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08PORTLOUIS388	PORT LOUIS: U.S. ELECTION PROGRAMS BOOST MISSION'S [...] Nearly 11,000 miles separate Mauritius from the United States, but distance did not dampen the fascination of Mauritians with U.S. Elections 2008. Responding to the keen interest of its contacts and the Mauritian population at large in the U.S. Presidential Elections, Mission Port Louis organi [...]	2008-11-10 11:04:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR SCUL PGOV PREL MP

08PORTOFSPAIN119	CHEVRON UPBEAT ON TRINIDAD PROSPECTS, CROSS-BORDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting Chevron executives want the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Minister of Energy to reach out to his Venezuelan counterpart to revitalize negotiations on cross-border natural gas. While T&T is the "demandeur", Venezuela also needs the cross-border gas - to create jobs - and it [...]	2008-03-07 19:21:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECIN PREL VZ TD
08PORTOFSPAIN128	T&T ENERGY MINISTER DISCUSSES INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 5 office call, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Energy Minister Conrad Enill welcomed U.S. engagement on energy infrastructure protection and U.S. Embassy suggestions on legislation to improve law enforcement, while also softly echoing past messages that T&T does not want to [...]	2008-03-12 19:23:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON EAGR PREL KCRM VZ XA TD
08PORTOFSPAIN139	DEBATING THE EU-CARIFORUM TRADE AGREEMENT [...] SUMMARY: A dynamic debate on February 29 about the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and CARIFORUM (CARICOM and the Dominican Republic) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) highlighted concerns about the lack of civil society involvement in negotiations, the inadequacies [...]	2008-03-18 20:36:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ECIN TD
08PORTOFSPAIN265	T&T UPDATES USOAS AMBASSADOR ON 2009 SUMMIT OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GOTT Ministers and the National Summit Coordinator welcomed the visit of USOAS Ambassador Hector Morales to consult on preparations for the Fifth Summit of the Americas, April 2009 in Port of Spain. T&T aims to unveil the initial draft Summit declaration in mid-July, with text [...]	2008-06-17 17:42:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON PREL EAGR KSUM XM TD
08PORTOFSPAIN286	T&T SUMMIT COORDINATOR DISCUSSES SOA PREPARATIONS WITH PDAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: T&T will soon share its draft Summit declaration and seeks a 10-14 day turnaround for U.S. comments. The draft will be unveiled in Washington on/about July 24, with negotiations proceeding in September (Barbados),October (Jamaica),November (possibly Bahamas) and December (pos [...]	2008-06-30 20:06:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON PREL EAGR KSUM XM TD
08PORTOFSPAIN336	T&T Trade Ministry Gauging U.S. Interest in Trade [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior officials from T&T's Ministry of Trade and Industry reiterated their government's interest in exploring possibilities for a more "sustainable" framework for bilateral trade after 2010. They do not expect CARICOM as a whole will be prepared to negotiate in the near term, [...]	2008-07-23 12:56:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL ECON TD
08PORTOFSPAIN374	WORKING TO END TV PIRACY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials from the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) met with a CBS International representative and EconOff to discuss the illegal broadcast of a CBS affiliate by T&T's major cable operator, Flow. While TATT indicated its interest in assisting in this m [...]	2008-08-14 11:04:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TD
08PORTOFSPAIN444	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR MID-AUGUST THROUGH [...] US$2.3 billion plastics deal signed with Europeans 2. Hill International wins $285 million project 3. T&T faces labor shortages 4. GOTT increases infrastructure borrowing authority 5. NGC benefiting from high Methanol Prices 6. GOTT gives CAL tax exemption 7. Yachtie fuel crisis resolve [...]	2008-09-30 13:30:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV EAIR SENV ENRG KIPR SOCI TD
08PORTOFSPAIN527	SLOW PROGRESS ON T&T'S NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Trinidad and Tobago's leadership has made a variety of public statements calling attention to climate change, the country still lacks a clear strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The recent creation of a dedicated climate change unit within the Ministry of Plan [...]	2008-11-18 18:40:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG TD
08PORTOFSPAIN550	T&T ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER CALLS FOR BALANCED DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Environmental expert Dr. John Agard, in recent remarks, called for a greater balance between economic development, environmental safety and a healthy society. He praised the increased transparency and public engagement stemming from environmental legislation passed in 2000-2001, [...]	2008-12-02 12:41:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON EINV ETRD TD
08PORTOFSPAIN569	Changes at Trinidad's Environmental Management Authority [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite a reduction in its authority to regulate quarries, the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) continues enforcement efforts to protect Trinidad's water bodies from quarry impact. Dave McIntosh will end his term as CEO of EMA on December 15, 2008. He will be replaced by [...]	2008-12-12 22:24:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EIND EINV TD
08PRAGUE112	CZECH REPUBLIC: ALL CONFLICTED ABOUT NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: It is difficult to imagine how the Czech Republic will meet its future electricity demand AND new EU CO2 emissions cuts without expanding its nuclear power plants. At the same time, nuclear energy is arguably the one issue that could cause the Green Party to walk and [...]	2008-02-20 13:07:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PGOV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE113	CZECH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: A TAINTED VICTORY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As expected, Czech President Vaclav Klaus was reelected for second five-year term on February 15. The drama surrounding this second election was no longer about whether the voting should be open or secret, but about an absent Green Party deputy and a Social Democrat (CSSD) deput [...]	2008-02-20 15:35:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE208	CZECH REPUBLIC: MISSILE DEFENSE RATIFICATION END [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-28 16:19:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV NATO EZ RU PL
08PRAGUE22	CZECH REPUBLIC: STRATEGIC DIALOGUE NON-PAPER [...] (C) Political Counselor delivered reftel non-paper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Security Policy Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova January 15. Smigolova emphasized the political importance of the Strategic Dialogue to highlight how the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement (BMDA) deepen [...]	2008-01-15 14:03:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE254	CZECH GOVERNMENT POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Climate change will be an issue of key significance during the Czech EU presidency beginning January 2009, even though the three-party governing coalition is not yet in lockstep on the issue. The government's official position generally supports the European Commiss [...]	2008-04-24 14:56:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE258	CZECH REPUBLIC: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD PRICES [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Czech Republic, like the rest of Europe, is experiencing a significant rise in food prices but at a higher rate than the average reported by the EU-27, and this phenomenon is contributing to the country's record inflation level of 7.5%. Czech nominal crops output pric [...]	2008-04-28 14:51:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE284	CZECH RATIFICATION OF MISSILE DEFENSE AGREEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: While no final decision has been made, it appears increasingly likely that Czech ratification of the missile defense (MD) agreements will not occur until after the regional and Senate elections this fall. This reflects the reality that we have not yet been able to work out an ag [...]	2008-05-07 15:38:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EZ
08PRAGUE290	SOMALI PIRACY UN RESOLUTION RAISED WITH CZECHS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 11:47:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO EZ EUN
08PRAGUE46	PM TOPOLANEK'S YEAR OF PAINFUL VICTORIES [...] (C) Summary: Czech PM Topolanek's government marked its first year in office on January 19. Topolanek described the past year as one of "painful victories," an assessment that is right on the mark. Topolanek, who is governing with an evenly split parliament, has managed to advance his reform [...]	2008-01-25 15:54:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE460	CZECH REPUBLIC AND MISSILE DEFENSE: BUILDING UPON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Secretary Rice's visit to the Czech Republic and the signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement (BMDA) on July 8 was a major success. Her discussions with the Czech Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Parliamentarians, especially skeptical Green and oppositio [...]	2008-07-17 11:31:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EZ
08PRAGUE501	CZECH CROWN'S RECORD STRENGTH WORRIES CENTRAL BANK [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The Czech Crown hit new all-time highs of CZK 22.87/Euro on July 21 and of CZK 14.45/USD on July 22. Having gained more than 17 percent against the Euro and more than 25 percent against the USD since last year, the Crown has become the fastest appreciating currency in [...]	2008-07-30 17:01:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE619	UPDATE ON CZECH RESPONSE TO IPR VIOLATIONS AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech authorities have made significant progress in disrupting the sale of pirated materials at the roughly 50 outdoor markets that dot the German and Austrian borders. From January to July of this year, Czech authorities seized and destroyed pirated goods worth over USD 100 mi [...]	2008-09-19 14:33:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE666	CZECH REPUBLIC: PM TOPOLANEK SUFFERS MAJOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Czech voters turned out in record numbers in the October 17-18 regional and senate elections to deal PM Topolanek and his coalition partners a stunning defeat. PM Topolanek's Civic Democratic Party (ODS) lost control over 12 out of the 13 regional governor's seats which were con [...]	2008-10-20 10:01:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE704	CZECH REPUBLIC: PROSPECTS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 29, the Czech government took its first steps toward ratifying the two missile defense (MD) agreements, the BMDA and SOFA. In both chambers of the parliament, however, these initial steps were thwarted by 1) the new political reality brought about by the October regi [...]	2008-11-07 10:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE72	REFORMS AND POLITICAL INTERFERENCE PUT PRESSURE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The United States has enjoyed excellent cooperation with Czech legal authorities, as demonstrated, for example, by last year's extradition of terror suspect Oussama Kassir to stand trial in the United States. However, mass resignations of experienced police officers in response [...]	2008-02-05 13:06:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE ASEC EZ
08PRAGUE727	THE TROUBLEMAKERS PREPARE TO ASSUME THE EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While both proud and abashed to be known as the "troublemakers" for speaking their mind and occasionally standing alone among the EU member states, the Czech government over the last several months has worked hard to change this perception to one of a serious and responsible E [...]	2008-11-21 12:54:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ EUN
08PRAIA187	DETERMINED TO COMBAT ITS ECONOMIC CRISIS, CAPE VERDE REFUSES [...] SUMMARY: On July 2, the GoCV and the Transition Support Group (TSG) for Cape Verde's -- a group of about two dozen bilateral and multilateral donors that coordinate efforts to smooth Cape Verde's graduation from the UN's list of Least Developed Countries (LDC) to that of Developing Countries [...]	2008-07-09 13:52:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAGR EAID ECON ECIN EFIN ENRG CV
08PRAIA265	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS' TRIP TO CAPE VERDE, NOVEMBER [...] (U) Welcome to the Republic of Cape Verde, one of Africa's success stories. It is an island nation, approximately the size of Rhode Island, located in the north Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 miles due west of Senegal off Africa's west coast. Cape Verde has a population of 450,000 people sp [...]	2008-10-24 16:02:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON MARR OTRA ASEC CV
08PRETORIA1000	MBEKI AND ADVISORS REVEAL BIAS AGAINST MDC (AND [...] (C) British diplomat Marianne Young (protect) told PolOff on 09 May that President Mbeki's chief strategist, Joel Netshitenzhe, has bought Mugabe's argument that the MDC is a western puppet "hook, line, and sinker." Young had just returned from a meeting with an unnamed source in the presiden [...]	2008-05-09 15:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KHUM KDEM SF ZI
08PRETORIA1003	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 9, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 19 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Activity Rebounds - Credit Data Points to a Further Rate Hike - Business Confidence Dips Again - Ford SA Secures Africa Exp [...]	2008-05-10 05:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1061	POLICE UNABLE TO CONTROL XENOPHOBIC AND ETHNIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Though South Africans have perpetrated sporadic, but infrequent xenophobic attacks throughout the country in recent years, the frequency and intensity of the attacks in the past several weeks against not only foreigners, but also those of different South African ethnicities, ha [...]	2008-05-19 18:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC PREF PHUM SF ZI
08PRETORIA1111	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 23, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 21 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Finance Minister Defends Inflation Targeting - JSE Rebounds - Crime Leading Factor in Emigration - Imported Skills 'Add 15% to SA Project [...]	2008-05-23 17:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1165	THE SOUTH AFRICAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (SABC): BACK TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) dominates broadcast media in South Africa, reaching 78% of radio listeners and 74% of TV viewers daily. It is currently engulfed in a battle for political control between the supporters of current South African President Thabo Mbe [...]	2008-06-02 14:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CVIS PTER PHUM KPAO KDEM SF
08PRETORIA1222	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, May 2008, Volume 3, Number 5, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- CT INSTALL SOLAR GEYSERS TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE -- GREEN SCORPIONS' CEME [...]	2008-06-06 14:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
08PRETORIA1225	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 30, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 23 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Higher Costs and Electricity Pressure Manufacturing - SARB Revises Inflation Forecasts Higher - Real Estate Prices Drop - Delta Begins Di [...]	2008-06-09 05:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1226	ACE Nomination from AMEMB Pretoria for Johnson & Johnson, [...] Summary: Embassy Pretoria is pleased to nominate the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies South Africa (J&J/SA) for the Secretary's ACE Award for Corporate Excellence in the multinational enterprise (MNE) category. J&J/SA's groundbreaking work to establish the Johnson & Johnson Burn Center (B [...]	2008-06-09 05:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD AMGT SOCI TBIO SENV SF
08PRETORIA1312	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 13, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 24 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - World Bank Upbeat on SA Economy - Another Interest Rate Hike - Current Account Deficit Raises Concern - Electricity Problems Likely to Ha [...]	2008-06-14 07:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1339	SPECIAL ENVOYS BURUNDI - MAGALIESBURG DECLARATION [...] The SAG hosted a meeting of special envoys and diplomatic representatives in South Africa from June 9-10, 2008 (SEPTEL). After this session, the SAG distributed the Magaliesburg Declaration on the Burundi Peace Process. Text follows: 2. Begin text: Magaliesburg Declaration on the Bur [...]	2008-06-19 14:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM BY SF
08PRETORIA1340	SPECIAL ENVOYS BURUNDI - MAGALIESBURG COMMUNIQUE - [...] The SAG hosted a meeting of special envoys and diplomatic representatives in South Africa from June 9-10, 2008 (SEPTEL). After this session, the SAG distributed the Magaliesburg Communique on the Burundi Peace Process. Text follows: 2. Begin text: Magaliesburg Communique on the Burun [...]	2008-06-19 14:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM BY SF
08PRETORIA1388	SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR DRAFT TEXT UNSCR TO RENEW [...] (SBU) Econ OMS Larry Johnson presented reftel draft text to South African Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director UN Security Council Llia du Buisson on June 26, 2008. The South African Government provided no immediate response. 2. (U) AmEmb Pretoria POC is Deputy Econ Counselor B [...]	2008-06-26 13:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC SF
08PRETORIA1396	SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN'S JULY 1-6 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only seven months after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki as leader of [...]	2008-06-26 15:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT PREL PGOV SF
08PRETORIA1414	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 13, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 26 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Inflation Rises to 10.9% - SARB Governor Hints at a Further Rate Hike - Current Account Gap Widens - SA's Credit Ratings in Spotlight - [...]	2008-06-30 05:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1474	Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation in [...] Summary. EST Officer met with KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (DAEA) Environmental Services (South Region) Manager Sharon Allan to discuss climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation within KZN province, with an emphasis on the eThekwini Municipal [...]	2008-07-08 14:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI SF
08PRETORIA1584	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 20, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 29 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - OECD Thinks SAG Is too Dominant in Economy - ANC Will Keep Inflation Targeting - Crime Crippling Small Business - SADC to Launch Free Tra [...]	2008-07-21 06:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1619	UNHCR MOVES SAG FORWARD ON ASSISTING ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Press statements by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) called attention to Zimbabweans fleeing to South Africa in growing numbers, some in whole family units and some with injuries from violence. UNHCR renewed appeals to the SAG to suspend deportations, give access [...]	2008-07-24 15:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SF
08PRETORIA1632	MASIYIWA FLOATS MDC-ZANU-PF POWER-SHARING AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. South African businessman and unofficial MDC advisor Strive Masiyiwa told Harare PolEconChief and Pretoria PolOffs July 24 that he believed a power sharing agreement would be signed between ZANU-PF and the MDC within two weeks. Masiyiwa has drafted a proposed agreement under wh [...]	2008-07-25 12:40:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM ZI SF
08PRETORIA1633	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JULY 25, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 30 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - BER Predicts Slower Economic Growth and an Easing in Interest Rate Hikes - Treasury Sticks to 4% Growth Forecast - Manuel Does Not See [...]	2008-07-25 14:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA168	LOAD-SHEDDING WORSENS - COAL SUPPLY WOES SHUT MINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa's state electricity supplier Eskom's load-shedding (rolling outages) is getting worse before it gets better. Major gold and platinum mines have substantially shut down due to Eskom's inability to guarantee electricity supply due to coal supply and quality negative [...]	2008-01-25 15:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EMIN EPET EINV SENV BEXP SF
08PRETORIA1810	CODEL BERMAN CALLS ON OFFICIALS AND VISITS PEPFAR [...] (SBU) Summary. CODEL Berman completed an extensive visit to South Africa, July 1-6, 2008. In Cape Town, the delegation visited the Port of Cape Town to learn about trade and port security issues and met with a major supermarket chain CEO to hear about his pioneering efforts to promote black [...]	2008-08-15 07:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD OVIP SF ZI
08PRETORIA1822	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 15, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 33 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - MPC Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged - SADC to Launch Free Trade Area - Green Rating System for SA Property Market - Transnet Considers Enl [...]	2008-08-18 06:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1893	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 22, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 34 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Mining and Manufacturing Boost GDP Growth - Slowdown Weighs on Construction Sector - ABSA to Lend for Old Township House Upgrades - Taxi [...]	2008-08-25 14:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1972	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTMEBER 5, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 36 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Executive Turnover on the Increase - Mboweni Not Quite Ready to Retire - JSE Chief Sees More Foreign Selling Ahead - Vehicle Sales Take a [...]	2008-09-05 15:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2007	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, August 2008, Volume 3, Number 8, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- AFRICAN PENGUINS ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION -- DEAT LAUNCHES PLAN T [...]	2008-09-10 10:34:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
08PRETORIA2024	ZUMA'S REHABILITATED IMAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Over the past several months, ANC President Jacob Zuma's public image has softened, with former foes, international leaders, and big businesses changing their tune with regards to Zuma from one of gloom and doom to one of acceptance, and in some cases, even adoration. Since being [...]	2008-09-11 16:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF
08PRETORIA2032	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTMEBER 12, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 37 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserves Fall on Gold Revaluations - Business Confidence Plunges Further - SA Leaps in Business-Friendly Rankings - Old Mutual CEO Qui [...]	2008-09-15 07:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2093	SOUTH AFRICA: PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI'S RESIGNATION [...] Summary: In a September 21 televised address to the nation, Thabo Mbeki announced his resignation as President of South Africa. Mbeki said he respected the African National Congress (ANC) September 20 decision to recall him (reftels). He thanked the nation and the ANC for the opportunity to [...]	2008-09-22 15:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA2128	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2008-09-26 09:34:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA2136	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTMEBER 26, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 39 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Economic Policies Expected to Remain Consistent under Mothlanthe - Record CPIX Increase in August - Fears of Retail Recession Increase [...]	2008-09-27 06:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2174	SOUTH AFRICA: XENOPHOBIA VICTIMS FACE EVICTION [...] (U) At Camp Akasia sheltering foreigners displaced by xenophobic attacks in May, the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) dispatched a private security crew to confiscate army tents from residents, leaving hundreds of men, women, and children without shelter. The action was deplored by UNHCR [...]	2008-10-02 14:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM SF
08PRETORIA2310	SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS' NOVEMBER 8-13, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-22 09:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV SF
08PRETORIA2316	SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS' NOVEMBER 8-13, 2008 [...] (SBU) Ambassador Bost warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, less than two months after Thabo Mbeki resigned as President un [...]	2008-10-22 14:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV SF
08PRETORIA2382	SOUTH AFRICAN BUSINESS VIEWS ON TIDCA AND TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: South Africa's business community is pleased that the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) SACU and the U.S. will begin talks under the U.S./SACU Trade, Investment and Development Cooperation Agreement (TIDCA),and hopes that TIDCA can pave the way to a free trade agreement. [...]	2008-10-31 08:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD SF
08PRETORIA2401	ASME NUCLEAR STANDARDS WORKSHOP SUPPORTS WESTINGHOUSE BID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Embassy Pretoria supported the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Nuclear Codes and Standards Workshop October 7-9 in Johannesburg, which successfully promoted Westinghouse's bid for significant new nuclear build in South Africa. State power utility Eskom and t [...]	2008-11-03 12:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF
08PRETORIA2403	Eskom Faces Challenges - Thin Margin and More [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A meeting with new Eskom Chairman Bobby Godsell was a good opportunity to assess the state-of-play in South Africa's power crisis. Godsell's new position is emblematic of Eskom's serious attempts to address a confluence of management gaps that led to last year's load-shedding. [...]	2008-11-03 12:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF
08PRETORIA2404	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2008-11-03 12:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA2469	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 7, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 45 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank: Crisis Hurts South Africa - Manufacturing Activity Slows Down - More Pain for House Sellers - Ford Motor Company Executive [...]	2008-11-07 12:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2501	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, October 2008, Volume 3, Number 10, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS FIGHT SOUTH DURBAN PETROLEUM PIPELINE -- S [...]	2008-11-13 14:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
08PRETORIA2515	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 14, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 46 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Standard & Poor's Dim View of Rand, Rates - JSE Out of Favor, But Not Africa - The Final Frontier: Nando's Opens a Fast-Food Restaurant [...]	2008-11-14 14:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2612	NEW MINISTER OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES BRIGITTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Minister of Public Enterprises Brigitte Mabandla brings little technical experience to her new position as government point-person for a diverse, troubled portfolio of state-owned enterprises. There is a high probability for delay in state power utility Eskom's capital expan [...]	2008-12-01 09:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECPS ELTN ENRG PGOV SF
08PRETORIA2617	SOUTH AFRICA'S CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS [...] (C) Summary: South Africa is one of the few African countries that not only provides public funding of political parties, but also regulates and monitors those expenditures. However, public funding is not sufficient to run most larger political parties, especially during the run-up to election [...]	2008-12-02 09:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM SF TW
08PRETORIA2628	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, November 2008, Volume 3, Number 11, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- US EMBASSY AND UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA INAUGURATE U.S. SCIENCE R [...]	2008-12-03 14:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
08PRETORIA2640	SOUTH AFRICA STRONGLY SUPPORTS WORLD AIDS DAY [...] (SBU) Summary: The South African Government (SAG) strongly supported World AIDS Day 2008, in contrast to its lackluster support in previous years. South Africa's Deputy President and Chair of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) and SANAC Deputy Chair requested all South African [...]	2008-12-04 15:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON
08PRETORIA2654	ESKOM POSTPONES NEW NUCLEAR BUILD PLANS [...] (SBU) Eskom announced its decision to postpone the development of a second nuclear power plant. The local press reports that a fleet of nuclear power stations, rather than a single one, will probably be built in partnership with suppliers, bringing down the total unit cost. A task team will [...]	2008-12-06 12:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF
08PRETORIA2677	ZIMBABWEAN EXODUS STRAINS SAG BORDER RESOURCES [...] On December 5-6, U.S. and U.K poloffs together with senior CDC and DFID officers traveled to Musina, near the Zimbabwe border. The trip aimed to take stock of growing migrant flows, observe the SAG's capacity to process and protect vulnerable migrants, and assess SAG efforts to contain a rec [...]	2008-12-10 10:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SF
08PRETORIA268	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 6 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Sector Focus: Auto Industry - Car Sales Hammered By Rising Inflation, Interest Rates and Debt - New Subsidy Program for Auto Producers [...]	2008-02-08 14:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA2689	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S DECEMBER 18-22 VISIT [...] (SBU) Ambassador Bost warmly welcomes your visit to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, just three months after Thabo Mbeki resigned as President under pressure from the [...]	2008-12-10 15:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA2706	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 12, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 50 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Outlook Bleak - South African Economy Shows Resilience - Customs Officials Seize 60 Tons of Illegally Imported Clothi [...]	2008-12-12 12:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2716	SOUTH AFRICA FEELING THE HEAT ON ZIMBABWE CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: South African leaders have recently stepped up their level of activity and pronouncements on the Zimbabwe political and humanitarian crises. Former President Thabo Mbeki's facilitation team, without Mbeki, remain engaged with the political parties, pressing for the quick establish [...]	2008-12-15 16:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL ZANU SF ZM
08PRETORIA2733	HOTAZEL MANGANESE - BIG RESERVES BUT GLOOMY OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa's Northern Cape Province possesses significant iron ore (septel) and a remarkable 80 percent of the world's manganese reserves. Like iron ore, manganese is a necessary input to steel-making, but it is used in small quantities, making it vulnerable to the current gl [...]	2008-12-18 13:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET ENRG EINV ETRD ELTN SENV SF
08PRETORIA2738	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 19, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 51 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Inflation Lower - Residential Building Continues to Slow - Bill Simplifies Registration Process for New Drugs - Intelsat to Launch $250 [...]	2008-12-19 08:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2773	PRESIDENT'S POLICY UNIT DEALS WITH FUTURE, PAST [...] (S//NF) Policy analysts in the Presidency's Policy Unit are working on a host of projects that offer insight into the clash of ideas the South African Government is currently dealing with. The President's Policy Unit, which is the most prestigious and important decision-making body for the g [...]	2008-12-31 08:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	SECRET	KJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA328	SA - THE BAD BOYS OF THE EU EPA NEGOTIATIONS? [...] (C) Summary. South Africa is refusing to enter into the European Union - Southern African Development Community's Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA),even though all four other Southern African Customs Union countries have initialed the interim EPA. While South Africa blames EU negotiating [...]	2008-02-15 14:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD SF
08PRETORIA351	OIL AND GAS PATCH FEELS THE BLUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Oil/gas industry players and observers in South Africa criticize what they perceive as the SAG's arbitrary "taking" of pre-existing rights under exploration and production contracts. However, most are not prepared to "walk", having made significant investment, and are therefore [...]	2008-02-21 13:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN SENV AMGT SF
08PRETORIA371	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 7 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Budget Unveiled - Rand Weakens After Budget Speech - SA Looks to Indian Skills Development Model - SA Launches Diaspora Networking Progra [...]	2008-02-25 05:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA381	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2008-02-26 10:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA425	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 9 of U.S. Embassy PretoriaQs South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Textile Sector Seeks Survival Aid - SA-EU Trade Row Puts Customs Union at Risk - U.S. Trade with Sub-Saharan Africa Increases - GDP Growt [...]	2008-02-29 12:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA440	WESTINGHOUSE STILL IN THE GAME AFTER SARKOZY SPLASH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: French President Nicholas Sarkozy led a senior commercial delegation on his state visit to South Africa February 28-29. He succeeded in catalyzing a media campaign of announcements of French cooperation and deals focused on the troubled energy sector, thereby seeking to advanc [...]	2008-03-04 10:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY BEXP PREL KNNP SF FR
08PRETORIA516	SARKOZY AND MBEKI DISCUSS IRAN, MIDDLE EAST, G-8 [...] (C) During their February 28 meeting in Cape Town, French President Sarkozy and South African President Mbeki discussed the Iranian nuclear issue, the Middle East peace process, the situation in Darfur, and the "democratization" of international institutions, specifically the expansion of the [...]	2008-03-12 14:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SF FR
08PRETORIA520	SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LED BY SENATOR RICHARD [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only a few months after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki as leader of [...]	2008-03-13 10:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OTRA PGOV PREL SENV SF
08PRETORIA584	SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LED BY CONGRESSMAN BARNEY [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only a few months after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki as leader of [...]	2008-03-19 14:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OTRA PGOV PREL SENV SF GH CV
08PRETORIA585	IMPALA PLATINUM ON DOING BUSINESS IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Impala Platinum (Implats) Executive Director Les Paton told Energy Officer and Specialist on March 18 that Implats remains confident that they can continue successfully mining platinum in the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe via Zimplats (86.9 percent held by Implats, headquartered in Joha [...]	2008-03-19 14:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ENRG EINV ETRD EPET PGOV ZI SF
08PRETORIA589	SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIA STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. India and South Africa have made major inroads in re-establishing ties and strengthening economic relations since 1995. Trade statistics, the number of joint ventures and the amount of foreign direct investment are all indicative of the rapid growth in economic relations, espe [...]	2008-03-20 08:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV IN SF
08PRETORIA66	MBEKI AVOIDS FIRST ANC NEC MEETING; ZUMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In its first meeting since newly-elected ANC President Jacob Zuma's victory at Polokwane, the new ANC National Executive Committee elected a National Working Committee comprised almost entirely of core Zuma supporters that collectively are more leftist and less experienced than [...]	2008-01-11 13:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM SF
08PRETORIA724	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2008-04-07 15:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA763	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 11, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 15 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Lifts Repo Rate - Surprise Surge in Factory Output - Eskom Defends Hikes as Predictions Were Off - Even State Housing Projec [...]	2008-04-11 09:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA77	2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) In response to Ref A, this cable presents post's 2008 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the 2008 Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2008 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment The [...]	2008-01-15 08:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR SF
08PRETORIA774	SOUTH AFRICA-RUSSIAN TRADE: ROOM FOR EXPANSION [...] (U) Summary. Russia and South Africa have identified each other as important emerging economies, but bilateral trade flows remain minimal. Foreign direct investment between the two countries lingers behind South Africa's other major economic partners. South Africa has shifted its trade di [...]	2008-04-14 08:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV RS SF

08PRETORIA840	PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR R&D [...] Action Request in paragraph 5. 2. The Embassy has received diplomatic note FA3/D8 dated April 17, 2008 from the DFA with a proposed change to one paragraph in the IP Annex for the draft US - SA Agreement on Cooperation in R&D in Nuclear Energy. The text of the diplomatic note is as follo [...]	2008-04-21 13:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL SF
08PRETORIA918	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 30, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 18 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Mboweni Warns on Inflation - Prices Start to Slip as Property Boom Ends - Government Infrastructure Spending Expected to Drive Grow [...]	2008-04-30 14:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA937	DOT DEPUTY SECRETARY VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA, APRIL 12-16, [...] (U) Summary. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Admiral Thomas Barrett led the U.S. delegation to the first African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Transport and Trade Forum in South Africa April 12-16. The delegation met with a wide range of transport sector officials and industry represent [...]	2008-05-05 12:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID EAIR ELTN EWWT EIND EINV SF LI KE
08PRISTINA128	KOSOVO: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION PART ONE OF TWO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's submission for the Eighth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. (Note: On February 17, 2008 the Kosovo Assembly declared Kosovo to be an independent state. On February 18, 2008 the United States recognized and formally established diplomatic relations with [...]	2008-03-12 16:16:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV PHUM ELAB
