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06AMMAN3319	KING COVERS DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL ISSUES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah gave an extensive interview May 7 with Arab satellite station Al-Arabiya in which he discussed both domestic and regional issues. He reiterated earlier pledges to balance security with public freedoms, hailed positive signs in Iraq, and claimed there is only a "tw [...]	2006-05-10 14:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KPAL JO

06AMMAN3346	CODEL PENCE MEETING WITH PM BAKHIT AND FM KHATIB [...] (U) Summary: CODEL Pence met May 6 with Prime Minister Bakhit and Foreign Minister Al-Khatib to discuss regional issues including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the situation in Iraq, and problems posed by Iran and Syria. End Summary. 2. (U) U.S. Representatives Mike Pence (R-Indiana [...]	2006-05-11 15:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL JO
06AMMAN3507	HAMAS CONSPIRACIES - MANY AREN'T BUYING IT [...] (C) Summary: Many Jordanians are unconvinced by the GOJ's public charges that Hamas cached weapons and sent terrorists to Jordan with the goal of targeting the GOJ. Local media, however, which initially expressed some skepticism toward the GOJ's version, is now largely backing the government [...]	2006-05-18 08:14:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PTER KISL KPAL JO
06AMMAN3566	A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH PRINCE FAISAL [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for Political Military Affairs John Hillen, accompanied by the Ambassador, met May 2 with Prince Faisal, who is King Abdullah,s brother. Faisal expressed his appreciation for U.S. support, but stressed Jordan will need continued assistance to face rising oil prices and [...]	2006-05-21 08:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR JO
06AMMAN3901	JORDANIAN ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINIANS [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche May 30 to Foreign Minister Khatib. Khatib welcomed the proposed creation of a temporary international mechanism to provide direct assistance to the Palestinian people, and stated that international aid was sorely needed to prevent a humanitarian crisi [...]	2006-06-04 10:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KPAL PREL JO
06AMMAN3954	GEN DAYTON MEETS WITH JORDANIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF [...] ( C ) Summary: Dayton and Dhahabi discussed the Palestinian situation, Iran,s role in it, a proposal to train Abu Mazen loyalists in Jordan, and the pro-Hamas lobbying of several Amman personalities, including the Russian Ambassador. End summary. 2. ( C ) USSC Lieutenant General Keith [...]	2006-06-05 13:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPAL IS JO
06AMMAN3985	MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF PRM'S GRANT TO NGO [...] (U) This message contains a monitoring and evaluation report on the $90,000 grant PRM awarded to the U.S. non-profit organization Seeds of Peace (SPRMCO05GR140) to help it extend its conflict resolution programming to Palestinian refugee youth residing in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza dur [...]	2006-06-06 11:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL EAID KPAL IS JO
06AMMAN3987	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-06 11:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN4037	A/S WELCH MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER KHATIB [...] (C) Summary: NEA A/S David Welch, Qmpanied by Ambassador, Staff Assistant Ann Donick and poloff (notetaker),met June 5 with Foreign Minister Abdelelah al-Khatib in Amman. In addition to bilateral issues, they discussed recent developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Iranian [...]	2006-06-07 05:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPAL KWBG JO IS IR
06AMMAN4124	SCENESETTER FOR THE CONUS VISIT OF GENERAL KHALID [...] (S) GENERAL KHALID JAMIL SARAYREH WILL VISIT THE UNITED STATES AT THE INVITATION OF GENERAL PETER PACE, CJCS, 15-24 JUN 2006 UNDER THE COUNTERPARTS' VISIT PROGRAM. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. THIS VISIT WILL ALLOW US TO FURTHER ENHANC [...]	2006-06-08 09:19:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN4144	MEDIA REACTION ON HAMAS, ANTI-TERROR [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 11:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN4175	A/S WELCH MEETING WITH JORDANIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: NEA A/S David Welch met June 5 with Jordanian General Intelligence Directorate (GID) chief General Muhammad Dhahabi in Amman. Their discussions focused on Iranian intentions and activities in the region, Hamas, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. End Summary. Iran and Hama [...]	2006-06-11 07:03:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL KWBG JO IS IR
06AMMAN4265	KING ABDULLAH MEETS WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a good-spirited meeting with Israeli PM Olmert on June 8, King Abdullah expressed Jordanian opposition to Olmert's unilateral convergence plan and encouraged the GOI to strengthen Abu Mazen. Olmert reassured the King that Israel would heed Jordan's interests in its plans conc [...]	2006-06-13 09:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPAL KWBG JO IS
06AMMAN4318	MEDIA REACTION ON TARGETED ASSASSINATIONS AND GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 09:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN4654	Red-Dead Project Feasibility Study Moving Towards Start-Up [...] (SBU) Summary: The feasibility study for the Red Sea to Dead Sea water conveyance project ("Red-Dead"),strongly supported by Jordan as a source of fresh water, is gradually moving towards starting up, perhaps as early as fall 2006. The World Bank is planning a donors meeting for the feasibil [...]	2006-06-23 11:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL JO XF
06AMMAN4770	KING BRIEFS FOREIGN CHIEFS OF MISSION ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah convened chiefs of mission (COMs) from G8 and European Union nations on June 25 to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the regional threat posed by Iran, the recent arrest of four Islamist MPs in Jordan, and domestic reform efforts. END SUMMARY. ISRAEL-PAL [...]	2006-06-27 14:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KISL KPAL JO
06AMMAN4793	MEDIA REACTION ON GAZA INCURSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-28 10:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN4978	MEDIA REACTION ON GAZA INCURSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-03 11:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5219	REGIME TURNS UP THE HEAT ON JORDAN,S MUSLIM [...] (C) Summary: The GOJ accused the Muslim Brotherhood,s extensive charity network of financial irregularities and announced prosecutors will soon open legal proceedings against the charities, board of directors. The move intensifies the ongoing confrontation between the GOJ and the Brotherhood [...]	2006-07-12 11:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL JO
06AMMAN5222	GOJ TAKES OVER MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD CHARITIES, [...] (U) SUMMARY: The government suspended the board of directors of the Muslim Brotherhood's charity organization. Prosecutors released one of the four Islamic Action Front (IAF) members of parliament detained in early June (ref A). The three MPs who remain in custody were referred to the State Se [...]	2006-07-12 12:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JO
06AMMAN5250	A/S WELCH'S MEETING WITH KING'S ADVISOR [...] (C) A/S Welch and DAPNSA Abrams met with Bassem Awadallah, director of the King's office, in Amman July 12. Awadallah's political director Jafar Hassan, Ambassador, and polcouns (notetaker) joined. Discussions focused on that day's Hizballah capture of two Israeli soldiers, the Gaza crisis, [...]	2006-07-13 07:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
06AMMAN5352	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-17 11:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5363	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-17 12:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5498	MEDIA REACTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-23 10:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5567	TFLE01: JORDAN'S KING DISCUSSES REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah reviewed for codel Hoekstra his long-standing concerns about the strategic threat posed by Iran, and his efforts to build quietly a unity of purpose among Arab states, focusing on Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The King also discussed the situation in Lebanon, offered adv [...]	2006-07-25 09:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG LE IR SY IZ AJ JO
06AMMAN5568	MEDIA REACTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-25 09:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5609	MEDIA REACTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-26 11:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN568	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH KING ABDULLAH [...] (U) A/S Kristen Silverberg met with King Abdullah on January 18. Jordanian participants included Deputy Prime Minister Ziad Fariz, Foreign Minister Abdelelah al-Khatib, Royal Court advisor Abdullah Woreikat, and Rania Atallah, the King's communications director. The A/S was joined in the mee [...]	2006-01-25 07:46:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG SY IR IZ IS JO
06AMMAN5775	TFLE01: MORE PROTESTS AND ANGER OVER LEBANON [...] ( SBU ) Two-thousand protested outside the UN,s Amman offices July 31, burning Israeli and U.S. flags. The demonstration was organized by the professional associations. According to local media, slogans and banners denounced the UN and Arab leaders and called for the expulsion of the Israe [...]	2006-08-01 13:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS LE JO
06AMMAN6105	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-13 09:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN613	JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS FLIP-FLOP ON STANCE TOWARD SARG [...] (C) Jordanian Islamists were put on the defensive after expressing support for possible cooperation between the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood and former Syrian VP Khaddam against the SARG. Faced with local accusations of interference in Syrian affairs and aiding Western governments, Islamists c [...]	2006-01-25 15:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL SY JO
06AMMAN628	MEDIA REACTION ON PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-26 13:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN6335	"STREET" EXULTS OVER HIZBALLAH "VICTORY" [...] (SBU) Summary: Many Jordanians who were once resigned to the view that armed resistance to Israel was no longer an option for the Arab world have changed their minds as a result of the supposed Hizballah "victory" over Israel's army. The Embassy's friends in the establishment tell us this with worr [...]	2006-08-17 13:25:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL IS LE SY JO
06AMMAN6351	MEDIA REACTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 09:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN6761	USG ASSESSMENTS OF TERRORIST/INSURGENT FINANCE [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: This cable provides the assessment of Embassy Amman's country team of the terrorist/insurgent financing environment in Jordan. As instructed in reftel, post's response is divided into separate sections providing background information on the terrorist/insurgent operating env [...]	2006-08-31 12:22:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PGOV PREL PTER JO IZ
06AMMAN691	MEDIA REACTION ON PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-29 12:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN6933	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF JORDAN,S KING ABDULLAH [...] (C) King Abdullah will be in New York for the General Assembly opening and will meet with U.S. and other officials its margins. 2. (C) During the Israel-Hizballah hostilities, the King's stock plunged among both ordinary Jordanians and elites (refs a-f) because of his early public criticism of Hi [...]	2006-09-07 14:53:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL UN IS LE IZ JO
06AMMAN718	IMPLICATIONS FOR JORDAN OF THE HAMAS ELECTION [...] (C) The GOJ publicly said it "respected" the outcome of the Palestinian legislative elections, while King Abdullah stressed the need for the peace process to continue. Most Jordanian political analysts viewed the Hamas victory as a reaction to Fatah mismanagement, rather than Palestinian s [...]	2006-01-29 17:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL KPAL KWBG JO
06AMMAN7306	MEDIA REACTION ON LEBANON, PALESTINIAN GOVERNANCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-24 10:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN7420	JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS BACK DOWN, FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: After ten months of tension between the GOJ and Jordan's legal Islamist movement, advocates for confrontation appear to have lost the debate within the movement's leadership. Some in the leadership are confident of gains in 2007 elections; others worry that more Jordanians are growing [...]	2006-09-27 14:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL KPAL LE JO
06AMMAN7448	MEDIA REACTION ON AL-QAIDA GLOBAL INFLUENCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-28 10:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN746	MEDIA REACTION ON PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-01 14:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN7522	MEDIA REACTION ON SECSTATE VISIT TO REGION [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 06:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN7538	MEDIA REACTION ON PALESTINIAN GOVERNANCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 10:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN7624	JORDAN RECALLS AMBASSADOR FROM QATAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordan escalated its row with Qatar by recalling its Ambassador from Doha. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The dispute between Jordan and Qatar escalated October 3 when Jordan recalled its Ambassador for "consultations." The GOJ's official spokesman explained that Jordan took this step in [...]	2006-10-04 13:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN AL QA JO
06AMMAN7628	MEDIA REACTION ON SECSTATE VISIT TO THE REGION [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-05 05:32:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN7896	MEDIA REACTION ON NORTH KOREA AND PALESTINIAN GOVERNANCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-17 05:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN809	JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS AFTER THE HAMAS VICTORY [...] (C) Jordanian Islamists celebrated the Hamas election victory with assertive public statements and by sending a delegation to Damascus to congratulate Hamas leaders. Jordan's legal Islamists have a long history of pragmatism, but some of their leaders have adopted a new, more assertive tone i [...]	2006-02-02 15:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL KMPI JO
06AMMAN8529	U.S.-JORDAN JOINT MILITARY COMMITTEE MEETS [...] (S) The U.S. and Jordan held their annual bilateral Joint Military Committee (JMC) meetings in Amman, Jordan (reftel) November 8 and 9. The session, co-chaired by the Jordan Chairman of Defense Gen. Khaled al-Saraireh and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter [...]	2006-11-21 10:03:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS JO
06AMMAN8549	U.S.-JORDAN JOINT MILITARY COMMITTEE MEETS [...] (S) The U.S. and Jordan held their annual bilateral Joint Military Committee (JMC) meetings in Amman, Jordan (reftel) November 8 and 9. The session, co-chaired by the Jordan Chairman of Defense Gen. Khaled al-Saraireh and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter [...]	2006-11-22 09:07:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS JO
06AMMAN8557	A/S WELCH'S MEETING WITH FM KHATIB [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM KHATIB RECEIVED SENIOR U.S. OFFICIALS' BRIEFINGS ON BADR BRIGADE DEVELOPMENTS. HE EXPRESSED CONCERN FOR LEBANON'S STABILITY AND FOR SINIORA PERSONALLY. THE FM REAFFIRMED THE GOJ'S COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING CONDITIONS OF FOREIGN LABORERS, ESPECIALLY IN JORDAN'S QUALIFYING INDU [...]	2006-11-22 12:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ELAB IS SY IR JO
06AMMAN8744	DEMARCHE ON HAMAS OFFICIALS - GOJ KEEPS THE DOOR [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Khatib during a December 6 meeting. Khatib told the Ambassador that Jordan would not be receiving Palestinian Prime Minister Haniyyeh or any other Hamas figures. Khatib said that Government spokesman Nasser Joudeh's December 4 stat [...]	2006-12-06 15:08:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL JO
06AMMAN8850	TRIALS IN JORDAN'S STATE SECURITY COURT - AN UPDATE [...] (SBU) Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) handed down sentences in four terrorism-related cases, and continued proceedings against Nabil al-Jaaoura, a Jordanian who allegedly killed a British tourist at Amman's Roman Amphitheater in early September, and Ziyad Khalaf Karbouli, an Iraqi charged [...]	2006-12-13 05:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ SY JO
06AMMAN888	MEDIA REACTION ON PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-07 14:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN8909	SENATOR NELSON'S MEETING WITH JORDANIAN FM KHATIB [...] (C) Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and his delegation met with Foreign Minister Abdelilah Al-Khatib December 13. Discussions focused on Nelson's meeting earlier that day with Bashar al-Asad, the situation in Lebanon, Iran, the Baker-Hamilton Report, and the Jordan International Police Training Ce [...]	2006-12-14 15:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JO SY IZ LE IS KWBG IR
06ANKARA1042	TURKEY: CONCERN OVER U.S. POLICY UNDERMINES [...] (U) This message is from AmConsulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: During a recent visit to Diyarbakir and Sanliurfa in southeast Turkey, many of our interlocutors expressed concerns about the recent Danish cartoon issue and U.S. Middle East policy. Even our more moderate contacts who tend to b [...]	2006-03-02 10:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
06ANKARA1065	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1066	TURKEY/IRAQ: PM JAFARI VISIT TO ANKARA AND [...] (C) Turkey's Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol reviewed his visit to Baghdad (ref a),described PM Jafari's meetings in Ankara, and discussed Muqtada al-Sadr's probably visit here with Ambassador on March 1. Turmoil surrounding the Samarra bombing dominated both sets of talks, although the two [...]	2006-03-02 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR TU
06ANKARA1100	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-03 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1137	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-07 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA116	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-06 16:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1160	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-08 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1253	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRIED'S MARCH 16-17 VISIT TO [...] (C) We look forward to your visit to Ankara, which is very timely in view of events in the Caucasus. The Turkish government has heard conflicting accounts of the Rambouillet talks, is disappointed at the apparent lack of progress, and is anxious to hear your and Steve Mann's views on the way [...]	2006-03-10 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR SY IS KWBG AR AJ TU
06ANKARA1400	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, February 2006 [...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its first meeting of 2006 on February 23. Turkey-Iran relations, February 4 IAEA decision on Iran's nuclear program, and Turkey's foreign assistance policy topped the agenda. Turkish media coverage of the meeting was wider than other months. The [...]	2006-03-16 09:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL TU UP KS TC PK SU IR AL RU
06ANKARA1410	SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 22-23 VISIT OF CODEL WARNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your March 22-23 visit comes at a time when Turkey is attempting to balance its commitments to the West against its desire to maintain harmonious relations with its neighbors and to play a constructive role with other Muslim countries. Turkey remains a significant contributor to [...]	2006-03-16 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TU IZ AF IR IS
06ANKARA1426	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-17 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1468	SCENESETTER FOR THE 23-26 MARCH VISIT OF CHAIRMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your March 23-26 visit comes at a time when progress has been made in improving the character of US-Turkish relations that frayed badly in 2003-2005. Senior level dialogue, including on the military-to-military side, has resumed; Turkey has downplayed its whining about the PDD and [...]	2006-03-21 08:27:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ AF RU
06ANKARA1485	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-21 12:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1511	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-22 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1628	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-27 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1651	A/S FRIED'S MEETINGS WITH TURKISH MFA U/S TUYGAN [...] (C) A/S Daniel Fried, accompanied by Special Negotiator Steven Mann and EUR/NCE Director Elizabeth Rood, discussed Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenian genocide resolution, Cyprus, Iran and the Balkans with MFA Undersecretary Ali Tuygan and Deputy Undersecretary Ahmet Uzumcu on March 16. Fried said [...]	2006-03-28 13:50:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL AM AJ GG IR KPAL IS CY TU
06ANKARA1676	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-29 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA168	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-17 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1813	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-05 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1963	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-11 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2004	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-12 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2027	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-13 13:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2042	TURKEY FM GUL AND DAS BRYZA ON ENERGY, CYPRUS, EU, [...] (C) Summary: At a meeting with Turkey FM Abdullah Gul, EUR DAS Matt Bryza covered PKK, regional energy, Greece, EU, Cyprus, Armenia and Iran issues, almost universally citing shared objectives. Bryza emphasized that the U.S. sought to enable Turkey to take tough decisions to resolve Cyprus [...]	2006-04-14 11:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET MARR PREL TU
06ANKARA2046	PRESIDENT ABBAS'S UPCOMING VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA depicts the upcoming April 23-24 visit of Palestinian President Abbas as a way for the GOT to help solidify Abbas's position in a crucial period. The GOT plans to continue aid to Palestinians through Abbas, not the HAMAS government. End Summary. An Attempt to [...]	2006-04-14 12:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL TU IS
06ANKARA2047	CONGRESSMAN WEXLER'S APRIL 10 VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (SBU) Summary: Representative Robert Wexler met April 10 with PM Erdogan, FM Gul, Economy Minister and lead EU negotiator Babacan, D/CHOD Kosaner, PM foreign policy advisor Davutoglu, and Turkish Union of Chambers President Hisarciklioglu. Wexler's message was that although the HAMAS visit [...]	2006-04-14 12:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ECON TU IZ
06ANKARA2048	DAS BRYZA AND AMBASSADOR MEET WITH PM'S FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Bryza met with PM Erdogan's senior foreign policy advisor Ahmet Davutoglu April 5. On Iraq, Davutoglu urged more ethnic diversity on the Iraqi NSC and worried about what he sees as growing Iranian-backed Shia power. He averred that Turkey does not want a nuclear-armed I [...]	2006-04-14 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR IS CY GR TU
06ANKARA2114	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-18 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2154	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-19 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2176	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-20 11:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2179	TURKEY: MFA ON TEL AVIV SUICIDE ATTACK [...] (C) Summary. An MFA contact told us Ministry officials are disappointed Hamas has not changed since its February 16 visit to Ankara. He claimed the GOT has had no contact with Hamas since then and confirmed that Turkey only provides in-kind aid to specific projects and beneficiaries in the Pa [...]	2006-04-20 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA2199	SCENESETTER: YOUR APRIL VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (S) Thank you for coming to Turkey. The Mission and I look forward to seeing you here. Your visit can help us achieve three things. -- First, we need to restore lost confidence --on both sides -- about intent and capacity for genuine collaboration. Announcing the start of a strategic dialo [...]	2006-04-21 09:12:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV TU VISIT
06ANKARA2242	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-24 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2269	PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT ABBAS TO TURKEY: ECONOMIC [...] (C) A downbeat Palestinian President Abbas told FM Gul that the economic situation in Palestine is dire, especially for Fatah members, and that he sees little chance that Hamas will change, according to MFA Middle East DG Bozkurt Aran. Abbas told Gul he will try to reorganize the Fatah movement [...]	2006-04-25 11:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA2310	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2416	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 7-8 VISIT OF CODEL PENCE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit follows a successful visit by Secretary Rice which paved the way for a new "strategic SIPDIS dialogue" with Turkey on issues of mutual import. Turkey is a strong ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),facilitating the distribution of critical supplies and fuel [...]	2006-05-02 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP TU
06ANKARA2529	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 13:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2587	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2665	CODEL PENCE'S MAY 8 DISCUSSION WITH TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with FM Gul, a congressional delegation led by Representative Mike Pence (R-IN) pledged congressional support for Turkey's EU accession process and appreciation of Turkey's efforts to support the democratization process in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East. Congr [...]	2006-05-11 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP TU
06ANKARA27	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-03 16:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2897	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-22 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA297	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-26 16:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2970	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-24 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3004	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 30 VISIT OF CODEL BLUNT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ankara warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Blunt on May 30. Turkey is a strong ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),facilitating the distribution of critical supplies and fuel to the coalition in Iraq and supporting the NATO Training Mission (NTM-I) there; publicly [...]	2006-05-25 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP TU
06ANKARA3099	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

06ANKARA3203	SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 4 VISIT OF DEPUTY [...] (S) Your visit to Turkey comes at an important moment. Foremost on our immediate agenda is ensuring Turkey's sustained support for Secretary Rice's May 31 announcement that we will join EU-3 talks if Iran suspends enrichment and reprocessing. Turkish officials will be interested in hearing U. [...]	2006-06-02 08:41:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL TU
06ANKARA3235	ISRAELI FM LIVNI DISCUSSES IRAN AND MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: Iran and Middle East peace were the main topics of Israeli FM Livni's first visit to Turkey on May 29. Livni met with PM Erdogan FM Gul, President Sezer and NSC SecGen Alpogan. Although Turkish media emphasized the differences between Turkish and Israeli views on Middle East p [...]	2006-06-02 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS TU IR
06ANKARA3256	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-05 12:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3257	CODEL BLUNT MEETING WITH FM GUL: US-TU COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: In a May 30 meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Gul, a congressional delegation led by Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) expressed appreciation for the bilateral relationship and Turkey's assistance with Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East. The delegation asked that Turkey play a constru [...]	2006-06-05 12:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA3339	TURKEY/RUSSIA: LAVROV VISIT LESS THAN SATISFYING [...] (C) Foreign Ministry DDG Murat Burhan and Russian embassy PolCouns Vyacheslav Kunekov provided us read-outs of Foreign Minister Lavrov's May 31-June 1 visit to Ankara and Istanbul. While the Russians and Turks were in general agreement on regional issues, the Turkish side was disappointed with [...]	2006-06-07 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ENRG KPAL XF IZ IR IS AM
06ANKARA3344	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-07 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3351	CODEL BLUNT MEETS PM ERDOGAN [...] (C) Summary. A May 30 meeting between Codel Blunt and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stretched well over an hour, despte the thirty minutes Erdogan's staff had alltted during an especially busy day. The PM energetically laid out Turkey's views on Congressional consideration of [...]	2006-06-08 06:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP TU
06ANKARA3352	SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 14 VISIT OF GENERAL SCHWARTZ TO TURKEY [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 06:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PARM TU IZ IR AJ AF
06ANKARA3368	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA345	TURKEY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE: TURKEY RECOMMENDS WAIT [...] (C) Summary. The GOT prefers to look hopefully at Hamas's victory in Palestinian elections; the next task is to help Hamas transform, according to the Foreign Ministry. The GOT believes Hamas is well aware of the Palestinian people's dependence on its relationship with Israel and economic [...]	2006-01-30 16:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA3451	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 11:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA347	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 16:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3474	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-13 11:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA348	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-31 05:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3524	LOW-PROFILE HAMAS DELEGATION VISITS TURKISH HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: A four-person delegation of Hamas members arrived in Turkey June 8 and met with NGO representatives and an MP. The Turkish press covered the visit, though not extensively. We raised the issue on a cautionary note with a leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),[...]	2006-06-15 09:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA3544	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 12:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA414	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-02 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4197	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-19 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4331	TFLE01: TURKISH DEBATE INCREASINGLY CRITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Reactions in Turkey to the conflict in the Middle East continue to focus on humanitarian needs and the requirement for an immediate ceasefire, with commentary, both in the media and from our contacts, increasingly critical of both Israel and the U.S. Many have linked Secretary Ric [...]	2006-07-27 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PROV PREL PTER TU IS LE
06ANKARA443	TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER COMPLAINS TO IRAN; [...] (s) Ambassador was convoked February 3 by FM U/S Tuygan to be briefed on a call FM Gul made to Iranian FM Mottaki the day before to urge Iran to turn away from confrontation with the IAEA. Reading from the foreign ministry,s memcon, Tuygan said that Gul: -- Referred to earlier conversations [...]	2006-02-03 12:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MNUC KPAL IR IS TU
06ANKARA4448	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-02 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4474	TFLE01: TURKEY: ANGRY CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE [...] (C) Summary: The mood in Turkey regarding events in Lebanon - particularly the failure to achieve an early, UN-brokered ceasefire - has turned angry. Growing protests on the streets have been matched by official statements in Kuala Lumpur (PM Erdogan at the OIC ministerial) and Washington (F [...]	2006-08-03 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER TU IS LE
06ANKARA4525	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-07 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA454	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-03 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4687	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4688	TURKEY'S FOREIGN POLICY SPLIT - THE PM'S CIRCLE TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL TU
06ANKARA4802	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-17 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4804	TURKEY TO DECIDE ON UNIFIL PARTICIPATION AFTER [...] (C) Summary: Turkey will move toward a government decision to approve a Lebanon deployment during the week of August 21, following FM Gul's consultations in Israel on Sunday, according to MFA DG for the Middle East Bozkurt Aran. However, Aran told Ambassador on August 17 that this decision [...]	2006-08-17 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MOPS TU LE
06ANKARA4878	TURKISH FM GUL'S VISIT TO ISRAEL - ISRAELI [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 07:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IS LE TU
06ANKARA4893	TURKISH FM GUL VISITS DAMASCUS, PRESSES ASAD TO [...] (C) Summary: In Turkish FM Gul's one-day visit to Damascus August 22, Gul urged President Asad to shock the world by articulating a positive message on Middle East peace and fully supporting UNIFIL, according to MFA Director General for Middle East Bozkurt Aran. Asad welcomed the idea of Tur [...]	2006-08-23 15:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE SY TU
06ANKARA4905	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-24 13:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4964	TURKEY: DONORS' ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (SBU) Summary. At the August 31 donors meeting in Stockholm, Turkey will pledge assistance in the form of reconstruction projects, likely focused initially on the power sector. The GOT is looking for projects that contribute to long-term growth, understanding that it is also important to d [...]	2006-08-28 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL TU LE SW
06ANKARA5248	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 12:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA528	TURKISH MFA OFFICIAL ON PKK DEMARCHE TO FRANCE, [...] (C) Summary: We consulted with MFA Director General for Security Hayati Guven January 30 on the USG-proposed demarche to France regarding PKK. Guven promised a response in 10 to 14 days. Guven believes US diplomatic pressure on western European governments is having an impact, citing Belgium. [...]	2006-02-07 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN PREL TU FR
06ANKARA5442	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-19 05:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA551	MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT GENERAL HAGEE WITH TGS AND [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: US Marine Corps Commandant General Michael Hagee outlined for Deputy Chief of the Turkish General Staff (TGS) General Isik Kosaner and Turkish Land Forces Commander (TLFC) General Yasar Buyukanit in separate meetings on Feb. 2 the Iraqi Coalition's progress to stand up Iraqi [...]	2006-02-08 15:46:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ SY
06ANKARA568	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-09 13:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5710	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 05:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5733	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 13:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5846	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-06 13:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5927	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-13 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6276	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-03 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6294	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-06 13:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6500	Scenesetter for CODEL Shays' Nov. 27-29 Visit to Turkey [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey broadly agrees with U.S. goals in Iraq and tangibly supports our military effort there. However, Turkish concerns about Iraq's stability and future, as well as the PKK issue, complicate the relationship. Turkey has generally good intentions in promoting Middle East peace [...]	2006-11-24 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD PGOV TU IZ IR LE SY AM EUN
06ANKARA657	TURKEY/PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY - RUMORED HAMAS VISIT [...] (C) Amid rumors of an impending Hamas visit to Turkey, Israeli DCM Emmanuel Nahshon informed us February 14 that Israeli FM Livni had spoken at lngth to Turkish FM Gul the evening of Februar 13. In what Nahshon described as a long and positive conversation, Livni presented Israeli views on [...]	2006-02-14 10:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA6581	TURKEY: HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP MEETING AN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Relations with Turkey are trending positive but Iraq and PKK terrorism cast a long shadow; a Congressional Armenian Genocide resolution would do further damage. Continued clashes between the military and the PKK, despite the terrorist group's October 1 cease-fire declaration, hav [...]	2006-12-05 13:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER TU
06ANKARA660	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6617	TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S VISIT TO DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary: Lebanon was the main focus on Turkish PM Erdogan's visit to Damascus, PM/FM foreign affairs advisor Ahmet Davutoglu told Ambassador December 8. Erdogan urged President Asad to make Syria a force for stability in a polarizing region, and to do so by using its influence to dissuad [...]	2006-12-08 13:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE IZ TU
06ANKARA6631	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-11 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6651	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-14 11:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6688	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6696	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6700	TURKEY - HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP IDENTIFIES WAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the 20th meeting of the bilateral High Level Defense Group (HLDG),the US and Turkey reaffirmed our shared regional vision of a stable, unified and democratic Iraq; a region without Iranian nuclear weapons; security and stability in Lebanon and Afghanistan; and an economically [...]	2006-12-19 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
06ANKARA6705	TURKEY - HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP IDENTIFIES WAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the 20th meeting of the bilateral High Level Defense Group (HLDG),the US and Turkey reaffirmed our shared regional vision of a stable, unified and democratic Iraq; a region without Iranian nuclear weapons; security and stability in Lebanon and Afghanistan; and an economically [...]	2006-12-20 13:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
06ANKARA6716	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-21 13:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6735	TURKISH OFFICIALS SHARE CONCERNS ON IRAN, IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary of Defense Peter Rodman discussed Iraq, Iran, and the Middle East with Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul and MFA Deputy Undersecretary Rafet Akgunay on the margins of December 12-13 High Level Defense Group talks in Ankara. Rodman described his discussions [...]	2006-12-22 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS IZ IR SY LE XF TU
06ANKARA703	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-15 15:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA722	HAMAS -- TURKS DESCRIBE PLANNED MEETINGS IN ANKARA [...] (c) Summary: Turkey will host probably two meetings with Hamas on February 16, according to two senior government officials. One will be at the Deputy Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs level and will take place over lunch at a government guesthouse. A second meeting is likely follow betwee [...]	2006-02-16 10:29:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER XF TU
06ANKARA733	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-16 13:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA765	TURKEY'S MESSAGE TO HAMAS [...] (C) Summary. According to the MFA, the Hamas delegation in Turkey held two separate meetings on February 16: an official meeting with MFA reps and an unofficial meeting with FM Gul in his capacity as an AK party member. In both meetings, the Turks claimed to deliver a blunt message: recogni [...]	2006-02-17 09:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA783	TURKEY: VALLEY OF THE WOLVES AND ANTI-AMERICANISM [...] (C) Summary: The openly anti-American film "Valley of the Wolves - Iraq" continues to play to packed theaters across Turkey and appears certain to smash the Turkish box office record. The film has tapped into a deep well of anger and humiliation resulting from a 2003 incident in which U.S. tr [...]	2006-02-17 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
06ANKARA784	TURKEY: REACTION TO HAMAS VISIT LARGELY NEGATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Although Turkey's ruling AK party spinmeisters are trying to put a positive veneer on the February 16 HAMAS visit to Ankara, they concede the visit produced no concrete result. Opposition leaders and even some AKP MPs have expressed great dismay over the visit. Mainstream Turki [...]	2006-02-17 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IS
06ANKARA803	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-21 07:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA835	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-21 15:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA856	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-22 14:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA904	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-23 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA934	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-24 11:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA960	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-27 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ASUNCION247	PARAGUAY: HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH HAMAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-07 20:44:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PA
06ASUNCION748	PARAGUAY: HOSTILITIES IN MIDDLE EAST RAISE JEWISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The confrontation of hostilities in the Middle East has raised concerns among the Jewish population and heightened security awareness. On 7/17, the A/POL met with Jack Fleischman, Dr. Enrique Cegla and Ricardo Abraham, member of the B'nai B'rith Paraguay executive committee, to d [...]	2006-07-21 12:50:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR PTER
06ATHENS1058	SCENESETTER: YOUR APRIL 27 VISIT TO ATHENS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thank you for agreeing to make a quick stop in Athens on April 27. The Greek Government is delighted you are able to visit so soon after FM Bakoyannis' March 23 trip to Washington, and sees your visit as more proof of the deepening U.S.-Greece strategic partnership, or as Bakoya [...]	2006-04-19 14:42:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR CY TU VISIT
06ATHENS1852	IRANIAN FM HEARS UNIFIED MESSAGE FROM GOG AND [...] (C) Summary: During a July 14 meeting between Greek PM Karamalis and Iranian FM Motaki, the PM delivered the international community's common position, imploring Iran to accept the P5 plus one nuclear package delivered to Iran's nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani in early June. Deputy FM Valy [...]	2006-07-17 15:35:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM IR MARR MNUC MOPS PINR GR
06ATHENS2205	BAKOYIANNIS HEADS TO MIDDLE EAST IN LISTENING MODE [...] (C) DCM met with Ambassador Kostas Chalastanis, Director of FM Bakoyannis' cabinet, on August 22 just prior to their departure for Cyprus, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel. Delivering ref a points, DCM emphasized that, when Greece assumed the UNSC presidency in September, it would immediately face [...]	2006-08-23 13:28:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS UNSC GR CY IS LE
06ATHENS543	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON NEW GREEK FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In their February 23 introductory meeting, newly-appointed Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis and Ambassador reviewed Greek-Turkish relations and the Cyprus issue, with Bakoyannis briefing Ambassador on recent visits to Athens by Turkish Minister of State Babacan and Cypriot FM Iac [...]	2006-02-24 15:07:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR CY TU PHUM AMB
06ATHENS767	SCENESETTER FOR GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER BAKOYANNIS' [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thank you for agreeing to see Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis in Washington on March 23. This will be her first trip to Washington as Foreign Minister since assuming her post on February 15 of this year. Bakoyannis' objective will be to establish her credentials with you [...]	2006-03-21 14:53:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR CY TU BAKOYANNIS
06BAGHDAD1171	REQUEST FOR EXCEPTION TO GUIDANCE ON PLO CONTACT [...] (C) Prior to receipt of ref A and the formation of the Hamas Government, Baghdad maintained an occasional, productive dialogue with Palestinian chief of mission Daleel al-Qasoos on matters pertaining to the Palestinian population in Iraq. We ceased any contact with al-Qasoos upon receipt of [...]	2006-04-10 17:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OPDC PREF SMIG KPAL XF IS IZ
06BAGHDAD1325	BAGHDAD PLO REPRESENTATIVE ON SITUATION OF [...] (C) Summary: Pursuant to permission granted ref A, Baghdad RefCoord met with PLO chief of mission Daleel al-Qasoos on April 20 to discuss humanitarian issues relating to Palestinians in Iraq. Qasoos said that Palestinians in Iraq are fleeing towards the Jordanian border because 1) they face [...]	2006-04-24 11:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC PREF SMIG KPAL XF IS IZ
06BAGHDAD1433	PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS REPS ON PALESTINIANS IN [...] (C) Summary: On April 24, Palestinian Human Rights Association (Jamyat Huquq al-Insan al-Filistinia) president Muhammed Abid Mutlak Mowsiq and a delegation of three other members expressed to RefCoord their continuing concerns about the security situation of Palestinians in Iraq. They promis [...]	2006-05-01 12:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF KPAL PINS PTER IZ JO SY
06BAGHDAD4425	IRAQI PRESIDENT'S LIST OF STEPS FOR IRANIANS TO [...] (S) Summary: President Jalal Talabani provided the Ambassador December 1 with a document that included steps for Iran to take to help restore security and support the government in Iraq. Talabani delivered the list to Iranian leaders during his November 27-29 trip to Teheran. Recommended measu [...]	2006-12-03 03:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IR IZ
06BAGHDAD4748	SECURITY OF PALESTINIANS IN BAGHDAD DETERIORATING [...] (C) Summary: Nine Palestinians were killed on December 13 when several mortars hit their housing compound in Baghdad. The hits were likely deliberate, and follow a series of attacks, kidnappings, threats and harassment against Palestinians. Iraqi officials lament this violence and admit th [...]	2006-12-28 19:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF IZ
