and counter [...]	2003-11-18 23:01:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID PHUM MASS ETRD SNAR GT

03GUATEMALA305	GERARDI SUPREME COURT APPEAL [...] SUMMARY: On January 31, the Supreme Court Chamber of Appeals held the public audience of the latest appeal in the Gerardi case. The Archbishop's Office on Human Rights (ODHA) and the Public Ministry presented their appeals of the fourth appeals court's October 8, 2002 decision (Ref A) to annu [...]	2003-02-04 23:41:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KJUS GT
03GUATEMALA317	RULING PARTY OFFICIAL CALLS FOR SUPPORT FOR CUBA [...] Aristedes Crespo, Floor Leader for the ruling FRG party in Congress, used the visit of three Cuban legislators to announce in Congress that the FRG would press President Portillo to support Cuba at this year's UNCHR in Geneva. Crespo said his remarks were in response to Cuba's long-standing so [...]	2003-02-05 21:33:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CU GT UNCHR
03GUATEMALA369	AMBASSODOR,S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Over lunch at the residence February 10, the Ambassador gave FM Gutierrez a heads up that we are actively working on specific benchmarks for re-certification; pressed him on Article 98, extradition, Belize-Guatemala, election observation, the proposal to investigate clandestine gr [...]	2003-02-10 23:13:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CJAN EAGR KTIA PGOV PHUM SNAR CFED GT
03GUATEMALA379	GSP WORKER RIGHTS: EMBASSY SUPPORTS CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy believes that bilateral consultations would be as productive as a formal GSP review of Guatemalan worker rights. Although the labor rights situation is bad, it is not worsening and the GOG has in fact taken steps to protect labor rights since the last review was suspe [...]	2003-02-11 20:43:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA403	WHA/CEN DIRECTOR TRIVELLI DISCUSSES CAFTA, [...] (C) Summary: During a two-day visit to Guatemala, WHA/CEN Director Paul Trivelli discussed counter-narcotics certification and free trade with Vice President Reyes and the Acting Foreign Minister; CAFTA and fiscal responsibility with the economic cabinet and business leaders; and support for [...]	2003-02-13 23:30:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR PHUM ECON ETRD MARR GT
03GUATEMALA428	PRISON RIOT KILLS GERARDI MURDERER, SIX OTHERS [...] Summary. Sergeant Jose Obdulio Villanueva, serving a 30-year sentence for the murder of Bishop Gerardi, was decapitated along with three other inmates during a prison riot on February 12. The riot was an internal power struggle between two groups of inmates. The sixth prison uprising in the [...]	2003-02-18 17:59:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM GT
03GUATEMALA471	VIVANCO MISSION: STATE OF PLAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Human Rights Watch Latin America Director Jose Miguel Vivanco visited Guatemala February 11-14 to consult with the GOG, the Human Rights Ombudsman, and human rights leaders about the Ombudsman's proposal to create an international Commission to Investigate Clandestine Groups ( [...]	2003-02-21 17:18:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV GT
03GUATEMALA489	EMBASSY VIEWS ON REGIONAL ANTI-TIP HARMONIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy concurs that regional harmonization of anti-trafficking in persons legislation, as outlined in RefTel, would further U.S. interests in Guatemala. Harmonized anti-TIP legislation is necessary to achieve greater regional cooperation to prevent and combat trafficking, an [...]	2003-02-24 22:18:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL PREF ELAB SMIG SNAR KCRM KWMN GT
03GUATEMALA511	FEBRUARY 25 DINNER WITH PRESIDENT PORTILLO [...] (S) Summary: In a one-on-one dinner, President Portillo committed to making his decision on the UNHRC Cuba issue "in a calm moment," promised to energize his Labor ministry on issues of labor justice, issued instructions to his Agriculture Minister (by phone during dinner) to get the Mediter [...]	2003-02-26 16:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CU ELAB PHUM SNAR GT
03GUATEMALA533	VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO CUBA SPURS SPECULATION [...] (C) Summary: A glowing press conference by Vice President Reyes after an official visit to Cuba fueled speculation that some in the GOG are reconsidering Cuba policy. Reyes hinted that Guatemala would abstain on the Cuba vote at the UNCHR, did not rule out voting with Cuba, and said that he b [...]	2003-02-27 18:02:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU GT UNCHR
03GUATEMALA551	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Human Rights Ombudsman Sergio Morales on February 27 to support the Ombudsman's proposal for the commission to investigate clandestine groups (CICIACS). Morales was encouraged by President Portillo's recent official response and believes Vivanco's recent memo [...]	2003-02-28 18:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL GT UN OAS
03GUATEMALA555	MEETING WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL DE LEON [...] (SBU) Summary: In a dinner conversation February 28, De Leon told the Ambassador that he would seek to energize investigations of murdered American citizens and labor leaders, to beef up his office on money laundering investigations and said that, if invited, he would attend the next high-lev [...]	2003-03-03 16:48:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR PHUM GT CACS
