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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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08AMMAN3292JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 14-16 VISIT OF
[...] (U) Embassy Amman welcomes the December 14-16 visit to Jordan of Codel Dorgan. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in promoting peace and security in the Middle East and is active in a broad range of regional engagement activities. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Summa [...]
2008-12-11 16:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC JO OREP PGOV PREL
08ANKARA1022SCENESETTER FOR TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER BABACAN'S
[...] (C) Summary. FM Ali Babacan is projecting a business-as-usual image as Turkey's domestic political situation continues to roil over the fate of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). With the Prime Ministry focused on Iraq issues and the Presidency tracking Turkey's relations with A [...]
2008-06-02 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV EFIN EAID TU
08ANKARA11TURKISH PRESIDENT GUL'S JANUARY VISIT TO WASHINGTON
[...] (SBU) Abdullah Gul is Turkey's first president to visit Washington since 1999. He took office in August following a sharp confrontation between the government and military in April and an overwhelming Justice and Development Party (AKP) victory in parliamentary elections in July. Gul's move f [...]
2008-01-03 13:20:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PREL PTER ENRG TU
08ANKARA1156ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-23 13:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1265SCENESETTER FOR NSA HADLEY'S VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary. US-Turkish relations have been transformed in the nearly three years since your last visit in 2005. You come right after Erdogan's visit to Baghdad (July 10),Boyden Gray's visit here (July 11) and President Bush's July 11 condolence call to President Gul over the Istanbul consul [...]
2008-07-14 16:55:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV ENRG ECON IZ SY IS IR AF PK CY TU
08ANKARA1359ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-29 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1369ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-30 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1370ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-30 14:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1405TURKEY: GOT OUTLINES AHMADINEJAD VISIT
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY. Iranian President Ahmadinejad will visit Turkey August 14, in what the GOT is describing to us as a "working visit." He will travel only to Istanbul -- not Ankara -- where he will meet with President Gul and, most likely, PM Erdogan. The visit has not been officially anno [...]
2008-08-06 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR TU
08ANKARA1459TURKEY: NUCLEAR SUPPLIER GROUP EXCEPTION FOR INDIA
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on August 12 to MFA Department Head for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Affairs Bora Kerimoglu. Kerimoglu expressed appreciation for the information provided and our offer to respond to any questions the GOT might have on the issue, and pledged to convey th [...]
2008-08-13 11:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM ETTC AORC ENRG IN TU
08ANKARA1498ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-19 13:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1504ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-20 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1512ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-21 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA156ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-25 15:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1625ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-10 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1627U.S.-TURKEY STRATEGIC DIALOGUE TALKS, SEPTEMBER 5
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a four-hour meeting and working dinner with Under Secretary Burns September 5, Turkish MFA Under Secretary Apakan: -- underscored Turkey's desire for close cooperation with the U.S.; -- called for new impetus on the Nabucco pipeline; -- stated that Ankara seeks to strengt [...]
2008-09-10 16:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALTU AM GG IR IZ KNNP PREL RU US NATO
08ANKARA1628U.S.-TURKEY STRATEGIC DIALOGUE TALKS, SEPTEMBER 5
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a four-hour meeting and working dinner with Under Secretary Burns September 5, Turkish MFA Under Secretary Apakan: -- underscored Turkey's desire for close cooperation with the U.S.; -- called for new impetus on the Nabucco pipeline; -- stated that Ankara seeks to strengt [...]
2008-09-10 22:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALTU AM GG IR IZ KNNP PREL RU US NATO
08ANKARA1669SCENESETTER FOR USG-GOT UNGA MEETINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish officials will be highly visible in New York for this year,s UN General Assembly as their years-long effort to secure election to a UN Security Council seat representing the Western European and Others group comes to a climax. U.S. officials will want to engage the Turks o [...]
2008-09-18 15:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU
08ANKARA1700ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-24 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1711ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-25 13:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1932ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-07 13:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2069ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-01 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2078ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-03 13:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2088SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY
[...] (C) MFA Under Secretary Apakan's December 8-9 visit will be the fifth iteration of the "Shared Vision and Structured Dialogue" agreed upon by Secretary Rice and then-FM Gul in July 2006. Knowing it will take some time for the new administration to have its new team in place, U/S Apakan presse [...]
2008-12-04 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL TU
08ANKARA2162EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (NOVEMBER
[...] Summary: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports Turkish Nonproliferation interagency continues to review findings and recommendations of September EXBS and Nonproliferation Seminar. EXBS TDY Advisor Kevin Cummings and EXBS Coordinator accompanied five senior Turkish Customs Enforcement [...]
2008-12-24 13:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA30ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-07 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA33TURKEY: INSUFFICIENT TIME TO RECALL SHIPMENT TO PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-08 13:14:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETEWWT GM PARM PK PREL SN TU
08ANKARA34ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-08 13:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA471ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-11 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA529ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-19 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA562ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-24 15:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA564ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-25 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA692TURKEY: A NONPROLIFERATION PARTNER ON ITS OWN TERMS
[...] (C) Summary: As the only NATO ally bordering Iran and Syria, Turkey plays a pivotal role in our nonproliferation efforts in the region. Turkey shares our nonproliferation goals, but is also sensitive to its relations with neighbors. Turkey is frequently called upon by the U.S. and others to [...]
2008-04-11 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP PREL PARM ETTC TU IR SY
08ANKARA74TURKEY: CONSIDERING ACTION ON PAKISTAN SHIPMENT, CONCERNED ABOUT SHORT LEAD TIME
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-14 16:13:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL EWWT SN GM TU PK
08ANKARA92TURKEY ASSERTS INFORMATION ON PAKISTAN SHIPMENT INCORRECT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-16 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETEWWT PARM PK PREL TU
08ASHGABAT758TURKMENISTAN OFFERS NAVCENT COUNTER-NARCOTICS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Minister of Defense Mammetgeldiyev told NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Cosgriff on June 12: -- Turkmenistan is keenly aware of the Afghan narcotics problem and offers the United States full cooperation; -- precursor chemicals for heroin processing need closer attention; - [...]
2008-06-13 11:52:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPGOV PREL PARM MARR SNAR KCRM IR AF TX
08ASTANA1022CODEL RAHALL DISCUSSES ENERGY, SECURITY, DEMOCRACY
[...] (C) Summary: Codel Rahall traveled to Astana on May 28 for meetings with President Nazarbayev, Prime Minister Masimov, Foreign Minister Tazhin, State Secretary Saudabayev, and members of both houses of Parliament. The delegation's Kazakhstani interlocutors praised U.S. - Kazakhstan relations. [...]
2008-06-02 09:47:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL KZ
08ATHENS1109UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN and International Organizations in Vienna Ambassador Greg Schulte visited Athens on July 28 to discuss Iran-related developments at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),and the broad two-track approach to negotiations with Iran and [...]
2008-08-01 13:43:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM MNUC KNNP IAEA GR
08BAGHDAD1026HOFF GUARDED ABOUT GERMAN ENGAGEMENT IN IRAQ AND
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. During a March 25-28 visit to Baghdad marred by indirect fire (IDF),German Bundestag member Elke Hoff, accompanied by Hans Christian Roessler from Frankfuter Allgemeine Zeitung, Dieter Bednarz from the weekly Der Speigel and Nazyr Bircholtz of the German Iraq Friendship Socie [...]
2008-04-03 13:57:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV GM IZ
08BAGHDAD1734FM ABDALLAH BIN ZAYED: "I'M THRILLED TO BE HERE"
[...] (S) Summary: MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus and S/I Satterfield met June 5 with UAE Foreign Minister Abdallah Bin Zayed (ABZ) at the conclusion of his visit to Baghdad. ABZ said he planned to announce the appointment of an ambassador to Baghdad within the next few days, and hoped to then ope [...]
2008-06-08 12:50:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD865CODEL LEVIN MEETS WITH DPM SALEH
[...] (S) In a cordial meeting on March 16, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh told Senator Carl Levin that recent political developments were proof that the Iraqi political system was working. He expressed confidence that provincial elections would take place in October. Saleh acknowledged there [...]
2008-03-21 13:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PARM XF IZ IR
08BAGHDAD896CODEL LEVIN MEETS WITH DPM SALEH
[...] (S) In a cordial meeting on March 16, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh told Senator Carl Levin that recent political developments were proof that the Iraqi political system was working. He expressed confidence that provincial elections would take place in October. Saleh acknowledged there [...]
2008-03-25 16:07:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PARM XF IZ IR
08BEIJING1111PRC/IRAN: CHINESE OBSERVERS SAY LITTLE ROOM LEFT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese foreign policy experts say there is little room left for more sanctions against Iran that China can support because current UN Security Council resolutions come close to the PRC red line of jeopardizing China-Iran energy cooperation. Domestically, China's leaders feel in [...]
2008-03-24 09:24:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
08BEIJING1267 April 3 MFA Press Briefing: Hu Jia Case, Olympic Boycott,
[...] Key points at the April 3 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China has handled the Hu Jia case according to law and will not accept criticism. -- The IOC is right to reject calls to boycott the Beijing Olympics and the torch relay should not be disrupted. -- Reports China supplied the IAEA with [...]
2008-04-03 11:14:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM PTER CH PK TN TZ CI QA KZ AS SW
08BEIJING1316 April 8 MFA Press Briefing: Dalai Lama, Olympic Torch,
[...] Key points at the April 8 MFA Press Briefing were: -- The Dalai Lama "lies for a living" and wants to bring emancipated Tibetans back to slavery. -- United States and Chinese officials have been in contact to ensure safe passage for the Olympic torch in San Francisco. -- China will hold [...]
2008-04-08 11:15:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM PTER CH PK TN TZ CI QA KZ AS SW
08BEIJING1490APRIL 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TORCH RELAY, DALAI
[...] Key points at the regular April 17 MFA press briefing: -- The torch relay in Pakistan was "warm and grand," and the people of India have "shown their enthusiasm for the relay." -- The Beijing Olympic Committee will arrange a specific media group to cover the Mount Everest leg of the torch [...]
2008-04-17 11:46:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SOCI PHUM CH JA
08BEIJING1565CHINA STILL SUPPORTS MUSHARRAF; IS CONCERNED ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: Chinese schoars downplayed the significance of Pakistan President Musharraf's April 10-15 visit to China in recent discussions with PolOff, but scholars and Chinese Government officials alike reaffirmed Chinese support for Musharraf despite his declining authority in the wake of [...]
2008-04-23 09:41:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PARM ENRG EPET MNUC CH PK
08BEIJING157CHINESE SCHOLARS' INITIAL TAKE ON PM SINGH VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Echoing adulatory press coverage of Indian PM Singh's January 13-15 visit to Beijing, several Chinese scholars told PolOff the visit significantly enhanced trust between Chinese and Indian senior leaders and between the two countries' militaries. China, the scholars said, was als [...]
2008-01-16 09:51:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PBTS ECON ETRD MARR CH IN
08BEIJING1662APRIL 29 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: Torch Relay, Dalai Lama,
[...] Key points at the April 29 MFA press briefing were: -- Chinese students who attended the torch relay in Seoul intended to defend the dignity of the torch. -- China's willingness to meet with the Dalai Lama's representatives shows China's "consistent policy" and "forgiveness." -- Seven Ch [...]
2008-04-29 11:42:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KOLY PTER CH KS KN JA PK GM BB
08BEIJING178THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S DINNER WITH CHINESE
[...] (U) January 16, 2008; 7:45 p.m.; Beijing, Ambassador's Residence. 2. (U) Participants: UNITED STATES The Deputy Secretary Mrs. Diana Negroponte Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr. Mrs. Sarah Randt Dennis Wilder, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs, NSC [...]
2008-01-18 05:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER CH TW KN KS IR IZ PK RS
08BEIJING20JANUARY 3 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: India PM visit, China FM
[...] Key points at the January 3 MFA Press Briefing: -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit China January 13-15. -- China hopes all parties in the Six-Party Talks process will honor the commitments they have made. -- Relevant PRC authorities will handle the case of detained activ [...]
2008-01-03 09:18:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH
08BEIJING217JANUARY 22 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SENIOR
[...] Key points at the January 22 MFA Press Briefing: -- At the Senior Dialogue last week, Vice Foreign Minister Dai and Deputy Secretary Negroponte exchanged ideas on the international situation and how to ensure the long-term stable development of bilateral relations and cooperation on regional [...]
2008-01-22 10:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH TW GM IR UK
08BEIJING234UK PM GORDON BROWN IN CHINA: EXPANDING TRADE,
[...] (C) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's January 18-20 visit to China focused largely on economics but also covered Sudan, Burma, Iran, human rights and Hong Kong, British Embassy contacts told us January 21. Brown gave a qualified welcome to China's new sovereign wealth fund (the China Inve [...]
2008-01-23 10:26:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EINV ETRD SENV EFIN PGOV PHUM UK
08BEIJING2483A/S HILL MEETING WITH AFM LIU JIEYI
[...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi told the Ambassador and A/S Christopher R. Hill that inclusion of Tibet in the G8 Ministerial statement would "not help U.S.-China cooperation." Hill said the United States understands China's concerns and would discuss them with G8 counterparts. He a [...]
2008-06-24 07:51:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PARM CH
08BEIJING2487A/S HILL MEETING WITH AFM LIU JIEYI
[...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi told the Ambassador and A/S Christopher R. Hill in a June 23 meeting that inclusion of Tibet in the G8 Ministerial statement would "not help U.S.-China cooperation." Hill said the United States understands China's concerns and would discuss them with G [...]
2008-06-24 08:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PARM CH
08BEIJING2965CHINESE SCHOLARS ON PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, INDIA
[...] (C) Summary: Chinese contacts agree that continuing political uncertainty and the resulting diffusion of authority in Pakistan have distracted Pakistan's leadership from addressing counter-terrorism and economic concerns. They say that the Pakistan Government's negotiation approach with tribal [...]
2008-07-31 11:55:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV MNUC CH PK AF IN
08BEIJING3387SEPTEMBER 2 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: FUKUDA RESIGNATION, INDIA
[...] Key points at the September 2 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- The resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda is an internal matter of Japan, but the spokesperson noted Fukuda's "great contributions to bilateral relations." -- China "hopes the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) will f [...]
2008-09-02 23:12:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KOLY MNUC PARM EAID PTER EFIN CH KN JA
08BEIJING3500SEPTEMBER 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: JOINT COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE
[...] Key points at the September 9 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- Vice Premier Wang Qishan will visit the United States next week to discuss bilateral trade issues with U.S. officials as part of the Sino-U.S. Joint Committee on Commerce and Trade (JCCT). -- Vice Foreign Minister Wu Daw [...]
2008-09-09 23:11:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETRD PARM MNUC CH KN TW IN PK EC
08BEIJING3576CHINESE ACADEMIC CRITICAL OF NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (C) Summary: The author of a September 1 People's Daily commentary critical of the agreement ultimately reached September 6 by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) allowing India to procure civilian nuclear material and technology views the NSG decision as having weakened the nonproliferation re [...]
2008-09-12 09:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC AORC CH IN
08BEIJING3744TWELFTH ROUND OF CHINA-INDIA BORDER TALKS PRODUCES
[...] (C) Summary: The twelfth round of the China-India border talks held in Beijing September 18-19 did not produce any significant breakthroughs, according to accounts from Chinese and Indian officials. According to Chinese scholars, the disposition of the Dawang region of Arunachal Pradesh remai [...]
2008-09-26 07:10:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS PARM CH IN
08BEIJING3874October 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS SALES, FINANCIAL
[...] Key points at the October 7 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China hopes that the two U.S. presidential candidates will understand the importance of properly handling the Taiwan issue, adhere to the "One China" policy, abide by the three Sino-U.S. Joint Communiques, and oppose Taiwan in [...]
2008-10-09 11:27:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAGR EFIN PHUM PTER CH KN JP KS TW
08BEIJING3875CORRECTED COPY: October 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS
[...] Key points at the October 9 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China hopes that the two U.S. presidential candidates will understand the importance of properly handling the Taiwan issue, adhere to the "One China" policy, abide by the three Sino-U.S. Joint Communiques and oppose Taiwan ind [...]
2008-10-09 11:50:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAGR EFIN PHUM PTER CH KN JP KS TW
08BEIJING3877SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SENATOR CHUCK HAGEL
[...] (U) Senator Hagel, your visit comes at a momentous time in China's history and in our bilateral relationship. January 1, 2009, will mark the 30th anniversary of official United States-China relations. During those thirty years, the U.S. Government presence in China has grown dramatically. Th [...]
2008-10-10 03:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PREL PGOV CH
08BEIJING3911October 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: President Zadari's Visit,
[...] Key points at the October 14 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China welcomes Pakistani President Zadari and looks forward to "in-depth discussions" and the signing of several "deals." -- China regains control of half of Heixiazi Island from Russia. -- China will "communicate and c [...]
2008-10-14 10:57:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PBTS PHUM PINR CH KN KS EC CS PK HK MC
08BEIJING3941FM YANG AND SENATOR HAGEL DISCUSS THE FINANCIAL
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) that the current global economic crisis "demands global leadership" and U.S.-China cooperation to overcome the lack of confidence in financial markets. He said that China will "do its best" to ensure a smooth transition of U.S.- [...]
2008-10-16 07:25:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL MASS PTER PGOV TW PK KN KS CH
08BEIJING3950OCTOBER 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: ZARDARI VISIT,
[...] Spokesperson Qin Gang made the following key points at the October 16 MFA press briefing: -- China will take seriously any request from Pakistan to help that country weather the financial crisis. Qin would not, however, give details of any agreement on financial assistance reached between Ch [...]
2008-10-16 10:47:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PARM EFIN ECIN EAGR PL SN JA NK
08BEIJING4002PRC/IRAN: TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY'S
[...] (S) SUMMARY: U.S. Department of the Treasury Undersecretary (U/S) Stuart Levey briefed the People's Bank of China (PBOC),the Ministry of Finance (MOF),the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),the Bank of China (BOC),and the China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) on Septembe [...]
2008-10-21 06:48:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM ENRG ETRD EFIN IR CH
08BEIJING4006October 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TERRORIST LIST, NUCLEAR
[...] Key points at the October 21 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China hopes that "relevant countries will work with China to bring eight terrorists to justice." -- China's cooperation with Pakistan on civilian nuclear energy is "subject to International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA [...]
2008-10-21 23:09:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PBTS PHUM PTER PK IN SU XG
08BEIJING4031PRC: MFA CONFIRMS UNSPECIFIED CIVILIAN NUCLEAR
[...] (C) China wishes to continue the development of its civilian nuclear cooperation with Pakistan, according to MFA Asian Affairs Department Afghanistan and Pakistan Division Director Zhang Yiming. In an October 23 briefing for the U.S. and U.K. Embassies on Pakistan President Asif Zardari's Oct [...]
2008-10-23 10:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID EFIN PTER CH PK
08BEIJING4062VFM HE YAFEI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS FINANCIAL
[...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei expressed to the Ambassador October 27 his belief that the United States and China should hold consultations before the November 15 G-20 summit, in part to ensure that European-sponsored proposals for an overhaul of the global financial system are tempered to [...]
2008-10-27 12:05:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL EFIN CH PK
08BEIJING4095SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR
[...] (C) Deputy Director Pistole, your visit comes at a momentous time in China's history and in our bilateral relationship. January 1, 2009, will mark the 30th anniversary of official United States-China relations. During those thirty years, the U.S. Government presence in China has grown dramati [...]
2008-10-30 00:09:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV SCUL KCRM PTER CH
08BEIJING4145ASEM IN CHINA: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS, CLIMATE
[...] (C) The seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit, in Beijing October 24-25, focused on the current global financial crisis but also covered climate change, Iran, the DPRK and Burma. ASEM leaders reached consensus on increasing regulation and transparency in global financial markets, as well [...]
2008-11-06 06:45:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD GM RU AF KN BM IR CH
08BEIJING4147PRC-PAKISTAN NUCLEAR COOPERATION: CHINA WILL ABIDE
[...] (C) The United States need not be concerned about China-Pakistan civilian nuclear cooperation, because China will "strictly abide" by obligations and commitments it has made to the international community, MFA Asian Affairs Department Afghanistan and Pakistan Division Director Zhang Yiming tol [...]
2008-11-06 07:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ETTC PGOV AORC ECON CH PK
08BEIJING4192FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN DEMARCHE; NO NEW INFORMATION
[...] (SBU) Chinese MFA Asian Affairs Department Afghanistan and Pakistan Division Deputy Director Cao Jing offered no substantive response to U.S. views on the objectives and functions of the Friends of Pakistan (FOP) group (ref A). Cao said China will be represented at the next FOP meeting in Abu [...]
2008-11-12 08:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM ENRG ECON EAID CH PK
08BEIJING4475PRC SCHOLARS CONCERNED ABOUT INDIAN REACTION
[...] (C) PRC South Asia scholars have expressed concern to us that retaliation by India against Pakistan for the recent Mumbai terror attacks would create instability in the region and significantly hamper U.S. counter-insurgency efforts in Afghanistan and along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. In [...]
2008-12-09 08:15:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER CH PK IN AF
08BEIJING4572IN A/S HOOK'S PRC MEETINGS, UNSC REFORM, 1267,
[...] (C) State International Organizations A/S Brian Hook heard China's concerns about the direction of intergovernmental negotiations on UN Security Council reform during a cordial and productive visit December 4-8. Chinese MFA IO Director General Wu Hailong pressed the United States to support the [...]
2008-12-17 09:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC IR AORC SU SO KCRM UN CH
08BEIRUT1473LEBANON: WITH MARCH 14, DAS HALE STRESSES U.S.
[...] (C) March 14 leaders shared their concerns about regional developments with visiting NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary David Hale, especially perceived western (especially French) rapprochement with Syria and possible focus of the next U.S. administration on Iran, at Lebanon's expense. The March [...]
2008-10-10 15:22:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
08BERLIN1117(C) NSG CHAIRMAN EXPECTS PUSHBACK ON INDIA
[...] (C) Summary: At an August 13 meeting with EMIN and Econoff, Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Chairman Viktor Elbling, along with staff advisors Goetz Lingenthal and Joerg Polster, stressed support for an NSG exception for India and agreed with the USG on the need to press for a consensus at the [...]
2008-08-13 21:29:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IAEA KNNP ENRG ETTD IN GM
08BERLIN1120(C) NSG CHAIRMAN EXPECTS PUSHBACK ON INDIA
[...] (C) Summary: At an August 13 meeting with EMIN and Econoff, Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Chairman Viktor Elbling and staff stressed support for an NSG exception for India and agreed with the USG on the need to press for a consensus at the upcoming Extraordinary NSG Plenary in Vienna on Augus [...]
2008-08-14 10:23:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IAEA KNNP ENRG ETTC IN GM
08BERLIN1509GERMAN INQUIRY ON CHINA - PAKISTAN NUCLEAR
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (S) On the margins of an unrelated meeting, German MFA Desk Officer Joerg Polster requested any releasable information on a reported China - Pakistan civil nuclear agreement under which China would provide two new nuclear power plants to [...]
2008-11-05 13:05:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP KNUC PREL PK CH GM
08BERLIN1591(C) GERMANY FEARS NSG COULD BE UNDERMINED BY
[...] (C) Germany believes that continued civil nuclear cooperation between Pakistan and China (beyond the Chasma II nuclear power plant) is outside the scope of China's entrance agreement into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and fears that this continued cooperation could weaken the NSG as a who [...]
2008-11-26 16:27:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP KNUC PREL PK CH GM
08BERLIN685GERMAN MFA DELEGATION VISITS TEHRAN, LEAVES TOUGH
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: A senior-level MFA delegation visited Iran April 22-23. While the German delegation members pressed their Iranian hosts on both the nuclear issue and the Iranian regime's threats against Israel, they did not deliver criticism of Iran's role in Iraq and Afghanistan, nor did [...]
2008-05-22 10:32:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV GM IR IZ AF LE SY IS
08BERLIN836MEDIA REACTION: Mideast, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, U.S.-Germany,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Mideast) Berlin Conference, Israeli Government Crisis 3. (Zimbabwe) Run-Off Elections 4. (Pakistan) Infiltration From Afghan Border Region 5. (U.S.-Germany) U.S. Nuclear Weapons In Germany 6. (Serbia) New Government 7. (U.S.) Interest Ra [...]
2008-06-26 12:19:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM
08BISHKEK898ACTING CENTCOM COMMANDER LTG DEMPSEY MEETS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: During an August 2-4 visit to Bishkek, acting CENTCOM Commander Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey met separately with Kyrgyz Minister of Defense Kalyev and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibraimov to discuss ongoing U.S.-Kyrgyz military cooperation, Manas Air Base and its role [...]
2008-09-05 05:00:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALMASS MCAP OVIP PGOV PREL KG
08BRASILIA1264BRAZIL: SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS NEW
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chertoff's July 19-22 visit to Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, Brazil identified new areas of cooperation between the United States and Brazil. They included improved security of passenger travel and travel document fraud d [...]
2008-09-22 20:43:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSOCI ECIN ECON EIND EINV ELTN EMIN ENRG ETRD
08BRASILIA756S/P DIRECTOR GORDON HOLDS FIRST STRATEGIC TALKS
[...] (C) Summary. S/P Director Dr. David Gordon held four hours of talks April 9 in Brasilia with Ministry of External Relations (MRE, or Itamaraty) Under Secretary for Political Affairs Ambassador Everton Vieira Vargas. The wide-ranging talks focused generally on the trends that are likely to ch [...]
2008-06-04 19:19:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
08BRATISLAVA455THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT GASPAROVIC
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met September 30 with President Gasparovic, in preparation for the Slovak leader's October 9 visit to the White House. While Slovak entry into the Visa Waiver Program would obviously be one positive topic of the meeting, to ensure a successful visit the Ambassador urge [...]
2008-10-06 15:34:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LO
08BRUSSELS1034EC NON-PROLIFERATION WORKSHOPS YIELD IMPROVED
[...] (SBU) Building on cooperative efforts that began in March, U.S. non-proliferation officials participated in European Commission (EC)-hosted workshops focused on determining the EC's priorities for programming EU Stability Instrument funding on non-proliferation and identifying opportunities f [...]
2008-07-09 09:52:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KNNP EUN
08BRUSSELS1746CONGRESSMAN WEXLER'S MEETING WITH BELGIAN MFA
[...] (C) Summary: On November 12, Congressman Robert Wexler, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Europe, met with Dirk Achtens, Director General for Bilateral Affairs of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Vincente Van Assche, Secretary to the Director General. B [...]
2008-11-17 16:16:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL BE AF IS RU GG UP
08BRUSSELS1824U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND
[...] (C) Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney of the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) led the U.S. delegation to the semi-annual U.S.-EU Troika consultations on disarmament and nonproliferation (CODUN/CONOP). The discussions covered a wide range of subjects in th [...]
2008-12-02 18:36:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP EUN IR KN SY RS CH MY
08BRUSSELS560TAKING STOCK OF EUROPEAN COMMISSION ASSISTANCE IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The dramatic increase in annual European Commission (EC) assistance from EUR 19 million per year (2002-2006) to EUR 50 million (2007-2010) underscores the EC's deepening commitment to development in Pakistan. Programs are implemented through a mix of project and sector support, i [...]
2008-04-14 15:24:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EUN PK
08BRUSSELS729U.S.-EU NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-16 09:59:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL EUN PTER KN IR IN CH
08BUDAPEST258HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON EU'S MARCH 10-11 FOREIGN
[...] MFA EU External Relations and Crisis Situations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed reftel agenda items with PolOff on March 7. Dekany provided the following comments by agenda item: Western Balkans: - Kosovo: Good news that the government in Pristina has shown "sufficient maturity" in [...]
2008-03-10 13:07:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HU
08BUENOSAIRES1136ARGENTINA EXPECTS TO JOIN CONSENSUS ON NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Pol-Mil Officer, EST Counselor, and EST Officer presented reftel issues to the Argentine MFA's Directorate for International Security, Nuclear, and Space Issues (DIGAN) on August 12. Deputy Director Ricardo Bocalandro was knowledgeable and forthcoming about Argentina,s views on this iss [...]
2008-08-13 12:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AORC AR
08BUENOSAIRES1552ARGENTINA SHARES CONCERNS OVER PROPOSED NSG RESTRICTIONS OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Victorio Taccetti told visiting DOE NNSA Administrator Thomas D'Agostino November 7 that the GOA was ready to work for an agreement under paragraph 6 of the draft criteria-based guidelines for the transfer of enrichment and reprocessing technology (ENR),but [...]
2008-11-13 14:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC AR
08CANBERRA10262008 U.S.-AUSTRALIA POL-MIL TALKS: PART II
[...] (SBU) This is Part II of a three-part cable reporting on the annual U.S.-Australia Political Military Talks held in Canberra, Australia on October 9, 2008. This section covers Persian Gulf security (Iran),Nonproliferation and Disarmament, Regional Architecture, China and India. Part I (reft [...]
2008-10-14 06:07:00Embassy CanberraSECRETPREL MARR MOPS AS
08CANBERRA1075NEW NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION/DISARMAMENT GROUP
[...] (C) Commissioners at the inaugural meeting of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND) in Sydney October 19-21 agreed on an ambitious work program involving seven meetings in different capitals over the course of the next 18 months, and production of 20 [...]
2008-10-24 07:10:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPARM AORC PREL KNNP AS
08CANBERRA11572008 ANNUAL INR-ONA INTELLIGENCE EXCHANGE
[...] (S//NF) Summary: The 2008 intelligence exchange between the Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) and the Australian Office of National Assessments (ONA) was held in Canberra, Australia on Tuesday, 14 October 2008. The ONA-hosted event covered a wide range of countries [...]
2008-11-14 07:03:00Embassy CanberraSECRET//NOFORNPINR PREL AS
08CANBERRA1159CORRECTED COPY: 2008 ANNUAL INR-ONA INTELLIGENCE
[...] (S//NF) Summary: The 2008 intelligence exchange between the Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) and the Australian Office of National Assessments (ONA) was held in Canberra, Australia on Tuesday, 14 October 2008. The ONA-hosted event covered a wide range of countries [...]
2008-11-17 01:12:00Embassy CanberraSECRET//NOFORNPINR PREL AS
08CANBERRA185AUSMIN 2008: SESSION II (DPRK, INDIA, CHINA,
[...] (U) February 23, 2008; Parliament House, Canberra, Australia. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C/RL AUS) U.S. and Australian officials dedicated the second session of the 2008 AUSMIN conference to a consideration of regional security issues throughout Asia. They agreed to coordinate in managing the st [...]
2008-02-25 07:47:00Embassy CanberraSECRETOVIP MOPS
08CANBERRA186AUSMIN 2008: JOINT COMMUNIQUE AND MEDIA EVENTS
[...] (U) The Joint Communique issued at the conclusion of the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) in Canberra on February 23 reflected a reaffirmation of the strength of the U.S.-Australian alliance, and a reiteration by both countries of their commitment to work together to [...]
2008-02-25 20:54:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL AS
08CANBERRA4U/S BURNS AT 12/5 TSD SOM - AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN,
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Burns met with his Trilateral Strategic Dialogue (TSD) counterparts Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Secretary Michael L,Estrange and Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka December 4-5, 2007 in [...]
2008-01-03 04:49:00Embassy CanberraSECRET//NOFORNPREL AF IN PK AS
08CANBERRA671ISN ACTING A/S MCNERNEY'S NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (S/NF) During ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney's June 30 consultations on nonproliferation in Canberra, senior Australian officials said Prime Minister Rudd wanted his proposed International Commission on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament to have a strong disarmament foc [...]
2008-07-02 22:14:00Embassy CanberraSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM PREL AS
08CHENGDU122POST-QUAKE SICHUAN: A MANUFACTURER LEAVES FOR THE COAST?
[...] (C) Summary: According to a well-connected local businessman, the famed Dongfang Electric Machinery Company based in Deyang, Sichuan Province, which sells billions of dollars in power generation equipment worldwide including to Iran and Pakistan, may move its hydroelectric power operations to [...]
2008-06-04 04:00:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALECON EIND PGOV CH
08COLOMBO733SAARC SUMMIT: BOUCHER AND GILANI FOLLOW UP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on the margins of the SAARC summit, Prime Minister Gilani told Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher that he felt his recent meetings in Washington had gone well. Foreign Minister Qureshi objected to Afghanistan's withdrawal from pla [...]
2008-08-04 09:04:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PINR PGOV PTER KNNP PARM IN AF PK
08COPENHAGEN617YOUR VISIT TO COPENHAGEN
[...] (C) Madam Secretary, you know Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller as a good colleague, and Denmark as one of our closest allies in Europe. Your "farewell" visit here is much appreciated by the Danes, who are naturally looking ahead to the incoming administration but are also keen to highli [...]
2008-11-25 08:59:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ECON OVIP DA
08DHAKA515CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER OFFERS NUCLEAR
[...] (C) The Chinese Foreign Minister offered Bangladesh nuclear power cooperation and a new exhibition center during a brief visit in April that strengthened already friendly bilateral relations. The largesse was a sign of appreciation for Bangladesh's unstinting support for China on its hot-butto [...]
2008-05-07 12:48:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL BG CH
08DOHA505QATAR CONTINUES BALANCING ACT WITH IRAN'S BANK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Qatar's Deputy Central Bank Governor Sheikh Fahad Bin Faisal Al Thani told Charge the early June opening of a second Bank Saderat branch in Doha was the result of last-minute Iranian action on an old license. He asserted that the Central Bank is watching Iranian activity closely [...]
2008-07-15 06:40:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KTFN KNNP INRB PARM MNUC ECON EFIN IR QA
08DOHA572DEPSECDEF ENGLAND'S DISCUSSIONS WITH QATAR'S AMIR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England visited Doha August 5-6 for meetings with the Amir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and the Chief of Staff of the Qatar Armed Forces, MG Hamad bin Ali al-Attiyeh. Al-Attiyeh also hosted England and his party for dinner the evening of [...]
2008-08-12 05:41:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS IR IQ QA
08DOHA83READOUT OF SECRETARY BODMAN'S JANUARY 22 MEETINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman visited Qatar January 22 for meetings with Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah Al-Attiyah, the Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and representatives of major U.S. energy companies in Qatar. Discussions focused on the U.S. perception that t [...]
2008-02-04 05:30:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL EINV TRGY QA
08DUSHANBE1402RAHMON HOLDS FORTH - DAS KROL'S MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In a two and half hour meeting on November 11, Rahmon urged greater U.S. attention to Afghanistan and the problem of narcotics trafficking, and said the global financial crisis was affecting Tajikistan because of lower prices for aluminum and cotton. While claiming Tajikistan was [...]
