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06KINGSTON90	INVESTMENT CLIMATE SURVEY - JAMAICA 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-12 19:32:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD EIND ELAB KTDB PGOV JM OPIC USTR

06KINSHASA1238	DRC ELECTIONS: CIAT DISMAYED BY POLITICIZATION OF [...] (U) The International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) issued a declaration August 3 expressing its "dismay" over the "flagrant politicization" of the vote counting process after the DRC's July 30 presidential and legislative elections. The CIAT statement comes after a similar comm [...]	2006-08-04 13:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KUALALUMPUR1259	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CNO ADMIRAL MULLEN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; we are currently conducting negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate, Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide. Our robust and growing military-military cooperation is r [...]	2006-07-07 08:49:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR ECON PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR1354	MALAYSIA MULLS SENDING PEACEKEEPERS TO LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak told the press during a July 20 encounter in London that Malaysia would be willing to send peacekeeping forces to southern Lebanon should the UN Security Council call for such a force. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Hamid Albar has issued a seri [...]	2006-07-21 09:26:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NACB IS LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1874	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION KUALA LUMPUR MEETING ON [...] Malaysia hosted the second International Maritime Organization (IMO)-sponsored meeting on "The Straits of Malacca and Singapore: Enhancing Safety, Security and Environmental Protection," held September 18-20, 2006, in Kuala Lumpur. Delegations from the three littoral States (Indonesia, Malays [...]	2006-10-06 06:16:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MARR MASS EWWT IMO MY
06KUALALUMPUR832	SCENESETTER FOR PACFLEET COMMANDER ADMIRAL ROUGHEAD [...] (S) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; on March 8 we notified Congress of our intention to conclude a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate, Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and we have robust military-military coope [...]	2006-05-08 09:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PTER ECON MY
06KUWAIT2025	ARAB AND KUWAIT FUND HEADS CALL FOR CLOSER [...] (C/NF) Summary: During separate meetings on May 29 and 31 with the Ambassador, Abdulwahab Al-Bader, Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and Abdulatif Al-Hamad, Chairman of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) reaffirmed their organiz [...]	2006-05-31 17:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ AF GZ WE XF KU
06KUWAIT306	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REPORTING IRAN TO THE [...] (C) Summary. In a January 28 meeting, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah. Al-Jarallah reacted by asking what more the GCC could do, and expressed willingess to pursue the matter further. The Ambassador queried promine [...]	2006-01-29 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3856	FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SAYS ELECTORAL [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a September 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Speaker of Parliament Jassem Al-Khorafi highlighted the importance of the recently-passed electoral reform legislation for Kuwait's political future. The new electoral system will change the nature of parliamentary politics in Ku [...]	2006-09-26 12:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT407	KUWAIT: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) Note on classification: Kuwait's extensive support for U.S. and Coalition troops in the country is sensitive both domestically and in the region. While all of the figures in the unclassified and the sensitive but unclassified sections of this report are from unclassified SIPDIS source [...]	2006-02-06 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL MCAP MOPS KU
06KUWAIT4536	29TH MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMISSION AND THE [...] Summary. The 29th Meeting of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing met in Geneva on November 15, 2006. The Commission announced the closure of 12 cases. The Commission agreed on a plan of action to address the inability of the Commission's Technical Subcommittee to conduct any field [...]	2006-11-29 13:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM AORC MARR IZ SA KU
06KUWAIT497	KUWAIT: CONSULTATIONS WITH EU TROIKA [...] (SBU) On February 11, Ambassador met with his counterparts from Austria, Germany and the United Kingdom in the EU Troika format for a round of regular consultations. (The EU Commission does not have a resident rep in Kuwait.) Main points of the discussion are contained below. 2. (SBU) The [...]	2006-02-12 13:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EU KU
06LAGOS1254	EIGHT EXPATRIATES KIDNAPPED IN AKWA IBOM STATE [...] (C) Summary: Eight expatriates, including four from the United Kingdom, two from Malaysia, one from Romania and one from India, were kidnapped October 3 in an attack on the residential compound of Bristow Helicopters, a contractor for ExxonMobil, in Akwa Ibom State. Two additional attacks on [...]	2006-10-04 18:23:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1263	MILITANTS CONTINUE TO HOLD HOSTAGES; NO AMERICANS [...] (U) Summary: Seven expatriate employees of contractors for ExxonMobil kidnapped October 3 remain in captivity. No American citizens are involved in the incident. End Summary. 2. (C) The seven expatriates kidnapped on October 3 remain in captivity. The hostages, whose nationalities have [...]	2006-10-05 17:47:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS137	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #22 - HOSTAGES [...] (C) The four hostages left Lagos late last night bound for London aboard a British Airways flight. AmCit Pat Landry will leave London today for Houston. (Note: Post received confirmation that Mr. Landry's flight is now on the way to Houston. End note.) Harry Ebanks will fly to Miami with [...]	2006-01-31 17:23:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS138	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #22 - HOSTAGES [...] (C) The four hostages left Lagos late last night bound for London aboard a British Airways flight. AmCit Pat Landry will leave London today for Houston. (Note: Post received confirmation that Mr. Landry's flight is now on the way to Houston. End note.) Harry Ebanks will fly to Miami with [...]	2006-01-31 17:23:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS274	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #6 [...] (C) Sources including Ijaw traditional leader Chief Edwin Clark tell us medicines sent to the hostages through the State Security Service (SSS) and Delta State have been delivered to the kidnappers. However, we have no confirmation the medication has been passed to the hostages. Willbros inf [...]	2006-02-22 18:52:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS317	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #13 [...] (C) AmCit hostage Macon Hawkins was released this evening to two foreign journalists and is currently at Delta State Governor Ibori's mansion. Econoffs are accompanying Hawkins and plan to remain with him overnight at the Shell medical clinic in Warri. Shell will bring him to Lagos tomorrow b [...]	2006-03-01 18:37:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAPAZ180	GOB NAMES LEFTIST CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary: President Morales announced the 16 members of his cabinet January 23, the majority leftist, indigenous and from the altiplano. Morales exhorted the new cabinet to change Bolivia, integrate marginalized members of society, eliminate corruption, and serve -- not exploit -- the peo [...]	2006-01-24 19:41:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV TBIO BL
06LIMA117	Peru's Investment Climate Statement 2006 [...] The following is Post's submission of Peru's 2006 Investment Climate Statement, as requested in reftel. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Peruvian government seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the econo [...]	2006-01-11 18:46:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
06LIMA1833	PERU: DEMARCHE ON SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION IN [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points to the Foreign Ministry's Director of UN Affairs, Miguel Barreto on 3/10. On 3/11 Barreto told Poloff that the GOP in general supports the points, specifically the importance of restoring Lebanese sovereignty and independence. Barreto said he had not yet see [...]	2006-05-11 22:27:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC SY LE PE
06LISBON2201	PORTUGAL'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR [...] In 2005, the textile/apparel sector represented Portugal's largest industrial sector, accounting for approx. 20% of industrial GDP and 20% of all exports, primarily to Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Textile/apparel manufacturers are concentrated in the north of the count [...]	2006-10-03 15:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX PO
06LISBON2489	PORTUGUESE AGREE ON DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-03 13:35:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KN PO
06LJUBLJANA743	GOS HEARS PITCH ON BLANKET END USE RETRANSFER AND [...] (U) Embassy Ljubljana delivered reftel diplomatic note asking the Government of Slovenia to consider joining the USG's blanket end use retransfer and security assurance program. A copy of the diplomatic note will be faxed to PM/RSAT on November 16. 2. (C) PolMilOff followed up on the diplo [...]	2006-11-16 12:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS SI
06LJUBLJANA758	ITF AND DONOR COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (S) On November 22, COM attended the International Trust Fund (ITF) Advisory Board of Donors meeting in Ljubljana. Before the meeting COM delivered the points from reftel A to Slovenian ITF Director Goran Gacnik sharing, in a side conversation, USG concerns about allegations of corruption and [...]	2006-11-28 11:44:00	Embassy Ljubljana	SECRET	MASS MOPS PGOV PREL SI
06LONDON3628	TERRORISM FINANCE: UK TO SEEK UN DESIGNATION OF [...] (C/NF) The United Kingdom intends to seek UN 1267 designation of two additional Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) targets. According to Giles Cutler, of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Sanctions Unit, the UK plans to seek UN designation for Sarra Properties Limited and Khalid Balaam. [...]	2006-05-23 16:00:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC EFIN PTER KTFN UK
06LONDON5503	TERRORISM FINANCE: MONTREUX INITIATIVE ON ISLAMIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request: The Montreux Initiative is a non-governmental project designed to promote cooperation in removing unjustified obstacles to the effective operation of legitimate Islamic charities. The initiative, whi [...]	2006-07-27 10:28:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK
06LONDON6448	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE [...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee (S/C) on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels Safety (SLF) held its 49th session at IMO headquarters in London from July 24-28, 2006, under the chair of Mr. Rob Gehling (Australia). 59 Member Governments, 1 Associ [...]	2006-09-06 15:04:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	IMO AORC ASEC UK
06LONDON7856	TERRORISM FINANCE: UK REQUESTS URGENT US SUPPORT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S/NF) The UK has urgently requested U.S. support for a UN 1267 designation of UK citizen Mohammed Al Ghabra. According to Giles Cutler of the FCO Sanctions Unit, the UK is seeking the earliest possible UN designation of Al Ghabra. [...]	2006-11-07 17:12:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC EFIN PTER LVPR CVIS KTFN UK
06LONDON7974	TERRORISM FINANCE: UPDATE ON AL GHABRA 1267 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S/NF) The UK intends to prenotify P-5 partners November 24 of its intent to request a UN 1267 designation of UK citizen Mohammed Al Ghabra. According to Giles Cutler of the FCO Sanctions Unit, the UK plans to submit the request to [...]	2006-11-16 16:35:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC EFIN PTER LVPR CVIS KTFN UK
06LONDON8144	INCSR PART III FOR UK [...] Following is part III of the INCSR for the UK. As previously notified to the Dept, the UK agency responsible for precursor monitoring, the Home Office Drugs Branch, has declined to supply the embassy with specific information about precursor production and exports. An official at the Home Of [...]	2006-11-29 17:17:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR UK
06LONDON8292	TERRORIST LISTS: UNITED KINGDOM [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-11 11:44:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KFTN PREL PGOV EUN EU UK
06LONDON8438	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): [...] SUMMARY: The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its 82nd session at the Polat Renaissance Istanbul Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey from 29 Nov ? 8 Dec 2006. The meeting was chaired by MSC vice chairman Mr. N. Ferrar (Philippines) as the Acting Ch [...]	2006-12-21 08:52:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO UK EWWT PHSA SENV KTIA ASEC ORTA
06LUSAKA1334	ZAMBIA'S 2006 ELECTION ATTRACTS MANY INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The 2006 Zambian presidential, parliamentary and local government elections to be held on September 28 will be viewed by over 400 international observers, who will be joined by as many as 10,000 local election monitors. The strong presence of observers and monitors will hope [...]	2006-09-27 12:03:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ZA
06LUSAKA1349	Zambia Election Observers' Observations [...] (SBU) Zambia's September 28 tripartite elections were generally conducted in an orderly and peaceful manner, in the view of Embassy observer teams, which coordinated with observers from six other missions to observe the vote in 342 polling stations in eight of Zambia's nine provinces. Observer [...]	2006-10-02 04:59:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ZA
06MADRID1966	PLAN AFRICA: SPAIN INTRODUCES SELF TO NEIGHBORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 26, Vice President Fernandez de la Vega officially rolled out Plan Africa, an ambitious project developed by the Zapatero government to address what it perceives to be a glaring hole in Spanish foreign policy. Prompted both by fears of international terrorism and by more [...]	2006-08-03 15:30:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID SMIG SOCI SP XY
06MADRID2525	SPAIN: GALICIA'S ECONOMY TRANSFORMED BY 20 YEARS [...] Spain's 1986 entry into the European Union turned on a tap of EU funding which has helped transform the face of modern Spain. To gain a better understanding of the impact of European funding on Spain's 16 regions, Embassy Madrid's Economic section plans to visit many of these regions over th [...]	2006-10-06 07:18:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SP
06MADRID2895	SPAIN/HSPD-6: THEY SIGNED! [...] Summary. In a November 15 meeting with A/S for Consular Affairs Maura Harty, Spanish Secretary of State for Security Antonio Camacho agreed to deepen information exchanges with the USG by exchanging terrorist lookout information as contemplated in Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSP [...]	2006-11-16 16:01:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL SP
06MADRID2996	WESTERN SAHARA: SPAIN WARY OF UNILATERAL MOROCCAN [...] (C) Poloff discussed Western Sahara with Spanish Subdirector General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo and Assistant Subdirector General Javier Garcia-Larrache on December 1. Poloff thanked Spain for their white paper on Western Sahara and emphasized that the U.S. wished to put the onus o [...]	2006-12-05 08:12:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC WI SP
06MADRID41	Investment Climate Statement, Spain [...] Openness to Foreign Investment A. The socialist (PSOE) government of Spain that assumed office in March 2004 is interested in attracting foreign investment. There have been no significant changes in Spain's regulations for investment and foreign exchange under the new government. Spanish [...]	2006-01-10 16:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN KTDB SP USTR OPIC
06MANAGUA1023	EX-NICARAGUAN MOD BIDDING ON REGIONAL UNDP ARMS [...] (C) Poloff met with local UNDP official Felipe Molina on May 5 to discuss the UNDP's five-year, $5 million project to reduce small arms in Central America. Molina explained that the plan will cover "all types of weapons transportable by one person" -- including MANPADS. "Arms in poor countrie [...]	2006-05-09 22:18:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR PREL NU
06MANAGUA2584	NICARAGUA: INTEROCEANIC CANAL PROPOSALS MIRED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In early October, President Bolanos unveiled the "Grand Interoceanic Canal for Nicaragua (GNIC)" project, a proposed $18 billion, 172-mile long, trans-isthmus "wet canal." The GNIC will compete with three more modest "dry canal" proposals also under consideration. The most adva [...]	2006-11-27 21:32:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EIND ELTN EWWT NU
06MANAGUA604	NICARAGUAN VIEWS ON RECENT INTERNATIONAL WHALING [...] (SBU) As noted in REFTEL, Miguel Marenco, Director General of the Nicaraguan Fisheries Agency (ADPESCA) candidly acknowledged to ECONOFF that his country maintains a quid pro quo arrangement in which Nicaragua supports Japanese whaling positions in the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and [...]	2006-03-16 19:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV IWC EFIS NU UK
06MANAMA1000	DIPLOMATIC NOTE NAMING BAHRAINI OFFICIALS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (C) Post received the following diplomatic note on June 3, 2006, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Begin Text: Ref: 19/1/15-69076 Date: June 3, 2006 Confidential and Urgent SIPDIS The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdo [...]	2006-06-07 13:34:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BA BILAT CTR
06MANAMA1018	BAHRAIN ENDORSES PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] (C) Post received the following diplomatic note June 11 from the Bahraini MFA. Begin text of dip note: 11 June 2006 1/100/231-69649 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain presents its compliments to the United States Embassy, and has the honor to inform the Embass [...]	2006-06-11 12:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KNNP MNUC PARM PHSA BA BILAT REGION
06MANAMA1289	BAHRAIN: RESPONSE TO GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (S) Further to Assistant Secretary John Hillen's May 14 meeting with MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa and A/DCM's June 10 delivery of reftel Gulf Security Dialogue nonpaper, the MFA July 15 officially responded via diplomatic [...]	2006-07-15 13:54:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS BA IR REGION BILAT
06MANAMA1326	DIPLOMATIC NOTE CONTAINING REQUESTED INFORMATION [...] (C) Post received the following diplomatic note on July 17, 2006, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs providing the information requested reftel A. Attachments referenced in diplomatic note are being sent via classified email. 2. (C) Post's informal translation follows: Begin Text: 1 [...]	2006-07-22 12:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PREL BA BILAT CTR
06MANAMA1327	DIPLOMATIC NOTE REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF BAHRAINI [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-22 13:42:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PTER KAWC PREL BA BILAT CTR
06MANAMA1363	GOB PROPOSED DATE FOR SECURITY DELEGATION TO GTMO [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (S) Post received the following diplomatic note July 25, 2006, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Begin Text: Ref: 19/1/5-72857 Date: July 25, 2006 Secret SIPDIS The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain pres [...]	2006-07-26 14:13:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL KAWC PTER OPDC CTR BILAT BA
06MANAMA1507	BAHRAIN'S FIRST COUNTER-TERRORISM LAW ENTERS INTO [...] (C) King Hamad August 12 signed into law Bahrain's first law specifically criminalizing terrorism. Both chambers of parliament passed the law in the final days of the legislative session, which expired at the end of July. The law enumerates the types of crimes considered to be terrorism and [...]	2006-08-15 10:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM BA CTR POL HUMRIT
06MANAMA1827	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY HUGHES' OCTOBER [...] (C) We warmly welcome your October 31-November 1 visit to Bahrain. Your trip comes at an important moment in promotion of the freedom agenda in Bahrain, with parliamentary and municipal elections to be held November 25 and December 2. Of the 221 candidates standing for election to parliament, [...]	2006-10-22 15:24:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL PGOV OEXC KMPI BA POL REFORM
06MANAMA2051	BAHRAIN: DELETION OF CRS ANNEX IN AIR TRANSPORT [...] (U) Further to the 2004 GOB agreement in principle (Ref. B),and in response to August 30 subject demarche (Ref. A) delivered by EconOff, the MFA conveyed its tentative agreement November 2 to the deletion of the Computer Reservation Systems (CRS) Annex of the U.S. - Bahrain Air Transport Agre [...]	2006-12-19 11:34:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KTIA BA BILAT
06MANAMA238	SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, we warmly welcome your February 26-28 visit to Bahrain. Interest in doing business with the United States is at a peak with recent ratification by both countries' legislatures of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA). We are now working closely with the senior Bahra [...]	2006-02-19 14:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD BEXP OVIP BA BILAT ECTRD OFFICIALS
06MANAMA268	PRESS, DIP NOTE PROTEST CONTINUED GTMO DETENTION [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Bahraini newspapers February 22 reported that Bahraini detainee Juma Al Dossary would remain at Guantanamo for at least one more year following an Administrative Review Board (ARB) decision that he contin [...]	2006-02-22 13:54:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PTER PREL BA APDC BILAT CTR
06MANAMA301	BAHRAIN APPROVES CWC HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT, SEEKS [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 4. 2. (C) The MFA informed the Embassy by dip note (text in para 5) that the GOB agrees to sign a Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Host Country Agreement with the United States, with the text as delivered by the DOD team during its December [...]	2006-02-28 13:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR OPDC BA BILAT
06MANAMA434	SUGGESTED BAHRAINI EDITS AND REVISIONS TO CWC HOST [...] (C) MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho told Pol/Econ Chief March 15 that in preparing the final text of the Chemical Weapons Convention Host Country Agreement Memorandum of Understanding (MOU),the Bahraini side had uncovered several areas that it would like t [...]	2006-03-19 10:51:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR BA BILAT
06MANAMA541	DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON STATUS OF RETURNED GTMO [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-02 14:32:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	KAWC PTER ASEC BA CTR BILAT
06MANAMA568	BAHRAIN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-08 12:17:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
06MANAMA63	DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON BAHRAINI DETAINEES AT GTMO [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 10:17:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KAWC PTER ASEC PREL BA CTR BILAT
06MANAMA694	DIPLOMATIC NOTE REQUESTING INFORMATION ON [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (C) Post received the following diplomatic note from the MFA on April 17. Begin Text: Ref: 19/1/5-65437 Date: April 15, 2006 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain presents it compliments to the Embassy of the [...]	2006-04-23 08:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PREL PTER BA BILAT CTR
06MANAMA963	REQUEST TO VISIT BAHRAINI DETAINEES AT GUANTANAMO [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (C) Post received the following diplomatic note on May 30, 2006, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Begin Text: Ref: 19/1/15-68530 Date: May 28, 2006 Confidential and Urgent SIPDIS The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdo [...]	2006-06-03 11:01:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BA BILAT CTR
06MANILA1213	DAVAO EAGER FOR INVESTMENT, CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF [...] (SBU) Summary. The economy is growing in Davao City according to local business contacts and the City Mayor's office, despite the claimed dampening effect of the State Department's travel advisory on the overall business climate. Although the banana industry suffered setbacks in 2005 (sept [...]	2006-03-17 08:22:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD CASC RP
06MANILA4742	SIX AMBASSADORS PITCH IN FOR MINDANAO PEACE AND [...] (U) In a unique effort to demonstrate international support for peace and development, Ambassador Kristie Kenney led a group of five Ambassadors from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom in a visit to the conflict-affected Mindanao provinces of Zamboanga and Basilan. [...]	2006-11-17 09:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOPS MCAP EAID EFIN PGOV RP
06MANILA5107	ARROYO CALLS FORD "A DEDICATED LEADER" [...] (U) As widely reported in the local media, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo praised former President Gerald Ford in a December 28 letter to his widow, calling him a "dedicated leader" who "led the country through a challenging period of transition for all Americans." President Arr [...]	2006-12-29 07:49:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL RP
06MAPUTO126	MOZAMBIQUE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-26 14:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB MZ PGOV
06MAPUTO130	MOZAMBIQUE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-26 16:10:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB MZ PGOV
06MAPUTO1324	MOZAMBIQUE: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Country Background Summary: Between October 2005 and October 2006 the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continued to make progress in establishing a market- based economy, eliminating barriers to US trade and investment, reducing poverty, promoting democracy, and protecting work [...]	2006-10-13 14:26:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MEXICO4239	PLAYING WITH A CRYSTAL BALL: PREDICTING CALDERON'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Even as AndrQs Manuel L"pez Obrador continues to challenge the July 2 election results, Felipe Calder"n is quietly planning his transition to power, leading to speculation as to who will be invited to join his future administration. Although we believe it is generally too ear [...]	2006-08-01 14:51:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN MX PGOV PINR PREL
06MEXICO4291	(CORRECTED COPY) PLAYING WITH A CRYSTAL BALL: [...] (SBU) Summary: Even as Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador continues to challenge the July 2 election results, Felipe Calderon is quietly planning his transition to power, leading to speculation as to who will be invited to join his future administration. Although we believe it is generally too ear [...]	2006-08-03 13:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN MX PGOV PINR PREL
06MINSK1187	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 9, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. This edition includes events thru the November 6- 7 Revolution Day holiday. The next edition will cover items thru November 17. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - U.S. and EU Ambassa [...]	2006-11-09 13:51:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB EPET BO
06MINSK147	Analyzing Belarusian Trade [...] (SBU) Summary: Trade figures for the first nine months of 2005 show a strong increase in Belarusian imports and exports, leading to a shrinking trade deficit. Russia remained by far Belarus' largest trading partner, accounting for 48% of trade. However, trade with Russia fell in both relative [...]	2006-02-13 09:29:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL USTR BO
06NAHA103	OKINAWAN EXCEPTIONALISM: THE CHINA THREAT OR LACK THEREOF [...] (C) Summary: Despite China's rapidly expanding economic and military activities, including in waters near Okinawa, Okinawans claim they do not share America's or Japan's sense of threat from China. While many mainland Japanese officials and influentials say they recognize China as a potent [...]	2006-04-26 01:20:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PINS JA CH TW
06NAIROBI1015	AMBASSADOR MEETS KENYA'S NEW FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In his new job as Kenya's Finance Minister, Amos Kimunya wants to focus on repairing relations with donors, improving governance, and controlling government spending. Kimunya also told the Ambassador on March 3 that the Government of Kenya is moving ahead with major privatization [...]	2006-03-07 10:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL PINR PTER KE
06NAIROBI1772	DONOR COORDINATION FOR KENYA DROUGHT [...] Donor agencies and governments, including USAID, have stepped up to coordinate efforts to respond to the current humanitarian emergency in Kenya. In regular meetings, donors share information on funding, activities, and partners in an effort to avoid overlap and gaps in programming. Meetin [...]	2006-04-25 14:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KE
06NAIROBI1956	DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOMALIA DROUGHT [...] To date, donor governments and agencies, including USAID, have contributed over 87.8 million U.S. Dollars (USD) towards the United Nations (U.N.) humanitarian appeal for the drought emergency in Somalia, in addition to more than 60.0 million USD outside the appeal. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, [...]	2006-05-05 06:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SO
06NAIROBI274	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] Following is the 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Kenya. This information will also be transmitted to EB/IFD/OIA via e-mail and included in Chapter 6 of the 2006 Country Commercial Guide for Kenya, to be delivered through FCS channels. ----------------------------------- A.1. Opennes [...]	2006-01-20 05:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV KE
06NAIROBI3270	PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTIONS: PRO-KIBAKI PARTY WINS [...] (SBU) Summary: NARC-Kenya's victory in three of five July 24 parliamentary by-elections was a much needed endorsement for the Kibaki government following several months of setbacks from November's referendum defeat and the public exposure of the massive Anglo Leasing corruption scandal. The n [...]	2006-07-28 08:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL KE
06NAIROBI4239	WHERE'S KABUGA? DIPLOMATS URGE GOVERNMENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Prosecutor Hussein Bubacar Jallow, joined by like-minded Nairobi-based chiefs of mission, delivered a strong message to the Government of Kenya urging more cooperation in apprehending Rwandan genocidaire Felicien Kabuga. Kenya's [...]	2006-09-29 14:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM RW KE
06NAIROBI4555	INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALIA COMMUNIQUE [...] The International Contact Group on Somalia (ICG) met in Nairobi on October 19. The full text of the final communiqu follows in para 2. Post will report on the ICG meeting septel. 2. Begin text: International Contact Group on Somalia Nairobi October 19, 2006 The International Contact [...]	2006-10-23 07:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ASEC PHUM PTER KE SO
06NAIROBI494	CORRUPTION IN KENYA: FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS, [...] (C) Summary: In an unprecedented move, Kenya's Finance Minister has resigned in response to the Anglo-Leasing and related revelations. In resigning, David Mwiraria asserted his innocence - a claim swiftly countered by John Githongo, the man whose dossier on high-level corruption and cover-up [...]	2006-02-02 12:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL KE
06NAIROBI550	UPDATE: EXTRADITION OF KAROLI MULIRO [...] (U) This is an action cable - action request para 5. 2. (SBU) Post has engaged directly with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keriakio Tobiko, and held lengthy discussions with the case prosecutor, Horace Okumo, concerning the U.S. extradition request for Karoli Muliro to stand tr [...]	2006-02-08 07:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR KE
06NAIROBI944	212 (F) VISA SAO REQUEST: ALFRED GETONGA, ANURA [...] (S) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Nairobi hereby seeks security advisory opinions under section 212(F) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Proclamation 7750, suspending entry into the United States of the following individuals: -- Alfred Getonga, -- Anura Perera, -- Deepak Kaman [...]	2006-03-02 11:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	ASEC CVIS ECON KCOR KCRM KFRD PGOV PREL PTER
06NAIROBI974	INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CONDEMNS ATTACK ON PRESS [...] (U) The pre-dawn March 2 Kenyan police commando-style raids on the Standard Media Group's headquarters, television transmission station, and printing plant, which resulted in the destruction of property, arrests and the burning of newspapers, and the disruption of newsprint and broadcasting op [...]	2006-03-03 12:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KE
06NEWDELHI5135	INDIA'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD: ADVISING [...] (C) Summary: The National Security Advisory Board -- populated by civilians, but supported by the GOI National Security Council Secretariat -- is a little-discussed institution designed to provide creative long-term assessments to the National Security Advisor, and through him to the Cabinet [...]	2006-07-21 07:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR IN
06NEWDELHI5801	SRI LANKANS SEEK MORE INDIAN INVOLVEMENT [...] (C) Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner A. Sabarulla Khan delivered an Aide Memoire to Acting PolCouns August 21, using the occasion to mention that the same note had been recently delivered to the GOI and that MEA Joint Secretary Mohan Kumar received it positively and endorsed the notion of formin [...]	2006-08-21 13:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS CE IN
06NEWDELHI761	INDO-US GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM REVIEWS PRM/TIP ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: A US delegation led by Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky discussed Bhutanese and Tibetan refugees, trafficking in persons, and forced labor with the Indian delegation headed by Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran at the Global Issues Forum in New Delhi [...]	2006-02-03 03:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF ELAB PHUM IN NP BT
06NICOSIA1092	CYPRUS: MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS WAVE LOOMS OVER [...] (SBU) Summary. Up until June 2006, the Cypriot financial landscape could be described as rather bland and predictable, although offering impressive gains over the past two years to the few foreign investors who dared venture in the island's shallow stock exchange. All of this changed mid-Jun [...]	2006-07-11 07:41:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON CY
06NICOSIA1690	CYPRUS: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] (U) Answers below are keyed to reftel questions. 2. (U) Q1: Description of how Post is organized to monitor (trade) agreements and respond to foreign trade barrier complaints: Embassy Nicosia does not have a Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) or Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) office. [...]	2006-09-29 12:43:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD CY
06NICOSIA1767	"TRNC" UNIVERSITIES: A (STUNTED) GROWTH INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish Cypriot higher education system has developed into an important source of income for the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" and pride for the community. Recent developments, however, call into question the viability of the education sector. Expanded capacity in [...]	2006-10-13 13:30:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OEXC PREL KPAO CY TU
06NICOSIA1885	CYPRUS: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Per Reftel request, Post submits in para 2 below Part I (Drugs and Chemical Control) of the 2006-2007 INCSR. The report is based on an update of last year's published version. 2. BEGIN TEXT Cyprus Cyprus has been divided since the Turkish military intervention of 1974, following a c [...]	2006-11-03 15:27:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR CY
06NICOSIA1920	CYPRUS: LAIKI PLANS FOR MERGER WITH GREEK MARFIN AND [...] (SBU) Summary. The triple merger between Laiki Bank in Cyprus, and Greek-based Marfin Financial Group and Egnatias Bank remains firmly on track, after winning the approval of authorities in both countries, and of Laiki shareholders on October 31. Unless there are any unexpected surprises, th [...]	2006-11-09 15:02:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON CY
06NICOSIA926	FIRST KNOWN TURKISH CYPRIOT GRAVE SITE FOUND IN [...] (C) Summary. A bicommunal team working under the Tripartite Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) has discovered human remains thought to be those of Turkish Cypriots missing since the intercommunal clashes of 1963 and 1964. If confirmed by DNA analysis, this would be the first case of a Turki [...]	2006-06-19 07:36:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UN TU CY PREL PGOV
06OSLO396	NORWEGIAN CLAIMS IN HIGH NORTH EXPANDING? [...] (C) Summary and action request. Norway may soon lay claim to a large swath of Arctic resources around the Svalbard archipelago. Already the source of international disputes over fishing rights, Svalbard's unique (and in some cases unclear) status internationally has the potential to create [...]	2006-03-30 13:16:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ENRG UK NO
06OTTAWA2420	THE PROSPEROUS CANADA-CUBA ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada,s economic relationship with Cuba began in the late 19th century, long before the U.S. embargo. Today, Canada-Cuba economic ties continue to be strong. The annual two-way trade between the countries is around $1 billion USD. About 22 percent of Cuban exports (mostly n [...]	2006-08-12 12:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR CU CA
06PANAMA360	PANAMA - 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The resolution of a number of investment dispute cases in recent years opened the way for the April 2004 start of bilateral negotiations for a free trade agreement between the United States and Panama. 2. Traditionally, Panama has maintained a rather liberal regime for foreign investment [...]	2006-02-24 20:39:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON EFIN ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR PM
06PARIS1304	PARIS CONFERENCE ON INNOVATIVE FINANCING FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. President Chirac can call his "Conference on Innovative Financing for Development" a success, at least by the standards the GOF had very likely set at the outset: during the Conference, eleven countries announced their intention to follow the French example and institute a tax [...]	2006-03-02 10:23:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN EIND FR
06PARIS1523	French Response to Discovery of AI in a [...] Summary : Following the discovery of the H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) virus in late February on a commercial poultry farm in the Ain district, 47 countries have placed partial or complete bans on French poultry imports, domestic poultry consumption has dropped more than 30 percent, poultry price [...]	2006-03-10 06:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EU KFLU TBIO FR
06PARIS2200	COE CYBERCRIME [...] Summary. The first meeting of the Council of Europe's Cybercrime Convention Committee took place March 20-21, 2006. The United States (Betty Shave, U.S. Department of Justice) was selected as vice-chair of the meeting. The key achievement of the meeting was adoption of an interpretation o [...]	2006-04-04 14:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KJUS KCRM ECON ETRD FR COE
06PARIS2242	VISIT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES FROM MARCH 1 TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales traveled to France from March 1 to 4, 2006. He met with Pierre de Bousquet de Florian, Director of the DST; Nicolas Sarkozy, Minister of the Interior; French Counter-terrorism Officials; Ron Noble, Secretary General of Interpol; Pascal Clement, M [...]	2006-04-05 15:17:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS FR PREL PGOV KCRM PTER

06PARIS2578	CACOPHONY IN FRANCE'S FOREIGN TELEVISION POLICY [...] (SBU) France's foreign television policy, which plays a major role in the dissemination of French language and culture throughout the world, is going through a rocky patch. After the shaky start of France's proposed international all-news television station CII (REFTEL),to broadcast mostly [...]	2006-04-19 13:21:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR SCUL FR
06PARIS2796	USUNESCO: MEDIA FREEDOM - DANISH CARTOONS [...] (C) Classified by: PAO Caitlin Bergin for reasons 1.4; B/D 2. (C) SUMMARY: Executive Board Agenda Item 46, Title, was renegotiated by a working group during the Executive Board to address concerns about respect for culture and religion raised by the Danish cartoons of Mohammed published in [...]	2006-04-27 16:34:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL ECON UNESCO
06PARIS332	FRANCE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]	2006-01-18 17:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB FR OPIC USTR
06PARIS4219	AUSTRALIA GROUP 2006 PLENARY MEETING, PARIS, JUNE [...] (SBU) The Australia Group (AG) plenary continued strengthening the Regime,s nonproliferation and export control tools. Highlights included: -- Agreement to the U.S. proposal to add three biological agents to the control list; -- Agreement to add chemical processing equipment made from [...]	2006-06-20 08:48:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC AS FR CBW
06PARIS4441	U/S JOSPEH, U/S LEVEY JUNE 20 MEET WITH FRENCH MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 20 meeting between U/S Joseph and Treasury U/S Levey and French Political Director Stanislas de Laboulaye, a range of proliferation-related topics were covered, including the US-French-UK-German-Italian meeting later that day aimed at preliminary consultations regarding [...]	2006-06-27 15:12:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM ETTC IR KN IN FR
06PARIS4443	FRENCH CONFERENCE ON WMD PROLIFERATION FINANCING [...] (C/REL France, UK, Germany, Italy) SUMMARY: At a cordial, exploratory conference hosted by France on June 20, French, German, Italian, UK, and US participants committed to work together to implement the G8 Gleaneagles Statement to identify, track and freeze WMD proliferation-related assets and [...]	2006-06-27 15:51:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	EFIN PREL KNNP ETTC PARM FR
06PARIS4511	UNESCO: STRIVING FOR RESULTS BASED MANAGEMENT AT THE WORLD [...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On May 30, 2006, consultant Bruno Lefevre gave a presentation about his work to institute Results Based Management (RBM) at the World Heritage (WH) Center. He was one of two consultants hired to examine the RBM framework and World Heritage System model, and propose [...]	2006-06-30 08:54:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC SCUL KSCA SENV UNESCO
06PARIS5170	INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION (IOC/UNESCO) [...] Summary and Key Accomplishments: At the 39th Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Executive Council -- which took place June 21-28, 2006 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris -- the U.S. delegation (USDEL) met all of its objectives. These included: encouraging fiscal tra [...]	2006-07-31 14:54:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO AORC TSPL EAID SENV KSCI IZ
06PARIS5594	UNESCO: REPORT ON NEGOTIATION OF DRAFT PRINCIPLES RELATING [...] Begin Summary. The UNESCO Intergovernmental Meeting on the Preparation of a Declaration of Principles Relating to Cultural Objects Displaced in Connection with the Second World War took place in Paris on July 19-21, 2006. The United States delegation consisted of the Permanent Representative, [...]	2006-08-21 09:55:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KNAR PHUM SCUL UN
06PARIS7094	UNESCO -- EDUCATION ISSUES AT THE 175TH EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] (SBU) EDUCATION SECTOR REFORMS In September, the First Lady hosted her highly successful Literacy Conference in New York City, attended by the President and UNESCO's Director General Matsuura. Despite the goodwill generated by the conference and interventions by most members of the Executive [...]	2006-10-27 16:50:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO SCUL KPAO
06PARIS7095	MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY ISSUE AT UNESCO 175TH EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] (U) MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY The Medium Term Strategy (MTS) for 2008-2013 (34 C/4) was the source of hours of discussion and a major "thematic" debate on UNESCO's role in the world. (Comment: we know of no other organization that is as self-absorbed as UNESCO and wastes as much time discussing i [...]	2006-10-27 16:51:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO SCUL PO IS BR LE CU EU
06PARIS7269	(S/NF) G7 CONFERENCE ON WMD PROLIFERATION FINANCING [...] SUMMARY: (C/REL France, UK, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada) France hosted an experts-level meeting on October 25 with G7 partners and the EU to discus how to implement the G8 Gleneagles commitment to develop financial measures to combat WMD proliferation. Participants exchanged information on [...]	2006-11-07 14:47:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	EFIN PARM PGOV FR
06PARIS7451	UNESCO: MAN AND BIOSPHERE COORDINATING COUNCIL PONDERS [...] Summary. The 19th session of the MAB Coordinating Council focused on the need to define the program's future, particularly in the context of the formulation of the new UNESCO Medium-Term Strategy for 2008-2013. Issues debated included: the need to devise an appropriate approach to identifying t [...]	2006-11-20 11:04:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO SCI SENV EAID SP
06PARIS96	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] The following text is our contribution to the INCSR, per reftel: France remains an attractive venue for money laundering because of its sizable economy, political stability, and sophisticated financial system. Common methods of laundering money in France include the use of bank deposits; f [...]	2006-01-06 14:50:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN FR
06PARIS99	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] This is part 1 of the INCSR submission for France. A section on the French Caribbean and French Guiana follows at the end of this message. I. SUMMARY: France is a transshipment point for drugs moving into, from and within Europe. Given France's shared borders with trafficking conduit [...]	2006-01-06 14:52:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR FR
06PHNOMPENH1163	DRUGS IN CAMBODIA: DONORS COMPARE NOTES ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Donors highlighted Cambodia's porous borders, rising rates of drug use, limited rehabilitation facilities, and limited government capacity during a June 20 roundtable discussion about Cambodia's drug problem. Several donor nations provide small-scale counternarcotics assistanc [...]	2006-06-22 08:18:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV CB
06PHNOMPENH814	CAMBODIA: WORKERS MARCH DESPITE POLICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A Labor Day march with more than 1,000 workers proceeded peacefully despite the brief and detention by police of union leader Chea Mony, police checkpoints at roads leading into the capital, and unconfirmed reports of isolated clashes between police and workers elsewhere in the [...]	2006-05-01 10:11:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB PGOV CB
06PORTLOUIS752	MAURITIUS DENIES PLAN TO CEDE AGALEGA ISLANDS TO INDIA, BUT ISSUE SHOWS MAURITIAN SUBORDINATION [...] (C) Summary: Mauritian officials deny any intention to cede Agalega islands to India, as alleged in an Indian newspaper report. They have said that India agreed to help with economic development and infrastructure improvement but they were unable to deny categorically that India has no ulterior mot [...]	2006-12-15 08:26:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EPET PBTS ECON PHSA PINS IN MP IO
06PORTMORESBY460	SOLOMON ISLANDS: PRIME MINISTER SOGAVARE VS RAMSI [...] (U ) SUMMARY: Ambassador traveled to the Solomon Islands to present her credentials and met with Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. Discussion centered on Sogavare's continued dissatisfaction over RAMSI presence and in particular the ongoing row between the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) an [...]	2006-11-20 07:17:00	Embassy Port Moresby	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BP
06PORTOFSPAIN1161	MANNING: LIFTING IMET RESTRICTIONS VINDICATES T&T [...] (U) As reported septel, Prime Minister Patrick Manning,s October 4 budget speech, was, for the most part, devoted to a discussion of T&T,s largely energy-driven revenues and of proposed expenditures on infrastructure development, manufacturing diversification and agriculture promotion, as wel [...]	2006-10-06 20:07:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KCRM MARR PGOV PREL TD
06PORTOFSPAIN131	SPECIAL ANTI-CRIME UNIT OF T&T: LOOKING BACK, [...] (SBU) Brigadier General Peter Joseph, Director of the Special Anti-Crime Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (SAUTT) provided Poloff with a candid assessment of last year's performance in fighting crime, as well as a look forward to 2006. Joseph stated that 2005 was a year of building capacity, esp [...]	2006-01-26 20:14:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KCOR TD
06PORTOFSPAIN1358	TRINIDAD ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - NOVEMBER PT 1 [...] Farewell BWIA, welcome Caribbean Airlines 2. Inflation - who's to blame? 3. Crushing blow to music pirates 4. Telecom - Digicel goes to court; Paltel drops out 5. HBO to plug Flow 6. T&T/India to sign BIT 7. U.S. consultants derailed 8. GOTT convenes smelter symposium, but... [...]	2006-11-28 14:22:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ELNT ETRD KIRP TD
06PORTOFSPAIN808	TRINIDAD ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE [...] Desalcott chairman charged with fraud ---------------------------------------- After four years of investigations into alleged corruption in the US$120 million Trinidad desalination plant, Desalcott executive chairman Hafeez Karamath has been arrested on fraud charges. In January 2005, inves [...]	2006-07-06 13:27:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELTN KFLU TD
06PRAGUE1158	CZECHS NOT LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] Econoff met September 6 with Ministry of Informatics Head of European Integration and International Relations Unit Marketa Morska about reftel request for support of Mr. Steven Lett as Director of International Mobile Satellite Organization. Morska explained her ministry will not make the fina [...]	2006-09-18 15:23:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS EUN EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS EZ