08PRISTINA129	KOSOVO: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION PART TWO OF TWO [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 16:16:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV PHUM SMIG
08PRISTINA15	KOSOVO: WHO'S WHO IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) On January 9 the Kosovo Assembly approved the following slate of ministers of Kosovo's new goverment coming out of the November 17, 2007 central elections (see bios at para 2; septels report January 9 Assembly action; PM Thaci bio; and Assembly Speaker Krasniqi bio): Prime Minister Hashi [...]	2008-01-10 18:26:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA200	KOSOVO: SOUTHERN MODERATES FIND VOICE AS BELGRADE [...] (C) Summary. Political differences in Belgrade between Serbian President Boris Tadic's Democratic Serbia (DS) and Prime Minster Kostunica's Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) are beginning to have an effect upon Kosovo Serbs in the enclaves south of the Ibar River. Many are beginning to voice [...]	2008-04-22 16:59:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA258	KOSOVO: ISG CONVENES IN PRISTINA FOR THE FIRST [...] (C) Summary: The International Steering Group for Kosovo, presided over by International Civilian Representative (ICR) Pieter Feith, met in Kosovo for the first time to express support for Kosovo's government in light of the impending coming-into-force of Kosovo's new constitution on June 15 [...]	2008-05-23 13:06:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KV
08PRISTINA276	KOSOVO: SERBS CONTINUE TO LEAVE KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the political parties in Belgrade continue to maneuver to form the next government, Serbian Minister for Kosovo Slobodan Samardzic is still pursuing the twin goals of strengthening parallel institutions and compelling Serbs to leave Kosovo institutions. Regarding the first g [...]	2008-06-02 12:13:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA360	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF KOSOVO PRESIDENT AND [...] (C) Mr. President, Madame Secretary: It has been a difficult but in many ways successful five months since Kosovo declared its independence on February 17. Though we spent much time planning for the possibility of large-scale population flows after the declaration and took precautions lest [...]	2008-07-09 11:36:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA400	KOSOVO: SERBIAN GOVERNMENT APPROACH IN KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: From the Kosovo vantage point, and despite the good signals sent by Belgrade on ICTY and other matters, the new Serbian government policy towards Kosovo appears unchanged from that of the previous Kostunica administration. Serbian Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanovic has endorse [...]	2008-07-30 16:47:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA46	KOSOVO: BELGRADE AND NORTHERN HARDLINERS RATCHET [...] (C) SUMMARY. Indications are growing that Belgrade and the hard-line Kosovo Serb leadership in the north are increasing the pace of plans to expand and strengthen parallel government structures for Kosovo Serbs in the event of Kosovo's independence. Although UNMIK appointed Serbs to the mun [...]	2008-01-29 16:58:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SOCI KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA497	KOSOVO: EUR DAS JONES ATTENDS ISG, DELIVERS [...] (C) Summary. In a two-day visit to Kosovo September 10-12, EUR DAS Stuart Jones made the rounds of Government and key international organizations and represented the U.S. at the International Steering Group (ISG) meeting of the International Civilian Office (ICO). In general, the meetings we [...]	2008-09-23 09:33:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KV
08PRISTINA51	KOSOVO: BELGRADE-ALIGNED GORANI ETHNIC GROUP POSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Gorani, a small Slavic Muslim community that resides in the isolated mountains of southern Kosovo's Dragash municipality, retain close ties with the Serbian government. Serbian funding for a parallel education system is one such strong link, as are subsidies, jobs, and pensio [...]	2008-01-30 18:01:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA515	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY GATES TO KOSOVO [...] (C) Mr. Secretary: It has been a difficult but in many ways successful seven months since Kosovo declared its independence on February 17. Though we spent much time planning for the possibility of large-scale population flows after the declaration and took precautions lest the independence [...]	2008-09-27 09:47:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA583	KOSOVO: KOSOVO CHURCH MODERATES REMAIN IN KEY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The recently-held Sabor (Holy Assembly, or general bishops' meeting) of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) ended with a positive result for the moderate monks of the Visoki Decani monastery in western Kosovo. (Note: Embassy Belgrade will report more generally on the Sabor, held [...]	2008-11-24 14:58:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA62	KOSOVO: GOVERNMENT PROJECTS TO BENEFIT THE SERB [...] (C) SUMMARY: COM and USOP/USAID team met February 8 with the PM Thaci, Deputy PM Kuci, Finance Minister Shala, and other members of the government, including the Kosovo Serb ministers, to discuss measures the Kosovo government could take to provide support to the Serb community. Chief amon [...]	2008-02-08 18:02:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR EAID PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA74	KOSOVO: POST-STATUS TRAVEL DOCUMENTS FOR KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: USOP is working with UNMIK and Kosovo's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to ensure Kosovo's citizens can travel freely into and out of Kosovo post-independence. UNMIK has developed a plan to transfer responsibility for issuing travel documents to the Kosovo Government that shoul [...]	2008-02-15 16:59:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SMIG KV
08PRISTINA97	KOSOVO PROPERTY AGENCY UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Property Agency (KPA) is continuing its work adjudicating property claims cases, mostly involving displaced Kosovo Serb owners, but still struggles with enforcement and funding issues. In a meeting with us, KPA head Rosandhaug also mentioned that KPA activity in the S [...]	2008-03-04 11:37:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV EAID PHUM SOCI PINR KV UNMIK
08QUITO100	CHANGES PENDING IN ECUADOR,S MINING SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 25, the GOE announced that approximately 15% of the country,s mining concessions would revert to the State for purported non-payment or late payment of fees. Analysis of remaining concessions will continue and further reversions could be forthcoming. Meanwhile, Ec [...]	2008-02-01 11:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ECON EC
08QUITO1003	IN SURPRISE MOVE, CORREA REPLACES MINISTER OF [...] (U) Summary: At a contract-signing ceremony with US-Canadian oil firm Ivanhoe on October 8, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa announced that Minister of Mines and Petroleum Galo Chiriboga had resigned "for personal reasons." Press reports later suggested that Chiriboga had been forced out. [...]	2008-10-23 19:50:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EMIN ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO1010	CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS ON JUDICIAL SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's new constitution makes some improvements in the judicial sector that have the potential to improve the delivery of justice. However, the articles on the judicial sector contain many inconsistencies and gaps, which will have to be resolved by the passage of legislation. [...]	2008-10-27 14:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EC
08QUITO1027	PRESIDENTS CORREA AND GARCIA RENEW BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: A decade of peace between Ecuador and Peru has not met all expectations, but the two governments appear committed to raising the stakes in terms of attention and investment. Presidents Rafael Correa and Alan Garcia and their cabinets met on October 25 in Machala, Ecuador, to mark [...]	2008-10-31 12:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECIN ETRD SMIG EC PE
08QUITO1035	CHAVEZ VISIT TO ECUADOR: WILL ACTIONS FOLLOW? [...] (C) Summary: On October 28, Venezuelan President Chavez met with President Correa in the town of Puyo in eastern Ecuador to strengthen relations and sign ten bilateral agreements on topics ranging from energy to electronic currency. As usual, it remains unclear how much of the rhetoric will [...]	2008-11-05 14:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EFIN PGOV PREL ECON EC
08QUITO1042	GOE'S HEIGHTENED RHETORIC RENEWS TENSIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: The GOE again directed harsh words against the Colombian government in late October. President Correa threatened to restrict Colombian citizens' entries into Ecuador, file another international lawsuit against Colombia, and reiterated that Bogota was to blame for the lack of bila [...]	2008-11-06 21:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EC PE
08QUITO1121	ECUADOR REPORT ASSERTS MUCH ECUADORIAN DEBT IS [...] (C) Summary. On November 20, President Correa presided over the issuance of a report that was highly critical of Ecuador's debt obligations. Correa stated that Ecuador would not pay "illegal debt" but did not indicate which debt, if any, was illegal. The debt report, which is very polemical [...]	2008-12-04 21:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO129	ECUADORIAN ECONOMIC POLICIES IN 2007: MIX OF [...] (C) Summary. In Correa's first year in office, there was occasionally fiery rhetoric on economic policy, but in practice the GOE implemented a limited number of policy changes, which were mostly pragmatic. U.S. investors shared this experience, where their treatment was more moderate than t [...]	2008-02-11 18:50:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV EC
08QUITO130	Ecuadorian Exports Drop to U.S., Largely Due to Shifts in [...] Summary. Ecuadorian exports to the U.S. declined significantly in 2007 relative to 2006. Most of the decline was due to a drop in petroleum sales to the U.S., and to a lesser extent bananas. Some smaller export categories actually saw a jump in sales to the U.S. Global Ecuadorian exports in [...]	2008-02-11 20:00:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EC
08QUITO131	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: Petroleum Contracts, Business [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Oil Contract Renegotiations Given 45 Days ----------------------------------------- 2. (U) In his January 26 weekly radio address, President Correa said [...]	2008-02-11 20:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EAGR EMIN EC
08QUITO134	Measuring Transformational Diplomacy in Ecuador: Poll Shows [...] Summary: A national poll commissioned by Embassy Quito and conducted in five Ecuadorian cities Jan. 10-14, 2008 shows an improved overall image of the U.S. among Ecuadorian publics, with regional variations that point to opportunities for additional transformational diplomacy (TD) efforts to i [...]	2008-02-12 19:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV EC PREL MARR MASS KPAO
08QUITO138	GOE RESPONSE TO DNI MCCONNELL'S TESTIMONY [...] (C) The GOE took issue with Director of National Intelligence McConnell's testimony of February 7 in a diplomatic note dated February 8. The Foreign Minister told the Ambassador that President Correa was personally upset when he read press accounts citing the testimony and report, and had i [...]	2008-02-13 21:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EC
08QUITO152	ECUADORIAN ECONOMIC POLICIES IN 2008: LESS [...] (C) Summary. In 2008, the Correa Administration's rhetoric on economic issues should moderate but will not disappear. However, this year the GOE will probably make more substantive changes than it did in 2007, as it actually begins to implement its economic program. Many of the changes wil [...]	2008-02-19 18:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV EC
08QUITO158	CODEL ENGEL'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging, cordial meeting, President Correa received Codel Engel the morning of February 18. Codel members stressed their desire to renew Andean trade preferences and the importance of continued US-Ecuadorian cooperation on counter-narcotics initiatives. Correa highli [...]	2008-02-20 17:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD PREL SNAR YI EC
08QUITO191	Foreign Investment Flows into Ecuador: 2007 Better than a [...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign direct investment in Ecuador totaled $471 million in the first nine months of 2007. This reflects a rebound from 2006, when the net investment flows were reduced by the departure of U.S. and Canadian oil companies. As a result, investment in petroleum and from the U.S [...]	2008-02-28 13:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EPET ECON EC
08QUITO196	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: Assembly Debates Law of the Sea, Tax [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Assembly Debates Law of the Sea ------------------------------- 2. (U) On February 21 Jaime Barberis, Under Secretary for Sovereignty of the Ministry o [...]	2008-02-28 19:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHSA EFIN EPET PREL EC
08QUITO197	SUBJECT: ECUADOR LOOKING TO TERMINATE INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador will attempt to negotiate early termination of its bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with nine small countries, according to the Foreign Ministry's Under Secretary for Trade. In the interim, all of Ecuador's BITs remain in force. In response to the Foreign Minister's [...]	2008-02-28 19:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EC
08QUITO220	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: Oil Contract Renegotiations; Limits on [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Oil Contract Negotiations Inching Forward ----------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) On February 26, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mines report [...]	2008-03-05 15:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EFIN EINV SENV EC
08QUITO226	CITY ORIENTE CONTINUES TO NEGOTIATE; DEPARTURE THE [...] (C) Summary. U.S. oil company City Oriente continues to negotiate with the Government of Ecuador on restructuring its contract following the imposition of a windfall income tax. The most likely option is that City Oriente will terminate its contract and receive compensation from the GOE. Ren [...]	2008-03-07 18:08:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON EC
08QUITO293	ECUADOR'S OIL CONTRACT RENEGOTATIONS SLOWER THAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite press reports that the GOE is in the final stages of renegotiating oil contracts with international companies, U.S., Spanish, and Chinese companies tell us that negotiations continue, and that agreement on international arbitration is a problem. U.S. company City Orie [...]	2008-03-26 20:29:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON EC
08QUITO294	U.S. COMPANY LEADS SUCCESSFUL WIND ENERGY PROJECT IN [...] (U) Summary: The multilateral Galapagos Wind Energy Project dedicated its wind-turbine project, largely funded by private sector companies, on the Galapagos's San Cristobal island on March 18. Project leader American Electric Power (AEP) says that on windy days, the project provides 80% of Sa [...]	2008-03-27 12:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TRGY SENV UNDP UNEP EINV PGOV TINT EC
08QUITO315	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: WORLD CLASS GOLD DEPOSIT, [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Mining Developments ------------------- 2. (U) The press reported for the first time on March 14 that Aurelian Resources (Canada) had discovered the wo [...]	2008-04-04 11:02:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN ELAB EINV EC
08QUITO322	Minister States GOE Will Pay $38 Million in Arrears to [...] (SBU) Summary. The Minister of Electricity publicly announced that the GOE would pay $38 million of the arrears due to U.S. electricity company Machala Power. Machala Power reports that the GOE has said it intends pay all of the $70 million in arrears, but needs to develop a legal mechanism [...]	2008-04-07 14:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG EPET EC
08QUITO345	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: GOE-USAID ECONOMIC STRATEGY; PETROBRAS [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Correa Approves USAID economic growth strategy --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) President Correa has agreed to support a sectora [...]	2008-04-16 11:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD EPET EINV EAGR EC
08QUITO346	ECUADOR NEGOTIATING NEW MOBILE TELEPHONE [...] (SBU) Summary: The government of Ecuador is seeking approximately $500 million from each of the two largest cellular companies in Ecuador, to renew the companies' concession contracts. On April 5, Telefonica announced that it agreed on an undisclosed price for a 15-year contract extension; [...]	2008-04-16 17:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EINT EC
08QUITO349	CONOCO WILL FILE FOR INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION [...] (C) Summary. ConocoPhillips plans to initiate arbitration against Ecuador under the terms of its oil production and exploration contracts. For two production blocks that it shares with the French company Perenco, it appears the underlying grounds for arbitration are the windfall income tax [...]	2008-04-18 12:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET ECON EC
08QUITO35	UNPARALLELED MAJORITY: THE STRENGTH OF ECUADOR'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite recent declines in public opinion polls (reftel) President Correa's Proud and Sovereign Fatherland (PAIS) movement, which dominates Ecuador's Constituent Assembly, remains the strongest political organization that the country has seen since returning to democracy in 197 [...]	2008-01-10 19:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO351	GOVERNMENT OF ECUADOR WHIPSAWS OIL COMPANIES [...] (SBU) Summary: After months of negotiations with international oil companies, the Government of Ecuador has announced that it will suspend negotiations for another six months, in an effort to migrate all agreements to risk-service contracts. This development will likely delay investment in [...]	2008-04-18 16:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON EC
08QUITO358	GOE REVIEWS MILITARY COOPERATION WITH USG [...] (C) Summary: New Minister of Defense Javier Ponce declared on April 12 that the Defense Ministry will review cooperation with the USG to avoid adverse influence, while Ecuadorian military officials continued to privately communicate the need for continued cooperation. Recent changes in lead [...]	2008-04-22 16:56:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID PTER PINR MASS SNAR EC
08QUITO365	MINING REFORM: SEARCHING FOR A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH [...] (C) Summary: The Constituent Assembly approved a measure cancelling thousands of largely unused mining concessions. Concessions that have been explored but not yet in operation will be frozen for six months until a new mining law is finalized. Small mining concessions and mines that are al [...]	2008-04-24 14:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ENRG EPET ECON PREL SENV EC
08QUITO402	ECUADOR: CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY PICKS UP THE PACE [...] (SBU) Summary: During the last month, the Constituent Assembly managed to approve its first 17 constitutional articles, as well as a committee report on Colombia-Ecuador tensions and the alleged U.S. role in the March 1 attack. While President Correa,s Proud and Sovereign Fatherland movement [...]	2008-05-06 16:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB MARR PTER ECON EC
08QUITO415	ECUADOR APPROVES CONTENTIOUS MOBILE CONCESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: After a week of tense brinksmanship, the Government of Ecuador has come to agreement with America Movil subsidiary and majority market share holder Porta, to renew its mobile phone concession for 15 years. While the company has been silent, the press has speculated it will pay [...]	2008-05-08 22:30:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EC
08QUITO427	ECUADOR PLANS TO REORGANIZE TELECOM SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Fresh from the successful renegotiation of its two private mobile phone concessions, the government of Ecuador is planning the possible reorganization of its telecom sector, including the eventual creation of a telecommunications ministry and consolidation of Ecuador's three s [...]	2008-05-13 22:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EC
08QUITO459	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: NEW OIL ARBITRATION CASES; IDB LOANS; [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Two New Oil Arbitration Cases --------------------------- 2. (U) Ecuadorian press reported that French petroleum company Perenco and its U.S. partner, [...]	2008-05-27 17:05:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD EC
08QUITO477	GUTIERREZ PARTY DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (C) Summary: The Patriotic Society Party, although discredited and diminished, has not lost the fire in its belly or the support of an important segment of the Ecuadorian public. Its leader, former president Lucio Gutierrez, regained his political rights in May. The party is strongly on th [...]	2008-06-02 19:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON EC
08QUITO497	PRESIDENT CORREA'S RESPONSE TO AMBASSADOR ON MANTA [...] (C) Acting on interagency instructions contained in Ref A, the Ambassador raised the future of the U.S. Forward Operating Location (FOL) in Manta with President Correa on the margins of a farewell luncheon June 4. She said the USG understands that the GOE does not support renewing the exist [...]	2008-06-05 21:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS EC
08QUITO504	FINAL AGREEMENT WITH ECUADOR ON STATUS OF FORCES [...] (C) Following the meeting with GOE officials on January 9, 2008, and providing the modified text in draft format as per Refs A and C, Post has engaged the GOE on numerous occasions to stress the importance of completion of the exchange of diplomatic notes. Bureaucratic hurdles, multiple chan [...]	2008-06-06 21:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL US EC
08QUITO53	SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF MEETING WITH ECUADORIAN MOD [...] (C) Please accept my thanks for receiving Dr. Wellington Sandoval, the Ecuadorian Minister of Defense, during the Minister's January 23-26 visit to the U.S. Minister Sandoval's visit comes at a time of opportunities and risks as Ecuador carries out political and economic reforms through its [...]	2008-01-16 20:49:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO VE
08QUITO533	ECUADOR TO OFFER MORE FLEXIBILITY IN PETROLEUM [...] (U) Summary. The GOE has offered to restart contract renegotiations with petroleum companies that it froze in April 2008, with additional flexibilities for firms such as a lower state share of extra revenues and a one-year extension of participation contracts. In exchange, companies would ne [...]	2008-06-17 14:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG EINV EC
08QUITO55	ECUADOR'S NEW TAX REFORM LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's Constituent Assembly passed its first law, the Administration's tax reform package, December 28. The Assembly walked back some of the Administration's controversial proposals, eliminating a proposed tax on luxury private schools, and reducing the proposed inheritance [...]	2008-01-17 13:25:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV EINV EC
08QUITO582	ASSEMBLY PICKS UP PACE AS DIVISIONS WITHIN PAIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The new President of the assembly, Fernando Cordero, appears determined to meet the July 26 deadline mandated by the Constituent Assembly statute. From June 24-26 the assembly approved a record 37 articles. Opposition members remain disgruntled because they consider Cordero,s s [...]	2008-06-30 22:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO672	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL MEETINGS WITH CORREA, OTHER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador had farewell meetings with President Correa, VP Moreno, and Government Minister Bustamante; attended a farewell event FM Salvador hosted in her honor; and received a farewell visit from Armed Forces Commander General Varela. She urged the GOE to return to the private sec [...]	2008-07-21 22:39:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM CVIS SNAR MASS ENRG EINV EC
08QUITO682	ECUADOR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY FINISHING IN OVERDRIVE [...] (C) Summary: In a marathon session ending in the early hours today (July 24),the Constituent Assembly put the final touches on the new draft constitution that we expect will be approved this evening. Eighty percent of the constitutional articles were rushed through in the month of July. Th [...]	2008-07-25 00:37:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM EC
08QUITO691	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: ECUADOR-IRAN TRADE OFFICES; [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Ecuador-Iran Trade Offices -------------------------- 2. (SBU) Ecuador is planning to open a trade office in Tehran, while Iran is opening one in Quito [...]	2008-07-29 21:12:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD EAGR ECON EC
08QUITO694	ECUADOR GIVES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION TO TERMINATE [...] (SBU) The Embassy received a faxed copy of a diplomatic note from the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 29, 2008, at 6:36pm notifying of the GOE's decision to terminate the Agreement of Cooperation on the Manta Forwarding Operating Location (FOL). Minutes before the MFA sent the [...]	2008-07-30 21:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL EC
08QUITO696	MFA MEETING ON BILATERAL DIALOGUE WITH ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: USG and Ecuadorian officials met July 18 to discuss potential agenda items for a Bilateral Dialogue between Ecuador and the United States. The Dialogue would address issues of interest to both sides, proposing information exchange, cooperation, and technical assistance in area [...]	2008-07-30 22:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL EC
08QUITO723	FIRST TAKE ON ECUADOR'S TERMINATION OF MANTA FOL [...] (C) Summary: Acting Foreign Minister Jose Valencia and Under Secretary of Sovereignty Affairs Jaime Barberis met with Charge and PolCouns on July 29 to formally hand over a diplomatic note canceling the Manta FOL agreement (Ref A). The Charge expressed disappointment over the manner in which [...]	2008-08-06 12:16:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS EC
08QUITO754	Ecuador Buys in (Literally) to USAID Northern Border [...] (U) Summary: Security Minister Larrea confirmed that the GOE will match USAID funding for USAID's Northern Border Municipal Program. Larrea pledged $6 million dollars for Plan Ecuador to match USAID's investment, and will work through USAID's contractor, the International Organization for Mi [...]	2008-08-15 18:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL PGOV EC
08QUITO764	GOE NEGOTIATING OIL CONTRACTS - AGAIN: FIRMS AGREE [...] (U) Summary: President Correa held high level talks with the leaders of international oil companies to restart oil contract negotiations after he had suspended them in April. Chinese, Spanish, and Brazilian oil companies have agreed on the framework for new production contracts and to a tran [...]	2008-08-19 22:16:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON EC
08QUITO883	American Business Committee Sees Both Good and Bad under [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives of the U.S. business community in Ecuador provided the Ambassador an overview of the business climate in Ecuador. They reported a mixed picture, with some highlighting the difficult investment climate created by the uncertain direction of economic policy, while [...]	2008-09-18 14:03:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ELAB PGOV EC
08QUITO897	PRICE CONTROLS AS A MEASURE TO STOP FOOD INFLATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Correa administration imposed mandatory price controls on nine products on August 28, although it said that all the controls are based on agreements with producers. The GOE continues to intervene in the market to limit food price inflation, but has shown some flexibility i [...]	2008-09-22 13:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EC
08QUITO913	RIGHTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN ECUADOR'S NEW [...] (U) Summary: Ecuador's proposed constitution contains possibly significant changes in the area of environment, generally centralizing management while expanding the basis for conservation and enforcement. Nature, or "Pachamama" (a Quechua-Spanish hybrid word for "earth mother"),is given ex [...]	2008-09-23 18:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON SOCI PGOV EC
08QUITO921	CAMPAIGN FOR YES VOTE ON CONSTITUTION COMPELLING [...] (C) Summary: Those planning to vote "yes" in the Sunday referendum, led by President Correa and his Proud and Sovereign Fatherland (PAIS) movement, encompass many social organizations, leftist political parties, and other Ecuadorians that believe the new constitution will promote justice, equ [...]	2008-09-25 18:38:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO924	ECUADOR'S TEXTILE SECTOR: SURPRISING SIGNS OF STRENGTH [...] (U) Summary: Ecuador's textile sector has had to deal with the bankruptcy of a large exporter and stagnant investment due to uncertainty over Ecuador's political climate, the renewal of ATPA, and the potential impact of the U.S.-Columbia free trade agreement (FTA). However, exports of some pr [...]	2008-09-25 22:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON KTEX EC
08QUITO934	AMBASSSADOR MEETS QUITO MAYOR MONCAYO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a September 11 courtesy call Quito Mayor Paco Moncayo avoided controversial political issues and focused on a review of ongoing municipal projects. End summary. 2. (SBU) Mayor Moncayo warmly welcomed the Ambassador and commented on his good relations with the Embassy ov [...]	2008-09-29 20:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO935	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE MINISTER POVEDA [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Agriculture Minister Walter Poveda on September 15. Also in the meeting were Agriculture Vice Minister Cevallos, Embassy DCM, and Agricultural Attache Gonzalez. Poveda emphasized the need for international cooperation and sought renewal of [...]	2008-09-29 20:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD EC
08QUITO943	AMBASSSADOR MEETS QUITO MAYOR MONCAYO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a September 11 courtesy call Quito Mayor Paco Moncayo avoided controversial political issues and focused on a review of ongoing municipal projects. End summary. 2. (SBU) Mayor Moncayo warmly welcomed the Ambassador and commented on his good relations with the Embassy ov [...]	2008-09-30 14:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO961	AMBASSADOR,S MEETING WITH PETROLEUM AND MINES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Petroleum and Mines Galo Chiriboga on September 18. Chiriboga emphasized ongoing cooperation between Ecuador and the U.S. in the energy sector, and highlighted the importance of private investment. He mentioned that the GOE [...]	2008-10-03 18:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON EC
08QUITO984	ECONOMIC PROVISIONS IN THE NEW CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary. The economic provisions of the new constitution allow for significant state control over the economy. However, they do not necessarily signal a new economic policy direction for the Correa Administration, as a number of provisions have parallels in the 1998 constitution, and in [...]	2008-10-14 20:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EPET EMIN EFIN PREL EC
08QUITO995	ECUADOR'S CUT FLOWER INDUSTRY FACES CHALLENGES [...] (U) Summary: Ecuador's flower sector has boomed with ATPA benefits and has recently been targeted by the GOE as a "productive sector" warranting increased government support. However, climate issues, increased labor and production costs, foreign competition, and uncertainty over ATPA renewal [...]	2008-10-17 22:11:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EC
08QUITO996	ODEBRECHT AND PETROBRAS - ECUADOR MOVES AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: President Correa raised the rhetoric level against two big Brazilian companies, and went further with the construction firm Odebrecht, cancelling its projects in Ecuador and its employees' visas. Correa also pressed Petrobras to quickly renegotiate its contract or face expulsio [...]	2008-10-21 16:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL EINV ECON EC BR
08RABAT1002	MOROCCO REMAINS SHELTERED FROM INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: Government and private sector leaders continue to project confidence that Morocco will successfully weather ongoing volatility in international markets. Central Bank Governor Abdellatif Jouahri, Finance Minister Salaheddine Mezouar, business confederation chief Hafid El Alamy and [...]	2008-10-17 17:01:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD MO
08RABAT1049	MOROCCO: 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) has achieved significant reductions in its cannabis and cannabis resin production in recent years. Advances in Morocco,s counternarcotics efforts appear to be a function of the GOM's comprehensive counternarcotics strategy, which places emphasis on co [...]	2008-11-04 16:37:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR MO
08RABAT1058	RENEWABLE ENERGY FOCUS OF DOE VISIT [...] (U) Summary: DOE/EERE Chief Operating Officer Paul Dickerson met with key government, industry, and development officials central to Morocco's efforts to expand its renewable energy portfolio and reduce its 96 percent dependence on imported energy sources during an October 28 visit to Rabat a [...]	2008-11-07 15:28:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV TRGY ETRD ECON EAID MO
08RABAT1100	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTINGS [...] (SBU) Representative Hastings, my staff and I warmly welcome your visit. As you are aware, Morocco is a member of the OSCE Mediterranean Partnership and has hosted OSCE meetings in Rabat, but there is potential for more engagement. Morocco has given us exemplary cooperation in the struggle [...]	2008-11-25 14:09:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PGOV PHUM PREL PBTS KDEM AG WI MO
08RABAT1101	MOROCCO DOWNPLAYS NOVEMBER 26 ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Summary: MFA Director General Mohammed Azeroual told Polcouns November 23 that Morocco did not believe that the Cairo Ministerial would accomplish anything, and Morocco would be represented only by its Ambassador. The PLO is history and Fatah is weak and aging, he said. Any solution woul [...]	2008-11-25 18:00:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG AL MO
08RABAT1109	MOROCCANS MORE FORWARD-LEANING ON NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: Moroccan government, research, and industry leaders told Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation Jackie Wolcott that the Kingdom is preparing the necessary infrastructure and legal and regulatory framework for nuclear power. According to the Minister of Energy, the decision [...]	2008-11-28 13:52:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY ETRD TNGD KNNP MO
08RABAT1110	ELECTRICITY CHIEF DISMISSED OVER BROWNOUTS, POOR [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco abruptly removed Younes Maamar, chief of the National Electricity Office (ONE) on November 14 following widespread discontent related to unannounced extended brownouts in Casablanca's industrial zones. Our Casablanca contacts and media reports indicate t [...]	2008-11-28 14:14:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG ETRD MO SP
08RABAT112	WHAT SPAWNED THE FOREIGN FIGHTERS OF TETOUAN? [...] (C) Summary: Tetouan, notorious for having spawned the jihadists who carried out the Madrid train bombings, and at least two dozen foreign fighters, also carries the promise of a new, more prosperous Morocco. Poloffs learned during a recent visit that it took a variety of environmental, polit [...]	2008-02-06 11:26:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL KIRF MO
08RABAT171	MOROCCO: TERRORIST NETWORK DISRUPTED BUT MANY [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan authorities arrested 32 persons including several minor Islamist politicians in mid-February and reported seizing a significant quantity of weapons, from what they called the Belliraj terror network, after its leader, the Moroccan-Belgian Abdelkader Belliraj. In televis [...]	2008-02-22 19:59:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PINS PREL KISL MO
08RABAT183	PRESS COVERAGE OF NEA A/S WELCH'S VISIT [...] NEA A/S Welch's remarks to the press following his meeting with King Mohammed VI generated substantial positive local broadcast and print media coverage. Semi-private "2M" and government-run "SNRT" television both ran lengthy lead stories during their prime-time French- and Arabic-language ne [...]	2008-02-28 07:23:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO OVIP MO
08RABAT19	AMBASSADOR,S JANUARY 3 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (U) In a wide-ranging meeting on January 3, the Ambassador discussed the status of the American schools in Morocco with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Taieb Fassi Fihri and Director of American Affairs Abdallah Salah Eddine Tazi. The Ambassador noted that the status and tax situ [...]	2008-01-08 18:10:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASCH AMGT MO
08RABAT196	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-MOROCCO FTA JT COMMITTEE [...] (U) The U.S. Mission welcomes the U.S. delegation to the FTA Joint Committee meeting. The FTA, together with the recently signed USD 697 million Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Compact, is one of our two most visible bilateral accords. Although Morocco has embraced trade liberalization, y [...]	2008-03-03 14:38:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN EAGR PGOV MO
08RABAT252	U.S.-MOROCCO FTA: IMRESSIVE START, OBTIMISTIC FUTURE [...] (U) The Joint Committee of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) met in Rabat on March 13, 2008 for the first time since the agreement's implementation on January 1, 2006. Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East, Shaun Donnelly, headed the U.S. delegation, whi [...]	2008-03-19 14:16:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN EAGR PGOV MO
08RABAT254	MOROCCAN MARKETS RESIST INTERNATIONAL CREDIT [...] (SBU) Summary: To date, Morocco has largely shrugged off the impact of the international credit crisis. The Casablanca Stock Exchange remains the best performing exchange globally, up 16 percent since January 1. There has been some spillover in Moroccan financial markets, with an evaporatio [...]	2008-03-19 16:26:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN MO
08RABAT280	MOROCCO'S ROAD CARNAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: In spite of a multi-year national campaign initiated in 2004 to decrease road fatalities, Morocco suffered an increase in the number of killed and seriously injured in 2007, with on average, more than 10 people killed and 240 seriously injured on Moroccan roads each day. The ca [...]	2008-03-31 17:28:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ECON ELAB MO
08RABAT29	MOROCCO: CODEL MARTINEZ MEETS WITH GOM OFFICIALS. [...] (C) On January 5, CODEL Martinez met Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi and Speaker of the House-equivalent Mustapha Mansouri among other Moroccan officials. Interlocutors thanked the delegation for U.S. support for the Moroccan Western Sahara proposal and criticized Algeria and the POLISARIO. T [...]	2008-01-14 08:37:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP MOPS PREL SENV MO
08RABAT370	TRANSFER OF MOROCCAN GTMO DETAINEE SAID [...] (C/NF) This is a coordinated mission message, with concurrence from all concerned agencies. In response to queries reftel; (a) The GOM is prepared to receive the proposed transfer. (b) The GOM has provided verbal assurances from a variety of sources including MFA Director of Bilateral Affai [...]	2008-04-24 16:56:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PINR PTER KDRG MO
08RABAT371	FILLON VISIT HIGHLIGHTS MOROCCO-FRANCE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: French Prime Minister Francois Fillon's April 17-18 visit to Morocco for the 9th meeting of heads of government of the two countries brought signature of a range of contracts, particularly in the field of transport, but little else of note. Fillon was accompanied by an extensive [...]	2008-04-25 15:04:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MO FR
08RABAT39	LEADER OF NEW ISLAMIST PARTY WARNS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: A new Islamist party, the Party of Renaissance and Virtue (PRV),competed for the first time in Morocco's legislative elections in September 2007. Though the party garnered just below 1 percent of the national vote, a Casablancan imam representing the PRV won a lower house seat f [...]	2008-01-16 12:07:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PTER MO
08RABAT411	MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO AL-MASSAE VERDICT [...] (C) Summary: In response to Ref A demarche, the Government of Morocco (GOM) has formally asserted that the libel case against al-Massae was a private law suit to which the GOM was not a party, and in which the GOM did not interfere. Although Minister of Communications Naciri told the DCM tha [...]	2008-05-08 15:40:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PGOV MO

