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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09TOKYO1458JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/29/09
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2009-06-29 04:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1463 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/29/09
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2009-06-29 07:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1467JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/30/09
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2009-06-30 00:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1474 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/30/09
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2009-06-30 07:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1485JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/01/09
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2009-07-01 00:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO15JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/06/09
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2009-01-06 01:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO150 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/23/09
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2009-01-23 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1502 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/01/09
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2009-07-01 21:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1505JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/02/09
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2009-07-02 00:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1507CARGO INSPECTION LAW: CABINET SUBMISSION SLATED
[...] (C) The Japanese government will submit a special measures bill authorizing Japan to interdict and inspect DPRK ship cargo (reftel) to the Cabinet for formal approval "early next week," Director General for International Peace Cooperation Headquarters in the Cabinet Office Takata told Charge an [...]
2009-07-02 03:17:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALELTN EWWT MOPS PBTS PGOV PHSA PINR PREL PTER
09TOKYO1518 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/02/09
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2009-07-02 07:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1524JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/06/09
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2009-07-06 00:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1532 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/06/09
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2009-07-06 07:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1536ASO WEAKENED FURTHER BY INDECISION ON CABINET,
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Aso's decision July 1 to make just two minor adjustments to his Cabinet and leave other portfolios and party executive positions unchanged has touched off a new round of criticism over his inability to exercise decisive leadership. Media reports cite his failure [...]
2009-07-06 08:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1539JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/07/09
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2009-07-07 00:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1543 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/07/09
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2009-07-07 06:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1548JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/08/09
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2009-07-08 02:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1558 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/08/09
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2009-07-08 21:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1572JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/09
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2009-07-10 02:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1577ASO AND THE LDP: STRUGGLING FOR MOMENTUM BEFORE
[...] (C) Summary: After a series of poor ruling party showings in local elections, Prime Minister Aso and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) may face another loss in July 12th's Tokyo city assembly election. A loss in this contest-seen by many as a bellwether of the public's mood-may intensify ef [...]
2009-07-10 08:39:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1578 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/10/09
[...] Return of facilities and sites south of Kadena Air Base (KAB),other issues The road map for the implementation of U.S. Forces Japan realignment agreed upon by Japan and the U.S. is rated highly for contributing to the reduction of the burden imposed by the bases on Okinawa. Special consider [...]
2009-07-12 21:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1581JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/13/09
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2009-07-13 00:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1586 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/13/09
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2009-07-13 06:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1588JAPANESE DIET DISSOLUTION: PRIME MINISTER ASO
[...] (C) Summary: The opposition Democratic Party of Japan won a decisive victory in the July 12th Tokyo city assembly elections, a bellwether of the public's mood in the weeks ahead of a required general election. PM Aso, according to media reports, has decided to dissolve the Diet on July 21st [...]
2009-07-13 08:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1593TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UNREST IN XINJIANG AND IRAN
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday papers gave top play to Prime Minister Aso's official announcement on Monday of his intention to dissolve the Lower House next week and hold a general election on August 30. 2. "Split among Uighurs" The moderate Yomiuri reported from Urumqi (7/14): "In order to cal [...]
2009-07-14 04:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1594JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/14/09
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2009-07-14 04:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1599 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/14/09
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2009-07-14 22:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1601JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/15/09
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2009-07-15 00:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO161JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/26/09
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2009-01-26 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1614 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/15/09
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2009-07-15 21:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1620JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/16/09
[...] The authorized number of special advisors is up to three. However, Hamada will only appoint Morimoto. The special advisor attends meetings of a defense council (chaired by the defense minister) to be established anew as a non-permanent staff serving the minister to ensure political leadershi [...]
2009-07-16 05:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1625 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/16/09
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2009-07-16 21:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1629JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/17/09
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2009-07-17 03:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1630TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA AND NON-ALIGNED
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning papers led with the continued disarray within the ruling LDP over Prime Minister Aso's plan to dissolve the Lower House next week for a snap election on August 30. 2. "U.S. Diplomacy Entering Stage of Implementing Policies" On President Obama's foreign poli [...]
2009-07-17 03:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1632 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/17/09
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2009-07-20 21:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1638DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/21/09-1
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2009-07-21 02:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1639JAPANESE AUTO EXECUTIVES LOOK TO MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary: Honda and Nissan Executives see conditions improving in both auto and financial markets. Honda stresses the importance of being able to benefit now from past investments, especially in alternatives to the classic internal combustion engine investment and taking a long-term vie [...]
2009-07-21 05:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND KGHG SENV ETRD JA
09TOKYO1640TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA
[...] LEAD STORIES: There were no newspapers on Tuesday morning because of a press holiday. Broadcasters gave top play to Prime Minister Aso's plan to dissolve the Lower House today for a snap election on August 30. 2. "Outflow of Nuclear Technology Must Be Monitored" On the UN Security Council d [...]
2009-07-21 05:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1649 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/21/09-2
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2009-07-21 21:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1651JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/22/09
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2009-07-22 00:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1659 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/22/09
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2009-07-22 07:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1664JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/23/09
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2009-07-23 00:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1671 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/23/09
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2009-07-23 07:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1673JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/24/09
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2009-07-24 00:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1678UNGA: JAPAN NOT YET ABLE AT PRESENT TO PROVIDE
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2009-07-24 05:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA JA
09TOKYO1686HISTORIC LOWER HOUSE ELECTION SET FOR AUGUST 30
[...] (C) Summary: With the July 21 Diet dissolution, the stage has been set for Japan's first general election since September 2005. Although campaigning is to begin on August 18, most politicians in the House of Representatives have already started to make preparations for the historic race on [...]
2009-07-24 07:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1689 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/24/09
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2009-07-26 21:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1693JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 00:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1706DPJ ADVISOR DISCUSSES PARTY'S FOREIGN AND SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: The DPJ wants to work closely with the U.S. and resolve any differences through dialogue, DPJ Policy Affairs Chief Kiyoshi Sugawa told Embassy Tokyo July 27. Sugawa came to the Embassy to deliver and discuss the DPJ's Policy Index 2009, a 60-page document outlining the Party's pos [...]
2009-07-27 07:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL JA
09TOKYO1711 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 00:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1722 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 21:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1725JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 00:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1729 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 06:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1730APEC SENIOR OFFICIAL KURT TONG'S MEETINGS ON APEC AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting U.S. Senior Official for APEC Kurt Tong emphasized the need to focus on discrete outcomes rather than process in U.S.-Japan economic relations, as well as in setting the agenda for consecutive APEC host years, during meetings with senior GOJ officials and U.S and Japanese [...]
2009-07-29 07:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PGOV PREL APECO JA
09TOKYO1733JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/30/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 00:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1735TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top items on Thursday morning included a proposal made by a Justice Ministry panel to lower the age of majority to 18 from the current age of 20 on the condition that the voting age for national elections is also lowered to 18. 2. "Cooperation Necessary to Ensure Peace" The lib [...]
2009-07-30 03:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO174LAYOFFS GENERATE HEADLINES, LEGISLATION
[...] (SBU) Company layoffs in Japan have become a staple of recent daily newspaper and television reporting despite relatively low unemployment numbers, especially in comparison with other parts of the world. Expectations the markets will continue to deteriorate, a perception vulnerable groups bear [...]
2009-01-26 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON PGOV JA
09TOKYO1741METI RELEASES STRATEGY TO LEVERAGE ODA, RESOURCE DIPLOMACY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Japan should augment its use of official development assistance (ODA) to secure supplies of strategically important rare metals, according to a strategy released July 28 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). In particular, the plan highlights a need for greater co [...]
2009-07-30 07:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN EAID PREL SENV JA
09TOKYO1742THE DPJ ELECTION MANIFESTO: POTENTIAL NEW JAPANESE MARKET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) released its election "manifesto" (platform) on July 27 intend to highlight the party's efforts to reform and revitalize the Japanese economy and its social safety net. The 55-point election manifesto includes no new economic or social safety [...]
2009-07-30 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD PGOV JA
09TOKYO1744 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/30/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 21:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1745JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/31/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-31 00:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO175JAPAN AIRLINES DISCUSSES CURRENT CIVAIR MARKETS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Japan Airlines (JAL) is coping with the decrease in business travelers by focusing more on the market for leisure travel and maintaining its strategy of flying smaller aircraft with larger load factors, according to a JAL executive. The JAL Vice President for International Affai [...]
2009-01-26 09:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD PGOV JA
09TOKYO1753 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/31/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-31 07:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1755POLICY ENTERS THE JAPANESE ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: Japan's major political parties released their campaign platforms this week, directing voter attention to the issues that will decide next month's general election of the Diet's lower house. The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will run under the mantra of "regime change [...]
2009-08-02 21:40:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1759JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 00:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1769 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 07:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1774JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/04/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 00:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1776PANEL REPORT FORWARD-LEANING ON JAPAN'S DEFENSE
[...] (C) A civilian expert panel charged with providing an independent assessment of Japan's defense and security capabilities will submit its final report to the Prime Minister's Office on August 4. The report is to be briefed immediately to the Cabinet Security Council and incorporated subseque [...]
2009-08-04 03:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR JA
09TOKYO1786 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/04/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 21:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1788JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 00:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1792 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 21:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1793JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 00:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1799 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 21:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1800JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/07/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-07 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1811DPJ SHOWS PRE-ELECTION AMBIGUITY TOWARDS THE
[...] (C) Summary: Media portrayals of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as pro-U.S. and the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) as less friendly to our interests are overly simplified. While DPJ politicians have been more vocal in questioning issues related to the U.S.-Japan Allian [...]
2009-08-07 07:31:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1812DPJ GROUPS
[...] (C) Summary: With the possibility of a DPJ victory in the August 30 Lower House election, how the party is organized will impact its decision-making process and the assignment of key positions within the government and Diet. Post-election maneuvering within the party, and differing loyalties t [...]
2009-08-07 07:40:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1813 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/07/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-09 21:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1815JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-10 02:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1819 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-10 06:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO182JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-27 01:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1822MOFA CAUTIONS ON U.S. MILITARY INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS
[...] (C) The U.S. military should tighten discipline in response to recent crimes and accidents involving locally based U.S. servicemen, particularly in view of Japan's approaching elections, MOFA Director General for North America Kazuyoshi Umemoto told the Charge d'Affaires in an August 10 lunch [...]
2009-08-10 07:31:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO1825JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/11/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 00:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1832 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/11/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 21:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1834JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-12 00:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1839 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-12 06:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1841JAPAN: GOVERNMENT SIDESTEPPING YASUKUNI VISITS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Aso and most of his Cabinet are signaling their decision to forgo August 15 visits to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine. In keeping with his longtime opposition to ministerial Shrine visits, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Yukio Hatoyama also said that he [...]
2009-08-12 08:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALCH JA
09TOKYO1843JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-13 00:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1847 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-13 07:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO185 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-27 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1851JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 01:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1879PART 1 OF 4 -- ASD (APSA) GREGSON PARTICIPATES IN
[...] (S) The Assistant Secretary-level U.S.-Japan-ROK Defense Trilateral Talks convened July 16-17 in Tokyo. The U.S. interagency delegation, led by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia and Pacific Security Affairs (APSA) Wallace Gregson, and the Japanese and ROK delegations, led by Japanese Mi [...]
2009-08-14 07:04:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR MNUC KN KS JA
09TOKYO1880 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 07:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1886 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS (1) 08/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 04:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1893 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 21:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1894POST-LOWER HOUSE ELECTION MECHANICS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Regardless of who emerges victorious in the August 30 election, the mechanics for forming a new government are determined by Japan's Constitution. These include calling a special session of the Diet to order and electing a new Prime Minister. With the Pittsburgh Summit and [...]
2009-08-17 21:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV JA
09TOKYO1897JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 01:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1898TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA AND BURMA
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning papers gave top or front-page play to Monday's televised debate among the leaders of six major political parties ahead of the official start of the Lower House election campaign on Tuesday. 2. "What's Behind North Korea's Staging of Dialogue?" The business- [...]
2009-08-18 02:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1906 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 06:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1910JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/19/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 00:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1917 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/19/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 06:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1921JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 00:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1926 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 07:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1931JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/21/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 00:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1938 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/21/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 06:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1944JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-24 00:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1953 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-24 21:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1954JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 00:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1959 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 05:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1962JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/26/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-26 00:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1966 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/26/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-26 21:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1968JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 00:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1972TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - REAPPOINTMENT OF FED CHAIRMAN
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Thursday morning included an Asahi prediction for the August 30 general election in Japan that the largest opposition party DPJ could win as many as 320 seats, two-thirds of the total seats in the Lower House. 2. "Next Four Years to Be Challenging" The liberal M [...]
2009-08-27 04:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO1976AMBASSADOR STRESSES TRILATERAL COOPERATION IN CALL
[...] (C) During his August 27 introductory call on South Korean Ambassador Kwon Chul-hyun, the Ambassador stressed the importance of enhancing trilateral cooperation among the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK),particularly with respect to dealing with North Korea. Kwon concur [...]
2009-08-27 07:46:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MNUC ECON EFIN ETRD KN KS JA
09TOKYO1977 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 21:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1978DPJ POISED FOR MAJOR VICTORY IN THE 2009 JAPANESE
[...] (C) Summary: On August 30, Japanese voters will choose between 50 years of nearly unbroken rule by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partners, or give the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)-which has called for major changes in the way Japan is governed, spends its [...]
2009-08-27 21:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
09TOKYO198JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-28 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1983JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 23:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1986 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-30 21:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1987AMBASSADOR'S AUG 28 MEETING WITH VFM YABUNAKA PART
[...] (C) The Ambassador stressed in an August 28 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka that continuity in Japan's foreign policy and the U.S.-Japan Alliance following the August 30 Lower House elections are critical. VFM Yabunaka concurred fully on the need for continuity in Japan's [...]
2009-08-30 21:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR JA
09TOKYO1991GOLDBERG-SAIKI LUNCH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 25 lunch hosted by MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Director General Akitaka Saiki, Ambassador Philip Goldberg described UNSCR 1874 as having a positive impact on North Korean behavior. Both Ambassador Goldberg and DG Saiki noted the apparent easing of ten [...]
2009-08-31 01:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNSD PARM KN JA
09TOKYO1993JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/31/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-31 02:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1996AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S AUGUST 25 MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR GENERAL UMEMOTO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-31 03:00:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM UNSC KN JA
09TOKYO1998 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/31/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-31 06:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO20 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-06 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2000HISTORIC WIN FOR THE DPJ
[...] (C) Summary: The opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)'s victory on August 30 in the 45th Lower House (House of Representatives) was historic and unprecedented. Alone, the DPJ took 308 out of 480 seats, a record-setting figure. There was also record turnout and interest in the election [...]
2009-08-31 21:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
09TOKYO2005JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/01/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-01 02:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2008MGSF01 SEPTEMBER 1 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN
[...] Summary: Three additional H1N1-related deaths have been confirmed in Japan, bringing the total number of deaths linked to the novel influenza to eight. The infection rate during the week of August 17 to August 23 stood at 2.47 patients per medical facility, up from 1.69 patients per facility [...]
2009-09-01 04:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO2010 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/01/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-01 06:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2018JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/02/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-02 02:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2027 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/02/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-02 21:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2030JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 00:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2033AMBASSADOR'S AUG 28 MEETING WITH VFM YABUNAKA PART
[...] (S) The Ambassador underscored the Obama Administration's strong, consistent position on the U.S. commitment to the U.S.-Japan Alliance and on its resolute stance against North Korea's belligerent actions in an August 28 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka. Yabunaka noted that [...]
2009-09-03 06:28:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV MARR MNUC ECON ETRD CASC KN JA
09TOKYO2040 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 21:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2041LDP REELING AFTER LOSS
[...] (C) Summary: With its thorough defeat in the August 30 Lower House election, the now-opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is facing an existential crisis. A power vacuum at its most senior levels, combined with widespread uncertainty about its political identity, are posing direct and [...]
2009-09-03 21:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO2044JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/04/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-04 05:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2054 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-05 22:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2055JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 00:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO206 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-28 22:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2061HATOYAMA CONFIDANTE ON UPCOMING HATOYAMA
[...] (C) Ruling DPJ Diet member and Yukio Hatoyama confidante Yorihisa Matsuno told Embassy Tokyo September 4 that the presumptive next Prime Minister's ""first priority"" will be to establish a close relationship with the United States and President Obama. To that end, Hatoyama had already turned [...]
2009-09-08 06:26:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR JA
09TOKYO2066 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 21:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2068EARLY PICKS FOR THE HATOYAMA CABINET
[...] (C) Summary: The new Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) administration has started to take shape with the reported decisions on several important posts. DPJ President Yukio Hatoyama announced on Saturday his intention to nominate DPJ Acting President Naoto Kan as Minister of the planned Natio [...]
2009-09-08 21:31:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA PINR ECON
09TOKYO2071JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/09/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-09 00:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2088 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/09/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-09 21:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2089JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 00:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO209JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2101A STRONGER DPJ SET TO LAUNCH TRIPARTITE COALITION
[...] (C) Summary: After about a week of negotiations, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) reached an agreement on September 9 with two smaller parties-the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the People's New Party (PNP)-with which it had said it would enter into a coalition arrangement after the A [...]
2009-09-10 21:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA PINR ECON
09TOKYO2103JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/11/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 23:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2108AMBASSADOR ROOS DISCUSSES BASING ISSUES WITH KANAGAWA
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 7 courtesy call with Kanagawa Governor Shigefumi Matsuzawa, the Ambassador said there would be no renegotiation of the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA),and stated the USG implements the higher of the U.S. or Japanese standards on environmental prot [...]
2009-09-11 04:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON MARR PGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO2114 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/11/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 06:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2118JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 00:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO212 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 04:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2133 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 06:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2135JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/15/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 01:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2141 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/15/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 21:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2154JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 00:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2163 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 06:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2170JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 01:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2175 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 07:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2177PROFILE OF NEW HATOYAMA CABINET
[...] (C) Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Yukio Hatoyama was elected the 93rd Prime Minister of Japan on September 16, succeeding Taro Aso, who resigned with his cabinet earlier the same day. Hatoyama then introduced his new 17-member Cabinet. Stacked with current and former Democratic P [...]
2009-09-17 21:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON KPAO JA
09TOKYO2184JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 02:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2194 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 21:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2196EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY KURT CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH DPJ DIET AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN KENJI YAMAOKA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 21:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALJA PGOV PINR PREL
09TOKYO2198EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY KURT CAMPBELL'S MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. New Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada promised there would be no surprises in Japan's foreign policy. During his initial 100 days as Minister, he planned to focus on U.S-Japan relations, force realignments and U.S. bases in Okinawa; reconstruction assistance for Afghanis [...]
2009-09-21 21:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA PINR
09TOKYO2199JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/22/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-22 01:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2208 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/22/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-22 21:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2222AMBASSADOR ROOS MAKES COURTESY CALL ON FINANCE
[...] (C) Ambassador Roos paid a brief courtesy call on Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii on September 18 at the Ministry of Finance. Fujii stressed that he wanted to work closely with the United States, looked forward to working with the Ambassador, and hoped to meet Secretary Geithner at the G-20 S [...]
2009-09-23 04:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN JA
09TOKYO2246INSURANCE: DPJ'S FIRST STEPS ON POSTAL REFORM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)-led government appears likely to take several steps to halt, and in some cases reverse, the postal privatization process. Although no official statement has been made, by all accounts the government plans to pass a bill in the extraordinary [...]
2009-09-25 06:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV JA
09TOKYO2247 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-25 06:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO226JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/30/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 01:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2271JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-29 00:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2277A/S CAMPBELL'S SEPTEMBER 18 MEETING WITH VICE
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 18 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka, Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell stressed the importance of close U.S.-Japan consultations as the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) settled into its role as the ruling party. Close high-level U.S.-Japan engagemen [...]
2009-09-29 23:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO2278JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-04 23:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2285 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/30/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 22:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2286 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 23:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO229 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/30/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 07:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2294 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/01/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 07:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2297JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/02/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-02 00:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO23JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/07/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 01:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2302DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...]
2009-10-02 06:00:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA
09TOKYO2305DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...]
2009-10-02 06:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA
09TOKYO2306DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...]
2009-10-02 06:46:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA
09TOKYO231JAPAN TO LAUNCH MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE PILOT PROJECT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GOJ recently announced it will commence a Megaports Initiative pilot project at the Port of Yokohama March 2. After five years of USG-GOJ discussions, and despite differences between the GOJ's particular implemen [...]
2009-01-30 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EWWT ENRG ELTN ETRD JA
09TOKYO2311 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-06 00:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2322SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO JAPAN OF DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-06 06:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PINR PREL SENV KGHG JA
09TOKYO2325 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/07/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-07 00:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2327MOFA PONDERS NEXT STEPS ON AFGHANISTAN ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) In an October 5 meeting with Embassy Political Minister-Counselor and Poloff, MOFA Middle Eastern and African Affairs Director General Toshiro Suzuki discussed possible next steps in Afghanistan assistance. MOFA is weighing three questions in that regard: 1) How to further the expansion o [...]
2009-10-07 05:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR AF JA
09TOKYO2342PUBLIC OPINION REGARDING HATOYAMA ADMINISTRATION AND ITS
[...] (U) The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) was swept into power in the Lower House election on August 30 by voters hungry for change after a half century of nearly unbroken rule by a Liberal Democratic Party, which the media judged ineffectual and out of touch with the people. On September 16, the [...]
2009-10-09 06:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2359 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/13/09-2
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-13 21:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO236JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/02/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-02 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2361 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-14 00:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2369MANAGING ALLIANCE ISSUES: A/S CAMPBELL'S
[...] (S) Summary: EAP A/S Kurt Campbell urged Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) and State Minister for Okinawa Seiji Maehara to inform Prime Minister Hatoyama and Foreign Minister Okada that the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Government's attempts to review every aspe [...]
2009-10-15 00:53:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV MARR JA
09TOKYO2370 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/15/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 01:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2375 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/15/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 06:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2381EAST ASIAN COMMUNITY: TRANSPORT MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Participation by the United States is crucial in any East Asian Community concept, Cabinet member Seiji Maehara (Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; State Minister for Okinawa, Northern Territories and Disaster Prevention; and Space Minister) told the Ambass [...]
2009-10-15 09:40:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ELTN CH JA
09TOKYO2384 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 23:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2390 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-16 06:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2391AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AFGHAN AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary: Afghan Ambassador to Japan Eklil Ahmad Hakimi met October 15 with the Ambassador and DCM to discuss cooperation in dealing with the GOJ, the Indian Ocean Refueling mission, future GOJ assistance to Afghanistan, Japanese Foreign Minister Okada's recent visit to Kabul, and a Diet-l [...]
2009-10-16 07:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF JA
09TOKYO2397THE DPJ ADMINISTRATION'S EMERGING GOVERNING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) promised to bring change to Japan. Since taking control of the government last month, cabinet members have announced big policy changes. The new government has proposed and created new organizations and decision-making mechanisms with the ai [...]
2009-10-18 21:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR JA
09TOKYO2407 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-19 23:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2415ENGAGING JAPAN ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-20 06:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD JA PREL
09TOKYO2416AMBASSADOR MEETS KOMEITO LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: Komeito party head Natsuo Yamaguchi described his party's dissatisfaction with the lack of transparency and accountability in the Hatoyama government's policy making process during a meeting with the Ambassador October 20. In particular, there have not been adequate discussions [...]
2009-10-20 06:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
09TOKYO2421 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/21/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-20 23:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2426 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/21/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-21 06:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2434 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/22/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-21 23:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2441AMBASSADOR MEETS OZAWA
[...] (C) Summary: DPJ Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa stressed several times to the Ambassador October 21 that his focus is on politics and elections, and that he cannot discuss policy. That said, he underlined the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship and assured the Ambassador that the Hatoyam [...]
2009-10-22 07:40:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV JA
09TOKYO2442 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/22/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 21:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2443PREVIEW OF THE DIET'S 2009 EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
[...] (C) Summary: The new Hatoyama government will face its first Diet session October 26 to November 30. Bills that will likely be on this extraordinary session's agenda include those on North Korea-related cargo inspections, repayment moratorium on loans by small and medium-sized enterprises, a [...]
2009-10-22 21:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR JA
09TOKYO2454 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/23/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-23 06:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2458JAPAN: CHILD SEX TOURISM UPDATE
[...] (C) Atsushi Maeda, Chief Prosecutor at the Ministry of Justice for TIP-related issues provided Embassy Political Officer with information regarding Japan's prosecution of child sex tourists. Maeda said that the Japanese laws --the "Act on Punishment of Activities Relating to Child Prostituti [...]
2009-10-25 23:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKTIP PHUM JA
09TOKYO2461UPPER HOUSE MEMBER DISCUSSES TRACK II CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Poloff met October 21 with Diet Upper House member Tadashi Inuzuka (DPJ-Nagasaki) to discuss Inuzuka's recent travel to Afghanistan, the Indian Ocean refueling mission and plans for a Track II Conference on Afghanistan to be held November 23-25 in Tokyo. End Summary. [...]
2009-10-26 00:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR EAID AF JA
09TOKYO2464HATOYAMA CABINET STRUGGLES TO HOLD DOWN FY10
[...] (C) The Hatoyama Cabinet completed a key step in the compilation of the FY10 budget with the submission to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) of budget requests from individual ministries and agencies. FY10 general account budget requests reached a record JPY 95 trillion (USD 1.1 trillion),7 perc [...]
2009-10-26 01:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV JA
09TOKYO2473 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/27/09
[...] Bill to freeze the sale of shares in Japan Post and other companies 2. Bill to cope with credit crunch and withdrawal 3. Bill to retain shakai-hoken (social insurance) and kosei-nenkin (employee annuity) hospitals as public facilities 4. Bill to combat new strains of influenza 5. Bill ame [...]
2009-10-26 23:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2482 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 06:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2485PRIME MINISTER HATOYAMA'S FIRST DIET POLICY SPEECH
[...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama delivered his first policy speech to both houses of the Diet on October 26. He outlined his administration's policies on prominent domestic and international issues such as unemployment and economic recovery, child care allowances, free public high [...]
2009-10-27 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINR JA
09TOKYO2494 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 21:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2495 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 23:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2507 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/30/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 23:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2516 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/30/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 06:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO252JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-03 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2523 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/02/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-01 23:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2532 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/02/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 21:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2539 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/04/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 03:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2549 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 07:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2556 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-06 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2570 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-08 22:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2589SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S NOVEMBER 13-14
[...] (C) Begin Text of Scenesetter: Dear Mr. President: Welcome to Japan. It is fitting that you begin your inaugural visit to Asia here as the U.S.-Japan Alliance remains the indispensible foundation of U.S. strategy in Asia. Prime Minister Hatoyama and his administration have stressed the [...]
2009-11-09 06:40:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN ECON MARR JA
09TOKYO2590TOKYO AFGHANISTAN TRACK CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND
[...] (C) During a November 6 meeting with Embassy Poloff, Embassy of Afghanistan Press Officer Jason Pratt provided a copy of the program schedule and participants for the November 23-25 Track II conference on Afghanistan (reftel A) organized by Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Upper House Member Ta [...]
2009-11-09 08:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL AF JA
09TOKYO261 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-03 08:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2610 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 01:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2622 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO263 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/04/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 01:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2648 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 05:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2662 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-18 01:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2674 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/19/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 01:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2682 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 02:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2683TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA, PRESIDENT
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning papers gave front- page coverage to the Lower House passage early Friday morning of legislation allowing small- and medium-sized companies to defer loan payments to banks. 2. "U.S. to Press Denuclearization in Comprehensive Manner" On President Obama's annou [...]
2009-11-20 04:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2687GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK IN JAPAN
[...] Summary: Embassy Tokyo supported Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in Japan, working with local organizers, and featuring a keynote program with Ambassador Roos on entrepreneurship. Organizers coordinated 14 separate events around Japan under a GEW umbrella, and attracted over 3000 participa [...]
2009-11-20 08:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL SOCI JA
09TOKYO269(C-AL8-02662) ENERGY SECURITY: GOJ OFFICIALS'
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials and businesspeople describe relations with Russian energy suppliers as businesslike. METI officials and others report Russia's assertiveness in oil and gas disputes and its military action in Georgia have not fundamentally changed this attitude. Japanese policy [...]
2009-02-04 09:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL RU JA
09TOKYO2690 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 03:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2697 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 23:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2702 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 01:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2710 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 06:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2714 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-27 02:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO274JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/05/09
[...] Junichiro Koizumi 14.4 PERCENT 2. Ichiro Ozawa 13.7 PERCENT 3. Yoichi Masuzoe 7.5 PERCENT 4. Taro Aso 4.7 PERCENT 5. Yoshimi Watanabe 4.6 6. Naoto Kan 3.1 7. Nobuteru Ishihara 2.7 8. Yukio Hatoyama 2.4 9. Seiji Maehara 1.9 10. Katsuya Okada 1.7 11. Yuriko Koike 1.5 12. Kaoru Y [...]
2009-02-05 01:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2745KANTEI INSIDER PESSIMISTIC ABOUT FUTENMA DECISION
[...] (C) Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary and Hatoyama confidante Yorihisa Matsuno told Embassy Tokyo November 30 that he is pessimistic about the PM's ability to reach a decision on Futenma "anytime soon." The reason is coalition politics, Matsuno explained. Over the past several days, the Socialis [...]
2009-12-01 05:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR JA
09TOKYO2748 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/01/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-01 22:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2749 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/02/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-02 02:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO276 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/05/09
[...] North Korea has been modernizing its missile sites. The missile site at Musudanri, which was used to test a Taepodong-2 missile in 2006, is now capable of launching satellites. The new missile site at Tongchangri is for launching both intercontinental ballistic TOKYO 00000276 006 OF 016 [...]
2009-02-05 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2761 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 02:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2762MGSF01 December 3 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN
[...] Summary: H1N1 continues to spread throughout Japan on the cusp of the winter flu season. The National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) announced that an estimated 1.73 million people with flu-like symptoms visited medical institutions across Japan from November 16 to November 22, the [...]
2009-12-03 02:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO2769 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/04/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2781 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/07/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2788 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/07/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 23:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2798 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-08 23:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2799 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-08 23:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO28JAPAN EXPRESSES CONTINUING CONCERNS OVER GAZA;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan remains deeply concerned about the situation in Gaza, but official public statements have been measured and even-handed. Following his December 31 telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Olmert (ref A),Prime Minister Aso telephoned Palestinian Authority Abbas on [...]
2009-01-07 07:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID UNRWA KWBG KPAL IS JA
09TOKYO280JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 01:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2803 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/09/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-09 01:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2813JAPAN - 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT
[...] Per reftel instructions, post submits it draft chapter on Japan for the 2010 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first five paragraphs of the report as they have done in the past. Additionally, we have excluded the midd [...]