03GUATEMALA605	ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT--GUATEMALA [...] (U) The following are responses to questions in Ref A. Additional information on Embassy projects and strategies to combat trafficking can be found in Ref B. 2. (SBU) Country Overview: A. Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international trafficked men, wome [...]	2003-03-07 13:17:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
03GUATEMALA636	MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER GUTIERREZ [...] (SBU) Ambassador met one on one for a few minutes with FM Gutierrez March 7 on the heels of the fourth high-level working group meeting on narcotics, which the two had just chaired. That meeting is being reported septel. Following is a quick rundown: Gutierrez in Washington -------------- [...]	2003-03-10 22:04:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MOPS BEXP GT CU KICC
03GUATEMALA651	MACK CASE MISSTEP INCREASES SUSPICION [...] (U) Summary: The case against the GOG on behalf of the family of murdered anthropologist Myrna Mack was presented February 18-20 in the Inter-American Court in San Jose, Costa Rica. In the days leading up to the trial, FM Gutierrez attempted to short-circuit this hearing by publicly accepting [...]	2003-03-12 16:55:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KJUS GT OAS
03GUATEMALA673	LABOR UPDATE #2-2003 [...] (SBU) Summary: The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector. Topics include: -- Teachers Back in School -- Ambassador Raises GSP with GOG -- Ambassador Flags Labor Rights in AmCham Speech -- MOL Coordinating GOG Response to GSP -- GOG CAFTA Tea [...]	2003-03-14 16:27:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA678	GUATEMALAN RESPONSE TO 59TH UNHRC DEMARCHE: [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel points, MFA Multilateral Affairs Director Castillo told us Guatemalan positions at the UNHRC this year might differ from previous years. On Cuba, Castillo repeated that President Portillo would ultimately decide how the GOG will vote, but said the decision [...]	2003-03-14 17:27:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL GT UNHRC
03GUATEMALA705	AGREEMENT ON CLANDESTINE GROUP COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: The human rights community, Human Rights Ombudsman, and FM Gutierrez agreed on the make-up and mandate for an international commission to investigate recent attacks on human rights defenders in Guatemala. Helen Mack invited the Ambassador to attend the public signing ceremony [...]	2003-03-18 17:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL GT OAS UN
03GUATEMALA724	MENCHU CASE ADVANCES IN SPAIN [...] Summary: With broad coverage in the Guatemalan press, the Spanish Supreme Court reportedly accepted Spanish jurisdiction for Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu's case against six Guatemalan military leaders and two civilian officials linked to torture and murder of Spanish citizens in Guatemala i [...]	2003-03-19 20:25:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KJUS SP GT
03GUATEMALA758	KEEPING THE IRAQ ISSUE IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL [...] In the absence of the Director General for Multilateral Affairs, PolOff discussed reftel points with his assistant, Sylvia Corado on March 21. Corado said the MFA had anticipated our position on this issue and agreed that the UN Charter gives responsibility for international peace and securi [...]	2003-03-21 18:30:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM IZ GT UNSC HNCHR
03GUATEMALA760	FOREIGN MINISTER ON KEEPING THE IRAQ ISSUE IN THE [...] Ambassador made reftel points to Foreign Minister Gutierrez by phone on March 21. Gutierrez responded that the Government of Guatemala agrees that Iraq is an issue for the Security Council exclusively. However, Gutierrez would not clearly commit to supporting us on substance. HAMILTON [...]	2003-03-21 18:55:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM IZ GT UNSC UNCHR
03GUATEMALA77	AMBASSADOR AND MINUGUA CHIEF TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador and USAID Director met with MINUGUA Chief Koenigs, who was thankful for USG support on extension of MINUGUA's mandate through 2004, and was cautiously optimistic about further implementation of the Peace Accords. The Ambassador discussed possible counternarcoti [...]	2003-01-10 18:18:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EAID PGOV MOPS GT
03GUATEMALA770	MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PROTILLO [...] (C) Summary: Over dinner at the residence March 22, President Portillo acknowledged that Guatemala ought to support a UNHCR resolution on Cuba but said he has a problem with General Rios Montt's resentment over U.S. opposition to his presidential candidacy. Portillo said Guatemala agreed with [...]	2003-03-24 18:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ELAB PGOV KTIA MARR SNAR KDEM PHUM EFIN ETRD CU IR GT
03GUATEMALA784	GUATEMALA RESPONSE TO CUBAN CRACKDOWN AGAINST [...] (C) In a March 22 meeting with President Alfonso Portillo, the Ambassador raised USG concerns (Ref A) over the Cuban crackdown against the opposition. As noted in Ref B, Portillo acknowledged that the arrests carried out by the Cuban Government were worrisome, but stopped short of committing [...]	2003-03-25 22:38:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU GT UNHRC
03GUATEMALA803	GUATEMALA WILL OPPOSE SPECIAL SITTING ON IRAQ [...] (C) DCM McFarland called Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Perez on March 26 to reconfirm the GOG's commitment of March 25 to vote against a special sitting on Iraq at the 59th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights. DCM noted that the Guatemalan Mission in Geneva had informed our [...]	2003-03-27 14:16:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IZ GT UNHCR