2008-11-19 03:09:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EINV PREL PGOV PHUM TI
08DUSHANBE1557TAJIKISTAN: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Following is the text of Dushanbe's 2008 Country Report on Terrorism: As the poorest of the former Soviet countries, the Tajik governmentQs main impediment to counterterrorism remained its lack of resources. The government, particularly the Border Guards, lacked appropriate technical e [...]
2008-12-23 04:34:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL ASEC TI
08FRANKFURT2272Defendant Testifies on Relationship with A.Q. Khan in
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the ongoing trial of Gotthard Lerch, the defendant unexpectedly testified in his own defense on July 11, denying any role in the activities of Pakistani nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan. Lerch said he agreed to speak in his own defense after reading an avalanche of false accusati [...]
2008-07-21 14:16:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MNUC PREL KNNP ETTC KJUS KCRM GM
08GENEVA1048UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): TRENDS AND ANALYSIS )
[...] (C) Summary: The 63rd UNGA First Committee (First Committee) offered few surprises and, as the last one before a new US administration, saw considerable hesitation among nations about taking new initiatives on nuclear issues. One diplomat characterized it as "flat." While movement on big nuc [...]
2008-12-02 16:34:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPARM CDG
08GENEVA751PART TWO OF TWO -- BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-04 15:35:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD PARM PREL BWC CWC CBW TBIO
08GENEVA985 November 2008 Trade Policy Review of Jordan
[...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of Jordan on November 10 and 12, 2008. Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade Al-Hadidi stressed the importance the country attaches for its first TPR and stated its top priority is to improve its business climate in order to unleash it [...]
2008-11-19 12:22:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR JO
08HONGKONG1006EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-03 08:36:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08HONGKONG2060MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA AND CHINA;
[...] U.S. president-elect Obama and China 2. Financial tsunami 3. U.S. presidential election HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2008-11-10 09:02:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
08ISLAMABAD1130UNSCR 1803: PAKISTAN OPPOSES IRAN SANCTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-13 13:20:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PARM PK
08ISLAMABAD1331THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH NAWAZ SHARIF
[...] (C) Summary. During a March 25 meeting with the Deputy Secretary, Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Nawaz Sharif SIPDIS repeatedly complained about President Musharraf but agreed that "we must win, no matter how" in the battle against extremism. The Deputy Secretary suggested that "we agre [...]
2008-03-27 07:51:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD144CODEL LIEBERMAN'S MEETING WITH THE PML-N
[...] (C) Summary. In a January 9 meeting with Codel Lieberman, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Chair Raja Zafrul Haq detailed alleged fraud and electoral irregularities, questioned U.S. ties with the person of President Musharraf instead of support for the people of Pakistan, and urged closer USG o [...]
2008-01-10 06:18:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD1450CODEL TIERNEY MEETS WITH AHSAN IQBAL, PML-N
[...] (C) Summary. On March 27, Codel Tierney met with Ahsan Iqbal, a newly elected National Assembly member and former Chief Coordinator and Information Secretary for the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N). Iqbal discussed the need for the deposed judiciary to be reinstated, that the War on Ter [...]
2008-04-04 06:46:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1493BOUCHER DINNER WITH PAKISTAN MUSLIM LEAGUE-NAWAZ
[...] (C) Summary. During a dinner hosted by the Charge, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher discussed challenges facing the new Pakistani government with leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. Finance Minister-designate Dar outlined steps the new governmen [...]
2008-04-08 08:49:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD1613PAKISTANI LEADERS DENY INTENT TO RELEASE A.Q. KHAN
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with Strategic Plans Division (SPD) Chief Kidwai,Pakistan People's Party Co-Chair Zardari, and President Musharraf, DCM and Ambassador expressed our deep concern over GOP statements and press reports indicating that the restrictions on A.Q. Khan were about to be [...]
2008-04-18 14:06:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM KNNP PK
08ISLAMABAD1673PAKISTAN'S F-16 PROGRAM -- AT RISK OF FAILURE?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has approached the U.S. with a request to use Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to help pay for Mid-Life Updates (MLU) on its existing fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft. This request would require the modification of the original Letter of Offer and Accepta [...]
2008-04-24 15:46:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1691PAKISTAN REMAINS OPPOSED TO FMCT NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) During an April 24 call on MFA Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan, Ambassador raised reftel points and urged Islamabad to direct the Pakistani Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament to support commencement of negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT). Khan reiterated the GOP [...]
2008-04-28 10:09:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM CDG UNGA PK
08ISLAMABAD1719INTERNATIONAL LEADERS FLOCK TO ISLAMABAD
[...] (C) Summary: In the past few weeks, international leaders have been streaming into Pakistan to meet the newly elected government. They included UK Foreign Secretary Miliband, the Chinese FM Jiechi, Turkish FM Babacan, EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana, Afghanistan FM Spatna, Malaysian FM Yatim, [...]
2008-05-01 06:52:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PK PREL PTER AF CH EAID IN MY EU
08ISLAMABAD172USG MEDIA LEAKS HAVE PAKISTANI MILITARY "REVIEWING CONTINGENCIES"
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Tariq Majid separately called in Ambassador January 8 and 9 to express their concern about repeated media reports stating senior USG officials were considering unilateral action within Pakistan. Both official [...]
2008-01-11 10:24:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR KPAO PK
08ISLAMABAD1734NAVIGATING THE MAZE OF PAKISTANI ENERGY POLICY- PART THREE
[...] (U) Please see Action Request in paragraph 28. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Concluding the three part roadmap of agencies involved in Pakistan's energy policy, this cable outlines the involvement of the Prime Minister's Secretariat, four additional Cabinet level Ministries, and five other regulatory a [...]
2008-05-04 05:27:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1803PAKISTAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION OFFICIAL DISCOUNTS REPORTS
[...] (C) Summary: Unsurprisingly, a source in the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission said that a May 9 article in national circulation daily "Dawn News" reporting enhanced China-Pakistan civil nuclear cooperation was unfounded. The May 9 article alleged that, following President Musharraf's April 20 [...]
2008-05-10 10:18:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALENGY ECON PGOV PREL KNNP PK
08ISLAMABAD2042CODELS LEVIN AND CASEY DISCUSS SECURITY WITH
[...] (C) Summary: President Musharraf met with Senator Levin and Senator Casey May 25 to discuss Pakistan's counterterrorism efforts, recent peace agreements in the border areas, U.S. security assistance, and the worsening economic situation. Musharraf supported the agreements, saying the military [...]
2008-06-04 13:24:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PINR ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD2203PARLIAMENT SETS SYMBOLIC PRECEDENT WITH DEFENSE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 17, Pakistan's parliament debated the defense budget for the first time in the nation's history. Although details were sparse and debate limited, this marked a symbolic move toward greater civilian oversight of the armed forces. Chief of Army Staff General Kayani supp [...]
2008-06-23 12:50:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PK PREL MARR ECON
08ISLAMABAD2303PRIME MINISTER GILANI AND CODEL CARDIN DISCUSS BILATERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 30 meeting with Codel Cardin, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Gilani requested increased cooperation with the U.S. on security and economic assistance. He also firmly asserted that Pakistan's nuclear assets are protected and expressed hope for greater international focu [...]
2008-07-07 07:04:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER IN PK
08ISLAMABAD2329NEW GLOBAL PARTNERS RECOGNIZED AND POC PROVIDED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-09 05:13:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PK PREL PARM PTER KGIC KNNP JO IN RS
08ISLAMABAD2337CODEL GREEN DISCUSSES MADRASSAS, EXTREMISM WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 4 meeting with President Musharraf, CODEL Green discussed extremism in Pakistan and their support for madrassa reform. The CODEL cited a specific case of two young U.S. citizens apparently being held against their will in a Karachi madrassa; the Embassy is facilitating [...]
2008-07-09 11:13:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD2377 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 12-14, 2008
[...] "10 U.S. Soldiers Killed In Attack On Afghan Base" "Dawn" (07/14) "A multi-pronged militant assault on a small, remote U.S. base in the eastern Nuristan province and killed 10 American soldiers and wounded 15 on Sunday in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years." [...]
2008-07-14 09:57:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2405SAUDI ARABIA AGREES TO DEFER PAKISTAN'S OIL PAYMENTS BUT
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Pakistan is once again asking for assistance from Saudi Arabia to bail out the country's faltering economy by providing deferred oil payment concession. Details on the size and duration of this concession are still being finalized with Saudi authorities and are not publicly avai [...]
2008-07-16 00:49:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2434PAKISTAN TO REMAIN "BALANCED" ON IRAN WITHIN NAM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-18 05:57:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALIAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PK PREL TRGY
08ISLAMABAD2457PAKISTANI REACTION TO THE INDIA-IAEA SAFEGUARD
[...] (C) On July 21, Ambassador raised with FM Qureshi USG concern that Pakistan was blocking IAEA action on the proposed India Safeguard Agreement. She noted that the Pakistani Embassy in Vienna had circulated a fax to other missions insisting that the Agreement be subject to a 45-day review, th [...]
2008-07-21 14:36:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PK PREL PARM ETTC
08ISLAMABAD2514PAKISTAN WILL NOT "IMPEDE" THE IAEA INDIA SAFEGUARDS
[...] (C) On July 24, A/DCM met with MFA Additional Secretary for the U.N. and E.C. Khalid Aziz Babar to reiterate U.S. concern that Pakistan is blocking IAEA action on the proposed India Safeguards Agreement (Ref A). Babar reported that despite the previous position of the Embassy of Pakistan in [...]
2008-07-24 13:45:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM ETTC PK
08ISLAMABAD2524SCENESETTER FOR PM GILANI'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani will be anxious to prove that he is committed to fighting "Pakistan's war" on terrorism and will outline the GOP's partial response to the July demands presented by CJCS Mullen/DDCIA Kappes. Gilani will publicly support the coaliton's "neg [...]
2008-07-25 13:26:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2529PAKISTAN: "STRATEGIC INTEREST" TO PREVENT URANIUM SUPPLIES TO IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-26 07:07:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALEMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM PK TRGY
08ISLAMABAD2608 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 02-04, 2008
[...] "SAARC Accord To Curb Terror, Fight Hunger" "Dawn" (08/04) "South Asian leaders signed a legal cooperation pact on Sunday to combat terrorism and agreed to set up a food bank to fight hunger in the face of rising food prices in one of the world's poorest regions. But the South Asian Associat [...]
2008-08-04 11:15:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2657PAKISTAN: UNAWARE OF AIR KORYO FLIGHT; LAWYERS
[...] (S) PolOff delivered August 7 reftel demarche points to MFA Disarmament Director Mohammad Kamran Akhtar. Akhtar later reported back that he had checked with MFA's Territorial Division, which had no record of a flight clearance request matching the description in our points. The MFA requested [...]
2008-08-07 09:18:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PK PREL PTER PARM MNUC
08ISLAMABAD2772POTENTIAL PAKISTANI PRESIDENTS
[...] (C) Summary: Following Musharraf's resignation August 18, Pakistan's political party leaders began immediate debates over who would become the next president; they have now taken a 72 hour break. On August 20, the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) made a surprise announcement that it would suppor [...]
2008-08-21 03:48:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PK PINR
08ISLAMABAD293SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON
[...] (C) Summary. Benazir Bhutto's assassination and its potential to oust Musharraf's party in delayed parliamentary elections, electricity and flour shortages, a disturbing increase in suicide bombings throughout the country, and emboldened attacks by militants in the tribal areas are combinin [...]
2008-01-19 10:35:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MARR PK
08ISLAMABAD3137 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 26, 2008
[...] "Pakistan, US Blow Hot and Cold Over Flare-Up" "Dawn" (09/26) "Security forces fired on two NATO helicopters which had intruded into Pakistan territory on Thursday, forcing them to turn back to Afghanistan, officials said. "Two helicopters from the Afghanistan side crossed into Saidgai, Ghul [...]
2008-09-26 09:44:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3222PAKISTAN INVITED TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-08 13:02:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PARM PINR PINS PTER KGIC MCAP PK
08ISLAMABAD3231 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: OCTOBER 09, 2008
[...] "Military Seeks Politicians' Support to Fight Militants; Opposition Dissatisfied" "Dawn" (10/09) "The military took elected representatives of the nation into confidence on Wednesday about the worsening situation in FATA, NWFP and Balochistan and the U.S.-led 'war on terror' during a joint [...]
2008-10-09 10:08:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3240 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: OCTOBER 10, 2008
[...] "Bomber Runs Down Anti-Terror Office In Islamabad" "The News" (10/10) "At least eight people were injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into the central office of anti-terrorist squad (ATS) located in the premises of Police Headquarters, Islamabad on Thursday." [...]
2008-10-10 10:38:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3339ZARDARI EXPRESSES DELIGHT WITH CHINA VISIT, LOOKS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion with visiting SCA Assistant Secretary Boucher, President Zardari expressed complete satisfaction with his just concluded visit to China, reviewed planning for the Friends of Pakistan, and reiterated his determination to press the fight against extrem [...]
2008-10-22 08:58:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD3377 PAKISTAN-CHINA AGREEMENTS: NEITHER NEW NOR SPECIFIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. To further the strategic partnership between the two countries, Pakistan and China signed 11 agreements during President Zardari's recent visit to China. These agreements range in scope from economic cooperation to the construction of two nuclear power plants to a Memorandum o [...]
2008-10-27 05:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID EIND ENGY EPET PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3493PAKISTAN'S APPEAL FOR WHEAT THROUGH THE GSM 102 PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) faces a wheat shortage of 1.75 million tons, valued at approximately USD 450 million. Post recommends approval of a USD 450 million U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) GSM-102 credit guarantee program for Pakistan in FY 2009 to support sales o [...]
2008-11-05 13:50:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID ETRD EAGR PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3656USAID/OFDA PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE SHELTER UPDATE
[...] On October 29, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Balochistan Province of Pakistan caused significant damage to the traditional mud and timber houses, primarily affecting Ziarat and Pishin districts, with some damage also reported in Harnai district. Different assessments produced a range of estim [...]
2008-11-20 13:20:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PK PINR PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD3722 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: NOVEMBER 28, 2008
[...] "Mumbai Death Toll Rises To 125; India Blames Neighbors" "The News" (11/28) "Indian commandos killed the last three gunmen at the Taj Hotel late Thursday and were sweeping another luxury hotel in search of hostages and trapped people after militants stormed targets across Mumbai, leaving 125 [...]
2008-12-01 02:08:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3733PAKISTAN: MUMBAI SITUATION UPDATE
[...] (C) Ambassador has returned and will see Chief of Army Staff General Kayani at 3 pm local time. Zardari is unavailable for meetings today. 2. (C) UK PM Gordon Brown is trying to call President Zardari today. 3. (C) NSA Durrani advised DCM that Zardari is meeting this evening with all of the Pak [...]
2008-12-01 11:04:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3819THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S DECEMBER 11 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Secretary and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, joined by Foreign Minister Qureshi, met December 11 in Islamabad. Zardari pledged his interest in cooperating with the government of India to prosecute those implicated in the Mumbai terror attacks. The GOP has deta [...]
2008-12-12 08:52:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PREL PTER IN PK
08ISLAMABAD382STAFFDEL BLAZEY MEETS WITH PAKISTAN'S 11TH CORPS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. StaffDel Blazey traveled to Peshawar January 18-19 to meet with the leadership of Pakistan's 11th Corps and the Deputy Director General (DDG) of the Frontier Corps. Discussions centered on efforts to combat the growing insurgency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA [...]
2008-01-25 10:05:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALOREP PGOV MASS PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3822 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 12, 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-12 09:49:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3837PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: December 15, 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-15 10:13:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3886 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 19, 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-19 09:57:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3902LAWYERS POLITICIZED, BLAME U.S. FOR MUMBAI ATTACKS
[...] (C) Since the ouster of President-General Pervez Musharraf, the lawyers' movement has become less and less an independent force on Pakistan's political scene. Many of its original leaders are looking for dignified exits, ceding ground to some die-hard firebrands (reftel). The opposition Paki [...]
2008-12-22 08:30:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS EAID PK
08ISLAMABAD3903 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: December 22, 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-22 10:07:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3906GLOBAL INITIATIVE INVITATION PASSED TO PAKISTAN
[...] (U) In concert with Russian and Dutch counterparts, Post passed reftel invitation message on the fifth Global Initiative plenary meeting to Kamran Akhtar, Disarmament Director in Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on December 22. 2. (C) Akhtar thanked the group for the invitation and [...]
2008-12-22 12:30:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP PINR KGIC PINS PK
08ISLAMABAD424PAKISTAN BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS AND FOREIGN MEDIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 25, Lt. General (ret.) Khalid Kidwai, Director General of the Strategic Planning Division (SPD),presented the third and final iteration of a briefing on the security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal. The initial two briefings were directed at the diplomatic community, th [...]
2008-01-29 16:55:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PK
08ISLAMABAD525SCENESETTER FOR CJCS ADMIRAL MULLEN
[...] (S) Summary. We look forward to your visit to begin the process of strengthening and refocusing our military to military relations with Pakistan's CJCS General Majid and COAS Kayani. This has become increasingly urgent because of the expanding insurgency in the tribal areas and attacks against [...]
2008-02-05 14:32:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD635PAKISTAN: CJCS MULLEN MEETS PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with Pakistan President Musharraf February 9 to emphasize the critical importance of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship and his personal commitment to strengthening that relationship. Admiral Mullen conveyed two mess [...]
2008-02-12 11:57:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MASS PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD655ENERGY CRISIS AND LOADSHEDDING IMPAIRING ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Pakistan is currently experiencing severe electricity and gas shortages across the country due to insufficient energy generation capacity exacerbated by unprecedented cold weather. Some northern regions are currently suffering from 23 hours of power outage per day, while Islamaba [...]
2008-02-13 14:30:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALENRG EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD664PAKISTAN: CJCS MULLEN MEETS WITH GENERAL TARIQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 9, Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS),met with General Tariq Majid, Pakistan's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Admiral Mullen offered to assist Pakistan in enhancing its counterterrorism and counter-insurgency capab [...]
2008-02-14 09:09:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD736PAKISTAN: CJCS MULLEN MEETS WITH GENERAL KIDWAI ON SAFEGUARDING NUCLEAR ASSETS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 9, Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with LTG Kahlid Ahmed Kidwai (ret),Director General of Pakistan's Strategic Plans Division, to discuss the security of Pakistan's nuclear infrastructure. Kidwai presented a detailed briefing on the infra [...]
2008-02-20 12:28:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MASS MNUC PK
08ISLAMABAD762STRUGGLING TOWARDS A COALITION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-21 12:27:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD786PPP AND PML-N AGREE TO TRY AND FORM A GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary. Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chair Asif Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif announced February 21 that they planned to form a coalition government. However, this is an agreement in principle; details on key issues including a choice for Prim [...]
2008-02-22 12:46:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISLAMABAD810NATURAL GAS DEPENDENCY- A CHALLENGE FOR THE FUTURE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Natural gas meets about 50 percent of Pakistan's energy requirements, making the country one of the most natural gas dependent economies in the world. At the present rate of consumption, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) anticipates a natural gas shortfall in 2009. Although pipeli [...]
2008-02-26 01:30:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD921PAKISTAN OIL RESOURCES: ENERGY CORRIDOR WANTED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Pakistan's oil reserves of 353.4 million barrels are inadequate to meet the country's growing energy requirements. Pakistan depends on expensive imports of crude oil, furnace oil and diesel to meet its energy needs, costing the country over 30 percent of its export earnings. A p [...]
2008-03-03 10:54:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD980PPP/NAWAZ: TACTICAL ALLIES BUT STRATEGIC ENEMIES
[...] (C) Summary. Pakistan Muslim League (PML) General Secretary Mushahid Hussain believes that Asif Zardari's SIPDIS Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party are "tactical allies but strategic enemies" so the alliance may be short-lived. Mushahi [...]
2008-03-05 04:13:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PK
08ISTANBUL287THE IRANIAN MFA'S THINK-TANK DIRECTOR ON IRAN AND
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Dr. Rasoul Mousavi, the director of the Iranian MFA's think-tank, claimed at a conference on Asian security held in Istanbul on May 21 that Iran stands ready to help resolve outstanding regional security challenges; has the most to lose from continued instability and [...]
2008-05-29 04:27:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR TU
08ISTANBUL320IRAN/ENERGY: THE IRANIAN DEPUTY OIL MINISTER'S
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Iran's Deputy Oil Minister responsible for natural gas, Seyed Reza Kasaezadeh Mahabadi, gave a detailed overview of Iran's current and future natural gas capacities, plans, and needs at the May 30 "8th International Energy Arena" hosted by a consortium of Turkish pub [...]
2008-06-16 13:20:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL PGOV ECON IR TU
08ISTANBUL438AHMADINEJAD IN ISTANBUL
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian President Ahmadinejad led an Iranian delegation to Istanbul August 14-15 for a bilateral "working visit." Five agreements -- on security cooperation, the environment, transportation, tourism, and archives -- were signed, but observers said these were not likely to conta [...]
2008-08-15 17:40:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KNNP TU IR
08ISTANBUL439AHMADINEJAD IN ISTANBUL
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian President Ahmadinejad led an Iranian delegation to Istanbul August 14-15 for a bilateral "working visit." Five agreements -- on security cooperation, the environment, transportation, tourism, and archives -- were signed, but observers said these were not likely to conta [...]
2008-08-16 08:35:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KNNP TU IR
08ISTANBUL440AHMADINEJAD IN ISTANBUL
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian President Ahmadinejad led an Iranian delegation to Istanbul August 14-15 for a bilateral "working visit." Five agreements -- on security cooperation, the environment, transportation, tourism, and archives -- were signed, but observers said these were not likely to conta [...]
2008-08-16 08:35:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KNNP TU IR
08ISTANBUL560IRAN EXPERTS REACT TO US ELECTIONS WITH SURPRISE,
[...] (S) Summary: Our contacts in Turkey and in Iran who follow US-Iran relations closely, including think tank experts, correspondents, and businessmen, have expressed a range of reactions regarding the implications for US-Iran relations to the election of Barack Obama. Their views ran the gamu [...]
2008-11-05 13:01:00Consulate IstanbulSECRETPREL PGOV IR US TU
08ISTANBUL85THE D8 AND IRAN: EVEN WORSE THAN "BUSINESS AS
[...] (C) Summary: A tour d,horizon with the Secretary General of the "D8 Developing Countries" revealed an organization trying to find its niche in a crowded arena of multilateral economic organizations. The Secretary General has high hopes of using the D8 to foster "growth and developing across t [...]
2008-02-15 15:36:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD PINR ECON IR TU OIC
08JAKARTA2049SAUDI ARABIA -- A PRESENCE TO RECKON WITH IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Saudi Arabia enjoys a positive image among Indonesians and is ramping up its already robust educational assistance. In addition to the annual flow of pilgrims to Mecca, Saudi religious groups are active here. While few have direct links to extremism, Saudi religious influence i [...]
2008-11-06 02:53:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON KISL ID SA
08JEDDAH361SAUDI FM AND NSC HEAD DISCUSS INTEL COOPERATION,
[...] (S) SUMMARY. During a Congressional Staff Del meeting with both Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal and Head of the National Security Council Prince Bandar bin Sultan on Aug. 20, both princes presented their broad views on successful USG-Saudi intelligence cooperation; distress over C [...]
2008-08-25 14:37:00Consulate JeddahSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL EU GB IAEA IR IS IZ MNUC PK SA
08JEDDAH495SAUDIS HOST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PEACEFUL
[...] (C) Summary. PolOffs attended the International Symposium on Peaceful Applications of Nuclear Technology in the GCC, hosted by Jeddah's King 'Abd al-'Aziz University (KAU) November 3 ) 5, 2008. The conference was attended by a variety of Saudi academics and foreign scientists. Presentation [...]
2008-11-19 13:25:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKNNP ECON ENRG TRGY SA
08KABUL1816SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL REED TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Afghanistan remains a complex counterinsurgency environment, in which maintaining strong U.S. support for the Afghan government and robust U.S. leadership of international community assistance efforts is critical to ensuring that momentum for victory remains with us. Press reporting em [...]
2008-07-19 11:52:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON PTER EAID AF
08KABUL1898CODEL REED'S JULY 20 DISCUSSIONS WITH KARZAI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During the CODEL,s July 20 office call and subsequent working lunch with President Karzai, Senator Obama reaffirmed both major American political parties, long-term commitment to Afghanistan. He emphasized the Afghan leadership,s obligation to demonstrate determination in fighti [...]
2008-07-24 02:14:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SNAR MOPS AFIN IR PK
08KABUL1992SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL REID TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Afghanistan remains a complex counterinsurgency environment, in which maintaining strong U.S. support for the Afghan government and robust U.S. leadership of international community assistance efforts is critical to ensuring that momentum for victory remains with us. Press reporting em [...]
2008-08-03 11:02:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON PTER EAID AFIN OREP
08KABUL3193SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL KERRY TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes the visit of Senator Kerry and his delegation. The overall state of Afghanistan is more nuanced than the negative drumbeat coming from the media. Steady advances in security do not grab the headlines that a spectacular suicide attack does. Progress in d [...]
2008-12-11 13:53:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV AF
08KOLKATA202KOLKATA-BASED CHINESE CONSUL GENERAL EXPRESSES PERSONAL
[...] (C) Summary: On July 2, ConGen met with Kolkata-based Chinese Consul General Mao Siwei and discussed Chinese perspectives on the Indo-U.S. civil nuclear agreement, Chinese incursions across the border in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh and Chinese interest in developing the power sector in Indi [...]
2008-07-09 10:27:00Consulate KolkataCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL EINV PINR CH IN
08KUALALUMPUR1119SUMMARY OF DETENTIONS AND RELEASES UNDER
[...] (SBU) The Malaysian government currently holds 46 individuals under the Internal Security Act (ISA),which allows for detention without trial for terrorists and other persons deemed threats to national security, according to figures from a local NGO that reports reliably on ISA detentions. [...]
2008-12-30 09:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR591MALAYSIA HOSTS GROUP OF 8 ISLAMIC DEVELOPING
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the Sixth D-8 Summit hosted by Malaysia July 7-8, leaders from eight developing majority-Islamic countries focused on the recent steep global rise in food and fuel prices, and pledged to increase their intra-group trade and investment. Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [...]
2008-07-11 05:51:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EAGR PREL MY IR
08KUALALUMPUR775SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE OIC URGES MORE MALAYSIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with GOM officials, local and international Islamic intellectuals, the Islamic Development Bank and media, U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber described proposals for greater USG-OIC cooperation and dialogue. He urged [...]
2008-09-04 01:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ECON KIRF MY
08KUWAIT1104TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS KUWAITI PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER REF: A. A: KUWAIT 947 B. B: KUWAIT 1088
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-05 08:44:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN ECON EINV KTFN IZ IR KU
08KUWAIT1108DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS TOP KUWAITI FISCAL
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt discussed the global response to the financial crisis with the Kuwaiti Finance Minister, Central Bank Governor and the head of the Kuwait Investment Authority on October 30. The Kuwaiti interlocutors agreed on the need for coordinated fol [...]
2008-11-05 11:19:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV ECON KTFN ETTC KU
08KUWAIT1174KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACKS
[...] (U) On Sunday, November 30 and Monday, December 1, a considerable number of Kuwaiti Arabic language dailies ran opinions and editorials about the terrorist attacks that occurred last week in Mumbai, India. At least eight Kuwaiti citizens were trapped during the attacks and the multi-day siege [...]
2008-12-01 14:14:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
08KUWAIT1211KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACKS
[...] (U) On Sunday, November 30 and Monday, December 1, a considerable number of Kuwaiti Arabic language dailies ran opinions and editorials about the terrorist attacks that occurred last week in Mumbai, India. At least eight Kuwaiti citizens were trapped during the attacks and the multi-day siege [...]
2008-12-21 11:40:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
08KUWAIT701APHSCT WAINSTEIN MEETS WITH KUWAITI PRIME MINISTER
[...] (S) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Kenneth Wainstein accompanied by AMB Jones met on June 11 with Kuwaiti Prime Minister (PM) Shaykh Nasser Al Sabah and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah. APHSCT Wainstein shared a letter from Presid [...]
2008-06-19 03:26:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PTER KTFN SY PINS
08KUWAIT911KUWAIT: CONCERN ABOUT BEING CAUGHT IN U.S.- IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: The war of words over Iran's refusal to suspend its nuclear enrichment activities has sparked considerable concern in Kuwait, which fears the situation could devolve into an actual U.S. or Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear sites. The nation's media and a number of its parliamenta [...]
2008-08-21 06:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KU
08KUWAIT936(S) SCENESETTER FOR THE KUWAIT PRIME MINISTER'S
[...] (S) Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Ahmed al-Jaber Al Sabah's September 18-19 visit to Washington offers a timely opportunity to honor and reaffirm the unique and indispensable security relationship between our two countries; it is also an important opportunity to encourage the PM [...]
2008-09-02 15:40:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PTER CVIS MASS ECON EINV IR IZ KU
08LAHORE289PUNJAB POLITICIANS FOCUSED ON U.S.-PAKISTAN RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: In a series of October 9 meetings, Punjab politicians told Director of the Office of Pakistan and Bangladesh (SCA/PB) Brent Hartley that the bilateral relationship remained critical for Pakistan to survive the series of crises currently underway. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PM [...]
2008-10-21 10:28:00Consulate LahoreCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ECON PK IN
08LAHORE315NAWAZ SHARIF TELLS CODEL MCCAIN PAKISTANIS WERE INVOLVED IN
[...] (C) Summary: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) leader and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham December 6 he is convinced Pakistanis were involved in the Mumbai attacks and he would push for strict action against the responsible extremists. Sharif point [...]
2008-12-09 07:43:00Consulate LahoreCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER IN PK
08LISBON238IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI'S VISIT TO LISBON
[...] (C) According to an MFA diplomatic advisor, during a one-day visit to Lisbon by Iranian FM Mottaki on January 23, FM Amado urged his counterpart to take steps to restore the international community's trust and to act responsibly as a key player in the Middle East, and he publicly welcomed the [...]
2008-01-28 17:25:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PO IR
08LJUBLJANA144U.S.-EU JHA Ministerial Meeting Holds Productive Sessions
[...] (U) Slovenian Interior Minister Dragutin Mate and Justice Minister Lovro Sturm hosted Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, and European Commission Vice-President and Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Franco Frattini on March 12-13 for the [...]
2008-03-27 15:11:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER CVIS SMIG SNAR PREL KCRM KFRD EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA22US UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE ENGAGES SLOVENES ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 16 - 17, U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna Ambassador Gregory Schulte visited Slovenia to engage the GOS and the media regarding U.S. positions and policy on nuclear weapons proliferation, focusing on Iran. The Ambassador also gave a well-attended s [...]
2008-01-17 13:39:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALIAEA MNUC PARM PREL KPAO IR SI
08LONDON1452IRAN: FOREIGN SECRETARY SAYS UK TO LEAD FINANCIAL
[...] (C) Foreign Secretary Milliband is "very aware" of the centrality of financial measures, both multilateral and bilateral, to the creation of effective pressure on Tehran, and has told the FCO that HMG will be "at the forefront" of international financial efforts against Iran and will push its EU pa [...]
2008-05-23 13:58:00Embassy LondonSECRETECON ETTC KNNP PARM PGOV PHUM PREL IR PK UK
08LONDON1586U/S JEFFERY AND A/S O’BRIEN PRESS UK ON IRANIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: State Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery and Treasury Assistant Secretary Patrick O'Brien met with UK banking regulators on May 15 to urge increased scrutiny and tougher actions against Iranian banks operating in London. O'Brien and State Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney also d [...]
2008-06-09 10:58:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN ECON IR UK
08LONDON1761CWS/BWC: CLOSE ALLIES MEETING, JUNE 17-18, 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-02 14:28:00Embassy LondonSECRETPARM AORC CWC OPCW GM FR IZ UK
08LONDON878BROWN MEETS MCCAIN: DISCUSS IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, AND
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown met Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham in London March 20. Brown used the meeting to present his big ideas about reforming the international financial institutions (IFIS) and increasing assistance to Africa as a means to preven [...]
2008-03-27 09:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER PHUM EFIN EAID UNSC IZ AF IS
08MADRID1306SPAIN: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) As requested in REFTEL A, Post's submission for the "2008 Country Report on Terrorism" follows in paragraph 2. POC for the CRT in Spain is Hugh Clifton. Telephone 34-91-587-2294, email: CliftonLH@state.gov. 2. (U) The Government of Spain and its citizens were concerned that their cou [...]
2008-12-12 17:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SP ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR
08MADRID294TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH
[...] (S) Summary: Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by DCM, met with Spanish Secretary of State for Security Camacho March 6. Camacho outlined the GOS' views of the threat from Islamic terrorism and emphasized the importance of exchanging information. He suggested the creation of a task for [...]
2008-03-11 13:18:00Embassy MadridSECRETECON EFIN KTFN SP IR
08MADRID598SPAIN REITERATES COMMITMENT TO UNSC SANCTIONS
[...] (U) UNVIE Ambassador Gregory Schulte visited Madrid May 19-21 to raise the awareness of GOS officials and the public regarding the threat posed by the ongoing Iranian nuclear weapons program. Schulte briefed MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar, MFA Director General for the Middle East [...]
2008-05-29 09:53:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PINR IR SP
08MOSCOW114RUSSIAN REACTION TO POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN
[...] (C) Summary: Official Russian reaction to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto was swift but limited, with Putin publicly condemning the attack and the MFA calling for Pakistani parliamentary elections to be held as planned on January 8. MFA officials understood, however, that Musharraf's dec [...]
2008-01-17 08:03:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PK RS
08MOSCOW142SENATOR HAGEL'S MEETING WITH FM LAVROV
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his January 16 meeting with Senator Hagel, FM Lavrov stressed Russian interest in strengthening bilateral relations, but said U.S. efforts to "contain" Russia could undermine constructive engagement and underscored unhappiness over congressional failure to lift Jackson-Vanik [...]
2008-01-18 14:05:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KNDP ECON OVIP RS
08MOSCOW1430MEDVEDEV'S FIRST FOREIGN TRIP: EASTWARD TO CHINA
[...] (C) Summary. Russian analysts argue that Medvedev's May 22-24 visit to Kazakhstan and China -- the first foreign trip as the new Russian President -- carries both symbolic and substantive significance. Specialists welcomed the choice, saying that Medvedev's decision to go eastward would remi [...]
