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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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06JAKARTA12492TIME TO INITIATE MLAT TALKS WITH INDONESIA
[...] (C) We believe it is in the U.S. interest to initiate Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) talks with Indonesia. These negotiations could then be announced in connection with the upcoming POTUS visit to Indonesia (para 10). Conclusion of an MLAT agreement would strengthen the growing ties be [...]
2006-10-12 09:09:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PCRM KTIA KJUS ID
06JAKARTA12494MUHAMMADIYAH YOUTH CONCERNED ABOUT EXTREMISM AMONG
[...] (C) Summary. On October 2 and 3, Poloff made courtesy calls on Muhammadiyah Youth Chairman Izzul Muslimin and Secretary General Gunawan Hidayat. As part of its six-month SIPDIS strategic plan, the Muhammadiyah Youth Central Board will carry out a "census" of local Muhammadiyah Youth leade [...]
2006-10-13 01:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER SOCI KISL PHUM ID
06JAKARTA12498 SECRETARY'S INITIATIVE ON GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM --
[...] (U) Summary. Embassy Jakarta welcomes the Secretary's Global Internet Freedom Task Force Initiative (GIFT) and looks forward to contributing to its success. As requested in reftel, a list of USAID projects related to the GIFT is described below. USAID in Indonesia continues to place high p [...]
2006-10-13 06:29:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EINT EAID PHUM
06JAKARTA12541INDONESIA SUPPORTS UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF
[...] (C) Polcouns and counterparts from the Australian and New Zealand Embassies delivered reftel demarche to Jonny Sinaga, deputy director in the Department of Foreign Affairs' Directorate for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs. We presented the main points of the demarche, emphasizing the co [...]
2006-10-13 08:34:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIA UN ID
06JAKARTA12542FINAL PUSH BEFORE GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA VOTE
[...] (C) Pursuant to reftel A, PolCouns called on the Directorate of International Security and International Affairs of the Department of Foreign Affairs and requested reconfirmation of Indonesia's support for Guatemala as expressed to the Secretary on September 26 (ref. B). PolCouns's request was [...]
2006-10-13 09:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALUNSC GT VE ID
06JAKARTA12543INDONESIA'S ECONOMY ONE YEAR AFTER THE FUEL PRICE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia successfully restored macroeconomic stability in the first half of 2006 after the August 2005 rupiah "mini-crisis" and the fuel price hikes and interest rate increases that followed. After the Government of Indonesia (GOI) hiked fuel prices by an average of 126% in O [...]
2006-10-13 10:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JAKARTA12545INDONESIA - OCTOBER 12 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On October 6, Dr. Ir Anton Apryanto, Minister of Agriculture promised Manho So, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative more vigorous coordination and communication in controlling AI. Local press reported on October 10 that faculty from Udayana University detected [...]
2006-10-13 10:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA12546INDONESIA SEEKS GPOI FUNDING FOR PLANNED
[...] (C) Summary: Officials at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs have confirmed Indonesia's interest in participating in the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) and have asked whether GPOI funding could be used to support a national PKO center Indonesia is creating to train its mi [...]
2006-10-13 10:53:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA12547U.S.-INDONESIA SOFA TALKS LAY BASIS FOR POSSIBLE
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. delegation's exploratory talks with the Indonesian government on October 5 in Jakarta made considerable headway in establishing a basis of understanding for possible formal negotiation of a bilateral Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). Embassy shared a draft template text (r [...]
2006-10-13 11:39:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PREL ID
06JAKARTA12555US-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL DELEGATION VISITS JAKARTA
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) told a visiting U.S. ASEAN Business Council (USABC) delegation on October 12 that he remains optimistic about Indonesia's economic outlook and committed to economic reforms and the process of democratization. Vice President Jusuf Kalla [...]
2006-10-16 05:38:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ENRG ETRD EFIN PGOV ID
06JAKARTA12602CT UPDATE: FOUR YEARS AFTER FIRST BALI ATTACKS
[...] (C) Summary. In the four years since terrorist attacks first rocked Bali on October 12, 2002, foreign police assistance programs have markedly improved Indonesia's CT capacity. The Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist network, however, remains a serious threat to Western and secular interests in I [...]
2006-10-16 09:42:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL ASEC KVPR CVIS
06JAKARTA12607REVISED DRAFT CRIMINAL CODE WORRIES ACTIVISTS
[...] (C) Summary: Legal analysts and NGOs told us that the latest draft of the revised Indonesian Criminal Code (KUHP) continues to include controversial provisions on the protection of government officials and state ideology from defamation, and the criminalization of pornography. They feared tha [...]
2006-10-17 05:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KJUS KCRM ID
06JAKARTA12660ACEHNESE VILLAGERS EXHUMING CONFLICT VICTIMS'
[...] (C) Summary. Acehnese villagers are exhuming the graves of persons executed during the conflict between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian government, Georges Paclisanu (strictly protect),Head of Delegation, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),told us recently. Ba [...]
2006-10-18 04:07:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA12687 INDONESIA AND MCC COMPACT ELIGIBILITY
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's (SBY) administration has made important progress in the past year implementing a broad-based development strategy emphasizing poverty reduction, private sector growth, and good governance. SBY's bold anti-corruption efforts continue to dism [...]
2006-10-18 10:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON KMCA KCOR ID
06JAKARTA12730BREAKING THE GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA IMPASSE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 09:38:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALUNSC GT VE ID
06JAKARTA12732EAP DAS ERIC JOHN'S MEETING WITH BG DADI SUSANTO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Indonesian Director General for Defense Strategy Susanto on October 18, EAP DAS Eric John raised U.S. human rights concerns, the need for continued military vetting and accountability for past abuses, the importance of a SOFA in underpinning bilateral cooperatio [...]
2006-10-19 10:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM MASS MOPS ID
06JAKARTA12733East Java Mudflow: Lapindo Financial Woes
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PT. Lapindo Brantas (Lapindo) recently informed its relief well contractors that it no longer has funds to pay for relief well operations. Haliburton and other contractors, including local contractors, temporarily left the site, halting drilling operations, due to lack of paymen [...]
2006-10-19 10:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET PGOV ID
06JAKARTA12773INDONESIAN TERRORISTS:RECENT RELEASES AND UPCOMING
[...] (C) Four years after the 2002 Bali bombing, several individuals convicted of terrorism for their involvement in that attack and the 2003 Marriot bombing are starting to complete their prison terms. According to information obtained from the Australian Embassy, nine convicted terrorists have b [...]
2006-10-20 09:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID
06JAKARTA12775PARLIAMENT PASSES 2007 BUDGET
[...] (SBU) Summary. Parliament approved a Rp 763.6 trillion (USD 83.4 billion) FY 2007 budget on October 17. Spending for personnel, materials and social programs is slated to rise significantly in 2007 in line with President Yudhoyono's plans to reform the civil service and improve health and ed [...]
2006-10-20 10:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KMCA KCOR PGOV ENRG TBIO ID
06JAKARTA12776TNI ANNIVERSARY SPEECHES EMPHASIZE REFORM AND
[...] Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudoyono and Commander-in-Chief (Panglima) Air First Marshal Djoko Suyanto urged the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) to continue along the path of reform as the TNI celebrated its 61st anniversary on October 5. The speeches exhorted the TNI to complete its tr [...]
2006-10-20 10:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR PHUM ID
06JAKARTA12778EAST JAVA'S MUSLIM LEADERS, OBSERVERS COMMENT ON
[...] (C) Summary. On October 10, we met with the East Java provincial leadership of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah to discuss their organizations' activities in East Java. We also called on political scientist Aribowo from Surabaya's Airlangga University, who shared his observations (based [...]
2006-10-20 10:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI PHUM KISL ID
06JAKARTA12779 ACEH PEACE PROCESS MOVING FORWARD, HEADING TOWARD
[...] The Aceh peace process continues to move forward. Elections have been scheduled for December 11, and work has begun on implementing the Law on Governance of Aceh (LOGA). The Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) is winding down its work and expects to cease operation on December 15. Reintegration paym [...]
2006-10-20 10:28:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC KDEM ID
06JAKARTA12781INDONESIA - OCTOBER 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) released 2007 budget information on October 19 but has not yet finalized its AI spending allocations in the Ministries of Health (MOH) and Agriculture (MOA). Coordinating Minister for Peoples' Welfare Aburizal Bakrie convened an interagency meet [...]
2006-10-20 11:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA12782THE TWO PAPUAS: A CONSUL GENERAL'S VIEW
[...] (C) Summary. Papua New Guinea,s Consul General in Jayapura, Papua shared his views on the often prickly relations between Indonesia and his government in an October 12 meeting. He charged that the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) were involved in both illegal logging and drug smuggling in PNG. [...]
2006-10-20 11:55:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM ID PP
06JAKARTA12783THE TWO PAPUAS: A CONSUL GENERAL'S VIEW
[...] (C) Summary. Papua New Guinea,s Consul General in Jayapura, Papua shared his views on the often prickly relations between Indonesia and his government in an October 12 meeting. He charged that the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) were involved in both illegal logging and drug smuggling in PNG. [...]
2006-10-20 12:24:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM ID PP
06JAKARTA12787NORTH SUMATRA POLICE: NEW SENSITIVITY TO HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Head of Police Intelligence for North Sumatra, Herman Effendi, described the Indonesian police as increasingly focused on human rights during an Oct.3 meeting in Medan. He attributed this positive development partly to widespread human rights training that has reached the low [...]
2006-10-23 03:27:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KJUS ID
06JAKARTA12798VP KALLA ON THE COURTS, MCC, PEACE CORPS AND MIDDLE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Vice President Jusuf Kalla told the Ambassador on October 20 that the Supreme Court is "not using logic" in its approach to the Munir case, and that people are rightly not happy with the Pollycarpus verdict. He said the Supreme Court would soon reconsider its decision taking int [...]
2006-10-23 07:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV PREL KMCA PHUM ID
06JAKARTA12800PAPUA: HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS DENOUNCE ABEPURA
[...] (C) Summary. A church-affiliated task force has asked Indonesia's National Committee on Human Rights (KomnasHAM) to open an investigation into the conviction and sentencing of 23 men charged in connection with a March 16 riot in Abepura, Papua that led to the death of three unarmed policemen a [...]
2006-10-23 08:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ID
06JAKARTA12825INDONESIA - CIVAIR UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesian transportation officials are focusing on aviation and airport security as tens of millions of Indonesians travel to their home villages and back during the Idul Fitri holiday break. A record 1.5 million Indonesians will take to the skies during the week- long celebr [...]
2006-10-27 07:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD ID
06JAKARTA12828INDONESIA - OCTOBER 20 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Coordinating Minister for Peoples' Welfare Aburizal Bakrie announced at an October 20 news conference a decrease in the number of AI-affected provinces over the past six months from 30 to 16. At the same news conference, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono announced governmen [...]
2006-10-27 09:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA12829ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY CONFERENCE - INDONESIA RESPONSE
[...] We delivered reftel demarches on October 19 to Ikhsan Baidirus, Deputy Director General for International Affairs, and Inda Mekawati Perdanaputra, Assistant Director for International Affairs, in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Directorate General of Post and Teleco [...]
2006-10-27 09:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU
06JAKARTA12873INDONESIAN DELEGATES FOR THE SENIOR POLICY
[...] The government of Indonesia has provided the following nine names to participate in the four-day Senior Policy Exchange in Washington,DC during the week of December 5-8, 2006. The participants are as follows: Name: Major General Suryadi Job Title: Director General for Defense Capability, D [...]
2006-10-31 08:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL KNNP ID
06JAKARTA12874TIMIKA DEFENDANTS REFUSE TO RESPOND TO SENTENCING
[...] (SBU) In an October 31 session lasting less than an hour, the defendants charged in the 2002 murders of two Amcits near Timika, Papua refused to respond to the sentencing requests handed down by prosecutors on October 13 (reftel). Their attorney, Johnson Penjaitan, attended the trial as a sp [...]
2006-10-31 09:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA12875INDONESIA READY TO FINALIZE CUSTOMS MUTUAL
[...] (U) This is an action request for U.S. Customs Border Protection and State EAP/MTS. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Indonesian Directorate General of Customs & Excise (DGCE) and U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection are close to finalizing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Cus [...]
2006-10-31 11:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ID
06JAKARTA12939 INDONESIA SEEKS COMPACT ELIGIBILITY, APPRECIATES
[...] H.E. President of the Republic of Indonesia 2. H.E. Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia 3. H.E. Ms. Condoleeza Rice, US Secretary of State (Chair, MCC) 4. Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, the Republic of Indonesia 5. Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Republic of Indon [...]
2006-11-01 10:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EINV ECON KMCA ID
06JAKARTA12944POST RECOMMENDATIONS ON GLOBAL FUND PHASE 2
[...] (SBU) Summary. Approve Phase 2 funding, at requested level of funding, $33,905,951, with conditions. End Summary Indonesia's Global Fund HIV/AIDS Program Summary --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) Indonesia received two Global Fund AIDS grants: Round 1 and Round 4, [...]
2006-11-02 04:44:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI KHIV TBIO EAID ID
06JAKARTA12981POST RECOMMENDATIONS ON GLOBAL FUND PHASE 2
[...] (SBU) Summary. Approve Phase 2 funding, at requested level of funding, $33,905,951, with conditions. End Summary Indonesia's Global Fund HIV/AIDS Program Summary --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) Indonesia received two Global Fund AIDS grants: Round 1 and Round 4, [...]
2006-11-03 05:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI KHIV TBIO EAID ID
06JAKARTA13005DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON ARF STATEMENT ON DPRK
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 09:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ASEAN KN ID
06JAKARTA13006DEMARCHES TO INDONESIA ON DPRK SHIPPING
[...] (S/NF) We met November 3 with Fahmi Jamaludin, Desk Officer for Korea at Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs, to deliver demarches contained reftels on DPRK shipping issues. We stressed that the actions we were requesting were consistent not only with UNSC Resolution 1718, but also wit [...]
2006-11-03 09:43:00Embassy JakartaSECRET//NOFORNMNUC PARM KNNP EWWT KN XC ID
06JAKARTA13007INDONESIAN POLICE ASK FOR U.S. HELP IN MUNIR CASE
[...] (C) On October 31, General Sutanto, Chief of the Indonesian National Police (INP),formally asked Thomas Fuentes, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Office of International Operations, and Embassy Legatt for the FBI's technical assistance in the ongoing investigation into the 2004 murder of Indonesi [...]
2006-11-03 10:48:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KJUS PINR KCRM ID
06JAKARTA13014INDONESIA - NOVEMBER 6 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On November 1, Bayu Krisnamurthi, Executive Secretary for the National AI Committee assured the press that SIPDIS Indonesian research shows no signs that the H5N1 virus is mutating to a more dangerous form in the country. Food and Agriculture Organization officials concur but [...]
2006-11-06 23:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA13121SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT WEATHERS VOUCHER SCANDAL
[...] (C) Agung Laksono, Chairman of Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR),has apparently emerged relatively unscathed from a scandal surrounding his involvement in a school voucher distribution exercise. The controversy erupted following the revelation that he improperly handed out vouchers [...]
2006-11-07 08:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL ID
06JAKARTA13136ABB Preaches in North Sumatra
[...] (SBU) Summary: Radical Muslim Cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir spoke in North Sumatra October 29 - 31 at a series of engagements on the implementation of Syariah law. Misleading posters advertising the visit masked Ba'asyir's identity and implied sponsorship of mainstream Muslim organizations. Thoug [...]
2006-11-07 09:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV KISL KJUS ASEC KPAO
06JAKARTA13138PRESIDENTIAL TRIP TO INDONESIA: OFFICIAL GIFT
[...] Post communicated the points and questions provided in reftel to Ms. Lusi Surjanadari, the protocol point of contact for the POTUS visit. Ms. Surjanadari confirmed the gift presentations will be conducted protocol-to-protocol, as requested reftel. Post requested the exchange take place short [...]
2006-11-07 10:29:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP BUSH GEORGE AMGT ID
06JAKARTA13142TIMIKA TRIAL: WAMANG SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON
[...] (SBU) On November 7, Judge Adriani Nurdin sentenced Anthonious Wamang to life in prison for premeditated murder in connection with the August 31, 2002 murders of two Americans and one Indonesian in Timika, Papua. Although prosecutors had requested 20 years, Judge Nurdin cited several conside [...]
2006-11-07 11:52:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA13143NAMRU-2 NEGOTIATIONS TO PROCEED NOVEMBER 9
[...] (C) Summary: We will be proceeding with an initial NAMRU-2 negotiation session on November 9. The Ambassador was told by Eddi Hariyadhi, Director General for American and European Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs Nov. 7 that he is confident that resolution of the issue would pro [...]
2006-11-07 13:32:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL TBIO AMED AMGT KFLU KTIA ID
06JAKARTA13169AMBASSADOR URGES VIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT OF UNSCR 1718
[...] (C) In a November 9 meeting with Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda, Ambassador stressed the importance of vigorous implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718, aimed at stopping DPRK trafficking in military materiel and certain luxury goods (reftels). Ambassador pointed out that beca [...]
2006-11-09 10:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PARM KNNP EWWT KN XC ID
06JAKARTA13170PM A/S HILLEN'S POLITICAL-MILITARY TALKS IN JAKARTA
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs John Hillen discussed a range of political-military issues with Indonesian Minister of Defense Sudarsono, Foreign Affairs Director General Hariyadhi and other public leaders in Jakarta on November 7. The discussions built on simil [...]
2006-11-09 10:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV MNUC RI
06JAKARTA13171UNGA: DEMARCHES TO INDONESIA ON CUBA EMBARGO,
[...] (SBU) After learning that the entire staff of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Directorate was either in New York or otherwise unavailable, we met November 9 with Harry Purwanto, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for North and Central America, to urge [...]
2006-11-09 10:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA PREL PHUM ETRD CU ID
06JAKARTA13172ADDITIONS TO INDONESIAN DELEGATION FOR SENIOR
[...] The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has submitted the names of two additional delegates to participate in the four-day Senior Policy Exchange in Washington, DC scheduled for December 5-8, 2006. The additional participants are as follows: Name: Mr. Ramadansyah Hasan Job Title: Head o [...]
2006-11-09 11:02:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL KNNP ID
06JAKARTA13173SHOWDOWN BETWEEN PRESIDENT AND VP OVER REFORM UNIT
[...] (C) President Yudhoyono and Vice President Kalla have skirmished publicly over SBY's decision to advance the President's reform agenda. Although referred to in general terms for months, the "Presidential Work Unit on Managing Policy and Reform Programs (UKP3KR)" was reportedly designed and un [...]
2006-11-09 11:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL ECON EFIN KCOR PINR ID
06JAKARTA13181NEW ZEALAND DCM CALLS ON JI'S POLITICAL WING
[...] (C) Summary. New Zealand's Deputy Head of Mission briefed us about his meeting with Irfan Awwas, the leader of Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI),Jemaah Islamiyah's political wing (his reporting cable has been sent by classified email to EAP/MTS and INR/EAP). Awwas spoke about MMI's goal of p [...]
2006-11-13 07:09:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KISL SOCI ID
06JAKARTA13191JAKARTA EAC MEETING, NOVEMBER 13, 2006
[...] (C) Summary: The Embassy held an Emergency Action Committee meeting on November 13, 2006, to discuss the November 11 detonation of an explosive device at an East Jakarta A&W Restaurant. The RSO and LEGAT told the EAC that only the suspect was injured in the blast, that evidence suggested the [...]
2006-11-13 08:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL ASEC AS AEMR
06JAKARTA13193YOUR VISIT TO INDONESIA
[...] (S) Summary: Mr. President: Your visit to Indonesia provides an excellent opportunity to consolidate recent gains in U.S.- Indonesian relations and showcase the success of our core political values ) freedom, democracy, and economic development ) in this, the world,s largest Muslim-majority [...]
2006-11-13 10:11:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA13194INDONESIA - AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) AND THE PRESIDENT"S
[...] (SBU) Summary. Although the Government of Indonesia has not yet finalized its FY 2007 allocations for AI control programs, senior GOI officials including Coordinating Minister Bakrie and Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati have assured the Embassy that total AI spending will match or exc [...]
2006-11-13 10:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA13198INDONESIAN MPS PRAISE INTL VISITOR PROGRAM, CITE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Poloffs recently debriefed four members of the Indonesian House of Representatives who participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program, &The U.S. Political System,8 from August 7 ) 25, 2006. In their visits to cities and towns throughout the United States, the par [...]
2006-11-14 02:49:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOEXC SCUL KPAO KISL PREL ID
06JAKARTA13201BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON 05-
[...] (U) Summary. The Indonesian Air Force (IAF) verified on September 1, their order and receipt of component C-130 parts detailed in reftel. The order contained some defective parts, for which the IAF ordered replacements. Per request in reftel, we have inquired about both orders and the IAF [...]
2006-11-14 05:11:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
06JAKARTA13216FOREIGN MINISTRY READY TO OPEN MLAT NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) The GOI is ready to move forward with negotiations on a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with the U.S. On November 15, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Directorate for Treaties on Political, Security, and Territorial Affairs Arif Havas Oegroseno told Poloff and [...]
2006-11-15 10:29:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA PGOV PREL PTER ID
06JAKARTA13217INDONESIA NON-COMMITTAL ON BELARUS, MATHESON
[...] (SBU) On November 15 we met with Harry Purwanto, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for North and Central America, to present demarches on Belarus' anti-U.S. resolutions (ref A) and to solicit support for the candidacy of Michael Matheson to the International Law Commission (ref B). [...]
2006-11-15 10:37:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNGA ILC BO ID
06JAKARTA13218INDONESIA BEGINS NEGOTIATIONS TOWARD BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary: Formal discussions between the Indonesian and U.S. governments on the future status of the Naval Medical Research Unit 2 (NAMRU-2) in Jakarta began on November 9. The Indonesians, fresh from high-level interagency discussions, came in with a set of six concerns which were mostly [...]
2006-11-15 10:57:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL TBIO AMED AMGT KFLU KTIA ID
06JAKARTA13229INTERFAITH YOUTH DELIVER POTUS LETTER TO AMBASSADOR
[...] In advance of President Bush's upcoming visit to Indonesia, a group of Indonesian interfaith youth leaders met with the Ambassador to present a letter to the President (full text in para 6). The delegates represented all of Indonesia's major religions: Islam (the youth wings of mass-based [...]
2006-11-17 06:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SOCI KISL ID
06JAKARTA13236INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM ATTRACTS INVESTORS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) renewed its appeal for private investment under it's five-year, USD 150 billion infrastructure development program at a November 1-3 Infrastructure Forum in Jakarta. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) touted improvements in Indonesia's i [...]
2006-11-19 23:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS PREL ID
06JAKARTA13237INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM ATTRACTS INVESTORS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) renewed its appeal for private investment under it's five-year, USD 150 billion infrastructure development program at a November 1-3 Infrastructure Forum in Jakarta. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) touted improvements in Indonesia's i [...]
2006-11-19 23:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS ID
06JAKARTA13244INDONESIA AND US SIGN MULTI-HAZARD MOU
[...] State Minister of Research and Technology Kusmayanto Kadiman and Ambassador B. Lynn Pascoe signed a Memorandum of Understanding on "General Cooperation in Science and Technology for Natural Hazard Assessment, Analysis, Warning, Preparedness and Mitigation" on November 20. We have scanned and [...]
2006-11-20 08:43:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID TPSL AEMR TPHY ECON PREL ID
06JAKARTA13255OLD/NEW STATE ISLAMIC UNIV. RECTORS ON ISLAM AND
[...] (C) Summary. On November 8, Komaruddin Hidayat, the new rector of the State Islamic University's (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah campus, and former rector Azyumardi Azra spoke to us about the university, Islam and society. They argued that Indonesia is becoming increasingly conservative religious [...]
2006-11-22 00:12:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALSCUL PREL KISL OIIP OEXP KPAO ID
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
06JAKARTA13282Aceh: Election Update
[...] (U) Summary: Aceh will hold provincial elections on December 11, the province's first since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the government and pro-independence forces in Helsinki in 2005. According to the election rules, candidates must receive more than 25 percen [...]
2006-11-24 03:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AS ID
06JAKARTA13293Aceh to Increase Police Presence During Election
[...] (U) At the Commission on Security Arrangements (CoSA) meeting on November 4, representatives of the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM),Free Aceh Movement (GAM),and the government agreed to temporarily increase the number of police officers in Aceh by 2,433 above levels permitted in the Helsinki M [...]
2006-11-24 04:52:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AS ID
06JAKARTA13303Central and East Java: Increasing
[...] (C) Summary/Introduction: Over the past several months, what began as a debate of the controversial draft pornography law has revealed deeper fissures with the leadership of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU),showing a quiet shift to the right of NU clerics and the [...]
2006-11-27 10:09:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KISL ID
06JAKARTA13304East Java: NU Political Clout Diminished As
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In the final battle for control of the National Awakening Party (PKB),Nahdatul Ulama's (NU) political wing and Indonesia's 4th largest political party, the Indonesian Supreme Court ruled on October 12 against East Java PKB Chairman Choiral Anam's attempt to overthrow former Indo [...]
2006-11-27 10:09:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL ID
06JAKARTA13308GPOI FUNDING: INDONESIAN PLANS FOR A TRAINING
[...] (C) Poloff and ODC Chief met with Department of Foreign Affairs officer for International Security and Disarmament Yonatri Rilmania on November 14 to learn more about a planned Indonesian center for peacekeeping training and to explain U.S. funding possibilities for this and other potential ne [...]
2006-11-27 10:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALKPKO MARR MASS PREL ID
06JAKARTA13315COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR RICHARD CROWDER,
[...] Embassy Jakarta grants country clearance to Ambassador Richard Crowder, Chief Agricultural Negotiator USTR, Mr. Jason Hafemeister, Deputy Assistant USTR, Mr. Andrew Stephens, Director, USTR and Ms. Ellen Terpstra, Deputy Under Secretary, USDA to visit Jakarta from November 30 through December [...]
2006-11-28 05:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDCH OTRA ETRD USTR JA KA ID
06JAKARTA13316USTR AND ASEAN SECRETARIAT DISCUSS TIFA AND ASEAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Southeast Asia and the Pacific Barbara Weisel and Director for Southeast Asia and Pacific Affairs David Katz met on November 6 with Anna Robeniol, head of the Free Trade Agreements (FTA) Section of the Bureau of Economic [...]
2006-11-28 05:57:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ASEAN ID
06JAKARTA13324INDONESIA'S INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Embassy Jakarta provides the following interim assessment of targeted actions by Indonesia on trafficking in persons (TIP) since the June release of the 2006 TIP report, as requested in ref A. Anti-Trafficking Legislation ---------------------------- 2. (SBU) A comprehensive anti-tra [...]
2006-11-28 09:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV ELAB KWMN SMIG ID
06JAKARTA13326INDONESIA'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY REMAINS ON TRACK
[...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia's economy continues to recover from the impact of August 2005 rupiah "mini-crisis," with growth in gross domestic product (GDP) reaching 5.5% year-on- year (YoY) in the third quarter. Strong external demand for Indonesian commodities and increased household consumptio [...]
2006-11-28 09:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JAKARTA13328AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FORMER PRESIDENT HABIBIE
[...] (C) On November 27 the Ambassador met with former President B.J. Habibie at his residence in suburban Jakarta. Looking relaxed and displaying characteristic energy and enthusiasm, the former President declared President Bush's November 20 visit a success, discussed his recently released memoir [...]
2006-11-28 09:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL KDEM ID
06JAKARTA13329INTER-EMBASSY POLITICAL ISLAM CONTACT GROUP'S
[...] (C) Summary. On November 9, representatives from the British, Canadian, Japanese, New Zealand, Dutch, Singaporean and U.S. embassies in Jakarta met to establish a political Islam contact group; representatives from the Australian and German embassies will participate in future meetings. Most [...]
2006-11-28 23:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KISL ID
06JAKARTA13341INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO REVISED PROPOSED TEXT FOR A
[...] (C) We delivered the revised text of the draft agreement for a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with Indonesia (ref a) on November 15 to Harry Purwanto, Director for North and Central American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU). We noted that the text had been revised with a [...]
2006-11-29 10:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALID KTIA MARR MOPS PREL
06JAKARTA13358East Java Mudflow: Methane Line Explodes
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pertamina's main East Java methane gas line ruptured near the PT. Lapindo Brantas (Lapindo) mud volcano site in Porong, Sidoarjo, East Java on November 22, causing power outages and permanently closing the Surabaya-Malang toll road. No American Citizens were among the 14 dead a [...]
2006-11-30 09:10:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET PGOV CACS ID
06JAKARTA13361MEGAWATI SURVEYS THE INDONESIAN POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
[...] (C) During a November 28 meeting with the Ambassador, former President Megawati Soekarnoputri avoided discussing whether she would consider cooperating with President Yudhoyono's government, bemoaned the increasing influence of Islamists in Indonesian politics, and outlined the challenges of d [...]
2006-11-30 09:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL ID
06JAKARTA13362BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON
[...] (U) Summary. The Indonesian Air Force (IAF) verified their orders of component parts detailed in reftel. The foreign consignees are new to the military supply business, however they have prior Indonesian government procurement experience. End summary. 2. (U) We contacted Chief of Aeron [...]
2006-12-01 00:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
06JAKARTA13370INDONESIA - DECEMBER 1 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Dutch hosted a workshop on November 25 and 26 that will make recommendations on animal vaccine strategy to the Ministry of Agriculture. The local television station Lativi began broadcasting AI mini- documentaries on November 10 and will continue these broadcasts through t [...]
2006-12-01 08:22:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU PGOV ID
06JAKARTA13372YUDHOYONO ALLEGEDLY APPROVES TRYING SOLDIERS IN
[...] (C) Summary: According to media reports citing Indonesian Justice and Human Rights Minister Awaluddin, President Yudhoyono has signaled his support for draft legislation which would clear the way for military personnel charged with criminal acts to be tried in civilian courts. The report, if [...]
2006-12-01 09:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS MARR ID
06JAKARTA13379THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GUS DUR
[...] (C) During a November 30 meeting with the Ambassador, an uncharacteristically reserved former President Abdurrachman Wahid (aka Gus Dur) gave his views on U.S.-Indonesia relations and President Bush's visit, Indonesia's economic shortcomings, and developments within Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and th [...]
2006-12-01 09:58:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL ID
06JAKARTA13385MUNIR CASE: INDONESIAN POLICE SAY FBI COULD HELP
[...] (S) A police team investigating the case of murdered human rights campaigner Munir will visit FBI Quantico December 4-9, accompanied by Embassy Legatt, for technical assistance in retrieving SMS messages among Munir and those implicated in his murder (Ref A). Lead police investigator Anton C [...]
2006-12-04 07:02:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID
06JAKARTA13387 NORTH SUMATRA: A TALE OF TWO ECONOMIES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: High prices for rubber and crude palm oil keep North Sumatra's agricultural sector resilient. Industry experts expect the trend to continue as demand for oleochemicals and cooking oil increase, and biodiesel production expands. On the other hand, North Sumatra's manufacturing an [...]
2006-12-04 07:11:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ENRG ETRD ID
06JAKARTA13392SBY'S CT RECORD AFTER TWO YEARS: A MIXED BAG
[...] (C) Two years into the Yudhoyono Administration, Jakarta remains stalwart in its commitment to identify, arrest, and convict terrorist operatives. The combination of strong political support for tactical CT operations and substantial international assistance has enabled Indonesian law enforce [...]
2006-12-04 10:04:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL KJUS ASEC KISL ID
06JAKARTA13413NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE FIELD STUDIES EAST ASIA
[...] Embassy Jakarta welcomes the proposed visit (reftel) of NWC seminar students to Indonesia in April 2007. Embassy requests precise dates for the visit so that more definite plans can be made. Control officer will be MAJ Marc Harrelson, DAO, office tel: (62-21) 3435-9192, home tel: (62-21) 71 [...]
2006-12-06 07:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS ID
06JAKARTA13419PKS SUFFERS ELECTORAL SETBACK
[...] (C) The ascendant Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) fell just short in its attempt to register a defining victory in the November 26 Banten provincial governor's race. The Banten Electoral Commission certified the election results on December 1 and declared Golkar's Ratu Atut Chosiyah the winner [...]
2006-12-06 08:42:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL ID
06JAKARTA13420INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Summary. The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced on November 16 that Indonesia's GDP growth reached 5.5% in the third quarter of 2006 on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, the highest quarterly growth rate since the third quarter of 2005. YoY consumer price inflation (CPI) dropped signific [...]
2006-12-06 09:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JAKARTA13421SBY - ABE SUMMIT: PLOWING AHEAD ON TRADE AND ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary. Energy and a planned Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) were the centerpieces of President Yudhoyono's November 26 - 29 state visit to Tokyo. President Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Abe announced that the two sides had "reached agreement in principle" on an Indonesia-Japan EPA, [...]
2006-12-06 09:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EWWT ENRG KN JA ID
06JAKARTA13422INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 2006
[...] Summary: On November 22, following three years of bilateral negotiations, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) welcomed home forty-eight orangutans from Thailand. Minister of Health Dr. Siti Fadilah Supari announced plans on November 13 to make Indonesian villages self sufficient in health care [...]
2006-12-06 10:32:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO EINV ETRD ID
06JAKARTA13426ACEH: FRONT RUNNERS IN ELECTION
[...] (U) Summary: As the official campaign period winds down, no pair of candidates has taken a decisive lead in the race to become Aceh Governor and Vice Governor. Three pairs of candidates -- Malek Raden and Fuad Zakaria, Humam Hamid and Hasbi Abdullah, and Azwar Abubakar and Nasir Djamil -- have [...]
2006-12-07 04:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KHUM ASEC ID
06JAKARTA13442MUSLIM TELEVANGELIST IN POLYGAMY SCANDAL: FANS,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia's most popular Muslim televangelist, Aa Gym, has admitted to taking a second wife, much to the dismay of Muslim progressives and his adoring female followers. Gym's admission, along with a recent sex scandal involving a politician who tried to take his pop star love [...]
2006-12-08 08:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI KISL ID
06JAKARTA13446ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS-OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2006
[...] Summary. President Yudhoyono said Indonesia will honor its existing LNG contracts during a November 27-29 state visit to Japan. Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on November 25 that Indonesia will decide next year whether to renew those contracts. On November 25, state gas company PGN restored [...]
2006-12-08 09:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
06JAKARTA13450DPR PASSES NEW PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL BILL
[...] (C) On December 7, the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) unanimously passed a bill requiring the creation of a new presidential advisory council within three months. The nine-member council will be charged with advising the President on a full range of issues, its mandate expiring at [...]
2006-12-08 10:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL ECON EFIN KCOR PINR ID
06JAKARTA13451INDONESIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS -
[...] Summary. On November 28, Indonesia and Japan agreed in principle to the major elements of a bilateral "Economic Partnership Agreement" (EPA). Parliament approved an amended Customs Law on October 18 that reduces red tape for importers and exporters and imposes stiffer sanctions on smugglers. [...]
2006-12-08 10:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
06JAKARTA13452INDONESIA - DECEMBER 8 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-08 10:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU PGOV ID
06JAKARTA13453ROH, SBY INITIAL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP IN JAKARTA
[...] (C) Summary. On December 4 in Jakarta, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun initialed a comprehensive 32-point "Strategic Partnership" encompassing a wide rage of areas for cooperation. The Partnership serves as a baseline for the development [...]
2006-12-08 11:15:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ENRG KS ID
06JAKARTA13454AGO TASK FORCE BECOMES OPERATIONAL AS POSO TRIALS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Less than four months after the group's official inauguration, the Attorney General's Terrorism and Transnational Crime Task Force is now becoming operational. In October, Post delivered $100,000 worth of computers and other office equipment to the Task Force's newly-renovated [...]
2006-12-08 11:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KJUS ASEC ID
06JAKARTA13462ACEH HOLDS FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS, THE FIRST
[...] Summary: The U.S. Mission in Indonesia fielded a team of 40 U.S. officials and local support staff to monitor the gubernatorial and district administrative elections in the Indonesian province of Aceh on December 11. Embassy's press release, below, provides our endorsement of the election pr [...]
2006-12-11 12:10:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL EAID KDEM KPAO ID
06JAKARTA13473DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ASEAN SUPPORT FOR UNSC
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to contacts in the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament, which handles UNSC issues, and to Gudadi B. Sasongko of the Directorate for East Asia and Pacific Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on December 13. We left a copy of t [...]
2006-12-13 11:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM ID
06JAKARTA13475UK CHARITY COMMISSION'S GRIM ASSESSMENT OF
[...] (C) Summary. The UK Charity Commission's Southeast Asia and Pacific representative provided us with his assessment of Indonesia's charities sector on December 5. Indonesia falls far short on legislation governing charities, governmental regulation, and NGO self-regulation. Relations between [...]
2006-12-14 07:21:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ETTC KISL PTER SOCI ID UK
06JAKARTA13476CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULES INSULTING THE PRESIDENT
[...] (U) Summary: A divided Constitutional Court on December 7 struck down three articles of the Criminal Code which made insulting the President or Vice President a criminal act. The instant case involved an appeal brought by two political activists being tried for insulting President Yudhoyono [...]
2006-12-14 07:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA13478TERRORISM FINANCE: ABAS SIGNS TERMS OF REMOVAL
[...] (SBU) On December 8, 2006, Jakarta's Assistant Legal Attache (ALAT) and POLOFF met with Nasir Abas at the Embassy regarding Ref A letter confirming his acceptance of the terms and conditions for his removal from the United States Department of the Treasury OFAC list of Specially Designated Gl [...]
2006-12-14 08:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETFN PREL PTER ID
06JAKARTA13480FINANCE MINISTER ON OPIC, TAX ISSUES, AND NEC
[...] (SBU) Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told the Ambassador on December 14 that the Directorate General of Taxation (DG Tax) would need to finalize a review of Indonesia's international tax agreements before moving forward on an Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Investment Sup [...]
2006-12-14 09:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL KCOR ID
06JAKARTA13481U.S. OBSERVATION TEAM FOR ACEH ELECTIONS: WHAT WE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A comprehensive post-election analysis of questionnaires returned by members of the official U.S. election observation team confirm our initial report (reftel) that the gubernatorial and district administrative elections in the Indonesian province of Aceh on December 11 were fre [...]
2006-12-14 09:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL EAID KDEM KPAO ID
06JAKARTA13494AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH MINISTER OF NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Pascoe met with Minister of National Education Dr. Bambang Sudibyo on December 11 to discuss President Bush's six-year, $157 million Indonesia Education Initiative. Minister Sudibyo complained that he was not familiar with the U.S. program and had not been able to e [...]
2006-12-15 08:02:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDID
06JAKARTA13496AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ASSISTANCE AND LOCAL
[...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Pascoe met with Indonesian Minister for Home Affairs Mohammad Ma'ruf on December 12 to discuss cooperation and assistance issues. The Ambassador congratulated the Government of Indonesia on the success of the provincial elections in Aceh, urged closer coordination to [...]
