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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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06PARIS993 UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL PARRIES WITH EXECUTIVE
[...] Summary: On January 19, 2006 the UNESCO Executive Board met for an information meeting with UNESCO Director-General (DG) Matsuura. Members of the Executive Board were invited to submit questions in advance of the meeting. Rather than answer questions directly, the DG read prepared remarks t [...]
2006-02-16 11:02:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL AORC SOCI UNESCO
06PRETORIA4790SOUTH AFRICA'S UN SECURITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
[...] (C) Post-apartheid South Africa begins its first stint as a non-permanent UNSC member on 01 January with an ambitious agenda. The SAG naturally will promote its "Africa agenda" and will seek to keep the Council focused on efforts to resolve the continent's conflicts. But, South Africa also c [...]
2006-11-21 15:54:00Embassy PretoriaSECRET//NOFORNPREL UNSC SF
06RABAT1000MOROCCO: URGING SIGNATURE AND RATIFICATION OF THE
[...] (SBU) On April 27, poloff discussed ref (a) request for countries to sign and ratify the 2005 SUA protocols with MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita. Polcouns followed up with Bourita on May 24. Bourita told Polcouns that the GOM was supportive of the US [...]
2006-05-24 15:43:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT MO
06RABAT1001MOROCCO: TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE UN
[...] (SBU) Polcouns met May 24 with MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita to discuss reftel demarche request on the UN declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples. There is no Embassy of New Zealand or Australia in Morocco. Polcouns left behind non-papers w [...]
2006-05-24 15:55:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MO
06RABAT1011CHINESE AMBASSADOR ON HU VISIT, WESTERN SAHARA,
[...] (C) Summary: During a 75-minute meeting May 22, Chinese Ambassador Cheng Tao downplayed the significance of the April 23-25 visit to Morocco of Chinese President Hu Jintao, noting that the Chinese leadership visits Africa annually. Nevertheless Cheng said Morocco-China relations are good, and [...]
2006-05-25 16:20:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD MO PBTS PGOV PREL
06RABAT1030MOROCCO: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Pol/C delivered reftel demarche regarding Iran to MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita on May 24. Bourita said the demarche was timely as he was departing the following day for the NAM ministerial, accompanying FM Benaissa. 2. (C) Bourita said the [...]
2006-05-30 18:30:00Embassy RabatSECRETPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR MO
06RABAT1032WESTERN SAHARA: GOM SATISFIED WITH HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary: 2. (C) Polcouns called on MFA Director of UN and International Affairs Nasser Bourita May 24 for the GOM perspective on the May 15-18 visit to Morocco and the Western Sahara of the UN Human Rights Commission delegation. The five-person delegation was led by Christophe Girod [...]
2006-05-30 19:06:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT104FY06 BFIF PROPOSAL - MOROCCO
[...] Embassy Rabat seeks to use $11,000 of Business Facilitation Incentive Funds (BFIF) funding to support the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that was implemented on January 1, 2006. This funding leverages funding from the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Morocco. This is the fir [...]
2006-01-20 18:15:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDETRD BEXP MO
06RABAT1041MOROCCO: IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM
[...] (C) Poloff contacted MFA Acting Director of United Nations and International Organizations Sidi Abdelfattah El Kadiri on May 31 to convey reftel USG opposition to Iran's candidacy for the Chairmanship of the Executive Committee of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Poloff also [...]
2006-05-31 14:29:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG IR AORC MO
06RABAT1042SCENESETTER 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 18:49:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON KPAO MO PGOV PREL PTER
06RABAT1050MEETING THE MORCHIDAT
[...] (SBU) Following a flurry of misleading press reports indicating that the recently graduated female Islamic guides (morchidat) would be comparable to male imams, the Moroccan Council of Ulemas issued a fatwa on May 26 confirming Minister of Islamic Affairs' Ahmed Toufiq's statement that indeed [...]
2006-06-01 13:55:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL MO
06RABAT1063INCREASING FOCUS ON PRISON REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: A number of activities are coming together in Morocco to give impetus to prison reform, an area for improvement which is highlighted in the annual human rights report. The Government of Morocco (GOM) through the Ministry of Justice (MOJ),Directorate of Prisons, recognizes the ma [...]
2006-06-02 16:18:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMO PHUM PREL
06RABAT1076GOM 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 22:24:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO PHUM PREL
06RABAT1081GOM 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 22:25:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPBTS PHUM PREL PGOV MO
06RABAT1087WESTERN SAHARA: CORCAS SEEKS US MEDIATION WITH
[...] (C) Summary: During a 90-minute meeting with Ambassador Riley on May 31, President of the Royal Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS) Khalihenna Ould Er Rachid requested US help in starting a dialogue between CORCAS and the Polisario. Khalihenna said he had made informal contacts with the Pol [...]
2006-06-06 10:57:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT1091TUNNELING UNDER: LINKING EUROPE AND AFRICA ACROSS
[...] For decades, the governments of Morocco and Spain have been contemplating a way to connect Europe and Africa through a permanent land link across the Strait of Gibraltar. After a series of feasibility studies spanning more than a quarter century, a mixed Spanish-Moroccan commission determine [...]
2006-06-06 11:49:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDELTN EINV ECON MO
06RABAT1093THE 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 14:28:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNIR PGOV PREL PBTS PINR MO
06RABAT1095MOROCCO: PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IRAQI GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Further to reftels, MFA Director of Arab and Islamic Organizations Hassan Hami contacted Poloff on June 5 to report that during the May 27 Morocco-Kuwait Joint High Committee meeting held in Kuwait FM Benaissa and his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah Al Jaber Al Sabah issued a communique [...]
2006-06-06 15:59:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ MO
06RABAT1097MOROCCO: DEMARCHE FOR PROFESSOR WEDGWOOD'S
[...] Per reftel, poloff delivered diplomatic note number 183 on June 6 to MFA Director of UN and International Organizations Affairs Nasser Bourita requesting GOM support for the Ruth Wedgwood's re-election to the U.N. Human Rights Committee. Poloff also left a copy of Wedgwood's CV. The diploma [...]
2006-06-06 17:11:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC MO
06RABAT1111MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Moroccan economic think tank Centre Marocain de Conjoncture (CMC) is forecasting that the economy will grow by 7.1 percent in 2006, outpacing GOM forecasts of 5.4 percent. The CMC said strong farming output will be the driver behind the growth. The GOM had predicted 5.4 percent growth on th [...]
2006-06-09 07:48:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR KNNP SOCI MO
06RABAT1123THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION: TRANSFORMATIONAL
[...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) The American Bar Association (ABA, reftel A) is a strong partner of the USG as it implements programs relating to the rule of law in Morocco. Funded by both DRL and MEPI, the ABA is effectively and inventively [...]
2006-06-10 15:27:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV MO
06RABAT1137WESTERN SAHARA: WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TINDOUF?
[...] (SBU) Two Sahrawi tribal leaders, Sheikh Abdi Salama Nafaa of Laayoune and Idrissi Belali from Smara, previously unknown to the embassy, called on Polcouns June 9 to seek US support for what they alleged were injustices being committed against members of the Rgiubat tribe, subgroup Layeshi (p [...]
2006-06-12 18:42:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKPKO MO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT1138 Western Sahara: Moroccan University Hosts Conference on
[...] The Faculty of Law, Economy and Social Sciences at Hassan I University in Settat, two hours' drive from Rabat, organized on May 31 and June 1 a conference entitled "What Type of Autonomy for the Southern Provinces?" University President Mohamed Rahj opened the conference, noting that the eve [...]
2006-06-13 07:41:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PBTS PGOV PREL MO
06RABAT115GOM'S TOUGH MESSAGE TO IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy FM Taieb Fassi Fihri told the Ambassador January 19 that Iranian Envoy Musavi would visit Morocco January 20 but would not be received by the King. Morocco would listen to Musavi but would express concern over Iranian behavior and warn Iran not to take advantage of turmoi [...]
2006-01-24 14:48:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKNNP MO PGOV PREL
06RABAT1151MOROCCO: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel demarche regarding U.S. priorities and concerns at the UN Human Rights Council on June 13 with MFA Director for UN and International Organizations Nasser Bourita. Bourita agreed largely with the US position, emphasizing that the first session of the Council should [...]
2006-06-14 09:14:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL
06RABAT1159SAHRAWI ACTIVIST DISCUSSES CORCAS AND OTHER ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: On June 6, Brahim Dahane, president of the Sahrawi Association of Victims of Grave Human Rights Violations Committed by the State of Morocco (ASVDDH),met with Poloffs. Dahane traveled to Rabat to discuss the current situation in the Western Sahara, particularly in Laayoune, a [...]
2006-06-14 18:35:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPBTS PGOV PHUM MO
06RABAT117WESTERN SAHARA: FASSI FIHRI ON JANUARY 18
[...] (C) During a January 19 meeting covering UN reform (septel) and Iran (Ref A),Deputy FM Fassi Fihri raised the Western Sahara, noting that he was "surprised" by remarks attributed to Ambassador Bolton at the Security Council's closed door briefing on the Western Sahara on January 18 "blaming" [...]
2006-01-24 15:12:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKPKO MO PBTS PGOV PREL
06RABAT1184COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. KROTOSKI
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for Dr. Danuta Krotoski, Health Scientist Administrator, national Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH to travel to Rabat, Morocco, June 17-22, 2006 for the purpose of meeting with Health Officials. 2. Post understands that [...]
2006-06-16 14:14:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MO
06RABAT1185COUNTRY CLEARANCE AMENDMENT FOR JOSEPH MULINARE
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for Joseph Mulinare to travel to Rabat, Morocco, June 18-30, 2006 for the purpose of providing technical assistance to the nutrition program with a particular focus on issues related to birth defects and the impact of flour fortification. [...]
2006-06-16 14:21:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MO
06RABAT1190MOROCCO: JUNE 19-21 OIC MINISTERIAL MEETING IN BAKU
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche regarding Iran and a possible OIC resolution on the right of nations to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes on June 16 to MFA Chief of the Division of Arab and Islamic Organizations Hassan Hami. Hami noted that MFA Director General for Multilatera [...]
2006-06-16 15:17:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL IR MO
06RABAT1196MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION BRIEFS PRIME
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 16, Prime Minister Driss Jettou met with Ambassador Riley and the visiting team from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to discuss the results of the MCC team's recent meetings with the Government of Morocco's (GOM) Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) team. The [...]
2006-06-19 18:40:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON SOCI KMCA MO
06RABAT1206COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA DAS GORDON GRAY
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for NEA DAS Gordon Gray to travel to Rabat, Morocco, June 28-30, 2006 for the purpose of meeting with government officials. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Cherie Lenzen who can be reached at: Phone: (212) 37-76-22-65 [...]
2006-06-20 15:16:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MO
06RABAT1211MOROCCO: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL -- ANTICIPATED
[...] (C) Charge discussed ref(a) demarche regarding USG concerns and priorities for the inaugural session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on June 20 with MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale. MFA Director of UN and International Affairs Nasser Bourita accompanied Hilale. Charge emphasized the i [...]
2006-06-20 17:06:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MO
06RABAT1218WESTERN SAHARA: BASTAGLI URGES CONTINUATION OF CBMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 16 meeting with the Ambassador, Special Representative for the Secretary General (SRSG) for Western Sahara Francesco Bastagli urged the Embassy to encourage Morocco to accept a revised list of scheduled flights to restart the suspended family visits program. Basta [...]
2006-06-21 17:18:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKPKO PBTS PHUM PREL MO
06RABAT1242MOROCCO ASKS FOR SUPPORT IN ITU
[...] On June 21 post received diplomatic note number 2443 dated June 21, 2006, requesting USG support for Morocco's candidacy for re-election to the Council of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) during the elections that will take place during the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Tu [...]
2006-06-26 15:32:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECPS PREL MO
06RABAT1249COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MR. BRYAN BANDONG
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for Mr. Bryan Bandong of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, to travel to Rabat, Morocco, June 30 - July 9, 2006 for the purpose of meetings with officials of the National Center for Energy, Science and Nuclear Technology of Morocco. [...]
2006-06-27 12:18:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MO
06RABAT1251UPDATED COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for MCC travelers listed in reftel to travel to Morocco June 25 to July 14, 2006 for the purpose of conducting site visits and meetings with local officials. 2. Post has made transportation arrangements and hotel reservations at the Sofite [...]
2006-06-28 13:42:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MO
06RABAT1254MOROCCO EURATOM NOTIFICATION
[...] On June 28 Post received a letter signed by Khalid El Mediouri, Director General of the National Center for Energy, Sciences and Nuclear Techniques (CNESTEN),confirming that the transferred nuclear material described in reftel will be used for peaceful purposes and will be subject to the term [...]
2006-06-28 15:58:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP KSCA TRGY MO
06RABAT1266MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Moroccan trade with its Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) partners - Algeria, Libya, Mauritania and Tunisia - reached $686 million in 2005, nearly double the previous year but still only a fraction of Morocco's total trade. Moroccan imports from the AMU totaled $550 million, up from $330 million in 2 [...]
2006-06-29 17:10:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAIR EINV SOCI MO
06RABAT1267MOROCCO ACCEPTS USG S&T PROPOSAL
[...] Post received diplomatic note number 2155 dated June 29, 2006, in which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs accepts the USG proposal submitted on June 6, 2006, for Art. VIII, paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Agreement between the United States and Morocco on Science and Technology Cooperation. The note [...]
2006-06-29 17:15:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL KSCA KTIA EAID MO
06RABAT1272PJD LETTER CONDEMNING ISRAELI ACTIONS IN GAZA
[...] (C) At the conclusion of a meeting with political party members on June 29, Lahcen Daoudi, a member of the general secretariat of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) and SIPDIS vice president of the Chamber of Representatives of the parliament, passed the following letter addressed to [...]
2006-07-03 10:52:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM MO
06RABAT1276POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS DISCUSS THE 2007 ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: On June 29, five political party leaders gathered to discuss the 2007 elections with the Ambassador, DCM and visiting NEA DAS Gordon Gray. The five leaders represented the Istiqlal, Justice and Development (PJD),Progress and Socialism (PPS),Socialist Union of Popular Forces [...]
2006-07-03 13:20:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM MO
06RABAT1280DAS GRAY DISCUSSES WESTERN SAHARA WITH FASSI FIHRI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 29 meeting with DAS Gray, Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs Taieb Fassi Fihri provided a frank discussion on the Western Sahara and Morocco's path to an autonomy plan. Commenting on future activities for CORCAS, Fassi Fihri explained that starting in July Presi [...]
2006-07-03 16:52:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT1283MOROCCO: ENGAGING MED DIALOGUE COUNTRIES ON NATO'S
[...] (C) Poloff met July 3 with MFA Bilateral Affairs officer Karim Halim to deliver reftel talking points on engaging Mediterranean Dialogue countries on NATO's Middle East Security Cooperation Center. Poloff stressed the July 5 NAC plus 7 meeting as an opportunity for Morocco to provide its vie [...]
2006-07-03 18:01:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR MO
06RABAT1284DAS GRAY MEETS SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ARAB
[...] (C) Summary. On June 29, DAS Gordon Gray and Ambassador Riley discussed the revitalization of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) with the organization's Secretary General Al Habib bin Yahia. Bin Yahia shared a number of ways he is trying to reinvigorate the AMU after many years of lackluster resul [...]
2006-07-05 08:21:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER PBTS PGOV MO
06RABAT1285DAS GRAY DISCUSSES GAZA EVENTS AND LIBYAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting June 29 with visiting DAS Gordon Gray, Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs Taieb Fassi Fihri expressed Morocco's concern over recent events in Gaza, explaining that Israeli actions were "too strong and extreme" and have complicated Morocco's position. Fassi Fihri [...]
2006-07-05 08:25:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM MO
06RABAT1299ROMANIAN AMBASSADOR TO MOROCCO EXPLAINS POSITION
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Ambassador July 5 received Romanian Ambassador to Morocco Vasile Popovici, who had requested an urgent meeting to discuss Romania's position on its troops in Iraq. Reaffirming Romania's commitment to the coal [...]
2006-07-06 16:21:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MO
06RABAT13Family Code Implementation: Are Judges Resisting
[...] The Casablanca Regional Bureau of the Hassanian Judges' Association organized a December 15 meeting between female parliamentarians and judges entitled "Judges and the Application of the Moudawana (family code)." The meeting was also attended by members of civil society and human rights acti [...]
2006-01-04 14:50:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKMPI PHUM PREL PGOV MO
06RABAT1309COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OES/STC R. SENSENEY
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for Robert Senseney to travel to Rabat, Morocco, July 13-22, 2006 for the purpose of meeting with government officials regarding the US-Morocco Science and Technology agreement. 2. Per reftel hotel reservations have been made at the Tour H [...]
2006-07-11 11:39:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MO
06RABAT1319REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON OHCHR FIELD PRESENCE
[...] This cable is in response to the request in Ref A on the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). 2. The information on Morocco contained in Ref A is inaccurate now. The National Human Rights Documentation, Information and Training Center still exists, but [...]
2006-07-11 14:21:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MO
06RABAT132IRAN: CODEL DUNCAN WEIGHS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 25, Codel Duncan, visiting Morocco January 24-26, stressed to Deputy FM Fassi Fihri US concerns with Iran's development of a nuclear program and encouraged Morocco to put its weight behind US and European efforts to reign in the Iranians within the framework of the UNS [...]
2006-01-25 15:52:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL MO PGOV
06RABAT1329AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ROYAL ADVISOR MEZIANE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Building on his early 2005 meeting, Ambassador met July 11 with Palace Advisor Meziane Belfqih to discuss his views on US-Moroccan relations, recent GOM crackdowns on Justice and Charity Organization (JCO) activities, and the 2007 parliamentary elections. Belfqih said his March [...]
2006-07-12 17:06:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ETRD KDEM MO
06RABAT133DEPUTY FM ON UN REFORM
[...] (C) As instructed reftels, Ambassador called on Moroccan Deputy FM Taieb Fassi Fihri on January 19 to seek Moroccan support for US goals on UN reform. The Ambassador underlined that UN reform was an important issue for the US, and he was raising the issue at a senior level on instruction from [...]
2006-01-25 15:54:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PGOV PREL
06RABAT1344MEPI SMALL GRANTS REPORT FOR AMCHAM MOROCCO
[...] The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) website has effectively addressed private sector demand both in Morocco and in the U.S. for greater information sharing on the provisions of the agreement. In 2004, the site logged over 1.3 million hits, representing 13,522 [...]
2006-07-14 18:10:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAID KMPI MO
06RABAT1350MOROCCO: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES
[...] (U) Post delivered July 17 reftel demarche via diplomatic note #248 to the office of MFA Director of American Affairs Salaheddine Tazi, per the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' request. MFA North American Affairs Division Chief Wassane Zailachi pledged to pass the White House Statement and USG r [...]
2006-07-17 12:06:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP KN MO
06RABAT1358PJD AND HAMAS: MOROCCAN POLITICAL PARTY SUPPORTS
[...] (U) Summary: Morocco's largest Islamist political party, the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) (Ref A),could win up to 46 percent of the votes in the 2007 legislative elections, according to results from a hypothetical vote question in a poll conducted by the International Republican I [...]
2006-07-17 17:07:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PINR MO
06RABAT1372TFLE01: MFA VIEWS ON LEBANON, GAZA AND THE ARAB
[...] (C) Summary: On July 17, Charge met with Ambassador Mohamed Azeroual, Director General of Multilateral Relations and Global Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss the Arab League meeting held in Cairo over the weekend and recent events in Lebanon. Azeroual views the [...]
2006-07-19 17:32:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MO
06RABAT1373COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA/GSFC: DAVILA,
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for Drs. Joseph Davila and Barbara Thompson from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Dr. Umran Inan from Stanford University to travel to Rabat, Morocco between July 26 and July 29, for the purpose of installing very low fr [...]
2006-07-20 12:03:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC MO OTRA SENV TSPA
06RABAT1374MINISTRY OF INTERIOR'S SECRET PLAN FOR MOROCCO'S
[...] (U) Summary: French language weekly, Le Journal Hebdomaire (July 15),reported on the Moroccan Ministry of Interior (MOI)'s projections on the 2007 legislative elections. The projections confirmed the preeminence of the Islamist Party of Justice and Development (PJD),the strong position of [...]
2006-07-20 14:45:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR MO
06RABAT1377MOROCCAN IMAMS TO RECEIVE EDUCATION IN SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
[...] Summary: Moroccan Imams will begin receiving awareness training as part of the GOM's fight against HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) beginning in Sept 2006. The voluntary training represents a joint initiative by the Ministries of Islamic Affairs (MIA) and Health (MOH),and co [...]
2006-07-20 16:29:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV KISL PHUM PGOV MO
06RABAT1378COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USPTO: POGODA AND
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to US Patent and Trademark Office Attorney, Darren Pogoda and US District Judge James Rosenbaum to travel to Rabat, Morocco, July 22-25, 2006 to organize and host the USPTO-Middle East Partnership Initiative two day conference on Intellectual [...]
2006-07-20 17:00:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA MO
06RABAT1380COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MICHAEL ZOLENSKY
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to Michael Zolensky from NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) to travel to Casablanca, Morocco, August 1-6, 2006 to attend the workshop - Desert Meteorites- recovery, documentation of meteorites, funds and future prospects of research. 2. Pos [...]
2006-07-21 10:07:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA MO
06RABAT1392MISSION PLAN FOR ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC REFORMS IN
[...] (U) Per ref A Action Request, Post submits the following quarterly assessment of its Democratic Reform Strategy as outlined in ref B. Our report is keyed to the Milestones (M) and Tactics (T) outlined in our strategy and provides an update through June 30, 2006. Update narratives contain both [...]
2006-07-21 19:07:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID ECON KDEM PGOV SCUL KMPI MO
06RABAT1394WESTERN SAHARA: GOM DEMARCHE ON FAMILY VISITS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 18, Charge attended a meeting convened by MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale to explain the GOM position on the stalled family visit confidence building measures CBMs in the Western Sahara. Hilale stressed the GOM's continued support for the family visits, said the GOM is [...]
2006-07-24 08:55:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPBTS PHUM PREL MO
06RABAT1405WESTERN SAHARA: GOM ON USE OF MOROCCAN PASSPORTS
[...] (C) Poloffs met July 25 with Nasser Bourita, MFA Director of UN and International Organizations, to discuss the GOM position that Sahrawis from the Western Sahara who participate in potential non-political seminars in the future should travel on Moroccan passports. Reiterating comments made [...]
2006-07-25 17:33:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPBTS PHUM PREL MO
06RABAT1407COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MATTHEW SZYMANSKI,
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to Matthew Szymanski, Chief of Staff, House Small Business Committee, Sean Deverey, Professional Staff, House Small Business Committee, and Brian Jaskot Professional Staff, House Small Business Committee to travel to Casablanca and Rabat, Mor [...]
2006-07-26 08:36:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MO
06RABAT1412SUMMER UNIVERSITY EVALUATES REFORMS IN MOROCCO
[...] (U) Summary: From July 13 to 15 the Moroccan Center for Social Studies organized a summer university, i.e., a conference, in Tetouan to discuss and assess the reform process. Polfsn political specialist attended the conference. The participants, who were university professors, political ana [...]
2006-07-26 11:44:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MO
06RABAT1414MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR ON THE ELECTORAL CODE AND
[...] (C) Summary: On July 24, Ambassador met with Chakib Benmoussa, the Minister of the Interior for an exchange of views on current issues, including the electoral code under consideration, GOM action vis-a-vis the Justice and Charity Organization (JCO; reftels B, C) and liaison with the Mission [...]
2006-07-26 12:39:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM MO
06RABAT1415ELECTIONS ISSUES ATTRACTING ATTENTION IN THE PRESS
[...] (U) Summary: The 2007 legislative elections are getting increasing coverage in Moroccan press outlets. French-language dailies, Le Matin and Liberation, both published articles on the threat "political nomadism" presents to democracy and how the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) Party [...]
2006-07-26 12:39:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR MO
06RABAT1427DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMENDING THE 505 AGREEMENT
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Poloffs met July 27 with MFA Bilateral Affairs and Counterterrorism officer Karim Halim to encourage the Government of Morocco (GOM) to replace its existing 505 agreement with the text of a new [...]
2006-07-27 17:04:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA MARR MASS PGOV MO XA
06RABAT1429HHS/CDC COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DAVID BULL
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to David Bull to travel to Rabat, Morocco, August 1-5, 2006 for the purpose of providing guidance to Morocco Ministry of Health officials in pandemic influenza planning. 2. Post understands that the traveler is staying at the Sofitel and r [...]
2006-07-28 09:56:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA
06RABAT1430TETOUAN'S SUMMER UNIVERSITY: PERSPECTIVES ON IMAGE
[...] (U) Summary: The Tetouan summer university (conference),held July 13 through 15, focused on reforms in Morocco and was attended by a variety of students, professors, and civil society representatives. Polfsn political specialist also attended the conference. This cable summarizes the vie [...]
2006-07-28 10:41:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL MO
06RABAT1456COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR ZALMAY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-31 16:49:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALJO TU IZ AMGT OTRA ASEC FR MO
06RABAT1457IREX BRIEF TO THE MFA
[...] (C) Summary: The PAO and IO met with Wassane Zailachi, Director of the North American, Mexico and Central America division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on July 26. The meeting included a discussion of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)-funded IREX regional project, sc [...]
2006-07-31 16:51:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KPAO MO
06RABAT1458THE 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 16:57:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL MO
06RABAT1470THE MFA DISCUSSES LEBANON
[...] (C) Summary: On August 1, Taieb Fassi Fihri, Minister Delegate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),requested a meeting with the Ambassador. Ambassador and Fassi Fihri met for more than two hours and discussed the Western Sahara (septel) and recent events in Lebanon, particularly the [...]
2006-08-01 18:32:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMO PGOV PHUM
06RABAT1471 MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO
[...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from April 1-June 30. Activities included visits by representatives from MEPI Washington, the Ambassador's visit to Oujda, his meeting with the International Republican Institute (IRI),judicial reform, a regional confer [...]
2006-08-02 07:56:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV KMPI MO
06RABAT1481TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMACY: THE GOM AND POLITICAL
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador, accompanied by Sarah Johnson, resident country director of the International Republican Institute (IRI),and Emboffs met with Abdelaziz Meziane Belfkih, one of the king's advisors, [...]
2006-08-04 10:07:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MO
06RABAT1483NDI: UNCLE SAM WANTS TO "EDUCATE" MOROCCAN
[...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: French-language daily, l'Economiste (August 1),published an article about the "American-Canadian" National Democratic Institute (NDI),entitled "An NGO to 'educate' the parties." The article, which in [...]
2006-08-04 12:06:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR MO
06RABAT1497DEPUTY MINISTER FASSI FIHRI MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary: On August 3, Taieb Fassi Fihri, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),met with Ambassador Riley and the US Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, for a courtesy call. Ambassador Khalilzad was in Morocco for other meetings with UAE officials. The conversat [...]
2006-08-08 11:24:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM PBTS MO
06RABAT1504TERRORIST CELL DISMANTLED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 7, THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR (MOI) ISSUED A COMMUNIQU THAT THE MOROCCAN GENERAL TERRITORIAL SECURITY SERVICES (DGST) DISMANTLED A TERRORIST CELL COMPRISED OF 44 INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE PREPARING TO OPERATE IN MOROCCO. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) ACCORDING TO THE MOI, TH [...]
2006-08-08 16:41:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL MO
06RABAT1506JUSTICE AND INTERIOR MINISTRIES COLLABORATE ON
[...] (U) On August 4, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) signed a joint communique expressing their determination to counter any violation of the legal conditions of the upcoming Upper House parliamentary elections, as reported in all major media outlets. The ele [...]
2006-08-08 17:15:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL MO
06RABAT151LIBERALIZATION OF MOROCCO'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR
[...] SUMMARY: Morocco is opening its electricity sector to private operators, eliminating restrictions on who can generate and sell electricity to whom, and at what price. Private producers will be able to sell power to any client - including in Europe - through an electrical interconnection with [...]
2006-01-30 13:57:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON SENV MO
06RABAT1514REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate who is designated to attend the University of California Institute on GCC from August 20-24, 2006. Rank: Commissaire Name: NIFAOUI, Mohamed DOB: 22, Februa [...]
2006-08-10 08:55:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1535UNHCR ENCOURAGES REFUGEE SELF-RELIANCE AND GOM
[...] (C) Summary: On August 10, A/Polcouns met with Johannes van der Klaauw, head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR) office in Rabat to discuss the July 24 to 27 sit-ins in front of his office and recent developments relating to the Western Sahara. Van der Klaauw empha [...]
2006-08-14 15:40:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPBTS PGOV PREL MO
06RABAT15402006 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 09:43:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINR PHUM PREL MO
06RABAT1552PRESSING FOR CLARIFICATION OF MOROCCO'S
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action request; Commercial and Econ Counselors called on Ahmed Maani, Acting Director of International Cooperation of the Moroccan Customs Administration on August 10 to review the status of two recent cases where U.S. imports have been denied preferential entry into Morocco [...]
2006-08-17 09:14:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BEXP MO
06RABAT1558REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate who is designated to attend the Supply Officers course at Naval Supply Corps, Athens, GA from September 13 - November 18, 2006 Rank: O-4 Name: EL ARABI, Abdel [...]
2006-08-17 11:53:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1559REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate who is designated to attend the Advanced Management Program at Ft. McNair, Washington DC from September 9 to December 15, 2006 Rank: O-4 Name: BENKHADDA, Hass [...]
2006-08-17 11:54:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1560REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate who is designated to attend the USMC C4 Planner Course at Quantico, VA 8/31/06-11/21/06 Rank: O-3 Name: AMINE, Karim DOB: May 13, 1975 POB: Casablanca, Moroc [...]
2006-08-17 11:55:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1564MINISTER DELEGATE DISCUSSES LEBANON AFTER UNSC 1701
[...] (SBU) On August 16, both Arabic and French language newspapers said that the Lebanese government announced that Turkey, Indonesia, Italy, Spain, Malaysia and Morocco would be sending troops. On August 17, Foreign Minister Benaissa was quoted in the French-language newspapers as saying: "The [...]
2006-08-17 16:43:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL IS LE MO
06RABAT1567REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate who is designated to attend the Senior Executive Seminar 06-6 at Garmish, Germany from August 25-September 8, 2006 Rank: O-6 (Commandant of the Gendarmerie) N [...]
2006-08-18 15:50:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1569TRANSFER OF TWO MOROCCAN NATIONALS FROM GUANTANAMO
[...] (S) Ambassador contacted Taieb Fassi Fihri, Minister Delegate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on August 18 to determine the status of his request regarding the Moroccan prisoners Mohamed Al Ahmed Rachidi (ISN 5590) and Muhammed Ben Moujan (ISN 160) being transferred to Morocco betwe [...]
2006-08-18 16:34:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPINS PREL PTER MO
06RABAT1574KING AND PEOPLE'S REVOLUTION DAY SPEECH
[...] (U) Summary: On August 21, Morocco celebrated the fifty-third anniversary of the "Revolution of the King and the People Day." The king's speech underlined the significance of citizens uniting to "build a modern Morocco and turn the country into a highly motivated, enterprising and dedicate [...]
2006-08-22 15:01:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MO
06RABAT1576MOROCCO-EU FISHING AGREEMENT SPARKS CONTROVERSY
[...] (U) Summary: The new Morocco-EU fishing agreement was signed in Brussels on July 26, 2006, but must still be ratified by the Moroccan Parliament before taking effect. Ratification is expected to occur when Parliament reconvenes in October 2006, with implementation by early 2007. The agreeme [...]
2006-08-22 15:45:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALEFIS MO PBTS PGOV
06RABAT1577MODERNIZING MOROCCO'S CAPITAL
[...] (SBU) Summary; Lemghari Essakl, General Manager of the Agency for Bouregreg Valley Development, called on Ambassador on August 9 to outline the Government of Morocco's ambitious plans for the development and revitalization of the valley separating Rabat and its neighboring city of Sale. Noting [...]
2006-08-22 16:11:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV MO
06RABAT1579A TERRORIST PLOT: EXPOSURE AND DISCUSSION
[...] (C) Summary: On August 8, security forces reported in the press that forty-four (44) suspected terrorists were arrested in July and accused of preparing to conduct terrorist attacks. Five of the arrested are Moroccan soldiers specializing in explosives. The terrorists have been widely critic [...]
2006-08-23 15:59:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL PINR MO
06RABAT1587DEMARCHE REQUEST ON U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT HUMAN
[...] (C) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to Abdelfetah Kadiri, assistant to the Director of United Nations and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 24. Kadiri noted that Morocco did pass the resolutions and that this decision was made because of the conflict [...]
2006-08-24 11:53:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNHRC MO
06RABAT159NIH SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT WITH MOROCCO
[...] SUMMARY: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Elias Zerhouni visited Morocco January 23-24 to meet GOM health authorities and explore opportunities for U.S.-Morocco cooperation in the field of public health and biomedical research. During his Jan. 23 meeting with the Minister of Heal [...]
2006-01-30 16:52:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON TBIO MO
06RABAT1598DEMARCHE: DONORS' ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-25 16:34:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL LE SW MO
06RABAT1617MOROCCO: CANCELLATION OF FLIGHT TRANSPORTING TWO
[...] (C) On August 29, Poloffs delivered reftel points to MFA Bilateral Affairs and Counterterrorism officer Karim Halim, formally notifying the GOM of the cancellation of the proposed flight that would have included two Moroccan national NLECs from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Morocco and several othe [...]
2006-08-30 15:48:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PINR MO
06RABAT1618MOROCCO: FYO6 SECTION 1206 PROGRAMS
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Poloffs met August 29 with MFA Bilateral Affairs and Counterterrorism officer Karim Halim to inform the Government of Morocco (GOM) of the likely provision of a combined $6,200,000 for Algeria [...]
2006-08-30 15:48:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMAS PARM PREL MO
06RABAT1621 SHEIKH QARADAWI VISITS MOROCCO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sheikh Youssef Qaradawi, the popular Egyptian cleric, visited Morocco in late August. A guest of the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD),the Sheikh addressed several large gatherings of Moroccan youth, lambasting the U.S. and Israel and calling for a boycott of Americ [...]
2006-08-31 15:37:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMO PGOV KISL
06RABAT1624CONSULTATIONS ON NUCLEAR FUEL SUPPLY ASSURANCES
[...] (C) EconOff met with Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on August 31 to discuss reftel. Bourita was well familiar with the initiative and had a copy of the concept paper. Bourita remarked that the US should not expect a [...]
2006-09-01 09:42:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM
06RABAT1631MOROCCAN MFA OFFERS OFFICIAL VERSION OF TERROR
[...] (C) Summary: A senior MFA official invited in the Ambassador on September 1 to give him the GOM's formal version of the ongoing investigation of the Ansar El-Mahdi terrorist cell. Most of the briefing consisted of a summary of basic facts of the case already in the public domain. The officia [...]
2006-09-01 18:44:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER KISL MO
06RABAT1632MOROCCO TIGHTENS AIRPORT SECURITY
[...] (C) The arrest of four women, two married to pilots of the national carrier Royal Air Maroc, has resulted in increased security measures at all Moroccan airports. The women were arrested for involvement in the Ansar Al Mahdi terrorist cell, initially broken-up by Moroccan security forces on [...]
2006-09-01 18:46:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALEAIR MO PINR PTER
06RABAT1635DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN ADVANCE OF ARAB LEAGUE
[...] (C) A/Polcouns met on September 4 with Hassan Hami, Director of the Office of Arab and International Organizations Affairs at the Moroccan Foreign Ministry, to urge that the GOM use the occasion of the Arab League meeting in Cairo to press for implementation of UNSCR 1701, to support the trans [...]
2006-09-05 13:43:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL IS LE MO
06RABAT1640COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NIH/FIC DR. HARFORD
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to Dr. Joe Harford, Director, Office of International Affairs, National Cancer Institute (NCI),NIH to travel to Casablanca, Morocco, September 14-17, 2006 to participate in a Conference on Cervical Cancer. 2. Point of contact for the vis [...]
2006-09-05 16:11:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KSCA TBIO MO
06RABAT1641PARLIAMENT: UPPER HOUSE ELECTIONS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 8
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On September 8, Morocco will hold indirect elections for 90 of the 270 seats in the Chamber of Councilors, the upper house of parliament. The official campaign period started September 1 and runs [...]
2006-09-05 16:42:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MO
06RABAT1643FURTHER ON MOROCCO'S NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANS
[...] (C) Summary: Economic and Commercial Counselors called on National Electricity Office (ONE) Chairman Younes Maamur on August 18 in Casablanca to learn more about ONE's plans to develop nuclear energy to help meet Morocco's burgeoning demand for electricity, a program in which he had earlier t [...]
2006-09-06 10:56:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON SENV MO
06RABAT1652STAFFDEL BIXBY'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER JETTOU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Driss Jettou told Staffdel Bixby in an August 30 meeting that Morocco deeply appreciates the United States' decision to enlist in aiding its economic development through the Millennium Challenge Account," and that it is essential that "America help Morocco succeed. [...]
2006-09-06 17:38:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EAID MO
06RABAT1676COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] Embassy Rabat warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Brian Levy, Magda Ismail, Steven Clarke, David Picha, Herve Plusquellec and Samuel Hobbs, of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to travel to Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech, Ourzazate, and Fes, Morocco September 13 - October 8, [...]
2006-09-08 17:01:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA KPAO AFIN EAID ECON OTRA
06RABAT1677DONOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IN MOROCCO
[...] (U) This is the third part of a three part series on international donor activities in Morocco. Part 1 (ref A) covered the World Bank while part 2 (ref B) discussed the European Union's Barcelona Process. 2. (U) Summary. A wide variety of international donor organizations are present in [...]
2006-09-08 17:09:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN KMCA MO
06RABAT1678URGING MOROCCO TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THE WESTERN
[...] (S) On September 8, Ambassador delivered reftel talking points on the Western Sahara to Taieb Fassi Fihri, Minister-Delegate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff accompanied Ambassador as note taker. Fassi Fihri indicated that he had already spoken with Moroccan Ambassador Mekouar fo [...]
2006-09-08 17:16:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV WI AG PBTS MO
06RABAT1697MOROCCO: NOTICE OF SECOND ROUND OF GUANTANAMO
[...] (C) Poloffs met September 11 with MFA Bilateral Affairs and Counterterrorism Officer Karim Halim to notify the GOM of the start of the second round of Administrative Review Board (ARB) proceedings (reftel),which will include consideration of the cases of Moroccan nationals Ahmad Abdullah Al-W [...]
2006-09-12 11:42:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER PINR PREL KAWC MO
06RABAT1706PUTIN VISIT ACCENTUATES BILATERAL COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Russian President Putin's 18-hour visit to Morocco September 6-7 emphasized economic and commercial ties between the two countries, with the signature of cooperation agreements in fields ranging from fisheries to tourism, culture, and communications. Putin was accompanied by 50 [...]
2006-09-13 17:26:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON RU MO
06RABAT171MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Maroc Telecom's 2005 fourth quarter revenue was up 18 percent over the previous year to $574 million, mostly resulting from the strength of its mobile phone division. The company's mobile phone customer base grew 38 percent during 2005 to 8.8 million. An increase in ADSL internet lines to 24 [...]
2006-02-02 14:29:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EPCS ENRG EAIR KFLU MO
06RABAT1718UPPER HOUSE ELECTIONS LEAVE ESTABLISHMENT INTACT
[...] (C) Summary: Traditional establishment parties prevailed on September 8 in the race for one-third of the seats in the Chamber of Councilors, Morocco's upper house of parliament. The Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) failed to gain any seats. However, given the elite and complex nat [...]
2006-09-14 15:31:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MO
06RABAT1720MOROCCO AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] (SBU) Embassy Rabat has conveyed to senior levels of the GOM the U.S. invitation for Morocco to participate with President Bush in a roundtable discussion on democracy on the margins of UNGA, September 19 (ref B). Morocco will be represented in the discussion by Prime Minister Jettou. 2. ( [...]
2006-09-14 15:50:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MO
06RABAT1723MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM IN LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 12:35:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL LE MO
06RABAT1731GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
[...] Russian Ambassador called Ambassador Thomas T. Riley September 18, 2006 to convey that Morocco had agreed to host the initial meeting of the Global Initiative. We were subsequently told by Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacts that the Ministry is working on organizing and staffing the meeting [...]
2006-09-18 17:30:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KGIC PTER MO
06RABAT1733MOROCCO - KING'S "AGILE" RESPONSE TO VATICAN ISLAM
[...] (C) Summary: Morocco has reacted strongly in protest to Pope Benedict's controversial remarks on Islam. The MFA confirmed to us that Morocco's Ambassador to the Vatican has been recalled for consultations. King Mohammed VI is also reported to have sent a written protest to the Vatican, but t [...]
2006-09-18 17:38:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL MO
06RABAT1745MOROCCO: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On September 20, following a brief pre-meeting, Polcouns and Russian DCM Mikhail Golovanov jointly delivered the text of Statement of Principles, Explanatory Notes Regarding the Statement of Principles, an [...]
2006-09-20 18:07:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGIC MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP MO
06RABAT1754REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: Haddouch, Zouhair DOB: March 3, 1966 POB: Meknes, Morocco CIN#: D 318616 Rank: O-4 Unit: 37 BIS/Zone Sud Purpose: To attend the Specialized [...]
2006-09-21 14:12:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1755REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan nationals: Name: Hafidi, Charif DOB: May 3, 1966 POB: Meknes, Morocco CIN#: P 53480 Rank: O-4 Unit: GEI, Ouezzane Purpose: To attend the International Def [...]
2006-09-21 14:16:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1758REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: Said Alaoui, Moulay Abdellah DOB: January 3, 1959 POB: Fes, Morocco CIN#: B 612134 Rank: O-5 Unit: Military Hospital - Rabat Purpose: To a [...]
