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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
05MUSCAT1547	EXBS STRATEGY FOR OMAN [...] (SBU) EXBS Advisor recently met with Omani officials, Embassy staff and representatives of the Department of Energy's MEGAPORTS Initiative to discuss the current state of Export Controls and Related Border Security in Oman. Oman, a recent addition to both the Container Security Initiative (CS [...]	2005-10-16 12:52:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP JO MU

05MUSCAT1565	OMAN READY TO SIGN MEGAPORTS/CSI DOP [...] Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi informed the Ambassador on October 17 that the Omani government is ready to sign the Department of Homeland Security's Container Security Initiative (CSI) and the Department of Energy's Megaports Initiative combined Declaration of Princ [...]	2005-10-18 12:47:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM MNUC PREL KSTC KNNP MU
05MUSCAT1589	OMAN MEDIA PLAY: U.S. SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-25 04:34:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KISL PREL MU
05MUSCAT1606	INDIAN OVERSTAYERS OFFERED EASY OUT [...] The Indian Embassy has announced that it has struck a deal with the Omani Ministry of Manpower to facilitate the exit of all Indian nationals currently in Oman on expired employment visas. The move comes as a welcome reprieve to thousands of unemployed Indians incapable of paying overstay fi [...]	2005-10-26 10:22:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM SMIG SOCI PREL MU
05MUSCAT17	USG CALL FOR DONOR SUPPORT TO TSUNAMI VICTIMS: OMAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-04 12:34:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR EAID PGOV PREL MU
05MUSCAT1874	UNION-RELATED STRIKE SHUTS SALALAH PORT [...] (SBU) Port Salalah, Oman's leading container transshipment facility, was shut down December 11-12 following an impromptu employees walk-out spurred, apparently, by management's decision to fire the popular head of the workers' committee. Though strikes are not unprecedented in Oman, this walk-o [...]	2005-12-17 03:34:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EWWT PGOV ETRD ECON PREL MU
05MUSCAT1876	OMANI INSIGHTS INTO IRAN AND IRAQ FOR NEA DAS GRAY [...] (C) Calling Iran's political scene and new government a sea of "shifting sands," royal adviser Abdulaziz al-Rawas suggested that U.S. threats have only served to shore up hardliners' support in Iranian society, and that a more positive approach should be adopted. Separately, MFA Under Secreta [...]	2005-12-17 04:32:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IR IZ MU
05MUSCAT1934	GEN ABIZAID'S DECEMBER 26 MEETING WITH SULTAN [...] (C) In a convivial 80-minute exchange on December 26, Sultan Qaboos shared with USCENTCOM CDR Gen Abizaid his thoughts on Iraq, Iran, the war on terror and the state of bilateral relations. Agreeing with Gen Abizaid on many points, the Sultan argued for a less intrusive Arab role in Iraq's tr [...]	2005-12-31 05:27:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER PGOV XF IR IZ MU
05MUSCAT196	IRAQ ELECTIONS - OMAN KEEPS MUM [...] (C) Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, currently on travel in Asia, has rebuffed admonitions for the Omani government to make a public statement welcoming the January 30 elections in Iraq. Despite headline-grabbing news of arrests in the Sultanate (ref A),press attention to the [...]	2005-02-02 13:11:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM SOCI IZ MU
05MUSCAT2	OMAN FM ON IRAN, IRAQ, GCC AND PALESTINE [...] (C) FM Yusuf bin Alawi shared his views with the Ambassador on Iran's relations with the region, noting his interest in visiting Tehran but ruling out a state visit by the Sultan. He is optimistic that Qatar will take positive action to rein in abuses by the Al Jazeera network, and is likewis [...]	2005-01-01 03:59:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS ETRD XF MU
05MUSCAT206	MUSCAT SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RESPONSE TO PRESIDENTIAL [...] Arabic and English language print media in Oman gave extensive coverage to President Bush's State Of The Union Address, particularly the sections of the speech relating to Iraq and the Middle East Peace Process. Most coverage focused on his warnings to Iran and Syria. Many articles were critic [...]	2005-02-07 05:43:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP PREL MU
05MUSCAT232	OMAN NOT READY TO COMMIT TO PSI [...] (S) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Embassy by note verbale February 9 that while Oman seeks to comply with international laws, agreements and norms, "the government of the Sultanate welcomes the idea of the Proliferation Security Initiative without joining it or being committed t [...]	2005-02-09 13:32:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP EWWT MU
05MUSCAT241	COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP (CTAG) MEETING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Muscat Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) met on February 2 to outline, in preparation for the April 29 CTAG meeting in London, key Omani counter-terrorism(CT) needs, and to share details of completed and planned CT assistance from G8 states. The CTAG agreed on a list of [...]	2005-02-13 12:30:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PREL MU
05MUSCAT243	OMAN OFFICIAL ON PRIVATIZATION, FTA HOPES [...] (SBU) In a meeting on February 1, National Economy Under Secretary Abdul Malik al-Hinai outlined the Omani SIPDIS government's privatization strategy for a visiting USG official in the power, water, telecommunications and transport sectors. He predicted the sale of 30 percent of state-owne [...]	2005-02-13 13:12:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KPRV EIND ETRD ECPS KTEX PREL MU
05MUSCAT244	IRI FINALLY BREAKS DOWN THE DOOR TO OMANI [...] (SBU) The International Republican Institute finally succeeded this month in carrying out a training program for elected Omani parliamentarians that the Majlis' President had vowed for five years would never be permitted. Twelve deputies and a senior staffer participated in a 3-day workshop o [...]	2005-02-13 13:14:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KMPI PREL EAID MU
05MUSCAT25	OMAN DELIVERS TSUNAMI AID TO SRI LANKA [...] As reported in reftel B, the government of Oman has offered to facilitate the delivery of private contributions to tsunami victims in Sri Lanka and Indonesia. On January 4, the first Omani flights carrying relief supplies left the Sultanate for Colombo. The flights, with more to follow in t [...]	2005-01-05 09:21:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PGOV PREL CE MU
05MUSCAT252	SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO OMAN [...] (U) Greetings and welcome from Team Muscat. We are confident you will gain a great deal from your participation in the upcoming MEAS IV Conference, and are proud that the Sultanate of Oman is hosting this year's event with excellent assistance and cooperation from CENTAF. In addition to the [...]	2005-02-14 08:00:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	PREL PGOV OTRA MU
05MUSCAT257	OMAN GOES PUBLIC WITH FTA PLANS [...] This is an action request for USTR. Please see para 5. --------------------------------------------- ---- Commerce Minister Publicly Touts FTA Negotiations --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. On February 13, in an annual address to celebrate the achievements of Oman i [...]	2005-02-16 03:35:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KPRV EIND ETRD PREL OPRC KPAO MU
05MUSCAT258	OMAN CONDEMNS HARIRI ASSASSINATION [...] (SBU) The Foreign Ministry quickly issued a statement on February 14 that condemned the murder of former Lebanese PM Rafiq Hariri, mourned his loss and expressed confidence that the crime would not undermine Lebanon's stability. MFA contacts were loath to point fingers of blame, but expressed [...]	2005-02-16 03:36:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE MU
05MUSCAT279	PSI: TECHNICAL-LEVEL COOPERATION ON TRACK [...] (S) A senior MFA official reiterated Oman's cooperation across the range of proliferation and border security activities, including a PSI-related air interdiction exercise later this month. He voiced the MFA's firm support for PSI, and his confidence that Oman's military and police were simil [...]	2005-02-16 12:30:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP EWWT MASS MU
05MUSCAT317	PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR PRAISES PRESIDENT'S REMARKS [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-25 19:36:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPRC KWBG KPAL IS MU
05MUSCAT322	OMAN SEEKS SUPPORT FOR JUDGE CANDIDATE TO LAW OF [...] This is an action request for OES/OA - please see para 3. 2. The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a circular to resident diplomatic missions on February 16 requesting support for its candidate to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The salient portions of the [...]	2005-02-26 13:06:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHSA TPHY PREL PINR MU
05MUSCAT330	PSI: FM CLARIFIES OMAN'S VIEWS [...] (S) In a February 27 telcon on various subjects, the Ambassador sought clarification from Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi on the Omani government's attitude toward the Proliferation Security Initiative following its communication of February 9 (reftels). 2. (S) The [...]	2005-02-27 12:33:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP EWWT MASS MU
05MUSCAT331	SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) The Secretary's oral message was delivered to the Foreign Ministry February 27, encouraging Oman's participation in the March 1 gathering in London, its support for the Palestinian Authority, and the reopening of trade offices in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Minister Responsibl [...]	2005-02-27 12:40:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KPAL KWBG ECON EFIN PREL MU XF
05MUSCAT34	IAEA COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS STATUS [...] (SBU) Following the Ambassador's December 27 discussion with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi to encourage Oman's bringing into force its IAEA safeguards agreement and approving the Additional Protocol (ref A),A/DCM also raised the matter in a January 5 meeting on othe [...]	2005-01-05 14:35:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM TRGY PREL AORC OPDC XF MU ESTH
05MUSCAT35	STATUS OF COUNTERTERRORISM CONVENTIONS [...] (C) Following the Ambassador's December 27 conversation with the Foreign Minister (ref A),A/DCM reiterated the importance of Oman's ratifying the final two of twelve international counterterrorism conventions (ref B) in a January 5 meeting with MFA International Organizations Department Chief [...]	2005-01-05 15:14:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC MU
05MUSCAT364	OMAN PRESSURES SARG ON LEBANON WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi convoked the Ambassador on February 28, just prior to departing for the March 1 London Conference on Palestine, to recount the steps he had taken to encourage Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon. He said that Egypt had sought his help to [...]	2005-03-02 09:54:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE EG MU
05MUSCAT365	INVITING WOMEN LEADERS TO FORUM ON POLITICAL [...] (SBU) The Sultan's Foreign Policy Advisor Dr. Omar al-Zawawi and Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi both assured the Ambassador of the delivery and acceptance of the invitations to Higher Education Minister Dr. Rawya al-Busaidi and oil company executive Ms. Asillah al-Har [...]	2005-03-02 09:56:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWMN PHUM PGOV KMPI PINR MU
05MUSCAT369	OMANI INFLUENCES GNASSINGBE ON TOGO DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Salim bin Nasser al-Ismaili (protect),appointed by the Sultan in 1996 to head the Omani Center for Investment Promotion and Export Development (OCIPED),revealed to the Ambassador in a March 1 meeting his personal intercession with self-proclaimed Togolese leader Faure Gnassingbe to end h [...]	2005-03-03 13:34:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PINR TO MU
05MUSCAT375	CELEBRATING CREATIVITY AT MUSCAT FESTIVAL [...] Embassy Muscat recently co-sponsored a month-long "Children's Art Workshop" at the Muscat Festival, attracting over 4,200 children and adults whose enthusiasm for this unique program augurs well for it becoming a permanent feature of the annual festival. Forging new ties with Muscat Municipa [...]	2005-03-05 09:45:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM PREL SOCI SCUL MU
05MUSCAT406	WMD AWARENESS COURSE FEEDBACK [...] The Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program sponsored a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Awareness workshop held in Muscat from February 26 to March Â [...]	2005-03-08 06:26:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KSTC ETTC PARM PREL MU
05MUSCAT456	MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) With the minister out of the country, the Ambassador spoke on March 15 with Foreign Ministry Under Secretary Sayyid Badr bin Hamed al-Busaidi to convey the USG concerns per ref A. Regarding Syria/Lebanon, Sayyid Badr reiterated Oman's support of the USG position, as expressed by Minister [...]	2005-03-15 12:00:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE IS IZ MU
05MUSCAT470	NEW JAPANESE AMBASSADOR: KEIJI OMORI [...] (C) Japan's newly arrived ambassador-designate to Oman, Keiji Omori, paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador on March 14. Omori's background is in military intelligence. Most recently serving as Director General of the Defense Facilities Administration Agency of the Japanese Defense Agency, [...]	2005-03-18 02:42:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL JA MU
05MUSCAT479	OMAN CONDEMNS QATAR TERROR ATTACK [...] (U) The March 19 VBIED attack on a theater in Doha provoked swift condemnation by the Omani government. A Foreign Ministry statement (most likely penned by Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi) released on March 20 SIPDIS pledged the Sultanate's support for Qatar's security and its prote [...]	2005-03-22 12:31:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL OPRC XF MU
05MUSCAT536	EDUCATION FAIR PROMOTES STUDY IN U.S. [...] Summary: Embassy Muscat and U.S. Educational Group organized an educational fair to correct misperceptions about pursuing higher education in the United States and to inform Omani students of the high quality undergraduate and graduate programs that U.S. universities provide. Fourteen U.S. u [...]	2005-04-02 05:31:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO PREL MU
05MUSCAT541	OMANIZATION: JOB CREATION, NOT REPLACEMENT [...] (SBU) During labor consultations with Deputy Under Secretary for Labor Arnold Levine, the Ministry of Manpower SIPDIS (MOM) reaffirmed its position that Omanization will not come at the expense of performance and productivity. In clarifying the practical aspects of Omanization, MOM officia [...]	2005-04-03 04:53:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELAB PREL MU
05MUSCAT547	GEN ABIZAID'S 3/29 MEETING WITH SULTAN QABOOS [...] (C) In a March 29 visit by USCENTCOM CDR Gen Abizaid, Sultan Qaboos credited Saudi Arabia for tactical successes against terrorism but worried whether the Al Saud yet have a longer term strategy. He sees Iraq still at a crossroads, expressing concern over the country's territorial integrity, [...]	2005-04-04 08:08:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS PINR PGOV KDEM ETRD MARR XF IR IZ MU
05MUSCAT565	CENTCOM MASTER PLAN FOR DEFENSE POSTURE [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-06 09:58:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	MARR PREL MU
05MUSCAT569	OMAN SEEKS TO NEGOTIATE CSI FOR PORTS SALALAH, [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Embassy by note verbale April 2 of the Sultanate's formal request to initiate negotiations on designating the ports of Salalah, Sultan Qaboos (Muscat),and Sohar as participants in the Container Security Initiative (CSI) program by the end of 2 [...]	2005-04-06 15:07:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL ETRD MU
05MUSCAT573	GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM ASSESSMENT: OMAN [...] (C) Oman is a successful example of cooperation in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Military cooperation is perhaps the brightest area of achievement owing to Oman's benefit from the Foreign Military Finance (FMF) program, which is beginning to fill gaping holes in its maritime and border [...]	2005-04-06 15:56:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MU
05MUSCAT581	QABOOS PUBLICLY HAILS NEW IRAQI PRESIDENT [...] (U) Sultan Qaboos sent a congratulatory cable of greetings on April 8 to Jalal Talabani on the occasion of his election as president of Iraq, "wishing him good health and success in fulfilling the aspirations of the people of Iraq for stability, progress and prosperity," according to the Oman [...]	2005-04-09 14:53:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID IZ MU
05MUSCAT582	BIO: SAYYID BADR AL-BUSAIDI, MFA UNDER SECRETARY [...] (U) Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Humud al-Busaidi Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (since 2000) Rank: Ambassador ------------- Personal Data ------------- 2. (U) Born: May 30, 1960; Muscat, Oman. Married, two daughters. Education: Master of Letters (MLitt) (Political Philosoph [...]	2005-04-09 14:55:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MU
05MUSCAT59	ADDITIONAL TSUNAMI AID [...] As reported in ref B, the government of Oman has offered to facilitate the delivery of private contributions to tsunami victims in the Indian Ocean region. Since an initial SIPDIS shipment of 41 tons of aid, the government of Oman has committed to shipping over 300 tons of relief supplies. [...]	2005-01-11 08:34:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PREL AEMR CE ID MU
05MUSCAT591	OMAN SURVEY BY TIP ACTIVIST COMES UP EMPTY [...] (SBU) Regional human rights and anti-trafficking activist Ansar Burney made a short-notice visit to Oman April 8-9 in a quest to locate suspected trafficked Pakistani child camel jockeys he believes are missing from camps in the UAE. In his first visit with Embassy personnel, Burney accompanie [...]	2005-04-11 03:46:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB ETRD KOCI SOCI PREL MU
05MUSCAT599	GEN ABIZAID'S MEETINGS WITH OMANI FOREIGN, DEFENSE [...] (C) Senior Omani foreign affairs and defense officials shared views with CENTCOM CDR Gen Abizaid on the brewing tensions between the U.S. and Iran, with the Omanis consistently advocating direct dialogue as a means to ease pressures and forestall an Iranian nuclear program. The Omanis shared [...]	2005-04-12 02:52:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR PTER SMIG MNUC XF XD MU
05MUSCAT6	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY'S TRANSIT OF OMAN [...] (C) Team Muscat was delighted to learn of your transit of Oman en route to the tsunami-stricken Asia region. In the event your brief refueling stop in Muscat offers the opportunity for an airport meeting with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi, we offer the following ba [...]	2005-01-02 10:35:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL MU
05MUSCAT607	OMAN SETS MINIMUM CAMEL RACING AGE AT 14 [...] (U) In an unexpected turn of events April 11, the Chairman of the Oman Equestrian and Camel Association issued a decision mandating a minimum age of 14 years for camel racing jockeys. His Highness Sayyid Asaad bin Tariq al-Said, head of Oman's camel racing association and first cousin of Sulta [...]	2005-04-12 12:45:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ETRD ELAB PREL KOCI SCUL MU
05MUSCAT615	OMAN FM SPEAKS OUT ON IRAQ, PALESTINE, REFORM [...] (C) Despite not having made a public statement of support following the January 30 parliamentary elections in Iraq, Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi praised democratic developments in Iraq in an April 12 press interview in Qatar. Speaking on the margins of the U.S.-Islamic World Forum, t [...]	2005-04-13 10:01:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC KISL KPAL IZ XF MU
05MUSCAT616	UNICEF ASSISTS UAE ON CAMEL RACING ISSUE [...] (SBU) The United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF) regional office in Muscat has recently been working with the United Arab Emirates in developing comprehensive new legislation that will cover the monitoring and implementation of the announced ban on the use of child camel jockeys [...]	2005-04-13 10:07:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL ELAB MU
05MUSCAT618	OMAN ONLINE: TOURISM IN OMAN AND SECRECY IN TRIAL OF [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "al-Sablah" and "al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...]	2005-04-13 13:15:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO SCUL SOCI MU
05MUSCAT642	BIOGRAPHY: HUNAINA BINT SULTAN BIN AHMED [...] (U) Hunaina bint Sultan bin Ahmed al-Mughairy, OCIPED Representative in New York Born: October 13, 1948, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ------------------------ Current Responsibilities ------------------------ 2. (SBU) While she considers herself "retired" per a recent visa application, Hunai [...]	2005-04-18 13:51:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PGOV MU
05MUSCAT669	LABOR CONCERNS LOOM LARGE FOR PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (SBU) In a regional visit to Salalah April 15-17, PolOff met with officials at Salalah Port Services (SPS) and Dhofar Power Company (DPC) to discuss issues related to the labor chapter of the expected U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement, as well as customs, training, and recruitment and retention c [...]	2005-04-24 12:29:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ELAB EWWT KMPI EINV PREL ECON MU
05MUSCAT670	EXBS: PORT SALALAH RIPE TARGET FOR PROGRAMMING [...] (C) With over 30,000 containers on site at any given time and scant screening capabilities, Port Salalah could conceivably be a vulnerable spot in weapons of mass destruction (WMD) import/export or transshipment. Including the port in the Container Security Initiative and expanding our EXBS p [...]	2005-04-24 12:36:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT PARM ETRD PREL PTER ASEC MU
05MUSCAT672	URGENT: PSI: U.S. ASSISTANCE IN STOPPING GERMAN [...] (S) German Ambassador Hartmut Blankenstein confirmed to us mid-day on April 24 that he had not yet approached the Omani government with a demarche to interdict the crane shipment for Iran (ref A). As reported ref B, the instructions from Berlin were transmitted after close of business on April [...]	2005-04-24 14:03:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL IR MU
05MUSCAT679	U.S.-CHINA SECURITY DIALOGUE: MEETING WITH DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF LTGEN MA XIAOTIAN, JUNE 5, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-25 10:35:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL IR MU
05MUSCAT687	PSI: GERMAN CRANE SHIPMENT - NO ACTION EXPECTED IN [...] (S) Begin Summary: The German Ambassador as of COB April 26 has received no instruction from Berlin to take any action with the Omani government to halt a questionable crane shipment to Iran, necessitating the postponing of our scheduled meeting with the Foreign Minister. He indicated that Berlin m [...]	2005-04-26 11:57:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL IR GM MU NO
05MUSCAT696	UPDATE: PSI - GERMAN CRANE SHIPMENT [...] (S) As forecast in ref A, the German Ambassador in Muscat received no instructions from Berlin overnight nor any during the working day on April 27 regarding the German crane shipment bound for Iran (ref C). The German Embassy duty officer informed Pol Chief that they will monitor communicati [...]	2005-04-27 13:16:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL IR MU
05MUSCAT697	SPECIAL OMAN ONLINE: A/S HARTY RESPONDS TO AL-SABLAH [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "al-Sablah" and "al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...]	2005-04-27 13:20:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OIIP SOCI PREL MU
05MUSCAT765	ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQ TRANSITIONAL [...] (U) This is an action request for IIP, NEA/PPD - see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Omani Foreign Minister Bin Alawi offered in a May 11 meeting with the Ambassador to give an interview in Muscat to the Al Hurra channel to voice public support for the new Iraqi Transitional Government. He expr [...]	2005-05-11 13:36:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC PREL OIIP IZ MU
05MUSCAT766	OMAN APPOINTS -- NOT ELECTS -- ILO DELEGATION [...] In an unexpected turn of events on May 4, the Minister of Manpower retreated from promised committee-wide elections and instead personally appointed a National Committee to represent Omani labor interests at the International Labor Organization (ILO) Conference in June. Disappointed, workers [...]	2005-05-11 13:45:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD KMPI PREL ECON PHUM PGOV MU
05MUSCAT771	PROPOSED VISIT OF OMANI FM [...] (U) This is an action request for NEA - please see para 4. 2. (C) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi convoked the Ambassador on May 11 to express his interest in visiting Washington DC in early July if meetings with appropriate USG interlocutors could be arranged. Citi [...]	2005-05-14 08:07:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP MU
05MUSCAT777	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ALLEGATIONS OF QUKRAN [...] The three major Arabic-language dailies in Oman - the government-owned "Oman" and the privately-owned "Al Watan" and "al-Shabiba" - all carried reports of alleged Quran desecration by U.S. military interrogators at Guantanamo Bay. Front-page coverage of the allegations appeared in the Thursday [...]	2005-05-15 02:36:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL KMDR SOCI OIIP MU
05MUSCAT792	COUNTRY DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR OMAN [...] (C) Oman stands ahead of many Arab states on broad issues of democratic reform. Its constitution was promulgated in 1996 and enshrines human rights protections and judicial independence. The lower house of its bicameral parliament (the Majlis al-Shura, or Shura Council) has been an elective [...]	2005-05-16 13:27:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO KMPI AMGT ECON PREL PGOV MU
05MUSCAT802	OUTREACH FOLLOWING NEWSWEEK'S RETRACTION [...] The Embassy e-mailed copies of the May 16 Washington File to all six major daily newspapers in the Sultanate, and hand- delivered the article entitled "Newsweek Report of Quran's Desecration Called Erroneous (Pentagon says report is wrong, magazine expresses regret)" to the editors of each news [...]	2005-05-17 11:50:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL KMDR SOCI OIIP KISL MU
05MUSCAT831	OMAN ADOPTS IAEA'S CODE OF CONDUCT ON THE SAFETY [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-22 11:39:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC PARM PREL MU ESTH
05MUSCAT833	OMAN WITHDRAWS CANDIDACY OF JUDGE TO LAW OF SEA [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-22 11:53:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHSA TPHY PREL MU
05MUSCAT863	CAMEL RACING TRANSFERRED TO MINISTRY OF SPORTS [...] (U) In an unexpected move May 24, authority over Oman's Camel and Equestrian Association (OCEA) was transferred by royal directive to the Ministry of Sports Affairs (MSA). Addressing camel owners at the association's new premises outside of Barka, royal family member Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq al [...]	2005-05-30 05:50:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ETRD ELAB PREL KOCI PINR MU
05MUSCAT864	POLIO: OMANI RE-INOCULATIONS, ARAB FUND-RAISING [...] (SBU) The local UNICEF representative offered details of Omani and GCC efforts to confront the potential polio threat emanating from the outbreak in neighboring Yemen. The Ministry of Health is embarking on the revaccination of all children under age five, and is participating in GCC fund-rai [...]	2005-05-30 06:13:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED EAID PREL XF MU ESTH
05MUSCAT875	OMANI RESPONSE TO MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE: [...] (C) Defending Oman's forward-leaning track record toward Israel, and indicating a willingness to go even beyond USG requests for expanding ties with it, the Omani Foreign Ministry argued that Israel's delay in matching Palestinian Authority implementation of Roadmap commitments prevents Muscat [...]	2005-05-31 13:31:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID KPAL KBCT XF MU
05MUSCAT887	2005 TIP REPORT DELIVERED TO OMAN [...] (SBU) Given the Thursday-Friday local weekend (ref B),A/DCM conveyed the 2005 Trafficking in Persons report on Oman (ref A) to Humaid al-Maani, Political Advisor to the MFA Under Secretary, during a pre-arranged June 1 meeting to discuss Oman's critique of our Human Rights Report. Based on a [...]	2005-06-01 13:05:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG MU
05MUSCAT904	US-EU IRAQ CONFERENCE: DELIVERABLES [...] (SBU) Summary: Oman's attendance at the US-EU International Conference on Iraq will be determined upon the return of the Foreign Minister, perhaps during the week of June 11. The MFA's Arab Affairs chief indicated to the Dutch (EU representative) that Oman would like to see the draft communiq [...]	2005-06-06 03:19:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON IZ MU
05MUSCAT962	EMBASSY DONATES 280 WHEELCHAIRS TO OMAN [...] On June 13, the Ambassador presided over a well-publicized ceremony to donate 280 wheelchairs to Helping Hands, a local charitable organization. The ceremony was the culmination of an offer made by the Department one year ago. End summary. ------------------ Getting It Rolling ------------ [...]	2005-06-15 07:41:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI EAID PREL MU
05MUSCAT972	OMAN ONLINE: MERCY AND MISSILES [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...]	2005-06-18 02:29:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL SOCI MNUC IR MU
05MUSCAT986	OMAN TO ATTEND IRAQ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE [...] (C) Per refs A and B, on June 19, the Embassy delivered copies of the draft conference statement for the upcoming Iraq International Conference in Brussels to the Foreign Ministry, as well as the list of small-scale project suggestions that states may wish to fund to aid Iraq's reconstruction [...]	2005-06-19 11:33:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID IZ MU
05MUSCAT987	COMMERCE MINISTER TOUTS FTA IN MEDIA ROUNDTABLE [...] Minister of Commerce and Industry Maqbool bin Ali Sultan addressed a roundtable forum on June 18 that was hosted by the Oman Establishment for Press, News, Publications and Advertising in which he urged the Omani private sector to take advantage of the opportunities to be presented by the U.S. [...]	2005-06-19 11:36:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV PREL OPRC MU
05MUSCAT997	OMAN: DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN IRAQ, SUPPORT FOR ITG [...] (U) In further response (refs B and C) to our demarche on ref A points encouraging Omani support for the Iraqi government and re-establishing a diplomatic presence in Baghdad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a Note Verbale to the Embassy dated June 20. 2. (SBU) In its communication, th [...]	2005-06-22 04:25:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IZ MU
05NAIROBI1591	CJTF-HOA BRINGS EDUCATION TO DISADVANTAGED MUSLIM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 6, DCM, accompanied by COL Wendy Fontela, Political Advisor, CJTF-HOA, dedicated the new girls' secondary school in Bute, Wajir North constituency, in Kenya's under-developed and almost exclusively Muslim Northeastern Province. This school was the local MP and the co [...]	2005-04-14 13:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL PTER PHUM SOCI KGHA KISL KPAO MOPS KE
05NAIROBI1668	THE PORT OF MOMBASA: DETERIORATION, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Port of Mombasa is the largest port in the Horn of Africa, and is the economic lifeblood for the entire East Africa region. It is managed by a wholly- owned government parastatal, the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). The Port is currently overwhelmed by a growing trade volume, [...]	2005-04-20 10:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ETTC EINV ELTN EWWT AMGT ABLD ASUP ATRN PREL PTER SNAR KSTC KE
05NAIROBI2166	JOINT US-UK DEMARCHE TO PRESS GOK FOR PROGRESS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Provincial Administrator and National Security Minister Michuki committed to supporting the US-UK sponsored Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) initiative for Kenya in a May 20 meeting with the Ambassador and British High Commissioner Clay. Michuki cited the need to make use of [...]	2005-05-25 15:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER PREL KE
05NAIROBI2519	TERRORISM TRIALS: SUGGESTED LETTER FROM SECRETARY [...] (C) In the wake of the June 9 ruling in the Kikambala murder trials reftels Post believes a display of high-level interest from Washington would be useful for advancing our counter-terrorism objectives in Kenya. Post proposes that the Secretary send a letter to her counterpart, Foreign Minist [...]	2005-06-20 06:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM KISL ASEC CASC KE
05NAIROBI2571	KENYA ARTICLE 98: ANTI-U.S. CENSURE MOTION MAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Kenyan newspapers reported during the week of June 13 that MP Paul Muite had filed a motion in Parliament to censure the U.S. for attempting to arm-twist Kenya into signing an Article 98 agreement. A reliable source in Parliament reported, however, that, as of June 21, no such m [...]	2005-06-22 12:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SOCI SENV PGOV EAGR PINS MASS KE
05NAIROBI2583	SOMALIA -- PUBLIC STATEMENT IN RECOGNITION OF CIVIL [...] (SBU) Reftels outline recent events in the attempts of the Somali Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs) to relocate from Kenya to Somalia. Notable among these has been a surge to the fore of civil society players in Mogadishu, including members of the business community, NGOs, women's orga [...]	2005-06-23 05:15:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS SO KE UNSC
05NAIROBI2617	LAMU: BUDDING NEGATIVE SENTIMENTS TOWARD THE U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff traveled with the CJTF-HOA Civil Affairs (CA) team to Lamu to gauge local sentiments toward the U.S. and to visit Siyu, the village from which three of the recently-released Kikambala terror suspects hail. Frustrations with the U.S. are mounting in Lamu due to several re [...]	2005-06-24 12:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC EAID PGOV PINS KISL KPAO KE
05NAIROBI2618	SOMALIA -- CENTER OF GRAVITY NOW IN SOMALIA FOR [...] (C) Despite Yemeni efforts to mediate between the Transitional Federal President and the Speaker of the Assembly, talks in Sanaa on key issues separating two main camps in the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs) appear to have ended in acrimony. Prime Minister Ghedi has declared his gov [...]	2005-06-24 12:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO KE
05NAIROBI2619	MALINDI: MIXING SUN, DRUGS, CORRUPTION AND A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Kenyan coastal resort town of Malindi is schizophrenic: hundreds of Italians - and upcountry Kenyans - dominate the town,s economic lifeline, a tourism industry that caters to tens of thousands of European sun-seekers annually. Some are involved in feeding the town,s sk [...]	2005-06-24 13:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV KISL KPAO KE
05NAIROBI2695	KENYAN DEPUTY PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ON ARTICLE 98: [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Speaker of Parliament, David Musila, explained June 29 that the underlying reason for Kenyan opposition to an Article 98 agreement is that Kenya feels "unappreciated." In recognition for all the security assistance Kenya has provided to the U.S., Kenya should not be requir [...]	2005-07-01 03:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PINS ECON SOCI SENV PGOV EAGR KE
05NAIROBI2738	SOMALIA -- NEED TO RALLY BEHIND THE SRSG [...] This is an action request -- see para 19. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Divisions among members of the Somali Transitional Federal Institutions are now being mirrored by schisms in the international community. Moves to finance projects in district-level reconciliation, pushed by specific EU member sta [...]	2005-07-06 04:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO KE
05NAIROBI2747	SOMALIA -- RECONCILIATION AND MEDIATION PLANNING [...] (SBU) The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) issued a statement July 5 (reported reftel) indicating renewed international community (IC) support for reconciliation among members of the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs). The SRSG proposed to the IC members of the Coo [...]	2005-07-06 14:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SO KE UNSC
05NAIROBI3052	KENYAN GOVERNMENT REJECTS, BUT PUBLIC APPLAUDS, UK [...] (C) SUMMARY: A just-announced UK travel ban on Minister of Transport Murungaru has dominated the media, and provoked a flurry of GOK criticisms of the UK, despite a quiet warning to President Kibaki six weeks ago. Most Kenyans, however, are cheering at this diplomatic slap against the governm [...]	2005-08-01 03:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CVIS CLOK OFDP SNAR KPAO KCOR KE UK GM
05NAIROBI3072	KENYA HOPES TO SAVE AGOA APPAREL GAINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Apparel and garment exports to the United States under AGOA have been one of Kenya's few economic bright spots in recent years. However, faced with new competition stemming from the end of the Multi Fiber Agreement, an estimated 11,000-plus jobs have already been lost. The G [...]	2005-08-01 09:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAID EINV ELAB PREL TBIO KE AGOA
05NAIROBI3169	A/S NEWMAN AND SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MEET SPLM [...] (U) SUMMARY. On August 3, A/S Newman and Special Representative Winter traveled to New Site, South Sudan, to offer their condolences over the death of John Garang and to meet with new SPLM Chairman Salva Kiir. Kiir briefed Newman and Winter on the sequence of events surrounding Garang's death [...]	2005-08-04 13:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINS EAIR SU KE
05NAIROBI3170	DESPERATE MURUNGARU TURNS TO THUGS TO DEFEND HIS [...] (SBU) Kenyan and international media reported August 4 that a foreign-owned ranch was invaded on August 3 by a group of Kenyans who were reacting to the United Kingdom's announcement (ref a) that Kenyan Minister for Transportation Chris Murungaru is ineligible to visit or transit the UK. The [...]	2005-08-04 13:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PREL SOCI PINS KE
05NAIROBI3173	SUDAN: A/S NEWMAN AND SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. AF A/S Newman and Special Representative Winter met Gen. Sumbeiywo on August 4 in Nairobi to discuss the way forward in Sudan following the death of John Garang. Newman, Winter and Sumbeiywo compared views on the challenges facing new SPLM Chairman Salva Kiir and his capacity to me [...]	2005-08-04 14:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KE SU
05NAIROBI3180	ENGAGING KENYA ON ITS MCA THRESHOLD PROPOSAL [...] (U) This is joint Embassy-USAID Message. 2. (C) Embassy Nairobi welcomes the proposed August 15-19 visit by MCC personnel to evaluate Kenya's application for MCC Threshold funding and encourages an early country clearance request. We see the purpose of this visit as assessing Kenya's eff [...]	2005-08-05 07:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KMCA EAID PGOV ECON EFIN PREL KCOR KE MCA
05NAIROBI3189	KENYA WILL SEEK PERMANENT SEAT ON SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-05 12:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KE UNSC
05NAIROBI3289	NGILU: NARC DISAPPOINTING; MY MINISTRY CORRUPT AND [...] SUMMARY. Health Minister Charity Ngilu confided to the Ambassador August 10 that she has lost faith in the Kibaki government's commitment to fighting high-level corruption. She pointed to the resurgence of unsavory figures like Nicolas Biwott as evidence that NARC, once in power, had abandon [...]	2005-08-12 08:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KHIV KCOR PREL PGOV EAID KE
05NAIROBI3300	REGIONAL ISSUES AND KENYA TRAVEL WARNING: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Congressman Donald Payne expressed appreciation to Kenya for its leadership role in the Sudan peace accord and the Somalia reconciliation process in a meeting with President Kibaki August 10. The Congressman said he was trying to encourage the State Department to take a more acti [...]	2005-08-15 03:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECIN PINS KUNR SO SU ET DJ SP CH KE
05NAIROBI3575	SOMALIA -- SELF-DECLARED INDEPENDENT SOMALILAND [...] (SBU) The Minister of the Interior of the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland committed his "government" to full cooperation with the USG should there ever be a need to deport a Somaliland "national" from the United States. He expressed confusion on learning that Somaliland offic [...]	2005-09-02 06:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CVIS KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI3593	KENYA CONSTITUTION: BATTLE LINES DRAWN ON THE [...] (SBU) Battle lines are being drawn on the upcoming referendum on the proposed new constitution. Former President Moi has announced his opposition to the new draft. Two Cabinet members, Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka, have formally joined forces with the leader of the Official Opposition Uh [...]	2005-09-02 12:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE

05NAIROBI3600	KENYA'S PRESIDENT GOES TO CHINA - AND WHAT IT MEANS [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's August state visit to China was clearly aimed at further developing a bilateral economic relationship which, while small, is growing rapidly. Trade and tourism are especially robust. Investment by Chinese firms in Kenya has yielded less-spectacu [...]	2005-09-05 05:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAIR ECIN ECON EFIN ELAB EINV ETRD PREL CH KE
05NAIROBI3620	SOMALIA -- SPECIAL SELF-HELP AND DEMOCRACY, HUMAN [...] The Regional Financial Management Center (USAID/Nairobi) has received budget allowance cables for $58,000 to fund the Somalia Self-Help (SSH) Program, and $30,000 to fund the Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) Program, for FY 2005. 2. Mission has over the past several years been unable t [...]	2005-09-06 10:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM SO KE
05NAIROBI3638	SOMALIA -- GERMANY EXPRESSES CONCERNS TO ROME RE: [...] (C) The Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) has demarched the Italian MFA in Rome regarding difficult working relations and differences in principle with the Italian Delegation to Somalia in Nairobi. It appears that the frustrations the FRG expressed in Rome are shared by a number of other EU me [...]	2005-09-06 13:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI3643	KENYA CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM SET FOR 21 NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenyan authorities have set 21 November as the date for the national referendum on the proposed new constitution. With a date in sight, both sides of the debate are gearing up their campaigns, even while the election officials warn both sides about campaigning and conducting [...]	2005-09-06 14:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI3657	SOMALIA -- PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Somaliland's National Electoral Commission (NEC),its political elite, civil society organizations, and public at large are finalizing preparations to elect an 82-member Parliament on September 29. Despite extraordinary organizational and logistical challenges, chances are very [...]	2005-09-07 08:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI3658	SOMALIA -- INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PREPARES TO [...] (C) Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi has formally requested that the international community travel to Jowhar, Somalia -- temporary seat of the Somali President's wing of the Transitional Federal Government -- to convene a meeting of the Somali Coordination and Monitoring Committee. In t [...]	2005-09-07 09:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI3847	CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM: ELECTORAL COMMISSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a day of disrupted civic education events on September 14, Samuel Kivuitu, Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Kenya, called for a moratorium on constitutional referendum campaigning until October 21, the beginning of the designated campaign period. Kivuitu argue [...]	2005-09-16 08:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI3863	KENYA CONSTITUTION: VIOLENCE MARS THE YES CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Supporters of the proposed constitution launched their "Yes" campaign with three planned rallies September 16-18. As violence marred several pro-draft events, the message from both sides of the debate shifted to denounce violence and stress the importance of preventing the de [...]	2005-09-19 15:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINS PHUM KE
05NAIROBI3982	HOW DO WE RUN THIS THING? COMMISSIONS WEIGH IN ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A September 21 lunch with members of the Electoral Commission of Kenya and the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission revealed that both organizations are unclear on the referendum process and their respective roles. Exactly two months before the November 21 constitutional r [...]	2005-09-23 10:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
05NAIROBI3988	KENYA REFERENDUM: VIOLENCE, TRIBALISM, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent announcement that the Kenyan government plans to throw all of its resources, financial and human, towards a "Yes" vote threatens the very nature of a free and fair referendum. Recent violence and esculating tribalism surrounding the referendum campaigns further threat [...]	2005-09-26 05:27:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4002	UK FRUSTRATIONS WITH CT COOPERATION IN KENYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: British counterparts told Poloffs September 19 they are focusing their counter-terrorism (CT) efforts in Kenya on border and aviation security and have money to spend in both arenas. They are, however, frustrated with the Kenyan government,s lackluster CT performance and also c [...]	2005-09-26 13:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PTER MARR MOPS PGOV KE
05NAIROBI4080	DIPLOMATS SPEAK OUT ON REFERENDUM PROCESS -- AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador joined several other chiefs of mission in a September 28 meeting with Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) Chairman to discuss the ECK,s efforts (and difficulties) to supervise November's referendum on the new draft constitution. Following the meeting, the envoys rele [...]	2005-09-29 15:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4128	ANTI-FOREIGN RHETORIC HEATS UP KENYA'S "YES" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The foreign diplomatic community -- and the U.S. Ambassador in particular -- came under fire October 1 for their criticisms of the referendum campaigns for and against a new Kenyan Constitution. The U.S. was singled out among the foreign missions accused of funding the "No" [...]	2005-10-03 15:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4143	KENYAN GOVERNMENT OFFERS CARROTS FOR BANANAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ahead of Kenya's November 21 constitutional referendum, the Government has begun offering various constituency groups a variety of enticements, implicitly to win their "Yes" or banana, vote. The offers so far include a number of controversial land ownership concessions, pay incr [...]	2005-10-04 11:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4328	Nairobi Embassy Bombing Victims Maintain Protest [...] (U) On July 12, 14 victims of the August 7, 1998 Embassy bombing began a live-in protest at the "August 7 Memorial Park," located at the site of the former US Embassy in downtown Nairobi. Though the protestors are basically peaceful, their presence inhibits the park from being used for its or [...]	2005-10-18 13:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KE PHUM PGOV PINS KPAO PREL
05NAIROBI4331	AMBASSADOR PRESSES KENYAN MFA ON SECURITY AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador stressed continuing U.S. security concerns and urged the Kenyan government to focus on combating terrorism during his October 7 meeting with Foreign Ministry's Permanent Secretary. PS Mbaya emphasized Kenya's concerns re Somalia as a source of threats and pledged the K [...]	2005-10-18 13:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PREL ASEC PTER KE SO
05NAIROBI4384	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KIBAKI [...] (C) I met alone with President Kibaki for 40 minutes October 19. The meeting was prompted by the decision in Washington earlier this week to find Transport Minister Christopher Murungaru ineligible for entry into the U.S. under Presidential Proclamation 7750. Advised of this decision early [...]	2005-10-24 02:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CVIS KCOR KE
05NAIROBI4409	MOMBASA MUSLIMS SEE ORANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The vast majority of Muslims in Mombasa actively support the &Orange8 campaign for a "no" (or, "Orange") vote in November's referendum on the proposed new Kenyan constitution. While most Muslim leaders rally around contentious issues such as devolution of power and Khadis cour [...]	2005-10-25 02:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC EAID PGOV PINS KISL KE
05NAIROBI4436	"OFFICIAL" CAMPAIGN PERIOD KICKS OFF AS PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The "official" period for campaigning for or against the proposed draft constitution kicked off on October 21, with the banana "Yes" team on the defensive following the publication of unfavorable opinion poll results and President Kibaki attracting criticism for allegedly defying [...]	2005-10-26 13:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SENV KDEM KCOR KE
05NAIROBI4462	ARTICLE 98 AND ATTORNEY GENERAL WAKO [...] (C) Summary: Despite intensive Embassy lobbying over the past year (reftel A-E),and the cutoff of FMF, IMET and some ESF funding pursuant to the ASPA and the Nethercutt Amendment, the Kenyan government still resists signature of an Article 98 agreement with the U.S. Academics, journalists, [...]	2005-10-27 10:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PINS ECON SOCI PGOV KE
05NAIROBI4470	REACTION TO TRAVEL BAN ON DR. CHRIS MURUNGARU [...] (U) Summary. Following an apparent leak from within the Kenyan government, news of the U.S. travel ban on Kenyan Transport Minister Dr. Chris Murungaru (reftel) spread quickly late on Tuesday October 25, becoming the top news item on all of the major television news reports that evening. The [...]	2005-10-28 02:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL CVIS KCOR KE
05NAIROBI4506	GIFTING AMBOSELI FOR VOTES - A BAD ENVIRONMENTAL, [...] (SBU) Summary: Hoping to create support among the Maasai community for Kenya's draft constitution, on September 28, Kenya's Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife degazetted (declassified) Kenya's renowned Amboseli National Park and handed over administrative control to the local county council. [...]	2005-10-31 07:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV PREL EAID ECON KCOR KE
05NAIROBI4551	FIRST DEATHS MAR RUN-UP TO KENYA'S REFERENDUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Violence erupted October 29 during a pro-new constitution rally in Kisumu. Hundreds of angry youth opposed to the proposed new constitution clashed with thousands of security personal, culminating in 40 serious injuries and four reported deaths. The violence was the most dead [...]	2005-11-01 14:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL KDEM PINS KE
05NAIROBI4552	ECK EXPRESSES SOME CONCERNS AS THE REFERENDUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Electoral Commission of Kenya, charged with conducting the November 21 national referendum on the proposed new constitution, is making ready for polling day, including adopting new technology which will permit the ECK to broadcast voting results near simultaneously. While d [...]	2005-11-02 01:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4555	AMBASSADOR RAISES CONCERNS OVER ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (C) During an October 31 meeting with Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Boaz Mbaya, Ambassador Bellamy raised his concerns about continuing public remarks made by several high-ranking government officials, including a cabinet minister, alleging that the U.S. was in somewa [...]	2005-11-02 06:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4559	KENYA PURSUING PURCHASE OF F5'S FROM SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post has received Kenyan End-Use Monitoring (EUM) Assurances for a pending purchase of 14 used F-5 aircraft from Saudi Arabia. In separate meetings with the Permanent Secretaries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, Ambassador and DCM addressed concerns surrounding the impending purc [...]	2005-11-03 01:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PTER MASS PREL KE
05NAIROBI4584	TOP BANANAS SPEAK (FINALLY) TO DIPLOMATS [...] (C) SUMMARY: After two months of requests from the diplomatic community for a briefing from the pro-draft constitution ("Banana") team ahead of the November 21 referendum, the government finally relented November 2. Most notable was the Information Minister's statement that allegations of fo [...]	2005-11-03 16:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4683	KENYA'S GAMBLE ON A NEW CONSTITUTION UNLIKELY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kenya's November 21 referendum on a proposed new constitution risks further polarizing the nation along tribal lines, regardless of the outcome. With the "Orange" opposition increasingly confident of victory, the stage is being set for continued political standoff if they win - [...]	2005-11-10 08:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL KDEM ECON KE