06BAGHDAD549	MUQTADA SADR DEBUTS ON AL-JAZEERA WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Influential Iraqi politician Moqtada al- Sadr has emerged from relative media obscurity into the regional limelight with extensive travels and a remarkable interview on al-Jazeera on February 18. During a regional procession that included Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Syria and [...]	2006-02-21 18:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO KISL OPRC IZ
06BAGHDAD917	ZELIKOW-CHALABI DISCUSSION: GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES [...] (C/REL GBR AUS) Summary: In a March 16 discussion with Department of State (DoS) Counselor Philip Zelikow, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Ahmad Chalabi took deserved credit for a series of strategic and tactical victories to meet the ongoing energy crisis during the past week, the most important [...]	2006-03-20 17:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IZ PGOV PREL KCOR
06BAKU1531	WTO AMBASSADOR ALLGEIER DISCUSSES WTO MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over dinner October 15 with visiting U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization Peter Allgeier, representatives from four international financial institutions agreed that economic reform was critical for Azerbaijan's future and that the WTO accession process could advance the [...]	2006-10-20 06:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL AJ ETRD
06BAKU256	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT, SHEIKH UL ISLAM MEET WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his private session with the leadership of the visiting Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (COP) on February 13, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev expressed disappointment with the outcome of his talks in Paris with President Kocharian over the [...]	2006-02-17 14:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR ECON KDEM KISL IS IR AJ
06BANGKOK3396	ASEAN-U.S. DIALOGUE HELD IN BANGKOK MAY 23 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During the May 23 ASEAN-U.S. Dialogue, ASEAN members and the United States expressed confidence that a joint Plan of Action to implement the ASEAN-U.S. Enhanced Partnership would be ready for the Secretary and Foreign Ministers to approve during the ASEAN Ministers meeting in [...]	2006-06-06 07:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TH
06BANJUL757	THE GAMBIA: ISRAELI AMBASSADOR'S CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) Dakar-based Israeli Ambassador Behar gave an upbeat readout on his initial meeting with President Jammeh, who described former Israeli Prime Minister Barak as "my friend." In the meeting, Jammeh indicated particular interest in Israeli technical aid in the agricultural sector, and proved [...]	2006-12-18 13:45:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL GA IS XF XY EAID EAGR
06BEIJING10510	PRC/HAMAS: UPDATE FROM DDG CHEN XIAODONG [...] (C) MFA West Asian and North African Affairs Department Deputy Director General Chen Xiaodong called in Polmincouns on May 26 to provide an update on plans for Hamas Foreign Minister Mahmoud Al-Zahhar to participate (Ref A) in the meeting of the Sino-Arab Cooperation Forum to be held in Beiji [...]	2006-05-26 12:44:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS CH
06BEIJING10601	MAY 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HAMAS FM VISIT, IRAN [...] Key points made at the May 25 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- FM Mahmoud Al-Zahhar will visit Beijing to attend the China-Arab Cooperation Forum. China will use the opportunity to explain China's position that Hamas needs to give up violence, recognize Israel and abide by past agreem [...]	2006-05-30 11:09:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS CH JP
06BEIJING10606	MAY 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HAMAS FM VISIT, IRAN [...] Key points made at the May 25 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- FM Mahmoud Al-Zahhar will visit Beijing to attend the China-Arab Cooperation Forum. China will use the opportunity to explain China's position that Hamas needs to give up violence, recognize Israel and abide by past agreem [...]	2006-05-30 22:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS CH JP KN
06BEIJING10895	JUNE 1 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUE, [...] Key points made at the June 1 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- China welcomes U.S. gestures and willingness to resolve the Iran nuclear issue through dialogue, while not supporting the "arbitrary" use of sanctions in handling international affairs. -- Addressing the China-Arab Coope [...]	2006-06-01 10:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM ECON CH JP KN
06BEIJING11751	MFA BRIEFS ON SINO-ARAB COOPERATION FORUM [...] (C) Summary. Sino-Arab cooperation has risen to a higher level as a result of the May 31- June 1 Sino- Arab Cooperation Forum's Second Ministerial meeting, according to Ambassador in charge of the Sino-Arab Forum Yao Kuangyi. During a readout, Yao indicated that the Action Plan for 2006 ? 20 [...]	2006-06-09 11:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS CH
06BEIJING15153	TFLEO1: PRC/LEBANON - BEIJING CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) China is concerned about the situation in Lebanon, but has no clear definition of a red line that would trigger a stronger Chinese reaction to Israel's offensive, according to an MFA official. China's response to unfolding events will depend on the reaction of the international community, [...]	2006-07-20 11:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AEMR MARR CH IS LE
06BEIJING15260	MIDDLE EAST CRISIS GRABS HEADLINES IN CHINA [...] (C) As violence flares in the Middle East, China's broadcast and print media are providing a steady diet of colorful coverage. The public is showing more interest in the Arab-Israeli conflict now than during previous outbreaks of violence, contacts said, in part because of fears about how ev [...]	2006-07-21 12:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KCUL SOCI CH
06BEIJING16631	CODEL Stevens: U.S.-China Inter-Parliamentary [...] (SBU) CODEL Stevens, accompanied by the Ambassador, discussed issues including Taiwan, North Korea, Lebanon, China?s defense policy, energy security, intellectual property rights (IPR),the exchange rate and bilateral trade with members of the Chinese National People?s Congress (NPC) in Guilin [...]	2006-08-14 07:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG SENV KIPR OREP CH TW
06BEIJING24536	PRC/SYRIA: NO VISITS PLANNED, MFA PROVIDES READOUT [...] (C) China has no plans for a high-level visit by Syrian officials, according to MFA Levant Division Director Chen Weiqing. Providing a readout of Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun's December 6-8 trip to Israel, Ramallah and Syria, Chen said that Israeli officials asked the PRC to urge Syria [...]	2006-12-14 10:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IS LE SY IZ CH
06BEIJING24537	PRC/SYRIA: NO VISITS PLANNED, MFA PROVIDES READOUT [...] (C) China has no plans for a high-level visit by Syrian officials, according to MFA Levant Division Director Chen Weiqing. Providing a readout of Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun's December 6-8 trip to Israel, Ramallah and Syria, Chen said that Israeli officials asked the PRC to urge Syria [...]	2006-12-14 12:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IS LE SY IZ CH
06BEIJING3392	FEBRUARY 23 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, JAPAN- CHINA [...] Key points at the February 23 MFA press briefing were as follows: - MFA Vice Foreign Minister Lu Guozeng will visit Iran February 24-26 for a working visit. He will discuss PRC-Iran political and bilateral issues, exchange views on the nuclear question and discuss what steps could be take [...]	2006-02-23 10:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM CH IR JP
06BEIJING6347	PRC/HAMAS: EMBASSY CAUTIONS PRC ON REPORTS HAMAS [...] (C) The DCM expressed U.S. concern about media reports (reftel) that the PRC invited Palestinian Government Foreign Minister Mahmoud Al-Zahhar to visit China (ref) to MFA Acting Director General for North American Affairs Xie Feng on April 5. Noting that such an invitation could call into que [...]	2006-04-05 11:39:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS CH
06BEIJING6348	CORRECTED COPY: PRC/HAMAS: EMBASSY CAUTIONS PRC ON [...] (C) The DCM expressed U.S. concern about media reports (reftel) that the PRC invited Palestinian Government Foreign Minister Mahmoud Al-Zahhar to visit China (ref) to MFA Acting Director General for North American Affairs Xie Feng on April 5. Noting that such an invitation could call into que [...]	2006-04-05 11:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS CH
06BEIJING6530	APRIL 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NO PLANS FOR HAMAS [...] Key points made at the April 6 MFA press briefing are as follows: - There are no plans for Palestinian FM Mahmoud Al-Zahhar to visit China. - VFM Wu Dawei will travel to Tokyo to meet with the other heads of the Six-Party Talks delegations, but will not attend the NEACD. - China hopes [...]	2006-04-06 11:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM PARM KNNP CH JP

06BEIJING6531	PRC/HAMAS: BEIJING BACKS OFF INVITE BUT LEAVES [...] (C) MFA Spokesman Liu Jianchao's announcement at the regular MFA press briefing that "there is no plan for Foreign Minister Zahar to visit China" (ref C) leaves open the possibility of a visit at a later date. This followed an earlier statement to AFP that "as far as we know, China at the pre [...]	2006-04-06 13:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS CH
06BEIJING7353	MIDDLE EAST SCHOLAR DISCUSSES CHINA'S CONCERNS [...] (C) Beijing believes that military conflict involving Iran would severely threaten China's oil imports from the region, according to prominent Middle East scholar Yin Gang. Chinese Government officials are frustrated with President Ahmadinejad because he fails to accept the possibility of an [...]	2006-04-18 10:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG IR CH
06BEIJING9397	PRC/HAMAS: HAMAS FOREIGN MINISTER INVITED TO [...] (C) MFA West Asian and North African Affairs Department Deputy Director General Chen Xiaodong called in poloffs at 8:45 a.m. May 17 to inform that Palestinian Government Foreign Minister Mahmoud Al- Zahhar has been invited to Beijing for the second meeting of the Sino-Arab Cooperation Forum to [...]	2006-05-17 07:21:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS CH
06BEIJING9934	PRC MAY 23 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK FM TO VISIT [...] Key points made at the May 23 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- DPRK Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun will visit China May 30-June 6 for talks on bilateral and regional security issues, meet senior PRC leaders and tour Guangzhou. -- EAP A/S Christopher Hill will visit Beijing May 24- 2 [...]	2006-05-23 10:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CH JP KN GE
06BEIRUT1024	MGLE01: LEBANON'S RELIGIOUS LEADERS NOT [...] (C) Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir, head of the Maronite church, and Patriarch Catholicos Aram I, head of Lebanon's Armenian Orthodox community, both expressed doubt that the current political deadlock between the March 14 forces and the informal coalition of Hizballah, Amal, and Michel Aoun's Fr [...]	2006-03-31 15:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT1238	MGLE01: CODEL DODD MEETS GENERAL MICHEL AOUN [...] (C) Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun informed visiting Senator Christopher Dodd that it was up to the Lebanese people themselves to defend their sovereignty and not rely excessively on foreign assistance. He criticized the Siniora government for not doing an effective job in [...]	2006-04-20 15:19:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM LE PGOV PREL SY
06BEIRUT1276	MGLE01: SPEAKER BERRI GIVES PREVIEW OF NATIONAL [...] (C) In an April 25 meeting with the Ambassador and econoff, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri said that Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh was happy with Prime Minister Siniora's visit to Washington last week. When the Ambassador asked why Salloukh maintained an unpleasant expression the whole [...]	2006-04-25 15:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IS LE PARM PGOV PREL PTER
06BEIRUT1277	MGLE01: HARIRI SAYS HE IS READY TO CONFRONT [...] (C) During an April 25 meeting with MP Saad Hariri, the Ambassador and econoff briefed him on Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's visit to Washington last week. Hariri agreed the visit was a success, and was also heartened by what he described as revitalized Saudi and Egyptian support for Lebano [...]	2006-04-25 15:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EG IR KISL LE PGOV PREL PTER SA SY
06BEIRUT1547	MGLE01: KINDER, GENTLER SALLOUKH SEES FULL [...] (C) Summary: IO A/S Silverberg, Ambassador and emboff met with Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh on May 15 in the first official meeting of A/S Silverberg's Beirut schedule. During the QQ:R$o1QQ~impression that Prime Minister Siniora and his delegation (which included the FM) had made in Washi [...]	2006-05-17 15:51:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IO KDEM LE PGOV PHUM SY IS
06BEIRUT1677	MGLE01: S/CT CRUMPTON MEETING WITH MICHEL AOUN -- [...] (C) On May 23, Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Crumpton met with Lebanese parliamentary minority leader Michel Aoun at Aoun's home near Beirut. S/CT Crumpton encouraged Aoun to use his influence to make Lebanon a solid partner with the USG in the fight against terrorism. He exp [...]	2006-05-30 11:51:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KPAL KDEM PINS LE SY IR
06BEIRUT1682	MGLE01: S/CT CRUMPTON MEETING WITH INTERIOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a May 23 meeting, Acting Interior Minister Ahmad Fatfat, accompanied by Internal Securtity Forces Director General Ashraf Rifi, told Counterterrorism Coordinator Crumpton, the Ambassador, and emboff that his highest priority regarding counterterrorism in Lebanon was reconstruc [...]	2006-05-30 13:02:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PTER MASS PREL PGOV LE
06BEIRUT1715	MGLE01: BERRI UNDERCUTS SINIORA IN MEETING WITH [...] (C/NF) In a May 31 meeting with the Ambassador and econoff, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri was critical of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. Berri accused Siniora of squandering an opportunity to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad that Berri had so delicately and s ecretly set up. Be [...]	2006-05-31 15:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IS KPAL LE PGOV PTER SY
06BEIRUT1735	MGLE01: MINDEF MURR OFFERS THEORY ON BLUE LINE [...] (S) Summary and comment: In a 6/1 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr said that Hizballah was the primary instigator of Sunday's Blue Line incidents (reftel) but had seriously miscalculated, believing that the Israeli response would be limited [...]	2006-06-01 15:36:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PTER MOPS KPKO PREL KPAL LE IS JO
06BEIRUT1805	MGLE01: PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL BELIEVES ELECTORAL [...] (C) Maronite presidential hopeful Nassib Lahoud said he believes that adoption of Lebanon's draft electoral law will hinge on how much political capital Saad Hariri commits to it -- as well as a decision by Michel Aoun and Hizballah's Hassan Nasrallah to only mildly resist it. The reform min [...]	2006-06-07 11:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM LE PGOV PREL SY
06BEIRUT2220	MGLE01: WITH SYRIA AND ITS ALLIES ON THE [...] (S) In a 6/28 meeting -- a day before the National Dialogue was to reconvene -- Druze leader and "March 14 Forces" figure Walid Jumblatt described a "stalemate" among National Dialogue participants over the deadline they had set on disarmament of Palestinian militias outside the refugee camps [...]	2006-06-30 15:24:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PTER KPAL ECON SY LE
06BEIRUT2223	MGLE01: HARIRI, HAMADEH DESCRIBE AS BOTH GOOD AND [...] (C/NF) In separate one-on-one meetings with the Ambassador on 6/30, MP Sa'ad Hariri and Minister of Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh expressed basic satisfaction with the previous day's national dialogue session. Israel's actions in Gaza and the arrests of Hamas cabinet members and lawmake [...]	2006-07-03 07:22:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV KISL LE SY IS KPAL KWBG
06BEIRUT2469	TFLE01: SINIORA SAYS HE IS READY TO REQUEST AN [...] (C/NF) In a 7/25 meeting, Prime Minister Siniora, after much prodding, told the Ambassador that he was ready to make a public call for the deployment of an international stabilization force in southern Lebanon. (He said he would do so at a 7/26 Core Group conference in Rome.) He urged that the USG [...]	2006-07-25 16:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINS MOPS PTER KPKO LE IS
06BEIRUT2513	TFLE01: MP BOUTROS HARB: NASRALLAH CANNOT BECOME [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 1, Ambassador and Emboff met with MP Boutros Harb at his home in Beirut. Harb insisted that Hizballah must be prevented from emerging from the conflict in a position of power, as this would spell tragedy for Lebanon and the region. Yet he warned that as Hizballah continues to [...]	2006-08-01 16:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC IS LE MOPS PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT2702	SINIORA ON UNSCR 1701, RECONSTRUCTION, WAY FORWARD [...] (S/NF) In a one-on-one somewhat scratchy meeting with the Ambassador on 8/18, Prime Minister Siniora bristled at the suggestion that he was projecting the wrong image regarding UNSCR 1701. Citing army deployment to the Syrian-Lebanese border as well as southern Lebanon, it is simply not tru [...]	2006-08-19 16:32:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EAID LE SY IS
06BEIRUT2735	LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI CALLS FOR SYRIAN REGIME [...] (C/NF) In a wide ranging discussion at his Qureitem home on August 22, an effusive and provocative Saad Hariri met with senior Senate Foreign Relations staffer Puneet Talwar and poloff (notetaker). Saying that the continued Israeli blockade of ports and airports is "killing the Cedar Revol [...]	2006-08-24 06:17:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER LE SY
06BEIRUT280	MGLE01: HEAD OF HIGHER SHIA COUNCIL ADVOCATES NEW [...] (C) On January 30, the Ambassador met with Acting Chairman of the Higher Shia Council Sheikh Abed al-Amir Qabalan. Qabalan offered a critique of US policy in Lebanon and the Middle East, accusing the USG of practicing a double standard by not meeting with President Emile Lahoud and himself [...]	2006-01-31 08:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL LE PGOV PTER SY
06BEIRUT281	MGLE01: WASHINGTON-BOUND JUMBLATT REACHING OUT TO [...] (S) In a 1/28 meeting, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt described his efforts to find a candidate for an upcoming parliamentary by-election on which both his "March 14" allies and Michel Aoun can agree. He reiterated his belief that Sa'ad Hariri needs to return to Lebanon, but not before soothing [...]	2006-01-31 09:03:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PTER KISL LE SY SA
06BEIRUT3126	LEBANON: CODEL LAHOOD MEETS WITH MP SAAD AL-HARIRI [...] (U) Calling on Mustaqbal ("Future") Party leader and MP Saad al-Hariri in his Qureitem mansion, CODEL Lahood repeatedly expressed its support for Lebanon and solicited Hariri's suggestions for their upcoming meeting with Israeli PM Olmert and for action upon their return to the US. Congressman [...]	2006-09-27 13:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PREL
06BEIRUT3129	LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI PLAYS HARBALL WITH HIZBALLAH [...] (C) Ambassador Feltman and econoff on 27 September met with Saad Hariri to talk about his strategy during and following Ramadan. Hariri plans to renew dialogue with Hizballah at a lower level but will not meet with General Aoun to avoid alienating his moderate Christian allies. Hariri descri [...]	2006-09-27 15:18:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM LE PREL PTER SY
06BEIRUT324	MGLE01: SINIORA ON END TO CABINET BOYCOTT, [...] (C) In a 2/4 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora claimed that he and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri had orchestrated the end of the Shia cabinet boycott by cornering Hizballah publicly. There is no private and no written deal, Siniora insisted, noting that he fully expec [...]	2006-02-06 09:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KCRM LE IS SY KPAL
06BEIRUT3412	LEBANON: NEA DAS DANIN MEETS WITH SULEIMAN [...] (C) Political leader Suleiman Franjieh told visiting DAS Danin that Israel is the ultimate source of tensions within Lebanon and between Lebanon and the west. Hizballah will disarm if its demands are met, and Christians have joined with Hizballah only to counter a Sunni bid to dominate Lebano [...]	2006-10-24 13:52:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3648	LEBANON: PROMINENT SUNNI MODERATE SEES COMPROMISE [...] (C) A respected Sunni moderate, Tamam Salam, says that the Christian/Hizballah alliance is no bad thing for confessionally riven Lebanon, and he indicated that Syria is the major problem in the current political crisis. He both defended and criticized Hizballah. Openly sharing his views, bo [...]	2006-11-17 15:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE
06BEIRUT3790	LEBANON: HANIYYEH DECLINES TO VISIT STRIFE-RIDDEN [...] Polchief checked with the Foreign Ministry on the proposed visit of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyyeh to Lebanon. We were informed that due to Lebanon's political crisis Haniyyeh had dropped Beirut from his regional visit itinerary. A rumor had it that Prime Minister Siniora turned off the [...]	2006-12-08 06:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3874	LEBANON: HARIRI TALKS ABOUT WAYS TO ENGAGE SYRIA [...] (C) Sa'ad Hariri, without his usual call for a Syrian regime change, indicated that he believes the real goal of Syria and Iran is to thwart UNSCR 1701. He believes that Syria should have been engaged after its pullout from Lebanon, but through one voice, probably that of the UN. Like many [...]	2006-12-21 10:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE
06BEIRUT3889	LEBANON: HARIRI EXPLAINS, "I AM A MOUNTAIN [...] (SBU) On December 18 Senators Christopher Dodd and John Kerry met with Saad Hariri, Member of Parliament and leader of the Mustaqbal party. Hariri advised the Codel that progress in the region, and particularly in Lebanon, requires that the international community take a firm and united stand [...]	2006-12-22 14:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
06BEIRUT3895	LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADERS SEE PRO-SYRIANS, AOUN [...] (C) Fouad Siniora, Marwan Hamadeh, and Saad Hariri report that the March 8-Aoun opposition forces are hardening their positions and that street demonstrations, despite the holiday lull, are not going away. Despite Vladimir Putin's vocal support for Lebanon and apparent warnings to Bashar Asad, [...]	2006-12-26 06:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EFIN LE
06BEIRUT544	MGLE01: FM SALLOUKH HELPFUL ON UNSC DEMARCHE, [...] (C) Foreign Minister Salloukh defended meeting with Hamas officials as important in maintaining normal relations with a democratically-elected Arab government. He urged the USG to give Hamas an opportunity to change its behavior, which he believed would happen as it struggled to meet its ne [...]	2006-02-22 16:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
06BELIZE272	BELIZE: MESSAGE ON HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH HAMAS [...] (SBU) Per reftel PolOff delivered demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U.S. Desk Officer Gianni Avila with a copy of enclosed unclassified statement. 2. (SBU) Avila stated that MFA had no comment at this time. ------- Comment ------- 3. (SBU) Annually, during September National [...]	2006-03-24 12:34:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL BH
06BERLIN3542	FOUNDATION REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA Senior Advisor Charles King Mallory and NEA/PI Political Pillar Manager Owen Kirby met with representatives from two German political foundations December 6-7. In separate meetings, representatives of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAF) and Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FEF [...]	2006-12-20 09:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KMPI GM
06BERLIN3565	GERMANY: COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Germany continues to be a strong partner in countering the global terrorist threat by participating in military operations overseas, providing leadership in multilateral settings, and fighting terrorism within its borders. German cooperation with the United States on the counterterrorism [...]	2006-12-21 16:42:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC GM
06BERLIN455	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S MEETINGS IN GERMANY [...] (C) Summary: Senior German officials responded positively to USG efforts to show solidarity with Denmark and agreed with the basic principle of using the incident to stress the importance of building democracy in the BMENA region. The Germans agreed with the USG assessment that the caricature [...]	2006-02-17 10:35:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL PHUM PTER GM
06BERN1253	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - SWISS APPROACH TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-06 10:48:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM UNHRC SZ
06BERN141	SWISS COUNTERTERRORISM OVERVIEW - SCENESETTER FOR \ [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-20 16:53:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PARM ETTC SZ
06BERN1947	SWISS VIEWS ON LEBANON, SYRIA, AND HAMAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-18 16:39:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER MOPS SZ
06BERN1971	EUR A/S FRIED AND SWISS STATE SECRETARY AMBUHL \ [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-23 08:56:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KNNP EAID SZ
06BERN545	SWISS SEE GOLAN HEIGHTS RESOLUTION AS KEY TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-14 14:00:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	PREL KPAL IS SY SZ
06BRATISLAVA192	A/S SILVERBERG VISIT TO BRATISLAVA: SLOVAKIA HOLDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The March 5-7 Bratislava visit of IO A/S Kristen Silverberg provided the occasion to engage Slovakia on UNSC issues, congratulate the country on two successful months at the table, and coordinate our approaches to the upcoming challenges of the Council's agenda. A/S Silverber [...]	2006-03-08 08:07:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC UN IR YI SR LO
06BRATISLAVA73	SLOVAK REACTION TO PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement on Palestinian election results on January 27. The text is available in English at www.mzv.sk . BEGIN VERBATIM TEXT: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic welcome peaceful atmosphere in which t [...]	2006-01-27 15:46:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PREL KPAL UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA77	SLOVAK VIEWS BEFORE JAN 30 GAERC [...] (SBU) Pol-Ec Chief discussed reftel points 1/24 with European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak. He was joined by Anna Petrasova, Third Secretary stationed at the Slovak mission to the EU, covering COTRA and COLAT/AMLAT, who wanted to see "how our transatlantic coordination works." Pol-Ec Chief en [...]	2006-01-30 11:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU LO
06BRUSSELS1175	HAMAS LIKELY TO DOMINATE MEETING OF EU FOREIGN [...] (C) Judith Gebetsroithner, an advisor to External Relations Commission Ferrero-Waldner, told us April 6 that discussion of Hamas would likely be the main issue for EU Foreign Ministers to tackle at their monthly meeting (GAERC) in Luxembourg April 10. Gebetsroithner noted that member states [...]	2006-04-06 15:35:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM KPAL BO UP XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS3103	DEMARCHES ON SYRIA AND LEBANON [...] (C) Poloff discussed points on Syria and Lebanon (refs A and B) with Jean-Luc Bodson, Deputy Chief of Staff, responsible for middle eastern affairs, in the Belgian Foreign Ministry. Bodson said Belgian Foreign Minister DeGucht generally believed a constructive dialogue was needed with all th [...]	2006-09-14 14:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	BE PGOV PREL PTER USUN LE SY EU IS
06BRUSSELS557	EC 2006 FUNDING FOR UNRWA, PALESTINIAN REFUGEES [...] (SBU) Summary. The EC plans to maintain its funding level to assist Palestinian refugees through UNRWA at 100 million euros in 2006. Support to UNRWA represents over a third of EC assistance to Palestinians. The EC may earmark a portion of its contribution to UNRWA's general fund. End Summa [...]	2006-02-17 14:12:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS791	LEVERAGING EU ASSISTANCE FOR US FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Bush's historic visit to Brussels in February 2005 has been followed by increased US-European cooperation on a range of political and security issues. An important component of that cooperation is greater synergy between US and EU approaches to development and humani [...]	2006-03-08 10:55:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KDEM PREF PREL KMCA EUN UN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS928	GAERC: WAITING ON HAMAS GOVERNMENT, LIKELY TO [...] (C) A Commission official told us March 17 that she expects no movement on WTO and heavy criticism of Belarus to dominate the March 20 GAERC. EU Foreign Ministers will review how to handle Hamas, given rumors that Hamas could name the personnel it wants in a government over the March 18-19 w [...]	2006-03-17 13:52:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KPAL BO ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BRUSSELS975	EU FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS HAMAS, BELARUS, OTHER [...] (U) EU foreign ministers, meeting in Brussels March 20, agreed with the preliminary conclusions of the OSCE/ODIHR that the Belarusian elections were "severely flawed." FMs reportedly discussed Hamas' proposed list of cabinet members but did not issue a substantive statement on Hamas. Rather [...]	2006-03-21 13:47:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID KPAL BO XF ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
06BUCHAREST309	ROMANIA RECEIVED GAERC DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-22 15:47:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL RO
06BUDAPEST2438	HUNGARY'S REACTION TO DEMARCHE ON PRESERVING THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-06 11:17:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV PTER MOPS
06BUENOSAIRES1087	MEDIA REACTION EU-LATIN AMERICAN SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include Bolivian President Morales ruling out compensation for nationalizing foreign oil and gas subsidiaries; the EU's belief Venezuelan President Chavez is a hurdle in reaching a deal between the EU and Mercosur; and statement [...]	2006-05-12 19:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1210	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; COLOMBIAN ELECTIONS; UN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories include the current situation in Iraq; the outcome of Colombian elections; the imminent voting at the UN Security Council to remove five of its non-permanent members; the implications of the Enron case; the status of the US immigration draft bill; the arriv [...]	2006-05-31 15:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1323	MEDIA REACTION ZARQAWI'S DEATH; IRAN; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers lead with the implications of Al- Zarqawi's death; the chances for a diplomatic solution on Iran; the ties between the Chilean and Bolivian administrations; "what to do" with the Chavez administration; and the Darfur genocide. Leading "Clarin" carries an e [...]	2006-06-12 20:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1364	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ IMF-ARGENTINA MIDDLE EAST FTAA-MERCOSUR [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the US Senate allegedly limiting US President Bush's war power in Iraq; the report of external auditors on the IMF performance in handling the 2001 Argentine crisis and the Independent Evaluation Office's review; the situ [...]	2006-06-16 19:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1441	THE US AND THE MEXICAN ELECTIONS; WTO DOHA ROUND; MIDDLE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the main points of the US-Mexican bilateral agenda vis-`-vis upcoming Mexican presidential elections; the main issues that need to be tackled in the upcoming WTO Doha Round; the impact of the Israeli soldier's kidnapping [...]	2006-06-27 17:27:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1454	ALLEGED US BANKING ESPIONAGE; MIDDLE EAST; COLOMBIAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include allegations of USG banking espionage; the situation in the Middle East; the implications of Colombian President Uribe's re-election; the summit to be held between Argentine President Nestor Kirchner and Bolivian President Evo Morale [...]	2006-06-28 20:13:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1516	INTERVIEW WITH US AMBASSADOR LINO GUTIERREZ; VENEZUELA'S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major papers cover extensively the Fourth of July reception held in the Ambassador's residence in Buenos Aires. Liberal, English-language "Buenos Aires Herald" carries an interview with US Ambassador Lino Gutierrez who underscores that "US-Argentina ties are stronger regard [...]	2006-07-07 12:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1535	INTERVIEW WITH US AMBASSADOR TO BUENOS AIRES LINO [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Daily-of-record "La Nacion" and leading "Clarin" conducted an interview with US Ambassador Lino Gutirrez. Those interviews were reported, thus far, by liberal, English-language "Buenos Aires Herald," wire service agencies Agence France Presse and TELAM, populist "Cronica," [...]	2006-07-10 20:33:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1566	ARGENTINA'S "SO-SO" MERCOSUR PRESIDENCY COMING TO [...] (C) Summary: As Argentina's pro temp Mercosur presidency comes to an end, it can claim success in its top priority, bringing Venezuela into the Mercosur fold, but it failed to make much progress on any other fronts. An MFA official characterized the Argentine presidency as "so-so." Argentina [...]	2006-07-14 20:04:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PINR AR
06BUENOSAIRES1584	MIDDLE EAST; THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS ON NORTH [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local papers lead with the escalation of the Middle East violence; disagreement at the UN Security Council regarding a call for ceasefire; UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea; the status of Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne's confirmation as US Ambassador to Argen [...]	2006-07-17 20:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1587	JAPAN DRAFT RESOLUTION AGAINST NORTH KOREA; MIDDLE EAST; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include Japan asking for Argentina's support in a draft resolution it submitted to the UN, which requests sanctions against North Korea for its missile tests; the US blames Syria and Iran for the escalation of violence in the Middle East; for [...]	2006-07-18 13:20:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1593	MIDDLE EAST; TRIPLE BORDER; WTO DOHA ROUND; US-ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the war in the Middle East; the US Senate's attempt to pass a resolution intended to create an antiterrorist task force on the Triple Border between Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil; and the US-Argentine deal to fight money launderi [...]	2006-07-18 20:56:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1617	MIDDLE EAST; FIDEL CASTRO; MERCOSUR AND VENEZUELA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the war in the Middle East; Fidel Castro's probable visit to Argentina and the Cuban political transition; and Venezuela's incorporation into Mercosur. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES - "The US agrees with Israel [...]	2006-07-21 12:47:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1643	MIDDLE EAST; MERCOSUR AND FIDEL CASTRO; US-ARGENTINE TIES [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers cover the situation in the Middle East; US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trip to the region; and the outcome and implications of the Mercosur summit in Cordoba. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES - "The US asks for more pressure against Hezbollah" [...]	2006-07-24 20:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1681	SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE MIDDLE EAST; TRI-BORDER; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local papers lead with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trip to the Middle East; the US proposal to deepen its monitoring of the Tri-Border; the US urging Russia not to sell military equipment to Venezuela; the need for an update in Argentine legislation on terroris [...]	2006-07-28 18:20:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES188	MEDIA REACTION PALESTINE ELECTIONS BILATERAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include White House expectations regarding Palestinian elections; speculation about the next US ambassador to Buenos Aires; the continued back and forth on alleged US- Uruguayan free trade discussions; the benefits of free trade agreem [...]	2006-01-25 19:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES211	MEDIA REACTION VISIT OF US DEFENSE DEPUTY [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the visit of US Defense Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roger Pardo-Maurer to Buenos Aires; the sweeping victory of the Islamic militant group Hamas in Palestinian parliamentary polls; and Latin America's [...]	2006-01-27 20:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES212	MEDIA REACTION EVO MORALES-U.S.-ARGENTINA, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key stories today focus on the strong U.S. interest in Bolivia and President Kirchner's alleged decision to play a regional role in moderating Evo Morales; election outcomes for Hamas and implications for the Middle East peace process, and the World Social Forum organized [...]	2006-01-27 20:59:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2423	AMIA BOMBING - REQUEST FOR AN INTERNATIONAL ARREST ORDER [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All local papers widely report on the AMIA bombing prosecutor's request that an international arrest order be issued against former Iranian president Ali-Akbar Hashem Rafsanjani and seven other former Iranian government officials. The U.S.'s strong support for the investig [...]	2006-10-27 09:08:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES250	MEDIA REACTION STATE OF THE UNION, IRAN-IAEA, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Papers lead with the State of the Union message, in which President Bush defends his foreign policy, warns Iran and Hamas that the U.S. will fight tyranny in the world, urges them to set aside terrorism; refers to Iraq saying that if the U.S. leaves, 'then Bin Laden will r [...]	2006-02-01 20:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES255	MEDIA REACTION STATE OF THE UNION, IRAN-IAEA, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key stories focus on the State of the Union message, noting that Latin America is hardly mentioned; the complicated international scenario posed by President Ahmadinejad's challenges to the UNSC and the Western world; speculation about a possible truce between Hama [...]	2006-02-03 12:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2754	IRAQ-IRAN-SYRIA; TRI-BORDER AREA; GSP; ARGENTINE-VENEZUELAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories focus on the USG's reaction to the report from the Iraq Study Group; the follow up on the US Treasury Department's designation of individuals and entities supporting Hezbollah in the Tri-Border area; the status of Argentine-Venezuelan ties; and US Ambassador [...]	2006-12-15 09:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES278	MEDIA REACTION HAMAS-ARGENTINA, IRAN-IAEA, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Main stories today refer to Hamas' declarations to a Brazilian daily announcing its trip to South American countries in search of political and financial support, with the FMA saying they haven't received any request for a visit or interviews; Argentina's possible vote on [...]	2006-02-07 10:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2783	IRAQ; US AMBASSADOR WAYNE; MIDDLE EAST; THE UN NEW STAGE; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers cover the implications of Robert Gates' taking office as head of the Pentagon; the style of new US Ambassador to Argentina, Earl Anthony Wayne; confrontations in the Middle East; and the new scenario at the UN. Business-financials "El Cronista" and "Ambito [...]	2006-12-19 19:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES308	MEDIA REACTION IRAN-IAEA-ARGENTINA, GLOBAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Papers continue to lead with the Iran case at the IAEA, with France and Russia seeking to stop the escalation against Tehran, and Argentina's public stance on the up-coming vote at the UNSC; the growing violence between the Muslim world and the West, following the publicat [...]	2006-02-08 19:42:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES398	MEDIA REACTION ABU GHRAIB, IRAN, HAITI; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Papers lead with the new scandal following the broadcast by an Australian TV station of previously unpublished images of apparent abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Bush's request of funds to 'democratize' Iran and the growing allegations of fraud in Haiti which could lead [...]	2006-02-17 19:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES428	MEDIA REACTION NEW AMBASSADOR IN ARGENTINA, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major stories today refer to Ambassador Wayne's designation, its positive repercussions in Argentina and the possible topics he will be addressing; Hamas' difficult relationship with Israel; the aftermath of Haiti's elections and the global concern posed by the avian flu a [...]	2006-02-23 14:22:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES439	MEDIA REACTION US CANCELLATION OF BOLIVIAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include the US canceling Bolivian Senator Zurita's visa; the discovery of an anthrax case in New York; the US enabling Argentine meat (except that from a province that was affected by a recent foot-and-mouth bout) to enter US markets; an [...]	2006-02-24 14:19:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES447	ARGENTINA ON CONTACTS WITH HAMAS [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel points February 23 to Viviana Jones, Deputy Director in the MFA's Office of North American and Middle East Affairs. Jones said that the GOA had received no requests for a meeting with Hamas representatives, and that in any case, the GOA does not meet with "politica [...]	2006-02-24 18:53:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KWBG AR
06BUENOSAIRES469	MEDIA REACTION IRAN-RUSSIA IRAQ US-BOLIVIA US- [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories cover Iran and Russia agreeing to establish a joint uranium enrichment venture; the danger of civil war in Iraq; Palestinian PM-designate Haniyeh's statement that Hamas would establish "peace in stages" if Israel were to withdraw to the borders it held befor [...]	2006-02-28 12:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES524	MEDIA REACTION US PRESIDENT BUSH TO INDIA AND [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include US President Bush praising Pakistan as crucial ally in the war on terrorism; the implications of a nuclear deal between the US and India; the civil war in Iraq; the confrontation between the US and Iran on the latter's nuclear prog [...]	2006-03-06 20:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES535	MEDIA REACTION IRAN MIDDLE EAST US-BOLIVIA [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include US President Bush's speech on the International Women's Day; US Vice President Dick Cheney's threats to Iran if it does not suspend its enriched uranium-related activities; the US and Russia rejecting Iran's proposal to enrich ur [...]	2006-03-08 20:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES649	MEDIA REACTION THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend newspapers lead with the third anniversary of the war on Iraq; anti-war demonstrations in different countries of the world; half a million protesters taking to the streets across France to demand the scrapping of a new law that could erode job security; Al Fatah le [...]	2006-03-20 19:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES718	MEDIA REACTION US NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers lead with the US National Security Strategy; immigration demonstration drawing 500,000 in Los Angeles; US Secretary of State Rice's alleged statement that the US could withdraw a significant number of its troops in Iraq; the US Embassy in La Paz's response t [...]	2006-03-28 15:14:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES737	MEDIA REACTION US CHIEF OF STAFF ANDREW CARD [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include US President Bush announcing the resignation of his chief of staff and his replacement with budget director Joshua Bolten; acting PM Ehud Olmert declaring victory in Israeli elections and their impact on the Middle East conflict; [...]	2006-03-30 19:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES759	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ IRAN US IMMIGRATION [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers cover US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledging US "mistakes" in Iraq; the implications of the war in Iraq and the threat posed by Iran; US immigration policies and their impact on upcoming US legislative elections; the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui [...]	2006-04-03 19:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES782	MEDIA REACTION TIES BETWEEN TRI-BORDER AND [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the alleged ties between the Tri-Border and terrorist organizations through a New York bank account; US President Bush favoring a US law including temporary work permits; and the nomination of Earl Anthony Wayne as new US Ambassador [...]	2006-04-06 18:41:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES785	MEDIA REACTION TIES BETWEEN TRI-BORDER AND [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the alleged ties between the Tri-Border and terrorist organizations through a New York bank account; US President Bush favoring a US law including temporary work permits; and the nomination of Earl Anthony Wayne as new US Ambassador [...]	2006-04-06 20:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06CAIRO1272	EGYPT: CODEL BERMAN MEETINGS WITH EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary. In a lengthy meeting with visiting Rep. Berman on February 20, Mubarak emphasized that Egypt does not trust Hamas but will work with the organizationÂ´s leadership in order to moderate its positions. Mubarak counseled strongly against a rapid withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq and d [...]	2006-02-28 14:38:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV EG KDEM
06CAIRO1307	EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, FEBRUARY 12-25. [...] Summary: Due to the visit of Secretary Rice to Egypt last week, this weeks media summary covers the period of February 12-25. During the first week of the reporting period (February 12-18),while 50 percent of commentaries focused on domestic issues, 18 percent contemplated tolerance of Isl [...]	2006-03-02 09:55:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG DA XZ IS XF
06CAIRO1309	Egyptian Media Coverage of Secretary Rices [...] Summary. Secretary Rices visit to Egypt and the region garnered widespread media attention, from straightforward news reporting to significant television and print commentary. Between February 22 and 25, of the pro-government, opposition and independent papers monitored by Embassy Cairo, co [...]	2006-03-02 09:58:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG DA XZ IS XFNEA PPD
06CAIRO1367	ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS PREP FOR KHARTOUM [...] (SBU) Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo March 4-5 to prepare for a March 28-29 Arab League Summit in Sudan. Among the topics discussed were Iraq, Palestine, Sudan/Darfur, and Arab reform. We understand the meetings were generally uncontentious, with ministers agreeing to support the polit [...]	2006-03-06 16:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL PTER EG IS IZ UNSC
06CAIRO1555	JUDGES' CLUB LEADER DISCUSSES CONFRONTATION WITH [...] (C) Summary: Judge Mahmoud Khodeiry, Head of the Alexandria Judges Club and one of four senior Egyptian judges at the center of a dispute with the GOE over conduct of the 2005 parliamentary elections reports that Egyptian judges are under tremendous pressure from the GOE to participate in th [...]	2006-03-13 17:12:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	EG KDEM PGOV PHUM
06CAIRO1636	JERICHO PRISON CRISIS PROMPTS CANCELLATION OF [...] (C) Summary. Local sources confirm that the Jericho prison crisis in the West Bank has prompted the postponement of an expected visit to Israel by Egyptian Intelligence Minister Omar Soliman scheduled to begin March 15, as well as the postponement of travel to Egypt by Palestinian President [...]	2006-03-15 14:37:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC KPAL EG IS
06CAIRO1676	JERICHO PRISON INCIDENT PROMPTS HARSH REACTION [...] (C) Presidential Spokesman and Senior Advisor Soliman Awad called the Ambassador late March 15 to share that a parliamentary committee had severely grilled a senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs official March 14 during an emergency session to address the Jericho prison incident. Awad explained [...]	2006-03-16 15:33:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL PTER ASEC UNSC EG IS
06CAIRO1782	DEFMIN TANTAWI ON MFO, PSI, DEMOCRATIC REFORM AND FMF [...] (C) Summary: On March 19, the Ambassador and Defense Minister Tantawi discussed Iraq, Sudan, the Muslim Brotherhood (MB),and Tantawi's impressions of his recent visit to Washington. Tantawi reaffirmed the GOE view that for now, U.S. troops must remain in Iraq. On his meetings in Washington, Tantaw [...]	2006-03-23 07:50:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IS EG KNNP