2006-09-21 14:23:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT176WORLD BANK PROGRAMS IN MOROCCO
[...] (SBU) Summary. The World Bank (WB) is one of the longest serving development assistance programs in Morocco and currently has 16 outstanding loans to the GOM worth a total of approximately $500 million. It seeks to help modernize Moroccan institutions through technical analysis and lending [...]
2006-02-03 07:57:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN KMCA MO
06RABAT1761REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: Toumi, Abdelghani DOB: March 6, 1966 POB: Taounate, Morocco CIN#: G 201681 Rank: 0-4 Unit: 1 Base - Sale Purpose: To attend the Logistics Re [...]
2006-09-21 14:25:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1763COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUESTED FOR POLITICAL OFFICER
[...] Embassy Rabat requests country clearance be granted to Political Officer Ian McCary October 2-7, 2006 for the purpose of attending the USNATO POL/MIL conference. Traveler information is as follows: Name: Ian McCary Title Deputy Political Counselor DOB: 10/11/68 TS clearance SIPDIS Ph [...]
2006-09-21 15:54:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDNATO MO OTRA MARR
06RABAT1764ARAB MAGHREB UNION - POSSIBLE UNGA MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: The Political Director of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) confirmed to polcouns in a September 20 meeting that the AMU fully endorses the proposed AMU Ministerial on the margins of UNGA (reftel),but noted that AMU SYG Ben Yahia's physical absence from N.Y. (he has not been invited t [...]
2006-09-21 16:20:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL
06RABAT1766MOROCCO'S AMBASSADOR HEADED BACK TO VATICAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco is sending its Ambassador back to the Vatican, five days after recalling him in protest over Pope Benedict's September 12 remarks about Islam. The controversy over the Pope's remarks appears to have already peaked in Morocco. Meanwhile, the state press agency has relea [...]
2006-09-22 07:37:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKISL KIRF PREL MO
06RABAT177CODEL DUNCAN MEETS WITH MINISTER DELEGATE FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of a January 24-26 visit to Morocco, Codel Duncan met with Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs Taieb Fassi Fihri and toured the Port of Casablanca on January 25. Fassi Fihri underscored Morocco's desire for fostering dialogue with the U.S. Congress and, by extension, [...]
2006-02-03 10:18:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OVIP MO
06RABAT1770MOROCCO: CHANGE OF DATE FOR FIRST MEETING OF THE
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On September 22, Poloff informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) that the United States and Russia agreed to its preference (ref A) to hold the first Global Initiative meeting in Morocco on October 3 [...]
2006-09-22 15:45:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGIC MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP MO
06RABAT1771MOROCCO: CHANGE OF DATE FOR FIRST MEETING OF THE
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On September 22, Poloff informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) that the United States and Russia agreed to its preference (ref A) to hold the first Global Initiative meeting in Morocco on October 3 [...]
2006-09-22 15:45:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGIC MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP MO
06RABAT1774BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY MEET
[...] (C) Summary: On September 14, the thirteen member Business Executives for National Security (BENS) group met with Abdallah Saleddine Tazi, Director of American Affairs, Wassane Zailachi, Chief of the North America, Mexico and Central America Division, Karim Halim, Counselor in the Directorat [...]
2006-09-22 18:06:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINR PINS ECON MO
06RABAT1775WESTERN SAHARA: CORCAS HEAD TO BRING NOTHING NEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CORCAS Chairman Khalihenna Ould Er Rachid told Ambassador he would travel to Washington September 23, for meetings beginning September 25. He planned to focus on explaining Moroccan efforts and progress toward pulling together an autonomy plan for the Sahara. Ambassador repeate [...]
2006-09-22 18:40:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT1793MOROCCO: REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO REFUEL
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) On September 25, poloffs notified the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USG's intent to repatriate Moroccan detainee Ben Moujan and the request to refuel the aircraft en route to other destinations (reftel). Counselor for Bila [...]
2006-09-26 18:01:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPINR PTER PREL MO
06RABAT1801MOROCCO MACROECONOMIC UPDATE AND ECONOMIC
[...] (U) This message provides an update on Morocco's macroeconomic situation, together with other highlights of recent economic developments, including: A. Altadis's purchase of the remaining 20 percent of the National Tobacco Monopoly. B. The creation of a new fund (Oleo Capital) to support t [...]
2006-09-27 15:34:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ELAB EAIR EINT ECPS KTEX TS
06RABAT181VISITING THE PRISON IN LAAYOUNE, WESTERN SAHARA
[...] (C) Summary: Prison conditions in Morocco and the Western Sahara are a major human rights concern and are frequently discussed by the USG and international human rights organizations. Poloff raised the possibility of visiting prisons throughout the country with the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) [...]
2006-02-03 14:11:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PBTS MO
06RABAT1821PAT2006NOVEMBER: MOROCCO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-02 13:28:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR
06RABAT1825MOROCCO: 2007 UN PANEL OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS ON
[...] (U) In an October 2 meeting with MFA Director for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Affairs Azzeddin Farhane, Poloffs urged the GOM to support the final draft of the report of the 2004 Panel as the basis for the 2007 Panel's work, and passed the non-paper conveyed reftel. Farhane thanked pol [...]
2006-10-02 15:51:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA PARM PREL CDG MO
06RABAT1861MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION SCORECARD
[...] On October 5, DCM and econoff delivered Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) scorecard talking points to the MFA's Director of the Americas Desk, Ambassador Abdellah Tazi. Tazi accentuated the positive after learning how Morocco's promotion from MCC's Low Income Country (LIC) category to t [...]
2006-10-05 18:35:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KMCA MO
06RABAT1865UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Reftel demarche was delivered to Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 5. (Note: Bourita was not in the country prior to Sep [...]
2006-10-06 10:47:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MO
06RABAT1868TRADE AGREEMENT MONITORING AT EMBASSY RABAT
[...] (SBU) Since the entry-into-force of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement on January 1, 2006, the U.S. Mission in Morocco has made monitoring of Moroccan compliance with the agreement a top priority. We carry out this responsibility through an interagency team, chaired by the Embassy Economic [...]
2006-10-06 14:16:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BEXP MO
06RABAT1874MOROCCAN PLANS FOR S MEETING NEXT WEEK ON THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to Ambassador,s urging that the proposed delegation bring a concrete autonomy plan to Washington, MFA Minister Delegate Fassi Fihri indicated they would not be able to present a written draft plan. There are still many complex internal issues to be resolved, so they [...]
2006-10-06 18:49:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PBTS MO AL
06RABAT1875DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN TEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-06 18:59:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP KBNC PARM MO
06RABAT1882MOROCCAN ULEMA PUSH QARADAWI OFF THEIR TURF
[...] (C) Summary: Sheikh Qaradawi, the prominent Egyptian cleric, has been attacked by Moroccan newspapers this Ramadan after he issued a fatwa concerning interest-bearing loans in Morocco. The controversy put the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD),which had hosted Qaradawi in Morocco [...]
2006-10-10 10:50:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PREL EG
06RABAT1883ISLAMISTS TAKE OFF ON ROYAL AIR MAROC
[...] (C) Summary: The newspaper of the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) has accused Royal Air Maroc (RAM) of "denying its employees the right to pray" and "forcing pilots to break their fasts." The charges are a disingenuous twist on recent administrative steps by the airline. The char [...]
2006-10-10 10:54:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKISL PTER MO
06RABAT1890GLOBAL INITIATIVE: MOROCCO WELCOMES AND OFFERS
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on October 6, Ambassador Riley thanked Minister Delegate Taieb Fassi Fihri for agreeing to host the Initial Partner Nations (IPNs) meeting on October 30-31 of the Global [...]
2006-10-10 15:11:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGIC MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP MO
06RABAT1921WESTERN SAHARA: CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES
[...] (C) On October 13, Johannes Vander Klauuw, the country director for the UNHCR, called to say that Morocco has agreed to resume the confidence building measures (CBM's) in the Western Sahara. The CBMs have been stalled since May when family visitation flights were to go between Dakhla in the [...]
2006-10-13 12:49:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PBTS PHUM MO
06RABAT1925UNGA ISSUES
[...] (C) On October 13, Poloff met with Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss the issues raised in reftel A and to emphasize the US' denial of Venezuela's election to the Security Council, reftels A and B. [...]
2006-10-13 15:36:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM UNGA MO
06RABAT1933COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism advance team members Megan Dieter, David Weekman, and James Warden to travel to Rabat, Morocco, October 22 to November 1, 2006. 2. POC is Political Officer Marcel Martinez who can be reached [...]
2006-10-16 14:42:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDWMDT OTRA MO
06RABAT1951KING'S OPENING SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT FOCUSES ON
[...] (C) Summary: In his annual speech to open parliament's fall session, King Mohamed VI on October 13 highlighted both his commitment to reform and determination to maintain overall control. He said next year's legislative elections must be open, transparent, and legitimate. He said the 2007 l [...]
2006-10-18 19:12:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS PREL PHUM ECON MO
06RABAT1962MEPI SMALL GRANTS REPORT FOR MOROCCO
[...] Per reftel and telecoms with the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Tunis Regional Office, post has been asked to report on two MEPI small grant proposals that are now complete - the Zagora Women's Computer Technology Workshop and the Tangier American Legation Museum literacy and vocati [...]
2006-10-19 17:30:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL KMPI MO
06RABAT197WESTERN SAHARA: MFA REVIEWS PARTY LINE, COMMENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On January 23, 2006 visiting NEA/MAG Morocco Desk Officer Robert Ewing and Poloff paid a courtesy call on MFA Director for UN Affairs Nasser Bourita. Bourita said he had to "correct some misunderstandings" concerning the Western Sahara and undertook a long argument ba [...]
2006-02-07 16:20:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKPKO PBTS PGOV PREL MO
06RABAT1974POLISARIO COMMANDER READY TO BEND BUT NOT BREAK
[...] (C) At a Polisario "base" east of the berm separating Moroccan and Polisario forces, a Polisario Political/Military commander told an Embassy team and MINURSO commander October 12 that he and his comrades were flexible and prepared to talk, but could not compromise the Sahrawis' right to self- [...]
2006-10-20 15:13:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KPKO MA WI
06RABAT1975POLISARIO COMMANDER READY TO BEND BUT NOT BREAK
[...] (C) At a Polisario "base" east of the berm separating Moroccan and Polisario forces, a Polisario Political/Military commander told an Embassy team and MINURSO commander October 12 that he and his comrades were flexible and prepared to talk, but could not compromise the Sahrawis' right to self- [...]
2006-10-20 15:24:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KPKO MA WI
06RABAT1976PHOSPHATE CONVEYER SABOTAGED IN WESTERN SAHARA
[...] (U) Moroccan press has reported that the long conveyer belt which carries phosphate ore from mines at Bou Craa, about 70 KM south of Layoune, to Layoune port on the Atlantic coast was damaged by a sabotage attack October 10. Press reports blame the Polisario for the attack. 2. (C) During [...]
2006-10-20 15:45:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MA
06RABAT1977MOROCCO AND UNSCR 1718
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-20 16:49:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP
06RABAT1979MOROCCAN ROAD SHOW ON WESTERN SAHARA RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) Immediately following intensive meetings in DC (October 11-13) to discuss the government of Morocco's (GOM) autonomy plans for the Western Sahara (reftels A, B),the delegation headed to various capitals. The delegation went to Paris, where they were met by President Jacques Chirac. [...]
2006-10-20 17:24:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PBTS MO UN
06RABAT1983SAHRAWI ACTIVISTS OUTLINE GRIEVANCES AND POSSIBLE
[...] (C) During a mid-October visit to Western Sahara, Sahrawi human rights activists indicated profound alienation from Moroccan authorities and deep skepticism about any autonomy package the GOM might be preparing, charging that human rights practices in the region were getting worse. They viewe [...]
2006-10-23 13:05:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KPKO MA WI
06RABAT1984WESTERN SAHARA: TECHNOCRAT TAKES THE REINS OVER
[...] (C) Summary: The newly appointed Wali (governor) of Layoune, territorial seat of Western Sahara, told visiting Embassy team he was sent to build up the Sahara rather than impose order. Polcouns underscored the U.S. view that an agreed settlement was the best way forward and emphasized that an [...]
2006-10-23 13:30:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MA WI
06RABAT1986SCENESETTER FOR U/S JOSEPH'S VISIT TO MOROCCO
[...] (C) The U.S. Mission warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Morocco. Your visit as co-chair of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) comes as the U.S. and the Moroccan government are further energizing our bilateral relations. Since the May 2003 terrorist attacks in Casabla [...]
2006-10-23 16:09:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKGIC EAID ECON KPAO PGOV PREL PTER MCAP MO
06RABAT1987UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND CHILDREN IN
[...] (C) In an October 23 meeting with Nasser Bourita, the MFA's Director-General for UN and Multilateral Affairs, A/Polcouns urged that Morocco vote against items 63 (a) and 67 (b),in the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly (reftel). 2. (C) Bourita replied that Morocco understood U.S. c [...]
2006-10-23 16:32:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALUNGA LE IS MA PHUM PTER
06RABAT1998COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security, Robert G. Joseph and delegation listed in reftel, for the purpose of attending the first Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism meeting in Rabat, Morocco, October 29 to Novemb [...]
2006-10-27 10:07:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDWMDT OTRA MO
06RABAT2ASYLUM SEEKERS OVERWHELM UNHCR IN RABAT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 30, Poloffs from Rabat and Casablanca met with UNHCR Head of Mission, Johannes van der Klaauw, at UNHCR headquarters in Rabat to discuss the status of refugee seekers in Morocco and UNHCR,s future plans. Van der Klaauw highlighted the challenges with the dramatic [...]
2006-01-03 08:53:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALELAB MO PHUM PREF PREL SMIG SOCI
06RABAT201CARTOON CONTROVERSY: MOROCCANS ANGRY BUT REACTING
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to the Danish cartoon controversy, reaction in Morocco has been uniform -- amongst the Moroccan government, the Supreme Council of Ulemas, the political parties, demonstrators, and shopkeepers -- in condemning the drawings and their affront to the Prophet. A Febr [...]
2006-02-07 19:41:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO KISL MO DK
06RABAT2010(C-NE6-01369) POLISARIO COMMANDER READY TO BEND BUT NOT BREAK
[...] (C) At a Polisario "base" East of the berm separating Moroccan and Polisario forces, a Polisario Political/Military commander told an Embassy team and MINURSO commander October 12 that he and his comrades were flexible and prepared to talk, but could not compromise the Sahrawis' right to self-d [...]
2006-10-30 11:21:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPBTS PINR PGOV MO AG KPKO WI
06RABAT2015REALLOCATIONS OF GWOT FUNDS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-31 12:57:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PREL PARM MO
06RABAT2016WESTERN SAHARA: SENIOR MOROCCAN OFFICIAL UPBEAT
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 27 telephone conversation, Minister Delegate Fassi Fihri told the Ambassador the GOM was upbeat on the status of the Western Sahara process following the visit of a senior Moroccan delegation to Washington earlier this month. Fihri seemed resigned to continuing Alge [...]
2006-10-31 13:08:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO
06RABAT2023MOROCCO AND THE NATO-MIDDLE EAST COOPERATION CENTER
[...] (C) Embassy would like to take this opportunity to remind US Mission to NATO that, in addition to countries mentioned ref A, Morocco has also expressed tentative interest in hosting the NATO-Middle East Cooperation Center. Should other potential host countries decide in the end not to host th [...]
2006-10-31 14:58:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALNATO PGOV PREL MARR MO
06RABAT2061NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR A BOYCOTT
[...] (C) Summary: A wave of agitation has given new life to an existing "boycott" of cooperation with the US, and has now become linked to the glorification of Hizballah. Six nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have pledged to boycott all programs and activities of the Mission. The largest, the [...]
2006-11-06 11:58:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PGOV PREL MO
06RABAT2063MOROCCO ON U.S. REQUEST TO EXTEND 100 PERCENT
[...] (U) On November 3, Poloff presented reftel demarche concerning Morocco's support for the U.S. request and draft decision document to extend the 100 percent destruction deadline to MFA Chief of the United Nations Division Azzedine Farhane. In response, Farhane said he did not envision any pro [...]
2006-11-06 13:04:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CBW CWC OPCW MO
06RABAT2064MOROCCO PROVIDES UPDATE ON CWC NATIONAL
[...] (U) Per reftel, Poloff met November 3 with Azzedine Farhane, Chief of the United Nations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to urge Morocco to fulfill its Article VII national implementation obligations, including the implementation of national legislation that criminalizes activiti [...]
2006-11-06 13:04:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW MO
06RABAT2073REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: IHOURANE, Abdendi DOB: May 12, 1970 POB: Khemisset, Morocco CIN#: E 410016 Rank: O-3 Unit: 1 Base - Sale Purpose: To attend the Legal Aspe [...]
2006-11-07 16:58:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT2076DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMENDING THE CUBA EMBARGO
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, poloff delivered talking points to Azzedine Farhane, Chief of the United Nations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, urging Morocco to support the Australian amendment to the Cuba em [...]
2006-11-08 14:17:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNGA MO
06RABAT2082DEBT RELIEF FOR IRAQ: INTERIM MOROCCAN RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Econ Counselor raised reftel demarche with Hassan Hami, Chief of Division of Arab and Islamic Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 7. Hami declined substantive comment on the issue, indicating that it is being handled directly at a higher level by Mohammed Azerou [...]
2006-11-09 11:07:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON IZ MO
06RABAT2087MOROCCAN APPROACH ON UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE
[...] (C) Due to limitations of availability, Polcounselor raised ref A demarche with MFA IO/UN Director (A/S equivalent) Nasser Bourita early November 9, highlighting the importance of a strong stand on human rights against these major violators. Bourita thanked us for the information received in [...]
2006-11-09 15:58:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO
06RABAT2095REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: BENMOUSSA, Brahim DOB: November 14, 1976 POB: Rabat, Morocco CIN#: BK 150820 Rank: Civilian Unit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Rabat Purp [...]
2006-11-10 14:22:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT2096REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: FIZAZI, Ahmed DOB: July 22, 1963 POB: Oujda, Morocco CIN#: D 179002 Rank: O-4 Unit: Army HQ - Rabat Purpose: To attend the Infantry Office [...]
2006-11-10 14:22:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT2103MOROCCAN CONCERNS ABOUT IRANIAN AND ALGERIAN
[...] (C) Summary: T Senior Advisor Jim Timbie met with Nasser Bourita, Morocco's top International Organizations official, on October 31, to convey USG concerns about Iran and other items on the international non proliferation agenda. Bourita advised that the GOM shares the USG's concerns and said [...]
2006-11-14 08:50:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP PREL MO IR
06RABAT2122MOROCCO: INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION
[...] In response to demarche request in reftel C, the Embassy recieved diplomatic note numbered 4344 from the MFA on November 16, 2006 noting Morocco's support for the candidature of Mr. Michael Matheson as a member of the International Law Commission at the elections to be held during the 61st ses [...]
2006-11-16 14:21:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDILC UNGA MO
06RABAT2134DEBT RELIEF FOR IRAQ: FOLLOW-UP
[...] (SBU) Econ Counselor pursued the issue of Moroccan debt relief for Iraq in a November 16 meeting with Ambassador Mohammed Azeroual, Director General for Arab and Islamic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Azarwal noted that the GOM has been in repeated contact with Iraqi officials o [...]
2006-11-17 13:38:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON IZ MO
06RABAT2140 MOROCCO: NOVEMBER 17 EMERGENCY SPECIAL SEESION OF
[...] (SBU) In a November 17 meeting, Poloff raised with the Moroccan Government USG concerns about the text of a draft resolution condemning recent Israeli actions in Gaza, and urged that the Moroccan delegation in New York vote against it. Drawing from reftel points, poloff outlined the U.S. vie [...]
2006-11-17 16:51:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMO PREL KISL
06RABAT2144IRAN'S PROPOSED TECHNICAL COOPERATION WITH THE IAEA
[...] (SBU) In a November 17 meeting, poloff urged Morocco, which sits on the IAEA Board of Governors, to oppose any technical cooperation with Iran that involves the heavy-water research reactor at Arak, drawing on points conveyed reftel. 2. (SBU) Noting that the GOM is also concerned about Ira [...]
2006-11-17 17:20:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP MO IR
06RABAT2149IRAN BRIEFING: MOROCCO OPPOSED TO IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-21 10:41:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PINR KNNP IR MO
06RABAT215SCENSETTER 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 14:03:00Embassy RabatSECRETMARR MO OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL
06RABAT2156MOROCCO AT THE BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-21 16:52:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KMPI MO
06RABAT2157ATTENDANCE AT LEBANON'S NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION
[...] (SBU) POLOFF MET WITH HASSAN HAMI, OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR ARAB AND ISLAMIC AFFAIRS AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON NOVEMBER 21 TO URGE THAT MOROCCO NOT SEND ITS AMBASSADOR TO THE NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION HOSTED BY PRESIDENT LAHOUD AND URGED THAT MOROCCO ESCHEW THE EVENT ALTOGETHER IF PRIME [...]
2006-11-21 17:03:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL LE MO
06RABAT2158DEMARCHE ON ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TRADE AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Econ Counselor raised reftel demarche last week in separate meetings with Houda Marrakchi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abdallah Ouadghiri, Director of the Moroccan Copyrights Office (BMDA),and Aziz Bouazzaoui, Director of the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPI [...]
2006-11-21 17:16:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR PGOV MO
06RABAT2168REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate(s): Name: NAGUIME, Samir DOB: February 8, 1970 POB: Meknes Morocco CIN#: D 403735 Rank: O-3 Unit: Forces Auxiliaries HQ's - Rabat Purpose: To attend th [...]
2006-11-24 09:44:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT2169MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT DEFENDS ITS TOBACCO POLICY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Econ Counselor met on November 15 with Abdelaziz Talbi, Morocco's Director of Public Enterprises and Privatization, to review the GOM's decision to extend Morocco's monopoly on the wholesale distribution of tobacco from December 31, 2007 to December 31, 2010. Reiterating the U [...]
2006-11-24 16:32:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV MO
06RABAT2170MOROCCO MACROECONOMIC UPDATE AND ECONOMIC
[...] (U) This message provides an update on Morocco's macroeconomic situation, together with the following other economic highlights: A. Moroccan Ports In Compliance With International Security Standards B. FTA Wheat Quotas Unfulfilled C. Parliament Debates Anti-Money Laundering Law D. Ryan [...]
2006-11-24 16:55:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAIR ECON EIND ELAB ETRD KTEX MO
06RABAT2172COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DRL/SEAS SPECIAL
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to DRL/SEAS Special Envoy Dr. Gregg Rickman, to travel to Casablanca and Rabat, Morocco, December 10-11 , 2006 for the purpose conducting meetings with local and government officials, and Religious Leaders on the issue of anti-Semitism. 2 [...]
2006-11-27 13:10:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MO
06RABAT2176REVISIONS TO ELECTORAL CODE INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN
[...] (C) Summary: Revisions to Morocco's electoral code passed on November 23 include a new threshold political parties must cross if they wish to compete in the 2007 parliamentary elections. This threshold could exclude a half dozen, and maybe more, of Morocco's 28 political parties, but the bill [...]
2006-11-27 16:48:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MO
06RABAT2183DIPLOMATICNOTE 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 15:14:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA MARR MASS PGOV MO XA
06RABAT2184HIGH-LEVEL GOM SUPPORT FOR NEW CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT VIOLENCE
[...] Summary: The Fourth National Campaign to Fight Violence Against Women was officially launched in Rabat November 27 by the Secretariat of State for Family Affairs, Childhood and the SIPDIS Handicapped. The attendance at the launch of the Prime Minister and other key GOM officials underlined [...]
2006-11-29 16:45:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL MO
06RABAT2189HIGH-LEVEL GOM SUPPORT FOR NEW CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT VIOLENCE
[...] Summary: The Fourth National Campaign to Fight Violence Against Women was officially launched in Rabat November 27 by the Secretariat of State for Family Affairs, Childhood and the SIPDIS Handicapped. The attendance at the launch of the Prime Minister and other key GOM officials underlined [...]
2006-11-30 10:00:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL MO
06RABAT22MISSION PLAN FOR ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC REFORMS IN MOROCCO: STATUS REPORT #3
[...] (U) Per ref A Action Request, Post submits the following quarterly assessment of its Democratic Reform Strategy as outlined in ref B. Our report is keyed to the Milestones (M) and Tactics (T) outlined in our strategy and provides an update through December 31, 2005. Update narratives contain [...]
2006-01-05 14:43:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON KDEM PGOV SCUL KMPI MO
06RABAT2201COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/CT PATRICK WORMAN
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to S/CT regional officer Patrick Worman to travel to Rabat, Morocco, October 22 to November 1, 2006 for the purpose of orientation and consultations with GOM and Embassy officials. 2. POC is Political Officer Ian McCary who can be reached a [...]
2006-12-01 14:45:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MO
06RABAT2203COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/CT PATRICK WORMAN
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to S/CT regional officer Patrick Worman to travel to Rabat, Morocco, December 14 - 15, 2006 for the purpose of orientation and consultations with GOM and Embassy officials. 2. POC is Political Officer Ian McCary who can be reached at: Phon [...]
2006-12-01 16:31:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MO
06RABAT2205NATURAL GAS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY AT CENTER OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Government and private industry came together last month for a one-day conference on Moroccan energy policy, stressing the need for Morocco to reinforce its energy sector and render it more competitive. Diversification of supply was the key message articulated by Prime Minister [...]
2006-12-01 16:54:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON SENV MO
06RABAT2206MISSION MOROCCO PREPARATIONS FOR POSSIBLE
[...] (SBU) Mission Avian Influenza Working Group met on November 6 to review guidance in reftel and has worked since that date to prepare the guidance it recommended and disseminate it to Mission personnel. An administrative notice was issued to publicize the most recent M/MED information on avian [...]
2006-12-01 16:55:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AMED TBIO ASEC FKLU SKSAF KSEO MO
06RABAT221CARTOON CONTROVERSY; NORDIC DIPLOMATS COMMENT;
[...] (C) During a February 8 office call to discuss the aborted Nordic mission to Western Sahara (septel),Swedish and Norwegian Embassy First Secretaries Jonas Wendel and Lena Richter Strand told Polcouns that reaction so far against Nordic countries in Morocco in response to the cartoon controve [...]
2006-02-09 15:28:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALASEC KISL MO PGOV PREL
06RABAT2218MOROCCO'S POLITICAL AND MATERIAL SUPPORT FOR IRAQ
[...] (C) A senior MFA official confirmed to us that Iraqi FM Zebari is due in Morocco for a 2-3 day visit on December 8. The Moroccans cautioned the USG against allowing Iraqi Sunnis to become marginalized from the political process and to be wary of any Iranian role in stabilizing the country. The [...]
2006-12-06 14:29:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MO IZ
06RABAT222WESTERN SAHARA: GOM DEVELOPMENT PLANS ON TRACK
[...] (C) Over dinner February 8, Ahmed Hajji, Director of the Agency for the Development of the Southern Provinces, told Polcouns that he was basically satisfied with implementation of the agency's five-year, USD 800 million plan launched in late 2004 to develop "the southern provinces," which incl [...]
2006-02-09 16:25:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALECON MO PBTS PREL
06RABAT2222COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DRL/SEAS DAMON
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to DRL/SEAS Damon Stevens to travel to Rabat, Morocco, December 10-11, 2006 for the purpose of attending meetings with local and government officials, and Religious Leaders on the issue of anti-Semitism. 2. Control Officer for the visit is [...]
2006-12-07 09:42:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MO
06RABAT2237ELECTORAL CODE AMENDMENT PASSED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After months of debate between the Ministry of Interior and the political parties, the amendments to the new electoral code have been adopted by Parliament. The new law bars parties that failed to win at least 3% of the vote in the 2002 elections from running in the 2007 election [...]
2006-12-09 15:32:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MO
06RABAT2241ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING BILL INTRODUCED IN PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's draft bill on anti-money laundering was formally presented to parliament by Justice Minister Bouzoubaa on November 20, and will be taken up by the chamber's Justice Committee the week of December 11. Key parliamentarians predict passage of the measure, but are divided [...]
2006-12-12 08:54:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PTER PGOV MO
06RABAT2248MOROCCAN PRO REFORM STIRS OPPOSITION
[...] (U) Summary: A new Moroccan port reform law went into effect December 5, amidst strong opposition from stevedores (longshoremen). The new law, designed to increase port efficiency and competitiveness, divides the present Ports Authority (ODEP) into two entities: a National Ports Agency (ANP),[...]
2006-12-13 10:05:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EWWT MO
06RABAT225NEW CEO OF MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION VISITS
[...] (U) Summary. New Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) CEO, Ambassador John Danilovich, visited Morocco January 24- 27 to review and discuss the country's progress in preparing its compact proposal to use MCC funds. Danilovich and his staff met with Prime Minister Driss Jettou, the GOM's M [...]
2006-02-10 10:43:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON SOCI KMCA MO
06RABAT2252HUMAN RIGHTS DAY SIT-IN IN LAAYOUNE ATTACKED BY
[...] (SBU) To commemorate International Human Rights Day, the Sahrawi Association for Grave Human Rights Abuses (ASVDH),held a sit-in in Laayoune on December 10. The ASVDH stated that they had received the appropriate Government of Morocco (GOM) approvals, i.e., notification of an event 48 hours [...]
2006-12-13 15:13:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PBTS MO
06RABAT2254WESTERN SAHARA: AUTONOMY IDEAS EMERGE DESPITE
[...] (C) Summary: The so-called "CORCAS" autonomy plan that its president announced he would submit to the King was not broadly approved by Sahrawis, even among CORCAS itself. In the event CORCAS had legitimately approved, it still would have meant little, as CORCAS itself is not a representative [...]
2006-12-13 15:15:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPBTS PGOV PHUM MO
06RABAT2259MOROCCO/IRAQ: NO REVELATIONS BUT ZEBARI GETS
[...] (C) MFA Director General for Middle East and International Organizations Mohammed Azeroual briefed Polcouns December 13 on the December 6-8 visit to Morocco of Iraqi FM Hoshiyar Zebari. Azeroual said Zebari paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament Abdel Wahed Radi [...]
2006-12-14 12:32:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ IR SY MO
06RABAT2280MOROCCO'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 11:26:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV MO
06RABAT2282HHS/CDC COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR JOSEPH
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to Joseph Mulinare, Medical Officer, DBDDD, CDC, HHS to travel to Rabat, Morocco January 15-27, 2007 for the purpose of providing technical assistance, and to participate in a mission in order to provided technical assistance to the nutrition [...]
2006-12-18 13:53:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA MO CDC
06RABAT2286MOROCCO'S NEW POLLING LAW - A STEP BACKWARDS?
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) is considering a new law that would for the first time formally regulate polling and public opinion research. A copy of the draft bill obtained by the Embassy imposes a requirement that all public opinion polls be vetted and approved in advance by [...]
2006-12-19 15:42:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM MO
06RABAT2296URGING MFA TO REACH OUT ON SAHARA AND DEFEND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-20 14:58:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHUM MO
06RABAT2299GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
[...] (SBU) Ambassador joined with Russian ambassador to present GI agenda and other information reftel December 13 to MFA Secretary-General Omar Hilale, who led the Moroccan SIPDIS delegation at the Initial Partners meeting in Rabat. Hilale confirmed that Morocco would attend the Ankara meeting [...]
2006-12-20 17:15:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGIC KNNP PTER PREL MO
06RABAT23AIRLINE DESIGNATIONS UNDER MOROCCO OPEN SKIES
[...] Post delivered contents of reftel to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Transportation under cover of a diplomatic note on Dec. 20, 2005. A copy of the note was faxed on Dec. 21 to EB/TRA/AN attention Laurence Jones and to the Department of Transportation attention David Modesitt per reft [...]
2006-01-05 15:57:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KTIA MO
06RABAT2306GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR - PURSUIT OF TERRORIST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-21 14:13:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS MO
06RABAT2327REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate(s): Name: EL QORCHI, Driss DOB: 19 October 1965 POB: Rabat, Morocco CIN#: A 252614 Rank: O-4 Unit: Gendarmeri HQs Rabat Purpose: to attend the Marshall [...]
2006-12-26 11:57:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT2328REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate(s): Name: EL KHABBAZ, Abdellah DOB: December 31, 1962 POB: Douar Jarf, Morocco CIN#: G 121751 Rank: E-9 Unit: 2 Base - Meknes Purpose: to attend the Ad [...]
2006-12-26 11:59:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT2329REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate(s): Name: OUHDIF, Aziz DOB: 1973 POB: Khenifra, Morocco CIN#: I 300059 Rank: O-3 Unit: 2 Base - Meknes Purpose: to attend the Squadron Officer School a [...]
2006-12-26 12:02:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT2334DEMARCHE: UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-26 15:56:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC PREL UNGA
06RABAT2335TIP CONFERENCE IN UAE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-26 16:20:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG MO
06RABAT2336UNSCR 1737
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-26 16:29:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC KNNP MO
06RABAT2337MOROCCAN JUSTICE MINISTER ON PRESS AND POLLING
[...] (C) During a December 22 meeting with Moroccan Justice Minister Mohammed Bouzouba, the Ambassador urged that pending amendments to the press code encourage journalistic responsibility without impinging on freedom of expression. The Ambassador also expressed concern that a proposed law regulati [...]
2006-12-26 17:18:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER EFIN MO
06RABAT2344MINISTER OF INTERIOR TOUGH ON PRESS REFORM AND
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Riley raised freedom of expression issues, the Western Sahara and elections with Interior Minister Benmoussa December 27. Following up on earlier senior contacts, Ambassador argued for liberalization of the press code and against the new draft law on polling. Repeatedl [...]
2006-12-28 15:19:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPBTS PHUM PGOV MO
06RABAT2347 MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO
[...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from July 1-September 30. Activities included a project officer training session at post, a monitoring visit by staff from MEPI's Regional Office in Tunis, a training seminar for MEPI Program Officers in Tunis and two ne [...]
2006-12-28 17:18:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV KMPI MO
06RABAT2348DEMARCHE: 2007 LIBERIA PARTNERS FORUM
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified - protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On December 28, econoff passed points coveyed in reftel to Abdellatif Bendahane, Director of African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bendahane was unaware of the Liberia forum, but spoke very positively abou [...]
2006-12-29 08:53:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN MO
06RABAT2351MOROCCO-EU OPEN SKY AGREEMENT FEEDS TOURISM BOOM
[...] (U) Summary: Morocco's booming tourist industry received a boost on December 12 with the signing of a new EU-Morocco open sky agreement. The agreement replaces all existing Moroccan bilateral aviation agreements with European Union (EU) member states and supports the GOM's goal of doubling th [...]
2006-12-29 17:12:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON MO
06RABAT24MOROCCO'S EQUITY AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
[...] (C) Summary: The Equity and Reconciliation Commission's (IER) mandate ended November 30, bringing to a close the IER's almost two-year investigation into human rights abuses in Morocco between 1956 and 1999. The IER's final report was submitted to King Mohammed VI on December 1. On Decembe [...]
2006-01-05 18:50:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MO
06RABAT240WESTERN SAHARA: MINURSO'S HOPES AND FRUSTRATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: During NEA/MAG desk officer's January 23-27 visit to Morocco and the Western Sahara, Poloffs and desk officer met over dinner with Francesco Bastagli, the Secretary General's Special Envoy to the Western Sahara and SIPDIS MINURSO Chief of Staff Philippe Elghouyal on January 2 [...]
2006-02-10 17:36:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKPKO MO PBTS PGOV PHUM
06RABAT248WESTERN SAHARA: NORDICS PONDER NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Swedish and Norwegian Embassy First Secretaries Jonas Wendel and Lene Richter Strand called on Polcouns February 8 for a read-out of the embassy's late January visit to Laayoune (Refs A-D),and in turn updated Polcouns on the latest Nordic thinking on how to respond to what they view as u [...]
2006-02-13 15:57:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT261MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] The Government of Morocco (GOM) raised prices on some fuel products on Feb. 9 in a bid to relieve pressure high international oil prices are putting on the state's subsidy mechanism. Premium grade gasoline rose by 1.5 percent to $1.17 per liter and diesel fuel rose by 12 percent to $1.03 per [...]
2006-02-15 14:36:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB ENRG KIPR SENV MO
06RABAT276MINISTER SURVEYS MOROCCO TRANSPORT REFORMS
[...] (U) Summary: Minister of Transportation and Public Works Karim Ghellab gave Ambassador a tour d'horizon of the reforms Morocco is making to its transportation sector, liberalizing its ports (septel),signing an Open Skies agreement with the European Union, and constructing a mammoth new transs [...]
2006-02-17 09:52:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDESTN EAIR EWWT ECON MO
06RABAT277G-8 EMBASSIES MEET ON MOROCCO COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives from G-8 embassies in Rabat discussed counter-terrorism efforts in Morocco at a Feb. 2 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting hosted by the Russian Embassy in Russia's capacity as G-8 president. Attendees spoke highly of GOM counter-terrorism efforts but ag [...]
2006-02-17 09:52:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KPAO SNAR MO
06RABAT283WESTERN SAHARA: THE WALI EXPOUNDS ON THE CURRENT
[...] (C) Summary: On January 25, NEA/MAG desk officer and emboffs met with Driss Sharqi, the Wali of the Laayoune region of the Western Sahara. The discussion covered autonomy (septel),Sahrawi demonstrations, the impact of the Equity and Reconciliation's (IER) final report, the development sit [...]
2006-02-17 17:32:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PBTS MO
06RABAT29REP. LANTOS DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES, FREE TRADE,
[...] (C) Summary: PM Jettou January 3 told visiting Rep. Tom Lantos that Morocco appreciates U.S. efforts in the Middle East and Iraq, where positive results are beginning to take shape, and that Morocco would continue to do its part in the war on terror. Jettou was also encouraged by the appro [...]
2006-01-06 18:01:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALECON MA PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
06RABAT290G-8 EMBASSIES MEET ON MOROCCO COUNTER TERRORISM
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives from G-8 embassies in Rabat discussed counter-terrorism efforts in Morocco at a Feb. 2 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting hosted by the Russian Embassy in Russia's capacity as G-8 president. Attendees spoke highly of GOM counter-terrorism efforts but a [...]
2006-02-17 17:36:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KPAO SNAR MO
06RABAT308 IRI POLL SHOWS VOTERS HAVE LITTLE FAITH IN
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A September 2005 poll of 1500 Moroccans administered by the International Republican Institute (IRI) under the auspices of its MEPI/USAID program found that Moroccans are disillusioned with the [...]
2006-02-22 16:57:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KMPI KDEM MO
06RABAT31THE KING CALLS FOR TURNING TO THE FUTURE
[...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (U) King Mohammed VI delivered a televised speech to the Moroccan nation on January 6, following midday prayers. The five-minute speech was announced in the press the previous day to maximize interest. In attendance [...]
2006-01-06 18:32:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MO
06RABAT311MOROCCO 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 12:44:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KTIA MO
06RABAT314ISRAELI LABOR LEADER VISITS MOROCCO FOR INTERNAL
[...] (C) During a February 22 meeting with DCM, MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs and Director for Arab and Islamic Affairs Mohamed Azeroual discussed the February 17 visit of Israeli labor party leader Amir Peretz to Morocco. Azeroual noted that Peretz -- whom he called a "Moroccan" as [...]
2006-02-23 17:11:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IS MO
06RABAT315MOROCCO ON DONATIONS TO IRAQI AND AFGHAN SECURITY
[...] (S) DCM met February 22 with newly appointed Director General for Multilateral Affairs and Director for Arab and Islamic Affairs Mohamed Azeroual to discuss reftel requirements regarding potential Moroccan donations for Iraqi and Afghan security forces. Azeroual asserted that the Iraqis would [...]
2006-02-23 17:13:00Embassy RabatSECRETAF IZ MARR MO MOPS PINS PREL PTER MASS
06RABAT316ALGERIAN AMBASSADOR BELKHEIR'S VIEWS ON WESTERN
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador hosted Algerian Ambassador Larbi Belkheir for an informal tea and conversation on the Western Sahara and Morocco-Algeria relations the afternoon of February 16. Belkheir had just returned from Algiers the previous day. Present were Algerian DCM Ginad Boumedienne, NE [...]
2006-02-23 17:41:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKPKO MO PBTS PGOV PREL
06RABAT321SNAPSHOTS OF MOROCCO: MEKNES AND BACK TO RABAT
[...] (U) Meknes, Morocco's seventh largest city with a population of more than half a million, is located an hour and one-half southeast of Rabat and is easily accessible by a modern toll road with little traffic and at a minimal cost (USD 3) for expatriates. The drive is through foothills and agr [...]
2006-02-24 12:05:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MO
06RABAT322REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the Moroccan nationals listed below who are scheduled for training starting on March 5, 2006 for two weeks in Atlanta, GA: Name: 0-4 Kharchafi, Aziz DOB: 8 December 1966 POB: Casabl [...]
2006-02-24 13:22:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR MOPS MO
06RABAT326WESTERN SAHARA: MOROCCO SEEKS US INTERVENTION TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOM has asked at the highest levels that the U.S. demarche Algeria to help prevent a march of Sahrawi and European civilians across the berm in the Western Sahara, and the heavily land-mined area adjacent to the berm, reportedly planned by the Polisario to occur in conjuncti [...]
2006-02-24 14:53:00Embassy RabatSECRETAG KPKO MO PARM PBTS PINR PREL
06RABAT327REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the Moroccan nationals listed below who are scheduled for training starting on April 2, 2006 for one week in Washington, DC: Name: 0-5 Boui, Mohamed DOB: 1959 POB: Taounate, Morocco [...]