2006-12-15 08:49:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ECON 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
06JAKARTA13498YUDHOYONO'S VISIT TO RUSSIA: DEFENSE COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesia and Russia signed a range of intergovernmental and other agreements during the visit of Indonesian President Yudhoyono to Russia November 29-December  [...]
2006-12-15 10:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR EINV EIND ENRG SOCI ID RS
06JAKARTA13503INDONESIA: 2006 CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR TRADE AND
[...] This report provides updated information on Indonesia's efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, for the period August 2005 to November 2006. This message updates Jakarta's 2005 report (ref c) and draws in places on Jakarta's March 2006 trafficking in persons report (ref b) and t [...]
2006-12-18 01:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD EAID PHUM PGOV SOCI KCRM KJUS
06JAKARTA13509INDONESIA'S TOP THREE WANTED TERRORISTS AND A
[...] (S) Summary: Despite hundreds of terrorists arrested by Indonesian authorities in the past several years, three top operatives linked to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) remain on Indonesia's "Most Wanted" list. Of these, Malaysian Noordin Mohammad Top is well known; the other two, Indonesians Abu Duja [...]
2006-12-18 07:26:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KVPR CVIS KPAO ID
06JAKARTA13513ACEH: IMPLICATIONS OF THE GAM VICTORY
[...] (C) Summary: The surprise win of the Free Aceh Movement's (GAM) Irwandi Yusuf in Aceh's gubernatorial election is clear evidence that the province's first direct local elections were genuine and that the peace process is beginning to mature. Irwandi's win is likely to accelerate GAM's transit [...]
2006-12-18 09:42:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ID
06JAKARTA13521FORMER MINISTER DETAINED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES
[...] (U) Former Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Rokhmin Dahuri was detained on November 30 in conjunction with a Commission for the Eradication of Corruption (KPK) investigation into his administration of an off-budget fund of nearly IDR 32 billion (approximately USD 3.5 million). The fund alleged [...]
2006-12-19 05:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALECON KCOR ID
06JAKARTA13526INDONESIAN BIOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL GOSSIP,
[...] (S/NF) Allegations of increasing influence peddling by the first family......The latest scuttlebutt on possible cabinet moves......Survival of the fittest for Golkar leadership.....Snapshots of likely/possible 2009 presidential contenders.....Continued dissatisfaction with Megawati in the PDI- [...]
2006-12-19 06:47:00Embassy JakartaSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PTER KISL ID
06JAKARTA13527INDONESIA - DECEMBER 19 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-19 07:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU PGOV ID
06JAKARTA13528BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APLICATIONS
[...] Summary. The Indonesian firm PT Trio Yomasu (TY) verified on December 11 its order of component parts for aircrafts detailed in reftel. TY supplies the Indonesian Air Force (IAF) with aircraft spare parts and maintenance services. It also serves as a local representative for U.S. aircraft p [...]
2006-12-19 08:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
06JAKARTA13538TERROR TRIALS UPDATE: 12 MORE CONVICTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: The GOI Attorney General's Office continues to win convictions against terrorists at an impressive pace. Over the past 6 weeks, twelve Indonesians were convicted of terrorism in trials in Jakarta and Central and East Java. Nine of the 12 convicted were involved with fugitive terr [...]
2006-12-20 08:53:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID
06JAKARTA13543INDONESIA WANTS NO CHANGE IN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] (U) On December 18, visiting IO PDAS Warlick met with Slamet Hidayat, Director General for Multilateral Affairs in Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, we urged that Indonesia support retention of the current 22-percent ceiling rate in the UNGA debate on UN assessmen [...]
2006-12-20 10:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AORC PREL UNGA ID
06JAKARTA13554DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UAE/UN-HOSTED GLOBAL
[...] (U) We met December 21 with Deputy Minister for Child Protection in the Ministry of Women Empowerment, Ms. Sumarni Dawam Rahardjo, to deliver the demarche contained in reftel. Ms. Rahardjo fully agreed with all the points in reftel, particularly noting the importance of holding the internation [...]
2006-12-21 06:11:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KWMN SMIG XX KCRM PHUM ID
06JAKARTA13559INDONESIA TAKES STOCK OF ECONOMIC REFORMS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Coordinating Minister for Economics Boediono told a gathering of Embassy and private sector representatives on January 18 that he expects Parliament to pass new investment and tax laws "in the early months of 2007." Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu went further in her description [...]
2006-12-21 09:43:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV ID
06JAKARTA13563SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS BA'ASYIR TERRORIST
[...] (U) The Indonesian Supreme Court announced on December 21 it had overturned the conviction of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) spiritual leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir. In March 2005, Ba'asyir was sentenced to 30 months in prison for participating in a "sinister conspiracy to cause a fire or explosion that r [...]
2006-12-21 10:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC CASC ID
06JAKARTA13564CWC: STATUS OF INDONESIAN IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION
[...] POLOFF met with Daniel Simanjuntak of the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs on December 13 to present reftel points and discuss the status of Indonesia's implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Simanjuntak sai [...]
2006-12-21 11:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW ID
06JAKARTA13577WIRANTO LAUNCHES NEW PARTY
[...] (C) Summary. Retired General Wiranto unveiled his new political party, the People's Conscience Party (Hanura),on December 21. Flanked by several prominent political and military personalities, the failed 2004 presidential candidate announced his new party would help serve as a vehicle for th [...]
2006-12-22 05:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL ID
06JAKARTA13578PDAS WARLICK'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: IO PDAS James Warlick discussed Indonesian peacekeeping policy and options with Indonesian Director General for Defense Strategy Dadi Susanto in Jakarta on December 19. Susanto said the UNIFIL deployment to Lebanon was Indonesia's first involving mechanized infantry. Indonesia w [...]
2006-12-22 05:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS ID
06JAKARTA13579IO PDAS WARLICK MEETS WITH INDONESIAN FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) Summary. In December 18 meetings with senior officials of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs, Principal Deputy Secretary for International Affairs James B. Warlick reviewed our agenda for the upcoming session of the U.N. Security Council, to which Indonesia has been elected as [...]
2006-12-22 05:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AORC PHUM ID
06JAKARTA13581IMPLICATIONS OF THE BA'ASYIR DECISION
[...] (C) Summary. The decision by Indonesia's Supreme Court to overturn the conviction of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) spiritual leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir has a number of potential legal and political implications for the GOI's counterterrorism efforts. While the legal basis behind Ba'asyir's 2005 convi [...]
2006-12-22 08:53:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC 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
06JAKARTA13603CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECLARES ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] (U) In a controversial decision, on December 19 the Constitutional Court of Indonesia (CC) ruled that the legal provision which created the Anti-Corruption Court was unconstitutional, but allowed the court to continue functioning for a period of three years. The overturned provision was part [...]
2006-12-28 03:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS PCRM KTIA 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
06JAKARTA13615UNSCR 1737 INFORMATION SHARED WITH INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) We met December 28 with Carolina Tinangon, desk officer in the International Security and Disarmament Directorate of Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),to deliver information on implementation of UNSCR 1737 on Iran's nuclear program. Ms. Tinangon was already very familia [...]
2006-12-29 06:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PREL PGOV KNNP UNSC IR ID
06JAKARTA13616NO TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION FOR INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 8, the Constitutional Court (CC) scrapped Indonesia,s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, arguing that it was unconstitutional. There are mixed views here about the importance of this decision and the likely impact on the prosecution of past human rights abuses. [...]
2006-12-29 08:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS PGOV ID
06JAKARTA1374INDONESIAN PARLIAMENT TAKES UP DRAFT ACEH LAW
[...] (SBU) The Yudhoyono administration on January 26 delivered its draft Law on Governing Aceh (LOGA) to the House of Representatives (DPR) for debate. The August 15, 2005 GOI-GAM MOU, which ended the armed conflict, requires the law's passage by March 31 -- a deadline that would require legislat [...]
2006-02-02 11:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV EFIN KDEM KISL ID
06JAKARTA1453INDONESIAN PROSECUTORS TACKLE 12 NEW TERROR CASES
[...] (C) Indonesian prosecutors have brought twelve new terrorism trials to the South Jakarta District Court with the case against Abdullah Sunata headlining this latest tranche (ref A). In Sunata's indictment, prosecutors accuse him of financing terrorism as well as providing assistance to Jemaah [...]
2006-02-03 12:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KVPR KJUS KISL ASEC CASC AS ID
06JAKARTA1649NEW DRAFT RELIGIOUS DECREE WOULD EASE REQUIREMENTS
[...] (C) Indonesia's latest draft of the joint ministerial decree on the establishment of houses of worship, if approved, would ease requirements compared with earlier versions (ref a). While Christian religious leaders are still dissatisfied with the requirement of 90 members and 70 supporting si [...]
2006-02-08 10:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KJUS KIRF KISL ID
06JAKARTA1651HELPING DENMARK AND OTHER EUROPEANS WEATHER THE
[...] (C) Summary: We have maintained close and cooperative contact with our Danish and Norwegian diplomatic colleagues as violent demonstrators have targeted Danish and American diplomatic missions. We have offered various types of security assistance and weighed in with the GOI at senior levels [...]
2006-02-08 11:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL PTER ASEC ID DA
06JAKARTA1652EX-RELIGION MINISTER CONVICTED ON CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Summary: The GOI's anti-corruption campaign scored its biggest success to date with the February 7 conviction of former Minister of Religion Said Agil Hussein Al Munawar and an aide for embezzling nearly USD 71 million in funds earmarked to support Indonesians perform the Hajj pilgrimage [...]
2006-02-08 23:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL ECON ID
06JAKARTA1653EX-RELIGION MINISTER CONVICTED ON CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Summary: The GOI's anti-corruption campaign scored its biggest success to date with the February 7 conviction of former Minister of Religion Said Agil Hussein Al Munawar and an aide for embezzling nearly USD 71 million in funds earmarked to support Indonesians perform the Hajj pilgrimage [...]
2006-02-08 23:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL ECON 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
06JAKARTA1818INDONESIA: A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary John Hillen February 1 described to Indonesian Defense Minister the "great anticipation" in the U.S. regarding Indonesia and the U.S. desired a robust relationship with Indonesia. Juwono told A/S Hillen he would do whatever necessary to strengthen this relat [...]
2006-02-10 11:58:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA1819INDONESIA-U.S. POLITICA-MILITARY TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. and Indonesian delegations held a day of political-military talks February 1 to explore expanded bilateral cooperation following the U.S. decision in November to end restrictions on military-to-military relations. The U.S. delegation, led by Dr. John Hillen, Assistant Secre [...]
2006-02-10 12:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA1823AMBASSADOR MEETS COORDINATING MINISTER BAKRIE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Coordinating Minister for Peoples' Welfare Aburizal Bakrie told the Ambassador on February 8 that, in his view, the Beijing avian influenza (AI) conference had been a failure because Indonesia alone needs at least USD 950 million to deal with AI, but would likely only receive U [...]
2006-02-13 02:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR PGOV SOCI KFLU ID
06JAKARTA2030CARTOONS CAST SHADOW OVER REGIONAL INTER-FAITH MEET
[...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia hosted religious leaders representing 10 religious faiths from 17 East Asian nations to an inter-faith conference February 12-13. While the gathering produced a helpful declaration that included calls for greater inter-religious tolerance and understanding to deter ex [...]
2006-02-15 09:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL ID
06JAKARTA2031SEEKING SUPPORT FOR FINAL IRAQ ELECTION RESULTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-15 09:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OPRC ID IZ
06JAKARTA2032INDONESIA: SBY USES INVESTITURE OF NEW TNI CHIEF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesian President Yudhoyono February 13 swore in Chief Air Marshal Djoko Suyanto as the new commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) to replace General Endriartono Sutarto. Air Marshal Suyanto, the first Air Force Officer to hold the position, will assume command of [...]
2006-02-15 12:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA2107INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON PALESTINIAN
[...] (SBU) We delivered and discussed reftel points February 15 with Wahib, DFA Deputy Director for Middle Eastern Affairs. Wahib replied that the GOI is cautiously optimistic that Hamas will behave differently as a ruling coalition partner than it behaved as an opposition group. He said the GOI [...]
2006-02-16 09:15:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PTER KISL ID
06JAKARTA2110INDONESIA: POLAND PLANS DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL
[...] (C) Polish Ambassador Tomasz Lukaszuk previewed with the Ambassador February 16 the upcoming visit to Jakarta of Polish Minister of National Defense Radoslaw Sikorski. Lukaszuk noted that NATO Ambassadors in Jakarta had agreed in 2000 to cooperate on defense matters and inform counterparts of [...]
2006-02-16 11:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA2112INDONESIA-ET TRUTH/FRIENDSHIP COMMISSION FACES
[...] (C) Indonesia's senior bureaucrat responsible for human rights in a February 8 meeting described the Indonesia-East Timor Commission on Truth and Friendship (CTF) as "stagnant," due to East Timor's presentation of its human rights report to the UN, the shooting of three Indonesians on the East [...]
2006-02-16 11:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KJUS KAWC TT ID
06JAKARTA2314UNHCR TO ASSIST CUBAN CITIZEN HELD IN WEST TIMOR
[...] (SBU) UNHCR/Jakarta informed us February 21 that it plans to assist Ramon Ballesteros Escobar, a Cuban citizen, with refugee assistance after he illegally crossed into Indonesia from East Timor earlier this month. Immigration authorities are holding Escobar at an Immigration detention facilit [...]
2006-02-21 10:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREF KJUS CU ID
06JAKARTA2316INDONESIAN OUTBRIEF ON KOREAN MEDIATION MISSION
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesian Special Envoy Amb. Nana Sutresna briefed representatives of the nations participating in the Six Party talks on his travels to Pyongyang and Seoul earlier in the month. Sutresna, following the instructions of President Yudhoyono (SBY) urged the North Koreans to resume [...]
2006-02-21 11:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNUC MARR KN KS ID
06JAKARTA2392SBY'S ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAM DEALT A SETBACK
[...] (C) Summary. In a verdict that took many observers by surprise, Indonesia's Anti-Corruption Court acquitted three former Bank Mandiri officials of corruption charges on February 20. The Attorney General reportedly stated that he wants to appeal the case to the Supreme Court, and President Su [...]
2006-02-22 11:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KCOR PGOV EINV ID
06JAKARTA240INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER
[...] Summary. Indonesian financial markets reacted favorably to a December 6, 2005 cabinet reshuffle, with the rupiah gaining two percent through the end of December to close at 9,840/USD. The Jakarta Stock Exchange composite index also rose six percent after the reshuffle to close at 1,162 on Dec [...]
2006-01-06 08:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD ENRG SENV TBIO MARR ID
06JAKARTA2403INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 21 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-23 06:43:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA2476INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR AL-ASKARIYA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-23 08:38:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ID IZ
06JAKARTA2483INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) We conveyed and discussed ref A points February 23 with Wahib, Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director for Middle Eastern Affairs, and emphasized our preference that the GOI not receive Hamas delegations. Wahib replied that the GOI had not extended a visit invitatio [...]
2006-02-23 08:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL 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
06JAKARTA2492FREEPORT PAPUA MINE CLOSED BY ILLEGAL MINERS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Approximately 400 illegal miners in Papua launched a picket of Freeport-McMoRan,s Grasberg Mine on February 21, forcing its temporary closure for the past 48 hours. As of COB February 23, the mine remained closed. In a separate but perhaps related incident, at approximately 04 [...]
2006-02-23 23:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EMIN ENIV PGOV ID
06JAKARTA2514SENATOR FEINGOLD MEETS INDONESIAN HUMAN RIGHTS AND
[...] (SBU) Senator Russ Feingold met February 23 with Indonesian human rights and judicial reform NGOs, and expressed strong support for the promotion of human rights in Indonesia and justice for past abuses. Human rights advocates expressed disappointment at lack of progress in accountability fo [...]
2006-02-24 08:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KJUS ID
06JAKARTA2515CODEL KOLBE AND HDAC ENGAGE INDONESIAN LEGISLATORS
[...] CODEL Kolbe met on February 21-22 with top legislators from the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) in the first overseas visit of the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC). Indonesian legislators welcomed the CODEL,s expertise on legislative affairs and its encouragement for the [...]
2006-02-24 08:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID KDEM ID
06JAKARTA252TERRORIST FINANCE: ENGAGING TEH GOI FURTHER ON TF
[...] (S) As requested reftel, Embassy Jakarta proposes the following talking points for an initial approach to the Government of Indonesia (GOI) on securing better implementation of Indonesia's exiting UNSCR 1267 obligations. We recommend the same approach this time as in the past, i.e., a separa [...]
2006-01-06 10:30:00Embassy JakartaSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL AS ID
06JAKARTA2527TERRORIST FINANCE: ENGAGING TEH GOI ON TF ADN
[...] (S) Summary: Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials raised concerns about the effect of additional UN 1267 designations of Indonesia's on the country's international reputation. Generally speaking, though, they did not voice specific initial opposition to a U.S. and Australian plan to move [...]
2006-02-24 09:58:00Embassy JakartaSECRETEFIN ETTC PREL AS ID
06JAKARTA2530CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS INDONESIAN ATTORNEY GENERAL
[...] (SBU) Senator Russell Feingold called on Indonesian Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh on February 22. The Senator opened with questions regarding the status of the Timika case and received assurance that the Attorney General's Office will follow the evidence and expects to convict those cu [...]
2006-02-24 10:22:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV KJUS OREP ASEC ID
06JAKARTA2531INDONESIA: 2006 SPECIAL 301 SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Local IPR industry representatives now tell us that the IPR enforcement landscape has changed considerably since they made their Special 310 out-of-cycle review (OCR) submissions in December 2005. They now see a more credible and sustained enforcement effort backed up by sign [...]
2006-02-24 10:44:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR PGOV ID
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
06JAKARTA2564IMPLEMENTING INDONESIA'S BROADCASTING LAW
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-26 23:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOIIP OPRC KPAO ID
06JAKARTA2744ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon February 23 discussed with Indonesian Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono difficulties budget shortfalls caused for TNI's ability to respond to "natural and man-made disasters" and the GOI's procurement focus on transportation assets, which could [...]
2006-03-02 07:24:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV 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
06JAKARTA2820ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH MINISTER WIDODO
[...] (C) Summary. Commander of U.S. Pacific Command, Admiral William J. Fallon, met with Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Widodo A.S. on February 23. He emphasized the importance to the United States of restored mil-mil relations with Indonesia. Both le [...]
2006-03-03 02:34:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ID
06JAKARTA2848BA'ASYIR REVIEW MOVES FORWARD WITH AMROZI TESTIMONY
[...] (C) Convicted Bali bomber Amrozi testified on behalf of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) Emir Abu Bakar Ba'asyir in the months-old Judicial Review request process (ref A). However, the results of his testimony have yet to reach the South Jakarta District Court, which scheduled its next session for March [...]
2006-03-03 10:14:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA2849INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, MARCH 2005 TO MARCH 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-03 11:42:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ELAB KFRD KJUS KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06JAKARTA2914INDONESIA: ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH NEW TNI
[...] (C) Summary: Air Chief Marshall Djoko Suyanto was upbeat in his assessment of U.S.-Indonesian military-to-military relations with PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon February 23. Suyanto described the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) internal reforms as &ongoing8 but cautioned that changing TNI,s cul [...]
2006-03-06 10:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA2915INDONESIA - MARCH 2 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Jakarta city government carried out 24-26 February a series of actions to control Avian Influenza (AI) in birds, including door-to-door inspections, limited culling and vaccinations. Human and animal health officials in West Kalimantan told us that they are doing what they [...]
2006-03-06 11:12:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
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
06JAKARTA2984INDONESIA - GOVERNMENT OUTLINES INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Boediono and other Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials outlined a wide ranging infrastructure development plan at a February 21 conference for potential foreign investors in Jakarta. Boediono and other GOI speakers described an am [...]
2006-03-07 10:24:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS ID
06JAKARTA2985TIMIKA CASE NEARING PROSECUTION PHASE
[...] (C) Summary. During their February 27 - March 7 deployment to Jakarta, the FBI team investigating the August 2002 murders of two American citizens near Timika, Papua, assisted by U.S. Justice Department prosecutors, supported their Indonesian counterparts in the final stages of preparing the [...]
2006-03-07 10:34:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC KJUS CASC PHUM ID
06JAKARTA3159CONTROVERSIAL PORNOGRAPHY BILL POISED TO TARGET
[...] (U) Indonesian political interest groups portray the ongoing legislative debate over a pornography law as a struggle for the nation's soul. Some fear that Islamists see the bill as a way to impose a strict "Arabic" ethos while conservatives believe the time as nigh to take a stand against mor [...]
2006-03-09 11:34:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KJUS KCRM KWMN ID
06JAKARTA3161 NORTH SUMATRA GOVERNOR NAMED DESPITE ALLEGATIONS
[...] (SBU) North Sumatra Deputy Governor Rudolf Pardede will become Acting Governor of North Sumatra on March 10, months after former Governor Rizul Nurdin's unfortunate death. The announcement of his appointment came after several weeks of increased activity in the investigation of Pardede's alleg [...]
2006-03-10 00:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM ID
06JAKARTA3162INDONESIA - GOI FINALLY PURGES PERTAMINA BOARD
[...] (SBU) On March 8 the Government of Indonesia (GOI) replaced the head of state oil and gas company Pertamina after more than a year of unfulfilled promises to shake up Indonesia's most powerful state-owned enterprise. Ari Sumarno succeeds Megawati-era appointee Widya Purnama as President Dire [...]
2006-03-10 00:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EINV PREL PINR ID
06JAKARTA3173INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON MEETINGS WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-10 06:19:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL ID IS
06JAKARTA3199INDONESIA - MARCH 10 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. A USAID Washington avian influenza (AI) team met with a range of stakeholders during a March 1-5 visit to Indonesia, including the Ambassador and the Embassy's Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG),to discuss USAID's USD 11 million FY 2006 AI allocation for Indonesia. Officials [...]
2006-03-10 11:28:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT KFLU ID
06JAKARTA3241 TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-4 PRENOTIFICATION
[...] (S) As requested in ref Ref a, on March 13 we notified Department of Foreign Affairs Directorate of International Security and Disarmament Officer Aris Munandar that, o/a March 30, the U.S. and Australia plan to submit the names of the JI-4 to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee for inclusion on [...]
2006-03-13 08:29:00Embassy JakartaSECRETKTFN PTER PREL ETTC ID
06JAKARTA3244ISLAMIC BANKING GROWING IN INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia's Islamic banking sector is small (under two percent of banking sector assets) but growing rapidly, and could reach nine percent by 2011, according to Bank Indonesia (BI) officials. BI regulates sharia banking and is encouraging the growth of the sector with a lower i [...]
2006-03-13 09:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA3291COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TSA ARMEN SAHAGIAN
[...] Embassy Jakarta welcomes and grants country clearance for Transportation Security Adminsitraiton (TSA) representative, Mr. Armen A. Sahagian to travel to Bali from 15-16 March, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to: (a) continue dialogue between the TSA and Ministry of Communications (office [...]
2006-03-14 09:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR ID
06JAKARTA3296IPR Update: Police Enforcement Campaign Continues
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Local Motion Picture Association (MPA) representative told us on March 14 that Indonesian police raided their third optical disc (OD) factory in 2006 on March 13 and sealed 12 production lines used to produce pirated ODs. The factory apparently had been in the process of reg [...]
2006-03-14 11:52:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD WTO ID
06JAKARTA3298SUPREME COURT ORDERS EX-MILITIA LEADER TO JAIL FOR
[...] (SBU) Indonesia's Supreme Court on March 13 upheld the conviction of former East Timor militia leader Eurico Guterres and reinstated his ten-year prison sentence. Prosecutors said they would immediately jail Guterres, who has remained free pending his appeal. The politically well-connected G [...]
2006-03-15 03:23:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KJUS KAWC TT ID
06JAKARTA3314INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2006
[...] Summary: The Rhino Conservation Program and the GOI co- hosted an "Indonesian Rhino Conservation Strategy Meeting" on February 26-27 to discuss strategies for conserving the Sumatran and Javan rhinos. The National Agency for Drug and Food Control's (BPOM) December 2005 discovery of formaldah [...]
2006-03-15 06:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO EIND ID
06JAKARTA3344A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesian President Yudhoyono March 3 described to EAP Assistant Secretary Chris Hill his plans to press the Burmese junta to reform. During his visit to Rangoon March 2, the President said he had urged General Than Shwe to make progress on the national constitution, national [...]
2006-03-15 09:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA3347UNHCR CONFIDENT CUBAN CITIZEN TREATED FAIRLY
[...] (C) UNHCR/Jakarta told us on March 13 that it remains confident that Ramon Ballesteros Escobar, a Cuban doctor who fled from his assignment in East Timor, will be treated fairly (reftel). Shinji Kubo, head of Protective Services at UNCHR in Jakarta said that no one, including the Indonesian [...]
2006-03-16 01:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREF KJUS CU ID
06JAKARTA3405ADMIRAL FALLON AND SENATOR FEINGOLD DISCUSS
[...] (U) Commander Pacific Command (PACOM) Admiral William J. Fallon and Senator Russell Feingold met on February 25 in Medan with representatives of Indonesian military and police to discuss security in the Straits of Malacca. The Admiral underscored USG interest in maintaining a safe and secure [...]
2006-03-17 00:23:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ASEC EWWT PINR PREL SI MY TH ID
06JAKARTA3430INDONESIA - MARCH 16 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Local joint venture PT IPB Shigeta has launched an AI vaccine for poultry called CLOSE 5.1 using reverse genetic engineering. The firm plans to initially produce 180 million doses a year and distribute them throughout Asia. The Governor of East Java told the press on March 14 [...]
2006-03-17 07:38:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT KFLU ID
06JAKARTA3482CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS TNI COMMANDER DJOKO SUYANTO
[...] (C) Senator Feingold called on Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander (Panglima) Air Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto February 24. The Panglima reviewed structural reforms that the military has undertaken over the past several years and affirmed civilian control over the institution. The Panglima [...]
2006-03-17 11:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KJUS OREP ASEC ID
06JAKARTA3483INDONESIA: CODEL FEINGOLD'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesian Defense Minister told visiting Senator Russell Feingold that progress in the counterterrorism fight by Indonesian law enforcement authorities had disrupted terrorist groups in the country. Terror groups had financial difficulties, were less able to mount attacks and [...]
2006-03-17 12:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA3490SBY'S ANTI CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN MOVES FORWARD
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's (SBY) anti-corruption campaign, the most significant since Indonesia's independence, has made progress in recent months with a slew of high-profile investigations and prosecutions of current and former Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials [...]
2006-03-20 00:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KMCA ECON EINV ID
06JAKARTA3563INDONESIA - GOI UNVEILS INVESTMENT CLIMATE PACKAGE
[...] (U) Summary: Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Boediono and Trade Minister Mari Pangestu outlined the GOI's February 27 investment climate policy package at a March 10 meeting of the Consultative Group on Indonesia's (CGI) Investment Climate Working Group (ICWG). ICWG members welcom [...]
2006-03-20 09:29:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON EFIN ID
06JAKARTA3680TIP UPDATE: POLICE RAIDS FREE CHILD PROSTITUTES
[...] (SBU) The new head of Indonesia's national police anti-trafficking unit (Unit III) has targeted removal of children from prostitution as his first operational priority. Unit III's chief reports that police units in Surabaya, Batam and Jakarta have freed some 37 child victims in these locatio [...]
2006-03-21 08:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL EAID KJUS KCRM ID
06JAKARTA3688TRAINING MOBILE BRIGADE PERSONNEL WOULD IMPROVE
[...] (C) The deaths of 3 "Mobile Brigade" (Brimob) policemen in Jayapura, Papua on March 16 highlight a major deficiency in our approach to police training in Indonesia. The 2003 ban on the training of Brimob personnel by ICITAP (ref A) prevents us from aiding the unit most in need of assistance [...]
2006-03-21 11:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER KJUS ASEC ID
06JAKARTA3690FREEPORT SEES LOOSE-KNIT GROUP BEHIND PAPUA
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Calm returned to the Indonesian province of Papua over the March 18-19 weekend following the deaths of four security officials during a March 16 rampage by anti-mining protestors. A disparate group of political and economic actors with varied agendas use anti-Freeport sentime [...]
2006-03-22 00:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EMIN ENIV PGOV ASEC ID
06JAKARTA3843IPR Update: Police Raids Continue
[...] (SBU) Summary: Metropolitan Jakarta police conducted more than 200 raids on optical disc vendors in February 2006, arresting 145 individuals and seizing large quantities of pirated optical disks. While Jakarta police have not detained most small street vendors very long, 18 individuals remai [...]
2006-03-23 11:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD WTO ID
06JAKARTA3849NEWMONT BELIEVES JAKARTA-BASED GROUPS BEHIND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jakarta-based environmental non-governmental organizations initiated the protests that ended in the destruction of Newmont Mining Company,s exploration camp at Elang on the island of Sumbawa on March 19, according to Newmont executives. As a result of the attack by approximate [...]
2006-03-24 00:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EMIN EINV PGOV ASEC ID
06JAKARTA3892EAST JAVA POLICE CONFERENCE ON IPR LAWS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Several branches of the GOI and East Java government cosponsored an IPR seminar on March 4 to educate East Java area police chiefs on the importance of IPR to Indonesia and its economy. Senior GOI and provincial officials used persuasive arguments and data to try and motivate [...]
2006-03-24 08:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JAKARTA3896INDONESIA - MARCH 22 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Yudhoyono signed a Presidential Regulation on March 13 establishing a "National Committee on Avian Influenza Control and Pandemic Preparedness." The decree designates the Coordinating Minster for Peoples' Welfare as the "National Coordinator" for AI policy and activi [...]
2006-03-24 11:12:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT KFLU ID
06JAKARTA3897INDONESIA: 2006 IPR PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] Summary: The tide is turning in a favorable direction on IPR enforcement in Indonesia. A year ago, the IP industry, which was oddly cutting resources here, had marked Indonesia as the next hub for regional piracy and counterfeit syndicates. However, contrary to such expectations, over the [...]
2006-03-24 11:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ID
06JAKARTA3898MEETINGS WITH EAST KALIMANTAN SECURITY OFFICIALS
[...] (C) Summary. Our March 1-5 visit to East Kalimantan province found security officials aware of the terrorist transit threat along the Sabah border, but meager resources prevented officials from implementing effective security measures. Lack of GOI investment in securing this area -- despite [...]
2006-03-24 15:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC ID
06JAKARTA4035INDONESIA: MORE ABEPURA AFTERMATH
[...] (C) Summary. While Papuan provincial authorities deal with the aftermath of the March 16 Abepura riot, senior GOI figures hint that foreign interests and Jakarta politicians had a hand in the disturbance. An important group of Papuan political and religious leaders wrote President Yudhoyono [...]
2006-03-27 11:08:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CASC ASEC ID
06JAKARTA4040INDONESIANS USING A-3 VISAS TO SMUGGLE IMMIGRANTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 27, 2006 SUBJECT NANANG ZULKIFLI AKA ANWAR APPLIED FOR A US A-3 VISA. SUBJECT PROVIDED AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, A REFERENCE LETTER FROM THE EMBASSY OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, A NEWLY ISSUED INDONESIAN PASSPORT (ISSUED FEB 20, 2006),AND IDENTIFICATION ID (KTP). FINGERPRINT I [...]
2006-03-28 03:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CVIS KFRD KCRM SOCI ID
06JAKARTA4136A/S HILL DISCUSSES REFORM WITH FINANCE MINISTER AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani told Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill on March 3 that people are expecting more results from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's (SBY) Administration in its second year, particularly in making the bureaucracy more responsible and efficient. [...]
2006-03-29 04:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN PGOV ID
06JAKARTA4364AMCIT RECEIVES FIVE MONTH SENTENCE FOR VISA VIOLATION; INDONESIAN GETS 30 MONTHS FOR BLASPHEMY
[...] (U) Summary: On March 29, the court in Sampang, Madura found U.S. citizen David Ray guilty of violating his student visa and sentenced him to five months in prison. Counting time served, Ray likely will go free the week of April 14, barring a prosecution appeal. The court found Ray's collea [...]
2006-04-04 09:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC PHUM PGOV KIRF ID DAVID WILLIAM RAY
06JAKARTA4365CENTRAL SULAWESI: "POSO 3" CLEMENCY APPEAL REJECTED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The executions of the so-called "Poso 3"-- Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva and Martinus Riwu--in Central Sulawesi following their 2001 convictions for mass murder, torture and arson, could take place next week. "Procedural" reasons delayed the executions from their planned Apr [...]
2006-04-04 09:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PGOV KJUS ID
06JAKARTA4407VOTE COUNTS FINAL IN PAPUAN GUBERNATORIAL RACES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Provincial Election Commissions of Papua and West Irian Jaya have announced final vote tabulations in direct elections for governor held on March 10 and March 11 respectively. On March 22, the Electoral Commission of West Irian Jaya certified incumbent Bram Atururi as the v [...]
2006-04-05 07:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS KDEM ID
06JAKARTA4413INDONESIAN POLICE DESTROY 1.6 MILLION BOOTLEG DISCS
[...] The Jakarta Metro police destroyed a significant quantity of drugs, pornography, and bootleg CDs, VCDs, and DVDs at a contraband destruction ceremony on April 5. During the ceremony, the police incinerated more than 750 kilograms of narcotics and 110,000 ecstasy tablets, and burned a large pi [...]
2006-04-05 23:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR PGOV ID
06JAKARTA4464AUSTRALIAN ASYLUM GRANT TO PAPUANS SPARKS SHARP
[...] (C) Summary: The Australian Government's March 23 decision to grant three-year "protection visas" to 42 Indonesian nationals from troubled Papua province has provoked condemnation from the GOI and the Indonesian public. The GOI recalled its ambassador from Canberra, postponed a bilateral [...]
2006-04-06 10:36:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM AS ID
06JAKARTA4465GROWING WORKER PROTESTS AGAINST CHANGES IN LABOR
[...] (SBU) Indonesia experienced its largest labor protest in at least four years, as Indonesian workers took to the streets of Jakarta and other major cities on April 5 to oppose the GOI's plan to amend the basic labor law. The proposed amendments would scale back 2003 concessions to workers and [...]
2006-04-06 10:43:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EINV PGOV PHUM KJUS ID
06JAKARTA4466INDONESIA CONSIDERING DARFUR PKO ISSUES
[...] (C) We delivered on April 4 the points contained reftel to the Director for International Security and Disarmament Affairs at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs, Hassan Kleib, to urge Indonesian support for re-hatting as a UN PKO the African Union Mission in Sudan. We also pressed [...]
2006-04-06 10:55:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL KPKO ID SU
06JAKARTA4467INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 21 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-06 11:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA4510INDONESIA - APRIL 6 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Congen Surabaya officers met with provincial and municipal animal husbandry officials on March 16 to review vaccination and culling procedures after the first reported avian influenza (AI) outbreak in Surabaya. Grobogan Regency officials in Central Java told Congen that recent n [...]
2006-04-07 09:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA4511ConGen Meets with Solo Leaders
[...] (C) Summary: ConGen Surabaya Principal Officer Pierangelo and Econ/PolOff Williams traveled to the Central Java city of Solo (also known as Surakarta) on Wednesday April 5, meeting with Mayor Joko Widodo, Solo Chief of Police Yotje Mende, and with Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta (UMS) re [...]
2006-04-07 09:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PGOV KISL ID
06JAKARTA4514INDONESIA - TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS -
[...] Summary: On March 2, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) announced an "Investment Climate Improvement Package" mapping out reforms to a number of laws, regulations, and procedures affecting the investment climate. The Ministry of Trade (MOT) met the first key deadline in the package by submit [...]
2006-04-07 10:29:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
06JAKARTA4515AFTER ELECTIONS, PAPUAN LEADERS FOCUS ON FREEPORT
[...] (C) Summary: Following the March 10 and 11 elections in Papua and West Irian Jaya provinces, Papuan leaders have opted against staging a confrontation with the Indonesian central government, at least for the time being. Instead, in the wake of anti-Freeport demonstrations in Jayapura and els [...]
2006-04-07 11:17:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EINV EMIN ID
06JAKARTA4519INDONESIA'S ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS - PART II
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 00:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR KMCA ECON EINV ID
06JAKARTA4520INDONESIA'S ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS - PART II
[...] (SBU) Summary. A slew of high-profile corruption prosecutions of current and former Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials over the past year has energized the media and civil society groups and placed newfound and largely positive pressure on the bureaucracy (Reftel). Permanently reducing t [...]
2006-04-11 00:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR KMCA ECON EINV ID
06JAKARTA4755INDONESIA PREVIEWS BALI ASEAN MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Summary. On April 13, we urged Indonesia, together with its ASEAN partners, to press Burma on human rights and democratization at the upcoming ASEAN Ministerial Meeting Retreat in Bali. We urged further that ASEAN make its concerns on these issues public, as it did at its Kuala Lumpur su [...]
2006-04-13 10:42:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEAN PHUM BM ID
06JAKARTA4756INDONESIA ENTHUSIASTIC ON U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS PLEDGE
[...] (U) On April 11, we conveyed the Secretary's letter on our pledge for the Human Rights Council (reftel a) to Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda under cover of a diplomatic note. 2. (SBU) On April 13, we followed up with Jonny Sinaga, Deputy Director of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at [...]
2006-04-13 11:02:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALKUNR PHUM PREL UNGA ID
06JAKARTA4757MUNIR CASE: AMBASSADOR SIGNALS CONTINUED U.S.
[...] (S) In an April 11 meeting intended to signal continued U.S. concern over the Munir case, Suciwati, the widow of the murdered human rights campaigner, told the Ambassador of her plan to visit Washington in late April as part of a schedule organized by U.S. human rights groups. The visit would [...]
2006-04-13 12:14:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID
06JAKARTA4811GAM REINTEGRATION SLOW, ECONOMY AND POLITICS NOT
[...] (SBU) On April 10 former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) activists hosted a prayer meeting (Doa Bersama) in Tiro, Aceh, to mark Mohammed's Birthday, attracting over 1000 Acehnese from throughout the province. At the meeting, Conoff had numerous discussions about the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) [...]
2006-04-18 01:09:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EAID ASEC KDEM ID
06JAKARTA4964INDONESIA: TAX REFORM MOVES FORWARD
[...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told donors on April 19 that President Yudhoyono would sign a decree very soon appointing two prominent Indonesians, Ma'rie Muhammad and Marsilam Simanjuntak, to help steer the Ministry of Finance's (MOF) tax and customs reform efforts. Bo [...]
2006-04-19 10:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID PINR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA4965SEMI-UNHINGED PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR ALLEGES ABU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ordered by the new Hamas-led Palestinian Authority to leave his post after 14 years, Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Ribhi Awad is not going quietly and his ravings are providing mirth for the diplomatic corps and a protocol headache for the Indonesian government. In antics [...]
2006-04-19 10:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAL ID IS
06JAKARTA4967SEMI-UNHINGED PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR ALLEGES ABU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ordered by the new Hamas-led Palestinian Authority to leave his post after 14 years, Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Ribhi Awad is not going quietly and his ravings are providing mirth for the diplomatic corps and a protocol headache for the Indonesian government. In antics [...]
