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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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06ISLAMABAD6420PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF EXPRESSES CONCERN TO SENATOR HAGEL ON HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 15:07:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETAF IN MNUC PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD6647WITH SENATOR HAGEL, FOREIGN MINISTER KASURI PUSHES FOR CIVIL NUCLEAR TRANSFERS AND WARNS THAT A MILITARY ATTACK ON IRAN WOULD MEAN DISASTER FOR PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-17 16:38:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETIN IR PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD9875COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORY
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Sandia National Laboratories' staff Jose R. Rodriguez and James W. Purvis from June 10 to 16. The purpose of the visit is to participate in an IAEA training course in Islamabad. Post understands that IAEA's local partner, the Pakista [...]
2006-05-30 05:14:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC ASEC ENRG KNNP OTRA PK
06ISTANBUL1504SCENESETTER 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 08:32:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAFIN AMGT ASEC DA GG IT MW OREP TU
06JAKARTA1179YUDHOYONO CONVOKES AMBASSADOR ON IRAN;
[...] (S) Summary: President Yudhoyono (SBY) convoked the Ambassador to an extraordinary meeting January 31, attended by four ministers, to convey Indonesia's intention to decide its position on Iran's nuclear program when the IAEA Board of Governors meet on March 6. He conveyed concerns with resp [...]
2006-01-31 11:16:00Embassy JakartaSECRETKNNP PARM PREL PGOV ID IR
06JAKARTA13277DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON IRAN'S PROPOSED IAEA
[...] (SBU) We conveyed talking points and non-paper in reftel paras 3 and 4 to Musurifun, Deputy Director for South and Central Asian Affairs in Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs. Musurifun was non-committal, but took our points on board and undertook to coordinate them with other relevant [...]
2006-11-22 10:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PREL PGOV KNNP IR ID
06JAKARTA13497INDONESIA ON THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) Indonesia's election to the UNSC demonstrates President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's (SBY) desire to raise his country's international profile. We have recently seen the emergence of a more flexible, multi-faceted style of Indonesian diplomacy, particularly where SBY's personal initiatives a [...]
2006-12-15 09:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM AORC UNSC ID
06JAKARTA13584IO PDAS WARLICK MEETS INDONESIAN NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. In a December 19 meeting with IO PDAS James B. Warlick, Indonesian National Security Advisor Dino Djalal stressed that the GOI takes its upcoming UNSC duties very seriously, and looks forward to a constructive working relationship with the U.S. He said that President Yudhoyono [...]
2006-12-26 09:32:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AORC PHUM BM ID
06JAKARTA13609IO 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 09:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AORC PHUM MNUC KNNP BM IR ID
06JAKARTA1817INDONESIA: A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH DEPARTMENT OF
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Imron Cotan February 1 expressed to SIPDIS Assistant Secretary John Hillen his great pleasure that the U.S. had taken steps to end the "embargo" on military-to-military cooperation and suggested that the countries nee [...]
2006-02-10 11:49:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA2490CODEL KOLBE CALLS ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO
[...] (C) On February 21, President Yudhoyono presented the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) delegation headed by Representative Jim Kolbe with a lengthy description of his priorities including reform, continued democratization, increased economic prosperity, Aceh and Papua. He raised [...]
2006-02-23 12:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER KISL MARR OVIP ID IR
06JAKARTA2532SENATOR FEINGOLD'S FEBRUARY 23 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Introduction and Summary. In a February 23 meeting with Senator Russell Feingold, Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda expressed optimism that Indonesia's historic experience with Islamic fundamentalism would eventually lead to success in stemming the current threat posed by Muslim extrem [...]
2006-02-24 11:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL OREP PTER PGOV KAWC KNNP IR TT ID
06JAKARTA2819ADMIRAL FALLON CALLS ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO
[...] (C) PACOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon called on President Yudhoyono (SBY) Feb. 23. SBY emphasized the importance of bilateral cooperation in multiple areas. He spoke of the progress in implementing peace in Aceh, and judged that in his view the situation will be fully settled within [...]
2006-03-02 13:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER KN BM ID MASS PGOV
06JAKARTA2917YOUR VISIT TO INDONESIA: MOVING OUR RENEWED
[...] (U) Madame Secretary: Your team in Jakarta warmly welcomes your March 14-15 visit to Indonesia, the most senior USG visit since Secretary Powell's of January 4-6, 2005. We have underway preparations to ensure a visit high in substance and symbolism. Introduction ------------ 2. (C) Su [...]
2006-03-06 13:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA5703IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S ENGAGEMENT WITH INDONESIAN
[...] (C) House of Representatives Chairman Agung Laksono plans to engage in a friendly manner with Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad during Ahmadi-Nejad's upcoming visit, according to one of Agung's closest associates. Agung's positive view of the Iranians appears to stem at least in part from his pe [...]
2006-05-05 11:24:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP ENRG EMIN IR ID
06JAKARTA5705IRANIAM PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD'S MAY 10 - 13 VISIT
[...] (C) Summary. Prior to participating in the D-8 Summit in Bali on May 12 - 13, Iranian President Ahmadinejad will be hosted to a state visit in Jakarta, including meetings with President Yudhoyono and Foreign Minister Wirajuda as well as meetings with parliamentarians and appearances at univer [...]
2006-05-05 13:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP KISL AORC IR ID
06JAKARTA5779IRAN: AMBASSADOR DEMARCHES INDONESIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador urged Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda to press Iran on its nuclear weapons development program during President Ahmadi-Nejad's state visit to Jakarta May 10-11 and during the D-8 Summit in Bali May 12-13, and to use extreme caution in making public statements on t [...]
2006-05-08 10:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KUNR KNNP UNHRC IR ID
06JAKARTA5886IRAN/INDONESIA: YUDHOYONO CALLS FOR NEGOTIATED
[...] (C) Summary. Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad May 10 received a warm welcome on the first full day of his State visit to Indonesia. Following his meeting with Ahmadi-Nejad in Jakarta, Indonesian President Yudhoyono publicly described Iran's nuclear program as peaceful, but called for the tensi [...]
2006-05-10 10:44:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL KNNP IR ID
06JAKARTA617INDONESIA SOFT ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC
[...] Summary: On January 16, the Ambassador followed up the Secretary's telephone call to Foreign Minister Wirajuda SIPDIS seeking Indonesian support for referral of Iran to the UN Security Council by the IAEA Board of Governors. The Ambassador called for Indonesia to serve as a strong voice i [...]
2006-01-17 14:48:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC ID
06JAKARTA6493SCENESETTER: SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S VISIT TO JAKARTA
[...] (C) Summary: Mr. Secretary: Your strong support for the Administration's decision to move quickly in November to normalize military-to-military ties with Indonesia has given a new, more cooperative quality to bilateral relations across the range of our interests. You will have the opportuni [...]
2006-05-22 09:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA6911INDONESIA: U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points and our request for a public GOI statement of support to Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda on June 1 (other discussion topics reported septel). Visibly pleased by the U.S. approach on Iran, Wirajuda said he had watched the Secretary deliver [...]
2006-06-01 10:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA7660DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON JUNE 19 - 21 OIC
[...] (C) We met June 15 with Ms. Ratu Silvy Gayatri and Ms. Carolina Tinangon of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs' International Security Directorate to deliver the demarche on the upcoming OIC conference (reftel A). Both officials were quite familiar with our views on Iran's nuclear p [...]
2006-06-16 09:31:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP IR ID
06KABUL4809POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST: AGHANISTAN
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2006-10-05 11:06:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA UNSC PARM KNNP KN AF
06KATHMANDU1430DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (C) On June 5, 2006, drawing from points in reftel, A/DCM Larry Schwartz met with Acting Foreign Secretary Pradeep Kumar Khatiwada to express the USG's strong disappointment with the Non-Aligned Movement's (NAM) decision to issue their statement on Iran. The Acting Foreign Secretary stated tha [...]
2006-06-05 11:45:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA KNNP USNC AORC IR NP
06KATHMANDU2458NEPAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR
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2006-09-11 12:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC IR NP
06KATHMANDU383DEMARCHE ON IAEA REPORTING IRAN TO UNSC DELIVERED
[...] As requested in reftel, Emboff briefed Kali Prasad Pokhrel, United Nations and International Law Section Officer, Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the IAEA Board resolution reporting Iran to the United Nations Security council. We shared copies of the President's and Secretary's statement [...]
2006-02-09 08:22:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR
06KHARTOUM1300SUDAN/IRAN: POINTS ON NUCLEAR ISSUE PASSED
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftel points to MFA America's desk head, Ambassador Dirdiri, on June 5. Charge stressed the importance of the evolution of U.S. policy on the Iran nuclear issue, as well as our unhappiness with the NAM statement. 2. (C) Charge noted the significance of the P5 plus [...]
2006-06-05 09:19:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR SU
06KHARTOUM2191SUDAN: DEMARCHES ON NAM SUMMIT AND LIST OF
[...] (SBU) On September 11, Pol/Econ Chief delivered subject demarches (see reftels) to MFA Acting Deputy Director for the Americas Magdi Al Mofadal and presented him with non-papers outlining USG positions. Mofadal promised to pass the information to the delegates attending the NAM conference in [...]
2006-09-12 12:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC UNGA SU CU IR
06KIEV2124UKRAINE SUPPORTS U.S. INITIATIVE ON IRAN
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Volodomyr Khandohiy May 31. Khandohiy said he had watched Secretary Rice's press conference on television; this was clearly a very important initiative. He promised to convey our message to the Foreign Minister and to look into [...]
2006-06-01 14:59:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ENRG MNUC IR UP
06KIEV3128UKRAINE: ENERGY MINISTERS ON NEW GOVERNMENT'S
[...] (C) Summary. In August 10 meetings with Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister Andriy Kluyev and Minister of Fuels and Energy Yuriy Boyko made clear that the new GOU was determined to reach a good outcome in dealings with Russia and Turkmenistan on natural gas supplies. Boyko was confident that [...]
2006-08-11 13:27:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG PREL PGOV PBIO RS TX UP
06KIGALI514EMBASSY DELIVERS DEMARCHES ON IRAN AND UN
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2006-05-31 13:12:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC AMGT UNGA IR RW
06KIGALI555GOR DEMARCHED ON NAM IRAN STATEMENT
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2006-06-09 11:11:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP PREL IAEA USNC IR RW
06KINGSTON1045DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF MAY 27 NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] (S) On May 26, P/E Couns and Poloff delivered reftel points to Angella Brown, Deputy Director, Multilateral Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Given staffing gaps on the Ministry, this was the earliest the meeting could be scheduled. Brown read the poi [...]
2006-05-26 20:22:00Embassy KingstonSECRETPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR JM
06KINGSTON1117AMBASSADOR RAISES NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN STATEMENT,
[...] (C) On June 5, the Ambassador called on Foreign Minister Anthony Hylton to follow up on Guatemala's candidacy for a UNSC seat (Ref A),and to express disappointment with the recent NAM statement on Iran (Ref C). On Guatemala/UNSC, Hylton denied that Jamaica or CARICOM had yet decided how to v [...]
2006-06-07 18:26:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC AORC IAEA KNNP IR JM
06KINGSTON395DEMARCHE ON IRAN, IAEA, AND UNSC
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) On February 24, P/ECouns met with and conveyed reftel points to Ambassador Vilma McNish, Director, Office of Multilateral Affairs, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),leaving the p [...]
2006-02-27 18:28:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC JM
06KINSHASA1309URANIUM SHIPMENT RUMORS UNFOUNDED
[...] (C) Summary. Press reports of a possible enriched uranium shipment from the DRC to Iran are unfounded. The DRC has no capability to produce enriched uranium, and Post has no evidence of organized mining at the Shinkolobwe uranium mine. The story likely was planted as a dirty trick designed to [...]
2006-08-18 12:59:00Embassy KinshasaSECRET//NOFORNENRG EMIN ETRD PREL PGOV IAEA CG IR
06KINSHASA1390IRANIAN EMBASSY RESPONDS TO SUNDAY TIMES ARTICLE
[...] (U) On August 28, the Congolese newspaper Le Potentiel printed the Iranian Embassy's denial of the August 6 Sunday Times article (reftel),which alleged a DRC-Iran uranium smuggling link. The Times reported that in October 2005 Tanzanian authorities stopped a shipment of Uranium 238 ore from [...]
2006-09-05 08:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EMIN KGIT ETRD PREL PGOV IAEA CG IR
06KINSHASA1391NO SIGNS OF MINING ACTIVITY AT SHINKOLOBWE
[...] (C) Summary. In the course of investigating ongoing rumors and press reports of a DRC-Iranian enriched uranium link, EconOff visited DRC's Shinkolobwe uranium mine August 9, but found no evidence of any mining. Neither visual nor scientific evidence at or around Shinkolobwe indicates mining oc [...]
2006-09-05 08:10:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALENRG EMIN KGIT ETRD PREL PGOV IAEA CG IR
06KINSHASA1392MISSING CONTAINERS NOT LIKELY RADIOACTIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-05 08:21:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALCG EMIN ENRG ETRD IAEA KGIT PGOV PREL
06KINSHASA1410SECURITY AT THE DRC’S NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER
[...] (C) Summary. Four EmbOffs and an Econ LES toured the Kinshasa Nuclear Research Center (CREN-K) July 27 to assess security and determine its needs. CREN-K houses the DRC's two nuclear reactors, neither of which functions, although staff continue to conduct nuclear-related research and teaching at th [...]
2006-09-08 11:17:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALENRG EMIN ETRD KGIT PREL PGOV IAEA CG
06KINSHASA1411MLC CONTINUES EFFORTS TO DISCREDIT KABILA VIA
[...] (C) DRC Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's political party, the MLC, appears to be continuing its campaign to discredit and undermine President Joseph Kabila by trying to convince the international community that the Presidency is illegally trafficking enriched uranium (reftel A). 2. (C) On [...]
2006-09-08 11:20:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALENRG EMIN KGIT ETRD PREL PGOV IAEA CG
06KINSHASA1688MINING SECTOR UPDATE - DIAMONDS, URANIUM, COPPER
[...] (U) Summary. The diamond sector has experienced more mining accidents and a decrease in official export revenues and production figures. The DRC's Atomic Energy Commission has entered into an agreement with a foreign company to develop uranium projects, while yet another copper mining company [...]
2006-11-01 15:16:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ECON ETRD KGIT IAEA CG
06KINSHASA372DRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAEA IRAN REPORT
[...] (U) PolOff met March 3 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Jacques Djoli and delivered reftel statements and talking points. Djoli said the GDRC was very interested in what the IAEA would report to the UNSC, and hoped it would spur Iran to curtail its nuclear ambitions. Djoli agreed [...]
2006-03-06 10:29:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC CG
06KUALALUMPUR1259SCENESETTER 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 08:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV MARR ECON PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR1834SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL ANWAR'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON
[...] (C) Admiral Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor, Chief of Malaysian Defense Forces, will visit the U.S. from September 30 - October 12. Admiral Anwar's visit provides us with an excellent opportunity to strengthen our efforts for mil-mil cooperation, influence Malaysia's military equipment acquisitions and [...]
2006-09-30 00:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV MARR ECON PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR2041SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (C) Malaysian-American relations rest on an impressive range of economic exchanges and have improved significantly in other areas as well over the three years of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's tenure. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide. Althou [...]
2006-11-01 08:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS OVIP PREL PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR2089SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM COMMANDER
[...] (C) Admiral Fallon, we welcome your visit to Malaysia for the Ninth Chiefs of Defense Conference, November 13-15. Malaysian-American relations rest on a range of common interests and have improved in the three years since Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's took the helm. This moderate Muslim-m [...]
2006-11-08 08:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS OVIP PREL PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR705SCENESETTER 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 08:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR PTER ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR832SCENESETTER 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 09:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL MARR MASS PTER ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR955MALAYSIA ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) In the May 24 Malaysia-U.S. Senior Officials Dialogue, EAP A/S Hill conveyed points to the Malaysian delegation, led by MFA Secretary General Rastam Isa, that closely tracked those of ref A. Septel will cover the Senior Officials Dialogue in full. Hill warned that the Iranian foreign min [...]
2006-05-25 06:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR MY
06KUALALUMPUR982RHETORIC 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 22:56:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NACB IS IR MY
06KUALALUMPUR995MALAYSIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-01 09:51:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR
06KUWAIT1055CODEL MCCAIN THANKS GOK FOR IRAQ SUPPORT; PM TELLS
[...] (C) Summary: Senator McCain and a delegation of Senators, Congressmen, and Governors met March 24 with Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, and other senior Kuwaiti officials to express U.S. gratitude for Kuwait's generous assistance to Operation Iraqi F [...]
2006-03-27 06:27:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT1342KUWAIT 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 08:55:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KU IR
06KUWAIT1451RAFSANJANI VISIT TO KUWAIT: GOK SAYS IRANIAN
[...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador April 26 that April 16-17 discussions with former Iranian president Rafsanjani failed to produce any flexibility from the Iranian government on its nuclear ambitions. Al-Jarallah said what was supposed to b [...]
2006-04-27 08:33:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT1600TOP 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 05:51:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT1759TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES FINANCIAL
[...] (C) Summary: During April 29 meetings with GOK officials on terrorism financing (septel),Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey previewed a U.S. strategy aimed at increasing financial pressure on Iran by cutting off its access to financial institutions in Europe, Japan, and the UAE. The Fina [...]
2006-05-16 07:46:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EFIN IR KU
06KUWAIT1790KUWAIT 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 17:36:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1913KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-24 15:01:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL IAEA KNNP IR KU
06KUWAIT1921PARADE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS TALK IRAN IN KUWAIT:
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah briefed the Ambassador on the flurry of Foreign Minister visits -- Russia, China, Iran, and Germany -- who visited Kuwait May 20 - 22. All were in the region to discuss bilateral issues or to attend the Asian Cooperative Dialogue meeting i [...]
2006-05-24 17:34:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1980SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 2-3 VISIT TO KUWAIT OF NEA
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Kuwait. Your June 2-3 visit follows the recent productive visits of other Department principals -- Under Secretary Joseph, Assistant Secretary Hillen, Counselor Zelikow, and Assistant Secretary Wayne. You will meet with Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Post [...]
2006-05-30 11:55:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2066NEA 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 20:39:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL IR IZ KPAL KU
06KUWAIT306KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REPORTING IRAN TO THE
[...] (C) Summary. In a January 28 meeting, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah. Al-Jarallah reacted by asking what more the GCC could do, and expressed willingess to pursue the matter further. The Ambassador queried promine [...]
2006-01-29 14:13:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3295KUWAITI FM TROUBLED BY LEBANON, BUT IDENTIFIES
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The Ambassador met with Kuwaiti Deputy PM and FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed on August 14 to review regional developments. The FM welcomed UNSCR 1701 and believed the dispatch of a more robust UNIFIL force would help the ceasefire to hold. He stressed the need for continued intern [...]
2006-08-14 15:00:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT3306KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON AFTER THE WAR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-15 07:53:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3392KEY ISSUES FOR THE SEPTEMBER 5 VISIT OF KUWAITI
[...] (S/NF) Status of Bilateral Relations: Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah's September visit is his first official U.S. trip since becoming Amir in January. As Prime Minister, he last visited the United States in July 2005. Kuwait, a major Non-NATO ally since 2004, has strongly supported coa [...]
2006-08-21 13:49:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KU SCENESETTER
06KUWAIT3830FORMER 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 13:56:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4625KUWAITIS 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 15:09:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06LAPAZ1586BOLIVIA ON NAM STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-12 18:29:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL IAEA BL KNNP USNC IR
06LAPAZ2495UNSCR 1696: BOLIVIA NOT HELPFUL
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to First Secretary Eduardo Gallardo of the MFA's Office of Multilateral Relations September 20. Gallardo noted our concerns and said it would be difficult to reach consensus with the large number of countries attending the NAM. While the GOB does not h [...]
2006-09-14 20:34:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC IR USSC BL
06LAPAZ3152GOB WILL SEEK CONSENSUS FOR IAEA DECISION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-22 18:07:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON BL
06LIMA1491INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN (PERU)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-18 23:03:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR PE
06LIMA1511INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN (PERU)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 14:41:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR PE
06LIMA1924PERUVIANS CONCLUDE INVESTIGATION OF COBALT-60
[...] (U) Summary: After exhaustive interviews, investigators from GOP nuclear regulator IPEN believe that a poorly trained Caddin employee removed the Co-60 source in Lima without realizing it. IPEN, Caddin and Rapiscan officials discounted the possibility that the Co-60 removal was a malicious act [...]
2006-05-17 16:06:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KSAF TRGY ENRG TSPL ASEC KNNP VE PE
06LIMA4620COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV MCRAE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of James Bennett McRae from December 10-14, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend and participate in an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sponsored Regional Workshop on Liability for Nuclear Damage, at the Ministry of [...]
2006-12-07 21:08:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PE
06LIMA847SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE
[...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Lima warmly welcomes your visit to Peru -- the first by a Secretary of State since Secretary Powell,s attendance at the OAS General Assembly SIPDIS here on the fateful September 11, 2001. Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to highlight for Peruvians, a [...]
2006-03-03 18:11:00Embassy LimaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ETRD SNAR PE
06LISBON2162PORTUGAL: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE
[...] At the September 21 Bilateral Commission Science and Technology (S&T) Subcommittee Meeting, Embassy officials reviewed the Embassy Science Fellow program, NASA/C3P activities, forest fire cooperation, and fuel conversion at the nuclear research reactor. The Portuguese delegation focused on t [...]
2006-09-28 16:12:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PREL TBIO TSPA PO
06LISBON2407PORTUGAL: CONCERNED ABOUT IRAN AND NORTH KOREA
[...] (SBU) During a separate meeting in Lisbon on security and non-proliferation on the margins of the 21st Bilateral Commission, Portugal underscored the importance of a coordinated EU and US approach in the face of Iranian and North Korean efforts to upset the stability of the current worldwide [...]
2006-10-25 16:09:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL PO
06LJUBLJANA258SLOVENIA SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE
[...] (U) On April 26, PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Nonproliferation Department Head Bostjan Jerman. Jerman agreed that the two meetings of the IAEA's Committee on Safeguards and Verification (CSV) that have taken place thus far were deeply disappointing and said Slovenia was largely [...]
2006-04-26 05:41:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC PARM PREL IAEA SI
06LJUBLJANA329SUCCESSFUL U.S.-SLOVENIA POL-MIL TALKS HELD MAY
[...] (S) The first joint State-DOD pol-mil talks with Slovenia took place at the Slovenian MFA May 12. Highlights included: -- SLOVENE CONTRIBUTIONS TO GWOT (paras 3-5): The Slovenes said they are increasingly willing to share the collective burden and that they intend to maintain their particip [...]
2006-05-25 06:18:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETMARR NATO PGOV PREL SI
06LJUBLJANA402SLOVENIA: PM JANSA AT THE HALF-WAY MARK
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Janez Jansa is nearly half-way through his first term in office. In that time we have enjoyed a much closer bilateral relationship with the Government of Slovenia (GOS) than with the previous, center-left government. He is a true believer in NATO and strong promo [...]
2006-06-28 03:40:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SI
06LJUBLJANA55SLOVENIA 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 04:55:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL
06LJUBLJANA576SLOVENIA: LOOKAHEAD TO THE IAEA BOARD OF
[...] (C) Summary: PolMilOff met with MFA Department of Security Policy Officer Bostjan Jerman to discuss the recent visit of International Atomic Energy Agency Secretary General Mohamad El Baradei to Slovenia and Slovenia's upcoming Chairmanship of the IAEA Board of Governors. Jerman said that disc [...]
2006-09-07 14:09:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PINR PREL ENRG SI
06LJUBLJANA611SCENESETTER: SECDEF'S SEPTEMBER 27-29 TRIP TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mr. Secretary, we welcome your visit to Slovenia for the NATO Defense Ministerial in Portoroz, September 27-29, 2006. Since your November 2002 visit, Slovenia has assumed greater responsibility for the projection of security and promotion of democracy abroad and has emerged as [...]
2006-09-21 12:01:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL PTER SI
06LJUBLJANA675AMBASSADOR GREG SCHULTE TALKS NONPROLIFERATION IN
[...] (C) Summary. During a public diplomacy visit to Slovenia October 16 US Ambassador to UNVIE Greg Schulte met with leaders and policymakers from government, media, and academia to talk about nuclear nonproliferation, US policy towards Iran and North Korea, and Slovenia's role as the Chairman of [...]
2006-10-23 05:23:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPARM SI
06LJUBLJANA757DEMARCHE ON IRAN'S PROPOSED IAEA TECHNICAL
[...] (SBU) PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche on November 20 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Security Policy staffer Bostjan Jerman. Jerman repeated earlier statements he had made regarding the issue, promised to review the information carefully, and said he would pass it along to the relevan [...]
2006-11-27 14:34:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC SI
06LONDON6053 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The thirty-third session of the IMO FAL met in London from 3-7 July 2006, under the chairmanship of Mr. C. Abela (Malta). The session was attended by delegations from sixty-six Member Governments, two Associate Member Governments, three Intergovernmental Organizations, and fourteen N [...]
2006-08-17 14:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC ASEC UK
06LONDON7250(C) UK-INDIA SUMMIT: BUILDING ON THE STRATEGIC
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Prime Ministers Blair and Singh met in London October 10 for the third annual UK-India summit since the bilateral strategic partnership was launched in 2004. This was not intended as a summit of breakthrough agreements, but rather of building on the multi-faceted relationship. [...]
2006-10-11 16:05:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL KNNP ETRD PTER IN AF UK
06LONDON8073DEMARCHE ON UNSC ACTION ON IRAN: HMG IN FULL
[...] (CO) UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Iran Team Leader Ben Fender expressed full agreement with U.S. views reftel, both as to the implications of the November 14 AIEA report as well as to the urgent need to move quickly on a UNSC resolution; he also said the UK strongly opposes any IAEA tec [...]
2006-11-22 16:41:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMNUC IR UK
06MADRID287SPAIN: CODEL KING DISCUSSES BILATERAL
[...] Summary. A Congressional delegation headed by Representative Peter King (R-NY) met with Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon, Deputy Minister of Interior Antonio Camacho, and opposition Popular Party leader Mariano Rajoy to discuss U.S.-Spai [...]
2006-02-03 07:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SP
06MANAGUA1143NICARAGUA: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 22:47:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR NU
06MANAGUA1189FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON NAM IRAN STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 21:57:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP IAEA USNC IR NU
06MANAGUA579FSLN FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHIEF CLAIMS ORTEGA SEEKS
[...] (C) Summary: Sandinista (FSLN) foreign affairs advisor Samuel Santos insists that Daniel Ortega seeks positive, constructive relations with the U.S. government. Santos decried to polcouns, poloff, and visiting INR analyst on March 13 the USG's "loss of interest" in its American neighbors, wh [...]
2006-03-14 23:45:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR
06MANAMA1641BAHRAIN: IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR NAM SUMMIT
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche September 10 to MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa concerning discussion of the Iranian nuclear program at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Havana. Shaikh Abdul Aziz reaffirmed that Iran' [...]
2006-09-10 11:20:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM IAEA UNSC BA IR REGION
06MANAMA165BAHRAIN: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION HOST COUNTRY
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief February 6 delivered reftel demarche and non-paper concerning finalizing a host country agreement (HCA) on Chemical Weapons Convention challenge inspections to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho recognized that there had been no pro [...]
2006-02-06 10:03:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS KTIA PREL BA BILAT
06MANAMA180FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAN: WE'RE WORRIED AND NEED
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador February 7 that Bahrain supported the IAEA referral of Iran to the UN and suggested involving India more directly in the issue to apply greater pressure to Iran. Shaikh Khalid, who had visited Tehran January 28-29, stated that Foreign Mi [...]
2006-02-08 09:32:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MARR PARM BA IR REGION OFFICIALS BILAT
06MANAMA1844DEPUTY PM TELLS GSD DELEGATION THE BEST DEFENSE IS
[...] (S) Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak told the visiting interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation October 18 that Iran is a diplomatic, military, and political threat to the countries of the region and that the best defense is to show you are prepared for possible fu [...]
2006-10-31 07:27:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA1851MFA PLEASED WITH SUBSTANCE OF GSD INITIATIVE
[...] (S) MFA Assistant Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak told the interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation October 18 that the Dialogue is a serious effort with "substance, not just ideas" to deal with regional security. He sees U.S. proposals to improve bilateral military [...]
2006-11-01 07:52:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA358AMBASSADOR'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 06:29:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PHUM KNNP PTER OVIP KDEM KPAL BA REGION OFFICIALS BILAT
06MANAMA442DEPUTY 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 05:45:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PARM PTER MARR EFIN KISL KNNP BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA898INTERAGENCY DELEGATION DISCUSSES GULF SECURITY
[...] (C) An interagency delegation led by Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Henry and Assistant Secretary of State Hillen met with MFA Assistant Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz May 14 and discussed the Gulf Security Dialogue, Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the Iranian challen [...]
2006-05-23 09:09:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PARM MARR MASS KDEM KMPI BA IR REGION
06MANAMA91BAHRAIN: REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS
[...] (C) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (C) The Ambassador January 21 delivered Ref B demarche concerning reporting Iran to the UN Security Council to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. Shaikh Khalid said that he had met recently with the EU-3 Ambassadors, [...]
2006-01-23 12:45:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC BA IR OFFICIALS REGION ROW
06MANAMA987BAHRAIN: NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (C) Econoff June 5 delivered Ref. B demarche concerning the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) statement on Iran's nuclear program to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho replied that he had been present at the drafting of the NAM statement and said he wished t [...]
2006-06-05 15:46:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP USNC IR BA REGION ROW
06MANILA3812DEMARCH ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR NAM SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) Acting Political Counselor passed reftel points September 11 to Executive Director Ramon Cardenas of the Americas Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Cardenas promised to give them to Assistant Secretary Carandang, who is leaving this evening to attend the NAM Summit. He als [...]
2006-09-11 07:48:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC IR RP
06MAPUTO1159MOZAMBIQUE: IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-12 14:55:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALIR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC MZ
06MAPUTO612MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 05:14:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL AORC IAEA MZ IR
06MASERU258U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (C) Ambassador discussed at length (6/01/06 due to late receipt of message) the U.S. position on Iran with Acting Foreign Minister Mrs. Mpeo Mahase (Minister of Employment and Labor). The A/FOMIN expressed her agreement with all points made and opined that Iran presented a "global threat." [...]
2006-06-02 08:01:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LT
06MASERU62THE JANUARY 30 P5+2 STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-02 09:38:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC LT
06MEXICO1464MEXICO HAS NOTHING TO SAY OVER U.S.-INDIA CIVIL
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Alicia Buenrostro Massieu, Assistant Director General for Africa and Middle Eastern Affairs, at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Buenrostro thanked Poloff for the information and said she would look it over carefully. She confirmed that th [...]
2006-03-17 20:51:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG KSCA PARM KNNP ETTC MX
06MINSK121P5+2 Statement on Iran
[...] On February 6, Econoff delivered ref A points and statement to Igor Ugorich of the MFA's Department of International Security and Arms Control. Ugorich received the information without comment. Econoff stressed that, given recent statements of intent for Belarus and Iran to cooperate on nuclea [...]
2006-02-07 06:58:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR BO
06MINSK581Belarus: Iran Demarches Passed; No Response
[...] On June 2, acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered ref A and B Iran demarches to Oleg Anisimov, Second Secretary in the MFA's America's Department. When Anisimov heard Poloff wanted to discuss a new U.S. proposal for Iran, he commented that, "your policy will of course change for the worse." He di [...]
2006-06-02 10:22:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV IAEA KNNP USNC IR BO
06MINSK607Latest Iran Points Passed to Belarus
[...] On June 9, Econoff delivered reftel Iran information to Igor Ugorich, Counselor in the MFA's Department of International Security and Arms Control. Ugorich did not provide any substantive response. 2. Comment: Post does not expect the GOB will issue any statements even slightly critical of [...]
2006-06-09 13:32:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IAEA PREL MNUC IR BO
06MINSK963EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 5,
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS LOCAL ELECTIONS --------------- - Opposition Council Discusses Local Coalitions (para. 2) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Milinkevich Visits France, Opposes Union State (para. 3) - Police Seize Prot [...]
2006-09-05 10:32:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO
06MONTEVIDEO397URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON IRAN'S CANDIDACY TO UN HUMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-03 19:57:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALKUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL UY
06MONTEVIDEO55URUGUAY: REPORTING IRAN TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) On January 18, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche and talking points to MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Gustavo Alvarez. Alvarez listened attentively and seemed particularly interested in what steps the UN Security Council might take in response to the international community's grow [...]
2006-01-19 11:50:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC UY
06MOSCOW10439RUSSIAN SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY ON IRAN, FROZEN
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 18 meeting, Russian Security Council Secretary Ivanov briefed on his September meetings in Spain with Iranian Security Council Secretary Larijani, UNSYG Annan, and former President Gonzales; raised concerns over mixed messages to Iran; and reiterated Russia's willi [...]
2006-09-19 12:51:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETTC PARM IR RS
06MOSCOW10620RUSSIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ANATOLIY CHUBAYS
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 19 meeting with the Ambassador, UES CEO Chubays was very upbeat about UES reform and the liberalization of electricity prices. He confidently predicted that strategic investors and IPOs in London and Moscow would raise the investment UES needs to meet its five y [...]
2006-09-22 08:26:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALAF ECON ENRG IAEA KNNP PGOV RS
06MOSCOW12783MFA ON UNSC ACTION ON IRAN
[...] (C) We raised reftel points with two of our working-level MFA contacts involved on the Iran nuclear issue. They provided separate readouts on the current status of discussions in the Security Council and expressed the GOR's intent to reach agreement on a resolution text. Neither was willing [...]
2006-12-04 16:29:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PARM UNSC RS
06MOSCOW12914RUSSIA: KIRIYENKO REVIEWS TEHRAN VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Rosatom Director Kiriyenko provided his impressions from his recent trip to Tehran. He said Foreign Minister Mottaki had been full of bluster, claiming to be unafraid of sanctions and unconcerned about the United States. Mottaki had [...]
2006-12-13 15:55:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL ETRD RU IR UN AORC
06MOSCOW12942RUSSIAN DUMA DEFENSE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN TOUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Viktor Zavarzin, Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee, gave his annual briefing to Moscow's military attache corps December 12. During the 90-minute presentation, Zavarzin summarized his committee's legislative activities -- weapons modernization and improvements in s [...]
2006-12-15 13:28:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MCAP PREL SOCI PGOV RS
06MOSCOW13171RUSSIA AND IRAN: AFTER THE SANCTIONS RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary: Russia has repeatedly told us that when it comes to preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons, it shares our strategic goal but differs with us over tactics. Moscow's reluctance to agree to coercive measures was on full display during consideration of UNSCR 1737, but in th [...]
2006-12-29 12:42:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ETRD KNNP MASS IR RS
06MOSCOW3362P-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 12:31:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC RS
06MOSCOW3751CODEL 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 13:19:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL RS
06MOSCOW3979INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 12:27:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP RS IR
06MOSCOW4265A/S RADEMAKER'S APRIL 12 MEETING WITH DVBR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 12 meeting with Anatoliy Antonov, Director of the MFA's Department for Disarmament and Security Affairs, ISN Assistant Secretary Stephen Rademaker explained that U.S. concerns about Russian treaty compliance were the main obstacles to U.S. support for Russian members [...]
2006-04-21 06:47:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC RS
06MOSCOW4615IRAN AND ENERGY THE FOCUS OF RUSSIAN-GERMAN TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: President Putin and Chancellor Merkel focused on Iran and energy issues during largely positive talks on April 26-27 in the Siberian city of Tomsk. Putin's message to Merkel on Iran was that Moscow was willing to put diplomatic pressure on Tehran but was extremely uneasy that [...]
2006-04-28 14:08:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL PARM ETRD ENRG GM RS
06MOSCOW6608G-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 09:36:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PHUM RS
06MOSCOW754SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY IVANOV ON LARIJANI TALKS
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador met January 25 with Russian Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov, who provided a read-out of his January 24 meeting with Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani. Ivanov said "nothing extraordinary" came out of the discussion with Larijani, [...]
2006-01-25 17:40:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL KNNP RS IR
06MOSCOW963AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN DFM KARASIN,
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Burns met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin January 31 to discuss recent developments on regional issues. They spent most of the meeting discussing Georgia; it was clear that President Saakashvili's accusations concerning the January 22 pipeline explosion [...]
2006-01-31 14:04:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG UNSC AJ AM GG BO UP IAEA IR RS
06MUNICH114MUNICH 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 16:28:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM NATO IAEA NPT ENRG IR GM
06MUSCAT126OMAN FM IN IRAN: CARROTS, NOT STICKS
[...] (C) On January 29, Omani FM Yusuf bin Alawi began an official visit to Iran, meeting with President Ahmadi-Nejad, FM Mottaki, and other officials. His active discussions on invigorating bilateral trade relations, particularly in the oil and gas sector, transport and industrial investment, rai [...]
2006-01-31 09:16:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET ETTC ETRD IR MU
06MUSCAT1316OMAN URGES MORE DIALOGUE, NOT SANCTIONS, ON IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi told the Ambassador September 4 that more dialogue, not sanctions, was needed to reach an agreement with Iran on its nuclear program. The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister had assured Alawi earlier the same day that Tehran [...]
2006-09-05 13:50:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR MU
06MUSCAT134YBA POSES QUESTION RE IRAN
[...] (U) Please note action request in para 8. 2. (C) Begin Summary: Notwithstanding the January 30 P5 2 Statement, the Omanis believe the key to a diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear crisis may lie in a slight delay before referring the Iranian case to the UNSC, even if no action is cal [...]
2006-02-01 14:21:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET ETTC IR MU UN UNSC
06MUSCAT1558OMAN'S FM ON RECENT VISIT OF IRANIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi November 4 to review the October 31 visit to Oman of Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Motaki. Motaki, who stayed for only a few hours, told the Omani Minister that the Iranians had reached an u [...]
2006-11-06 07:52:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MU IR
06MUSCAT162MFA 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 08:44:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KPAL PARM KNNP PINR XF MU
06MUSCAT1670SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF NEA A/S WELCH TO MUSCAT
[...] (C) Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your visit to Oman. Oman remains a dependable friend and ally and cooperates with us on a wide range of subjects, although it prefers to maintain a low profile. Regional threat issues are a prominent concern for the Omani leadership; however, Oman's p [...]
2006-12-06 14:22:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER KDEM KMPI KNNP KWMN SMIG ECON
06MUSCAT1690SCENESETTER: VISIT OF TREASURY A/S PATRICK O'BRIEN
[...] (C) Greetings and welcome to Oman. My team and I look forward to your arrival on December 18 to discuss with government and private sector officials Oman's current anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing efforts. Your visit will provide an excellent opportunity to press for Oma [...]
2006-12-13 13:49:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETRD PTER OTRA MU
06MUSCAT231OMAN FM RETURNING TO IRAN
[...] (C) On February 18, MFA International Organizations Department Chief Ambassador Talib bin Miran al-Raisi affirmed to Pol/E Chief that Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi will "soon" be making a return visit to Tehran. Ambassador al-Raisi did not provide details on the pur [...]