2006-02-24 15:12:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR MOPS MO
06RABAT328REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the Moroccan nationals listed below who are scheduled to attend the "Intelligence in Combat Terrorism" course at Ft. Huachuca, AZ from April 3-22, 2006: Name: 0-4 Kazouz, Anas DOB: 2 [...]
2006-02-24 15:20:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR MOPS MO
06RABAT330DELIVERY OF MESSAGE TO GOM ON TSCTI CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) On February 17, 2006 visiting NEA/MAG Office Director William Jordan delivered reftel message on Morocco's inability to participate in a seminar on terrorism in the trans-Sahara region cosponsored by the African Center for Strategic Studies (part of NDU) and the African Union (AU) to MF [...]
2006-02-24 15:34:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AG WI AU MO
06RABAT331MOROCCO ON PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE, MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) DCM met with newly promoted MFA Director General for Multilateral Relations and Director of Arab and Islamic Affairs Mohamed Azeroual February 21 to discuss reftel demarches regarding assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and potential meetings with Hamas. DCM emphasized that a new [...]
2006-02-24 15:36:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL IS KPAL MO
06RABAT333MFA DISCUSSES NEED FOR ASSISTANCE, PRESS FREEDOM
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 17, 2006 visiting NEA/MAG Office Director William Jordan met separately with MFA Director of Bilateral Affairs Youssef Amrani and MFA Director of American Affairs Salahuddin Tazi to dis [...]
2006-02-24 15:38:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO MO PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL
06RABAT335FURTHER MOROCCAN VIEWS ON IRAN
[...] (C) DCM used the opportunity of a February 21 meeting with MFA Director General of Multilateral Relations and Director of Arab and Islamic Affairs Mohamed Azeroual to discuss GOM views on Iran. (NB: Azeroual served as Moroccan Ambassador to Iran from 1993 to 2000 and speaks Farsi.) Azeroual s [...]
2006-02-24 16:52:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MO
06RABAT336MOROCCO: DEMARCHE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEXT
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloffs met February 21 with MFA Director of United Nations and International Organizations Nasser Bourita to discuss reftel points on the appointment of the next UN Secretary General (SYG). Per guidance [...]
2006-02-24 16:57:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN MO
06RABAT337MOROCCO: UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS' REPORT ON
[...] (C) Poloffs met February 21 with MFA Director of United Nations and International Organizations Nasser Bourita to discuss reftel points on the UN Special Rapporteurs' report on Guantanamo. Poloff delivered to Bourita a copy of reftel points in non-paper format. In response, Bourita commented [...]
2006-02-24 17:02:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKPAO MO PREL PTER
06RABAT356AML: PROSPECTS FOR PARLIAMENTARY PASSAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although the controversial draft bill has been languishing in interministerial vetting for three years, Government of Morocco (GOM) officials say the government will push through parliament new anti-money laundering (AML) legislation this spring. Citing a full legislative agen [...]
2006-02-28 13:53:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER PGOV MO
06RABAT357HUMAN RIGHTS LAW CLINICS IN MOROCCO -- THE CASE
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. With funding ending March 31, Post seeks an opportunity to express support for the continuation of the American Bar Association "Human Rights Clinical Legal Educat [...]
2006-02-28 16:53:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM MO
06RABAT359GOM REFUGEE POLICY: LIMITED INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale told Polcouns February 22 that the GOM had "no objection" to an international refugee resettlement program out of Morocco provided it remained low-key, with as little media attention as possible to avoid attracting more would-be refugees to Morocco. He s [...]
2006-02-28 21:36:00Embassy RabatSECRETMO PGOV PREF PREL
06RABAT36 MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO
[...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from October 1 to December 31. Activities included visits by MEPI Washington, the Ambassador's meeting with Global Rights, English ACCESS Microscholarships, capacity building using ICT, Nomadic Craft Caravan, a Family C [...]
2006-01-09 14:31:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV KMPI MO
06RABAT360WESTERN SAHARA: MFA SAYS CBMS IN JEOPARDY
[...] (C) During a February 22 meeting (reftel),MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale told Polcouns that the family visits program, a key element of the US-funded confidence-building measures in the Western Sahara, was in jeopardy as a result of politicization of the program by the Polisario. Hilale [...]
2006-02-28 22:00:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT367AVIAN FLU: NO TIME TO PANIC
[...] (U) Summary: Although no cases of Avian Influenza have been detected in Morocco, the malady has many Moroccans quaking in their boots. The issue regularly dominates front page news, rumors of outbreaks circulate at lightening speed, and consumption of chicken has plummeted, putting the $1.4 [...]
2006-03-01 16:40:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR KFLU CASC MO
06RABAT385GROWTH 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 11:28:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID MO
06RABAT386GROWTH 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 11:28:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID MO
06RABAT389WESTERN SAHARA: PREPARING THE GOM FOR AUTONOMY
[...] (C) Summary: In meetings with the MOI and MFA on February 17 in Rabat, and reiterated during the embassy's February 22 meeting with MFA SecGen Omar Hilale, visiting NEA/MAG Office Director William Jordan urged GOM officials to be expansive in their thinking on autonomy to make it real and cred [...]
2006-03-02 14:27:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT39MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Government of Morocco poverty figures indicate that from 1999 to 2004 the number of Moroccans living below the poverty line - defined as a monthly household income of $187 for a family of 5.6 people living in an urban setting, or $194 for a family of 6.4 people living in a rural setting - has [...]
2006-01-09 17:10:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELTN SENV MO
06RABAT398MOROCCO: IS THE GOVERNMENT STRANGLING THE PRESS?
[...] (C) Freedom of the press continues to be a significant political and human rights issue in Morocco, and the mission continues to discuss the issue with the GOM at high levels, and to raise concerns as we see them. The GOM's latest tack appears to be one of levying heavy fines on offending p [...]
2006-03-03 15:23:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PBTS MO
06RABAT399CIVIL SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT IN JUDICIAL REFORM
[...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The American Bar Association (ABA) has MEPI and DRL funds to implement "rule of law" reform changes in Morocco. One of the MEPI funded programs is "judicial development" (reftel A). In light of th [...]
2006-03-03 15:58:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV MO
06RABAT40CODEL LANTOS VISITS PARLIAMENT, MEETS REFORMERS,
[...] (SBU) As part of his January 2-5 visit to Morocco, Congressman Lantos (D-CA) visited and toured the Moroccan Parliament, met with Moroccan reformers, and discussed recent political, social and religious reforms with the Minister of Islamic Affairs. Lantos was accompanied by his wife Annette L [...]
2006-01-09 17:11:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OVIP MO
06RABAT402MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Fishing, which employs nearly one in ten Moroccans, brought in nearly $400 million in 2005, a 12 percent increase over the previous year. The highest growth came from catches brought into the ports of Tan Tan in southern Morocco and Laayoune, in the Western Sahara. -------- Bull Run ---- [...]
2006-03-03 16:20:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIS EAIR EINV ECPS MO
06RABAT431WESTERN SAHARA: AUTONOMY, INTEGRATION, AND
[...] (C) Summary: During the mission's last visit to the Western Sahara in late January, and in a subsequent conversation with the Mayor of Laayoune in Rabat, emboffs have had opportunities to engage with local officials, NGOs, and other contacts concerning their views on autonomy, integration, [...]
2006-03-08 15:57:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS PHUM MO
06RABAT432PRESS FREEDOM: MOROCCO NEEDS TO AVOID A BLACK EYE
[...] (C) During a March 2 meeting with MFA Director of Bilateral Affairs Youssef Amrani, DCM raised freedom of the press in Morocco, noting that recent actions against journalists in Morocco (reftels) appeared at odds with the country's increasing democratization. It appeared the GOM was taking a [...]
2006-03-08 18:33:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PGOV PHUM PREL
06RABAT433WESTERN SAHARA: DCM UNDERSCORES NEED FOR SERIOUS
[...] (C) During a March 2 meeting with MFA Director of Bilateral Affairs Youssef Amrani, which also covered freedom of expression (Ref A),DCM underscored the need for Morocco to produce a serious, credible autonomy plan that could serve as the basis of negotiations with the Polisario as well as A [...]
2006-03-08 18:36:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT441AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON SECURITY CZAR YASSINE MANSOURI
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador called on Director General of the DGED (Direction General des Etudes and Documentation) on March 8 at DGED headquarters in Rabat. While ostensibly a courtesy call in recognition of Mansouri's appointment as head of DGED in 2005, the meeting provided the opportunity to [...]
2006-03-09 18:22:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALASEC MO PBTS PGOV PREL PTER
06RABAT442DEPUTY FM FASSI FIHRI VENTS ON THE WESTERN SAHARA
[...] (C) Ambassador telephoned Deputy FM Fassi Fihri midday on March 8 to inform him about the cancellation of A/S Welch's planned March 13-14 visit to Morocco. A fifty-three minute conversation ensued. Fassi Fihri pressed regarding the rest of the trip, and the Ambassador said A/S Welch still mi [...]
2006-03-09 18:32:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT448UPDATE ON ICRC ACTIVITIES IN MOROCCO
[...] (SBU) Over lunch March 2 in Rabat, visiting ICRC Regional Representative Bernard Pfefferle and Polcouns discussed the following issues: Western Sahara -------------- 2. (C) Pfefferle sought latest US views on the political situation in the Western Sahara. Polcouns said the US believe [...]
2006-03-10 14:44:00Embassy RabatSECRETMO PGOV PHUM PREL
06RABAT453FTA Implementation: First Bumps in the Road
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the first 75 days of FTA implementation Moroccan and U.S. businesses have experienced a few difficulties. The most pressing and disturbing implementation difficulties have been in the area of agricultural trade, including an unfavorable rules of origin determination f [...]
2006-03-13 10:54:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR BEXP KIPR KTIA MO
06RABAT461WESTERN SAHARA: MOROCCAN POLITICAL PARTIES KICK
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On March 10-11, the Islamist Party for Justice and Development (PJD),teaming up with the smaller Forces Citoyennes party (FC),held a conference at the Tour Hassan Hotel in Rabat entitled "Regionalization and Autonomy: Models and Options." International experts fro [...]
2006-03-14 17:56:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT469DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CHARITIES AND MENA-FATF
[...] (SBU) Econoff met March 14 with Moroccan Ministry of Finance official Abdelaziz Khaoua discuss terrorism finance-related issues and to deliver reftel demarche concerning the charities discussion at the MENA-FATF plenary in Cairo next week. 2. (SBU) Khaoua was receptive to demarche and co [...]
2006-03-15 16:17:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KFTN PTER XF MO
06RABAT48PJD'S OTHMANI ON PARTY SPLIT, WESTERN SAHARA, 2007
[...] (C) Summary: During a January 6 meeting with Emboffs, Islamist Party for Justice and Development (PJD) Secretary General Saad Eddin Othmani Othmani downplayed the reported split within the PJD describing it as a handful of individuals the party wanted to get rid of. He highlighted the party [...]
2006-01-10 15:50:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PREL MO
06RABAT484MOROCCO-TURKEY RELATIONS: A ROBUST AGENDA
[...] (C) Summary: During a recent two-hour lunch with Polcouns, Turkish Embassy First Secretary Turker Ari painted a diverse portrait of Morocco-Turkish relations, touching on a series of planned and already executed high-level visits, extensive relations between the two countries' Islamist parti [...]
2006-03-17 16:13:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALECON KISL MAS MO PGOV PREL
06RABAT49MOROCCO SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT POLICY
[...] Econoff met Jan. 10 with Mohammed El Kadiri, Technical Director for Moroccan national telecoms regulator ANRT to discuss Moroccan spectrum management policy per request in Ref A. Answers below are keyed to questions in Reftel. 2. A) The authority responsible for spectrum management in Mor [...]
2006-01-10 17:14:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON MO
06RABAT490MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) Central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri said March 14 that Morocco plans to move "in the medium-term" towards a more flexible exchange rate system. Jouahri said the country's increasing openness to trade warrants a transition to an as-yet-unspecified exchange regime, a move the IMF has c [...]
2006-03-20 14:10:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ELAB ECPS MO
06RABAT497GOM PROPOSES HIGH LEVEL DELEGATION TO BRIEF
[...] (C) Summary: Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs Taieb Fassi Fihri told Ambassador Riley March 20 that he and Moroccan Amb. to the UN (and until recently Interior Minister) Moustapha Sahel proposed to travel to Washington this week or early next to brief U.S. officials informally on King [...]
2006-03-20 19:22:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MO
06RABAT498STAFFDEL PHELAN'S WESTERN SAHARA MEETINGS
[...] (C) Summary: Staffdel Phelan and EconCouns visited Laayoune, Western Sahara on March 18 as swarms of workers readied the city ) festooned with Moroccan flags -- for King Mohammed VI's imminent arrival. MINURSO officials briefed Phelan on the mission's activities, previewed the draft SYG re [...]
2006-03-21 08:29:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS OREP MO
06RABAT50REP. LANTOS DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN, AND SYRIA WITH
[...] (C) Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) met with FM Benaissa for 90 minutes on January 4 at the MFA. Benaissa lauded US-Morocco relations and outlined many of the accomplishments of King Mohammed in the area of womens rights, equity and reconciliation, and press freedom. Benaissa was gloomy about Iraq, [...]
2006-01-10 17:58:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALETRD MO PGOV PREL PTER
06RABAT504Initial 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 17:05:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR BEXP KIPR KTIA MO
06RABAT505STAFFDEL PHELAN AT MOROCCAN MFA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Staffdel Phelan met senior Moroccan MFA officials, including Bilateral Affairs Director Amrani, to discuss Western Sahara, reform, FTA, MCA and other issues of mutual interest. Phelan emphasized the need for a concrete, practical Western Sahara autonomy proposal that could se [...]
2006-03-21 17:21:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OREP MO
06RABAT506Initial 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 17:22:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR BEXP KIPR KTIA MO
06RABAT507MFA, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS OBJECT TO MEPI
[...] (C) Summary: Minister-Delegate for Foreign Affairs Fassi Fihri and Communications Minister Benabdallah told Ambassador Riley March 20 that media outlets accepting MEPI grants or other foreign funding would constitute a violation of Moroccan law, punishable by fines and imprisonment. They e [...]
2006-03-21 18:14:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO KMPI KPAO PHUM PREL
06RABAT516OFFICIAL MOROCCAN VIEWS ON REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT,
[...] (C) Summary: Cairo-based Regional Refugee Coordinator Gerard Cheyne met with GOM officials during his March 3-10 visit to Morocco and Western Sahara to discuss the possibility of launching a limited resettlement program and the CBM family visit exchanges occurring in the Western Sahara. Chey [...]
2006-03-23 10:28:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREF PBTS PREL PHUM UNHCR PGOV MO EG
06RABAT517HUMAN RIGHTS: PARLIAMENT PASSES NEW LAW AGAINST
[...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) On March 16, the GOM announced parliament's passage of a new law against torture, according to the English-language Morocco Times. The Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bouzoubaa, reportedly said, "The new law aga [...]
2006-03-23 11:50:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PBTS MO
06RABAT519ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: MOROCCAN RESPONSE
[...] (C) DCM met March 22 with MFA Director General for Multilateral Relations Mohamed Azeroual to stress the importance of ref(a) issues for the upcoming Arab League (AL) meeting in Khartoum. Azeroual confirmed that FM Benaissa will lead the Moroccan delegation as King Mohammed is currently "busy [...]
2006-03-23 16:13:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ SU MO
06RABAT527MOROCCO PORT REFORM: EYE ON THE FTA
[...] Summary: Morocco is making wide-ranging reforms to its port sector, a key piece of an economy which handles 98 percent of the country's of foreign trade. A law passed in December 2005 opens the sector to private operators, breaking the state's monopoly over commercial cargo services and cre [...]
2006-03-24 16:43:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EWWT ETRD MO
06RABAT530MOROCCO 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 17:24:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO PHUM PREL
06RABAT531MEPI MEDIA GRANTS PROGRAMS ALARM THE GOM; EMBASSY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-25 03:47:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALOIIP PHUM SCUL KMPI KPAO KIRC MO
06RABAT539WESTERN SAHARA: A TOUGH SPEECH CAPS A MOMENTOUS
[...] (C) King Mohammed spent five days in the Western Sahara, March 20-25, his first visit to the disputed territory since March 2002. The timing of the visit, coming amidst a public consultation process on autonomy and private diplomacy by Moroccan Deputy FM Fassi Fihri with Paris and Washington, [...]
2006-03-27 19:16:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT540THE BERBER (AMAZIGH) IN MOROCCO, PART I
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff and PAO traveled from Rabat to Al-Akhawayn University, located in the foothills of the Middle Atlas mountain range, south to Erfoud in the anti-Atlas, west to Agdaz and north to Ouarzazate and through the High Atlas range to Marrakesh from March 10 through March 17 on a c [...]
2006-03-28 11:06:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR MO
06RABAT552WESTERN SAHARA: THE MFA HELPS UNVEIL THE NEW
[...] (C) Summary: The MFA requested the Ambassador's attendance at a meeting on March 28 with MFA SecGen Omar Hilale and other Western Hemisphere ambassadors. The subject of the meeting was the King's recent speech (reftel) and the formation of the "Conseil Royal Consultatif pour les Affaires S [...]
2006-03-28 17:40:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PBTS MO
06RABAT557SPANISH AMBASSADOR ON WESTERN SAHARA, MIGRATION,
[...] (C) Summary: Over lunch March 20, Spanish Ambassador Planas Puchades told Ambassador Riley that Spain continued to encourage Morocco to produce a credible autonomy plan for the Western Sahara. He dismissed alleged splits within the Polisario, suggesting the recently emerged faction "Line of Martyrs [...]
2006-03-29 14:46:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PGOV PREL SNAR
06RABAT558AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEW MINISTER OF
[...] (C) Ambassador called on new Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa the afternoon of March 28. Ambassador expressed appreciation for the strong relations between the USG and the ministry and encouraged the MOI to go forward with anti money laundering legislation as well as a letter of agreement [...]
2006-03-29 15:06:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
06RABAT561WESTERN SAHARA: INFORMAL MINURSO VIEWS ON CURRENT
[...] (C) MINURSO Political Officer Alexander Sporys (please protect) visited Rabat March 22-24 for consultations with the P-5, Spanish, and South Africans at the request of SRSG Bastagli. Sporys called on Polcouns March 23. SRSG Bastagli is expected in Rabat for follow-on discussions in early Apr [...]
2006-03-29 18:52:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKPKO MO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT565MOROCCO'S POLITICAL PARTIES: LAPDOGS OR DEMOCRATS?
[...] (C) Summary: The series of splits, mergers, and coups that have dotted Morocco's already fractured political landscape since November 2005 attest to the fact that posturing for the 2007 parliamentary elections is in full swing. They also speak volumes about the force that King Mohammed VI's [...]
2006-03-30 16:41:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MO
06RABAT567THE AMAZIGH (BERBERS),PART II: ERFOUD AND RISSANI
[...] (C) Summary: This is the second in a series of cables drawn from a combined outreach and reporting trip by Poloff and PAO to the anti-Atlas from March 10-17. Erfoud is a medium-sized town, which is quickly becoming a tourist hub for the region, whereas Rissani is a small town on the road sou [...]
2006-03-30 17:01:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PGOV PHUM PINR SCUL
06RABAT574MOROCCO REJECTS U.S. S&T PROPOSAL
[...] (U) Post received diplomatic note number 1110 dated March 29, 2006, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, rejecting the latest U.S. proposal for Article VIII of the Science and Technology Agreement currently under negotiation. Post submitted the U.S. proposal on March 21 per instructions in R [...]
2006-03-31 13:03:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL KSCA EAID MO
06RABAT607MFA DISCUSSES NATO AND THE UPCOMING HIGH-LEVEL
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (C) At an April 4 meeting with Ambassador Youssef Amrani, MFA Director-General of Bilateral Relations, the DCM discussed the GOM's understanding of its relationship with NATO. Amrani, who just returned from a positive experience at a NA [...]
2006-04-05 12:27:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM MARR MO
06RABAT615THE AMAZIGH (BERBERS),PART III: ASSOCIATIONS IN
[...] (C) Summary: This cable is the third in a series of cables from a combined outreach and reporting trip by Poloff and PAO to the anti-Atlas (south side of the Atlas Mountains) from March 10-17. The area discussed is part of the Meknes-Tafilalt region (reftels) and, like the Erfoud area, it [...]
2006-04-06 16:29:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR SCUL MO
06RABAT616SEVENTEEN ACTIVISTS IN THE WESTERN SAHARA: BEATEN
[...] (C) Summary: On April 3, seventeen Sahrawi prisoners were brought to court from Laayoune prison for their trials. According to the Polisario website and Sahrawi activist Brahim Afari who called Polcouns April 4, the prisoners were "severely beaten" in vans on the way to the court. One acti [...]
2006-04-06 17:32:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN PBTS PHUM MO
06RABAT617AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PARTY FOR JUSTICE AND
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The Ambassador met April 3 for an hour and a half with Islamist-referenced Party for Justice and Development (PJD) Secretary General (SYG) Saad Eddine Othmani at PJD party headquarters. The Ambassador was accompanied by Poloff while Othmani was joined by PJD Depu [...]
2006-04-06 17:41:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PREL MO
06RABAT618EMBASSY OFFICERS DISCUSS FOREIGN POLICY WITH
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Poloffs visited Morocco's prestigious Al-Akhawayn University on April 3 to meet with faculty and discuss US-Morocco relations and human rights with undergraduate and graduate students as part o [...]
2006-04-07 08:13:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PBTS MO
06RABAT62MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) Contents --PPS Consolidates Socialist Alliance, Prepares Congress --Eid al-Adha: Prayer, Sacrifice, and Pardon --Morocco and Kuwait Join Forces to Promote Moderate Islam --King Supports Moroccan Children's Parliament --Morocco Creates Young Scientist Academy --Vietnam Opens Embassy in [...]
2006-01-13 17:02:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL MO
06RABAT630UNHCR REMAINS UPBEAT ON REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT
[...] (SBU) Over lunch March 30, UNHCR Head of Office Johannes Van der Klaauw told Polcouns that he remained optimistic at UNHCR's capacity to resettle abroad several hundred individuals in Morocco whom UNHCR had determined to be refugees. Following the visit of Cairo-based refugee coordinator (Re [...]
2006-04-07 14:13:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PHUM PREL MO
06RABAT633PARTY FOR JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT HOSTS CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Summary: The Islamist Party for Justice and Development (PJD) hosted a conference March 31-April 1 on "U.S. Decision-Making and Its Impact on Moroccan-American Relations." Participants included party leaders as well as rank and file PJD members, select diplomats, academics and NGOs. Gues [...]
2006-04-07 15:17:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PREL PHUM MO
06RABAT635THE AMAZIGH (BERBERS),PART IV: WESTERN ANTI-ATLAS
[...] (C) Summary: From March 10-17, Poloff and PAO were on a combined outreach and reporting trip in the anti-Atlas, south of the Atlas mountains on the edge of the Sahara Desert. This cable is the fourth in a series. The population of the western section of the anti-Atlas is larger, and, the as [...]
2006-04-07 16:08:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR SCUL MO
06RABAT637WESTERN SAHARA: BASTAGLI MAKES THE CASE FOR
[...] (C) Summary: During an April 6 meeting with the Ambassador, SRSG Bastagli argued that tighter and more robust operations over the last six months had made MINURSO a more effective force. Violations of the ceasefire were down 50 percent. Confidence-building measures remained essential to UN [...]
2006-04-07 16:40:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT638MCA: MOROCCO HOLDS NATIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP
[...] (SBU) Summary. On March 28-29, the GOM hosted a national consultative workshop with NGOs, local associations, academics, private sector representatives and members of the international donor community as part of its consultation process for developing a compact proposal to access funds from [...]
2006-04-07 18:27:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMCA EAID ECON SOCI MO
06RABAT639 MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO
[...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from January 1 to March 31. Activities included visits by MEPI Washington and MEPI Tunis, a regional conference on the family code, political and judicial reform, women's rights, literacy training, English ACCESS Micro s [...]
2006-04-07 18:49:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV KMPI MO
06RABAT640MOROCCO: LEVERAGING UN TROOP CONTRIBUTING
[...] (C) A/Polcouns met April 10 with MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita to discuss reftel request to solicit Moroccan troop and/or equipment support for a UN peacekeeping operation (PKO) in Sudan. Bourita raised two issues with Moroccan participation in suc [...]
2006-04-10 16:03:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV SU MO
06RABAT642MOROCCO: U.S. NOT TO RUN FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) A/Polcouns met April 10 with MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita to deliver reftel message that the U.S. will not run for a seat on the new UN Human Rights Council this year. Bourita responded with a request for the U.S. to support Morocco's bid to b [...]
2006-04-10 16:43:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR PREL PHUM UNGA MO
06RABAT661 THE BARCELONA PROCESS IN MOROCCO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Currently, the European Union (EU) has over $1.5 billion in ongoing projects in Morocco under the Barcelona Process (BP). These projects cover issues related to economics, social services, environmental protection and human rights. The European Commission (EC) in Rabat repor [...]
2006-04-13 16:32:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV SOCI MO
06RABAT662AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SOCIALIST UNION OF POPULAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The Ambassador met April 3 with for an hour with Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) party leader and Minister of Territory Development, Water, and Environment Mohamed El Yazghi at the recently completed USFP party headquarters in Rabat. The Ambassador was [...]
2006-04-13 16:50:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MO
06RABAT663AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NATIONAL RALLY OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The Ambassador met April 5 with National Rally of Independents (RNI) party leader and former prime minister Ahmed Osman at his residence in Rabat. The Ambassador was accompanied by Poloff (notetaker),while Osman was unaccompanied. This is the fourth in a round o [...]
2006-04-13 17:01:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MO
06RABAT665ABU MAZEN VISITS MOROCCO; HAMAS NEXT?
[...] (C) FM Benaissa invited Ambassador to the MFA the morning of April 13 to discuss the visit of Palestinian Authority President Abu Mazen (note: Abu Mazen arrived in Morocco April 12. King Mohammed held a dinner for him the evening of April 12 in Casablanca, attended by Arab diplomats and seni [...]
2006-04-13 18:51:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PGOV PREL
06RABAT668MISSION PLAN FOR ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC REFORMS IN
[...] (U) Per ref A Action Request, Post submits the following quarterly assessment of its Democratic Reform Strategy as outlined in ref B. Our report is keyed to the Milestones (M) and Tactics (T) outlined in our strategy and provides an update through March 31, 2006. Update narratives contain bot [...]
2006-04-14 11:24:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON KDEM PGOV SCUL KMPI MO
06RABAT671WESTERN SAHARA: GOM CLAIMS IT'S NOT STALLING ON
[...] (C) Following up on SRSG Bastagli's April 6 comment that Morocco had turned off a third attempted visit to the Western Sahara by the UN High Commission for Human Rights (reftel),Polcouns called MFA Director for UN Affairs Nasser Bourita the afternoon of April 13 to get the official Moroccan [...]
2006-04-14 15:18:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT676IS THERE AN AMAZIGH (BERBER) IDENTITY IN MOROCCO?
[...] (C) Summary: While the constitution of Morocco recognizes ethnic and religious diversity, it is also clear that citizens are to think of themselves as Moroccan, not as members of separate ethnic or religious groups. Recent Amazigh history in Morocco (reftel A),however, points to the perse [...]
2006-04-14 16:33:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR MO
06RABAT678MOROCCO: CLARIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES AT THE U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 17:13:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KTBT MO
06RABAT679MOROCCO: FORMATION OF UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] Reftel letter from the Secretary was delivered to the office of Foreign Minister Mohamed Benaissa on April 14. Post also delivered reftel demarche to the office of MFA Director of UN Affairs Nasser Bourita on April 14. Post will report any substantive response septel. ********************** [...]
2006-04-14 17:31:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA MO
06RABAT697MOROCCO: PARTICIPATION IN COESPU'S SECOND ROUND OF
[...] (SBU) Poloffs met April 10 with MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita to discuss reftel request encouraging Moroccan participation in upcoming COESPU classes. Poloff delivered to Bourita a copy of reftel points in non-paper format. In response, Bourita ex [...]
2006-04-18 09:08:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO MARR IT MO
06RABAT714AMBASSADOR'S DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE HAMAS VISIT
[...] (C) As requested Ref B, the Ambassador called on Moroccan Deputy FM Taieb Fassi Fihri the afternoon of April 17 to follow up on his April 13 discussion with FM Benaissa regarding the possible visit of Hamas SecGen Khalid Mishal to Morocco (FM Benaissa is traveling in South America and was th [...]
2006-04-19 15:42:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PGOV PREL PTER
06RABAT718AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ISTIQLAL PARTY LEADER
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The Ambassador met April 4 with Istiqlal party leader and Minister of State Abbas El Fassi at his residence over lunch. The Ambassador was accompanied by Polcouns, Poloff (notetaker),and PolLES, while El Fassi was joined by Istiqlal Upper House Caucus Leader an [...]
2006-04-20 10:43:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PGOV PREL
06RABAT719AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH POPULAR MOVEMENT UNION
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The Ambassador met April 10 for one hour with Popular Movement Union (UMP) president and former Minister of Defense Mahjoubi Aherdane and UMP secretary general and Minister of Agriculture, Rural SIPDIS Development and Sea Fisheries Mohand Laenser at Aherdane's [...]
2006-04-20 10:51:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD MO
06RABAT722WESTERN SAHARA: AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOR CREDIBLE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Deputy FM Taieb Fassi Fihri for two hours the afternoon of April 17 to deliver points on the possible visit of Hamas SecGen Mishal (Refs A and B). Most of the meeting was consumed by a discussion on the Western Sahara, however, as Fassi Fihri recapped his re [...]
2006-04-20 11:22:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PGOV PREL
06RABAT728AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ARAB MAGHREB UNION SECRETARY
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met April 19 with Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Secretary General Habib Ben Yahia to discuss the AMU's role in regional integration, the Western Sahara, counterterrorism and human rights. Ben Yahia explained that the AMU works well at the ministerial and technical levels wh [...]
2006-04-20 17:51:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALECON MO PBTS PGOV PREL
06RABAT729SECURITY COUNCIL ACTION ON WESTERN SAHARA
[...] (C) Summary: Morocco is engaging in a disingenuous process to delay movement toward a negotiated settlement of the Western Sahara conflict. Its domestic consultations on autonomy for the Western Sahara cannot be taken seriously, and have thus far excluded those who might offer differing p [...]
2006-04-20 18:44:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR KPKO UNUS MO AG
06RABAT73MOROCCO 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-18 07:44:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD EFIN ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV MO
06RABAT730MONEY LAUNDERING BILL PASSES COUNCIL OF
[...] (U) On April 19, Morocco's long awaited draft Anti- Money Laundering (AML) bill was approved the Moroccan Council of Government (the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Driss Jettou). After clearing the Council of Government, a Ministerial Council, presided over by King Mohammed VI, will then [...]
2006-04-21 08:46:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PTER PGOV MO
06RABAT732ELECTRICITY (IS) NOT STATIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Director of Moroccan state electricity company Younes Maamar described to Ambassador on April 18 the government's plans to deregulate the electricity sector, stressing the GOM's urgency to diversify its energy sources and his personal preference that Morocco move forward with nuc [...]
2006-04-21 10:54:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETTC ECON SENV KNNP MO
06RABAT734WESTERN SAHARA: MOROCCANS NERVOUS ABOUT IMPENDING
[...] (C) Deputy FM Fassi Fihri telephoned the Ambassador late afternoon April 20 to express concern about the contents of the SYG's report on the Western Sahara, soon to be released, as well as impending action on the Western Sahara by the UN Security Council. Fassi Fihri understood that the Secur [...]
2006-04-21 11:27:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT736HUMAN RIGHTS CLINICS IN MOROCCO -- SPENDING MONEY
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 3 and 4. 3. (SBU) Summary: On April 18, Poloff and Laboff visited the Human Rights Clinical Legal Education program at Hassan II University in Mohammedia, loc [...]
2006-04-21 12:01:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM MO
06RABAT742MOROCCO 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 15:05:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIS EWWT KFLU KHIV MO WS
06RABAT748MOROCCO: MFA VIEWS ON COESPU PARTICIPATION
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Following up on reftels, Poloff met April 20 with MFA Bilateral Affairs Officer Karim Halim to discuss Moroccan participation in COESPU's second round of classes in May. Confirming the Moroccan Gendarmerie [...]
2006-04-21 17:18:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO MARR IT MO
06RABAT779GOM 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 16:21:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV MO
06RABAT786INTERIOR MINISTER'S FIRST INTERVIEW OFFERS GLIMPSE
[...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Coming on the heels of his recent visit to France, Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa provided April 19, 2006 the Moroccan French-language daily L'Economiste his first official interview since being appointed [...]
2006-04-27 11:00:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PBTS PHUM PTER MO
06RABAT787MOROCCO: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY OF IRAN
[...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel demarche April 27 with MFA Director for International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita and urged Morocco to oppose the candidacy of Iran and other serious human rights abusers during the May 9 vote for the UN Human Rights Council. Bourita said that Iran [...]
2006-04-27 11:05:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL MO
06RABAT788MOROCCO: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - US
[...] (SBU) On April 27, poloff discussed reftel U.S. extension request to destroy chemical weapons stockpiles with MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita. Bourita expressed surprise that the U.S. was requesting an extension, noting that it was usually the Russian [...]
2006-04-27 11:47:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
06RABAT789MOROCCO ON INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE FOLLOW-UP
[...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel impact of the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) charged with investiging the UN's Oil-for Food program on April 27 with MFA Director for International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita. According to Bourita, the issue needs to be viewed "globally," and [...]
2006-04-27 12:37:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KFIN PGOV IZ MO
06RABAT808Misuse of Life Sciences Research - Morocco
[...] On April 25, post delivered reftel demarche and questions regarding misuse of life sciences to Dr. Khalid Temsamani, National Coordinator of Materials Science at the Department of Scientific Research at the Moroccan Ministry of Higher Education. Temsamani provided responses and point of cont [...]
2006-04-28 12:04:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PTER KTIA MO
06RABAT816SCENESETTER FOR FM BENAISSA'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON
[...] (C) FM Benaissa is coming to Washington May 2 after a bruising few weeks for Morocco on the Western Sahara. The latest UN resolution was a narrowly dodged bullet, from Morocco's point of view. The MFA in Rabat and Moroccan Embassy in Washington both lobbied vigorously to avoid a resolution [...]
2006-04-28 16:41:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON MO PGOV PREL PTER
06RABAT85 MOROCCO: TERRORIST VICTIM NGOS
[...] (SBU) As requested reftel, Post offers the following information on Moroccan non-governmental organizations that provide support or services to the victims and families of the Casablanca terrorist attacks on May 16, 2003, or are engaged in activities designed to blunt the appeal of Islamic ex [...]
2006-01-19 15:30:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KAWC KPAO MO
06RABAT880MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Economic and commercial issues dominated Chinese President Hu Jiantao's April 23-25 visit to Morocco - his first stop on a three country Africa tour following his trips to Washington and Riyadh. Responding to Moroccan fears of China's domination of manufactured exports, particularly the text [...]
2006-05-04 11:04:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EAGR KIPR KTEX MO
06RABAT897MOROCCO: MENA-FATF CHARITIES PAPER DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Econoff met May 5 with Moroccan Ministry of Finance (MOF) official Mr. Abdelaziz Al Khaoua, head of banking and financial sector issues, to discuss terrorism finance-related matters and to deliver reftel demarche concerning the Government of Morocco (GOM) position on the MENA-FATF Chariti [...]
2006-05-08 14:02:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KFTN PTER XF MO
06RABAT908AMAZIGH (BERBER) CONFERENCE DEMANDS
[...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (U) Le Reporter (April 20),a weekly French-language magazine format journal, reported the results of the April 7 and 8 Amazigh (Berber) conference held in Meknes. (Note: Meknes is located east of Rabat in the Mekne [...]
2006-05-10 08:32:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINR MO
06RABAT911MOROCCO: UN DEMOCRACY FUND INVITATION FOR GRANT
[...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel fund on April 27 with MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita. Bourita expressed interest in the fund and said that it was likely that the GOM would be interested in participating. He said he would review the information and pro [...]
2006-05-10 13:59:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KDEM UNGA MO
06RABAT913WESTERN SAHARA: GOM WILL PROCEED WITH OHCHR VISIT
[...] (SBU) MFA Director of UN and International Affairs Nasser Bourita told Polcouns May 10 that the May 15 visit of the Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) was going forward, and the program had been prepared. The delegation, which would not include Louise Arbour, would arrive [...]
2006-05-10 18:37:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMO PBTS PHUM PREL PINR
06RABAT918CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM IN MOROCCO: IS IT ON THE
[...] (C) Summary: Constitutional reform is regularly brought up by contacts and is occasionally a topic in the press. Reform, however, does not mean the entire constitution but rather portions of it which directly relate to the interest or interests of a particular group. Whereas Moroccans desc [...]
2006-05-11 13:49:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR MO
06RABAT922IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES - MOROCCO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-11 16:10:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKBCT ABLD PHUM ETTC MO
06RABAT961MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Overall GDP grew by 5.7 percent annually at the end of the first quarter of 2006, while non-agricultural GDP grew by four percent, a consistent figure over several quarters. A report by the Moroccan Government's High Planning Commission said GDP was helped by strong performance in constructio [...]
2006-05-18 13:08:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EAGR ELAB MO
06RABAT968MOURAD EL HAMYANI DEPORTATION
[...] (S) Embassy Rabat provides the following background concerning the possible deportation of Moroccan terrorist suspect Mourad El Hamyani to Morocco. The Moroccan police have an arrest warrant for El Hamyani for criminal activity, including armed robbery with the intent to use the profits to f [...]
2006-05-19 16:20:00Embassy RabatSECRETMO PHUM PREL PTER
06RABAT970ICRC SEES PROGRESS WITH GOM ON HUMANITARIAN ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Over lunch May 18, ICRC Regional Delegate Bernard Pfefferle told Polcouns the ICRC was generally pleased with progress on the humanitarian issues it is working with the GOM, and especially with progress on resolving the issue of the disappeared between Morocco and the Polisario Front. [...]
2006-05-19 18:07:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT971NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE FIELD STUDY IN MOROCCO
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A delegation of National War College (NWC) students and faculty, led by Commandant Major General Teresa Marne Peterson and Deputy Commandant Ambassador Marcelle Wahba, visited Morocco May 13-18, [...]
2006-05-19 18:47:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO MARR MO MOPS PGOV PREL
06RABAT985MEPI RESPONSIBILITIES REVISITED
[...] In ref A, post requested clarification of project officer responsibilities related to MEPI grants and information on available/appropriate training in order to carry out these duties effectively. Recently, post's project officers have received delegation of authority notices from MEPI's Regi [...]
2006-05-23 11:12:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT EAID KMPI MO
06RABAT986AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PARTY OF PROGRESS AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The Ambassador met May 19 for one hour with Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) secretary general Ismail Alaoui at the party's headquarters SIPDIS in Rabat. The Ambassador was accompanied by Poloff (notetaker),while Alaoui was joined by PPS executive commi [...]
2006-05-23 12:03:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS MO
06RIYADH6668170 SAUDI AND MUSLIM SCHOLARS WORLDWIDE CALL FOR
[...] (S) SUMMARY: 170 Muslim scholars from more than seventeen countries, including twenty-nine Saudi citizens, issued an open statement on August 4 entitled "Statement and Appeal from Scholars of the Islamic Nation." The statement condemned Israeli "aggression" in Lebanon and Palestine, and crit [...]
2006-08-22 06:58:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KISL SA LE
06ROME1025ITALY'S FLEDGLING ISLAMIC CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL
[...] (C) Summary: Interior Minister Pisanu's hand-picked Muslim Consultative Council continues to be controversial after its first two meetings. Criticism by both the right-wing Northern League Party and some members of the Muslim community convinced Pisanu to cancel the next meeting until afte [...]
2006-04-05 08:49:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL PGOV PTER IT HUMAN RIGHTS
06ROME1159COESPU AT SIX MONTHS: MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS, U.S.
[...] Summary and Action Request. The Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU) in Vicenza, part of the larger Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) (a Presidential initiative),has trained 127 gendarme peacekeepers from six countries in its first six months. New courses are se [...]
2006-04-14 12:27:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IT
06ROME1246ITALY ON BOARD WITH NATO'S MIDDLE EAST SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. Italy, a co-sponsor of the Middle East Security Cooperation Center (SCC) proposal, is fully on board with the concept but concerned about presentation. Italy believes the SCC must be fully co-sponsored with participating Middle East countries and does not favor launching it at t [...]
2006-04-26 13:16:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR IT
06ROME1308ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] This unclassified cable is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Pos [...]
2006-05-03 08:25:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDJA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO
06ROME1493TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALY TO DESIGNATE FOUR
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA. 4. 2. (S) Finance Ministry Director for Financial Crimes, Cristina Collura, told EconOff May 15 that the Government of Italy will pre-notify in June, 2006, the names of four individuals to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee members for inclusion [...]
2006-05-17 12:52:00Embassy RomeSECRETEFIN ETTC IT KTFN PREL PTER
06ROME1555COESPU: ITALIAN PROPOSALS FOR NEXT CANDIDATE
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See Paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: Italy recommends inviting Chile, Ghana, Nigeria, Serbia and Montenegro (SaM),and South Africa to participate in the Center of Excellence for Police Stability Units (COESPU) in Vicenza. In addition, Italy looks to the U.S. [...]
2006-05-23 07:45:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT
06ROME1625ITALY: PM PRODI ON CIVILIAN COMMITMENT TO IRAQ,
[...] (C) In a wide-ranging meeting with Senator Allen and the Ambassador on May 30, Italian PM Prodi said Italy was firmly committed to Iraq's future, but had to figure out how to end its military engagement while continuing to contribute to reconstruction and political development. He said he was [...]