2006-04-19 12:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPAL ID IS
06JAKARTA4972DECREE ENDS IN COMPROMISE
[...] (U) On March 23, the Home Affairs and Religious Affairs ministries announced a revised joint ministerial decree on building houses of worship (ref a). Whereas the original decree required an undefined "community approval", the revised decree requires 90 congregation members and 60 supporters [...]
2006-04-20 06:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KIRF KJUS KISL ID
06JAKARTA5039NU CHAIRMAN MUZADI NERVOUS ABOUT GROWTH OF ISLAMIC
[...] (C) Summary: Hasyim Muzadi, Chairman of Indonesia's largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU),told the Ambassador April 19 of his concern over the growth of "hard-line Islam" in Indonesia and throughout the Muslim world. Muzadi expressed doubts about the GOI's will to arrest this d [...]
2006-04-20 10:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KISL ID
06JAKARTA5040PROSECUTORS UNFAZED BY AMROZI'S TESTIMONY FOR
[...] (S) Convicted Bali bomber Amrozi appeared in the Cilacap District Court on April 19 to testify on behalf of Jemaah Islamiyah Emir Abu Bakar Ba'asyir in the months-old Judicial Review request process. With hundreds of Ba'asyir supporters in tow, Amrozi repeated his previously submitted testimon [...]
2006-04-20 11:01:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA5141IPR RAIDS RISKY BUSINESS FOR JAKARTA POLICE
[...] (C) Summary: The Jakarta Police,s Special Crimes Unit (SCU) has made significant efforts to implement Indonesia Police Chief Sutanto,s December 26, 2005 instruction for all district police chiefs to step up IPR and optical disk piracy enforcement. The SCU has conducted raids on dozens of pir [...]
2006-04-24 10:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALKIPR ETRD WTO ID
06JAKARTA5217SBY OPPONENTS WAVE ECONOMIC NATIONALISM FLAG
[...] (C) Summary: Former People's Consultative Assembly Chairman Amien Rais and retired General Wiranto continue to wave the flag of economic nationalism in hopes of strengthening their likely presidential bids in 2009 and stirring up trouble for President Yudhoyono in the meantime. In their latest [...]
2006-04-26 07:27:00Embassy JakartaSECRETECON EMIN ENIV PGOV ID
06JAKARTA5237NO SURPRISES AT UBUD ASEAN MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Summary. Based on readouts from Indonesian Foreign Ministry and Jakarta-based diplomatic contacts, the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting Retreat held in Ubud, Bali on April 19 - 20 seems to have been a routine affair. Some ministers expressed disappointment with Burma, but it was hardly a full-c [...]
2006-04-26 11:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEAN PHUM BM ID
06JAKARTA5242INDONESIA POSITION ON FRENCH "SOLIDARITY TAX"
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) does not support the French proposal for an internationally- endorsed "solidarity tax" on air travel for development funding (Reftel),nor does the GOI levy airline ticket taxes for any other non-aviation purpose, according an official at the M [...]
2006-04-27 00:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EAIR AFIN APEC ID
06JAKARTA5308INDONESIA - APRIL 27 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-27 07:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA5420TAX, CUSTOMS CHIEFS REPLACED IN REFORM EFFORT
[...] (C) Summary. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) replaced the long-serving, corrupt, and powerful Directors General of Taxation and Customs on April 21. The decision shows SBY's strong support for Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati's efforts to reform the Ministry of Finance (MOF) b [...]
2006-04-29 02:17:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALEFIN PINR KCOR KMCA PGOV ID
06JAKARTA5483MOUNT MERAPI ERUPTION PREPAREDNESS
[...] Summary. Embassy held a meeting on May 1 to discuss preparedness for a possible eruption of Mount Merapi Volcano, 27 kilometers from the city of Yogyakarta in central Java. The volcano went on level 3 orange alert (ready to erupt) on April 12 and could threaten 200,000 people in the hazard z [...]
2006-05-01 10:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC SENV PGOV ID
06JAKARTA5484BURMESE REFUGEES PUT GOI IN TOUGH SPOT
[...] (SBU) A boatload of 77 Burmese men landed April 25 on an island off the coast of Aceh on their way to Malaysia. The Indonesian Navy found the Burmese after a storm blew their boat off course. The government of Indonesian (GOI) is in a tight spot as they weigh the political sensitivities in [...]
2006-05-01 11:12:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PGOV KJUS CVIS ID BM
06JAKARTA5485INDONESIAN POLICE KILL, CAPTURE TERRORISTS, BUT
[...] (C) On April 29, Indonesian anti-terrorism police killed two terrorists and captured a third in a pre-dawn raid in Central Java in their continuing hunt for terrorist mastermind and recruiter Noordin M. Top. The manhunt then led to the arrest of a second terrorist suspect and the discovery of [...]
2006-05-01 11:45:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA5486UNIONS USE MAY DAY TO CONTINUE PROTESTS AGAINST
[...] (SBU) Indonesian unions used May Day to continue their street protests in Jakarta and other major cities against earlier government plans to amend the 2003 Manpower Act to improve the investment climate. United firmly against any revisions to the law, labor leaders turned out 30,000 or more [...]
2006-05-01 11:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EINV PGOV PHUM KJUS ID
06JAKARTA5551DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON IRAN'S HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) We met May 2 with with Jonny Sinaga, Deputy Director of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),to deliver demarches contained reftels on our opposition to Iran's candidacy for the UN Council on Human Rights. Drawing on talking points [...]
2006-05-03 01:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALKUNR PHUM PREL UNHRC IR ID
06JAKARTA5580UNIONS BESIEGE PARLIAMENT (AGAIN),PROTEST TURNS
[...] (SBU) Tens of thousands of union-led demonstrators besieged the gates of the Indonesian Parliament (DPR) on March 3 to force Parliament to agree to refuse any amendment to the Manpower Act. The demonstration, with an estimated turnout of 50,000, turned tense in the afternoon as labor leaders [...]
2006-05-03 11:39:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EINV PGOV PHUM KJUS ASEC ID
06JAKARTA5581DOC DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMPSON'S APRIL 27-28 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Vice President Jusuf Kalla told visiting Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary David A. Sampson on April 27 that under Indonesia's new openness, small interest groups are capable of sensationalizing issues and causing significant damage to Indonesia's reputation and investmen [...]
2006-05-03 23:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ETRD ECON PGOV KCOR ID
06JAKARTA5582DOC DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMPSON'S APRIL 27-28 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. During his April 27-28 visit to Jakarta, Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary David A. Sampson discussed Indonesia's economic reform efforts and U.S. interests in Indonesia and region with business leaders, academics and opinion leaders. American Chamber of Commerce (Amcha [...]
2006-05-03 23:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ETRD ECON PGOV KCOR ID
06JAKARTA5642JAKARTA WATCHING EAST TIMOR UNREST
[...] (C) On May 4, DCM was called by his Australian and Singaporean counterparts who expressed concern about ongoing unrest in East Timor (reftels). The Australians' analysis of the situation seemed to track with the information Embasy Dili has provided. Australian DCM said that the GOA had alrea [...]
2006-05-04 11:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AS SN TT ID
06JAKARTA5700INDONESIA - TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS -
[...] Summary: Indonesia's 2006 first quarter exports increased 12.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) to USD 22.4 billion, while imports dipped slightly. Electrical tools, coal, and rubber and rubber products led all exports. Indonesia and Japan held a fourth round of bilateral Economic Partnership Ag [...]
2006-05-05 10:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
06JAKARTA5701May 4 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE (AI): VISIT OF AI
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Department of State's Special Representative for Avian and Pandemic Influenza Ambassador John Lange met with senior Indonesian officials, including Coordinating Minister for Peoples' Welfare Aburizal Bakrie, on May 1 to discuss U.S. efforts to address the AI pandemic threat [...]
2006-05-05 10:22:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
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
06JAKARTA5704GOI, UNIONS ASSIGN BLAME FOR MAY 3 VIOLENCE
[...] (S) Jakarta is awash in speculation as to the possibility or extent of political manipulation behind the massive May 3 labor demonstrations that turned violent at the Parliament's gates (ref A). In the course of expressing his concern over the violence, President Yudhoyono publicly called on [...]
2006-05-05 12:24:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPGOV PHUM ELAB 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
06JAKARTA5772FORCED CHURCH CLOSINGS CONTINUE IN WEST JAVA
[...] (SBU) Local Muslim communities, assisted by militant outfits, have forcibly closed 13 small unlicensed churches despite the government of Indonesia's newly promulgated revised decree on the establishment of houses of worship on March 23 (ref E). The new decree legally protects existing unlice [...]
2006-05-08 09:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KIRF KJUS KISL ID
06JAKARTA5778TERRORISM FINANCE: MA'ARIF EDUCATION FOUNDATION
[...] (S) The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) education office tells us that the Sidoarjo-based Yayasan Pendidikan Ma'arif (the Ma'arif Educational Foundation) has no links to the al Ma'arif Education Foundation in the Philippines (reftel). "Ma'arif" means "learning" or "knowledge" in Arabic, and thousands of [...]
2006-05-08 10:27:00Embassy JakartaSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PREL 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
06JAKARTA5789ASD RODMAN'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter Rodman met Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Imron Cotan on April 12. Both expressed strong interest in expanding military ties. Imron pressed for USG training for Indonesian Special Forces (Kopassus); [...]
2006-05-09 06:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MASS MARR PHUM KDEM KAWC TT BM TW
06JAKARTA5851INDONESIAN BIOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL GOSSIP, Q4
[...] (S/NF) Yudhoyono's relatives seen as key advisors on policy... Yudhoyono held off pressure on Taufik Kiemas... Yudhoyono directed intelligence agency to surveil State Secretary... Cabinet members seen as sympathetic toward SIPDIS radicals... Security forces' ties to Islam Defenders' Front ( [...]
2006-05-09 09:29:00Embassy JakartaSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PTER KISL ID
06JAKARTA5852INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS APRIL
[...] Summary. April year-on-year (YoY) inflation fell slightly to 15.4 percent from 15.74 percent in March, continuing an expected gradual downward trend. Bank Indonesia cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 12.5 percent on May 9, a widely expected move in light of inflation easing. The Indon [...]
2006-05-09 09:34:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JAKARTA5853UNHCR TO ADJUDICATE BURMESE CASES
[...] (C) Shinji Kubo, Head of Protective Services at the United Nations High Commission for Refugees told us that UNHCR struck a confidential "gentlemen's agreement" on May 9 with the Immigration office in Jakarta and the head of Immigration in Aceh, to transfer the 77 Burmese refugees currently b [...]
2006-05-09 10:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PGOV KJUS CVIS EAD ID BM
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
06JAKARTA59YOUR VISIT TO INDONESIA: LAUNCHING A RENEWED
[...] (U) Madame Secretary: Your team in Jakarta warmly welcomes your January 8-10 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) [...]
2006-01-03 11:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL ID
06JAKARTA5917Makassar Killing Sparks Fears of Race Riot
[...] (SBU) Summary: Protests led by thousands of university students in Makassar, South Sulawesi against an alleged killing of a local maid by an ethnic Chinese man briefly escalated into a near-riot in the evening of May 9. Police ably negotiated with demonstrators to quickly and peacefully dispe [...]
2006-05-11 00:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS CASC PGOV ID
06JAKARTA5930INDONESIA AND BOYCOTT STATUTES
[...] (SBU) Indonesia does not formally comply with the Arab League Boycott of Israel. Indonesians may travel to Israel with Indonesian passports but Indonesia does not have formal diplomatic relations with Israel. There is no official data at the Ministry of Trade for trade with Israel, though it [...]
2006-05-11 07:37:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKBCT ABLD ECON ETRD PHUM PIRF AL ID
06JAKARTA5979BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] We contacted Indonesian Air Force Procurement Control Officer Major Yusran Lubis on April 6 to verify whether the Air Force ordered C-130 spare parts through Glamco Aviation (Glamco) located in Singapore. According to Major Lubis, the Air Force did not request the order through Glamco. He [...]
2006-05-12 06:22:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMS ETTC ECON ID SN
06JAKARTA6017THE DOWNSIDE OF DECENTRALIZATION: LOCALIZED
[...] (C) Summary: Proponents of Islamic Shariah law enjoy growing success exploiting Indonesia's political decentralization to implement "Islamic morality" principles on a local basis. Promulgated by local governments through legislation or executive decrees, Shariah measures or more deceptively-p [...]
2006-05-12 08:48:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA6018INDONESIA - SUPREME AUDIT BOARD LOSING ITS WAY
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK),one of Indonesia's key anti-corruption institutions, appears losing its way because of weak leadership, internal power struggles and a lack of reform. The BPK's first "Advisory Board on Tsunami-Related Audit" conference April 24-25 in Jakarta [...]
2006-05-12 08:49:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID KCOR PGOV ID
06JAKARTA6020BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK AS INDONESIAN AIR
[...] Summary. The Indonesian Air Force (AF) verified that a division of the Air Force Procurement Service has ordered the C-130 radar components detailed in reftel. The AF seeks to purchase the C-130 radar components through their local agent PT. Dwi Anugrah, which sub-contracted the order to the [...]
2006-05-12 09:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMS ETTC ECON ID SN US
06JAKARTA6024INDONESIA: May 11 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE (AI)
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 2, Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka delivered a list of planned donations of Tamiflu and personal protective equipment (PPEs) to ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong. The tamilfu and PPEs are SIPDIS for ASEAN's use in case of an influenza pandemic. Th [...]
2006-05-12 10:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA6025INDONESIA/IRAN: AHMADI-NEJAD A DIFFICULT GUEST
[...] (C/NF) Summary: On May 11 the Ambassador conveyed to Dino Patti Djalal, National Security Advisor to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, our objections to the GOI's initiative to create a new U.N. grouping to address Iran's nuclear program. Djalal took our points on board, but it [...]
2006-05-12 12:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNPP KISL IR ID
06JAKARTA6026INDONESIA/IRAN: AHMADI-NEJAD A DIFFICULT GUEST
[...] (C/NF) Summary: On May 11 the Ambassador conveyed to Dino Patti Djalal, National Security Advisor to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, our objections to the GOI's initiative to create a new U.N. grouping to address Iran's nuclear program. Djalal took our points on board, but it [...]
2006-05-14 23:55:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNPP KISL IR ID
06JAKARTA6027INDONESIA RACES TO BUILD BSL-3 LABS
[...] (C) Summary. The avian influenza (AI) threat has sparked a race among Government of Indonesia (GOI) institutions to build Biosafety Containment Level 3 laboratories (BSL-3 labs),ostensibly to perform AI sequencing and other sophisticated procedures. At least seven GOI institutions hope to c [...]
2006-05-15 00:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT KFLU ID
06JAKARTA6120Indonesia: East Java Banks' Conservatism Causing
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: East Java accounts for 15 percent of Indonesia's GDP, 20 percent of total population and is an important industrial and manufacturing center in Indonesia. Credit contraction, increasing non-performing loans (NPLs) and declining inflation, implying demand reductions, are slowing [...]
2006-05-15 07:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JAKARTA6150INDONESIA REPORTS LARGE AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI)
[...] (SBU) Summary: Six members of a Medan family have tested positive for the H5N1 virus by NAMRU-2, and five have died as of May 15. Four of these have been confirmed by both the University of Hong Kong (UHK) and CDC Atlanta. Two members from this cluster remain hospitalized, with one intubated [...]
2006-05-15 11:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA616AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO
[...] (C) President Yudhoyono (SBY) told the Ambassador, January 16, of an increased need for regional counterterrorism cooperation, notably in the region of Sabah/East Kalimantan, and that he would welcome U.S. assistance to this end. He asked the Ambassador to work with the Defense Minister and [...]
2006-01-17 13:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EPET PGOV PTER PHUM
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
06JAKARTA6200JAKARTA CT SEMINAR BUILDS ON PARIS PROGRAM,
[...] (C) Sixty Indonesian counterterrorism officials participated in an intensive four-day U.S.-funded seminar in Jakarta on CT legislation, marking the next step in U.S-French-Indonesian CT cooperation. Co-hosted by the CT Desk at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affai [...]
2006-05-16 09:57:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS FR ID
06JAKARTA6201D-8 SUMMIT KEEPS FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesian hosts and other participants at the D-8 Summit in Bali succeeded in preventing Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad from using the event as a platform to drum up support for his country's nuclear program. The D-8 (which also includes Turkey, Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh, M [...]
2006-05-16 10:08:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALAORC KISL KNNP PREL TU IR ID
06JAKARTA6248JAKARTA EMBARRASSED BY "UNPLANNED" CHEN STOPOVER
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's May 11-12 "refueling stopover" on the Indonesian island of Batam turned into an overnight visit that included a tour of an industrial park and a dinner hosted by the Taiwanese business community with the provincial governor in attendance. T [...]
2006-05-17 10:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL CH TW ID
06JAKARTA6331LEGISLATURE AIMING TO PASS ACEH LAW
[...] (C) The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) aims to pass the Law on Governing Aceh within weeks, and a senior member of the Special Committee deliberating the draft considered this goal attainable. Golkar legislator Marzuki Darusman told us on May 8 that political parties sought to avoi [...]
2006-05-18 09:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL ID
06JAKARTA6332GOI DROPS CORRUPTION CHARGES AGAINST FORMER
[...] (C) The Yudhoyono administration appeared inconsistent and confused as prosecutors dropped corruption charges against ailing former President Suharto. The handling of Suharto's case illustrates poor policy coordination at the top level of the GOI, and the outcome appears to have reduced, at le [...]
2006-05-18 10:31:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM KJUS KCRM ID
06JAKARTA6335INDONESIA 2006 SECTION 527 INVESTMENT DISPUTES
[...] As requested in reftel, the following is post,s submission for the Department,s annual Section 527 report to Congress on U.S. citizen expropriation claims and other investment disputes involving foreign governments/economies. This cable updates post,s 2005 submission. 2. The United States [...]
2006-05-19 01:23:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV ID
06JAKARTA6393EXECUTION ORDERS FOR BALI BOMBERS SIGNED, BUT
[...] (C) Australian diplomats informed us that the GOI has initiated execution procedures for 2002 Bali bombers Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra, and Ali Gufron alias Muklas; however, the timing remains uncertain, as questions remain regarding the final disposition of pardon requests, Judicial Re [...]
2006-05-19 11:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA6433APCSS SUPPORT FOR NSC SEMINAR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-22 06:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MARR PREL PGOV 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
06JAKARTA6495INDONESIA: MEDAN AVIAN INFLUENZA CLUSTER UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fatal cases of H5N1 infection have occurred in three separate locations in Indonesia since May 18, 2006. These include a seventh family member associated with the cluster of cases in Northern Sumatra (refs A and B). Another family member identified with infection last week rem [...]
2006-05-22 12:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA6648INDONESIA COPES WITH HIGH OIL PRICES
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia's (GOI) October 2005 decision to slash fuel subsidies has better positioned Indonesia's economy to withstand the macroeconomic pressures from sustained high global fuel prices. Domestic fuel consumption, and very likely illegal smuggling of subsidize [...]
2006-05-26 08:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
06JAKARTA6653JAKARTA MAY 28 EMBASSY MEETING RE EARTHQUAKE
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador chaired a Sunday, May 28 meeting to discuss the Embassy's posture and reaction to the May 27 earthquake in Central Java, southwest of the city of Yogyakarta. Participants (DCM, POL, ECON, AID, CONS, DAO, ODC, PAS) examined the initial situation reporting, the safet [...]
2006-05-28 06:38:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC SOCI PREF PGOV SENV ID
06JAKARTA6658INDONESIA: MAY 29 EARTHQUAKE SITREP
[...] (U) Summary: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck early May 27 south of the central Java town of Yogyakarta, causing widespread destruction and high fatalities. The current death toll has reached 5,010 with an additional 14,000 injured in the earthquake, with 8,000 requiring surgery (hospital c [...]
2006-05-29 11:09:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC SOCI PREF PGOV SENV ID
06JAKARTA6770STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT WITH INDONESIA
[...] (C) May 30, PolCouns pressed Harry Purwanto, Foreign Ministry Director for North and Central American Affairs, about our pending request for a temporary SOFA agreement in connection with the Yogyakarta earthquake relief effort. Purwanto replied that "internal consultations" were ongoing, and [...]
2006-05-30 09:57:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL KTIA EAID ID
06JAKARTA6771INDONESIA: MAY 30 EARTHQUAKE SITREP
[...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 5,427 dead and 7,519 seriously injured. So far, no Americans appear among the dead or wounded. The GOI has begun a needs assessment but will likely focus on reconstruction of public facilities, infrastructure, and hous [...]
2006-05-30 10:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
06JAKARTA6772INDONESIA: MAY 30 EARTHQUAKE SITREP - CORRECTED
[...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 5,427 dead and 7,519 seriously injured. So far, no Americans appear among the dead or wounded. The GOI has begun a needs assessment but will likely focus on reconstruction of public facilities, infrastructure, and hous [...]
2006-05-30 10:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
06JAKARTA6773GOI RESPONDS TO STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT REQUEST
[...] (C) Subsequent to transmission of reftel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs faxed a formal reply late May 30 to our request to implement a SOFA in conjunction with the Yogyakarta earthquake relief. The reply agrees to the principle of establishing a SOFA, but modifies the agreement reached in [...]
2006-05-30 12:58:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL KTIA EAID ID
06JAKARTA6802PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES LOW-KEY VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 26 visit to Indonesia, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Mahmud Al-Zahar elicited statements of support for Palestinian statehood from GOI President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and other senior GOI officials. After meeting with his Palestinian counterpart, Foreign Mi [...]
2006-05-31 06:39:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL ID IS
06JAKARTA6810CIVAIR - OPEN SKIES BLANKET DESIGNATION FOLLOW UP
[...] We delivered a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 28 designating all U.S. air carriers as authorized carriers under the Open Skies Agreement between the United States and Indonesia (reftel). We also discussed the purpose of the designation with Lilien Ambarwiyati, Dep [...]
2006-05-31 08:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KTIA ID
06JAKARTA6812INDONESIA: MAY 31 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Three additional cases of H5N1 infection have occurred in two locations in Indonesia since May 22 (ref). Two of these have resulted in fatalities, including a 10-year old girl and her 18-year old brother, both whom died 21 May in Bandung, West Java. NAMRU-2 and the Ministry of [...]
2006-05-31 09:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA6813INDONESIA: MAY 31 EARTHQUAKE SITREP
[...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 5,846 dead and 22,731 injured. No Americans appear among the dead or wounded. USAID partners provide medical treatment and supplies to afflicted areas. Approximately 75 U.S. military personnel have arrived, and we expe [...]
2006-05-31 10:28:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
06JAKARTA6910INDONESIA: JUNE 1 EARTHQUAKE SITREP
[...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 6,234 dead and 46,148 injured. No Americans appear among the dead or wounded. Experts report that basic medical supplies remain in need. USAID partners have surveyed water systems and sanitation conditions in afflicted [...]
2006-06-01 09:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
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
06JAKARTA7009INDONESIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON VISIT BY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 08:43:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL ID IS
06JAKARTA7010INDONESIA: JUNE 2 EARTHQUAKE SITREP
[...] (U) As of June 2, the GOI continued to report 6,234 dead and 46,148 injured, with no Americans among the dead or injured. NGOs appear primarily concerned about the lack of potable water. As of June 1, USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance has provided 1,660,682 USD in assistance for t [...]
2006-06-02 08:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
06JAKARTA7013INDONESIA SAYS IT WILL REPAY IMF EARLY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) announced on May 23 that Indonesia would repay the USD 7.7 billion remaining of its standby reserve loan with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) three years ahead of schedule by 2007. Bank Indonesia (BI) has reportedly prop [...]
2006-06-02 09:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA7014COORDINATING MINISTER BOEDIONO ON THE INVESTMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Boediono told the Ambassador May 24 that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) would "step back" from the labor reform process to give unions and employers time to work out a compromise on severance pay and other issues. He provided detail [...]
2006-06-02 10:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN PREL KFLU ID
06JAKARTA7015NEGOTIATING A SOFA WITH INDONESIA
[...] (C) Summary: We have attempted at senior levels to obtain the same SOFA we had twice in 2005 in order to avoid protracted negotiations over language that might threaten both our long term position and practices already occurring on the ground in Yogyakarta, notably with respect to weapons an [...]
2006-06-03 06:31:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL KTIA ID
06JAKARTA7157GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATORS: INDONESIA POSITION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-06 08:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR WTRO ID
06JAKARTA7166INDONESIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the last four weeks, Indonesian authorities have investigated four potential avian influenza (AI) clusters with assistance from the World Health Organization (WHO) and NAMRU-2. These include the well- documented North Sumatra family cluster that resulted in seven confirme [...]
2006-06-07 06:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA7207USAID Mission Director Meets GAM Leader 5/23
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy USAID Mission Director William Frej met Free Aceh Movement (GAM) "Prime Minister" Malik Mahmoud May 23 in Banda Aceh. Mahmoud expressed optimism about the possibility of long lasting peace in Aceh, but noted a recent rise in crime as well as rumors of unauthorized incre [...]
2006-06-07 07:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREL ASEC SNAR SOCI ID
06JAKARTA7216INDONESIA RESPONDS CONSTRUCTIVELY TO TIP DEMARCHE,
[...] (SBU) We delivered the Indonesia TIP report demarche (ref D) to relevant senior GOI officials. Based on the existing strong partnership with the U.S. Mission, the officials responded constructively with a litany of recent and near-term actions. The outlook for passage this year of the anti- [...]
2006-06-07 11:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL EAID ELAB KJUS KCRM ID
06JAKARTA7278 DEMARCHE ON THE ASEAN-U.S. ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP
[...] Econ officerWe delivered on June 8 reftel demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Directorate of North and Central American Affairs Ahimsa Sukartono of the Directorate of North and Central American Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on June 8, emphasizing a sense of [...]
2006-06-08 08:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL ECIN ASEAN ID
06JAKARTA7279DEMARCHE ON THE ASEAN-U.S. ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-08 09:28:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL ECIN ASEAN ID
06JAKARTA7340INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS MAY
[...] Summary. On May 31, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced a slight increase in consumer price inflation, at 15.6 year-on-year (YoY) and 0.4 percent month- on-month (MoM). BPS also announced on May 15 first quarter GDP growth of 4.6 percent YoY, the slowest pace in two years. On M [...]
2006-06-09 09:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JAKARTA7345YUDHOYONO ORDERS CRACKDOWN AGAINST MILITANT
[...] (C) President Yudhoyono (SBY) has decided to act against militant activities that have increasingly threatened civil society, the rule of law and tarnished Indonesia's image. In the process, he has wrapped himself in a much more traditional nationalist mantle, using Pancasila ideology as a t [...]
2006-06-09 11:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA7378PREPARING FOR THE MARITIME BORDER CONTROL NEEDS
[...] (U) This is an action request:see paragraph 8. 2. (S) Summary: Embassy Jakarta strongly supports S/CT's Ref A interest in a border control needs assessment for the Indonesia, Philippines, and Malaysia triborder area. Post agrees that host nation support is essential and will discuss the po [...]
2006-06-12 07:36:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID
06JAKARTA7393APPROVAL TO ESTABLISH AN INDONESIA REWARDS PROGRAM
[...] (U) Action Request: See paragraphs 3 and 14. 2. (C) Summary. Embassy Jakarta approves moving forward with the establishment of a discreet Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program in Indonesia and requests the assistance of DS/RFJ, SOCOM, and SOCPAC. Indonesian National Police (INP) investigators [...]
2006-06-12 08:15:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC MOPS PREL PINS ID
06JAKARTA7397REMOVING FORMER JI-LEADER NASIR ABAS FROM
[...] (C) Summary. We believe the time has come for former Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist network leader Nasir Abas to be removed from the U.S. and UN terrorist finance lists. We believe that it is critical to respond to the requests to do so by our closest national security contacts. Now conside [...]
2006-06-12 09:53:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID
06JAKARTA7398WHAT'S NEXT FOR ABU BAKAR BA'ASYIR AND JEMAAH
[...] (C) On June 14, Jemaah Islamiyah spiritual leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir will leave Cipinang Penitentiary a free man, having completed his second prison term. Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI),the political wing of JI, and an interdenominational group of religious leaders plan to greet the cleri [...]
2006-06-12 10:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA7501TERRORIST FINANCE: THE GOI AND 1267 DESIGNATIONS
[...] (S) Summary: This cable provides post,s responses and comments to questions and issues raised in ref a. Embassy Jakarta supports the creation of a bilateral group to discuss counter terrorism finance (CTF) issues and sees a proposed U.S.-Indonesia Justice Sector Joint Working Group (JSJWG) C [...]
2006-06-14 02:11:00Embassy JakartaSECRETEFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER ID
06JAKARTA7555JEMMAH ISLAMIYAH EMIR ABU BAKAR BA'ASYIR RELEASED
[...] (C) Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, left Cipinang Penitentiary a free man June 14 at the conclusion of his 25 1/2 month sentence. Family, defense attorneys, and a few hundred supports greeted the cleric in a generally muted public response. Ba'asyir gave a short [...]
2006-06-14 10:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA7556TIMIKA TRIAL LIKELY IN MID-JULY
[...] (C/NF) Summary. A senior official in the General Crimes division of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) assured us on June 14 that the prosecution of seven persons in connection with the August 31, 2002 killings of two Americans in Timika, Papua, is still on track. The prosecution's dossiers [...]
2006-06-14 10:32:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA7561INDONESIA: SIX MONTHS OF NORMALIZED MIL-MIL
[...] (C) Summary: A bit over six months after the Administration moved to normalize military relations with Indonesia the U.S. has gained traction on a broad range of issues in ways we previously found impossible. No aspect of our bilateral relationship has experienced more pronounced change tha [...]
2006-06-15 04:02:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA7614East Java: Suspected AI Death Exposes Local
[...] (SBU) Summary: A 10 month old child in Tulungagung, East Java is suspected to have died June 4 of Avian Influenza. The inexperienced local hospital doctor did not recognize the AI symptoms and released the child's body for burial prior to taking any blood samples. Regency health officials ar [...]
2006-06-15 09:24:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV KFLU ID
06JAKARTA7626INDONESIA - JUNE 16 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Executive Director of the National Committee for AI and Pandemic Control (Komnas) Bayu Krisnamurti told participants in a June 12 AI donor meeting that the GOI would host a WHO-led technical assessment of its AI strategy June 21-23, with participation from the World Bank and [...]
2006-06-16 05:00:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
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
06JAKARTA7661NORTH SUMATRA AVIAN INFLUENZA CLUSTER - LESSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The May 2006 avian influenza (AI) outbreak in a North Sumatra family represents the largest human H5N1 cluster to date and brought with it intense worldwide media attention to Indonesia's AI response capacity. A look back at the response to the cluster by the Government of Indo [...]
2006-06-16 09:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA7662MINISTER OF TRADE REQUEST GSP TRADE RELATED
[...] (SBU) Embassy recieved on June 15 the following letter from Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu to USTR Susan Schwab requesting that the U.S. Government consider providing termprary GSP access for textile and garment companies in areas affected by the May 27 earthquake in the regions of Jogjakarta [...]
2006-06-16 10:09:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL ID
06JAKARTA7666AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ISPS PORT REVIEW AND CIVIL
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador urged Minister of Transportation Hatta Rajasa on June 12 to encourage his Ministry to make its best efforts to improve port security prior to the June 19-29 Coast Guard final review of Indonesian port security under the International Shipping and Port Facility Co [...]
2006-06-18 23:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR ECON ETRD EWWT ID PREL PTER
06JAKARTA7667AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ISPS PORT REVIEW AND CIVIL
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador urged Minister of Transportation Hatta Rajasa on June 12 to encourage his Ministry to make its best efforts to improve port security prior to the June 19-29 Coast Guard final review of Indonesian port security under the International Shipping and Port Facility Co [...]
2006-06-18 23:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR EWWT PREL PTER ID
06JAKARTA7716DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 09:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNHRC KUNR IS ID
06JAKARTA7718BANK INDONESIA TO CONTINUE CAUTIOUS LOWERING
[...] (SBU) Summary. Bank Indonesia (BI) Deputy Governor Hartadi Sarwono told us on June 13 that BI remains confident consumer price inflation will fall to less than seven percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis by the end of 2006, leaving BI room to continue a "cautious lowering" of interest rates ov [...]
2006-06-19 09:58:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA7719RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: NO END TO AHMADIYAH PLIGHT IN
[...] (SBU) Ahmadiyah followers continue to face difficulties in Indonesia, where many mainstream Muslims consider their sect heretical. Most recently, in West and Central Lombok, mobs from local communities in February and March burned or otherwise destroyed dozens of Ahmadiyah homes in two separat [...]
2006-06-19 10:19:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KIRF KJUS KISL ID
06JAKARTA7839East Java: Toxic Mudflow Forces Evacuations;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A gas well being drilled 40 yards from the main north south transportation corridor in East Java, the Surabaya - Gempol toll road, fractured and has been spewing hot, potentially toxic mud 12 miles south of Surabaya in Porong, East Java since May 29. The rate of mud flows have [...]
2006-06-21 10:39:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET PGOV ID
06JAKARTA7909TIMIKA CASE: PROSECUTION DOSSIERS COMPLETED, SENT
[...] (U) Summary. Indonesian prosecutors June 21 turned over the dossiers of Anthonious Wamang and six co-conspirators in the August 31, 2002 murders of two Amcits and one Indonesian to the Central Jakarta District Court. We expect the court within ten days to set a trial date and appoint a panel [...]
2006-06-23 05:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA7941ADVISOR WORRIES ABOUT YUDHOYONO'S POLITICAL
[...] (S/NF) President Yudhoyono has yet to consolidate political power and could lose his 2009 reelection bid if he cannot show significant achievements in the near future, according to T.B. Silalahi, Special Advisor to the President. In a June 13 meeting, T.B. told us that he had recently sought [...]
2006-06-23 09:51:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPGOV KDEM ID
06JAKARTA7944INDONESIA - SLOW PROGRESS ON INVESTMENT REFORMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Indonesia (GOI),led by Coordinating Minister for the Economy Boediono, continues to move ahead with the broad array of reforms outlined in its February 27 investment climate policy package. Parliament held hearings on the GOI's draft investment law (Ref A) o [...]
2006-06-23 10:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON EFIN ID
06JAKARTA8006DONORS OFFER FINANCING, EARTHQUAKE HELP AT CGI
[...] (U) Summary. Coordinating Minister for the Economy Boediono and other Government of Indonesia (GOI) ministers expressed optimism that economic growth and investment would pick up in the second half of 2006 at the June 14 Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) meeting in Jakarta. Several Minist [...]
2006-06-26 10:39:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EINV ECON EFIN KMCA PTER PREL ID
06JAKARTA8063LUMINARIES STRUGGLE TO SUGGEST WAY FORWARD AT
[...] (C) Summary. Nahdlatul Ulama (NU),Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, hosted some 300 scholars from 53 countries for its second International Conference of Islamic Scholars June 20-22 in Jakarta and Bogor to address Islamic solutions for economic and social ills facing Muslims, especia [...]
2006-06-27 09:32:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL ID
06JAKARTA8064ACEH LAW INCHING CLOSER TO PASSAGE
[...] (C) The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR),moving along at a characteristically glacial pace, continues to deliberate the finer points of the draft law on Governing Aceh at the Committee level. The principle remaining issue involves fund transfers from the central government. While [...]
2006-06-27 09:38:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL KDEM ID
06JAKARTA8078HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH LAUNCHES REPORT ON TNI
[...] (U) Summary: In a June 22 Jakarta event, Human Rights Watch (HRW) Asia launched its research paper on the human rights impact of the Indonesian military's (TNI) business practices. Journalists, human rights defenders, diplomats and several high-ranking military officials attended HRW's pres [...]
2006-06-27 10:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KJUS KISL ID
06JAKARTA8079WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: TRANSMITTAL OF U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-27 11:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO ID
06JAKARTA8088TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF IIRO
[...] (S) As requested in reftel, we met with Department of Foreign Affairs Directorate of International Security and Disarmament Fajar Wirawan Harijo on June 27 to pre-notify him of the USG,s intention to request on July 20 UN 1267 designation of the Philippines and Indonesia branches of the Inter [...]
2006-06-28 05:31:00Embassy JakartaSECRETEFIN KTFN KISL PTER PREL ETTC ID
06JAKARTA8107IPR Update - GOI Making Steady Progress
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the first meeting of the Indonesian Government's (GOI) newly-established National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Task Force on June 7 Indonesia National Police (INP) Chief General Sutanto and Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh pledged to improve IPR enforcement and Mini [...]
2006-06-28 08:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD WTO ECON ID
06JAKARTA8114IPR Update - GOI Making Steady Progress
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the first meeting of the Indonesian Government's (GOI) newly-established National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Task Force on June 7 Indonesia National Police (INP) Chief General Sutanto and Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh pledged to improve IPR enforcement and Mini [...]
2006-06-28 08:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD WTO ECON ID
06JAKARTA8117TRIAL OF TIMIKA SUSPECTS TO BEGIN JULY 4
[...] (SBU) Legatt, poloff, and conoff met June 28 with Abdul Hakim Ritonga, Acting Deputy Attorney General for General Crimes, who advised us that the trial of Anthonious Wamang and his co-conspirators would begin on July 4 in Central Jakarta District Court. Wamang faces charges including premedit [...]
2006-06-28 10:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA8179INDONESIA RESPONSIVE TO GPOI PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL
[...] (C) Indonesia's coordinator for peacekeeping activities, Dr. Hassan Kleib, warmly received our offer for Indonesia to participate in the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI)(reftel). Kleib, who is Director for Security and Disarmament Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) [...]
2006-06-29 11:31:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA8182West Nusa Tenggara: Migrant Labor Exodus Creates
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB)--comprising Lombok and neighboring Sumbawa-- is one of the leading sources of legal and illegal migrant workers leaving Indonesia, due to weak local economic conditions. The exodus of NTB workers overseas is creating economic [...]
2006-06-30 03:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ELAB EAID KJUS KCRM ID
06JAKARTA8249INDONESIA EXPELS TWO AMCITS FROM PAPUA
[...] (C) Summary. The Indonesian government's detention and expulsion of two Amcits who had planned to attend a Papuan indigenous group's conference illustrates Jakarta's increasing sensitivity about alleged foreign support for separatism. This suspicion has increased markedly since the Australia [...]
2006-06-30 11:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC CASC AS ID
06JAKARTA8259INDONESIA - JULY 3 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Government of Indonesia (GOI) chaired AI experts group concluded on June 23 that limited human-to- human transmission took place during the May 2006 North Sumatra cluster. However, the group noted that the confinement of the human-to-human transmission to the affected family [...]
2006-07-03 08:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA8261INDONESIAN BIOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL GOSSIP, Q2
[...] (S/NF) Notes on Yudhoyono's inner circle... Notional uranium sale to Iran dead... Ba'asyir lawyer tied to State Intelligence Agency figure... Rumors VP Kalla flirted with figures hoping to topple Yudhoyono... Influencing judges in court case involving the National Awakening Party... Snapsh [...]