03GUATEMALA82	GUATEMALA CONSULTING INTERNALLY ON LIBYAN CHAIR OF [...] (C) Embassy raised reftel points with the MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Sylvia Corado on January 9. Corado expressed her personal dismay with Libya chairing the UNCHR, but said that the GOG had not decided how it would respond to this unprecedented situation. Corado noted that Foreign [...]	2003-01-13 18:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM LY GT UNCHR
03GUATEMALA884	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Hamilton met with Minister of Government Jose Adolfo Reyes Calderon March 31 to express concern about a recent case involving torture by security forces in an anti-narcotics raid in Zacapa. The Ambassador also raised the murder of an American citizen on March 28, thr [...]	2003-04-03 16:48:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC SNAR PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA890	EMBASSY DISCUSSES IRAQ AND CUBA WITH HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Summary: Embassy and USAID Officers met with Guatemalan human rights leaders Frank LaRue, Claudia Samayoa and Orlando Blanco on April 2 to discuss developments in the establishment of CICIACS (septel) and to express Embassy disappointment with the participation of members of their organizatio [...]	2003-04-03 16:53:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ASEC IZ CU GT
03GUATEMALA91	G/TIP INVITEE CONFIRMED: ANA CARPIO ALFARO [...] Reftel invitation to the February 23-25 international conference entitled "Pathbreaking Strategies in the Global Fight Against Sex Trafficking" was delivered on January 13 to Ana Ignez Carpio Alfaro, International Correspondent for Telemundo based in Guatemala. Ms. Carpio accepted the invita [...]	2003-01-14 16:32:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM CVIS KWMN SMIG PHUM GT
03GUATEMALA916	HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT RECEIVES LIMITED PRESS COVERAGE [...] (U) Summary: Upon public release of the 2002 Human Rights Report (HRR) on March 31, Embassy issued a press statement from the Ambassador highlighting the USG human rights concerns in Guatemala and areas where we believe improvements can made. However, neither the report nor the Ambassador's s [...]	2003-04-07 15:44:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL GT
03GUATEMALA929	NGOS UPBEAT ON CICIACS DEVELOPMENTS [...] (U) Summary: Embassy officers met with human rights activists Frank LaRue, Claudia Samayoa, and Orlando Blanco on April 2 to discuss both the recent protest by human rights groups in front of the Embassy and their silence on Cuban dissident jailing (Ref A),as well as steps that the Embassy ca [...]	2003-04-08 13:46:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL GT UN OAS
03GUATEMALA932	GUATEMALA STILL NON-COMMITTAL ON UNHRC CUBA [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Edgar Gutierrez on April 3, and raised reftel talking points requesting GOG co-sponsorhip of a UNHRC resolution on Cuba. The Ambassador noted that, to avoid unnecessary controversy, the draft resolution presented by three Latin American countries di [...]	2003-04-08 15:53:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU GT UNCHR
03GUATEMALA933	AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Foreign Minister Gutierrez met on April 3 to discuss the upcoming visit of the Central American presidents to Washington to meet with President Bush on CAFTA. The Ambassador carried out demarches on Cuba and Iraq (septels),mentioned upcoming visits of USG off [...]	2003-04-08 17:10:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR OVIP KIPR PHUM ELAB MARR GT
03GUATEMALA955	EMBASSY CALLS ON RULING PARTY TO URGE PORTILLO TO [...] (U) On April 9, the Guatemalan Congress passed an unscheduled resolution calling on President Portillo to abstain in the upcoming UNCHR resolution on Cuba. Only one independent congressman, Emilio Saca, voted against the measure, saying that the Government of Cuba should be censured for its d [...]	2003-04-09 23:05:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR CU GT UNCHR
03GUATEMALA962	OMINOUS SIGNS COME IN THREES: LATEST HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Both in the capital and farther afield, new human rights concerns are popping up in Guatemala. To the north, in Quiche, a Mayan priest and human rights activist was murdered; to the east, in Izabal, the Human Rights Ombudsman (PDH) Auxiliary office was ransacked; here in the Guatemala Cit [...]	2003-04-10 22:43:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KJUS GT
03HALIFAX108	ALIEN SMUGGLING AT HALIFAX PORT [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The port of Halifax is facing a growing problem of stowaways, primarily of Romanian nationality, who arrive here hidden in shipping containers on board commercial freight vessels originating at southern European ports. Certain s [...]	2003-04-03 20:43:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG CVIS PBTS EWWT CA
03HANOI1144	VIETNAM: Have Money? Get ESPN (and CNN)! [...] Summary: Although the Vietnamese government (GVN) regulates access to foreign television, particularly news channels, enforcement of restrictions is limited and many Vietnamese citizens have access to CNN and other foreign channels. High-level CPV and GVN officials, as well as foreigners are [...]	2003-05-09 05:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI VM