2006-05-31 14:52:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS EUN IZ AF IT
06ROME263 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006
[...] Summary. Italy continues to court foreign investors by actively seeking to implement the 2003 legal reforms designed to lift the Italian economy out of its malaise. In 2003 Italy successfully reformed its civil code and made important modifications to its Unified Rules on Financial Intermed [...]
2006-01-30 08:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV IT OPIC USTR
06ROME2965WELCH REJECTS "AMBIGUITY" ON HAMAS RECOGNITION OF
[...] (S) Italy's MFA Middle East director Riccardo Sessa says European countries want to help move the Israeli-Palestinian issue forward, but the issue is how best to do so. He said a breakthrough could require a greater degree of ambiguity on the issue of Hamas recognition of Israel. NEA A/S Welc [...]
2006-10-26 11:35:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL PGOV IT XF
06ROME2983ITALY HOPES MEPP DISCUSSIONS IN ALICANTE REALISTIC
[...] (C) Political M/C and Poloff called on Italian MFA Near East Office Director Luciano Pezzotti October 25 to discuss Italy's upcoming participation in Middle East peace process discussions hosted by the Spanish. Pezzotti said Italy hoped to play a constructive role in focusing discussions on [...]
2006-10-27 16:12:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV XF LE UN IT
06ROME3112TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALY PLANS TO DESIGNATE THREE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (S) Cristina Collura, Director of the Ministry of Finance's Financial Crimes Prevention Office, presented Econoff with a statement of case (SOC) and supporting documents in Italian (approximately 200 pages) November 16, bearing the names of [...]
2006-11-17 15:00:00Embassy RomeSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER IT
06ROME46324TH FAO AFRICAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Summary: The biennial African Regional Conference (ARC) of the UN Agency for Food and Agriculture (FAO),held in Bamako, Mali, from January 30 to February 3 highlighted the continent's lack of progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals for reducing hunger and poverty, and pr [...]
2006-02-15 14:54:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AORC EAID ETRD SENV KUNR XA FAO
06ROME556ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] The following is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Post will prov [...]
2006-02-23 09:42:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO
06SANAA2546JUSTICE MINISTER LEADS WAY FOR INDEPENDENT COURTS
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador met the Minister of Justice (MOJ) Ghazi Shaif al-Aghbari on August 27 to discuss judicial reforms and related programs. Under the new minister, Yemen has taken substantive steps to strengthen the independence of the courts, which has produced results in combating corrupt [...]
2006-08-29 14:22:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID KMCA KMPI YM
06SANSALVADOR487EL SALVADOR: SCENESETTER FOR VISITS OF U/S KAREN
[...] (SBU) Embassy San Salvador welcomes and looks forward to your visit to El Salvador March 17 to 18. You are arriving in country following President Saca's very successful visit with the President on February 24. The announcements during the visit that CAFTA-DR would enter into force for El S [...]
2006-02-27 18:11:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES PGOV PREL
06SANTIAGO411MARCH 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 21:15:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV PREL CI
06SANTIAGO664 MEDIA REACTION - HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-30 19:02:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI
06SOFIA83BULGARIA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-20 08:08:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDBU EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR
06SOFIA89BULGARIA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-23 10:13:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
06STATE86004IRAN 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 14:54:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG IR AORC
06TEGUCIGALPA192HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S INAUGURATION GOES WELL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On Thursday, January 26, 2006 a U.S. Presidential Delegation, led by Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, arrived in Tegucigalpa to attend the inauguration of Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales. While the weeks and days leading to the events were plagued with confusion and inde [...]
2006-01-31 22:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD ECON KJUS SNAR PINR HO
06TELAVIV1745ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-04 12:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1874 THE PENSIONER PARTY: THE YOUNGEST PARTY OF
[...] With seven new members of the Knesset whose average age is 72 years, and of whom only two were expected to capture seats in the country's parliament, the leaders of the Pensioner Party are now billed as the custodians of Israel's "social agenda" -- a title dearly coveted by Labor Party leader [...]
2006-05-12 13:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR IS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1876AGAINST THE ODDS, MIDDLE EAST CANCER CONSORTIUM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Middle East Cancer Consortium is extending its reach and adding attendees from additional countries to its activities. Independent Palestinian health professionals remain eager to participate in MECC conferences and courses while PA officials are off-limits. Member countri [...]
2006-05-12 18:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PREL KPAL KWBG IS XF XD ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
06TELAVIV4730AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN'S THOUGHTS ON PALESTINIAN ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and DAPNSA Elliott Abrams discussed Israeli-Palestinian relations with Minister for Strategic Threats Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu) on November 29. Lieberman had requested the meeting to share his latest thinking on the Palestinian question ahead of his pl [...]
2006-12-05 07:43:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL IR EG CY JO
06THEHAGUE1262006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - THE NETHERLANDS
[...] The following transmits the draft 2006 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for the Netherlands. This update corresponds with Chapter VI in the FY 2006 Country Commercial Guide. The full text of the ICS has been forwarded by e-mail to EUR/IFD/OIA to the attention of J. Nathaniel Hatcher and Pa [...]
2006-01-19 14:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB NL OPIC USTR
06THEHAGUE1708NETHERLANDS: TURKISH IMAMS DENIED RESIDENCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands, new, tighter immigration policies are causing friction with the country,s 436 mosques, which rely heavily on foreign-born clerics to lead their congregations. At least 18 Turkish mosques are without imams as a result of immigration delays. Meanwhile, the Neth [...]
2006-08-04 16:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKISL PREL PGOV PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KPAO NL
06THEHAGUE2326COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. COAST GUARD
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 27-December 2, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of U.S. Coast Guard personnel Felton L. Gilmore, LCDR; Joseph E. Couch, GS-13; and Brian J. Pruitt, LT, to provide support for the Department of Homeland Security to assess the anti-terrorism measures m [...]
2006-10-27 12:23:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2343COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EUR DEPUTY ASSISTANT
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 2, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Matthew J. Bryza to attend the Diversity Dialogue Conference. 2. Control officer for the visit is Embassy Economic Officer Jason Heung - Emb. Tel: (31) (70) 310-2339; Cell Phone: - (31) (65) 378-2313; Fax: ( [...]
2006-11-01 12:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2345COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Drs. John Milner, Branch Chief, National Cancer Institute (NCI),NIH; and Dr. Arthur Schatzkin, Branch Chief, NCI, to travel to the Netherlands from November 5-11, 2006, to attend and participate in the World Cancer Research Fund November Panel Meeting, which w [...]
2006-11-01 12:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2346COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for Federal Aviation Administration officials Kenneth Peppard, Program Manager; and Mary Lucke Summers, Manager, to travel to the Netherlands from November 5-10, 2006 to serve as U.S. and North American reprsentatives to Civil Air Navigation Services Organization [...]
2006-11-01 14:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE2360COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EMBASSY ANKARA
[...] Country clearance is granted for Resident Legal Advisor Suzanne Hayden to travel to the Netherlands on November 6, 2006 to participate in meetings. 2. A hotel reservation has been made for November 6, 2006 at the Crowne Plaza Promenade Hotel, Van Stolkweg 1, 2585 JL The Hague - Phone - (3 [...]
2006-11-02 15:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ECON PREL PTER NL
06THEHAGUE2369COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NORTHWEST
[...] Country clearance is granted for FAA Aviation Safety Inspector Forrest Leland Keller to travel to the Netherlands from November 6-10, 2006 to review a contract with National Aerospace Library, Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitor [...]
2006-11-03 12:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2374COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FRANKFURT
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 22-23, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of TSA specialists Craig Matthew Lynes, Irene Goosley, and Sandra Lee Rohrbach to attend an aviation transportation security meeting in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is requir [...]
2006-11-03 14:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2375COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC ECONOMIST JOHN
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services Economist John Blandford to lay over in the Netherlands for the night of November 19, 2006 on his way to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to provide formal training in economic evaluation methods applied to HIV treatm [...]
2006-11-03 14:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2379COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BUREAU OF
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 21-26, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Bureau of Reclamation official John W. Shisler, Mechanical Engineer, to witness specification required factory inspection and testing of the hydraulic operating cylinder for the 4 by 6 foot high pressure slide g [...]
2006-11-03 16:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2389COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BUREAU OF
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 21-26, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Bureau of Reclamation official John W. Shisler, Mechanical Engineer, to witness specification required factory inspection and testing of the hydraulic operating cylinder for the 4 by 6 foot high pressure slide g [...]
2006-11-06 11:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2390COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA GREAT LAKES
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 12-17, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Inspector William Pratt to complete airman duties and flight deck procedures. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas [...]
2006-11-06 16:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2392COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for December 11-15, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration official John P. LaPointe, Manager, Flight Safety Branch, to participate in a joint FAA/CAA-NL review of aviation safety casual modeling efforts . 2. Embassy understands that [...]
2006-11-06 16:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE2393COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 7-10, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration official Cristina S. Tan, Computer Specialist; and William J. Hughes to participate in meetings with the CAA Netherlands and their support contractor the National Aerospace Laborat [...]
2006-11-06 16:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE2418COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 07-06/11 R60 to travel to The Netherlands from December 12, 2006 - January 8, 2007 to deter criminal acts targetting civil aviation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. [...]
2006-11-08 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2419COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center officials Shaune Allen, David Bogart, Joseph Schepis and Ray Lundquist to travel to the Netherlands from December 4-9, 2006 to attend the James Webb Space Telescope mid infrared instrumen [...]
2006-11-08 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2420COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center official William Danchi to travel to the Netherlands from December 5-9, 2006 to attend the European Space Agency Darwin Terrestrial Exoplanet Meeting in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy underst [...]
2006-11-08 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2421COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Geologist Herman A. Karl to travel to the Netherlands from November 13-22, 2006 to make an invited presentation at the workshop "Living with Sediments" as part of an international project team of experts. 2. Embassy understands that no further assista [...]
2006-11-08 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE2422COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 25 - December 1, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dipesh Shah, Investigator, Office of Regional Operations, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, HHS to inspect a medical device manufacturer for compliance with FDAs good manufacturing practice and au [...]
2006-11-08 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2436COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center delegation consisting ofPamela Davila, William Eichhorn and Steven Graham to travel to the Netherlands from December 3-9, 2006 attend the James Webb Space Telescope Mid Infrared Instrument Critical Design Review to be held at E [...]
2006-11-13 15:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2437COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Lenore Launer, Senior Investigator, National Institute on Agine, NIH, to travel to the Netherlands from November 25-30, 2006 to consult with Dr. Mark Van Buchum on AGES and Camera studies and give a lecture on Vascular Dementia at a special symposium for t [...]
2006-11-13 15:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2438COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 26 - December 1, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Richard Whiting, Senior Scientist, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, HHS to travel to Bilhoven, The Netherlands from November 26 - December 1, 2006 to attend, on Dr. Buchanans [...]
2006-11-13 15:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2439COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for the November 26 - December 1, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Richard Whiting, Senior Scientist, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, HHS to travel to Bilhoven, The Netherlands from November 26 - De3cember 1, 2006 to attend on Dr. Buchanans [...]
2006-11-13 15:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2440COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIALS DAVID
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services officials David Forney and Donald Ackerman to travel to the Netherlands from November 18-21, 2006 to lay over on their way to Papenburg, Germany to provide technical consultations to shipyard personnel on th [...]
2006-11-13 15:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2441COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL HUSSAIN
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services official Hussain Baseer, Public Health Officer, NCID, HHS/CDC to transit the Netherlands from December 23-24, 2006 on his way to Kigali, Rwanda to assist the Rwanda Public Health Advisor with program and ma [...]
2006-11-13 15:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2450COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center official Kirk Rhee to travel to the Netherlands from December 3-8, 2006 to attend the James Webb Space Telescope MID Infrared Instrument Critical Design Review. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST [...]
2006-11-15 12:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2451COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center officials Daniel Jacobs and Mark Hershey to travel to the Netherlands from December 10-16, 2006 to participate in common systems operations cost meetings at the European Space Technology Center [...]
2006-11-15 12:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2457COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Kent Hunter, Principal Investigator, National Cencer Institute, HIH, to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from November 30 - December 2, 2006 to give a talk at the Josepine Nefkens Symposium. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is nec [...]
2006-11-16 13:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2458COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services official Elizabeth Hall, Mathematical Statistician, NCID, HHS/CDC to lay over in the Netherlands on her way to Johannesburg, South Africa to attend the Scientific Steering Committee meeting. 2. Embassy [...]
2006-11-16 13:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2462COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NUCLEAR REGULATORY
[...] Country clearance is granted for the December 9-10,2006 visit to the Netherlands of J. Keith Everly, Senior Program Manager; Michael Mangefrida, IT Specialist; and Susan Bagley, Transportation Security Specialist, Nuclear Security and Incident Response; Timothy Johnson, Senior Environmental E [...]
2006-11-16 16:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2464COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services official Elizabeth Zell, Mathematical Statistician, NCID, HHS/CDC to lay over in the Netherlands on her way to Johannesburg, South Africa to attend the Scientific Steering Committee meeting. 2. Embassy [...]
2006-11-17 08:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2476COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Kevin Paul Cahill, TSA Specialist, to travel to the Netherlands from December 3-15, 2006 to assist in conducting an International Civil Aviation Organization audit of Amsterdam Airport. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: [...]
2006-11-20 16:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2483COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. POSTAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for November 26-December 2, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Postal Inspectors Ruth Mendonca and Guy Brescia, to meet with Europol and Embassy representatives to prepare for anticipated USPIS TDY assignment to Europol. 2. Embassy control officer for the visit [...]
2006-11-21 14:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2501COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for USGS Research Geologists Donald L. Gautier and Timothy R. Klett to travel to the Hague, the Netherlands from November 26-29, 2006 to meet with Geologists of Shell International Ltd. to obtain information and data concerning petroleum resource potential of the [...]
2006-11-24 14:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA NL
06THEHAGUE2502COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA FRANKFURT SAFETY
[...] Country clearance is granted for December 6-8, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of FAA Safety Inspector John J. Benning to conduct a recertification inspection commensurable to FAA authorizations for FAA repair stations in accordance with Federal Aviation regulations. 2. Embassy understands [...]
2006-11-24 14:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC NL
06THEHAGUE2503COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA FRANKFURT SAFETY
[...] Country clearance is granted for December 18-21, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of safety inspectors Calvin B. Clark and Jose R. Benavides to conduct a recertification inspection commensurable to FAA authorizations for FAA repair stations in accordance with federal aviation regulations. 2. [...]
2006-11-24 15:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR FAA NL
06THEHAGUE2506COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIALS
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services officials Russell Enscore, Christopher Sexton and Mark Duffy to lay over in the Netherlands from November 28-29, 2006 on their way to Entebbe and Arua, Uganda to assist on pneumonic plague outbreak control. [...]
2006-11-27 12:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2509COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
[...] Country Clearance is granted for TSA officials Stuart David Miller, Robert Dewey Jamison, Jeanette Hanna-Ruiz and Dennis Holley to travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from November 30 - December 1, 2006 to meet with airport officials at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. 2. Embassy control offi [...]
2006-11-28 12:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR ASEC NL
06THEHAGUE2514COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Supervisor Dennis Holley to travel to the Netherlands on December 1, 2006 to accompany Mr. Jamison on a tour of Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors [...]
2006-11-29 13:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2516COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID SENIOR POLICY
[...] Country clearance is granted for United States Agency for International Development Senior Policy Advisor for Donor Coordination (USAID/PPC/DCO) Noreen O'Meara to travel to the Netherlands from December 6-10, 2006 to participate in the review of findings of a donor-sponsored study on multi-don [...]
2006-11-29 16:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2517COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services Public Health Advisor, Jennifer Mann to lay over in the Netherlands from December 2-3, 2006 and January 4-5, 2007 on her way to and from Nairobi, Kenya to provide health information and immunization campaig [...]
2006-11-29 16:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2518COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA FRANKFURT SAFETY
[...] Country clearance is granted for December 18-21, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration safety inspector, Noel E. Arbis to conduct a recertification inspection commensurable to FAA authorizations for FAA repair stations in accordance with federal aviation reglations. [...]
2006-11-29 16:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR FAA NL
06THEHAGUE2529COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Trevor Archer, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, to travel to the Netherlands from November 30 - December 3, 2006 to visit Radbound University in Nijmegen to take part in a seminar and present a talk entitled "H [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2530COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted December 5-9, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of NSF official Dr. Lynda Carlson, Director, Science Resource Statistics Division, to attend a meeting on innovation and technology policy. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2531COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL
[...] Country clearance is granted for NTSB team consisting of Thomas Kenneth Roth-Roffy and Alan Barry Strauch, both Marine Accident Investigators, to travel to the Netherlands from December 3-4, 2006 to observe bridge resource management training. 2. Embassy will contact the National Transpor [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EWWT ASEC NL
06THEHAGUE2532CUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EPA OFFICIAL ROGER
[...] Country clearance is granted for Roger Fernandez, Office of Air and Radiation, to travel to the Netherlands on December 12, 2006 to meet with Shell Oil Company representatives to discuss the Natural Gas Star International Program under the methane to markets Partnership. 2. Embassy point [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA TPHY EPA NL
06THEHAGUE2533COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL RESERVE
[...] Country Clearance is granted for December 9-16, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Bimal B. Goel, Senior Examiner; and Paul Sternhagen, Analyst, from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, to meet with the management of ABN AMRO Bank, NV, and Dutch Regulators related to implementation of Basel II. [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDNL TSPA OTRA
06THEHAGUE2536COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration official Zlatan Tsvetanov to travel to The Netherlands from December 6-9, 2006 to attend the Darwin Terrestrial Exoplanet Science Advisory Team Meeting, in Noordwijk. 2. Embassy understands that no further assi [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2548COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration delegation, consisting of George Jackson, Glenn Rakow, and David Raphael, to travel to The Netherlands from January 16-20, 2006 to attend the Magnetospheric Multiscale Spacewire Working Group Meeting in Noordwijk. [...]
2006-12-05 11:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06THEHAGUE2551COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Ronald Germain, Chief, Lymphocyte Biology Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to visit the Netherlands Cancer Institute and present "Building a Systems-Level Understanding of Adaptive Immunity: From Molecules to Models to M [...]
2006-12-05 15:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2552COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE
[...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Roderic Pettigrew, Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; and Melanie Kotys, Research Fellow, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, to travel to the Netherlands from December 7-12, 2006 to participate in the 2006 P [...]
2006-12-05 15:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2557COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CDC OFFICIAL HEATHER
[...] Country clearance is granted for Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services Public Health Advisor, Heather Joseph, Behavioral Scientist, COGH, CCC, HHS to travel to the Netherlands from January 23-24, 2006 and February 9-10, 2007 to lay over in the Netherlands on her way to and fro [...]
2006-12-06 11:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE257DUTCH REACTIONS TO CARTOON CONTROVERSY
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of 6 February, there has been no violence in the Netherlands in response to the controversial cartoons, though daily newspaper "De Volkskrant" received a bomb threat for having reprinted the Danish cartoons. The Prime Minister emphasized the primacy of law in resolving dispu [...]
2006-02-07 06:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO NL
06THEHAGUE2573COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for the December 13-20, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Alexander Kosyak and Ned Heltzer to attend an IDA Beta test site inspection tool and meet with the European Commission on Humanitarian Aid to discuss precertification and possible collaboration . 2. Emba [...]
2006-12-07 16:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2578COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL POE - DECEMBER
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ted Poe, Member, Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats; and Alan Knapp, Legislative Director, to travel to the Netherlands from December 20-22, 2006, to meet with senior-level government officials to discuss anti-terrorism efforts [...]
2006-12-08 13:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NL
06THEHAGUE2585COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service operation PD 07-28/29 R61 to travel to the Netherlands from January 13-February 3, 2007 to act as a strategic deterrence against criminal acts targetting civil aviation, to include hijacking. 2. Embassy understands that no assis [...]
2006-12-08 16:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2588COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 07-06/11 R61 to travel to The Netherlands from January 8 - February 4, 2006, to deter criminal acts targetting civil aviation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visito [...]
2006-12-11 15:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2624COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team FO 07-11 R61 to travel to the Nethrlands from January 9-11, 2006 to deter criminal acts targetting civil aviation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need une [...]
2006-12-18 06:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2625COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Country Clearance is granted for Federal Air Marshal Service Operation Team PD 07-09 R61 to travel to the Nethrlands from January 9-11, 2006 to deter criminal acts targetting civil aviation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need une [...]
2006-12-18 06:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC OTRA HL
06THEHAGUE2630COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NATIONAL HQ
[...] Country clearance is granted for January 9 - 14, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration contractor Professor Ali Mosleh, to participate in the Peer Review Meeting of the Aviation Safety Causal Modeling Project sponsored by the Ministry of Transportation, The Civil Av [...]
2006-12-18 14:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR NL
06THEHAGUE2647COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA LANGLEY
[...] Country clearance is granted for December 18 - Ausust 31, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Mark Carpenter to participate in a 9-month detail at the Technical University of Delft to develop efficient solver technology for time-dependent simulations. 2. Embassy understands that no further ass [...]
2006-12-20 15:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2648COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA FRANKFURT SAFETY
[...] Country clearance is granted for the January 16-17, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration safety inspector, J. C. Jones to conduct a recertification inspection commensurable to FAA authorizations for FAA repair stations in accordance with federal aviation reglations. [...]
2006-12-20 15:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR FAA NL
06THEHAGUE2665COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA GREAT LAKES
[...] Country clearance is granted for January 17-19, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Inspector Bruce A. Larson to complete airman duties and flight deck procedures. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure area [...]
2006-12-29 11:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NL
06THEHAGUE269DUTCH REACTIONS TO CARTOON CONTROVERSY
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of 6 February, there has been no violence in the Netherlands in response to the controversial cartoons, though daily newspaper "De Volkskrant" received a bomb threat for having reprinted the Danish cartoons. The Prime Minister emphasized the primacy of law in resolving dispu [...]
2006-02-07 15:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO NL
06THEHAGUE308NETHERLANDS/OUTREACH: CHARGE MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge met with Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen February 3 to discuss opportunities for Muslim outreach in the city. Cohen complained that the media had distorted his recent comments on "unrest" in Amsterdam, but acknowledged religious/ethnic tensions remain a serious problem. He cr [...]
2006-02-10 12:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KISL PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL KPAO NL
06THEHAGUE402DUTCH MUSLIM BUSINESS COMMUNITY - A GUIDE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The number of ethnic Muslim entrepreneurs and related business organizations in the Netherlands has increased significantly in recent years. Over the last few months, Emboffs have met with some of these organizations, as well as with traditional Dutch employer associations th [...]
2006-02-23 11:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SOCI PHUM PREL PGOV KISL PINR NL
06THEHAGUE453EMBASSY THE HAGUE SUBMISSION FOR SIXTH ANNUAL TIP
[...] (U) This cable responds to reftel A's request for input for the 2006 TIP report. Part One summarizes key developments during the past year and Part Two responds to the questions in paragraphs 21 - 24 of reftel A. Preparation time is about 170 hours (FSN - 110; FS-04 - 30; FS-02 - 30 hours). [...]
2006-03-01 16:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF NL
06THEHAGUE487CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) In coordination with Ian Richards (special assistant to the Deputy Director General) and Renato Carvalho (head of Inspectorate Management),del rep will participate in selected sessions of Technical Secretariat inspector training during the week of March 13. The goal will be to get a bet [...]
2006-03-07 16:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE610NETHERLANDS/MUSLIM OUTREACH: INTEGRATION EXAM
[...] Summary: Effective March 15, certain nationalities will need to pass a civic integration exam to immigrate to the Netherlands. Initial reactions in local and foreign press have been divided on whether such a policy will result in better integration of immigrants in the country or only further [...]
2006-03-22 06:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER KISL PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL KPAO NL
06THEHAGUE616DUTCH TERRORIST FINANCE CONFERENCE MARCH 15-16
[...] SUMMARY. Treasury Under Secretary Levey led the USG delegation to the March 15-16 Dutch-hosted international conference on terrorist financing issues. Expert-level workshops addressed enhancing the effectiveness of financial investigations, improving communications between the public and p [...]
2006-03-22 15:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER ECON EUN PREL NL
06TOKYO3567Japan Backs Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Proposal
[...] Summary: (SBU) Japanese Trade and Foreign Ministry officials expressed unanimous support for USTR's proposal to revise the objectives of Japan's efforts to promote a global framework on preventing proliferation of counterfeit and pirated goods by seeking a high-standards Anti-Counterfeiting T [...]
2006-06-28 06:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ECON JP
06TOKYO4061JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/21/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 01:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5218MEDIA REACTION Q FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 -
[...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries concerning memorial services held throughout the US and elsewhere in the world. 2. "Five years After 9/11: Where is bin Laden" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri's Washington correspondent Sakamoto wrote (9/12): "Although Tuesday marked [...]
2006-09-12 05:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5558JAPANESE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] This is an action message. See para 5. 2. SUMMARY: Russian Embassy Political Officer Sergey I. Kuznetsov and U.S. Embassy Science and Technical Affairs Officer Ayanna Hobbs met with Japanese counterparts at MOFA on 25 September. Using the three briefing documents (reftel) officers exp [...]
2006-09-26 08:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MCAP PINR PINS PTER
06TOKYO5805JAPANESE IPR OFFICIALS POSITIVE ON ""GOLD STANDARD"" AGREEMENT; STILL NOT SUPPORTING WTO CASE AGAINST CHINA REF: A) TOKYO 3873 B) TOKYO 4025 TOKYO 00005805 001.2 OF 004 Classified By: CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH DONOVAN FOR REASONS: 1.4 b, d
[...] (C) Summary: Japanese government and industry voiced strong support for an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in meetings in Tokyo with State/EB DAS Chris Moore on September 21-22, but were not optimistic about changing Japanese laws to meet all elements of the &Gold Standard8 for IPR enf [...]
2006-10-05 05:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKIPR ETRD WTRO CH JP
06TOKYO5904ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM JAPAN REGARDING THE
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPHS 4-6. 2. SUMMARY: Russian Embassy Political Officer Sergey I. Kuznetsov and American Embassy Science and Technology Officer Ayanna Hobbs met with Japanese counterparts at MOFA on 2 October, and hand-delivered answers provided by Washington (reftel) [...]
2006-10-11 08:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MCAP PINR PINS IAEA FR
06TOKYO6041JAPANESE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS REGARDING GLOBAL
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. SUMMARY: Embassy Science and Technology Officer Ayanna Hobbs spoke to Japanese counterparts at MOFA on 17 October regarding details on the GI Morocco meeting (reftel). Embassy plans to meet with MOFA on 18 October at 10:00am to continue discu [...]
2006-10-17 07:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MCAP PINR PTER JA
06TOKYO6067CURRICULUM VITAE OF JAPANESE HEAD DELEGATE AND
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. SUMMARY: Embassy Science and Technology Officer Ayanna Hobbs met with MOFA on 18 October to review details on the GI Morocco meeting (reftels). Japan raised additional questions, provided the CV of Japan,s head of delegation, and commented on [...]
2006-10-18 06:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MCAP PINR PTER JA
06TOKYO6132JAPAN SEEKS CLARIFICATION ON DOCUMENTS TO BE
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPHS 4-6. 2. SUMMARY On 19 October, Japan received a Notional Agenda for the subject meeting from its Embassy in Morocco, which had been passed to it by the Russian Embassy. Japan is concerned because the agenda indicates that IPNs are expected to reach ag [...]
2006-10-22 22:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MCAP PINR PTER JA
06TOKYO6248JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO ENDORSING DOCUMENTS AT THE
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARAGRAPHS 3-5. 2. On October 25, U.S. and Russian embassy officers delivered global initiative documents to MOFA's International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Principal Deputy Director Zentaro Naganuma. Japan expressed appreciation for the new draft. On October 26 [...]
2006-10-26 09:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL JA
06TRIPOLI506LIBYA WORKS TO FIND BALANCE ON LABOR AND MIGRATION ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The GOL is beginning to work with international partners such as UNHCR and IOM on facing their migration challenges, but there is still ample room for strengthening cooperation. A staggering 750,000 to one million migrant workers currently live within Libya's borders in addition to [...]
2006-09-15 12:08:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF LY
06TRIPOLI671LIBYA: TIP SPECIAL WATCH LIST ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The most salient feature of trafficking in Libya is the lack of information about it. Governments, non-governmental organizations, inter-governmental organizations, and the media all appear to know very little about the phenomenon. While slightly more information is available [...]
2006-11-17 13:30:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM GTIP LY
06TUNIS1252THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 18 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) May 18, 2006; 6:00 P.M.; TUNIS, TUNISIA 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador William Hudson Christine Davies, D Special Assistant Kelly Dillon, D Personal Assistant Aaron Jost, D Special Assistant Michael Matera, D Executive Assistant Richard Mills, D [...]
2006-05-25 09:24:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KDEM TS
06TUNIS1254THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH TUNISIAN
[...] (U) May 19, 2006; 10:00 A.M.; CARTHAGE, TUNISIA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador William Hudson TUNISIA ------- President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali Abdelaziz Ben Dhia, Minister of State, Special Advisor to the President of the Republic Ossama Romdh [...]
2006-05-25 09:31:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KDEM TS
06TUNIS1565EU PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ON LACK OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C//NF) Summary: A June 15 resolution by the European Parliament noted continuing concern about the human rights situation in Tunisia in light of the Euro-Mediterannean Agreement and numerous discussions tying a strong EU-Tunisia relationship to the promotion of human rights and democracy. Eur [...]
2006-06-22 13:45:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM KMPI TS
06TUNIS1599USTR TIFA LETTER DELIVERED TO MDIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Hudson paid a farewell call on Minister of Development and International Cooperation (MDIC) Mohamed Nouri Jouini on June 20, 2006. The Ambassador delivered a letter from USTR concerning a proposed June 30, 2006 meeting between the minister and Assistant United States [...]
2006-06-27 13:24:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD KTIA TS
06TUNIS1674ARAB SECURITY OFFICIALS DISCUSS PRISON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to press reports, during a recent preparatory meeting for an upcoming Arab Interior Ministers meeting, Arab prison, judicial and security officials discussed plans to increase prison privatization. The discussions covered the full or partial participation of the private [...]
2006-07-05 12:27:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ECON TS
06TUNIS1816EUROMED ECONFIN MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE JUNE 25-26,
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On June 25-26, 2006, economic and finance ministers (ECOFIN) of the 35 countries of the Euromed zone met in Gammarth, Tunisia to discuss the future of the European Investment Bank's (EIB) Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP) and the poss [...]
2006-07-18 09:49:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EU TS
06TUNIS1943TFLE01: LEBANESE PARLIAMENT LEADER HARIRI VISITS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-01 13:42:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPAO TS
06TUNIS2418TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 1 - 15
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Unemployment Holds Steady at 14.2 Percent B. Tunisia and Morocco Continue Dialogue on Cooperation C. Emirates Lands in Tunisia D. Italy's Benetton Invests in Tunisian Textiles E. T [...]
2006-09-21 12:13:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ELAB EAIR EINT ECPS KTEX TS
06TUNIS2480EU MOVES -- SLOWLY -- AFTER BLOCKED LABOR
[...] (C) Summary. In early September, the GOT blocked a prominent international NGO conference on labor and employment issues, ostensibly because the organizers had not given the GOT advance notification. Privately, GOT officials made clear to the organizers, who included European NGOs, a Spanis [...]
2006-10-03 07:43:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL EU TS
06TUNIS2744BEN ALI CELEBRATES 19 YEARS IN POWER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 7, Tunisian President Ben Ali celebrated the nineteenth anniversary of his assumption of power with a speech that highlighted his accomplishments and offered a few minor policy proposals. Typically, the speech focused on economic achievements and proposals. Although [...]
2006-11-13 06:55:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL TS
06TUNIS373HAMAS VICTORY: DEMOCRATIC REFORM IMPLICATIONS
[...] Summary: Pro-democracy contacts from across the region were shocked by the magnitude of the recent Hamas electoral victory, but at the same time were impressed by the genuinely democratic process. Looking at the impact that these events could have on democratic reform in the region, the democr [...]
2006-02-21 16:17:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDKMPI KDEM PREL XT TS
06TUNIS392ARAB MAGHREB UNION LABOR OFFICIALS PESSIMISTIC
[...] SUMMARY. (C) During a February 17 meeting, officials of the Labor Union of Arab Maghreb Workers (USTMA),the labor entity of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU),expressed pessimism about the AMU's ability to revitalize itself. Officials said the recent appointment of a former Tunisian foreign minist [...]
2006-02-23 10:18:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV TS
06TUNIS80SECULARIST-ISLAMIST DIVIDE IN NEW DEMOCRACY
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Network of Democrats in the Arab World was officially launched in Casablanca on December 17, 2005. Funded by DRL, the network brings together democracy activists of both "secular" and "Islamist" leanings. While differences between those two camps emerged quick [...]
2006-01-17 15:32:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM PREL
06ULAANBAATAR593KHAANQUEST 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 08:14:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRET//NOFORNMARR PREL PGOV MG
06USUNNEWYORK1018WESTERN SAHARA: AMBASSADOR BOLTON'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 8 joint call with SRSG for Western Sahara Francesco Bastagli, Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum, noted the Security Council's April rollover of the MINURSO mandate and its failure to take action on the Secretary General's recommendation of direct talks bet [...]
2006-05-18 21:08:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK1040COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY - WHERE ARE THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Discussion of the Secretary General's counter-terrorism strategy (ref A) continued May 15-18 in General Assembly informal consultations. Delegations were divided among those who urged the Assembly to craft a strategy from the elements on which all could agree and those who s [...]
2006-05-23 13:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1070UN 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 14:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI ENRG EAID TRGY ECON UN
06USUNNEWYORK1323WRAP-UP OF UN CHARTER COMMITTEE MEETING APRIL
[...] SUMMARY: The Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization ("Charter Committee") held its annual meeting at UN Headquarters from April 3 to 13, 2006. The Charter Committee adopted a Japanese working paper regarding the Commit [...]
2006-07-06 21:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1440USUN/NEA MEETING WITH SYG'S PERSONAL ENVOY FOR
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 26 meeting at USUN with Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum, NEA/DAS Gordon Gray explained current U.S. thinking on Western Sahara: encouragement of the submission of a robust Moroccan autonomy plan before the October expiration of the MINURSO mandate and [...]
2006-08-01 19:09:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK1550DPKO BRIEFS A/S HILLEN ON EXPANDED UNIFIL FORCE
[...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with PM A/S Hillen on August 16 in New York, UN DPKO A/SYG Hedi Annabi expressed deep concern that potential unwillingness by France to commit substantial forces to an expanded UNIFIL might have a "chilling effect" on other potential troop contributing countries ( [...]
2006-08-17 12:34:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1570UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE: MEMBER STATES
[...] (U) Summary. During a meeting with current and potential troop contributing countries (TCCs) to an expanded UNIFIL force in south Lebanon on August 17, UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown made an impassioned SIPDIS appeal to member states to help secure a lasting peace by committ [...]
2006-08-18 01:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK2073UNSC: SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS MINURSO FOR SIX
[...] The Security Council October 31 extended the MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) mandate for a further six months to April 30, 2007. UNSCR 1720 (2006),based on a draft text developed and sponsored by Friends of Western Sahara (U.S., UK, France, Russia and [...]
2006-11-01 16:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK2095UNSC MINURSO CONSULTATIONS: ON TRACK FOR SIX-MONTH
[...] Summary: DPKO Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi and the Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum summarized for the Security Council October 25 the UN's latest assessment of the situation in the Western Sahara. Speaking for the United States, Ambassador Sand [...]
2006-11-02 23:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK2289ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS REPORT DISCUSSED IN UNGA
[...] Summary: On December 18, the General Assembly (GA) held an "informal" discussion on the Alliance of Civilization High-Level Group Report. Speaking at the GA were PM of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, PM of Spain Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, UN Secretary General (SYG) Kofi Annan, President of t [...]
2006-12-26 17:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK349HAITI: UNSC AND CORE GROUP COMMEND LATORTUE ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. During an open briefing to the UN Security Council and a subsequent meeting of the Haiti Core Group on February 22, Interim Government of Haiti (IGOH) Prime Minister Gerard Latortue commended his government and the Haitian people on the conduct of first-round elections on 7 Feb [...]
2006-02-24 19:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK401AMBASSADOR BOLTON'S MEETING WITH MOROCCAN PERMREP
[...] (SBU) In a brief March 2 courtesy call on Ambassador Bolton, recently arrived Moroccan Perm Rep El Mostafa SAHEL said that Morocco's autonomy proposal for the Western Sahara has been completed and that consultations between the government of Morocco and Moroccan political parties were schedul [...]
2006-03-02 23:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK443ELIASSON SIGNALS INTENT TO ADOPT HRC RESOLUTION ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. GA President Eliasson's Chef de Cabinet Wide told Ambassador Wolff March 8 that Eliasson is taking the first steps to prepare for the adoption of the Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution this Friday (March 10). Wide said the Fifth Committee will meet March 9 to approve the HRC [...]
2006-03-09 02:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM KUNR UNGA PREL
06USUNNEWYORK538HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON
[...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: As reported reftel, the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution on establishment of the Human Rights Council (HRC) by a vote of 170-4(U.S.) with 3 abstentions. Reftel reported on the presentation of the resolution text and Explanations of Vote (EOVs) delivered in [...]
2006-03-20 14:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK567MOROCCO: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Morocco 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 the United S [...]
2006-03-23 15:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN MO
06USUNNEWYORK767ALGERIANS IN NEW YORK OBJECT TO VAN WALSUM
[...] (C) Summary: Algerian PR Youcef Yousfi March 22 conveyed Algeria's objections to Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum's proposal that Algeria participate as a party in negotiations with Morocco on the issue of Western Sahara and to a presumed forthcoming Moroccan autonomy proposa [...]
2006-04-11 20:05:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK794AMBASSADOR BOLTON PROPOSES TO JUMP START SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. The conflict in Western Sahara remains at a stalemate. From my perspective in New York, a fresh approach to Security Council action on MINURSO's mandate is one available option if we seek to accelerate Moroccan action on autonomy for the Western Sahara. If such an approach fails [...]
2006-04-14 13:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK797PORTUGAL REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR HRC CANDIDACY:
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 16:00:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM UN IR PO EVN
06USUNNEWYORK832HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: UN SECRETARIAT BRIEFS ON
[...] SUMMARY. The GA Secretariat and Office of Legal Affairs provided a briefing April 19 on plans and preparations for the May 9 election of members of the Human Rights Council (HRC). The Secretariat reiterated that the HRC elections will provide for each candidate to be voted directly and indi [...]
2006-04-21 23:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK913UNSC: A/SYG ANNABI AND PERSONAL ENVOY VAN WALSUM
[...] Summary: During a private meeting of the Security Council April 25, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Heidi Annabi reported on MINURSO operations, and the Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum discussed the Secretary-General's latest r [...]
2006-05-04 13:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK946HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: FIRST MEMBERS ELECTED
[...] SUMMARY: In May 9 elections, the General Assembly elected the 47 members of the newly-created UN Human Rights Council. While most seats were filled in only one round of balloting, three rounds were required to fill the six contested seats allocated to the Eastern European Group. Iran's cand [...]
2006-05-11 14:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA UNHRC KUNR
06VATICAN198HOLY SEE: POPE NAMES NEW FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] Pope Benedict XVI has named Moroccan born archbishop Dominique Mamberti as the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States (FM equivalent). Mamberti is currently serving as apostolic nuncio in Sudan and Eritrea. He replaces Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo who has been appointed as "Governor" of V [...]
2006-09-15 11:14:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL VT
06VATICAN207POPE CONVENES MUSLIM AMBASSADORS
[...] (C) Pope Benedict XVI expressed "esteem and profound respect" for Muslims at a meeting September 25 with ambassadors from Muslim nations. He did not retract the quotation he used in Regensburg (reftels),or give further explanation of his speech in Germany. The pope instead emphasized posit [...]
2006-09-25 16:45:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPTER SOCI PHUM KIRF VT
06VATICAN232VATICAN LOOKS AHEAD AFTER REGENSBURG
[...] (C) With some lingering reverberations from the Muslim world, the dust has settled in the Vatican following the controversial speech by Pope Benedict XVI in Regensburg, Germany on September 12. As the Holy See takes stock of what happened, this cable seeks to answer the key questions on Rege [...]
2006-10-30 14:01:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPTER SOCI PHUM KIRF VT
06VATICAN248HOLY SEE: MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, following is Embassy Vatican's Muslim Engagement Strategy. Deputy Chief of Mission Chris Sandrolini will be post's minority-engagement officer. 2. (SBU) Begin text: The Holy See is in effect the central government of the Catholic Church. Its head of state, Pope Benedic [...]
2006-12-01 17:20:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKISL KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI VT
06VATICAN53MOROCCO INCREASING ENGAGEMENT WITH VATICAN
[...] (SBU) Ali Achour, Morocco's new ambassador to the Holy See, told Ambassador Rooney March 27 that his country was planning to intensify its work with the Holy See on interreligious dialogue and understanding. He recalled the visit of Pope John Paul II to Morocco in 1985, after which the kingdo [...]
2006-03-29 09:01:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALKIRF SOCI PHUM MO SA VT
06VATICAN67VATICAN HARDENING LINE ON ISLAM
[...] (C) Relations with Islam and the issue of reciprocity for worship have taken center stage recently at the Holy See. Pope Benedict took the initial step in this direction in February with strong comments when he welcomed Morocco's new ambassador. Since then successive Vatican officials hav [...]
2006-04-20 14:34:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALVT KIRF PTER PHUM SOCI
06VIENNA1552 May 4 EU Ministerial on the Role of Internal
[...] (SBU) Summary. Over 50 states and international organizations attended the May 4-5 Austrian Presidency sponsored Internal Security Ministerial, designed in part to implement the EU JHA External Strategy paper adopted in December 2005. A U.S. delegation led by Attorney General Gonzales, who [...]