2009-12-09 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR ECPS SN
09TOKYO2819HATOYAMA CABINET ANNOUNCES JPY24.4 TRILLION
[...] (SBU) On December 8, the Hatoyama Cabinet finalized a new economic policy package, entitled "Emergency Economic Measures for Reassurance and Economic Growth Tomorrow". This is the first economic policy package under the Hatoyama administration, but is the fifth of its kind since the onset of [...]
2009-12-09 23:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN JA
09TOKYO2821 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 03:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2835 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 23:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2853 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-14 03:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2860 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/14/09-2
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-14 23:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2872 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-16 01:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2890AUSTR CUTLER RAISES BILATERAL TRADE IRRITANTS AND
[...] (C) Summary: Government of Japan (GOJ) officials -- politicians and bureaucrats alike -- told AUSTR Wendy Cutler during her December 10 visit to Tokyo they are frustrated by the challenges with the new government's political transition, most notably inconsistencies in the decision making pro [...]
2009-12-17 06:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR EINV APEC PREL JA
09TOKYO2893 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2901APEC SOM TONG'S BILATERAL ECONOMIC MEETINGS WITH MOFA AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. APEC Senior Official Kurt Tong met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) officials to discuss U.S.-Japan bilateral economic dialogue ideas, Japan Post, whaling, the future of the investment dialogue and beef on December 8 [...]
2009-12-18 08:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EAGR APEC JA
09TOKYO2908 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/21/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-21 02:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2912 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/22/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 02:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO292 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 07:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2922JAPAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Per reftel, 2009 Country Report on Terrorism for Japan provided in paragraph 2. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Jamie Roane (roanejo@state.gov, roanejo@state.sgov.gov). 2. (U) Begin report text. Japan Japan bolstered border security and enhanced national counterterr [...]
2009-12-22 09:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM PREL PGOV JA
09TOKYO2935 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-29 22:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2936 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-29 22:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2944 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/30/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 05:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2948 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/30/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2949 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/31/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-31 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO295POSTAL PRIVATIZATION DEVELOPMENTS RATTLE U.S.
[...] (C) Signs Japan Post Insurance might introduce a new product continue to ratchet up concerns among U.S. insurers operating in Japan. It is still early in Japan Post Insurance's ten-year privatization process and a new product would enjoy substantial non-competitive advantages, several stakeho [...]
2009-02-06 10:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD PGOV JA
09TOKYO3 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/02/09
[...] In it, he stressed his government's intention of putting every effort into devising measures to revive the economy that has been hit by the global financial and economic crisis. The prime minister stated: "The government will expend all efforts to remove the nation's anxieties about the economy [...]
2009-01-02 03:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO30 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/07/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO300 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 1 02/09/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-09 02:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO302 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 2 02/09/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-09 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO308JAPAN-CHINA JOINT HISTORY COMMISSION TRYING TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY The Japan-China Joint Historical Research Committee, formed in October 2006, is aiming for a March 2009 release of its long awaited report, despite last-minute Chinese misgivings about language contained therein. The Committee initially sought to complete the project by Summer 2 [...]
2009-02-09 08:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA CH
09TOKYO309SONY EXECUTIVE ON CHALLENGES TO JAPAN'S
[...] (SBU) Sony reports serious concern within Japan's electronics industry about actions various governments have taken recently that restrict or could restrict trade. He included in his assessment adoption of the "10 2" rule in the U.S. and reports of possible "Buy American" amendments to the [...]
2009-02-09 09:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EINV ETRD PGOV JA
09TOKYO311JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-10 01:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO320 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-10 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO324JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-12 01:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO330 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-12 07:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO332JAPAN'S POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Japan has been an active participant in negotiations on a post-Kyoto climate change agreement in the UNFCCC, as well as in talks on the subject in the Major Economies Meetings, G8, and APEC. Seeing itself as a bridge between the U.S. and EU on climate change, the GOJ also has [...]
2009-02-12 09:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG PREL JA
09TOKYO337JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 01:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO341LATVIAN PM VISIT TO JAPAN FOCUSED ON TRADE
[...] (C) Summary. Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis' Tokyo visit focused on economic, financial, and trade issues, while renewing political ties largely devoid of contentious issues, according to Foreign Ministry officials and Tokyo-based Latvian Embassy diplomats. Tokyo and Riga did not sign [...]
2009-02-13 07:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD JA LG
09TOKYO344BULGARIAN PRESIDENT CONFIRMS COORDINATION WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Bulgarian President Parvanov sought to establish "a new type of partnership" with Japan, one which would reflect Sophia's new-found status as a democratic member of the EU community, during a January 25-29 visit to Tokyo. A second major goal involved attempts to reduce the large [...]
2009-02-13 07:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EAID JA BU
09TOKYO345PROGRAMS FOR JAPAN'S AUTOMAKERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although car manufacturers in Japan have been hit hard by the global economic crisis -- with six of the country's eight auto manufacturers reporting losses last year -- none is clamoring for a bailout. The GOJ has adopted an incremental approach to assist the auto industry with [...]
2009-02-13 09:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ETRD SENV PREL WTO EFIN ENRG JA
09TOKYO346PANASONIC CONFIRMS PLANS TO REPATRIATE STAFF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Panasonic says pandemic preparedness and risk management are behind its decision to repatriate dependents of employees working in many emerging countries. However, the company concedes there is no imminent pandemic threat. With no particular guidance from the GOJ or other aut [...]
2009-02-13 10:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV KFLU TBIO KSTH JA
09TOKYO347KOIZUMI BLASTS ASO
[...] (C) Summary: Former PM Koizumi sent political sparks flying February 12, leveling criticism at PM Aso for his professed willingness to review landmark 2005 postal reforms in what the press and some Embassy contacts are painting as a clear attempt to bring about a change in leadership. Former [...]
2009-02-13 10:13:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON JA
09TOKYO349 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-16 19:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO351 SPECIAL HOLIDAY EDITION OF THE DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-16 23:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO352JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-17 00:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO358 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-17 06:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO363JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO367 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 08:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO374JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/19/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 01:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO385 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/19/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO388JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 01:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO39JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 01:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO394 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO402JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/23/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-23 01:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO410PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR ASO WEAKENS ON EVE OF U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: The latest polls from a broad range of media outlets show more bad news for Prime Minister Taro Aso and his ruling LDP on every front. Aso's support rate is now the second or third lowest in memory, his non-support rate has hit 80 percent in at least one survey, and he trails op [...]
2009-02-23 08:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON JA
09TOKYO411JAPANESE GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW PROPOSED BAN ON
[...] (SBU) Minister Yoichi Masuzoe has ordered a review of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW)'s February 6 ordinance that would ban Internet and mail order sales of most over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. The review was ordered within hours of the provision's announcement following comp [...]
2009-02-23 09:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV TBIO KSTH JA
09TOKYO416JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-24 01:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO419 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-24 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO421ROK EMBASSY APPLAUDS ASO; FEARS FOR U.S.-JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: PM Aso has worked hard to improve relations with Korea, and his efforts are widely appreciated in Seoul, ROK Embassy Minister Kim told the Charge in a meeting on February 24. Aso and ROK President Lee have worked well together to defuse potentially explosive historical issues an [...]
2009-02-24 12:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV ETRD JA KA
09TOKYO423JAPANESE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER LOOKS FOR CONTINUED
[...] (C) Summary: Japan Environment Minister Saito called for continuing strong U.S.-Japan cooperation on climate change, including on efforts to bring China into a post-Kyoto framework, during his February 17 meeting with Climate Change Special Envoy Stern. The Japanese Minister also proposed s [...]
2009-02-25 01:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALSENV ECON ENRG KGHG PREL JA
09TOKYO424JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 01:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO431 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 08:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO435JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/26/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-26 01:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO443 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/26/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-26 07:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO447 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 01:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO455 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 07:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO458POSITIVE REACTION TO GUAM INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: The reaction in Japan to Secretary of State Clinton's February 17 signing of the Guam International Agreement (GIA) with the Japanese Foreign Minister has been overwhelmingly positive. The media has characterized the GIA, and the Secretary's strong message on realignment, as a cl [...]
2009-02-27 09:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV JA
09TOKYO459JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03//09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 01:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO469 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03//09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO473WTO DIRECTOR GENERAL LAMY DISCUSSES PROTECTIONISM
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) Summary: World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy focused on the need for economies to guard against protectionism and to promote a reinvigorated Doha Development Agenda (DDA) during his February 24-25 meet [...]
2009-03-02 09:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR EINV PREL JA
09TOKYO478JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 01:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO48 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO484 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO487JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-04 00:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO490OZAWA CRIES CONSPIRACY; VOWS TO STAY
[...] (C) Summary: Opposition DPJ President Ozawa is on the defensive after the arrest of one of his political secretaries on charges of accepting illegal campaign contributions. Ozawa has denied knowledge of any wrongdoing, suggesting that the investigation is politically motivated, and says he w [...]
2009-03-04 07:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
09TOKYO493JAPAN: REQUEST INFORMATION IN PREPARATION FOR G-20
[...] (C) Summary. Domestic political gridlock continues to stymie Japan's ability to implement the economic and financial policies needed to help lead the country out of its worst recession in over half a century. The government's economic stimulus measures have large headline figures, but the Ca [...]
2009-03-04 08:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD JA
09TOKYO497 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/04/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-04 22:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO498DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROBLEMS WITH AG MINISTRY
[...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Responding to demarche points contained in reftel, Ministry of Agriculture (MAFF) Staple Foods Department International Office Director Tadashi Sato stated imported rice is more susceptible to mold than Japanese domestic [...]
2009-03-04 22:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRC TBIO JA
09TOKYO501JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-05 05:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO504 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-05 22:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO505JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-06 00:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO51DPJ VP OKADA ON BILATERAL RELATIONS, DPRI, AND DPRK
[...] (C) Summary: Opposition DPJ VP Okada assured the DCM January 6 that his party would act very differently in government than it has in opposition. Okada said that DPJ President Ichiro Ozawa would completely change stripes after an election and that the party would not appoint members of its cu [...]
2009-01-08 09:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR JA
09TOKYO511 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-06 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO513JAPANESE AUTHORITIES MAKE ARRESTS IN HORKOS
[...] (C) On March 4 the Tokyo Public Safety Bureau and Hiroshima prefectural police arrested four senior officials of Horkos Corporation, a Hiroshima machine tools maker, for illegally exporting high-precision equipment to South Korea and China without an export license. Japanese authorities initi [...]
2009-03-06 08:41:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETTC KOMC JA
09TOKYO515TOYOTA IN TALKS TO ACCESS JBIC LOAN FACILITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Toyota Financial Services, the Japanese automaker's financing arm, reportedly has requested $2 billion from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to support its financing operations in the U.S. JBIC officials told emboffs March 6 its recently launched lending fa [...]
2009-03-06 10:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ETRD SENV PREL WTO EFIN ENRG JA
09TOKYO520JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03//09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-09 01:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO525 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/09/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-09 07:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO526PUBLIC OPINION TURNS AGAINST OZAWA, DPJ OVER FUNDS
[...] (C) Summary: Public opinion is quickly turning against DPJ leader Ichiro Ozawa, as additional information on his possible complicity in illegal dealings with Nishimatsu Construction emerges in the press. As many as 61 percent of respondents to four recent media polls indicated that Ozawa sho [...]
2009-03-09 08:36:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON JA
09TOKYO53JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/9/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 01:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO532JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-10 22:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO534 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-10 22:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO541JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/11/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-11 06:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO545 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/11/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-11 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO548JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-12 02:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO555JAPAN POST'S PRIVATIZATION: DEALING WITH THE NEXT
[...] (SBU) Seventeen months into the ten-year privatization of Japan Post -- whose operations included mail delivery, the world's largest bank, and Japan's biggest insurer -- a major milestone is coming into view. The initial public offerings (IPOs) of Japan Post Bank and Japan Post Insurance could [...]
2009-03-12 09:08:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV JA
09TOKYO556JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO566JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 07:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO567RULING PARTIES IN CHINA AND JAPAN SIZE EACH OTHER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During the February 19-24 "Japan-China Ruling Parties Exchange," visiting Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee International Liaison Department Chief Wang Jiarui and members of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) focused their discussions primarily on the glo [...]
2009-03-15 22:40:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON JA CH
09TOKYO569JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-16 01:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO578 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-16 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO58JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-13 01:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO584JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-17 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO594JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 01:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO596JAPAN MOVES TOWARD SURPLUS POWER BUYBACK SCHEME TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: METI officials hope the Diet will approve a bill during the current legislative session introducing a feed-in-tariff (FIT)-like scheme to compel electric power companies to buy surplus solar photovoltaic (PV) power from residential generators. If approved, the surplus power rep [...]
2009-03-18 05:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV JA
09TOKYO597JAPAN'S LEGISLATURE CONSIDERS BILL TO AVOID
[...] (U) Japan's Lower House is deliberating a bill to extend for one year temporary tariff rates -- including beef and pork tariffs -- that will otherwise expire March 31. This same problem has occurred in previous years. Covering 417 tariffs in total, mostly for agriculture products, the bill t [...]
2009-03-18 07:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR PGOV JA
09TOKYO598 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO600JAPAN'S OPPOSITION PARTY OFFERS VARYING VIEWS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ),lacks a coherent, unified message on China policy. Most party members agree on the importance of strengthening Sino-Japanese ties and believe that a DPJ-led government would have to handle relations with Chi [...]
2009-03-18 08:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA CH
09TOKYO603JAPAN: CRITICAL FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES
[...] (U) This is an action request, see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Japan is deeply dependent on key infrastructure sectors and, given the depth of the U.S.-Japan economic and security relationships, a major disruption here would likely have immediate consequences in the U.S. Embassy Tokyo sees [...]
2009-03-18 09:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP JA
09TOKYO605JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03//09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 00:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO614 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/19/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 07:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO624JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 00:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO628 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 06:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO631READOUT OF MEETING WITH OPPOSITION ACTING
[...] SUMMARY: Opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Acting President Naoto Kan discussed a broad range of issues with Embassy Tokyo Political Minister Counselor and Political Section members on March 13. Kan described the Japanese domestic political situation, U.S. troop realignment, and No [...]
2009-03-20 09:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA
09TOKYO633U.S.-JAPAN BILATERAL COORDINATION (MARCH 19) ON DPRK TD2 LAUNCH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-21 00:56:00Embassy TokyoSECRET//NOFORNJA KN KS MARR PARM PINR PREL
09TOKYO636JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/23/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 02:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO651JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-24 03:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO66 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-13 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO660 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-24 07:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO662OPPOSITION LEADER ICHIRO OZAWA WEIGHING OPTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) President Ichiro Ozawa is weighing his options following the indictment March 24 of his secretary, Takanori Okubo, for violating the Political Funds Control Law. Ozawa skipped his regular executive meeting to consult with his lawyer and [...]
2009-03-24 09:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
09TOKYO663(C-AL8-02662) JAPANESE OFFICIALS' VIEWS ON RUSSIA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: GOJ officials do not perceive a major change in Japan's policy on energy engagement with Russia, which they continue to describe as part of a broader diversification strategy to reduce Japan's dependence on oil and gas from the Middle East while avoiding over-reliance on Russian e [...]
2009-03-24 23:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL SENV EFIS ECPS RS JA
09TOKYO664JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 01:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO668 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 08:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO67DPJ DIET MEMBER MEETS WITH DPRK OFFICIAL IN BEIJING
[...] (C) Summary: A DPRK official recently told opposition DPJ Diet Member Yoshihiro Kawakami that disablement activities at Yongbyon will cease if Japan does not provide its share of heavy fuel oil. The official also said that the DPRK is prepared to launch its abductions reinvestigation committee [...]
2009-01-13 08:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KN JA
09TOKYO674JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/26/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 01:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO675JAPANESE OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER ICHIRO OZAWA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leader Ichiro Ozawa said during his much-anticipated press conference on March 24 that he would stay on as party president despite the indictment of his secretary in a fund raising scandal that has clouded his party's prospects [...]
2009-03-26 01:40:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
09TOKYO68JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 01:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO684 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/26/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 07:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO691JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-27 00:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO696 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/09
[...] (5) TOP HEADLINES Asahi: New stimulus package to include subsidies for raising wages of caregivers: 1 trillion yen for consolidation of facilities Mainichi: Senior Vice Finance Minister Hirata quits over stock sale Yomiuri: Yomiuri poll: 68 PERCENT disapprove of Ozawa's continuing [...]
2009-03-27 07:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO703JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/30/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 00:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO707 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/30/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 07:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO708LDP WINS CHIBA ELECTION IN LATEST BLOW TO DPJ;
[...] (C) Summary: The DPJ, on the defensive and sliding downward in the polls after the arrest of party leader Ozawa's aide for illegal fund raising, suffered a fresh blow on March 29, with the landslide win by independent Kensaku Morita. Morita, an ex-LDP Diet member and telegenic actor had info [...]
2009-03-30 08:37:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
09TOKYO714JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/31/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 01:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO721JAPAN'S NEW NATIONAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOJ unveiled its new national investment strategy at a March 23 JETRO-sponsored investment seminar in Tokyo with little fanfare and no publicity. The new strategy, in draft since December 2008, retains much of framework of the earlier strategy adopted in 2006, while incorp [...]
2009-03-31 07:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PGOV OECD JA
09TOKYO722 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/31/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 07:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO728JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/01/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 01:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO74 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO743 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/02/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 07:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO753JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/03/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO770JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-06 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO777DPRK LAUNCH: JAPAN MOVES TO TIGHTEN RESTRICTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: In response to the April 5 DPRK missile launch, MOFA recommended to PM Aso on April 6 that the reporting requirement on remittances to the DPRK be lowered from approximately $300,000 to $100,000, MOFA told Embassy Tokyo. The Japanese government will not completely ban exports to [...]
2009-04-06 07:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN KNNP PTER KN JA
09TOKYO780 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-06 07:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO788JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/07/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 07:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO797 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04//09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 07:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO8JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/05/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-05 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO803JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-08 07:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO807 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-08 07:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO81JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/15/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 01:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO814 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/09/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 07:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO817JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-10 02:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO826 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-10 07:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO828JAPAN'S RELATIONS WITH AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Key Japanese politicians and bureaucrats recognize that Japan must engage in a meaningful way in Afghanistan and Pakistan, even while most Japanese see these countries as being a long way from Japan. While the public might question why it is in Japan's national interest to become [...]
2009-04-10 09:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EFIN ECON MOPS AF JA
09TOKYO832 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04//09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-13 02:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO836 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/13/09-2
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-13 07:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO839JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 00:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO845SCENESETTER FOR PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL KEATING'S
[...] (S) Summary: You will arrive in Japan amid continuing political turmoil and a worsening economic environment. Growing dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Aso's leadership, allegations of corruption at the highest levels of the main opposition party, dramatic contractions in the economy and its [...]
2009-04-14 02:49:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR KN JA
09TOKYO849 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 06:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO850CABINET APPROVES SUBSTANTIAL NEW FISCAL STIMULUS
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Aso announced April 10 a new $568 billion headline figure Japanese government fiscal stimulus package entitled "Countermeasures Against Economic Crisis". The package will be implemented in the form of a fiscal year 2009 supplemental budget submitted to the Diet in [...]
2009-04-14 06:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV JA
09TOKYO852CODEL MCCAIN MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER ASO
[...] (C) Summary: Senators John McCain (R-AZ),Lindsay Graham (R-SC),and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) met with Prime Minister Aso April 9 and exchanged views on China's defense spending and its economy, North Korea, and the London G20 Summit and nuclear energy. Senator McCain thanked PM Aso for Japan's c [...]
2009-04-14 08:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PGOV PMIL JA
09TOKYO856JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/15/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 01:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO860 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/15/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 07:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO869JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 01:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO875 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 07:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO88 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/15/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 08:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO881JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 02:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO887 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 07:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO888NEW CONSUMER AFFAIRS AGENCY GAINS LOWER HOUSE
[...] (U) Summary: The House of Representatives April 17 approved government-sponsored legislation to create a new Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) under the Cabinet office. The vote was unanimous, indicating disagreement with the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has been resolved and openi [...]
2009-04-17 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD POL OECD JA
09TOKYO899JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 01:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO90JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-16 01:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO903 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO908SENATOR MCCAIN'S MEETING WITH CCS KAWAMURA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-21 01:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON JA CH KN
09TOKYO911JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/21/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-21 05:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO917JAPANESE AIRLINES DISCUSS CIVIL AVIATION AIR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese airlines report slight improvements in the international civil aviation market, particularly for leisure travel, but that the business, domestic, and freight sectors show no sign of recovery. Japan's position as a regional hub, according to Japan Airlines (JAL) and Al [...]
2009-04-21 09:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ELTN PGOV ETRD JA
09TOKYO918 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/21/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-22 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO920JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/22/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-22 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO940PACOM COMMANDER KEATING'S APRIL 20 MEETING WITH
[...] (S) The United States and Japan demonstrated exceptional levels of cooperation and information sharing during the events running up to the North Korean missile launch, visiting PACOM Commander Timothy Keating told Defense Minster Hamada on April 20. He expressed appreciation for continued Jap [...]
2009-04-22 08:42:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM MARR KN KS JA
09TOKYO942JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/23/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-23 01:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO948 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/23/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-23 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO950JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-24 00:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO952EMPLOYMENT ADJUSTMENT SUBSIDY APPLICATIONS RISING
[...] (SBU) Company applications for the GOJ's Employment Adjustment Subsidy have increased dramatically over the past six months and now cover more than 2.9 million workers. The program is designed to keep workers on a company's rolls rather than put them in unemployment or other social safety net [...]
2009-04-24 05:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EFIN PGOV JA
09TOKYO955 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-24 07:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO958PM ASO'S YASUKUNI OFFERING DRAWS STATEMENTS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso's offering to Yasukuni Shrine on April 21 has drawn reactions that are more muted than expected from China and South Korea ahead of the PM's trip to China April 29. Some observers speculate that Aso's decision to send an offering but not visit the [...]
2009-04-24 10:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL CH JA
09TOKYO964 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 07:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO970JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 00:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO979 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/28/09
[...] Leadership of and cooperation between the United States and Russia 2. Nuclear disarmament by China and other nuclear weapons-holding states 3. Transparency over nuclear arsenals and information disclosure 4. Irreversible nuclear disarmament 5. Study on future verification Q Measures to [...]
2009-04-28 07:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO986JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-29 01:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO99FDI IS BRIGHT SPOT IN JAPAN'S ECONOMIC GLOOM
[...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a relative bright spot in the Japanese economy despite global economic difficulties. Although recent financial market turmoil reduced the pace of Japan's FDI inflows, those flows remain positive. The GOJ is quietly pursuing policy initiativ [...]
2009-01-16 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PGOV OECD JA
09TOKYO992 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-29 07:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO993MGSF01 APRIL 29 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK
[...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of swine flu have been reported in Japan. The GOJ has broadened its enhanced health screening of inbound passengers to include those arriving from any H1N1 affected country. Under Japan's quarantine law, border officials are authorized to detain passengers who r [...]
2009-04-29 07:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TORONTO161Oshawa and Windsor: Company Towns Looking for New Life
[...] (U) Summary: Ontario's auto manufacturing sector has been deeply affected by the current economic downturn, resulting in the province's highest unemployment rate (9.6%) in 15 years. Oshawa and Windsor are two Ontario cities that are heavily dependent on the auto sector. Both cities are lookin [...]
2009-07-20 19:56:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09TORONTO215Nuclear Power at Ontario's Energy Strategy Core
[...] (U) Summary: Nuclear power remains at the center of Ontario's energy strategy, despite the recent cancellation of three nuclear power plant projects, and the passing of Ontario's much publicized Green Energy Act (GEA). The steady supply of power from existing nuclear plants, combined with dram [...]
2009-09-10 18:08:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV CA
09TORONTO24 OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT 2008 - TORONTO
[...] The number of suspects still facing charges for the "Toronto 18" summer 2006 terror plots was reduced to 10, after an Ontario Superior Court justice found a Toronto-area man guilty in September, 2008 of terrorism charges stemming from the "Toronto 18" plots. (Earlier, in April 2008, Canadian go [...]
2009-01-28 19:09:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT APER
09TORONTO54Canada's Employment Insurance Program Can't Keep up with
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ontario's unemployment rate continues to rise as manufacturing jobs disappear in Canada's industrial heartland. While the GOC has increased the number of weeks of unemployment benefits nationally, that will have limited benefit for unemployed Ontarians. As the ranks of Ontario's [...]
2009-03-17 14:30:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EFIN CA
09TORONTO63Ontario Budget: Infrastructure Spending, Deficit, Both
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ontario government's 2009 budget introduces significant measures to help stimulate the province's ailing economy, including C$27.5 billion in infrastructure spending, and the harmonization of the 8% provincial sales tax (PST) with the 5% federal goods and services tax (GST). [...]
2009-03-27 18:07:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB EFIN EINV PGOV CA
09TORONTO64Ontario Budget: Infrastructure Spending, Deficit, Both
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ontario government's 2009 budget introduces significant measures to help stimulate the province's ailing economy, including C$27.5 billion in infrastructure spending, and the harmonization of the 8% provincial sales tax (PST) with the 5% federal goods and services tax (GST). [...]
2009-03-27 18:08:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB EFIN EINV PGOV CA
09TORONTO75Ontario's Compost Pile - Exports Shift to New York
[...] (U) Summary: Ontario faces an overflow of kitchen compost, and has begun sending thousands of tons to New York state for incineration. The province's Green Bin program has grown so quickly that it has outstripped the ability of municipalities to process organic kitchen waste locally, a situati [...]
2009-04-16 16:58:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN SENV PGOV PREL CA US
09TRIPOLI131LIBYA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Libya has taken a number of steps to encourage foreign direct investment and its current initiative dates back to the mid-1990s. Since that time, Libya has enacted numerous laws and regulations intended to improve the Libyan business climate and increase its attractiveness to foreign investment [...]
2009-02-10 19:28:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD KTDB LY EPET OPIC PREL USTR ECIN
09TRIPOLI186BASIC PEOPLE'S CONGRESSES DEBATE WEALTH DISTRIBUTION AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 11:53:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ECON ENGR LY
09TRIPOLI192FOR ORDINARY LIBYANS, IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID REF: A) TRIPOLI 133, B) TRIPOLI 0001, C) TRIPOLI 0068, D) 08 TRIPOLI 699, E) TRIPOLI 186 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy - Tripoli, U.S. Dept of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 13:12:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON SOCI KCOR KDEM ELAB PGOV PHUM LY
09TRIPOLI221LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR FEBRUARY 2009
[...] (U) NOC Calls on Engineering Firms to Establish Libyan Presence: The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) invited foreign petroleum engineering companies to a meeting February 25 to discuss how they could establish a permanent local presence. [en.noc.com.ly, 2/8/2009] 2. (U) Total Accepts [...]
2009-03-14 14:38:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND EINV EPET ENRG ETRD PGOV EFIN LY
09TRIPOLI268FRAUD SUMMARY-TRIPOLI-MARCH 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 07:22:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LY
09TRIPOLI269FRAUD SUMMARY-TRIPOLI-MARCH 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 07:22:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LY
09TRIPOLI273NEARLY 400 RESCUED BUT 200 MISSING AT SEA IN MIGRANT SMUGGLING TRAGEDY REF: A. ROME 205 B. TRIPOLI 212 C. VALLETTA 143 TRIPOLI 00000273 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 16:36:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF MARR SMIG KTIP EWWT LY
09TRIPOLI293LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR MARCH 2009
[...] (U) Libya Oil Holdings Changes its Label Brand in Morocco: The Libyan state-owned oil group Libya Oil Holdings (LOH),which manages a network of 182 fuel distribution stations in Morocco, will now be called "Oilibya" in Morocco. LOH is an integrated oil company involved in the shipping, trading [...]
2009-04-08 14:25:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND EINV EPET ENRG ETRD PGOV LY
09TRIPOLI298LIBYA PLANS AU MINISTERIAL APRIL 15-16 TO DISCUSS AU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 15:04:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL CD SU AU LY
09TRIPOLI438FRENCH TOTAL-LED CONSORTIUMS ACCEPT LOWER PRODUCTION SHARES IN LIBYA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 13:07:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EPET ENRG EFIN EINV LY
09TRIPOLI485HERE COMES THE JUDGE: LIBYAN JUDGES RESPOND POSITIVELY TO AMERICAN JUDGE'S WORKSHOP ON ARBITRATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 13:02:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON PHUM PGOV MEPI PREL EAID LY
09TRIPOLI495FM KUSA: "STEP BY STEP" APPROACH TO VISA FOR AMERICANS
[...] (SBU) During a June 21 meeting with FM Musa Kusa, Ambassador noted that the U.S. had begun full visa operations for Libyans in Tripoli and had already issued over 800 non-immigrant visas to Libyans with limited wait times. By contrast, the GOL still followed a restrictive visa policy when it c [...]
2009-06-22 07:54:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CVIS LY
09TRIPOLI496FM KUSA: "STEP BY STEP" APPROACH TO VISA FOR AMERICANS
[...] (SBU) During a June 21 meeting with FM Musa Kusa, Ambassador noted that the U.S. had begun full visa operations for Libyans in Tripoli and had already issued over 800 non-immigrant visas to Libyans with limited wait times. By contrast, the GOL still followed a restrictive visa policy when it c [...]
2009-06-22 07:54:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CVIS LY
09TRIPOLI497FM KUSA: "STEP BY STEP" APPROACH TO VISA FOR AMERICANS
[...] (SBU) During a June 21 meeting with FM Musa Kusa, Ambassador noted that the U.S. had begun full visa operations for Libyans in Tripoli and had already issued over 800 non-immigrant visas to Libyans with limited wait times. By contrast, the GOL still followed a restrictive visa policy when it c [...]
2009-06-22 07:54:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CVIS LY
09TRIPOLI588AU SUMMIT: A/S CARSON'S MEETING WITH BOTSWANA'S VICE PRESIDENT MOMPATI MERAFHE TRIPOLI 00000588 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Joan Polaschik, Charge d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 16:01:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL AU BC ZI MA EAGR ENRG LY KSUM
09TRIPOLI679TRIPOLI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING: AUGUST 20,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 11:06:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT CASC LY
09TRIPOLI699FRENZIED PREPARATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 1 ANNIVERSARY REVEAL FEW HINTS OF MEGRAHI'S POSSIBLE PARTICIPATION REF: A) Tripoli 692; B) Tripoli 689 TRIPOLI 00000699 001.2 OF 002
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 16:58:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO KSUM AU LY
09TRIPOLI71AL-QADHAFI'S FEINT: LIBYAN OIL NATIONALIZATION UNLIKELY REF: A) 08 TRIPOLI 474, B) 08 TRIPOLI 498, C) 08 TRIPOLI 563, D) 08 TRIPOLI 597, E) TRIPOLI 40 TRIPOLI 00000071 001.2 OF 003
[...] (C) Summary. During a recent video conference with Georgetown University students, Muammar al-Qadhafi suggested that Libya and other oil exporting states could nationalize their oil production in view of sharply plummeting petroleum prices. Several days later, however, a sensior MFA official assu [...]