2008-05-21 13:59:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM KNNP CH RS
08MOSCOW1587DFM BORODAVKIN DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 31 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Borodavkin was pleased Congressman Rohrabacher valued Russian cooperation in Afghanistan, but explained that Russia was disappointed in the response received so far to its offers of assistance. Borodavkin and Rohrabacher agreed on t [...]
2008-06-04 11:59:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OREP CH PK TX RS AF
08MOSCOW1875SIXTEENTH SESSION OF U.S-RUSSIA WORKING GROUP ON
[...] (C) Summary. The Sixteenth Session of the U.S. - Russia Working Group on Counterterrorism (CTWG) met in Moscow on June 19-20. U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs William Burns and Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak, co-Chairs of the CTWG, led the interagency delegations (delegatio [...]
2008-07-03 08:00:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL PTER PGOV EFIN AF IZ RS
08MOSCOW2047POINTS ON RALLYING SUPPORT FOR THE INDIA-IAEA
[...] (C) On July 17 we delivered reftel points regarding rallying support for the India - IAEA safeguards agreement to Alexander Trofimov, Nuclear Affairs Officer in the MFA Department for Disarmament and Security Affairs. Trofimov thanked us for the information and stated that Russia continues [...]
2008-07-18 11:57:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC KNNP RS
08MOSCOW2502RUSSIA CONCERNED POST-MUSHARRAF INSTABILITY HARMS
[...] (C) MFA Senior Counselor for Pakistan Aleksey Yudintsev told us on August 21 that Russia was concerned that Musharraf's resignation as President of Pakistan would contribute to the country's existing political instability and draw attention from Pakistan's efforts to fight its extremist insurg [...]
2008-08-21 13:15:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER AF IN PK RS
08MOSCOW2584DFM KARASIN: CONCERN OVER PAKISTAN NUCLEAR
[...] (C) At the end of an August 27 meeting focused on Georgia (reftel),Deputy Foreign Minister Grigoriy Karasin told the Ambassador that Russia was very concerned about events in Pakistan. In the wake of Musharraf's resignation, and with the departure of Nawaz Sharif from the coalition, "chaos [...]
2008-08-28 09:09:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL KNDP PGOV PTER RS PK
08MOSCOW2714RUSSIA REMAINS CONCERNED BY PAKISTAN'S
[...] (C) Following recent comments by Kremlin Foreign Policy Advisor Prihodko and DFM Karasin to the Ambassador expressing concern over the security implications of political instability in Pakistan, we met with MFA Senior Counselor for Pakistan Aleksey Yudintsev on September 9, and stressed that M [...]
2008-09-10 12:12:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK RS
08MOSCOW2735RUSSIAN ANALYSTS ON "EGOCENTRIC" U.S., CHINA,
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 8 roundtable held at the Embassy, several Russian analysts thought that the cooling in U.S.-Russia relations in the wake of the Georgia crisis was representative of the cyclical nature of the bilateral relationship, while others were pessimistic about achieving [...]
2008-09-11 14:11:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MARR CH GG IN IR RS
08MOSCOW2961WMD COMMISSION'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism (WMD Commission),chaired by former Senator Bob Graham, met with Russian Special Envoy on Counterterrorism Anatoliy Safonov September 25. The Commissioners focused their questions on bioterrorism and the security [...]
2008-10-06 12:34:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL OVIP PINS PARM RS
08MOSCOW3059HFAC CHAIRMAN BERMAN MEETS FM LAVROV: U.S., IRAN,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 14 meeting with HFAC Chairman Berman and the Ambassador, FM Lavrov argued against holding U.S.-Russian relations hostage to ideology and politics, reaffirming the Sochi Declaration commitments. He pushed hard for continued diplomacy with Iran, criticizing unila [...]
2008-10-16 07:53:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KNDP PTER OREP RS GG IZ IR
08MOSCOW3372MFA ON AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-21 13:05:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR AF IR PK RS
08MOSCOW3707SENATOR LUGAR MEETS FM LAVROV: U.S. RELATIONS, POST-START,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 18 meeting, FM Lavrov welcomed the visit of Senator Lugar as recognition that the Senate appreciated the importance of relations with Russia. Lavrov emphasized Russia's interest in concluding a post-START treaty by December 2009 and urged a "quick start" to the [...]
2008-12-22 06:11:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KNNP ECON PARM OREP RS
08MOSCOW3708SENATOR LUGAR: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR U.S. RELATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Lugar heard a mixed, but mostly positive, message on Russian receptivity towards rebuilding U.S.-Russian relations, with a range of officials and respected observers calling for a return to the official diplomatic architecture that once governed bilateral dialogue. Th [...]
2008-12-22 06:12:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN MARR PARM KNNP OREP RS IR AF
08MOSCOW434DFM LOSYUKOV ON IRAN, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C) Summary. In a February 14 meeting with Ambassador, DFM Losyukov expressed frustration with the Iranian regime's arrogance and inflexibility. Considering Iranian domestic politics, the GOR foresees no serious political discussion occurring prior to its March 14 parliamentary elections. Lo [...]
2008-02-15 14:41:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC KNNP PINR AF IN JP IR RS
08MOSCOW817MOSCOW UNDERSTANDS IRANIAN AMBITIONS, SAY RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a recent round of meetings, prominent Russian analysts argued that Russia's long history of dealing with Iran and its willing understanding of Iran's ambitions to be a great power in the Middle East and wider Islamic world are two important factors in appreciating the GOR appr [...]
2008-03-25 14:17:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM KNNP ETRD IR RS
08MOSCOW857RUSSIA CONCERNED POLITICS UNDERCUTS PAKISTANI
[...] (C) Summary: Russia is concerned that Pakistan's new coalition government will fail to aggressively pursue Islamic extremists. MFA observers lament the diminished influence of Musharraf, Russia's preferred Pakistani leader, and hope that he could make a comeback if a new government comes to p [...]
2008-03-28 13:25:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK RS
08MOSCOW859RUSSIAN DEPUTY SECURITY COUNCIL NAZAROV ON IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 21 meeting with SFRC Staff Member Puneet Talwar and DCM, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Nazarov praised P5 1 unity on Iran, but argued that SIPDIS a lack of a roadmap, the failure to lay out positive inducements for Iranian action, over-reliance on sanct [...]
2008-03-28 13:40:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNDP RS IR
08MUNICH317RUSSIA/COUNTERTERRORISM: RUSSIAN PLEDGES ETERNAL
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Anatoliy Safonov and Ambassador Dell Dailey, coordinators of counterterrorism efforts by the Russian Federation and the United States, met privately in Munich on September 17 to discuss counterterrorism issues. Safonov took pains to confirm that bilateral relationship w [...]
2008-09-24 06:20:00Consulate MunichCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV EFIN US RS
08MUSCAT102SCENESETTER FOR AIR FORCE CHIEF OF STAFF T.
[...] (C) General Moseley: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your return to Oman. We have asked for meetings with the Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman and Mohammed al-Rasbi, Under Secretary for Defense Affairs (Deputy Minister equivalent). Al-Rasbi has been actively engaged in the Share [...]
2008-02-06 08:38:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER KNNP MARR MASS MNUC MOPS OVIP
08MUSCAT121SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL WILLIAM
[...] (C) Admiral Fallon: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your return to Oman. We have asked for a meeting with Sultan Qaboos, who will appreciate hearing your perspective on events in the region. General Moseley visits the week prior to your arrival and will meet with the Commander of the Roy [...]
2008-02-10 14:28:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER KNNP MARR MASS MNUC MOPS OVIP
08MUSCAT198SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Mr. Vice President: Embassy Muscat and my wife and I warmly welcome you and Mrs. Cheney back to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the Middle East -- the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" -- Oman remains a strong and trusted U.S. ally. The Sultan will be please [...]
2008-03-05 15:53:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PHUM PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KNNP KWMN MASS
08MUSCAT235SULTAN'S ADVISOR SPEAKS ON IRAN
[...] (C) Iran is taking advantage of America's misperceived weakness in the region in order to court the Arab street and fill the resulting power vacuum in the region, according to Special Advisor to the Sultan for Cultural Affairs, Abdul 'Aziz al-Rowas. In a meeting with the Ambassador March 25, [...]
2008-03-26 11:58:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN IR MU
08MUSCAT237SCENESETTER FOR DEFENSE SECRETARY GATES' VISIT TO
[...] (C) Secretary Gates: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region -- the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" -- the Sultanate remains a strong and trusted U.S. partner. We have requested an audience with Sultan Qaboos bin Sa [...]
2008-03-26 13:29:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PGOV PREL PTER KNNP MASS MNUC MOPS ECON
08MUSCAT565OMAN REMAINS WARY OF IRANIAN EXPANSIONISM
[...] (S/NF) Minister of the Royal Office and head of the Office of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Ali bin Majid al-Ma'amari, reviewed Oman's view on Iran from a security perspective, highlighting Omani awareness of Iran's deceptive tactics and expansionist ideologic [...]
2008-08-07 07:43:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM IR MU
08MUSCAT729SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Mr. Deputy Secretary: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region (the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" ),the Sultanate remains a trusted U.S. partner. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty [...]
2008-10-16 14:24:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPREL PTER ECON ENRG ETRD KNNP KPAL KTIP SMIG
08MUSCAT744DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS WITH OMANI SULTAN
[...] (C) The Deputy Secretary of State and the Ambassador met on October 19 with Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues. Bin Alawi welcomed Oman's upgrade from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watch List in the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) [...]
2008-10-28 06:37:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KTIP MNUC ECON ETRD SMIG IR IZ MU
08MUSCAT797SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO OMAN
[...] (C) General Petraeus: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. One of our oldest and most dependable friends in the region, Oman remains a valued ally. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," second oldest in the Middle East and North [...]
2008-11-19 14:28:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPARM PREL PTER MASS MNUC MOPS KNNP IR IZ PK
08MUSCAT812BACKGROUND ON OMAN FOR CENTCOM ASSESSMENT TEAM
[...] (C) One of our oldest and most dependable friends in the region, Oman remains a valued ally. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," second oldest in the Middle East and North Africa. In 2009, we will begin negotiations on renewal of our bilate [...]
2008-11-24 14:01:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PGOV PREL PTER ECON EFIN ETRD MASS MOPS
08MUSCAT850OMAN MEDIA REACTION
[...] SUMMARY: This week, Omani dailies continued commentary on the Mumbai attacks, repeating calls for calm and cooperation. Government Arabic daily "Oman" called the Iraq-U.S. SOFA an "achievement" for the Iraqi people, and private Arabic "Al Watan" claimed that Israel's lies have "flourished" ov [...]
2008-12-16 13:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
08MUSCAT852NOVEMBER 30 MEETING BETWEEN U.S. CENTCOM COMMANDER
[...] (C) On November 30, General David Petraeus, U.S. CENTCOM Commander, and the Ambassador met over dinner with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. Bin Alawi was joined by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, as well as Mohammed al-Hassan, P [...]
2008-12-17 05:51:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER AF IR IZ MU
08MUSCAT877OMANI MFA PRE-BRIEF OF GCC SUMMIT AGENDA AND ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) briefed the diplomatic corps December 27 on the agenda for the December 29-30 GCC Summit. The agenda combines old, well-known issues, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf common market along with newer i [...]
2008-12-28 12:55:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD PTER IR MU
08NEWDELHI1013GREYBEARDS AND INSIDERS GIVE DAS FEIGENBAUM THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During three days of meetings in Delhi, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum heard from Indian academics, politicians and former top bureaucrats gave varying views on the bilateral relationship, Indian domestic politics, and regional affairs. Former Ambassador to the U. [...]
2008-04-08 07:01:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN BM CH CE NP
08NEWDELHI102MENON CLAIMS IAEA NEGOTIATORS NOT GOING BEYOND 123
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador told Foreign Secretary Menon January 11 that the demands made by the Indian negotiators during the January 2-4 safeguards talks with the IAEA appeared to go over beyond the principle of safeguards in perpetuity established in the 123 agreement. Menon countered that the [...]
2008-01-11 12:57:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN IR AF
08NEWDELHI1142AHMADINEJAD VISIT TO INDIA SEEN AS PURE POLITICS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India's National Security Advisor MK Narayanan publicly confirmed that Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit India for seven hours on April 29 following a trip to Sri Lanka and prior to arriving in Pakistan. Post conveyed to senior Ministry of External Affairs officia [...]
2008-04-25 13:09:00Embassy New DelhiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KNNP PARM PINR ECON ENRG EPET IR IN
08NEWDELHI1166DELHI DIARY, APR 21-28
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for April 21-28, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Composite Dialogue Dates Set For May 20 and 21 -- UPA Announces Record Foodgrain Harvest Estimate -- Naxalite/Maoist Incidents Increase [...]
2008-04-29 13:37:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM PBTS TBIO EAGR NP IN BG
08NEWDELHI1194MENON SAYS AHMADINEJAD PLAYED TO MASSES DURING
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon related to the Ambassador May 1 that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the Prime Minister during his April 29 stop in Delhi that the world is changing in Iran's favor. When asked for specifics, Menon noted, Ahmadinejad voiced more mild opini [...]
2008-05-01 11:39:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP EPET KISL ENRG ECON ETRD IR IN
08NEWDELHI126LET'S FIX IRRITANTS THAT PLAGUE THIS PARTNERSHIP,
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador told Foreign Secretary Menon January 11 that a range of bilateral problems has started to make people question the strategic partnership that both sides seek, and wonder why the USG has encountered such difficulty when it has done so much to try to bring India into the g [...]
2008-01-14 14:29:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL AMGT KREC OFDP ODIP IN
08NEWDELHI1410NARAYANAN WORRIED ABOUT PAKISTAN AND NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary: National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan told the Ambassador May 23 that the May 13 Jaipur blasts had HUJI "fingerprints," but he expressed greater concern about increased infiltration from Pakistan, which he believed could lead to greater tragedy. He related that Pakistan had not [...]
2008-05-23 12:38:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1432SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MAY 2008 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Dear Senator Feingold: The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at a critical juncture in what has been a period of profound transformation in Indo-US relations. While we have successfully accelerated and expanded the ties between our two democracies into a [...]
2008-05-27 13:42:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON KNNP IN
08NEWDELHI1433NARAYANAN DISCUSSES PAKISTAN, COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] (C) National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan described for CODEL Nelson and the Ambassador on May 26 his views on Afghanistan, Pakistan, Naxalites, counter-terrorism cooperation, and the state of the relationship in light of the nuclear deal and Enhanced End Use Monitoring (EEUM). Narayanan de [...]
2008-05-27 13:45:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALIN KNNP PARM PK PREL PTER TSPL
08NEWDELHI1475CODEL FEINGOLD DISCUSSES PAKISTAN, NUCLEAR DEAL,
[...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy to the Prime Minister Shyam Saran told Senator Russ Feingold May 29 that India hoped to use its relative economic prosperity to promote the integration of South Asia. Saran expressed hope that the Indian government would soon submit the safeguards agreement to the I [...]
2008-05-30 11:57:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1489NARAYANAN URGES BETTER BILATERAL UNDERSTANDING ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-02 10:54:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL PTER KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1503SENATORS FEINGOLD AND CASEY MEETING WITH FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary. In a May 30 meeting with Senators Feingold and Casey, Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee noted that the key to stability in the region lies in addressing extremism in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border regions. He expressed concern over increasing cross-border infiltration attempts o [...]
2008-06-03 11:02:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM ENRG KISL PHUM PREL TRGY TSPL AF
08NEWDELHI1514DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES REGIONAL AND NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Minister of Defense A.K. Antony discussed with Senator Feingold on May 30 regional issues including Pakistan, Burma, and Afghanistan, nuclear issues in the context of the U.S. presidential election and Iranian proliferation, and the U.S.-India defense relationship. Antony said that India [...]
2008-06-04 13:29:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR PARM KNNP IN
08NEWDELHI1549STAFFDEL ANDERSON DISCUSES REGIONAL ISSUES,
[...] (SBU) Staffdel Anderson discussed a wide range of regional and domestic issues with government officials and non-governmental commentators during a visit to Delhi on June 1-4. A Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary justified India's relationship with Iran, emphasized its commitment to [...]
2008-06-06 08:50:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KNNP ENRG IN
08NEWDELHI1560DELHI DIARY, MAY 30-JUNE 6, 2008
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for May 30-June 6, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- MEA Chief of Mission Conference -- Government Officials Retain Public Information -- Karunanidhi Birthday Bash: Bashing the BJP -- Pa [...]
2008-06-06 12:14:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SCUL KDEM IN
08NEWDELHI1756SCENESETTER FOR REPRESENTATIVE ACKERMAN JULY 2008 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Dear Representative Ackerman and Delegation: The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at a critical juncture in what has been a period of profound transformation in Indo-US relations. While we have successfully accelerated and expanded the ties between our [...]
2008-06-25 12:22:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON KNNP IN
08NEWDELHI1921PAKISTANI HIGH COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION UNDERSCORES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's call on him to explain next steps needed to bring the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement to fruition, Pakistani High Commissioner Shadid Malik focused on the need for the Nuclear Suppliers Group to follow a "criteria-based approach,"specifying, "We can onl [...]
2008-07-10 13:43:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY PK IN
08NEWDELHI1934KABUL EMBASSY BLAST UNLIKELY TO SPARK HARSH INDIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian reaction thus far has been muted to the July 7 attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul, which killed four Indian personnel and at least 37 others, and the implication by President Karzai and others that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency was behind the blast [...]
2008-07-11 12:08:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER PGOV PN ID
08NEWDELHI1944MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, MIDDLE
[...] "NO MORE DELAY," editorial in the July 14 independent Kolkata Bengali daily, ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA. "At the end of his rule, the Prime Minister has taken the first bold step on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal by prioritizing national interests and ignoring nonsense opposition by the Leftists... If th [...]
2008-07-14 11:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2012INDIA'S UPA GOVERNMENT SURVIVES CONFIDENCE VOTE --
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The two-day special session of parliament to consider the confidence motion culminated late on July 22 with a victory for the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition government. The tally was 275 votes in favor of the confidence motion, 256 opposed, and 1 [...]
2008-07-22 14:37:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2019INDIA DISPATCHES ENVOYS TO 54 CAPITALS, EMBASSY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Embassy hosted 41 local representatives of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) member countries to an information-sharing lunch on the next steps in the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative on July 23. Comments focused on the difficulties imposed by the compressed tim [...]
2008-07-23 13:20:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2047COOL HEADS PREVAIL IN RESPONSE TO KABUL ATTACK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indian Ministry for External Affairs (MEA) Director for Pakistan Affairs Balasubramanian told Poloffs on July 23 that Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon,s aggressive press statements, alleging Pakistan's complicity in the July 7 Indian Embassy bombing, indicate a do [...]
2008-07-25 11:09:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM PK IN
08NEWDELHI2078SCENESETTER FOR VICE ADMIRAL WIERINGA DPPG AUGUST
[...] (SBU) The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at an important juncture in our military relationship with India. The commanding position that the Soviet Union and later Russia enjoyed on military sales to India is weakening, the Ministry of Defense is progressing [...]
2008-07-30 09:52:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIN MASS MOPS PARM PREL XD
08NEWDELHI2086INDIA CONTINUES TO DEBATE NUCLEAR INITIATIVE, WARY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A week after the United Progressive Alliance (UP) government's victory in the July 22 confidence vote, the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative remains a focus of media coverage and political positioning. Print media scrutinized negotiations over the language of Indi [...]
2008-07-30 13:22:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2109OPTIMISM REPLACE BY TENSION IN KASHMIR, BUT
[...] Summary: (SBU)"Tension" is the new byword in Kashmir, replacing the optimism that seemed to be cautiously growing prior to the June outbreak of rioting related to the transfer of land to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board. An ongoing "bandh" (work stoppage) has been in place in Hindu-dominated [...]
2008-08-01 12:39:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PTER KDEM PK IN
08NEWDELHI2110RAJASTHAN BELLWETHER: RAJE REMAINS A STRONG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the western state of Rajasthan facing elections in November 2008, Poloffs held meetings July 7-11 with high-level state officials, journalists, industrialists and state assembly members. Despite the May 13 Jaipur terrorist incident (Ref B) and the violent Gujjar-led agit [...]
2008-08-01 13:00:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN
08NEWDELHI2126MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL,
[...] "A BIG SUCCESS," editorial in August 3 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "India's government and its diplomats should be given credit for the green signal given to the India- specific safeguards agreement by the IAEA board of governors. The next step is to secure the vital 45-member NSG's approval, w [...]
2008-08-04 10:16:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2141INDIAN VIEWS ON NAM MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ON
[...] (C) Summary. According to the UK High Commission in Delhi, the Indian government is claiming credit for helping to secure a much improved NAM declaration on Iran's nuclear program from the Tehran ministerial conference. Indian officials also report pressure from Iran's Sunni neighbors, who c [...]
2008-08-06 06:21:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PARM TRGY KNNP IR IN
08NEWDELHI2173DELHI DIARY, AUGUST 4-8
[...] Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi from August 4-8, 2008, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- All-Party Meeting on Jammu and Kashmir Launches a Process -- Supreme Court Extends Ban on Islamic Student Group -- Election Dates Discus [...]
2008-08-08 10:59:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PTER PINR KDEM IN
08NEWDELHI2246MUSHARRAF RESIGNS: INDIAN REACTION PURPOSEFULLLY
[...] (C) Summary. Official Indian reaction to news of President Musharraf's resignation has been a calculated message of non-interference and a desire to work with the GOP to continue to improve bilateral ties. Below the surface is a fear that Musharraf's departure could lead to a breakdown of ci [...]
2008-08-19 11:56:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PINR PTER KNNP PK IN
08NEWDELHI2264PM'S INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS: INDIA'S MOMENT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: While giving prominent attention to issues that most directly involve U.S. interests -- U.S.-India Civil Nuclear initiative, Jammu and Kashmir, terrorism and regional security -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's traditional Independence Day address on August 15 focused primaril [...]
2008-08-21 12:37:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY
08NEWDELHI2266INDIA SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER
[...] (SBU) On behalf of Ambassador Mulford, we welcome your upcoming visit and offer this snapshot of the bilateral relationship. Coming only days after the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) plenary in Vienna, your visit gives us a chance to gauge where we stand in the NSG process and discuss next s [...]
2008-08-21 13:27:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MASS OREP KSTC KOMC IN IR PARM PK
08NEWDELHI2295NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT: AUGUST 2008 THIRD WEEK
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes an S&T section update on the new Indo-US collaboration in Engineering Education, exploring opportunities for US-India collaboration in space and solar energy, India's plans to set up its largest solar telescope and a report on [...]
2008-08-26 12:13:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI2589INDIA-EU SUMMIT PREVIEW (CANCEL THIS TELEGRAM)
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-26 12:01:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP ETRD ENRG EAIR PHUM SENV TRGY
08NEWDELHI2591INDIA-EU SUMMIT PREVIEW NEW DELHI 00002591 001.2 OF 003
[...] (C) Summary. On September 29 and 30 Prime Minister Singh will travel to Marseilles for the ninth India-EU summit. While neither GOI nor EU interlocutors have expectations of big deliverables out of the summit, the two sides will deliver two declarations: one highlighting progress made in the India- [...]
2008-09-26 12:54:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP ETRD ENRG EAIR PHUM SENV TRGY
08NEWDELHI2606INDIA SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, we welcome your upcoming visit and offer this overview of the bilateral relationship. Coming only hours after hoped-for congressional approval of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement, your visit gives us a chance to mark this milestone in the relationship while pus [...]
2008-09-30 07:23:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM ECON PGOV PTER EAID IN
08NEWDELHI2613MEDIA REACTION: INDO-U.S. NUCLEAR DEAL, U.S.
[...] "JUST A STEP AWAY," editorial in the September 29 AMAR UJLA Hindi daily: "The U.S.-India nuclear deal is just a step away from its conclusion after the approval by the U.S. House of Representatives. Now there will be a discussion on the deal in the senate. The U.S. Congress' clearance is just [...]
2008-09-30 12:02:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2629MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, IRAN:
[...] "NUCLEAR AGREEMENT: WHAT TO LOSE, WHAT TO GAIN?" editorial in the September 30 right-of-center Urdu daily "MUNSIF", Hyderabad: "As desired by Manmohan Singh, the final seal on the Indo-U.S. Nuclear Agreement is just a matter of formality now. Very soon, the agreement would see the light of day [...]
2008-10-01 11:54:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN SIPDIS
08NEWDELHI2643MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, GLOBAL
[...] "INDIA DID IT" editorial in October 3 Kolkata Bengali independent ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA. "... As if ridiculing those of his allies...who regard the agreement as America's imperialist design, Manmohan Singh signed a nuclear deal with the French President... That Manmohan could come back with a d [...]
2008-10-03 12:24:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2664SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT - INDIAN MEDIA OPINION ON
[...] Begin summary: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's October 4 visit to New Delhi was widely labeled by the Indian media as her victory lap, with expectations that the 123 Agreement would be inked. The October 5 coverage was generally straightforward, reflecting a clear sense of disapp [...]
2008-10-07 05:42:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2665MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, INDIA-
[...] "AFTER THE NUCLEAR DEAL," editorial in the October 5 centrist DAINIK BHASKAR Hindi daily: "The US-India civil nuclear agreement has ensured that India's emergence as a global power has now been formally certified. The U.S.- India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Ac [...]
2008-10-07 09:47:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2666RAJASTHAN GETTING BACK TO BASICS
[...] (SBU) Summary: An economic reporting trip to Jaipur and Udaipur Rajasthan the week of September 23-25 revealed a high level of dynamism and engagement in the state bureaucracy surrounding a number of programs geared to "get the basics right" in infrastructure, education, and service delivery. [...]
2008-10-07 11:37:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD IN
08NEWDELHI2671U.S. TREASURY AND GOI DISCUSS PROLIFERATION AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 9-11, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorism Finance and Financial Crimes Patrick O'Brien met with GOI and banking officials in Delhi and Mumbai to discuss the following: (a) international efforts to counter the illicit financial and commercial activities of Iran [...]
2008-10-07 13:26:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETKTFN ECON EFIN PREL PINR PTER IR IN
08NEWDELHI2678MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, INDIA-
[...] NUCLEAR DEAL A TRIBUTE TO INDIA'S INTERNATIONAL STATURE," op-ed in the October 7 centrist DAINIK HINDUSTAN Hindi daily by foreign affairs writer Pranay Sharma: "The nuclear deal with the U.S. is a big triumph for the UPA government, although it may not translate into votes for the Congress par [...]
2008-10-08 10:11:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2692MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, U.S.
[...] "ONE-SIDED LAW," op-ed in the October 9 right-of- center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist Brahma Chellaney: "The U.S.-India civil nuclear agreement lacks even the basic elements. India has no assured fuel-supply guarantee. It is certain that if the U.S. disrupts its nu [...]
2008-10-10 10:25:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI270DAS FEIGENBAUM MEETS BRAJESH MISHRA AND M.K.
[...] (U) Summary: Two of Delhi's top foreign policy experts, former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra and former Foreign Secretary M.K. Rasgotra, told visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum that the civil nuclear initiative is may yet move through the governing coalition bu [...]
2008-01-28 06:35:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PTER TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY
08NEWDELHI2709MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, GLOBAL
[...] "GEORGE BUSH'S GIFT," op-ed in the October 11 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by political commentator and Congress party leader Rajiv Shukla: "President Bush's gesture of signing the nuclear agreement on the Indian Dasshera festival day is significant in that it is a unique and unprecedented agreem [...]
2008-10-14 12:49:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2713MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL,
[...] "PRANAB'S REQUEST," editorial in the October 14 RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "After signing the India- U.S. civilian nuclear agreement with the U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee's remarks in Washington were significant. He urged Pakistan not to be app [...]
2008-10-15 10:29:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2721MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY / FINANCIAL
[...] "SELF-CREATED CRISIS", editorial in the October 15 right-of-center Urdu daily "HAMARA SAMAJ", New Delhi: "The President of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, termed the present world financial crisis as man-made "catastrophe". His statement needs no comment. Need not to explain the reason behind [...]
2008-10-16 11:03:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2722MIXED SENTIMENT AMONG INDIANS OVER ZARDARI
[...] (C) Summary: The Indian Government has been in wait-and-see mode regarding the path of India's bilateral relationship with Pakistan since President Zardari's election on September 6. Indian media has paid much attention to positive comments made by Zardari, as well as to the possibility of tr [...]
2008-10-16 11:12:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PTER KNNP PK IN
08NEWDELHI2780MEDIA REACTION: WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS, U.S.
[...] "EASY SOLUTION TO ECONOMIC CRISIS," op-ed in October 22 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by former diplomat and parliamentarian Kuldip Nayar: "When you are hard up you reach for the money you have hidden. India or, for that matter, the entire South Asia, is facing the crisis of liquid [...]
2008-10-23 10:39:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2816MENON ADDRESSES CIVIL NUCLEAR NEXT STEPS AND OTHER
[...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Mulford discussed next steps on civil nuclear cooperation and a range of bilateral issues with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on October 30. Menon said he was prepared to review draft diplomatic notes to bring [...]
2008-10-30 14:33:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2824MEDIA REACTION: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS, U.S.
[...] "MANMOHAN ON RECESSION," editorial in the October 27 AMAR UJALA Hindi daily: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh clearly said in the 7th Beijing Asia-Europe summit that this economic crisis is a result of developed countries' economic policies and the developing countries are paying the price. He s [...]
2008-10-31 10:20:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2828INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT TEHRAN TO DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary: India,s External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will visit Tehran on November 1 to attend the annual Joint Commission meeting with his Iranian counterpart Davood Jafari. Mukherjee,s visit to Iran will focus on economic issues related to trade and is unlikely to result in any s [...]
2008-10-31 12:39:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID EPET IR PK IN
08NEWDELHI2829PUNJAB: BELLWETHER STATE CAUGHT BETWEEN CONSUMER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Punjab remains the richest state in India with its historically strong agricultural sector, and nascent real estate and industrial sectors. However, there are signs of decline in Punjab as other states surge ahead. Its long-held claim to highest per capita income in India has [...]
2008-10-31 13:06:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN
08NEWDELHI2849MEDIA REACTION: ECONOMIC CRISIS, U.S.
[...] "U.S. PREDICTION," editorial in the November 4 RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "Western countries, which dominate the world, have started showing signs of collapsing. According to the U.S. intelligence report if the current trend continues, China will emerge as the world's largest economy and to [...]
2008-11-05 11:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2852SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL
[...] "YES, HE CAN," editorial in the November 6 centrist THE TIMES OF INDIA. "Obama campaigned consistently as the candidate for change by handing a landslide victory to its first ever African-American president, America already is a different country ... With Obama's election America has come cl [...]
2008-11-06 11:23:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2860SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT - LANDSLIDE VICTORY FOR
[...] Begin summary: The India media gave unprecedented attention to the U.S. elections this year. Only India's own national elections aftermath could have surpassed Senator Barack Obama's election victory in sheer volume of coverage. In reporting and commentary, there was widespread admiration fo [...]
2008-11-06 13:08:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2878SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL
[...] "SOMETHING THAT WON'T CHANGE," editorial in the November 7 nationalist English daily HINDUSTAN TIMES (Circulation: 1.6 million). "Does the departure of Mr. Bush change the amplitude of India-U.S. ties? The answer is a resounding no for two significant reasons. Mr. Obama is a man who is clear a [...]
2008-11-07 11:05:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2889INDIANS EXCITED, GOI CAUTIOUS ABOUT OBAMA VICTORY
[...] (U) Summary: The Indian public and the media heralded Barack Obama's presidential victory with joy, amazement and admiration. Indians from all social strata had followed the election with more interest than any previous U.S. presidential election. Many of the national dailies devoted several [...]
2008-11-07 13:57:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KMDR KPAO ECON PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC
08NEWDELHI289GORDON BROWN IN INDIA: "PARTNERSHIP OF EQUALS"
[...] (C) Summary. Gordon Brown's first trip to India as Prime Minister brought nearly unanimous positive public reaction, despite "deliverables" being mostly reiterations of previous policy declarations and confirmations of the potential for a more prosperous future. The UK High Commission emphasi [...]
2008-01-29 10:04:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON UNSC IN
08NEWDELHI2895MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; NEW
[...] "CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR OBAMA" Sunday supplement special article in the November 9, 2008, Mumbai edition of left- of-center Marathi daily LOKSATTA. "The American media which is going gaga over Barack Obama's electoral victory is soon going to show its true colors. It will shower praises on Obam [...]
2008-11-10 12:13:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI29PUT THE ONUS ON INDIA FOR UNSC SEAT
[...] (C) Summary. As we look to engage with India on greater cooperation within the United Nations (reftels),concurrent with a possible completion of the civil-nuclear deal in sight and inter-governmental negotiations on United Nations Security Council expansion, the time may be near when the USG [...]
2008-01-04 12:18:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO KUNR USUN IN
08NEWDELHI2904MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,
[...] "CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE," editorial in November 10 centrist HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "Iranian President Ahmedinejad's congratulatory message to US President- elect Barack Obama makes it evident that Obama's victory has raised optimism in the Muslim world, including Iran... The message indicates [...]
2008-11-12 10:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2918MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-
[...] "OBAMA AND INDIA: OBAMA'S NAIVE VIEW ON KASHMIR" op-ed article by guest columnist and retired air vice marshall P.L. Purohit in the November 13, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "Unfortunately, Barack Obama's understanding of the Kashmir issue is based on some half-truths [...]
2008-11-14 12:15:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2930MEDIA REACTION: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS, U.S.-
[...] "FIGHT AGAINST RECESSION," editorial in the November 16 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "The situation calls for such a global regulatory system, which warns the world in advance of a crisis. The two renowned U.S.-led financial institutions-- IMF and the World Bank --should realize that their negli [...]
2008-11-17 10:23:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2983MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ELECTIONS/OBAMA PRESIDENCY,
[...] "HOW BENEFICIAL IS THE OBAMA WIN TO THE ISLAMIC WORLD?" editorial in the November 24, 2008, Mumbai edition of right-of-center Marathi daily SAAMNA. "The world knows that neither the U.S. Presidential elections nor the elections to the House of Representatives make any difference to the U.S. p [...]
2008-11-24 10:07:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2986INDIA,S POSITION ON IRAN REMAINS UNCHANGED
[...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and PolOff delivered on November 24 reftel demarches on Iran to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran (PAI) Division, T.C.A. Raghavan, and Deputy Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs, Vipul. The two m [...]