2006-05-31 11:56:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN AU
06VIENNA3297WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE IN VIENNA
[...] Delegates from 306 national trade union organizations representing 168 million workers in 154 countries met Nov. 1-3 in Vienna to found the International Trade Union Confederation. "The Confederation exists to unite and mobilize the democratic and independent forces of world trade unionism i [...]
2006-11-09 14:48:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ETRD EAID PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI ILO
06VIENNA3355AUSTRIA: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Per reftel, Post is submitting Part I of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR) on Drugs and Chemical Control. Post will provide updates as they become available. Embassy POC for the INCSR Part I is Economic-Political Officer Dayna R. Robison, office phone: 43 [...]
2006-11-20 07:12:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV KCRM AU
06VIENNA3584AUSTRIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Per reftel, Post is submitting the 2006 Country Report on Terrorism for Austria. Embassy POC for this report is Economic-Political Officer Dayna R. Robison, office phone: 43-1-31339-2196 and email: RobisonDR(at sign)state.gov. Post emailed the updated Intellipedia version of this report to [...]
2006-12-20 13:07:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM KPAO KHLS AEMR EFIN AU
06VIENNA4622006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA
[...] Following is 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargement in May 2004, Austria's location beca [...]
2006-02-15 14:59:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU
07ABIDJAN745EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL
[...] (SBU) Emboff met with UN Operations in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI) Human Rights Affairs and Code of Conduct Affairs Offices to discuss implementation of policies to combat sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and trafficking in persons (TIP). ONUCI officers indicated that ONUCI has a rigorous, wri [...]
2007-07-09 16:42:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PREL IV
07ABIDJAN802MOROCCO BATTALION APPEARS TO REMAIN ON DUTY; SORO
[...] (C) Emboff's security detail during a recent trip to Bouake (septel) was from the Moroccan battalion, recently the subject of controversy relating to allegations of sexual misconduct (reftel A). The security detail was professional, courteous, and well-disciplined. Emboff traveled around th [...]
2007-07-31 17:51:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALKPKO UNSC PREL IV
07ABIDJAN959(U) ACTION COMPLETED: IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Abidjan completed action requested in reftel. Here is the biographic information on three influential Ivoirian Muslim leaders who have favorable views of the United States and offer an alternative view to Islamic extremism. 2. (SBU) El Hadj Aboubacar FOFANA Gender: Male DOB [...]
2007-09-12 18:50:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPK PO QA RP RS RW SA SF SG SL SN SO SP
07ABUDHABI1119FM 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 11:32:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER KNNP MCAP PINS PARM CJAN ETRD ETTC KPAO
07ABUDHABI1145 FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLAH ON ABBAS VISIT; GCC MINISTERIALS
[...] (C) Ambassador spoke via telephone with Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) Sunday afternoon, July 8, regarding the visit of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who had arrived the day before. AbZ reported that Abu Mazen was still in Abu Dhabi, and would be meeting with UAE Presi [...]
2007-07-09 09:32:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPAL KNUC IQ IR AE
07ABUDHABI1377ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE SENIOR ADVISOR REVIEWS
[...] (C) CODEL Graham (Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rep. Henry Wood, and Rep. Robert Ingilis -- all R-SC) discussed Iran, Iraq, and economic issues August 12 with Yousef al-Otaiba, International Affairs Director for Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ). Citing the mutual benefits of UAE invest [...]
2007-08-16 15:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREF ETRD IZ AE
07ABUDHABI1512CODEL JACKSON-LEE HEARS OF DUBAI'S AMBITIONS TO BE
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) reviewed Dubai priorities with Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohammed al-Gergawi (Chairman of para-statal Dubai Holdings and key aide to Dubai Ruler and UAE VP and PM Mohammed bin Rashid) on September 3. T [...]
2007-09-10 14:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD MARR SCUL OVIP MO SU TS AE
07ABUDHABI193Abu Dhabi Company Buys CMS Subsidiary
[...] On February 6, CMS Energy (based in Jackson, Michigan) and the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) announced that Taqa would buy CMS' businesses in the Middle East, Africa, and India for $900 million. CMS announced that the sale would accelerate its financial recovery and allow an increas [...]
2007-02-07 10:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD AE
07ABUDHABI368UAE 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Following is Post's submission of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report for the United Arab Emirates, covering the reporting period of April 2006 through March 2007. Responses under each section heading are keyed to the relevant sections of reftel paragraphs 27-30. Embassy TIP point o [...]
2007-03-05 15:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC AE
07ABUDHABI465ASSESSMENT OF TAQA AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR OPIC
[...] (SBU) Embassy offers the following comments about the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa),the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA),the Farmers' Fund, and board members in response to ref a request for information. We do not have any information on the entities or individual [...]
2007-03-19 09:46:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ENRG EFIN AE
07ABUDHABI857UAE RESPONSE TO URGENT REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST -- See para 4. 2. (SBU) On May 23 we stressed the urgency of assistance to the LAF with both Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) and the Crown Prince's office. Ambassador spoke first with Col. (Ret.) Jack McGuinness, Military Advisor to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince/Dep [...]
2007-05-23 14:14:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS LE AE
07ABUDHABI858UAE RESPONSE TO SUPPORT FOR UNSC ACTION ON SPECIAL
[...] (C) Ambassador spoke to Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) via telephone on May 23 to ask that the UAE urge Qatar to support immediate UNSC action to establish the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Ambassador encouraged the UAEG to support publicly UN Security Council action to esta [...]
2007-05-23 15:12:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER LE AE
07ABUDHABI876FOLLOW-UP ON UAE RESPONSE TO LEBANESE REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) Action request. Please see paras 9 and 10. 2. (C) On May 24, Col. Jack McGuinness (Ret.),Military Advisor to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),provided Embassy with the text of a message he sent to UAE Director Military Intelligence Brigadier Eissa Saif al Mazrouie an [...]
2007-05-24 14:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS LE AE
07ABUJA1327NIGERIAN ISLAMIC LEADERSHIP RELUCTANTLY SUPPORTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff met on June 19 with the Secretary General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Dr. Lateef Adegbite to discuss Nigerian Islamic leadership support for President Yar'Adua and Nigeria's participation in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),[...]
2007-06-22 13:55:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KISL NI
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 12:58:00Embassy AbujaSECRETKISL PINR NI
07ABUJA484AMIN CHAIRMAN WARNS OF EXTREMISM, PLEDGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 6, Poloff met with Sheikh Sharif Ibrahim Saleh Al-Hussaini, Chairman of the Assembly of Muslims in Nigeria (AMIN),at his Abuja residence. Sheikh Al-Hussaini is also Chairman of the Fatwa Committee of both the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in Nigeria and the Jama'a [...]
2007-03-13 13:45:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KISL PTER SOCI NI
07ACCRA1573KUFUOR SUGGESTS MOROCCO AS POTENTIAL AFRICOM SITE
[...] (C) Summary: On July 11, President Kufuor told Ambassador and General William E. Ward, Deputy Commander, US European Command that, in principle, AFRICOM is a &good8 thing. Kufuor then focused on the future placement of AFRICOM,s headquarters and urged the U.S. to work closely with the African [...]
2007-07-24 16:48:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS GH
07ACCRA27PRESIDENT KUFUOR SIGNS CONDOLENCE BOOK FOR
[...] Ghanaian President John Agyekum Kufuor came to the Embassy January 4 to sign the condolence book opened in memory of the late former President Gerald R. Ford. President Kufuor wrote: "On behalf of the government and people of the Republic of Ghana, I express condolences to the government and [...]
2007-01-05 11:58:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDGH PGOV PREL
07ADDISABABA1105AMIR MESHAL: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: see paragraph 6. 2. (S/NF) The Government of Ethiopia plans to hold an initial hearing on Friday, April 13, for most of the remaining suspected foreign fighters caught in Somalia by Ethiopian troops, or transferred from Kenya to Ethiopia via Somalia's Transitional Federa [...]
2007-04-12 15:50:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINR CASC PTER ET SO KWCI KJUS KHLS
07ADDISABABA2737SHEIK AL AMOUDI DISCUSSES BUSINESS AND POLITICAL CLIMATE
[...] Sheik Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi is Ethiopia's most prominent business leader. Born in Ethiopia to an Ethiopian mother and Yemeni father, he moved to Saudi Arabia in 1963. His holdings are vast and multinational, ranging from the two largest refineries in northern Europe to Sheraton Hotel [...]
2007-09-06 14:24:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ENRG EAGR EINV PGOV PINR BIOS ET
07ADDISABABA2796A/S Frazer's Meeting with AU Commission Chair Alpha Oumar
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-10 15:27:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UN SO SU AU
07ALGIERS1344ALGIERS IN RAMADAN 2007: RICH BUT NOT HEALTHY
[...] (C) Summary: Normally Ramadan is a festive time for Muslim communities but Algiers, at least, is grumpy. There is a prevailing sense that government economic policy is adrift and unable to cope even with relatively simple issues like food supplies. Bigger issues like pervasive unemployment [...]
2007-09-20 10:32:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ECON AG
07ALGIERS1471INVESTING IN ALGERIA NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A soon-to-be-released report by the World Bank uses polling data to rank the main challenges facing the private sector in Algeria. Among the key obstacles detailed in the study were credit access and cost, the role of the informal market, access to land, and taxation. The br [...]
2007-10-10 13:15:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON EIND AG
07ALGIERS1550ALGERIANS GRUMP AT U.S. DRAFT WESTERN SAHARA TEXT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian MFA summoned Ambassador on the afternoon of October 23 to receive a blunt message that paragraph 7 of the draft U.S. text on the MINURSO renewal resolution was "unacceptable," "unbalanced," and "unhelpful." Ambassador responded that describing the Moroccan plan as a ser [...]
2007-10-23 17:16:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALAG PREL UNSC WI
07ALGIERS1581 (MICRO)SOFT DIPLOMACY, VERSION 1.0
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer paid a brief visit to Algeria in a trip touted as an opportunity for Microsoft to help the GOA expand Algeria's information and communications technology (ICT) sector and enhance its education system. Ballmer said he was inspired by the GOA's commitmen [...]
2007-10-30 06:07:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD KIPR AG
07ALGIERS1680SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR SCHULTE'S ALGERIA VISIT
[...] (U) Ambasssador Schulte, we are delighted you can visit Algiers this month. Algeria is a committed partner of the U.S. in the war on terrorism and the GoA has actively helped shut down ratlines funneling foreign fighters to Iraq. We also have big commercial interests in Algeria's energy sect [...]
2007-11-20 12:41:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PTER ECON AG
07ALGIERS1763ALGIERS MEPI UPDATE
[...] SUMMARY: Progress continued slowly but steadily in MEPI programs and initiatives in Algeria during the period of July 1 through October 31. MEPI programs remain a key element of our effort to fulfill the political, economic and education reform goals in our Mission Strategic Plan. During thi [...]
2007-12-09 15:09:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO AG
07ALGIERS1773GOVERNMENT BLASTS INTERNATIONAL NGOS, DEFENDS
[...] (U) The Algerian government used the occasion of World Human Rights Day on December 10 to justify President Bouteflika's National Reconciliation program while slamming international NGOs and domestic opponents for hiding behind victims of government abuses to launch political attacks against t [...]
2007-12-11 10:11:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM AG
07ALGIERS252NEA/MAG DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH POLISARIO
[...] (C) NEA/MAG Director Elizabeth Hopkins, accompanied by DCM and PolEc Chief, met February 24 with Polisario Ambassador to Algeria Mohamed Beissat. Beissat opened by expressing the Polisario's disappointment that it had not see any momentum generated out of its release of Moroccan prisoners as p [...]
2007-02-28 14:31:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHUM PREF WI AG
07ALGIERS52POLISARIO AMBASSADOR HOSTILE TO AUTONOMY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Polisario Ambassador Beissat told us January 14 that the Polisario had perceived a marked recent shift in U.S. policy on the Western Sahara. The Polisario now viewed the U.S. as doing France's bidding and supporting the Moroccan position. Beissat insisted that any discussions w [...]
2007-01-17 16:05:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHUM MO AG WI
07ALGIERS637POLISARIO AMBASSADOR ON TALKS WITH MOROCCO
[...] (C) The Polisario was generally satisfied with UNSCR 1754, Polisario Ambassador to Algeria Mohamed Beissat told DCM May 7, but took issue with the resolution's praise for Morocco's "serious and credible" autonomy proposal. Such language would embolden Morocco, Beissat said, to approach the ne [...]
2007-05-08 16:08:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHUM AG MO WI
07ALGIERS829ALGERIAN NEGOTIATOR SKEPTICAL ABOUT UPCOMING
[...] (C) Abdallah Bali, former Algerian ambassador to the UN and now counselor to the Foreign Minister, told Ambassador and visiting NEA DAS Gray on June 10 that he would be part of the Algerian delegation attending the June 18-19 talks on the Western Sahara organized by UN Special Representative Va [...]
2007-06-12 10:00:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL AG MO WS
07ALGIERS9ALGERIA 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-06 15:15:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC KPAO AEMR KCRM AG
07ALGIERS904MOKHTAR BELMOKHTAR AND AQIM: IS ONE-EYE ON HIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combats (GSPC) transition to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) aggravated existing leadership splits within the organization (ref). Recent Algerian press reports claimed that GSPC southern region leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar was seeking a dea [...]
2007-06-27 10:08:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC PTER AG
07ALGIERS910ALGERIAN SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL UPBEAT ON WESTERN
[...] (C) MFA Secretary General (number two) Lamamra told Ambassador June 27 that he was hopeful the nascent UN-sponsored talks between Morocco and the Polisario might actually lead to real progress. Ambassador underlined that we hoped both Morocco and the Polisario would be realistic in the Augu [...]
2007-06-28 07:39:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL AG MO WI
07ALGIERS931CONTINUING TO ENGAGE NGOS AND MFA ON TIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the June 12 release of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report, we are continuing to engage NGOs and the Algerian government on TIP. The GOA feels it has been unfairly lumped into Tier 3 status with countries whose TIP problem it considers to be more severe. The GOA in [...]
2007-07-02 08:00:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN PREL AG
07ALGIERS950AQIM SEEKING RECRUITS IN ALGERIA AND BEYOND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) incorporates several recruiting methods that include imams trawling prisons, upscale internet videos and capitalizing on festering local resentment of America and the West. Over a period of four weeks, AQIM's newly launched website has rece [...]
2007-07-03 10:13:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC PTER AG
07ALGIERS992JUST PASSING THROUGH? NIGERIA, ALGERIA AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A Nigerian diplomat in Algiers confirms that Nigerians are being trafficked through Algeria, with Europe their expected final destination. The diplomat says that traffickers in Nigeria convince fellow citizens to make the journey, luring them with promises of a brighter future in [...]
2007-07-10 16:48:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF SMIG AG
07AMMAN16975TH 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 12:48:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PTER PREL XF JO
07AMMAN2827 JORDAN REPEATS REQUEST FOR U.S. SUPPORT FOR PARIS CLUB
[...] (SBU) Jordanian officials have renewed their request for the U.S. to join in supporting a debt buyback scheme. The King's Officer Director, Bassem Awadallah, sent Ambassador a new background paper and the text of a letter the Finance Minister sent to the head of the Paris Club (text below). [...]
2007-07-01 15:51:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PREL JO
07AMMAN3326OPPORTUNITIES FOR JORDAN'S GROWING FILM INDUSTRY
[...] (U) Summary: After several years with few major film productions, Jordan has been the site of eight feature films in 2007, bringing in approximately $10 million and creating thousands of freelance jobs. The Royal Film Commission (RFC) hopes to benefit from the number of Iraq War-themed movies a [...]
2007-08-07 06:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR SCUL JO
07AMMAN4015FIRST UNSCR 1540 OUTREACH IN ARAB REGION PROMOTES
[...] (U) Summary. The Regional Seminar, "Implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) for Arab States," took place on 4-5 September 2007 in Amman, Jordan. Jordan hosted the workshop jointly with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UN ODA) in close cooperation w [...]
2007-09-27 13:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP EU OSCE ARF
07AMMAN4379FY08 PRIORITIES AND WORK-ITEMS FOR AMMAN ESTH HUB
[...] The Amman ESTH Hub for the NEA Bureau was established in 1997. The current incumbent (Manu Bhalla) is the fourth Hub officer. He is supported by regional environmental specialist Rana Safadi, who has served with the Hub for eight years. Key Priorities and Work Items ----------------------- [...]
2007-10-30 09:49:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL TBIO ETRD EAID PGOV JO
07AMMAN4477JORDAN WILL ATTEND INTERPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-06 14:40:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IR JO
07AMMAN4678U.S. Remains Jordan's Top Trading Partner as Jordan Builds
[...] Summary: Jordan's trade deficit increased 12.3 percent to JD 3.807 billion (USD 5.377 billion) during the first nine months of 2007. Although exports to the United States have slightly decreased in 2007, Jordan has increased imports of American goods by approximately 8.1%, yielding an overa [...]
2007-11-25 14:03:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
07ANKARA1005TURKEY HOLDS FIRM AGAINST CYPRUS IN THE GLOBAL
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy U/S Rafet Akgunay told the Ambassador on April 27 that Turkey is re-evaluating its participation in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) now that Cyprus is joining. While the issue is still under discussion at the highest levels of the MFA, Akgunay s [...]
2007-04-27 16:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KNNP KGIC PARM TU CY
07ANKARA1992TURKISH PUBLIC OPINION: WHAT IT MEANS AND WHAT WE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This year's Pew poll confirmed what many already knew -- Turks are angry about US policies. Negative opinion has increased over the past four years, exacerbated by the situation in Iraq and perceived US inaction toward the PKK. Negative Turkish public opinion has gone beyond pol [...]
2007-08-03 06:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO TU
07ANKARA2308ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-11 07:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2969TURKEY: 2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-14 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR TU
07ANKARA581TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, February 2007
[...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its bi-monthly meeting on February 23. Internal developments affecting Turkey's national security and the PKK terrorist organization topped the agenda. Recent developments in Iraq were discussed and the importance of territorial integrity and poli [...]
2007-03-14 10:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL ET AJ AL JO AF TU
07ANTANANARIVO1056 COMORAN PRESIDENT SAMBI, "I WILL END ANJOUAN CRISIS OR
[...] (U) This message includes an Action Request, see para 5. 2. (SBU) Celebrating the end of Ramadan October 13, Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Sambi made a public declaration that he would resolve the ongoing Anjouan crisis or resign. Reflecting on public opinion that he had accomplished [...]
2007-10-15 09:05:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MOPS EAID PHUM CN
07ANTANANARIVO1227COMOROS: HOPE REMAINS FOR A NEGOTIATED ANJOUAN
[...] (C) I visited Moroni November 28-30 to take stock of political and economic developments there, and to pave the way for A/S Frazer,s December 22-23 visit there. This visit came in the immediate wake of the AU Peace and Security Council,s (PSC ) see reftel a) decision to extend Anjouan sanctio [...]
2007-12-06 04:17:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SOCI EAID CN
07ANTANANARIVO933AU SANCTIONS NEXT IN THE COMOROS IMPASSE?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of the Union of the Comoros (GOC) is expecting the African Union (AU) to apply concrete measures against rebel Anjouan warlord Col. Mohamed Bacar when its Foreign Ministers meet September 18 in Cape Town. Privately, we have heard the next step is likely to be sanct [...]
2007-09-17 13:34:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS CN AU MO
07ANTANANARIVO935COMOROS: PRESIDENT APPEALS TO U.S. WHILE HOPING
[...] (C) Summary: With virtually his whole country's progress and prospects held hostage over the continuing impasse in Anjouan (reftel),Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi nonetheless projected an air of friendly calm in his first meeting with Ambassador Marquardt on September [...]
2007-09-18 09:36:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS CN AU MO
07ANTANANARIVO998 LUKEWARM COMORAN REACTION TO LATEST AU MEETING
[...] (U) Six "concerned" African Foreign Ministers met in Cape Town September 18 to discuss the ongoing de facto secession in Anjouan, Union of the Comoros. This Ministerial Council adopted the recommendations of an experts group that met in Addis Ababa September 4. While the declaration calls fo [...]
2007-10-01 03:35:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MOPS EAID PHUM CN
07ASHGABAT1053TURKMENISTAN PRESIDENT PLEASED WITH NEW YORK TRIP;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Foreign Minister Meredov, President Berdimuhamedov left New York with a strongly positive reaction to his bilateral, business, and UN meetings. Meredov said the president asked him to thank the United States for its high level of professionalism in organization and [...]
2007-10-01 07:20:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET SCUL KPAO KIRF TX
07ASTANA2993(C) DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO KAZAKHSTAN ON INTERPOL
[...] (C) Poloff delivered to Murat Tashibayev, Director of the International Organizations and Multilateral Cooperation Department of the Kazakhstan MFA, reftel demarche on supporting Argentina,s request for INTERPOL approval of red notices against Iranian officials charged in the AMIA bombing. [...]
2007-11-02 09:05:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPTER AR IR KJUS PREL
07ASTANA522KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, FEBRUARY 2007
[...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Trial of True Ak Zhol Leader Bulat Abilov ----------------------------------------- 2. O [...]
2007-02-26 10:53:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KZ
07BAGHDAD3264SEPTEMBER 25 MCNS FOCUSES ON BASRAH SECURITY,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih led focused discussions at the September 25 Ministerial Council for National Security (MCNS) on Basrah security issues, the cholera outbreak, national reconciliation, and a proposed intelligence exchange on al-Qaeda operations with Algeria and Mo [...]
2007-09-30 02:31:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PGOV PHUM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3342IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE, SEPTEMBER 28
[...] (C) Summary. On 28 September, Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki chaired the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon ) FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) of the Government of Iraq (GoI). Discussions included Maliki,s positive recent trip to the UN; GoI efforts to fight the ongoing cholera [...]
2007-10-08 08:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAMAKO1384CHAPLAINS' VISIT SPURS INTERFAITH DIALOGUE AND BETTER
[...] (SBU) Summary. The visit of three U.S. military chaplains to Mali launched useful discussions with military and civilian leaders that emphasized the positive role of religion in America and countered impressions held by some that the United States was anti-Muslim. The chaplains, including t [...]
2007-12-05 14:58:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EINV ECON EAGR KISL ML
07BAMAKO960TUAREGS AND ARABS CLASH OVER DRUGS AND CASH IN
[...] (C) Sources in Kidal reported to us that a two vehicle convoy carrying cocaine under the protection of Kidal-based smuggler Hama Moussa was reportedly stopped in Mauritania sometime between 13-15 August near the Mauritanian village of Arikchach (actual location and/or spelling unknown) by Ber [...]
2007-08-31 07:30:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALSNAR PINS PREL PGOV ML
07BAMAKO961TUAREGS AND ARABS CLASH OVER DRUGS AND CASH IN
[...] (C) Sources in Kidal reported to us that a two vehicle convoy carrying cocaine under the protection of Kidal-based smuggler Hama Moussa was reportedly stopped in Mauritania sometime between 13-15 August near the Mauritanian village of Arikchach (actual location and/or spelling unknown) by Ber [...]
2007-08-31 07:30:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALSNAR PINS PREL PGOV ML
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN333BRUNEI NON-COMMITTAL ON ARGENTINA INTERPOL REQUEST
[...] (S) Ambassador delivered reftel points on October 27 to Pehin Zainuddin Jalani, Chief of Police of Brunei and head of Brunei's delegation to the Interpol meeting. Zainuddin was well briefed on the issue, telling the Ambassador that both sides are strong and adament on their respective position [...]
2007-11-06 07:40:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanSECRETKJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR BX
07BEIJING2443APRIL 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, BDA,
[...] Key Points at the April 12 MFA Press Conference by MFA Spokesman Qin Gang were: -- Asked repeatedly about BDA, Qin said China hopes the situation can be properly resolved as soon as possible, that the handling of the BDA issue will be conducive to the social and financial stability of Macau [...]
2007-04-12 10:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC KN KS VM JA KG CD IN SU
07BEIJING2484GLOBAL INITIATIVE: CHINESE QUESTIONS ON EXPANSION
[...] (C) MFA Arms Control Department Deputy Director Zhang Junan called in poloff and Russian Embassy poloff April 13 to raise questions about the process for expansion and admission of new members in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (the Initiative). China agrees that the most im [...]
2007-04-14 06:17:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KGIC MCAP PTER KJUS RS CH
07BEIJING6977ARGENTINA DEMARCHES CHINA ON INTERPOL RED NOTICES,
[...] (C) Poloff contacted the Argentine Embassy in Beijing regarding Argentina's effort to have INTERPOL issue six Red Notices for five current and former Iranian officials and one Lebanese national indicted by Argentine courts for their alleged roles in the 1994 bombing of the Argentine-Jewish Mut [...]
2007-11-05 11:12:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AR CH
07BEIRUT60LEBANON: JUMBLATT SEES HIZBALLAH AS THREAT TO
[...] (S) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt described arms smuggling from Syria to Hizballah as an elusive problem, and deemed the LAF incapable of taking on an anti-smuggling role while also protecting the GOL against demonstrators in the capital. Talk of divisions among March 8 coalition partners, or of [...]
2007-01-11 08:53:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER LE
07BERLIN459GERMANY - 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are Craig Conway SIPDIS (email: conwaycm@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2127) and Caroli [...]
2007-03-07 09:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV ASEC
07BERLIN806REPORT OF SECOND G-8 LYON-ROMA MEETING OF GERMAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The second meeting of the G-8 Lyon-Roma Anti-Crime and Terrorism Group (LR/ACT) under the German Presidency was held in Berlin from April 16-19, 2007. The U.S. delegation was co-chaired by INL DAS Elizabeth Verville and S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer and included repr [...]
2007-04-20 10:27:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KJUS OTRA PTER SNAR UNGA GM AF
07BRASILIA2171BIOFUELS 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 10:45:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV PREL EINV ECON PGOV OTRA BR
07BRATISLAVA621SLOVAKIA: 2007-2008 INCSR PART I
[...] Post's submission for the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control, follows in paragraph 2. This report contains actual statistics as of January 1, 2007. If newer information is available in time, an updated submission will be sent be [...]
2007-11-20 14:21:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR LO
07BRAZZAVILLE403BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF, OCTOBER 5, 2007
[...] (U) Post celebrated the completion of a high school renovation by the U.S. Navy Seabees Detachment from Sigonella, Sicily. After thanking the Seabees, the Ambassador pointed out that this was the first cooperative effort between members of the U.S. and Congolese Armed Forces and that their suc [...]
2007-10-05 14:07:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL PINR EAID PHUM SCUL MARR CF
07BRAZZAVILLE406BRAZZA IN BRIEF FOR OCTOBER 5, 2007
[...] (U) Post celebrated the completion of a high school renovation by the U.S. Navy Seabees Detachment from Sigonella, Sicily. After thanking the Seabees, the Ambassador pointed out that this was the first cooperative effort between members of the U.S. and Congolese Armed Forces and that their suc [...]
2007-10-05 17:05:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL PINR EAID PHUM SCUL MARR CF
07BRUSSELS1087BARRIERS TO INTEGRATION: BELGIAN MUSLIMS FACE MULTIPLE CHALLENGES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: More than half of Belgium's immigrants from Morocco and Turkey (nearly all of whom are Muslim) live below the Belgian poverty line, defined as 777 euros (approximately $1,000) or less, per household, per month. This finding is from "Poverty in the Migrant Population," the first pa [...]
2007-03-30 10:48:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI SMIG ECON KISL KPAO BE
07BRUSSELS2298BELGIAN MUSLIMS: IDENTITY AND INTEGRATION AMONG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As in other western European countries, Muslims in Belgium have reached the stage where, despite years of residence, they feel - and are often perceived as -- strangers in their own, albeit adopted land. Of primarily Moroccan and Turkish origin, Belgian Muslims seek increasing [...]
2007-07-16 12:25:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALSOCI PGOV PREL BE
07BUDAPEST1793HUNGARIAN RESPONSE SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST
[...] (S) LEGATT discussed subject with Lt Colonel Zoltan Dani, Chief, International Relations Department, Hungarian National Police on 31 October. Dani, commenting that Argentina Embassy representatives previously raised the subject with the National Police, stated Hungary will support the Argenti [...]
2007-11-05 09:51:00Embassy BudapestSECRETKJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR HU
07BUDAPEST1795HUNGARIAN RESPONSE SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST
[...] (S) LEGATT discussed subject with Lt Colonel Zoltan Dani, Chief, International Relations Department, Hungarian National Police on 31 October. Dani, commenting that Argentina Embassy representatives previously raised the subject with the National Police, stated Hungary will support the Argenti [...]
2007-11-05 09:51:00Embassy BudapestSECRETKJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR HU
07BUENOSAIRES1062MEDIA REACTION; RUSSIA NUCLEAR SUPER-MISSILE; ROBERT
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the test of a Russian nuclear missile; the appointment of Robert Zoellick as the new head of the World Bank; and the implications of the USG Consular Information Sheet on Argentina. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Nostalgia" [...]
2007-05-30 15:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1931ARGENTINA'S PRESIDENT CALLS ON IRAN TO COOPERATE
[...] (C) Summary: Media pundits, Jewish groups, and Argentine government officials uniformly praised President Kirchner's strong call during his September 25 address to the UN General Assembly for the Government of Iran to cooperate fully with Argentina's justice system in the investigation of the [...]
2007-09-26 20:52:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1971(S/NF) EMBASSY REQUESTS INFORMATION ON IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) ACTION REQUESTS -- SEE PARA 3. 2. (SBU) Interpol's General Assembly meets November 5-8 in Marrakech, Morocco. Embassy understands the Government of Iran may be actively lobbying Interpol member governments to either vote against or abstain in the vote for the Executive Committee's re [...]
2007-10-03 13:11:00Embassy Buenos AiresSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV IR AR
07BUENOSAIRES1990ARGENTINE PREPARATIONS FOR NOV. 5-8 INTERPOL
[...] (S) Summary: DCM and EmbOffs met October 4 with the Foreign Ministry's Ambassador Guillermo Gonzalez to discuss the GOA's preparations for the November 5-8 Interpol General Assembly meeting in Marrakech, Morocco. Gonzalez explained that on October 3 the MFA sent an ALDAC to its diplomatic mi [...]
2007-10-04 20:05:00Embassy Buenos AiresSECRETPTER PREL IR AR
07BUENOSAIRES1991ARGENTINE PREPARATIONS FOR NOV. 5-8 INTERPOL
[...] PLEASE DISREGARD BUENOS AIRES 1990 WITH THE SAME SUBJECT LINE, SENT BY ERROR. POST WILL RECALL OOB OCTOBER 5. 2. (S) Summary: DCM and EmbOffs met October 4 with the Foreign Ministry's Ambassador Guillermo Gonzalez to discuss the GOA's preparations for the November 5-8 Interpol General Ass [...]
2007-10-04 21:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresSECRETPTER PREL IR AR
07BUENOSAIRES2060AMIA: ARGENTINA'S REQUESTS FOR HELP AT INTERPOL
[...] (C/NF) Summary: DCM and EmbOffs met October 16 with the Argentine government's point man on AMIA issues, Ambassador Guillermo Gonzalez, recently returned from meetings in Lyon with Interpol's secretariat. Gonzalez formally requested USG assistance in lobbying Interpol member governments in p [...]
2007-10-17 21:51:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PREL IR AR
07BUENOSAIRES2153AMIA: FINAL DISCUSSIONS WITH ARGENTINE MFA PRIOR
[...] (S) Summary: MFA's AMIA lead Ambassador Guillermo Gonzalez told Charge October 31 that he felt reasonably confident Argentina's request for capture notices would be supported at the November 5-8 Interpol General Assembly (GA) meeting. He noted they were still uneasy about Africa -- and would [...]
2007-10-31 21:41:00Embassy Buenos AiresSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL AR IR
07BUENOSAIRES2222AMIA: MFA READOUT FROM MARRAKECH AND NEXT STEPS
[...] (S) Summary: GOA is very pleased with the results of the November 7 Interpol General Assembly vote in Marrakech and credits its success to its close coordination with, and the efforts of, the USG. The GOA has seen no "diffusion" notice from Iran regarding the GOI's stated intention to seek in [...]
2007-11-15 21:30:00Embassy Buenos AiresSECRETPTER PREL AR IR
07BUENOSAIRES249AMIA RED NOTICES: DOJ OFFICIALS DISCUSS WITH MFA
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Visiting DOJ Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher and Criminal Division Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bruce Swartz met February 7 with MFA Under Secretary for Foreign Policy Ambassador Cappagli, MFA SIPDIS AMIA-lead Ambassador Gonzalez and other senior MFA of [...]
2007-02-08 18:26:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV FBI AR
07BUENOSAIRES731MEDIA REACTION; SOUTH AMERICAN ENERGY SUMMIT; TERRORISM;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories focus on the implications of the South American Energy Summit, to be held in Venezuela; and the global war on terrorism, which, according to leading "Clarin," requires a "multilateral" approach. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Lula st [...]
2007-04-16 18:55:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES862MEETINGS WITH ARGENTINE INTERIOR MINISTER AND
[...] (C) On April 30, Minister of Interior Anibal Fernandez met for over an hour with the Ambassador, FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of International Operations, Tom Fuentes and LEGATT to discuss trafficking in persons, upcoming USG training programs, and next steps on the AMIA case. Minister F [...]
2007-05-03 11:48:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PGOV
07CAIRO1128MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD TO CONTEST SHURA ELECTIONS,
[...] (C) Summary: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has announced it will run "no more than twenty candidates" in the June Shura Council elections, and, despite a recent constitutional change banning "any political activity or political parties" based on religion, the group still plans to campaign using i [...]
2007-04-17 15:16:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL KDEM PHUM EG
07CAIRO1176ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS STATEMENT ON ARAB
[...] (U) Foreign ministers of the Arab League's committee assigned to follow up on the League's Arab Peace Initiative (API) -- or Beirut 2002 Initiative -- met in Cairo on April 18 to determine the manner in which the League will seek to market the API with Israel and the international community. [...]
2007-04-22 11:05:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MEPN KPAL ARABL EG IS
07CAIRO1424EGYPTIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS DECRY EGYPT'S
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A COALITION OF 19 EGYPTIAN HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS HAS PROTESTED THE GOE'S CANDIDACY FOR MEMBERSHIP (REFTELS) IN THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (UNHRC) AND EXPRESSED "AMAZEMENT" AT WHAT IT ALLEGED WERE "FALSIFICATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT,S TRUE STANCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS" INCLUD [...]
2007-05-15 11:18:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC EG
07CAIRO1833DAS GRAY DISCUSSES QUARTET MEETING, REGIONAL
[...] (C) During a June 14 meeting with Arab League Cabinet Chief of Staff Hesham Youssef, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Gordon Gray discussed Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Darfur, and Western Sahara. Youssef outlined League views on the upcoming Quartet meeting in Cairo, reiterating the League [...]
2007-06-14 14:50:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL EG IS IZ SU
07CAIRO1888FITCH UPGRADES EGYPT'S CREDIT RATING
[...] (U) In a press release issued June 18, Fitch Ratings upgraded Egypt's Long-term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) Outlook from Stable to Positive, but maintained the overall rating of "BB+." Fitch also maintained the Long-term Local Currency IDR at "BBB" with a Stable Outlook, the [...]
2007-06-20 12:45:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EG
07CAIRO1890REMITTANCES AND THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF MIGRATION
[...] (U) Remittances constitute the third largest source of hard currency income in Egypt, after Suez Canal revenues and tourism receipts. Most remittances come from the U.S., but in the last few years, a growing percentage has come from workers in Gulf countries. Workers in Gulf countries tend t [...]
2007-06-20 14:57:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EG
07CAIRO2537EGYPT: UPDATE ON IRI, NDI, AND IFES SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) On August 4, the Assistant Minister for American Affairs, Hatem Seif Al-Nasr, convoked the Ambassador to complain "on instructions" about IRI activities in Egypt. Al Nasr charged that IRI Country Director, Keith Kidd, had been traveling in the governorates and maintained a heavy schedule [...]
2007-08-15 14:20:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM EG
07CAIRO2734EGYPT: RULING PARTY TRIES, WITH PARTIAL SUCCESS,
[...] (C) The Cairo representative of the International Republican Institute (IRI),Keith Kidd, told us on September 2 that senior members of the National Democratic Party were attempting to prevent individual NDP members from taking part in an "offshore" training session organized in Morocco for [...]
2007-09-06 14:43:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM EG
07CAIRO2903EGYPTIAN TEXTILE PRODUCTION INCREASING DESPITE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite increasing competition from China, the Egyptian textile and apparel industry is growing robustly thanks to Egypt's preferential trade agreements with Europe, the United States, and Turkey, as well as rising costs among its regional competitors. This message responds to Re [...]
2007-09-26 12:05:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KTEX EG
07CAIRO3115EGYPT AND ARAB LEAGUE ON LEBANON BORDER MISSION
[...] (C) Poloff delivered points (reftel A) October 23 to Hisham Yousef, Chief of Staff to Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa, and conveyed strong USG support for Lebanese PM Siniora's proposed Arab-EU monitoring mission. Yousef agreed that Lebanese sovereignty is critical, and said that Sin [...]
2007-10-23 16:10:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EG LE
07CAIRO3223DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN SUPPORT OF ARGENTINA'S
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, Embassy has confirmed that an Egyptian Ministry of Interior (MOI) delegation is attending the Interpol General Assembly meeting in Marrakech, Morocco from November 5 to 8. 2. (C) On November 7, Poloff spoke to Argentina's Ambassador to Egypt, Luis Enrique Cabba [...]
2007-11-07 16:11:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALKJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV EG IR
07CAIRO3420IRI GARNERING ATTENTION FROM RULING PARTY AND PRESS
[...] (SBU) Over the past week the activities of the International Republican Institute (IRI) have garnered an unusual amount of attention, following on the heels of the Deputy Foreign Minister's November 21 complaint to us about IRI (reftel). In a clear signal of the GOE's mounting displeasure wit [...]
2007-12-06 13:46:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KDEM EG
07CAIRO3422EGYPTIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD CHANGES ITS TUNE:
[...] (C) Summary: The ideological architect and former leader of Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ),Sayid Imam al-Sharif, jailed in Egypt since 2004, recently issued an 111-page book, published in full in 15 installments in a leading Egyptian independent daily newspaper, detailing "revisions" to his pre [...]
2007-12-06 14:54:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KISL PHUM EG
07CAIRO3483RULING PARTY HEAD ON IRI AND POLITICAL PARTIES
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 11 meeting, Safwat El Sherif (secretary-general of the ruling National Democratic Party and speaker of the Shura Council, Egypt's upper parliamentary house) qualified his previous public criticism (reftel) of the International Republican Institute's (IRI) activities i [...]
2007-12-13 16:31:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM IZ EG
07CANBERRA1580ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL APPROVAL OF RED
[...] (S) Argentina Embassy Counselor Carlos Chiappe told Polcouns on October 26 that he didn't anticipate "any problem" at the Marrakech INTERPOL General Assembly on the question of Australian support on the question of red notices against Iranian officials charged in the AMIA bombing. In declini [...]
2007-10-26 08:06:00Embassy CanberraSECRETAR AS IR PREL PTER
07CARACAS617VENEZUELA: A NEW TIME BUILDING SLOWLY
[...] (C) Omar Barboza, Un Nuevo Tiempo (UNT) party President and confidant of Zulia Governor and de facto opposition leader Manuel Rosales, reviewed the UNT's organizational plans for PolCouns and PolOffs on March 20. Only three weeks into its transition as a national party (Ref A),UNT leaders a [...]
2007-03-22 21:18:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM VE
07CASABLANCA10WOMEN'S NGO SAYS LAW CHANGED, NOT PRACTICE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Volunteers and staff members of the NGO Union for Women's Action say that while Morocco's new Family Code has brought some change, its laws are not followed consistently in practice. Reasons cited include the inclination of some judges to ignore new statutes, the unwillingness of [...]
2007-01-10 14:23:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM PGOV PREL MO
07CASABLANCA102PROS AND CONS OF INVESTING IN MOROCCO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Morocco is an increasingly attractive investment destination, as evidenced by the on-going series of events in Casablanca and other cities to discuss opportunities for potential investors. Many factors make Morocco a good place for Americans to invest, including the FTA, flexib [...]
2007-06-07 09:15:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN KDEM MO
07CASABLANCA103 VISAS VIPER FOR MAY 2007 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met June 4, 2007. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, RAO, ECON, PAS, RSO, DATT, and DAO. 2. (SBU) The Committee has no names to submit for the [...]
2007-06-08 11:50:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
07CASABLANCA117ELECTIONS WILL NOT AFFECT MOROCCAN ECONOMY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In general, Casablancans feel that Morocco's political parties lack well-defined economic platforms as they go into the final three months before the September parliamentary election. This is due in part to the fact that many parties are old and have no tradition of presenting e [...]
2007-06-22 16:38:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KDEM MO
07CASABLANCA118ALGERIA WEEK IN CASABLANCA PROMOTES ECONOMIC EXCHANGE, HOPE
[...] (SBU) Summary: June 26 to July 1 marks Algeria Week in Casablanca, where Algeria is staging a week-long exhibition to promote business and investment opportunities between Morocco and Algeria. While the attendance of key royal family members and senior GOM officials at a lavish kick-off event [...]
2007-06-29 15:03:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EFIN KDEM AG MO
07CASABLANCA130MOROCCO CAUTIOUSLY INTRODUCES ALTERNATIVE BANKING PRODUCTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Morocco's Central Bank and the Professional Group of Moroccan Banks (GPBM) have moved cautiously in recent months to introduce shariah-compliant financial instruments in Morocco. Banks have been authorized to issue a limited number of Islamic products, but are only allowed to r [...]