05NAIROBI4694	MISPERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE US ABOUND IN BANANA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 1 trip through Central Province, local leaders shared with the Ambassador their slanted, often erroneous, views on the U.S. relationship with Kenya and our role in the constitutional referendum process. While providing an excellent opportunity for the Ambassador [...]	2005-11-10 12:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4749	MORE DEATHS AS KENYA HEADS INTO CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: With just one week remaining before the constitutional referendum, four more Kenyans died in police clashes at an Orange ("No") rally. Meanwhile, while the Banana ("Yes") team has resorted to more underhanded methods (such as scheduling presidential travel to force cancellation [...]	2005-11-16 01:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4757	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KIBAKI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Zoellick and Kenyan President Kibaki agreed November 8 to keep pressure on the Sudanese parties to implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Zoellick pushed for greater Kenyan progress on counter-terrorism and the Kenyans urged greater U.S. engagement on Som [...]	2005-11-16 07:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PTER SU SO KE SLM CPA
05NAIROBI4758	SUDAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY CONFERS WITH INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 8 meeting with international partners in Nairobi, Deputy Secretary Zoellick emphasized the urgency of conveying to the various parties in Sudan the need to regain momentum in implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Speaking with representatives from Eur [...]	2005-11-16 07:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS SU KE SLM CPA
05NAIROBI4762	DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S NAIROBI MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Zoellick met with AU Special Envoy Salim Salim at the start of a day of meetings intended to address the rift within the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM). The Deputy Secretary and Mediator agreed that the international community should act together to encourage the [...]	2005-11-16 08:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MARR KPKO SU SLM
05NAIROBI4764	COASTAL SECURITY KEY TO KENYAN COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of post,s Coastal Security Working Group discussed the security situation and options for engagement with law enforcement and local leaders during a three-day visit to Lamu. The U.S. Navy Special Warfare training program in Lamu is progressing well, and post is looking [...]	2005-11-16 10:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC MARR PGOV PREL PINS KISL KE
05NAIROBI4781	WFP: POLITICS, ECONOMICS HINDER KENYA'S FIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: World Food Program (WFP) officials briefed Ambassador and Emboffs on the November 2nd appeal for donor support for Kenya's continuing food emergency, which will likely keep more than 1.2 million people at risk until at least February. WFP Country Director Tesema Negash expres [...]	2005-11-17 12:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL TBIO KCOR
05NAIROBI4783	REFERENDUM: LAST DAYS AND LAST DITCH EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: In the waning days of the referendum campaign ahead of the vote on November 21, the pro-draft ("Yes" or Banana) team has resorted to measures of questionable democratic integrity to ensure a win, including shutting down an opposition radio station and "suggesting" that civil ser [...]	2005-11-17 14:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4829	KENYA INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] (U) Mission Nairobi responses to reftel follow: A) Preparedness/Communication ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Kenyan government has established an inter- ministerial taskforce to create an action plan to address the threat of avian flu. The taskforce is nominally headed by Mr [...]	2005-11-18 07:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV KE
05NAIROBI4835	KENYA'S CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM LARGELY [...] SUMMARY: In Kenya's first constitutional referendum the polls will close soon, after a mostly peaceful exercise. There have been a number of minor irregularities credibly reported or seen by international observers, as well as allegations not yet proved or disproved. There have been other p [...]	2005-11-22 04:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL PGOV KE
05NAIROBI4838	KENYA'S CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM: ORANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Kibaki acknowledged the defeat of the proposed new constitution at mid- afternoon November 22, with the "no" vote decisively ahead in Kenya's constitutional referendum. "No" supporters had already been celebrating their not-yet- official victory. The Electoral Commis [...]	2005-11-22 11:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL PGOV KE
05NAIROBI4866	SOMALI PIRACY -- ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (S) Country Team elements directly engaged in the issue of piracy off the Somali coast met to discuss the impact of possible interdiction operations in the Somali political, clan, and CT context. We recommend options that mitigate any impact on the current Somali political process or on- goin [...]	2005-11-25 05:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL ASEC KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI4878	PRESIDENT KIBAKI SACKS CABINET, KEEPS PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: After conceding November 22 the defeat of his proposed new constitution in the previous day's national referendum, President Kibaki moved swiftly to assert his leadership. He dismissed his entire (and entirely disfunctional) cabinet November 23; seeking to ward off preparations [...]	2005-11-28 01:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4901	PRESIDENT KIBAKI BANS ORANGE RALLIES AND MULLS [...] 1. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenya's government banned November 27 planned nationwide rallies organized by the Orange Democratic Movement on the grounds the opposition gatherings pose "a threat to national security." The rallies had been called to build support for the Orange Democratic Movement and b [...]	2005-11-28 14:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4902	A DEFINING MOMENT FOR KIBAKI,S PRESIDENCY [...] (C) Summary. President Kibaki met with me and three other chiefs of mission on November 25. The COMs praised the government,s handling of the Constitutional Referendum and Kibaki,s stoic leadership following the massive &no8 vote. We urged that Kibaki seize this chance to remove corrupt and [...]	2005-11-29 01:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	KE KDEM PGOV PREL KCOR
05NAIROBI4903	SOMALIA PIRACY -- JOWHAR-TFG MEMBERS LET CONTRACT [...] (C) Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minster Ali Mohamed Gedi has confirmed that members of the TFG allied with President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed signed on November 25 a contract with a U.S.-origin company to provide coastal security and training services. The primary goal see [...]	2005-11-29 01:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI4957	SOMALIA PRIME MINISTER BY TURNS ACCUSATORY, [...] (C) Somali Prime Minister Gedi November 25 alternately accused the USG of abandoning Somalis to the killing clutches of Mogadishu warlords, and sought our advice on building a "third way" in Parliament -- depending on who was in the room. He admitted he and the Jowhar TFG faction were taking [...]	2005-11-30 12:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI4983	WTO - KENYA, WITH THE EU, PREPARES FOR HONG [...] (U) This report includes an action request for State, USTR, and USDA; please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the fact that it does not have a sitting Trade Minister, Kenya hopes to play a leadership role in developing a consensus among African countries at the upcoming WTO Ho [...]	2005-12-01 12:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV WTRO KE
05NAIROBI4984	KENYA ON HOLD: NO NEW CABINET AND NO DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A week after President Kibaki dismissed his cabinet and suspended Parliament indefinitely, no clear picture has emerged of the post-referendum Kenyan political landscape. The Ambassador's conversation with Orange Democratic Movement leaders revealed a group still groping its way [...]	2005-12-01 12:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5000	FOREIGN MINISTRY URGES US ACTION ON SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Boaz Mbaya in a December 2 meeting, urged the U.S. SIPDIS to consider greater involvement in Somalia -- in both resolving the political standoff, and in curbing piracy. The DCM and AF/E Deputy Director Deborah Malac reminded Mbay [...]	2005-12-02 10:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KE SO
05NAIROBI5019	SOMALIA POLICY CONSIDERATIONS [...] (C) As the Department develops new approaches to Somalia, Post recommends the USG seek a role in bringing into being -- and sustaining -- a coalition of Somalis that can rule Somalia and combat the violent Islamists. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Embassy Nairobi welcomes the opportunity to forward [...]	2005-12-05 13:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL ASEC KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI5030	WTO - KENYA'S PROTECTIONIST TAKE ON HONG KONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As Kenyan Trade officials prepare to depart for the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong, it is clear that their main goal, and perhaps for most African countries, is to promote "flexibility" in market access, protect existing preferences (through new compensation measures),and ensur [...]	2005-12-06 07:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV WTRO KE
05NAIROBI5070	KENYA'S NEW CABINET: NO NATIONAL UNITY, NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late December 7, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki finally announced his new cabinet. Instead of cleaning house as most Kenyans hoped, President Kibaki has returned to cabinet a full measure of corrupt and obstructionist ministers, including those who advised him so badly on the con [...]	2005-12-08 10:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5072	KENYA'S NEW CABINET APPOINTEES AND U.S. INTERESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kibaki's new cabinet is a mixed bag for U.S. interests in security, corruption, and economic policy. New Foreign Minister Raphael Tuju will be more capable than the laterally transferred Ali Mwakwere, but given his antagonistic track record, will not necessarily be ame [...]	2005-12-08 11:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KCOR ETRD KE
05NAIROBI5073	KENYA'S NEW CABINET: NO NATIONAL UNITY, NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late December 7, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki finally announced his new cabinet. Instead of cleaning house as most Kenyans hoped, President Kibaki has returned to cabinet a full measure of corrupt and obstructionist ministers, including those who advised him so badly on the con [...]	2005-12-08 11:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5075	GOVERNMENT WANTS U.S. TO RECOGNIZE KENYA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kenya's lead official for Internal Security beseeched visiting AF/E Deputy Director for the United States to recognize the totality of security measures the government had implemented, and not focus too sharply on reviving the Joint Terrorism Task Force as a marker of Kenyan commi [...]	2005-12-08 12:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KE SO
05NAIROBI5078	THANKS, BUT NO THANKS: CABINET NOMINEES DECLINE [...] (C) Although President Kibaki met his self-imposed two week deadline for announcing a new cabinet (reftel),Kenya's government is still incomplete, with twenty-one nominees declining their appointments. Within moments of the President's announcement on December 7, ten appointees turned Kibak [...]	2005-12-08 13:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5096	DONNING POLITICAL BLINDERS, KIBAKI SWEARS IN NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the loss of nearly one quarter of his new appointees, President Kibaki proceeded with the swearing-in of his rump cabinet on December 9. In doing so, the president effectively shut the door on initiating a dialogue with the marginalized parties to create a body that is t [...]	2005-12-13 01:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5105	KIBAKI CALLS FOR UNITY, CONTINUES PARTISAN GAMES [...] (C) SUMMARY: As President Kibaki appears to be in denial that a serious political crisis is staring him in the face, Orange Democratic Movement leaders intensify their criticism and call for fresh elections. Dissatisfied FORD-K and National Party of Kenya leaders are taking advantage of Ki [...]	2005-12-13 11:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5132	KENYA: FY 2005 AMBASSADOR'S SELF-HELP FUND [...] Summary: The 16 FY-05 projects (with a total budget of $92,000) supported most recently through Kenya's Ambassador's Self-Help Fund have begun their funded activities. A summary of Kenya's Self-Help program and progress to date are contained herein. End summary. OVERVIEW -------- 2. [...]	2005-12-14 11:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL KE
05NAIROBI5156	SOMALIA: ITALIAN DEPUTY MFA SEEKS USG - EU UNITY [...] (C) Italy's Deputy Foreign Minister Alfredo Mantica queried Ambassador December 13 on the probable outcome of the USG's Somalia policy review. He confidently pushed for the USG to join a "common EU position" in support of the Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) Prime Minister and the exec [...]	2005-12-16 06:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO EAID SO KE
05NAIROBI5158	KIBAKI'S SUPER-SIZE CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: After nearly a week of wheeling and dealing, President Kibaki December 14 swore in a second tranche of Ministers and Assistant Ministers. This was only after acceding to appointed ministers Charity Ngilu and Musikari Kombo's demands of seats at the table for their party members. [...]	2005-12-16 10:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5177	GOVERNMENT OF KENYA'S PREPARATIONS FOR AVIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenya has started a comprehensive response to the threat of avian influenza. A multi- sectoral National Task Force has been established with high-level representation from the ministries responsible for human and animal health. Many of Kenya's international partners are repre [...]	2005-12-20 01:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED SEC EAID PREL CASC CMGT KHIV TBIO ECON
05NAIROBI5238	KENYAN CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW: WAITING FOR A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the defeat of the proposed document in the November 21 referendum, it is unclear if and how the government plans to proceed with the process of delivering to Kenyans a new constitution. What is abundantly apparent is that the country expects the review to continue, with [...]	2005-12-22 13:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5240	AMBASSADOR RAISES ISSUES OF U.S. CONCERN WITH NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador raised several issues of concern in our bilateral relationship during December 20 meeting with newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Raphael Tuju, including: counter-terrorism, Article 98, Rewards for Justice, travel warnings, narcotics, public corruption, [...]	2005-12-23 03:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SNAR MASS CASC KCOR KE SO SU AU KICC
05NAIROBI5276	CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITION IN KENYA MAKE [...] In recent days, the Kenyan press has been dominated by alarmist stories of the country?s worsening famine situation in certain regions. Photographs of starving children and adults, as well as dead and dying livestock, along with headlines such as, ?Starvation at Christmas,? have raised the c [...]	2005-12-29 01:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD ECON PREL PGOV SOCI KE
05NASSAU1071	CARICOM FOREIGN MINISTERS CLOSE MEETING [...] Foreign Ministers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),meeting as COFCOR (Council for Foreign and Community Relations),concluded a series of meetings in Freeport, Grand Bahama, on June 4 (reftel). In their discussions, the ministers focused on relations with third countries (the U.S., Can [...]	2005-06-06 16:58:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD BF CARICOM
05NASSAU1088	PROFILE OF HAITIAN COMMUNITIES IN ABACO [...] An estimated 40-60,000 legal and illegal Haitians live in The Bahamas among a total population of roughly 305,000. Most Bahamians view cheap Haitian labor as a necessary evil but balk at what they see as the erosion of Bahamian culture as well as the health care and education costs associated [...]	2005-06-08 19:12:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV HA BF
05NASSAU1173	MIGRANT DEPORTATIONS DOUBLE IN FIRST HALF OF 2005 [...] Minister of Labor and Immigration Vincent Peet reported during the House of Assembly's budget debate in June that Bahamian authorities had apprehended and repatriated 2165 illegal migrants between January 1, 2005, and June 15, 2005. The number of repatriations more than doubled from the same [...]	2005-06-23 17:17:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG PREL EFIN BF
05NASSAU1191	BAHAMAS: ENERGY MINISTER TO ATTEND MEETING WITH [...] (U) Ambassador raised CARICOM's upcoming meeting with Venezuelan President Chavez in general terms with Foreign Minister Mitchell on June 23. Minister Mitchell indicated that The Bahamas would be represented by the Ministry of Trade of Industry, which has oversight over the country's energy [...]	2005-06-27 18:24:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL KDEM BF VZ
05NASSAU1225	PETROCARIBE: "A DREAM COME TRUE" FOR MINISTER [...] (C) Trade and Industry Minister Leslie Miller returned from Venezuela on June 30 waving the PetroCaribe agreement and declaring cheap gas prices in our time. Minister Miller stated that, "What we got from the Venezuelans is a dream come true. This is an extraordinary agreement, one that I h [...]	2005-07-01 17:26:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL BF
05NASSAU1323	PM CONCERNED ABOUT PETROCARIBE, MOVING ON LNG [...] (C) Ambassador met privately with PM Perry Christie on July 20. The PM discussed several energy matters as well as his political future. PetroCaribe: We Have Concerns ----------------------------- 2. (C) The PM indicated that he "has concerns" about the PetroCaribe agreement signed on [...]	2005-07-20 20:25:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV BF
05NASSAU1601	CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN THE BAHAMAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chinese presence in The Bahamas has been steadily expanding since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1997. The PRC and the GCOB have exchanged high-level delegations to discuss the full range of international political issues, explore economic opportunitie [...]	2005-09-08 18:46:00	Embassy Nassau	SECRET	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH BF ESENV
05NASSAU1610	BAHAMAS SKEPTICAL OF PETROCARIBE IMPLEMENTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bahamas sent a ministerial delegation to the September 6 Petrocaribe discussions in Jamaica but did not sign an implementing agreement. The Cabinet remains sharply divided on Petrocaribe but expects to discuss the issue at its next meeting on September 13. The chief governm [...]	2005-09-09 17:26:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL BF
05NASSAU166	NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO THE BAHAMAS CALLS ON [...] (C) Newly-arrived Chinese Ambassador ((Li)) Yuanming paid a courtesy call on Ambassador January 25. Ambassador Li was accompanied by his senior staff members, Li Boheng (DCM); Song Zhenguang (First Secretary); and Chen Dayu (Second Secretary). DCM Robert Witajewski also joined in the meetin [...]	2005-01-25 18:20:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PINR CH BF
05NASSAU1827	CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE ON HIV/AIDS CONFRONTS STIGMA [...] Summary: On October 3 and 4, Post hosted international HIV/AIDS experts and 10 Caribbean mission representatives for the 4th Caribbean Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS. Ambassador Rood opened the conference with an appeal to reduce the 2.3 percent Caribbean infection rate by compassi [...]	2005-10-21 16:06:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID TBIO OVIP KHIV XL BF
05NASSAU1834	LANDMARK CIVIL RIGHTS DECISION PROVIDES REMEDY FOR [...] Summary. American Citizen Tamara Merson sued the Bahamian Government in 1987 for civil rights abuses arising from wrongful imprisonment. In an October 13, 2005 decision, the Privy Council, The Bahamas' highest court, held that a person may seek damages for breach of constitutional rights. P [...]	2005-10-25 11:22:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL CASC KJUS BF
05NASSAU332	BAHAMIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EQUATES ISRAEL WITH [...] (C) Visiting non-resident Israeli Ambassador David Dadonn was not given a meeting with Bahamian Prime Minister Perry G. Christie during his current visit to Nassau. Ambassador Dadonn also reported that his first meeting with Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell ended abruptly after five minutes af [...]	2005-02-16 20:44:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV IS BF
05NASSAU393	FOREIGN MINISTER POISED TO RAISE PROFILE IN CARICOM [...] (C) His intelligence, work ethic, and undisguised ambition have made Bahamian Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell one of the three or four most powerful members of the Perry Christie Government and a person of growing influence in the Caribbean. Currently the vice-chairman in the Commonwealth Min [...]	2005-02-25 16:57:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL OFDP PGOV XL BF CARICOM
05NASSAU504	BAHAMAS DENIES ASYLUM AND REPATRIATES 29 CUBANS [...] (C) The Bahamian Department of Immigration repatriated 29 Cubans on March 15, 2005, including nine Cuban men who had claimed to be members of the "November 30 Frank Pais Party." Bahamian Immigration, upon the recommendation of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR),denied the [...]	2005-03-15 19:36:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SMIG PHSA PREF PREL CU BF
05NASSAU659	EARLY REACTION TO NEW U.S. PASSPORT REQUIREMENT -- [...] (SBU) The announcement of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) on April 5 elicited a mixed response from Bahamians. The Minister of Immigration is hopeful that the new requirement will aid his efforts to gain adoption of a new, more secure document/passport for Bahamians. The Mini [...]	2005-04-07 20:52:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	CPAS CASC PREL ECON KPAO BF
05NASSAU851	DECISION ON LNG PROJECT STILL PENDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives from the U.S.-based AES Corporation visited the Ambassador on April 27 to discuss the status of their proposed $650 million Liquefied Natural Gas project. AES expressed its frustration at the inability to get a final decision from Prime Minster Perry G. Christie, [...]	2005-05-03 22:11:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV PREL PGOV BF
05NASSAU917	BAHAMIAN COURT DECISION HALTS [...] (C) A surprising May 10, 2005, decision from Supreme Court Justice Jon Isaacs has ruled the U.S. - Bahamas Extradition Treaty valid but constitutionally unenforceable due to a failure on the part of the Bahamian government to obtain parliamentary approval for public funds expended during the [...]	2005-05-12 22:47:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	BF KCRM PGOV SNAR PREL OPBAT
05NDJAMENA1078	PRESIDENT DEBY BRISTLES OVER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Deby was evidently taken aback by the Ambassador's remarks at the Independence Day reception July 1 urging an open, credible electoral process over the coming year. According to his chief foreign policy advisor, Deby is concerned about misimpressions he thinks may hav [...]	2005-07-09 09:15:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CD
05NDJAMENA1122	CHADIAN RESPONSE TO UN REFORM DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Per reftels, Ambassador Wall met with Chadian Foreign Minister Nagoum Yamassoum on July 11 to discuss the UN reform. In outlining the U.S. position on UN reform, the Ambassador emphasized our desire for overall reform, not just UN Security Council expansion. He noted that G-4 proposal [...]	2005-07-13 16:18:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CD UNSC
05NDJAMENA1134	SCENARIOS FOR POLITICAL CHANGE IN CHAD [...] (C) Summary: Chad is currently experiencing another period of heightened uncertainty. Deby has been able to navigate through them in the past. (Reftels) Nonetheless, the removal of presidential term limits through a less-than-transparent public referendum has many observers wondering what [...]	2005-07-15 09:04:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA1209	DISCUSSING DARFUR WITH DEBY [...] (C) Summary: President Idriss Deby outlined Chad's perspective on the upcoming round of negotiations on Darfur in a meeting on July 29 with Ambassador John Yates, the U.S. Special Representative to the talks. Deby expressed his concerns with the African Union's lack of consultation and acce [...]	2005-08-02 12:03:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1237	CHAD: LONG AWAIT CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Idriss Deby reshuffled his cabinet on August 7, placing the Ministry of Defense under the Presidency. Key changes include the Ministers of Defense, Foreign Affairs, Public Security, and Finance. The new cabinet may reflect the President's security concerns and his i [...]	2005-08-10 16:24:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM CD
05NDJAMENA1259	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ATA TRAINING FOR CHADIAN [...] A search of Embassy biographic, human rights, consular, and law enforcement files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals nominated for Anti-Terrorism Training (ATA) training as of this date. 2. The following group of Chadian police and [...]	2005-08-16 08:02:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS PREL PINS PINR KSEP CD
05NDJAMENA1260	CHAD: LONG AWAITED CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Idriss Deby reshuffled his cabinet on August 7, placing the Ministry of Defense under the Presidency. Key changes include the Ministers of Defense, Foreign Affairs, Public Security, and Finance. The new cabinet may reflect the President's security concerns and his [...]	2005-08-16 08:03:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM CD
05NDJAMENA1262	CHAD: MEETING WITH NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: In a wide-ranging meeting with the newly installed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Allam-mi Ahmad (former diplomatic advisor to the President),the Minister commented on the current state of the Darfur peace process and the need for the rebel movements to "improve representivity." [...]	2005-08-17 08:27:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD PREL PREF KUNR
05NDJAMENA1350	2005 FOOD CRISIS IN THE SAHEL SPARES CHAD [...] Summary. While a massive food aid and disaster relief program is being implemented in neighboring Niger, and OFDA disaster assessment teams gauge the seriousness of reported shortages in Mali and Burkina Faso, the consensus among on-ground observers of the situation in Chad is that Chad is no [...]	2005-09-01 17:51:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PREL SOCI CD WFP
05NDJAMENA1421	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individual nominated for English Language and Undergraduate Pilot training as of this date. 2. Hassan Emmanuel Abdoul DJANGBEI. DOB: October 17, 1976 WALL [...]	2005-09-20 13:41:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS PREL PINS PINR KSEP CD
05NDJAMENA1492	CHINA'S LIMITED INFLUENCE IN CHAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Since 1997, N'Djamena's official recognition of Taiwan has limited Chinese influence in Chad. Chinese firms, however, are interested in becoming involved in Chad's oil sector. Chad is not taking the People's Republic of China up on recent overtures. End Summary. 2. (SBU) [...]	2005-10-04 13:57:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON CD EFIN EMIN ENRG ETRD ETTC PREL SENV AF CH ENIV
05NDJAMENA1500	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FOR CHAD [...] Post recommends that Chad continue to be deemed compliant with AGOA eligibility requirements. The government continues to support the Revenue Management Process, and is taking measures to improve the human rights situation, reform the military, and curb corruption. The country also continues [...]	2005-10-05 11:33:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL ELAB PHUM CD AGOA USTR
05NDJAMENA1546	NEXT STEPS ON DARFUR: CHADIAN VIEWS ON REPARING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on October 15 to share USG ideas on organizing an all-inclusive conference for the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM),Foreign Minister Allam-mi Ahmad welcomed U.S. assistance for the conference and said Chad already is working on the preparation [...]	2005-10-17 10:28:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1592	CHAD: PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES PROPOSED OIL [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Pascal Yoadimnadji convoked the diplomatic corps and representatives of international organizations October 21 to announce that the Government of Chad (GOC) intended to submit a 2006 budget to the National Assembly which would reflect changes to the oil revenue man [...]	2005-10-27 14:47:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF EFIN ECON EPET CD
05NDJAMENA1593	CHAD: PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES PROPOSED OIL [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Pascal Yoadimnadji convoked the diplomatic corps and representatives of international organizations October 21 to announce that the Government of Chad (GOC) intended to submit a 2006 budget to the National Assembly which would reflect changes to the oil revenue man [...]	2005-10-27 14:48:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF EFIN ECON EPET CD
05NDJAMENA1615	CHAD: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: The United States has important interests at stake and a potentially decisive role to play in promoting democracy in Chad. Earlier this year, President Deby succeeded in removing presidential term limits in a constitutional (but questionable) process, and is now on the path to [...]	2005-11-01 12:27:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL CD
05NDJAMENA162	PRESIDENT DEBY APPEALS FOR HELP [...] (C) Summary: Darfur threatens to become a regional catastrophe and Chad proposes hosting a high-level meeting of the Joint Commission on the Humanitarian Cease-Fire in a new attempt to head it off, President Deby told us February 4. In the meeting he requested with the Ambassador, he appeale [...]	2005-02-04 19:07:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA163	TURNING UP THE HEAT: HIGH-LEVEL JOINT COMMISSION [...] (U) Summary: Chad will host a high-level meeting of the Joint Commission on the Humanitarian Cease-fire for Darfur on February 15. The meeting will include the presidents of Nigeria, Sudan, and Gabon, and the foreign ministers of other countries, according to Chadian Foreign Minister Nagoum [...]	2005-02-04 19:16:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA164	PRIME MINISTE MOUSSA FAKI REPLACE BY A SOUTHERNER [...] (C) Summary. The replacemet of Prime Minister Moussa Faki was announced on February 3. Faki's departure had been in the making for months. His replacement is southerner Pascal Yoadimnadji, previously Minister of Agriculture, and a long-time embassy contact. The Ministers of Finance, Educat [...]	2005-02-04 19:17:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CD

05NDJAMENA1693	CALL UP MSG FOR FORCES TO TRAIN AND EQUIP FOREIGN FORCES [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-29 16:24:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS MARR LIB
05NDJAMENA1708	USAID/OFDA PROGRAMMING IN EASTERN CHAD [...] A USG team found that six aid organizations implementing OFDA-funded projects in eastern Chad have gotten off to a good start with funding provided late in the fiscal year. Their work is welcomed by local authorities and individual Chadians, will help ease conditions in an arid and undevelop [...]	2005-12-06 17:49:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI PREF PREL CD USAID
05NDJAMENA1741	USAID/OFDA PROGRAMMING IN EASTERN CHAD [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-07 16:33:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI PREF PREL CD USAID
05NDJAMENA1748	CHAD: AU TO ESTABLISH OFFICE [...] Ambassador Mahmoud Kane, the new head of the AU Liaison Office in N'djamena, paid a call on the Ambassador December 7, 2005 to introduce himself and explain his mission in Chad. His mandate will be to coordinate between the AU and the Government of Chad (GOC) and with "all partners." He was [...]	2005-12-09 10:26:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CD
05NDJAMENA1757	USAID/OFDA PROGRAMMING IN EASTERN CHAD [...] Approximately 200,000 Sudanese refugees currently live in reasonable but delicate harmony with their Chadian hosts in an arid and undeveloped environment. Potential problems revolve around use of natural resources, jealousy and political developments in Sudan and Chad. UNHCR and its partners [...]	2005-12-12 10:18:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI PREF PREL CD USAID
05NDJAMENA1761	THE MANY FACES (AND LIVES) OF PRESIDENT IDRISS DEBY [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Idriss Deby at year's end is perhaps more besieged than he has ever been in his fifteen years in power. He is confronting a rash of desertions, raids on military targets, and violent student demonstrations. Even his most respected family members are joining the oppo [...]	2005-12-13 11:53:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ENRG EPET KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CD
05NDJAMENA1819	LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OF CHAD TO PRESIDENT [...] Embassy received by hand a letter from President Idriss Deby for President George W. Bush on December 21. Text of the letter follows (post translation). 2. Begin Text: 20 December 2005 Mr. President: As you know, my country, Chad, is hosting more than 300,000 Sudanes [...]	2005-12-21 17:02:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CD SD
05NDJAMENA1852	CHAD: SLM REPORTS CHAD REBELS REGROUPING [...] (SBU) Summary: SLM General Coordinator Adam Shogar warned Charge that the Sudanese government was arming and supporting Chadian rebels in the Darfur region and that movement of new vehicles and arms indicated that the rebels were gearing up for a new attack. Shogar stated that SLM was tryin [...]	2005-12-27 17:16:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CD SU
05NDJAMENA1871	CHAD: SLM REPORTS CHAD REBELS REGROUPING [...] (SBU) Summary: SLM General Coordinator Adam Shogar warned Charge that the Sudanese government was arming and supporting Chadian rebels in the Darfur region and that movement of new vehicles and arms indicated that the rebels were gearing up for a new attack. Shogar stated that SLM was tryin [...]	2005-12-29 09:22:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CD SU
05NDJAMENA22	SIXTH JOINT COMMISSION MEETING: REBEL MOVEMENTS [...] (C) Summary. The Sixth Session of the Joint Commission on the Darfur Humanitarian Cease-fire (JC) was unable to break through the impasse over the Government of Sudan's (GOS) offensive operations in December. The mediation team and international community failed to persuade the movements to [...]	2005-01-07 10:05:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM CD SU
05NDJAMENA260	PRESIDENT DEBY DOUBTS AFRICAN UNION'S CAPACITY ON [...] (C) Summary. The African Union (AU) is not up to the task of establishing a tribunal on Darfur, but the decision on how to proceed should reflect whatever AU consensus is reached, President Deby told the Ambassador February 18. In the meeting held to convey the Secretary's letter to him on [...]	2005-02-18 17:17:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPKO PHUM PREL KAWC SU CD
05NDJAMENA277	CHAD SEEKS RAPID ACTION ON SUDAN TRIBUNAL, [...] (C) Upon receiving ref B (notal),the Ambassador followed up to clarify Chad's views on a Sudan tribunal based on prior statements of support for our position in Libreville on February 11 (ref C). The Ambassador contacted President Deby's Special Advisor Alam-mi Ahmad by telephone February 1 [...]	2005-02-22 14:17:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPKO PHUM PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA28	CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC REFUGEES: DON'T FORGET US! [...] Summary. Central African refugees told Ambassador Wall not to forget their plight during his visit to Amboko Camp in Gore on December 14. Amboko, in southern Chad near the border with Central African Republic, has been open since June 2003 and hosts 13,800 refugees who fled political unrest [...]	2005-01-10 06:50:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PHUM CD SU CT
05NDJAMENA281	ICRC OPERATIONS IN CHAD [...] Summary. In addition to ICRC's traditional activities in Chad (e.g. detention visits and international humanitarian law dissemination),ICRC is playing a key role in eastern Chad in assisting refugee populations and local communities. ICRC's work with refugees specifically focuses on family [...]	2005-02-23 10:05:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA282	REFUGEES IN CHAD: PRM/USAID VISIT TO TREGUINE, [...] Summary. PRM/AFR Mary Lange and USAID/FFP (DART) Suzanne Poland traveled to the Adre region of Eastern Chad from February 16-18 to visit the refugee camps of Treguine, Bredjing, and Farchana and to meet with staff from UNHCR, WFP, IFRC, Chadian Red Cross, MSF, Secadev, CORD, and CARE. Camp po [...]	2005-02-23 10:21:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU USAID
05NDJAMENA283	REFUGEES IN CHAD: PRM VISIT TO BAHAI [...] Summary. PRM/AFR officer reviewed protection issues, provision of basic services, vacant staff positions, and the relocation of Oure Cassoni refugee camp during a visit from February 11-13. As the result of Oure Cassoni's close proximity to the Sudanese border, large numbers of young men mo [...]	2005-02-23 10:34:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA308	CATTLE, CAMELS, ELEPHANTS, AND REFUGEES: SKETCHES [...] (U) Pressures on the land are multiplying in southern Chad. Cattle and camel herds are expanding as nomads migrate further south and stay longer. Clashes with local farmers are breaking out as livestock trample crops and drain water reserves. Refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR [...]	2005-03-01 14:48:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SENV CD SU
05NDJAMENA326	FALTERING CROPS AND A FRAGILE STATE: TROUBLES ON [...] (SBU) Cash crops and the industries based on them should be thriving in southern Chad, the wettest, greenest part of this drought-prone country. Cotton, textiles, and sugar had at one time been sources of prosperity for millions in the region. But now cotton production is stagnant, and the [...]	2005-03-03 11:55:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL SENV CD
05NDJAMENA329	FALTERING CROPS AND A FRAGILE STATE: TROUBLES ON [...] (SBU) Cash crops and the industries based on them should be thriving in southern Chad, the wettest, greenest part of this drought-prone country. Cotton, textiles, and sugar had at one time been sources of prosperity for millions in the region. But now cotton production is stagnant, and the [...]	2005-03-03 14:14:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL SENV CD
05NDJAMENA330	FALTERING CROPS AND A FRAGILE STATE: TROUBLES ON [...] (SBU) Cash crops and the industries based on them should be thriving in southern Chad, the wettest, greenest part of this drought-prone country. Cotton, textiles, and sugar had at one time been sources of prosperity for millions in the region. But now cotton production is stagnant, and the [...]	2005-03-03 14:14:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECIN ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL SENV CD
05NDJAMENA370	CHAD SEEKS HELP TO PAY FOR DARFUR MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary. Chad needs help to defray the expenses of its mediation effort on Darfur and is asking for U.S. assistance, according to President Deby's top foreign affairs and military advisors. In the meeting they requested with the Ambassador March 7, the two leaders of Chad's mediation t [...]	2005-03-08 17:42:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA390	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING [...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals nominated for IMET training as of this date. 2. Mahamat Ousame Abdoulaye, Youssouf Louang Azi, Takoulngar M'Bainaye, Dadje Margata, Idriss Djid [...]	2005-03-14 15:13:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS PREL PINS PINR KSEP CD
05NDJAMENA391	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ANTI-TERRORISM TRAINING [...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals nominated for anti-terrorism training as of this date. 2. The names of the individuals vetted by the embassy are: Abakar Ousmane Adoum, Guere [...]	2005-03-14 15:13:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS PREL PINS PINR KSEP CD
05NDJAMENA392	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MINE ASSISTANCE TRAINING [...] A seach of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals selected for Mine Assistance training as of this date. 2. The Embassy vetted the following individuals: Abakar Mahamat, Zenaba Jean, Hassan Brak [...]	2005-03-14 15:13:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS PREL PINS PINR KSEP CD
05NDJAMENA405	CHAD'S CHANGING TACTICS ON DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: Chadian President Idriss Deby's latest move to break the current impasse in Darfur involves working with the Sudan Liberation Movement. Currently, the Chadian Government is hosting a number of leaders and field commanders from the SLM in N'Djamena for discussions about the move [...]	2005-03-17 13:57:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM CD SU
05NDJAMENA441	CHADIAN TACTICS ALARM AFRICAN UNION [...] (C) Summary: African Union officials are concerned that Chad's attempts to change the leadership of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) will contribute to major delays in restarting the Abuja talks. Ambassador Sam Ibok and Boubou Niang stopped in N'Djamena for consultations from March 18 to [...]	2005-03-22 13:48:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA454	NEW FINANCE MINISTER ON FUTURE OIL REVENUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chad would like to use new oil revenues to enhance public security and protect vulnerable groups as well as reduce poverty, according to Chad's newly-appointed Minister of Finance. In a meeting with the Ambassador March 25, the new Minister also supported an independent panel [...]	2005-03-29 06:23:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV PREL CD
05NDJAMENA499	HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANTS IN [...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals nominated for anti-terrorism training as of this date. 2. The names of the individuals vetted by the Embassy are: Ali Hamid Youssouf, Chaibo Ha [...]	2005-04-02 12:14:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS PREL PINS PINR KSEP CD
05NDJAMENA543	RIFTS IN REBEL RANKS PLAY OUT IN CHAD [...] (C) Summary. Over the past month, several important developments that could affect cohesion and direction of the Darfur rebel movements have played out in Chad. As previously reported, Chadian officials invited members of the Sudan Liberation Movement SLM to N'Djamena to hold organizationa [...]	2005-04-05 10:33:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA555	DARFUR REBEL DEMARCHE: HARIR AND SHOGAR ON SLM'S [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador delivered points in ref A to Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) members Dr. Sharif Harir and Adam Shogar on April 4. Both SLM leaders praised USG efforts on behalf of the three recently passed U.N. Security Council resolutions. They also reaffirmed their commitment [...]	2005-04-06 15:32:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA565	CHAD PUBLICLY ACCUSES SUDAN OF AIDING CHADIAN [...] (C) Summary: On April 8, the Chadian Government convoked the diplomatic corps to accuse Khartoum publicly of "maintaining, arming, and financing" Chadian rebel groups inside Sudan. There are 3,000 Chadian rebels near El Geneina, Sudan, according to the Minister of Justice. Chad has long su [...]	2005-04-11 06:27:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA58	CHAD'S PRESIDENT'S SON COMES CALLING [...] (C) Summary. Chad's President Deby will accept the will of the people expressed in upcoming elections whatever the outcome, according to his son and personal secretary. The Ambassador used the opportunity of a meeting with Brahim Deby to probe into his father's views on staying in power for [...]	2005-01-17 19:49:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA666	EVICTING FORMER AMBASSADOR SOUBIANE [...] (U) This is an action cable (see last para.) 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The former Chadian Ambassador to the US continues to occupy the official Residence in Washington and has maintained control of the official vehicle despite the arrival of the new Ambassador, Chad's Foreign Minister and Presid [...]	2005-04-27 13:48:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ODIP AMGT CD
05NEWDELHI103	INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP: JANUARY 5 [...] (SBU) Summary: Consular officers in India, through nightly call-backs in response to tsunami-related missing persons inquires, have closed more than 350 cases in the last 48 hours and expect to bring the number below 200 by January 6. Following the Ambassador's January 4 press conference, r [...]	2005-01-05 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV
05NEWDELHI1073	""NATWAR'S MAN"" SK LAMBAH: INDIA'S LIKELY NEW SPECIAL ENVOY TO ISLAMABAD [...] (C) Summary: The expected appointment of retired career diplomat Satinder Kumar Lambah as Special Envoy to Pakistan would maintain the web of engagement between New Delhi and Islamabad, but at a quieter pitch, a decidedly lower political level, and with firmer MEA guidance than was the case w [...]	2005-02-10 11:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1074	INDIA EXPRESSES QUALIFIED SUPPORT FOR A TSUNAMI [...] Mission presented reftel points on the formation of a tsunami coordination group to the MEA which, on February 10, SIPDIS responded with a non-paper (the text of which is in paragraph two) in support of such a group, provided its approach is multilateral, and focused on organizing a donor c [...]	2005-02-10 12:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID EFIN CE IN
05NEWDELHI1075	INDIA: SAARC DECISION SENT A MESSAGE TO DHAKA [...] (C) Summary: The GOI remains unapologetic about the last minute cancellation of the SAARC Summit and the resulting unhappiness in Dhaka. In this context, on February 9, the MEA urged PolCouns not to underestimate the extent to which developments in Bangladesh influenced India's decision not to atte [...]	2005-02-10 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECIN ENRG BG IN
05NEWDELHI1076	GOI SAYS RECOVERED URANIUM IS DEPLETED, NOT HIGHLY [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 5, the "Times of India" ran a hysterical story that metal plates recovered from two "small-time drug peddlers" on December 8, 2004 were analyzed and found to be weapons-grade highly enriched uranium. Subsequent reporting, including a press release from India's Atomi [...]	2005-02-10 13:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PGOV PREL TRGY IN
05NEWDELHI1113	NATWAR SINGH TO RESTART INDO-PAK DIALOGUE IN ISLAMABAD [...] (C) Summary: FM Natwar Singh's February 15-17 trip to Islamabad will be an opportunity for the two governments to re-engage at a high level after a hiatus of nearly two months, during which the most important bilateral stories -- Islamabad's request for World Bank assistance to resolve the Ba [...]	2005-02-11 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1114	SARAN URGES CONTINUED PRESSURE ON NEPAL, WILL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 9. 2. (C) Summary: As instructed reftels, the Ambassador advised Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on February 11 of the USG position on assistance to Nepal and our intention to withdraw our Ambassador as early as February 14. Arguing that the RNA had [...]	2005-02-11 13:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI1136	ISRO CHAIRMAN: HELP US MAINTAIN MOMENTUM IN SPACE [...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador and staff aide, Dr. Madhavan Nair, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman was generally upbeat about the NSSP framework of growing US-India cooperation on space technology but was visibly frustrated at what he perceives are several [...]	2005-02-14 10:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC TSPA CVIS TSPL FR TH IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI1141	LOOKING AT DPRK, GOI COMPLAINS OF LACK OF TRANSPARENCY RE AQ KHAN [...] (C) For the Indian government, North Korea's explicit reaffirmation of its nuclear status has revived concern about the nexus with Pakistan. MEA Director of Disarmament and International Security Affairs Venu Rajamony complained to PolCouns on February 9 that neither Pakistan nor the U.S. ha [...]	2005-02-14 11:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL IN PK KN
05NEWDELHI1189	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST IN STATE 26019 [...] (C) The Ambassador conveyed reftel reassurance regarding the US intention not to fill the India military supply gap ("under current circumstances") to Foreign Secretary Saran. The Foreign Secretary was grateful for this clarification, and shared that India would withdraw its Ambassador from K [...]	2005-02-15 12:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS NP IN
05NEWDELHI1190	NEPALESE POLITICAL ACTIVISM IN DELHI [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) Sharing perspectives on Nepal developments with Polcouns and Poloffs on February 15, International Crisis Group (ICG) analyst Suman Pradhan (protect) reported on the growing number of Nepalese politicians who have converged in New Delhi i [...]	2005-02-15 12:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN NP
05NEWDELHI1192	WEST ASIA ENVOY OFFERS PALESTINIAN SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: GOI Special Envoy for West Asia and the Middle East Peace Process Chinmaya Gharekhan told the DCM on February 15 that India would like to provide and fund security training for the Palestinian Authority, in response to what he said were statements by the Secretary welcoming such [...]	2005-02-15 13:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IZ IS IN
05NEWDELHI1223	INDIA FOR ARF MD SEMINAR, IF EVERYONE ELSE IS [...] (SBU) In response to reftel points and concept paper regarding an ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) seminar on missile defense (MD),MEA Director (Disarmament and International Security) Venu Rajamony told us on February 15 that the GOI would support it and would be interested in attending, as long [...]	2005-02-16 10:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IN ASEAN
05NEWDELHI1224	INDIA RIDING HIGH ON POST-TSUNAMI WAVE OF GOOD [...] (C) Summary: As a concrete demonstration of India's magnanimity and competence, New Delhi's recent large-scale assistance to its tsunami-stricken neighbors had illustrated the country's standing as a regional and emerging world power, according to observers here. India is particularly proud [...]	2005-02-16 10:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD CE IN
05NEWDELHI1230	IMPROVING US-INDIA DEFENSE COOPERATION: INDUSTRY [...] Summary: In a February 10 meeting sponsored by the US- India Business Council (USIBC) and the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII),senior Indian and US defense company representatives suggested that to expand the bilateral defense market, the USG should reform its export licensing proces [...]	2005-02-16 11:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETTC MASS TSPA CVIS TSPL FR TH IN US NSSP
05NEWDELHI1234	KASHMIR BUS AGREEMENT A ""HISTORICAL MILESTONE"" [...] (C) Summary: The February 16 agreement by India and Pakistan to begin bus service across the LOC between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad beginning on April 7 is the most important Kashmir-specific CBM since the November 2003 LOC ceasefire agreement, and will have important political ramifications in [...]	2005-02-16 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1248	INDIA READY FOR REGIONAL RADIOLOGICAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a trilateral meeting with USG and IAEA officials on February 9, the GOI agreed to join the Regional Radiological Security Partnership (RRSP); identified a lead technical contact within the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE); offered to serve as a venue for radiological securi [...]	2005-02-17 09:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TRGY KNNP KRAD IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI1261	NRC COMMISSIONER MERRIFIELD MEETS INDIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: NRC Commissioner Jeffrey S. Merrifield and Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran discussed India's energy future at a meeting in the Secretary's office in New Delhi on February 11, 2005. Saran told Merrifield that energy is a key strategic interest of India and nuclear power woul [...]	2005-02-17 12:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS ENRG ETTC IN KNNP KSCA PREL TRGY TSPL NSSP
05NEWDELHI1262	GOI WITHOUT PLAN "B", HOPING NEPAL KING WILL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador used the return to New Delhi of Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee as an opportunity to discuss with the GOI the current strategy on Nepal. During the February 16 meeting, also attended by MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal/Bhutan) Ranjit Rae, Polcouns and Poloff, Mukherjee expres [...]	2005-02-17 12:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI1263	NRC COMMISSIONER MERRIFIELD MEETS MEA JOINT [...] (C) Summary: In this February 11 meeting, NRC Commissioner Merrifield complimented Jaishankar about the accomplishments and maturity of the Indian nuclear power industry. "With regard to nuclear power," Merrifield said, "India can no longer be treated as a junior partner." Merrifield also h [...]	2005-02-17 12:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS ENRG ETTC IN KNNP KSCA PREL TRGY TSPL NSSP