2009-01-30 17:16:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON EINV PREL EFIN PGOV LY
09TRIPOLI72AL-QADHAFI'S FEINT: LIBYAN OIL NATIONALIZATION UNLIKELY
[...] (C) Summary. During a recent video conference with Georgetown University students, Muammar al-Qadhafi suggested that Libya and other oil exporting states could nationalize their oil production in view of sharply plummeting petroleum prices. Several days later, however, a sensior MFA official [...]
2009-01-30 17:16:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON EINV PREL EFIN PGOV LY
09TRIPOLI763UPDATE ON LIBYAN-SWISS CRISIS: SWISS CITIZENS BACK IN \
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Swiss Charge Stefano Lazarotto confirmed \ that the two Swiss citizens - held in Libya for more than a year \ - had been detained by GOL authorities on September 19 when they \ reported for medical tests, ostensibly in preparation for their \ departure. Lazarotto welcomed U.S. int [...]
2009-09-24 16:23:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PHUM CASC LY SZ
09TRIPOLI925110 LIBYAN COMPANIES PRIVATIZED: HEAD OF LIBYAN PRIVATIZATION AUTHORITY REPORTS ON CONTINUED PROGRESS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 16:04:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EFIN EPET LY
09TRIPOLI942LIBYAN IMMIGRATION COURT SENTENCES SWISS TO 16 MONTHS IN PRISON REF: A) TRIPOLI 900, B) TRIPOLI 901, C) TRIPOLI 910, D) BERN 504 TRIPOLI 00000942 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Joan A. Polaschik, Charge d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-01 17:21:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PHUM SZ LY
09TUNIS160THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS: IMPACT ON TUNISIA
[...] (C) The global economic crisis is affecting Tunisia, but, so far, to a lesser degree than some other emerging market countries. Tunisia's financial sector, by virtue of its limited development and insulation from international credit markets, remains largely unscathed. However, exports, esp [...]
2009-03-19 13:03:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS
09TUNIS167PRESIDENT'S INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH FOCUSES ON
[...] (C) In a speech commemorating the 53rd anniversary of Tunisia's independence, President Ben Ali dwelt on the economic progress it has made and the challenges it faces. Despite the speech's emphasis on reducing unemployment, it included few concrete proposals other than to repeat a call for t [...]
2009-03-23 17:47:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS179AMBASSADOR PRESSES DEFMIN FOR GREATER INFORMATION
[...] (C) Meeting with Defense Minister Morjane in preparation for the mid-May Joint Military Commission (JMC),the Ambassador underscored the importance of a robust information exchange and closer cooperation. In addition to helping avoid the problems that led to the recent cancellation of the Atl [...]
2009-03-27 17:01:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PMIL MASS TS
09TUNIS216THE INSURANCE SECTOR IN TUNISIA: Potential Opportunities
[...] This cable provides a comprehensive overview of the insurance sector in Tunisia. Law No. 2008-8, passed by the Tunisian Parliament on February 11, 2008, amended the insurance code and opened the sector to foreign competition. This provides opportunities for US companies to consider investing [...]
2009-04-07 09:03:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ETRD EFIN TS
09TUNIS226SCENSETTER FOR VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL TO
[...] (C) Senator Mitchell, my team and I look forward to working with you during your visit to Tunis. President Ben Ali and Foreign Minister Abdallah are pleased that you have included Tunisia on your itinerary and look forward to hearing first-hand your assessment of prospects for Israeli-Palesti [...]
2009-04-10 11:24:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL KPAL ASCH OFDP TS
09TUNIS286TUNIS AMERICAN SCHOOL NEGOTIATIONS FRUITFUL, BUT
[...] (C) On May 6-8, US and Tunisian delegations made substantial progress toward resolving the status and financial obligations of the American Cooperative School of Tunis (ACST). The GOT offered formal status for the school and reduced its demand for back taxes from 9.1 to 4.2 million Tunisian [...]
2009-05-12 16:52:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALASCH OFDP PREL TS
09TUNIS339TUNIS AMERICAN SCHOOL UPDATE
[...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador, the Minister of State Properties and Real Estate emphasized that it should be easy to reach a solution at the working level to the American Cooperative School of Tunis (ACST) lease issue. There has been no other explicit reaction from the GOT in the two w [...]
2009-06-03 17:21:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALASCH OFDP PREL TS
09TUNIS469MOD MORJANE: NO SECURITY THREAT TO US MILITARY,
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense Kamel Morjane stressed the excellent bilateral military relations in the Ambassador's farewell call July 10 and said there was no threat to the US military from the reported plot involving two arrested Air Force officers (Reftels A and B). Specifically he: [...]
2009-07-15 11:17:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TS
09TUNIS473COURT ISSUES JUDGMENT AGAINST AMERICAN SCHOOL;
[...] (U) This is an action cable - see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request: A Tunisian court ruled July 14 in favor of the Ministry of Finance stating that the American Cooperative School of Tunis (ACST) owes 9.1 million Tunisian dinars in taxes, ignoring the negotiated settlement [...]
2009-07-15 17:12:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALASCH AMGT PREL TS
09TUNIS539IMF POSITIVE ON TUNISIA'S ECONOMY DESPITE THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a statement released in late June, following recent Article IV consultations, the International Monetary Fund stated that Tunisia is "well positioned" to weather the economic crisis, thanks to prudent macroeconomic policies, strong foreign direct investment (FDI),steady tou [...]
2009-07-31 16:43:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN ETRD TS
09TUNIS557TUNISIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION THREE MONTH COUNTDOWN
[...] (C) Tunisian Presidential and Legislative elections (Chamber of Deputies) are scheduled for October 25. The outcome of the Presidential election is a foregone conclusion, and issimply a question of how large a win the GOT will declare for President Ben Ali. The President was been collecting [...]
2009-08-07 18:14:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TS
09TUNIS56TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Tunisia and Libya Strengthen Economic Ties B. World Bank Forecasts Current Account Deficit Downward C. The GOT Adjusts Domestic Fuel Prices Down D. Tunisia 2008 Trade Deficit Jumps 3 [...]
2009-01-23 16:16:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD TS
09TUNIS644CODEL MEEKS DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY
[...] (C) During their August 27-30 visit to Tunisia, CODEL Meeks (led by Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY),including Representatives Mel Watt (D-NC),Jack Kingston (R-GA),Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX),and Marcia Fudge (D-OH)) discussed Tunisia's record on human rights and democracy with senior Tun [...]
2009-09-01 16:23:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALOREP PGOV PREL PHUM TS
09TUNIS671STAFFDEL HOGREFE DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS WITH
[...] (C) A Congressional staff delegation (Staffdel) led by Hans Hogrefe of the House International Relations Committee met with leaders of several prominent Tunisian human rights advocacy groups during an August 31-September 1 visit. The Tunisian civil society groups asserted that torture remains [...]
2009-09-09 16:03:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV OREP TS
09TUNIS694BEN ALI'S DOWNHILL BATTLE FOR REELECTION
[...] (C) As the October 25 elections approach, posters lauding President (and candidate) Ben Ali are becoming increasingly ubiquitous across Tunisia. Ben Ali's key election themes are security, stability, and economic prosperity. Ben Ali technically faces three opponents, and a fourth might still [...]
2009-09-18 16:54:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB TS
09TUNIS708FRAUD SUMMARY - TUNIS
[...] Post responses to ref A follow. a. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Tunis is a low-fraud post. Most detected fraud is in the form of readily identifiable falsified employment or education documents. There are no indicators of organized fraud rings or document vendors. Rather, these appear to be individu [...]
2009-09-28 13:09:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC TS
09ULAANBAATAR112EARTH, WIND, AND SOLAR: MAKING RENEWABLES HAPPEN IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Mongolia's abundant animal, solar, wind, and hydro resources offer tremendous opportunities for the government and private investors to establish a vibrant renewable energy sector. The government openly encourages development of these resources, but apart from intermittent successe [...]
2009-04-27 02:25:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON PGOV SENV PREL EAID MG
09ULAANBAATAR1192009 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-01 04:58:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR
09ULAANBAATAR132 RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER VISITS MONGOLIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in Ulaanbaatar on the afternoon of May 13 for a half-day of meetings with Mongolian government officials. In addition to Putin's hour-long private meeting with Mongolian Prime Minister S. Bayar, Mongolian and Russian officials held [...]
2009-05-15 08:58:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON PHUM KCOR KMCA SOCI MG
09ULAANBAATAR189Post Response to OPIC Request for Comment on WM Mining
[...] (SBU) As per ref paragraph 2, Post supports WM Mining application for OPIC financing of the Big Bend Placer gold-mining project (BBP) in Zaamar Soum (county) of Tov Aimag (province). Post has received detailed briefings of the project aims, technologies, environmental, and social impacts from [...]
2009-07-02 05:51:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV OPIC MG
09ULAANBAATAR23NO PROGRESS ON REDUCING ULAANBAATAR AIR POLLUTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Ulaanbaatar's air pollution remains one of Mongolia's most critical environmental problems. Recent government studies show that some forms of the city's air pollution increased by as much as 20 percent in 2008. The government has allocated 50 billion tugruks (approximately USD 3 [...]
2009-01-28 06:06:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PREL EAID PGOV MG
09ULAANBAATAR240MP TEMUUJIN DISCUSSES LEGAL REFORM IN MONGOLIA
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with Democratic Party (DP) MP Temuujin on August 14 to discuss the recent amnesty law and legal reform efforts in Mongolia. Temuujin was frank in his assessment of the legal reform environment, noting that reform efforts originating in Parliament rarely get out of comm [...]
2009-08-20 00:26:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MG
09ULAANBAATAR288FRAUD SUMMARY - ULAANBAATAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fraud continues to be widespread and a serious problem among Mongolian applicants. In addition to the persistent low-level NIV fraud, post has been struggling with significant fraud in asylum cases and in immigrant visa cases. Post has also encountered several instances of app [...]
2009-10-05 04:40:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASES XP MG
09ULAANBAATAR87MONGOLIAN MINING DEBATE SUGGESTS PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Late into the night on March 2, the Mongolian National Security Council reportedly voted 2 to 1 to approve the long-delayed investment agreement for the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia's South Gobi desert region. According to several sources, Prime Minister S. Bayar and [...]
2009-03-30 08:27:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV PREL MG
09UNROME22FAO 125TH FINANCE COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS: FUNDING FOR REFORM
[...] (SBU) Member representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Finance Committee (FC) met in Rome on March 9-10 to discuss funding for FAO's ambitious new reform program and to review the agency's human resource management strategy. Noting a shortfall in voluntary financial contr [...]
2009-03-27 11:44:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDFAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN
09UNROME29ONE BILLION NOT SERVED: HOW THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
[...] According to separate studies published in 2008 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),there are approximately one billion hungry, or "food insecure," people in the world. Both organizations have since predicted that this number wil [...]
2009-04-22 16:28:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR SOCI PHUM FAO UN
09UNROME52FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS SIGNIFICANT BUDGET INCREASE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The FAO Finance Committee (FinCom) held its 128th session from July 27-31 in Rome, giving particular attention to a controversial biennial budget proposal tabled by FAO managemen [...]
2009-08-17 09:34:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAGR EAID PREL UN FAO
09UNROME60FAO 137TH COUNCIL: IMPASSE OVER PROPOSED BUDGET LEVEL
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary and Action Request ------------------- 2. (SBU) Members at the September 28-October 2 meeting of the FAO Council could not reach consensus on the level of the organization's budget for the 201 [...]
2009-10-09 10:03:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNROME74WORLD FOOD PROGRAM BRIEFING ON SOMALIA COMMODITY DIVERSIONS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. --------------- Summary --------------- 2. (SBU) On December 4, WFP Deputy Executive Director (DED) Amir Abdulla and Inspector General (IG) Suresh Sharma briefed Executive Board members on the just completed i [...]
2009-12-10 14:14:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP SO AORC EAID PREF UN
09UNROME77WORLD FOOD PROGRAM BRIEFING ON SOMALIA COMMODITY DIVERSIONS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. --------------- Summary --------------- 2. (SBU) On December 4, WFP Deputy Executive Director (DED) Amir Abdulla and Inspector General (IG) Suresh Sharma briefed Executive Board members on the just completed i [...]
2009-12-11 09:46:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYWFP SO AORC EAID PREF UN
09UNROME86FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION BRIEFING ON 2010
[...] On December 10, the Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCE) briefed donors on FAO's component of the 2010 Humanitarian Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP). At $7.1 billion, the 2010 CAP addresses 12 major crises, covering the needs of 48 mi [...]
2009-12-23 11:28:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDFAO AORC EAID PREF EAGR UN WFP
09UNVIEVIENNA11IAEA/2020: A LOW-RISK FORUM FOR DISCUSSING THE
[...] (U) Summary: IAEA Board Vice Chair Kauppi intends to preside over informal deliberations on the long-term future of the Agency, putting to use, guardedly, the Commission of Eminent Persons report of spring 2008. Kauppi's plan entails monthly meetings on six major topics, such as nuclear power [...]
2009-01-14 07:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA AORC KNNP UN PREL
09UNVIEVIENNA128 IAEA/DG ELECTION: FIRST DAY INCONCLUSIVE, AMANO
[...] (S) The first three rounds of balloting for the IAEA Director General election on March 26 proved inconclusive, with neither candidate able to command the required two-thirds majority of the 35-member Board. The vote tally was 21(Amano)-14(Minty)-0 in the first round; 20(Amano)-15(Minty)-0 in [...]
2009-03-26 15:09:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL PARM TRGY IAEA KNNP JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA129FRANCE SOFTENS VIEWS ON UNCITRAL REFORM, SEEKS GUIDELINES
[...] (U) The French mission on March 3 hosted an informal meeting to discuss UNCITRAL's working methods and rules of procedure. Representatives of 20 countries, the European Commission, and the UNCITRAL Secretariat attended the meeting. Switzerland, Colombia, Russia, Belarus, Spain, and the U.S. c [...]
2009-03-26 15:20:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA132IAEA/DG: AMANO LOSES BY ONE VOTE, SLATE WIPED CLEAN
[...] (C) Despite an intensive and successful overnight lobbying campaign, Japanese Governor Amano fell one vote short of the required two-thirds majority to be appointed IAEA Director General. In this second day of balloting, March 27, the Board of Governors held three votes in succession: first, a [...]
2009-03-27 14:49:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM TRGY IAEA KNNP JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA243NUCLEAR FUEL ASSURANCES: TOP-LEVEL APPROACHES TO
[...] (SBU) At the conclusion of his meeting with U.S. House oF Representatives leaders Waxman and Lowey on May 26 (septel to follow),IAEA Director General (DG) ElBaradei engaged for several minutes separately with Ambassador and Msnoff on tactics for Board of Governors consideration of nuclear fue [...]
2009-05-27 16:25:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG KNNP EG SA
09UNVIEVIENNA253 IAEA: JUNE BOARD PREVIEW AND ANALYSIS
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) The June 15-19 IAEA Board of Governors meeting will take place amid continuing uncertainty over the Director General election and budget negotiations (ref a.) Nevertheless, Mission will endeavor to take advantage of favorable attitudes toward the Pre [...]
2009-05-29 19:27:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA27IAEA PROGRAM SUPPORT COSTS - FORCING THE ISSUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The issue of Program Support Costs (PSCs) at the IAEA has become increasingly irksome. The IAEA's unpublished policy of charging 7 percent PSCs has grown to include even the cost-free experts on loan to the IAEA from Member States, while continuing to exempt donations to the T [...]
2009-01-23 15:28:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA AORC KNNP TRGY UN PREL CN UK
09UNVIEVIENNA276CODEL LOWEY AND WAXMAN,S VISIT WITH IAEA AND CTBTO
[...] (SBU) Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) challenged IAEA DG ElBaradei's assessment of the threat Iran poses to Israel in a May 26 private meeting. ElBaradei used the opportunity to reiterate his views about international fuel banks, explain the IAEA's auth [...]
2009-06-15 14:32:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC MNUC PREL TRGY IR IAEA KNNP SY KN
09UNVIEVIENNA296ASSESSING UNODC'S ANTONIO COSTA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Antonio Costa, Executive Director of the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC),is scheduled to roll out UNODC's annual World Drug Report with the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske on June 24. Costa is an ambitious and energetic [...]
2009-06-23 11:26:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR KCRM UN AF PK
09UNVIEVIENNA299 IAEA: JUNE BOARD WRAP UP
[...] (SBU) Despite Mission's efforts to improve the divisive atmosphere in the IAEA Board of Governors, a public row between Director General Elbaradei and Israel under the Syria agenda item detracted from this objective (ref d),as did continued divisions over the IAEA budget, which were likewise t [...]
2009-06-24 06:35:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA300 IAEA: JUNE BOARD WRAP UP
[...] (SBU) Despite Mission's efforts to improve the divisive atmosphere in the IAEA Board of Governors, a public row between Director General Elbaradei and Israel under the Syria agenda item detracted from this objective (ref d),as did continued divisions over the IAEA budget, which were likewise t [...]
2009-06-24 06:36:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA308WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: MAY 25-27 GENERAL WORKING
[...] (C) Summary: Acting DAS Ganzer led an inter-agency delegation to the May 25-27 Wassenaar Arrangement General Working Group (GWG). Russia again presented a paper on arms exports to Georgia, expressing its frustration that Wassenaar did not report Russia,s concerns appropriately in reports of m [...]
2009-06-29 13:04:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALETTC KSTC PARM
09UNVIEVIENNA313REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: POSSIBLE IAEA BUDGET DEAL
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance. Please see paragraphs 11-12. 2. (SBU) Summary: Recognizing the deadlock in IAEA budget negotiations, the Board Vice Chair will present IAEA Member States with yet another budget proposal on July 1. This will be the fourth budget proposal since Director [...]
2009-06-30 14:51:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA EAIO UN
09UNVIEVIENNA318IAEA/DG RACE: AMANO WINS NARROW VICTORY DUE TO ONE
[...] (C) Japanese DG candidate Yukiya Amano narrowly won the required two-thirds majority in a final "confidence" vote July 2. One abstention in the final tally (23 "Yes" 11 "No" and 1 abstention) lowered the margin for victory to 23 votes. This completes the "Selection Stage" of the DG election [...]
2009-07-02 15:27:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA331IAEA/DG: AMANO SKETCHES AMBITIOUS TRANSITION AGENDA
[...] (C) IAEA Director General-designate Yukiya Amano expressed gratitude for U.S. support during a July 9 congratulatory lunch and engaged Charge in a wide-ranging discussion of senior personnel, budget and compliance issues. Amano attributed his election to support from the U.S., Australia and F [...]
2009-07-10 15:41:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA TRGY JA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA332IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL HAS NEW PERSPECTIVE ON VINCA SITE
[...] (SBU)SUMMARY: IAEA Director General ElBaradei visited the Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences in Serbia and came away with a new level of concern and attention to the repackaging, transportation, and reprocessing of nuclear fuel from Serbia to the Russian Federation. He has set a new target [...]
2009-07-13 06:31:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA337WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: EXPERTS GROUP TECHNICAL
[...] (SBU) At the intersessional meetings June 15 - 25, the U.S. Delegation to the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) Experts Group (EG) made considerable progress in advancing a number of U.S. proposals and in shaping the proposals of others. Thirteen participating states attended some part of the interse [...]
2009-07-16 09:00:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALETTC KSTC PARM
09UNVIEVIENNA339IAEA BUDGET TALKS IN NEED OF SALVATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA budget negotiations in Vienna are seized up; a consensus outcome is readily imagined but key local players lack the authority to effect it. Germany and France have not budged from their zero growth positions, though French representatives told us they have recommended fle [...]
2009-07-16 12:58:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA347UNCITRAL Reviews Revised Model Law on Procurement
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The forty-second session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) met in Vienna from June 29 to July 17, 2009. During the Commission meeting, a Committee of the Whole was formed to engage in a second reading of the revised UNCITRAL model law on procu [...]
2009-07-22 15:13:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA371ABDUL MINTY SKETCHES AGENDA FOR COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 4 conversation with Charge, South African IAEA Governor Abdul Minty commented on U.S. priority issues for the upcoming IAEA Board of Governors and General Conference meetings, arguing that an objective for both sides should be healing the rift between developed and de [...]
2009-08-04 14:08:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA KNNP ENRG IR SA
09UNVIEVIENNA397 IAEA/BOG: September Board Preview and Analysis
[...] (SBU) The traditional focus of the September 7-11 Board of Governors meeting is preparation for the IAEA General Conference (GC) the following week. The Board approves DG reports in core programmatic areas: nuclear safety, security and nuclear applications. However, we expect this will largel [...]
2009-08-21 15:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA410 IAEA/General Conference: Train wreck or New Dawn ?
[...] (SBU) Traditionally, the September 14-18 53rd IAEA General Conference (GC) serves as a platform for promoting U.S. priorities on core IAEA issues, nuclear safety and security, strengthened safeguards and peaceful use of nuclear energy. While we will continue to promote these priorities, we fea [...]
2009-08-28 13:51:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA434IAEA SAFEGUARDS: "FUTURE OF THE AGENCY"
[...] (SBU) Summary: The two days of informal "Future of the Agency" discussions in the IAEA Board Room on the topic of "Safeguards and Verification" rehashed many North-South issues, with Iran voicing a list of complaints while the IAEA defended itself and Western allies insisted on the importance [...]
2009-09-22 16:03:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA462UNODC OPERATING ENVIRONMENT IN IRAN TOUGHER AFTER
[...] (C) UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Tehran Program Head Antonino de Leo emphasized recently that it is more difficult for him to carry out his job in Iran following the presidential elections. In addition to the challenges posed by international wariness regarding continued funding for [...]
2009-10-08 07:38:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL IR AF PAK SNAR
09UNVIEVIENNA493IAEA/IRAN: SOUTH AFRICA,S MINTY SUGGESTS LEANING
[...] (S) On October 15, South African IAEA Board Governor Abdul Minty shared his opinions on Iranian nuclear strategy with MsnOff. On the proposal to fuel the Tehran Research Reactor (TRR),Minty commented that it will be good if Iran's LEU "goes away," so he is supportive of the TRR deal as he u [...]
2009-10-29 15:54:00UNVIESECRETPREL IR
09UNVIEVIENNA500IAEA/TC: LATIN AMERICA AND CARRIBEAN REGIONAL STRATEGIC
[...] (U) In order to solidify its relationship with the IAEA, members of the Regional Cooperative Agreement for the Advancement of Nuclear Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARCAL) agreed to a regional strategic profile (RSP) for 2007-2013 that serves as a basis for the prepa [...]
2009-11-05 12:18:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG TRGY XL XM KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA504IAEA/TC: The U.S. Continues to Support Technical
[...] (U) Ambassador Davies met with IAEA Technical Cooperation DDG Cetto and TC Regional Directors October 30 to signal the USG's continued willingness to work closely with the TC Division and ensure sound project development and transparency of the TC Program. DDG Cetto spoke at length about the b [...]
2009-11-06 15:13:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA509IAEA BUDGET: DEPUTY DG SHARES VIEWS
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA Deputy Director General David Waller contributed his views on the 2011 budget process, focusing on issues of sequencing, financing capital investments, and building alliances among G8 countries. Waller described DG ElBaradei's recent meetings in Washington as "very positiv [...]
2009-11-09 14:09:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA522WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: GENERAL WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) Summary: The October 13-15 General Working Group (GWG) meeting was notable for a lack of progress as a result of Russian intransigence. Russia continued to press its issues, primarily re-export control including language on destabilizing accumulations of conventional arms and its desire [...]
2009-11-17 08:43:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALETTC KSTC PARM
09UNVIEVIENNA53IAEA/MARCH BOARD: LIKE-MINDED PERSPECTIVES ON IRAN
[...] (S) At an Australian-hosted meeting February 4, like-minded Ambassadors (EU3, U.S., Canada, Japan, New Zealand) saw little prospect of a Board resolution on either Iran or Syria. No one is advocating a March Board resolution on Iran so long as Russia and China's stances remain unchanged. Fra [...]
2009-02-06 15:33:00UNVIESECRETPARM PREL AORC IAEA KNNP IR SY
09UNVIEVIENNA536IAEA:REPLACEMENT NEEDED FOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR
[...] (C) UNVIE requests development of a U.S. position on a candidate to replace Deputy Director General Taniguchi as the head of the Department of Safety and Security at IAEA. The current DDG,s contract ends August 2010, but will leave office sooner. IAEA Director General-elect Amano could make [...]
2009-12-01 14:15:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA556Increasing U.S. Representation in Vienna-Based
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. representation at the IAEA was at 11.2% percent as of November 5, 2009, with U.S. citizens holding 84 of 749 positions subject to geographical distribution. While the percentage of Americans at the IAEA has decreased slowly over the past several years, the most recent num [...]
2009-12-11 09:23:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC APER KNNP IAEA UNODC
09UNVIEVIENNA568IAEA/SAFEGUARDS: YEAR-END ROUND-UP OF DISCUSSIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 25, Msnoff and STATE/ISN colleagues met with Neville Whiting, IAEA Section Head responsible for implementing safeguards in the United States, to discuss prospects for safeguards implementation at the Louisiana Energy Services (LES - a U.S. subsidiary of Urenco) gas [...]
2009-12-16 14:22:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP TRGY ENRG AORC IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA58IAEA/IRAQ: DISPOSITION OF IRAQI DOCUMENTS AND
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Reflecting U.S. concerns regarding the sensitivity and security of old INVO documents, records and hardware still stored at the IAEA, the U.S. (DOE) recently funded U.S. expert Bill Domke (DOE/LLNL) to conduct a preliminary review of the records and provide a recommendation on [...]
2009-02-10 14:31:00UNVIESECRET//NOFORNAORC IAEA PARM PREL KNNP IZ
09UNVIEVIENNA582UNCITRAL Working Group on Procurement Makes Progress
[...] SUMMARY. At its December 7-11 meeting, the UNCITRAL Working Group on Procurement made significant progress in a second reading of the current draft revisions to the 1994 Model Law, but did not cover all of the articles. The remaining articles should be addressed at the next meeting in Apri [...]
2009-12-22 13:17:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAU AORC EINV ETRD UN UNCITRAL
09UNVIEVIENNA67IAEA MARCH BOARD: PREVIEW AND ANALYSIS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 16:57:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA74IAEA BUDGET KICK-OFF LESS CONTENTIOUS THAN
[...] (U) Summary: The IAEA opened 2010-2011 budget negotiations with an informal presentation on February 20. Most Member States expressed concern over the size of the proposed increase, but were not as aggressive as Mission had expected. Members of the G-77 took particular issue with the proposed [...]
2009-02-20 14:54:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09USEUBRUSSELS117EU Commission Forecasts Significant Worsening in EU
[...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission released on January 19 its interim economic forecasts, advancing their release date by a full month due to the exceptionally difficult economic circumstances. The forecasts recognize that the impact on the real economy became more pronounced after the eve [...]
2009-01-28 11:47:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EUN
09USEUBRUSSELS141 EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 7.4 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO
[...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data as released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) provide another confirmation of the deterioration of the EU labor market situation. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 reached 7.4 percent in December 2008 (up from 7.3 percent [...]
2009-01-30 16:55:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EUN
09USEUBRUSSELS552ENGAGING THE EU ON DEFENSE ISSUES
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: As we prepare for the upcoming visit to Washington by the EU's High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana and Director General of the EU Military Staff Lieutenant General David Leakey, it might be useful to take stock of the EU's steady advance [...]
2009-04-09 15:36:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID EIND EU MARR MOPS PREL
09USEUBRUSSELS915 EU UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 8.9 PERCENT; EURO ZONE RATE UP TO
[...] SUMMARY. The latest EU unemployment data as released by the EU Commission's Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) on July 2 confirmed a broad pattern of deterioration on the EU labor markets. The aggregate unemployment rate for the EU-27 soared to 8.9 percent in May 2009 (up from 8.7 in April). Une [...]
2009-07-02 13:05:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EUN
09USNATO100NATO'S CIVIL BUDGET: AN EVEN HOLLOWER ALLIANCE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The NATO International Staff is projecting a shortfall of Euros 70 million in the NATO Civil Budget over the next five years. This shortfall is the result of the Alliance taking on an ever increasing number of activities--often at the urging of the U.S.--while also trying to [...]
2009-03-16 09:27:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AFIN ABUD AMGT
09USNATO114RFG: NATO-BELARUS SECURITY AGREEMENT
[...] (C/NF) This is a request for guidance. See paragraph 3. The Issue --------- 2. (C/NF) Although Belarus signed a security of information agreement with NATO many years ago as a member of the Alliance's Partnership for Peace (PfP),the U.S. has blocked the certification of the agreement. [...]
2009-03-20 15:52:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR NATO PGOV PHUM PREL BO
09USNATO115MARCH 12 HLTF: NATO ALLIES PRESS U.S. TO LEAD ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the March 12 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting, three main themes emerged from Allies' comments on next steps regarding CFE: 1) Allied support for U.S. leadership in engaging Russia on CFE; 2) support for the Parallel Actions Package as the basis for engagement; and 3) [...]
2009-03-23 17:06:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL
09USNATO122READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 25,
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The U.S. said it was looking for Allies to take decisions this week on paramilitary policing and on melding the U.S. review and Alliance approach in order to show unity and progress at the Summit. Canada encouraged Allies to agree to sta [...]
2009-03-25 15:56:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PREL NATO
09USNATO137APRIL 3-4 NATO SUMMIT COMMUNIQUE PART 2 OF 2
[...] (U) The following communique was approved and released by NATO Heads of State and Government following the Summit of April 3-4: BEGIN PART 2 of Text: 38. The security and stability of the Gulf region is significant to the Alliance. We are pleased with the significant progress achieved in [...]
2009-04-04 15:44:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDNATO MARR PARM PHSA PTER XG ZM XA XF
09USNATO169READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING APRIL
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: Estonia increased its election support contribution from a platoon to a company for Helmand. SHAPE continues to report Elections Support Force shortfalls, despite the U.S. and OEF partners, recent commitments. Canada expressed its hope t [...]
2009-05-05 12:23:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PREL NATO
09USNATO242RFG: INVITING MAURITANIA TO NAC-PLUS-7 MEETING
[...] (C) This message contains a request for guidance. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) NATO has announced its intention to schedule on June 16 a North Atlantic Council (NAC)-plus-7 meeting to include the nations of the Mediterranean Cooperation Group (MCG) - Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Algeria, Moroc [...]
2009-06-08 15:41:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MR
09USNATO249RFG: NATO I.S. REFORM GUIDANCE NEEDED BY JUNE 11
[...] (SBU) Action Request: Please see para 5 for guidance request; response needed by noon Brussels time on Thursday, June 11. 2. (C/NF) NATO's Secretary General told PermReps at today's informal lunch that he intended to press Defense Ministers to approve changes in the allocation of senior I [...]