06CAIRO1811	SCENESETTER FOR GEN ABIZAID'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] (C) GEN Abizaid, Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit as an opportunity to review our agenda on regional security and the future of our FMF assistance to Egypt. President Mubarak believes, and the MoD's senior leadership will reiterate, that our mil-mil relationship is the cornerstone of [...]	2006-03-23 17:29:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS IS IZ IR EG SU KPAL KNNP
06CAIRO2021	ARAB LEAGUE'S KHARTOUM SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary. Sudan played host March 28-29 to the 18th regular summit of Arab League (AL) leaders, a meeting notable for poor attendance by heads of state and deep divisions over Iraq, Lebanon, and Hamas. AL leaders approved dozens of resolutions, covering the range of priorities for all 2 [...]	2006-04-03 14:07:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER EAID KPAL MEPN EG SU

06CAIRO2100	DEFMIN TANTAWI WITH GEN ABIZAID ON IRAQ, HAMAS, [...] (C) Summary: In a March 29 meeting CENTCOM Commander GEN Abizaid and Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi, joined by DCM Jones, discussed regional affairs, terrorism, military cooperation, and the International Medical Center (IMC). Tantawi (1) stressed the importance of a strong Sunni [...]	2006-04-05 14:25:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS IS IZ LE EG SY KPAL
06CAIRO2133	ARAB LEAGUE'S AMRE MOUSSA ON DARFUR AND HAMAS [...] (C) Summary: NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa discussed regional affairs, including Syria, Iraq, Darfur, and Hamas, during a chance meeting in the airport VIP lounge on April 4. On Israel/Palestine, Moussa said the League is urging Hamas to [...]	2006-04-06 16:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM IS SU EG KPAL
06CAIRO2162	CAIRO: SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH [...] (C) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit and the opportunity to continue our dialogue with the GOE on counterproliferation, Iran, and security assistance. Egypt values its role as a regional leader on nonproliferation and its influence in multilateral fora. Your visit will reassure Egy [...]	2006-04-09 14:27:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS UNSC EG IR KNNP
06CAIRO2183	DEFENSE MINISTER TANTAWI ON IRAN, IRAQ, HAMAS, [...] (C) Summary: NEA Assistant Secretary Welch, accompanied by the Ambassador, discussed Iran, Iraq, Hamas, Sudan and the International Medical Center with Defense Minister Field Marshal Tantawi during an April 4 meeting. Responding to A/S Welch's caution on Iran's growing influence in the regi [...]	2006-04-11 11:29:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM SY IS IZ SU EG KPAL
06CAIRO2203	EGYPT: ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH'S APRIL 4 MEETING [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Welch and the Ambassador met with Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif on April 4. Welch briefed Nazif on U.S. regional priorities and encouraged Nazif to make a visit to the U.S. Nazif discussed Egypt's reform successes, noting that results in the economic sphere were [...]	2006-04-12 05:26:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EG
06CAIRO2337	PALESTINIAN FM ZAHAR'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian FM Mahmoud Al Zahar met with Egyptian General Intelligence Service (EGIS) Director Omar Soliman and Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa during his April 15-17 visit to Cairo. Al Zahar did not meet with FM Aboul Gheit, or any other GOE officials. Al Zahar downp [...]	2006-04-18 15:18:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS EG KPAL
06CAIRO2432	AMBASSADORÂ´S MEETING WITH MIN INFO AND EGIS CHIEF ON RADIO SAWA AND AL-MANAR [...] (S) Summary: On April 20th, the Ambassador pressed MOI Al-Fiqqi on the GOEÂ´s media portrayal of issues important to the US-Egyptian relationship, including Iran, Hamas, and Iraq. He also again raised the issues of Radio Sawa and Al-Manar. The Ambassador argued that if the GOE values its relation [...]	2006-04-23 13:44:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL KPAL EG
06CAIRO2435	PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ZAHAR TO CAIRO, NO [...] (C) During an April 23 meeting with Senator Dodd (D-CT) and the Ambassador, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit reviewed GOE thinking on regional and bilateral topics (septel),and acknowledged reports that he did not meet with visiting Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud al Zahar dur [...]	2006-04-23 16:32:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN KPAL EG IS MEPN
06CAIRO2438	APRIL 25 UPDATE ON DAHAB TERROR ATTACKS [...] (U) The official numbers of dead and injured following the April 24 triple bombing at the Dahab seaside resort in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, remain in flux, with State Security sources informally sharing their count of 24 killed and upwards of 100 injured. The Embassy is not aware of any Am [...]	2006-04-25 12:59:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC EG
06CAIRO2475	SCENESETTER FOR A/S HILLEN'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] (C) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit and the opportunity to discuss security assistance, border security, regional cooperation, and the MFO with the GOE. The Defense and Foreign Ministers will likely press you for further assurance of the Administration's support for the current lev [...]	2006-04-27 14:00:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS MOPS KMFO EG IR IS KNNP KPAL
06CAIRO2500	SENATOR DODD'S APRIL 21-23 VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (C) Summary. During an April 21-23 visit to Egypt, Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) met Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the wife of imprisoned political figure Ayman Nour, a group of Egyptian civil society and business leaders, and attended a Coptic Easter Mass with the Ambassador. The Senator [...]	2006-04-27 16:25:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EG LE IR
06CAIRO2648	PM A/S HILLEN DISCUSSES FMF, SINAI SECURITY, IRAN, [...] (C) Visiting PM A/S Hillen, joined by the Ambassador, discussed Darfur, security assistance, Sinai security and regional cooperation with FM Aboul Gheit and Defense Minister Tantawi April 30. On Sudan, Aboul Gheit said that Egypt would only send more forces to Sudan with Khartoum's full suppo [...]	2006-05-07 15:06:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MASS UN EG IS IR SU KPAL KNNP KMFO
06CAIRO2933	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (C) We look forward to welcoming you to Sharm El Sheikh. You come at a tense time for Egypt. The Mubarak regime has come under criticism for its heavy-handed response to protest demonstrations in each of the past two weeks. Also, judicial decisions are expected on May 18 in both Ayman Nour's app [...]	2006-05-16 15:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EG
06CAIRO3119	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY,S MAY 20 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by Economic and Political Counselor John Desrocher, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) May 20, 2006; 11:45AM; Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Ricciardone NEA DAS Scott Carpenter D Executive Assistant Mike Matera D Se [...]	2006-05-25 08:44:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PTER KPAL IS XF
06CAIRO3139	PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ZAHAR MAKES BRIEF [...] (C) En route to East Asia for another regional fund-raising tour and participation in an Arab-China ministerial gathering in Beijing, Palestinian Authority (PA) Foreign Minister Mahmud al Zahar visited Cairo May 24 where he met Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa. MFA Palestinian Affai [...]	2006-05-25 13:04:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN MEPN KPAL EG IS
06CAIRO3243	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 21 MEETING WITH ISRAELI [...] (U) Classified by: Ambassador Francis J. Ricciardone, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) MAY 21, 2006; 2:30pm; Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 3. (C) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Ricciardone NEA DAS Scott Carpenter D Executive Assistant Mike Matera D Senior Advisor [...]	2006-05-30 11:57:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL IS
06CAIRO3267	CODEL KOLBE MAY 20 MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 20 meeting on the margins of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told House Foreign Ops Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Jim Kolbe and his delegation that, having had little choice but to allow Hamas to form a government [...]	2006-05-30 13:34:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS XF
06CAIRO3282	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL GRIFFIN'S JUNE VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit and the opportunity to discuss with you ways in which we might bolster our military cooperation with Egypt. The U.S.-Egyptian military partnership is the cornerstone of our strategic relationship. While both nations benefit from the relationship [...]	2006-05-31 09:59:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MASS MOPS EG KPAL IS IZ SU
06CAIRO3759	MUBARAK REACTS TO PRESS SPECULATION ON POLICY [...] (C) Presidential Advisor Soliman Awaad phoned Ambassador June 15 to convey President Mubarak's personal disavowal of an unattributed accusation reported that day in the influential weekly magazine al-Musawwar. The article (text below) reports last month's visit to the U.S. by the Egyptian Co [...]	2006-06-17 09:31:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	OPRC PREL PGOV KPAO PTER IZ EG
06CAIRO3818	(U) MUBARAK AND JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH DISCUSS [...] (C) Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Soliman Awad shared with the Ambassador June 19 scant detail regarding Mubarak's June 18 meeting with King Abdullah. The two leaders reportedly focused primarily on the Palestinian situation, sharing identical views on Hamas. They compared notes on ma [...]	2006-06-19 13:35:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL MEPN PTER EG JO IS
06CAIRO3923	ATTACK ON KEREM SHALOM CROSSING: EGYPTIAN [...] (C) On June 25, the Ambassador discussed the recent attack on Israeli forces at the Kerem Shalom crossing with Defense Minister Tantawi, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, and EGIS Deputy Gohar (in Minister Soliman's absence). All three agencies were obviously following events closely and they ha [...]	2006-06-25 15:38:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS MEPN KPAL EG IS
06CAIRO4200	AG GONZALES MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK [...] (C) In a July 1 meeting in his office, a cordial and receptive Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak discussed the ongoing Gaza crisis with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Mubarak described Hamas leadership as ""untrustworthy,"" and stressed that if the situation continues to escalate, it will [...]	2006-07-09 04:00:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS EG
06CAIRO4382	NEA ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVID WELCH AND DNSA [...] (C) During a July 11-12 visit to Cairo, NEA Assistant Secretary Welch and Deputy National Security Advisor Elliott SIPDIS Abrams along with the Ambassador met separately with Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Soliman (sep channel),Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, Arab League Secretary General Amre Mo [...]	2006-07-16 07:42:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID MOPS KPAL EG IS
06CAIRO441	PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS: FORMAL EGYPTIAN REACTION [...] (C) The Egyptian Government is watching with intense concern as initial reports indicate a Parliamentary majority for the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas along with the possibility that the Islamic militant group could form the next Palestinian government. Embassy sources among Egyptian Gove [...]	2006-01-26 09:53:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL EG IS
06CAIRO4482	ARAB LEAGUE BRIEFS DIPLOMATS ON JULY 15 FOREIGN [...] (U) Arab League Chief of Staff Hisham Youssef briefed diplomats July 18 on the three resolutions approved by the Arab League foreign ministers on July 15. He also gave some of the atmospherics of the meeting. According to Youssef, the foreign ministers agreed that the Israelis appeared to be [...]	2006-07-18 15:03:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AL EG
06CAIRO4604	EGYPT MEDIA TRENDS FOR JULY 25, 2006 [...] Summary. Today,s Egyptian major developing story in Egyptian media was President Mubarak,s statement before departing for Saudi Arabia during which he declared the current situation in Lebanon as "destructive chaos." Headlines continued to be strongly negative toward perceived US involvem [...]	2006-07-27 12:08:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR KPAO OPRC PGOV PTER UK AG EG AL
06CAIRO482	PALESTINIAN ELECTION RESULTS A "SURPRISE" TO [...] (C) During a January 26 meeting with poloff, MFA Cabinet staff member responsible for the peace process portfolio, Ezzedine Shukry-Fisher, and Palestinian Affairs Office Director Randa Labaib, expressed surprise that Hamas had done so well in the latest parliamentary elections. Noting that t [...]	2006-01-26 16:40:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL PTER KDEM EG IS MEPN
06CAIRO493	SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT TO EGYPT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-29 11:49:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PTER KCRM PREL EG
06CAIRO5239	EGYPT MEDIA TRENDS: AUGUST 18-21, 2006 [...] Summary. Reactions to Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad's August 17 speech has figured prominently in Egyptian news and commentaries, with the majority of monitored columns devoted to the subject since August 18. Commentaries and editorials have been largely disapproving of his "insults" towa [...]	2006-08-21 14:38:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL IS LE EG SY
06CAIRO5317	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] (C) Welcome back to Cairo. Your visit allows us to reaffirm our nations' strong mil-mil cooperation at a time when the broader bilateral relationship and the U.S. image on the Arab Street shows signs of strain due to the crisis in Lebanon. In meetings with governmental and non-governmental contacts [...]	2006-08-24 12:56:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER MOPS EG IS IZ IR SU LE KNNP
06CAIRO5430	AMBASSADOR SCHULTE DISCUSSES IRAN WITH FM ABOUL [...] (C) U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Mission in Vienna Ambassador Schulte discussed Iran's nuclear weapons program with Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit on August 28. Aboul Gheit warned Ambassador Schulte that the U.S. handling of Lebanon had strengthened Iran, that economic sanctions against Ir [...]	2006-08-31 10:33:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC EG IR LE IS KNNP
06CAIRO563	EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT PUBLIC LINE ON PALESTINIAN [...] (U) Egyptian state media reported a January 28 phone call between President Mubarak and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in which the Egyptian leader expressed hope that the Palestinians would "close ranks in the coming period" in order to push the peace process forward and achieve the asp [...]	2006-01-30 16:38:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAL PTER EG IS MEPN
06CAIRO5708	READOUT OF BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY BECKETT'S [...] (C) UK Embassy Poloff Martin Hetherington provided emboff with a brief readout of UK Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett's September 7 visit to Egypt, where she met separately with President Mubarak, EGIS Chief Soliman, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, and Arab League Secretary General Amre Mouss [...]	2006-09-12 13:52:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MEPN KPAL PTER EG UK
06CAIRO603	SECURITY COORDINATOR LTG DAYTON DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Security Coordinator LTG Keith Dayton and the Ambassador discussed the recent Hamas election victory, Palestinian security, and Egyptian-Israeli border security with Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, Defense Minister Tantawi, and Director of Military Intelligence Mowafi Februa [...]	2006-02-01 21:08:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL MOPS EG IS
06CAIRO6106	SCENESETTER: SECRETARY RICE'S OCT 3-4 VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Madame Secretary, warm welcome to Cairo. President Mubarak and Omar Soliman have been trying to ameliorate conditions in Gaza. They will look to you for specific measures to support Abu Mazen, specifically on salaries to workers and release of prisoners. They [...]	2006-09-28 19:25:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV ENRG MNUC KDEM PHUM EG
06CAIRO646	EGYPT HOSTS PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT AND ISRAELI [...] (C) Playing a central role in post-Hamas victory diplomatic contacts, Egypt hosted Palestinian President Abu Mazen and Israeli Foreign Minister Livni in Cairo February 1. Livni met one-on-one with Mubarak for nearly 2 hours, and was hosted by Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit for a joint press co [...]	2006-02-02 18:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL EG IS MEPN
06CAIRO6593	MUBARAK'S VISIT TO RUSSIA AND CHINA: DIVERSIFYING [...] (C) With media attention focused on Mubarak's upcoming visit to Russia (Nov 1-4) and China (Nov 6-9),speculation is rife as to why he is going, and what message he is sending. While Egypt has solid reasons for expanding cooperation with both countries; the fact that Mubarak is throwing his we [...]	2006-10-30 10:01:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG EG RU CH KNNP
06CAIRO6839	ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS CALL FOR "LIFTING [...] (C) FOLLOWING A NOVEMBER 12 EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS HELD IN CAIRO, THE GROUP ISSUED A STATEMENT (TEXT BELOW) PLEDGING TO "BREAK THE SIEGE" AGAINST THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE, CALLING FOR AN INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF THE BEIT HANOUN ATTACK, THE SENDING OF INTERN [...]	2006-11-13 12:39:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MEPN KPAL UNSC UNGA ARABL EG IS
06CAIRO6881	A/S WELCH DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST PEACE, IRAQ WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Welch met with Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa on November 15 to discuss the Middle East peace process and Iraq. On the Israeli-Palestinian situation, Moussa encouraged reinvigorated U.S. leadership and promoted the international conference; A/S Welch responded t [...]	2006-11-16 09:49:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PRL PGOV PTER MORS UNSC EG IL LE IQ
06CAIRO692	EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, JANUARY 17-23. [...] Summary: Coverage of the Palestinian elections hit a crescendo at the end of the week, with many commentators reacting negatively to President Bushs Jan. 27 statement. While only three percent of commentaries were critical of U.S. policy before the election results were announced, forty perce [...]	2006-02-06 07:19:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG XF ZP ZR IS
06CAIRO6936	CASH TO HAMAS CROSSES RAFAH BORDER [...] (C) LOCAL SOURCES TOLD EMBOFFS ON NOVEMBER 20 THAT TWO HAMAS MINISTERS HAD SUCCESSFULLY TRANSPORTED OVER FOUR MILLION DOLLARS INTO THE GAZA STRIP VIA EGYPT'S RAFAH CROSSING DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK, DESPITE SENIOR-LEVEL GOE ASSERTIONS TO THE CONTRARY (REF A). EGYPTIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF OMAR [...]	2006-11-21 15:20:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MEPN EFIN ECON KPAL EG IS
06CAIRO6963	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DEPUTY LEADER: "I AM VERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A TWO-HOUR LONG NOVEMBER 21 APPEARANCE AT THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CAIRO, MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB) DEPUTY SUPREME GUIDE MOHAMED HABIB DELIVERED A BRIEF LECTURE ON "THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP," AND THEN TOOK QUESTIONS FROM THE CROWD COVERING A RANGE OF TOPICS, FROM HIS VIEWS OF T [...]	2006-11-22 17:00:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL KDEM EG
06CAIRO7000	MUBARAK ON DARFUR, IRAQ, IRAN, AND THE [...] (S) President Mubarak informed visiting Congresswoman Diane Watson on November 27 that he would travel to Khartoum within ten days to follow up on the recent Tripoli Darfur meetings and that he invited the presidents of Eritrea, Chad and the CAR to visit Cairo within the next month. Mubarak w [...]	2006-11-28 15:59:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS EG IR IZ SU
06CAIRO7001	HAMAS FIGURES VISIT CAIRO FOR TALKS ON NATIONAL [...] (C) Amidst a flurry of regional diplomatic activity, senior Hamas political leaders Khaled Misha'al and Prime Minister Haniyeh have been visiting Cairo for talks with Egyptian leaders on the formation of a National Unity Government and related issues. Misha'al, who visited Egypt from November [...]	2006-11-28 16:11:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MEPN PTER KPAL EG IS
06CAIRO7012	ANOTHER HAMAS MINISTER HAND-CARRIES CASH TO GAZA [...] (C) EGYPTIAN SOURCES HAVE CONFIRMED PRESS REPORTING THAT PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAHMOUD AL-ZAHAR HAND-CARRIED TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS IN CASH ACROSS THE EGYPT-GAZA BORDER AT RAFAH ON NOVEMBER 28. AL-ZAHAR, WHO LEFT CAIRO FOR TEHRAN ON NOVEMBER 12 SHORTLY AFTER ARAB MINISTERS ANNOUNCED PLA [...]	2006-11-29 16:02:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EFIN MEPN KPAL EG IS
06CAIRO7122	THWARTING HAMAS CASH TRANSFERS THROUGH RAFAH [...] (S) Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit told the Ambassador on December 12 that Egypt "had taken a decision" and is striving to find a legal mechanism to stop Hamas officials from taking cash through Egypt into Gaza. Finance Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali reportedly has "found one bank" in which th [...]	2006-12-12 15:51:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PTER KPAL EFIN IS EG
06CAIRO7165	ARAB LEAGUE'S AMRE MOUSSA TO SENATOR KERRY ON [...] (C) SENATOR JOHN KERRY MET WITH ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL AMRE MOUSSA ON NOVEMBER 15 TO DISCUSS EVENTS IN LEBANON, IRAQ, AND THE REGION. MOUSSA BRIEFED ON HIS LEBANON MEDIATION, CLAIMING LIMITED SUCCESS ON ELECTION-RELATED ISSUES, AND NOTED PLANS TO VISIT BEIRUT, DAMASCUS, AND SAUDI ARAB [...]	2006-12-17 15:42:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC EG LE
06CAIRO718	EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 5. [...] Summary: The past week saw a resurgence of reactions to the Danish caricature of the prophet Mohammed, with commentators in the press and on television identifying it as an issue of greater intolerance of Islam. Media outlets continued their focus on the Palestinian election results, especi [...]	2006-02-07 06:55:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG XF ZP ZR IS DA XZ
06CAIRO7200	EGYPT: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Egypt is an ally in the Global War on Terrorism. The Egyptian and U.S. Governments maintained close cooperation on a broad range of counter-terrorism and law enforcement issues in 2006 and exchanged information on a variety of terrorism, security, and law enforcement matters during the course [...]	2006-12-20 13:01:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EG
06CAIRO721	EGYPTIAN STUDENTS FRET OVER MB INFLUENCE, FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent encounter, secular Egyptian university students expressed worry over the growing influence of Islamists on and off campus and blamed GOE-imposed restrictions on student life for fueling support for the MB. The students discussed their on-campus efforts to counter w [...]	2006-02-07 07:58:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL ELAB KDEM EG
06CAIRO765	HAMAS DELEGATION ENDS CAIRO TALKS, CONTINUES [...] (SBU) A delegation of senior Hamas political figures wrapped up several days of talks in Cairo February 8, including a full day of internal deliberations February 6 among internal and external leaders of the Islamic organization. Press reports assert that part of the team departed for Gaza w [...]	2006-02-08 16:46:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL PTER EG IS MEPN
06CAIRO855	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY RADEMAKER'S [...] (C) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit for nonproliferation discussions. Nonproliferation has been a key agenda item in the U.S.- Egyptian bilateral relationship in recent months, and expanding our dialogue will facilitate greater cooperation. Because Egypt takes seriously its role a [...]	2006-02-13 09:54:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS IR EG KPAL KNNP IAEA
06CAIRO862	EGYPT: GOE SET TO POSTPONE LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: At the direction of President Mubarak, parliament is expected to pass shortly legislation that will postpone by two years local council elections which had been due in April. Senior GOE contacts put the move in the context of broader reforms that will overhaul and modernize Egyp [...]	2006-02-13 13:51:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EG
06CAIRO941	FBI DIRECTOR MUELLERâ€™S VISIT TO EGYPTREF: CAIRO 493 [...] (C) During his February 8-9 visit to Egypt FBI Director Robert Mueller held a series of cordial and productive meetings with President Mubarak, Intelligence Chief Soliman, Interior Minister Adly, and State Security Director Abdel Rahman. The strength of the bilateral security relationship, and mean [...]	2006-02-15 07:44:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KISL EG
06CAIRO968	ISRAELI DEFMIN VISITS CAIRO: MUBARAK DELIVERS [...] (C) According to Egyptian Presidential Advisor Soliman Awad, the visit to Egypt by Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz went extremely well. Awad told the DCM shortly after the conclusion of the February 14 visit that Mofaz's meeting with President Mubarak had been "very fruitful." The messa [...]	2006-02-15 15:36:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL EG IS MEPN
06CARACAS492	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS IRAN DEMARCHE TO BRV MFA [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points on Iran's nuclear program to Vice Foreign Minister for Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific Alcides Rondon on February 10. Rondon said the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) saw no evidence of non-peaceful purposes for Iran's nuclear program and cha [...]	2006-02-22 20:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB KDEM VE
06CARACAS503	MESSAGE ON PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Third Secretary for Multilateral Affairs Aldo Perfetto had no substantive response to ref A regarding the US government's conditions for providing future financial assistance to the new Palestinian Authority government. Perfetto agreed, however, to pass talki [...]	2006-02-23 19:06:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IS KPAL
06CARACAS588	MESSAGE ON HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH HAMAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-06 16:01:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL
06CASABLANCA367	TAKING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CASABLANCA BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Conversations with members of Casablanca's business community reveal an underlying discord between the economic priorities of the Government (and Palace) and the expectations of Casablanca's businessmen and entrepreneurs. While most business professionals we spoke with support t [...]	2006-04-07 15:43:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EIND ENIV PGOV MO
06CASABLANCA947	On the Edge of the Arab World Morocco Joins in the Fray [...] (C) Summary: As the fighting between Israel and Lebanon hits the one month mark, anti-American sentiments in Morocco's largest city are strong, and getting stronger. On Sunday, August 6, Casablanca witnessed a well-organized protest with tens of thousands of Moroccans marching in solidarity [...]	2006-08-14 12:06:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PGOV PINR
06COPENHAGEN991	DANISH GOVERNMENT DEFENDS LEBANON POLICY [...] (SBU) At an extraordinary weekend session of the Danish parliament's foreign policy committee July 22, Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller maintained a firm line against an unconditional cease-fire in Lebanon and signaled Danish government interest in participating in an eventual peacekee [...]	2006-07-24 10:07:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC IS LE DA
06DAMASCCUS4435	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Peace [...] Summary: Syrian papers over the weekend led with reports of President Asad's phone conversations with Italian PM Prodi, which focused on technical assistance to be offered to Syrian border guards, and featured a statement by the Syrian News Agency denying reports that Syria has accepted Europ [...]	2006-09-11 13:21:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1158	SARG REPORTEDLY SETS OUT THREE NEW RED LINES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent newspaper article in the influential regional Arab daily al-Hayat reported what is described as the SARG's demarcation of three "new" red lines for civil society activists, reflecting the regime's reaction to events of the last week. The three lines include: a ban on c [...]	2006-03-16 14:35:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS1186	REGIME SENSES SYRIA POLICY AT IMPASSE [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with Syria desk officer March 13, two key contacts noted that the SARG believes that U.S. policy towards Syria has reached an impasse, and that the U.S. is in the process of changing its approach. That shift will take six months, in their view, during which [...]	2006-03-19 13:24:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SY LE
06DAMASCUS1430	Damascus Media Reaction: President Asad's Interview [...] Summary: Syrian papers today led with President Asad's interview with the US PBS TV Network. All papers headlined President Asad's statement "We want to cooperate with the US Administration, and we can find common interests." The Khartoum Summit was the second focal topic in the Syrian paper [...]	2006-03-30 08:44:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1457	Damascus Media Reaction: Arab Summit, HAMAS (3/30) [...] Summary: Syrian papers continued to report on the Arab Summit in Khartoum and its final communique, which covered the following key points: On Palestine, the summit renewed commitment to the 2002 Arab peace initiative, which offered Israel a comprehensive peace in return for withdrawal from [...]	2006-04-02 11:20:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1460	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iraq, Syria/Italy, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported Vice President Shara's meeting with a delegation representing the Iraqi Islamic Party. Headlines featured Shara's statement expressing the importance of maintaining Iraq's territorial integrity and forming a government of national unity, and rejection of attempt [...]	2006-04-02 13:27:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1509	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the meeting of Dr. Buthaina Shabaan, Minister of Expatriates, with a US delegation from the Churches Panel for Peace in the Middle East. The meeting tackled practical and constructive means to deepen dialogue and communication and to bolster common grounds to ac [...]	2006-04-04 13:15:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1512	A LARSEN VISIT: CONFIDENT SARG UNLIKELY TO BUDGE [...] (C) Summary: As consideration continues of a trip by UN special envoy for 1559 implementation Terje Roed Larsen to Damascus, the prospects for success seem dubious from our perspective, primarily because of SARG confidence about its prospects in Lebanon and its overall regional position. Tha [...]	2006-04-06 13:40:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS1540	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the meeting of Dr. Buthaina Shabaan, Minister of Expatriates, with a US delegation from the Churches Panel for Peace in the Middle East. The meeting tackled practical and constructive means to deepen dialogue and communication and to bolster common grounds to ac [...]	2006-04-06 14:24:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1635	Damascus Media Reaction: US/EU Decisions to Halt Aid to [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported a Syrian Information Ministry statement denying a report by an Israeli newspaper that Syria had sent messages to Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert seeking to resume peace talks between the two countries. The source told Syria's official SANA news agency [...]	2006-04-11 13:35:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1667	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Syria/Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Chairman of the Iranian Expediency Council, will arrive in Damascus today on a formal visit of a few days. Papers also reported that President Asad chaired a cabinet meeting during which he discussed mechanis [...]	2006-04-13 05:53:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS168	Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon, Palestinian Elections, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported a demonstration by Lebanese students and youth outside a government office in Beirut to protest the visit of US Assistant Secretary of State David Welch. Papers also quoted an official media source in Damascus strongly criticizing the statement made by Welch i [...]	2006-01-16 15:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1695	EU DIPLOMATS SEE A CROSSROADS ON STRATEGY TOWARD [...] (C) Summary: European diplomats posted to Syria are increasingly questioning what they perceive as the EU policy of isolating the SARG. Some diplomats, especially those from Spain, Italy and Greece, but also from countries such the Netherlands and Austria, point to the regime's increased tie [...]	2006-04-13 12:38:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU SY
06DAMASCUS1781	Damascus Media Reaction: Independence Anniversary, [...] Summary: Papers reported the announcement by the Syrian government of a public fundraising campaign for the Palestinian National Authority to help fill the gap created by Western countries and Israel. The announcement was made in a joint press conference with Akhar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Chairman [...]	2006-04-19 13:06:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1786	Damascus Media Reaction: Asad/Anan, Syria/Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad discussed developments in Iraq and Lebanon in a phone call to UN SecGen Kofi Anan. Both sides expressed hope for a softening of tension in the region. Papers also reported that President Asad conferred with Rostam Tamboraka, Chairman of th [...]	2006-04-20 06:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1821	Damascus Media Reaction: Palestinian Territories, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that the Syrian Popular Committee to Support the Palestinian People opened special accounts at the Real-Estate Bank of Syria and the branches of the Commercial Bank of Syria in Damascus, Hama, Homs, Lattakia, Aleppo, Tartus, Daraa, Swieda, Der-Ezzor, Kami [...]	2006-04-20 13:34:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS183	Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian Papers reported additional statements by Lebanese and Egyptian factions voicing support for Syria and Hizbollah and condemning foreign intervention in Syrian and Lebanese affairs. On developments in the Palestinian territories, papers reported commencement of Palestinian legi [...]	2006-01-17 15:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1848	SARG CONTINUES TO PLAY WITH ISLAMIC FIRE [...] (C) Summary: The SARG continues to play with the issue of Islam -- in the wake of its February use of mob violence against several European embassies -- in ways designed to shore up support for the regime. In the past month there have been numerous reports about regime outreach to the Islamic commu [...]	2006-04-24 10:21:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL SY
06DAMASCUS1853	PALESTINIAN FM VISITS DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary: Visiting Palestinian FM Zahar met with Syrian President Asad and, separately, with Syrian FM Mu'allim April 20 in Damascus, according to media contacts. The foreign ministers announced further discussions to upgrade diplomatic relations between the two governments and other SARG [...]	2006-04-24 14:03:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL SY
06DAMASCUS1878	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Egypt, Syria/US, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's phone call to President Mubarak to condemn the terrorist bombings that hit the Dahab resort in Sinai and to extend condolences on the victims. Papers also featured a statement by Dr. Buthaina Shaaban, Minister of Expatriates, during a mee [...]	2006-04-25 12:34:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1879	Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon/US, Syria/Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian newspapers on 23 April criticized Lebanese PM al-Saniora's visit to and statements in the United States and maintained that "Washington has nothing to present to Lebanon other than Israeli demands." Syrian papers also reported a press statement by Foreign Minister Walid al-M [...]	2006-04-25 13:43:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1910	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Syria/Jordan, [...] Summary: Syrian papers briefly reported President Asad's meeting with Serge Brammertz, Head of the UN Committee investigating the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. Brammertz also held a meeting with Vice President Al- Sharaa, which was attended by Deputy Foreign Minis [...]	2006-04-26 12:24:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1913	SYRIANS SEE SOUR GRAPES IN JORDANIAN ACCUSATIONS [...] (U) The SARG on April 26 publicly rejected Jordanian accusations that arms were smuggled from Syria to Jordan or that a senior Hamas official was behind such an operation, according to the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). According to SANA, "Hamas leaders based in Syria are political [...]	2006-04-26 14:00:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL SY JO
06DAMASCUS1922	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that PM Mohammed Naji Ottri, in a cabinet meeting, called on Syrian citizens to take part in the fund-raising campaign for the Palestinian people scheduled to be launched next Sunday all over the country. Papers also reported that the first Arab-Euro Dialogue F [...]	2006-04-27 13:47:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS200	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported Egyptian President Mubarak's meeting with US Vice-President Dick Cheney and headlined Mubarak's statement that Syria has cooperated with the IIC. News reports featured a statement by Saudi FM Saud al-Faisal to the Financial Times that Saudi Arabia has p [...]	2006-01-18 14:19:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2007	Damascus Media Reaction: US Report on Terrorism, [...] Summary: Syrian papers cited a statement by Dr. Imad Mustafa, the Syrian ambassador in Washington, that the "US State Department report on terrorism is a new link in a series of reports that the United States issues for political reasons against those who do not agree with it or go along with i [...]	2006-05-02 12:51:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2032	SYRIA PLAYS WITH THE PALESTINIAN ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: Since Palestinian Authority FM Zahar's April visit, the SARG has showcased its public support for the Palestinians, with a fund-raising campaign on behalf of the Palestinian people, public statements, and participation at a rally in a Palestinian refugee camp. According to an E [...]	2006-05-03 10:39:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL SY
06DAMASCUS2071	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Syria/Palestine, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Dr. Faisal Miqdad, Deputy Foreign Minister, conferred with a delegation from the US Institute of Peace now visiting Syria. He commented that "the current US policy is contributing to complications in the region and is blocking efforts to achieve stability i [...]	2006-05-04 13:08:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS209	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Iranian President Ahmedinejad will arrive in Damascus today for a two-day state visit to Syria and will meet President Asad and senior Syrian officials. All papers featured a statement by President Ahmadinejad on Wednesday describing relations between Iran [...]	2006-01-19 16:07:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2132	Damascus Media Reaction: Terrorism, US/Israel, [...] Summary: Papers reported that Syria has called for an international conference to distinguish between terrorism and the right of self-determination. Minister of Interior General Bassam Abdul Majid said in a statement on the sidelines of a conference of Interior Ministers of the EU and Adjacent [...]	2006-05-08 12:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2134	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Damascus by Nabih Berri, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, and his separate meetings with President Asad and Vice President Faruq al-Shar'a. Berri briefed Asad and Shara on the results of the Lebanese national dialogue and status of relations betw [...]	2006-05-08 13:28:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2192	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Syria has received 53 families of Palestinian refugees who were trapped at the Jordanian and Iraqi borders for 6 weeks before. "Syria has taken necessary steps to host the Palestinian refugees in cooperation with the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and t [...]	2006-05-10 14:06:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2211	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, [...] Summary: Papers reported that the Palestinian government thanked President Asad for the Syrian fund-raising campaign for the Palestinian people and for receiving 244 Palestinian refugees coming from Iraq. That came in a phone call President Asad received from Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail H [...]	2006-05-11 13:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2238	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syria papers reported that Syria denied Friday evening Jordanian claims on the training of Hamas members in Syria and criticized the UNSC bid to issue a resolution on Syria and Lebanon as "an obstacle to clearing the air." Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem said in a joint press co [...]	2006-05-14 14:27:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS231	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, President Asad's [...] Summary: Syrian weekend newspapers focused on the visit to Damascus by Iranian President Ahmadinejad and featured the joint communiqu issued at the conclusion of the visit confirming Iran's strong support of Syria to restore occupied territories to the June 4, 1967, line. Syria and Iran under [...]	2006-01-23 08:32:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2327	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Sudan, Lebanon, Olmert's [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Damascus by al- Sammani al-Wasila al-Smmani, Sudanese Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and his meeting with Vice President Shara who confirmed Syria's relief over signing the Abuja peace treaty. During the meeting Shara stressed Syria's support [...]	2006-05-18 09:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2424	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/UAE, Syria/UK, South [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit of Vice President Shara to the United Arab Emirates and his meeting with Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nhayan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister, which focused on recent developments in the region and bilateral relations. Papers also reported the visit to Damasc [...]	2006-05-29 12:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS250	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Europe, Federation of [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's meeting with Francisco Javier Rojo Garcia, Chairman of the Spanish Senate, focusing on the necessity of reactivating the European role in the Middle East Peace Process, the ongoing modernization and reform process in Syria, and the Syria [...]	2006-01-24 13:02:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS251	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Europe, Federation of [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's meeting with Francisco Javier Rojo Garcia, Chairman of the Spanish Senate, focusing on the necessity of reactivating the European role in the Middle East Peace Process, the ongoing modernization and reform process in Syria, and the Syria [...]	2006-01-24 13:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY

06DAMASCUS2516	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/UK, Syria/China, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers continued to report on Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem's visit to China, featuring his meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao. Earlier, President Hu Jintao opened the second ministerial meeting of the Arab-Chinese Cooperation Forum in the presence of Foreign Ministe [...]	2006-06-01 13:27:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2593	SYRIAN REGIME REBUILDING WALLS OF FEAR AND [...] (C) Summary: The crackdown on Syrian civil society and the opposition has gotten so intense that some observers argue that the regime of Bashar al-Asad is "rebuilding the walls of fear" that his father once erected. Even if the ten Damascus-Beirut Declaration activists are released, which i [...]	2006-06-05 11:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SY
06DAMASCUS2598	SYRIA POINTS FINGER AT FOREIGN-BACKED ISLAMISTS [...] (C) Summary: Early in the morning of June 2, SARG security forces engaged armed attackers in a 25-minute shoot-out in Damascus on the compound of the Syrian TV and Radio headquarters, according to Emboffs at the scene and regional media reports. Casualty reports have varied, with up to four [...]	2006-06-05 13:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE IZ JO
06DAMASCUS2668	PA ENVOY VISITS DAMASCUS, FACTIONS REPORTEDLY [...] (C) Summary: Visiting Palestinian Authority (PA) Special Envoy Ahmad Qureia (Abu Ala'a) met June 5 with Syria's President Bashar al-Asad, delivering a message from PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and discussing Syrian-Palestinian cooperation and developments in the Palestinian arena, according to [...]	2006-06-07 14:01:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL SY
06DAMASCUS2669	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Yemen, Syria/Cuba, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported Vice President Farouk al- Shara's two-day official visit to Yemen and his meeting with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah al-Saleh, conveying a message from President Asad on recent developments in the Arab and international arenas. Shara also met with Yemeni Vice Pr [...]	2006-06-07 14:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2733	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Bahrain, Syria/UAE, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Syria by King Hamad Bin-Isa Al Khalifah of Bahrain and his talks with President Asad. Both leaders stressed their support for the Palestinian people's legitimate rights and the establishment of their independent state, with Jerusalem as its capita [...]	2006-06-11 13:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS287	SYRIA'S IRAN GAMBIT: CONSUMMATING A MARRIAGE OF [...] (C) Summary: Syria-Iran relations resemble a strong, long-time marriage, albeit one of convenience, with Syria now being the junior partner, according to contacts, commenting on Iranian President Ahmadinejad's January 19-20 visit to Damascus. Syria and Iran sought to use the visit to demon [...]	2006-01-26 13:06:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IR
06DAMASCUS2871	DAMASCUS SEES FLURRY OF VISITS, MEETINGS LINKED TO [...] (C) Visiting Palestinian Authority (PA) FM Zahar met June 13 with Syrian FM Mu'allim to discuss the situation in the Palestinian territories, as well as the Palestinian-Syrian bilateral relationship, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). The head of the Palestine Liberation Organi [...]	2006-06-15 14:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL SY