03HANOI1185	Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Le Van Bang on May 13 and left a non-paper based on reftel para 12. Ambassador stressed that progress on issues raised at the November 2002 Human Rights Dialogue was insufficient to schedule another dialogue, nor [...]	2003-05-15 09:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL VM HUMANR
03HANOI1263	GERMAN CHANCELLOR REAFFIRMS STRONG RELATIONSHIP [...] (U) SUMMARY. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's visit to Hanoi focused on economics and concluded with a number of economics-related agreements, but also touched, albeit briefly, on a number of other issues, including Iraq, transnational crime, and counterterrorism. Schroeder did not rai [...]	2003-05-23 10:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EAID PHUM PTER GM VM
03HANOI1316	New Religious Affairs Chief's Views on Tasks [...] (SBU) Summary: New Chairman of the GVN Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) Ngo Yen Thi told Ambassador on May 28 that CPV Central Committee Resolution Seven on religion is the most important issue currently for the CRA. His overall goal as head of the CRA, in light of the Resolution, is t [...]	2003-05-30 08:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
03HANOI1320	REVIEWING BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH DEPUTY [...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Nguyen Tan Dung and the Ambassador (accompanied by DCM Porter and poloff) held a two-hour discussion on bilateral issues on May 27. The meeting received generally positive coverage in the state-controlled print and broadcast media. Dung highlight [...]	2003-05-30 09:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KIRF OEXC ECON ETRD VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HANOI135	Vietnam on Religious Freedom [...] (SBU) Summary: In two recent meetings with the Ambassador, GVN officials discussed religious freedom issues originally raised by Ambassador Hanford at the November 2002 Human Rights Dialogue in a frank manner, but had little specific information. The most welcome news was that the Southern [...]	2003-01-16 09:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI136	Reclama to GVN on USAID program in Central Highlands [...] (U) On January 14, Ambassador raised with Deputy Foreign Minister Le Van Bang the GVN's unfortunate refusal to allow implementation of the Kontum provincial portion of a larger USAID-funded project on disabilities. Aware of the sensitivities of having a US-based organization carry out a pro [...]	2003-01-16 09:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PHUM EAID VM
03HANOI1411	TRAINING VIETNAM'S JUDGES: MORE WORK NEEDED [...] (U) Summary: The low quality of professional skills among Vietnamese judges at all levels -- local, provincial and national -- is a well-recognized problem (refs c & d). Judges for the high-profile Nam Cam trial in Ho Chi Minh City (ref a) were carefully picked from among the best available [...]	2003-06-09 06:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI VM
03HANOI1437	VIETNAM: Ongoing evolution of the role of [...] (U) Summary: The gradual process of judicial reform and development of a "rule-of-law" state in Vietnam have contributed to the rise in the prominence of lawyers. The just-concluded Nam Cam trial (ref b) showcased pilot changes in court proceedings that are supposed to put defense attorney [...]	2003-06-11 08:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD EINV SOCI VM
03HANOI1533	Thirteen-Year Sentence for Pham Hong Son [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Hanoi People's Court sentenced Pham Hong Son to thirteen years in prison followed by 3 years administrative probation after a trial that lasted several hours on June 18. The conviction appears to have been for "esp [...]	2003-06-18 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINS VM HUMANR
03HANOI1535	In the Hoa Hao Heartland [...] (SBU) Summary: The south's An Giang province includes members of almost all of Vietnam's religious communities, but is the homeland of the indigenous Hoa Hao Buddhist sect which, according to GVN figures, comprises almost 40% of the province's two million residents. The GVN-recognized Hoa [...]	2003-06-18 23:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PGOV VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI155	DESIGNATION OF COUNTRIES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN [...] (SBU) Embassy understands that a recommendation from Ambassador Hanford to the Secretary on designation of Countries of Particular Concern under the International Religious Freedom Act is imminent and would like to weigh in arguing against a possible designation of Vietnam. 2. (SBU) Ref [...]	2003-01-17 09:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HANOI1554	Khmer and Cham in Vietnam -- [...] (U) Summary: The Mekong Delta province of An Giang on the Cambodian border is home to members of all of Vietnam's recognized religious faiths and two of its larger ethnic minorities, the Khmer and the Cham. The Khmer follow Theravada Buddhism, while most Vietnamese Buddhists belong to the [...]	2003-06-20 09:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI1555	GVN Complains TIP Report Shorts Its Efforts [...] (U) Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung complained to DCM during a June 20 meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) that Vietnam's placement on Tier II and in particular the evaluation of Vietnam's law enforcement efforts against Trafficking in Persons do not "truly reflect re [...]	2003-06-20 09:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV SOCI VM TIP