05NEWDELHI1264	NRC COMMISSIONER MERRIFIELD MEETS MEA ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Summary: On February 11 NRC Commissioner Merrifield met MEA Additional Secretary Meera Shankar who has the non-proliferation portfolio within her purview. Commissioner Merrifield expressed satisfaction with his visit to Indian facilities and suggested that further cooperation could bring [...]	2005-02-17 12:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS ENRG ETTC IN KNNP KSCA PREL TRGY TSPL NSSP
05NEWDELHI1282	CROSS-LOC BUS DEAL HAILED AS ""MOTHER OF ALL CBMS"" [...] (C) Summary: After several weeks in which the process of Indo-Pak normalization appeared to be grinding to a halt (Ref B),this week's Islamabad deal has shifted the dynamic, at least temporarily, in a much more constructive direction. PM Manmohan Singh's fingerprints were clearly in evidence [...]	2005-02-18 09:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1298	INDIA SAYS SAARC STILL ALIVE, SUMMIT HINGES ON NEPAL/BANGLADESH ACTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In contrast with the predominant view in the Indian media that by opting out of the Dhaka Summit, India dealt a fatal blow to SAARC, the GOI told us it remains committed to the organization. MEA Joint Secretary (SAARC) V. Ashok told PolCouns and Poloff on February 16 that he was [...]	2005-02-18 12:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECIN PK NP BG IN SAARC
05NEWDELHI1305	MISSION INTEREST IN DEVELOPING RADIOLOGICAL [...] (S) Taking advantage of the February 8-10 visit by DOE and Department officials seeking to engage the GOI in the Regional Radiological Security Partnership (reftel),we sought more information about the impact of a hypothetical radiological attack on Mission facilities. DCM noted that GOI su [...]	2005-02-18 13:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	ASEC PREL PTER KRAD IN
05NEWDELHI139	INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP: JANUARY 6 [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Defense Secretary Singh on January 6 to request that New Delhi send liaison officers to Utapao and Honolulu. In a sign of the GOI's strong commitment to our tsunami partnership, the Foreign Secretary on January 5 held a rare joint briefing with the SIPD [...]	2005-01-06 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
05NEWDELHI140	REQUEST FOR INDIAN MPAT PLANNERS AND LIAISON [...] (C) This message responds to State action request: ref 060115Z Jan 05 SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR COUNTRY LIAISON OFFICERS FOR TSUNAMI ASSISTANCE AND PACOM REQUEST. 2. (C) Based on directions in cable (ref para 1),and communications between USPACOM J-5, OSD, and USDAO New Delhi, Ambassador t [...]	2005-01-06 14:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	AS CA CE FR GM IR JA KS MARR MOPS MY PREL SN TH
05NEWDELHI1424	THE BJP PROMISES FIREWORKS FOR BUDGET SESSION [...] (C) Summary: The BJP leadership is determined to disrupt Parliament when the Budget Session convenes on February 25, insisting that the agitation will not end until the UPA ""restores"" the deposed Goa government (Reftel B). Congress plans to undercut the agitation by convening the Goa Assemb [...]	2005-02-24 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI1426	FOREIGN SECRETARY EMPHASIZES NEIGHBORS' IMPACT ON INDIA [...] (C) Summary: In a carefully considered February 14 speech on New Delhi's South Asia policy, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran unveiled a more muscular approach toward India's neighborhood that reflects the GOI's shifting view of its role in the world. Departing from the standard GOI line on the [...]	2005-02-24 13:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN KDEM NP BG PK CE IN SAARC
05NEWDELHI1427	NOTHING MAJOR FROM JACK STRAW'S NEW DELHI VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Jack Straw's February 16-18 visit to India yielded "nothing major," according to the UK High Commission, and was distinctly low key compared to earlier stops in Kabul and Islamabad. Straw signed two immigration/law enforcement agreements, and discussed Indo-Pak [...]	2005-02-24 14:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM IN NP BG AF UK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1480	BAGLIHAR, OTHER J&K HYDEL PROJECTS COMPLICATE INDO-PAK CALCULUS [...] (C) Summary: The Indian government recently offered new evidence of its benign intentions for the Baglihar hydel project by noting that, if its dam were used to inundate Pakistan, one of its own existing downriver projects would be the first casualty. Although the MEA continues to exude conf [...]	2005-02-25 13:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC ECON IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1481	INDO-US SECURITY COOPERATION: THE WAY AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: Meeting on 23 February, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar and DSCA Director for Middle East, Asia and North Africa Ed Ross agreed that a large cooperative defense program, such as a P-3 or C-130 sale, would build trust and demonstrate US reliability as a defense suppli [...]	2005-02-25 13:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KSTC MARR MASS PGOV PREL IN US
05NEWDELHI1482	FOREIGN SECRETARY SARAN PESSIMISTIC ON NEPAL'S KING [...] (C) Summary: King Gyanendra's actions are "exactly opposite of what is required," Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran told visiting Ambassador to Nepal James Moriarty on February 25. Ambassador Moriarty and Saran agreed on the need for concerted pressure on the King from India, the US, and [...]	2005-02-26 05:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PREF IN NP BT UK
05NEWDELHI1520	GOI UPBEAT ON CYBER-COOPERATION, SERIOUS ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a brief February 22 meeting, National Security Council Secretariat Joint Secretary Arvind Gupta and Deputy Director (Information Security) Commander Mukesh Saini were upbeat on US-India cybersecurity cooperation, clarified the objective of the upcoming April 18-19 Cybersecuri [...]	2005-02-28 12:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCIP TINT KCRM PREL PGOV IN GOI
05NEWDELHI1521	KARZAI IN NEW DELHI: FUNDING FOR PUL-I-KHUMRI LEADS INDIA'S COMMITMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Afghan President Hamid Karzai's visit to New Delhi and Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's prior trip to Kabul were ""immensely successful,"" MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) Arun Singh told PolCouns on February 28. In connection with Karzai's visit, India [...]	2005-02-28 13:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EAID MASS IN AF IR PK
05NEWDELHI1542	INDIA QUERIES US ON POSSIBLE PAKISTAN-CHINA PROLIFERATION [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 3. 2. (C) During a February 23 meeting with AC/RSS Director Bob Gromoll, SA/RA Director John Schlosser, PolCouns, and Pol-MilOff, MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar asked about the status of a USG response to two GOI non [...]	2005-03-01 10:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP CH PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1546	MEA CAUTIOUSLY UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK [...] (C) Summary: In a February 28 conversation with PolCouns and Poloff, outgoing MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Arun K Singh was generally upbeat about short-term Indo-Pak rapprochement, and expressed cautious optimism about long-term sustainability of this trend. After shari [...]	2005-03-01 11:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR MOPS KNNP IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1553	GOI REQUESTS USG INTERVENTION ON REPORTED PAKISTAN ARMS OFFER TO NEPAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) Following up the Foreign Secretary's earlier approach to the Ambassador on the subject of third country arms transfers to Nepal (reftel),Acting MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Renu Pall called in PolCouns and PolOff on March 1 to inf [...]	2005-03-01 12:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS IN PK NP
05NEWDELHI1554	US-INDIA PEACEKEEPING JOINT WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Summary: At the fourth US-India Joint Working Group on Peacekeeping on February 14, IO PDAS Swigert underscored US concerns about sexual exploitation committed within UN peacekeeping ranks and asked India, a main troop contributor, to play a leading role to ensure that the problem is deal [...]	2005-03-01 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM KPKO XA IN
05NEWDELHI1556	INDIAN EXPERTS CONTEMPLATE NEPAL WITHOUT A KING [...] (C) Summary: During a February 25 lunch that the Ambassador hosted for visiting Ambassador to Nepal Moriarty, Indian experts on Nepal agreed that: -- The RNA was unlikely to collapse as a result of the suspension of military assistance; -- A Maoist takeover is more likely to result from p [...]	2005-03-01 13:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS KDEM IN NP
05NEWDELHI1615	GOI OPPOSES NON-LETHAL MILITARY AID AND MEDICAL [...] (C) The GOI feels strongly that the USG should delay the first phase of the Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) for the Royal Nepalese Army, because this is not the time to send mixed messages to the King. In a March 2 meeting with Polcouns and Poloff scheduled to discuss Bhutan, MEA Join [...]	2005-03-02 12:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MOPS EAID IN NP
05NEWDELHI1661	RAHUL GANDHI: LACKLUSTER LEADER [...] (S) In a March 1 conversation with Poloff, influential columnist and political insider Saeed Naqvi commented on Rahul Gandhi at some length. Naqvi prefaced his remarks by noting that he was a personal friend of Rahul's father, Rajiv Gandhi, and a well-wisher of the Gandhi family. Naqvi was initi [...]	2005-03-03 12:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL IN
05NEWDELHI1662	WARM WELCOME FOR SENATOR CLINTON [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Hillary R. Clinton received an enthusiastic welcome during her unofficial February 17 - 23 visit to New Delhi. Her stay in India included a call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, meals offered in her honor by Foreign Minister Natwar Singh and Agriculture Minister Shara [...]	2005-03-03 12:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IN
05NEWDELHI1664	INDIA REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR IRAQ, BUT NO NEW [...] (C) Summary: Outgoing MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf Division) R. Dayakar and his successor Sanjay Singh reiterated GOI willingness to support Iraq's reconstruction, but offered no new initiatives in a meeting with PolCouns and PolMilOff on March 3. Assistance to Iraq will continue to be constrai [...]	2005-03-03 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB ENRG IZ IN
05NEWDELHI1715	ADVANCING USG EFFORTS ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary: The Bhutanese Ambassador reaffirmed to us on March 3 that Thimphu remains committed to repatriate Category 1 refugees under the Dewey-Wangchuck framework, but is unlikely to allow any refugees to return until the constitution is finalized, and sees little prospect of progress on [...]	2005-03-04 13:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI1764	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL PRAKASH,S MARCH 19-28 VISIT TO USA [...] (C) Summary: Admiral Clark, we greatly appreciate your willingness to host the upcoming visit to the USA of your counterpart, Admiral Arun Prakash, India's Chief of Naval Staff and Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee. President Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agree that Indo-US relati [...]	2005-03-08 05:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MASS MOPS PTER PK XD IZ IN
05NEWDELHI1783	INDIA SEEKS TECHNICAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT ON [...] (S) Summary: During a highly-anticipated February 22 briefing on the Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) missile defense system, GOI and USG representatives cited the exchange as evidence of the transformed Indo-US relationship. Throughout the session, GOI statements and questions indicat [...]	2005-03-08 10:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	KSTC MARR MASS PGOV PREL IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI1824	REVITALIZING THE US-INDIA ENERGY RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Secretary Bodman, now that you have had a few weeks to settle into your new role, I want to share with you some thoughts and ideas on our relationship with India. You already know from our meeting last November my views on the emerging India, a vibrant, multi-faceted democracy that is a [...]	2005-03-09 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON ETTC PREL KNNP TRGY IN US NSSP
05NEWDELHI1854	INDIA'S COMMUNISTS - CONTENT TO SUPPORT THE [...] (C) Summary: The strong performance of the BJP following recent State Assembly elections has convinced India's mainstream Communists to downplay their differences with the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and cooperate for the time being to meet the "rightist" threat. The Communists [...]	2005-03-10 10:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PREL PINR IN
05NEWDELHI1866	INDO-PAK CRICKET: FROM ""LOVE-FEST"" TO MINI-SUMMIT [...] (C) Adding to the veritable ""love-fest"" that Mission contacts and Indian press have reported surrounding the Pakistan cricket team's current tour of India (septel),the MEA has publicly cleared the way for an official invitation to Pakistan President Musharraf to attend a match ""of his cho [...]	2005-03-10 12:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1872	HOME MINISTER UPBEAT ON KASHMIR, WORRIES OF POTENTIAL MAOIST SPILLOVER FROM NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: In a March 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Home Minister Shivraj Patil credited Pakistan with reducing infiltration, called the law and order situation in the state ""more comfortable,"" and expressed confidence that the first Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus would roll on schedule on Apr [...]	2005-03-10 13:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK NP IN
05NEWDELHI1873	AMBASSADOR PRESSES TIP WITH HOME MINISTER [...] (C) Meeting on March 9, the Ambassador again urged Home Minister Shivraj Patil to focus more on the trafficking issue in order to avoid the downgrading of India from the Tier 2 Special Watch List to Tier 3 in June, which could set in motion a series of unfortunate and restrictive developments [...]	2005-03-10 13:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM IN
05NEWDELHI1921	US ARMS SUPPLIES TO PAKISTAN BACK IN THE PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: With Secstate Rice due to arrive in India March 15, and with political memories still fresh from the announcement of major non-NATO Ally status for Pakistan last March, the issue of F-16 sales to Pakistan is rising. Indian concern regarding the F-16 issue is reflected in a series of GO [...]	2005-03-11 13:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM MASS PK IN
05NEWDELHI1938	INDIA WANTS HIGH FIDELITY MISSILE DEFENSE EXERCISES [...] (S) Summary: In her remarks at the initial working group meeting of the US-India Missile Defense (MD) Workshop in Hyderabad on March 3-4, MEA Additional Secretary for International Security Meera Shankar affirmed New Delhi's desire for a cooperative MD technology relationship with the US over [...]	2005-03-14 08:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	KOMC MARR PGOV PREL TNGD IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2047	BHUTANESE CENSUS UNLIKELY TO FACILITATE FURTHER [...] (C) In response to Reftel and following our contacts with travelers to Thimphu, the Mission assesses little likelihood that the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) will use the upcoming census to justify further expulsions of ethnic Nepali citizens from Bhutan. United Nations Development Progr [...]	2005-03-17 12:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI2048	SARAN LAUDS SECRETARY'S "LANDMARK" VISIT [...] (U) In the GOI's first public comments on Secretary Rice's just-concluded visit to New Delhi, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran called it "landmark" and evidence of the US-India strategic partnership. Speaking at a small CSIS-sponsored gathering of senior foreign policy experts on March 17, Saran [...]	2005-03-17 12:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ENRG MASS KNNP KDEM IN US
05NEWDELHI2049	UNCHR 61 DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BHUTAN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the UNCHR 61 demarche (Reftel) to the Bhutanese Embassy on March 17. First Secretary Karma Rinchhen stated that he will forward our points to Thimphu for the official Royal Government of Bhutan response. 2. (C) During the meeting, Rinchhen inquired whether the USG [...]	2005-03-17 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM BT NP UNHCR
05NEWDELHI2050	INDIA ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT [...] (C) Summary: In an upbeat assessment of Secretary Rice's first visit to India, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar described the action agenda that the Secretary left behind as "the most significant road map we've had in the last 47 years." Areas for immediate progress include expa [...]	2005-03-17 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV PREL ENRG ETRD MASS TSPA ETTC IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2094	FOREIGN SECRETARY SARAN REQUESTS REVIEW OF MODI VISA DECISION [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary: Amid extensive media coverage of the USG decision to not issue an A2 visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and to revoke his B1/B2 visa, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran called the DCM to his office late afternoon on March 18 [...]	2005-03-18 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CVIS KIRF IN
05NEWDELHI2095	ANGRY BJP REACTION TO MODI VISA DENIAL; OTHERS [...] (C) Summary: The March 18 USG revocation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's visa has set off strong criticism in the BJP, and prompted the Foreign Secretary to call in the DCM to lodge a protest (Ref A),followed by an MEA statement expressing its "deep concern and regret." The BJP rea [...]	2005-03-18 13:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF ASEC IN
05NEWDELHI2138	UNCHR 61: INDIAN OBJECTIVES [...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered the UNCHR 61 demarche (Reftel) to MEA Deputy Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Gopal Baglay on March 17, and PolCouns double-tracked with Joint Secretary (UN) Hamid Ali Rao. Baglay reiterated that the GOI neither supports country-specific resolutions nor oppose [...]	2005-03-21 13:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IN
05NEWDELHI2140	MODI CASE REFLECTS DOMESTIC POLITICAL DIVIDE [...] (C) Summary: Aside from limited and localized protests in Gujarat and scattered nationalist editorial comment, BJP efforts to build a domestic political issue out of the Modi visa revocation seem to be dissipating. Few outside the Sangh Parivar have risen to the bait and responded to BJP calls to [...]	2005-03-21 13:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF IN
05NEWDELHI2141	STRONG INDIAN VIEWS ON EAST ASIA SUMMIT [...] (C) In the strongest language we have heard so far from the GOI on the East Asia Summit (EAS),MEA Joint Secretary (Southeast Asia) Mitra Vashishta asserted that if India is left out, New Delhi will resort to "other means." Meeting with PolCouns and Poloff on March 17, she insisted on a stat [...]	2005-03-21 13:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM CB LA VM IN ARF
05NEWDELHI2185	MEA DEFENDS RECORD ON BURMA AHEAD OF FM SINGH TRIP [...] (C) Summary: Joint Secretary (SE Asia I) Mitra Vashishta defended India's policies in Burma in a March 17 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, suggesting that progress on democratic reforms was dependent on engagement with the Burmese body politic, and warning that the USG focus on Aung San Suu K [...]	2005-03-22 12:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ENRG PTER IN BM BD
05NEWDELHI2189	TERRORIST FINANCE: LET PRENOTIFICATION [...] (C) PolCouns and Poloff on March 22 delivered Ref A talking points and supporting non-paper to newly ensconced MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha. Sinha welcomed the news of adding Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) to the UNSC 1267 Committee list of organizations affiliated [...]	2005-03-22 13:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI2220	PM SINGH ALIGNS INDIA'S FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Signalling a break from India's traditional view of the world, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared in a February 25 speech that democracy and open economies are now the core of India's foreign policy values, replacing non-alignment, solidarity with developing countries, and [...]	2005-03-23 11:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM IN US
05NEWDELHI2226	LOOKING TO MUSHARRAF VISIT, MEA UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK [...] (C) Summary: Recently ensconced MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha was largely upbeat on Indo-Pak relations during a March 22 introductory meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, especially with regard to the Indo-Pak cricket series and the anticipated April 16-17 visit o [...]	2005-03-23 11:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI2266	GOI DEMARCHE: INDIA SEEKS MORE ON IC-814 [...] (C) During a March 23 meeting with DCM and PolCouns and pursuant to discussions at the August-September 2004 US-India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group (reftel),MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S Jaishankar delivered the following SIPDIS non-paper requesting USG assistance with the GOI investi [...]	2005-03-24 12:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN GOI

05NEWDELHI227	AID TO THE TIGERS: ON THE SAME PAGE [...] (C) Summary: In a January 7 meeting with MEA Director (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives) Taranjit Singh Sandhu, PolCouns explained the USG position on tsunami disaster relief for Tiger controlled areas in Sri Lanka, including the US intention not to deploy military forces to LTTE areas. Sandhu res [...]	2005-01-10 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AEMR EAID MASS PTER SOCI CE BG IN
05NEWDELHI2270	A SMALL STEP, A GIANT LEAP: FULL SPEED AHEAD FOR KASHMIR BUS [...] (C) Summary: Preparations for what J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has called the ""mother of all CBMs,"" the first bus to cross the LOC in 58 years on April 7, are on track, with the J&K government and GOI moving purposefully to ensure a successful launch. Initial passengers will be [...]	2005-03-24 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK
05NEWDELHI2273	INDIAN IDEAS FOR ENERGY DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Following up discussions between Secretary Rice and PM Singh, and building on our public agreement to a high-level Energy Dialogue including civil-nuclear power, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar presented a non-paper with four areas for US-India cooperation in a Marc [...]	2005-03-24 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON ETTC PREL KNNP TRGY IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2301	INDIA WARMING TO SOUTH ASIA INITIATIVE, AND F-16S [...] (C) Summary: After initial knee-jerk negative reactions in the media, Indian responses to the March 25 announcement of the administration's new strategy for South Asia have become more positive, with the MEA going to unprecedented lengths to shape coverage and senior Indian officials largely [...]	2005-03-28 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2348	PM: PREMATURE TO COMMENT ON F-16S [...] (C) Summary: Since Reftel, comments from senior GOI officials and governing coalition politicians on the Administration's March 25 South Asia Initiative continue to trickle out. The focus of remarks on March 28 was almost exclusively on F-16s to Pakistan, rather than the larger issues the pr [...]	2005-03-29 13:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2379	INDIA UNDECIDED ON CHR NEPAL RESOLUTION [...] (C) We shared reftel demarche with MEA J/S (North) Ranjit Rae on March 28 regarding the need to improve GON human rights record or face an Item 9 resolution at the CHR. After repeated attempts to elicit a response from the J/S proved unsuccessful, A/Polcouns managed to reach him in the early [...]	2005-03-30 14:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IN NP EU UK SZ
05NEWDELHI2380	MAKING OUR SOUTH ASIA INITIATIVE A REALITY [...] (S) Summary: We recommend capitalizing on Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's April 13-14 meetings with the Secretary and the President to make significant progress on SIPDIS strategic, energy and economic tracks the Secretary highlighted in her March 15-16 visit to India. Specifically, we su [...]	2005-03-30 16:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL ENRG MASS KNNP ETRD IN PK NSSP
05NEWDELHI2410	SAARC: NO SUMMIT IN SIGHT, SAFTA ON TRACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Prospects for a rescheduled SAARC Summit in 2005 are diminishing amidst scheduling difficulties and Indian concerns over the coup in Nepal and instability in Bangladesh. In a March 30 meeting with USAIDoff and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (SAARC) V. Ashok expressed optimism, ho [...]	2005-03-31 11:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN PREL IN PK NP BG SAARC
05NEWDELHI2473	COUNTERNARCOTICS DEMARCHE: INDIAN AID WILL BE [...] (C) Poloff delivered counternarcotics demarche (Ref A) to MEA Director (Afghanistan) Tsewang Namgyal on April 1 following confirmation from British High Commission of delivery of the Jack Straw letter. Namgyal confirmed our UK colleague's report that India is not considering a contribution t [...]	2005-04-01 13:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR IN UK AF
05NEWDELHI2474	OFFER TO SECURE THE KASHMIR BUS LINE [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-01 14:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PTER IN PK
05NEWDELHI2475	DELHI EU MEMBER STATE MISSIONS TAKE ROSY VIEW OF [...] (C) Summary: At a March 31 meeting of EU and "likeminded" countries hosted by the Danes, EU member state representatives evinced surprising optimism about the potential for a constituent assembly and constitutional changes to resolve the impasse in Nepal. We noted a clear preference for an I [...]	2005-04-01 14:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MASS KDEM IN NP BT DA NL SW SZ CA FR UK FI NO CH PK
05NEWDELHI2507	GOI RESPONSE: PRIORITIZING INDIAN ASSISTANCE TO [...] (SBU) On April 4, the DCM delivered Ambassador Jones' message (reftel) suggesting that the GOI could help build capacity in the Iraqi judiciary system to MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar. Jaishankar agreed to pass along the request, but asked that the DCM convey to Ambassador Jon [...]	2005-04-04 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KJUS KCRM PREL IN IZ
05NEWDELHI2550	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON,S APRIL 13-16 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Admiral Fallon, we welcome your upcoming visit to India, coming at a time of excellent relations in a fast maturing defense cooperation relationship. You also come soon after Secretary of State Rice's first visit last month, which has been characterized as the most successful visit o [...]	2005-04-05 14:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL MASS MOPS PTER IN US
05NEWDELHI2567	ELECTION ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN: INDIA WILL [...] (SBU) MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha told PolCouns on April 6 that while India had not received any specific request from Kabul for assistance with the September 8 parliamentary elections, New Delhi was willing to look favorably at our request. Sinha emphasized [...]	2005-04-06 09:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL KDEM AF IN
05NEWDELHI2586	MORE THAN CRICKET: MUSHARRAF TO HAVE FULL BILATERAL VISIT [...] (C) MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha told PolCouns and Poloff on April 5 that the GOI is hoping for ""something more concrete than an exchange of views"" when President Musharraf meets Prime Minister Singh and other leaders during his April 16-18 visit to New Delhi [...]	2005-04-06 11:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI2597	INDIAN CONCERN ABOUT CHINESE PROCUREMENT FOR PAKISTAN'S WMD PROGRAM VIA US FIRM [...] (S) On March 25, MEA Under Secretary, Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA),Nutan Kapoor passed to PolMilOff a nonpaper outlining Indian concern about a Chinese firm trying to procure a fixed gamma ray spectrometer from a US firm for shipment to Pakistan. The GOI asks that th [...]	2005-04-06 13:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP ETTC PK CH IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI2599	S35-04: INDIAN INVESTIGATION OF SANDHYA ORGANIC [...] (S) On March 25, MEA Under Secretary, Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA),Nutan Kapoor outlined for PolMilOff the status of the GOI investigation of Sandhya Organic Chemical's shipment of phosphorous oxychloride, a CW precursor, to Iran. 2. (S) According to Kapoor, Sand [...]	2005-04-06 13:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PARM PREL IR IN CBW GOI
05NEWDELHI2601	INDIAN INVESTIGATION OF SABERO ORGANICS, LTD. [...] (S) On March 25, MEA Under Secretary, Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA),Nutan Kapoor gave PolMilOff a nonpaper outlining the status of the GOI investigation of Sabero Organics' export of a CWC Schedule 3 chemical to Iran. Text of nonpaper follows in para 3. 2. (S) Be [...]	2005-04-06 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL IR IN CBW GOI
05NEWDELHI2604	TERRORIST ATTACK ON SYMBOL OF KASHMIR BUS [...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. The April 6 fidayeen (suicide) attack in Srinagar (Ref A) was targeted at the most significant Indo-Pak CBM in years, the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Bus, which is scheduled to travel April 7 for the first time in 58 years between Indian and Pakistani [...]	2005-04-06 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PK IN
05NEWDELHI2606	ICRC FRUSTRATED WITH INDIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (S) Summary: In a April 1 confidential briefing on GOI detention centers in Kashmir, ICRC XXXXXXXXXXXX described to D/Polcouns torture methods and relatively stable trend lines of prisoner abuses by Indian security forces, based on data derived from 1491 interviews with detainees during 2002-2004. [...]	2005-04-06 13:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PHUM PREL PTER IN PK
05NEWDELHI2608	GWOT ASSESSMENT: MISSION INDIA INPUT [...] (C) Summary: Mission welcomes the opportunity to share its views on ways to expand our GWOT efforts and cooperation with New Delhi as solicited in Refs A and B. We agree with the overall thrust of the Bureau's approach (Ref C),but suggest additional focus on: -- Continued pressing of Isla [...]	2005-04-06 15:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI2631	HISTORIC SRINAGAR-MUZAFFARABAD ""PEACE CARAVAN"" ROLLS! [...] (C) Summary: In an act of personal and political courage, the Prime Minister, joined by key cabinet and Congress Party colleagues, traveled to Srinagar on April 7 to inaugurate the bus service that has captured the imaginations of Kashmiris on both sides of the LOC. Emphasizing that ""nothing [...]	2005-04-07 13:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK IN
05NEWDELHI2633	TERRORIST FINANCE: HIYARI AND BUISIR [...] (C) On April 7, Poloff delivered talking points and supporting non-papers from Reftels to MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall, who thanked us for sharing the information. Understanding that the prenotification of the Hiyari and Buisir designations should be held tightly until after the public a [...]	2005-04-07 13:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN IN JO EI SA
05NEWDELHI2635	MEA ON NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS IMPORTANT, BUT [...] (C) Summary: India's highest priority with respect to Nepal remains the full restoration of democracy, not one or two human rights improvements, MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal, Bhutan) Ranjit Rae told PolCouns and Poloff on April 7. Although "very uncomfortable" with a UNCHR Item Nine resolution, [...]	2005-04-07 14:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM NP IN
05NEWDELHI2677	WEN VISIT PREVIEW: GOOD VIBES, NO BORDER [...] (C) Summary: High expectations for significant progress on the disputed border and other bilateral irritants during Premier Wen Jiabao's April 9-12 visit to India have given way to realism, although most China experts here expect a very successful trip. The Chinese Ambassador has cautioned th [...]	2005-04-08 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD IN CN
05NEWDELHI2680	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE ON CHR CUBA [...] (C) In an April 7 meeting with the MEA Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, the Ambassador framed the issue of India's vote on the Cuba human rights resolution before the UN Human Rights Commission (ref C) as fuel for those in Washington who resist USG support for an Indian seat on the UNSC. Saran [...]	2005-04-08 13:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU IN
05NEWDELHI2682	NATWAR LOOKS AHEAD TO UN AND NUCLEAR DISCUSSIONS IN WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: In an April 8 meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns, Foreign Minister Natwar Singh offered an upbeat preview of his April 13-14 meetings in Washington, placing particular importance on the issues of India's role in the UN and India's quest for access to US origin nuclear power [...]	2005-04-08 15:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETTC IN PK UNSC NSSP
05NEWDELHI2717	RGOB NON-COMMITTAL ON SUPPORT FOR UNCHR RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: In an April 7 meeting with Bhutanese Foreign Secretary Neden Zangmo, DCM urged the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) to support a UNCHR resolution against Cuba noting that Bhutan's vote could be decisive. The FS was non-committal citing the support Cuba had provided Bhutan in th [...]	2005-04-11 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM KDEM IN NP BT CU UNHCR
05NEWDELHI2719	ENERGY MINISTER CANCELS TRIP TO U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-11 13:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET IN
05NEWDELHI2758	WEN VISIT: UNSC, SIKKIM, ECONOMY STEAL THE SHOW [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's April 9-12 visit to India produced a dozen documents, and plenty of positive commentary, but the highlights were confusion over China's position on India in the UNSC and agreement on a roadmap to resolution of the border dispute. New Delhi-based Chin [...]	2005-04-12 14:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD CN IN
05NEWDELHI276	TSUNAMI ENCOURAGES A PERIOD OF POLITICAL AMITY [...] (C) Summary: The unprecedented scale of the Tsunami disaster has compelled India's usually contentious political coalitions to bury their differences and cooperate to relieve the suffering. Likewise, elements of the Left which strongly oppose the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's [...]	2005-01-12 05:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV PREL IN
05NEWDELHI2788	INDIAN LEFT REMAINS ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO US SOUTH ASIA INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Most Indian strategic commentators have endorsed the Administration's March 25 South Asia Initiative, and there is an emerging consensus within the GOI that India should capitalize on this opportunity to ensure close ties to the US. India's Communist parties remain adamantly oppo [...]	2005-04-13 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MASS IN PK NSSP
05NEWDELHI2792	DAS GASTRIGHT ENCOURAGES COORDINATION ON BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: In an April 18 meeting with MEA Joint Secretary Neelam Deo (Bangladesh),SA DAS John Gastright SIPDIS emphasized that all concerned countries, not just India and the US, should encourage the BDG to improve its governance. Deo agreed that Bangladesh was still at a point where it could r [...]	2005-04-13 13:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL IN BG US
05NEWDELHI282	PM UPBEAT ON US-INDIA RELATIONS REAFFIRMS EXPORT CONTROL COMMITMENT WITH CODEL FRIST [...] (C) Summary: Senators Frist, McConnell, DeWine and Coleman discussed a broad range of issues with PM Manmohan Singh during their January 10 meeting, including US-India ties, Tsunami disaster relief, democratization in Burma, HIV/AIDS, trade and the WTO, Iraq, NSSP, Indo-Pak relations, and UNS [...]	2005-01-12 08:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC EAID KDEM IN PK IZ BM CE US
05NEWDELHI2844	BHUTAN WILL ABSTAIN ON CHR RESOLUTION ON CUBA WITH [...] (C) Bhutan has agreed in principle to abstain on the CHR resolution on Cuba, but has specifically asked for stronger US support and understanding on the issue of the refugee camps in Nepal, Bhutanese Ambassador Tshering stated during an April 14 phone call with the Ambassador. He commented t [...]	2005-04-14 14:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PGOV PREF PREL PHUM KDEM IN NP BT CU
05NEWDELHI2866	INDIA UPBEAT ON MUSHARRAF MINI-SUMMIT, BUT KEEPING [...] (C) Summary: India is expecting a successful April 16-18 visit by the Pakistan President, largely because Musharraf has laid out positive and realistic goals that mesh with New Delhi's. The Reuters interview he gave on the eve of his departure was music to India's ears, and was taken here as [...]	2005-04-15 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI2884	INDO-PAK MINI-SUMMIT BURIES ""GHOST OF AGRA"" [...] (C) Summary: India and Pakistan exorcised the ghost of the (failed) 2001 Agra Summit during President Musharraf's April 16-18 visit to New Delhi, with a solid list of CBMs, muted discussion on Kashmir, and very positive personal interactions (with more high-level visits possible this year). [...]	2005-04-18 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI2924	NSA NARAYANAN URGES "BIG TICKET ITEM" FOR PM VISIT [...] (C) In an April 18 meeting, SA A/S Rocca, joined by Charge, reaffirmed to Indian NSA MK Narayanan USG interest in a visit by PM Manmohan Singh to Washington in July, and urged the PM to commit to a date as soon as possible. Evincing uncertainty as to the exact dates under consideration, Nara [...]	2005-04-19 11:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KNNP ENRG IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2925	NARAYANAN WORRIED ABOUT NEPAL AND BANGLADESH, PLEASED WITH MUSHARRAF VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with SA A/S Rocca and Charge on April 18, Indian NSA MK Narayanan expressed concern about trends in Nepal and Bangladesh. On Nepal, the King had no policy to restore democracy or defeat the Maoists, which worried New Delhi because the insurgents were becoming more aggres [...]	2005-04-19 11:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN BG NP PK
05NEWDELHI2932	A TROUBLED BJP TURNS TO THE RIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Facing multiple crises, including electoral lethargy, growing ideological divides and an uncertain leadership succession, the BJP is drifting further to the right in an attempt to rouse its Hindutva base. The imminent departure of former PM Vajpayee and Party President Advani ha [...]	2005-04-19 11:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM PINR PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI2933	INDIA REQUESTS CENTCOM LNO, NEW INFO ON IRAQ, AND [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with SA A/S Christina Rocca and Charge on April 18, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar was upbeat about Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's recent meetings in Washington and about new opportunities for Indo-US cooperation since Dr. Rice's March 16 visit. However, he [...]	2005-04-19 12:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS TRGY ETTC PK IZ IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2949	JASWANT SINGH SUPPORTS THE SECRETARY'S MARCH 25 SOUTH ASIA INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with A/S Rocca and the Charge in New Delhi on April 18, former Foreign Minister and BJP leader Jaswant Singh expressed wholehearted support for the Secretary's May 25 South Asia Initiative, especially its SIPDIS military aspects such as co-production. Singh implied tha [...]	2005-04-20 09:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV IN PK NSSP
05NEWDELHI2951	REGIONAL DIALOGUE WITH A/S ROCCA: NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: During their April 18 Regional Dialogue discussion, A/S Rocca and MEA officials reviewed recent developments in Nepal, with the GOI offering a pessimistic assessment of the King's intentions. (See septel for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka portions). Following the Indian Ambassador's [...]	2005-04-20 10:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER NP IN
05NEWDELHI2964	REGIONAL DIALOGUE WITH A/S ROCCA: BANGLADESH, SRI [...] (C) Summary: During the April 18 Regional Dialogue meeting with SA Assistant Secretary Christina Rocca, Joint Secretary Neelam Deo (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka) expressed SIPDIS satisfaction that the USG's assessment of trends in Bangladesh had moved closer to New Delhi's. Her comments focused [...]	2005-04-20 12:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM BG CE AF IN
05NEWDELHI2968	INDIA WARNS OF "REPERCUSSIONS" FOLLOWING [...] (C) Summary: On April 16, India's Border Security Force (BSF) engaged the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on the border between the Northeastern state of Tripura and Southeastern Bangladesh in what the MEA has called a "fierce gun battle," which ultimately resulted in the death of an Indian officer. [...]	2005-04-20 13:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS BG IN
05NEWDELHI2992	INDIA WAITING FOR NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT BEFORE [...] (C) Summary: Incoming MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf Division) Sanjay Singh reiterated GOI willingness to support Iraq's democratic transition, but is waiting for the new government in Baghdad to take its seat before committing to action. In a conversation with PolCouns and PolMilOff on April 19 [...]	2005-04-21 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ENRG IZ IN
05NEWDELHI2994	MEA SAYS ""CRICKET SUMMIT"" RE-FRAMED INDO-PAK AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: In a March 20 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha dismissed the suggestion that India had obtained more than Pakistan from the ""Cricket Summit,"" highlighting Manmohan Singh's vision of a new agenda for Indo-Pak relatio [...]	2005-04-21 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI300	INDIA STRENGTHENS OIL AND GAS TIES WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On January 7, India and Iran strengthened significantly their oil and gas relationship when they reached an agreement in which India will purchase a total of 7.5 million tons per year (MMTA) of LNG for 25 years beginning in 2009. Iran will reportedly allow Indian state-controll [...]	2005-01-12 11:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ECON PREL IR IN
05NEWDELHI301	AFTER DIXIT, INDIA PONDERS ROLE OF ITS NSA AND WHO [...] (C) Summary: Two questions now swirl around India's National Security Advisor position: will it lose its major role in the Indian foreign policy establishment, and who will land the job permanently? JN Dixit's death has prompted media speculation that PM Manmohan Singh is reassessing what he want [...]	2005-01-12 12:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS PREL PGOV IN PK
05NEWDELHI3017	COMMANDER USPACOM MEETS DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) On 13 April 2005, Commander USPACOM met with Deputy National Security Advisor Ambassador Vijay Nambiar at the NSA's conferencing facility at the Cabinet Secretariat Building. Nambiar was joined by 10 members of the National Security Counsel. Also attending the meeting were PACOM staff, U [...]	2005-04-22 07:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PTER IN
05NEWDELHI303	INDIA VERY CONFIDENT IT IS RIGHT ON BAGLIHAR DAM [...] (C) Summary: In a January 12 meeting with PolCouns, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Arun K Singh was brimming with confidence that India was in the right on the Baglihar Dam issue. If Pakistan went forward with arbitration, as it has suggested, India is ready, and will be v [...]	2005-01-12 13:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC ECON PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3080	INDIA BREAKS RANKS TO OPPOSE GUANTANAMO RESOLUTION [...] (U) Following up earlier approaches by the Charge, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar called PolCouns on April 25 to make sure we had noticed the GOI's April 21 ""no"" vote on the Cuba-sponsored UNHRC resolution condemning US practices at Guantanamo. Jaishankar noted that most South Asia [...]	2005-04-25 10:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU IN
05NEWDELHI3086	PMO CONFIRMS MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO NEPAL STILL [...] (C) Summary: Contrary to reports sourced to the King of Nepal that India had reversed its suspension of military supplies, the PMO has confirmed to us press reports that India will only resume military assistance to Nepal in exchange for concrete progress towards restoration of democracy. Th [...]	2005-04-25 12:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS EAID IN NP
05NEWDELHI3087	WEN VISIT WRAP-UP: "SIGNIFICANT BOOST," NO [...] (C) Summary: Two weeks after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's "historic" April 9-12 visit to New Delhi (ref A),the initial breathless commentary has given way to a more sober and realistic assessment that no paradigm shift occurred, that Beijing did not exactly endorse India's UNSC bid, and that [...]	2005-04-25 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR CN IN UNSC
05NEWDELHI3132	INDIA LOOKING TO "SUBSTANTIATE" RELATIONS DURING [...] (C) Summary: For Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi's April 28-30 visit to New Delhi, the GOI will be focused on giving the relationship greater strategic and multilateral breadth, and solidifying Japan's support for India's UNSC campaign, according to our senior MEA interlocutors. Following Chine [...]	2005-04-26 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG KNNP IN UNSC
05NEWDELHI3164	INDIA WAITING FOR ACTION FROM NEPAL'S KING [...] (C) Summary: India wants to see progress toward democracy on the ground, not just hear the right words, before resuming arms shipments to Nepal, MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told PolCouns and Poloff on April 27. Dismissing media reports of a "U-turn in Indian policy" as "speculation [...]	2005-04-27 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS KDEM PHUM IN NP CH IS SF
05NEWDELHI3213	GOI STANDING FIRM AS BAGLIHAR PROCESS UNFOLDS [...] (C) Summary: The Foreign Ministry has denied to us reports that the GOI will halt work on the controversial Baglihar hydroelectric project to bring the GOP back to the negotiating table, maintaining that New Delhi has not changed its position regarding the legality of the project (reftel). Th [...]	2005-04-28 11:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ECON IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3218	PARADIGM SHIFT ON KASHMIR UNDERWAY [...] (C) Summary: President Musharraf's landmark visit to Delhi has strengthened the paradigm shift underway in India about the prospects for progress on Kashmir. Under the leadership of PM Manmohan Singh and the Pakistani President, the two countries have broken their impasse over Kashmir as the [...]	2005-04-28 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK IN
05NEWDELHI3220	INDIA DENIES UNLAWFUL IMPORT OF CONTROLLED [...] (C) Following several articles in the international and Indian press, PolCouns queried MEA Director, Disarmament and International Security (DISA),Venu Rajamony on April 26, about the GOI investigation of the case of Asher Karni, an Israeli businessman recently indicted in the US for unlawfu [...]	2005-04-28 13:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KNNP TSPA ETTC PK IN GOI
05NEWDELHI3242	EXBS: EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM STANDARDS FOR INDIA [...] (SBU) Export Control System Standards for India, in response to Ref A. The GOI is in the process of introducing new legislation aimed at licensing and controlling the export of WMD and their delivery systems. MEA contacts have stated that they expect to introduce and seek approval of the legi [...]	2005-04-29 10:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL IN GOI
05NEWDELHI3250	FOREIGN MINISTER SHOOTS DOWN ARMS FOR NEPAL [...] (U) Reaffirming India's position that the GOI wants to see meaningful steps toward restoration of democracy before resuming military assistance to Nepal (Ref B),Foreign Minister Natwar Singh told the upper house of Parliament on April 28 that following the arrest the day before of former PM [...]	2005-04-29 11:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MASS KDEM IN NP
05NEWDELHI3252	KOFI ANNAN BURSTS INDIA'S UNSC VETO BUBBLE [...] (C) Summary: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's April 26-28 visit to New Delhi began on a positive note as Annan and the GOI made amends for the GOI's refusal to allow the Secretary General to tour tsunami affected areas in southern SIPDIS India in January, but it ended with a bubble-burstin [...]	2005-04-29 12:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IN IZ UNSC
05NEWDELHI3275	INDIAN LAWMAKERS MISSING MESSAGE ON US-INDIA [...] (C) Summary: During an Indo-US Parliamentary Forum (IUPF) gathering on April 27, Indian lawmakers were upbeat about US-India relations, but were surprisingly uninformed about key details of the initiatives underway to make the strategic partnership a reality. Suggesting that the positive impa [...]	2005-05-02 07:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PARM KNNP PK CH IN NSSP US
05NEWDELHI33	SARAN EXPRESSES APPRECIATION FOR TSUNAMI [...] (C) In a January 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Secretary Saran expressed satisfaction at the US-India SIPDIS partnership in responding to the December 26 Bay of Bengal tsunami, and offered his understanding that the core group -- SIPDIS having effectively triggered a robust respo [...]	2005-01-03 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS CE IN
05NEWDELHI3308	INDIA UPBEAT WITH SHEINWALD ON CHINA AND PAKISTAN; [...] (C) Summary: Aside from nuclear issues (septel) UK NSA Sir Nigel Sheinwald's April 25-26 visit to New Delhi stuck to familiar ground, with the PM, NSA Narayanan, and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran providing an encouraging backdrop for SIPDIS the September 7-8 India-EU and India-UK Summits. [...]	2005-05-02 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PK IZ NP BG CH IN AF UK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3333	INDIA STILL PONDERING UN REFORMS, DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Summary: In a May 3 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Hamid Ali Rao welcomed the upcoming visit of the Secretary's Adviser on UN Reform Shirin Tahir-Kheli and requested more details on Washington's position on UN reform proposals. He acknowledged that In [...]	2005-05-03 13:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM IN KG UNSC
05NEWDELHI3365	INDIA'S LEADING COMMUNIST OPENS UP TO THE EMBASSY [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with Charge and Poloff on May 4, newly-elected Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat demonstrated that he is a talented SIPDIS and skillful leader who is well-aware of his political importance. Karat emphasized that the Communists want to play a [...]	2005-05-04 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV PINR IN
05NEWDELHI3367	KOIZUMI VISIT: LOW-KEY CAP ON A MAJOR MONTH [...] (C) Summary: Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi's low-key April 28-30 visit to India contrasted sharply with the breathlessness that followed Chinese Premier Wen's visit two weeks earlier. Koizumi and PM Manmohan Singh signed an eight-point program for boosting bilateral relations, particularly i [...]	2005-05-04 13:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KNNP IN UNSC
05NEWDELHI3392	CABINET PASSES LANDMARK EXPORT CONTROL LAW -- [...] (C) Speaking with PolCouns on April 5, PMO Director Venkatash Verma confirmed reports from that morning's papers that the Cabinet had approved the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prevention of Unlawful Activities) Bill, which will be introduced in Parliament in a matter [...]	2005-05-05 11:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KNNP TBIO TSPA IN GOI
05NEWDELHI3401	UK NEPAL ENVOYS: MEA HARD LINE ON THE KING [...] (C) Summary: In a May 5 discussion with PolCouns and Emboffs, visiting UK Special Representative for Nepal Sir Jeffrey James, UK Ambassador to Nepal Keith Bloomfield, and UK Emboffs reported from their meeting with Foreign Secretary Saran that MEA Nepal policy vis-a-vis the King is hardening [...]	2005-05-05 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS IN NP UK
05NEWDELHI3402	GOI READY TO ASSIST IRAQ, BUT QUIETLY [...] (C) Summary: Charge conveyed Ref A demarche encouraging a GOI statement on new Iraqi government on April 30. In a follow-up May 5 meeting, Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh told PolCouns and Poloff that while the MEA was unlikely to issue a formal statement congratulating the new Iraqi Tra [...]	2005-05-05 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM IN IZ