06PRETORIA1196	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER MARCH 24 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Construction, Property BEE Charters Signed; - BE [...]	2006-03-24 11:18:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA1657	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH April 21 2006 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]	2006-04-21 13:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA171	SOUTH AFRICA: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] (U) In response to Ref A, this cable presents post's 2006 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the 2006 Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2006 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment [...]	2006-01-17 14:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC USTR PGOV SF
06PRETORIA399	CIVAIR: NO SOUTH AFRICA INTEREST IN OPEN SKIES [...] (SBU) Summary. South Africa's Acting Chief Director for Aviation and Bilateral Affairs reiterated that South Africa preferred incremental liberalization to an open skies agreement with the United States. South Africa's current strategy was to improve access for its carriers to African markets [...]	2006-02-02 10:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR SF
06PRETORIA4632	(C) IDASA'S MASAMVU SAYS SOUTH AFRICA PUSHING [...] (C) SUMMARY: South Africa wants Zimbabwean President Mugabe to annouce at the upcoming ZANU-PF congress that he will retire in 2008, according to IDASA analyst Sydney Masamvu. Masamvu says that former President Mandela met privately with Mugabe October 23 to encourage him to retire. Senior A [...]	2006-11-08 12:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON ZI SF
06PRISTINA1057	KOSOVO: RESPONSE TO NARCOTICS AND CHEMICAL [...] (U) Following is the submission from U.S. Office in Pristina for the narcotics and chemical control sections of this year's INSCR report. 2. (U) Summary. Kosovo is primarily a transit point for heroin originating in Turkey and Afghanistan and destined for Western European countries, but i [...]	2006-12-11 10:06:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA1058	KOSOVO: KOSOVO INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Kosovo is a disputed territory that has been governed by the United Nations (UN) since 1999. Current laws and regulations pertaining to financial crimes derive their authority from the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General. If, as expected, there is a resolution of Kosovo's fina [...]	2006-12-11 10:10:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KTFN EFIN ECON YI
06PRISTINA335	KOSOVO: A UNIFIED CONTACT GROUP PRESSES STANDARDS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representatives of the Contact Group (CG) visited Kosovo April 6-7 to highlight CG unity and deliver a focused message about the importance of the standards and elements of an eventual future status settlement; by prior agreement, the CG did not address the status outcome itself. [...]	2006-04-20 14:13:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA481	KOSOVO: EU FINALLY GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The European Union has developed a draft discussion paper for an International Civilian Mission in Kosovo (ICM) that would form the basis for implementation of the final status settlement. The plan calls for a much smaller footprint than UNMIK's current presence, and places heav [...]	2006-06-06 13:23:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06RABAT1042	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MOROCCO OF U/S KAREN [...] (C) The US Mission warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Morocco. Your visit comes as we and the Moroccan government are further energizing the substantial reinvigoration of bilateral relations that has taken place since the May 2003 terrorist attacks in Casablanca. Since the 2003 attacks, [...]	2006-05-31 18:49:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON KPAO MO PGOV PREL PTER
06RABAT1076	GOM REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE TO UN HUMAN [...] Post received the following Diplomatic Note on May 22, 2006, a copy of which has been faxed to NEA/MAG. Unofficial translation begins in paragraph two. 2. Begin unofficial translation: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United [...]	2006-06-05 22:24:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO PHUM PREL
06RABAT1081	GOM REGISTERS CONCERN ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) On June 2, the Mission received the following diplomatic note from the MFA, which was delivered to all diplomatic missions and international organizations in Rabat. Enclosed with the note was a copy of the official statement issued by the MFA registering the Government of Morocco's conce [...]	2006-06-05 22:25:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PBTS PHUM PREL PGOV MO
06RABAT1093	THE FOREIGN MINISTER AND THE U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) On the margins of a meeting with Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes, the Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Benaissa on June 5 to reinforce the May 31 conversation the DCM had with the MFA Secretary Geeral Omar Hilale on the U.S. Statement on Iran (eftels A and B). The [...]	2006-06-06 14:28:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR PGOV PREL PBTS PINR MO
06RABAT1458	THE KINGDOM FIGHTS SEXUAL HARASSMENT [...] (U) Sexual harassment could not be openly discussed in Morocco until a group of women textile workers decided to go on strike at the Manufacture du Morocco, a textile plant in the suburbs of Rabat, because of the extreme sexual harassment company officials committed against their union leader [...]	2006-07-31 16:57:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL MO
06RABAT1540	2006 THRONE DAY SPEECH: MORE CONFIDENCE, LESS [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI delivered his seventh Throne Day speech on July 30 (reftel C). This year's speech followed the model established in his 1999 speech -- a recapitulation of accomplishments over the past year. Only the 2004 and 2005 (reftel A) speeches diverged from the accomplis [...]	2006-08-15 09:43:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL MO
06RABAT1986	SCENESETTER FOR U/S JOSEPH'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (C) The U.S. Mission warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Morocco. Your visit as co-chair of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) comes as the U.S. and the Moroccan government are further energizing our bilateral relations. Since the May 2003 terrorist attacks in Casabla [...]	2006-10-23 16:09:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KGIC EAID ECON KPAO PGOV PREL PTER MCAP MO
06RABAT215	SCENSETTER FOR VISIT OF SECDEF RUMSFELD [...] (C) Summary: The US Mission and the Moroccan government warmly welcome your upcoming visit. We believe King Mohammed will see the visit as reinforcement of our solid relationship with Morocco, a relationship the King considers very important. Morocco continues cooperation with us to counte [...]	2006-02-09 14:03:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	MARR MO OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL
06RABAT2183	DIPLOMATICNOTE RECEIVED: AMENDING THE 505 [...] (U) Thiscable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post received Diplomatc Note 003685 from the Ministry of Foreign Affais November 28, 2006 in response to reftel A and . The Note was transmited in both Arabic and Eglish. In the following note, the Moroccan [...]	2006-11-29 15:14:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA MARR MASS PGOV MO XA
06RABAT2280	MOROCCO'S 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Morocco achieved significant reductions in cannabis production and cultivation, although it remains one of the world's major producers and exporters of cannabis. According to the Agency for the Promotion of Economic and Social Development of the Northern Prefectures and Provinces of the King [...]	2006-12-18 11:26:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV MO
06RABAT311	MOROCCO WILL DESIGNATE ALL U.S. AIRLINES UNDER [...] Post received diplomatic note number 0518 dated February 20, 2006, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs accepting Ref A proposal for a blanket designation of all U.S. air carriers under the October 2001 Air Transport Agreement between the United States and Morocco. 2. Unofficial embassy t [...]	2006-02-23 12:44:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KTIA MO
06RABAT385	GROWTH CONSTRAINTS -- APPLYING RODRIK'S MODEL TO [...] (C) Summary and introduction: When judged against traditional "Washington Consensus" criteria (e.g. fiscal discipline, liberalization, privatization, and openness to investment) Morocco receives consistently high grades from international financial institutions and credit rating agencies. [...]	2006-03-02 11:28:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID MO
06RABAT386	GROWTH CONSTRAINTS -- APPLYING RODRIK'S MODEL TO [...] (C) Summary and introduction: When judged against traditional "Washington Consensus" criteria (e.g. fiscal discipline, liberalization, privatization, and openness to investment) Morocco receives consistently high grades from international financial institutions and credit rating agencies. [...]	2006-03-02 11:28:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID MO
06RABAT504	Initial FTA Success Stories - The First 90 Days [...] Summary: As expected, increased foreign direct investment has led FTA successes in the early days. Yet anecdotal evidence shows U.S. and Moroccan exporters are making use of the FTA's market access provisions to explore new market opportunities. U.S. FTA-related technical assistance has bo [...]	2006-03-21 17:05:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR BEXP KIPR KTIA MO
06RABAT506	Initial FTA Success Stories - The First 90 Days [...] Summary: As expected, increased foreign direct investment has led FTA successes in the early days. Yet anecdotal evidence shows U.S. and Moroccan exporters are making use of the FTA's market access provisions to explore new market opportunities. U.S. FTA-related technical assistance has bo [...]	2006-03-21 17:22:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR BEXP KIPR KTIA MO
06RABAT530	MOROCCO SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] On Thursday March 23, 2006, Embassy received Diplomatic Note number 961 from the Moroccan MFA, requesting USG support for its candidature to the newly-created UN Human Rights Council (reftel). A copy of the diplomatic note has been faxed separately to NEA/MAG. 2. Begin text of GOM transl [...]	2006-03-24 17:24:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO PHUM PREL
06RABAT73	MOROCCO 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 07:44:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV MO
06RABAT742	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] An EU-Morocco fisheries agreement signed in July 2005 has been delayed due to opposition from some EU governments about whether the deal should include fishing grounds off the disputed Western Sahara. Last year, after six years of talks, the GOM signed a $160 million, four-year deal that wou [...]	2006-04-21 15:05:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIS EWWT KFLU KHIV MO WS
06RABAT779	GOM SEEKS US SUPPORT IN BID FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post received the following diplomatic note and aide-memoire seeking US support for Morocco's candidacy to the Human Rights Council. As the aide-memoire is a comprehensive summary of how the GOM views its [...]	2006-04-26 16:21:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV MO
06REYKJAVIK68	SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Lisa Kierans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail Kieransl@state.gov. Hours spent on preparation: - Polofficer (FO-02) 20 hrs - Polassistant 60 hrs - DCM [...]	2006-03-02 12:49:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC
06REYKJAVIK97	MEDIA REACTION FOR MARCH 21-22, 2006: U.S. REMOVAL [...] Summary: March 21 press coverage of the U.S. decision to remove most assets from the base at Keflavik was punctuated by PM Asgrimsson's statement that the U.S. decision had created a "climate of distrust between the two countries." Coverage also focused on NATO SECGEN Scheffer's comments that [...]	2006-03-22 15:58:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO MARR PREL KPAO IIP ECA IC
06RIYADH1377	SHI'A "INDEPENDENTS" DISCUSS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR [...] (C) A group of Shi'a independents again stressed to ConOffs their community's national identity, desire for reform in the Kingdom, and lack of political ties to Iran. They noted that the SAG is allowing the Shi'a community to build an active but small-scale and unofficial civil society, cente [...]	2006-03-06 06:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SA
06RIYADH2560	Saudi Science Research - Gathering Strength [...] Summary: Academic and scientific researchers in Saudi Arabia are hungry for more contact with American counterparts and believe that the Saudi research system is increasingly operating up to international standards. Improved education and upcoming research opportunities fQ women, including the [...]	2006-04-10 12:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL TBIO SENV KHIV CVIS SA
06RIYADH390	REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY [...] (C) Ambassador met with SAG U/S for Political Affairs Prince Turki Saud al-Kabir on January 28 to deliver reftel points and paper. (Note: FM Prince Saud al-Faisal was accompanying King Abdullah on four-country Asian travel and is not expected back in the Kingdom until 2/5.) Ambassador stress [...]	2006-01-29 10:48:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL AORC SA IR
06RIYADH4919	REMAINS RETURNED, FAMILIES OF GTMO DETAINEES CALL [...] (U) Following the deaths of the three GTMO detainees, Abdulaziz Suleiman al-Rubaish, whose brother is currently detained at GTMO, contacted the Embassy and asked to meet with the Ambassador. PolMilOff met al-Rubaish at the Embassy front gate and accepted a letter addressed to President Bush f [...]	2006-06-19 14:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS PTER KAWC SA XF
06RIYADH5042	USD EDELMAN'S MEETINGS WITH THE KING AND CROWN [...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman discussed the U.S.-Saudi defense relationship, regional security, helicopters, Iran, Iraq, and visas during separate meetings with King Abdullah and Crown Prince Sultan on June 6. Both the King and Crown Prince were supportive of [...]	2006-06-24 14:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP SA PTER PREL PARM PINR
06RIYADH5082	U/S EDELMAN'S MEETING WITH ASST MINISTER OF [...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman discussed the U.S.-Saudi defense relationship, Iran, and regional security during his June 6 meeting with Prince Khalid bin Sultan, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation for Security Affairs. The overall tone of the meeting [...]	2006-06-25 08:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PARM PGOV PREL PINR PTER
06RIYADH5173	A TALE OF TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS: THE DIVERGING [...] (C) Summary: Six months after the SAG announced its appointees to the municipal councils (reftel),the experiences of the Greater Dammam Municipal Council (GDMC) and the Qatif Municipal Council (QMC) illustrate two diverging paths in this experiment in partially elected local government. Th [...]	2006-06-30 07:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SA
06RIYADH5264	SAG REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR FOREIGN MINISTER'S [...] (C) On July 2, Post received via diplomatic note a request from the Saudi Foreign Ministry seeking USG assistance to secure a temporary license from the Treasury Dept's Office of Financial Assets Control (OFAC) to allow Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal to fly aboard a private, corporate [...]	2006-07-02 15:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SA
06RIYADH6372	SAUDI OPPOSITION GROUP CALLS FOR FRIDAY PROTESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The London-based, Saudi opposition group accused of having links to al-Qaeda, the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia ('MIRA'),called for political gatherings to be held Kingdom-wide at 44 specified mosques beginning this Friday, August 11. MIRA, composed of religious conserva [...]	2006-08-09 14:52:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA
06RIYADH6472	RENEWED STIRRINGS OF POLITICAL OPPOSITION ACTIVITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 9, Dr. Saad al-Faqih, leader of the London-based, Saudi opposition group, Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA),called for Kingdom-wide political demonstrations to be held on Friday August 11 immediately prior to Friday prayers (Ref A). Al-Faqih, a Saudi dissid [...]	2006-08-14 13:18:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL KISL SA
06RIYADH6581	TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF SAJID MOHAMED [...] (SBU) On May 30, 2006, Post received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the addition of Sajid Mohamed Badat to the UN 1267 Sanctions list of individuals/entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Taliban or Al Qaida. Complimentary opening -- T [...]	2006-08-20 14:24:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CVIS KVPR SA
06RIYADH6668	170 SAUDI AND MUSLIM SCHOLARS WORLDWIDE CALL FOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: 170 Muslim scholars from more than seventeen countries, including twenty-nine Saudi citizens, issued an open statement on August 4 entitled "Statement and Appeal from Scholars of the Islamic Nation." The statement condemned Israeli "aggression" in Lebanon and Palestine, and crit [...]	2006-08-22 06:58:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA LE
06RIYADH7	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD SEEKS POST-IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] (S/NF) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Khalilzad met with King Abdullah, Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal, and General Intelligence Presidency director Prince Muqrin bin Abd al-Aziz on December 27, to seek Saudi support in Iraq for building an Arab Sunni-Kurdish-Alawi coalition to engage the [...]	2006-01-02 12:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER IZ SA
06RIYADH7629	DRL DAS ERICA BARKS-RUGGLES DISCUSSES POLITICS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Erica Barks-Ruggles met with dozens of Saudi women representing a broad spectrum of opinions and backgrounds during her September 12-14 visit to Saudi Arabia. The Saudi women unanimously agreed that Saudi [...]	2006-09-28 15:24:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN SA
06RIYADH7838	USG ASSESSMENTS OF TERRORIST/INSURGENT FINANCE [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: This cable provides the assessment of Embassy Riyadh's country team of the terrorist/insurgent financing environment in Saudi Arabia. As instructed in reftel, post's response is divided into separate sections providing background information on the terrorist/insurgent operat [...]	2006-10-05 14:06:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PREL PTER KTFN ETTC SA IZ
06RIYADH7987	RIYADH RECORD: SEPTEMBER 16-30 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The case against the controversial novel "Girls of Riyadh" has been dismissed. The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice met for three-days, rejecting alleged calls from the West to dismantle the organization. The Ministries of Interior and Foreign Affai [...]	2006-10-10 14:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL KWMN KISL SA
06RIYADH8314	TERRORISM FINANCE: UNSC 1267 DESIGNEE, SULIMAN [...] (U) United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1267 Designee, Suliman H. Al-Buthe (aka Solaiman Al-Buthi) was featured in an article published in the Saudi Gazette, a mainstream Saudi publication censored by the Saudi Arabian Government (SAG). Al-Buthe, the Assistant General Manager [...]	2006-10-17 15:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PTER KTFN ETTC PREL SA
06RIYADH8723	RIYADH RECORD: OCTOBER 16-31 (C-NE6-01865) [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi religious leaders signed the Makkah Declaration on October 20, which forbids Sunnis and Shi'a from killing each other. King Abdullah issued a new succession law on October 20, which formalizes the succession process through the establishment of the Allegiance Committee. P [...]	2006-11-06 13:05:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KISL KWMN SA
06RIYADH8841	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES MEETING WITH SAUDI HUMAN [...] (SBU) DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles met the National Society for Human Rights, the Human Rights Commission, and the Human Rights First Society during her September 12-14 visit to Riyadh. Participants in all three meetings raised U.S. treatment of Homaidan Al-Turki (reftel)and Guantanamo Bay deta [...]	2006-11-14 05:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM OTRA PGOV PHUM SA
06RIYADH8921	THE NEW SUCCESSION LAW PRESERVES THE MONARCHY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A SUCCESSION STRUGGLE AMONG THE AL SAUD FAMILY HAS LONG BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST THREATS TO SAUDI ARABIA'S STABILITY. THE FIRST TWO SAUDI STATES COLLAPSED PARTIALLY AS A RESULT OF SUCCESSION PROBLEMS. FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF KING ABDULAZIZ IN 1953, A FIERCE POWER STRUGGLE AMON [...]	2006-11-22 04:02:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SA
06RIYADH8987	THE SAUDI ARABIAN FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT'S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6 and 9. 2. (U) Summary. EconOff met with the Saudi Arabian Financial Intelligence Unit (SA FIU) on November 5 and December 4, 2006 to discuss the status of their Egmont application and technical assistance. In attendance at the m [...]	2006-12-04 12:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC SA
06RIYADH8989	MOI UNDERSCORES NEED FOR BROAD AND FLEXIBLE ENERGY [...] (S) Economic Counselor Silverman and Energy Attache Ross met with Dr. Saad al-Jabri, Advisor to the Assistant Minister of Interior, on November 26 to discuss the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation to improve security at critical infrastructure facilities. Dr. al-Jabri und [...]	2006-12-04 13:38:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EPET PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
06RIYADH8990	MOI UNDERSCORES NEED FOR BROAD AND FLEXIBLE ENERGY [...] (S) Economic Counselor Silverman and Energy Attache Ross met with Dr. Saad al-Jabri, Advisor to the Assistant Minister of Interior, on November 26 to discuss the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation to improve security at critical infrastructure facilities. Dr. al-Jabri und [...]	2006-12-04 14:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EPET PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
06RIYADH9	SAUDI VIEWS ON IRANIAN AND SYRIAN ACTIVITIES IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal and General Intelligence Presidency (GIP) director Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz sought and shared views on Iran and Syria during a December 27 meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Khalilzad. They told the Ambassador that while it was possible t [...]	2006-01-02 14:10:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PINR IR SA SY IZ
06RIYADH9083	APHSCT TOWNSEND NOVEMBER 15 MEETING WITH CROWN [...] (S) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Fran Townsend met on November 15 with Crown Prince Sultan, who immediately steered the conversation to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. He noted the ongoing violence and raised the Arab Peace Plan proposed by [...]	2006-12-14 13:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN KTFN SA
06RIYADH9089	APHSCT TOWNSEND NOVEMBER 15 MEETING WITH CROWN [...] (S) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Fran Townsend met on November 15 with Crown Prince Sultan, who immediately steered the conversation to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. He noted the ongoing violence and raised the Arab Peace Plan proposed by [...]	2006-12-16 07:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN KTFN SA
06RIYADH9175	SAUDI MOI HEAD SAYS IF U.S. LEAVES IRAQ, SAUDI [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-26 11:54:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PTER KISL IZ SA
06ROME1686	BANK OF ITALY--DRAGHI'S FIRST PERSONAL AND [...] Summary: At the Bank of Italy (BOI) annual stockholder's meeting May 31, Mario Draghi, the new central bank governor, focused primarily on the need for structural economic reforms. Emphasizing the lack of growth this decade, Draghi focused on recapturing competitiveness to achieve economic [...]	2006-06-06 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IT
06ROME1817	SCENESETTER FOR U/S LEVEY'S VISIT TO ROME, JUNE [...] (C) Embassy Rome warmly welcomes the visit of Treasury U/S for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Stuart Levey, to Italy, at this important juncture in U.S. - Italy relations as the new center-left government takes hold. The Embassy has scheduled three, high-level meetings on Iran; we also [...]	2006-06-20 06:53:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN IR IT KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
06ROME263	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] Summary. Italy continues to court foreign investors by actively seeking to implement the 2003 legal reforms designed to lift the Italian economy out of its malaise. In 2003 Italy successfully reformed its civil code and made important modifications to its Unified Rules on Financial Intermed [...]	2006-01-30 08:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV IT OPIC USTR
06ROME315	FAO EMERGENCY PROGRAMS: INFORMAL DONORS' [...] Summary and Background. On January 25, 2006, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCE) held an informal donors' meeting to provide an overview of 2005 activities and special requirements for 2006. Recently appointed TCE Assistant Direc [...]	2006-02-03 11:07:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON SENV UN FAO
06ROME3172	2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] This message responds to ref B request for information on financial crimes and money laundering in Italy. Together with ref A, these reports transmit Mission Italy's submission to the 2006-07 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). 2. Italy is not an offshore financial c [...]	2006-11-24 14:08:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER IT
06ROME371	ITALY: RUTELLI DISCUSSES CENTER-LEFT FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a February 3 lunch with Daisy Party leader Francesco Rutelli, the Ambassador stressed the importance of NATO to the Transatlantic Alliance and registered our concern that a future center-left government not look to Europe at the expense of Italy's historically strong bilateral [...]	2006-02-08 10:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS PGOV IZ IT ITALIAN POLITICS ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
06ROME384	ITALY,S PARLIAMENT PASSES "SARBANES-OXLEY". [...] SUMMARY. On December 23 Italy's Senate passed the financial market oversight reform bill, two years after the massive Parmalat fraud scandal and just following the resignation of Bank of Italy (BOI) Governor Fazio. The bill leaves in place the five regulatory authorities: antitrust, central [...]	2006-02-09 11:50:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT KPRP
06ROME449	Italy's Parliament Passes "Sarbanes-Oxley". [...] SUMMARY. On December 23 Italy's Senate passed the financial market oversight reform bill, two years after the massive Parmalat fraud scandal and just following the resignation of Bank of Italy (BOI) Governor Fazio. The bill leaves in place the five regulatory authorities: antitrust, central [...]	2006-02-14 15:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT KPRP EUN
06ROME464	AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO PRESS CONFERENCE PROVIDES [...] On February 14, FAO held a press conference to provide a global update on Avian Influenza. Areas highlighted were Nigeria, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Europe in general (with a primary focus on Italy),and future preparations for Latin America/Caribbean. Samuel Jutzi, Director of FAO's Animal Product [...]	2006-02-15 16:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI IT GR BU UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO IQ AVIAN INFLUENZA
06ROME678	AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES [...] Summary: In an effort to keep all USG agencies in Washington and in the field informed on FAO activities to combat and control Avian Influenza (AI),USMISSION UN ROME has instituted this new weekly reporting cable. FAO Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCE) and Animal Produc [...]	2006-03-03 16:58:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA
06SANAA3609	WATANI BANK FAILURE THREATENS BROADER FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In early December, the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) declared Watani Bank insolvent, and initiated the first bank closure in Yemen's history. General Manager Dr. Hamdani, and other bank officials, were arrested and face charges of financial crimes against the state. Watani's futu [...]	2006-01-02 10:35:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KMPI CASC YM COM
06SANAA537	SALEH FEELS PRESSURE TO REFORM, RESPONDS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen's recent cabinet reshuffle was brought about by, among other factors, coordinated pressure for reform by donor countries. On February 8, Post met with President Saleh, together with the Germans, British, and Dutch. The delegation pressed Saleh for specific actions to fight [...]	2006-03-05 07:12:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KMCA KMPI YM
06SANJOSE2671	COSTA RICA MINI-DUBLIN GROUP REPORT [...] Summary: Post convened a mini-Dublin Group meeting on November 17, 2006 with representatives of the embassies of Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The U.S. counternarcotics program remains the largest among Dublin Group members in Costa [...]	2006-11-24 13:36:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL KCRM CS
06SANSALVADOR197	EL SALVADOR: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, following is Embassy San Salvador's 2006 Investment Climate Statement. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ 2. The Government of El Salvador views foreign investment as crucial for economic growth and development and has taken numerous steps in recent [...]	2006-01-25 21:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD EFIN KTDB ES OPIC USTR
06SANTIAGO1042	PRESIDENT BACHELET TOUTS CHILE'S TIES WITH EUROPE [...] (C) Summary: President Bachelet traveled to Spain, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Austria May 8-14 on her first official visit to Europe as president. During a state visit in Spain, Bachelet and Spanish President Zapatero signed a "strategic alliance agreement." After visiting Chilean PKO troops in [...]	2006-05-17 21:48:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VZ CI
06SANTIAGO1110	NEW CHILEAN AMBASSADOR TO VENEZUELA [...] (U) The Chilean press reported on May 23 that the Venezuelan government had extended agrement to Claudio Huepe, Chile's ambassador-designate to Venezuela. Huepe, a member of Chile's centrist Christian Democrat party and a government spokesman under former President Lagos (2000-02),lived in V [...]	2006-05-24 12:44:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CI VZ
06SANTIAGO2289	STAFFDEL MEACHAM -- NGO COMMUNITY HEALTHY AND VIBRANT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Carl Meacham met with Chileans across the political spectrum October 25-27 to discuss challenges facing Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Chile. NGO representatives emphasized there is freedom to operate and no onero [...]	2006-10-31 19:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PREL PHUM OVIP CI
06SANTIAGO302	MARCH 11 BACHELET INAUGURATION: LIMITED SPACE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Foreign Ministry advised resident diplomatic missions in writing on February 9 that the number of spaces available for foreign delegations at Michelle Bachelet's presidential inauguration on March 11 will be very limited. For the inauguration ceremony itself, only heads of [...]	2006-02-09 21:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV CI INAUGURATION
06SANTIAGO338	MARCH 11 BACHELET INAUGURATION: UPDATE ON FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Below is Post's latest information on attendance by foreign delegations for certain countries at President-elect Michelle Bachelet's March 11 inaguration ceremony, as provided by resident diplomats: --Argentina: President Kirchner. --Bolivia: President Morales. --Brazil: President [...]	2006-02-15 20:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV CI INAUGURATION

06SANTIAGO411	MARCH 11 BACHELET INAUGURATION: FEB 28 UPDATE ON [...] (SBU) Below is Post's latest information on attendance by foreign delegations for certain countries at President-elect Michelle Bachelet's March 11 inauguration ceremony, as provided by resident diplomats: --Argentina: President Kirchner. (Arrives March 10, departs March 11, Sheraton Hotel [...]	2006-02-28 21:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL CI
06SANTODOMINGO243	WHA DAS DUDDY VISITS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC JAN [...] (U) Summary: Following his visit to Port au Prince, WHA DAS Patrick Duddy visited the Dominican Republic January 11-12 where he met President Fernandez (ref a),the congressional leadership, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs (ref b) and several other cabinet -level officials. Much of the dis [...]	2006-01-23 18:35:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV PHUM PREL
06SANTODOMINGO3282	HAITIANS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - - THEY JUST [...] (U) SUMMARY: Unfulfilled promises, nationalistic rebuffs and outright distortions continue to characterize the Dominican response to international concerns over the country's treatment of its largely undocumented Haitian minority. Despite repeated pledges, the government has failed to comply [...]	2006-10-18 20:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PHUM PGOV PREF SMIG ASEC UNHCR IOM HA
06SANTODOMINGO3417	DOMINICAN CONGRESS REJECTS 1999 AIR TRADE AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. On October 17, the Dominican House of Representatives refused to ratify the 1999 Air Trade Agreement with the United States. Congressmen said the consensus was that the agreement is harmful to the interests of the country. The official report contained language recommended by [...]	2006-11-02 15:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR DR
06SAOPAULO647	ALCKMIN'S CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR CLAIMS LULA'S POLL NUMBERS [...] (SBU) Despite a series of recent opinion polls that show President Lula maintaining a lead of more than twenty points, with a chance to be re-elected in the first round, Geraldo Alckmin's campaign coordinator told Charg that the PSDB is methodically building grassroots political networks throu [...]	2006-06-07 18:49:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ETRD ECPS BR
06SARAJEVO3188	BOSNIA: PIC POLITICAL DIRECTORS STRESS POLICE AND [...] (C) Summary: During its December 6-7 meeting in Brussels, the Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board emphasized the need for Bosnian leaders to achieve concrete progress on a wide reform agenda including constitutional, and police reform. EUR DAS Rosemary [...]	2006-12-18 14:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
06SEOUL1629	Round-Up of North-South Exchanges: April 2006 [...] North-South exchanges during April included cooperative efforts to preserve historic relics in the North, as well as practical exchanges in the agricultural, cultural and athletic fields. South Korea's humanitarian assistance to the North during April appeared to be smaller than in previous m [...]	2006-05-15 22:36:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG SOCI ETRD KS KN
06SEOUL2577	THE HINES WARD EFFECT: KOREA QUESTIONS ITS [...] (U) SUMMARY: When Hines Ward, a half-Korean, half-African-American pro football player, visited Korea recently, the event caused Koreans to examine their own prejudices against Koreans of mixed-race heritage. Hines Ward became a media darling, while the average mixed-race Korean suffers bigot [...]	2006-07-31 09:15:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KS
06SEOUL3858	IRAQ DEPUTY COORDINATOR STEPHENSON VISIT TO SEOUL: [...] (C) A U.S. delegation headed by Barbara Stephenson, Deputy Coordinator for Iraq (S/I),visited Seoul November 2-3 to express appreciation for the important role South Korea has played in Iraq, discuss plans for troops, and thank the ROKG for its willingness to lead a Regional Reconstruction T [...]	2006-11-08 09:02:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL IZ KS
06SEOUL631	NEW ROK REPRESENTATIVE TO SOFA JOINT COMMITTEE [...] (U) Embassy received February 27 a diplomatic note announcing the appointment of Cho Taeyong, the new DG for North American Affairs Bureau, to be the new ROK representative to the SOFA Joint Committee. Full text of the note and DG Cho's bio follows. 2. (U) Begin Text: Ministry of Foreig [...]	2006-02-27 08:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL KS
06SEOUL688	Korea's Finance Ministry Floats a Mini-"Big Bang" [...] Korea's Ministry of Finance and Economy (MOFE) has launched an impressive new raft of regulatory reform measures in the early months of 2006. According to ministry plans, regulations governing financial services will be cut drastically, with barriers separating traditional business domains e [...]	2006-03-03 11:08:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD PREL KS
06SHANGHAI7086	AMITY PRINTING PRESS -- CHINA'S BIBLE PUBLISHER [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Consul General's November 20 visit to Amity Printing Press in Nanjing, Special Assistant to General Manager Peter Dean said they did not have any substantive problems printing Bibles in China. Amity Printing Press produces all Bibles sold in officially-approved Prote [...]	2006-11-28 02:59:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF CH
06SINGAPORE1321	SINGAPORE'S NEW MALAY/MUSLIM PAP MP CANDIDATES [...] (U) Summary. Four new Muslim candidates will be running for Parliament on the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) slate, replacing four retiring Muslim members of Parliament (MPs). All four are highly educated, successful professionals with international experience. Only one, however, has th [...]	2006-04-24 07:30:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PSOC KISL SN
06SINGAPORE197	SINGAPORE - 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Post submits below the draft text of the 2006 Singapore Investment Climate Statement (ICS). As requested reftel, we have also forwarded the document via email to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. Begin text of 2006 Investment Climate Statement: Investment Policy Summary 3. Foreign investments, combi [...]	2006-01-24 06:41:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
06SINGAPORE3547	SINGAPORE 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits its draft 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II Q Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Part I was transmitted septel. 2. Begin text of the draft report: Singapore As a significant international financial and investm [...]	2006-11-06 09:11:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN KTFN PTER KSEP ETTC SNAR SN
06SKOPJE38	MACEDONIA'S SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT NOMINATED AS [...] (SBU) The GOM has nominated Speaker of Parliament Ljupco Jordanovski as Macedonia's next ambassador to the United States. A long-time parliamentarian, Jordanovski is meticulous, hard-working, and a consensus builder. He is widely-respected as an administrator and has presided over an ambitio [...]	2006-01-17 08:31:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PREL PGOV MK
06SOFIA181	QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY, SOFIA, OCT-DEC 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-02 13:51:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC BU
06SOFIA817	BULGARIA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER'S IMPRESSIONS OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 14:12:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU BU
06STATE112806	DEMARCHE TO UNSC MEMBERS TO CO-SPONSOR RESOLUTION [...] This is an Action Request - see para 2. 2. The text of a Japanese-drafted UNSC resolution on the DPRK missile launches of July 4-5 has been put into final form ("put in blue") by SC members and will be voted on soon (text is in para 4). Russia and China have argued in favor of a UNSC Pre [...]	2006-07-07 23:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN
06STATE170109	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): 2006 [...] Paragraph 2 contains the text of the press statement issued at the conclusion of the October 2006 Copenhagen MTCR Plenary. Addressee posts may share this statement with interested parties as appropriate. Further information on the results of the Plenary will be forthcoming via septels. [...]	2006-10-10 21:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MTCRE PREL PARM MNUC KSCA TSPA ETTC
06STATE83673	ALLIED SHARING AND SIPRNET [...] (U) This is an action message. As a part of the continuing war on terrorism and in response to recommendations of the 9/11 and the WMD Commissions, the Congress and the President have mandated a number of changes in the way information is to be shared, within the federal government, between t [...]	2006-05-23 22:18:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT AOMS PINR ACOA KCCP
06STATE86004	IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 11 and 12. ------------ Summary ------------ 2. (C) On June 7, 2006, the International Organization for Migration (IOM),a non-UN intergovernmental organization dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration, is holding its a [...]	2006-05-26 14:54:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG IR AORC
06STATE93016	(U) ISLAMIC FINANCE (C-TN6-00207) [...] (C) AS POSTS ARE AWARE, POLICY MAKERS ARE INTERESTED IN THE GROWTH AND IMPLICATIONS OF ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, WHICH OFFER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO COMPLY WITH ISLAMIC LAW, WHICH FORBIDS PAYING OR RECEIVING INTEREST, MANDATES THAT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS BE BASED ON REAL ECON [...]	2006-06-07 23:17:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECIN EFIN AL BA BK EG ID KU MU MY PK QA SA
06STATE99426	TERRORISM FINANCE: INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs six and seven. 2. (S) During Homeland Security Advisor Frances Townsend, s June 20 visit to Saudi Arabia, Townsend will reinforce the need for SAG actions to properly oversee the activities of charitable and non-profit organizations b [...]	2006-06-16 22:25:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EFIN ETTC ID KTFN PREL PTER RP SA
06SUVA215	POLITICAL REFORM IN TONGA - OPTIMISM REIGNS, FOR [...] (C) Summary. Government officials and diplomats we met during a May 13-16 visit to Tonga are optimistic about prospects for political reform over the next few months. The New Zealand High Commissioner said PM Fred Sevele has gotten off to a good start, and has demonstrated a willingness to [...]	2006-05-18 23:32:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON TN
06SUVA222	TONGA STRUGGLES TO STABILIZE ITS ECONOMY; HOPES [...] (C) Summary: Tonga's economy continues to feel the impact of last year's public servant's strike settlement. The FY 2006/7 budget deficit, even after implementation of a planned "redundancy package" that will result in 700-1000 fewer government workers, will be in the T$16-20 million range ( [...]	2006-05-24 03:11:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID TN CH
06SUVA350	PACIFIC REVIEW OF THE POST-FORUM DIALOGUE [...] (U) At Pacific leaders' request, an experts group consulted widely and has drafted proposals to reform the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Post-Forum Dialogue (PFD) process. They affirmed that Pacific Island leaders and partners highly value their dialogue; they just want to improve it. The expert [...]	2006-08-29 23:57:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL PIF XV
06TAIPEI3737	Taipei Economic Brief for October 2006 [...] This cable summarizes selected October 2006 economic events in Taiwan: --Economic Performance --Taiwan 4th in US Patents --Bank Acquisition through Open Market Trading --Legislature Reviewing 2007 Budget --Draft CO2 Emissions Law --R&D Subsidies for SME --Fourth Nuclear Power Plant --CM [...]	2006-11-02 07:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TALLINN1085	RUSSIAN PROVOCATIONS FALL FLAT IN ESTONIA [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent weeks, several Russian attempts to provoke Estonia with Soviet-style propaganda have fallen flat. A Duma resolution on the Soviet soldiers' memorial in downtown Tallinn (the so-called "Bronze Soldier"),a well-timed declassification of documents "proving" U.S. and B [...]	2006-12-07 10:40:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV RS EN
06TALLINN901	CODEL FRIST VISITS ESTONIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a brief meeting with Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and Defense Minister Jurgen Ligi in Tallinn on October 1, a Congressional delegation composed of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) thanked the GOE for Estonia's strong support in [...]	2006-10-03 11:16:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CVIS IZ AF EN
06TASHKENT262	LITTLE FRIENDSHIP ON BRIDGE BETWEEN UZBEKISTAN AND [...] (C) Summary: The GOU and UN claim that the Friendship Bridge border crossing between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan is very active. Recent visits to the bridge show that the border crossing there is in significantly better condition than other border posts in Uzbekistan. However, Emboffs have ob [...]	2006-02-01 13:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON AF UZ
06TASHKENT881	BRITISH STUDY PROGRAMS MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Despite an often rocky Uzbek-British relationship, British sources in Tashkent indicate that the GOU has not imposed direct obstacles to study programs in the UK. A scholarship program jointly supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),Open Society Institute, and a [...]	2006-05-03 13:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL PGOV PREL PHUM UZ
06TELAVIV1145	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iraq 2. US-Israel Relations 3. Mideast --------------- Election polls: --------------- Channel 10-TV and Ha'aretz published the results of a survey conducted by Prof. Camil Fuchs of the Amanet Group's Dialogue Institute: -"Were elections for the Knesset held today, for whom w [...]	2006-03-22 12:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1402	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and Israel Radio reported on seemingly moderate gestures and pronouncements from Hamas vis-a- vis Israel. Ha'aretz reported that Hamas has been sending go-between [...]	2006-04-07 11:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1533	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Lebanese-Syrian Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that FM Tzipi Livni, who successfully proposed revoking the Jerusalem residency of the Hamas legislators, persuaded a governmental foru [...]	2006-04-20 11:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1620	SHIMON PERES CONCERNED ABOUT JORDAN'S STABILITY [...] (C) Summary: Shimon Peres told CODEL Shays that Palestinian patience with ineffectual Hamas governance will run out sooner than Hamas thinks, and that the USG must encourage PA President Mahmoud Abbas to be courageous in standing up to Hamas. He asked the USG to encourage the GOI to work wit [...]	2006-04-25 16:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV177	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and Israel Radio reported that the U.S. administration intends to invite Acting PM Ehud Olmert to Washington before the elections in Israel. The radio reported t [...]	2006-01-12 12:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2239	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 12:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV2622	AG GONZALES' MEETING WITH MINISTER OF PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: In the June 28 meeting, Avi Dichter told the Attorney General and the Ambassador that he fully supports U.S.-Israel cooperation on counter terrorism, and sees no reason to restrict information sharing when it can help save innocent lives. Dichter detailed Israel's response to rece [...]	2006-06-30 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER IS POL COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV480	RIGHT-WING LIEBERMAN UNABASHEDLY ADVOCATES [...] (SBU) Summary: Right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party leader Avigdor Lieberman told the Ambassador January 31 that separation of Israeli Jews from Israeli Arabs is necessary in order to promote Israeli security and maintain Israel's Jewish identity. To accomplish this, Lieberman proposes that Isr [...]	2006-02-01 17:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWBG KPAL KISL EG IR IS JO ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL SETTLEMENTS
06THEHAGUE1043	NETHERLANDS/AUSTRALIA GROUP: RESPONSE ON PLENARY [...] (S) Polmiloff discussed reftel points with MFA Senior Advisor for Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Affairs Ceta Noland on May 9. Noland said the Dutch plan a presentation on Iran and Syria, but not/not Russia, during the information exchange of the upcoming Australia Group plenary. She explain [...]	2006-05-09 16:47:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL AG ETTC NL
06THEHAGUE126	2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - THE NETHERLANDS [...] The following transmits the draft 2006 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for the Netherlands. This update corresponds with Chapter VI in the FY 2006 Country Commercial Guide. The full text of the ICS has been forwarded by e-mail to EUR/IFD/OIA to the attention of J. Nathaniel Hatcher and Pa [...]	2006-01-19 14:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB NL OPIC USTR
06THEHAGUE1787	NETHERLANDS/JSF: OPEN-MINDED PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: A delegation of Dutch parliamentary Defense Committee members intends to keep an ""open mind"" during their upcoming ""fact-finding"" trip to Washington and Ft. Worth to discuss the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. Parliamentary supporters and critics alike voiced concerns during an [...]	2006-08-15 08:21:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL NL
06THEHAGUE2601	NETHERLANDS: BILATERAL MEETINGS ON MARGINS OF [...] MFA Head of the Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Division Henk Cor van der Kwast confirmed he will attend on behalf of the GONL the December 18-21 Nuclear Nonproliferation Conference at Wilton Park, United Kingdom. He expressed high interest in meeting on the margins of the conference with [...]	2006-12-13 15:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT
06THEHAGUE2645	DUTCH SEEK POSITIVE CONSENSUS ON SWIFT [...] (C) Summary. The Dutch government is marshaling legal arguments that would allow the current SWIFT and TFTP systems to continue. Ministry of Finance officials confirm Embassy London's report that they are working in tandem with a "coalition of the constructive" that includes the U.K., Belgium, [...]	2006-12-20 14:39:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER ECON NL
06THEHAGUE872	NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: RESPONSE TO DUTCH ARMS [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch are unwilling to reconsider their pending sale of radio equipment for Spanish patrol boats to Venezuela in response to reftel points. MFA Director of Security Policy Robert de Groot said the Dutch remain committed to blocking sales of "offensive" arms to Venezuela, and [...]	2006-04-19 13:37:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL VE NL
06TOKYO1831	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-06 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2398	15TH JAPAN-EU SUMMIT: FOCUS ON POLITICAL AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The 15th Japan-EU Summit on April 24 in Tokyo highlighted the maturing Japan-EU partnership. During the Summit: -- PM Koizumi stressed three points: his concern about low public awareness of the Japan-EU relationship, his desire to enhance the strategic dialogue on East Asia' [...]	2006-05-01 09:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON MEPP EUN KNUC UNSC BO UP RS