03HANOI1556	TRAINING CATHOLIC PRIESTS IN NORTHERN VIETNAM [...] (U) SUMMARY. Hanoi's Catholic seminary offers training to over 200 would-be priests over a seven year period. Local Committees on Religious Affairs screen out some candidates, allegedly on grounds of "personal conduct." Virtually all graduates become priests; a small percentage is able to c [...]	2003-06-20 09:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PGOV VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HANOI1671	An Giang: TIP Problem Depends on Point of View [...] (U) Summary: An Giang local government and mass organization officials do not agree on the seriousness of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in their province. Women's Union and the Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs (DOLISA) officials portray a fairly serious problem while loc [...]	2003-07-02 07:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN SNAR PGOV SOCI VM CNARC TIP
03HANOI1687	PROTESTANTS CLAIM MORE HARASSMENT [...] (U) Summary. Unconfirmed reports continue to indicate efforts by local authorities to pressure ethnic minority Protestants in some locations to renounce their faith. These reports claim at least one recent murder and more detentions. Some ethnic minority Protestants have reportedly also ha [...]	2003-07-03 07:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINS SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
03HANOI1698	IMPLEMENTING PARTY RESOLUTIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. According to CPV and GVN authorities in Hanoi and the Northwest Highlands, new CPV resolutions on ethnic minorities and religion do little more than reiterate long-standing policies, while nonetheless trying to elevate attention to these issues and the need for better implemen [...]	2003-07-03 09:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINS PGOV VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI175	Central Committee on minorities, religious, land [...] (SBU) Summary. The second session of the 7th plenum of the Communist Party of Vietnam's (CPV) 9th Central Committee (CC) apparently focused on key human rights issues of national solidarity, treatment of ethnic minorities, implementation of religious policy, and land use. The CC as well as [...]	2003-01-22 09:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE DPOL
03HANOI1797	NEW EFFORTS TO COMBAT PROSTITUTION IN VIETNAM [...] (U) Summary. A new ordinance should strengthen efforts aimed at combating prostitution in Vietnam and its related effects. The most striking point of the new ordinance is its inclusion of purchasers of sex, specifically focusing on government officials, thus expanding prohibited acts to inc [...]	2003-07-15 07:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PGOV SOCI VM TIP
03HANOI1821	REDUCTION IN FATHER LY'S SENTENCE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. (U) Court officials in Ha Nam province on July 17 confirmed media reports that the court had reduced the cumulative 15 years sentences of Catholic Father Nguyen Van Ly by five years in recognition of his "good behavior" in prison. Court o [...]	2003-07-17 09:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HANOI1864	UPDATE ON PRISONERS OF CONCERN [...] (U) On July 21, the MFA's International Organizations Department provided an update dated July 17 on 28 persons of concern, whose names had been on a longer list provided by the Embassy earlier this year, covering both religious and political prisoners. The MFA's information is quoted below [...]	2003-07-22 09:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI1932	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM THRU THE LENS OF A DAK LAK VILLAGE [...] (U) This is a joint Hanoi/HCMC reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: On July 25, during an otherwise tightly controlled visit to the Central Highlands (septels),the Ambassador, Emboffs, and ConGenoffs made an unscripted visit to a mostly Protestant ethnic minority M'nong village along [...]	2003-07-30 08:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM PGOV PREF SOCI VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI1933	MFA SUGGESTS NEXT ROUND OF HR DIALOGUE [...] (U) In a meeting with A/DCM on July 30, MFA International Organization Department Acting Director Pham Binh Minh formally proposed that Vietnam host the next round of US-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue, preferably in late August 2003. He suggested that Vietnam would be ready to up the level o [...]	2003-07-30 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL VM HUMANR
03HANOI2077	CURRENT RELIGIOUS SITUATION - THE OFFICIAL VIEW [...] (U) Summary: Officials from the Government Committee on Religious Affairs and the Ho Chi Minh Political Academy's Centers on Human Rights and Religious Studies have reiterated that Vietnamese are free to practice religion, that the GVN not only permits the practice of religion but actively su [...]	2003-08-15 09:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI2116	A/S DEWEY DISCUSSES POPULATION, FAMILY, AND [...] (U) Summary: In discussions with A/S Dewey, National Committee for Population, Family, and Children's Affairs officials stressed that GVN policies guarantee and respect the right of citizens "freely and responsibly to choose the size of the family." At the same time, they said, GVN policy a [...]	2003-08-20 10:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV VM