05NEWDELHI3431	GOI EXPECTS BHUTANESE REFUGEE SURVEYS TO CONTINUE, [...] (C) Summary: During a May 2 meeting with a visiting G/PRM/DRL/DHS delegation in India to review Tibetan and Bhutanese refugee issues, MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae offered his view that the UNHCR "had met the concerns" of HMGN in order to resume the registration of Bhutanese refugees [...]	2005-05-06 11:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PTER IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI3458	REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: INDIA AND PROLIFERATION [...] (C) In the run-up to Defense Minister Mukherjee's planned June 27 arrival in Washington, Mission continues to be approached by senior GOI officials inquiring about US deliberations on India's admission to the PSI core group. In this context, MEA officials cite the April 15 discussion between [...]	2005-05-09 10:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL ETTC KNNP UK IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI3479	INDIA CONGRATULATES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) In its first official statement about Iraq since the January 30 elections, on May 7 the GOI released a summary of PM Manmohan Singh's message to Iraqi PM Al-Jaafari, which welcomed the formation of the new transitional government and offered to assist the country's reconstruction in area [...]	2005-05-09 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ IN
05NEWDELHI3480	GOI TO RESUME NON-LETHAL MILITARY AID TO NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae called in PolCouns and Poloff on May 7 to inform us that the GOI, reviewing its suspension of military assistance to Nepal, had decided to release non-lethal supplies in the pipeline to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). Indian Ambassador to Kathm [...]	2005-05-09 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS KDEM IN NP
05NEWDELHI3494	MEA HOPEFUL NEPAL'S KING MAY ENGAGE PARTIES ON [...] (C) Summary: In a May 9 meeting with visiting Assistant Secretary for South Asia Christina Rocca, MEA Joint Secretary SIPDIS (North) Ranjit Rae welcomed the May 8 publication of a common platform by the Nepalese political parties as a potential "basis for talks" with King Gyanendra. The GO [...]	2005-05-10 06:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MASS PTER IN NP
05NEWDELHI35	INDIA UPBEAT ON PAKISTAN COMPOSITE DIALOGUE [...] (C) Indian readouts track closely with Islamabad's detailed and generally positive assessment of the December 27-28 meeting of Foreign Secretaries that concluded the second round of the Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue (reftel). In a January 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Secretary Saran r [...]	2005-01-03 13:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ENRG IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI352	MEA NON-PAPER ON TERRORIST CAMPS IN PAKISTAN AND PAKISTANI KASHMIR [...] (C) MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) Arun K Singh on January 12 showed PolCouns and Poloffs information on the locations and size of eight terrorist camps located in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir. The data are as follows: 2. (S) Begin list: -- Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (L [...]	2005-01-13 12:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI353	INDIA TSUNAMI UPDATE: JANUARY 13 [...] (SBU) Summary: Consular officers in Chennai continue to work to resolve the fewer than 20 remaining missing persons inquiries in India. The USAID/DART team that conducted assessments in Andhra Pradesh has found that there is not an emergency need for shelter, food and water in the state. The [...]	2005-01-13 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
05NEWDELHI355	MEA UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK, DESPITE SLOW PACE [...] (C) Summary: The Indian Foreign Ministry remains optimistic about Indo-Pak relations, despite slow progress in the recent round of the Composite Dialogue, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) Arun K Singh told SIPDIS PolCouns and Poloffs on January 12. ""The process has mo [...]	2005-01-13 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3587	SRINAGAR CAR BOMB: NEW KASHMIR TERRORIST M.O.? [...] (U) A car bomb exploded in the summer capital of J&K on May 11, killing two persons, injuring more than 50, and damaging more than one dozen vehicles and some 40 shops and other buildings. J&K police sources have confirmed the casualty figures, and report that the blast was an improvised exp [...]	2005-05-12 09:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PK IN
05NEWDELHI3603	ASSESSING OF INDIA'S DRAFT EXPORT CONTROL [...] (SBU) Summary: Our initial review of the "Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Bill, 2005" (Bill No. 70),suggests the draft legislation is a comprehensive statute that meets NSSP Phase Two requirements that the GOI introduce stronger exp [...]	2005-05-12 12:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MNUC IN GOI
05NEWDELHI3607	INDIA COMPLETES MEDIUM-RANGE, SURFACE-TO-SURFACE [...] MEA Deputy Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs) Naveen Srivastava confirmed to PolMilOff press reports that India completed its test of the Prithvi medium-range, surface-to-surface missile on May 12. Srivastava notified PolCouns of the test on May 11 (Reftel). 2. Cit [...]	2005-05-12 13:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MCAP MOPS IN
05NEWDELHI362	INDIA ACCEPTS TSUNAMI MILITARY LIAISON PROPOSAL [...] (C) Foreign Minister Natwar Singh used a January 13 meeting with CODEL Leach and the Ambassador to announce that the GOI has officially accepted the US proposal to appoint tsunami liaison officers. Singh indicated that Ambassador SIPDIS Ronen Sen in Washington has been instructed to have one of [...]	2005-01-13 13:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IN
05NEWDELHI364	INDIAN LEGISLATORS TELL CODEL LEACH THEY ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: Senators Sam Brownback and John Corzine, and Representatives James Leach, Earl Blumenaur, Scott Garrett, Wayne Gilchrest, Frank Pallone, and Diane Watson discussed a broad range of issues with an Indian parliamentary delegation led by MP Murli Deora, the President of the India [...]	2005-01-13 15:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC EAID KDEM PINR IN PK US INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3645	INDIAN PRIORITIES FOR MAY ARF SOM [...] (SBU) MEA Deputy Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Naveen Srivastava told us on May 13 that Additional Secretary Meera Shankar (International Security) will lead SIPDIS the Indian delegation to the May 19-10 ARF Senior Official's Meeting in Vientiane. He noted that India i [...]	2005-05-13 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR IN ARF
05NEWDELHI3646	INDIA SEEKS DIALOGUE ON NEPAL END-GAME [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and Poloff met with MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae on May 13 to review A/S Rocca's SIPDIS and Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee's recent audiences with Nepal's King Gyanendra. Rae emphasized that the King had not relented on his opposition to a dialogue with th [...]	2005-05-13 13:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI3647	GOI RENEWS CALL FOR IC-814 INFO AS TRIAL NEARS END [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) During a May 9 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall delivered the following non-paper requesting USG assistance with the GOI investigation into the December 1999 IC-814 hijacking. The non-paper is id [...]	2005-05-13 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK AF GOI
05NEWDELHI3652	INDIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES LANDMARK WMD/EXPORT [...] (C) Summary: The Indian Parliament passed the landmark "WMD and their Delivery Systems Bill" (Ref A) in record time, with only a few hours to spare before the session adjourned on May 13. FM Natwar Singh framed the bill as "overarching and integrated legislation" for India's existing non-pr [...]	2005-05-13 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP IN GOI
05NEWDELHI3653	FS SARAN PREPARES FOR WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary. In a May 14 meeting with the Charge, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran gave an optimistic overview of the SIPDIS issues for his upcoming trip to Washington, emphasizing the GOI's intention to develop a rich menu of deliverables to make the Prime Minister's July White House visit "a [...]	2005-05-14 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP KDEM ETTC MASS NP CH IZ IN US
05NEWDELHI3717	NSA NARAYANAN PRESSES FOR ACTION AGAINST LET, WELCOMES EXCHANGE ON NEPAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-17 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	IN MASS NP PK PREL PTER INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3745	MEA UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK, CLEARER ON SIACHEN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 18 meeting with Polcouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha gave us the clearest GOI position on Siachen we have had in some time, stressing that settlement will require a signed map showing current troop positions in order to close [...]	2005-05-18 13:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS ENRG IN PK AF TX INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3746	AFGHANS AND INDIANS ENCOURAGED BY BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: Afghan Ambassador to India Khalili expressed strong appreciation for Indian assistance to his country in a May 17 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, and told us that PM Manmohan Singh will visit Kabul in late June. In Khalili's view, the GOI welcomes Afghanistan's strategic partne [...]	2005-05-18 13:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID SNAR IN IR PK AF
05NEWDELHI3769	MEA PROVIDES "NEXT STEPS" FOR US-INDIA CT JWG [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- see Para 4. 2. (U) Summary: MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall recently gave Poloff the GOI's understanding of the next steps agreed to at the August 31-September 1, 2004, Sixth Meeting of the India-US Counter-Terrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG),with a r [...]	2005-05-19 11:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL EFIN SNAR TBIO IN AF PK CE BG NP US INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3770	INDIAN ENVOY TO REVIVE IRAQ ASSISTANCE OFFER [...] (C) On the eve of his May 22-25 mission to Baghdad, GOI mid-east envoy Chimaya Gharekhan told the Charge that "India needs to be move involved in Iraq" for its own interests, and indicated that he would convey to the Iraqi government "an open-ended commitment" to provide whatever assistance au [...]	2005-05-19 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ASEC IZ IN
05NEWDELHI38	INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP JANUARY 3 [...] (SBU) Summary: India-wide, consular officers have amassed a database of 500 missing persons inquiries to which they are responding, but still have no reported Amcit casualties in India. Mission engagement with the GOI on tsunami relief for India and the region continued with the Ambassador's [...]	2005-01-03 13:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
05NEWDELHI3810	PUTIN: "MANY GUESTS IN MOSCOW, BUT ONLY ONE INDIA" [...] (C) Summary: According to our Indian contacts, President Putin offered India a range of defense and energy cooperation proposals during PM Manmohan Singh's May 8-10 visit to Moscow, renewing top-level bonhomie after his scratchy visit to New Delhi last December. Commenting on Putin's offer to [...]	2005-05-20 12:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ETRD KNNP TSPA RS CH IN
05NEWDELHI3811	INDIA PREPARED TO ENGAGE INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: In an important May 17 address at the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO),India's premier military R&D facility, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared that with the passage of the new WMD law, India is prepared for "the broadest form of engagement with the int [...]	2005-05-20 12:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS KSTC KNNP KOMC ETTC IN GOI
05NEWDELHI3846	SUSPECTS ABOUND IN TWIN DELHI CINEMA BOMB BLASTS [...] (C) Summary: No person or group has yet claimed responsibility for the explosions in two New Delhi movie theaters on May 22 that killed one person and injured at least 50. Both cinemas, located in neighborhoods with large Sikh populations, were screening the controversial detective film "Jo [...]	2005-05-24 12:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER ASEC OVIP PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI3878	PRIORITIZING INDIA'S ENERGY DIPLOMACY AND [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Petroleum Additional Secretary (International Cooperation) Talmiz Ahmad outlined India's priorities for accessing more foreign fuel sources in a May 24 meeting with Charge and Emboffs. While domestic fuel subsidies continue to consume much of his attention, Minister [...]	2005-05-25 10:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET PK XA ZK ZP IN

05NEWDELHI388	SAARC SUMMIT: WHAT'S THE HOLD UP? [...] (C) Summary: The GOI has not yet agreed to the proposed February 7-9 dates for the SAARC Summit, and media reports indicate New Delhi has suggested February 6-7 instead. The MEA remains tightlipped about the reasons for delay, but some New Delhi foreign policy watchers speculate that the SAAR [...]	2005-01-14 10:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD BG PK IN SAARC
05NEWDELHI3882	TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-3 AND IJG PRENOTIFICATIONS [...] (C) During a May 19 meeting with Poloff, MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall expressed gratitude on behalf of the MEA's Americas and International Security divisions for keeping them in the loop on Washington's diplomatic CT efforts (Refs A-D). Admitting that MEA had limited information on ter [...]	2005-05-25 12:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN IN ID UZ PK
05NEWDELHI3918	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF INDIAN ARMY'S INDEPENDENT PARACHUTE BRIGADE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) Embassy has been approached by US Special Operations Command Pacific (SOPAC),which wishes to engage in a training program with an Indian military counterpart, the Indian Army's 10th Para (SF) Battalion, 50 Independent Parachute Brigade. [...]	2005-05-26 11:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR MASS IN
05NEWDELHI3933	THE UPA SCORES BETTER THAN AVERAGE AFTER ONE YEAR [...] (C) Summary: The UPA government completed one year in office on May 22. Although the Left parties and the BJP predictably criticized its performance, commentary has been generally positive, reflecting widespread respect for Manmohan Singh's performance. Despite some initial weaknesses (such [...]	2005-05-27 05:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PARM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL IN
05NEWDELHI395	INDIA COMMITTED TO PUL-I-KHUMRI, INTERESTED IN [...] (C) Summary: On January 12, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran) Arun K Singh and newly appointed Ambassador to Afghanistan Rakesh Sood provided an update on Indian projects in Afghanistan, noting proudly that with the exception of the Parliament building and the Pul-i-Khumri [...]	2005-01-14 11:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID IN AF
05NEWDELHI3969	INDIAN FOCUS ON FROZEN, WET, AND SOFT PAK BORDERS [...] (C) Summary: New Delhi is currently focused on three Indo-Pak territorial disputes, with senior officials in Islamabad discussing two of them, demilitarizing Siachen Glacier (May 26-27) and demarcating the international border at Sir Creek (May 28-29). Conventional thinking in Delhi is that, [...]	2005-05-27 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3971	DEMARCHE ON ILO BUDGET DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-27 13:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC ELAB IN
05NEWDELHI3973	AMB TAHIR-KHELI HEARS INDIAN UNSC PITCH [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with senior MEA officials on May 26, Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, the Secretary's UN Reform Adviser, heard a strong Indian claim for a permanent UNSC seat, and identified peacekeeping, management and accountability reform, counterterrorism, nonproliferation and demo [...]	2005-05-27 14:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM IN CH UNSC
05NEWDELHI4089	PM OPTIMISTIC ON INDO-PAK BUT COUNSELS AGAINST [...] (U) Summary: Speaking to foreign journalists on May 30 regarding the UPA government's one year anniversary, PM Manmohan Singh offered an upbeat assessment of Indo-Pak relations, but warned that a major terrorist attack could still derail the peace process. He also advised against artificial [...]	2005-06-01 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG CE IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4091	USG ASSESSMENT OF TIBETAN REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to the Dalai Lama's request that the US consider a resettlement program for some 10,000 Tibetan refugees, a USG delegation traveled to India and Nepal from May 2-10, meeting with Tibetan, Indian, Nepalese, and Embassy officials to assess the political and logistical [...]	2005-06-01 14:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL CH BT NP IN
05NEWDELHI4124	GOI AGREES TO COORDINATION ON PUL-I-KHUMRI, [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with a delegation from Embassy and USAID Kabul and the Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW),MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) Dilip Sinha agreed to Indian participation as necessary in a donor Steering Committee in Kabul to coordinate technical de [...]	2005-06-02 11:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ENRG PREL IN AF PK
05NEWDELHI4131	INDIAN PUNDITS PRESS FOR NEW DIRECTION IN NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: Delhi-based Nepal-watchers are split in their diagnosis of the strength of the competing factions in Nepal, and on their prescriptions for an end to the country's political crisis. The GOI decision to release non-lethal military assistance to the RNA and press reports of Indian [...]	2005-06-02 12:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM MASS IN NP UK
05NEWDELHI4193	GOI WILL ENCOURAGE NEPALESE LEADER TO SHUN MAOISTS [...] (C) Summary: Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told A/DCM and Poloff on June 3 that India will caution Nepali Congress leader GP Koirala to avoid allying with the Maoists during his upcoming visit to New Delhi. Following a visit to Kathmandu, Rae worried that the gap between the King and the [...]	2005-06-03 12:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI4194	INDIAN MISSION TO IRAQ OPENS DOORS FOR COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: On June 1, MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh briefed PolCouns and PolMilOff about West Asia Special Envoy Ambassador Chinmaya Gharekhan's recent visit to Baghdad. As the first official contact between the GOI and the new Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG),Gharekhan's vis [...]	2005-06-03 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD IZ IN
05NEWDELHI4200	GOI CAUTIOUS ON SEPARATIST VISIT TO PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary: During a June 3 farewell call that GOI Kashmir Interlocutor NN Vohra requested with soon-to-depart D/Polcouns, the senior official focused on two unprecedented events: the ground-breaking visit of what he termed "so-called moderate separatists" to Pakistani Kashmir and Pakistan p [...]	2005-06-03 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4205	INDIA DELIBERATING ON LEVEL OF BRUSSELS CONFERENCE [...] (C) Responding to Acting DCM's presentation of ref A demarche on Iraq, MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh reported June 3 that GOI is still deliberating on its level of representation at the Brussels International Conference. Foreign Minister Natwar Singh is scheduled to be in London and [...]	2005-06-03 13:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IN IZ
05NEWDELHI4232	ADVANI'S DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE IN PAKISTAN PROVOKES [...] (C) Summary: During his landmark May 30-June 6 trip to Pakistan, Opposition Leader LK Advani renounced his former antagonism towards Pakistan and its founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah, lauding him as a secular "ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity." Advani's public recognition of Pakistani sovereignty [...]	2005-06-06 13:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IN PK
05NEWDELHI4234	GOI WATER ISSUES FLOWING SLOWLY WITH PAKISTAN AND [...] (C) Summary: In recent meetings with SA Bureau's S&T Officer for Pakistan and Bangladesh Marcella Szymanski, the MEA emphasized GOI commitment to working with Bangladesh to create water sharing agreements to benefit both countries and to resolving its water issues with Pakistan consistent with [...]	2005-06-07 03:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EWWT SENV BG PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4270	ADVANI RESIGNATION THROWS THE BJP INTO TURMOIL [...] (U) BJP President LK Advani threw his party into turmoil on June 7 when he abruptly announced his resignation after a tempest erupted following his recent visit to Pakistan (Reftel). In his letter of resignation Advani stood by his remarks in Pakistan praising the country's founder Muhammad [...]	2005-06-07 12:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IN PK
05NEWDELHI4315	ADVANI'S RESIGNATION - WHAT DOES IT MEAN? [...] (C) Summary: The turmoil surrounding Advani's dramatic June 7 resignation as BJP President continues. The BJP leadership meeting June 8 voted unanimously for him to remain, while the Sangh Parivar (family of Hindu nationalist groups) spent the day celebrating his resignation and anticipating [...]	2005-06-08 13:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IN PK
05NEWDELHI4330	INDO-BANGLADESHI RELATIONS SOUR [...] (C) Summary: Relations between India and Bangladesh have soured since the April 16 killing of a BSF guard along the India-Bangladesh border, with increased concerns about illegal migration and terrorist groups along the border and calls for a more aggressive Indian policy towards the GOB. At [...]	2005-06-09 05:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM KWMN BG IN
05NEWDELHI4355	INVITATION DELIVERED, SARAN OUT OF TOWN [...] (C) As Foreign Secretary Saran is away from New Delhi, Charge forwarded U/S Burns's invitation to Saran's office via letter, and called Acting Joint Secretary (Americas) Renu Pall to alert her to the invitation. Pall called Charge later in the day to say that Saran already has committed to p [...]	2005-06-09 13:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN UNSC
05NEWDELHI4434	INDIA SUPPORTS SRI LANKA'S JOINT MECHANISM AND AIR [...] (C) Summary: During Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga's visit to New Delhi on June 2-3, PM Singh gave GOI conditional support for the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS),discussed concerns about the LTTE's air capability, and offered to upgrade Sri Lankan Air Forc [...]	2005-06-13 11:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS ECON CE IN
05NEWDELHI4449	SIKH TERRORISTS, WEAPONS CACHES SEIZED AFTER DELHI [...] (C) Summary: The recent arrests of terrorists from the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) group -- which is proscribed under the US Terrorist Exclusion List -- included all the main conspirators in the May 22 twin cinema bombings as well as a BKI leader who had escaped police custody earlier t [...]	2005-06-13 13:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL IN PK CA GM TH TC
05NEWDELHI4531	GOI SATISFIED WITH KOIRALA VISIT, BUT NOT HOPEFUL [...] (C) Summary: As former Nepalese PM GP Koirala prepared to depart New Delhi after his meetings with GOI officials and politicians, MEA Under Secretary (Nepal) Manu Mahawar told Poloff on June 14 that the visit was a success for the GOI, allowing frank exchange of views on the political impasse [...]	2005-06-15 11:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI4532	GOI DECLINES OFFER OF ITEMIZERS FOR KASHMIR BUS [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-15 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PTER IN PK
05NEWDELHI4590	FM WILL ATTEND BRUSSELS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-16 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EIND IN IZ
05NEWDELHI4619	AMBASSADOR JONES DISCUSSES INDIAN OPPORTUNITIES IN [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with the GOI, strategic analysts, and journalists in New Delhi on June 10, Iraq Coordinator Ambassador Richard Jones encouraged high-level GOI participation at the upcoming US-EU conference on Iraq and suggested several priority areas in which the GOI may support pol [...]	2005-06-17 10:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EAID IZ IN
05NEWDELHI4634	GOI HOPING FOR MORE ON UN REFORMS [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-17 13:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL IN UNSC
05NEWDELHI4690	FOREIGN SECRETARY: GET NSSP OUT OF THE WAY, THE [...] (C) Summary: In a June 16 meeting with A/S Rademaker and the Ambassador, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran said he wanted to "get NSSP out of the way" before PM Manmohan Singh's July 18 visit in order "to move on to the bigger things we can do together," but stressed that "our way of doing things [...]	2005-06-21 09:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KNNP KSTC IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI4715	INDIAN NON-PAPER ON BARC COOPERATION WITH IRAN [...] (C) During the June 16 US-India Strategic Stability and Nonproliferation Dialogue, MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar gave A/S for Arms Control Stephen Rademaker the following nonpaper regarding possible cooperation between a Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) s [...]	2005-06-21 11:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IR IN
05NEWDELHI4718	INDIAN NON-PAPER ON PAKISTANI EFFORTS TO PURCHASE [...] (C) During the June 16 US-India Strategic Stability and Nonproliferation Dialogue, MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar gave A/S for Arms Control Stephen Rademaker the following non-paper regarding possible sale of a fixed gamma ray spectrometer by the US firm Canbe [...]	2005-06-21 11:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM PK CH IN US INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4719	INDIAN NON-PAPER ON PAKISTANI EFFORTS TO PROCURE [...] (C) During the June 16 US-India Strategic Stability and Nonproliferation Dialogue, MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar gave A/S for Arms Control Stephen Rademaker the following non-paper regarding Pakistani entity Project Management Organization's efforts to procur [...]	2005-06-21 11:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PK CH IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4721	SCENESETTER FOR INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MUKHERJEE,S 25 JUNE - 2 JULY VISIT TO THE USA [...] (C) Summary: Secretary Rumsfeld, we appreciate your willingness to host the upcoming visit of Indian Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee, and see many opportunities to accelerate our burgeoning defense cooperation with a nation we believe to be the key to a prosperous and peaceful future for South A [...]	2005-06-21 12:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL ETTC ETRD KNNP MASS PTER IN NP PK IZ IR
05NEWDELHI4760	INDIAN PANCHAYATIS GIVE GLOWING REPORT ON [...] The New Delhi-based Institute for Social Sciences (ISS) on June 16 hosted Pakistani High Commissioner Aziz Ahmed Khan for the formal release of the trip report detailing the two-week tour of Pakistan that ISS organized for 33 elected Indian local government representatives. The delegation of [...]	2005-06-22 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4798	INDIA READY TO COOPERATE WITH IRAQ ON SECURITY AND [...] (C) DCM spoke to Iraqi Charge Muayad Hussain on June 23 to share with him the text of Indian FM Singh's statement at the US-EU Conference on Iraq (text below). Highlighting the FM's offer that, "We stand ready to cooperate with Iraq in providing assistance in capacity building, for security [...]	2005-06-23 12:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG IZ IN
05NEWDELHI4862	INDIA PONDERS NEW IRANIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Indian foreign policy watchers predict that the June 25 Iranian presidential election outcome will upset the equilibrium in India's balancing act between its energy and trade interests in Iran and its growing strategic partnership with Washington. New Delhi's improved ties with Tehran in [...]	2005-06-27 12:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN IR
05NEWDELHI492	INDIA DOWNPLAYS LOC CEASEFIRE VIOLATION [...] (C) New Delhi has publicly downplayed the January 18 evening incident of artillery fire at the LOC, the first such case since guns fell silent in November 2003, and has assigned its Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) to discuss the incident with his Pakistani counterpart via a reg [...]	2005-01-19 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4934	INDIA NOT AVERSE TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PROPOSAL [...] (C) On June 29, Charge reviewed Ref A points with MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Hamid Ali Rao, emphasizing that at this early stage in the discussions, the US would like other countries to avoid making preemptive negative statements about the proposed Human Rights Council (HRC). Noting t [...]	2005-06-29 09:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM IN
05NEWDELHI496	BHUTANESE AMBASSADOR: SECURITY SITUATION IN NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: The poor security situation in Nepal, instability of the government in Kathmandu, and uncertainty over future GON willingness to deliver on any inherited agreements will hinder the refugee repatriation process, Bhutanese Ambassador Lyonpo Dago Tshering told the Ambassador on Jan [...]	2005-01-19 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF PTER IN NP BT UNHCR
05NEWDELHI4961	US-INDIA NON-PROLIFERATION DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Arms Control A/S Stephen Rademaker and representatives from AC, NP, SA, OSD, and Embassy met GOI counterparts, led by MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar on June 16 to continue the ongoing bilateral dialogue on strategic stability and nonproliferation [...]	2005-06-29 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM ETTC KSTC IR PK CH IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI5047	U/S BURNS DISCUSSES PM'S VISIT WITH FS SARAN [...] (C) Summary: In a three and a half-hour session with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on June 24, U/S Burns reviewed deliverables for PM Manmohan Singh's July 18 visit to Washington, discussing in detail those of greatest interest to New Delhi (Civil Nuclear cooperation and UNSC reform) and revi [...]	2005-07-01 12:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETTC EAGR IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI5048	U/S BURNS' DISCUSSIONS ON SOUTH ASIAN ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: U/S Nicholas Burns met with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on June 25 to review Indo-Pak SIPDIS relations, Iran, Nepal, Bangladesh, and briefly Sri Lanka. Although pleased with the groundswell of support for people-to-people exchanges with Pakistan, Saran warned that a single [...]	2005-07-01 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PK AF IR NP BG CE IN US
05NEWDELHI5049	MISHRA CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC TO U/S BURNS ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with U/S Burns and the Charge on June 25, former NSA Brajesh Mishra was cautiously optimistic on the US-India relationship. One of the architects of India's greatly expanded ties with Washington, Mishra stressed that progress would be incremental and evolutionary, that b [...]	2005-07-01 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP ENRG IN CH US
05NEWDELHI5108	SEEKING ELECTORAL GAINS LEFT PARTIES COME DOWN [...] (C) Summary: India's Left parties have severely criticized the "New Framework for the US-India Defense Relationship" signed by SecDef Rumsfeld and DefMin Mukherjee on June 28, despite initial positive reviews from most Indian media and strategic commentators, and will hold street demonstrations [...]	2005-07-05 10:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV PINR PINS PREL IN US
05NEWDELHI5117	AFGHAN FM ABDULLAH DISCUSSES TALIBAN VIOLENCE, [...] (C) Summary: Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah's July 3-5 visit to New Delhi was uneventful, but gave the GOI a chance to display its continued commitment to Afghan reconstruction and its determination to play a role in Central Asia through its relationships in Afghanistan. According to the Af [...]	2005-07-05 12:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AF IN PK UNSC
05NEWDELHI5165	LET PRIME SUSPECT IN SYMBOLIC AYODHYA ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: The July 5 attempt by suspected Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) terrorists to wreck the controversial Ayodhya temple site was foiled by Indian security forces who had been previously alerted that the group might target religious sites. The incident, however, is causing significant rippl [...]	2005-07-06 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM IN PK
05NEWDELHI5166	INDIA SEEKING SMALL-SCALE PROJECTS IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of the US-EU Conference in Brussels, MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf Division) Sanjay Singh reiterated GOI willingness to support Iraq's reconstruction and sought specific small-scale projects, especially in the electricity sector, which the GOI might consider funding a [...]	2005-07-07 01:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ENRG KDEM IZ IN
05NEWDELHI5208	SONIA GANDHI CAPS INDIA'S MONTH IN RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: Sonia Gandhi's trip to Russia from June 13-16 (Ref A) on her first bilateral visit abroad since taking over as the United Progressive Alliance Chairperson has stirred debate about the symbolism of her trip and provoked a front-page controversy over questions of ethics and protoco [...]	2005-07-07 10:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET PGOV RS IN
05NEWDELHI5216	BJP MISCALCULATES AGAIN: EFFORTS TO CAPITALIZE ON [...] (C) Summary: BJP attempts to capitalize on the July 5 Ayodhya terrorist attack have largely fallen flat, and opposition calls for the resignation of Home Minister Patil and the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister have evoked little popular response. BJP calls for nationwide strikes and demonstrations [...]	2005-07-07 11:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER KISL IN PK
05NEWDELHI5226	PM: SPIKE IN TERRORISM COULD THREATEN INDO-PAK [...] (C) Summary: In addition to the July 6 attack in Ayodhya, senior J&K politicians and civilian officials are increasingly under terrorist attack, and a long string of bombings in Kashmir is growing more lethal. The recent incidents in J&K, coupled with the Ayodhya attack (Ref A),led to PM Si [...]	2005-07-07 12:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI5278	MTAG: IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO PROCURE MISSILE TECH [...] (S) PolMilOff raised the points in Ref A regarding Indian firms Aron Hurley Koncepts and KG Global's possible transfer of sensitive equipment to Iran in a July 8 meeting with MEA Under Secretary, Disarmament and International Security (DISA),Nutan Kapoor. PolMilOff also gave Kapoor a non-pap [...]	2005-07-11 06:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL MNUC IR IN GOI
05NEWDELHI5318	INDIA REVIVES TOP-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT WITH BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: Meetings between the Foreign Secretaries of India and Bangladesh in New Delhi on June 21-22 provided the first opportunity after a two year gap for the nations' top diplomats to turn around deteriorating relations by airing disagreements, reviving several working groups, and plann [...]	2005-07-11 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM KWMN ETRD ENRG BD IN
05NEWDELHI5319	INDIA HOPING TO LURE NEPAL MAOISTS INTO POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: In a July 11 meeting with MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae, PolCouns emphasized the need to SIPDIS coordinate USG and GOI policy to prevent sending mixed messages to the Nepalese political parties, Maoists, and King, and expressed concern about the risks inherent in New [...]	2005-07-11 13:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PHUM PTER IN NP AF CE
05NEWDELHI5354	PM AND DEFMIN SCOFF AT LEFTIST CRITICISM OF U.S. [...] (C) Summary: To place Left Parties' continuing attacks on the New Framework for US-India Defense in context, Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have reassured critics that the agreement is in India's national interest, does not compromise Indian security or soverei [...]	2005-07-12 14:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MARR KSTC IN
05NEWDELHI5355	INDIAN PARTICIPATION AT DEAD SEA CONFERENCE [...] (U) Responding to points in Ref A, MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh told PolMilOff on July 12 that he and the Indian Charge in Baghdad, Mr. S. Sharma, would attend the July 18-19 Dead Sea Conference on Iraq. 2. (SBU) He also confirmed that the GOI had disbursed the full amount of t [...]	2005-07-13 01:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON JO IZ IN
05NEWDELHI5382	DELHI WORRIED ABOUT SPIKE IN TERRORISM, THREATS, [...] (C) Summary: Indian concerns over possible spectacular terrorist incidents are escalating, based on the recent London and Ayodhya attacks, widespread speculation on what high-profile target might be next, and a significant uptick in terrorism reporting in the Indian media, most of which point [...]	2005-07-13 12:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL SCUL ASEC IN PK
05NEWDELHI5444	INDIA COMPLETES THE NSSP, STILL PONDERING PSI [...] (S) Summary: Paving the way for completion of the NSSP, MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar delivered two non-papers to the Charge and PolCouns on July 14, one responding to USG questions about implementation of the WMD Bill (see text in para 5 and initial analysi [...]	2005-07-14 13:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETTC KNNP KSTC PARM TSPA IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI5445	GOI WORKING TO MANAGE DISAPPOINTMENT AT US G-4 [...] (C) Summary: US opposition to the G-4 UN Security Council expansion proposal was badly received in India, but the GOI is doing damage control to preserve the positive atmospherics of the PM's July 18-20 Washington visit, including working to ensure the resolution will not come up for a vote while t [...]	2005-07-14 13:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN CH UNSC
05NEWDELHI5446	GOI WANTS TO HELP US IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha told us on July 14 that India is very committed to its Afghan reconstruction projects, is looking for opportunities to do more in reconstruction, vocational training, and election and governance technical assistance, a [...]	2005-07-14 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM PTER IN PK AF IR
05NEWDELHI5447	INDO-PAK RAPPROCHEMENT CONTINUES DESPITE TERROR [...] (C) Summary: In a July 14 meeting, MEA Joint Secretary Dilip Sinha reassured us that Indo-Pak rapprochement would continue despite indications Islamabad is ramping up cross-border infiltration and terrorism. The Composite Dialogue round is half-way through but there has been no progress in t [...]	2005-07-14 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ENRG ETRD KDEM IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI5480	BHUTAN REITERATES COMMITMENT TO DEWEY-WANGCHUCK [...] (C) Summary: The Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) remains committed to resolving the refugee problem using the Dewey-Wangchuck framework and is ready to meet with its Nepalese counterparts to hash out the modalities of the agreement, Bhutanese Ambassador Tshering told us on July 13. After rec [...]	2005-07-15 10:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI549	INDIA ON EAST ASIA SUMMIT: NOT WITHOUT ME [...] (C) Summary: Following the November 2004 ASEAN Plus One Summit in Vientiane, the MEA scoffed at the idea of an East Asia Summit, but a recent conversation with MEA Joint Secretary (Southeast Asia Two) Biren Nanda indicates India SIPDIS has shifted from that position. It now appears that In [...]	2005-01-20 13:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECIN IN ASEAN
05NEWDELHI551	MEA WARNS OF NUCLEAR IMPASSE IN NSSP [...] (C) The Ambassador used a January 20 meeting with MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar to press for a timely reply to the US requests conveyed via ref A and to underline the importance of India coming to us with draft export control legislation and other outstanding items related to P [...]	2005-01-20 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KNNP TRGY TPHY IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI5522	INDIAN POLICE DETAIL L-E-T ROLE IN AYODHYA ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary: Indian police and press sources have broadly outlined the role of Lashkar-e-Taiba (L-e-T) in the July 5 attack on the disputed Ayodhya temple site in Uttar Pradesh. Several suspected accomplices have been detained, the alleged "mastermind" is reported to have returned to Pakistan, [...]	2005-07-18 10:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI5592	SRINAGAR BOMBING MERITS PUBLIC USG RESPONSE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: A powerful car bomb possibly detonated by a suicide bomber killed at least 3 security personnel and two unidentified persons (probably including the terrorist) outside of a school today in Srinagar. Police sources tell us [...]	2005-07-20 09:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN PK
05NEWDELHI5616	PM SINGH'S US TRIP MEETS NEW DELHI'S HIGH [...] (C) Summary: Initial reactions to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's highly anticipated July 18-19 meetings in Washington have been overwhelmingly positive. Most commentators believe that the US decision to normalize our civil nuclear relationship puts substance behind the US promise to assist [...]	2005-07-20 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP ETRD ENRG IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI5680	PRIME MINISTER SINGH'S NUCLEAR LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Our contacts in the Indian nuclear establishment welcomed the July 18 announcement of potential civil nuclear cooperation and are confident that Prime Minister Singh's experience with the nuclear sector will be critical to rapid implementation of the commitments that India made [...]	2005-07-22 11:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD IN KNNP PGOV PREL NSSP
05NEWDELHI5684	INDIAN OBSERVERS: TIME TO TURN UP PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Summary: Non-governmental Nepal-watchers in New Delhi remain pessimistic about the chances for a compromise between King Gyanendra and the Nepalese political parties. Many say that the next 2-3 months will be crucial for a rapprochement, with a strong likelihood that the parties and Maois [...]	2005-07-22 13:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM IN NP
05NEWDELHI5685	MONSOON SESSION OF PARLIAMENT LIKELY TO BE LESS [...] (C) Summary: Although it leads the opposition, the BJP is in disarray and largely incapable of playing a strong role in the upcoming Parliamentary session scheduled for July 25-August 26. The Left Front (LF) is determined to fill the vacuum and will act more like an opposition party than an [...]	2005-07-22 13:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KNNP IN
05NEWDELHI5755	JASWANT IN THE WILDERNESS [...] (C) Summary: A deeply embittered Jaswant Singh shared with us a scathing assessment of the Congress government, calling Manmohan Singh unfit to govern India and warning that the contradictions inherent in the UPA coalition made meaningful reform impossible. Jaswant disassociated himself from t [...]	2005-07-26 13:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP EINV PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI5756	INDIA SEEKS US INTERVENTION WITH PAKISTAN ON NEPAL [...] (C) Echoing the GOI appeal last March (reftel),MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar sought the Charge's SIPDIS assistance in conveying to Washington a formal GOI request for US intervention with Pakistan to prevent a possible Pakistan Ordinance Factory delivery of eight million roun [...]	2005-07-26 13:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL PTER IN NP PK
05NEWDELHI5814	INDIA AND NEPAL TO TEST BORDER CONTROLS [...] (SBU) Summary: India and Nepal have agreed to a pilot program to check documents at only one border crossing as an experiment in increasing security along the 1,750 km open border. MEA officials downplayed the significance of the decision with us, pointing out that any substantial control ov [...]	2005-07-27 12:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV PBTS IN NP
05NEWDELHI5815	INDIAN LEFT OPPOSES "PRO-US SHIFT" BUT WILL [...] Summary: The Left Front heavily criticized agreements reached during the PM's visit to Washington, claiming that the UPA has abandoned its pledge in the Common Minimum Program (CMP) to pursue "multipolarity," in favor of a "pro-US shift" initiated by the previous NDA government. The CPI and C [...]	2005-07-27 13:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM KNNP ECON IN CH IR
05NEWDELHI5845	TEA WITH AN INDIAN MARXIST: ARTICULATE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge and D/Polcouns met July 26 with Sitaram Yechury, a senior and more moderate member of the CPI/M, to understand better the Left's political calculus at the start of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, and also to make the pitch for better ties with the U.S. Yechury is the [...]	2005-07-28 07:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ELAB IN
05NEWDELHI586	PRESERVING THE LOC CEASEFIRE [...] (U) This is an action request for SA. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (S) The LOC ceasefire is one of the most important achievements in the slow but steady Indo-Pak rapproachement process that began in mid-2003 with former PM Vajpayee's ""Hand of Friendship"" speech, but without US engagemen [...]	2005-01-24 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL MOPS IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI5867	INDIAN INITIATIVES IN IRAQ STILL ON HOLD [...] (C) Summary: Following the Dead Sea conference on Iraq, MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh told PolCouns and PolMilOff on July 28 that he was impressed with how Iraqis were taking control of their political process, and expressed confidence that this would result in greater support for r [...]	2005-07-28 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ENRG EPET IZ IN
05NEWDELHI5868	INDIAN PEACEKEEPERS: SUDAN READY TO GO, MAYBE MORE [...] (C) Summary: Indian media reported on July 27 that a second Indian infantry brigade had been told to prepare to deploy to the UN peacekeeping operation (PKO) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While MEA Under Secretary (UN Political) K Nandini told us that the MEA was SIPDIS unawa [...]	2005-07-28 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO IN CG SU UNSC
05NEWDELHI5879	INDIAN PM BRIEFS PARLIAMENT ON US TIES: IT'S ALL [...] (C) Summary: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heralded his first state visit to the US as an unqualified success for India's foreign and economic policy in a speech to Parliament on July 29, and emphasized that India's relationship with the US was based on equality and reciprocity, sentim [...]	2005-07-29 11:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MNUC ENRG EINV KNNP IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI5912	BHUTANESE DRAFT CONSTITUTION: A STEP IN THE RIGHT [...] (C) Summary: The RGOB released a draft constitution on March 26, continuing the process of democratic reform started when the King abdicated power to a council of ministers in 1998. The draft, if approved, would create a constitutional monarchy with a Parliament consisting of an upper and lo [...]	2005-07-29 13:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL ECON KDEM KIRF SENV IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI5913	INDIAN SUPREME COURT DEFENDS ASSAM AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Amidst continuing anguish over the growing number of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in India, the Supreme Court on July 13 repealed the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) (IMDT) Act in Assam, marking a victory for the BJP and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and paving the way [...]	2005-07-29 13:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PINS SMIG PREL BD IN
05NEWDELHI5925	KASHMIRIS: INDIA NOW HOLDS ALL THE CARDS, BUT WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A survey of Kashmiri political opinion in Srinagar, Jammu, and Delhi indicates a consensus that India is in a magisterial position right now: our contacts assess that India's strategic stock is secure and rising on the heels of the PM's visit to Washington; they agree the mood of [...]	2005-08-01 07:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS ECON ASEC PBTS IN PK
05NEWDELHI594	INDIA'S SUNNI-SHIA DIVIDE DOMINATES MUSLIM [...] (C) Summary: Indian Shias are excited about the prospect of a Shia government in Iraq, revere Ayatollah Sistani and support the January 30 election. This does not mean, however, that they are pro-American, as they also want US troops to depart Iraq as soon as possible and Iraq and Iran to ha [...]	2005-01-25 05:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PINR PREL PTER SCUL IN IR IZ
05NEWDELHI5957	TENTATIVE INDIAN ATTENDANCE AT 60TH UNGA [...] MEA UN Political Director Pankaj Sharma told Poloff that the Indian delegation to the September UNGA High-Level Event in New York has not yet been finalized, as the composition will be the prerogative of the Prime Minister. However, he informed us that previous delegations have included the [...]	2005-08-02 06:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP IN UNGA GOI
05NEWDELHI5960	MHA ADDRESSING TERRORISM, WILLING TO CONSIDER [...] (C) Summary: Special Secretary (Home) KP Singh told Charge, Consul General and Poloff on August 1 that recent terrorist attacks in India, while worrisome, represent a return to past levels of higher terrorist activity to which India was accustomed. He identified several new MHA initiatives t [...]	2005-08-02 08:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC MASS IN PK NP
05NEWDELHI5964	MHA WILLING TO PONDER DEPORTEE DOCUMENTATION FIX [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Ministry of Home Affairs Special Secretary Kanwar Pratap Singh told Charge, Consul General and Poloff on August 1 that MHA would be willing to meet with DHS representatives to explore developing a mechanism to speed up the process of documenting Indian nation [...]	2005-08-02 10:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL KCRM IN US
05NEWDELHI6011	PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE ON US-INDO NUCLEAR DEAL [...] (C) Summary: The much-anticipated Lok Sabha debate on PM Singh's visit to Washington and his July 28 statement in Parliament (Ref A) contained few surprises: the BJP called for a national debate and nit-picked over technicalities of the agreement while the Communist parties decried the Congre [...]	2005-08-03 15:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MNUC MASS KNNP ENRG EPET KDEM NSSP
05NEWDELHI6032	WEST BENGAL FRETS OVER ALLEGED ISI CONTAGION [...] (C) A two day visit to Calcutta revealed surprisingly deep anxiety over the presence in West Bengal of terrorist cells and radical Islamist groups allegedly linked to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The starkest message during PolCouns' August 1-2 visit came from Home Secretary [...]	2005-08-04 11:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KISL IN BG PK
05NEWDELHI6036	INDIA'S SAARC PRIORITIES: SAFTA IS KEY [...] (C) Summary: In a July 28 meeting, newly appointed MEA Joint Secretary for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) P.K. Kapur highlighted the GOI's priorities for the November 12-13 meeting in Dhaka, including the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA),a poverty and infrast [...]	2005-08-04 14:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECIN EAID BG SL NP PK ML BU IN SAARC
05NEWDELHI6079	PM REAFFIRMS VALUE OF STRATEGIC TIES WITH U.S. IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Compared to the staid August 3 Lok Sabha debate about Prime Minister Singh's Washington visit (Reftel),the statements in the Rajya Sabha on August 4 were much livelier, with the depth of feeling reflected in repeated personal insults and yelling matches. Throughout the debate [...]	2005-08-05 12:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MNUC MASS KNNP ENRG EPET KDEM IN
05NEWDELHI6080	DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-05 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL IN BT UNGA
05NEWDELHI6148	MEA HINTS AT COY INDIAN SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) PolCouns delivered Ref A points on July 29 to MEA Joint Secretaries Hamid Ali Rao (UN Political) and Manjeev Puri (UN Economic and Social). In a follow-up meeting with Puri on August 8, the Joint Secretary assured us that the US shouldn't worry about the Human Rights Council (HRC),as he [...]	2005-08-08 14:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IN
05NEWDELHI6149	MEA GRASPING FOR A PLAN B IN NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told PolCouns and Poloff on August 8 that the "window of opportunity" for reconciliation between the Palace and the political parties in Nepal is closing, and MEA is looking for new ways to increase pressure on the King. India was annoyed b [...]	2005-08-08 14:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS KDEM MOPS IN NP
05NEWDELHI6150	DELHI ON WARY TACK WITH ISLAMABAD, MULLING TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite mounting political concern about increased infiltration across the Line of Control (LOC),and BJP sniping over the UPA government's failure to hold Pakistan accountable for terrorism in India, the GOI's top leadership has remained committed to forward progress in the Ind [...]	2005-08-08 15:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ECON PTER KDEM KISL MOPS PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI6181	MUKHERJEE AGAIN UNDERLINES VALUE OF US-INDIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an otherwise uneventful August 8 Parliamentary debate on the US-India Defense Framework, Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee signaled strong support for burgeoning Indo-American military ties. Mukherjee responded to politically motivated BJP complaints and the usual litany o [...]	2005-08-09 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MNUC ENRG EINV KNNP MASS IN