06TOKYO2438	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 2 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period April 27 to May 2. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during that period. -- MAFF Suspends UK Poultry Imports, Turns to US for More -- 2. On April 29, the Min [...]	2006-05-02 08:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO2719	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 17 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period May 11 to 17. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- More Positive Cases from Last Year -- 2. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfa [...]	2006-05-17 09:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO2940	THE AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH ADMINISTRATIVE VICE [...] (S) During a May 26 meeting, Administrative Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi expressed deep appreciation for the Ambassador's efforts on the abduction issue. In a tour d'horizon, the Ambassador and Yachi discussed the upcoming summit, regional issues, realignment and beef. Foreign Minist [...]	2006-05-26 10:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL ECON MARR KUNR AF IR IZ IN KN KS CH JA
06TOKYO2973	THE DCM'S MAY 26 MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICAN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26th luncheon, MOFA North America Bureau Director General Chikao Kawai told the DCM that the Japanese government would push DPRI implementation and urge Yokosuka's mayor to proceed with the plan for Kitty Hawk replacement. On beef, Kawai expected the risk communication [...]	2006-05-31 06:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SCUL EAGR UNSC AMGT AF ID IZ KN
06TOKYO3038	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/02/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-02 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3138	ABDUCTION ISSUE: STRONG SHOW OF U.S./INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Schieffer and representatives from 18 other countries voiced strong support for resolution of the DPRK abduction issue at a June 6 meeting hosted by Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Suzuki. Chief Cabinet Secretary Abe addressed the start of the meeting, stressing [...]	2006-06-07 08:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL RS KS KN CH JA
06TOKYO3151	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/08/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 01:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3171	NATO'S GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP: JAPAN UPBEAT BUT URGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is interested in pursuing closer relations with NATO through the Global Partnership framework, but prefers an incremental approach with participation in seminars or in exercises as observers preceding cooperation in operations. GOJ officials request further clarification on [...]	2006-06-08 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR JA
06TOKYO3273	JAPAN LARGELY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS ON HUMAN [...] (C) Summary. On June 13, the Political Minister Counselor delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper to Global Issues Department Deputy Director General Tsuji and Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Deputy Director Orihara. The Japanese and U.S. proposals are very similar, Tsuji obse [...]	2006-06-14 07:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL JA
06TOKYO3308	JAPAN: REPORT URGES PM KOIZUMI TO ENDORSE INDIA [...] (C) The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) on June 11, 2006 reported that Prime Minister Koizumi is expected to endorse the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement during his summit with President Bush in late June 2006. The article states that Koizumi's decision reflects the importance To [...]	2006-06-15 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP ENRG JA IN
06TOKYO3440	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/21/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-21 01:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4247	JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAN, ASKS WHY [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. See para 3 below. 2. (C) Following reftel instructions, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer contacted MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki July 31 to discuss Japan's position on the reftel para 6 draft UNSC resolution. Takizaki assur [...]	2006-07-31 06:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO5569	ANRE'S ARIMA LOOKING FOR SUPPORT FOR IEA [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 13, newly appointed director of the International Affairs Division at the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) Jun Arima reiterated the GOJ's request that USG support the appointment of Nobuo Tanaka as the new head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) [...]	2006-09-26 11:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG JA
06TOKYO6174	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/24/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-24 01:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6575	2006 JAPAN INCSR PART II [...] (U) Japan is the world's second largest economy and a large and important world financial center. Although the Japanese government continues to strengthen legal institutions to permit more effective enforcement of financial transaction laws, Japan still faces substantial risk of money launder [...]	2006-11-16 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN KTFN
06TOKYO6635	U/S BURNS MEETING WITH DFM NISHIDA ON IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan shares U.S. concerns about Russia's obstructionist role in Iran discussions and would like to play a part in pressuring Iran to abandon nuclear enrichment, Deputy Foreign Minister Nishida told U/S Burns on November 6. U/S Burns underscored U.S. concern about Iran's involveme [...]	2006-11-20 10:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA
06TOKYO6731	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/27/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-27 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TRIPOLI453	CONGRESSMAN LANTOS STRESSES BILATERAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with senior Libyan officials during his August 22-24 trip to Libya, Congressman Tom Lantos, ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Relations Committee, reviewed bilateral achievements since his first visit to the country in January, 2004 and set new goals for enhanc [...]	2006-08-31 15:02:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	OREP PREL PTER PGOV LY
06ULAANBAATAR454	Genghis Khan Makes A Comeback [...] Earlier this week, Chinggis Khaan (Genghis Khan) replaced the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP). The MPRP, the social democratic descendant of the Communist Party which ruled Mongolia for nearly seven decades, is the dominant party in the coalition government formed in January. [...]	2006-06-14 06:09:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI MG
06ULAANBAATAR593	KHAANQUEST 2006 PEACEKEEPING EXERCISE SCENESETTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: KHAANQUEST 2006 IS THE PACIFIC-AREA GLOBAL PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS INITIATIVE (GPOI) CAPSTONE EVENT OF THE YEAR. IT HAS FOUR MAJOR COMPONENTS: 1) A MULTINATIONAL FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE (FTX) FOCUSING ON PEACEKEEPING SKILLS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FIVE HILLS TRAINING CENTER, [...]	2006-08-04 08:14:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV MG
06UNVIEVIENNA500	IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL ON IRAN TO [...] (SBU) At the June BOG, mission, per reftel, accomplished its objectives of underscoring the absence of confidence in the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program, stressing Iran's need to halt enrichment-related activities, and re-dividing the NAM. Iran was dealt with under agenda item 8 (g) [...]	2006-06-16 09:29:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA511	IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL ON IRAN TO [...] (SBU) Further to Reftel, this message provides detailed information on the June 15 IAEA Board of Governors debate on Iran. During that discussion, 33 countries delivered statements, with a preponderance calling on Iran to cooperate with the IAEA to resolve the outstanding issues identified in [...]	2006-06-23 13:39:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IAEA IR KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1070	UN COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT'S 14TH [...] (U) Summary: Building on reforms advanced since the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the May 1-12 fourteenth session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-14) successfully focused on practical approaches to increase access to modern energy services. An interagency U.S. [...]	2006-05-25 14:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ENRG EAID TRGY ECON UN
06USUNNEWYORK1181	UN REFORM: U.S. HOSTS LUNCH TO DISCUSS WAYS FORWARD [...] Summary. In the latest in a series of lunches on reform in New York, Ambassadors and representatives from fourteen key countries on June 6 acknowledged that time was getting short and that it was critical to seek agreement on measures to strengthen the UN. At the lunch, hosted for the first [...]	2006-06-09 22:29:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1405	GUEHENNO BRIEFS ON COTE D'IVOIRE AND UPCOMING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 13, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Under-Secretary General (U/SYG) Guehenno briefed the UN Security Council (UNSC) on discussions held on July 5 in Cote d'Ivoire between Secretary-General (SYG) Kofi Annan and African leaders regarding the region's peace pro [...]	2006-07-25 15:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IV PGOV UNSC XA KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1570	UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE: MEMBER STATES [...] (U) Summary. During a meeting with current and potential troop contributing countries (TCCs) to an expanded UNIFIL force in south Lebanon on August 17, UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown made an impassioned SIPDIS appeal to member states to help secure a lasting peace by committ [...]	2006-08-18 01:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1725	UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: DEMARCHE TO EUROPEAN UNION [...] In advance of the 61st UN General Assembly, USUN has learned that a Fifth Committee formal session for the introduction of national positions on the scale of assessment may be scheduled for as early as October 9th. USUN has also learned that the European Union is attempting to reach a group po [...]	2006-09-06 16:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1848	UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: EXPERT LEVEL MEETING WITH [...] (C) On September 20, USdel met with UK Fifth Committee delegate Wasim Mir to discuss the UN scale of assessment methodology. Mir emphasized that the European Union collectively is assessed well beyond its capacity to pay, and the group's bottom line is to ensure that it does not see any incre [...]	2006-09-21 19:56:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1920	UNFPA SEGMENT OF THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE [...] Summary: At the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board meeting in New York on September 11-13, UNFPA Executive Director Obaid stressed the importance of equity and human rights for the world's poorest and most disadvantaged people. She said reproductive health, women's empowerment, and gender equality re [...]	2006-10-06 00:50:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PREF PREL UNFPA
06USUNNEWYORK2169	U.S. CANDIDATE NOT ELECTED TO THE INTERNATIONAL [...] Summary. In a General Assembly election, November 16, the U.S. candidate missed being elected to the International Law Commission by eight votes. Michael Matheson placed ninth among 11 candidates seeking to fill eight Western seats on the Commission. European Union candidates took six of the [...]	2006-11-18 00:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ILC ODIP UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2215	SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES MNF-I [...] (U) On November 28, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1723, extending for twelve months the mandate of the Multinational Forces in Iraq (MNF-I),the Development Fund for Iraq and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board. The text of UNSCR 1734 is at para 2, Ambassa [...]	2006-12-05 15:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK2244	SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: EUROPEAN UNION POSITION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8, Ambassador Wallace met with European Union representatives Ambassador Karen Pierce of the United Kingdom, German Deputy Permanent Representative (DPR) Michael von Ungern-Sternberg, and French DPR Jean-Pierre Lacroix to discuss the way forward on the scale of assess [...]	2006-12-12 23:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2272	SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: U.S. MODERATES NEGOTIATION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On December 19, per the explicit request of the Japanese and European Union (EU) members (UK, Germany, Finland, France),Ambassador Wallace chaired and facilitated an informal meeting to discuss Fifth Committee issues and the scale of assessments at the Japanese Missio [...]	2006-12-21 16:10:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK375	UN/COUNTERTERRORISM: 1267, CTC, AND 1540 COMMITTEE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a public meeting on 21 February 2006, the Chairmen of the UN Security Council's three subsidiary counterterrorism committees (the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),the 1267 or Al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions Committee, and the 1540 Committee on nonproliferation) briefed the Council [...]	2006-02-27 23:45:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC ETTC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK400	GA PRESIDENT AND UNSYG CHEF DE CABINET CONSIDER [...] (C) Summary: In our continuing consultations with other delegations, we unfortunately find no appetite to reopen the HRC text to accommodate U.S. requirements (reftels). General Assembly President Eliasson's office has sent a letter to the ACABQ (the committee considering resource needs to es [...]	2006-03-02 23:19:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR UNGA UNCHR
06USUNNEWYORK432	AD HOC COMMITTEE CONTINUES STALEMATE ON [...] (U) Summary. The Ad Hoc Committee (AHC),established by General Assembly resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996, met at UN Headquarters February 27-March 3, 2006 to continue negotiations on the CCIT. Deep-seated differences over key text between member States of the Organization of the Isla [...]	2006-03-07 18:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK564	UNITED KINGDOM: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by t [...]	2006-03-23 14:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN UK
06USUNNEWYORK717	THE NETHERLANDS: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will b [...]	2006-04-05 14:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN NL
06USUNNEWYORK832	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: UN SECRETARIAT BRIEFS ON [...] SUMMARY. The GA Secretariat and Office of Legal Affairs provided a briefing April 19 on plans and preparations for the May 9 election of members of the Human Rights Council (HRC). The Secretariat reiterated that the HRC elections will provide for each candidate to be voted directly and indi [...]	2006-04-21 23:29:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK908	UN REFORM: G-77 WINS FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE IN [...] SUMMARY/COMMENT: The Fifth Committee, meeting in formal session April 28, voted 108 to 50, with 3 abstentions, to support adoption of a draft resolution introduced April 21 by the G-77 and China that attempts to impeded ongoing Secretary-General efforts to pursue management reform in the SI [...]	2006-05-03 20:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK917	1267 COMMITTEE PROCEDURAL PROTECTIONS AND FAIRNESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN delivered demarche (REF A) to all other P-5 delegations April 27 - 28. P-5 delegations supported U.S. efforts to address &due process8 concerns as a way to strengthen the 1267 sanctions regime and to encourage more States to participate in the 1267 process. France and Russia [...]	2006-05-04 15:42:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK946	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: FIRST MEMBERS ELECTED [...] SUMMARY: In May 9 elections, the General Assembly elected the 47 members of the newly-created UN Human Rights Council. While most seats were filled in only one round of balloting, three rounds were required to fill the six contested seats allocated to the Eastern European Group. Iran's cand [...]	2006-05-11 14:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNGA UNHRC KUNR
06VIENNA1232	CONFERENCE ON "THE ROLE OF PRECAUTION IN GMO [...] On April 18-19, the Austrian EU Presidency hosted an experts meeting on the precautionary principle in the context of agricultural biotechnology. The meeting aimed to reinforce the role of the precautionary principle in agricultural biotechnology. The conference revealed differences among p [...]	2006-05-02 06:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO ETRD AU
06VIENNA1551	May 4 U.S.-Russia - EU Multi Presidency Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary. In the first meeting of its kind, U.S., Russian and EU officials met informally in Vienna May 4 to discuss possible areas for future cooperation in the fight against terrorism, organized crime and corruption, and illegal immigration. The U.S. delegation was led by Attorney G [...]	2006-05-31 11:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN AU
06VIENNA3022	AUSTRIAN ELECTION FOLLOW-UP: GREENS NOW NUMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: The results of Austria's October 1 elections shifted somewhat with the announcement of the tally of absentee votes on October 9. In the final count, the Greens emerged for the first time as Austria's third strongest party. On October 11, Austrian President Heinz Fischer gave [...]	2006-10-12 08:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON MASS AU
06VIENNA3279	AVIAN FLU: BAXTER-AUSTRIA DEVELOPS A VACCINE AGAINST HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Austrian-based research facility of the U.S. healthcare company Baxter has developed a vaccine against the current strains of the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The vaccine has been successfully tested in mice and also with human subjects, yielding a protection rate between 70 [...]	2006-11-08 13:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ASEC SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO AU
06VIENNA470	AVIAN INFLUENZA LIKELY IN AUSTRIAN SWANS [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health and Women's Affairs (MoH) publicly announced on February 14 that tests by the Austrian National Veterinary Institute indicate there is a 70% probability that two dead swans found in southern Austria were infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The MoH follo [...]	2006-02-15 15:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC TBIO SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO AU
06VIENNA715	REPORT ON EU INFORMAL DEFENSE MINISTERIAL IN [...] (SBU) Discussions of a possible EU mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) dominated the EU Informal Defense Ministerial in Innsbruck on March 6-7. Despite press speculation that countries would offer up forces for such a mission while in Innsbruck, the ministers agreed only to dis [...]	2006-03-09 11:10:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR CG BK SR EUN AU
06VILNIUS103	LITHUANIA: 2005/2006 ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE [...] The following is the response for Lithuania for the 2005 and 2006 Report on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Unless otherwise stated, average exchange rate used throughout the report is: 1 USD = 2.775 Lita. ------------------ General Assessment ------------------ 2. (U) L [...]	2006-02-02 08:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PREL LH
06VILNIUS11	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SENSENBRENNER [...] Congressman Sensenbrenner, on behalf of Ambassador Stephen Mull and our colleagues at the U.S. Mission in Vilnius, thank you for traveling to Lithuania. Your visit here will provide an opportunity to show gratitude to Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War [...]	2006-01-06 05:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OVIP PL LH
06VILNIUS129	LITHUANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] The following paragraphs represent a corrected version of our Investment Climate Statement for 2006. We have also submitted via e-mail (per reftel instructions) a copy of this report in MS Word format to DOS/EB/IFD/OIA (Hatcher) and DOS/EB/IFD/OIA (Brown). 2. Begin text of report: 2006 [...]	2006-02-09 08:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	LH NOTAG
06VILNIUS198	LITHUANIA 2006 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuania is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficking in persons (TIP). The government of Lithuania (GOL) estimates that between 1,000 and 1,200 women leave Lithuania every year to engage in prostitution, basing their calculations on 2003 Europol data. There [...]	2006-02-27 15:44:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF LH

06VILNIUS45	LITHUANIA: 2005/2006 ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE [...] The following is the response for Lithuania for the 2005 and 2006 Report on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Unless otherwise stated, average exchange rate used throughout the report is: 1 USD = 2.775 Lita. ------------------ General Assessment ------------------ 2. (U) L [...]	2006-01-30 09:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PREL LH
06VILNIUS686	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS MOLDOVA IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION, [...] (C) Lithuania strongly supports the U.S. position on the Transnistrian referendum and will continue to raise Transnistria in its dialogue with Russian on frozen conflicts (reftel). Lithuania considers Moldova one of the primary focuses of its neighborhood policy, and has recently engaged both [...]	2006-07-20 13:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PBTS PREL LH MD
06WARSAW148	U.S.-POLAND STRATEGIC DIALOGUE II - ENERGY SECURITY [...] (C) Begin Summary. Septel reports on security and defense issues discussed by EUR A/S Dan Fried and ASD/ISP Peter Flory at the Third U.S.-Polish Strategic Dialogue (SD) January 25 in Warsaw and provides a list of the principal U.S. and Polish participants. This cable reports on the Energy [...]	2006-01-31 18:29:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV PREL PL UP RS NO AJ TX
06WARSAW1683	Emigration Tightens Poland's Labor Markets: "Will the Last [...] That Poles are leaving Poland in search of jobs and higher wages in other countries is nothing new. For Poland this is merely dj vu, yet another wave of emigration, another generation of young Poles leaving the country in search of better opportunities elsewhere. Past migrations of Poles hav [...]	2006-08-12 10:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS ELAB SOCI PREL SMIG PL XG XH
06WARSAW2323	READOUT OF CENTCOM,S IRAQ CONFERENCE IN WARSAW 3-5 [...] (U) SUMMARY. CENTCOM,s Coalition conference in Warsaw 3-5 Oct 2006 successfully gathered both military and civilian participants from current and prospective Coalition countries to provide an overview of Coalition planning for the next 12-18 months. All presentations and some keynote speeches [...]	2006-11-03 15:23:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS IZ PL
06WARSAW2511	POLAND: GOVERNMENT STEPS UP EFFORTS VS. FORCED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the months since stories broke of Poles trafficked to Spain and Italy for forced labor (Reftel) the Polish government has stepped up efforts in the fight against human trafficking. The Polish National Police (PNP) has supplemented the five person Central Anti-Trafficking Uni [...]	2006-12-06 15:45:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KJUS KCRM PGOV IT PL SP SW UK
06WELLINGTON465	NEW ZEALAND TAX CHANGES WOULD END PREFERENCE FOR INVESTMENT [...] (U) This is an action request; please see Paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: The New Zealand government has proposed changing the tax treatment of overseas stock-market investments in an effort to protect small investors. The proposal effectively would maintain a tax preference for portfolio i [...]	2006-06-19 21:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN NZ
06WELLINGTON481	NEW ZEALAND REVIEWING MEDICINES POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary: The New Zealand government has launched a review of its long-term medicines strategy, aiming to identify ways to improve the drug-purchasing system that controls the range and price of most prescription medicines in the country. The review follows more than a year of escalatin [...]	2006-06-22 23:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON NZ
06WELLINGTON483	SOME QUESTION NZ'S DEFENSE STRATEGIES IN LIGHT OF RECENT [...] (SBU) Embassy contacts have generally welcomed the defense spending increases in this year's budget. Some question, however, the general direction of New Zealand defense policy, and others remain concerned about what they say are continued problems with NZ Defense Force (NZDF) recruitment and [...]	2006-06-26 00:36:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
06WELLINGTON521	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] Following instructions in reftel, post contacted Steven Johnson, director of Heli Cam Aviation Limited. Johnson confirmed that he has received an R44 Raven II helicopter, manufactured by Robinson Helicopter Company, with gyro stabilization equipment installed. 2. Johnson said that possessio [...]	2006-07-09 22:12:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC NZ
06WELLINGTON599	GNZ VIEWS ON TONGA'S POLITICAL REFORM FOLLOWING [...] (C) With a vocal domestic population of 40,000 ethnic Tongans, the GNZ has monitored with interest the deaths of Tongan Prince Tu'ipelehake and Princess Kaimana in a July 5 car accident in the United States. GNZ views the death of the Prince as a blow to the political reform process in Tonga. [...]	2006-08-01 19:17:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NZ TN
06YEREVAN458	SHOOTING DISRUPTS MARCH 29 OSCE MONITORING MISSION [...] (C) OSCE Special Representative Andrzej Kasprzyk told CDA on March 31 that he called off a March 29 cease fire monitoring event because shots were fired in the vicinity and neither the "N-K" nor the Azeri side could account for their origin. A report signed by OSCE Special Representatives And [...]	2006-03-30 13:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS OSCE AJ AM
06ZAGREB1338	CROATIA INCSR 2006 - PART ONE [...] (U) Below please find per reftel request, part one of post's submission for the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Part two on money laundering will be submitted septel. I. Summary Croatia is not a producer of narcotics. However, narcotics smuggling, particularly heroi [...]	2006-11-06 14:52:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL KJUS KCRM HR
06ZAGREB45	CROATIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] SUMMARY: Only in recent years has Croatia begun to emerge as an attractive destination for investment. Croatia lagged behind many of the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe in attracting foreign investment following the fall of the Berlin Wall, partly as a result of the conflicts [...]	2006-01-13 12:53:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC
07ABIDJAN54	TWELFTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORKING [...] (C) Summary. At an unexpectedly short twelfth meeting of the International Working group (IWG),Prime Minister Banny sought to convince the group that the political situation here is not at a total impasse, but he had almost no progress to show. Rebel FN (New Forces) leader Soro stressed the [...]	2007-01-18 11:06:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC ASEC IV
07ABUDHABI1119	FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON SYRIA, IRAQ, FOREIGN [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah (AbZ) on July 2 to urge UAEG measures to stem the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq and to persuade the Syrian government to do more on this matter. AbZ undertook to engage Bashar al Assad on taking action against the travel o [...]	2007-07-03 11:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KNNP MCAP PINS PARM CJAN ETRD ETTC KPAO
07ABUDHABI1840	2007-08 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-05 10:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM AE
07ABUDHABI422	MARCH 1 US-UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 13:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PARM PGOV ETTC ETRD ECIN AE IR
07ABUJA1162	AMBASSADORIAL MEETING WITH NSA MUKHTAR ON HOSTAGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to their request, Nigerian National Security Advisor General Abdullahi Mukhtar convened a meeting of Ambassadors from countries currently affected by hostage taking in the Niger Delta. He stressed that the GON knows the identities of the expatriates in captivity and [...]	2007-06-08 11:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET PGOV PTER NI
07ABUJA122	NIGERIA: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The following information is Nigeria's 2007 Investment Climate Statement. Overview -------- With an estimated population of 140 million, Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest domest [...]	2007-01-19 10:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB EINV ETRD EFIN OPIC USTR NI
07ABUJA1828	NIGERIA: BANKING CONSOLIDATION SECOND WAVE [...] Summary. The second wave of banking consolidation is underway with a large portion of the banking community under-banked. By the end of 2007 at least 7 banks will have share capital in excess of $1 billion and ten with over $2 billion. Banks are raising additional capital in both the domest [...]	2007-08-23 09:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV NI
07ABUJA189	BUHARI ON OBJ, ALLIANCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 24, Deputy Chief of Mission and visiting AF/W Deputy Director Donald Heflin met with All Nigeria Peoples' Party (ANPP) presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari at his Kaduna residence. Buhari opined about the current Obasanjo-Atiku impasse, characterizing it as another [...]	2007-01-26 13:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA2007	(S/NF) NIGERIA: IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE VOICES" [...] (S//NF) Per Ref A request, names follow of "credible voices" in Nigeria's Muslim communities. 2. (S//NF) Shaykh Sharif Ibrahim Saleh AL-HUSSAINI (See Ref B) (A) INFLUENCE: Al-Hussaini enjoys popularity throughout Nigeria, particularly in the North-East, and is viewed as an authority on I [...]	2007-09-14 12:58:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	KISL PINR NI
07ABUJA219	SECURITY OFFICIALS DISCUSS DELTA, HOSTAGES [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian officials including the National Security Advisor, Chief of Defense Staff, and Director of the State Security Service met with a select group of Ambassadors on February 2. The meeting was requested by the diplomats to express concern about their nationals who are at pre [...]	2007-02-02 13:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CASC ASEC ENRG NI
07ABUJA2465	NIGERIA: DESERTIFICATION A GROWING PROBLEM [...] Summary. At least 40% of the surface area surrounding the Sahara Desert is threatened by desertification, drought and desert encroachment. Nigeria is losing 1,355 square miles (sqm) of range and crop lands each year, and the far northern states of Sokoto, Kebbi and Katsina have had more than 4 [...]	2007-11-28 17:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR TBIO ECON PGOV SOCI NI
07ABUJA630	A SUMMARY OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Political violence has increased over the past several months and many fear this trend will only worsen before the April elections. The driving force is a desire to capture power and control of state resources at all costs. Nigeria,s rampant corruption and patronage-based system support [...]	2007-03-30 15:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ACCRA1451	PDAS THOMAS-GREENFIELD MEETS WITH PRESIDENT KUFUOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 28, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa Linda Thomas-Greenfield and the U.S. SIPDIS delegation to the Africa Union Summit met with Ghanaian President John Kufuor. Kufuor agreed with the USG approach on Sudan but his staff thought the current draft UNSC [...]	2007-07-03 07:38:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CI GH PREL SO SU
07ACCRA483	GHANA AT 50: A WORLD VIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the seventh and final in a series of scene setter cables looking at Ghana at 50 and the third looking at Ghana's external relations. Throughout its history Ghana has been independent and vocal on the international stage. It has preferred multilateral solutions, espe [...]	2007-03-01 18:05:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BR CH ECON GH IN PGOV PHUM PREL RS
07ACCRA486	GHANA: DEFENSE MINISTER ASKS USG TO "DISCUSS [...] (C) Ghanaian Minister of Defense Kwame Addo Kufuor and Ambassador met one-on-one at the Minister,s request on February 26 at the Defense Ministry. Addo Kufuor recalled his strong and positive personal regard for the United States, and the positive and strong military to military relations our [...]	2007-03-01 19:08:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH MOPS PREL
07ADDISABABA191	AMBASSADOR COURVILLE'S MEETING WITH CORE GROUP ON [...] (U) SUMMARY. During a January 23 USAU hosted initial meeting of Partners of the African Union (AU),representatives discussed how to support the AU and Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) to deploy to Somalia. The following delegations were represented: Canada, European Union Commission, [...]	2007-01-23 16:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IO MOPS
07ADDISABABA90	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY USTR ALLGEIER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes as the country is focused primarily on the recent military operation in Somalia, but Ethiopia is making progress on development through growth and diversification of exports and substantial advances in education and health care. Septel d [...]	2007-01-12 10:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PREL ET
07AITTAIPEI1933	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE 050055466 [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, AIT/T visited the foreign consignee, Trebmotion Inc. (Trebmotion),and contacted the end user, Taiwan ROC ORDC Army Logistics Command (Taiwan Army). Based on the site visit and information collected by AIT/T, the subject business transaction appears to be legitimate. [...]	2007-08-23 08:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC TW
07AITTAIPEI2106	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - AUGUST 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-13 05:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
07AITTAIPEI2486	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER 2007 [...] (SBU) On October 23, the EXBS Advisor, CSI Consultant and AIT Regional Security Officer met with the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) to discuss on-going cooperation on investigations, including investigations of export control violations. Mr. Yeh Cherng-Maw, Director General of [...]	2007-11-15 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
07AMMAN1697	5TH MENA-FATF PLENARY [...] (U) Summary: Jordan hosted and presided over the fifth plenary of the Middle East North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENA-FATF) from April2-4 at the Dead Sea. Over the course of the plenary, delegates endorsed a World Bank anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (A [...]	2007-04-19 12:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PTER PREL XF JO
07AMMAN213	AGREMENT FOR HRH PRINCE ZEID BIN RA'AD [...] (U) Post informed MFA January 17 via diplomatic note number 99, that the USG has extended agrement for Prince Zeid Bin Ra'ad as Ambassador Extradordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United States. 2. (U) HRH Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad plans to depart Amman the m [...]	2007-01-18 12:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OFDP PREL PGOV JO
07AMMAN222	TERRORISM TRIALS UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: JORDAN'S STATE SECURITY COURT (SSC) SENTENCED ROMAN AMPHITHEATER SHOOTER NABIL JAAOURA TO DEATH AND HANDED DOWN PRISON SENTENCES IN TWO OTHER TERRORISM-RELATED CASES. THE COURT CONTINUED PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THREE HAMAS MILITANTS WHO PLANNED ATTACKS IN JORDAN, AND ZIYAD KARBOULI, AN IRA [...]	2007-01-18 14:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ SY JO
07AMMAN2761	LETTER TO USTR SCHWAB FROM JORDANIAN MINISTER OF INDUSTRY [...] Post received by fax on June 24, 2007, the following letter from Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade addressed to USTR Schwab. The GOJ seeks U.S. support during the June 25-29 Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) negotiations, a request conveyed by Post to USTR (ref A). 2. Begin tex [...]	2007-06-26 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD JO
07AMMAN2827	JORDAN REPEATS REQUEST FOR U.S. SUPPORT FOR PARIS CLUB [...] (SBU) Jordanian officials have renewed their request for the U.S. to join in supporting a debt buyback scheme. The King's Officer Director, Bassem Awadallah, sent Ambassador a new background paper and the text of a letter the Finance Minister sent to the head of the Paris Club (text below). [...]	2007-07-01 15:51:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID PREL JO
07AMMAN3208	MODEST PROGRESS ACHIEVED AT JULY 26 RWG IN AMMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Modest progress was achieved during the July 26 Jordanian-Iraqi co-chaired Refugee Working Group (RWG) in Amman. In a significant breakthrough, the Government of Jordan announced the opening of its public and private schools to displaced Iraqis living in Jordan, regardless of t [...]	2007-07-30 13:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF SOCI EAID IZ JO SY EG IR TU
07AMMAN3260	Ozomatli's Music and Message Attract Thousands of [...] SUMMARY: The three-time Grammy award-winning Los Angeles-based Latino funk and hip-hop band "Ozomatli" performed a series of concerts to highly-receptive audiences during a visit to Jordan last week, captivating more than 3000 young Jordanians during their tour of the Kingdom. Ozomatli thril [...]	2007-08-02 12:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL JO
07AMMAN3729	American Basketball Clinics and English Language Programs [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Amman recently concluded its first Youth Enrichment Program. Under the auspices of this R initiative, PA Amman hosted two basketball and English-language camps in August for more than 200 underprivileged Jordanian boys and girls from several different regions of the country. [...]	2007-09-05 12:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL JO
07AMMAN4019	JIPTC RETURNED TO GOJ, WILL CONTINUE AS JIPTC [...] (C) The Ambassador and Jordan's Public Security Directorate Chief took part in a ceremony returning control of the Jordan International Police Training Center to the GOJ. The PSD Chief said that JIPTC would continue its mission as an international police training center, and that Jordan was i [...]	2007-09-27 14:13:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR MASS KPAL JO IZ
07AMMAN4338	DESPITE INCREASED REVENUES, SECOND BUDGET SUPPLEMENT NEEDED [...] (U) Summary: Jordan's 2007 budget and initial supplementary annex estimated USD 5.6 billion in total revenues, including foreign grants, and USD 6.1 billion in expenditures. While the GOJ's revenue projections are on-track, skyrocketing fuel subsidy costs have necessitated an additional USD 7 [...]	2007-10-25 11:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON ENRG PGOV JO
07AMMAN4693	BIOGRAPHIES FOR JORDAN'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) In the wake of November 20 parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit submitted his resignation to the King November 22, paving the way for a new government. On November 23, the King designated Nader Dahabi as the new Prime Minister, and the new cabinet was sworn in on November 25. [...]	2007-11-26 17:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	JO PGOV PINR
07AMMAN4820	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT APPLAUDS GOJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 5 visit to Jordan, Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt emphasized that Jordan's economic reform program made it possible for the U.S. to support the GOJ proposal to the Paris Club to buy back some of its debt. He encouraged continued reforms, especially eliminat [...]	2007-12-09 11:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID JO IZ
07AMMAN4971	WHO'S YOUR DAHABI? [...] (C) Summary. There are now two Dahabis at the center of Jordanian political life. Nader Dahabi is the Prime Minister, and his brother Mohammed is entering his third year as director of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID). While there is little public conversation on the subject, it i [...]	2007-12-18 07:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
07ANKARA2512	TURKEY'S TIP SHELTERS FACING CRITICAL BUDGET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Budgetary short-falls threaten the continued operation of Turkey's two dedicated anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) shelters. While the Istanbul shelter is at least secure through the end of 2007, Ankara shelter administrators have told us that they have had to divert resource [...]	2007-10-11 07:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID AFIN ELAB PHUM SMIG SOCI TU
07ANKARA262	EURO-TURKISH PROSECUTORS' ANTI-TERRORISM ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 25-26, the US Department of Justice, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training ("OPDAT") through post's Resident Legal Adviser, hosted a legislative roundtable on methods to investigate and prosecute terrorist organizations, particularly t [...]	2007-02-07 15:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KTFN TU FR NL UK
07ANKARA2917	BLOCKING MONEY FLOWS TO THE PKK IN NORTHERN IRAQ: [...] (S) Summary. As the United States works together with Turkey to implement the President's directive for effective action against PKK terror, we must also redouble our efforts to shut down the financial support that flows from Europe into PKK headquarters located in northern Iraq. While previ [...]	2007-12-07 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA77	TURKEY: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Openness To Foreign Investment The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),are [...]	2007-01-17 09:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV OPIC KTDB USTR TU
07ANTANANARIVO109	UPDATE ON THE MURDER OF MOHAMMED JAMAL KHALIFA [...] (U) Post is providing an update on the Mohammad Jamal Khalifa murder from a security and political standpoint. Below is an assessment by the Regional Security Officer (RSO) and the Political Office. 2. (S) On the security front, RSO continues to engage local Law Enforcement Officials concer [...]	2007-02-05 13:54:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET	ASEC PTER MA
07ASHGABAT1048	TUKRMNEISTAN: AHAL PROVINCE OFFICIALS SHOW REMARKABLE NEW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a distinctive change over previous visits to Ahal in post's provincial reporting program, PAO was warmly welcomed and treated to a new level of hospitality and openness, particularly by a high-ranking alumnus of t [...]	2007-09-28 12:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1220	DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDACY FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-09 07:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ECON OSCE TX
07ASHGABAT1302	UK ENERGY OFFICE PLANS STUDY TOUR FOR TURKMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The British government is moving forward with plans to provide training to Turkmen officials in the oil and gas industry in January. Foci will include energy sector regulation, licensing, and the current Turkmen policy of selling hydrocarbon product at the border. The U.K. gov [...]	2007-11-29 13:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PREL TX UK
07ASHGABAT1307	TURKMENISTAN: "THE DOOR IS OPEN, BUT WE FOLLOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with SCA PDAS Mann on November 16, Foreign Minister Meredov: -- reaffirmed Turkmenistan welcomes proposals from world-class energy companies; -- agreed more work needs to be done to reform the economy and improve the business climate; -- tout [...]	2007-12-01 08:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET ETRD SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT197	A/S BOUCHER MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENTS NAZARBAYEV, [...] (C) Presidents of Kazakhstan, Georgia and Tajikistan, in separate February 14 meetings on the margins of the inauguration of Turkenistan's new President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov, provided South Central Asia Assistant Secretary Boucher a uniform message on the need to go slow on SIPDIS pu [...]	2007-02-15 09:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KZ PGOV PINR PREL TX ZF
07ASHGABAT21	Turkmenistan's Presidential Candidates Raise Hopes With [...] (U) All channels of Turkmenistan State television were tuned to the first campaign meeting of two presidential hopefuls on the night of January 3, 2007, at a townhall-style gathering held at the Mekan Palace in Ashgabat. The Ashgabat-based candidates, Deputy Minister of the Oil and Gas Indust [...]	2007-01-05 13:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT22	Turkmenistan's Presidential Candidates Raise Hopes With [...] (U) All channels of Turkmenistan State television were tuned to the first campaign meeting of two presidential hopefuls on the night of January 3, 2007, at a townhall-style gathering held at the Mekan Palace in Ashgabat. The Ashgabat-based candidates, Deputy Minister of the Oil and Gas Indust [...]	2007-01-08 04:23:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT314	VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN BY NATO SPECIAL [...] (C) During March 20 meetings with Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov, Deputy Chairman/Minister for Foreign Affairs Rashit Meredov and Defense Minister Agageldi Mammetgeldiyev, NATO Special Representative for Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons found a substantial increase i [...]	2007-03-26 05:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO TX
07ASMARA379	SOMALIS IN ASMARA ISSUE COMMUNIQU [...] On April 17, Poloff received a copy via email of a joint communiqu issued by Hussein Aideed, Somali TFG Deputy Prime Minister, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed of the Council of Islamic Courts and Sharif Hassen Sheikh Adan, the exiled Somali Parliament Speaker. Poloff confirmed with Aideed that the [...]	2007-04-17 08:42:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR SO ER
07ASTANA1762	KAZAKHSTAN: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] Summary: On June 18, the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Astana hosted a coordination meeting on anti-money laundering, adding an hour for discussing counter-narcotics assistance. Representatives of the World Bank, OSCE, UNODC, BOMCA/CADAP, and the Embassies of France and Germany provided br [...]	2007-06-27 08:57:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV KCOR KCRM KZ
07BAGHDAD1157	TALABANI WELCOMES AMBASSADOR, DISCUSSES ARAB [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari March 31 to present his credentials. They discussed Talabani's trip to Riyadh for the Arab Summit and the side meetings he held with other Arab leaders, including a discussion on Kirkuk and the P [...]	2007-04-04 09:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA IR SY IZ
07BAGHDAD1239	THE TRADE BANK OF IRAQ IN SULAIMANIYAH, IRAQI KURDISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Sulaimaniyah Branch Manager of the Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) wants decentralization of banking approval authority. He suggested that a local TBI branch be able to carry out payment transactions, grant loans and issue letters of credit. He also recommended that the TBI branch [...]	2007-04-10 07:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD2454	JULY 23 TUWAITHA COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (C). SUMMARY. On July 23, Energy Attache attended a meeting of the Prime Minister's Tuwaitha issues committee. The committee emphatically expressed the desire to meet with high-level representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency in order to understand all safeguards requirements [...]	2007-07-25 07:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON ENRG IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2682	THE NINE JEWS OF BAGHDAD [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: One of Baghdad's last remaining Jews, Khalida Kouada Liahu Moualim, described to poloff August 11 the continuing hardships faced by Iraq's now tiny Jewish community. She said that she is one of only nine Jews still living in Baghdad, and that she believes Jews do not live any [...]	2007-08-13 03:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KIRF PREF PGOV IS NL UK IZ
07BAGHDAD2924	TUWAITHA REQUEST LETTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Government of Iraq (GoI) was asked to provide to the USG letters requesting assistance in the repackaging and transportation of approximately 550 metric tons of natural uranium (yellow cake) and four high-activity radioactive sources from the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Comple [...]	2007-08-31 13:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	AORC ECON ENRG IAEA IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD3201	MINISTER OF PLANNING ALI BABAN RETURNS TO GOI, [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Planning Ali Baban told PolCouns and PolOffs on September 19 he is an "independent" and no longer part of the Tawafuq bloc because it "lacks vision." He believes the resignation of the Tawafuq ministers is paralyzing the GOI at a time when Iraq needs a strong central g [...]	2007-09-24 05:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3837	BUILDING CAPACITY AT THE MINISTRY OF OIL [...] Summary and Comment: Capacity building at the Ministry of Oil is a high mission priority. A modern, capable ministry would be better able to make the sound investment decisions that will affect the future economic and political viability of the Iraqi state. Alternatively, a dysfunctional cen [...]	2007-11-25 02:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EPET IZ
07BAKU1070	BP COMPLAINS OF DETERIORATING RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 21 meeting, BP Azerbaijan President Bill Schrader expressed frustration with GOAJ efforts to collect certain taxes from BP and its subcontractors, an action Schrader characterized as a violation of BP's Production Sharing Agreement (PSA). Managing Director of th [...]	2007-08-24 11:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ECON ENRG EPET IR PGOV PREL TX
07BAKU608	IRANIAN ACADEMIC CALLS FOR EXPANDED BROADCASTING [...] (C) Summary: In a 16 May meeting with Embassy Iran Watcher, Professor Gholam-Reza Sabri-Tabrizi (please protect),an ethnic Azeri academic teaching at Edinburgh University and head of the Baku-based Coordinating Committee of World Azerbaijanis, called for the U.S. to support broadcasting effo [...]	2007-05-18 11:30:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS KDEM PGOV PINR PREL PROP IR AJ
07BAKU857	GOAJ AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AGREE ON STEPS TO [...] (C) Summary: Following Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev's commitment to launch an informal working group on media freedom (ref),Presidential Political Advisor Ali Hasanov met July 3 with representatives of the OSCE, COE and like-minded diplomatic missions to develop recommendations to improve A [...]	2007-07-10 06:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU880	WORLD AZERBAIJANIS CONGRESS ELECTS A NEW LEADER [...] (C) Summary: The World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) held its ninth international conference in Cologne, Germany July 6-8. With over two hundred participants representing Azeri communities in Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia in attendance, members exchanged ideas and discussed new strat [...]	2007-07-12 09:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM IR AJ