2008-11-24 12:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
08NEWDELHI2993MEDIA REACTION: US-INDIA RELATIONS, WORLD
[...] "HURDLES OF EMERGING NATION," editorial in the November 24 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "The U.S. Directorate of National Intelligence assessment is in line with the expectations of many Indians that India will emerge as a major world power by 2025. Hopefully, this U.S. assessment will inspire t [...]
2008-11-25 11:10:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3000MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW
[...] "HOW SERIOUSLY CAN WE TAKE ZARDARI'S COMMENT?" op-ed article in November 25 centrist DAINIK BHASKAR Hindi daily by foreign affairs writer Ved Pratap Vaidik: "What's the similarity between Rajiv Gandhi (former Indian prime minister) and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari? Both got the PM's thr [...]
2008-11-26 09:45:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3023MENON FAVORS CLOSER COOPERATION FOLLOWING MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told Ambassador Mulford November 29 the terrorist at4acks in Mumbai were ""on a whole new level"" and that he looked forward to closer cooperation with the U.S. as the ""silver lining"" of the tragedy. Menon confirmed the FBI team had been cleared [...]
2008-11-30 14:34:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER IN KCRM
08NEWDELHI3024MENON FAVORS CLOSER COOPERATION FOLLOWING MUMBAI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told Ambassador Mulford November 29 the terrorist attacks in Mumbai were "on a whole new level" and that he looked forward to closer cooperation with the U.S. as the "silver lining" of the tragedy. Menon confirmed the FBI team had been cleared [...]
2008-11-30 14:35:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER IN KCRM
08NEWDELHI3041SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (CONTINUED): MUMBAI
[...] "DEALING WITH THE NEIGHBOR," editorial in the December 2 nationalist English Daily THE HINDUSTAN TIMES (Circulation: 1.6 million). "There is little doubt that the origins of the Mumbai terror attack lie within the borders of Pakistan. India could consider severing the peace process and rolling [...]
2008-12-02 11:43:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3052MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: CODEL MCCAIN TOLD THAT
[...] (C) Summary: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told Senators McCain, Lieberman and Graham that India expected Pakistan to respond directly and promptly to New Delhi's demands for the return of accused terrorists provided refuge in Pakistan. In a December 2 meeting, Mukherjee said [...]
2008-12-03 11:34:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PK IN
08NEWDELHI3054PM SINGH URGES MCCAIN CODEL TO DELIVER TOUGH
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Senators McCain, Lieberman, Graham, and the Ambassador in a December 2 meeting that the November terrorist attacks in Mumbai were of an unprecedented level of sophistication, clearly launched by LeT from Pakistani soil, with at least the knowle [...]
2008-12-03 11:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALIN KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER
08NEWDELHI3059MEDIA REACTION: MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS; NEW
[...] "LET PAKISTAN BE DECLARED A TERRORIST STATE," editorial in the November 29 Leftist Agartala (Tripura) Bengali daily, TRIPURA DARPAN. "Pakistan should immediately be declared a terrorist state. All sorts of relations should be snapped with this country. Merely pointing fingers toward Pakistan [...]
2008-12-04 11:35:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3113MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS IN WAKE
[...] "THE ACTION AGAINST LASHKAR-E-TOIBA," editorial in the December 9, 2008, Mumbai edition of left-of-center Marathi daily MAHARASHTRA TIMES. "Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari who until recently maintained that Pakistan had no connection with the Mumbai terror attacks, has suddenly woken up t [...]
2008-12-10 11:04:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3114PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV INDIA VISIT CONFIRMS CIV-NUKE
[...] (C) Summary. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev capped off a 24 hour visit to India by delivering as promised on agreements for civil nuclear, space and defense cooperation. Medvedev expressed Russia's solidarity with India in the war on terror in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, reiterating a [...]
2008-12-10 12:52:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNUC KNNP ECON TSPA RS IN
08NEWDELHI3125INDIA SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (C) India is grappling with its worst crisis of political confidence in recent memory. The Mumbai terrorist attacks deeply demoralized and angered the Indian public. Indians have directed their fury at the political establishment, which they feel failed to protect them and responded in a hap [...]
2008-12-11 12:29:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KMDR KPAO ECON PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC
08NEWDELHI3127INDIA SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY
[...] (C) Senator Kerry, as you know your visit comes at a time of new tensions between India and Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks. The U.S. has encouraged the GOI to pursue a measured action. Both Secretary Rice and Deputy Secretary Negroponte have traveled to the region to meet with leaders in [...]
2008-12-11 13:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KMDR KPAO ECON PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC
08NEWDELHI3144MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, GLOBAL
[...] "INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE," editorial in December 11 HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "The Pakistan government is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. If it defends Jamaat-ud-Dawa it will have to face an even stronger global opposition. At the same time, it is incapable of acting tough against [...]
2008-12-12 10:56:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3181MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, IRAQ,
[...] "LETS RID OURSELVES OF THE FEAR PSYCHOSIS OVER PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR ARMS" op-ed article by retired air marshal P L Purohit in the December 18, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "Pakistan is acting under international pressure as of now. But once the pressure recedes, the no [...]
2008-12-18 11:35:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3191MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS,
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-19 10:27:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3234MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW
[...] "IT IS BETTER TO EVADE WAR", editorial in the December 22, 2008 right-of-center Urdu daily "URDU TIMES", Mumbai: "The most worrisome aspect of Indo-Pak imbroglio is that both countries are nuclear states. Both of them will be destroyed in the event of a nuclear war. India's economy was growin [...]
2008-12-24 07:25:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3236GOI Leaders' Statements on Pakistan and Terrorism, December
[...] (SBU) Mission reports below statements made by the Indian Foreign Minister, the Indian Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister and President of the ruling United Progressive Alliance government over the last three days on Pakistan and terrorism. Despite the often heated headlines in both India a [...]
2008-12-24 11:40:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PK IN
08NEWDELHI3242December
[...] "STUMBLING BLOCK IN THE PATH OF U.S.," op-ed in December 28 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "What Pakistan is doing is nothing but a ploy to make the U.S. continue the struggle on Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a long time. U.S. troop [...]
2008-12-29 10:02:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3244MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW
[...] "STUMBLING BLOCK IN THE PATH OF U.S.," op-ed in December 28 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "What Pakistan is doing is nothing but a ploy to make the U.S. continue the struggle on Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a long time. U.S. troop [...]
2008-12-29 10:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3253MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS,
[...] "WHO WANTS WAR?" op-ed article by columnist Anant Bagaitkar in the December 29, 2008, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "As tempers ran high after the Mumbai terror attacks, almost everyone was putting forth the idea of a conventional war with Pakistan, the notorious neighbor w [...]
2008-12-30 10:28:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3267MENON SAYS INDIA TO DECIDE ON INFORMATION-SHARING WITH PAKISTAN, OPPOSED TO SPECIAL ENVOY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told Ambassador Mulford December 31 that the Indian government would make a decision later in the day on whether and how much information from the Mumbai terrorist attack investigations to share with Pakistan and other countries. Menon emphasized th [...]
2008-12-31 11:33:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
08NEWDELHI354NARAYANAN SAYS INDIA SEEKS 123 LANGUAGE IN IAEA
[...] (C) Summary: National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan told the Ambassador February 4 that the Indian team negotiating the safeguards agreement has stayed within the bounds of the 123 Agreement. While he admitted that the Indian side has sought to include the 123 language in the operational sa [...]
2008-02-04 14:05:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI388INDIA-IRAN TIES HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent developments illustrated the large gap between rhetoric and reality in Indo-Iranian relations. Iran's Ambassador to India expressed concern to the press February 5 over India's recent launch of an Israeli satellite with reconnaissance capabilities, warning India against g [...]
2008-02-06 12:38:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP PINR MNUC MCAP MARR IR IS IN
08NEWDELHI485NSA NARAYANAN ENCOURAGES GREATER ASIAN COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: National Security Advisor MK Narayanan unsurprisingly highlighted India,s &benign and stabilizing role8 in his remarks at the Munich Conference on Security Policy on February 10. Although much of Narayanan,s address to the primarily European audience pointed to India,s role [...]
2008-02-14 11:28:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS KTFN PK IN
08NEWDELHI558SENATORS' NUCLEAR DEADLINE BRINGS (MOSTLY)
[...] (SBU) Summary: The setting of a June deadline by Senators Kerry, Biden and Hagel during their February 20 visit to Delhi has sparked a tepid reaction from the Congress Party and, strangely, the Communists, while media supporters have used the opportunity to remind the Indian government of its [...]
2008-02-22 08:52:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI560CODEL BIDEN MEETING WITH NSA NARAYANAN
[...] (C) Summary. In a February 20 meeting with Codel Biden (consisting of Senators Joe Biden, John Kerry and Chuck Hagel),National Security Advisor M.K.A. Narayanan disclosed that GOI negotiations with the IAEA on the India-specific safeguards agreement are going well and he expects the agreemen [...]
2008-02-22 09:55:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PARM KDEM KNNP ENRG SOCI IS
08NEWDELHI645COMMERCE UNDER SECRETARY MANCUSO DISCUSSES TRADE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In their February 28 meeting, Commerce Minister Nath stressed to Under Secretary Mancuso the importance of progress on all of the U.S.-India economic dilaogues, including the HTCG, to ensure continued interest in the government-to-government engagement and forward progress in [...]
2008-02-29 12:10:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD MTCR PARM PREL IN
08NEWDELHI7CODEL VOINOVICH MEETING WITH PM SINGH
[...] (C) Summary. In a December 29 meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Codel Voinovich (consisting of Senator Voinovich, and Congressmen Turner, Gingrey, Pearce and Bishop) expressed appreciation for the Prime Minister's leadership in bringing U.S.-India relations to new heights. Senator V [...]
2008-01-02 12:18:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KNNP SOCI IN
08NEWDELHI703ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER PRESSES FOR PROGRESS
[...] (C) Summary: In separate March 4 meetings, Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher reviewed the bilateral relationship SIPDIS with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and Joint Secretary Gaitri Kumar. The Ambassador joined in the Menon meeting. They agreed on a renewed effort to achieve progres [...]
2008-03-06 12:42:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAGR ETRD AMGT CVIS MARR OEXC OVIP
08NEWDELHI731INDIA LAUNCHES A NEW SALVO IN ASIAN MISSILE RACE
[...] (S/NF) (NOTE: This cable is intended in part to fulfill reporting requirements outlined in SECSTATE 20964. END NOTE.) SUMMARY: India successfully test-fired an indigenously-designed submerged ballistic missile on February 26, signaling its intent and eventual capability to launch submarine-b [...]
2008-03-10 13:06:00Embassy New DelhiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR KPRP MCAP MNUC PARM XD XF XE IN CH PK
08NEWDELHI734INDIA'S DEFENSE BUDGET RISES MODERATELY, BUT PROCUREMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UPA government in its 2008-09 budget presented on February 29 increased its defense spending by 10% to Rs 1056 billion ($ 26.4 billion) from a budgeted Rs 960 billion ($24 billion) for FY 2007-08 and 14% compared to the actual spending for FY 2007-08. The budget seeks to est [...]
2008-03-11 08:34:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL MARR IN
08NEWDELHI763SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE NANCY PELOSI
[...] (SBU) Dear Speaker of the House Pelosi, Members of Congress Markey, McDermott, Miller, Sensenbrenner, Inslee, Holmes Norton, Solis, Eshoo, Holt and the Honorable Mr. Livingood: The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at a critical juncture in what has been a peri [...]
2008-03-13 12:36:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON KNNP IN
08PARIS1086USDP DISCUSSES LEBANON, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND
[...] (S) Summary. On May 29, Eric Edelman, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, met with French interlocutors including Gerard Araud, Political Director at the MFA, Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the MOD and Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor at the Elysee, to discus [...]
2008-06-09 07:52:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL MOPS MCAP AF LE PK IR SY FR
08PARIS1333COUNSELOR COHEN ENGAGES FRENCH ON PAKISTAN,
[...] (C) Summary. On July 8 and 9, State Department Counselor Eliot Cohen discussed Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel-Palestine, terrorism, ESDP, and the French Defense White Paper with officials from the French MFA, Elysee, MOD, and Secretariat General of National Defense (SGDN). MFA interloc [...]
2008-07-15 10:13:00Embassy ParisSECRETMCAP PGOV PREL EUN AF PA IR IZ FR
08PARIS141FRANCE 2008 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 [...]
2008-01-28 14:46:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR FR
08PARIS1751USDP EDELMAN DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN,
[...] (C) Summary. On September 12, USDP Edelman and Counselor Eliot Cohen met with Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs Advisor to FM Kouchner; Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy; and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the MOD, to discuss Afghanistan, P [...]
2008-09-19 09:17:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS NATO AF PA GG RU FR
08PARIS1853GENERAL PETRAEUS DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN,
[...] (C) Summary. During a September 25-26 visit to Paris to receive military honors, General David Petraeus met with French interlocutors including DefMin Herve Morin, PM Franois Fillon, Secretary-General of the MFA Gerard Errera (D-equivalent) and President Sarkozy's diplomatic advisor Jean-Dav [...]
2008-10-07 17:31:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS FR AF PA SY LE IR
08PARIS186INDIA: SARKOZY VISIT INCREASES BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary. President Sarkozy's January 25-27 official visit to India was political rather than commercially focused, according to DAS-equivalent Didier Leroy January 29. Leroy highlighted that France initialed a civil nuclear agreement, increased environmental cooperation, signed bilateral [...]
2008-02-01 17:59:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV FR IN
08PARIS1893FRANCE PROPOSES INFORMAL MEETING OF AFGHANISTAN'S
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary. On October 15, Pol M/C met with Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs advisor to FM Kouchner, to discuss the French proposal for a meeting to discuss regional cooperation among Afghanistan's neighbors. Errera apologized that t [...]
2008-10-15 17:22:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL AF FR UZ TI TX IR PK
08PARIS1927FRANCE PREPARES TO ENGAGE NEW US ADMINISTRATION ON
[...] (S/NF) Summary/comment: France's foreign policy establishment plans to engage the new U.S. administration as soon as possible (even, perhaps, before the formal inauguration) on a range of Middle East issues, including the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Iran, and Syria/Lebanon. In the hope [...]
2008-10-20 16:55:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNFR PREL PGOV MEPP
08PARIS1942USDP EDELMAN'S CONSULTATIONS IN PARIS, OCTOBER 16
[...] (C) Summary. On October 16, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Eric Edelman met with GOF officials Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Defense Ministry, and Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs Advisor to Foreign Minister Kouchner. They agreed on the importance of [...]
2008-10-22 16:06:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS AF PA IS IZ LE SY IR TU FR
08PARIS2134P3 CONSULTATIONS ON NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT IN PARIS
[...] (C) Summary. On November 7, Acting U/S John Rood met in Paris with his French and British counterparts Jacques Audibert and Mariot Leslie, respectively, to discuss a broad range of nonproliferation, arms control, and disarmament issues. Topics included regional issues (Iran, North Korea, and Syria) [...]
2008-11-21 08:21:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL PARM MARR KACT FR UK CH RU KN SY IR
08PARIS245P3 MEETING ON NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT
[...] (S) Summary. On February 7, Acting U/S John Rood and his delegation met his French and British P3 counterparts, Philippe Carre and Mariot Leslie respectively, to discuss a broad range of nonproliferation, arms control and disarmament issues. Unusually, the French were closer to the U.S. than were t [...]
2008-02-12 10:58:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL NATO PARM MARR KACT FR UK CH EG IN RU
08PARIS735AUSTRALIA GROUP: 2008 INFORMATION EXCHANGE (IE)
[...] (S) The following describes highlights of the Information Exchange (IE) portion of the annual meeting of the Australia Group (AG),which met in Paris, April 12-18, 2008 (Report on AG Plenary provided septel). The IE included 30 presentations by twelve AG member states. The US provided 10 of the 30 [...]
2008-04-17 16:41:00Embassy ParisSECRETPARM PREL CBW ETTC AS FR
08PARIS77USDP EDELMAN AND COUNSELOR COHEN DISCUSS
[...] (S) On January 8, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Eric Edelman, and Dr. Eliot Cohen, Counselor for the Department of State, met with Philippe Carre, Director of the Strategic Affairs bureau at the French MFA, and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Ministry of Defens [...]
2008-01-14 13:52:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL PARM MARR MOPS NATO FR RU CH GG AF IR
08PARIS811FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE
[...] (S/NF) Summary. On April 21, MFA Political Director Gerard Araud presented French views on the top-priority concerns of Iran and the Balkans, while on April 25, MFA Office Director for CFSP Patrick Maisonnave provided the general French reaction to the April GAERC demarche. Araud said that [...]
2008-04-25 17:06:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL EUN PGOV ZL PK ZI IR IZ IS CH BM GG
08PARTO100602(U) SECRETARY RICE'S OCTOBER 4, 2008 CONVERSATION
[...] (U) Classified by: Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) October 4, 2008: 3:30 p.m.; New Delhi, India. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador David Mulford SCA Affairs Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher PA Assi [...]
2008-10-06 03:31:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIALOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PTER MASS IN
08PARTO100603(U) SECRETARY RICE'S OCTOBER 4 2008 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) Classified by: Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) October 4, 2008: 7:00 p.m.; New Delhi, India. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador David Mulford South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary Richard Bouch [...]
2008-10-06 03:38:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIALOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV
08PARTO22807(U) Secretary Rice's February 27, 2008, Meeting
[...] (U) February 27, 2008; 6:00 p.m.; Tokyo, Japan 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary Amb. J. Thomas Schieffer A/S Sean McCormack, PA Lt Gen William Fraser, III, Assistant to the Chairman, JCS NSC Senior Director for East Asian Affairs Dennis Wilder Paul Hersey, Interpreter [...]
2008-02-28 19:12:00US Delegation, SecretarySECRETOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL ECON MOPS PHUM
08PARTO7(U) Secretary Rice's participation in the June
[...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Schieffer U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. William Fraser D [...]
2008-02-28 19:12:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIALOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL EAID MOPS JA AU
08PARTO8(U) Secretary Rice's June 26-27 Participation in
[...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008 at 18:00, and June 28, 2008 at 09:30; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. W [...]
2008-07-12 12:10:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIALOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM KNNP KWBG
08PARTO80808(U) Secretary Rice's July 26, 2008, Meeting
[...] (U) Classified by: Kenneth Merten, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) July 26, 2008; 3:30 p.m.; Auckland, New Zealand. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador McCormick A/S Sean McCormack, PA LTG William Fraser, JCS DAS Sco [...]
2008-08-08 00:42:00US Delegation, SecretarySECRETOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL ETRD PGOV ECON
08PRAGUE788CODEL TAUSCHER'S DECEMBER 18 MEETINGS IN PRAGUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 18 trip to Prague, Representatives Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) and Doug Lamborn (R-CO) met with Czech FM Schwarzenberg, DFM Pojar and DPM Vondra. Representative Tauscher stressed linking a possible radar site in the Czech Republic to short and medium range missile [...]
2008-12-19 14:10:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALOVIP MARR PREL PGOV NATO RS PL EZ
08PRETORIA234AQ KHAN TRIAL: DANIEL GEIGES PLEADS GUILTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY and INTRODUCTION: Swiss citizen Daniel Geiges was convicted in the Pretoria High Court of unlawful manufacture of components for illicit gas centrifuge uranium enrichment plants intended for Libya and Pakistan and for associated export control violations on 05 February. This mes [...]
2008-02-05 14:08:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC PREL KNNP SF
08RIYADH108PAKISTAN OFFICIAL: SAG LOOKING TO RUSSIANS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-27 07:19:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KNNP PK SA
08RIYADH114PAKISTAN OFFICIAL: SAG LOOKING TO RUSSIANS FOR NUCLEAR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-28 09:15:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNKNNP PGOV PINR PK PREL SA
08RIYADH1230CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION IN SAUDI: NEXT
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The enormous Saudi energy facilities located in the Kingdom's Eastern Province, which provide approximately 12 percent of global oil supply, remain highly vulnerable to external attack. Even partial disruption of these production facilities would have an immediate impact on oil s [...]
2008-08-11 16:10:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1376 Saudi Arabia: Special Media Reaction on Election of
[...] Summary: Coverage of the election of Asif Ali Zardari as the new president of Pakistan has been extensive in the English-language press. The Arabic-language coverage has been significantly less, with only one newspaper printing a commentary on the election. Everything else consisted of wire sto [...]
2008-09-09 11:18:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KDEM SA PK
08RIYADH1659SAUDI ARABIA: SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER
[...] (S) On behalf of the US Mission to Saudi Arabia, I welcome you back to the Kingdom. As you are aware, your visit coincides with King Abdullah,s trip to the United States, thus the King and several senior ministers will not be in country. Your schedule includes meetings with Crown Prince Sultan [...]
2008-11-04 13:51:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL SA
08RIYADH1668SAUD AL FAISAL ON PAKISTAN, IRAQ, LEBANON,
[...] (C) Summary: On October 26, Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt and Ambassador Fraker met Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal. Kimmitt and Saud Discussed Pakistan's approaching balance of payment crisis, Saudi relations with Iraq, the need for continued support for the Palestinian Aut [...]
2008-11-08 05:43:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EINV PREL EPET KPAL SA
08ROME1226SCENESETTER FOR PM BERLUSCONI'S OCTOBER 13 TRIP TO
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Mr. President, Silvio Berlusconi's October 13 visit to Washington provides an opportunity to strengthen our close ties with a valuable ally in Europe. Since your June 11-13 visit, Berlusconi has consolidated the standing of his government in Italian public opinion through a ser [...]
2008-10-02 15:08:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV IT
08ROME1406SCENESETTER FOR YOUR DECEMBER 3 VISIT TO ROME
[...] (C) Summary. 1. (C) Summary. The political conditions in Italy are dramatically different from the conditions that existed when you last visited in July 2006. Silvio Berlusconi has returned to power after two years of a divided and ineffectual Prodi government. Berlusconi enjoys unparalleled levels [...]
2008-11-19 10:33:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO IT
08ROME54ITALY: POL DIRECTOR TELLS U/S ROOD ITALY SUPPORTS
[...] (C) Italian MFA Political Director Terzi told U/S Rood that Italy supported additional measures to encourage Iran to suspend uranium enrichment (with a strong preference for a UNSCR, but also expressing openness to EU action). Terzi said the GOI believed in continuing the two-tracked approach [...]
2008-01-15 09:15:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KNNP XF IT
08ROME988U/S ROOD DISCUSSES IRAN, MISSILE DEFENSE WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Italian MFA Political Director Terzi thanked U/S Rood on June 23 for the U.S. assistance in including Italy in pre P5+1 consultations on Iran. He said Italy was pushing for stronger EU measures against Iran and wanted to include a robust discussion of Iran by the Quint on the m [...]
2008-08-05 12:28:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL MNUC MCAP MARR NATO ETTC KNNP IAEA
08SANJOSE181COSTA RICA ENDORSES UNSC RESOLUTION 1803
[...] (U) On March 4 we met with Alejandro Solano-Ortiz, alternate Director General of the Foreign Policy Office of the MFA, Raldolph Coto, Coordinator of the Foreign Policy Office of the MFA, and with Juan Salas, of the MFA UNSC desk to deliver the full text of the resolution and to seek their view [...]
2008-03-07 11:42:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA CS
08SANJOSE763COSTA RICA: AUGUST 28 UNSC BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IO Acting A/S Brian Hook's August 28 bilateral consultations with the MFA on UNSC matters were successful in bringing the U.S. and the GOCR to mutual understanding - if not agreement - on a range of UNSC issues. A/S Hook lobbied the MFA for greater cooperation on speed in the UN [...]
2008-09-23 13:23:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALEFIN IZ PGOV PINR PREL UNSC UN CS
08SANTIAGO955AMBASSADOR SCHULTE OUTLINES IN CHILE USG NUCLEAR
[...] (U) U.S. Ambassador to the IAEA Schulte October 14-16 reviewed with Chilean audiences Iran's ongoing failure to cooperate with the IAEA; USG and IAEA assessments of Tehran's attempts to develop nuclear weapons; and, the dual-track international effort to either bring Iran to the negotiating tab [...]
2008-10-24 17:56:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV BTIO OEXC PGOV CI
08SANTIAGO956AMBASSADOR SCHULTE OUTLINES IN CHILE USG NUCLEAR
[...] (U) U.S. Ambassador to the IAEA Schulte October 14-16 reviewed with Chilean audiences Iran's ongoing failure to cooperate with the IAEA; USG and IAEA assessments of Tehran's attempts to develop nuclear weapons; and, the dual-track international effort to either bring Iran to the negotiating tab [...]
2008-10-24 17:57:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV BTIO OEXC PGOV CI
08SAOPAULO449MEDIA REACTION: MUSHARRAF IMPEACHMENT; MERCOSUL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-20 10:44:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
08SEOUL1345PRESS BULLETIN - July 7, 2008
[...] We Have More Important Things to Worry About (Chosun Ilbo, July 7, 2008, Page 31) Features 2. U.S. "Condoned Summary Executions during Korean War" (Daily Chosun, July 7, 2008) 3 3. Foreign Students in the U.S. Can Work as Interns (Dong-a Ilbo, July 7, 2008, Page 13) 3 4. Majority of [...]
2008-07-07 06:11:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
08SEOUL20PRESIDENT-ELECT LEE'S ADVISORS REPUDIATE SUNSHINE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Providing what might be a preview of President-elect Lee Myung-bak's North Korea policy during a KBS roundtable broadcast on January 1, 2008, two of Lee's foreign policy advisors, Park Jin, foreign policy lead on the transition team, and North Korea specialist Nam Sung-wook decl [...]
2008-01-04 04:44:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPROG PREL ECON KS KN
08SEOUL2192PRESS BULLETIN - November 10, 2008
[...] Prepare for Renegotiation of ROK-U.S. FTA (Hankyoreh Shinmun, November 10, 2008, Page 27) 2. Seoul Should Not Delay Introducing the FTA Ratification Bill to the National Assembly (Seoul Shinmun, November 10, 2008, Page 31) 3. Cooperation and Trust (JoongAng Ilbo, November 8, 2008, Page 26) [...]
2008-11-10 07:51:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
08SEOUL2401PRESS BULLETIN - December 15, 2008
[...] "Six-Party Process Reveals Its Fundamental Limitations" (JoongAng Ilbo, December 13, 2008, Page 26) 2. What the "Controversy over North Korea's Nuclear Status" Means (Chosun Ilbo, December 15, 2008, Page 35) 3. Obama's Way of Dealing with North Korea (Hankook Ilbo, December 15, 2008, Page 39 [...]
2008-12-15 08:16:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
08SHANGHAI42SHANGHAI ACADEMICS DISCUSS TAIWAN, NORTH KOREA AND IRAN WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 22 lunch, four of Shanghai's leading U.S.-China relations academics exchanged views with EAP DAS Thomas Christensen on Taiwan, U.S.-China military relations, North Korea and China's non-interference principle. The academics expressed concerns about the domestic polit [...]
2008-02-01 06:28:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR CH TW IR BM
08SINGAPORE1015SECRETARY OF LABOR CHAO MEETS SINGAPORE PM LEE
[...] 1. (U) August 29, 2008; 1:30 p.m.; the Istana (the Palace). 2. (U) Participants United States Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, Ambassador Patricia L. Herbold, Associate Deputy Secretary of Labor Anna Hui, Dr. James Chao, and DCM Daniel Shields (notetaker.) Singapore Prime Mi [...]
2008-09-18 07:27:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALELAB PREL PGOV OVIP SN
08SINGAPORE1337STAFFDEL LUSE HEARS MFA'S VIEW OF ASIAN CHALLENGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Singapore MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan urged continued strong U.S. engagement in East Asia during a wide-ranging conversation with Staffdel Luse and the DCM on December 5. He urged the United States to focus on reviving its own economic growth while using to [...]
2008-12-23 04:18:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL SN CH KN PK
08SINGAPORE40GOS “EXPLAINS” DECISION NOT TO DETAIN
[...] (S) In response to a request from the DCM for further explanation of Singapore's January 5 decision not to investigate a shipment of proliferation concern bound for Pakistan (ref A),the MFA called us in on January 11 and provided the nonpaper in paragraph 5. Deputy Director Michelle Teo-Jacob (Cou [...]
2008-01-11 09:08:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETETTC EWWT PARM PREL KNNP SN TU PK GM
08STATE105029MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): NORTH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "North Korea's Missile Program" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) for d [...]
2008-10-01 19:50:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK AS
08STATE105132MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): CHINA'S RECORD ON CONTROLLING MISSILE-RELATED EXPORTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-01 22:02:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK AS CH
08STATE105786(U) Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister?s
[...] (U) Classified by EAP Acting Assistant Secretary Glyn Davies, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (b),(d),(h). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Aso?s foreign policies will remain consistent with those of Fukuda and Abe, assured Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae during back-to-back meet [...]
2008-10-02 22:02:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL AF KS KN PK JA MARR
08STATE106079TRILATERAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE SENIOR OFFICIALS
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Burns hosted his Trilateral Strategic Dialogue (TSD) counterparts, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Secretary Michael L'Estrange and Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae, at the TSD Senior Offi [...]
2008-10-03 17:24:00Secretary of StateSECRETAS JA PREL
08STATE108236RUSSIAN FIRM SELLING INTEGRATED OPTICAL CHIPS AND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow, please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: The United States Government has information indicating that since at least early 2007, the Russian firm Optolink facilitated the sale of integrated optical chips (IOCs) to the Advanced [...]
2008-10-09 13:09:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS PK CH
08STATE110013MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): U.S.
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Action request: The non-paper in paragraph 3 below provides a brief summary of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)-related contacts between the U.S. and non-MTCR countries since the November 2007 Athens MTCR Plenary. As [...]
2008-10-15 12:05:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL KSCA TSPA ETTC FR AS
08STATE111716UKRAINE: REPORTING ON THE NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: At the July 31 and August 1, semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine Nonproliferation Working Group (NPWG) meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine demonstrated improvement in addressing nonproliferation issues. While Ukraine has shown incremental improvements over the past three years, this meeting [...]
2008-10-20 20:08:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA UP
08STATE111761BURNS-SASAE-LEE TRILATERAL MEETING OCTOBER 14,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 14, Under Secretary Burns hosted a US-Japan-ROK trilateral meeting with Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae and ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon. The wide-ranging meeting covered Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iran sanctions, dealing with a resurgent [...]
2008-10-20 22:22:00Secretary of StateSECRETEAID PREL JA KS
08STATE112442REPORT: ARF MULLS VISION STATEMENT, PUSHES DISASTER RELIEF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the October 8-10 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Inter-sessional Support Group (ISG),ARF members discussed the foundational elements of an ARF Vision Statement to be drafted over the next year. The United States and a few others consistently encouraged ARF members to produce a [...]
2008-10-22 15:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ARF PTER NK BM IR ASEAN EAID MARR PK KNNP
08STATE115017APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE
[...] (U) Classified by Bill Lucas, Director, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 18. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold two meetings in early November: an informal gathering (Gymnich) in Marseille on November 3 and a formal Genera [...]
2008-10-28 23:33:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ETRD IR AF EUN IS LE PK RS SO SY
08STATE116392(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: PALESTINIAN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on Palestinian Issues (paragraph 3-end) and encourages Department personnel at post to assist in compiling Palestinian biographic information (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD results f [...]
2008-10-31 15:25:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KSPR ECON KPAL PREL PTER XF
08STATE117570CHINA-PAKISTAN CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 12-13. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) Following the return of Pakistani President Zardari from China, FM Sheh Mahmood Quereshi was quoted in the media announcing new civil nuclear cooperation with China to build two additional nuclea [...]
2008-11-04 22:39:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL PGOV PTER PK EAID ECON EFIN CH ETTC AORC
08STATE121002RESPONSE TO CANADIAN REQUEST ON IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE FOR OTTAWA: -- To inform appropriate Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) interlocutors that ISN discussed coordination on Iran non-proliferation objectives with First Secretary [...]
2008-11-14 14:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
08STATE123081OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
[...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- to pursue reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; and, -- to defeat three resolutions reaffirming the [...]
2008-11-20 01:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA IS PA LE SY
08STATE1276702008 ESTH CONFERENCE, CAIRO
[...] From October 7-9, OES hosted a conference for Environment, Science and Technology, and Health (ESTH) officers and local hires from the Near East Affairs (NEA) and South and Central Asia (SCA) regions to discuss ways to advance U.S. foreign policy on such key issues as climate change, renewabl [...]
2008-12-04 13:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO KSCA XD XF ZK
08STATE130622EU COMMISSION STABILITY PROGRAM -- THIRD COUNTRY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Multiple ISN Bureau and interagency officers met with the European Commission (EC) on November 18-19 to discuss further nonproliferation programs and activities as originally envisioned in March (reftel) regarding the U.S.-EU Summit commitment to greater coordination through U [...]
2008-12-12 14:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN KNNP OSCE PARM PREL SC UNVIE
08STATE130826(S) NIAG 8210: POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF
[...] (S//REL Singapore) Available information suggests that Singapore-based firm Fortuna Aerospace Supplies and Trading may be planning to sell zeolite molecular sieve beads to the Pakistani firm G.A. Sons Pvt Ltd. G.A. Sons is a known procurement agent for Pakistan's nuclear program. Zeolite mo [...]
2008-12-12 20:30:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MNUC SN PK
08STATE133202(U) SIXTH SENIOR DIALOGUE THIRD SESSION:
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Clark T. Randt A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Acting A/S Patricia A. McNerney, ISN David Gordon, Director of Policy Planning S/P John J. Norris, EAP DAS David Sindey, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Justin Higgins [...]
2008-12-20 01:41:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH
08STATE20329UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE
[...] (C) Summary: U/S Burns met for two hours on January 29 with his new Japanese counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae, to discuss G8, UNSC reform, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Burma. Sasae described Japan's priorities for the G8, which include climate ch [...]
2008-02-28 17:55:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON ENIV ENRG KGHG PREL PGOV EAID XB XC XD XE XH JA
08STATE22047UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' FEBRUARY 25 MEETING WITH
[...] (S) Summary. Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei and Under Secretary Burns met February 25 immediately prior to the P5 1 Political Directors, meeting on Iran. AFM He highlighted U.S.-Chinese agreement on the strategic importance of diplomatic approaches to North Korea and Iran. [...]
2008-03-04 17:27:00Secretary of StateSECRETBM CH ECON ENRG IR PGOV PREL XD
08STATE22352APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 10-11
[...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on March 10-11. [...]