2006-07-03 08:58:00Embassy JakartaSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PTER KISL ID
06JAKARTA8383OPENING OF TIMIKA TRIAL DEFERRED UNTIL JULY 11
[...] (SBU) The trial of Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators in the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua did not begin in Central Jakarta District Court on July 4 as originally planned (reftel). The suspects accepted the advice of their legal counsel, a team [...]
2006-07-05 08:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC KJUS CASC ID
06JAKARTA8389FORMER GAM MEMBER KILLED IN ACEH SHOOTING
[...] (C) A former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebel was reportedly shot and killed by members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) during the course of an apparent dispute over a traffic violation in Northern Aceh. According to Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) head Peter Feith, AMM personnel were present at [...]
2006-07-05 10:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ID
06JAKARTA8390BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECKS ON
[...] Summary. The Indonesian Air Force (IDAF) verified on June 19 that the IDAF has ordered the C-130 components detailed in reftel through their local agent PT. Citra Wira Bawana (Citra). We also contacted a Citra official on June 2 and July 3 and verified the order. We will provide Washington [...]
2006-07-05 11:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMS ETTC ECON ID US
06JAKARTA8455 INDONESIA - COAST GUARD REVIEWS PORT SECURITY COMPLIANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary. A team of U.S. Coast Guard officials found significant progress toward implementation of port security requirements under the International Shipping and Port Facility Code (ISPS) during a June 19-29 visit to four Indonesian ports. The team concluded that security conditions in t [...]
2006-07-06 07:57:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ECON EAIR ETRD PREL ID
06JAKARTA8505BALI II TRIALS PROGRESS, EXPERIENCED TERRORISM
[...] (C) The first four trials resulting from the investigation into the October 1, 2005 Bali bombings are ongoing. Mohammad Cholily, Abdul Aziz, Dwi Widiyarto, and Anif Solchanudin all face primary charges under Articles 6 and 15 of the 2003 Anti-Terrorism Law for participating in terrorist acts, [...]
2006-07-06 08:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER KISL KJUS KVPR PGOV ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA8506YUDHOYONO AND HOWARD BURY THE HATCHET IN BATAM
[...] (C) Summary. After a three-month chill in bilateral ties following Australia's decision to grant temporary asylum to 42 Papuan asylum seekers, Prime Minister John Howard and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sealed the two governments' reconciliation with a lightweight, feel-good [...]
2006-07-06 10:19:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER AS ID
06JAKARTA8507DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUPS
[...] (C) Summary. On July 6, officials at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) expressed interest in our proposal for creation of two new contact groups on the Sri Lankan conflict, and will let us know in the coming weeks about possible Indonesian participation. They said that the S [...]
2006-07-06 11:19:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PREF PGOV CE ID
06JAKARTA8614INDONESIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - MAY-
[...] Summary: Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu met with Parliament on June 7 and 22 to outline key provisions of the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) draft investment law. Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) figures showed foreign investment approvals dropped to USD 3.66 billion for the first five [...]
2006-07-10 08:28:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
06JAKARTA8618INDONESIA ENERGY AND MINING HIGHLIGHTS-JUNE 2006
[...] Summary. On June 2, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources' Directorate of Oil and Gas announced four foreign companies as winners in the 2005 oil and gas regular tender round. On June 15 the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources issued revised regulations designed to increase the tr [...]
2006-07-10 09:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
06JAKARTA8620RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES POINTS
[...] (C) Pursuant to reftel instructions, July 10 we called on Harry Purwanto, Foreign Ministry Director for North and Central American Affairs and delivered the talking points and the White House statement. Purwanto replied that Indonesia's position of concern had been made public and that Indones [...]
2006-07-10 10:38:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN ID
06JAKARTA8621INDONESIA - JULY 10 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Singaporean Embassy contacts expressed openness to revising key elements in the Singapore-Indonesia- U.S. Tangerang pilot project during a June 29 meeting with U.S. officials. The Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) office in Jakarta has received reports from a reputable private [...]
2006-07-10 11:44:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA8622INDONESIA - MODEST TRADE OPENING WITH ISRAEL
[...] (C) Summary. In the first initiative of its kind, Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) Mohammed Hidayat led a 12-person delegation of Indonesian Christian and Muslim business representatives to Israel June 25-29. The group met several senior Israeli Government [...]
2006-07-10 12:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALAADP ETRD ETTC PREL ID
06JAKARTA8686INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS JUNE
[...] Summary. The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced on July 3 a slight decrease in year-on-year (YoY) inflation in June 2006 to 15.5 percent. Citing improving macroeconomic trends, Bank Indonesia (BI) cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 12.25 percent on July 6. At their June 14 m [...]
2006-07-11 10:40:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JAKARTA8687TIMIKA DEFENDANTS STILL REFUSE TO APPEAR
[...] (SBU) The trial of Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators in the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua was delayed again when the defendants failed to appear for the second straight week (ref A). Defense lawyers from the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Right [...]
2006-07-12 00:43:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA8688TIMIKA DEFENDANTS STILL REFUSE TO APPEAR
[...] (SBU) The trial of Anthonious Wamang, Agustinus Anggaibak and five other co-conspirators in the 2002 murders of two Amcits in Timika, Papua was delayed again when the defendants failed to appear for the second straight week (ref A). Defense lawyers from the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Right [...]
2006-07-12 00:43:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA873Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture: Anatomy of
[...] (SBU) Summary. The GOI Ministry of Agriculture under the Leadership of Dr. Ir. Anton Apriyanto, formerly a researcher and lecturer on food ingredient technology, has made little headway in the year plus that he has been in place. From agricultural trade policy to Avian Influenza (AI),the o [...]
2006-01-24 04:11:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD PGOV ID
06JAKARTA8732INDONESIA SECURITY FORCE REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED
[...] ( SBU) Post proposes the following Indonesian security force member for Department clearance for participation in EAP sponsored seminar: Global Transshipment and Enforcement: Synergies of Strategic Trace Control and Enforcement to commence on July 18. Post did not find any credible evidence o [...]
2006-07-12 09:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL KCRM MARR ID
06JAKARTA8734INDONESIA PASSES LAW ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF ACEH
[...] Summary: The Indonesian National Parliament late on July 11 passed the long awaited Law on the Administration of Aceh. The passage was welcomed by the Aceh Monitoring Mission, which is meeting with the parties to the Memorandum of Understanding of August 15, 2005 before offering its assessme [...]
2006-07-12 10:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA8735INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - MARCH-JUNE 2006
[...] Summary. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) called for thorough fire prevention planning on June 17 to stop smoke haze export to neighboring countries. On June 27, State Minister of Environment Rachmat Witoelar released a 2005 "State of the Environment Report" listing 65 environmental [...]
2006-07-13 00:34:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO EIND ID
06JAKARTA8736INDONESIA PASSES LAW ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF ACEH
[...] Summary: The Indonesian National Parliament late on July 11 passed the long awaited Law on the Administration of Aceh. The passage was welcomed by the Aceh Monitoring Mission, which is meeting with the parties to the Memorandum of Understanding of August 15, 2005 before offering its assessme [...]
2006-07-13 00:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA8792INDONESIAN PARTICIPANTS FOR APEC SEMINAR ON
[...] This is an action request; see para 3. 2. Three different Government of Indonesia (GOI) agencies are deeply involved in the control of avian influenza (AI). The National Committee on Avian Influenza (KOMNAS) serves as the national coordinating entity. The Ministry of Health is the agency [...]
2006-07-13 10:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECIN TBIO KFLU APECO
06JAKARTA8794AMBASSADOR MEETS AG MINISTER TO DISCUSS MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Pascoe accompanied by Ag Counselor called on Minister of Agriculture Anton Apriyantono on July 12. The lead topic for discussion was technical market access barriers for US fresh fruit, especially grapes and apples. In addition, the Ambassador also raised market a [...]
2006-07-14 01:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ID
06JAKARTA8800BATAM - A DEVELOPMENT MODEL FOR INDONESIA?
[...] (SBU) Summary: The July 25 Indonesia-Singapore "Framework Agreement on Economic Cooperation" aims to create an ambitious Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Batam and adjacent islands, already the site of one of Indonesia's most noteworthy manufacturing success stories. Batam's local economy conti [...]
2006-07-14 06:01:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON EFIN ELAB ID
06JAKARTA8854INDONESIA DELEGATION TO US-ASEAN TIFA JULY 17-21 IN
[...] We delivered reftel points to the Indonesian Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 13. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Deputy Director of Commodity and Natural Resources Musthafa Taufik Abdulatif said that he would be willing to discuss progress on the bilateral MOU on [...]
2006-07-14 09:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PGOV BM ID
06JAKARTA8858JAKARTA EAC MEETING JULY 14
[...] (C) Summary: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met on July 14 to discuss REFTEL advisory and the possible effect on Indonesia of increased hostilities between Israel and Lebanon. EAC members agreed the issue had traction in Indonesia and that demonstrations were possible. EAC members agre [...]
2006-07-14 10:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALASEC AEMR PTER CASC PGOV ID
06JAKARTA8929BA'ASYIR ENJOYING HIGHER PROFILE AFTER RELEASE
[...] (C) Since his release from Cipinang prison on June 14, 2006 (ref A),Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) spiritual leader and Indonesia Mujihadin Council (MMI) Amir Abu Bakar Ba'asyir has used the public spotlight to promote jihad in the Middle East and Shari'a law in Indonesia in an attempt to broaden his [...]
2006-07-18 01:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA8954MUNIR CASE: JUSTICE STILL ELUSIVE
[...] (C) Police investigation into the larger conspiracy behind Indonesian human rights campaigner Munir's death remains at a standstill. Pollycarpus (PC),convicted for the murder of Munir, alleged the police are torturing him for information. Activists are strategizing how to use the upcoming Sup [...]
2006-07-18 09:15:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS ID
06JAKARTA8955INDONESIA - JULY 18 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. As of July 18, data from the Mission's Naval Medical Research Center (NAMRU-2) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) show 43 confirmed deaths from Avian Influenza. Once the WHO posts laboratory confirmation results on its website, Indonesia should overtake Vietnam for the world lead [...]
2006-07-18 09:40:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA8959INDONESIA: JULY 17 TSUNAMI-EARTHQUAKE UPDATE
[...] Summary. Casualty reports from the July 17 earthquake/tsunami in southern Java are mixed with local TV station Metro TV reporting 314 dead, Associated Press reporting 306 dead, and local government authorities noting 141 dead. Most observers expect casualty figures to rise as more information [...]
2006-07-19 00:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR CASC EAID PREF SENV SOCI ID
06JAKARTA8961INDONESIA - 2006 AMENDED IPR PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] This cable amends Embassy Jakarta's FY2006 Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) project proposal for INL Bureau funding contained in ref A. We continue to support our initial request of USD 356,000 to fund one senior technical advisor for a second and final year. In addition, we now request U [...]
2006-07-19 03:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ECON ID
06JAKARTA9043WEST JAVA: A SNAPSHOT OF THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
[...] (C) With the second most registered voters and the largest population of any Indonesian province, West Java will figure prominently in the political calculus of each of the major parties as they begin to position themselves for the 2009 legislative and presidential election. West Java,s nation [...]
2006-07-19 10:04:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL KDEM ID
06JAKARTA9044INDONESIA TSUNAMI-EARTHQUAKE JULY 19 UPDATE
[...] Summary. The GOI has raised its count of victims from the July 17 earthquake and tsunami to 525 dead, 383 injured and 273 missing. Most observers expect the casualty figures to continue to rise as more information becomes available. An estimated 51,000 people have been displaced. The West Jav [...]
2006-07-19 10:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR CASC EAID PREL SENV SOCI ID
06JAKARTA9045NASIR ABAS DISCUSSES HIS APPEAL FOR UN DELISTING
[...] (S) Summary. Per REFTEL, former terrorist Nasir Abas, now a key CT asset of the Indonesian National Police (INP),met with Embassy officers in Jakarta on June 4 and discussed his request to be removed from the U.S. and U.N. lists of designated terrorists. The following additional details of [...]
2006-07-19 10:36:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO KVPR CVIS KISL
06JAKARTA9156BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3--PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECKS ON
[...] Summary: PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) verified on July 21 that it ordered the CN235 components from Summit Aviation in October 21, 2005 (see reftel). The transaction is related to a sales contract from 1996 between DI and Indonesia's Department of Defense to build CN235 aircraft for the Ind [...]
2006-07-21 08:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ECON ID
06JAKARTA9157RESPONSE RE PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT
[...] Post sees no potential implications to U.S. foreign policy concerns proposed research project no. AG02667601 involving a foreign institution, pending human subject approval, of NIH's proposed award to the research project entitled "The Fourth Indonesian Family Life Survey of Aging." Post unde [...]
2006-07-21 09:01:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA ID
06JAKARTA9159INDONESIA TSUNAMI-EARTHQUAKE JULY 21 UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 09:44:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR CASC EAID PREL SENV SOCI ID
06JAKARTA9160GOI EFFORTS STOKE OPTIMISM FOR POSO PEACE
[...] (C) Summary. GOI initiatives spearheaded by the Indonesian National Police (INP) are moving conflict-ridden Central Sulawesi toward peace, according to top INP investigators focused on the area. The arrest of the terrorists behind many of the violent attacks since the 2001 Malino peace agreem [...]
2006-07-21 10:00:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO KVPR CVIS ID
06JAKARTA9161PAPUAN POLITICAL ROUND-UP, JULY 2006
[...] (C) Introduction and summary. This messages provides a survey of recent developments in Papuan politics. During a July 10 - 15 visit to Jayapura, poloff found the Papuan scene in a holding pattern. Barnabas "Bas" Suebu, the winner of the March 10 direct elections for governor, had still not [...]
2006-07-21 11:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ID
06JAKARTA9262CALL FOR BALANCED ASEAN STATEMENT CONVEYED TO
[...] (SBU) Drawing on reftel A, we urged on July 24 that ASEAN adopt a balanced approach to the current violence in Lebanon and Isreal. We conveyed talking points contained reftel to Aziz Nurwahyudi of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs' Subdirectorate for ASEAN Political and Security Af [...]
2006-07-24 10:58:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEAN LE IS ID
06JAKARTA9266RESPONSE RE MISUSE OF LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH
[...] Reftel requested that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) provide a point of contact for issues concerning the potential for misuse of dual use life sciences research. The GOI has provided the following name and contact information as its designated point of contact: Dr. Erna Tresnaningsih, MO [...]
2006-07-25 04:02:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PTER EAGR ID
06JAKARTA9269RESPONSE RE PROPOSED NIH RESEARCH PROJECT
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy sees no potential U.S. foreign policy concerns regarding NIH's proposed award to the research project entitled "Prospective Studies of Avian Influenza Transmission in Asia," No. AI068803, pending human subject approval. Post understands research institutions inv [...]
2006-07-25 06:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA ID
06JAKARTA9333AMM TO STAY IN ACEH THROUGH ELECTIONS (NOVEMBER 22)
[...] (C) Summary: Aceh Monitoring Mission chief Peter Feith told the Ambassador in Aceh that the AMM had decided to extend its presence in Aceh through the new elections on November 22, a date which has not yet been announced publicly. The Ambassador, accompanied by USAID Mission Director Frej an [...]
2006-07-25 09:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA9334INDONESIAN HEALTH MINISTER PRAISES COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Health Dr. Siti Fadilah Supari told the Ambassador on July 24 that the Ministry of Health (MOH) is committed to cooperation with NAMRU-2 and will assist in the finalization of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). She noted that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) [...]
2006-07-25 10:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR KHIV ID PGOV KFLU SOCI
06JAKARTA9336INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Indonesia's (GOI) is making progress on a new infrastructure investment strategy. Major legislative and regulatory elements are replacing the failed pre-Financial Crisis system that relied largely on unsolicited offers by investors. The GOI has made important [...]
2006-07-25 10:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS PREL ID
06JAKARTA9515INDONESIA - JULY 27 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-27 09:58:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA9526INDONESIA - 2006 BUDGET REVISIONS
[...] Summary. On July 12 the Minister of Finance presented the Parliament Government of Indonesia's (GOI) revisions to the 2006 budget. Significant changes include an increase in international oil price assumption to USD 62/barrel from USD 57, avoiding last year's mistake of clinging to an low oil [...]
2006-07-28 08:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JAKARTA9575INDONESIAN POLICE CHIEF SUTANTO PRESSES REFORMS
[...] (C) Indonesian National Police (INP) Chief General Sutanto told the Ambassador July 25 that U.S. assistance was helping to keep the INP out front in Indonesia's democratization process. In a lunch meeting at the Residence, Sutanto said his top priority was creating a high quality, moral police [...]
2006-07-28 10:43:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV EFIN ASEC KCRM KHLS KPAO PINS KJUS
06JAKARTA9692NORTH SUMATRA AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION FINALLY BEGINS
[...] With a June 29 groundbreaking ceremony, work began on the construction of a new airport for North Sumatra at t Kuala Namu, about 30 miles east of Medan. The new airport will become operational in 2009 with one runway 3750 meters long and will eventually expand to two runways of the same len [...]
2006-08-02 02:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV EAIR EINT ID
06JAKARTA9697TIMIKA TRIAL: DEFENDANTS UNCOOPERATIVE
[...] (C) Summary: Defense lawyers appears for the first time at the August 1 session of the trial for the murder of two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002, but defendants continued their refusal to cooperate. Prosecutors say this will not alter the prosecution of the case, and expect to call Amcit w [...]
2006-08-02 04:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
06JAKARTA9698DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON
[...] (U) On August 1, we met with Ferry Adamhar, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Directorate for the Protection of Indonesian Citizens and Legal Entities, to deliver the demarche contained reftel. Mr. Adamhar welcomed our points and said he would coordinate the matter within the GOI [...]
2006-08-02 05:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SMIG UNGA ID
06JAKARTA9860RESPONSE RE LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH
[...] Reftel B requested that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) provide a point of contact for issues concerning the potential for misuse of dual-use life sciences research. Post provided primary point of contact in Reftel A. GOI has provided a second point of contact for this issue. Please note th [...]
2006-08-04 09:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PTER EAGR ID
06JAKARTA9861PAPUA: GOVERNORS SWORN IN, SBY VISITS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The directly-elected governors of West Irian Jaya and Papua were sworn in without incident on July 24 and 25, respectively. The inaugurations mark the end of a long period of strife over the partition of Papua and the outcome of the March 10 direct elections. President Yudhoy [...]
2006-08-04 10:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PP ID
06JAKARTA9862MIDDLE EAST CRISIS MOBILIZING INDONESIA'S MUSLIMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The conllict in the Middle East has dominated Indonesianh(eadlines over the past two weeks, and reports o Israeli military operations in Lebanon are spurring action by both political and non-political actos". Press coverage is almost universally one-side,, with front-page head [...]
2006-08-04 11:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KISL ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA9864GOI TO SPEND BILLIONS TO BOOST BIOFUELS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Indonesia (GOI) plans to invest USD 22 billion over the next five years to boost biofuel production in a bid to cut fossil fuel consumption. GOI officials say they will spend USD 6 billion to buy approximately 6 million hectares of land to grow the fuel feedstock [...]
2006-08-07 00:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EINV SENV PGOV ID
06JAKARTA9865INDONESIA ENERGY AND MINING HIGHLIGHTS-JULY 2006
[...] Summary. On June 17, the Downstream Regulatory Body BPH MIGAS announced the Bakrie Group won the tender for the USD 1.2 billion, 1,120-km pipeline from East Kalimantan to Central Java. On July 24, Britain's BP, Indonesia's Medco and a consortium of state oil company Pertamina and Amerada Hes [...]
2006-08-07 00:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
06JAKARTA9867INDONESIA POWER HIGHLIGHTS-JULY 2006
[...] Summary. On July 5, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) issued Government Regulation 26/2006, revising provisions for electricity purchases under the direct appointment method. On July 18, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources issued Decree 44/2006 for the purchase of power under the Acc [...]
2006-08-07 05:34:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
06JAKARTA9914INDONESIA - AUGUST 4 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 3, the Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari announced that, effective immediately, the GOI would no longer send samples to the WHO-Influenza Reference laboratory in Hong Kong. Supari considers domestic laboratories, including U.S. NAMRU-2, sufficiently qualified to [...]
2006-08-07 08:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA9941INDONESIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - JULY
[...] Summary: The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce met with members of Indonesia's Parliament on July 5 and voiced general support for the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) draft investment law. The Minister of Trade announced on July 26 that the GOI will establish an Investment Policy Committee and [...]
2006-08-08 06:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
06JAKARTA9996TIMIKA TRIAL: DEFENSE FILES "EXCEPTION MOTION"
[...] (U) After several weeks of delay, the trial of the seven men accused of killing two Amcits in Timika, Papua in 2002 took a small step forward as defense attorneys submitted a 24-page "motion for exception" to the charges to the three judge panel. Although essentially just another delay tactic, [...]
2006-08-08 11:10:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS ID
06JEDDAH453JEDDAH JOURNAL 15: JCCI TURMOIL ENDS; CONVICTION
[...] (U) Ending several months of controversy (reftel),the Consulate learned from a contact on July 1, that embattled Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Chairman, Engineer Abdullah Yehia Al-Moallemi, had resigned, formally citing a disagreement over management style with the Board as [...]
2006-07-05 07:48:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON KISL KWMN PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH582 LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC
[...] The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) conveyed the following letter and declarations via fax to Consulate General Jeddah for transmission To Secretary Rice. 2. The letter to Secretary Rice presents the Declaration on the Situation in Lebanon and the Declaration on the Situation [...]
2006-09-04 04:40:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDKISL PREL SA
06JOHANNESBURG335SOUTH AFRICAN COAL INDUSTRY: COAL IN THE GLOBAL SETTING,
[...] (U) Introduction: This is the first of a four-part cable dealing with coal and the important role it plays in the South African economy. Part 1 provides a background to coal, relative to other energy sources, and South Africa's position in the global coal market place. End Introduction. S [...]
2006-09-08 15:06:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG ECON SF
06JOHANNESBURG338THE SOUTH AFRICAN COAL INDUSTRY: PART III -- PLANS AND
[...] (U) Introduction: This is the third of a four-part cable dealing with coal and the important role it plays in the South African economy. Part 3 provides information on some of the new and expansion projects underway and planned clean-coal developments. It reviews some of the policies and leg [...]
2006-09-08 16:01:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENGR ECON SENV SF
06KATHMANDU1198NEPAL ASKS FOR SUPPORT FOR 2008 UNSC SEAT
[...] (C) K.P. Oli, Nepal's new Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, in a May 10 meeting with the Ambassador asked for USG support for Nepal's candidacy for the Asia non-permanent United Nations Security Council seat to be selected at the UN General Assembly this fall. He noted that Nepal la [...]
2006-05-11 06:15:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC NP
06KATHMANDU2457NEPAL KEEN FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT
[...] (C) During a September 8 meeting with heads of diplomatic missions, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs K.P. Oli requested that the diplomatic community support Nepal's candidacy for a non-permanent member seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for 2007-2008. The [...]
2006-09-11 12:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC NP
06KATHMANDU2524NEPAL: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (SBU) On September 13, the DCM chaired a meeting of Post's avian influenza working group. There have still been no confirmed human or bird cases of avian influenza (AI) in Nepal. The Embassy website is updated with the latest AI fact sheet and the country team has distributed pandemic influe [...]
2006-09-15 10:48:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSCA SOCI PREL WHO NP
06KATHMANDU2731GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-13 11:20:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALUNSC GT VE NP
06KATHMANDU3062UN REP. AND BRITISH AMBASSADOR DEALING WITH
[...] (C) On November 15, the UN Secretary General's personal representative Ian Martin and UK Ambassador Andrew Hall gave their views on the Maoists, the peace process and challenges for Nepal to Assistant Secretary Boucher and the Ambassador. Martin was not willing to wager on the Maoist intentions [...]
2006-11-17 11:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR PREF UN UK NP
06KATHMANDU3104IMPLEMENTING NEPAL'S PEACE
[...] (C) Three days after the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists signed the "Comprehensive Peace Agreement," the Government and the Maoists are moving to implement its provisions, but considerable challenges lie ahead. Maoist extortion and violence as well as illegal recruitment are continu [...]
2006-11-24 11:05:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR EAID UN NP
06KATHMANDU3324NEPAL: PEACE PROCESS MOVES FORWARD IN FITS AND
[...] (C) PM Koirala's foreign policy advisor told Charge December 28 that the Government of Nepal would not promulgate the interim constitution until UN arms management had begun in earnest. Chalise noted that Koirala had charged Maoist Supremo Prachanda with undermining the planned June 2007 Cons [...]
2006-12-29 10:23:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KHARTOUM850MFA Paper Outlines Foreign Policy Objectives
[...] Summary: During the April 1-5 MFA ambassadorial corps conference (reftel),the ministry circulated a thought piece on the future of Sudanese foreign policy. Its key points are as follows: Sudan is entering a new era following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Sudan must thus [...]
2006-04-06 15:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV US SU
06KIEV384UKRAINE: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006
[...] Below is text requested reftel of the 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Ukraine. Begin Text: Investment Climate Statement 2006 -- Ukraine A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT When President Yushchenko took office in January 2005, he [...]
2006-01-30 15:11:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV UP
06KINGSTON90 INVESTMENT CLIMATE SURVEY - JAMAICA 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-12 19:32:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD EIND ELAB KTDB PGOV JM OPIC USTR
06KINSHASA1182Palm Oil Making a Comeback in the DRC
[...] (U) Summary: Industrial palm oil harvesting and processing is reviving in a once agriculturally-productive region of the DRC. Emboffs visited a rehabilitated palm oil plantation near Lisala, Equateur province that has begun producing palm oil again after nearly 10 years of inactivity. Other cro [...]
2006-07-25 14:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ETRD CG
06KINSHASA818ECONOMICS ALONG THE UGANDAN BORDER: THE GRAND NORD
[...] (SBU) Summary. EconOff and PolOff visited Beni, Butembo and Kasindi in North Kivu province May 4-6. A strong Ugandan economic influence exists in the region, supported by both legal and illegal cross-border trade. Weak national and provincial-level government influence in the region further c [...]
2006-05-23 15:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELTN ECON EAGR CG
06KUALALUMPUR1096PREPARING FOR THE MARITIME BORDER NEEDS ASSESSMENT
[...] (S) Embassy Kuala Lumpur strongly endorses the DS/ATA and S/CT maritime border control technical needs assessment in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia and looks forward to working with the Department in arranging this visit. 2. (S) Post agrees with Embassies Jakarta and Manila with r [...]
2006-06-15 02:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPTER ASEC PREL ID RP MY
06KUALALUMPUR1227SRI LANKA: MALAYSIA CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF
[...] (C) MFA Principal Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Nik Mustafa Kamal Nik Ahmad told us July 3 that Malaysia was still considering whether to join contact groups on Tiger financing and weapons procurement. Nik Mustafa frankly admitted that the decision would be politically difficult [...]
2006-07-03 07:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR PINS CE MY
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
06KUALALUMPUR1458MALAYSIA HOSTS OIC CONFERENCE ON LEBANON AND
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi on August 3 hosted dignitaries from 17 other countries belonging to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to discuss and plan a course of action in the Lebanon and Palestine conflicts. Predictably, Abdullah called for an immedi [...]
2006-08-03 23:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NACB IS LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1466OIC RELEASES STATEMENTS ON LEBANON AND PALESTINE
[...] (C) Summary: The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) released two documents concerning Lebanon and Palestine following their August 3 meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia (reftel). While both documents reiterated old rhetoric condemning Israel and predictably called for an immediate ceasefire, [...]
2006-08-04 07:35:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NACB IS LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1499MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S LATEST COMMENTS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar rejected the draft United Nations (U.N.) resolution on Lebanon during an August 8 press conference. He also fielded questions on suggestions by former Prime Minister Mahathir that the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) supply arms [...]
2006-08-09 09:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NACB IS LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1660A/S SAUERBREY URGES MALAYSIA TO EDUCATE REFUGEE
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey used her August 24-26 mission to Malaysia to stress our support for the UNHCR's activities, commend the GOM for providing temporary residency to Acehnese and Rohingya refugees from Burma, and urge the GOM to [...]
2006-09-06 00:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV SMIG PREF KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR1661MALAYSIA ANNOUNCES NEW ANTI-TIP MEASURES DURING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey used her August 24-26 mission in Kuala Lumpur to press Malaysia to take action on trafficking in persons (TIP) and she received new information concerning the GOM's current approach. A senior Internal Se [...]
2006-09-06 00:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV KWMN PREF SMIG MY
06KUALALUMPUR1812MALAYSIA SEES "DEADLOCK" IN GRP/MILF PEACE PROCESS
[...] (S) Malaysia's Othman Abdul Razak, facilitator for the Philippines Government (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace process, told Polcouns September 26 that the talks had "deadlocked." The previous round in early September had gone nowhere because GRP negotiators had failed to dem [...]
2006-09-27 09:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PINS PTER MOPS EAID RP MY
06KUALALUMPUR1835HEART OF BORNEO: PROTECTING THE WORLD'S OLDEST
[...] (U) Portions of this message are sensitive but unclassified. SIPDIS 2. (U) Summary: Malaysian support for the Heart of Borneo (HOB) conservation initiative is solidifying at all levels. WWF, which is actively promoting the initiative, expects the leaders of Malaysia, Indonesia and Bru [...]
2006-09-30 01:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO MY BX ID
06KUALALUMPUR1862Border Control Assessment Initiative (BCAI) Initial Team
[...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. team held initial consultations on September 21 with nine Malaysian government maritime security agencies as a first step in the Border Control Assessment Initiative (BCAI) in Malaysia. The GOM representatives provided broad overviews of their activities, including in t [...]
2006-10-04 07:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL MARR MY
06KUALALUMPUR1874INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION KUALA LUMPUR MEETING ON
[...] Malaysia hosted the second International Maritime Organization (IMO)-sponsored meeting on "The Straits of Malacca and Singapore: Enhancing Safety, Security and Environmental Protection," held September 18-20, 2006, in Kuala Lumpur. Delegations from the three littoral States (Indonesia, Malays [...]
2006-10-06 06:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MARR MASS EWWT IMO MY
06KUALALUMPUR1898INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION KUALA LUMPUR MEETING ON
[...] Summary: This cable conveys the full texts of four U.S. statements presented during the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, September 18-20, 2006, in Kuala Lumpur. Reftel contains a summary report on the conference and the text of the fo [...]
2006-10-12 06:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MARR MASS EWWT IMO MY
06KUALALUMPUR1948SABAH: POROUS BORDERS; PROBLEMS WITH FOREIGNERS; UNHAPPY UMNO COALITION PARTNER
[...] (C) The police, political leaders, a human rights official in the East Malaysia state of Sabah recently expressed their concerns to us about rising crime and the security impact from the high number of foreigners - both legal and illegal - residing in the state. Sabah's Acting Police Commissio [...]
2006-10-17 05:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KISL SMIG ASEC MY
06KUALALUMPUR1957HEART OF BORNEO: SARAWAK VIEWS
[...] (SBU) Residents of the Malaysian State of Sarawak are demonstrating increasing support for environmental conservation efforts, but have only a limited awareness of the proposed Heart of Borneo initiative aimed at integrating and enhancing the conservation efforts of Malaysia, Indonesia and Bru [...]
2006-10-17 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TBIO MY BX ID
06KUALALUMPUR1975MALAYSIA’S CHINESE MINORITY: THE POLITICS OF MARGINALIZATION
[...] (C) Malaysia's Chinese minority struggles to find new footing in national politics. In September Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew ignited a nation-wide debate on the marginalization of Malaysia's Chinese minority. Leaders from across the Chinese political spectrum agreed, at least p [...]
2006-10-19 09:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR1977MALAYSIA RELEASES 11 DETAINEES WITH PAST TERRORIST
[...] (S/NF) Malaysia unexpectedly released 11 people, originally held for terrorist links, from ISA (Internal Security Act) detention on October 18. The eleven represent Malaysian citizens previously tied to the Malaysia Militant Group (KMM) or the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group. Local med [...]
2006-10-19 10:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PINR ASEC MY
06KUALALUMPUR1994Malaysia Inc. - still profitable? Monthly Economic Update
[...] Summary: Foreign Direct Investment to Malaysia continues to slide, even as FDI to the region soars, according to an UNCTAD report. The government's announced strategy is to be "selective" in an effort to "move up the value chain." While this strategy makes some sense, based on rising wages [...]
2006-10-20 06:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EPET MY
06KUALALUMPUR2035SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR JOHN MILLER'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Miller, we welcome your visit to Kuala Lumpur and hope that your presence in Malaysia will assist us in encouraging the GOM to take substantive and positive measures as outlined in the Malaysia TIP Action Plan (ref A). Your schedule will allow you to engage with a range of g [...]
2006-11-01 07:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2119PM A/S HILLEN URGES GREATER SECURITY COOPERATION,
[...] (C) PM Assistant Secretary Dr. John Hillen encouraged greater bilateral and regional security during November 8 meetings with senior Malaysian officials in the Foreign Affairs and Defense ministries. He acknowledged Malaysia's strong support for UNSCR 1718 and discussed non-proliferation conc [...]
2006-11-16 02:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR2140MALAYSIA: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Embassy Kuala Lumpur provides the following submission as an interim assessment of targeted actions by Malaysia on trafficking in persons since the June release of the 2006 TIP report, as requested ref A. Shelter for Trafficking Victims ------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The [...]
2006-11-20 09:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2159MALAYSIA MFA ON MILF TALKS, THAI UNREST
[...] (C) A senior Malaysian Foreign Ministry official charged with Southeast Asia told us November 21 that the next round of GRP-MILF talks would take place in December with Malaysia's Othman Abdul Razak remaining the facilitator. The GRP reportedly had readied a partial compromise on territorial [...]
2006-11-22 09:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL RP TH MY
06KUALALUMPUR2160G/TIP DIRECTOR MILLER URGES MALAYSIA TO PROTECT
[...] (SBU) G/TIP Director John Miller's November 8-11 visit to Malaysia focused on urging the GOM to pass comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation, fund and establish victims' shelters, and properly identify trafficking victims. While the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP),Ministry of Women, Family [...]
2006-11-22 09:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2196DCM RAISES VENEZUELA, AMCITS' DETENTION WITH NEW
[...] (C) The DCM and polchief paid an introductory call on the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's new Under Secretary for the Americas, Ambassador Ramlan Ibrahim, on November 30. Ramlan said he saw opportunities to further strengthen ties with the U.S. based on the strong personal relationship between [...]
2006-11-30 08:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CASC ASEC VE MY
06KUALALUMPUR2198NSD CHIEF DETAILS SECURITY DUTIES, THAI VISIT,
[...] (C) The head of Malaysia's National Security Division (NSD),Ahmad Fuad, discussed NSD's broad duties, including its disaster management role, and inquired about U.S. technical assistance during a November 29 meeting with the DCM. Fuad said that Thai General Sonthi had used his visit to Kual [...]
2006-11-30 09:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS EAID SENV RP TH MY
06KUALALUMPUR2271MALAYSIA'S OIC ROLE FOCUSES ON PRACTICAL MEASURES
[...] (C) Malaysia's senior diplomat supporting Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's role as Chairman of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),Ambassador Ibrahim Abdullah, told us December 1 that Malaysia would continue to focus on "concrete and practical measures" by the OIC to help its po [...]
2006-12-12 10:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR EAID KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR332MINISTER SHAFIE ON EAST SABAH SITUATION
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Domestic Trade Shafie Apdal and Ambassador LaFleur discussed IPR enforcement, planned new regulations on distributive trade, and the security situation in eastern Sabah state. Economic issues will be reported septel. Shafie said he receives special intelligence repo [...]
2006-02-28 00:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR372MALAYSIA SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Malaysia is a destination and, to a lesser extent, a transit country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Women from the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam are trafficked to [...]
2006-03-03 08:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MY
06KUALALUMPUR419SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA OF USTR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; the March 8 rollout of the FTA added momentum to the upward trend. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and is a reliable, if quiet, partner in the fight against terrorism. While [...]
2006-03-10 09:34:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL PGOV 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
06KUALALUMPUR794U.S.-MALAYSIA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
[...] The U.S. and Malaysia held a long-anticipated IPR Roundtable on April 20 in Kuala Lumpur. Approximately seventy participants from the Malaysian and U.S. governments, as well as industry and civil society, gathered to discuss IPR enforcement efforts, industry views on combating piracy, IPR pr [...]
2006-05-02 04:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR 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
06KUALALUMPUR963MALAYSIAN DEPLOYMENT TO EAST TIMOR, CLOSE
[...] (C) A Malaysian Ministry of Defense policy official informed us on May 26 that a flight transporting 25 Malaysian troops and two police officers had been diverted to Bali, Indonesia late on May 25, while Australian forces were securing the airfield in East Timor. The official expected that th [...]
2006-05-26 05:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL AS TT PO NZ 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
06KUWAIT10952006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT UPDATE:
[...] (C) Summary and comment: While much work remains to be done, Post believes that the GOK is making significant efforts to combat human trafficking and to improve the working conditions and status of the large expatriate labor community. In the 2006 TIP report, we recommend that Kuwait be li [...]
2006-03-29 13:57:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT143PA PRESIDENT ABBAS AND OTHER FOREIGN DIGNITARIES
[...] On the last official day for condolences, foreign dignitaries continued to arrive in Kuwait to pay their respects to the family of the late Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Heads of state and government waited patiently with thousands of Kuwaitis for an opportunity to express th [...]
2006-01-17 14:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KU
06KUWAIT2024DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER/INTERIOR MINISTER WELCOMES
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with First Deputy Prime Minister Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, who holds the Defense and Interior portfolios as well, on May 31 to discuss TIP issues. (The meeting had been scheduled before the change in release dates, so the Ambassador spoke about TIP issues in ge [...]
2006-05-31 17:37:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT2147KUWAIT'S AMBASSADOR TO INDONESIA CRITICIZES GOK ON
[...] (C) Kuwait's Ambassador to Indonesia, Mohammad Fadel Khalaf, met with the DCM on May 23 to discuss his concerns over the treatment of Indonesian domestic workers in Kuwait. He criticized Indonesia and especially his own government for not doing enough to protect Indonesian workers, and sugges [...]
2006-06-07 17:15:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL KIRF JO ID KU TIP RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
06KUWAIT223PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN AMBASSADORS COMMENT ON LABOR
[...] Pakistani Ambassador Mohammad Aslam called on the Ambassador on January 22 to discuss the ongoing succession process in Kuwait (septels) and bilateral issues between Pakistan and Kuwait. He also reported that the Pakistani labor community in Kuwait is faring well in general. He said that durin [...]
2006-01-24 08:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB KCRM PK AF KU
06KUWAIT2235(C) LABOR MINISTRY GIVES APPROVAL FOR UN-SPONSORED
[...] (C) Mohammad Al-Nassery, IOM Chief of Mission in Kuwait, informed the labor-sending countries' labor officers in a June 10 meeting that the GOK has provided written approval of an international labor conference to be sponsored by the UN and held in Kuwait at the end of 2006. (Note: Post in [...]