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN301	THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI, FORTY YEARS ON [...] (C) Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, the world's third-longest reigning monarch, marks his fortieth anniversary on the throne as the most popular and respected public figure in Brunei. As an absolute monarch, Sultan Hassanal's authority is unquestioned and even minor matters are directed to him [...]	2007-10-09 06:51:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV BX
07BANGKOK1575	VISIT OF SENK SENIOR ADVISOR CHRISTIAN WHITON [...] (C) Summary. Christian Whiton, Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea (SENK),explained to Thai government and UNHCR officials the objectives the SENK was pursuing related to refugees, North Korean human rights, and political change in North Korea. He expressed a [...]	2007-03-16 03:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM TH KS KN
07BANGKOK2280	AMBASSADOR AND CNS GENERAL WINAI DISCUSS POLITICAL [...] (C) A top military officer expressed concern that opposition politicians are fomenting trouble, including by manipulating opposition to the draft Constitution. In an April 20 meeting, Council for National Security (CNS) Secretary General Winai Phattiyakul told the Ambassador that SIPDIS de [...]	2007-04-23 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EINV KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
07BANGKOK2498	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF BGEN JOHN TOOLAN [...] (C) Summary. John, your visit to Thailand will allow you to assess the current political situation, get a sense of Thai-Burmese relations and attend portions of the Cobra Gold exercise. It will also allow you to underscore Washington's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for drafting a ne [...]	2007-05-03 09:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV MARR TH
07BANGKOK2643	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USARPAC COMMANDER LTG [...] (C) Summary. John, your visit to Thailand will allow you to attend portions of the Cobra Gold exercise and assess the current political situation. It will also allow you to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for drafting a new constitution and h [...]	2007-05-11 02:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL MARR TH
07BANGKOK2644	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM J5 RADM MIKE [...] (C) Summary. Mike, your visit to Thailand will allow you to assess the current political situation, represent PACOM interests in Thailand and attend portions of the Cobra Gold exercise. It will also allow you to underscore Washington's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for drafting a ne [...]	2007-05-11 02:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL MARR MASS TH
07BANGKOK3530	THAKSIN TO REMAIN ABROAD, FIGHT EXTRADITION [...] (C) Deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra intends to remain abroad, based in the United Kingdom, and fight any upcoming extradition request. According to his lawwyer, Noppadol Pattama, Thaksin, who faces corruption charges and investigation for other offenses, cannot receive a fair trial [...]	2007-06-26 11:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ASEC TH UK
07BANGKOK358	SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF OSD PRINCIPAL [...] (C) Summary. General Toolan, your visit to Bangkok will be the first by a senior Pentagon official since the September 19 coup in Thailand and will provide an excellent opportunity to press Thai officials to rescind martial law and maintain timetables for drafting a new constitution and hold [...]	2007-01-18 09:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP MARR MASS TH
07BANGKOK3885	SCENESETTER FOR SOCPAC COMMANDER CAMBRIA [...] (C) Summary. GEN Cambria, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for voting on a new constitu [...]	2007-07-16 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC TH
07BANGKOK5376	EXBS: INTERNATIONAL BORDER (LAND) INTERDICTION [...] An invitation cable was presented to the Kingdom of Thailand to conduct a 5-day course on International Border (Land) Interdiction Training (IBIT II) at a designated land border in September 2007. The invitation was accepted for training to occur September 17-21, 2007. The location was ident [...]	2007-10-12 00:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH
07BANGKOK5689	SCENESETTER FOR REAR ADMIRAL TYSON [...] (C) Summary. Admiral Tyson, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand return to democratically elected government th [...]	2007-11-06 05:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
07BANGKOK6011	SCENESETTER FOR LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEAF [...] (C) Summary. General Leaf, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand return to democratically elected government thr [...]	2007-11-30 09:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
07BASRAH13	IRANIAN INFLUENCE COMPLICATES IRAQ CONUNDRUM [...] (S/NF) Summary. Two close contacts of the Regional Embassy Office (REO) Basrah provided disturbing reports of increasing Iranian efforts to destabilize southern Iraq at a time that MND(SE) is preparing to reposture its military forces and turn Maysan and Basrah provinces over to Iraqi control [...]	2007-02-04 18:49:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER KPAO IZ IR
07BASRAH54	PRT BASRAH: LESSONS LEARNED: JUNE 2006 - JUNE 2007 [...] The Basrah Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) is a multinational PRT under British direction. This cable records the observations and lessons learned by the U.S. deputy team leader, James Donegan, during his deployment period, June 2006 to June 2007. It is being recorded in this informal, [...]	2007-06-22 17:30:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV IZ UK
07BEIJING1753	ADB's NGO PROJECT GETTING HIGH MARKS IN JIANGXI [...] (SBU) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and its Chinese Government partners launched the second phase of the NGO-Government Partnerships in Village-Level Poverty Alleviation project on January 19. The pilot project, based in Jiangxi Province, was inaugurated in December 2005 (see reftel). Gov [...]	2007-03-15 07:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING2103	CHINA MISSION 2007 SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION: [...] (SBU) This is part two of the Mission's reporting on "Special 301" related developments. The Mission's recommendations that China should once again be placed on the Priority Watch List, with Section 306 monitoring, and considered for an appropriate WTO case on IPR, were set forth in the first [...]	2007-03-30 00:22:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON WTRO CH
07BEIJING2178	XIAN AIRCRAFT CORPORATION VISITED BY EMBASSY [...] (S) Embassy Export Control Officer (ECO) visited Xian Aircraft Industry (Group) Ltd., a/k/a Xian Aircraft Corporation (XAC) on November 24, 2006, at the invitation of the Boeing Corporation (STRICTLY PROTECT) and under the direction of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). The purpose of [...]	2007-04-03 06:35:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
07BEIJING2514	STAFFDEL MIXTER DISCUSSES NORTHEAST ASIAN [...] (SBU) China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Japan expert Jin Xide told Staffdel Mixter that Premier Wen's visit to Japan aims to enhance China's image in the minds of the Japanese public. Energy, including cooperation on energy conservation and the dispute over gas in the East China Sea, is [...]	2007-04-17 01:26:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV CH JA KS KN
07BEIJING264	SED SESSION FOUR: PROMOTING TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In the December 14 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) session on promoting trade and investment, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez described the mutual SIPDIS benefits of United States-China trade, urged China to open further its services market, and underscored the need [...]	2007-01-11 13:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL CVIS SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING3117	MAY 10 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SPECIAL REP FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS; DARFUR; TAINTED PRODUCTS; BUSH-HU; HUANG JU; DALAI LAMA; SED; IPR; VISITS [...] Key points at the May 10 MFA Press Conference made by MFA Spokeswoman Jiang Yu were: -- Liu Guijin has been appointed to the newly created position of "special representative for African affairs" where he will focus on the Darfur issue. -- China will send a team of 275 engineers to Darfur [...]	2007-05-10 10:23:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PRE ETRD SU XA XW ZU PM UK NL BE
07BEIJING4401	JUNE 12-13 DISCUSSIONS OF CHINA'S PROPOSED CHARITY [...] (C) Summary: Reftel provided the text of a draft of China's proposed Charity Law, which would, for the first time, create a legal means to register non-profit organizations in China. A participant in a June 12-13 conference on the Charity Law, sponsored by China's Ministry of Civil Affairs [...]	2007-07-02 02:30:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB CH
07BEIJING5233	CHINA KICKS OFF ONE-YEAR COUNTDOWN TO OLYMPICS [...] (C) China kicked off the one-year countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games with an impressive ceremony in front of Chairman Mao's portrait in Tiananmen Square August 8. Politburo Standing Committee Member Wu Bangguo gave the keynote address, reiterating Beijing's commitment to conduct a "humane" [...]	2007-08-09 11:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KOLY PGOV SOCI KCUL CH
07BEIJING6070	CHINA/CFIUS: TREASURY DAS DALY, CHINESE OFFICIALS DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Treasury Department Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Nova Daly held discussions with Chinese Government officials and business leaders relating to bilateral investment issues on September 10, 2007. During the meetings DAS Daly provided an introduction to the new Committee for Financial [...]	2007-09-17 06:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EINV ETRD EFIN CH
07BEIJING619	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETINGS WITH FM LI, IO DG WU AND [...] (C) Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing told A/S Silverberg Beijing hopes U.S.-China cooperation on international organizations issues will continue in 2007, with the United States and China addressing problems arising in various hotspots based on a constructive, cooperative, win-win approach. FM L [...]	2007-01-26 10:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC CH IR KS KN SU
07BEIJING6652	MEETING WITH MFA VICE MINISTER ZHANG YESUI [...] (U) Summary. On October 9, Deputy USTR Karan Bhatia and Department of Commerce Acting Under Secretary Christopher Padilla told MFA Vice Minister Zhang Yesui that the JCCT preparatory meeting with VM Ma were constructive and much work remains for the JCCT and SED. China should send an unequiv [...]	2007-10-15 00:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL CH
07BEIJING7127	NOVEMBER 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, U.S.-CHINA [...] Key points at the November 15 MFA Press Briefing: -- Foreign Minister Yang in Teheran urged Iran to "show flexibility and keep positive contact" with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European Union (EU). -- China has seen the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review and [...]	2007-11-15 10:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KOLY CH IR AF JA FR UK MX
07BEIJING7386	EAP A/S HILL'S DECEMBER 6 MEETING WITH VFM ZHANG: [...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Hill, accompanied by the Ambassador, raised U.S. concerns on Iran, Darfur, North Korean refugees, human rights and Burma with PRC Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on December 6. A/S Hill pressed the PRC to prevent further transfers of conventional weapons to Iran [...]	2007-12-06 12:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PREF PHUM MARR ETRD AMGT CH IR SU

07BEIJING7455	CHINA TO SUPPORT DRAFT IRAQ UNSCR TEXT [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-12 08:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL UNSC EFIN MARR IZ CH
07BEIRUT349	LEBANON: BERRI DESCRIBES NEW PLAN TO RESOLVE [...] (C) Nabih Berri described a "new" plan as the last opportunity for Lebanon to avoid serious civil disobedience. He said that all sides (except possibly Michel Aoun) would emerge with their non-negotiable objectives intact. Under the Berri plan, the pro-government March 14 and opposition Mar [...]	2007-03-06 17:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE IS SY SA
07BELGRADE1647	Serbia: 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-11 14:43:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SR
07BELGRADE1742	FORMER SERBIAN RELIGION MINISTER DEFENDS DISCRIMINATORY [...] (U) NGOs and small Protestant churches have criticized Serbia's 2006 Religion law, citing its multiple obstacles to becoming a legally recognized church. The 2007 International Religious Freedom Report (IRFR) identified these obstacles as well, prompting criticism from the Religion Ministry ab [...]	2007-12-31 16:05:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL SR
07BELMOPAN5	BELIZE: PM MUSA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT 2007 [...] (U) In his New Year's Message, published in the December 31 edition of The Reporter (one of Belize's weekly newspapers),Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Said Musa was optimistic about the country's future - particularly in the areas of the economy and the border dispute with Guatemala. [...]	2007-01-04 19:49:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN BH
07BERLIN1395	GERMAN GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED ABOUT A PROBLEMATIC [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-13 15:35:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	ETTC PREL IR GM
07BERLIN244	JANUARY 23 MEETING OF G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) met January 23 in Berlin under the German Presidency. The Chair informed partners that the next meeting, February 27-28, would focus on the mid-term review of the 10-year Global Partnership (GP) program, with the International Atom [...]	2007-02-07 10:41:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA
07BERLIN321	REPORT OF FIRST G-8 LYON-ROMA MEETING OF GERMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first meeting of the G-8 Lyon-Roma Anti-Crime and Terrorism Group (LR/ACT) under the German Presidency was held in Berlin from February 12-15, 2006. The U.S. delegation was co-chaired by INL DAS Elizabeth Verville and S/CT Director for Trans-Regional Affairs Roopa Rangaswa [...]	2007-02-16 06:52:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM OTRA PTER UNGA KJUS GM
07BERLIN456	(C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (C) Global Affairs Officer delivered reftel demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Ina Schuett March 5. Schuett said the German Government generally supports the U.S. proposal to modify controls on UAVs and cruise missiles in the MTCR. She said German government experts [...]	2007-03-06 15:12:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA MNUC TSPA GM
07BERLIN532	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your return to Berlin comes at a point in the German EU and G-8 presidencies when German policy makers and top officials across the government are evaluating progress and looking to make needed midpoint course corrections for the final sprint to the June G-8 summit and the con [...]	2007-03-16 14:28:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC GM
07BERLIN535	FEBRUARY 27-28 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The second G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place in Berlin February 27-28. The two days of discussion covered three themes: "Main Achievements Within the Global Partnership," "Experiences and Lessons Learned," and "Develo [...]	2007-03-16 19:02:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA
07BERLIN759	GERMANY ALERTED TO U.S. BRIEFINGS AT THE NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 15:33:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM IR GM
07BISHKEK21	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR THE KYRGYZ [...] This cable provides Embassy Bishkek's submission of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for the Kyrgyz Republic. 2. Begin text: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ The Kyrgyz Republic has a liberal investment regime with a broad base of commercial laws. Unf [...]	2007-01-16 08:29:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR KG
07BOGOTA1457	COLOMBIA'S SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Scott Fagan, phone number (57-1) 383-2122, fax number (57-1) 315-2163. Officer spent 52 hours preparing report. 2. (U) Responses below are to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. ------- SUMMARY ------- [...]	2007-03-02 22:46:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
07BOGOTA7238	HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS IN CARTAGENA INVOLVE NEWLY [...] (U) Summary: Displaced community members told a visiting international delegation organized by UNHCHR that threats by newly emerging criminal bands are on the rise. A community leader was shot on July 16, and 15 other human rights and community leaders received threats this year. The local Hum [...]	2007-10-09 12:45:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
07BOGOTA871	INL A/S PATTERSON MEETS WITH REINTEGRATION CZAR [...] (C) In a February 1 meeting, Reintegration Commissioner Frank Pearl told INL A/S Anne Patterson of his efforts to increase the program's credibility in Colombia and with the international community. He noted the GOC pays 96 percent of the Reintegration Program's budget, while the internation [...]	2007-02-07 20:48:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO
07BRASILIA1185	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 96 [...] The following is the ninety-sixth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]	2007-06-22 19:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA1585	BRAZIL TO HOST MINISTERIAL MEETING ON [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Brazilian Foreign Ministry briefed representatives of embassies about its "Ministerial Meeting on International Governance for Sustainable Development," which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, September 3-4. The For [...]	2007-08-17 10:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV UN EAGR ECON KSCA BR
07BRASILIA1718	Brazil Likely to Attend Seminar on UNSCR 1737 [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (U) On August 28, 2007, ESTH Counselor and ESTH Officer met with Minister Santiago Mourao and Counselor Luiz Fernando Galvao of the Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Division of Disarmament and Sensitive T [...]	2007-09-11 16:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC IR PARM KNNP BR
07BRASILIA1935	MINISTERIAL MEETING ON INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil hosted the "Ministerial Meeting on Environment and Sustainable Development: Challenges for International Governance," in Rio de Janeiro, September 3 and 4, 2007. Participants from t [...]	2007-10-10 11:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG UN KSCA BR
07BRASILIA2158	MINI-DUBLIN GROUP MEETING IN BRASILIA -- NOVEMBER 2007 [...] SUMMARY: On November 19, 2007, under the chairmanship of the Government of Spain, the Mini-Dublin Group convened at the Spanish Embassy to discuss counter narcotics assistance and cooperation between member countries and the Government of Brazil (GoB). This was the first time the group had g [...]	2007-11-21 14:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EAID KCRM PREL BR
07BRASILIA2171	BIOFUELS IN BRAZIL [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel request, and pursuant to request for extension to Oct. 19 response date, Post submits the following information regarding the development and adoption of bio-based chemical products and liquid biofuels in Brazil, including research and reports available, [...]	2007-11-23 10:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV PREL EINV ECON PGOV OTRA BR
07BRASILIA2206	BRAZIL:INVESTMENT AND SERVICES DIRECTOR COSTA [...] (U) Ronaldo Costa Filho, division head for Services and Investment, discussed bilateral and intra-Mercosul investment negotiations, as well as WTO services negotiations in a recent meeting with EconCouns. CAMEX (External Trade Chamber) has recently approved a new BIT parameters proposal intende [...]	2007-11-30 10:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON EFIN PREL BR
07BRASILIA71	BRAZIL HOSTS THE I SOUTH AMERICAN FISHERS FORUM ON SOLVING [...] On December 12-14, an OES-sponsored workshop with the slogan "Catch Fish Not Birds" brought together 50 experts from across the world to take a look at the potential to reduce seabird bycatch throughout the South American long-line fishery via the adoption of mitigation measures in South Americ [...]	2007-01-12 18:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRATISLAVA138	SLOVAKIA ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Embassy TIP Point of Contact: Name: Tanya Spencer Position: Political Officer Phone: 421 2 5922 3277 Fax: 421 2 5922 3109 E-mail: spencertk@state.gov Total time to complete TIP report: FSNs: 33 hours FS03: 40 hours FS02: 2 hours FS01: 1 hour --------------------------------- [...]	2007-03-06 19:59:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
07BRATISLAVA356	BLUE LANTERN - 05-050045303 [...] (U) Summary. Poloff visited BW Arms on June 13 with Bilateral Affairs Officer from Office of Defense Cooperation. Poloff found no reason that application 05-050045303 should not be approved. The Slovak Government has confirmed that BW Arms is fully licensed to trade in arms and ammunition. The [...]	2007-06-15 13:35:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC LO
07BRIDGETOWN1168	ST LUCIA PRIME MINISTER JOHN COMPTON PASSES AWAY [...] Prime Minister of St. Lucia Sir John Compton passed away on September 7 from a series of strokes and other complications. He was 82 years old. Compton led St. Lucia to independence from the United Kingdom in 1979, becoming the island state's first prime minister. He also served as Premier o [...]	2007-09-10 20:32:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN1420	BRIDGETOWN SUBMISSION FOR THE OPERATION OF THE CARIBBEAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-13 17:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ELAB AMGT XK XL USTR OECS
07BRIDGETOWN1442	DOMINICA: SKERRIT SUPPORTS DOLLAR DIPLOMACY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit thanked China, Venezuela, and Cuba in his Independence Day speech, citing specific assistance these countries have recently provided. Other thanks also went to the European Union, which has also provided substantial assistance. This speech is an [...]	2007-11-20 17:54:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID DO XL
07BRIDGETOWN284	THIRD CWC 2007 ISAG MEETING: CWC TO WALK BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Support and Advisory Group (ISAG) for Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 held its third plenary session February 23 in Bridgetown, Barbados. The objective of the meeting was to bring together the group of hosting and playing nations and the international community fo [...]	2007-03-05 21:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL PTER CASC PINR KCIP KTIA XL
07BRIDGETOWN368	BARBADOS BUDGET: TAX CUTS, CHEAP HOUSING, LAND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Last week's budget presentation by Barbados' Prime Minister Owen Arthur and opposition leader David Thompson's response were greeted with much anticipation. The charged atmosphere was mainly due to the political context in which the two speeches and the ensuing debate took place, [...]	2007-03-26 15:53:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL
07BRIDGETOWN711	AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S MEETING WITH BARBADOS DPM [...] (C) Summary: In a May 30 introductory meeting with Ambassador Mary Ourisman, Barbados' Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Mia Mottley, thanked the United States for its assistance during Cricket World Cup and looked forward to further cooperation in the a [...]	2007-06-05 17:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	BB ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XL
07BRIDGETOWN85	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 [...] Barbados is open for business. The Government of Barbados, through the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC),strongly encourages foreign direct investment in Barbados, particularly in industries that create jobs and earn foreign currency. 2. The Government offers special [...]	2007-01-25 15:11:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV KTDB XL
07BRUSSELS263	ON TAP: BELGIAN BEER BREWS BIG BUSINESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Long before it was selected as the capital for the European Union in 1958, Belgium was a capital of beer. The rich variety of choices (115 breweries produce nearly 500 different beers) makes Belgium a prime destination for beer enthusiasts. The world's biggest brewer is Belgian, [...]	2007-01-26 10:05:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV ETRD ELAB BE
07BRUSSELS3128	DEA ADMINISTRATOR DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN DRUG [...] (C) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Karen Tandy discussed the drug situation in Afghanistan with Commission, Council Secretariat, and Political and Security Committee (PSC) Ambassadors during her September 30 to October 2 visit to Brussels. She emphasized close links betwe [...]	2007-10-12 12:33:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EU
07BRUSSELS3501	AMBASSADOR SCHWEICH DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN RULE OF [...] (C) The U.S. Coordinator for Counter-Narcotics and Justice Reform in Afghanistan, Ambassador Thomas Schweich, discussed police training and counter-drug issues with several European Union (EU) officials at a November 28 meeting in Brussels. Officials on both sides agreed on virtually all polici [...]	2007-12-13 20:04:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EU
07BRUSSELS3530	U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING GENERATES WIDE-RANGING [...] (SBU) Officials from the United States and the European Union (EU) engaged in a wide-ranging discussion of drug issues at a US-EU Troika Meeting in Brussels on November 14. The U.S. Delegation, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Christy McCampbell of the International Narcotics and Law En [...]	2007-12-21 10:22:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EU
07BRUSSELS694	Belgium 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report [...] (U) The 2007 Trafficking in Persons follows in paragraph two. Embassy Point of Contact is Political Counselor Theodore H. Andrews, telephone (32) (2)508-2111/fax 513- 5333. Staff hours spent in preparation of this report: Political Counselor (FO-1): 3 hours Political Assistant (LES-10): 4 [...]	2007-03-02 14:19:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BE
07BUCHAREST622	ROMANIAN CANDIDATE FOR UN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (SBU) At the request of outgoing MFA Director for UN Issues Petru Dumitriu, Polmiloff joined Dumitru's replacement, Gabriela Constantinescu, UK Poloff, and Iraqi Ambassador Murad to receive a diplomatic note (with CV copied below) expressing Romania's interest in advancing the candidacy of Am [...]	2007-05-30 06:34:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPDC PINR UN
07BUENOSAIRES119	ARGENTINA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 [...] This cable transmits the text of the Argentina Investment Climate Statement for 2007 OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Argentina remains open to foreign investment. Four consecutive years of real GDP growth over 8 percent have attracted considerable U.S. and other international investor int [...]	2007-01-24 13:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV OPIC USTR AR
07BUENOSAIRES2296	ARGENTINA: 2007 INSCR PART I: DRUGS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 17:40:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AR
07BUENOSAIRES2361	G7 AMBASSADORS ON MIAMI ARRESTS: [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador briefed the Ambassadors and Charges of Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom on the December 11 arrest of three Venezuelans and one Uruguayan in Miami on charges of operating as unregistered foreign agents. Ambassado [...]	2007-12-19 12:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR CJAN KJUS ASEC KPAO VE AR
07CAIRO1877	EGYPT LABOR: STRIKES ONGOING, GOE REFUTES ILO [...] (SBU) Although no broad-based alternative worker movement has yet to coalesce, the Kefaya movement's actions in solidarity with striking textile workers in Mansoura could hint at future coordination. Strong GOE rebukes greeted the release of an ILO report that cited employment discrimination [...]	2007-06-19 13:20:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM EG
07CAIRO583	EGYPTIAN NAMED TO SENIOR UN MANAGEMENT POST; BIO [...] (U) A senior Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs official, Mohamed Shaaban, has been named by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon as the Under Secretary General for General Assembly and Conference Management. Shaaban had most recently served as Egypt's National Coordinator for Reform Initiativ [...]	2007-03-05 12:56:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNGA PINR EG
07CAIRO607	EGYPTIAN NAMED TO SENIOR UN MANAGEMENT POST; BIO [...] (U) A senior Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs official, Mohamed Shaaban, has been named by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon as the Under Secretary General for General Assembly and Conference Management. Shaaban had most recently served as Egypt's National Coordinator for Reform Initiativ [...]	2007-03-07 07:31:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNGA PINR EG
07CAIRO979	NON-PROLIFERATION DISCUSSIONS WITH EGYPT [...] (U) Summary: Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation Christopher Ford visited Cairo on March 21 for bilateral consultations on Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) issues. Egypt has expressed its dissatisfaction with what it says is insufficient progress in implementing the Res [...]	2007-04-05 15:28:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC IAEA KNNP IS IR EG
07CANBERRA519	AUSTRALIAN FM DOWNER URGES IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI TO [...] (C) On April 3, Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade David J. Ritchie gave the DCM a readout of Foreign Minister Downer's March 29 telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki regarding the 15 British naval personnel seized by Iran. 2. (C) According to Ritchie, Down [...]	2007-04-03 06:02:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER INRA IR IQ AS
07CARACAS1718	ROUND ONE OF CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM DEBATE [...] (C) Summary. In the days following President Chavez' rollout of his proposed constitutional revisions, debates are already taking shape as to the reform process. Chavez' opponents, still divided over whether or not to participate at all, have been unsuccessful in their initial attempt to inf [...]	2007-08-28 20:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL VE
07CARACAS174	VENEZUELA -- INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-26 12:12:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN KTDB STR OPIC VE
07CARACAS1742	POLITICAL POLARIZATION: VENEZUELA'S DIVIDED [...] (C) Summary. Venezuelan society has become increasingly politically polarized as a result of President Chavez' "with me or against me" tone of governance. Controversial constitutional reform proposals and his efforts to implement an increasingly radical "revolutionary" program in the Bolivar [...]	2007-09-04 19:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL VE
07CARACAS1846	WHA/AND DIRECTOR'S VISIT: CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES [...] (C) Summary. A wide range of Embassy contacts discussed Chavez' proposed constitutional changes September 12-14 with the Ambassador and visiting WHA/AND Director Chacon. There is widespread consensus among analysts, pro-Chavez and opposition politicians, and third country diplomats that Chav [...]	2007-09-18 17:38:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VE
07CASABLANCA42	MOROCCO: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This cable responds to action request (ref A) for updated information on the Moroccan government's efforts to combat trafficking in persons from April 2006 to March 2007. --------------------------------- Morocco Remai [...]	2007-03-07 16:52:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MO
07CHENGDU159	BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILES OF TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION FOREIGN [...] (C) During a recent seven-day road trip through Nagchu Prefecture in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR),Consulate had over 40 hours of "quality" time to dialogue with the TAR Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) official assigned to accompany us to remote field sites. In the course of our trip, in [...]	2007-06-26 03:46:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL CH
07CHENGDU161	CHENGDU PATRIOTIC CHURCH LEADER COOPERATING WITH AMERICAN [...] (C) Summary. A local leader of China's officially-sanctioned Three Selves Patriotic Movement (TSPM) Christian Church and two local American English teachers discussed their cooperation in using expatriate-taught "English camps" and similar programs as a means to introduce local residents to Ch [...]	2007-06-28 08:58:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KIRF CH
07CHENNAI289	BELLWETHER PROJECT: TAMIL NADU'S MANUFACTURING BOOM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two recently announced proposed projects - an almost $1 billion automobile joint venture between India's Mahindra & Mahindra, Nissan, and Renault and a $30 million dollar investment by Dell - highlight Tamil Nadu's continued growth as a manufacturing hub. While Tamil Nadu also [...]	2007-04-17 10:44:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV EFIN PGOV IN
07CHIANGMAI129	AN OVERVIEW OF BURMA-RELATED CIVIL SOCIETY TRAINING PROGRAMS [...] SUMMARY. Exile political and social activists from Burma are using Chiang Mai as a base for the training and development of a new generation of leaders. Like their counterparts in the media (reftel),political exiles have found Chiang Mai to be a convenient and relatively safe harbor from which [...]	2007-07-18 01:55:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECPS OEXC TH BM
07COLOMBO1016	COLOMBO CELEBRATION MARKS VICTORY IN THE EAST [...] (C) Summary. On July 19 the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) held a ceremony in Colombo's Independence Square to celebrate the military victory in the East. The U.S., United Kingdom, and India sent their Defense Attaches to observe, while many countries opted not to attend at all. The Preside [...]	2007-07-19 12:17:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1352	SRI LANKA: CONFLICT CONTRIBUTES TO BRAIN DRAIN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Professionals and business people are steadily migrating out of Sri Lanka in pursuit of better living conditions and a more stable business environment. Many are Tamils and Muslims fleeing the conflict and persistent harassment. The "brain drain" is depleting a local talent pool [...]	2007-10-02 05:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ELAB KMCA CE
07COLOMBO1640	CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA ON THE WAY [...] (S) Summary: In a series of short conversations with Ambassador on December 6 during a trip to his home town of Tangalle, President Rajapaksa expressed confidence his government would win the third and final budget vote on December 14, but was less clear on the way forward after that. Rajapa [...]	2007-12-07 11:32:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PREL PGOV CE
07COLOMBO1676	MALDIVES: AHMED KHALEEL NEW PERMREP IN NEW YORK [...] On December 13, Embassy received a diplomatic note dated December 10, 2007, announcing the appointment of Ahmed Khaleel as Maldives' Permanent Representative to the United Nations. [begin text] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives presents its compliments to the Emb [...]	2007-12-18 09:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OVIP PINR UN MV
07COLOMBO230	SRI LANKA: NEW MEGA-CABINET BOOSTS RAJAPAKSA [...] (C) Summary. President Mahinda Rajapaksa's recent cabinet reshuffle has served to consolidate his and his brothers' control, particularly over the all-important defense portfolio. The new United National Party (UNP) ministers have settled for distinctly secondary ministries, while their de [...]	2007-02-06 12:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO322	SRI LANKA: UK CONSIDERING CANCELING TSUNAMI DEBT RELIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: The UK is considering canceling $80 million in debt relief provided to Sri Lanka following the 2004 tsunami because of concerns that Sri Lanka is not meeting pro-peace conditions of the debt relief agreement. The UK's privately-conveyed concerns were leaked to the Sri Lankan pre [...]	2007-02-23 09:42:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV CE
07COLOMBO326	SRI LANKA: FORMIN PROMISES DEVOLUTION PROPOSAL; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador called on Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona on February 23 at their request. Bogollagama assured us that the All Party Representative Committee (APRC) devolution proposal would be ready soon, perhaps before Bogollagama's propo [...]	2007-02-26 12:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO563	IIGEP'S GLACIAL PROGRESS DISCOURAGING [...] (C) Summary. International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) Assistants Rohan Titus and David Savage called on the DCM on April 10 to give an update on IIGEP's progress. The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) plans to finally hold public hearings for several days in May, June, and July. [...]	2007-04-12 07:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO698	PRESIDENT RELIES ON BROTHERS FOR POLICY ADVICE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Rajapaksa relies on his brothers, Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa and Senior Advisor to the President Basil Rajapaksa, for advice on security matters and political affairs respectively. Fear that Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) stalwarts are disloyal has caused [...]	2007-05-15 05:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO742	SRI LANKA: SECOND "EMINENT PERSONS" PLENARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The second plenary meeting of the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) and the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) took place May 12. This was followed the same week by the CoI's first hearing, a meeting hosted by the Human Rights Minister to update donor countrie [...]	2007-05-22 09:41:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO746	SRI LANKA: EMINENT PERSON DEVELOPS EYEWITNESS [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a May 21 meeting, U.S.-funded International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) Assistant David Savage told PolOff that a witness to the January 2006 killing of 5 youths in Trincomalee approached the United Kingdom's Eminent Person (EP) Sir Nigel Rodley in the UK wi [...]	2007-05-23 12:19:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PTER MOPS PREL CE
07COLOMBO82	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2007 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-16 12:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
07COLOMBO903	SRI LANKA: FEW DONORS HAVE CUT AID DESPITE WIDESPREAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The resumption of conflict and a deteriorating human rights climate have caused relatively few donors to reconsider parts of their planned aid to Sri Lanka. However, out of reluctance to penalize the intended recipients of development assistance, both multilateral and bilateral [...]	2007-06-25 05:20:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PHUM CE
07COLOMBO980	SRI LANKA: REQUEST TO STATE/DRL AND STATE/INL FOR SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka's Presidential Commission of Inquiry (COI) has begun investigations into serious human rights violations. The COI began hearings on one of the cases but a dispute between scientific experts regarding the forensic evidence is becoming a major impedimen [...]	2007-07-16 10:53:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINS PREL PREF PGOV EAID ASEC CE
07COPENHAGEN1010	SHAPING GREENLAND'S FUTURE [...] (SBU) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified and proprietary business information. Not for internet publication. 2. (SBU) Summary: Greenland is on a clear track toward independence, which could come more quickly than most outside the Kingdom of Denmark realize. By 2009, Greenland [...]	2007-11-07 12:04:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KENV SOCI ETRD EFIN DA
07CURACAO938	CURACAO: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles, and the Netherlands together form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The two Caribbean parts of the Kingdom have autonomy over their internal affairs, with the right to exercise independent decision making in a number of counter narcotics areas. The Government of [...]	2007-11-27 19:04:00	Consulate Curacao	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM NA AA
07DAKAR1591	IMF MISSION: MIXED MARKS, BUT READY TO SUPPORT SENEGAL'S [...] Summary: A visiting IMF team led by Johanness Mueller provided an end-of-mission briefing for donors on July 26 to inform them of the state of the ongoing negotiations of a new program with Senegal. Mueller termed FY 2006 a "difficult year," and said that, while Senegal is still struggling [...]	2007-07-31 13:34:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID SG
07DAKAR1988	WADE'S POST-U.N. DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE [...] (U) On October 1, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade gave a rambling, two and a half-hour press conference where he detailed his participation at the 62nd UN General Assembly meeting in New York and his other meetings and activities during his September trip to the United States. He opined t [...]	2007-10-04 16:04:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR PGOV IR ZI SG
07DAKAR2116	SENEGALESE PRESIDENT PLANS TO VISIT ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade is still planning to visit Zimbabwe and meet with President Robert Mugabe in an effort to succeed where South African President Thabo Mbeki has failed: relieving the suffering of the people of Zimbabwe. To do so, according to President Wade, se [...]	2007-10-30 13:22:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV SG ZI SF UK
07DAKAR508	TRANS-SAHARAN COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIP (TSCTP) [...] (C) The Trans-Saharan Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) Chiefs of Defense (CHODs) and the EUCOM Deputy Commander met in Dakar on February 6 and 7. There was general agreement that terrorism in North and West Africa is linked with organized crime, including illegal migration and traffickin [...]	2007-03-05 17:50:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR ECON PHUM EAID MASS PREL SG
07DAMASCUS312	Arab Summit, Peace Process, Golan, Rice's Statements, Iraq [...] Summary: The Syrian press on Mar. 28 reported President Asad's summit meeting with Saudi King Abdullah on Mar. 27 on the eve of the Arab summit in Riyadh. Talks dealt with bilateral relations, horizons for consolidating and boosting such relations, and topics on the agenda of the Arab Summit [...]	2007-03-28 12:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS444	Asad Speech/Nomination, Syria/PLO, Syria/UK, Syria/Italy, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 11 reported President Asad's speech at the first session of the new People's Assembly on May 10, which approved the nomination of President Asad for a second seven-year term as president and set May 27 as the date for the presidential referendum. Papers also r [...]	2007-05-14 09:39:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DARESSALAAM1119	TANZANIA: FORMAL REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO TRAIN [...] (SBU) The Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Patrick Mombo, has delivered to the Deputy Chief of Mission a formal request for USD 4.25 million in financial assistance to support the Tanzanian People's Defence Force (TPDF) training of 1,000 Somali officers (see para [...]	2007-08-09 13:33:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS SO TZ
07DARESSALAAM1587	TANZANIA: SECRETARY PAULSON AND PRESIDENT KIKWETE DISCUSS [...] (U) President Jakaya Kikwete told U.S. Secretary of Treasury, Henry Paulson, on November 15 that he would welcome more capital market investment in Tanzania to accelerate economic growth and raise the per capita income. Secretary Paulson expressed appreciation for both President Kikwete and Fi [...]	2007-12-14 04:06:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EAID ECON PREL TZ
07DARESSALAAM305	TANZANIA: UPDATE ON TRADE AND COOPERATION WITH CHINA [...] (U) Tanzania has maintained diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 1964. The Government of Tanzania's (GOT) relationship with the PRC has been historically strong, with frequent high-level exchanges and ongoing bilateral cooperation in development assistance, trade and [...]	2007-03-09 04:39:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID PREL PGOV CH TZ
07DARESSALAAM375	PRESIDENT KIKWETE'S MARCH 15 MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) On March 16, Tanzania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bernard Membe, briefed Charge Pamela White, the Canadian High Commissioner and a select group of European ambassadors on the outcome of President Kikwete's March 15 trip to Harare for intense, closed-door discussions with President Robe [...]	2007-03-16 17:55:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ZI TZ
07DARESSALAAM456	SADC EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT: ZIMBABWE, DRC AND [...] (SBU) Ambassador Charles Sanga, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),confirmed to PolCouns on March 28 that Zimbabwe will be at the top of the agenda of the March 28 to 29 Extraordinary Summit of the SADC Heads of State. The security situation in the Democratic [...]	2007-03-28 14:44:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF AU PGOV PHUM PREL TZ
07DARESSALAAM489	EXTRAORDINARY SADC HEADS OF STATE SUMMIT: [...] (C) SUMMARY. Tanzanian Foreign Minister Bernard Membe briefed U.S., Canada and EU chiefs of mission March 30 to "fill in the gaps" on the outcome of the SADC Summit held March 28-29 in Dar es Salaam. Membe said SADC leaders told Mugabe that violence perpetrated against the opposition was not a [...]	2007-04-03 21:10:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL TZ
07DARESSALAAM93	TANZANIA: NO DECISION YET ON SOMALIA TROOP [...] (SBU) Vitus Njiku, Head of the Security Council Unit of the Multilateral Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, assured PolCouns January 18 that President Jakaya Kikwete was fully aware of the request for Tanzania to send troops to Somalia. Njiku had attended the January 5 meeting of the [...]	2007-01-19 12:11:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SO KE TZ
07DARESSALAAM94	TANZANIA: NO DECISION YET ON SOMALIA TROOP [...] (SBU) Vitus Njiku, Head of the Security Council Unit of the Multilateral Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, assured PolCouns January 18 that President Jakaya Kikwete was fully aware of the request for Tanzania to send troops to Somalia. Njiku had attended the January 5 meeting of the [...]	2007-01-19 12:11:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SO KE TZ
07DHAKA1095	GOVERNMENT'S PHOTO VOTER LIST PILOT PROJECT A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Bangladesh Election Commission's three-week pilot project to test new methodologies for compiling the voter list officially ended on June 28. The pilot, which took place in Sreepur north of Bangladesh, registered approximately 46,000 voters and tested different data collect [...]	2007-07-03 08:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA1602	ENGAGING BANGLADESH'S RAPID ACTION BATTALION: THE [...] (C) Summary: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) is the lead Bangladeshi security force for countering terrorism. Yet since its creation the U.S. government has not engaged the 10,000-member paramilitary group because of human rights concerns stemming from persistent reports of extrajudicial kill [...]	2007-10-04 08:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG MASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL
07DHAKA1785	DRAFT BANGLADESH PART I FOR 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) The following is the draft text on Bangladesh of the first part (drugs and chemical control) for the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: 2. (U) I. Summary: A Major narcotics bust in Dhaka in October 2007 supported law enforcement officials' claims of a sharp incr [...]	2007-11-13 09:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM BG
07DHAKA1932	VOTER REGISTRATION CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. Voter registration is continuing apace, although delays because of slow procurements and Cyclone Sidr have brought the project back into line with its original schedule and future significant delays could jeopardize the government's elections timeline. On the ground, the registra [...]	2007-12-13 03:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA195	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-05 09:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OPIC KTDB USTR BG
07DHAKA1953	GOVERNMENT, EMBASSY LIAISONS HOLD FIRST MEETING ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a meeting on December 13, the Bangladesh government's designated point of contact on Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-related issues agreed, in principle, to share names of those officers disciplined for "gross human rights offenses." He also shared statistics on those disciplined, [...]	2007-12-18 11:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA1985	UNHCR DISCUSSES LONG-TERM PLAN TO RESOLVE ROHINGYA [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a recent meeting, UNHCR and representatives of concerned embassies discussed ways of moving towards a long-term resolution to the Rohingya refugee situation. With a non-political caretaker government in power, the group noted this may be an opportunity to push for a final reso [...]	2007-12-31 09:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF BG
07DHAKA241	TERRORIST FINANCE: HUMAN APPEAL INTERNATIONAL [...] (S/NF) Per Ref A request, Post assessed whether the GOB would object to U.S. designation of Human Appeal International (Human Appeal) under E.O. 13224 and/or UNSCR 1267. Post does not believe the GOB would object to designation under either authority. 2. (S/NF) According to information in [...]	2007-02-12 09:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PTER KTFN ETTC PREL ECON
07DHAKA39	AMBASSADOR AND BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER MEET [...] (C) Summary: In a January 7 meeting the Ambassador and the BHC advised Khaleda Zia of approaches by some within the political parties advocating scenarios, backed by the military, to force Zia and Hasina into political exile. Although acknowledging some dissent within the party, Zia bristl [...]	2007-01-09 11:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BG
07DHAKA53	DIPLOMATS COORDINATE STRATEGY ON BANGLADESH [...] This is an action cable. Please see para 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Key diplomatic missions in Bangladesh are coordinating their responses to the ongoing political crisis. The U.S., United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, the European Commission, Germany (representing the European Union presidency) [...]	2007-01-11 08:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM BG