06DAMASCUS2877	Damascus Media Reaction: Brammertz Report, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported an address by Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad to the UN Security Council at a session about the latest Brammertz report. Miqdad confirmed Syrian cooperation with the UN investigation into the killing of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri. Dr. Miqdad said, "we [...]	2006-06-18 10:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2899	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Syria/Agha Khan [...] Summary: Syrian papers on (6/16) reported President Asad's meeting with Syrian official media figures. President Asad discussed on Thursday (6/15) with representatives of the government-run media the role of information, and mechanisms and conceptions that might contribute to its development. [...]	2006-06-19 06:47:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS291	Damascus Media Reaction: Golan, Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers featured a statement by citizens of the Golan emphasizing that they are part of the Syrian Arab people and confirming adherence to national unity and genuine accord with their leadership in Syria. They announced their clear stands against all "conspiracies" against thei [...]	2006-01-26 15:54:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2975	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, OIC [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Vice President Farouk al-Shara discussed the latest developments in the occupied Palestinian territories and the ongoing national dialogue between Palestine factions with a Palestinian delegation headed by Khaled Meshal, Head of the Hamas Politburo. Mr. Sha [...]	2006-06-20 13:11:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3043	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Jordan, OIC Ministerial, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad on Wednesday made a telephone call to His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan and that they discussed bilateral relations between the two sisterly countries. Talks also dealt with preparation for the meeting of the Syrian-Jordanian Higher Join [...]	2006-06-22 15:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3049	Damascus Media Reaction: Asad/Mubarak Summit, [...] Summary: Syrian papers highlighted the Syrian-Egyptian summit held Thursday between Presidents Asad and Mubarak that focused on the situation in the Arab region and bilateral relations. The opening session was attended by VP Faruk al-Shara and FM Walid al- Mouallem, as well as Minister of Info [...]	2006-06-25 12:17:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS313	Damascus Media Reaction: HAMAS Victory, Mashaal Visit, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's meeting on January 29 with Khalid Mashaal, Chief of HAMAS' Political Bureau. Talks dealt with the results of the Palestinian elections. President Asad congratulated Mashaal on the HAMAS victory and stressed that the results of the election [...]	2006-01-30 12:08:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3136	Damascus Media Reaction: President Asad's interview with [...] Summary: All Syrian papers published President Asad's comprehensive interview with London-based al-Hayat about developments in the region. On impressions regarding retreat of the Arab role in the region, in the face of the growing Iranian role, President Asad said: "We have to define whether t [...]	2006-06-27 11:26:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3194	SYRIAN INFLUENCE GROWING WITH REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The SARG sees its influence growing in light of regional developments, including the recent kidnapping of an Israeli soldier, the June 28 Israeli overflight of Syrian President Bashar al-Asad's summer home, and Asad's separate June 28 meetings in Damascus with visiting Lebanese [...]	2006-06-29 14:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SY LE IS IR JO
06DAMASCUS3223	UNDER PRESSURE, SYRIAN REGIME STIRS STONE SOUP [...] (C) Summary: The ongoing Gaza crisis notwithstanding, the SARG is conducting its foreign policy in traditional Syrian style, playing for time and survival against international pressure on a range of issues. This was most recently demonstrated by the July 1 meeting between the visiting Qata [...]	2006-07-03 11:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL SY
06DAMASCUS3256	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Israel, Syria/Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today featured an official statement reporting that two Israeli military aircraft flew at low altitude near the Syrian coast in the Wadi Qandil area at dawn. Syrian Air Defense Forces fired at the planes, that then left the region. The source said the hostile act was an [...]	2006-07-03 13:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3258	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Qatar, Syria/Iran, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr Al Thani, that focused on the latest regional developments, particularly in the occupied Palestinian territories. Talks also touched upon bilateral relations between Syria and [...]	2006-07-03 14:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3289	Damascus Media Reaction: Palestinian Territories, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad headed a meeting of the National Progressive Front, during which he reiterated Syria's support of the Palestinian people and confirmed efforts to make their national dialogue a success. Asad said, "Syria stands with full force at the side of [...]	2006-07-05 12:54:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3305	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Saudi Arabia, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a phone call from Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz which focused on the situation in the Middle East and bilateral relations. Papers also reported that Arab and Islamic groups at the UN in Geneva approved a draft resolution proposed [...]	2006-07-06 12:24:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3365	HAMAS EXILED LEADER HOLDS DAMASCUS PRESS CONFERENCE [...] (U) Summary: The leader of Hamas' external political wing, Khalid Mish'al, held a lengthy press conference July 10 at a Damascus hotel, covering the rejection of U.S. and Israeli demands to release a kidnapped Israel soldier, ongoing international dialogue with Hamas, and Syrian support for [...]	2006-07-10 14:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL PGOV SY IS
06DAMASCUS338	HAMAS VICTORY PUTS SARG IN A STRANGE CORNER [...] (C) Summary: The senior PLO representative in Damascus, Khalid Fahoum, said on January 30 that Damascus-based Hamas leader Khalid Mish'al was confident of Hamas' ability to govern and would quickly move to shore up support for Hamas in the PLO, in the PA security services and in Palestinian [...]	2006-01-30 15:56:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS3451	CHARGE URGES SARG TO PRESS HIZBALLAH FOR RELEASE [...] (C) Charge expressed the deep concern of the USG about the current regional crisis and Syria's role in it to his designated interlocutor at the MFA, Director of Protocol Amir Smadi. Meeting the morning of July 13, Charge urged the SARG in the strongest terms to exercise its influence on Hizba [...]	2006-07-13 12:22:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE
06DAMASCUS3573	Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli Operation in Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers continued to focus on the Israeli military action in Lebanon. Headlines featured President Asad's phone call with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan, which dealt with "the continuing Israeli aggression against Lebanon and Palestine." Papers also reported that t [...]	2006-07-20 12:52:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS362	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Russia, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with Yuri N. Baluyevsky, Russian Chief of Staff, which dealt with enhancing bilateral relations and with the latest regional and international developments. Papers also reported the joint press conference held by the Russian Chief-of-Sta [...]	2006-02-01 14:21:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS363	CHARGE INFORMS DFM MU'ALLIM THAT AMBASSADOR WILL [...] (C) Summary: Using reftel points, Charge informed SARG DFM Walid Mu'allim February 1 that Ambassador Scobey would not be returning to post. Mu'allim called the decision a mistake. The DFM also took issue with the points raised on Iraq, Palestinian rejectionist groups, Lebanon, and the need [...]	2006-02-01 15:42:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS3660	TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 10 FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY [...] (U) Summary: Spain will present the Syrian position at the July 26 Rome conference on the Israel-Hizballah crisis, according to regional media, citing two visits this week by the SARG's Minister of Information to Madrid. Palestinian rejectionist groups in Damascus, including Hamas and Pales [...]	2006-07-26 11:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM LE SY
06DAMASCUS388	Damascus Media Reaction: HAMAS Election Win, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with a delegation from the Council for the National Interest, a U.S. NGO. A SANA release stated that the talks dealt with ways of activating ties in the interest of both countries and thereby achieving security and stability in the region [...]	2006-02-02 13:59:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS391	U.S. DELEGATION MEETS SYRIAN PRESIDENT, CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary: A seven-member delegation, including former heads of U.S. missions, met separately February 1 with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, FM Farouk al-Shar'a, and Hamas leader Khalid Mish'al, according to delegation members in a subsequent meeting with the Charge. The Asad meeting re [...]	2006-02-02 14:46:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL SY
06DAMASCUS392	AN ALAWITE-SUNNI CHAT ON KHADDAM, FUTURE OF REGIME [...] (C) The criticisms and maneuvering of former VP Khaddam continue to generate intense private discussion in Syria. According to Sunni politician XXXXXXXXXXXX on January 30, a retired senior Alawite military officer pribvately endorsed Khaddam's views and noted fears that he and other former A [...]	2006-02-02 15:08:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS394	RIAD SEIF COMMENTS ON PRESS CONFERENCE, DISCUSSES PLANS FOR ANTI-CORRUPTION INSTITUTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 1 conversation with PolOff, prominent opposition figure Riad Seif discussed the SARG's prevention of the released Damascus Spring detainees' January 31 press conference and explained some of his requests for U.S. support in greater depth. In a later meeting, he d [...]	2006-02-02 15:47:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS3945	Damascus Media Reaction: UNSC Resolution on Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers gave prominent coverage to the adoption of UNSC Resolution No. 1701, with detailed descriptions of its contents. Papers also reported a press statement by Lebanese Foreign Minister Salloukh praising the UN Human Rights Council's resolution condemning the Israeli aggress [...]	2006-08-13 13:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4025	SYRIA REJECTS MEETINGS WITH ICRC PRESIDENT, ICRC [...] (C) Summary: ICRC President Jakob Kellenberg cancelled a planned August trip to Syria after the SARG refused to offer him any high-level meetings, according to Damascus-based ICRC representative Jean-Jacques Fresard. Fresard described noted that in during a recent encounter with Hamas leader [...]	2006-08-16 13:57:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PHUM PGOV KPAL SY IR IZ
06DAMASCUS404	ANTI-EUROPEAN RIOTS HIT DAMASCUS, AS FOUR [...] (C) Summary: Mobs angered about cartoon depictions of the prophet Mohammed published in Europe ransacked and set on fire the Norwegian Embassy and the building housing the Danish, Chilean, and Swedish Embassies in Damascus in the late afternoon of February 4, destroying the first and heavily damagi [...]	2006-02-05 14:36:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC SY
06DAMASCUS4091	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Qatar, Syria/Egypt, [...] Summary: All Syrian papers today reported that Shaykh Hamad Bin-Khalifah Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, will pay a working visit to Syria today during which he will hold talks with President Asad that will focus on bilateral relations and current developments in the region. Papers also featured a [...]	2006-08-21 11:39:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4186	SYRIAN POLICY POST ASAD SPEECH: NO FUNDAMENTAL [...] (C) Summary: Despite Syrian President Asad's confrontational rhetoric in his August 15 speech, there is unlikely to be any fundamental change in the overall orientation of Syrian policies, either foreign or domestic, although periodic damage control will be evident as a tactical adjustment, [...]	2006-08-24 16:22:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
06DAMASCUS426	Damascus Media Reaction: Cartoons on Prophet Mohamed, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that on Saturday angry mobs protesting cartoons depicting the prophet Mohamed as a terrorist stormed the buildings housing the Danish and Norwegian Embassies in Damascus. Protestors set fire to both missions and pillaged the contents of the first-floor office o [...]	2006-02-06 15:19:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4534	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/PLO, Pope Anti-Islam [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Damascus by former Palestinian PM Ahmad Qurei, who met with President Asad and conveyed a message from President Abbas. He also met with VP Shara and held a press conference in which he expressed hope that a Palestinian national unity government wo [...]	2006-09-18 14:25:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS473	Damascus Media Reaction: Prophet Muhammad Cartoons, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received Al-Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of Al-Sadr Current in Iraq. Talks focused on the situation in Iraq, the results of the recent election, and the ongoing consultations to form an Iraqi government. The president called for unifying I [...]	2006-02-07 13:57:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4798	ASAD DEMANDS RE-ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. In back-to-back interviews with European media, (Der Spiegel and El Pais),President Asad made points in public that we have heard in private: the SARG will not allow the status quo to endure; the only way to avoid further conflict is if there is a policy-level USG re-engagement [...]	2006-10-06 08:06:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS4877	SYRIA'S DAMASCUS DECLARATION GROUP PLANS TO GO MORE PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: Damascus Declaration leader XXXXXXXXXXXX said in an October 3 meeting with A/DCM that the Damascus Declaration group turns a year old this month and plans to expand its activities from internal group organizing to public outreach. The group is still waiting for a response about [...]	2006-10-11 16:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS4898	NO SIGN OF IMPROVED SYRIA-EGYPT RELATIONS, [...] (C) SYRIA-EGYPT RELATIONS: Poloff met with an Egyptian diplomat October 11 to discuss recent press reports about an October 10 summit between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, which ultimately did not take place. The diplomat said that relations between the two l [...]	2006-10-12 14:51:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY EG
06DAMASCUS5059	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/UAE, Syria/Slovakia, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a phone call from President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in which both leaders talked about the situation in the region and bilateral relations between Syria and the UAE. Papers also reported Dr. M [...]	2006-10-22 14:07:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5095	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Syria/Spain, Peace [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a letter from Iranian President Ahmadinejad conveyed by visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki. The letter focused on regional developments, mainly in Iraq and the Palestinian territories. President Asad and Minister [...]	2006-10-29 15:50:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5137	Damascus Media Reaction: Peace Process, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with a delegation of the Foreign Journalists Association in which he underscored the role of media and journalists in conveying facts and enhancing communication among civilizations. President Asad answered questions about the peace pro [...]	2006-10-31 13:16:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS517	THE MUSLIM BROTHERS IN SYRIA; PART I: COULD THEY [...] (U) This is the first of two cables that assess the potential political influence of the Muslim Brothers in Syria. 2. (U) PART I. DIFFICULTIES IN ASSESSING MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD POWER; CONSTRAINTS ON MB INFLUENCE 3. (C) Summary: In the wake of former VP Khaddam's flirtation with the M [...]	2006-02-08 15:47:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KISL KDEM SY
06DAMASCUS527	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Russia, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers featured a statement by Alexy Tserub, Russian Ambassador in Tunis, during a press roundtable confirming his country's rejection of pressure against Syria. "Syria has implemented what was requested from her in the UN Security Council resolutions and she has fully cooperat [...]	2006-02-09 14:51:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5288	Damascus Media Reaction: Palestinian Territories, Peace [...] Summary: The Syrian press today focused on the deteriorating situation in the Palestinian territories in light of the recent Israeli escalation, especially in Beit Hanoun. Papers reported Foreign Minister Mouallem's meeting with Khalid Mish'al, Chief of HAMAS' Political Bureau, and Dr. Ahma [...]	2006-11-09 11:37:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5295	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, US Veto of Gaza [...] Summary: Syrian papers on November 13 reported President Asad's meeting with a US Protestant delegation, headed by Pastor Rick Warren, a prominent Protestant cleric. They discussed Syrian-American relations. The American delegation said that the US administration was mistaken in not start [...]	2006-11-13 14:50:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5314	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, Syria/Iran, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today (Nov. 15) reported that Vice President Shar'a met separately with Faruq Qaddumi, Chief of the PLO Political Department, and Dr. Mustafa al-Barghuthi, Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative. Talks focused on the situation in the occupied territories and [...]	2006-11-16 12:48:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5328	THE VIEW FROM THE SYRIAN HINTERLAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/DCM, ACCOMPANIED BY A/ARMA, VISITED DEIR AZOUR, NOVEMBER 13-14, MEETING TWICE WITH THE HEADS OF TWO LARGE BEDOUIN TRIBES THERE. THE TWO EXTREMELY URBANIZED SUNNI TRIBAL LEADERS WERE FOCUSED ON U.S. POLICY IN THE REGION AND ASKED REPEATEDLY ABOUT WHETHER THE US. HAD MADE OR IN [...]	2006-11-22 16:58:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS5338	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Russia, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Faisal Miqdad received Russian Deputy FM Alexander Sultanov on Saturday (Nov. 25). Talks focused on developments in Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq. The two sides stressed the importance of continuous consultations between the two [...]	2006-11-27 10:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5341	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Russia, Syria/Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Nov. 27 reported President Asad's and VP Shara's meetings on Nov. 26 with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Sultanov, focusing on the tension in the region caused by foreign interference. In statements following the meeting, Sulatanov described his meetings [...]	2006-11-27 13:31:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5348	STAFFDEL TALWAR MEETING WITH FM MU'ALLIM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Professional staff member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Puneet Talwar, met with Foreign Minister Mu'allim and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikdad on November 22 in two separate meetings to discuss Lebanon, Iraq, U.S.-Syrian relations, and the broader issues of the Middle E [...]	2006-12-03 07:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS5367	GERMAN FM STEINMEIER'S VISIT TO DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary. German FM Steinmeier paid a very brief visit to Damascus to discuss, primarily, regional issues. Nothing was promised by either side and little progress was made on influencing either countries, stance on regional conflicts. Nonetheless, the local German Embassy assesses the vi [...]	2006-12-06 13:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY
06DAMASCUS5368	Damascus Media Reaction: Golan Prisoners, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 6 reported that on Dec. 5 the Syrian Foreign Ministry addressed formal messages to UN SecGen Kofi Annan, the Chairman of the Security Council, the High Commission for Human Rights, and the Human Rights Council, informing them about the poor health of Sitan Nmr A [...]	2006-12-06 13:51:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5379	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/China, Baker/Hamilton [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moualem met on Dec. 9 with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Chi Jion and an accompanying delegation. Talks focused on developments in the region, particularly in Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq, and on bilateral relations [...]	2006-12-10 13:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5395	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Netherlands, Syria/South [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 13 reported the visit to Damascus of Bernard Bot, Dutch Foreign Minister, and his meetings with President Asad, PM Shara and FM Mouallem, focusing on developments in Iraq, Lebanon, and the Palestinian territories. Both sides agreed to enhance bilateral relations [...]	2006-12-13 12:36:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5399	INFLUENCING THE SARG IN THE END OF 2006 [...] (S) Summary. The SARG ends 2006 in a much stronger position domestically and internationally than it did 2005. While there may be additional bilateral or multilateral pressure that can impact Syria, the regime is based on a small clique that is largely immune to such pressure. However, Basha [...]	2006-12-13 16:03:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER SY
06DAMASCUS5411	PRESIDENT ASAD TELLS SEN. NELSON SARG WILLING TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL),member on the Senate Armed Services Committee and on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (and soon-to-be appointed member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, we were told) met for approximately one hour with President Bashar al-Asad and FM Mu'allim [...]	2006-12-15 12:42:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS5424	Syria/UAE, Syria/Russia, Syria/Iraq, Lebanon (12/19) [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 19 reported President Asad's arrival in Moscow starting a two-day working visit to the Russian Federation during which he will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the situation in the Middle East and ways to strengthen bilateral relations. Paper [...]	2006-12-21 07:43:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5428	Syria/Russia, Brammertz Report, Palestinian Territories, [...] Summary: On Dec. 20 Syrian papers focused on President Asad's Dec. 19 visit to Russia and his meeting with President Putin. Headlines featured this portion of Asad's statement in a news conference after meeting President Vladimir Putin. "We want to have a dialogue but you have to differentiat [...]	2006-12-21 09:50:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5431	SYRIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Maria d.G. Olson is the Embassy POC. Address: 6110 Damascus Pl. Dulles, VA 20189. Unclassified e-mail: OlsonM@state.gov. Tel: (963) (11) 3391-3785. Cell Phone: (963) 94405166. 2. (SBU) The Syrian Government continued to provide political and material support to Hizballah and pol [...]	2006-12-21 12:11:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS5447	SENATORS DODD AND KERRY PUSH PRESIDENT ASAD TO [...] (C) Summary. Senators Kerry and Dodd had a wide-ranging conversation with President Asad that focused on Iraq, Lebanon, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The Senators cautioned Asad that his relations with America would not improve without his regime changing its destabilizing policies [...]	2006-12-28 06:44:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY
06DAMASCUS5448	SENATORS DODD AND KERRY DISCUSS REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. Senators Kerry and Dodd told FM Walid Mu'allim that the time was ripe for strong unilateral action by the SARG if it truly wanted to be part of the solution for regional crisis in Lebanon, Iraq, and among the Palestinians. Mu'allim commented that the SARG would pursue security an [...]	2006-12-28 06:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY
06DAMASCUS5453	Syria/AL, Syria/OIC, Syria/Japan, Syria/Yemen, Iran, [...] Summary: On Dec. 24 Syrian press reported President Asad's Dec 21 meeting with SecGen of the Arab League Amr Mousa in which Mousa briefed Asad on the consultations he conducted on behalf of the AL regarding developments on the Lebanese arena. Headlines featured President Asad's support for t [...]	2006-12-28 17:27:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS594	IRAQI CLERIC MOQTADA SADR VISITS SYRIA, MEETS ASAD [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr arrived February 5 in Damascus for an extended visit that included two meetings with the Syrian President on developments in Iraq and elsewhere regionally. Sadr also visited the city of Raqqa, located between the Syrian capital and the Iraqi [...]	2006-02-13 10:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IZ
06DAMASCUS602	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Iran, Danish [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported a press statement to Lebanese magazine "al-Mughtarib" by Lebanese FM Fawzi Salloukh saying "there is a need for good ties with Arab countries, especially Syria." Salloukh considered the continuous Israeli violations of Lebanon's sovereignty and the maintenance of [...]	2006-02-13 13:44:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS624	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iraq, Lebanon, Danish [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Vice President Shara has informed Moqtada al-Sadr, Leader of the al-Sadr movement in Iraq, about Syria's decision to restore diplomatic relations with Iraq and exchange diplomatic representation at level of ambassadors after the formation of the new Iraqi [...]	2006-02-14 14:43:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS625	A YEAR AFTER HARIRI'S ASSASSINATION: ASAD STRIKES [...] (C) Summary: One year after the murder of Rafik Hariri, the Syrian regime seems both confident and, increasingly, willing to adopt a more confrontational stance towards the West, making moves such as receiving Iranian President Ahmadinejad in Damascus and facilitating the violent demonstrat [...]	2006-02-14 15:44:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON SY LE
06DAMASCUS668	Damascus Media Reaction: Al-Hariri Assassination [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported a mass rally by Syrians in occupied Golan observing the 24th anniversary of the 1982 strike, called by the sons of occupied Golan to reject Israel's annexation of the Golan and impose an Israeli identity on its sons. Speakers emphasized that they stood behind Pr [...]	2006-02-16 12:16:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS671	Damascus Media Reaction: Al-Hariri's Anniversary [...] Summary: Syrian newspapers sharply reacted to the speeches that Walid Jumblatt, Sa'd al-Hariri, Samir Ja'ja, and other anti- Syria Lebanese figures delivered in the demonstration staged in Beirut to mark the first anniversary of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri's assassination. T [...]	2006-02-16 12:33:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS703	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Cartoon [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported Lebanese rejection of the calls for foreign custodianship and the positions expressed by the "March 14" forces. Omar Jaftali editorialized in Tishreen that it is shameful that some Lebanese have sold themselves for a fistful of dollars. However, he said that [...]	2006-02-22 07:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS717	EGYPTIAN DIPLOMAT SIGNALS MUBARAK VISIT TO DAMASCUS [...] (C) An Egyptian diplomat cited two recent phone calls between Syrian President Bashar al-Asad and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, as well as a Kuwaiti news report, as indicators of a possible upcoming Mubarak visit. The Kuwaiti article reported that Mubarak would visit Damascus on February [...]	2006-02-23 13:31:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL EG SY LB
06DAMASCUS718	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria, Hamas, US Policy (2/23) [...] Summary: All Syrian papers reported an official Syrian statement condemning the attacks on the Shiite mausoleum and Sunni mosques in Iraq. Eid Abu Sekke opined in Al-Ba'th that the U.S. and its allies are not happy with the election of Hamas and are against democratic changes in the region wh [...]	2006-02-23 14:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS728	DAMASCUS-BASED HAMAS OFFICIALS TO TRAVEL TO MOSCOW [...] (C) Russian DCM Alexsey Erkhov told Polchief on February 26 that Hamas political leaders, including those based in Damascus, would likely travel at the beginning of March to Moscow where they would meet with Russian FM Sergei Lavrov and Deputy FM Alexander Saltanov. When asked whether Hamas [...]	2006-02-26 13:25:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL SY RS
06DAMASCUS760	MORE ON USG FUNDING OF SYRIAN OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The USG's Syrian Democracy Announcement continues to provoke conflicting views here among the opposition and other political figures. Reftel reported on an initial sounding that produced primarily negative views. A second look at the issue has prompted a more nuanced set of rea [...]	2006-02-27 09:57:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SY
06DAMASCUS810	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria, Hamas, Secretary Rice's [...] Summary: Syrian papers highlighted the meeting held by F.M. Walid al- Mo'allem with Hamas leader Khaled Masha'al after the latter returned from his tour of the countries of the region. Ezeddin al-Darwish editorialized in Tishreen that he expects "further escalation" in the region after Secr [...]	2006-02-28 10:29:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS86	Damascus Media Reaction: Khaddam, Mubarak/Chirac Summit, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that the Finance Ministry has frozen the assets of Khaddam's wife, sons, grandchildren and their husbands and wives with the aim of securing the sum which will be revealed by the judicial investigation. The decision came in response to the deliberation i [...]	2006-01-05 12:36:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS888	SYRIAN FOREIGN POLICIES PAYING OFF, SAYS REGIME [...] (C) Summary: Longtime Embassy contact and regime insider Imad Shuebi asserted that the SARG is feeling confident in its standoff with the U.S. and is looking ahead with renewed assurance. Syria has correctly played its foreign policy cards on Lebanon, Hamas and Iran, and is reaping the bene [...]	2006-03-02 14:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL LE IR SY
06DAMASCUS958	ASAD CALLS ON HAMAS NOT TO RECOGNIZE ISRAEL, [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 4 speech at the opening of a pan-Arab conference in Damascus, Syrian President Bashar al-Asad urged Hamas not to recognize Israel, criticized efforts to oust Lebanese President Lahoud, and labeled U.S. actions in Iraq as part of a plan to divide and conquer the cou [...]	2006-03-06 13:55:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LB SY
06DAMASCUS962	MANAGING A TEMPORARY STALEMATE WITH THE SARG [...] (C) Summary: In important respects, U.S. relations with Syria seem to have reached an impasse. Over the past six weeks, Syrian contacts, some of them regime proxies, have voiced the opinion that the SARG senses it has hung tough with a set of hard-line policies that are paying dividends. As [...]	2006-03-06 16:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS987	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria, Hamas, President Bush's [...] Summary: Syrian newspapers highlighted statements by F.M. Walid al- Mo'allem during the Arab League's ministerial meeting that Syria has reached a "good understanding" with the International Investigation Committee. Papers also highlighted the meeting in Damascus of the Arab Parties Confere [...]	2006-03-08 08:11:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DARESSALAAM381	TANZANIA: NO DECISION ON HAMAS INTERACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-28 09:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS KPAL TZ
06DARESSALAAM505	TANZANIA NONCOMMITTAL ON INTERACTION WITH HAMAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-22 09:23:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS TZ
06DHAKA641	Media Reaction: Victory of Hamas;Dhaka [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 05:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
06DHAKA887	Media Reaction: Prophet's Cartoon;Dhaka [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-20 08:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
06DHAKA995	BANGLADESH DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON MESSAGE ON HOST [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-27 09:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BG
06DJIBOUTI372	DJIBOUTI AND ARAB LEAGUE DEMARCHE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs indicated that Djibouti shares similar points of view with the United States regarding the four key issues on the agenda in the upcoming Arab League Summit. He also offered insights on other issues such as Iran, Somalia, and a Common Defense [...]	2006-03-27 05:18:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS SO SU IR IZ DJ
06DOHA1237	PALESTINIAN DIASPORA IN QATAR: C-NE6-00547 [...] (C) Summary. Embassy officer spoke to several Palestinian private-sector businessmen on issues facing the community in Qatar. They viewed the election of Hamas as a protest vote but believed Hamas should have been given a better chance to govern and through governance, adapt to the reality of t [...]	2006-08-17 14:05:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR KPAL QA
06DOHA152	QATARI VIEWS ON ELECTION OF HAMAS IN PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary. The Qatari foreign minister said that Palestinian election results should be respected, as they came about by democratic means. Other Qataris and non-Qatari resident Arabs are cautiously optimistic that the Hamas victory will change the terrorist organization and will benefit the [...]	2006-01-31 14:03:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER XF QA
06DOHA1659	AL JAZEERA ENGLISH LAUNCHES - FINALLY [...] MORE THAN TWO YEARS AFTER ITS INITIAL CREATION IN 2004, THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION OF AL JAZEERA - NOW KNOWN AS AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE) - LAUNCHED TO GREAT FANFARE IN DOHA NOVEMBER 15. 2. IN LAUNCHING THIS PROJECT, THE AMIR OF QATAR HAS DISBURSED UNDISCLOSED, BUT UNDOUBTEDLY VAST, SUMS OF [...]	2006-11-16 14:38:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO QA
06DOHA1725	QATARIS WILL USE ARAB LEAGUE OR TEMPORARY [...] (SBU) P/E Chief spoke to Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohamed al-Rumaihy December 7 regarding the mechanism for transfering funds promised by the Qatari government to the Palestinian Authority (reftel). Rumaihy said that Qatar will "certainly" use the Arab League bank account or the [...]	2006-12-10 14:16:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAL EFIN EAID PTER GZ IS QA
06DOHA237	BRIEF READOUT ON AMIR'S MEETING WITH HAMAS LEADERS [...] (C) First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) hosted the Ambassador and his family for an informal dinner February 9. HBJ talked about the 3-hour meeting he and the Amir had that day with Khalid Mishal and two others. HBJ implied that the Qataris lectured [...]	2006-02-15 12:35:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER XF QA
06DOHA293	U/S HUGHES' MEETINGS WITH QATARI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) Summary: U/S Karen Hughes visited Doha Feb 17-19 to attend the US-Islamic World Forum, sponsored by the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution and the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While in Doha, she met with the Foreign Minister and Sheikha Mozah, wife of the Amir. This cable rep [...]	2006-02-26 13:14:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAO IZ IR QA
06DOHA317	U/S HUGHES MEETINGS AT AL JAZEERA [...] (C) Summary: U/S for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes met February 19 with Al Jazeera managing director Wadah Khanfar at the Al Jazeera studios in Doha. She also participated in a roundtable discussion with Khanfar and four senior Al Jazeera staff members and recorded an Al Jaz [...]	2006-03-01 12:38:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAO IZ QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA461	COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S MEETING WITH QATARI FOREIGN [...] (S) Summary. Department Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow met with the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs March 20 to begin a strategic dialogue between the two countries, consult on Iran, and enlist support for [...]	2006-03-27 09:41:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MARR KPAL XF IR IZ QA
06DOHA562	U/S JOSEPH MEETING ON IRAN WITH MINISTER OF STATE [...] (S) Summary. Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph told Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed al-Mahmoud that Iran was approaching the "point of no return" on its nuclear program, after which it will be much more difficult and costly to stop the country [...]	2006-04-12 14:15:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KNNP IR QA UNSC

06DOHA868	A/S WELCH'S MEETINGS JUNE 4 WITH QATAR'S HEIR [...] (S) Summary. A/S David Welch met with the Qatari leadership, including Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and later with Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ),June 4 to discuss Iran, Iraq, and Israel/Palestine. Relaxed and well-prepared, Sheikh Tamim, who handles defense [...]	2006-06-06 12:28:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KNNP KPAL IR IZ IS QA
06DUBAI2853	MBR CHARITY ESTABLISHMENT PROMISES TO END COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ibrahim Bu Melha, SecGen of the MBR Humanitarian and Charity Establishment (MBRE),told CG May 13 that MBRE was partnering on projects in Palestine with Human Appeal Internation (HAI),an Ajman-based organization that he had just heard was problematic for the USG. When CG informed [...]	2006-05-20 13:22:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER KTFN PARM MCAP IR AE
06DUBAI372	NO HAMAS TV TO BE PERMITTED IN DUBAI [...] (C) On January 25 Consul General contacted Dubai Media City CEO Ahmed Bin Byat, intending to deliver Ref A talking points. As soon as he grasped the nature of the conversation, however, Bin Byat interrupted to express shock that the U.S. would even "imagine" that Hamas would be allowed to set u [...]	2006-01-25 13:43:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KPAL KPAO IS
06DUBAI4503	TFLE01:IRAN'S RESPONSE TO ISRAELI MILITARY ACTION IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-17 14:52:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IS SY LE ZP MOPS
06DUBAI6903	FORMER SECRETARY POWELL AND UAE VICE PRESIDENT/DUBAI RULER [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-30 15:47:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR IS KPAL AE
06DUBLIN235	SCENE-SETTER FOR IRISH PRIME MINISTER AHERN'S [...] (SBU) Recent intensive efforts by the Irish and British Governments to jump-start the stalled Northern Ireland peace process will frame this year's St. Patrick's Day visit to Washington by Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach, TEE-SHUCK) Bertie Ahern. In mid-2005, the IRA's historic decision to a [...]	2006-03-07 11:59:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EINV ETRD CASC CJAN CPAS CFED KCRM
06DUBLIN256	IRELAND SHARES USG CONCERNS ABOUT HAMAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-10 16:59:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS EI
06DUBLIN374	GAERC: IRELAND STILL AVERSE TO BELARUS SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary: On April 6, Post delivered reftels' demarche points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. Kelly noted Ireland's support for the April 10 GAERC's likely approval of an expanded visa ban against Belarusian officials culpable in the fraudulent March 19 [...]	2006-04-07 17:15:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER OPRC EUN ECON ETRD SOCI EI
06DUBLIN383	IRELAND REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR QUARTET AND ENDORSES [...] (C) On April 7th, reftel points were delivered by emboff to Department of Foreign Affairs Gulf and North Africa Section Deputy Regional Director Paul Gunning. Gunning reaffirmed that the Government of Ireland's (GOI) is not engaged with any communication with Hamas and will continue to suppo [...]	2006-04-11 13:50:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL IS FR EI
06DUBLIN839	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND CALLS FOR MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: The Irish Government recognizes Israel's right to self-defense, though not at the expense of Palestinian and Lebanese civilians, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent Jim Kelly, to whom emboffs delivered refs A-C demarches. Kelly cited a July 13 state [...]	2006-07-14 16:40:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU
06DUBLIN98	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND URGES CALM ON HAMAS, [...] (C) Summary: On January 26, Post delivered reftel points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) European Correspondent, and Siobhan Coyne, DFA Deputy European Correspondent. The GOI, said Kelly, regards the Iranian regime's behavior as unacceptable and supports the EU-3's intent [...]	2006-01-27 15:27:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN EI
06DUSHANBE1766	TAJIKISTAN: KABIRI'S IRPT TAKES A "TIME OUT" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an hour-long introductory call with the Ambassador September 26, Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) leader Muhiddin Kabiri described his party's reasoning for not participating in the upcoming presidential elections. Kabiri said the party would use the next [...]	2006-09-27 10:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OEXC TI
06DUSHANBE246	ROUNDTABLE WITH U.S. AMBASSADOR AND LOCAL MEDIA [...] The Ambassador and PAO met on February 3 with 15 local editors and other prominent journalists for a 90-minute informal but on-the-record roundtable. ------------ U.S. PATRIOT ACT ------------ 2. The journalists covered a variety of topics, starting with the State of the Union address [...]	2006-02-06 12:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PINR PROP KDEM KPAO TI
06GENEVA1673	HRC: SPECIAL SESSION ON PALESTINE \ [...] (U) Summary: The Human Rights Council concluded its first \ Special Session on July 6 with the passage of a resolution \ entitled "Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian \ Territory" by a vote of 29-11-5. The resolution demands that \ Israel end its military operations in the OPT, abi [...]	2006-07-07 09:27:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2913	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL THIRD SPECIAL SESSION: ONCE [...] (U) The Human Rights Council (HRC) concluded its third Special Session November 15 with the passage of a one-sided resolution condemning Israeli military operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, especially the death of civilians in Beit Hanoun November 8, by a vote of 32-8-6. The r [...]	2006-11-15 19:05:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC
06HANOI429	VIETNAM: Palestine, and Iraq Bombings [...] (SBU) Nguyen Diep Ha, desk officer in the Foreign Ministry's West Asia and Africa Department, told Poloff February 23 that Vietnam "respects the decision of the Palestinian people's choice to elect Hamas" and predicted that Hamas will "represent the Palestinian people well and will act in thei [...]	2006-02-23 10:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER IZ PA VM
06HANOI615	VIETNAM AND PALESTINE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche March 10 to Nguyen Diep Ha, desk officer in the Foreign Ministry's West Asia and Africa Department. Ha said there has been no change in Vietnamese policy or the situation regarding Vietnam's relations with Palestine (Refs B and C). No one from the Palest [...]	2006-03-16 08:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PA VM
06HANOI797	VIETNAM AND PALESTINE [...] (SBU) In response to news articles quoting Hamas Foreign Minister Mahmud al-Zahar saying he plans to visit China and "tour other countries in East Asia," Poloff contacted Nguyen Diep Ha, desk officer in the Foreign Ministry's West Asia and Africa Department. Ha said there has been no change in [...]	2006-04-05 07:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PA VM
06HELSINKI1042	OCTOBER GAERC - FINNISH PRESIDENCY VIEWS [...] (U) PolChief met with Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala Oct. 12 to discuss the October GAERC. Syrjala welcomed our demarche points and offered the following: SUDAN ----- 2. (SBU) Syrjala highlighted the increasing urgency that the EU feels regarding the need for a transition from an [...]	2006-10-12 12:21:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE
06HELSINKI1200	FINNISH POLDIR ON EU'S NEXT STEPS IN THE MIDDLE [...] (C) Summary: The Finnish EU Presidency has emerged from the Nov. 27-28 EUROMED Ministerial with a decidedly upbeat impression of both the substance and the atmospherics surrounding the EU's discussions with Israel, the Palestinians and other Middle Eastern stakeholders. MFA Political Director [...]	2006-12-04 07:59:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS EUN FI IS
06HELSINKI505	FINLAND'S EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) During its EU Presidency, Finland will generally be a cooperative partner for the US, keen to facilitate US-EU cooperation and improve overall trans-Atlantic relations. We should expect no GOF-generated surprises; the Finns view their Presidency as a continuation of ongoing processes an [...]	2006-06-02 12:24:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG EAID EU FI
06HELSINKI903	GYMNICH [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers held informal consultations in Finland Sept. 1-2, focusing on the Middle East, Iran and Russia. In response to a press report that alleged an EU Presidency call for increased contacts with Hamas, Finnish FM Tuomioja and others made several very strong state [...]	2006-09-08 06:26:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM FI IR IS RU EU
06HELSINKI936	SEPTEMBER GAERC - FINNISH PRESIDENCY VIEWS [...] (U) PolChief, EU Unit Chief and visiting Finland Deskoff delivered subject demarche to Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala Sept. 13. Syrjala welcomed our input and offered the following notable responses: 2. (C) SUDAN/DARFUR: Syrjala expressed pessimism regarding the situation on the gr [...]	2006-09-14 05:03:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE
06HILLAH83	FORMER SHI'A PROPONENT OF FEDERALISM CHANGES HIS MIND [...] (C) SUMMARY: A well known regional proponent of federalism has reversed course. After several years of holding seminars on federalism, often at the behest of South Central politicians, Diwaniyah Law School President Malin Lilo explained that he was now convinced that federalism would result i [...]	2006-05-13 18:10:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL IZ
06ISTANBUL1313	CHECHEN "BIG HERO" MOURNED IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: Approximately 4,000 mourners congregated at the Fatih mosque in Istanbul on 14 July for an "in-absentia" funeral in honor of Chechen rebel leader, Shamil Basayev. Aside from raucous anti-Russia, anti-U.S. and anti-Israel chanting, the event proceeded in a relatively benign and or [...]	2006-07-21 11:42:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER RS TU
06ISTANBUL1504	SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 25-26 VISIT OF CODEL MCCAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Turkey warmly welcomes the visit of Codel McCain to Turkey. Turkey is an ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),facilitating the distribution of supplies and fuel to the coalition in Iraq and supporting the NATO Training Mission (NTM-I) there; publicly calling on Ir [...]	2006-08-22 08:32:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AFIN AMGT ASEC DA GG IT MW OREP TU
06ISTANBUL192	TURKISH ACADEMICS, STUDENTS COMMENT ON MIDDLE EAST [...] (SBU) Summary. Media savvy academics and students involved in democracy building expressed mixed views to a visiting counter-terrorism team about America and its foreign policy in meetings earlier this month. One academic fretted over Turks, generally more negative opinion of the U.S. and [...]	2006-02-14 06:05:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO TU
06ISTANBUL211	BMENA: TURKS KEEP DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE DIALOGUE [...] (U) Summary: A February 6-7 conference organized by the Turkish NGO TESEV within the framework of the Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) brought together 150 NGO and government representatives from around the Middle East and North Africa to develop an action platform to increase the role o [...]	2006-02-17 09:10:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TU XD XF XI KDEM KWMN
06ISTANBUL578	AMBASSADOR WILSON'S ISTANBUL APRIL 2-4 VISIT [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wilson visited Istanbul on April 2-4, 2006. He attended and addressed the openings of two significant conferences and met with business, religious, and community leaders. Concerns in Istanbul focused on U.S. actions regarding the PKK, U.S. intentions in Iran, and the [...]	2006-04-18 07:14:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV EINV TU
06ISTANBUL596	AMBASSADOR WILSON'S ISTANBUL APRIL 2-4 VISIT - [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wilson visited Istanbul on April 2-4, 2006. He attended and addressed the openings of two significant conferences and met with business, religious, and community leaders. Concerns in Istanbul focused on U.S. actions regarding the PKK, U.S. intentions in Iran, and the [...]	2006-04-20 07:47:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV EINV TU