2006-06-12 12:57:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB XD XF
06KUWAIT2395INTERIOR MINISTRY OFFICIALS SAY TIP PROGRESS TO
[...] (SBU/NF) The Charge met June 19 with Brigadier General Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah, Assistant Undersecretary for Citizenship, Passports and Bidoon Affairs at the Ministry of Interior, to present the findings of the TIP report and to encourage the GOK to follow through on the promises it has made to [...]
2006-06-19 14:35:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM ELAB PINR KU TIP
06KUWAIT2569KUWAITI NGO SAYS IT WILL BREAK THE IMPASSE OVER
[...] (C) Summary: Social Work Society Chairman Faisal Al-Masoud called Poloff to say that the GOK had decided it could not implement the standard domestic worker contract it promised as part of an effort to improve the lot of domestic workers because of popular opposition. Al-Masoud claims he h [...]
2006-06-27 14:30:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT262FREEDOM AGENDA: EMBASSY INITIATES KUWAIT
[...] Post organized and hosted on January 24th a meeting of labor officials from source countries for expatriate labor in Kuwait to engage on how to better work together to improve the status of Kuwait's large expatriate labor force. Representatives from the embassies of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Paki [...]
2006-01-25 14:44:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB CE BG ID RP PK IN KU
06KUWAIT305UN PLANS FORUM IN KUWAIT ON EXPAT LABOR
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Moez Doraid, UN resident coordinator and UNDP resident representative, on January 25. Doraid raised the possibility of holding a UN-sponsored forum on expatriate labor in Kuwait to bring countries that traditionally send and receive expatriate labor toge [...]
2006-01-29 14:03:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB KCRM UN KU
06KUWAIT3741KUWAIT TAKES ACTION ON KEY TIP ACTION PLAN ITEMS:
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The GOK has made progress on a number of key items on the Kuwait TIP Tier 2 Watchlist Action Plan. The Ministry of Interior announced the implementation of a standardized domestic worker contract beginning October 1. Post will monitor implementation closely. GOK contacts hav [...]
2006-09-18 07:04:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ELAB PHUM KU TIP
06KUWAIT3747POST MARKS LAUNCH OF 2006 TIP ESF PROJECT FOR
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador hosted a reception on September 12 to mark the launch of Project FALCON (Fostering Awareness of Labor Conditions) (ref E). The project is funded through G/TIP ESF funds and is designed to raise awareness among foreign workers of their rights and responsibilities while w [...]
2006-09-19 06:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KU TIP
06KUWAIT42KUWAITI SHELTER FOR DOMESTIC LABORERS ALMOST OPEN
[...] (U) Summary: Kuwaiti Union for Domestic Labor Offices (KUDLO) Director General Hashim Maged Sayyid Mohammad told us January 3 that he is waiting for final Interior Ministry approval in order to open a 50-bed shelter for domestic workers. The KUDLO-funded and run shelter will also offer legal [...]
2006-01-05 07:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB KCRM KU
06KUWAIT4351NGOS SAY NEW DOMESTIC LABOR CONTRACT IS A FIRST
[...] (C/NF) Summary. After more than a year of delay, the GOK recently implemented a rule that all domestic laborers coming to Kuwait must sign a standard, three-party (recruitment agency, worker, employer/sponsor) contract. The contract provides for, among other things, minimum wages and daily [...]
2006-11-05 05:19:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM ELAB IN SL ET KU TIP
06KUWAIT4463KUWAIT TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (C/NF) The GOK has provided Post with updated figures on prosecutions of trafficking-related crimes (Kuwait does not have a specific anti-trafficking law). The statistics address some of the deficiencies noted in last year's figures in that they specify not only the number of convictions, but [...]
2006-11-15 13:30:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06LAGOS1263MILITANTS CONTINUE TO HOLD HOSTAGES; NO AMERICANS
[...] (U) Summary: Seven expatriate employees of contractors for ExxonMobil kidnapped October 3 remain in captivity. No American citizens are involved in the incident. End Summary. 2. (C) The seven expatriates kidnapped on October 3 remain in captivity. The hostages, whose nationalities have [...]
2006-10-05 17:47:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LIMA3068PERU RESPONSE TO APEC PRIORITIES DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP generally supports the USG's priorities for APEC, especially on trade. Commerce Vice Minister Chan was pessimistic about real progress on IPR, but confident the Counter-Terrorism Task Force's mandate would be extended. Peru's priorities (Ref B) have been mainly trade- [...]
2006-08-04 23:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAPECO ETRD ECON PE
06LIMA3396BIO FOR GOP SPECIAL TRADE ENVOY HERNANDO DE SOTO...
[...] (U) Following is biographic information for Hernando de Soto, whom President Garcia on August 17 named as his "personal representative" to obtain the U.S. Congress' ratification of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),as per REF A. De Soto is also charged with developing the necess [...]
2006-08-28 13:03:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALTBIO ETRD ECON PGOV PE
06LIMA3489APEC: PERU SUPPORTS CTTF EXTENSION, OPPOSES
[...] (C) Summary: The GOP supports an extension of APEC's Counter-Terrorism Task Force, and suggests Thailand as a possible new chair. The GOP generally agrees with the USG's priorities for APEC 2006, with one notable exception: the GOP strongly opposes the creation of a professional Executive D [...]
2006-09-01 22:39:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALECON APECO ETRD PTER PE
06LISBON1014PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON EAST TIMOR AND DEPLOYMENT PLANS
[...] (C) Portuguese interlocutors from the Defense Ministry, Foreign Ministry, and Republican National Guard (GNR) have confirmed Portugal's plans to help East Timor stabilize, although not under the auspices of the Australia-led Joint Task Force. Both the Portuguese Defense Minister's Advisor and [...]
2006-06-02 19:09:00Embassy LisbonSECRETPREL MOPS TT PO
06LISBON1743PORTUGAL READY TO CONTRIBUTE TO UNIFIL MISSION,
[...] (C) UNIFIL's mandate, still under discussion, will determine the type and size of Portugal's contribution to the force. Portugal has the political will to participate, with Prime Minister Socrates and his cabinet awaiting clarification of the mandate before deciding on its force's composition [...]
2006-08-17 16:01:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL LE PO
06LUANDA1241ANGOLA TO JOIN OPEC
[...] (SBU) Summary. On November 29, Angola's Council of Ministers approved full membership for Angola in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting States (OPEC). The Council's public announcement said Angola's increase in oil production to more than 1.4 million barrels per day drove its decision. [...]
2006-12-04 14:17:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ETRD ECON AO
06MADRID1564SPAIN ON IRAN, SYRIA, HAMAS, NATO, WESTERN SAHARA,
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During meetings at MFA, MOD, and the presidency on June 1, top GOS policymakers told EUR PDAS Kurt Volker and NEA DAS Scott Carpenter that Spain strongly supports the recent US announcement on Iran and will continue its significant commitment to Afghanistan. They said that th [...]
2006-06-16 13:57:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO SP AF VZ IR IZ WI IS MO GG RS
06MADRID41Investment Climate Statement, Spain
[...] Openness to Foreign Investment A. The socialist (PSOE) government of Spain that assumed office in March 2004 is interested in attracting foreign investment. There have been no significant changes in Spain's regulations for investment and foreign exchange under the new government. Spanish [...]
2006-01-10 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN KTDB SP USTR OPIC
06MANAGUA2248CODEL BURTON MEETS WITH EDMUNDO JARQUIN, FORMER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable provides a readout of several meetings Congressman Dan Burton held with various members of the political class during his 22-24 September visit. The congressman spoke with Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) candidate Edmundo Jarquin during which Jarquin reaffirmed h [...]
2006-10-11 00:08:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR
06MANAGUA2377 NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS: THE SCENE ON THE GROUND TEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: With ten days remaining before Nicaragua's November 5 elections, three presidential candidates are scrambling to convince voters that they are best suited to beat Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) candidate Daniel Ortega. Ortega remains the frontrunner in [...]
2006-10-25 22:46:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETPREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAMA389BAHRAIN ANTI-TRAFFICKING RESPONSES 2006
[...] (SBU) Post's response to reftel follows. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. Please note that during the reporting period the Ministry of Social Affairs, which has the lead in establishing a shelter for victims of trafficking and abuse, was renamed the Ministry of Social Development. [...]
2006-03-14 04:35:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF BA HUMRIT
06MANILA1178ASEAN: LOOKING AHEAD AS THE PHILIPPINES PREPARES
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Philippines will assume the rotating Chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in July 2006. The GRP plans to use its chairmanship to focus ASEAN on maritime security and counterterrorism issues, as well as regional anti-trafficking efforts, alter [...]
2006-03-15 09:50:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EWWT RP BM
06MANILA1220APEC Amb Michalak Meeting with Energy Secretary
[...] (SBU) Energy Secretary Lotilla told Ambassador Michalak on March 15 that the privatization of National Power Corporation (NPC) generating plants will move forward when the Manila Electric Company signs a contract soon to purchase NPC's electricity. The Philippines mandated ethanol and coco [...]
2006-03-17 09:15:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET PGOV EAID RP
06MANILA1567CRITICAL LACK OF RESOURCES FOR AI PREPAREDNESS
[...] (SBU) The Philippines continues to maintain its official status as free of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI). However the country is regarded as being at "high risk" considering the epidemic in the region and migratory birds, which transit the Philippines to and from affected countries. Post is con [...]
2006-04-07 03:59:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL RP
06MANILA171PHILIPPINES: COUNTERTERRORISM TRAINING
[...] (C) Summary. The Philippines faces multiple terrorist threats. The US Mission in Manila coordinates a robust interagency program of counterterrorism training and technical assistance, and hopes further to expand such efforts in FY 2006-2008, if additional funds are available. As part 1 of a [...]
2006-01-12 10:18:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON PGOV KCRM KTFN RP
06MANILA1853AMBASSADOR VISIT TO FORD AND PG PLANTS AND BRENT
[...] Ambassador and Emboffs visited the Ford Motor Company manufacturing plant, the Procter and Gamble factory, and Brent International School during a trip south of Manila on April 21. Ford Philippines' vehicle exports to Southeast Asia have earned $571 million since 2002, making it the only aut [...]
2006-04-28 03:13:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV BEXP ETRD RP
06MANILA1885ARREST OF ASG OPERATIVE AL-SHARIE AMIRUDDIN A
[...] (C) Summary. The recent arrest of Al-Sharie Amiruddin y Mohammad Nur, aka Abu Omar, is a significant catch for the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Although a mid-level operative, Amiruddin was an early Abu Sayyaf Group adherent, and involved in intelligence and recruiting activities in Mal [...]
2006-05-02 08:56:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MOPS KPAL BX ID MY RP
06MANILA1982AMBASSADOR'S MAY 5 MEETING WITH FOREIGN SECRETARY
[...] (C) Summary. In a May 5 meeting, the Ambassador thanked Secretary of Foreign Affairs Romulo for the Philippine SIPDIS government's support for efforts to keep Iran off the UNHRC. She urged the GRP to pursue concerns about terrorist financing when President Arroyo visits Saudi Arabia on May [...]
2006-05-09 07:56:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PHUM PTER RP BM IR SA
06MANILA2195DRUGS, CRIME, AND CORRUPTION CHALLENGE PEACE AND
[...] (C) Summary. Widespread methamphetamine trafficking and abuse, organized crime, and endemic corruption are gnawing at the fabric of Muslim society in Mindanao. While Muslim clan leaders and political warlords sustain fiefdoms and private armies through sources of illicit income, the common p [...]
2006-05-26 06:26:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL SNAR KISL KCRM RP
06MANILA2207WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REGIONAL OFFICE IN MANILA
[...] World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office in Manila outlined to Econoffs recent developments in North Sumatra, Indonesia involving a large cluster of avian influenza deaths. WHO confirmed that a group of seven family members contracted the disease; six have died. WHO was unable to det [...]
2006-05-26 10:34:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL RP
06MANILA2302PALAWAN: CONFIDENCE ABOUT SECURITY FIVE YEARS
[...] (C) Summary: During POL team's recent visit to Palawan in the western Philippines, GRP officials expressed confidence about the security situation there five years after the terrorist raid on the Dos Palmas Resort in May 2001. The officials said military assets in the area had been reinfor [...]
2006-06-02 06:29:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER MOPS RP
06MANILA2319 THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with Agriculture Secretary Panganiban on May 31 to discuss the status of the PL 480 agreement, continuing USG support for agricultural development in Mindanao, and the GRP's response plan for avian influenza. Panganiban confirmed the GRP had approved the PL 480 agree [...]
2006-06-02 11:46:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL RP
06MANILA2465UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA - PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) Post's Avian Influenza Task Force met on June 7 to review current initiatives and plans to prepare for a potential outbreak of Avian Influenza in the Philippines. The Task Force is chaired by USAID and includes representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Medical Unit, Ma [...]
2006-06-13 09:07:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL RP AMGT AMED
06MANILA2523GRP MULLS AN IMO-BASED MULTILATERAL MARITIME
[...] (SBU) On May 22, EAP Security Affairs Officer William Comley met separately with GRP officials and Australian and Japanese emboffs to brief them on recent discussions with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary General and continue previous discussions on building a mechanism [...]
2006-06-16 05:50:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ETRD PBTS PREL PTER PHSA KTIA RP
06MANILA2554AMBASSADOR AND ADMIRAL FALLON MEET WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. On June 5, the Ambassador and Admiral Fallon met for breakfast with President Arroyo. In a wide-ranging conversation, President Arroyo offered her views on GRP counterterrorism efforts; the peace process in Mindanao; and her upcoming trip to Jolo to visit the USNS Mercy. End S [...]
2006-06-19 08:16:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MARR PINS RP
06MANILA26 IN BLOW TO JUDICIARY, WELL-KNOWN JUDGE SLAIN
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: A well-known Metro Manila trial judge was murdered in a drive-by shooting on December 31. Police have arrested seven men in connection with the attack. The Supreme Court has demanded that the [...]
2006-01-04 09:36:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS ECON PINR PTER PHUM RP
06MANILA3203AMBASSADOR'S DINNER WITH PRESIDENT ARROYO
[...] (C) Summary. President Arroyo promised the Ambassador that her Administration would push ahead with counterterrorism efforts, especially against the ASG and JI. She will also push for new counterterrorism legislation with the Senate. She reiterated her opposition to extrajudicial killings. [...]
2006-08-01 05:55:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP PTER PHUM RP
06MANILA3234EAP A/S HILL VISITS MILITARY ACADEMY AND U.S.
[...] SUMMARY: EAP A/S Hill stressed themes of military transformation and cooperation -- especially on natural disasters -- among the U.S., the Philippines, and other ASEAN countries in speech to the cadets at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in Baguio City on July 30. He participated in a r [...]
2006-08-02 05:40:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PHUM CASC KPAO RP
06MANILA3789 REQUEST FOR INL FUNDING FOR MARITIME POLICE UNIT
[...] (U) This is an action request - see para 9. 2. (U) SUMMARY. The Philippines faces a serious problem in controlling the transit of narcotics, terrorists, and contraband through its vulnerable western border island of Palawan, the home of the Malampaya gas project and numerous tourist resort [...]
2006-09-08 09:15:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PREL ASEC PBTS SNAR RP
06MANILA3790SEPTEMBER 8 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS
[...] (C) The Armed Forces of the Philippines continues to track fleeing Jemaah Islamiyah and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leaders in the fifth week of its operation to capture or kill the terrorist leadership on the island of Jolo. Philippine Marines suffered six killed and 20 wounded in an encounter w [...]
2006-09-08 09:19:00Embassy ManilaSECRETPTER MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA3803PHILIPPINES AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] There continues to be no evidence of AI in the Philippines. Post continues to monitor the situation within the country and the region, coordinates with other donors, and provides technical assistance to the GRP in four key areas: a) pandemic preparedness planning, b) mass communication and edu [...]
2006-09-11 01:53:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL RP
06MANILA4150 REGIONAL MARITIME SECURITY 1206 PROPOSAL FOR SOUTH AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chiefs of Mission from Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Colombo fully support the regional maritime security proposal to be submitted by U.S Pacific Command (PACOM) under the FY07 authority granted by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2006. The proposal -- th [...]
2006-10-01 23:57:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PREL PBTS SNAR MASS MARR TH CE ID MY RP
06MANILA4151 REGIONAL MARITIME SECURITY 1206 PROPOSAL FOR SOUTH AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chiefs of Mission from Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Colombo fully support the regional maritime security proposal to be submitted by U.S Pacific Command (PACOM) under the FY07 authority granted by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2006. The proposal -- th [...]
2006-10-01 23:57:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PREL PBTS SNAR MASS MARR TH CE ID MY RP
06MANILA4166TERRORISM FINANCE: NEXT STEPS ON RSM DESIGNATION
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARA. 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The GRP is prepared to work closely with the United States on submitting the Rajah Solaiman Movement to the UN 1267 Committee for designation as a terrorist organization. In addition to seeking help in identifying hidden asset [...]
2006-10-02 23:45:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER RP
06MANILA4218DEFENSE SECRETARY CRUZ DISCUSSES STATE OF THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Secretary of National Defense Cruz in a major policy speech to the Manila Overseas Press Club stressed the seriousness of the domestic terrorist threat and the importance of Philippine Defense Reform. He said a successful counterterrorism effort had to also incorporate social an [...]
2006-10-04 08:26:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MCAP PREL PTER PINS PINR RP
06MANILA4260OCTOBER 6 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS
[...] (C) The ongoing Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) operation to capture or kill the Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah leadership on the southern island of Jolo is ending its tenth week. The key terrorist leaders -- Khadaffy Janjalani, Abu Sulaiman, Dulmatin, and Umar Patek -- appear t [...]
2006-10-06 08:49:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MOPS MCAP RP
06MANILA4325FOREIGN SECRETARY AND NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR
[...] (C) Foreign Secretary Romulo and National Security Advisor Gonzales in an October 11 meeting with Ambassador and Deputy Chief of Mission expressed cautious optimism about peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Romulo said Malaysia clearly wanted to help and was playing a p [...]
2006-10-12 07:59:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PTER MOPS MY RP
06MANILA4509ADVOCATING AN ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM STATEMENT
[...] (U) Acting Political Counselor joined Australian Charge d'Affaires for an October 27 demarche on Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Executive Director for Asian and Pacific Affairs Charles Jose to request that the Philippines support a statement condemning the North Korean nuclear test at th [...]
2006-10-27 10:22:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM RP
06MANILA4749ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILLEN MEETS WITH FOREIGN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Affairs Secretary Romulo reiterated to Assistant Secretary Hillen and Ambassador the Philippine offer to host a round of Six Party talks on the margins of the mid-December ASEAN/East Asian Summits in Cebu, if that would be helpful to the United States. Romulo is optimist [...]
2006-11-20 00:44:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MCAP MOPS PHUM PGOV EAID KN RP
06MANILA4855PHILIPPINE PLANS FOR ASEAN SUMMITS IN CEBU
[...] (C) Summary. The Philippines plans to make a new counterterrorism convention and recommendations on an ASEAN Charter the highlights of the December 11 ASEAN Summit. The subsequent ASEAN 3 Summit and East Asia Summit will probably break no new ground and will not include new participants, [...]
2006-11-30 07:25:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN PTER ASEAN XE RU CH JA KN KS RP
06MANILA4984ASEAN TRADE MINISTERS TACKLE TARIFFS
[...] (U) Despite the postponement of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders' Summit, ASEAN trade ministers on December 8 succeeded in signing six agreements intended to expand economic integration in the region. Four focus on enhancing intra-ASEAN trade and two agreements deep [...]
2006-12-13 09:45:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN PREL PHUM EAID CH RP
06MANILA5038PHILIPPINES: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Summary. The Philippines, one of the earliest supporters in the global coalition against terrorism, continues to cooperate with the United States on bilateral and multilateral counterterrorism efforts. In 2006, ninety-three bombings occurred in the Philippines from improvised explosive [...]
2006-12-20 06:17:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC RP
06MANILA5101PHILIPPINES TO SEND VICE PRESIDENT TO FORMER
[...] (SBU) Action request: The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed on December 28 that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had appointed Vice President Noli de Castro to be the representative of the Philippine Government at the funeral of former President Gerald Ford. The Vice President's offi [...]
2006-12-28 09:15:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OVIP RP
06MANILA5102INVITATION TO ARF MEETING ON MULTILATERAL SECURITY
[...] (U) During a December 28 meeting to discuss ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) issues (septel),Department of Foreign Affairs Special Assistant to the Undersecretary for Policy Maria Andrelita Austria passed Acting Pol/C a copy of letter from Undersecretary Erlinda Basilio to her ARF Senior Officials [...]
2006-12-28 09:20:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC ARF CH KS JN RP
06MANILA5107ARROYO CALLS FORD "A DEDICATED LEADER"
[...] (U) As widely reported in the local media, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo praised former President Gerald Ford in a December 28 letter to his widow, calling him a "dedicated leader" who "led the country through a challenging period of transition for all Americans." President Arr [...]
2006-12-29 07:49:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL RP
06MANILA526DAVAO MAYOR CHANGING TACK ON EXTRA-JUDICIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Extra-judicial killings in Davao, Mindanao, continue, but at a lower level than in 2005. So far, there have been five summary killings in 2006, which is less than 2005's roughly 13 per month average. Observers believe that the Mayor of Davao, Rodrigo Duterte, may be worried a [...]
2006-02-06 07:49:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR RP
06MANILA64 Stock Exchange Growing But Reforms Needed to
[...] (SBU) The Philippine Stock Exchange is implementing reforms to restore investor confidence shattered from a market manipulation scandal in 2001-02. The composite index extended its three-year bull run with 15 percent growth in 2005 and a significant rise in daily turnover. PSE President Lim [...]
2006-01-06 01:41:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV EINV RP
06MAPUTO126MOZAMBIQUE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-26 14:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB MZ PGOV
06MAPUTO130MOZAMBIQUE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-26 16:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB MZ PGOV
06MEXICO3638NEW MANZANILLO LNG PLANT: MEXICO PUTS OUT BIDS FOR
[...] (SBU) The GOM published June 6 a solicitation for bids to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and re-gasification plant at Manzanillo on Mexico's west coast, and another solicitation to supply LNG to the plant. Bids are due in by January 16, 2007. GOM officials and experts identi [...]
2006-06-30 15:59:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EPET MX
06MONTEVIDEO570CHINESE AND KOREAN AMBASSADORS' PERSPECTIVES ON
[...] (C) Summary: Charge met separately with Ambassadors from the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and South Korea to discuss regional perspectives in the wake of Assistant Secretary Shannon's trip to Asia on April 8-15. Chinese SIPDIS Ambassador Wang Xioyuan said he had been briefed on A/S Shann [...]
2006-06-22 19:26:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD PINR OTRA CH JA KS UY
06MONTREAL676MONTREAL REACTIONS TO THE TORONTO ARRESTS
[...] (C) Montreal has a diverse population, receiving 88% of the province's immigrants. According to the 2004-05 report from the Quebec Ministry of Immigration and Cultural Communities, 27.6% of the Island of Montreal's residents are foreign-born. The greater-Montreal area has an estimated Musl [...]
2006-06-16 18:56:00Consulate MontrealCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV CPAS CVIS CA
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
06MOSCOW5870AMBASSADOR'S MAY 26 MEETING WITH FEDERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met May 26 with Federation Council Deputy Speaker Dmitriy Mezentsev to discuss interparliamentary relations and cooperation. Mezentsev extended invitations for U.S. participation in the 4th Baikal Economic Forum to be held in Irkutsk in September 2006 and the 15th C [...]
2006-06-02 12:41:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL RS
06MUSCAT1575UN TRAFFICKING RAPPORTEUR'S VISIT TO OMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) completed a fact-finding mission in Oman on November 7. The Rapporteur flagged as key concerns: the role of recruiting agencies and sponsors in bringing trafficking victims to Oman; the government's lack [...]
2006-11-08 13:31:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB MU
06MUSCAT1685OIL AND GAS ADVISOR UPBEAT ON OMAN PRODUCTION
[...] (SBU) On December 10, Econoff discussed Oman's energy outlook with Khalifa bin Mubarak al-Hinai, technical advisor to the Minister of Oil and Gas. Hinai commented that contrary to popular concerns, Oman still had significant reserves to exploit. He noted that of the approximately 50 billion [...]
2006-12-13 09:49:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EPET EIND ECON MU
06MUSCAT734OMANI FM ON IRAN DISCUSSIONS, GCC SUMMIT, FTA, AND
[...] (C) In a May 9 meeting with Ambassador, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi summarized his recent trip to Europe, stating that while no one desires confrontation with Iran regarding its nuclear program, there is concern over Tehran's intent. Bin Alawi reported receiving a [...]
2006-05-09 16:29:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC ETRD IR MU
06NAIROBI2418Uganda Makes Progress on GSP/AGOA Labor Complaint
[...] (U) Summary: Regional Labor Attache's second visit to Kampala found encouraging progress on addressing the worker rights issues described in the AFL/CIO petition seeking to revoke Uganda's trade privileges under the General System of Preferences (GSP). Uganda has passed four significant labor [...]
2006-06-02 10:09:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB AGOA ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV UG
06NAIROBI2419Uganda Makes Progress on GSP/AGOA Labor Complaint
[...] (U) Summary: Regional Labor Attache's second visit to Kampala found encouraging progress on addressing the worker rights issues described in the AFL/CIO petition seeking to revoke Uganda's trade privileges under the General System of Preferences (GSP). Uganda has passed four significant labor [...]
2006-06-02 10:14:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB AGOA ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV UG
06NEWDELHI1174PRESIDENT KALAM LOOKS FARTHER EAST FOR NEW
[...] (C) Summary: Giving new reach to India's "Look East" policy, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's January 31 to February 9 visit to Singapore, the Philippines and South Korea produced new education, defense and economic initiatives in a region whose importance to the GOI is growing steadily. Durin [...]
2006-02-15 14:27:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEAN ENRG KNNP ETRD ECON SOCI SCUL MASS
06NEWDELHI5801SRI LANKANS SEEK MORE INDIAN INVOLVEMENT
[...] (C) Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner A. Sabarulla Khan delivered an Aide Memoire to Acting PolCouns August 21, using the occasion to mention that the same note had been recently delivered to the GOI and that MEA Joint Secretary Mohan Kumar received it positively and endorsed the notion of formin [...]
2006-08-21 13:42:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS CE IN
06NEWDELHI7106EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: OIL AND NATURAL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Michael Rufe and BIS FSN Kavita Vijh conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. (ONGC),Kolkata, on [...]
2006-10-16 09:40:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI761INDO-US GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM REVIEWS PRM/TIP ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: A US delegation led by Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky discussed Bhutanese and Tibetan refugees, trafficking in persons, and forced labor with the Indian delegation headed by Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran at the Global Issues Forum in New Delhi [...]
2006-02-03 03:05:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF ELAB PHUM IN NP BT
06NEWDELHI8243THE SACHAR REPORT DOCUMENTS THE DISMAL STATE OF
[...] (C) Summary: In 2005, the UPA government established the Sachar Commission with a mandate to prepare a report on the current status of Indian Muslims. The report was completed on November 17, 2006 and was made public early in December. It asserts that Indian Muslims are among the poorest co [...]
2006-12-08 12:06:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SCUL ELAB ECON KISL IN
06OSLO551SRI LANKA CO-CHAIRS MEETING IN OSLO
[...] (C) Summary. Representatives of the Sri Lanka Co-Chairs ( Norway, Japan, the EU, and the U.S. ) met in Oslo on April 28 in an emergency session to discuss the deteriorating situation in Sri Lanka and plan for a follow-on meeting in Tokyo. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affa [...]
2006-05-03 09:26:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM CE NO
06OSLO613SRI LANKA CO-CHAIRS MEETING IN OSLO
[...] (C) Summary. Representatives of the Sri Lanka Co-Chairs (Norway, Japan, the EU, and the U.S.) met in Oslo on April 28 in an emergency session to discuss the deteriorating situation in Sri Lanka and plan for a follow-on meeting in Tokyo. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affair [...]
2006-05-11 13:42:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM CE NO
06OSLO839(S) TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-03 14:24:00Embassy OsloSECRETEFIN PTER PREL ETTC KTFN NO
06OTTAWA1323U/S DOBRIANSKY AND CEQ CHAIRMAN CONNAUGHTON
[...] (U) Summary: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman Connaughton visited Ottawa April 24/25 at the direction of the President and at the request of the Canadian Government to discuss a number of significant environmen [...]
2006-05-03 17:38:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG TBIO CA
06OTTAWA2484CANADA RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON TOP U.S. TRADE,
[...] (U) Summary: On August 16, EMIN and Econoff met with Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) officials to discuss reftel, which had been provided to them in late July. DFAIT was represented by outgoing Deputy Director for APEC Christopher Burton, his replacement Karen [...]
2006-08-18 22:51:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALECON APECO CA
06PARAMARIBO353INDONESIA SEEKS SURINAME'S SUPPORT FOR SECURITY
[...] (U) On June 7, a special envoy from the Government of Indonesia, Ambassador Ambassador Soemadi D.M. Brotodininggrat, met with President Venetiaan, according to the evening newspaper "De West." Ambassador Brotodininggrat reportedly discussed Indonesia's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on th [...]
2006-06-12 19:01:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC NS
06PARIS332FRANCE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]
2006-01-18 17:12:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB FR OPIC USTR
06PARIS346OECD: AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE DISCUSSES SOUTH
[...] SUMMARY: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) hosted in Paris a Global Forum on 30 Nov - 1 Dec 2005, followed by two sessions of the Committee on Agriculture (CoAg). The Global Forum addressed the topic of Policy Coherence for Development in Agriculture. It was la [...]
2006-01-19 10:45:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD OECD
06PARIS3471U.S.-FRENCH CONSULTATIONS ON UN ISSUES: UN REFORM,
[...] (C) Summary: IO PDAS Jim Warlick's May 19 meeting with MFA IO A/S-equivalent Sylvie Bermann focused primarily on UN reform issues -- namely the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC),Human Rights Council (HRC),and management reform -- with SYG elections, Darfur, Cote d'Ivoire, and UNSC elections dis [...]
2006-05-23 13:11:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA UNSC AORC SU IV FR
06PARIS3619MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq - Alleged Massacre in Haditha
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 15:39:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS4218AUSTRALIA GROUP: 2006 INFORMATION EXCHANGE (IE)
[...] (C) The following describes highlights of the Information Exchange (IE) portion of the annual meeting of the Australia Group (AG),which met in Paris, June 12-15, 2006 (Report on AG Plenary provided septel). The IE included 48 presentations by 13 AG member states, and 2 presentations were pr [...]
2006-06-20 08:43:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL PARM ETTC AS FR CBW
06PARIS4342MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Transatlantic Relationship -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-23 11:12:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS4381MEDIA REACTION REPORT - CIA - Terrorist Finance Tracking
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-26 11:00:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS452MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Rice Transformational
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-24 11:54:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS5311MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Israeli - Lebanese Conflict:
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-07 11:06:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS5461UNESCO STAFF SEE WORLD DIGITAL LIBRARY AS EXPANSION OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: John Van Oudenaren, Senior Advisor for the Library of Congress (LOC) World Digital Library Initiative (WDL),held an informational meeting with working level UNESCO staff and two separate meetings on June 20 and 21 with staff from the UNESCO Director-General's (DG) office. Eliz [...]
2006-08-11 15:07:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO AINF APER BBSR SCUL AINT EINT TINT KPAO
06PARIS6165 USUNESCO: EXECUTIVE BOARD ITEM - EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
[...] See action request at paragraph 10. 2. In reftel report of the April 2006 (174th ) UNESCO Executive Board (EB) session, Mission reported (in para 30) on the possible need to review and revise the EB rules of procedure in the light of a novel European Union (EU) practice involving ambassadori [...]
2006-09-14 09:32:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL ETRD UNESCO EUN PREL
06PARIS6968FRANCE SEEKS TO REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS BY A 'FACTOR
[...] On October 9, Ecology and Industry Ministers, Nelly Olin and Francois Loos, jointly presented at a 'Factor 4' Conference the final report of the Working Group on 'Achieving a four-fold reduction in GHG emissions in France by 2050.' Written under the supervision of the French Council of Econo [...]
2006-10-23 15:12:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSENV FR
06PARIS6969FRANCE SEEKS TO REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS BY A 'FACTOR
[...] On October 9, Ecology and Industry Ministers, Nelly Olin and Francois Loos, jointly presented at a 'Factor 4' Conference the final report of the Working Group on 'Achieving a four-fold reduction in GHG emissions in France by 2050.' Written under the supervision of the French Council of Econo [...]
2006-10-23 15:17:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSENV FR
06PARIS7127EUROPEAN UNION AMBASSADORIAL DELEGATION
[...] (U) The question of EU ambassadorial delegation switching - which provoked strong, negative reactions at the Spring 2006 Executive Board session - was followed up with determination by the Asia-Pacific (ASPAC) States (led by India and Japan, and joined by Afghanistan, China, Indonesia) to have [...]
2006-10-31 09:07:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNESCO SCUL UNGA EUN
06PARIS715EMBASSY PARIS SUBMISSION TO THE 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 07:04:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDFR MARR MCAP PREL
06PARIS719EMBASSY PARIS SUBMISSION TO THE 2005/2006 REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 10:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MCAP FR
06PARIS993 UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL PARRIES WITH EXECUTIVE
[...] Summary: On January 19, 2006 the UNESCO Executive Board met for an information meeting with UNESCO Director-General (DG) Matsuura. Members of the Executive Board were invited to submit questions in advance of the meeting. Rather than answer questions directly, the DG read prepared remarks t [...]
2006-02-16 11:02:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL AORC SOCI UNESCO
06PARTO1(U) Secretary Rice's July 27, 2006 conversation
[...] (U) July 27, 2006; 4:45 PM; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Amb. Christopher J. LaFleur U/S Karen Hughes A/S Chris Hill NSC Senior Director Dennis Wilder Malaysia Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi Foreign Minister Hamid Amb. Rajmah Hussein MFA Depu [...]
2006-07-31 10:35:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIALOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL MY US
06PHNOMPENH1036WORLD BANK FINDS CORRUPTION IN CAMBODIA PROJECTS
[...] (C) Summary: A World Bank (WB) audit has found evidence of procurement fraud in seven out of nine WB programs investigated in Cambodia, involving kickbacks to Cambodian government (RGC) officials and rigged bidding. The WB estimates that 10-15% of $5.0 million already disbursed was skimmed. [...]
2006-05-31 11:10:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREL CB
06PHNOMPENH1534CAMBODIA'S LEGISLATURE LAUNCHES BURMA CAUCUS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 25, Cambodia's National Assembly launched its Burma Caucus, which includes 26 members from Cambodia's three political parties. Members of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC),diplomats, and NGOs participated in the inauguration ceremony, as did mem [...]
2006-08-28 09:56:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL KDEM CB
06PHNOMPENH1871CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT AND NGOS BEGIN EFFORT TO FORM
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Hun Sen opened a two-day meeting in Siem Riep September 26-27 by asking NGOs to draft legislation to create a national human rights commission in one year. Members of civil society, Cambodian lawmakers, government officials and foreign observers participated in [...]
2006-10-16 06:33:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL CB
06PHNOMPENH1960CAMBODIA REVIEWS DEMOCRATIC PROGRESS SINCE 1991
[...] (U) Summary. On October 21, the International Relations Institute organized a 15-year anniversary academic forum reviewing the successes and failures of the 1991 Paris Peace Accords and their implementation during the subsequent UNTAC period. Cambodian government officials dominated the li [...]
2006-10-30 10:11:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EAID ASEC KDEM CB
06PHNOMPENH2048CAMBODIAN MFA OFFICIAL ON HR RESOLUTIONS
[...] (C) On November 16, P/E Chief met with Sun Suon, Director of the MFA's International Organizations Department that handles UN affairs, to provide demarche points concerning the proposed Belarus resolutions (reftel a). Suon noted that normal practice is for the Cambodian Permrep in New York [...]
2006-11-17 07:54:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNGA CB
06PHNOMPENH501 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA
[...] The following is Embassy Phnom Penh's contribution towards the preparation of the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for Cambodia, covering the period March 2005 - March 2006. Responses follow the questions outlined in reftel. The entire report is classified sensitive but unclassified (SBU) [...]
2006-03-15 08:51:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD CB
06PHNOMPENH642POSSIBLE CAMBODIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. Opposition parliamentarian Son Chhay, soon to be designated as the Chairman of the National Assembly's Commission on Foreign Affairs, is prepared to promote a resolution on Burma in the National Assembly. Such a resolution would be in keeping with -- but a little more forwar [...]
2006-04-05 11:45:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM CB
06PRAGUE1398CZECH MFA SOLICITS INFORMAL U.S. OPINION ON FOUR
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Czech Government is considering granting permission for Czech export companies to begin to negotiate sales of several radar and similar systems to Indonesia, Ecuador, Nigeria, and Vietnam. If future applications are made for export licenses for the VERA, the Czech MFA inten [...]
2006-11-09 12:04:00Embassy PragueSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS MCAP NI EC ID VM
06PRETORIA1415 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH April 7 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-04-07 12:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06QUITO1590FM CARRION URGES USG SIGNAL ON ATPDEA RENEWAL
[...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian FM Francisco Carrion told the Ambassador on June 27 that he hoped the USG would positively signal support for extension of ATPDEA benefits to support regional economic stability and "keep Bolivia in the fold." He was far from certain that an oil refining deal would be [...]
2006-06-28 19:08:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1906ECUADOR-VENEZUELA DEAL COLLAPSES, PALACIO CANCELS
[...] (SBU) Summary. After two months of wrangling over details, Petroecuador's and Venezuelan PDVSA's plan to swap Ecuadorian crude for refined products appears finally to have collapsed. (reftel A) The deal was uneconomical and technically untenable from the beginning, and Venezuela apparently [...]
2006-08-02 21:17:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON
06QUITO2087SUBJECT: DEMARCHE REQUEST RE POTENTIAL INDONESIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: Press reports indicate Indonesia's state-run oil company Pertamina is interested in running Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy) former Block 15 in Ecuador under an Energy Cooperation MOU signed between the two countries in July. Frenc [...]
2006-08-18 19:42:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ENRG
06QUITO2386ECUADOR EVALUATES HURRIED CONCESSION OF
[...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's Hydrocarbons Vice-Minister reports that Chinese company Sinopec has made a strong offer to develop Ecuador's large ITT oil fields and the GOE is considering soliciting bids for the field before the Palacio government leaves in January. Post and industry insiders view [...]
2006-09-27 15:55:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALECON EPET EINV
06RABAT1564MINISTER DELEGATE DISCUSSES LEBANON AFTER UNSC 1701
[...] (SBU) On August 16, both Arabic and French language newspapers said that the Lebanese government announced that Turkey, Indonesia, Italy, Spain, Malaysia and Morocco would be sending troops. On August 17, Foreign Minister Benaissa was quoted in the French-language newspapers as saying: "The [...]