05NEWDELHI621	INDIA WELCOMES MORE CONTACT BETWEEN KASHMIRIS [...] (C) Summary: The Pugwash-sponsored conference on Kashmir held in Kathmandu last December has reinforced growing GOI receptivity towards contact between Kashmiris from India and Pakistan, and New Delhi is considering proposals for a follow-on meeting, possibly in Srinagar, according to Kashmir [...]	2005-01-25 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN NP PK
05NEWDELHI6213	INDIAN SUPREME COURT VERDICT IN 2001 PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Indian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for Mohammad Afzal, reduced a death sentence to 10 years imprisonment for Shaukat Hussain, and acquitted Navjot Sandhu (aka: Afsan Guru),and SAR Geelani (of whom three are Kashmiris) in connection with the spectacular December 13 [...]	2005-08-10 11:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS IN PK
05NEWDELHI6215	MEA PLAYS DOWN BHUTANESE KING'S VISIT [...] (C) Summary: King Wangchuck's August 1-4 visit to New Delhi was part of a routine exchange and did not focus narrowly on an imminent Bhutan-China boundary agreement, according to MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal/Bhutan) Ranjit Rae. Rae said that the border issue was discussed, along with other rout [...]	2005-08-10 12:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF ECON IN NP BT CH
05NEWDELHI6218	INDIAN MID-EAST ENVOY PITCHES FOR GAZA ROLE, [...] (C) In an August 10 meeting with the Charge, GOI "West Asia" Special Envoy Chinmaya Gharekhan underlined New Delhi's strong interest in contributing to the task of Israeli disengagement from Gaza, and noted that India was discussing with the Palestinians how best to channel its $50 million ass [...]	2005-08-10 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS IZ IS IN
05NEWDELHI6250	IRAN/IAEA: URGING SUPPORT FOR FIRM ACTION [...] (U) This is an action message please see para 3. 2. (S) In coordination with EU partners, PolCouns presented reftel demarche to MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament) Dilip Sinha on August 11. The Charge double-tracked in an August 11 meeting with Deputy NSA Vijay Nambiar. Both the Charge and [...]	2005-08-11 12:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PARM PREL IR EU IN

05NEWDELHI627	CANADIAN PM MEETS WITH SONIA, DISCUSSES ENRON [...] (C) Summary: The unprecedented meeting with Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi marked the highlight of Canadian PM Paul Martin's January 18 trip to New Delhi, Canadian Embassy PolCouns Adrian Norfolk told PolCouns and Poloff on January 25. Canadian PM Paul Martin also met with Prime Mini [...]	2005-01-27 01:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO KNNP EINV CA IN
05NEWDELHI6294	THE US-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL: SHAPING PUBLIC OPINION [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Singh,s appearances before Parliament (Ref. A, B and C) and our contacts in the Indian scientific community allow an early assessment of how the GOI interprets the July 18 Joint Statement (JS) on civil nuclear cooperation and where challenges are likely to arise in [...]	2005-08-12 11:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD IN KNNP PREL IAEA US
05NEWDELHI6308	INDIA READY TO WORK WITH US ON AFGHAN PARLIAMENT, [...] (C) India stands ready to provide any assistance Afghanistan requests for elections and Parliamentary training, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha told PolCouns on August 12. The Prime Minister will lay the cornerstone of the Indian-constructed Parliament building [...]	2005-08-12 12:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM IN AF
05NEWDELHI6312	MEA ON PAKISTAN TALKS: SOME PROGRESS, MANY DOUBTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MEA Pakistan policy manager Dilip Sinha believes India and Pakistan made good but slow progress in their latest round of Composite Dialogue efforts, with a more constructive climate than earlier discussions. They agreed to extend the LOC ceasefire, establish nuclear hotlines, pre [...]	2005-08-12 13:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ECON ECIN ETRD MOPS IN PK AF INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI6338	IMPLEMENTING EXPORT CONTROL LEGISLATION IS [...] (C) New MEA Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Hamid Ali Rao told PolCouns and PolMilOff on August 16 that although he is "still digesting the new legislation," his priority will be implementing India's new export control law. PolCouns delivered A/S Rad [...]	2005-08-16 12:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETTC IR IN
05NEWDELHI6339	PM INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH: THE WORLD IS WATCHING [...] (U) SUMMARY: In his second annual independence day speech to the nation, PM Manmohan Singh echoed themes from his recent address to the US Congress regarding India's rising economic power, its democratic credentials, its increasing engagement with the international system, and the need to ens [...]	2005-08-16 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN PBTS EAID MOPS PTER IN
05NEWDELHI6340	MEA: TURN UP THE HEAT ON THE LTTE [...] (C) Summary: The GOI was saddened but not surprised by the August 12 assassination of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar -- apparently by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) -- because he, as a moderate Tamil, was considered the LTTE's second-most important target after P [...]	2005-08-16 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS KCRM PGOV ECON IN CE
05NEWDELHI6396	MEA URGES USG NOT TO PURSUE STATUS OF FORCES [...] (C) DATT conveyed reftel points to MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Dr. S. Jaishankar in a letter on August 16 (full text para 6 below). In a meeting on August 17 with DCM to introduce a new Embassy officer, Jaishanker pulled DCM aside to discourage strongly any effort by the USG to pursue at this [...]	2005-08-18 09:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IN
05NEWDELHI6410	BHUTANESE HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 60TH UN GENERAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-18 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP IN BT UNGA
05NEWDELHI6411	INDIA ALLEGES PAKISTANI AND CHINESE WEAPONS SALES [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-18 13:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS IN PK NP CH
05NEWDELHI6413	DEMARCHE DELIVERY: MAGEN DAVID ADOM [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-18 14:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL IS IN
05NEWDELHI6414	MEA UNSURPRISED BUT ANXIOUS IN REACTION TO BANGLA [...] (C) Summary: The MEA told us that the few indicators so far available point to the Jamaat ul-Mujahidin Bangladesh as author of the August 17 bombing wave. The MEA further theorized that the terrorists' goal was to demonstrate organization and sophistication. Delhi views Bangladesh's terrori [...]	2005-08-18 16:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV MOPS PBTS ECON IN BD PK SA
05NEWDELHI6485	NATWAR RESERVED ON US-INDIA NUCLEAR UNDERSTANDING [...] (C) Foreign Minister Natwar Singh was oddly aloof on the US-India nuclear understanding when the Ambassador met with him August 23 to convey the Secretary's letter designating Undersecretary Burns as the US interlocutor for the civil nuclear working group established in the July 18 joint state [...]	2005-08-23 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETTC MNUC IN IR NSSP US
05NEWDELHI6519	NATWAR DECRIES BANGLADESHI DENIAL, QUESTIONS SAARC [...] (C) The Ambassador used an August 23 meeting with Foreign Minister Natwar Singh to probe Indian thinking on next steps in Bangladesh, underling our hope that we will be able to develop the same kind of fluid information exchange and close coordination of diplomatic strategies that characterizes [...]	2005-08-24 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KDEM IN BG SAARC
05NEWDELHI6520	ALL EYES ON UNGA SUMMIT AS INDO-PAK TALKS WRAP UP [...] (C) Summary: Round Two of the Indo-Pakistan Composite Dialogue (CD) is drawing to a close with few concrete results, although the two sides managed to preserve a sense of forward movement, which reinforces the broad Indian public support for rapprochement with Pakistan. To facilitate dialogu [...]	2005-08-24 14:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ECON SNAR SCUL PBTS PINR IN PK INDO PAK UNGA
05NEWDELHI6545	GOI MOBILIZES TO SELL US-INDIA FRAMEWORK AND SHAPE [...] (C) In an informal conversation on August 24, Prime Minister's Media Adviser Sanjaya Baru told A/DCM that the PMO would shortly unveil an advisory task force whose job would be to help sell the new US-India bilateral framework and to develop recommendations for action between now and the expec [...]	2005-08-25 13:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KNNP MNUC IN US NSSP
05NEWDELHI6594	MEA STICKS WITH TWIN PILLARS, SKEPTICAL ON UN [...] (C) A skeptical MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told A/DCM on August 26 that the GOI will receive UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi in New Delhi on August 30, but was puzzled by what the UN might expect to accomplish in Nepal. In contrast to reports in Kathmandu and among non-governmental India [...]	2005-08-26 12:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM IN NP CH KS
05NEWDELHI6595	NEW DELHI NEPAL EXPERTS CALL FOR LONG-TERM STRATEGY [...] (SBU) Summary: New Delhi-based Nepal experts representing a wide spectrum of viewpoints agreed that the international community must take a longer-term view of the crisis in Nepal, and argued the US must lead in any recasting of strategy, as New Delhi is handcuffed by conflicting domestic int [...]	2005-08-26 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS KDEM PGOV MOPS PBTS IN NP
05NEWDELHI6596	TOUGH NEW ANTI-HIJACKING POLICY, AT LEAST ON PAPER [...] (C) Summary: To break with earlier ad hoc practices -- many of which yielded disastrous results -- the GOI recently unveiled India's first formal anti-hijacking policy and streamlined bureaucratic procedures in the event of a successful hijacking in Indian airspace. The Indian Air Force (IAF [...]	2005-08-26 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC EAIR MOPS KSAC IN PK
05NEWDELHI6598	PM SINGH TO SEEK FRENCH SUPPORT ON NUCLEAR ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: In an August 25 meeting, French Second Counselor Gilles Bourbao previewed PM Singh's September 11-12 trip to Paris. The primary motivation for the Singh visit is to obtain French support for modifying the international nuclear framework in light of the US-Indian civil nuclear ag [...]	2005-08-26 14:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC ENRG MASS FR IN EU
05NEWDELHI6635	LEFT SHAKES DOWN CONGRESS USING ITS COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indian Left, led by the CPI(M),has been on a political roll. It has pressured the UPA government to forestall disinvestiture plans, to sack a Cabinet minister and to support economically-unsound programs such as the "National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill" (septel). Pun [...]	2005-08-29 12:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ELAB IN KDEM MNUC
05NEWDELHI6637	THE SORDID PATRONAGE POLITICS OF ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: On August 24, both Houses of Parliament passed the National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) Bill with little opposition by any political party. The Bill, which could theoretically cost the treasury as much as USD 70 billion over 5 years, will now go to President [...]	2005-08-29 14:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EINV ENRG PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI6638	INDIAN QUESTIONS ABOUT IRAN WMD BRIEFING OFFER [...] (S) In response to the USG offer to brief the GOI on Iran's weaponization program and pursuit of the nuclear fuel cycle (Ref A),MEA Deputy Secretary (Americas) Santosh Jha told PolMilOff on August 29 that MEA is generally interested, but would like more information before it could formally a [...]	2005-08-29 14:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL IR IN
05NEWDELHI6655	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MOD HIERARCHY [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Mukherjee expressed great satisfaction with his visit to the US. Opposition to the New Framework for Defense Relations mainly comes from those mired in "Old Think Syndrome." Mukherjee interested in visiting upcoming Indo-US military exercises, and visiting USS [...]	2005-08-30 11:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	IN IZ MARR MOPS PREL
05NEWDELHI6660	IRAQI CONSTITUTION: INDIAN SUPPORT, BUT NO [...] (U) This is an action request for NEA/I. Please see para 4. 2. (C) PolMilOff encouraged the GOI to make a public statement in support of Iraq's efforts to draft a constitution and delivered the Secretary's statement and fact sheet (Reftel) during her meeting with MEA Deputy Secretary ( [...]	2005-08-30 16:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ IN
05NEWDELHI6691	PUSHING INDO-PAK DELIVERABLES FOR UNGA MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Although the bonhomie and impressive "to do" list that emerged from the April "cricket summit" (Ref C) gave a palpable boost to Indian perceptions of Indo-Pak relations, the relationship soured in New Delhi's eyes after the GOI reported worsening trends on cross-border infiltrati [...]	2005-08-31 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EAID ECON PGOV IN PK AF UNGA INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI6694	MEA EAGER TO WORK WITH US ON BANGLADESH AND SRI [...] (C) Summary: In an August 31 meeting, new MEA Joint Secretary for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar Mohan Kumar SIPDIS agreed to the need for greater information sharing and policy coordination between GOI and USG on Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Stressing that Bangladesh is "India's most impo [...]	2005-08-31 14:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV MOPS PBTS ECON IN BD PK SA
05NEWDELHI6722	INDIAN OFFER TO HELP IRAQ "STILL ON THE TABLE" [...] (U) This is an action request for USAID Mission in Iraq. See para 6. 2. (C) Summary: India's previous offers to provide training, advice, and material assistance to assist Iraq's electoral and constitutional processes are "still on the table," but remain constrained by security concerns, [...]	2005-09-01 10:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ENRG KDEM IZ IN
05NEWDELHI6723	INDIA WILL PROVIDE UPDATE ON NEC CASE [...] (S) In response to points in Reftel, MEA Under Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs) Nutan Kapoor told PolMilOff on August 31 that the GOI would provide an update on the status of the NEC case. PolMilOff also asked that the GOI provide information on the remaining steps t [...]	2005-09-01 10:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC IN CBW GOI
05NEWDELHI6725	GOI WANTS AGRICULTURE MEETING IN OCTOBER [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S Jaishankar told A/DCM on August 31 that while the Agriculture Initiative would be the most difficult of the new US-India undertakings to fulfill, it would be pushed through the Indian side quickly [...]	2005-09-01 10:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAGR EAID IN
05NEWDELHI6735	GOI VISITOR DISAPPOINTS ISRAEL [...] (S) Israel DCM Yoed Magen gave us an unexpectedly downbeat readout of the August 28 visit to Jerusalem by MEA Secretary East Rajiv Sikri, reporting that Sikri appeared SIPDIS more often to be the representative of the Palestinians, rather than India. The Israelis went all out for this visit, supp [...]	2005-09-01 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL IN IS
05NEWDELHI6797	PM'S KABUL VISIT: TERRIFIC OPPORTUNITY TO WORK [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's August 28-29 visit to Kabul is playing as a resounding foreign policy success in New Delhi. The announced USD 50 million additional assistance, proposals for new areas of cooperation, Parliament ground-breaking and ribbon cutting of the Habibia sc [...]	2005-09-02 13:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM EAID IN AF PK IR
05NEWDELHI680	MEA HOPEFUL LOC FIRING ""A ONE-TIME PROBLEM"" [...] (C) On the margins of a January 27 meeting with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, DCM expressed our hope that the SIPDIS January 18 and 20 cross-LOC shelling incidents (reftel) would not impede the ongoing Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue. Saran responded that he understood the USG concern and was [...]	2005-01-27 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI6803	NEW DELHI 2005 POLITICAL REPORTING OFFICERS' [...] (U) As previewed in recent e-mails to addressee posts, Embassy New Delhi is pleased to host the second annual Political Reporting Officers' Conference, September 29, 2005 in New Delhi. The event, for which we hope to attract participation from both India constituent posts and India's neighbors [...]	2005-09-02 14:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV APER ASEC ECON ETRD IN ABUD AMGT US
05NEWDELHI6804	INDIA WALKING IRAN TIGHTROPE [...] (C) Summary: As Natwar Singh travels to Tehran September 2 to meet the new regime, India's overriding goal is securing energy, followed by preserving access to Afghanistan, maintaining influence in what India perceives as a swing state in the debate over Islam, and advancing other business relati [...]	2005-09-02 14:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG PBTS IR IN
05NEWDELHI6806	YASIN MALIK VISA [...] (SBU) Action Request: Post recommends that Department either authorize Post to issue a visa or that Washington issue a 212(d)(3)(A) waiver of nonimmigrant visa ineligibilities as appropriate for Yasin MALIK (DOB: 3 April 1965),President of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF),to at [...]	2005-09-02 16:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PTER IN
05NEWDELHI6809	TFUS01: INDIA SEEKS USG OK TO SEND MORE AID [...] (U) SEE URGENT ACTION REQUESTS AT PARA 6. 2. (SBU) A/DCM conveyed Refs A and B points to MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Jaishankar late evening on September 4. SIPDIS Jaishankar indicated he understood the bureaucratic issues regarding sending a medical team and offering Indian pharmace [...]	2005-09-05 14:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR PREL EAID MOPS MASS AMGT MARR US
05NEWDELHI6810	KING OF BHUTAN OFFERS CONDOLENCES FOR HURRICANE [...] The Bhutanese Ambassador to New Delhi has passed the following message from King Wangchuck of Bhutan to the President: 2. Begin text. Your Excellency, I was deeply saddened to learn about the tragic loss of lives and extensive damage to properties caused by Hurricane Katrina in the St [...]	2005-09-05 14:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BT IN
05NEWDELHI6837	CRICKET CONCERNS: GOI'S PROPOSED SATELLITE TV [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Information and Broadcasting Jaipal Reddy told A/DCM on September 2 that US broadcasters' concern on proposed new GOI restrictions on satellite uplink policies (reftel) was misplaced, as New Delhi's only interest was in ensuring that India's rural poor would have acc [...]	2005-09-06 12:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV PREL IN
05NEWDELHI6840	A NUCLEAR IRAN STILL UNACCEPTABLE TO INDIA, BUT DELHI QUESTIONS EVENTUAL ARMED CONFRONTATION [...] (S) Summary: Indian FS Saran listened attentively to Ambassador's views on Iran, including our disappointment with FM Natwar Singh's public statements on his September 3-4 visit to Tehran; and reaffirmed India's long-standing policy on Iran, ie, that Iran must comply with its international commitm [...]	2005-09-06 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	MNUC PREL KNNP PINS MOPS IN IR
05NEWDELHI6841	INDIA-SYRIA RELATIONS (C-NE5-00868) [...] (S/NF) Summary: Indian West Asia Envoy Gharekhan's recent trip to Syria was focused on Iraq. India's broader interests in Damascus include Syria's influence on the Israel-Palestine conflict and Iraq, and the GOI's desire to burnish relations with the Muslim world. End Summary. Gharekhan's Visi [...]	2005-09-06 13:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR IN SY
05NEWDELHI6844	CONGRESS PARTY: CLINTON DINNER IN BAD TASTE [...] (C) Summary: Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma told the press on September 5 that a lavish September 7 dinner planned by Congress adversary Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in honor of former President Clinton in the midst of an fatal outbreak in U.P. of Japanese Encephalitis [...]	2005-09-06 14:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER OVIP OTRA EAID PREL ASEC IN
05NEWDELHI6846	GOI MINISTER: NO THIRD FRONT, UPA TO PUSH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: GOI Minister and Congress leader Jaipal Reddy told A/DCM on September 2 that the US-India relationship was welcomed "across the political spectrum" in India, despite some insincere sniping from the opposition. While the Left Front has staked out opposition to some UPA efforts, it [...]	2005-09-06 14:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV EFIN ECON PREL ELAB IN
05NEWDELHI6847	INDIAN MINISTER: NEPAL'S KING UNREPENTANT, BUT GOI [...] (C) Summary: Indian Minister Jaipal Reddy told us that Nepal's King Gyanendra was unrepentant in a discussion at the August 29 SAARC information ministers' meeting. The King is hoping India will blink, but it will not, Reddy said. In the meantime, he argued, the Maoists are gaining ground an [...]	2005-09-06 15:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV IN NP
05NEWDELHI6903	BHUTAN FEARS MAOISTS IN REFUGEE CAMPS [...] (C) Summary: Bhutanese MFA officials expressed concern over Maoist intrusions into refugee camps in Nepal and indicated the government's main priority is keeping radical elements out of Bhutan during August 24-25 meetings with Poloff and Econoff in Thimphu. The MFA reiterated the Royal Govern [...]	2005-09-07 12:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI6915	INDIAN DEPUTY NSA UPBEAT ON PAKISTAN, HESITANT ON [...] (C) Summary: Deputy NSA VK Nambiar told A/DCM and Poloff on September 7 that he was optimistic the Indo-Pak peace process would continue to make slow progress, and looked forward to PM Manmohan Singh's meeting with President Musharraf during the UNGA summit. Nambiar highlighted instability i [...]	2005-09-08 08:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KNNP IN IR PK BG INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI6929	MDA: INDIA SUPPORTS PROTOCOL, BUT NO PLANS TO PUSH [...] (U) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to Joint Secretary (UN Political) Sanjiv Arora on September 6. Arora promised to confer with his UN Economic and Social (UNES) counterparts, but had no substantive comment. 2. (C) Poloff followed up with Deputy Secretary (UNES) Gopal Baglay on Septembe [...]	2005-09-08 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL IN IS SZ GOI UN
05NEWDELHI6931	DEMARCHES DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: A/DCM and Poloff called on new MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Sanjiv Arora on September 6 and SIPDIS delivered Refs A and B demarches, underlining the importance in the new US-India relationship for India to be seen [...]	2005-09-08 12:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECIN PHUM KDEM KUNR IN AF UNGA GOI
05NEWDELHI6974	INDIA NOTES US IRAN VIEWS; TRYING TO CLARIFY ITS POSITION [...] (S) SUMMARY: Our efforts here and Congress' reaction in Washington seem to be encouraging the Indians to review their public postures on Iran. According to a senior MEA contact, they are mulling ways to restate their position in an unambiguous and helpful way. Our MEA contacts cite Indian engage [...]	2005-09-09 10:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	KNNP PREL MNUC IR IN
05NEWDELHI6994	INDIA-EU,UK SUMMITS: THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY [...] (U) Summary: Tony Blair wrapped up two days of EU and UK summits on September 8, leaving behind an EU-India joint action plan, British and European support for Indian ITER participation, a framework agreement on Galileo, and UK assent to increased civil nuclear cooperation. Trade representatives [...]	2005-09-09 14:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV KPKO KDEM KNNP PHUM IN UK EU IR GM
05NEWDELHI708	INDIAN EXPECTATIONS FOR THE PAC-2 BRIEFING [...] (C) The classified briefing on the Patriot PAC-2 missile defense (MD) system, currently scheduled for February 22 or 23, has generated a great deal of interest within the Indian government, with senior GOI officials hopeful that this will be the beginning of a broader MD relationship with the U [...]	2005-01-28 11:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI7083	DEMARCHE ON LTTE ACTIVITIES DELIVERED TO GOI [...] (C) We delivered Ref A demarche on September 8 to MEA Director (Americas) Sanjay Bhattacharyya and Deputy Secretary (Sri Lanka) Anupam Ray, both of whom accepted it without substantial comment. We pointed out that our giving the GOI this demarche was more about demonstrating our resolve to c [...]	2005-09-13 08:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN CE
05NEWDELHI709	INDIA REINVENTING NSA POSITION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: MK Narayanan, formally named on January 25 as India's new NSA, will be a different kind of National Security Adviser than his high-profile, powerful predecessors, JN Dixit and Brajesh Mishra. After several weeks of debat [...]	2005-01-28 11:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS PREL PGOV IN PK
05NEWDELHI7092	GOI MORE PESSIMISTIC THAN EVER ON NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae was less optimistic than ever that King Gyanendra would take steps to resolve the deteriorating political stalemate in Nepal. He told A/DCM and Poloff on September 12 that all Indian observers believe the King is in "self-destruct mode," an [...]	2005-09-13 10:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PBTS MOPS MASS ECON IN NP
05NEWDELHI7100	SCENE-SETTER FOR MEETINGS WITH MANMOHAN SINGH & NATWAR SINGH IN NEW YORK [...] (C) Summary: Madame Secretary, your meetings this week with (we hope) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Foreign Minister Natwar Singh provide an occasion to sketch the real challenges we face in implementing legislative actions necessary for us to fulfill the civil nuclear vision of the July 18 Jo [...]	2005-09-13 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI719	FIRST INDIA-CHINA STRATEGIC DIALOGUE MODEST BUT [...] (C) Summary: The January 24 strategic dialogue between China and India "did not accomplish much," but did provide insight into China's view of the world, Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran told the DCM on January 27. From New SIPDIS Delhi's perspective, the dialogue illustrated China's [...]	2005-01-28 13:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IN CH
05NEWDELHI7194	INDIA DECLINES INVITATION TO EXPORT CONTROL [...] (U) Indian export control officials will not attend the international export control conference in Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 20-22, because of other commitments at that time, MEA Under Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Nutan Kapoor told PolMilOff on Sept. 14. 2. (C) Comm [...]	2005-09-15 09:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KSTC MASS ETTC IN
05NEWDELHI7197	BLAIR SUPPORTS INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION AND [...] (C) Summary: In a briefing on the September 7-8 India-EU Summit, British High Commissioner Sir Michael Arthur emphasized the UK's support for civil nuclear cooperation with India, the success of the UK's effort to play up its European personality during this visit, and the excellent personal [...]	2005-09-15 09:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV EAID KDEM KNNP PHUM IN UK EU IR GM NSSP
05NEWDELHI72	INDIAN INITIATIVES TO FURTHER HIGH TECH, BIOTECH, [...] (C) Summary: Despite changes in key USG interlocutors, the GOI hopes to preserve momentum on high-tech trade and other cooperation under the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) umbrella and is looking to Washington for similar signals. In a December 29 meeting with PolCouns and Pol-M [...]	2005-01-04 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC KNNP TRGY IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI7230	WHITHER THE BJP? [...] (C) Summary: Well-documented divisions (reftels) have recently prevented the BJP from fulfilling its role as India's leading opposition party and led to a string of electoral defeats. The latest "crisis" was the expulsion and reinstatement of BJP leader Madan Lal Khurana. The core issue is [...]	2005-09-15 13:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IN PK
05NEWDELHI7259	INDO-PAK UNGA MEETING POSITIVE, NO FIREWORKS [...] (C) Summary: The September 14, four-hour Manmohan Singh-Musharraf dinner meeting and joint statement on the sidelines of UNGA continued the positive bilateral vibe even if it did not produce new deliverables, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan/Iran/Afghanistan) Dilip Sinha told us during a Septemb [...]	2005-09-16 13:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM PGOV IN PK AF INDO PAK UNGA
05NEWDELHI7261	NUCLEAR ISSUES OVERSHADOWED NATWAR'S TRIP TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan/Iran/Afghanistan) Dilip Sinha complained to CDA and Poloff during a September 15 office call that nuclear proliferation issues overshadowed in the press the rest of Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's September 2-4 trip to Iran. The trip's substantive fo [...]	2005-09-16 13:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET KNNP PARM PINR IN IR UK GM
05NEWDELHI73	LODI GYARI INFORMS INDIA OF PLANS FOR TIBETAN [...] (C) On January 3, the Dalai Lama's Special Representative Lodi Gyari told Ambassador Mulford that he had briefed MEA Joint Secretary (East Asia) Ashok Kantha that same day on Dharamsala's intention to relocate 10,000 Tibetan refugees from India and Nepal to the US. He emphasized that he had [...]	2005-01-04 13:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM IN CH NP
05NEWDELHI7345	ALL EYES ON VAJPAYEE AS ADVANI AND RSS TUSSLE [...] (C) Summary: The BJP's leadership conclave in Chennai ended with a bang when LK Advani picked a very public fight with the Hindu right-wing RSS over the future ideological direction of the party. On September 18, Advani finally submitted to RSS pressure to resign (in December) as party pres [...]	2005-09-20 12:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL PTER IN PK BG
05NEWDELHI7346	INDIA QUICK TO COMMEND AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) The MEA released a supportive statement on September 19 welcoming the Parliamentary and provincial elections in Afghanistan, calling the polls "an important stage in Afghanistan's journey towards a peaceful, stable and prosperous society," and a demonstration of the population's choice [...]	2005-09-20 13:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM EAID IN AF
05NEWDELHI74	INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP: JANUARY 4 [...] (SBU) Summary: India Consular officers have been focusing on unaccounted for American citizens through an ongoing effort to respond to inquiries, and have been successful in resolving about 170 cases. In a January 4 session with members of the local media, the Ambassador highlighted the US r [...]	2005-01-04 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
05NEWDELHI7400	RISING BANGLADESHI MIGRATION IN INDIA AND THE [...] (C) As India grows increasingly concerned about Islamic extremism in Bangladesh, there is a rising paranoia about the number of Bangladeshi migrants, the nature of a more radicalized Islam that they bring to border areas, and changes in political demographics in the Northeast. This problem i [...]	2005-09-22 11:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS SMIG PTER BG IN
05NEWDELHI7417	BHUTAN: GOOD GOVERNANCE LEADS TO HEALTHY MOUNTAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite its isolation, low income and rugged terrain, Bhutan has created an effective system of state-provided medical care that is delivering a healthier population and outpacing others in South Asia. The Government continues to invest heavily in the medical sector, with dono [...]	2005-09-23 10:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL EAID IN BT NP UN
05NEWDELHI7421	BREAKING INDIA'S PSI LOGJAM [...] (U) This is an action request for Department L/LEI. See para 7. 2. (C) Summary: To gain GOI support for the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) we should quickly respond to GOI concerns about the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA) Convention [...]	2005-09-23 10:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA KNNP IN UK PSI
05NEWDELHI7436	RE-TOOLING THE HTCG: EMBASSY'S THOUGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As we plan for the December 1-2 meeting of the High Technology Cooperation Group (HTCG) in New Delhi, the Embassy HTCG working group -- Econ, Pol, Sci, FAS, ODC, FCS - met on September 20. The consensus of our group is that the focus of the HTCG in the post-NSSP era should u [...]	2005-09-23 11:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETTC EINT EINV ETRD PREL EAGR IN HTCG
05NEWDELHI7493	INDIAN GOVERNMENT AGGRESSIVELY DEFENDING ITS VOTE ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: India's decision to support the US/EU resolution on Iran at the IAEA was the most important signal so far of the UPA's commitment to building a transformed US-India relationship. To counter the domestic backlash, the GOI launched an aggressive campaign to explain to its domestic con [...]	2005-09-26 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP IR IN
05NEWDELHI7494	GOI CONSIDERING RUSSIAN THRUST IN CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Summary: As India perceives a shift by Central Asian nations toward their Soviet roots and increased competition from China, the GOI is taking a new look at how to orient its foreign policy in the region. Frustrated with the slow progress expanding influence in its extended neighborhood a [...]	2005-09-26 13:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ETRD MOPS CN PK AF IN
05NEWDELHI750	Bio-Terrorism Tabletop and Bio-Security [...] Summary: On January 7, 2005, OES/DAS Morin met with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOH) and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) officials to present US - India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG) on a bio-terrorism tabletop exercise and [...]	2005-01-31 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PTER KNNP PREL PGOV TPHY TRGY KSCA IN
05NEWDELHI7505	NEPALESE MAOISTS STILL TOP CONCERN FOR GOI [...] (C) Summary: The GOI still sees the Maoists as its chief concern in the ongoing crisis in Nepal, MEA told us on September 27. However, the GOI believes the cease-fire could be a sign of progress toward an ultimate political solution, if the Maoists prove sincere in their professed commitment [...]	2005-09-27 08:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS KDEM IN NP PK CH
05NEWDELHI7555	SHIELD S38-05: INDIA WILL INVESTIGATE SHIPMENT OF [...] (S) PolMilOff raised the points in reftel regarding the Grow-On Group's shipment of large amounts of sodium cyanide to North Korea in a Sept 27 meeting with MEA Under Secretary, Disarmament and International Security, Nutan Kapoor. PolMilOff gave Kapoor a non-paper about the case, as well as [...]	2005-09-28 07:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC KN IN
05NEWDELHI7556	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNFC COMPLIANCE RESOLUTION [...] PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche seeking support for the US resolution on compliance in the UNGA First Committee to MEA Under Secretary, Disarmament and International Security, Nutan Kapoor on September 27. Kapoor had no substantive comment. 2. EmbOffs also delivered the demarche to M [...]	2005-09-28 07:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL IN UNGA
05NEWDELHI756	INDIA ON IRAQI ELECTIONS: CONGRATULATE AND [...] (C) Summary: Despite the GOI's deliberately low-profile public and material support in the run-up to the Iraqi elections, Indian government, media, and commentators welcomed the completion of Iraq's first election. In a January 31 statement, the Indian MEA called the elections a "noteworthy [...]	2005-01-31 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IN IZ
05NEWDELHI757	STRATEGIC DIALOGUE WITH CHINA JUST THE BEGINNING, [...] (C) Summary: "If China had proposed a strategic dialogue a few years ago, we would have been wary," MEA Joint Secretary (East Asia) told PolCouns and Poloff on January 31, SIPDIS adding that the PRC now seems willing to engage with India on issues of global importance. Echoing Foreign Secr [...]	2005-01-31 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN CH
05NEWDELHI759	RESTORING MOMENTUM TO OUR NSSP RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) MEA Joint Secretary Americas Jaishankar called in DCM and PolCouns on January 31 to reiterate his earlier message (reftel) regarding the likely impasse in our Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) relationship if we are not able to achieve buy-in from key GOI scientific agencies that f [...]	2005-01-31 14:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETTC TSPA IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI7693	INITIAL INDIAN OUTREACH TO THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS [...] (C) Summary: India has begun to lobby Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) members in advance of the 19-20 October meeting of the Consultative Group (CG),MEA Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Hamid Ali Rao told PolCouns and PolMilOff on 3 Oct. So far, the GOI has engaged [...]	2005-10-03 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP IS IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI7725	COMBATING EXTREMISM - MISSION INDIA RESPONSE [...] (C) Summary: India enjoys a democratic, multi-religious, multi-cultural, heterogeneous, multi-ethnic society where all major world religions are practiced freely. Isolated elements of religious extremism of many varieties have, however, occurred in India -- notably among Hindus, Muslims, and [...]	2005-10-05 05:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI7752	GOI ON ICJ ELECTIONS DEMARCHE, ITALIAN COESPU [...] (SBU) Summary: PolCouns and Poloff delivered Ref A demarche on ICJ elections, discussed Ref B plans for funding travel of Indian students to Italy's Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units, and reviewed the way forward for cooperation on UN reform in an October 5 conversation with MEA [...]	2005-10-05 10:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO KUNR IN IT UNSC UNGA GOI
05NEWDELHI7759	CONGRESS MOVES TO CALM COALITION JITTERS [...] (C) Summary: The virulent criticism by the Left Front (LF) and the opposition BJP of India's anti-Iran vote in the IAEA and their efforts to politicize the debate on economic reform has caught many Congress leaders by surprise, and fed rumors that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) governm [...]	2005-10-05 12:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ELAB KISL PREL PINR EINV IR IN
05NEWDELHI7767	SECOND ANNUAL SOUTH ASIA POLITICAL REPORTING [...] (U) Summary: The September 29 South Asia Political Reporting Officers' Conference in New Delhi brought together almost 50 officers and FSNs from Indian consulates, South Asian countries, the broader region and Washington to discuss recent developments. Participants discussed the July 18 Indo [...]	2005-10-05 13:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER BD PK NP IN
05NEWDELHI7777	HOME SECRETARY UPBEAT ABOUT DECLINE IN TERRORISM, [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST FOR S/CT IN PARA 8. 2. (C) Summary: In an October 3 meeting with the Ambassador following an MLAT signing ceremony, Home Secretary VK Duggal was moderately upbeat over the security situation in Kashmir, noting that the situation was calm enough for the valley to welcome [...]	2005-10-06 08:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER CASC CJAN IN PK NP GOI
05NEWDELHI7794	GOI J&K POINTMAN CAUTIOUSLY UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK, [...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 meeting with visiting US Ambassador to Islamabad Ryan Crocker, GOI Interlocutor on Kashmir NN Vohra was generally upbeat on Indo-Pak relations and said that Islamabad is sending positive signals on Kashmir, but Musharraf is not doing enough to combat cross-border [...]	2005-10-06 11:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PBTS IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI7795	DNSA NAMBIAR TO AMB CROCKER: PAKISTANI GLASS HALF [...] (S) Summary: Playing bad cop, Deputy National Security Advisor Vijay Nambiar gave visiting US Ambassador to Pakistan a twenty minute assessment of Pakistani terrorists' ties to regional and global jehadi groups as a way of "balancing Musharraf's rhetoric." Bangladesh, he feared, was the new hub for [...]	2005-10-06 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PBTS ECON MOPS PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI7797	GOI: NO BASHAR VISIT PLANNED, BUT SYRIA MUST DO [...] (C) Summary: India's West Asia Envoy C Gharekhan told us he is unaware of plans for Syrian President Bashar al-Asad to visit New Delhi, but agreed that Damascus is eager to exploit any opportunity for high-level visits to dispel its deep isolation. Syria must do more for its own sake and Iraq [...]	2005-10-06 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IN SY IZ
05NEWDELHI7803	HOME SECRETARY OPTIMISTIC ON PAKISTANI TIES, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Reviewing India-Pakistan relations for visiting US Ambassador to Islamabad Ryan Crocker, Home Secretary VK Duggal observed on October 4 that Indo-Pak SIPDIS relations are generally "on the upswing," but lamented the lack of concrete evidence of a change of Pakistani intentions [...]	2005-10-07 05:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI7874	BAGLIHAR DAM: NEUTRAL EXPERT VISITS SITE, WILL [...] (U) Summary: World Bank-appointed Neutral Expert Dr. Raymond Lafitte today completed his tour and consultations on the controversial Baglihar Dam; he gave the GOI a preliminary read-out and will file a comprehensive report by October 21. The process, under the auspices of the World Bank-broker [...]	2005-10-07 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ENRG IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI7880	TFPK01: INDIA ANALYZING ITS NEEDS, ACKNOWLEDGES US [...] (U) Please see Action Request in Para 4 below. 2. (SBU) In a meeting October 10 with Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran (other topics reported septel),the SIPDIS Ambassador conveyed to India the condolences of the United States for the loss of life and injuries sustained as a result o [...]	2005-10-10 09:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC KISL PREL PGOV EAID PBTS PK IN US
05NEWDELHI7909	CONGRESS ON DEFENSIVE OVER SUPREME COURT DECISION [...] (C) Summary. On October 7, the Indian Supreme Courts ruled that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) May 22 dissolution of the Bihar State Assembly and its declaration of President's rule was unconstitutional. However, the Court refused to cancel the October 18-November 19 state elections, [...]	2005-10-11 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS PHUM PREL IN
05NEWDELHI792	INDIA RESPONDS QUICKLY TO NEPAL KING'S ACTIONS; [...] (S) Summary: Expressing "grave concern" over the King's decision to dissolve the multiparty government in Nepal, and calling the action "a serious setback to the cause of democracy," New Delhi responded swiftly and with unusual firmness to the February 1 developments in Kathmandu. In a statem [...]	2005-02-01 11:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS EAID PREF ASEC IN NP
05NEWDELHI7967	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BRINGING BURMA BEFORE THE UNSC [...] (C) Deputy PolCouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Director (UN Political) Sangeeta Mann on October 13, who said she would provide a response after consulting with her regional office. Post will continue to follow up with GOI officials. 2. (U) Visit New Delhi's Classified We [...]	2005-10-13 13:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV BM UNSC UNGA
05NEWDELHI8006	THE LEFT GROOMS A NEW GENERATION OF REFUSENIKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the growing strength of Congress and BJP student unions suggests that the student body has become more tolerant of centrist and right wing views, the left continues to dominate student politics at New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU),one of the country's pre- [...]	2005-10-14 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SCUL ECON IN
05NEWDELHI8007	MEA "VERY SUPPORTIVE" OF AFGHAN SAARC MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) In an October 14 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha -- after reading Reftel demarche -- said the GOI is "very supportive" of Afghanistan joining SAARC. Sinha reported that the GOI has raised this topic repeatedly with the GOA, [...]	2005-10-14 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD IN AF XD
05NEWDELHI8008	MEA ESTIMATES ZARANJ-DELARAM ROAD COMPLETION BY [...] (SBU) Further to Ref A demarche, PolCouns and Poloff met on October 14 with MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha, who reiterated that, because of delays in procuring supplies and fuel for the Zaranj-Delaram road project from Iran, the completion date has slipped from [...]	2005-10-14 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ELTN EAID IN AF
05NEWDELHI8010	MEA FORMULATING "MORE ACTIVE ROLE" IN SRI LANKAN [...] (C) Summary: The MEA's Deputy Secretary for Sri Lanka Anupam Ray told us that New Delhi is concerned about the deteriorating situation in Sri Lanka, and has decided the ""time has come"" for India to start ""taking a higher profile in Sri Lanka."" The GOI does not, however, wish for a facilitatio [...]	2005-10-14 13:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS CE IN
05NEWDELHI8011	INDIA AND BANGLADESH TRADE SPITBALLS IN INDIAN [...] (C) Summary: In the past two weeks, India and Bangladesh have been fighting a war of words in the press over Bangladeshi allegations of Indian involvement in the August 17 blasts and the arrest of five Bangladeshi criminals in Kolkata At a September 30 press conference, concluding an otherwi [...]	2005-10-14 13:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM KWMN BG IN
05NEWDELHI8012	MEA LARGELY UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK, BUT QUAKE NO [...] (C) Summary: In an October 14 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha judged that it was too soon to assess the damage the October 8 earthquake dealt to terrorism in Kashmir, although he cautioned that the terrorists' setbacks may only [...]	2005-10-14 14:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS ENRG PBTS ETRD IN PK INDO PAK

05NEWDELHI8034	INDO-PAK COUNTRY TEAMS DISCUSS HOW TO ENCOURAGE [...] (C) Summary: Taking advantage of Ambassador Crocker's trip to India, New Delhi and Islamabad country teams on October 4 convened a round table discussion on Indo-Pak relations. Both sides agreed that, although there are few feasible avenues for direct USG involvement in this sphere -- and th [...]	2005-10-17 10:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV PINR ETRD EPET MASS KPAO IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI8035	AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S MEETINGS WITH DELHI DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Crocker's October 4 meeting with strategists focused largely on Indian concerns that Musharraf is continuing Pakistani polices that foster intolerance, a hawkish stance on India, and cross-border terrorism. With business leaders, the emphasis was on recent increment [...]	2005-10-17 10:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV ETRD IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI8049	INDIA'S OUTREACH AND ADHERENCE TO NSG [...] (C) Outlining India's efforts to seek support for the July 18 Civil Nuclear Agreement in advance of the upcoming NSG meeting, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar passed copies of presentations the GOI was making to NSG member states to Charge, PolCouns, and PolMilOff on October 14 (c [...]	2005-10-17 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ENRG IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI8073	J&K ATTACK WILL DEEPEN GOI ANGER OVER TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: Terrorists affiliated with Pakistan-based al-Mansoorian (a front name used by Lashkar-e-Tayyiba) on October 18 conducted a daytime suicide attack on a secure residential compound in Srinagar, killing the J&K Education Minister and two security personnel. This attack appears desi [...]	2005-10-18 10:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI8120	INDO-PAK "DISASTER DIPLOMACY" SOFTENING BORDERS [...] (C) Summary: Terrorism aside (Ref A),the diplomatic vibes of disaster diplomacy are resonating well in India. The GOI warmly welcomed Musharraf's October 18 decision to permit "any amount" of Kashmiris from J&K to cross the LoC into Pakistani Kashmir to assist with earthquake reconstruction [...]	2005-10-19 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID ECPS PBTS IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI8150	IRAQ: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR REFERENDUM [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 10:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IN
05NEWDELHI8162	INDIA'S STANCE ON IRAN AND THE IAEA CONTINUES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The spate of media and political criticism touched off by the GOI's decision to vote with the US and the EU3 (UK, France, and Germany) at the September 24 IAEA meeting on Iran is increasing rather than dying down. Foreign Secretary Saran recently summoned Ambassadors from the EU3 to [...]	2005-10-20 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP ENRG IR IN
05NEWDELHI8188	UIGHUR RESETTLEMENT: GOI UNLIKELY TO RESPOND [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S Jaishankar told the Charge on October 15 that the GOI would consider the US request for assistance in resettling Uighur detainees, but suggested that the answer would be no. "You know why," he added. Comment ------- [...]	2005-10-21 13:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR IN
05NEWDELHI8231	JASWANT SINGH BELIEVES THE UPA IS INCAPABLE OF MANAGING THE INDO/US RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with U/S Burns and the Ambassador in New Delhi on October 21, former Foreign Minister and BJP leader Jaswant Singh expressed wholehearted support for the India/US agenda and its many components, but reading between the lines, that support was actually qualified. Singh seemed [...]	2005-10-24 10:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV PINR IN PK IR
05NEWDELHI8237	U/S BURNS AND F/S SARAN CLARIFY POSITIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: U/S Nicholas Burns' meeting with GOI Foreign Secretary Saran on U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation SIPDIS clarified differing perceptions on how to sequence each side's fulfillment of obligations in order to build sufficient confidence in the other side's executive and legisl [...]	2005-10-24 11:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP ENRG IN
05NEWDELHI8247	NEPAL, AFGHANISTAN, AND IRANIAN TERRORISM: FOREIGN [...] This message contains an ACTION REQUEST for SA. Please see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and his regional Joint Secretaries told visiting U/S for Political Affairs Nick Burns on October 22 that the GOI would announce that day the opening of several points along t [...]	2005-10-24 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS EAID ENRG PHUM IN NP AF PK CH CE BM TH
05NEWDELHI825	NEPAL SITUATION "WORST CASE SCENARIO" FOR INDIA [...] (C) Summary: King Gyanendra's decision to dissolve the government is a "worst case scenario," driving the Maoists and the political parties together, undermining the monarchy, and muzzling politicians rather than the Maoists, MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal and Bhutan) Ranjit Rae told PolCouns and [...]	2005-02-02 12:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS EAID PREF ASEC IN NP
05NEWDELHI8253	INDIA OPENS LOC TO HELP PAKISTAN DESPITE TERROR [...] (U) Summary: Consistent with the PM's admonition to find ways to make the Line of Control (LoC) less relevant and facilitate quake relief, the GOI is putting aside fears that terrorists will seize the advantage even as it creates camps along the LoC to provide food, shelter, and medical attent [...]	2005-10-24 13:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINR PHUM EAID IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI8254	INDIA EMPHASIZES SUPPORT FOR NON-PROLIFERATION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a landmark October 24 speech aimed at an elite group of strategic analysts, Foreign Secretary Sham Saran forcefully defended the India-US civil nuclear framework, offered helpful interventions on NSG and MTCR harmonization, and highlighted India's vigorous support for the glo [...]	2005-10-24 14:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KNNP MNUC PREL ENRG IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI8255	U/S BURNS MEETS AMCHAM (INDIA) ON DEFENSE SALES [...] (C) Warning, Contains Business Proprietary Information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In U/S Burns' meeting with AMCHAM (India) on October 22, U.S. defense company representatives suggested that there needs to be a breakthrough in the U.S. procurement cycle and sales approach [...]	2005-10-25 01:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MARR MASS IN
05NEWDELHI826	REACTING TO NEPAL, INDIA WILL NOT ATTEND THE SAARC SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: The MEA announced on February 2 that India will not attend the SAARC Summit scheduled for February 6-7 in Dhaka. Both publicly and privately, GOI officials cited both King Gyanendra's actions in Nepal on February 1, and the security situation in Dhaka following the violence of J [...]	2005-02-02 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN BG PK NP SAARC
05NEWDELHI8380	GOI TRYING TO SALVAGE ISRAEL RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Indian-Israel relations have hit a rough patch because of a recent lack of direction on the part of the ruling UPA government in New Delhi, but both sides say they intend to restore better ties. Over the next few weeks, Congress party leadership will affirm India's interest in m [...]	2005-10-28 11:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN IS