03HANOI2168	REDUCTION OF PHAM HONG SON'S SENTENCE [...] (U) According to a two Western media sources, Appeals Court officials in Hanoi confirmed that the 13 year sentence of activist Pham Hong Son (ref a) was reduced to 5 years during a brief hearing on August 26. (Son will still apparently be subject to three years' house detention after comple [...]	2003-08-26 09:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL VM HUMANR
03HANOI219	MFA update on some detainees of concern [...] (SBU) In response to inquiry from poloff on January 28, Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organization Department Senior Expert Hong Bich Lien provided updates on the status of several prominent activists whose detentions have sparked international and USG concern. She promised on J [...]	2003-01-28 09:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINS VM
03HANOI220	MORE SENTENCES FOR PUBLIC PROTESTS [...] (U) An official of the Nam Dinh Provincial People's Court confirmed to emboff on January 28 the substance of media reports (ref a) about the sentencing on December 18 of ten people involved in public protests in Hong Thuan commune of Giao Thuy district in that province. He also confirmed th [...]	2003-01-28 09:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PHUM PGOV SOCI VM
03HANOI2287	RELIGION IN VIETNAM - THREE CONTRASTING VIEWS [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings on September 4 in Hanoi with DRL/IRF's William Inboden, prominent Buddhist, Protestant, and Catholic leaders provided personal perspectives on the religious situation in Vietnam that ranged from rosy to troubled. (Ref a reported on EAP/BCLTV's discussions with reli [...]	2003-09-10 00:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
03HANOI2310	IMPRISONMENT OF A HMONG PROTESTANT [...] (U) A reliable Vietnamese Protestant source has provided what appear to be genuine court documents related to the prosecution and conviction of a Hmong Protestant named Ma A Chau (also known as Mua A Chau),who had earlier (reftel) been reported to have been detained in Lai Chau province on [...]	2003-09-11 10:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PGOV VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
03HANOI2462	CPV EXTERNAL RELATIONS CHIEF MEETS AMBASSADOR [...] (U) Summary: The CPV's top foreign affairs official told the Ambassador he wants better relations and "understanding" with the U.S., and that Vietnam would continue dialogue with the U.S. on human rights and "democracy." He also said Vietnam would participate in the rebuilding of Iraq "accor [...]	2003-09-26 00:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM OVIP IZ VM
03HANOI247	Punishing Minor Crimes "Administratively" [...] (U) Summary: The National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) issued a new ordinance on "Administrative Violations" effective October 1, 2002. In the Vietnamese legal environment, administrative violations are not "serious" enough for court trial, but are handled by government officials. T [...]	2003-01-31 03:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINS ECON SOCI CASC VM
03HANOI2532	Vietnamese Catholics install new Bishop [...] (U) In an open air ceremony in Son Tay town of Ha Tay province (adjacent to Hanoi),Vietnamese Catholics formally installed Father Anton Vu Huy Chuong as Bishop of Hung Hoa diocese, which covers most or all of the provinces of Ha Tay, Son La, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, and Phu Tho. As note [...]	2003-10-01 09:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI2541	Investigating bad cops -- some progress [...] (U) Summary. The Supreme People's Procurary (SPP) has proposed a formal investigation against the deputy chief and two officers of a police investigation office in Quang Nam province for their involvement in the 2002 death by beating of a detainee. The investigation may mark a positive change [...]	2003-10-02 08:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINS PGOV KJUS VM HUMANR
03HANOI2546	Regulating religion [...] (SBU) Summary. Vietnamese continue privately to debate the contents -- but not the merits -- of a new formal ordinance on religion that would supersede existing Government-issued regulations with a more definitive and, it is hoped, clearer version, to be passed by the National Assembly Stan [...]	2003-10-03 05:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI2610	FOREIGN MINISTRY COMMENTS ON WHEREABOUTS OF UBCV [...] (SBU) On October 10, Charge and Acting POLOFF met with Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung to express our concern about the apparent police actions this week to interfere in the travel of Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang, his deputy Thich Quang Do, and sev [...]	2003-10-10 10:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI2617	DPRK REFUGEE INCIDENTS IN VIETNAM [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam remains a link in the overland route taken by North Korean refugees on the way to Cambodia and Bangkok, as shown by two recent DPRK refugee-related incidents at USCG Ho Chi Minh City (septels). End summary. ------------------------------------------ US MISSION ENCOUNT [...]	2003-10-14 11:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREF VM KO HUMANR DPRK
03HANOI2860	VIETNAM'S EXPERIENCE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's series of human rights dialogues with foreign governments are broad-based and generally non-confrontational. Many are linked to ongoing aid programs related to governance reform, but few dialogues result in -- or are expected to - produce concrete short- term results [...]	2003-11-07 02:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV SW SZ AS NO VM HUMANR