2007-07-11 15:02:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KDEM MO
07CASABLANCA135GOVERNMENT OF MOROCCO TO SIGN ACCORD WITH UNHCR
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On June 20, the Government of Morocco announced it would sign a cooperation agreement with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) delivering full diplomatic status to the UNHCR [...]
2007-07-20 12:31:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG PREF PREL SOCI MO
07CASABLANCA148FROM DENIAL TO FEAR - THIS SUMMER, CASABLANCANS TALK ABOUT
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Despite the calm facade in Casablanca since the GOM raised the terrorism threat level on July 6, there is little doubt that its impact has been significant. The July announcement raised questio [...]
2007-07-27 13:58:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV PHUM MO
07CASABLANCA162006 MOROCCO UPDATE OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
[...] (U) This message provides requested input for the Department of Labor's annual report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Host County's commitment to combat and eliminate them. It updates information provided by Post in 2005 (ref A) concerning Morocco's child labor laws and regulations, la [...]
2007-01-18 15:38:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN MO
07CASABLANCA168A JEWISH LEADER'S PERSPECTIVE IN AN ARAB CITY
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: As President of the Moroccan Jewish community and Ambassador at Large for the GOM, Serge Berdugo has never been shy about expressing his opinions on the situation in the country. Berdugo, however, rarely strays fr [...]
2007-08-14 17:06:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV MO
07CASABLANCA169FTA BENEFITS A MIRAGE SAYS MOROCCAN CEO
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to Saad Bendidi, Chairman and CEO of palace-controlled conglomerate ONA, the Morocco-U.S. FTA is not significant. This is in part because Morocco produces little to allow it to take advantage of such bilateral agreements. In addition, the U.S. market's complexity make [...]
2007-08-15 09:49:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFTA EFIN ETRD ECIN BEXP MO
07CASABLANCA180NORTHERN MOROCCO ELECTORATE EXPECTS LITTLE FROM ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: In Al Hoceima, on Morocco's Mediterranean coast, estimates of voter turnout vary. Most believe participation will be low, and will not exceed 50 percent. Those interviewed said they would cast their votes based on family and tribal connections or what a candidate had done for the [...]
2007-09-06 17:28:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL MO
07CASABLANCA181VOTE BUYING IN HAHA AND OTHER
[...] (C) Summary: During a recent visit to three coastal cities and numerous villages south of Casablanca, Poloff and PD FSN discovered a general lack of interest for the upcoming parliamentary elections, despite the fact that campaign season was in full swing. The dearth of enthusiasm was bla [...]
2007-09-06 19:03:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALMO PGOV PINR PREL KDEM
07CASABLANCA186 VISAS VIPER FOR AUGUST 2007 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met September 4, 2007. The meeting was chaired by the Casablanca Acting Principal Officer and was attended by representatives from CONS, RAO, DAO, POL, ECON, PAS, RSO, and LEGATT. The Committee submi [...]
2007-09-12 15:47:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
07CASABLANCA192CASABLANCA PORT'S CONGESTION CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Explanations abound for the Port of Casablanca's congestion crisis, which has emerged over the last month as a major threat to Moroccan exports. Government and port officials suggest that an increase in imports and an overabundance of containers left in storage have precipitat [...]
2007-09-22 10:47:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EWWT MO
07CASABLANCA193UPPING THE ANTE ON MIGRATION IN MOROCCO:SUB-SAHARANS
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GOM insists that the number of Moroccan and sub-Saharan migrants attempting to cross illegally into Europe has decreased significantly in the last 18 months. The Ministry of the Interior (MIO [...]
2007-09-27 12:58:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG ELAB MO
07CASABLANCA195DEMYSTIFY THE MOROCCO-U.S. FTA TO PROMOTE IT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Morocco-U.S. FTA has brought many successful results, but Moroccan and American companies continue to seek ways to better understand and take advantage of it. While many Moroccans remain uncertain of how and if they can benefit from the FTA, many Americans remain unaware of [...]
2007-10-03 16:43:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD EFIN MO
07CASABLANCA196UPPING THE ANTE ON MIGRATION IN MOROCCO: MOROCCAN MINORS
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) As the border between Morocco and the EU tightens and more adult Moroccan illegal migrants are apprehended and returned, families are opting to send minor children north in hopes that they will be allowed [...]
2007-10-05 11:05:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG ELAB MO
07CASABLANCA198CASABLANCANS' ANGER OVER PRICE INCREASES HAS DISSIPATED, NOT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Anger over price increases in Morocco is not a new phenomenon and can be explained in part by factors such as Ramadan speculation and lack of government planning. At the same time, many Casablancans contend that the problem is worse than in years past. Not only did price increa [...]
2007-10-11 17:14:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KDEM MO
07CASABLANCA200 VISAS VIPER FOR SEPTEMBER 2007 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met October 1st, 2007. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by representatives from CONS, RAO, DAO, POL, ECON, PAS, RSO. The Committee submits twenty-one (21) new names as follows [...]
2007-10-17 08:47:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
07CASABLANCA207CASABLANCA: POST-ELECTION TALK OF THE TOWN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Casablanca, with its diverse population, represents a cross-section of Morocco and reactions here to the recent elections and formation of a new government are revealing. While voter turnout across the country was only 37 percent, it was an embarrassing 27 percent in Casablanca. [...]
2007-10-26 16:30:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALMO PGOV PINR PHUM
07CASABLANCA21 VISAS VIPER FOR JANUARY 2007 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met January 29, 2007. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by representatives from CONS, POL, RAO, RSO, ECON, PAS, FCS, and DAO. 2. (SBU) The Committee submits the following 34 names. T [...]
2007-01-31 11:25:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
07CASABLANCA211CASABLANCA BUSINESS BUZZ: SEVERAL GOOD MINISTERS, FEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Casablanca's business community finds the selection of the government's new ministers encouraging on the whole. Many were particularly pleased with the new Finance Minister, Salaheddine Mezouar, who has a solid reputation as a capable practician. Despite finding many ministers [...]
2007-10-27 13:54:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KDEM MO
07CASABLANCA24NGO ON APPEARANCE VERSUS REALITY IN MOROCCO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The president of the Moroccan Association of Youth Against AIDS (A.M.J.C.S.) shared his perspective on the political and economic context in which Moroccan NGOs operate. His candid comments about government efforts to appear socially responsive, the disconnect between economic g [...]
2007-02-01 17:54:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM PGOV PREL MO
07CASABLANCA2542007 MOROCCO UPDATE OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
[...] Summary: This message provides requested updates for the Department of Labor's annual report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Morocco's commitment to combat and eliminate them. It updates information provided by Post in 2006 and years prior, concerning Morocco's child labor laws and reg [...]
2007-12-14 19:20:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN USAID MO
07CASABLANCA2552007 MOROCCO UPDATE OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR -
[...] Summary: This message provides requested updates for the Department of Labor's annual report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Morocco's commitment to combat and eliminate them. It updates information provided by Post in 2006 and years prior, concerning Morocco's child labor laws and reg [...]
2007-12-14 19:20:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN MO
07CASABLANCA37CREATING JOBS OR JUST SKEPTICISM IN MOROCCO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Moukawalati, the GOM's job creation initiative, offers young entrepreneurs loans, guidance and training to start their own businesses, with the ultimate goal of lowering unemployment. The program has been slow to get off the ground since its launch nearly seven months ago. This [...]
2007-02-27 17:27:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KDEM MO
07CASABLANCA42MOROCCO: 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 16:52:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MO
07CASABLANCA46 VISAS VIPER FOR FEBRUARY 2007 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met on March 5, 2007. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by representatives from POL, RAO, RSO, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT, with the CG Representing CONS. 2. (SBU) The committee has no [...]
2007-03-13 09:51:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
07CASABLANCA57GENUINE EFFORTS TO CURB COUNTERFEIT IN MOROCCO?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Difficulties encountered over the past year by the Consumer and Brand Protection Group (CBPG),a working group formed by several multi-national consumer goods companies to address the prevalence of counterfeit merchandise in Morocco, highlights the challenge of practically implemen [...]
2007-03-20 14:19:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KDEM MO
07CASABLANCA64MOROCCANS UNEASY THREE WEEKS AFTER BOMBING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Three weeks after an Islamic extremist accidentally blew himself up outside an internet caf in the city's notorious slum, Sidi Moumen, the streets of Casablanca remain tense. Since the evening of March 11, when a 23-year-old unemployed Moroccan detonated a belt of explosives he [...]
2007-04-04 10:05:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALMO PGOV PINR PREL
07CASABLANCA66BANK CEO SAYS OPTIMISM JUSTIFIED IN MOROCCO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: When it comes to Morocco, optimism characterizes the view of Othman Benjelloun, chairman and CEO of BMCE Bank. He attributes Morocco's positive environment to a healthy banking sector, a cooperative-minded Central Bank, and a booming economy. BMCE itself is doing well, and will soo [...]
2007-04-04 18:11:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KDEM MO
07CASABLANCA69 VISAS VIPER FOR MARCH 2007 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met April 2, 2007. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, POL, RAO, ECON, PAS, FCS, LEGATT, and DAO. 2. (SBU) The Committee submits the names of 27 [...]
2007-04-06 10:46:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
07CASABLANCA7 VISAS VIPER FOR DECEMBER 2006 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met January 8, 2007. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, POL, RAO, RSO, ECON, PAS, DAO and LEGATT. 2. (SBU) The Committee submits the following [...]
2007-01-09 15:53:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
07CASABLANCA71SECOND TRANSPORT STRIKE HAS MOROCCANS ON EDGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: As Morocco enters the fourth day of its second transportation strike in less then a month, the country's citizens, economy, and government are paying a significant and growing price. The strike, initiated by a group of 46 taxi drivers unions and associations, was initially to l [...]
2007-04-06 18:55:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV ECON ETRD MO
07CASABLANCA73 FRAUD SUMMARY - CASABLANCA
[...] SUMMARY: All consular operations for Morocco are located at Casablanca, which is a medium-fraud post where the impact is greater on Immigrant Visas (IV) than on Nonimmigrant Visas (NIV). Post's FPU consists of a (part-time vice consul FPM and one FSN Fraud Investigator (FSN/FI). The majorit [...]
2007-04-10 13:19:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC MO
07CASABLANCA79CASABLANCA ON THE MORNING AFTER
[...] (C) Summary: Tuesday's events in Casablanca continue to reverberate locally, provoking comment and concern at all levels in the city. The events, as described by police sources here, are now broadly known. Police continue to search for more suspects with possible links to Tuesday's incidents [...]
2007-04-12 15:10:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALMO PGOV PINR PREL
07CASABLANCA85Varied Reactions to Bombings in Casablanca
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nearly six weeks after the first in a series of suicide bombings that shook Casablanca, residents of the city are still grasping for explanations. Finding themselves at a loss for answers, many citizens are reacting to the recent explosions at the U.S. Consulate and privately-ru [...]
2007-04-27 13:11:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALMO PGOV PINR PREL
07CASABLANCA92 VISAS VIPER FOR APRIL 2007 REPORTING PERIOD
[...] (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met May 7, 2007. The meeting was chaired by the A/DCM and attended by representatives from CONS, POL, RAO, ECON, PAS, FCS, and DAO. 2. (SBU) The Committee has no names to submit for the April repo [...]
2007-05-09 16:38:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
07COLOMBO595SRI LANKA WILL ENDORSE THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] (U) Sri Lanka's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 17 informed the Embassy via diplomatic note that Sri Lanka wishes to endorse the Statement of Principles of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism and to signify its continuing commitment to support all global efforts to combat [...]
2007-04-20 09:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM CE
07CONAKRY1214RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON INTERPOL APPROVAL OF RED
[...] (S) According to contacts, the Government of Guinea (GoG) sent two delegates to the Interpol General Assembly in Marrakech, Morocco, which included Guinea's Chief of Interpol. In response to reftel request, DCM contacted counterparts at the Brazilian, German and U.K. embassies regarding Arge [...]
2007-11-05 14:01:00Embassy ConakrySECRET//NOFORNPTER IR ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV GV
07CONAKRY727AU Summit Participation -- Guinea
[...] To date, the government of Guinea still has not finalized its full delegation list for the AU Summit in Accra, Ghana. On June 27, Poloff spoke with Ambassador Gaussou Toure, Director of Political and Cultural Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who confirmed that Prime Minister Lansan [...]
2007-06-27 15:52:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDKSUM PREL GV
07DAKAR1039SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR VICE ADMIRALS STUFFLEBEEM AND
[...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for legislative elections on June 3, 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States in promoting peace and [...]
2007-05-14 12:10:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP MARR PGOV ECON EAID PREL KMCA SG
07DAKAR1323SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR FIRST LADY (FLOTUS)
[...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, President Abdoulaye Wade has just changed Prime Ministers and reshuffled his cabinet. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United States [...]
2007-06-21 08:05:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV ECON EAID PREL KMCA SG
07DAKAR1400LUNCH WITH ARAB AMBASSADORS TO SENEGAL
[...] (C) On June 18, 2007, the Ambassador hosted a lunch with Arab Ambassadors. The frank discussion focused on democracy in the Middle East, terrorism and its root causes, Islamic parties, methodologies to win elections, the Palestinian question, and water issues as a potential spark for conflict [...]
2007-07-03 12:08:00Embassy DakarSECRETPREL PTER KDEM KISL KPAL PINR SOCI SG
07DAKAR1515SENEGAL'S DONORS AGAIN GIVE IMF MISSION AN EARFUL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the beginning of a two-week mission to negotiate a new program with Senegal, IMF officials on July 12 received a non-stop stream of complaints and concerns by the country's traditional donors over the current state of public finance and governance. Senegal very much needs a [...]
2007-07-23 07:52:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ECON ETRD EINV SG
07DAKAR2117DAKAR FRAUD SUMMARY - THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS FY2007
[...] Following is Embassy Dakar's quarterly fraud reporting cable for the third and fourth quarters (April-September) of FY2007. Responses are keyed to Ref A. A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Since the last report, the energy crisis has resurfaced, with sporadic daily blackouts, which affect the economic [...]
2007-10-30 16:32:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC KSTC SG
07DAKAR508TRANS-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 17:50:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPTER MARR ECON PHUM EAID MASS PREL SG
07DAKAR683GUINEA BISSAU: NO CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT, HIGH
[...] (C) A vote of no confidence leaves President Joao Bernardo &Nino8 Vieira with some tough choices but no clear timeframe for having to make them. The crisis will indefinitely stall the security sector reform initiative, not to mention much needed social and economic reforms. Drug money may h [...]
2007-03-26 12:10:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR PREL EFIN PU
07DAKAR696SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION ATTENDING
[...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is preparing for President Abdoulaye Wade's second inauguration on April 3, 2007. The Senegalese are proud to have a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the United Sta [...]
2007-03-27 14:12:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP ELAB PGOV ECON EAID PREL KMCA SG
07DAKAR777TSCTP/RSI CONFERENCE: LESS COUNTERTERRORISM, MORE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: To succeed in the medium- and long-term against terrorism in the Trans-Sahara region, the USG must help countries address fundamental social, economic, and political problems that undermine their stability, concluded Ambassadors at the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership ( [...]
2007-04-10 11:51:00Embassy DakarSECRETPTER EAID MASS PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI SG
07DAKAR823LABOR SECRETARY CHAO LEADS PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION TO
[...] SUMMARY: Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao led the presidential delegation to the second inauguration of Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, as well as the 47th anniversary celebration of Senegal's independence from France and related events. During the April 3-5 festivities, Senegal hosted [...]
2007-04-16 06:59:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OVIP ELAB EAIR PGOV KMCA SG
07DAMASCUS1016UPDATE ON SYRIA'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRY
[...] (U) Summary. As Syria's oil exports decline, its textile/apparel industry is assuming a larger share of total Syrian exports at 17 percent. Relatively, however, Syria's textile/apparel industry remains a small player in the international arena. Combining subsidized raw materials and product [...]
2007-10-11 13:33:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ETRD KTEX SY
07DAMASCUS1123ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING BLACKLISTS MERRILL
[...] (U) Summary. The semi-annual meeting of the Arab League Boycott group was held November 5-7 in Damascus. Participation and results followed expectations and closely paralleled last April,s gathering (reftel). One U.S. company, Merrill Lynch, and three unnamed European companies were official [...]
2007-11-20 14:47:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALAL ECON KBCT PHUM SY
07DAMASCUS383 Arab Initiative, Syria/Iraq, Syria/ Russia, Syria/Israel,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 19 reported that an Arab League Ministerial Committee on the Arab peace initiative held a meeting in Cairo on Apr. 18 with the participation of FM Mouallem to review efforts to activate the peace initiative in light of the Riyadh Summit. The Committee called fo [...]
2007-04-23 11:50:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS409ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING: SPIELBERG DESIGNATED
[...] (U) Summary. The semi-annual meeting of the Arab League Boycott group was held April 23-26 in Damascus. Participation and results followed expectations and closely paralleled last November,s gathering (reftel). No companies were dropped; the one announced addition to the blacklist of entities is fi [...]
2007-04-30 10:58:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALECON KBCT PHUM SY
07DAMASCUS410ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING: SPIELBERG DESIGNATED
[...] (U) Summary. The semi-annual meeting of the Arab League Boycott group was held April 23-26 in Damascus. Participation and results followed expectations and closely paralleled last November,s gathering (reftel). No companies were dropped; the one announced addition to the blacklist of entitie [...]
2007-04-30 10:59:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALECON KBCT PHUM SY
07DAMASCUS958Lebanon, Syria/UK, Syrian-North Korea, Syria/Israel, Peace
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on September 20 featured a statement by a Syrian media source on September 19 strongly condemning the blast in Sin al-Feil, east of Beirut that claimed the lives of Lebanese MP Antoine Ghanem and other Lebanese citizens. "This criminal act targets efforts and endeavors [...]
2007-09-20 13:54:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DJIBOUTI425EAST 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 13:38:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPTER PREL PINR KPAO PGOV EAID XW YM
07DOHA1046SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL
[...] (C) Poloff approached the MFA International Organizations, Conferences and Treaties Department October 28 regarding Government of Qatar (GOQ) participation in the November 5-8 INTERPOL General Assembly in Marrakech, Morocco and inquired about GOQ thinking regarding Argentina Red Notices (reft [...]
2007-11-05 13:50:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KJUS PTER ASEC PGOV IR QA
07DOHA556QATAR STRONGLY HINTS IT WON'T SUPPORT THE SPECIAL
[...] (C) During Gulf Security Dialogue discussions in Doha May 24, Acting PM A/S Mull expressed the hope that Qatar would vote for the UN Security Council resolution establishing the Hariri Tribunal under Chapter 7 of the UN Charter. Qatari MFA Assistant Minister Mohammad al-Rumeihi replied, "We wi [...]
2007-05-24 14:05:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC LE SY QA
07EFTORABAT171SCHOOL TAX AGREEMENT UPDATE
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Following completion of consultations with Department offices and the five officially supported American schools in Morocco, Mission has moved to engage senior GOM officials on the issue of concluding a bilateral agreement to give the schools legal status and shield them from [...]
2007-01-31 11:59:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AMGT ASCH KREC MO
07EFTORABAT264AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER JETTOU ON
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador to discuss our desire to conclude a bilateral schools' agreement, Prime Minister Jettou took on board our concerns about the precarious financial situation of American schools in Morocco and committed to finding a solution to the tax conundrum they [...]
2007-02-09 11:21:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN SCUL MA
07EFTORABAT521PM ADVISOR CATEGORICALLY REJECTS TAX CONCESSIONS
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary: In a meeting to follow up on the Ambassador's February 7 meeting with Prime Minister Jettou on our desire to conclude a school tax agreement governing U.S. schools in Morocco, the Prime Minister's Finance Advisor Abderrezak Lazrak reiterated the Government of Morocco's desire [...]
2007-03-23 14:05:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AMGT ASCH PGOV EFIN SCUL MA
07FREETOWN109MANU RIVER UNION BEGINS SLOW RECOVERY
[...] (C) During a February 8 meeting, Manu River Union (MRU) Secretary General Aliou Diallo told the Ambassador and DCM SIPDIS that after one year on the job, he continues to struggle to rehabilitate the MRU, but that he is cautiously optimistic about future prospects. He said that he has succes [...]
2007-02-15 16:29:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EFIN SL
07FREETOWN640HANDOVER AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 18:47:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SL
07GENEVA2541UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: A NEW MECHANISM IN THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A new human rights mechanism is scheduled to get underway in April 2008, with the human rights behavior of a first tranche of 16 countries to be reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. Over the next four years, all UN member states are to undergo such review in [...]
2007-11-30 16:28:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC
07HAMBURG52AL QAEDA ACCOMPLICE AWAITING TRIAL IN SCHLESWIG, GERMANY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: After German Police arrested Redouane El-Habhab July 6, 2006 at the Hamburg Dammtor train station, the Federal Prosecutor charged him April 25, 2007 with nine counts of supporting the foreign terrorist organizations Al-Qaeda and Al-Qaeda in Iraq as well as four counts of acting aga [...]
2007-07-09 09:33:00Consulate HamburgUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KJUS PREL ASEC KVPR GM
07HANOI1636SMALL BAHA'I AND MUSLIM COMMUNITIES GROW IN HANOI
[...] (SBU) Leaders of Hanoi's small Muslim and Baha'i communities say the religious freedom they enjoy is leading to a growth in their communities. They, like other faiths in Vietnam, in turn face greater pressure to find adequate facilities for their worshipers, leading to questions over land righ [...]
2007-09-12 17:01:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM
07HELSINKI129FINNISH RESPONSE - GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-27 13:44:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL KNNP FI
07HONGKONG218HONG KONG'S WAIT AND SEE APPROACH ON ACTA:
[...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong government (HKG) officials expressed initial reticence about joining the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) during a digital video conference (DVC) held on January 12. The HKG queried officials from the USTR and the United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) [...]
2007-01-23 06:44:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNCH ECON ETRD HK KIPR TW
07JAKARTA1187UNSC: DISCUSSION WITH INDONESIA ON MINURSO, KOSOVO
[...] (C) Summary. On April 27, an Indonesian Department Foreign Affairs official indicated that the GOI was undecided about whether to support the Friends of the Western Sahara draft resolution on the MINURSO mandate (reftel),but said that as a matter of principle it was unlikely to do so in the [...]
2007-04-27 09:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK RU YI MO WI ID
07JERUSALEM2568PALESTINIAN PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS URGE "MARSHALL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian business leaders told Treasury DepSec Kimmitt that the economic situation in the West Bank and Gaza is getting worse, particularly in Gaza where Israeli restrictions on the flow of goods are most severe. They asserted that the capital necessary to stimulate the ec [...]
2007-12-14 13:10:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV EAID KWBG IS
07KATHMANDU1523UPDATE ON DEMARCHE ON INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-10 04:21:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL NP
07KATHMANDU1935SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL
[...] (C) On October 31 Post contacted the Embassy of the Argentine Republic in New Delhi as the mission responsible for relations with Nepal regarding Argentine's effort to persuade the International Criminal Police Organization's (INTERPOL) General Assembly to confirm the issuance of six Red Notic [...]
2007-11-01 09:45:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IN AR NP
07KHARTOUM1438SUDAN - IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE VOICES" IN MUSLIM
[...] (S) Embassy Khartoum has identified a few &credible voices8 in Sudan,s Muslim community. The following information was requested in reftel: 2. (S) NAME: Tigani Hassan Al-Amin, chairman of the Center of Faith Research Center. INFLUENCE: Al-Amin is known for his open-mindedness. His influe [...]
2007-09-12 09:06:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL KISL PINR SU
07KHARTOUM1442CDA DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, DARFUR WITH KEY NCP
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with National Congress Party (NCP) Chair for Mobilization Ibrahim Ghandour on September 12, CDA Fernandez underscored the importance of a transition to democracy in Sudan under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),including free and fair elections in 2009. Despite the d [...]
2007-09-12 15:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID SU
07KINSHASA888SSR CONTACT GROUP: SUBSTANCE REFERRED TO EXPERTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Contact Group on Security Sector Reform (SSR) formally recognized the GDRC's ownership of efforts to reform the Congolese military at the group's July 12-13 meeting in Kinshasa. Minister of Defense Chikez Diemu outlined a vision for SSR aimed at creating a core group of fi [...]
2007-07-26 15:54:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG ZA BE NL FR
07KUWAIT1072007 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2007 Kuwait Investment Climate Report: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- [...]
2007-01-24 14:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OPIC EINV KTDB USTR KU
07KUWAIT1627KUWAIT: MINIMAL PARTICIPATION AT MALI CD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-18 07:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL UNGA KU
07KUWAIT487PARLIAMENT PASSES LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 3, Parliament ratified 20 international agreements, including a security cooperation agreement with Iran in the field of drug trafficking and law enforcement. However, parliamentarians objected strongly to an Article 98 agreement with the U.S. and referred it to the M [...]
2007-04-04 13:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
07KUWAIT868KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON AND ISLAMIC EXTREMISM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-03 12:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07LAGOS185NIGERIA 2007 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. ------------------ 27. (SBU) Overview ------------------ -- A. Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficked persons. [...]
2007-03-13 15:46:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
07LAGOS213EDO STATE MAKES PROGRESS AGAINST TIP, BUT THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A visit by Poloff with Global Trafficking in Persons Program Officer Amy LeMar to Edo State showed progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP). Local organizations have been led by Idia Renaissance, founded by Edo State First Lady Eki Igbinedion. Igbinedion's anti-TIP [...]
2007-03-21 11:27:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KWMN ELAB KCRM SOCI SMIG NI
07LIBREVILLE167GABON REACTS TO EQUATORIAL GUINEAN ACCUSATIONS ON
[...] (U) On April 16 the GoG publicly responded to GREG accusations that the Gabonese have obstructed the UN mediation effort on the Gabon-EG border dispute. Para 3 contains an informal translation of the Gabonese statement. 2. (C) During an April 12 meeting with Ambassador, Vice Prime Minister [...]
2007-04-18 14:18:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET EK GB
07LIBREVILLE480GABON: ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL APPROVAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 13:51:00Embassy LibrevilleSECRETPTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IR GB
07LIBREVILLE81MAROC TELECOM TAKES GABON TELECOM
[...] Summary: On February 9, 2007, the Government of Gabon awarded Maroc Telecom a 51 stake in Gabon Telecom for approximately USD 78 million. (The French company Vivendi owns 51 of Maroc Telecom.) This concludes the privatization process of Gabon Telecom, which originally began in 2003 and which [...]
2007-02-14 10:46:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EINT ECPS ECON EFIN GB
07LILONGWE229ISLAM IN MALAWI - PAST AND PRESENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Muslims make up over twenty percent of Malawi's population, and are actively engaged in political, economic, and civil society. After a perceived golden age for Muslims under former president and fellow Muslim Bakili Muluzi, many now complain of marginalization under the rule o [...]
2007-03-22 14:28:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL MI
07LISBON1388Portugal: INL DAS McCampbell Visit Analyzes European
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During INL DAS Christy McCampbell's May 11 visit to Lisbon, she met with several counterparts to discuss the increasing use of Portugal as a transshipment area for drugs. Portuguese interlocutors offered a brief analysis into the drug trafficking problem facing Portugal and Eur [...]
2007-05-18 17:19:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL KCRM PO
07LISBON1418PM'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 07:42:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PO
07LISBON1508PORTUGAL JOINS GLOBAL INITIATIVE; URGES EU
[...] On May 30 Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of the Non-Proliferation Office Pedro Sousa Abreu provided diplomatic notes to us and to our Russian counterparts to endorse the Statement of Principles for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Sousa Abreu noted that his off [...]
2007-05-30 13:46:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP PARM PREL PO
07LISBON2054PORTUGUESE 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 15:44:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PO
07LISBON2438INFORMAL ECOFIN/EUROMED: EU ECONOMY SOUND, FOCUS
[...] On September 14-15, EU Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors and Commissioners joined together in an informal ECOFIN gathering focused on state of the economy, fiscal consolidation and structural reform. Eurozone peer pressure would be necessary to keep France on track to reduce its defic [...]
2007-09-19 15:15:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EUN
07LISBON2564EU DEFENSE MINISTERS INFORMAL IN PORTUGAL
[...] (C) Summary. High Rep Solana briefed EU Defense Ministers on the first face-to-face Troika-led negotiations between Serbs and Kosovars. Solana's spokesman said the EU would support any necessary action by troops currently stationed in Kosovo to maintain stability. Solana strongly defended th [...]
2007-10-04 10:57:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL MOPS MARR AF XA ZL PO EUN
07LISBON2750US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND US-EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On Iran, all parties agreed on the need for concerted action in response to its nuclear program and pretensions for regional hegemony, as well as its deteriorating human rights situation. On the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),the EU emphasized its support for the planned int [...]
2007-10-30 16:01:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EUN UN XG XF AR IR
07LISBON3106EU-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 17:04:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PO PREL XA EUN
07LISBON3114NOVEMBER US-EU COTER MEETING ENHANCES DISCUSSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. and EU counterterrorism (CT) experts shared their assessments, concerns, and cooperation agendas at the November 29 working group meeting on terrorism (COTER). In response to the U.S. briefing on the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TS/CTP),the Portuguese presid [...]
2007-12-07 16:08:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL EUN PO
07LISBON3178EU-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 16:54:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EAID ETRD PINS MOPS PHUM EUN XA PO
07LISBON607PORTUGAL: 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] The Monitoring Center for Trafficking in Persons; 2. The Portuguese Immigration Service (SEF); 3. The High Commission for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities (ACIME); 4. The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV); 5. The International Organization for Migration (IOM); [...]
2007-03-09 16:31:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASCC PREF ELAB PO
07LISBON791PORTUGAL - ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW
[...] Portugal, a country with just over 10 million inhabitants, is heavily dependent on energy imports, with foreign sources providing over 80% of its primary energy resources. Crude oil and natural gas imports comprise 63% and 13% of the total, with coal accounting for 3-5%. Domestic Renewable Ene [...]
2007-03-23 16:02:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY EPET ETRD EIND ECON PO
07LJUBLJANA469SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF JULY GAERC
[...] (C) Acting PolEcon Chief delivered reftel points to MFA Office of EU Affairs representative Aljaz Arih July 18. Kosovo - Arih expressed hope that a UN resolution can be reached within the additional 120 days allocated for negotiation but is not optimistic. Slovenia has made no official deci [...]
2007-07-20 12:09:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SI
07LONDON317INTERNATIONAL 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 16:18:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHSA EWWT ECPS MOPS AORC IMO KTIA
07LONDON892INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: COMSAR 11 was attended by 70 administrations and 1 Associate Member, 2 Specialized Agencies, and 19 non- governmental organizations. COMSAR considered the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS),Review of the ITU radio communications matters, Satellite Services (COSPAS-SARS [...]
2007-03-07 16:45:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO ITU IMSO AORC ASEC UK
07LUSAKA1239ZAMBIA WILL SUPPORT ARGENTINA AT INTERPOL GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 10:16:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL PTER IR ZA
07MADRID1021SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S JUNE 1 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Dear Secretary Rice: I welcome you to Spain on behalf of our 367 American and Spanish colleagues serving the United States at Mission Spain. Your visit is a milestone in our work, together with you, to overcome the differences over Iraq with the Spanish government and convince them that further [...]
2007-05-25 11:27:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALOTRA PREL SP
07MADRID1199MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) The OECD indicated this week that Spain needs a "fundamental and urgent" reform of their pension system, particularly given Spain's aging population. The OECD says that Spain is the fourth most generous of its member countries; a Spaniard with an average salary will receive approximately 8 [...]
2007-06-19 01:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD TBIO SP EINV
07MADRID1272SPAIN/CT: THREE ALLEGED MEMBERS OF AL-QAEDA IN THE
[...] (SBU) The Spanish National Police on June 26 arrested three young Moroccans in Barcelona suspected of having links to the terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Press reports suggest that their objective was to recruit and indoctrinate young Muslim extremists and facilitate t [...]
2007-06-28 10:41:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID1287SPAIN: FORMER PRESIDENT AZNAR ON SPANISH POLITICS,
[...] (C) Summary. Former Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar told the Ambassador on June 28 that he viewed with great concern the "malignant affect" that the Zapatero government's policies were having on Spain, and he was dismayed to see the Spanish nation slowly eroding as more power continued to devolv [...]
2007-07-02 11:41:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SP
07MADRID1336SPAIN: AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BILATERAL RELATION WITH
[...] (C) Summary. On July 2 Ambassador Aguirre met with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos to review the progress made in the bilateral relationship since the Ambassador arrived in country two years ago and to look at what each country would like to accomplish together over the next 18 [...]
2007-07-06 16:38:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
07MADRID1597SPAIN: 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 15:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SMIG SP
07MADRID1600MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) This follows Thursday's 3.72% drop. Spain's Dow equivalent, the Ibex-35, had a rocky week, like most European stock markets. The market fell by about 4% over the week. The general and financial press has been full of stories about the dramatic events on the stock market, particularly aft [...]
2007-08-20 08:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SMIG
07MADRID1734MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) For the first time, on 9/5/07, Economy and Finance Minister Solbes conceded that there was more "uncertainty" about prospects for the Spanish economy, although he was quick to add he still thinks that Spain will grow by "close to" 3% in 2008, which is still higher than the eurozone average [...]
2007-09-10 11:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI
07MADRID1735MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) For the first time, on 9/5/07, Economy and Finance Minister Solbes conceded that there was more "uncertainty" about prospects for the Spanish economy, although he was quick to add he still thinks that Spain will grow by "close to" 3% in 2008, which is still higher than the eurozone average [...]
2007-09-10 11:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI
07MADRID1774SPAIN/CT OVERVIEW: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Mr. Ambassador, the visit to Madrid of your interagency delegation comes during a time when the Spanish government is already in a heightened state of terrorist alert, both from the Basque terrorist group ETA and from Islamist extremists threatening to strike at the heart of t [...]
2007-09-13 13:34:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL SP
07MADRID1914SPAIN/CT: PROPOSAL TO CREATE A SOUTHERN EUROPEAN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In order to confront the sustained terrorist threat to the United States and our European allies, we must find innovative, flexible and proactive approaches to strengthen the effectiveness of international cooperation in the fight against terrorism. My Mission inter-agency team has [...]
2007-10-02 15:47:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPTER SNAR SP
07MADRID2023SPAIN/CT: S/CT COORDINATOR DAILEY DISCUSSES
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY. Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey led an interagency delegation to Madrid on September 21 for meetings with Spanish security, law enforcement, diplomatic and intelligence officials to discuss the evolving [...]
2007-10-24 07:58:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID2058SPAIN: VERDICTS HANDED DOWN IN THE TRIAL OF THE
[...] (U) Spain's National Court on October 31 returned guilty verdicts on 21 of the 28 people accused of involvement in the March 11, 2004 train bombings in Madrid (known in Spain as 11-M),which killed 191 and injured over 1,800. An additional seven individuals were acquitted. A 29th defendant h [...]
2007-10-31 18:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL SP
07MADRID2065MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) Second Vice President and Finance Minister Pedro Solbes said the announcement of the European-harmonized inflation rate was a "bad figure without redeeming features." The 3.6% was an unexpectedly steep increase from the September figure of 2.7%, which itself was already 0.6% above the eur [...]
2007-11-05 09:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN EIND ELAB EPET SOCI SP EINV
07MADRID2066SPAIN/INCSR: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 11:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM EFIN SP
07MADRID2070SPANISH ROYAL VISIT TO CEUTA AND MELILLA BACKFIRES
[...] (C) The strong Moroccan reaction to the November 5-6 visit of the King and Queen of Spain to Ceuta and Melilla seems to have caught the Zapatero government completely by surprise. When Morocco recalled its ambassador, Spanish FM Moratinos and his number two, Bernardino Leon, were reportedly spendin [...]
2007-11-05 18:31:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MO SP
07MADRID2072TERRORIST FINANCE: FOLLOW-UP ACTION REQUEST ON
[...] (SBU) This message is sensitive but unclassfied. 2. (SBU) The information provided in this message is keyed to the questions in reftel's para. 5. 3. (U) The June, 2006 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) mutual evaluation of Spain found that Spain's "structures for dealing with terrorist [...]
2007-11-06 15:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN KCRM PREL PTER SP
07MADRID2216MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - DECEMBER
[...] (U) The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) held its 19th Business Roundtable with the GOS in Madrid on December 4. The EIU tried with mixed success to get the high-level participants to talk about the prospects of a hard landing versus a soft landing scenario for the Spanish economy. President [...]
2007-12-10 09:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT KIPR PARM PGOV SP
07MADRID2266SPAIN FIVE YEARS AFTER ELECTRICITY MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary. Five years after all consumers were given the right to choose their own electricity providers, two companies control 80 percent of the Spanish electricity generation and distribution market. This market dominance by Endesa and Iberdrola has remained consistent over the past fi [...]
2007-12-19 08:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON SP ENRG PREL EPET SENV
07MADRID2295SPAIN WOULD WELCOME MEPI PROJECT UNDER AOC AUSPICES
[...] SUMMARY; Polcouns met December 19 with Spanish Deputy Political Director Felix Costales to discuss the possible association of MEPI's Civic Education Partnership Initiative (CEPI) with the Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) as a means to fulfill the Secretary's commitment to contribute to the Ao [...]
2007-12-21 16:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI KMPI UN SP
07MADRID340INFORMING SPAIN ON THE WESTERN SAHARA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with MFA Subdirector General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo on February 21 to discuss recent developments on the Moroccan autonomy plan for Western Sahara. Gomez-Acebo noted that he recently had spoken with NEA DAS Gordon Gray about the visit to Washington of a [...]
2007-02-23 12:45:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS SP UNSC WI
07MADRID382SCENESETTER 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 11:22:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV SCUL OVIP OPRC SP
07MADRID383SPAIN HOSTS MINISTERIAL WITH ARAB NATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Director General for Middle East Affairs briefed PolCouns February 26 on events surrounding the February 23 Spain-Arab Nations Ministerial in Madrid to inaugurate Spain's newest cultural/international center, "Casa Arabe." Approximately 14 Arab Foreign Ministers attended t [...]
2007-03-02 11:22:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KISL SP
07MADRID449SPANISH INTERIOR MINISTER RUBALCABA ON DE JUANA
[...] (C) Summary: During a March 7 lunch with Spanish Minister of Interior Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, Ambassador Aguirre heard the Spanish government's defense of its recent controversial decision to allow convicted ETA assassin Inaki De Juana Chaos to serve out the rest of his sentence under house arrest [...]
2007-03-08 19:33:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
07MADRID452SPAIN ON IRAN, MEPP, WESTERN SAHARA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The DCM met with MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar to discuss a variety of issues on March 2. Dezcallar said that he would look into moving along the internal approval process for the draft NCIS agreement. He offered a brief summary of Foreign Minister M [...]
2007-03-09 10:35:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KPAL MO IR WI
07MADRID482PROGRESS 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 17:04:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID510MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT
[...] (U) Visits to Spain in January 2007, primarily from Britain and Germany, but increasingly from France, Italy, and Scandinavia, were up 4 percent over January 2006. According to the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Tourism, tourism volume to the Canary Islands fell slightly, but increased in C [...]
2007-03-19 11:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EIND ECON EFIN ETRD SENV TBIO SP EINV UK
07MADRID529SPAIN COURTS ALGERIA AND MOROCCO DESPITE WESTERN
[...] (U) This is an action request message (see paragraphs 3 and 11). 2. (C) NOTE: The conversations in this message took place prior to receipt of reftel on briefing Spain and other countries on our latest Western Sahara efforts, which we will report via separate telegram. END NOTE. 3. (C [...]
2007-03-21 13:57:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS UNSC SP WI
07MADRID536SPAIN FAVORS UN UMBRELLA FOR WESTERN SAHARA
[...] (C) Poloff delivered ref. A demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo on March 21, asking Spain to intervene with the Polisario Front (PF) and encourage them to agree to direct negotiations with Morocco under U.S. auspices at a neutral location. Poloff empha [...]
2007-03-22 14:51:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS UNSC SP WI
07MADRID578SPAIN ON VIOLATIONS OF UNSCR 1701 ARMS EMBARGO
[...] (S) Poloff delivered REF A points to MFA Middle East Desk Officer Sergio Carranza on 3/23, sharing the points that were marked as releaseable to the Government of Spain. Carranza inquired as to the reliability of the information, noting that Spain was highly sensitive to information of this na [...]
2007-03-29 13:55:00Embassy MadridSECRETPARM PREL PTER UNSC LB SP
07MADRID634UNDEF: CLUB DE MADRID PROMOTES ARAB DEMOCRATIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Spain-based NGO Club de Madrid is using UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) funding to help fund a project aimed at promoting freedom of association in several key Arab nations, the "Dialogue on Democratic Values in the Arab World." The Club de Madrid is pleased with its relationship [...]
2007-04-04 15:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL UN NGO OIIP
07MADRID707SPANISH POLDIR: MY TRIPS TO KABUL, TEHRAN, HAVANA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish MFA DG for Policy Rafael Dezcallar told DCM on April 17 that his recent trip to Afghanistan left him newly optimistic because NATO-ISAF is on the offensive and Afghan ministers and troops are starting to play a serious role. He said that the GOS will soon begin an initiat [...]
2007-04-18 15:37:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL SP IR AF CU AG MO WI IZ KZ UZ
07MADRID753SPANISH ENCOURAGE LONGER MINURSO RENEWAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA DAS Gordon Gray discussed the Western Sahara over lunch with a team of high-level MFA officials April 19 in Madrid. Alvaro Iranzo, the Spanish DG for North Africa, told Gray that the Spanish want a UNSCR which impels the two sides to negotiate without preconditions. While favoring [...]
2007-04-26 07:57:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS SP MO AG WI
07MADRID78MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE: MORATINOS URGES EXPANSION
[...] (U) Summary. Participants in a high level event to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 1991 Madrid Middle East Conference recalled the spirit of the 1991 Conference, discussed the problems facing current Middle East peace negotiators, urged deeper USG engagement in resolving the Israeli-P [...]