06JAKARTA12798	VP KALLA ON THE COURTS, MCC, PEACE CORPS AND MIDDLE [...] (SBU) Summary. Vice President Jusuf Kalla told the Ambassador on October 20 that the Supreme Court is "not using logic" in its approach to the Munir case, and that people are rightly not happy with the Pollycarpus verdict. He said the Supreme Court would soon reconsider its decision taking int [...]	2006-10-23 07:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV PREL KMCA PHUM ID
06JAKARTA13609	IO PDAS WARLICK'S MEETING WITH FORMER FORMIN ALI [...] (C) Summary. On December 19, IO PDAS James B. Warlick met with Ali Alatas, former Foreign Minister of Indonesia (1987-99),to discuss Indonesia's upcoming term as a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. Alatas said that both President Yudhoyono (SBY) and Foreign Minister Hassan [...]	2006-12-28 09:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC AORC PHUM MNUC KNNP BM IR ID
06JAKARTA2107	INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) We delivered and discussed reftel points February 15 with Wahib, DFA Deputy Director for Middle Eastern Affairs. Wahib replied that the GOI is cautiously optimistic that Hamas will behave differently as a ruling coalition partner than it behaved as an opposition group. He said the GOI [...]	2006-02-16 09:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PTER KISL ID
06JAKARTA2483	INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) We conveyed and discussed ref A points February 23 with Wahib, Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director for Middle Eastern Affairs, and emphasized our preference that the GOI not receive Hamas delegations. Wahib replied that the GOI had not extended a visit invitatio [...]	2006-02-23 08:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ID
06JAKARTA3173	INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON MEETINGS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-10 06:19:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ID IS
06JAKARTA4965	SEMI-UNHINGED PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR ALLEGES ABU [...] (SBU) Summary: Ordered by the new Hamas-led Palestinian Authority to leave his post after 14 years, Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Ribhi Awad is not going quietly and his ravings are providing mirth for the diplomatic corps and a protocol headache for the Indonesian government. In antics [...]	2006-04-19 10:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPAL ID IS
06JAKARTA4967	SEMI-UNHINGED PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR ALLEGES ABU [...] (SBU) Summary: Ordered by the new Hamas-led Palestinian Authority to leave his post after 14 years, Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Ribhi Awad is not going quietly and his ravings are providing mirth for the diplomatic corps and a protocol headache for the Indonesian government. In antics [...]	2006-04-19 12:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPAL ID IS
06JAKARTA5039	NU CHAIRMAN MUZADI NERVOUS ABOUT GROWTH OF ISLAMIC [...] (C) Summary: Hasyim Muzadi, Chairman of Indonesia's largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU),told the Ambassador April 19 of his concern over the growth of "hard-line Islam" in Indonesia and throughout the Muslim world. Muzadi expressed doubts about the GOI's will to arrest this d [...]	2006-04-20 10:29:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV KISL ID
06JAKARTA5851	INDONESIAN BIOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL GOSSIP, Q4 [...] (S/NF) Yudhoyono's relatives seen as key advisors on policy... Yudhoyono held off pressure on Taufik Kiemas... Yudhoyono directed intelligence agency to surveil State Secretary... Cabinet members seen as sympathetic toward SIPDIS radicals... Security forces' ties to Islam Defenders' Front ( [...]	2006-05-09 09:29:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PTER KISL ID
06JAKARTA6802	PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES LOW-KEY VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 26 visit to Indonesia, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Mahmud Al-Zahar elicited statements of support for Palestinian statehood from GOI President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and other senior GOI officials. After meeting with his Palestinian counterpart, Foreign Mi [...]	2006-05-31 06:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ID IS
06JEDDAH149	ACHIEVING DIALOGUE WITH ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 7, Consul General Gfoeller and Jeddah Pol/Econ Chief met with President of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Al-Madani and senior staff members. CG delivered points in ref B. Al-Madani and his associates were cordial and forthcoming. In a wide ranging conversation Al- [...]	2006-02-15 10:04:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID IZ KISL KPAL PK PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH180	MOSQUE SERMONS FORM SAUDI ARABIA: FEBRUARY 24 - [...] (U) On Friday February 24, in a sermon from the Holy Mosque in Mecca, Imam Shaykh Salih Bin-Muhammad al Talib delivered a sermon calling for Muslims to listen to their hearts. "The heart is the spring of feelings, source of emotions, motivator of manners, and guardian of actions. When the he [...]	2006-03-01 14:04:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL PTER SA
06JEDDAH197	JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM CONCLUDES WITH OPTIMISM [...] SUMMARY: On February 13, the Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) concluded its three-day run after a variety of speeches promoting the Saudi economy as an economy no longer based solely on oil. A recurrent subtext of the talks was the fact that Saudi Arabia was becoming integrated into a global eco [...]	2006-03-08 09:44:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH236	OIC DISMISSES RECENT BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL MEETING AS [...] (C) SUMMARY; The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) insisted in a March 25 meeting with Consulate staff that the recent session of the Israel Boycott Office was a routine annual event, sponsored solely by the OIC and that no significant recommendations resulted. No list of repres [...]	2006-03-26 11:26:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC IS KBCT KISL KPAL PREL SA
06JEDDAH379	CONVERSATION WITH TABUK GOVERNOR: "ROAD MAP," [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 16, the Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief met Prince Fahad, Governor of Tabuk. In a wide-ranging discussion of Middle Eastern and domestic conditions, Prince Fahad singled out the Palestinian problem as the most critical issue and a fundamental cause of extremism in the [...]	2006-05-22 13:51:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KISL KPAL KWMN PREL PTER SA SCUL
06JEDDAH471	MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA JULY 7: EASTERN [...] (C) Imam Shaikh Mohammad al-Qahtani returned to provocative matters for his sermons at the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in al-Khobar on July 7. In the first part of his lesson, al-Qahtani talked about jihad, explaining that the "Grand Jihad" is the highest form of struggle "and it's not nece [...]	2006-07-12 07:22:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAL PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH658	VISITING DESK OFFICER MET WITH OIC DG OF POLITICAL [...] (C) Poloff and visiting NEA/ARP Desk Officer met with Director General of Political Affairs for the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Mahdy Fathallah, on October 10. Fathallah laid out the reasons why the U.S. would benefit from closer relations with the OIC. He pointed to the pot [...]	2006-10-16 11:58:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PINR PREL SA
06JERUSALEM1004	EREKAT ON JERICHO DEMARCHE, USG ASSISTANCE, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: PLO Chief Negotiator and PLC member Sa,eb Erekat told Consul General during a March 9 meeting that he feared the withdrawal of U.S./U.K. Jericho Monitoring Mission (JMM) personnel would negatively impact civilians living in Jericho if the GOI takes military action against the six [...]	2006-03-10 15:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PGOV IS PREL PTER
06JERUSALEM1009	AID AGENCIES CONSIDER ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: USAID partners, UN agencies, and NGOs agreed in a March 3 consultation that they would not be positioned to cover serious gaps in healthcare service delivery and increasing food insecurity in an environment of deteriorating security and political restrictions. USAID highlight [...]	2006-03-13 05:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ECON EAID PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM1046	HAMAS POLITICAL 'GUIDELINES' FIRM ON RESISTANCE, [...] (SBU) Palestinian press March 12 carried excerpts of Hamas' political "guidelines" for the next cabinet, first published on a Hamas website, which outline the movement's positions on Palestinian resistance, the inviolability of the "right of return," and parameters for maintaining the "tahd [...]	2006-03-13 15:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM1085	PA FINANCES: SALARIES PAID THOUGH STILL SHORT ON [...] (C) Summary: PA Deputy Finance Minister al-Wazir confirmed that the PA had disbursed basic salaries for civil servants and security service members March 15. Though the PA was still short on funds, al-Wazir said that Arab Bank had agreed to re-open a USD 50 million credit line for the PA to [...]	2006-03-16 08:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID KWBG
06JERUSALEM1106	FATAH LEGISLATORS SEE ISRAELI ACTIONS, [...] (C) Summary. During a March 13 meeting in Bethlehem, four Fatah Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) members asserted that Israeli policies had played a deciding factor in the Hamas victory in the January 25 legislative elections. These mid-level Fatah leaders, who are close to Fatah's g [...]	2006-03-17 14:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM1117	FATAH FACTION CALLS FOR PA TO DISSOLVE [...] (C) In the wake of the Hamas PLC victory and the March 14 IDF Jericho raid, calls by Fatah cadres to dissolve the Palestinian Authority and transfer responsibility for administering the West Bank and Gaza back to Israel as occupying power have begun to resurface. Paragraph 3 contains the text [...]	2006-03-17 16:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG KDEM PGOV
06JERUSALEM1119	JERICHO RAID: POLITIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR KEY [...] (C)SUMMARY: The March 14 Israeli raid on the Jericho prison has hurt President Abbas, (Abu Mazen) standng among Palestinians and bolstered the perceptin that his administration is vacillating and oftn incompetent. Criticism from the HAMAS leadershp has been focused on the U.S. and U.K., rather [...]	2006-03-17 17:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PAL PGOV ASEC IS
06JERUSALEM114	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) Summary. Central Elections Commission (CEC) officials January 9 reported to the Consul General that the Ministry of Interior (MOI) has provided conflicting messages on its ability to provide Election Day security. The MOI has agreed to abide by CEC procedures for early voting for the [...]	2006-01-09 18:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM1144	ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER ON UPCOMING LIFE UNDER [...] (U) Action request - please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) A March 20 discussion between Pol Chief and PA Assistant Foreign Minister for Refugees and Palestinian Expatriates Ma'in Shraym revealed deep concern regarding the impending takeover by Hamas of the PA, and of the rumored selection of Hama [...]	2006-03-21 14:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG UNGA
06JERUSALEM1153	JOB-SEEKING MILITANTS ATTACK PA OFFICIALS, OFFICES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A series of intense gun battles erupted on March 20 in Gaza between armed gunmen and Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF). During the fracas, Civil Police Chief BG Ala'a Husni's motorcade was attacked and at least twelve people were injured. PA Ministry of Interior (MOI) [...]	2006-03-21 16:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM1175	HAMAS-LED CABINET TAKING SHAPE [...] (C) During a March 19 meeting in Gaza with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas, Hamas PM-designate Isma'il Haniyyah presented Abbas with a list of cabinet ministers for the next Palestinian government. The Palestinian media, citing unnamed Hamas and PA sources, has identified [...]	2006-03-22 16:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM1180	ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT DEMARCHE: PALESTINIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) In accordance with reftel, Polchief spoke on March 22 with Assistant Foreign Minister for International Organizational Affairs Marwan al-Jilani about the upcoming Arab Summit. Jilani said that while President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) will be attending, it was still unclear whether Jilani [...]	2006-03-22 17:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG SU IZ
06JERUSALEM1262	PLC APPROVES HAMAS-LED CABINET, GOVERNMENT PLATFORM [...] (C) Summary. Following two-days of debate, the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) March 28 approved the Hamas government platform and 24-member Palestinian cabinet. The vote was 71 in favor, 36 against, with two abstentions. Fatah and Third Way PLC members led the opposition to the gove [...]	2006-03-28 17:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM1286	"FIL MISH-MISH": PA ISSUES TENDER FOR MOBILE [...] (SBU) Palestinian Authority (PA) Telecom Ministry issued a tender March 28 for eligible strategic partners to bid on a 30 percent share of a second mobile telecom operator in the West Bank and Gaza. This operator would be granted a new license to establish and operate a GSM telecom network an [...]	2006-03-29 15:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS TINT TSPL PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM1287	PALESTINIAN REACTIONS TO ISRAELI ELECTIONS [...] (C) President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) welcomed acting PM Olmert's comments after the election supporting negotiations, and a number of Fatah interlocutors stressed Abu Mazen's genuine willingness to negotiate. Fatah members all stressed that any progress in negotiations depended upon Israel [...]	2006-03-29 15:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM1337	PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS COMMISSION FACING INSOLVENCY [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC) officials warned international donors that the CEC faced insolvency unless it received immediate financial assistance to cover its one-year budget. CEC Chairman Dr. Hana Nasir said that the CEC -- an independent agency whose leade [...]	2006-04-03 13:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM1342	VIOLENT CLASHES IN GAZA FOLLOWING KILLING OF PRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Four Palestinians were killed and 33 were wounded in clashes following the killing of Popular Resistance Committee (PRC) military leader 'Abd Yusif al-Quqa (Abu Yusif) in Gaza City. Al-Quqa was killed on March 31 when a bomb exploded as he walked past a parked car. PRC spokesmen [...]	2006-04-03 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM1346	SENIOR PA ADVISOR:"WE'RE COUNTING ON THE [...] (C) "Al-Ayyam" editor Akram Hanniyyah told visiting NEA A/S Welch and DAPNSA Abrams on April 1 that he expects Hamas to focus on governing rather than politics or resistance in the short term, but that he believes the challenge of actually governing PA controlled areas would prove too much fo [...]	2006-04-04 06:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM1348	EREKAT ON THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 31 discussion, Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member and PLO Negotiations Affairs Chief Sa'eb Erekat told NEA A/S Welch, DAPNSA Abrams, LTG Dayton and Consul General that President Abbas (Abu Mazen) must focus on three areas in the coming months: revitalizing [...]	2006-04-04 07:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PGOV IS PREL PTER
06JERUSALEM1377	PLC APPROVES EXTENSION OF PA'S 2005 BUDGET [...] (SBU) The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) approved in three readings March 29 an amendment to the Budget Law extending the PA government's legal authority to collect revenues and authorize expenditures based on the 2005 budget until May 31, 2006, when the Finance Minister must present [...]	2006-04-04 11:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON KWBG
06JERUSALEM1382	IAF BOMBS NSF SITE NEAR ABU MAZEN'S GAZA OFFICE [...] (SBU) Israel Air Force (IAF) aircraft fired three missiles at 1440L at a helicopter-landing pad in the Gaza City Ansar 2 compound, a largely abandoned National Security Force (NSF) facility that was used for the storage and maintenance of former President Arafat,s helicopters. The facility is [...]	2006-04-04 14:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS KPAL KWBG PREL IS
06JERUSALEM139	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) January 11 appealed for independent Fatah candidates running in the district races to withdraw their candidacies. Palestinian contacts suggest that this request will have minimal effect on most of these candidates. [...]	2006-01-12 10:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM1410	PA SECURITY FORCES: CONTINUED LACK OF CLARITY IN [...] (C) Over a week after the assumption of power by the Hamas cabinet, the reporting relationships of the component parts of the PA Security Forces (PASF) remain unclear - both to us and to Palestinians. Hamas Interior Minister Said Siyam was named on March 29 by incoming PM Hanniyyah, and Siyam [...]	2006-04-05 12:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG MCAP MOPS
06JERUSALEM1420	MOST DONORS STILL AWAITING GUIDANCE ON CONTACTS [...] (C) Summary: Donors participating in a donor-only Local Development Forum (LDF) meeting April 5 outlined their contact policy and assistance strategies in response to the new Palestinian Authority (PA) government. Most donors said they had received no specific guidelines from their governme [...]	2006-04-06 07:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KWBG
06JERUSALEM1436	LACK OF MONEY AND A SINGLE TREASURY ACCOUNT LIKELY [...] (C) Action request/comment in para 7. 2. (C) Summary: Although the new PA Finance Minister had publicly promised to pay PA salaries by April 15, he told the PA cabinet April 5 that he had received a ministry with an empty treasury. USD 40 million in external assistance from Saudi Arabia [...]	2006-04-06 14:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM1448	ABU MAZEN SECURITY ADVISOR ON NEXT STEPS [...] (C) In an April 6 conversation with Pol Chief, Sahim Fateh (Abu Hisham),a close advisor on security affairs to PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) indicated that Abu Mazen is unlikely to take operational control over the National Security Forces (NSF),and reiterated a long-standing positi [...]	2006-04-07 16:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG MCAP MOPS
06JERUSALEM1467	PSO FORCES HAMAS LEADERS TO LOSE FACE IN TWO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two separate incidents, Preventive Security Organization (PSO) officers in Gaza initiated symbolic confrontations with HAMAS Prime Minister Isma'il Hanniyah and Interior Minister Said Siam. In both cases, the HAMAS officials backed down rather than escalate the altercation w [...]	2006-04-10 14:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL IS
06JERUSALEM1469	ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The IDF responded to several weeks of steadily increasing Qassam rocket attacks with a barrage of artillery and missile strikes in Gaza. Presidential Security sources reported the Israeli strikes killed 17 Palestinians, including several civilians, and destroyed two homes. Local [...]	2006-04-10 15:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS KPAL KWBG PREL IS
06JERUSALEM1486	VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN GAZA AMID REPORTS OF HAMAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The IDF continued shelling Gaza for a fourth day in response to the launching of six more Qassam rockets into Israel. PA Interior Minister Siad Siam and Foreign Minister Mahmud al-Zahar reportedly initiated a low profile political effort to convince Fatah and Palestinian Islamic [...]	2006-04-11 14:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS KPAL KWBG PREL IS
06JERUSALEM1487	NABIL AMR DESCRIBES HIS ROLE AS PRESIDENTIAL MEDIA [...] (C) Former PA Minister of Information Nabil Amr told PolChief on April 6 that he had been appointed as media advisor in the President's office. (Note: In an April 10 meeting, President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) said he had yet to officially appoint any assistants, but planned to do so. End no [...]	2006-04-11 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM1501	PALESTINIAN FACTIONS DIVVY UP PLC COMMITTEES [...] (C) The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) formally approved member assignments to 12 PLC committees following negotiations between Hamas, Fatah, and the other factions in the Council. Hamas is slated to control six of the 12 committees, Fatah four, and one each for Salam Fayyad's Third [...]	2006-04-12 13:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM1524	TAXI PERMIT DISPUTE PRECIPATES AL-AQSA ATTACK ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fatah-affiliated militants attacked the offices of the PA Prime Minister Isma'il Hanniyah and Transportation Minister Ziad Thatha on April 13 in response to the HAMAS-led government,s decision not to disburse taxi permits that PA officials have used in the past to co-opt armed Fat [...]	2006-04-14 14:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL IS
06JERUSALEM1565	PASF ELEMENTS ATTACK PLC BUILDING IN KHAN YUNIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the latest in a series of attempts by Fatah loyalists to embarrass and discredit the HAMAS-led Palestinian Authority (PA),gunmen attacked and occupied the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) building in Khan Yunis on April 15 to protest the PA's failure to pay March salaries [...]	2006-04-17 14:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL IS MOPS
06JERUSALEM1567	HAMAS PREDICTS CHAOS IF INTERNATIONAL ISOLATION [...] (SBU) Summary. In what may appear to be an escalating war of words, Hamas officials, including PM Isma'il Haniyyah, April 14-16 lashed out at U.S., European, and Israeli efforts to isolate and undermine the new Hamas-led government. In comments before tens of thousands of Muslim worshipper [...]	2006-04-17 16:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM157	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat January 12 provided the Consul General a one-page statement endorsed by 19 of the 39 Jerusalem PLC candidates. The statement, which includes the signatures of four Hamas candidates, urges that elections be held as scheduled regardless of any potential [...]	2006-01-13 17:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM1590	MIXED PALESTINIAN REACTIONS TO TEL AVIV BOMBING [...] (C) Summary. Disparate Palestinian reaction to the April 17 suicide bombing in Tel Aviv has shed further light on divisions between the Hamas leadership and President Abbas. While Abbas and the senior Fatah leadership have condemned the attack, Hamas officials -- either affiliated with th [...]	2006-04-18 16:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM1620	PALESTINIAN OPINION-MAKERS VOICE DOUBTS ABOUT U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Consul General met with a group of ten influential Palestinian contacts on April 20 to explain changes in USG policy following the formation of the new PA government and it's rejection of Quartet requirements. Several of the Palestinian interlocutors voiced objections to the U [...]	2006-04-21 15:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL IS
06JERUSALEM1622	IMPLICATIONS OF JAMAL ABU SAMHADANEH SELECTION AS [...] (C) The April 20 announcement of PRC head Jamal Abu Samhadaneh as Inspector General for the MOI is widely seen as a reaction to Abu Mazen's recent appointment of Rashid Abu Shubak as internal security chief and has set up a confrontation between the Hamas cabinet and Abu Mazen. The President [...]	2006-04-21 16:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL PTER
06JERUSALEM1644	CONTINUING FATAH-HAMAS FRICTION [...] (C) Supporters of Fatah and Hamas continue to clash in the wake of Khalid Meshaal's statements in Damascus on April 21, the appointment of Jamal Abu Samhadanah to the Interior Ministry, and Abu Mazen's subsequent cancellation of that appointment. Damascus-based Hamas leader Meshaal, speaking [...]	2006-04-24 15:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG PTER
06JERUSALEM1648	FORMER PLC MEMBER ASSESSES ELECTIONS, HAMAS, AND [...] (C) Summary. Former Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member Ziad Abu Zayyad (Jerusalem, independent) April 21 presented his assessment of the challenges confronting Palestinians and the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority (PA) to Senator Christopher Dodd and the Consul General. On the re [...]	2006-04-24 16:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM1672	ABU MAZEN AND GOVERNMENT AT ODDS ABOUT "NEW" [...] (C) The ongoing dispute between the PA President and government regarding the formation of a "new" security force sheds light on tensions regarding security relationships and attempts by Hamas to promote law and order in Gaza. Hamas appears to be looking for a way to use its military wing, the [...]	2006-04-25 14:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG MCAP MOPS
06JERUSALEM1673	YASSER ABED RABBO: MAKING THE CASE AGAINST HAMAS [...] (C) Summary. During an April 24 meeting in Ramallah with the Consul General, PLO Executive Committee (PLO-EC) member Yasser Abed Rabbo argued that President Abbas (Abu Mazen) and Fatah needed a more coherent strategy to deal with Hamas and gain support among the public. Abed Rabbo said th [...]	2006-04-25 15:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM1685	NABLUSIS CONCERNED ABOUT PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT, [...] (C) In a series of meetings with prominent Nablus personalities on April 25, Consul General heard concerns about the future of the Palestinian government and relations with Israel. Munib al-Masri, a leading businessman and host for the meetings, outlined his private-sector initiative intended [...]	2006-04-26 14:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM1686	PECDAR HEAD MAKES PITCH FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. During an April 24 meeting with the Consul General, former Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Public Works and Housing Mohammed Shtayyah criticized statements from Hamas leader Khaled Mishal, which he said reflected the inability of the Hamas-led PA to respond to the growi [...]	2006-04-26 15:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM1704	KARNI CROSSING ATTACK: INTRA-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT? [...] (S) The April 26 attack on the Karni crossing (details ref (a)) appears to have been the work of the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC),according to PA security sources and an April 26 conversation between Consul General and Fatah PLC member Mohammed Dahlan. The PRC has officially denied any [...]	2006-04-27 14:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PREL KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM1717	PLO NEGOTIATIONS AFFAIRS DIRECTOR ON POLITICAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 16:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM1760	UNRWA HEAD ABU ZAYD ON CURRENT SITUATION [...] (C) United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner General Karen Abu Zayd told Consul General on May 1, in advance of her upcoming trip to Washington, that the situation in Gaza is worsening due to the general deterioration of the Palestinian economy, exacerbated by the non-paymen [...]	2006-05-02 12:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM1850	PALESTINIAN POLITICAL FIGURES ON SALARIES, [...] (C) Presidential Advisor Akram Hanniyyah and PLC member Salam Fayyad commented to Consul General in separate May 9 meetings that the payment of PA salaries is a critical issue. Hanniyyah pressed for immediate disbursement of the USD 70 million in Cairo, saying it would shift the press story fro [...]	2006-05-09 15:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM1853	PA FINANCIAL CRUNCH HAS LOCAL CONSEQUENCES [...] (C) Summary. In a sign that the Hamas-led government's financial difficulties are trickling downward, a somber Hani al-Hayek -- Fatah mayor since May 2005 of the Bethlehem-area town of Bayt Sahur (population 13,000) -- informed ConGen Poloff May 5 that his municipality faced a serious finan [...]	2006-05-09 15:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM1854	ABBAS-HANIYYAH TALKS PRODUCE FEW RESULTS; CLASHES [...] (C) Summary. Talks initiated over the May 6-7 weekend between President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and Hamas PM Isma'il Haniyyah failed to resolve disagreements over security responsibilities and appointments. Clashes erupted between Fatah and Hamas for a second day, May 9, in the Gaza Stri [...]	2006-05-09 16:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL
06JERUSALEM190	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian and Israeli officials met January 16 to work on technical issues relating to voting in East Jerusalem. Officials discussed the possibility of issuing 6,000 tickets to East Jerusalem residents to allow them to vote at designated post offices. Both sides are schedu [...]	2006-01-17 17:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM1904	HAMAS RESPONSE TO QUARTET MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The PA government and HAMAS leadership put out varied responses to the Quartet's decision to establish a mechanism to deliver aid to Palestinians. Prime Minister (PM) Isma'il Hanniyah complained that the international community is still placing conditions on the PA. Foreign Mi [...]	2006-05-12 09:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAL KWBG PREL IS
06JERUSALEM1917	PALESTINIAN PRISONERS PROPOSE "NATIONAL ACCORD [...] (C) The "National Accord Document" put out by prominent Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on May 10 has been placed on the agenda of the "National Dialogue" due to be held on May 24-25. However, initial tepid Hamas reactions have exacerbated concerns among Palestinian observers that the [...]	2006-05-12 16:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG

06JERUSALEM1985	AL-KIDWA ON FINANCES, HAMAS, OLMERT, AND [...] (C) In May 16 meeting with the Consul General, newly appointed presidential advisor for diplomatic and political affairs Nasser al-Kidwa pushed for immediate release of money in Arab League accounts. He said Hamas had discussed the idea of a NUG with Abu Mazen, who had warned that any governm [...]	2006-05-16 16:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM2004	ABU MAZEN REPORTEDLY MOVES TO RETAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Palestinian sources in the PA President's office and the General Intelligence reported May 14 that President Abbas (Abu Mazen) has moved to retain administrative control of the PA security forces (PASF) by appointing an advisory committee composed of key security chiefs. The meas [...]	2006-05-17 14:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PREL MOPS
06JERUSALEM2007	INTERIOR MINISTER DEPLOYS MILITANTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Interior Minister Siad Siam deployed the recently formed Special Security Force, composed of militants from several factions, in Gaza on May 17 following several weeks of escalating violence. Siam took this action after gunmen assassinated two prominent HAMAS military leaders in [...]	2006-05-17 15:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL IS
06JERUSALEM2008	JERUSALEM PLC MEMBER CALLS FOR MORE NUANCE IN [...] (C) Summary. During a May 15 meeting with the Consul General, Fatah Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member Bernard Sabella called for more nuance in the international community's approach toward the new Hamas-led Palestinian Authority (PA). Sabella agreed that pressure should be pla [...]	2006-05-17 16:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM2028	SECURITY FORCES DEPLOYED IN PARALLEL AS EGYPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Security forces under President Abbas' (Abu Mazen) control deployed throughout Gaza on May 17 and 18 in response to the HAMAS-led government's deployment of a new security force composed of militants from factions loyal to HAMAS. Egyptian officials hosted a meeting between high-l [...]	2006-05-18 16:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG MOPS PREL IS
06JERUSALEM2033	GAZA STANDOFF CONTINUES; HAMAS FUNDS SEIZED AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A tense standoff between security forces under President Abbas' (Abu Mazen) control and Interior Ministry forces continued in several localities in Gaza on May 18 and 19. Four Palestinians were injured in clashes overnight on May 18 during a gun battle in Gaza City. Talks betwee [...]	2006-05-19 14:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG MOPS PREL IS
06JERUSALEM2036	HEBRONITES DISCUSS SETTLERS, ECONOMY AND HAMAS [...] (C) Summary. In a May 18 meeting with the Consul General, prominent Hebronites expressed concerns about settlers, the economy and Hamas' stewardship of the government. Hebron Governor Jabari expressed his appreciation for USG assistance in past difficulties involving the Ibrahimi Mosque/T [...]	2006-05-19 15:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG EAID
06JERUSALEM2058	FAYYAD AND ABED RABBO ON NATIONAL DIALOGUE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member Salam Fayyad and PLO Executive Committee (PLO-EC) member Yasir Abed Rabbo told the Consul General at a May 20 meeting in Ramallah that plans are moving forward for the National Dialogue, but some of President Abbas' (Abu Mazen) closest [...]	2006-05-22 13:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL IS
06JERUSALEM2060	UNRWA OFFICIALS OUTLINE CONTACT POLICY WITH PA, [...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 12 meeting with IO Assistant Secretary Kristen Silverberg, UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi said that his agency would maintain "minimal" contact with the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority. Grandi argued that some technical interaction is necessar [...]	2006-05-22 13:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM2066	ASSASINATION ATTEMPTS AGAINST FATAH SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sporadic but intense clashes between Fatah- and HAMAS-affiliated forces left at least six people dead in Gaza between May 20-22. The clashes began following the attempted assassination of General Intelligence (Mukhabarat) Chief Tariq Abu Rajab, who was severely injured on May 20 [...]	2006-05-22 15:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL IS
06JERUSALEM2068	LIVELIHOOD OF GAZA FISHERMEN THREATENED [...] (SBU) According to an April World Food Programme (WFP) report, local demand for fish in Gaza has doubled and put pressure on Gaza fishing grounds, already restricted to 6 nautical miles from the shore. (Note: The Oslo Accords designated 20 miles of fishing grounds for Palestinians in Gaza. [...]	2006-05-22 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PHUM EAID EFIS KWBG KPAL
06JERUSALEM2098	RELATIVE CALM RETURNS TO GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Gaza was relatively calm on May 23 after senior Fatah and HAMAS officials agreed to take steps to prevent further violence. However, rival armed groups continue to patrol the streets and a potential remains for a return of violent clashes. PA government spokesman Ghazi Hamad tol [...]	2006-05-23 15:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC CASC
06JERUSALEM2118	SPORADIC VIOLENCE IN GAZA; IDF OPERATION LEAVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sporadic violence continued in Gaza May 23-24. In Ramallah, a May 24 IDF arrest operation targeting a PIJ activist resulted in four Palestinians dead and at least 35 wounded. HAMAS spokesmen publicly accused the Fatah-dominated Preventive Security Organization (PSO) of orches [...]	2006-05-24 14:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC CASC
06JERUSALEM2134	FATAH AND HAMAS MEET TO EASE TENSIONS IN GAZA AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tensions remain high in Gaza despite efforts by Fatah and Hamas to calm the situation. Clashes took place in Gaza City and a kidnapping elsewhere. The death of a PSO chief appears to be a "work accident" and not part of the ongoing clashes. Fatah and Hamas representatives me [...]	2006-05-25 15:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC
06JERUSALEM2135	ABBAS SETS DEADLINE FOR "NATIONAL DIALOGUE" [...] (C) Summary. Representatives from Fatah, Hamas, other Palestinian factions, and civil society convened May 25 in Ramallah and Gaza City for a two-day session of "National Dialogue." In his speech before conference delegates in Ramallah, Palestinian President Abbas (Abu Mazen) set a 10-day [...]	2006-05-25 17:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM2150	INTERIOR MINISTRY PULLS BACK SOME OF ITS FORCES; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PA Interior Ministry scaled back its deployment of the HAMAS-affiliated Special Security Force in Gaza on May 26. The HAMAS commander of the force, Yusif al-Zahar, told the media that the move is intended to reduce tensions in Gaza, while noting that the Interior Minister exp [...]	2006-05-26 14:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC CASC
06JERUSALEM2151	DIVERGENT REACTIONS TO ABU MAZEN'S NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Hamas has yet to articulate a consistent position on Abu Mazen's intention to hold a national referendum proposal. Fatah officials have noted the discrepancy in statements from Hamas, a division which they hope to exploit in the coming 10-day discussion period. Meanwhile, the [...]	2006-05-26 15:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM2165	IDF RAID IN GAZA KILLS 4 MILITANTS; INTERIOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Undercover IDF units operating in Gaza killed 4 militants and injured 8 others during a May 30 pre-dawn ambush of a PIJ cell preparing to launch Qassam rockets into Israel. The raid followed several days of increasing Qassam attacks from Gaza. Interior Minister Said Siyyam May 28 [...]	2006-05-30 13:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC CASC
06JERUSALEM2170	NATIONAL DIALOGUE PROCEEDING [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian President Abbas agreed with Hamas representatives May 28 to divide the National Dialogue into three separate tracks: a Ramallah track on the prisoners' initiative; a Gaza track on easing Fatah-Hamas tensions; and a PLO track, possibly to take place in Cairo, on ref [...]	2006-05-30 15:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM2223	EREKAT DENOUNCES ISRAELI PLAN TO REVOKE JERUSALEM [...] (SBU) PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat June 1 faxed to the ConGen a letter addressed to NEA A/S Welch criticizing statements by Israeli Interior Minister Roni Bar-On, published in the Israeli media on May 30, threatening to revoke the residency status of three Hamas PLC members from Jerusa [...]	2006-06-01 15:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM2244	SEVERAL KILLED AND WOUNDED IN HAMAS-FATAH CLASHES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sporadic but intense clashes June 1-5 between Fatah and Hamas gunmen in the Gaza Strip resulted in eight Palestinians deaths and 21 injuries. Hamas gunmen on June 5 set fire to the official PBC Palestinian TV broadcasting station in Khan Yunis. Four Palestinian military wing [...]	2006-06-05 15:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC CASC
06JERUSALEM2245	BANK OF PALESTINE PAYS SOME PA SALARIES; OTHER [...] (C) Summary: In response to instructions from the PA Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Palestine (BoP) began June 4 to deposit PA salary payments into BoP accounts of PA employees. Funds for the payments reportedly came from a PA account for domestic revenues held at the BoP's Ramallah branc [...]	2006-06-05 15:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM2246	ABU MAZEN, HAMAS HEADING TOWARD SHOW-DOWN OVER [...] (C) Summary. A show-down between Abu Mazen and Hamas is looming as the midnight June 5 deadline to reach consensus on the prisoners' initiative nears. Absent an agreement, Abu Mazen intends to proceed with a presidential decree to hold a referendum on the initiative within the next 40 days [...]	2006-06-05 15:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM2274	ABBAS DELAYS ISSUANCE OF REFERENDUM DECREE [...] (C) Summary. Following June 6 consultations between President Abbas (Abu Mazen) and the PLO Executive Committee (PLO-EC) in Ramallah, spokesmen for the president announced that he intends to delay for several days issuing a decree on holding a national referendum. The delay reportedly stem [...]	2006-06-06 16:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM2299	VIOLENT CLASHES CONTINUE IN GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sporadic clashes between Hamas and Fatah-affiliated forces continued throughout the Gaza strip on June 6 and 7. Two Preventive Security Organization (PSO) members (and three construction workers) were injured June 5 as a result of an attack on PSO headquarters in Gaza City. A [...]	2006-06-07 15:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM2315	DESPITE AGREEMENT TO REDEPLOY, HAMAS SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Fatah and Hamas officials agreed June 7 to redeploy the Ministry of Interior Special Security Forces from populated areas and main thoroughfares in the Gaza Strip. Despite the agreement, UN personnel and Fatah contacts reported June 8 that SSF are still visibly present [...]	2006-06-08 14:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM2381	HAMAS FIRES QASSAMS INTO ISRAEL; INTENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the June 9 deaths of 8 Palestinian civilians by a suspected errant Israeli shell, HAMAS militants launched a barrage of Qassam rockets into Israel. In statements to the media, PM Haniyyah and other PA government spokesmen called on the international community to halt Isr [...]	2006-06-12 16:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPAL KWBG PREL IS ASEC
06JERUSALEM2391	PA ADVISOR AKRAM HANIYYAH ON POLITICAL STATE OF [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Senior PA Advisor and "al-Ayyam" editor Akram Haniyyah told visiting NEA A/S Welch, the Consul General, and NSC/IPA LoGerfo on June 7 that President Abbas (Abu Mazen) is in a strong political position following his decision to call for a referendum on the prisoners' initiative. [...]	2006-06-13 07:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPAL KWBG PREL IS
06JERUSALEM2399	INTENSE FATAH-HAMAS CLASHES; AT LEAST 9 KILLED IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Violent clashes between Fatah and Hamas groups continued in Gaza on June 12, spreading to the West Bank cities of Ramallah, Nablus and Salfit. Two people were killed in Gaza as a result of these clashes. There were no fatalities or major injuries in the West Bank incidents, but [...]	2006-06-13 13:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ASEC KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM240	SUBJECT: PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Fatah and Hamas candidates in Gaza signed an agreement pledging to refrain from displaying weaponry and abide by the democratic process. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met January 18 for additional discussions regarding Jerusalem voting. During a January 18 meeting at C [...]	2006-01-19 17:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS PBTS KDEM
06JERUSALEM2406	PLC POSTPONES DECISION ON REFERENDUM; CEC PREPARES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an emergency session of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) on June 12, HAMAS legislators challenged the legality of President Abbas' (Abu Mazen) decree calling for a July 26 referendum on the prisoners' initiative. After several hours of heated debate, the PLC ag [...]	2006-06-13 15:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPAL KWBG PREL PGOV IS
06JERUSALEM2442	ONGOING FATAH-HAMAS DISCUSSIONS ON PRISONERS' [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Abbas (Abu Mazen) reportedly agreed to continue discussions with the PA government on the prisoners' initiative during a June 13 meeting with PM Isma'il Haniyyah in Gaza. Fatah officials report that HAMAS is insisting on modifying the prisoners' document to include lang [...]	2006-06-14 14:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPAL KWBG PREL PGOV IS
06JERUSALEM2443	WHERE IS THE BOTTOM? PALESTINIAN STOCK MARKET [...] (SBU) Palestinian stock prices continued to fall, with the Al-Quds Index losing 4.57 percent in the week ending June 8 and closing at 540.69. The Average Daily Trading Volume (ADTV) reached USD 2.89 million compared to USD 4.01 million four weeks ago. Lotos Investment analyst Waleed Makkieh [...]	2006-06-14 14:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KWBG
06JERUSALEM2444	GAZA VIOLENCE AND WEST BANK UNREST CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fatah-Hamas violence continued in Gaza June 14, resulting in the death of a Hamas activist and the wounding of a Preventive Security Organization (PSO) official in Khan Yunis. President Mahmud Abbas condemned the June 13 Israeli air strike in Gaza that killed 11 Palestinians, in [...]	2006-06-14 14:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER ASEC KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM2470	ABU MAZEN/HANIYYAH REACH REPORTED DEAL ON SSF; [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Abbas (Abu Mazen) and PM Isma'il Haniyyah reportedly agreed June 14 to integrate members of the HAMAS-affiliated Special Security Force (SSF) into the PA Civil Police. Presidential security sources report that the two sides have yet to agree on whether the SSF will be i [...]	2006-06-15 15:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPAL KWBG PREL PGOV IS
06JERUSALEM2471	PALESTINIAN BANKS CEASE TRANSACTIONS WITH THE PA [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor Abed stressed recently that local banks are not transacting with the Palestinian Authority (PA) government, in observance of the Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control regulations. He noted that they are not accepting in [...]	2006-06-15 15:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL KTFN KWBG
06JERUSALEM2473	PRCS HEAD SAYS KEY MOU IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. During a June 14 meeting in Ramallah with Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) president Yunis al-Khatib, the Consul General encouraged al-Khatib to work diligently to resolve the outstanding issues in advance of the June 20 International Conference of the Red Cross and the [...]	2006-06-16 04:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM2485	FATAH GUNMEN ATTACK GOVERNMENT FACILITIES IN WEST [...] (C) SUMMARY. Fatah gunmen June 15-16 attacked Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) and governmental offices in the West Bank, and fired at the car of a HAMAS PLC member in Jenin. As of 1500L on June 16, ConGen Fatah contacts reported that HAMAS-affiliated Special Security Forces (SSF) rema [...]	2006-06-16 15:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER ASEC KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM2509	NABIL AMR ON REFERENDUM, ABU MAZEN [...] (C) Summary. During a June 14 meeting in Ramallah with the Consul General, presidential media advisor Nabil Amr said that Abu Mazen was correct to proceed with the national referendum -- despite Amr's own objections to the prisoners' initiative -- in order to force the demise of the Hamas-l [...]	2006-06-19 08:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM2511	FATAH-HAMAS REPORTEDLY NARROWING DIFFERENCES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fatah sources reported that an agreement on the prisoners' initiative is near. Within Fatah, preliminary discussions have begun on a national unity government (NUG). The Interior Ministry Special Security Force (SSF) is still deployed in Gaza, despite reports of a June 14 agreemen [...]	2006-06-19 15:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPAL KWBG PREL PGOV IS
06JERUSALEM2545	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY DISBURSES PARTIAL SALARIES [...] (SBU) Palestinian Authority Finance Minister Abdel Razeq announced to Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) members June 19 that the PA would start paying partial salaries in Gaza through the post offices that day and is considering doing so in the West Bank, as well. The local press June 20 [...]	2006-06-20 15:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON KTFN KWBG
06JERUSALEM256	HAMAS MUNICIPAL COUNCILS HIGHLIGHT POTENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the course of the 2005 local elections, Hamas assumed leadership for several municipal councils in the West Bank and Gaza. Hamas's political priorities and strategies at the municipal level are a strong indicator of the movement's likely priorities after the Palestinian Legisl [...]	2006-01-20 14:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM257	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Central Elections Committee (CEC) published the finalized procedures for East Jerusalem voting on January 19. President Abbas signed a decree advancing the voting period for members of the PASF by one day to begin on January 21. Dozens of East Jerusalem residents clashed wit [...]	2006-01-20 16:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS PBTS KDEM
06JERUSALEM2576	MUNIB AL-MASRI TOUTED AS POTENTIAL PM IN NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Amid speculation that Fatah and Hamas are nearing consensus on the prisoners' initiative, and possibly agreement on a National Unity Government (NUG),Fatah and private sector sources have suggested that prominent Nablus businessman, Munib al-Masri, is a potential candidate for [...]	2006-06-21 15:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL
06JERUSALEM2604	LOOKING TO PLUG IN: PALESTINIANS SEEK ALTERNATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) is seeking to import electricity from Egypt and Jordan in order to reduce energy bills and diversify its supply, according to local press reports the week of June 19. 2. (SBU) (Note: The Israeli Electricity Company (IEC) generates 95 percent [...]	2006-06-23 14:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EAID PGOV KWBG JO EG