2006-02-19 12:48:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM ETTC IR MU
06MUSCAT590IRAN: FM SHARES NUCLEAR CONCERNS, QUESTIONS U.S.
[...] (C) In his April 9 meeting with U/S Joseph, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi argued that rather than getting sucked into divisive debates about Iran's WMD capability a la Iraq, the U.S. needs to change the tack that has led to other recent conflicts and instead seek com [...]
2006-04-11 15:05:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC IR MU
06MUSCAT603MFA REAFFIRMS PSI INTEREST, TAKING IRAN SERIOUSLY
[...] (U) This is an action request for T, ISN - please see para 6. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Clarifying FM Bin Alawi's April 9 conversation with visiting U/S Robert Joseph, the MFA's Chief of International Organizations on April 16 reiterated to the Ambassador Oman's interest in parti [...]
2006-04-16 12:07:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC IR MU
06MUSCAT605OMAN RATIFIES IAEA COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS,
[...] (U) Sultan Qaboos issued royal decree 32/2006 on April 2, 2006, formally ratifying Oman's IAEA safeguards agreement and the Additional Protocol. This issue was the subject of Embassy and EU demarches in December 2004 (reftels). MFA Disarmament Affairs officer Abdullah al-Riyami confirmed to [...]
2006-04-16 12:32:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY KNNP PREL AORC MU
06MUSCAT671MFA 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 14:38:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL MNUC IR IZ XF MU
06MUSCAT823DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL MEETING MAY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-24 11:11:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL AORC IAEA UNSC IR MU
06MUSCAT904READOUT ON SULTAN'S JUNE 5 MEETING WITH IRAN FM
[...] (C) Iranian FM Mottaki assured Sultan Qaboos in a June 5 meeting that Iran will give careful study to the incentive package that EU foreign policy chief Solana will deliver on June 6, as well as to the USG's May 31 offer. He offered no indication of where Tehran is leaning. Mottaki reassured [...]
2006-06-06 13:20:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC SENV PINS IR IZ MU
06NAIROBI2386KENYA CONSIDERS IOM EXCOM CHAIRMANSHIP
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Tom Amolo, Head of MFA's International Organizations and Conferences Division who expressed an interest in Kenya's own candidacy for chairman of the IOM's Executive Committee. While Kenya had not previously considered seeking the position, Amolo stated [...]
2006-05-31 11:42:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG KNNP AORC KE IR
06NAIROBI2399KENYA: RESPONSE TO U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel points to Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Lazarus Amayo the evening of May 31. (Head of state and foreign minister were unavailable.) Amayo discussed at length the recent G-77 meeting in Malaysia and Iran's attempt to introduce a statement on [...]
2006-05-31 16:18:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KE
06NEWDELHI1094UPA/LEFT INFIGHTING REVIVES "NO CONFIDENCE" RUMORS
[...] (C) Summary: Rumors of an imminent attempt by the Left Front (LF) and its allies to form a "third front" government to pull down Manmohan Singh have revived in the aftermath of India's IAEA vote against Iran. This is primarily the result of the contentious politics of India's largest state o [...]
2006-02-13 13:34:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALKISL KDEM ECON PGOV PREL PINR IR IN
06NEWDELHI1162BJP OBEYS HINDU RIGHT IN OPPOSING IRANIAN BOMB
[...] (C) Summary: Following a week of halfhearted denunciations of the UPA government for "selling out" to the United States by voting at the IAEA to report Iran's nuclear program to the UN Security Council, the opposition BJP Parliamentary Party executive committee concluded on February 14 that i [...]
2006-02-15 12:18:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP KISL IN IR
06NEWDELHI1169NEW INDIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS BACKS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with newly appointed Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on February 14 to review plans for the President's visit, push for an Indian reply on our proposal for a democracy initiative (Ref B) and present the US appeal for further Indian assistance equ [...]
2006-02-15 12:50:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM UNSC PHUM PTER MARR MASS MOPS KNNP
06NEWDELHI1268PM RESPONDS TO IRAN VOTE CRITICISM IN PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) Summary: In his February 17 statement to Parliament addressing the domestic criticism of India,s vote on the Iran nuclear issue at the IAEA Governing Board, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered a vigorous defense of his government's position, maintaining that the UPA's stance was consist [...]
2006-02-17 15:15:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP ENRG EPET IN IR
06NEWDELHI1315MUSLIMS SQUARE OFF - AGAINST AND FOR THE POTUS
[...] (C) Summary: On February 21, influential Muslim leader Imam Bukhari of Old Delhi's Jama Mosque confirmed to Poloff that he had rejected overtures from anti-American leaders to support their "Bush go Back" campaign. Bukhari, who formerly supported anti-US campaigns, has moderated his views an [...]
2006-02-22 12:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR IAEA KNNP KISL KDEM SCUL IN
06NEWDELHI1321CHIRAC VISIT PUSHES US AGENDA ON CIVIL NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary: President Chirac's February 19-21 trip to New Delhi, which focused on political, economic, defense and energy cooperation, served as a preview for President Bush's upcoming visit. In a program and agenda very similar to our President's, the GOF made progress on "soft power" issue [...]
2006-02-22 14:35:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG TRGY MASS TSPA KNNP FR IN
06NEWDELHI1559NEW DELHI-BASED CHIEFS OF MISSION BRIEFED ON
[...] (U) Drawing from reftel, DCM briefed New Delhi-based Chiefs of Mission and senior officers from key Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) and IAEA member countries on March 3, including Israel and Pakistan, regarding the March 2 announcement that President Bush and Indian Prime Minister Singh had reac [...]
2006-03-06 11:03:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ENRG ETTC KSCA KNNP IN IAEA
06NEWDELHI1854SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOND
[...] (SBU) Senator Bond, your delegation's 22-23 March visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating India-US relationship on the heels of President Bush's historic summit and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After forty years of mutual indiffe [...]
2006-03-17 14:25:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM INCB IN
06NEWDELHI20SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTERT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Speaker Hastert, your delegation's upcoming visit to India on January 10-13 provides a significant opportunity to advance the burgeoning India/US relationship. After forty years of drift during the Cold War, the US and India are making up for lost time. Thanks to the energy a [...]
2006-01-03 12:49:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM PK INCB IR
06NEWDELHI2091INDIA DENIES FLIRTING WITH IRANIANS
[...] (C) Summary: In response to DCM's questions and concern about a Defense News article detailing Indian ""training"" of the Iranian Navy in Cochin, Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha told DCM and Poloff on March 27 that the visit of an Iranian Vice President to New Delhi and p [...]
2006-03-27 13:50:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG EPET MOPS IR IN
06NEWDELHI2231SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HAGEL
[...] (SBU) Senator Hagel, your delegation's 8-12 April visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating transformation of the India-US relationship following President Bush's historic March 1-3 meeting and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After fo [...]
2006-03-31 15:07:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM INCB PTER
06NEWDELHI2255SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTERT
[...] (SBU) Speaker Hastert, your delegation's 9-12 April visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating transformation of the US-India relationship following President Bush's historic March 1-3 meeting and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After [...]
2006-04-03 13:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM PTER ECON
06NEWDELHI2535SENATOR HAGEL AND ANAND SHARMA DISCUSS BROAD BASIS
[...] (C) Summary: In a brief April 10 meeting, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma and Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) reflected on the multifaceted nature of US-India relations, including cooperation in energy, infrastructure, agriculture, democracy, defense, the economy, health, and [...]
2006-04-14 10:18:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG EPET EAGR ECON MNUC IN
06NEWDELHI2536PM ASKS SEN HAGEL FOR HELP PASSING CIVIL NUKE
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in an April 10 meeting in Delhi with Senator Chuck Hagel asked for "Congressional blessings" for the US-India civil nuclear deal. He outlined to the Senator the importance of the deal to India's burgeoning economy, and made the case that India is a [...]
2006-04-14 10:18:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY BEXP EFIN
06NEWDELHI2622DESPITE DOMESTIC PRESSURE, PM AGAIN DEFENDS
[...] (SBU) In an April 18 meeting with prominent Indian Muslim leaders including Ahmed Bukhari, chief Imam of New Delhi's largest mosque, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reiterated India's conviction that it was correct to vote in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to refer Iran's nuclear [...]
2006-04-19 11:13:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PGOV KISL MNUC IN IR
06NEWDELHI265NSA SUGGESTS INDIA WILL VOTE AGAINST IRAN
[...] (S) Summary: NSA MK Narayanan told the Ambassador on January 12 that India ""would like to"" vote for IAEA referral of Iran to the UN Security Council. New Delhi considers Iran in violation of its NPT obligations. However, he said, the GOI must still determine how to ""sell the vote"" domestical [...]
2006-01-12 14:49:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV KNNP IN IR
06NEWDELHI2867EXPECTED SONIA GANDHI ELECTORAL VICTORY NOT ENOUGH
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff's April 19-21 trip to Uttar Pradesh (UP) revealed that the political equation has changed since our previous visit in January. Then, most considered the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) to be on its way out. However, Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has since used American [...]
2006-04-27 11:21:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM KISL SCUL IN
06NEWDELHI294NSA NARAYANAN MULLS SENATOR KERRY'S SUGGESTIONS ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 11 meeting with visiting Senator John Kerry that focused exclusively on the civil nuclear agreement and nuclear non-proliferation, NSA MK Narayanan reiterated the GOI's support for its draft separation plan, and allowed that New Delhi "will not backtrack" on obligati [...]
2006-01-14 09:30:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG MNUC KNNP SENV PTER IN PK CH
06NEWDELHI315DEMARCHE ON IAEA COMMITTEE ON SAFEGUARDS AND
[...] (U) PolCouns delivered Reftel demarche on January 17 to MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali Rao, who had no substantive comment but agreed to review US ideas for GOI feedback at a later date. MULFORD [...]
2006-01-17 13:37:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKNUC PREL PARM IAEA IN
06NEWDELHI3199INDIAN MUSLIMS AND CONGRESS NERVOUS OVER U.S. IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: A cross-section of Indian Muslims have told Poloff in recent weeks that Indian Muslim opinion, both Sunni and Shia, is opposed to Washington's policy on Iran's nuclear program and that Indian Muslims would --as they did for Iraq in 2003-- likely peacefully take to the streets in l [...]
2006-05-09 11:35:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALKDEM KISL PGOV PINR PREL SCUL IN IR
06NEWDELHI3248RIFTS EMERGE AMONG INDIAN MUSLIMS OVER FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: In an ugly marriage of convenience, Indian Muslim extremists from the Wahhabi-influenced Deobandi sect and radical pro-Iran Shias have joined forces with the opportunistic regional Samajwadi Party (SP) of Uttar Pradesh (UP) to mount an anti-US political campaign. More moderate [...]
2006-05-11 08:38:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM KISL PGOV PINR PTER SCUL IN IR IZ
06NEWDELHI3313PARLIAMENT SET TO DEBATE THE UPA'S PRO-AMERICAN
[...] (C) Summary: The UPA's pro-American foreign policy could come under intense criticism from both the Left Front (LF) and the BJP during the current parliamentary session that began May 10. The Communists, energized by victories in the just-concluded state assembly elections, will take a hosti [...]
2006-05-12 11:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MNUC KNNP PINR IN
06NEWDELHI3665INDIANS MINDFUL OF IRANIAN MISCHIEF AT NAM
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary for the Americas Dr. Jaishankar on May 25. After Charge walked him through the demarche and noted Washington's keen interest in India's views in light of the US-India civil nuclear energy agreement, Jaishanka [...]
2006-05-25 13:21:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KNNP AORC IAEA PARM IR IN
06NEWDELHI370HAVING SURVIVED 2005, THE UPA WILL BE MORE
[...] (C) Summary: Most political observers expect the Congress-led UPA government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to remain in power until the end of its term in 2009, although it is likely to proceed cautiously on economic liberalization and closer ties with the US out of fear of provoking its [...]
2006-01-18 13:33:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM PINR KDEM IN
06NEWDELHI3882NAM DECLARATION ON IRAN: MEA SAYS GOI POSITION ON
[...] (C) Summary: DCM delivered Ref A demarche on June 5, stressing USG concern that India agreed to such a one-sided and weak NAM statement regarding Iranian nuclear activity, and noting that sending mixed messages to Iran at this critical juncture is not productive. Minister of State for Exter [...]
2006-06-05 12:18:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PK IN IR AF
06NEWDELHI397PM SINGH EMPHASIZES MUTUAL BENEFITS OF NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told visiting US Representative Paul Gillmor (R-OH) and his delegation January 13, 2006 that the future of US-India relations was extremely promising, that India and America shared common values, that both would benefit from successful passage of l [...]
2006-01-19 15:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MNUC ENRG PTER ETRD EINV KDEM OVIP
06NEWDELHI4253LEFT PARTIES ISSUE UNFAVORABLE REPORT CARD TO UPA
[...] (C) Summary: Further demonstrating the divisions in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA),(Reftels),Left parties made public a predictably unconstructive, damning, and backwards-looking "report card" of UPA performance on June 15. A group of left leaders, including Communist Party of Ind [...]
2006-06-16 12:11:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON EINV SCUL PREL ENRG EPET IN
06NEWDELHI4588INDIA WALKED A FINE LINE ON IRAN AT THE SCO SUMMIT
[...] (C) Indian Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora told the Ambassador June 28 that he had informal conversations with Iranian President Ahmedinejad 3-4 times at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, and while Ahmedinejad had been reserved due to India's IAEA votes against I [...]
2006-06-29 12:01:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
06NEWDELHI4824GOI STILL UNDECIDED IN UNSC VOTE BUT SEES
[...] (C) The DCM used a July 7 meeting with Additional Secretary (International Organizations),K.C. Singh to probe SIPDIS how the GOI planned to vote in the upcoming election for the Group of Latin American Countries UN Security Council seat. Guatemala and Venezuela are the two candidates. Decl [...]
2006-07-10 14:05:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKUNR PREL VE IN
06NEWDELHI4825GOI STILL UNDECIDED IN UNSC VOTE BUT SEES
[...] (C) The DCM used a July 7 meeting with Additional Secretary (International Organizations),K.C. Singh to probe SIPDIS how the GOI planned to vote in the upcoming election for the Group of Latin American Countries UN Security Council seat. Guatemala and Venezuela are the two candidates. Decl [...]
2006-07-10 14:05:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKUNR PREL VE IN
06NEWDELHI5237GOI AGREES WITH P5+1 INCENTIVE FOR IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered reftel on July 24. MEA Undersecretary Jayant Khobargade (Disarmament and International Security) expressed GOI support for the initiative. Iranian Foreign Minister Manochehr Mottaki confirmed in an Indian television interview that several high-profile and criti [...]
2006-07-26 08:35:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALKACT KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PGOV PINR PINS PREF
06NEWDELHI553IRAN EAGER FOR INDIAN TIES, DELHI WORRIED ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha told PolCouns and Poloffs on January 25 that India is worried about losing overland access to Afghanistan via Iran if its relations with Tehran sour further, but did not appear worried about the energy security impact of t [...]
2006-01-25 13:29:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP EPET ELTN IR IN AF
06NEWDELHI5609A/S BOUCHER AND FOREIGN SECRETARY SARAN TALK
[...] (S) Summary. In an August 7 meeting between A/S Boucher and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, A/S Boucher: -- told Saran that the U.S. is committed to maintaining the spirit of the civil-nuclear deal as agreed on July 18; and -- explained concrete steps the U.S. has taken against Pakistani t [...]
2006-08-11 10:29:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PINR PARM KNNP AORC UN NP PK
06NEWDELHI583GOI PROMISES MILITARY SUPPORT TO SRI LANKA AND
[...] (C) Summary: During U/S Burns' January 21 consultations on regional issues, the GOI relayed its concerns over the increasingly possible return to war in Sri Lanka and the conflict between the need for Iranian gas and the looming crisis over Tehran's nuclear program. Indian Foreign Secretary [...]
2006-01-27 08:41:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MOPS ENRG EPET IR CE IN
06NEWDELHI5929IRANIAN FM SAFARI TO VISIT INDIA AUGUST 28
[...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Under Secretary for Iran Anil Sharma confirmed Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Safari will visit India beginning August 28. Stressing this is not a replacement for the canceled FM Mottaki visit of July 19, Sharma noted the visit materialized quickly [...]
2006-08-25 13:00:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP EPET IAEA IR IN
06NEWDELHI6085IRANIAN DFM SAFARI FINDS LITTLE LOVE IN NEW DELHI
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-31 12:38:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR KNNP ENRG EPET KISL IR IN
06NEWDELHI6133THE PM PICKS A WINNER: SHIV SHANKAR MENON TO BE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The August 31 announcement that seasoned diplomat Shiv Shankar Menon will succeed Shyam Saran as Foreign Secretary with Saran moving to a newly-created post as the PM's Special Envoy for the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Deal represents not only a domestic coup for PM Singh, but also bod [...]
2006-09-01 12:49:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
06NEWDELHI6568READOUT ON FRANCE-INDIA SECURITY TALKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During visits to France in early September by Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee and National Security Advisor Narayanan, Indian officials confided that they are concerned about the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. On Middle East issues, France and India agreed that the GOI [...]
2006-09-21 07:38:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALAF FR IN IR KNNP LE MNUC PA PARM PGOV PINR
06NEWDELHI659FS SARAN DISMISSES ANONYMOUS PRESS CLAIMS THAT
[...] (C) Foreign Secretary Saran dismissed anonymously-sourced press reports that India would abstain in the upcoming February 2 IAEA BOG vote on Iran (other topics reported septel) when he met the Ambassador on January 30. Saran showed surprise when the Ambassador described the Reuters report in [...]
2006-01-30 13:52:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALMNUC PREL ENRG EPET IR IN
06NEWDELHI6913THE 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 12:26:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ENRG EPET MARR MASS PGOV PREL IN PK
06NEWDELHI699INDIANS SEEK FRENCH CIVIL NUCLEAR DEAL, BUT THE
[...] (C) Summary: As part of the preparations for Jacques Chirac's February 19-20 trip to India, Special Representative of the President Maurice Gourdault-Montagne visited New Delhi on January 27 for the fifteenth round of strategic dialogue focused on fleshing out the details of a France-India Civ [...]
2006-01-31 13:04:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC ENRG MASS FR IN
06NEWDELHI7442CABINET SHUFFLE GENERATES LITTLE EXCITEMENT IN
[...] (C) Summary; The opposition BJP and de facto opposition Left parties (supporters of the UPA coalition),criticized the government's October 24 Cabinet shuffle. The BJP interpreted the move as confirming the overriding influence of Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi over the Prime Ministe [...]
2006-10-30 12:04:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR IN
06NEWDELHI760INDIA NONCOMMITTAL ON IRAN, CURIOUS TO KNOW
[...] (C) In a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador to deliver reftel points, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran refused to be drawn on Iran's IAEA BOG vote, although he noted the Secretary had spoken to Prime Minister Singh on February 1. SIPDIS Saran indicated the Chinese had already given India the EU-3 [...]
2006-02-02 14:48:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP IAEA IR IN
06NEWDELHI7935IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI REACHES OUT TO PM SINGH, THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first visit to India since becoming Foreign Minister, Iran's FM Mottaki invited PM Singh to Iran, discussed the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) natural gas pipeline, the proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) deal, the IAEA and Iran's nuclear program, Iraq and Afghanistan [...]
2006-11-22 12:04:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET ELTN ENRG KNNP KISL IR IN
06NEWDELHI8003INDIA'S COMMUNIST PARTIES DEBATE HOW TO USE THEIR
[...] (C) Summary: India's Left parties have a guaranteed niche in Indian politics and enjoy some advantages. India has the largest number of poor people of any country on earth, including many of the most exploited and oppressed populations found anywhere. These make a natural constituency for [...]
2006-11-28 06:58:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON IN CH NP
06NEWDELHI8276MUKHERJEE EXPRESSES APPRECIATION FOR CIVILIAN
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee t/ld Under Secretary Nicholas Burns on December 8 he appreciated the Bush Administration's efforts to negotiate language for the civilian nuclear legislation that was favorable to India, and said Indian officials were preparing to address their remaining c [...]
2006-12-11 12:56:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC EAID ECON EAGR PINR PTER KDEM
06NEWDELHI8298INDIAN MP'S ARE GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE
[...] (C) Summary: A selected group of Members of Parliament from the India/US Forum of Parliamentarians (IUFP) discussed a broad range of issues with U/S Burns and Ambassador Mulford during their December 8 meeting. The MPs were mostly from the Congress party, although the BJP and regional partie [...]
2006-12-12 10:42:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC EAID ECON EAGR PINR PTER KDEM
06NEWDELHI8511SENATOR 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 11:50:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG ETRD ETTC EAGR IR IS IZ JO KN
06NEWDELHI888CARTOON WARS: INDIAN MUSLIMS (BARELY) PROTEST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Indian Muslim reaction to the controversy over publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in a Danish newspaper spilled out into the streets on February 6 in the form of a peaceful city-wide strike in Muslim-majority Srinagar, a student demonstration in New Delhi, and small [...]
2006-02-07 13:41:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL ASEC OVIP KDEM SOCI IN IR DA
06NEWDELHI948IRAN'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 13:08:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IAEA KNNP KISL KDEM SCUL IN IR IZ
06NICOSIA56CYPRUS FULLY SUPPORTS EU POSITION ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-19 08:00:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC CY
06NICOSIA773CYPRUS WILL NOT ATTEND NAM MINISTERIAL IN KUALA
[...] (S) The Republic of Cyprus formally withdrew from the Non-Aligned Movement following its accession to the European Union in 2004. A mid-level MFA official did attend a NAM meeting in Jakarta after the ROC terminated its membership, but as a "guest" rather than an "observer." We confirmed wit [...]
2006-05-24 11:48:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR CY
06OSLO132NORWAY DETERMINED - NO CHANGE OF COURSE IN
[...] (C) Summary. Opposition parties in Parliament rallied behind Prime Minister Stoltenberg on February 8 when he announced "we will not give way to pressure," reinforcing the message that Norway remains committed in Afghanistan, despite calls from some left-wing Parliamentarians for Norway to w [...]
2006-02-08 16:10:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KDEM NO NATO
06OSLO1343IRANIAN DFM JALILI MEETS WITH NORWEGIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, Saeed Jalili, traveled to Norway on Friday 27 October, to take part in a round table sponsored by the Norwegian think tank NUPI. Jalili had a two-hour meeting with State Secretary Raymond Johansen, and an additional meeting with Foreign Minister [...]
2006-10-31 15:10:00Embassy OsloSECRETIAEA IR NO PREL
06OSLO276NORWAY SKEPTICAL ABOUT INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL
[...] (C) On March 7 we delivered reftel points to Roald Naess, Ambassador and Chair of the Nuclear Suppliers Group Consultative Group (NSG) and Hilda Janne Skorpen, Assistant Director General at the MFA. Naess said that in his capacity as NSG chair he had "no particular views" on the points. Howev [...]
2006-03-08 15:22:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC PARM PREL IN NO KNNP KSCA SIPDIS
06OSLO296NORWAY CLAIMS "NO NEW CHANNEL" TO IRAN
[...] (C) We raised reftel concerns with MFA Assistant Secretary for Security Policy Kaare Aas, freshly back from the IAEA Board Meeting in Vienna, on March 10. Aas tried to spin the visit of Norwegian State Secretary Raymond Johansen in the best light, stressing that the concept of a broader securi [...]
2006-03-10 17:16:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL AORC IR NO KNNP
06OSLO46NORWAY LIKELY TO FOLLOW EU-3 ON IRAN REFERRAL
[...] (C) On January 11, following up on ref A, we asked Norwegian MFA DAS for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Jan Arve Knutsen about Norwegian intentions as a member of the IAEA Board. Knutsen replied that Norway was still hoping for a solution short of referring Iran to the UN Security Council. [...]
2006-01-12 14:31:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL AORC IR NO
06OSLO553A/S BOUCHER'S MEETING WITH NORWEGIAN DFM JOHANSEN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-03 12:35:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC PARM PREL IN PGOV PHUM PTER NP CE
06OSLO56NORWAY STILL NOT FIRM ON REPORTING IRAN TO UNSC
[...] (C) The Ambassador raied ref A with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Stoere on January 13. FM Stoere noted that the MFA had called in the Iranian Ambassador the previous day (before the EU-3 announcement) and made clear its deep concerns. Stoere understands the growing need for the IAEA to [...]
2006-01-13 16:29:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL AORC IR NO
06OSLO59AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FM STOERE
[...] (C) Summary. In the Ambassador's introductory call on Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere January 13, the FM said that maintaining close ties to the United States was a top priority and noted that the U.S. is "Norway's most important ally." FM Stoere is keen to promote even closer cooperatio [...]
2006-01-17 10:37:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR NO
06OSLO63IAEA/IRAN: FM PERSONALLY DRIVING NORWAY'S POLICY
[...] (C) Summary. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Stoere is directly and personally driving Norway's policy on whether the IAEA should report Iran to the UN Security Council. Stoere wants clarity on how the Security Council will deal with the issue before agreeing to send it there. Stoere is re [...]
2006-01-18 15:53:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL IR NO
06OSLO669BERGEN CONFERENCE ON NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The 7th International Conference on Human Rights and Refugees "North Korea New Approaches" held in Bergen, Norway May 9-11 brought together government and NGO officials to discuss ways to advance human rights in North Korea. Officials and NGOs agreed that while li [...]
2006-05-24 10:40:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM CH KN KS NO
06OSLO68(S) IAEA/IRAN: UK STRAW SWINGS FM STOERE
[...] (S) Norwegian MFA Assistant Secretary for Security Policy Kaare Aas (strictly protect) told us on January 19 that UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has successfully assuaged Norwegian FM Jonas Stoere's concerns about what may transpire in the UN Security Council if the IAEA Board agrees to repor [...]
2006-01-19 17:07:00Embassy OsloSECRETPARM KNNP PREL IR NO
06OSLO783NORWAY WILL CONSIDER LEADING CSV CONSULTATIONS
[...] (U) We delivered reftel to Norwegian MFA PDAS for Security Policy Trine Skymoen on June 14 and discussed further with Ambassador Naess our request (reftel) that Naess lead informal consultations on the IAEA Secretariat's recommendations to the Committee on Safeguards and Verification (CSV). [...]
2006-06-15 12:36:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC TRGY IAEA NO KNNP
06OTTAWA105CANADA FULLY SUPPORTS REPORTING IRAN TO THE UN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-13 16:07:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL CA IR IAEA
06OTTAWA3015CANADIAN VIEWS ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR
[...] (C) In the Ambassador's absence, A/DCM met on October 3 with Colleen Swords, Department of Foreign Affairs Political Director. Canada shares our outrage and concerns regarding North Korea's declaration that it planned to test a nuclear weapon. The Foreign Affairs spokesperson immediately de [...]
2006-10-04 22:16:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM KN CA
06OTTAWA3164GLOBAL INITIATIVE: POLDIR TO LEAD CANADIAN DEL TO
[...] (SBU) We joined our Russian counterpart to convey reftel to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for International Nuclear Cooperation, Compliance and Export Control Shawn Caza, and Senior Adviser Janice Fitchett. Caza reaffirmed earlier word that DFA [...]
2006-10-18 21:48:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP PREL MCAP IAEA CA
06PANAMA1016PANAMA NONCOMMITTAL ON NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT
[...] (U) Post conveyed talking points (reftels A and B) to Panamanian MFA International Organizations Director Javier Bonagas May 25. Bonagas was noncommittal on both subjects but agreed to pass on the U.S. position to FM Samuel Lewis Navarro. 2. (S) Bonagas said he realized the Non-Aligned Mov [...]
2006-05-26 20:11:00Embassy PanamaSECRETAORC IR KNNP PREL IAEA UNSC AMGT UNGA
06PANAMA1101PANAMA DID NOT VOTE AT NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT (NAM)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 21:20:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC IAEA KNNP USNC IR
06PANAMA123PANAMA DEMARCHE ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL (UNSC)
[...] (C) On January 17, Ambassador Eaton delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis and discussed the GOP's position on a possible emergency IAEA Board meeting to report Iran to UNSC. Ambassador Eaton emphasized to Lewis that Iran has violated both IAEA resolutions and EU-3 agreements [...]
2006-01-20 16:49:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
06PARAMARIBO105VENEZUELA DEFENDS IAEA VOTE ON IRAN IN THE
[...] (U) Under the heading "Venezuela Justifies Its Vote Against IAEA," De West, a Surinamese daily paper published a press release on February 20 from sources at the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The paper, which has the smallest circulation in Suriname, ran the article on its second pag [...]
2006-02-22 10:55:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL EU AORC ENRG NS
06PARAMARIBO343INCREASED VENEZUELAN ACTIVISM IN SURINAME HAS
[...] (C) Summary: Venezuela's profile in Suriname is on the rise thanks to economic initiatives such as PetroCaribe, a joint Cuban-Venezuelan health care assistance program, and a steady public relations campaign by its Embassy over the past year. Despite this heightened engagement, Venezuela's act [...]
2006-06-09 18:55:00Embassy ParamariboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON ENRG KCRM MARR SOCI SCUL VE
06PARIS1186FRENCH ON FEBRUARY 27 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol Deputy delivered points to Pascal LeDeunff, deputy chief of the MFA's CFSP unit, on February 17; poloff followed up with LeDeunff on February 24. According to LeDeunff, the GAERC will issue strong conclusions on Iran, but none on Iraq or the Israeli-Palestinian situation. END [...]
2006-02-24 17:26:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL YI MW SR BK BO IR IZ KPAL CG FR EUN
06PARIS12362/21 STAFFDEL TALWAR VISIT: IRAN, IRAQ,
[...] (C) Summary: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Professional Staff Members Puneet Talwar and Tomicah Tilleman met a series of senior French officials February 21, in discussions that addressed Iran, Iraq, Syria/Lebanon, NATO/Darfur, Hamas, regional reform, and counterterrorism. On Iran, Chirac's Mi [...]
2006-02-28 11:43:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL IR PARM IZ SY LE KPAL IS KDEM PTER SU
06PARIS1331IRAN/IAEA: FRENCH SHARE U.S. ASSESSMENT OF LATEST
[...] (C) On March 2, we delivered ref A points, minus the "if asked" section, on U.S. views of the latest IAEA report to Etienne de Gonneville, an MFA action officer handling non-proliferation issues in the Strategic Affairs directorate. De Gonneville skimmed the U.S. text and remarked that our as [...]
2006-03-02 17:36:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR FR IAEA
06PARIS1387MEDIA REACTION REPORT - GWOT - Moussaoui Trial -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-06 11:28:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS1507MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-09 11:22:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS1529MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iran Human Rights Report
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-10 11:25:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS1670MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq Middle East - Israel -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-16 11:40:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS1711MEDIA REACTION REPORT - U.S. National Security
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-17 10:53:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS179MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iran Bush Iraqi Policy
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-11 11:42:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS1899FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON VENEZUELA AND THE
[...] (C) Ambassador Stapleton met March 23 with President Chirac's diplomatic advisor, Maurice Gourdault-Montagne (MGM) March 23 to press for French support for Guatemala's candidacy for the Latin American UNSC seat opening in January 2007 (refs),emphasizing in particular the harm Venezuelan mem [...]
2006-03-24 13:44:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR GT VE UNSC
06PARIS1924CHIRAC'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR ON SYRIA/LEBANON, IRAN
[...] (C) Amb Stapleton took the occasion of a meeting March 23 with President Chirac's Diplomatic Advisor Maurice Gourdault-Montagne (MGM) on another subject (septel),to discuss Middle East issues, focusing on Syria/Lebanon, Iran, and Iraq. Concerning Syria/Lebanon, MGM said the GOF continues t [...]
2006-03-24 18:14:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR SY LE SP UNSC
06PARIS2100MEDIA REACTION REPORT - France Iran Middle East -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-31 12:24:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS228VISIT TO PARIS - DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY SELL; U/S
[...] (U) This message is SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; protect accordingly. Message sent NIACT Precedence to the Departments of State and Energy Ops Centers to assure OOB 01/13/06 delivery to offices of Deputy Secretary Sell and U/S Joseph (ATTN Timbie). 2. (SBU) The Embassy has confirmed/con [...]
2006-01-13 10:16:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY ENRG KNNP UK FR RS JA OVIP AORC IAEA
06PARIS2406MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq - Oil For Food Iran
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 11:12:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS321MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-18 12:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS336FRENCH MFA WELCOMES USG ENGAGEMENT ON UN REFORM,
[...] (SBU) Political Minister-Counselor discussed demarche points on January 18 with French IO A/S-Equivalent Sylvie Bermann (Ref A). Joining Bermann were desk officers Donatienne Hissard and Nicolas Kassianides, who respectively handle human rights issues and Security Council reform. Bermann and [...]
2006-01-18 18:02:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKUNR PREL PHUM PARM KNNP IR FR UNSC UNGA EUN
06PARIS3776MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Hamas Iraq Elections in Peru
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-06 11:44:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS3875ADDRESSING IRAN AT THE JUNE IAEA BOG - FRANCE IS
[...] (C) On June 8, we discussed upcoming IAEA BOG meeting with Nicolas Roche, MFA counselor working on Iran nonproliferation, and shared non-paper with U.S. suggestions for inclusion in National Statements at the BOG. 2. (C) Roche expressed appreciation for our reftel suggestions and noted that [...]
2006-06-08 12:35:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP IAEA IR FR
06PARIS3902MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Death of Zarqawi Iran
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-09 12:15:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS4441U/S JOSPEH, U/S LEVEY JUNE 20 MEET WITH FRENCH MFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 20 meeting between U/S Joseph and Treasury U/S Levey and French Political Director Stanislas de Laboulaye, a range of proliferation-related topics were covered, including the US-French-UK-German-Italian meeting later that day aimed at preliminary consultations regarding [...]
2006-06-27 15:12:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM ETTC IR KN IN FR
06PARIS4651MEDIA REACTION REPORT - North Korea Missile Tests
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-07 09:32:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS4666FRENCH RESPONSE TO UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Stapleton, accompanied by Russian Ambassador Alexander Avdeev, delivered reftel demarche to French Foreign Minister Douste-Blazy. The Minister gave a private preliminary statement of support in principle, noting France's own concerns about nuclear terrorism. France, Douste-B [...]
2006-07-07 14:39:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PINS PTER KNNP AS CA CH FR GM IT JA
06PARIS5183UNESCO: SESAME CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON CONTINUED MID EAST
[...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. The Council of the Synchrotron Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) convened for its eighth meeting at UNESCO Headquarters on July 10-11, 2006. The centerpiece of the program is a synchrotron light source, to be installed in Jor [...]
2006-08-01 09:45:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO TPHY TSPA KISL SOCI XF JO
06PARIS5185MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Israel-Hezbollah Conflict - Iran's
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-01 10:53:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS560FRENCH ON JANUARY 30 GAERC: HAMAS, IRAN, IRAQ,
[...] (U) Poloff delivered ref (A) points on January 24th to MFA's deputy of CFSP unit, Pascal LeDeunff, and discussed the points with him on January 27th. 2. (C) Hamas Victory: LeDeunff referenced the January 27th Quartet statement and, echoing Prime Minister de Villepin's statement of January 2 [...]
2006-01-27 17:31:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN KPAL IS HIZ FR
06PARIS5772PRINCIPLES OF THE GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-29 11:06:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ENRG IAEA FR
06PARIS584IAEA DONOR CONFERENCE ON DECOMISSIONING OF IRAQ'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 14:28:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC FR IZ IAEA
06PARIS596CHIRAC MEETING WITH QATARI AMIR FOCUSES ON IRAN,
[...] (C) Summary: Elysee contacts reported that President Chirac's January 27 discussion with the visiting Qatari Amir focused largely on Iran, with the Qatari leader stressing concern over Iran's nuclear program and its negative regional role. On Syria/Lebanon, Elysee contacts stressed that Chirac [...]
2006-01-30 16:02:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL QA IR SY LE KPAL FR
06PARIS645MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iran Hamas
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-01 12:43:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS680IRAN/IAEA: FRANCE REMAINS FIRM ON REFERRAL OF IRAN
[...] (C) On Feb 2, post delivered reftel demarche to Nicolas Roche, deputy to Francois Richier in the MFA's Strategic affairs and Disarmament office, as well as to the Political Director's special assistant. Embassy Polmiloff conveyed U.S. rejection of a proposed Egyptian amendment to the resolut [...]
2006-02-02 11:53:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC EUN IR FR
06PARIS685MEDIA REACTION REPORT - State of the Union
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-02 12:05:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS728MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Islam and Democracy -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 12:51:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS7444IRAN'S PROPOSED IAEA TECHNICAL COOPERATION
[...] (C) David Bertolloti, office director in the MFA's Bureau of Disarmament and Non-proliferation, said the GoF "completely subscribes" to the U.S. approach toward Iran's proposed IAEA technical cooperation proposals (ref A). He said that the MFA also regards the Arak heavy water research reacto [...]
2006-11-17 16:46:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC FR
06PARIS7800GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Poloff and Russian counterpart delivered reftel to Hughes de Longevialle, French deputy coordinator for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Longevialle welcomed the various papers and agreed to initiate an interagency process to develop possible French proposals for the pl [...]
2006-12-14 15:52:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KGIC KNNP PREL AS CA CH RFE GM IT JA
06PARIS7847S/P KRASNER'S DISCUSSION WITH LEADING FRENCH
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 13 lunch with Policy Planning Director Stephen Krasner, three of France's leading strategic thinkers worried that, absent tough talk from the U.S., Iran would continue to develop a nuclear weapons program and scorn the IAEA with total impunity. They urged the [...]
2006-12-20 09:20:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL FR IR
06PARIS792WHA A/S SHANNON'S 2/2 MEETINGS WITH FRENCH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Shannon visited Paris on February 2 to discuss the full range of WHA issues with officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Presidency. On Haiti, Shannon encouraged France to consider symbolic gestures during the election period to demonstrate GOF engagement, an a [...]
2006-02-08 08:25:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON FR AR VE BL BR CO CA IR HA
06PARIS854DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH MINISTER-DELEGATE
[...] (C) Summary: At a February 3 meeting with the Deputy Secretary, Minister Delegate for European Affairs Catherine SIPDIS Colonna affirmed a vision of an ever-deepening European Union despite recent turmoil, stated that the next enlargement should be limited to the Balkan states, and sketche [...]
2006-02-10 09:14:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR EUN NATO KNNP IR SU CD CG
06PHNOMPENH1091CAMBODIA: IRAN AND NAM STATEMENT
[...] (C) Summary. During a June 8 meeting with Acting Foreign Minister Ouch Borith, Charge delivered demarche points contained in reftels. On Iran, Borith said the RGC would consider a public statement, and asked to see Secretary Rice's statement regarding the USG proposal, which the Embassy ha [...]
2006-06-09 11:18:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AORC CB
06PRAGUE259CZECHS WELCOME INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, ASK ABOUT
[...] (C) A/DCM March 9 met with Czech MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil to solicit Czech support for the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative. Povejsil warmly welcomed the deal, congratulating the United States on successfully completing a difficult negotiation. He shared that the C [...]
2006-03-13 06:55:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KSCA IN PARM KNNP ETTC EZ
06PRAGUE285CZECHS ON MARCH 20 GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. The Czechs predict that the Balkans, Palestine, and Belarus will be the top priorities at the March 20 GAERC. On the Balkans, progress is being made, but some EU member states may be losing their appetite for admitting the Balkan states to the EU in the foreseeable future. On Pale [...]