08RABAT414	MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS AL-JAZEERA BROADCASTS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) claims that its sudden decision to suspend Al-Jazeera's right to transmit its nightly Maghreb news broadcast from Rabat came as a result of Al-Jazeera's long-standing failure to secure a proper broadcast license. Most independent observers discoun [...]	2008-05-09 12:45:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PHUM KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PGOV MO
08RABAT415	MOROCCO RENEWS AND BROADENS ALGERIA INITIATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Feeling good about progress in New York, Morocco renewed its call for better relations with Algeria on May 5, broadening its standing appeal to open the closed border in a quest for comprehensive normalization. MFA Chief of Staff Bourita confirmed Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri ca [...]	2008-05-09 12:45:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS AG MO
08RABAT416	MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS AL-JAZEERA BROADCASTS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) claims that its sudden decision to suspend Al-Jazeera's right to transmit its nightly Maghreb news broadcast from Rabat came as a result of Al-Jazeera's long-standing failure to secure a proper broadcast license. Most independent observers discoun [...]	2008-05-09 12:45:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PHUM KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PGOV MO
08RABAT417	MOROCCO RENEWS AND BROADENS ALGERIA INITIATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Feeling good about progress in New York, Morocco renewed its call for better relations with Algeria on May 5, broadening its standing appeal to open the closed border in a quest for comprehensive normalization. MFA Chief of Staff Bourita confirmed Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri ca [...]	2008-05-09 12:45:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS AG MO
08RABAT462	MOROCCO: ISLAMIST DISSIDENTS FEELING THE HEAT [...] (C) Summary: A senior leader of Morocco's largest Islamist organization, Al-Adl wal-Ihsane (AWI),recently told us that the group was facing intensified pressure from the GOM. AWI Political Committee Chairman Abdelwahed Motawakel underscored the group's rejection of formal political/elector [...]	2008-05-20 16:39:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PINR ECON SCUL MO
08RABAT463	KINGDOM OF MOROCCO FORMALLY ACCEPTS AND ENDORSES [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 17:29:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP MO
08RABAT489	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL WARD TO [...] (C) Summary: General Ward, we are looking forward to your visit to Morocco. Since your last visit in February 2007, our governments have become even closer. Continuing close military-to-military cooperation, with a flourishing training/exercise program, was highlighted by Morocco,s agreeme [...]	2008-05-23 18:31:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	OVIP MARR PREL PTER MO
08RABAT496	ALGERIAN AMBASSDOR BELIEVES MOROCCO,S [...] (C) Summary: During a two-hour exchange the Algerian Ambassador declined to identify what he referred to as many specific issues that prevent good relations between Algeria and Morocco. He opined, however, that the Moroccan proposal to re-open the border was designed to curry favor with the [...]	2008-05-30 13:33:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PBTS AG MO
08RABAT54	PALACE INSIDER SET TO FORM NEW PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Chair and top royal confidante Fouad Ali Al-Himma appears to be taking steps to form a new political party. It would be well placed to dominate Morocco's political scene. A January 17 communique signed by Al-Himma and a diverse and influential group of pol [...]	2008-01-18 18:52:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MO
08RABAT66	WESTERN SAHARA: ACTIVIST DESCRIBES HOPE AND [...] (C) Pro-independence Sahrawi human rights activist Brahim Dahane (strictly protect) told us there is a sense among Sahrawis, even in separatist circles, that something potentially positive is coming out of the Manhasset process. He hotly disputed Government of Morocco (GOM) attempts to like [...]	2008-01-23 16:55:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PBTS WI MO
08RABAT693	NEW MOROCCAN ENERGY STRATEGY HITS FAMILIAR THEMES [...] (C) Summary: Morocco's newly unveiled national energy strategy hits the familiar themes of diversification of supply, optimization of resources, and conservation in its effort to guarantee that the country will have sufficient energy resources available to meet a demand that is expected to gro [...]	2008-07-25 15:48:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EFIN MO
08RABAT70	CORRECTED COPY:WESTERN SAHARA: ACTIVIST DESCRIBES [...] (C) Pro-independence Sahrawi human rights activist Brahim Dahane (strictly protect) told us there is a sense among Sahrawis, even in separatist circles, that something potentially positive is coming out of the Manhasset process. He hotly disputed Government of Morocco (GOM) attempts to like [...]	2008-01-23 17:07:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PBTS WI MO
08RABAT71	WESTERN SAHARA: BRINKSMANSHIP OVER CIVILIAN MARCH [...] (C) On January 16, a pro-Moroccan NGO announced plans to lead civilians on a march to Tifarity, the "capital" of the trans-berm buffer zone, on January 27. On January 23, the same NGO announced a postponement for logistical reasons. The Government of Morocco (GOM) has encouraged the march but [...]	2008-01-23 17:31:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PBTS WI MO
08RABAT710	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REYES [...] (SBU) Representative Reyes, we are looking forward to your and your delegation's visit to Morocco. The Moroccans are eager to share their assessment of domestic and regional terrorist threats. Your meetings with Moroccan officials will afford good opportunities to shore up our strong bilate [...]	2008-07-31 16:11:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PTER ASEC PREL PGOV MO
08RABAT727	MOROCCO'S MILITARY: ADEQUATE, MODERNIZING, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR) are modernizing but remain weighed down by long-standing problems. King Mohammed VI, who in 1999 inherited a military in need of professionalization, has implemented some needed reforms, but much remains to be done. Civilian control, if as [...]	2008-08-04 16:13:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	MARR MASS PGOV PREL PTER KCOR KPKO MO
08RABAT737	MIXED SUCCESS FOR MOROCCO'S SOCIAL HOUSING [...] (SBU) Summary: Five years after King Mohammed VI directed that social housing be made a "national priority," the range of government programs aimed at reducing the national housing deficit and helping Morocco's working poor to obtain decent accommodation has registered important progress. Tens [...]	2008-08-07 15:57:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV SCUL MO
08RABAT746	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON [...] (SBU) Representative Thompson, we are looking forward to your and your delegation's visit to Morocco. The Moroccans are eager to share their assessment of domestic and regional terrorist threats and to discuss border security issues. Your meetings with Moroccan officials will afford good opp [...]	2008-08-11 16:30:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PTER ASEC PREL PGOV MO
08RABAT819	MOROCCO: MOJ READY TO SET DATE FOR MLAT [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Secretary General Mohammed Lididi said that discussions leading toward a renegotiation of the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) currently in force between the Government of Morocco (GOM) and the USG are a "high priority" for his ministry. Although [...]	2008-09-02 15:31:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN PREL KJUS KCRM MO
08RABAT853	MOROCCAN ECONOMY HOLDING UP WELL TO CREDIT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent data from the Ministry of Finance, Bank Al-Maghrib, and High Planning Commission highlight the Moroccan economy's resilience in the face of the international credit crisis and the surge in international commodity prices. The country is on track to meet its growth and def [...]	2008-09-11 14:25:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR MO
08RABAT887	MOROCCO'S NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION STARTS TO [...] (C) Summary: Morocco's long-promised Central Commission to Combat Corruption is finally starting to take shape following King Mohammed VI's August 21st appointment of local Transparency International co-founder Abdesselam Aboudrar to head the entity. Aboudrar told us in a September 10 meeting [...]	2008-09-18 15:58:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR MO
08RABAT89	MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from October 1-December 30. During the quarter, two representatives from MEPI's Washington offices visited Morocco. Highlights from existing programs include activities by the Advancing Learning and Employability for a B [...]	2008-01-28 18:47:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV SCUL EFIN KMPI MO
08RABAT993	MISSION MOROCCO MOBILIZED FOR RAMADAN OUTREACH [...] (SBU) Summary: American and locally employed staff from all sections of Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Morocco mobilized to make the Mission,s Iftars (Ramadan dinners) and extensive outreach programming during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan a success. The Embassy and Consulate General [...]	2008-10-15 18:38:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KISL KIRF KPAO OIIP PGOV PREL SCUL MO
08RANGOON113	BURMA INKS NEW TIP NATIONAL ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOB on February 4 signed a new five-year National Action Plan against Trafficking in Persons, showing renewed commitment to combating TIP in Burma. The five-year plan, which lays out GOB priorities for 2007-2011, was then approved by both the Cabinet and Senior Generals on [...]	2008-02-13 09:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN KCRM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SMIG BM
08RANGOON114	CENSORING THE BURMESE PRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Printing and Press Scrutiny Board, comprised of 20 low-level officers, reads and censors every written publication in Burma. The board deletes all taboo material from printed media in the country, including anything critical of the government. Because of low wages for these [...]	2008-02-13 09:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON125	NEGOTIATIONS ON FORCED LABOR AGREEMENT CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary. The ILO continues to negotiate with the Burmese Government on the renewal of the ILO-GOB Forced Labor Mechanism Agreement, which will expire on February 26. The ILO is willing to extend the current agreement with no changes, providing the GOB meets certain conditions, including [...]	2008-02-15 09:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON137	UNDERSTANDING BURMA'S EXCHANGE RATE SYSTEM [...] (SBU) Summary. Although the Burmese Government maintains an official exchange rate at 6 kyats to $1, in reality, Burma has a multiple exchange rate system. Exchange rates vary from 450 kyats to $1 to 1255 kyats to $1, depending on the transaction. Because the official exchange rate overvalu [...]	2008-02-21 08:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL BM
08RANGOON14	ILO FRUSTRATED WITH BURMESE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. Although the ILO had a good working relationship with former Deputy Labor Minister Aung Kyi, (now both Minister of Labor and Minister of Relations. i.e., the regime's liaison to Aung San Suu Kyi),new Deputy Labor Minister Brigadier General Tin Tun has increased restrictions on [...]	2008-01-10 11:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON168	ILO AND GOB RENEW FORCED LABOR MECHANISM AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. On February 27, the ILO and Burmese Government signed an agreement extending the ILO-GOB Forced Labor Mechanism Agreement for an additional year. During meetings with ILO Executive Director Kari Tapiola, the Burmese Government agreed to allow the ILO travel around Burma withou [...]	2008-03-04 10:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON186	DEVELOPING ECONOMY OF TAUNGGYI [...] (SBU) Summary. Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State, is one of the fastest growing cities in Burma. Unlike the rest of Shan State's population, 90 percent of whom work in the agricultural industry, Taunggyi's 200,000 people work in the industrial, trade, and services sectors. Taunggyi's eco [...]	2008-03-11 07:30:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL BM
08RANGOON215	DISORGANIZATION AND DISUNITY PRECEDE BURMA'S [...] (C) Summary: As the regime's planned constitutional referendum draws nearer, the opposition remains disorganized and scattered. Infighting among pro-democracy groups continues, with tension between the NLD's senior leaders, ethnic pro-democracy leaders, and the NLD's younger members coming [...]	2008-03-20 10:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON26	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR EMBASSY RANGOON [...] Per reftel, this is Embassy Rangoon's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement. Preface: U.S. Investment Subject to Sanctions --------------------------------------------- - 2. On May 20, 1997, by Executive Order 13047, the President imposed economic sanctions prohibiting n [...]	2008-01-15 10:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BM
08RANGOON27	BURMA: SATELLITE FEES STILL UP IN THE AIR [...] (C) Summary. The Myanmar Times has demoted four of its editors after the regime criticized their decision to report a dramatic recent increase in satellite TV fees. The four editors will be reassigned to non-editorial duties but will not be fired, according to sources at the paper. So far, [...]	2008-01-15 11:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON277	BURMA: THE ECONOMICS OF WATER FESTIVAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Burmese Water Festival is the one time of year when the Burmese are able to relax and have a good time with little fear of government repression. The Burmese save their money all year for this holiday, and may spend between 10,000 to 100,000 kyat (approximately $10-100) to pa [...]	2008-04-22 10:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL BM
08RANGOON283	PRESERVING THE CHATTHIN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY [...] (C) Summary. The Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary, established to preserve some of the last remaining habitat of the Eld's or golden deer, has come under threat in recent years due to lack of sufficient fuel wood and building materials in the surrounding villages. The New Generation Library Associ [...]	2008-04-24 09:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM SENV ECON
08RANGOON284	BURMA: "VOTE NO" CAMPAIGN PROCEEDS SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary: 88 Generation continued their vote "no" campaign during the April water festival, and are working now to organize local "watch groups" throughout Burma to volunteer to observe vote counts at local precincts. The regime may have already complicated this plan as papers released t [...]	2008-04-24 10:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON285	BURMA: RICE EXPORTS TO CONTINUE IN 2008 [...] (C) Summary. Although it has yet to make an official announcement, the Burmese Government has decided to allow further exports of rice in 2008, and plans to grant export licenses for an additional 300,000-400,000 metric tons through December, totaling 800,000 metric tons by year end. Governm [...]	2008-04-24 10:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON3	DAEWOO TO SELL SHWE GAS TO CHINA BY 2011 [...] (C) Summary. After months of negotiation, Daewoo has agreed to sell gas from its Shwe fields to PetroChina by 2011. Although the companies have yet to ink the contract, Daewoo officials confirmed that PetroChina has begun drafting plans for the construction of two pipelines - one for gas an [...]	2008-01-03 08:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM
08RANGOON301	BURMA: NLD STRUGGLES TO MONITOR THE REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: The NLD is struggling to organize volunteers to monitor polling for the regime's May 10 constitutional referendum. Each NLD Division chair is responsible for organizing observers for his/her own division, but we detected little coordination among them. The NLD's lead organizer [...]	2008-04-30 10:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON305	BURMA: FEAR AND CYNICISM IN KACHIN STATE [...] (C) Summary: A leading Kachin peace negotiator told us the KIO remained officially neutral on the referendum, but recommended its members boycott. Officials from the regime and KIO met in late March to discuss logistics for the vote and to address specific KIO concerns. Younger KIO and KIA [...]	2008-05-02 09:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON307	BURMA: MYANMAR AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL DOWN, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary. Myanmar Airways International (MAI),one of Burma's two international airlines, recently lost one of its planes due to the sudden cancellation of its wet-lease contract and was forced to halt flights to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur beginning on April 24. Although it just signed a o [...]	2008-05-02 10:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAIR BM
08RANGOON319	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 1 [...] (SBU) Summary. All Embassy facilities suffered some damage from Cyclone Nargis on May 3, five residences are currently without water, and one residence has been rendered uninhabitable. Post is working to secure fuel and food supplies for facilities and personnel, and has requested authorized [...]	2008-05-05 13:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON335	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 4 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon continued to operate on city power and we expect to top off our diesel tanks tomorrow. All FSNs will be allowed administrative leave at 1200 on May 9 to repair their homes. The American Center will reopen on May 12. So far 22 family members have e [...]	2008-05-08 08:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON448	BURMA: RELIEF COORDINATING GROUP STRUGGLES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Tripartite Core Group (TCG) has met twice since its formation to work out difficult issues related to Nargis relief efforts. According to the UN and ASEAN representatives, discussions have been frank and open. While some progress was made on procedures for access, visas, a [...]	2008-06-04 11:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON47	AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S MEETING WITH REGIME LIAISON [...] (C) Summary: Regime liaison Aung Kyi used his January 11 meeting with ASSK to scold her for not responding to Than Shwe's previous demands. He told her the senior generals were suspicious of her because the statement she released through Gambari was similar to the points UN Special Envoy Ga [...]	2008-01-22 10:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON477	BURMA: SOUTHERN DELTA VICTIMS STILL NEGLECTED [...] (SBU) Summary. An Embassy Rangoon small grantee recently returned from the lower delta reported a lack of any organized relief efforts in much of the area south of Labutta. While the Burma Army was camped nearby, so far soldiers had not provided any significant assistance to cyclone victim [...]	2008-06-12 07:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON48	NGOS UNCONCERNED WITH RENEWED REGIME INTEREST [...] (C) Summary. During a January 11 meeting in Nay Pyi Taw with local officials from international NGOS, the Ministry of Health reiterated that organizations must work within the NGO guidelines and coordinate with government officials on projects and programs. NGO expatriate staff, who must be [...]	2008-01-22 10:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON500	BURMA: POWER LINES UP BUT POWER STILL SPORADIC [...] (C) Summary. Six weeks after Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma, the GOB has made progress restoring power to Rangoon Division. While Yangon City Electric Supply Board (YESB) officials claim that 90 percent of townships in Rangoon Division have electricity, the reality is that YESB staff have [...]	2008-06-20 08:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET SENV BM
08RANGOON508	BURMA'S SENIOR GENERAL SHAKES UP THE MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: On June 20, Senior General Than Shwe announced over one hundred key promotions, retirements, and changes for high and mid-ranking military officers. Three senior members of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) were retired from their military positions, although it is [...]	2008-06-23 10:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON577	BURMA: DELTA HEALTH CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary. According to UN and NGO officials working in the Irrawaddy Delta, the health situation in the delta after Cyclone Nargis continues to improve. While there have been no disease epidemics, health NGOs report cases of dengue, diarrhea, and acute respiratory infection throughout t [...]	2008-07-18 07:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV BM
08RANGOON580	BURMA: ASSK SPENDS ANOTHER MARTYRS DAY IN [...] (C) Summary: The regime and NLD each held ceremonies commemorating Martyrs Day on July 19, but both were considerably more low-key than in the past. While there were no disturbances at the NLD event itself, authorities arrested at least six NLD members over the weekend. We have seen no sig [...]	2008-07-21 07:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON650	BURMA CYCLONE: USAID/OFDA ASSESSMENT CABLE #6 [...] On July 29 and 30, a USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) disaster specialist traveled to the Irrawaddy Delta on a U.N. Development Program (UNDP) sponsored assessment trip to highlight early recovery programs instituted by UNDP and the international non-governmental or [...]	2008-08-11 09:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV KSCA TBIO VM EAGR PREF
08RANGOON664	THE SKY IS FALLING ON BURMA,S AVIATION INDUSTRY [...] (C) Summary. Burma's five domestic and international airlines continue to struggle, as a 50 percent reduction in tourism levels since 2007 and skyrocketing fuel costs have made it harder for them to turn a profit. In the past three months, Burmese airlines have significantly reduced domesti [...]	2008-08-15 05:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAIR BM
08RANGOON693	BURMA: BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANIES TO DIVEST FROM [...] (C) Summary. Aviation industry officials confirm that at least two Lloyds of London insurance underwriters, RFIB and Munich Re, will divest from Burma by not automatically renewing their reinsurance contracts. The divestment -- at least partially the result of pressure from Burma Campaign [...]	2008-08-28 08:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAIR EWWT BM
08RANGOON704	ASSK SEES LAWYER FOR THIRD TIME IN A MONTH [...] (C) Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) met her lawyer, Neville, September 1 for 30 minutes to discuss her appeal process. Neville reported that ASSK told him to inform authorities that she would not meet with either her doctor or Liaison Minister Aung Kyi, presumably because such meetings would be used [...]	2008-09-05 09:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON73	AUNG SAN SUU KYI: HOPE FOR THE BEST, PLAN FOR THE [...] (C) Summary. In a 90-minute meeting with the NLD's Central Executive Committee on January 30, Aung San Suu Kyi expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of the dialogue with the regime and the lack of progress towards democracy and reconciliation. She encouraged her colleagues to go ahead wit [...]	2008-01-31 04:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON751	BURMA: USING DRL FUNDS FOR ELECTIONS CONFERENCE [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see para 7. The Hsia Pen Media Group, a past recipient of Embassy Rangoon small grants funding, plans to host a conference for approximately 130 Shan and Kachin youth, November 20-24, 2008, in Northern Shan State. During the conference, participants w [...]	2008-09-24 04:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON764	BURMA TO REAPPLY FOR GLOBAL FUND [...] (C) The Burmese Government will again apply for assistance under the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (GFATM),three years after the GFATM withdrew from Burma due to GOB travel and operational restrictions. Ministry of Health officials have coordinated with the UN, but less so [...]	2008-09-29 09:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV BM
08RANGOON786	GLOBAL FUND'S PROPOSAL TO RETURN TO BURMA: A [...] (C) As instructed reftel, Charge conveyed, point-by-point, USG concerns and conditions regarding Burma's potential application for Round Nine of the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM at an October 2 meeting in Rangoon to select a donor representative to the Country Coordin [...]	2008-10-03 09:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV BM
08RANGOON795	UK AMBASSADOR ADVOCATES CONTINUED UN AND GAMBARI [...] (C) In an October 8 call on Charge, British Ambassador Mark Canning expressed the UK,s view that UN Special Representative for Burma Gambari should be allowed to continue in his current role as a preferred alternative to &six months of drift8 in the UN good offices mission. Canning said the [...]	2008-10-08 10:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON80	PROMOTING SOLAR ENERGY IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. The Burmese Government permits NGOs to promote environmental issues, but does little else to protect the environment. For the past 15 years, local NGO REAM (Renewable Energy Association of Myanmar) has educated villagers in rural areas about conservation issues, as well as pro [...]	2008-02-04 07:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON EAGR PREL BM
08RANGOON810	SHAN YOUTH GROUP ENCOURAGES LITERACY IN TAUNGGYI [...] (C) Over the past two years, the Kan Baw Za (KBZ) Youth Library and Reading Club has conducted two projects funded through the Embassy small grants program: a mobile libraries project on Inle Lake and a library and learning center in Taunggyi, Shan State. Both projects promote literacy and te [...]	2008-10-16 09:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON814	BURMA: SLOW EXPANSION OF THE INTERNET [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the GOB's continued efforts to limit access to the outside world via the internet, Burmese continue to find creative ways to circumvent regime bans. Users employ proxy servers or web tunnel programs to access blocked programs, such as free email providers, chat rooms, [...]	2008-10-20 07:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS PGOV BM
08RANGOON822	BURMA: NEED TO IMPROVE LABOR RIGHTS AWARENESS [...] (C) Although the International Labor Organization (ILO) and GOB in February 2007 signed a Supplementary Understanding (SU) on Forced Labor, establishing a mechanism for Burmese citizens to file forced labor complaints, most Burmese remain unaware of the SU and their labor rights. The ILO has [...]	2008-10-22 09:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON844	BURMA: ANALYZING 3D FUND'S OPERATIONS [...] (C) The Three Diseases Fund (3DF),the single largest health donor in Burma, has successfully worked for the past 18 months to reduce the morbidity and mortality rates of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB),and malaria, according to 3DF Manager Mikko Lainejoki. The 3DF's mandate prevents it from f [...]	2008-10-29 09:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON852	BURMA: WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL GROVE [...] Embassy Rangoon warmly welcomes the November 8-10 visit to Burma by Mr. Paul Grove from the Senate Appropriations Committee and Mr. Paul Rademacher from H. Post has forwarded a draft itinerary via unclassified email. 2. Embassy control officer is Political/Economic Chief Jennifer Harhigh [...]	2008-11-03 08:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BM
08RANGOON854	MEETINGS AT THE FOREIGN MINISTRY IN NAY PYI TAW [...] (C) DCM and Consul visited Nay Pyi Taw October 29-30 for courtesy calls at the Foreign Ministry, part of Post's effort to expand contacts with mid-level GOB officials. The meeting with the Director General for Consular Affairs was particularly productive, as he pledged to bypass his superio [...]	2008-11-05 00:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EAID PREL CVIS CASC UNGA BM
08RANGOON861	BURMA - INCSR I DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 09:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR BM
08RANGOON871	BURMA: DAEWOO DISMANTLES RIG IN DISPUTED WATERS [...] (C) Daewoo officials in Rangoon confirmed reports that the company is dismantling its drilling rig in the A-3 block off the western coast of Burma, following accusations that it was drilling in Bangladesh's territorial waters. Although Daewoo will be able to move the rig to another location [...]	2008-11-07 09:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EWWT EPET ENRG PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON875	BURMA: GOB ARRESTS FORCED LABOR COMPLAINANTS [...] (C) ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall reports that the Burmese Government arrested three forced labor complainants and one NLD facilitator who filed a forced labor case on behalf of 63 farmers in mid-October. The ILO has raised this issue with the Ministry of Labor, emphasizing that the GOB' [...]	2008-11-10 10:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON879	INFORMING BURMA OFFICIALS ABOUT USG VIEWS ON [...] (C) As authorized (Ref A),Embassy Rangoon has conveyed USG views to the regime on a potential Burma Round 9 Global Fund (GF) application. In conversations with Minister of Health Dr. Kyaw Myint, Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Mya Oo, and MOFA Americas Director Yin Yin Oo, the Charge relayed R [...]	2008-11-12 09:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON884	BURMA: PREPARING FOR THE ILO GOVERNING BODY [...] (C) According to ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall, forced labor continues to be a significant problem in Burma, despite limited GOB actions to address forced labor and child soldier issues. He encourages ILO members during the upcoming ILO Governing Body Meeting to question the GOB delega [...]	2008-11-13 09:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON925	BURMA: ASSK'S LAWYER SPEAKS ABOUT HIS CLIENT'S CASE [...] (C) Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyer U Kyi Win (aka Neville) told Poloff December 4 that he is pressing GOB authorities to allow him to meet with his client. Neville had refrained from following up on his October 16 request to see Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) in response to GOB indications of possible n [...]	2008-12-04 09:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON949	BURMA: 88GS LEADER ON PRISONER CONDITIONS, [...] (C) In meetings December 17 and 18, 88 Generation Students leader Toe Kyaw Hlaing relayed information gathered from his meeting with the family of Min Ko Naing and detailed what support was being provided to families of political prisoners. He observed that his profile was increasing as oth [...]	2008-12-18 08:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RECIFE34	NORTHEAST BRAZIL: LANDLESS MOVEMENT TRIES TO RE-INVENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Just as in southern Brazil (reftel),the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST),and their fellow travelers in the always-disadvantaged northeast region, seem to be changing tactics; with confrontation less appealing, they appear to be re-positioning themselves and trying to get o [...]	2008-05-28 00:57:00	Consulate Recife	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ELAB PHUM PINS PGOV SOCI BR
08REYKJAVIK179	ICELANDIC MFA REQUESTS ALL U.S. RECORDS ON HALLDOR [...] (SBU) Upon receipt of ref A note, Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs Political Director Greta Gunnarsdottir responded with several questions about the scope of Department's archival review and the possibility of extending the review to other USG agencies' archives (ref B). Post subsequent [...]	2008-08-20 17:04:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPDC IC
08REYKJAVIK195	ICELAND: PEACEKEEPING TAKES ON A MORE CIVILIAN LOOK AFTER [...] (U) Summary: On August 26, Minister for Foreign Affairs Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir announced that Icelandic peacekeepers would only in rare circumstances carry arms, and that civilian and military tasks would be more clearly separated in future peacekeeping assignments. Gisladottir made the [...]	2008-09-09 17:00:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS KPKO MARR PGOV PREL AF IC
08REYKJAVIK22	REYKJAVIK INPUT FOR ENERGY REPORT TO CONGRESS [...] Iceland produces nearly all of its electricity and home heating from the renewable resources of hydropower and geothermal power. The responses below are keyed to questions in reftel. A. The Economic and Commercial Section handles energy matters. The total number of staff in this section is [...]	2008-02-15 16:59:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV APER ABUD IC
08REYKJAVIK25	ICELANDIC MFA REQUESTS FOIA INFORMATION ON HALLDOR [...] (U) Post received a diplomatic note from the Icelandic MFA requesting FOIA information on Iceland's eminent Nobel Prize winner, Halldor Laxness (1902-1998). Laxness, one of Iceland's most famous citizens, remains a topic of considerable public interest, and the question of what historical docu [...]	2008-02-22 16:56:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IC
08REYKJAVIK255	ICELAND'S REQUEST FOR A LOAN: WHAT'S IN IT FOR US [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 08:46:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK28	ICELAND: FOREIGN MINISTER DISMISSES CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's Foreign Minister flatly dismissed opposition calls for an independent inquiry into suspected CIA rendition flights through Iceland in a parliamentary session on February 28. The question time discussion was spurred by Icelandic State Television's February 25 broadcas [...]	2008-02-29 16:54:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL PTER IC
08REYKJAVIK36	EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail EvansBR@state.gov. Hours spent on preparation: - Pol Officer (FS 02) 12 hrs - Pol Assistant 50 hrs - DCM (FE-OC) 1 h [...]	2008-03-07 12:22:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC
08REYKJAVIK37	REYKJAVIK: NOMINATION FOR FSI ENERGY SEMINAR PE228 [...] Iceland is a key player in renewable energy, especially in the field of geothermal power. The Icelandic Government is incorporating this expertise more and more into its foreign policy and Icelandic energy companies are investing overseas, including in the U.S. Post nominates Economic and Com [...]	2008-03-07 17:33:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV APER ABUD IC
08REYKJAVIK52	Scenesetter for the Secretary's meeting with Icelandic [...] (C/NF) Icelandic Foreign Minister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir's visit to Washington April 10-12 will be her first visit with a bilateral agenda. Since her Social Democratic Alliance party came into government last June, she has quickly forged a solid relationship with her center-right coalit [...]	2008-04-03 16:47:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV PINR NATO KWMN IC
08REYKJAVIK67	REYKJAVIK REQUESTS EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW FOR 2008 PROGRAM [...] (U) Post requests an Embassy Science Fellow to help strengthen the bilateral science research ties between the U.S. and Iceland. Embassy Reykjavik has designated the expansion of bilateral science ties as a key priority in our FY2010 Mission Strategic Plan, devoting an entire goal paper to the [...]	2008-04-21 18:09:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL KSCA SENV EAGR AMGT OTRA APER IC
08REYKJAVIK9	POST DOES NOT HAVE FUNDING FOR ICELANDIC WIREC DELEGATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 14:21:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG KGHG KSCA TRGY IC
08REYKJAVIK91	Scenesetter for the Secretary's visit to Iceland May 30, 2008 [...] (U) The Icelanders are delighted to welcome you to the High North. Your visit to Reykjavik is the first by a Secretary of State since Secretary Powell attended the NATO Summit here in 2002, and the first bilateral visit since Secretary Albright overnighted in 2000. Under Secretary for Politic [...]	2008-05-19 14:34:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINR NATO KWMN ECON UNSC IC
08RIGA200	THE TUG OF WAR OVER NEW POWER PLANTS IN LATVIA [...] (SBU) Summary. The debate over future power plants in Latvia is rapidly heating up. As electricity demand grows and the 2009 decommissioning of Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania approaches, the GOL is weighing its options. Among them are building new power plants and/or linking Latvia [...]	2008-04-17 12:37:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV PREL LG
08RIGA346	LATVIA WANTS TO BE COVERED UNDER IRAQ SOFA, [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-13 14:46:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL IZ LG
08RIGA549	LATVIAN LEADERS STEPPING UP TO ADDRESS ENERGY [...] (C) One of the outcomes of the Georgia crisis seems to be a focus among top Latvian leaders to address the country's energy security issues. President Zatlers was clear with the Ambassador that Latvia needed to turn away from gas as the source for electricity production. After expanding an e [...]	2008-09-11 07:59:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG PGOV ECON PREL BO UP SW LG
08RIGA55	LATVIA/RUSSIA SPY INCIDENT: FALLOUT MORE DOMESTIC [...] (C/NF) Summary: Latvian officials are very pleased with the reaction to the expulsion of a Russian diplomat from Riga for espionage. The reaction from Moscow has been limited to a pro-forma expulsion of a Latvian diplomat, but there has been none of the heated rhetoric that many expected. Rus [...]	2008-01-30 16:28:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINR ODIP RS LG
08RIGA621	LATVIA TO FOLLOW UP BILATERALLY ON US-EU EXTRADITION AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 15:00:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CJAN EUN KCRM KJUST KTIA PREL LG
08RIGA629	LATVIA ALSO INTERESTED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS [...] Latvia would be an enthusiastic partner if presented the opportunity to participate in collaborative efforts to develop alternative energy. Reftel urges "consideration be given to involving the Baltic states in some way." Post strongly concurs with this recommendation and encourages future pl [...]	2008-10-15 09:44:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ETRD LG
08RIGA660	GOL DENIES THAT E.ON IS FAVORED TO BUILD LATVIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Latvia pledged that there will be an open, tansparent bidding process for upcoming construction of a 400MW solid-fuel power plant. Following an interview in which a Ministry of Economy official had implied that German company E.on Ruhrgas was likely to win the t [...]	2008-10-29 06:45:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG LG
08RIODEJANEIRO135	Petrobras Delays Some Subsalt Tests Due to Equipment [...] Summary. A shortage of drilling rigs and looming relinquishment deadlines have made Brazilian oil company Petrobras delay tests on potentially huge subsalt finds like Carioca and move the rigs to other blocks. Petrobras CEO Sergio Gabrielli announced in late May that production evaluation tes [...]	2008-06-05 11:57:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET EIND EINV BR
08RIODEJANEIRO165	AMBASSADOR SOBEL MEETS WITH KEY ENERGY ENTITIES IN RIO [...] (SBU) On June 6 Ambassador Sobel met with the two top executives of the Brazilian Petroleum Institute (IBP),an association representing the 71 energy companies operating in Brazil, and with Petrobras' new International Director, Jorge Luiz Zelada. In both meetings, discussions centered on the [...]	2008-06-30 16:19:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG PGOV PBTS MARR BR
08RIODEJANEIRO19	U.S. OIL COMPANIES ON INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN BRAZIL [...] (SBU) Summary: The US Commercial Service in Rio organized an oil roundtable discussion with US oil companies and Ambassador Sobel on January 8, 2008. The CEOs of Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Devon Energy, Anadarko, and Hess Corporation briefed Ambassador Sobel on the investment climate for foreign [...]	2008-01-28 16:36:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG PGOV BR
08RIODEJANEIRO236	Prominent Brazilians Ponder Foreign Policy Challenges and [...] (U) Summary. The Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI) commemorated its 10th anniversary with a special forum in Rio de Janeiro on September 2, 2008 which featured prominent Brazilian policymakers and academics speaking on the theme of "Challenges to Brazil's Foreign Policy." [...]	2008-09-05 14:44:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV ETRD ECIN BR
08RIODEJANEIRO280	BRAZIL, PETROBRAS APPEAR AMBIVALENT ON ECUADOR OIL [...] (U) Jose Sergio Gabrielli, President of Brazil's state-controlled oil and gas company Petrobras, said October 7 that the company would not renegotiate with the Government of Ecuador on its oil production in the country. The statement was made during the inauguration of Petrobras' P-51 platfor [...]	2008-10-08 17:05:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETTC EPET EINV PREL EC AR NI AO LY IN TZ PK