2008-03-04 22:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08STATE24222IMMINENT TRANSFER OF FILAMENT WINDING MACHINES
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Purpose/Objective: Since 2006, the Turkish company Tet Makina Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret has been working to supply four- and six-axis filament winding machines to Pakistan. Both of these machines [...]
2008-03-07 21:39:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK
08STATE24896(S) RESPONDING TO GOT QUESTIONS RE THE IMMINENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Ref B relates March 10 delivery to Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Ahmet Gun of Ref A demarche, which describes the potentially imminent shipment by the Turkish company [...]
2008-03-10 23:08:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK
08STATE26305COOPERATION BETWEEN SOUTH KOREAN FIRM AND
[...] This is an action request. Embassy Seoul, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions since November 2006 (REFTELS),we shared information with South Korea regarding efforts by the Pakistan-based company United Engineering, to procure vertical and horizontal machine [...]
2008-03-13 14:45:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL PK KS
08STATE33089ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO HELP TURKEY PREVENT THE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and Purpose/Objective: We recently alerted Turkish officials to efforts by the Turkish company Tet Makina Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret to supply four- and six-axis filament winding machines to Pakistan ( [...]
2008-03-31 21:09:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK
08STATE33674IRAN: IMPLEMENTING THE TRAVEL BAN AND TRAVEL
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3 for action. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: To encourage countries to prohibit the travel of designated Iranian proliferators as authorized by UNSCRs 1737, 1747, and 1803 and solicit information on domestic procedures in place to ensure that designated [...]
2008-04-01 23:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP IR UNSC
08STATE33804EU COMMISSION CONSULTATIONS ON NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (SBU) A five-member delegation from the European Commission met USG nonproliferation experts at the Department of State March 11-12, and held an exchange of program activities and country priorities that both sides agreed will serve as the basis for better coordination. ISN Deputy Assistant [...]
2008-04-02 22:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PEL KNNP SC EU OSCE UNVIE EUN
08STATE35867(S) RESPONDING TO SWISS REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In Ref A, we advised Swiss officials of information indicating that in July 2006, the Swiss firm Schaublin Machines SA sold a model 180- CCN high-precision lathe to Iran's Schiller Novin - an entity with a history [...]
2008-04-07 18:13:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ IR
08STATE37957POSSIBLE RELEASE OF A.Q. KHAN
[...] (C) Washington is concerned that the government of Pakistan may release A.Q. Khan. Washington requests Post to please draw from points in para 4, as appropriate, with senior government officials including the Director General of Strategic Plans Division Lt. Gen (retd) Kidwai. End summary and actio [...]
2008-04-10 22:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM PK PREL
08STATE39672(S) FOLLOWING UP WITH THE GOT ON FILAMENT WINDING
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On March 10, we provided Turkey information indicating that the Turkish company Tet Makina Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret was working to supply four- and six- axis filament winding machines to Pakistan. We expressed [...]
2008-04-15 21:25:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK
08STATE41023THE U.S.-ISRAEL JOINT POLITICAL MILITARY GROUP
[...] (C) The thirty-ninth meeting, and first in two years, of the U.S.-Israel Joint Political Military Group (JPMG) took place in Washington on March 20, 2008. Co-chairmen were Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs Stephen D. Mull and Israeli Ministry of Defense (MOD) [...]
2008-04-18 15:21:00Secretary of StateSECRETIS MARR MCAP PINS PREL
08STATE42905US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During the April 10 U.S.-EU-Canada trilateral meetings on Iran for the Slovenian EU Presidency, all three delegations agreed that Iran sought to undermine everything that the international community sought to achieve in the Middle East, and that its nuclear program and state spo [...]
2008-04-23 16:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EUN UN XG XF AR IR
08STATE43742APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE APRIL 28-29
[...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 16. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on April 28-29. [...]
2008-04-24 21:16:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN ZL PK ZI IR IZ IS SY LE CH
08STATE44438MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR)
[...] (C) The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) held a productive Reinforced Point of Contact (RPOC) meeting in Paris on April 10, 2008. French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Martin Briens chaired the meeting. RPOC discussion focused on r [...]
2008-04-28 11:52:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KSCA ETTC MTCRE FR
08STATE51207REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE REGARDING BANK MELLI BRANCH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------- 2. (S) The United States has information that Bank Melli may be seeking to establish a branch in Pakistan. UNSCR 1803 named Bank Melli as a bank of particular concern and called upon all states [...]
2008-05-14 15:17:00Secretary of StateSECRETECON EFIN ETTC GM GR IR KNNP MNUC XG XT ZL ZS
08STATE597062008 ARF Senior Officials Meeting: Making Steps Toward Reform
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials Meeting (ARF SOM) was held May 9 in Singapore. EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary and Ambassador for ASEAN affairs Scot Marciel led the U.S. delegation to exchange views on key regional issues and further efforts to strengthen ARF (May 10 AS [...]
2008-06-03 22:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PTER MARR EAID SG BM ARF
08STATE69339IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IRISL CARGO INSPECTION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (U) On March 3, 2008, the U.N. Security Council adopted Resolution 1803, which imposed further Chapter VII sanctions on Iran in response to its failure to c [...]
2008-06-27 15:56:00Secretary of StateSECRETAG AS AJ BE CH CY EG FR GM IN IR IT JA LY MY MT
08STATE70164MACHINE TOOL PROCUREMENT EFFORTS BY ENTITIES OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. AIT Taipei, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions since February 2005, the U.S. has shared information with Taiwan regarding efforts by the Pakistan-based intermediary K.M. Enterprises to procure machine tools from firms in Taiwan [...]
2008-06-30 19:39:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL TW PK
08STATE71613CHINESE ENTITY TO SUPPLY PAKISTAN WITH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: We have information indicating that as of February 2008, the Chinese firm Polytechnologies Inc. concluded contracts to supply a fiber coil winding machine and integrated optical chips to Pakistan's [...]
2008-07-03 13:02:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH PK
08STATE72058GUIDANCE FOR CCW DELEGATION: JULY 7-25
[...] (SBU) BACKGROUND: The U.S. delegation has participated actively in the first two rounds of negotiations (in January and April) on the issue of cluster munitions in the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) to the Convention on Certain Convention Weapons (CCW). These two sessions resulted in [...]
2008-07-03 23:09:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALARM PREL PGOV UN
08STATE74383ACTION REQUEST: UPDATING ARF ON REGIONAL DISASTER
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BANGKOK, BEIJING, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DILI, DHAKA, HANOI, ISLAMABAD, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, MOSCOW, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, PORT MORESBY, PHNOM PENH, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, ULAANBATTA, USEU BRUSSELS, VIENTIANE, WELLINGTON. ------- SUMMARY --- [...]
2008-07-11 00:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ARF ASEAN KNNP PARM
08STATE74921(U) Secretary Rice's participation in the June
[...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Schieffer U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. William Fraser DCO [...]
2008-07-12 14:15:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL EAID MOPS JA AU
08STATE74922(U) Secretary Rice's June 26-27 Participation in
[...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008 at 18:00, and June 28, 2008 at 09:30; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. Wil [...]
2008-07-12 14:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM KNNP KWBG
08STATE75612FOLLOWING UP WITH THE GOT ON THE STATUS OF THE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Since March 2008, we have provided information to Turkey concerning efforts by the Turkish company Tet Makina Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret to supply four- and six-axis filament winding machines to Pakistan (Reftels) [...]
2008-07-15 13:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK
08STATE7679APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY 28-
[...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 15. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on January 28-2 [...]
2008-01-24 23:34:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PHUM PREL PGOV KV IR IZ IS SU
08STATE79656(S) RESPONSE TO TURKEY ON SHIPMENT OF
[...] (S/NF) In January 2008, the U.S. approached Turkish officials concerning a shipment of a Turkish-origin machine tool that was destined for Pakistan (Refs A and B). At that time, we informed the GOT that this shipment consisted of a computer numerically controlled (CNC) five-axis machining cen [...]
2008-07-24 13:35:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PK PREL TU
08STATE93765CONTINUED COOPERATION BETWEEN SINGAPORE'S ACE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Singapore, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions since September 2007, the United States has alerted the government of Singapore to efforts by the Singaporean firm Ace Pressureweld and the Pakistani trading company Sahara I [...]
2008-09-02 17:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL SN PK
08STATE9967263RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: UNITED STATES GOALS AND
[...] (SBU) The upcoming General Debate of the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA),September 23 - October 1, and regular session, which continues through December, will provide a platform for the advancement of key U.S. interests. We will use the high-level ministerial meetings Secretary-General Ban i [...]
2008-09-17 21:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA
08TASHKENT1089SCENE SETTER FOR SEPTEMBER 23-24 ARCENT COMMANDER
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent welcomes your visit to Uzbekistan and thanks you and your command for the quick response to the consequences of the Kagan Ammunition Depot explosions of 10 July 2008. The delivery of equipment and the subsequent training were very timely for relations between the [...]
2008-09-22 11:25:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR UZ
08TASHKENT199RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ON PUTIN-KARIMOV MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: On February 11 the Ambassador called on Russian Ambassador Farit Muhametshin to discuss President Karimov's February 5-6 trip to Moscow, including his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Muhametshin described the trip as "nothing extraordinary" and said all meetings an [...]
2008-02-13 11:44:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EMIN ENRG ECON SNAR RS AF TI ZK UZ
08TASHKENT546UZBEKISTAN: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE REFLECTS
[...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan hosted a significant international conference focusing on regional security, particularly the situation in Afghanistan, on April 29-30. The event illustrates Uzbekistan's continuing concerns about the security situation in Afghanistan as well as growing regional interes [...]
2008-05-13 11:52:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC EAID ECIN KNNP KTIA MASS PBTS PGOV
08TASHKENT624KARIMOV TO BOUCHER: PROGRESS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT
[...] (S) Summary. Meeting at the Presidential Palace in Tashkent on June 2, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and Uzbekistan President Islom Karimov agreed that the U.S. and Uzbekistan share important interests on Afghanistan, on political, economic [...]
2008-06-05 10:58:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM PINR UZ
08TASHKENT965UZBEKISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CENTCOM
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes your visit to Uzbekistan as an important opportunity to cement recent improvements in U.S.-Uzbekistan cooperation. Recent months have shown increasing dialogue and net improvements in the relationship, particularly in the defense and security sect [...]
2008-08-20 12:30:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC KNNP MARR MASS PBTS PGOV PINS SNAR
08TELAVIV1831ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that PM Ehud Olmert is considering firing Defense Minister Ehud Barak for opposing the budget draft. Ha'aretz reported that clashes over the budget could bring down the [...]
2008-08-19 10:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV186ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. World Financial Crunch ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that according to defense sources, Israel intends to keep the crossings into the Gaza Strip permanently closed and will only allow emergency humanitaria [...]
2008-01-23 13:32:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV221ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-28 11:20:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2255ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that the index of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange dropped by 4.5% yesterday. Both Yediot and Maariv listed the losses sustained by the richest Israelis. Maariv bannered: QT [...]
2008-10-03 10:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2663ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Aftermath of Mumbai Terror Attacks 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that an IDF soldier lost a leg on Friday in a mortar attack from Gaza on his base. The Jerusalem Post reported that he is no longer at risk [...]
2008-12-01 11:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2750ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Islamic Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the Likud primaries. According to the electronic media MK Gideon Saar came in first, followed by Gilad Erdan, Reuven Rivlin, Benny Begin, Mo [...]
2008-12-09 11:22:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV39ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-07 12:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV453ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that both PM Ehud Olmert in Tokyo and FM Tzipi Livni in Jerusalem voiced skepticism publicly for the first time on Tuesday about concluding a pe [...]
2008-02-27 10:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08THEHAGUE249CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR
[...] (SBU) Executive Council 52 (EC-52) followed the unfortunate recent pattern of deferring a large proportion of its substantive business to the next session )- not only the facility and verification documents, but also some routine reports from the Technical Secretariat (TS) and Director General [...]
2008-03-13 14:47:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE721CWC: WRAP-UP FOR JULY 28 TO AUGUST 22, 2008
[...] (U) August, the traditional European vacation month, has been slow, but meetings at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will begin again September 1-5 for the Advisory Body on Administrative and Financial Matters (ABAF),on September 2 for the Western European and [...]
2008-08-25 15:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE860CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OCTOBER 6-10, 2008
[...] (U) Consultations continued at what is, for the OPCW, a rapid pace with three budget meetings, and facilitations on Articles VII, X, XI and universality. None made much progress, but the budget discussions reached a climax with new documents proposing a 531,540 Euro adjustment that would req [...]
2008-10-14 12:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE891CWC: DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY STALEY'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Deputy Assistant Secretary Ken Staley participated in the Executive Council (EC) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague from October 13 - 15. In addition to the formal Council sessions, DAS Staley met with OCPW Director-General Rogelio Pfirter, [...]
2008-10-23 11:53:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER CWC
08TOKYO1172TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRANIAN PRESIDENT
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers gave front-page coverage to the ruling coalition's plan to enact legislation to reinstate gasoline surcharges for road construction, as well as the announcement by a state-run institution that the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected in [...]
2008-04-30 06:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1238SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 08-11
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-08 05:33:00Embassy TokyoSECRETECON EFIN JA IZ KN KGHG PGOV PREL
08TOKYO1263DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE VFM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka, at dinner with Deputy Secretary May 8, said Chinese President Hu's visit to Japan was focused on the future of the relationship and that the Chinese had avoided comments about difficult historical issues. Yabunaka expressed strong dissatis [...]
2008-05-09 08:13:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CASC EAID KDEM KOCI KNNP XA AF BM
08TOKYO1397JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO PAKISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura visited Pakistan May 2-4, where he met with senior government and political figures. According to a MOFA debriefing, the major goal of his visit was to signal Japan's strong support for Pakistan through two messages. First, the stability [...]
2008-05-21 08:37:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PK JA
08TOKYO145 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/18/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-18 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1541JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER MEETS PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda met June 3 with Iranian President Ahmadinejad in Rome on the margins of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) summit meeting. In the fifty-minute pull-aside, which was requested by the Iranians, PM Fukuda told Ahmadinejad that the perpetuation o [...]
2008-06-05 09:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP UNSC IR JA
08TOKYO1555SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' VISIT TO
[...] (S) While your upcoming visit to Tokyo will focus primarily on multilateral and G-8 issues, the Mission would like to share with you some background on where our relations with Japan now stand. Your meetings with Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka and your host, Deputy Foreign Minister Sasae, w [...]
2008-06-08 23:10:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL JA
08TOKYO1587U/S BURNS PARTICIPATES IN TRILAT SOM IN TOKYO
[...] (C) Summary. The political directors from the United States, Japan, and Australia met for more than two and a half hours in Tokyo on June 9 for a Senior Officials Meeting of the Trilateral Security Dialogue (TSD SOM). The principals included Under Secretary Burns, Deputy Foreign Minister Sas [...]
2008-06-10 08:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EAID MOPS JA AU
08TOKYO161 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/22/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-22 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1642G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS MEETINGS IN TOKYO, JUNE 10,
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Bill Burns participated in the June 9-10, 2008 Tokyo meetings of the G8 Political Directors, hosted by Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Kenichiro Sasae. Discussion topics included Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Zimbabwe and a review of the plan [...]
2008-06-16 22:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER UK IT GM RS CA SI AF PK
08TOKYO1726JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/24/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-24 01:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1753JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-26 02:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1774JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/27/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-27 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1802 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07//08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-01 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1821 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/02/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-02 22:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2038TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND U.S.-
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top play to the strong earthquake that hit the Tohoku area just after midnight. 2. "First Priority Must Be Given to Strict Verification of Nuclear Declaration" On the informal six-party foreign ministerial held in Singapore on Wednesday, the b [...]
2008-07-24 02:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2075 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/30/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-30 01:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2148SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and, to a lesser extent, Central Asia are all actively on the Japanese radar screen. We are very glad you were able to reschedule your visit to Tokyo to discuss these pressing issues with your Japanese counterparts. On Afghanistan, you will find a g [...]
2008-08-05 22:35:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL KNNP XD ZK JA
08TOKYO2185 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/08/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-08 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2195TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA/OSSETIA AND U.S.-
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included another terrorist attack on Sunday apparently carried out by Muslim separatists on a local government complex in the city of Kuqa in west central Xinjiang, China. 2. "Prevent Conflict from Getting Out of Control" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun [...]
2008-08-11 01:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2237BOUCHER FINDS GOOD PARTNER IN TOKYO ON INDIA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher visited Tokyo August 7-8 to discuss India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia with a number of senior government officials. On the India civil nuclear deal, he was told that while Japan is "bas [...]
2008-08-14 08:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ECON PGOV JA
08TOKYO2277JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/19/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-19 00:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2278TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers gave top play to Pakistani President Musharraf's announcement of his resignation on Monday. 2. "Democratization Should Lead to Stabilization" The liberal Asahi editorialized (8/19): "...Musharraf's decision to head off political turmoil by resigning [...]
2008-08-19 00:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2287AMBASSADOR AND VFM YABUNAKA ON AFGHANISTAN, NORTH
[...] (S) Japan's failure to extend its Indian Ocean refueling operations in support of OEF would be a shock to the United States and others in the coalition whose forces are in harm's way in Afghanistan, and would marginalize Japan internationally, the Ambassador told Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka [...]
2008-08-19 08:06:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MARR MOPS PINR ETRD EAID EAGR RU IN GG
08TOKYO229 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/29/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-29 08:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2290TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page items on Wednesday morning included a NATO foreign ministerial on Tuesday, during which members expressed concern about Russia's continued military operations in Georgia. 2. "First Step Toward Democracy" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/20): "Pakistani Pres [...]
2008-08-20 01:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2301JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/21/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-21 00:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2337TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GEORGIA-RUSSIA CRISIS
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Tuesday morning included a consensus forged among ruling coalition officials that the extraordinary Diet session will convene on September 12 and run through November 20. 2. "U.S.-Russia Summit Needed" The liberal Mainichi argued (8/26): "Rather than leaving his s [...]
2008-08-26 06:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2357JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-28 05:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2364 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/28/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-28 07:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2369JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/29/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-29 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2371TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND RUSSIA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning included the formation of a new political party by five parliamentarians. 2. "Do Not Make Concessions on Verification" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/29): "A closer look at North Korea's statement (on its halt to nuclear disablement) [...]
2008-08-29 04:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2457 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/09/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-08 08:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2460JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/09/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-09 01:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO26 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/04/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-06 05:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2638 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/24/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-24 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2715TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY, NORTH
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers front-paged a coordinated decision by the central banks of the U.S., Japan, and Europe to provide financial markets an additional $330 billion in liquidity in order to make credit available in dollars amid a freeze in lending among commercial banks. [...]
2008-09-30 02:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO2727 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/30/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-30 08:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2896 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/17/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-17 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2953 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/22/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-22 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2969JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/24/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-24 04:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2978 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/24/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-24 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2980INR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FORT CONSULTS WITH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a visit to Tokyo October 7, INR Assistant Secretary Randall Fort consulted with counterparts from MOFA's Intelligence and Analysis Service, the Prime Minister's Cabinet and Intelligence Research Office (CIRO),the Ministry of Justice's Public Security Information Agency (PS [...]
2008-10-24 08:37:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPINR PREL CH KN GG PK RS JA
08TOKYO2983JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/27/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-27 01:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2997 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/27/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-27 22:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3033 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/30/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-30 22:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3104U.S.-JAPAN INVESTMENT WORKING GROUP CALLS FOR POSITIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The eighth round of talks under the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Investment Working Group (IWG) took place October 29 in Tokyo co-chaired by U.S. Ambassador to APEC Patricia Haslach and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Deputy Director General Makoto Shiota. The two sides [...]
2008-11-09 22:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PREL OECD JA
08TOKYO3115S/P GORDON'S TRILATERAL POLICY TALKS WITH JAPAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: North Korea was a major topic of discussion at Trilateral Policy Planning talks held in Tokyo October 28-29 by S/P Director David Gordon and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, Deputy Vice Foreign Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho, and Deputy Minister for Planning and [...]
2008-11-10 06:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KS KN JA
08TOKYO3251JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/28/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-28 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3327JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/08/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-08 01:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3347TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS AND
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning Japanese national dailies gave top play to Sony's plans for layoffs. 2. "India, Pakistan Remain Calm" The top circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (12/10): "Concerns emerged over a possible rise in tension between India and Pakistan in response to the Mumba [...]
2008-12-10 02:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO3383 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/12/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-15 00:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3388 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/12/08-1
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-15 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3402 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/15/08-2
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-15 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3466 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/19/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-19 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO434TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Wednesday morning papers led with updates on the search for two fishermen who went missing after their boat was hit by an MSDF vessel early Tuesday morning. 2. "Rough Road Ahead for New Pakistani Government" The liberal Asahi's chief Asia news writer contended (2/20): "T [...]
2008-02-20 02:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO454JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/21/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-21 01:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO458TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN AND CUBA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers led with the continuing investigation into Tuesday's collision between an MSDF vessel and a fishing boat. 2. "Election Results Deal Blow to Musharraf" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (2/21): "...Whatever administration is established in [...]
2008-02-21 04:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO469JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/22/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-22 01:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO471TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Friday morning papers included the continuing investigation into Tuesday's collision between an MSDF vessel and a fishing boat. 2. "Path to Stability Should Be Created Quickly" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (2/22): "Though it was far from perfect, a fair el [...]
2008-02-22 04:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO476SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO TOKYO
[...] (S) Begin Text. Madam Secretary, You arrive in Japan at a sensitive time in our relationship. Less than three weeks ago, a 38-year-old Marine confessed to raping a 14-year-old girl. I flew to Okinawa with the Commander of U.S. Forces Japan to express our own outrage and sympathy for th [...]
2008-02-22 11:50:00Embassy TokyoSECRETOVIP PREL ECON JA
08TOKYO498PHYSICAL PROTECTION: MOFA SUPPORT FOR US/JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary. MOFA official Yasuyoshi Komizo, meeting February 18 with a visiting interagency delegation, conveyed strong support for continuing U.S.-Japan cooperation on the physical protection of nuclear materials. He also noted GOJ willingness to send representatives to the U.S. to partic [...]
2008-02-26 04:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG JA KNNP MNUC
08TOKYO838TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included the decision on Wednesday by the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly's budget panel to inject an additional 40 billion yen into ShinGinko Tokyo, the indebted bank established at the initiative of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 2. "Politica [...]
2008-03-27 02:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO86JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/11/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-11 00:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO905JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/03/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 01:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO991NAIG 7200: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR COOPERATION
[...] (U) Please see action request in paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (S/NF) ESToff delivered points in ref to METI Security Export Control Policy Division Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa and Security Export Licensing Division Deputy Director Furui Ryoji. The GOJ officials appreciated receiving the n [...]
2008-04-10 22:55:00Embassy TokyoSECRET//NOFORNETTC PARM PREL JA KNNP MNUC
08UNVIEVIENNA154IAEA/IRAN/BOG: CUBA AND IRAN VS. THE REST OF THE
[...] (C) The March 5 Board of Governors deliberations on Iran's nuclear program stepped up pressure on Iran to comply with UNSC and Board requirements, and to address weaponization activities cited by the Director General. The DG delivered a typically balanced opening statement, regretting that Ira [...]
2008-03-07 07:56:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNPP IAEA AORC PARM IR
08UNVIEVIENNA215IAEA: HAYWARD DELEGATION TOUR D,HORIZON WITH SENIOR AGENCY OFFICIALS Classified By: Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte for reasons 1.4 b,d and h Summary --------
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-16 10:30:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPARM AORC IAEA KNPP IR KN
08UNVIEVIENNA271IAEA/IRAN: ACTING U/S ROOD DISCUSSES A POSSIBLE
[...] (S) Over lunch with P5 1 Ambassadors May 6, Acting U/S Rood pressed for a Board resolution on Iran in June. The EU-3 agreed that Board and UNSC actions were complimentary and not mutually exclusive; the UK was particularly frustrated by the lack of Board action. EU-3 members joined the Actin [...]
2008-05-13 06:32:00UNVIESECRETPARM AORC KNPP IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA290IAEA/SYRIA: SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE JUNE BOARD
[...] (S) During a series of technical briefings on Syria May 16 and 19, following up on discussions during his Washington consultations, Ambassador Schulte canvassed Board member views on discussion of Syria in the June Board. Ambassador Schulte outlined U.S. objectives for the Board: to spotlight [...]
2008-05-20 18:09:00UNVIESECRETPARM MNUC AORC KNPP SY IS
08UNVIEVIENNA373IAEA: U/S BURNS DISCUSSIONS WITH DG ELBARADEI
[...] (S) Summary: IAEA DG ElBaradei told U/S Burns June 23 that he would encourage Iran to take advantage of the P5 1 offer. ElBaradei focused almost exclusively on the freeze element of the P5 1 way forward paper, in the hope that it would help re-start negotiations. U/S Burns cautioned that th [...]
2008-07-03 13:23:00UNVIESECRETAORC PARM MNUC TGRY KNPP KN SY IR
08UNVIEVIENNA385IAEA/BOARD: KAZAKHS NERVOUS ABOUT CONTESTING SYRIA
[...] (S) Summary: Kazakh Ambassador Abdrakhmanov expressed some reluctance in a discussion with Ambassador Schulte on July 7 to contest the Syrian candidacy for the open MESA seat at the Board of Governors. He reported that Syria was adamant about its candidacy, and claimed Arab/MESA support, inc [...]
2008-07-10 15:39:00UNVIESECRETPARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ SY
08UNVIEVIENNA392INDIA/IAEA SAFEGUARDS - GETTING TO YES IN THE BOARD
[...] (C) Mission has been seeking expeditious consideration of the India-IAEA Safeguards Agreement, which we now expect to come before the Board on August 1 (reftel). Like-minded allies advise that successful Board approval and next steps to make the initiative a reality will require a multi-facete [...]
2008-07-14 08:02:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALIAEA ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IN
08UNVIEVIENNA395IAEA: DG CONCERNED ABOUT INDIA AGREEMENT; SEEKS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Responding to ref A demarche, IAEA DG ElBaradei assured Ambassador Schulte on July 14 that he will continue to support the India safeguards agreement and hoped for consensus at the August 1 Board of Governors but indicated Pakistan could be problematic. He urged the U.S. to high [...]
2008-07-14 15:43:00UNVIESECRETAORC PARM MNUC TGRY KNPP KN SY IR IN
08UNVIEVIENNA417IAEA SHARES COST ESTIMATE FOR INDIA SAFEGUARDS
[...] (C) Summary: The IAEA Secretariat has shared with us on a confidential basis their estimates for the near term costs of implementing safeguards in India as part of the US-India nuclear deal, which could total Euro 19 million by 2016. Speaking with DCM on July 23, Deputy Director General Heinon [...]
2008-07-24 12:58:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ETTC IN
08UNVIEVIENNA430IAEA/BOARD: PAKISTAN WILL NOT BLOCK INDIA
[...] (S) Summary: Speaking on instructions, Pakistani Ambassador Shahbaz advised Ambassador Schulte on July 30 that Pakistan would not call for a vote or block Board approval of the India agreement. Ambassador Schulte repeatedly pressed him to withdraw his letter on the India agreement but Shahbaz [...]
2008-07-30 13:10:00UNVIESECRETENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ETTC IN PK
08UNVIEVIENNA437IAEA/INDIA: BOARD ADOPTS INDIA SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT
[...] (C) U.S-led diplomatic efforts in coordination with India and other key allies paved the way for the consensus adoption of the India Safeguards Agreement by the Board of Governors on August 1. A ringing endorsement from IAEA Director General ElBaradei helped sealed the deal in the Board. In [...]
2008-08-01 17:56:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ETTC IN
08UNVIEVIENNA445IAEA/SYRIA: AS KAZAKHS DAWDLE, AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Kazakhstan is still not prepared to challenge Syria's candidacy for the open MESA seat on the Board of Governors (2008-2010) absent a "100 percent" guarantee of victory, Kazakh Ambassador Abdrakhmanov told Ambassador Schulte August 6. He continued to stress Arab support for Syria, despite [...]
2008-08-07 15:34:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA453IAEA/BOG: MESA REBUFFS KAZAKHSTAN; AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Acting on instructions, Kazakhstan sought to present its candidacy for the 2008-2010 open MESA seat on the Board of Governors to Indian MESA Chair Kumar, but was rebuffed by Kumar who disputed Kazakhstan's eligibility and bona fides as a MESA group member. The IAEA Statute is silent on MES [...]
2008-08-14 06:15:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA454IAEA/BOG: MESA REBUFFS KAZAKHSTAN; AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Acting on instructions, Kazakhstan sought to present its candidacy for the 2008-2010 open MESA seat on the Board of Governors to Indian MESA Chair Kumar, but was rebuffed by Kumar who disputed Kazakhstan's eligibility and bona fides as a MESA group member. The IAEA Statute is silent on MES [...]
2008-08-14 06:15:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA460IAEA/GC: EGYPT AND ISRAEL AT LEAST TALKING ABOUT
[...] (C) Israeli and Egyptian Ambassadors made at least a first attempt to discuss the Egyptian draft Middle East Safeguards (MES) resolution in bi-lateral consultations in Vienna. Neither had a "mandate" to negotiate, and they did not get very far, Israeli Ambassador Michaeli reported to Ambassador [...]
2008-08-18 14:47:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM KNPP IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA511IAEA/IRAN: P5+1 WILL TAKE CUES FROM POLDIRS ON
[...] (C) In a German-hosted P5 1 Ambassadors meeting on September 16, no members of the group were instructed as to a possible Iran resolution at next week's IAEA Board meeting, and all awaited the scheduled September 19 5 1 Political Directors meeting for guidance. While Germany appealed for a Bo [...]
2008-09-16 17:36:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA KNNP IR
08UNVIEVIENNA565IAEA/GC: GENERAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-21 14:44:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN
08UNVIEVIENNA587IAEA PROGRAM SUPPORT COSTS - A BUDGET ISSUE THAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IAEA has no clear policy on the application of Program Support Costs (PSCs) to extrabudgetary contributions. In recent months, however, the Secretariat has dabbled with implementing a universal fee of 7 percent. The U.S. and Australia have so far refused to pay the 7 perce [...]
2008-11-06 15:23:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA OTRA KNNP TRGY AORC UN PREL AS CA
08UNVIEVIENNA634 GETTING THE MOST OUT OF PARIS PACT
[...] (SBU) The upcoming December 15-16 annual meeting of the Paris Pact Consultative Group is a venue for USDEL to advance USG counternarcotics objectives in Afghanistan by expressing support the UNODC's "Rainbow Strategy." Specifically, the U.S. can use this forum to encourage donor contribution t [...]
2008-12-02 15:43:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PREL AF IR CA PK UN
08UNVIEVIENNA637IAEA/IRAN: BOARD OF GOVERNORS CALLS FOR IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) The November 27, 2008, IAEA Board of Governors discussion of Iran largely focused on Iran's failures to abide by the UNSC and Board resolutions and Iran's lack of cooperation with the IAEA on issues associated with "possible military dimensions" (PMD). In addition to the core like-min [...]
2008-12-03 15:18:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA639IAEA: NOVEMBER 2008 BOARD WRAP-UP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-04 14:07:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY
08UNVIEVIENNA64IAEA/IRAN: MAINTAINING PRESSURE ON IRAN AT THE
[...] (S) Our principal goal for the Iran agenda item at the March 3-7 Board is, as it has been for the last two years, to support dual-track strategy and, in particular, the Security Council process. Since the Board passed a resolution on February 4, 2006, referring the file to the UNSC, we have no [...]
2008-02-05 16:39:00UNVIESECRETIAEA KNPP AORC IR
08UNVIEVIENNA643IAEA/DG RACE: MINTY,S CAMPAIGN PITCH TO WEOG
[...] (C) Meeting with Western European and Others Group (WEOG) Ambassadors, at his request, on December 1, South African Governor Abdul Minty fielded a wide range of pointed questions on Agency priorities as a prospective candidate for IAEA Director General. Minty informed WEOG members that his Mi [...]
2008-12-05 14:16:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM IAEA KNPP JA AR SF
08UNVIEVIENNA655IRAN: TEHRAN EDUCATES DELEGATION ON ITS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-12 16:03:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR IR KNNP
08UNVIEVIENNA97IAEA/BOG: AFRICA GROUP IN UPHEAVAL; SYRIA SEEKS
[...] (SBU) This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (C) Summary: Mission received an inexplicable dipnote from Syria requesting U.S. support for its candidacy on the 2008-2009 Board of Governors. The Middle East South Asia group (MESA) is not expected to have a contested election requiring a [...]
2008-02-15 16:17:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALIAEA PREL KNPP SY EG SF
08USNATO130READOUT OF NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL
[...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The NATO IS was tasked to lay out how ISAF,s &internal plan8 agreed at Bucharest will be implemented. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) General Henault announced the opening of a Border Coordination Center in Nangarhar. SHAPE anticipa [...]
2008-04-14 05:20:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO151NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - APRIL 30, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said that Karzai urged caution in judging the Kabul security situation following the April 27 assassination attempt. IMS Assistant Director for Operations Li Gobbi stated that Pakistani "peace deal [...]
2008-04-30 18:14:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO205NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 11, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) again urged more action on providing embedded trainers (OMLTs). SHAPE reported a 45 percent increase in theater-wide activity levels in May 2008, with the vast majority occurring in the south a [...]
2008-06-11 17:16:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO206CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT -
[...] (U) This corrected copy is being circulated to include information on the Medium-Term Resource Plan. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) again urged more action on providing embedded trainers (OMLTs). SHAPE reported a 45 pe [...]
2008-06-11 17:51:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO25D/NIO BRIEFS NATO ALLIES ON STATE OF PLAY IN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On 18 January, John Dister, the Deputy National Intelligence Officer for South Asia, briefed NATO PermReps in a Secretary General's (SYG) Coffee format. Mr. Dister's presentation focused on three themes requested by the SYG: Pakistan stability; Pakistan's impact on Afghanistan; a [...]
2008-01-18 16:18:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNMARR NATO PINR PREL PTER PK AF
08USNATO399UK HIGH COMMISSIONER TO PAKISTAN BRIEFS NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Robert Brinkley, UK High Commissioner to Pakistan, told NATO PermReps October 21 that Pakistan has a profound sense of insecurity and sees its relationship with Afghanistan through an "Indian lens." He relayed that Pakistan is not confident the international community will rema [...]