2006-03-17 16:30:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR IZ SU
06PRAGUE67CZECH FM SVOBODA: CZECHS ARE COMMITTED PARTNERS ON
[...] (C) Summary. Czech FM Cyril Svoboda warmly received Ambassador Cabaniss on January 23, 2006, and confirmed the Czechs are closely aligned with the U.S. on UN Human Rights Commission reform, UN management reform, and the need to report Iran to the UN Security Council. Other topics discussed inc [...]
2006-01-24 13:02:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR UN IR EZ
06PRAGUE745RADIO FARDA DISPUTE AT CENTER STAGE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-01 09:48:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC ENRG PGOV PINR CVIS EZ IR
06PRAGUE746CZECH POLICY ON IRAN: PROLIFERATION ISSUES AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-01 09:59:00Embassy PragueSECRET//NOFORNPREL ETTC MNUC IAEA EZ IR
06PRAGUE754RADIO FARDA DISPUTE AT CENTER STAGE IN
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION and SUMMARY: This is the first of three cables on Czech-Iranian relations. This message looks at several aspects of current ties, notably the impact of Prague-based broadcasting to Iran. The other two cables will focus more directly on non-proliferation. Czech-Iranian r [...]
2006-07-03 15:13:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC ENRG PGOV PINR CVIS EZ IR
06PRAGUE756CZECH POLICY ON IRAN: PROLIFERATION ISSUES AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY. This is the second of three cables on Czech-Iranian relations. The Czech Republic's Iran policies and non-proliferation practices strongly support U.S. positions. Concerns have been raised about the impact of acquisition of Czech firms involved in nuclear technologies by Russian [...]
2006-07-03 15:17:00Embassy PragueSECRET//NOFORNPREL ETTC MNUC IAEA EZ IR
06PRAGUE934CZECH PUBLIC DEBATE ON MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Since reftel report on July 19, Czech media coverage has intensified, with a steady stream of editorials and news coverage about a potential siting of a U.S. missile defense facility in the Czech Republic. Pro-MD commentators continue to make the arguments that an MD [...]
2006-08-11 08:44:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PREL PGOV EZ
06PRETORIA3339SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR OBAMA'S VISIT TO SOUTH
[...] (SBU) Welcome to South Africa, an anchor country in our Africa policy. Since the end of apartheid in 1994, the African National Congress (ANC)-led South African Government (SAG) has made major progress toward establishing a vibrant democracy and market-based economy. The SAG has focused on p [...]
2006-08-15 14:57:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV ECON KHIV SF
06PRETORIA3722NUCLEAR FUEL SUPPLY ASSURANCES
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified; Protect Accordingly. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Incoming and outgoing Econ M/C's and Econoff presented August 31 reftel points and concept paper to Department of Mineral and Energy's Tseliso Maqubela, Chief Director, Nuclear Energy and Mahlatsi [...]
2006-09-07 13:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP PARM PREL SF
06PRETORIA4208SOUTH AFRICA CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST
[...] (U) The Government of South Africa (SAG) expressed "deep concern" about North Korea's reported nuclear test and urged Pyongyang to "terminate any nuclear weapons program" (full text of statement at para 5). The October 9 statement also encouraged all parties to "intensify efforts" to return to [...]
2006-10-11 05:08:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM KN SF
06PRETORIA4597NEXT STEPS FOR U.S./SOUTH AFRICA AGREEMENT TO TAKE
[...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. South African government approval will be more likely for a project to take back U.S.-origin nuclear fuel assemblies once a technical feasibility study has been revised by the Department of Energy (D [...]
2006-11-06 14:34:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA PARM PREL SF
06PRETORIA463SOUTH AFRICA: ADVANCING BILATERAL COOPERATION ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. On January 30, CDA Teitelbaum raised with Minister of Minerals and Energy Lindiwe Hendricks a number of bilateral cooperation items in the area of nuclear energy. Hendricks said that what remained on the Joint Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy Cooperation was for her to resp [...]
2006-02-06 12:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP OPDC TRGY SF
06PRETORIA4790SOUTH AFRICA'S UN SECURITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
[...] (C) Post-apartheid South Africa begins its first stint as a non-permanent UNSC member on 01 January with an ambitious agenda. The SAG naturally will promote its "Africa agenda" and will seek to keep the Council focused on efforts to resolve the continent's conflicts. But, South Africa also c [...]
2006-11-21 15:54:00Embassy PretoriaSECRET//NOFORNPREL UNSC SF
06PRETORIA5005SOUTH AFRICA: INTERNATIONAL NUCELAR SAFEGURDS
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Cable -- See paragraphs 6 and 8. 2. (SBU) Summary. South Africa Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) Nuclear Chief Tseliso Maquebela requested that the two R&D agreeements under consideration be separated so that South African approval for one of the agreements can [...]
2006-12-12 13:16:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PARM PREL ETTC MNUC AORC KNNP KTIA IAEA
06PRETORIA640SOUTH AFRICA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PELOSI VISIT
[...] (SBU) Welcome to South Africa, an anchor country in our Africa policy. Since the end of apartheid in 1994, the African National Congress (ANC)-led South African Government (SAG) has made major progress toward establishing a vibrant democracy and market-based economy. The SAG has focused on [...]
2006-02-15 07:35:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL ECON MARR KHIV SF
06PRETORIA960SOUTH AFRICA: PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. The United States and South Africa have made significant progress in implementing the June 10, 2005 Presidential Joint Statement. The two countries signed the ACOTA agreement in August 2005 to enhance South Africa's peacekeeping capacity, and training programs will begin this [...]
2006-03-08 13:02:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON ETRD MASS PHUM SF
06QUITO1304NAM/G-77 ADVANCE DEMARCHES DELIVERED: GOE
[...] (C) PolOff met with Acting Director for Multilateral Affairs Dennys Toscano on May 25 to deliver RefTel A and B points. PolOff expressed USG concern that the long-established practice of consensus decision-making on budgetary matters in the UN not be broken, and that the GOE consider pushing [...]
2006-05-30 12:56:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC AMGT IAEA KNNP UNSC UNGA EC
06QUITO1320ECUADOR: POSITIVE REACTION TO U.S. STATEMENT ON
[...] (C) Summary: In the absence of the Ambassador (on internal travel),DCM made demarche points (RefTel) to Acting Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira on May 31. Ribadeneira welcomed the USG Iran initiative, pledged continued GOE support for holding Iran accountable for its nuclear program, and [...]
2006-05-31 19:51:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1401GOE DEFENDS NAM IRAN DECLARATION, BUT PLEDGES
[...] (C) PolChief and PolIntern delivered RefTel demarche on June 7 to Ambassador Fernando Yepez, Acting U/S for Multilateral Affairs, expressing USG dismay over the recent declaration on Iran issued by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Ambassador Yepez noted that the GOE Ambassador in Vienna had a [...]
2006-06-07 22:21:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ EC
06QUITO1427GOE RESCINDS NAM IRAN ENDORSEMENT, PLEDGES SUPPORT
[...] (C) PolChief delivered Ref A demarche to Ambassador Fernando Yepez, Acting U/S for Multilateral Affairs on June 8. Yepez response could not have been more different from his reception a day earlier (Ref B). Yepez agreed that Iran should be given time to reconsider its position, and was very [...]
2006-06-09 17:04:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP IAEA PREL MNUC IR EU
06QUITO2275GOE PLEDGES SUPPORT OF IRAN AT NAM
[...] (C) The DCM delivered RefTel points on September 12 to Vice Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira, conveying USG concerns that some governments may use the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Havana to adopt a common position in support of Iran's nuclear program. The DCM stressed the importance of t [...]
2006-09-12 22:32:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV IR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC EC
06QUITO2276GOE PLEDGES SUPPORT ON IRAN AT NAM
[...] (C) The DCM delivered RefTel points on September 12 to Vice Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira, conveying USG concerns that some governments may use the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Havana to adopt a common position in support of Iran's nuclear program. The DCM stressed the importance of t [...]
2006-09-13 13:05:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV IR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC EC
06QUITO321ECUADOR: PDAS SHAPIRO PROMOTES DEMOCRACY, TRADE
[...] (C) Summary: WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro visited Quito January 18-20, meeting with President Alfredo Palacio, Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion, business leaders, the editorial board of Quito,s daily of record, members of the political elite and civil society leaders. He also met with Governo [...]
2006-02-07 22:02:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD KDEM EC
06QUITO535IRAN/IAEA: GOE REAFFIRMS SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) PolChief presented suggested RefTel points for Board member statements at the March 6 IAEA Board of Governors meeting to MFA U/S Mauricio Montalvo on March 3. Montalvo indicated GOE agreement that the DG report met conditions in the Board's earlier resolution to refer Iran to the UNSC, [...]
2006-03-03 23:26:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL IAEA IR EU AORC EC
06QUITO598SCENESETTER FOR FM CARRION VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion will visit Washington to meet with Secretary Rice on March 23. The friendly but nationalist Carrion comes to Washington prepared to make a case for Ecuador. Carrion is concerned about current cuts in USG aid levels and will likely [...]
2006-03-10 21:40:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO978REGIONAL IAEA CONFERENCE ENCOURAGES NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: PolOffs on April 3-4 represented the USG at the first Pan-American IAEA Meeting on Strengthening Implementation of International Instruments for Enhanced Nuclear and Radiological Security. During the two-day conference, IAEA organizers explained international efforts to counte [...]
2006-04-21 00:12:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PTER KTIA IAEA CARICOM EC
06RABAT1030MOROCCO: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Pol/C delivered reftel demarche regarding Iran to MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita on May 24. Bourita said the demarche was timely as he was departing the following day for the NAM ministerial, accompanying FM Benaissa. 2. (C) Bourita said the [...]
2006-05-30 18:30:00Embassy RabatSECRETPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR MO
06RABAT115GOM'S TOUGH MESSAGE TO IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy FM Taieb Fassi Fihri told the Ambassador January 19 that Iranian Envoy Musavi would visit Morocco January 20 but would not be received by the King. Morocco would listen to Musavi but would express concern over Iranian behavior and warn Iran not to take advantage of turmoi [...]
2006-01-24 14:48:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKNNP MO PGOV PREL
06RABAT132IRAN: CODEL DUNCAN WEIGHS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 25, Codel Duncan, visiting Morocco January 24-26, stressed to Deputy FM Fassi Fihri US concerns with Iran's development of a nuclear program and encouraged Morocco to put its weight behind US and European efforts to reign in the Iranians within the framework of the UNS [...]
2006-01-25 15:52:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL MO PGOV
06RABAT1624CONSULTATIONS ON NUCLEAR FUEL SUPPLY ASSURANCES
[...] (C) EconOff met with Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on August 31 to discuss reftel. Bourita was well familiar with the initiative and had a copy of the concept paper. Bourita remarked that the US should not expect a [...]
2006-09-01 09:42:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM
06RABAT1875DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN TEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-06 18:59:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP KBNC PARM MO
06RABAT1890GLOBAL INITIATIVE: MOROCCO WELCOMES AND OFFERS
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on October 6, Ambassador Riley thanked Minister Delegate Taieb Fassi Fihri for agreeing to host the Initial Partner Nations (IPNs) meeting on October 30-31 of the Global [...]
2006-10-10 15:11:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGIC MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP MO
06RABAT1986SCENESETTER FOR U/S JOSEPH'S VISIT TO MOROCCO
[...] (C) The U.S. Mission warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Morocco. Your visit as co-chair of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) comes as the U.S. and the Moroccan government are further energizing our bilateral relations. Since the May 2003 terrorist attacks in Casabla [...]
2006-10-23 16:09:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKGIC EAID ECON KPAO PGOV PREL PTER MCAP MO
06RABAT2103MOROCCAN CONCERNS ABOUT IRANIAN AND ALGERIAN
[...] (C) Summary: T Senior Advisor Jim Timbie met with Nasser Bourita, Morocco's top International Organizations official, on October 31, to convey USG concerns about Iran and other items on the international non proliferation agenda. Bourita advised that the GOM shares the USG's concerns and said [...]
2006-11-14 08:50:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP PREL MO IR
06RABAT2144IRAN'S PROPOSED TECHNICAL COOPERATION WITH THE IAEA
[...] (SBU) In a November 17 meeting, poloff urged Morocco, which sits on the IAEA Board of Governors, to oppose any technical cooperation with Iran that involves the heavy-water research reactor at Arak, drawing on points conveyed reftel. 2. (SBU) Noting that the GOM is also concerned about Ira [...]
2006-11-17 17:20:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP MO IR
06RABAT2149IRAN BRIEFING: MOROCCO OPPOSED TO IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-21 10:41:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PINR KNNP IR MO
06RABAT335FURTHER MOROCCAN VIEWS ON IRAN
[...] (C) DCM used the opportunity of a February 21 meeting with MFA Director General of Multilateral Relations and Director of Arab and Islamic Affairs Mohamed Azeroual to discuss GOM views on Iran. (NB: Azeroual served as Moroccan Ambassador to Iran from 1993 to 2000 and speaks Farsi.) Azeroual s [...]
2006-02-24 16:52:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MO
06RABAT732ELECTRICITY (IS) NOT STATIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Director of Moroccan state electricity company Younes Maamar described to Ambassador on April 18 the government's plans to deregulate the electricity sector, stressing the GOM's urgency to diversify its energy sources and his personal preference that Morocco move forward with nuc [...]
2006-04-21 10:54:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETTC ECON SENV KNNP MO
06RANGOON602RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR: "WE SEEK CLOSER TIES TO BURMA"
[...] (C) Summary: The Russian Ambassador, a four-year veteran in Rangoon, described Russia and Burma as at the "beginning of a new stage in bilateral cooperation." The two countries recently exchanged senior level visitors "to reinvigorate relations." The Ambassador described sanctions as counte [...]
2006-05-04 08:49:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MASS PHUM PGOV BM RS
06RIYADH5042USD EDELMAN'S MEETINGS WITH THE KING AND CROWN
[...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman discussed the U.S.-Saudi defense relationship, regional security, helicopters, Iran, Iraq, and visas during separate meetings with King Abdullah and Crown Prince Sultan on June 6. Both the King and Crown Prince were supportive of [...]
2006-06-24 14:03:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETMARR MASS MCAP SA PTER PREL PARM PINR
06ROME1209ITALY: PRODI ADVISER TALKS GOVERNMENT FORMATION,
[...] (C) A senior adviser to Romano Prodi says President of the Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi has privately agreed to tap Prodi as PM-designate before Ciampi's term expires. If that happened, it could accelerate the government formation process by about two weeks, to mid-May. Levi also said he th [...]
2006-04-21 17:33:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS KNNP PTER EUN IZ IR IT
06ROME1308ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] This unclassified cable is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Pos [...]
2006-05-03 08:25:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDJA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO
06ROME1450GOI LEADERS SAY ITALY WILL REMAIN STAUNCH ALLY
[...] (C) Summary. PDAS Kurt Volker met May 8-9 with a cross-section of political and MFA representatives and stressed to elected GOI leaders the importance of continued cooperation on Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, the Balkans and other global issues. He said that Italy would remain an important ally b [...]
2006-05-12 14:43:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IAEA IT IZ IR SR
06ROME1856ITALY TELLS IRAN TO ACCEPT EU3 PACKAGE
[...] (C/NF) Summary. On June 22, visiting EUR/WE Office Director Kathy Allegrone discussed Iran, Syria, Iraq, and UN Security Council reform with MFA Political Director Giulio Terzi. On June 21 in Rome, Italian FM D'Alema told visiting Iranian FM Mottaki to accept the EU3 package and that Italy, d [...]
2006-06-23 09:15:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER PHUM EUN KNNP IR IT
06ROME241ITALY PROTESTS IRAN DECISIONMAKING PROCESS
[...] (C) The GOI January 25 expressed concern about the upcoming London meeting on Iran and the emergence of a P6 format for decisionmaking on the issue. To drive home its unhappiness about being sidelined, the GOI had blocked EU agreement that same day on EU-3 draft language regarding Iran. Whil [...]
2006-01-26 15:33:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IAEA IT IR
06ROME2984ITALY SEES NK UNSCR POSSIBLE PRELUDE TO UNSC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Senator Gordon Smith met with MFA Political Affairs Director General Terzi October 16. The Italians noted the UNSCR on North Korea, though not as robust as ideally desired, left hope the UNSC might reach similar consensus on Iran. Terzi stressed the goal of UNSC action must be [...]
2006-10-27 16:28:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL IT IZ LE NP XF IR UN KNNP
06ROME461PDAS VOLKER DISCUSSES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH
[...] (C) Summary. On February 7, PDAS Kurt Volker visited Rome to meet with high-level GOI leaders to discuss Iran, Iraq, the cartoon controversy, the Ukrainian Energy Crisis, NATO, OSCE, Balkans, and UN Reform. Volker stressed the importance of Italy's contributions to global security and need fo [...]
2006-02-15 12:39:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IT NATO OSCE UN GLOBAL DEFENSE
06ROME556ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] The following is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Post will prov [...]
2006-02-23 09:42:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO
06ROME584ITALY'S UNION COALITION PROGRAM: FAULT LINES ON
[...] (C) Romano Prodi presented the center-left Union coalition's 281-page governing program on February 13. As opposed to establishing a concrete program for the Union coalition should it win the April 9 national elections, the document has been viewed by critics from both the right and the left [...]
2006-02-24 15:46:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON MARR PARM MOPS ELAB EINV IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
06ROME85ITALY'S CENTER-LEFT PLANS IRAQ PULLOUT BY END OF
[...] (C) Romano Prodi's international affairs adviser and spokesperson January 10 expressed confidence in a center-left victory in Italy's elections next April. He said that a Prodi-led government would announce immediately upon winning national elections its intent to withdraw from Iraq. Ricardo [...]
2006-01-10 15:53:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IT EUN IRAQI FREEDOM ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
06SANAA111AMBASSADOR AND FONMIN DISCUSS ZINDANI, IRAN, AND
[...] (C) Summary. In a January 21 meeting, FonMin Abubakr al-Qirbi presented Ambassador with a copy of President Saleh's response to President Bush's December 30 letter protesting ROYG support for UN-designated terrorist financier Sheikh Zindani and HAMAS leader Khalid Mishaal (ref A). Qirbi con [...]
2006-01-24 06:50:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EFIN ETTC YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
06SANAA135IAEA/IRAN: YEMEN TO VOTE YES OR ABSTAIN ON
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi convoked the EU, Russian, and U.S. chiefs of mission on January 25 to discuss Yemen's position on Iranian nuclear issues. Qirbi said he learned a great deal from technical briefings he had received in Sanaa from the EU-3, and that the Republic of Yemen G [...]
2006-01-25 12:01:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IR YM IAEA
06SANAA1833YEMENIS TELL GEN ABIZAID ABOUT IRANIAN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: President Saleh and Minister of Interior Rashad al-Alimi told CENTCOM Commander GEN John Abizaid on June 18 that, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards have been active in Yemen since 1983, their recent support for insurgents in Yemen's Saada region was unacceptable and, along wi [...]
2006-06-24 13:16:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPREL MNUC PINR IR YE
06SANAA456IRAN: MAINTAINING PRESSURE AND SEEKING REGIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-25 13:33:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM IR YM DEMARCHE
06SANAA90REFERRING IRAN TO UNSC: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarches to FonMin Abubakr al-Qirbi on January 16, noting particularly that Yemen's support in convening an IAEA Board of Governors meeting would be an important demonstration of the U.S.-Yemeni security relationship following President Saleh's November visit [...]
2006-01-18 12:55:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM IR YM DEMARCHE
06SANJOSE1218COSTA RICA ASKS IRAN TO STOP NUCLEAR ENRICHMENT
[...] Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno made the following public statement on June 1 calling on Iran to stop nuclear enrichment activities: "Costa Rica agrees with the international call for Iran to suspend its processing and enrichment of uranium, whose consequences could put the world at risk of a [...]
2006-06-02 23:07:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL IR CS
06SANTIAGO11SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL
[...] Summary: You arrive in Santiago three days before the presidential run-off election on January 15. This election pits the top two vote-getters from the December 11 first round election: center-left Concertacion coalition's Michelle Bachelet and the center-right National Renewal Party's Sebast [...]
2006-01-03 17:53:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CI
06SANTIAGO284CHILE: THE IAEA REPORTS IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 18:26:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL AORC IR CI
06SANTIAGO315CHILE: A/S DESUTTER HOLDS VERIFICATION VIDEO
[...] Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation (VCI) Paula DeSutter spoke with 22 Chilean academics about regional threats and U.S. efforts to strengthen effective arms control regimes at an Embassy-hosted digital video conference on January 23. A/S DeSu [...]
2006-02-13 20:45:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ETTC MARR PARM PINR PREL PGOV CI
06SANTIAGO425CHILE: A/S DESUTTER HOLDS VERIFICATION VIDEO
[...] Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation (VCI) Paula DeSutter spoke with 22 Chilean academics about regional threats and U.S. efforts to strengthen effective arms control regimes at an Embassy-hosted digital video conference on January 23. A/S DeSu [...]
2006-03-01 18:31:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ETTC MARR PARM PINR PREL PGOV CI
06SANTIAGO465MEDIA REACTION - U.S./INDIA CIVILIAN NUCLEAR ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-07 10:03:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC CI IN
06SANTODOMINGO1754DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN ADVANCE
[...] Poloff delivered talking points as requested in reftel to Dominican Ambassador for African and Middle Eastern Affairs, Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadevilla, on May 24. There was no substantive comment. HERTELL [...]
2006-05-30 21:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR
06SANTODOMINGO1858DOMINICAN PRESIDENT SYMPATHETIC TO U.S. DIPLOMATIC
[...] (C) On June 2 the Ambassador opened his private meeting with Dominican President Leonel Fernandez with a description of the U.S. initiative with European nations concerning Iran and nuclear enrichment issues. The issue had preempted attendance of the Secretary of State at the annual general a [...]
2006-06-05 11:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR DR
06SANTODOMINGO268REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche as a nonpaper, seeking support for reporting Iran to the UN Security Council, to MFA director of UN affairs Michelle Cohen on January 20 (as soon as we received the official Spanish language version of the points). Cohen on January 25 informed us she had [...]
2006-01-25 20:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR DR EUN AORC
06SANTODOMINGO591IAEA REPORTS IRAN TO UNSC: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] Embassy delivered reftel points and non-papers -- regarding the February 4 IAEA Board of Governors decision to refer the Iran dossier to the UN Security Council -- to MFA UN affairs director Michelle Cohen on February 8 and to MFA Africa/Middle East affairs director Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadev [...]
2006-02-17 21:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR DR EU AORC
06SAOPAULO686MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-20 13:49:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SARAJEVO2097NAM RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 16:47:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALIR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC BK
06SEOUL1396SOUTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM: STATUS
[...] This year marks the 50th anniversary of U.S.-Korea cooperation in the field of civilian nuclear energy, begun with the signing in 1956 of the bilateral Agreement for Cooperation on Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy. This fact will be commemorated during the 27th meeting of the Joint Standing Comm [...]
2006-04-26 08:01:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG KNNP KSCA SENV KS
06SEOUL1620ISN DAS SEMMEL'S MAY 4 MEETING WITH ROK DEPUTY
[...] (C) In a May 4 meeting with Park In-kook, MOFAT Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, ISN DAS Andrew Semmel said the U.S. delegation to the Conference on Disarmament (CD) was likely to present a draft text of the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMTC) later in t [...]
2006-05-15 07:46:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC MARR IR KS
06SEOUL182ROK STRONGLY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. POSITION ON IRAN'S
[...] (C) In response to ref A demarche urging support for efforts to refer Iran to the Security Council for its violation of its commitments under the Paris Agreement, ROK officials expressed strong support for efforts to bring Iran back into compliance with its IAEA obligations during January 13 m [...]
2006-01-13 09:17:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP MNUC KS
06SEOUL1905ROK SHARES USG PERSPECTIVE ON IRAN FOR BOG MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-08 08:16:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MUNC PREL KNNB IAEA KS IR
06SEOUL3157KOREA-JAPAN ONE-TIME AGREEMENT ON SEABED SURVEY
[...] (C) Japanese Embassy Seoul explained that the GOJ approached the September 5-9 negotiations with the ROKG about conducting scientific surveys in the disputed seas around the Liancourt Rocks with determination, informing the ROK that Tokyo was prepared to ask for international arbitration if ne [...]
2006-09-13 07:53:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL KS JA
06SEOUL3591DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ALEKSEYEV'S READOUT OF
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary Hill, Vice Foreign Minister Chun Yung-woo and Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Alekseyev of Russia met in a trilateral meeting to hear Alekseyev's readout of his meetings in Pyongyang on October 13. In his high-level meeting with DPRK officials, Alekseyev made it cle [...]
2006-10-20 02:36:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KS
06SEOUL3922SCENESETTER FOR U.S.- ROK MINISTERIAL AT APEC
[...] (C) Madam Secretary: Your November 18 meeting with South Korean National Security Advisor and Foreign Minister-designate Song Min-soon comes as the Republic of Korea (ROK) has entered a period of significant transition. In the foreign policy arena, change began with the October 9 DPRK nuclear [...]
2006-11-14 05:42:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC KNNP KN KS
06SEOUL3970U/S JOSEPH NONPROLIFERATION TALKS WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (S) Under Secretary Joseph and his delegation met with Deputy Foreign Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, Park In-kook, on November 7 to discuss implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1718, the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),an [...]
2006-11-17 02:33:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPARM PREL MNUC MARR JA KS KN CH IR
06SEOUL3999OPPOSITION CHAIRMAIN CLARIFIES OPCON REMARKS
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with opposition GNP Chairman Kang Jae-sup on November 16 to discuss Kang's November 8 address to the National Assembly which was critical of the transfer of Wartime Operational Control (OPCON) to the ROK. Although Kang clarified that he remained supportive of the princi [...]
2006-11-20 06:16:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KS
06SEOUL448POINTS DELIVERED TO ROK ON IAEA DECISION ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 08:18:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL KS IR EU AORC
06SEOUL558ROK WELCOMES U.S. EFFORTS ON IAEA SAFEGUARDS
[...] (SBU) On February 17, poloff conveyed reftel points requesting support for the U.S.-proposed draft program of work and work plan for the IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) Committee on Safeguards and Verification to Kwon Hee-seog, Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division at the Min [...]
2006-02-17 08:54:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MUNC AORC PREL NP KNNP IAEA KS
06SEOUL687ROK TO CONSIDER SUGGESTED ELEMENTS FOR NATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-03 08:25:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA IR KS
06SEOUL862ROK-JAPAN MAR 7 STRATEGIC DIALOGUE IN TOKYO: LONG
[...] (C) In March 13-14 meetings with poloff, MOFAT and Japanese Embassy contacts said South Korean VFM Yu Myung-hwan's exhaustive meetings with Japanese VFM Yachi during the March 7 ROK-Japan strategic dialogue in Tokyo failed to result in progress on a number of bilateral and regional issues. Y [...]
2006-03-16 08:42:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC JA KN KS
06SINGAPORE1530SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) We look forward to your May 23-25 visit to Singapore. Your meetings with key Singapore government officials are an important opportunity to solidify our deepening cooperative relationship on developing and enforcing trade controls and combating proliferation of weapons of mass destructi [...]
2006-05-11 08:47:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PREL ETRD KSTC SN
06SINGAPORE1567SINGAPORE SCENESETTER FOR EAP A/S HILL
[...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your May 20-22 visit to Singapore. Singapore's leadership will be interested in your views on developments in Asia and the U.S. role in the region and can be counted on to provide thoughtful views on questions such as terrorism in Southeast Asia and the rise of China. [...]
2006-05-16 05:39:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD PTER PHUM SN
06SINGAPORE1795SINGAPORE'S RESPONSE TO U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: On June 1, the Economic and Political Counselor called on Tan Yee Woan, Director of the International Organisations Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss Secretary Rice's May 31 statement on Iran. Tan expressed interest in the United States' new approach, and [...]
2006-06-02 09:16:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR SN
06SINGAPORE201SINGAPORE SCENESETTER FOR PM A/S HILLEN'S VISIT
[...] (C) I look forward to welcoming you to Singapore during your February 6-7 visit here. Your visit comes at an important time to: -- thank Singapore for its diplomatic and military support for Coalition actions in Iraq; -- encourage Singapore to expand its role and level of commitment in A [...]
2006-01-24 08:24:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MASS SN
06SINGAPORE990AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOF/MFA SECOND MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Second Minister for Finance and Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim told the Ambassador during a March 24 courtesy call that the United States and Singapore could resolve issues separating us on a double taxation agreement (DTA). On casinos, he said that Singapore would implement addit [...]
2006-03-28 06:44:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETTC PGOV PREL SN
06SKOPJE531MACEDONIA WELCOMES U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (Mitreva was en route from the Netherlands to Macedonia on May 31, and therefore was unavailable for a meeting that day.) Mitreva welcomed the Secretary's statement and said she would issue a public statement of support. Mitreva emphasized the GOM's continued support for U.S. and EU-3 effo [...]
2006-06-01 16:35:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MK
06SOFIA1292BULGARIA: DEMARCHE ON IRAN DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-12 12:09:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC BU
06SOFIA1330BULGARIA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAMAS, SYRIA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to Bulgaria's plans to open a diplomatic office in Ramallah following the formation of a "national unity" government in the Palestinian territories, Charge' cautioned deputy Foreign Minister Faim Chaushev, stressing the steps Hamas would have to take in order to legi [...]
2006-09-18 15:43:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL XF AF IS LE SY IZ IR LY BU
06SOFIA716NUCLEAR POWER INCIDENT HIGHLIGHTS BULGARIA'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-19 13:25:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY EUN PGOV SENV IAEA BU
06SOFIA777BULGARIA ISSUES STATEMENT SUPPORTING U.S. IRAN
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarches by Ambassador and DCM, the MFA released the following statement June 1: "Bulgaria welcomes the statement by the Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice for the preparedness of the USA to become a full partner to the EU 3 negotiations with Iran. This new ini [...]
2006-06-02 11:35:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV IR BU
06STATE112806DEMARCHE TO UNSC MEMBERS TO CO-SPONSOR RESOLUTION
[...] This is an Action Request - see para 2. 2. The text of a Japanese-drafted UNSC resolution on the DPRK missile launches of July 4-5 has been put into final form ("put in blue") by SC members and will be voted on soon (text is in para 4). Russia and China have argued in favor of a UNSC Pre [...]
2006-07-07 23:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MARR UNSC KN
06STATE203587IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT --
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that they have transfe [...]
2006-12-28 15:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS
06STATE203803IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT --
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that they have trans [...]
2006-12-28 21:08:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC CH
06STATE54012IRAN: STATUS OF USG THINKING
[...] (U) This is an action request cable; see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary. In response to recent news articles alleging USG pressure on GOJ regarding Azadegan, the Department wants to share with the GOJ the USG's latest thinking on Iran. Post is asked to share the information provided with app [...]
2006-04-05 14:55:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KNNP IR XE JA
06STATE61225UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' APRIL 10 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) Classified by: Acting EAP A/S Kathleen Stephens, reason 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) Participants: Morning meeting U.S. Under Secretary Burns EAP A/S Kathy Stephens (acting) P Special Assistant Andrew Shaw EAP/J Director Wendell Albright (acting) JAPAN Deputy Foreign Minister Ni [...]
2006-04-18 15:23:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL MARR MCAP MNUC PARM PINR SNAR IZ IR IN AF JA
06STATE87307(S) NIAG 6023 FOLLOW-UP: INDIAN ENTITY ASSISTANCE
[...] (S/NF) BACKGROUND: Per ref B instructions, Embassy New Delhi informed MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali Rao on May 16 that the Indian firm GEA Energy Systems Ltd. had delivered a large cargo of water filtration equipment to Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Pla [...]
2006-05-30 21:46:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNKNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IN IR
06STOCKHOLM189SWEDEN: DEMARCHE ON DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE
[...] (c) Polcouns delivered 2/8 reftel demarche in support of Guatemala's candidacy for the Latin American non-permanent seat on the UNSC to MFA Americas Director Hakan Malmquist. On 2/10, the Charge delivered the demarche by telcon to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog. Without saying how the GoS [...]
2006-02-10 12:29:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN UNSC GT VE SW
06STOCKHOLM55SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE
[...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...]
2006-01-13 16:46:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06STOCKHOLM59SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE
[...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...]
2006-01-17 08:25:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06STOCKHOLM60SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE
[...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...]
2006-01-17 08:25:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06TEGUCIGALPA1007HONDURAS DID NOT SEND REPRESENTATIVE TO NAM
[...] (C) On May 25, PolChief delivered ref E demarche on the NAM Ministerial and UN reform to Honduran MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Irene Cardona and ref D demarche on the possible NAM Ministerial statement on Iran to Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez. FM Jimenez told PolChief that Honduras [...]
2006-06-02 22:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM AORC UNGA UNSC IAEA KNNP IR HO
06TELAVIV1643ISRAELI NSA EILAND ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR THREAT,
[...] (S/NOFORN) Summary: Israeli National Security Adviser Giora Eiland told Representative Christopher Shays, Representative Jim Marshall, and the DCM that Iran's main goals are to acquire nuclear weapons, support Hizballah and other proxies, and to increase Iranian influence in Iraq. Eiland sai [...]
2006-04-26 15:19:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MARR KNNP IZ IR IS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1722FM LIVNI TELLS VISITING NSG TROIKA NUCLEAR-ARMED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli FM Livni told representatives of the visiting Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Troika and U.S. Consultative Group Chairman Richard Goorevich April 27 that a nuclear-armed Iran represents "the greatest threat to Israel since the Holocaust." She also stressed that Israel suppo [...]
2006-05-02 14:30:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PINS PINR PGOV KNNP PARM IR IS UN UNSC GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1787NSG TROIKA CONDUCTS OUTREACH WITH ISRAELI
[...] (C) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) troika representatives held discussions April 27 with an inter-ministerial team led by the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) as part of the NSG's outreach to Israel. Current NSG Chairman Ambassador Naess (Norway) updated the Israeli side on changes made [...]
2006-05-08 14:47:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PINS PINR PGOV KNNP PARM IR IS UNSC UN GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV201MOFAZ DISCUSSES PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS, NORTHERN
[...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told the Ambassador, A/S Welch, DAPNSA Abrams, General Dayton, and PolCouns January 12 that the GOI would not talk to Hamas members elected to the PLC if they did not give up their terrorist activities. He said that the elections should take place a [...]
2006-01-13 13:13:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV237ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-20 05:10:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV293IRAN: CONGRESSMAN ACKERMAN'S JANUARY 5 MEETING AT
[...] (C) In his January 5 discussion with Congressman Gary Ackerman on Iran's nuclear program, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) Deputy Director General Ariel Levite said: -- U.S.-Israel relations will remain high on any Israeli leader's agenda; -- Israel is anxious about Iran's nuclear a [...]
2006-01-20 12:34:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV IS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV3041ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (S) Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) Director General Gideon Frank told the Ambassador on August 2 that Iran's rejection of what Frank characterized as a generous P-5 1 offer to Iran suggests that Iran has never been serious about negotiations on its nuclear program. Frank said the pas [...]
2006-08-03 16:46:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETKNNP PARM PREL PTER MNUC AORC EU IR IS
06TELAVIV4281ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast: ----------- Summary: -------- Independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz editorialized: "Peretz relinquished the last remnants of his influence over diplomatic-security affairs when he agreed to place the sensitive matter of strategic threats in the hands of the least appropriate perso [...]
2006-10-27 10:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR
06TELAVIV535ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Muhammad Cartoon Controversy 3. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that FM Tzipi Livni, who leaves for the U.S. today, will meet with Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State [...]
2006-02-06 12:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV558ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Israel-India Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Citing recent comments by President Bush and Acting PM Ehud Olmert, Ha'aretz wrote that it has been mutually agreed that the U.S. will provid [...]
2006-02-07 12:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV683ISRAELI MOD DG TOREN FORCEFULLY OBJECTS TO U.S.
[...] (S) Responding to ref A points, MOD DG Jacob Toren told the Ambassador on February 8 that: -- He cannot agree with the U.S. position and urges the U.S. to re-examine its objections. Agreeing to the U.S. position on the ELTA radar transfer to Russia sets another precedent that Israel cannot [...]
2006-02-15 15:01:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL MASS MARR RS IS IN MILITARY RELATIONS ISRAEL
06TELAVIV688IRAN-IAEA: ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
[...] (S) In a February 7 meeting, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) Director General Gideon Frank told Ambassador Jones the following: A) On February 16, the EU3 MFA directors general are going to meet with an Israeli interagency team in Israel at the MFA to discuss Iran and the way ahead. [...]
2006-02-15 15:57:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PINR MNUC KNNP IR EU AORC IS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV745RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TERMS MOSCOW'S INVITATION TO
[...] (C) Summary: Russian Ambassador to Israel Gennady Tarasov met with the Ambassador February 20, at the former's request, to discuss the emerging GOI policy toward Hamas against the backdrop of an increasingly politicized pre-election atmosphere. Tarasov criticized the GOI for taking decisions [...]
2006-02-22 08:21:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL KWBG MNUC IS IR RS GOI EXTERNAL COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV930ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that five Palestinians -- senior Islamic Jihad commander Munir Abu Sukker and another militant of the group, two children, and another bystander -- were [...]
2006-03-07 10:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV960ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Sudan: Darfur ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Acting PM Ehud Olmert was quoted as saying Wednesday in an interview with The Jerusalem Post that Israel's permanent borders will be set within the ne [...]
2006-03-09 11:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV981ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The lead stories in all three major Hebrew-language newspapers focus on interviews with Acting PM Ehud Olmert. (The Jerusalem Post also conducted an interview with him.) [...]
2006-03-10 11:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06THEHAGUE1172COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PARTICIPANTS FOR
[...] Country clearance is granted for June 26 - July 7, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Sandia National Laboratories personnel Mr. Josae Rafael Rodriguez, Mr. Michael J. Irwin, Mr. Herbert Metcalf, Mr. Dale Wiley Murray, Mr. Chris Eric Robertson, and Ms. Anita Romero, to participate in a training [...]
2006-05-24 08:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1354 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR G. BRUCE VARNADO
[...] The Hague grants country clearance to G. Bruce Varnado from the Sandia National Laboratories to travel to the Netherlands on June 26-July 7, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to participate at the training course on the security of nuclear research reactors. 2. As per reftel, no assistan [...]
2006-06-16 10:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA AU NL
06THEHAGUE1425NETHERLANDS: U/S JOSEPH'S JUNE 21 VISIT TO THE
[...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph held bilateral consultations at the Dutch MFA, met with Dutch defense and foreign affairs committee spokespersons, and spoke to the press on June 21. Topics covered during his meetings included: the Prolife [...]
2006-06-27 09:56:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL KNNP PARM ENRG EU AORC MTCR NL ETTC
06THEHAGUE1431CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) In preparation for Executive Council 46 and beyond, del continued to work with other delegations to build support for the U.S. extension request draft decision. After initial discussions with allies, del offered general points on the elements of the extension request, and the fact that th [...]
2006-06-27 12:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1893CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Del reps delivered on August 23 the U.S. responses to Russian questions regarding the U.S. CW destruction program (formally received during the 46th Executive Council session),as well as a series of questions for Moscow related to Russia's CW destruction program and coordination with int [...]