2009-06-09 20:11:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL
09USNATO302A/S'S GORDON AND GOTTEMOELLER DISCUSS MOSCOW
[...] (SBU) This message has been cleared by EUR A/S Gordon and VCI A/S Gottemoeller. 2. (C/NF) Summary: On July 8, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Gordon and Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation Gottemoeller exchanged views [...]
2009-07-15 13:55:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KACT MNUC NATO EL EZ ZB
09USNATO311NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 15, 2009
[...] (C/NF) Summary of the July 15 meeting of the North Atlantic Council: -- AFGHANISTAN: Allies asked for a strategic assessment of the impact of the ongoing operation in Helmand province, particularly in light of the increasingly heavy casualties NATO forces are taking. The UK noted the firest [...]
2009-07-17 18:43:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW
09USNATO378PDUSDP MILLER CONSULTS WITH ALLIES ON NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) This message has been cleared by PDUSDP Miller. 2. (S) Summary: On July 16, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. James Miller met with Allies to consult on the U.S. Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) and related topics. Permanent Representatives (PermReps) expressed appreciat [...]
2009-09-04 15:34:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL MNUC KACT NATO RS
09USNATO395ALLIES WELCOME INTER-AGENCY BRIEFING ON U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: NATO Allies received a September 17 briefing on the President's decision on the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Review positively, especially its linkage with NATO's missile defense plans. A number of Allies asked questions regarding possible missile defense cooperation with Rus [...]
2009-09-17 21:28:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPARM MARR PREL NATO
09USNATO397THE 2009 AFGHANISTAN OPIUM SURVEY: UNODC COSTA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 16:51:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALSNAR MOPS NATO PREL AF
09USNATO414NAC DISCUSSES COUNTER-PIRACY COORDINATION ROLE FOR
[...] (C) Summary: At the September 23 NAC, PermReps discussed counter-piracy, specifically a September 22 letter from SACEUR to the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (CMC - see para 8). Allies discussed what NATO's best value-adding role might be off the Horn of Africa. Several Allies who [...]
2009-09-28 17:44:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPARM KCRM NATO
09USNATO424NATO-RUSSIA: AFGHANISTAN, ARMS SALES AND THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin used the September 30 meeting of the NATO-Russia Council to press Moscow's agenda on Afghanistan and plug potential Russian military sales to NATO, while attempting to avoid comment on the mystery surrounding the MV Arctic Sea hijacking. [...]
2009-10-02 16:06:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS NATO AF RS
09USNATO425NATO-RUSSIA: AFGHANISTAN, ARMS SALES AND THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin used the September 30 meeting of the NATO-Russia Council to press Moscow's agenda on Afghanistan and plug potential Russian military sales to NATO, while attempting to avoid comment on the mystery surrounding the MV Arctic Sea hijacking. [...]
2009-10-02 16:14:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS NATO AF RS
09USNATO51NATO/IRAQ: ONE-TWO PUNCH MAY KO THE NATO TRAINING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Legal status and force protection challenges could strike severe -- if not fatal blows -- to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) at a time when the political will exists with our European Allies to expand their support for Iraqi Security Forces. First and most dangerous, [...]
2009-02-04 17:28:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR IZ
09USNATO546NATO-RUSSIA: NAC DISCUSSES RUSSIAN MILITARY EXERCISES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-23 13:23:00Mission USNATOSECRETPGOV PREL PINR MOPS NATO RS
09USNATO583TRANSITIONING KOSOVO AIRSPACE TO CIVILIAN CONTROL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: USNATO conveyed reftel concerns to the head of NATO's Airspace Management Division Georgio Cioni on December 11. Cioni, who chairs the Kosovo airspace transition technical panel, insisted that the Kosovo Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) does have an equal voice on th [...]
2009-12-11 16:11:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDECON CNAR PGOV KV SR NATO
09USNATO6NATO/IRAQ: ALLIES SEEK LEGAL PROTECTIONS SIMILAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO Allies at the January 7 North Atlantic Council meeting expressed strong political support for the continuation of the NATO Training Mission ) Iraq (NTM-I),but grave concern about the ambiguities of the current legal status for the mission. Allies sought clarification as to [...]
2009-01-08 17:43:00Mission USNATOSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR IZ
09USOSCE14OPEN SKIES: JANUARY 26 PLENARY AND IWGRP
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) Chairman,s Statement on allowable video sensors was not adopted at its 26 January plenary because the Russian delegation lacked its final instructions from Moscow to join consensus. The Russians expect a green light for approval in [...]
2009-02-02 06:48:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE
09USOSCE145FSC-PC JUNE 17: GENEVA TALKS ON GEORGIA; OSCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The OSCE, EU, and UN co-chairs of the Geneva talks on Georgia lauded the ongoing discussions, but called for concrete results and limited institutionalizing of the process with detailed agendas and regular meetings, particularly in light of the closing of UNOMIG and the OSCE Mi [...]
2009-06-19 14:54:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
09USOSCE166CFE/JCG: 14 JULY PLENARY - RUSSIA RE-SETS OLD
[...] (SBU) Summary: On the occasion of the 700th JCG Plenary, the Belarus Chair made some remarks highlighting the importance the JCG itself has played in the history of the Treaty. Russia said there were no grounds to be proud of the JCG during the last 10 years, and hopes the situation will imp [...]
2009-07-16 14:32:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
09USOSCE199OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 1 - 3, 2009
[...] (SBU) At the weekly U.S.-CiO meeting September 1, Greek PermRep Marinaki reaffirmed the ChairmanshipQ,s intent to delay its decision on opening the proposed two-person Office of the Special Representative in Tbilisi until after the September 17 round of Geneva discussions. Marinaki said Athe [...]
2009-09-10 13:55:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL KZ GG RU
09USOSCE203CFE/JCG:15 SEPTEMBER: 12 ALLIES CRITICIZE RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. In the JCG on 15 September, Russia claimed to welcome elements of the U.S. opening of round statement last week and said it was open to U.S. overtures to work in the JCG on matters other than those simply technical in nature. Bulgaria noted Russia's refusal of an inspection and [...]
2009-09-15 15:33:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL
09USOSCE212FSC/SMALL ARMS REVIEW MEETING: FEW SURPRISES, BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The OSCE Meeting to Review the OSCE Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons broke no new ground and vacillated between those delegations looking to add more instrumentalities and mechanisms to the OSCE's work on SA/LW and those, such as the U.S., which advocated more effective [...]
2009-09-29 11:23:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL KOMC
09USOSCE224JOINT FSC-PC 14 OCTOBER: ISAF DEPUTY COMMANDER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy ISAF Commander LTG Dutton appealed to the joint meeting of the Forum for Security Cooperation and the Permanent Council (FSC-PC) for developing "expeditionary police" capabilities that would parallel those of the military for building capacity in Afghanistan. Dutton als [...]
2009-10-16 13:47:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS XG
09USOSCE260FSC NOVEMBER 18: MUCH REMAINS IN PLAY BEFORE
[...] (SBU) Summary: With barely a week to go before the OSCE Ministerial, many FSC issues under consideration for the OSCE Athens Ministerial Council December 1-2 remain open. Inter alia, there were animated exchanges in the FSC's Working Group B on the draft "Issues Relevant to the FSC" and the [...]
2009-11-20 10:48:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS XG
09USOSCE286OSCE/FSC: STRUCTURING WORK ON CSBMS, INCLUDING
[...] (C) Summary and Guidance Request: As Washington reviews policy options and ways forward on many issues in the U.S.-Russia relationship at the end of 2009, USOSCE would recommend additional attention be focused on the "Vienna Document 1999" (VD99),the OSCE's landmark CSBM vehicle. In the ten [...]
2009-12-18 15:48:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS XG
09USOSCE49AIAM MARCH 3-4: LIVELIER IF NOT UNFAMILIAR: RUSSIA
[...] (U) Note: This is the first of two cables reporting the March 3-4 OSCE Annual Implementation Assessment Meeting. End note. 2. (SBU) Summary: While the 2009 Annual Implementation Assessment Meeting (AIAM) was livelier than 2008, national positions remained largely unchanged. Russia conti [...]
2009-03-06 10:22:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
09USOSCE85CONVENTIONAL ARMS CONTROL IN VIENNA, A SPRING
[...] (C) Summary: The OSCE spring recess provides a useful occasion to take stock of conventional arms control work in Vienna. The crisis in CFE continues to overshadow all else. Most states continue to faithfully implement the Treaty, but the impasse over Russia's suspension of CFE implementation [...]
2009-04-07 14:51:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
09USOSCE98CFE IMPASSE: HOW DID WE GET WHERE WE ARE?
[...] (C) Summary: At the London Summit, Presidents Obama and Medvedev pledged to explore a comprehensive dialogue on strengthening Euro-Atlantic and European security. The CFE agreement has long been considered a "cornerstone" of Euro-Atlantic security, and at Strasbourg-Kehl, NATO reaffirmed the [...]
2009-04-15 07:36:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS XG
09USUNNEWYORK1013AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH PALAU PR BECK
[...] (SBU) During a meeting with Ambassador Rice, Palau PermRep Stuart Beck conveyed a message from Palau President Toribiong that his country will "never change its loyalty" to the United States. To illustrate the point, Beck raised Palau's support in the UN General Assembly, including the recent [...]
2009-11-12 14:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECIN PREL MARR PS
09USUNNEWYORK1044THIRD COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELPOMENT, ADVANCEMENT OF
[...] SUMMARY: The 64th UNGA Third Committee began October 5th with the discussion of Social Development. Speakers centered on women, youth, older persons, persons with disabilities, migrants, and indigenous peoples as related to reducing poverty and achieving social development. On October 12th, t [...]
2009-11-17 18:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KWMN KOCI UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1045THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] SUMMARY: High Commissioner for Human Rights, Pillay, told the UN Third Committee of her priorities for the upcoming year and justified the controversial Goldstone Report on human rights violations in the Gaza Strip. END SUMMARY. 2. Following are summary points of the High Commissioner for Hu [...]
2009-11-17 18:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI UNGA MY
09USUNNEWYORK1055UNGA: UNSURPRISING PLENARY DEBATE ON UNSC REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The General Assembly held its annual plenary debate on November 12-13 to discuss Security Council reform, as well as the annual report of the Security Council (reported reftel). Seventy-five delegations spoke and largely reiterated positions expressed during intergovernmental [...]
2009-11-19 00:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK1064UNGA/C-5: FUNDING FOR AMISOM, CAPITAL MASTER PLAN,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Fifth Committee recently held a series of formal meetings on procurement, After-Service Health Insurance (ASHI),support for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),and the Capital Master Plan (CMP). The U.S. delivered a statement noting its support for AMISOM and cond [...]
2009-11-23 19:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1067UNSC LAUDS COUNTER-PIRACY COOPERATION, CALLS FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 18, Special Representative for Somalia Ould-Abdallah briefed the Security Council on the status of the piracy problem off the coast of Somalia, emphasizing that the international community must build regional capacity and address root causes in conjunction with its s [...]
2009-11-23 23:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC PTER MARR PHUM SO
09USUNNEWYORK1071UNGA/C-5: REGULAR BUDGET/PKO SCALES: E.U.
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Fifth Committee held informal meetings on November 20th on the Scales of Assessment for the Regular Budget and for Peace Keeping Operations. In the Regular - Budget scales debate, the G-77 proposed increasing the cap on assessments from 22 percent to 25 percent, while the Euro [...]
2009-11-25 15:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1073UNSC: MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST MEETING - LIBYA KEEN FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Secretariat's briefing to the Security Council at its monthly meeting on the Middle East on November 24 focused on the current impasse in re-launching bilateral negotiations, given continuing Israeli settlement activity. The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains troubli [...]
2009-11-25 23:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWBG KPAL UNSC IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK1091THIRD COMMITTEE SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] SUMMARY: As part of the annual discussion of human rights issues in the UN General Assembly, numerous Special Rapporteurs on thematic issues made presentations to the UNGA Third Committee. Below are summaries of the hour-long presentations by the Special Rapporteurs for Right to Health, Right [...]
2009-12-03 15:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK11U.S. EFFORTS TO REFORM UN HUMAN RESOURCES
[...] SUMMARY: The recently concluded main session of the sixty-third United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on human resources management (HRM) reform that will result in significant changes in hiring mechanisms and conditions of service for field staff. The resolution (to be issued [...]
2009-01-08 17:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK112964TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC
[...] (U) This cable was prepared by Ambassador Joan Plaisted, who served as Senior Area Adviser for East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) to the 64th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). 2. (U) EAP countries in general welcomed the new era of U.S. engagement and partnership this 64th General Assemb [...]
2009-12-18 01:55:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALBP BX CB CH ECON FJ FM ID JA KR KS LA MG
09USUNNEWYORK1163UNGA-C/5: SECRETARY GENERAL ADDRESSES THE FIFTH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN Secretary General came before the Fifth Committee on December 7th in order to further present his biennium budget, recognizing the need to scrutinize finances in the midst of the global economic crisis, while emphasizing that cuts should target operational costs and not tho [...]
2009-12-29 13:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK15UNHCR HIGH COMMISSIONER GUTERRES BRIEFS THE
[...] Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),briefed the Security Council on January 8, 2009 on refugee and broader displacement issues as they relate to threats to international peace and security. In his speech, the High Commissioner reported that the number of r [...]
2009-01-10 00:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF
09USUNNEWYORK151UNAMID CONSULTATIONS PRIOR TO ICC DECISION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 15. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a February 17 briefing to the Security Council on UNAMID, U/SYG Le Roy emphasized that adequately equipping troops already on the ground in Darfur should become a priority. Le Roy also briefed the Council on the agr [...]
2009-02-18 21:28:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO PHUM UNSC SU
09USUNNEWYORK156UN: IRAQ ELECTIONS "WENT VERY WELL"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 13, DPA officials briefed USUN and UKUN on the UN's assessment of elections in Iraq, as well as on UNAMI-related issues. In general, the UN believes the elections went very well, despite initial concerns regarding the lower turnout. DPA is finalizing the UNAMI report [...]
2009-02-19 00:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC IZ
09USUNNEWYORK170AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH HIGH COMMISSIONER
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 23 meeting with Ambassador Rice, High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay said of the Durban Review Conference, that although she was disappointed with the addition of unhelpful text in the draft outcome document and the politicized language used by some [...]
2009-02-24 19:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK199U/SYG HOLMES BRIEFS THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON HIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: U/SYG for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes briefed the Security Council February 27 on the situation in northern Sri Lanka and his recent visit there. He said civilians in the LTTE-controlled area are in "very great danger" and there are strong anecdotal reports that they are b [...]
2009-02-28 00:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC PHUM PREF CE
09USUNNEWYORK213AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] Summary: In a March 2 meeting, Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS),discussed with Ambassador Rice efforts to prevent transmission to children, support for their HIV-positive parents, and other key priorities. Ambassador Rice invited [...]
2009-03-04 23:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI TBIO
09USUNNEWYORK243IRAN COMMITTEE LETTERS DELIVERED (WITH DIFFICULTY)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Security Council's Iran Sanctions Committee has approved letters to Iran and Syria regarding the transfer of arms-related materiel on the Cypriot-flagged ship Monchegorsk. The letters state clearly that this transfer was in violation of Security Council resolution 1747 an [...]
2009-03-11 09:58:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPARM IR UNSC MNUC ETTC KNNP
09USUNNEWYORK342UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL HOLMES BRIEFS THE SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 26, U/SYG Holmes briefed the Security Council on the results of the recently-completed joint UN and Government of Sudan (GoS) assessment of humanitarian gaps in Darfur. Holmes told the Council that the assessment revealed the extent of the gaps in humanitarian services [...]
2009-04-01 13:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF EAID PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK355DPRK: SECURITY COUNCIL, KEY PLAYERS RESPOND TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 5 bilateral meeting, Amb. Rice told Japanese Perm Rep Takasu that in response to the recent Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) missile launch the United States will seek a Security Council resolution that includes real consequences for the DPRK's actions. She [...]
2009-04-06 17:21:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK388UNGA: UNSC REFORM: INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met April 7 and 8 for intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council expansion focusing on the size of an enlarged Council and the Council's working methods. 81 delegations spoke with growing agreement across the three major blo [...]
2009-04-11 15:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC JA BR
09USUNNEWYORK418NEW UN WOMEN'S MECHANISM PROPOSED
[...] (SBU) Summary and action request. Members of the General Assembly voiced measured support for continuing deliberations on the creation of a new "entity" to deal with women's empowerment and gender equality that would be a hybrid between a full-fledged Fund (such as UNICEF or UNDP) and an offic [...]
2009-04-23 17:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PHUM UN KWMN
09USUNNEWYORK429VIEWS FROM SWISS AMBASSADOR TO IRAN
[...] (C) Summary. Swiss Ambassador to Iran, Livia Leu, shared with Ambassador Wolff her views on the fate of two U.S. citizens in Iran, Iran's position in the UN, its upcoming elections in June, and her assessment on how best to approach the issue of rapprochement. Leu judged that Iran's position [...]
2009-04-24 15:22:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR UNSC SZ
09USUNNEWYORK437AMB. RICE'S LUNCH WITH THE UN SENIOR AFRICANS GROUP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ibrahim Gambari, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General, welcomed Amb. Rice as guest of honor at the annual lunch of the UN Senior Africans Group on April 16. Gambari invited Amb. Rice to take advantage of the resources of the group, which brings ambassadors from African missi [...]
2009-04-27 22:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC XA
09USUNNEWYORK469AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH EC HEAD OF DELEGATION
[...] On May 5, Ambassador Rice met with European Commission (EC) Head of Delegation Ambassador Fernando Valenzuela. He requested the meeting as an initial courtesy call. Valenzuela raised three specific issues: the future of the EC at the UN; the President of the General Assembly's (PGA) June 1- [...]
2009-05-07 15:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN EU KGHG SENV
09USUNNEWYORK486AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH DANISH CLIMATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Danish Climate Minister Hedegaard sought the Ambassador's views on the likelihood of Congressional adoption of climate change legislation by December, and encouraged USG engagement with China. She also hoped that U.S. leadership would draw out clearer positions from Japan and Ca [...]
2009-05-12 09:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KGHG SENV UN DA
09USUNNEWYORK511MEETING OF THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THE
[...] On May 13, 2009, UK Ambassador Sawyer hosted a breakfast meeting for the Five Principal Contributors to the UN (B-5) on the Peacekeeping Budget. Attending were: UK - Ambassador Sawyer with Wasim Mir and Simon Thomas; U.S. - Ambassador Wolff and MR Counselor Bruce Rashkow; France - Ambassador [...]
2009-05-15 20:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUN AMGT AORC KPKO UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK517UN BRIEFING NOTE ON FIELD OPERATIONS
[...] On May 11, 2009, Security Council President Churkin (Russia) transmitted the following Briefing Note to the Security Council on UN field operations covering the period of April 29-MAY 5, 2009. 2. Begin text of Briefing Note: Africa --Burundi (BINUB): On 29 April, the African Union Spec [...]
2009-05-18 19:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC MOPS KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK562FOLLOW UP ON G-7 INITIATIVE ON REGULAR AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 28, 2009, the Canadian Mission hosted a follow up meeting of the G7 at the level of Fifth Committee experts to the scale of assessment discussion that occurred in Geneva in April 2009 among the Directors of the International Organization Bureaus from the capitals of the G7 [...]
2009-06-04 14:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UN
09USUNNEWYORK607POLISH MISSION PROTESTS NYC REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Representatives of the Polish Mission to the UN (PMUN) met June 16 with the NYC Commission for the UN (NYCC) to clarify rules re Real Property Transfer Tax (RPTT) in NY. USUN/HC was invited to attend. The PMUN is in contr [...]
2009-06-19 20:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OFDP PL KREC
09USUNNEWYORK625DPRK: POSSIBLE BURMA-SINGAPORE CONVERSATION ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Burmese mission may have recently asked the Singaporean mission whether Singapore intends to inspect the Kang Nam, a DPRK vessel suspected of carrying contraband cargo. The Burmese reportedly said they would prefer that a state other than Burma inspect the cargo. END SUMMARY. [...]
2009-06-26 00:58:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK817AMBASSADOR RICE AND INDIAN PR PURI DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Rice and a team from USUN met on August 26 with Indian Mission counterparts as the first step to deepen understanding and cooperation across a broad range of UN issues. The new Indian ambassador arrived with instructions to strengthen the U.S.-India relationship at th [...]
2009-09-04 12:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER
09USUNNEWYORK892SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS AND DEBATES WOMEN, PEACE,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 5, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Khiem chaired the Security Council open debate on the Secretary-General's report on Women, Peace, and Security. At the top of the meeting, the Council adopted follow-on resolution 1889, which focuses on women's empowerment in post-confl [...]
2009-10-12 15:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SOCI KPKO KWMN UNSC CG
09USUNNEWYORK916THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S 14 OCTOBER LUNCH WITH THE
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Request. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) In the monthly UN Security Council luncheon with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the SYG discussed Guinea, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan with PermReps. The lunch was hosted by Vietnamese PermRep Le Luong Minh, in his capacity as [...]
2009-10-15 21:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC PHUM PK GV AF SU
09USUNNEWYORK924UN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT: SEEKING MOMENTUM FOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Secretary-General's September 22 high-level event on climate change drew leaders from nearly one hundred countries just a day before the start of the UN General Assembly and three months before the anticipated Climate Change Convention ministerial in Copenhagen. Leaders from a [...]
2009-10-19 15:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON KGHG SENV UN
09USUNNEWYORK95364TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 22:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09VANCOUVER125BRITISH COLUMBIA GRUDGINGLY MOVES TOWARD PROVINCIAL
[...] Summary: British Columbia heads into May 12 provincial elections with a sagging economy and a fairly apathetic voting public. Premier Gordon Campbell's BC Liberals maintain a slight lead in polling but the real battle will be fought riding-by-riding, with the NDP moving closer, especially in th [...]
2009-05-05 23:30:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIEDCA PGOV
09VANCOUVER205CODEL BOEHNER HEARS THE CANADIAN SIDE ON BUY AMERICA
[...] (U) Summary: A Congressional Delegation (Codel) headed by House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) met with Canadian business, municipal and provincial representatives to discuss the impact of ARRA Buy America provisions on cross-border trade. The Codel heard first-hand accounts of how Buy Ame [...]
2009-08-19 20:03:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON CA ETRD OVIP
09VANCOUVER40VIOLENT SHOOTINGS SPUR BRITISH COLUMBIA CRACKDOWN ON GANGS,
[...] A series of violent shootings has spurred intense action by British Columbia and Vancouver area city governments to address gangs and the tools they use. The actions reflect community outrage at gang warfare that has left 14 dead so far this year and has turned shopping mall parking lots and s [...]
2009-02-19 23:42:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIEDCA PGOV KCRM
09VATICAN43VATICAN SEEKS GREATER DIALOGUE WITH ASIAN FAITHS
[...] (SBU) Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Holy See's Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, told Charge d'Affaires on March 17 that he plans to increase his engagement with Hindus, Buddhists and Shintoists this year. He said the Vatican has focused considerably on dialogue [...]
2009-03-24 13:20:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KIRF ID JA IN VT
09VATICAN86VATICAN ON CHRISTIANS IN PAKISTAN, RECONCILIATION IN SRI
[...] (C) Summary: The Vatican expressed solidarity with the Christian community in Pakistan following recent attacks, and pointed to education, jobs and changes in blasphemy laws as the way forward. In Sri Lanka, the message of the newly-installed Catholic Archbishop of Colombo to the Government [...]
2009-08-07 15:19:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KIRF PHUM PK CE VT
09VIENNA1012009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA
[...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ Major structural conditions and the decisive parameters for foreign investo [...]
2009-01-27 10:15:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR
09VIENNA1069Magna's Frank Stronach - Enigmatic Austrian Emigre and
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable offers biographical context on Frank Stronach, the 76 year-old "Austro-Canadian" founder and CEO of Magna International, one of the world's largest automotive companies and a leading contender to acquire General Motors' European operations. After emigrating to Canada [...]
2009-08-21 14:13:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EINV ECON PINR AU
09VIENNA1076Austrian Banks Remain Stable, CESEE Crisis Manageable
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: in meetings August 7-10 with Treasury Representative for Europe Mathew Haarsager, Austrian banks and regulators painted the country's financial sector situation as difficult but manageable. Three of Austria's six major banks (Bank Austria, Erste, & Raiffeisen Zentralbank) are mo [...]
2009-08-24 13:11:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN AU
09VIENNA1088Austrian Parliament to Lift Bank Secrecy for Foreigners,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 26, Austria's governing parties reached agreement with the opposition Greens and BZO on a bill which partially lifts bank secrecy for foreigners (in exchange for stronger opposition rights to invoke investigative committees and special state audits). Parliament is exp [...]
2009-08-28 13:41:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN AU
09VIENNA1089GOA BELIEVES FERRERO-WALDNER COULD WIN UNESCO RACE
[...] (SBU) MFA SecGen Kyrle told the Ambassador August 27 that he does not believe Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni will draw enough votes to win the race for the UNESCO Director General position on the first ballot. Kyrle said he expects Austria's Benita Ferrero-Waldner to finish second to [...]
2009-08-28 14:30:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNESCO EG AU
09VIENNA1096BILINGUAL SIGN DISPUTE OVERSHADOWS CHANCELLOR'S SLOVENIA
[...] (U) Summary: A long-running dispute over bilingual signs in Carinthia Province overshadowed Chancellor Faymann's August 26 visit to Slovenia, during which Slovenian PM Pahor called on Faymann to resolve the issue. A contact in the Chancellor's office told the Ambassador that Faymann will try t [...]
2009-08-28 14:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM HR AU
09VIENNA1155Austria Climate Update: GoA Investing Heavily, But Still
[...] SUMMARY: Leading Austrian researchers say the GoA must invest much more in the fight against global warming in order to sustain the emissions and energy use reductions associated with the ongoing economic crisis. Existing and planned laws/standards and investment levels are not enough to meet [...]
2009-09-11 11:34:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA1252UPPER AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS: SOCIAL DEMOCRATS LOSE BIG
[...] (U) Summary: The conservative People's Party (OVP) finished a strong first in the September 27 Upper Austrian elections with a better-than-expected showing, while the Social Democrats (SPO) suffered an historic setback and placed a distant second. The rightwing, populist Freedom Party (FPO) c [...]
2009-09-29 08:39:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1269Austria Economic Outlook - Bottom Reached, Modest Growth in
[...] SUMMARY: Austria's economy will post a deep recession for 2009, but economists expect stabilization in the second half and are increasingly optimistic for 2010 (growth of 1.0%). Government stimulus must continue in order not to stifle the weak recovery. Pressure on the labor market will persi [...]
2009-10-02 11:23:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
09VIENNA1355FRAUD SUMMARY - VIENNA
[...] Austria is a Visa Waiver Program (VWP) country and a party to the European Union's (EU) Schengen Agreement covering border controls and immigration. Border officials and airline personnel have been vigilant and effective in deterring transit through Austria by undocumented or fraudulently doc [...]
2009-10-16 15:15:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD AU
09VIENNA1442AUSTRIA INCSR PART I
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-10 12:05:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM AU
09VIENNA1448AUSTRIA 2009-2010 INCSR PART I
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 13:28:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM AU
09VIENNA1554Hydropower, Austria's Mixed Blessing
[...] SUMMARY: Austria is blessed with extensive hydropower resources which provide the bulk of its electricity supply -- but come with environmental and political costs. Austria's hydropower potential is (TWh) 56 terawatt hours annually -- of which 38 TWh are already installed -- but further expan [...]
2009-12-09 15:03:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV ECON KGHG AU
09VIENNA1556AUSTRIA: BURGENLANDERS REMAIN EU-SKEPTICS, DESPITE BENEFITS
[...] Summary: Burgenland, Austria's smallest and poorest province, has benefitted enormously from EU membership and the opening of the Hungarian border at the end of the Cold War. Local members of Austria's two governing parties - the Social Democrats (SPO) and conservative People's Party (OVP) - a [...]
2009-12-10 07:24:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EUN AU
09VIENNA157AUSTRIA: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified; please treat accordingly. 2. (U) Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the ninth annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 23. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- A [...]
2009-02-13 12:03:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AU
09VIENNA1577EU STUDY PRESENTS MIXED PICTURE OF AUSTRIAN TURKISH
[...] (U) Summary: An EU study on minorities released December 9 gives a mixed picture of Austria's Turkish community. The results indicate that ethnic Turks face less discrimination in Austria than in other EU countries with substantial Turkish immigrant communities. At the same time, however, Aus [...]
2009-12-14 15:00:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM EUN AU
09VIENNA1589AUSTRIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Per reftel, Post is submitting the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism for Austria. Embassy POC for this report is Political Unit Chief Phil Kaplan, office phone: 43-1-31339-2114; email: kaplanpw@state.gov. Introduction and General Assessment ----------------------------------- 2. Accordin [...]
2009-12-18 12:25:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM KHLS EFIN KPAO AU
09VIENNA1590Aiming to Reassure, Austrian Bank Stress Tests Underline
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New "stress test" results for Austrian banks -- released the same day the GoA had to take over 6th-largest Hypo Alpe Adria/HAA -- show that major banks could withstand a "double-dip" recession but will need additional capital in the medium-term. The Austrian National Bank says m [...]
2009-12-18 12:46:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN AU
09VIENNA1593AUSTRIA: INTEGRATION PLAN WOULD RAISE GERMAN LANGUAGE
[...] (U) Summary: Interior Minister Fekter, of the conservative People's Party (OVP),on December 15 officially released a summary of a national integration plan primarily designed to strengthen German language requirements for immigrants. Fekter said the plan would be submitted for cabinet approva [...]
2009-12-21 06:51:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1604Agreement on Financing of Jewish Cemetery Renovation and
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 14:18:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA216AUSTRIA: CHARISMATIC GOVERNOR DOMINATES SALZBURG
[...] (U) Summary: Gabi Burgstaller, the charismatic governor of Salzburg Province, is expected to lead the Social Democrats (SPO) to a first place finish in the March 1 provincial elections. After the vote, Burgstaller is likely to renew the SPO's alliance with the conservative People's Party (OVP [...]
2009-02-25 14:07:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA225Austrian Airlines Financial Situation Grim;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Austrian Airlines (AUA) is in increasingly dire financial straits despite bridge loans from the GoA. On February 19, new management announced a 2008 operating loss of EUR 100-125 million which would wipe out half of AUA's remaining capital base. Including financial items (wri [...]
2009-02-26 15:18:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EUN AU
09VIENNA266 Austria Circles Wagons on Bank Secrecy
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pressure is mounting on Austria's bank secrecy regime from large EU member states like Germany (who see it as promoting tax evasion by non- Austrians) and beyond. The GoA remains unwilling to touch this highly sensitive issue, since bowing to EU pressure would cause another wa [...]