2008-10-24 16:50:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR MOPS AF
08USNATO40NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 30, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer said he will write to non-NATO ISAF contributors prior to Vilnius Ministerial to update them on progress in drafting ISAF's Comprehensive Strategic Political Military Guidance. Chairman of the Milit [...]
2008-01-31 16:06:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08USNATO41KREMLIN KEEPS AMB ROGOZIN ON A SHORT LEASH IN HIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian nationalist politician-turned-diplomat Dmitri Rogozin launched into a lengthy litany of Russian grievances on missile defense (MD),NATO enlargement, CFE, and Kosovo at his first NATO-Russia Council meeting on January 30, albeit in a more measured tone than in his recent [...]
2008-02-04 11:12:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR RU
08USNATO453ALLIES FIND BRIEFING ON AFGHANISTAN NIE “GLOOMY,”
[...] (S/REL NATO) Summary. National Intelligence Officer (NiO) for South Asia, Dr. Peter Lavoy, briefed NATO Permanent Representatives on the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) for Afghanistan on November 25. He said the NIE describes a grim situation in Afghanistan and predicts that negative trends w [...]
2008-12-05 08:31:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO PTER PINR AF PK IN
08USUNNEWYORK1008AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD AND JAPANESE PERM REP DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary: Japanese Perm Rep Takasu told Ambassador Khalilzad October 31 that Japan would like to take the lead on Timor Leste and Afghanistan in the new Security Council term beginning in January, as well as chair the Peacekeeping Working Group. Japan is reluctant to chair the 1737 (Iran) [...]
2008-11-04 00:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNGA UNSC KUNR AF TT JA IR BM PK
08USUNNEWYORK1009UNGA: FIFTH COMMITTEE DISCUSSES PATTERN OF
[...] On Friday, October 31, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) held formal consultations on agenda item 121: Pattern of Conferences. Member States considered The Secretary-General's (SYG's) report on pattern of conferences (A/63/119 and A/63/119 Add.1),[...]
2008-11-04 19:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK102363RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY NINE OF
[...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on regional disarmament and security on October 24. Representatives from the following states spoke: Brazil on behalf of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) and Associated States, Angola [...]
2008-11-05 14:02:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1120UNGA: 63RD UNGA ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON ISRAEL AND
[...] The 63rd UNGA held its debate on agenda item 16, "The Question of Palestine," and agenda item 15, "The Situation in the Middle East," from November 24-25. Over 50 countries spoke; paragraph 8 gives a complete list. The President of the General Assembly (PGA),Miguel D'Escoto opened the debat [...]
2008-12-01 13:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PREF KPAL KWBG UNGA IS
08USUNNEWYORK1199UNSC: OPEN DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST - MOST STATES
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 18, the Security Council held its first Open Debate on the Middle East in five months only two days after a ministerial-level Security Council meeting that saw the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 1850 which confirms the irreversibility of the bilateral neg [...]
2008-12-23 19:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG
08USUNNEWYORK347UN COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY - WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) Summary. A call for more information on implementation of the General Assembly Counter-Terrorism Strategy dominated a meeting hosted by the Egyptian Mission at which UN Assistant Secretary-General Robert Orr briefed on the activities of the Counter-Terrorism Task Force Working Groups. [...]
2008-04-14 23:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER UN PREL
08USUNNEWYORK864AT UN, HEADS OF STATE BEGIN 63RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] SUMMARY: The United Nations General Debate opened on September 22 with several heads of state taking the floor. Most speakers mentioned the global food crisis, and many spoke on peace-building, energy issues, global warming, the financial crisis, and human rights. UN reform was another commo [...]
2008-09-25 22:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON BR US FR RP QA LI TU AR MA
08USUNNEWYORK866UN GENERAL DEBATE: CUBA, AFGHANISTAN,ISRAEL,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As the United Nations General Debate entered its second day, national leaders called for resolution of the food, energy, and financial crises, as well as implementation of UN reform (expanding the Security Council). Israel called for Israelis and Palestinians to live "side-by-side [...]
2008-09-26 23:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AORC UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK874UN GENERAL DEBATE: PAKISTAN, ZIMBABWE, SUDAN AND
[...] SUMMARY: During the afternoon of September 25, the UN General Assembly General Debate continued with its tenth plenary meeting. In an afternoon featuring Pakistan and Zimbabwe's Heads of State and Sudan's Vice-President, security issues were a primary focus. Participants called for peace in [...]
2008-09-29 16:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON PHUM UNGA PK ZI SU AS JA KS
08USUNNEWYORK882UN GENERAL DEBATE: INDIA, GERMANY, ITALY AND
[...] SUMMARY: Speakers at the UN General Debate the afternoon of September 26 continued discussion of the energy, food, and financial crises; climate change; and UN reform. India focused on nuclear issues, support for Afghanistan, and its intent to resolve issues with Pakistan. Germany and Italy [...]
2008-09-30 16:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AORC UNGA BP MT IN HR TV MO BB
08USUNNEWYORK91163RD UNGA GENERAL DEBATE MARKED BY CALLS FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA) General Debate took place September 23-29, with 111 Member States addressing the Assembly. The overarching theme was a call for collective action to address the global financial, food, environment and energy crises and reinvigorate efforts to [...]
2008-10-06 23:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PBTS ECON AORC UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK96563RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY ONE AND TWO
[...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on International Security and Nuclear Disarmament conducted its general debate from October 6 to October 14. This summary comprises statements from Days 1 and 2 (October 6 and 7) of the debate. The following spoke on Day 1: Sergio Duarte, High Representativ [...]
2008-10-22 22:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCDG KN PARM PREL UNGA CD
08USUNNEWYORK99663RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY ONE, TWO AND
[...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on nuclear weapons from October 14 to 16. This summary comprises statements from all three days (October 14, 15 and 16) of the debate. On Day 1, representatives from the following states [...]
2008-10-31 21:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
08VATICAN14POST ANALYSIS OF PAPAL ADDRESS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS
[...] (C) Summary: In his annual address on January 7 to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI provided an overview of the Vatican's concerns on a broad range of issues and hot spots. As revealing as his actual words are the Pope's omissions and nuances. Among the cou [...]
2008-01-14 16:41:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KIRF PHUM CU CH VE LE IS IR IZ VT
08VIENNA1058U/S BURNS DISCUSSES INDIAN NUCLEAR DEAL AND IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: Austrian FM Plassnik and State Secretary Winkler told U/S Burns in Vienna July 18 that they were encouraged that Burns would attend the July 19 meeting in Geneva with Javier Solana, other members of the P-5 1, and Iran. They also said they were pleased by press reports indicating [...]
2008-07-25 14:47:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN ETTC PARM PINR KNNP PHUM IR AU
08VIENNA20NIAG 209: EFFORTS BY PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-04 16:53:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL AU PK
08VIENNA746AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 30, 2008
[...] The coalition partners SPOe and OeVP on Thursday agreed on changes to the state pension system following weeks of negotiations. A regulation will be extended until 2013 allowing persons to retire early, who have contributed to the pension scheme for long years, but have not yet reached the offi [...]
2008-06-02 10:18:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
08WARSAW1271POLAND INTENSIFIES EMISSIONS DIPLOMACY
[...] (U) Summary: Recent robust Polish diplomacy on climate change issues has raised the country's profile in the EU's internal energy and climate debate and spotlighted its role as host of the 14th Annual Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP-14) in December. In visits to Madrid, Paris, Be [...]
2008-11-03 16:56:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDECIN EMIN ENRG SENV PL
08WARSAW1378GAERC - POLISH VIEWS ON DECEMBER 8-9 EU FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland is "90 percent satisfied" with the EU Commission's report on the Eastern Partnership, despite the fact that the Commission failed to appoint a Special Coordinator for the project and had committed only 400 million euros, 200 million less than the sum originally proposed by [...]
2008-12-04 14:37:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EUN ZL IS PK CG TU PL
08WELLINGTON257NEW ZEALAND HAS CONDITIONS FOR US-INDIA DEAL
[...] (C) In an August 20 meeting between the Ambassador and Minister for Disarmament Phil Goff, the Ambassador pointed out the strategic and historic importance of the US-India deal, and the very real possibility that the Indians could shelve it if the NSG demands proved too politically difficult [...]
2008-08-20 04:24:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC NZ
08WELLINGTON356A/S FORT'S OCTOBER 9-10 VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND
[...] (C) Summary. During an October 9-10 visit to New Zealand, INR A/S Randall Fort met with members of the External Assessments Bureau (EAB),the Chief Executive of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Deputy Secretary Caroline Forsyth, and official [...]
2008-10-24 01:29:00Embassy WellingtonSECRET//NOFORNPINR PREL NZ
09ABUDHABI1015 SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY NAPOLITANO'S VISIT TO THE UNITED
[...] (C) Madam Secretary: We look forward to your November 7-8 visit to Abu Dhabi. 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic powerhouses of the region (our largest export market in the Middle East) and attained a commensurate level of politic [...]
2009-10-29 11:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL AE
09ABUDHABI1063 IRAN: PROMINENT IRANIAN BUSINESSMAND SUPPORTS CRIPPLING
[...] (C) Summary: A prominent Iranian businessman with connections to the regime sought out Ambassador to urge the adoption of crippling sanctions on Iran, even though they would negatively impact his own business position. End Summary. 2. (C) Ambassador met on 7 November with Farhad Farjam ( [...]
2009-11-10 13:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV AE IR
09ABUDHABI1067SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT AND ATTENDANCE AT THE 2009 DUBAI
[...] (C) US Embassy Abu Dhabi and US Consulate General Dubai warmly welcome your visit to UAE to attend the 2009 Dubai Air Show. ------------------------------ Air Show Highlights ------------------------------ 2. (U) The Dubai Air Show is the third largest event of its type and is [...]
2009-11-12 09:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETMARR MOPS PGOV PREL
09ABUDHABI1101SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN
[...] (U) Mission UAE looks forward to hosting Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman's December 8-10 visit to Abu Dhabi. THE UAE AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic powe [...]
2009-11-23 11:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG EPET KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE
09ABUDHABI1117SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN
[...] (U) Mission UAE looks forward to hosting Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman's December 8-10 visit to Abu Dhabi. Reftel provided a separate classified scenesetter. THE UAE AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Ar [...]
2009-12-01 11:32:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE
09ABUDHABI174SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT AND ATTENDANCE AT IDEX 2009
[...] (C) We look forward to your visit to the UAE and participation in the 9th International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX). ------------------------------ Punching Above Its Weight ------------------------------ 2. (C) Over the past five years the UAE has emerged as a regional pow [...]
2009-02-19 11:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER MOPS MASS IR IZ AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI237UAE CONFIRMS NO NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH PAKISTAN
[...] (S) On March 11, EconOff delivered ref A talking points on UAE nuclear cooperation with third countries, specifically Pakistan, to MFA Special Representative for International Nuclear Cooperation and UAE IAEA Permanent Representative Hamad Al Kaabi. Al Kaabi said the UAE has not changed its po [...]
2009-03-12 07:10:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KNNP PGOV PK AE
09ABUDHABI322WELCOMING CODEL McCONNELL TO THE UAE
[...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai. 2. (U) Summary: The U.S. Mission to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pleased to welcome CODEL McConnell for a first-hand review of key U.S. priorities here. Our robust relations with the UAE focus on mutual [...]
2009-03-30 13:28:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN MASS AE
09ABUDHABI347ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE REITERATES IRAN CONCERNS FOR S/SRAP
[...] (S/NF) Summary: During a March 24 meeting with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) expressed his grave concerns about the Iranian threat to the region. MbZ said the Iranian response to the Nowruz message was pri [...]
2009-04-05 12:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL PARM MOPS IR AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI418GSD CHAIR FROM UAE CONFIRMS STRONG RELATIONS
[...] (C) Welcoming Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (ISA Middle East) Colin Kahl to the UAE on April 27, Chief of the UAE Air Force and Air Defense Air Vice Marshall (MG) Mohammed Sowaidan al-Gemzy gave a strong endorsement of mutual cooperation in facing regional challenges. In a brief strat [...]
2009-04-29 13:13:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS AE
09ABUDHABI575UAE SEEKS CLEAR MESSAGE ON IRAN SANCTIONS
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2009-06-09 10:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNAE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER
09ABUDHABI701SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER'S VISIT TO THE
[...] (U) We warmly welcome your visit to Abu Dhabi. You will be the first Cabinet Secretary of the wildly popular Obama Administration to visit the UAE and the UAE leadership is delighted with that you will be coming. 2. (C) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one [...]
2009-07-09 09:10:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL EFIN ECON AE
09ABUDHABI744UAE GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE (GSD) JULY 20 PLENARY SESSION AND
[...] (S/NF) In a July 20 plenary session of the GSD with a large UAE delegation, accompanied by a smaller session with the UAE Chief of Staff, the immediate focus was largely on Iran. Participants reiterated the good defense cooperation that the U.S. and UAE enjoy, while noting the need to improve [...]
2009-07-22 10:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA
09ABUDHABI746(S) MBZ HOSTS GULF SECURITY DINNER WITH ISA ASD VERSHBOW AND PM A/S SHAPIRO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 12:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA
09ABUDHABI747SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT
[...] (U) We welcome your return to Abu Dhabi. This will be your first visit since the change in US Administration, the election in Iran, and falls on the heels of the Gulf Security Dialogue. 2. (C) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic powerhouses [...]
2009-07-22 13:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ PK AE
09ABUDHABI754(S) MbZ HOSTS GULF SECURITY DINNER WITH ISA ASD VERSHBOW AND
[...] (S) Summary: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ, also Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and de facto defense chief) hosted a July 19 executive session of the Gulf Security Dialogue in Abu Dhabi (July 20 plenary with UAE uniformed officers reported septel). The U.S. d [...]
2009-07-23 09:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA
09ABUDHABI783TREASURY A/S COHEN RAISES IRAN, NORTH KOREA, TALIBAN WITH UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
[...] (S) On July 16, Treasury Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorist Finance and Financial Crime David Cohen met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan bin Nasser al Suweidi in order to discuss progress on suggestions to protect the UAE's financial system from abuse by Iran. Governor al Suweidi opened t [...]
2009-08-04 15:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL EFIN ECON IR AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI862 SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH SHAYKH
[...] (C) Mr President: Shaykh Mohammed bin Zayed is looking forward to renewing your acquaintanceship, established during his 2006 call on you. --------------------------------------------- ---- MbZ - The Man --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (C) Shaykh Mohammed bin Zay [...]
2009-08-31 10:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL AE
09ABUDHABI981(S) A LONG HOT SUMMER FOR UAE-SAUDI RELATIONS
[...] (C) This summer witnessed a sharp uptick in tensions between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, beginning with the UAE's May decision to pull out of the GCC Monetary Union (after the Headquarters went to Riyadh when the UAE had lobbied for Dubai). Shortly thereafter the Saudis effectively closed a majo [...]
2009-10-15 14:20:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PINS GCC PBTS SA AQ AE
09AITTAIPEI174MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, OBAMA'S
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their February 14-17 news coverage on the possibility of signing a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, on the Taiwan government's efforts to fight the island's mounting unemployment ra [...]
2009-02-17 09:45:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI423MEDIA REACTION: G-20, NORTH KOREA
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused April 8 news coverage on the ongoing investigations into former President Chen Shui-bian and his family's legal cases; on Taiwan's economic situation; on developments in cross-Strait relations; and on the Pentagon's new defense budget pr [...]
2009-04-08 09:05:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI613MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS; U.S.'S
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 20 on President Ma Ying-jeou's one-year anniversary in office; on Taiwan's first participation in the World Health Assembly in 38 years; and on a Taiwan expedition team's attempt to climb to the summit of Mt. Everest. [...]
2009-05-20 09:34:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI628MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, NORTH KOREA
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their May 23-26 news coverage on the H1N1 influenza epidemic in Taiwan; on former South KoreaN President Roh Moo-hyun's suicide; on the junior high school students' exams for entering senior high schools; and on developments in cross-Str [...]
2009-05-26 09:39:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI631MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their May 27 news coverage on the meeting between KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung and Chinese Communist Party Secretary-General Hu Jintao in Beijing Tuesday and the developments in cross-Strait relations; on President Ma Ying-jeou's trip to C [...]
2009-05-27 08:59:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI642 MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, PRESIDENT OBAMA'S
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 2 on President Ma Ying-jeou's visit to El Salvador, including his interaction with United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a dinner hosted by outgoing El Salvador President Elias Antonio Saca; over the cont [...]
2009-06-02 09:37:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI709MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH IN CAIRO, NORTH
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 13-15 on the potential hike in commodities prices; on the legislature's passage of the Act Governing the Development of Renewable Energy; and on President Ma Ying-jeou's running in the election for the KMT chairmanship [...]
2009-06-15 08:22:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI881MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, PAKISTAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 22 on a security breach in Taiwan's Presidential Office in late June; on the solar eclipse that happened on the morning of the 22nd; and on developments in cross-Strait relations. In terms of editorials and commentarie [...]
2009-07-22 09:48:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09ALGIERS514BOUTEFLIKA: SERIOUS WESTERN SAHARA AUTONOMY IS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bouteflika told Codel Burr Algeria would consider modifying its position on Western Sahara, and engaging the Sahrawis, if Morocco seriously implemented UN resolutions on self-determination. While Algeria would respect whatever outcome the Saharans chose, including auto [...]
2009-06-03 06:36:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS OREP PGOV PINR PTER PINS KNNP AG
09AMMAN1480CONFERENCE ADDRESSES NUCLEAR ENERGY AND NON-PROLIFERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nuclear energy and non-proliferation experts discussed security challenges in the Middle East during the conference "Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Energy Security, Political and Economic Implications" held in Amman from June 22-24. Participants welcomed the call by President [...]
2009-07-01 11:05:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON TRGY KNNP PARM JO XF
09AMMAN1676 EMBASSY AMMAN'S FOLLOW UP TO THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH
[...] (SBU) Summary: As reported in refs D and E, the President's June 4 speech in Cairo was generally well received in Jordan. Most Jordanian audiences focused on language related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but they nevertheless expect and look for increased engagement stemming from the [...]
2009-07-27 11:48:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL OEXC SOCI JO
09AMMAN469DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDANIAN VIEWS OF THE NPT
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points on February 5 to MFA nonproliferation pointman Khaled Takhayneh, seeking official comment on Jordan's goals regarding the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and the upcoming review process. On February 18, PolOff met with Takhayneh, who offered a general [...]
2009-02-19 14:12:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09AMMAN779SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL MCCONNELL TO AMMAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman welcomes the April 8-11 visit to Jordan of CODEL McConnell. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in the Middle East. Per the CODEL's request, we have received tentative agreement for an audience with King Abdullah and are seeking a meeting with new [...]
2009-03-26 13:42:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OREP JO
09ANKARA1028TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-17 11:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1033YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (C) Admiral Stavridis: Welcome to Turkey. Your trip will underscore Turkey's status as an essential Ally in every existing NATO operation and in what we seek to accomplish in this region. 2. (C) Issues to Raise: -- Turkey's primary security focus remains its counter-insurgency effort a [...]
2009-07-20 12:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MASS NATO TU
09ANKARA1054TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
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2009-07-23 12:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1130TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
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2009-08-04 14:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1157TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
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2009-08-11 10:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1211TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
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2009-08-18 12:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1367TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 13:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1414TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
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2009-09-30 05:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1453TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-07 14:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1472SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (S) Sandy, Glad you'll be able to visit Turkey at this key time. Your short visit will give you an opportunity to engage with key Turkish leaders on, first and foremost in their minds, missile defense. The Turks are keen to learn more about U.S. plans, in particular what role the U.S. wants/e [...]
2009-10-13 08:30:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM PTER TU
09ANKARA1505TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-19 11:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1511TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-20 13:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1519TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
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2009-10-21 11:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1553TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 12:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1571TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 12:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1580TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 11:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1632TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER
[...] (C) The GOT will warmly welcome your November 18 visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's international role and domestic progress. Despite turmoil and unrest in its neighborh [...]
2009-11-13 15:26:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER TU
09ANKARA1633TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER
[...] (C) The GOT will warmly welcome your November 18 visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's international role and domestic progress. Despite turmoil and unrest in its neighborh [...]
2009-11-13 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER TU
09ANKARA1647TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 11:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1712TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-02 14:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1726TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 12:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1742TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-08 12:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA248ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
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2009-02-13 15:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA319ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
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2009-02-27 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA363ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
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2009-03-10 14:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA367ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
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2009-03-11 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA403ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
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2009-03-18 15:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA502ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
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2009-04-02 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA549TURKEY: FOLLOW-UP FROM 8 APRIL 2009 E3 PLUS 3
[...] (S) Ambassador met April 14 with Ambassador Gurcan Turkoglu, Foreign Policy Advisor to President Gul, and urged the GOT to help persuade Iran to accept the renewed E3 Plus 3 approach and the freeze for freeze proposal. Turkoglu did not commit to taking any specific action, but said he underst [...]
2009-04-14 15:24:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL KNNP PARM MNUC IR TU
09ANKARA557ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 11:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA600TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT
[...] (C) Coming in the wake of the hugely successful visits of President Obama and Secretary Clinton, the GOT will warmly welcome your visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's inte [...]
2009-04-24 14:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER TU
09ANKARA611TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 12:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA650TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
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2009-05-05 10:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA679TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
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2009-05-11 11:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA757TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
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2009-05-28 11:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA769TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
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2009-06-01 12:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA776TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
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2009-06-02 12:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA780SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF TURKISH FM DAVUTOGLU
[...] (S) Newly appointed Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu welcomes the opportunity to meet with you early in his tenure as Minister. Our continued willingness to engage the Turks at the highest levels reinforces the message that this administration considers Turkey a strategic partner. Turkish of [...]
2009-06-03 08:12:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ENRG TU
09ANKARA787TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 10:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA839SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (C) Dave, thanks for taking the time to come to Turkey. Building on President Obama's and Secretary Clinton's landmark visits earlier this year, your trip will further underscore our recognition of Turkey as an essential partner in practically every mission we seek to accomplish in this regio [...]
2009-06-17 08:34:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM PTER TU
09ANKARA871TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-23 10:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA94ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
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2009-01-20 15:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA948TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
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2009-07-02 13:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA976TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
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2009-07-09 10:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA985GEN PETRAEUS VISITS ANKARA, FINDS BROAD AGREEMENT
[...] (S) During a June 30 - July 1 visit to Turkey, CENTCOM Commander GEN David Petraeus found broad agreement on and readiness to cooperate with the USG approach in Afghanistan, Pakistan and, generally speaking, Iraq. Turkey was already working to increase further its commitment to Afghanistan, b [...]
2009-07-10 08:34:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PARM MARR TU
09ASHGABAT992TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CENTCOM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the area of military cooperation. Your second visit to Turkmenistan follows the visits of Assistant Secretary Boucher in April, Special Envoy Morningsta [...]
2009-08-05 12:46:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET SNAR SOCI MARR TX
09ASTANA1000 KAZAKHSTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER ON NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 10, Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin: -- praised President Obama's Cairo speech for its intelligence and candor; -- expressed gratitude for the briefing on the possibility of a U.S.-Russia agreement to transit lethal supplies for Afghanistan; -- undertook to facilita [...]
2009-06-11 09:28:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM ECON ETTC MARR MCAP OSCE RS
09ASTANA1090 KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS REMARKS AT EVENT
[...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador traveled to Semey on June 18 to participate in a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the cessation of Soviet nuclear tests at the Semipalatinsk test site. President Nazarbayev's speech at the event received heavy media coverage. He highlighted Kazakhstan's decisi [...]
2009-06-29 08:02:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MNUC SOCI KNNP KPAO KMDR RS KZ
09ASTANA2000SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY ON NON-PROLIFERATION AND OTHER SECURITY ISSUES
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2009-11-12 06:12:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL PINR MARR KNNP RS AF KZ
09ASTANA557 KAZAKHSTAN: NAZARBAYEV ON AFGHANISTAN, IRAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Nazarbayev said on March 30: he wants to be a strong, non-ideological partner with the United States to help on Afghanistan; he continues to advise Tehran to give up their nuclear ambitions, and will do so once again on April 6 when President Ahmadinejad visits Ast [...]
2009-03-31 11:36:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM START RS IR AF KZ
09ASTANA604KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SARYBAY SAYS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On April 8, Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Kairat Sarybay gave the Ambassador a readout of President Nazarbayev's April 6 meeting with Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Sarybay said that Ahmadinejad appeared to welcome President Obama's April 5 Prague speech. Ahmadinejad main [...]
2009-04-08 10:14:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPREL PGOV CASC MARR KNNP IAEA AF IR KZ
09ASTANA95 KAZAKHSTAN: CENTCOM CDR PETRAEUS MEETS PRESIDENT
[...] (S) SUMMARY: President Nazarbayev told CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus: -- the situation in Afghanistan greatly worries him; the Taliban should never be allowed to become a coalition partner in the Afghan government; -- Iran cannot be allowed to become a nuclear state, but the United States need [...]
2009-01-20 05:56:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL AF IR RS KZ
09ATHENS1461GREEK VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF SEPTEMBER GYMNICH
[...] (SBU) On September 2 PolOff delivered reftel Gymnich backgrounder and points to Niki Kambas of the Greek MFA Directorate for Common Foreign and Security Policy. Kambas noted that, overall, she does not foresee any big changes from the "usual positions" for issues on the agenda and said Greece [...]
2009-09-04 12:30:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALEUN GR PGOV PREL
09ATHENS1599ALT/MFA DROUTSAS OPTIMISTIC ON BALKANS, TURKEY WITH A/S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM A/S Shapiro used an October 22 meeting with Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitri Droutsas to encourage closer U.S.-Greek cooperation in counter-piracy, urging Greece to sign the New York Declaration on best practices and to try piracy suspects in Greek courts. He also thanked th [...]
2009-11-04 14:17:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA PGOV MARR MASS EWWT GR
09ATHENS207PASOK LEADER PAPANDREOU READY TO ASSIST ON GLOBAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 12 meeting with Ambassador, main Greek opposition PASOK President George Papandreou offered his assistance to the new U.S. Administration on Iran, the Middle East Peace Process, Pakistan/Afghanistan, and other critical global issues. Citing his special status as he [...]
2009-02-18 05:03:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GR PTER MOPS SOCI IS IR NATO AFIN
09ATHENS230GREECE AND NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT)
[...] (SBU) We discussed ref B points and request for information on Greek views on the current Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review cycle with the Greek POC on NPT matters, MFA D1 Directorate Second Counselor Loukas Tsokos (contact information in ref A),on February 2 and again on February [...]
2009-02-20 14:40:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BAGHDAD2237SENIOR IRAQI MFA OFFICIAL ON IRAN-IRAQ RELATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 17 meeting with Post's Iran Watcher (IW),Ambassador Taha Shukr al-Abbassi, head of the MFA's Neighboring Countries department responsible for Iran-Iraq relations (A/S equivalent),made the following points: (1) Iraq seeks a bilateral relationship with Iran base [...]
2009-08-18 11:47:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3234SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEETING WITH THE GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 10 meeting with the Presidency Council (PC) in Baghdad, Secretary of Defense Gates (SecDef) expressed his condolences for the December 8 bombings and reassured the Iraqis that the United States was willing to assist in any way possible. SecDef explained the importanc [...]
2009-12-15 15:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAKU406IRANIAN DESCRIBES ECONOMIC WOES, NARCOTICS
[...] (C) An Iranian architect from Karaj told Baku Iran watcher that economic conditions for most people in Iran are steadily deteriorating. The architect cited examples of crony corruption, inflation, rising unemployment, decreased consumer purchasing power, and credit obstacles in illustrating [...]
2009-05-19 10:39:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON SNAR AJ IR
09BAKU801IRAN'S UNIMPRESSIVE REGIONAL ROLE
[...] (S) This cable deals with Iran's political effectiveness as a state player in the Caucasus and Caspian region. Baku observers see Iran's current regional activities as anti-Western, reactive, entirely self-focused, and frequently driven by an opaque and unpredictable decision making process [...]
2009-10-07 12:44:00Embassy BakuSECRETPREL PGOV ECON ELTN SNAR AM GG AJ RU IR
09BAKU804IRAN'S UNIMPRESSIVE REGIONAL ROLE
[...] (S) This cable deals with Iran's political effectiveness as a state player in the Caucasus and Caspian region. Baku observers see Iran's current regional activities as anti-Western, reactive, entirely self-focused, and frequently driven by an opaque and unpredictable decision making process [...]
2009-10-08 06:44:00Embassy BakuSECRETPREL PGOV ECON ELTN SNAR AM GG AJ RU IR
09BAKU806IRAN'S UNIMPRESSIVE REGIONAL ROLE
[...] (S) This cable deals with Iran's political effectiveness as a state player in the Caucasus and Caspian region. Baku observers see Iran's current regional activities as anti-Western, reactive, entirely self-focused, and frequently driven by an opaque and unpredictable decision making process [...]
2009-10-08 11:10:00Embassy BakuSECRETPREL PGOV ECON ELTN SNAR AM GG AJ RU IR
09BAKU965AZERBAIJAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-15 13:14:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL AJ IR
09BANGKOK1695 MEGAPORTS REGIONAL WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS PORT SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The first Megaports Initiative Regional Workshop was held in Bangkok, Thailand May 12-15, 2009. The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Royal Thai Customs, and Port Authority of Thailand co-hosted the event with the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Embassy. The workshop [...]
2009-07-15 02:28:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHLS EWWT ETTC PARM PREL TH
09BEIJING1064BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON HIGH-LEVEL
[...] (C) At the regular meeting of G-5 Ambassadors in Beijing April 17, German Ambassador Michael Schaefer told the group that a Bundestag delegation had been able to hold a dinner meeting with Charter '08 writers and signers after the German Embassy informed the MFA and asked the Chinese government [...]
2009-04-21 09:39:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KIRF EFIN ECON CH FR JA GM UK
09BEIJING1110MFA ARMS CONTROL DG ON IRAN AND SOUTH ASIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran remained suspicious of U.S. intentions, but the new approach by the United States and the E3-plus-3 was the best way forward on the nuclear issue, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Director General Cheng Jingye told A/DCM April 24. China had engaged Tehran "at dif [...]
2009-04-24 10:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH PK AF
09BEIJING1176XXXXXXXXXXXXDISCUSSES G-20, DPRK,
[...] (C) Taiwan's participation as an observer at the upcoming May World Health Assembly (WHA) meetings demonstrated what could be achieved based on "one China, very broadly interpreted," XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX working lunch hosted by the Charge d'Affaires. XXXXXXXXXXXX said he would ask for approp [...]
2009-04-30 13:07:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL ECON EFIN PARM PHUM KUNR CH TW KN KS
09BEIJING1261CHINA/RUSSIA: FM YANG'S VISIT TO MOSCOW REAFFIRMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: China and Russia share a common interest in a multi-polar world and "democratization of international relations," but the China-Russia strategic partnership is "not an alliance and not directed at a third country," according to an MFA official. The official said China and Russia [...]
2009-05-11 08:56:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ENRG EWWT EPET MARR CH RS AF
09BEIJING1314SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY'S VISIT TO CHINA
[...] (SBU) Senator Kerry, the Chinese leaders place great importance on personal relationships with foreign counterparts and on the symbolism of high-level visits. They will want to use your visit to demonstrate that China is deepening links with all parts of the U.S. Government. They will welcome [...]
2009-05-15 09:04:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR CH
09BEIJING1315SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER PELOSI'S VISIT TO CHINA
[...] (SBU) Madame Speaker, your visit to China comes at a significant time. 2009 marks a series of key anniversaries: January 1 commemorated 30 years of diplomatic relations between our two countries; March saw the 50th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising and the Dalai Lama's flight to India; [...]
2009-05-15 09:06:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR CH
09BEIJING1384SINO-INDIAN RELATIONS A MIXED BAG OF TENSIONS,
[...] (C) Chinese academic and Indian diplomatic contacts in recent meetings painted a mixed picture of Sino-Indian ties. Interlocutors cited historic tensions and present disagreements, but also noted that incremental progress had been made. Chinese scholars downplayed the "String of Pearls" strat [...]
2009-05-22 09:59:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PBTS PHSA IN NP PK CH
09BEIJING1397MAY 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK Nuclear Test, Tiananmen
[...] Key points at the May 26 MFA press briefing: -- The Chinese government is "firmly opposed" to North Korea's nuclear test and "strongly urges" the DPRK to honor its commitments, stop moves that edge it closer to isolation, and return to the Six-Party Talks. -- Apologizing for the "political [...]
2009-05-26 11:05:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH BM TT MY PK KN KS LT NP
09BEIJING1417MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE, A/H1N1
[...] NORTH KOREA a. "North Korea launches two missiles to fight against the Security Council" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(05/27): "The U.N Security Council has expressed its severe opposition and criticism about North Korea's nuclea [...]
2009-05-27 09:22:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1433MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, INDIA, CHINA'S SAVINGS RATE,
[...] NORTH KOREA "It is an inferior policy to pressure with a nuclear test" The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao)(05/28): "The recent nuclear tests conducted by the DPRK may become a crucial step in future DPRK issues. [...]
2009-05-29 10:08:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING147CHINA'S SEVEN-POINT ROADMAP FOR BILATERAL RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's January 15 farewell call, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi expressed gratitude for the President's support for strong bilateral relations and asked the Ambassador to deliver a seven-point message to Washington: -- Appreciation for President Bush's pe [...]
2009-01-16 09:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MARR EFIN PK IN KN KS TW IR
09BEIJING1534MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S SPEECH IN EGYPT, NORTH KOREA
[...] OBAMA'S SPEECH IN EGYPT "Obama is not the terminator of cultural conflict" The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao)(06/08): "Obama intends to fix the divergences between the U.S. and the Muslim world through his speech [...]
2009-06-08 08:57:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1582UK-CHINA ECON DIALOGUE: NO LONGER A “BLOODY
[...] (C) While the 2008 first round of the UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) was a "bloody disaster," the second meeting, held in London May 11, 2009, produced "decent results," according to UK Embassy Econoff Tamsin Rees, who coordinated the UK Embassy's contributions to the event. Rees sa [...]
2009-06-12 02:23:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN EAID EINV ETRD PHUM AU-1 CH
09BEIJING1698PRC: SCHOLARS DOWNPLAY POSSIBILITY OF HIGH-PROFILE
[...] (C) The United States "should not expect too much" from China in terms of high-profile advocacy of potentially controversial or unpopular strategies associated with the United States, particularly in Pakistan, Chinese academic contacts told the U.S. Embassy in recent weeks. They described PRC [...]