08RIODEJANEIRO295	NO TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL, BRAZIL'S [...] Summary. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in Vienna, Greg Schulte, visited Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 17 as part of his trip to the region, including Brasilia, Santiago and Buenos Aires (SEPTELS),for consultations on non-proliferation issues. In meetings with Brazil's nuclear re [...]	2008-10-22 15:17:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM ENRG EIND EMIN AR BR
08RIODEJANEIRO300	RIO DE JANEIRO MAYOR-ELECT'S PLANS FOR THE CITY [...] As reported in reftel, former Rio de Janeiro State Secretary for Sports and Tourism Eduardo Paes (PMDB Party) won the October 26 run-off election for Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, edging out Fernando Gabeira (Green Party - PV) by less than one percentage point. Endorsements by Rio de Janeiro Govern [...]	2008-10-28 16:21:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BR

08RIODEJANEIRO43	CODEL MARKEY EXPLORES BRAZILIAN BIOFUELS AND FLEXFUEL [...] Summary: On February 18-19 Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA),Chair of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, led a congressional delegation to Rio de Janeiro to learn more about the market aspects of Brazil's sugarcane ethanol industry, renewable energy policy, flexfuel automobil [...]	2008-03-04 19:19:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET PREL BR
08RIYADH1119	SAUDI MESSAGE TO EMBASSY RIYADH RE: SETTLEMENTS [...] (C) Post has received a diplomatic note from the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs soliciting support for the Arab Group's draft resolution on Israeli settlements. The dip note contains the following text: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia presents its com [...]	2008-07-19 13:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PA PGOV PREL PTER UNSC
08RIYADH121	ASHURA IN THE EP: A TALE OF TWO CITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Falling on January 19, 2008, this year's Ashura commemorations in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia continued the trend of the recent past; Qatif-area Shi'a enjoyed increased freedom of expression while the Al-Ahsa community was strictly forbidden from any public commemoration [...]	2008-01-30 09:40:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI SA
08RIYADH1270	SAUDIS FIND THEIR VOICE ON INTERFAITH DIALOGUE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Public opinion on religious tolerance in Saudi Arabia continues to develop in the wake of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz's Madrid Conference on Interfaith Dialogue. Senior SAG officials railed against the USG's lack of public support after the Conference concluded. Conservative S [...]	2008-08-19 04:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ASEC CIA EU EUN KDEM KISL KMDR KPAO PGOV
08RIYADH1321	SHI'A POLITICAL MOVEMENTS IN SAUDI ARABIA'S [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Shi'a of the Eastern Province (EP) - located primarily in the oases of Qatif and al-Ahsa - comprise the vast majority of the Saudi Shi'a, the largest minority in the Kingdom. With strong socio-religious ties to Iran, and residing on lands holding one quarter of the world's [...]	2008-08-27 23:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	KIRF KISL PINR PREL PTER PGOV PINS SA
08RIYADH1353	SAUDI CREDIT MARKET TIGHTENS, MAKING FINANCING [...] (SBU) Summary: Saudi Arabia's credit market continues to tighten, driving up the cost of borrowing, thanks in part to high demand for Saudi riyals from regional firms driven out of the tight international credit market and from Saudi banks looking to mitigate the effects of the U.S. subprime m [...]	2008-09-03 06:46:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV EPET AFIN SA
08RIYADH1376	Saudi Arabia: Special Media Reaction on Election of [...] Summary: Coverage of the election of Asif Ali Zardari as the new president of Pakistan has been extensive in the English-language press. The Arabic-language coverage has been significantly less, with only one newspaper printing a commentary on the election. Everything else consisted of wire sto [...]	2008-09-09 11:18:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM SA PK
08RIYADH1488	INFLATION HIGH BUT NO THREAT TO SAG [...] (C) Summary: Inflation in Saudi Arabia continued to climb in July and August but is expected to slow in the coming months. Key contributors to this increase are high economic growth, a limited supply of real estate, and global increases in food prices. While the Saudi Arabian Government (SAG [...]	2008-10-06 12:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EINV PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH1504	KING ABDULLAH APPOINTS WORLD CLASS BOARD OF TRUSTESS FOR [...] Summary. On October 3 King Abdullah decreed the appointment of the first Board of Trustees of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The King intends that KAUST be a world-class, co-educational research institute at the graduate level, with English as the language of inst [...]	2008-10-08 08:21:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV ENRG PINR OEXC SCUL SA
08RIYADH1575	SAUD AL-FAISAL: MORE US ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (C) SATISFIED WITH SLEIMAN: Saudi FM Saud Al-Faisal touched briefly on Lebanese President Michel Sleiman's October 12-13 visit to the Jeddah during a meeting with Ambassador Fraker on October 18. Saud reported that King Abdallah was "very impressed" with Sleiman and that the visit went "very [...]	2008-10-22 07:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER SA LE
08RIYADH1748	NAJRAN LOOKS FORWARD TO NEW GOVERNOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 4, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz issued a royal decree relieving Prince Mishaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz from his duties as governor of Najran province at his own request. Contacts widely believe he was fired for his inability to manage relations with the Is [...]	2008-11-24 15:25:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SA YM
08RIYADH1780	SAUDI REACTION TO U.N. INTERFAITH SESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Saudi King Abdullah got what he wanted from the November 11-12 UN General Assembly session on interfaith dialogue in New York: a UN endorsement of the value of interfaith dialogue and a boost to his Interfaith Dialogue Initiative (IDI). Domestic Saudi reaction was mixed. Saudi m [...]	2008-12-04 19:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SA UNGA
08RIYADH1848	GUIDANCE ON SAG'S CHILD CUSTODY AND PRESIDENTIAL [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. The Saudi Arabian Government formally requested Presidential pardons for three Saudi nationals currently imprisoned in the U.S. via a diplomatic note received by the Embassy on December 17. The note also asked for updates on the status of chil [...]	2008-12-23 13:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN OPDC PREL SA
08RIYADH1880	SAUDI 2009 BUDGET APPROVED, BENEFITING FROM STRONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Amidst plunging oil prices and a struggling world economy, the Saudi cabinet endorsed a strong countercyclical 2009 budget on December 22, which local market analysts have widely praised. The new SAR 475 billion ($127b) budget is 6.9 percent less than actual 2008 expenditures [...]	2008-12-30 13:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV SA
08RIYADH371	EP CLERIC,S CALLS FOR OPPOSITION GO UNHEEDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 18, 2008, in conjunction with local Ashura commemorations, Qatif-based Shi'a cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr called for the formation of a "Righteous Opposition Front" to combat social corruption, the "religious clergy," and political injustice against Shi'a citizens in Saud [...]	2008-03-05 12:59:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH373	SAUDIS - WHIP INFLATION NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY. The recent replacement of the Saudi Minister of Commerce and Industry highlights growing dissatisfaction by many Saudis with the rising costs of living. The steep rise in the cost of living has led to public calls for price controls and depegging the Saudi Riyal from the U.S. doll [...]	2008-03-05 14:56:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH446	UPDATE ON CRITICAL ENERGY COOPERATION WITH SAUDI [...] (S) Ambassador Fraker and ADCM Rundell met with HRH Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs Prince Mohammed bin Nayif on 11 March to discuss funding Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) activities of the Joint Working Group (JWG),in light of the Vice President's upcoming vis [...]	2008-03-15 14:41:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SAO
08RIYADH592	HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO ENERGY ISSUES [...] (U) This message is cleared by DOE/OE Assistant Secretary Kolevar. SIPDIS 2. (U) Per reftel B request, the State Department expended $275,269 on personnel costs to cover energy-related issues at Mission Saudi Arabia during the last year, and an additional $27,538 in program funds for [...]	2008-04-08 13:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	APER EPET ENERG SA
08RIYADH704	CHEVRON LIKELY TO WIN RENEWAL OF PNZ CONCESSION [...] (C) After almost two years of protracted negotiations, offers, and counteroffers, Chevron finally sees light at the end of the tunnel in its quest to renew its joint venture Partitioned Neutral Zone (PNZ) concession. Arabian Chevron Business Manager Mohammed Ayaz has confirmed to the Embassy [...]	2008-04-30 12:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG SA
08RIYADH707	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - SAUDI [...] (U) Summary. Driven primarily by rising rents and food prices, inflation in Saudi Arabia hit a 27-year high of 8.7% in February. Rents are up 18%, food prices have risen 13%, and Saudi food imports increased 44% for the 12 month period ending in January. The Saudi government has announced [...]	2008-04-30 15:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH717	U.S. Foreign Policy Heavy Hitters: Mead and Telhami in [...] Summary: Two first-rate U.S. foreign policy experts gave their views on U.S. policy from historical, contemporary, and forward-looking perspectives with eager-to-engage elite Saudi interlocutors. Both proved to be highly capable advocates for U.S. perspectives on foreign policy, Middle East [...]	2008-05-04 13:52:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KDEM PGOV SA
08RIYADH853	STATE OF THE SAUDI SHI,A 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite an ongoing dialogue between Saudi Shi'a leadership and the SAG, and slightly greater autonomy of religious and political action in the sub-governate of Qatif, the Shi'a community of Saudi Arabia continues to feel itself a second-class citizenry, facing both formal and inf [...]	2008-06-01 15:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SA
08ROME1101	EDISON CONCERNED ABOUT AVAILABILITY OF AZERI GAS [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of Italian energy company Edison told EconOff on an August 29 meeting that they are facing a tight deadline to fully commit to investing in the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) project, planned to bring gas from Azerbaijan into Europe starting around 2012 or 2013. They a [...]	2008-09-02 07:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG GR IR IT RS TU
08ROME1136	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 1267 DE-LISTING REQUESTS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post presented reftel A points to Italian MFA and Treasury officials on the delisting requests of Youssef Nada and Ali Ghaleb Himmat. The GOI no longer thinks a USG public statement on Nada's case is necessary, though it continues to face pressure from his attorney to suppor [...]	2008-09-10 15:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER IT
08ROME1184	SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR [...] (C/NF) The new Berlusconi government took office after winning a snap election in April 2008. Although it has a strong electoral mandate, the government needs to take decisive steps to revitalize the economy and reduce budget deficits. Over his first hundred days in office, Berlusconi deliv [...]	2008-09-23 07:52:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ENIV ENRG ETRD ETTC KNNP
08ROME1191	PROTECTING U.S. INTERESTS AS ITALY GOES NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: The Berlusconi Government tells us it is serious about re-launching the Italian nuclear energy sector. If the GOI actually follows through, there will be tens of billions of dollars in commercial contracts. Already, we see high-level lobbying by British, French and Russian governme [...]	2008-09-24 07:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG ETRD ETTC IT KNNP
08ROME1308	ITALIAN ENERGY ISSUES: SPECIAL ENVOY C. BOYDEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 9 and 10, 2008, Special Envoy C. Boyden Gray visited Rome and met with key energy officials of the Italian Government and private sector. Major points of discussion revealed Italian worry about Caspian gas, namely whether the Turks will agree to let a sufficient amount [...]	2008-10-29 07:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG IT RU AZ
08ROME1320	AFRICOM COMPONENT COMMANDS: HOST NATION [...] (C) Summary: On October 14 Post completed an exchange of Diplomatic Notes with the GOI confirming Italy's willingness to host the USAFRICOM Army and Navy Component Commands at Vicenza and Naples, thereby concluding the Host Nation Notification process. However, the GOI has asked that Post del [...]	2008-10-30 16:42:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO IT
08ROME1322	ITALIAN REQUEST TO DECLASSIFY BILATERAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See Paragraph 8. 2. (C) The GOI presented Embassy Rome with a Diplomatic Note on July 7, 2008 requesting the declassification of the 1954 Bilateral Infrastructure Agreement (BIA). As justification for the request, the note cites the length of time elapsed si [...]	2008-10-31 09:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO IT
08ROME1326	ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES UNDER THE ITALIAN G8 PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff met with key Italian officials to review early ideas and plans for environmental issues under the Italian G8 Presidency, with particular reference to the G8 Environment Ministerial. Key issues discussed include: Mini [...]	2008-11-03 07:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG EAID EFIN EAGR IT
08ROME1327	ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES UNDER THE ITALIAN G8 PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff met with key Italian officials to review early ideas and plans for environmental issues under the Italian G8 Presidency, with particular reference to the G8 Environment Ministerial. Key issues discussed include: Mini [...]	2008-11-03 07:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG EAID EFIN EAGR IT
08ROME1331	GOI SEEKS TO DE-LIST HIMMAT; DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) On 27 October Lorenzo Tomassoni of the MFA presented a demarche to Econoff asking if the USG would support de-listing of Ali Ghaleb Himmat at the UN 1267 Committee. Tomassoni provided a letter from Himmat's lawyer noting that Swiss and Italian investigations against him had been closed [...]	2008-11-04 13:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR
08ROME1337	BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT AND IPR -- FIRST SIGNS OF LIFE [...] (C) Summary: Fabrizio Mazza, head of the Intellectual Property Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hopes to see the GOI form an interministerial committee to deal with IPR, particularly Internet piracy, and would also like to see discussion of Internet Piracy featured in G-8 meetings durin [...]	2008-11-05 10:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD IT KIPR PGOV
08ROME1358	MEDVEDEV SECURITY PLAN GETS AN ITALIAN ROLLOUT [...] (C) A November 5 op-ed in the Italian journal Il Riformista by FM Frattini commenting on Medvedev's proposal for a new security architecture in Europe culminates a several-month-long initiative by high profile Italian officials on both sides of the political divide to support the Russian initi [...]	2008-11-07 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO RS IT
08ROME1406	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR DECEMBER 3 VISIT TO ROME [...] (C) Summary. 1. (C) Summary. The political conditions in Italy are dramatically different from the conditions that existed when you last visited in July 2006. Silvio Berlusconi has returned to power after two years of a divided and ineffectual Prodi government. Berlusconi enjoys unparalleled levels [...]	2008-11-19 10:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO IT
08ROME1416	THE ANTI-CORRUPTION AND TRANSPARENCY SERVICE: AN [...] (C) Summary. Italy abolished its Office of the High Commissioner Against Corruption in June 2008. The Berlusconi Government defended the closure as a cost-cutting move, and said the functions of the office would be subsumed by another, newly created GOI office, the Anti-Corruption and Transpar [...]	2008-11-20 16:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCOR KJUS PGOV
08ROME1445	ITALY REDUCES IRAN EXPORT CREDIT AND INSURANCE [...] (C) Summary: SACE, the Italian government's export credit agency and foreign investment promotion and insurance arm, has over the last 12 months substantially reduced its exposure to Iran because of uncertainty surrounding future sanctions. SACE's Chief Economist told post that this reduction [...]	2008-11-28 13:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP EFIN ETRD IT IR
08ROME1475	GOI SAYS NO NEW IRITAL CONTRACTS [...] (C) On 4 December, MFA Deputy Director General for Multilateral Economic and Financial Cooperation Claudio Spinedi informed Econoff that due to GOI "moral suasion," the Italian owners of Irital, a shipping company designated under US sanctions, have agreed not to sign any new shipping contr [...]	2008-12-05 07:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ECON EFIN ETRD EWWT PARM PREL
08ROME148	ITALY AND ISAF: NO NEW DEPLOYMENTS IN NEAR TERM, [...] (C) Summary: With the current political crisis likely to drag on for months, and a caretaker government prohibited from making significant policy changes, we see no prospect for new large-scale Italian military commitments in Afghanistan between now and the summer. However, GOI officials are [...]	2008-02-01 16:54:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR EAID AF IT
08ROME1567	HOA PIRACY: EMBASSY ROME REQUEST TO INCLUDE ITALY [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 11:28:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA
08ROME1569	ITALIAN MIN FIN CALLS REPORTS OF BANK SEPAH RESUMING FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary: Italian Finance Ministry officials told Post that Iranian press accounts of Italy rescinding its restrictions on the Rome branch of Bank Sepah are "propaganda" and "totally inaccurate." Instead, Italian officials say the existing controls on Bank Sepah will be maintained. Moreov [...]	2008-12-23 15:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP EFIN PREL ETTC PARM IR IT
08ROME1577	INFORMATION ON ITALY'S PLANS TO RETURN TO NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (U) In response to Ref A questions, post provides the following information. 2. Plans to expand Italy's nuclear power program: (U) The GOI's Economic Development Minister Claudio Scajola (i.e. Italy's de-facto energy minister) announced in May 2008 that Italy planned to return to nuclea [...]	2008-12-24 13:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO IT
08ROME225	CUBA: D'ALEMA CONGRATULATES RAUL CASTRO, GENTLY [...] (C) Ambassador spoke to FM D'Alema February 24 to deliver reftel points on promoting democratic change in Cuba. He urged D'Alema to issue a statement calling for free and fair elections, the release of political prisoners, and dialogue with democratic activists and civil society. D'Alema said [...]	2008-02-25 16:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU CU IT
08ROME249	ITALIAN MFA OFFICIAL OUTLINES ITALIAN ENERGY, [...] (C) Summary. During a February 13 meeting with Embassy Officers, Giovanni Manfredi, the Italian MFA official responsible for energy issues, provided a wide-ranging and candid assessment of Italian energy and energy security policy. Manfredi said Italian demand for natural gas will continue t [...]	2008-02-29 12:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ENRG RU IT
08ROME342	ITALY/EU: EUROPEAN COUNCIL TERMS BALI "IMPORTANT [...] (SBU) Summary. Italian MFA Minister Andrea Perugini correctly predicted to SCICouns on March 11 that the March 13-14 European Council conclusions would not mention the 25-40% greenhouse gas(GHG) reduction below 1990 levels by 2020 target, and would refer to the "important breakthrough" made at [...]	2008-03-18 09:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG EUN IT
08ROME390	ITALIAN ENERGY: EXPERTS UNCONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. On February 28, Ecmin hosted a roundtable discussion with Italian energy experts. The discussion focused on Italian energy security (especially security of Italian natural gas imports),and Italy's energy relationship with Russia. With one exception, the Italian experts did not [...]	2008-03-31 10:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD ENRG EINV EIND ETRN RU IT
08ROME435	ITALIAN ELECTIONS: U.S. INTERESTS TO BENEFIT [...] (C/NF) Former PM Silvio Berlusconi retained a 5 to 8 percentage point lead ahead of April 13-14 parliamentary elections with late March polls showing he will win a comfortable majority in the Chamber of Deputies. The situation in the Senate is less predictable because of a complicated regiona [...]	2008-04-08 09:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
08ROME440	ITALY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON UNSCR 1540 [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Director for Arms Control and Nonproliferation Emanuele Farruggia on April 4. Farruggia had seen the Russian draft language for the technical rollover and was satisfied with it, but said he would take the U.S. position in favor of a strength [...]	2008-04-08 14:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP IT
08ROME454	ITALY: PRESSING OUR PRIORITIES WITH THE NEXT [...] (C) Summary. Italy's upcoming elections and period of government formation will give us an opportunity to press our agenda with renewed vigor after four months with a caretaker government and more than two years with a government hampered by far left partners. While our relationship with the P [...]	2008-04-11 09:50:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
08ROME461	SCENESETTER FOR ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY [...] (C/NF) Your trip to Rome for the International Energy Forum (IEF) will occur immediately after Italy's April 13-14 parliamentary elections. While you are here, Italian parliamentarians will be in the beginning of the government formation process. Romano Prodi's center-left coalition governm [...]	2008-04-14 09:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG EPRT IT
08ROME528	GREECE/MACEDONIA: ITALY IN FAVOR OF QUICK [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel points on April 18 to MFA NATO desk officer Piermario Dacco. Poloffs requested high-level Italian intervention with Greece to urge renewed commitment in resolving the Macedonia name dispute as soon as possible. Dacco said Italy shared the USG concern and also w [...]	2008-04-24 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MK GR IT
08ROME54	ITALY: POL DIRECTOR TELLS U/S ROOD ITALY SUPPORTS [...] (C) Italian MFA Political Director Terzi told U/S Rood that Italy supported additional measures to encourage Iran to suspend uranium enrichment (with a strong preference for a UNSCR, but also expressing openness to EU action). Terzi said the GOI believed in continuing the two-tracked approach [...]	2008-01-15 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KNNP XF IT
08ROME602	ITALIANS CAUTIOUS ABOUT FRENCH UNSCR ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 14:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM IT
08ROME621	ITALIAN FM CALLS ON HIZBALLAH TO AVOID CREATING A [...] (C) In the absence of the FM, who was in Peru attending the EU-Latin America Caribbean Summit, we delivered reftel points May 16 to the PM's Diplomatic Advisor for the Middle East Marco Carnelos, to MFA Near East Office Director Carlo Formosa, and to Lebanon desk officer Michele Tommasi, who [...]	2008-05-16 14:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE SY IR IT
08ROME657	ITALY/CUBA: ACTIVITIES FOR THE DAY SOLIDARITY WITH [...] (C) Summary: Per ref A-C requests, Post engaged in a robust effort to mark May 21's "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People." We placed the Cuba Solidarity op-ed May 20 in leading center-right daily Il Giornale. Lobbying by the Ambassador convinced Senate President Schifani, Chamber of Depu [...]	2008-05-22 15:34:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU IT
08ROME681	ITALY: BERLUSCONI'S IMPRESSIVE START: DELIVERING [...] (C/NF) Capitalizing on his strong electoral victory and a weak opposition, PM Berlusconi is enjoying high approval ratings for his quick delivery on campaign promises to reduce taxes and increase security. Since April, Berlusconi has dominated the Italian political stage. By reaching out to [...]	2008-05-30 11:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ECON IT
08ROME752	(S) POSSIBLE EXPORT OF ITALIAN HELICOPTER PARTS TO [...] (S) Summary. Italian authorities deny that controlled helicopter parts may have been shipped from Italy to Iran, but weaknesses in Italy's export control regime make their denials unconvincing. Post recommends resumption of U.S.-Italy export control consultations. End summary. 2. (S) O [...]	2008-06-13 12:14:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	ETTC MASS PREL
08ROME774	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S ROOD TO ROME, JUNE [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Rome presents a well-timed opportunity to engage the GOI on a number of important security issues in the wake of the successful meetings between the President and PM Berlusconi on June 12. In particular, the positive atmosphere generated by the visit should contribu [...]	2008-06-19 12:14:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC MCAP MARR NATO ETTC KNNP IAEA
08ROME816	ITALY'S NEW MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Minister of Economic Development Claudio Scajola, who claims almost super-minister status with responsibility for Italy's Trade, Energy, Communications and IPR portfolios, met with Ambassador Spogli on June 26 to discuss mutual concerns about Italy's energy securit [...]	2008-07-01 19:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IT KIPR KNNP EPRT
08ROME94	YOUR FEBRUARY 4 MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER PRODI [...] (C/NF) Summary. Mr. President, on February 4 you will be seeing Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, who has surpassed my expectations in both his ability to manage for more than 18 months an inherently unstable governing coalition and to advance domestically controversial policies in support [...]	2008-01-23 13:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IT
08ROME95	ITALY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST [...] (SBU) The following are Embassy Rome's answers to the questionnaire on host government information collection, screening and sharing practices contained in Reftel. 2. (SBU) Section A: Watchlisting -------------------------------- Question: If host government maintains a "watchlist," how [...]	2008-01-23 14:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS IT
08ROME960	ITALY PASSES NEW SECURITY LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Italian Senate approved the security package on July 25, finalizing one of the more controversial and complicated pieces of legislation passed since the Berlusconi government took office in May. Rooted in campaign promises to improve security on Italian streets and crack down [...]	2008-07-31 17:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IT
08ROME998	TREASURY U/S LEVEY NOTES ITALIAN COOPERATION ON [...] (S/NF) Summary. Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey visited Italy on July 14/15 to discuss efforts to increase financial pressure on Iran and prevent Iran from misusing the international financial system to support its proliferation activities. U/S Le [...]	2008-08-06 14:30:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN IR KNNP PREL IT
08RPODUBAI34	IRAN COMPLAINS OF BURDEN OF AFGHAN IMMIGRANTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 14:40:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	IR PGOV PHUM PREF AF
08RPODUBAI44	USG-FUNDED DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL BRINGS IRANIANS AND [...] (C) Summary: The UAE's first documentary film initiative, "Documentary Voices: Pulling Focus" was "a success" film festival primary coordinator Mashid Zamani told IRPoffs July 22. Zamani said that while she faced many challenges during the planning stages typical to any new project, the festi [...]	2008-07-29 13:53:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KPAO SCUL
08RPODUBAI46	MAJLES APPROVES AHMADINEJAD'S NEW CABINET NOMINEES [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 14:22:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	IR PGOV
08RPODUBAI51	IRAN'S HIGH RISK, HIGH REWARD MEDIA MINEFIELD - AN [...] (S) Summary: Hassan Fahs [strictly protect], former Al-Arabiyya bureau chief in Tehran, and Mazen Hayek, the Group Director of Marketing of Middle East Broadcasting Center, Al-Arabiyya's parent company, both attribute Fahs' recent expulsion from Iran to political motivations. Fahs repeatedly [...]	2008-10-28 08:25:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PINR PROP PREL ECPS IR
08RPODUBAI53	RETIRED IRANIAN AMBASSADOR ON US ELECTION, IMPROVING US [...] (S) IRPO Director met on November 6 with Ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo (retired),who was in Dubai applying for a visa to attend the NYU Center for Dialogues Iran Conference in early December. Ambassador Khoshroo's scheduled presentation will address opportunities for US-Iran cooperation. Kho [...]	2008-11-10 10:08:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR IR
08SANAA1165	AL-HOUTHI REBELLION: NO END IN SIGHT [...] (C) Fighting between the al-Houthi rebels and ROYG forces has intensified this year, leading to increased efforts by the ROYG to quash the rebellion militarily once and for all and prompting it to seek aid from the US, Russia, Belarus, and Yemen's own militant tribes. As fighting has increased [...]	2008-07-14 10:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PINS YM
08SANAA1461	DIESEL PROBLEM MORE CRISIS OF SUPPLY THAN PRICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Persistent diesel shortages attributed to high demand, low refinery capacity and corruption have plagued Yemen since May 2008. As a result, the ROYG has decided to take a number of measures to increase diesel supply. The high international price of oil has forced the ROYG to p [...]	2008-09-02 10:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ENRG EPET PGOV DJ SA SO SU YM
08SANAA2026	SAADA, RECOVERING FROM EARLIER CONFLICTS, AWAITS [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ongoing tribal violence, a deteriorating humanitarian situation andincreasing Houthi influence across Saada point to a likely renewal of hostilities in the near future, despite the ROYG,s professed desire to avoid more fighting. Reconstruction and provision of basic services are [...]	2008-12-21 13:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF YM
08SANAA240	TWO SIDES AGREE TO REVIVE QATARI MEDIATION IN SAADA [...] (C) A February 1 agreement to reinvigorate the stalled Qatari mediation efforts in Saada was followed by a brief continuation of the violence and then a reported cease fire. While any good news in this conflict is welcome, difficulties implementing earlier cease-fire agreements lead post to re [...]	2008-02-06 13:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YM
08SANAA428	TAXES, FEES AND RED TAPE -- BUSINESSMEN COMPLAIN [...] (C) During an early March visit to the southern port city of Aden, the Ambassador found business contacts unhappy about non-transparent fees and taxes, bureaucratic red tape and difficulties in acquiring land. The Governor expressed a desire to encourage increased investment, but offered no re [...]	2008-03-15 14:04:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV YM
08SANAA66	YEMENI ROYG EXPRESSES CONCERNS: ISRAELI SETTLEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-13 15:23:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM YM
08SANAA67	SAADA UPDATE: IT'S NOT QUIET ON YEMEN'S [...] (U) On January 10 there was renewed intense fighting in Saada in northwestern Yemen between al-Houthi and ROYG forces leading to a spike in casualties. A Qatari-mediated cease-fire is widely accepted to have failed despite efforts at the highest levels to maintain it. A fifth war in Saada is [...]	2008-01-13 15:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PINS PGOV YM
08SANAA87	PART ONE OF TWO: YEMEN'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel, part one of Yemen's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement follows. This first section covers openness to foreign investment, conversion and transfer policies, expropriation and compensation, dispute settlement, performance requirements and ince [...]	2008-01-15 11:20:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC YM
08SANAA88	PART TWO OF TWO: YEMEN'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel A, part two of Yemen's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement follows. This second section covers protection of property rights, transparency of the regulatory system, efficient capital markets and portfolio investment, political violence, corrup [...]	2008-01-15 11:37:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC YM
08SANJOSE1005	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LEAVITT'S RETURN VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes Secretary Leavitt and his delegation. Since the Secretary's March 2007 visit, the Arias administration has made progress on key elements of its 2006-2010 agenda, most notably completing requirements to join the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Repu [...]	2008-12-31 18:00:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON PREL PGOV SOCI OSCI OTRA OVIP CS
08SANJOSE133	COSTA RICA AND CHINA: THE HONEYMOON CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sino-Costa Rican relations continue to deepen smoothly, if slowly (Ref A). The first tangible results of the GOCR,s June 2007 recognition of China -- USD 20 million in disaster relief, and loans and grants for development projects -- have begun to flow. Both governments are high [...]	2008-02-20 14:34:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ETRD ENRG MASS XK CS
08SANJOSE138	COSTA RICAN DELEGATION FOR WIREC [...] After much deliberation, the GOCR proposed three individuals for travel to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) in Washington, DC, on 3-4 March (reftel A): - Julio Matamoros, Vice Minister of Energy - Paola Arias, Ministry of Energy expert in renewable energy is [...]	2008-02-20 23:12:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS EAID ECON ENRG EPET SENV
08SANJOSE146	TOOLS FOR A GREEN ISLAND: ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENT AND [...] SUMMARY. While in Kingston October 21-24, 2007, REO met with UNEP, GOJ environmental officials, and U.S. Mission environmental partners to discuss priorities and potential tools. UNEP's Franklin Macdonald shared his views on WW2BW's future. Jamaica's National Environment and Planning Agency [...]	2008-02-22 17:09:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ENRG JM
08SANJOSE184	COSTA RICA SUPPORTS RENEWAL OF AMISOM MANDATE [...] On February 28 we contacted Randolph Coto, Foreign Policy Coordinator of the FMA and shared with him the issues contained in the reftel. 2. Coto indicated the GOCR was well aware of these piracy issues and of the impending end of the current mandate this month. 3. On March 4 we followe [...]	2008-03-07 11:42:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PBTS PREL UN UNSC IMO XA XW SO CS
08SANJOSE232	U/S PADILLA URGES COSTA RICA TO IMPLEMENT CAFTA [...] SUMMARY. In a timely and highly effective visit to Costa Rica, February 28-29, Commerce U/S Chris Padilla delivered a clear and consistent message to local audiences that Costa Rica needed to finish CAFTA implementation quickly, and that the US was eager to begin working with Costa Rican coun [...]	2008-03-19 21:19:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CS
08SANJOSE238	SCENESETTER FOR DAS MADISON VISIT TO COSTA RICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes DAS Kirsten Madison. Your visit to Costa Rica is timely. We should keep the pressure on the GOCR to pass CAFTA implementation laws, encourage the GOCR to continue its close cooperation on counternarcotics and law enforcement issues, and urge t [...]	2008-03-31 15:03:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SNAR
08SANJOSE275	DEMARCHE TO REQUEST SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENED [...] (U) On April 9, we delivered reftel's request to Juan Salas, of the UNSC desk at the Foreign Policy Division of the MFA. 2. (SBU) Salas indicated that as the 1540 Committee Chair, the GOCR supports the strengthened five-year mandate and does not support the Russian draft, in principle. How [...]	2008-04-11 21:20:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP CS
08SANJOSE287	COSTA RICA: NEW MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY DEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Arias has appointed National Liberation Party legislator Janina Del Vecchio as the new Minister of Public Security. She took office on April 15, replacing Fernando Berrocal, who was dismissed on March 30 after making controversial remarks about possible FARC connectio [...]	2008-04-17 22:37:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR SNAR CS
08SANJOSE288	DAS MADISON URGES CAFTA IMPLEMENTATION, DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. WHA DAS Kirsten Madison visited Costa Rica March 31-April 3 to urge the GOCR to quickly pass CAFTA implementation laws and address growing domestic security problems. President Oscar Arias said he expected the CAFTA legislation would be passed in the next three months and he p [...]	2008-04-18 14:47:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SNAR CS
08SANJOSE391	COSTA RICA REFUSING TO SUPPORT UN PRISONERS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Costa Rican MFA said on May 14 that it would not/not co-sponsor the US/EU-backed UN Prisoners of Conscience Declaration. After stating on May 9 that it would co-sponsor, on May 12 MFA staff remained noncommittal in written communications and continued to urge inclusion of te [...]	2008-05-14 17:25:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL CS
08SANJOSE516	COSTA RICA -- 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Embassy is aware of three outstanding cases brought by American business entities and citizens against the Government of Costa Rica (GOCR). Two of these cases (claimants C and E below) are longstanding. Although claimant C is not satisfied with the outcome thus far, due proce [...]	2008-06-16 19:55:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EINV SENV KIDE EFIN OPIC PGOV PREL ECON CS
08SANJOSE530	COSTA RICA REQUESTS IMMEDIATE MARITIME [...] (C) On June 12, Minister of Public Security Janina Del Vecchio told us that Costa Rica desperately needs security assistance, especially to reinvigorate the dilapidated Costa Rican Coast Guard (SNGC) to help fight narcotrafficking. She requested that all of the planned Merida Initiative funds [...]	2008-06-18 17:51:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MASS MCAP PINS SNAR CS
08SANJOSE541	SCENESETTER FOR AUSTR EISSENSTAT'S VISIT TO COSTA RICA: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes AUSTR Everett Eissenstat and his team. The Arias administration seems prepared for a final political push on the remaining CAFTA-DR legislation, and sees the AUSTR visit as an essential component of that push. GOCR officials evince confidence abou [...]	2008-06-23 22:56:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD PGOV PREL
08SANJOSE592	Costa Rica Seeks Support for Rodriguez as IUCN President [...] (U) On June 23, the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry delivered a diplomatic note seeking U.S. support for the candidacy of ex-Minister of Energy and Environment Carlos Manuel Rodriguez Echandi for the Presidency of the Geneva-based International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The el [...]	2008-07-11 21:56:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON PREL CS
08SANJOSE66	CAFTA IMPLEMENTATION SNAPSHOT AS OF JANUARY 29 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Focused on completing CAFTA implementing legislation, pro-CAFTA National Assembly (Asamblea) party leaders are hopeful regarding the passage of the legislation by the first vote before March 1. Yet, the odds are slim given the realities of the Costa Rican legislative process c [...]	2008-01-29 18:36:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL
08SANJOSE823	COSTA RICA STAGGERS INTO SECOND CAFTA EXTENSION [...] (SBU) Implementing CAFTA continues to challenge the GOCR. The Constitutional Court's September 11 ruling that a portion of the 13th CAFTA bill was unconstitutional (Reftels),plus lingering technical issues in intellectual property (IP),triggered a second entry-into-force (EIF) extension reque [...]	2008-10-15 22:43:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL
08SANJOSE827	SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT ARIAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In two meetings held in the presidential office complex on September 30, President Oscar Arias and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, joined by senior staff, discussed a wide range of political and trade issues centered on Costa Rican entry into CAFTA. Arias emphasized the p [...]	2008-10-17 20:33:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD OVIP PGOV PINR PREL CS
08SANJOSE833	PROSECUTIONS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT LIKELY IN DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) Although local media alleged in April that 400-500 Dominican women had been trafficked into Costa Rica through proxy marriages to work in the sex trade, the story is not so straightforward. As the complicated facts have slowly emerged, it is apparent that the "victims" may have entered [...]	2008-10-22 19:29:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KTIP CVIS CS DR
08SANJOSE835	SECRETARY GUTIERREZ PROMOTES TRADE, HIGH TECH, AND PRODUCE [...] SUMMARY: Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez visited Costa Rica for two days of governmental and business meetings, September 30-October 1. The Secretary's business meetings focused on trade and business related to American enterprise in Costa Rica. In addition to offering encouraging words [...]	2008-10-23 01:11:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD OVIP PGOV PINR PREL CS
08SANJOSE881	COSTA RICA INCSR REPORT 2008-2009 PART I, DRUGS AND [...] (U) The text of Costa Rica's 2008-2009 INCSR Part I is below. Costa Rica I. Summary Costa Rica continues to be an increasingly important transit point for narcotics destined for the United States and Europe. Drug seizures for 2008, though not as high as 2007, remain high during the third ye [...]	2008-11-12 22:07:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR CS
08SANJOSE910	GOCR FEARS INSTABILITY FROM NICARAGUAN MUNICIPAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOCR will speak out in multilateral fora about the fraudulent municipal elections in Nicaragua, including in the November 20 OAS debate, but will not confront its northern neighbor directly. The GOCR will urge adherence to the principles of the Democratic Charter, but will no [...]	2008-11-21 18:32:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINS PREF OAS CS NU CA VZ
08SANJOSE959	COSTA RICA: JANUARY 1 CAFTA EIF WITHIN REACH [...] (SBU) The GOCR accepted USTR,s requirement to pass one more legislative bill on three IPR-related technical corrections which must be enacted for full CAFTA implementation. The GOCR probably will introduce this 14th CAFTA bill before the December 19-January 5 recess, but not take action on it [...]	2008-12-10 14:01:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL

08SANJOSE999	SFRC STAFFDEL MEACHAM-WHITESEL RESEARCH FOOD SECURITY [...] SFRC staffers Carl Meacham and Aaron Whitesel visited Costa Rica December 7-9 and Guatemala December 9-13 to conduct research on food security issues. They compared and contrasted the experiences of two countries with far different food security issues. The findings will help inform and shap [...]	2008-12-23 22:10:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR CR OREP PREL PGOV ENRG AFIN
08SANSALVADOR1005	EL SALVADOR: NATIONAL CIVILIAN POLICE DIRECTOR [...] (U) Summary: National Civilian Police (PNC) Director Francisco Rovira resigned on Saturday, August 23, in the wake of media stories alleging abuse of authority and irregularities on the part of political appointees Rovira brought into the PNC. Deputy Director Jose Luis Tobar Prieto was named [...]	2008-08-26 17:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1008	GOES REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Post received August 15 a diplomatic note from the GOES soliciting our support for El Salvador's candidacy to the Commission on the Legal and Social Condition of Women for the 2010 ) 2014 term in the election that will take plac [...]	2008-08-26 20:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV UN ES
08SANSALVADOR1029	EL SALVADOR: PRISON REFORM AND GANG INTELLIGENCE [...] (U) Summary: El Salvador hosted the first Regional "Gangs in Prison" Conference in San Salvador, August 18-20. The conference, which drew attendees from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, established a dialogue on management of prison gangs in Central America. Following the conference, Ne [...]	2008-08-28 21:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1051	U.S. FIRMS PROTEST NEW TELECOM TAX [...] (U) SUMMARY. U.S. phone companies are contesting a four-cent-per-minute tax on incoming international phone calls to El Salvador. The measure aims to raise $80 million per year in revenues to help pay for transportation and energy subsidies. The tax was quickly amended to change the method fo [...]	2008-09-03 19:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS ITU ES
08SANSALVADOR1077	GOES CONFIRMS FM ARGUETA WILL ATTEND WOMEN [...] (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that Foreign Minister Marisol Argueta de Barillas will attend the Women Leaders' Working Group on the margins of the 2008 UN General Assembly on September 25 at 8:00 AM. 2. Post provides the following information requested by reftels: Tit [...]	2008-09-16 22:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1133	COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT OF SALVADORAN ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel, Embassy San Salvador Country Team assesses that the issues influencing voters are primarily, but not exclusively, economic. Public security and justice issues remain important. There are a number of ongoing programs that offer us the ability to make a high [...]	2008-09-26 16:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1139	FMLN VP CANDIDATE SANCHEZ CEREN: HARD-LINER'S SOFT [...] (C) Summary: FMLN VP candidate Salvador Sanchez Ceren told us the (left-wing) FMLN would, if they win the March 2009 elections, reprioritize domestic spending to social needs like health and education, would maintain CAFTA-DR, and not toy with the dollarized Salvadoran economy at the beginning [...]	2008-09-26 22:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1158	EL SALVADOR'S 2009 ELECTIONS: THE NUTS AND BOLTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 18, 2009, El Salvador will hold elections for its 84 Legislative Assembly seats, 20 Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) deputies, and 262 municipalities (262 mayors, each with its corresponding municipal council, the size of which varies by population). Presidentia [...]	2008-10-03 21:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1167	DAS MADISON'S VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (C) Summary: During a September 28-October 1 visit to San Salvador, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Madison engaged key politicos from the left-leaning FMLN and the conservative, pro-U.S. ARENA parties on the upcoming elections, and discussed with GOES officials the prospects for extending t [...]	2008-10-08 19:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1195	DAS MADISON'S VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (C) Summary: During a September 28-October 1 visit to San Salvador, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Madison engaged key politicos from the FMLN and the ARENA parties on the upcoming elections, and discussed with GOES officials the prospects for extending the Comalapa Cooperative Security L [...]	2008-10-16 22:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR12	Salvadoran Legislative Assembly Authorizes Tenth Contingent [...] (U) Summary: Based on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1790, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly voted to extend authorization for Salvadoran troops to remain in Iraq. The authorization was extended until June 2009 in an attempt to keep the Iraq deployment from coming up for reauthori [...]	2008-01-04 22:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PINS PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1250	AMB LEON: VP CANDIDATE ZABLAH TO BOOST TICKET [...] (C) Summary: Rene Leon, Salvadoran Ambassador to the U.S. and platform coordinator for the Avila campaign told PolCouns October 30 that he believes that (center-right, pro-U.S.) ARENA presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila,s selection of former Minister of Economy Arturo Zablah as his vice presi [...]	2008-11-03 21:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1276	VP CANDIDATE ZABLAH SEES PROBLEMS IN EL SALVADOR'S [...] (C) Summary: Arturo Zablah, VP nominee for (center-right, pro-U.S.) ARENA, told us November 3 he fully supported CAFTA-DR, though he would do more to take advantage of the trade agreement. He lamented the restrictions placed on the Salvadoran economy by dollarization and privatization (going [...]	2008-11-10 21:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR128	FMLN TAP PETROCARIBE [...] (SBU SUMMARY: As part of a so-called pilot project, six FMLN mayors began in December to import Venezuelan diesel through Nicaragua for distribution at below market prices. The joint venture with Venezuela's PDVSA is currently importing small volumes of diesel, but intends to break ground in F [...]	2008-02-01 17:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ES PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1383	FBI DIRECTOR PRESSES SALVADORANS ON ELECTRONIC [...] (C) Summary: FBI Director Mueller's visit reinforced Post's efforts to push electronic surveillance legislation through the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly. Legislative, Executive and Judicial branch interlocutors agreed on the need to make this important tool available to Salvadoran law enfo [...]	2008-12-18 21:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS
08SANSALVADOR1393	WHA/EPSC'S ROONEY HEARS SALVADORAN PRIVATE SECTOR CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 21:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ES ETRD PGOV
08SANSALVADOR1395	GOES COUNTERPROPOSAL FOR EXTENSION OF CSL COMALAPA [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 2 below. 2. (U) Post received December 17 the following counterproposal regarding the extension of the agreement governing use of the Cooperative Security Location at Comalapa via diplomatic note (see paragraph 5). This counterproposal is the Sa [...]	2008-12-19 22:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS SNAR ES
08SANSALVADOR1397	EL SALVADOR READY TO SIGN MERIDA INITIATIVE LETTER [...] (U) This is an action message; see para. six below. 2. (U) On December 18, DCM and Embassy San Salvador Law Enforcement Committee presented the Merida Initiative draft Letter of Agreement (LOA) to the Salvadoran government. The Salvadorans, represented by the Minister of Public Security an [...]	2008-12-22 15:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1403	ELECTRICITY SUBSIDIES EXTENDED FOR ONE MONTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOES agreed on December 18 to pay electric companies $15.7 million (covering one month of electricity subsidies) in order to maintain subsidized electricity rates through January 11, 2009. Again, state-owned generation company (CEL) had to pay the subsidy. Energy and subs [...]	2008-12-23 22:33:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR153	EL SALVADOR: PRISON GANG INITIATIVE GAINS MOMENTUM [...] (U) Summary: INL/CIVPOL assistance has notably improved security at the prison where El Salvador's most dangerous transnational street gang members are incarcerated, and fomented a renewed emphasis on professionalism within the leadership of the Salvadoran prison system. Given the successes a [...]	2008-02-05 22:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES KCRM PREL
08SANSALVADOR227	DAS MCCAMPBELL VISIT TO EL SALVADOR, FEBRUARY 5-7, [...] (U) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counternarcotics Christy McCampbell's visit to El Salvador for the February 7 ILEA construction site dedication ceremony offered public reinforcement of U.S. commitment to democratic policing in the Americas, while at the same time providing an exce [...]	2008-02-22 16:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR239	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RENEWAL AND AMENDMENT OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 19:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL MASS MOPS
08SANSALVADOR28	YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your visit comes in a string of recent high-level visits, and your presence here will underline the importance of El Salvador's contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq. Also, it will offer a boost to our efforts to address the nation [...]	2008-01-09 21:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
08SANSALVADOR29	CORRECTED COPY: YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (U) The following is a corrected copy of SAN SALVADOR 00028 2. (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your visit comes in a string of recent high-level visits, and your presence here will underline the importance of El Salvador's contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq. [...]	2008-01-10 15:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
08SANSALVADOR36	ARENA LAUNCHES CANDIDATE SELECTION PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: On January 7, ARENA responded to growing pressure to name a presidential candidate by announcing the selection process. The field of potential candidates has evolved rapidly with a number of well-known candidates, including Minister of Public Security Rene Figueroa and businessm [...]	2008-01-11 22:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR400	EL SALVADOR: MERIDA BRIEFINGS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel information to Foreign Affairs Vice-Minister Eduardo Calix, MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Guillermo Melendez, Minister of Public Security and Justice Rene Figueroa, Attorney General Felix Safie, and National Civilian Police (PNC) Director Francisco Rovir [...]	2008-04-03 18:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ES PINS PTER SNAR
08SANSALVADOR42	DEPARTING FOREIGN MINISTER ON SACA AND THE ELECTION [...] (C) On January 14, outgoing Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco "Pancho" Lainez told the Ambassador that he planned to leave his post, as required by the Salvadoran Constitution, in order to seek the ARENA party's nomination for President. He said he planned to officially announce his resig [...]	2008-01-15 21:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR421	GOES REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR REELECTION TO THE UNITED [...] (U) Post received the following request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOES asks that we support El Salvador's reelection to the United Nations Committee of Peace Consolidation (CCP) for the period 2008-2010. The election will take place in May 2008. 2. (U) Text follows: (NO [...]	2008-04-07 22:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES UN
08SANSALVADOR422	GOES REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDACY TO THE [...] (U) Post received the following request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOES asks that we support its candidacy to the Board of Directors of the United Nations Development Program and the United Nations Fund for Population Affairs (UNDP/ UNFPA). 2. (U) Text follows: (NON OFFIC [...]	2008-04-07 22:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES UN
08SANSALVADOR429	BLOCKBUSTER CLOSES, BLAMES PIRACY [...] (SBU) El Salvador's Blockbuster Video franchise closed in March, blaming increased optical disc piracy for its financial woes. The local franchisee claimed a government policy of not targeting the small street vendors has caused an increase in pirated goods, especially in upper and middle inco [...]	2008-04-09 18:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KIPR ES
08SANSALVADOR466	DAS MCCAMPBELL LEADS U.S. DELEGATION TO IV ANNUAL [...] Summary: INL Deputy Assistant Secretary Christy McCampbell led the U.S. delegation attending the 4th Annual International Anti-Gang Convention April 8-10, 2008 in Salinitas, El Salvador. DAS McCampbell took advantage of this highly public forum to explain key elements of the proposed Merida [...]	2008-04-16 17:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KCRM PREL
08SANSALVADOR53	PUBLIC SECURITY MINISTER FIGUEROA ON THE ARENA [...] (C) Summary: Public Security Minister Figueroa told the Ambassador January 17 that, given his membership in COENA and in order to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest, he would not support any candidate during ARENA's internal nomination process. He had cautioned former FM Lainez to [...]	2008-01-22 16:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR538	EL SALVADOR WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE TO THE [...] (U) Post received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOES will support the U.S. candidate, Susan McLurg, to the United Nations Advisory Committee in Administrative and Budget Issues (ACABQ). 2. (U) Text follows: (NON OFFICIAL TRANSLATION) MINISTRY [...]	2008-05-06 21:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES UN
08SANSALVADOR560	FMLN TRIES TO CONTROL DAMAGE FROM ACCUSATIONS OF [...] (C) Recent press reports on ties between the Colombian FARC guerrillas and the Salvadoran opposition Farabundo Marti Liberation Front (FMLN) party have party leadership scrambling to explain itself. Documents reportedly seized in recent Colombian military actions and subsequently published by [...]	2008-05-13 19:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES CO PTER PARM
08SANSALVADOR576	CONTINUED CONFUSED FMLN RESPONSE TO ALLEGED FARC [...] (C) Recent developments in the FMLN-FARC saga continue to place the FMLN and its Presidential candidate, Mauricio Funes, on the defensive. Though the FMLN has begun to own up to its historical contacts with the FARC, it continues to diminish their significance, both publicly and privately. FM [...]	2008-05-16 17:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES CO PTER PARM
08SANSALVADOR605	GOES REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY OF FRANCIA [...] (U) Post received the following request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOES asks that we support El Salvador's candidate, Francia Breve, to the OAS Administrative Tribunal for the period 2008-2013. The election will take place at the 38th session of the OAS General Assembly to be [...]	2008-05-21 22:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES OAS
08SANSALVADOR618	YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (C) I am delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador, one of our strongest allies in the Western Hemisphere, and a bastion of economic and political stability in the region. Your visit will highlight the strategic importance of the U.S.-El Salvador relationship and bring attention to a number [...]	2008-05-23 23:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR667	DEMARCHE - ICAO SPLIT CURRENCY ASSESSMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 13:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD ES
08SANSALVADOR689	FMLN CANDIDATE IDENTIFIES PROBLEMS, OFFERS FEW [...] (C) Summary: FMLN presidential candidate Mauricio Funes addressed the diplomatic corps June 4. He discussed his experience as a journalist, identified looming fiscal problems as a priority issue for the next government and reiterated his support for CAFTA-DR. He lamented persistent media com [...]	2008-06-11 14:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR698	EL SALVADOR WILL SUPPORT CANDIDACY OF WILLIAM [...] (U) Post received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOES will support the U.S. candidate, William Lacy Swing, for the position of Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). 2. Text follows. No. 1023 MINISTRY OF FORE [...]	2008-06-12 22:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV UN ES
08SANSALVADOR712	EXTENSION OF THE COMALAPA CSL AGREEMENT [...] (C) Your visit June 3 and 4 finally elicited a Salvadoran Government reaction to our proposed extension and expansion of the Comalapa Cooperative Security Location (CSL) agreement (reftel). That proposal is not viable. The GOES sees the geographic expansion of the agreement as raising questio [...]	2008-06-13 21:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS ES
08SANSALVADOR723	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary:Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte met with Salvadoran Foreign Minister Argueta June 3 in San Salvador. Negroponte thanked Argueta for El Salvador's continuing support in Iraq and noted the USG's Merida Initiative as a means of combating shared threats of organized crime and narc [...]	2008-06-18 17:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ES
08SANSALVADOR750	A PRAGMATIC SHIFT OR MERELY A TACTICAL MOVE TO [...] (C) Summary: In 1980 the Farabundo Marti Liberation Front Party (FMLN) began as a loose coalition of leftist groups united with the goal of bringing down the conservative government. The tumultuous history of the FMLN continues to influence its actions and internal struggles today, as the par [...]	2008-06-24 17:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR774	FRUSTRATION WITH AVILA'S FAILURE TO LAUNCH; [...] (C) Summary: On June 17 PolCouns spoke with Bobby Murray Meza, President of Agricola Industrial Salvadorena, S.A. (AGRISAL). Murray Meza expressed his disappointment with the lack of organization or strategy by the Avila campaign and noted that significant business interests have been approac [...]	2008-06-27 19:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR796	BLUE LANTERN 050097338 [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Emboffs June 5 visited the main office of Tiros Cobra. We met with his General Manager Yanira Elizabeth de Melara. She was very knowledgeable about the company. Though unable to immediately locate some of the company records, she provided them to us the [...]	2008-07-02 18:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC ES
08SANSALVADOR817	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Foreign Military Sales course in San Salvador, El Salvador beginning August 12, 2008. [...]	2008-07-09 19:30:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR828	C-AL8-01247: FORMER ARENA CANDIDATE ON AVILA [...] (C) Summary: Former ARENA presidential candidate Luis Mario Rodriguez told PolCouns July 7. He was guardedly optimistic about the state of (conservative, pro-American) ARENA presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila's campaign. Rodriguez described the key team members currently working on Avila's [...]	2008-07-10 22:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR838	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Foreign Military Sales Course in San Salvador, El Salvador beginning August 12, 2008. [...]	2008-07-14 17:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR856	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SQADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Humanitarian Exercise in Puerto Castilla, Honduras beginning August 16, 2008. RAMOS RI [...]	2008-07-16 16:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR861	EL SALVADOR SEEKS DEBT RESTRUCTURING LOAN, NEW TAX [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to a senior Ministry of Finance official, the Government of El Salvador (GOES) is privately pursuing $1.2 billion in new World Bank loans to restructure existing debt, prevent a fiscal crisis in 2011, and free new money for social spending. The Ministry of Finance is a [...]	2008-07-18 13:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV IBRD ES
08SANSALVADOR868	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Peacekeeping Course in Coban, Guatemala beginning August 1, 2008. OPORTO, JOSE DANIEL [...]	2008-07-21 22:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR980	FMLN CONVENTION: WILL PLEDGED REFORMS AND MODERATE [...] (C) Summary: The (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) party presented its government plan for its presidential campaign at its annual convention August 17 in San Salvador. The audience was energized, and grew more so as the convention progressed. Mauricio Funes, FMLN [...]	2008-08-20 22:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANTIAGO1005	CODEL ENGEL MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF CHILE'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 10, a U.S. Congressional delegation led by Rep. Eliot Engel (D - NY) met with counterparts from Chile's lower house and discussed the bilateral relationship and U.S. policy towards Latin America. Chilean and U.S. representatives noted the shared interests of both count [...]	2008-11-14 10:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON OVIP PGOV CI
08SANTIAGO1025	CHILE: PUBLIC WORKERS' STRIKE ENDS AFTER 4 DAYS OF [...] The four day strike of Chilean public workers ended November 20 with an announcement of a 10 percent salary increase. The strike had halted the work of 70 percent of public employees. The Chilean Senate approved the 10 percent adjustment in a night session on November 20, and the Chamber of [...]	2008-11-24 11:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB SOCI PGOV ECON CI
08SANTIAGO1028	CONCERTACION FREI(ING) AT THE EDGES: IS THE [...] (C) Although Chile,s presidential elections are still more than a year away, the last month has seen intense jockeying for position by the three main governing coalition Concertacion candidates seeking to succeed Michelle Bachelet. Former president Eduardo Frei may have the inside track, as h [...]	2008-11-24 19:00:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
08SANTIAGO1030	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - NOVEMBER 22-24 [...] At the APEC Summit in Lima, President Bachelet called on the private sector to forge alliances with the public sector to protect employment and prevent massive layoffs. The President will travel to Cuba in February to open the Havana International Book Fair and meet with Fidel Castro; The Chri [...]	2008-11-24 20:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1041	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - NOVEMBER 28 [...] At ENADE, Chile's most important annual and national business gathering, speakers concurred that one way to reactive the economy is by lowering taxes and making labor laws more flexible. Bachelet announced a bailout program for the salmon industry. Ricardo Lagos scheduled meetings with the P [...]	2008-11-28 19:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL SNAR EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1046	ENERGY MINISTER TOUTS RENEWABLE ENERGY GOAL TO VISITING [...] SUMMARY: During a Nov. 10 meeting with visiting members of Congress and the Ambassador, Energy Minister Marcelo Tokman highlighted Chile's dependence on foreign energy supplies and said the country intends to work towards a goal of meeting 20% of domestic energy needs through renewable source [...]	2008-12-01 17:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV PGOV TRGY CI AR
08SANTIAGO1054	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COUNTER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Police officers who have been nominated to participate in [...]	2008-12-03 19:13:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
08SANTIAGO1061	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MEEKS [...] (SBU) The Embassy looks forward to your visit to Santiago, which will be seen as supporting our shared vision of strong democratic institutions; market-based, trade-oriented economies; and solid cooperation on issues ranging from energy to education to defense. You will be arriving in Chile si [...]	2008-12-05 12:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG CI
08SANTIAGO1062	CHILE: Progressive Political Leader Hopes for Obama-Style [...] (SBU) Summary: Claudio Orrego, the popular and recently re-elected mayor of one of the Santiago area's most diverse communities, told the Ambassador Nov. 25 that Chile is still looking for "the spirit of Obama" and needs to mobilize a new generation of voters. Orrego expressed disappointment [...]	2008-12-05 12:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI CI
08SANTIAGO1075	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - DECEMBER 7-10 [...] Chilean newspapers highlighted likely cabinet changes that will take place today. Dailies also highlighted the victory of the U.S. team in the Under 20 Women's Soccer World Cup. Headlines continue to give coverage to the impasse between Chile and Peru and Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley's [...]	2008-12-10 15:13:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1080	CHILEAN DEFENSE MINISTER GONI EXPLAINS SPAT WITH [...] (C) Chilean Defense Minister Jose Goni briefed Ambassador Paul Simons December 1 on the current tensions between Chile and Peru. Goni explained he and his Peruvian counterpart had tried to defuse the controversy resulting from comments by the Peruvian Army Commander-in-Chief. President Garcia [...]	2008-12-10 22:00:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PBTS PGOV PREL CI PE
08SANTIAGO1087	CHILEAN ENERGY MINISTER TOKMAN OUTLINES SOLAR [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Energy Minister Marcelo Tokman reviewed Chile's progress in moving ahead on renewable energy projects. Recognizing the difficulty of launching any commercial-sized solar generation project without government incentive, Tokman indicat [...]	2008-12-11 20:09:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP KGHG SENV TRGY CI ECON PGOV
08SANTIAGO1088	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: MEMBERS OF CONGRESS PLEDGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Embassy officials met with several members of Chile's Congress, December 2, to press for progress on implementation of Chile's intellectual property rights (IPR) commitments under the U.S. - Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The Senate Economic Committee took [...]	2008-12-12 11:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL CI
08SANTIAGO1094	CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS JOCKEY FOR POSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: Ricardo Lagos's recent announcement that he will not be running for president for the ruling center-left Concertacion coalition has shifted the scenario for presidential hopefuls. While the Christian Democrats (DC) and the Radical Social Democrats (PRSD) have their candidates [...]	2008-12-12 18:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO1096	Chile's New Action Plan on Climate Change [...] (SBU) Summary: President Michelle Bachelet announced December 4th a National Action Plan on Climate Change, the culmination of a three-year process conducted by the National Commission for the Environment (CONAMA). The plan is divided into three categories: adapting to the effects of climate c [...]	2008-12-15 12:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV ENRG PGOV CI TRGY
08SANTIAGO1099	CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE: PINERA AND FREI [...] (U) Business tycoon Sebastian Pinera emerged as the sole presidential candidate of Chile's center-right Alianza coalition after winning the endorsement of the conservative Democratic Union (UDI) party on December 12. Former Christian Democrat party leader Soledad Alvear movingly endorsed form [...]	2008-12-15 19:21:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CL
08SANTIAGO1127	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR DECEMBER 8-19 [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. Between December 8 and 19, copper prices hit a new four-year low, the peso rose modestly against the dollar, and the stock market was up slightly. Copper e [...]	2008-12-22 10:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO1135	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR F-16 [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Air Force officers who have been nominated to participate [...]	2008-12-23 10:19:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
08SANTIAGO1139	CHILE'S TRANSANTIAGO: SEARCHING FOR CONSENSUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Transportation Minister Rene Cortazar December 17 to request an update on Transantiago. Cortazar explained the latest improvements in the capital city's public transportation system. The GOC is working with the Congress to reach an agreement on funding T [...]	2008-12-23 19:04:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELTN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO114	CHILE ANNOUNCES MARKET ACCESS FOR U.S. POULTRY [...] SUMMARY: On January 31, Chile opened its market to imports of U.S. chicken and turkey. In a meeting that day with the Ambassador, Minister of Agriculture Hornkohl made the announcement official. The Ambassador and Hornkohl agreed on the importance of continuing to open bilateral markets, not [...]	2008-02-05 20:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ENRG PREL SENV CI
08SANTIAGO1140	CHILE: INFORMATION ON PLANS TO PURSUE NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR [...] (U) The following is a response to STATE 127423. This is Post's report on in-country developments regarding civil nuclear energy, as requested by the Civil Nuclear Energy Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee of the International Trade Administration in the U.S., Departme [...]	2008-12-23 19:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
08SANTIAGO1144	CHILE'S NEW MINISTER OF LABOR HITS THE GROUND RUNNING [...] Summary: Maintaining political equilibrium in her cabinet, President Bachelet chose Claudia Serrano, a Socialist (PS) from the "New Left" faction, as Chile's new Labor Minister. Former Minister Osvaldo Andrade stepped down on December 10 to pursue a parliamentary position in next year's elec [...]	2008-12-24 16:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB SOCI ECON CI
08SANTIAGO1147	CHILEAN: ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS FOR NOVEMBER-DECEMBER [...] Summary: This cable provides updates on developments in the Chilean energy sector. Energy Minister Tokman announced the national energy crisis has ended. A hydroelectric project planned for the Patagonia region has stopped operations while HydroAysen, the energy company overseeing the projec [...]	2008-12-24 16:34:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
08SANTIAGO1150	CHILE: LOOKING TO THE U.S. FOR INSPIRATION ON POLITICAL [...] Summary: Young Chileans have long complained about uninspiring political leaders, weakening political parties, and the overall lack of renewal in local politics. A glance at Chile's presidential candidates and other political leaders shows that, for the most part, individuals who emerged as [...]	2008-12-24 16:48:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO124	LOOMING ENERGY CRISIS IN CHILE; GOC LOOKING TO U.S. FOR HELP [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-07 21:03:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV CI
08SANTIAGO163	CHILEAN NAVY REQUESTS PERMISSION TO TRANSFER [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. On February 13, Post received a letter dated February 8, from Chilean Acting CNO Vice Admiral Mariano Sarratea to the Ambassador requesting USG authorization to transfer U.S.-origin equipment to Ecuador. Paragraph three contains Post's infor [...]	2008-02-20 16:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC CI
08SANTIAGO165	MEDIA REPORT: FIDEL CASTRO [...] Summary: Santiago dailies on February 20 ran extensive coverage of Fidel Castro's resignation. Dailies quoted President Bush calling for a democratic transition in Cuba and Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte's remarks that the U.S. would not lift the embargo. Newspaper-of-record "El M [...]	2008-02-20 20:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR PHUM PGOV CI
08SANTIAGO180	DIPLOMATIC NOTE ANNOUNCES CHILEAN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT [...] On February 20, Post received Diplomatic Note number 38 dated February 4, from the Ministry of Foreign Relations announcing Chile's candidate for President of the Inter-American Commission of Women. Paragraph 2 contains Post's informal translation of diplomatic note 38. 2. The Ministry o [...]	2008-02-26 13:31:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CI
08SANTIAGO181	DIPLOMATIC NOTE ANNOUNCES CHILEAN CANDIDATE FOR COMMITTEE [...] On February 20, Post received Diplomatic Note number 41 dated February 7, from the Ministry of Foreign Relations announcing Chile's candidate for the Committee on the Rights of the Child. Paragraph 2 contains Post's informal translation of diplomatic note 41. Paragraph 3 contains the candida [...]	2008-02-26 13:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CI
08SANTIAGO249	CHILE'S "NEXT PRESIDENT" WILL PROPOSE A "NEW [...] (C) Billionaire businessman and all-but-certain 2009 opposition presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera told the Ambassador that the center-right - led by him - has a "wonderful opportunity" to win the 2009 presidential elections, given the "incompetence and corruption" besetting the governing Conc [...]	2008-03-17 14:08:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL CI
08SANTIAGO263	PROMINENT OPPOSITION SENATOR PREDICTS A CROWDED [...] (C) Senator Hernan Larrian of the UDI, the more doctrinaire of Chile's two center-right parties, told the Ambassador that the opposition to the right of the governing Concertacion center-left coalition could field up to four candidates in the 2009 presidential campaign, including two nascent c [...]	2008-03-19 17:21:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL CI
08SANTIAGO271	TWO TIME PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LAVIN LIKELY TO [...] (C) Joaquin Lavin, who narrowly lost the 1999 second round presidential election (to Ricardo Lagos),and then was bested again in the 2005 first round (by fellow Aliancista Sebastian Pinera and eventual winner Michelle Bachelet),told the Ambassador he will not run in 2009, clearing the path fo [...]	2008-03-25 18:39:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL CI
08SANTIAGO293	CAN SHE DUCK THE LAME TAG?: BACHELET AT MIDPOINT [...] (C) President Michelle Bachelet marked the halfway point in her four year term on March 11, a milestone perhaps become millstone, an anniversary freighted with the weight of unmet expectations. Bachelet swept into office two years ago, Chile's first female president, promising a new style of polit [...]	2008-04-02 20:14:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PINR PREL SOCI CI
08SANTIAGO345	DIPLOMATIC NOTE REGARDING SATELLITE DEBRIS [...] On March 10, Post received Diplomatic Note number 2957 dated March 5, from the Ministry of Foreign Relations regarding Chile's concern about the impact produced by the reentry of space debris from satellite "USA 193" into the atmosphere. Paragraph 2 contains Post's informal translation of dip [...]	2008-04-17 16:07:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	CI PHUM PREL
08SANTIAGO35	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR AMBASSADOR DAVID A. [...] Embassy Santiago warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Ambassador David A. Gross, Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, from 01/15/2008 through 01/16/2008, as requested reftel. The purpose of the visit is to meet with Chilean government officials to [...]	2008-01-14 20:37:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS OTRA CI AR
08SANTIAGO370	ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SOCIAL AGENDA TO BE TWIN [...] (C) Bachelet's domestic policy advisor told the Ambassador April 16 that the Bachelet adminstration in its last two years will focus on maintaining economic growth and completing its social agenda. Principal challenges to the latter will be in implementation of pension and education reform, e [...]	2008-04-21 21:27:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
08SANTIAGO394	SANTIAGO'S REGIONAL LEADERS DISCUSS METROPOLITAN CHALLENGES [...] (U) Summary: In meetings with the Ambassador on April 2 and 3, respectively, the Mayor of Santiago listed public education as the biggest priority for his municipality, while the Intendant of the Metropolitan Region focused on public transportation (Transantiago),traffic congestion and public [...]	2008-04-29 21:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO453	SOUTHERN CONE COM CONFERENCE REVIEWS NEXT STEPS TO [...] (C) Southern Cone COMs, meeting in Santiago April 25-26, and joined by ranking SOUTHCOM, WHA, and OES representatives discussed a wide range of regional issues, including security, economic and envionmental challenges, as well as reviewed consular, immigration and public diplomacy best practi [...]	2008-05-16 15:45:00	Embassy Santiago	SECRET	ECON EINV ENRG FARC IR MARR PGOV PREL PTER
08SANTIAGO454	SOUTHERN CONE COM CONFERENCE SHARE BEST PRACTICES [...] (U) Southern Cone COM's met in Santiago April 25-26, where they shared information on environmental ("green building"),public diplomacy, and consular best practices in the region. They also heard from OES on its priorities, including on climate change and biofuels. A DVC with Customs and Bord [...]	2008-05-16 15:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT CASC CMGT CVIS PGOV PREL SCUL SENV
08SANTIAGO480	BACHELET'S STATE OF THE UNION: EDUCATION AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: President Bachelet gave her third State of the Union address and announced increased social spending of USD 222 million. Highlights of her lengthy address include announcements on education, science and technology, labor, political and electoral reform, and Chile's internationa [...]	2008-05-23 20:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI ELAB CI
08SANTIAGO654	INSULZA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ELECTORAL PROSPECTS [...] (U) OAS General Secretary Jose Miguel Insulza spoke briefly with the Ambassador at the latter's July 10 reception for the OAS Sustainable Energy Conference. The conversation, which focused on Insulza's electoral prospects, took place in the context of a poll released earlier that day showing [...]	2008-07-14 15:22:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV CI