2009-03-09 14:05:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN AU
09VIENNA270Austria's Iran Trade Shrinking; Commercial
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austrian trade with Iran fell in 2008 for the third year in a row, bucking the overall expansion of Austrian trade worldwide. The Austrian Kontrollbank (equivalent to the U.S. Ex-Im Bank) has further tightened export guarantees for Iran in line with UN/EU sanctions. The presen [...]
2009-03-10 06:34:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV PREL IR AU
09VIENNA296Austrian Outlook on Central/ Eastern
[...] SUMMARY: As leading investors and bankers in Central/Eastern/Southeastern Europe (CESEE),Austrians have developed broad expertise on the region. The latest forecast by the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) paints a negative but differentiated picture. As a group, [...]
2009-03-12 15:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB EUN XH TU RS KZ CH
09VIENNA307AUSTRIA ON FINANCIAL CRISIS IN CENTRAL/EASTERN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Austria's Finance Ministry welcomed reftel demarche, painting a more nuanced picture of the current crisis than the media portrayal. The GoA supports U.S. initiatives to expand IMF/MDB engagement and sees better coordination now between the EU, IMF, and MDBs (e.g. in the case of [...]
2009-03-17 08:20:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL AU
09VIENNA362RIGHT WING PARTY RUNNING ANTI-MUSLIM VIENNA
[...] (C) Summary: Austria's right wing, xenophobic Freedom Party (FPO) is utilizing an anti-Muslim message to fuel its campaign to unseat Vienna's Social Democratic (SPO) Mayor Michael Haupl. The FPO has posted placards around town associating Haupl with "mosques and minarets" and asserting that F [...]
2009-03-27 10:02:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM AU
09VIENNA365Austrian Bank Rescue Shows Positive
[...] SUMMARY: The Austrian government's EUR 100 billion bank rescue package is showing positive effects across the financial sector. The interbank market is calmer with lower rates and improved liquidity; there is no credit crunch in Austria even though banks are being more selective about bor [...]
2009-03-27 14:47:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN AU
09VIENNA402Austrian Recession Deep, Budget Deficit
[...] SUMMARY: Austria's export-oriented economy has plunged into a much deeper recession than expected but will still outperform Germany. Leading Austrian forecasters have drastically downgraded their GDP growth forecasts for 2009 (now projected to contract by 2.2-2.7%). The recession is severe [...]
2009-04-02 14:42:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
09VIENNA451Austrians Reject Krugman Warning on Default
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Senior Austrian politicians and economists rejected economist Paul Krugman's comment this week that Austria is a prime candidate for Iceland-style default due to its banking exposure in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (CESEE). Krugman's remarks drew intense coverage i [...]
2009-04-16 14:14:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN AU
09VIENNA496TURKISH FM RAISES EU ACCESSION, PKK IN VIENNA
[...] (C) Summary: During an April 16 visit to Vienna, Turkish FM Babacan urged GOA leaders to avoid speaking out against Turkey's EU accession bid and told reporters that Turkey would be a very different country by the time it was ready to join the EU. Babacan, who met with Austrian President Fisc [...]
2009-04-24 15:09:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EUN TU AM AJ CY AU
09VIENNA54New Austrian Climate Realism at Highest Levels
[...] SUMMARY: Faced with a widening gap between promises and performance on emissions reduction, the new GOA is shrinking its climate/energy goals to fit Austria's modest initiatives. Having failed to reach its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reductions goals in the Kyoto period by almost a quarter, the Go [...]
2009-01-15 11:03:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA585Lufthansa Buyout of Austrian Airlines Clears Shareholder
[...] SUMMARY. With Lufthansa in control of 85% of Austrian Airlines (AUA) shares, the merger with Lufthansa is on track to meet a July 31 deadline. The buyout remains contingent on European Commission approval of the deal and a EUR 500 million GoA subsidy -- and AUA must remain solvent until the m [...]
2009-05-15 15:08:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PGOV AU
09VIENNA60Taking Stock of Austria's Financial Markets
[...] SUMMARY: The Austrian government was decisive in crafting a EUR 100 billion financial sector rescue package in October, but implementation has been slow. Credit is scarce; demand is weak for GoA-guaranteed interbank funding; only one major bank (Hypo Alpe Adria) has gotten actual equity from [...]
2009-01-16 13:26:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON AU EUN
09VIENNA600Austrian Government Scraps Plan to Leave CERN (European
[...] Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann (SPO/Social Democrats) announced on May 18 that Austria will not/not cancel its membership in the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN). Responding to protests from the science community and from leaders of both coalition parties, Faymann overruled [...]
2009-05-20 07:16:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL TPHY AU
09VIENNA642 Austrian Financial Market Update
[...] SUMMARY. This cable updates recent issues in Austria's banking sector: -- Solvency / Liquidity: A fourth large Austrian bank (BAWAG) has accepted state equity capital. Bank Austria's negotiations on a GoA capital injection are complicated by signs that Italian parent UniCredit may move busi [...]
2009-06-02 14:06:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AU
09VIENNA653AUSTRIAN ARMS CONTROL PLANS: CTBT, IAEA SAL LAB;
[...] (C) Summary. Austrian MFA Disarmament Chief Alexander Marschik provided an overview of MFA arms control priorities. He reported FonMin Spindelegger's keen interest in meeting Secretary Clinton to discuss strategies for advancing CTBT entry-into-force (EIF),stressing GoA flexibility and ope [...]
2009-06-04 06:14:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MARR KNNP AU
09VIENNA690AUSTRIA PLANS DANUBE/BLACK SEA INITIATIVE
[...] (C) Summary. Austrian FonMin Spindelegger has made a Danube-Black Sea (to include the Caucasus) initiative a centerpiece of his foreign policy agenda, but has said little in public about the initiative's content. Conversations with numerous MFA officials and Austrian academics suggest that Sp [...]
2009-06-09 14:55:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL AU
09VIENNA828Austrian Bank Exposure to Central/Eastern/ Southeastern
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Alarm over Austrian bank exposure to Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) has given way to a more realistic view of the situation as difficult but manageable. Top Austrian banks will suffer losses in the region -- but they continue to make profits, have ramped up lo [...]
2009-07-07 13:03:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN AU
09VIENTIANE179IMF LOWERS ESTIMATE OF 2009 LAO GDP GROWTH TO 4.5%
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 11 a visiting IMF team told a donor group that the IMF now projects 2009 Lao GDP growth at 4.5%, down from about 7% in 2008, due primarily to slowdowns in mining, hydropower, and construction. The budget deficit is expected to increase from 2% to 5% of GDP; the Governm [...]
2009-04-10 06:48:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PREL LA
09VIENTIANE264LAOS: IMF HINTS AT POSSIBLE MACROECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 27, a visiting IMF Article IV team briefed interested donors. While not changing their projected 2009 growth rate from 4.5%, the team noted that the Government of Laos (GOL) must make tough choices in the next 18 months to avoid putting macroeconomic stability at risk. [...]
2009-06-02 10:44:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL LA
09VIENTIANE389 SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S VISIT TO LAOS
[...] (SBU) You come to the Lao People's Democratic Republic as the bilateral relationship continues to broaden beyond anything seen since the Communist Pathet Lao came to power in 1975. Your visit will be interpreted by the Lao government (GOL) as further evidence of U.S. interest in positive engag [...]
2009-08-07 10:49:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR LA
09VIENTIANE406SENATOR JIM WEBB'S VISIT TO LAOS
[...] (C) GOL interlocutors warmly welcomed Senator Jim Webb,s August 12-14 visit to Vientiane. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith discussed GOL views of Burma and asked that the U.S.-Lao comprehensive bilateral dialogue be raised to a higher level. Senator Webb also he [...]
2009-08-20 10:58:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALBM ECON ETRD EXIM LA PGOV PHUM PREL
09VIENTIANE594 SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FALEOMAVAEGA VISIT TO LAOS
[...] (SBU) You come to the Lao People's Democratic Republic after a year of increased international attention to Laos, and as the bilateral relationship continues to broaden beyond anything seen since the Communist Pathet Lao came to power in 1975. Your visit will be interpreted by the Lao governme [...]
2009-12-30 11:49:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR LA
09VIENTIANE672009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR LAOS
[...] The Lao government is open to foreign investment as a matter of policy. It allows 100% foreign ownership of investments. The overall investment climate is poor but improving. Laos rates very low in international indices of transparency and ease of doing business. 2. The economic reform [...]
2009-02-10 07:56:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV OPIC USTR KTDB LA
09VILNIUS155BELARUS: A DULL GLOW AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL?
[...] (S) Charge met with Belarusian Presidential Administration Head Makey March 20. Makey pledged that "positive steps" would continue, expressed interest in dialogue with the U.S., showed perceptive understanding of both USG and EU approaches to Belarus, stressed that Belarus was under intense [...]
2009-03-24 12:48:00Embassy VilniusSECRETPREL PHUM ECON PINR BO RS GG
09VILNIUS166ECONOMIC DISTRESS INTENSIFYING IN LITHUANIA
[...] (C) The economic situation is worsening in Lithuania. Devaluation of the Polish zloty and Russian ruble, rising unemployment, and decreasing revenues are some of the challenges Lithuania faces. Local analysts recently revised growth forecasts for 2009 to negative nine to ten percent. Unfortu [...]
2009-03-27 10:23:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN LH
09VILNIUS180LITHUANIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL BERKLEY
[...] Welcome to Lithuania! We look forward to your visit, which coincides with a number of local celebrations. This year marks the fifth anniversary of Lithuania's membership in NATO. Lithuania is also celebrating the 1,000-year anniversary of the first reference to the country in historical te [...]
2009-04-03 13:54:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP LH
09VILNIUS292GOVERNMENT, JEWISH REPS OPTIMISTIC ON ENDING TO
[...] (C) Summary: The GOL and representatives of a group that works to preserve Jewish cemeteries found much common ground and no obvious irreconcilable differences at a May 21 discussion about protection of a historic cemetery in central Vilnius. The GOL on May 18 announced its plan (ref A) to p [...]
2009-05-27 13:41:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALSCUL LH
09VILNIUS305LITHUANIA ASKS FOR HELP WITH AFGHAN PRT
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Lithuanian MFA Secretary Asta Skaisgiryte Liauskiene called in DCM and DAO on 27 May to outline Lithuania's unsuccessful efforts to find donors for development projects at its Ghor Province PRT, especially the paving of the airport runway to allow military [...]
2009-06-04 13:52:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR AF LH
09VILNIUS340LITHUANIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL CARDIN
[...] Welcome to Lithuania! We look forward to your visit, which coincides with a number of local celebrations. This year marks the fifth anniversary of Lithuania's membership in NATO. Lithuania is also celebrating the 1,000-year anniversary of the first reference to the country in historical te [...]
2009-06-22 14:56:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP LH
09VILNIUS419SCENESETTER FOR A/S GORDON'S VISIT TO LITHUANIA
[...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Lithuania provides an opportunity to reinforce the United States' commitment to an already strong bilateral relationship, to address Lithuanian concerns about security, Afghanistan and Guantanamo detainees, and to remind Lithuanian officials that important post-Holo [...]
2009-08-05 14:51:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON LH
09VILNIUS505BUDGET CUTS AFFECT THE GOL IN A VARIETY OF WAYS
[...] (C) The GOL has cut planned public expenditures three times in the last year and will make cuts to social benefits as well in the coming months. These cuts, combined with the GOL's anti-crisis action plan and decisions by both the President's office and the parliament to limit their respecti [...]
2009-09-30 09:34:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON LH
09VILNIUS615AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH MINISTER OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During her initial meeting with Minister of Health Algis Caplikas, Ambassador Derse heard that the budget crisis was forcing the ministry to speed up its reforms in the health-care sector, that the GOL believes it is prepared for the worsening flu pandemic, and that the ministry [...]
2009-11-18 15:15:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV KFLU SOCI TBIO LH
09VILNIUS622IRAN LOOKING TO DEVELOP COMMERCIAL TIES WITH
[...] (U) Action request -- see paragraph 5. 2. (C) On November 18 poloffs met with MFA,s Head of Middle East and Africa Division Laima Jureviciene to inquire whether Iran has approached Lithuania to offer enhanced commercial relations (further to above references). Jureviciene confirmed that [...]
2009-11-20 14:56:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR LH
09VILNIUS708LITHUANIA: ENGAGEMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES ON WOMEN'S
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Domestic violence, human trafficking and gender-based discrimination, including pay inequality, are among the major women's issues in Lithuania. The Embassy maintains a regular dialogue with the GOL and a variety of NGOs regarding women's issues, and has recently supported pro [...]
2009-12-23 13:01:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALKWMN PHUM LH
09VILNIUS97CHAIRMAN OF LITHUANIAN BUDGET AND FINANCE
[...] (C) The Chairman of the parliament's Budget and Finance Committee, Kestutis Glaveckas, painted a bleak economic picture when he met with the Ambassador on February 9. Unemployment is rising and Lithuania might have to ask for IMF help later this year, according to Glaveckas. Swedish parent ba [...]
2009-02-18 13:54:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN RU LH
09VLADIVOSTOK11YAKUTSK LENDING INSTITUTION OFFERS SNAPSHOT OF CREDIT
[...] Summary. Though the effect of economic crisis has not hit Yakutia strongly yet, securing credit from financial institutions is becoming increasingly difficult for entrepreneurs and consumers there. Poloff visited a prosperous, privately-run credit association in Yakutsk that offers an acces [...]
2009-02-10 22:44:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK114ANNUAL RUSSIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (RAPP) SEEKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Fourteenth Annual Russian American Pacific Partnership (RAPP),entitled "A Meeting of Shared Interests," took place in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk September 29-30. USG and GOR officials touted the benefits of such fora and the strengthening of U.S.-Russian ties that they fostered. GO [...]
2009-12-02 03:07:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD ECIN EAIR KDEM RS US
09VLADIVOSTOK34ECONOMIC CRISIS: WHAT'S WORSE, GLOBAL DOWNTURN OR OFFICIAL
[...] Though Primorye's government has reported 6 percent growth in gross regional product (GRP) in 2008, the economic situation in the past few months is showing signs of trouble. Evaluating the situation is complicated by the fact that most official economic data is not publicly available, and me [...]
2009-03-12 05:54:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV
09VLADIVOSTOK44SAKHALIN'S PAPER FISH PROBLEM
[...] Econ Officer met with Environmental activist Dmitriy Lisitsyn of Ecological Sakhalin Watch to discuss environmental problems on the island, the effect of oil and gas projects on wildlife, the use of "paper fish" by poachers to circumvent fish quotas, and even some environmental improvements th [...]
2009-04-08 08:06:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV ENRG RS
09VLADIVOSTOK5FOREST MAFIA ADAPTS TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS
[...] Despite lower demand for wood products due to the global economic crisis and implementation of the Lacey Act Amendment, illegal logging in Russia continues at critical levels. Approximately 70 percent of Russia's forests are concentrated in the Russian Far East and Siberia in close proximity t [...]
2009-01-29 08:34:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL ECON EAGR RS
09VLADIVOSTOK57SLAM DUNK IN YAKUTIA
[...] (U) Former NBA Coach Tom Newell brought his basketball diplomacy to Yakutia April 22-29 for a week of seminars for coaches, practice sessions for boys and girls, and exhibition games. CG joined Newell for a game with local public officials dedicated to WWII veterans. CG also visited a Yakuti [...]
2009-04-28 06:46:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK61CONFESSIONS OF VLADIVOSTOK USED CAR SALESMEN
[...] Summary. The famous Vladivostok marketplace for used foreign cars called Zelyoniy Ugol ("Green Corner") has been experiencing a serious downturn in recent months. New customs tariffs, banks' reluctance to provide consumer credit for car purchases, and the slumping value of the ruble have con [...]
2009-05-12 04:58:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK8RIVAL VLADIVOSTOK DEMONSTRATIONS HELD WITHOUT VIOLENCE
[...] Summary. Government detractors and supporters held simultaneous demonstrations in Vladivostok on Saturday, January 31. Though police presence was heavy throughout the city, with militia men at nearly every intersection downtown, and despite the Communists' insistence on holding the rally in [...]
2009-02-02 05:34:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV SOCI RS
09VLADIVOSTOK9YAKUTSK: DISPATCH FROM COLDEST CITY IN THE WORLD
[...] Vladivostok Political/Economic Officer and FSN paid a mid-winter visit to Yakutsk and met with several officials of the Sakha Republic. Officials discussed economic and development plans for the area, including infrastructure development, possible areas of cooperation with United States busi [...]
2009-02-09 07:57:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR ETRD RS
09VLADIVOSTOK91INTERNATIONAL FISHERY CONGRESS TOUTS STRENGTHS OF RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Sixth International Fishery Congress, hosted in Vladivostok September 8-10, has grown in significance. This year's event was attended by over 500 participants from across Russia, including all of the Russian Far East (RFE) regions, as well from the U.S., Europe, and Asia. [...]
2009-09-14 02:20:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EFIS ECON EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV PREL PHSA RS
09WARSAW1037POLAND'S POTENTIAL SHALE GAS INVESTMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The success of companies in the U.S. at extracting gas from shale and other unconventional sources has generated some excitement in Poland. Several majors and mid-majors have applied for exploration licenses over the past year and performed broader market and investment climat [...]
2009-10-07 14:04:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV PL
09WARSAW1122POLAND TO SIGN LONG-TERM GAS DEAL WITH RUSSIA
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Tusk's energy committee is expected to approve today, November 4, a new agreement with Russia on gas and transit through 2037. The deal will then go to the Council of Ministers for final approval, probably on Tuesday, November 10. The contract includes a reduce [...]
2009-11-05 07:16:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALENIV ENRG ETRD PGOV PL
09WARSAW1135H1N1 IN POLAND: QUIET FOR NOW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poland's Chief Sanitary Inspectorate reports no deaths related to H1N1 and no major outbreaks. While Polish officials are watching the situation closely, they do not plan to implement extraordinary measures absent a dramatic change in the disease's behavior, despite substantial [...]
2009-11-06 16:29:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC ECON GM PREL SOCI TBIO
09WARSAW166MINISTER HAILS POLISH FOREIGN POLICY PRAGMATISM,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Sikorski's annual report to parliament highlighted improved relations with Germany, a pragmatic conversation with Russia, new influence within the EU, and expectations of strategic cooperation with the U.S. Poland's EU initiatives over the last year produced [...]
2009-02-13 14:15:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR RS PL
09WARSAW18Poland/TIP - Continued Forward Progress, But ...
[...] (SBU) Summary. Poland has continued to make strides in its efforts to combat trafficking in persons. Poland ratified the 2005 Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings on November 17. It will enter into force on March 1, 2009. The Polish government and Interna [...]
2009-01-08 12:22:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PL
09WARSAW191AUTO WEAKNESS MANAGABLE, BUT EU-15 PROTECTIONISM
[...] (U) Summary. Poland,s relatively well balanced economy has shielded Poles from the worst of the global financial crisis and recession, but weakening exports are finally bringing the global recession home. Automobile manufacturing, Poland,s largest export industry, began to weaken in September [...]
2009-02-19 16:10:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV PGOV PL
09WARSAW217POLAND - 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Poland is a country of origin, transit, and destination for victims of trafficking in persons (TIP). The majority of victims were trafficked to work in the sex industry, but Poland is increasingly becoming a destination country for forced labor. Government officials at the hig [...]
2009-02-27 15:22:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
09WARSAW22CODEL TAUSCHER VISIT TO POLAND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Tauscher emphasized to Polish interlocutors December 17 that the U.S. remained committed to missile defense (MD),but insisted that the long-range component must be realistically tested and certified effective before deployment. In the meantime, Tauscher said Congress woul [...]
2009-01-08 15:27:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL MARR MCAP NATO PL CZ RS
09WARSAW225POLAND: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: POST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Poland be removed from the Special 301 Watch List. In 2008, Poland consolidated and extended the major advances it made during 2007 in protecting intellectual property rights (IPR). Improved enforcement was highlighted in February, when Polish police raid [...]
2009-03-02 15:01:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KIPR PL
09WARSAW24POLAND/TIP - LACK OF FUNDS IMPERILS POLAND'S ONLY
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR G/TIP AND DRL. PLEASE SEE PARA 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Although Poland continues to make strides in combating trafficking in persons (reftel),a funding shortage could prompt the NGO LaStrada to close Poland's only shelter providing specialized assistance to T [...]
2009-01-08 15:54:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG PL
09WARSAW253POLAND'S ECONOMY HOLDS STEADY: FORTUNE FAVORS THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Poland's economy is slowing amidst global weakness, but thanks to good timing and good policy, it is not in crisis. Poles are sheltering behind the prudent fiscal, monetary, and regulatory policy of recent years; the relative immaturity of Poland's consumer credit market; and [...]
2009-03-09 13:12:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PL
09WARSAW33FORMER POLISH PM KACZYNSKI MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with the Ambassador, a subdued and reflective Jaroslaw Kaczynski -- former Prime Minister and current chair of the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party -- characterized the U.S.-Georgia charter as an important development given Georgia's precarious politic [...]
2009-01-12 16:57:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ECON PL
09WARSAW345POLAND'S "TRUTH-TELLER" CANDIDATE FOR COE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland's candidate for Council of Europe (COE) Secretary General has done it all. Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz has served as prime minister, foreign minister, justice minister, and parliamentary speaker; he has also run twice for president. A moderate social democrat, he is one of t [...]
2009-04-01 07:20:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM COE PL
09WARSAW385DISAFFECTED CIVIC PLATFORM LEADERS SPEAK OUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland's ruling political party Civic Platform (PO) has lost the drive for change that brought it to power and has become increasingly focused on political goals (namely, capturing the Presidency for Tusk),at least according to two Krakow-based PO EU Parliamentarians who found t [...]
2009-04-10 13:10:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW431POLISH VIEWS ON APRIL EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Polish MFA's EU Correspondent defended the Czech Presidency's decision to invite Belarusian President Lukashenka to the May 7 Eastern Partnership, and predicted that Lukashenka would indeed attend. Poland will use the release of the Commission's report on the European Neighb [...]
2009-04-24 09:38:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PL
09WARSAW521CUBA - LIBERTAD ACT RESPONSE FROM POLAND
[...] (U) Post provides the following in response to ref A questions. 2. (U) Promotion of democracy and human rights in Cuba: Poland has an excellent track record with respect to supporting freedom and democracy in Cuba, and believes that its experience in the Solidarity trade movement and it [...]
2009-05-22 14:28:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU PL
09WARSAW59POLAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009
[...] The 1923 Geneva Protocol on Arbitration Clauses 2. The 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of International Arbitration Awards 3. The 1961 Geneva European Convention on International Trade Arbitration 4. The 1972 Moscow Convention on Arbitration Resolution of Civ [...]
2009-01-20 07:59:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDEIQ EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB PL
09WARSAW626WOMEN'S ISSUES IN POLAND - SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR VERVEER'S JUNE 20-22 VISIT TO WARSAW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The political and economic transformation in Poland over the last two decades has brought considerable improvement in the lives of Polish women. Nevertheless, women continue to face a number of challenges, including underrepresentation in political life, discrimination in the la [...]
2009-06-17 15:00:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM SCUL ELAB PL OIIP
09WARSAW695CODEL NELSON: POLAND EXPECTS THE U.S. TO HONOR ITS
[...] (U) This message is SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poland expects the United States to honor commitments made in August 2008 agreements on Missile Defense (MD) and security cooperation. Foreign policy advisors to President Kaczysnki and PM Tu [...]
2009-07-06 14:58:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OVIP OTRA PHUM RS PL
09WARSAW710POLISH JUDICIARY BRACES FOR NEEDED REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary. Amid growing criticism of Poland's judicial system, Justice Minister Czuma has focused on the inefficiency of the EU's most expensive court system, on a per capita basis. Czuma has also sought to take on the perceived lack of integrity among Polish prosecutors and judges -- tho [...]
2009-07-09 11:58:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS PREL PINR PHUM KCRM PL
09WARSAW78AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON SEJM SPEAKER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a January 22 meeting, Sejm (lower house of parliament) Speaker Bronislaw Komorowski asked about the possible timing of an Administration decision on Missile Defense and expressed confidence that the U.S.-Polish relationship would continue to flourish. Komorowski expressed regr [...]
2009-01-23 16:23:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS PHUM PL
09WARSAW782POLISH PARLIAMENTARY LEADER: "COMMUNICATION" KEY
[...] (C) Newly elected Chairman of the Sejm Foreign Affairs Committee Andrzej Halicki (Civic Platform, PO) told the Ambassador July 28 that communication between the U.S. and Poland was key to maintaining excellent bilateral relations. His remark came in the context of prospective ratification of [...]
2009-07-29 15:00:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PHUM PINR PL
09WARSAW82LAW AND JUSTICE (PIS) TO PRESENT "NEW FACE" AT
[...] SUMMARY: With a new media strategy and a new platform designed to present a "complete party" to Polish voters, members of the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) are increasingly confident about their prospects for success in June 2009 elections to the European Parliament -- widely advertised a [...]
2009-01-26 11:59:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW860POLAND - LACK OF VISION IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Since taking office in November 2007, the Tusk Government has been faulted by the opposition, NGOs, and the media for not making the fight against corruption a top priority. Recent surveys suggest Poles are as concerned as ever about corruption, despite notable progress over the [...]
2009-08-21 12:27:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON KCOR PL
09WARSAW971POLAND: UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 15:53:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA PL
09WELLINGTON105HIGH STAKES IN RACE FOR HELEN CLARK'S SEAT
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 13, voters in the traditionally safe Labour Party electorate of Mt. Albert in inner-Auckland will decide who will succeed former Prime Minister Helen Clark as its member of parliament. Of the main contenders, only the Green Party has selected its by-election candidate [...]
2009-04-28 06:48:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON108UPDATE ON NEW ZEALND'S MONETARY AND FISCAL POSITION AS THE
[...] (U) Summary. On April 30, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 50 basis points to 2.5 percent. The RBNZ move continues a series of dramatic cuts since July 2008 when the OCR stood at 8.25 percent. Economists reacted favorably to both the size of the [...]
2009-05-01 04:55:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON163New Zealand Response to U.S. Views on the International
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 06:33:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV
09WELLINGTON181FIXING THE BIG CITY
[...] (SBU) The Auckland region, New Zealand's commercial center and home to a third of the country's population, is governed by a patchwork of institutions - four city councils and mayors, two district councils and an overarching regional council. These overlapping and competing authorities slow d [...]
2009-06-26 03:58:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM NZ
09WELLINGTON207WELLINGTON RESPONSE TO GLOBAL ACTION ON FOOD SECURITY
[...] (U) Summary: In response to reftel, FAS Officer delivered demarche on 12 June to Peter Zwart at NZAID-SAEG (NZ Aid Agency). On 4 July 9, 2009, Mr. Zwart responded that New Zealand (GNZ) is very supportive of the increased international focus being given to food security issues and agricultural [...]
2009-07-09 01:07:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON223ENGAGING AN MP CRITIC OF AFGHAN COMBAT OPS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On July 15, Charge lunched with freshman Green Party MP Dr. Kennedy Graham, a former NZ and UN diplomat who recently questioned the legitimacy of Operation Enduring Freedom in the New Zealand Parliament. At lunch, Graham eloquently displayed his extensive knowledge and underst [...]
2009-07-20 05:18:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL AF NZ
09WELLINGTON229DATA COLLECTION OF NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS RE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-23 04:27:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAR AS BC BL BR CI EC FJ ID NZ PA PE PGOV PREL SF
09WELLINGTON27NEW ZEALAND'S RESERVE BANK SLASHES INTEREST WHILE FONTERRA
[...] (U) Summary: In a week of poor economic news, the Reserve Bank has reduced the Official Cash Rate to record lows while New Zealand's largest company Fonterra registered sharp losses that will translate into a 1 percent GDP reduction this year. Meanwhile, the opposition Labour Party held its [...]
2009-01-30 05:12:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON313Vice Premier Li Keqiang Visit Underscores New Zealand's
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting with ChargC),Political and Economic Chief and Econoff, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk Director Grahame Morton gave a read-out of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's November 1-3 visit to New Zealand. Morton said Li's initial visit [...]
2009-12-06 22:42:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV ECON SENV CH EAID ETRD EINV EAGR AU
09WELLINGTON317Vice Premier Li Keqiang Visit Underscores New Zealand's
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 27 meeting with ChargC),Political and Economic Chief and Econoff, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk Director Grahame Morton gave a read-out of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's November 1-3 visit to New Zealand. Morton said Li's initial visit [...]
2009-12-07 02:24:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV SENV EAGR NZ AS CH OVIP
09WELLINGTON36NZ NATIONAL DAY UNDERSCORES GOOD RELATIONS WITH MAORI
[...] (SBU) Summary. On February 6, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key joined Maori leaders at Waitangi, the site of the signing of the country's founding document, to commemorate New Zealand's National Day. In recent years, this traditional event has been characterized by hostility by Maori activ [...]
2009-02-13 03:03:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM NZ
09WELLINGTON38TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 03:15:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN NZ PHUM PREF SMIG
09WELLINGTON41TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 18:29:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD KTIP NZ
09WELLINGTON68NEW ZEALAND'S PRIME MINISTER HOSTS JOB SUMMIT IN HOPES OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. With New Zealand's unemployment rate expected to exceed 6 percent by 2010 and to remain around this level until mid-2012, Prime Minister John Key opened a Job Summit in Auckland on February 27. Key invited some 200 participants from business, labor, government and NGOs to deve [...]
2009-03-09 01:36:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON69TAXES, LAW AND ORDER TOP KEY'S LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister John Key was quick to enact his initial legislative agenda after coming to power following the 2008 election. As Key had promised prior to the election, his Government swiftly passed a tax cut package and a series of stronger law and order measures. The National [...]
2009-03-10 02:26:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM KDEM NZ
09WELLINGTON702009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATE FOR NEW ZEALAND
[...] Following is Post's resubmission of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for New Zealand. As of end of January 2009, Post submitted ICS as part of the 2009 Country Commercial Guide per reftel. 2. Begin text of ICS submission: 2009 Investment Climate Statement - New Zealand Open [...]
2009-03-11 03:11:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR NZ
09WELLINGTON90CONTROVERSIAL NZ RESOURCE ACT TO BE REFORMED
[...] (SBU) Summary. On February 19, the GNZ introduced legislation aimed at reforming the controversial Resource Management Act (RMA). Meant to regulate infrastructure development, the RMA has been criticized as a barrier to economic growth. Part of the legislation proposed the creation of an Envi [...]
2009-04-08 03:02:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SENV ECON NZ
09WELLINGTON99NZ PUBLIC SECTOR CUTS UNDERWAY
[...] (SBU) Summary. In keeping with its campaign pledge to curb New Zealand public sector expenditure, the National-led Government has instigated a review of public spending in advance of the May 28 budget. The main aim of the review is to identify programs and personnel not consistent with Govern [...]