2009-06-22 10:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER NATO MOPS MARR EAID CH PK AF
09BEIJING177EU'S TAKE ON THE SINO-EU STRATEGIC DIALOGUE:
[...] (C) Summary: In contrast to previous years, the January 19 Sino-EU Strategic Dialogue was surprisingly productive, according to the Czech Embassy. After an initial Chinese diatribe on Tibet, the remainder of the dialogue was open, friendly, and "more than just talking points." Though the fo [...]
2009-01-21 09:14:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ECON KIRF XG EZ TW CH
09BEIJING18212009 U.S.-CHINA DEFENSE CONSULTATIVE TALKS (DCT),
[...] (C) During the first session of the 10th U.S.-PRC Defense Consultative Talks (DCT) held June 23-24 2009 in Beijing, both the U.S. and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) delegations affirmed that presidents of the two countries had charged them with improving the military-to-military relations [...]
2009-07-01 00:38:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS CH TW
09BEIJING18352009 U.S.-CHINA DEFENSE CONSULTATIVE TALKS (DCT),
[...] (C) During U.S.-China Defense Consultative Talks June 24, 2009, Michele Flournoy, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) presented the U.S. perspective on the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, stressing the importance of China's role in the region. PRC military officials perceived [...]
2009-07-01 06:14:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS EAID IR AF PK
09BEIJING1867MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, NORTH KOREA,
[...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "The U.S. and China don't need a Fourth Joint Communiqu yet" The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao)(07/06): "The Obama Administration is continuing the stable development of U.S.-China relations [...]
2009-07-05 08:57:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING1911SCENESETTER FOR DOE SECRETARY CHU VISIT TO CHINA
[...] (SBU) Secretary Chu, Chinese leaders are eagerly looking forward to your visit to China and to engaging you on issues of energy, climate change and science, among others, that will help determine the quality of life of the Chinese and American people over the next few decades. Your visit come [...]
2009-07-08 23:06:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR SENV ENRG KGHG CH
09BEIJING2155SCENESETTER FOR HOUSE MINORITY LEADER BOEHNER'S
[...] (SBU) Minority Leader Boehner, your visit to China comes in a year filled with key anniversaries: January 1 commemorated 30 years of U.S.-China diplomatic relations; March saw the 50th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising and the Dalai Lama's flight to India; June 4 marked the 20th annive [...]
2009-07-28 10:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR CH
09BEIJING2249SCENESETTER FOR HFAC CHAIRMAN BERMAN'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Chairman Berman, your visit to China comes in a year filled with key anniversaries and events: January 1 marked 30 years of U.S.-China diplomatic relations; March saw the 50th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising and the Dalai Lama's flight to India; June 4 marked the 20th anniversar [...]
2009-08-06 09:45:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL PHUM PGOV ECON PARM MARR CH TW
09BEIJING2479SUGGESTED AGENDA AND CHINESE PARTICIPANT LIST FOR
[...] (C) Summary. On August 31 MFA External Security Division Director Xia Jingge provided PolOffs with MFA-suggested changes to the draft agenda for the September 14-15 U.S.-China Inter-Agency Counterterrorism Subdialogue, the list of Chinese participants, and an overview of the sensitive issues [...]
2009-08-31 09:17:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER CH
09BEIJING2526AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FM YANG JIECHI:
[...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, the Ambassador expressed his and President Obama's hope to keep the U.S.-China relationship moving in a positive direction and focused on major issues of mutual concern. FM Yang noted the positive tone set by Presidents Hu [...]
2009-09-02 10:05:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN MARR SENV CH KN IR
09BEIJING2570XINJIANG STABILITY, ISRAEL SETTLEMENTS, PAKISTAN, INDIA
[...] Key points at the September 8 MFA press briefing: -- The Chinese Government was capable of dealing with the situation in Xinjiang and would handle the issue according to law. -- China hoped that Israel would "be prudent and take measures to facilitate the early resumption of talks" with Pal [...]
2009-09-08 09:10:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MNUC SENV CH KN KS JP IN IR AE IS PK TW
09BEIJING2576PRC:TIRES, XINJIANG, IRAN, TAIWAN, DPRK IN AMB-VFM
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a September 8 meeting at the MFA, the Ambassador told Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei that the United States wants to find a way forward on the 421 tire case, but is ready to move on 421 if there is no other option. VFM He was pessimistic that we could reach an agreement, and [...]
2009-09-08 12:41:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM PARM MNUC OVIP ECON ETRD AF
09BEIJING2577PRC:TIRES, XINJIANG, IRAN, TAIWAN, DPRK IN AMB-VFM
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a September 8 meeting at the MFA, the Ambassador told Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei that the United States wants to find a way forward on the 421 tire case, but is ready to move on 421 if there is no other option. VFM He was pessimistic that we could reach an agreement, and [...]
2009-09-08 23:03:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM PARM MNUC OVIP ECON ETRD AF
09BEIJING2593CHINA: NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE REPORTING REQUEST
[...] (C) Below, please find Embassy Beijing's responses to reftel questions in preparation for the 2010 Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference (RevCon). -- What is the host government's general attitude towards CTBT, FMCT, NPT, and U.S.-Russian arms control efforts? What factors influence its [...]
2009-09-10 09:26:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PGOV UNGA
09BEIJING2720SEPTEMBER 22 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: UIGHUR LEADER, JOURNALITS
[...] Key points at the September 22 MFA press briefing: -- Dolkun Isa, the Uighur leader recently refused entry into South Korea, was suspected of various crimes and wanted by Chinese and international police -- The MFA passed along the concerns of Kyodo journalists who said they had been beate [...]
2009-09-22 23:18:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MNUC PARM SENV CH KN KS JP RS
09BEIJING2793PRC/IRAN: SCHOLARS CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR COVERT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While state-run media in China question the motives of Western-led efforts to deal with the Iranian nuclear issue and stress that dialogue is the only way forward, two of China's leading Iran experts are doubtful the P5-plus-1 engagement with Iran will bear fruit. They echoed co [...]
2009-09-29 13:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
09BEIJING2794SEPTEMBER 29 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, NORTH KOREA, BURMA,
[...] Key points at the September 29 MFA press briefing: -- China supported the maintenance of the nuclear nonproliferation program and resolving the Iran issue through negotiation. -- During his visit to North Korea, Premier Wen Jiabao would exchange ideas on bilateral and regional issues of mut [...]
2009-09-29 23:12:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MNUC PARM CH KS KN RS IR ZK BM AF
09BEIJING2872A/S CAMPBELL'S DINNER WITH CHINESE ACADEMICS:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At an October 13 dinner with EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell, three leading Chinese international affairs experts urged the United States to start bilateral talks with North Korea. China had done its part by keeping pressure on the DPRK, they said, but now it was up to the [...]
2009-10-14 11:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR PGOV NK SK JP RU IN CH
09BEIJING2919MEDIA REACTION: CHINA POLICY, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN
[...] CHINA POLICY "Issues for economic growth model" The official English-language newspaper China Daily (10/21)(pg 8): "China should look at the emerging global economic rebalancing in the context of an unprecedented world economic recession and expedite adjustment of its economic structure a [...]
2009-10-21 09:05:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING2978DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES INTERNATIONAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary (DEPSEC) Daniel Poneman met privately with the head of China's National Energy Administration (NEA) ZHANG Guobao on the margins of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Ministerial in Beijing on October 23. The two discussed the [...]
2009-10-26 09:09:00Embassy BeijingSECRETENERG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH
09BEIJING3060SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO CHINA
[...] (C) Mr. President, China's leaders view your upcoming travel to Shanghai and Beijing as the single most important visit to China by a foreign leader this year. As we have heard repeatedly, President Hu Jintao and the senior leadership are committed, as are we, to making your meetings and prog [...]
2009-11-05 11:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH ECON IR KN MARR MNUC OVIP PARM PHUM
09BEIJING3072PRC/AFGHANISTAN/IRAN: SHARED U.S.-PRC INTERESTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Shared interests in South Asia should prompt closer U.S.-China coordination in the region, according to an official of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee International Liaison Department (CCID). In a November 3 meeting with PolOffs, the official said that geogra [...]
2009-11-09 11:00:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER NATO MARR EAID CH PK AF IR
09BEIJING3113NATO DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL IN BEIJING
[...] (C) Summary: In Beijing November 9-12 for the NATO-China dialogue, NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero briefed the Chinese on NATO's New Strategic Concept effort, operations in Afghanistan, and relations with Russia, Central Asia, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization [...]
2009-11-13 09:25:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MASS MNUC PHSA MOPS AF PK IR
09BEIJING315MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT, U.S. POLICY,
[...] SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT "The order of the visits gives clues to Clinton's diplomacy goals" The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication International Herald Leader (Guoji Xianqu Daobao)(02/09): "Secretary Clinton has carefully arranged her Asia trip. She is creating a b [...]
2009-02-09 08:58:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING3163NOVEMBER 24, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: LIANG GUANGLIE'S DPRK
[...] Key points at the November 24 MFA press briefing: -- The PRC views Liang Guanglie's visit to the DPRK as a "normal exchange" between the two militaries. -- The PRC supports U.S.-DPRK dialogue in advance of U.S. Ambassador Bosworth's trip to the DPRK. -- The PRC states that India's ballis [...]
2009-11-24 10:31:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON SENV PHSA CH IN KN RP
09BEIJING3172SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY BURNS' TRIP TO CHINA
[...] (C) Undersecretary Burns, the President's November 15-18 visit to Beijing and Shanghai advanced the conversation with the Chinese on issues of high priority to the United States, particularly global economic recovery, North Korea, Iran and Afghanistan, climate change and proliferation. Your vi [...]
2009-11-25 08:26:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MNUC PARM PHUM CH AF PK IR
09BEIJING3226CHINESE WATCHING U.S. NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW
[...] (C) Summary: The PRC hopes the ongoing U.S. Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) will foster significant disarmament as a reflection of President Obama's "Prague vision" of a nuclear weapons-free world, which in turn would "positively" impact China's nuclear policy, several academics told PolOff in r [...]
2009-12-03 04:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PGOV MARR CH
09BEIJING3250MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENTIAL AFGHANISTAN SPEECH, CLIMATE
[...] PRESIDENTIAL AFGHANISTAN SPEECH "American experts say that the Taliban will once again return to power" Elite Reference (Qingnian Cankao),a newspaper affiliated to the official Communist Youth League China Youth Daily (12/04)(pg 06): "Obama's plan to increase troops did not gain the suppo [...]
2009-12-04 09:13:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING3311MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, COPENHAGEN, ARMS
[...] OBAMA'S NOBEL PEACE PRIZE "In receiving the peace prize, Obama defends war" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(12/11)(pg 1): "When receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, President Obama said that although wars have led to tragedies, militar [...]
2009-12-11 09:52:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
09BEIJING3312UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' DECEMBER 9, 2009
[...] (SBU) December 9, 2009; 3:45 p.m.; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Beijing 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. ---- Under Secretary Burns Amb. Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Embassy Beijing David Shear, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Laura Rosenberger, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary [...]
2009-12-11 10:07:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL MNUC SENV PARM CASC
09BEIJING3347AF/PAK: CHINESE SCHOLARS SHARE VIEWS WITH U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: PRC scholars from three government-affiliated think tanks told Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Dan Feldman November 12 that the United States needs to demonstrate its resolve in the fight against the Taliban and speed up the pace of reconstruction in A [...]
2009-12-15 09:13:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREL SNAR EINV PARM PTER ECON MASS
09BEIJING3414SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MURRAY
[...] (SBU) Senator Murray, your delegation will arrive in Beijing and Shanghai two months after President Obama's November 15-18 visit to China. Overall, the Chinese leadership is pleased with the direction of U.S.-China relations and your hosts will likely frame this session of U.S.-China Interpa [...]
2009-12-21 10:36:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON CH TW IR NK
09BEIJING350SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO CHINA,
[...] (C) Madame Secretary, your having chosen to visit China during your first trip abroad as Secretary of State has special significance well understood and appreciated by the Chinese. Chinese leaders place great importance on personal relationships with foreign counterparts and on the symbolism [...]
2009-02-11 09:40:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR CH TW
09BEIJING57DASD SEDNEY'S MEETING WITH COMMUNIST PARTY
[...] (C) Vice Minister of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee International Department (CCID) Zhang Zhijun told Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) David Sedney December 18 that China "treasures" its relationship with the United States and considers the U.S.-China relations [...]
2009-01-08 09:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS CH AF XD SO RS TW KN IZ XA
09BEIJING58PRC: DASD SEDNEY DISCUSSES MIL-MIL, IRAN, TAIWAN
[...] (S) In a December 19 meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense David Sedney emphasized the need for improving U.S.-China military-to-military relations and stressed that single issues should not interfere with dialogue between the United States an [...]
2009-01-08 09:49:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL MARR MASS PARM PTER CH TW IR PK IN KN
09BEIJING701MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE
[...] PAKISTAN "Chaotic Pakistan worries the world" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(03/18): "The Pakistani government has recently resumed the position of the Chief Judge. The former Premier, Sharif, has requested that the protesting ceas [...]
2009-03-18 08:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING871MEDIA REACTION: G-20 Summit, U.S.-China relations,
[...] G-20 Summit "The London Summit should be active as well as practical-- Commentary by Professor Shi Jianxun" The official Xinhua News Agency international news publication People's Daily Overseas Edition (Renmin Ribao Haiwaiban)(04/01): It is very selfish and irresponsible of U.S. to misuse the [...]
2009-04-01 10:02:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH
09BEIJING982FM YANG AND CODEL MCCAIN DISCUSS BILATERAL
[...] (C) PRC Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told CODEL McCain April 9 that U.S.-China relations were enjoying a "new spirit" of positive relations anchored by cooperation on global and regional concerns of mutual interest, and sought assurances that Congress would show "understanding" on Taiwan, Tibe [...]
2009-04-14 09:51:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SENV ETRD PBTS PHUM MNUC EWWT CH
09BEIRUT1001LEBANON TO VOTE AS NORMAL IN UPCOMING UNGA
[...] (C) As requested in reftel, poloff delivered points on the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to Majdi Ramadan, U.S. desk officer at the Lebanese MFA. Because government formation is ongoing, Ramadan predicted that Lebanon would likely not take any initiatives during the UNGA except competing for a r [...]
2009-09-09 13:37:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM UNGA UNSC LE
09BEIRUT594LEBANON: JUMBLATT TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAY
[...] (C) On a popular political talk show televised live May 28, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt called on March 14 leader Saad Hariri to seek only the truth, and not justice, from the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, believing that justice that incriminates Hizballah could spark "internal sedition"; i.e. [...]
2009-05-29 15:26:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MOPS MARR LE
09BEIRUT627LEBANON: OPINION-MAKER REACTION: "PRESIDENT
[...] (C) The Ambassador gathered a group of eight influential opinion-makers June 4 for a roundtable discussion following President Obama's speech from Cairo University. The group agreed that the speech was "culturally sensitive" and a positive first step to engagement with the Arab world. However [...]
2009-06-05 14:39:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LE IS
09BEIRUT818LEBANON: PM SINIORA TO PETRAEUS: PUSH SYRIA TO GET
[...] (C) Caretaker Prime Minister Fouad Siniora told visiting Commander General of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) General David Petraeus and the Ambassador June 30 that he was "quite satisfied" with the outcome of Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections. Siniora said that the Lebanese had voted fo [...]
2009-07-20 14:55:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER MASS MARR MOPPS LE SY IR
09BERLIN1158MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, LEBANON
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Missile Defense 3. (Afghanistan) Aftermath of Elections 4. (Lebanon) Formation of New Government  [...]
2009-09-18 12:35:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS IR PK IN IC
09BERLIN1169NPT REVCON: GERMANY UNDERSCORES NEED TO REASSURE
[...] (C) Summary. Post addressed ref A questions about German positions on non-proliferation in refs B & C. During subsequent meetings, German officials have also emphasized the need to overcome NAM suspicions that non-proliferation efforts are veiled attempts to infringe on NPT Article IV rights. [...]
2009-09-21 10:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA
09BERLIN1224CWC BWC CLOSE ALLIES MEETING SEPTEMBER 28-29, 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: Meetings of Close Allies have always been valued for providing a useful venue for a frank exchange of views on, and an opportunity to coordinate approaches to, biological and chemical weapons-related issues. This meeting showed the need to re-invigorate the process, from the p [...]
2009-09-30 11:51:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW GM
09BERLIN1251MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, EU, ECONOMIC,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 3. (Pakistan) Islamabad Bomb Attack 4. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy 5. (EU) Future of Lisbon Treaty 6. (Economic) IMF/World Bank Meeting 7. (U.S.) Economic Policy 8. (U.S.) No Obama-Dalai Lama Meeting  [...]
2009-10-06 11:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR PK AF EU US
09BERLIN1274MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, RUSSIA-U.S.,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Pakistan) Bomb Attack 3. (Afghanistan) New U.S. Strategy 4. (Russia-U.S.) Clinton Visit 5. (Mideast) Aftermath of Goldstone Report 6. (U.S.) Nobel Peace Prize for Obama 7. (Turkey-Armenia) Rapprochement 8. (EU) Future of Lisbon Tr [...]
2009-10-13 15:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PK AF RS XF US AM EU
09BERLIN1292MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, TURKEY-ISRAEL, UNHRC,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Pakistan) Series of Bomb Attacks 3. (Turkey-Israel) Relations 4. (UNHRC) Goldstone Report 5. (Environment) Climate Change 6. (EU-U.S.) Dollar, SWIFT Â [...]
2009-10-16 12:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PK TK UN EV EU
09BERLIN1300MEDIA REACTION: U.S., IRAN, SUDAN, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Clinton Interview 3. (Iran) Bombings 4. (Sudan) New U.S. Strategy 5. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy 6. (Pakistan) Government Offensive 7. (Environment) Copenhagen Climate Talks  [...]
2009-10-20 06:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO US IR SU AF PK
09BERLIN1327MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, IRAN-ISRAEL, NATO MINISTERIAL, VP
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Secret Meeting between Iran and Israel 3. Afghanistan/NATO Ministerial 4. Taliban in Pakistan 5. Biden in Europe  [...]
2009-10-23 12:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PK AK IR IS GM RO EZ PL
09BERLIN1358MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear 3. (Afghanistan) New Strategy 4. (Environment) Climate Change 5. (EU) Future Presidency 6. (Middle East) Conflict Over Water Resources  [...]
2009-10-28 14:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF EU XF
09BERLIN1364MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, AFGHANISTAN MIDEAST, IRAN, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Bomb Attack, U.S. Strategy 3. (Afghanistan) Karzai Brother on CIA Payroll 4. (Mideast) Clinton Visit 5. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 6. (EU) Future President 7. (U.S.-Germany) Relations 8. (Environment) Climate Talks [...]
2009-10-29 13:15:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF XF IR EU GM KGHG
09BERLIN1371MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Middle East) Secretary Clinton's Visit 3. (Afghanistan) U.S. Strategy, NATO Report on Air Strikes 4. (Iran) Nuclear Program 5. (EU) Summit Meeting, EU President 6. (U.S.) Economic Recovery  [...]
2009-10-30 14:33:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF AK IR EU US
09BERLIN1449MEDIA REACTION: POTUS IN CHINA, BURMA, CLIMATE,
[...] Lead Stories 2. U.S.-Chinese Relations 3. U.S.-Burmese Relations 4. APEC--Climate Protection 5. Iranian Nuclear Conflict 6. Future of Guant namo Prisoners 7. Strategy on Afghanistan  [...]
2009-11-16 13:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG GM US AF BM CH IR
09BERLIN1469MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Obama Visit 3. (Afghanistan) Debate Over Troop Withdrawal 4. (Environment) Climate Change 5. (EU) Future Top Jobs 6. (Transparency International) New Ranking  [...]
2009-11-18 11:28:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR US AF KGHG EU
09BERLIN1483MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MIDDLE EAST, IRAN, DPRK,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) President Karzai's Inauguration 3. (Middle East) Israeli Settlement Policy 4. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 5. (DPRK) Obama Warning 6. (U.S.-Asia) Obama Trip 7. (EU) EU Top Jobs 8. (Environment) Copenhagen Conference [...]
2009-11-23 07:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF XF IR KN US EU KGHG
09BERLIN1499MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE, MIDEAST, IRAN U.S.-INDIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Climate) Copenhagen Summit 3. (Mideast) Israel-Palestinian Conflict 4. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 5. (U.S.-India) Singh in Washington 6. (Economic) Financial Crisis  [...]
2009-11-24 13:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG XF IR IN ECON
09BERLIN1501ANGARSK NUCLEAR FUEL BANK: GERMANY CONCERNED ABOUT
[...] (C) Germany is supportive the ref A Angarsk nuclear fuel reserve proposal, but would prefer text changes that address concerns about "conditions of supply" and "market neutrality" before pledging co-sponsorship. Econoff met with MFA Desk Officer for Nuclear Energy and Non-Proliferation, Dr. [...]
2009-11-24 16:55:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS PK IN IS JP KS
09BERLIN1503MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-INDIA, CLIMATE, BRAZIL-
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Decision Time Approaching 3. (U.S.-India) PM Singh in Washington 4. (Copenhagen) Climate Summit 5. (Brazil-Iran) Lula-Ahmadinejad Meeting 6. (Iraq) Elections 7. (Philippines) Emergency After Killings 8. (Israel/Palestin [...]
2009-11-25 11:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF IN KGHG BR IR IZ PH XF
09BERLIN1521MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, RUSSIA, CLIMATE, WTO,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) President Obama's Address 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Russia) Medvedev's Security Initiative 5. (Climate) Copenhagen Conference 6. (Economic) WTO 7. (Economic) Dubai's Financial Problems, Implications  [...]
2009-12-02 11:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF IR RS KGHG ETRD ZP
09BERLIN1530MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, SWITZERLAND;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Reaction to Obama Speech 3. (Switzerland) Ban on Minarets  [...]
2009-12-03 12:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO AF SZ
09BERLIN1577NOW FOR THE HARD PART: MERKEL,S TEAM EXAMINES NEXT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Chancellor Merkel set the German agenda on Iran with her early November statement before the U.S. Congress on "zero tolerance" for a nuclear armed Iran and the need for tougher sanctions should engagement not work. During a private roundtable hosted by Ambassador Murphy, however [...]
2009-12-14 07:54:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP ETTC EFIN IR GM
09BERLIN1580MEDIA REACTION: COP15, IRAN, MEPP, U.S., FINANCE, GERMANY-
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) Copenhagen Climate Conference 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Middle East) Settlement Conflict 5. (U.S.) Blackwater 6. (U.S.) Finance Markets 7. (Germany - Afghanistan) Defense Minister Under Fire  [...]
2009-12-14 14:22:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KGHG IR XF US AF
09BERLIN1593MEDIA REACTION: ENVIRONMENT, IRAN, NATO-RUSSIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) COP 15 3. (Iran) Missile Test 4. (NATO-Russia) Rasmussen in Moscow 5. (Afghanistan) Holbrooke 6. (Germany-Afghanistan) Impact of September 4 Airstrikes 7. (U.S.) Closure of Guant namo Prison Camp 8. (Greece) Economic [...]
2009-12-17 11:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KGHG IR AF GR GM US
09BERLIN1599MEDIA REACTION: ENVIRONMENT, IRAN, PAKISTAN, U.S.-RUSSIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) COP 15 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict, Protests 4. (Pakistan) Court Ruling on President's Amnesty 5. (U.S.-Russia) START Talks 6. (NATO-Russia) Rasmussen in Moscow  [...]
2009-12-18 11:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KGHG IR PK RS NATO
09BERLIN161MEDIA REACTION: MSC, U.S. ECONOMY, EU-RUSSIA, GERMAN ECON
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Munich Security Conference 3. U.S. Economic Package 4. Russia-EU Meeting 5. German Economic Minister Resigns  [...]
2009-02-09 12:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US EU RS AF IR
09BERLIN1612MEDIA REACTION: COP15, IRAN, GERMANY-AFGHANISTAN, OBAMA
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change 3. Iranian protests 4. Afghanistan 5. Obama Presidency  [...]
2009-12-22 12:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG IR GM AF US
09BERLIN187GERMANY: 2010 NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE MUST SUCCEED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: There is a great deal of interest in Germany -- in the government, the Bundestag, the press, and among the NGO and think tank community -- about the upcoming Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) and Review Conference (RevCon). Interlocutors insist the 20 [...]
2009-02-13 15:00:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BERLIN196MEDIA REACTION: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Obama Clinton,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-17 13:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM
09BERLIN257MEDIA REACTION: MISSILE DEFENSE, IRAN, MIDEAST,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. U.S.-Russian Relations, Iran 3. Clinton Trip to Mideast 4. U.S.-Cuban Relations 5. Future Strategy on Afghanistan 6. Attack On Sri Lankan Cricket Team 7. ECB's Reaction to Financial Crisis  [...]
2009-03-04 12:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR RS CU AF CE XG IS SY GZ
09BERLIN324MEDIA REACTION: AIG, EU, PAKISTAN, NATO, KOREA, POPE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. AIG Controversy 3. EU Summit 4. Financial Crisis 5. U.S. Strikes in Pakistan 6. French Return to NATO Command 7. Climate Protection 8. North Korean Missile Test 9. Papal Visit to Africa  [...]
2009-03-19 12:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM XG US KN PK FR VT
09BERLIN339MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, FINANCE, ISRAEL, NORTH KOREA
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. POTUS Nowruz Message to Iran 3. Bank Stabilization Plan 4. AIG Bonus Payments 5. Formation of New Israeli Government 6. North Korean Satellite Launch  [...]
2009-03-23 12:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IS KN
09BERLIN372MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, UNFCCC, DOHA, LATAM
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. New Afghanistan Strategy 3. NATO Summit Meeting 4. New NATO Secretary-General 5. Bonn UNFCCC 6. Doha--Arab Summit 7. Progressive Leaders' Conference  [...]
2009-03-30 12:05:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF PK TU IS IR CU
09BERLIN384MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISIT, G20, U.S.-RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. POTUS Visit to Europe 3. G20 Summit 4. Obama-Medvedev Meeting 5. The Hague Conference on Afghanistan 6. New Israeli Government 7. Arab League Summit 8. Chodorkovsky Trial  [...]
2009-04-01 12:53:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS AF IR IS QA XG
09BERLIN448MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-Mexico, U.S.-Pakistan, Mideast,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Mexico) Obama Trip 3. (U.S.-Pakistan) Criticism of Zardari 4. (Mideast) Mitchell Trip, Peace Process 5. (U.S.) Obama's Disarmament Proposals 6. (Russia) Medvedev Interview 7. (Africa) Anti-Piracy Efforts  [...]
2009-04-16 12:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN464STEINMEIER LAUNCHES LEFT-LEANING PLATFORM FOR A
[...] (C) Summary: Five months before Germany's September 27 national elections, Foreign Minister and Chancellor Candidate Frank-Walter Steinmeier unveiled his Social Democratic Party's (SPD) 57-page campaign platform that focuses on bolstering the "social market economy" as Germany faces its worst [...]
2009-04-21 12:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN GM
09BERLIN485MEDIA REACTION: SWINE FLU, IRAQ, OBAMA, TALIBAN, CIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Outbreak of Swine Flu in Mexico 3. Secretary Clinton in Baghdad 4. President Obama's First 100 Days 5. Pakistan's Fight against the Taliban 6. CIA/Rule of Law 7. U.S.-Russian Disarmament Talks 8. Turkish Reaction to Obama Remarks on Armenia 9. [...]
2009-04-27 13:11:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IZ PK SF IC
09BERLIN52(S) GERMANY REQUESTS USG INFORMATION REGARDING
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (S) On January 13, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck provided Global Affairs Officer with a German-language nonpaper requesting quick-turn information from the U.S. regarding the transfer of nuclear technology to Chin [...]
2009-01-14 16:41:00Embassy BerlinSECRETENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY PK CH GM
09BERLIN567MEDIA REACTION: COUNTERTERRORISM, TALIBAN, BURMA, POPE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary. 1 2. Detainee Photos and Military Tribunals. 1 3. Pakistani Fight against the Taliban.. 2 4. Burma -- Aung San Suu Kyi Arrest 3 5. Papal Visit 4 to the Mideast 6. Israeli PM Netanyahu in Aqaba. 4 7. U.S.-German Efforts to Save Opel 5 Â [...]
2009-05-15 12:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US PK BM IS XF
09BERLIN57MEDIA REACTION:
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Israel-Hamas Conflict 3. Gas Dispute 4. Guantnamo Closure 5. Hillary Clinton Hearing 6. Afghanistan 7. Obama Inauguration 8. Osama bin Laden Tape  [...]
2009-01-15 12:01:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDGZ IS RS UP AF US
09BERLIN631MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR TEST, GITMO, AFPAK, IRAN, RUSSIA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. North Korean Nuclear Test 3. Guantnamo Detainees 4. Pakistan, Afghanistan 5. Iran and the Middle East 6. EU-Russia Meeting 7. New French Base in UAE Â [...]
2009-05-26 11:45:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM US KN PK AF IR XF RS FR AE
09BERLIN665MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISITS, CAIRO SPEECH, GITMO,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. POTUS in Riyadh 3. Presidential Speech in Cairo 4. POTUS Visit to Germany 5. Guantnamo Prisoners 6. Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre 7. European Parliament Elections 8. UK Government Crisis  [...]
2009-06-04 13:19:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM SA EG XF US CH XG UK
09BERLIN708GERMAN VIEWS ON JUNE 15-16 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany believes that the recent successful elections in Lebanon, which appear to have been conducted without undue Syrian influence, open the door to the signing of the updated EU-Syria Association Agreement (AA),perhaps as early as September. According to the German MFA, only [...]
2009-06-12 16:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN XF CU AF PK ZL BM GM
09BISHKEK723CODEL FALOEMAVAEGA VISITS KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Representative Eni Faleomavaega met numerous Kyrgyz officials during his June 29-July 2 visit to Kyrgyzstan. Chairman Faleomavaega expressed appreciation for Kyrgyzstan's decision to permit continued U.S. access to Manas airport facilities for the transit of personnel and [...]
2009-07-07 09:01:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS OREP KG
09BRASILIA1230QOM REPORT GETS THE BRAZILIANS THINKING
[...] (C) Summary. During an October 1 meeting with poloff, Ministry of Foreign Relations (MRE or Itamaraty) Central Asia (including Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India) Director Ricardo Luis Pires Ribeiro da Silva acknowledged that the September 24 report to the IAEA on the Qom nuclear facility ch [...]
2009-10-07 17:30:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP BR IR
09BRASILIA1320AMB. SUSAN BURK MEETS WITH BRAZILIANS IN PREPARATION FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During meetings in Brasilia on October 28, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Non-proliferation Susan Burk garnered support from Brazilian counterparts for the U.S. approach to the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference. The Brazilian Ministry of [...]
2009-11-16 14:26:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA ENRG BR
09BRASILIA1341DEMARCHE RESPONSE: MANAGING THE VISIT OF IRANIAN
[...] (C) Summary. CDA met separately November 18 with Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Under Secretary for Political Affairs II (Asia) Roberto Jaguaribe and Foreign Policy Advisor in the Presidency Marcel Biato to deliver demarche regarding the November 23 visit to Brazil of Iranian [...]
2009-11-20 18:21:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AORC CASC BR IR
09BRASILIA1447WHA A/S VALENZUELA RECEIVED BY EAGER BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary. On his first visit to Brazil as Assistant Secretary, Arturo Valenzuela was received December 14 by senior government officials eager to minimize differences and demonstrate their interest in working with the USG on a range of topics. Meetings with the Presidential Foreign Policy A [...]
2009-12-29 17:16:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
09BRASILIA196BRAZIL RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES ABOUT VIEWS ON NUCLEAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazilian Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Director of the Division for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies, Minister Santiago Mourao, to stressed that Brazil would like to see a consensus document come out of the 2010 Review Conference concerning the Nuclear Nonproliferat [...]
2009-02-13 19:33:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP PARM UNGA IAEA NPT BR
09BRUSSELS1012INTERVIEW OF BELGIAN DEFENSE MINISTER PIETER DE CREM
[...] Embassy wishes to provide Department with the text of the following interview of Belgian Defense Minister Pieter De Crem, which appeared in the Dutch-language Belgian magazine, Humo, on July 14, 2009. 2. Begin text of interview: Q: As Defense Minister, you let our country fight along in [...]
2009-07-23 15:54:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS AF BE
09BRUSSELS1021EU AND TREASURY ON IRAN, DPRK, CFT, BURMA, SUDAN,
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: In eleven separate meetings with various EU and Member State officials on June 16-17, Treasury Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes David Cohen pressed for robust EU implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions on North Korea and Iran ( [...]
2009-07-27 04:56:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNETTC KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS UNSC PINR
09BRUSSELS1044BELGIAN MP TO PROPOSE LAW BANNING NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 13:37:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETMNUC MARR PREL BE
09BRUSSELS1048JULY GAERC - SWEDISH PRESIDENCY OUTLINES
[...] (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers (FMs),meeting in Brussels July 27 as the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),received an overview of Swedish Presidency priorities for the next six months. The GAERC adopted without discussion numerous decisions, to include U.S.-EU neg [...]
2009-07-30 17:50:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON EUN AF AL BO GG GR HR IC IR
09BRUSSELS1071SRAP HOLBROOKE, EU HIGH REP SOLANA DISCUSS
[...] (S//NF) Summary: On July 28, SRAP Richard Holbrooke and EU High Rep Javier Solana discussed their respective trips to Afghanistan and Pakistan, further support to the Pakistani government, the Afghan presidential elections, and Solana's impressions of the situation in Iran. During the meet [...]
2009-08-05 11:16:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNPREL ENRG MOPS PGOV XD IR EUN
09BRUSSELS1271UNDER SECRETARY TAUSCHER DISCUSSES
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 1, during her first trip to Europe as Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Ellen Tauscher held separate meetings on non-proliferation and disarmament issues with the EU's envoy for non-proliferation, Annalisa Giannella, EU Council Director [...]
2009-09-21 14:19:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL XF EUN ETTC
09BRUSSELS1301U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The semi-annual U.S.-EU Troika consultations on disarmament and nonproliferation took place on September 9, 2009. The two sides were generally on the same wavelength on key armation issues. ISN DAparticular that the EU crt in this area, so that Egypt could not say nothing had [...]