08SANTIAGO671	U.S., CHILE AGREE TO COORDINATE CLOSELY ON 2009 [...] (C) Chile will support efforts to focus the 2009 Summit of the Americas on themes of energy security, environmental sustainability, and human prosperity and use its experience in multilateral fora to help further a positive outcome. USG National Summit Coordinator USOAS PermRep Ambassador Mora [...]	2008-07-18 14:25:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	IO PGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO715	CHILEAN CONGRESS WELL-INFORMED ON ENERGY ISSUES, [...] SUMMARY. Chile's Senate Energy Committee has a solid grasp of Chile's energy challenge and an eagerness for further cooperation with the U.S. on energy issues. Members told the Ambassador July 30 Chile must become more energy independent, and proposed a variety of options--from energy conse [...]	2008-08-04 20:44:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV CI
08SANTIAGO729	DIPLOMATIC NOTE ANNOUNCES CHILEAN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENCY OF INTERPOL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE [...] On August 5, Post received Diplomatic Note number 250 dated July 29, from the Ministry of Foreign Relations reiterating Chile's candidate for the Presidency of the INTERPOL Executive Committee. Paragraph 2 contains Post's informal translation of diplomatic note 250. 2. The Ministry of Fo [...]	2008-08-08 15:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	CI PHUM PREL SNAR
08SANTIAGO767	WHAT WE GOT HERE IS A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE: [...] (SBU) Photos of burned out farms and menacing masked gunmen, as well as strings of editorials bemoaning the GOC's failure to resolve the "Mapuche conflict," signal the recent return to the headlines of Chile's long-simmering "indigenous issue." Unlike in neighboring Peru and Bolivia, Chile's [...]	2008-08-22 20:50:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER SCUL SOCI CI
08SANTIAGO792	OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENERGY ENGAGEMENT: A/S SULLIVAN MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 22, EEB A/S Sullivan and Minister Tokman discussed Chile's progress on energy issues since their December 2007 meeting. Tokman commented favorably on U.S.-Chile cooperation on energy issues and focused on Chile-California activities, the domestic nuclear debate, Chile [...]	2008-09-02 11:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV BTIO OEXC PGOV CI
08SANTIAGO801	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NCO [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean NCO School officers who have been nominated to participate [...]	2008-09-04 16:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI

08SANTIAGO812	CHILE'S TRANSANTIAGO: IN STORMY WATERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Treasury A/S Lowery, DAS O'Neill, and Ambassador Simons received a readout on Transantiago from Transportation Minister Cortazar and Finance Minister Velasco September 1. The public transport system is a thorn in the side of the Bachelet Administration, and its woes have increa [...]	2008-09-05 21:01:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP EAID ECON EFIN EINV ELTN PGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO813	FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD GOVERNOR KROSZNER A HIT IN CHILE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Federal Reserve Board Governor Randall Kroszner presented the keynote address at a Central Bank-hosted conference for representatives of the banking and financial sector in Santiago on August 29. In his first visit to Chile, Kroszner also met with influential business entreprene [...]	2008-09-05 21:01:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL OVIP CI
08SANTIAGO816	TREASURY A/S LOWERY AND CHILEAN MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Treasury A/S Lowery and Minister of Public Works Sergio Bitar agreed, September 1, to a joint-effort on helping countries throughout Latin American and the Caribbean build infrastructure. A/S Lowery proposed an Infrastructure Finance Expert Corps that would draw from U.S. and C [...]	2008-09-09 12:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP EAID ECON EFIN EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO856	CONTROVERSY OVER FARC CONNECTIONS IN CHILE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bachelet administration has come under fire from the opposition for not taking action on information provided by the Colombian government in May that identified contacts between Chilean sympathizers and Colombia FARC rebels. The evidence surfaced from emails found on the co [...]	2008-09-22 18:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL SNAR PHUM CO CI
08SANTIAGO893	CHILE: OPPOSITION LEADER LOOKS FOR INCREMENTAL [...] (C) Summary: Senator Andres Allamand, a founding member of the National Renewal (RN) center-right political party, told Ambassador the opposition hopes to improve its performance in municipal elections on October 29, but an outright victory is out of reach. Instead, the opposition Alianza c [...]	2008-10-06 14:15:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CI CO XM
08SANTIAGO901	CHILEAN RIGHT WING STILL LUKEWARM ON PINERA IN [...] (C) The doctrinaire wing of the center-right Alianza remains undecided as to whether it will give its support in 2009 to the presidential ambition of the opposition coalition's front-running but more moderate Sebastian Pinera. The results of the October 2008 municipal elections, as well as wh [...]	2008-10-07 21:35:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IDB PGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO903	DIPLOMATIC NOTE REGARDING POSTAL UNION OF THE AMERICAS, [...] This cable is an action message. Please see paragraph 4. 2. On September 17, Post received Diplomatic Note number 298 dated September 9, from the Ministry of Foreign Relations forwarding a letter to Michael Glover, Office of Technical Specialized Agencies Director, from Chile's Minister o [...]	2008-10-08 15:31:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	CI ECPS PREL
08SANTIAGO915	UPDATE ON CHILE'S ECONOMY: OCTOBER 10 SEES CONTINUED FALL [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the second in a series of reports on major developments in Chile's economy in the face of recent, global financial turmoil. On Friday, October 10, there were continued declines in the price of copper, Chile's exchange rate, and the stock market. Chile's private pension f [...]	2008-10-14 16:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO931	ECONOMIC WOES AT CHILE'S NORTHERN BORDER [...] SUMMARY: Arica, Chile's northernmost city, faces multiple economic challenges, including the 2000 kilometers that separate it from Santiago and competition from cheaper Peru, which is just a short drive north. This city, once part of Peru, has the highest unemployment rate in Chile and pove [...]	2008-10-20 15:47:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND PGOV ELAB SOCI EWWT EAGR EFIS CI PE BL
08SANTIAGO938	A/S SULLIVAN AND PDAS KELLY LUNCH WITH CHILEAN BUSINESS LEADERS ON NEW TRADE INITIATIVE (PATHWAYS) [...] (C) Summary. A/S Sullivan and PDAS Kelly met with Chilean business leaders August 22 to brief them on U.S. economic engagement in the Western Hemisphere and preview USG plans for a new initiative to broaden access to the network of Free Trade Agreements in the region (now named Pathways to Prosp [...]	2008-10-21 14:07:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG ETRD OVIP UNGA EFTA CI
08SANTIAGO950	CHILE'S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: WHO IS LIKELY TO WIN [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday, October 26, voters across Chile will head to the polls to elect mayors and city council members. These nationwide local elections come just a year before the Chilean presidential election and are widely seen as a bellwether of the strength of political parties and [...]	2008-10-23 19:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO954	THE HEAT IS ON: KEY RACES TO WATCH IN CHILE'S MUNICIPAL [...] Summary. With thousands of seats being filled in this weekend's municipal elections, results can be interpreted in many different ways. One of the principal metrics that pundits will analyze are the outcomes of mayoral races in key districts, known as "emblematic communes". Of the communes [...]	2008-10-24 14:24:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO964	MIXED RESULTS IN CHILE'S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] Summary: On Sunday October 26, voters across Chile headed to the polls to elect mayors and city council members. This election - widely viewed as a referendum on the national political mood - delivered mixed results. The conservative Alianza coalition won a majority of mayoral votes for the [...]	2008-10-27 20:52:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO971	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ENGEL [...] (SBU) The Embassy looks forward to your visit to Santiago, which will be seen as supporting our shared vision of strong democratic institutions; market-based, trade-oriented economies; and solid cooperation on issues ranging from energy to education to defense. You will be arriving in Chile [...]	2008-10-29 20:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL ENRG CI
08SANTIAGO986	POSITIVE REACTION IN CHILE TO OBAMA'S ELECTION [...] Summary: Every Chilean daily on November 6 gave extensive coverage to reactions about Barack Obama's election, including remarks by President Bachelet and local political party leaders. The Ambassador also received calls about the election results from an exuberant Senate President Adolfo Zald [...]	2008-11-06 20:04:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL CI
08SANTIAGO987	CODEL ENGEL VISIT TO CHILE: NOVEMBER 9-11, 2008 [...] Embassy Santiago warmly welcomes Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY),Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, House Foreign Affairs Committee, and his congressional delegation, from 11/09/2008 to 11/11/2008 as requested reftel. The purpose of the visit is to meet with governmen [...]	2008-11-07 18:18:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PA PE CI
08SANTODOMINGO1075	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - PEACEKEPING OPERATIONS, [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who have been selected for peacekeeping operations course, scheduled for 26 July - 06 September, 2008. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]	2008-07-01 19:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1167	DOMINICAN SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS BANINTER BANK [...] Summary. On July 11, the Dominican Supreme Court upheld the convictions in the Banco Intercontinental (Baninter) bank fraud case ensuring that the four defendants will spend time in prison. This is an important step forward because it is the first time that significant sentences were given to [...]	2008-07-18 12:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV PREL KJUS KCOR DR
08SANTODOMINGO1184	SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JULY 22, [...] Government,s Plan to Address Economic Crisis 2. Fernandez Focused on Constitutional Reform 3. Subsidy Must Keep Pace with Oil Prices or Lights Will Go Out 4. Astwood Extradition Controversy Â [...]	2008-07-22 20:01:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ENRG KJUS DR
08SANTODOMINGO124	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (C) In his January 16 meeting with the Ambassador, PRD party presidential candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado expressed concerns regarding the fairness of the election process; warned of possible Venezuelan support for his opponent; cited the importance of election observation; and explained his [...]	2008-01-23 19:48:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ENRG VE DR
08SANTODOMINGO1371	FORBES ENERGY CITES CORRUPTION IN ETHANOL PROJECT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Executives with Forbes Energy met with the Ambassador regarding the company,s planned USD 700 million sugarcane ethanol project straddling the Dominican Republic-Haiti border. They said that while they have already obtained all needed permits for the project, which will be based in Man [...]	2008-08-29 15:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KCOR EINV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1471	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - PKO/CFAC COURSE (33), [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO and CFAC courses, scheduled for 03 - 17 October, 2008. Post has no disqualifying informatio [...]	2008-09-19 18:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO151	DOL VISIT HIGHLIGHTS U.S. FIGHT AGAINST CHILD LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 14 and 15, Department of Labor Deputy Undersecretary Charlotte Ponticelli traveled to the Dominican Republic to attend the launch of the second phase of a DOL-funded child labor project, meet the Secretaries of Labor and Education, civil society and business leaders as [...]	2008-01-31 11:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID DR
08SANTODOMINGO1587	(SBU) BIOFUELS CONSULTANTS BEGIN WORK ON SECOND [...] (U) SUMMARY. Biofuels consultants working under the U.S.-Brazil Biofuels Initiative were in the Dominican Republic October 2 and 3 to meet with GoDR and private-sector players in the liquid fuels sector. The State Department provided funding through the Organization of American States (OAS) t [...]	2008-10-14 12:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON SENV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1739	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 19:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL DR
08SANTODOMINGO178	UN DRIP FOLLOW-UP AND OAS STATE OF PLAY [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Santo Domingo does not have current (or future) programs or outreach efforts to assist the indigenous population of the Dominican Republic. While there are some renewed historical and cultural interest among scholars and academics in the country's indigenous Tain [...]	2008-02-04 20:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1917	SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, DECEMBER [...] IMF Visit 2. Fernandez Speech on Economic Crisis 3. Energy Sector Update 4. Job Losses in Mining Sector 5. Textile Sector Loses More Jobs Â [...]	2008-12-16 13:44:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL SNAR ETRD ENRG DR
08SANTODOMINGO192	OPEN SOCIETY JUSTICE INITIATIVE CONDEMNS DR BIRTH [...] (SBU) Summary: EmbOffs met with representatives of the Soros affiliated Open Society Justice Initiative to discuss the Dominican Republic,s birth registration policy, especially how it adversely affects Dominicans of Haitian descent. The Justice Initiative highlighted deficiencies with the co [...]	2008-02-07 16:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SMIG CASC HA DR
08SANTODOMINGO1924	AGREMENT REQUEST FOR ROBERTO SALADIN TO BE [...] (SBU) This is an action request. The Dominican Government has requested agrement for Roberto Saladin to be their next Ambassador to the United States. The request was made on December 5 via diplomatic note no. 29065 (sent to WHA/CAR). Post requests that the Department consider the request and [...]	2008-12-17 14:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON CVIS DR
08SANTODOMINGO1973	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] The 2009 Investment Climate Update for the Dominican Republic. ---------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- 2. While the Dominican government welcomes foreign investment, significant systemic problems can make investing in the [...]	2008-12-30 14:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB PGOV DR
08SANTODOMINGO561	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: BANINTER BANKING CONVICTIONS [...] In a key blow to impunity, the 3rd Chamber of the National District's Court of Appeals early this morning upheld the convictions of senior banking officials involved in the disastrous 2003 bankruptcy of Banco Intercontinental (Baninter),made additional findings of guilt for a previously convi [...]	2008-04-18 18:36:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KJUS KCOR PGOV DR
08SANTODOMINGO668	PRD CLAIMS POSSIBLE ELECTION FRAUD; PLD SMELLS A [...] (SBU) The opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) has strongly criticized the new electronic system for transmitting electoral results to the Central Election Board (JCE),with one senior party official even alleging an organized effort to steal the election. The ruling Dominican Liber [...]	2008-05-02 19:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM DR
08SANTOOMINGO1959	RULE OF LW ROUND-UP - DEC 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 17:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGV KCOR KCRM SNAR PREL DR
08SAOPAULO12	LULA'S PLAN TO RECOVER CPMF REVENUES AS EXPECTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Brazilian government announced on January 2 three ways for compensating for lost revenues after losing the battle to renew the Provisional Financial Transactions Tax (CPMF) in December. As expected, the GOB announced a mix of tax hikes and potential cuts in government spen [...]	2008-01-10 16:18:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL BR
08SAOPAULO129	BRAZIL'S WORKERS' CENTRALS GAIN LEGAL RECOGNITION, [...] (SBU) On March 11, Brazil's Chamber of Deputies passed a bill giving legal recognition to Brazil's labor Centrals. Although they have been playing an important role in Brazilian political life for many years, the Centrals have not been considered part of the national labor system, but rather [...]	2008-03-14 15:53:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI EFIN ECON BR
08SAOPAULO130	CHINA'S BUSINESS INTERESTS IN BRAZIL RECEIVE MIXED [...] (C) Although bilateral trade between China and Brazil continues to grow, there are increasing frustrations on both sides regarding access to each others' markets. For Brazilian business, China represents the largest opportunities for growth, but also the greatest economic risks, and many poi [...]	2008-03-14 16:02:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL EINV ECON CH BR
08SAOPAULO19	FORMER FINANCE MINISTER ON BRAZILIAN POLITICS AND RELATIONS [...] (SBU) During a January 7 meeting with the Ambassador, former Minister of Finance Antonio Delfim Netto (strictly protect),who is currently working as a political and business consultant, discussed the opposition's victory over the government in a major tax battle and its implications for domes [...]	2008-01-15 16:07:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD BR VE
08SAOPAULO199	MATO GROSSO DO SUL STATE HIGHLIGHTS BRAZIL'S AGRICULTURAL [...] (SBU) Brazil's continued position as a leading international agricultural powerhouse is fueled by the rapid economic expansion in states such as Mato Grosso do Sul (MS). Driven by high commodity prices as well as tourism to the world's largest wetland space, the Pantanal, MS is undergoing an [...]	2008-04-18 15:14:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR ECON EIND ETRD BR
08SAOPAULO225	All Politics is National: Presidential Race is Endgame of [...] (SBU) On April 24, the Sao Paulo State Executive Committee of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) voted unanimously to support Sao Paulo incumbent Mayor Gilberto Kassab (Democratic Party - DEM) in this year's municipal elections. PMDB state president Orestes Quercia stated that nat [...]	2008-05-08 17:23:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR BR
08SAOPAULO260	BRAZIL'S ELECTRICITY SUPPLY IN PRECARIOUS EQUILIBRIUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Brazil's 2008 electricity supply will just cover demand, leaving the county in a state of precarious equilibrium. President Lula is lucky that it has been raining sufficiently over the last six years to feed Brazil's hydroelectric reservoirs (which account for approximately 80 pe [...]	2008-05-28 14:24:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON ENV PREL BR
08SAOPAULO269	BRAZILIAN BIOFUELS: ETHANOL PRODUCTION EXPANDING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Soaring petroleum prices and a rapidly growing domestic fleet of flex-fuel cars are driving double-digit expansion in ethanol production in Brazil. In the coming year alone, Brazil's production of sugarcane-based ethanol is projected to increase 14.8 percent. Domestic demand for [...]	2008-06-02 14:43:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAGR ELTN ETRD TRGY BTIO BR
08SAOPAULO31	BRAZIL FACING DIFFICULT YEAR FOR NATURAL GAS SUPPLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Brazilian government began 2008 amid concerns of a possible electricity crisis due to a shortage of natural gas and lack of rain to fill hydropower reservoirs. Energy sector experts have been pointing to a possible shortage of natural gas since 2006 when Bolivia nationalized [...]	2008-01-23 11:39:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON PREL BR ENRG
08SAOPAULO314	U.S. SCIENTISTS VISIT BRAZIL FOR MOU ON BIOFUELS [...] (SBU) As part of the U.S.-Brazil Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Cooperation on Biofuels, a U.S. delegation of eight scientists and engineers from the Departments of Energy and Agriculture visited Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states from May 30 to June 6. Their visit follows a similar [...]	2008-06-18 17:26:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAGR ECON EINV TRGY BR
08SAOPAULO38	GOVERNMENT EXPANSION OF "BOLSA FAMILIA" BENEFITS DRAWS [...] On the last working day of 2007, President Lula expanded the scope of Bolsa Familia, the federal monthly stipend benefiting some 11 million poor families, to include an additional payment for each child aged 16 and 17. Opposition politicians called the action unethical and possibly in violati [...]	2008-01-28 18:39:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI EAID EFIN ECON BR
08SAOPAULO39	BRAZIL: NEGLECTED INDIGENOUS FACE LAND RIGHTS CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) According to a range of Sao Paulo-based contacts, the Brazilian Government does not respect fully the territorial and cultural rights of indigenous peoples, leaving communities to subsist in squalid urban slums or neglected rural territories that represent a fraction of the lands the ind [...]	2008-01-29 09:41:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EAGR SOCI SCUL BR
08SAOPAULO392	BIOELECTRICITY THE NEXT BIOFUEL - ELECTRICITY SERIES #4 [...] (SBU) Summary: As the next big development in Brazilian biofuels, bioelectricity has been touted as the short-term solution to Brazil's potential electricity shortages. It is a clean source of electricity that requires little start-up time and is complementary to Brazil's predominately hydro [...]	2008-07-24 09:32:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EAGR ENV BR
08SAOPAULO454	BRAZIL'S TRADE STRATEGY POST-DOHA: FIESP's POSITION [...] (SBU) In an August 21 meeting between Ambassador Sobel and Mario Marconini (strictly protect),Director for International Negotiations at FIESP (Sao Paulo Federation of Industries),Marconini provided his insights into Brazil's negotiating position during the last round of Doha trade negotiati [...]	2008-08-25 10:30:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL BR
08SAOPAULO458	GEORGIA-RUSSIA CRISIS; U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 08:31:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
08SAOPAULO468	BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT CHECK ON LICENSE 050073566 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, Econoff conducted three separate site visits and was able to confirm receipt of the parts by Foreign Consignee Embraer. Site visits revealed that Embraer's license application contained erroneous information about consignee Darrigo & Valente Transportes, [...]	2008-09-04 17:00:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC CO BR
08SAOPAULO497	BRAZIL FOREIGN POLICY: INTERESTS VS. IDEOLOGY, AND MAYBE [...] (SBU) A significant number of academics and international relations consultants in Sao Paulo are frustrated with Brazil's current foreign policy. In their view, left-wing elements in both the Workers Party (PT) and in the Foreign Ministry put ideology ahead of national interest. The critics [...]	2008-09-23 10:57:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	BR
08SAOPAULO55	US CONSULATE GENERAL SAO PAULO UNDERGOES CRISIS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Selected staff of the U.S. Consulate General Sao Paulo participated in crisis management training on December 6, 2007 and a mission wide Digital Video Conference (DVC) crisis management exercise on December 14, 2007. Observations and recommendations, keyed to reftel para 2, A-H, f [...]	2008-02-07 16:25:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR AFSI ASEC BR CASC KESS OTRA
08SAOPAULO581	Brazil: Sao Paulo Mayor Wins Landslide Reelection, Set Up [...] (U) Summary: Democrats (DEM) Party candidate and incumbent Sao Paulo Mayor Gilberto Kassab capped off an extraordinary political comeback with a 61-39 victory over Workers Party (PT) candidate Marta Suplicy in the second round of the mayoral race on 10/26. Kassab's convincing win represents a [...]	2008-10-27 16:25:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
08SAOPAULO594	DESPITE FINANCIAL DOWNTURN, GLOBA FINANCIAL PLAYERS SEE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Country Managers for four major international financial firms - Morgan Stanley, Carlyle roup, American Insurance Group (AIG),and Rabobank consistently voiced concerns over the near to medium- term impact of the financial crisis and how it would affect their individual sect [...]	2008-11-04 10:09:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENV ECON EFIN ETRD EAG BR
08SAOPAULO605	U.S. ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 15:58:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
08SAOPAULO61	PARANA GOVERNOR REQUIAO TAKES ON THE FEDS [...] (SBU) Summary: A dispute between Parana State Governor Roberto Requiao and federal prosecutors and judges has attracted widespread media attention. Prosecutors accused the Governor of using the state's public educational television channel as a vehicle to promote his own political agenda and [...]	2008-02-13 11:45:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM BR
08SAOPAULO650	DIFFERING BRAZILIAN VOICES ON U.S. ETHANOL POLICY AT [...] (U) Summary: At the Government of Brazil's (GOB) much anticipated International Conference on Biofuels held in Sao Paulo from November 17 to 21, GOB reps, for the most part, stuck to the spirit of the U.S.-Brazil biofuels MOU and kept to promises to remain united with the U.S. on expanding et [...]	2008-12-04 18:16:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
08SAOPAULO683	UN WORKSHOP ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1540, SAO PAULO, NOVEMBER [...] (U)Summary: The UN Workshop on UNSCR 1540 Implementation held in Sao Paulo on November 24-28, 2008, was organized by the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs in cooperation with the Government of Brazil with funding by the European Union and the Governments of Norway and the United Sta [...]	2008-12-23 16:42:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP BR
08SARAJEVO1087	BOSNIA - WHERE WE ARE PROSECUTING THE SREBRENICA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: As the thirteenth anniversary of the genocide that took place in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 approaches, we thought it would be useful to review the progress made and the challenges faced by the State Prosecutor's Office Special Department for War Crimes (SDWC) investiga [...]	2008-07-02 14:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC PHUM BK
08SARAJEVO1088	BOSNIA - CORRUPTION VERDICTS HIGHLIGHT RULE OF LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent verdicts in corruption cases against senior Bosnian political leaders have highlighted the vulnerability of the judiciary to political attacks and the systemic weaknesses in the judicial system that continue to require the attention of the international community. On June [...]	2008-07-02 15:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS KDEM EAID BK
08SARAJEVO1114	BOSNIA - RUSSIS WALKS OUT OF PIC AND REFUSES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the June 24-25 Peace Implementation Council (PIC),PIC member states, except Russia, reiterated their commitment to a benchmarks-driven approach to determining OHR's closure date. PIC member states also underscored to Bosnian political leaders that they would consider national [...]	2008-07-09 11:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID KJUS KAWC KCRM RU BK
08SARAJEVO1236	BOSNIA - COURT HANDS DOWN STIFF SENTENCES, [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 29, a first instance panel at the State Court convicted seven individuals accused of killing more than 1000 Bosniak men and boys in the Kravica Farming Warehouse Cooperative on genocide charges, but acquitted four other defendants due to insufficient evidence of their p [...]	2008-07-31 13:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KAWC KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1426	BOSNIA: SARAJEVO SELLS ELECTRICITY SURPLUS DESPITE [...] (U) Summary: Sarajevo-based electricity distributor Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) announced their intention to sell close to 200 mln USD worth of surplus electricity to prospective utilities and electricity trading companies. Although profits from electricity surplus would be a boon for the Fede [...]	2008-09-08 14:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1494	BOSNIA - DAS JONES' SEPTEMBER 8-9 VISIT TO SARAJEVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his September 8-9 visit to Sarajevo Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones met with Republika Srpska Prime Minister (RS PM) Milorad Dodik and attended a dinner hosted by the Ambassador with leaders from coalition parties and the leading opposition party (both events repor [...]	2008-09-18 15:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EU BK
08SARAJEVO1531	BOSNIA - REPUBLIKA SRPSKA ATTACKS ON MISSING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) authorities have taken a series of steps that undermine the ability of the state-level Missing Persons Institute (MPI) to locate, exhume, and identify victims of the 1992-1995 war. MPI was designed to search for missing individuals without regard to ethnicit [...]	2008-09-29 09:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM KAWC KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1547	BOSNIA - DODIK RENEGES ON PROMISE TO COOPERATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: After promising publicly on September 28 that the Republika Srpska Government (RSG) would cooperate with state-level law enforcement institutions, RS PM Milorad Dodik informed the State Prosecutor's Office on September 30 that his government would not submit documentation requeste [...]	2008-10-02 14:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KJUS KAWC BK
08SARAJEVO1573	BOSNIA - VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In meetings with the Presidency, Minister of Defense and Prime Minister of Bosnia, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England emphasized the U.S. Government's commitment to Bosnia's stability and our continued cooperation to help Bosnia achieve its goals of reform and progress [...]	2008-10-07 08:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1598	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR HIGHREP'S OCTOBER 20-21 [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Miroslav Lajcak will visit Washington on October 20-21 as part of his consultations with Peace Implementation Council (PIC) capitals prior to the November 19-20 PIC. Lajcak's stop in Washington follows visits earlier this month to Quint capitals, Brussels, and [...]	2008-10-14 14:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KAWC KDEM PHUM BK
08SARAJEVO1655	BOSNIA - BACKSLIDING ON BRCKO [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the municipal elections behind us and the November PIC approaching, OHR and Bosnian leaders are again discussing the five objectives and two conditions for OHR closure. Among the outstanding objectives is the completion of the Brcko Final Award, which requires the Superviso [...]	2008-10-24 15:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1656	BOSNIA -- DETERIORATING POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO SYG De Hoop Scheffer called Bosnia's Foreign Minister, Sven Alkalaj, to Brussels October 15 to discuss the deteriorating political climate in Bosnia and the threat it poses to Bosnia's progress towards NATO membership. Members of Bosnia's NATO Coordination Group admit that p [...]	2008-10-25 07:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1705	BOSNIA - S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S OCTOBER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson visited Sarajevo October 27-29 to discuss the possible transfer to Bosnia of some of the "Algerian 6" (A-6) group of Guantanamo detainees. Williamson met with Prime Minister Nikola Spiric, Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic, Foreign Minister S [...]	2008-11-05 12:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK AG
08SARAJEVO1715	THE KLADUSA CONUNDRUM, AN FPU VISIT TO BOSNIA'S ENIGMATIC [...] [Summary] The Sarajevo Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) traveled to Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) most isolated province to discover why we see such a disproportionate number of visa applicants from the northwestern towns of Bihac and Velika Kladusa. The FPU also wanted to address long held suspi [...]	2008-11-07 09:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
08SARAJEVO1767	BOSNIA - BOSNIAN GOVERNMENT AGREES TO FURTHER [...] (S/NF) On November 17 the Bosnian Foreign Ministry delivered its official response to our reftel demarche regarding the return of some Guantanamo detainees to Bosnia. An informal translation follows: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Hercegovina presents its compliments to the E [...]	2008-11-19 13:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK AGAO
08SARAJEVO1795	BOSNIA - POSSIBLE BREAKTHROUGH IN THE RS/STATE [...] (C/NF) We understand from contacts at the State Prosecutor's Office that the Republika Srpska (RS) government handed over today some of the documents requested by the State Prosecutor's Office for its investigation into corruption associated with government building and other contracts to St [...]	2008-11-26 17:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KJUS KCRM BK
08SARAJEVO1807	BOSNIA - SNAPSHOT OF RECENT INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS [...] (U) The INL-funded programs implemented by OPDAT and ICITAP programs are critical to our efforts to strengthen rule of law in Bosnia, and more broadly speaking, the state. In keeping with the Embassy's priorities, much of this assistance is geared to state-level institutions (State Border Po [...]	2008-12-02 18:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1836	BOSNIA - BOSNIAN GOVERNMENT AGREES TO ACCEPT THREE [...] (S/NF) On December 5, we received a letter from the Ministry of Security regarding the return of some Guantanamo detainees to Bosnia. A translation of the letter follows. 2. (S/NF) BEGIN TEXT: The BiH Ministry of Security presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States o [...]	2008-12-05 16:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK AGAO
08SARAJEVO1869	BOSNIA - PROGRESS ON PRUD AGREEMENT SLOW AND SHAKY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A month after the signing of the November 8 Prud Agreement (Ref A),the leaders of all three signatory parties continue to profess their support for the document. However, intra-party rifts, quibbling over details, continued concern over the element of the Agreement pertaining to [...]	2008-12-15 16:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1906	BOSNIA - HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMEN (FINALLY) TAKE [...] (SBU) On December 4, after more than two years of political wrangling, Bosnia and Herzegovina's three new state-level ombudsmen for human rights issues finally took office. The inaugural session of the ombudsman institution took place December 15, with a formal hand-over of responsibility fro [...]	2008-12-29 13:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO191	BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC AND AVAZ: TROUBLE IN PARADISE? [...] (C) Influential Bosniak daily Dnevni Avaz has recently featured a number of articles critical of Bosniak Presidency member Haris Silajdzic. The articles constitute a shift in the editorial stance of Avaz which had formerly been a staunch Silajdzic ally. Negative coverage of SBiH attempts to [...]	2008-02-01 15:26:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR BK
08SARAJEVO202	BOSNIA: ABU HAMZA SUPPORTERS RALLY TO OPPOSE [...] (C) A rally in support of former mujahedeen Imad al Husein AKA Abu Hamza took place in Zenica over the weekend. The rally occurred in the wake of a State Court decision upholding the revocation of Abu Hamza's Bosnian citizenship. The demonstration featured an address by Abu Hamza in which he [...]	2008-02-04 16:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER BK FR
08SARAJEVO244	BOSNIA - RADMANOVIC DISCUSSES DEFENSE PROPERTY, [...] (C) On February 6, the Ambassador met with Bosnian Serb member of the Tri-Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic over lunch for a wide-ranging discussion on current political developments. The Ambassador and Radmanovic had detailed discussions on defense reform, and Radmanovic again signaled his suppo [...]	2008-02-07 17:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO246	BOSNIA- DODIK BACKS OUT OF DEFENSE PROPERTY DEAL, [...] (C) Reneging on a clear commitment to the Ambassador and NATO HQ, Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik failed to have his government approve the transfer agreement on movable defense property on February 7 and instead referred the matter to a working group to negotiate a "comprom [...]	2008-02-07 19:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK
08SARAJEVO307	BOSNIA- UNDER PRESSURE, SPIRIC SECURES COM [...] (C) Prime Minister Nikola Spiric presided over a Council of Ministers (CoM) decision approving the Transfer Agreement on Movable Defense Property at its February 14 session. This development comes after sustained mission engagement with PM Spiric following the February 7 decision by the Republ [...]	2008-02-15 17:40:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO478	BOSNIA - RADMANOVIC TAKES FIRM LINE ON POLICE [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with Nebojsa Radmanovic, Bosnian Serb member of the Presidency, by phone on March 10 to raise concerns over Republika Srpska (RS) and SNSD actions on three important issues: the failure to approve the transfer agreement on movable defense property; threats to scuttle p [...]	2008-03-11 17:26:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO479	BOSNIA: KOMSIC ON POLITICAL CLIMATE AND CHOD [...] The Ambassador met on March 10 with Zeljko Komsic, the Croat member of the Presidency, to discuss the current political climate. The Ambassador also stressed that the CHOD, General Sifet Podzic, should step down in July as mandated by the Law on Defense. Komsic, who has close ties to the mi [...]	2008-03-11 17:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MARR BK
08SARAJEVO529	BOSNIA- RS APPROVES MOVABLE DEFENSE PROPERTY [...] (C) After intense discussions with the Ambassador, Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik agreed to have the RS government approve the agreement on movable defense property that transfers ownership of all arms, ammunition and explosives from the entities to the state. Dodik has bee [...]	2008-03-21 15:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PINR BK
08SARAJEVO829	BOSNIA - 2008 PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR PRM [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (U) In response to PRM's announced renewal of the Ambassador's Fund for Refugees for the eighth year (ref),we have identified a critical gap in returnee assistance and protection for FY 08. Last year, PRM provided funding for the p [...]	2008-05-09 12:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL BK
08SECTION01OF03CAIRO1416	CODEL ACKERMAN MEETIGS WITH MUBARAK, SULEIMAN, AND ABOUL GHEIT [...] (C) Summary: In separate June 28 eetings with President Hosni Mubarak, EGIS Direcor Omar Suleiman, and FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit, CODELAckerman and the Ambassador discussed Israeli-Paestinian developments (focusing on Egypt's goalsfor building upon the current "calming period"),Eypt's regional rela [...]	2008-07-07 13:55:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL KPAL EAID ENRG IS
08SECTON02OF02TIRANA398	RIPPLES FROM A BOULDER: AMBASRADOR'S REMARKS RENEWQ DEBATE ON CORRUPTION, IMQUJITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 15:04:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AL
08SEOUL1056	RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL [...] Per reftel, post contacted the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) and Kyongju Aerospace Electrical Systems (KAES) by email and phone. Due to resource constraints, a site visit was not conducted. 2. Mr. Kim Ki-Sang, Warrant Officer at ROKAF Logistics Command confirmed to Post that Kyo [...]	2008-05-23 04:21:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	AU ETTC KOMC KS
08SEOUL1058	FORMER FM SONG: PHASED APPROACH FOR BEEF IS THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 22 luncheon meeting with the Ambassador, National Assembly member-elect (and former Foreign Minister) Song Min-soon said that it was up to the U.S. to find a way out of the current beef situation and recommended a phased opening of the beef market (as the Roh administrati [...]	2008-05-23 07:29:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
08SEOUL111	WHAT TO EXPECT: HOW WILL PRESIDENT LEE CHANGE [...] (C) Summary: The Korean people have sky-high expectations for President-elect Lee Myung-bak. He will take office as the seventeenth president of Korea on February 25 and carries with him a long to-do list for his government and for the country. For insight on what Lee's administration will l [...]	2008-01-18 07:58:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