2006-08-17 16:43:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL IS LE MO
06RANGOON1115A BURMESE GENERAL GETS HIS COMEUPPANCE
[...] (C) Summary: Charge and DATT met with LTG Myint Swe August 2 to see what kind of dialogue we could maintain. It became clear that Myint Swe's previously expansive view of his areas of authority (reftels) has been considerably reduced. Now he's just a general responsible for embassy security [...]
2006-08-08 03:36:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BM
06RANGOON1436BURMA: REGIME CONTINUES TO DETAIN OPPOSITION
[...] (C) Summary: 88 Generation Student leaders Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko Gyi, and Htay Kywe remain in detention today at a Police Special Branch office in Rangoon. Min Ko Naing has been in contact with members of his group and communicated that he is being pressured to sign statements about the regime [...]
2006-09-28 08:19:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BM
06RANGOON1512KACHINS BET ON THE NATIONAL CONVENTION PROCESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kachin Independence Organization's (KIO) delegate to the National Convention believes the ethnics must try to strike the best possible deal with the regime via the National Convention and try to amend the constitution later, following a period of confidence building. He thinks [...]
2006-10-13 04:17:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BM
06RANGOON1633BURMA: 2006-2007 INCSR PART II
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-06 09:49:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON KCRM KTFN BM
06RANGOON1818BURMA PUMPS OIL AND GAS POTENTIAL FOR CASH NOW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Development of Burma's oil and gas reserves continues apace, from existing facilities upgrades to new exploration deals. The government needs hard currency and correctly sees the sector as its best source of revenue. End Summary. Upgrades of Existing Facilities ------------ [...]
2006-12-22 06:37:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ENRG BM
06RANGOON223BURMA'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER WANTS TO TALK
[...] (C) Summary: Charge met February 14 with Deputy Foreign Minster Kyaw Thu at his request. Repeatedly emphasizing his interest in assisting Charge feel comfortable in Burma, he leisurely addressed a wide range of topics, including the problems of inadequate food and slow construction in Pyinman [...]
2006-02-16 05:38:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC PREL BM
06RANGOON235BURMA'S VAST INTERNMENT CAMP: NORTHERN RAKHINE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a country where everyone is oppressed by the military, some are treated worse than others. In general, the ethnic minorities are treated worse than the ethnic Burman majority, and non-Buddhists face more restrictions on their religious practices. Charge visited Northern [...]
2006-02-17 09:23:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL EAID BM
06RANGOON249MORE FROM BURMA'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Kyaw Thu requested Charge meet with him again February 22 - alone. He apparently wants to continue a dialogue (ref A),made more difficult by his move to Pyinmana and difficult to do by phone because, he said, others could be listening in. Again referrin [...]
2006-02-22 23:33:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BM
06RANGOON270BURMA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-01 03:25:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN KCRM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SMIG BM
06RANGOON325YUDHOYONO VISIT TO BURMA: LIGHT AND FLUFFY
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesian President Yudhoyono's March 1-2 visit to Burma appears to have been purely protocol and devoid of any substantive political message to regime leaders. SPDC Chairman Than Shwe gave the Indonesian President a standard recitation of regime achievements and its road map t [...]
2006-03-08 10:54:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BM ID
06RANGOON356ALL SMILES: INDIAN PRESIDENT VISITS BURMA
[...] (C) Summary: For the second week in a row, a regional head of state visited Burma and allowed the ruling generals to bask in perceived legitimacy. Indian President Kalam's March 8-11 visit was the first-ever to Burma by an Indian head of state. The two countries concluded MOUs on petroleum [...]
2006-03-16 06:43:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ECON EAID BM IN
06RANGOON462SOMETHING BETTER THAN NOTHING:FIGHTING TIP IN BURMA
[...] (SBU) Summary: High level GOB attendance gave the first anti-Trafficking in Persons National Seminar the visible support needed for lower level officials to implement Burma's new Anti-Trafficking Law. International NGOs had unprecedented input on the drafting process, the first time the curr [...]
2006-04-06 09:13:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KWMN KCRM BM
06RANGOON612BORDERS OVER DEMOCRACY: INDIAN AMBASSADOR TO BURMA
[...] (C) Summary: The Indian Ambassador dropped by May 4 to chat with Charge. He offered insights into how India views it relationship with Burma: by and large a friendly neighbor in comparison to Pakistan, Bangladesh, or China. While he agrees that political reform is needed and will come even [...]
2006-05-05 11:04:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL BM IN
06RANGOON679UN U/SG GAMBARI VISIT SURPASSES EXPECTATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: UN Under Secretary General Ibrahim Gambari visited Burma May 18-20. He did manage to see Aung San Suu Kyi for 45 minutes, although no one had expected it. He also visited the senior generals in their new capital and heard promises of greater openness. Gambari downplayed the si [...]
2006-05-22 10:48:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID BM UN
06RANGOON981BURMESE REGIME REACTS TO POSSIBLE UNSC ACTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The government daily newspaper, the New Light of Myanmar (NLM),has recently intensified the quantity and degree of its rhetoric against its political opposition in an ongoing series of multi-page articles. The articles also attempt to counter charges that Burma represents a th [...]
2006-07-13 07:20:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON PREL BM
06RIYADH6668170 SAUDI AND MUSLIM SCHOLARS WORLDWIDE CALL FOR
[...] (S) SUMMARY: 170 Muslim scholars from more than seventeen countries, including twenty-nine Saudi citizens, issued an open statement on August 4 entitled "Statement and Appeal from Scholars of the Islamic Nation." The statement condemned Israeli "aggression" in Lebanon and Palestine, and crit [...]
2006-08-22 06:58:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KISL SA LE
06RIYADH6927AL-MUA'JJIL'S TRAVEL BAN IN FULL EFFECT & IIRO
[...] (U) This is joint Riyadh and Consulate Dhahran cable. 2. (C) Summary: A press report and a Consulate visit to the closed offices of IIRO's Eastern Province Branch indicated that the Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) has kept its word on actions against recent designee, Abd Al-Hamid Sulaiman [...]
2006-08-30 12:01:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KFTN PREL PTER ETTC SA
06RIYADH7058TERRORIST FINANCE: SAG ON ABOUSOFIAN, YASSIN
[...] (U) This contains an action request at paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary: MFA's counselor for counterterrorism, Abdulrahman Al-Ahmed, told us August 29 that it will take appropriate action on the 1267 Designation of Abousofian Abdelrazik. He asked for updates on the closing of the IIRO branch [...]
2006-09-06 07:10:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEFIN KFTN PREL PTER ETTC SA ID RP
06RIYADH7097SAUDI REACTION TO SENTENCING OF HOMAIDAN AL-TURKI
[...] (S/NF) The August 31, 2006, sentencing by a Colorado court of Homaidan Al-Turki to 28 years to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his Indonesian maid has provoked calls for a boycott of U.S. products and the return of Saudis studying in the U.S. Some Saudi contacts even fear that this [...]
2006-09-10 11:29:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNAORC ELAB FBI KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA
06RIYADH7447RIYADH RECORD: SEPTEMBER 1-15
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Saudi Court of Grievances postponed a hearing on the novel "Girls of Riyadh" after the news of the proposed hearing sparked robust debate in the media. The proposal to shift the women's prayer area in Mecca has been rejected. The SAG demands clarification from the Vatican follo [...]
2006-09-24 14:05:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KWMN KISL SA
06RIYADH7838USG ASSESSMENTS OF TERRORIST/INSURGENT FINANCE
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION: This cable provides the assessment of Embassy Riyadh's country team of the terrorist/insurgent financing environment in Saudi Arabia. As instructed in reftel, post's response is divided into separate sections providing background information on the terrorist/insurgent operat [...]
2006-10-05 14:06:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PREL PTER KTFN ETTC SA IZ
06RIYADH7987RIYADH RECORD: SEPTEMBER 16-30
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The case against the controversial novel "Girls of Riyadh" has been dismissed. The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice met for three-days, rejecting alleged calls from the West to dismantle the organization. The Ministries of Interior and Foreign Affai [...]
2006-10-10 14:14:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPGOV PREL KWMN KISL SA
06RIYADH9031COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL MEETS WITH SAG REGARDING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At Post's invitation, Colorado Attorney General (AG) John Suthers visited the Kingdom from November 14-17 to explain the Homaidan Al-Turki case to King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Saudi government officials, and the Al-Turki family. The very successful visit highlighted the [...]
2006-12-09 14:47:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPHUM KPAO PINR KISL SA
06RIYADH9175SAUDI MOI HEAD SAYS IF U.S. LEAVES IRAQ, SAUDI
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-26 11:54:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL PGOV PINR PTER KISL IZ SA
06ROME1555COESPU: ITALIAN PROPOSALS FOR NEXT CANDIDATE
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See Paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: Italy recommends inviting Chile, Ghana, Nigeria, Serbia and Montenegro (SaM),and South Africa to participate in the Center of Excellence for Police Stability Units (COESPU) in Vicenza. In addition, Italy looks to the U.S. [...]
2006-05-23 07:45:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT
06ROME1969TERRORIST FINANCE, IIRO PRENOTIFICATION DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel points July 3 to Finance Ministry Director for Financial Crimes Cristina Collura, and July 5, to MFA Multilateral Affairs DG Guiseppe Cantini. 2. (S) The Italian officials noted that they would share the information we provided with the competent authorities [...]
2006-07-11 05:32:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC IT KTFN PREL PTER
06ROME2285DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1701: ITALY
[...] (C) Pol M/C August 12 delivered ref points to Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema's vice chief of staff, Alfredo Conte. Conte noted that the Secretary and D'Alema had spoken by telephone the previous evening, shortly after agreement was reached on the draft resolution. He said the FM ha [...]
2006-08-12 11:15:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS IS LE SY IT
06ROME263 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006
[...] Summary. Italy continues to court foreign investors by actively seeking to implement the 2003 legal reforms designed to lift the Italian economy out of its malaise. In 2003 Italy successfully reformed its civil code and made important modifications to its Unified Rules on Financial Intermed [...]
2006-01-30 08:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV IT OPIC USTR
06ROME315 FAO EMERGENCY PROGRAMS: INFORMAL DONORS'
[...] Summary and Background. On January 25, 2006, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCE) held an informal donors' meeting to provide an overview of 2005 activities and special requirements for 2006. Recently appointed TCE Assistant Direc [...]
2006-02-03 11:07:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ECON SENV UN FAO
06ROME585ITALY: UN REFORM PARTNER, SUPPORTS GUATEMALA UNSC
[...] (C) Summary. Italy continues to support UN Reform, including making the new Peacebuilding Commission an effective body, and creating a strong Human Rights Council. It also supports improving UN management, including a mandate review, according to MFA UN Reform Coordinator Alessandro Busacca. [...]
2006-02-24 18:23:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR PHUM UNSC GT VE IT
06ROME626AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO DISCUSSIONS ON INCIDENT
[...] Summary: In discussions over the past week, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer Juan Lubroth and Senior Operations Officer Cristina Amaral updated us on FAO activities to combat Avian Influenza (AI). FAO senior management is acting to remove management constraints by: a) instituting a special wai [...]
2006-03-01 16:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO BG BM CB EG ID KE LA ML NI VM FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA
06ROME766 AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES
[...] Summary: During three days of high-level and technical level discussions with FAO on March 7-9, a consensus was reached that a more robust global response was needed, with FAO, in coordination with OIE, as the global coordinator. FAO hosted the series of meetings relating to improving emerge [...]
2006-03-10 17:11:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA
06ROME834SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS BRYZA'S MARCH 17 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Embassy Rome welcomes the visit of EUR DAS Matthew Bryza to Rome March 17. DAS Bryza's visit comes in the midst of a natural gas shortage here in Italy that has caused gas delivery interruptions to industrial customers and highlighted the inadequacies of Italy's energy infrastructure; an [...]
2006-03-16 13:14:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET ETRD IT
06SANTIAGO1861MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC)
[...] On August 30, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" carried an editorial entitled "Complexities of the ICC." Quote: 2. "The Senate postponed the vote on the constitutional reform that would allow Chile to ratify the Rome Treaty, which created the International Criminal [...]
2006-08-30 20:54:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC CI
06SAOPAULO556MEDIA REACTION: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL; SAO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-19 18:18:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SEOUL1855PRESS BULLETIN - JUNE 5, 2006
[...] How Far Will Seoul Be Swayed By Pyongyang and Washington? (Dong-a Ilbo) 2. A Collapse is Also an Option at the FTA Talks (Hankyoreh Shinmun) FEATURES 3. Joint Chiefs of Staffs Report: "ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command to Be Dissolved in 2012" (Chosun Ilbo) 4. If U.S. Pre [...]
2006-06-05 07:54:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
06SEOUL1947DPRK ECONOMY: PDAS STEPHENS' VISIT TO KAESONG
[...] (SBU) EAP PDAS Stephens visited the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) project site on June 2, finding conditions consistent with previous Embassy reporting (reftels). Some new findings included additional detail on wage and employment conditions in the complex, as well as the existence of a sm [...]
2006-06-12 08:24:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EINV SOCI KN KS
06SEOUL1952DPRK ECONOMY: PDAS STEPHENS' VISIT TO KAESONG
[...] (SBU) EAP PDAS Stephens visited the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) project site on June 2, finding conditions consistent with previous Embassy reporting (reftels). Some new findings included additional detail on wage and employment conditions in the complex, as well as the existence of a sm [...]
2006-06-13 00:34:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EINV SOCI KN KS
06SEOUL1981KOREA-ASEAN FTA: TRADE IN GOODS AGREEMENT FINALIZED
[...] (SBU) Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),with the exception of Thailand, finalized and signed the Trade in Goods (TIG) part of their free trade agreement (FTA) on May 16 in Manila. The agreement will liberalize 90 percent of tariff lines, amounting to 90 percent of [...]
2006-06-14 08:35:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL KS XC
06SEOUL2788ROK READY FOR A WOMAN PRESIDENT?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the ruling Uri Party utterly out of public favor, South Koreans await the 2007 presidential race with great anticipation. Among the candidates, Park Geun-hye, former chairwoman of the Grand National Party and the one of the leading presidential hopefuls, has a shot at becomi [...]
2006-08-17 06:33:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KS
06SEOUL4039FORMER PRIME MINISTER KIM JONG-PIL'S LAST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil told the Ambassador on November 16 that U.S.-ROK relations were paramount and that the administration had to change in 2007. Kim said he would support the GNP candidate, whoever that may be, provided that he/she agreed to "sweep out the debris" o [...]
2006-11-22 07:48:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN
06SEOUL445DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE 2006 UNSC ELECTION:
[...] (C) POL M-C delivered reftel points opposing Venezuela's candidacy to the UNSC to Kim Won-soo, MOFAT Director-General for Policy Planning, in a previously scheduled meeting on February 8, noting that the Ambassador planned to raise them with Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon at an early opportunity [...]
2006-02-08 07:55:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNSC GT VE KS
06SEOUL449KOREA'S FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH ASEAN
[...] (U) On December 13, 2005, the Republic of Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) announced the conclusion of a Framework Agreement for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). Although the parties had also concluded negotiations for the Trade-in-Goods (TIG) and Dispute S [...]
2006-02-08 08:19:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL KS KN XB
06SEOUL549LABOR SNAPSHOT: MEETING THE STANDARDS
[...] (SBU) This is the final report in a three-part series on labor-management relations in the ROK. In previous cables we described the major players (Ref A) and current issues (Ref B). We now focus on whether Korean labor laws meet the core labor standards contained in the Trade Promotion Autho [...]
2006-02-17 06:07:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB ETRD KS PGOV
06SEOUL559DPRK ECONOMY: KAESONG INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, BOOM OR
[...] (SBU) A round of discussions with South Korean companies operating in the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) in North Korea revealed that most are generally satisfied with business conditions at the project site. While most firms profess to be making money or to be on track with their business [...]
2006-02-17 09:41:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALEINV PREL KS KN
06SINGAPORE1044SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETINGS WITH SENIOR GOS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During Secretary Michael Chertoff's March 29 meetings with senior GOS officials, he stressed the need for closer law enforcement cooperation and a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT). The Secretary noted that Singapore and the United States had similar approaches to balance th [...]
2006-03-31 06:27:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV EFIN KCRM SN
06SINGAPORE1047SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETINGS WITH DEPUTY PRIME
[...] (SBU) Summary: During Secretary Michael Chertoff's March 29 and 30 meetings with Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng, the Secretary outlined the United States' approach to improving transportation security in ways which facilitate rather than hamper tra [...]
2006-03-31 08:15:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV EFIN KCRM SN
06SINGAPORE109SEN. BAUCUS' MEETING WITH LEE KUAN YEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 12 meeting with Senator Max Baucus (D-MT),Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew discussed the rise of China and its generally successful efforts to improve ties with its neighbors. China's economic success had also spurred reform in India; the only question now was how [...]
2006-01-17 04:39:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER ECON SN
06SINGAPORE1321SINGAPORE'S NEW MALAY/MUSLIM PAP MP CANDIDATES
[...] (U) Summary. Four new Muslim candidates will be running for Parliament on the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) slate, replacing four retiring Muslim members of Parliament (MPs). All four are highly educated, successful professionals with international experience. Only one, however, has th [...]
2006-04-24 07:30:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PSOC KISL SN
06SINGAPORE139IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR FOREIGN WORKERS IN
[...] (U) Singaporean civil society over the past year has become increasingly vocal in publicly advocating better treatment of foreign workers in Singapore. While the Singapore government has fairly tight labor regulations to protect foreign workers from abuse and exploitation, some workers, part [...]
2006-01-18 07:52:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM ELAB KWMN SN
06SINGAPORE1430DEPUTY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE SAMPSON CALLS ON PRIME
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. David A. Sampson, Deputy Secretary of Commerce, met with LEE Hsien Loong, Prime Minister, and LIM Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade and Industry, during a one-day visit to Singapore on April 26, 2006. During the two meetings, the Deputy Secretary focused on the importance of U [...]
2006-05-03 04:31:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV ETTC ECPS EPET EAGR KIPR 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
06SINGAPORE1829A/S HILL'S VISIT TO SINGAPORE
[...] (C) Summary: In his wide ranging discussions with Singapore's senior leadership, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill stressed the importance of Southeast Asia for the United States and said we were not in a competition with China for regional influence. Singapore wanted an open and in [...]
2006-06-05 09:41:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON SN
06SINGAPORE1916SINGAPORE CONSIDERS BUILDING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
[...] Summary: Singapore expects to decide by year's end whether to construct Southeast Asia's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal. The GOS hopes that the US$500 million project would help diversify the country's natural gas sources and prevent potentially disruptive shutdowns, which [...]
2006-06-11 23:18:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDEPET TRGY ECON EINV SN
06SINGAPORE197SINGAPORE - 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Post submits below the draft text of the 2006 Singapore Investment Climate Statement (ICS). As requested reftel, we have also forwarded the document via email to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. Begin text of 2006 Investment Climate Statement: Investment Policy Summary 3. Foreign investments, combi [...]
2006-01-24 06:41:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
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
06SINGAPORE2081FIRST PROSECUTION UNDER AMENDED ENDANGERED SPECIES
[...] Singapore on June 16 sentenced an Indonesian national to five months in prison and a fine of S$20,000 (US$12,500) for possessing a species of turtle protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The offender will spend an extra tw [...]
2006-06-27 08:12:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON ETRD ETTC EWWT SN
06SINGAPORE2547SINGAPORE TO BUILD LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS TERMINAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-11 02:46:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDEPET BEXP ECON EINV SN
06SINGAPORE2695SENATOR BOND'S MEETINGS WITH SINGAPORE'S SENIOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Discussing the Middle East situation, Singapore's senior leadership told Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond (R-MO) that Hezbollah had won a strategic victory against Israel and the reputation of the Israeli Defense Forces had been damaged by its poor performance in Lebanon. Foreign [...]
2006-08-24 06:45:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SN
06SINGAPORE2900KL MEETING ON MALACCA STRAIT: GOS URGES MEASURED
[...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Southeast Asia Deputy Director Foo Chi Hsia asked to meet us September 8 to urge USG patience in pressing for maritime security at the September 18-20 conference in Kuala Lumpur. At the conference, the littoral states would present a new "cooperation mechanism" to enhance n [...]
2006-09-12 09:36:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER EWWT PHSA KCRM MRSEC SN
06SINGAPORE2978FED CHAIRMAN BERNANKE MEETS WITH SINGAPORE
[...] (SBU) Summary: China's economic development and its economic relationship with the United States figured prominently in separate meetings between Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board Ben Bernanke and Prime Minister (PM) Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor (MM) Lee Kuan Yew. Both the PM and [...]
2006-09-18 07:41:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD EINV PREL IMF IBRD SN
06SINGAPORE3110LEE KUAN YEW: MINISTER AND PATRIARCH
[...] (C) Summary: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's October 9-23 visit to the United States will be an opportunity for him to discuss with senior USG officials the broad strategic developments that affect Singapore's future, notably the rise of China and India. The reemergence of these two powers on [...]
2006-09-27 08:12:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON SN
06SINGAPORE3124SECRETARY PAULSON DISCUSSES CHINA AND SOUTHEAST
[...] (C) Summary: Singapore's senior leaders urged the United States to stay engaged in Southeast Asia, particularly in terms of strategic/military and trade issues, during meetings with Secretary Paulson on September 18. On China, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told the Secretary that the U.S. [...]
2006-09-28 08:57:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ETRD EINV PREL IMF IBRD ETTC SN
06SINGAPORE3224INR A/S FORT AND GOS DISCUSS REGIONAL
[...] (S) Summary: The rise of China and India was creating a new dynamic in the region and the United States should not rely exclusively on its traditional alliance system to maintain its influence, MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan told INR Assistant Secretary Fort during his Octobe [...]
2006-10-11 04:02:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETPTER PREL PGOV ECON PINR SN
06SINGAPORE3391RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSES
[...] Per reftel, Post conducted inquiries to verify the bona fides of Master Logistics Pte. Ltd. 2. Master Logistics Pte Ltd is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since August 25, 1994. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's prin [...]
2006-10-23 09:22:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SN
06SINGAPORE3460GOS RESPONSE TO AUSTRALIA'S PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR
[...] (SBU) Australian High Commission Political Counselor Lucinda Bell met with Wong Chow Ming, Deputy Director of MFA's ASEAN Directorate, before reftel arrived to discuss proposed language for the ASEAN Regional Forum Chairman's statement. 2. (SBU) Wong told Bell that Australia's language wa [...]
2006-10-30 10:06:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM SN
06SINGAPORE350AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF HEALTH KHAW BOON
[...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Health KHAW Boon Wan told the Ambassador during her February 2 courtesy call that our bilateral Regional Emerging Diseases Intervention (REDI) Center first needed to "get off the ground" -- hiring a permanent Director and additional staff -- before broadening its f [...]
2006-02-07 05:25:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED EAGR TBIO ECON EINV APECO SN
06SINGAPORE3547SINGAPORE 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits its draft 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II Q Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Part I was transmitted septel. 2. Begin text of the draft report: Singapore As a significant international financial and investm [...]
2006-11-06 09:11:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN PTER KSEP ETTC SNAR SN
06SINGAPORE3591LEE KUAN YEW DISCUSSES THAILAND'S FUTURE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-10 09:04:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SN TH
06SINGAPORE3592PM A/S HILLEN DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: PM Assistant Secretary Dr. John Hillen briefed his interlocutors on U.S. efforts to promote regional security cooperation in Southeast Asia using a model that had been successful in the Gulf. Foreign Minister George Yeo responded enthusiastically and suggested including both secu [...]
2006-11-13 02:32:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETPREL PTER MARR PGOV SN
06SINGAPORE3669SINGAPORE PLAYS TOUGH ON TORRES STRAIT IN UNGA
[...] (SBU) Ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh called in Ambassador Herbold to the MFA on November 22 to urge the United States to continue trying to get Australia to accept tougher language on the right of free passage contained in the UNGA draft resolution on Oceans and the law of the sea. Koh stress [...]
2006-11-22 10:17:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALAS EWWT ID MY PBTS PHSA PREL SN UNGA MRSEC
06SINGAPORE3786DUSTR BHATIA AND GOS OFFICIALS DISCUSS DOMESTIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's growth opportunities and regional development figured prominently in discussions between Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia and GOS officials. Representatives from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and the Economic Development Board (EDB) offered [...]
2006-12-15 01:03:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECN EINV USTR PGOV SN
06SINGAPORE3829VIETNAM'S PLACE IN THE SUN: SINGAPORE'S VIEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore is actively promoting closer economic and diplomatic ties with Vietnam as an up and coming regional leader worth cultivating. Singapore is already Vietnam's largest source of foreign direct investment, and bilateral trade has grown at a 20-percent annual rate over the [...]
2006-12-21 03:34:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL ETRD VM SN
06SINGAPORE553EAP DAS ERIC JOHN'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister George Yeo and EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John conducted a tour d'horizon of Southeast Asia during their February 9 meeting. FM Yeo said the United States' engagement with Indonesia was vital and he welcomed the resumption of U.S. ties with the Indonesian [...]
2006-02-24 03:45:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SN
06SINGAPORE554EAP DAS JOHN'S VISIT TO SINGAPORE
[...] (C) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John briefed GOS interlocutors on U.S. engagement with Southeast Asia and the resumption of military ties with the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) during his February 8-11 visit. Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary Chiang Chie Foo said Preside [...]
2006-02-24 03:51:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PTER SN
06SINGAPORE631SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 2006 TIP REPORT:
[...] This is the second of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. It covers the investigation and prosecution of traffickers. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) A. Does the country have a law specifically prohibiting trafficking in [...]
2006-03-01 09:23:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
06SINGAPORE632SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 2006 TIP REPORT:
[...] (U) This is the third of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2006 TIP submission. Part III covers Protection and Assistance to Victims, and details the sources Post has consulted in preparing this submission. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS ------------------------------------ [...]
2006-03-01 09:33:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
06SINGAPORE689TREASURY U/S ADAMS' VISIT TO SINGAPORE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Singapore's top leadership, Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Timothy Adams emphasized U.S. commitment to the Southeast Asia region. Prime Minister Lee said that U.S. preoccupation with other parts of the world fueled a perception of neglect. [...]
2006-03-07 00:49:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD ETTC EINV PREL SN
06SINGAPORE818SINGAPORE HOSTS FIRST INDONESIAN AVIAN INFLUENZA
[...] (U) Representatives from the United States, Indonesia, and Singapore met jointly for the first time March 2 in Singapore to discuss preparations for the Indonesian Avian Influenza Trilateral Pilot Project. The World Bank, World Health Organization (WHO),World Organization for Animal Health ( [...]
2006-03-15 10:05:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AMED CASC EAGR AMGT SN ID
06SINGAPORE85SENIOR MINISTER GOH ON REGIONAL TRENDS AND OUR
[...] (U) Summary. During the Ambassador's introductory call on Senior Minister (SM) Goh Chok Tong, she and the SM reviewed the status of the bilateral relationship, explored possible areas for future collaboration such as a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, and discussed a range of issues including [...]
2006-01-12 05:59:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETTC EFIN SN
06SINGAPORE93FM YEO ON U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH EAST ASIA
[...] (C) Summary: In a very cordial introductory call, Foreign Minister George Yeo sketched out for the Ambassador Singapore's hopes for a new East Asian architecture and emphasized the need for the United States to remain actively engaged with the region as it begins building this new structure. [...]
2006-01-13 07:18:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD ECON SN
06SINGAPORE943COMMERCE U/S LAVIN'S MEETINGS WITH SINGAPORE'S
[...] (C) Summary. Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade Frank Lavin assured Singapore's top leadership that the United States was pursuing a vigorous free trade agenda in the Asia region despite protectionist sentiment in Washington. Although a Malaysia FTA would help ASEAN integratio [...]
2006-03-24 04:31:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV KIPR PREL PGOV EFIN PTER EAIR
06SINGAPORE945DUSTR BHATIA'S MEETING WITH MTI MINISTER LIM
[...] (SBU) Summary. Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry LIM Hng Kiang told Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia during a March 18 meeting that the WTO's "big four" economies needed to work together to finalize a package that could be sold to other more resistant member economies. [...]
2006-03-24 06:12:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV USTR PGOV SN
06SINGAPORE998AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES BEEF CONCERNS WITH AVA CHAIRMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador assured Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) Chairman KOH Poh Tiong and CEO Dr. Chua Sin Bin that U.S. beef was safe in a March 24 meeting. She said that Singapore's issues with quality control stemmed from differing definitions of what constituted boneless [...]
2006-03-28 08:28:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR KFLU TBIO SENV ETRD ECON SN
06SOFIA83BULGARIA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-20 08:08:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDBU EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR
06SOFIA89BULGARIA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-23 10:13:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
06STATE16185THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 24 MEETING WITH EAST
[...] (U) Classified by EAP A/S Christopher R. Hill, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) January 24, 2006, 4:30-5:00 PM, Secretary's Outer Office. 3. (U) Participants: United States: -------------- The Secretary A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees III Executive Assist [...]
2006-01-31 23:08:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALASEAN PHUM PREL ID KEM KDEM UNSC KAWC PGOV
06STATE164524THE SECRETARY'S SEPTEMBER 26 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) Classified by: EAP Acting A/S Kathleen Stephens, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) September 26, 2006; 1:45 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Lynn Pascoe, Embassy Jakarta EAP A/S Christopher Hill PA A/S Sean McCormack Steve Beecroft (S Staff [...]
2006-09-29 21:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS UN ID
06STATE201180Bamako Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza reviews
[...] Summary: Meeting in Bamako Dec. 6-8, international donors pledged approximately $475.9 million in new assistance for the global fight against avian and pandemic influenza (API),including $100 million from the USG (the largest single pledge, followed by Canada and the European Commission). The [...]
2006-12-20 17:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR TBIO KFLU EAID ECON PREL ML
06STATE27174MESSAGE ON HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH HAMAS
[...] (C) Department requests that all embassies deliver the following message at the highest appropriate levels. Since its victory in January's Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections, Hamas has been reaching out to the Arab world and beyond in an attempt to gain legitimacy and support. I [...]
2006-02-18 20:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL
06STATE60256UNDER SECRETARY SHINER,S APRIL 3, 2006
[...] (U) Classified by: Wendell Albright, Acting Director, EAP/J, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) April 3, 2006; 4:00 P.M.; Washington. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Shiner Louis Bono, Special Assistant, E Wendell Albright, Acting Deputy Director, EAP/J Rober [...]
2006-04-14 21:02:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EAID EAGR ETTC ENRG EAIR JA IN CH
06STATE93016(U) ISLAMIC FINANCE (C-TN6-00207)
[...] (C) AS POSTS ARE AWARE, POLICY MAKERS ARE INTERESTED IN THE GROWTH AND IMPLICATIONS OF ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, WHICH OFFER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO COMPLY WITH ISLAMIC LAW, WHICH FORBIDS PAYING OR RECEIVING INTEREST, MANDATES THAT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS BE BASED ON REAL ECON [...]
2006-06-07 23:17:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR ECIN EFIN AL BA BK EG ID KU MU MY PK QA SA
06STATE99426TERRORISM FINANCE: INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs six and seven. 2. (S) During Homeland Security Advisor Frances Townsend, s June 20 visit to Saudi Arabia, Townsend will reinforce the need for SAG actions to properly oversee the activities of charitable and non-profit organizations b [...]
2006-06-16 22:25:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN ETTC ID KTFN PREL PTER RP SA
06SUVA350PACIFIC REVIEW OF THE POST-FORUM DIALOGUE
[...] (U) At Pacific leaders' request, an experts group consulted widely and has drafted proposals to reform the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Post-Forum Dialogue (PFD) process. They affirmed that Pacific Island leaders and partners highly value their dialogue; they just want to improve it. The expert [...]
2006-08-29 23:57:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL PIF XV
06SUVA490PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM 2006: A/S HILL UNDERSCORES
[...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill emphatically reaffirmed U.S. commitments and interests in the Pacific at the 2006 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) summit in Nadi, Fiji. In a new PIF-Leaders "special session" for the United States, Hill countered a suggestion that the U.S. has disengaged [...]
2006-11-13 15:26:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL EAID ECIN ETRD FJ XV
06TAIPEI103Taiwan: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is the Taiwan Investment Climate Statement for 2005, as requested reftel. A copy has been transmitted by e-mail to EB/IFD/OIA. ---------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- 2. Taiwan officially welcomes foreign di [...]
2006-01-12 06:52:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON OPIC KTDB USTR TW
06TAIPEI1454TAIWAN HEALTH MINISTER: WHO, AVIAN FLU, AND 2G
[...] (U) Summary: Minister of Health Hou Sheng-mou told AIT Director Young that preparing for Avian Influenza is the top priority of Taiwan's Department of Health (DOH). Taiwan is eager to participate meaningfully in WHO meetings and to work with the U.S. to respond to global health emergencies. [...]
2006-04-27 08:44:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON TW
06TAIPEI193 TAIWAN: AVIAN FLU UPDATE
[...] Summary. Taiwan continues to be H5N1 free and to prepare to counter a potential Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak. It has staged large-scale drills and distributed information in multiple languages to increase the flow of information to the public. Taiwan's Environmental Protection Agency (TEPA [...]
2006-01-19 21:36:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO WHO TW
06TAIPEI2172TAIWAN'S FAIR TRADE COMMISSION TO REVISE FAIR
[...] Summary: Representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission met with Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (TFTC) on the margins of a larger international competition seminar to discuss Taiwan's plans to reform its Fair Trade Law and the benefits of adopting a [...]
2006-06-23 07:31:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR ETRD TW
06TAIPEI2433Middle East Tension Impacts Financial Markets
[...] (U) Summary: The flare-up between Israel and Lebanon has impacted stock and foreign exchange (FX) markets in Taiwan. Like other Asian economies, on July 17, Taiwan experienced significant capital outflow, stock price plunges, and currency depreciation. End summary. Currency Depreciation [...]
2006-07-19 00:11:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON TW
06TAIPEI253 FRAUD SUMMARY - AIT TAIPEI, JANUARY 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 07:27:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC TW
06TAIPEI4145COUNTER-TERRORISM IN TAIWAN: PROGRESS AND
[...] (C) Summary: Taiwan authorities have made a concerted effort since 2005 to establish an island wide counter-terrorism network to reduce stove-piping and competing interests between relevant ministries and agencies that could hamper the government's response in the event of a terrorist attac [...]
2006-12-18 09:37:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PTER TW ID
06TAIPEI4201TAIWAN GRANTED ACCESS TO LIBYAN OIL
[...] (U) According to Dec. 22 news reports, Taiwan's state-owned Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC) won oil exploration rights in Libya. CPC will invest US$39 million over the next three years explore and develop the Murzuq 162 block oil concession. In September, Libya invited bids for oil expl [...]
2006-12-28 09:10:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EPET PREL LY TW
06TAIPEI479POU CHEN GROUP FOCUSES ON CHINA'S RETAIL MARKET AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. As widely reported in the Taiwan press, Taiwanese businessmen have largely greeted President Chen's exhortation to avoid excessive focus on the mainland either negatively or dismissively. However, according to Chi Jui Tsai, Chairman of Pou Chen Group, the world's largest shoe [...]
2006-02-15 08:21:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL TW HK CH BG IN
06TAIPEI64 Capital Inflow Lifting Taiwan Markets
[...] SUMMARY. Expectations of a weaker U.S. currency in 2006 have prompted portfolio investors to move capital from the United States to East Asia recently. Huge capital flows have contributed to substantial rises in stock prices and appreciation of currencies across the region. In the first si [...]
2006-01-09 09:00:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI6422006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: TAIWAN
[...] (U) Following is AIT/T's 2005-06 Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with 21 A. -------- Overview -------- 21 A. (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international trafficked men, women or [...]
2006-03-01 07:05:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06TAIPEI738Vietnamese Brides in Southern Taiwan -
[...] Summary. Foreign brides, and their social and educational problems have once more captured considerable attention in the wake of late 2005 news coverage of a group of Vietnamese women entering Taiwan (ref A) via marriage documents for the actual purpose of prostitution. While a few Vietname [...]
2006-03-09 05:50:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI VM TW
06TASHKENT825UZBEKISTAN AND SOUTH KOREA DEEPEN THEIR LABOR
[...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan and South Korea are taking steps to strengthen their labor relations. Sources at the Uzbek Ministry of Labor and South Korean Embassy told Poloff that their governments have agreed to facilitate labor contracts for Uzbek guest workers. Uzbekistan will reportedly become [...]
2006-04-26 03:23:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALELAB SMIG ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV KS UZ
06TEGUCIGALPA1950HONDURAS: LOOSE MONEY: SPURRING GROWTH OR RISKING
[...] (C) Summary: In stark contrast to its unhelpful and seemingly improvised trade policies and crumbling fiscal discipline (reftel),the GOH has implemented a more coherent and thus-far successful (if risky) monetary policy. The GOH is pushing down interest rates and pushing up money supply, wi [...]
2006-10-13 21:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA2392Can Fish Oil Scale? Honduran Biodiesel Initiative Could
[...] Summary: A GOH initiative to develop more energy independence may be in danger due to U.S. incentives that provide up to USD $1 in tax credits for biodiesel refined in the U.S. The GOH plan to import over 1 million African Palms could conceivably meet about 30 percent of Honduras' diesel requ [...]
2006-12-29 21:50:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ENRG PREL PGOV SENV TRGY ETRD HO
06TELAVIV1460ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran: Nuclear Program 2. Mideast 3. Aftermath of Italian Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's announcement in Mashhad on Tuesday that Iran has successfully enriched ura [...]
2006-04-12 11:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1473ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media cited President Bush's Passover message, which was issued on Wednesday and centered on the notion of freedom. Major media repor [...]
2006-04-14 10:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1632ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Sinai Bombings 2. Mideast 3. Mordecai Vanunu ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- In its lead story, Ha'aretz quoted senior US administration officials in Washington as saying in unofficial conversations that the US will not recognize a [...]
2006-04-26 14:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1782ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Warren Buffett's Israeli Deal ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The acquisition by US tycoon Warren Buffett, who is the world's second-wealthiest man, of 80 percent of Galilee- based Iscar Metalworking for USD 4 billion, which h [...]
2006-05-08 12:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2072ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Hizbullah-IDF Clashes 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv and Israel Radio reported that last night, for the first time since the disengagement, the IDF made an incursion into the Beit Lahiya area of the northern Gaza Stri [...]
2006-05-30 11:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2714ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. North Korea ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that Israeli diplomatic officials expressed concern Thursday that the world's reaction to the IDF incursion into northern Gaza, considered relatively mil [...]
2006-07-07 13:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2950FM LIVNI DISCUSSES LEBANON, SYRIA, AND HAMAS WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told Congressman Robert Wexler July 26 that, when hostilities between Israel and Hizballah conclude, the international community must keep Hizballah out of southern Lebanon and must prevent arms from reaching the group via Iran. Livni suggested that an inte [...]