2009-09-25 14:15:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PTER EUN XF
09BRUSSELS1637SRAP HOLBROOKE'S DECEMBER 3 BILAT MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Richard Holbrooke held a bilateral meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on December 3 in Brussels to discuss the President's December 2 speech, Afghanistan's scheduled Parliamentary elections in May 2010, [...]
2009-12-04 12:49:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EAID KDEM AF EUN
09BRUSSELS227CENTCOM'S GEN. PETRAEUS MEETS WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: CENTCOM Commander David Petraeus gave Belgium's Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht a tour d'horizon of political-military challenges in the CENTCOM AOR, engaging De Gucht on Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Petraeus contrasted the situation in Iraq with that in Af [...]
2009-02-18 10:48:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALBE IR MARR MOPS PREL IQ
09BRUSSELS250BELGIAN VIEWS ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY
[...] (C) Summary: Belgium's main objective for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) 2010 Review Conference is making progress not only on non-proliferation but also disarmament, showing concrete results. The GOB would like to see the United States engage Iran on a bilateral basis. The USG [...]
2009-02-23 09:24:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BRUSSELS294YOUR MEETING WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DE GUCHT
[...] (C) Madame Secretary, your meeting with Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht will reinforce U.S.-Belgian cooperation on Afghanistan, on counter-terrorism, on Iran, and on Africa. Your meeting--our first cabinet-level exchange since a new government was formed under Prime Minister Herman [...]
2009-03-03 18:42:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL BE
09BRUSSELS310YOUR MEETING WITH BELGIAN PRIME MINISTER VAN ROMPUY
[...] (C) Summary: Mr. Vice President, your meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Van Rompuy can reinforce U.S.-Belgian cooperation on Afghanistan, counter-terrorism, resettlement of Guantanamo detainees, Iran, Kosovo and Africa. The meeting is an opportunity to recognize Belgium's expanding contri [...]
2009-03-05 15:24:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL BE
09BRUSSELS355EU'S ROBERT COOPER AND S/P SLAUGHTER DISCUSS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 09:42:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL IS AF PK PBK EUN
09BRUSSELS537IRAN SANCTIONS: AA/S GLASER CONSULTS KEY AMBASSADORS IN BRUSSELS REF: A. BRUSSELS 205 B. BRUSSELS 41 C. 2008 BRUSSELS 1468 D. BRUSSELS 101
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On March 2 and 3 Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Daniel Glaser briefed EU-27 non-proliferation and Iran experts on U.S. sanctions against Iran's illicit conduct in the areas of nuclear proliferation and terrorism. On the margin of the formal briefing (reporte [...]
2009-04-08 12:24:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNETTC KNNP PARM KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS
09BRUSSELS648TOUR D'HORIZON WITH BELGIUM'S PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy told Charge May 5 that he was very impressed by President Obama during their recent contacts in Strasbourg and Prague, especially the President's active role at the NATO summit in forging unanimity on the selection of a new NATO Secretary [...]
2009-05-07 11:22:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN SENV PGOV ECON PINR BE
09BRUSSELS792BELGIAN FRANCOPHONE GREEN PARTY GEARS UP TO FORM
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 28 meeting with the Charge d'Affaires, Belgian francophone green party Ecolo co-president, Jean-Michel Javaux, struck a warm and appreciative tone as he spoke of his relationship with the United States. He identified the election of President Obama and his more environme [...]
2009-06-08 13:29:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON SENV BE
09BRUSSELS859U.S.-EU EXCHANGES ON SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA
[...] (C) Summary: During the June 8 U.S.-EU meetings on South and Central Asia, SCA Bureau Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Owen stressed the need to work together to produce internationally credible elections in Afghanistan. The European Commission's James Moran responded the EU would do "whate [...]
2009-06-22 12:16:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALAF EAGR ETRD ETTC EU EUN IN KDEM MARR MOPS
09BUCHAREST714ROMANIA: VP BIDEN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BASESCU
[...] (U) Summary. Vice President Biden met with President Basescu on October 22, 2009. The Romanian President and Vice President Biden discussed the motivations for Biden's trip to Europe; the U.S. and Romanian relationships with Russia; missile defense; and the coalition strategy in Afghanistan [...]
2009-10-23 13:59:00Embassy BucharestSECRETPREL ENRG CONS XH XD RO
09BUDAPEST638HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE SEPTEMBER GYMNICH
[...] MFA EU External Relations and Crisis Situations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed ref email topics with PolOff on September 3 and provided the following comments concerning the agenda items: 2. (C) Israel-Palestinian Peace: -- Referring to the September summit, Dekany said that Hunga [...]
2009-09-04 11:16:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL EU HU
09BUENOSAIRES1126MEDIA REACTION; NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT; PRESIDENT OBAMA
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international opinion pieces and editorials are related to UN Security Council Resolution 1887 in favor of nuclear disarmament; President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize; the Project Syndicate association of newspapers' seminar on climate change; and Argentina's [...]
2009-10-13 18:20:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
09BUENOSAIRES1141MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA FOREIGN POLICY; ALBA SUMMIT; THE
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international opinion pieces are related to President Obama's policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan; the outcome of the ALBA summit, which was held in Cochabamba, Bolivia; and the evolution of drug cartels during the last 30 years. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS [...]
2009-10-19 17:52:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
09BUENOSAIRES1231ARGENTINA RECEPTIVE ON NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE GOALS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During meetings in Buenos Aires on October 26-27, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation Susan Burk successfully identified areas of common interest and support going in to the 2010 Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference. Candid [...]
2009-11-17 19:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA ENRG AR KNNP
09CAIRO1185SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO EGYPT
[...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) Since your last visit in December 2008, President Obama's well-received Cairo speech has reinvigorated the tenor of our bilateral relationship. -- (S/NF) However, a sense of renewal in our bilateral relationship has not yet resulted in tangible improvements in our m [...]
2009-06-24 08:19:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MASS MOPS IR IS KPAL PHUM KDEM
09CAIRO1220U.S.-EGYPT STRATEGIC DIALOGUE OF JUNE 7
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-30 03:51:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER SCUL PHUM SU SO IR AF PK SY
09CAIRO1349GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN
[...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Egyptian General Intelligence Service (EGIS) Chief Omar Soliman shared his views on Iraq, Iran, and ongoing efforts on Palestinian reconciliation. -- (S/NF) On Iraq, Soliman assessed that Arab leaders [...]
2009-07-14 11:44:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1351GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK
[...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, President Mubarak shared his views on Iraq, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Iran, Palestinian reconciliation, and counter smuggling. -- (S/NF) On Iraq, General Petraeus thanked Mubarak for naming a new Egyptian [...]
2009-07-14 11:48:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS AF PK EG
09CAIRO2133ASD VERSHBOW'S NOV 3 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-15 12:58:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MOPS PTER PARM SU IR EG
09CAIRO2331DNI MEETS WITH DEFENSE MINISTER TANTAWI
[...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a December 10 meeting, Defense Minister Tantawi provided Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Blair with an overview of Egyptian security concerns, including potential instability in Sudan and Iranian interference in the region. -- (S/NF) DNI Blair stressed the impor [...]
2009-12-21 11:54:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL MASS PTER IR PK AF EG
09CAIRO746ADMIRAL MULLEN’S MEETING WITH EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN
[...] Key Points: - (S/NF) During an April 21 meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, Egyptian General Intelligence Service Chief Omar Soliman explained that his overarching regional goal was combating radicalism, especially in Gaza, Iran, and Sudan. - (S/NF) On Gaza, S [...]
2009-04-30 15:00:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL MASS MOPS PARM KPAL IS IR SO EG SU
09CANBERRA1124AUSTRALIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) The text of the report follows. The stakeholders at post, RSO, Legatt, and DEA have cleared the text. The embassy point of contact is Virgil Strohmeyer, strohmeyervb@state.gov. Australia Australia continued to play a leadership role in the fight against terrorism through multilater [...]
2009-12-23 21:09:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR AS
09CANBERRA320REPORTING ON INTERNATIONAL REACTION TO, AND VIEWS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 05:49:00Embassy CanberraSECRET//NOFORNAS PINR PREL ZR
09CANBERRA41AUSTRALIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) The text of the report follows. The embassy POC is Virgil Strohmeyer, strohmeyervb@state.gov. Australia continues to maintain a regional leadership position in the fight against terrorism. Australia's trilateral cooperation with Japan and the United States addressed terrorist threats in [...]
2009-01-13 06:02:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC
09CANBERRA418TSD SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING, APRIL 21
[...] (S/REL AUS/JA) Under Secretary Bill Burns joined Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Kenchiro Sasae and Australian Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Michael L'Estrange at the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue (TSD) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in Canberra on April 21. The of [...]
2009-04-29 01:58:00Embassy CanberraSECRETPARM PREL MOPS KNNP ECON EFIN SENV JA AS
09CANBERRA802RESPONSE TO REPORTING REQUEST - NPT REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Australia is a strong partner with the U.S. and the multilateral community in working to prevent nuclear proliferation. As an NPT signatory, the GOA takes a multi-dimensional approach to nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. The GOA is a major supporter of the Nuclear Non-Prolifer [...]
2009-08-31 21:59:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09CASABLANCA10MOROCCO, INDIA, PHOSPHATES AND BEYOND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco exports about 50 percent of its production of phosphoric acid to India, a dual-use item used extensively to produce fertilizer for the country's agricultural sector and a potential source for uranium. The value of Morocco's exports to India totaled USD 1.4 billion in the [...]
2009-01-14 15:03:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALAG AMCHAMS ECON EIND ETRD MNUC MO PGOV PREL
09COPENHAGEN365AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DANISH FOREIGN MINISTER - MIDDLE EAST PEACE AND AFGHANISTAN MUCH ON PER STIG'S MIND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 13:19:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALDA PGOV PREL
09COPENHAGEN526 ISRAELI FM LIBERMAN VISITS DENMARK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Israeli Foreign Minister Liberman visited Copenhagen November 9-10, but failed to get Denmark's support for upgrading Israel's relations with the EU. Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and members of the Folketing expressed publicly opposition to Lieberman's objective of asking [...]
2009-11-23 07:02:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL IS DA
09DAMASCUS27FM MUALLIM TELLS CODEL SPECTER BETTER U.S.-SYRIAN
[...] (C) Summary: In addition to sharing Syrian views about the situation in Gaza (ref B),FM Walid Muallim told Senator Arlen Specter December 30 the best way to change Iranian behavior related to its nuclear program was to remove the issue from the UN Security Council and pursue a monitoring sol [...]
2009-01-07 14:46:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IR IZ LE SY
09DAMASCUS360MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: HAMAS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that, while recent Hamas statements suggested the organization could recognize a two-state solution, Hamas needed to renounce violence, recognize Israel, and abide by previo [...]
2009-05-21 14:17:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DAMASCUS363MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: IRAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion on differing U.S. and Syrian approaches to re-engagement, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro asked the Syrian side led by FM Muallim for a readout of Iranian President Ahmedinejad's May 5 visit to Dam [...]
2009-05-21 14:36:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER IR IS LE SY
09DAMASCUS371CORRECTED COPY - MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that, while recent Hamas statements suggested the organization could recognize a two-state solution, Hamas needed to renounce violence, recognize Israel, and abide by previo [...]
2009-05-26 12:49:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DHAKA1BANGLADESH INTEREST IN CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY: IS IT
[...] Bangladesh has long expressed an interest in developing a civil nuclear energy program to address its power generation needs. This interest has increased in recent years as the country's steady industrialization has put further strains on its limited energy resources. The Government of Bangl [...]
2009-01-01 01:39:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO BG
09DHAKA1039WILLING TO PLAY BALL: BANGLADESH FOREIGN SECRETARY
[...] (C) In a wide ranging meeting with the Ambassador on November 15, Bangladesh,s No. 2 diplomat, Foreign Secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes, emphasized the importance of close ties with the United States and discussed the potential for some movement on UN- related concerns and recognition of Kosov [...]
2009-11-17 08:51:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN KVIR PINR BM KN BG
09DHAKA301BANGLADESH INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] This is Embassy Dhaka's submission for reftel tasking. 2. Begin text of the 2009 Bangladesh Investment Climate Statement: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Bangladesh actively seeks foreign investment under its industrial policy and export-oriented, private [...]
2009-03-29 09:26:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR BG
09DHAKA954AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES U.S. PRIORITIES WITH PRIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on October 6. He reviewed her productive UN General Assembly trip and U.S. interest in cooperating with Bangladesh on climate change, food security, UN Peace Keeping Operations and counter-terrorism. The PM was receptive to U [...]
2009-10-07 10:41:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALBG EAID ECON KDEM PGOV PK PREL PTER
09DHAKA974BANGLADESH MEDIA CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR WINNING
[...] Summary and comment: President Obama's selection for this year's Nobel Peace Prize received extensive and positive coverage in the local media. Newspaper editorials across the political spectrum generally applauded the President's selection. Most mainstream commentary agreed with the Nobel c [...]
2009-10-14 23:59:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL KISL BG
09DUBLIN59IRELAND'S COMMENTS ON THE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (C) Summary: On February 6, PolOff met with Derek Hannon, Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Non-Proliferation section of the DFA. Hannon noted that Ireland did not, at present, have detailed "informed views" on the NPT, but he did share Ireland's views on the issues submitted in reftel. [...]
2009-02-09 17:07:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09DUSHANBE489BOUCHER FINDS COOPERATION ON AFGHANISTAN, BUT REFORM ON THE
[...] (C) Summary: In meetings in Dushanbe on April 20, 2009 South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher emphasized several key issues with Tajik President Rahmon and Foreign Minister Zarifi: -- the need for increased cooperation and engagement on Afghanistan; -- the need [...]
2009-04-24 12:04:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PREL PGOV PHUM TI
09GENEVA884STATE/VCI PDAS LOOK'S MEETINGS WITH CANADIAN,
[...] (C) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Karin L. Look, used the opportunity of being in Geneva to meet bilaterally with the Canadian, French, British, and Pakistani Ambassadors to the Conference on Disarmament (CD) on September 30, 20 [...]
2009-10-16 10:54:00Mission GenevaSECRETPARM
09HONGKONG638MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA; G-20; NATO
[...] North Korea 2. G-20 3. NATO HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...]
2009-04-06 09:28:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
09ISLAMABAD1001 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 11, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-11 09:10:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1014 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 12, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 10:12:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1029 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 13, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-13 09:53:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1035 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 14, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 11:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1046 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 15, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-15 11:48:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1070 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 18, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 09:19:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1075FRANCE OFFERS CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION TO PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary. Pakistani newspapers reported on May 16 that French President Nicolas Sarkozy had offered a civilian nuclear deal to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari during their meetings in Paris on May 15. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi quoted President Sarkozy as saying [...]
2009-05-18 12:32:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP MNUC PK
09ISLAMABAD1088 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 19, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 10:59:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1093 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 20, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 09:19:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1107 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 21, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-21 10:53:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1115 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 22, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-22 10:53:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1123CODEL LEAHY MEETS PRESIDENT ZARDARI
[...] (C) In a May 25 meeting with Codel Leahy, President Zardari described his recent trilateral meeting in Iran as being focused on controlling drug trafficking and expressed support for the Obama administration's outreach to Iran. Zardari asserted that he had political consensus for current Paki [...]
2009-05-26 01:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PK
09ISLAMABAD1138 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 26, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 11:19:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1142CJCS MAJID BRIEFS CODEL CARPER ON LATEST IN SWAT;
[...] (C) Summary: Codel Carper, accompanied by the Ambassador, met May 26 with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Majid. Majid described his wish list for U.S. assistance -- precision-targeting weapons, more helicopters, and night vision equipment. The land push was going well, but the [...]
2009-05-26 15:51:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD1145 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 27, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-27 10:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1152U.S. REMOVAL OF PAKISTAN RESEARCH REACTOR FUEL ON
[...] (S) XXXXXXXXXXXX, told Poloff on May 26 that the recent spate of media attention on Pakistan's nuclear security has led the GOP to delay an important nonproliferation effort, the removal of U.S.-origin highly-enriched uranium spent fuel from a Pakistani nuclear research reactor. The GOP agreed [...]
2009-05-27 16:32:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP MNUC PK
09ISLAMABAD1158 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 28, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-28 10:10:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1177 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 29, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-29 13:19:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1189 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: June 1, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-01 11:20:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1198 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: June 02, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-02 11:06:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1213PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: June 03, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-03 11:31:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1222PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: June 04, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 11:10:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1236 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: June 05, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-05 11:16:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1249 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 08, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-08 09:59:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1266 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 10, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 09:04:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1282 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 11, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-11 10:03:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1312 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 15, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-15 11:17:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1319PAKISTAN SUPPORTS CONCEPT OF NUCLEAR FUEL BANK,
[...] (C) Summary: PolOff delivered reftel demarche soliciting support for international fuel bank proposals to Kamran Akhtar, Disarmament Director in Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on June 15. Akhtar stated that Pakistan can support the idea of a fuel bank operated by the IAEA, but has r [...]
2009-06-15 14:25:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PTER PGOV MNUC IAEA ENRG TRGY PK
09ISLAMABAD1321 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 16, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 10:11:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1330 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 17, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 09:48:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1357 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 19, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-19 12:16:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1364SCENESETTER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR JONES
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Islamabad warmly welcomes your visit. Your arrival comes at a moment when Pakistan's political leaders, and its people, are united in support of the military campaign to confront extremist militants in Malakand (including the Swat valley) and South Waziristan, where the offensi [...]
2009-06-20 16:06:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID MARR MOPS PK
09ISLAMABAD1371 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 22, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 11:14:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1380 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 23, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-23 10:35:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1389 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 24, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-24 13:29:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD139 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 22, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-22 11:36:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1402 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 25, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-25 12:30:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1409 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 26, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-26 10:24:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1421 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 29, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-29 09:53:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1435 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 30, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-30 10:21:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1437PML-N WARNS NSA JONES THAT WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
[...] (C) Summary: National Security Advisor General James Jones joined Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and several other Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) leaders for lunch on June 25. The PML-N leaders explained to NSA Jones that Pakistani public opinion currently supported the war agains [...]
2009-06-30 10:45:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PK
09ISLAMABAD1440PRIME MINISTER GILANI DISCUSSES MILITARY
[...] (C) Summary: In his meeting with U.S. National Security Advisor General James Jones on June 25, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani stressed that Pakistan is winning the war against extremists militarily, but needs to win hearts and minds to sustain gains. The country was unified in its support [...]
2009-06-30 10:45:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PTER PGOV PHUM KNNP PK
09ISLAMABAD1465PAKISTAN IMPLEMENTING UN SANCTIONS ON DPRK, BUT
[...] (C) Summary. In response to reftel demarches supporting implementation of United Nations Security Council sanctions on the DPRK, Kamran Akhtar, Disarmament Director at Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolOff on June 30 that Pakistan has issued a Statutory Regulatory Order to appl [...]
2009-07-01 16:16:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PTER PGOV MNUC PARM EFIN PK
09ISLAMABAD1493 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 06, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-06 10:15:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1521 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 07, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 10:40:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1528 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 08, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-08 08:25:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1543 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 09, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-09 13:49:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1552 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 10, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-10 10:40:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1562PAKISTAN'S OPTIONS ON FISSILE MATERIAL CUTOFF
[...] (C) Summary: In late June, Embassy Energy Attach was given a pre-publication draft of a paper (ref) written by Kurshid Khan, an officer formerly with the Arms Control and Disarmament Affairs Section of Pakistan's Strategic Plans Division (SPD). The paper details Pakistan's views and options [...]
2009-07-13 06:41:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PTER PGOV MNUC PK
09ISLAMABAD1567PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: July 13, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 13:09:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1574 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 14, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-14 10:34:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1592 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 16, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-16 10:57:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1607AQ KHAN DEFENDS PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[...] (C) Summary: In his periodic column in the July 15 edition of Pakistan daily "The News," A.Q. Khan further tested the boundaries of his "gag order" with an expansive defense of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program. This article, like previous ones, seeks to burnish his credentials as the "fath [...]
2009-07-17 09:45:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PTER PGOV MNUC PK
09ISLAMABAD1613 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 17, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-17 10:39:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1660 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 21, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 12:01:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1670 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 22, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 08:08:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1680 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 23, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-23 10:39:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1688 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 24, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 11:36:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1718 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 28, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 11:12:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1724PAKISTAN'S SUPREME COURT: ONE STEP CLOSER TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a partial reversal of its July 6 ruling ordering the GOP to refrain from raising the electricity tariff, the Supreme Court ruled on July 23 that the National Electric Power Regulatory Agency (NEPRA) could continue to calculate the cost recovery tariff rate for power productio [...]
2009-07-28 12:25:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PK
09ISLAMABAD1732 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 29, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 10:37:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1748 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JULY 30, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 12:29:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD177THE WAY FORWARD FOR PAKISTAN'S F-16 PROGRAM
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy requests that a small interagency team of decision makers visit Islamabad to chart a financial and technical way forward on the F-16 program. Ambassador confirmed January 28 with Finance Minister Tareen that the GOP would make the pending overdue payment on the purchase of n [...]
2009-01-28 08:29:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER MARR PK
09ISLAMABAD178 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 28, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-28 10:59:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1786 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 03, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 10:15:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1808 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 05, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 10:32:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1817BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, 29 JULY 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 13:43:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1830 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 06, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 10:51:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1840 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 07, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-07 12:45:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1850 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 10, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-10 10:06:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1873 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 11, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 11:08:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1877 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 12, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-12 12:06:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD190PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 29, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 09:10:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1930 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 17, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 11:21:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1955 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 18, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 10:26:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1976 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 19, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 09:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1988 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 20, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 09:48:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1996 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 21, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 11:35:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD201 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 30, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 13:07:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2049 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 27, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 10:04:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2075 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 31, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-31 10:11:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2094 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: September 01, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-01 11:29:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2102 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 02, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-02 09:47:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2111 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 03, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 10:40:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2131 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 04, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-04 09:54:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2159 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 08, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 12:53:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2183 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 11:25:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2184INTERIOR MINISTER REHMAN MALIK'S SEPTEMBER 7 MEETING WITH CODEL SMITH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 12:15:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS KNNP IN AF PK
09ISLAMABAD2196 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 11:10:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2200NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT INFORMATION DELIVERED TO
[...] Ambassador passed reftel information on President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit to Pakistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on September 11, 2009, and will raise it with President Zardari at the next opportunity. Embassy PolOff followed up with MFA Director General for Di [...]
2009-09-11 11:15:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL PTER PGOV MNUC PK
09ISLAMABAD2218 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 09:38:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2226 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 09:40:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2231DEMARCHE DELIVERED ENCOURAGING EXPANDED PRESSURE ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 13:12:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALIAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM PK PREF
09ISLAMABAD2233PAKISTAN WILL FOLLOW NAM ON IAEA GENERAL
[...] (C) PolOff raised U.S. concerns about Middle East issues at the IAEA General Conference (reftel) with Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Disarmament Director General Irfan Yusuf Shami on September 15. Shami agreed that Middle East issues are likely to be problematic this year and recognize [...]
2009-09-15 14:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC PARM IAEA EG IS PK
09ISLAMABAD2245 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 10:06:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2263 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 17, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 10:47:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2278 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 09:45:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2285PAKISTAN WILL OBSERVE CTBT CONFERENCE, BUT
[...] (C) PolOff raised GOP participation in the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Article XIV Conference (reftel) with MFA Disarmament Director General Irfan Yusuf Shami on September 18. Shami reported that Pakistan will be an observer at the conference, as it has been since 1998. He indicat [...]
2009-09-18 14:06:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL KTBT PGOV MNUC PK
09ISLAMABAD2290ASSESSMENT OF PRESIDENT ZARDARI'S FIRST YEAR IN
[...] (C) Summary: When Asif Ali Zardari took oath as Pakistan's President on September 9, 2008, he inherited a series of intersecting political, economic, and security crises for which the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led coalition government appeared ill-equipped. One year later, Zardari appears [...]
2009-09-21 13:55:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL ECON EAID ENRG MOPS PK IN AF
09ISLAMABAD2295REVIEWING OUR AFGHANISTAN - PAKISTAN STRATEGY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In response to queries posed by the National Security Council, Embassy Islamabad believes that it is not/not possible to counter al-Qaeda in Pakistan absent a comprehensive strategy that 1) addresses the interlinked Taliban threat in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2) brings about stable, [...]
2009-09-23 15:09:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PINR MOPS EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD23 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 05, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-05 09:50:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD230ZARDARI IN NO HURRY TO CEDE HIS CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Nawaz Sharif has a new populist cause-- pressuring President Zardari and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) to fulfill their Charter of Democracy pledge to repeal Musharraf-era constitutional changes that transferred power from the Prime Minister to the President. Zardari inherite [...]
2009-02-03 13:56:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PK
09ISLAMABAD2301 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-24 09:01:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD231 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 03, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-03 14:39:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2320 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-25 10:06:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2340 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-28 10:04:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2353 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-29 11:00:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD236SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY HOLBROOKE
[...] (C) Summary. Mission Pakistan warmly welcomes your arrival; your appointment comes as Pakistan grapples with internal change and hopes the Ombama administration can support regional solutions to development and counter-terrorism challenges. After eight years of military rule, the civilian governmen [...]
2009-02-04 10:40:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER EAID MARR MOPS PK
09ISLAMABAD2361 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 10:23:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2375 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: OCTOBER 01, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 10:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2379 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: OCTOBER 02, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-02 12:13:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2385GOP SUGGESTS DISCUSSION ON INDIAN NUCLEAR ISSUES
[...] (C) PolOff met with MFA Disarmament Director General Dr. Irfan Yusuf Shami on September 30 and conveyed reftel points regarding Pakistani concerns about a possible Indian nuclear test. Shami reiterated the GOP perception that India may be preparing for a nuclear test, but when pressed on the [...]
2009-10-03 11:45:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PGOV MNUC IN PK
09ISLAMABAD2393KERRY-LUGAR LEGISLATION CRITICIZED BY OPPOSITION,
[...] (C) Summary: During an October 5 National Assembly session, the opposition PML-N sharply criticized the Kerry-Lugar bill's perceived conditionality, while the PPP defended the government's approach toward the legislation and maintained that the conditions are in synch with Pakistan's own inte [...]
2009-10-05 20:35:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PK
09ISLAMABAD24ZARDARI COMMENTS ON INDIA/NAWAZ SHARIF
[...] (S) Summary: President Zardari told the Ambassador January 2 he would have no choice but to respond militarily to an Indian attack. There was no more politically sensitive issue in Pakistan than Kashmir, he said. Zardari had been briefed by ISI Director General, LTG Pasha, on his meeting with the D [...]
2009-01-05 13:11:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PTER PGOV PK
09ISLAMABAD241 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 04, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 14:57:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2416PAKISTAN NOMINATES AMBASSADOR TO BEIJING AS
[...] Kamran Akhtar, Disarmament Director in Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, conveyed to PolOff on October 6 that Pakistan has decided to appoint its Ambassador to Beijing, Mr. Masood Khan, as Sherpa for the Nuclear Security Summit. Ambassador Khan can be reached by phone at 86-10-6532-25 [...]
2009-10-07 03:05:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL PTER PGOV MNUC PK
09ISLAMABAD2417PAKISTAN WELCOMES GICNT UPDATE, BUT CAUTIOUS ON
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche updating partners on enhanced implementation of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) to Kamran Akhtar, Disarmament Director at Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on October 6. (Despite repeated attempts, PolOff was not able to ma [...]
2009-10-07 03:05:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PTER PGOV MNUC KGIC PK
09ISLAMABAD2424 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: OCTOBER 07, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-07 10:42:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2431PAKISTAN WELCOMES PROGRESS ON IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-08 06:32:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PGOV PK PREL PTER
09ISLAMABAD2434 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: OCTOBER 08, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-08 10:37:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2448NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BEGINS FORMAL DEBATE ON
[...] (U) Summary. Pakistan's National Assembly commenced formal debate on the Kerry-Lugar legislation on October 7. The PML-N's Chaudhry Nisar -- the leader of the parliamentary opposition -- criticized the bill's conditions, while PM Gilani stressed that these conditions are not "binding" on Pak [...]
2009-10-09 07:08:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PK
09ISLAMABAD2453 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: KERRY-LUGAR BILL, TERRORIRSM,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-09 10:39:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2459HEATED DEBATE IN PAKISTAN'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: In three days of intense debate in the Pakistan National Assembly October 7-9, the Kerry-Lugar Bill (KLB) has come under fire (reftel). Post has been observing the debates daily. During debates on October 8 and 9, criticism of the bill by opposition members of parliament conti [...]
2009-10-10 06:24:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD2474 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM, KERRY-LUGAR BILL,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-13 10:33:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2483 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: KERRY-LUGAR BILL, PAK-CHINA,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-14 10:04:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2496 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: KERRY-LUGAR BILL, TERRORISM,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 09:55:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2501PML-N PRAISES KERRY-LUGAR'S INTENTIONS, CRITICIZES
[...] (U) National Assembly debate on the Kerry-Lugar bill continued on October 14. PML-N spokesman Ahsan Iqbal adopted a somewhat more conciliatory tone toward the legislation than his party had taken during previous debate sessions. 2. (U) Iqbal praised Kerry-Lugar as "a very good document" wi [...]
2009-10-16 05:15:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD252 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 05, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-05 09:42:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2534 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM, KERRY-LUGAR BILL,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-19 10:38:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2543 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: KERRY-LUGAR BILL, TERRORISM,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-21 03:41:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2554 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM/MILITARY, KERRY-LUGAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-21 10:07:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2571 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, TERRORISM/MILITARY,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 12:39:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2585 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, TERRORISM/MILITARY,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-23 11:16:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2600 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, TERRORISM/MILITARY,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 13:26:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2632 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, SECRETARY CLINTON'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 10:56:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2651 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT, USAID,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-02 12:50:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2698FINANCE MINISTER TARIN ON BUDGETS, CSF DOLLAR FUND, AND PAKISTAN'S IMPROVING ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Finance Shaukat Tarin told the Ambassador that he is "cautiously optimistic" about the Pakistani economy and expressed GOP gratitude that the USG would begin to move gradually towards greater use of Pakistani platforms to channel U.S. assistance. Tarin requested that an ad [...]
2009-11-06 14:52:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID MOPS PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2709 PAKISTAN SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION TO SEYMOUR M. HERSH STORY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-10 11:13:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2718 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, VISITING U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 11:18:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2739 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, U.S. CONGRESSIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 11:55:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2754PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, TERRORISM/MILITARY,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 01:17:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2760 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: NOVEMBER 17, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 12:15:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2773 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, TERRORISM/MILITARY,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-18 09:13:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2784PAKISTAN: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's National Assembly is discussing a bill to turn into permanent law the Musharraf-era National Command Authority (NCA) Ordinance, which established Pakistan's nuclear command and control infrastructure. Media reports had linked the introduction of the bill to internat [...]
2009-11-19 05:08:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PREL PGOV PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD2786PAKISTAN UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT RUSSIAN FUEL BANK
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel request for support for the Russian Fuel Bank proposal at the November International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board meeting to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Disarmament Director Kamran Akhtar on November 17. Akhtar said that Pakistan believed the Russian proposal [...]
2009-11-19 08:43:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PREL PGOV PTER IAEA ENRG PK
09ISLAMABAD2787 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, TERRORISM/MILITARY,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 10:08:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD280INTERIOR SECRETARY PROVIDES TERMS OF A.Q. KHAN'S
[...] (S) Secretary of the Interior Kamal Shah called in the Ambassador on February 7 to provide a copy of "Annexure-A", the terms of the Islamabad High Court,s decision on Khan,s appeal of his detention (text below). Shah assured the Ambassador that the Government of Pakistan retains full powers to en [...]
2009-02-07 15:33:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP PK
09ISLAMABAD2810 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: NOVEMBER 20, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 10:30:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2820 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT, USAID,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-21 05:47:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2827 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: NOVEMBER 23, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-23 11:14:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD283PAKISTAN INTERESTED IN GICNT WORKSHOP, BUT LACKS
[...] PolOff delivered invitation and informational paper on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism Draft Model Guidelines workshop to Kamran Akhtar, Disarmament Director in Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on February 7. Akhtar welcomed the invitation and stated that experts from [...]
2009-02-09 12:33:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP KGIC PK
09ISLAMABAD2836 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: NOVEMBER 24, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 09:21:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD284PRESIDENT ZARDARI DISCUSSES AQ KHAN RELEASE
[...] (S) Summary: President Zardari assured the Ambassador on February 8 that A.Q. Khan would remain under house arrest and not engage with the media. Minister of Interior Rehman Malik also insisted that Khan would be prohibited from talking to the press and politicians, and his movements would be curta [...]
2009-02-09 12:53:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV PK KNNP PARM
09ISLAMABAD2840PAKISTANI VIEWS ON FISSILE MATERIAL CUTOFF TREATY
[...] (C) Summary: Pakistani officials do not appear to have coalesced on a strategy or position for the mid-January resumption of Conference on Disarmament (CD) discussions on the Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) interlocutors continue to stress the need for conse [...]
2009-11-24 12:59:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PREL PGOV PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD2853 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: NOVEMBER 25, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 10:55:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD286 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 09, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-09 13:11:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2885 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 01, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-01 14:06:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2889 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 02, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-02 11:04:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2900 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 03, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 09:11:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2927 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 04, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 10:00:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2939 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 07, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 10:40:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2946 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 08, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-08 11:09:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2966 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: December 11, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-11 09:27:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD297 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 10, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-10 11:26:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2987 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 14, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-14 08:14:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD3005 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 15, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-15 08:54:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD3027 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 17, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-17 11:10:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD3035 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 18, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 09:43:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD3043 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 21, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 02:32:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD3073 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 22, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 14:45:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD3076 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 23, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 14:49:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD3104 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 30, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 11:33:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD34 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 06, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 03:57:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD365SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL KAYANI’S VISIT TO
[...] (S) Summary. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani's February 20-27 visit to Washington comes on the heels of the government's loss of control over Swat, continued Pakistani Army/Frontier Corps operations in the tribal areas, and still-simmering Indo-Pak tensions in the wake of the Mumba [...]
2009-02-19 16:17:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PTER PGOV MOPS MARR EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD373PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 20, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 11:07:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD385FOCUSING THE U.S.-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC DIALOGUE
[...] (C) Summary. As Foreign Minister Qureshi and his team arrive in Washington for coordination on the Holbrooke/Riedel strategic review, Post offers the following thoughts on issues for strategic engagement. In the coming weeks, Post will detail our suggestions on how to expand political, economic, se [...]
2009-02-21 12:27:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PK
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