06JERUSALEM2650	GAZA MILITANTS ABDUCT ISRAELI SOLDIER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Popular Resistance Committee (PRC) and HAMAS militants staged a brazen raid on an IDF outpost on the Israeli side of the Gaza border June 25, killing two soldiers and abducting a third. President Abbas (Abu Mazen) issued a statement denouncing the attack as a violation of the "un [...]	2006-06-26 15:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPAL KWBG PREL PGOV PTER IS
06JERUSALEM2680	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE [...] (C) Israeli ground and air forces initiated operations in Gaza late on June 27 and early on June 28. Israeli ground forces now occupy land in the southern Gaza strip, including the disused Gaza airport. Israeli aircraft damaged three bridges in central Gaza, and Palestinian contacts report l [...]	2006-06-28 09:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM2696	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE [...] (C) The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) held a press conference in which they displayed a copy of the ID card of missing Israeli settler Eliyahu Asheri and threatened to kill him if IDF forces did not leave Gaza. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades has threatened additional kidnappings and rock [...]	2006-06-28 15:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM2726	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE [...] (C) Israeli military forces have reportedly expanded their foothold in southern Gaza and moved into northern Gaza. At least four Qassam rockets were launched at an Israeli town, and IDF naval and air forces have shelled Qassam rocket launch areas. The remains of missing settler Eliyahu Asher [...]	2006-06-29 09:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM2751	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE [...] (C) The IAF conducted an airstrike against PIJ militants in Gaza City and IDF forces continued to shell Qassam launching areas; however, Qassam rockets continued to be launched. Press reports indicate that Hamas militants blew a hole in the border wall between Gaza and Egypt, and that both E [...]	2006-06-29 14:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2762	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE [...] (C) Airstrikes in Gaza and shelling of open areas continue; IDF forces have conducted a number of raids in the West Bank. IDF ground forces have reportedly not entered northern Gaza. PA sources say that the breach blown in the Gaza/Egypt border wall has been repaired. There has been intens [...]	2006-06-30 09:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2766	MGGZ01: FACTIONS CONDEMN HAMAS ARRESTS, REFUSE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A full day after the June 29 arrest of approximately 90 Hamas cabinet ministers, Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) members, and others, Fatah and Hamas continue to condemn the Israeli action. Hamas is reportedly still working out what steps are necessary for the government [...]	2006-06-30 11:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM2769	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE [...] (C) Political developments led the news Friday afternoon: the GOI announced the revocation of Jerusalem residency permits for four detained Hamas officials and Prime Minister Hanniyyah delivered a sermon in which he sketched out the Hamas plan for continued governance, including a proposal for [...]	2006-06-30 14:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2771	MGGZ01- QUICK ACTION CLOSES BREECH IN WALL BETWEEN [...] (C) At 1245L on June 29, gunmen from the Popular Resistance Committees and the Hamas-affiliated Izzedine Qassam Brigades detonated a landmine along the Egypt-Gaza border, according to Khalil Khatib, a security officer in President Abbas' office (reftel). The explosion blasted out two adjace [...]	2006-06-30 15:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM2775	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 2 [...] (C) Israeli airstrikes over the last 24 hours damaged the Gaza office of Prime Minister Ismael Hanniyyah, among other targets. IDF forces continued their raids on Hamas-associated offices in the West Bank. Statements made by the office of President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) that blamed Hama [...]	2006-07-02 09:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2804	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 3 [...] (C) A statement on July 3 by groups claiming responsibility for the kidnapping of IDF corporal Gilad Shalit threatened that the abduction would be a "closed case" if Palestinian prisoners are not released by 0600 on July 4; they did not elaborate on their statement. IDF forces entered nort [...]	2006-07-03 10:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2812	MGGZ01: HAMAS TEMPORARILY RESHUFFLES CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a news conference on July 2, the PA Council of Ministers Secretary General announced that Prime Minister Ismail Hanniyah has entrusted the portfolios of arrested Hamas ministers to other ministers. PA Minister of Information Yusuf Rizqah stressed that there is "no political [...]	2006-07-03 13:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM2813	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 4 [...] (C) A 0600 ultimatum regarding kidnapped IDF Corporal Galid Shalit passed without any significant developments. The IDF arrested three al-Aqsa Brigades' militants implicated in the June 25 killing of Israeli settler Eliyahu Ahsheri. The PLC held an emergency session on July 3, focused on the [...]	2006-07-04 08:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2820	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 5 [...] (C) A Qassam rocket impacted in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on July 4; the extended range, target, and timing of the attack resulted in wide press coverage and statements from Israeli political leaders; the military wing of Hamas claimed responsibility. The IDF initiated a third inc [...]	2006-07-05 11:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2825	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 6 [...] (C) IDF forces on July 6 expanded their incursion in the northern Gaza to the three dismantled settlements that had been the site of previous Qassam rocket launches. The Israeli move follows the launching of two additional Qassam rockets, one of which came near the southern city of Ashkelon. [...]	2006-07-06 12:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2835	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 7 [...] (C) The casualty rates associated with ongoing IDF operations spiked sharply on July 6 and 7, with at least 21 Palestinians reported killed and over 65 wounded; one Israeli soldier was reported killed and several more wounded. At least eight Qassam rockets were fired, with no reported injurie [...]	2006-07-07 10:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2854	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 8 [...] (C) ConGenoffs assisted in the transfer of 68 American citizens from Erez Crossing to the Allenby Bridge for passage to Jordan on July 8. Another 34 Amcits originally scheduled to depart Gaza either failed to bring the proper documentation for transit or failed to show up at Erez. IDF mil [...]	2006-07-08 12:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2855	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 9 [...] (C) IDF forces appear to have withdrawn from parts of the northern Gaza strip, but remain present in the central and southern sections. An explosion near Gaza City on July 8 that killed a mother and two of her children has attracted wide media attention. Prime Minister Hanniyyah released a 5 [...]	2006-07-09 10:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM286	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) Summary. Voting by Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces continued for a third and final day, January 23, with turnout reported around 82 percent of registered voters at the conclusion of the second day of voting. ConGen contacts expect final turnout over 90 percent of registered [...]	2006-01-23 15:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM2867	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) The IDF continues its presence in central and southern Gaza. IDF raids continue, as do Qassam rocket launches. The factions claiming responsibility for the abduction of IDF corporal Gilad Shalit told the media on July 9 that they alone control Shalit's fate, and reiterated their demands [...]	2006-07-10 10:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2886	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) IDF operations are continuing in central and southern Gaza. IAF air strikes on suspected Palestinian militants July 10-11 resulted in nine Palestinian deaths. One air strike near Beit Hanoun targeting gunmen instead struck Palestinian civilians, killing four. Israeli media reported t [...]	2006-07-11 13:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM PTER
06JERUSALEM2898	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) IDF forces reportedly moved through the central section of Gaza on July 12, dividing the Gaza Strip in two. An IDF airstrike on a house near Gaza City killed seven Palestinians and wounded several others, possibly including Hamas military wing leader Mohammed Deif. Initial reports regard [...]	2006-07-12 14:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2902	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) IDF military action in Gaza continued on July 12-13, although news coverage was overshadowed by the developing situation on the Israeli-Lebanese border. PA sources list 26 Palestinians killed on July 12, including the family that died in the IDF attack that reportedly wounded Hamas milita [...]	2006-07-13 12:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2919	AMID PALESTINIAN JUBILATION, ABU MAZEN CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian public reaction to the July 12 Hezbollah attack and kidnapping of two IDF soldiers was immediate and overwhelmingly positive. Hamas praised the Hezbollah attack and called for a unification of efforts to attain the release of Palestinian and Arab prisoners. The P [...]	2006-07-13 15:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2937	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) Violence declined in Gaza on July 13-14, in comparison to previous days. Palestinian gunmen and activists attempted to force open the Rafah border crossing on July 13, but were dispersed by the Palestinian Presidential Guard. President Abbas (Abu Mazen) told the press July 13 that the f [...]	2006-07-14 14:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2940	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) Palestinian gunmen blew open a six-meter hole in the wall separating Gaza from Egypt near the Rafah crossing on the evening of July 14, enabling close to 3,000 Palestinians to cross from Egypt into Gaza. At least one Egyptian security officer was injured in the exchange of gunfire; Eg [...]	2006-07-15 10:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2941	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) The majority of IDF activities appear oriented to the Israel/Lebanon border area. 2. (SBU) In Gaza military developments, there was an IDF strike near Beit Hanoun on July 16 ; apparently an Israeli UAV opened fire on a group of Hamas gunmen firing at Israeli tanks across the fence line. [...]	2006-07-16 08:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3001	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) IDF forces reentered northern Gaza on July 17; at least two Palestinians have been reported killed in this latest incursion. IAF aircraft struck government buildings, and supported ongoing operations in northern Gaza. There were approximately 15 Qassam launches from Gaza, with damage but [...]	2006-07-17 10:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3005	PLO ENVOYS RETURN EMPTY-HANDED FROM DAMASCUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two PLO envoys traveled to Damascus on July 9 in order to deal with the crisis that began with the kidnapping of IDF Corporal Gilad Shalit on June 25. The envoys met with Syrian Vice President Farouq al-Sharaa', Syrian Ba'ath officials, the Democratic Front for the Liberation o [...]	2006-07-17 11:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL ASEC IS
06JERUSALEM3022	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) The Rafah crossing opened July 18 to allow 2,000-3,000 Palestinians on the Egyptian side of the crossing to enter Gaza. Palestinian contacts report that more than 700 Palestinians transited into Gaza as of 1300 local. The IDF July 18 withdrew from parts of Beit Hanoun following its Ju [...]	2006-07-18 11:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3029	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (C) Approximately 100 American citizens left Gaza on July 19. Approximately 5,200 Palestinians passed through the Rafah crossing into Gaza on July 18. The IDF July 19 launched a large incursion into the al-Maghazi refugee camp, killing six Palestinians, including civilians, with at least 50 [...]	2006-07-19 13:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3080	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 20 SITREP [...] (C) One hundred and three American citizens were evacuated from Gaza to Amman on July 19. IDF operations in the central Gaza Strip continued on July 20, killing two and wounding four. In Nablus, the IDF continued an operation against the main PA security forces compound. Palestinian Presid [...]	2006-07-20 15:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3093	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 21 SITREP [...] (C) Israeli Defense Forces withdrew from the al-Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza on July 21 after a three-day operation that left 16 Palestinians dead and approximately 130 wounded. In Nablus, the IDF continued its operation against the PA headquarters complex. Two Qassams were fired from Gaza i [...]	2006-07-21 13:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3096	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 22 SITREP [...] (C) Events in Gaza and the West Bank have been quieter than in previous days. The IDF ended its multi-day operation in Nablus, after demolishing a number of PA security buildings. One of the wanted Palestinians was reportedly pulled alive from the wreckage following the IDF departure. Presid [...]	2006-07-22 08:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3100	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 23 SITREP [...] (C) The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) continued arrest operations in the West Bank and small incursions into the Gaza Strip on July 22-23, and Qassam rockets continued to be launched from Gaza into the western Negev and Sderot. Media reports that Palestinian factions in Gaza had reached agree [...]	2006-07-23 11:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3129	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 24 SITREP [...] (C) There continued to be isolated incidents of violence in Gaza July 23-24, with reports of three Palestinian fatalities. The IDF arrested 20 Palestinians in the West Bank on July 24. 11 Qassams were launched from Gaza into Israel on July 23, and an additional three were launched on July 2 [...]	2006-07-24 12:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM3163	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 25 SITREP [...] (C) There continued to be incidents of violence in Gaza, July 24-25, with reports of six Palestinian fatalities. The IDF arrested 12 Palestinians in the West Bank July 24. At least four Qassam rockets were launched at the western Negev and Sderot July 24, and another three were launched, as [...]	2006-07-25 14:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM3178	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 26 SITREP [...] (SBU) Heavy fighting between IDF forces and Palestinian factions in Gaza is ongoing, with reports of at least 14 Palestinian fatalities. At least nine Qassam rockets were launched into Israel, as of 1500 local July 26. Local media gave prominent coverage to Secretary Rice's meeting with PA [...]	2006-07-26 12:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM3221	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (SBU) At least 28 Palestinians have died since July 26, including civilians, during an IDF incursion into the Shijaya and surrounding neighborhoods in Gaza City. According to medical sources, at least 80 Palestinians have sustained injuries during the operation, which is ongoing as of 1400 [...]	2006-07-27 12:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ASEC KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM324	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) SUMMARY: A senior Fatah activist associated with Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) candidate Ghassan Shakaa was killed in Nablus early on January 24, reportedly by gunmen associated with rival Fatah leader Jamal al-Tirawi. Large Fatah and Hamas rallies on January 23 marked the officia [...]	2006-01-24 17:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS PBTS KDEM
06JERUSALEM3241	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY [...] (SBU) IDF units withdrew from the Shijaya neighborhood of Gaza City on the morning of July 28. At least 30 Palestinians died during the three-day incursion, including one PRC gunmen, two HAMAS military-wing activists, and several civilians, including a 73-year old woman and 13-year old boy. [...]	2006-07-28 14:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ASEC KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM3252	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM JULY 31 SITREP [...] (SBU) Post is working with Embassies Tel Aviv and Cairo to facilitate the departure of approximately 80 Americans from Gaza via the Rafah crossing on August 1. Palestinian Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat confirmed to the Consul General on July 31 that he was informed by Government of Israel [...]	2006-07-31 13:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3313	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 1 SITREP [...] (SBU) The Rafah crossing did not open as planned on August 1 in order to allow more time for coordination among the concerned parties. As a result, the planned departure from Gaza of approximately 77 Americans and 10 PD grantees was also delayed. Post is attempting to facilitate the trans [...]	2006-08-01 13:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3347	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 2 SITREP [...] (SBU) Post is coordinating with Embassies Tel Aviv and Amman to facilitate the departure from Gaza on August 3 of approximately 80 Americans and 10 PD grantees via the Erez crossing and onward to Jordan. 2. (SBU) IDF shelling and rocket fire into northern and southern Gaza on August 1 [...]	2006-08-02 11:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM338	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS: ELECTION DAY [...] (C) Con Gen election observers report elections proceeding smoothly in Jerusalem and Ramallah in the first hours of voting. PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),speaking to the media, commended the ongoing polling and described the events as "an election festival." Three polling stations i [...]	2006-01-25 09:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM340	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS: ELECTION DAY [...] (C) As of 12:30 pm local time, Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections continued to go smoothly. There was media coverage of PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and Hamas leader Mohammed Zahar casting votes in their respective locations. There continued to be reports of some votin [...]	2006-01-25 12:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM3403	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 3 SITREP [...] (SBU) Post facilitated the departure of 49 Americans from Gaza on August 3 via the Erez crossing enroute to Jordan through the Allenby Bridge. The departure of 10 Public Diplomacy grantees has been deferred. 2. (SBU) Israeli police closed the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount to all non-Musl [...]	2006-08-03 14:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3415	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 4 SITREP [...] SUMMARY: Three Palestinians were killed and two wounded August 4 as a result of IDF operations in Gaza. In the West Bank, the IDF arrested 11 Palestinians. The Rafah crossing remains closed as of August 4, but the Karni/al-Mintar and Nahal Oz crossings are operational. Nine of ten electric [...]	2006-08-04 14:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3435	EREKAT REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE TO SECURE RELEASE [...] (C) PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat August 6 faxed to the ConGen a letter addressed to NEA A/S Welch denouncing the August 5 IDF arrest in Ramallah of Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Speaker Aziz Dweik. Erekat called the Consul General on August 6 to ask if the USG would intervene w [...]	2006-08-07 11:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG PHUM IS
06JERUSALEM3440	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 7 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. The IDF concluded a three-day operation on August 6 in southern Gaza that resulted in 17 Palestinians killed, including seven civilians. Palestinian militants fired Qassam rockets the evening of August 5, resulting in no injuries or damage. Palestinian gunmen shot and kille [...]	2006-08-07 14:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM345	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS: ELECTION DAY [...] (C) As of 2:30 pm local time, PLC elections continued to go smoothly with 45 percent voter turnout in both the West Bank and Gaza Strip after seven and a half hours of voting. CEC Chairman Hanna Nasser estimated that voter turnout would be 75-80 percent by the end of the day and predicted that [...]	2006-01-25 14:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KDEM KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM3464	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 8 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Gaza was generally quiet overnight August 7-8. Five Qassam rockets were launched from Gaza into Israel, but there were no reported injuries or damage. In the West Bank, IDF forces arrested three wanted Palestinians. Several staff members at the PA Prime Minister's office in [...]	2006-08-08 14:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM347	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS: ELECTION DAY [...] (C) As of 6:00 pm local time, Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections continued to go smoothly with only sporadic reports of violence. The Central Elections Commission reported voter turnout at 64.7 percent with 810,000 voting in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Slow lines at East Jerusa [...]	2006-01-25 17:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ASEC KDEM KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM348	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS: ELECTION DAY [...] (C) As of 9:00 pm local time, Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections continued to go smoothly in most areas, with nearly 81 percent voter turnout in the West Bank and Gaza Strip after over 12 hours of voting. The CEC determined that there would not be an overall extension of the votin [...]	2006-01-25 20:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PBTS PGOV
06JERUSALEM349	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS: ELECTION DAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As of midnight on Election Day, the Central Elections Commission (CEC) was counting votes with preliminary results not expected until later on January 26. Polls in Jerusalem closed at 2100L, two hours after the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The election was notably free of serious vo [...]	2006-01-25 22:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PBTS PGOV PREL

06JERUSALEM3519	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 9 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. Three Qassam rockets were fired from northern Gaza into Israel on August 8. The IDF responded with shelling, resulting in at least two injuries. In the West Bank, an Israeli air strike August 9 in the Jenin refugee camp killed two Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) activists, [...]	2006-08-09 14:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3540	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 10 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sporadic violence continued in the Gaza Strip on August 9-10. Three Palestinians, including a five-year old girl, were killed and two homes destroyed in separate Israeli Air Force strikes. In the West Bank, Israeli forces arrested 13 people on August 9-10. The Rafah, the Ka [...]	2006-08-10 13:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3560	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 11 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Israeli military operations destroyed three homes in Gaza on August 10-11; there were no reports of fatalities. An Italian tourist was stabbed to death in Jerusalem on August 10 in what Israeli officials are describing as a "possible terror attack." In the West Bank, three P [...]	2006-08-11 13:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CASC ASEC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3561	FRUSTRATION GROWING WITH ABU MAZEN WITHIN [...] (C) Summary. Criticism is growing within Palestinian circles over President Abbas' (Abu Mazen) political strategy. ConGen contacts within Fatah and the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) have also expressed frustration with Abu Mazen's decision to conduct a multiple country tour in the [...]	2006-08-11 13:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG PHUM IS
06JERUSALEM3611	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 15 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli aircraft overnight August 14-15 fired rockets at a suspected Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) house in the Jabaliya refugee camp, injuring at least 10 Palestinians. The IDF continued operations in the vicinity of the Gaza airport, where clashes resulted in two Palest [...]	2006-08-15 15:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3651	HAMAS STAKES OUT TOUGH LINE ON NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hamas representatives have staked out a tough position on the creation of a new national unity government (NUG) in public statements following the August 16 agreement between PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and Prime Minister Isma'il Hanniyah to begin negotiations on such [...]	2006-08-17 13:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL
06JERUSALEM3652	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 17 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A 14-year old Palestinian was killed and four others were injured as a result of fighting between Fatah and Hamas militants in Gaza on August 16. A Hamas activist was killed in Gaza City when a bomb he was building exploded prematurely. Palestinian militants fired three rock [...]	2006-08-17 13:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM366	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS: DAY AFTER [...] (C) Palestinian political figures awoke on January 26 to the signs of a political earthquake, with Hamas now generally expected to gain a majority in the new Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC). Fatah candidates Sa'eb Erekat and Mohammed Dahlan said the results were "a disaster" and spoke o [...]	2006-01-26 12:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM3670	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 18 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The body of a Palestinian reportedly killed by Israeli gunfire was found in Gaza on August 17. Three Palestinians in Gaza City were wounded when an Israeli Air Force plane attacked a metal workshop. The military-wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for a rocket launched from [...]	2006-08-18 12:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3708	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 21 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) units arrested PA Deputy Prime Minister Nasir al-Din Ashair and Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Secretary General Mahmoud al-Ramahi. Two Palestinians were killed and several injured in clashes between Palestinian militants and the IDF in Gaz [...]	2006-08-21 14:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3716	PALESTINIAN PRIVATE SECTOR WILL ASSIST USSC [...] (SBU) U.S. Security Coordinator LTG Keith Dayton met August 17 with Palestinian business leaders who acknowledged that security and economic revitalization go hand-in-hand, made suggestions for more private sector involvement in the management of the crossings, and pledged to do their part to [...]	2006-08-22 11:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ASEC PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM3799	HAMAS MINISTER ALLEGED TO HAVE SMUGGLED CASH INTO [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 14:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KTFN KWBG IS EG
06JERUSALEM3800	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 23 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. IDF shelling August 22 targeted Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) members, killing three near Khan Younis while injuring another seven Palestinians. One IDF soldier sustained injuries from an anti-tank rocket in the northern Gaza Strip. An Israeli operation into the Shijayah [...]	2006-08-23 14:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3804	EREKAT OUTLINES NEXT STEPS TO CODEL SHAYS [...] (C) Summary. During an August 19 meeting in Jericho, PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat told Codel Shays that the conflict in Lebanon resulted in a defeat for political moderation. Erekat maintained that extremist forces such as Hamas and Hezbollah have gained as a result of the violence, [...]	2006-08-23 15:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG PHUM IS
06JERUSALEM3822	PA PRESIDENT'S OFFICE DENIES SALARIES PAID TO [...] (SBU) In an August 23 letter to the Consul General, President Abbas's Chief of Staff Rafiq Husseini stated that a story appearing in "Haaretz" newspaper alleging that Abbas had paid salaries to 5,000 Hamas "Operational Force" members "is totally untrue." Husseini added that the Office of the [...]	2006-08-24 15:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN KFTN PTER KWBG
06JERUSALEM3823	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 24 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian militants on August 24 detonated an explosive device near the wall at the Rafah crossing separating Gaza from Egypt. PA and Egyptian security successfully brought the situation under control. IDF units operating near Khan Younis overnight August 23-24 killed one [...]	2006-08-24 15:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3839	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 25 SITREP [...] (SBU) Summary. The Rafah crossing opened August 25 allowing thousands of Palestinians to transit from the Egypt and Gaza sides of the crossing. Israeli aircraft conducted air strikes in Gaza City and the Jabaliya overnight August 24-25, injuring eight Palestinians. The Palestinian Islamic [...]	2006-08-25 15:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM385	POTENTIAL MINISTERIAL CANDIDATES: ZIAD ABU AMR AND [...] (C) Two possible compromise candidates that Hamas may offer in upcoming consultations over government formation with President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) are Ziad Abu Amr, a re-elected independent PLC member from Gaza City and Mustafa Bargouthi, the head of the "Independent Palestine" party whi [...]	2006-01-27 16:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM386	PA BASIC LAW: SEPERATION OF POWERS AND SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PA Basic Law and Presidential Decrees are the primary legal bases for government formation and control of the PA Security Forces (PASF). While the law is clear on some issues such as the selection of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers, the Basic Law does not say a [...]	2006-01-27 16:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PBTS PGOV PREL
06JERUSALEM3870	MGGZ01 - JERUSALEM AUGUST 28 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nine Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in separate incidents throughout Gaza August 25-28. An Israeli Air Force (IAF) plane bombed and destroyed the home of a Hamas military wing member overnight August 25-26. Two journalists were wounded by an IAF airstrike [...]	2006-08-28 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3932	MGGZ01- JERUSALEM AUGUST 30 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nine Palestinians were killed in separate incidents throughout Gaza August 28-29. Palestinian militants fired several antitank shells against the IDF in Gaza, injuring one IDF soldier. One Qassam rocket landed near Sderot on August 29, causing no injuries. Israeli forces k [...]	2006-08-30 14:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3949	ABBAS PROCLAIMS SUPPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2 GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) told striking PA employees gathered outside his Ramallah office August 30 that they have a right to express their opinion by all appropriate means, thus signaling his support for a planned general strike set to start September 2. He urge [...]	2006-08-31 14:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM ELAB
06JERUSALEM3965	MGGZ01- JERUSALEM SEPTEMBER 1 SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IDF troops withdrew from the Gaza City neighborhood of Shajayah on August 31, after a four-day incursion. Unknown gunmen kidnapped and later released a relative of HAMAS' Executive Force commander in Khan Younis on August 31. In a separate incident, Palestinian gunmen kille [...]	2006-09-01 13:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM3996	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/06): THE HAMAS GOVERNMENT [...] Ahmad Majdalani commented in independent Al-Ayyam under the headline, "Is it a Salary Crisis or a Ruling Crisis?" (9/6): "None of the slogans of change and reform, the basis on which the current parliament and government were voted, has been implemented. Although the government would like to bl [...]	2006-09-06 09:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
06JERUSALEM4029	WIDE PARTICIPATION AS GENERAL STRIKE ENTERS FIFTH [...] Summary: A general strike by PA employees in protest of non-payment of salaries since March (see ref) entered its fifth day, September 6. Union leaders have estimated 80-90 percent PA employee participation. Although the strike is more comprehensive in the West Bank than in Gaza, it has br [...]	2006-09-06 14:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM EFIN KWGB
06JERUSALEM4232	PA PRESIDENT'S OFFICE CONSIDERING RAMADAN [...] (C) Presidential Economic Advisor Mohammed Mustafa told EconChief by telephone from Dubai September 19 that the Office of the PA President was considering payment of an allowance before the start of Ramadan to the same group of PA employees, PA pensioners, some social hardship cases, and thos [...]	2006-09-19 15:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID KWBG
06JERUSALEM4239	KUWAITI COMPANY GRANTED SECOND PALESTINIAN MOBILE [...] (SBU) PA Minister of Telecommunications Jamal al-Khoudari announced publicly September 18 that the Kuwaiti telecommunications company Wataniya Telecom has been awarded the second mobile phone operating license for the West Bank and Gaza. (Note: Palestine Cellular Communications Ltd. (Jawwal [...]	2006-09-20 14:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV PGOV KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM4283	RAFAH CROSSING OPENED FOR THREE DAYS THEN CLOSED; [...] (SBU) The Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt was open for passenger traffic in both directions September 22-24. Close to 10,000 travelers passed through Rafah during the three-day period, according to press reports. The crossing did not open September 25. Rafah had been comple [...]	2006-09-25 13:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM4346	EU-BAM CHAIRS SECOND COORDINATION AND EVALUATION [...] (C) Summary: In a productive second meeting of the Coordination and Evaluation Committee on the Rafah crossing chaired by the European Union Border Assistance Mission (EU-BAM),Israeli and Palestinian delegations, with a USG delegation present as observers, reviewed the Rafah crossing operati [...]	2006-09-29 14:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PBTS PTER ETRD KWBG IS EG
06JERUSALEM4427	PA DECISION TO BREAK TIES WITH ISRAELI FUEL [...] (SBU) Summary: In late September 2006, the PA's Ministry of Finance advised its long-time petroleum product supplier, the Israeli company Dor Alon, that the PA will not renew its contract with the company after its December 31, 2006 termination date. The PA Acting Minister of Finance announ [...]	2006-10-10 13:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV ECON ETRD KCOR KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM458	HAMAS EMPHASIZING UNITY AND MODERATION; FATAH AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hamas leaders inside the West Bank and Gaza continue to emphasize unity and moderation in their public statements, while the ConGen has received reports that senior PASF and Fatah officials are growing increasingly fearful of the impending transfer of governmental authority. Hamas [...]	2006-02-01 16:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PBTS PGOV PREL
06JERUSALEM4681	BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON JAMAL AL-KHUDARI [...] (C) Jamal al-Khudari, the current PA Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology, has been mentioned in Palestinian circles as a potential Prime Minister in a new PA government. He was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council in January 2006 as an independent from Gaza Cit [...]	2006-10-31 12:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KBIO PGOV KWBG KPAL
06JERUSALEM4713	COMPANY SHORT-LISTED FOR RADIO TRUNKING BID IN [...] (C) The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology is completing its selection of the winner for a radio trunking provider in the West Bank/Gaza, one using push-to-talk radio technology. Former PA Telecommunications Minister Sabri Seidam told EconChief tha [...]	2006-11-03 10:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECPS EFIN PGOV PREL KWBG
06JERUSALEM4735	BIO OF MOHAMAD SHBEIR, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE [...] (C) Following is biographic information developed by post on Mohamad Shbeir, the former President of the Islamic University in Gaza. -------------- MOHAMAD SHBEIR -------------- 2. (C) Mohamad Shbeir was president of the Islamic University in Gaza until his resignation in 2005. He ta [...]	2006-11-06 16:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM4760	PALESTINIAN CEC DISCUSSES CURRENT SITUATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CONGEN REPS MET WITH HANA NASSER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PALESTINIAN CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION (CEC),AND ALSO Q-CHAIRED A MEETING OF THE CEC-ELECTION REFORM SUPPORT GROUP (ERSG) ON NOVEMBER 7 IN RAMALLAH. PRIVATELY, NASSER CRITICIZED FATAH'S LACK OF DISCIPLINE DURING THE PLC E [...]	2006-11-08 16:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM4807	EXPOTECH 2006 DEMONSTRATES PALESTINIAN IT SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE THIRD ANNUAL PALESTINIAN IT SECTOR EXHIBITION EXPOTECH 2006 FEATURED A RECORD 49 COMPANIES, INCLUDING SEVEN PARTICIPATING FROM GAZA VIA A BROADBAND LINK. A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS FROM U.S. IT COMPANIES WERE ON DISPLAY. SECURITY-RELATED PRODUCTS WERE MORE PROMINENT THAN IN [...]	2006-11-16 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON BEXP KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM483	HAMAS LEADERS: BIOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL DATA [...] (C) The incoming, newly elected Hamas PLC membership is a diverse and well-educated group. Some of the most prominent incoming PLC members bring with them administrative experience developed during the al-Aqsa Intifada, when Islamic charities and traditional reconciliation committees moved in [...]	2006-02-02 17:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PBTS PGOV PREL
06JERUSALEM4835	FORMER PA MINISTER SURVIVES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: FORMER PA MINISTER AND CURRENT MEMBER OF THE FATAH REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL (FRC) ABD-AL-AZIZ SHAHIN (ABU ALI) WAS SHOT BY UNKNOWN GUNMEN NOVEMBER 21. SHAHIN, A CLOSE ALLY OF PLC MEMBER MOHAMAD DAHLAN, WAS MODERATELY WOUNDED IN THE ATTACK. SHAHIN IS IN GAZA'S AL-SHIFA HOSPITAL IN MODE [...]	2006-11-22 15:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM4844	TEACHERS RECEIVE BALANCE OF NOVEMBER SALARIES; [...] (C) PA PRESIDENCY ECONOMIC ADVISOR MOHAMMED MUSTAFA CONFIRMED TO ECONCHIEF NOVEMBER 22 THAT THE PRESIDENCY WAS PAYING THE BALANCE OF PA TEACHERS NOVEMBER SALARIES THROUGH BANKS OUT OF FUNDS THE PRESIDENCY HAD RECEIVED FROM THE STATE OF KUWAIT. ARAB BANK, BANK OF PALESTINE, AND BANK OF JORDAN [...]	2006-11-24 14:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ELAB PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM4849	EU-BAM CHAIRS THIRD COORDINATION AND EVALUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A PRODUCTIVE THIRD MEETING OF THE COORDINATION AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE (CEC),ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS MADE PROGRESS TOWARDS TACKLING OUTSTANDING ISSUES CONCERNING OPERATIONS AT THE RAFAH CROSSING POINT, INCLUDING: -- UPDATING THE PALESTINIAN POPULATION REGISTRY AND HAND [...]	2006-11-27 15:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PBTS PTER ETRD KWBG IS EG
06JERUSALEM4863	ALLOWANCES PAID TO PA EMPLOYEES IN NOVEMBER [...] (C) Summary: The PA government paid all PA employees an allowance of NIS 1000 (USD 233),starting November 25 in Gaza and November 28 in the West Bank. The Union of Public Employees called on PA employees to pick up their allowances but to continue the general strike. The Temporary Internat [...]	2006-11-30 15:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ELAB PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM4893	PA HEALTH SECTOR UNION AGREES TO END STRIKE; [...] (C) Summary: The PA government and the PA health sector employees union reached an agreement December 3 to end the health sector strike with payment of salary arrears. Health sector employees are scheduled to return to work December 5 but vowed to restart the strike if salary payments are not [...]	2006-12-04 16:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ELAB PGOV KWBG QA
06JERUSALEM4979	SHIKAKI ON HAMAS AND PUBLIC OPINION [...] (C) Begin Summary. In a December 14 meeting with USSC Dayton, Khalil Shikaki, Director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, assessed that Abu Mazen can reach an agreement on a new government with what he described as the "moderate" element of Hamas. Shikaki said that he b [...]	2006-12-18 05:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
06JERUSALEM5000	FAYAD CALLS FOR LEADERSHIP, SUGGESTS BARGHOUTI IN [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY. SENATORS MCCAIN (AZ),LIEBERMAN (CT),COLLINS (ME),THUNE (SD),AND REPRESENTATIVE KIRK (IL) MET DECEMBER 18 WITH PLC MEMBER AND FORMER MINISTER OF FINANCE SALAM FAYYAD AND SAID AFTERWARDS THAT THEY WERE UPLIFTED BY HIS OPTIMISM IN THE FACE OF A WORSENING PALESTINIAN CRISIS [...]	2006-12-19 16:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM5007	CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION: PROSPECT OF EARLY [...] (C) Begin Summary. In a December 20 meeting with PolChief, the Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC) Chief Electoral Officer Hisham Kuhail said he thinks PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) is using consultations with the CEC on possible early elections to pressure Hamas and that [...]	2006-12-21 05:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
06JERUSALEM5021	EREKAT TELLS CODEL KERRY TO EXPECT ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Begin Summary. Noting that PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) is serious about calling early elections, PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat told Senators Kerry and Dodd in a December 21 meeting that Fatah needs internal party reform, assistance to security forces, and the prospect of a [...]	2006-12-21 15:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
06JERUSALEM5030	EU-BAM CHAIRS THIRD COORDINATION AND EVALUATION [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST FOR THE DEPARTMENT IN PARAGRAPH 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: DURING A PRODUCTIVE BUT MORE EMOTIONAL FOURTH MEETING OF THE COORDINATION AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE (CEC),ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS CONTINUED THEIR SLOW PROGRESS ON TACKLING OUTSTANDING ISSUES CONCERNING OPERATIONS AT [...]	2006-12-22 13:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PBTS PTER ETRD KWBG IS EG
06JERUSALEM5048	QADURA FARIS: ABBAS-OLMERT MEETING, PRISONERS, [...] (C) Begin Summary. Fatah grassroots leader Qadura Faris told the Consul General in a December 27 meeting that he anticipates Palestinians will disappointed by the implementation of Israeli gestures announced after the December 23 meeting between PA President Abbas and PM Olmert and that this [...]	2006-12-28 05:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
06JERUSALEM5049	QADURA FARIS: ABBAS-OLMERT MEETING, PRISONERS, [...] (C) Begin Summary. Fatah grassroots leader Qadura Faris told the Consul General in a December 27 meeting that he anticipates Palestinians will disappointed by the implementation of Israeli gestures announced after the December 23 meeting between PA President Abbas and PM Olmert and that this [...]	2006-12-28 05:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
06JERUSALEM5050	ABBAS, FATAH OLD GUARD CLASH ON GAZA FIELD [...] (C) Summary. President Abbas created a 17-member Fatah field committee for Gaza December 23 to lead reform and mobilization efforts, and plans to establish a similar committee for the West Bank shortly. Fatah Central Committee (FCC) powerbrokers are resisting efforts to bypass them, however [...]	2006-12-28 08:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PGOV IS KPAL
06JERUSALEM5060	HANIYAH EXITS RAFAH BY CAR; GAZA INFIGHTING [...] (C) SUMMARY. PA PRIME MINISTER ISMAYIL HANIYAH EXITED RAFAH BY VEHICLE DECEMBER 28, VIOLATING PROTOCOLS REQUIRING ALL PERSONS TO CROSS THE BORDER ON FOOT EXCEPT VIPS WITH PRIOR COORDINATION, ACCORDING TO EU-BAM. 300 PALESTINIANS WHO CROSSED THE BORDER FROM EGYPT NEAR THE 1630 CLOSING TIME W [...]	2006-12-29 12:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PTER IS KPAL
06JERUSALEM5064	CODEL SPECTER MEETS WITH PALESTINIAN POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. During their December 28 meetings with Senator Specter, PLC members Salam Fayyad, Hanan Ashrawi and Sa,eb Erekat emphasized (1) the reconstruction of PA security forces, (2) reform within Fatah, and (3) renewed efforts in a rapid, viable negotiating process. Erekat praised PA P [...]	2006-12-29 13:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM529	PA DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER CONFIRMS ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority Deputy Finance Minister Jihad al-Wazir confirmed that the Israeli clearance revenue transfer would appear in the PA's bank account February 7. He asked for USG assistance in obtaining letters from the Saudi and Qatari government by February 7 that noted th [...]	2006-02-06 17:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KBIO KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM530	PA DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER CONFIRMS ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority Deputy Finance Minister Jihad al-Wazir confirmed that the Israeli clearance revenue transfer would appear in the PA's bank account February 7. He asked for USG assistance in obtaining letters from the Saudi and Qatari government by February 7 that noted th [...]	2006-02-06 18:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KBIO KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM561	HAMAS GOVERNMENT TALKS ONGOING IN CAIRO [...] (C) Senior Hamas officials, representing the political leadership in Gaza and Damascus, February 6 commenced talks in Cairo on the formation of the next Palestinian cabinet. The Damascus delegation included Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Mish'al, deputy chief Musa Abu Marzouk, and burea [...]	2006-02-07 16:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM EG
06JERUSALEM563	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY WILL DISBURSE SALARIES, [...] (C) Summary and comment: Palestinian Authority (PA) Deputy Finance Minister Jihad al-Wazir confirmed February 7 that he will disburse salaries February 8 since he has managed to cobble together almost USD 113 million. He does not yet have enough to cover unemployment, retirement, or social b [...]	2006-02-08 04:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KBIO KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM581	ABU MAZEN'S OFFICE STRATEGIZING FOR HAMAS-LED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential Advisor Ghaith al-Omari told Consul General February 7 that his office is working to formulate a response to HAMAS's victory in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections. Al-Omari said the PA is considering a number of ideas to strengthen presidential cont [...]	2006-02-08 14:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PBTS PGOV PREL
06JERUSALEM585	PALESTINE INVESTMENT FUND MOVED UNDER PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) President Abbas issued a presidential decree February 4, 2006, that named a new board of the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) and moved the PIF under the responsibility of the President and away from the PA cabinet. According to the presidential decree which the ConGen has seen, the cha [...]	2006-02-08 14:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KBIO KWBG