2009-04-17 03:35:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN SOCI NZ
09WINDHOEK105WELCOME TO NAMIBIA
[...] On behalf of all of us at the U.S. Mission in Namibia, congratulations on your assignment to Windhoek! We look forward to welcoming you to our community and to making your stay here as productive and pleasant as possible. Namibia is a beautiful country with its vast and varied landscapes full [...]
2009-03-26 16:05:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT WA
09WINDHOEK156NAMIBIA: THE POLITICS AND ECONOMICS OF COMMERCIAL
[...] (SBU) Nineteen years after independence from South Africa, white Namibians still own the vast majority of commercial farm land. The Namibian government's (GRN) land reform efforts have helped resettle more than 3000 black Namibian families on previously white owned farms, but the program sti [...]
2009-05-08 10:52:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EAGR WA
09WINDHOEK20NAMIBIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) Summary. Post is pleased to submit its 2009 Investment Climate for Namibia. Per reftel paragraph 13, Post sent the ICS in Microsoft Word format to J. Nathaniel Hatcher and his backup Gregory N. Hicks on January 16. End Summary. BEGIN TEXT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Openness to [...]
2009-01-22 15:01:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR WA
09WINDHOEK201Namibia's Budget - Trying to Grow Responsibly?
[...] (SBU) Minister of Finance Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila tabled the Namibian government's (GRN) latest budget on March 20, shortly before the April 1 start of the new fiscal year. Due to the global economic crisis government, revenues are expected to fall for the next two years, while spending wil [...]
2009-06-03 13:33:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV WA
09WINDHOEK246NAMIBIA AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS
[...] (SBU) While Namibia maintained positive economic growth in 2008, the consensus for 2009 is that the economy will shrink between 0.6 and 2.0 percent. Two of Namibia's primary sectors, mining and fishing, shrank considerably in 2008 and all indications are that this slump is continuing in 2009. [...]
2009-07-09 16:06:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EAGR WA
09WINDHOEK324NAMIBIA REEVALUATES CHINESE EXIM LOANS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During President Hu Jintao's state visit to Namibia in 2007, the two governments signed an agreement for a concessionary loan, and a credit line - each valued at approximately USD 130 million. In July, the Namibian government (GRN) announced the suspension of its line of credi [...]
2009-09-10 14:48:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL PGOV CH WA
09WINDHOEK328POLITICAL STARS WAX AND WANE: SWAPO HOLDS ITS
[...] (SBU) On September 5 and 6, Namibia's ruling party, the Southwest African People's Organization (SWAPO),held its electoral college. Delegates from around the country threw their hats into the ring in hopes of becoming one of 72 on the party list, contenders for a seat in the National Assembly [...]
2009-09-11 09:30:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL WA
09WINDHOEK424SWAPO DODGES CHINESE SCHOLARSHIP SCANDAL
[...] (U) Summary. For weeks, the Namibian government has been under pressure by the public, the media, and the political opposition to explain how the children of ten prominent government officials, including the president, were awarded coveted scholarships to study in China. Many Namibians, inclu [...]
2009-11-20 07:19:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM WA CH PA
09WINDHOEK453NAMIBIA: OPPOSITION CONTESTS FINAL ELECTION RESULTS
[...] (SBU) After six days of counting, tabulating, and verifying votes, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) issued its final results for the November 27-28 2009 Presidential and National Assembly (parliamentary) elections late on December 4. The ruling SWAPO party and the incumbent Preside [...]
2009-12-08 15:27:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM WA
09WINDHOEK69Namibian Agriculture: An Inefficient but Key Employer
[...] (SBU) Namibian agriculture employs - directly and indirectly -- approximately 70 percent of working Namibians. However, it contributes to less than ten percent of gross domestic product. Despite so much human activity involved in farming, Namibia's desert climate makes it highly dependent on f [...]
2009-02-26 15:30:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EAGR WA
09YAOUNDE1068Cameroon's Challenged Energy Sector
[...] (SBU) Summary: Cameroon continues to plan for large power production projects. In the hydropower sector, agreements have been signed for financing the Lom Pangar dam project and the Chinese have stepped in to build Memve'ele dam. American-led power company AES-Sonel signed a deal to provide [...]
2009-12-18 11:02:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV ECON ETRD KCOR CM EPET
09YAOUNDE122CAMEROON'S MINES MINISTER THINKS GLOBALLY, WORRIES LOCALLY
[...] (U) Summary. Cameroon's Minister of Mining is increasingly worried about the impact that global economic trends will have on Cameroon, especially in the mining and industrial sectors. At the Minister's request, Post's Economic and Commercial team met with Badel Ndanga Ndinga, Cameroon's Min [...]
2009-02-05 15:09:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN EIND EINV ETRD ECON CM
09YAOUNDE216CAMEROON: IMF PLANS AND PERSPECTIVES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Cameroonian government has not yet decided what kind of follow-on it wants to the just completed three-year IMF Poverty Reduction program. At the moment, the IMF is limited to a data-gathering and policy advisory role, although this will be discussed during a scheduled M [...]
2009-03-02 15:54:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCM ECON EFIN PREL
09YAOUNDE291CAMEROON INCREASINGLY WORRIED ABOUT THE GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent trip to the South West and Littoral Regions (Cameroon's economic heartland),Pol/Econ Chief found increasing nervousness about the potential impact of the global economic crisis on Cameroon's economy. The oil, timber, cotton, coffee and rubber sectors (which toge [...]
2009-03-27 13:03:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCM EAGR ECON EFIN EMIN EPET ETRD
09YAOUNDE518CAMEROON SEEKS EMERGENCY IMF SUPPORT; DONORS
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 4 meeting of donors hosted by Ambassador, IMF Res Rep detailed Cameroon's request for about $140 million in Exogenous Shock Facility (ESF) funds to compensate for budget shortfalls due to low oil prices and the global economic crisis. While IMF Res Rep was confident [...]
2009-06-12 13:57:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALCM ECON EFIN
09YAOUNDE590U.S. COMPANY AES AT CENTER OF CAMEROON'S ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary. American power company AES, having won the 2001 concession to manage SONEL, the former parastatal that operated Cameroon's power production and distribution networks, continues to struggle to improve its image and performance in the face of diverse challenges, from bad weathe [...]
2009-07-02 08:10:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALENRG EINV ECON ETRD KCOR CM
09YAOUNDE724IS CAMEROON FAILING?
[...] (C) Summary: Several recent surveys, including the just published Foreign Policy Magazine 2008 Failed States Index, suggest that Cameroon is a failing state. These assessments are supported by recent events which have strengthened authoritarianism, heightened political uncertainty, and inc [...]
2009-08-25 16:39:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALCM ECON EFIN KCOR MCAP PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
09YEREVAN1AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH STATE
[...] (C) Meeting for the first time on December 19 with State Revenue Committee Chairman Gagik Khachatryan, Ambassador commended the reform goals of the newly-merged agency, while highlighting areas in which the agency had failed to demonstrate either the political will or the institutional capaci [...]
2009-01-05 09:53:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN AM
09YEREVAN100STORM CLOUDS GATHERING FOR ARMENIA'S ECONOMY?
[...] (C) Armenia's economy continues to worsen as the effects of the global financial crisis take root. While the banking system remains stable, Armenia is highly vulnerable to external events, particularly in Russia. The real economy is already hurting, with indicators pointing to further pain a [...]
2009-02-17 13:25:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD AM
09YEREVAN107PROPOSED LAW THREATENS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN ARMENIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 17:50:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF AM
09YEREVAN135ARMENIA'S 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 12:59:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAM ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
09YEREVAN148CALM EXPECTED, BUT CLASHES POSSIBLE, ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An opposition-organized rally and march planned for Sunday, March 1, to commemorate the violent political clashes one year ago, is expected to proceed calmly. Although the demonstration is proceeding without municipal approval, we do not perceive that either side has motives to [...]
2009-02-27 14:50:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC CASC AM
09YEREVAN167AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH MINISTER OF
[...] (C) In their introductory meeting, Minister of Nature Protection Aram Harutyunian thanked the Ambassador for the assistance provided by USAID on a range of water projects as well as the work of Peace Corps volunteers in environmental education. He requested that USAID assistance be extended b [...]
2009-03-09 12:41:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAGR EAID ENRG SENV AM
09YEREVAN172 AMBASSADOR VISITS TAVUSH AND LORI MARZES
[...] (SBU) Ambassador visited Tavush and Lori Marzes (northern Armenia) March 4 to meet with GOAM officials and several regionally-based private enterprises. Speaking on U.S. - Armenian relations, the Ambassador emphasized the commitment of the USG to help improve the lives of the Armenian people a [...]
2009-03-12 09:44:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON AM
09YEREVAN181DONOR COMMUNITY GUARDED ABOUT ARMENIA'S ECONOMIC
[...] (C) An Embassy-hosted roundtable on the global financial crisis indicated increasing doubt in the donor community that Armenia will escape the worst impacts of the global financial crisis. Macroeconomic indicators continue to underperform initial predictions, and the GOAM has few tools at its [...]
2009-03-16 08:24:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD AM
09YEREVAN189GOAM DELAYS SPENDING IN WAKE OF ECONOMIC CRISIS
[...] (C) In response to a shortfall in tax collections brought on by the global economic crisis, the GOAM has instructed ministries to defer nearly 10 percent of projected 2009 spending until the fourth quarter of the year. Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian advised ministers that for the time being, [...]
2009-03-18 14:06:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PGOV AM
09YEREVAN222 GOAM CREATES HIGH SCHOOLS; ADDS TWO YEARS OF SCHOOLING
[...] Summary: The Government of Armenia has announced the opening of 150 high schools by the end of 2011. This new development is an incremental expansion of a 2008-09 pilot program which aims to improve educational quality and create a 12-year educational system roughly modeled on the U.S. exper [...]
2009-03-27 12:41:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KPAO SCUL AM
09YEREVAN226 SHIFTS AMONG LARGEST TAXPAYERS FOR 2008
[...] (SBU) The list of Armenia's 300 largest corporate taxpayers for 2008 provides an early indication of the impact of the global financial crisis, with the industrial firms previously at the top of the list displaced by three service companies. Tax payments by the banking sector increased, and t [...]
2009-03-30 03:25:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD AM
09YEREVAN235BSEC ENERGY MINISTERS SEEK COOPERATION WITH EU,
[...] (C) A meeting of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) organization energy ministers in Yerevan March 20 underscored the desire for stronger energy cooperation with the EU, but also showed that Russia remains intent on impeding such an initiative. In working group meetings Russia successfully [...]
2009-04-02 09:49:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG ETRD EAID ZS ZJ ZL RU MD UP AM
09YEREVAN261PRESIDENT SARGSIAN ON DEMOCRATIZATION, MILLENNIUM
[...] (C) In an April 15 meeting with the Ambassador, President Sargsian said he would not take action to free March 1 detainees before the trials of the final (and most prominent) seven defendants are concluded. Once the judicial process is over -- Sargsian left no doubt that all would be convicted [...]
2009-04-16 14:32:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL AM
09YEREVAN270DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Armenia's IMF governor, Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsian on April 16. Ambassador then had a series of subsequent conversations in recent days with Yeritsian and Foreign Minister Nalbandian--while EconOff worked the issue at lower levels--to pers [...]
2009-04-22 13:40:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL KV
09YEREVAN280ARMENIAN PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO IRAN FURTHERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Last week's visit to Iran by President Sargsian was the culmination of a series of recent visits by officials of the two countries, and included the signing of eight MOUs, mostly on energy and transportation projects. Officials of both countries spoke of their desire [...]
2009-04-28 12:21:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV PREL IR
09YEREVAN288SCENESETTER FOR FM NALBANDIAN'S MEETING WITH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Your meeting is an opportunity to offer balanced encouragement and cautions to the Armenian government: encouragement for its moves on Turkey and Nagorno-Karabakh (NK),cautions about continuing failings on democracy and human rights, as well as export control. President Sarg [...]
2009-04-30 15:58:00Embassy YerevanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM AM
09YEREVAN314ARMENIANS CONVEY GEORGIA CONCERNS TO VISITING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Ambassador to Georgia John Tefft met with the Armenian MFA and Armenia's top religious leader during a visit April 27 to discuss regional issues. Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharian emphasized Armenia's desire for good relations with Georgia, but also relayed Armeni [...]
2009-05-12 14:29:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KIRF GG AM
09YEREVAN333GOVERNMENT COMPLAINTS FOLLOW MEDIA FUROR OVER U.S.
[...] (C) Repeating Diaspora lobby group talking points, Armenian media have produced a barrage of stories lambasting the alleged 38 percent cut in U.S. assistance to Armenia for FY 2010, and noting that the Administration requested more military assistance funding for Azerbaijan than for Armenia. S [...]
2009-05-15 16:34:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV KPAO KMDR AJ AM
09YEREVAN358TREASURY DAS MEYER'S MEETINGS IN YEREVAN
[...] (C) Acting Treasury DAS for Europe and Eurasia Eric Meyer met May 13 with the Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA),Armenia's Minister of Finance and the IMF Resident Representative for Armenia. All three painted a dim picture of Armenia's macroeconomic situation, though noted that d [...]
2009-05-26 14:44:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN ETRD AM
09YEREVAN380ARMENIA - MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW FOR FIRST QUARTER 2009
[...] Armenia's GDP declined by 6.1 percent in the first quarter of 2009 and 9.7 percent in the first four months. All economic indicators for the first quarter indicate that the Armenian economy is suffering a deep contraction, with negative growth figures in almost all sectors. Hardest hit have [...]
2009-06-03 13:53:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD KTDB AM
09YEREVAN429CURIOUS STATISTICS FROM YEREVAN'S MAYORAL ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Analysis of the results of the May 31 Mayoral Election in Yerevan displays a curious pattern: voter turnout was highest in the Territorial Electoral Commissions (TECs) most ridden with allegations of fraud. This is most apparent in the results of TECs 7 and 8, which comprise the troubled [...]
2009-06-18 14:20:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN448ARMENIA'S AMCHAM DISCUSSES CONCERNS WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) During their June 15 meeting with the Ambassador, members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia (AMCHAM) discussed taxes and customs, rule of law, and the general business environment in Armenia. AMCHAM members expressed dismay at the GOAM's ineffective tax administration and th [...]
2009-06-24 18:38:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD KTDB AM
09YEREVAN45OSAC ANNUAL CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT -- YEREVAN
[...] (U) In accordance with Reftel A, the following information is provided. 2 (U) BEGIN TEXT OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT I. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: The crime and safety situation in Armenia is better than average in comparison to a large size city in the U.S. Violent crime a [...]
2009-01-23 07:54:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KRIM KSAC CASC
09YEREVAN47ARMENIA'S HEAD OF POLICE TALKS REFORM
[...] (C) In a December 30 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, Maj Gen Alik Sargsian, Chief of the Republic of Armenia Police, expressed a strong wish for reform within the police system and an interest in further cooperation with the USG. His ideas for reform, however, centered mainly on i [...]
2009-01-23 12:31:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC KJUS AM
09YEREVAN608ECONOMIC PROJECTS READY TO GO -- EVEN WITHOUT
[...] (C) Opening the border between Armenia and Turkey is generally expected to produce long-term economic benefits for both countries. However, even without formal opening of the border or establishment of diplomatic relations, projects in the transportation, energy and telecommunications are near [...]
2009-09-02 11:57:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ENRG ETRD AJ AM TU
09YEREVAN616ARMENIA - MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW FOR FIRST HALF 2009
[...] (SBU) Armenia's GDP declined by 16.3 percent in the first half of 2009, and the decline is expected to exceed 10 percent for the full year, with the construction and mining sectors being hardest hit. Falling remittances and exports, together with rising unemployment, are depressing household in [...]
2009-09-03 13:36:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD AM
09YEREVAN634RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT
[...] Post has received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to reftel request: 2. Begin Text: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia 13/11712 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia presents its compliments to th [...]
2009-09-11 13:00:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ENRG KNNP KSCA PARM TRGY AM
09YEREVAN66ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2008
[...] Following is Embassy Yerevan's submission per reftel request for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Armenia. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- 2. While Armenia's government officially welcomes foreign investment and the country has received respectable rankings on some global indi [...]
2009-02-04 04:16:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AM
09YEREVAN69AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TAX REFORM WITH STATE REVENUE
[...] (C) Meeting with State Revenue Committee Gagik Khachatrian, Ambassador encouraged planned institutional reforms at the State Tax Service, while emphasizing the importance of establishing performance benchmarks and ensuring the political independence of the agency. Khachatrian outlined planned [...]
2009-02-05 05:41:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN AM
09YEREVAN719OPEN BORDER COULD INCREASE TRADE AND COOPERATION,
[...] (C) The closure of Armenia's border with neighboring Turkey has isolated this landlocked country and imposed a high price in terms of lost economic opportunities. Armenia is not part of any regional transportation or energy network. Its isolation has helped foster import monopolies, stifled [...]
2009-10-13 14:41:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON ENRG ETRD PROG PREL AJ AM TU
09YEREVAN752DECEMBER BY-ELECTIONS TO BE DISAPPOINTING NON-EVENT
[...] (C) The Ambassador and Garegin Azarian, the head of Armenia's Central Electoral Commission (CEC),discussed ways to address the systemic fraud that mars Armenia's elections. The Ambassador presented a three-page nonpaper outlining concrete steps the Mission believes the CEC could take to make [...]
2009-10-26 10:11:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AM
09YEREVAN756ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER OUTLINES ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian told EUR DAS Tina Kaidanow that the current economic crisis has revealed structural weaknesses and a lack of diversification in the Armenian economy. The GOAM has borrowed heavily to counter the impact of the financial crisis, and the economy will ne [...]
2009-10-26 14:46:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL AM
09YEREVAN772NAGORNO-KARABAKH: EXPANDING THE SPACE FOR
[...] (U) This is a joint cable from Embassies Baku and Yerevan, and an action request. See paragraph 13. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As reported in reftels, the Azerbaijani, Armenian, and Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) societies are in no mood at present to swallow the tough compromises that will be necessary for r [...]
2009-11-02 12:05:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON ETRD EU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TU RU
09YEREVAN78LATEST PACE RESOLUTION SPURS LIMITED REFORM
[...] (C) With its January 27 passage of Resolution 1643, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) elected to give Armenia more time to complete reforms highlighted in previous PACE resolutions 1609 and 1620, focusing on the way forward negotiated by rapporteurs John Prescott and [...]
2009-02-10 16:05:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM COE AM
09YEREVAN782ARMENIA'S STANDING IN 2009 "DOING BUSINESS" RATINGS
[...] (SBU) Some reports on "doing business" indicators have in recent years given Armenia relatively high marks, in a few instances ranking the country on the same level as western democracies. The GOAM and potential investors have begun to pay greater attention to these ratings, as the GOAM seeks [...]
2009-11-05 06:59:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD KTDB AM
09YEREVAN798THE BUSINESS OF POLITICS: LEADING ENTERPRISES OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The murky ownership of Armenia's major industry clusters is a hidden driver of Armenian politics and elites' inter-relationships. Yerevan chatter frequently refers to which prominent political figure owns what prominent economic assets, but it is difficult to get clear and consis [...]
2009-11-17 14:00:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PINR KDEM AM
09YEREVAN830ARMENIAN YEZIDIS: POVERTY, EDUCATION, AND ETHNIC
[...] (U) In September and October 2009, Embassy officers met with members of the ethnic Yezidi community, Armenia's largest minority group. Ethnic identity, education, and endemic poverty are the main issues that confront the Yezidis. There is a dispute in the Yezidi community as to whether Yezidis [...]
2009-12-03 09:34:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ASEC PTER PREF SMIG SOCI KWMN KIRF
09YEREVAN831JUSTICE MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGES CONCERNS ON NGO LAW,
[...] (C) On November 23 the Ambassador met with Armenia's Justice Minister Gevorg Danielian to discuss U.S. concerns on the draft NGO law and renew U.S. calls for the release of the remaining political detainees. Danielian told the Ambassador that the GOAM is addressing Washington's concerns on the [...]
2009-12-04 08:53:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN85PAY YOUR TAXES, WIN THE LOTTERY!
[...] (SBU) In an effort to encourage greater tax compliance by both retail sales outlets and consumers, the State Revenue Committee this month introduced a lottery that pays prizes to persons holding a winning cash register receipt. This follows regulations issued last fall requiring all retail se [...]
2009-02-13 09:52:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN AM
09YEREVAN864 MEDIA REACTION: ARMENIA - ERDOGAN'S U.S. VISIT A SETBACK
[...] (SBU) The Armenian press, pro-government and opposition alike, expressed alarm at statements made by Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan, regarding rapprochement with Armenia, during his visit to the U.S. His comments linking ratification of the protocols on normalizing Turkey-Armenia relations t [...]
2009-12-14 14:17:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL TU AZ AM
09YEREVAN9ARMENIA'S RUST BELT PINS HOPES ON BORDER OPENING
[...] (U) During the Ambassador's December 16 visit to Gyumri, capital of the economically depressed Shirak region, interlocutors expressed unanimous support for Armenia reestablishing relations with Turkey and opening the nearby border. Gyumri's population sees a possible trade opening with Turkey [...]
2009-01-08 05:35:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ECON TU AM
09ZAGREB126NEW BUDGET TOPS GOC'S SET OF ANTI-RECESSION
[...] Summary: On February 26, PM Sanader announced a set of ten anti-recession measures the government will pursue. The first measure will be to cut budget expenditures by HRK 1-3 billion ($175-526 million). Other measures will increase support for exporters, small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) [...]
2009-03-09 10:32:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV HR
09ZAGREB149CROATIA: GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEETINGS IN KOREA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 14:33:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC HR
09ZAGREB26CROATIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Summary: Croatia has enjoyed steady growth in foreign investment over the last several years, buoyed by a growing economy, low inflation, a stable exchange rate and developed infrastructure. With progress towards membership in NATO and the European Union well advanced, Croatia has taken a lead [...]
2009-01-16 07:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR
09ZAGREB32EARLY YEAR-END NUMBERS CONFIRM WEAKENING CROATIAN
[...] SUMMARY: Year-end figures confirm a slowdown in the Croatian economy. In the third quarter of 2008, GDP grew at its slowest pace in eight years, rising just 1.6 percent above its level in the third quarter of 2007. Retailers saw decreased sales in the second half of 2008, prompting significan [...]
2009-01-22 10:50:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD ECON HR
09ZAGREB354CROATIAN VIEWS ON THE WAY AHEAD WITH SERBIA
[...] (C) In a recent conversation with PolOffs, Ambassador Davor Vidis, MFA Director General for the Southeastern European Region, said that the GoC still hopes to build on the momentum from PM Sanader,s March visit to Belgrade (ref A) to deepen Croatia's bilateral relationship with Serbia. It see [...]
2009-06-12 13:50:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF HR SR
09ZAGREB40CROATIA'S VIEWS ON THE NATO RATIFICATION PROCESS
[...] (C) On January 21 Croatia held a State Council meeting on NATO, which focused on progress toward ratification of Croatia's Accession Protocol among NATO allies and domestically. Following the State Council's meeting, PM Sanader expressed cautious optimism that the process will be complete b [...]
2009-01-23 13:59:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO HR
09ZAGREB467NEW KOSOR GOVERNMENT KNOWS TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Croatian economy is likely to shrink between 4 and 5 percent in 2009, and the Government of Croatia is struggling to cut its budget deficit down to a manageable level and secure financing. Years of poor and bloated fiscal policy are at the center of Croatia's pro [...]
2009-07-30 13:54:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV HR
09ZAGREB469ZAGREB WEEKLY REPORT- JULY 30
[...] (U) DEADLY TRAIN CRASH LEADS TO CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION: Six people were killed (four Croatians and two foreigners) and 55 injured on July 24 after a train derailed outside of Split. No AmCits were among the killed or injured, although many casualties were tourists. The initial stage of an on [...]
2009-07-31 08:47:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EIND KCRM KCOR HR
09ZAGREB575ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT- SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
[...] (SBU) WORLD BANK PRESENTS REPORT ON CROATIA'S PREPARATIONS FOR EU: The annual World Bank study on Croatia reports the most serious problem hindering economic growth is an underemployed population. Croatia,s employment rate of 57% of the working age population in 2008 is lower than both the EU [...]
2009-09-18 12:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ELAB NATO HR
09ZAGREB592CROATIAN FDI SUFFERS WITHOUT LARGE PRIVATIZATIONS
[...] Summary. The Croatian National Bank (HNS) reported that foreign direct investment (FDI) declined 50% through the first six months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. Senior economists from private banks blame the financial crisis for the drop, but also point to high labor costs, red ta [...]
2009-09-30 13:07:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EIND HR
09ZAGREB607 Union Disunity Causes ProtestsQ Failure
[...] SUMMARY. A series of September protests organized by the small Croatian Trade Union Association failed to gather more than a few hundred angry senior citizens, while Croatia's larger unions elected not to participate. Relations between the government and unions have been strained, particularly [...]
2009-10-07 09:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB EIND EINV PREL HR
09ZAGREB61CROATIAN ECONOMY BACKED INTO A CORNER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Economics Institute of Zagreb (EIZ),a key independent government think tank, has released a negative 1.4 percent growth forecast for 2009, the first domestic institution to forecast negative growth for the country. Press were quick to publish headlines of recession, lead [...]
2009-02-03 10:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HR
09ZAGREB635WAR CRIMES AMBASSADOR RAPP DISCUSSES ICTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Stephen Rapp met separately with top Croatian justice officials and EU ambassadors to discuss Croatia's latest investigation into the missing Gotovina documents (reftel) and related efforts to unblock the Judiciary Chapter in the EU accession process. He noted t [...]
2009-10-23 08:39:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KAWC HR
09ZAGREB653PM KOSOR URGES BOSNIAN CROAT LEADERS TO SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. PM Kosor made an official one day visit to Sarajevo on November 3 and during her meetings with HDZ-1990 Party President Bozo Ljubic and HDZ-BiH Party President Dragan Covic the GoC urged them to support the Butmir process. Ljubic said that he had proposals for changes to the Hou [...]
2009-11-05 10:35:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR BK
09ZAGREB666RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. In response to ref A request, Croatia enjoys a variety of security dialogues with the United States -- bilaterally, regionally, and multinationally. The security dialogues the United States has with Croatia are through NATO, the Adriatic Charter, the Southeastern Europe Defense [...]
2009-11-13 13:43:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS HR
09ZAGREB678PM KOSOR DRAWS IN OUTSIDE EXPERTS AND ELEVATES OLD
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Croatian PM Kosor announced on November 13 the appointment of Croatian Employers' Association (HUP) Executive Director Djuro Popijac as Minister of Economy, and Health Minister Darko Milinovic and Finance Minister Ivan Suker as Deputy Prime Ministers in addition to their current p [...]
2009-11-18 10:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB70ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - FEBRUARY 6, 2009
[...] (U) VAGRANT ARRESTED FOR HIGH-PROFILE "MAFIA-STYLE" MURDER: Police announced on February 6 that they arrested a 60-year old vagrant for the October murder of Ivana Hodak, the daughter of a prominent defense attorney. The murder last October led to a massive shake-up in the police, the replac [...]
2009-02-06 14:54:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
09ZAGREB710CROATIA'S 2010 BUDGET; FAILS TO ADDRESS NEEDED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Croatian parliament passed PM Kosor's proposed $25.3 billion 2010 budget draft December 2, with all coalition parties voting in favor. Increased spending for social payments and the public sector comprise the majority of the budget with cuts in Defense, Foreign Affairs and oth [...]
2009-12-03 14:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV HR
09ZAGREB714RACE FOR CROATIA'S THIRD PRESIDENT IN FULL SWING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The race to become Croatia's third president began officially on November 18, giving the candidates just over five-weeks to woo voters before the first round of voting on December 27. While the election will almost certainly require a run-off between the top two candidates, th [...]
2009-12-07 11:43:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB715RACE FOR CROATIA'S THIRD PRESIDENT IN FULL SWING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The race to become Croatia's third president began officially on November 18, giving the candidates just over five-weeks to woo voters before the first round of voting on December 27. While the election will almost certainly require a run-off between the top two candidates, th [...]
2009-12-07 11:43:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HR
09ZAGREB732CROATIA'S TOURISM 2009 REVENUES: BETTER THAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Croatia's 2009 tourism season, with 6.8 billion euros in revenue, was not as bleak as the GoC and domestic tourism operators had feared. Increased numbers of European tourists from Austria, Germany and Poland traveled to Croatia during the peak summer season, offsetting declines [...]
2009-12-16 12:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND HR EINV
10ABIDJAN158COTE D'IVOIRE: HIGHER TOLLS AND LONGER DELAYS CHARACTERIZE
[...] Summary: Preliminary data collected by the West African Trade Hub on the Ouagadougou-Abidjan transportation corridor portray a divided country. The Forces Nouvelles (FAFN) demand approximately 2/3 more money than the Government of Cote d'Ivoire (GOCI) for permits and bribes on sections of th [...]
2010-02-11 16:09:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV ECON ELTN KCOR IV
10ABIDJAN21Little GOCI Progress on IMF Program Goals
[...] (C) Summary: IMF Resident Representative Philippe Egoume gave a mixed review of Cote d'Ivoire's economic performance in a meeting with Ambassador and Pol/Econ chief on January 15. While he was optimistic about the country's future economic prospects and believed President Gbagbo would hold t [...]
2010-01-20 16:17:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EAID PREL IV
10ABIDJAN49Finance Minister Says Election Delay Won't Impact Budget
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 27, the Finance Minister told the Ambassador that a slight delay in elections would not have a major impact on this year's budget. He said that the USD 217 million shortfall in customs revenue was due to problems with a new computerized system, which were being rem [...]
2010-02-02 16:27:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD PREL IV
10ABIDJAN69COTE D'IVOIRE: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, post submits the following information on Cote d'Ivoire for the Tenth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. POC for this report is Political Officer (FS-04) Tanya Salseth, phone: (225) 22.49.45.70, fax: (225) 22.49.40.10. Poloff spent 30 hours in the prepara [...]
2010-02-17 14:59:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP KMCA ELAB IV
10ABIDJAN98Cote d'Ivoire 2010 Investment Climate Statement
[...] In response to reftel request, Embassy Abidjan's Investment Climate Statement 2010 follows in paragraph 2. 2. Begin Text. Openness To Foreign Investment. In September 2002, an attempted coup in Cote d'Ivoire began a crisis that divided the country politically, militarily, and eco [...]
2010-01-22 17:42:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON OPIC KTDB USTR IV
10ABUDHABI107D/S Wolin Presses UAE for More Cooperation on Iran - Af/Pak
[...] (S) Summary. On 15-16 February 2010, Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin met with UAE officials to press for continued cooperation on illicit finance issues with respect to Iran and the Taliban. UAE officials noted progress made and yet to come, and expressed concern about international resolv [...]