2006-08-29 12:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1924NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH WANT MORE INFORMATION ON
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The Dutch are frustrated at the lack of information sharing on Iran within the EU, and do not believe a discussion of sanctions is appropriate at Gymnich absent more details of the Iranian response to the P5 1 proposals. Without having seen the response directly, the Dutch unde [...]
2006-08-31 14:37:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM EU KNNP PGOV PREL UN IR NL
06THEHAGUE2046NETHERLANDS: DUTCH VIEWS ON FMCT, BWC, INDIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Washington-based Poloff Robert Blum paid a courtesy call on new MFA Head of Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Henk Cor van der Kwast on September 15. Topics of conversation included recent EU efforts regarding the Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT),the upcoming Biological [...]
2006-09-19 16:32:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PREL KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE2299CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Facilitator Marten Lak (Netherlands) held two consultations on his draft EC-47 report language. The first session on October 5 introduced the draft and invited general comments. Other than Sudan, all delegations that spoke supported the basic thrust of the draft. Sudan asked that the f [...]
2006-10-24 14:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2546SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S DECEMBER 6 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) My embassy and I warmly welcome you to the Netherlands. Your visit comes at a time when the Dutch political landscape is undergoing significant change. The November 22 national elections have left the country divided, with no party or group of parties having a clear majority. In the sh [...]
2006-12-04 15:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF NL
06THEHAGUE2579NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH ON DECEMBER 11-12 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 7, POLCOUNS was briefed by Jeroen Boender (Deputy European Correspondent, MFA) and Koes Dijkstra (MFA Department of European Integration) on Dutch positions for the upcoming December 11-12 GAERC (ref A). Boender and Dijkstra anticipated enlargement questions, particul [...]
2006-12-08 14:14:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN NL
06THEHAGUE2597NETHERLANDS/BALKENENDE: PM OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a December 12 meeting with Ambassador Arnall, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Pieter Balkenende expressed satisfaction with his party's strong performance in the November elections, and predicted a centrist-coalition government could be in place by February. According to Balkenende, th [...]
2006-12-13 09:48:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM ECON IR RU NL
06THEHAGUE2661NETHERLANDS/IRAN: BOT AND MOTTAKI ON NUKES, MIDDLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his December 7 meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki, Dutch Foreign Minister Bot urged Iran to work with the IAEA to address international concerns about Iran's nuclear program or face possible UNSC sanctions. Bot also called on Iran to rein in Hizballah and Hamas and [...]
2006-12-27 09:49:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IR NL
06THEHAGUE450CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (SBU) Del reps met with Victor Smirnovskiy of the Russian delegation on February 21 to go over a variety of issues in the run-up to the March Executive Council session. Smirnovskiy confirmed that Russia has submitted a proposal for its 45% deadline (requesting Dec. 31, 2009) to the Technical [...]
2006-02-28 15:21:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE487CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) In coordination with Ian Richards (special assistant to the Deputy Director General) and Renato Carvalho (head of Inspectorate Management),del rep will participate in selected sessions of Technical Secretariat inspector training during the week of March 13. The goal will be to get a bet [...]
2006-03-07 16:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE508NETHERLANDS/INDIA: RESPONSE TO U.S.-INDIA CIVIL
[...] (C) The GONL is willing to cooperate with USG efforts to define the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative as an exception to the Nuclear Suppliers Group Guidelines. However, the key for the GONL will be successful implementation of the initiative, including especially Indian negotiat [...]
2006-03-08 16:45:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KSCA IN PARM KNNP ETTC NL
06THEHAGUE806CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Del confirmed that, during the proposed week of the U.S. extension request submission and briefing, EC Chair Dastis, DG Pfirter, most senior Verification staff, Amb. Onate, and Amb. Khodakov will be available in The Hague. Del continues to field questions concerning U.S. intent (both timi [...]
2006-04-11 15:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE982CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): TAIWAN AND CHINA
[...] (C) On the margins of Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Executive Council meeting in mid-March, Washington-based delegation officers discussed the question of Taiwan's relationship to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) separately with representatives of the local [...]
2006-05-03 10:12:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
06TIRANA585ALBANIA FULLY SUPPORTS U.S. OFFER TO
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel points to PM Berisha on June 1. Berisha immediately agreed to issue a statement in support of the USG's offer to Iran. The GoA issued the following statement on June 2: (Begin text) -- The Government of the Republic of Albania follows with special atten [...]
2006-06-02 12:36:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AL
06TIRANA776ALBANIA ON P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Besnik Mustafaj July 21 to brief him on the P5 1 incentive package for Iran. Mustafaj said the GoA shared U.S. and EU concern about Iran's nuclear ambitions and agreed that Iran must suspend enrichment-related activity immediately and respond positively [...]
2006-07-21 09:45:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06TOKYO1023JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-27 02:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1043MEDIA REACTION BUSH VISIT TO INDIA AND
[...] "Hopes and Concerns over President Bush's Visits to India and Pakistan" An editorial in the business daily Nihon Keizai commented (2/28): "President Bush will visit India and Pakistan starting Wednesday. With this first visit to the two South Asian countries by President Bush, America's diplom [...]
2006-02-28 04:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1048JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/28/06
[...] Date of submission 2. Proponents 3. Reasons 4. Result  [...]
2006-02-28 06:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1058 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-28 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1079MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO
[...] "Iran Nuclear Standoff: Japan Should Do Its Utmost to Stave off Sanctions" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (3/1): "At a time of deepening international concern over Iran's nuclear programs, Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki visited Tokyo for talks with Prime Minister Koizumi, Foreign Ministe [...]
2006-03-01 04:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1085JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-01 06:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1090 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-01 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1096JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/02/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-02 01:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1131MEDIA REACTION US-INDIA NUCLEAR PACT
[...] "The Risk of the US Approving of a Nuclear India" The liberal Asahi editorialized (3/3): "... President Bush made his first visit to India and reached an agreement with Indian Prime Minister Singh concerning the peaceful use of nuclear power. Under the accord, India will have separate nuclear [...]
2006-03-03 04:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1136JAPAN'S CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki met with FM Aso for two hours on February 27 and thirty minutes with PM Koizumi on the 28th. The discussions focused primarily on the nuclear impasse but also covered a range of other bilateral issues. During the meetings, FM Aso and PM Koizumi [...]
2006-03-03 05:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA JA IR ECON ENER PGOV
06TOKYO1206MEDIA REACTION IRANS NUCLER DEVELOPMENT -
[...] "Too Early to Give Up on Iran" The liberal Asahi editorialized (3/7): "The board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began its meeting yesterday at a time when the international community has failed to convince Iran to halt its nuclear development. The board agreed l [...]
2006-03-07 05:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1281MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO
[...] "US, Iran Should Not Take Path to Confrontation" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (3/10): "It is worrying that the US and Iran are escalating their 'war of words' over Tehran's nuclear development and the two nations' policies towards Iraq. These two countries should not go down the path tow [...]
2006-03-10 03:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1449JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-20 00:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1587 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-27 07:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1662JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-30 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1705JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/31/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-31 00:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1884IRAN: INITIAL JAPAN REACTION TO USG THINKING
[...] (C) On April 6, Post conveyed reftel points regarding the status of USG thinking on Iran to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation and Second Middle East divisions, as well as the Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry (METI). MOFA also shared the information with its Po [...]
2006-04-07 08:25:00Embassy TokyoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KNNP IR XE JA
06TOKYO1940ANNUAL ALTERNATE NUCLEAR MATERIAL REPORT DELIVERED
[...] ESToff delivered the 2005 Annual Alternate Nuclear Material Report to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Official Hikohito Oishi on April 10. Oishi thanked ESToff for the report. SCHIEFFER [...]
2006-04-11 05:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA KNNP TRGY ENRG PARM JA
06TOKYO1965MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO
[...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries concerning Iran's announcement. 2. "IAEA Likely to Convene Emergency Meeting" Vienna correspondent Sakuraniwa of the business-oriented Nihon Keizai commented (4/12): "Following Iran's announcement of its successful production of low-level e [...]
2006-04-12 01:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO1984EAP A/S HILL'S APRIL 12 MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH
[...] (C) During an April 12 meeting, MOFA North American Affairs DG Kawai told EAP A/S Hill that Prime Minister Koizumi hopes to resolve several outstanding bilateral issues before he visits Washington in June 2006. Japan understands issues remain concerning the relocation of some Marine Corps as [...]
2006-04-12 10:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EAGR MARR MNUC KNNP PARM KN IN IZ
06TOKYO2054MEDIA REACTION IRAN/JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS
[...] "The Iranian Issue: Not the Time for Mutual Intimidation" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/16): "Iran is pushing ahead with its nuclear development in defiance of the UN Security Council. Although Tehran insists that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, the gap between Iran and the [...]
2006-04-17 04:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO2074CHERNOBYL DISASTER COMMEMORATED IN TOKYO
[...] (SBU) Summary. On April 16, Japanese anti-nuclear and Chernobyl assistance organizations hosted a 20th anniversary symposium on the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Yuri Scherbak, current Foreign Policy Advisor to outgoing Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) Speaker Lytvyn and former Ukrainian Ambassador [...]
2006-04-17 23:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SOCI PARM TRGY JA
06TOKYO2224JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-25 00:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2339MOFA NON-PROLIFERATION DG NAKANE TO VISIT INDIAN
[...] EST MinCouns called on MOFA Director General for Disarmament, Science and Non-Proliferation Ambassador Takeshi Nakane on April 28 to get a preview of possible agenda items for Nakane's May 1 bilateral meetings in New Delhi with his GOI counterpart. Japan and India initially had been discussi [...]
2006-04-28 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL JA IR IN KNNP IAEA PARM ENRG
06TOKYO2377 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-01 08:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2400JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/02/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-02 01:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2650S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 11 MEETING WITH MOFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a May 11 meeting, MOFA Disarmament DG Takeshi Nakane told visiting S/P Director Dr. Stephen D. Krasner that although Japan has not yet fixed its position, it remains concerned about the possible effect the U.S.-India nuclear agreement may have on the NPT regime, remains u [...]
2006-05-15 07:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA IR IS IN JA
06TOKYO2666U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL TALKS,
[...] (C) Summary. During Session 5 of the U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral policy planning talks on May 12, ROK Deputy Minister for Policy Planning Park In-kook characterized the NPT regime as under siege and that its "fatal loophole" allows parties to reach the brink of developing nuclear weapons under [...]
2006-05-15 09:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA KS RS IN JA
06TOKYO2912JAPAN: ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
[...] GOJ Approves Nuclear Energy Policy for the Next Decade: On October 14, the GOJ agreed to follow basic recommendations put forth by the Atomic Energy Commission that call for maintaining the policy of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel for the next ten years. The new policy includes a study on t [...]
2006-05-25 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TBIO TNGD TPHY TRGY TSPA TSPL SENV SOCI
06TOKYO2946JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 02:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2988ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER,S MAY 30 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary. During a May 30 meeting with MOFA Vice Minister Yachi to discuss the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, SCA A/S Boucher said that he expected congressional approval for necessary amendments to U.S. domestic law. India and the U.S. must also satisfy NSG partners bef [...]
2006-05-31 09:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN JA
06TOKYO2989A/S BOUCHER'S MAY 30 MEETING WITH MOFA DG NAKANE
[...] (C) Summary. SCA A/S Boucher reviewed for MOFA Arms Control DG Nakane on May 30 the status of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement. Nakane explained that Japan had not yet determined its position, but that MOFA must be sensitive to the public,s nonproliferation concerns. He a [...]
2006-05-31 09:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN JA
06TOKYO3072 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/05/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-05 08:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3193FOREIGN MINISTERS RELEASE "ACTION PLAN" AT CENTRAL
[...] (C) Summary. The June 5 "Central Asia Plus Japan" dialogue in Tokyo produced an "Action Plan" with specific initiatives for regional cooperation in the areas of counterterrorism, counternarcotics, anti-personnel landmine clearance, poverty alleviation, health care, the environment, disaster p [...]
2006-06-09 05:59:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PTER PGOV SNAR AF KZ KG UZ TI TX
06TOKYO3219JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/12/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-12 02:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3259JAPAN/IAEA: STATEMENT ON IRAN TO FOCUS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP IAEA JA IR
06TOKYO3308JAPAN: REPORT URGES PM KOIZUMI TO ENDORSE INDIA
[...] (C) The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) on June 11, 2006 reported that Prime Minister Koizumi is expected to endorse the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement during his summit with President Bush in late June 2006. The article states that Koizumi's decision reflects the importance To [...]
2006-06-15 08:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP ENRG JA IN
06TOKYO3518JAPAN TO SUPPORT SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN UNDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso during a June 22 interview with Reuters stated that Japan would take part if the international community imposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. The report also noted that Aso had urged his Iranian counterpart to seriously consider [...]
2006-06-24 02:10:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM KNNP KNUC IAEA JA IR
06TOKYO3523JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-26 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3563MEDIA REACTION Q US-INDIA NUCLEAR ACCORD - TOKYO
[...] "Premier Should Not Support US-India Nuclear Accord" The liberal Asahi editorialized (6/28): "...During their June 29 talks at the White House, President Bush and PM Koizumi are expected to play up the US-Japan 'honeymoon' of the past five years. They are also likely to discuss troublesome mat [...]
2006-06-28 05:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3580 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-28 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3812JAPAN/NORTH KOREA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) In the course of a July 7, 2006 meeting to discuss reftel demarche, Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Yabunaka told Ambassador Schieffer and Russian Ambassador Alexander Losyukov that the United Nations must send a strong, clear and united message that North Korea's recent launching of sev [...]
2006-07-07 10:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM UNSC IAEA JA NK
06TOKYO3832GOJ SUPPORTIVE OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE ON NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Schieffer and Russian Ambassador Losyukov on July 7, 2006 delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yabunaka. Yabunaka thanked the Ambassadors for informing the GOJ prior to the official announcement of the Initiative at the G8 summit. Noting that Japa [...]
2006-07-10 07:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP IAEA JA RS AS CA
06TOKYO4396JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER COUNSELS IRANIANS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan has made it clear that it will stand with the international community on the issue of Iranian nuclear proliferation even if it means risking commercial repercussions. In an August 2 meeting with Iranian Vice President Esfandior Rahim Mashay, Foreign Minister Aso counsele [...]
2006-08-04 08:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO4701JAPAN LEANING TOWARDS CO-SPONSORING, WANTS TO
[...] ESToff and DOE Attach on August 11, 2006 met with MOFA International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy Director Takayuki Kitagawa and desk officer Toshio Kaneko, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Director [...]
2006-08-17 04:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP IAEA ENRG JA
06TOKYO484JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 02:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4998JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-31 23:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5009MEDIA REACTION Q IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM - TOKYO
[...] "China, Russia Still Pursuing Dialogue" The liberal Mainichi's New York correspondent wrote (9/1): "The IAEA Thursday submitted a report to the UNSC that Iran is continuing uranium enrichment. The focus of discussion at the UNSC will now shift to whether or not to adopt economic sanctions in o [...]
2006-09-01 04:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO502ITER: GOJ RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON FINALIZATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (SBU) On January 30, EST M/C and ESToff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Science Cooperation Office Director Kozo Honsei and Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Fusion En [...]
2006-01-30 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG ITER TRGY KSCA JA
06TOKYO5050ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM JAPAN REGARDING GNEP
[...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (SBU) On September 5, science officer spoke to MOFA,s International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy Director Takayuki Kitagawa regarding GNEP,s Statement of Principles (Reftel). Science officer provided additional background to Kitagawa on the [...]
2006-09-05 08:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA FR JA
06TOKYO5325JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 07:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5456 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/21/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-21 08:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5512 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-25 08:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5558JAPANESE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] This is an action message. See para 5. 2. SUMMARY: Russian Embassy Political Officer Sergey I. Kuznetsov and U.S. Embassy Science and Technical Affairs Officer Ayanna Hobbs met with Japanese counterparts at MOFA on 25 September. Using the three briefing documents (reftel) officers exp [...]
2006-09-26 08:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MCAP PINR PINS PTER
06TOKYO561MEDIA REACTION STATE OF THE UNION
[...] "'Democratization' at the core of US diplomacy" The top-circulation, centrist Yomiuri's Washington-based reporter observed: "President Bush stressed the importance of promoting liberty and democracy by setting an end to tyranny as the goal of US diplomacy. Given that democratic elections have [...]
2006-02-01 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5753TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: When you arrive in Tokyo on October 16, Japan's new government will have been in office less than one month. The new PM, Shinzo Abe, held the powerful Chief Cabinet Secretary position in former PM Koizumi's government. Both Koizumi and Abe are LDP members with a conservative ben [...]
2006-10-03 06:13:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIN JA PARM PREL PTER
06TOKYO5824MOFA DIRECTOR GENERAL DISCUSSES THAILAND, BURMA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Chihiro Atsumi told Charge October 6 that: -- Japan is not happy with the recent coup in Thailand and is concerned about the signals it sends to other states in the region, particularly Burma, but at the same time [...]
2006-10-06 09:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ETRD PINR TH BM IN CE JA
06TOKYO5904ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM JAPAN REGARDING THE
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPHS 4-6. 2. SUMMARY: Russian Embassy Political Officer Sergey I. Kuznetsov and American Embassy Science and Technology Officer Ayanna Hobbs met with Japanese counterparts at MOFA on 2 October, and hand-delivered answers provided by Washington (reftel) [...]
2006-10-11 08:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MCAP PINR PINS IAEA FR
06TOKYO596ITER: MORE ON FINALIZATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (SBU) On February 2, EST M/C and ESToff met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Science Cooperation Office Director Kozo Honsei and others and delivered reftel demarche. Honsei thanked EST M/C for the cl [...]
2006-02-02 09:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG ITER TRGY KSCA JA
06TOKYO5988 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-13 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6057JAPAN ENCOURAGES TOUGH STANCE ON DPRK WITH A/S HILL
[...] (C) Summary. On October 16, MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Director General Sasae told visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Hill that the issue of maritime interdiction SIPDIS operations was generating what Sasae implied was excessive Japanese media attention. The Director General said the st [...]
2006-10-18 03:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA KN KS
06TOKYO6067CURRICULUM VITAE OF JAPANESE HEAD DELEGATE AND
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. SUMMARY: Embassy Science and Technology Officer Ayanna Hobbs met with MOFA on 18 October to review details on the GI Morocco meeting (reftels). Japan raised additional questions, provided the CV of Japan,s head of delegation, and commented on [...]
2006-10-18 06:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MCAP PINR PTER JA
06TOKYO622JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/06/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-06 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6222 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-25 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO625MEDIA REACTION QDR/IRAN - TOKYO
[...] "QDR Reflects US Alarm over Looming Chinese Military Buildup" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (2/5): "The quadrennial defense review (QDR),issued by the Department of Defense, reflects rising US alarm over China, which has been building up its military arsenal. [...]
2006-02-06 05:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6432 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-08 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO658JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-07 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6749JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/29/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-28 23:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6795JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-01 00:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6897JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-08 00:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6934MEDIA REACTION - RESUMPTION OF SIX-PARTY TALKS -
[...] "Six-Party Talks: Priority Should Be Given to Halting Operations at DPRK Nuclear Facilities" The liberal Asahi editorialized (12/12): "After a 13-month interval, the six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear issue will resume in Beijing on December 18. The talks have been stalemated so long [...]
2006-12-12 02:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO696MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO
[...] "Iran Must Halt Uranium Enrichment" The liberal Asahi editorialized (2/8): "... Members of the board of directors at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have adopted a resolution referring the matter of Iran's suspected nuclear development to the UN Security Council, meaning that the [...]
2006-02-08 04:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6966JAPANESE REACTION TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-14 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KGIC KNNP PREL ASCH CA CH RF GM IT JA
06TOKYO6979JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-15 03:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7067JAPANESE PLEASED WITH VISIT OF INDIAN PRIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials are pleased with Indian Prime Minister Singh's December 13-16 Tokyo visit, according to MOFA contacts. During the visit, the "Global Partnership" inaugurated in 2000 was elevated to a "Strategic and Global Partnership" calling for closer political and diplomati [...]
2006-12-20 08:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EAIR EINV ETRD SCUL KNNP IN JA
06TOKYO7071JAPAN: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Japanese leaders have publicly declared their firm commitment to stand by the United States to combat terrorism over the long term. Japanese support for domestic, regional and global counterterrorism efforts remained steady in 2006. Japan is party to all counterterrorism-related UN convention [...]
2006-12-20 23:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
06TOKYO7072JAPAN: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Japanese leaders have publicly declared their firm commitment to stand by the United States to combat terrorism over the long term. Japanese support for domestic, regional and global counterterrorism efforts remained steady in 2006. Japan is party to all counterterrorism-related UN convention [...]
2006-12-20 23:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
06TOKYO773JAPAN: DVFM KONO ON IRAN
[...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with Deputy Vice Foreign Minister Masaharu Kono, DCM Donovan underscored U.S. appreciation for Japan's stance on Iran at the IAEA, and asked how Japan would deal with the Iran nuclear issue during the upcoming visit to Tokyo by Iran Foreign Minister Mottaki (ref a) [...]
2006-02-13 09:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA IR JA
06TOKYO777 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/06-2
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-13 23:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO785MEDIA REACTION IRAN/IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Iranian Nuclear Dispute: Tehran Hardening Its Stance Toward the US and Europe" The liberal Asahi's Tehran correspondent Anto commented (2/14): "Iran is deepening its confrontational stance toward the US and Europe by beginning preparations for uranium enrichment at its Natanz plant in central [...]
2006-02-14 05:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO820 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-15 08:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO882JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/21/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-21 01:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO907 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/21/06
[...] Azadegan oil field: 260,000 barrels a day 2. Sakhalin 1 (Russia): 250,000 barrels a day 3. Sakhalin 2 (Russia): 160,000 barrels a day 4. Rang Dong oil field (Vietnam): 50,000 barrels a day 5. Mubarras oil field (United Arab Emirates): 20,000 barrels a day (5) Political comment [...]
2006-02-21 23:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TRIPOLI459LIBYANS DISCUSS NON-PROLIFERATION WITH AMB. SCHULTE - WHERE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Schulte conducted extensive discussions on non-proliferation with Libyan officials and the Jamahiriya press August 28-30. The Libyans agreed with our assessment that Iran was working on a weapons program and that it should comply with the IAEA, while stressing tha [...]
2006-09-01 14:25:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALCMGT OVIP PARM KNNP LY
06TRIPOLI466LIBYAN VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 -- "WE AGREE AND DON'T
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-06 12:48:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL WMD KNNP MNUC KPAO PTER KN KS LY
06TUNIS1276DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] (S) On May 26, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial to MFA Director General for the Americas and Asia Ghazi Jomaa. Jomaa said that Deputy Foreign Minister Hatem Ben Salem would be representing Tunisia at the Ministerial and that he would pass the [...]
2006-05-26 11:42:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TS
06TUNIS1344DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOLLOW UP ON NAM STATEMENT ON
[...] (C/NF) On June 1, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial statement on Iran to MFA Secretary of State Hatem Ben Salem. Ben Salem, who represented Tunisia at the Ministerial, agreed that the final statement was unhelpful. He stressed that Tunisia, alo [...]
2006-06-02 12:18:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TS
06TUNIS1702DAS GRAY MEETING WITH TUNISIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN
[...] (C//NF) SUMMARY. During his June 27-28 visit, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Gordon Gray met with Deputy Foreign Minister for the Americas and Asia, Saida Chtioui, to discuss the USG position on Libya, Tunisian relations with Iran, USG support for Guatemala for the Latin American Security Counc [...]
2006-07-06 13:48:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPAO PGOV PHUM SMIG MARR TS
06UNVIEVIENNA466IAEA ELBARADEI ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (C) IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, AMBASSADOR SPOKE TO IAEA DG ELBARADEI (CURRENTLY TRAVELING IN CALIFORNIA) AND ENCOURAGED HIM TO MAKE A PUBLIC STATEMENT THAT (1) WELCOMES THE U.S. ACTION; (2) ENCOURAGES IRAN TO SUSPEND FULLY AND VERIFIABLY ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES; AND (3) REINFORCES IRAN'S RESPONSIBI [...]
2006-06-01 16:34:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENRG IAEA PGOV PREL
06UNVIEVIENNA500IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL ON IRAN TO
[...] (SBU) At the June BOG, mission, per reftel, accomplished its objectives of underscoring the absence of confidence in the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program, stressing Iran's need to halt enrichment-related activities, and re-dividing the NAM. Iran was dealt with under agenda item 8 (g) [...]
2006-06-16 09:29:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA511IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL ON IRAN TO
[...] (SBU) Further to Reftel, this message provides detailed information on the June 15 IAEA Board of Governors debate on Iran. During that discussion, 33 countries delivered statements, with a preponderance calling on Iran to cooperate with the IAEA to resolve the outstanding issues identified in [...]
2006-06-23 13:39:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA522PROFILE OF MALAYSIAN AMBASSADOR RAJMAH HUSSAIN
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction. Malaysian Ambassador Rajmah Hussain, designated next Malaysian Ambassador to Washington, arrived Vienna 16 months ago from her previous position as Ambassador to the CD in Geneva. While in Vienna, Hussain served as chair of the Vienna Chapter of the Non-Aligned [...]
2006-06-28 06:37:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC ETRD IAEA IR KNNP PINR
06UNVIEVIENNA572 IAEA/IRAN: BUSHEHR START-UP UNLIKELY UNTIL AT
[...] (S) The IAEA's Russ Clark, during a July 18 meeting with Msnoff, said that the Iranians would be "lucky" to commission the first power reactor at Bushehr (BNPP-1) by 2009 because the Russians are "dragging their feet." Key equipment required to finish the plant, such as valves and cables, has [...]
2006-07-26 15:40:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA626 SUBJECT: POSSIBLE IRAN SCENARIOS LEADING UP TO
[...] (C) There are three possible Iranian responses to both the EU3 "package" and UNSCR 1696: accept the package and comply with the resolution (highly unlikely),reject the package and the resolution outright (unlikely),or express a willingness to negotiate the package "without preconditions", i.e [...]
2006-08-21 15:12:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA650IAEA/IRAN: DG'S REPORT: NO SUSPENSION, NO FURTHER
[...] (SBU) The DG, as mandated by UNSCR 1696, reported that as of August 31 Iran has not suspended uranium enrichment activities, halted construction of the heavy water research reactor at Arak, cooperated with the IAEA to resolve the outstanding issues, voluntarily implemented the Additional Proto [...]
2006-08-31 17:50:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA659IAEA/IRAN: "LIKE-MINDED" DISCUSS DG REPORT,
[...] (U) This is a guidance request; please see para 9. 2. (C) Ambassador Schulte met with the group of "like-minded" countries (EU3, CAN, AUS, NZ, NOR, ROK, JAP, ARG) on September 6, with all parties agreeing that the DG's August 31 report clearly shows Iranian defiance of UNSCR 1696 (even tho [...]
2006-09-06 17:34:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA815IAEA/DPRK/IRAN: JAPAN NIXES BOG DPRK RESOLUTION;
[...] (S) Like-minded countries, meeting at the US mission November 2, agreed with Japan's view that, in light of the October 31 announcement on Six-Party talks, the Board should pursue a Chairman's Summary, but not a resolution unless the DPRK reneges on this agreement. Country statements at the B [...]
2006-11-03 15:11:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA851IAEA/IRAN: SECRETARIAT TELLS MEMBER STATES THAT
[...] (SBU) During a technical briefing on November 15, the IAEA Secretariat advised that TC project IRA/9/019 (Strengthening Safety Capabilities for the Construction of a research Reactor) was not directly linked to enrichment and reprocessing activities, and the "Secretariat is certain this proj [...]
2006-11-17 08:20:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1073EGYPT AND THE U.S.: BILATERAL TIES NOT REFLECTED
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The prevailing atmosphere at the UN is one of increasing polarization between the UN's top donors (chiefly the U.S., Japan, Europe and CANZ) and the G-77. This sharpening divide manifests itself in debates across the full spectrum of reform issues: administrative, bu [...]
2006-05-25 21:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM ECON AORC KUNR EG
06USUNNEWYORK1157SYG ANNAN DISCUSSES IRAN, DARFUR, SOMALIA AND UN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting convened at his request, Secretary-General (SYG) Annan gave Ambassador Bolton a SIPDIS read-out of his recent conversation with head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Larijani on the incentives package just presented by European Union High Representative [...]
2006-06-06 23:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAMGT AORC CM IR NI PGOV PREL PTER SO SU
06USUNNEWYORK1266UN OVERSIGHT: JIU LACUNAE REPORT (A/60/860)
[...] This is an action request. USUN seeks Department guidance on the JIU Report on "Oversight Lacunae in the United Nations System" summarized below in time for imminent discussions in the Fifth Committee on UN oversight and accountability. 2. SUMMARY: The UN Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) has re [...]
2006-06-23 21:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR ASIG UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1297UNGA: JUNE 28-30 INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON THE UN
[...] Summary: General Assembly members gathered for informal consultations on the draft UN Global Counter-Terrorism strategy from June 28-30. Many had detailed line-in, line-out comments while reserving the right to provide additional comments separately to the co-chairs of the discussion. The [...]
2006-07-03 18:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PTER
06USUNNEWYORK1379UNSC UNANIMOUSLY CONDEMNS DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES,
[...] The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday, July 15 to condemn the recent North Korean missile launches. Resolution 1695 (2006) demands that North Korea "suspend all activities related to its ballistic missile programme" and calls on member states to prevent "missile and missile-re [...]
2006-07-18 13:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR KNNP PARM UNSC KN
06USUNNEWYORK17201540: COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SEEKS MOVEMENT ON WORK
[...] Summary: Slovak PermRep and 1540 Committee Chairman Peter Burian consulted Ambassador Bolton and Ambassador Sanders August 31 on how to end the 1540 Committee's deadlock over its draft work program. The Russian delegation blocked the UK-drafted program on July 27, despite the P-5 experts' p [...]
2006-09-05 15:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK2123UNSC/IRAN: NOVEMBER 3RD MEETING P5 PLUS ONE
[...] Summary: The P5 plus one met on Friday, November 3, at the UK Mission at 11:30 to discuss the EU3 draft resolution on Iran. Russia reiterated its complaints about the EU3 text and circulated its extensive &corrections8 (emailed to State and NSC),which Ambassador Churkin described as consist [...]
2006-11-06 17:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PARM PREL UNSC PGOV IR
06USUNNEWYORK424MEETING WITH 1540 COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN BURIAN
[...] Summary: (SBU) Ambassador Bolton met on February 28 with Slovak PermRep and 1540 Committee Chairman Peter Burian, who sought U.S. views on the extension of the 1540 Committee's mandate. During the discussion, which also touched on Iran and how the Council's consideration of Iran could affect [...]
2006-03-06 16:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC PARM
06USUNNEWYORK427P5 MEETING WITH SECRETARY-GENERAL ON IRAN
[...] (C) Ambassador Sanders and Pol MinCouns and the other P5 Ambassadors met with the SYG and former Chief of Staff and new Deputy SYG Designate Malloch Brown early in the evening of March 3. SYG called the meeting to offer a briefing on his meetings with former Iranian President Khatami in Doha [...]
2006-03-06 23:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA AORC IR
06USUNNEWYORK433UNSC/IRAN: EU3 IRAN ELEMENTS
[...] (C) In a brief P3 meeting mid-day March 7, Ambassadors agreed to defer the P5 meeting planned for later in the day until the afternoon of Wednesday, March 8 at 5:00, when we would have a read-out of the Secretary's discussion with Russian FM Lavrov and when the IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) w [...]
2006-03-08 00:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR
06USUNNEWYORK459UN/IRAQ: PERRICOS PRESSES SECURITY COUNCIL TO
[...] (C) Begin Summary. In his briefing to the UNSC, Acting UNMOVIC Chairman Demitrius Perricos urged the UNSC to address UNMOVIC's mandate and discussed in detail his concerns about the chemical weapons (CW) site at Muthanna. He also highlighted Iraq's failure to engage thus far on this file. A [...]
2006-03-10 14:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV UNMOVIC IZ
06USUNNEWYORK467UNSC/IRAN: P3/P5 MEETINGS CONTINUED
[...] (C) Summary: The Perm Five Permanent Representatives met at 5:00 pm Friday, March 10 at USUN to discuss the British-French draft elements on Iran. Discussion went round and round, as the Russians and Chinese had no specific instructions on the text, speaking instead in general terms about h [...]
2006-03-11 00:27:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR AA
06USUNNEWYORK476UNSC/IRAN: P3/P5 MEETINGS
[...] (C) Role for the Germans: P3 Ambassadors met early in the afternoon of March 8 in advance of the P5 meeting later in the day. French PR de la Sabliere urged German participation in the next meeting. Ambassador Bolton said regardless of how the meeting was described -- P5-plus-1 or E3-plus [...]
2006-03-13 18:13:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR
06USUNNEWYORK528MARCH 15 P5 MEETING ON IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: The P-5 met at 8AM Wednesday, March 15 at the U.S. Mission to continue consultations on Iran. The Russians and Chinese continued to stonewall any progress on the British-French draft UNSC Presidential Statement, with no change in their positions since the March 14 P-5 and inform [...]
2006-03-17 14:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAA AORC EU IR KNNP IAEA
06USUNNEWYORK581UN/GERMANY: STATE SECRETARY PFLUGER ON IRAN, LATIN
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Bolton discussed Iran, Latin America and UN reform initiatives, including the recently formed Human Rights Council, with German State Secretary Freidbert Pfluger on March 20. Pfluger reiterated Germany's steadfast support for efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuc [...]
2006-03-23 18:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC KUNR GM IR
06USUNNEWYORK797PORTUGAL REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR HRC CANDIDACY:
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 16:00:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM UN IR PO EVN
06USUNNEWYORK834UNSC/IRAN: AMBASSADOR BOLTON MEETS WITH JAPANESE
[...] (C) Begin Summary. In an April 13 meeting, Director-General of Middle Eastern and African Affairs at the Japanese MFA Motohide Yoshikawa raised with Ambassador Bolton some of the economic and domestic pressures impacting Japanese government policy on Iran. He asked that U.S. statements not [...]
2006-04-24 13:21:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP JA IR
06USUNNEWYORK836UN/IRAQ: SYG LETTER REGARDING UNMOVIC MANDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-24 14:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PGOV UNMOVIC IZ
06USUNNEWYORK977GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMENTS ON SYG'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In informal consultations of the General Assembly (closed to press and public) May 11 and 12, 36 delegations commented on the Secretary-General's recently released counterterrorism strategy. (UN Doc A/60/825 "Uniting against terrorism: recommendations for a global counter-terro [...]
2006-05-15 15:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK996UN REFORM: U/S BURNS PRESSES KEY G-77 AMBASSADORS
[...] (C) Summary. On May 9, U/S Burns pressed the UN reform agenda with four senior G-77 Ambassadors, three in particular (Egypt, Pakistan and South Africa) who play a disruptive role on a number of U.S. priority reform issues. The meeting took place a day after the G-77 successfully forced a reso [...]
2006-05-16 15:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR AORC UN
06VATICAN29VATICAN: IRAN SHOULD RESPECT NUCLEAR OBLIGATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. DCM called on Vatican deputy foreign minister Parolin to discuss Iran's nuclear activities. Parolin indicated that he had discussed the issue with representatives of the EU-3 and with the Iranian charge, and had pressed Iran to respect its IAEA obligations and improve its interna [...]
2006-02-22 14:18:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR VT
06VATICAN92HOLY SEE: DEPUTY FM DISCUSSION WITH SENATOR ALLEN FOCUSES
[...] (C) Summary. Holy See deputy FM and visiting Senator Allen had a long and occasionally pointed discussion May 28 on Iran and other topics. Parolin appeared intent on using the meeting to remind the USG of the Holy See's opposition to military action against Iran, and also seemed to signal int [...]
2006-05-31 08:50:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM VT
06VIENNA142AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM PLASSNIK
[...] (C) Summary. During a cordial and lively first meeting with Ambassador McCaw, Foreign Minister Plassnik expressed her desire to continue the improved tenor of transatlantic relations during the Austrian EU Presidency. She pledged solidarity on Iran and Afghanistan, and agreed that the EU ne [...]
2006-01-18 07:23:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU AU IR AF RU
06VIENNA230JANUARY 30 GAERC PRE-DEMARCHE: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE
[...] (C) EconPolCouns and Pol Unit Chief delivered ref (a) demarche to Austrian MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Coordinator Andreas Riecken on January 24. Riecken noted that, in addition to the topics mentioned in reftel, the EU Foreign Ministers would discuss the problem of granting visas [...]
2006-01-25 16:01:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL AU EUN
06VIENNA2712AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 12, 2006
[...] Investment banker Wolfgang Floettl, who has come under fire in connection with the scandal surrounding union-owned bank Bawag, claims he also transferred "several tens of thousands of Euros" to the SPOe and former Chancellor Franz Vranitzky in 1999. Vranitzky has confirmed the receipt of the mo [...]
2006-09-12 14:10:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA2749AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 14, 2006
[...] The leader of the opposition Social Democrats (SPOe),Alfred Gusenbauer, says he suspects a government plot to discredit his party ahead of next month's elections is behind allegations made by Wolfgang Floettl, one of those at the center of the Bawag bank scandal. The SPOe has denied Floettl's [...]
2006-09-14 16:30:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA2765AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 15, 2006
[...] The former head of Bawag bank, Helmut Elsner, has been arrested at his home in the south of France. Elsner is under criminal investigation in connection with currency speculations and losses at Bawag. The Justice Ministry in Vienna says the 71-year-old Elsner was arrested because there was a f [...]
2006-09-15 14:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA2774AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 18, 2006
[...] The Bawag scandal added yet another layer of intrigue when it was revealed that former OeVP boss Josef Taus visited former Bawag boss Helmut Elsner shortly before he was arrested at his estate in France. The opposition is demanding more details about the nature of the visit; Taus says his meeti [...]
2006-09-18 11:54:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3020AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST
[...] (C) On October 10, Charge met with Thomas Mayr-Harting, the MFA's Political Director, and Ambassador Nikolaus Scherk, Director of the MFA's Asia Division, to deliver ref A talking points on North Korea,s announced nuclear test. 2. (C) Charge emphasized the extreme gravity of the situation [...]
2006-10-11 16:24:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL KN AU
06VIENNA309TREASURY U/S LEVEY RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT TWO
[...] (U) This message contains a request from the Ministry of Finance for information from the Department of Treasury. Please see paragraph 6. Summary ------- 2. (S) During January 19 meetings, U/S Levey reiterated USG concerns to senior Austrian officials about financial relations between [...]
2006-02-02 07:47:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPREL PARM MNUC KNNP AU
06VIENNA3335AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 15, 2006
[...] The KPOe and Hans-Peter Martin's List are reportedly considering contesting the October 1 elections because the BZOe ran under different names in Carinthia province and at the national level. Should the Austrian Constitutional Court rule that the BZOe lose its representation in Parliament, the [...]
2006-11-15 14:43:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3383AUSTRIA ON IRAN'S PROPOSED IAEA TECHNICAL
[...] (SBU) Post conveyed reftel demarche on November 17 to Bernhardt Wrabetz, the Austrian MFA's DAS-level Director for IAEA and Non-Proliferation Affairs. A/DCM followed up with Wrabetz on November 21. 2. (SBU) Wrabetz said there was a common EU position -- which Austria had supported -- tha [...]