06JERUSALEM607	BIO-DATA ON RUMORED NEW PALESTINIAN PM [...] (U) Press reporting of the HAMAS meetings with Egyptian officials in Cairo suggested that HAMAS may nominate Jamal al-Khudari as Prime Minister designate. Jamal al-Khudari is a prominent businessman and independently elected PLC member from the Gaza City district. While al-Khudari ran as an [...]	2006-02-09 15:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM611	ORGANIZED LOOTING OF FORMER SETTLEMENT GREENHOUSES [...] (C) Summary: On February 6 and 7, armed men looted greenhouses in a former settlement in Gaza. USAID reported that 250 dunums of greenhouses in the former settlement of Gan-Or sustained heavy damage. Although the police arrested 50 looters, only 14 cases have been turned over to the Attorn [...]	2006-02-09 19:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PGOV EAID KWBG
06JERUSALEM612	ORGANIZED LOOTING OF FORMER SETTLEMENT GREENHOUSES [...] (C) Summary: On February 6 and 7, armed men looted greenhouses in a former settlement in Gaza. USAID reported that 250 dunums of greenhouses in the former settlement of Gan-Or sustained heavy damage. Although the police arrested 50 looters, only 14 cases have been turned over to the Attorn [...]	2006-02-09 19:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PGOV EAID KWBG
06JERUSALEM620	ABDUCTION OF EGYPTIAN DIPLOMAT POSSIBLE WARNING TO [...] (C) The kidnapping of Egyptian diplomat Husam al-Musly February 9 in Gaza has been met with condemnation by both the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. Initial press reports link the kidnapping to Fatah-affiliated factions aggrieved over their non-inclusion in the PA security services and/or s [...]	2006-02-10 15:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL KWBG EG
06JERUSALEM666	MOI DG SALAMAH: HAMAS WILL NOT COLLAPSE QUICKLY [...] (S) SUMMARY: PA Interior Ministry Director General Ibrahim Salamah told Poloff and USSC staff during a February 13 meeting that he disagreed with predictions of a rapid collapse of a HAMAS-led government. Salamah said HAMAS is capable of enduring international pressure for quite some time tha [...]	2006-02-14 16:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	ASEC KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM67	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) Summary. The Central Elections Commission (CEC) January 4 delivered a letter to Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) requesting that the commission be "relieved of its duties" for the January 25 Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections. CEC Chief Elector [...]	2006-01-05 17:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM670	PLC CONVENES, MAKES SOME CHANGES TO STATUS QUO, [...] (C) The current Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) met February 13 in Ramallah and Gaza (via DVC) and took a number of controversial decisions, including the approval of a draft law giving President Mahmud Abbas the power to appoint judges without PLC endorsement to the Constitutional Court [...]	2006-02-14 16:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KDEM KWBG
06JERUSALEM692	FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO [...] (C) Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Nasser Al Qidwa asserted in a February 15 briefing of foreign diplomats that the election results do not give Hamas a popular mandate to change the legal, social, or political basis of the Palestinian system. He declared the election results prove P [...]	2006-02-15 15:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM693	MUSTAFA BARGHOUTHI ON GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] (C) Summary. During a February 14 meeting in Ramallah with the Consul General, Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC)-elect member Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi denied reports emanating from Hamas sources that he or other individuals from his faction, "Independent Palestine", were engaged in negot [...]	2006-02-15 16:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM720	INCOMING FATAH PLC MEMBERS TAKE 'WAIT AND SEE' [...] (C) Summary. In separate February 15 meetings with ConGen Poloff, newly elected Fatah Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) members Dr. Emile Jarjou'i and Dr. Bernard Sabella, urged caution from both Fatah and the international community in its approach toward the incoming Hamas-led govern [...]	2006-02-17 11:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM723	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (2/17): HAMAS IN A NEW [...] Columnist Samih Shbeib commented in independent Al-Ayyam under the headline, "Following the Formation of the [Palestinian] Legislative [Council]" (2/17): "Israel and the United States do not view Hamas as a political party capable of standing up to recent Middle East developments, and accordi [...]	2006-02-17 11:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
06JERUSALEM725	NEW PLC: POSITIVE ABU MAZEN SPEECH; HAMAS [...] (C) In the February 18 swearing-in of the new Palestinian Legislative Council, President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) asked Hamas to form the next government, but also attempted to bind Hamas to negotiations with Israel based on previous agreements and President Bush's vision of a two-state solu [...]	2006-02-18 16:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM795	EREKAT URGING ABU MAZEN TO TAKE TOUGH STAND [...] (C) Summary. During a February 22 meeting with NEA DAS Dibble and the Consul General, PLO Chief Negotiator Dr. Sa'eb Erekat said that he had urged Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) to stand firm against Hamas. Erekat, who speculated that Hamas could announce the [...]	2006-02-23 17:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM799	GI CHIEF AL-TIRAWI OFFERS IDEAS ON PASF CONTROL, [...] (S) In a February 23 meeting with PolChief, General Intelligence (Mukhabarat) Chief Tawfiq al-Tirawi said he favors plans to retain presidential control of the PA Security Forces (PASF) through the creation of an Officers Committee and a restructured National Security Council (NSC). With regar [...]	2006-02-24 15:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	ASEC KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM80	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) Summary. Hamas January 5 endorsed a Code of Conduct for the January 25 Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections that it had earlier refused to sign in October. The Chief Electoral Officer for the Central Elections Commission (CEC),Ammar Dweik, reported that Abu Mazen had yet t [...]	2006-01-06 18:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM800	PA MINISTRY: LET HAMAS FAIL BY THEMSELVES [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Consul General, Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Housing and Public Works Shtayyeh urged donors not to stop assistance to the Palestinians. Shtayyeh asserted that Hamas would not be able to govern and would be in office only temporarily. He ad [...]	2006-02-24 15:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAID PREL KWBG
06JERUSALEM801	SALAM FAYYAD ON HAMAS [...] (C) In meetings with NEA DAS Dibble and Consul General on February 22, Third Way party leader Salam Fayyad discussed Hamas' plans and the challenges they would face once in power. Consul General and DAS Dibble emphasized the need for other parties to stay out of government so that Hamas would [...]	2006-02-24 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV
06JERUSALEM802	FAYYAD AND AL-WAZIR ON PA'S CURRENT AND FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: Salam Fayyad said February 22 he did not think a Hamas-led government would receive large amounts of external assistance. Fayyad said he thought the PA could manage to survive to May or mid-June but only by liquidating assets in the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF). PA Deputy Fi [...]	2006-02-24 16:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID KWBG
06JERUSALEM805	FAYYAD DESCRIBES FLUID POLITICAL SITUATION, [...] (C) Summary: In a February 25 meeting with visting NEA Assistant Secretary Welch, Third Way party leader and former Finance Minister Salam Fayyad described the political situation as fluid, with Hamas likely to take longer to form a government than previously anticipated and not likely to las [...]	2006-02-27 07:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN EAID KWBG
06JERUSALEM818	PLC INDEPENDENTS WARN FINANCIAL PRESSURE COULD [...] (C) SUMMARY: PLC moderates Hanan Ashrawi (Third Way) and Mustafa Barghouti (Independent Palestine) told NEA A/S Welch during separate meetings on February 25 that international financial pressure could lead to a collapse of the PA and a breakdown in security. Ashrawi and Barghouti urged the US [...]	2006-02-28 07:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM819	A/S WELCH 2/25 MEEETING WITH SA'EB EREKAT [...] (C) Summary: During a February 25 meeting in Ramallah, PLO chief negotiator Sa,eb Erekat told visiting NEA A/S Welch that Fatah would not join a Hamas government unless Hamas agreed to President Abbas, platform of peaceful negotiations. The Hamas cabinet would therefore likely consist of Ham [...]	2006-02-28 08:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM820	AKRAM HANIYYAH: HAMAS GOVERNMENT IS TEST CASE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Akram Haniyyeh, a key adviser to President Abbas and the publisher of Palestinian daily "Al Ayyam," told visiting NEA A/S Welch that Hamas, takeover of the Palestinian Authority would mark the first time a Sunni Islamist movement assumed the reins of government; its success or fa [...]	2006-02-28 08:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM887	LETTER FROM NEW (HAMAS) PLC SPEAKER TO CONSUL [...] On March 1, Post received a fax from Aziz Dweik, newly elected speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council. Text in paragraph 2; Post does not intend to respond to this letter. 2. Begin text: HE Mr. Jacob Walles Consul General of the United States Jerusalem Your Excellency, It [...]	2006-03-02 13:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM888	IRANIAN FINANCING FOR HAMAS? [...] (S) ConGen contacts in Fatah and the PA have not been able to confirm press reports that Iran pledged to provide USD 250 million in funding to the incoming Hamas government. However, our contacts do agree that Hamas is reaching out to countries such as Iran to obtain funding in the face of Isr [...]	2006-03-02 13:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PREL EFIN KPAL KWBG IR
06JERUSALEM903	FORMER JERUSALEM PLC MEMBER ASSESSES HAMAS, ABU [...] (C) Summary. During a March 2 meeting with ConGen Poloff, former Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member Ziad Abu Zayyad (Jerusalem, independent) provided his assessment of the challenges confronting the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the new PLC. On Hamas forming the next Palestinia [...]	2006-03-03 17:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM955	RAJUB: ABU MAZEN MUST SHOW LEADERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 6 meeting with the Consul General, former PA National Security Advisor Jibril Rajub repeatedly called for Abu Mazen to show strong leadership on internal Fatah reform and executive powers. Rajub withheld judgment on the March 4-6 meetings of the Fatah Revolutionary [...]	2006-03-07 13:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM974	PLC SUSPENDS PROCEEDINGS AMIDST FATAH/HAMAS RANCOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Speaker Aziz Dweik suspended PLC sessions for two weeks following a rancorous March 6 session that featured a Fatah walkout and the passage of a HAMAS-sponsored resolution that revoked a series of expanded presidential powers and bureaucratic [...]	2006-03-08 16:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PGOV IS
06KATHMANDU1391	PREDICT LARGE BUT PEACEFUL MAOIST RALLY IN CAPITAL [...] (C) Leaders of two "royalist" parties separately told the Ambassador that the Maoists were gathering large numbers of people for the planned June 2 rally in Kathmandu as a show of strength; as the Maoist goal was to pave the way for a "second revolution" if they were unable to achieve power th [...]	2006-06-01 12:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2363	CODEL KOLBE STRESSES ARMS MANAGEMENT [...] (C) During their August 25-28 visit, a four-member Congressional delegation led by Jim Kolbe, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, stressed to the Government of Nepal (GON) that arms management must occur before Maoists could be allowed into the government. [...]	2006-08-31 11:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON PREF NP
06KHARTOUM1746	SUDANESE STAGE PROTEST IN SUPPORT OF LEBANON, DENOUNCE [...] (U) Reuters has reported, and Embassy Pol/Econ FSNs have confirmed, that approximately 400 Sudanese staged a protest outside the Lebanese embassy on July 19, condemning the Israeli air strikes and calling on Arabs to fight the Jewish state in solidarity. The protesters, many carrying pictures [...]	2006-07-20 13:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI UN SU IS PA LE
06KHARTOUM2788	SUDAN - NEEDS ASSESSMENTS IN KASSALA STATE [...] (U) From November 5 to 9, the UN led a Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) to examine the food and non-food aid needs of Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees in Kassala State, eastern Sudan. For the first time, the JAM was carried out in conjunction with the UN World Food Program (WFP)-led Annual Needs [...]	2006-12-04 07:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2838	PALESTINIAN PRIME MINISTER HANIYA VISITS SUDAN [...] (U) Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ismail Haniya briefed Sudan's President and current Arab League Chairman Omar al Bashir on the Authority's current financial situation on December 12, as part of a tour to key supporters in the region. Haniya told reporters afterwards in Khartoum that [...]	2006-12-13 09:05:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SU GZ WE
06KHARTOUM2866	SUDAN: 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism [...] (SBU) Sudan remains a cooperative partner in the Global War on Terror (GWOT). The Sudanese government has been a strong ally in the war on terrorism, aggressively pursuing terrorist operations directly involving threats to U.S. interests and personnel in Sudan. Sudanese officials have indicat [...]	2006-12-18 14:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR
06KHARTOUM382	Hamas in Sudan for Pan-Arab Support [...] (U) Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal was in Khartoum February 12-14 for high-level meetings as part of his tour to solidify Pan-Arab support. According to local pmedia, Meshaal also confirmed his attendance the Arab League Summit to be held in Khartoum at the end of March. Sudan is a l [...]	2006-02-15 04:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL PINR WE SU
06KHARTOUM502	Yassir Arman Reflects on Negotiating Peace [...] Summary: The following is an interview with SPLM National Assembly Leader Yassir Arman, recently published in the Sudan Vision daily, a pro-government English daily newspaper. Arman discussed the process that led to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and emphasized that all the Sudanes [...]	2006-02-27 11:27:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR SU
06KHARTOUM578	SUDAN BRIEFS: TRADE/AID TO KENYA; NORWAY IN [...] SUMMARY: This week's installment of news briefs not included in post's other reporting includes prospects for a Sudan-Kenya trade agreement, together with South Sudan's USD 1 million donation for Kenyan famine relief; Norway's assurances that it will continue to support peacekeeping and reli [...]	2006-03-07 06:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ETRD EPET SOCI SENV SU KE NO CH
06KHARTOUM791	DARFUR/ARAB LEAGUE: RESOLUTION PASSED TO [...] (C) Summary and comment: In the Arab League resolution adopted on Sudan and Darfur at the Khartoum Summit on March 29, the AL decided to increase support for AMIS, and "to bear the AU forces' expenditures in Darfur from six months starting from 10/01/06." Preambular language includes referen [...]	2006-03-29 14:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SU AU UN
06KINGSTON2200	JAMAICA: TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER [...] (C) This message responds to questions raised in reftel. Answers are keyed to the format given. A) Primary Terrorism Financing Coordinating Officer (TFCO): Lloyd Moss Political/Economic Counselor Telephone: (876) 935-6083 Fax: (876) 935-6029 E-mail: mosslw@state.gov B) Deputy TFCO: Joh [...]	2006-11-08 19:22:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER JM
06KINGSTON406	MESSAGE ON PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) In a February 24 meeting with Ambassador Vilma McNish, Director, Multilateral Affairs Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),Pol/Econ Counselor delivered reftel points, as well as a [...]	2006-02-27 23:54:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL IS JM
06KINSHASA340	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MEETINGS WITH HAMAS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered Feburary 16 reftel demarche and talking points to Jacques Djoli, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Forign Afairs. Djoli agreed that Hamas must renounce violence and recognize the right of Israel to exist. He expressed hope that the responsibilities of government would [...]	2006-03-01 15:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CG
06KUALALUMPUR1259	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CNO ADMIRAL MULLEN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; we are currently conducting negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate, Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide. Our robust and growing military-military cooperation is r [...]	2006-07-07 08:49:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR ECON PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR1353	MIDDLE EAST: MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER HAMID [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 21 meeting with the Ambassador called at the Foreign Minister's request, FM Hamid urged that the U.S. get all sides in the current Lebanon crisis to implement a cease fire as soon as possible. He labeled Israel's response to the kidnapping of its soldiers as "dis [...]	2006-07-21 08:46:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MY IS LE

06KUALALUMPUR2271	MALAYSIA'S OIC ROLE FOCUSES ON PRACTICAL MEASURES [...] (C) Malaysia's senior diplomat supporting Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's role as Chairman of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),Ambassador Ibrahim Abdullah, told us December 1 that Malaysia would continue to focus on "concrete and practical measures" by the OIC to help its po [...]	2006-12-12 10:50:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR EAID KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR419	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA OF USTR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; the March 8 rollout of the FTA added momentum to the upward trend. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and is a reliable, if quiet, partner in the fight against terrorism. While [...]	2006-03-10 09:34:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR705	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE DR. RONALD SEGA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; on March 8 we notified Congress of our intention to conclude a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and we have robust military-military cooper [...]	2006-04-18 08:45:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR PTER ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR832	SCENESETTER FOR PACFLEET COMMANDER ADMIRAL ROUGHEAD [...] (S) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; on March 8 we notified Congress of our intention to conclude a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate, Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and we have robust military-military coope [...]	2006-05-08 09:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PTER ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR982	RHETORIC AND PREDICTABILITY MARK NAM MINISTERIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 30 the Non-Aligned Movement's Coordinating Bureau (NAM-CoB) concluded its four-day ministerial conference in Malaysia's administrative capital, Putrajaya. The meeting was replete with the customary NAM rhetoric, and ended with the body of 116 nations issuing five statemen [...]	2006-05-31 22:56:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NACB IS IR MY
06KUWAIT1002	ENERGY MINISTER AND COUNSELOR ZELIKOW DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In a March 19 meeting with DoS Counselor Zelikow, Kuwaiti Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahd Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah said that Iran's strategies may have changed over the years but that the underlying agenda remain the same, to exert its influence throughout the region. He alleged [...]	2006-03-22 04:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL IR KU IZ KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT1003	ARAB FUND DG ON AID FOR IRAQ AND REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Arab Fund Director General Abdulatif Al-Hamad told DoS Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow on March 19 that the Arab Fund's highest priority is drinking water projects and that it could use its organizational agility to "close the gaps" in unfinished water projects throughou [...]	2006-03-22 04:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL EFIN KU XF
06KUWAIT1057	MFA UNDERSECRETARY DESCRIBES VISIT OF HAMAS LEADER [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah provided the Ambassador with a brief read-out of the March 24-26 visit to Kuwait of the Hamas delegation led by Khalid Mishaal. Al-Jarallah reported that nothing really important came out of the meetings with the Amir, Prime M [...]	2006-03-27 09:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IS KU
06KUWAIT1195	PROMINENT KUWAITI INVESTMENT FIRM ESTABLISHES [...] (U) Global Investment House (GIH),a leading Kuwaiti and GCC investment company announced on April 3 the establishment of a "Palestine Fund" for institutions and individuals seeking to invest in the emerging Palestinian Territories (PT) market. 2. (U) Quoted in the Arab Times (local Englis [...]	2006-04-05 13:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN WE GZ KU
06KUWAIT1342	KUWAIT STRESSES NEED FOR GCC CONSENSUS IN [...] (C) Summary: U/S Joseph met April 11 with former GCC Secretary General Bishara; First Deputy PM and Defense and SIPDIS Interior Minister Shaykh Jaber Mubarak; and National Security Bureau President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled. He also spoke with Deputy PM and FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah. [...]	2006-04-18 08:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KU IR
06KUWAIT1391	MEDIA REACTION: Iran [...] Saturday, April 22, 2006 -- The moderate Arabic-language daily Al-Anbaa published "The nuclear scenario" by Mr. Mifrih Al-Noumis Al-Anzy in which he wrote: "There are four possible explanations for the current crisis in the Gulf: one, Iran's interference in Iraqi domestic matters to cause th [...]	2006-04-24 04:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1449	KUWAIT TO HAMAS' AL-ZAHAR: CHANGE YOUR WAYS OR [...] (C) During an April 26 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah informed the Ambassador that the GOK delivered a clear message on the need to cooperate with the international community to Palestinian Authority (PA) Foreign Minister Mahmod Zahar during his April [...]	2006-04-26 14:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KU IS
06KUWAIT1521	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR GCC INFORMAL SUMMIT; [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah on May 2. The Ambassador placed special emphasis on the need for the GCC to embrace the new Iraqi government in both political and economic terms and thus act as a magnet countering [...]	2006-05-02 14:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM WE IS XF KU
06KUWAIT1600	TOP PARLIAMENTARIANS SHARE VIEWS ON IRANIAN [...] (C) In separate meetings with the Ambassador on May 3, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi, Deputy National Assembly Speaker Mishari Al-Anjari, and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager, who also serves as Speaker of the newly created Arab Parliament, shared their [...]	2006-05-07 05:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT1624	GCC CONSULTATIVE SUMMIT: KUWAIT PROPOSES [...] (U) Summary: Arabic Daily Al-Qabas printed in its May 8 edition the text of a paper reportedly presented by the GOK to GCC member states during the May 6 Consultative Summit in Riyadh. The paper outlines a two-part strategy to address issues facing the Gulf states, including Iran, Iraq, the [...]	2006-05-08 14:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KU PTER
06KUWAIT1637	UNDERSTANDING THE KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: The Islamic Constitutional Movement (Al-Haraka Al-Dusturi Al-Islamiyya),the political arm of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood, is one of, if not the, largest and most influential political associations in Kuwait. (Note: The Government does not officially recognize [...]	2006-05-09 10:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KDEM KISL KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT1638	UNDERSTANDING THE KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 10:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KDEM KISL KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT1745	HIGH-LEVEL VISITS FROM SYRIA, IRAQ, AND LEBANON TO [...] (C) Summary: During a May 15 meeting, MFA U/S Al-Jarallah said that leaders from Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq who all visited Kuwait in the past two weeks came in search of investment and development funds. All pressed for government and private investment, and Kuwait believes there are invest [...]	2006-05-15 14:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1790	KUWAIT TELLS DOD-STATE-NSC TEAM GCC CONSENSUS [...] (C) Summary: In May 14 meetings with National Security Bureau President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled and MFA U/S Al-Jarallah, a senior State-Defense-NSC team (DOD PDUSD Henry, State PM A/S Hillen, and NSC Senior Director Doran) reiterated the U.S. commitment to Gulf security, outlined the U.S. Gu [...]	2006-05-19 17:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2025	ARAB AND KUWAIT FUND HEADS CALL FOR CLOSER [...] (C/NF) Summary: During separate meetings on May 29 and 31 with the Ambassador, Abdulwahab Al-Bader, Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and Abdulatif Al-Hamad, Chairman of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) reaffirmed their organiz [...]	2006-05-31 17:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ AF GZ WE XF KU
06KUWAIT2066	NEA A/S WELCH'S JUNE 3 MEETINGS WITH KUWAITI [...] (S/NF) Summary: In June 3 meetings with NEA A/S Welch, the Kuwaiti leadership affirmed support for the U.S. position on talks with the Iranian government and offered advice that the USG keep its public statements low-key, exercise maximum patience in sticking with talks, and continue to exer [...]	2006-06-03 20:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR IZ KPAL KU
06KUWAIT2154	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQI GOVERNMENT AND HAMAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 20:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2238	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ZARQAWI'S DEATH AND THE LESSONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 16:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PTER PGOV KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT2334	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HAMAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-17 15:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PTER PGOV KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT2394	FREEDOM AGENDA: IMPLICATIONS OF ISLAMIST GAINS IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: There is a strong possibility that the Kuwaiti Parliament elected on June 29 will include more Islamist members than the previous one. Islamists are well-organized and poised to capitalize on the women's vote. While there are legitimate concerns about the impact this would ha [...]	2006-06-19 14:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KISL KU FREEDOM AGENDA ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT285	FREEDOM AGENDA AND THE KUWAITI SUCCESSION: [...] (C) The Freedom Agenda took a step forward this week as Kuwait's parliament played a vital role in the constitutional removal of one Amir and the appointment, scheduled for confirmation on January 29, of another. In the flurry of commentary about the Hamas electoral gains, the significance o [...]	2006-01-28 14:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2854	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - BOMBARDMENT OF BEIRUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-16 11:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2856	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - BOMBARDMENT OF BEIRUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-16 13:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2857	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - BOMBARDMENT OF BEIRUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-16 13:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT286	GOK OFFICIALS AND ACADEMICS CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) During a January 28 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador the GOK was "very worried" about the "very critical" regional impact of Hamas' election victory, particularly the possibility that Hamas would deepen relations with Hezbollah, Ira [...]	2006-01-28 15:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS KU
06KUWAIT2878	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON AND ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 07:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2921	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON, ISRAEL, AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-22 09:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2963	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-24 09:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3007	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICAN AND LEBANON, [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-26 10:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3055	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON - ATTACK ON QANA [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 10:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3099	TFLE01: A PRESS WAR OF WORDS ON NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The Kuwaiti press printed August 1 virulent and anti-U.S. comments made by MPs. One Arabic daily headlined its front page with a paraphrase of one statement: "Americans and Israelis are SOBs and Bastards." While previously relatively balanced in its news covera [...]	2006-08-02 14:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OPRC PREL PGOC KMDR KPAO KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3158	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND THE ARABS [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-06 09:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT374	PROMINENT GCC INVESTMENT BANK CURTAILING [...] (SBU) During a February 1 meeting, representatives from Global Investment House (GIH),one of the GCC's largest and most successful investment banks, informed Econoff that new GIH investments in the Palestinian territories were on-hold pending a reevaluation of the company's investments in the [...]	2006-02-04 17:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON WE GZ KU XF
06KUWAIT3830	FORMER GCC SECRETARY GENERAL: "NO COMMON GCC [...] (C/NF) Summary: Former Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Ambassador Abdullah Bishara told PolOff September 19 the GCC had "no common strategy on Iran," a problem he attributed largely to friction between Saudi Arabia and Qatar. He believed an effective GCC strategy should sup [...]	2006-09-24 13:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3923	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - VATICAN AND PALESTINE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 10:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3937	MFA READ OUT OF PM SINIORA AND PRESIDENT ABBAS' [...] (C/NF) Summary: In an October 2 meeting with PolChief, the Director of the Arab World Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jassem Al-Mubaraki, provided a read out on the recent visits of Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Kuwait. Al-Muba [...]	2006-10-02 14:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EFIN KPAL LE KU
06KUWAIT397	GCC STRATEGY ON IRAN: "HOPING FOR A MIRACLE" [...] (C) Summary and comment: Former Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Ambassador Abdullah Bishara told Poloff in a February 1 meeting that while the GCC "has no other option than to comply with any UNSC resolution," it would not publicly support such a step. GCC countries had exp [...]	2006-02-05 14:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL SENV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3983	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PALESTINE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-04 08:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT399	KUWAIT FUND ON IRAQ, LEBANON, PA AND STRATEGIC [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 1 meeting with Econoff, the Kuwait Fund's (KFAED) Regional Manager for Arab Countries outlined details of an informal December 2005 agreement with the Iraqi Planning Ministry on allocation of the GOK's $560M assistance package for Iraq; pointed to renewed [...]	2006-02-05 15:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID KU GZ WE IZ XF
06KUWAIT400	"NO DECISION" ON CONTINUED GOK AID TO PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) The Kuwaiti government (GOK) is still undecided on whether or not to continue "aid to the Palestinian Authority" (PA) after Hamas' victory, unnamed Kuwaiti diplomatic sources said, according to an Al-Qabas report translated and reprinted February 5 in the English-daily Arab Times. (Comm [...]	2006-02-05 15:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS KU
06KUWAIT4220	SCENESETTER: APHSCT TOWNSEND VISIT TO KUWAIT, [...] (S/NF) Embassy Kuwait welcomes your visit, which comes in the general framework of a longstanding and productive CT relationship between Kuwait and the United States, and continued close, effective cooperation on the ground across a range of issues. During your visit, you will meet with sev [...]	2006-10-26 09:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER EFIN KTFN PGOV PREL KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT425	PARLIAMENT SPEAKER URGES USG TO "GIVE HAMAS A [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-07 10:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KU
06KUWAIT434	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: HAMAS VICTORY [...] Monday, January 30 2006 -- Al-Rai Al-Aam p. 69 "Ambassador Kurtzer: Palestinian elections were fair, however, we have to distinguish between democratic option and government's policy" 2. Tuesday, January 31 2006 -- Al-Rai Al-Aam p. 33 "Dr. Mohammed Al-Rumaihi: 'Is Hamas' victory an imp [...]	2006-02-07 13:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KMDR KU
06KUWAIT4438	IRAQ DEBT FORGIVENESS: "A BLOODY, UPHILL BATTLE" [...] (C) Summary: The Director General of the Arab Fund expressed pessimism November 12 about the prospects for Iraq debt forgiveness on the part of the GOK. He said there was virtually no public support for the measure in Kuwait, and he did not believe the senior Kuwaiti leadership, especially t [...]	2006-11-12 13:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IZ KU
06KUWAIT4509	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/14 MEETINGS WITH THE AMIR AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 14 with the Amir and Foreign Minister of Kuwait to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and other regional issues. Townsend reassured them that the President was committed to seeing a democratic, stable Iraq and wa [...]	2006-11-25 10:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN YM KU
06KUWAIT4510	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/13 MEETING WITH KUWAIT NSB [...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 13 with Kuwait National Security Bureau President Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahd to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and regional developments. Shaykh Ahmed sought reassurances on U.S. policy in Iraq. He encouraged the U. [...]	2006-11-25 11:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN IZ KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT4512	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/14 MEETINGS WITH THE AMIR AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 14 with the Amir and Foreign Minister of Kuwait to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and other regional issues. Townsend reassured them that the President was committed to seeing a democratic, stable Iraq and wa [...]	2006-11-25 11:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN YM KU
06KUWAIT4609	FINANCE MINISTRY TALKS TAXES, AID, AND DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. On December 9, Econcouns met with acting Assistant Undersecretary of Finance Khalid Al-Rubeian to discuss Kuwait's new draft tax law, the December 7 designations by the United States of three Kuwaitis for support to Al-Qaida, and assistance to the Palestinians. Al-Rubeian said t [...]	2006-12-10 09:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN BEXP ETRD IZ KU
06KUWAIT4612	SPEAKER AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN ON IRAQ, [...] (C/NF) Summary: During separate meetings December 6 with the Ambassador, Speaker of Parliament Jassem Al-Khorafi and the Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, Mohammed Al-Sager, shared their views on regional and domestic political issues. Al-Khorafi welcomed the President's recent meetings wit [...]	2006-12-10 13:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM LE IZ IR KU
06KUWAIT4625	KUWAITIS TELL NEA PDAS JEFFREY INCREASED [...] (C/NF) Summary: During his December 9 visit to Kuwait, PDAS Jeffrey met with a number of prominent Kuwaitis to discuss Iraq and Iran. The Kuwaitis expressed concern about rising Iranian influence in the region and emphasized the need for international cooperation. They agreed that the GCC s [...]	2006-12-11 15:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT464	SECURITY BUREAU CHIEF SAYS KUWAIT TO BE EXAMPLE OF [...] (C) Summary: National Security Bureau President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled, responding to the Ambassador's concerns that the GOK was not as focused as before on CT efforts, reviewed a five-year plan developed by the Ministry of Awqaf to promote moderation and exert control over Kuwaiti mosques. [...]	2006-02-08 14:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KU
06KUWAIT4680	KUWAIT MFA OFFICIAL ON SYRIA ENGAGEMENT, HANIYEH [...] (C) Summary: According to MFA Arab Affairs Director Al-Mubaraki, Bashar al-Asad has signaled to Kuwait and others his readiness for a deal with the U.S. Kuwait has no plans to meet with the Syrians at a senior level. Palestinian PM Haniyeh could visit Kuwait in the near future, though deta [...]	2006-12-20 06:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL KU SY
06KUWAIT559	KUWAITI MFA OFFICIAL ON HAMAS: ENGAGEMENT MORE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-15 15:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS KU
06KUWAIT594	SCENESETTER FOR COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S FEB. 28 - [...] (U) We look forward to your visit to Kuwait. We have requested meetings with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Minister of Energy Shaykh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and Minister of Finance Bader M. Al-Humaidhi. Your visit [...]	2006-02-21 07:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ENRG KU IZ IR
06KUWAIT608	KUWAIT SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: OIL, DEMOCRACY, AND U.S. [...] Monday, 20 February 2006 -- Dr. Hamoud Abdullah Al-Raqaba former Minister of Energy wrote in the moderate daily Al-Watan under the title "The American President George Bush's Statements": "The American President George Bush said a few days ago that by the year 2020 the United States of Americ [...]	2006-02-21 13:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT661	KUWAITI SHI'A AND SUNNIS CONDEMN IRAQ SHRINE [...] (C) Summary and comment: During a February 24 rally at the Shi'a Imam Hussein mosque, Kuwaitis from across the religious and political spectrum condemned the bombing of the Al-Askariya shrine in Iraq. While most speakers blamed the attack on Sunni extremists and stressed the need for Muslim [...]	2006-02-27 14:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS SHI
06KUWAIT73	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: Sharon's healthSHARON'S [...] Summary: Kuwaiti Arabic daily newspapers' coverage of the developments surrounding the Israeli Prime Minister's health mostly focused on the reporting on his conditions and the possibilities of recovery or death. The two analysis pieces found below provide an outlook into the possible scenarios [...]	2006-01-08 14:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU
06KUWAIT807	FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQI SUNNIS, [...] (C) Summary: During a March 8 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah repeated a request he made to the Secretary soliciting U.S. support for a nuclear-free zone in the Gulf in addition to a proposed anti-bigotry resolution at the UNGA. Shaykh Dr. Mohamm [...]	2006-03-09 09:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV ECON IR IZ KU
06KUWAIT997	KUWAIT TO RECEIVE "PALESTINIAN, NOT HAMAS," [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-21 12:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN KPAL KU
06LIMA754	DEMARCHE: MEETINGS WITH HAMAS (PERU) [...] (U) Polcouns and Poloff delivered the meetings with Hamas demarche (Ref A) to the Foreign Ministry's Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs, Amb. Antonio Garcia Revilla, Director of Multilateral Affairs Julio Garro, and Director of UN Affairs, Miguel Barreto, on 2/23. 2. (U) The Peruvians [...]	2006-02-27 19:34:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL
06LISBON1768	FM AMADO TRAVELS TO MIDDLE EAST IN EFFORT TO RAISE [...] (SBU) Summary: FM Luis Amado will be traveling to Libya, Cairo and Amman the week of August 21 as part of Portugal's effort to play a larger role in the international arena, particularly in the Middle East, in the run-up to its EU Presidency during the latter half of 2007. Minister Amado pl [...]	2006-08-21 13:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO EG JO LY
06LJUBLJANA55	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY 30 GAERC [...] (U) Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points with MFA EU Correspondent Peter Grk January 25, 2006. 2. (C) Iran: Grk thought the most important item on the GAERC agenda would be Iran and what the EU-3 would have to say. He said Slovenia hoped the international community would speak with o [...]	2006-01-26 04:55:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL
06LONDON5503	TERRORISM FINANCE: MONTREUX INITIATIVE ON ISLAMIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request: The Montreux Initiative is a non-governmental project designed to promote cooperation in removing unjustified obstacles to the effective operation of legitimate Islamic charities. The initiative, whi [...]	2006-07-27 10:28:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK
06MADRID1476	SPAIN: FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE POWELL MEETS [...] (C/NF) Summary: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell took advantage of a private visit to Spain on May 23 to meet with Spain's Foreign Minister Moratinos. Moratinos told Powell that Spain is working to rebuild US-Spain relations - which Moratinos said went sour after Spain's pullout from Ir [...]	2006-06-08 16:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SP
06MADRID1558	SPAIN/IRAN: MFA READOUT OF IRANIAN FM VISIT [...] (C) MFA Subdirector General for Middle East Affairs Alberto Moreno contacted poloff on June 15 to respond to the Embassy's request for a readout of the June 14 visit to Madrid of Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. (NOTE: Originally, Iranian Secretary of the Supreme National Security [...]	2006-06-15 16:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN IR SP
06MADRID1564	SPAIN ON IRAN, SYRIA, HAMAS, NATO, WESTERN SAHARA, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During meetings at MFA, MOD, and the presidency on June 1, top GOS policymakers told EUR PDAS Kurt Volker and NEA DAS Scott Carpenter that Spain strongly supports the recent US announcement on Iran and will continue its significant commitment to Afghanistan. They said that th [...]	2006-06-16 13:57:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO SP AF VZ IR IZ WI IS MO GG RS
06MADRID2624	SPAIN: IN ADVANCE OF OCT. 16 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with MFA European Correspondent Carlos Fernandez-Arias on October 13 to discuss Spain's position in advance of the October 16 GAERC meeting. Fernandez-Arias indicated that Spain was in complete agreement on most topics with the United States, but he singled out Kosovo [...]	2006-10-17 07:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE IR IZ UP
06MADRID2630	SPAIN: MORATINOS MEETINGS IN DAMASCUS [...] (C) A senior member of Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos' staff called in Political Counselor on 10/17 to provide a written readout for the Secretary of Moratinos' 10/14-15 visit to Damascus. A scanned copy of this document was e-mailed on the classified system to EUR/WE. We have made [...]	2006-10-18 07:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
06MADRID2909	SPANISH FM MORATINOS ON SPAIN,S NEW MIDDLE EAST [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a brief but wide-ranging meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos November 17, Ambassador Aguirre discussed he Middle East initiative proposed by Presidents Zapatero and Chirac at their Nov. 16 meeting in Girona Spain. Ambassdor also took a call from Spanish Nati [...]	2006-11-17 17:52:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SP
06MADRID2942	SPAIN ON MEPP: WE SUPPORT QUARTET, NEED TO PUSH [...] (C) Summary. DCM called Javier Sancho Velazquez, Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Moratinos, on November 22 to discuss reftel points and Spain's proposed Middle East initiative in advance of the November 24 Quintet meeting in Rome. DCM went over the demarche with Velazquez point by point [...]	2006-11-22 18:34:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP IS SY
06MADRID466	SPAIN'S POLICY ON HAMAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-24 15:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP IS
06MANAGUA1539	NICARAGUA AXES PLAN TO APPOINT AMBASSADOR TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-12 22:11:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR KPAL IS NU
06MANAGUA348	NICARAGUA SYMPATHETIC TO USG MESSAGE ON [...] (C) On February 13, poloff delivered the talking points in reftel to Miriam Fonseca, Director of the Foreign Ministry's Middle East, Africa and Asia section. Fonseca was sympathetic to the USG concerns, and said that the GON, like everyone else, is waiting to see what sort of Palestinian Auth [...]	2006-02-13 21:10:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS KPAL NU
06MANAGUA517	GON WILL CONSULT WITH USG ON ANY MEETINGS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-08 17:52:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS KPAL NU
06MANAGUA725	AMBASSADOR MEETS LOCAL ISLAMIC LEADERS, WHO [...] (C) NOTE: The meetings described below that included the Palestinian Ambassador to Nicaragua took place prior to the receipt of reftel A by Embassy Managua. Prior to the Palestinian Ambassador's February courtesy call on the Ambassador and the subsequent March 28 breakfast with local Islamic [...]	2006-03-31 18:08:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PTER KIRF NU
06MANAMA106	FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAQ, PALESTINIANS [...] (C) In a January 21 meeting covering several subjects (septels),Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador that the Iraq election results were good because they encouraged all segments of society to participate in the political system. Iraq needs social peace an [...]	2006-01-25 06:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KDEM BA REGION OFFICIALS
06MANAMA1288	TFLE01: ISRAEL-LEBANON: KING'S STATEMENT AND [...] (C) Developments in Lebanon dominate the news in Bahrain, with focus on Bahrainis in Lebanon, statements by Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, and high-level diplomacy with the visit of Jordan's King Abdullah. King Hamad issued a statement July 14 urging an avoidance of risks and actions that affect [...]	2006-07-15 13:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA REGION
06MANAMA1305	TFLE01: LEBANON-ISRAEL-PALESTINE FURTHER REACTION [...] (U) The Cabinet released a statement July 16 calling for international intervention to halt Israeli military operations and to resolve the conflict through dialogue away from "miscalculated escalation." The King continued diplomatic outreach through a call with Prime Minister Siniora and a v [...]	2006-07-17 12:06:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA REGION POL
06MANAMA1307	GOB WELCOME MAT NOT EXTENDED FOR NDI [...] (C) National Democratic Institute (NDI) Regional Director Les Campbell and the Ambassador met with key Bahraini decision-makers July 11 in an attempt to resolve NDI's status in Bahrain to allow NDI programs to proceed. Bahrain Political Development Institute (BPDI) Board President Lulwa Al A [...]	2006-07-18 12:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BA BILAT REGION REFORM
06MANAMA1329	TFLE01: BAHRAIN TEMPERATURE RISES ON LEBANON AND [...] (C) Activity on the streets has increased with several protests over the Bahraini weekend July 19-21, including the first directed at the U.S. Embassy. Approximately 300 individuals attempted to march towards the Embassy July 21, but were stopped by security personnel several blocks away. Wh [...]	2006-07-22 14:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC PTER BA POL REGION