2006-07-28 10:13:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UN LE IS
06TELAVIV3048ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-04 12:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR
06TELAVIV3079ISRAEL FM LIVNI SAYS ISRAEL DISAPPROVES OF CURRENT
[...] (S) In their August 6 meeting, Israeli FM Tzipi Livni told NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch that Israel could not approve of the draft UN resolution in its current form. Making impassioned, emotional appeals, she more than once put forward the following reasons: -- In Israel's view, the resolut [...]
2006-08-08 08:36:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PINS MOPS LE IS
06TELAVIV922U.S.-ISRAEL JOINT COUNTERTERRORISM GROUP (JCG)
[...] (C) On February 22, the Israeli MFA hosted the latest session of the U.S.-Israel Joint Counterterrorism Group (JCG) -- the prior one having occurred over a year and a half earlier. The Israeli side stressed the importance it placed on the JCG's resumption (following the January meeting of the [...]
2006-03-07 05:59:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINR PINS PGOV KPAL KWBG ASEC EG JO IS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV997ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Ha'aretz reported that Acting PM Ehud Olmert briefed the US administration last week on the main thrust of his political plan before he delivered it to the loca [...]
2006-03-13 12:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06THEHAGUE1041CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) PRC Ambassador Xue Hanqin asked to meet with Amb. Javits on April 28 to discuss a number of issues. Xue raised the PRC request on the margins of last year's Conference of States Parties for bilateral discussions concerning issues ranging from destruction of abandoned CW to chemical indust [...]
2006-05-09 14:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1167CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The U.S. achieved its primary goal at EC-45: discussion of the U.S. request for an extension of its 100% destruction deadline was serious and somber. Delegations were clearly disappointed that it did not appear likely the U.S. would complete destruction by 2012, but there was virtually n [...]
2006-05-23 14:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1262006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - THE NETHERLANDS
[...] The following transmits the draft 2006 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for the Netherlands. This update corresponds with Chapter VI in the FY 2006 Country Commercial Guide. The full text of the ICS has been forwarded by e-mail to EUR/IFD/OIA to the attention of J. Nathaniel Hatcher and Pa [...]
2006-01-19 14:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB NL OPIC USTR
06THEHAGUE1383CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Del reps met with French, German and UK delegations on June 15 to deliver talking points, proposed draft decision text, and suggested site visit parameters. Del reps met initially with UK rep to express concern over the UK insistence upon visits to capitals (in the context of site visit p [...]
2006-06-20 15:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
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
06THEHAGUE1551TERRORIST FINANCE:IIRO PRENOTIFICATION DELIVERED
[...] (S) Econoff delivered on July 5 reftel points and background paper on the USG designation of Saudi national Abd Al-Mujil and the Philippines and Indonesia offices of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) to Erik van Andel, Head Integrity Policy Division, Financial Markets Policy [...]
2006-07-13 16:32:00Embassy The HagueSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC
06THEHAGUE2326COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. COAST GUARD
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 27-December 2, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of U.S. Coast Guard personnel Felton L. Gilmore, LCDR; Joseph E. Couch, GS-13; and Brian J. Pruitt, LT, to provide support for the Department of Homeland Security to assess the anti-terrorism measures m [...]
2006-10-27 12:23:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2343COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EUR DEPUTY ASSISTANT
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 2, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Matthew J. Bryza to attend the Diversity Dialogue Conference. 2. Control officer for the visit is Embassy Economic Officer Jason Heung - Emb. Tel: (31) (70) 310-2339; Cell Phone: - (31) (65) 378-2313; Fax: ( [...]
2006-11-01 12:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2345COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Drs. John Milner, Branch Chief, National Cancer Institute (NCI),NIH; and Dr. Arthur Schatzkin, Branch Chief, NCI, to travel to the Netherlands from November 5-11, 2006, to attend and participate in the World Cancer Research Fund November Panel Meeting, which w [...]
2006-11-01 12:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2346COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration officials Kenneth Peppard, Program Manager; and Mary Lucke Summers, Manager, to travel to the Netherlands from November 5-10, 2006 to serve as U.S. and North American reprsentatives to Civil Air Navigation Services Organization [...]
2006-11-01 14:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE2360COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EMBASSY ANKARA
[...] Country clearance is granted for Resident Legal Advisor Suzanne Hayden to travel to the Netherlands on November 6, 2006 to participate in meetings. 2. A hotel reservation has been made for November 6, 2006 at the Crowne Plaza Promenade Hotel, Van Stolkweg 1, 2585 JL The Hague - Phone - (3 [...]
2006-11-02 15:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ECON PREL PTER NL
06THEHAGUE2369COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NORTHWEST
[...] Country clearance is granted for FAA Aviation Safety Inspector Forrest Leland Keller to travel to the Netherlands from November 6-10, 2006 to review a contract with National Aerospace Library, Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitor [...]
2006-11-03 12:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2374COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FRANKFURT
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 22-23, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of TSA specialists Craig Matthew Lynes, Irene Goosley, and Sandra Lee Rohrbach to attend an aviation transportation security meeting in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is requir [...]
2006-11-03 14:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2375COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC ECONOMIST JOHN
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services Economist John Blandford to lay over in the Netherlands for the night of November 19, 2006 on his way to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to provide formal training in economic evaluation methods applied to HIV treatm [...]
2006-11-03 14:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2379COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BUREAU OF
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 21-26, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Bureau of Reclamation official John W. Shisler, Mechanical Engineer, to witness specification required factory inspection and testing of the hydraulic operating cylinder for the 4 by 6 foot high pressure slide g [...]
2006-11-03 16:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2389COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BUREAU OF
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 21-26, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Bureau of Reclamation official John W. Shisler, Mechanical Engineer, to witness specification required factory inspection and testing of the hydraulic operating cylinder for the 4 by 6 foot high pressure slide g [...]
2006-11-06 11:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2390COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA GREAT LAKES
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 12-17, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Inspector William Pratt to complete airman duties and flight deck procedures. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas [...]
2006-11-06 16:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2392COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for December 11-15, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration official John P. LaPointe, Manager, Flight Safety Branch, to participate in a joint FAA/CAA-NL review of aviation safety casual modeling efforts . 2. Embassy understands that [...]
2006-11-06 16:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE2393COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 7-10, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration official Cristina S. Tan, Computer Specialist; and William J. Hughes to participate in meetings with the CAA Netherlands and their support contractor the National Aerospace Laborat [...]
2006-11-06 16:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE2418COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 07-06/11 R60 to travel to The Netherlands from December 12, 2006 - January 8, 2007 to deter criminal acts targetting civil aviation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. [...]
2006-11-08 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2419COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center officials Shaune Allen, David Bogart, Joseph Schepis and Ray Lundquist to travel to the Netherlands from December 4-9, 2006 to attend the James Webb Space Telescope mid infrared instrumen [...]
2006-11-08 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2420COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official William Danchi to travel to the Netherlands from December 5-9, 2006 to attend the European Space Agency Darwin Terrestrial Exoplanet Meeting in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy underst [...]
2006-11-08 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2421COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Geologist Herman A. Karl to travel to the Netherlands from November 13-22, 2006 to make an invited presentation at the workshop "Living with Sediments" as part of an international project team of experts. 2. Embassy understands that no further assista [...]
2006-11-08 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE2422COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 25 - December 1, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dipesh Shah, Investigator, Office of Regional Operations, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, HHS to inspect a medical device manufacturer for compliance with FDAs good manufacturing practice and au [...]
2006-11-08 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2436COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center delegation consisting ofPamela Davila, William Eichhorn and Steven Graham to travel to the Netherlands from December 3-9, 2006 attend the James Webb Space Telescope Mid Infrared Instrument Critical Design Review to be held at E [...]
2006-11-13 15:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2437COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Lenore Launer, Senior Investigator, National Institute on Agine, NIH, to travel to the Netherlands from November 25-30, 2006 to consult with Dr. Mark Van Buchum on AGES and Camera studies and give a lecture on Vascular Dementia at a special symposium for t [...]
2006-11-13 15:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2438COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 26 - December 1, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Richard Whiting, Senior Scientist, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, HHS to travel to Bilhoven, The Netherlands from November 26 - December 1, 2006 to attend, on Dr. Buchanans [...]
2006-11-13 15:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2439COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 26 - December 1, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Richard Whiting, Senior Scientist, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, HHS to travel to Bilhoven, The Netherlands from November 26 - De3cember 1, 2006 to attend on Dr. Buchanans [...]
2006-11-13 15:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2440COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIALS DAVID
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services officials David Forney and Donald Ackerman to travel to the Netherlands from November 18-21, 2006 to lay over on their way to Papenburg, Germany to provide technical consultations to shipyard personnel on th [...]
2006-11-13 15:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2441COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL HUSSAIN
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services official Hussain Baseer, Public Health Officer, NCID, HHS/CDC to transit the Netherlands from December 23-24, 2006 on his way to Kigali, Rwanda to assist the Rwanda Public Health Advisor with program and ma [...]
2006-11-13 15:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2445CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) It was not possible to reach agreement at EC-47 on the U.S. request for an extension of the 100% destruction deadline, as details could not be ironed out regarding visit to the U.S. and Russia in connection with both extension requests. There also was no agreement on the 2007 OPCW budget [...]
2006-11-15 09:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2450COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center official Kirk Rhee to travel to the Netherlands from December 3-8, 2006 to attend the James Webb Space Telescope MID Infrared Instrument Critical Design Review. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST [...]
2006-11-15 12:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2451COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center officials Daniel Jacobs and Mark Hershey to travel to the Netherlands from December 10-16, 2006 to participate in common systems operations cost meetings at the European Space Technology Center [...]
2006-11-15 12:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2457COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Kent Hunter, Principal Investigator, National Cencer Institute, HIH, to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from November 30 - December 2, 2006 to give a talk at the Josepine Nefkens Symposium. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is nec [...]
2006-11-16 13:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2458COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services official Elizabeth Hall, Mathematical Statistician, NCID, HHS/CDC to lay over in the Netherlands on her way to Johannesburg, South Africa to attend the Scientific Steering Committee meeting. 2. Embassy [...]
2006-11-16 13:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2462COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NUCLEAR REGULATORY
[...] Country clearance is granted for the December 9-10,2006 visit to the Netherlands of J. Keith Everly, Senior Program Manager; Michael Mangefrida, IT Specialist; and Susan Bagley, Transportation Security Specialist, Nuclear Security and Incident Response; Timothy Johnson, Senior Environmental E [...]
2006-11-16 16:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2464COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services official Elizabeth Zell, Mathematical Statistician, NCID, HHS/CDC to lay over in the Netherlands on her way to Johannesburg, South Africa to attend the Scientific Steering Committee meeting. 2. Embassy [...]
2006-11-17 08:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2476COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Kevin Paul Cahill, TSA Specialist, to travel to the Netherlands from December 3-15, 2006 to assist in conducting an International Civil Aviation Organization audit of Amsterdam Airport. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: [...]
2006-11-20 16:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2483COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. POSTAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 26-December 2, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Postal Inspectors Ruth Mendonca and Guy Brescia, to meet with Europol and Embassy representatives to prepare for anticipated USPIS TDY assignment to Europol. 2. Embassy control officer for the visit [...]
2006-11-21 14:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2501COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Research Geologists Donald L. Gautier and Timothy R. Klett to travel to the Hague, the Netherlands from November 26-29, 2006 to meet with Geologists of Shell International Ltd. to obtain information and data concerning petroleum resource potential of the [...]
2006-11-24 14:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE2502COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA FRANKFURT SAFETY
[...] Country clearance is granted for December 6-8, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of FAA Safety Inspector John J. Benning to conduct a recertification inspection commensurable to FAA authorizations for FAA repair stations in accordance with Federal Aviation regulations. 2. Embassy understands [...]
2006-11-24 14:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC NL
06THEHAGUE2503COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA FRANKFURT SAFETY
[...] Country clearance is granted for December 18-21, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of safety inspectors Calvin B. Clark and Jose R. Benavides to conduct a recertification inspection commensurable to FAA authorizations for FAA repair stations in accordance with federal aviation regulations. 2. [...]
2006-11-24 15:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR FAA NL
06THEHAGUE2506COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIALS
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services officials Russell Enscore, Christopher Sexton and Mark Duffy to lay over in the Netherlands from November 28-29, 2006 on their way to Entebbe and Arua, Uganda to assist on pneumonic plague outbreak control. [...]
2006-11-27 12:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2509COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
[...] Country Clearance is granted for TSA officials Stuart David Miller, Robert Dewey Jamison, Jeanette Hanna-Ruiz and Dennis Holley to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from November 30 - December 1, 2006 to meet with airport officials at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. 2. Embassy control offi [...]
2006-11-28 12:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR ASEC NL
06THEHAGUE2514COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Supervisor Dennis Holley to travel to the Netherlands on December 1, 2006 to accompany Mr. Jamison on a tour of Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors [...]
2006-11-29 13:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2516COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID SENIOR POLICY
[...] Country clearance is granted for United States Agency for International Development Senior Policy Advisor for Donor Coordination (USAID/PPC/DCO) Noreen O'Meara to travel to the Netherlands from December 6-10, 2006 to participate in the review of findings of a donor-sponsored study on multi-don [...]
2006-11-29 16:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2517COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services Public Health Advisor, Jennifer Mann to lay over in the Netherlands from December 2-3, 2006 and January 4-5, 2007 on her way to and from Nairobi, Kenya to provide health information and immunization campaig [...]
2006-11-29 16:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2518COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA FRANKFURT SAFETY
[...] Country clearance is granted for December 18-21, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration safety inspector, Noel E. Arbis to conduct a recertification inspection commensurable to FAA authorizations for FAA repair stations in accordance with federal aviation reglations. [...]
2006-11-29 16:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR FAA NL
06THEHAGUE2529COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Trevor Archer, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, to travel to the Netherlands from November 30 - December 3, 2006 to visit Radbound University in Nijmegen to take part in a seminar and present a talk entitled "H [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2530COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted December 5-9, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of NSF official Dr. Lynda Carlson, Director, Science Resource Statistics Division, to attend a meeting on innovation and technology policy. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2531COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for NTSB team consisting of Thomas Kenneth Roth-Roffy and Alan Barry Strauch, both Marine Accident Investigators, to travel to the Netherlands from December 3-4, 2006 to observe bridge resource management training. 2. Embassy will contact the National Transpor [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EWWT ASEC NL
06THEHAGUE2532CUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL ROGER
[...] Country clearance is granted for Roger Fernandez, Office of Air and Radiation, to travel to the Netherlands on December 12, 2006 to meet with Shell Oil Company representatives to discuss the Natural Gas Star International Program under the methane to markets Partnership. 2. Embassy point [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE2533COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL RESERVE
[...] Country Clearance is granted for December 9-16, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Bimal B. Goel, Senior Examiner; and Paul Sternhagen, Analyst, from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, to meet with the management of ABN AMRO Bank, NV, and Dutch Regulators related to implementation of Basel II. [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDNL TSPA OTRA
06THEHAGUE2536COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration official Zlatan Tsvetanov to travel to The Netherlands from December 6-9, 2006 to attend the Darwin Terrestrial Exoplanet Science Advisory Team Meeting, in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands that no further assi [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2548COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration delegation, consisting of George Jackson, Glenn Rakow, and David Raphael, to travel to The Netherlands from January 16-20, 2006 to attend the Magnetospheric Multiscale Spacewire Working Group Meeting in Noordwijk. [...]
2006-12-05 11:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2551COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Ronald Germain, Chief, Lymphocyte Biology Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to visit the Netherlands Cancer Institute and present "Building a Systems-Level Understanding of Adaptive Immunity: From Molecules to Models to M [...]
2006-12-05 15:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2552COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Roderic Pettigrew, Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; and Melanie Kotys, Research Fellow, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, to travel to the Netherlands from December 7-12, 2006 to participate in the 2006 P [...]
2006-12-05 15:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2557COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL HEATHER
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services Public Health Advisor, Heather Joseph, Behavioral Scientist, COGH, CCC, HHS to travel to the Netherlands from January 23-24, 2006 and February 9-10, 2007 to lay over in the Netherlands on her way to and fro [...]
2006-12-06 11:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2573COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for the December 13-20, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Alexander Kosyak and Ned Heltzer to attend an IDA Beta test site inspection tool and meet with the European Commission on Humanitarian Aid to discuss precertification and possible collaboration . 2. Emba [...]
2006-12-07 16:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2578COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL POE - DECEMBER
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ted Poe, Member, Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats; and Alan Knapp, Legislative Director, to travel to the Netherlands from December 20-22, 2006, to meet with senior-level government officials to discuss anti-terrorism efforts [...]
2006-12-08 13:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NL
06THEHAGUE2585COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service operation PD 07-28/29 R61 to travel to the Netherlands from January 13-February 3, 2007 to act as a strategic deterrence against criminal acts targetting civil aviation, to include hijacking. 2. Embassy understands that no assis [...]
2006-12-08 16:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2588COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 07-06/11 R61 to travel to The Netherlands from January 8 - February 4, 2006, to deter criminal acts targetting civil aviation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visito [...]
2006-12-11 15:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2602CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The Conference approved the U.S. request for an extension of its 100% destruction deadline to April 29, 2012. It also approved the Russian 100% destruction deadline request to 2012 and an accompanying decision regarding site visits that concerns the U.S. and Russia. Iran dragged the pro [...]
2006-12-13 15:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2624COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team FO 07-11 R61 to travel to the Nethrlands from January 9-11, 2006 to deter criminal acts targetting civil aviation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need une [...]
2006-12-18 06:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2625COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 07-09 R61 to travel to the Nethrlands from January 9-11, 2006 to deter criminal acts targetting civil aviation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need une [...]
2006-12-18 06:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2630COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for January 9 - 14, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration contractor Professor Ali Mosleh, to participate in the Peer Review Meeting of the Aviation Safety Causal Modeling Project sponsored by the Ministry of Transportation, The Civil Av [...]
2006-12-18 14:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE2647COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA LANGLEY
[...] Country clearance is granted for December 18 - Ausust 31, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Mark Carpenter to participate in a 9-month detail at the Technical University of Delft to develop efficient solver technology for time-dependent simulations. 2. Embassy understands that no further ass [...]
2006-12-20 15:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2648COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA FRANKFURT SAFETY
[...] Country clearance is granted for the January 16-17, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration safety inspector, J. C. Jones to conduct a recertification inspection commensurable to FAA authorizations for FAA repair stations in accordance with federal aviation reglations. [...]
2006-12-20 15:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR FAA NL
06THEHAGUE2665COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA GREAT LAKES
[...] Country clearance is granted for January 17-19, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Inspector Bruce A. Larson to complete airman duties and flight deck procedures. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure area [...]
2006-12-29 11:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE616DUTCH TERRORIST FINANCE CONFERENCE MARCH 15-16
[...] SUMMARY. Treasury Under Secretary Levey led the USG delegation to the March 15-16 Dutch-hosted international conference on terrorist financing issues. Expert-level workshops addressed enhancing the effectiveness of financial investigations, improving communications between the public and p [...]
2006-03-22 15:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER ECON EUN PREL NL
06THEHAGUE685CODEL WEXLER DISCUSSES IRAN, MEPP, INDONESIA,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Representative Robert Wexler (D-FL) visited The Netherlands March 22-23 and discussed Iran, Palestinian and Israeli elections, Indonesia, and Iraq with Dutch Foreign Minister Bot. Wexler also publicly debated H.J. Ormel, Parliamentary foreign policy leader for the governing Christian [...]
2006-03-30 13:38:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OREP MARR NL
06TOKYO1023JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-27 02:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1039 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-27 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1272JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-10 01:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1406APERC CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ENERGY SECURITY,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-16 08:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG JA
06TOKYO1415JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/17/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-17 00:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1417JAPAN-BURMA: FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER DELIVERS
[...] (C) Summary: In a letter to regime leader Than Shwe, PM Koizumi urged the regime to: -- begin a dialogue with the international community, -- re-open a dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi -- release all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi. In delivering the letter, former Fo [...]
2006-03-17 02:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM BM CH JA
06TOKYO1557 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-24 07:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1566MOFA UPDATE ON EAST ASIA SUMMIT DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) Summary: In comments to the Embassy on March 22, our MOFA contact on regional integration averred that efforts to create an East Asian community would move ahead, even if progress is slow and unsteady. He informally suggested that the United States might want to take advantage of Russia [...]
2006-03-24 08:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEAN APEC ETRD CH IN RS JA
06TOKYO1612AMBASSADOR YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (C) Summary. During a March 27 meeting with the DCM, MOFA Ambassador for Counterterrorism (CT) Cooperation, Reconstruction Activities in Iraq and North Korea Nuclear Issues Tadamichi Yamamoto: -- stressed the need to identify implementable steps for the next U.S.-Japan-Australia CT Trilate [...]
2006-03-28 07:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SNAR EAID IN MY RP JA
06TOKYO1613AVIAN INFLUENZA: DETAILS ON JAPAN'S USD 155
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 9. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (U) On March 23, AID Counselor and ESToff met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MOFA) Economic Cooperation Bureau Aid Planning Division Deputy Director Taro Yamamoto to receive [...]
2006-03-28 07:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO1655LDP'S NAKAGAWA AND KYUMA ON DPRI, CHINA, IRAN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with the DCM March 29, ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heavyweights Hidenao Nakagawa and Fumio Kyuma shared their views on alliance realignment negotiations, Sino-Japanese relations, Iran and beef. Policy Affairs Research Council Chairman Nakag [...]
2006-03-29 09:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR CH JA
06TOKYO1897HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY CHERTOFF MEETS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff visited Tokyo March 26-28 (as part of a wider trip to Asia) for meetings with Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe, Foreign Affairs Minister Aso, Justice Minister Sugiura, Finance Minister Tanigaki, Public Safety and Security Minister Kutsu [...]
2006-04-08 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHLS PTER ETRD EAIR EWWT JP
06TOKYO1919HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY CHERTOFF MEETS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff visited Tokyo March 26-28 (as part of a wider trip to Asia) for meetings with Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe, Foreign Affairs Minister Aso, Justice Minister Sugiura, Finance Minister Tanigaki, Public Safety and Security Minister Kutsu [...]
2006-04-10 06:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHLS PTER ETRD EAIR EWWT JP
06TOKYO1982EAP A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH ASIAN DG SASAE ON
[...] (C) Summary. In an April 11 tour d'horizon of issues affecting the Asian region, MOFA Asian Affairs DG Sasae told A/S Hill: -- Japan is emphasizing relations with Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam in its strategic thinking with ASEAN; -- Japan will not stand in the way of Russia becoming a [...]
2006-04-12 09:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ECON ETRD EAID ASEAN ID TW IN CH
06TOKYO2058WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH METI DG
[...] (SBU) Summary: Japan is happy with the results of its free trade agreement (FTA) with Mexico and expects rapid progress in FTA negotiations with Chile, METI Trade Policy DG Kitamura told WHA A/S Shannon April 11. Little enthusiasm for a trade deal with Brazil and its MERCOSUR partners exist [...]
2006-04-17 07:21:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON EINV APECO XR XK LA CH JA
06TOKYO2134 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-19 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2237 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-25 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2307AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 27
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period April 19 to 27. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. - Japan's 19.3 Million to OIE and FAO Further Discussed - 2. On April 25 and 26, the [...]
2006-04-27 10:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO2311 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/27/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-27 22:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2572AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 11
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period May 2 to 11. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Japan-ASEAN Initiative to Combat Pandemic Influenza Launched -- 2. On May 2, the [...]
2006-05-11 09:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO2610S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WTIH DEPUTY
[...] (C) Summary. In a wide ranging discussion on May 11, MOFA Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Yabunaka told visiting S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner: -- The main focus for Japan at the St. Petersburg G-8 summit is to be energy security, but he was skeptical that a useful outcome could be r [...]
2006-05-12 12:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD ENRG IR KS RS CH ID JA
06TOKYO2612S/P KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH MOFA DG FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Japan is pursuing a series of bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in Asia in order to meet the challenge of China's active economic diplomacy, even though it would prefer progress within the WTO framework, said MOFA DG for Economic Affairs Bureau Kaoru Ishikawa in a May 10 me [...]
2006-05-12 13:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL ASEAN CH KS JA
06TOKYO2689 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-16 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2715 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/17/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-17 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2751JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/19/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-19 01:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2816JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/23/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 01:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2875JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-25 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2939AMBASSASOR YAMAMOTO PREVIEWS CT TRILATERAL PLANS
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador for Counterterrorism Tadamichi Yamamoto reviewed Japan's strategy for the upcoming U.S.-Japan-Australia Counterterrorism Trilateral with the Deputy Chief of Mission on May 25, 2006. Yamamoto hoped for a short plenary session that would include a threat assessment and [...]
2006-05-26 10:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV AS JA
06TOKYO2946JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 02:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2973THE DCM'S MAY 26 MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 26th luncheon, MOFA North America Bureau Director General Chikao Kawai told the DCM that the Japanese government would push DPRI implementation and urge Yokosuka's mayor to proceed with the plan for Kitty Hawk replacement. On beef, Kawai expected the risk communication [...]
2006-05-31 06:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SCUL EAGR UNSC AMGT AF ID IZ KN
06TOKYO3004JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-01 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3012 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/01/06
[...] Japan and the United States have held intergovernmental consultations, in which the Japanese and US governments reviewed the structure of US forces in Japan as well as the Self-Defense Forces' roles, tasks, and capabilities. On Oct. 29, 2005, the Japan-US Security Consultative Committee (SCC) a [...]
2006-06-01 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3025JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/02/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 01:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3026MEDIA REACTION IRAN - TOKYO
[...] "Secretary Rice's 'Carrot and Stick' Approach to Iran" The liberal Asahi's Washington correspondent Umehara reported (6/2): "The USG altered its policy toward Iran on Wednesday and expressed its readiness to talk to Tehran directly, though with conditions. Washington believes that showing flex [...]
2006-06-02 02:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3038 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/02/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 07:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3045ASIAN REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE: EXPLORING DIFFERENCES
[...] (C) Summary: Reflecting Japan's preoccupation with the PRC when dealing with the question of Asia regional architecture, and sensitivity to being regarded as a less-than-equal partner, MOFA Asian Affairs Bureau Regional Policy Director Kazutoshi Aikawa, in an exceptionally frank personal op [...]
2006-06-02 08:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD APECO CH RS JA
06TOKYO3052JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/05/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-05 01:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3087JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/06/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-06 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3161MOFA'S ISHIKAWA CRITICIZES NIKAI EAST ASIA FTA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan needs WTO negotiations to move forward while MAFF Minister Nakagawa is still in place, MOFA Economic Affairs DG Ishikawa told visiting APEC Ambassador Michalak, but Brazil needs to move first before Nakagawa can play his hand. Ishikawa cited problems with METI Minister Nika [...]
2006-06-08 06:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL JA APECO
06TOKYO3237JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-13 01:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3251MOFA OFFICIAL VOICES CONCERN OVER FTA STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary: ASEAN Plus Three countries will almost certainly launch free trade agreement (FTA) discussions later this year. That development will put Japan, which lacks a free-standing agreement with ASEAN, in a difficult negotiating position, according to the deputy director of the offic [...]
2006-06-13 08:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO3264JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 02:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3277 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3289JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 02:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3319 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 10:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3337JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 08:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3454 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/21/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 08:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3523JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-26 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO374JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 03:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO375JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 03:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3789JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-07 02:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3835 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-10 08:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3867 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/11/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-11 22:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3930JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-14 02:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4042 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/20/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-20 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4061JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/21/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 01:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4369JAPANESE CONCERNS ON IPAPI AND REGIONAL STOCKPILES
[...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information and is intended for internal USG use only. 2. (SBU) Summary. Japanese officials are concerned about management issues surrounding the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) and see the need for settin [...]
2006-08-03 12:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO4486JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-10 01:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4548 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/11/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-11 08:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4565JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/14/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-14 23:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4660MOFA SAYS ASEAN PLUS 3 FTA PROCESS ADVANCING
[...] (C) Summary: The ASEAN Plus 3 Economic Ministers, when they meet next week in Kuala Lumpur, will likely recommend the creation of a formal intergovernmental study group as a prelude to actual free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations among the 13 ASEAN Plus 3 countries. According to an offi [...]
2006-08-16 08:13:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV PREL JA APECO
06TOKYO4662MOFA SAYS ASEAN PLUS 3 FTA PROCESS ADVANCING
[...] (C) Summary: The ASEAN Plus 3 Economic Ministers, when they meet next week in Kuala Lumpur, will likely recommend the creation of a formal intergovernmental study group as a prelude to actual free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations among the 13 ASEAN Plus 3 countries. According to an offi [...]
2006-08-16 08:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV PREL JA APECO
06TOKYO4797 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/22/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-22 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4823S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting on August 9 with S/P Director Stephen Krasner, MOFA North American Affairs Bureau DG Kawai expressed appreciation for our efforts in making Prime Minister Koizumi's recent trip to the United States a success. Kawai shared his expectation that Koizumi's successor wi [...]
2006-08-23 06:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON IR KN KS CH JA
06TOKYO484JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/30/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 02:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4866JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/25/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-25 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4889JAPAN ASKS FOR PATIENCE ON RECAAP
[...] (C) Summary. Japan is concerned that early accession by the United States to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) could dissuade other countries in the region from participating, MOFA Ocean Division Principal Deputy Director [...]
2006-08-25 08:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEWWT KCRM KTIA PBTS PHSA PREL JA
06TOKYO4895JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-28 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4994 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/31/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-31 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5139ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL MEETING WITH MOFA
[...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary Hill and MOFA Director General Atsumi agreed September 5 on the importance of strengthening ties with the nations of Southeast and Southwest Asia and playing up the cooperative nature of U.S. and Japanese efforts to take on a more active role in the region. [...]
2006-09-08 05:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL JA
06TOKYO5143LEBANESE "DISAPPOINTED" BY JAPANESE CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] (C) Lebanon is "disappointed" by the small amounts pledged by Japan for reconstruction and humanitarian relief, Lebanon's Charge d'Affaires in Tokyo, Toufic S. Jaber, recently told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer. Japan initially pledged and has disbursed $2 million in humanitarian assistanc [...]
2006-09-08 06:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR LE JA
06TOKYO5166 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-08 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5427MEDIA REACTION Q THAI MILITARY COUP - TOKYO
[...] "Coup Exposes Fragility of Thai Democracy" An editorial in the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (9/21): "...The impact of the Thai military coup has been felt both at home and abroad. The nation's credibility has been seriously damaged. The top military commanders who seized power c [...]
2006-09-21 03:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO 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
06TOKYO5625INR A/S FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 LUNCH WITH IAS
[...] (S) Summary. Over lunch on September 25, INR Assistant Secretary Fort and MOFA Intelligence and Analysis Service SIPDIS (IAS) Director General Takeuchi agreed that China and South Korea are critical players to resolving the North Korea issue. IAS Deputy Director General Shigeo Matsutomi [...]
2006-09-28 05:41:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PINR PGOV KN KS CH TH JA
06TOKYO5728The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3 - Abe's Conservative Cabinet 4 - GM Rice Creates Stir with GOJ 5 - Possible Resumption of Civair Negotiations in November 6 - New ANRE Head Bullish on New METI Minister 7 - U.S. Beef a Hot Item 9 - North Korean Supernotes Seized in Western Japan 11 - Governor Kimu [...]
2006-10-02 05:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO5744JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/03/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-03 00:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5773SUBJECT: EB DAS MOORE VISITS TOKYO AS GOJ
[...] (C) As Japan's leadership changes after five years under Prime Minister Koizumi, economic policy makers are considering how to strengthen relations with the U.S. Few if any, however, have any bold ideas in this area, and several appear at least equally or more concerned with regional bilate [...]
2006-10-04 03:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD JA
06TOKYO594AVIAN INFLUENZA: TOKYO WEEKLY FEBRUARY 2
[...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- MHLW Briefing on AI to Diplomatic Community -- 2. On January 26, ESToff attended a Diplomatic Briefing Session hosted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) during which the Minist [...]
2006-02-02 08:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO5943MOFA PUSHES FOR ASIA-PACIFIC STATISTICAL NETWORK
[...] (U) Please see last paragraph for possible action. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On October 6, MOFA called in selected embassies to promote GOJ's concept of an Asia-Pacific Economic Research Mechanism (APERM) and to encourage high level attendance at a kick off conference in Kyoto, [...]
2006-10-12 22:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD SENV EFIN APEC JA
06TOKYO5956JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-13 01:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6195 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/24/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-24 08:14:00Embassy 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
06TOKYO6404U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN SECOND TRILATERAL
[...] (S/REL AUS) Summary: U.S., Australian, and Japanese Ambassadors for Counterterrorism and their interagency delegations held the second round of trilateral counterterrorism consultations in Tokyo on October 24. Participants offered general threat assessments for Indonesia, the Philippines, an [...]
2006-11-07 22:56:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPINR PREL PTER AS ID RP TH AF PK IZ JA KN
06TOKYO6497U.S.-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA TRILATERAL STRESSES NEED FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-13 09:56:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM KNNP PGOV JA KN
06TOKYO6538A REVIEW OF JAPAN'S ANTI-TIP POLICY: PROGRESS AND
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 18. 2. (U) Summary and Comment: Increased vigilance by police and immigration officers as well as new legislation has brought positive change to the trafficking-in-persons (TIP) situation in Japan. These measures have forc [...]
2006-11-15 06:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB SOCI SMIG JA
06TOKYO65692006 JAPAN INCSR PART I
[...] (U) Japan's efforts to fight drug trafficking comply with international standards. A party to the 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Trafficking in Narcotics, Japan cooperates with other countries in intelligence sharing and law enforcement. Methamphetamine abuse remains the bigg [...]
2006-11-16 05:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SOCI JA
06TOKYO6576 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/16/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-16 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6597U.S.-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA TRILATERAL STRESSES NEED FOR
[...] (S) Summary. During the November 6 U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral on implementation of UNSCR 1718, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and his counterparts Japanese DFM Tsuneo Nashida and Australian DFM David Richie, agreed upon the need for full and effe [...]
2006-11-17 07:25:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM KNNP PGOV KN JA
06TOKYO6614The Japan Economic Scope Q- Economic News At-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. METI Minister Calls for Deepening of U.S.-Japan Economic Relations 4. Keidanren Joins Call for a U.S.-Japan FTA 5. ACCJ Business White Paper Says Economic Integration Agreement Is Needed 6. Kansai Business Leaders Meet Finance Minister in Osaka; FTAs, EPAs St [...]
2006-11-20 07:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO6639JAPAN NGO'S "SHIOKAZE" PROGRAM BROADCASTS NEWS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea (COMJAN),an NGO established to investigate suspected cases of abduction by the DPRK, began transmitting its "Shiokaze" ("Sea Breeze") short-wave radio broadcasts to North Korea in October 2005. The [...]
2006-11-21 02:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM KPAO PREL JA KN
06TOKYO6649MEDIA REACTION - BUSH FOREIGN POLICY - TOKYO
[...] "Bush Takes Flexible Line After Midterm Elections" Takashi Sadahiro, correspondent of the top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri, in a report from Bogor, Indonesia, wrote (11/21): "President Bush returned home after visiting Indonesia Monday for talks with President Yudhoyono and completing a tour [...]
2006-11-21 22:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6650 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/21/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-21 22:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6738JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-28 01:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6740DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for North American Affairs Chikao Kawai met with DCM November 27 to discuss a range of bilateral issues: -- Kawai reported that Prime Minister Abe had been very pleased by his meeting with President Bush at the APEC summit in Hanoi and is hoping to travel [...]
2006-11-28 05:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ABLD ETRD EAGR EFIS JA
06TOKYO6749JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/29/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-28 23:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6770 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/29/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-29 22:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6846The Japan Economic Scope -- Economic News At-A-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. GOJ Backsliding on Triangular Mergers 4. Japan Starts Indonesia EPA Process with Focus on Energy 5. ANRE's Arima Outlines Sub-Cabinet Energy Goals 6. Agriculture Minister Seeks to Increase Biofuel Production 7. Hokkaido Agriculture Co-op Proposes Japan's Lar [...]
2006-12-05 02:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06TOKYO691 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/07/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-07 23:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7027 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/18/06-1
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-18 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO7130 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-26 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO761 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-13 02:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO923 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/22/06
[...] Promote a strategy for growth in the Japanese economy, including the conclusion of a Japan-China economic partnership agreement 2. Urge China to become a democratic nation slowly by 2030 by expanding its middle class. Japan will share its experience with China. 3. Establish a trouble- [...]
2006-02-22 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TRIPOLI453CONGRESSMAN LANTOS STRESSES BILATERAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND
[...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with senior Libyan officials during his August 22-24 trip to Libya, Congressman Tom Lantos, ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Relations Committee, reviewed bilateral achievements since his first visit to the country in January, 2004 and set new goals for enhanc [...]
2006-08-31 15:02:00Embassy TripoliSECRETOREP PREL PTER PGOV LY
06TUNIS2797DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-24 07:41:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMPI PGOV TS
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
06USUNNEWYORK1040COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY - WHERE ARE THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Discussion of the Secretary General's counter-terrorism strategy (ref A) continued May 15-18 in General Assembly informal consultations. Delegations were divided among those who urged the Assembly to craft a strategy from the elements on which all could agree and those who s [...]
2006-05-23 13:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
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
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
06USUNNEWYORK1335PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: FIRST MEETING
[...] (U) SUMMARY. UN officials, international financial representatives and 31 member states inaugurated the Peacebuilding Commission on June 23. The Angolan permrep took the chair, and announced the selection by consensus of Norway and El Salvador as vice chairs. Each will lead country-specific [...]
2006-07-10 17:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAF EAID PREL UNSC KPKO KCRS
06USUNNEWYORK1435AL-QAIDA SANCTIONS: INCREASING TRANSPARENCY
[...] SUMMARY. The Chairman of the UN Security Council's 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee, Argentine Ambassador Cesar Mayoral, held an open briefing and question and answer session for the general UN membership on July 26. This was the first such session conducted by Mayoral. The goal w [...]
2006-08-01 14:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK1493UN DEMOCRACY FUND REVIEWS FIRST PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-07 17:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EUN KDEM KUNR PHUM
06USUNNEWYORK1544UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) chaired a meeting of UNIFIL Troop Contributing Countries (TCC) on Friday August 11 and two follow-on "technical meetings" on Saturday August 12 and Monday August 14 with both current and potential contributors. The purpose of these [...]
2006-08-15 22:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1545UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) chaired a meeting of UNIFIL Troop Contributing Countries (TCC) on Friday August 11 and two follow-on "technical meetings" on Saturday August 12 and Monday August 14 with both current and potential contributors. The purpose of these [...]
2006-08-15 22:16:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1550DPKO BRIEFS A/S HILLEN ON EXPANDED UNIFIL FORCE
[...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with PM A/S Hillen on August 16 in New York, UN DPKO A/SYG Hedi Annabi expressed deep concern that potential unwillingness by France to commit substantial forces to an expanded UNIFIL might have a "chilling effect" on other potential troop contributing countries ( [...]