2006-11-21 15:48:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC AU
06VIENNA3392AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 22, 2006
[...] Coalition negotiations resume today between the Social Democrats and the People's Party. Party leaders Alfred Gusenbauer and Wolfgang Schuessel are to discuss issues aimed at paving the way for a grand coalition. Although Schuessel in an interview ruled out a coalition with the FPOe, Austrian m [...]
2006-11-24 07:11:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3482AUSTRIA'S OPPOSITION TO CZECH NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
[...] (SBU) The recent Czech decision to grant a final operating license for the controversial Temelin nuclear power plant has unleashed a barrage of criticism in Austria. State government officials in Upper Austria, which lies approximately 40 miles from Temelin, have been the most vehement critic [...]
2006-12-05 11:09:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV PGOV EUN AU
06VIENNA655CODEL WEXLER'S DISCUSSIONS ON IRAN WITH AUSTRIAN
[...] (C) Congressman Robert Wexler (D-Florida) and Professional Staff Member Jonathan Katz, accompanied by DCM and PolOff, met with Chancellor Schuessel's foreign policy adviser Hans Peter Manz on February 22. Manz gave his views on next steps in reaction to Iran's actions regarding its nuclear p [...]
2006-03-03 12:03:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC IR AU IAEA EUN
06VIENNA722U.S-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY: AUSTRIAN EU
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Embassy conveyed ref (a) points to MFA A/S-equivalent for Nonproliferation Dorothea Auer on March 3. Pol Unit Chief followed up on March 8 with Auer and her deputy, DAS for IAEA and nuclear issues Alexander Kmentt. Auer and Kmentt made it clear that Austria is [...]
2006-03-09 14:20:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KSCA PARM KNNP ETTC IN EUN AU
06VIENNA761EU FOREIGN MINISTERS CALL FOR CONTINUED IRAN
[...] Summary: EU leaders used the the informal "Gymnich" meeting of EU foreign ministers on March 10-11 to call for continued international consensus as Iran and its nuclear program is referred to the UN Security Council -- as well as to express hope that a diplomatic solution was still possible. [...]
2006-03-13 17:07:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL FR IR EUN AU
06VIENNA956U.S.-EU TROIKA ON NONPROLIFERATION, ARMS CONTROL
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: ISN Acting DAS Andrew Semmel and Acting Permanent Representative to Geneva Conference on Disarmament Thomas Cynkin met representatives of the Austrian EU Presidency, the future Finnish Presidency, the European Commission's delegation to IAEA, and the EU Council Secretariat [...]
2006-03-31 12:00:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER MARR MNUC ETTC EFIN KNNP EUN
06VIENTIANE463LAO RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 06:17:00Embassy VientianeSECRETPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR LA
06VILNIUS148LITHUANIA BRIEFED ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE UN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-13 15:38:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KNNP AORC IR LH
06WARSAW178POLAND: DOE OFFICIALS DISCUSS SPENT REACTOR FUEL
[...] Econoff attended a meeting of DOE officials Michael Tyacke and Igor Bolshinsky and GOP officials from the National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA),State Treasury, and Radioactive Waste Management Authority on 26 January 2006. Tyacke and Bolshinsky presented information on the DOE's Russian Resea [...]
2006-02-03 15:37:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY KNNP ECON ENRG PL IAEA
06WARSAW203POLES NOTE DETERIORATION OF ATMOSPHERE IN TEHRAN,
[...] (C) Summary: Polish Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Witold Waszczykowski, told us that his attitude toward Iran had "completely changed" during his January 30-31 visit to Iran. He now believes Tehran is determined to acquire nuclear weapons. In a separate read-out MFA Director [...]
2006-02-09 09:03:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP PL IR AORC
06WARSAW792IAEA/HEU MINIMIZATION: POLAND CONCERNED OVER GTRI
[...] (SBU) Summary. Polish National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) staff confirmed the GOP is concerned about the increasing costs associated with the GTRI project. PAA President Jerzy Niewodniczanski estimates that the provision of 25 fresh fuel elements will cost between USD 1.5 - 2 million, mone [...]
2006-04-28 10:06:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG KNNP TRGY PL IAEA
06WELLINGTON286A/S HILL'S MEETINGS WITH PM CLARK AND FM PETERS
[...] (C) Summary: During separate March 20 meetings with Prime Minister Clark and Foreign Minister Peters in Wellington, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill encouraged the United States and New Zealand to work together in areas such as the Pacific Islands and Afghanistan. Prime Minister [...]
2006-04-13 03:26:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL XB NZ
06WELLINGTON89NZ DISARMAMENT MINISTER SUPPORTS DECISION ON IRAN
[...] (U) On February 1, New Zealand Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Phil Goff issued a public statement in support of the IAEA extraordinary meeting decision to report Iran's nuclear program to the UN Security Council. Goff, who is also New Zealand's Defense Minister, highlighted the concern [...]
2006-02-02 04:26:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PGOV KNNP IR NZ
06YEREVAN1272DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 14:06:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDIR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC
06YEREVAN1538A GOOD START: GOAM COMMITS FUNDS TO NUCLEAR SAFETY
[...] (C) The GOAM has pledged USD 5.3 million towards safety upgrades at the Armenian nuclear power plant (ANPP) and USD 1 million annually to support Armenia's newly established decommissioning fund. The European Commission and the U.S. also proposed between USD 6-7 million each for safety upgra [...]
2006-11-02 07:49:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PNNL AM
06YEREVAN190ARMENIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA REPORTS IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 13:53:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC AM
06YEREVAN231IRANIAN FM LAUDS RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA, CALLS
[...] (C) "We do not need permission to pursue a peaceful nuclear program," Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki told reporters during a press conference at the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs February 14 in Yerevan. Mottaki arrived in Yerevan February 14 for a series of official meetings at Forei [...]
2006-02-14 14:05:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPARM ENRG KNNP PREL MARR RS AJ IR AM
06YEREVAN258ORPHANED RADIOLOGICAL SOURCES IN ARMENIA: SEARCH
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Armenian nuclear regulatory authorities are preparing to ship two high-intensity, orphaned radiological sources to Russia for secure storage. According to the director of the quasi-govermenta [...]
2006-02-23 03:39:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC EAID ENRG KNNP AM
06YEREVAN295ARMENIA: ANXIOUS NOT TO CONFRONT IRAN ON NUCLEAR
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered ref A points regarding Iran's application for membership in the Association of State Nuclear Authorities of Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors during separate calls on Energy Minister Armen Movsisyan and Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian February 28. Si [...]
2006-03-01 12:45:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM
06YEREVAN323CONTRASTING INDIA AND IRAN FOR THE ARMENIANS
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered points contained refs A and B to Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian March 6, editorializing that, whereas India, though not a signatory of the NPT, had now agreed with the United States to enter the non-proliferation mainstream, Iran, an NPT signatory, was stil [...]
2006-03-05 13:54:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALAM IR IN KSCA PARM PREL
06YEREVAN389SHIPMENT OF RADIOLOGICAL SOURCES: CORRECTING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-19 11:55:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC EAID ENRG KNNP RS AM
06YEREVAN631ARMENIA'S ENERGY SITUATION: DEALING WITH DEVILS
[...] (C) While official Armenia insists that the incomplete Iran-Armenia gas pipeline was not included in the recent Hrazdan 5 energy-for-infrastructure agreement with Russia (reftel),the specific details of the midnight deal remain unclear. In response to the Ambassador's inquiries during May 2 [...]
2006-05-05 13:54:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM
06YEREVAN751ARMENIANS CAUGHT IN HEADLIGHTS ON IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with President Kocharian late June 1 to deliver ref A points on Iran, and with Deputy Foreign Minister Kirakossian the following day. Kocharian had no immediate reaction except to repeat his concerns about the heightening tensions over Iran's nuclear program, to la [...]
2006-06-02 10:45:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP IR AM
06YEREVAN910ARMENIA'S "LEAST COST" ENERGY FUTURE INCLUDES
[...] (SBU) At a June 30 conference to plot out how Armenia's energy generation capability needs to change to match its projected demand, GOAM energy policy leaders and top USAID consultants presented persuasive arguments that Armenia must replace its aging nuclear power plant by 2015 with a new nuc [...]
2006-07-06 12:57:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV PREL KNNP AM
06ZAGREB1482EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----09 November, Met with Ministry of Finance (MOF),Customs Directorate, Operational and Customs Academy Department Heads at their request to tour the facility located on the grounds of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) Police Directorate Training compl [...]
2006-12-14 12:41:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ABUDHABI333IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737
[...] (C) On February 25, DCM raised reftel points on Iran,s noncompliance with UNSCR 1737 with MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan, who gave strong assurances that the UAE Government is "all the way with you on this." Al Haidan said the UAE has repeatedly talked to the Iranians, but characterized their [...]
2007-02-26 13:12:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETKNNP IR AE
07ABUDHABI35FM ABDULLAH VISITS TEHRAN
[...] (C) Summary: During a January 9 visit to Tehran, Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (AbZ) met with Iranian President Ahmadinejad and Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki to discuss "regional cooperation and stability." AbZ told Ambassador that he made a "forceful" argument to [...]
2007-01-10 14:45:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR AE
07ABUDHABI421MINSTER OF ECONOMY SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 13:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETTC ETRD PREL PGOV PARM IR AE
07ABUJA2415DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. VIEWS ON 15 NOV IAEA DG'S
[...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for International Organizations Charles A. Ononye. Mr. Ononye said he would pass the information on to their mission in Vienna, but encouraged the U.S. Representative to the IAEA in Vienna to also contact t [...]
2007-11-19 15:52:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV NI IO
07ACCRA1895DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SEPTEMBER IAEA BOARD OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 06:45:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC GH
07ACCRA1907GHANA'S RESPONSE TO MINISTERIAL-LEVEL DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-10 15:03:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC AORC GH
07ACCRA2356U.S. EXPECTATIONS FOR MID-NOVEMBER IAEA REPORT ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-06 11:16:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM AORC
07ACCRA2425 DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. VIEWS OF IAEA DIRECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 15:45:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC GH
07ADDISABABA3453ETHIOPIA SURPRISED BY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
[...] (C) Ambassador and Pol/Econ Chief provided Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi a copy of the reftel National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) key judgments and non-paper on Iran's Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities on December 4. Pol/Econ Chief detailed the major points from the NIE and the pote [...]
2007-12-05 06:24:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IR PARM IAEA ET
07ALGIERS1680SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR SCHULTE'S ALGERIA VISIT
[...] (U) Ambasssador Schulte, we are delighted you can visit Algiers this month. Algeria is a committed partner of the U.S. in the war on terrorism and the GoA has actively helped shut down ratlines funneling foreign fighters to Iraq. We also have big commercial interests in Algeria's energy sect [...]
2007-11-20 12:41:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PTER ECON AG
07ALGIERS1764AMBASSADOR SCHULTE DISCUSSES IRAN AND NUCLEAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian officials told visiting UNVIE Amb. Schulte that they have encouraged Iran to cooperate with the international community regarding its nuclear programs, but they stopped short of agreeing to make a public statement that Iran has violated its commitments under the Non-Prol [...]
2007-12-09 15:11:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG KNNP PGOV IR AG
07AMMAN1509JORDAN TO AVOID NATANZ RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-09 14:51:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC PARM IR JO
07AMMAN2989QUEEN AND SENIOR OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT CHALLENGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Queen and senior GOJ officials told a GOJ-sponsored staffdel that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was the core issue facing the Middle East. They warned against a sudden withdrawal from Iraq and discussed key challenges they perceive as facing Jordan: extremism, Syrian and [...]
2007-07-12 12:58:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL KPAL IS JO IZ IR SY
07AMMAN3656JORDAN WELCOMES MOU ON NUCLEAR ENERGY AND PROPOSES
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See para 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Khaled Touqan will represent the Government of Jordan (GOJ) at the September 16 Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Ministerial, and has proposed signing the Memora [...]
2007-08-30 11:26:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALENRG PGOV EPET JO
07AMMAN4015FIRST UNSCR 1540 OUTREACH IN ARAB REGION PROMOTES
[...] (U) Summary. The Regional Seminar, "Implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) for Arab States," took place on 4-5 September 2007 in Amman, Jordan. Jordan hosted the workshop jointly with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UN ODA) in close cooperation w [...]
2007-09-27 13:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP EU OSCE ARF
07AMMAN898SCENESETTER FOR JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT
[...] (C) King Abdullah left Amman February 27 for London. He will arrive in Boston February 28, and in Washington March 4. He is scheduled to address a joint session of Congress March 7. He met with Secretary Rice February 20. 2. (C) The Israeli-Palestinian conflict will again be at the top [...]
2007-02-27 13:42:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS IR IZ JO
07ANKARA1189ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-17 14:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1294TURKEY INFORMED ABOUT OPEN-ENDED SEMINAR TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-25 14:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC TU
07ANKARA1295ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-25 14:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1520SCENESETTER FOR AMB SCHULTE'S JUNE 20
[...] (C) Turkey's officials continue to acknowledge Iran's nuclear program as a threat, but the current domestic political crisis, as well as concerns over PKK terrorism and Iraq, have kept Iran off the front burner. Your June 20 DVC with Turkish journalists will help us keep the threat posed by a [...]
2007-06-15 07:11:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PARM PINS ENRG IR TU
07ANKARA1816TURKISH AMBIVALENCE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) Summary: Two Embassy-organized videoconferences and a recent Turkish roundtable reveal continued ambivalence about Iran's nuclear program among Turkey's non-governmental policy elites, including academics, think-tankers, and columnists. Turkish opinion-makers do not want to see Iran, a nei [...]
2007-07-17 10:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM IR TU
07ANKARA1974ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-01 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2351TURKEY'S INCONSISTENT IRAN POLICY (PART II): SOME
[...] (U) This is the second of a two-part cable on Turkey's Iran policy. Please see part I, septel. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Energy needs notwithstanding, deepening commercial ties, and Iranian military action against PKK-affiliated targets in northern Iraq, are further bolstering Turkish [...]
2007-09-17 11:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS MNUC ENRG ETRD ECON IR TU
07ANKARA2467TURKEY: U/S BURNS CONSULTATIONS WITH MFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Nicholas Burns consulted with senior Turkish MFA officials on a broad array of issues during bilateral meetings in Ankara September 19. They discussed Iraq, the PKK, Iran, U.S.-Turkey bilateral relations and the impact of a Congressional Armenian genocide resoluti [...]
2007-10-04 12:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TU IZ IR
07ANKARA2636ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2645ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 13:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2709ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 15:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2722TURKEY: EXPECTATIONS FOR MID-NOVEMBER IAEA REPORT
[...] (C) We met with MFA Department Head for South Asia Devrim Ozturk to share USG expectations for the upcoming IAEA report on Iranian implementation of the work plan (ref a). Ozturk welcomed the points and promised to share them with colleagues in other departments. He said the GOT continues t [...]
2007-11-06 11:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC IR TU
07ANKARA2907TURKEY/IRAN: INITIAL TURKISH REACTION TO NATIONAL
[...] (C) Ambassador reviewed the NIE key judgments and reftel points with MFA Undersecretary Apakan and President/Prime Minister advisor Davutoglu on December 4. Drawing on points in reftel, Ambassador highlighted the NIE's conclusion that Iran had a nuclear weapons program and stopped it in 2003, [...]
2007-12-06 15:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR TU
07ANKARA2926ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 13:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA3045TURKEY: CODEL SKELTON DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES
[...] (C) President Gul, PM Erdogan, DCHOD Saygun and DefMin Gonul all expressed satisfaction with U.S. support to Turkey against PKK terrorism. The Turkish people have a more positive view of the U.S. as a result. Codel Skelton stressed the common struggle against terrorism and U.S. understanding [...]
2007-12-28 11:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OREP AM IZ IR TU KV IS KPAL
07ANKARA382U/S JOSEPH ASKS TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER FOR
[...] (C) Summary: U/S Joseph briefed Turkish Finance Minister Unakitan on the nuclear threat from Iran and sought Turkish support in taking financial measures against Iran, with specific reference both to export credits and sanctions on entities controlled by AIO and IRGC. Unakitan seemed concerned [...]
2007-02-22 12:14:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP KTFN EFIN TU IR
07ANKARA384ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA452TURKEY ON IAEA REPORT ON IRAN'S NONCOMPLIANCE WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-28 16:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL TU IR
07ANKARA479IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MOTTAKI'S VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials say they pressed Mottaki to make Iran's nuclear program more transparent and to carefully consider diplomatic offers already on the table, including the P5 1. The Turks cautioned that the international community's lack of confidence about Iran's nuclear program [...]
2007-03-02 16:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PREL TU IR
07ANKARA56U/S BURNS VISIT TO TURKEY JANUARY 18-19
[...] (S) Your visit comes at the start of a pivotal year for Turkey. Presidential and parliamentary elections will intensify internal political competition and aggravate nationalism at a time when Turkey finds itself more uncertain about its future -- both domestically and externally -- than any t [...]
2007-01-11 15:14:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV TU
07ANKARA632TURKEY SUPPORTS U.S. NATO GOALS
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials told USNATO PermRep Nuland that Turkey will maintain its commitments in Afghanistan and expand Wardak PRT operations, but would not commit to sending additional helicopters. Amb. Nuland praised Turkish contributions to ISAF while urging the Turks to do more and [...]
2007-03-20 10:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO OVIP TU
07ANKARA643GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
[...] (C) We notified MFA Arms Control Deputy Director General Ahmet Muhtar Gun that the U.S and Russia have invited most of the world's countries to participate in the initiative (ref a). In response, Gun repeated earlier Turkish concerns about Cyprus becoming a partner. He warned that, while the [...]
2007-03-21 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER KNNP IAEA CY TU
07ANKARA712TURKEY: FIRST REACTIONS TO UNSCR 1747 SANCTIONS
[...] (C) We delivered ref a points on UNSCR 1747 to MFA Head of Department for South Asia Murat Ahmed Yoruk on March 26. Yoruk said the MFA is studying the text of the resolution and commented that its provisions appear to be similarly targeted as those in UNSCR 1737. He advised that the text of la [...]
2007-03-28 16:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC IR TU
07ANKARA811TURKISH AMBASSADOR DOES NOT ATTEND NATANZ CEREMONY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-09 10:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC IR TU
07ASHGABAT146 Mejlis Speaker Nurberdiyeva Meeting with Adams Del:
[...] (SBU) During a January 31 meeting with EUR/ACE Coordinator Tom Adams, USAID Assistant Administrator Doug Menarchik and USAID Senior Democracy and Governance Advisor Eric Rudenshiould, the new Speaker of Turkmenistan's Mejlis (Parliament),Akja Nurberdiyeva, signaled cautious interest in cooper [...]
2007-02-06 12:17:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT609TURKMENISTAN'S BERDIMUHAMMEDOV,S STATE VISIT TO
[...] (C) Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhammedov's June 15-16 visit to Tehran demonstrated that Iran continues to call the shots in its relationship with Turkmenistan. The joint communique, calling Iran's foreign policy "a stabilizing and peaceful force in the world," was more a reflection of Pe [...]
2007-06-21 12:59:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALIR PGOV PINR PREL TX
07ASTANA1438KAZAKHSTAN SIGNS AGREEMENT ON CREATION OF
[...] (C) Summary: On May 10 representatives of the Government of Kazakhstan and the Government of Russia signed an Inter-governmental Agreement to set up an international uranium enrichment center, under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) control, in Angarsk, Russia. For Kazakhstan's state- [...]
2007-05-29 03:14:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG EPET KZ RS
07ASTANA1840KAZAKHSTAN: BRIEFING ON NUCLEAR ENERGY AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-06 08:45:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP KZ
07ASTANA2851SOLANA DISCUSSES OSCE, ENERGY, AND IRAN WITH SOLANA
[...] (SBU) Summary: European Union High Representative for External Policy and Security Javier Solana met with President Nazarbayev in Astana on October 10. Solana asked Nazarbayev to consider the option of chairing the OSCE after 2009. Nazarbayev told Solana that proposed amendments to the law on [...]
2007-10-19 05:59:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KZ
07ATHENS1799DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN ISSUE AT IAEA BOARD OF
[...] (C) On September 7, Charge delivered reftel points on Iran issue at upcoming IAEA board of governors meeting to Greek MFA Secretary General Aristides Agathokles. NOTE: Agathokles told Charge a few days ago that FM Bakoyannis said she would be all-consumed by the campaign for the September 16 [...]
2007-09-07 14:53:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC AORC KNNP IR GR
07ATHENS1871IRAN/IAEA BOG FOLLOW-UP POINTS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-17 13:57:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALKNNP IR IAEA MNUC PARM EUN GR
07ATHENS2164IAEA/IRAN: POINTS ON MID-NOVEMBER REPORT DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 12:27:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA AORC GR
07ATHENS2349GREECE: NIE "NO EFFECT" ON IRAN POLICY
[...] (S) Embassy delivered ref A points to a number of key officials in the Greek foreign policy apparatus, including: Deputy Director of the PM's Diplomatic Cabinet Ambassador Constantinos Bitsios, Head of the MFA's A7 North American Directorate Grigoris Vassiloconstantakis, senior MFA non-prolife [...]
2007-12-13 12:49:00Embassy AthensSECRETMNUC KNNP IR PARM GR
07BAGHDAD1257GOI SUBMITS NON-PROLIFERATION LAW
[...] (SBU) During an April 8 meeting, Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Rai'd Fahmi Jahid and Director General of Nuclear Technology Mohammad al-Sharaa told PolMilOffs that the GOI had drafted a non-proliferation law. They said that the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons had [...]
2007-04-12 01:15:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1960MEETINGS WITH GOI OFFICIALS REGARDING THE TUWAITHA
[...] (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: During the period between May 30, and June 5, Emboffs met with a number of representatives from the Government of Iraq (GOI) regarding removal of the natural uranium (yellow cake) and four high-level radioactive sources stored at the Tuwaitha site. In each meeting, Embo [...]
2007-06-14 09:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETKNNP MOPS PARM PGOV PINS PTER TRGY IZ
07BAGHDAD2028MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND
[...] (C) On June 17, the Energy Attache and others met with the Minister of Science and Technology, Ra,id Fahmi Jahid, and several of his directors general regarding a number of issues, including those associated with the Tuwaitha site. The Minister reported that he had not completed the letter a [...]
2007-06-20 05:43:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON ENRG IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2433TUWAITHA YELLOW CAKE AND AMMONIUM NITRATE
[...] (C). SUMMARY: Embassy officials recently attended two meetings to discuss issues associated with the Tuwaitha site. The first meeting was held on July 18, with the Minister of Science and Technology and the second meeting was held on July 19, with Amb. Srood R. Najib. Meeting topics includ [...]
2007-07-22 16:25:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON ENRG IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2454JULY 23 TUWAITHA COMMITTEE MEETING
[...] (C). SUMMARY. On July 23, Energy Attache attended a meeting of the Prime Minister's Tuwaitha issues committee. The committee emphatically expressed the desire to meet with high-level representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency in order to understand all safeguards requirements [...]
2007-07-25 07:20:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON ENRG IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2562TUWAITHA JULY 30 AND 31 MEETINGS
[...] (S). SUMMARY. On July 30, Energy Attache and Econ Officer met with Ambassador Srood R. Najib, chairman of the Prime Minister's Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Complex (TNRC) committee regarding progress toward the sale of approximately 550 tons of natural uranium (yellow cake) located at the comp [...]
2007-08-01 15:34:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETAORC ECON ENRG IAEA IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2788TUWAITHA YELLOW CAKE UPDATE
[...] (S). Energy Attache and Econ Officer have had a series of discussions with Ambassador Najib and members of the Prime Minister's TNRC committee on a full range of subjects. Regarding the GoI request letter, Amb. Najib had at first stated that he had spoken with the Prime Minister regarding th [...]
2007-08-20 14:30:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON ENRG IAEA IZ PREL AORC
07BAGHDAD2924TUWAITHA REQUEST LETTER
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The Government of Iraq (GoI) was asked to provide to the USG letters requesting assistance in the repackaging and transportation of approximately 550 metric tons of natural uranium (yellow cake) and four high-activity radioactive sources from the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Comple [...]
2007-08-31 13:22:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETAORC ECON ENRG IAEA IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD3121TUWAITHA UPDATE: MEETING WITH MOST MINISTER
[...] (S),SUMMARY: Energy Attache and Embassy officer met with Ra'id Fahmi Jahid, Minister of Science and Technology regarding progress toward completing the corrected letter requesting USG assistance in the removal of approximately 550 tons of natural uranium (yellow cake) and four high-activity [...]
2007-09-17 06:39:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETAORC ECON ENRG IAEA IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD3826IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT ON IRAN AND NEXT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-22 13:54:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM IR IZ
07BAGHDAD4227TUWAITHA NUCLEAR MATERIALS SITREP
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Ries met with Iraqi Minister of Science and Technology (MOST) Raid Jahid (FAHMI) on the evening of 30 December to discuss next steps on Tuwaitha. Ries requested the Minister's assistance to accomplish four key steps necessary to complete the proposed work at Tuwaitha: 1 [...]
2007-12-31 16:00:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON PARM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD490FM ON REGIONAL CONFERENCE, TURKEY, IRAN, AND
[...] (S) Summary: During a February 6 meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar al-Zebari and the Ambassador discussed an upcoming regional conference the MFA intends to host; current issues the GOI has with Turkey, Iran and Syria; and the FM's recent travels to Italy and Davos. The FM reiterat [...]
2007-02-13 08:35:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV IZ
07BAKU1074AZERBAIJANI-IRANIAN JOINT STATEMENT
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Azerbaijan and Iran signed four memoranda and one joint statement during President Ahmadinejad's August 21-22 visit to Baku. The Embassy's informal translation of the key points from the August 22 joint follows: 2. (SBU) Begin translation of key points: - Recognizing [...]
2007-08-27 12:45:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETRN PBTS PGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1199 AZERBAIJAN COMMERCIAL UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 2007
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Azerbaijani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. SOUTH KOREAN INVESTMENT PROJECTS 2. On September 5, President Ilha [...]
2007-09-28 12:24:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
07BAKU240AZERBAIJAN: FM MAMMADYAROV ON TURKMENISTAN, IRAN
[...] (C) This is an action request- please see paragraph 14. 2 (C) SUMMARY. In a February 19 meeting with the Ambassador, FM Mammadyarov said that the recently concluded visit of DoD A/S Rodman had clarified the USG position on Iran, and he approved of the USG focus on a diplomatic solution. Co [...]
2007-02-26 09:06:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AJ TU GA
07BAKU365DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747 AND
[...] (C) On March 28, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Mammadyarov and left the talking points and resolution as a nonpaper. The Ambassador highlighted the P5 1 Foreign Ministers' statement and Solana's effort to engage Larijani in the near term. Mammadyarov said that he [...]
2007-04-02 13:33:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP BFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY
07BAKU366FURTHER DETAILS ON AZERBAIJAN'S IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-03 12:34:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP BFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY
07BAKU393DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN'S OPENING OF NATANZ
[...] (SBU) DCM spoke with MFA Americas desk officer Elchin Bashirov regarding reftel demarche on April 7. Bashirov said he would forward the request to the appropriate MFA office and, on April 9, confirmed that the Director of the MFA,s First Territorial Division would convey this information to [...]
2007-04-09 14:15:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC AJ
07BAKU696OVP DEPUTY ASSISTANT MEETING WITH AZERI FM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Advisor Joseph Wood and Ambassador Derse met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on May 30. Mammadyarov was relaxed and expansive about his recent discussions with new Turkmenistani President Gurbangul [...]
2007-06-05 08:42:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG AJ TU
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN112DEMARCHE TO BRUNEI ON UNSCR 1747 AND IRAN SANCTIONS
[...] (U) Ambassador delivered reftel points on March 29 to Datin Maimunah, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Bilateral and Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. MFAT Desk Officer for Middle East Latifah Zaini attended meeting as notetaker. Reftel talking points and text of UNSCR 1 [...]
2007-03-29 06:00:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALAORC BX EFIN IAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY UNSC
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN121BRUNEI NONCOMMITTAL ON NATANZ OPENING PARTICIPATION
[...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche at OOB on April 9 Pg Ali Hashim, Director for Bilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Ali Hashim thanked us for the information and said he would immediately pass our request to MFAT leadership for consideration. He cautioned that in [...]
2007-04-09 07:51:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN124BRUNEIAN AMBASSADOR ATTENDED NATANZ OPENING
[...] (C) Ambassador encountered Pengiran Ali Hashim, Director for Bilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, at a social event the evening of April 10 and asked if Brunei's Ambassador in Teheran had attended the previous day's ribbon-cutting at the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant [...]
2007-04-12 08:28:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALAORC BX IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY UNSC
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN258BRUNEI - DEMARCHE ON ENSURING ROBUST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) is still working on the implementation reports to the UNSC Sanctions Committee called for in UNSCR's 1737 and 1747. Its discussions with other agencies of Brunei's government have so far turned up no prohibited activities, but the MF [...]
2007-08-27 00:12:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP IR BX
07BANGKOK4849DEMARCHE PRESENTED TO ROYAL THAI GOVERNMENT RE: IRAN-IAEA
[...] (SBU) DCM spoke to RTG MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul September 6 re: demarche points in ref. B. Virasakdi responded that the RTG is willing to listen to USG concerns but would like further details. On September 7, econoff presented non-paper from ref. A) to Charn Jullamon, Direct [...]
2007-09-07 09:37:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNOTAG TH IAEA IR
07BANGKOK5154THAILAND MAKES PLANS FOR NUCLEAR POWER
[...] Summary. With increasing energy demand and dwindling domestic natural gas reserves, Thailand will face energy shortages unless new sources are developed. The RTG's long-term energy policy strategy calls for nuclear energy to play a significant role, with plans to have 4000 MW of generating capa [...]
2007-09-30 23:57:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EPET KNNP TH SENV TSPL TRGY
07BANGKOK6133DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT
[...] (C) Summary: The RTG has called for Iran to cooperate further with the IAEA, although Thailand appears unlikely to complain strongly and publicly about the extent of Iran's cooperation. A working level MFA contact told us Thailand would abide by any UNSC resolutions ordering sanctions against [...]
2007-12-13 09:41:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC TH
07BANJUL104THE GAMBIA: IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH
[...] (SBU) Ambassador made reftel demarche February 26 to Foreign Affairs Secretary of State (Foreign Minister) Bala Garba Jahumpa, stressing Iran's failure to comply with UNSCR 1737 and ongoing defiance of the international community over its nuclear activities. Ambassador urged the GOTG's suppor [...]
2007-02-28 11:34:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP IR GA
07BANJUL160THE GAMBIA: DEMARCHE ON ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747 AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 16:20:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN IAEA PARM KNNP MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC GA
07BEIJING1676MARCH 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING
[...] Key points made at the March 13 MFA press conference were: -- The first denuclearization working group meeting will be held on March 17 chaired by VFM Wu. -- IAEA Chief ElBaradei was briefed by VFM Wu on the Six-Party Talks in Beijing en route to Pyongyang. -- Australia and Japan should [...]
2007-03-13 11:33:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CH
07BEIJING1761MARCH 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, BDA,
[...] Key points made at the March 15 MFA press conference were: -- China deeply regrets the U.S. Treasury Department ruling on Banco Delta Asia and seeks a solution conducive to the spirit of the Six-Party Talks and beneficial to Macau's stability. -- The denuclearization working group will mee [...]
2007-03-15 10:55:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM MNUC KN KS JA CH PK
07BEIJING1887MARCH 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points made at the March 20 MFA press conference were: -- The Sixth Round of Six-Party Talks opened with bilateral consultations and an opening ceremony. China hopes the agreement reached on Banco Delta Asia will be conducive to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. The Spokesm [...]
2007-03-20 11:08:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM MNUC KN RS IR JA CH AS PP FR
07BEIJING2073CHAIRMAN OF JCS GENERAL PACE'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) The United States and China are not only important stakeholders in the international community but also "constructive partners" working together closely to serve the common interests of the world's people, stated FM Li Zhaoxing during a March 23 meeting with the Chairman of the Joint Chief [...]
2007-03-28 09:01:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS CH TW
07BEIJING2321CHINA "HAS NO PLANS" TO SEND AN OFFICIAL TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-09 10:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA PARM IR CH
07BEIJING2435CHINA: MFA SAYS NO OFFICIALS PARTICIPATED IN
[...] (C) No Chinese officials participated in the April 9 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant, stated MFA West Asia and North Africa Department's Acting Director for Iran Xu Wei during an April 12 meeting. Xu stated that China is well aware of its international obligations, [...]
2007-04-12 08:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IAEA PARM CH IR
07BEIJING2907U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW
[...] (SBU) In response to questions posed by a United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) delegation led by USCC Chair Carolyn Bartholomew, scholars from the MFA-affiliated Chinese Institute for International Studies (CIIS) noted that China-Russia relations are enjoying the [...]
2007-04-30 10:54:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IAEA CH IR RU
07BEIJING347 SECRETARY OF ENERGY BODMAN'S MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman discussed the Global Nuclear Energy Program (GNEP),Generation IV International Forum (GIF),ongoing cooperation under the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology (PUNT) and potential areas for new cooperation with China Atomic Energy Authority (CA [...]
2007-01-16 06:35:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP KOLY PTER OVIP CH
07BEIJING3535MAY 24 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, ENVOY TO SUDAN,
[...] Key points at the May 24 MFA Press Conference were: -- IAEA and UNSC decisions must be implemented, but all parties must intensify diplomatic efforts so as to arrive at an enduring, comprehensive solution that serves the interests of all, said the spokeswoman. -- China hopes the Sudanese G [...]
2007-05-24 10:23:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD SU JA KN IR PM BM MX IN GM
07BEIJING4132JUNE 19 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, TIP
[...] Key points at the June 19 MFA Press Conference were: -- The spokesman said the DPRK's invitation to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) affirms the DPRK's political will to implement the initial actions of the February 13 Joint Document. -- The Chinese Government places importanc [...]
2007-06-19 10:44:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM EFIN ETTC KN JA IZ SU SP PM VT CH
07BEIJING4301JUNE 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, A/S
[...] Key points at the June 26 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA thanked all parties for their efforts in solving the BDA issue, but gave reporters no information on when the Six-Party Talks would resume. -- IAEA DDG Heinonen will brief Beijing on his trip to the DPRK upon its completion an [...]
2007-06-26 09:29:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EFIN UNSC KS KN JA IZ CI TU PK CH
07BEIJING4644CHINA INFORMED OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEETING TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-12 10:58:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KGIC IAEA CH
07BEIJING4801EAP A/S HILL WITH VFM ZHANG YESUI ON IRAN, DARFUR,
[...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui told EAP A/S Hill July 20 that the Iran nuclear issue should be solved through dialogue, but China does not oppose "a certain level of pressure" on Tehran. China believes the UN Security Council members should first assess progress in Iran-IAEA negotiatio [...]
2007-07-20 11:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PHUM IR IZ SU CH
07BEIJING5042CHINA SHOWS INTEREST IN DETAILS OF 123 AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Emboffs met with MFA Department of Arms Control Nuclear Division Deputy Director Xia Tian to deliver reftel nonpaper and a copy of the U.S.-India Joint Statement regarding the United States-India Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation (123 Agreement). DOE China Executive Director p [...]
2007-08-02 09:09:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM PREL TRGY KNNP
07BEIJING523A/S HILL MEETS WITH HE YAFEI, RAISES BILATERAL,
[...] (C) Relations between the United States and China advanced significantly in 2006 and both sides should work together to take advantage of more challenges and opportunities in 2007, Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei told EAP Assistant Secretary (A/S) Christopher Hill January 21. On th [...]
2007-01-24 08:28:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EAGR CH BM HA IR KS KN
07BEIJING5387EAP A/S HILL'S AUGUST 14 MEETING WITH AFM HE
[...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Hill raised U.S. concerns on Iran and Darfur with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei on August 14. AFM He stated that although our approaches often differ, China wants to cooperate with the United States on both issues. AFM He conveyed China's concern ove [...]
2007-08-16 03:03:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MARR ETRD CH IR SU TW
07BEIJING5497PRC PRESIDENT TELLS IRANIAN COUNTERPART TO WORK
[...] (C) Chinese President Hu Jintao told Iranian President Ahmadinejad that Iran should "answer all the concerns of the international community" over its nuclear program. According to MFA Department of West Asian and North African Affairs Director General Song Aiguo, President Hu, in an August 15 [...]
2007-08-20 08:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC PARM IR CH ZK
07BEIJING5608AMBASSADOR PRESSES FM YANG ON IRAN, DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Pressed to work more effectively with the United States on curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions and destabilizing behavior, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told the Ambassador that China shares U.S. goals vis- a-vis Iran and has pressed Iran to "take stock of the current situation" and "adopt fle [...]
2007-08-27 09:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KNNP ETRD MARR MNUC CH TW IR KN
07BEIJING5652CODEL SKELTON-FORBES MEETING WITH VFM ZHANG YESUI
[...] (C) CODEL Skelton cited strong constituent concern in urging Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on August 27 to cooperate with efforts to solve the Iran nuclear issue, take steps to alleviate the American public's worries over the safety of Chinese exports and the U.S.-China trade deficit and d [...]
2007-08-29 02:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PGOV PMUC PTER IR SU KN CH
07BEIJING6004SEPTEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PM ABE'S
[...] Key points at the September 13 MFA Press Briefing were: -- Abe's resignation is an internal affair of Japan and China attaches great importance to the development of Sino-Japanese ties. -- The choice of a new Russian prime minister is an internal affair of that country. China and Russia h [...]
2007-09-13 09:30:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV JA CH RS ID IR
07BEIJING6042FM YANG: "NEED TO STUDY AND DISCUSS THE BEST WAY
[...] (C) In a September 14 meeting requested by Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on other subjects (see septels),the Ambassador, drawing from talking points contained in ref e-mail, stressed our joint commitment to a two-track resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. In addition to the IAEA effort, w [...]
2007-09-14 09:13:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC CH IR
07BEIJING6076PRC URGES IRANIAN NUCLEAR ENVOY TO RESPOND TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Director General for West Asian and North African Affairs Song Aiguo informed us September 17 that Iran's Interior Minister Mostafa Pur-Mohammadi told PRC officials September 13-14 that the Iran nuclear issue is "on the right track" and urged China to oppose new sanctions. Ac [...]
2007-09-17 11:41:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC CH IR
07BEIJING617A/S SILVERBERG AND AFM CUI DISCUSS BURMA, HAITI,
[...] (C) United Nations successes in 2006 benefited from P-5 cooperation, especially between the United States and China, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations (IO) Affairs Kristen Silverberg told Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai. U.S.-China cooperation resulted in the selecti [...]
2007-01-26 10:10:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC CH BM IR KS KN SU
07BEIJING619A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETINGS WITH FM LI, IO DG WU AND
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing told A/S Silverberg Beijing hopes U.S.-China cooperation on international organizations issues will continue in 2007, with the United States and China addressing problems arising in various hotspots based on a constructive, cooperative, win-win approach. FM L [...]
2007-01-26 10:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC CH IR KS KN SU
07BEIJING6342AFM HE YAFEI ON IRAN: CHINA SUPPORTS NEW UNSC
[...] (C) Summary: China supports a new UN Security Council resolution on Iran when appropriate, but a new resolution should not hurt either the Iranian people or the legitimate economic and energy interests of China or other countries, Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei told the Ambassador [...]