03HANOI2898	CONVICTION OF TRAN DUNG TIEN [...] (U) Activist Tran Dung Tien (usually described as a former bodyguard of Ho Chi Minh) was sentenced after a brief trial on November 12 to ten months in prison by the Hanoi People's Court under article of 258 of the Penal Code ("Abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the [...]	2003-11-12 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV VM HUMANR
03HANOI3187	National Assembly seeks its own diplomats abroad [...] (SBU) Summary: A new regulation passed by the National Assembly's Standing Committee (NASC) authorizes the National Assembly (NA) to delegate its own representatives abroad, and confirmed the power of the NA its Foreign Affairs Committee to coordinate all of the NA's external activities. Accor [...]	2003-12-08 00:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV VM DPOL
03HANOI3277	GVN'S RECENT ENGAGEMENT ON HUMAN RIGHTS, RELIGION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Vietnam is making some effort to engage the USG and other foreign governments more actively on human rights and religious freedom issues. European Union member diplomats spoke positively of the GVN's interaction in their human rights dialogue, and said it had [...]	2003-12-18 11:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI3373	CONVICTION OF Nguyen Vu Binh [...] (SBU) Activist Nguyen Vu Binh, a former journalist who had pushed for the establishment of a new political party and has criticized Vietnam's border agreement with China, was sentenced after a brief trial on December 31 to seven years in prison and two years administrative detention by the Han [...]	2003-12-31 08:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV VM HUMANR
03HANOI388	VIETNAM: USG HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY [...] (U) Ambassador and other Embassy and Consulate General officers demarched and spoke with GVN authorities at the national, provincial, and local levels numerous times throughout the year on various human rights issues including religious freedom as well as the status of persons of concern det [...]	2003-02-19 03:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KSEP XG VM HUMANR ETMIN TIP
03HANOI527	VIETNAM - ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) As instructed ref A, post provides input for the 2003 Anti-trafficking in Persons report. The point of contact in Vietnam is Tim Swanson, tel. 84-4-772-1500 and fax 84-4-772-2614. Post estimates that collecting information for and drafting the report required 48 hours, including 8 hours [...]	2003-03-06 08:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB VM TIP LABOR
03HANOI541	DECEMBER 2002 GASSING INCIDENT IN LAI CHAU [...] (SBU) Summary: Reports of a gas attack on Hmong Protestants in Lai Chau province on December 29, 2002 appear to have a basis in fact. However, the gas appears to have been something like pepper spray or tear gas rather than more lethal poison gas as claimed in some reports. There are no c [...]	2003-03-07 08:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PINS VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
03HANOI551	Reported attempts at forced renunciation of faith [...] (SBU) A reliable contact within the Evangelical Church of Vietnam - North (ECVN) provided Embassy with copies of 13 handwritten letters from Hmong Protestants in the Northwest Highlands province of Lao Cai, detailing harassment by local authorities and attempts at forced renunciation of faith [...]	2003-03-07 09:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PINS SOCI VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI592	Religion in Lao Cai and Yen Bai - Different Stories [...] (U) Summary: Local officials in two mountainous, predominantly minority northwestern provinces appear to be taking differing approaches towards religion. Lao Cai officials talked a cautious and rigid line while trying to explain how they have supported religious practice within legal guide [...]	2003-03-12 03:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF SOCI PGOV VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI619	GVN CONCERNED OVER VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT [...] (U) In a meeting with Charge on March 13, Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung, concurrently Director of the MFA's America's Department, expressed concern that the Vietnam Human Rights Act (VHRA) will be reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. Such legislation is "not in th [...]	2003-03-13 09:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI PGOV VM HUMANR
03HANOI637	MFA on Some Detained/Imprisoned Activists [...] (U) MFA International Organizations department expert Hong Bich Lien confirmed to poloff on March 13 that Nguyen Vu Viet, Nguyen Truc Cuong, and Nguyen Thi Hoa, whom reports have described as nephews and niece of Father Nguyen Van Ly, have been arrested and are under investigation. They will [...]	2003-03-14 08:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV VM HUMANR
03HANOI669	VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA: LOOKING FORWARD [...] (U) SUMMARY. Vietnam and Cambodia have a complex relationship with a volatile history, but both sides now appear to focus on the future. Cross border smuggling of drugs and other goods as well as human trafficking have emerged as significant problems. Vietnam reportedly does not view the [...]	2003-03-19 02:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR SOCI PHUM ETRD ECON EAID CB VM ETMIN CNARC ASEAN TIP