07DHAKA683	GOVERNMENT UNVEILS ELECTORAL REFORM PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Election Commission briefed donors on its plan for electoral reform. The head of the Commission's Secretariat laid out a roadmap for preparing a new voter list SIPDIS with photographs. The new, computerized database resulting from this project will serve in the longer term [...]	2007-04-26 03:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
07DJIBOUTI425	EAST AFRICA REGIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVE (RSI), [...] (S) Summary: East African regional ambassadors and interagency representatives agreed to institutionalize the East African RSI by requesting dedicated, line-item FY09 regional funding for East Africa, along the lines of the Trans-Sahara Counter Terrorist Partnership. In this second RSI (th [...]	2007-04-10 13:38:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PTER PREL PINR KPAO PGOV EAID XW YM
07DOHA1020	QATAR GIVES ORAL ASSURANCES THAT DIPLOMATIC POUCH [...] (C/NF) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud convoked Charge October 25 to discuss delivery of U.S. diplomatic pouches (see reftel for background.) Al-Mahmoud informed Charge that following the GOQ's review of the bilateral discussions on this matter, the GOQ had taken the dec [...]	2007-10-25 14:42:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ADCO ADPM PREL CVIS ASEC ACOA ATRN KRIM QA
07DOHA1112	QATARIS AMBIVALENT ABOUT IRANIAN THREAT FOR NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Qataris by and large remain ambivalent about the Iranian threat, especially with respect to Iranian intentions to acquire nuclear weapons. Key Embassy contacts paint a composite picture of Qataris' welcoming, on an emotional level, Iranian nuclear weapons capability to counter [...]	2007-11-29 06:01:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR QA

07DOHA1134	BAN ON SAUDI POULTRY DUE TO AVIAN INFLUENZA MAKES [...] The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) announced November 13 the reoccurence of Avian Influenza in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Based on the OIE finding of H5N1 in the KSA, Qatar's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture, Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Khalifa Al-Thani, issued a M [...]	2007-12-04 13:30:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PREL TBIO SENV KFLU QA SA
07DOHA1141	READOUT ON GCC SUMMIT FROM THE DOHA ORGANIZER [...] (C) MFA Director of GCC Affairs Yousef Al-Jaber (strictly protect),who was the organizer of the December 3-4 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Doha, provided P/E Chief December 5 a readout of the event and the preparations leading up to it. Had it not been for Iranian President Mahmo [...]	2007-12-06 13:04:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN GCC IR QA
07DOHA1174	VODAFONE AND QATAR FOUNDATION BEAT AT&T FOR MOBILE [...] (U) United Kingdom-based Vodafone and its local partner, the Qatar Foundation (QF),won Qatar's second mobile phone operating license. The winning consortium plans to start operations in 2008 and would compete with government-owned Q-tel, currently Qatar's sole mobile telephone provider. Vod [...]	2007-12-13 13:33:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV BTIO QA
07DUBLIN171	IRELAND - SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ireland's awareness of and positive performance on trafficking in persons (TIP) issues increased significantly in 2006, while the overall estimated number of suspected trafficking victims remained small. Numerous public awareness campaigns, sponsored by the Government and NGOs [...]	2007-03-02 08:39:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAP EI
07DUBLIN849	IRELAND'S 2008 LISBON REFORM TREATY REFERENDUM: [...] (SBU) Ireland's unique position as the only European Union (EU) member state compelled to hold a national referendum on the recently agreed Lisbon Reform Treaty puts great pressure on the Irish Government to secure a strong positive vote for the Treaty. The public and most political parties r [...]	2007-11-15 12:46:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN EI
07DUSHANBE1086	RED CROSS REDUCES MISSION; TAJIK GOVT PROHIBITS FULL PRISON [...] (U) SUMMARY: International Committee of the Red Cross will recall its international director and reduce the organization's status from mission to office in fall 2007. The decision is a result of the Tajik government's failure to cooperate with International Committee of the Red Cross and al [...]	2007-07-20 05:01:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ICRC TI
07DUSHANBE443	TAJIKISTAN KICKS OUT FAITH-BASED NGO'S EXPAT STAFF [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consular Department Chief Bahrom Kholnazarov summoned Paul Linge, Country Director of Operation Mercy, March 29 to inform him that Operation Mercy's foreign, non-Tajik, staff would have to leave Tajikistan within ten days. Kholnazarov instructed Linge to [...]	2007-03-30 12:59:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TI
07FRANKFURT732	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS [...] (C) At a meeting with Commerzbank CEO Klaus-Peter Mueller and board member Martin Blessing on February 12, Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt discussed implementation of UNSCR 1737 and the need for banks to &know their customers8 in Iran. Mueller outlined Commerzbank actions to comply wi [...]	2007-02-15 11:17:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD GM
07FREETOWN689	BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NEW SIERRA LEONEAN [...] The initial group of cabinet Ministers in the new government has been announced by President Koroma. The process of confirmation by parliament has been completed for most nominees. Three Ministers were confirmed on October 19, and 12 more confirmed on October 24. Biographic information for 15 [...]	2007-11-19 17:17:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SL
07GABORONE1341	DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR ARGENTINA [...] (SBU) After speaking with Argentinian Ambassador R. Carlos Sersale di Cerisano, who is accredited to Botswana but is resident in Pretoria, Poloff delivered on October 30 Reftel demarche to the GOB's Director of Multilateral Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperarti [...]	2007-11-02 05:13:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV BC
07GENEVA1060	WHO: Meeting on Options for Increasing the Access of [...] Summary. The World Health Organization (WHO) convened subject meeting April 25 to discuss strategies to expand access to influenza vaccines, including stockpiling options and increased vaccine production. Participants included representatives from donor countries, countries affected by the H5 [...]	2007-04-30 08:13:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC
07GENEVA1713	SRI LANKAN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE LOBBIES [...] (C) Recently arrived Sri Lanka Permanent Representative, Dayan Jayatilleka, used an introductory courtesy call with Ambassador Tichenor June 27 to lobby hard against any kind of resolution on Sri Lanka in the Human Rights Council. Jayatilleka stressed that Sri Lanka saw all country resolutio [...]	2007-07-03 09:47:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PINR CE
07GENEVA1948	Ahmed Belbacha - #22 in Geneva 2007 Communications Log [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture, Manfred Nowak, regarding Ahmed Belbacha who is detained at Guantanamo without charge or trial. This communication has been sent via e-mail to IO-RHS. It is #22 on the Geneva 2007 Communications Log. [...]	2007-08-13 15:05:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA2492	A/S FRIED MEETS WITH ANTONOV ON CFE IN GENEVA [...] (C) Summary. On November 7, A/S Dan Fried, accompanied by A/S Paula DeSutter and an interagency team, met in Geneva with Russian MFA Director for Security and Disarmament Anatoly Antonov, accompanied by Mikhail Ulyanov and Sergey Federyakov to resume discussion of the U.S. paper on elements [...]	2007-11-15 10:24:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS GG MD NATO
07GEORGETOWN1042	INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT, PART I [...] (U) Post presents its 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control Guyana: I. Summary Guyana is a transit point for cocaine destined for North America, Europe, and the Caribbean, but not in quantities sufficient to impact the U.S. market. In [...]	2007-11-26 18:31:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR GY
07GUANGZHOU1183	Canton Fair: Seizing the Opportunity to Promote U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: In the first ever U.S. Consulate-hosted forum at the Canton Trade Fair, U.S. government and business representatives discussed - with an appreciative Chinese audience - American goods and services available for import and the impact of export controls on PRC companies doing busin [...]	2007-10-31 05:53:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU1186	CHINA DECLARES SUCCESS AT THE 102ND CANTON FAIR [...] (SBU) Summary: Another record-breaking Canton Fair closed yesterday with increases in contract orders; attendance was lower. Attention to toy safety, export tariff policy changes, intellectual property rights and foreign imports all affected the final numbers, with a ten percent decline in toy [...]	2007-10-31 09:01:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV CH HK TW
07GUANGZHOU485	Fuzhou - Fraud Capital of China - (1 of 2) A Detailed Look [...] (SBU) Summary: An analysis of the past year's immigrant visa statistics, discussions with other units and consulates, and a deluge of unsolicited tips still point to the Fuzhou area of Fujian province (Fuzhou, Changle, Mawei, Lianjiang, Fuqing, and Putian) as the capital of visa fraud and illeg [...]	2007-04-23 10:03:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT ASEC CVIS KFRD CH KCRM INL HSTC
07HAMBURG66	INVITATION TO NORTHERN GERMANY FOR THE GREAT WHITE FLEET [...] (U) On behalf of Mission Germany, U.S. Consulate General Hamburg would like to invite the Great White Fleet to Kiel, Germany to commemorate the fleet's historic trip, strengthen U.S. and European naval cooperation, and participate in U.S. public outreach at Northern Europe's largest regatta and [...]	2007-11-14 12:44:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO MASS MPOS GM
07HANOI1085	HANOI-BASED CHIEFS OF MISSION DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On June 5, the Australian Ambassador hosted the fourth Hanoi-based Chiefs of Mission human rights discussion. Participants included Chiefs of Mission (COM) or their designates from the United States, European Commission, United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland, France, Germany and Australia. [...]	2007-06-11 08:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIRF HUMANR PGOV PHUM VM
07HANOI256	HANOI CHIEFS OF MISSION DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS, [...] (SBU) On January 31, EC Ambassador Markus Cornaro hosted the third in a series of Hanoi Ambassadors' human rights discussions. Among the issues discussed were: -- The overall human rights situation in Vietnam: Most COMs noted progress, but expressed some concerns regarding Protestants in the [...]	2007-02-09 07:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIRF HUMANR PGOV PHUM VM
07HANOI888	GVN WANTS TO NEGOTIATE ON PEACE CORPS; STICKING POINTS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: EconCouns met with officials of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on May 14, 2006, to obtain an update on the Government of Vietnam's (GVN's) intentions on the esta [...]	2007-05-15 08:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EAID VM
07HARARE1073	Zim Notes November 30, 2007 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2007-11-30 09:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE170	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT - ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) This is Embassy Harare's response to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of SECSTATE 202745. -------- Overview -------- -- A. (SBU) Zimbabwe is a country of origin, transit and destination for internationally and domestically trafficked persons. Women and young girls are the most at ris [...]	2007-03-07 13:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB KFRD PREF SMIG
07HARARE821	"CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM" ON SADC TALKS [...] (C) MDC pro-Senate secretary-general Welshman Ncube, one of the MDC's lead negotiators in the SADC mediation, told polecon chief on September 10 he is "cautiously optimistic" that an agreement between ZANU-PF and the MDC on constitutional and electoral reforms will be reached. ZANU-PF is moti [...]	2007-09-10 15:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE868	SANCTIONS: SDN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION [...] (C) Post's effort to obtain requested biographical information on SDNs and their families, as well as justifications for specified individuals for their inclusion on the OFAC sanctions list, is a work in progress. Because of hostile relations between the U.S. and Zimbabwe we do not have acce [...]	2007-09-21 10:25:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
07HARARE879	SANCTIONS II: SDN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION [...] (C) This cable provides a comprehensive listing of all the material post has developed on our sanctions targets, including the updating of material in reftel. Efforts to obtain biographical information on the below-listed individuals have included: --Consular Section reviewed visa files at P [...]	2007-09-28 09:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE883	SANCTIONS II: SDN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION [...] (C) This cable provides a comprehensive listing of all the material post has developed on our sanctions targets, including the updating of material in reftel. Efforts to obtain biographical information on the below-listed individuals have included: --Consular Section reviewed visa files at P [...]	2007-10-01 10:08:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PREL PGOV ZI
07HAVANA342	CUBA: TOURISM'S DECLINE MAKES GOC NERVOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cuban tourism figures for the first trimester of 2007 were dismal: An overall decrease of 15 percent, the worst drop in 15 years. For years the GOC ignored the warnings from foreign hotel companies about addressing weaknesses in the sector. Successful competition from alterna [...]	2007-04-06 14:13:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV PGOV CU
07HOCHIMINHCITY643	EXPERIENCES OF A HARDLINE HOUSE CHURCH IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of the Inter-Evangelical Church of Vietnam, a large Protestant house church organization based in HCMC, told us that, with the exception of a recent incident in Binh Phuoc province, their operations in Southern and Central Vietnam are stable. Conditions for the IEM in t [...]	2007-06-19 09:22:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KIRF VM
07HONGKONG1698	HONG KONG'S NEXT CABINET APPROVED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Government, on the nomination of Hong Kong's Chief Executive (CE),Donald Tsang, approved the appointments of principal officials for the third term of the HKSAR Government, as well as five officials who will head HK's disciplined services. Biographies for each new [...]	2007-06-25 23:31:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR CH HK
07HONGKONG2232	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: TECT ELECTRONICS [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-27 09:06:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG900	EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-29 06:54:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07ISLAMABAD4997	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PML-N'S JAVED HASHMI [...] (C) Summary: In-country president of opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Javed Hashmi met with the Ambassador November 24, soon after his release from prison. He appreciated USG concern during his most recent ordeal but urged us to do more to lift the state of emergency and get the [...]	2007-11-25 12:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PHUM
07ISLAMABAD5019	FATA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UPDATE (11/26/07) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Construction crews broke ground for the Border Coordination Center (BCC) at Torkham November 17. Design teams working on the Frontier Corps Training Center (FCTC) at Warsak will return within the week to refine construction timelines. The UK may proceed (ahead of the US) with ef [...]	2007-11-26 13:15:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK
07ISLAMABAD616	LATEST STEPS ON CURRICULUM REFORM IN PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-06 12:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PTER SCUL SOCI
07ISTANBUL183	BSEC SENIOR OFFICIALS DISCUSS RELATIONS WITH EU, [...] (SBU) Summary: BSEC Senior Officials met February 26-27 in Istanbul to discuss establishing an institution-to-institution relationship with the European Union, review the status of ongoing projects including a labor/employment study to be performed the OECD, and discuss preparations for the 1 [...]	2007-03-07 10:48:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV EU
07JAKARTA1252	INDONESIA - COP 13 PLANNING [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 04:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KTIA TPHY TBIO ID
07JAKARTA1566	INDONESIA AND SINGAPORE SIGN BILATERAL AGREEMENTS [...] (U) Summary: The bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) and Extradition Treaty (ET) signed by Indonesia and Singapore on April 27 achieve long-sought objectives and potentially will sustain that cooperation over the next 25 years. Strategically paired from the beginning to balance res [...]	2007-06-06 10:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KJUS ID
07JAKARTA2397	BEP-US MOU NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 21, Desra Percaya, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Director for International Security and Disarmament told us that Indonesia is ready to conclude a bilateral Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Percaya provided us with written c [...]	2007-08-31 02:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY KNNP ENRG KTIA ID
07JAKARTA2459	DONOR ROUNDABLE MEETING ON CLMATE CHANGE [...] (U) Summary. During a September 5 Donor Roundtable Meeting on Climate Change, Agus Purnomo, Executive Director, National Steering Committee for the Conference of Parties 13 (COP 13) updated donor partners and embassy officials on COP 13 preparations. Joe Leitmann, Environment Coordinator, Worl [...]	2007-09-06 08:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ECON TBIO ENRG ID
07JAKARTA2468	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON CHAIRMAN OF INDONESIA'S [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Hume's September 5 courtesy call on Hasyim Muzadi, Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia's largest mass-Muslim organization, Muzadi spoke candidly about his concern over U.S. foreign policy. He also emphasized NU's efforts to promote mainstream Islam. The Amb [...]	2007-09-06 10:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA30	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 2006 [...] Summary: On December 14, Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation founder Willie Smith announced plans to release around 200 orangutans into Baktikop Forest in Central Kalimantan. The Head of the Jakarta Sanitation Office warned of an impending crisis in Jakarta waste management on December 12. T [...]	2007-01-05 07:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
07JAKARTA310	AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) SAMPLE SHARING UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Mission continues working to reverse the January 11 verbal directive from the Indonesian National Institute of Health and Research Development (NIHRD) instructing NAMRU-2 to no longer ship AI specimens to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) until NAMRU- [...]	2007-02-06 07:41:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3180	NATIONAL LEGISLATURE FLEXES MUSCLES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's national legislature (DPR) is pressing the GOI to explain several of its recent ambassadorial nominees. Legislators are--in particular--criticizing picks for Kuala Lumpur, London and New Delhi, asserting that they are either not competent or are corrupt. The Chair [...]	2007-11-16 07:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL PREL ID
07JAKARTA545	INDONESIA'S DETACHMENT 88 HITTING ITS STRIDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since first emerging in the wake of the 2002 Bali terror attacks, Detachment 88 has begun to establish itself as the counterterrorism flagship of the Indonesian National Police (INP). A growing list of successful CT operations marks the Detachment's maturing capabilities. Recentl [...]	2007-02-27 23:45:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA568	Bangka Elections: Age, Guile, (and Money Politics) Propel [...] (SBU) Summary: Bangka Belitung Province very narrowly elected Eko Maulana governor on February 22. The election was plagued by flawed voter lists and other problems, but logistically ran smoothly and peacefully. Eko, an old school politician, aggressively used race and religion to attack his [...]	2007-02-28 08:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ID
07JAKARTA766	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - FEBRUARY 2007 [...] Summary: On February 1, "Eyes on the Forest", a coalition of three non-governmental organizations (NGOs),protested a Government of Indonesia (GOI) plan to auction 130,000 hectares of former concession areas in Riau and Jambi for plantation use. On February 13-16, the Indonesian Ministries of [...]	2007-03-16 09:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
07JAKARTA933	MARCH 28 HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON AVIAN INFLUENZA SAMPLE [...] (SBU) Indonesian Health Minister Dr. Fadilah Supari repeatedly pledged to resume sharing avian influenza (AI) samples with the international community during the March 29 "High Level Meeting on Responsible Practices for Sharing Avian Influenza Viruses and Resulting Benefit" in Jakarta. Supari [...]	2007-04-01 22:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU PGOV ID
07JAKARTA993	RELIGIOUS LEADERS MEET IN BOGOR TO BRIDGE [...] (C) Summary. Sunni and Shi'a religious and political figures from the Muslim world met in Bogor on April 3-4 to bridge the Sunni-Shi'a sectarian divide, especially in Iraq. Despite high expectations, only eight Muslim countries sent representatives; aside from the Pakistani Minister of Relig [...]	2007-04-09 09:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KISL PGOV IZ ID
07JEDDAH485	I LEFT MY HEART IN FREEDOM AND CAME HOME [...] (S) SUMMARY: There is no subject dearer to the hearts of even moderately well-off Hejazis (inhabitants of the Western Province) than leaving Saudi Arabia. The most stilted gathering can be brightened up at once by steering the conversation to a fondly anticipated (or remembered) stint outside [...]	2007-11-24 15:26:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET	SOCI SCUL KWMN SA
07JERUSALEM2330	NABLUS OPERATIONS NOVEMBER 7: IDF ACTIVITIES [...] (C//REL UK, CAN) Summary. National Security Forces (NSF) sources reported that NSF-led forces are manning six fixed positions in Nablus and conducting vehicle and foot patrols around the city. Mukhabarat and PSO issued summons to 30 individuals and arrested 2 HAMAS members. More summons wil [...]	2007-11-07 17:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07KABUL185	BOUCHER, MOSBACHER AND KARZAI TALK ENERGY, [...] (S/NF) On January 10, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and Overseas Private Investment Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Mosbacher met with President Karzai. Mosbacher briefed Karzai on the Investment Corporation's projects in Afghanista [...]	2007-01-20 12:35:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF PK
07KABUL3437	SPANISH OFFER TO TRAIN AFGHAN ARMY COMPANY [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy-Combined Security Transition Command Q) Afghanistan message. 2. (C) Spanish willingness to support and train the Afghan Army is appreciated. Our concerns here are that Spanish (and other) Allied assistance be provided in a manner that reinforces Q) not und [...]	2007-10-09 03:31:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF
07KABUL3460	SPANISH OFFER TO TRAIN AFGHAN ARMY COMPANY [...] (U) This is a resend of Kabul 03437. This is a joint Embassy-Combined Security Transition Command Q) Afghanistan message. 2. (C) Spanish willingness to support and train the Afghan Army is appreciated. Our concerns here are that Spanish (and other) Allied assistance be provided in a [...]	2007-10-10 08:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF
07KAMPALA1310	UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FEINGOLD (AUGUST 26-30, [...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive partner for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. Uganda is vigorously supporting a number of U.S. initiatives including Presidential initiatives on HIV/AIDS (PEPFAR) and malaria (PM [...]	2007-08-15 10:23:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID UG
07KAMPALA1774	UGANDA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (SBU) Uganda is not a regional financial center or a major hub for narcotics trafficking and terrorism financing. Money laundering takes place in Uganda, but the GOU has no systematic research on its scope and magnitude. Recent efforts by GOU officials to address the smuggling of counterfeit [...]	2007-11-16 09:32:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR ASEC UG
07KAMPALA488	UGANDA SUPPORTS EAST AFRICAN INTEGRATION BUT PROGRESS SLOW [...] SUMMARY: The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs, Mr. Eriya Kategaya, reiterated the importance of East African integration for the creation of a large and viable economic bloc to transform the economies of the region. Kategaya reported the findings of the Natio [...]	2007-03-21 04:31:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KECF PGOV PREL UG
07KAMPALA511	UGANDA SUPPORTS EAST AFRICAN INTEGRATION BUT PROGRESS SLOW [...] SUMMARY: The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs, Mr. Eriya Kategaya, reiterated the importance of East African integration for the creation of a large and viable economic bloc to transform the economies of the region. Kategaya reported the findings of the Natio [...]	2007-03-23 03:05:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KECF PGOV PREL UG
07KARACHI756	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH BENAZIR BHUTTO ON SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION OF KARACHI ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: During an October 23 meeting in Karachi, Pakistan People,s Party Chairman Benazir Bhutto told the Ambassador that she was dissatisfied with the government's investigation of the October 19 bombing that targeted her motorcade. The Ambassador noted we had absolutely no evidence anyone [...]	2007-10-29 10:36:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PINR PREL PTER PK
07KARACHI784	SINDH GOVERNOR SUMMONS THE CONSULAR CORPS TO HIGH [...] (C) Summary: On November 5, 2007, the Governor of Sindh summoned all Consuls General for a meeting to explain and justify the recent declaration of a State of Emergency. Within the one-sided conversation, the Governor touched upon press freedom, judicial activism, and how the abuse of freed [...]	2007-11-06 12:30:00	Consulate Karachi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ASEC CASC PK
07KATHMANDU1314	NEPAL: ARMY CHIEF OPPOSES INTEGRATION OF MAOISTS [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Rookmangud Katawal told the Ambassador July 2 that he opposed integrating Maoist combatants into the Nepal Army for "five years." He estimated it would take that long for democracy to take root in Nepal. He said he had stressed to Prime Minister G.P. Koirala on [...]	2007-07-06 09:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PTER IN CH NP
07KATHMANDU1922	NEPAL: MAOIST LEADER ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN [...] (C) On October 29, K.B. Rokaya, a Nepali Christian leader who was recently appointed as a member of the National Human Rights Commission at the urging of the Maoists, delivered a letter dated October 28 from Krishna Mahara, in his capacity as a member of the Maoist Central Committee, via Emboff [...]	2007-10-30 10:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM IN NP
07KATHMANDU719	AMBASSADOR URGES BRITISH TO SEND MAOISTS MESSAGE [...] (C) On April 5 British Ambassador Hall, briefed the Ambassador on the April 2-5 visit to Nepal by Gareth Thomas, UK International Development Minister, and the additional British Pound (BP) 13 million (USD 25.6 million) in aid Thomas had promised to the Government of Nepal's (GON) Peace Trust [...]	2007-04-06 12:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID UK NP
07KATHMANDU915	MAOIST TAKES THE HELM AT MINISTRY OF WOMEN, [...] (C) In a recent meeting with Prem Shukla (please protect),an Indian national and the Country Director of Plan Nepal, the new Minister of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Khadga Bahadur Bishwokarma, explained that he wanted to restructure the ministry to ensure that the maximum amount of be [...]	2007-05-08 11:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR EAID KWMM KOCI CVIS NP
07KHARTOUM329	SUDAN - IOM AND DONORS MONITOR RETURNS [...] From January 22 to 27, the USAID Senior Humanitarian Advisor (SHA) and representatives of five European countries participated in a donor mission at the invitation of the International Organization of Migration (IOM). The group assessed registration and departure preparations in Khartoum-area [...]	2007-03-02 11:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU EAGR
07KHARTOUM764	DARFUR - JOINT COMMUNIQUE - WHERE ARE WE NOW? [...] (U) On April 21, USAID/OFDA Director Ky Luu met with the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Humanitarian/Resident Coordinator (HC/RC) Manuel Aranda da Silva in Khartoum to discuss the March 28 Joint Communique on the facilitation of humanitarian affairs (REFTEL). The [...]	2007-05-15 15:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
07KIGALI1005	Rwandan 2008 Budget Highlights [...] Summary. Minister of Finance James Musoni officially presented the 2008 budget to the Parliament on October 16. The overall budget is approximately USD 1.1 billion, a 15 increase from the previous year. Musoni predicted 6.6 growth in the economy with inflation dropping to 5 by 2008. He [...]	2007-11-02 06:35:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL RW
07KIGALI933	RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The Dutch government, through the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC),is supporting the Rwanda Flower Farmers Association. In an attempt to increase flower exports to the Netherlands, the Dutch project will train six cooperatives in better far [...]	2007-10-15 08:07:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI934	RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The Dutch government, through the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC),is supporting the Rwanda Flower Farmers Association. In an attempt to increase flower exports to the Netherlands, the Dutch project will train six cooperatives in better far [...]	2007-10-15 08:07:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KINGSTON1043	JAMAICA: NEW HEAD OF POLICE ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: Mr. Justin Felice, current Senior Director of Investigations for the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland, has accepted the Government of Jamaica's offer to become the head of a new Anti-Corruption Division within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) beginning in September 2007. [...]	2007-07-05 18:01:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL JM
07KINGSTON1739	JAMAICA: SCENE SETTER FOR ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS VISIT [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-04 15:09:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ASEC JM
07KINGSTON57	JAMAICA: CRICKET WORLD CUP (C-AL6-01777) [...] (U) This message responds to the information requested in ref. A; answers are keyed to paragraphs. A. (C) Econoff sent the updated Regional Security Plan (including threat and risk assessments) electronically to Michael Fortin (ref. B). To access, open the document, type 'rsplan', then sel [...]	2007-01-12 19:46:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR CARICOM JM
07KINGSTON843	JAMAICA HOSTS WORKSHOP ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1540 [...] SUMMARY: The first outreach event on implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 (2004) in the Caribbean was held in Kingston, Jamaica on May 29-30, 2007. Representatives from 11 Caribbean states attended. The workshop was successful in increasing participants' kno [...]	2007-05-31 17:23:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ETTC KNNP PARM PREL PTER XL XM JM
07KINSHASA1249	ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER, WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS, BLASTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Acting Foreign Minister Alain Lubamba convened a snap meeting of P-3 + 2 ambassadors and MONUC on October 25. Lubamba, a member of the micro-party "UDEMO" (Union of Democratic Mobutistes) delivered a rambling statement condemning Tutsi politician Azarias Ruberwa, criticized r [...]	2007-11-02 13:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS KWMN CG RW
07KUALALUMPUR1128	EXBS: SE ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] The Advisor met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials to coordinate two upcoming EXBS courses with Malaysia, a CIT scheduled for July 04-06 in Kuala Lumpur and an ISIT planned for August 09-17 in Charleston, SC. 2. The Advisor attended the annual EXBS Advisors Conference in Vienn [...]	2007-07-10 05:59:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1334	WELCOME TO MALAYSIA'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION [...] (U) Welcome to Malaysia and its golden independence anniversary. Our fifty-year relationship with Malaysia is strong and growing. As President Bush has said: "The United States and Malaysia share strong trade and investment ties and a commitment to generating prosperity through openness, dem [...]	2007-08-27 09:24:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1729	MALAYSIA -- TERRORISM REPORT 2007 DRAFT [...] (SBU) The draft text of Malaysia's 2007 Terrorism Report is provided in paragraph 2. This text has been posted to Intellipedia: http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/ East Asia and Pacific Terrorism Reports#Malaysia 2. (SBU) Begin text: Malaysia New provisions to Malaysia's Penal Code a [...]	2007-12-19 07:25:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MY
07KUALALUMPUR994	EXBS: SE ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] On April 10 the Advisor met with Dr. Lauren Bain, Political Officer from the Australian High Commission, and Embassy POLOFF to discuss our respective ongoing export control program efforts in Malaysia. Ms. Bain informed us of her government's proposed regional MANPADS seminar slated for June 0 [...]	2007-06-07 09:24:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP MY
07KUWAIT1676	NOVEMBER 11-13 TRIPARTITE COMMISSION AND TECHNICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 11 and 13, respectively, Kuwait hosted the 55th session of the Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) and the 30th Tripartite Commission (TC) Meeting. Representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, the United Kingdom, the U.S., and the Inter [...]	2007-11-29 10:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PHUM PREL IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
07KUWAIT185	ARAB FUND HOSTS RARE DONOR COORDINATION EVENT [...] (SBU) On February 4, the Arab Fund for Social and Economic Development (Arab Fund) hosted a unique donor coordination event designed to promote dialogue and increased cooperation between leading Arab and international donors. Nine Arab organizations that comprise the Arab FundQs joint secret [...]	2007-02-10 06:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ETRD PREL KU
07KUWAIT320	TRIPARTITE COMMISSION TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE 53RD [...] Summary: Kuwait hosted the 53rd session of the Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on February 20, 2007 with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC),and Embassy Kuwait in attendance. The session closed no c [...]	2007-03-04 14:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MARR IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
07KUWAIT455	U.S.-GOK DISCUSS SECURITY MEASURES NECESSARY FOR [...] (S) Summary. A visiting USG interagency delegation discussed concerns about possible transfer of the four remaining Kuwaiti detainees at Guantanamo with GOK officials on March 24. USG delegation told the GOK officials that the remaining detainees were significantly more dangerous than those [...]	2007-04-01 10:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM
07KUWAIT491	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PELOSI VISIT, IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-07 07:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT909	TRIPARTITE COMMISSION TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE 54TH [...] Summary: Kuwait hosted the 54th session of the Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on June 5, 2007 with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, the United Kingdom, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) and Poloff in attendance. The session clo [...]	2007-06-13 03:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PHUM PREL IZ SA KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS KU
07KYIV118	UKRAINE: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Refs A and B contained parts one and two of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ukraine. The third and final part of the ICS is below. Text Continued: A.9. Efficient Capital Markets and Portfolio Investment BANKING The Ukrainian banking system consists of the National Ban [...]	2007-01-18 14:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR UP
07KYIV1450	UKRAINE: IPR ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION GROUP [...] Summary: GOU, Embassy, and industry representatives discussed the destruction of IPR-infringing material at a June 5 Enforcement Cooperation Group (ECG) meeting. GOU reps reviewed recently-passed legislation that provides the authority for destruction and said that implementation will be a ch [...]	2007-06-12 13:31:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
07KYIV1452	UKRAINE: WORKSHOP ENCOURAGES JUDGES, PROSECUTORS, [...] Summary: Post, in coordination with U.S., UK, and Ukrainian institutions, held an IPR enforcement workshop in Kyiv June 5-7. Ukrainian judges, prosecutors, police, and IP inspectors participated in the workshop, which focused on court proceedings for IPR-related cases. Discussions revealed s [...]	2007-06-13 06:22:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
07LAGOS253	PROGRESS ON OIL AND GAS-RELATED LEGISLATION HALTED [...] (SBU) Before the five-week recess was called unexpectedly on March 21 by the National Assembly, observers predicted pending legislation of interest to the oil and gas industry would pass before the legislature adjourned sina die on May 29. Now however, observers decline to predict what bill [...]	2007-04-10 18:07:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EPET NI PTER ENERG
07LAGOS409	VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT GOODLUCK JONATHAN BIO [...] (C) Summary: Bayelsa State Governor Goodluck Jonathan's studied loyalty to his predecessor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, his humility, and his comparative honesty (by Nigerian standards) are reportedly reasons President Obasanjo chose him as Umaru Yar'Adua's vice presidential running mate. Jonatha [...]	2007-06-01 13:28:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL NI
07LAGOS652	IJAW YOUTH LEADER: GON TAKING POSITIVE STEPS; IOCS [...] (C) Summary: According to Chris Ekiyor, recently-elected President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC),the Ijaw youth delegation meeting with the Federal Government went well as Yar'Adua's administration has expressed much interest in including Niger Delta indigenes in talks to lower regional un [...]	2007-09-26 10:47:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS690	MOSOP PRESIDENT: EFCC MUST CHARGE CORRUPT [...] (C) Summary: The relative calm in Port Harcourt, Rivers State is misleading as state government officials have contributed to the violence, rather than decreased it. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) must hold government officials responsible for corruption and complicity i [...]	2007-10-22 13:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM NI
07LAGOS759	NIGER DELTA TIDBITS: SECURITY, POLITICS, [...] (C) This cable provides updates to security and political developments in the Niger Delta. These events occurred in November and were not previously reported: --Bonny Island Labor Skirmish Results in 3 Fatalities --Delta: Joint Task Force-Uduaghan Prevent Itsekiri Attack on Chevron --Sena [...]	2007-11-29 16:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS91	SITREP 10: BRITISH NATIONAL MIRRLEES RELEASED; [...] (C) Around 7:30 AM on February 7, militants released British national Neil Mirrlees due to the noticeable decline in his health since being held hostage. Mirrlees has been taken to a health clinic in Port Harcourt. Pivot will fly Mirrlees, a long time resident of Port Harcourt, to Lagos Feb [...]	2007-02-07 16:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAPAZ1739	PRESIDENT MORALES ASKS FOR SUPPORT IN OVERTURNING [...] SUMMARY: Bolivian President Evo Morales hosted a breakfast June 21 for Ambassadors/Charges from countries represented on FIFA,s (the International Soccer Federation's) governing board to seek support for overturning FIFA's May 27 ban on international matches above 2,500 meters. Vice President [...]	2007-06-25 21:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL SCUL
07LAPAZ679	A MIXED RECEPTION FOR CHAVEZ IN BOLIVIA [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Bolivia March 10-11 to show solidarity with Bolivia's flooding victims. In the Beni department on March 10 before a trucked-in crowd of several thousand Bolivians, Chavez donated disaster assistance, including two helicopters and 40 tractors, and u [...]	2007-03-12 19:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL VE
07LAPAZ96	COCHABAMABA UPDATE: QUIETER BUT TENSIONS REMAIN [...] (C) Cochabamba remained mostly calm throughout the night and during the day of January 12, following the violence of January 11. According to Police Inspector General Fernando Pelaez, there were two deaths and approximately 150 injured on January 11. Early January 12, President Morales calle [...]	2007-01-12 21:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL
07LILONGWE385	MALAWI WILL SUPPORT SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA FOR UN [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Henri Mumba on May 16 to discuss Belarus's candidacy for the Human Rights Council (reftel A). Mumba said that GOM does not believe that Belarus would be a good candidate for the Council, and instead the GOM will support Slovenia and Bos [...]	2007-05-17 12:53:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL
07LIMA222	PERU 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART 2/2) [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-26 18:40:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
07LIMA330	PERU-CHINA TRADE DIVERSIFIES, BUT INVESTMENT STRUGGLES [...] Summary: With a bilateral trade relationship growing stronger, the GOP is trying to attract increased Chinese investment to Peru. Since 2004, China has overtaken the United Kingdom and Chile to become Peru's second largest export market and second largest import market (behind the U.S.). Peru [...]	2007-02-05 20:55:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EFIN PREL TBIO PE CH

07LISBON1418	PM'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR DETAILS PORTUGAL'S EU [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 21, the Prime Minister's senior diplomatic advisor said Portugal's EU presidency priorities would comprise summits with Africa, Brazil, India, China, Russia, and Ukraine. On internal EU issues, the GOP's primary focus will be advancing progress on [...]	2007-05-22 07:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO
07LISBON2054	PORTUGUESE MFA ON MIDDLE EAST, EU-AFRICA SUMMIT, [...] (C) MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos told the Charge on August 8 that Portugal has not yet decided whether it will contribute troops to the new UN mission in Darfur. He expressed confidence that the EU-Africa summit would take place in December -- saying the EU and Africa have much t [...]	2007-08-09 15:44:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PO
07LISBON2571	PORTUGAL: 2006 TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] SUMMARY: In 2006, the Textile/Apparel sector represented Portugal's largest industrial/manufacturing sector, accounting for 11.8% of industrial/manufacturing exports, primarily to Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Textile/Apparel manufacturers are concentrated in the north [...]	2007-10-04 16:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX PO
07LISBON2605	EU JHA INFORMAL MINISTERIAL [...] Summary. EU Justice and Home Affairs ministers met informally in Lisbon October 1-2. An embassy officer attended to follow discussion of such topics as the elimination of land and sea travel barriers in December, the establishment of a counternarcotics analysis and operations center, the sub [...]	2007-10-11 13:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS MOPS PO PREL PTER EUN
07LISBON3106	EU-AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT SCENESETTER [...] (U) Summary. More than 100 delegations will be in Lisbon for the EU-African Union Summit December 8-9, representing every state in both organizations, plus a few more. This event will consume nearly 20 percent of Portugal's entire EU Presidency budget. Participants will adopt the Strategic [...]	2007-12-06 17:04:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PO PREL XA EUN
07LISBON3178	EU-AFRICA SUMMIT; EPAS, ZIMBABWE, DARFUR [...] (SBU/NF) Summary. The Portuguese are justly proud of the successful EU-Africa Summit held December 8-9 in Lisbon, even if the self-congratulation is sometimes over the top. Economic partnership agreements that the European mission thought were a done deal were derailed for further study, and [...]	2007-12-18 16:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EAID ETRD PINS MOPS PHUM EUN XA PO
07LJUBLJANA169	SLOVENIA: PASSING ZIMBABWE INFORMATION TO MISSION [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarches to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division for International Organizations and Human Security staffer Smiljana Knez March 21. Knez said that she knew this was a "hot issue" right now and promised to forward the messages to Slovenia's representation in Geneva [...]	2007-03-22 05:12:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHCR PHUM PREL ZI SI
07LJUBLJANA184	SLOVENIA: HUMPHREY ALUM BECOMES TOP GOS HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Slovenia's new Human Rights Ombudsman Zdenka Cebasek-Travnik told COM the 2006 Human Rights Report was spot on, the Roma situation (when put in context) is relatively positive, and estimated the number of "erased" without status as less than 1,000. She said he [...]	2007-03-27 15:39:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM OEXC KWMN PINR PGOV SI
07LJUBLJANA700	SLOVENIA/INCSR: 2007 - 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-06 14:32:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM SI
07LONDON1047	ACCREDITATION - IMO - 34TH SESSION OF THE [...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from March 26 - 30, 2007 for the International Maritime Organization's Thirty-fourth Session of the Committee on Facilitation: Howard L. Hime, Representative Jaideep Si [...]	2007-03-19 14:10:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ASEC IMO UK
07LONDON1346	ACCREDITATION - IMO - ELEVENTH SESSION OF THE [...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from 16 - 20 April, 2007 for the International Maritime Organization's Eleventh Session of the Sub-Committee on Bulk Liquids and Gases: Richard Raksnis, Representative [...]	2007-04-12 12:10:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ASEC IMO UK
07LONDON1658	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED - IMO DELEGATION-(ISRWG) [...] Embassy London is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from INTERSESSIONAL MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON SHIP RECYCLING (ISRWG),LONDON, UK, MAY 6-13, 2007: Representative Constance C. Arvis Deputy Director Office of Oceans Affairs Bureau of Oce [...]	2007-05-02 16:05:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ASEC IMO UK
07LONDON1828	(S/NF) BANK SEPAH INTERNATIONAL: ASSETS PROMPTLY [...] (S/NF) The Bank of England, acting as an agent of Her Majesty's Treasury, froze the assets of Bank Sepah International "within minutes" of the approval of UNSCR 1747, according to Patrick Guthrie, Head of the Financial Sanction Unit at HM Treasury. Simultaneously with the freeze of Bank Sepah [...]	2007-05-14 14:15:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KNNP IR PARM PREL UK
07LONDON2063	ACCREDITATION - IMO - FIFTEENTH SESSION OF THE [...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from the U.S. for the International Maritime Organization's Fifteenth Session of the Subcommittee on Flag State Implementation, London, June 4 - 8, 2007: Representativ [...]	2007-05-30 15:07:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO
07LONDON2076	ACCREDITATION - IMO - FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION OF [...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from June 18 - 21, 2007 for the International Maritime Organization's Fifty-Seventh Session of the Technical Cooperation Committee: Head of Delegation Laurence Tobe [...]	2007-05-31 12:05:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO
07LONDON2077	ACCREDITATION - IMO - NINETY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE [...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from June 25 - 29, 2007 for the International Maritime Organization Council's Ninety-Eighth Session: Head of Delegation Laurence Tobey Transportation Affairs Office [...]	2007-05-31 12:05:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO
07LONDON2510	ACCREDITATION - IMO - INTERSESSIONAL MEETING OF [...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from July 9-13, 2007 for the International Maritime Organization's Intersessional Meeting of the Working Group on Long-Range Identification and Tracking of Ships: Curtis [...]	2007-07-02 09:59:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO
07LONDON2575	ACCREDITATION - IMO - 56TH SESSION OF THE MARINE [...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members for the International Maritime Organization's 56th Session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee: Jeffrey Lantz, Head of Delegation Victoria Huyck, Alternativ [...]	2007-07-05 11:04:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO
07LONDON2785	UK SUPPORTS BARRING NORTH KOREAN AQUISITION OF [...] (S) On July 11, Poloff delivered reftel demarche apprising the British government of North Korean efforts to acquire the machinery and equipment to produce fraudulent U.S. currency. Foreign Office officials Kim Clarke, head of the Korea division, and Korea desk officer Kathy Heal were apprec [...]	2007-07-19 15:04:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PREL KNNP MNUC KH KS UK
07LONDON314	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): [...] SUMMARY: The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its 82nd session at the Polat Renaissance Istanbul Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey from 29 Nov ? 8 Dec 2006. The meeting was chaired by MSC vice chairman Mr. N. Ferrar (Philippines) as the Acting Ch [...]	2007-01-25 15:18:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO UK EWWT PHSA SENV KTIA ASEC ORTA
07LONDON3141	HMG DOES NOT SEE EYE-TO-EYE WITH USG ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) Action Request: Post received the comments at para 2 in response to ref A, from Danny Powers, Head of the International Branch, Aviation Environment Division, UK Department for Transport. HMG requests USG support and endorsement of its position as set out in para 2. 2. (SBU) Begin HM [...]	2007-08-14 16:14:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD SENV KGHG ECON UK