05NEWDELHI8394	LEFT RAISES THE STAKES IN CONFRONTATION WITH [...] (C) Summary: On October 27, after a four month hiatus, the Left Front (LF) deigned to meet their Congress coalition partners again in their formal Coordination Committee, but instead of being cowed by their recent pummelling in the press, the Communists were even more combative and rigid, an [...]	2005-10-28 12:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD PREL SCUL PINR EINV ELAB SOCI IN
05NEWDELHI8397	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY SNOW'S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, I want to warmly welcome you to India, a vibrant, diverse, multi-ethnic, multifaceted democracy -- much like our own in important respects -- that is emerging as an economic powerhouse and has growing global ambitions. Your visit will help set the stage for President Bush's [...]	2005-10-28 13:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON BEXP PGOV PREL IN US
05NEWDELHI8535	THE UPA DESCENDS DEEPER INTO THE VOLCKER REPORT [...] (C) Summary: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government continued to descend into the quagmire created by the release of the Volcker Report (reftels),while its embattled Foreign Minister has veered to the left in a desperate attempt to win support from the Left Front (LF). The UPA has [...]	2005-11-07 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ETTC EPET KCRM IN IR
05NEWDELHI8537	GOI FINDS NEUTRON SOURCE IN MUMBAI CONTAINER [...] (C) MEA Director (Americas) gave PolCouns a note on October 7 detailing further radiation measurements that the GOI's Atomic Energy Regulatory Board carried out on the suspect shipping container following USG requests for additional scrutiny (reftels). According to the note, after negative r [...]	2005-11-07 14:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD KNNP PREL IN IAEA
05NEWDELHI858	EXPLAINING INDIA'S ANGER OVER DEVELOPMENTS IN NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: New Delhi's surprisingly angry reaction to developments in Nepal underlines the serious mid to long-term implications the GOI believes King Gyanendra's actions will have on Nepal, India, and the GOI's larger foreign policy objectives. From New Delhi's perspective, the King has s [...]	2005-02-03 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS EAID PREF ASEC IN NP CH
05NEWDELHI859	GOI REWARDS BHUTANESE KING AS GUEST OF HONOR AT [...] (C) Summary: The Government of India (GOI) rewarded Bhutanese King Jigme Singye Wangchuck for conducting military operations in December of 2003 against Indian militants hiding out in Southern Bhutan by making him the guest of honor at Republic Day. During the King's January 24-28 visit, th [...]	2005-02-03 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM IN NP BT UNHCR
05NEWDELHI8627	IRAQI CHARGE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON INDIA [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Charge Muayad Hussain told A/DCM on November 9 that while he was unhappy at former FM Natwar Singh's parting criticism of Iraq's government (reftel),he remained optimistic about continued engagement with the GOI. The Indian Petroleum Minister has proposed a renewal of the [...]	2005-11-09 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KDEM PTER IN IZ
05NEWDELHI8628	INDIA AND THE KABUL AGENDA [...] (SBU) Poloff shared Ref A points with MEA Under Secretary (Afghanistan) Acquino Vimal on October 8, reiterating USG appreciation for India's contributions to Afghan reconstruction and urging continued commitment in the next phase of assistance. Vimal reported that the GOI intends to continue [...]	2005-11-09 12:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL EAID ECON EFIN IN AF
05NEWDELHI8681	INDIA WILL URGE IRAN TO COOPERATE WITH THE EU3 [...] Charge took the opportunity presented by the scheduled meeting between Special Advisor for UN Reform Shirin Tahir-Kheli and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran to express concern to Saran about the visit on November 17 of Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Safari. The Charge noted that the EU3 [...]	2005-11-15 06:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV PREL MNUC PARM IN IR
05NEWDELHI8682	AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI URGES GOI LEADERSHIP ON [...] (C) Summary. In her second round of consultations with senior MEA officials on November 14, Special Advisor on UN Reform Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli discussed areas of common consensus on UN reform and urged the GOI to take leadership and build coalitions of support before the review of the [...]	2005-11-15 11:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM IN UNSC GOI
05NEWDELHI8711	THE COMMUNISTS THREATEN THE UPA AGAIN OVER [...] (U) While addressing campaign meetings in Kerala on November 15 Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat and Communist Party of India (CPI) SIPDIS General Secretary AB Bardhan demanded that the GOI change its stance in the IAEA regarding Iran's nuclear program. Bo [...]	2005-11-16 12:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL IN IR
05NEWDELHI8712	MDA DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL GENEVEA PROTOCOL [...] (U) Acting Political Counselor delivered Ref A demarche to Director (UN Political) Sangeeta Mann, who confessed she was not aware of the issue, thanked the USG for the information conveyed, and promised a more substantive response once she ascertained the GOI position. 2. (C) Comment: Man [...]	2005-11-16 12:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL IN IS SZ
05NEWDELHI8715	INDIANS WORRIED ABOUT NEW TERROR BLASTS AND [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a disturbing up-tick in the level of terrorist violence in India, a car bomb blast in Srinagar on November 16 killed four and injured 56, including a former insurgent who changed sides and served for a period as a Kashmiri state minister. This was the third such deadly terror [...]	2005-11-16 17:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV KISL PBTS KCRM ASEC IN
05NEWDELHI8741	CONGRESS PUSHES THE LEFT TO MOVE TOWARD COMPROMISE [...] (U) On November 15, Communist leaders from the CPI(M) and CPI demanded that the GOI reverse its position and vote with Iran at the November 24 IAEA meeting or "face the consequences," but left the door open for face-saving "consultations," (ref A). On November 16, the GOI took advantage of t [...]	2005-11-17 12:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KNNP MNUC IN IR
05NEWDELHI8746	FOREIGN SECRETARY SARAN URGES USG TO CORRECT [...] (C) Summary: In his November 15 meeting with Senior Advisor on UN Reform Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran expressed general GOI support for most SIPDIS of the USG's UN reform agenda, with some minor disagreement on the oversight mechanisms. He reinforced the GO [...]	2005-11-17 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM IN UNSC GOI
05NEWDELHI8749	OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: GOI PROPOSES US OBSERVER STATUS AT SAARC [...] (U) For SA: SEE ACTION REQUEST PARA 8. 2. (C) Summary: In a surprise development, the GOI has told us that it would welcome US participation as an Observer to SAARC. At a South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit briefing on November 16, MEA Joint Secretary (SAARC) P.K. [...]	2005-11-17 13:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECIN AORC BG SL NP PK ML BU IN SAARC
05NEWDELHI8750	FS SARAN GIVES AMBASSADOR MORIARTY READOUT OF [...] Summary (C) In a 16 November meeting, Indian Foreign Secretary Saran and visiting Ambassador Moriarty discussed SIPDIS the worrying political climate in Nepal. The Ambassador described options for increasing pressure on the King to reach out to Nepalese political parties to counter growing [...]	2005-11-17 13:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV MOPS ECON IN
05NEWDELHI876	GOI NON-PAPER ON ATTACKS ON (BANGLADESH) AWAMI [...] (C) On January 27, MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall gave us the following non-paper list of summer 2004 attacks on Awami League leaders in Bangladesh. This non-paper was originally referenced by our GOI interlocutors during the August 31-September 1, 2004 US-India Counterterrorism Joint Wor [...]	2005-02-04 08:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL IN BG
05NEWDELHI877	GOI NON-PAPER ON ATTACKS ON BANGLADESHI AHMEDIYAS [...] (C) On January 27, MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall gave us the following non-paper on 2003-04 attacks against Ahmediyas in Bangladesh. This non-paper was originally referenced by our GOI interlocutors during the August 31-September 1, 2004 US-India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group (CTJ [...]	2005-02-04 08:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL IN BG
05NEWDELHI8772	GOI WORKING ON EXPORT CONTROLS IN ADVANCE OF HTCG [...] (C) Charge Blake delivered points from Reftel A to MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Jaishankar on November 18th, emphasizing the importance of India harmonizing its control lists with international standards. Jaishankar responded that he would follow up with issue experts in MEA. Charge noted [...]	2005-11-18 09:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP ETRD ETTC IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI878	GOI NON-PAPER ON MAJOR ARMS SEIZURES IN BANGLADESH [...] (C) On January 27, MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall gave us the following non-paper list of 2003-04 arms seizures in Bangladesh. This non-paper was originally referenced by our GOI interlocutors during the August 31-September 1, 2004 US-India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG) meet [...]	2005-02-04 08:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL IN BG
05NEWDELHI8791	INDIANS WORRY LASHKAR TERRORISTS ARE THRIVING IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Apprehension is mounting in India about Pakistan-based terrorist groups' exploitation of relief efforts to enhance their capabilities, recruitment, and operations against India. Indians are also noticing with alarm that terror groups such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jammat- [...]	2005-11-18 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PBTS KISL MOPS PINS EAID ASEC PK IN
05NEWDELHI8795	GOI COMMENTS REGARDING PERM REP SEN'S REMARKS ON UNSC REFORM [...] (C) Visiting Senior Advisor on UN Reform Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli raised Reftel A points in separate meetings with MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Jaishankar and Media Advisor to the Prime Ministers Office Sanjay Baru on November 17. In both meetings, our interlocutors underlined that PermRep N [...]	2005-11-18 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR IN UNSC UNGA GOI
05NEWDELHI8799	INDIA'S NAM BAGGAGE STILL HOLDING IT BACK ON UN [...] (C) Summary: At a November 17 meeting with Senior Advisor on UN Reform Ambassador Tahir-Kheli, Deputy National Security Advisor Nambiar insisted that India's "stereotype as a representative of developing countries" at the United Nations will hinder its ability to play a leading role with the [...]	2005-11-18 14:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM IN UNSC GOI
05NEWDELHI8809	PM SINGH SHUFFLES PORTFOLIOS SLIGHTLY [...] (SBU) In an anti-climax, the GOI announced November 18 that it had reallocated Cabinet portfolios between the sitting Cabinet Ministers rather than expanding the Cabinet as expected. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh retained the External Affairs Ministry. Jaipal Reddy moved from Information an [...]	2005-11-21 11:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ECON IN
05NEWDELHI8844	CONGRESS FACING A DOMESTIC "PERFECT STORM" [...] (C) Summary: With Parliament set to convene on November 23, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is reeling from assaults from its left and right and faces a series of political events that could undermine its stability, including the UPA defeat in the important Biha [...]	2005-11-22 14:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EPET ETTC KCRM IN IR
05NEWDELHI8845	INDIA DOUBTS NEPALESE MAOIST/POLITICAL PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Recent press reports of a breakthrough between Nepalese Maoists and political parties are not true, outgoing MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae insisted on November 22, acknowledging nonetheless that the two sides have met in Delhi to discuss a solution to the ongoing crisis. [...]	2005-11-22 15:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV MOPS ECON IN NP
05NEWDELHI8891	IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED, EU-3 ALSO PUSHING [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali Rao on November 23, emphasizing the importance of India conveying through a strong national statement that the international community remains seriously concerned about Iran's nuclear [...]	2005-11-23 12:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP AORC IN IR
05NEWDELHI8892	INDIA CAUTIOUSLY WELCOMES NEW SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The GOI called Mahinda Rajapakse's victory in the November 17 Sri Lankan Elections a ""wake-up call for India"" and plans to use the new President's upcoming visit to New Delhi to stress the importance of maintaining the Cease-Fire Agreement while continuing India's already close rela [...]	2005-11-23 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS CE IN
05NEWDELHI8928	INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY FRETS ABOUT JIHADI [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) Indian Foreign Secretary Saran summoned the Charge on November 24 to register concern about several dimensions of international relief activities in Pakistani Kashmir. Saran's delivery of the non-paper in para 5 was low key and respe [...]	2005-11-25 11:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS EAID IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI8933	INDIA COMMITTED TO RE-BUILD AFGHANISTAN DESPITE [...] (U) Anger in India is mounting following the November 19 kidnapping and subsequent murder by the Taliban of MR Kutty, one of 290 Border Roads Organization employees who have been working on the GOI-funded Zaranj-Delaram road in Nimruz Province, Afghanistan. The discovery of Kutty's throat-sli [...]	2005-11-25 12:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EAID MARR MASS PBTS AF IN PK
05NEWDELHI9008	MEA SHARES INDIAN INTEL BLAMING LET FOR DIWALI [...] (S) Summary: Following up on MEA Additional Secretary Meera Shankar's November 14 assurance that the Indian government would share with us information regarding the October 29 Diwali bombings (Ref B),MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S Jaishankar on November 29 confirmed to Charge and Poloff th [...]	2005-11-29 13:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL PINS EFIN KCRM KTFN PBTS PK IN TS GOI
05NEWDELHI9031	KASHMIRI LEADERS SHARE PERSPECTIVES WITH CODEL [...] (SBU) Kashmiri political leaders and human rights advocates described in differing viewpoints the problems facing Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and emphasized the need for redoubled peace efforts between India and Pakistan during a November 28 meeting with CODEL Burton and embassy officers. Mirwa [...]	2005-11-30 11:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KISL PBTS PHUM OREP IN PK
05NEWDELHI9078	RESPONSE FOR INFORMATION REQUEST ON DALITS [...] (U) This cable is a response to Reftel A requesting information regarding the treatment of Dalits in India. Please read Reftels B and C in conjunction with this cable for a thorough picture of the issue. The following is posts response to Paragraph 6 questions: 2. (U) Question 1: How is th [...]	2005-12-01 12:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KIRF PHUM PREL SCUL KDEM ELAB IN
05NEWDELHI9080	GOI "CONSTRUCTIVELY ENGAGED" IN BURMA, UPBEAT ON [...] (C) Summary: MEA J/S (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar) Mohan Kumar was candid about India's need to continue engaging in Burma and optimistic that PM Singh had begun to "clear the air" during his bilateral meeting with President Zia in Bangladesh. Acknowledging Indian competition with the [...]	2005-12-01 12:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER BG BM IN SA
05NEWDELHI9088	TIP TIDBITS - CHILD LABOR, FEMALE FETICIDE, CHILD [...] (U) The following describes a variety of news reports and GOI actions on child labor, female feticide and child marriage that we have been following over the past few weeks. LARGEST RAID IN DELHI HISTORY ---------------------------- 2. (U) On November 21, "The Hindu" reported in their mo [...]	2005-12-02 05:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SOCI OTRA PREL SMIG BG
05NEWDELHI909	INDIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN 2005 [...] (S) Summary: With political momentum in its favor, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) expects to solidify its hold on power in 2005. The Congress-led coalition's pursuit of closer US-India ties will continue unabated, but the exigencies of coalition government will slow progress on issues of i [...]	2005-02-04 11:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID MARR MOPS KPKO XD IN
05NEWDELHI9128	NEW ALLEGATIONS BREATHE LIFE INTO NATWAR OIL [...] (C) Summary: The NDA's anti-UPA, anti-Natwar Singh campaign got a new lease on life December 2 when longtime Natwar Singh confidant (and serving Indian Ambassador to Croatia) Aneil Mathrani claimed in a television interview that the former Foreign Minister was deeply and personally involved [...]	2005-12-02 12:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM PTER EPET ETTC IN
05NEWDELHI9133	INDO-RUSSIAN SUMMIT TUNED TO DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: The GOI hopes to expand Indo-Russian defense and space cooperation at the December 4-6 Sixth Annual Summit in Russia, but a sluggish economic relationship is dragging down bilateral ties. President Putin and Prime Minister Singh are expected to sign four agreements on defense In [...]	2005-12-03 03:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET PGOV KNNP MASS IN
05NEWDELHI9139	INDIAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE TO URGE [...] (C) Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran contacted DCM on December 3 to request the USG's help with the mission of Indian Special Envoy Virendra Dayal to Iraq in connection with the GOI's ongoing investigation into the naming of Former Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh and the Congress Pa [...]	2005-12-05 06:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET IN IZ PREL
05NEWDELHI9205	INDO-JAPANESE INTERESTS CONVERGING AHEAD OF EAST [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Singh is heading to Kuala Lumpur for the December 14 East Asian Summit (EAS) at a time of rapid improvement in Indo-Japanese relations that may finally overcome the sense on both sides of unfulfilled potential. In a December 2 meeting with PolCouns, MEA's Asia Co [...]	2005-12-06 12:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ETRD ENRG TRGY KNNP CH JA IN ASEAN
05NEWDELHI9207	IN DIVIDED PUNJAB, DIPLOMACY DANCES TO A BHANGRA [...] (SBU) Summary: Drawn together by shared historical, cultural, and ethno-linguistic ties, the Indian state of Punjab and Pakistan's Punjab province continue to forge deeper relations even as Delhi-Islamabad rapprochement has slowed. This message details recent progress in people-to-people con [...]	2005-12-06 13:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS SCUL IN PK
05NEWDELHI922	INDIA SUSPENDS MILITARY PIPELINE TO NEPAL, WORRIES [...] (C) With NSA Narayanan unavailable until February 7, the Ambassador used a February 4 meeting with Foreign Secretary Saran to convey reftel points detailing our goals and strategy in Nepal. He also addressed these issues in broad brush during a pull aside with Foreign Minister Natwar Singh. [...]	2005-02-04 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS NP IN RS
05NEWDELHI9223	INDIA WILL TAKE STOCK OF IRAQ OPTIONS AFTER [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns shared Ref A points with MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf) Sanjay Singh on December 7, continuing a SIPDIS December 6 discussion on India's objectives and perspectives in the Middle East (septel). New Delhi is waiting to see the outcome of the December polls in Iraq before d [...]	2005-12-07 11:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM PINR IN IZ
05NEWDELHI9245	INDIA FACES GROWING NAXALITE MENACE [...] (C) Summary: Despite India's rapidly expanding economy, Naxalite groups in poor rural areas and their educated urban sympathizers continue to spread and have extended their areas of influence into 12 states, proving they can launch spectacular attacks on government facilities. The GOI has respon [...]	2005-12-08 08:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM PTER KCRM ASEC SCUL IN NP
05NEWDELHI9260	GOI UPDATES ON EXPORT CONTROLS DURING HTCG [...] (SBU) Summary: MEA officials used the Strategic Trade session of the High Technology Cooperation Group meetings held in New Delhi December 1 to respond to USG questions about India's export controls, stating that the Indian regime "completely covers" MTCR and NSG requirements. The GOI presen [...]	2005-12-08 12:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ETTC KNNP KSTC PARM TSPA MTCRE IN
05NEWDELHI9261	INDIA REITERATES SUPPORT FOR RED CROSS PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-08 12:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IN
05NEWDELHI9319	INDIA SEEKS TO PROTECT CITIZENS, SECURE ENERGY INTERESTS IN MIDDLE EAST (C-NE5-00945) [...] (C) Summary: While India has major interests in the Middle East (energy, trade, expatriate workers, and religious ties),it has historically had lackluster relations in the area. GOI attention focuses on a few nations of particular importance to those interests, primarily Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq [...]	2005-12-12 01:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG EPET PTER PINR IN BA IR IS IZ QA MU AE XF
05NEWDELHI9335	PM SINGH AFFIRMS INDIAN NUCLEAR SEPARATION PLAN AT [...] Speaking to the press December 11 while en route to Kuala Lumpur for the East Asian Summit, Indian PM Singh told journalists India is working quickly to meet commitments it made in the July 18, 2005 nuclear agreement with the United States. Specifically, the PM said plans for separating India [...]	2005-12-12 10:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP PGOV ENRG MNUC IN
05NEWDELHI9345	PMO MINISTER CITES DOMESTIC POLITICS IN PSI DEBATE [...] (C) The Ambassador used a December 9 meeting with Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, to press for early presentation of India's plan for separation of its civilian and military nuclear facilities and to continue our advocacy of Indian participation in the Pro [...]	2005-12-12 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MOPS IN PSI
05NEWDELHI9376	IS THE BJP READY FOR A REVIVAL? PERHAPS [...] (C) Summary: The BJP is undergoing churnings that suggest that it could regain its political legs. Supporters of this position point to the recent NDA electoral victory in Bihar, and the decision to expel perennial troublemaker Uma Bharati as signs that the party is putting its internal pro [...]	2005-12-13 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM EPET ETTC ECON IN
05NEWDELHI9393	URGENT REQUEST FOR RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW DELHI [...] This is an ACTION REQUEST for NEA/SA/EX and HR/RMA. Please see paragraph 6. 2. Summary: Embassy New Delhi respectfully requests that the DRI position (10504002 vice Nair) in our Political Section be immediately re-established and filled for 2006- 2008. Our workload has skyrocketed as US- [...]	2005-12-14 09:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KDEM BT IN US
05NEWDELHI940	INDIAN REACTIONS TO THE IRAQ ELECTION REFLECT [...] (C) Summary: The reaction of India's political parties and major newspapers to the January 30 election in Iraq predictably reflected their political orientations. The UPA government saw the election as a step forward, but unveiled no new initiatives or specific plans for greater engagement. [...]	2005-02-07 09:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PINR PREL PTER SCUL IN IZ
05NEWDELHI9400	"GOOD ENGAGEMENT" IS COMMON REFRAIN AT U.S.-INDIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce David McCormick and GOI Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran led U.S. and Indian delegations in the fourth meeting of the High Technology Cooperation Group (HTCG) in New Delhi on November 30 - December 1. The HTCG was formed in November 2002 to provide [...]	2005-12-14 11:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ETTC KSTC OTRA PREL KNNP PARM TSPA IN
05NEWDELHI9408	MTAG AND S49-05: INPA EXPORT CONTROL DEMARCHES [...] (S) PolCouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarches to MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs) Hamid Ali Rao and Deputy Secretary (DISA) Naveen Srivastava on December 14, emphasizing that both transactions appear to be covered under India's new WMD Bill and attendan [...]	2005-12-14 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	ETTC KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL CBW IN IR SY
05NEWDELHI9414	TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR JAN 24 CTJWG WITH INDIA [...] (U) PolCouns and Poloff made an introductory call on new Additional Secretary (UN and International Security) KC Singh on December 15, and discussed plans for the next round of the US-India Counter-terrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG),which Singh enthusiastically supported. PolCouns reviewe [...]	2005-12-15 05:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PINR EAIR EFIN TBIO KTFN IN
05NEWDELHI9421	AHMADINEJAD'S IRRATIONALITY: AN INDIAN [...] (C) Summary: During PolCouns's introductory call on new MEA Additional Secretary (UN and International Security) KC Singh, Singh shared his impressions from his recent posting as India's Ambassador in Tehran, emphasizing that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's perspective is skewed by his fer [...]	2005-12-15 09:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV KNNP PINR IN IR
05NEWDELHI9434	INDIA JOINS ASEAN'S TOUGHER LINE ON BURMA [...] (U) Summary: After many months of wishy-washy Indian posturing on Burma, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called publicly for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and encouraged the GOB to move towards democracy on his return from the East Asia Summit. Speaking after a meeting with Burmese PM Soe Win in [...]	2005-12-15 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM IN BM ASEAN
05NEWDELHI9435	SARAN: INPA SANCTIONS AT ODDS WITH BILATERAL [...] (S) Summary: Responding to the Ambassador's December 15 presentation of the US decision to impose sanctions on Indian entities, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran highlighted the danger that public awareness of prior GOI action regarding companies being sanctioned for activities that violate neith [...]	2005-12-15 13:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC ETTC MTCRE IN
05NEWDELHI9484	SARAN: NEPAL'S KING PROMISES OUTREACH TO PARTIES [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran told the Ambassador on December 15 that Nepal's King Gyanendra committed to "some initiative with the political parties" during his December 13 audience in Kathmandu. The monarch accepted Saran's argument that he was isolating himself and contributing to the [...]	2005-12-16 12:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI9486	PM SINGH ABLY DEFENDS RECIPROCAL NATURE OF INDO/US [...] (C) Summary: The BJP latched onto a leftist Parliamentary question on the July 18 civil nuclear agreement in an attempt to score points against the UPA. BJP heavyweights Yashwant Sinha (former Foreign Minister) and Sushma Swaraj asserted that the agreement was "stalemated," and that the US [...]	2005-12-16 12:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ETTC KNNP MNUC ENRG IN
05NEWDELHI9487	INPA SANCTIONS ON INDIA ARE A "LAND MINE" [...] (S) Briefing Joint Secretary (Americas) S Jaishankar on December 16 about the Ambassador's preview to Foreign Secretary Saran of the imminent announcement of sanctions on SIPDIS Indian entities (Ref A),PolCouns reviewed the Congressional notification timeline and Ref B talking points, emph [...]	2005-12-16 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC ETTC MTCRE IN
05NEWDELHI9488	GOI WELCOMES IRAQ ELECTIONS [...] (U) On December 16, the DCM and D/PolCouns held a media briefing on the Iraqi elections, emphasizing the high voter turnout, the low levels of violence, and eager participation from Sunni voters who largely boycotted earlier elections. The December 15 polls were the most free and open ever see [...]	2005-12-16 13:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM EAID IN IZ
05NEWDELHI9489	NARAYANAN BULLISH ON INDIA'S CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of FS Saran's departure for the December 21 Civil Nuclear Working Group meeting in Washington, NSA MK Narayanan told the Ambassador that Saran is bringing India's finished plan for civil/military nuclear separation in the hope that Congress will pass the required legis [...]	2005-12-16 14:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ENRG ETTC IN
05NEWDELHI9504	BHUTAN KING TO ABDICATE IN 2008, DEEPENING [...] (U) Wire services and the on-line Bhutanese newspaper Kuensel.com reported on December 18 that King Jigme Singye Wangchuck announced he would abdicate the throne to the well-regarded and modest Crown Prince (known in Bhutan as the Chhoetse Penlop) Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in 2008. Kuens [...]	2005-12-19 11:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI9513	EXTRADITION: INDIA: KULBIR SINGH BARAPIND: POST [...] (SBU) Summary: This message will address as many of the Ref A questions as Post is able to answer. Confirming or refuting specific allegations of torture is extremely difficult by the very nature of the usual secrecy surrounding torture. Barapind's claims of torture include a litany of many [...]	2005-12-19 12:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN CVIS PTER PREL KCRM PHUM PGOV IN GOI
05NEWDELHI9514	GOI SIFTING POTUS DELIVERABLE IDEAS, FINALIZING [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Saran's priority for his Washington visit, aside from presenting India's proposals for separation of its nuclear program, is to begin detailed consultations on deliverables for the upcoming POTUS visit, MEA official Jaishankar told the Charge on December 19. Jai [...]	2005-12-19 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP KNNP TRGY TNGD EAGR ENRG MARR MASS IN
05NEWDELHI9516	NSA NARAYANAN FOCUSED ON POTUS VISIT, NSG, AND [...] (C) Summary: Ahead of FS Saran's meeting with Burns on December 21, NSA Narayanan shared his priorities for the POTUS visit to India and his take on progress at the East Asia Summit and GOI policy on Burma in a December 16 meeting. He listed progress on the civil nuclear agreement and initi [...]	2005-12-19 12:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ENRG PHUM PTER BM IN
05NEWDELHI9592	GOI'S TAKE ON CHINA'S ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE [...] (C) Summary: In a December 16 meeting on India's relationship with Central Asia and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),MEA J/S Jaimini Bhagwati (Eurasia) suggested that India and the US should look for opportunities to advance our shared interests in the region. Bhagwati speculated [...]	2005-12-20 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL KDEM MOPS CH IN PK RS
05NEWDELHI961	LOOKING TO REASSERT A MID-EAST ROLE, INDIA [...] (C) Summary: On February 2, the MEA announced the appointment of retired career diplomat Chinmaya Gharekhan as Special Envoy for West Asia and the Middle East Peace Process. In creating this position, the GOI signaled its hope to raise New Delhi's profile in the Gulf, where India has an unde [...]	2005-02-07 13:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PINR IS IZ IN
05NEWDELHI9750	GOI TURNING PESSIMISTS ON NEPAL [...] (C) Summary. GOI officials told us on December 27 that developments in Kathmandu since Foreign Secretary Saran's early December visit have made them less hopeful of a resolution any time soon to the continued political stalemate in Nepal. Hardening of the positions of both the Palace and th [...]	2005-12-27 12:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER MASS IN NP CH
05NEWDELHI9751	INDIA READY TO PUSH HARDER ON BHUTAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary: The GOI is ready to take a more proactive role in prodding Bhutan to resolve the long-running refugee problem, an MEA official told A/DCM and Poloff on December 27. Bhutan's King had previously informed New Delhi of his plan to abdicate in 2008 following elections, and India is [...]	2005-12-27 12:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF KDEM PGOV ENRG IN BT
05NEWDELHI9752	GOI NON-PAPER ON LINKAGES AMONG TERRORIST GROUPS [...] (S) MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan/Afghanistan/Iran) Dilip Sinha in a December 27 meeting passed to Acting DCM a 10-page non-paper on connections among various terrorist groups, entitled "Inter-Group Linkages". The terrorist groups addressed in the non-paper include the following: al-Qaida an [...]	2005-12-27 12:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN PINR SNAR IN PK BG AF
05NEWDELHI9754	TIBETANS IN INDIA BRIEF VISITING STAFFDEL SZYMANSKI [...] (U) Summary: Members of the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala, including the chief executive of the Central Tibetan Authority and the Dalai Lama, told visiting professional staff of the House Small Business Committee during a December 11-12 visit that although human rights conditions [...]	2005-12-28 05:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM PREF IN CH
05NEWDELHI9755	TERRORIST FINANCE: PRENOTIFICATION TO GOI OF [...] (S) Acting DCM on December 27 passed Reftel prenotification to MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan/Afghanistan/Iran) Dilip Sinha, who read it with interest. Acting DCM reiterated the confidential nature of the prenotification as a precaution to better enable our counter-terrorism partners to freez [...]	2005-12-28 06:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN IN
05NEWDELHI9758	MTAG: GOI WILL FOLLOW UP ON IRAN BROKERING, PUSHES [...] (S) Summary: A/DCM and Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to MEA officials, who promised to provide the additional information to concerned GOI agencies and report the status to us at an early date. New Delhi remains concerned by Ref C decision to sanction Indian entities for INPA violations, p [...]	2005-12-28 08:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IN IR
05NEWDELHI9761	THE BJP ATTACKS UPA FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: The BJP leadership, meeting in Mumbai on December 26-27, continued its twisting foreign policy trajectory, issuing a public statement on ""The UPA's Mismanagement of our Foreign Policy,"" that was so shrilly critical of Congress initiatives that it drew a public rebuke from former Pr [...]	2005-12-28 09:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI9771	MEA LOOKS AHEAD TO PAKISTAN TALKS, SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Speaking on December 27, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan/Afghanistan/Iran) Dilip Sinha judged that the GOP is dragging its feet in implementing agreed-upon confidence-building measures and presenting its own ideas in a "half-baked" manner, but was confident that relations would mud [...]	2005-12-28 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EAID EPET ELTN MOPS KDEM KNNP IN PK AF IR INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI997	NEW NSA SIGNALS COMMITMENT TO US-INDIA [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with the Ambassador since his elevation as National Security Adviser, MK Narayanan identified progress in US-India relations as one of the three or four top priorities that the PM has tasked him to focus upon. Although Narayanan was uninformed about Phase 2 o [...]	2005-02-08 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC PTER BG NP IN PK US
05NICOSIA1565	COMBATING VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN CYPRUS [...] (S) Summary: On Cyprus, the Cyprus issue itself dominates the agenda and colors nearly every aspect of life. This includes the problem of violent extremism, which is typically charted on an ethnic Turkish-Greek axis rather than through the lens of an Islamic-Christian, East-West, or religious [...]	2005-09-27 15:29:00	Embassy Nicosia	SECRET	EAID KDEM PHUM PREL
05NICOSIA1566	EXTREMISM IN CYPRUS: (MOSTLY) "NO PROBLEM" [...] (S) This message is in reply to ref a tasking. The 31-year division of Cyprus has produced two separate, and quite distinct, populations and governing systems on the island. While the USG and the international community recognize the Republic of Cyprus as the sole sovereign government on the [...]	2005-09-28 04:10:00	Embassy Nicosia	SECRET	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER SOCI TU CY
05NICOSIA1585	CHANGING THE FRAME: HOW WE TALK ABOUT THE CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: Since the referenda on the Annan Plan in April 2004, our rhetorical position on the Cyprus issue has been clear and consistent. We support the UN SYG and his Mission of Good Offices. We believe the Annan Plan represented a fair and viable settlement. And, we want the Greek Cyp [...]	2005-09-29 12:17:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC CY
05NICOSIA1617	"AND FOR MY NEXT TRICK...": REVISITING THE CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: Although the end result of the EU's October 3 decision on Turkey was positive, the tortuous negotiations on the framework and the "counter declaration" highlight the implications that the unresolved Cyprus dispute has for U.S. interests across a wide range of issues. While the p [...]	2005-10-04 13:16:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CY

05NICOSIA1813	DOING MORE WITH TURKISH CYPRIOTS ON ISSUES OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The United States policy of supporting economic development in the Turkish Cypriot community has an important role to play in support of a resolution of the Cyprus problem -- however, closer cooperation with the Turkish Cypriots can also help advance other issues of broader natio [...]	2005-11-15 06:29:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KCRM EFIN PTER KHLS CVIS
05NICOSIA1886	TURKISH CYPRIOTS UNVEIL NEW SCHEME FOR GREEK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish Cypriot administration has drafted a new law that would significantly alter the way in which the "TRNC" handles claims for restitution or compensation for Greek Cypriot property, which makes up between 80 and 90 percent of the land in the north. In response to an Apr [...]	2005-11-30 09:31:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY TU PHUM PREF COE ECON
05NICOSIA1955	SUBJECT: "SETTLERS" AND CITIZENSHIP: THE [...] (C) Summary: Questions of "settler status" and ROC citizenship have become increasingly entwined, further complicating an already contentious issue that lies close to the core of the Cyprus dispute. Issues of citizenship, status, and the definition of a "settler" are of more than academic [...]	2005-12-14 11:49:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UNSC CY
05NICOSIA2006	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CONTINUING CONCERNS OVER [...] (C) On December 21, poloff delivered reftel demarche on Russian NGO law to Elena Rafti in the MFA's European Affairs Division. Rafti had no substantive response, but promised to pass the message forward for consideration. SCHLICHER [...]	2005-12-23 09:34:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL
05NICOSIA2007	KIDS THESE DAYS: WHAT DO GREEK CYPRIOT YOUNG [...] (C) Summary: In the April 2004 referendum on the Annan Plan for a Cyprus settlement, Greek Cypriots in the 18-24 age group voted "No" by a margin of nine-to-one. Both anecdotal impressions and polling data lead to the conclusion that, on balance, young Greek Cypriots take a harder line on t [...]	2005-12-23 11:32:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CY
05NICOSIA2024	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALLS ON THE TURKISH [...] (C) Summary: On December 27, Ambassador Schlicher paid introductory calls on key players in the Turkish Cypriot leadership --"President" Mehmet Ali Talat, "Prime Minister" Ferdi Sabit Soyer, and "Foreign Minister" Serdar Denktash -- to discuss the current state of play on the Cyprus issue and [...]	2005-12-28 15:06:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CY
05NICOSIA2037	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FEMIP LOAN TO SYRIA [...] (C) On December 28, Poloff delivered the reftel demarche concerning The Facility for Euro-Meditteranen Investment and Partnership's (FEMIP) loan to Syria to Stelios Makriyiannis in the MFA's Political Affairs Division. Makriyiannis had no substantive response, but promised to pass the messag [...]	2005-12-30 12:07:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV
05NICOSIA291	CIVILIAN-MILITARY RELATIONS IN NORTH CYPRUS: [...] (C) SUMMARY. With roughly 25,000 troops in Cyprus and a history of interference in Turkish Cypriot politics, the Turkish military exercised considerable sway in many spheres of civilian life in the north. The army has kept a low profile, however, since the 2003 elections that brought the pro [...]	2005-02-18 15:16:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CY TU PHUM PINR ECON
05NICOSIA304	SHIP VISIT TO CYPRUS: CALLING IN THE NORTH IS A [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Nicosia supports a visit by the USN to the Republic of Cyprus (south),but opposes a ship visit to north Cyprus under the current circumstances. The Republic of Cyprus has hosted many visits by the United States Navy (USN) over the years without incident. The Cyprus go [...]	2005-02-23 13:19:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	CY TU PREL MOPS MARR
05NOUAKCHOTT762	WHY DID MAHMOUD ABBAS VISIT MAURITANIA? [...] (U) On July 2, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made his first official visit to Mauritania. Spending roughly 24 hours, he met with President Taya and toured Nouakchott,s port. The two men reportedly discussed Abbas' recent trip to the US, including discussions he had had with President B [...]	2005-07-07 10:34:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MR IS
05OTTAWA1007	(C) IRANIAN SCIENTIST OF CBW CONCERN IN CANADA [...] (C) Polmiloff met April 5 with Foreign Affairs Canada Acting Director for Arms Control and Nonproliferation Marina Laker, at the latter's request, to discuss Iranian national Mehdi Arbabi Ghahroudi, currently in Canada on a one-year work permit that will expire 04 July 2005. In addition to he [...]	2005-04-06 14:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PARM PREL CVIS CA IR CBW
05OTTAWA1028	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC PLANS TO LIST [...] (S) Reftel requested USG views on GOC plans to list Hizb-i-Islami (HIG),Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) under Canada's criminal code. Canadian Deputy Ministers met on April 1 and decided in principle to list MEK. However, given political sensitivities that listing will [...]	2005-04-07 14:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA IR
05OTTAWA1057	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC READY TO PROCEED [...] (U) This is an action request: see para 3. 2. (S) The GOC confirmed late on April 7 that, having reviewed the supplementary information in Ref A, they are prepared to proceed with designation of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and all aliases provided in Ref B. They could proceed as early as Monday, Ap [...]	2005-04-08 14:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1079	CANADIAN VIEWS ON THE CONGO BASIN FOREST [...] Demarche requested in reftel was made to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). While Canadian officials were unable to respond on substance at the time of the demarche, they subsequently provided the following comments on the U.S. position. 2. Text of Canadian Response W [...]	2005-04-11 18:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PREL CA CIDA
05OTTAWA1104	SCENESETTER: CANADA AND THE SPP [...] (U) This is the first in a series of cables offering Mission views and background information on elements of the Security and Prosperity Partnership. This cable outlines some political and economic factors in Canada that may affect progress toward SPP goals. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Security [...]	2005-04-13 11:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN PREL CA
05OTTAWA1128	CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON FOURTH GLOBAL [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche discussing the Fourth Global Forum on Fighting Corruption (GF IV) to Alain Tellier, Deputy Director of the International Crime and Terrorism Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on April 8. Tellier thanked us for the points, said that FAC was tracking the [...]	2005-04-14 19:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PREL PINR KFRD SOCI CVIS CA GF IV FAC
05OTTAWA1134	HAS THE CAMPAIGN STARTED? [...] (C) Summary: The phony war between the Conservatives and Liberals broke out into open trench warfare April 13 as the PM turned a direct question on his relationship with a key figure in the sponsorship scandal into an attempted grilling of Conservative leader Harper on the Conservative health [...]	2005-04-15 12:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CA PGOV PREL
05OTTAWA1166	CANADA SCENESETTER FOR POL-MIL BILATS [...] (C) Your leadership of the U.S. delegation at the inaugural US-Canada political-military consultations is greatly appreciated. While the United States and Canada meet regularly in continental security and defense forums, there has been growing recognition in both governments that broader poli [...]	2005-04-18 15:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR CA
05OTTAWA1175	CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON COMMUNITY OF [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning the upcoming April 28-30 Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial in Santiago to Jessica Blitt, Policy Advisor in the Peacebuilding and Human Security Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on April 13. Blitt said that FAC was still considering [...]	2005-04-19 12:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL CA
05OTTAWA1190	INTERNATIONAL POLICY STATEMENT CALLS FOR ENHANCED [...] (C) Summary: Ottawa unveiled its long-awaited International Policy Statement today, which the government pledged would give Canada a more prominent place on the world stage and provide needed focus to its first-ever effort to integrate defense, diplomacy, development aid, and trade. The docum [...]	2005-04-19 21:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CA MARR PGOV PREL AID KCRS
05OTTAWA1205	CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNRWA EMERGENCY [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning an appeal for countries to make contributions to the 2005 Emergency Appeal for UNRWA to Sam Hanson, Deputy Coordinator, Middle East Peace Process Division at Foreign Affairs Canada, on April 12. Hanson stated that the Government of Canada had just [...]	2005-04-20 20:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF KPAL PREL CA EUN CIDA
05OTTAWA1226	CANADA: DEMARCHE ON FUNDING AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (C) In a conversation on April 20 with Foreign Affairs Canada contacts (please protect),poloff was told privately that GoC financial assistance to the Afghanistan elections could be in the range of CDN 5-10 million (approximately USD 4-8 million). The amount of the contribution is expected t [...]	2005-04-22 19:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AF CA UNSC
05OTTAWA1244	MISSION CANADA 90 DAY GOALS - 3RD QUARTER [...] Summary - Over the next three months, Mission Canada commits to supporting the SPP, finalizing our budget and continuing our enhancement of our SIPRnet site. In this next period, we also expect to prepare for the arrival of a new Ambassador and to follow-up on our project to design an emerge [...]	2005-04-26 12:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT PREL PGOV CASC ECON CA ETRA
05OTTAWA1246	CANADA: CANDIDATE FOR MEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTOR [...] Post received the following note (original/fax) from Foreign Affairs Canada: QUOTE NO LIA-0057 Foreign Affairs Canada presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to inform the Embassy that the Government of Canada has the honour to presen [...]	2005-04-26 13:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CA OAS
05OTTAWA1248	CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the demarche (per ref a) outlining a USG initiative to develop universal election standards that will be presented at the April 28-30 Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial in Santiago, to Jessica Blitt, Policy Advisor in the Peacebuilding and Human Security Division [...]	2005-04-26 14:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL CA
05OTTAWA1258	CANADA: FOREIGN MINISTER TO TRAVEL TO SANTIAGO TO [...] (SBU) Further to reftel, contacts at Foreign Affairs Canada have just advised us that Foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew is now scheduled to attend the CD Ministerial in Santiago, April 28-30. 2. (SBU) Canada's Chief Elections Officer, Jean-Pierre Kingsley, remains undecided because of the [...]	2005-04-26 17:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL CA
05OTTAWA1318	CANADA WILL VOICE SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQI [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-02 19:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ PGOV PREL FAC
05OTTAWA1364	Security and Prosperity Partnership in Canada - A [...] (SBU) Summary - From a distance Mission Canada is heartened by the effect and attention given to the SPP in Washington, throughout our government. We are hearing from Canadians most affected that this is precisely what is needed. Because of the political situation now in Canada, we can affor [...]	2005-05-05 19:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EIND ELTN ECON PGOV PREL CA MX
05OTTAWA1368	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR LIBERIAN SECURITY REFORM [...] (SBU) In response to ref a, poloff followed up with Andrew Armstrong, Manager of Fleet Policies and Standards at Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Headquarters. Armstrong stated that he would advise CCG management of our interest in using these boats as part of a nascent Liberian Coast Guard, but a [...]	2005-05-06 12:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL MARR EAID LI CA FAC
05OTTAWA1384	CANADA: MISSION PERSPECTIVE ON SPP SECURITY GOALS [...] SUMMARY: Mission Canada appreciates the opportunity to comment on the interagency effort under way to identify a coherent and forward looking security road map for North America. We must continue to search for security weaknesses and identify areas where our three countries can strengthen ou [...]	2005-05-06 20:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	CA ECON ETRD MX PGOV PREL EWWT SMIG SNAR SOCI
05OTTAWA1386	SEEKING SUPPORT FOR U.S. APEC RADIOACTIVE SOURCES [...] (C) Reftel points were delivered on May 2 to the APEC Unit of Foreign Affairs Canada's International Economic Relations and Summit Division (EER),the International Crime Division (AGC) and the Regional Security Office (IDC). In a follow up discussion on May 6, AGC's Katie McLaurin informed pol [...]	2005-05-09 14:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSTC EAID CA APECO
05OTTAWA1410	CANADA ON ISAF CAVEATS [...] (C) Though Canada has not/not provided a formal response to ref b demarche, the GOC's position on ISAF-related caveats was discussed on the margins of the April 27 US-Canada polmil talks. Paul Chapin, Director General for Security Policy at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) explained that the cavea [...]	2005-05-10 19:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF CA NATO FAC
05OTTAWA1459	CANADA: ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES' MAY 18 VISIT [...] (SBU) As you prepare for your first meeting with Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan and Minister of Justice Irwin Cotler, I want to extend my welcome and offer the Embassy's continuing support for the range of issues, initiatives, and processes that form the core of the Department o [...]	2005-05-13 18:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER KCRM CA
05OTTAWA1475	THE POLITICS OF CANADA'S DARFUR INVOLVEMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: In an effort to shore up support for his tottering minority government, PM Martin gave in to the demands of independent MP David Kilgour and accelerated the announcement of a major increase in aid for Darfur, to include CN $200 million and up to Canadian Forces technical advis [...]	2005-05-16 22:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	CA PGOV EAID MARR MASS MOPS PREL SU
05OTTAWA1487	NATO-AFGHANISTAN: ISAF CAVEATS [...] (C) In a diplomatic note (No. IDR0258) dated May 17, 2005, Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) provided a formal response to our demarche on ISAF caveats (ref (c)),delivered April 5,2005. Text follows: 2. (C) Begin text. Canada recognizes the potentially detrimental effect national caveats ca [...]	2005-05-17 19:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF CA NATO
05OTTAWA1488	RESPONDING TO ALLEGATIONS OF QURAN DESECRATION AT [...] Canadian media treatment: National media in Canada carried stories beginning May 11 of rioting in Kabul that resulted from the Newsweek report. Canadian media have followed the story with scrupulously "straight" reporting, primarily from international wire services and U.S. media, prominentl [...]	2005-05-17 19:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KISL PREL
05OTTAWA1493	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC PLANS TO LIST [...] (C) Foreign Affairs Canada informed us late on May 17 that they are proceeding with plans to list Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and MEK (Mujahedin-e-Khalq under Canada's criminal code. They are already listed domestically under the UN Suppression of Terrorism resolution but the Criminal Code listing i [...]	2005-05-18 12:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR KTFN CVIS CA FAC
05OTTAWA1502	US-CANADA POLMIL TALKS: FIRST IN A DECADE [...] (SBU) On April 27, Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) hosted the first US/CAN political-military consultations in more than a decade. The day-long talks opened with each side providing an overview of its recently released national defense policy/strategy. Topics covered in the talks included cont [...]	2005-05-18 21:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PK IN CA