2006-08-17 12:34:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1570UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE: MEMBER STATES
[...] (U) Summary. During a meeting with current and potential troop contributing countries (TCCs) to an expanded UNIFIL force in south Lebanon on August 17, UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown made an impassioned SIPDIS appeal to member states to help secure a lasting peace by committ [...]
2006-08-18 01:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1619KOREA TO WITHDRAW FROM SECURITY COUNCIL RACE TO
[...] (C) Korean Deputy Permanent Representative Oh Joon called USUN Ambassador Mark Wallace on Thursday August 24 to inform USUN that Seoul would be withdrawing its candidacy for the Asian non-permanent seat on the Security Council. Oh Joon said that Korea would inform the Asian group next week of [...]
2006-08-24 16:41:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KS
06USUNNEWYORK1622UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE: A/S HILLEN PRESSES
[...] (C) Summary. During separate meetings with UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown and Department of SIPDIS Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi on August 24, PM A/S Hillen emphasized the importance of ensuring that the international community helps [...]
2006-08-25 18:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1778CTC DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS ON UNSCR 1624, CTED TRIPS
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: At its 169th meeting on September 7, the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) discussed its draft report to the Security Council on resolution 1624 (2005),the Counter-Terrorism Committee's Executive Directorate's (CTED) July visit to Malaysia, CTED's upcoming [...]
2006-09-11 20:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PGOV AA
06USUNNEWYORK1945SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH DPKO U/SYG GUEHENNO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 5 meeting with UN DPKO U/SYG Jean Marie Guehenno, Special Presidential Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios pushed DPKO to move quickly on implementing the UN support package for AMIS. Guehenno voiced cautious optimism regarding recent developments related to Dar [...]
2006-10-12 00:00:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1974UN COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE (CTED) LOOKING BACK
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-13 19:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1985COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP -
[...] Action request, para 5. 2. For the past two years Danish Permanent Representative, Ellen Loj has energetically chaired the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),a subsidiary body of the Security Council. When Denmark's term as a non-permanent member of the Council ends on December 31, she w [...]
2006-10-17 14:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2053SINGAPORE PURPLE IN UN OVER INDONESIA
[...] (U) The perennial problem of South Asian haze fed by illegal timber clearing in Indonesia (reftel) spilled into normally docile UN Second Committee debates on October 25-26 during plenary discussions on sustainable development. Singapore devoted nearly the entirety of its October 25 statement [...]
2006-10-30 18:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TPHY TBIO KTIA ID SN UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2077UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON THE SUDAN 10/27
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 27 briefing to the UNSC on the Sudan, UN DPKO U/SYG Jean-Marie Guehenno called for "creativity" to break the diplomatic impasse with Khartoum regarding a UN peacekeeping deployment in Darfur. UK PermRep Emyr Jones Parry presented a UK compromise proposal for a [...]
2006-11-01 22:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2169U.S. CANDIDATE NOT ELECTED TO THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] Summary. In a General Assembly election, November 16, the U.S. candidate missed being elected to the International Law Commission by eight votes. Michael Matheson placed ninth among 11 candidates seeking to fill eight Western seats on the Commission. European Union candidates took six of the [...]
2006-11-18 00:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDILC ODIP UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2291CONDEMNATORY HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION ON BURMA
[...] (U) A strong and unambiguous resolution deploring the situation of human rights in Burma gathered momentum and passed by a significant margin of 57 votes in a late-night session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on December 22. The final vote count was 82 in favor (U.S.) - 25 opposed - 45 ab [...]
2006-12-26 20:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM AORC UNGA BM XC
06USUNNEWYORK2298UNGA 6TH COMMITTEE DEBATES NEW TOPIC -- THE RULE
[...] (U) Summary. On November 16, the Sixth (Legal) Committee adopted without a vote the draft resolution on the "Rule of law at the national and international levels" (A/C.6/61/L.18) (as verbally amended). The U.S. joined consensus (REFS A, B). The resolution places the rule of law item on the [...]
2006-12-27 23:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK375UN/COUNTERTERRORISM: 1267, CTC, AND 1540 COMMITTEE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a public meeting on 21 February 2006, the Chairmen of the UN Security Council's three subsidiary counterterrorism committees (the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),the 1267 or Al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions Committee, and the 1540 Committee on nonproliferation) briefed the Council [...]
2006-02-27 23:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC ETTC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK538HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON
[...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: As reported reftel, the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution on establishment of the Human Rights Council (HRC) by a vote of 170-4(U.S.) with 3 abstentions. Reftel reported on the presentation of the resolution text and Explanations of Vote (EOVs) delivered in [...]
2006-03-20 14:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK547ECOSOC MEETING ADOPTS HUMANITARIAN SEGMENT THEME
[...] Summary: ECOSOC (UN Economic and Social Council) held informal consultations March 10 on open items handled in the current organizational session, followed by a brief formal meeting to adopt the Humanitarian Affairs Segment theme. The President proposed continued consultations on the Operation [...]
2006-03-20 22:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN KUNR KPKO ECOSOC TBIO PHUM
06USUNNEWYORK832HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: UN SECRETARIAT BRIEFS ON
[...] SUMMARY. The GA Secretariat and Office of Legal Affairs provided a briefing April 19 on plans and preparations for the May 9 election of members of the Human Rights Council (HRC). The Secretariat reiterated that the HRC elections will provide for each candidate to be voted directly and indi [...]
2006-04-21 23:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK892SYG SELECTION: GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCERNS ABOUT THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The General Assembly (GA) met April 19, under the auspices of one of the working groups created by the September 2005 Summit Document, to discuss "the role of the GA in the selection of the Secretary-General." Delegations in New York, particularly India, lamenting the "demise" o [...]
2006-04-28 23:40:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA UNSC KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK946HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: FIRST MEMBERS ELECTED
[...] SUMMARY: In May 9 elections, the General Assembly elected the 47 members of the newly-created UN Human Rights Council. While most seats were filled in only one round of balloting, three rounds were required to fill the six contested seats allocated to the Eastern European Group. Iran's cand [...]
2006-05-11 14:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA UNHRC KUNR
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
06VATICAN199HOLY SEE: POPE'S REGENSBURG SPEECH IGNITES FIRESTORM, LEADS
[...] (C) Summary. Pope Benedict XVI's September 12 speech in Regensburg caused an unwanted firestorm in the Islamic world because of the pope's quoting, in passing, an insulting reference made by a 14th-century Byzantine emperor. The Holy See, and the pope himself, responded with statements of clarifica [...]
2006-09-18 13:37:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL VT
06VATICAN207POPE CONVENES MUSLIM AMBASSADORS
[...] (C) Pope Benedict XVI expressed "esteem and profound respect" for Muslims at a meeting September 25 with ambassadors from Muslim nations. He did not retract the quotation he used in Regensburg (reftels),or give further explanation of his speech in Germany. The pope instead emphasized posit [...]
2006-09-25 16:45:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPTER SOCI PHUM KIRF VT
06VATICAN209VATICAN: MUSLIM AMBASSADORS REACT TO PAPAL GESTURES
[...] (C) The ambassadors of several Muslim nations told Ambassador Rooney in recent days that they were ready to move on after the flap with Pope Benedict XVI. Some were still sensitive about the pope's quotation in his Regensburg speech, and all felt the pope had made a mistake in using it. Acc [...]
2006-10-03 12:48:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALKIRF PTER SOCI PHUM VT
06VATICAN210INDONESIAN-VATICAN RELATIONS: A BUMP IN THE ROAD
[...] (C) Indonesian Ambassador Prayitno told Ambassador Rooney recently that he was optimistic about Indonesian - Holy See relations despite the recent papal flap and the execution of three Catholics there. He said that despite numerous entreaties by the Vatican, there was never any chance that [...]
2006-10-03 13:23:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALKIRF PTER PHUM SOCI ID VT
06VATICAN212SANT'EGIDIO SEES SLOW PROGRESS IN CHINA
[...] (C) Contacts from the Vatican-affiliated Community of Sant'Egidio told us that diplomatic relations between China and the Holy See remain elusive despite some official contacts between the Holy See and Chinese authorities. Sant'Egidio has continued its mainly academic and cultural contacts wit [...]
2006-10-06 15:23:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH KIRF VT
06VIENNA3279AVIAN FLU: BAXTER-AUSTRIA DEVELOPS A VACCINE AGAINST HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Austrian-based research facility of the U.S. healthcare company Baxter has developed a vaccine against the current strains of the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The vaccine has been successfully tested in mice and also with human subjects, yielding a protection rate between 70 [...]
2006-11-08 13:58:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ASEC SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO AU
06VIENNA758EU FOREIGN MINISTERS: HAMAS MUST AGREE TO QUARTET
[...] Summary: At their regular informal "Gymnich" meeting on March 10-11, EU foreign ministers confirmed existing EU policy toward Hamas, insisting it must meet the conditions established by the Quartet. They also discussed continuing efforts to strengthen the dialogue between the EU and the Isla [...]
2006-03-13 13:59:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IS FR AU
06VIENTIANE307ADB EXAMINES ITS OPTIONS IN A DONOR-DRIVEN ECONOMY
[...] (C) Summary. As part of a new Country Strategy and Program (CSP),the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to re-vamp and trim its lending and granting policies for Laos. This is partly in response to criticisms of ADB projects from development partners, but mostly due to ADB guidelines for conti [...]
2006-03-31 09:13:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PGOV PHUM ECON LA
06WELLINGTON155CDR CENTCOM VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND
[...] (C) Summary: General Abizaid's February 23-25 visit to New Zealand came one month after Admiral Fallon's visit amid high media interest in the bilateral relationship. The General met with Prime Minister Clark, Defense Minister Goff and Foreign Minister Winston Peters, as well as with Chief of [...]
2006-02-28 01:37:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC NZ
06WELLINGTON478"THERE GOES THE NEIGBORHOOD": NZ MEDIA SURVEY REGIONAL
[...] SUMMARY: The following is a digest of recent regional security reports in the New Zealand media. This cable gives a synopsis of media reporting on sixteen countries in the region, their outline of New Zealand contributions to each of those countries, and/or their assessment of each country's f [...]
2006-06-22 05:17:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KIRC OIIP KPAO KMDR OPRC NZ
06WELLINGTON479"THERE GOES THE NEIGBORHOOD": NZ MEDIA SURVEY REGIONAL
[...] SUMMARY: The following is a digest of recent regional security reports in the New Zealand media. This cable gives a synopsis of media reporting on sixteen countries in the region, their outline of New Zealand contributions to each of those countries, and/or their assessment of each country's f [...]
2006-06-22 05:30:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KIRC OIIP KPAO KMDR OPRC NZ
06WELLINGTON488NZ UPDATE ON E.TIMOR
[...] (C) Summary: On June 26, Prime Minister Clark and Police Minister Annette King announced that up to 25 New Zealand police officers would be sent to E. Timor for a three-month deployment. The police will join the 167 NZ Defence Force personnel already in the country. Meanwhile, Ministry of [...]
2006-06-27 04:21:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS ASEC KPKO MY AS TT NZ
06WELLINGTON714NZ FAVORS USG CONSULTATIONS ON RECAAP PIRACY
[...] (C) PE Couns discussed GNZ views on the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against ships in Asia (ReCAAP) with Michael Swain, Deputy Director of the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Despite reftel observation that [...]
2006-09-10 21:19:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEWWT IN KCRM KTIA MY PBTS PHSA PREL SNAR UK
06ZAGREB45CROATIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006
[...] SUMMARY: Only in recent years has Croatia begun to emerge as an attractive destination for investment. Croatia lagged behind many of the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe in attracting foreign investment following the fall of the Berlin Wall, partly as a result of the conflicts [...]
2006-01-13 12:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC
07ABUDHABI198UAE LABOR UPDATES
[...] (SBU) Summary. On February 5, Obaid Al-Zahmai Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labor (MOL) and Yousif Al-Noor, Labor Advisor to the MOL told econoff that the MoL was working with the Dubai executive council on a specialized labor court to facilitate the hearing of labor disputes in [...]
2007-02-07 13:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
07ABUDHABI368UAE 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Following is Post's submission of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report for the United Arab Emirates, covering the reporting period of April 2006 through March 2007. Responses under each section heading are keyed to the relevant sections of reftel paragraphs 27-30. Embassy TIP point o [...]
2007-03-05 15:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC AE
07ABUDHABI387UAE OFFICIALS DISCUSS GCC MONETARY UNION WITH
[...] (C) Summary. On January 21 and 22, UAEG officials and local economists discussed perspective on challenges to the planned 2010 GCC currency union and the peg to the dollar. UAEG officials, while acknowledging the difficulties facing the currency union argued that its benefits outweighed the c [...]
2007-03-08 10:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV ETRD ECON AE
07ABUDHABI858UAE RESPONSE TO SUPPORT FOR UNSC ACTION ON SPECIAL
[...] (C) Ambassador spoke to Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) via telephone on May 23 to ask that the UAE urge Qatar to support immediate UNSC action to establish the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Ambassador encouraged the UAEG to support publicly UN Security Council action to esta [...]
2007-05-23 15:12:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER LE AE
07ABUJA2237OUTBREAK OF VACCINE DERIVED POLIOVIRUS IN NIGERIA
[...] Summary. An outbreak of at least 69 circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus (cVDPV) cases have been reported between 2006-7 mostly in Nigeria's northern states of Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Bauchi, and Jigawa due to low immunization of children under five years. Internationally, cVDPVs has been kn [...]
2007-10-22 10:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAID DEOC SOCI PGOV NI
07AITTAIPEI1437 USDA SPONSORED INTERNATIONAL AVIAN INFLUENZA DIAGNOSTIC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 03:10:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD TW
07AITTAIPEI1623MEDIA REACTION: CHINA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-19 08:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI968MEDIA REACTION: THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY ISSUE; ABE'S
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 1 on an interchange of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge that melted and collapsed onto another highway ramp Sunday after a gasoline tanker truck overturned and caught fire. The other focus today is Vice Premier Tsai [...]
2007-05-01 08:50:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07ALGIERS1096SONATRACH GOES GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As speculation mounts regarding the date of the next international licensing round for Algerian exploration blocks, Sonatrach has signaled that either downstream market access or partnership in foreign projects will be a precondition for foreign firms wishing to partake in Algeri [...]
2007-08-01 18:19:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ECON PREL AG
07AMMAN1276Embassy AI Task Force Meets With Diplomatic Community,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Influenza (AI) Task Force met with representatives from other embassies, Amman-based UN organizations, and Government of Jordan (GoJ) officials on March 7 to share information on avian flu preparedness. The GoJ is focusing now on pandemic preparedness, and [...]
2007-03-21 04:13:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU XF JO
07AMMAN2827 JORDAN REPEATS REQUEST FOR U.S. SUPPORT FOR PARIS CLUB
[...] (SBU) Jordanian officials have renewed their request for the U.S. to join in supporting a debt buyback scheme. The King's Officer Director, Bassem Awadallah, sent Ambassador a new background paper and the text of a letter the Finance Minister sent to the head of the Paris Club (text below). [...]
2007-07-01 15:51:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PREL JO
07AMMAN3242REGENT TELLS STAFFDEL GROVE: NEED UNITED FRONT
[...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Regent stressed to STAFFDEL Grove the need for urgent movement toward a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in order to enable a united front against Iran to emerge. Discussions with interlocutors during the STAFFDEL's visit also focused on U.S. financi [...]
2007-08-01 16:05:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF JO KPAL IS IZ IR
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
07AMMAN4174Jordan Continues to Strengthen Avian Influenza
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Influenza (AI) Task Force met October 9 with representatives from the Government of Jordan (GoJ) to share information on avian flu preparedness. The meeting focused on: tracking the progress of avian flu; surveillance and detection training; and preparedn [...]
2007-10-11 13:56:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU XF JO
07AMMAN968JORDAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO SEVENTH ANNUAL
[...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is political officer Miriam Schwedt, phone number 202-536-4173, ext. 6597 or 962-6-590-6597, fax number 962-6-592-0159. Officer spent approximately 48 hours preparing the report. Political Analyst Manal Hashweh spent 16 hours preparing the [...]
2007-03-04 13:46:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JO
07ANKARA1066ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-07 13:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1188TURKEY/KOSOVO: GOT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AHTISAARI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey continues to support the Ahtisaari process and his report, and is concerned about Russian objectives and veto threats. The GOT has reached out to some UNSC member states to urge support for Ahtisaari's plan, including both Indonesia and Qatar in the context of the Organiza [...]
2007-05-17 13:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YI TU
07ANKARA1292TURKISH VIEWS ON AI SAMPLE SHARING AND RETENTION OF VARIOLA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Turkey (GOT) strongly supports viral sample sharing with the WHO in support of scientific research. Turkey's response to last year's significant number of human AI cases was perceived as robust and cooperative with international partners and regional neighbors [...]
2007-05-25 14:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR TBIO AORC PREL KFLU TU
07ANKARA1319TURKEY: U/S APAKAN'S EMOTIONAL APPEAL ON
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Apakan told Ambassador on May 29 that the Turkish government and military are irritated with NAC deliberations on NATO-EU cooperation in the Kosovo transition and oppose NATO's subordination to the EU. He repeated Turkish frustration with EU resistance to its [...]
2007-05-30 16:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO EU TU
07ANKARA147ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-25 14:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1705ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-03 12:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA21MINISTER BABACAN SEES NEW, UNCERTAIN ERA IN
[...] (C) Summary: EU negotiator Ali Babacan told the Ambassador December 22 that Turkey's relations with the EU have entered a new, uncertain era, with progress depending more on political considerations than technical progress in meeting the EU acquis. Without clear targets and timelines to open [...]
2007-01-08 06:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECIN PREL EUN
07ANKARA2334ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-13 12:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA279TURKEY: PAKISTANI PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF'S NEW
[...] (C) Pakistani President Musharraf visited Ankara February 6, meeting wit President Sezer and Prime Minister Erdogan over the course of his one-day stay. According to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Omer Onhon, Musharraf's meetings focused solely on what Onhon described as "Pak [...]
2007-02-09 11:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PK TU
07ANKARA2877ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-03 14:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2968TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP: October & November 2007
[...] In the keynote speech delivered at the opening of the Turkish War Academies on Oct. 1, CHOD GEN Yasar Buyukanit underlined the theme that no power can divide Turkey, change its secular structure, or shake the Turkish nation's confidence in its military. Emphasizing the importance of the fight [...]
2007-12-14 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL YI CI AJ IZ GR KS IT UK IS CY PL
07ANKARA491PROGRESS IN TURKEY'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A visiting U.S. team was impressed by the level of commitment and sophistication in emergency planning evidenced in a range of meetings with national-level disaster assistance players in the Turkish capital. FEMA and OFDA committed to follow up with the Turkish Emergency Manage [...]
2007-03-05 13:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SENV EINV TU
07ANKARA517ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 15:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA519"MODERATE ISLAMIC" SUMMIT STILL UP IN THE AIR
[...] (C) Summary: Timing for a follow-on summit to the February 24 Islamabad foreign ministers meeting on Middle East Peace remains unclear, according to Turkish MFA. Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey are concerned that the effort not be perceived as an anti-Iran initiative. Saudi Arabia wa [...]
2007-03-07 16:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
07ANKARA77 TURKEY: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Openness To Foreign Investment The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),are [...]
2007-01-17 09:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV OPIC KTDB USTR TU
07ASHGABAT1318TURKMENISTAN: MARATHON TRIES TO INTEREST
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Marathon Oil Corporation Senior Vice President told the Charge December 3 that his company wants to interest Turkmenistan in its proprietary gas-to-fuels technology, a gas-conversion process that he claimed is more carbon [...]
2007-12-04 10:09:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EPET TX
07ASHGABAT1391 TURKMENISTAN: MFA WELCOMES USAID PROPOSAL FOR NEW
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of his initial visit to Turkmenistan, USAID/CAR Regional Mission Director Bill Frej met with First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vepa Hajiyev on December 13 to discuss potential opportunities to expan [...]
2007-12-26 03:37:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID ECON TX
07ASMARA892MEETING WITH THE SOMAIL EX-MPS: WHAT NEXT FOR THE
[...] (C) Following the resignation of Prime Minister Gedi, Poloff met on November 6 with members of the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS),ex-Parliamentarian Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim and Mohammed Sheikh, assistant to former Speaker of Parliament Sheik Aden. Yusuf, charged with the respon [...]
2007-11-23 07:09:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC ER ET SO
07BAGHDAD3117OIL MINISTER COURTS ENAMORED OIL FIRMS WHILE KRG
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-17 00:58:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD3397RECLASSIFIED COPY (C REL UK): OIL MINISTER COURTS
[...] (U) This reclassified cable replaces Baghdad 3117. The cable is otherwise unchanged. 2. (C REL UK) SUMMARY: Iraq Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani assured a Dubai conference hall of international oil company (IOC) executives that the Government of Iraq (GOI) would welcome IOC investment [...]
2007-10-11 06:29:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD3631SNAPSHOTS OF IRAQI ARAB REACTION TO TENSIONS WITH
[...] (C) Anecdotal soundings taken among Iraqi Arabs of various walks of life reveal Iraqi Arab suspicion of Kurdish nationalist intentions and a feeling that Kurdish arrogance and aggression toward Turkey have landed the Kurds -- and Iraq -- in the current predicament; with a Shia CoR member even [...]
2007-11-01 22:27:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3837BUILDING CAPACITY AT THE MINISTRY OF OIL
[...] Summary and Comment: Capacity building at the Ministry of Oil is a high mission priority. A modern, capable ministry would be better able to make the sound investment decisions that will affect the future economic and political viability of the Iraqi state. Alternatively, a dysfunctional cen [...]
2007-11-25 02:31:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD3927INDONESIAN DELEGATION LOOKING FOR EMBASSY SITE,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 29/30, an Indonesian delegation toured prospective International Zone embassy sites and told USG officials they want to establish a mission in Baghdad "as soon as possible." To the surprise of their Iraqi hosts, the delegation sought to cap its trip by signing a Memor [...]
2007-12-03 14:39:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AA IZ
07BAGHDAD567FM STILL HOPING TO BRING MINISTERS TO BAGHDAD; HAD
[...] (C) Summary. CDA Speckhard and PolCouns met with Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari February 15 to discuss the FM's trip to Saudi Arabia and the upcoming neighbors' conference the Iraqis hope to host in Baghdad in mid-March. Zebari described his trip to Saudi Arabia to reopen the Iraqi Embassy a [...]
2007-02-18 16:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SA IZ
07BAMAKO1363VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE TO MALI,
[...] Summary: The Deputy Secretary's November 14-15 visit to Mali as head of the U.S. delegation to the Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial reaffirmed our strong bilateral ties and sent a clear message of support for Mali's CD Presidency. During the CD Meeting, the Deputy met with represen [...]
2007-11-28 11:03:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EFIN ECON ML
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN140ASEAN ADVANCES FTA'S WITH EU, JAPAN
[...] (C) ASEAN Economic Ministers used the occasion of their annual "retreat" to conduct consultations with the European Union and Japan that advanced Free Trade Area negotiations with both of these ASEAN partners. EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson agreed to the establishment of a joint committee t [...]
2007-05-09 06:25:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALASEAN BX ECON EINV ENRG ETRD EUN ECIN JA
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN156BRUNEI MOVING FORWARD ON HEART OF BORNEO
[...] (SBU) The Government of Brunei is pushing forward with projects under the Heart of Borneo (HoB) initiative that it hopes will establish Brunei as a leader of this rainforest protection project. This month Brunei will receive the first-ever ASEAN peer review of its forest management practices an [...]
2007-06-01 06:09:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN161BRUNEI: WHY WE CARE, HOW WE'RE DOING
[...] (C) A mid-fiscal year stocktaking confirms that Brunei's significance for the U.S. continues to be summarized in three words: oil, religion, and location. The following developments have occurred in each of these areas so far during FY-07: -- Increased oil and gas exports helped reduce mark [...]
2007-06-07 04:51:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR SENV BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN165BRUNEI SEEKS U.S. CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT IN ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel and Lim Jock Hoi, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, led their respective delegations for the third meeting of the U.S.-Brunei Trade and Investment Council (TIC) under the U.S.-Brunei Trade and Investment Fr [...]
2007-06-11 07:19:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD SENV PREL BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN206HEART OF BORNEO: BRUNEI WILL OFFER TO HOST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Brunei (GOB) intends to push for a quick decision on establishment of a professional secretariat to help implement the Heart of Borneo (HOB) SIPDIS tropical forest conservation initiative when it meets with Malaysia and Indonesia at the forthcoming HOB trilat [...]
2007-07-17 09:05:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALEAID BX ID MY SENV
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN227HEART OF BORNEO TRILAT STARTS TO COORDINATE RAIN FOREST
[...] (SBU) The Government of Brunei hosted a trilateral Heart of Borneo (HoB) meeting at which Indonesian and Malaysian representatives agreed to an 11 point action plan (ref A) to begin stitching together national plans into a coherent strategy for conserving Borneo's remaining primary rain forest. [...]
2007-07-30 07:16:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID PREL BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN228HEART OF BORNEO TRILAT STARTS TO COORDINATE RAIN FOREST
[...] (SBU) The Government of Brunei hosted a trilateral Heart of Borneo (HoB) meeting at which Indonesian and Malaysian representatives agreed to an 11 point action plan (ref A) to begin stitching together national plans into a coherent strategy for conserving Borneo's remaining primary rain forest. [...]
2007-07-30 07:28:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID PREL BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN276USTR PUSHES FOR PROGRESS ON IP PROTECTION
[...] (SBU) In a visit to follow up on issues discussed under the U.S.-Brunei Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) (ref A) USTR Director David Katz pressed Brunei to take more active measures against intellectual property rights violations. GoB officials welcomed USG training at ILEA and [...]
2007-09-12 05:07:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR PREL BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN32HEART OF BORNEO UPDATE
[...] According to the Government of Brunei (GOB),there is yet one more procedural step to be taken before the Heart of Borneo (HOB) partner nations (Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei) can begin to implement the HOB forest conservation declaration that was endorsed by their leaders at the ASEAN Cebu S [...]
2007-01-26 07:45:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAGR PREL ASEAN BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN320ABBAS VISIT TO BRUNEI
[...] (C) Palestinian Authority (PA) President Abbas paid a low-key visit to Brunei to brief Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on preparations for the proposed Annapolis international meeting. He outlined plans for over 30 countries to attend and sketched out a pathway for negotiations leading to Palestinia [...]
2007-10-25 05:43:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL IS BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN351HEART OF BORNEO: BRUNEIAN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
[...] Brunei has completed its draft Project Implementation Framework (PIF) for the Heart of Borneo (HOB) forest conservation initiative, meant to serve as a national roadmap for HOB implementation. It recommends expanding the HOB zone to 74 percent of Brunei's land area, divided into forest prese [...]
2007-12-12 07:28:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID PREL BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN50BRUNEI SEES P4 FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AS POSSIBLE
[...] (C) Brunei likes the flexibility of the P4 Free Trade Agreement and sees it as a potential framework for a broader Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific. However, GoB officials believe that some ASEAN nations may continue to prefer ASEAN-style, positive, sector-by sector opt-in trade agreements [...]
2007-02-09 08:16:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL APECO XB BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN64BRUNEI VIEWS ON ASEAN CHARTER, REGIONAL
[...] (C) The Government of Brunei (GOB) views the progress made toward an ASEAN Charter as the most important outcome of the Cebu ASEAN Summit, since it believes further ASEAN integration is necessary for Southeast Asia to keep pace with the growing influence of China and India. The Brunieans see [...]
2007-02-21 07:45:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN XE BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN72BRUNEI VIEWS ON MIDEAST ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Brunei (GOB) appears to be viewing Mideast issues increasingly through the prism of a broader Sunni-Shia divide. Over the course of a long conversation with Dato Shofry, the Acting Head of the GOB external intelligence service, Shofry expressed concern about i [...]
2007-02-27 03:41:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL BX IR IZ
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN80ASEAN ENVIRONMENT MINSTERS POSITIVE AFTER BRUNEI MEETING ON
[...] (U) ASEAN Environment Ministers met in Brunei February 28-March 1 to discuss regional plans to combat haze in advance of the dry season. This year's session had added urgency as the forcast effect of the expected El Nino surface ocean temperature rise could lead to a hot-dry March-August creat [...]
2007-03-07 01:12:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL PGOV BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN87BRUNEI TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) Please find below Post's report in preparation for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Please note paragraph numbering is keyed to reftel questions: -------- OVERVIEW -------- A. Brunei is not a major destination for trafficked persons, nor is it a source or transit country. [...]
2007-03-09 06:43:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF BX
07BANGKOK1419JOINT PSI DEMARCHE - THAILAND STILL RELUCTANT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy joined in the Australian-led demarche on PSI on March 8. The MFA now recognizes that PSI is consistent with international law, but still raised a series of objections to Thailand's endorsement. These included concerns that endorsing PSI could inflame the insurgency in t [...]
2007-03-09 12:43:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP TH
07BANGKOK16THAI FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES BOMBINGS
[...] (C) Thai Foreign Minister Nitya "Nit" Pibulsonggram told the Ambassador the cabinet was consumed with speculation about the New Year's Eve bombings and believed former Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh to be involved. Nit expressed low confidence that the RTG could build a case against the [...]
2007-01-03 10:31:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV PINS KISL KJUS KCRM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK1752AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ASEAN INTER-PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) Members of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) met with Ambassador Boyce to exchange views on Burma. Indonesian parliamentarian Djoko Susilo noted the Indonesian legislature was pressing its Foreign Ministry to take a stronger line on Burma, and he welcomed the U.S. Emba [...]
2007-03-23 09:44:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC KDEM BM TH
07BANGKOK2498SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF BGEN JOHN TOOLAN
[...] (C) Summary. John, your visit to Thailand will allow you to assess the current political situation, get a sense of Thai-Burmese relations and attend portions of the Cobra Gold exercise. It will also allow you to underscore Washington's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for drafting a ne [...]
2007-05-03 09:27:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV MARR TH
07BANGKOK2580LEGISLATURE PRESIDENT ON CONSTITUTION, FOREIGN
[...] (C) Legislature President Meechai Ruchupan told the Ambassador that the public held valid concerns about provisions of the draft constitution. The legislature would soon produce its official comments on the draft. Regardless of the content, the draft's fate in the upcoming referendum would l [...]
2007-05-09 04:59:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV KDEM TH
07BANGKOK2643SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USARPAC COMMANDER LTG
[...] (C) Summary. John, your visit to Thailand will allow you to attend portions of the Cobra Gold exercise and assess the current political situation. It will also allow you to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for drafting a new constitution and h [...]
2007-05-11 02:19:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL MARR TH
07BANGKOK2644SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM J5 RADM MIKE
[...] (C) Summary. Mike, your visit to Thailand will allow you to assess the current political situation, represent PACOM interests in Thailand and attend portions of the Cobra Gold exercise. It will also allow you to underscore Washington's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for drafting a ne [...]
2007-05-11 02:20:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL MARR MASS TH
07BANGKOK2680WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY DEMARCHE - THAI RESPONSE
[...] On May 14, Econoff delivered talking points per reftel to Dr. Thawat Suntharajarn, Director General of the Department of Disease Control. Dr. Thawat explained that although Thailand had not had a case of avian influenza for approximately one year, the RTG position for future cases is to coope [...]
2007-05-14 07:27:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO TH
07BANGKOK273UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON BURMA: BURMESE
[...] (C) Exile community members are supportive of the draft resolution on Burma, but view China as key to resolving the current political stalemate. The release of five 88 Generation student leaders only served to reinforce the idea that the draft resolution generated pressure on the junta to show [...]
2007-01-12 11:27:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM CH TH
07BANGKOK2749SCENESETTER FOR EAP A/S HILL'S VISIT TO THAILAND
[...] (SBU) Chris, your visit will help us to reinforce with top-level RTG officials the need to return to democratic governance through elections by the year's end. Political parties, NGOs, and others in the political class are currently debating an initial draft of the constitution, to be finaliz [...]
2007-05-16 10:10:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON EINV KDEM MOPS ASEC TH
07BANGKOK2790THAIS INCREASINGLY SUSPICIOUS OF U.S.
[...] (SBU) America's image in Thailand has deteriorated in recent months. Thais generally do not share the American concerns prompted by the RTG's issuance of compulsory licenses for prescription medicines. Not only do they continue to believe that Thailand's placement on the USTR Special 301 Pri [...]
2007-05-17 11:38:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON EINV KDEM TH
07BANGKOK2916WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE THAI ECONOMY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Thailand's GDP growth rate is decelerating rapidly and RTG officials are concerned about the short-term impact. However, this concern does not extend to changing policies that are having a clear impact on the primary reason for the economy's poor performance-loss of both consumer [...]
2007-05-25 01:15:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV TH
07BANGKOK2927OSD/ISA BGEN TOOLAN'S VISIT TO THAILAND
[...] (C) Summary. May 13-18 Brigadier General John Toolan, Principal Director for South and Southeast Asia, met with USG officers, Thai defense officials and scholars to assess the current political situation, road to elections, relations with Burma and the southern insurgency. Thai officials [...]
2007-05-25 09:02:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOTRA PGOV PREL TH
07BANGKOK329AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 17 MEETING WITH CONSTITUTION
[...] (C) Summary. In a January 17 meeting with the Ambassador, Constitution Drafting Assembly Chairman Noranit Setabutr expanded on ref comments on the timeline for drafting a new constitution, saying "we cannot shorten the process." Drafting the charter will likely take the full four months, fol [...]
2007-01-17 10:24:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KHUM TH
07BANGKOK354 THAILAND WARILY WATCHES VIETNAM'S ECONOMIC RISE
[...] Summary: A long string of bad economic news from Thailand coupled with a seemingly non-stop slew of positive news out of Vietnam has sparked great angst from Thai business and government officials that the country will soon fall behind their rapidly growing neighbor. Thai economic analysts f [...]
2007-01-18 07:50:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EFIN TH VN
07BANGKOK358SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF OSD PRINCIPAL
[...] (C) Summary. General Toolan, your visit to Bangkok will be the first by a senior Pentagon official since the September 19 coup in Thailand and will provide an excellent opportunity to press Thai officials to rescind martial law and maintain timetables for drafting a new constitution and hold [...]
2007-01-18 09:04:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OVIP MARR MASS TH
07BANGKOK3885SCENESETTER FOR SOCPAC COMMANDER CAMBRIA
[...] (C) Summary. GEN Cambria, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for voting on a new constitu [...]
2007-07-16 10:08:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC TH
07BANGKOK4465THAI STOCKS SUFFER SUBPRIME FALLOUT, BUT DIRECT
[...] Summary. Thai banks do not have significant direct exposure to the collapse of the U.S. subprime mortgage market and associated debt instruments. So far, only one bank, BankThai, has reported significant holdings of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) derived from subprime mortgages, with [...]
2007-08-20 00:30:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD EINV ECON TH
07BANGKOK4639THAILAND: TEN YEARS AFTER 1997 FINANCIAL CRISIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the ten-year anniversary of the 1997 financial crisis, Thailand faces economic challenges of a much different nature. Gone are the days of easy loans fueling massive real estate speculation and luxury imports. Rather than fighting a currency devaluation, and exhausting its [...]
2007-08-28 09:41:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ETRD ECON PGOV TH
07BANGKOK4641DAS MARCIEL URGES RAPID RESTORATION OF DEMOCRATIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP/DAS Scot Marciel met with MFA, MOD, and Justice Ministry permanent secretaries on August 22-23 to urge Thailand's return to democratically-elected government. DAS Marciel also expressed concern about continuing violence in the troubled South, human rights issues, and the tre [...]
2007-08-28 10:42:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PREF KDEM TH
07BANGKOK4653SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: UNDERSTANDING THE INSURGENCY
[...] (C) Summary. A better understanding of the insurgency behind the nearly three year spate of violence in southern Thailand is emerging, but this village-based, horizontal network of cells defies neat characterization. There is no single label, or hierarchy behind the violence, and divisions b [...]
2007-08-29 09:22:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINR ASEC TH
07BANGKOK4796THAILAND AND MALAYSIA SEEK DEEPER TRADE AND
[...] Summary. In recent months Thailand and Malaysia have sought to expand trade and investment links. Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont went to Malaysia last month on an official visit and traveled there again on August 31 with Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn for Malaysia's 50th anniversary of i [...]
2007-09-06 02:08:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV TH MY
07BANGKOK4891THAILAND SUPPORTS GAMBARI MISSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to reftel demarche, MFA acting Permsec told DCM that Thailand fully supports the Gambari mission. Thailand continues to argue for a "soft approach" on Burma, however, encouraging the use of incentives to influence the SPDC. MFA said they have agreed their Defense Min [...]
2007-09-11 10:59:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BU TH
07BANGKOK502VISIT TO THAILAND OF OSD ASIA PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR
[...] (C) Summary. During his meetings with Thai officials, OSD Asia Director Brigadier General Toolan provided Thai military and civilian officials with Washington's perspective on the September 19 coup, underscoring our desire that Thailand rescind martial law and maintain timetables for drafti [...]
2007-01-24 09:46:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MARR PTER TH
07BANGKOK5151UPDATE ON BURMA, AS SEEN FROM THAILAND
[...] (C) The RTG appears not to have made preparations for a possible influx of Burmese refugees; we are discussing the matter with our contacts. The RTG is engaged in evacuation contingency planning. A Burmese exile in Thailand said monks were protesting in large numbers in Mandalay, and he share [...]
2007-09-28 10:37:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK524FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAQ, MARTIAL LAW, THAKSIN,
[...] (C) The Ambassador provided Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram with background on the USG's new strategy in Iraq. In a one-hour January 25 call on Nitya at MFA, he urged the Foreign Minister to ensure the RTG lifts martial law as soon as possible; Nitya said the RTG intended to do so, but t [...]
2007-01-25 10:18:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM ECON ETRD EINV IZ
07BANGKOK5314BURMESE EXILES IN THAILAND CONFIDENT THAT PROTESTS
[...] (C) Despite international press headlines declaring that a sense of normalcy has returned to Rangoon, Burmese exiles based in Thailand claim that the uprising is just beginning. In meetings and communications with us, prominent activists were quick to insist that the Burmese are united in their [...]
2007-10-09 11:21:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5406GAMBARI SEEKS THAI HELP WITH BURMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Burma Envoy Gambari is seeking Thai assistance to convince the SPDC to allow him to enter Burma sooner; stay longer; and facilitate a dialog with all stakeholders. The Thai are committed to conveying these points to Burma, but they are not certain how best to do it. The Chin [...]
2007-10-15 10:47:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH BM
07BANGKOK5410GAMBARI SEEKS THAI HELP WITH BURMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Burma Envoy Gambari is seeking Thai assistance to convince the SPDC to allow him to enter Burma sooner; stay longer; and facilitate a dialog with all stakeholders. The Thai are committed to conveying these points to Burma, but they are not certain how best to do it. The Chin [...]
2007-10-16 02:19:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH BM
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