07LONDON317	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): [...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) met at Central Hall Westminster in London, UK from 06-09 November 2006, to hold the ninety-seventh session of the Council (C97) chaired by Mr. Johann Franson (Sweden). Topics of significant interest included: Condolences for the recent pa [...]	2007-01-25 16:18:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHSA EWWT ECPS MOPS AORC IMO KTIA
07LONDON3924	IRAN DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES AHEAD OF OCTOBER [...] (C/NF) Summary: London Iran Watcher (Poloff) delivered reftel nonpaper to FCO Iran Multilateral team leader Will Gelling, who said that at the GAERC HMG will be focused on autonomous sanctions only, and is confident the EU will quickly endorse this aim. Gelling added that HMG opposes trying [...]	2007-10-12 16:59:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR XF EUN UK
07LONDON414	AMERICAN-IRANIAN UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP [...] SUMMARY: A recent UK-based Iranian participant in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP),Ali Pedram, has developed a proposal for an "American-Iranian University Partnership." It calls for expanding U.S. university partnerships with Middle East institutions to include Iran. The [...]	2007-02-01 12:19:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL IR UK
07LONDON4310	INCSR VOL II FOR UK [...] Following is post draft of Volume II of the UK INCSR for 2008. POC is Econ Couns John McNamara (mcnamarajf@state.gov) 2. (SBU) Begin Text: United Kingdom The United Kingdom (UK) plays a leading role in European and world finance and remains attractive to money launderers because of [...]	2007-11-20 18:47:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR UK
07LONDON4442	UK'S KEY BALI OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) The following are points from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Climate Security Team regarding the United Kingdom's key objectives for the Bali Summit on Climate Change. HMG has targeted goals for aviation and maritime emissions and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) targe [...]	2007-12-03 16:39:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG KGHG UK
07LONDON679	ACCREDITATION REQUESTED - IMO - FIFTIETH SESSION [...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from March 5 - 9, 2007 for the International Maritime Organization's Fiftieth Session of the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment (DE): Captain Patrick E. Little, [...]	2007-02-22 14:25:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ASEC IMO UK
07LONDON71	TERRORIST FINANCE: REVIVAL OF ISLAMIC HERITAGE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Unless the U.S. has compelling information which either: a) demonstrates that the London branch of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) is under the operational control of Kuwait-based headquarters or b) shows a clear linkage between the London branch and al-Qaida, we [...]	2007-01-09 14:02:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KTFN PTER PREL EFIN UK
07LONDON780	HILTON HOTELS CAUGHT BETWEEN US CUBA SANCTIONS AND [...] Summary and action request: Hilton Hotels International, faced with a conflict between US sanctions on Cuba and UK law banning discrimination, has instructed its employees not to violate local UK law, putting them on a potential collision course with US law. Post would welcome any guidance W [...]	2007-02-28 18:00:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ELAB CU UK
07LONDON894	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE [...] SUMMARY: The combined annual meeting for both the 1972 London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the 'London Convention') and the 1996 Protocol to the London Convention (the 'London Protocol') took place in London, October 30 to November 3, [...]	2007-03-07 17:45:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	IMO PHSA SENV AORC ASEC UK
07LUANDA846	ANGOLA: FNLA FOUNDER LAID TO REST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following an official state ceremony in Luanda, FNLA founder Holden Roberto was buried in his native Zaire Province on August 8th, 2007. Despite mutterings that the GRA had deliberately kept him in poverty, the GRA pulled out all the stops for an elaborate funeral for Roberto. [...]	2007-08-15 16:30:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AO
07LUSAKA1132	ZAMBIA SEPTEMBER 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY -- ZAMBIA RECORDS SINGLE DIGIT INFLATION -- URANIUM MINING PROJECTS AWAIT GRZ POLICY FINALIZATION -- ZESCO PROPOSES ELECTRICITY PRICE HIKES -- KCM IMPORTS STATE-OF-THE ART SMELTER PLANT EQUIPMENT -- NEW TRI-NATIONAL JOINT VENTURE ESTABLISHED -- COMMERCIAL BANK LENDING RATES TOO HIGH F [...]	2007-10-05 06:11:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV BEXP EAIR ZA
07LUSAKA1133	ZAMBIA SEPTEMBER 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY -- ZAMBIA RECORDS SINGLE DIGIT INFLATION -- URANIUM MINING PROJECTS AWAIT GRZ POLICY FINALIZATION -- ZESCO PROPOSES ELECTRICITY PRICE HIKES -- KCM IMPORTS STATE-OF-THE ART SMELTER PLANT EQUIPMENT -- NEW TRI-NATIONAL JOINT VENTURE ESTABLISHED -- COMMERCIAL BANK LENDING RATES TOO HIGH F [...]	2007-10-05 07:28:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV BEXP EAIR ZA
07LUXEMBOURG162	AMBASSADOR WAGNER'S MEETING WITH FM ASSELBORN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wagner met privately with Foreign Minister Asselborn April 28 to press home the U.S. government's deep concerns about the unhelpful remarks he has made about missile defense. Asselborn defended his comments by stating that he was merely saying "what other people were [...]	2007-05-03 16:33:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LU
07MADRID122	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT [...] (U) Standard & Poor says as of 2007 Spain is the eighth industrial economy in the world, thereby surpassing Canada: The S & P ranking in billions of dollars follows. U.S. (13.8),Japan (4.5),Germany (3.1),China (3.0),UK (2.4),France (2.4),Italy (2.0),Spain (1.3). Spain's debt rating is [...]	2007-01-23 17:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO SP EINV EAIR UK EFIN
07MADRID1325	SPANISH SECURITY ASSURANCES FOR P-3 SPARE PARTS [...] Spain welcomes the opportunity to join the P-3 spare parts exchange program. It has delivered to Post a letter signed by the MOD Director General for Armament and Material (DGAM) providing end-use, security, and retransfer assurances related to the program. 2. For the Kingdom of Spain, Roy [...]	2007-07-05 13:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS SP
07MADRID1597	SPAIN: IMMIGRATION UPDATE 2007 [...] (U) SUMMARY: In 2006, Spain's population rose from 43,758,300 to 45,166,894 according to the national census. Of the additional 1.35 million people, the majority were immigrants. Over the last six years, the overall immigrant population in Spain has more than doubled to 4.5 million. In the l [...]	2007-08-17 15:16:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SMIG SP
07MADRID167	TRANSNISTRIA: RUSSIANS WARN AGAINST PREMATURE [...] (U) January 25, 2007; 11:30 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Madrid, Spain. 2. (U) Participants: Observers United States - DAS David Kramer European Union - Amb. Adriaan Jacobovits, EU Special Representative Mediators Ukraine - Deputy FM Andriy Veselovsky Russian Federati [...]	2007-02-01 08:50:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL PBTS MD RS UP SP
07MADRID1952	SPANISH DEMARCHES ON ODYSSEY ONCE AGAIN [...] (SBU) On October 9, Foreign Ministry Deputy Director for North American Affairs Fernando Prieto presented a nonpaper to desk officer Elaine Samson and EconOff reinforcing the GOS' desire to obtain broader access to the Odyssey import documents into the U.S. and requesting that the U.S. conduct [...]	2007-10-10 12:06:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PHSA SCUL SP UK
07MADRID2055	SPAIN: RESPONSE TO S/CT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid offers the following responses to REFTEL request for information on the government of Spain's policies toward and capabilities for collection of biographic and biometric data for terrorist screening purposes. For ease of reading, we have opted to rewrite each question set [...]	2007-10-31 17:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CIVS ASEC KHLS SP
07MADRID227	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 12 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with MFA Subdirector General for Foreign Policy and Common Security Carlos Fernandez-Arias on February 9 to discuss Spain's views in advance of the February 12 GAERC meeting. Fernandez-Arias said that the EU's external statements of unity on Kosovo would not reflect [...]	2007-02-12 08:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN SP YI SR BK AL IS IR AF
07MADRID312	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT [...] (U) A Financial Times survey shows over two thirds of Spaniards would like a return to the peseta: The FT also found similar majorities against the euro in France and Italy, but a smaller majority opposed to the euro in Germany. Majorities in all these countries thought the euro was good for [...]	2007-02-22 08:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID EAIR ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD SENV TBIO
07MADRID382	SCENESETTER FOR MUSLIM OUTREACH COORDINATOR FARAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit to Madrid is a welcome opportunity to broaden our knowledge of and relations with the Islamic community in Spain. In your meetings with community leaders, private citizens, and government officials, we believe you will take away an impression that the large and growi [...]	2007-03-02 11:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV SCUL OVIP OPRC SP
07MADRID482	PROGRESS MINGLED WITH COMPLACENCY: MUSLIM [...] (U) Senior Advisor to A/S Fried Farah Pandith did not have the opportunity to clear this message. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In her March 4-7 visit to Madrid, Senior Advisor to A/S Fried for Muslim Engagement Farah Pandith met with a broad variety of concerned parties, including represe [...]	2007-03-14 17:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID66	SPANISH PROPOSAL FOR NCIS/OSI AGREEMENT [...] (C/NF) As previewed in reftel, MOD has proposed a radically shorter, less detailed draft agreement that would govern the actions in Spain of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and USAF Office of Special Investigations (OSI). Although only OSD can fully evaluate the text that MOD t [...]	2007-01-12 15:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR SP
07MADRID750	SPAIN AND US SIGN NCIS/OSI REGULATIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: As required by the 2002 revision of the bilateral Agreement on Defense Cooperation (ADC),Spain and the US have signed regulations for the activities in Spain of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and USAF Office of Special Investigations (OSI). Defense Minister Alon [...]	2007-04-25 14:35:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP
07MANAGUA318	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW CENTRAL BANK [...] (SBU) Summary. In a courtesy call on January 29, new Central Bank President Antenor Rosales Bolanos told the Ambassador that the government intended to pursue prudent macroeconomic policy as a way of sending the right signals to investors. The government's objective is to find ways to channe [...]	2007-02-02 20:02:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV NU
07MANAGUA781	Nicaragua's first export of ethanol, Ortega may not be [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 19, Nicaragua exported ethanol for the first time, sending 3 million liters (793,000 gallons) valued at $2 million to the Netherlands. Grupo Pellas plans to increase production of ethanol from 100,000 to 400,000 liters per day by the end of 2008. If Nicaragua appro [...]	2007-03-23 19:30:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EPET ENRG SENV PREL VE NU
07MANAMA151	BAHRAIN: SPRING 2007 FSN ECONOMIC TRAINING [...] Embassy Manama wishes to nominate Mr. Mohammed Al Khawaja to attend PE 220: FSN Economic Training from April 30 - May 11, 2007. A) Name: Mohammed Al Khawaja, FSN 9/2 B) Date of Birth: September 2, 1981 C) Nationality: Saudi D) Passport Number: 300101 E) Agency: State F) Po [...]	2007-02-15 14:18:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI ECON AMGT AFSN ETRD BA
07MANAMA221	CUSTOMS AND PORTS DIRECTORATE REITERATES REQUEST [...] This is an action message. Please see paragraph four. 2. The Embassy received a letter from President of Customs, Ports and Free Zones Shaikh Daij bin Salman Al Khalifa, in which he requested specific technical assistance training. As he mentions, his letter follows verbal discussions (ref [...]	2007-03-07 15:01:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BA BILAT ETRD
07MANAMA291	BAHRAIN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-29 14:14:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
07MANAMA476	COURT CASE AGAINST ACTIVISTS DROPPED, BUT CLASHES [...] (C) In a dramatic development, King Hamad May 18 announced that he had ordered the public prosecution to drop its legal case against political activists Hassan Mushaima, Abdul Hadi Al Khawaja, and Shaker Abdul Hussein. The defendants had been charged with promoting change to the political sy [...]	2007-05-24 14:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS ASEC BA POL
07MANAMA669	FUTURE OF BAHRAIN: AMBASSADOR'S PARTING THOUGHTS [...] (S) Bahrain faces numerous challenges as it attempts to deal with transitional issues of economic development and political reform. Because the country's Sunni-Shia sectarian divide so dominates the local landscape, the path forward is potentially more treacherous for Bahrain's leadership than [...]	2007-07-19 06:58:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ETRD ECON BA POL OFFICIALS
07MANAMA90	BAHRAIN: INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] (SBU) Per reftel, the following are post's submission for the most influential women in Bahrain: A. Afnan Al Zayani Board Member, Bahrain Chamber of Commerce President, Al Zayani Commercial Services Former President, Bahrain Businesswomen's Society Office: 973 1729 7676, [...]	2007-01-31 15:11:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PHUM PREL BA
07MANILA1822	MEMORIAL DAY AT MANILA'S AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS [...] We enhanced this year's Memorial Day ceremony at the American Cemetery, expanding our guest list, attracting media coverage, inviting the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to make remarks, and offering a reception for U.S. and Filipino veterans after the laying of wreaths. [...]	2007-06-03 23:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL RP
07MANILA2343	PHILIPPINES: FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS REPORT [...] (U) MissionQs Foreign Labor Trends Report follows below. Per reftel guidance, the report is divided into four sections: I) Summary; II) Foreign Investment Potential; III) Directory of Labor Contacts; and IV) Key Sources. Points of contact on labor issues are Labor Attache Mario Fernandez ( [...]	2007-07-11 08:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM RP
07MANILA2474	GOVERNMENT DELAYS PUNITIVE ACTION ON BASILAN [...] (C) Summary. Senior government officials say they will delay punitive military operations against the suspected perpetrators of the July 10 beheadings of ten Philippine Marines in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan. We have urged restraint and protection of the peace process to senior government and Moro I [...]	2007-07-24 10:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA3317	GOVERNMENT AND MILF NARROW DIFFERENCES ON [...] (C) Summary: Philippine government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) negotiators narrowed their differences over territory during a September 26 executive session in Kuala Lumpur. Nonetheless, key issues remain to be tackled, including the economic development of MILF communities out [...]	2007-10-04 09:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA3816	GOVERNMENT UNRATTLED AFTER FAILED PLOT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of Senator Antonio Trillanes's failed attempt to destabilize the Arroyo government on November 29, Philippine President Gloria Arroyo expressed confidence in the security forces' handling of the situation, a gesture which was reinforced tangibly when she resumed [...]	2007-12-03 09:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL RP MASS
07MANILA688	PHILIPPINES -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Mission's seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report follows below. The report covers the period from April 2006 to March 2007. Point of contact (POC) is Political Officer Barry Fullerton, FullertonTB@State.Gov, (632) 528-6300 x2350, fax (632) 523-1195. Rank of TIP action offic [...]	2007-03-01 11:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB RP
07MAPUTO1173	Mozambique: 2008 AGOA Eligibility Review [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-02 01:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO1445	MCC CEO DANILOVICH SEES CAPACITY CHALLENGES [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador John Danilovich, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),met with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza, international donors and private sector representatives, gave a speech on U.S. development assistance at a local university, and visited MCC project sites on [...]	2007-12-06 13:07:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1451	MCC CEO DANILOVICH SEES CAPACITY CHALLENGES [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador John Danilovich, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),met with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza, international donors and private sector representatives, gave a speech on U.S. development assistance at a local university, and visited MCC project sites on [...]	2007-12-11 06:31:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO30	December Economic Digest: Mozambique [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during December 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- National Assembly Approves the 2007 Budget -- 2006 Inflation was 9.4 percent -- British Assistance Figures [...]	2007-01-08 15:02:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO69	Mozambique - 2007 Investment Climate Statement [...] The following is Mozambique's 2007 Investment Climate Statement. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Mozambique encourages foreign direct investment. CPI, the government's Investment Promotion Center, seeks to bring investors [...]	2007-01-16 16:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ELAB EINV ETRD EFIN KTDB USTR
07MASERU114	LESOTHO'S INPUT FOR 2007 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] SUMMARY: In response to REFTEL, Embassy Maseru provides the following input for the 2007 President's Report on AGOA. Two-thirds of Lesotho's export revenues are dependent on AGOA, and the textile industry spawned by AGOA is now the largest formal sector employer in the nation. Lesotho is a de [...]	2007-03-02 12:39:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECIN ECON EINV LT
07MASERU176	GOL DEFENDS ELECTORAL PROCEDURES [...] (C) The Government of Lesotho (GOL) called an emergency donors meeting on March 21 to discuss its views of the tactics used by the opposition parties, particularly by the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party led by Thomas Thabane. The meeting was convened by the Minister in the Office of the Pr [...]	2007-03-22 15:58:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR PHUM SADC ZI LT
07MASERU192	SADC PRESS RELEASE ON LESOTHO MEDIATION [...] (SBU) On March 23, the Chairperson of the SADC Ministerial Troika of the Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Cooperation (Tanzania) issued a press release in Maseru regarding a potential SADC role in mediating talks among Lesotho's political parties to resolve an ongoing election-related [...]	2007-03-27 17:04:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV LT
07MASERU214	SADC EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT READOUT BY MFA [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Tsekoa invited the diplomatic corps for an April 4 briefing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit held in Tanzania March 29. The Minister opened the meeting with an overview of political developments in Lesotho and specifical [...]	2007-04-05 13:03:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR SA ZI CG LT
07MASERU215	SADC EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT READOUT BY MFA [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Tsekoa invited the diplomatic corps for an April 4 briefing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit held in Tanzania March 29. The Minister opened the meeting with an overview of political developments in Lesotho and specifical [...]	2007-04-05 15:17:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SA ZI CG LT
07MASERU24	LESOTHO REQUESTS USG OBSERVER MISSION FOR NATIONAL [...] This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. SUMMARY. On January 11, Embassy Maseru received a diplomatic note from Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally announcing the date of forthcoming national elections as February 17, 2007, and inviting the United States Government to [...]	2007-01-18 15:07:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM LT
07MASERU246	LESOTHO: NEW COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER ASKS FOR HELP [...] SUMMARY: In an April 20 meeting with U.S. Ambassador June Carter Perry, Lesotho's new Minister of Communications Mothetjoa Metsing acknowledged the failure of the GOL and the governing party to properly communicate with Lesotho's public and asked the U.S. Embassy in Maseru for assistance. Un [...]	2007-04-26 13:23:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM LT
07MASERU27	"ABC 1, 2, 3": OPPOSITION LEADER CALLS ON AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Former Minister of Communications Thomas Thabane visited the Ambassador the morning of January 12 and expressed his own concerns about instability during the electoral period. The Ambassador told Thabane frankly that she was concerned about reports that the youth league of his party might [...]	2007-01-19 12:35:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC LT
07MASERU297	LESOTHO MAY 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: DIAMONDS, CORN, FISCAL [...] SUMMARY: - Analyst: Fiscal Policy and Tax Base Key in Lesotho; - Diamond Mining in Lesotho: Implications; - Money Laundering Task Force Meets in Maseru; and - Lesotho's Maize and Sorghum Harvest Fails. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------------------- --- [...]	2007-05-22 15:34:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV EAGR KCRM EAID LT
07MASERU337	TANZANIAN FM DELIVERS SADC REPORT TO LESOTHO [...] Summary: On June 11, Tanzanian Foreign Minister Membe, in his capacity as representative of the Chairperson of SADC's Troika on Politics, Defense, and Security, delivered a much anticipated report to Lesotho on the country's contested February 2007 national election. The Troika's recommendati [...]	2007-06-11 18:31:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL LT
07MASERU370	LESOTHO: PM VISITS SOUTH AFRICA DESPITE TROUBLE AT HOME [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 18-20, the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Phakalitha Mosisili, conducted an official visit to Cape Town, South Africa. An official communiqui on the visit mentioned the signing of agreements on several bilateral issues, including the cross-border movement of citizens. In his [...]	2007-06-26 15:47:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KMCA KDEM EAID SF LT
07MASERU388	LESOTHO VOLVIS APPLICATION: COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER [...] Embassy Maseru's Public Affairs Section respectfully submits the following request for a voluntary visitor program for Minister Mothetjoa Metsing, Lesotho's Minister of Communications, Science, and Technology. He is planning to travel to the U.S. in late August, and would appreciate a progra [...]	2007-07-05 15:57:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL LT
07MASERU400	LESOTHO: FOCUS SECTORS FOR AGOA DIVERSIFICATION EFFORTS [...] SUMMARY: In order to better focus Embassy Maseru's efforts to assist Lesotho in diversifying its exports to the United States under AGOA, the Economic Section (ES) conducted an informed study of the nation's promising export growth sectors. Three products lines were identified: blue-agave alo [...]	2007-07-09 14:59:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN ETRD PREL LT
07MASERU403	DISASTER DECLARATION: FOOD INSECURITY IN LESOTHO [...] This is an action cable. See paragraphs 3 and 11. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. SUMMARY: According to a variety of food experts, Lesotho government officials, and official observers -- including USAID, the World Food Programme (WFP),the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO),the GO [...]	2007-07-10 15:05:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON PGOV PREL LT
07MASERU412	SCENESETTER FOR PRIME MINISTER MOSISILI'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Mosisili's imminent visit to Washington to sign a $362.5 million MCA Compact on July 23 with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) comes at a high point in the U.S.-Lesotho bilateral relationship, reflecting many shared values, mutual cooperation, successful [...]	2007-07-12 18:33:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV PREL PHUM KMCA LT
07MASERU439	LESOTHO: JUDGE'S HOME SEARCHED, OPPOSITION AND CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lesotho's political crisis continues to lumber forward, as the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) searched the home of a High Court Justice who recently issued two rulings against the GOL. Leaders of Lesotho's five major opposition parties held a press conference on July 24 [...]	2007-07-25 15:02:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT
07MASERU476	LESOTHO: CHARGE MEETS WITH OPPOSITION, GOL ON CALL FOR AID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met on August 7 with Lesotho's main opposition party leaders, and separately on August 8 with a key GOL minister, to discuss the opposition's recent appeal for a suspension of foreign assistance, including MCC funding, until the country returns to "proper democratic rule." [...]	2007-08-08 16:31:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL EAID LT
07MASERU491	LESOTHO: UN FLASH APPEAL FOR FOOD SHORTAGE [...] SUMMARY: On August 2, the United Nations invited donors and representatives of the Government of Lesotho to the official launch of a flash appeal for food aid, stating that the need in Lesotho was nearly $19 million. GOL representatives explained that the need was beyond its capacity to addre [...]	2007-08-15 14:08:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON PGOV PREL UN LT
07MASERU545	LESOTHO: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] SUMMARY: Despite taking a battering from intensifying global competition, Lesotho's textile sector remains vital for Lesotho's economy -- directly employing approximately 45,777 people in 2007. This sector has strongly contributed to aggregate demand (supported by strong consumption spending [...]	2007-09-28 12:31:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON ETRD LT
07MASERU547	LESOTHO: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] SUMMARY: Despite taking a battering from intensifying global competition, Lesotho's textile sector remains vital for Lesotho's economy -- directly employing approximately 45,777 people in 2007. This sector has strongly contributed to aggregate demand (supported by strong consumption spending [...]	2007-09-28 12:32:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON ETRD LT
07MASERU554	LESOTHO: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] In response to REFTEL, Embassy Maseru submits the following updated AGOA country eligibility information. 2. TPSC SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGOA IMPLEMENTATION COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATIONS 2007 STATE SUBMISSIONS Country: Lesotho Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summar [...]	2007-10-03 15:34:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD LT
07MASERU563	LESOTHO: AMBASSADOR NOLAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO KING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 10, Ambassador Robert B. Nolan presented his credentials to Lesotho's King Letsie III at the Royal Palace in Maseru. During their private conversation following the presentation, the King emphasized the excellent state of U.S.-Lesotho bilateral relations following th [...]	2007-10-10 16:41:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID KHIV KMCA LT
07MASERU567	LESOTHO: RENEWAL OF FOOD INSECURITY DISASTER DECLARATION [...] This is an action cable. See paragraphs 2 and 7 below. 2. SUMMARY: On July 10, Charge issued a food insecurity disaster declaration following a severe decline in Lesotho's agricultural production as a result of drought conditions affecting the southern African region. Lesotho will requi [...]	2007-10-11 15:45:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EAID PREL SOCI LT
07MASERU608	LESOTHO PM TO AMBASSADOR: "THANK YOU FOR STAYING THE [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's November 19 initial courtesy call on Lesotho Prime Minister Mosisili, the PM expressed deep appreciation for 41 years of an uninterrupted USG presence in the mountain kingdom and for American generosity over the years, including programs in the areas of heal [...]	2007-11-20 16:19:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID LT
07MASERU81	INITIAL POST ELECTIONS VIEWS [...] (C) In reviewing the outcome to date, Ambassador has met with counterparts in the diplomatic corps, heads of observer missions, and primary opposition leader Thabane to further analyze the implications of Lesotho's February 17 elections. The major observer groups and the Independent Electoral [...]	2007-02-20 14:48:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR LT
07MEXICO173	MEXICO 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART II [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 23:05:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR ELAB ETRD EFIN PGOV
07MEXICO5219	MX #2007-230, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Shadowing Stage with the United Kingdom's Crown Prosecution Services, Forensic Services and the Home Office, 10/12/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evi [...]	2007-09-28 13:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR MX
07MINSK1045	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 21, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Market Vendors Conduct Nationwide Strike (para. 2) - Opposition Groups Protest Social Benefit Cuts (para. 3) - BGKB Resumes Malady Front Criminal Case (para. 4) - Smal [...]	2007-12-21 10:33:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK442	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MAY 25, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Fines Third Organizer of Chernobyl March (para. 2) - Opposition Campaign to Commemorate Vitebsk Purges (para. 3) International Relations ----------------------- [...]	2007-05-25 10:57:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MONROVIA902	VISIT TO LIBERIA BY DAS TODD MOSS - JULY 11 - 17, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Todd Moss visited Liberia July 11-17, and met with leaders from the Government of Liberia (GOL),business and banking representatives, members of the legislative opposition, UNMIL and international partners, and directors from key se [...]	2007-07-25 18:50:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAID ECON EFIN ENRG EWWT LI MAS MCAP
07MOSCOW1722	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: FSUE [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, FSUE Germanium, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. The company is listed on BIS li [...]	2007-04-16 11:09:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1877	US-RUSSIA STRATEGIC SECURITY TALKS, APRIL 17 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Missile Defense (MD) dominated the all-day Strategic Security talks in Moscow April 17. The Russian side, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak, contended that the proposed placement of MD interceptors and a radar in Poland and the Czech Republic, respectively, occurred along [...]	2007-04-23 14:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MARR PINS PREL PTER RS
07MOSCOW3976	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow Obla [...]	2007-08-14 13:31:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW4599	ZHIRINOVSKIYâ€™S NEW SIDEMAN: LUGOVOY [...] (C) The mercurial Vladimir Zhirinovskiy staged yet another impressive act of political theater on September 17 with the surprise announcement that the number two position on his party's ticket would be filled by Andrey Lugovoy, the former FSB officer accused by Scotland Yard of orchestrating the mu [...]	2007-09-18 18:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR RS
07MOSCOW5765	REINVENTING THE RUSSIAN DRUG STORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Much like Russia's booming pharmaceuticals market (Ref A),the Russian pharmacy business is rapidly expanding. Major Russian drug store chains are consolidating their market-leading positions, but the industry is still relatively unconcentrated, with the leading drug store chai [...]	2007-12-10 03:45:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ETRD EINV EIND RS

07MUSCAT1126	THE ROYAL GUESSING GAME: THE NEXT GENERATION [...] (S) SUMMARY: The question of the royal succession is an exquisitely sensitive one in Oman. When the topic arises as to who might follow Sultan Qaboos, a common reaction is a conversation-ending "may he live forever." The Sultanate has historically lacked a crown prince system like many of i [...]	2007-12-15 07:12:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	PINR PREL MU
07MUSCAT281	UPDATE ON OMAN'S PARTICIPATION IN MEFTA CONFERENCE [...] Building on information reported ref B, Embassy has received updated information regarding the composition of the Omani delegation to the Middle East Free Trade Agreement Trade and Investment Conference. The delegation will now be headed by Dr. Salem bin Nasser al-Ismaily, Chief Executive Off [...]	2007-03-20 06:16:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD BEXP MU
07MUSCAT355	OMAN MOVING FORWARD ON PRIVATIZATION EFFORTS [...] (U) The Ministry of National Economy's Director of Privatization provided Econoff a status report on the government's various privatization initiatives in the power, water, waste, telecommunications, and postal sectors. The government will continue to proceed with its efforts at a measured pa [...]	2007-04-11 05:16:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL MU
07NAHA49	WEATHER GIVES OKINAWA GOVERNOR OPTION OF SIDE-STEPPING [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-16 04:01:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA CH TW
07NAIROBI103	SOMALIA: JANUARY 5 MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The recent meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia centered on supporting Somalia at this crucial moment, in particular with respect to consolidating stability through an inclusive political process, security, and humanitarian and development assistance. Th [...]	2007-01-08 06:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET KE
07NAIROBI2118	GOVERNMENT-BACKED CANDIDATE WINS COAST BY-ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the government's backing, Harrison Kombe, of the Shirikisho party, won the May 14 low-turnout parliamentary by-election in the coastal Magarini constituency. The result was not surprising. Kombe won resoundingly with 37 percent of the votes cast, far ahead of the competi [...]	2007-05-17 14:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI3021	THE TWELFTH SUMMIT OF THE COMESA AUTHORITY OF [...] This is a summary of the Twelfth COMESA Summit proceedings held in Nairobi, Kenya, from May 22-23, 2007. The Summit was preceded by meetings of the Committee of Experts, Ministers of Justice, Ministers of Foreign affairs and COMESA Council of Ministers. The Fourth COMESA Business Summit and t [...]	2007-07-25 04:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA
07NAIROBI91	COMMUNIQUE OF JANUARY 5 INTERNATIONAL CONTACT [...] The International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia met on January 5 in Nairobi, Kenya, co-chaired by Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer and Kenyan Minister for Foreign SIPDIS Affairs Raphael Tuju. Details of the meeting will follow septel. The text of the communique issued following the ICG [...]	2007-01-05 14:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET KE
07NASSAU1051	BANNISTER PLEDGES STRONGER BAHAMIAN IPR ENFORCEMENT [...] (C) Charge' Hardt met with Minister ofState for LegalAffairs Desmond Bannister, who pedged stronger enforcement on intellectual propety rights and requested U.S. help for the trainig of court reporters. Noting the government's onoing concern over the high cost of some extradition cases, he re [...]	2007-08-23 21:15:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KJUS KIPR BF
07NEWDELHI1723	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER AND GAITRI KUMAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: South and Central Asian Affairs Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher met Ministry of External Affairs SIPDIS Joint Secretary Gaitri Kumar April 5 to review progress and obstacles on key U.S.- India bilateral issues, including defense, military relations, education, the Agricult [...]	2007-04-11 12:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ETRD MOPS KPAO ENRG PARM PTER
07NEWDELHI2072	G-8 SEEKING IMPROVED CT COOPERATION WITH INDIA [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns attended a meeting of the G-8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) in New Delhi, which is now chaired by the German Political Counselor. The group attempts to coordinate G-8 efforts to partner with the Indian government against terrorism. The group discussed each coun [...]	2007-05-01 08:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
07NEWDELHI2433	BIOGRAPHY: UTTAR PRADESH CHIEF MINISTER MAYAWATI: [...] (C) On May 13, 2007, Kumari Mayawati, commonly referred to as Mayawati or Bhenji (sister),was sworn in as Chief Minister (CM) of Uttar Pradesh (UP),India's most populous state. President of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP),a party created to represent low caste voters, Mayawati has long been [...]	2007-05-22 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN
07NEWDELHI2722	INDIA ENHANCING TIES WITH LIBYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of External Affairs Director for West Africa and North Africa N.J. Gangte characterized External Affairs Minister (EAM) Pranab Mukherjee's 26-28 May visit to Tripoli as "a political blessing to the bilateral economic activity." Mukherjee and Libyan FM Abul Rehman S [...]	2007-06-12 05:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN LY ENRG KPET ECON
07NEWDELHI2788	NEW UNION CABINET SECRETARY: K.M. CHANDRASEKHAR [...] (C) On June 14, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh named former Revenue Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, K.M. Chandrasekhar, as Union Cabinet Secretary. A member of the 1970 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) -- Kerala Cadre, Chandrasekhar now holds the highest ranking bureaucra [...]	2007-06-14 12:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN
07NEWDELHI3248	DELHI DIARY, JULY 6-16 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for July 6-16, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Sweet Success in Ethiopia: India Invests in Ethiopian Sugar and Wins African Support for a Security Council Seat -- India Looks East with [...]	2007-07-16 11:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR KUNR EINV PTER MCAP AS
07NEWDELHI3383	DELHI DIARY, JULY 17-25 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for July 17-25, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- MEA Questions General Toolan on China and Nepal -- Australia and India Raising the Bar on Defense Cooperation -- Indian Vice-Presidential [...]	2007-07-25 11:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS MARR MCAP MASS KPKO PBTS
07NEWDELHI3813	INDIA LAUNCHES ITS OFFICIAL CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRY [...] (U) Summary. India is rapidly emerging as an attractive destination for clinical research. The need to ensure transparency, accountability and accessibility of clinical trial data has galvanized India to launch its official clinical trials registry. This initiative, christened as the Clinica [...]	2007-08-21 11:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO TSPL ECON KSCA IN
07NEWDELHI4822	MEA SLAMS UNMIN, URGES ELECTIONS AT THE SOONEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary (for Nepal and Bhutan) Preeti Saran conveyed in an SIPDIS October 30 meeting with Acting PolCouns her government's disappointment with the electoral delay in Nepal, emphasized the need for New Delhi and Washington to pressure [...]	2007-10-31 13:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PREF KDEM UN BT NP IN
07NEWDELHI4830	MTAG INDIA: MAYURAKSHI IS NOT INVOLVED IN [...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for Disarmament and International Security (DISA) Under Secretary Jayant Khobargade provided a nonpaper to PolOff October 26 in response to reftel demarches. Khobargade noted that three issues concerning the Indian firm Mayurakshi had been resolved: [...]	2007-11-01 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA IR BU IN
07NEWDELHI5367	AVIAN INFLUENZA: NEW DELHI CONFERENCE DISCUSSES THREAT, [...] The Government of India (GOI) hosted a successful international conference on avian and pandemic influenza, in collaboration with the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI),on December 4-6. Several themes emerged: that the international community cannot let down it [...]	2007-12-20 05:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR KFLU EAID PREL IN
07NICOSIA434	TURKISH CYPRIOT CENSUS DEBATE FOCUSES ON NATIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: "Native" Turkish Cypriots continue to outnumber their mainland Turkey-born brethren, according to a controversial census that T/C authorities conducted in 2006 but whose results they are releasing in periodic installments. The census findings also refute an oft-repeated Greek Cy [...]	2007-05-18 11:12:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU CY
07NICOSIA45	CYPRUS: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 15:19:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
07NICOSIA721	CYPRUS: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR TAKES NEW JOB IN HIS STRIDE [...] (SBU) Summary: The recently appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, Athanasios Orphanides, assured us that global financial problems arising from the "sub-prime" sector shake-out is a non-issue for Cyprus. Problems he identified for Cyprus are locally sourced (an overheated property m [...]	2007-08-31 11:02:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV CY
07NICOSIA863	CYPRIOTS FREAK OVER UK-TURKEY AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: "Relations with UK Hit New Low" screamed Nicosia's English-language daily October 25. The cause? Island-related elements of the recent "Strategic Partnership Agreement" between the United Kingdom and Turkey that codified the countries' desires to help end the isolation of Turki [...]	2007-10-29 15:46:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CY UK TU
07NICOSIA933	CYPRUS: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Per Reftel request, Post submits in para 2 below Part I (Drugs and Chemical Control) of the 2006-2007 INCSR. The report is based on an update of last year's published version. 2. BEGIN TEXT Cyprus I. Summary Cyprus has been divided since the Turkish military intervention of 197 [...]	2007-11-20 06:20:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR CY
07OTTAWA2058	THE U.S. - CANADA BORDER IN 2007: GROUND TRUTH AND [...] (SBU) As part of a year-long effort to "map the border," Mission Canada officers visited the frontier to observe ground truth in how the border functions and how to make it work better. Part I of this three-part series reviewed conclusions and recommendations, Part II covered ports of entry, [...]	2007-11-08 18:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV ASEC KHLS ECON CASC CA
07PANAMA1899	BIDDERS ON PANAMA CANAL DESIGN/BUILD CONTRACT FACE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 15, 2007, four consortia submitted Statements of Qualification in order to qualify to bid on the contract to design and build the Panama Canal's third set of locks and water recycling basins. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is expected to announced the qualified bi [...]	2007-12-21 12:23:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ECON ETRD PM
07PANAMA307	PANAMA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The resolution of a number of investment dispute cases in recent years opened the way for the April 2004 start of bilateral negotiations for a free trade agreement between the United States and Panama. The negotiations concluded successfully in December 2006. As of early 2007, the re-named [...]	2007-03-01 22:42:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON EFIN ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR
07PARAMARIBO577	POST INPUT TO REPORT THE OPERATION OF THE CARIBBEAN BASIN [...] (U) Post submits input for the report on the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. Answers are keyed to reftel. 2. (U) Paragraph 6. (1) WHETHER THE BENEFICIARY COUNTRY HAS DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO UNDERTAKE ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE WTO UNDER OR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND [...]	2007-11-02 17:41:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AMGT XK XL NS
07PARAMARIBO604	SURINAME: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] (U) 1. Post presents its 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR),Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Suriname: I. Summary: Suriname is not a regional financial center and is not yet a significant site for money laundering when compared to other count [...]	2007-11-21 19:48:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KCRM KTFN NS
07PARIS1418	France Telecom's Transformational Strategy [...] (SBU) On March 30, France Telecom (FT) executives told us that FT had to expand into new areas, both geographically and functionally, since telecom services were minimally profitable in France. FT emphasized that value-added services delivered through broadband and mobile telephony would be th [...]	2007-04-10 14:06:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD FR
07PARIS18	FRANCE'S ENERGY SECURITY POLICY [...] (C) Summary. The GOF is enhancing its energy security through diversification of supply sources and increasing the percentage of nuclear and renewables in its energy mix, while decreasing the use of oil and coal. While these changes are guided partially by a desire to become more energy indep [...]	2007-01-03 15:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EPET ENRG KPRP ECON FR
07PARIS1999	OECD: EEB ASSISTANT SECRETARY SULLIVAN ADDRESSES [...] (SBU) EEB Assistant Secretary Dan Sullivan addressed the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Meeting of the Council at Ministerial Level (MCM) during the May 16 session on "Enlargement and Enhanced Engagement." A/S Sullivan applauded on the decision to enhance relatio [...]	2007-05-18 10:38:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD OECD
07PARIS232	FRANCE 2007 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 [...]	2007-01-22 12:35:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR FR
07PARIS2634	INDUSTRY SOURCE DISCUSSES GALILEO WOES [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy officers recently heard a litany of frustrations about the European Galileo Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) project from an EADS contact who had worked on various aspects of the project. According to the contact, financing has been only one of a number of trenc [...]	2007-06-19 11:14:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA ECPS FR
07PARIS3077	IVLP ALUM MEET IN FRANCE [...] Summary: Alumni from the 2003 European biotech and food safety group of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) met June 10-12 in Toulouse, France to continue their review of agricultural biotech issues. Representatives from FAS/Paris and the American Presence Post in Toulouse co [...]	2007-07-17 16:04:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EU FR
07PARIS3399	FRENCH BIOTECH FARMERS FACE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS AND [...] Summary. French biotech farmers are facing multiple challenges as they expand biotech corn acreage four fold in 2007. Despite this increase, talk of a biotech moratorium during the presidential campaign and new reporting requirements chilled what was expected to be an even larger amount follo [...]	2007-08-13 15:20:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EU FR
07PARIS4399	PARIS CLUB - OCTOBER 2007 REPORTING CABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17, the Paris Club agreed to accept a buyback of previously rescheduled Jordanian debt at an average discount of 11 percent off face value. This figure is significantly above the 5-7% figure that the Paris Club Secretariat initially estimated to be a fair market disco [...]	2007-10-31 14:37:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
07PARIS451	PARIS ECOLOGICAL GOVERNANCE CONFERENCE: CHIRAC [...] (U) Summary: The Paris Conference on Ecological Governance - as anticipated - reiterated the call for the creation of a United Nations Environment Organization (UNEO),as well as the adoption of a Universal Declaration of Environmental Rights and Duties. Following on the heels of the strong [...]	2007-02-05 15:09:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AORC FR
07PARIS452	PARIS ECOLOGICAL GOVERNANCE CONFERENCE: CHIRAC [...] (U) Summary: The Paris Conference on Ecological Governance - as anticipated - reiterated the call for the creation of a United Nations Environment Organization (UNEO),as well as the adoption of a Universal Declaration of Environmental Rights and Duties. Following on the heels of the strong [...]	2007-02-05 15:10:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AORC FR
07PARIS572	FY-2007 Voluntary Visitor Program: Madame Sylvie [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-13 09:42:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL FR
07PARIS98	MTCR: ASSURANCES OF MTCR CATEGORIZATION FOR BLACK [...] (S) ESTH Officer delivered note verbale in reftel to David Bertolotti, in the Bureau of Disarmament and Nonproliferation at the MFA, on January 9. In response, Bertolotti expressed his government's gratitude for the favorable result of USG deliberations on the missile system in question. Al [...]	2007-01-10 14:53:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	KSCA PARM PREL ETTC TSPA MTCR FR UK
07PHNOMPENH1034	CAMBODIA'S TOP TEN TYCOONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Hun Sen is making efforts to bridge the gap between the political and private sector by cultivating mutually beneficial relationships with the country's most prominent business tycoons. These business leaders contribute money to the ruling Cambodian Peoples Par [...]	2007-08-09 10:34:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM PINR CB
07PHNOMPENH537	CAMBODIAN DIP NOTE ON NUCLEAR TERRORISM INITIATIVE [...] On April 10, Embassy received the RGC diplomatic note dated April 4 indicating their desire to join the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Post has included the complete text below: BEGIN TEXT OF NOTE (As Writte [...]	2007-04-11 07:59:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL CB
07PORTOFSPAIN517	RESPONDING TO PRIME MINISTER MANNING'S BILATERAL AGENDA [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: When Prime Minister Manning visits Washington for the Caribbean 20/20 Conference in June, he will bring with him a series of bilateral proposals on trade, tax policy, and narcotics interdiction that he has been raising consi [...]	2007-05-24 21:43:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD EFIN MARR SNAR TD
07PRAGUE1063	PRAGUE: SUCCESSFUL BIOTECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE AND [...] Summary: The U.S. Embassy hosted a conference and dinner on biotechnology on September 7, 2007 with funding from EEB. The conference, co-sponsored by the Czech Ministry of Agriculture, drew over 70 participants from five countries, including representatives from government, retail and food ind [...]	2007-09-14 14:20:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD EZ