05OTTAWA1528	MARTIN SURVIVES BUDGET VOTE, WILL THE TORIES STAND [...] (C) Summary: The Liberal government survived a budget vote May 19 by a one vote margin, the first time in Canadian history that the Speaker had to vote to break a tie. The impending cliffhanger kept Ottawa buzzing for a week and now leaves MPs to return to their ridings for the long weekend a [...]	2005-05-24 11:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CA PGOV PREL NDP
05OTTAWA1540	CANADA'S BORDER CAUCUS PREPARING TO COMMENT ON [...] (U) On May 18, 2005, Emboffs met with Conservative Member of Parliament Russ Hiebert, chief organizer of Canada's multiparty Border Caucus, whose 37 members are from ridings (districts) adjacent to the U.S. border. Parliament's Border Caucus was formed in 2004 and had its inaugural meeting in [...]	2005-05-24 15:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREL CA
05OTTAWA1550	DEMARCHING INVITEES TO THE US-EU INTERNATIONAL [...] This is an action request, see para. 6. 2. Poloff delivered reftel points to Ann Flanagan-Whalen, Deputy Director for the Middle East Division of Foreign Affairs Canada. Ms. Flanagan-Whalen said FAC has not yet received the EU invite and was pleased to get the detail which we provided. Sh [...]	2005-05-25 11:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ EG JA ASEC PREL UN FAC
05OTTAWA1604	CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON ILO ELECTIONS AND [...] (U) Poloff discussed refs (a) (Cuban candidacy for the ILO Governing Body) and (b) (ILO's proposed budget for 2006-2007) with Wendy Drukier, Senior Policy Advisor at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on May 24. Drukier thanked us for the points, and requested some time so that she could pass the [...]	2005-05-27 19:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AORC ELAB CA ILO
05OTTAWA1607	CANADIAN REACTIONS TO ETHIOPIAN POST-ELECTION [...] (C) POLMINCOUNS and POLOFF met May 27 with FAC Deputy Director for Southern and Eastern Africa Stephen Moran and Ethiopia Desk Officer Curtis Ajmani, to discuss post-election Ethiopia and Sudan. On Sudan, Moran mentioned that Canada has set up an interagency task force comprised of individuals [...]	2005-05-27 20:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CA ET PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM
05OTTAWA1615	DEMARCHE REQUEST ON OSCE CORDOBA DECLARATION [...] (SBU) Post delivered demarche points to Foreign Affairs Acting Director for North American and Euro-Atlantic Security and Defence Relations, Isabelle Poupart, the morning of May 31. In a follow-up discussion, Poupart said that the matter had been resolved earlier in the day in Vienna with agr [...]	2005-05-31 19:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CA OSCE
05OTTAWA1656	DEMARCHE: SA/LW NEGOTIATIONS ON MARKING AND TRACING [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche points to Deputy Director Shawn Barber in the Peacebuilding and Human Security Division (AGP) at Foreign Affairs oin May 31. A copy was conveyed to the Ambassador Anton Thalmann as well. 2, (SBU) Barber provided the following response on June 2: Begin [...]	2005-06-02 20:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CA
05OTTAWA1676	CANADA: REVIEW FOR TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) Poloff met with Louise Branch, Deputy Director of the Caribbean and Central America Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),and Ghislain Chaput, FAC Desk Officer for Cuba, on May 25, to discuss recent Government of Canada policies and actions to advance democracy, human rights, and fund [...]	2005-06-03 17:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ETTC PREL CU CA
05OTTAWA1681	LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES REGROUP, WAIT FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: It appears that the most likely scenario now is an early spring election following the end of year release of the Gomery report. Both sides have settled in for what amounts to a 10-month campaign, with the Liberals appearing much better organized and focused. The Conservatives c [...]	2005-06-03 20:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CA PREL
05OTTAWA1703	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: CANADIAN INTEREST IN [...] (S) This is an urgent action request. See para 4. 2. (S) On June 6, Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) provided post with their analysis of listing HIG under Canada's criminal code. (Hekmatyar, as an individual, and MEK, were recently added to Canada's criminal code, but the GOC held HIG for [...]	2005-06-06 19:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1728	CANADA AGREES TO PROVIDE SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES [...] (S) Polmiloff met with Foreign Affairs Director for Defense Relations Barbara Martin on June 7, 2005, at the latter's request. Martin wanted to convey officially the Canadian Government's positive response to USG's December 2004 request for Canadian Special Operations Forces for Operation End [...]	2005-06-08 11:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS MARR PREL CA AF
05OTTAWA1734	CANADA: APPEAL TO DONORS FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff and Econoff met with a combined Foreign Affairs Canada and CIDA team led by FAC Director for the Caribbean and Central America Christian Lapointe June 7 to discuss the Haitian elections budget and the general situation in Haiti. Canadian officials feel it is important f [...]	2005-06-08 15:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	HA AORC EAID EFIN PGOV PREL
05OTTAWA1735	DEMARCHE REQUEST TO ENCOURAGE NICARAGUA TO DESTROY [...] (C) Following-up on reftels June 7, Regional Security Affairs (IDC) desk officer Anne-Marie Spain at Foreign Affairs Canada informed polmiloff that Canada believes that "all actors, not just the Government of Nicaragua" should be approached regarding MANPADS destruction. Spain said that while [...]	2005-06-08 17:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL PTER MASS CA
05OTTAWA1755	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC LIKELY TO PROCEED [...] (S) Reftel reported that the GOC is proceeding with consideration of listing HIG domestically under Canada's Criminal Code but would solicit input from the USG and the Government of Afghanistan. On June 8, Foreign Affairs Canada informed post that FM Minister Abdullah, during a meeting in th [...]	2005-06-09 14:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA AF
05OTTAWA1776	DEMARCHE: DELIVERABLES FOR THE US-EU INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel talking points to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter Harder June 7 and Poloff followed up with FAC Deputy Director for the Middle East Ann Flanagan-Whalen June 8. We were told that it is not clear whether Minister Pettigrew will be attending the Brussels meet [...]	2005-06-10 20:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON CA
05OTTAWA1782	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC LISTING OF HIG [...] (S) Foreign Affairs welcomed reftel message requesting a delay in announcing the domestic designation of HIG but that decision would not take effect or become public until on or after June 24. They expect that Cabinet Ministers will approve the proposal to proceed at the June 14 meeting on de [...]	2005-06-13 14:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1788	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC DOMESTIC [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-13 18:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1799	CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON MDA AND A RESPONSE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning full membership for the Israeli National Society (MDA) in the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, to Allisa Golberg, deputy director of the human rights division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on June 13. Golberg referred to the me [...]	2005-06-14 17:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ CA ICRC
05OTTAWA1800	CANADA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ALLEGED TERRORIST [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel, concerning the possible extradition of alleged terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, with Rana Burley, Desk Officer for Venezuela at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on May 31. Burley thanked us for the opportunity to review the legal situation involving Posada, noted tha [...]	2005-06-14 17:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM EAIR KJUS VE CU CA
05OTTAWA1828	ACTION REQUEST: DRAFT CONFERENCE STATEMENT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-16 22:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PREL PGOV EIND
05OTTAWA1829	CANADA ON UN REFORM: REQUEST TO CONVEY USG [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-16 22:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KUNR PREL PGOV AORC CA UNSC
05OTTAWA1847	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC DOMESTIC LISTING [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-20 13:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1857	CANADA: IRANIAN NOMINEE TO BE AMBASSADOR IN OTTAWA [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche, regarding the appointment of Ahmad Azizi as Iran's ambassador to Canada, to Peter Boehm, Assistant Deputy Minister (North America) at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on June 20. Boehm, referring to the conversation last week between Under Secretary Nichol [...]	2005-06-20 20:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR CA
05OTTAWA1860	SCENESETTER: Your Visit to Alberta, Canada [...] I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and House Agriculture Committee members and staff to Canada. I am sure that your visit will be productive and will help us advance the agenda on two of our biggest bilateral bilateral economic issues. The Canadian Political Scene 2. [...]	2005-06-21 12:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECIN EAGR PREL CA
05OTTAWA1869	CANADIAN REQUEST FOR TRANSIT RIGHTS THROUGH U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request: see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Embassy Ottawa received a diplomatic note dated June 20, 2005 from Foreign Affairs Canada. The note provides details of Canadian plans to deploy three joint RCMP/Canadian Coast Guard vessels on the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence [...]	2005-06-21 17:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM EWWT PBTS PHSA PREL CA
05OTTAWA1894	CANADA: TUNISIA HOPING FOR G-8 PUBLICITY FOR THE [...] (SBU) Tunisia's Ambassador to Canada, Khalifa El Hafdhi, demarched Charge on the forthcoming United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS),to be held in Tunisia from November 16-18. Ambassador El Hafdhi briefly reviewed the background of the WSIS, noting that phase I of the [...]	2005-06-22 20:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECPS TS CA
05OTTAWA1911	WASSENAAR BILAT MEETING WITH CANADA ON MAY 3 [...] (SBU) Summary: NP/ECNP led an interagency delegation to Ottawa to hold bilateral consultations with Canada on various Wassenaar issues. The U.S. and Canada agreed to work together in an effort to make progress on enhancing controls over items of terrorist use; individual reporting of items Ve [...]	2005-06-23 19:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM CA PREL ETTC
05OTTAWA1930	CANADA: THE CANADA-EU SUMMIT [...] (U) Robert Clark, Director of the EU Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),provided a debrief on the results of the June 19 Canada-EU summit, held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, a resort town in southern Ontario. Clark characterized the one-day summit as extremely successful, with the GoC please [...]	2005-06-24 20:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAIR ASEC EAID ECON EU CA
05OTTAWA1962	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: SPECIFICATION OF HIG [...] (S) Reftel reported that the GOC is proceeding with plans to designate HIG domestically under Canada's criminal code. For the record, the listing will be as follows: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's faction, Hezb-e-Islami, the Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) 2. (S) Any aliases would be related to [...]	2005-06-28 15:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1972	INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY COMMITS TO MAINTAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 90 senior level officials from Haiti, international organizations, and donor governments met June 17 in Montreal to discuss the future of Haiti. The conference's key theme was the importance of maintaining momentum in the lead-up to the November elections. Partic [...]	2005-06-29 14:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	HA MOPS PGOV PREL KPKO CA
05OTTAWA1975	LETTER ON PSI CORE GROUP DELIVERED TO CANADA [...] (C) Undersecretary Joseph's letter was delivered on June 27 to Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security Jim Wright, with a copy to Rob McDougall, Director of Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament Division (IDA) at Foreign Affairs Canada. In a follow-up conversation on Ju [...]	2005-06-29 17:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP CA
05OTTAWA2023	CANADA ON RUMORS OF ARISTIDE'S DESIRE TO RETURN TO [...] (C) DCM and PolOff shared reftel talking points with FAC Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean Jamal Khokhar and Caribbean and Central America Director Christian Lapointe. Khokhar said "we are on the same sheet" with regards to Aristide, and Canada's consistent message has been [...]	2005-07-06 16:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	BR HA PREL UNSC
05OTTAWA2032	EXECUTIVE ORDER BLOCKING PROPERTY OF WMD [...] (C) Polmiloff informed Nonproliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament Deputy Director Marina Laker of the new Executive Order on Jun 30 and provided additional details in a follow-up meeting on July 5. Laker welcomed USG's supplemental background and said she would convey the information to A [...]	2005-07-07 14:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV MNUC EFIN ETTC CA
05OTTAWA2057	AMBASSADOR MEETS MANITOBA PREMIER GARY DOER TO TALK [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) Ambassador Wilkins took advantage of a transit stop in Winnipeg to meet with Manitoba Premier Gary Doer in the airport transit lounge. Other than a brief discussion of the BSE crisis (where the Ambassador reminded the Premier of t [...]	2005-07-08 11:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV CA
05OTTAWA2071	DEMARCHE: SECURITY SECTOR SUPPORT FOR THE [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points to the Regional Security and Peacekeeping Division (IDC) at Foreign Affairs Canada on June 30, just prior to the Canada Day long week-end. In a follow-up discussion on July 7, desk officer Emi Furuya informed polmiloff that a Canadian Coast Guard/RCMP team i [...]	2005-07-08 18:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL KWBG KPAL IS CA FAC
05OTTAWA2081	FOREIGN MINISTRY BRIEFING ON HAITIAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) FAC briefed members of the Haitian election observer's steering committee July 8 to help shore up their commitment to supporting the observation mission. Participants were told that the process is largely on track but requires continued coordination and close cooperation if it is to be s [...]	2005-07-08 20:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA HA PGOV PREL KPKO
05OTTAWA2097	DEMARCHE REQUEST: G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOC supports us in opposing the G-4 proposal. Canada instead supports a model of Security Council reform which would provide for no new permanent seats but instead create a new category of eight four-year renewable seats and one new two-year non-permanent (and non-renewable [...]	2005-07-12 12:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CA UNSC
05OTTAWA2105	FY 2005 IVLP EVALUATION: GORD STEEVES; JANUARY 30 - [...] Summary: Program evaluation for International Visitor Leadership Program grantee Gord Steeves. End summary. 2. MPP Theme Addressed: Open Markets, Mutual understanding. Strategic Goal: Economic Prosperity. 3. Post Objectives: For Mr. Steeves to learn about the efficient operation of [...]	2005-07-12 19:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC PREL CA
05OTTAWA2106	FY 2005 IVLP EVALUATION: LUCI GRECHEN; FEBRUARY 7-25, [...] Summary: Program evaluation for International Visitor Leadership Program grantee Luci Grechen. End summary. 2. MPP Theme Addressed: Open Markets, Mutual Understanding. Strategic Goal: Economic Prosperity. 3. Post Objectives: -- Learning about the U.S. federal system of government - [...]	2005-07-12 19:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC PREL CA IV
05OTTAWA2107	FY 2005 IVLP EVALUATION: KERRY MCQUARRIE SMITH; JANUARY [...] Summary: Program evaluation for International Visitor Leadership Program grantee Kerry McQuarrie Smith. End summary. 2. MPP Theme Addressed: Open Markets, Mutual understanding. Strategic Goal: Economic Prosperity. 3. Post Objectives: Learning about the U.S. federal system of govern [...]	2005-07-12 19:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC PREL CA IV
05OTTAWA2113	CANADA: PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER SPEAKS OUT ON TERRORIST THREAT [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 11 Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan gave a speech that the Ottawa Citizen described as one of the most forceful ever by a Canadian minister on terrorism. She stated "we have perhaps for too long thought that these were things that happened somewhere else. But Canad [...]	2005-07-12 20:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA PGOV PREL PTER
05OTTAWA2119	IRAQ: DEAD SEA DONORS' MEETING JULY 18-19 - CANADA [...] Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. The Iraq staff at Canada's International Development Agency are optimistic about the upcoming Iraq Donors' meeting, saying things are going remarkably well so far and they are receiving excellent support from Jordan. They are try [...]	2005-07-13 10:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ JO CA
05OTTAWA2128	CANADIAN - U.S. DISCUSSION ON MARITIME TRANSIT [...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. delegation headed by USCG Rear Admiral Sirois met July 11, 2005 with Canadian officials to discuss the US/Canada Great Lakes shiprider proposal and a recent Canadian request for Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) vessels with armed RCMP officers embarked to transit US waters dur [...]	2005-07-14 13:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA PREL CA
05OTTAWA228	CANADA: PM MARTIN'S SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN COMMERCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Paul Martin traveled to Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Japan and China January 15-23 on a whirlwind tour that mixed tsunami relief with commercial relations. Some of the stops were photo ops or courtesy calls and critics questioned whether anything could be accomplished in such [...]	2005-01-24 22:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL CA
05OTTAWA229	PATRIOT ACT: CANADA LOOKING FOR LOW-KEY DIALOGUE [...] (SBU)Summary and Action Request: As reported reftels, there is growing concern among certain consumer and union groups in Canada about the privacy effects of certain elements of the Patriot Act, primarily Section 215. While GoC experts believe that Patriot Act procedures are not incompatibl [...]	2005-01-25 12:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EINV PINS CA FAC
05OTTAWA2331	CANADA: MARIJUANA DECRIMINALIZATION BILL LOSING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The marijuana decriminalization bill (C-17),which began the Parliamentary term as the potential next big issue on the Liberal agenda, appears to have lost steam. Opinion on C-17 is split between activists who suggest it does not go far enough, and prohibitionists who say it go [...]	2005-08-02 21:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI
05OTTAWA2344	CANADA GIVES POSITIVE SOUNDINGS ON GREAT LAKES [...] (SBU) Summary: After meeting with a U.S. Shiprider team on July 28 and offering positive soundings on a way to move forward on the two-week proof of concept phase of the program, GOC lawyers and operators met August 2 and agreed to continue joint planning for a possible program in September-O [...]	2005-08-03 20:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PREL EWWT PBTS CA MOPS
05OTTAWA2368	CANADIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CLOSING THE GAP [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche points to Nadia Ahmad, Foreign Affairs Canada Policy Advisor for Afghanistan, and Econoff delivered them to Jonathan Lane, Desk Officer at CIDA. We were told that Canada is fully supportive of making the elections work and will do whatever it can to ensure [...]	2005-08-05 16:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CA AF EAID
05OTTAWA2380	CANADIAN FORUM OF FEDERATIONS IRAQ TEAM ON THE NEW [...] (C/NF) Summary: Former Canadian Deputy Minister for Natural Resources George Anderson recently returned from Iraq where he was an advisor to the constitutional committee as part of a Forum of Federations team under contract with NDI. He said that the Canadian International Development Agency [...]	2005-08-08 14:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EAID IZ PREL CA
05OTTAWA2455	LIBERTAD TITLE IV IMPLEMENTATION: ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-15 15:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CA CU CVIS ETTC ETRD PREL EINV
05OTTAWA2462	RENEWAL OF ISAF MANDATE: CANADA ON SAME PAGE BUT [...] (C) Polmiloff met with Director of North American and Euro-Atlantic Security and Defence Relations Division (IDR) Director Barbara Martin and staff on August 11 to discuss renewal of ISAF,s mandate. Though Canada has not started to examine the matter in detail (NOTE: summer cottage season is [...]	2005-08-16 13:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL CA NATO UNSC
05OTTAWA2618	IRAQ: PRESENTATION OF A DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] (C/NF) FAC Middle East Division Deputy Director told Poloff August 30 that the GOC prepared a statement on the Iraqi constitution last week but pulled it back when it became clear that the document was not a finished product and could still change. He said Canada would wait until there was a [...]	2005-09-01 19:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IZ PGOV PREL CA
05OTTAWA2638	TFUS01 - CANADA: SURGE OF ASSISTANCE OFFERS IN [...] (SBU) Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath have captured Canadian headlines and triggered heart-felt offers of assistance (list from paragraph 5). The Mission has received an outpouring of sympathy and offers of assistance from governments at all levels as well as from individual officials and [...]	2005-09-02 17:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA
05OTTAWA2640	YOUR VISIT TO ALBERTA, SEPTEMBER 8-11, 2005 [...] (C) As you prepare to visit Alberta, I want to extend a warm welcome and reaffirm this Mission's strong commitment to making your visit a success. Your meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan will underscore the importance we place on close collaboration with the Canadian government. [...]	2005-09-02 18:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV CA
05OTTAWA2642	CANADA - TERRORISM FINANCE: YASIN AL-QADI - STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-02 19:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER PGOV PREL SA CA UN
05OTTAWA2649	CANADA'S VIEWS ON DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN TEH UN [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOC shares our views on the problems of length, coherence, and balance in the draft "outcome" document, as well as our commitment to reform and opposition to creative financing measures for ODA. We differ on the goal of 0.7% of GDP, with Canada still thinking it is an imp [...]	2005-09-02 20:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN PREL CA UNGA
05OTTAWA2659	CANADA SHARES USG VIEWS ON ZIMBABWE VOTE IN IMF [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-06 19:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL CA ZI IMF
05OTTAWA2669	TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE REPORT 2, [...] (SBU) After the long weekend and initial confused flurry, things seem to be running smoothly. We will direct most future offers of Canadian assistance to the GOC for coordination. Deputy Prime Minister Anne McClellan told the Ambassador this afternoon that the USG should let her know of any [...]	2005-09-06 21:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA
05OTTAWA2677	TFUS01 - CANADA: AMBASSADOR JOINS PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Ambassador Wilkins thanked Prime Minister Martin privately and Canadians publicly for their support to victims of Katrina at a ceremony in Halifax seeing off the four Canadian ships deploying for the Gulf of Mexico with relief supplies. Along with CG Halifax, US Naval Attache and DCM, [...]	2005-09-07 18:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA
05OTTAWA2689	TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE 3 - [...] We continue to receive offers of assistance and are referring all Canadian donors, public and private, to: Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) at 1-800-929-1705 or 613-991-7000; goc-cog@psepc-sppcc.gc.ca 2. PSEPC suggests that corporations that are interested in sellin [...]	2005-09-07 21:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA
05OTTAWA2690	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): URGING CANADA [...] (U) Following ref A exchanges, and modified guidance, polmiloff met on September 6 with Canadian National Authority Coordinator for the CWC, Bob Brooks, and Senior Advisor Adrian Ghita-Duminica, to discuss USG concerns regarding captive use of Schedule I chemicals. Polmiloff left revised poin [...]	2005-09-07 21:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CA
05OTTAWA2691	CANADA SHARES CONCERNS ON UNITED NATIONS SUMMIT [...] (C) Poloff presented reftel demarche points to Marie-Isabelle Massip, Director of the United Nations and Commonwealth Affairs Division of Foreign Affairs Canada. Massip said that Canada agrees with the U.S. on the importance of arriving at a strong outcome document and has instructed its deleg [...]	2005-09-07 21:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CA UNGA

05OTTAWA2701	TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE 4 -- [...] The contact number for Canadians wishing to contribute to Katrina relief is 1-800-O CANADA (1-800-622-6232). Information on how to help is also available on the web sites of Foreign Affairs Canada, International Trade Canada (for companies wishing to sell to the US market) and the Canadian Re [...]	2005-09-08 20:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA
05OTTAWA2702	CANADIAN VIEWS ON CONTINUING MOMENTUM FOR HAITIAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche September 8 to DG for the Caribbean, Central American and the Andes Christian LaPointe, who also introduced members of a newly created office on Haiti. He explained that Foreign Affairs Canada finally accepted that Haiti was going to be a significant issue [...]	2005-09-08 21:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	HA CA PGOV PREL KCRS
05OTTAWA2726	UNCERTAINTY THE OPERATIVE WORD AS PARLIAMENT SET [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian Parliament is scheduled to resume on September 27, amidst a political climate that is best defined by uncertainty. PM Martin has the option to prorogue Parliament, which would end the current session and reset the agenda by calling for a new session and an early con [...]	2005-09-09 20:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CA PGOV PREL
05OTTAWA2740	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): URGING CANADA [...] (SBU) Charge and Political Minister Counselor took the opportunity of a meeting with Foreign Affairs Assistant Deputy Minister (between A/S and U/S level) Jim Wright to raise USG concerns about the potential proliferation loophole caused by failure to address "captive use" of CWC Schedule I ch [...]	2005-09-12 20:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CA
05OTTAWA2741	TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE 4 - [...] Canadians are still offering to assist with emergency relief, but we are also starting to receive offers of recovery assistance. Past reports have mentioned offers by Canadian schools to assist students from the affected area. Jobs ---- 2. WCG International, through its Sacramento-based [...]	2005-09-12 20:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA
05OTTAWA2748	IRAN/IAEA: CANADA CALLS IN IRANIAN CHARGE [...] (C) In a September 12 meeting with Charge on another matter, Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) for International Security Policy Jim Wright took the opportunity to underline Canada's frustration with Iran and its snubbing of the IAEA. Wright reported that he had just called in the Iranian Charge [...]	2005-09-13 17:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL PHUM CA IR IAEA
05OTTAWA2764	COLOMBIA MEETING WITH SELECT WHA AND EUR [...] (U) POL M/C made a strong pitch to secure Canadian Political Director Jim Wright for the September 16 Meeting on Columbia. Unfortunately, scheduling conflicts made it impossible for him to be in New York on Friday. 2. (U) Canada, however, remains very interested in the future of Columbia a [...]	2005-09-14 19:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	CO OPDC PREL PTER PGOV UNGA ON
05OTTAWA2766	TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE SEPTEMBER [...] Archival assistance: The National Librarian and Archivist of Canada, Ian Wilson, offered the Ambassador assistance in restoring historic documents, manuscripts, maps, artwork, that may have been damaged by flooding of archives or museums. He notes that his conservators have experience with [...]	2005-09-14 20:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA
05OTTAWA2768	U.S. PROPOSALS TO ENABLE CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] (C) In a meeting on September 14, Pol M/C and polmiloff solicited Canada's engagement and support to advance civil nuclear cooperation with India by the Nuclear Suppliers Group; they emphasized that this was a top priority of President Bush. Emboffs left reftel non-paper outlining obligations [...]	2005-09-15 13:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IN CA
05OTTAWA2785	CLOUDSAT CANADA, AUTHORIZATION FOR SIGNING THE [...] Summary: Charge John Dickson signed the CloudSat Agreement with Dr. Marc Garneau, President of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA),in Montreal on September 14, 2005. The U.S. original of the agreement is being sent to L/T by pouch. During the luncheon following the signing ceremony, Garneau rais [...]	2005-09-15 20:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	CA KTIA PREL TSPA ETTC
05OTTAWA2815	Mission Canada 90-Day Goal Tracker Application - [...] Mission Canada is pleased to announce the launch of an innovative, locally developed, web-enabled application to track Mission 90-Day goals and progress. 2. The 90-Day Goal Tracker application provides Department and Mission managers with a snapshot of current Mission Canada goals, a grap [...]	2005-09-20 13:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AADP PREL
05OTTAWA2827	Public Health Emergency Governance in Canada [...] In Canada the provincial governments have the primary responsibility for health matters, including managing public health emergencies. The federal authorities do play an important coordination role between the provinces, with other countries and the WHO. In addition to that role, the federal [...]	2005-09-20 20:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA SOCI PREL CA WHO KSTH
05OTTAWA2834	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: NO GOC ACTION ON HIG [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-21 16:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN CA
05OTTAWA2837	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC TO DESIGNATE [...] (U) Reftel announced USG plans to designate the entity ELEHSSAN under E.O. 13224 and urged other governments to do the same. We explained that we would not be notifying this listing to the UN 1267 Committee. 2. (C) During a meeting on September 20, post was informed by Foriegn Affairs Can [...]	2005-09-21 19:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA2857	CANADA: COMMERCIAL SOURCES OF MRES FOR POSSIBLE [...] Bauly Specialty Foods Vendor: Le Baron Manufacturer: Bauly Specialty Foods Mr. Len Bauly 7620 Anaka Drive Missassauga, Ontario, Canada L4T 3H7 1-800-351-FOOD (3663) phone 905-677-9734 fax info@bauly.com or lebauly@yahoo.com http://www.bauly.com Price per unit, ( [...]	2005-09-22 18:24:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ETRD ECON AMGT CA
05OTTAWA286	S/CRS AMBASSADOR PASCUAL,S OTTAWA CONSULTATIONS: [...] (C) Summary: In consultations January 20 with colleagues from Foreign Affairs Canada, Defense, and the Prime Minister,s Office, Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) Ambassador Carlos Pascual broke new ground in sharing ideas and seeking synergy for shared efforts to impr [...]	2005-01-28 20:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PREL PGOV CA KCRS START FAC
05OTTAWA2881	CANADA UNTIES HALF ITS FOOD AID [...] (U) Up to 50% of Canada's food aid may now be purchased in developing countries. Until September 22, 90% of Canada's food aid contributions had to be Canadian-sourced. The ministers of International Cooperation, of International Trade and of Agriculture and Agri-food made their announcement [...]	2005-09-26 18:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PREL CA
05OTTAWA2891	COMBATING EXTREMISM IN CANADA [...] (C) HOST GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO MINIMIZE EXTREMISM -- Canada seeks to minimize extremism among its immigrant population through a stated policy commitment to building an inclusive society that is tolerant of religious, ethnic, racial and cultural diversity. In 1971, Canada became the first c [...]	2005-09-26 22:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO PHUM CA
05OTTAWA290	CANADA: TIMETABLE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF US MILITARY [...] (C) DND Office of Peacekeeping Director, Colonel Denis Thompson, and desk officer Joey Cloutier told us on January 27 that they foresaw "no problems" with the projected departure of U.S. military assets from the tsunami-affected region. They noted that Canadian relief efforts had been focused [...]	2005-01-28 22:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL CA
05OTTAWA2903	CUTTING OFF CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRADE WITH NORTH [...] (S) Polmincouns and polmiloff met with Foreign Affairs DG for International Security Paul Chapin and DG for North Asia and Pacific Ted Lipman on September 22 to discuss cutting off North Korean hard currency earnings from arms sales. Emboffs left key points as a nonpaper, and a duplicate copy [...]	2005-09-27 19:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP CA
05OTTAWA2909	CANADA NUCLEAR "COOPERATION" WITH INDIA: [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-28 14:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM MNUC PREL CA
05OTTAWA2928	CANADA INTERESTED IN COOPERATING ON DARFUR WOMEN'S [...] (U) As requested in reftel, poloff met with officials from Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) and the Canadian International Development Agency(CIDA) on 23 September to discuss U.S. initiatives to counter violence against women in Darfur, and to solicit Canada's support for such initiatives. Canadia [...]	2005-09-29 14:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL EAID SU CA
05OTTAWA2931	CANADA'S DISAPPEARING BUDGET SURPLUS [...] (U) Introduction and summary: Canada's 2004-05 budget surplus came in at C$1.6 billion (about US$ 1.36 billion),almost C$8 billion lower than conventional wisdom had expected. The GOC attributes the discrepancy to an unanticipated change in accounting procedures for one-time expenditures a [...]	2005-09-29 19:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ETRD KTFN ECON PREL CA
05OTTAWA2936	NOTIONAL AGENDA FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-29 20:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI CA
05OTTAWA2976	CANADA TO HOST HEALTH MINISTERS MEETING ON AVIAN [...] Summary: As part of the continuing international response to the threat of avian and pandemic influenza, the Canadian Government will host a meeting of health ministers from more than 30 countries and international organizations in Ottawa, October 24/25. The purpose of the meeting is to enco [...]	2005-10-05 17:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI CA WHO FAO OIE
05OTTAWA2987	60TH UNFC: CANADA HEARS USG CONCERNS ABOUT AD HOC [...] (C) DCM and polmiloff met with Canadian Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security Jim Wright late on October 5 to present general points on the UNFC draft resolution and deliver oral points, as instructed. Arms Control Director Rob MacDougall and incoming Deputy Director Ron Stansf [...]	2005-10-06 19:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AORC PARM PREL MNUC CA
05OTTAWA3012	CWC: HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT/ARRANGEMENT WITH CANADA [...] (C) Polmiloff met with Foreign Affairs Canada officials and a Department of National Defence representative on October 7 to deliver reftel message and text. Meeting participants were CWC National Coordinator Bob Brooks, Senior Advisor for Industry Issues Adrian Ghita-Duminica, Nonproliferatio [...]	2005-10-07 19:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA PARM PREL CA
05OTTAWA3021	OTTAWA: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] Post has enjoyed strong support from Washington counterparts and excellent cooperation with the GOC in countering terrorist financing. We will continue to report on developments and strengthen bilateral coordination. In 2006, Canada will assume the chair of the Financial Action Task Force ( [...]	2005-10-07 20:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN KVPR PTER EFIN ETTC PREL CA
05OTTAWA3022	DEMARCHE: BRINGING BURMA BEFORE THE UNSC [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-07 21:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	BM PREL PHUM PGOV CA UNSC UNGA
05OTTAWA3065	REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE OF CERTAIN [...] (S) On October 12, 2005 POL M/C raised the Uighur resettlement issue with Michael Small, Acting ADM (Assistant Deputy Minister) for Global Affairs at Foreign Affairs Canada. Small, who is also Director General for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, had been briefed by FAC,s Senior Adviso [...]	2005-10-13 14:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	KAWC MOPS PREL PTER PHUM PREF PINR
05OTTAWA3069	Hurricane Katrina and Canadian Response; Lessons [...] Summary: Operational linkages between DHS and Canada's Public Safety Ministry (PSEPC) worked reasonably well as Canada responded to provide relief in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. But, to make those connections even more effective, Canada would like to have a DHS Liaison Officer stationed at [...]	2005-10-13 19:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PGOV PREL PINS CA
05OTTAWA3090	A PARTNER IN TRANSFORMATION - YOUR VISIT TO [...] (SBU) As you prepare to visit Ottawa, I want to extend a warm welcome and reaffirm this Mission's strong commitment to making your trip a success. I have been on the ground in Canada for just under four months and have traveled to all but one of the country,s ten provinces and three territori [...]	2005-10-14 20:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	CA ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SCRS
05OTTAWA3091	URGENT DEMARCHES ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-14 21:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA ETRD PREL SCUL
05OTTAWA3101	DIPLOMATIC NOTE REGARDING UNESCO CULTURAL [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel diplomatic note by fax on receipt Saturday, October 15. The Ambassador followed up with Jonanthan Fried, senior official at the Privy council Office. Fried said that he had just spoken to Faryar Shirzad at the NSC on the same subject but that the GOC remains conv [...]	2005-10-17 17:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA ETRD PREL SCUL
05OTTAWA3102	ISLAMIC SCHOLAR EXHORTS CANADIAN MUSLIMS TO FIGHT [...] (U) On September 28, 2005, poloff attended a conference entitled "Building the Dialogue Gaps Towards a Culture of Peace" hosted by WEBB Canada (Women Engaging in Bridge Building) at which keynote speaker Dr. Mohamed Fathi Osman challenged the Muslim community to embrace a faith that is forward [...]	2005-10-17 18:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO KIRF CA
05OTTAWA3103	SPP: FIRST FINANCIAL SERVICES WORKING GROUP [...] Introduction and Summary: Treasury DAS for International Monetary and Financial Policy Mark Sobel led the U.S. delegation to the first Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) Working Group meeting and the 11th NAFTA Financial Services Committee meeting near Ottawa on October 4, 2005. The [...]	2005-10-17 20:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD ECON PREL CA MX
05OTTAWA3105	(2004) REQUEST FOR CANADIAN MARITIME PATROL [...] Post received the following response to reftel B request via diplomatic note dated 11 October 2005: BEGIN TEXT: Note no. IDR0485 The Department of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to refer to the Embassy's demarch [...]	2005-10-17 22:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL CA
05OTTAWA3116	CANADA OPEN TO "CREDIBLE" AND "DEFENSIBLE" MODUS [...] (C) Polmiloff delivered reftel demarche points to Terry Wood, Deputy Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation (IDN) at Foreign Affairs Canada on October 18. Wood expressed appreciation for timely briefing materials in light of last week's discussions at the G-8 Senior Group meeting in London, a [...]	2005-10-18 18:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL CA IN
05OTTAWA3120	CANADA ON U.S. POLICY TOWARD BELARUS -- ENGAGE [...] (C) Poloff shared U.S. views on democratization toward Belarus with Habib Massoud, Deputy Director at Foreign Affairs Canada for Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldavia. Massoud was grateful for the readout of U.S. intentions in Belarus and explained how Canada views its role in the region. As part o [...]	2005-10-18 20:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	BO KDEM PREL PHUM EAID PGOV CA SCRS
05OTTAWA3121	MISSION CANADA 1ST QUARTER 2006 90-DAY GOALS [...] (SBU) Summary - Two issues will dominate our relationship with Canada over the next 90 days -- softwood lumber and climate change. The frustration and anger over softwood, whipped up in the current political climate, is palpable and continues to push out all else on our agenda. Our contribut [...]	2005-10-19 14:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSPR KPAO AMGT PREL PGOV CA
05OTTAWA3122	BMENA: SUPPORT FOR THE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) POLMINCOUNS delivered reftel demarche to Middle East Director General Mark Bailey October 19. Bailey said that Minister Pettigrew would not be able to attend the meeting in Bahrain because of the unstable political situation in Canada but Deputy Minister Harder would attend in his place. [...]	2005-10-19 16:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EU XF PREL EAID PGOV PHUM
05OTTAWA3123	LETTER FROM MP DAVID KILGOUR TO SECSTATE URGING [...] Embassy has received a letter from MP David Kilgour addressed to the Secretary regarding NATO involvement in Darfur. Mr. Kilgour is an independent MP who has been a champion of human rights and humanitarian issues going back to international efforts on behalf of Soviet Jewry in the 1970,s. K [...]	2005-10-19 16:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	CA PREL SU PARM MOPS
05OTTAWA3125	CANADA'S EVOLVING CAPACITY FOR DISASTER RELIEF AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force (START) Secretariat, a new bureau with responsibilities equivalent to those of S/CRS and some of the State Pol/Mil Bureau, began operating on September 6. Housed in the International Security Branch under A/DM Jim Wright, it [...]	2005-10-19 17:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL MOPS PTER CA
05OTTAWA315	CANADA: CABINET TO REVIEW MANDATE TO [...] (C/NF) In meetings January 20 with NorthCom Deputy Commander and U.S. NORAD Vice Commander, Lieutenant General Joseph Inge, Canadian security policy officials professed interest in helping to advance North American security cooperation with Mexico, downplayed the likelihood of an "early" Canad [...]	2005-02-02 17:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL CA NORAD
05OTTAWA3153	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC REQUESTS US VIEWS [...] (C) The GOC has received a letter from Interpal's UK solicitors reiterating the request for delisting. A similar letter in June, 2004 was sent to Canada and, they believe, to the US and Australia. They wonder if we have also recieved the 2005 letter. If so, the GOC would welcome knowing th [...]	2005-10-20 21:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA3170	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: TRANSPORTING TENTS FROM [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-21 20:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	CA PK EAID PREF PREL SENV
05OTTAWA3173	CANADA TO FOLD DART UNDER NATO UMBRELLA FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-24 16:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC EAID MASS PGOV PREF PREL PK CA NATO
05OTTAWA3179	CANADA: NORAD AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS, ROUND I [...] (U) On September 21, 2005 in Ottawa, a U.S. negotiating team led jointly by the Departments of State and Defense met with Canadian counterparts in the first round of discussions to renew the Agreement for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD),due to expire on May 12, 2006. U. [...]	2005-10-24 18:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL CA NORAD
05OTTAWA3198	CANADA: APPEAL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PAKISTAN [...] The GOC is contemplating an additional pledge at Geneva but the amount is not yet confirmed. They asked if post has information on the amount the US plans to announce. The Canadian delegation to the October 26 conference in Geneva will be led by their Ambassador, Paul Meyers, or his alterna [...]	2005-10-25 19:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PK CA
05OTTAWA3204	OTTAWA: COMBATING WMD PROLIFERATION VIA FINANCIAL [...] (C/Noforn) Foreign Affairs Canada Nuclear Non-proliferation officer Colin Smith has provided an update on implementing reftel proposals but warned that "bureaucratic inertia" and the need for legislative amendments will delay progress. He confirmed that all elements of the government with a [...]	2005-10-26 17:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MNUC EFIN CA
05OTTAWA3228	AMBASSADOR MEETS PARLIAMENT'S BORDER CAUCUS [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wilkins and Minister Counselor of Consular Affairs Keith Powell met for 75 minutes with Parliament's Border Caucus on October 26, fielding questions on subjects ranging from the new travel document requirements of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) to the [...]	2005-10-28 21:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECIN ETRD CPAS ASEC CMGT CA
05OTTAWA3229	POSSIBLE SHIFT IN CANADA'S UNGA ANTI-ISRAEL [...] (C) As requested in reftel, poloff met with Wendy Drukier, Deputy Director of United Nations and Commonwealth Affairs Division, and Anne Flanagan Whalen, Deputy Director of the Middle East Division, at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) on 28 October to discuss Canada's upcoming vote on extending the [...]	2005-10-28 21:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CA IS UNGA
05OTTAWA3230	CANADA COSPONSORS HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE RESOLUTION [...] (U) As requested in reftel, poloff met with officials from Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) on October 28 to discuss Canada's co-sponsorship of the Holocaust Remembrance resolution. Canadian participants included Ann Flanagan Whalen, Deputy Director of the Middle East Division, Wendy Drukier, Dep [...]	2005-10-28 21:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CA IS UNGA
05OTTAWA3233	DEMARCHE -IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S INCREASING EXTREMISM [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel with Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Iran and Iraq Jeffrey McLaren on October 28. McLaren concurred with the points in our non-paper. He said that upon learning of Ahmadi-Nejad's remarks on October 26, Assistant Deputy Minister David Mulroney immediately broug [...]	2005-10-31 13:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER CA IR
05OTTAWA324	CANADA, DEBT, AND THE COMMISSION FOR AFRICA [...] (SBU/noforn) Summary: Canada strongly supports increasing aid to Africa but does not endorse financing proposals such as the International Finance Facility (IFF) advocated by the UK and others or the 0.7% of GDP resource volume target for ODA. Their position is especially delicate as Financ [...]	2005-02-02 21:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID PREL ECON EINV CA UNGA
05OTTAWA3278	CANADA'S RESPONSE TO PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE [...] (SBU) DCM conveyed ref A points November 1 to Jonathan Fried, the Prime Minister's senior foreign policy advisor. We provided follow-up copies to Foreign Affairs Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency. Canada responded quickly and generously to the South Asian earthquake (s [...]	2005-11-03 15:24:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID MARR MOPS PHUM PREL PK CA
05OTTAWA3283	US-EU-CANADA DISCUSSIONS OF IRAN (CORRECTED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 26, NEA DAS Gordon Gray and a U.S. delegation met with senior EU Commission and Canadian officials in Ottawa to exchange views on Iran and discuss prospects for addressing human rights and security-related concerns. Topics covered included Iran's internal situation, [...]	2005-11-03 20:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM IR CA
05OTTAWA329	CANADA: PREPARATIONS FOR CICTE [...] Foreign Affairs Canada, Director for International Crime, Evelyn Puxley told poloff on February 2 that the Government of Canada is in full agreement with the US on the importance of CICTE's role in strengthening hemispheric political will to combat terrorism and enhance OAS member states' cou [...]	2005-02-03 15:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL PTER CA OAS CICTE
05OTTAWA3293	CANADIANS INVITED TO NAIROBI; GOC FUNDING POSSIBLE [...] (C) Post extended reftel invitation to the Prime Minister's Special Advisory Team (SAT) on Sudan through Lt. Col. Brad Bergstrand, Military Advisor to the Sudan Task Force at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). Currently, the Team is planning a trip to Darfur but will not be on the ground in the [...]	2005-11-04 17:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PREF PHUM CA SU
05OTTAWA3317	CANADA: LAYTON PULLS THE PLUG -- THE GOMERY EFFECT [...] (SBU) Summary: NDP Leader Jack Layton announced today that the NDP cannot express confidence in the Martin government, and "the life of this Parliament is limited," after receiving what he considered an inadequate Liberal response to NDP concerns over creeping privatization in health care. Lay [...]	2005-11-07 21:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA PGOV PREL
05OTTAWA3334	ELECTIONS CANADA CHIEF ON UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN [...] (SBU) Head of Elections Canada Jean-Pierre Kingsley called the Embassy November 7 to debrief us on his recent trip to Haiti. He had met with Ambassador Wilkins just before his trip. 2. (SBU) Overall Kingsley said he came away optimistic and confident. He had a good deal of time with the h [...]	2005-11-08 21:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA HA PGOV KDEM PREL SCRS
05OTTAWA3335	CANADA'S VOTING PRIORITIES FOR UN THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (U) On 8 November, poloff delivered points in reftel with Wendy Drukier, Deputy Director of the United Nations and Commonwealth Affairs Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). 2. (U) The Canadian positions on each of these resolutions remains unchanged from those discussed at the semi- [...]	2005-11-08 21:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL CA UNGA UNHRC
05OTTAWA3347	CANADA COMMITTED TO MOVING FORWARD ON KABUL AGENDA [...] (U) Polmiloff delivered reftel points on November 8 to Foreign Affairs Canada desk officers Pamela Isfeld in the Peacekeeping and Peace Operations group (IRP) and Richard Arbeiter, senior policy advisor in the South Asia division. Both welcomed USG views on the Kabul Agenda and re-affirmed Can [...]	2005-11-09 19:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL EAID CA AF
05OTTAWA3362	DETROIT TUNNEL OPERATOR COMPLAINS HAS BEEN SHUT OUT OF [...] (SBU) The President of the Detroit and Canada Tunnel Corporation (DCTC),Gordon Jarvis (a Canadian citizen),contends that despite many good faith attempts to negotiate an extension of their current lease arrangement for the tunnel with the City of Detroit, it appears that they are being shut [...]	2005-11-10 15:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ECIN EINV PREL CA
05OTTAWA3373	CANADA ON OECD/ANTI-BRIBERAY DEMARCHE ON EXPORT [...] (SBU) We have conveyed the points provided reftel to Canada's Departments of Finance, International Trade (formerly part of Foreign Affairs and still charged with this issue) and to Export Development Canada, the Ex-Im counterpart. Peter Cameron at Finance Canada confirmed that Export Devel [...]	2005-11-10 21:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD PREL CA EXIM
05OTTAWA3380	OTTAWA PROGRAMS HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2005 EVENT [...] (U) Post plans to observe Human Rights Day with an educational outreach program to fourth grade students at which Ambassador Wilkins will read a picture book entitled "If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks" by Faith Ringgold. The Ambassador will also educate the students about Elean [...]	2005-11-14 16:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM PREL ODIP PGOV APER CA
05OTTAWA3397	CANADA SUPPORTS MDA'S INCLUSION AND IS READY TO [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel on 15 November to Alexandra MacKenzie in the Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Response Group at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). 2. (C) MacKenzie emphasized the importance of ensuring the success of the Geneva conference, as well as the adoption by consensus of [...]	2005-11-15 17:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF AORC IS SZ CA ICRC