2010-02-25 09:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER EFIN AE IR AF
10ABUDHABI160WELCOMING CODEL LOWEY TO THE UAE
[...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai. 2. (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Mission to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pleased to welcome CODEL Lowey for a first-hand review of key U.S. priorities here. Our robust relations with the UAE focus on mutual [...]
2010-02-01 14:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MASS ECON AE
10ABUDHABI246SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY CHU
[...] (U) Mission UAE looks forward to welcoming the Feb. 23-25 visit of Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu. THE UAE AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic pow [...]
2010-02-18 12:50:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET SENV KGHG AE
10ABUDHABI41CZECH MFA INTEREST IN UAE NUCLEAR DEAL
[...] (C) During a January 20 meeting, visiting Czech MFA Ambassador-at-Large Vaclav Bartuska asked the Ambassador about the UAE's recent selection of KEPCO to build and operate four new nuclear power plants (Ref B). Bartuska, who was in Abu Dhabi attending the World Future Energy Summit and requeste [...]
2010-01-27 12:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP TRGY EZ AE
10ABUDHABI72UAE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 06:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AE
10ABUDHABI97CODEL LOWEY WITH UAE FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary. In a February 17 meeting, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) discussed Iran with a four-member Congressional delegation led by Chairwoman Nita Lowey of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. AbZ told the Codel the nuclear issue [...]
2010-02-22 12:46:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ETTC UNSC IR AE
10ABUJA147SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MEEKS/WATT VISIT TO NIGERIA, FEBRUARY
[...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission to Nigeria warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Meeks/Watt to Nigeria to visit Lagos February 15 and 16. Embassy provides the following political and economic overview of the current situation in Nigeria. -------------------------------------- RELATIONSHIP STRESSED BY RE [...]
2010-02-08 15:19:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL PINR OVIP NI
10ABUJA205PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA RETURNS TO NIGERIA: WHAT NEXT?
[...] (S) Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's secretive return to Abuja at roughly 0230 February 24 created new uncertainty over who has actual charge of Nigerian Government (GON) decision-making, and raised new concerns about a military intervention. The absence of any images of Yar'Adua's ret [...]
2010-02-24 19:01:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV OVIP PINR MCAP PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO NI
10ABUJA64NIGERIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation with an estimated population of over 150 million. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest domestic market in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite these advantages, much of that market potential is unre [...]
2010-01-21 12:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC NI
10ABUJA69SCENE-SETTER FOR FEBRUARY 6 TO 11 VISIT BY ASSISTANT
[...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission to Nigeria warmly welcomes the visit of Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Carson to Nigeria to visit Lagos, Abuja, and Kano February 6 to 11. Embassy provides the following political, economic, and management information. We will transmit key messages f [...]
2010-01-21 15:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR NI
10ABUJA77NIGERIA: FY 2010 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Abuja's response to the questions contained in Reftel A. 2. (U) SFOAA funding: The Government of Nigeria is expected to receive U.S. foreign assistance, using FY 2010 funds, for the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),International M [...]
2010-01-22 14:53:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PREL NI
10ACCRA157OIL IN GHANA - THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a business roundtable with AF Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, oil and gas companies discussed both the advantages and the risks of doing business in the energy sector in Ghana. The country stands at a fork in the road regarding the use of Ghana's modest future oil an [...]
2010-02-24 18:18:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ECON GH
10ACCRA19TOUR D'HORIZON WITH PRESIDENT MILLS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with a relaxed and confident President Mills for 45 minutes on January 6. Mills promised cooperation on security issues and sought greater partnership, including a second body scanner for use at Kotoka Airport's VIP lounge. He expressed his concern about stabili [...]
2010-01-08 12:38:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EPET SNAR PTER MARR TO NI GH
10ACCRA542010 Investment Climate Statement - Ghana
[...] Attracting foreign direct investment continues to be a priority for the government of Ghana. The Mills Government, which came to power in January 2009, has maintained the encouragement of foreign investment in Ghana as an integral part of Ghana's economic policy. 2. The Government of Ghan [...]
2010-01-19 15:54:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ETRD KPTD OPIC USTR GH
10ACCRA562010 Investment Climate Statement - Ghana
[...] Attracting foreign direct investment continues to be a priority for the government of Ghana. The Mills Government, which came to power in January 2009, has maintained the encouragement of foreign investment in Ghana as an integral part of Ghana's economic policy. 2. The Government of Ghan [...]
2010-01-19 15:54:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ETRD KPTD OPIC USTR GH
10ADANA13SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: FEBRUARY 10 - 15, 2010
[...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of February 10 - 15, 2010, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation an [...]
2010-02-18 12:53:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADANA9TURKEY: SPIKE IN SYRIAN VISITORS TO SOUTHERN TURKEY FOUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The reciprocal abolishment of the visa regime between Turkey and Syria on September 18, 2009, has resulted in a spike in Syrian visitors to Mersin, Hatay and Gaziantep. According to contacts, the travel, tourism and retail sectors have seen vigorous business that only promise [...]
2010-02-01 15:44:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ECON PTER TU SY PREL
10ADDISABABA114DECEMBER REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA
[...] (U) Summary: The December 2009 Regional Environment Office (REO) eastern Africa newsletter reports on a variety of environment, science, technology and health events that took place in Addis Ababa this month. From two U.S. university sponsored science and technology workshops and a Peace C [...]
2010-01-25 12:32:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET
10ADDISABABA135KENYA: CURRENT CONDITIONS IN DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP
[...] (SBU) The three camps that comprise Dadaab refugee camp currently house over 260,000 refugees, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expects the number could increase in the coming months due to the suspension of food assistance in al-Shabaab controlled areas of Somalia [...]
2010-01-28 04:15:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL EAID KE ET SO
10ADDISABABA166ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S JANUARY 30, 2010,
[...] (C) Summary: A high-level Kenyan delegation headed by Foreign Minister Wetangula used a long January 30 meeting on the margins of the AU Summit to lobby Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson's support for the GOK's long-incubating Lower Juba initiative. Wetangula, the Minist [...]
2010-02-02 11:22:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER SOCI KE SO
10ADDISABABA167UNDER SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero and Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson, in a January 31 meeting with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif on the margins of the AU Summit underscored continued USG support bu [...]
2010-02-02 11:22:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER EAID SO
10ADDISABABA273U/S OTERO TALKS WATER IN ETHIOPIA
[...] (U) On January 30, 2010, Under Secretary (U/S) for Global Affairs, Maria Otero, met with USG partners implementing programs to improve access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) for people in Ethiopia. The meeting was hosted by USAID and included the Deputy Chief of Mission, the Region [...]
2010-02-10 07:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID AMGT XW BY RW ET
10AITTAIPEI104MEDIA REACTION: FIRST YEAR OF PRESIDENT OBAMA, U.S.-TAIWAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 27 on a Taiwan Air Force Academy T-34C twin-seat training aircraft, which went missing near Kaohsiung Tuesday; on President Ma Ying-jeou's transit in San Francisco en route to Honduras; on developments in cross-Stra [...]
2010-01-27 09:06:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
10AITTAIPEI170TAIWAN MAKES PROGRESS TOWARD CROSS-STRAIT TRADE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan officials confirmed that Taiwan and the PRC have formally agreed to pursue a bilateral Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA). Following January 26 talks in Beijing, the two sides plan to conclude an ECFA during the fifth round of cross-Strait economic talks, tent [...]
2010-02-12 00:35:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV PREL EAGR TW CH
10AITTAIPEI204MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 09:24:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
10ALGIERS782010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ALGERIA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 09:56:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
10AMMAN196JORDAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO
[...] In the ten years since King Abdullah ascended to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in th [...]
2010-01-19 11:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO
10AMMAN218GOVERNMENT ENACTS CONTROVERSIAL TAX LAWS TO STREAMLINE AND LOWER RATES, AND EMPOWER TAX AUTHORITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan enacted recently two new tax laws to lower income tax rates and grant greater powers to tax authorities. The laws, which will remain in force until a new parliament is elected and votes on them, represent the first notable achievement of the new governm [...]
2010-01-21 10:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV JO KMCA
10AMMAN237JORDAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO
[...] In the ten years since King Abdullah ascended to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in th [...]
2010-01-25 11:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO
10AMMAN274JORDAN: SCENESETTER AND INPUT FOR FTA LABOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Labor cooperation between the U.S. Jordan has been strong and productive over the past several years. Effective engagement, backed with targeted assistance, has produced significant results, such as improved labor conditions in the garment sector, enhanced efforts to combat traf [...]
2010-01-28 14:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ELAB ECON ETRD JO
10AMMAN308JORDAN: ARRESTS SIGNAL NEW TOUGHNESS IN ISLAMIST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a rare foray into coverage of Jordan's internal security, Jordanian media reported on January 31 and February 1 two separate security campaigns which have yielded over 550 arrests. The first is a widely reported announcement by Jordan's Public Security Directorate (PSD) of [...]
2010-02-03 11:27:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC JO
10AMMAN320 Jordan's 2010 Budget Hits Government Agencies Hard with
[...] (SBU) Summary: The severe cuts to the 2010 budget have hit Government of Jordan (GOJ) ministries hard (ref A). With a projected deficit of $1.43 billion, the 2010 budget of $7.71 billion includes 20% cuts to capital expenditures and 1.4% cuts to current expenditures, and will impact GOJ entit [...]
2010-02-04 10:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECIN EFIN EAID PGOV JO
10AMMAN323JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman warmly welcomes your visit, which will allow us to engage the Government of Jordan (GOJ) at the highest levels. We have requested an audience with King Abdullah and confirmed meetings with the Foreign Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperatio [...]
2010-02-04 16:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID JO
10AMMAN351JORDANIAN PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES ALREADY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. With GOJ assurances that parliamentary elections will take place in the final quarter of 2010, prospective candidates have already started planning campaigns to enter the next legislature, despite current ambiguity about the content of the new electoral law. In separate meeti [...]
2010-02-10 12:17:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM JO
10AMMAN454JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR JOHN KERRY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Senator John Kerry. We have confirmed meetings with King Abdullah and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY CONTINUED: The end of 2009 was marked with a flurry of political changes in Jordan, with the Kin [...]
2010-02-25 09:45:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID JO
10AMMAN459JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN
[...] (S//NF) Summary: Mr. Vice President, Embassy Amman warmly welcomes you to Jordan. As you arrive, Jordan continues to face some of the most troubling challenges of King Abdullah's 10-year reign. Jordan has been hit hard by the global economic slowdown and is heavily aid-dependent. The pared- [...]
2010-02-25 14:41:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNOVIP EAID PGOV PREL JO
10AMMAN461JORDAN: A/S POSNER'S FOCUS ON DEMOCRATIC AND HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL),pressed the Jordanian government during his January 10-11 visit to move forward on the implementation of a number of high-priority political and human rights reforms. This cable describes A/S Posner [...]
2010-02-28 08:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKDEM KMPI KPAL KWMN PREL PGOV PHUM JO
10ANKARA114TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 12:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA126SECRETARY GATES' TURKEY BILATERAL VISIT:
[...] (S) PM Erdogan welcomed President Obama's reiteration of support to the fight against the PKK during the December 7 meeting in the Oval Office, but the Secretary should expect questions about how we will operationalize that commitment as plans to withdraw from Iraq move forward. A key issue wi [...]
2010-01-26 11:23:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV MASS MARR TU AF PK IR IZ IS AM
10ANKARA143TURKISH REGULATION MAY HALT APPROVAL OF NEW DRUGS
[...] (SBU) Summary. A new Turkish Ministry of Health (MOH) regulation that takes effect March 1, 2010 will make marketing approvals for new pharmaceuticals contingent upon either an inspection by the MOH itself (which MOH admits it does not have the capacity to perform) or an inspection certificat [...]
2010-01-28 11:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EIND ETRD KIPR USTR TU
10ANKARA144LABOR UNION HEAD COUNT "POSTPONED"
[...] (U) Summary. Turkey's Labor and Social Security Ministry was supposed to announce on January 17 the number of union members compiled by the Social Security Institution. The Ministry did not do so, however, and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) submitted a draft law to postpone th [...]
2010-01-28 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB TU
10ANKARA147IN SOUTHEAST, DESPARATE KURDISH VOICES BLAME AKP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Adana Deputy PO, Ankara PolOff, and Washington DeskOff met with politicians, businessmen, intellectuals and local government officials in southeast Turkey to discuss the Kurdish issue. These disparate Kurdish voices were almost unanimous in faulting the ruling Justice and Develo [...]
2010-01-29 05:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR TU
10ANKARA148IN SOUTHEAST, DISPARATE KURDISH VOICES BLAME AKP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Adana Deputy PO, Ankara PolOff, and Washington DeskOff met with politicians, businessmen, intellectuals and local government officials in southeast Turkey to discuss the Kurdish issue. These disparate Kurdish voices were almost unanimous in faulting the ruling Justice and Develo [...]
2010-01-29 07:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR TU
10ANKARA17TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 12:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA203TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 06:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA222TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 14:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA256TURKEY: HEALTH MINISTRY PROPOSES SCENARIOS FOR DRUG
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Health (MOH) recognizes that its new rules on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) certificates for new drug approvals (described in Ref A) will have some impact on trade in the short term, but is sanguine about the long-term effect. According to Saim Kerman, Dir [...]
2010-02-17 09:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ETRD EFIN TU
10ANKARA267USF-I GENERAL ODIERNO'S COUNTER-PKK MEETING WITH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a February 3 meeting with the top level of the Turkish inter-agency security affairs group, USF-I Commanding General Raymond Odierno agreed to develop an action plan to improve counter-terrorism pressure on the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Odierno suggested the plan's initi [...]
2010-02-17 16:06:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER PINR MARR MOPS TU IZ
10ANKARA285MISSION TURKEY'S S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] SUMMARY: Mission Turkey received 180 proposals for the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues Small Grants Initiative. Ankara, Adana, and Istanbul POL and PAS officers were energized by the vast number of responses from every corner of Turkey and worked together to reach out and brief [...]
2010-02-22 09:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SGWI SOCI KPAO KWMN PREL
10ANKARA290PROSECUTOR'S ARREST REIGNITES BITTER CLASH BETWEEN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 11:20:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
10ANKARA299No Foreseeable Relief For Iranian Domestic Woes
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CONOFFs surveyed Iranian Immigrant Visa (IV) and Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) applicants regarding the political, economic, and social conditions since the February 11 Revolution Day demonstrations. Applicants expressed mixed views about the effectiveness of the Iranian opposition [...]
2010-02-24 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL PINS PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
10ANKARA303ANTALYA: THE SUN ALWAYS RISES FOR TOURISM, BUT NOT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's premier tourist destination, Antalya has seen 10 percent economic growth annually over the past six years and remains a magnet for young Turks seeking jobs. Some 11 million tourists (most of them foreigners) came to Antalya in 2009, although there was a sharp drop in Is [...]
2010-02-25 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ELAB ECON TU IS
10ANKARA307TURKEY: BDP TAKES THE HIGH ROAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 23 meeting, Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Co-Chairman Selahattin Demirtas struck a surprisingly moderate tone while outlining the goals and methods for the party. The conversation with Demirtas and other BDP leaders notably lacked any discussion of the PKK or its [...]
2010-02-25 16:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER TU
10ANKARA315TURKEY: AFTER A BRIEF LULL, NEW ARRESTS AND
[...] (C) Summary: An Istanbul court on February 26 charged and jailed eleven of the officers detained in the alleged "Sledgehammer" coup plot against the government (bringing the total to 31). In addition, a new round of detentions in thirteen cities the same day brought another eighteen service [...]
2010-02-26 16:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
10ANKARA52TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-13 11:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA56TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-13 14:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA57TURKEY READY TO RE-ENERGIZE AEGEAN TALKS, BALL IN
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Director General Cagatay Erciyes told PolMilCouns on January 8 that Turkey is ready to re-energize Aegean talks with Greece, but is still awaiting a formal response to Erdogan's letter to Papandreou. The MFA wants exploratory talks to resume early in 2010, and said the [...]
2010-01-13 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS GR TU
10ANKARA78TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 13:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA92TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE: PM ERDOGAN'S VISIT TO MOSCOW
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Erdogan's January 12-13 visit to Moscow produced several key agreements, notably a joint statement committing both sides to continue talks on a nuclear power plant, with a nod from PM Erdogan that he would sign an intergovernmental agreement granting Russia the pro [...]
2010-01-20 16:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU RU
10ANTANANARIVO66ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for February 1 - 5, a periodic unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-6) - French Deputies Support TGV - TG [...]
2010-02-05 11:15:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV ECPS MA
10ANTANANARIVO84EDUCATION GAINS THREATENED BY CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The political crisis of 2009 adversely impacted the education sector. The suspension of donors' funding and cuts in the government education budget led to an increase of fees paid by parents, who already faced difficulties due to reduced incomes. As a result, enrollment figure [...]
2010-02-17 06:37:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID MA
10AQNA272 KAZAKHSTAN: ZHOVTIS UNDERSTANDABLY PESSIMISTIC ABOUT REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 09:09:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KDEM KZ
10ASHGABAT106TURKMENISTAN'S UNDERDEVELOPED TRANSPORT SECTOR
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Private transportation companies in Turkmenistan reported gradual growth in 2008-2009 in the country's trucking, railway and maritime sectors. Despite this growth, transportation companies acknowledged serious inf [...]
2010-01-22 11:32:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAIR ELTN EWWT EINV BTIO IR TX
10ASHGABAT126TURKMENISTAN: US AGRIBUSINESS PROPOSALS NEED HELP
[...] (C) A company representative for several U.S. companies met with Poloff on January 21 to discuss a test project on irrigation systems in which he is participating. This businessman represents the U.S. company Valmont that produces center pivot irrigation systems, among other structures. Valmo [...]
2010-01-26 12:59:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALEAGR ETRD BTIO PGOV PREL SENV TX
10ASHGABAT137TURKMENISTAN: INITIATIVE BY IPR OWNERS KEY TO
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan has been slow to pursue intellectual property rights (IPR) protection since its independence. Counterfeit goods like computer software, audio and video recordings, and clothing are freely available on [...]
2010-01-29 08:57:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON PGOV EINV TX
10ASHGABAT181TURKMENISTAN: LOW COTTON YIELDS LIKELY TO
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) Turkmen government media was silent about the poor results of the 2009 cotton harvest until President Berdimuhamedov dismissed several district governors and reprimanded the governors of Dashoguz and Lebap provinces during [...]
2010-02-08 12:24:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR SOCI PGOV TX
10ASHGABAT223 TURKMENISTAN: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat proposes that S/GWI support the Tech Age Girls program in Turkmenistan. The Tech Age Girls project will address low technology literacy among young women in Turkmenistan and will encourage cvic [...]
2010-02-17 11:46:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
10ASHGABAT239TURKMENISTAN: DOMESTIC TEXTILES NOT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) In mid-February, Embassy economic assistant surveyed Ashgabat stores that specialize in textile products to find out what types of products they offered, where the textiles were produced, and the price range. The governmen [...]
2010-02-25 07:22:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EIND ETRD SOCI PGOV PREL TX
10ASHGABAT50IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: IRANIAN BUSINESSMAN INFURIATED;
[...] (C) In a January 7 meeting with Iran Watcher, Golammreza Gieahpour, the General Director of Iran Samen's Ashgabat branch, said that he was "surprised, angry and very, very disappointed" that the UAE-based firm Pars Energy, owned and run by Iranian citizen Ahmad Ramazani, had been awarded the c [...]
2010-01-14 04:47:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL IDB IR PGOV TX
10ASHGABAT55TURKMENISTAN: MEDICAL CARE WELL BELOW WESTERN STANDARDS
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The system of medical care in Turkmenistan is unreliable, with the majority of hospitals being old, unsanitary, and lacking in basic diagnostic equipment and medical supplies. However, there are some well-educated do [...]
2010-01-14 12:34:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED PGOV SOCI TX
10ASHGABAT97TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT CLAIMS GDP GROWTH; INCREASED
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 14, "Neytralniy Turkmenistan" newspaper published an article on Turkmenistan's economic development during the global financial crisis. The article provides statistical data for 2009 and claims that Tu [...]
2010-01-21 13:02:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET PGOV EINV TX
10ASTANA109 KAZAKHSTAN: ZHOVTIS CASE TO SUPREME COURT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Vitaliy Voronov, lawyer for imprisoned human-rights activist Yevgeniy Zhovtis filed on January 27 a motion to request the Supreme Court review the case. The court has one month to decide whether to accept the case and an additional month to issue a decision. Cautiously optimisti [...]
2010-01-28 10:33:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KZ
10ASTANA162 KAZAKHSTAN: LABOR MARKET CONCERNS TAKE CENTER STAGE AT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Nur Otan National Democratic Party of Kazakhstan co-hosted a roundtable on January 19 at the lower house of parliament (Mazhilis) to discuss the legal definition of "self-employment" and how to implement polic [...]
2010-02-09 03:05:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID ECON EINV ELAB SOCI KZ
10ASTANA271 KAZAKHSTAN: WEEKLY SPOT-REPORT DIGEST, FEBRUARY 22-26
[...] (SBU) This weekly cable disseminates spot reports based on Embassy conversations with contacts as well as reports from the Kazakhstani media. Our goal is to draw attention to information that might not merit a full cable report or that will be developed later. MAJOR POLICY DEVELOPMENTS: H [...]
2010-02-26 08:10:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG SOCI SENV KNNP KCOR
10ASTANA44KAZAKHSTAN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 01:00:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ELAB EPET ETRD KTDB KZ OPIC PGOV USTR
10ASTANA60 KAZAKHSTAN: BEHIND THE SCENES OF KARACHAGANAK AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: For more than 90 minutes on January 20, Maksat Idenov, First Vice President of national oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG),briefed the Ambassador on the ongoing dispute between shareholders in the Karachaganak Petrole [...]
2010-01-22 09:31:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI RS KZ
10ASTANA61 KAZAKHSTAN: BEHIND THE SCENES OF KARACHAGANAK AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: For more than 90 minutes on January 20, Maksat Idenov, First Vice President of national oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG),briefed the Ambassador on the ongoing dispute between shareholders in the Karachaganak Petrole [...]
2010-01-22 09:32:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI RS KZ
10ASTANA90 KAZAKHSTAN: PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES REVISIONS TO MARITIME
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: At a January 21 roundtable hosted by the Association of Maritime Transportation Entrepreneurs, parliamentarians and representatives of 10 ministries, international shipping companies, and the diplomatic community di [...]
2010-01-26 08:31:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SENV SOCI KZ
10ATHENS55Scenesetter for Alt/FM Droutsas' visit to Washington
[...] (C) Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas travels February 2 to the much anticipated first meeting of the new GoG with senior USG officials in Washington. We have had signals from within the MFA that PM Papandreou will soon step aside as foreign minister, permitting Droutsas to take [...]
2010-01-29 13:28:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ECON EFIN GR
10ATHENS61Scenesetter for Alt/FM Droutsas' visit to Washington
[...] (C) Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas travels February 2 to the much anticipated first meeting of the new GoG with senior USG officials in Washington. We have had signals from within the MFA that PM Papandreou will soon step aside as foreign minister, permitting Droutsas to take [...]
2010-02-01 20:41:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ECON EFIN GR
10ATHENS85THE CASE FOR INCREASING GREECE'S FY2012 IMET FUNDING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Athens strongly supports EUCOM's request for $500,000 IMET funding for Greece in FY2012. Returning IMET funding in Greece to 2000-2008 norms will help advance American goals by: - Fostering strong bilateral mil-mil relations with the U.S.; - [...]
2010-02-08 09:09:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS GR
10ATHENS922010 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) - GREECE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 08:34:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB OPIC GR USTR
10BAGHDAD127LOCAL COUNCILS IN NAJAF PROVINCE -- GOVERNANCE,S
[...] (U) This is a Najaf Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY. PRT representatives, including PRT Team Leader and Urban Planning Advisor, trained Najaf local council representatives in municipal budgeting in the United States and its transparency at a conference i [...]
2010-01-19 14:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD131CORRECTED COPY: LOCAL COUNCILS IN NAJAF PROVINCE
[...] (U) This is a Najaf Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY. PRT representatives, including PRT Team Leader and Urban Planning Advisor, trained Najaf local council representatives in municipal budgeting in the United States and its transparency at a conference i [...]
2010-01-19 14:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD134ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE -- JANUARY 19, 2010
[...] (C) Iraq's lead anti-corruption agency, the Commission of Integrity (COI),displayed noteworthy capacity in detecting an intricate money-laundering scheme by Baghdad municipal employees who transferred embezzled funds through a network of Iraqi, Jordanian, and Lebanese banks and other financial [...]
2010-01-19 15:39:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD253MELKERT WARNS MALIKI ON DE-BA'ATHIFICATION; IHEC
[...] (C) UNAMI has stepped in to add urgency and reinforcement to the Embassy's message to Iraqi political leaders that the Accountability and Justice Commission must be compelled to stop its activities, that the appeals process must be legally sound to ensure due process for candidates, and that t [...]
2010-01-31 16:54:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD259PRT ANBAR: ANBAR HOLDS SUCCESSFUL ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 27, about 30 Iraqi bankers and businessmen attended a conference organized by PRT Anbar on using electronic funds transfer (EFT) through banks for payments. Representatives from the USF-I Al Asad Regional Contracting Center described how participants could open an EFT ac [...]
2010-02-01 15:12:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD28AFTER INITIALING OIL CONTRACTS, IRAQ DEMANDS
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) has demanded significant changes to its contracts with the three winning consortia in Iraq's first oil bid round on June 30. While sixteen of these changes were incorporated in advance into the revised model contracts used for the second bid round in [...]
2010-01-05 15:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD291PRT KARBALA: VOTERS IN DOUR MOOD AS UNOFFICIAL
[...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Karbala province has been allotted ten seats in the next Council of Representatives (CoR). Local PRT employees and Karbala business and community leaders expect that Dawa will win four to five seat [...]
2010-02-04 14:54:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD304DE-BA'ATHIFICATION FALLOUT: INA ASKS AMBASSADOR TO
[...] (C) MP Qassim Daoud (Iraqi National Alliance/Solidarity bloc leader) invited the Ambassador to his residence on February 5 to deliver a message on behalf of the INA coalition's Executive Committee. Daoud first said he had his own views on the matter, then more formally explained that recent s [...]
2010-02-05 17:17:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM IR IZ
10BAGHDAD326VPOTUS MEETING WITH PM MALIKI
[...] (U) January 23, 2010, 11:00 a.m.; Baghdad, Iraq 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden Ambassador Christopher Hill GEN Raymond Odierno, Commanding General USF-I Tony Blinken, National Security Advisor, OVP Jeffrey Feltman, Assistant Secretary, NEA Colin Kahl, DASD Pun [...]
2010-02-08 06:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD36VICE PRESIDENT ABD AL-MAHDI'S JANUARY 12-14 VISIT
[...] (C) Vice President Adel Abd al-Mahdi travels to Washington to show us that he has what it takes to be Prime Minister, according to his close aides. We assess that he is a strong candidate for Prime Minister in the next government, having positioned himself as a good compromise for Shi'a partie [...]
2010-01-06 17:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM OVIP KJUS SA IR IZ
10BAGHDAD403OIL MINISTER AND OTHERS ON FUTURE PRODUCTION AND
[...] (U) Summary: At a recent seminar, Oil Minister Shahristani predicted the global oil market will need Iraq's increased production resulting from the ten oilfield development and production contracts from Iraq's 2009 oil bid rounds. The head of Iraq's State Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) predicted [...]
2010-02-16 10:22:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD408 IRAQ IN-COUNTRY REFUGEE PROGRAM -- MAXIMIZING EFFICIENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the second anniversary of the "Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act" the in-country refugee program has doubled capacity since last year and is functioning more efficiently as it focuses on the most vulnerable in the program. Processing has improved through a concerted dedication of De [...]
2010-02-16 14:23:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD420 IRAQ IN-COUNTRY REFUGEE PROGRAM -- MAXIMIZING EFFICIENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the second anniversary of the "Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act" the in-country refugee program has doubled capacity since last year and is functioning more efficiently as it focuses on the most vulnerable in the program. Processing has improved through a concerted dedication of De [...]
2010-02-17 10:59:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD433DPM ISSAWI: WORST OF DE-BA'ATH CRISIS IS OVER;
[...] (C) On February 15, Deputy PM Issawi told CDA his Iraqiyya coalition had weathered the worst of the de-Ba'athification storm, provided there were no further major incidents targeting them. Issawi responded favorably to the idea of a joint agreement and statement by the major coalitions on a [...]
2010-02-18 11:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD436ISCI CHAIRMAN HAKIM CONDEMNS MILITARY OPERATION TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ISCI Chairman Ammar al-Hakim condemned a recent combined Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) - USF-I operation in Maysan to CDA, arguing that Iraqi Police should have conducted the operation. U.S.-Iraqi relations should be increasingly defined by socio-economic ties, rather than military [...]
2010-02-18 15:28:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV MOPS PTER KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD446DIWANIYAH PROVINCE: PUSHING FURTHER ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Diwaniyah Province officials continue to press their de-Ba,athification campaign, and some of them view their province as a trailblazer in the effort. Governor Salim Alwan led a February 9 demonstration to protest against allowing former Ba,athists to run in the upcoming electio [...]
2010-02-19 12:57:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER IZ
10BAGHDAD457CHEVRON ON IOC INVESTING IN IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting with ACMAT Haslach, Chevron expressed eagerness to return to Iraq, but not at any price. The company might join one of the ten consortia that were awarded contracts from Iraq's two oil bid rounds in 2009; Total is a likely partner. Chevron suggested that differences in i [...]
2010-02-20 14:41:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD462PRT ANBAR: PRT HELPS TACKLE PROVINCIAL WATER
[...] (U) This is an Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT)(Ramadi) cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY: A three year drought and damming along the upper Euphrates River has dramatically reduced the amount of water available in Anbar Province. Water levels in Lake Qaddasiya, the province's main reservoir, [...]
2010-02-21 14:30:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV PREL IZ TU SY JO
10BAGHDAD477U.S. SENDS TOUGH, BUT NECESSARY, MESSAGE DURING
[...] (SBU) Summary. In the February 20 Joint Subcommittee on Detainee Affairs (JSC-DA) meeting, United States Forces - Iraq (USF-I) Deputy Commanding General for Detainee Operations (DCG-DO) MG David Quantock, Co-Chair of the JSC-DA, delivered a tough message - if the GOI is unable to provide arre [...]
2010-02-23 06:29:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PHUM PINS PTER CASC IZ XP
10BAGHDAD515RRT ERBIL: PUK-GORAN VIOLENCE CONTINUES
[...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary: A series of violent incidents beginning February 16 involving shootings and stabbings between supporters of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Goran (Kurdish for "change") political movement has ra [...]