06MANAMA137	BAHRAIN: REACTION TO HAMAS VICTORY [...] (U) The press reported January 29 that King Hamad, Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa, and Crown Prince Shaikh Salman each sent telegrams to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khalid Mashaal praising them on the success of the parliamentary elections. They also co [...]	2006-01-30 13:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KDEM BA OFFICIALS REGION
06MANAMA1599	KING STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF U.S. ROLE IN REGIONAL [...] (S) Summary. Bahrain's King Hamad, during an August 29 discussion with the Ambassador, repeatedly stressed the value he placed on the U.S. relationship, and the importance of the U.S. role in maintaining peace and security in the region. He expected Bahrain to initiate discussions shortly with [...]	2006-08-31 09:27:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV BA OFFICIALS REGION BILAT
06MANAMA1637	SHIA EDITOR DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC REFORM/ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Prominent Shia Editor Mansour Al-Jamry told the Ambassador September 7 that the upcoming parliamentary elections, although flawed, would offer an opportunity for leading Shia opposition society Al-Wifaq to demonstrate that it can ably represent Shias and to build a psychological b [...]	2006-09-07 15:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BA POL HUMRIT REFORM
06MANAMA182	FOREIGN MINISTER HOPES FOR HAMAS FOCUS ON INTERNAL [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador February 7 that Bahrain had adopted a wait-and-see approach to a Hamas government. He noted a change in tone from Hamas: during the election campaign, it had delivered clear statements on its positions, but since winning, the statements [...]	2006-02-09 06:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA IS OFFICIALS REGION
06MANAMA1828	CROWN PRINCE OUTLINES REGIONAL CHALLENGES WITH [...] (C) CENTCOM Commander General Abizaid October 11 met with Crown Prince Shaikh Salman and discussed Iraq, Iran, the war of ideas in the Middle East, and Bahrain's upcoming elections. On Iraq, the CP said that the United States should adopt a "less forward-leaning position" and allow Iraqi for [...]	2006-10-24 11:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS MASS BA IR IZ REGION BILAT
06MANAMA1849	KING HAMAD SUPPORTS GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (S) King Hamad October 18 told the interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation that he wants to work with the U.S. on creating a new comprehensive defense strategy for the region in light of recent developments. He commended the U.S.'s bilateral approach to each of the GCC states and [...]	2006-11-01 07:51:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA1890	CROWN PRINCE, U/S HUGHES DISCUSS IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C)Crown Prince Salman told Under Secretary of State Hughes November 1 that Bahrain stands ready to enance the bilateral relationship and will support ny initiative that furthers both countries' natinal interests. The phenomenon of "death cult" etremists presents a challenge to moderates in [...]	2006-11-07 06:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL PGO OEXC KMPI BA POL REFORM
06MANAMA1989	FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS NAVY SECRETARY U.S. IS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid November 26 welcomed Secretary of the Navy Winter to Bahrain and thanked him for SIPDIS all the United States does to promote stability and security in the region, saying the U.S. is Bahrain's "number one ally and friend." Referring to the U.S.-Bahrain fr [...]	2006-12-03 12:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS BA REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA2019	READOUT ON GERMAN FM VISIT TO SYRIA, DISCUSSION OF [...] (C) Meeting with NSC Senior Director for Near East and North African Affairs Dr. Michael Doran December 8, German Foreign Ministry Political Director for Maghreb/Middle East Affairs Dr. Horst Freitag discussed German FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier's December 4 visit to Damascus. Freitag said that [...]	2006-12-10 15:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PTER KPAL KPKO KWBG BA REGION
06MANAMA2024	CROWN PRINCE AND A/S HILLEN DISCUSS SECURITY [...] (C) In their December 8 meeting on the eve of the opening of the IISS Manama Dialogue conference, Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa told a U.S. delegation led by State A/S Hillen, CENTCOM Vice Admiral Nichols, and NSC Senior Director Doran that the stronger the U.S. message is o [...]	2006-12-11 12:45:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR BA BILAT REGION
06MANAMA2049	BAHRAINI FM, A/S HILLEN, AND A/S RODMAN EXPLORE [...] (C) Meeting with the U.S. delegation to the IISS Manama Dialogue conference December 8, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid said that Iranian FM Mottaki had told him earlier in the day that Iran did not want nuclear weapons, saying they would be of no benefit to Iran. Shaikh Khalid said he was pe [...]	2006-12-19 07:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BA BILAT REGION
06MANAMA2067	SENATOR NELSON AND CROWN PRINCE DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (C) In their December 18 meeting, Crown Prince Salman told Senator Nelson that Bahrain is 100 percent committed to the bilateral relationship and credited the United States with protecting the stability and security of the region. The Senator briefed Shaikh Salman on his recent meeting with S [...]	2006-12-26 07:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER OREP BA REGION OFFICIALS
06MANAMA2069	SENATOR NELSON DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, IRAQ WITH [...] (C) Senator Nelson December 18 met with members of both chambers of Bahrain's parliament and later with representatives of three non-governmental organizations involved in observation of the recent parliamentary and municipal elections. Al Asala (Salafi) political society member Isa Abul Fat [...]	2006-12-26 07:52:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OREP BA BILAT HUMRIT POL
06MANAMA275	BAHRAIN FM PLEASED WITH ABU DHABI MEETING WITH [...] (C) In a brief conversation with the Ambassador February 25, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa expressed great pleasure with the opportunity to meet with the Secretary and fellow GCC Ministers in Abu Dhabi February 23, terming it a "wonderful meeting." Focusing on the discussions about [...]	2006-02-25 14:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA REGION OFFICIALS BILAT
06MANAMA289	BAHRAIN: NO MEETINGS PLANNED WITH HAMAS [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points during a February 22 meeting with MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow-up Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz said that although he was not aware of any visits to Bahrain by members of Hamas, the U.S. points were not [...]	2006-02-27 14:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA REGION

06MANAMA314	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETINGS WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa welcomed Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez February 27, voicing SIPDIS appreciation for his visit and the Secretary's support for the U.S.-Bahrain FTA. The PM stressed the importance of stability in the region for development and urged the U [...]	2006-03-01 14:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL PGOV BEXP BA REGION OFFICIALS ECTRD BILAT
06MANAMA326	SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH KING HAMAD: FTA, [...] (C) Summary. In a February 27 meeting with visiting Commerce Secretary Gutierrez, King Hamad strongly praised the strength of the U.S.-Bahrain relationship, said that Bahrain can never forget what the U.S. has done for it, and stressed the importance of the Free Trade Agreement for Bahrain. He [...]	2006-03-05 09:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IS QA ETRD OVIP SECRETARY OF COMMERCE GUTIERREZ BILAT ECTRD OFFICIALS REGION
06MANAMA339	POLITICAL ISLAM IN BAHRAIN (PART I): SHARED [...] (C) Bahrain's three leading Islamic political societies mirror major trends in the country's religious life: Al Minbar, associated with the Sunni Muslim Brotherhood; Al Asala, a Sunni Salafi group; and Al Wifaq, representing the country's Shia community. These three societies represent the [...]	2006-03-06 15:28:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM SCUL BA POL
06MANAMA358	AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 7 MEETING WITH DEPUTY PRIME [...] (C) The Ambassador and Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak March 7 discussed Crown Prince Salman's upcoming visit to Washington, elections in Bahrain, trafficking in persons, and the anti-terrorism law. During his March 19-21 visit, the CP will discuss the U.S.-Bahrain Free Tra [...]	2006-03-08 06:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM KNNP PTER OVIP KDEM KPAL BA REGION OFFICIALS BILAT
06MANAMA365	FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, HAMAS WITH [...] (C) In a March 8 meeting with visiting Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Ambassador Stephen Bosworth, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa reviewed Bahrain's views on Iran and Hamas. Shaikh Khalid said that Bahrain is "really worried" about Iran. Bahrain prefers a diplo [...]	2006-03-08 14:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IR IS REGION OFFICIALS
06MANAMA401	BAHRAIN: HAMAS MEETINGS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-15 09:37:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA IS REGION
06MANAMA442	DEPUTY PM, FOREIGN MINISTER AGREE TO COUNSELOR [...] (S) State Department Counselor Zelikow met separately with Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa and Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa March 12 to initiate a strategic dialogue on regional security, including concerns about Iran. They agreed with the [...]	2006-03-20 05:45:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PARM PTER MARR EFIN KISL KNNP BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA475	BAHRAIN: ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT DEMARCHE [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief March 22 delivered reftel demarche concerning the Arab League summit to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz SIPDIS bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz noted that Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa was in t [...]	2006-03-22 14:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA REGION BILAT
06MANAMA675	BAHRAIN: HAMAS COMMENTS ON TEL AVIV SUICIDE ATTACK [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-19 12:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA REGION CTR
06MANAMA711	PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS BAHRAIN [...] (C) Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahar visited Bahrain April 24 in a low-key visit that received limited local press coverage. On the morning of Zahar's visit, the Ambassador queried Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid about the visit on the margins of a Bahrain University graduation cerem [...]	2006-04-25 14:24:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA REGION
06MANAMA724	MFA READOUT OF PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S [...] (C) In a meeting covering several subjects (septels),the Ambassador April 26 asked MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa for a readout of Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Al Zahar's April 24 visit to Bahrain. Shaikh Abdul Az [...]	2006-04-26 11:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA REGION CTR OFFICIALS
06MANAMA806	FOREIGN MINISTER'S READOUT OF PALESTINIAN FM AL [...] (C) In a May 6 meeting covering several subjects (septels),the Ambassador, noting that he had not met with him since Palestinian Foreign Minister Al Zahar's April 24 visit to Bahrain, asked Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa for a readout of the visit. Shaikh Khalid said he [...]	2006-05-08 09:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA REGION OFFICIALS
06MANILA2104	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PHILIPPINE RED CROSS [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Ambassador met May 17 with Senator Richard J. Gordon, Chairman and CEO of the Philippine National Red Cross, to discuss the importance of the upcoming meeting of the 29th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and its scheduled vote to establish [...]	2006-05-17 08:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC RP IS
06MAPUTO149	MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S REMARKS TO [...] (U) President Guebuza attended the just-concluded World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he participated on a panel on Chinese investment in Africa. On January 30, while speaking to reporters shortly before returning home to Mozambique, he was asked for his reaction to the victory [...]	2006-02-01 12:22:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS MZ PGOV PLO PREL
06MAPUTO150	MOZAMBIQUE: GUEBUZA ON HAMAS ELECTION WIN [...] (U) President Guebuza attended the just-concluded World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he participated on a panel on Chinese investment in Africa. On January 30, while speaking to reporters shortly before returning home to Mozambique, he was asked for his reaction to the victory [...]	2006-02-01 12:23:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS MZ PGOV PLO PREL
06MAPUTO194	MOZAMBIQUE: RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) On February 9 poloff delivered reftel talking points to Faizal Cassam, Department of African and Middle East Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cassam stated that the GRM had yet to issue a public statement on the results of the Palestinian election and indicated that Mozambique would [...]	2006-02-14 08:28:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MZ KPAL
06MINSK173	STATE MEDIA VILIFIES AMERICA, OFTEN [...] (C) Summary: In recent months Belarusian state media has become increasingly venomous in its daily attacks against the U.S. and the West. Common themes include charges of espionage, of Western attempts to destabilize the country, and of attempts to overthrow the government in a forced "color" [...]	2006-02-16 14:45:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BO
06MONTEVIDEO197	HAMAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-01 12:57:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UY
06MOSCOW10382	LAVROV'S MIDDLE EAST DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary: With FM Lavrov's September 7-9 trip to the Middle East, promotion of a "universal" peace process, experts' conference, renewed Syria track, and support for the Arab League ministerial session at UNGA, the GOR continues to seek "player" status in the region. Practically, GOR sup [...]	2006-09-18 11:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM IS SY LE RS
06MOSCOW12035	OLMERT VISIT: AUSPICIOUS START [...] (C) Summary. Israeli PM Ehud Olmert's first working visit to Moscow as prime minister coincided with the 15th anniversary of Israel-Russia renewed diplomatic ties. The issues discussed in Olmert's three meetings--with President Putin, FM Lavrov and Defense Minister Ivanov--included the Middl [...]	2006-10-27 10:45:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR IS RS
06MOSCOW12628	RUSSIA KEEPS UP THE PACE IN MIDDLE EAST DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary: Following the assassination of Lebanese Minister Gemayel, Russia has become increasingly concerned about political violence in Lebanon, but is unwilling to press Damascus on its role. The MFA preferred to offer legalistic arguments about whether there was compelling proof of S [...]	2006-11-27 08:18:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS SY LE IZ RS
06MOSCOW13073	GERMAN FM STEINMEIER'S MOSCOW VISIT: MIDDLE EAST, [...] (C) SUMMARY: GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER FRANK-WALTER PAGE 02 RUEHMOA3073 C O N F I D E N T I A L STEINMEIER MET WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN, FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MEDVEDEV, AND FM LAVROV IN MOSCOW ON DECEMBER 21. ACCORDING TO A READOUT FROM GERMAN AMBASSADOR WALTER SCHMIDT, WHO PARTICIPAT [...]	2006-12-22 13:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR LE GE RS
06MOSCOW13098	MIDDLE EAST: MFA ON LEBANON, SYRIA AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: President Putin sought to lower tensions between Lebanon and Syria during back-to-back mid-December visits by PM Siniora and President Asad, according to the Russian MFA, and had urged that a solution to Lebanon's ongoing political crisis be found through negotiations and not i [...]	2006-12-26 16:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE SY IZ RS
06MOSCOW1323	RUSSIAN DFM SALTANOV ON INVITATION TO HAMAS [...] (C) On February 10 Ambassador Burns called on DFM Saltanov seeking clarification of Putin's invitation to Hamas leadership to visit Moscow. Ambassador said the announcement of an invitation to Hamas had come as an unwelcome surprise to Washington (and other Quartet capitals). It was very im [...]	2006-02-10 15:26:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER RS
06MOSCOW1637	HAMAS VISIT TO MOSCOW [...] (C) SUMMARY. A/DCM met February 17 with MFA Middle East and North Africa Director Sergey Vershinin to follow up on earlier discussion (reftel) on the forthcoming visit of a Hamas delegation to Russia, which will take place March 3. .... END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Timing and Level. Vershinin [...]	2006-02-20 10:07:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS
06MOSCOW1840	RUSSIAN DFM SALTANOV ON HAMAS VISIT TO MOSCOW [...] (C) On February 27 the Ambassador called on Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Saltanov to discuss the upcoming Hamas visit to Moscow and to underline the importance of coordination. Saltanov confirmed that the Hamas delegation, headed by Khalid Meshal and composed of Hamas outsiders, is set [...]	2006-02-27 16:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
06MOSCOW2020	PRESSING RUSSIANS ON HAMAS VISIT [...] (C) Ambassador spoke separately to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Saltanov and Middle East Envoy Kalugin the evening of February 28, and again on March 1, to stress the importance of sticking firmly to Quartet principles during the Hamas visit to Moscow March 3. Ambassador made clear that [...]	2006-03-01 15:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
06MOSCOW2212	MOSCOW REACTS TO HAMAS VISIT [...] Summary: While the MFA was able to point to few concrete results from Foreign Minister Lavrov's March 3 meeting with a Hamas delegation, we were told March 6 by the MFA Middle East Peace Process desk that the Moscow-Hamas channel was likely to remain open. In Moscow's estimation, Hamas Polit [...]	2006-03-06 14:03:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
06MOSCOW2327	NORTH CAUCASUS MUSLIMS: INDEPENDENT VOICE? [...] (C) Summary: The election of Magomed-Khadzhi Albogachiyev as leader of the Coordinating Center of Muslims of the North Caucasus marks a clear step to distance the Moscow-based Center -- and by extension the Muslim clerics in the region, whom it purports to represent -- from the clan-based lead [...]	2006-03-10 11:52:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR RS
06MOSCOW3362	P-5 HOLD UN CONSULTATIONS MARCH 2 IN MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary: Russia hosted a meeting of P-5 IO Directors March 2 in Moscow to discuss UN Security Council and management reforms, the proposed Human Rights Council, the Peacebuilding Commission, and other issues related to implementation of the World Summit Outcome Document, as well as appoin [...]	2006-03-31 12:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC RS
06MOSCOW3751	CODEL FRIST MEETING WITH FM LAVROV [...] (SBU) Summary. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and Senators Judd Gregg (R-NH) and Richard Burr (R-NC),accompanied by Ambassador Burns, met April 10 for with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss current bilateral and multilateral issues. On Iran, Lavrov warned that Rus [...]	2006-04-10 13:19:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL RS
06MOSCOW4435	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KREMLIN ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met April 25 with Sergey Yastrzhembskiy, President Putin's Special Representative for Issues of Development of Relations with the European Union. Yastrzhembskiy said preparations for the EU-Russia summit in Sochi in late May were going well, and identified several agr [...]	2006-04-25 14:24:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
06MOSCOW6608	G-8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS/SENIOR GROUP JUNE 14 [...] (C) Summary. Meeting in Moscow June 14, G-8 Political Directors/Senior Group Members discussed outstanding issues relating to the St. Petersburg Summit statement on nonproliferation, including sensitive technology transfers, the U.S.-India agreement, and how to deal with the DPRK and Iran. [...]	2006-06-22 09:36:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PHUM RS
06MOSCOW8148	EXTREMISM LAW SIGNED BY PUTIN [...] (C) SUMMARY. As expected, President Putin signed into law July 28 amendments to legislation "On Countering Extremism," despite concerns among many that the law may restrict legitimate criticism of the government. As noted in reftel, the revised law expands the definition of extremist activity [...]	2006-07-31 15:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM RS
06MUNICH114	MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE OVERVIEW: MERKEL URGES [...] (SBU) The February 3-5 42nd Munich Conference on Security Policy ("Wehrkunde") on "Restoring the Transatlantic Partnership," explored a wide-range of security policy topics, including the future of NATO, its relationship with the EU, Russia's relationship with Europe and NATO, and Foreign and [...]	2006-02-23 16:28:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM NATO IAEA NPT ENRG IR GM
06MUSCAT1032	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL'S GAZA INCURSION [...] Israel's incursion into Gaza was front-paged in Oman's Arabic- language newspapers. Privately-owned "Al-Watan" (circulation 42,000) covered the story most emotionally, with a headline proclaiming, "Israel Begins the Burning of Gaza." An editorial in "Al-Watan" described the Palestinian strik [...]	2006-06-28 13:59:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1090	MEDIA REACTION: GAZA, IRAQI NATIONAL RECONCILIATION [...] Israel's Gaza incursion continued to receive strongly negative coverage in the local press. In a July 7 front-page article, privately owned Arabic-language daily "Al-Watan" (circulation 42,000) reported that Israel had used unspecified "internationally-banned weapons." Arabic papers front-pag [...]	2006-07-11 07:15:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1122	MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL-LEBANESE CONFLICT; OMANI LABOR [...] SUMMARY: Omani press decries "Israeli aggression." Private "Al-Watan" daily laments "Arab silence." The state-owned "Oman" deems Hezbollah to be conducting "legitimate resistance." In online discussion, participants applaud Oman's new labor law, even if "American pressure" is behind it, and [...]	2006-07-17 12:11:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1169	TFLE01: IRAN MOVING TO BECOME REGIONAL POWER SAYS [...] (C) Summary: Oman supports the P5 1 incentive package (reftel) to Tehran and has communicated its recommendation to the Iranian government that it accept the offer, according to the Sultan's Special Advisor for Cultural Affairs and frequent "special envoy" of Sultan Qaboos to Iran, Abdul 'Az [...]	2006-07-30 12:42:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MU IR KNNP
06MUSCAT120	OMAN SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried a January 25 editorial under the headline "Palestinian Elections Consolidate Democracy": "Today the Palestinian legislative elections start in the midst of extensive Israeli efforts to block those elections. Palestinian efforts to organize ele [...]	2006-01-30 11:41:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT125	OMAN ONLINE: HAMAS VICTORY, AMERICANS INSULTING ISLAM, [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...]	2006-01-31 09:04:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI MU
06MUSCAT1370	MEDIA REACTION: ANTI-TERROR EFFORTS, PALESTINIAN [...] SUMMARY: Omani dailies cover the Ambassador's presentation of credentials, look positively at the International Religious Freedom Report, and accord major coverage to the unfolding controversy regarding the Pope's comments on Islam. State daily "Oman" stresses the importance of mutual unders [...]	2006-09-18 12:58:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1422	MEDIA REACTION: PALESTINIAN GOVERNANCE, U.S.-OMAN FTA, IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: English daily "Oman" laments Palestinian infighting, lauds the "vital role" of the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA),criticizes America's "failure" to ensure security in Iraq, and says Arab-Israeli peace must precede regional peace. Arabic daily "Al-Watan" chides Israel for its [...]	2006-10-02 13:12:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1482	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY'S MIDEAST TOUR, DPRK NUCLEAR [...] SUMMARY: "Oman" expresses skepticism about Secretary's latest Middle East tour, supports dialogue with Pyongyang, and claims that the Greater Middle East Initiative aims to weaken Arab culture. "Al-Watan" says the West's "double standards" are responsible for North Korea's nuclear program, an [...]	2006-10-16 11:44:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1507	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY'S MIDDLE EAST TOUR, CHALLENGES [...] SUMMARY: Youth-oriented "Al-Shabiba" calls Secretary Rice's Middle East tour "nothing new." Privately owned "Al-Watan" writes about political challenges facing Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine, and claims the Taliban is resurgent in Afghanistan. Government-owned "Oman" says Japan's North Korea p [...]	2006-10-22 09:58:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT152	MEDIA REACTION: WEST'S HAMAS POLICY, AND AMERICAN UUSE [...] On January 31, tThe privately owned Arabic daily newspaper "al- Watan" published on January 31 an editorial under the headline, "Why the Palestinians are Paying for the Mistakes of Others:": "The EU and the United States are punishing the Palestinians for electing their own representatives... [...]	2006-02-06 13:42:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT1561	MEDIA REACTION: SADDAM VERDICT, IRAQ VIOLENCE, PALESTINIAN [...] SUMMARY: Government-owned "Oman" says Iraqis can curb violence if they cooperate against it; Youth-oriented, privately owned "Al-Shabiba" believes the "civil war" atmosphere in Palestine makes Hamas and Fatah cooperation unlikely and says that U.S. failure to heed Afghanistan's history lessons [...]	2006-11-06 10:31:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT162	MFA ARAB CHIEF ON IRAN, PALESTINE, SYRIA [...] (C) In a February 5 meeting with Pol/Econ Chief, MFA Arab Affairs Chief Ambassador Ahmed al-Harthy expressed deep misgivings about the IAEA's decision to report Iran to the UN Security Council, fearing the move pushes a diplomatic solution further out of reach. He said recent Oman-Iran discus [...]	2006-02-08 08:44:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL PARM KNNP PINR XF MU
06MUSCAT1707	NEA A/S WELCH MEETING WITH OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) NEA A/S Welch met December 12 with Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousef bin Alawi in Muscat. Bin Alawi personally drove A/S Welch and the Ambassador to a meeting with Sultan Qaboos (septel),and then hosted a working lunch for them with participation from Foreign Ministry [...]	2006-12-20 07:21:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KPAL IR IZ SY MU
06MUSCAT203	MEDIA REACTION: Economic Hopes for Hamas, Russia Hosting [...] The privately owned daily "al-Watan" published an editorial on February 8 entitled "Hamas and the Future": "The corruption that prevailed previously in the [Palestinians'] "Fatah" government was one cause of its downfall, to Hamas' benefit. One of the new government's priorities is the "Pal [...]	2006-02-13 13:46:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT289	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI SECTARIANISM, MOSQUE BOMBINGS, [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on February 24 under the title "Stopping Turmoil in Iraq": "It seems the civil strife between Iraqi Shiites and Sunnis that has long been warned about has finally happened, through the bombing of mosques. Multi-national forces [...]	2006-03-01 13:28:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT386	INSTRUCTIONS ON HAMAS MEETINGS [...] (C) Ref A points were previously reviewed with MFA Arab Affairs Department Chief Ambassador Ahmed al-Harthi (ref B). Follow-up conversations with MFA officials and the overwhelming tenor of local media editorials have reconfirmed the Omani government's position that Hamas is the elected Palest [...]	2006-03-15 15:27:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL MU
06MUSCAT400	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN AND THE UN, PALESTINIAN WATER [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on March 10 under the title "The Iranian Nuclear Dossier and the UN Security Council": "The U.S. has successfully transferred this matter from a legal matter to a political one, now with the Security Council. The international [...]	2006-03-18 09:14:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT430	MEDIA REACTION: JERICHO PRISON RAID, HAMAS, DARFUR [...] The privately owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" penned an editorial on March 15 entitled "Saadat Is the Real Winner": "The comic Israeli operation at Jericho prison raises questions about what sort of mentality Israel is using to handle the Palestinian dossier. The scenes of Israelis [...]	2006-03-21 05:21:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT442	DEMARCHE ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT, MARCH 28-29 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-22 10:58:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL XF MU
06MUSCAT443	OMAN DEPUTY PM PREPARED TO RECEIVE HAMAS OFFICIAL [...] (C) In a March 22 meeting with Charge and Pol/Econ Chief, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi said that Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal is expected to come to Oman as part of his regional tour. While Oman has not previously had connections with Hamas, the Minister sai [...]	2006-03-22 11:48:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL MU
06MUSCAT483	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, PALESTINIAN UNITY, AND ISRAELI [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on March 22 under the headline "Three Years of Bloodshed in Iraq": "Certainly the coalition forces that invaded Iraq did not anticipate the length of their stay there, having based their miscalculations on false assumptions. A [...]	2006-03-28 14:33:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT527	HAMAS OFFICIAL VISITS OMAN [...] (C) Palestinian Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal arrived in Muscat April 2 for two days of meetings with Omani government leaders. A former senior USG official happened to witness Meshaal's arrival via a special flight from Qatar, noting that Meshaal was greeted in warm style at the airport by Min [...]	2006-04-04 11:16:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL MU
06MUSCAT554	BIN ALAWI CONVOKES U.S., EU AMBASSADORS TO REVIEW MESHAAL VISIT [...] (C) Summary: The Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs delivered a three-point message to visiting Hamas Political Chief Khalid Meshaal on April 3-4: Hamas must concentrate on building a viable and stable Palestinian state; must join the PLO and (implicitly) submit to previous PLO agreemen [...]	2006-04-05 14:15:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	MU NOTAG
06MUSCAT618	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FM YUSUF BIN ALAWI [...] (C) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi will be in Washington, DC, approximately April 20-25 for meetings with Secretary Rice, Secdef Rumsfeld, USTR Portman and other Administration and Congressional officials, optimally to include Vice President Cheney. Secretary Rice la [...]	2006-04-17 12:50:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP MNUC KPAL PGOV XF MU
06MUSCAT622	FM UPDATE ON IRAN, PSI ATTENDANCE, AND U.S. VISIT [...] (C) FM Bin Alawi confirmed Omani attendance at upcoming PSI events in May and June, as suggested during the recent visit of U/S Joseph. Clarifying remarks on Iran, he said Oman harbors no illusions about Iranian actions but nevertheless cannot advocate actions that might trigger conflict. He [...]	2006-04-17 13:43:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KNNP PGOV ETRD IR XF MU
06MUSCAT667	MEDIA REACTION: SUPPORTING PALESTINE; DEMOCRACY AND HAMAS; THE AMERICAN EMPIRE; BIN LADEN AND DAHAB [...] Privately owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" (circulation 42,000) published an editorial April 21 under the headline "The Sultanate and the Commitment to Supporting the Palestinian Issue": "The Sultanate tirelessly dedicates itself to reaffirming its support for Arab and Islamic issues, chief amon [...]	2006-04-26 12:31:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	MU NOTAG
06MUSCAT671	MFA UNDER SECRETARY ON IRAN, HAMAS, IRAQ [...] (C) Foreign Ministry Under Secretary Sayyid Badr reiterated to the Ambassador on April 25 Oman's paramount concern at finding a peaceful resolution to the Iranian nuclear standoff, expressing frustration that creative solutions and confidence-building measures are not being more aggressively p [...]	2006-04-26 14:38:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL MNUC IR IZ XF MU
06MUSCAT706	SAYYID BADR PREVIEWS GCC HEADS OF STATE [...] (C) MFA Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi assured the Ambassador May 3 that Oman supports reconstruction efforts in Iraq, has forgiven all Iraqi debt, and will consider opening a diplomatic mission in Baghdad once the security situation there has improved. He indicated that Oman would sup [...]	2006-05-03 14:58:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KNNP XF MU
06MUSCAT784	MEDIA REACTION: USTDA CONFERENCE, PALESTINIAN UNITY, [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" (circulation 38,000) highlighted this week's USTDA-sponsored conference on Information Communications Technology (ICT) in its May 14 editorial, "Communications in the Middle East and Developing Skills": "The conference that His Excellency Ahmad Macki, [...]	2006-05-16 12:33:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT955	MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL'S TARGETED ASSASSINATIONS, [...] SUMMARY: Daily newspaper "Oman" condemns Israel's targeted assassinations and questions U.S. motives for humanitarian intervention, "Al-Watan" supports Palestinian "self defense." Gadfly columnist Essa al-Zedjali of "The Times" calls democracy a guise for U.S. interests. Limited coverage of [...]	2006-06-12 13:42:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT97	MEDIA REACTION: BARRIERS TO A HAMAS GOVERNMENT, BIAS [...] The privately owned Arabic daily newspaper "al-Watan" published a January 17 editorial entitled, "What Comes after Courtesies?": "As a diplomatic courtesy, during his visit to Ramallah, Spain's foreign minister Miguel Angel Moratinos expressed his respect for Palestinian democracy and candid [...]	2006-01-26 10:09:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06NAIROBI818	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and message February 23 to Ambassador Binsai Chepsongol, Head, Middle East Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chepsongol stated that Kenya did not anticipate receiving a delegation from Hamas. He explained that the Kenyan government agreed with the [...]	2006-02-23 12:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KE
06NEWDELHI1415	CONGRESSMAN CROWLEY AND RAHUL GANDHI DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. In a half hour February 20 meeting with Congressman Joseph Crowley (D-NY),Congress heir apparent Rahul Gandhi was eager to learn the Democratic party positions on a number of foreign policy issues, including the war in Iraq, the situation in the Middle East and the US relations [...]	2006-02-27 09:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KISL IN IZ IR
06NEWDELHI1445	KASHMIRIS SPOIL PM'S DELHI DIALOGUE BUT INDIA [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister continues to try to implement his vision of reconciliation in Kashmir, despite much political turbulence there and criticism from the BJP. PM Singh's February 25 roundtable on Kashmir attracted mainstream politicians, academics, and intellectuals, but none of t [...]	2006-02-27 15:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PBTS KISL IN PK IZ
06NEWDELHI2227	INDIA BALANCING RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL AND HAMAS [...] (SBU) Summary: India is walking a tightrope as its defense and trade ties with Israel grow, even as the Hamas victory forces a delicate accommodation of popular Indian Muslim support for the Palestinians. As an emerging global power, New Delhi recognizes that it cannot afford to alienate either [...]	2006-03-31 12:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KISL IN IS
06NEWDELHI6913	THE COMMUNISTS AND CONGRESS SPAR OVER THE INDO/US [...] (C) In its September 12-13 Central Committee meeting the CPI(M) leadership assailed the UPA government's relationship with the US, accusing it of sacrificing Indian autonomy and taking dictation from Washington on foreign policy and economic issues. The CPI(M) pledged to continue agitating [...]	2006-10-05 12:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ENRG EPET MARR MASS PGOV PREL IN PK
06NEWDELHI803	UNPRECEDENTED INDIA VISIT BY SAUDI KING BOOSTS [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary Sanjay Singh told PolCouns and Poloff on February 2 that Saudi King Abdullah's January 25-28 New Delhi visit - the first in 50 years by a Saudi monarch - was a great success, and far broader in scope than was reported in the media. The visit highlighted energy [...]	2006-02-03 14:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET ETTC PTER UNGA IN SA PK IR IS
06NEWDELHI804	KASHMIRI POLITICS AS FILTHY AS DAL LAKE [...] (C) Summary. The GOI recently broadened its Kashmir dialogue by holding several public and private meetings with non-Hurriyat leaders. These discussions are intended to broaden the GOI's set of separatist interlocutors beyond the Hurriyat, while also conveying the GOI's displeasure at the Mi [...]	2006-02-03 14:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KCRM KISL MOPS ECON IN
06NEWDELHI8273	BURNS AND MENON DISCUSS PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 7 U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue working lunch, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon discussed: -PAKISTAN: Menon said that the latest round of Foreign Secretary-level talks was productive, but Pakista [...]	2006-12-11 12:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PARM PBTS IN PK
06NEWDELHI8511	SENATOR SPECTER MEETING WITH P.M. SINGH [...] (C) Summary. Visiting Senator Arlen Specter (R - PA) called on Indian P.M. Manmohan Singh December 24. Both agreed on the historic impact of the U.S./India civil-nuclear agreement on bilateral relations. P.M. Singh offered the caveat that the significance will be historic once the 123 Agre [...]	2006-12-26 11:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ETRD ETTC EAGR IR IS IZ JO KN
06NEWDELHI948	IRAN'S ANTI-US COLD WAR FALLS FLAT IN INDIA [...] (C) Summary. India's IAEA Iran vote, the Danish cartoons, and the POTUS visit are reverberating on the Indian political scene, provoking Indian Muslim leaders and activists to speak out. On the domestic front, however, the Congress-dominated UPA government has begun to act on the promises m [...]	2006-02-08 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IAEA KNNP KISL KDEM SCUL IN IR IZ
06NICOSIA1164	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON JULY 17 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) On July 14, poloff delivered reftel message to Elena Rafti, who covers the Balkans in the MFA's Division of Bilateral Affairs. Rafti said that Cyprus largely agrees with U.S. policy in the Balkans, but differs slightly in its position on Kosovo. The GOC feels the current timeline in Kos [...]	2006-07-18 09:16:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU CG
06NICOSIA118	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON JANUARY 30 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary. Post delivered reftel demarche on 27 January to relevant action officers at the MFA. Charlambos Hadjisavvas agreed with US positions on the Middle East and called for Hamas to renounce violence. Elena Rafti concurred that best international practices must be observed in the M [...]	2006-01-30 16:04:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CY
06NICOSIA192	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) On February 10, poloff delivered reftel message to Charalambos Hadjisavvas, who follows Middle Eastern issues in the MFA's office of bilateral affairs. Hadjisaavas confirmed that Cyprus's assistance policy was in line with that of the EU and the U.S. The MFA was keenly watching events i [...]	2006-02-10 14:35:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CY IS KPAL PREL
06NICOSIA265	CYPRUS AGREES WITH MOST U.S. POSITIONS ON THE [...] (C) On February 23, poloff delivered reftel message to the appropriate action officers in the MFA's office of bilateral affairs. Elena Rafti, who follows Balkan issues, agreed with most U.S. points on the Balkans, and stressed that a strong EU presence in Kosovo and a successful referendum in [...]	2006-02-24 14:23:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	BK BO CG CY EUN IR IZ KPAL MW PREL SR YI
06NICOSIA373	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HAMAS' RUSSIA AND TURKEY [...] (C) On March 13, poloff delivered reftel message to Charalambos Hadjisavvas, who follows Middle Eastern issues in the MFA's office of bilateral affairs. Hajisavvas worried that Hamas' hardened rhetoric, combined with a lack of funding for the PA's daily government operations, would leave the [...]	2006-03-13 14:47:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS CY
06NICOSIA442	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT, KHARTOUM [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on March 23 to Stelios Makriyiannis, who handles Africa in the MFA's Political Affairs Division. Makriyiannis assured us that Cyprus would follow the EU's lead with regard to the Sudan and support the rehatting of African Union forces (AMIS) into a UN pe [...]	2006-03-24 08:33:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL
06NICOSIA533	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON APPROACHING THE EU IN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on April 7 to relevant action officers at the MFA. Charalambos Hajdisavvas, who handles the Middle East portfolio in the Political Affairs Division, stressed EU support for Syria's continued isolation and highlighted the EU's decision to freeze its prop [...]	2006-04-10 13:52:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD
06NICOSIA542	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HAMAS PARTICIPATION IN COE [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel on April 10 to Charalambos Hadjisavvas, who handles the Middle East Portfolio in the Political Affairs Division at the MFA. Hadjisavvas had no comment, but promised to pass on the points to his colleague Yiannis Michaelides, who is attending the GAERC in Brussels [...]	2006-04-12 13:41:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAL PREL
06NICOSIA594	CYPRUS SUPPORTS EU POLICY CONDEMNING HAMAS ACTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-20 13:29:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PREL CY
06NICOSIA811	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON US VIEWS ON PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-02 06:04:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAL EAID PREL
06OSLO1376	(S/NF) TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER [...] (C) Per reftel, Post provides information concerning its Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer (TCFO),the Deputy TCFO and suggestions for broadening TCFO communication. Post's TCFO is Kristen Bauer, Political/Economic Counselor, Telephone (47) 9340-2130-8809, unclassified email is bauerkf@ [...]	2006-11-08 08:48:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER NO KTFN KVPR
06OSLO1495	NORWAY: PARLIAMENTARY PRESIDENT ON SENDING FORCES [...] (C) In a December 8 meeting with DCM and P/E Couns, Thorbjorn Jagland, Parliamentary President and senior Labor Party statesman, reviewed Norway's debate over sending forces to southern Afghanistan. Jagland has very publicly favored sending more troops, and is optimistic that the GON will rec [...]	2006-12-11 15:12:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV AF NO
06OSLO204	NORWEGIAN RESPONSE: HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) The DCM delivered reftel talking points to MFA Director General Vegard Ellefsen on February 22. Ellefsen mentioned that at this point, Norway is concerned about how to manage funding to provide assistance to Palestinians while maintaining existing Palestinian Authority institutions. Speci [...]	2006-02-22 15:51:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NO
06OSLO213	NORWEGIAN FM STOERE TALKS HIGH NORTH WITH THE RUSSIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: High North energy and fisheries issues were at the top of the agenda during Norwegian FM Stoere's February 15-17 visit to Russia. Stoere met with Russian FM Lavrov and Deputy Prime Minister Medvedev in Moscow and called on regional governors in Murmansk and St. Petersburg durin [...]	2006-02-24 17:35:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG SENV EFIS RS NO
06OSLO279	NORWAY HAS NO PLANS TO RECEIVE HAMAS [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Middle East Office Director Joern Gjelstad on March 9. Gjelstad took note of our comments and promised that he would convey our message upward. Gjelstad said that Norway did not have regular political level contact with Hamas; however, at the local go [...]	2006-03-09 13:54:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PTER NO KPAL
06OSLO338	FM STOERE WANTS A BIGGER ROLE IN MIDDLE EAST [...] (U) On March 16, FM Stoere went public with a complaint that the Quartet will not agree to an early date for a meeting (without the parties) of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) to discuss donor coordination. "It's a problem that we did not get this," Stoere told the widest selling Norwegi [...]	2006-03-20 15:10:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID XF NO KPAL
06OSLO383	NORWAY INVITES ABU MAZEN TO OSLO, APRIL 25-27 [...] (C) On the heels of our conversation with Foreign Minister Stoere about better coordination (reftel),the Norwegian MFA called on March 28 to inform us that Norway will invite Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Norway, April 25-27. MFA Middle East office Director Joern Gjelstad said that [...]	2006-03-28 09:19:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP IS NO KPAL
06OSLO492	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HAMAS COMMENTS ON TEL AVIV [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Africa, Asia, and the Middle East Vergard Ellefsen on April 19. Ellefsen stated that Norway agreed with our condemnation of the attack and our condemnation of Hamas' comments defending it. He will forwa [...]	2006-04-19 16:13:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS NO
06OSLO540	"RELAXED" ABU MAZEN IN NORWAY [...] (C) Summary. At Norway's invitation, PA President Mahmoud Abbas visited Oslo April 24-25. His Norwegian interlocutors described Abbas as "relaxed," but focused on ensuring that the international community does not turn its back on the needs of the Palestinian people in efforts to put pressu [...]	2006-04-27 15:23:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM PTER NO XF KPAL
06OSLO558	NORWAY RECEIVES HAMAS VISA APPLICATIONS [...] (C) Norwegian MFA DAS for Middle East Affairs Kaare Eltervaag told us on the afternoon of May 4 that Norway received this morning (May 4) visa applications from two individuals representing Hamas. The applications were delivered to the UNDP offices in Gaza (Note: UNDP represents Norwegian i [...]	2006-05-04 14:07:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CVIS PGOV IS NO KPAL
06OSLO609	NORWEGIAN MFA PREPARED TO MEET HAMAS MINISTER [...] (C) Acting MFA DAS for Middle East Affairs Joern Gjelstad called us on May 11 to inform us that the Norwegian MFA has learned that Hamas Refugee Minister Atef Adwan will travel to Norway from Sweden using his Swedish-issued Schengen visa either on May 11 or May 12. Gjelstad said that while no [...]	2006-05-11 11:38:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CVIS PGOV IS NO KPAL
06OSLO615	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO OSLO, MAY 16-17 [...] (C) I very much look forward to welcoming you to Oslo. You will be the most senior U.S. administration official to visit Norway since the center-left government of Jens Stoltenberg came to power in October 2005, and your visit should help us in our efforts to bolster our dialogue with Norway [...]	2006-05-11 14:49:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP EAID ENRG NO
06OSLO661	U/S SHINER'S VISIT TO OSLO [...] (U) Summary: On May 16, Under Secretary Josette Shiner met in Oslo with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and the PM,s team working on the UN High Level Panel for Reform. The Norwegians laid out their plans for moving forward the work of the panel, including establishing the advance [...]	2006-05-22 14:08:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ENRG UN NO KPAL

06OSLO829	(S) PKK TERRORISM DEMARCHE DELIVERED - NORWAY [...] (S) Summary. On June 28 we delivered ref. b points to Kari Bjornsgaard, Adviser in the MFA's Section for European Regional and Economic Affairs. Bjornsgaard noted that Norway would cooperate with U.S. law enforcement efforts tracing PKK funding mechanisms, while emphasizing that her country' [...]	2006-06-28 14:00:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	PREL PTER NO

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