05OTTAWA3400	US-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 26 in Ottawa, NEA DAS Gordon Gray and a U.S. delegation exchanged views with EU Troika officials on developments in Iran and countries in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. Tri-lateral consultations with the EU and Canada on Iran are reported reftel. END SUMMARY. [...]	2005-11-15 20:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IR IZ
05OTTAWA3414	OTTAWA RESPONSE: TITLE IV ADDITIONAL SHERRITT [...] (SBU) Econoff met yesterday with officials from Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada to inform them that six additional Sherritt International executives have been found subject to the provisions of Title IV of the Libertad Act (ref SECSTATE 208609). The Canadian officials re [...]	2005-11-17 15:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CA CU CVIS ETRD ETTC PREL EINV
05OTTAWA3417	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CANADA UNABLE TO BOOST [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-17 20:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL AF NL CA
05OTTAWA3421	CANADA WILL GIVE MORE -- FOLLOW-UP APPEAL FOR [...] (SBU) Steve Blais, who officially becomes Director of the Pakistan and South Asia office at the Canadian International Development Agency next Monday, said the GOC plans to announce that it will make a major commitment to earthquake relief after it has had time to digest the World Bank/Asia D [...]	2005-11-18 14:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PHUM SENV CA PK
05OTTAWA3425	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF: NO IMMEDIATE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-18 16:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PHUM SENV CA PK
05OTTAWA3438	OECD SECRETARY GENERAL SELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-18 22:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD PREL
05OTTAWA3448	Avian Influenza Report 1: Low Pathogenic Virus [...] Summary: Avian influenza virus detected on November 18 in a domesticated duck from a farm in British Columbia has been confirmed as a low pathogenic H5 North American strain. An estimated 67,000 ducks and other fowl from the farm and surrounding area will be euthanized. A national wild bird [...]	2005-11-21 20:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA SOCI PREL CA WHO KSTH
05OTTAWA3454	CANADA'S DELEGATION TO THE DECEMBER 4-5 KABUL [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-21 21:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL ECON KPWR PGOV AF CA
05OTTAWA3507	OSCE SCALES OF CONTRIBUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO [...] (U) Reftel demarche was delivered on November 21 to Isabelle Poupart, Deputy Director for NATO and OSCE at Foreign Affairs Canada. In a follow-up coversation on November 22, Poupart said that Canada was aware of USG's position, that negotiations in Vienna were ongoing and continuous, and that [...]	2005-11-28 12:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ABUD AFIN CA OSCE
05OTTAWA3518	CANADA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C)Summary: While Canada has a long history of economic engagement with Cuba, it has supported U.S. efforts to address Cuban human rights issues in international fora and has practiced a consistent, if cautious, policy of maintaining ties with dissidents and pressing Cuba on human rights iss [...]	2005-11-28 22:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETRD ETTC PREL
05OTTAWA3523	CANADA'S MINORITY GOVERNMENT FALLS -- HOW THINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: After losing a straight up confidence vote the evening of November 28 Prime Minister Martin went to the Governor General the morning of November 29 and asked her to dissolve Parliament. He then announced that the election would be January 23, and by the afternoon all party leade [...]	2005-11-29 18:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA PGOV PREL
05OTTAWA3540	CANADA ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT RUSSIAN DRAFT NGO LAW [...] (U) Polcons and Poloff delivered reftEl on 28 November to Tom MacDonald, Director General of the Central, East and South Europe Bureau and Gilles Breton, Deputy Director, Eastern European Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). . 2. (C) According to MacDonald, the GoC shares many of t [...]	2005-11-30 17:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CA RS
05OTTAWA355	IRAQI TURKMEN FRONT ON THE JANUARY 30 ELECTION [...] (SBU) Asif Rashid Sertturkmen, senior representative of the Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) in Canada and the UK, recently met with us (at his request) to brief on the status of the Turkomen population in Iraq, and outline what the ITF believes is the systematic political disenfranchisement of the T [...]	2005-02-04 18:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM IZ CA ITF
05OTTAWA3571	CANADA: MEASURES AGAINST WMD PROLIFERATION FINANCE [...] (SBU) Post faxed ref (A) points to Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Nonproliferation, Deborah Paul, and UN, Human Rights and Economic Law officer Catrina Ventura on November 28. 2. (C) In a subsequent conversation, Ventura acknowledged the importance of fulfilling Canada's obligations u [...]	2005-12-02 17:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PTER PREL EWWT MNUC CA
05OTTAWA3578	CANADA: CONCURS ON STRONG LANGUAGE FOR [...] (C) Polmiloff conveyed reftel concerns to Isabelle Poupart, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for NATO and OSCE, the morning of December 1. Poupart was taken aback by USG perception that Canada was "reluctant to endorse" the proposed text on Moldova, indicating that such a posture would contrav [...]	2005-12-02 21:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KCFE CA NATO
05OTTAWA3579	DEMARCHE REQUEST: MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-02 21:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	BO PGOV PREL
05OTTAWA3580	QUAD MEETING ON SRI LANKA IN OTTAWA [...] (C) Summary: A Quad meeting was held in Ottawa November 29 on Sri Lanka on the margins of scheduled meetings on Bangladesh and Pakistan. The participants expressed concern over the downward spiral in the peace process and slackening international attention to Sri Lanka. The participants agr [...]	2005-12-02 22:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	AS CA KDEM PGOV PREL PTER SL UK
05OTTAWA3608	CANADA ON MDA: EXPECT A YES VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-07 16:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL AORC IS SZ CA ICRC
05OTTAWA3629	ANTI-AMERICAN RHETORIC IN THE CANADIAN ELECTION: [...] (C/NF) Summary: As the themes in the ongoing campaign take shape it appears that the United States will be in the second tier, although this could change as this hotly contested race takes off and the parties scramble to gain traction. At present the primary themes are health and child care, t [...]	2005-12-09 15:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	CA PGOV PREL
05OTTAWA3638	FOLLOW-UP TO REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 6. 2. (S) Polmiloff met with Senior Advisor for Migration and Refugees Kathy Porter on December 9 to discuss Uighur resettlement. Other meeting participants were China and Mongolia Senior Political Officer Walter Bernyck, and U.S. Relations Politica [...]	2005-12-09 22:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR CA
05OTTAWA3649	CANADIAN STUDENTS PRAISE HUMAN RIGHTS DAY PROGRAM [...] On December 8, Ambassador David H. Wilkins hosted 55 fourth grade students from the Glen Ogilvie Elementary School in Gloucester, their teachers and a dozen chaperones at the Embassy in Ottawa to observe the 57th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. The hi [...]	2005-12-13 17:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KPAO CA ID
05OTTAWA3650	RUSSIAN NGO LAW - THE ART IS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel to Gilles Breton, Deputy Director of the Eastern Europe and Balkans Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). 2. (C) Breton emphasized that, since our last discussion (reftel B),Vladimir Lukin, the Russian Parliament's ombudsman for human rights issues, has [...]	2005-12-13 17:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CA RS
05OTTAWA3656	CANADA: RESETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN REFUGEES [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 5. 2. (S) On December 13, Political Minister Counselor and polmiloff raised the matter of Uighur resettlement with Tony Burger, Assistant Secretary of the Global Affairs Secretariat at the Privy Council Office (Burger reports to Jonathan Fried, Senio [...]	2005-12-13 22:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR CA
05OTTAWA3670	WHAT MIGHT THE NEW GOVERNMENT LOOK LIKE? [...] (C/NF) Summary: With the parties polling eerily similar to where they were at this point in the 2004 election, one might assume that the next government will look much like the last one. However, even if the gross percentages are the same, the next government will be very different, and poss [...]	2005-12-14 22:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	CA PGOV PREL
05OTTAWA3695	CANADIAN IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS NEGATIVE ON [...] (S) Pol Minister Counselor and polmiloff met with two Assistant Deputy Ministers (Operations and Policy) at Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) on December 15, to follow up on USG's request that Canada consider resettlement of Uighurs from Guantanamo. In a cordial but candid exchange, A/D [...]	2005-12-16 20:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PINR CA
05OTTAWA3696	DEMOCRACY IN ACTION -- PURPLE FINGERS ACROSS CANADA [...] (U) Summary. In contrast to sealed borders and security curfews in Iraq to protect Iraqi voters, Iraqis resident in Canada overcame only bitter temperatures in their efforts to make their political will known on December 13, 14 and 15. Approximately 8,700 of the 15,000 to 20,000 eligible vote [...]	2005-12-16 20:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KDEM PREL KPAO CA IZ JO
05OTTAWA3697	CANADA ISSUES STRONG STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Canada has issued a very strong statement of support for Iraq's Parliamentary Elections. Text is carried in para 4. The Ambassador has and will continue to cite the elections as a positive development in his public appearances. In addition, Elections Canada, [...]	2005-12-16 21:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ CA KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV
05OTTAWA373	TERRORIST FINANCE: CANADA - CONSULTATION ON LET [...] (S) The GOC is prepared to join in consulting with Pakistan on our joint intent to submit LET to the 1267 Sanctions Committee for inclusion on its consolidated list by February 10 and is notifying its embassy in Islamabad. 2. (S) Action request: As we proceed, the GOC would welcome advanc [...]	2005-02-07 21:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC PREL CA
05OTTAWA3741	CANADA'S CONTINUING CONCERNS OVER RUSSIAN NGO LAW [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel to Gilles Breton, Deputy Director of the Eastern Europe and Balkans Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) on 22 December 2005 and shared the USG talking points prepared for delivery in Moscow. --------------------------------------- Transparency Limits Corrup [...]	2005-12-22 21:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RS CA
05OTTAWA3749	OTTAWA TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMMENDMENT, GOC [...] (S) Econoff met with our Foreign Affairs Canada counterpart on terrorist financing to provide the information in reftel. He had discussed this briefly with U.S. delegates in London and had then discussed the subject with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). At that time, CSIS [...]	2005-12-23 17:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER CA PK
05OTTAWA3760	CANADA SUPPORTS BLUE LINE PEACE BUT HAS LITTLE [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel to Peter McRae, Director of the Middle East Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) on 29 December 2005. 2. (C) McRae agreed with the American position of encouraging Syria and Iran to end their support for rejectionist groups in southern Lebanon as well as t [...]	2005-12-29 20:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE IS SY CA
05OTTAWA3765	OPPOSITION PARTIES SEIZE ON RCMP INVESTIGATION OF [...] (U) Summary: Opposition parties have seized on confirmation of an RCMP criminal investigation into the possible leak of tax information from the Department of Finance, calling for Finance Minister Ralph Goodale to resign. Goodale, reiterating his confidence that he, his political staff, and [...]	2005-12-29 21:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON PREL CA SIPDIS
05OTTAWA382	CANADIAN TRADE MISSION TO CHINA HIGHLIGHTS [...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Economic relations with China were a key focus of Prime Minister Paul Martin's January tour of South and East Asia (which also touched on tsunami relief and a range of political issues - see ref A). China displaced Japan in the past decade as Canada's largest trading p [...]	2005-02-08 17:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV PREL CVIS KFRD CH CA

05OTTAWA394	DEMARCHE REQUEST ON MERCURY ISSUE AT UNEP [...] ESTH Counselor made the demarche requested in reftel to Environment Canada (EC) and Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). Nancy Hamzawi, Director, International Affairs, EC, told us that Canada looks at the US proposal for partnerships on mercury very favorably, but is unable at this time to give any [...]	2005-02-08 21:47:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC ETRD PREL CA
05OTTAWA395	CANADIAN POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: THE [...] (SBU) Summary: A tan, rested, and combative Parliament returned this week ready to get down to business. The buzz on Parliament Hill was higher than normal as the MPs -- energized by their enhanced role in the minority government -- begin to tackle a host of divisive issues. While most agree [...]	2005-02-09 14:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN CA KCRS
05OTTAWA412	DEVILS LAKE: MANITOBA DIGS IN ITS HEELS [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (U) This is a joint cable from APP Winnipeg and Embassy Ottawa. See action requests paras 10 and 11. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: North Dakota is expected to begin moving water from Devils Lake to the Sheyenne River in July 2005, in an effo [...]	2005-02-09 21:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL CA
05OTTAWA428	A KINDER, GENTLER BLOC QUEBECOIS TAKES TO THE ROAD [...] (C) Summary: Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe has taken his message of the advantages of separation on a quiet, but successful tour of Canada, and now plans to take the message abroad. While gaining little direct support for separatism, he has improved the Bloc,s public image and his nati [...]	2005-02-11 12:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CA
05OTTAWA437	CANADA,S DIMINISHING PRESENCE ON WORLD STAGE -- [...] (C) Summary: A recent report reflecting the views of world leaders and policymakers on Canada's slippage in global clout has caused a small stir here. The paper by the former President of Bombardier International posits that Canada should put muscle behind its human security agenda by creat [...]	2005-02-11 17:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HA CA UNGA MEPP
05OTTAWA448	CANADA SHARES CONCERNS OVER VENEZUELA'S WEAPONS [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche on February 11, FAC South America Division Director Jose Herran-Lima told polmiloff that Canada shares USG concerns about the course Chavez is taking and will find a way to convey those concerns to the Venezuelan government. He said that the GOC is conductin [...]	2005-02-14 13:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL VE CO CA
05OTTAWA459	CANADA: ENGAGING HOST GOVERNMENTS ON THE CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-14 21:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL CA
05OTTAWA481	AMBASSADOR SPEAKS AT INAUGURAL MEETING OF [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Cellucci addressed the first meeting of Parliament's new Border Caucus on February 8, 2005. The Ambassador affirmed our determination to keep the border functioning, while sounding a note of caution about the potential effects of marijuana liberalization in Canada a [...]	2005-02-16 15:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ETRD PREL CA
05OTTAWA494	PM MARTIN,S SEARCH FOR A "BIG IDEA" IN [...] (C) Summary: The Government lost its first vote February 15 when the Opposition Parties banded together to vote against two pieces of legislation that would have divided the Foreign Affairs Ministry from the Department of International Trade. The move took PM Martin,s Liberals by surprise, ha [...]	2005-02-16 21:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MCAP PREL CA
05OTTAWA572	MARTIN GOVERNMENT EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE THIS WEEK [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-24 00:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR CA NORAD
05OTTAWA578	IRAN/IAEA: CANADA SUPPORTS USG APPROACH FOR [...] (C) Polmiloff conveyed reftel points to Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Nuclear Nonproliferation Terry Wood on February 24, encouraging Canada to make a national statement. Wood said he was pleased to see that the USG's assessment of the upcoming BOG briefing on Iran tracked with Canada's [...]	2005-02-24 18:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL TRGY MNUC CA IAEA
05OTTAWA594	THE POLITICS OF CANADA'S BUDGET: THE RATTLING OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 23, the Martin Government tabled its long-awaited 2005-2006 Budget. The first "minority government" budget in more than twenty years provides for billions in spending across a broad spectrum of policy interests. In addressing some of the oft-professed key interests [...]	2005-02-25 18:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CA
05OTTAWA637	GOC AT PAINS TO DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO SECURITY [...] (S/NF) Privy Council Clerk Alex Himelfarb contacted me on February 28 to stress yet again his concern that the government,s good-faith effort to beef up its defense capabilities will get lost in the reporting on the poorly managed missile defense decision. First Himelfarb, then the PM,s Chie [...]	2005-03-01 18:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MCAP PARM PREL CA LTG
05OTTAWA641	U.S.-CANADA CONSULTATIONS IN PREPARATION FOR THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The U.S. and Canada held consultations on February 14 in Ottawa in preparation for the upcoming session of the CHR. Both sides agreed that engaging Mexico before the CHR in a tri-lateral meeting would be important, particularly if Mexico goes forward with an initiative that coul [...]	2005-03-01 19:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CA CHR
05OTTAWA666	CANADA: SOUTH KOREA AND IMPLEMENTING A VISA [...] (SBU) On February 15, Daniel Jean, Assistant Deputy Minister for Policy and Program Development at Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC),advised post via letter that the Government of Canada (GoC) would continue its policy of a non-immigrant visa exemption for nationals of South Korea. Th [...]	2005-03-02 21:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL PGOV KCRM CA CIC
05OTTAWA680	TERRORISM FINANCE: OTTAWA - 2005 UPDATE NO. 2 - [...] (SBU) Following please find Embassy Ottawa's response to reftel questions on terrorist financing. (A) Amount of assets frozen, forfeited or seized (in US dollars) by host government pursuant to UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and 1373, the legal authority under which the action was taken (legislativ [...]	2005-03-03 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS CA
05OTTAWA696	MICHAEL IGNATIEFF OFFERS VISION FOR LIBERAL PARTY, [...] Summary: Harvard-based Canadian Michael Ignatieff offered a compelling case as the Liberal Party,s keynote speaker for why the Liberals are the most successful party in Canada and can be expected to remain so well into the new century. He attributes the Party,s success to a national (as oppose [...]	2005-03-04 19:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PGOV PREL PINR CA
05OTTAWA706	CANADIAN OPPOSITION LEADER HEARS DISAPPOINTMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Ambassador Cellucci met March 4 with Conservative Party Leader Stephen Harper, at the latter's request. Although the original reason for the meeting was to explain and gain understanding for the Opposition Party's position on Missile Defense, the Senate vote to keep the border close [...]	2005-03-04 21:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV CA
05OTTAWA713	CANADA'S LIBERAL PARTY CONVENTION: NO TO MISSILE [...] (SBU) Summary: Both PM Martin and Defense Minister Graham used early speaking opportunities at the Liberal Party Convention to remind delegates that non-participation in the ballistic missile defense program does not preclude Canada,s participation in global security matters. Both leaders sou [...]	2005-03-07 20:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PGOV MARR PREL CA
05OTTAWA741	LIBERAL PARTY CONVENTION WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Liberal Party Convention finished on an upbeat note March 6, trumpeting the theme of "Promises Made - Promises Delivered" for three days. The Liberals followed the model of successful American convention organizers by scripting an overwhelming endorsement of PM Martin,s lea [...]	2005-03-09 21:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA PGOV PINR PREL
05OTTAWA746	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC SEEKS U.S. VIEWS [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) The GOC is considering possible Canadian Criminal Code listing of Hizb-I-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG),Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) in the near future. MEK and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar are currently listed in Canada under the UN Suppres [...]	2005-03-10 14:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA747	MDA: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON CONFERENCE ON MDA [...] (C) Poloff followed up on reftel demarche with Peter McRae, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department of Foreign Affairs Canada, on March 10. McRae said that in principle Canada supports the convening of a conference for Magan Adom David membership in the Red Cross/Red Crescen [...]	2005-03-10 17:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	IS RS CA AS PHUM PREL PREF ICRC
05OTTAWA761	LIBERAL BUDGET PASSES AT CONSERVATIVE,S EXPENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Liberal Government,s Federal budget passed March 9 by a vote of 132 to 73, after the largest mass abstention in Canadian Parliamentary history by the Opposition Conservative Party. The Conservatives were anxious to avoid an election, and given the roughly even numbers of op [...]	2005-03-11 18:24:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA PGOV PREL
05OTTAWA774	SCENESETTER: SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO OTTAWA, MARCH 17, [...] (U) As you prepare for your first meeting in Ottawa with Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan, I want to extend my welcome and the Embassy's continuing support for the dialogue. At a time when Canadians are voicing concern about the growing role of "border risk" in the [...]	2005-03-14 20:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ECIN EWWT ASEC CA
05OTTAWA800	TAKING STOCK OF U.S.-CANADIAN RELATIONS -- AN END [...] My core message as I depart Ottawa is that our relationship with Canada has changed fundamentally in the last four years, and we as a government need to catch up with this new reality. Canada is the front line of our efforts to protect the U.S. homeland. There is no priority in the hemisphe [...]	2005-03-17 15:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ECON OPRC PREL CA
05OTTAWA801	CANADA:DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UN REFORM [...] Poloff delivered the demarche concerning the results of the February 22 meeting in Geneva hosted by IO A/S Kim Holmes with Geneva Group counterparts to discuss UN reforms, to Peter Taylor, Deputy Director of the United Nations and Commonwealth Affairs Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),[...]	2005-03-17 18:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KUNR AORC PREL ECON CA UN FAC
05OTTAWA802	CANADA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO UNCHR-61 [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed the U.S. priorities at the 61st session of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR-61) with Henri-Paul Normandin, director of the human rights division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),per ref a, on March 15. Normandin, who will be attending the final 3 weeks of CHR-61, ref [...]	2005-03-17 18:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CA UNHRC CHR FAC
05OTTAWA825	CANADA: RESPONSE TO SOMALIA - IGAD DEPLOYMENT PLAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning the possible deployment of troops by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Somalia to Jamieson Weetman, Somalia desk officer at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on March 17. Weetman thanked us for the points, and indicated that [...]	2005-03-18 19:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SO CA FAC
05OTTAWA831	NOT GUILTY: CANADA'S AIR INDIA BOMBING VERDICT [...] Summary: A British Columbia provincial court acquitted on March 16, terrorism suspects, Ajaib Singh Bagri and Ripudaman Singh Malik of conspiracy and murder charges resulting from their alleged role in the bombing of two Air India planes in 1985. The case is the largest incident of mass mur [...]	2005-03-18 20:47:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KCRM PGOV PREL CA
05OTTAWA860	CANADIAN CONSERVATIVES HIT A DOUBLE AT CONVENTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Conservative Party of Canada held its biennial convention in Montreal March 17 to 19. It was the party's first policy and leadership review convention since the merger of the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parties in December 2003. On issues such as aborti [...]	2005-03-22 21:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI CA
05OTTAWA875	DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY CHERTOFF [...] (U) Summary: Handguns entering Canada illegally from the United States and divergence between Canadian and U.S. visa policies were two unscripted items discussed during Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff's and Canadian Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Anne McLellan's [...]	2005-03-23 21:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN ASEC PREL CVIS CA PSEPC
05OTTAWA891	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: DISCREPANCY IN LET [...] (U) This is an action message. 2. (S) Two of the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba aliases in para 7 of reftel (Passban-e-Kashmir and Paasban-I-Ahle-Hadith) apparently entered the joint prenotification message at some point between the original draft that we shared with the GOC and the final version sent [...]	2005-03-24 20:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA FAC CSIS
05OTTAWA933	PROPOSED AGENDA FOR 2005 U.S.-CANADA [...] (C) Polmiloff conveyed Acting Assistant Secretary Likins' acceptance of the invitation to attend the first U.S.-Canada pol-mil consultations in Ottawa to Barbara Martin, Foreign Affairs Canada Director of North American and Euro-Atlantic Security and Defence Relations Division (IDR),on March 3 [...]	2005-03-30 23:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS CA IDR LTG
05OTTAWA942	CANADA INFORMED OF NEW SOUTH ASIA STRATEGY [...] (SBU) As requested reftel, on March 29 polmiloff delivered the Fact Sheet on Broadening the U.S. strategic partnership with South Asia to Keith Fountain, Acting Director of the South Asia Division (PSA) at Foreign Affairs Canada. Fountain said that he normally handles Afghanistan policy and wo [...]	2005-03-31 18:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS PK IN CA PSA
05OTTAWA951	CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE OSLO DONOR'S [...] (C) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche to counterparts at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) on March 30. In a follow-up conversation with poloff, Suehila Elkateb, Sudan Desk Officer at FAC, advised that it was likely that either Foreign Affa [...]	2005-03-31 19:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	SU PREL EAID ECON CA FAC CIDA
05OTTAWA952	CANADA: DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT FOR LIBERIAN MILITARY [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning support for Liberian military reform to Louis Hamel, Director of the West/Central Africa Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),and Simon Snoxell, FAC Desk Officer for Liberia, on March 23. Snoxell subsequently advised poloff on March 31 that Lib [...]	2005-03-31 19:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID MARR MASS PREL CA
05OTTAWA970	CANADA ON SUPPORT FOR EXISTING DRAFT SHIP BOARDING [...] (U) Polmiloff discussed reftel B points with Catherine Boucher, in the UN, Criminal and Treaty Law Division (JLA) at Foreign Affairs Canada late on March 31. Boucher prefaced her comments by noting that Canada-U.S. consultations on this matter are on-going. In this regard, collaboration has b [...]	2005-04-01 20:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT PGOV CA
05OTTAWA999	CANADA: COULD GOMERY REVELATIONS TRIGGER AN [...] (SBU) Summary: The possibility of early elections has always been in the background for this minority government, but the revelations coming out of the Gomery inquiry over the past several days have moved that possibility to the foreground. Testimony by ad executive Jean Brault, which remain [...]	2005-04-05 19:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA PREL PGOV
05PANAMA1023	SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR SICHAN SIV MAY 12-13 VISIT [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I would like to extend our warmest welcome on your upcoming visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to meet with senior officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to [...]	2005-05-06 21:14:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL AMGT ASEC PM
05PANAMA1024	PANAMA OAS DEMARCHE: GOP LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-06 21:15:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM AORC PGOV PREL PM USOAS POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1025	PANAMA UNCHR DEMARCHE: GOP LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-06 21:15:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL PM UNGA POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1117	SCENESETTER: CODEL BURTON JUNE 4-6 VISIT TO PANAMA [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Embassy Panama extends its warmest welcome on your upcoming visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to review a wide range of issues, including bilateral security and the economic environment. You [...]	2005-05-19 22:31:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL AMGT ASEC PM
05PANAMA1134	PANAMA CSS REFORM DEMONSTRATIONS BEGIN IN EARNEST [...] (SBU) ON MONDAY, MAY 23, THE FIRST ROUND OF DEBATES IN PANAMA'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONTINUED AMID ROWDY, MAINLY STUDENT-LED DEMONSTRATIONS IN PRINCIPAL STREETS OF THE CITY, AND AT LEAST 70 ARRESTS. POLICE REPORTED STUDENTS WERE CARRYING KNIVES, MOLOTOV COCKTAILS, PLIERS, AND PETARDS. SOME WORE [...]	2005-05-23 23:13:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PGOV PM PREL POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1173	PANAMA RESPONSE TO ILO DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-31 22:29:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC CU ELAB PGOV PHUM PM PREL ILO POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1175	OAS: PANAMA TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (SBU) Ambassador Watt called Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis on Friday, May 27, to encourage support for the U.S. candidate for Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Paolo G. Carozza. The Foreign Minister informed Ambassador Watt on Tuesday, May 31, that the GOP would support Carozza. 2 [...]	2005-06-01 14:12:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1183	PANAMA'S SOLIDARIDAD-LIBERAL NACIONAL MERGER WILL [...] (SBU) Two of Panama's small opposition parties, the National Liberal Party (PLN) and the Solidarity Party (Partido Solidaridad),are reportedly close to agreement on merging into a single political party. A merger between the two would lend Solidaridad, the larger of the two parties, a wider [...]	2005-06-01 20:39:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1184	PANAMA'S CSS REFORM PACKAGE PASSES WITH MINOR [...] (SBU) On May 31, nine minutes before midnight, Panama's National Assembly passed President Martin Torrijos's Social Security (CSS) reform package with a vote of 43-30. All 43 Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) legislators voted in favor, while the opposition presented a united front against [...]	2005-06-01 21:21:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PM PREL POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1205	PANAMA AND CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING [...] (SBU) Embassy Panama offers the following information and analysis in response to Reftel A tasking. CUBA AND PANAMANIAN POLITICS 2. (C) Currently GOP and Cuba maintain only consular relations. Full diplomatic relations between the GOP and Cuba have not been reestablished since Cuba broke [...]	2005-06-06 21:51:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PGOV PM PREL POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1320	MDA: PANAMA RESPONSE TO SWISS CIRCULAR NOTE ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-17 14:02:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREF PREL PGOV PM ICRC POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1326	PANAMA HAS NO RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNESCO [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-17 21:53:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PREL PGOV PM UNESCO KSCI
05PANAMA1339	PANAMA: NO POSITION TO SHARE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-20 21:31:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KUNR PREL PM UNHCR POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1343	PANAMA RECEPTIVE TO USG PRIORITIES FOR UN REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-21 17:48:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL PGOV AORC PM UNSC POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1352	AS HIS POPULARITY PLUMMETS, PANAMANIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Apparently surprised by the persistence of anti-CSS (Social Security) reform agitation following passage of a June 1 reform bill (see Reftel),and as one poll placed his approval rating at just over 20%, Panamanian President Martin Torrijos on June 16 proposed a 90-day social security refo [...]	2005-06-21 22:38:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1377	PANAMA PRESIDENT TORRIJOS BOWS TO LABOR PRESSURE [...] (C) In a surprise move on the evening of June 21, as anti-CSS (social security) strikes that no one thought would last more than a few days were set to enter their fifth week, President Torrijos announced that he would "suspend" writing regulations for the June 1 CSS reform law (Law 17),pendin [...]	2005-06-24 21:26:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PM VE POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1415	PANAMA PRESIDENT TORRIJOS'S POPULARITY NOSE-DIVES [...] (C) Panama President Martin Torrijos's popularity plummeted in the wake of the June 1 passage of the Social Security (CSS) reform package pushed through the National Assembly by his Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD). Less than one in four Panamanians now believe that Torrijos is doing an a [...]	2005-07-01 21:24:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1416	PANAMA AND CUBA SET TO REESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC TIES [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-01 21:31:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PM CU POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1423	SENIOR PANAMANIAN OFFICIALS TO VISIT CARACAS JULY [...] (C) Vice President/Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis called POL Counselor July 5 to let us know that he plans a one-day visit to Venezuela tomorrow, July 6, to meet with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez to "review" the bilateral relationship. Minister of Government and Justice Hector Aleman [...]	2005-07-05 20:39:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1426	MDA: PANAMA RESPONSE TO SWISS CIRCULAR NOTE ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-05 21:55:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREF PREL PGOV PM ICRC POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1431	PANAMA STRIKE LEADERS EXPLAIN OPPOSITION TO CSS [...] (SBU) Members of the anti-CSS-reform FRENADESSO coalition -- a mixed bag of ideological leftists and bread-and-butter trade unionists -- want the GOP to pay more and the people to pay less to reform Panama's CSS than the June 1 Law 17 stipulates. During recent meetings with PolOffs, leaders o [...]	2005-07-06 19:32:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB PREL EINV PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA1433	PANAMA HAS NO OFFICIAL CANDIDATE FOR UNESCO; WILL [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-06 21:08:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL OTRA PREL PGOV PM UNESCO POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1435	PANAMA'S POSITION SIMILAR TO U.S. ON UN COMMISSION [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-06 22:24:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KUNR PREL PM UNCHR POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA144	PANAMA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM IS NOW A FACT [...] (SBU) Panama's revised constitution, now in effect for one month, fulfills a key goal of President Torrijos's domestic political agenda. The entire constitutional revision process -- from its post-May 2004 national election start to its November 15 appearance in the national register -- took o [...]	2005-01-19 16:55:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1463	PANAMA REQUESTS USG SUPPORT CANDIDACY TO POSTAL [...] (U) This is an Action Request (see para 3). 2. (U) On July 6, Embassy received a dip note from the MFA's Bureau of International Organizations requesting USG support for Panama's candidacy to the Management Committee of the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal at elections to ta [...]	2005-07-11 21:24:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PM PUAS POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1491	PANAMA POSITION ON G-4 PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-13 20:45:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PM UNSC POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1496	PANAMA-VENEZUELA RELATIONS STUCK ON INTERNAL [...] (C) Panamanian concerns about suspected Venezuelan meddling in Panama's internal politics and domestic headaches due to high oil prices prompted Panamanian Vice President/Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis and two GOP cabinet officials to meet Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez in Caracas on Jul [...]	2005-07-14 16:46:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN EAIR EPET PM VE OAS IDB POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1525	PANAMA GENERALLY SUPPORTS USG ON PEACEBUILDING [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-18 20:22:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PM UNSC POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1552	PANAMA POSITION ON G-4 VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-22 20:48:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEP OTRA OVIP PREL PM UNGA UNSC POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1553	(C) VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212(F) VISA [...] (C) Embassy Panama is seeking a security advisory opinion under section 212(f) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 7750, suspending entry into the United States and revoking the visa of Winston Spadafora (DPOB: 22 DEC 1941; Panama). Embassy [...]	2005-07-22 22:00:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1570	PANAMA SUPPORTS OAS MANPADS GUIDELINES [...] (S) Ministry of Government and Justice Security Advisor Severino Mejia told POLOFF on July 19 that Panama supports OAS Guidelines for Control of MANPADS. Importing or exporting this type of weapon into Panama is illegal. Mejia wants to work with the Embassy to reduce smuggling of weapons a [...]	2005-07-27 13:17:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET	PARM MASS EAIR ETTC PREL OAS LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA1576	PANAMA CONFIRMS HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE TO 60TH UNGA [...] (U) This cable is an interim report on GOP attendance to the High-Level Event (HLE) and the 60th UNGA General Debate. GOP officials will provide Embassy with additional information after the first week of August. 2. (SBU) GOP delegation is as follows: A. Head of State: --Martin Torrij [...]	2005-07-27 16:56:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA OVIP KSEP PREL PM UNGA POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1577	REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, Embassy requests that Washington conduct soonest the required human rights review of the below listed Panamanian Public Force person(s) and/or unit(s) and that State Department transmit the results to E [...]	2005-07-27 18:17:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MASS PREL PM POL OMS
05PANAMA1578	REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, Embassy requests that Washington conduct soonest the required human rights review of the below listed Panamanian Public Force person(s) and/or unit(s) and that State Department transmit the results to E [...]	2005-07-27 18:17:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MASS PREL PM POL OMS
05PANAMA1584	PANAMA ON UNSC REFORM: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-27 20:20:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PGOV PM UNSC UNGA POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1589	PANAMA'S CSS NATIONAL DIALOGUE INCHES FORWARD, [...] (SBU) Four weeks into the 90-day National Dialogue on Social Security (CSS) Reform (reftels A and B),negotiations have produced few results other than threats of more strikes and demonstrations. The National Front for the Defense of CSS (FRENADESO) is promising to demonstrate on July 28, in [...]	2005-07-28 17:13:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1591	PANAMA'S COLON: FLINT MICHIGAN ON THE CARIBBEAN [...] (SBU) When the USG began to draw down military forces from its bases in the Panama Canal Zone in the 1970s, the port city of Colon, on the Canal's northern terminus, was hit hard, experiencing the same rapid decline that made one-time car manufacturing center Flint, Michigan infamous. By the [...]	2005-07-28 20:25:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ECON SNAR PINR PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1595	REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, Embassy requests that Washington conduct soonest the required human rights review of the below listed Panamanian Public Force person(s) and/or unit(s) and that State Department transmit the results to E [...]	2005-07-28 21:35:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MASS PREL PM POL OMS
05PANAMA1596	REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, Embassy requests that Washington conduct soonest the required human rights review of the below listed Panamanian Public Force person(s) and/or unit(s) and that State Department transmit the results to E [...]	2005-07-28 21:35:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MASS PREL PM POL OMS
05PANAMA1597	REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, Embassy requests that Washington conduct soonest the required human rights review of the below listed Panamanian Public Force person(s) and/or unit(s) and that State Department transmit the results to E [...]	2005-07-28 22:39:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MASS PREL PM POL OMS
05PANAMA1604	REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, Embassy requests that Washington conduct soonest the required human rights review of the below listed Panamanian Public Force person(s) and/or unit(s) and that State Department transmit the results to E [...]	2005-07-29 21:55:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MASS PREL PM POL OMS
05PANAMA1606	PANAMA RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1540 DEMARCHE [...] (U) On June 20, 2005, Embassy delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note to MFA International Organizations (IO) Director Javier Bonagas. MFA IO responded with the following note verbale on July 27, 2005. (Begin unofficial translation) "Republic of Panama, Ministry of Foreign Relations [...]	2005-07-29 21:56:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1613	PANAMANIAN COMPTROLLER GENERAL DANI KUZNIECKY [...] (C) Disturbed by an administration he sees as rudderless and by President Torrijos's lack of attention to his reform agenda, especially anti-corruption, Comptroller Dani Kuzniecky is considering throwing in the towel. Kuzniecky's defection would deprive Torrijos of one of his most able refor [...]	2005-08-02 15:10:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1633	REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, Embassy requests that Washington conduct soonest the required human rights review of the below listed Panamanian Public Force person(s) and/or unit(s) and that State Department transmit the results to E [...]	2005-08-04 16:08:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MASS PREL PM POL OMS
05PANAMA1646	PANAMA: SUPPORT FOR US VIEWS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered Reftel demarche talking points to MFA Deputy International Organizations and Commissions Director Nubia Lezcano on August 2, stressing the U.S. desire for Panama's continued support in creating a new UN Human Rights Council. PolOff emphasized the need for an action-ori [...]	2005-08-05 19:28:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHCR UNGA LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA1651	PANAMA: GITMO TALKING POINTS DELIVERED TO MFA [...] (C) PolOff delivered GITMO talking points to MFA Deputy International Organizations and Commissions Director Nubia Lezcano on August 2. PolOff emphasized that detainees are held at Guantanamo Bay for security reasons and that interrogations of inmates have provided over 4,000 reports of actionab [...]	2005-08-08 19:01:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PGOV PREL LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA1652	REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, Embassy requests that Washington conduct soonest the required human rights review of the below listed Panamanian Public Force person(s) and/or unit(s) and that State Department transmit the results to E [...]	2005-08-08 19:12:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MASS PREL PM POL OMS
05PANAMA1688	PANAMA USAID BOOSTS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN [...] (U) Now in its second year, the USAID-funded Darien Development program can boast significant achievements. The local community sees the USAID programs as the most successful aid effort in the area. It has boosted micro enterprises, improved market access, and advanced sustainable forestry in [...]	2005-08-12 20:03:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EAID PREL PGOV PM POL OMS
05PANAMA1695	(C) PANAMA: DIALOGUE WITH TAIWAN ON PRC ACTIVITIES [...] (C/NF) Embassy maintains excellent informal relations with Taiwan diplomats in Panama and frequently engages in productive dialogue with them. For instance, PolOffs have met with former Taiwan ambassador David Hu and current Taiwan ambassador Tomas Hu several times. (See Reftel B.) PolOffs [...]	2005-08-12 22:53:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR PM TW POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1711	UNHCR UNHAPPY WITH PANAMANIAN REFUGEE POLICY [...] (C) UNHCR Representative Gonzalo Vargas Llosa believes the Torrijos government is starting down the same path as the previous Moscoso administration in failing to meet its international obligations under the 1951 UN Refugee Convention. One never-ending issue is that the Government of Panama (GOP) [...]	2005-08-17 19:11:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM PM
05PANAMA1729	PANAMANIAN INSIDERS ACCUSE TORRIJOS GOVERNMENT OF [...] (SBU) This message is the first in a three"part series on views of the Torrijos administration's performance as it approaches its September 1 first anniversary. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION """""""""""""""""""""""" 2. (C) Martin Torrijos's reform"m [...]	2005-08-19 22:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PINR PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1779	TORRIJOS CONFIDANT: JUDICIAL REFORM "NOT A PRIORITY," CSS TALKS "GOING NOWHERE" [...] (SBU) In an August 3 meeting with PolOffs, Institutional Protection Service (SPI, the Presidential body guard) Chief Leonel Solis, and close confidant of President Martin Torrijos, described the current national dialogue on social security as "going nowhere" and reform of Panama's judicial s [...]	2005-08-29 19:23:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA1802	PANAMAX 2005: TRAGIC LOSS MARS GREAT SUCCESS [...] (SBU) PANAMAX 2005, a twelve-day, fifteen-nation military exercise involving the defense of the Panama Canal, concluded August 16. Although all participants viewed this year's multinational exercise as a great success, the drowning deaths of three Panamanian Marines during the exercise's fi [...]	2005-09-01 15:00:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA1818	PANAMA FOREIGN MINISTRY ADVISOR NILS CASTRO ON [...] (C) On August 22, PolOff met with senior MFA advisor Nils Castro, former Ambassador to Mexico, to discuss GOP's August 20 re-establishment of full diplomatic relations with Cuba and GOP objectives in its petroleum negotiations with Venezuela. Castro, who recently spent two days in Caracas wit [...]	2005-09-02 23:02:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM POL FOREIGN
05PANAMA1930	PANAMA'S "COSMETIC" CABINET RESHUFFLE. [...] (SBU) The long-awaited GOP "re-organization," rumored since last April, was finally announced by President Torrijos on Saturday, September 3. Despite high expectations for in-depth Cabinet changes, in the end, just as GOP Embassy contacts predicted, changes were minimal, leading many in the [...]	2005-09-22 14:01:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PM POL SPECIALIST
05PANAMA1947	PANAMA EVANGELICALS SEEKING POLITICAL POWER [...] (SBU) Two Panamanian Evangelical ministers plan to form a political party (Partido Teologia) in 2007 with the goal of electing a president and legislators in 2009. If nerve and energy were the only prerequisites for political success, these admitted political novices would surely win some e [...]	2005-09-23 22:55:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA1948	PANAMA TURNING TOWARD TAIWAN [...] (C) Panamanian President Martin Torrijos's last-minute September 22 announcement that he would attend a September 26 Taiwan-Central America Summit in Managua comes on the heels of First Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis's September 19 remarks to Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxi [...]	2005-09-23 23:06:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM CM TW POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1975	PANAMANIAN PRESIDENT AND FM ON CASTRO, CHAVEZ, AND [...] (C) Summary: President Torrijos told WHA DAS Fisk and Ambassador that his government is under intense domestic pressure to strike a cheap oil deal with Chavez. The GOP hopes to address this by enticing Mexico to become a counterweight by offering similar oil deals. Torrijos believes that Ch [...]	2005-09-29 22:18:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1976	PANAMA PLEDGES SUPPORT ON NICARAGUA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 29, Panamanian President Torrijos told WHA DAS Fisk and Ambassador Eaton that he shares our concerns about developments in Nicaragua and urged the U.S. to maintain a broad range of contacts and channels with the entire spectrum of Nicaraguan political parties and pl [...]	2005-09-29 23:07:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA2004	GOP WINS BIG AGAINST CHINESE-OWNED PANAMA PORTS [...] (C) Summary: The GOP and Panama Ports Company (PPC) agreed on September 8 to reverse a highly questioned move by the former Moscoso administration in 2002 that freed PPC from its contractual obligations to pay $22.2 million annually plus a variable annual payment of 10% of its gross annual in [...]	2005-10-05 12:59:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ECON PREL PM CH ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
05PANAMA2020	PANAMA,S ATTORNEY GENERAL PLEDGES FULL COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Panama,s Attorney General pledged to cooperate fully with the USG as the case against former Nicaraguan President Aleman goes before a judge on November 23. There are opportunities for the USG to assist Panamanian prosecutors as they prepare for the November hearing. An arres [...]	2005-10-06 20:30:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PGOV PINR PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA2025	INTERAGENCY TEAM DISCUSSES SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Panamanian President Torrijos and his principal national security advisors met with a visiting USG interagency delegation September 29 and agreed to pursue enhanced information sharing, improve border security cooperation, and develop a mechanism for closer bilateral security coo [...]	2005-10-07 16:19:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PINR PINS MARR PM POL CHIEF

05PANAMA2038	PANAMA: UNHCR - AID EFFORTS UPSTAGING GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) UNHCR's unwavering support of refugee rights and its aid to Colombian civil-war refugees has given it great status and respect in Puerto Obaldia, a Caribbean town 200 miles from Panama's capital on the coastal border of Colombia. However, the distance from Panama City seems much great [...]	2005-10-11 20:02:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PM

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