2007-09-27 10:22:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER MNUC IR CH
07BEIJING6402AMBASSADOR URGES IMPROVED PRC COOPERATION ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 28 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on bilateral issues (septel),the Ambassador urged improved Chinese cooperation on Burma, Iran and other international issues and pressed for General Jing Zhiyuan of the PLA Second Artillery to accept STRATCOM's inv [...]
2007-09-28 14:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PARM MARR MNUC CH BM IR SU
07BEIJING6540OCTOBER 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BURMA UNREST,
[...] Key points at the October 9 MFA Press Briefing: -- Burma has "become calmer" through the efforts of both the Burmese government and the international community. Any action by the UN Security Council should be "cautious and prudent" and calculated to promote "stability" within Burma. The "pr [...]
2007-10-09 14:03:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CH IN KN BM
07BEIJING6638CHINESE IRAN EXPERT SAYS PRC SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 11 People's Daily report, China's former ambassador to Iran suggested the Six-Party Talks model could be applied to the Iran nuclear issue but that the United States would have to negotiate directly with Iran. A Chinese researcher claimed to PolOff that Beijing is [...]
2007-10-12 09:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER TBIO MNUC XF IR CH
07BEIJING6937NOVEMBER 1 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DALAI LAMA, BURMA,
[...] Key points at the November 1 MFA Press Briefing: -- Countries that meet with the Dalai Lama have been deceived or wish to meddle in the internal affairs of China. Seeking to undermine China's policy of peaceful development in Tibet is doomed to failure. -- China hopes the relevant parties [...]
2007-11-01 09:22:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH KN KS CA IR
07BEIJING6938PRC-ISRAEL: FM LIVNI PRESSES BEIJING TO SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an Israeli Embassy readout, visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni stressed to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi that efforts to achieve international consensus on the way forward with Iran have weakened existing sanctions against the [...]
2007-11-01 09:58:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ETRD CH IR IS
07BEIJING6971BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON FRENCH FM
[...] (C) At the November 2 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, French Ambassador Herve Ladsous reported that French FM Bernard Kouchner's visit to China was "extremely successful," with discussions on Burma, North Korea, foreign aid, the environment, human rights and Taiwan. Chief Iranian N [...]
2007-11-05 09:02:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM CH FR GM JA UK BM IR
07BEIJING6974A/S SILVERBERG MEETING WITH MFA IO DG WU HAILONG
[...] (C) In an October 31 meeting, A/S Silverberg disagreed with her MFA counterpart's positive assessment of the situation in Burma; when MFA International Organizations Director General Wu Hailong called for the international community's patience, A/S Silverberg laid out specific steps the Burmes [...]
2007-11-05 09:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF SY LE BM YI IR IZ KN
07BEIJING7127NOVEMBER 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, U.S.-CHINA
[...] Key points at the November 15 MFA Press Briefing: -- Foreign Minister Yang in Teheran urged Iran to "show flexibility and keep positive contact" with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European Union (EU). -- China has seen the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review and [...]
2007-11-15 10:02:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KOLY CH IR AF JA FR UK MX
07BEIJING7128PRC/IRAN: MFA READOUT OF FM YANG'S TEHRAN VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an MFA readout, in meetings with President Ahmadinejad, Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki, and chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili in Tehran, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said that after five years of addressing the nuclear issue, "there is currently no re [...]
2007-11-15 11:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ETRD CH IR
07BEIJING7155IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT ON IRAN AND NEXT
[...] (C) Drawing upon reftel points, PolMinCouns in a November 19 meeting with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Deputy Director General Wu Haitao urged China to support adoption of a new UNSC sanctions resolution in response to Iran's failure to comply with its international obligations. [...]
2007-11-19 10:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC IAEA PARM AORC IR CH
07BEIJING7375TREASURY U/S QUESTIONS VFM ZHANG YESUI ON PRC
[...] (S) Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey met with Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on November 13 to encourage the Chinese to do more in furtherance of international efforts to pressure Iran to give up its nuclear weapons program. U/S Levey outlined the threat posed to the integrity of the i [...]
2007-12-06 08:42:00Embassy BeijingSECRETCH IR PREL ETTC EFIN PARM
07BEIJING7388PRC-IRAN: AMBASSADOR BRIEFS MFA ON NATIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador told Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei December 6 that the recently released National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's nuclear program indicates the continued need for IAEA and Security Council action on Iran's nuclear program. AFM He said China is st [...]
2007-12-06 22:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP MNUC ETRD CH IR
07BEIJING7499EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN PRESSES CHINA ON IRAN, BURMA,
[...] (C) Summary: EAP DAS Thomas Christensen told Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei that the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) only underscores the need for continued pressure on Iran, including via a third UNSC resolution. AFM He said that language in the UNSCR draft on export credits [...]
2007-12-14 10:11:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC ETRD CH IR SU BM
07BEIJING917DAS CHRISTENSEN'S MEETING WITH DG LIU JIEYI
[...] (C) EVFM Dai Bingguo will represent China in the next Senior Dialogue following the expected confirmation of Deputy Secretary-designate Negroponte, MFA North American Affairs DG Liu Jieyi told EAP DAS Thomas Christensen. China is prepared to hold subdialogue talks on the Middle East, Africa, [...]
2007-02-07 12:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KNNP CH SU IR
07BEIRUT1504LEBANON: LAUNCH OF GERMAN BORDER PROJECT
[...] (C) Summary: At the weekly donors meeting for the German Northern Border Pilot Program (NBPP) on September 26, Detlef Karioth, Coordinator of the NBPP, announced that the operational launch date had been delayed for another four weeks until November 15. There are a number of reasons for this [...]
2007-09-28 11:34:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MASS MCAP SY IS LE
07BELGRADE1631SERBIA: MFA SUPPORTIVE OF IRAN NIE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 07:34:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALIAEA PREL IR SR
07BELGRADE236 VINCA NUCLEAR INSTITUTE: CAS STAFFING, VIND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy has been informed by Vinca Nuclear Institute direction that the Department of Energy (DoE)-built Central Alarm Station (CAS) will be staffed in the near future. After the institute and the Ministry of Interior (MUP) reached an agreement on CAS staffing, Vinca identif [...]
2007-02-21 17:16:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP PARM EAID OTRA SR
07BERLIN1019THIRD G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS' GROUP (NPDG)
[...] (SBU) Summary: The third G-8 Nonproliferation Directors' Group (NPDG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place May 14 in Berlin. The delegates reviewed a German-produced draft statement on nonproliferation for the June G-8 Summit in Heiligendamm but were unable to reach consensus on [...]
2007-05-18 17:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CACM UK FR IT
07BERLIN1066GERMAN ECONOMICS MINISTER ON ENERGY/CLIMATE IN
[...] (C) Summary. German Minister for Economics and Technology Michael Glos met with the Ambassador May 24 to discuss the EU/Russia Summit (in which Glos was a full participant),energy security and climate change policy, and the current push to realize a successful conclusion to the WTO Doha Dev [...]
2007-05-25 10:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD SENV PREL EU GM
07BERLIN1082U.S. INVITATION PASSED TO GERMANY CONCERNING AN
[...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer passed ref invitation May 23 to Joerg Polster, German MFA International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy desk officer. Polster, who had attended the NSG Plenary and related meetings in Cape Town, South Africa, from April 16-20, queried the need for the U.S.-hosted [...]
2007-05-30 10:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR GM
07BERLIN1083U.S. FOLLOW-UP TO PROPOSAL AT NSG PLENARY TO SHARE
[...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer passed reftel follow-up information May 23 to Joerg Polster, German MFA International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy desk officer. Polster, who had attended the NSG Plenary and related meetings in Cape Town, South Africa, from April 16-20, was familiar with the [...]
2007-05-30 10:34:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR GM
07BERLIN1142GERMANY DISCUSSES U.S. POSITION ON RUSSIA'S SUPPLY
[...] (U) This message contains an action request -- please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A response to ref B German query to Joerg Polster, German MFA International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy Division desk officer, June 5. Polster said the U.S. position o [...]
2007-06-07 15:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IN GM
07BERLIN1255UNSCR 1747/OECD: GERMAN RESPONSE ON EXPORT CREDIT
[...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche, which includes the U.S. answers to a USG Survey passed to the OECD concerning export credits for Iran, to Ursina Krumpholz, Officer Director of the German Ministry of Economics' Foreign Trade Law and Law of the Sea Division, and Ernst Roeder-M [...]
2007-06-25 09:07:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN ETRD EXIM OECD UN IR GM
07BERLIN1486(S) IRAN'S BANK MELLI - INVOLVEMENT IN
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A nonpaper and demarche July 31 to Finance Ministry Deputy Director General Rolf Wenzel and MFA Deputy Office Director for Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation Thomas Goebel. Global Affairs officer also relayed ref A request for information on Bank [...]
2007-07-31 15:52:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR GM
07BERLIN1536GERMAN VIEWS ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO SHARE
[...] (C) Global affairs officer delivered ref A demarche and draft letters August 10 to MFA NSG Desk Officer Joerg Polster. Polster expressed appreciation for the information but noted Germany had not changed its position on sharing nuclear-related export denial information with the IAEA Secretari [...]
2007-08-10 14:05:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM ETTC IR GM
07BERLIN1596GNEP - INITIAL GERMAN REACTION TO INVITATION TO
[...] (U) Econoffs delivered ref A letters of invitation and ref B talking points August 20 to German Environment Ministry Deputy Director General for International Cooperation Karsten Sach and German Economics Ministry Director General for Energy Andreas Schuseil. Econoff also briefed MFA Deputy O [...]
2007-08-23 14:44:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY KNNP PGOV PREL GM
07BERLIN1652GNEP MINISTERIAL - GERMANY STILL UNDECIDED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 15:16:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA GM
07BERLIN1671DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GERMANY CONCERNING IRAN FOR
[...] (C) EMIN presented Reftel demarche September 3 to Geza von Geyr, Director for U.S. and Canada in the German Federal Chancellery. Von Geyr expressed appreciation for being informed of USG concerns, and undertook to disseminate them further within the German interagency community. 2. (C) EM [...]
2007-09-05 15:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC
07BERLIN1698IRAN: GERMANY RECEPTIVE ON IAEA/BOARD OF GOVERNORS
[...] (C) Ambassador Timken delivered Ref (A) demarche September 7 to Foreign Office State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg. (Foreign Minister Steinmeier is traveling and was unavailable.) Silberberg said Germany agreed with the U.S. position; the "Plan of Action" might be useful in clearing up som [...]
2007-09-07 17:01:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IR IAEA GM AORC
07BERLIN1883GERMAN MFA RESPONSE TO GAERC DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Poloff and Econ Counselor met with German MFA and Economic Ministry officials respectively to discuss ref A. Deputy European Correspondent Thomas Schieb, who is responsible for overseeing the drafting of position papers for the MFA's use at the October 15-16 EU General Affairs and Exter [...]
2007-10-12 15:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL RS LY IS IZ IR
07BERLIN2029GERMAN EXPECTATIONS FOR MID-NOVEMBER IAEA REPORT
[...] (C) Emboffs delivered ref A demarche November 5 to MFA Nonproliferation Divison Desk Officer Hellmut Hoffmann, IAEA Desk Officer Martin Langer, and Nuclear Nonproliferation Desk Officer Joerg Polster. Hoffmann expressed appreciation for the information and noted that Germany had received a si [...]
2007-11-06 17:07:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC PGOV PREL GM
07BERLIN2037GERMANY'S IRAN POLICYMAKING PROCESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Both privately and publicly, German officials continue to insist multilateral measures, coupled with quiet economic pressure on Iran, are the most effective way to change Iran's behavior. While Chancellor Merkel has been clear on the need to prevent an Iranian nuclear weapons [...]
2007-11-07 16:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR GM
07BERLIN2077GERMANY IS ON MESSAGE REGARDING THE IAEA'S 15
[...] (C) Charge d'Affairs delivered REFTEL points on November 16 to Ruediger Luedeking, MFA Deputy Commissioner for Arms Control and Disarmament. Luedeking noted that the Ministry spokesman would be making a statement about the ElBaradei report during the November 16 midday press conference and th [...]
2007-11-16 14:48:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IAEA PARM AORC
07BERLIN2080APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 19
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Thomas Schieb, Deputy EU Correspondent at the MFA, and relayed the points to the Chancellery. 2. (C) Schieb provided substantive comments on the following topics: --Upcoming EU Summits with China, Africa, and India: The November 19 GAERC agenda [...]
2007-11-16 16:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK
07BERLIN2083IRAN/GERMANY - MINISTRIES FOLLOWING CHANCELLOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: German Government officials in the MFA, Economics Ministry, and Finance Ministry have taken note of Chancellor Merkel's strong public statements in support of a third UNSCR resolution and renewed efforts to encourage German business to cut or curtail ties with Iran following last [...]
2007-11-16 17:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN KNNP MNUC ETRD PGOV IR GM
07BERLIN2140GERMAN VIEWS ON ADDITIONAL EU DESIGNATIONS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: German Government officials are still deliberating at a very senior level how they will proceed on the UK and French proposal to add Banks Melli and Saderat and the Ex-Im Bank of Iran to the April 2007 EU list of designated individuals/entities. German officials regard the UN pa [...]
2007-11-30 09:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM
07BERLIN2141G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS GROUP MEETING,
[...] (SBU) Summary: ISN DAS Andrew Semmel visited Berlin November 27 to participate in the final G-8 Nonproliferation Directors Group Meeting (NPDG) of the German presidency. Delegates expressed disappointment with the lack of agreement on a work program at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) and a [...]
2007-11-30 09:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC PREL ETTC KNNP JA GM
07BERLIN2157GERMAN RESPONSE U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-03 19:18:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNGM IR KNNP MNUC PARM
07BERLIN2239GERMAN COURT TO RESUME TRIAL AGAINST A.Q.
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: A federal court in Stuttgart announced November 14 that trial proceedings would resume in early 2008 against Gotthard Lerch, a German citizen allegedly linked to the A.Q. Khan nuclear proliferation network. The trial was suspended in July 2006 pending resolution of jurisdictio [...]
2007-12-21 13:31:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM KNNP KJUS KCRM PREL MNUC ETTC GM
07BERLIN244JANUARY 23 MEETING OF G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) met January 23 in Berlin under the German Presidency. The Chair informed partners that the next meeting, February 27-28, would focus on the mid-term review of the 10-year Global Partnership (GP) program, with the International Atom [...]
2007-02-07 10:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA
07BERLIN360GERMANY NOTIFIED OF ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF
[...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to Ursina Krumpholz and Ernst Roeder-Messell in the German Ministry of Economics and to Claudia Schuett in the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs February 20. The officials thanked us for the information on the additional Iranian entities sa [...]
2007-02-22 16:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP KNAR PARM IR GM
07BERLIN376G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS GROUP MEETING,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. delegation, headed by Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy and Negotiations Andrew Semmel, considers the first meeting of the Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) under Germany's G-8 Presidency a good start and hopes to see it engage [...]
2007-02-23 17:10:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CA
07BERLIN394GERMANY AGREES WITH NEED FOR CLOSE COOPERATION TO
[...] (C) Global Affairs Counselor and Global Affairs officer delivered points in Ref A to German MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs Michael Witter and MFA International Economic and Financial Policy Desk Officer Claudia Schuett February 26. Drawing on reftel points, Emboffs underscor [...]
2007-02-27 13:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL IR GM
07BERLIN469GERMAN AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING URANIUM PELLETS
[...] (C)Pursuing recent press reports, the Mission has bee in contact with German officials regarding the iscovery of uranium pellets in a private citizen' yard in Laeunfoerde, Germany. The following inormation is based on discussions with representaives of the German Federal Office of Criminal I [...]
2007-03-07 16:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM ETTC PTER ENRG GM
07BERLIN532SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your return to Berlin comes at a point in the German EU and G-8 presidencies when German policy makers and top officials across the government are evaluating progress and looking to make needed midpoint course corrections for the final sprint to the June G-8 summit and the con [...]
2007-03-16 14:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN ETRD ETTC GM
07BERLIN535FEBRUARY 27-28 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The second G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place in Berlin February 27-28. The two days of discussion covered three themes: "Main Achievements Within the Global Partnership," "Experiences and Lessons Learned," and "Develo [...]
2007-03-16 19:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA
07BERLIN637INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] (C) Global Affairs Counselor and Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to Ingo Karsten, Office Director of the German MFA's International Economic Policy Division, and Desk Officer Claudia Schuett of the same division March 28. Karsten said the German Government agrees with all aspects [...]
2007-03-28 16:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC GM
07BERLIN645INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] (C) Global Affairs Counselor and Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to Ingo Karsten, Office Director of the German MFA's International Economic Policy Division, and Desk Officer Claudia Schuett of the same division March 28. Karsten said the German Government agrees with all aspects [...]
2007-03-29 11:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC GM
07BERLIN834SECOND G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS' GROUP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The second G-8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency was held March 30 in Berlin. The delegates discussed the need for Germany to produce soon a draft statement on nonproliferation for the June G-8 Summit. The delegates also agreed that [...]
2007-04-24 17:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CA UK FR IT
07BERLIN835SECOND G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS' GROUP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The second G-8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency was held March 30 in Berlin. The delegates discussed the need for Germany to produce soon a draft statement on nonproliferation for the June G-8 Summit. The delegates also agreed that [...]
2007-04-24 18:32:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CA UK FR IT
07BERLIN943GERMANY EXERCISING VIGILANCE AND RESTRAINT WHEN
[...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to Desk Officer Mirko Schilbach of the German MFA's UN Policy Division May 9. Schilbach was not aware that Russia had admitted Iranian General Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, whose travel is sanctioned under UNSCR 1747, entry into Russia in early Apri [...]
2007-05-10 13:44:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP PARM RS GM
07BERLIN952GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
[...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer and Russian Embassy Deputy Political Counselor Dmitri Cherkashin jointly delivered ref information to Joerg Polster of the German MFA's Division for International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy May 4. Polster thanked us for the information and said he would pass [...]
2007-05-11 10:06:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KGIC KNNP PINR PINS PARM PREL GM
07BERN1093IRAN/IAEA: SWISS NON-COMMITAL ON BOG STATEMENT,
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered the message in reftel A November 19 to MFA State Secretary Ambuehl, urging the GOS to take a firm line in a national statement at the upcoming November 22-23 IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) meeting. Ambuehl made no commitments regarding the content of a Swiss nationa [...]
2007-11-20 14:49:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA KNNP MNUC IR SZ
07BERN130IRAN: SWISS FM CALMY-REY MEETS WITH LARIJANI \
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 11:16:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL ETTC IR SZ
07BERN158IRAN: AMBASSADOR URGES POLDIR AMBUEHL TO STEP BACK \
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-16 11:28:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PTER ETTC IR SZ
07BERN171IRAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES "THE SWISS PLAN" WITH \
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 14:46:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PTER ETTC IR SZ
07BERN258IRAN: SWISS POLDIR AMBUEHL TELLS EUR A/S FRIED HE \
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-16 07:49:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM UNSC SZ
07BERN259IRAN: SWISS POLDIR AMBUEHL'S BRIEFS ON HIS MOST \
[...] In order to create the necessary confidence: \ \ -- Iran will suspend all its enrichment-related activities as \ required by the UNSC and the IAEA and to be verified by the \ latter; \ \ -- The P5 plus 1 will simultaneously suspend the \ implementation of the UNSC sanctions and will ensure that [...]
2007-03-16 12:23:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC SZ
07BERN881FM CALMY-REY "TAKES NOTE" OF USG CONCERNS \
[...] (S) Per instructions in reftel A, CDA met FM Calmy-Rey on \ the evening of September 7 to discuss USG concerns regarding \ the handling of the Iran case at the September 10-14 IAEA \ Board of Governors (BOG) meeting (reftels C/D). As requested \ in ref B, CDA also took the opportunity to raise USG [...]
2007-09-11 09:44:00Embassy BernSECRETMNUC KNNP ETTC IR SZ
07BERN965SWISS PLAN TO NOTIFY UN IRAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE
[...] (C) Summary: Swiss Department for Economic Affairs (SECO) State Secretary Gerber reported that Switzerland plans to notify the UN Iran Sanctions Committee of a dual-use export (grinding machine) to the Mapna Turbine Engineering and Manufacturing Company (aka "Tuga") (ref A). SECO Export Cont [...]
2007-09-28 13:12:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALETTC KNNP IAEA PARM UN IR SZ
07BISHKEK1485DELIVERY OF NIE ON IRAN TO KYRGYZ OFFICIALS
[...] (C) During a meeting with Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev on December 13, Ambassador delivered two non-papers regarding the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's nuclear program (ref C). During discussions of key points, FM Karabayev stated that the ministry "publicly and privately [...]
2007-12-13 12:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PARM PREL IR KG
07BISHKEK364INFORMATION REGARDING ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-03 13:13:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC KG
07BISHKEK925KYRGYZ REBUFF IRAN OVER SCO SUMMIT
[...] (C) Deputy FM Sarbayev requested an urgent meeting with Charge July 17, to provide a readout of his just completed trip to Tehran in advance of the August 16 SCO summit in Bishkek, which Iranian President Ahmadinejad will attend as an SCO observer. He opened by saying he wanted to "set the [...]
2007-07-17 13:09:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR KG
07BOGOTA6645GOC WILL SUPPORT U.S. POSITION REGARDING IRAN
[...] (C) On September 7, Ambassador delivered all points in reftel to acting Foreign Minister Camilo Reyes. On September 11, MFA Coordinator for the United States and Canada Patricia Cortes confirmed Reyes had sent U.S. points to Colombian Mission in Vienna with instructions to support the U.S. [...]
2007-09-12 16:48:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKMNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC
07BRASILIA1242SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 9-11 VISIT OF
[...] (C) Summary: The U.S. and Brazil share the basic goals of fostering hemispheric stability, promoting democracy, achieving a mutually satisfactory conclusion to the Doha round of WTO negotiations, preventing terrorist and drug transit activity and strengthening international non-proliferation [...]
2007-07-02 19:22:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETECON PGOV EFIN BR
07BRASILIA1721 Brazil to Attend Vienna Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) On August 28, 2007, ESTH Counselor and ESTH Officer met with Minister Santiago Mourao and Counselor Luiz Fernando Galvao of the Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Division of Disarmament and Sensiti [...]
2007-09-11 16:18:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA BR
07BRASILIA1723 Brazil's Delegation to Upcoming Nuclear Nonproliferation
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (U) On August 28, 2007, ESTH Counselor and ESTH Officer met with Minister Santiago Mourao and Counselor Luiz Fernando Galvao of the Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Division of Disarmament and Sensitive [...]
2007-09-11 16:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG MNUC NPT PARM PREL BR KNNP
07BRASILIA1881U.S.-INDIA AGREEMENT: BRAZIL STILL REVIEWING DRAFT POLICY
[...] (U) On September 24, ESTH Off delivered reftel's demarche and draft text of a policy exception for the Nuclear Suppliers Group for the U.S.-India 123 Agreement to the Deputy Head of the Ministry of External Relations' Department of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies (DDS),Luis Galvao. The [...]
2007-10-03 09:46:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP KTIA PGOV PARM PREL IN BR
07BRASILIA2047 BRAZIL PLANS TO RENEW NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH INDIA
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. At a meeting with EmbOffs on October 19, the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Director of the Division of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies, Minister Santiago Mourao, said the USG [...]
2007-10-29 09:40:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA IN BR
07BRASILIA2185BRAZIL READY TO CONSTRUCTIVELY DISCUSS SUPPLY ASSURANCES
[...] (SBU) On November 7, 2007, per REFTEL ESTHOff met with the Deputy Head of the Ministry of External Relations' Department of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies (DDS),Luis Galvao, to discuss Brazilian views on supply assurances leading up to the visit to Brazil by IAEA Director General, ElBa [...]
2007-11-27 11:09:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY BR
07BRASILIA2227Brazil Views National Intelligence Report as Positive and
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 4, 2007, per REFTEL POLCouns and ESTHOff met with the Head of the Ministry of External Relations' Department of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies, Minister Santiago Mourao, to discuss the recent release of the USG National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) regarding Ir [...]
2007-12-05 09:46:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG IAEA KNNP NPT TREL BR
07BRASILIA2335BRAZIL: IAEA DG ELBARADEI ADDRESES LATIN AMERICA-EUROPE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 6-7, 2007, Rio based think-tank CEBRI (Centro Brasileiro de Relacoes Internacionais - Brazilian Center for International Relations) hosted an international seminar geared toward promotion of the use of nuclear energy and to enhancing the nuclear energy dialogue betwee [...]
2007-12-28 19:10:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY BR
07BRASILIA752BRAZIL: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON IRANIAN
[...] (C) Per reftel, Mission officers have received additional and sometimes conflicting information in recent days on the events surrounding the closing of the Iranian Defense Industries (DIO) stand at the Latin American Air and Defense (LAAD) show in Rio on 16-17 April, following the realization [...]
2007-04-27 18:41:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
07BRATISLAVA153VISITING IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI'S MESSAGE FOR THE U.S.
[...] (S) FM Kubis asked AMB to meet early morning March 14 to pass along the results of his discussions with visiting Iranian FM Mottaki March 13, including a message that he said Mottaki had conveyed for the U.S. (see para 3). Kubis made clear throughout our conversation that he did not think FM [...]
2007-03-14 16:40:00Embassy BratislavaSECRETPREL IR LO
07BRATISLAVA501FOREIGN MINISTER KUBIS SAYS SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS U.S.
[...] (C) Ambassador conveyed ref a points to Foreign Minister Kubis on September 6. Kubis said he would try to contact IEAE DG El Baradei personally to stress concerns about the plan. The Foreign Minister also asked for and received the written talking points from Post to use in discussion with hi [...]
2007-09-07 17:50:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC
07BRATISLAVA507SLOVAK ATTENDANCE AT THE MINISTERIAL MEETING ON
[...] Post confirmed on September 11 that the Slovak Ambassador to the UN in Vienna, Juraj Machac, will attend the GNEP meeting on September 16. Slovakia is not prepared, at the present time, to join the partnership. Per ref c, Post has provided to the GOS all of the information necessary to facili [...]
2007-09-12 14:43:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
07BRATISLAVA618NOVEMBER GAERC: SLOVAK RESPONSE
[...] (C) PolEcon Chief delivered reftel points to MFA EU Correspondent Alexander Micovcin on November 16. With the usual exception of Kosovo, Micovcin noted the general coherence of U.S. and Slovak views on the GAERC agenda items. On Iran, Micovcin stressed GOS support for additional EU sanctions, [...]
2007-11-16 19:40:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU LO
07BRATISLAVA623SLOVAKIA: FIRM ON KOSOVO ESDP MISSION; SAYING THE
[...] (C) Summary. Charge discussed Kosovo, Bosnia and Iran with Slovak Political Director Roman Buzek on November 20. On Kosovo, Buzek said Slovakia can accept UNSCR 1244 as the basis for an ESDP mission in Kosovo, but complained that "some countries" were pushing the GOS to equate participation [...]
2007-11-21 12:37:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALBH KVIR LO PREL
07BRATISLAVA645SLOVAKIA: INITIAL MFA RESPONSE TO IRAN NIE IS
[...] (C) Charge, accompanied by the British Ambassador, reviewed ref A points with MFA Political Director Roman Buzek on December 5. PolEcon Chief also discussed the NIE judgments with MFA Director for Security Affairs Juraj Podhorsky on December 4. Buzek expressed firm agreement with Charge and [...]
2007-12-05 16:44:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL LO IR
07BRATISLAVA665SLOVAKIA: DCM REINFORCES KOSOVO, IRAN POINTS WITH
[...] (C) Summary. DCM reinforced reftel points on Kosovo and Iran in a December 11 meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Diana Strofova. On Iran, Strofova echoed the message we have heard often from our MFA contacts: the international community should maintain a strong and unified stance on Iran no [...]
2007-12-14 15:53:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL LO IR
07BRIDGETOWN254DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN
[...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on "IAEA Report on Iranian Compliance with UNSCR 1737" were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #0173, Barbados #0174, Dominica #0175, St. Kitts #0176, St. Lucia #0177, and St. Vincent #0175) on February 26, 2007. The original Diplomatic [...]
2007-03-01 18:09:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP IR XL
07BRIDGETOWN372DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1747 AND IMPOSITION OF
[...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on "The Adoption of UNSCR 1747 and Imposition of Sanctions on Iran" were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #0261, Barbados #0262, Dominica #0263, St. Kitts #0264, St. Lucia #0265, and St. Vincent #0266) on March 26, 2007. The original [...]
2007-03-27 16:19:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC APER
07BRUSSELS1327EUROPEAN COMMISSION PREPARED TO INCREASE
[...] (C) EAP PDAS Stephens discussed DPRK with European Commission (EC) Director for Korea/Japan Alan Seatter April 17, outlining developments since the February 13 agreement. Seatter noted that the EU will increase its assistance, particularly regarding food security, if the DPRK implements its in [...]
2007-04-20 06:55:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KNNP EUN JA KN KS
07BRUSSELS2052EU FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY:
[...] (C) Big changes in style and management of the policy process are expected when Germany hands off the six-month rotating EU Presidency to Portugal on July 1. In the realm of the EU,s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),Council decision by consensus remains the rule and the EU Presiden [...]
2007-06-22 11:42:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EUN MARR MOPS PO XG
07BRUSSELS2056EU FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY:
[...] (C) Big changes in style and management of the policy process are expected when Germany hands off the six-month rotating EU Presidency to Portugal on July 1. In the realm of the EU,s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),Council decision by consensus remains the rule and the EU Presiden [...]
2007-06-22 13:00:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EUN MARR MOPS PO XG
07BRUSSELS2170U.S. AND EU-27 HOLD THIRD DIALOGUE ON VERIFICATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary (A/S) of the Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation (VCI) Paula DeSutter met with EU members of the Conference on Disarmament/UN and Non Proliferation Working Groups (CODUN and CONOP) June 4, 2007. This third meeting followed a successful U. [...]
2007-07-03 14:35:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM EUN IR KN KNNP
07BRUSSELS3138BELGIANS SUPPORT AUTONOMOUS SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
[...] (C) The Belgian government fully supports the idea of imposing autonomous EU sanctions on Iran, according to Walter Stevens, FM De Gucht's Chief of Staff. Charge relayed relevant points of reftel demarche to Stevens during a conversation on October 12, 2007. Although pressed specifically abo [...]
2007-10-12 15:58:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV
07BRUSSELS3251EU CONSIDERS NEXT MOVES ON IRAN-- OURS AND THEIRS
[...] (C) On October 26, Council Secretariat Director General Robert Cooper briefed the 27 EU PSC Ambassadors on the Solana-Larijani meeting in Rome on October 23. According to a Council Secretariat desk officer (protect) who was present at the PSC briefing, Cooper reported on the talks in general [...]
2007-10-26 17:07:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN EUN
07BRUSSELS3353RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EU HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE
[...] (C) Summary: Absent significant progress on the nuclear file, EU officials doubted that Iran or the EU could muster enough political will to resurrect the now-moribund bilateral human rights exchange. End Summary  [...]
2007-11-16 17:17:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PREL PGOV KDEM IR EUN
07BRUSSELS3423IRAN DESIGNATIONS: EU NEEDS GREATER SENSE OF URGENCY REF: A. SECSTATE 160808 B. BRUSSELS 3137
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 20:25:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP MUCN PARM PREL IR EU EFIN EUN
07BRUSSELS3516U.S. - EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND
[...] (C) The U.S.-EU troika consultations on disarmament and nonproliferation (CODUN/CONOP) on December 3, 2007 demonstrated shared interests and a willingness from both sides for continued cooperation and discussion. Differences remain, however in approaches to some key challenges, with the EU pr [...]
2007-12-18 11:54:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP PARM PREL EUN PTER KN IR IN
07BRUSSELS844UPDATE ON BELGIAN NUCLEAR ENERGY ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary. The Director of Belgium's Nuclear Research Center (SCK) and the Center's security advisor claim the security upgrades at the Center's BR-2 reactor are nearing completion, subject to delays caused by unforeseen technical, budgetary, and management issues. Embassy officers will v [...]
2007-03-13 16:52:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALENRG BE CG IAEA
07BRUSSELS881 Joint Russian-U.S. Demarche to Belgium on the
[...] Summary: On March 14, Russian Ambassador Vadim Lukov and Charge d'Affaires Will Imbrie presented to Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Security and Disarmament Pol De Witte and Director for Non- Proliferation Werner Bauwens the invitation to join the Global Initiative to Combat [...]
2007-03-15 15:42:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PARM PREL BE RS
07BUCHAREST405ROMANIA SUBSCRIBES TO STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-10 13:47:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL RO
07BUCHAREST408ROMANIA RECEIVES INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF
[...] (SBU) Polmiloff delivered on April 2 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Non-proliferation, Arms Control and Combating Terrorism Mihaela Vasiu points raised in Refs B and C regarding the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1747 and the imposition of sanctions on Iran. Post had pr [...]
2007-04-11 09:14:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC RO
07BUDAPEST1179HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON UPCOMING GAERC
[...] (C) Hungarian preparations for the upcoming GAERC finds significant harmony with US positions on key issues. Kosovo remains in the Hungarian spotlight with concerns over possible impact on ethnic Hungarians in the Vojvodina with the inevitability of Kosovo's independence. Encouraging the EU to [...]
2007-07-20 14:36:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALEUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI HU
07BUDAPEST1855HUNGARIAN COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER'S EU
[...] (C) Andras Dekany, Head of MFA's EU Relations and Crisis Situations Section, provided Embassy the GoH views on several reftel agenda items for the upcoming EU Foreign Ministers' meeting November 19-20. Beginning with the Chinese arms embargo issue, Dekany believes this will not be an agenda [...]
2007-11-16 16:06:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST292HUNGARY COMMENTS ON IAEA TALKING POINTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-27 15:30:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKNNP KDEM PREL PGOV IR HU
07BUDAPEST466INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] (C) Ambassador Foley reviewed reftel demarche with MFA State Secretary Ivan Udvardi March 26 (other issues septel),leaving behind a non-paper for the GoH's reference. 2. (C) Udvardi expressed his appreciation for the update, conveyed his congratulations for securing unanimous support for [...]
2007-03-26 14:57:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC
07BUENOSAIRES171ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy in Buenos Aires and I warmly welcome you and your delegation to Argentina February 8-9. While not always seeing eye to eye with the USG, the Kirchner administration continues to be an important partner on a wide range of security issues, from non-proliferation and militar [...]
2007-01-30 21:28:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER AR
07BUENOSAIRES2229ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SANCHEZ
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your visit to Argentina November 20-21. Your visit occurs during a period of heightened political interest following the October 28 election victory of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her November 14 announcement of her [...]
2007-11-16 20:12:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PTER SNAR AR
07BUENOSAIRES240ARGENTINA'S PLANS FOR THE UPCOMING IAEA COMMITTEE
[...] Emboff made reftel points February 6 to First Secretary Sebastian Sayus of the MFA's Office of International Security, Nuclear, and Space Affairs. Sayus, the MFA's point man for the February 13-14 meeting of the IAEA's Committee on Safeguards and Verification (CSV),replied February 7. 2. [...]
2007-02-07 19:19:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA KNNP AORC ENRG TRGY MNUC
07BUENOSAIRES271MEDIA REACTION; AFTERMATH OF THE RECENT VISITS OF AG
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Most dailies report positively on the visit of U/S Burns and A/S Shannon, particularly for playing down the controversy over Ambassador Wayne's intercession on behalf of Eton Park over Transener, for stating the Bush administration's categorical support for Argentina's inve [...]
2007-02-12 19:25:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES285ARGENTINA TO REVIEW GLOBAL NUCLEAR TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 17:13:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPTER KGIT KNNP PREL AR BR OM KS SN SF IAEA
07BUENOSAIRES367MEDIA REACTION; KIRCHNER-CHAVEZ, LULA-BUSH-TABARE, IRAN,
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key stories focus on President Kirchner's ambivalence in his policy vis-`-vis the U.S. regarding Chavez, President Bush's trip to the region, with media speculating on biofuels as the main reason for his visit, and repercussions of Iran's challenge to UNSC ultimatum. 2 [...]
2007-02-26 18:34:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES380MEDIA REACTION; MIDDLE EAST SUMMIT, DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM,
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Top stories focus on the poor results of the summit between Secretary Rice and Middle East leaders Olmert and Abbas; the SIPDIS positive repercussions of North Korea's agreement to deactivate its nuclear program; the mounting tension in Iran due to its intention to conti [...]
2007-02-28 12:55:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES385ARGENTINA AND THE U.S. "ON THE SAME PAGE"
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel points regarding Iran's non-compliance with UNSCR 1737 February 28 to Carlos Hernandez, acting director of the MFA's Office of International Security, Nuclear, and Space Affai [...]
2007-02-28 15:19:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR AR
07BUENOSAIRES402U/S BURNS AND FM TAIANA DISCUSS REGIONAL STABILITY
[...] (C) U.S. Participants: Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicolas Burns Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon Ambassador Early Anthony Wayne DCM Mike Matera William McIlhenny, Member, Policy Planning Council (S/P) Heide Bronke, P Special Assistant D [...]
2007-03-01 21:11:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON AR CU HA VZ BZ
07BUENOSAIRES411ARGENTINA: FEBRUARY 9 BURNS/SHANNON MEETING WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-02 21:16:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PTER AA ASEC ETRD IAEA CU HA
07BUENOSAIRES666MEDIA REACTION; IRAN'S INDUSTRIAL-SCALE NUCLEAR FUEL
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All local papers report Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's announcement that Iran has begun industrial-scale nuclear fuel production in defiance of the international community. Also, daily-of-record "La Nacion" carries an opinion piece regarding the planned US immigrat [...]
2007-04-10 16:18:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES689MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; IRAQ; CUBA; 04/11/07; BUENOS AIRES
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT International stories today include the alleged Iranian energy crisis that could justify its nuclear program; the upcoming FM ministerial on the Iraq issue, which will take place in Egypt; and the US embargo on Cuba, which is questioned not only in Cuba but also in the US, [...]
2007-04-12 09:03:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES95SCENESETTER: USTR AMBASSADOR VERONEAU'S JANUARY 26
[...] (SBU) Embassy Buenos Aires warmly welcomes your January 26 visit to meet with the Ministers of Economy and Foreign Affairs and with members of the U.S. business community. Your arrival, immediately following your FTA consultations in Chile and your TIFA signing in Uruguay, will spark considera [...]
2007-01-22 09:15:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR AR EFIN OECD
07BUENOSAIRES954MEDIA REACTION; WASHINGTON-TEHRAN DISCUSSIONS; BIO-FUELS
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the upcoming meeting between US and Iranian delegations to discuss Iraq; an opinion on the bio-fuels debate; and the upcoming meeting between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Paolo Rocca, head of the Techint group, which has been [...]
2007-05-15 16:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07CAIRO1542SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE
[...] (SBU) Representative Price, we warmly welcome you and your delegation to Egypt. You are scheduled to meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and Speaker of the People's Assembly Ahmed Fathy Sorour and other parliamentarians. You will also mee [...]