08SEOUL1141	INVITATION TO CONFERENCE IN SEOUL ON UNITED [...] (C) MOFAT delivered a diplomatic note to Post on June 3 concerning a Letter of Invitation to the International Conference on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, titled, "United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Major Achievements and Implications for Policy Development," to be held in Seoul [...]	2008-06-05 07:31:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS PGOV PHUM UN
08SEOUL1144	GNP DEFEAT IN BY-ELECTIONS REFLECTS PUBLIC ANGST [...] (SBU) Summary: The ruling Grand National Party's (GNP) poor showing in the June 4 by-election -- on the same day as President Lee Myung-bak's 100th day in office - is largely a reflection of public dissatisfaction with the new administration. The GNP party won only nine of the 52 local seat [...]	2008-06-05 08:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
08SEOUL1145	GNP LEADERSHIP REACHES OUT TO U.S. ON BEEF [...] (C) Summary: On June 6 the Ambassador met with leaders of the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) to discuss ongoing public outcry over the U.S.-ROK agreement to lift the Korean ban on U.S. beef imports. GNP chairman Kang Jae-sup, who requested the meeting earlier in the week, said the party w [...]	2008-06-05 08:49:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
08SEOUL1153	PROTESTS CONTINUE AS BLUE HOUSE STRUGGLES TO FIND [...] (C) Summary: Throughout the June 6-8 holiday weekend, protesters continued to call for a renegotiation of the agreement to reopen the Korean market to U.S. beef, a ban on imports of beef from cattle over 30-months-old, and President Lee Myung-bak's removal from office. The protests, which oc [...]	2008-06-09 08:32:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
08SEOUL1174	PROTESTS PAST PRIME? LEE VOWS "FRESH START" [...] (C) Summary: The June 10 anniversary of the 1987 pro-Democracy protests drew record numbers of crowds demanding a renegotiation of the agreement to lift the ban on imports of U.S. beef. The demonstrators remained peaceful, heeding the pleas of the ROKG and former Presidents Roh Moo-hyun and [...]	2008-06-11 08:18:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL1201	MOVING APDP FORWARD IN KOREA [...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings with Korean officials on June 11, NSC Senior Director Paul Lettow and S/P's Daniel Twining encouraged the ROK to renew its efforts to support the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP) and to consider hosting a deputy minister-level meeting in the fall (Septem [...]	2008-06-16 04:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
08SEOUL1204	TURBULENT TIMES FOR PRESIDENT LEE: CAN HE RECOVER? [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Lee Myung-bak is only four months into his five-year term in office and already he has hit historically low popularity ratings of around 10 percent. Lee's first 100 days have been a crash course in political reality. The public's disappointment with the new administrat [...]	2008-06-16 10:04:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
08SEOUL1243	ROKG REVIEWING ITS AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the face of multiple requests for assistance from the U.S., Afghanistan, and other nations, as well as renewed Taliban threats against Korean interests in Afghanistan and concerns over political sensitivities arising out of the recent beef protests, the ROKG has started an int [...]	2008-06-23 08:01:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MASS PREL AF KS
08SEOUL1244	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S JUNE 26-27 VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit to Korea comes at a particularly sensitive time in U.S.-ROK relations. Since your last visit in February, the optimism that accompanied President Lee Myung-bak's inauguration has been replaced by growing public discontent with the Lee Administration and its policies. [...]	2008-06-23 08:40:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN

08SEOUL1280	UPDATE FOR THE SECRETARY'S JUNE 26-27 VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Developments on beef and North Korea issues create an opportunity to get the Koreans -- up until now completely paralyzed by the beef crisis -- to reengage on our bilateral and international agenda. This cable provides an update to our earlier scenesetter, and suggests some prio [...]	2008-06-26 08:56:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
08SEOUL1319	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - June 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 23:34:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD SENV SOCI KS KN
08SEOUL1345	PRESS BULLETIN - July 7, 2008 [...] We Have More Important Things to Worry About (Chosun Ilbo, July 7, 2008, Page 31) Features 2. U.S. "Condoned Summary Executions during Korean War" (Daily Chosun, July 7, 2008) 3 3. Foreign Students in the U.S. Can Work as Interns (Dong-a Ilbo, July 7, 2008, Page 13) 3 4. Majority of [...]	2008-07-07 06:11:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
08SEOUL1354	WEB PORTALS AID "SMART MOB," STYMIE KOREAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the ongoing protests about U.S. beef, new means of disseminating information and networking internet users created what is being called a "smart mob." These new capabilities allowed protestors to use their cellphones to instantaneously upload video, pictures, and inform [...]	2008-07-08 07:11:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
08SEOUL1370	GNP, DP ELECT NEW LEADERSHIP, NA SET TO OPEN [...] (C) Summary: In early July both the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) and the main opposition party, the newly renamed Democratic Party (DP),selected their party leadership in a move that should end the stalemate over convening the National Assembly. The election of Park Hee-tae to lead th [...]	2008-07-09 07:48:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL1480	FSC CHAIRMAN ON LONE STAR, BANK PRIVATIZATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Financial Services Commission (FSC) Chairman Jun Kwang-woo confirmed press reports earlier that day that the FSC was considering soon launching its review of Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)'s qualifications as majority share [...]	2008-07-25 06:08:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV KS
08SEOUL1524	DP CHAIRMAN CHUNG SE-KYUN ON FTA, BEEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador made a July 23 courtesy call on newly elected Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Chung Se-kyun. During the cordial meeting, conducted entirely in English, the two discussed prospects for ratification of the KORUS FTA. Chung said the DP was prepared to support FTA rat [...]	2008-08-01 07:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL1525	DP CHAIRMAN CHUNG SE-KYUN ON FTA, BEEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador made a July 23 courtesy call on newly elected Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Chung Se-kyun. During the cordial meeting, conducted entirely in English, the two discussed prospects for ratification of the KORUS FTA. Chung said the DP was prepared to support FTA rat [...]	2008-08-01 07:29:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL1526	DP CHAIRMAN CHUNG SE-KYUN ON FTA, BEEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador made a July 23 courtesy call on newly elected Democratic Party (DP) Chairman Chung Se-kyun. During the cordial meeting, conducted entirely in English, the two discussed prospects for ratification of the KORUS FTA. Chung said the DP was prepared to support FTA rat [...]	2008-08-01 07:48:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL1528	DPRK FOOD AID VISIT: GOOD BEGINNING [...] (C) During a June 30-July 5 visit to the DPRK to observe the beginning of the U.S. food aid program, USAID and Embassy Seoul officers met with World Food Program (WFP) and U.S. NGO representatives who said cooperation with DPRK authorities on launching the program was good. The WFP and NGOs ha [...]	2008-08-01 09:35:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS EAID PGOV
08SEOUL1570	VISIT TO RURAL DPRK: AGRARIAN, ORDERLY, QUIET [...] (C) During a June 30-July 5 visit to North Korea to evaluate the beginnings of the U.S. food aid program (ref A),Poloff and USAID officers spent three days in Pyongyang and also traveled to two port cities to the southwest--Nampo and Songrim--and four agricultural towns farther north--Hyangsan [...]	2008-08-10 23:37:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN EAGR ECON PGOV PINR SOCI ELTN MARR
08SEOUL1620	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: POLITICAL PARALYSIS PREVAILS [...] (C) Summary: Major South Korean political parties have yet to resolve differences over formation of the standing committees, a necessary step in order to get the National Assembly up and running for the start of the regular session in early September. An agreement was reached on August 11 o [...]	2008-08-18 06:17:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
08SEOUL1676	KEY NA COMMITTEES LIKELY COOPERATIVE [...] (C) Summary: The Grand National Party (GNP) now controls both the Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee and the National Defense Committee -- good news for U.S.-relevant legislation. In addition to the chairs, the committees are stacked with other pro-U.S. lawmakers, though the pro [...]	2008-08-22 06:51:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
08SEOUL1710	LEE MYUNG-BAK'S OLYMPIC MOJO: POLL INCREASES [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent opinion polls conducted by various ROK media agencies show that President Lee Myung-bak's approval rating is recovering, reaching between 24 to 31 percent in various polls taken from August 23. Pundits note that the recent increase was mainly due to Korea's success at [...]	2008-08-28 06:31:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
08SEOUL176	DASD SEDNEY MEETINGS WITH ROKG, PRESIDENT-ELECT'S [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia David Sedney, ROKG officials and members of President-elect Lee Myung-bak's Transition Team stressed that the ROK-U.S. Alliance was a top priority for the incoming government, asking for ideas on how to improve the l [...]	2008-01-28 05:59:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MNUC PARM PREL KS
08SEOUL178	HAN SEUNG-SOO TAPPED AS LEE MYUNG-BAK'S FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary: President-elect Lee Myung-bak officially announced the nomination of Han Seung-soo, UN Special Envoy on Climate Change, as the first Prime Minister for his government. Lee is said to have taken into account Han's extensive experience with state affairs and his credentials as a [...]	2008-01-28 07:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL1795	KIM JONG-IL ILL HEALTH RUMORS [...] (C) Rumors that Kim Jong-il (KJI) may be gravely ill or worse are circulating in Seoul, fueled by various leaked intel and his failure to appear at the September 9 Pyongyang parade celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the DPRK. The ROKG initial reaction is cautious, seeking fac [...]	2008-09-10 09:56:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL
08SEOUL1841	DASD SEDNEY MEETING WITH ROK DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the end of SPI-19 (septel),DASD David Sedney and Ambassador Vershbow met with ROK Minister of National Defense Lee Sang-hee. The Ambassador delivered reftel points on the pending announcement by the Government of Iraq regarding reductions in Coalition forces that would [...]	2008-09-17 07:09:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PHSA PINS MARR KS KN
08SEOUL1957	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ROK PRESIDENT LEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a thirty-minute meeting immediately upon concluding the presentation of credentials ceremony, President Lee warmly welcomed the Ambassador, telling her that she was in a position to bring Americans and Koreans even closer together. Lee said that he took pride in restoring trus [...]	2008-10-06 10:00:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
08SEOUL2000	US-ROK CONSULTATIONS ON DPRK HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) Summary: At the second of three meetings between a U.S. delegation led by DAS Alex Arvizu and a ROKG delegation led by MOFAT DG for Korean Peninsula Peace Regime Huh Chul on September 24, Huh said the ROK would consider additional contributions of food aid or fertilizer to the DPRK only a [...]	2008-10-10 07:28:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KS KN
08SEOUL2035	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER KIM [...] (C) Summary: In an October 10 meeting with National Assembly Speaker Kim Hyung-o, the Ambassador and the Speaker discussed the current state of North Korean affairs and the support of both governments for a denuclearized North Korea. Turning to the KORUS FTA, which the government submitted to [...]	2008-10-15 09:02:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
08SEOUL2052	SENATOR HAGEL MEETS ROKG OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE),in a round of October 15 meetings with ROKG officials including President Lee Myung-bak (septel),the Prime Minster, the Minister for Unification, the Minister for Trade, and the opposition Democratic Party Leader, discussed a range of bi-lateral and i [...]	2008-10-17 07:43:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON OREP ETRD KS KN
08SEOUL2191	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-10 07:36:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR
08SEOUL2192	PRESS BULLETIN - November 10, 2008 [...] Prepare for Renegotiation of ROK-U.S. FTA (Hankyoreh Shinmun, November 10, 2008, Page 27) 2. Seoul Should Not Delay Introducing the FTA Ratification Bill to the National Assembly (Seoul Shinmun, November 10, 2008, Page 31) 3. Cooperation and Trust (JoongAng Ilbo, November 8, 2008, Page 26) [...]	2008-11-10 07:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
08SEOUL2218	ROK PM HAN: PREPARED TO WAIT ON FTA, INTERNAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: ROK Prime Minister Han Seung-soo told the Ambassador during a courtesy call on November 13 that the ROKG was prepared to wait for the U.S. to take up the matter of its ratification of the KORUS FTA, but would encourage ratification of the accord by the National Assembly in the mea [...]	2008-11-14 06:29:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EFIN ECON KS KN
08SEOUL2231	IRAN FM MOTTAKI: COOPERATION ON AFGHANISTRAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings on November 13 in Seoul with ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan and Prime Minister Han Seung-soo, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki suggested that cooperation with the U.S. on Afghanistan and Iraq might be possible, but would depend on whether the U.S. was "s [...]	2008-11-18 08:08:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR KS KN AF IZ
08SEOUL2279	PRESS BULLETIN - November 26, 2008 [...] The ROK and the U.S. Agree to Transform Cash-based Financial Contribution for USFK Upkeep to a Goods Provision (Dong-a Ilbo, November 26, 2008, Page 8) 2. 37% of ROK Lawmakers: "The KORUS FTA Would be Revised" (Dong-a Ilbo, November 26, 2008, Pages 1 and 6) Top Headlines Chosun Ilbo, H [...]	2008-11-26 07:32:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
08SEOUL2281	AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 24 luncheon meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon said with SMA negotiations concluded, he looked forward to making progress on USFK camp returns. Lee lamented that his goal of completing the return of nine facilities before the end of [...]	2008-11-26 08:21:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AMGT KS
08SEOUL2285	ANTI-DPRK LEAFLET DROPPING WILL CONTINUE, VOWS NGO [...] (C) Summary: On November 26, POL M/C met with Fighters For Free North Korea Chair Park Hak-Sang, responsible for sending anti-DPRK leaflets, triggering mounting tensions in South-North relations. Park said he was facing increasing pressure to stop, including the Ministry of Unification and f [...]	2008-11-28 06:32:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PROP PREL KS KN
08SEOUL2307	U.S.-ROK SMA (AD REF) AGREEMENT [...] (C) On November 19-20, U.S. and Republic of Korea delegations, led respectively by Ambassador Jackson McDonald and Ambassador Cho Byung-jae, met in Honolulu for the sixth and likely final round of this year's Special Measures Agreement (SMA) defense cost-sharing negotiation. The talks starte [...]	2008-12-02 22:15:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS MARR MCAP KS
08SEOUL2401	PRESS BULLETIN - December 15, 2008 [...] "Six-Party Process Reveals Its Fundamental Limitations" (JoongAng Ilbo, December 13, 2008, Page 26) 2. What the "Controversy over North Korea's Nuclear Status" Means (Chosun Ilbo, December 15, 2008, Page 35) 3. Obama's Way of Dealing with North Korea (Hankook Ilbo, December 15, 2008, Page 39 [...]	2008-12-15 08:16:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
08SEOUL2423	PRESS BULLETIN - December 17, 2008 [...] U.S. Congressional Delegation: "If the ROK Ratifies the KORUS FTA, the U.S. Congress Will Also Make Efforts to Do So" (JoongAng Ilbo, December 17, 2008, Page 6) 2. "Line" in Front of U.S. Embassy Has Disappeared, but No Tourism "Boom" Yet (Munhwa Ilbo, December 16, 2008, Page 10; Excerpts) [...]	2008-12-17 06:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
08SEOUL2429	U.S.-ROK SMA AGREEMENT INITIALED [...] (SBU) In accordance with reftel, A/DCM Joseph Yun and MOFAT Ambassador Cho Byung-jae initialed the SMA Agreement on Wednesday, December 17, and agreed on the text for the accompanying diplomatic note. A scanned copy of the initialed agreement has been sent to both EAP/K and USFK. 2. (SBU) [...]	2008-12-18 06:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV KS
08SEOUL2441	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] Per reftel request, Econoff contacted the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) by phone to verify the transaction involving fiber optic inverters exported by Schott North America Inc. Econoff also conducted a site visit of EO Systems to verify the bona fides of the firm. 2. [...]	2008-12-19 03:52:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC KS
08SEOUL2444	ENVIRONMENT MINISTER ON CLIMATE CHANGE, USFK CAMP [...] (C) Summary: In a December 16 luncheon meeting with ROK Environment Minister Lee Maan-ee, Ambassador and Minister Lee discussed climate change, Korea's Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle (KULEV) regulations due to go into effect January 1, environment issues related to USFK camp returns, and domestic [...]	2008-12-19 05:46:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV AMGT KS
08SEOUL2461	ROK-RUSSIA STRATEGIC DIALOGUE BUILDS ON CLOSER TIES [...] (C) Summary: ROK Vice Foreign Minister Kwon Jong-rak and Russian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Denisov discussed strengthening bilateral ties at the first ROK-Russia Vice Foreign Minister Strategic Dialogue in Seoul on December 18. Director of MOFAT's Russia and CIS Division [...]	2008-12-23 07:02:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS KS
08SEOUL2485	COOL GANGWON: GOVERNOR KIM ON TOURISM, NORTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over dinner on December 22, Gangwon Province governor Kim Jin-sun and the Ambassador discussed the need for better North-South relations, the importance of tourism to Gangwon Province, and cooperating on climate change. Kim, a three-term governor who will step down in 2010, said [...]	2008-12-30 04:27:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL341	RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 LICENSE 05-050050727 [...] Per reftel, Econoff and staff from the Joint U.S. Military Affairs Group (JUSMAG) contacted the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA),the Republic of Korea's Air Force (ROKAF),Cosco Technology and Bluenier (formally Hass International) by phone and fax. Due to resource constrain [...]	2008-02-21 02:36:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	AU ETTC KOMC KS
08SEOUL343	SCENESETTER: LEE MYUNG-BAK PROMISES A BETTER [...] (C) Madam Secretary, the election of Lee Myung-bak, his appointment of pro-American advisors, and the likelihood that his party will secure a commanding majority in the National Assembly elections in April, provide an excellent opportunity to build a more substantial U.S.-ROK partnership for t [...]	2008-02-21 03:27:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MNUC KN KS OVIP
08SEOUL365	ROH MOO-HYUN'S TURBULENT TERM: HISTORIANS MAY BE [...] (C) Roh Moo-hyun ends his presidency a deeply disappointed man. According to Blue House contacts, Roh has been moody and morose since the presidential election in December which resulted in a lopsided victory for the conservative candidate Lee Myung-bak. Not helping Roh's mood is the piling [...]	2008-02-25 08:24:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL37	PRESIDENT-ELECT LEE MEETS FORMER USG OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: During a January 4 meeting with former Secretary of Defense William Perry and other former senior SIPDIS USG officials, President-elect Lee Myung-bak said that: -- The DPRK government was feeling "tremendous uncertainty" after Lee's election and consequently had a wait-and-s [...]	2008-01-07 08:30:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL
08SEOUL45	2020 VISION OF A MORE VIABLE AND STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In our previous message (ref A),we described the impact that changes in and around the Korean Peninsula are having on the U.S.-ROK Alliance and argued that the mission and footprint of our military presence must adapt to meet those changes. We pointed out that while many aspec [...]	2008-01-09 04:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS MARR MASS KN KS
08SEOUL573	ROKG RESPONSE TO TEMPORARY DENIAL ORDER ON [...] (S/NF) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division Director Lee Jang-keun on March 21. Director Lee said he would urge the relevant ROK authorities and business interests to cooperate with this request and [...]	2008-03-21 07:33:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP MNUC PARM IR KS
08SEOUL617	ROK PRESIDENT LEE DELIVERS NUANCED STATEMENT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his visit to the Unification Ministry on March 26, ROK President Lee Myung-bak made extensive comments on North Korea, especially the importance of denuclearization. Lee stressed that peace and prosperity in North Korea could be achieved only through denuclearization. H [...]	2008-03-27 09:41:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KS KN
08SEOUL68	FOREIGN MINISTER HOPEFULS DISCUSS OPCON, NORTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a relaxed January 10 lunch with the Ambassador, National Assembly member and chief of the Presidential Transition Committee's foreign affairs team Park Jin and Lee Myung-bak adviser and former Ambassador to both Kenya and Ireland Kwon Jong-rak discussed OPCON transfer, North K [...]	2008-01-13 23:22:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
08SEOUL719	APRIL 9 ROK NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: GNP EKES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With 97 percent of votes counted, Lee Myung-bak's Grand National Party (GNP) won 151 of 299 seats, giving them a much slimmer majority than expected. The opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) did better than anticipated, winning 82 seats. Lee Hoi-chang's Liberal Forward Pa [...]	2008-04-09 14:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL728	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION: COSTLY WIN FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the April 9 general elections, in which voters threw in their ballot for all 299 seats in the National Assembly, the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) gained a small majority with 153 seats. Nevertheless, the GNP majority combined with the surprisingly good showing by indep [...]	2008-04-10 09:37:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL776	LEE MYUNG-BAK WEATHERS POLITICAL STORM; AWAITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Korea's political landscape is in transition -- in the last two months President Lee Myung-bak was inaugurated, a new National Assembly was elected, new parties were formed; in the coming two months leaders for the two main parties are set to change. The ruling Grand National Pa [...]	2008-04-17 08:44:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL878	ROKG REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR RE-ELECTION TO HUMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade has written to the Secretary of State to request that the USG support the ROKG's re-election to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for the 2008-2011 term at the UN General Assembly in May (see text below). Recommendation: Post supports the [...]	2008-04-29 08:37:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KS PHUM PREL UNGA
08SEOUL881	NORTH KOREA STRUGGLES WITH SHORTAGE OF MEDICINE AND [...] (SBU) Famine, natural disaster, mismanagement, a lack of safe drinking water, and shortages of essential drugs and vaccines have left the population of the Democratic Peoples' Republic (DPRK) vulnerable to infectious diseases, despite the existence of an adequately-trained corps of medical per [...]	2008-04-30 01:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAID PINR ECON SOCI KN
08SEOUL919	KOREA-JAPAN POST SUMMIT: LOOKING FORWARD BUT NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since his inauguration in February, ROK President Lee Myung-bak has consistently said that he intends to focus on the future of relations with Japan and not dwell on past issues. Holding two summits with Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda already within his short time in office is [...]	2008-05-02 08:32:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JP KS KN
08SEOUL952	PARK GEUN-HYE AND GNP LEGISLATORS ON BEEF [...] (C) Summary: Over lunch with Grand National Party (GNP) leader Park Geun-hye, the Ambassador discussed the current controversy over the re-opening of the Korean market to U.S. beef and made the strong case that U.S. beef was safe, telling Park that we rely on leaders like her to calm the situ [...]	2008-05-09 04:41:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL976	MINISTER OF UNIFICATION: ROKG STEADFAST ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Unification (MOU) Kim Ha-joong described ROKG policy as "steadfast" on its principle that significant economic assistance to the DPRK would require progress on denuclearization, but also "flexible" in terms of seeking dialogue a [...]	2008-05-13 08:15:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL
08SEOUL977	OPPOSITION LAWMAKER KIM BOO-KYUM ON BEEF, FTA, UDP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recently re-elected to a third term, United Democratic Party (UDP) lawmaker Kim Boo-kyum told poloff over a May 13 lunch that he believed controversy surrounding the reopening of the Korean market to U.S. beef would blow over. Also, he explained that there were several non-binding [...]	2008-05-13 08:19:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SHANGHAI103	SHANGHAI EXPANDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MIGRANT [...] (SBU) Summary: As in many other large Chinese cities, the Shanghai Municipal Government is exploring ways to improve the quality of education for migrant children. The Shanghai Education Commission (SEC) in January 2008 announced plans to increase the proportion of migrant children in Shanghai [...]	2008-03-21 08:52:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL SMIG PGOV SOCI CH
08SHANGHAI144	RURAL REFORM AND NGO ACTIVITIES IN ANHUI PROVINCE [...] (C) Summary: Poloff and political assistant traveled to Anhui Province on April 7-8 to meet with Zhang Deyuan, the deputy director of the China San Nong Problem Research Center at Anhui University in Hefei, and to observe a rural poverty alleviation project in Yuexi County sponsored by the NGO [...]	2008-04-11 09:29:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAGR SOCI CH
08SHANGHAI174	ZHEJIANG PROVINCE'S WENZHOU: CHINA'S ENTREPRENEURIAL CENTER [...] (U) Summary: During an April 23-24 visit to Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, local officials and entrepreneurs said that many of Wenzhou's export-oriented enterprises are under pressure from increasing raw material prices, renminbi (RMB) appreciation and U.S. economic changes. In response, local [...]	2008-05-13 03:04:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD PGOV KIPR SOCI CVIS CH
08SHANGHAI18	SHANGHAI MAGLEV - A LONG HISTORY OF CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai's magnetic levitation train (Maglev),has not only been costly in financial terms but is now costing the city the support of many of its residents. On January 13, Shanghai residents staged a large-scale demonstration against the proposed extension of the Maglev train [...]	2008-01-16 08:37:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ELTN KIPR ELAB PHUM CH
08SHANGHAI184	(C) SHANGHAI SCHOLARS DISCUSS INCOMING TAIWAN MA [...] (C) Summary. Shanghai scholars of cross-strait relations cautioned Stimson Center Distinguished Fellow Alan Romberg on May 16 that China will need time to adjust to the incoming Taiwan administration of President Ma Ying-jeou, including time to assess Ma's statements and initiatives followin [...]	2008-05-19 10:58:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS ETRD CH TW
08SHANGHAI187	SED ENVOY HOLMER VISITS SHANGHAI AND NINGBO [...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 18-20 visit to Shanghai and Ningbo, Special Envoy for China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) Ambassador Alan Holmer, Managing Director for China and the SED Dan Wright, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy Joel Szabat engaged U.S. busin [...]	2008-05-23 10:06:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN KIPR ENRG SENV EWWT CH
08SHANGHAI194	BILATERAL AND TAIWAN RELATIONS: SHANGHAI INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES SCHOLARS LOOK AHEAD RE RELATIONS WITH UNITED STATES, TAIWAN AND JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. Shanghai Institute for International Studies leaders outlined for visiting State Department official David Shear on May 22 several of China's foreign policy priorities and discussed China's growing comfortableness with multilateral engagement. They strongly urge that the next U [...]	2008-06-02 05:04:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ECON MARR CH TW JA NU
08SHANGHAI209	SHANGHAI AMERICA-WATCHERS ON A DIFFICULT YEAR, TAIWAN, AND [...] (C) Summary. On May 24, David Shear, incoming EAP/CM Director, met with Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) Vice President Huang Renwei and, separately, with Fudan University Center for American Studies Deputy Director Wu Xinbo. (Meetings with Shanghai Institute of International Stud [...]	2008-06-05 06:08:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN CH TW
08SHANGHAI218	SHANGHAI ACADEMICS SEE MEASURED PROGRESS ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Shanghai academics concur that the Six-Party Talks are resulting in real, sustained progress, although, in moving forward, the pace of progress may not fully meet U.S. expectations. While the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) seeks friendlier bilateral relations with the United [...]	2008-06-16 09:25:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KN CH
08SHANGHAI253	SHANGHAI SCHOLARS' VIEWS ON THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars described Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states as committed to cooperation on issues of common interest, but divided over any larger role the organization should play over the long term. The August 2008 summit will not break new ground but will [...]	2008-07-01 01:25:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG CH RS XD XE IR
08SHANGHAI264	SHANGHAI MARKET PARTICIPANTS DISCUSS HOT MONEY: MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary. Shanghai market participants agree, hot money presents a serious challenge for Chinese monetary policy. With sterilization bills becoming increasingly costly to issue and reserve requirement ratio (RRR) increases hurting the profitability of an already constrained banking sect [...]	2008-07-14 08:40:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV CH
08SHANGHAI283	SHANGHAI ACADEMICS ON CHINA'S ROLE IN SUDAN, ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai's academic experts on China's foreign policy and African studies view Zimbabwe's crisis as a strictly internal matter that should be resolved through dialogue between the ruling and opposition parties, and they strongly oppose any further sanctions. The academics also be [...]	2008-07-28 08:17:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ETRD PARM PREL XA
08SHANGHAI284	SHANGHAI ENERGY EXPERTS - COAL IS KING [...] (SBU) Summary. With summer peak demand for power approaching in East China, another round of possible thermal coal shortages is causing great concern. Industry experts said the main bottleneck in China's thermal coal supply is transportation, although coal exports (encouraged by a gap betwe [...]	2008-07-28 09:06:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETTC EINV CH
08SHANGHAI29	YANGTZE RIVER DELTA TEXTILE MAKERS FEAR RMB APPRECIATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese textile manufacturers in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) say that they face significant challenges that threaten their businesses in the coming year. Their main concern is the ongoing renminbi (RMB) appreciation that makes their exports more expensive and less competitive. [...]	2008-01-24 11:19:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTEX EFIN ETRD EAGR PGOV ELAB SENV CH
08SHANGHAI298	NANJING LEADERSHIP SEEKS CLOSER U.S. TIES [...] (SBU) Summary. During the Consul General's July 30 visit to Nanjing, Mayor Jiang Hongkun and Vice Mayor Jin Daoqiang pushed for an increased U.S. commercial and diplomatic presence in Nanjing. A U.S. Consulate in Nanjing would be useful in deepening cultural and economic ties said Mayor Jian [...]	2008-08-01 09:30:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EINV KIPR ELAB ETRD ENRG EWWT CH
08SHANGHAI306	TAIWAN ENTREPRENEURS IN HANGZHOU CONCERNED ABOUT MAINLAND [...] (C) Summary: At an August 1 roundtable, members of the Hangzhou Taiwan Compatriots Investment Enterprise Association voiced concerns about the Mainland business environment, and wished for better access to national-level Chinese officials. Rising costs, a slowing global economy, the new Labor C [...]	2008-08-05 05:50:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON ELAB ETRD PGOV PREL TW
08SHANGHAI360	SHANGHAI ACADEMICS ON CHINA'S PROTESTANTS, CCC/TSPM [...] (C) Summary. Academic contacts in Shanghai describe Protestantism in China as growing in number and diversity. There are three categories of Protestants in China: the official church, unofficial urban churches, and unofficial rural churches. Members of unofficial rural churches have limited [...]	2008-08-27 08:07:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KIRF CH
08SHANGHAI364	DOL SECRETARY CHAO'S AUGUST 27 MEETING WITH SHANGHAI PARTY [...] (C) Summary: In an August 27 lunch meeting with Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Elaine L. Chao, Shanghai Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng described challenges facing Shanghai, such as relocating residents out of poor housing blocks, providing adequate social services to migrant workers, and sh [...]	2008-08-28 08:44:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON ELAB ENRG PGOV PINR
08SHANGHAI383	SHANGHAI VICE MAYOR AI BAOJUN DISCUSSES SHANGHAI'S ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 5 meeting with Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary David Bohigian, Shanghai Vice Mayor Ai Baojun explained the Shanghai Government's efforts to build its alternative/renewable energy capacity, particularly focusing on wind energy and alternative energy [...]	2008-09-11 05:28:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EIND PGOV BEXP CH
08SHANGHAI387	SCHOLARS OFFER MIXED ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL VIEWS AT WORLD [...] (SBU) The Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) hosted its third World Forum on China Studies September 7-9, to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of SASS. This third iteration of the World Forum on China Studies featured 15 panel discussions and three roundtables [...]	2008-09-12 03:06:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG KIRF CH
08SHANGHAI396	SHANGHAI SEEKING NEW PERKS FOR FINANCIAL SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Slowing coastal economic growth and the slumping stock market are driving top Shanghai officials to lobby the central authorities for a package of financial sector reforms. A key part of the plan is for increased authorities to be granted to local branches of financial regulat [...]	2008-09-17 05:48:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN PGOV
08SHANGHAI407	SHANGHAI CATHOLIC BISHOP JIN OPTIMISTIC ON RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai Bishop Aloysius Jin (JIN Luxian) told the Consul General that he is generally satisfied with the situation of Catholics in China, favorably contrasting present freedoms against the Mao Zedong era. The 92-year-old Bishop said he was unaware of any bishops presently incarcer [...]	2008-09-22 07:38:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KIRF PGOV PHUM SOCI
08SHANGHAI41	SHANGHAI ACADEMIC YANG JIEMIAN ON THE SENIOR DIALOGUE, SED, [...] (C) Summary: During a January 22 meeting, EAP DAS Thomas Christensen and Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS) President Yang Jiemian exchanged views on the Senior Dialogue and Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED),Taiwan, Iran, North Korea, and China's non-interference principle. [...]	2008-02-01 06:22:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR CH TW IR BM
08SHANGHAI413	MULTILATERALISM INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT FACET OF CHINA'S [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars regard China's increasingly active role in multilateral fora as the product of Beijing's integration into the global economic system and response to the 1997 Asian financial crisis. China's sharper focus on national interests and the elevation of its international [...]	2008-09-23 06:41:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECIN ECON EFIN PREL XC
08SHANGHAI42	SHANGHAI ACADEMICS DISCUSS TAIWAN, NORTH KOREA AND IRAN WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a January 22 lunch, four of Shanghai's leading U.S.-China relations academics exchanged views with EAP DAS Thomas Christensen on Taiwan, U.S.-China military relations, North Korea and China's non-interference principle. The academics expressed concerns about the domestic polit [...]	2008-02-01 06:28:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR CH TW IR BM
08SHANGHAI422	SHANGHAI SCHOLARS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER DELAY IN SIX-PARTY [...] (S/NF) Summary: xxxxx are concerned about the current impasse in the Six-Party Talks, but each varies in his diagnosis of its causes and prescriptions for U.S. policy. xxxxx claims that a debate has emerged within the Chinese leadership over the merits of quick U.S. delisting, as a result of Pyongy [...]	2008-09-26 06:40:00	Consulate Shanghai	SECRET//NOFORN	CH KN PGOV PHUM PREL
08SHANGHAI435	SHANGHAI CONTACT ON THIRD PLENUM [...] (C) Summary: One day prior to the opening of the Third Plenum of the 17th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, a well-connected Shanghai contact said CPC leaders believe the "time is now" to quicken the pace of rural reform; however, any land reforms introduced during the Plenum wi [...]	2008-10-09 10:29:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN CH
08SHANGHAI446	U.S. TRAVEL INDUSTRY CONCERNS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: During August and September 2008 Shanghai Commercial Officer visited with executives of several U.S. travel and tourism firms active in the China outbound tourism market. Each of the executives expressed concern with recent trends in China's outbound tourism to the U.S. subseq [...]	2008-10-17 09:12:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON CVIS PREL BEXP ETRD KIPR CH
08SHANGHAI449	ANHUI OPTIMISTIC IT WILL WEATHER ECONOMIC STORM [...] (SBU) Anhui Provincial officials told visiting Congenoffs on October 14-15 that the global economic slowdown has affected the province but not as severely as in coastal provinces. The most significant impact of the economic situation is likely to be felt by Anhui's rural-to-urban migrants work [...]	2008-10-21 02:17:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ELAB ETRD EIND EINV CH
08SHANGHAI459	READING PEARL BUCK IN ZHENJIANG [...] Summary: Zhenjiang, a city of one million at the junction of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal, proudly proclaims its connection to Pearl S. Buck, author of "The Good Earth" and 1938 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Once unwelcome in China, Buck is now praised as a bridge betwe [...]	2008-10-28 06:45:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO OIIP PREL EAGR CH
08SHANGHAI476	(C) YIWU'S MUSLIM COMMUNITY: POSSIBLE TRANSIT POINT FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Muslim community in Yiwu, a key trading center in East China's Zhejiang Province, is thriving on the back of China's growing trade with South Asia and the Middle East. In an effort to attract Muslim businesspeople to the city, local government officials have set up Muslim sch [...]	2008-11-04 02:01:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER XF PK CH