2007-01-16 16:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL IS SY LE SP
07MADRID838MUSLIM INTEGRATION IN BARCELONA AND ANDALUCIA
[...] (U) Senior Advisor to A/S Fried, Farah Pandith, cleared this message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On her second visit to Spain, Senior Advisor to A/S Fried for Muslim Engagement, Farah Pandith, traveled to Barcelona, the Andalucian cities of Cordoba and Sevilla and Madrid from April 19-24, meeting [...]
2007-05-07 07:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID937VAN WALSUM IN MADRID MAY 18
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo on May 17. Gomez-Acebo told Poloff that UN Personal Envoy Peter van Walsum had postponed his planned May 16-22 tour of the Maghreb on May 15 and would instead be in Madrid May 18 for a me [...]
2007-05-17 14:55:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS AG MO WI SP
07MANAMA159CROWN PRINCE PROPOSES ACCUMULATION OF VALUE-ADDED
[...] (SBU) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa confirmed to the Ambassador February 19, in a meeting covering several subjects (septels),that he would lead an upcoming AmCham trade delegation to Chicago March 5-6. He said coordination and arrangements were going very well and he brie [...]
2007-02-20 09:19:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ELAB BEXP BA ECTRD HUMRIT
07MANAMA206BAHRAIN: SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) Post's response to reftel follows. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. -------- Overview -------- 2. (SBU) 27A. Bahrain is a country of destination for men primarily as laborers and, to a much lesser extent, domestic workers, and women primarily as domestic workers, and to [...]
2007-03-05 13:34:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC BA
07MANAMA272BAHRAIN: ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT AND UNSCR 1747
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarches on the Arab League (AL) summit and UNSCR 1747, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid said the summit would deal primarily with two issues: Israel-Palestinian peace and Iraq. He emphasized the importance of Saudi Arabia hosting the summit and taking a leading role [...]
2007-03-26 11:31:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM BA REGION
07MANAMA291BAHRAIN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-29 14:14:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
07MANAMA404FOREIGN MINISTER EMPHASIZES NEED TO REACH OUT TO
[...] (C) THE AMBASSADOR, IN AN APRIL 30 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER SHAIKH KHALID BIN AHMED AL KHALIFA, ASKED ABOUT RECENT ARAB LEAGUE (AL) CONSULTATIONS IN CAIRO ON THE PEACE INITIATIVE. NORMALLY OPTIMISTIC, SHAIKH KHALID SAID HE WAS NOT ENCOURAGED BY THE MEETING. THE RESULT, THAT EGYPT AND J [...]
2007-05-01 14:05:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL BA IS REGION
07MANAMA486BAHRAIN TO CRITICIZE LACK OF G8 SUPPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dr. Dhafer Al Umran, who will represent Bahrain at the Sanaa Forum for the Future preparatory meeting during the week of June 3, told Pol/Econ Chief May 30 that he plans to criticize G8 countries, with the exception of the U.S. and UK, for their lack o [...]
2007-05-30 13:29:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMPI PREL ECON EAID BA REGION ECTRD
07MEXICO1484LAMY AND SOJO ON THE DOHA ROUND AND THE
[...] WTO Director General Lamy and Mexico's Economy Secretary spent two hours discussing the status of the Doha round of trade negotiations and the stake that Mexico and other developing economies have in its successful conclusion. Lamy said the three main challenges are getting the U.S. to offer [...]
2007-03-26 18:10:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO EAGR KTEX ELAB ENRG MX CN
07MONROVIA1302LIBERIA WILL NOT ATTEND INTERPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 15:13:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR LI
07MOSCOW1129U.S.-RUSSIA TALKS ON JOINT INITIATIVE TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 26, a team led by A/S John Rood met with a team led by Oleg Rozhkov, MFA Deputy Director of the Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs (DVBR),to discuss the joint initiative to strengthen nuclear nonproliferation outlined in a January 10 letter from U/S Joseph [...]
2007-03-15 15:19:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP PARM RS
07MOSCOW1392MIDDLE EAST: MFA ON NUG, IRAQ, LEBANON, WESTERN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MFA STRESSED IN A RECENT MEETING THAT THE FORMATION OF A PALESTINIAN NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTED A MILESTONE IN HAMAS' SLOW EVOLUTION AND SUGGESTED THE QUARTET SHOULD REVISIT ITS POLICIES ON CONTACTS AND ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY. MFA DIRECTOR FOR T [...]
2007-03-29 14:39:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS IZ LE MO WI SU RS
07MOSCOW4305DFM SALTANOV ON QUARTET, MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE,
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 30 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Saltanov expressed strong support for the upcoming Quartet meetings and the Middle East Peace Conference. Saltanov proposed bilateral consultations in Washington or New York following his planned Septe [...]
2007-08-31 11:51:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON IS IZ LE PREL RS SY
07MOSCOW5841ATOMSTROYEXPORT'S APPROACH TO THE "NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) During a recent meeting at a Moscow think-tank, an official from Atomstroyexport outlined priorities for the construction of Russian nuclear power plants abroad. China, India, Iran, and Bulgaria are their top target markets. The official downplayed the importance of the failure of Russ [...]
2007-12-17 14:04:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ENRG PREL RS IN
07MUNICH646PROPOSED BAVARIAN ISLAMIC ACADEMY HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (C) A controversial proposal for an Islamic academy in Munich illustrates some of the challenges of balancing integration and security concerns in a conservative German state. The academy, to be funded by the UAE, would be a first-of-its-kind proposal by IVLP grantee Imam Benjamin Idriz of t [...]
2007-12-18 11:18:00Consulate MunichCONFIDENTIALGE KCRM KISL PGOV PREL PTER SOCI
07MUSCAT374MEDIA REACTION: FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF BAGHDAD'S FALL,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-17 12:47:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT443NOT-SO-FREE EXPRESSION IN OMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of March's mixed verdict in the trial of leaders of Oman's popular Al-Sablah discussion forum (Ref A),post has been gathering impressions on the state of free expression in the Sultanate. Two recent meetings, the first with Al-Sablah's founder and the second with th [...]
2007-05-07 05:37:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALOIIP KPAO KMDR EINT PHUM MU
07NAIROBI1221KENYA'S FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES, DIPLOMATIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya has ambitious plans to open a number of diplomatic missions around the world. The overriding goal of Kenyan diplomacy is to promote economic development through greater market access and increased investment and remittances. Africa has replaced Europe as the chief preocc [...]
2007-03-15 11:54:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKE PREL SENV
07NDJAMENA131CHAD: Iranian Foreign Minister Meets President
[...] (U) According to a Chadian presidential webpage article, Iranian Foreign Minister Mountasher Mountaki met with President Deby earlier this week (February 4). Webpage photos show the Iranian foreign minister with President Deby at the Zakouma Game Preserve in southeastern Chad. The Iranian fo [...]
2007-02-09 23:25:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EPET IR CD
07NDJAMENA53CHAD:SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL FINAL COORDINATION
[...] (S/NF) Following are AmEmbassy N'djamena's comments on Section 1206 proposals for Chad. Given the fragility of the political situation in Chad, highly visible equipment deliveries or major new training programs should be avoided, 2. (S/NF) A. Improve Partner National Intelligence (Al [...]
2007-01-22 11:43:00Embassy NdjamenaSECRET//NOFORNPARM PK PM PREL MASS CD
07NDJAMENA628CHAD: SECTION 1206 FOR FY 07
[...] (S/NOFORN) Post has reviewed the FY 07 proposed 1206 activity (reftel A) and declines the following program: Tactical Communications Interoperability (TCI) (USD 3.144) for Chad, Algeria, Mauritania and Nigeria Reason: At this time a number of training and equipment activities are underway [...]
2007-07-31 10:17:00Embassy NdjamenaSECRETPARM PK PM PREL MASS CD
07NIAMEY636NIGER: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INTERIOR MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Interior Minister Abouba hinted that the GON was negotiating with dissident Tuaregs, but he largely dismissed their grievances. He feared alliances developing involving the Tuareg rebels, drug traffickers, AQIM and the Nigerian Taliban. He did not appear to be particularly seize [...]
2007-05-07 13:30:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS EMIN CASC PINR NG
07NOUAKCHOTT912OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN MAURITANIA'S
[...] (U) Summary: Mission personnel have made several trips in September and October to Mauritania's second city of Nouadhibou. The city offers unique opportunities and challenges for U.S. engagement as both the center of economic activity in Mauritania and as the cross-roads for drugs and alien [...]
2007-10-31 18:06:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON PREF SNAR MR
07OSLO1099PAKISTANI NORWEGIANS RIPE FOR RADICALIZATION?
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 23. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Norway is increasingly a land of immigrants, with over twenty three percent of the capital city,s population now designated as non-Norwegian,. The largest non-Western group is Pakistani, a population that has established deep [...]
2007-11-08 15:28:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PINR KCRM KPAO PK NO
07PANAMA221PANAMA: IO PDAS WARLICK'S UNSC CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) "Panama wants to be a constructive and pragmatic partner of the U.S. on the UN Security Council," 1st VP and FM Samuel Lewis told visiting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (IO PDAS) James Warlick on February 5. Mr. Warlick expressed app [...]
2007-02-13 15:38:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC PM
07PARIS1116 OECD: MARCH 20 COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF ENLARGEMENT AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The March 20 Council discussion of enlargement and enhanced engagement broke no new ground, with OECD Members holding to longstanding positions. Secretary General (SG) Gurria focused on the latest version of his informal paper, which continues to advocate opening discussions w [...]
2007-03-22 13:31:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD OECD
07PARIS1137MFA CRITICAL OF SYG'S WESTERN SAHARA ENVOY VAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL DEMARCHE, THE MFA'S CHRISTIAN TESTO (DAS-EQUIVALENT FOR THE MAGHREB) AGREED THAT IT MADE SENSE TO PRESS FOR DIRECT MOROCCAN/POLISARIO TALKS. HE WAS CRITICAL OF PETER VAN WALSUM, THE UN SYG'S PERSONAL ENVOY FOR THE WESTERN SAHARA. TURNING TO UNSC DYNAMICS, HE [...]
2007-03-23 11:27:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV AG FR MO PREL SP UK WI UNSC
07PARIS1334OECD: State of Play on Enlargement and Enhanced Engagement
[...] (SBU) Summary: As we approach the April ECSS and May Ministerial Council Meeting, elements of an OECD enlargement and enhanced engagement (EE) package are emerging. Members appear ready to bless opening accesion negotiations with Chile and Israel, although some continue to express concerns a [...]
2007-04-04 16:10:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON ETRD OECD
07PARIS1456FRENCH PONDER UNSC MOVES ON WESTERN SAHARA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FRENCH MFA OFFICIALS ARE SOMEWHAT CONCERNED THAT THE POLISARIO -- IN THE HOPE OF PREEMPTING ANY USG ENDORSEMENT OF THE MOROCCAN AUTONOMY PLAN -- WILL AGREE TO DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS WITH RABAT "WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS," WHILE INSISTING THAT THE MOROCCAN AUTONOMY PLAN CANNOT SERVE AS A [...]
2007-04-11 15:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALFR PGOV PREL UNSC MO AG WI
07PARIS1592FRANCE WANTS TO PLAY MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN GLOBAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: After welcoming reftel demarche, MFA nuclear non-proliferation expert, Delphine Hournau, requested Washington's views on a larger role for the GOF in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. France is particu [...]
2007-04-19 16:38:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPTER KGIC PARM PREL AM CB MK RO FR
07PARIS1799SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY FOR COMBATING
[...] (U) SUMMARY.: Government and NGO sources report an overall increase in anti-Semitic incidents in 2006, with a much sharper increase in physical attacks on persons. More recently, March and April witnessed a spate of anti-Semitic crimes including cemetery profanations and physical attacks. P [...]
2007-05-07 17:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF SCUL SMIG SOCI FR
07PARIS1914FRENCH POISED TO RAISE CONCERNS WITH VAN WALSUM
[...] (C) IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL DEMARCHE, THE MFA'S DAS-EQUIVALENT FOR THE MAGHREB, CHRISTIAN TESTO, TOLD US ON MAY 14 THAT FRANCE AND THE U.S. ARE ON "EXACTLY THE SAME WAVELENGTH" WITH REGARD TO UN WESTERN SAHARA ENVOY PETER VAN WALSUM. TESTO NOTED THAT THE FRENCH ARE PARTICULARLY CONCERNED BY SIG [...]
2007-05-14 11:35:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALFR PREL PGOV AG MO WI
07PARIS232FRANCE 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 12:35:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR FR
07PARIS2405MFA MIDDLE EAST CHIEF: A MIDDLE EAST LANDSCAPE IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 6, JEAN FELIX-PAGAGNON, DIRECTOR OF THE MFA'S MIDDLE EAST BUREAU, PAINTED A RELENTLESSLY DEPRESSING TABLEAU OF THE MIDDLE EAST. AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND, HE TRACED PRESIDENT SARKOZY'S PRIORITIES, BEGINNING WITH NORTH AFRICA (VITAL TO SARKOZY'S PLANS TO RESHAPE FRANCES IMMI [...]
2007-06-07 14:44:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV FR LE PREL
07PARIS2744FRANCE: MCC DISCUSSES DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
[...] (SBU) Maureen Harrington, VP for Policy and International Relations, and Richard Morford, Managing Director for Donor and Multilateral Relations at the Millennium Challenge Corporation met with French development officials Friday, June 15. They discussed approaches to the private sector, aid [...]
2007-06-26 15:47:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON AF FR
07PARIS319PARIS HOSTS INAUGURAL W. MED RSI CONFERENCE
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Stapleton hosted the inaugural Western Mediterranean Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) Conference on December 5-6 in Paris. U.S. Chiefs of Mission and Embassy representatives from France, Italy, Spain, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Portugal and Malta gathered as a first [...]
2007-01-26 16:34:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL PGOV ASEC OTRA PTER FR AG LY IT MT SP
07PARIS321UNESCO: SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
[...] Summary: Ref A calls for posts to supply the names of influential women to be included in a roster of women leaders worldwide. We at the U.S. Mission believe that UNESCO can act as an effective multiplier on global issues, including those involving women's empowerment. End Summary. 2. [...]
2007-01-26 16:34:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO KWMN PHUM PREL
07PARIS322C/T JUDGE ON FRANCE, RWANDA, PAKISTAN, AND HIS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: France,s chief counterterrorism judge, Jean-Louis Bruguiere, told us on January 19 that a recent surge in overall GSPC activities worried French counterterrorism officials, who are convinced there is now a significantly higher threat against France and its interests abroad. Tunisi [...]
2007-01-26 16:37:00Embassy ParisSECRETPTER PREL INTERPOL KJUS TS AG MO RW
07PARIS3237FRENCH MFA PUTS SARKOZY'S JULY 10-11 NORTH AFRICA
[...] (C) Summary: President Sarkozy's first visit outside Europe July 10-11 to Algeria and Tunisia underscored his determination to proceed with his still vague Mediterranean Union initiative, establish his own relationships with the leaders in those countries, and pave the way for state visits in 20 [...]
2007-07-31 14:31:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM PTER PBTS ETRD FR AG TU MO
07PARIS3402MUSLIM OUTREACH -- SENIOR ADVISOR FARAH PANDITH'S
[...] (SBU) In meetings in Paris July 25 - 26 with a wide range of figures from France's large and diverse Muslim community and France,s new government, EUR Senior Advisor Farah Pandith underlined U.S. interest in respectful dialogue and exchange of ideas with France's Muslim population, the larges [...]
2007-08-14 07:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PTER PGOV EUN FR PINR ECON
07PARIS4176French Textile and Apparel Industry
[...] (U) Per reftel request, the Federation of the French Textile and Apparel Industry (UIT - Union des Industries Textiles) provided us with an update on developments in 2006 and initial estimates for sector performance in 2007. In 2006, the French textile sector experienced growth in household c [...]
2007-10-05 09:51:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON FR
07PARIS4420DAS BARKS-RUGGLES' MEETINGS WITH FRENCH
[...] (C) Summary. On October 24-25 in Paris, DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles and Embassy staff advanced U.S. positions regarding thematic and country-specific resolutions proposed for the upcoming UN Third Committee with DAS-equivalent for Human Rights, Humanitarian and Social Affairs Jacques Pellet, [...]
2007-11-06 08:03:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIA UN FR
07PARIS451PARIS 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 15:09:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV AORC FR
07PARIS452PARIS 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 15:10:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV AORC FR
07PARIS4533FRENCH MFA OVERVIEW OF NORTH AFRICAN ISSUES
[...] (S) Summary: We reviewed a number of North African issues with French MFA DAS-equivalent for North Africa Nathalie Loiseau earlier this month. She called President Sarkozy,s state visit to Morocco positive and, despite the failure to sell the Moroccans Rafale fighters, excellent for French comm [...]
2007-11-20 16:11:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ETRD PINR FR MO AG TU LY
07PARIS4617FRANCE: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PETERS AND
[...] (SBU) Paris extends a warm welcome to you and your delegation. Your visit comes close to six months into President Nicolas Sarkozy's five-year term, a period in which the strong U.S.-French bilateral relationship has been reinvigorated. Sarkozy's personal initiative is already visible in ne [...]
2007-11-30 16:38:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL FR
07PARIS4695FRANCE INCSR 2007-2008
[...] (U) Following is post's draft of the France INSCR for 2007-2008. 2. (SBU) Begin Text: I. SUMMARY France continues to be a major transshipment point for drugs moving through Europe. Given France's shared borders with trafficking conduits such as Spain, Italy and Belgium, France is a n [...]
2007-12-13 09:59:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR FR
07PARIS480FRANCE?S AVIAN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC PLANNING:
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 8. --------------------------------------------- ------ Paris Eager For Collaboration With U.S. Authorities --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. (U) Embassy ESTH officers recently met with Ministry of Health officials, who expr [...]
2007-02-07 15:46:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU FR AIAG
07PARIS525 OECD: MISSION VIEWS ON ENLARGEMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: OECD members are divided on a number of key issues regarding enlargement and enhanced engagement. A February 5 Council discussion highlighted differing views on how to deal with the BRICS, whether Russia should be invited to begin discussions on accession negotiations, whether [...]
2007-02-09 14:21:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD OECD
07PARIS572 FY-2007 Voluntary Visitor Program: Madame Sylvie
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 09:42:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
07PARIS634UNESCO REFORM: SECRETARIAT AND EXPERTS SPLIT ON WAY FORWARD
[...] Summary: In recent weeks, there have been a number of meetings relating to the ongoing review of the Natural Sciences and Social and Human Sciences sectors. The panel itself met January 9-12. During that week, the Indian Ambassador held a January 10 dinner where guests included some panel ex [...]
2007-02-16 16:45:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO SCI SENV AORC EAID
07PARIS779 JERUSALEM ISSUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The excavation work at the Temple Mount site in Jerusalem has prompted calls at UNESCO by six Arab states for a rare special session of the Executive Board. Based on the its interpretation of a resolution negotiated between the Palestinian observer and the Israeli Ambassador i [...]
2007-03-01 05:02:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNESCO SCUL IS
07PARIS798SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 16:01:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07PARIS847PART I: AFRICA-FRANCE SUMMIT - CEREMONY OVER
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The XXIV Africa-France Summit in Cannes was an anodyne event that took place without pyrotechnics under the banner of "Africa and World Equilibrium." Turn-out, with 34 African heads of state in attendance, was below the peak of the 2003 Paris Summit and failed to matc [...]
2007-03-06 08:36:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR KSUM XA FR
07PHNOMPENH537CAMBODIAN 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 07:59:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL CB
07PORTLOUIS568MAURITIUS TO SUPPORT ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR RED
[...] (C/REL to Argentina) Embassy Port Louis delivered reftel demarche on October 26, 2007, in a meeting with Mauritius' Commissioner of Police, Ramanooj Gopalsingh. Gopalsingh stated that he would support Argentina's position at the Interpol General Assembly Meeting in Morocco. 2. (C/) The Com [...]
2007-10-30 07:11:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALKJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR MP
07PRAGUE1180CZECHS INFORM ARGENTINES OF SUPPORT FOR INTERPOL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 15:22:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV EZ XG AR
07RABAT101MOROCCO: SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL FINAL COORDINATION
[...] (S) Following are Embassy Rabat's comments on the Section 1206 FY07 proposals involving Morocco. 2. (S) Post supports the Maritime Security and Safety Information System (MSSIS) portion of the "African Maritime Security Capability and Capacity Improvements" proposal, as long as activitie [...]
2007-01-22 15:23:00Embassy RabatSECRETMASS PARM PTER MO
07RABAT1022MOROCCO'S PARTICIPATION IN COESPU
[...] (SBU) Poloff met June 12 with MFA Bilateral Affairs Officer Karim Halim to encourage Moroccan participation in the next round of COESPU courses. Poloff explained, for the first time and in part based on Moroccan suggestion, COESPU will offer its courses in French taught by instructors from t [...]
2007-06-18 16:55:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO MARR MASS MO
07RABAT1023MOROCCO RESPONSE: DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FROM
[...] (SBU) During a June 15 meeting with Ahmed Faouzi, Division Chief for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, econoff drew from reftel points to urge Moroccan support of open consideration of the WIPO Director General issue at the Program and Budget Committee meeting in [...]
2007-06-18 16:58:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR MO
07RABAT1034SCENESETTER FOR DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT TO MOROCCO
[...] (C) My staff and I are delighted to welcome you to Morocco at a time of increased focus on the terrorist threat in North Africa. The U.S. finds in Morocco a capable and active partner in the war against terror, though there is still room for closer cooperation and enhanced support from our sid [...]
2007-06-21 16:39:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT1046BRIEFING MOROCCO ON AFRICOM
[...] (C) Summary: The visit of an interagency delegation headed by PDUSD Ryan Henry to Morocco June 11 to brief on AFRICOM helped reassure the government and provided the opportunity to alert the public to the proposed new command. The delegation briefed a GOM interagency group headed by MFA Dire [...]
2007-06-22 16:09:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMARR MO PTER PREL
07RABAT1050SENIOR JCO LEADER SOUNDS OFF ON ELECTIONS AND GOM
[...] (C) Summary: During a June 20 meeting, a senior leader of "Al-Adl wal Ihsane" - the Justice and Charity Organization (JCO),Morocco's large quasi-legal Islamist political organization, told poloQ that the group was adhering to its rejection of participation in the political system but was not [...]
2007-06-25 12:49:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKISL PTER PGOV PHUM MO
07RABAT1051DEMARCHE: MOROCCO SUPPORT FOR UNITAID
[...] (U) Action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) On June 22, econoff discussed reftel with Zakia Midaoui, Director of the MFA's Division of Economic and Commercial Organizations and Conferences. Midaoui reported that in March 2006 Morocco and several other African countries signed a [...]
2007-06-25 12:49:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KHIV PREL TBIO MO
07RABAT1062MOROCCO: GOM STRONGLY BACKING FATAH, BUT PUBLIC
[...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI wrote to Palestinian President Abbas on June 15 to express the GOM's support. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the letter to us as "the highest expression of support for Abu Mazen we can provide." Despite the Moroccan government's firm support for Abbas [...]
2007-06-26 13:04:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MO XF
07RABAT1076MOROCCO'S COMPETITIVITY GAP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's weak showing in the newly-published competitivity index of the World Economic Forum has again highlighted an issue that has sparked extensive public comment and debate in recent months, particularly in the context of the failure of Moroccan exports to become a locomoti [...]
2007-06-28 16:17:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV MA
07RABAT1095MOROCCAN EFFORTS TO FIGHT ABUSES AGAINST WOMEN AND
[...] Summary: Two recent events highlighted ongoing Moroccan government and civil society efforts to curb violence and abuse against women and children. On June 21, 2007 Princess Lalla Meryam, the King's sister and Chair of the National Observatory for Children's Rights (ONDE),secretary of State [...]
2007-07-02 16:14:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL MO
07RABAT1099MOROCCO: PROGRESS TOWARD A SEISMIC MONITORING
[...] (U) Summary: On March 25, Department of the Air Force Deputy General Counsel for International Affairs Michael Zehner and Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) representative Bill Barker held successful follow on negotiations with Said Belcadi, Director of Morocco,s National Center [...]
2007-07-03 08:49:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA PARM MO
07RABAT1105SCENESETTER FOR APHSCT TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO MOROCCO
[...] (C) My staff and I are delighted to welcome you to Morocco at a time of increased focus on the terrorist threat in North Africa. The U.S. finds in Morocco a capable and active partner in the war against terror, though there is still room for closer cooperation and enhanced support from our sid [...]
2007-07-03 18:22:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT1112CCDH HEAD SAYS MOROCCO SEEKS ELECTION OBSERVERS AND HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Ahmed Herzenni, newly appointed President of the Royal Consultative Council on Human Rights (CCDH),told Ambassador Riley July 2nd that Morocco would welcome senior international observers in the upcoming parliamentary elections. He did not, however, want a flood of NGOs participating. [...]
2007-07-06 10:45:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKDEM MO PHUM PREL
07RABAT1117COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KOGAN, FELIX
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for to the Department of Commerce, NOAA meteorologist Felix Kogan to travel to Morocco, July 9-13, 2007 for the purpose of conducting meetings with GOM and embassy officials. 2. Post understands travelers require no further assistance. 3 [...]
2007-07-06 16:02:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MO
07RABAT1118MOROCCO'S INSURANCE SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's insurance market, the largest in the Middle East and North Africa, and the second largest on the African continent after South Africa, continues to experience solid growth, as companies introduce a range of new products in the areas of life, credit and medical insuranc [...]
2007-07-09 13:40:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD MA
07RABAT1119FBI DIRECTOR AND GOM DISCUSS TERRORISM, TRAINING
[...] (S) In separate June 29 meetings, FBI Director Mueller met with Justice Minister Mohammed Bouzoubaa, Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa and other top security officials to encourage continued cooperation between the USG and the GOM in combating terrorism. Bouzoubaa said that Morocco is a targe [...]
2007-07-09 13:45:00Embassy RabatSECRETKCRM MO PGOV PREL PTER
07RABAT1122CORRECTED COPY: CCDH HEAD SAYS MOROCCO SEEKS
[...] (SBU) Ahmed Herzenni, newly appointed President of the Royal Consultative Council on Human Rights (CCDH),told Ambassador Riley July 2nd that Morocco would welcome senior international observers in the upcoming parliamentary elections. He did not, however, want a flood of NGOs participating. [...]
2007-07-09 16:42:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKDEM MO PHUM PREL
07RABAT1128FRENCH FURIOUS OVER MOROCCO'S "MALADROIT"
[...] (C) A French diplomatic colleague (protect) privately admitted July 9 that the upper reaches of the French government were furious about the postponement/cancellation of the Sarkozy visit planned for July 10. This was done directly between MFA Minister-Delegate Fassi Fihri and the Elysee at t [...]
2007-07-10 17:41:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL MO FR
07RABAT1145MOROCCO MOVES TO HIGHEST LEVEL OF TERRORISM ALERT
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Interior Benmoussa proclaimed on July 6 a "maximum state of alert" citing a "serious threat of terrorist attack" based on "reliable intelligence." Despite a flurry of speculation in the domestic and international press, the alert is not based on specific threat informa [...]
2007-07-13 14:23:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER KISL ASEC MO SP
07RABAT1155MOROCCO ELECTIONS: AMBITIOUS PARTY PLATFORMS, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: Less than two months before Morocco's lower house elections, political parties have just begun to promote their platforms, but this is still earlier than in previous cycles. All parties have put more emphasis on their platforms, which generally are more detailed, and they have wo [...]
2007-07-17 12:29:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MO
07RABAT1159EXBS: MOROCCO SEEKS ENHANCED BORDER ENFORCEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: An interagency EXBS (Export Control and Related Border Security) team launched a broad program of cooperation in an initial round of meetings with Moroccan officials in July 9-12. The EXBS program is a multi-year assistance program and will begin delivering training to Morocco [...]
2007-07-18 11:58:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ETTC PREL KSTC MO
07RABAT116REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: EL MOUMNI, Abdel Ali DOB: 1952 POB: Meknes, Morocco CIN#: V 13625 Rank: Procureur du Roi Unit: Cour de Justice -- Meknes Purpose: to att [...]
2007-01-24 09:40:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
07RABAT1160EXBS: MOROCCO SEEKS ENHANCED BORDER ENFORCEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: An interagency EXBS (Export Control and Related Border Security) team launched a broad program of cooperation in an initial round of meetings with Moroccan officials July 9-12. The EXBS program is a multi-year assistance program and will begin delivering training to Morocco thi [...]
2007-07-18 12:21:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ETTC PREL KSTC MO
07RABAT1161THE PRESIDENT'S JULY 16 SPEECH ON ARAB-ISRAELI
[...] (C) Mohammed Azeroual, Director-General for Arab and Islamic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told polcouns on July 18 that Morocco "welcomed all initiatives" aimed at restarting the Arab-Israeli peace process and was eager to learn more about the modalities of the U.S. proposal unve [...]
2007-07-18 16:57:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL MO
07RABAT117REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan nationals: Name: ANEJJAR, Ahmed DOB: 1947 POB: Marrakech, Morocco CIN#: P 3407 Rank: O-7, Commander Unit: 2nd BIP - Benguerir Name: BADR, Azeddine DOB: [...]
2007-01-24 09:45:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
07RABAT1180Moroccan journalists detained for publishing confidential
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- Â [...]
2007-07-19 17:33:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PHUM KMPI MO PGOV
07RABAT12COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR GREGORY
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte to travel to Morocco, January 8-10, 2007 for the purpose of participating in Iran public diplomacy outreach discussions with senior-level GOM officials and the media. 2. Control Officer is Deputy Political [...]
2007-01-05 10:32:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MO
07RABAT1201 MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO
[...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from April 1-June 30. New activities included visits by representatives from MEPI Washington and the approval of two small grant proposals. Highlights from existing programs included the launch of the MEPI Alumni Networ [...]
2007-07-24 16:04:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV KMPI MO
07RABAT1223PM CLAIMS AND RECEIVES CREDIT FOR SUCCESSFUL TERM
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the customary end-of-term address, Prime Minister Driss Jettou gave parliament an upbeat assessment of his accomplishments since 2002. He focused on political, economic, and social reform, as well as stability and treatment of Berbers. Jettou also touched on ways in which [...]
2007-07-27 16:23:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS PHUM ECON MO
07RABAT1229APHSCT TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO MOROCCO
[...] (S/NF) Summary: During her July 6-8 visit to Morocco, Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, met with the chiefs of Morocco's intelligence service, the internal security service, the chief of the national police, the Minister of Interior [...]
2007-07-31 15:36:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL KISL MO IZ XF XA
07RABAT1234SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL LOWEY
[...] (SBU) Representative Lowey, My staff and I are delighted to welcome you and your delegation to Morocco. Your visit will help underscore the importance of our relations with Morocco. Morocco is a paragon of reform in the region and relations are good enough that it has been designated a [...]
2007-07-31 16:03:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON PTER MA
07RABAT1248MOROCCO: ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS HEAT UP IN FES, MEKNES
[...] (C) Summary: On a pre-election tour of the Moroccan "heartland," poloffs found broad cynicism towards elections and expectations of low voter turnout, even among some politicians. Fes, a spiritual center with a medieval core, and its imperial twin Meknes are politicized but less modernized t [...]
2007-08-02 14:18:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MO
07RABAT1249MOROCCO MOVES FORWARD ON INTERNATIONAL ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: Efforts to add Morocco's first-ever international elections observation to the existing domestic monitoring of the elections are gaining steam, but running against the clock. The Interior Minister publicly affirmed the mandate of the Human Rights Consultative Council (CCDH) to [...]
2007-08-02 14:19:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MO EU EAID
07RABAT1255KING'S THRONE DAY SPEECH FOCUSES ON WESTERN SAHARA
[...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI's July 30 Throne Day speech focused on his commitment to gradual reform as well as the two most pressing national issues: the Western Sahara and upcoming parliamentary elections. He reaffirmed Morocco's intention to negotiate on the basis of autonomy, but "noth [...]
2007-08-03 15:05:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PBTS MO KDEM IZ LE SO SU XI
07RABAT1258MOROCCO CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTS PRESIDENT'S MIDDLE
[...] (SBU) Speaking after the July 30 Arab League meeting, Moroccan Foreign Minister Mohammed Benaissa expressed support for President Bush's July 16 Middle East peace initiative. "We detected several positive elements in the recent speech of the U.S. president on the Palestinian issue which, we [...]
2007-08-06 09:42:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS XF MO
07RABAT1265MAGAZINES SEIZED AND EDITORS CONVOKED FOR DISRESPECTING THE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: Moroccan authorities seized, on orders of PM Jettou, the most recent editions of TelQuel and Nichane, weekly current affairs magazines on August 4 for violating laws that forbid criticism of the mona [...]
2007-08-07 14:39:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PREL KDEM EAID PHUM KMPI MO
07RABAT1272THE KING'S RIGHT-HAND MAN RESIGNS TO RUN FOR
[...] (U) Shocking the conventional wisdom, the Royal Palace announced the resignation of Fouad Ali El Himma from his post of Delegate Minister of the Interior late on August 7. The Palace said he was leaving his post to run in the upcoming elections "on equal footing with all Moroccan citizens." [...]
2007-08-09 16:10:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR XI
07RABAT1274MOROCCAN ELECTIONS: OPTIMISM FROM ACROSS THE ATLAS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff and Econ FSN visited the largely Berber, rural-oriented Atlas and trans-Atlas towns of Azrou, Midelt and Errachidia preliminary to the September 7 parliamentary elections. Among the business associations, non-government organizations (NGOs),local government officials, [...]
2007-08-10 08:52:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL MO
07RABAT129REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: FALSY, Mohammed DOB: 21 December 1956 POB: Kalaat Sraghna, Morocco CIN#: Y 3901 Rank: O-6 Unit: 3rd Bureau -- Rabat Purpose: to attend t [...]
2007-01-25 17:25:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
07RABAT1293DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MOROCCAN PARTICIPATION IN THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-13 16:57:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KMPI PREL
07RABAT130REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: CHICHAOUI, Youssef DOB: 31 December 1962 POB: Sefrou, Morocco CIN#: C 160726 Rank: O-3 Unit: 6 GAR - Tantan Purpose: to attend the Field [...]
2007-01-25 17:26:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
07RABAT131REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: MAAMAR, Kamal DOB: 21 July 1967 POB: Rabat, Morocco CIN#: A 267392 Rank: O-4 Unit: 2 BSI -- Laayoune Purpose: to attend the Combined Log [...]
2007-01-25 17:28:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
07RABAT132REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: BOUATLAOUI, Mustapha DOB: 1 January 1963 POB: Meknes, Morocco CIN#: L 128338 Rank: O-5 Unit: 2nd BIP -- Benguerir Purpose: to attend the [...]
2007-01-25 17:28:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
07RABAT1331INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVATION BEGINS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The organization of Morocco,s first-ever international election observation kicked off with a week-long pre-election assessment mission organized by the National Democratic Institute (NDI). In meetings with embassy and an August 15 press conference, the delegation recognized po [...]
2007-08-22 17:09:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MO
07RABAT1335STAFFDEL CAMMACK:THE MOROCCAN ELECTORAL ORCHESTRA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-23 14:01:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MO OREP OVIP
07RABAT1340STAFFDEL CAMMACK: CAN MOROCCO BE FRANCHISED?
[...] (SBU) During an August 8-10 visit, Democratic Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Perry Cammack heard that reformers in Morocco, unlike in many other Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, already have a safe space within which to operate, and are working to expand existing [...]
2007-08-23 16:39:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MO OVIP
07RABAT1355MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: AUGUST
[...] (SBU) In an information note released on August 9, the IMF outlined the positive conclusions of its 2007 Article IV consultations with Morocco. The Board praised Morocco's "remarkable economic progress" over the course of recent years, noting that growth has accelerated, inflation has been co [...]
2007-08-28 14:05:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD MA
07RABAT1387MOROCCO REGISTRATION FOR SEPTEMBER 2007 MEETING ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 16:42:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP MO TRGY
07RABAT1392MOROCCO ELECTIONS - FEELING ABANDONED BY RABAT,
[...] (C) During an Embassy visit to Khenifra and Mrirt in Morocco's Middle Atlas region we found a mix of apathy and anger among interlocutors. According to one candidate, and many residents, vote buying by parties is the norm in rural areas and slums. Most welcomed the idea of observers, but s [...]
2007-09-04 16:06:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MO
07RABAT1393MOROCCO ELECTIONS - FEELING ABANDONED BY RABAT,
[...] (C) During an Embassy visit to Khenifra and Mrirt in Morocco's Middle Atlas region we found a mix of apathy and anger among interlocutors. According to one candidate, and many residents, vote buying by parties is the norm in rural areas and slums. Most welcomed the idea of observers, but s [...]
2007-09-04 16:19:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MO
07RABAT1394MOROCCO ELECTIONS - FEELING ABANDONED BY RABAT,
[...] (C) During an Embassy visit to Khenifra and Mrirt in Morocco's Middle Atlas region we found a mix of apathy and anger among interlocutors. According to one candidate, and many residents, vote buying by parties is the norm in rural areas and slums. Most welcomed the idea of observers, but s [...]
2007-09-04 16:28:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MO
07RABAT1395MOROCCO'S EASTERN PROVINCE UNENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: During a pre-election visit to Morocco,s eastern province emboffs found a broad lack of enthusiasm toward parliamentary elections, particularly among youth and women. Youth of the region feel they have no role in the current political system, and consequently, do not plan to vot [...]
2007-09-04 17:02:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MO
07RABAT1397MOROCCO FTA ANNUAL REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary: During his August 28-31 visit to Morocco, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Shaun Donnelly emphasized the mutual benefits of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and outlined U.S. thinking regarding preparations for the first meeting of the Joint Committee later th [...]
2007-09-05 11:20:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD EFIN EAGR PGOV MO
07RABAT141COURT RULING SETS BACK KING'S EFFORT TO
[...] (C) Summary: In a decision that could lead to enhanced separation of powers in Morocco, the Constitutional Court has struck down a provision of the bill revising the electoral code that would have required small parties to either merge with larger parties or sit out the 2007 parliamentary ele [...]
2007-01-26 13:09:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM KWMN MO
07RABAT1417MOROCCO'S SEPTEMBER 7 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Morocco's September 7 parliamentary elections will be its first in five years and second of King Mohammed VI's reign. A crowded, fragmented field of 33 political parties will be competing for the 325 seats in Parliament's lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, of which 30 seats a [...]
2007-09-07 10:21:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV MO
07RABAT1419MOROCCAN ELECTIONS: ISLAMISTS TO GROW BUT NO GREEN
[...] (C) Summary: We project the September 7 election for the Lower House of Parliament will return only a modest change in the Chamber, though it could produce a different-looking government. We expect 17 parties in the new House, none with a majority, none even with more than half the seats in a [...]
2007-09-07 12:36:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV MO
07RABAT1421MOROCCO ELECTIONS: SITUATION REPORT AS OF 1300 GMT
[...] (SBU) General parliamentary elections, Morocco's first in five years, are being staged today, September 7. Polling stations opened across the country at 0800 GMT. 10 teams from Embassy Rabat and Consulate Casablanca deployed to the field are reporting apparently light to moderate turnout. [...]
2007-09-07 13:25:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV MO
07RABAT1429MOROCCAN MINORITY RETURNS EXISTING MAJORITY
[...] (C) Summary: A paltry third of the Moroccan electorate returned the current majority parties in the September 7 parliamentary elections. The vote was fair and transparent. The low turnout of 37 percent and high number of blank or protest ballots are a sharp critique of the political parties, [...]
2007-09-10 10:08:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV MO
07RABAT143ANTI-U.S. SENTIMENTS THWART OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 19, A PROVINCIAL UNIVERSITY ADVISED THE EMBASSY THAT IT WAS "POSTPONING" AN INVITATION TO THE AMBASSADOR TO SPEAK TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY ON JANUARY 23. THE UNIVERSITY'S DECISION WAS APPARENTLY IN REACTION TO PRESSURE COORDINATED BY A COALITION OF DOMESTIC NGOS. PULLI [...]
2007-01-26 13:50:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KISL SCUL MO
07RABAT1433DEMARCHING MOROCCO ON IRAN/IAEA; THE LATEST FROM
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Riley conveyed ref. B ministerial demarche to MFA Min-Del Fassi Fihri, who accepted the point but would not commit to a statement. Fassi Fihri had benefited from the receipt of the substance of ref. A from his I/O Chief, Nasser Bourita. Bourita, who had just returned [...]
2007-09-11 07:39:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP IAEA IR MO
07RABAT1441MOROCCAN UNGA DELEGATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-11 14:14:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MO UNGA
07RABAT1460PRESIDENTS HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT 2007 UNGA
[...] (C) Summary. Morocco has placed increasing priority on democracy and human rights, including a commitment by its executive monarch, King Mohammed VI to build a "culture of human rights" from the Ambassador down, Embassy Rabat works to promote Human Rights in Morocco through transformational d [...]
2007-09-13 09:07:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL MO
07RABAT1466DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FELICE GAER'S CANDIDACY FOR
[...] (SBU) Poloff discussed the points conveyed reftels during a September 13 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Humanitarian and Social Affairs Abdelmounaim El Farouk, urging the Government of Morocco (GOM) to support Felice Gaer's candidacy to the Committee Against Torture (CAT [...]
2007-09-14 09:36:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC MO
07RABAT1478MOROCCO RAMPS DOWN SECURITY THREAT LEVEL
[...] (SBU) Morocco's Interior Ministry announced September 15 that it was lowering its state of alert from "maximum" to "medium." The Interior Minister was subsequently quoted in the press explaining that the decision to ramp down was made for the same reasons that they had initially raised the th [...]