07PRAGUE1124	CZECHS SUPPORT KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON THE BURMESE [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Czech Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Gabriela Dlouha, informed us that the Czech government is supportive of the EU approach to keep the pressure on the Burmese government. She commented that the MFA has be [...]	2007-10-03 15:28:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ETRD WTRO BM EU EZ
07PRAGUE201	PART II OF III: Seventh Annual Anti-Trafficking Report - [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified entire text; not for internet distribution. ---------- PREVENTION (ref Para 28 SECSTATE 202745) ---------- G) The First Deputy Minister of the Czech Interior Ministry has primary responsibility for the implementation of the National Strategy for the Fight A [...]	2007-02-28 13:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KRFD ASEC PREF ELAB EZ
07PRAGUE262	MISSILE DEFENSE: CZECH REPUBLIC UPDATE MARCH 13 [...] (C/NF) Summary: Representatives from Embassy met on March 12 with the Czech Government's interagency Missile Defense team for the first of what will be weekly coordination meetings. DFM Tomas Pojar observed that President Klaus' visit to the United States had been a success. Pojar commented th [...]	2007-03-13 14:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE501	MISSILE DEFENSE: GENERAL OBERING HAS SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) Summary. Lt. General Henry Obering, Director of the Missile Defense Agency, held meetings with a broad range of leaders in Prague on April 22-23 to discuss the U.S. proposal to place a missile defense radar in the Czech Republic. Participants described the meetings as extremely useful, and [...]	2007-05-09 08:35:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE696	CZECH REPUBLIC DOES NOT SUPPORT IRANIAN PROPOSAL [...] The Czech MFA delivered the following diplomatic note (#116851/2007-OSN) to Embassy Prague on May 25, 2007. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic presents its compliments to the Embassies of the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and [...]	2007-06-14 09:14:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL EZ
07PRETORIA1110	ZIMBABWE: QUIET DIPLOMACY GETS (A LITTLE) LOUDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa's Parliament held an extraordinary debate on Zimbabwe March 28, with opposition parties strongly criticizing the Government's Zimbabwe policy. DepForMin van der Merwe defended the SAG policy, but stated that the GOZ's recent crackdown was a "major cause for concer [...]	2007-03-29 17:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI SF
07PRETORIA142	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT Q SOUTH [...] (U) In response to Ref A, this cable presents post's 2007 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the 2007 Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2007 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment [...]	2007-01-12 11:40:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD KTDB SF
07PRETORIA1447	PROSPECTS FOR MBEKI FACILITATION IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. As recently-appointed SADC "facilitator" for Zimbabwe, President Mbeki is off to the races but may not make it to the finish line. Mbeki has taken on Mugabe in the past and failed, and we should not underestimate Mugabe's ability to outfox him again. Nevertheles [...]	2007-04-24 14:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA154	FNL PEACE PROCESS BOGGED DOWN, VAN ECK SAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The FNL peace process remains bogged down in administrative arguments, according to ISS analyst Jan van Eck. The FNL still refuses to participate in the JVMM because the GOB has not released from prison some of the FNL representatives for the JVMM and because the South African M [...]	2007-01-12 16:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BU SF
07PRETORIA3331	SOUTH AFRICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT WILLING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic Counselor and Transportation Officer made a courtesy call on South African Department of Transport (SADOT) Chief Director of Aviation Anwar Gany on September 11. The conversation touched on the July Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) audit and DOT plans to address l [...]	2007-09-20 15:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL ICAO FAA AORC SF
07PRETORIA4166	ZUMA CAMP CONFIDENT IN LEAD UP TO POLOKWANE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Advisors to ANC Deputy President Jacob Zuma are confident that their candidate will defeat ANC President Thabo Mbeki at the December 16-20 national conference, although they acknowledge that Mbeki may yet have "tricks up his sleeve." Mbeki is trying to buy delegate votes, the Zum [...]	2007-12-10 13:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM SF
07PRETORIA57	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 05, [...] 1. (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 01 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - New Trading Year Opens with JSE Record High - SA Ties Up Missile Deal with Brazil - Oprah Opens School for Poor Pupils - Portfolio Inv [...]	2007-01-08 05:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA827	(C) SOUTH AFRICA CONCERNED ABOUT CNDD-FDD SPLIT [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director Rasheeda Adam March 5. Adam said that South Africa is "concerned" about tensions within the ruling CNDD-FDD party, as well as the increase in state-sponsored violence in Burundi. The South African Embas [...]	2007-03-06 15:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BY SF
07PRISTINA768	KOSOVO: RESPONSE TO NARCOTICS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL [...] (U) Following is the submission from U.S. Office in Pristina for the narcotics and chemical control sections of this year's INCSR report. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Kosovo is primarily a transit point for heroin originating in Turkey and Afghanistan and destined for Western European countries, but it [...]	2007-11-05 16:35:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
07RABAT1575	MOROCCAN DEMARCHE ON FOURTH COMMITTEE SAHARA [...] (C) On the afternoon of October 4, Moroccan MFA Secretary-General Omar Hilale summoned chiefs of mission from SIPDIS OAS states resident in Rabat to a demarche anticipating wrangling over the text of a Western Sahara resolution in the UN Fourth Committee, set to begin next week. In addition [...]	2007-10-04 16:34:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO XA XF
07RIYADH1047	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON RIYADH PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Riyadh Provincial Governor HRH Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz emphasized the importance of U.S.-Saudi Arabia ties during Ambassador's courtesy call on May 16. The Prince stated that Saudi Arabia has no issues with nor is it a burden to the United States and discussed the important role tha [...]	2007-05-20 05:02:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CVIS SA
07RIYADH1074	EDUCATION REFORM: WILL KING ABDULLAH'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah announced on February 13 a six-year, SR 9 billion (USD 2.4 billion) project for the Development of Public Education, followed by an April 17 announcement of a general infrastructure project that allocates a total of SR 21.9 billion (USD 5.84 billion) for general and [...]	2007-05-21 15:29:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA
07RIYADH1437	SAUDI AND EGYPTIAN LEADERS CALL FOR DIALOGUE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah discussed Lebanon, Palestinian issues, Iran, Iraq, and bilateral relations with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak during their June 26 meeting in Sharm al-Sheikh. The meeting immediately followed the quadripartite meeting on the West Bank and Gaza situation also hel [...]	2007-07-07 14:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA
07RIYADH149	INCSR 2006: SAUDI ARABIA SUBMISSION [...] (U) In response to reftel, Post submits its 2006 International Narcotics Control Straetgy Report. BEGIN TEXT: I. Summary Saudi Arabia has no appreciable drug production and is not a significant transit country. Saudi Arabia,s conservative cultural and religious norms discourage drug abu [...]	2007-01-24 06:04:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM
07RIYADH1691	SAUDI PRINCE BANDAR TRAVELS TO MOSCOW TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Saudi National Security Advisor Prince Bandar bin Sultan traveled to Moscow on July 31-- the same day that U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense SIPDIS Robert Gates were in Jeddah meeting with top SAG officials. According to Saudi and international press repo [...]	2007-08-12 11:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR RS SA
07RIYADH1776	AT LAST -- EGYPTIAN COPTIC CHRISTIAN DEPARTS [...] (S) SUMMARY: After repeated attempts to leave Saudi Arabia, Egyptian Coptic Christian Dr. Mamdouh Full Fahmy flew home to Cairo on August 15. Fahmy claims that Egyptian Muslim co-workers harassed him from 2004-2006 and tried unsuccessfully to convert him to Islam. After his co-workers accused [...]	2007-08-25 14:40:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PHUM KIRF EG SA
07RIYADH1894	TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FIVE SAUDIS [...] (S/NF) Summary: On September 5, Post's Terrorism Finance Coordinator delivered reftel A points to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressing USG's interest in submitting a request to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee on or about September 12. Embassy Riyadh fully supports the objectives o [...]	2007-09-11 08:24:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER SA
07RIYADH1981	PROMINENT SAUDI SCHOLAR PUBLICLY CRITICIZES BIN [...] (U) On the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States, Saudi Arabian Sheikh Salman bin Fahd al-Awdah posted a letter on his popular internet website, www.islamtoday.com, strongly criticizing Al-Qa'ida for its militant ideology and targeting of innocent civilians. In [...]	2007-09-25 13:58:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KTFN KDEM KPAO PHUM SA
07RIYADH1983	SAUDI TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] Per reftel request, Post compiled the most recent data available regarding Saudi Arabia's textile and apparel industry: Total Finance of Operating Industrial Units(2006): US$79.1 Billion Total Finance of Textiles, Ready Made Garments and Leather Products(2006): US$1.3 Billion Textile [...]	2007-09-26 06:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX
07RIYADH2049	SAUDI,S GRAND MUFTI DISCOURAGES SAUDI YOUTH FROM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Saudi press gave extensive coverage to an October 1 sermon given by Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Muhammed al-Asheikh, Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia warning young "zealous" Saudis against traveling abroad under the pretext of jihad. Furthermore, he cautioned Muslims agains [...]	2007-10-03 14:51:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER KISL KPAO SA
07RIYADH2100	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED [...] Ambassador Ford M. Fraker and the entire U.S. Mission in Saudi Arabia warmly welcome the First Lady of the United States Mrs. Laura Bush to Riyadh and Jeddah. The First Lady's visit comes at an opportune moment to underscore the importance and strength of the U.S.- Saudi bilateral relationsh [...]	2007-10-16 13:00:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN OVIP PHUM PREL SA
07RIYADH2149	SAUDI PHRMA ISSUES: MEETING WITH DEP. MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) In a meeting on October 27 with the Foreign Commercial Service Counselor and the Economic Counselor, Dr. Mansour N. Al Howasi, Deputy Minister of Health for Executive Affairs, stated that he will meet with local distributors of pharmaceuticals to present and discuss the Ministry of Heal [...]	2007-10-27 14:26:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV KIPR SA
07RIYADH2404	SAG MFA ANNAPOLIS OBSERVER REPORTS CONFERENCE A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Western Department Director Dr. Riyadh Krimley, who attended the November Annapolis conference with Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, told PolOffs during a December 1 meeting that the conference was a success in working towards peace on several i [...]	2007-12-05 09:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SA
07RIYADH2439	KING ABDULLAH WARMLY WELCOMES POTUS AND REQUESTS [...] (S) King Abdullah expressed his gratitude and enthusiasm for the upcoming POTUS visit to the Ambassador on December 7. King Abdullah urged the Ambassador to move the POTUS visit from a Monday, January 14 arrival until a Tuesday, January 15 arrival so as not to conflict with French President S [...]	2007-12-09 13:43:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL SA
07RIYADH2462	KING ABDULLAH MAKES THE CASE FOR LONGER US VISA [...] (C) During the Ambassador's December 7 meeting with the King, King Abdullah made a specific point of stating his hope that visa reciprocity between Saudi Arabia and the United States soon be increased from two to five years. He reiterated Saudi Arabia's willingness to move forward on this i [...]	2007-12-11 11:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SA
07RIYADH2505	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ELECTION FOR THE COMMITTEE ON [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and talking points to Saudi MFA, November 18. Post received the following response from the MFA on December 16. Begin Translated Text: With reference to the Embassy's note number 07-1648 dated November 18, 2007 regarding the request of the United States [...]	2007-12-16 11:52:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN PHUM SA
07RIYADH289	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S MEETING WITH SAUDI [...] (S) On January 30, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) James C. Oberwetter, and the DCM met with Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs HRH Prince Mohammed bin Naif to discuss recent developments in, and SAG views on, Ir [...]	2007-02-12 09:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV PBTS MOPS SA IZ IR LE
07RIYADH329	DAS CARPENTER AND DAS BARKS-RUGGLES DISCUSS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Near Eastern Affairs (NEA) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Scott Carpenter, Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, and Department of Commerce Legal Advisor James Filpi met with the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Law and Administrative Science Departmen [...]	2007-02-18 14:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KISL
07RIYADH364	SAUDI ARABIA'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Chapter Headings: -- Openness to Foreign Investment -- Conversion and Transfer Policies -- Expropriation and Compensation -- Dispute Settlement -- Performance Requirements and Incentives -- Right to Private Ownership and Establishment -- Protection of Property Rights -- Transparency of R [...]	2007-02-24 08:49:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN EPET PGOV SA
07RIYADH366	APHSCT TOWNSEND FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH CROWN PRINCE SULTAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Townsend met on February 6 with Crown Prince Sultan at the Crown PrinceÂ´s offices in Jeddah. Both parties reiterated the positive cooperation between the U.S. and Saudi governments, and the Crown Prince expressed [...]	2007-02-24 12:19:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL PINR EFIN KTFN KWMN GCC SA
07RIYADH373	U.S.-SAUDI ARABIA STRATEGIC DIALOGUE HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The U.S. delegation to the U.S. - Saudi Arabia Strategic Dialogue's Human Development Working Group (HDWG),led by Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS),Near East Affairs (NEA),Scott Carpenter, met with representatives of the Majlis Al Shoura on December 4, 2006. Secretary General [...]	2007-02-24 14:49:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KIRF KDEM SA
07RIYADH397	DECEMBER 2006 MEETING OF STRATEGIC DIALOGUE HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-26 10:15:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO PINR KISL KWMN SA
07RIYADH499	MINIMAL CONTROVERSY REIGNS AT RIYADH BOOK FAIR [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Culture and Information held its third annual book fair in Riyadh March 2 to March 9. Over 400 vendors had their publications available for sale, and topics included children's literature, history, fiction, and religion. The book fair had family hours each morning, aba [...]	2007-03-12 09:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL SA
07RIYADH636	19TH ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: OPENING SESSION [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah used his speech to the opening session of the Arab League Summit in Riyadh on March 28 to criticize publicly U.S. policy in Iraq by referring to the "illegal foreign occupation" of that country, albeit without naming the U.S. or the Coalition Forces. The King issu [...]	2007-03-29 10:54:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KISL KWMN SA
07RIYADH651	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON RIYADH PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Ambassador made a farewell call on Riyadh Provincial Governor HRH Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz on March 25. The Prince emphasized personal ties to the U.S, as well as the strong bilateral relationship in the context of the SAG's reform agenda and efforts to resolve the Palestinian conflic [...]	2007-04-01 08:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM KISL SA
07RIYADH881	CODEL PELOSI APRIL 5 MEETING WITH MAJLIS AL-SHURA [...] (C) U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and delegation met on April 5 with Majlis Al-Shura Chairman Sheikh Dr. Salih bin Humaid, several other Shura Council members, and Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Adel Al-Jubeir. During a lively exchange of information and ideas, Humaid expl [...]	2007-04-28 13:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG PTER CVIS IS IR SA
07RIYADH932	SAUDI OPPOSITION GROUP REACTIVATED IN PUBLIC SPHERE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The London-based Saudi opposition group Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA) began another unsuccessful public call on March 22 for protests in local mosques in Riyadh and Jeddah. The last time that MIRA called for protests was in August 2006 during the Lebanon crisis. [...]	2007-05-05 04:48:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA
07RIYADH954	SAUDI ARABIA NOMINATES ITSELF FOR RE-ELECTION TO THE WMO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (U) Post received a diplomatic note from the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs informing us the SAG intends to nominate itself for re-election to the Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Following is the [...]	2007-05-08 04:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY WMO SA
07RIYADH960	SAUDI ARABIA REQUESTS USG VOTE FOR IMO COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (U) Post received a diplomatic note numbered 42867/25/97 on 8 April from the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting USG support in 2008 for the SAG to be re-elected as a member of the International Maritime Organization Council [...]	2007-05-08 12:38:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT IO ECON SA
07ROME149	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 - ITALY, PART II [...] This is part two of a two-part cable on Italy's investment climate. (See ref A for part one.) BILATERAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS ------------------------------- 2. As of December 2006, Italy has bilateral investment agreements with the following countries: Albania Algeria Angola (s [...]	2007-01-23 16:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
07ROME2014	SOMALIA: MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONTACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Frazer led the U.S. delegation to the September 10 meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia in Rome. ICG members discussed next steps following the conclusion of the National Reconciliation Congress (NRC) in Mogadishu and stressed the need for a roadmap for [...]	2007-09-19 15:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO IT
07SANAA1138	YEMEN SEEKS TO JUMPSTART EITI [...] (U) This cable addresses questions raised in reftel regarding Yemen's accession to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). 2. (C) SUMMARY: To date, Yemen has fulfilled only one of four criteria for EITI membership: a high-level commitment to join. According to the RO [...]	2007-06-19 11:28:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EMIN ENRG EPET YM
07SANAA2365	DEATH OF SHEIKH AL-AHMAR PACKS AN EMOTIONAL PUNCH [...] (C) Sheikh Abdullah al-Ahmar, the Speaker of Yemen's Parliament and its most powerful tribal figure, died in Saudi Arabia on the morning of December 29 and was buried on December 31. His various titles and roles will likely be distributed among the men who performed those functions during his [...]	2007-12-31 10:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PREL YM
07SANAA852	JEWISH COMMUNITY'S SECURITY PERCEPTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 30 - May 1 Damon Stevens, from the Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, conducted separate meetings with members of the Jewish communities from Saada and Reyda, who expressed serious concern about the deteriorating security situation in norther [...]	2007-05-08 09:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF IS YM
07SANTODOMINGO2053	DOMINICAN CHURCH VIA MFA REJECTS ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (SBU) In a letter sent by the Dominican MFA to all ambassadors resident, but personally delivered to Embassy's Charge d'Affaires, a.i. on August 30, as well as ambassadors from Canada, France, and the United Kingdom, Bishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta of the Diocese of San Pedro de Macoris revisits [...]	2007-08-31 12:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SMIG PHUM HA DR
07SANTODOMINGO2748	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER: CAFTA, [...] (U) On December 13, the Ambassador paid his introductory call on Foreign Minister Morales Troncoso. The Ambassador was joined by the DCM and POLOFF. CAFTA ----- 2. (SBU) After an exchange of personal greetings, Morales spoke about the negotiations for the Dominican Republic's Economic [...]	2007-12-14 19:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD SNAR HA DR
07SAOPAULO787	BRAZILIAN EXCHANGE STUDENTS FLOCKING TO THE UNITED STATES [...] (U) SUMMARY: AmConsul Sao Paulo had a 23 percent increase in J visa applicants during the first semester of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. This is the continuation of a trend that has resulted in a 185 percent increase in demand for J visas over the past five years. The increased [...]	2007-09-24 18:21:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD OEXC ELAB SMIG BR
07SARAJEVO62	DECERTIFIED POLICE: SOLUTION REMAINS ELUSIVE [...] (U) This is an Action Request for the Department. Please see Para 8. 2. (C) Summary: After a December 21-22 visit to Sarajevo, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg assessed that the International Police Task Force (IPTF) police decertification process had flaws [...]	2007-01-11 17:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK KJUS PGOV PINR PREL EUN UNSC
07SEOUL2096	REGIONALISM: STILL A FACTOR IN KOREAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Korean voters have traditionally voted in regional blocs for their favored candidate in local and national elections. In the 2002 presidential elections, Roh Moo-hyun received over 90 percent support in the southwest Jeolla Provinces. Despite Roh's campaign pledge to rid politics of r [...]	2007-07-13 01:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KS

07SEOUL2269	RELIGIOUS FERVOR AMONG KOREAN VOTERS [...] (SBU) Religion is emerging as an influencing factor in the December South Korean presidential election. Both liberal and conservative religious groups have formed liaisons with like-minded NGOs, bolstering each side's position on controversial issues. In particular, conservative Protestant g [...]	2007-07-27 08:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KS
07SEOUL3104	EAST ASIA DASD SEDNEY'S MEETINGS IN SEOUL ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During meetings in Seoul on October 9-10, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense David Sedney met with U.S.-ROK Alliance counterparts in MOFAT and MND to discuss preparations for the visit of Secretary Gates for the November 6-7 Security Consultative Meeting. They also discussed [...]	2007-10-16 06:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL AF KS
07SEOUL3465	REGIONALISM ALIVE AND KICKING IN SWING PROVINCE OF [...] (C) Summary: Insistence among pundits in Seoul that regionalism is declining falls on deaf ears in the swing provinces of the Chungcheong region. The region is divided into two provinces, North and South Chungcheong, in which Daejeon, with its population of about 1.5 million people, is the l [...]	2007-12-05 07:28:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL RS CH KN KS
07SEOUL374	ROKG WILL NOT ATTEND OSLO CM CONFERENCE [...] (C) In a follow-up conversation regarding reftel demarche, Kim Hye-jin of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade told poloff that the ROKG had decided against attending the Norwegian-sponsored Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions February 22-23. [...]	2007-02-07 08:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS PARM PREL
07SEOUL382	EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN'S CONSULTATIONS ON CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Christensen met with ROKG officials and academics January 26-27 to discuss North Korean asylum seekers, Six Party Talks (6PT),and China. The DAS told his ROKG interlocutors that the USG appreciated Seoul's cooperation with efforts to resett [...]	2007-02-08 04:56:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MNUC PREF KS KN CH
07SHANGHAI416	SHANGHAI ACADEMIC VIEWS ON NORTH KOREA, SOUTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with Poloffs in mid-June and early July, four Shanghai academics specializing in Korea studies predicted that there would be a long and difficult path of negotiations ahead for the Six-Party talks. Two other academics said, however, that North Korea would react positi [...]	2007-07-05 08:39:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS KN CH
07SHANGHAI474	EAST CHINA'S SOUTH KOREAN COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in August 1992, South Koreans have flocked to Shanghai in search of economic and educational opportunities. More than 110,000 South Koreans live in east China (Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces and Shanghai),with some 70,000 [...]	2007-07-30 06:46:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD EINV KIRF CH KS KN
07SHANGHAI663	(C) HU GAINING TRACTION IN MILITARY WITH RECENT [...] (S) Summary: During a September 28 discussion, Nanjing University Professor Gu Su (strictly protect) said that President Hu Jintao was actively promoting officers coming out of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Nanjing Military Region (MR) as part of his overall strategy to gain control of th [...]	2007-10-10 09:34:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET	PGOV PINR SOCI ECON MARR CH TW
07SINGAPORE1131	U.S.-SINGAPORE COUNTERPROLIFERATION DIALOGUE [...] (S) Summary: The second U.S.-Singapore Counterproliferation (CP) Dialogue in Washington June 14 offers an opportunity to review our steadily expanding bilateral CP cooperation and encourage Singapore to further strengthen its export control regime )- in particular through monitoring of transs [...]	2007-06-12 09:32:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET	PARM MNUC KNNP ETTC ETRD KTFN PREL SN
07SINGAPORE2037	SINGAPORE 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter on Singapore for the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. We also have emailed to INL the text of the draft report in MS Word format showing chan [...]	2007-11-13 07:13:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN KTFN PTER KSEP ETTC SNAR SN
07SINGAPORE2085	ASEAN LEADERS SIGN CHARTER [...] (U) Summary: Following is the text, as issued by the Singapore MFA, of the ASEAN Charter signed by ASEAN leaders in Singapore on November 20. The Charter identifies "democracy," "the rule of law," and "human rights" as principles of ASEAN, in addition to familiar ASEAN principles like "sover [...]	2007-11-20 11:16:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SN ASEAN
07SINGAPORE24	SINGAPORE - 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the text of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided the document via email to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. Begin text of Statement: Singapore INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 INTRODUCTION Foreign investments [...]	2007-01-04 00:46:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
07SOFIA1166	INFLATION, CURRENT ACCOUNT CAUSE CONCERN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IMF officials announced revised statistics on Bulgaria September 21, estimating annual inflation of eight percent and a current account deficit of 20 percent of GDP in 2007. Finance and banking sector officials remain confident in the Bulgarian economy's fundamentals including [...]	2007-09-25 14:29:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV KCOR BU
07STATE111993	SECURING PERMANENT OBSERVER STATUS FOR CANADA AND [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Posts are asked to approach host governments and regional organizations to pursue the following objective: -- Seek agreement for Canada and Yemen to be granted Permanent Observer status in the Interna [...]	2007-08-09 23:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SO
07STATE121863	NORTH KOREAN USE OF ARAB BANK NETWORK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) Washington is increasingly concerned about efforts by North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank to assist Tanchon Commercial Bank to move funds from both Syria and Iran (REF [...]	2007-08-29 20:05:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KNNP XB XF PREL PARM KN IR
07STATE124440	(SBU) COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR DRL OFFICER [...] (SBU) Country clearance is requested for Kathryn Lurie, DRL/NESCA Foreign Affairs Officer to visit Azerbaijan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (Dubai) and the United Kingdom during the period September 25-October 2. The purpose of the trip is to meet with the Iran Watchers, NGOs, members of the [...]	2007-09-05 17:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AJ IR OTRA PHUM TU UK
07STATE129764	U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 - 5. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) On October 1, 2007, on the margins of this year,s UN General Assembly (UNGA),Mali, the Chair the Community of Democracies (CD),will host a short meeting of Ministers that will set the stage for its bi [...]	2007-09-14 20:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV
07STATE132904	IRAN,S BANK MARKAZI OPENS NEW ACCOUNTS IN EUROPE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Washington wants to alert authorities in Belarus, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom that Iran's Central Bank, Bank Markazi, has opened new accounts in Europe. Washington requests posts urge ap [...]	2007-09-20 19:22:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KNNP MNUC IR BO FR IT UK
07STATE141724	AVIATION EMISSIONS: 36TH ICAO ASSEMBLY SUPPORT [...] (U) Portions of this message are sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary: The 36th SIPDIS ICAO Assembly reached agreement on a set of actions to address an array of aviation environmental issues, including aircraft noise, local aircraft emissions, and greenhouse ga [...]	2007-10-09 16:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV
07STATE142219	AVIATION EMISSIONS: 36TH ICAO ASSEMBLY SUPPORT [...] (U) Portions of this message are sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary: The 36th SIPDIS ICAO Assembly reached agreement on a set of actions to address an array of aviation environmental issues, including aircraft noise, local aircraft emissions, and greenhouse ga [...]	2007-10-10 14:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV
07STATE145277	DEMARCHE REQUEST: THE UNITED KINGDOM'S [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...]	2007-10-17 16:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI TBIO UK
07STATE146463	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-989063 for the export of crystal oscillators and manufacturers data pack to Japan. [...]	2007-10-19 14:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC JA KOMC UK
07STATE146856	2007:COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] This message provides preparation guidance for preparing the 2007 Country Reports on Terrorism (CRT). 2. We recommend that "Country Reports on Terrorism 2006" be the starting point for this year's exercise. Per reftel, the Department requests that posts draft narrative submissions, as oppos [...]	2007-10-19 23:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR
07STATE149968	REQUEST FOR WIREC FOLLOW-UP; DR. AMIN (HEAD [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: OES P/DAS Reno Harnish met with the United Kingdom's Dr. Amal-Lee Amin (Heaad Technology, Investment and Development, International Climate Change, Defra) to discuss the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 200 [...]	2007-10-29 17:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TRGY SOCI KPAO ENRG UK
07STATE152254	RESPONSE TO CZECH NON-PAPER ON BMD FRAMEWORK [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 2. 2. (SBU) Action Request. Embassy Prague may provide the text of the U.S. letter and attachment in paragraph 3 to appropriate MFA officials for their information. The originals of these documents have been sent to the Czech Embassy in Washi [...]	2007-11-02 22:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CR MARR PARM PREL
07STATE152819	UNGA: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ECOSOC MEMBERSHIP [...] On November 8, the UN General Assembly will vote on the members to be elected to ECOSOC for the term 2008-2011. This year there are no contested elections (there are as many states presenting themselves for election as there are seats to be elected). The Department is not opposed to any of t [...]	2007-11-05 23:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON AORC UN
07STATE153576	PSI: CHILE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PSI OPERATIONAL [...] This is an action request please see paragraphs 2-11. SUMMARY ------- 2. Department requests embassy approach the GOC to determine its interest in becoming a participant in the PSI Operational Experts Group (OEG). If the GOC decides it is willing and able to accept the long-term commitm [...]	2007-11-07 17:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CI KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
07STATE154860	REQUEST FOR WIREC FOLLOW-UP; MR. SMALL (ASSISTANT [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: On July 16, 2007, OES P/DAS Reno Harnish met with Canada's Political Minister Kevin O,Shea and Energy Counselor Paul Connors to discuss the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). As part of that discussion [...]	2007-11-09 18:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KPAO SOCI TRGY CA
07STATE156111	PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN RHODES, [...] The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Rhodes, Greece on October 2-4, 2007. Information contained in this cable is provided for Posts' information and is not to be passed to non-OEG participant governments. A follow-on cable will pro [...]	2007-11-14 16:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC GR PARM PREL
07STATE156113	PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN RHODES, [...] The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Rhodes, Greece on October 2-4, 2007. Information contained in this cable is provided for Posts' information and is not to be passed to non-OEG participant governments. A follow-on cable will pro [...]	2007-11-14 16:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC GR PARM PREL
07STATE156409	DOOSTAN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY EMPLOYEES USE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The U.S. has information that Doostan International Corporation is conducting proliferation-related transactions in your jurisdiction. Washington urges host countries to freeze the assets of the re [...]	2007-11-14 21:27:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KNNP IR PREL PARM
07STATE159330	SUPPORT FOR NEW DELHI CONFERENCE ON AVIAN AND [...] This is an action request (see para 12) both for posts whose host governments have not yet accepted invitations to the New Delhi avian and pandemic influenza conference and for donor nations. SUMMARY ------- 2. Begin Summary: The USG has assumed a world leadership role in the effor [...]	2007-11-21 21:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL XX
07STATE163714	REQUEST TO GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS FOR [...] (U) This is an action cable, please see paragraph 3. 2.(SBU) SUMMARY: The USG will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) on March 4-6, 2008 at the Washington Convention Center. As the third global ministerial-level event on renewable energy, WIREC is e [...]	2007-12-05 18:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENG KPAO SENV TRGY
07STATE165916	REQUEST TO GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY FOR WIREC SUPPORT [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The USG will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) on March 4-6, 2008 at the Washington Convention Center. As the third global ministerial-level event on renewable energy, WIREC i [...]	2007-12-11 21:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TRGY SOCIS KPAO ENG
07STATE166241	REQUEST TO GOVERNMENT OF DENMARK FOR WIREC [...] THIS IS AN INFORMATION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: The USG will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) on March 4-6, 2008 at the Washington Convention Center. As the third global ministerial-level event on renewable energy, WIREC is expected [...]	2007-12-12 19:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TRGY SOCIS KPAO ENG NB
07STATE166909	DEMARCHE INSTRUCTION ON KOSOVO FINAL STATUS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. The Department requests that Embassies in current and new (2008) non-European members of the UN Security Council Countries (except Beijing) deliver the following demarche on Kosovo at the highest appropriate level before December 17. This message is info onl [...]	2007-12-14 01:53:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU
07STATE18300	COMMUNIQUE OF FEBRUARY 9 INTERNATIONAL CONTACT [...] The International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia met on February 9 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, co-chaired by Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer and Norwegian Ambassador Kjell Harald Dalen. Tanzanian Foreign Minister Bernard Membe hosted the ICG meeting. Details of the meeting will follow se [...]	2007-02-13 19:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS EAID PGOV PTER SO
07STATE2284	ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER E.O. 13382 [...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Washington requests that addressees provide courtesy pre-notification OOB, Tuesday, January 9 (local time) to host government officials that the United States will designate two additional entities a [...]	2007-01-09 00:29:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL KNNP KN PARM FR GE IT UK
07STATE2945	ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER E.O. 13382 [...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see paragraph two. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Washington requests that addressees notify host government officials that the United States designated two additional entities and one individual under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons [...]	2007-01-10 01:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC IR KN KNNP PARM PREL
07STATE507	REQUEST THAT INDIA RESCHEDULE NEW DELHI AVIAN FLU [...] Please deliver the attached text formally requesting that India schedule the meeting of the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) during the period October-December 2007: see paragraphs 4 and 5. Signed original will be delivered to the Indian embassy in Washington [...]	2007-01-03 22:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED EAGR EAID KFLU TBIO IN
07STATE75561	SUCCESSFUL CENTCOM COALITION CONFERENCE IN TAMPA [...] (U) SUMMARY. CENTCOM's Coalition conference in Tampa, FL, successfully gathered both military and civilian participants from current and prospective Coalition countries to provide an overview of Coalition planning for the next 12-18 months. The guest appearance by the President was particula [...]	2007-06-01 15:32:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ NATO
07STATE81232	EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INSURGENCY OPENS DIALOGUE; [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: As part of the U.S. Government Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative, the State Department collaborated with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to deliver a European conference on [...]	2007-06-11 23:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS EAID EUN PGOV PINS PREL PTER PROP
07SUVA212	MILITARY OFFICIAL ACCUSES U.S. AMBASSADOR OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Commander of Fiji's land forces has accused the Ambassador of having sought in November 2006 to incite a mutiny against military forces commander Commodore Vereqe Bainimarama. In a speech to troops, Colonel Pita Driti said April 12 that during a November 28 meeting with the [...]	2007-04-12 20:35:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL FJ
07SUVA331	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PAYNE JULY 8-9 VISIT TO FIJI [...] (SBU) Your visit comes at a time of great uncertainty in Fiji. In December of 2006, the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) overthrew the elected government of Laisenia Qarase and dissolved parliament. The military commander, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, installed an interim government (I [...]	2007-06-26 17:30:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV MARR FJ
07SUVA442	SCENE-SETTER FOR COMMANDER PACOM VISIT TO TONGA [...] (C) A first visit to the Kingdom of Tonga is always fascinating, as is a meeting with eccentric King George V. The U.S. and Tonga have friendly relations, especially mil/mil, as evidenced by the new Tonga Defense Service (TDS) deployment to Iraq. Within Tonga, pro-democracy sentiments have be [...]	2007-09-09 13:16:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM TN
07TAIPEI1697	Taipei Economic Brief for July 2007 [...] This cable summarizes selected July 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Standard Chartered Raises Taiwan's GDP Growth --Improved Economic Performance, Inflationary Threat --Penalty on UMC for Investment in China Overruled --Medical Tourism --Fubon Intends to Acquire PRC Bank --Taiwan Ranks [...]	2007-07-31 08:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TALLINN66	ESTONIA: IPR WORKSHOP REVEALS SHORTCOMINGS AND [...] (U) Summary: On January 17-18, Embassy Tallinn and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a workshop focusing on copyright infringement in the digital environment. The event was a rare coming together of 60 Estonian police, prosecutors, judges, government officials, law professor [...]	2007-01-31 15:19:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KIPR EN
07TASHKENT1607	UZBEKISTAN'S FOREIGN POLICY MAP OF THE WORLD [...] (C) Summary: In an Independence Day speech to the Tashkent Diplomatic Corps August 28, FM Norov outlined Uzbekistan's foreign policy, rank-ordering relations with five tiers of countries and international organizations. Not surprisingly, he extolled relations with Russia and Russian-supporte [...]	2007-09-13 10:37:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UZ
07TASHKENT1768	EU-UNDP HOSTS CONFERENCE ON CENTRAL ASIAN BORDER [...] (C) Summary: The Border Management in Central Asia and Central Asia Drug Action programs (BOMCA/CADAP) hosted a donors conference in Tashkent on October 5 to coordinate national and organizational projects related to border security and trade facilitation in Central Asia. BOMCA/CADAP is an EU [...]	2007-10-16 04:35:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL AF UZ KG
07TASHKENT1817	GOU PROVIDES WRITTEN REBUTTAL TO EU ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: During an Embassy event on October 9, MFA U.S. Affairs Chief Ismat Fayzullaev provided, at Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov's request, the Ambassador with a written GOU rebuttal to recent public statements made by EU officials criticizing human rights abuses in Uzbekistan. The re [...]	2007-10-22 08:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN KIRF PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
07TASHKENT2013	FY'08 REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HUB WORK PLANS FOR TASHKENT [...] Per reftel request, the Central Asian Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Hub (CA ESTH Hub) submits its projected work plan for FY 2008. -------------------- Goals and Objectives -------------------- 2. The CA ESTH Hub endeavors to act as a clearinghouse in support of Bureau [...]	2007-11-23 09:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID TBIO ECON UZ ZK AF
07TASHKENT2162	HIGH-LEVEL GOU ATTENDANCE AT BORDER SECURITY [...] (U) Summary: On December 18, representatives of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC),Government of Uzbekistan (GOU),American and British Embassies, and the Asian Development Bank took part in a border project dedication ceremony at Hayraton checkpoint on the Uzbekistan-Afghan [...]	2007-12-26 12:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL SNAR PTER AF UZ
07TBILISI2663	GEORGIA TACKLES CHILD PORNOGRAPHY [...] Summary: In an effort to protect children from sexual exploitation, Georgia is working to criminalize online child exploitation, building upon its recent aggressive legislative and enforcement efforts which resulted in Tier I status for Georgia in the 2007 United States Government's Annual Repo [...]	2007-10-26 12:04:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV OTRA KCRM KJUS GG
07TBILISI3179	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 12/28/2007 [...] (U) ODIHR's second report was released on December 28 and notes that the campaign environment has been soured by allegations of use by Saakashvili of budgetary funds, unequal campaign conditions, intimidation, and vote buying. OSCE ODIHR has received information and first hand accounts which [...]	2007-12-28 13:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
07TELAVIV1163	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Defense Secretary Robert Gates ended his short visit to Israel on Thursday with a meeting with PM Olmert and FM Tzipi Livni. Ha'aretz said that the [...]	2007-04-20 09:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1263	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Winograd Probe Into 2nd Lebanon War 2. Mideast 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend Channel 10-TV unofficially disclosed the basic points of the interim report of the Winograd Commission probing the Second Lebano [...]	2007-04-30 09:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2022	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror: UK Terror Attempts ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that difficulty in finding 250 Fatah prisoners, who have been in jail for a long time but do not have "blood on their hands," [...]	2007-07-02 09:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3164	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3271	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio mentioned that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke to the United Jewish Communities (UJC) General Assembly in Nashville and quoted her as saying that "Now the opportunity [...]	2007-11-14 11:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07THEHAGUE1037	NETHERLANDS: STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT EXTENSION [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Post received June 1 the diplomatic note from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 21 regarding the one-year extension of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The Dutc [...]	2007-06-01 14:07:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL NL NT XL
07THEHAGUE1295	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXTENSION REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: The GONL sent a letter to the Dutch Parliament on June 30 noting it will decide this summer whether to extend its ISAF mission in Afghanistan. The decision will follow an exhaustive review of all options, including staying in the mission's current capacity, reducing its contribution or [...]	2007-07-05 16:17:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
07THEHAGUE1334	NETHERLANDS: DEFENSE PRIORITIZES EXPEDITIONARY [...] (C) Summary: In response to a request from the Dutch Parliament, Defense Minister Eimert van Middelkoop sent a letter explaining defense priorities leading up to the presentation of the 2007 defense budget in September 2008. Van Middelkoop noted that not all defense priorities (notably the Jo [...]	2007-07-12 12:58:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL AF NL
07THEHAGUE1851	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) ACTION ITEMS -- see paragraphs 31 and 69. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Executive Council 50 approved the OPCW's zero nominal growth budget for 2008, in a newly productive spirit of getting things done after the large agenda of unfinished business it inherited from the previous s [...]	2007-10-04 16:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE2011	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXTENSION DECISION IN [...] (C) Summary: The GONL appears poised to make a positive decision in favor of extending its contribution to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Uruzgan; the only significant remaining questions are: 1) for how long?; and 2) what happens next? Negotiations within Ca [...]	2007-11-21 17:20:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
07THEHAGUE2020	NETHERLANDS/INCSR: PART II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL [...] The following is Embassy The Hague's submission of Part II of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Embassy Point of Contact for this report is Deputy TFCO/Econoff Jay Heung at heungj2@state.gov, +31.70.310.2339. As requested re [...]	2007-11-30 08:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR NL
07THEHAGUE37	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: UPDATE ON AVIATION SERVICES [...] (S) Summary: The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has issued a new WMD-related "catch all" under the MTCR in connection to Aviation Services International's attempts to circumvent Dutch and EU export restrictions. However, Dutch legislation does not prohibit conventional military sales to [...]	2007-01-09 16:13:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR NL
07THEHAGUE839	NETHERLANDS/AUSTRALIA GROUP: PLENARY PARTICIPATION [...] (S) The Dutch will present briefings in both the Information Exchange and Enforcement Experts meetings of the Australia Group Plenary in Paris, June 4-7, said MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland on May 3. According to Noland, the Dutch will build upon a pre [...]	2007-05-04 11:35:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CBW NL
07TIRANA173	SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKIG IN PERSONS [...] (U) Below are Embassy Tirana's responses to the Qepartment's questions about trafficking in persons in Albania. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Albania is a source country for trafficking in person1 but is deemed by various international observer groups to no longer be a significant country of [...]	2007-03-02 15:58:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KQM ELAB CMAE KQRDQ PPEF PREL KJUS