03HANOI752	Turning Highlanders into Rice Farmers [...] (U) Summary: Many efforts to improve the living standards of highland ethnic minorities center on transforming their way of life from slash-and-burn agriculture to sedentary farming, particularly production of rice and, increasingly, cash crops. This agricultural transformation complements [...]	2003-03-26 09:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI SNAR EAGR VM ETMIN
03HANOI807	Thich Huyen Quang Tarries in Hanoi [...] (SBU) Thich Huyen Quang, Patriarch of the pre-1975 United Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV),explained to emboffs on April 1 that he had not yet returned to Quang Ngai province because senior GVN officials still wished to meet with him. He noted that he had been "invited" to stay for such m [...]	2003-04-01 23:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HANOI842	The Prime Minister and Thich Huyen Quang [...] (U) Vietnamese media, including television on April 2 and all major newspapers including the Communist Party of Vietnam's flagstaff "Nhan Dan" and the military's "Quan Doi Nhan Dan" on April 3, gave prominent coverage to an April 2 meeting between Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and Thich ("Mos [...]	2003-04-03 10:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE
03HARARE1024	POLICE SEIZE DEFENSE DOCUMENTS, STATE SUPPRESSES [...] (C) In the tenth week of the treason trial of MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai, police officers seized a draft copy of Tsvangirai,s opening testimony from an MDC messenger sent to deliver it to Tsvangirai. The State presented a certificate signed by the Minister of State and National Security [...]	2003-05-27 06:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
03HARARE1025	POLICE SEIZE DEFENSE DOCUMENTS, STATE SUPPRESSES [...] (C) In the tenth week of the treason trial of MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai, police officers seized a draft copy of Tsvangirai,s opening testimony from an MDC messenger sent to deliver it to Tsvangirai. The State presented a certificate signed by the Minister of State and National Security [...]	2003-05-27 06:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
03HARARE1035	LAWYER SEEKS COURT ORDER FOR RETURN OF EXPELLED [...] Beatrice Mtetwa, lawyer for expelled U.S. citizen journalist Andrew Meldrum, has filed an application in the High Court seeking the return of her client, expelled on May 16. The application, filed on May 21, seeks a ruling that would compel Home Affairs Minister Kembo [...]	2003-05-28 09:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
03HARARE1080	MEDIA REACTION MASS ACTION IN ZIM; HARARE [...] Under headline "First duty of army, police is to the nation" the independent daily "The Daily News" dedicated its May 30 editorial to urging Zimbabwe's uniformed forces not to use strong-arm tactics against demonstrators who may participate in next week's possible anti [...]	2003-05-30 09:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1092	MEDIA REACTION MASS ACTION IN ZIM; HARARE [...] While editorials in the independent newspapers are in favor of the proposed week-long mass protests that are expected to begin in Zimbabwe today (June 2),called by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) to force Robert Mugabe to enter into a serious and g [...]	2003-06-02 08:07:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1095	MEDIA REPORT U. S./UK UNDER FIRE FROM ZANU PF; [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-02 08:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1097	TSVANGIRAI DETAINED AS WEEK OF MDC PLANNED MASS [...] (C) Summary. MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai was arrested this morning as his party prepared to kick off a week of mass action including demonstrations and stayaways against the government of Robert Mugabe. Though charges have not yet been brought against Tsvangirai, it may be that the gover [...]	2003-06-02 09:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
03HARARE1101	STAYAWAY SUCCESSFUL, DEMONSTRATIONS QUELLED - DAY [...] (C) The MDC planned stayaway has been largely successful with 80 - 95% of shops and businesses closed on June 2 in Harare and Bulawayo. There was very visible police and military presence in both cities starting on May 31, with several arrests and a few reports of beatings. ZANU-PF members d [...]	2003-06-02 15:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
03HARARE1113	MEDIA REACTION MASS ACTION IN ZIM; HARARE [...] Editorials in the mainstream media remain sharply divided over the implications of the week-long national protests organized by the opposition Movement of Democratic Change (MDC) to pressure Robert Mugabe to the negotiating table. While the independent media is [...]	2003-06-03 11:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1122	STAYAWAY HOLDING TENUOUSLY, NO DEMONSTRATIONS - [...] (C) In television and radio broadcasts, as well as by telephoning and visiting business owners directly, GOZ officials exhorted businesses to open on June 3. In the face of this pressure between 50 - 90 percent of businesses remained closed on June 3 nationwide. The police, though present, w [...]	2003-06-03 15:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC PHUM PINR ASEC ZI

03HARARE1123	STATE TO PRODUCE SURPRISE WITNESS, JUDGE MAKES [...] (S) Although the Tsvangirai treason trial was brief during the week of May 27 - 30, possibly in anticipation of the MDC planned mass action, on May 29, the Deputy Canadian High Commissioner informed us that according to Ottawa intelligence sources, the prosecution intended to introduce "Edward [...]	2003-06-03 15:26:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI

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