2007-09-17 16:37:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER MO
07RABAT1482MOROCCO WANTS TO PURCHASE F-16S
[...] (S) Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) General Abdelaziz Bennani, Morocco's Chief of Defense Equivalent, telephoned the Ambassador late evening September 16 to inform that Morocco decided to select the F-16 aircraft to upgrade its aging fighter fleet. 2. (S) Subsequently, i [...]
2007-09-18 12:22:00Embassy RabatSECRETPREL MO
07RABAT1484ACCOUNTABILITY OF WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL - MOROCCO
[...] (SBU) Econoff first discussed the points conveyed reftels during a June 15 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division Chief for International Organizations Ahmed Faouzi, urging the Government of Morocco to support holding the WIPO Director General accountable for his actions and abuses. [...]
2007-09-18 14:01:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC MO WIPO
07RABAT1495KING NAMES ISTIQLAL PARTY HEAD EL FASSI NEW PRIME
[...] (C) Summary: Local media report that King Mohammed VI named Abbas El Fassi as the new Prime Minister on September 19. Abbas is the Secretary General and leader of the "nationalist" Istiqlal Party, which won the most seats in Parliamentary elections a fortnight ago. Abbas, as Minister of St [...]
2007-09-19 18:54:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MO
07RABAT150MOROCCO LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR 2012 TANGIER EXPO
[...] (U) Summary; The Moroccan government kicked off its campaign for Tangier's bid for the 2012 International Expo by convoking the diplomatic corps to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, January 23, for a presentation outlining its plans. Minister-delegate Fassi-Fihri stressed the impor [...]
2007-01-29 13:36:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON MA
07RABAT1504MOROCCAN ELECTIONS: MORE TRANSPARENT BUT A SOUR
[...] (C) As the dust settles after Morocco's 2007 Parliamentary elections, we are hearing increasing complaints, despite the government's continued openness after polls hailed internationally for their unprecedented transparency. Two factors are leaving a sour aftertaste. First, the low participa [...]
2007-09-21 13:00:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL MO
07RABAT1513MOROCCO ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE 62ND UN GENERAL
[...] (C) Drawing from ref A, Polcouns provided MFA IO Chief (A/S equivalent) Nasser Bourita an overview of U.S. priorities for the upcoming UN General Assembly session during a September 18 meeting. Bourita reacted to several points in the presentation: -- On Iraq, he noted Morocco's consisten [...]
2007-09-21 16:01:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA MO
07RABAT1515IRAN: FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER IAEA MEETING
[...] (C) In a September 18 meeting with MFA IO Chief (A/S equivalent) Nasser Bourita, Polcouns expressed U.S. appreciation for Morocco's strong message at the recent IAEA Board of Governors meeting and drew from reftel to emphasize the U.S. view that DG ElBaradei's "Plan of Action" represented a la [...]
2007-09-21 16:17:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA PARM MO IR
07RABAT1516SAHARA: MOROCCAN VIEWS ON THE UPCOMING FOURTH
[...] (C) During a September 18 meeting, MFA IO Chief (A/S equivalent) Nasser Bourita told polcouns that Morocco would press during the upcoming Fourth Committee session for a "cleaned up" consensus fourth committee resolution that reflected the spirit of UNSCR 1754. Bourita said past resolutions w [...]
2007-09-21 16:41:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA MO
07RABAT1517BIOGRAPHY OF ABBAS EL FASSI, PRIME MINISTER DESIGNATE
[...] Abass El Fassi was born on September 18, 1940 in Berkane, near the Algerian border. His father was a local judge and his father-in-law was Allal El Fassi, the founder of the Istiqlal Party and the leader of the independence movement. Born to the party, Abbas joined the Istiqlal youth scout mov [...]
2007-09-21 16:48:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV MO
07RABAT1522ISLAMIST DISSIDENT: LOW TURNOUT PROVES
[...] (C) A leader of the dissident Islamist Justice and Charity Organization (JCO) told us that the low turnout in Morocco's September 7 elections were a failed referendum on the regime. He believed that the turnout was actually below the reported 37 percent. He stressed that the JCO had not activ [...]
2007-09-25 09:33:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV MO
07RABAT1523SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION - COMMENTARY ON CHOICE OF PRIME
[...] (U) The Moroccan print press has commented extensively on King Mohamed VI's September 19 decision to appoint Istiqlal Party Secretary General Abbas El Fassi as the new prime minister. Most of SIPDIS the press, including the partisan, pro-Palace, and more conservative independent press, off [...]
2007-09-25 09:38:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PHUM KMPI MO
07RABAT1525RISING PROTEST SPURS CLIMBDOWN ON BREAD PRICES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The outgoing government of Prime Minister Driss Jettou moved this week to address a thorny problem that threatens to cloud the debut of its successor with its decision to annul recent increases in bread prices and to subsidize the cost of flour. The government also suspended the [...]
2007-09-25 12:50:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PGOV MO
07RABAT1541ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING MOROCCO'S NEW GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Incoming Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi will take charge this month of an economy that has performed well over the last five years. He follows in the footsteps of a Prime Minister who is generally regarded as having been one of the strongest in Morocco's history, and whose busine [...]
2007-09-27 14:31:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EFIN EAGR MO
07RABAT1542MOROCCO: BREAD RIOT SHAKES BUCOLIC HAMLET
[...] (C) Summary: A rise in the price of subsidized bread, though hastily retracted by the GOM (reftel),nonetheless prompted a riot September 23 that caused serious property damage, numerous injuries, and at least 30 arrests in the normally tranquil hamlet of Sefrou, about 30 KM south of Fes. Tho [...]
2007-09-27 16:36:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON MO
07RABAT1545FUELING MOROCCO'S FUTURE ENERGY NEEDS
[...] Sensitive but unclassified - protect accordingly 2. (SBU) Summary. Morocco's GDP has grown by over 5 percent per year for the past five years, foreign direct investment is poised to set a record high for the third consecutive year, and the rapidly growing tourism industry has spurred a con [...]
2007-09-28 15:33:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON MO
07RABAT1575MOROCCAN 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 16:34:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL MO XA XF
07RABAT1586MOROCCAN REBUTTAL OF ALGERIAN DRAFT 4TH COMMITTEE
[...] (C) MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale convoked Ambassador and counterparts from the Americas again on October 9, to discuss UNGA Fourth Committee consideration of the Western Sahara issue. Hilale called this follow-up to his briefing of October 5 (ref. A),to explain the Moroccan response to [...]
2007-10-09 17:04:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL UN AG MO
07RABAT159SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
[...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. In response to reftel, Mission Morocco submits the names of the following five women. Latifa Jbabdi Jbabdi is a well-known Moroccan human rights advocate. She is a founding member of the Moroccan Association fo [...]
2007-01-30 08:54:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PHUM PREL
07RABAT1599MOROCCAN PUBLIC AND PALACE IRE PROMPTS REPORTED
[...] (C) Summary: Propelled by mounting palace and public ire over shameless wrangling for ministerial portfolios, leaders of Morocco's returning coalition parties appear to have reached at least informal agreement on a new government, just in time for the October 12 Parliament opening. In the mor [...]
2007-10-12 07:19:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV MO
07RABAT1601PROPOSED NEW MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT TO INCLUDE TFF AS
[...] (SBU) Multiple press reports indicate that PM-designate Abbas El-Fassi submitted late October 11 his nominations for the Council of Ministers to King Mohammed VI. There are some inconsistencies in the different reports and the lists remain unofficial and unconfirmed. The King could render hi [...]
2007-10-12 11:49:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MO
07RABAT1607MOROCCO: NEW CABINET SWORN IN
[...] (C) Summary: On the afternoon of October 15, King Mohammed VI swore in the cabinet assembled by new Prime Minister Abbas El-Fassi. As predicted ref A, Taieb Fassi Fihri is Morocco's new Foreign Minister. The other "sovereign" ministries - Defense, Interior, and Islamic Affairs, remain in t [...]
2007-10-15 18:07:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MO
07RABAT1617MOROCCO: AN INSIDE LOOK AT NEW PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abbas El-Fassi, sworn in on October 15, is an experienced and seasoned politician with four past Ministerial stints and a ten year diplomatic career. El-Fassi was chosen PM as leader of the largest party in the incoming parliament, but there are doubts about his e [...]
2007-10-18 09:16:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT1624MOROCCAN REMITTANCES BALANCE TRADE DEFICIT
[...] (U) Summary: Remittances from Moroccans living abroad (MRE) have doubled since 2000, and dwarf the sum total of all foreign aid. MRE and tourism receipts match the value of all Moroccan exports at approximately USD 11.4 billion, and serve as a critical counter-weight to a spiraling trade defi [...]
2007-10-19 12:05:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN SMIG MO
07RABAT164SEEKING AFRICA GROUP CANDIDATES FOR THE UN HUMAN
[...] (C) Poloff met with Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),on January 30 to discuss reftel. Bourita expressed pleasure that Morocco's human rights record is recognized positively and that the USG considers it impor [...]
2007-01-30 16:14:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL UNHRC
07RABAT1641REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national(s): Name: RADOUANE, Mohssine DOB: Sept 3, 1966 POB: Meknes, Morocco CIN#: D 362246 Rank: Lt-Col (O-5) Unit: Centre d'Instruction d'Artillerie - Me [...]
2007-10-25 14:05:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
07RABAT1647NEW PARLIAMENT: MINORITY GOVERNMENT WITH SPOTLIGHT
[...] (C) Summary: Morocco's parliament has begun its new session with a minority government composed of 146 members of the 325 seat Chamber of Representatives. The failure of PM Abbas El-Fassi's coalition negotiations led to direct intervention by the Palace. The King reportedly gave a cabinet li [...]
2007-10-25 16:37:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MO
07RABAT1649MOROCCO RESPONSE - WHO IGWG 5-10 NOVEMBER
[...] (SBU) On October 25, econoff delivered points conveyed in reftel to Sellam Berrada, Chief of Staff for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Berrada was aware of the upcoming Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) meeting in Geneva November 5-10, but appeared complet [...]
2007-10-25 16:48:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR WHO MO
07RABAT1652MOROCCAN PRIME MINISTER UNVEILS AMBITIOUS BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his inaugural speech to Parliament on October 24, incoming Prime Minister Abbas El-Fassi outlined an ambitious but vague economic program that largely represents continuation of efforts undertaken by Prime Minister Jettou and his team. Fassi pledged to seek to raise Morocc [...]
2007-10-26 16:31:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN MO
07RABAT1657SARKOZY SWEEPS MOROCCO OFF ITS FEET
[...] (C) Summary: French President Sarkozy's October 22-24 visit to Morocco was viewed as a success by both sides. During a star-like visit and speech to the Moroccan parliament, Sarkozy offered the most explicit French statement to date in support of Morocco's autonomy plan as the basis for a negotiate [...]
2007-10-29 16:44:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MO FR
07RABAT1661MOROCCAN COMMITMENT TO NEXT ROUND OF WESTERN
[...] (C) On October 26, MFA Chief of Staff Nasser Bourita, providing an initial response, underscored Morocco's commitment expressed at Manhasset II to participate in the next round. As conveyed then to Van Walsum, Morocco is in process of government formation and the government was still not offi [...]
2007-10-29 17:22:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC MO
07RABAT1672MOROCCO - INFORMATION COLLECTION, SCREENING, AND
[...] (C) The U.S. mission in Morocco continues to pursue the expansion and enhancement of counterterrorism (CT) cooperation with the GOM. The GOM has been an active partner in combating international terrorism and routinely provides biometric data on persons of interest to us. Post's CT working g [...]
2007-10-31 12:43:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALASEC CVIS KVPR PGOV PINR PTER KHLS MO
07RABAT1676DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST
[...] (S) Poloff and A/LEGAT met on October 29 with Argentine Embassy Minister-Counselor Pablo Pineiro Aramburu at the Argentine Embassy to convey reftel points concerning the Government of Argentina,s (GOA) request for assistance in lobbying the GOM to support the INTERPOL Executive Committee deci [...]
2007-10-31 13:07:00Embassy RabatSECRETPTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT1677MOROCCAN RESPONSE - U.S. IMO CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 13:09:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EWWT PHSA MO
07RABAT1680 ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS SEPT-OCT 2007
[...] Included in this round up: the tourism sector continues to grow, air traffic increases, the automobile sector gains an investor, the problems at Casablanca Port are resolved, and the energy sector is set to grow. ------------- TOURISM GROWS ------------- 2. Approximately 5.2 million t [...]
2007-10-31 16:45:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAIR EINV MO
07RABAT1687TIMING IS EVERYTHING: MOROCCANS IRKED BY FRENCH
[...] (C) Summary: The timing of two recent judicial actions in Western Europe has irked Morocco. The past ten days have seen a French indictment of senior Moroccan officials in connection with the 1965 disappearance of a political dissident in Paris, and the launch of a Spanish inquest into allege [...]
2007-11-02 10:22:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MO FR SP
07RABAT1688MOROCCO COMMITTED TO NEXT ROUND OF SAHARA TALKS,
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Chief of Staff and I/O Chief Nasser Bourita confirmed PolCouns November 1 Morocco's determination to pursue UN-sponsored negotiations with the POLISARIO Front, and to clarify the issue of time and place for the next round. He said this can only begin when Morocco's new govern [...]
2007-11-02 12:03:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MO WS
07RABAT1695MOROCCANS FURIOUS OVER SPANISH ROYAL VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: The Moroccan government is reacting strongly to the announced visit of Spanish King Juan Carlos to the disputed enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. Following blistering criticism of the intended visit by PM El-Fassi and Information Minister Naciri, the GOM announced in the afternoon of Nove [...]
2007-11-02 17:42:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL MO SP
07RABAT1699MOROCCO LAUNCHES AGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN TO PUBLICIZE
[...] (U) Summary: The Moroccan government on October 31 launched an aggressive campaign to publicize the country's new anti-money laundering statute and to educate concerned institutions about their responsibilities under the legislation. Moroccan Central Bank Governor Abdellatif Jouahri was join [...]
2007-11-05 17:01:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER PGOV MA
07RABAT1706MOROCCO: MONARCH CRITICIZES BUT EXTENDS HAND TO
[...] (C) On November 6 Morocco's King Mohammed VI criticized Spain over the visit of King Juan Carlos to the disputed enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, but called for "honest and forward-looking dialogue", sending a clear message that the relationship will be preserved. Moroccans across the political spect [...]
2007-11-07 15:19:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL MO SP
07RABAT1707MOROCCO: MONARCH CRITICIZES BUT EXTENDS HAND TO
[...] (C) On November 6 Morocco's King Mohammed VI criticized Spain over the visit of King Juan Carlos to the disputed enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, but called for "honest and forward-looking dialogue", sending a clear message that the relationship will be preserved. Moroccans across the political [...]
2007-11-07 15:19:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL MO SP
07RABAT1712MOROCCO MOVES GINGERLY TOWARDS FOREIGN EXCHANGE
[...] Sensitive but unclassified - entire text. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: A series of new circulars issued by Morocco's Office des Changes this fall represents further intensification of preparations for the country's medium term goal of transitioning to a freely floating exch [...]
2007-11-07 17:13:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD MO
07RABAT1719MOROCCO - FOLLOW-UP ON ILLICIT CASH COURIERS
[...] (SBU) The U.S. mission in Morocco continues to pursue the expansion and enhancement of counterterrorism (CT) cooperation with the GOM, which includes combating terrorism finance, cash couriers, and money laundering. Post's CT working group coordinates numerous CT related programs managed by t [...]
2007-11-08 13:32:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KCRM PTER KTFN MO
07RABAT1721MOROCCO: SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL ON ANNAPOLIS,
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Director-General for Multilateral Relations Amb. Mohammed Azeroual stressed Morocco's support for the Annapolis peace conference and the Kingdom's "excellent" contacts with Israel during a November 7 meeting. Azeroual, who is de facto P-level and focused mainly on Arab and Is [...]
2007-11-08 16:14:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MO XF
07RABAT1724 MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO
[...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from July 1-September 30. A large MEPI grant (USD 450,000) made possible the first international observer mission in the history of Moroccan elections. Other activities included an election survey by Akhawayn University [...]
2007-11-08 18:57:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV EFIN KMPI SCUL MO
07RABAT1728WESTERN SAHARA/REFUGEES MOROCCO DROPS UNHCR CBM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Morocco has pulled out of next week's planned UNHCR Confidence-Building seminar. Charge, along with some dozen other COM's, was called in November 9 by MFA Secretary-General Hilale, who said Morocco's decision was SIPDIS based on its belief the seminar, and CBM's in general h [...]
2007-11-09 18:26:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREF PBTS UNHCR WI AG PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT1729CORRECTED COPY: WESTERN SAHARA/REFUGEES: MOROCCO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Morocco has pulled out of next week's planned UNHCR Confidence-Building seminar. Charge, along with some dozen other COM's, was called in November 9 by MFA Secretary-General Hilale, who said Morocco's decision was SIPDIS based on its belief the seminar, and CBM's in general h [...]
2007-11-09 18:26:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREF PBTS UNHCR WI AG PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT1730NATO/MOROCCO: ICP PROSPECTS DIMMED BY GOM CONCERNS
[...] (C) Turkish polcouns Turker Ari on November 8 told us during a meeting concerning the possibility of Morocco entering into a NATO Individual Cooperation Program (ICP) that MFA Director General Youssef Amrani expressed support for the idea of increased alliance cooperation, but made clear his [...]
2007-11-09 18:35:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKPKO MARR MO NATO PGOV
07RABAT1731DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADVANCING THE DEMOCRACY AGENDA
[...] (C) Summary: On November 8, Charge delivered reftel demarche to the GOM MFA General Director of Bilateral Relations Youssef Amrani. Amrani said the GOM, and he personally, remained very supportive of the Community of Democracies (CD). However, he was concerned about any panel discussions [...]
2007-11-09 18:35:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PREL UNGA MO
07RABAT1752GOM WILL VOTE FOR UNGA RAPE RESOLUTION, BUT...
[...] (C) On November 16, MFA Chief of Staff Nasser Bourita told Polcouns that the GOM supports and would co-sponsor and vote for the UN resolution condemning rape as an instrument to achieve political/military objectives if it appeared that it would be adopted by consensus. If no consensus could b [...]
2007-11-16 19:22:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA
07RABAT1754DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 15,
[...] (C) On November 16, Charge delivered reftel demarche to GOM MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale, along with a copy of the U.S. press release. Charge, accompanied by Polcouns and Poloff, added that Iran's cooperation with the IAEA had been selective, incomplete, and reactive. He noted that Iran [...]
2007-11-19 15:23:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PP MNUC IAEA AORC IR MO
07RABAT177OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUND IN THE REGION
[...] (U) Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on OPIC's proposed support for the Euro MENA fund. There is increasing activity in the venture capital field in Morocco, and indeed the Financial Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC) is helping a Moroccan partner organize a roundtable on the subject [...]
2007-02-01 10:35:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEINV LE JO AL MO EG
07RABAT1807MOROCCO/SAHARA: COMPLAINTS ABOUT POLISARIO, BUT
[...] (C) MFA Director-General Hilale convoked Ambassador Riley and other P-5 Chiefs of Mission December 4 to discuss Sahara. Hilale said the GOM is concerned that the POLISARIO's General Congress will be held this year in Tifarity, on Moroccan-claimed territory but on the POLISARIO-controlled sid [...]
2007-12-04 18:39:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPBTS PHUM PREL PGOV AG MO WI
07RABAT18102008 BUDGET'S DIFFICULT PASSAGE UNDERSCORES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's lower house approved the government's 2008 budget on Saturday, December 1, after a raucous debate that saw opposition deputies accuse the government of misusing its constitutional power to rule opposition amendments out of order. The budget's torturous passage through [...]
2007-12-05 17:03:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV MO
07RABAT1812AMU SYG INSISTS ECONOMIC COOPERATION KEY TO
[...] (C) Summary: AMU Secretary-General El-Habib Benyahya recently outlined for the Ambassador his view that economic cooperation was the most promising driver for unity and integration in the Maghreb. The agenda for a December 10 economic ministerial in Tripoli would include a draft regional free [...]
2007-12-05 17:23:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALECIN ETRD ECON PREL XA
07RABAT1813AMU SYG MOVING TO ENHANCE DIALOGUE WITH U.S.,
[...] (C) Summary: Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Secretary-General El-Habib Benyahya was charged by AMU Foreign Ministers with pursuing enhanced dialogue with the U.S. during their November 30 meeting in Rabat, according to both AMU and GOM sources. The preceding week, Benyahya told the Ambassador that [...]
2007-12-05 17:30:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN XA
07RABAT1814WESTERN SAHARA: TOUGH APPROACH TO NEXT ROUND,
[...] (C) Summary: Moroccan MFA Chief of Staff Bourita projected that the impending third round of negotiations for the Western Sahara with the POLISARIO would be a real challenge. The GOM believes it should focus on substance, but not at all on independence. While appreciating USG support, he ho [...]
2007-12-05 18:07:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV PBTS MO WI
07RABAT1818IRAN SCORES POINTS IN DEBATE: "NUCLEAR IRAN: WAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Some Iranian arguments resonated with students at a debate, "Nuclear Iran: War and Peace," held on November 23 at a graduate school in Rabat. Iran,s Ambassador argued for Iran,s right to nuclear technologies, including uranium enrichment, citing sovereign right, peaceful inten [...]
2007-12-06 17:49:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PP MNUC IAEA AORC IR MO
07RABAT1836HELPING AMERICAN SCHOOLS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: In recent weeks, the clock has run out on the Embassy's eight-year attempt to secure an agreement with the Government of Morocco (GOM) to gain formal status and tax advantages for the five American schools in Morocco. Though the GOM has not yet provided a f [...]
2007-12-13 17:18:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDASCH AMGT EFIN PREL MO
07RABAT1837MOROCCO EXPRESSES SYMPATHY/SOLIDARITY WITH ALGERIA
[...] (SBU) Widespread Moroccan media coverage of Tuesday's bombings in Algiers noted King Mohamed VI's telephone call to President Bouteflika, expressing personal condolence for the tragedy. The King also made a public statement condemning the bombings and expressing Morocco's sympathy and solida [...]
2007-12-13 17:51:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO
07RABAT1838AL-ADL WAL IHSANE: MAJOR MOROCCAN ISLAMIST GROUP
[...] (C) Summary: Al-Adl wal-Ihsane, widely assessed as Morocco's largest Islamist organization, concluded its recent annual meeting warning of a "catastrophic" political and economic crisis in Morocco and calling for comprehensive reform, while flatly rejecting violence and terrorism. A prominent [...]
2007-12-13 18:03:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PTER MO
07RABAT1843ECONOMIC AGENDA AND ROLE OF WOMEN IN MOROCCO'S
[...] (C) Summary: Morocco's Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) advocates a market economy and has emphasized its commitment to combat corruption as a key to spurring economic growth and job creation. Like other parties, the PJD has focused more on general economic goals and offered less i [...]
2007-12-14 15:00:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPINR KISL MO
07RABAT1850G-8 COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP REVIEWS THREAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Rabat,s G-8 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) met on December 12 to review the threat environment and to take stock of G-8 member, EU and Moroccan efforts to counter the threat. G-8 Ambassadors and DCMs agreed that the threat of terrorism in Morocco is real but see no imminen [...]
2007-12-17 13:43:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PINS MO
07RABAT1852OSAC/CRIME SAFETY REPORT FOR MOROCCO
[...] (U) The following information is keyed to requirements posed in reftel. I. CRIME/SAFETY: Though crime has generally not posed a significant risk to visitors in terms of personal safety, it is necessary to take prudent security precautions appropriate for any major American city. The U.S [...]
2007-12-18 09:24:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDASEC MO
07RABAT1857MOROCCO BERBERS: A PLEA FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Berber (Amazight) activists want greater recognition and clout, a majority of Morocco's population Berbers are among its poorest citizens although there has been an expansion of Berber cultural rights, including in schools and media. Growing frustration among Berber youth may lead to viol [...]
2007-12-18 15:13:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM MO PREL
07RABAT1860 ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS NOV-DEC 2007
[...] Included in this round up: Royal Air Maroc loses control of Air Senegal. Moroccan trade deficit continues to grow. Timely rains usher-in the planting season. Casablanca remains plagued by inefficiencies. Moroccans don't need a visa to visit TGI Friday's. --------------------------------- [...]
2007-12-19 12:08:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAIR EAGR MO
07RABAT1861WESTERN SAHARA CBM UPDATE.
[...] (U) UNHCR Sahara program Chief Mazen Abu Shenab briefed the Rabat diplomatic community December 12 on the HCR Confidence Building Measures for Western Sahara and the refugees. Mazen said in CPY 07 HCR had received S2.4 million in pledges for a $3.4 million program, but UNHCR covered the short [...]
2007-12-19 12:54:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALAG MO WI PHUM
07RABAT1862MOROCCO: ATTENDANCE AT OSCE MEDITERRANEAN SEMINAR
[...] (SBU) PolCouns raised reftel request for Moroccan participation in the OSCE Tel Aviv Seminar with Directors General for Bilateral Affairs Yussef Amrani and for International Organizations Mohammed Azeroual (P-level) on December 13 and 14, stressing its importance to the partnership. Amrani c [...]
2007-12-19 12:59:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SOCI OSCE EG MO XF
07RABAT1863ISLAMISTS SETBACK IN "GAY WEDDING" CULTURE SKIRMISH
[...] (C) The case of an alleged gay wedding in a rural town led to a national debate over morality and forced government leaders to publicly call for tolerance. Convictions against six defendants implicated in the case were overturned on appeal despite strong pressure from Islamic newspapers, Imam [...]
2007-12-19 13:23:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM KISL SCUL MO
07RABAT1864MOROCCO: KING CRITICIZED AT ELECTION ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) The final reports of the international and domestic election observation efforts praised the Government of Morocco's (GOM) execution of the September 7 elections. Speakers at the roll-out, hosted by the royally sanctioned human rights council, were blunt in their criticism of parties and [...]
2007-12-19 15:39:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM PGOV MO
07RABAT1868MOROCCO: TAKING STEPS AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
[...] Summary: Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi launched the Fifth National Campaign to Eliminate Violence against Women on November 30 in Rabat, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. For the first time, the Government of Morocco (GOM) released official statistic [...]
2007-12-20 11:26:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN MO PHUM PREL
07RABAT1869MOROCCO: WOMEN'S RIGHTS ADVANCING, BUT NOT ENOUGH
[...] Summary: Women's rights have advanced in Morocco since the passage of the revised Moudawana (family code) in 2004, but challenges remain. The Government of Morocco (GOM) is providing medical and legal assistance for domestic violence victims. The Nationality Code has been changed to allow [...]
2007-12-20 12:32:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PGOV MO
07RABAT1871WESTERN SAHARA: A NEW BREED OF SAHARACRAT?
[...] (C) The Security Wali (territorial police commissioner),Bouchaib Rmili along with the Wali (governor) of Laayoune, Boujdor and Sakia al-Hamra, who arrived in Laayoune over a year ago, and the new director of the Laayoune Prison, who arrived eight months ago, appear to represent a type of more [...]
2007-12-20 15:50:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO UNSC MO PHUM
07RABAT1873WESTERN SAHARA: THINKING ABOUT AUTONOMY AND
[...] (C) In the course of several visits to Western Sahara and conversations with contacts in Rabat, we have sensed the beginnings of a sometimes reluctant willingness by some pro-separatists, including human rights activists, to entertain the idea of autonomy rather than independence. Most Sahraw [...]
2007-12-20 16:40:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PHUM UNSC MO
07RABAT1874EXBS: MOROCCO SEEKS JAN 2008 CONSULTATIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (SBU) During a December 20 meeting to discuss the EXBS proposal to hold an international transshipment conference in Morocco next year, as well as the postponement of a Charleston-based seaport interdiction course from December to Febru [...]
2007-12-20 16:43:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETTC KSTC PARM PREL MO
07RABAT1892007 MOROCCAN BUDGET
[...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's 2007 budget, adopted in the just concluded fall parliamentary session, highlights both the economic successes of the government of Prime Minister Jettou and the challenges that will remain for his successor. In its broad outline, the budget reinforces the overall ma [...]
2007-02-02 09:57:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON MA
07RABAT1895SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MARTINEZ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: My staff and I are delighted to welcome you and your delegation to Morocco. Your visit will help underscore the importance of our relations with Morocco. Morocco is a paragon of reform in the region and relations are so strong that it has been designated a "major, non-NATO al [...]
2007-12-31 12:16:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP EAID ECON PGOV PREL PTER MO
07RABAT194REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: MASROUR, Najib DOB: 1 January 1957 POB: Fes, Morocco CIN#: B 158561 Rank: Colonel (O-6) Unit: Auxiliary Forces Hqs Purpose: to attend th [...]
2007-02-02 16:48:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
07RABAT195REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan nationals: Name: MELLOUK, Zakaria DOB: 1 July 1973 POB: Rabat, Morocco CIN#: SH 71192 Rank: Chief of Communications Radio Center Unit: Ministry of Interior [...]
2007-02-02 16:48:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
07RABAT196REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: ENNAMOUSS, Mohammed DOB: 5 February 1968 POB: Kenitra, Morocco CIN#: G 218869 Rank: Major (O-4) Unit: CIB - Meknes Purpose: to attend th [...]
2007-02-02 16:49:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
07RABAT224WESTERN SAHARA: LANDMINES CLAIM LIVES, SPARK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Several recent landmine incidents, with at least three deaths, highlight the continuing danger of landmines in the Western Sahara. Two prominent Sahrawi figures, one a local leader and CORCAS member, the other a member of the upper house of parliament, were killed when the veh [...]
2007-02-06 18:41:00Embassy RabatSECRETPBTS PHUM PREL EAID MOPS KHDP MO
07RABAT225MOROCCO: ISLAMIST PJD GEARING UP FOR PRIME TIME
[...] (C) Summary: The Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) may emerge from elections later this year as Morocco's single largest party in the directly-elected lower house of parliament. In recent conversations, key party leaders indicated confidence that the PJD could double (or more than [...]
2007-02-06 18:43:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PREL MO
07RABAT256HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH GOM LAUNCHED
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) hastily convened in early February a series of meetings with Embassy officers to convey concerns about the U.S. Human Rights Report. The GOM used the sessions with senior officials from the Foreign Affairs, Interior and Justice ministries to: pr [...]
2007-02-08 15:53:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PBTS PGOV MO
07RABAT257GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
[...] (U) Further to reftel A, Post informally received on February 8 details regarding Morocco's delegation to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism meeting scheduled in Ankara, Turkey on February 12-13, 2007. Morocco will send a nine-member group consisting of the following individua [...]
2007-02-08 16:57:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKGIC KNNP PTER PREL MO
07RABAT265WESTERN SAHARA: PROMOTING AUTONOMY, BUT NOT YET A
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Moroccan Government (GOM) is in the throes of a campaign here and abroad to sell its notion to provide autonomy to Western Sahara. Domestic consultations have targeted parliament and political parties, the GOM has not yet, however, reached more than the broad outlines of thei [...]
2007-02-09 12:43:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MO
07RABAT266 REFORM MESSAGE FOR GOM DELEGATION
[...] (C) Summary: Although focused on the Western Sahara, the February 12-13 GOM visit led by Interior Minister Benmoussa also gives us an opportunity to promote democratic reform. In recent months, press freedom and freedom of expression have become increasingly sensitive issues. The date for the [...]
2007-02-09 12:55:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PGOV
07RABAT272 MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO
[...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from October 1-December 30. Activities included the publication of a new guide for NGOs' advocacy, Arab Civitas and International Republican Institute (IRI) activities, teaching Arabic through local languages, Financial [...]
2007-02-09 16:06:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV KMPI MO
07RABAT273WESTERN SAHARA: PROMOTING AUTONOMY, BUT NOT YET A
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Moroccan Government (GOM) is in the throes of a campaign here and abroad to sell its notion to provide autonomy to Western Sahara. Domestic consultations have targeted parliament and political parties, the GOM has not yet, however, reached more than the broad outlines of thei [...]
2007-02-09 16:22:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MO
07RABAT275IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO MOROCCO
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Jettou told the Ambassador on February 7 the February 5-6 visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was long on protocol but short on substance. Jettou said he pressed Iran to resolve its differences with the International Community. MFA DG Azeroual ela [...]
2007-02-09 17:16:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KNNP MO IR
07RABAT277MOROCCO ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Poloff on February 9 informed Azzedine Farhane, Chief of the United Nations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, of the U.S.-Russia joint outreach plan for seven prospective partner n [...]
2007-02-09 18:03:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP PREL KGIC MO
07RABAT286MOROCCO PRESIDENT OF AFCNDH
[...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (U) On February 7, Morocco was elected to the presidency of the Francophone Association of National Human Rights Institutions (AFCNDH). Niger was elected to the vice-presidency; France was elected to the position o [...]
2007-02-12 09:39:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV MO
07RABAT289MOROCCAN PRESS REPORTS: SECURITY LEADERS MEET,
[...] According to Moroccan Arabic dailies, Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa, Minister-Delegate Fouad Ali Himma, Intelligence Directors Yassine Mansouri and Abdellatif Hammouchi, and other senior police and security officials met over the weekend of February 10 to discuss the creation of a "nation [...]
2007-02-12 14:57:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV MO
07RABAT290WESTERN SAHARA: GOM AUTONOMY DELEGATION HOLDS
[...] (SBU) The Moroccan delegation in Washington to discuss autonomy held a press conference in Rabat February 9 to discuss their meetings and Paris and Madrid and to brief local press on their effort. According to press accounts February 12, they disclosed no new details on the autonomy plan, but [...]
2007-02-12 15:11:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTBS PGOV MO
07RABAT291MOROCCO WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO PEACEKEEPING IN
[...] (C) In a February 6 meeting with MFA Director General for Arab and Islamic Affairs Mohammed Azeroual, Polcouns urged Moroccan support for international peacekeeping forces being assembled for Darfur and Somalia. Azeroual responded that while Morocco was concerned about the situation in both p [...]
2007-02-12 18:00:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO MO
07RABAT292MOROCCO: HAMAS-FATAH AGREEMENT ON NATIONAL UNITY
[...] POLOFF RELAYED REFTEL POINTS TO MFA ARAB AFFAIRS DIRECTOR HASSAN HAMI FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9, MR. HAMI RESPONDED THAT THE GOM FULLY SUPPORTS KING ABDULLAH'S RECONCILIATION EFFORTS AND NOTED THAT THE GOM HAD CALLED FOR PALESTINIAN UNITY. ANY FURTHER SUBSTANTIVE GOM RESPONSE WILL BE SENT SEPTEL. *** [...]
2007-02-13 13:09:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MO
07RABAT295MOROCCO: HAMAS-FATAH AGREEMENT ON NATIONAL UNITY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 14:45:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MO
07RABAT304FTA SPURS MOROCCAN TEXTILE EXPORTS TO THE U.S.
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspection of Moroccan textile factories highlighted the positive impact the U.S-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has made during its first year. The M [...]
2007-02-14 13:25:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KTEX PREL MO
07RABAT315DRL-FUNDED NGO EMPOWERED TO PROMOTE PRISON REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: USG assistance has succeeded in empowering a Moroccan non-governmental organization (NGO) to promote prison reform. The Moroccan Observatory of Prisons (OMP) has a mission to improve prisoners lives and prison conditions. In the past year, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and [...]
2007-02-15 16:30:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL MO
07RABAT329TERRORIST FINANCE: USG CONCERN OVER ILLICIT CASH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-16 17:08:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC MO PREL PTER KTFN
07RABAT335MOROCCO AND THE PALESTINIAN UNITY GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Drawing on points conveyed reftel, Poloff met with Hassan Hami, Office Director of Arab Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 15, to urge that Morocco avoid premature statements of support or engagement with the new Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG) before its new [...]
2007-02-20 18:59:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL MO
07RABAT337AMBASSADOR REACHES OUT TO REMOTE CORNERS OF MOROCCO
[...] Summary: The Ambassador conducted a series of outreach visits across Morocco January 31 - February 7. Taking advantage of the one-week availability of a USG C-12 aircraft, the Ambassador travelled "off the beaten path" to Errachidia, Figuig, and Oujda in the east, Al-Hoceima in the north, and [...]
2007-02-21 09:00:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID KPAO MO
07RABAT355CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY -- A PROBLEM?
[...] (C) Summary: Morocco's Christian population is primarily expatriates; however, in the last few months, newspaper reports indicate that there is a growing number of local converts to Christianity. While the converts seem to lead "double" lives -- Muslim in public, Christian in private, they [...]
2007-02-23 10:11:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PGOV MO
07RABAT360MOROCCO: ELECTION DATE SET, REDISTRICTING PLAN
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GOM announced on February 22 that elections for the lower house of parliament will be staged on September 7. Most political parties, including those from the majority who supported a July bal [...]
2007-02-23 18:09:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MO
07RABAT362AMU INCREASING CT FOCUS, ADVANCING TRADE DIALOGUE,
[...] (C) Foreign Ministers from Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, Tunisia, and Libya gathered in Rabat February 10-11 for the 26th Ministerial Council meeting of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU). A senior AMU contact told us discussions among the Ministers reflected increased focus in AMU fora on stemming [...]
2007-02-26 09:00:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KISL ETRD MO LY AG TS XA XF
07RABAT368LARGEST U.S. INVESTOR SELLS MOROCCAN POWER PLANT
[...] (SBU) Summary. The largest American investor in Morocco, electric utility CMS Energy (CMS),has agreed to sell its $1.4 billion investment in Morocco, CMS Generation Company (CMSGC),to the Abu Dhabi National Electric Company (TAQA),pending approvals. CMSCG owns 50 percent of the Jorf Lasf [...]
2007-02-26 17:50:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALEINV EIND ENRG EFTA MO
07RABAT375MOROCCO, THE QUDS COMMITTEE, AND THE AQSA MOSQUE
[...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI has recently become more visibly active as Chairman of the OIC's Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Committee. In letters to President Bush, P-5 heads of state, the UN SYG, and the EU, he protested Israeli excavations on the disputed Temple Mount. The King also publicly suggest [...]
2007-02-27 11:13:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL MO
07RABAT376MOROCCO, THE QUDS COMMITTEE, AND THE AQSA MOSQUE
[...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI has recently become more visibly active as Chairman of the OIC's Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Committee. In letters to President Bush, P-5 heads of state, the UN SYG, and the EU, he protested Israeli excavations on the disputed Temple Mount. The King also publicly suggest [...]
2007-02-27 11:13:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL MO
07RABAT377MOROCCAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMENTS ON
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy delivered Reftel demarche to MFA on February 21 PolCouns urged Abdellatif Bendahane, MFA Director of African Affairs to take advantage of any possible GOM influence to resolve the situation. 2. (C) On February 26 PolCouns and Poloff followed up with Bendahane, who clai [...]
2007-02-27 12:16:00Embassy RabatSECRETMO PGOV PREL
07RABAT38HHS/CDC COUNTRY CLEARANCE AMENDMENT TO CHANGE
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to acknowledge and concur with traveler's change in travel dates to Morocco. ****************************************** Visit Embassy Rabat's Classified Website; http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/rabat ****************************************** Riley [...]
2007-01-09 09:33:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA
07RABAT395A "CULTURE OF HUMAN RIGHTS" IN MOROCCO
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) wants to become known for its observance of human rights and has mounted what appears to be little more than a public relations campaign. On February 26, Prime Minister Jettou and Driss Benzekri, the president of the Consultative Council on Huma [...]
2007-03-01 10:30:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PGOV MO
07RABAT396MOROCCO: LEADER OF ISLAMIST JCO DECRIES
[...] (C) Summary: A senior leader of Morocco's Islamist Justice and Charity Organization (JCO) denounced the Moroccan state as a corrupt and despotic regime and claimed government "persecution" of the group and its members was much worse today than in the era of Hassan II, in our first conversation [...]
2007-03-01 10:50:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKISL PHUM MO
07RABAT40COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DIMA TOUKAN
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for MEPI Political/Womens Issues Specialist, Dima Toukan, to travel to Marrakech, Morocco, January 14-17, 2007 for the purpose of attending the IREX Media Sustainability Index Conference. 2. Post understands traveler requires no further as [...]
2007-01-09 11:21:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MO
07RABAT403MFA DISCUSSES REFORM AND COUNTERTERRORISM WITH
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 28, a visiting CAPSTONE delegation, led by Admiral (Ret.) Henry Chiles, met with MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale to discuss bilateral and SIPDIS security issues. Highlighting Mor [...]
2007-03-02 09:16:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER MO
07RABAT406MOROCCO ON IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On February 28, poloff met with Azzedine Farhane, UN Division Chief at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss Iran's failure to comply with its international obligations as required under UNSCR 1737 ( [...]
2007-03-02 12:58:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP UNSC MO IR
07RABAT417MOROCCO ON ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with Hassan Hami, MFA Director for Arab Multilateral Affairs, on the morning of March 2 to convey U.S. positions on the Arab League's Ministerial agenda (reftel). Hami confirmed that Foreign Minister Benaissa would lead the Moroccan delegation to the March 3-4 Cairo ta [...]
2007-03-02 18:26:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL XF
07RABAT423MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS; FEBRUARY 2007
[...] (U) The following is a round-up of recent economic developments of note in Morocco: 2. (U) Money Laundering Law Advances: Morocco's long-delayed anti-money laundering/counter terrorism finance statute was unanimously approved by members of the Justice, Legislation and Human Rights Committee [...]
2007-03-05 16:33:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ECPS EINT ELAB ETRD KTEX MO
07RABAT43COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICE OFFICIALS TO
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to ICE officials Senior Special Agent Grave Curcetti, and Import Specialists Tonda Fuller and Mark Palasek, to travel to Morocco, January 20 - February 9, 2007 for the purpose of conducting textile production verification Team (TPVT) visits [...]
2007-01-09 13:48:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OTRA DHSX MO
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