2007-05-24 11:22:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID KPAL IAEA EG IZ SO SU
07CAIRO174EGYPT ACCEPTS INVITATION TO VISIT IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Poloff raised reftel concerns over Egypt's decision to accept Iran's invitation to visit Iranian nuclear sites with MFA's Director of Disarmament Dr. Hossam Aly on January 22. Dr. Aly said that Egypt is well aware of the various ways in which Iran will seek to exploit the visit, but FM [...]
2007-01-24 05:01:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA ENERG EG IR KNNP
07CAIRO2380EGYPTIAN NPT INTERLOCUTORS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-02 13:45:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL EG
07CAIRO2729EGYPT TO STUDY IAEA/IRAN PLAN OF ACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-06 14:13:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IAEA IR EG
07CAIRO2736EGYPT ASKS USG SUPPORT AT IAEA ON "ALL" OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-06 15:23:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IAEA IR EG IS
07CAIRO2781EGYPT'S FOREIGN MINISTER NOT FLEXIBLE ON IAEA
[...] (C) On September 13, the Ambassador urged Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit to work towards a consensus agreement with Israel on the "Application of IAEA Safeguards in the Middle East" resolution and the "Israeli Nuclear Threat" (INT) agenda item. He said the U.S. did not see the p [...]
2007-09-13 16:03:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS
07CAIRO2951EGYPT COMMENTS ON IAEA CONFERENCE OUTCOME
[...] (C) MFA Disarmament Office Director Aly Sirry told poloff on September 30 that the recent IAEA General Conference outcome on the Middle East Safeguards resolution and the Israeli Nuclear Threat (INT) agenda item signaled a lack of substantive commitment to establishing a nuclear weapons free [...]
2007-10-02 14:36:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA KNNP IS EG IR
07CAIRO3017THE IMPACT OF CONDITIONING EGYPT'S FMF
[...] (C) Congressman Obey's proposal to condition USD 200 million of FMF for Egypt on progress on border security, judicial independence and police reform continues to vex senior GOE officials. Assistant Minister of Defense MG Mohamed Al Assar and a member of Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit's Cabine [...]
2007-10-10 15:13:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EG
07CAIRO3161PRESIDENT MUBARAK ANNOUNCES EGYPT WILL ESTABLISH
[...] (SBU) President Mubarak announced on October 29 that Egypt will establish a number of nuclear power stations to generate electricity. Following the inauguration of a power plant in North Cairo, Mubarak said Egypt will "prepare the program for building several nuclear power stations," noting [...]
2007-10-30 09:52:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG IAEA EG
07CAIRO3228THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S GENERAL
[...] (C) Summary: The November 3-6 General Conference of Egypt's ruling party held few surprises, with the main news of the event being a change to the party's mechanism for selecting a presidential candidate: a 45-member committee was formed, from among whose ranks will be chosen the National Dem [...]
2007-11-08 15:20:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM ECON ENRG PINR EG
07CAIRO474U/S JOSEPH AND EGYPTIAN MINISTER OF ENERGY DISCUSS
[...] (U) February 3, 2007; 1030 hrs; Cairo, Egypt 2. (SBU) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- Under Secretary Robert Joseph Ambassador Ricciardone ISN Assistant Secretary John Rood T Senior Advisor Jim Timbie DOE/NNSA Deputy Administrator Will Tobey Economic Officer Kevin Roland (Embassy notetaker) [...]
2007-02-21 14:47:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP PARM EG
07CAIRO517U/S JOSEPH AND EGYPTIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: U/S Joseph met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit on February 3. He was accompanied by A/S Rood, Ambassador, DOE-NNSA Deputy Administrator Will Tobey, T Senior Advisor Jim Timbie, and econ counselor (notetaker). U/S Joseph described his recent discussions in Moscow, incl [...]
2007-02-26 13:18:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM ENRG KNNP EG IR NK
07CAIRO519EGYPTIAN PLANNING FOR NPT PREPCOMM MEETING
[...] (C) The MFA's Disarmament Office Director told poloff on February 22 that Egypt plans to submit a paper addressing Middle East issues at the upcoming NPT Preparatory Committee meeting for the 2010 Review Conference to focus the debate on Israel and the 1995 Resolution. Stressing that the pap [...]
2007-02-26 14:03:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA PREL EG IS IR
07CAIRO979NON-PROLIFERATION DISCUSSIONS WITH EGYPT
[...] (U) Summary: Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation Christopher Ford visited Cairo on March 21 for bilateral consultations on Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) issues. Egypt has expressed its dissatisfaction with what it says is insufficient progress in implementing the Res [...]
2007-04-05 15:28:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC IAEA KNNP IS IR EG
07CANBERRA1717AUSTRALIA RESPONSE TO NIE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) DCM delivered Ref A unclassified non-paper and points to David J. Ritchie, Deputy Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT),on December 4. Ritchie was joined by Olivia Borthwick, Director, Middle East Section. (Other Mission personnel conveyed the classified version separ [...]
2007-12-04 05:07:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM KNNP IR AS
07CANBERRA1742AUSTRALIA'S PARTICIPATION IN DECEMBER 12
[...] (C/NF) Gerry McGuire, Director for Counter-Proliferation, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, told poloff December 11 Australia agreed with the U.S. judgment that Jakarta's December 12 seminar on "PSI in the Framework of Maritime Security" does not meet its requirements as a venue to adv [...]
2007-12-11 02:14:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL PHSA PBTS MNUC ETTC KNNP EWWT AS ID
07CARACAS424NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONDEMNS U.S. "WAR PREPARATIONS"
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's (BRV) anti-American foreign policy recently reached new rhetorical depths. The National Assembly unanimously passed a February 22 resolution that condemns U.S. "war preparations" against Iran (sic) and exhorts all countries to "confront t [...]
2007-03-01 14:07:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PTER IR VE
07CARACAS55IRAN - BRV VIEWS ON UNSCR 1737
[...] (C) PolCouns delivered the points on UN Security Council Resolution 1737 regarding Iran's nuclear and missile programs (reftel) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for North American and Multilateral Affairs Yaneth Arocha. Uncharacteristically for the Bolivarian Ministry of Foreign Affair [...]
2007-01-09 21:30:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP KDGOV VE
07COLOMBO1506SRI LANKA: DELIVERY OF FATF GUIDANCE REGARDING IRAN REF: A. SECSTATE 149648 B. COLOMBO 1439 C. COLOMBO 1307 Classified By: Charge d'Affaires James R. Moore for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 08:51:00Embassy ColomboSECRETEFIN KNNP UNSC IAEA IR CE
07COLOMBO508UNSCR 1747: SRI LANKA'S TIES WITH IRAN
[...] (C) DCM and poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Additional Secretary for Multilateral Affairs T B Maduwegedera and Deputy Director of United Nations and Multilateral Affairs Division Satya Rodrigo on March 28. Maduwegedera and Rodrigo were familiar UNSCR 1747 and stated that the GSL inte [...]
2007-03-29 08:16:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC PREL
07COLOMBO834UNSCR 1747: SRI LANKA HAS NOT YET SEVERED BANK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lanka has not yet taken steps to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1747, but says it will do so soon. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Bogollagama visited Iran May 25-28. With that visit past, Sri Lanka is likely to take steps to implement UNSCR 1747 in the near future. [...]
2007-06-12 12:22:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KNNP UNSC IAEA IR CE
07COPENHAGEN253GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Cain and Russian Ambassador Dmitri Ryurikov delivered reftel demarche to Danish MFA State Secretary (U/S-equivalent) Michael Zilmer-Johns March 20, SIPDIS inviting the Danish government to become a participant in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Zilmer-Joh [...]
2007-03-21 07:40:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL DA
07DAMASCUS169Peace Process, Lebanon, Syria/Iran, Syria/Iraq,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 21 featured statements on the importance of achieving peace in the Middle East and boosting the peace process. The papers featured an article published by Spanish newspaper El-Pais on Feb.20 which said that Spanish PM Zapatero and Italian PM Prodi stressed the [...]
2007-02-21 14:34:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS188 Syria/Spain, OIC, Israeli Nukes, Palestinian Territories,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 25 reported that on Feb. 22 in Madrid King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain inaugurated Arab House and the Spanish Political Conference with the participation of Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem and the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Tunisia, Yemen, [...]
2007-02-27 12:42:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS190 Arab Summit, Syria/Malaysia, Seymour Hersh's Article on US
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 26 reported that President Asad received a message from Saudi King Abdallah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz on Feb. 25 inviting him to attend the 19th Arab summit, which will be held in Saudi Arabia next month. The message was delivered to President Asad by Dr. Abdallah al-Zin [...]
2007-02-27 15:04:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS2CODEL SPECTER MEETS WITH SYRIAN PRESIDENT BASHAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bashar Al-Asad said he was optimistic about restarting peace negotiations with Israel, claimed (erroneously it appears) the seven opposition activists recently jailed had been released, expressed pessimism on reaching a political resolution in Lebanon given what he desc [...]
2007-12-31 13:35:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KDEM PGOV PHUM SY IS IZ LEB
07DAMASCUS35Asad, Syria/US, Syria/OIC, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Palestinian
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 26 reported that President Asad on Dec. 25 participated in Christmas celebrations and exchanged congratulations with Christian clergymen and others at the Patriarchate of The Syriac Orthodox Church in old Damascus. Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim of Antioch and All [...]
2007-01-10 13:25:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS958Lebanon, Syria/UK, Syrian-North Korea, Syria/Israel, Peace
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on September 20 featured a statement by a Syrian media source on September 19 strongly condemning the blast in Sin al-Feil, east of Beirut that claimed the lives of Lebanese MP Antoine Ghanem and other Lebanese citizens. "This criminal act targets efforts and endeavors [...]
2007-09-20 13:54:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS975UNGA, Syria/Israel, Peace Conference, Iraq, US/Syria
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on September 27 reported meetings FM Mouallem held on September 25 on the sidelines of the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly in New York. He saw Russian FM SergeyQavrov, High Re presentative of the EU Common Foreign policy and Security Secretary-General of the Co [...]
2007-09-27 13:13:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DARESSALAAM1568TANZANIA WALKS FINE LINE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) Tanzania's firm position is that neither Iran nor any nation should pursue the development of nuclear weapons, Deputy Foreign Minister Seif Ali Iddi told the Deputy Chief of Mission on December 4. Iddi explained that he had accompanied Vice President Ali Mohamed Shein on his late November [...]
2007-12-06 14:26:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR TZ
07DARESSALAAM264UNSCR 1737 COMPLIANCE: TANZANIA CONSIDERING
[...] (C) Ambassador Charles Sanga, Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told the Deputy Chief of Mission February 26 that Tanzania and many African countries were "jittery" over Iran's non-compliance with UNSCR 1737 and defiance of the International Atomic Energy Agency's ( [...]
2007-03-01 14:02:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALKNNP IR TZ
07DARESSALAAM487TANZANIA TO COMPLY WITH EXPANDED SANCTIONS ON IRAN
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Begum Taj, Head of the Multilateral Affairs Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Poloff on April 3 that she was fully aware of expanded sanctions on Iran under UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1747. Taj said that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) would honor [...]
2007-04-03 14:59:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC TZ
07DARESSALAAM798TANZANIA'S UNSCR 1737 AND 1747 REPORTS IN PROGRESS
[...] (SBU) Justin Seruhere, Minister Plenipotentiary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) Department of Multilateral Cooperation, told Poloff on June 4 that he hoped Iran would change course and suspend its nuclear weapons program. Seruhere emphasized that Tanzania had an interest in preventin [...]
2007-06-05 07:32:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY TZ PREL
07DARESSALAAM819TANZANIA: FOREIGN MINISTER MEMBE DISCUSSES
[...] (C) The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Bernard Membe, told the Charge June 6 that Tanzania will join an AU mission to stabilize the situation in the Comoros Islands, by sending a company of 200 soldiers to monitor upcoming elections and train the Comoran army. The M [...]
2007-06-07 15:41:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID MOPS IR SO ZI TZ
07DHAKA1333BANGLADESH'S NUCLEAR POWER AMBITIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Bangladesh's power crisis continues to worsen, and the Caretaker Government would like to show progress in this area. Since the IAEA approved Bangladesh's intent to develop a nuclear power plant on June 24, Bangladesh has continued to express strong interest in pursuing nuclear [...]
2007-08-15 05:27:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL BTIO TSPL BG KN
07DOHA1071QATARI MFA AND CENTRAL BANK VIEWS ON IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmad Al-Mahmoud told Charge November 14 that Iran's acquisition of weapons of mass destruction would be a "disaster" for Qatar, the U.S. and the region. Qatar agreed that a peaceful and diplomatic resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue was [...]
2007-11-15 09:52:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KNNP PARM EFIN IR QA
07DOHA1073GCC FOREIGN MINISTERS PREPARE FOR UPCOMING SUMMIT
[...] (C) The Foreign Ministers of the GCC member states met in Doha November 11 to discuss the agenda for the heads of state summit, scheduled to take place in Doha December 3-4. Omani DCM Salim Abdulla Al-Alawi told Charge and P/E Chief November 14 that it appeared certain King Abdullah of Saudi [...]
2007-11-15 15:03:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GCC QA
07DOHA1133GCC SUMMIT WRAPS UP IN DOHA WITHOUT NOTABLE
[...] (C) The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit officially closed December 4 with a brief and low-key ceremony and with no notable achievements. Neither the Iranian president nor the UAE president attended the closing. (According to press reports, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad departed [...]
2007-12-04 13:30:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN GCC IR QA
07DOHA1141READOUT ON GCC SUMMIT FROM THE DOHA ORGANIZER
[...] (C) MFA Director of GCC Affairs Yousef Al-Jaber (strictly protect),who was the organizer of the December 3-4 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Doha, provided P/E Chief December 5 a readout of the event and the preparations leading up to it. Had it not been for Iranian President Mahmo [...]
2007-12-06 13:04:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN GCC IR QA
07DOHA1195QATARI MFA OFFICIAL OFFERS ADVICE ON POST-NIE
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Representative to the IAEA Ambassador Gregory Schulte briefed MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-Up Affairs Al-Rumaihi December 11 on the recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iran and U.S. policy toward Tehran in the wake of it. As Qatar prepares to leave the UN Securit [...]
2007-12-17 12:25:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PNUC ETTC IAEA IR QA
07DOHA594QATAR LIKELY TO SUPPORT FURTHER IRAN SANCTIONS IF
[...] (C) Summary. The GOQ's Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mohamed al-Rumaihi, who holds the UN portfolio, told Ambassador Greg Schulte June 4 that Qatar would likely support additional Iran sanctions in the UN Security Council if the sanctions did not exceed unspecified red lines. Rumaihi [...]
2007-06-06 11:27:00Embassy DohaSECRET//NOFORNPREL KNNP IR QA
07DOHA897DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S MEETING WITH QATARI
[...] (SBU) Deputy Secretary John Negroponte met the evening of September 9 at the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud, the number two official in the Qatari MFA. Joining Al-Mahmoud were Assistant Minister Mohamad Al-Rumaihi, Director of Eu [...]
2007-09-12 10:50:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALIAEA IR IS IZ KWBG PREL QA
07DUBAI355DUBAI RULER DISCUSSES IRAN AND IRAQ WITH SENATOR LIEBERMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-03 11:14:00Consulate DubaiSECRETPREL PGOV PINS KNNP IR IZ AE
07DUBAI88U/S BURNS SPEAKS ON GULF SECURITY AT DUBAI THINK TANK
[...] Summary. Under Secretary Nicholas Burns spoke to an audience of roughly 100 local officials, academics, and journalists at the independent Dubai-based think tank, the Gulf Research Center (GRC) January 23, after which he took questions from the audience. Burns discussed how the US views the c [...]
2007-02-06 13:12:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OPRC MARR AE IR IS LE
07DUBLIN565IRISH SEE NEED FOR ACTION, BUT PREFER DIALOGUE
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered Ref B demarche on July 19, 2007 to Pat Kelly, European Corespondent, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Kelly indicated that the Irish Government largely sees eye to eye with U.S. positions, with the exception that, in general, the Irish prefer to continue political di [...]
2007-07-20 09:11:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALKPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI EI
07DUBLIN748SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER DERMOT AHERN'S
[...] (SBU) The twin political successes of restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly (May 8, 2007) and the re-election of the Fianna Fail party into power (May 24, 2007) will be the backdrop to Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern's meeting with the Secretary on October 3. The Government of Ireland has [...]
2007-09-27 12:36:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV MOPPS MARR EI
07DUBLIN851IRISH VIEWS ON THE NOVEMBER 19-20 FOREIGN
[...] (C) POLOFFs delivered demarches (Refs A and B) on November 16, 2007 to Pat Kelly, European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Ireland is disappointed in the continued intransigence of Iran and is steadily moving toward endorsement of sanctions within an EU or UN framework. [...]
2007-11-16 16:48:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALIS PREL PGOV KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC EI
07DUBLIN883IRELAND: NIE HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR CONTINUED
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche on December 4, 2007 to Michael Gaffey, Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Department of Foreign Affairs. Gaffey welcomed the NIE acknowledgment that Iran is not an immediate nuclear threat. The report's finding, he said, that pressure from [...]
2007-12-05 13:39:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM EI
07DUBLIN905IRISH ANTICIPATE SERIOUS EU ACTION ON IRAN IN
[...] (U) POLOFF delivered policy guidelines on the Iran NIE (reftel) on December 13 to Michael Gaffey, Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Department of Foreign Affairs. Gaffey took the points on board, saying that Ireland fully agrees that unified international pressure must be main [...]
2007-12-14 15:06:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM EI
07DUSHANBE1724NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Tajikistan, while concerned about Iran's nuclear programs, is unlikely to publicly support calls for Iran to stop Uranium enrichment. Iranian investment and business ties are more important to Tajikistan, and the Government of Tajikistan will not jeopardize them [...]
2007-12-04 12:42:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR TI
07DUSHANBE501TAJIK FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAN, KYRGYZSTAN, CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zaripov, following his trip to Astana March 27-29 for the EU Troika meetings with Central Asian Foreign Ministers, met Ambassador April 3 to discuss a full range of bilateral and regional issues: Iran: Tajikistan supports UN Security Council Resolution 1747, [...]
2007-04-03 12:25:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV PHUM KDEM ENRG EAID TI IR KZ RS
07HANOI1322LETTER FROM MOST VM THANG TO NNSA BIENIAWSKI
[...] (U) This is an action request for DOE - please see para 5. 2. (U) On July 25, ESTHOff met with Mr. Le Doan Phac, Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission (VAEC). In the meeting, Phac presented an official letter from Vice Minister of Scien [...]
2007-07-27 09:31:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGIT KNNP PARM OTRA VM
07HANOI1330DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSC-IMPOSED SANCTIONS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 14:46:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL VM
07HANOI1919A/S SILVERBERG CONSULTATIONS WITH GVN ON UNSC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Kristen Silverberg met with Vietnamese officials in Hanoi November 2 to discuss Vietnam's upcoming role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. Silverberg reiterated our invitation for Vietnam to send offic [...]
2007-11-09 09:39:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR VM UNGA UN
07HANOI297NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY AGENCY DISCUSSES SISTER LAB
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese officials signaled a strong willingness to sign a cooperative arrangement with the United States on information exchange and cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy during the team visit of the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Global Securit [...]
2007-02-15 06:50:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KIPR KNNP KGIT VM
07HANOI362U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSES COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese officials signaled a strong willingness to enter into a cooperative agreement with the United States on nuclear regulatory issues during U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Jeffrey Merrifield's visit to Hanoi on February 5. Officials told Commissioner Merrifield that [...]
2007-02-27 08:25:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY TECH OTRA KNNP VM
07HANOI411MOST VICE MINISTER TO MEET WITH DOE/NNSA ON NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Vice Minister of Science and Technology (VM) Tran Quoc Thang, who is traveling to Washington as part of the delegation of Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem, is seeking meetings with USG officials to discuss a range of issues. VM Thang will arrive in Washington in advance of DPM Khiem' [...]
2007-03-02 10:26:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KIPR KNNP KGIT VM
07HANOI418VIETNAM MFA PREPARING REPORT ON IRAN'S COMPLIANCE WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-05 04:19:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY
07HANOI575UNSCR 1747 IRAN SANCTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 03:53:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN PARM MNUC IAEA UNSC VM
07HANOI645DEMARCHE ON NATANZ FEP CEREMONY DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-08 08:14:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC VM
07HELSINKI130FINNISH RESPONSE - IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-27 13:45:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP IR FI
07HELSINKI243FINNISH RESPONSE - INFORMATION REGARDING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 12:57:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN PARM MNUC AORC IAEA TRGY UNSC IR FI
07HELSINKI244FINNISH RESPONSE - REQUEST FOR NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 12:58:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC KNNP IAEA IR FI
07HELSINKI665FINLAND WILL NOT JOIN GNEP
[...] (SBU) Citing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as the clear instrument for all nuclear issues, including multilateral fuel issues, Riku Huttunen, Head of the Energy Administration and Nuclear Energy Division in the Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry told econoff that Finland was [...]
2007-08-31 13:48:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA FI
07HELSINKI686FINNISH RESPONSE: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE/MIDDLE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 07:27:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL IAEA EUN FI
07HELSINKI735FINNISH ATTENDEE TO SPIEZ 2007 MEETING TO SUPPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-28 11:26:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP ENRG PREL IAEA FI
07HELSINKI830FINLAND TO STAND WITH THE U.S. ON IRAN-IAEA WORK
[...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on to Anssi Leino, Counselor for Iran in the Finnish MFA's Unit for the Middle East and North Africa. Citing the IAEA's Work Plan as the only positive sign on Iran's nuclear program in years, Leino said Finland strongly supports EU and U.S. demands that Ir [...]
2007-11-15 06:20:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PARM IR IAEA AORC FI
07IRANRPODUBAI56PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD ATTEMPTS TO TONE DOWN TENSIONS BUT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-28 18:50:00Iran RPO DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIR PREL PGOV KNNP IZ
07IRANRPODUBAI63ABRUPT RESIGNATION OF IRAN'S TOP NUCLEAR NEGOTIATOR MAY SIGNAL HARDENING REGIME POSITION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-22 12:53:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR IR MASS
07ISLAMABAD4084DEPUTY SECRETARY'S BILATERAL MEETINGS IN PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary Negroponte held bilateral meetings September 12 during the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue with Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan and Foreign Minister Kasuri. Khan raised concerns about the negative impact of the U.S. NIE, the 9/11 Commission legislation's Pakistan [...]
2007-09-21 10:06:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PTER PK
07ISLAMABAD4472BHUTTO'S HOMECOMING
[...] (C) Summary: After over eight years in self-imposed exile, Pakistan People's Party leader Benazir Bhutto returned to Karachi October 18. Hundreds of thousands greeted her at the airport, while thousands of security personnel guarded her against terrorist assassination threats. Bhutto returns [...]
2007-10-18 13:43:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PK
07JAKARTA1098CHARGE URGES SUPPORT FOR AHTISAARI KOSOVO PLAN
[...] (C) Summary. On April 18, a key Department of Foreign Affairs interlocutor articulated a more nuanced position on Kosovo, which we interpret as an indication that Jakarta might be looking for a way to support a UNSC Resolution based on the Ahtisaari plan. While reiterating that Indonesia opp [...]
2007-04-19 07:45:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK IR YI ID
07JAKARTA1161INDONESIAN VIEWS ON NPT PREPCOM
[...] (C) We discussed reftel nonpaper with Andy Rachmianto, Deputy Director for Disarmament in the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament at the Department of Foreign Affairs, on April 25. Rachmianto said Indonesia would participate in the Prepcom with an open mind on substance and [...]
2007-04-25 09:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC KNNP ENRG NPT ID
07JAKARTA1349REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE AND RESTRAINT REGARDING
[...] (C) We discussed reftel concerns with Andy Rachmianto, Deputy Director for WMD issues in the Office of International Security and Disarmament in the Department of Foreign Affairs on May 14. We emphasized that it was incumbent upon all countries to uphold the sanctions imposed through UNSCR 173 [...]
2007-05-14 08:56:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP IR ID
07JAKARTA1577FM WIRAJUDA STILL RELUCTANT ON KOSOVO FINAL STATUS
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with A/S Christopher Hill on May 29, FM Wirajuda expressed continued reluctance to move forward on a Kosovo final status resolution, suggesting instead that the issue be linked to a timetable for eventual Serbian accession to the EU. On Iran, Wirajuda welcomed the re [...]
2007-06-07 09:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON UNSC LE IR KN ID
07JAKARTA1583A/S HILL DISCUSSES ECONOMY, HUMAN RIGHTS, SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. A/S Hill met on May 29 with parliamentarian Theo L. Sambuaga, chair of the committee responsible for foreign affairs. A/S Hill urged continued progress in improving Indonesia's investment climate and increasing transparency, which he said is crucial to U.S.-Indonesian relations. [...]
2007-06-08 02:03:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON UNSC LE BM IR KN ID
07JAKARTA1733INDONESIAN OFFICIAL ON KOSOVO, IRAN AND
[...] (C) Summary: Charge on June 21 discussed Kosovo, Iran, and the Palestinians with Desra Percaya, a key Foreign Ministry official on UNSC and Middle East issues. Percaya welcomed recent changes in the draft Kosovo resolution and requested one additional change: that the reference to "sui gene [...]
2007-06-22 09:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC OSCE PARM ID
07JAKARTA2276INDONESIAN MIDDLE EAST ENVOY PLANS ANOTHER IRAN
[...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request; Please see Para 4. 2. (C) On August 20, the Deputy Chief of Mission met with Alwi Shihab, who served as Indonesia's foreign minister from 1999-2001 and is currently President Yudhoyono's Special Envoy to the Middle East. Special Envoy Shihab, who [...]
2007-08-21 07:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALETTC ID IR PARM PREL
07JAKARTA2296PDAS MCNERNEY'S IRAN CONSULTATIONS IN INDONESIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ISN PDAS Patricia McNerney visited Indonesia on August 14 for productive consultations regarding Iran's nuclear program. Senior diplomat and Middle East expert Alwi Shihab reiterated Indonesia's commitment to a peaceful settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue and said Indonesia w [...]
2007-08-22 08:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM UNSC MNUC ID IR
07JAKARTA2421DAS MARCIEL'S MEETINGS WITH DEPLU DG HADI AND SBY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate August 28 meetings, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel discussed a range of bilateral issues with Andri Hadi, Director General for Information and Public Diplomacy at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),and with Dino Djalal, advisor to President Yudhoyo [...]
2007-09-04 09:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM CACS ID
07JAKARTA2549INDONESIAN/IRANIAN RELATIONS: MARGINAL SUBSTANCE,
[...] (C) Summary: Many elements of a strong bilateral relationship remain underdeveloped between Indonesia and Iran. The two countries maintain marginal trade and investment links. Defense and security cooperation is virtually nonexistent. Despite this, much of the public and Indonesian legislat [...]
2007-09-13 06:31:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL MNUC PARM ETRD UNSC ID IR
07JAKARTA2605IAEA: IRAN FOLLOW-UP WITH INDONESIA
[...] (C) Pol/C met September 17 with Hari Purwanto, Director for North American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),to review reftel points. Pol/C emphasized the importance of a united front re Iran in order to halt its pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability. To achieve that go [...]
2007-09-17 09:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA MNUC KNNP ID IR
07JAKARTA30INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 2006
[...] Summary: On December 14, Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation founder Willie Smith announced plans to release around 200 orangutans into Baktikop Forest in Central Kalimantan. The Head of the Jakarta Sanitation Office warned of an impending crisis in Jakarta waste management on December 12. T [...]
2007-01-05 07:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
07JAKARTA3020INDONESIA'S UNSC PRESIDENCY: PROCESS ABOVE ALL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia is looking forward to assuming the UNSC presidency--a largely procedural position--in November. The GOI agenda is likely to be shaped by Jakarta's preference for consensus-driven multilateral approaches to foreign policy issues. On some key issues--including Iran and B [...]
2007-10-29 09:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ID BM IR
07JAKARTA3063IRAN -- IAEA REPORT; DESIGNATION OF ENTITIES
[...] (U) This message responds to the following two demarche requests: UPCOMING IAEA REPORT 2. (C) Pol Unit Chief discussed ref a issues with Ramadansyah Hasan of the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on November 2. He provided [...]
2007-11-02 10:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PARM IAEA EFIN KNNP ID IR
07JAKARTA3090NUCLEAR EXPORT CONTROLS -- JOINT USG-INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In November 6 opening remarks to a USG-sponsored training workshop on nuclear export controls, Pol/C underscored the regional and global importance of effective nonproliferation safeguards. The Deputy Chair of the Indonesian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (BAPATEN) reviewed Indones [...]
2007-11-06 12:02:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC ENRG KNNP ID
07JAKARTA3166MIDDLE EAST -- SPECIAL ENVOY REVIEWS GOI'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 13 Indonesian Special Envoy for Middle East issues Alwi Shihab told the DCM that Iran was increasingly confident that it could proceed with its nuclear program without serious international action. He also said Indonesia continued to look for ways to support Palestini [...]
2007-11-15 07:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MNUC ID IR XF
07JAKARTA3204IAEA: PRESSING INDONESIA ON NEED FOR FULL IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) On November 20, Pol/C reviewed reftel points with Albert Matondang, a senior official at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Security and Legal Affairs. On November 19, Pol/C also delivered points to Trini Gunarti, Deputy Director for North American Affairs at the Department of For [...]
2007-11-20 04:04:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KNNP PARM IR ID
07JAKARTA3225IRAN -- FLURRY OF INDONESIAN TRAVEL TO TEHRAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono reportedly intends to travel to Tehran in December, apparently in lieu of Vice President Kalla's canceled Iran visit. Parliamentary Speaker Laksono is currently in Tehran under the auspices of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA). Parliamentarian Ade Nasut [...]
2007-11-21 10:24:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV MNUC ID IR XF
07JAKARTA3334IRAN -- ENGAGING INDONESIA ON U.S. FINDINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on our soundings, the Indonesian government does not plan to react publicly at this point to recent U.S. intelligence findings about Iran's nuclear program. The GOI continues to support diplomatic engagement on outstanding nuclear issues. A legislator told us that he welc [...]
2007-12-06 10:45:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KNNP PARM IR ID
07JAKARTA430JCS CHAIRMAN PACE'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace met with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on February 13 in Jakarta to discuss a range of strategic issues, including bilateral military-to-military cooperation, instability in the Middle East and future East [...]
2007-02-16 07:31:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS ID
07JAKARTA930FORMIN WIRAJUDA GRILLED OVER UNSC IRAN VOTE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On March 29, Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda defended Indonesia's vote in support of UNSCR 1747 before a hostile parliamentary committee. Despite Wirajuda's thorough explanation of the GOI's decision and the purpose of the resolution, the legislators accused him of [...]
2007-03-30 09:31:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC IR ID
07JEDDAH396SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER ON: AMCIT DEPENDENT, FUTURE
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. During a September 12 discussion with Ambassador Ford Fraker and Jeddah Consul General Tatiana Gfoeller, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal summarized the SAG position on a variety of issues. The Prince stated the importance of working in partnership with the U.S. to addr [...]
2007-09-13 12:35:00Consulate JeddahSECRET//NOFORNCVIS ETTC EFIN PGOV PREL PTER KIRF KTFN SA
07KABUL1162AFGHANISTAN WILL NOT ATTEND NATANZ RIBBON-CUTTING
[...] (C) Deputy PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Davood Moradian, Foreign Minister Spanta's Senior Policy Advisor, who explained that Afghanistan's Embassy in Tehran had received standing instructions three months ago to avoid any events or activities related to Iran's nuclear program. He as [...]
2007-04-09 12:28:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF IR UNSC IAEA
07KABUL752GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
[...] (SBU) Polmil Deputy Counselor delivered reftel A message on March 5 to Ayoob Erfani, Director General of the MFA's UN Affairs Department. Mr. Erfani had not previously heard of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (CICNT),but said that the GOA would review the matter mindful of i [...]
2007-03-05 12:05:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP PARM IAEA AF
07KATHMANDU542DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRANIAN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 11:29:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALKNNP UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY IR NP
07KHARTOUM332AHMADINEJAD: DOWN, DOWN USA; COME TO JESUS
[...] (C) Summary: In a speech March 1 at the Chinese-built Friendship Hall in Khartoum, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad excoriated the U.S. for its role in the region, support for Israel and opposition to Iran's nuclear program, as well as heaped criticism on the United Nations and Israel. L [...]
2007-03-02 13:28:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SU IR
07KINGSTON351JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 20:34:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALKNNP IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY JM
07KINGSTON843JAMAICA HOSTS WORKSHOP ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1540
[...] SUMMARY: The first outreach event on implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 (2004) in the Caribbean was held in Kingston, Jamaica on May 29-30, 2007. Representatives from 11 Caribbean states attended. The workshop was successful in increasing participants' kno [...]
2007-05-31 17:23:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ETTC KNNP PARM PREL PTER XL XM JM
07KINSHASA1105REVISED: MINISTERIAL-LEVEL DEMARCHE REGARDING IRAN ISSUE
[...] Per instructions reftel, Charge met with Foreign Minister Antipas MBUSA Nyamwisi September 12. Charge went over points contained reftel. Mbusa acknowledged he did not follow the IAEA closely as he is currently spearheading a diplomatic offensive to secure regional support for DRC efforts aga [...]
2007-09-16 16:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC PREL CG
07KINSHASA282DRC'S ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSIONER ARRESTED
[...] (C) The GDRC arrested the top official of the DRC's Atomic Energy Commission (CGEA) on March 6, but thus far specific charges have not been made public. According to media reports, Professor Fortunat Lumu Badimbayi-Matu, the CGEA Commissioner and director of Kinshasa's Nuclear Research Center (CREN [...]
2007-03-08 16:05:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALENRG EMIN ETRD PGOV IAEA CG
07KINSHASA284CHARGES AGAINST ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSIONER STILL
[...] (C) Pursuant to the arrest of the DRC's Atomic Energy Commission (CGEA) head and his assistant (reftel),there has still been no public release of the charges. Professor Fortunat Lumu, the CGEA Commissioner and director of Kinshasa's Nuclear Research Center (CREN-K) told EconOff late afternoo [...]
2007-03-09 11:55:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALENRG EMIN ETRD PGOV KGIT IAEA CG
07KINSHASA313LUMU SET FREE, FUTURE OF URANIUM INVESTIGATION
[...] (C) Summary. Professor Fortunat Lumu, arrested March 6 on suspicion of trafficking in uranium, was released from detention on March 11 (refs A,B). There is no evidence to suggest that any uranium or radioactive material changed hands. Minister of Scientific Research Sylvanus Mushi Bonane, wh [...]
2007-03-15 15:59:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALENRG EMIN ETRD PGOV IAEA CG
07KINSHASA796RADIATION LEVELS AT THE LUISWISHI MINE
[...] (S) On 18 May 2007, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Minister of Mines and Property for Katanga Province, Barthelemy Mumba Gama, ordered ministry officials to form a commission to investigate radiation levels at the Luiswishi Mine. A nine person commission was formed, which went to Luis [...]
2007-07-11 10:47:00Embassy KinshasaSECRETENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS IAEA CG EMIN
07KINSHASA797RECENT ALLEGATIONS OF URANIUM TRAFFICKING IN THE
[...] (S) Several sources have recently stated that the Malta Forest Company is mining and exporting uranium from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to reports, Malta Forest does this by mining the uranified rock while mining copper and cobalt, then exporting the uranified ore and circumve [...]
2007-07-11 11:13:00Embassy KinshasaSECRETENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS IAEA EMIN
07KINSHASA798MINISTER OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WANTS TO
[...] (S) As previously noted, extensive deposits of uranium exist in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),and the price of uranium (U308) has risen on the international market from $15 a pound in 2004, to $135 a pound in 2007. The DRC is thus sitting on an significant reserve of unexploited wea [...]
2007-07-11 11:41:00Embassy KinshasaSECRETENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS IAEA EMIN
07KINSHASA814PROPOSALS TO SHUT DOWN THE CREN-K NUCLEAR REACTOR
[...] (C) Econoff met June 7 with Professor Fortunat Lumu Badimabayi-Matu, the recently dismissed Director of the Kinshasa Nuclear Research Center (CREN-K) and the DRC Atomic Energy Commission (CGEA). (Note: Per reftel A, Lumu was fired in March by the new Minister of Scientific Research, Sylvanus [...]
2007-07-13 10:50:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP PGOV PINR IAEA CG
07KUALALUMPUR1059SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF 13TH AIR FORCE
[...] (C) Welcome to Malaysia. Malaysia is important to us because it is a successful, moderate, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one [...]
2007-06-20 10:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1200MALAYSIA CANNOT CONFIRM NPT INTERLOCUTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-26 05:03:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ENRG KNNP MNUC NPT MY
07KUALALUMPUR1225MALAYSIA SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL CASEY'S
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter o [...]
2007-07-31 09:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR127MALAYSIA CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN IRAN NUCLEAR
[...] (C) The Ambassador raised our concerns over Malaysia's participation in the visit to Iranian nuclear sites (reftel) with Foreign Ministry Secretary General Rastam Mohammed Isa on January 19. The Ambassador, noting that he was under instruction, urged Malaysia not to accept Iran's invitation [...]
2007-01-19 10:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL AORC KNNP IAEA TRGY MY
07KUALALUMPUR1328SCENESETTER FOR LTG MAPLES' VISIT TO MALAYSIA FOR
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter o [...]
2007-08-23 09:03:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1375AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL DISCUSSIONS WITH FOREIGN
[...] (C) The Ambassador and Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar, in farewell discussions September 3-4, agreed that U.S.-Malaysia bilateral relations had strengthened over the past three years. The Ambassador raised Iran, export controls, trafficking in persons (TIP)),Free Trade Agreement [...]
2007-09-10 05:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETRD KNNP KISL ASEAN IR BU MY
07KUALALUMPUR1471MALAYSIA: REGARDING POSSIBLE MEETINGS ON NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-28 10:44:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA UNGA MY
07KUALALUMPUR1652SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER AND MGEN REMINGTON'S
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter o [...]
2007-11-27 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR184SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM COMMANDER
[...] (C) Admiral Fallon, we welcome your visit to Malaysia. Malaysian-American relations rest on a range of common interests and have improved in the three years since Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi took the helm. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide. [...]
2007-01-31 10:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR382MALAYSIA'S POSITION ON IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) Malaysia's position on Iran's nuclear program remains unchanged following the latest IAEA report, the Foreign Ministry's Under Secretary for Multilateral Political Affairs Shahrul Ikram told polchief February 28 in response to reftel demarche. Shahrul avoided the issue of Iranian non-com [...]
2007-02-28 09:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR467MALAYSIAN OIC DIPLOMAT ON HAMAS VISIT, PAKISTAN,
[...] (C) The March 3 visit of a senior Hamas leader was in line with Prime Minister Abdullah's desire to engage directly and in more detail on Middle East issues, Malaysia's senior OIC diplomat Ambassador Ibrahim Abdullah told polchief March 9. The Pakistan initiative represents a "repackaging" o [...]
2007-03-12 11:07:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC KISL KNNP OIC IS PK IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR651SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM COMMANDER
[...] (C) Admiral Keating: Welcome to Malaysia. Malaysia is important to us because it is a successful, moderate, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, [...]