2010-02-27 13:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KTER KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD516RRT ERBIL: EFFORTS TO CONTROL CLASHES IN
[...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary: Sulaimaniyah's election security committee broadcast the decision February 19 to ban all outdoor campaign activities in Sulaimaniyah province between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. through the end of the [...]
2010-02-27 14:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL ASEC KTER IZ
10BAGHDAD522DIWANIYAH PROVINCE: DE-BA,ATHIFICATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Diwaniyah Province officials have eased up on their de-Ba,athification campaign, and in their conversations with PRToffs they now downplay plans for its implementation. Yet the de-Ba,athification issue lingers in the suspension of First Deputy Governor Ab,d Muslim Ghazali, a [...]
2010-02-28 07:21:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PREL
10BAGHDAD537COALITION PROFILE: THE IRAQI NATIONAL ALLIANCE
[...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi National Alliance (INA) was officially formed on August 24, 2009 and is often seen as the successor of the pan-Shi'a United Iraqi Alliance (UIA),which captured a plurality of votes in the 2005 national elections. Comprised of 32 entities, including a small number of tok [...]
2010-02-28 16:44:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD79NAJAF GOVERNOR ON PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The PRT, including the Team Leader, Public Diplomacy Officer, the Chief Engineer, and one of our Linguists, met with Gov. Adnan Al-Zurfi January 5 to discuss a range of topics including a post-election Shia alliance, security, the Najaf International Airport, and the elections. Z [...]
2010-01-12 14:27:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV KCOR KISL KTFN PREL ASEC IZ
10BAGHDAD91RRT ERBIL: NO SIGN PUK-GORAN TENSIONS ABATING IN
[...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (U) Summary: Recent violence in Sulaimaniyah Province (details reported reftel) may foreshadow a rough and dirty political struggle between the PUK and Goran ("Change") Movement in the runup to the March 7 national elections. Everyone from KRG PM Salih [...]
2010-01-13 14:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM IZ
10BAKU11WHY WE NEED A DEMOCRACY DIALOGUE WITH AZERBAIJAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past year the democracy and human rights situation has worsened in Azerbaijan, harming the long-term stability of the country and our bilateral relations. Azerbaijan continues to be a strategically important country for the United States, particularly in terms of securi [...]
2010-01-07 11:55:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
10BAKU120AZERBAIJAN: AFGHAN TRAINING SUPPORT DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche to Anar Jahangirli, chief of the Security Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jahangirli was unable to confirm Azerbaijani participation at the 23 February Force Generation Conference, but said that the Ministry of Defense had been prope [...]
2010-02-22 09:09:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PGOV PREL AF AJ
10BAKU24AZERBAIJAN: ENGAGEMENT ON WOMEN'S ISSUES
[...] (SBU) This cable answers reftel questions on USG engagement on women's issues in Azerbaijan. 2. (SBU) Provide details on current women's issues programs which highlight Post's work with civil society, NGOs, local governments, international or regional organizations, and other relevant inter [...]
2010-01-12 13:03:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KWMN AJ
10BAKU51AZERBAIJAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] This cable contains Post's Investment Climate Statement for 2010 and includes the following sections: Introduction A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A.3. Expropriation and Compensation A.4. Dispute Settlement A.5. Performance Requirements and Incent [...]
2010-01-25 13:12:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC AJ
10BAKU63IRAN: CHILD MALNUTRITION, DRUG USE, DRUG LABS AFFLICT URBAN POOR
[...] (C) Baku Iran Watcher met with a two Iranian NGO leaders who focus on children's rights and drug addiction problems in poor areas on Tehran and other cities. Among other activities the NGO operates child-feeding programs that support approximately 4,000 families. The pair work in some of th [...]
2010-02-01 09:05:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALAF AJ ECON IR PGOV PHUM SNAR UN
10BAMAKO48MALI - GHFSI DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY
[...] (U) Embassy Bamako is pleased to submit its Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI) diplomatic strategy paper. Post has a robust plan to foster agricultural development. It coordinates closely with the Government of Mali (GOM) and international donor partners. We have identified s [...]
2010-01-29 11:11:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR PREL ML
10BANDARSERIBEGAWAN12NEW YEAR BRINGS NEW REGULATIONS FOR CREDIT CARDS AND
[...] (SBU) The Government of Brunei (GOB) rang in the New Year with a series of immediately applicable personal credit card regulations enforced throughout the banking community. Raising minimum age limits, regulating card balance limits independent of bank control, and imposing mandated deposits w [...]
2010-01-15 07:48:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT ETRD ECON BX
10BANGKOK111U.S. Support for Biotechnology Development in Thailand;
[...] Summary and Comment: Agricultural biotechnology is widely accepted by the Thai scientific community, including Thai officials, but NGO and consumer groups continue to oppose biotech crops and foods (also known as genetically modified organisms or GMOs). Given Thailand's importance as the worl [...]
2010-01-14 07:45:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO BEXP SENV KPAO TH
10BANGKOK113THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES NEW MFA PERMANENT
[...] (C) Summary. During a January 12 meeting with the new MFA Permanent Secretary Theerakun Niyom, the Ambassador and Theerakun explored opportunities for U.S. engagement in Thailand and the region, agreeing that additional U.S. involvement would be valuable for both nations. The Ambassador prev [...]
2010-01-14 09:42:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM APEC SMIG TH LA
10BANGKOK125 BANGKOK PROPOSAL: 2009 AG-BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Bangkok requests $20,000 in funding from the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs' (EEB) agricultural biotechnology outreach funds for FY2010. EEB's funding would support a workshop on the intersection of biotechnology, food security, rice production and the four [...]
2010-01-15 10:48:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BEXP SENV TH
10BANGKOK206THAILAND: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) Per reftel request, below is Post's draft of the 2010 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Thailand. We also e-mailed a Microsoft Word version to EB/IFD/OIA (David J. Ahn and Thomas J. Walsh),per reftel instructions. 2. (U) Begin text: Chapter 6: Investment Climate --------------- [...]
2010-01-26 01:52:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR TH
10BANGKOK255DASD SCHER ADDRESSSES ASEAN CENTRALITY, U.S. ROLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 21-23 visit, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Robert Scher met with officials from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss a variety of bilateral and regional issues. The centrality of [...]
2010-01-29 11:04:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH
10BANGKOK259DASD SCHER ADDRESSSES ASEAN CENTRALITY, U.S. ROLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 21-23 visit, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Robert Scher met with officials from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss a variety of bilateral and regional issues. The centrality of [...]
2010-02-01 06:49:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH
10BANGKOK269CHINA,S SUSTAINED, SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS TO COURT
[...] (C) Summary: Thai contacts from government to academia see a decade-long Chinese romance of Southeast Asia, both through ASEAN and bilaterally, to have been successful in increasing Chinese influence during a period in which many believe that U.S. influence and prestige in the region has waned [...]
2010-02-02 04:24:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH
10BANGKOK276EMBASSY ENGAGES THAI OFFICIALS ON SECOND BOUT
[...] (C) Summary: Per reftel request, we briefed officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on January 27 and Office of the Attorney General (OAG) on February 1 about the existence of a second, sealed indictment and USG plans to submit an additional extradition request for Viktor Bout. The [...]
2010-02-02 09:18:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALCJAN PGOV PREL TH
10BANGKOK310 China's Role in Thai Education Growing, but not
[...] (SBU) This is the third in a series of cables on China's influence in Thailand. 2. (SBU) Summary. The impact of China's efforts to increase its soft power in Thailand is evident in the field of education. The number of Thai students in China and of Chinese students in Thailand has increa [...]
2010-02-04 23:59:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO SCUL PREL CH TH
10BANGKOK320THAI FINANCE MINISTER REAFFIRMS TO AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 4 meeting, Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij reaffirmed to the Ambassador his personal commitment to working through economic and commercial issues of concern to the USG and U.S. businesses. Korn informed the Ambassador that draft customs law amendments may be presen [...]
2010-02-05 10:01:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV PREL KHLS EWWT TH
10BANGKOK385THAILAND PUSHES FOR USG ENGAGEMENT ON ASEAN
[...] (SBU) MFA Department of ASEAN Affairs Counselor Suriya Chindawongse told PolOff and EXBS Advisor February 12 that ASEAN leaders had prioritized Connectivity, an ASEAN initiative established by heads of state and government in October 2009. Suriya told us that ASEAN would promote Connectivity [...]
2010-02-16 10:05:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF ETTC CH JA TH
10BANGKOK413ADMIRAL WILLARD'S VISIT TO THAILAND: RTG FOCUSED
[...] (C) Summary. Senior Thai leaders provided their view of the strategic goals for Thailand and the nations' goals for the future for PACOM Commander Admiral Willard during his February 2-7 visit. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva encouraged increased U.S. engagement in the region, particularly [...]
2010-02-18 06:48:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF TH
10BANGKOK43SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA,S JANUARY
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Congressman Faleomavaega, Embassy Bangkok warmly welcomes your visit. You will arrive January 16 to a Kingdom of Thailand divided politically and focused inward, uncertain about the country's future after [...]
2010-01-07 09:08:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM TH
10BANGKOK434DON,T CALL IT A COMEBACK: THAKSIN,S PARTY LOOKS TO
[...] (C) Fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Puea Thai political party appears poised to reassert its political pre-eminence in one of its traditional strongholds in Northeastern Thailand, aka Isaan. Unlike in central Isaan (REF B),and south-central Issan (REF C),where the trend [...]
2010-02-23 00:32:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR TH
10BANGKOK454 HOW FAST IS BANGKOK SINKING?
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: With a decades-long history of land subsidence similar to that of New Orleans, rising sea levels now threaten the 12 million people of Bangkok with inundation by 2050. ESTHoff and Embassy Science Fellow met with various academic and government actors over several weeks to [...]
2010-02-24 09:09:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG KGCC SENV EAGR ECON ETRD TH
10BANGKOK468THAILAND: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 06:09:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
10BANGKOK62THAILAND: A TALE OF TWO BY-ELECTIONS: WIN SOME,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Thai political New Year began with two hotly contested by-elections that many observers suggested could help determine the political fortunes for the opposition Puea Thai and coalition Phumjai Thai (PJT) parties in the lead-up to the next round of elections. In the end, the [...]
2010-01-11 11:38:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV TH
10BANGUI9DIAMONDS IN THE CAR: DELETERIOUS TO DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Central African Republic (CAR) is at the bottom of the UN's Human Development Index while at the same time possessing vast mineral wealth that could fuel economic growth. Diamonds, in particular, make up roughly 45 percent of all exports from the CAR. Yet, despite particip [...]
2010-01-20 09:19:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KCOR ECON EFIN EMIN CT
10BASRAH1BASRAH: FOREIGN SECURITY FIRMS ADAPT TO CHANGING CONDITIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-23 06:22:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALECON EINV EPET KCRM PGOV ASEC IZ
10BEIJING17 UNDERSTANDING CHINA'S RISING SEX RATIO IMBALANCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China's sex ratio at birth (SRB, the number of male births to 100 female births) reached 120.56 in 2008, marking a continued and dramatic rise in the gender imbalance since the 1980s. Across all of China's provinces and municipalities, only Tibet now has a normal SRB. The unde [...]
2010-01-06 07:46:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPOP SOCI PHUM KPAO KWMN TBIO CH
10BEIJING231BUILDING U.S. JOBS BY LEVERAGING CHINA,S GROWTH
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 10:17:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN ECON PREL WTRO CH
10BEIJING250PRC/KOREAS: ROK EMBASSY VIEWS ON RECENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: North Korea asked China to stop publishing cross-border trade statistics, the South Korean Ministry of Unification (MOU) Counselor in Beijing told Econoffs. The North's recent currency revaluation probably would work in the short term, but the he assessed the ban on foreign curr [...]
2010-02-01 01:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON PREL ETRD EINV PGOV PINR MNUC KNNP KN
10BEIJING268TAIWAN ARMS SALES: U.S. FIRMS' EXPOSURE TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Representatives of major U.S. firms involved in the Taiwan arms deal (and with significant China operations) tell the Embassy they are concerned about possible Chinese sanctions resulting from the deal, but have not yet been contacted by Chinese authorities. Chinese media have f [...]
2010-02-02 10:38:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETRD EAIR PREL CN TW
10BEIJING310CHINA/ECONOMY: HU JINTAO RECONFIRMS ECONOMIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a major February 3 speech at the Central Party School, President Hu Jintao called for the ministers and top provincial leaders present to accelerate China's economic structural adjustment. While acknowledging the impact of the financial crisis, Hu emphasized that the crisis h [...]
2010-02-05 09:49:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL CH
10BEIJING312THIRD U.S.-CHINA TOURISM WORKING GROUP HELD IN SANYA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Third U.S.-China Tourism Working Group (TWG) meeting under the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) was held on January 13, 2010, in Sanya, China, chaired by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Services Joel Secundy and Vice Chairman Zhu Shanzhong of the China Natio [...]
2010-02-05 11:13:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD CVIS EAIR CH
10BEIJING327MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA, U.S.-CHINA TRADE RELATIONS
[...] DALAI LAMA "China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson remarks on planned Obama-Dalai meeting" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (02/06)(pg 3): "Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu said, 'China resolutely opposes the visit by the Dalai Lama to the United St [...]
2010-02-08 08:13:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING353BEIJING'S OLYMPICS AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS TEMPORARY
[...] (SBU) The results of a Cornell University-led study on air quality control measures imposed by the Chinese government during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing show that local controls in Beijing succeeded in only temporarily improving air quality. Although the measures reduced certain pollutants, [...]
2010-02-10 09:13:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV CASC KGHG TRGY ENRG PREL CH
10BEIJING38PRC: WHITE HOUSE SENIOR ADVISOR VALERIE JARRETT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 18 round table with White House Senior Advisor and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls Valerie Jarrett, Chinese activists working on issues effecting women and girls in China noted that while there had been significant improvements in China on women [...]
2010-01-11 01:31:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV KWMN CH
10BEIJING380PRC/PAKISTAN: NO PLA BASE PLANNED, CCP PLAYING ALL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent press speculation about PRC plans to establish a military presence in Pakistan is completely groundless, has been fanned by paranoid Indian news outlets and can be traced back to a single op-ed by a Chinese academic, according to Pakistan Embassy officials. The Pakistani [...]
2010-02-12 08:58:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR CH PK AF IN XD
10BEIJING394CAAC DISCUSSES CAPE TOWN TREATY AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Embassy officials met with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on February 1, 2010 to discuss China's implementation of the Cape Town Convention and the status of its Technical Cooperation Agreement with FAA. CAAC stated t [...]
2010-02-18 08:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR KTIA ETRD CH
10BEIJING413MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA MEETING, IRAN
[...] DALAI LAMA MEETING a. "The Dalai Lama's lies and the prejudice of the West" The official intellectual publication Guangming Daily (Guangming Ribao)(02/21)(pg 8): "Although it does not require the approval of another country for a state leader to meet someone, sometimes there are exceptions [...]
2010-02-22 08:54:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING462JAN 13 US-CHINA INTERPARLIAMENTARY DIALOGUE: TAIWAN, NORTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan arms sales and trade issues dominated the 5th session of the U.S. China Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG),which took place in Beijing January 13. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) led the U.S. Senate delegation to the IPG, which also included Senators Christopher "Kit" Bond (R- [...]
2010-02-26 04:59:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM MASS ETRD KIPR CVIS EFIN SENV ENRG
10BEIJING468TIBET WORK CONFERENCE: EXPANDING DEVELOPMENT FOCUS
[...] (C) Summary: Although the Communist Party's Fifth Tibet Work Conference January 18-20 did not result in major policy changes, it signaled shifts in emphasis intended to address economic tensions that led to the March 2008 violence throughout Tibetan areas of China. Contacts at two Party thin [...]
2010-02-26 08:45:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI ECON CH
10BEIJING53China Export Growth Startles
[...] (SBU) Summary: China's December trade numbers came in much higher than forecast, with a 17.7 percent increase in December year-on-year (yoy). Imports grew even faster, increasing 55.9 percent in December year-on-year. While the data beat all forecasts, the large increases are in part due to [...]
2010-01-11 23:25:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EIND CH
10BEIJING68BEIJING STUDENTS TALK POLITICS
[...] (C) Summary: Nine Chinese university students and recent graduates shared with PolOffs December 18 their views on China's domestic challenges, climate change, human rights, corruption and minority policies. Citing China's formidable internal challenges, the students argued that Americans gro [...]
2010-01-12 08:57:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALCH PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI
10BEIRUT116MARADA'S FRANJIEH CALLS FOR INDIRECT NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Marada leader Sleiman Franjieh reported to the Ambassador on February 2 that he had established a rapport with Prime Minister Saad Hariri, whom he described as "a man you can deal with." Franjieh, a strong Syrian ally, expressed his support for indirect negotiations between Leban [...]
2010-02-04 16:14:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPAL PINR PTER SY IS LE
10BEIRUT164CABINET APPROVES MUNICIPAL ELECTORAL REFORMS, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: Despite pressure from multiple sides to delay, the Lebanese municipal elections are still scheduled for June 2009. In January Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud presented a draft bill to cabinet containing a menu of electoral reforms, including measures to create standardized pre-pr [...]
2010-02-19 15:59:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI LE
10BEIRUT35NEW CABINET MINISTERS TACKLE ECONOMIC REFORM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new ministers of finance, telecommunications, and energy were enthusiastic about taking on key reform priorities outlined in reftel during separate meetings with the Ambassador the week of January 4. All three ministers were confident the GOL would pass a budget in 2010 fo [...]
2010-01-12 13:39:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EIND EINT ENRG PGOV PINR KCOR AA LE
10BEIRUT65MARCH 14 PARTNERS STRUGGLE WITH NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Summary: Members of the March 14 coalition are now struggling to agree on how to mark their next significant event, the fifth commemoration of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination on February 14. Prime Minister Saad Hariri is reportedly hesitating to hold a major political r [...]
2010-01-21 15:01:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM LE SA
10BEIRUT72NEW CABINET'S AGENDA AND EFFECTIVENESS STILL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The new Lebanese cabinet, which first met on December 21, has not resolved any substantive issues during the three sessions that have been held to date. All sides appear keen to avoid polarization in the cabinet following the late 2009 dispute over the wording of the ministerial [...]
2010-01-22 15:13:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM LE
10BEIRUT81HEALTH MINISTER TOUTS MINISTRY'S COMMITMENT TO IPR
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Health Mohammad Khalifeh informed the Ambassador January 22 that earlier that morning he had worked with the chief prosecutor's office to issue arrest warrants for individuals involved in a counterfeit pharmaceutical smuggling ring. Proud of the ministry's accomplishm [...]
2010-01-27 14:32:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALETRD PGOV KIPR KDEM PINR KPAL LE
10BEIRUT89S/E MITCHELL RULES OUT FORCED NATURALIZATION OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell affirmed to Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, and Foreign Minister Ali Chami that the U.S. opposes the forced naturalization of Palestinians in Lebanon under any circumstance. During his Janua [...]
2010-01-29 08:11:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MEPP KPAL SY IS LE
10BELGRADE108SERBIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] The following is Post's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Serbia is open to foreign direct investment (FDI),and attracting FDI is increasingly a priority for the government of Serbia (GoS). Serbi [...]
2010-01-21 15:12:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EINT OPIC KTDB EFIN PGOV SR
10BELGRADE266Serbia: Ambassador's Introductory Call on Minister Dulic
[...] (SBU) In her February 9 introductory call on Minister of Environment and Zoning Dulic, the Ambassador thanked him for his assistance leading to the NEC groundbreaking. Dulic pledged his ongoing support as construction proceeds and requested technical assistance on a variety of environmental [...]
2010-02-18 11:10:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV KIDE SENV PGOV SR
10BELGRADE82SERBIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] The following is Post's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement: ------------------------------------- A. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------------- Serbia is open to foreign direct investment (FDI),and attracting FDI is increasingly [...]
2010-01-16 21:59:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SR
10BELGRADE96SERBIA: BLAME GAME BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND CENTRAL BANK
[...] (SBU) Serbia's National Bank (NBS) Governor has been severely criticized over the relatively mild 3% depreciation of the Serbian dinar since the end of November 2009. The criticism, coming from both businesses and government officials, including most recently the Prime Minister, has fueled fur [...]
2010-01-19 17:06:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN ECON EINV SR
10BERLIN138MAXIMIZING GERMANY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRAINING
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 10:34:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN153DEFLATED EXPECTATIONS FOR MERKEL'S DREAM COALITION
[...] (C) Summary: One hundred days after Germany's black-yellow coalition took office, a strong, unified government led by Chancellor Merkel has yet to materialize. The much anticipated "dream coalition" comprised of Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU),its Bavarian sister the Christian Social Uni [...]
2010-02-03 16:56:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EFIN ECON GM
10BERLIN157DEFENSE MINISTER ZU GUTTENBERG REVEALS STRUGGLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Defense Minister zu Guttenberg revealed in a February 3 meeting with Ambassador Murphy that coalition partner FM Westerwelle -- not the opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD) -- had been the single biggest obstacle to the government seeking a bigger increase in German troops [...]
2010-02-04 16:07:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN160MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-EU, U.S.-CHINA, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-EU) Relations 3. (U.S.-China) Impact of Arms Exports to Taiwan 4. (Afghanistan) Holbrooke Interview 5. (Iran) Nuclear Program 6. (EU-Euro) Financial Woes 7. (Haiti) Reconstruction Efforts 8. (Environment) Climate 9. (Fran [...]
2010-02-05 13:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR US CH AF IR EMS HA KGHG FR
10BERLIN166 Germany - REVISED Investment Climate Statement
[...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Germany. This is the revised version of the statement. A previous version was sent on January 15, 2010. 2. Begin Text: GERMANY: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT ---------------------------------------- [...]
2010-02-05 16:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC GM
10BERLIN175TEHRAN: OPEN FOR BUSINESS; POLICE ON CHARM
[...] (C) Summary: A European Iran analyst, who travels frequently to Iran, recently returned to Germany from a three-week trip to Tehran during which he met with contacts and attended an Institute for Politics and International Studies (IPIS) sponsored conference in mid January. He noted that th [...]
2010-02-11 12:21:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR GM
10BERLIN181GERMANY RELIEVED BY EU SUMMIT OUTCOME ON GREECE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chancellor Angela Merkel's government welcomed the decision taken at the EU's February 11 informal summit in Brussels not to provide financial assistance, for the moment, to cash-strapped Greece. German officials believe a bailout is not needed at this time, and that extending a [...]
2010-02-12 19:04:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN ECON PREL EUN GM GR PGOV
10BERLIN190MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-IRAN, U.S.-SYRIA, DUBAI-MOSSAD,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Relations, Dalai Lama 3. (U.S.-Syria) Washington Sends New Ambassador 4. (Dubai) Killing Of Hamas Arms Dealer 5. (Ukraine) Aftermath of Elections 6. (U.S.) New Nuclear Power Plants 7. (EU-Greece) Euro  [...]
2010-02-18 13:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH SY XF UP ENRG EMS
10BERLIN206Germany's Coming Solar Eclipse?
[...] Summary: Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen plans to cut Germany's solar feed-in tariffs by 15 percent as of April 2010. While the proposals are much less dramatic than the 30 percent reduction advocated by consumer organizations, the solar sector has indicated that any subsidy cut above [...]
2010-02-23 12:46:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG PREL GM
10BERLIN227GERMAN GOVERNMENT SUCCEEDS IN WINNING LARGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. An overwhelming majority of opposition Social Democrats (SPD) joined the government parties on February 26 in supporting a new one-year mandate for the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan, which increases the authorized troop ceiling by 850 (including a 350-soldier reserve). SPD Caucus Le [...]
2010-02-26 17:08:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN69CHANCELLOR EMPHASIZES NEED FOR BROAD POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The internal German debate regarding a possible increase in German troops in Afghanistan after the January 28 London Conference is back on a positive trajectory now that government concerns about the planned inflow of U.S. forces into the north have been largely dispelled. Defense [...]
2010-01-19 19:48:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN74MEDIA REACTION: HAITI EARTHQUAKE, OBAMA PRESIDENCY;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Aftermath of Haiti Earthquake 3. Obama Presidency - One year On  [...]
2010-01-20 13:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KMDR US HA
10BERLIN93SPECULATION THAT EADS MAY GET OUT OF THE SATELLITE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a mid-level EADS-Astrium manager, Tom Walati, the European Aerospace Defense and Space Company (EADS) may elect to sell off its EADS-Astrium Satellites subsidiary if its fortunes do not change in bidding for lucrative European satellite contracts. This drastic measur [...]
2010-01-25 12:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR UK GM
10BERLIN98GERMAN PRIVATE DONATIONS FOR HAITI REACH 86
[...] (U) SUMMARY. German private donations for victims of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti have reached 86 million euros. A televised fundraiser on January 19 was responsible for over 20 million euros of the total. While private donations are less than at a similar point following the 2004 Asia [...]
2010-01-25 16:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERN48U/S HORMATS REVIEWS BILATERAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS \
[...] (U) January 25 at 11:00 am; Zurich \ \ 2. (U) Participants: \ \ U.S. \ \ U/S Robert Hormats, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and \ Agricultural Affairs \ Amb. Donald Beyer, US Ambassador to Switzerland \ Alex Whittington, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary \ Richard Rorvig, Bern Em [...]
2010-02-04 17:31:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD SZ
10BISHKEK94POVERTY IN KYRGYZSTAN A MIXED PICTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: High poverty rates remain a problem in Kyrgyzstan, especially in rural areas. In 2008 about a third of the population was under the official poverty line. The poverty rate fell significantly over the past few years, due in large part to growing remittances from Kyrgyz workers [...]
2010-02-08 05:32:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID SOCI EAGR KG
10BOGOTA11SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S JAN 11-13 VISIT
[...] (C) Your visit is an opportunity to focus U.S. and Colombian efforts to consolidate Colombia's gains as the country enters a transition year. President Uribe will seek your reassurance of our commitment to their fight against illegal drugs and illegal armed groups. His decision on whether to [...]
2010-01-06 23:01:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPREL OVIP PGOV PHUM PTER ECON ETRD EAID SNAR MOPS CO
10BOGOTA115DRUMMOND FIRES WORKERS FOR ILLEGAL STRIKE
[...] (SBU) U.S. mining company Drummond has begun the process of firing the majority of the National Mining and Energy Industry Workers' Union's (SINTRAMIENERGETICA) 35-member board of directors due to the union's illegal strike in March 2009. SINTRAMIENERGETICA leaders have urged a negotiated solut [...]
2010-02-01 14:41:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA139MODERATE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE, RECORD LOW INFLATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Colombian government decreed a 3.6 percent increase in the federal minimum wage for 2010. The increase was greater than the two percent inflation for 2009, meaning it should provide some stimulus to an economy just beginning to pull out of recession. Annual minimum wage hik [...]
2010-02-03 13:39:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON PGOV CO
10BOGOTA143GOC CONFLICTED OVER RISING URBAN HOMICIDES
[...] (C) Homicides in Colombia appear to be on the rise after several years of steady decline. The GOC's leading authorities on crime statistics reported sharply contrasting 2009 homicide rates, with police numbers indicating a 2% downtick and the national forensic examiner's data registering a 15% [...]
2010-02-03 18:53:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM KJUS PTER CO KCRM ASEC SNAR
10BOGOTA163COLOMBIA'S DOUBLE-DIGIT UNEMPLOYMENT -- BUSINESS AS USUAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Colombia's unemployment rate reached 12 percent in 2009, the highest in Latin America. This is the second consecutive year Colombia received this dubious distinction. Even in the heydays of 5.7, 6.9, and 7.5 percent economic growth from 2005-2007, respectively, Colombia still a [...]
2010-02-05 22:27:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB PGOV CO
10BOGOTA165Mixed Reactions to Plan Colombia Cut, GOC to Lobby US
[...] (SBU) The Government of Colombia's (GOC) reaction to the announcement of cuts to USG Plan Colombia assistance has been measured and has recognized fiscal realities in the United States as well as Plan Colombia's natural tendency towards reduced assistance. Still, officials have expressed conce [...]
2010-02-05 23:25:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PTER SNAR EAID CO
10BOGOTA171FIGHT OVER DEMOCRATIC SECURITY: COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE FOR
[...] (C) Despite its weakened state, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) continued to carry out asymmetrical attacks on soft targets and executed several higher profile operations in the fourth quarter of 2009 -- including the kidnapping and execution of the governor of Caqueta and an [...]
2010-02-08 15:22:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPTER MOPS MCAP ASEC PREL PGOV PHUM CO
10BOGOTA239COLOMBIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEMIEUX (FEBRUARY 17-19)
[...] (SBU) Your upcoming visit to Bogota and two Colombian military facilities is an opportunity to discuss with the Colombians our shared fight against illegal drugs and illegal armed groups as well as the underlying social inequality that drives both phenomena. The possible referendum to allow Pre [...]
2010-02-12 18:58:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV MCAP MOPS PTER ETRD PHUM SNAR OREP CO
10BOGOTA26CIVAIR AND MINISTRY OF TRADE RAISE OPEN SKIES, WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Colombian civil aviation authorities have long resisted signing an Open Skies agreement with the United States, in an effort to protect its former national airline, Avianca, and Colombia's air cargo industry. Director General of Aeronautica Civil Francisco Sanclemente and Vic [...]
2010-01-05 20:47:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ETRD ECON PGOV CO
10BOGOTA276EX-IM BANK CHAIRMAN HIGHLIGHTS TRADE AND EXPORT OPPORTUNTIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg announced a $1 billion Preliminary Commitment to Colombia's state-owned petroleum company, Ecopetrol, for the purchase of U.S. goods and services during a visit to Bogota and Cartagena on January 18-21. Ecopetrol's goals [...]
2010-01-27 17:31:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD ECON ENRG EAID PGOV CO
10BOGOTA293SHARP DECLINE IN INTERNAL DISPLACEMENTS, CHALLENGES REMAIN
[...] (C) The Colombian Government (GOC) and local NGO Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES) both reported new internal displacements declined, 47% and 24% respectively, in 2009. The GOC attributed the decline to consolidated state presence, reduced violence from the conflict, and b [...]
2010-02-17 22:33:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PGOV PTER KJUS MOPS CO
10BOGOTA323SOME DEVELOPMENTS IN WIRETAPPING SCANDAL, BUT MOST
[...] (SBU) Vice Prosecutor General Fernando Pareja told Poloff on February 10 that the Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) continues to progress with four concurrent cases involving former Administrative Department of Security (DAS) employees implicated in illegal wiretapping and intelligence gat [...]
2010-02-22 21:52:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS PHUM PTER CO
10BOGOTA335URIBE'S HEALTH CARE SCHEME UNDER FIRE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Uribe declared a "Social Emergency" just before the New Year, giving the executive branch the power to issue health care reforms by decree. The decrees -- implemented without Congressional approval -- aim to prevent the financial collapse of the health care system, whi [...]
2010-02-24 17:08:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI ECON CO
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