07TIRANA999	ALBANIA COURTS THE NATO ALLIES WITH SUCCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Albanian officials voice confidence that their accelerated outreach to NATO capitals in recent months has rallied significant support to Albania's NATO candidacy. Although aware no formal decisions have been made and that they are likely to be invited in conjunction wit [...]	2007-11-20 11:07:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AL
07TOKYO1253	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-21 22:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1344	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/07-2 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 08:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1615	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/12/07 [...] Enhancing efforts to protect drinking water resources. Preventing river pollution and cooperating in preventing water pollution, especially the basins of Bo Hai and Huang Hai. 2. Making every effort for recycling wastes. Cooperating in collecting wastes and implementing a corporate environme [...]	2007-04-12 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1817	TOKYO MEDICAL CENTER BREAKS NEW GROUND IN HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary. The Tokyo Midtown Medical Center (TMMC),located in the newly opened Tokyo Midtown complex in the Roppongi area of central Tokyo, boasts Japan's first hospital with a foreign affiliation. TMMC has contracted with Johns Hopkins International (JHI),part of the Johns Hopkins med [...]	2007-04-24 05:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD SOCI TBIO JA
07TOKYO1857	CHARGE URGES INCREASED COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Charge discussed a list of specific areas for enhanced bilateral and trilateral counterterrorism cooperation with MOFA Ambassador for Counterterrorism Cooperation, Akio Suda, on April 24. Using reftel points, the Charge raised initiatives aimed at improving: access to terroris [...]	2007-04-25 10:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV JA
07TOKYO1926	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-01 01:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2336	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/24/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2395	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-29 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2895	INFORMATION SECURITY: AN ALLIANCE PRIORITY [...] (S) Summary: In tandem with the deepening of our bilateral alliance, the amount of information -- diplomatic, technical, intelligence, and operational -- provided to Japan has necessarily expanded exponentially over the past decade. Our ability to maintain momentum on information sharing, howe [...]	2007-06-26 09:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PINR PGOV JA
07TOKYO345	The Japan Economic Scope - January 12, 2007 [...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. CPRR Insider Disappointed with Reform Report 4. Japanese Stock Markets Merging? 5. Electricity Deregulation: METI Backing Away; Commercial Customers Face Continued Price Discrimination 6. MHLW: Number of Drug Reviewers to Be Increased 7. Agriculture Prot [...]	2007-01-25 02:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3606	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/07/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-07 01:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3640	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/09/07-1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-09 02:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4775	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/11/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-11 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5193	JAPAN OPPOSES RESTRICTING PDG MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Japan opposes restricting membership in the Partnership for Democratic Governance, MOFA Aid Policy Planning Division Principal Deputy Director Yukiko Okano told Embassy Tokyo November 9. At the time of the October 1 PDG planning meeting, membership was open to any country willing to subsc [...]	2007-11-09 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM JA
07TOKYO5197	JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND SIGN STRATEGIC OIL RESERVE PACT [...] (U) Japan and New Zealand signed a pact November 5 which allows New Zealand access to Japan's strategic oil reserves for emergency use according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Under the agreement, New Zealand may purchase up to 90,000 metric tons, or 659,700 barrels of o [...]	2007-11-09 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG JA PGOV PREL
07TOKYO5491	ACTING U/S ROOD'S NONPROLIFERATION MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, John C. Rood, conducted a series of successful and substantive nonproliferation meetings with senior GOJ officials November 9 on the margins of the U.S.-Japan Commission on Arms Control, Disarmament, Non- [...]	2007-12-07 07:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	KNEP MNUC PARM PINS PREL PTER IAEA JA
07TOKYO5671	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/28/07 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-28 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5678	SUB CABINET MEETINGS, DEC. 6-7, U.S. URGES MORE [...] (SBU) Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price led a deputies-level team from USTR, Treasury, Agriculture, Commerce, and State for the U.S.-Japan Economic Sub-Cabinet Dialogue meetings on December 6-7 in Tokyo. The over-a [...]	2007-12-28 06:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD JA
07TOKYO597	AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 08 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from February 02 to 08 -- Update on AI Outbreak in Shintomi, Miyazaki - 2. On February 3, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) confirmed that the avian influenza outbreak in the town of Shin [...]	2007-02-09 06:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
07TUNIS1299	TUNISIA'S TEXTILE SECTOR BOUNCES BACK [...] (U) After experiencing job loss and a drop in exports in recent years, the Tunisian textile sector appears to be back in good health. Faced with competition from cheaper, mass-produced Asian textiles, the Tunisian textile sector has regained market share in Europe and the value of exports has [...]	2007-09-24 14:15:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KTEX BEXP TS
07TUNIS1597	SOUTHERN TUNISIA'S ENCOMIUM TO BEN ALI [...] (C) During a December 10-13 trip to the southern cities of Djerba, Medenine, Zarzis and Tataouine, with a stop in Sfax, Ambassador Godec met with a wide-range of government officials, community leaders, and private business people, who were generally effusive in their praise of President Ben A [...]	2007-12-21 14:22:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD TS
07TUNIS263	TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: Feb. 1 - Feb. 15 [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. AMU Considers Creation of Maghreb Debit Card B. GOT to Hire 12,000 Employees C. Avian Influenza: Tunisia Suspends Poultry Imports From Affected Countries -------------------------- [...]	2007-02-26 15:09:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EFIN KFLU ELAB TS
07TUNIS296	Beywatch: Can Tunisia Cut Its Way Into the Medical Tourism [...] INTRODUCTION: This report is one of a series drafted by Post's entry level officers which have the "Beywatch" caption. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader greater insight into Tunisia. END INTRODUCTION. 2. SUMMARY: From Budapest to Bangkok, We [...]	2007-03-06 14:01:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV SOCI TS
07TUNIS313	Beywatch: Can Tunisia Cut Its Way Into the Medical Tourism [...] INTRODUCTION: This report is one of a series drafted by Post's entry level officers which have the "Beywatch" caption. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader greater insight into Tunisia. END INTRODUCTION. 2. SUMMARY: From Budapest to Bangkok, We [...]	2007-03-07 15:58:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV SOCI TS
07USEUBRUSSELS1043	U.S. - EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND [...] (C) The U.S.-EU Troika disarmament and nonproliferation consultations under the German presidency demonstrated many common interests and a willingness to engage frankly but cordially. They did not hide, however, the well known divergence of views on how to approach these key issues. In parti [...]	2007-03-28 09:26:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KNNP PARM PREL EUN PTER KN IR IN CH
07USNATO252	NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 27 2007, Mr. Joseph Benkert, OSD PDASD for Global Security Affairs, and Mr. Ivan Dvorak, Chief of Defense Policy and Strategy Division, Czech Republic, co-chaired the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) Plenary session. The DGP discussed Implementation of the Co [...]	2007-04-17 09:55:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PREL PARM
07USNATO274	USNATO RESPONSE TO ISRAELI MOD NATO PERSPECTIVES [...] (C) We appreciated receiving reftel and congratulate Embassy Tel Aviv and EUCOM for engaging with the MOD on the subject of Israel's cooperation with NATO. That engagement showed that there is apparently some confusion amongst GOI officials about the nature of its relationship with NATO. We [...]	2007-04-27 13:48:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL IS
07USNATO392	NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 24 2007, Mr. Joseph Benkert, OSD PDASD for Global Security Affairs, and Mr. Ivan Dvorak, Chief of Defense Policy and Strategy Division, Czech Republic, co-chaired the NATO Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) Plenary session. The DGP discussed two Food-For-Thought [...]	2007-06-27 15:16:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PREL PARM
07USNATO451	MEETING OF NATO SPS [...] (U) Summary. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Committee met on March 23, 2007, at NATO Headquarters. The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) met at NATO Headquarters on March 22, 2007. The U.S Representative was Dr. Vigdor L. Teplitz [...]	2007-08-13 15:13:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT MARR NATO PGOV PREL TSPL
07USNATO521	SUBJECT: HLTF: NATO ALLIES ENDORSE U.S. PARALLEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the September 13 HLTF, Allies endorsed the U.S. &Parallel Actions Plan8 as the basis to end the current impasse with Russia on the fulfillment of the remaining Istanbul commitments and ratification of the Adapted CFE Treaty. U.S. HLTF Representative Karin L. Look also successf [...]	2007-09-21 15:59:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO542	REVIEW AND CONCURRENCE OF HQUSEUCOM 1206 PROPOSAL [...] This message requests USNATO support for a HQUSEUCOM 1206 proposal entitled Global Stability Operations Training Capability (GSOTC). This proposal will minimize gaps that impede foreign nation's military forces to perform efficiently in Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW),and particul [...]	2007-10-04 08:01:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSN NATO

07USNATO562	DUTCH BRIEF US, UK, AUSTRALIA ON URUZGAN FORCE GEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. We found Netherlands Ambassador Herman Schaper unfocused and gloomy on October 16 in briefing key RC-S allies on Uruzgan backfill requests. Dutch engagement with its top three target nations has yielded some results, but not nearly enough. Slovakia is expected shortly to confi [...]	2007-10-17 09:13:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL AS UK NO FR LO
07USNATO610	NATO-AFGHANISTAN: PRESSING ALLIES ON ISAF FORCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Given the disappointing results during NATO's November 6-8 Global Force Generation Conference (GFGC),Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) joins me in asking Washington to turn up the political heat on those Allies whom we believe could do more to help fill the International [...]	2007-11-19 13:53:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
07USNATO92	NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 24 January 2007, Mr. Joseph Benkert, OSD PDASD for Global Security Affairs, and Mr. Ivan Dvorak, Chief of Defense Policy and Strategy Division, Czech Republic, co-chaired the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) Plenary session. The DGP discussed policy guidance from t [...]	2007-02-14 11:35:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USUNNEWYORK1072	SIXTH COMMITTEE DEBATE ON THE REPORT OF THE [...] SUMMARY: The Sixth Committee held its debate on the report of the fifty-ninth session of the International Law Commission (ILC) from October 29 through November 6. ILC Chairman Ian Brownlie (UK) attended sessions from October 29 through November 2 to present the ILC report to the Sixth Comm [...]	2007-11-28 13:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1080	BRIEFING ON THE KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL AT THE UN [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: The UN Secretariat hosted a briefing on November 27, 2007 on recent developments concerning the United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT) and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). Larry Johnson, Assistant-Secretary-General for [...]	2007-11-28 16:52:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREF PREL
07USUNNEWYORK1095	NOV 28 ICTY/ICTR UNSC WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] SUMMARY: Members of the UNSC Working Group on Residual Issues concerning the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) met on Nevember 28 to discuss a non-paper prepared by the Chair (Indonesia) on the preparati [...]	2007-11-30 18:43:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREF PREL RW
07USUNNEWYORK1110	CTED DIRECTOR MICHAEL SMITH MAKES INITIAL BRIEFING [...] SUMMARY: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) met November 29 to welcome Michael Smith (Australia),the new Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED). Smith praised CTC's role in UN counter-terrorism efforts, and said the CTC should continue [...]	2007-12-03 13:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREF PREL UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1124	BHUTAN PERM REP COMPLAINT RE TREATMENT DURING [...] USUN received on December 3, 2007, a complaint (text in paragraph 3 below) from the Bhutan Mission to the UN protesting the treatment received by its Ambassador/Permanent Representative at Newark International Airport upon departure by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel and [...]	2007-12-05 19:17:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	OFDP BH UN
07USUNNEWYORK1151	SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE [...] The Security Council, on December 10, unanimously adopted resolution 1787 (text below). The following countries co-sponsored the resolution: Belgium, Congo, France, Italy, Panama, Russia, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The resolution extends the initial period of the Co [...]	2007-12-11 15:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER UNSC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1174	YUGOSLAV AND RWANDA WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS PRESENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) presented their joint paper on residual functions at a December 11 meeting of the Security Council Working Group on Ad Hoc International Tribunals (WG). The main t [...]	2007-12-14 21:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC ICTY ICTR PHUM PREL
07USUNNEWYORK1186	SOUTH AFRICA CRITICIZES 1540 TO UK EXPERT [...] (C) Begin Summary: Nick Low, Head of the Nuclear Issues Section in the United Kingdom's Counter Proliferation Department, recently discussed issues relating to resolution 1540 (2004) with Abdul Minty, Deputy Director General for non-proliferation issues in South Africa's Department of Foreig [...]	2007-12-19 21:05:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK129	EVALUATION OF TERRORIST FACILITATORS/INCITERS [...] (S/NF) UNSC 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee members treated as normal the November 30 joint request by the United States and the United Kingdom to sanction five terrorist facilitators and inciters (TF and I). The Statements of Case demonstrated that these individuals were "associa [...]	2007-02-13 19:18:00	USUN New York	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER KU QA SW NO UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK157	UNFPA SEGMENT OF THE 2007 FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF [...] Summary: The UNDP/UNFPA Joint Executive Board First Regular Session for 2007 took place on January 23-26. Opening the UNFPA segment, UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Obaid announced that UNFPA,s financial situation had achieved record highs in total core income, number of donor countries, and [...]	2007-02-28 15:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KUNR KWMN UNDP UNFPA
07USUNNEWYORK24	CHINA AND RUSSIA VETO UNSC BURMA RESOLUTION [...] On January 12, the Security Council voted 9 - 3 (China, Russia, South Africa) - 3 (Indonesia, Qatar, Congo) on the UNSCR introduced by the United States and co-sponsored by the United Kingdom on the situation in Burma. The negative votes by permanent members China and Russia resulted in defeat [...]	2007-01-13 00:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNSC BM
07USUNNEWYORK3	USUN SURVEYS SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN has surveyed the UN missions of Security Council members for views on the way forward on the Kosovo status process. We found Belgium, Slovakia, and France expecting and supporting eventual Kosovo independence but concerned about how the Security Council could facilitate th [...]	2007-01-05 00:05:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	UNMIK YI PGOV PREL
07USUNNEWYORK470	UNHCHR ARBOUR UNSC BRIEFING ON GREAT LAKES REGION [...] (U) Summary: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Arbour briefed the UN Security Council on her recent mission to the Great Lakes region. Noting she had addressed the Peacebuilding Commission on Burundi the previous day, Arbour focused her remarks on conditions in the Democratic Republic o [...]	2007-06-12 16:35:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	BY CG KAWC KWMN PHUM PREL RW UG XA ZF ZU
07USUNNEWYORK58	SPECIAL POLITICAL MISSIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE [...] 1. This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 13. 2. As reported reftel, the General Assembly (GA) agreed on December 22, 2006 to additional funding for 27 special political missions (SPMs),including the UN missions in Iraq and Afghanistan (A/RES/61/252 Section VII). Howeve [...]	2007-01-25 15:44:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA AORC KUNR PREL
07USUNNEWYORK622	US STRONGLY DEFENDS GEORGIAN RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During Security Council consultations on July 25, Georgia's request to speak in the July 26 meeting on the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) was the subject of intense debate. Russia insisted that Georgia should not participate in the UNOMIG meeting unless Abkhaz de facto [...]	2007-07-28 00:56:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GG UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK626	US STRONGLY DEFENDS GEORGIAN RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During Security Council consultations on July 25, Georgia's request to speak in the July 26 meeting on the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) was the subject of intense debate. Russia insisted that Georgia should not participate in the UNOMIG meeting unless Abkhaz de facto [...]	2007-07-30 20:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GG UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK786	UNGA KEEPS TAIWAN UN MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION OFF [...] (U) Summary: The UN General Assembly met in plenary session September 21 to consider the report of the UN General Committee containing its recommendations for the agenda of the new (62nd) UNGA session which opened September 18. The General Committee had decided not to inscribe the agenda it [...]	2007-09-22 01:00:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA CH TW
07USUNNEWYORK840	UNGA 62 GENERAL DEBATE: SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM, [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from 191 member states spoke during the General Debate of the 62nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) from September 25 through October 3, 2007 and covered many themes in common. On Security Council Reform, many countries called for a more representative Co [...]	2007-10-09 23:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK871	UNGA/C-6:OBSERVER STATUS DRAFT RESOLUTIONS [...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN requests instructions from the Department regarding draft resolutions on observer status in the General Assembly under consideration by the Sixth Committee (paras 2 - 6). Background information on each organization is contained in the UN documents referenced below. The f [...]	2007-10-16 22:18:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK905	UN: PROPOSED LETTER FROM KEY GENEVA GROUP MEMBERS [...] Following the conclusion of the Geneva Group CLM on October 2, 2007, Stephen Pattison (Director, International Security, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom) and Ambassador Mark Wallace consulted, in their capacity as co-chairs as to what deliverable could be produced from the day' [...]	2007-10-23 20:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UN UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK914	UNGA/C-6:ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST A CONVENTION ON [...] During the October 19 debate on diplomatic protection the following delegations addressed the Sixth Committee: Canada (on behalf of CANZ),Norway (on behalf of Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland),Portugal, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Venezuela, China, Poland, Mexico, Germany, Malaysia, Aus [...]	2007-10-24 22:07:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK915	UNGA/C-6:PRAISE FOR THE WORK OF UNCITRAL'S 40TH [...] SUMMARY: The UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) presented the report of its 40th session to the Sixth Committee on October 22. Twenty-seven delegations addressed the Sixth Committee and took note of UNCITRAL's achievements in harmonizing international trade law. Concerning t [...]	2007-10-24 22:17:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNCITRAL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK943	UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN THE FIFTH COMMITTEE - [...] This is a guidance request. See para 3. 2. Summary: The Fifth Committee will hold elections on Friday, November 2, 2007, for the following offices: Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ),Committee on Contributions (CoC),Board of Auditors (BoA),United Nati [...]	2007-11-01 01:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK955	DAVID WALKER WINS INDEPENDENT AUDIT ADVISORY [...] (U) Summary: Fifth Committee elections were held on Friday, November 2, 2007. As reported in ref B, the WEOG positions on the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) and the Independent Audit Advisory Committee (IAAC) were the only contested elections. All other [...]	2007-11-02 19:18:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK968	UNGA: SIXTH COMMITTEE DEBATES ILC ARTICLES ON [...] SUMMARY: During the October 23 Sixth Committee debate, delegations delivered statements on the consideration of prevention of transboundary harm from harmful activities and allocation of loss in the case of such harm, and the responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts. The key [...]	2007-11-07 19:38:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
07VIENNA2407	(S) IRAN'S REFAH BANK CONSIDERING A VIENNA BRANCH [...] (S) On September 12, EconUnit Chief met with Kurt Pribil, the Financial Market Authority's (FMA) Executive Director and FMA Board Member Bernd Traexler to discuss Bank Refah's interest in establishing a branch office in Vienna. Traexler said that he and other FMA officials met with a Bank Ref [...]	2007-09-13 14:40:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	EFIN PREL AU IR
07VIENNA2618	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO USG QUESTIONS ON SEPTEMBER 25 [...] (SBU) Following up on his interim response (ref A) to ref B questions, Markus Zehentner, Deputy Director of the Austrian National Bank's (ANB) Legal Division, contacted EconUnit Chief on October 12. Zehentner maintained that Austria's September 25 notification to the UNSCR regarding payments [...]	2007-10-12 14:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM IR AU
07VILNIUS194	LITHUANIA ON ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 14:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM LH
07VILNIUS244	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) This report contains business-sensitive information. Please protect accordingly. Previous site visit ------------------- 2. (SBU) We visited Helisota Ltd. on October 16, 2006 to conduct a Blue Lantern check for a different application, reporting our results in ref B. Per ref C inst [...]	2007-04-06 11:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC EZ UK LH
07WARSAW2362	WTO/GAMBLING: POLAND LIKELY TO STAY OUT OF THE GAME [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche regarding the WTO dispute settlement proceeding on gambling and betting services to Mieczyslaw Nogaj, Director of the Trade Policy Department at the Polish Ministry of Economy, and to Joanna Katner-Pruszynska, Counselor to the Minister of Economy. She [...]	2007-12-12 15:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTRO PL
07WARSAW538	POLAND: SEVENTH ANNUAL (2007) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 27-31 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Daniel Gedacht (telephone: 48-22- 504-2621, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail GedachtDC@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-04) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one p [...]	2007-03-06 16:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07WARSAW735	Polish e-commerce: Challenges, but Solid Fundamentals. [...] Poland's e-commerce sector appears to be doing well although some challenges remain in the level of internet access, business IT investment, and government e-commerce initiatives. The business-to-consumer segment of the market has already reached 4 billion zloty ($1.4 billion) annually, while [...]	2007-03-26 08:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINT EINV PL
07WELLINGTON191	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 3/2007 [...] (SBU) Following are responses for the Trafficking in Persons report for New Zealand, keyed to reftel: Begin responses: 27. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -- A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally traf [...]	2007-03-02 01:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NZ
07WELLINGTON227	PM Clark Says Visit to Washington is about Cooperation, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During Parliamentary Question time on Wednesday, March 14, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark was bombarded with questions (from Parliamentary friends and foes) regarding her upcoming visit to Washington. Clark was asked about Climate Change, the US Human Rights record at Gu [...]	2007-03-14 05:39:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON36	Scenesetter for A/S McMurray's visit to New Zealand: [...] (SBU) Summary: The upcoming commemoration of the 50th anniversary of U.S. - New Zealand cooperation in Antarctic provides a terrific opportunity to strengthen NZ public understanding of the depth and significance of US-NZ scientific cooperation, an often unrecognized strength in our bilateral [...]	2007-01-10 18:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL SENV PREL PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON489	STATUS OF RECENT NEW ZEALAND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...] (U) SUMMARY: New Zealand remains embroiled in a politically contentious battle over access to medicines and regulatory reform of its pharmaceutical industry. Recent legislation aimed at linking a proposed to create a joint Australia - New Zealand regulatory body (ANZTPA) along with stricter ma [...]	2007-07-05 06:12:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD KIPR PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON766	ACTION REQUEST - RESPONSE TO NEW ZEALAND [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to Darryl Dunn, Director of Middle East and African Affairs at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Mr. Dunn said MFAT was formulating their response and was in the process of doing their internal research and seeking clearances. He said [...]	2007-10-18 04:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP NZ
07WELLINGTON797	WHO SPEAKS FOR MAORI IN NEW ZEALAND? [...] (SBU) Summary. Race relations in politically correct New Zealand remain a sensitive issue. Two different viewpoints on the rights of the indigenous Maori were on display over the weekend of October 27-28 as two minor parties, the Maori Party and the New Zealand First Party held their respecti [...]	2007-11-05 19:03:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NZ
07WELLINGTON847	FONTERRA - NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST COMPANY PLANS TO [...] Note: This is a joint Foreign Agricultural Service and State report. End note. 2. Summary. Fonterra Co-operative Ltd, New Zealand's largest company is beginning a two-year consultation with its farmer shareholders whether to approve a preferred capital restructuring option. If approve [...]	2007-12-07 05:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PREL NZ XV
07YAOUNDE689	CAMEROON SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE TO WORLD [...] (U) In a May 22 diplomatic note, the Government of Cameroon (GRC) announced the candidacy of Mr. Antoine Marie Manga Massina for the post of Director of Tariff and Trade Affairs at the Secretariat of the World Customs Organization (WCO) and requested USG support for his candidacy. This mess [...]	2007-06-01 11:47:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD CM
07YEREVAN44	ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2007 [...] (U) Following is our submission per reftel for the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Armenia. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- Foreign investment in Armenia has steadily increased from USD 70 million in 2001 to USD 297 million as of September 2006, according to data from the National [...]	2007-01-12 12:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AM
07ZAGREB1044	CROATIA 2007 INCSR REPORT - PART II: FINANCIAL CRIMES AND [...] Below is post's submission per reftel of part II of the INCSR on money laundering. 2. Croatia is a middle income transition economy that is neither a financial center nor a venue of choice for money laundering activities. Tourism and services make up the largest portion of GDP. Croatian [...]	2007-11-29 07:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN HR
07ZAGREB46	CROATIA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Summary: Croatia has enjoyed respectable economic growth over the last few years, accompanied by low inflation, a stable exchange rate and growth in the tourism sector. At the same time, the government has undertaken several initiatives aimed at streamlining the bureaucracy in an effort to [...]	2007-01-17 15:40:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC
07ZAGREB996	CROATIA INCSR 2006/2007 - PART ONE [...] (U) Below please find, per reftel request, part one of post's submission for the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Part two on money laundering will be submitted septel. Croatia I. Summary Croatia is not a producer of narcotics. However, narcotics smuggling through th [...]	2007-11-06 09:28:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL KJUS KCRM HR
08ABUDHABI1065	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: UNIQUE SYSTEMS FZE [...] Reftels requested that post conduct a pre-license check at Unique Systems FZE, Sharjah, UAE for re-export licenses D395250; D393603: Orion Inertial Navigation Systems which are controlled under ECCN: 7A103 for Missile Technology and Anti-terrorism reasons. The license applicant is Teledyne TSS [...]	2008-09-22 06:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI1066	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: FUGRO SURVEY MIDDLE EAST [...] Reftel requested that post conduct a pre-license check at end user: Fugro Survey Middle East, Mussafah, Abu Dhabi, UAE for re-export license D395250: Orion Inertial Navigation System which is controlled under ECCN: 7A103 for Missile Technology and Anti-terrorism reasons. The license applicant [...]	2008-09-22 06:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI1424	ABU DHABI MASDAR CITY MAINTAINS CARBON NEUTRAL TARGET [...] (SBU) Summary: Masdar City - a six square kilometer grand experiment backed with $24 billion funding to create the world's first carbon-neutral, zero-waste, renewable energy powered city supporting 25,000 residents and 50,000 commuters - continues to work through many critical issues in its i [...]	2008-12-18 13:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD EAID PGOV KMPI EFIN AE
08ABUDHABI1432	UAE NUCLEAR PLANS [...] (SBU) The United Arab Emirates is rapidly pursuing a civilian nuclear power project that is expected to come online in 2017 and ultimately may include as many as ten nuclear plants valued at over $50 billion. Although the program is being developed by and initially for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi [...]	2008-12-21 09:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO ECON EFIN PGOV AE
08ABUJA107	NIGERIA: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following information is Nigeria's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. Overview -------- With an estimated population of 140 million, Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest domestic [...]	2008-01-17 06:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR NI
08ABUJA1347	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH YAR'ADUA ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 07:53:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EINV MASS MARR NI
08ABUJA1482	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JULY 1-16, 2008 [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of July 1-16 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Elections --National Assembly --Corruption --State and Local Governments --Economic and Business --Oil and Gas --Nige [...]	2008-07-31 06:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET EFIN MOPS PHUM NI
08ABUJA1942	NIGERIA: USG COLLABORATES WITH WORLD BANK & DFID TO ASSIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Sanders met with the Minister of Energy (Gas) Odusina on September 25 and offered U.S. support to assist with implementing the GON's gas policy, master plan, and pricing formula, funded through the Africa Infrastructure Program (AIP) program funded and managed by USAID [...]	2008-10-03 11:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PGOV EAID PREL NI
08ABUJA2295	NIGERIA: CUSTOMS AND STANDARDS ORGANIZATION ENTHUSIASTIC [...] (SBU) Summary. During the USG Intellectual Property Working Group (IPWG) October 27-28 visit to Abuja, Nigeria intellectual property rights officials expressed appreciation for USG technical assistance (TA). While enforcement remains weak, some agencies are enthusiastic to work with the USG t [...]	2008-11-21 11:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR EINV ETRD ECON EAID NI
08ABUJA236	NIGERIA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Although the Federal Republic of Nigeria is not an offshore financial center, Nigeria's large economy is a hub for the trafficking narcotics and other contraband. Nigeria is also a center of criminal financial activity, reportedly for the entire continent. Individuals and criminal organizations [...]	2008-02-05 14:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SNAR KTFN KCRM NI
08ABUJA2526	NIGERIA: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEW MINISTERS [...] (C) Per reftel A, the following is comprehensive biographical information, with comment, on President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's new cabinet. The list is presented in alphabetical order by Ministry. 2. (C) Michael Kaase Aondoakaa -- Attorney General/Minister of Justice. Aondoakaa hails from Be [...]	2008-12-24 14:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON ETRD EAGR EAID NI
08ABUJA404	NIGERIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the annual trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs respond to questions in reftel. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) -- A. Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficked persons. Trafficking also occu [...]	2008-02-29 13:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NI
08ACCRA1475	Ghana: 2009 International Narcotics Control [...] Ghana is not a regional financial center, but due to continuing turmoil in the region, GhanaQs financial sector is likely to become more important regionally as it develops. Most of the money laundering found in Ghana involves narcotics and public corruption. Ghana is a significant transship [...]	2008-11-20 16:04:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN SNAR KCRM KTFN GH
08ACCRA89	GHANA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-16 09:13:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN OPIC USTR
08ADDISABABA2848	ETHIOPIA: TFG PRESIDENT MUST GO, ALL OPTIONS ON [...] (S/NF) Summary. Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Tekeda Alemu told the Ambassador and PolOff on October 14 that Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf must be replaced in order to produce political progress in Somalia. Tekeda said all options were o [...]	2008-10-15 14:47:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
08ADDISABABA852	ELECTION HERALD 6: ANRDF DISENCHANTED WITH [...] (C) Afar National Revolutionary Democratic Front (ANRDF) Chairman Salih Ali Hodele alleged that hundreds of ANRDF candidates for local elections have been dropped from registration sheets by National Electoral Board (NEB) personnel who belong to the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Demo [...]	2008-03-31 10:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
08AITTAIPEI390	MEDIA REACTION: TIBET AND TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 19 on the two presidential candidates' responses to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's comment Tuesday on the demonstrations in Tibet; on the USS Kitty Hawk leaving its home base at Yokosuka, Japan Tuesday and its current w [...]	2008-03-19 09:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI719	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their May 23 news coverage on Beijing's formal and positive response to President Ma Ying-jeou's inaugural speech, on the Cabinet's decision Thursday on fuel and electricity hikes, and on the opening and acceleration of exchanges across [...]	2008-05-23 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08ALGIERS21	SAHRAWI AMBASSADOR: POLISARIO ENERGIZED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the Polisario Ambassador to Algeria, the December 14-20 party congress in Tifariti has provided the Polisario with an injection of energy and confidence moving into the January 8-9 Manhasset negotiations. While the pledge to resume armed struggle against Morocco "has [...]	2008-01-07 14:53:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC PBTS MO WI AG
08AMMAN1159	GOJ RENEWS URGENT REQUEST FOR USG STATEMENT OF [...] (SBU) On April 14 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs transmitted to Post a diplomatic note again urging expeditious USG intervention in the Chalabi case. Text of note follows (PDF of Arabic original sent via email to NEA/ELA). 2. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hashe [...]	2008-04-17 14:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IZ JO
08AMMAN1325	2008 SWANEE HUNT AWARD NOMINATION [...] Per Reftel, post nominates Ms. Basma Amawi, senior Cultural Affairs Specialist at U.S. Embassy Amman. Citation: "For advancing the public role of Jordanian women and helping empower them in the judicial and political spheres. Ms. Amawi undertook sustained, outstanding, and creative use of ex [...]	2008-04-30 13:51:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AMGT APER JO
08AMMAN146	JORDAN 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] Since King Abdullah succeeded to the throne in 1999, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward- oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in the info [...]	2008-01-15 09:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR
08AMMAN2133	JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR JULY 22 VISIT OF CODEL REED [...] (U) Embassy Amman welcomes the visit to Jordan of CODEL Reed. 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) King Abdullah is ap [...]	2008-07-16 13:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV JO
08AMMAN2422	JORDAN NOMINATES TALEB RIFAI FOR SECGEN OF WORLD [...] (U) On August 17, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry informed Post via dipnote of its nomination of Dr. Taleb Rifai for the post of Secretary General of the UN World Tourism Organization. Post's informal translation of dipnote follows. Begin translated text: The Foreign Ministry of the Hashe [...]	2008-08-19 13:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL UNGA JO
08AMMAN2424	JORDANIAN OFFICIALS MEET WITH HAMAS AND THE MUSLIM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Jordanian media outlets have reported in recent weeks that Lieutenant General Mohammad Dahabi, the head of the General Intelligence Department (GID),has held a series of separate meetings with members of the Jordanian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political party [...]	2008-08-19 14:17:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PREL KISL KPAL JO
08AMMAN2453	JORDANIAN FM CONVENES P5 AMBASSADORS ON HARAM [...] (C) Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bashir, in a meeting convoked with less than a day's notice on August 21, convened the P5 Ambassadors in his office to convey Jordan's great concern that Israel was preparing - within the next month - to take unilateral steps to begin construction of a new ascent [...]	2008-08-21 14:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL UNESCO JO IS KWBG
08AMMAN2819	JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 12-14 VISIT OF ISN PDAS [...] (U) Embassy Amman welcomes the October 13-14 visit to Jordan of International Security and Nonproliferation Bureau PDAS McNerney. 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 [...]	2008-10-09 13:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL PGOV JO
08AMMAN3164	JORDAN FEARS IT WILL BEAR BURDEN OF FAILURE (OR [...] (S) Summary and Comment: With some frequency over the past several months the local commentariat has expressed anxiety that Jordan risks becoming the alternative Palestinian homeland, given Palestinian disunity and perceived Israeli and U.S. duplicity. Officials have publicly reaffirmed thei [...]	2008-11-20 13:11:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER KWBG IS JO
08AMMAN3292	JORDAN 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 16:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC JO OREP PGOV PREL
08AMMAN3360	JORDAN: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) In its public statements and security measures, the Government of Jordan continued to place a high priority on its fight against violent extremism in 2008. This occurred against a backdrop of low support among Jordanians for terrorism. The Pew Research Center Global Attitudes survey of 200 [...]	2008-12-23 04:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC JO
08AMMAN391	THE RIGHT OF RETURN: WHAT IT MEANS IN JORDAN [...] (C) Summary: The right of return for Palestinians is one of the issues at the heart of the debate over what it means to be Jordanian. Though our GOJ interlocutors insist that the theoretical option of return remains, they are now more engaged with the issue of compensation, both for individua [...]	2008-02-06 14:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF KPAL JO
08ANKARA1037	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1940	TURKEY RECEPTIVE TO STAFFING UN KOREA COMMAND AND [...] (C) Summary: Turkish General Staff (TGS) told Major General John Weida, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff, UN Command Korea, November 7 that Turkey would participate in planning for the theater-level exercise Key Resolve and would consider sending a Turkish officer to staff the UN Korea Command (Re [...]	2008-11-10 07:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KS TU
08ANKARA1985	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-14 15:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA23	Turkish Exports Boomed in 2007 [...] Summary: Turkish exports reached USD 105.9 billion in 2007, enjoying a 23.5 percent increase from 2006 and surpassing the official target of USD 100 billion. Turkish State Minister for Trade, Kursad Tuzmen, said 2008 exports would continue to be the locomotive for Turkey's economic growth. Th [...]	2008-01-04 15:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
08ANKARA843	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-01 13:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA925	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 14:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA931	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ASHGABAT1153	TURKMENISTAN: REASONS FOR HYDROCARBON SECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A week after President Berdimuhamedov's August 27 decision to shake up Turkmenistan's hydrocarbon leadership, there continues to be much speculation about his reasons for making the changes. All post's sources agree that there are no indications that the Executive Director of t [...]	2008-09-03 13:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET PINR TX
08ASHGABAT1156	TURKMENISTAN: REASONS FOR HYDROCARBON SECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A week after President Berdimuhamedov's August 27 decision to shake up Turkmenistan's hydrocarbon leadership, there continues to be much speculation about his reasons for making the changes. All post's sources agree that there are no indications that the Executive Director of t [...]	2008-09-03 17:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET PINR TX
08ASHGABAT15	TURKMENISTAN 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] (U) Text of Embassy Ashgabat's Investment Climate Statement for 2008 is as follows: BEGIN TEXT OF PART II OF II: RIGHT TO PRIVATE OWNERSHIP AND ESTABLISHMENT Foreign and domestic private entities in Turkmenistan have the right to establish and own business enterprises, though this is as [...]	2008-01-04 11:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR TX
08ASHGABAT286	TURKMENISTAN: MINISTER OF OIL AND GAS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a meeting with U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Regional Director Dan Stein, Minister of Oil and Gas Baymurad Hojamuhamedov enthusiastically welcomed possible USTDA assistance. He expressed parti [...]	2008-02-29 05:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EPET TX
08ASHGABAT454	TURKMENISTAN: IRANIAN AMBASSADOR ALLEGES U.S. [...] (C) During an April 10 reception hosted by the Baku-based Ambassador of Switzerland, Alain Guidetti, who had just presented his credentials to the Government of Turkmenistan, Charge found himself in a group conversation with the Ambassadors of Georgia, the United Kingdom, Tajikistan, and Iran [...]	2008-04-11 07:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET IR RS TX
08ASHGABAT6	TURKMENISTAN 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] (U) Text of Embassy Ashgabat's Investment Climate Statement for 2008 is as follows: BEGIN TEXT: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkmenistan is a relatively large but sparsely inhabited country (about five million) with abundant hydrocarbon resources. The government regularly proclaims [...]	2008-01-02 12:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR TX
08ASHGABAT851	TURKMENISTAN: DASHOGUZ FARMER EXPERIMENTS WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a creative marketing approach, IPC Group has been placing free loaner agricultural equipment in farms managed by an influential farmer, Sadulla Rozmetov, in Dashoguz Province for the last 18 months. While working with private influencers like Rozmetov is good for business, [...]	2008-07-08 08:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAGR EAID SOCI TX
08ASMARA457	FIFTH SUDAN-CHAD CONTACT GROUP MEETING: EDGING [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the September 12 ministerial-level portion of the fifth Sudan-Chad Contact Group (CG) meeting, the foreign ministers of Sudan and Chad had agreed to re-open their respective embassies and exchange ambassadors. However, Chad's commitment to this course of action seemed weak. Th [...]	2008-09-16 13:57:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CD SU ER
08ASTANA2178	KAZAKHSTAN: CIVIL SOCIETY EXPRESSES CONCERNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 30, civil society leaders briefed several Astana-based diplomatic missions on Kazakhstan's progress on its Madrid commitments on democratic reform and on religion legislation pending in parliament. In their view, the government is not going far enough in fulfilling [...]	2008-11-04 11:38:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF KZ
08ASTANA2263	KAZAKHSTAN: BOLASHAK PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR CLAIMS INTEREST [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 13, CAO met with Aida Sagintayeva, president of the Center for International Programs, which is responsible for administering Kazakhstan's "Bolashak" program, through which the government funds up to 3, [...]	2008-11-17 11:28:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SCUL SOCI KPAO KZ
08ASTANA2298	KAZAKHSTAN APPROVES LIMITED FUNDING TO MAINTAIN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph nine. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 5, U.S. and Kazakhstani officials met in Aktau to celebrate the construction of the $3.35 million U.S. government-funded sodium proces [...]	2008-11-24 08:30:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PGOV ENRG MNUC KNNP TRGY UK KZ
08ASTANA2372	KAZAKHSTAN: MFA SEEKS HIGH PROFILE VISIT TO SIGNAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 25, 2008, Econoff met with the Head of the Americas Department at the MFA, Talgat Kaliyev, to deliver a demarche on the proposed development of a Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food (GPAF). Af [...]	2008-11-28 11:00:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ
08ASTANA2398	KAZAKHSTAN: OPPOSITION PARTIES CRITICIZE MADRID LAWS, BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) This is the first in a series of cables analyzing reactions to Kazakhstan's Madrid legislation. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 19, a group of Western diplomats met with leading opposition parties to gather their reactio [...]	2008-12-04 11:15:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KDEM KZ
08ASTANA2449	KARACHAGANAK: KAZAKHSTAN'S UNSUNG SUPERGIANT OIL AND GAS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 2-4, Energy Officer toured the vast Karachaganak oil and gas field near the small town of Aksai (pop. 35,000),40 kilometers from the Russian border in northwestern Kazakhstan. Although less well-know [...]	2008-12-11 03:51:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET EINV RS KZ
08ASTANA433	JAPAN AND UK TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PHYSICAL [...] (SBU) On March 5, PolOff met with embassy representatives from Japan and the United Kingdom to discuss the projects of their countries at the Institute for Nuclear Physics (INP) in Alatau and at the Ulba Metallurgical Plant. Both the U.K. and Japan are focusing on physical protection projects. [...]	2008-03-06 11:06:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP KGIC MCAP KZ

08ASTANA437	EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (FEBRUARY [...] U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher visited Kazakhstan from February 9-11, 2008. On February 11, 2008, Assistant Secretary Boucher met with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and discussed Kazakhstan's 2010 OSCE chairmanship, energy issues, and re [...]	2008-03-07 03:13:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ

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