2007-04-11 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR924SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL PACE,
[...] (C) General Pace: Welcome to Malaysia. During your meetings here with the Deputy Prime Minister and other senior officials, we recommend in your discussions you: -- Applaud Malaysia's success in the reduction of piracy attacks in the Straits of Malacca and inquire what are the next steps Ma [...]
2007-05-24 09:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUWAIT1429AMIR: IRAN SHOULD COOPERATE WITH IAEA; IRAN AMB
[...] (U) On September 19, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported that the Amir of Kuwait Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah urged neighboring Iran to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). He was quoted as saying, "We believe in the importance of reaching a peaceful so [...]
2007-09-20 14:49:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV KU KPAO PM
07KUWAIT1707READOUT OF IRAN FM MOTTAKI VISIT TO KUWAIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 25, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki visited Kuwait as part of his tour of Arabian Gulf States. According to the Kuwaiti media, FM Mottaki discussed the Kuwait-Iran maritime border, bilateral energy issues, foreign relations, Iraq and the Iranian nuclear pr [...]
2007-12-06 17:14:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET PBTS PINR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
07KUWAIT371KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM, THE MIDDLE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 06:16:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT450KUWAIT'S AMBASSADOR TO IRAN: APPROACHING THE U.S.
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Kuwait's Ambassador to Iran, Majid Al-Thufiri, who claims good access to senior Iranian officials, shared his impression of Iran's views towards the U.S., regional policies, and domestic political and economic situation in a March 28 meeting with the Ambassador. His key point [...]
2007-03-29 09:38:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAN REALTIONS
07KUWAIT783KUWAIT SCENESETTER FOR MAY 22 GULF SECURITY
[...] (S/NF) The second round of the Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) with Kuwait will convene on May 22in Kuwait City. The National Security Bureau (NSB),the Kuwaiti government body responsible for coordinating security policy, is organizing the May 22 meeting. In addition to NSB President Shaykh A [...]
2007-05-17 07:22:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR PARM KU
07KUWAIT870NATO VISITS LAY GROUNDWORK FOR EXPANDED
[...] (C) On June 2, the Polish Embassy, the NATO Contact Point Embassy in Kuwait, briefed resident NATO member embassies on recent NATO visits to Kuwait. From May 6-7, NATO officials conducted a workshop on Civil Emergency Planning and Crisis Management in Kuwait. The team emphasized radiological [...]
2007-06-04 12:07:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KU
07KUWAIT902MFA U/S ON PM'S TRIP TO ASIA, RELATIONS WITH IRAN,
[...] (C/NF) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador June 10 that the Prime Minister's trip to Asia to promote economic relations had been "very fruitful" and a number of agreements had been signed. In a meeting earlier in the day with the Iranian Foreign Ministry's Dire [...]
2007-06-11 11:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID ECON IR KU LE PGOV PREL
07LAPAZ240BOLIVIA NOT TO VISIT IRANIAN NUCLEAR SITES
[...] (C) On January 29, poloff met with MFA's Director of International Organizations and delivered reftel demarche regarding Iran's invitation to Bolivia (as G-77 President) to visit its nuclear facilities. The director stated "off-the-record" that the Foreign Ministry was not sending its Ambass [...]
2007-01-30 18:48:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY BL
07LAPAZ2510BOLIVIA'S MIXED MESSAGE ON IAEA-IRANIAN ACTION PLAN
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Acting Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez on September 7, 2007. Fernandez told the Ambassador that the French, German and British Ambassadors had covered the same topic with him several days earlier. Fernandez claimed that the European Ambassador [...]
2007-09-12 21:48:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KNNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC BO
07LAPAZ2587BOLIVIANS MUTE ON IAEA PLAN
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Ruben Vidaurre, Director of Multilateral Affairs, September 20. Despite prior assurances that Bolivia would act to hold Iran to it's "international commitments" and UN resolutions (ref b),Vidaurre explained Bolivia's Vienna delegation was called dur [...]
2007-09-21 17:42:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KNNP IR IAEA MNUC PARM EUN BL
07LAPAZ2626BOLIVIA'S NEW "PEACEFUL" RELATIONS WITH IRAN/LIBYA
[...] (C) Summary: With the visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and signing of $1.1 billion in cooperation agreements September 27, Bolivia and Iran have fundamentally deepened both their commercial and political relationship. In his signing ceremony speech, Morales emphasized Bolivia's r [...]
2007-09-27 23:16:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PARM PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA UN IR BL
07LAPAZ2686LA PAZ ON IRANIAN NUKES: SEE NO EVIL
[...] (U) Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca defended Iran's nuclear program October 3, contrasting Iran's development of "peaceful" nuclear technology with countries like France, Russia, Israel, and the United States that use the technology to make "atomic bombs." He also lumped Iran in [...]
2007-10-04 20:28:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA UN IR BL
07LAPAZ2974EVO'S DIPLOMATS: AFRAID, IRRELEVANT, ENDANGERED
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Ministry contacts complain career diplomats are increasingly ignored in foreign policy decisions, citing the decision to advance diplomatic relations with Iran as a prime example. They consistently described a battle over foreign policy between the MFA and advisors at th [...]
2007-11-08 21:56:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3197NIE FEEDBACK: BOLIVIA ON IRAN"S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 22:37:00Embassy La PazSECRETKNNP MNUC IR PARM PREL BL
07LAPAZ918DEMARCHE DELIVERED GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-05 19:22:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KGIT KNNP PREL AR BR OM KS SN SF IAEA
07LIMA3015COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RICHARD RAWL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Richard Rawl, Oak Ridge National Laboratory from September 23-28, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate at National Training Course on Security During Transport of Radioactive Material. No embassy assistance has bee [...]
2007-09-06 21:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA3652PERU RESPONSE: U.S. VIEWS ON 15 NOVEMBER 2007 IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 19:49:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP MNUC PARM AORC PE
07LIMA617COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TEWELL AND ASPELIN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Craig R. Tewell and Mark Aspelin from March 18-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate on the regional training course on Foundations of Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and Facilities for a group of membe [...]
2007-03-02 16:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA ASEC AU PE
07LISBON1321PORTUGAL: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE
[...] In preparation for the May 18 Bilateral Commission, Embassy officials met with Portuguese counterparts on April 19 to review bilateral science and technology (S&T) cooperation. Discussion focused on Embassy organized conferences, the Embassy Science Fellow program, and fuel conversion at the [...]
2007-05-15 08:18:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA TBIO SENV PREL PO
07LISBON2296IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE: PORTUGAL AGAINST
[...] (C) On September 5, Pol/Econ Officer conveyed reftel talking points to senior analysts Rui Caroco and Duarte Nuno G.J. Pinto da Rocha in the MFA's Office of International Organizations and Economic Affairs. According to Caroco, the GOP wants to avoid the addition of any country-specific item t [...]
2007-09-07 09:37:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALEUN PARM PREL IAEA PO
07LISBON2418Portugal Solicits Information on Behalf of EU on
[...] (U) In its role as President of the EU Council, Portugal transmitted a diplomatic note, dated September 13, requesting additional information about the nuclear issue in North Korea and how the EU could contribute technical assistance. ACTION REQUEST: Post requests the Department's guidance on [...]
2007-09-18 12:50:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC PREL MNUC KS KN EUN PO
07LISBON2483PORTUGAL/EU REGARDING IAEA ACTIVITIES IN THE DPRK
[...] (SBU) Interlocutors in the Portuguese MFA,s Security and Disarmament Division told us that they are canvassing Six-Party Talks participants regarding potential European Union support for IAEA activities in North Korea (Ref A). They noted appreciation for our Ref B views, and will propose EU en [...]
2007-09-24 15:13:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPO KNNP OPDC PREL MNUC IAEA
07LISBON2558PORTUGAL: EU TO STRENGTHEN SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA
[...] (SBU) In response to recent unrest, the EU will discuss strengthening both political and economic sanctions regime against Burma during the October 3 COREPER meeting in Brussels. In addition, the EU is engaging China, India and the ASEAN countries, encouraging them to exert greater pressure [...]
2007-10-03 15:52:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BU
07LISBON2613PORTUGAL'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER 15- 16
[...] (U) In advance of the October 15-16 GAERC, Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded with Portugal's views on reftel U.S. policy interests including Kosovo, Russia, Libya, the Middle East, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Chad, and Burma. She noted that the ministers will return to the issue o [...]
2007-10-12 14:53:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALYI RS KPAL PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC EUN PO
07LISBON2714PORTUGAL ON THE EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary. Portugal's October 25 bilateral meetings with Russia will be designed to keep current relations warm. Even the October 26 EU-Russia summit will discuss issues generally and in a relatively short format. The Portuguese noted, however, that they do not see the December 10 deadline [...]
2007-10-24 16:59:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN PGOV IR RS UZ ZL PO
07LISBON2730PORTUGUESE FM AMADO ON RUSSIA, IRAN, KOSOVO, AND
[...] (C) Ambassador hosted FM Amado for a very friendly, two-and-a-half hour one-on-one lunch at the Residence on October 24. Amado said the EU would press President Putin during the October 26 EU-Russia summit to agree to additional UN sanctions on Iran and to invite the OSCE to observe the De [...]
2007-10-26 17:48:00Embassy LisbonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PO
07LISBON2750US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND US-EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On Iran, all parties agreed on the need for concerted action in response to its nuclear program and pretensions for regional hegemony, as well as its deteriorating human rights situation. On the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),the EU emphasized its support for the planned int [...]
2007-10-30 16:01:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EUN UN XG XF AR IR
07LISBON2929PORTUGAL RESPONSE IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER 19-20
[...] (U) In advance of the November 19 GAERC, Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on reftel points, including the upcoming summit with Africa, Kosovo, Bosnia, Iran, Iraq, the Middle East, Burma, and Pakistan. She further mentioned that the GAERC plans to raise the p [...]
2007-11-16 18:02:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALIR IS IZ LE SY PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON549PORTUGAL'S RESPONSE ON IAEA REPORT ON UNSCR 1737
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-06 09:46:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDIR KNNP PO
07LJUBLJANA155SLOVENIA SAYING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS TO IRANIAN FM
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki touched down in Ljubljana for a one day visit on March 14, meeting with Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, Prime Minister Janez Jansa, and President Janez Drnovsek for conversations touching on bilateral issues but focusing on the Iranian [...]
2007-03-15 14:12:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETPREL KNNP PINR IR SI
07LJUBLJANA22SLOVENIA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH IRAN
[...] (C) Summary. Slovenia has a small mission in Tehran headed by a charge and staffed with one additional officer. The second officer speaks Farsi and both will be in Tehran through Slovenia's EU presidency which will conclude in July 2008. According to MFA Iran desk officer Maja Novak, the p [...]
2007-01-17 10:57:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM KPAO SI IR
07LJUBLJANA563URGING SLOVENIAN SUPPORT FOR CONSENSUS PACKAGE ON
[...] (C) In separate August 30 meetings with Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek of the Slovenian Foreign Ministry's Security Policy Division and with Dr. Andrej Stritar, Director of the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration, Charge d'Affaires urged Slovenia to support a consensus outcome, or, failing that, [...]
2007-08-30 13:49:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALEG EUN PARM PREL IAEA IS JA SI
07LJUBLJANA564OECD ACCESSION CRITERIA FOR SLOVENIA
[...] (SBU) In post's judgment, Slovenia should not have many difficulties fulfilling the accession to the OECD. It meets many of the pre-accession criteria and shares the fundamental common values. Since independence in 1991, its foreign policy goal has been to integrate into the Euro-Atlantic co [...]
2007-08-30 17:36:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETRD PGOV OECD KDEM SENV SI
07LJUBLJANA585SLOVENIA TO REPLY SOON ON IRAN ISSUE AT UPCOMING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 15:47:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IAEA AORC
07LONDON1420(C) HMG UNLIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: HMG is unlikely to attend the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Ministerial on May 21 in Washington. Given the pending HMG decision on the expansion of nuclear technology, HMG believes that attending the GNEP meeting wo [...]
2007-04-17 12:54:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA AORC UK
07LONDON2457IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUE: UK FEEDBACK ON SOLANA-LARIJANI
[...] Summary (CO) EU's Solana saw no movement during June 23 talks with Larijani on suspension and rebuffed Larijani's suggestion to link next steps on the nuclear issue in any way to the upcoming visit to Iran by IAEA chief El Baradei, according to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The UK [...]
2007-06-26 17:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL EU IR IZ UK
07LONDON3362IRAN DEPFORMIN WILL VISIT LONDON TO PITCH
[...] (S) Summary: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) today told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that Iran,s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Jalili will visit London Friday September 7 to push Iran,s recent agreement with the IAEA as Iran,s preferred means of addressing the nuclear issue, but th [...]
2007-09-04 16:07:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC IR UK
07LONDON3369HMG TO OBSERVE GNEP MEETING IN VIENNA BELOW THE
[...] (SBU) Malcolm Wicks, Minister of State for Energy, will not attend the September 16 Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) meeting in Vienna, according to a letter from Wicks to Secretary of Energy Bodman (text at para 2). Dr. Mel Draper, Director of Nuclear Nonproliferation at the Depart [...]
2007-09-04 17:46:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA PINR UK
07LONDON3370HMG TO OBSERVE GNEP MEETING IN VIENNA BELOW THE
[...] (SBU) Malcolm Wicks, Minister of State for Energy, will not attend the September 16 Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) meeting in Vienna, according to a letter from Wicks to Secretary of Energy Bodman (text at para 2). Dr. Mel Draper, Director of Nuclear Nonproliferation at the Depart [...]
2007-09-05 08:18:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA PINR UK
07LONDON3422UK GOALS FOR SEPTEMBER INFORMAL EU FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary. According to the Foreign Office, the key agenda items at the September Gymnich meeting are Kosovo, the Inter-Governmental Conference on EU Reform, the Middle East, and a review of EU strategic partnerships with a focus on Russia. As is practice at informal Gynmich meetings, the UK [...]
2007-09-07 11:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN RS YI IR UK
07LONDON3519IRAN'S JALILI IN LONDON: REBUFFED AS EXPECTED
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 7 meetng, UK officials rebuffed Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Jalili's promotion of the IRI-IAEA Work Plan as a way to resolve the nuclear issue and reiterated the UK's firm commitment to the E3 3 and UNSCR process. End summary. 2. (C) Per ref (a),Iran Mul [...]
2007-09-13 13:02:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC IR UK
07LONDON3571UK WORRIED ABOUT IRAN, THEY TELL TREASURY A/S
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: British officials told Patrick O'Brien, A/S for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, Treasury, on September 6, that they are very worried about Iran. Both sides agreed we should continue to turn up the pressure on Iran within the context of the United Nations Security Cou [...]
2007-09-17 18:16:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PTER IR LY UK
07LONDON3924IRAN DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES AHEAD OF OCTOBER
[...] (C/NF) Summary: London Iran Watcher (Poloff) delivered reftel nonpaper to FCO Iran Multilateral team leader Will Gelling, who said that at the GAERC HMG will be focused on autonomous sanctions only, and is confident the EU will quickly endorse this aim. Gelling added that HMG opposes trying [...]
2007-10-12 16:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR XF EUN UK
07LONDON4328(C/NF) UK SHARES U.S. GOALS ON IRAN; WE SHOULD RE-FOCUS UK DOMESTIC EFFORTS AND INCREASE COORDINATION REF: A. STATE 156409 B. STATE 157039 LONDON 00004328 001.2 OF 006
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 16:16:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MNUC EFIN PTER KTFN IR UK
07LUXEMBOURG155EIB: NO MANDATE TO LEND IN IRAQ AT THIS TIME
[...] (U) Subsequent to Ref B, Post received a letter from EIB President Philippe Maystadt indicating that "the European Council has not conferred an official mandate to the EIB to operate in Iraq and for this reason we will therefore not be represented at the forthcoming Ministerial meeting." 2. [...]
2007-04-27 13:00:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN EG EU IAEA PGOV PREL LU
07LUXEMBOURG367LUXEMBOURG WILL SEEK COMMON EU POSITION RE: IAEA
[...] (C) Pol/Econ officer delivered points contained reftel to the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on 29 August. Our contact at the MFA took note of the U.S. position regarding an Israel-specific agenda item and told us that this was exactly the sort of topic on which Luxembourg belie [...]
2007-09-07 15:16:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL LU
07LUXEMBOURG465TREASURY OFFICIALS MEET WITH GOL AND CLEARSTREAM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On 8 November 2007, the U.S. Department of Treasury held consultations in Luxembourg with the Government of Luxembourg (GOL) and private sector as part of ongoing USG outreach highlighting the danger of doing business with Iran. The Treasury delegation met with senior Ministry of [...]
2007-11-16 14:50:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALTTFN EFIN PARM MNUC PREL KCRM ECON LU IR
07LUXEMBOURG476LUXEMBOURG POC FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] Per Reftel A, the GOL's POC for the Global Initiative is Mr. Claude Faber from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His back-up is Ms. Tessy Seidenthal. Mr. Faber and Ms. Seidenthal's contact information can be found below. Name - Mr. Claude Faber Title - Senior Desk Officer for Security, Defe [...]
2007-12-03 15:29:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL IAEA KGIC LU
07MADRID104SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF JANUARY 22 GAERC
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Emboff discussed Spanish views in advance of the January 22 GAERC meeting with Carlos Fernandez-Arias, MFA Subdirector General for the EU, on January 18. Fernandez-Arias highlighted the following areas of special Spanish interest. The EU expects to issue a communique either fr [...]
2007-01-19 11:17:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV SP
07MADRID1198SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF JUNE 18 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Deputy Political Director Carlos Fernandez-Arias said he expected that Cuba would view with skepticism Spain's inability to change the EU Common Position and eliminate the restrictive measures, but the Cubans might still welcome the chance to open dialogue with the EU. Sp [...]
2007-06-19 01:48:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN SP
07MADRID247SPAIN ON EXTRABUDGETARY FUNDING FOR IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 11:14:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALIAEA KNNP ENRG TRGY MNUC AORC SP
07MADRID444SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CM:NANCY BUTTE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Nancy Butte, from Baylor College of Medicine to travel to Valencia, Spain on May 8 to May 12. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Stable Isotopes in Paediatric Nutrition and Metabolism meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance [...]
2007-03-08 15:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID71SPAIN: UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE RAISES AWARENESS
[...] (U) UNVIE Ambassador Greg Schulte visited Madrid January 10-11 to raise the awareness of GOS officials and the public regarding the threat posed by the ongoing Iranian nuclear weapons program. On the government side, Schulte met with National Security Advisor Carles Casajuana, Deputy Foreign [...]
2007-01-12 17:32:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL MNUC MASS PINS PTER SP
07MANAGUA1135NPT PREPCOM POINTS DELIVERED TO NICARAGUAN FOREIGN
[...] On April 24, post faxed reftel points in English to the Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Magda Enriquez, who speaks and reads English. On April 26, post's Spanish translation was sent to the MFA. The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos on May 2, the earlies [...]
2007-05-03 20:49:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT NU
07MANAGUA1817UNSC IRAN SANCTIONS: BUSINESS AS USUAL IN NICARAGUA
[...] (S) On July 26, per reftel instructions we met with Foreign Ministry Director General for the Americas Orlando Gomez and urged that Nicaragua not continue business as usual with Iran. We also highlighted Nicaragua's requirements under UNSCRs 1737 and 1747, especially the prohibitions under [...]
2007-07-30 17:12:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETPARM PREL KNNP IR NU
07MANAGUA797GON RECEIVES INFORMATION ON THE ADOPTION OF UNSCR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 22:27:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EFIN IAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM UNSC TRGY NU
07MANAMA1045AHMEDINEJAD VISIT TO BAHRAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 13:53:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL KNNP IAEA EPET IR BA
07MANAMA179BAHRAIN: IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 10:15:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP BA IR ROW REGION
07MANAMA386BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief April 24 delivered reftel demarche concerning the April 30 - May 11 NPT PrepCom to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz listened closely to the information on the U.S. position on the issues [...]
2007-04-25 10:29:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC KNNP ENRG BA ROW
07MANAMA462BAHRAIN: IRAN'S INVITATION TO INSPECT BUSHEHR
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief May 22 delivered reftel demarche concerning an Iranian invitation to GCC countries to inspect the Bushehr reactor to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz said that to his knowledge, Bahrain [...]
2007-05-22 13:55:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP BA IR REGION
07MANAMA600MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS DESCRIBES
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Al Baharna told the Ambassador June 27 that his recent two-day visit to Iran was introductory and came about as a result of his late 2006 appointment as minister. While in Tehran, he discussed next steps for a bilateral commission and the p [...]
2007-06-27 15:14:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC EPET BA IR REGION
07MANAMA662IRANIAN FM ASSURES BAHRAIN OF FULL RESPECT FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Iranian Foreign Minister Muttaqi, in a July 14 visit, gave Bahraini leaders an official assurance that Iran recognized Bahrain as a sovereign state and had no territorial claims on it, helping quiet a storm that had developed over a statement by a Khamenei associate last week that [...]
2007-07-17 05:26:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL BA IR REGION
07MANAMA677WORKSHOP ON SAFE MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) In his July 16 farewell call with Minister of Health Nada Haffadh, the Ambassador conveyed reftel details regarding the Safe Management of the Radioactive Sealed Source Materials workshop set to take place August 9-11 in Sharm E [...]
2007-07-19 13:10:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY OSCI BA REGION
07MANAMA956PREPARATIONS FOR GSD TALKS IN MANAMA, NOVEMBER 1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-22 12:29:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS BA
07MANAMA964KING OPENS PARLIAMENT; OUTLINES GOB AGENDA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-23 13:34:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON SOCI BA
07MANAMA982C-NE7-00483: BAHRAIN AND THE GCC,S NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 12:21:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY OSCI PINR BA
07MANILA2601THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH INDIAN EAM
[...] (C) Summary: The U.S.-India relationship has entered a "new stage" in the post-123 Agreement era, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) Pranab Mukherjee agreed in an August 1 meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Ministerial in Manila. Addressing Indian conc [...]
2007-08-02 05:44:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL PARM TSRL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY
07MANILA2705THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH CHINESE
[...] (C) Summary: During August 1 bilateral discussions at the ASEAN Reg Forum (ARF),Deputy Secretary Negroponte noted China's role in the rece passage of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution 1769 r peacekeeping in Darfur, but encouraged China to move forward with a res on Iran's [...]
2007-08-10 06:59:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS CH
07MANILA3770PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT FINDS IRAN NOT COMPLYING
[...] (C) As requested (ref A),Post met on November 26 with Leah Ruiz, Director of the DFA's Office of United Nations and International Organizations, as part of an ongoing effort (ref B) to encourage the Philippine government, as a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of [...]
2007-11-27 04:10:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA PARM KNNP IR RP MNUC IAEA AORC
07MANILA3963PHILIPPINES WELCOMES INFORMATION ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Per reftel B, Post shared key assessments from the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's nuclear program December 5 with Acting A/S Grace Princesa and Director Leah Ruiz, both of the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) Office of United Nations and Other International Organ [...]
2007-12-18 08:24:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA PARM KNNP IR RP MNUC IAEA AORC
07MAPUTO250Mozambique: Demarche Delivered Regarding IAEA Report on
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 11:20:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP UNGA IR MZ
07MASERU169LESOTHO: IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737
[...] (U) DCM spoke on March 15 with MFA Acting Principal Secretary Thabang Lekhela to express USG views on the IAEA's report on Iranian compliance with UNSCR 1737 and next steps (Note: Due to ongoing post-election issues in Lesotho, Lekhela was unavailable prior to March 15 to discuss UN issues. Th [...]
2007-03-20 16:03:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP IR LT
07MEXICO1180DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 6 to the Foreign Secretariat's (SRE's) Deputy Director General for UN-Related SIPDIS Security and Legal Issues Julian Juarez Cardenas. Juarez appreciated learning the U.S. views regarding the IAEA's report on Iranian compliance with UNSCR 1737 and [...]
2007-03-07 23:45:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALKNNP IR MX IAEA
07MEXICO1709DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INFORMATION REGARDING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-04 17:57:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC MX
07MEXICO4906DEMARCHES DELIVERED: IRAN AT THE SEPTEMBER 2008
[...] (SBU) Poloffs delivered reftel demarches on September 10 to the Foreign Secretariat's (SRE's) Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues Julian Juarez Cardenas. Juarez noted U.S. views and reiterated Mexico's policy with regard to the Iran issue: The GOM respects each co [...]
2007-09-11 21:52:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC MX
07MEXICO4907DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REQUEST FOR BILATERAL MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-11 21:52:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA UNGA
07MEXICO5975VIEWS ON 15 NOVEMBER 2007 IAEA DG'S REPORT ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 16:16:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC MX
07MINSK202GOB INFORMED OF U.S. VIEWS ON IAEA REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 15:37:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR BO
07MINSK740SOSNY TRUST AND COOPERATION HIGH, SECURITY LOW
[...] (C) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team continued its project with Belarus' Joint Institute of Power and Nuclear Research (JIPNR)--Sosny on the design of an upgraded Material Protection, Control and Accounting (MPC&A) system for the facility's nuclear material. The team also began explori [...]
2007-08-28 14:39:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY PARM MNUC PGOV BO
07MINSK743SOSNY TRUST AND COOPERATION HIGH, SECURITY LOW
[...] (C) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team continued its project with Belarus' Joint Institute of Power and Nuclear Research (JIPNR)--Sosny on the design of an upgraded Material Protection, Control and Accounting (MPC&A) system for the facility's nuclear material. The team also began explori [...]
2007-08-29 10:15:00Embassy MinskSECRETENRG MNUC PARM PGOV TRGY BO
07MINSK767IAEA/IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BELARUS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 12:55:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IAEA AORC BO IR
07MINSK820IAEA/IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BELARUS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-25 15:52:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IAEA PARM BO IR
07MONROVIA280LIBERIA: IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH
[...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche February 28 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister for African and Asian Affairs Henry Fahnbulleh. Fahnbulleh had no substantive comment. Booth [...]
2007-03-01 09:14:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALKNNP IR LI
07MOSCOW1001U/S JOSEPH-RUSSIAN DFM KISLYAK MEETING ON
[...] (C) Summary. On January 29 in Moscow, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak co-chaired a meeting on the Strategic Security Dialogue. They discussed a range of issues, including: -- Joint Ini [...]
2007-03-09 15:07:00Embassy MoscowSECRETIAEA KACT KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR RS START
07MOSCOW1002U/S JOSEPH-RUSSIAN DFM KISLYAK MEETING ON
[...] (SBU) DFM Kislyak asked whether U/S Joseph had anything new on the issue of the denial of Russia's membership in the Australia Group. U/S Joseph said he did not. 2. (SBU) DFM Kislyak used this occasion to complain that the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) was requiring that cont [...]
2007-03-09 15:23:00Embassy MoscowSECRETIAEA KACT KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR RS START
07MOSCOW1129U.S.-RUSSIA TALKS ON JOINT INITIATIVE TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 26, a team led by A/S John Rood met with a team led by Oleg Rozhkov, MFA Deputy Director of the Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs (DVBR),to discuss the joint initiative to strengthen nuclear nonproliferation outlined in a January 10 letter from U/S Joseph [...]
2007-03-15 15:19:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP PARM RS
07MOSCOW1634IRAN: PUTIN FRUSTRATED WITH TEHRAN
[...] (C) During an April 10 conversation with Russian Presidential Foreign Affairs Advisor Sergey Prikhodko, the Ambassador again expressed disappointment with Russia's receiving Iranian Deputy Interior Minister/IRGC General Mohammed Zolqadr, a individual designated on the UNSCR 1747 list of key [...]
2007-04-11 15:17:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM UNSC IR RS
07MOSCOW1877US-RUSSIA STRATEGIC SECURITY TALKS, APRIL 17
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Missile Defense (MD) dominated the all-day Strategic Security talks in Moscow April 17. The Russian side, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak, contended that the proposed placement of MD interceptors and a radar in Poland and the Czech Republic, respectively, occurred along [...]
2007-04-23 14:46:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP MARR PINS PREL PTER RS
07MOSCOW2040RUSSIA EDGES FORWARD ON FLOATING NUCLEAR POWER
[...] (U) This is a joint cable by Embassy Moscow and ConGen St. Petersburg. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Thirty years after the United States decommissioned the Sturgis, the first and only U.S.-built floating nuclear power plant (FNPP),Russia has officially embarked on construction of its first FNPP. O [...]
2007-05-04 08:26:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP TRGY RS
07MOSCOW2316RUSSIA: MFA CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY BURMA NUCLEAR DEAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Rosatom's May 15 announcement of an agreement to build a research nuclear reactor in Burma caught the Russian MFA by surprise. Rosatom, however, claimed no one should have been surprised by the signing of an agreement that had simply been waiting for a Burmese response for two y [...]
2007-05-18 10:51:00Embassy MoscowSECRETKNNP PREL RS
07MOSCOW2590CODEL NELSON-LOTT MEETS WITH FM LAVROV
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S.-Russian Senate-Federation Council Interparliamentary Working Group Co-Chairs Senator Ben Nelson and Senator Trent Lott, accompanied by Senators Evan Bayh, Judd Gregg, and Richard Burr, met May 29 with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss current bilateral and [...]
2007-06-01 13:12:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR KNDP ETRD OREP NELSON LOTT RS
07MOSCOW2879RUSSIA: PENDING CHANGES CAST ROSATOM AS CORPORATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Over the past year and a half, Russia has been working to restructure its nuclear industry. In a June 8 meeting with EST, Natalya Klishina, head of the Bilateral Relations Division in Rosatom's Department of International Relations, clarified what these changes mean and what other [...]
2007-06-15 15:22:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP TRGY RS
07MOSCOW3023DFM KISLYAK ON PRE-KENNEBUNKPORT PREPARATIONS,
[...] (C) Summary: In an hour-long meeting on June 20, the Ambassador and Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak reviewed preparations for the Kennebunkport meeting between the presidents. Kislyak said he was ready during his late-June Washington visit to work through outstanding issues on documents an [...]
2007-06-21 13:06:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM RS
07MOSCOW3087DRAFT MINISTERIAL STATEMENT ON NUCLEAR FORCES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 14:31:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL US RS
07MOSCOW3114SIX PARTY TALKS: GOR URGES MEASURED PACE ON NEXT
[...] (U) The GOR publicly claimed credit for facilitating Monday's transfer of frozen DPRK funds to the North Korean Foreign Trade Bank's account in a Russian bank. Calling it a positive step toward the resumption of the Six-Party process, a short MFA statement said that Russia decided to accommod [...]
2007-06-27 07:10:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC KNNP KN RS
07MOSCOW3162RUSSIA: DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S
[...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 22 meeting with Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, Russian Deputy FM Denisov expressed SIPDIS interest in cooperating with Iraq for the long term ("we are optimists") but indicated that debt reli [...]
2007-06-28 12:48:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG EIND PREL PINR IZ KN IR RS
07MOSCOW3434RUSSIA AND IRAN: MOSCOW'S SHIFTING VIEWS
[...] (C) Summary: Iran's nuclear program has posed an increasing challenge to Russia's foreign policy as Moscow tries to balance its strong interest in preventing a nuclear armed Iran against the political and economic considerations that have traditionally driven relations with Tehran. However, [...]
2007-07-13 11:06:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP ETRD MASS IR RS
07MOSCOW3896NPT PREPCOM INFORMATION DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) On July 25, 2007, we shared reftel information concerning the 2008 NPT PrepCom with Mikhail Kondratenkov, Second Secretary in the MFA's Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs. Kondratenkov told us on July 27, 2007 that Anatoliy Antonov, Director of the same office, will likely hea [...]
2007-08-09 11:03:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP ENRG PREL MNUC NPT RS
07MOSCOW3979DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAMS: GOR REACTION TO NON-PAPER
[...] (C) Grigoriy Berdennikov, the GOR's representative to the Six-Party First Working Group -- Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula -- told us that the GOR, in principle, agrees with reftel non-paper. However, Berdennikov underlined that the paper should serve not as the starting point, but [...]
2007-08-14 16:46:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KNNP KN KS CH JP RS
07MOSCOW4440IAEA DEMARCHE ON IRAN DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-10 15:17:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA IR KNNP MNUC
07MOSCOW4592IRANIAN FM VISIT FOCUSES ON ECONOMICS
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian FM Mottaki was in Moscow September 12 for what Russian officials characterized as a visit devoted to the countries' economic relationship. The GOR denied Mottaki's claim that Russia had agreed to finish construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant and supply Iran with [...]
2007-09-18 13:02:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP ENRG IR RS
07MOSCOW4634RUSSIA-FRANCE RELATIONS: AFTER KOUCHNER, BEFORE
[...] (C) Summary. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's two-day Moscow visit did not bridge the gap in the two countries' position on issues such as Kosovo and Iran. Both GOR officials and the French Embassy hope that the early October Sarkozy visit will provide an opportunity to narrow di [...]
2007-09-20 09:29:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNO UNMIK FR RS
07MOSCOW4897RUSSIAN DFM KISLYAK: IRAN, MD, CFE, ARMS
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Kislyak staked out familiar positions on missile defense, arguing that U.S. insistence on radar and interceptor facilities in the Czech Republic and Poland meant the 2 2 delegations would "talk past each other" and accusing the U [...]
2007-10-05 09:57:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL PGOV PARM EAID MASS ETTC RU SY IR IZ
07MOSCOW4939RUSSIAN EXPERTS ON MOSCOW'S APPROACH TO IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: "Balance" is the word used to describe Russia's Iran policy by Moscow's leading Iran watchers. Putin is sufficiently concerned about Iran's nuclear program to keep Russia engaged on the issue. According to the MFA, he will reinforce the point with Ahmadinejad in Tehran October 1 [...]
2007-10-10 11:04:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MASS ETRD IR RS
07MOSCOW4949SIX-PARTY TALKS: VIEWS FROM MOSCOW
[...] (C) Summary. The Russian Government welcomed the October 3 Six-Party Agreement, terming it the best outcome possible at this stage, although DFM Kislyak cautioned about further "bumps in the road" given the nature of the DPRK regime. Moscow experts largely echoed the official view and encour [...]
2007-10-11 05:05:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM MNUC KNNP ECON KN KS JA RS
07MOSCOW5039GERMAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR IN MOSCOW: IRAN, MD, AND
[...] (C) Summary: German Political Director Stanzel's October 9 visit to Moscow touched on most major international issues, including Iran, missile defense, and CFE. During his meeting with Stanzel, DFM Kislyak reaffirmed Russia's interest in maintaining a united front with the EC 3 on Iran. Kisl [...]
2007-10-17 11:00:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV GM AF EU IR RS
07MOSCOW5044REMOVAL OF HIGH-THREAT RADIOACTIVE SOURCES FROM
[...] (C) Summary: Rosatom and MFA officials tell us they are not aware of any plans by Rosatom Director Kiriyenko, or anyone else at Rosatom, to build a nuclear storage facility in Abkhazia to dispose of high threat radioactive sources. We urged that the GOR intervene with the de facto Abkhazian le [...]
2007-10-17 16:05:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM ENRG PGOV PREL GG IAEA RS
07MOSCOW5060ACTING U/S ROOD’S MEETING WITH DFM KISLYAK:
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting October 11 on the margins of the missile defense and 2 2 discussions in Moscow, Acting Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security John Rood and Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak agreed on the need to encourage key countries to join the Global Initiative to Co [...]
2007-10-18 13:44:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR MNUC KACT KNNP IR RS
07MOSCOW5092DUMA READY TO BACK CFE SUSPENSION, CHAIRMAN SAYS
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with NSC Senior Director Warlick and EUR DAS Kramer, International Affairs Committee Chairman Kosachev underscored the Duma's support for the suspension of CFE on December 12, absent a change in the U.S. position and reiterated GOR opposition to any linkage to Istanbul commi [...]
2007-10-22 10:43:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KCFE PARM MARR WTRO IR KV RS
07MOSCOW5378MFA: "NON-CONFRONTATION" WILL GUIDE IRAN STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Director for Iran and Afghanistan Ali Mustafabeli told us that the MFA has yet to hear from Tehran after Ahmadenijad assured FM Lavrov on October 30 that he would think about the P5 1 proposal to halt uranium enrichment. Mustafabeli predicted that the November IAEA re [...]
2007-11-14 11:59:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM ETRD AF IR RS
07MOSCOW5387RUSSIAN DFM KISLYAK: IRAN, MD, CFE, BILATERAL,
[...] (C) Summary : In a November 14 meeting (other topics septel),DFM Kislyak told the Ambassador that the postponed Solana-Jalili dialogue, potential Chinese FM visit to Tehran, and imminent IAEA report may have prompted Chinese cancellation of the November 19 P5 1 meeting. Kislyak expected l [...]
2007-11-15 10:03:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM MARR EAIR KCRM KJUS RS
07MOSCOW5405REMOVAL OF HIGH-THREAT RADIOACTIVE SOURCES FROM
[...] (C) Rosatom International Affairs Director Vladimir Kuchinov called in EST Counselor November 14 to follow up on our earlier approaches to Rosatom and MFA regarding removal of high-threat radioactive sources from Abkhazia. Kuchinov confirmed that Rosatom Director Sergey Kiriyenko had not agre [...]
2007-11-15 16:32:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM ENRG PREL IAEA GG RS
07MOSCOW5477IAEA/IRAN: RUSSIAN MFA VIEWS ON DG REPORT
[...] (C) On November 21, Embassy conveyed U.S. views (reftel) on the IAEA Director General's November 15 Report on Iran to Mikhail Kondratenkov, MFA Security and Disarmament Department nuclear non-proliferation section chief. Kondratenkov agreed that Iran has often been reactive rather than proacti [...]
2007-11-21 17:18:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IAEA PARM RS IR
07MOSCOW5512RUSSIA AND INDIA SEEK TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC TIES;
[...] (SBU) Summary: In official briefings on Indian Prime Minister Singh's November 11-12 visit, Russian and Indian diplomats confirmed reftel assessment of bilateral relations as politically healthy but in danger of appearing "emaciated" should the countries fail to expand economic ties. The dip [...]
2007-11-26 07:58:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECIN ENRG MASS IN RS
07MOSCOW5591ANGARSK INTERNATIONAL URANIUM ENRICHMENT CENTER:
[...] (SBU) Russia's plan to establish an international uranium enrichment center in Angarsk (Siberia) -- which stems from a Putin proposal made almost two years ago -- is moving forward. Russian officials and experts are confident in the ability of the Angarsk facility to handle increased demand [...]
2007-11-30 07:41:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP IAEA PREL RS
07MOSCOW579RUSSIAN FEDERATION COUNCIL MEMBER ON IRAN, MIDDLE
[...] (C) Summary: Federation Council Member Margelov briefed the Ambassador on efforts to deepen engagement with the U.S. Senate, including reaching out to GOR critics. He flagged his upcoming trip to Tehran and said that Iranian duplicity and obduracy were making it difficult to defend the regi [...]
2007-02-09 08:35:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OREP RS IR
07MOSCOW5841ATOMSTROYEXPORT'S APPROACH TO THE "NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) During a recent meeting at a Moscow think-tank, an official from Atomstroyexport outlined priorities for the construction of Russian nuclear power plants abroad. China, India, Iran, and Bulgaria are their top target markets. The official downplayed the importance of the failure of Russ [...]
2007-12-17 14:04:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ENRG PREL RS IN
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