08SHANGHAI49	SHANGHAI MAYOR HAN ZHENG GETS SECOND TERM [...] (C) Summary: Despite earlier speculation that Mayor Han Zheng would be reassigned elsewhere, he was re-elected to a second five-year term at the end of Shanghai's Municipal People's Congress (MPC) on January 30. Contacts are mixed as to whether Mayor Han will complete his term. The MPC also [...]	2008-02-01 10:01:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON CH
08SHANGHAI505	LUWAN DISTRICT OFFICIAL RETURNS TO SHANGHAI AFTER MYSTERIOUS [...] (C) An official from Shanghai's Luwan District returned home earlier this month after mysteriously disappearing during a business trip to France in October. It is unclear why the official vanished, or why he returned, but media reports have focused on corruption as the likely cause. Public sc [...]	2008-11-20 08:38:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON CH
08SHANGHAI506	SHANGHAI MAYOR ADDRESSES TAXI CONCERNS [...] (C) Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng met with taxi drivers and other public transportation representatives on November 18 to discuss upcoming reform plans. The mayor's meeting with taxi drivers comes on the heels of highly publicized work stoppages by taxi drivers in Chongqing and Hainan, and one cont [...]	2008-11-20 08:55:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PHUM SOCI ECON CH
08SHANGHAI513	SHANGHAI: MILK NOT DOING THE BODY POLITIC ANY GOOD [...] (C) Public reaction to the recent milk scandal remains muted in Shanghai even as local stores have faced difficulties stocking an adequate supply of imported milk. Observers say Shanghai residents are angry about the food safety lapse, but the situation has not led to social instability in lar [...]	2008-11-25 03:26:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON EAGR CH
08SHANGHAI515	SHANGHAI ACADEMICS ON CHINA-INDIA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars believe China-India relations are improving with high-level visits, military cooperation, and increasing bilateral trade, but unresolved border issues and political distrust are hampering further progress. Many Indian Government officials still maintain a "Cold [...]	2008-11-26 08:25:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PARM EINV CH IN PK
08SHANGHAI522	(C) ZHEJIANG: FACTORY CLOSURES RAISE SOCIAL STABILITY [...] (C) Social and political analysts in Zhejiang Province said the province's economy may recover from the current financial crisis (Refs A and B),but factory closures could result in social unrest, particularly as Lunar New Year approaches. Zhejiang-based observers worry that the Central Governm [...]	2008-12-05 08:24:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN ELAB PHUM CH
08SHANGHAI523	(C) HUMAN RIGHTS DAY PETITION TO CALL FOR POLITICAL REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Contacts in Hangzhou said they have joined a petition calling for more political reform in China, which they said would be posted on-line o/a December 10 to coincide with UN Human Rights Day. Both contacts said China's current social and economic environment provides an opportuni [...]	2008-12-08 02:08:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CH UN
08SHANGHAI526	GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS HURTING TAIWAN BUSINESSES IN KUNSHAN, [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan entrepreneurs in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, said the global economic downturn has severely impacted their businesses, with orders for electronic components, the mainstay of Kunshan's Taiwan manufacturers, down at least 20 percent this year. Several large Taiwan factories i [...]	2008-12-08 07:56:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ELAB EFIN CH TW
08SHANGHAI543	POWER CONSUMPTION DOWN IN SHANGHAI DUE TO ECONOMIC DOWNTURN [...] (SBU) Summary: Energy contacts in Shanghai say power consumption in Shanghai has slowed significantly the past few months due to the economic downturn. In contrast to the situation earlier this year, there is now an "oversupply" of coal in Shanghai, said one analyst, who also thinks power pri [...]	2008-12-11 08:38:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV PGOV CH
08SHANGHAI544	POWER CONSUMPTION DOWN IN SHANGHAI DUE TO ECONOMIC DOWNTURN [...] (SBU) Summary: Energy contacts in Shanghai say power consumption in Shanghai has slowed significantly the past few months due to the economic downturn. In contrast to the situation earlier this year, there is now an "oversupply" of coal in Shanghai, said one analyst, who also thinks power pri [...]	2008-12-11 09:08:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EINV ENRG PGOV
08SHANGHAI88	DASD SEDNEY'S SHANGHAI ACADEMIC MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: During his February 27-March 2 trip to Shanghai, in addition to leading the U.S. delegation to the Defense Policy Coordination Talks (DPCT),Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia (DASD) David Sedney exchanged SIPDIS views on U.S.-China relations with Shanghai's le [...]	2008-03-07 03:31:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CH TW BM RS JA
08SHENYANG13	PRC: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM A MIXED PICTURE IN YANBIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Religious freedom is enjoying modest improvement in a key ethnic minority enclave of Jilin Province, near the PRC-DPRK border. Christianity is making inroads among local Chinese, migrant workers, and North Korean border-crossers. "House churches," many with links to official chu [...]	2008-01-24 01:25:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI PREF KN KS CH
08SHENYANG134	NORTHEAST CHINA: CORRUPTION SCANDALS SNARE JUDGES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Corruption scandals in northeast China over the past year have reached levels in seniority unseen for several years. Jilin Province quietly sacked ten of its High Court judges, but legal contacts say the Party prevented a thorough investigation. Attorneys report that judicial co [...]	2008-09-26 05:02:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON CH
08SHENYANG135	NORTHEAST CHINA: CORRUPTION SCANDALS SNARE JUDGES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Corruption scandals in northeast China over the past year have reached levels in seniority unseen for several years. Jilin Province quietly sacked ten of its High Court judges, but legal contacts say the Party prevented a thorough investigation. Attorneys report that judicial co [...]	2008-09-26 05:02:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON CH
08SHENYANG136	DALIAN PORT GROUP EXPANDS REACH THROUGHOUT [...] (U) Summary. The "Five Points One Line" development plan, devised by former Liaoning Party Secretary and current Executive Vice-Premier Li Keqiang, is virtually co-extensive with the expansion of Dalian Port Group, which continues to broaden its reach throughout Northeast China (Ref A). In ad [...]	2008-09-26 05:06:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON ETRD EWWT PGOV PREL

08SHENYANG16	CASH FINANCING MAINTAINS HOUSING BOOM IN NORTHEAST [...] (U) Summary. Similar to the early days of the boom in other parts of China, housing developers in Northeast China raise cash chiefly through high-return, advance purchase agreements without recourse to the banking system and are thus immune from tighter credit controls. The current glut o [...]	2008-01-25 03:30:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV CH
08SHENYANG173	LIAONING'S ECONOMY: DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (C) Summary. Local leaders in three of the Liaoning Province's less well-off urban areas put a good front on this province's relative resiliency in the face of recession but privately conceded their worries. The most telling statistic is electricity demand, which was flat in October and dropp [...]	2008-12-03 03:09:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EAGR ECON EFIN ENRG PINR PREL
08SHENYANG185	NORTH KOREA: RAJIN PORT FRICTIONS; CHINESE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese commercial concerns have been focusing on the North Korean port of Chongjin since Pyongyang recently terminated a Chinese company's lease rights at the DPRK port of Rajin and awarded those privileges to a state-owned Russian firm. One Chinese scholar claims the move is fu [...]	2008-12-24 02:50:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EWWT KN KS CH
08SHENYANG189	PRC-DPRK: CHINA'S COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1718 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two years on, PRC compliance with the spirit of UN Security Council Resolution 1718's luxury- goods provisions appears limited at best. Dandong and other border officials tell us privately that while they are implementing military-related provisions of UNSCR 1718, they are not en [...]	2008-12-30 23:51:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ETRD KN KS CH
08SHENYANG19	SENIOR HEILONGJIANG OFFICIALS ON STABILITY-RELATED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Inflation is a pressing concern for senior Heilongjiang officials, who are implementing a full range of countermeasures not always made public in order to avoid a panic. Along with new export taxes, the policy of supplying grain and coal nationwide to cover excess domestic demand [...]	2008-02-13 02:58:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ECON EIND ETRD CH KN RS
08SHENYANG51	LIAONING AND SHENYANG PARTY CHIEFS ON GOVERNANCE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a meeting with the Ambassador in Shenyang, Liaoning Province's new Party Secretary, Zhang Wenyue, explained that high-level attention from Beijing, a booming economy and growing revenue expansion are bankrolling Liaoning Province's efforts to address key social-stability issues [...]	2008-04-15 07:36:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PREF ECON KN CH
08SHENYANG67	NORTH KOREA: PRICE WOES, SQUEEZED AID GROUPS, PRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent returnees from Pyongyang, Sinuiju and Rason point to sharply surging food prices in the DPRK. North Korean laborers employed by one aid group in Rason have complained that food-inflation has eviscerated their purchasing power. Customs officials in Yanbian are strictly enfo [...]	2008-05-22 00:10:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV PREF EAGR KN KS CH
08SHENYANG71	PRC-DPRK: BORDER-CROSSERS, RELIGIOUS TROUBLES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PRC appears to have tightened internal security in the PRC-DPRK borderlands in recent months, though border-crossers continue to trickle into China. Border residents report increased official scrutiny of some religious activities. Yanji officials warned religious leaders that [...]	2008-05-30 06:56:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV PREF PHUM KIRF KN KS CH
08SHENYANG76	DPRK: RASON THROUGH THE EYES OF AN AID WORKER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rason, in northeastern North Korea, is home to a variety of foreign-assistance ventures, involving everything from agriculture and animal husbandry to power generation, transportation and pharmaceuticals, according to a Westerner involved in several projects there, but tensions ha [...]	2008-06-13 00:20:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KN KS CH
08SINGAPORE104	SINGAPORE DETAINS TWO MORE TERRORIST SUSPECTS, [...] (C) Summary: Singapore detained two terrorist suspects and issued a Restriction Order against a third under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in December 2007, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced January 24. MHA said the three men were involved in "activities that posed a potential terrorist [...]	2008-01-25 09:52:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	KGIT PREL PINS PTER PGOV SN
08SINGAPORE1176	SINGAPORE EXPRESSES APPRECIATION FOR U.S. SUPPORT [...] (U) Embassy Singapore received the following Diplomatic Note dated 24 October 2008 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Singapore. 2. (U) Text of Diplomatic Note: Begin Text MFA/IOD/00901/2008 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore presen [...]	2008-11-05 10:03:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	INTERPOL PGOV KTIA SN
08SINGAPORE332	SINGAPORE'S FY2008 BUDGET: RECORD SURPLUS FUNDS MORSELS [...] (U) Summary: Coming off a year of record-setting revenues and a fiscal surplus of 14.8 percent of GDP, the GOS budget disappointed analysts by providing a package of only S$1.8 billion (US$ 1.28 billion) in "giveaways" for lower and middle income groups, and leaving the personal income tax ra [...]	2008-03-17 05:10:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EINV PGOV SOCI KTDB SN
08SINGAPORE688	RSVP: EXTRANCHECK: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Application Number: D396138 ; Attention: OEA/532/M. Nickson / Jay Hatfield - License Applicant: Carbone of America, Graphite Material Division, 215 Stackpole Street, St [...]	2008-06-17 00:21:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK SG
08SINGAPORE735	RSVP: EXTRANCHECK: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Application Number: D396138 ; Attention: OEA/532/M. Nickson / Jay Hatfield - License Applicant: Carbone of America, Graphite Material Division, 215 Stackpole Street, St [...]	2008-07-01 02:02:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK SG
08SINGAPORE834	(S) COUNTRY TEAM SUPPORTS SALE OF GLOBAL HAWK TO [...] (S) Summary: The Embassy Singapore Country Team supports USPACOM's position endorsing the proposed sale of the Global Hawk (GH) High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to Singapore and the renegotiation of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) restrictions for that [...]	2008-08-01 10:04:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET	PREL PARM MASS SN
08SKOPJE139	U.S. COMPANY A PIONEER INVESTOR IN MACEDONIA [...] (SBU) In March the U.S. multi-national company Johnson Controls will begin production at its factory in Macedonia's free trade zone (FTZ) and will start exporting electronic circuit boards to major automobile companies. The Johnson Controls factory represents a breakthrough for Macedonia - th [...]	2008-02-20 16:14:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EIND PGOV MK
08SKOPJE158	MACEDONIA: RETURN OF ICTY FILES [...] (C) Four ICTY files concerning alleged crimes reputedly committed by ethnic Albanian NLA rebels during the country's inter-ethnic conflict in 2001 have been returned to Macedonian jurisdiction. Should the Chief Public Prosecutor here develop evidence against any of the individuals that is dee [...]	2008-02-27 14:42:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ICTY MK
08SKOPJE174	CODEL TANNER REVIEWS MACEDONIA'S NATO PROGRESS [...] (U) During CODEL Tanner's February 22 visit to Macedonia, the President, Prime Minister, and other senior Macedonian officials described recent progress in implementing NATO MAP-related reforms, noted continuing high levels of public support for NATO membership, and highlighted Macedonia's suc [...]	2008-03-05 08:11:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV AA
08SKOPJE314	MACEDONIA: ELECTION COALITIONS READY FOR MAY 11 [...] (SBU) A week before the May 11 official kick-off of the election campaign (reftel),the State Electoral Committee (SEC) approved 19 party lists, including the VMRO-led coalition "For Better Macedonia" and the opposition SDSM-led "SUN - Coalition for Europe." Minority and small parties traditi [...]	2008-05-09 12:58:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE48	MACEDONIA OFFERS EXPANDED CBM'S TO GREECE ON NAME [...] (SBU) During bilateral talks on the name issue in Ohrid January 21, Macedonia offered Greece an expanded set of confidence-building measures (CBMs),including a joint committee to review and update historical textbooks; proposed high-level and working-level meetings and agreements on a range o [...]	2008-01-22 11:10:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO GR MK
08SKOPJE58	MACEDONIA: NATO READINESS ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Macedonia has made steady progress on NATO-related reform tasks over the past year, including implementation of most of the May 29 Agreement between governing VMRO and opposition DUI (ref A). Implementation of the 2001 Framework Agreement is on track, with timely progress on decentralizat [...]	2008-01-24 10:37:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL
08SOFIA101	BULGARIA: INPUT FOR NEW REQUIRED REPORT TO [...] (U) The following is Embassy Sofia's response to reftel, which requests input for two new reports to Congress on energy. BACKGROUND: BULGARIA: INCREASINGLY AT THE CENTER OF ENERGY SECURITY ISSUES 2. (U) Bulgaria is increasingly on the front line of European energy security issues. [...]	2008-02-15 14:58:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV APER ABUD
08SOFIA107	BULGARIA: WIREC DELEGATION LIST [...] (U) The Bulgarian Ministry of Economy and Energy informed us February 20 that the Bulgarian delegation to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference will consist of the following officials: Mr. Petar Dimitrov, Minister, Ministry of Economy and Energy; Ms. Galina Tosheva-Grigor [...]	2008-02-21 05:48:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV EAID SOCI TRGY PGOV BU
08SOFIA124	BULGARIA: 2008 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides Embassy Sofia's input for the eighth annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Bulgaria is primarily a country of origin and transit, and to a lesser degree a country of destination for human trafficking. The past year has seen a significant energizing o [...]	2008-02-29 11:54:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU
08SOFIA145	BULGARIA SUPPORTS US-EU CLIMATE CHANGE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 15:02:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG EUN BU
08SOFIA170	REINVENTING USG ENERGY TRAINING [...] Summary: The growing strategic importance of energy in the 21st century places increased demands on our diplomats to become experts in areas where, in the past, a generalist's knowledge would suffice. The training we offer our officers must therefore evolve to reflect the fact that this comp [...]	2008-03-21 15:03:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG AFSI EPET ECON APER
08SOFIA234	PRESIDENT PARVANOV'S VISIT TO ISRAEL: GOOD TERMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgarian President Parvanov's state visit to Israel March 25-27 -- which included a four hour visit to Gaza -- focused on strengthening bilateral ties while maintaining good relations with the Palestinians. The Bulgarians signed a number of bilateral agreements with Israel an [...]	2008-04-17 14:52:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BU
08SOFIA256	BULGARIA CABINET CHANGES: A MIXED BAG [...] (C) Summary: PM Stanishev on April 22 replaced the Interior, Defense, Health, and Agriculture ministers and created a new Deputy Prime Minister position to manage EU funding. Stanishev's move is a cautious, incremental step, constrained by the need to maintain balance in the ruling coaliti [...]	2008-04-23 14:57:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BU
08SOFIA276	BULGARIA: IMPACT OF RISING GOODS/COMMODITY PRICES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable is a response to REFTEL. In 2007 - 2008, the Bulgarian economy and consumers witnessed the highest inflation and consumer price increases in the last 10 years. In 2007, Bulgaria -- a traditional exporter of grains -- became a net importer. In the last year, March [...]	2008-04-25 15:07:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV BU
08SOFIA310	PRESIDENT PARVANOV'S VISIT TO EGYPT: BOOSTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgarian President Parvanov's April 13-15 visit to Egypt highlighted Bulgaria's desire to reinvigorate relations with Arab states primarily for commercial and energy purposes. While in Cairo, the Bulgarians signed agreements on investment and cooperation in defense industries [...]	2008-05-16 11:24:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG PGOV PREL BU
08SOFIA32	BULGARIAN CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDATE TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 15:47:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA
08SOFIA403	MUSLIM LEADER REGAINS LEGITIMACY, REINFORCES [...] (U) Summary. As expected, in a national conference convened by more than 3,000 Bulgarian Muslims and sanctioned by the court, Mustafa Alish Hadji won re-election as Chief Mufti. Most of the Muslim community, weary of a decade-long leadership struggle, welcomed Hadji's victory. Community le [...]	2008-06-17 07:23:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KRIM PHUM BU
08SOFIA44	BULGARIA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-17 09:47:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
08SOFIA502	JUMP-STARTING MOI REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary. After a contentious debate, the Parliament passed new MOI legislation July 22, with major emphasis on increasing the investigative capacity of the ministry and improving accountability in the use of specialized investigative techniques (SIT). The following day, July 23, the [...]	2008-07-25 11:21:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM BU
08SOFIA59	BULGARIAN ENGAGEMENT IN IRAQ IN 2008 AND BEYOND [...] (S) Summary: Bulgaria's Parliament will soon ratify the extension of its 154-soldier mission in Iraq through April 1, 2009. Despite broad public disapproval and opposition from within the ruling Socialist Party, the ruling coalition continues, overall, to support engagement in Iraq and desi [...]	2008-01-24 15:01:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR BU IZ
08SOFIA625	SOUTH STREAM NEGOTIATIONS TO RESUME [...] (C) Summary: Gazprom negotiators arrive in Bulgaria September 29 to launch a new round of negotiations with Bulgargaz on a pre-shareholders agreement. In a sharp about-face, Bulgargaz appears to be depending heavily on its outside legal counsel, the U.S. firm Paul Hastings, to extract the [...]	2008-09-19 15:06:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL ECON BU
08SOFIA641	BULGARIA AND THE ENERGY KNOT: SCENESETTER FOR OCT [...] (C) Summary: The quandary over energy facing all our European partners is particularly acute here in Bulgaria. With few hydrocarbons of its own, Bulgaria relies on Russia for seventy percent of its total energy needs and over ninety percent of its gas. Though previously a net exporter of e [...]	2008-10-02 10:02:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV BU
08SOFIA667	OPIC ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT FUND IN BULGARIA [...] The following is post's evaluation of the role of OPIC's proposed renewable energy fund in Bulgaria, as requested in reftel. OPIC's proposed environmental fund would enhance Bulgaria's ability to meet ambitious EU targets on climate change. We understand that through its support for the Glo [...]	2008-10-20 14:43:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV PGOV BU
08SOFIA759	BULGARIA: COALITION PARTIES TREAD WATER, BARELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's three party coalition is gasping forward to 2009 parliamentary elections. In its November party congress, the ruling Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) papered over deepening cracks between President Parvanov and PM Stanishev. Facing a restive, old-think party base, S [...]	2008-12-01 14:46:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BU
08SOFIA815	OVERVIEW OF BULGARIA'S CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAM [...] (U) This is Embassy Sofia's response to Ref A Department of Commerce request for information on Bulgaria's civil nuclear energy program. OVERVIEW OF BULGARIA'S CIVIL NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Bulgaria ratified the Statute of th [...]	2008-12-29 13:41:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO BU
08SOFIA89	PUTIN'S BULGARIA VISIT: FRICTION AND "FRIENDSHIP" [...] (C) Summary: The whirlwind that was Russian President Putin's January 17-18 visit to Sofia ended up generating as much friction as friendship with the Bulgarians. Heavy-handed Russian pressure in securing the signing of the South Stream deal, plus seven other bilateral agreements, had Bulga [...]	2008-02-12 14:30:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ENRG RS BU
08STATE100500	LEBANON: LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN INL'S [...] (U) In response to referenced Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Lebanese law enforcement personnel listed below. Please note that if at any time the [...]	2008-09-19 18:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APER ASEC NAS LE
08STATE10106	NIGER GSP PETITION: REQUEST FOR INTERIM DEMARCHE [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The USG is presently continuing to review a 2006 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) petition from the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF),which alleged Niger's failure to comply with GSP eligib [...]	2008-01-31 19:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD ECON PHUM PREL
08STATE101141	INSTRUCTION ON PRST ON MEDIATION AND SETTLEMENT [...] USUN is authorized to join consensus on the following PRST on Mediation and Settlement of Disputes due to be adopted on September 23, 2008. Begin text: The Security Council recalls the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and reaffirms its commitment to the pacif [...]	2008-09-22 19:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM
08STATE10115	UZBEKISTAN GSP PETITIONS: REQUEST FOR INTERIM [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The USG is presently continuing to review two petitions against Uzbekistan under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. The first petition, dating to 1999, alleges Uzbekistan's failure to [...]	2008-01-31 20:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD KIPR ECON PREL
08STATE101218	AFGHANISTAN: GUIDANCE FOR UNSC RENEWAL OF THE [...] The Department instructs USUN to support UNSC adoption of the Italian draft resolution (para 4) renewing the International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF) mandate in Afghanistan. The Department also refers USUN to the following guidance in negotiating the final text of the resolution. U [...]	2008-09-22 22:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC ISAF AF
08STATE101740	SOMALIA: TALKING POINTS AND NEGOTIATING [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the talking points in paragraph 2 to affect the changes desired in the French draft resolution on Somalia piracy, in paragraph 3, for the UNSC experts meeting on September 23. 2. Being talking points: -- We would like to thank the French for taking the i [...]	2008-09-23 19:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM SO XA XW
08STATE101873	VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: MINURCAT RENEWAL [...] (SBU) Action Request: USUN is instructed to vote in favor of and to co-sponsor the Security Council Resolution contained in paragraph 2 below authorizing the extension of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT). USUN should seek additional guidance if [...]	2008-09-24 01:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PREF PREL UNSC CD CT SU
08STATE10273	PHILIPPINES GSP PETITION: REQUEST FOR INTERIM [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The USG is presently reviewing a 2007 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) petition from the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF),which alleged the Philippines fails to comply with GSP eligibility [...]	2008-01-31 22:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD ECON PHUM PREL
08STATE102737	UNSC MINISTERIAL-LEVEL MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (SBU) This is an action message. Please see paragraphs three and four. USUN should seek to delay by several weeks, if possible, a meeting of the Security Council at the Ministerial level proposed by Saudi Arabia and the Arab Group to discuss the issue of Israeli settlements. If a meeting is [...]	2008-09-25 17:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL IS LE SY
08STATE102941	RENEWAL OF MANDATE OF UN MISSION IN LIBERIA: [...] The Security Council is scheduled to vote on September 29 for a resolution that will renew the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL),slightly accelerate the pace of military drawdown, and add two formed police units (240 officers) to the mission's authorized strength. USUN is authoriz [...]	2008-09-26 00:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO MARR LI
08STATE103448	CORAL TRIANGLE INITIATIVE: BACKGROUND & GUIDANCE [...] This is a joint State-USAID action request for Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Dili, Honiara, Port Moresby, Bangkok, and Canberra. See para 7. 2. Summary: Posts are requested to provide political and public diplomacy support to highlight USG involvement in the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) [...]	2008-09-26 20:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID AORC EFIS KGHG BP ID PP RP TT XB XV
08STATE103528	INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXTENSION OF TERM OF OFFICE OF [...] This is an action cable. USUN is instructed to join consensus on the draft UN Security Council resolution in para 2 below that extends the term of office of ICTY judges. If there are substantial changes to the text of the resolution USUN is requested to seek additional instruction prior to a [...]	2008-09-27 06:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM
08STATE104778	QUINT POLITICAL DIRECTORS SEPTEMBER 26 MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Quint Political Directors (U.S., France, Germany, UK, and Italy) met on September 26 with EU Special Envoy for Georgia Pierre Morel to discuss the October 15 Geneva talks on Georgia. Morel presented his vision of the talks proceeding along two tracks: a plenary session that is co [...]	2008-10-01 14:43:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA UNSC RS GG
08STATE105880	A/S JENDAYI E. FRAZER,S SEPTEMBER 25 MEETING WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY: A/S Jendayi E. Frazer met with Senegalese Foreign Minister Cheikh Gadio September 25 on the margins of UNGA. They discussed South African President Mbeki,s resignation, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Senegal,s relationship with Iran, and the state of Senegal,s democratic institutions. END SUM [...]	2008-10-03 13:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL IR SF SG SU ZI
08STATE106405	SOMALIA PIRACY: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR FRENCH [...] USUN is instructed to vote in favor of and co-sponsor the French drafted resolution on Somalia piracy to be adopted in the Security Council early next week. 2. Begin text of resolution: (1) Recalling its resolutions 1814 (2008) and 1816 (2008),(2) Gravely concerned by the recent prol [...]	2008-10-05 17:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE108132	GUIDANCE ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE/ICJ REFERRAL [...] The Department instructs USUN to vote against the resolution introduced by Serbia to refer a question on Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice, scheduled for debate in the UN General Assembly on October 8. USUN should encourage another country to call the [...]	2008-10-08 23:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PREL KJUS KO
08STATE108393	U.S.-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC DIALOGUE ADDRESSES [...] (U) This cable summarizes the economic overview session of the U.S. Pakistan Strategic Dialogue plenary session as well as economic-related issues raised during Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Foreign Minister Qureshi,s small group meeting prior to the plenary session. Participants in the sm [...]	2008-10-09 15:55:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL EFIN ENRG EAID ECON EINV
08STATE108662	DEMARCHE REGARDING SOMALIA SANCTIONS UNSC [...] This is an action request. Please see para 2. -------------- ACTION REQUEST -------------- 2. At the highest appropriate level, action addressees are requested to inform French and UK counterparts that the United States cannot agree to the automatic expiration of the sanctions after twel [...]	2008-10-09 22:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
08STATE109383	GUIDANCE FOR OCTOBER WASSENAAR GENERAL WORKING [...] (SBU) Following is guidance for the October 14-17 meetings of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) General Working Group (GWG). The Security and Intelligence Experts Sub-Group will meet on October 14; the GWG will meet October 15-16. In addition, there will be an Outreach meeting with Belarus on [...]	2008-10-13 13:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PARM PREL MASS
08STATE109919	Second Meeting of the GNEP Reliable Nuclear Fuel Services [...] Summary. The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Working Group on Reliable Nuclear Fuel Services held its second meeting September 3 - 4 2008 in Vienna Austria. The Group decided to establish two sub-groups, one on fact-finding and a second on the back end of the fuel cycle. The Fact Fin [...]	2008-10-14 21:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP TRGY AU
08STATE110175	HOW A POST CAN REFER CASES TO THE U.S. REFUGEE [...] Summary. The U.S. operates a refugee resettlement program coordinated by the State Department through the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, Office of Admissions (PRM/A). Under this program, tens of thousands of refugees of many nationalities are identified, interviewed, and ultimat [...]	2008-10-15 17:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER CVIS PHUM PREF
08STATE110380	ARAB DIPLOMATIC REENGAGEMENT IN IRAQ: MANAGING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the last year, the USG has strongly encouraged the Arab countries to reengage with the Government of Iraq. This effort remains a top policy priority and is now bearing fruit, with a string of recent high-level Arab visits and commitments by Arab governments to open embassies [...]	2008-10-15 23:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XF IZ
08STATE110381	UNSCR 1540 -- IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION FOR 1540 [...] This is an action request for USEU, see para 3, and USUN, see paras 4, 5, and 6. 2. Background. UNSCR 1540 (2004) obligates all states to develop and maintain "appropriate, effective" measures to improve their indigenous capacities to counter WMD proliferation and terrorist threats. In [...]	2008-10-15 23:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KPAO EUE PREL PTER UNSC EUN
08STATE110982	LEAHY VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING: [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 2, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed in paragraph 3. The review, however, revealed that the EX-FNI Unit did have 5 militiamen who were sentenc [...]	2008-10-17 13:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC MARR MASS PREL CG
08STATE111288	DEMARCHE REQUEST: SEEKING JAPANESE ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 6-10. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) In 2003 Goss, a U.S. newspaper printing press manufacturer, was awarded $31.6 million in a suit filed in federal district court against its Japanese competitor, Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho (TKS),[...]	2008-10-17 21:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD JA
08STATE111775	(U) Secretary Rice's October 9, 2008 [...] (U) Classified by: Dan Smith, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) October 9, 2008, 9:00 - 9:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert Gilchrist, EUR Sean McCormack, PA C [...]	2008-10-21 00:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PINS PGOV NATO CVIS LG LH EN
08STATE111994	THE NETHERLANDS: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP [...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 2 when host governments are not meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA),but are making signif [...]	2008-10-21 17:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG NL
08STATE111997	NORWAY HOSTS INFORMAL ARCTIC MEETING [...] (U) Summary: The Norwegian foreign ministry hosted an informal sub-ministerial Arctic meeting, outside the Arctic Council, in Tromso October 13-14. Arctic Council member states, Permanent Participants and state observers were briefed on the influence of non-CO2 drivers in Arctic warming; to [...]	2008-10-21 17:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG NO PREL SENV KGHG XT XG
08STATE112275	GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, OCTOBER 22 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for October 22. 2. (U) Talking points. -- I would like to thank Special Coordinator Serry for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. This is a time [...]	2008-10-22 02:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL LE IS SY
08STATE112584	GEORGIA PM LAYS OUT ECONOMIC CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: Georgian PM Gurgenidze told U/S Jeffery October 13 that the economic situation in Georgia was still highly fragile because of the now combined effects of the August Russian invasion and the possible regional contagion from the financial crisis. He stated that in light of the glo [...]	2008-10-22 18:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN EU GG KCRS KMCA PREL RS
08STATE112655	READOUT OF AUGUST STRATEGIC COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Mark Kimmitt and DAS/D Dan Fata co-chaired the fifth formal meeting of the bilateral Strategic Cooperation Consultative Group (SCCG) in Washington, DC on 26 August. Topics discussed included updates on Polish LORs submitted in mid-August, the status of SOFA negotiations, and [...]	2008-10-22 20:17:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS PL
08STATE113639	DIPLOMATIC NOTE REGARDING JAPAN'S CONTINENTAL [...] Embassy Tokyo is requested to deliver a note verbale to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan using the text in Paragraph 2. 2. Begin text: The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has the honor to acknowledge recei [...]	2008-10-24 18:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA PBTS PHSA SENV TPHY JA
08STATE114173	NORDIC AND BALTIC POLITICAL DIRECTORS, OCTOBER 2 [...] (C) Summary. On October 2, political directors and other senior officials from the nine members of the Expanded Partnership in Northern Europe (E-PINE),including EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried, met in Vilnius for semi-annual consultations. The principal issues discussed were Georgia, U [...]	2008-10-27 16:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KNEI PREL EUR BO GG RS UP XG SW NO LG LH IC EN FI
08STATE114981	UNSC CONSULTATION ON LEBANON: UNSCR 1559 [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Paragraph 3. 2. (U) Mission may draw on the talking points at paragraph 3 for the October 30 Security Council consultation on the eighth semi-annual report of the Secretary General on the implementation of UNSC resolution 1559 (2004). 3. (SBU) B [...]	2008-10-28 22:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC LE IS
08STATE115017	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE [...] (U) Classified by Bill Lucas, Director, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 18. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold two meetings in early November: an informal gathering (Gymnich) in Marseille on November 3 and a formal Genera [...]	2008-10-28 23:33:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD IR AF EUN IS LE PK RS SO SY
08STATE115258	USUN INSTRUCTION: VOTE IN FAVOR OF CDI SANCTIONS [...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the adoption of the resolution (text in para 2) that will renew the UNSC Cote d'Ivoire sanctions regime and extend the mandate of the Group of Experts for an additional 12 months. ------------------ TEXT OF RESOLUTION ----- [...]	2008-10-29 16:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KTFN PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PTER UNSC XY
08STATE115726	CORRECTED COPY: THE NETHERLANDS: TIP ACTION GUIDE [...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 1 when host governments are fully meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Remaining on Tier [...]	2008-10-30 14:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG NL
08STATE116392	(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: PALESTINIAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on Palestinian Issues (paragraph 3-end) and encourages Department personnel at post to assist in compiling Palestinian biographic information (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD results f [...]	2008-10-31 15:25:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR KSPR ECON KPAL PREL PTER XF
08STATE116467	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, October 31, 2008 2. (U) Iraq ) Paragraphs 7-15 3. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 16-24 4. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 25-39 5. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 40-47 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 48-68 7. (U) Iraq 8 [...]	2008-10-31 16:58:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
08STATE116623	USAID/DCHA Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster [...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary: This cable provides guidance to all posts concerning support from USAID/DCHA's office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) before, during, and after the occurrence of natural and complex disasters abroad in Fiscal Y [...]	2008-10-31 21:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	REF SOCI EAID
08STATE116943	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 1-3, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 7-13 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 14-18 4. (U) Threats & Analysis ) Paragraphs 19-31 5. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 32-45 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 46-49 7. (U) Signif [...]	2008-11-03 18:12:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
08STATE117478	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 4, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 7-22 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 23-36 4. (U) Threats & Analysis ) Paragraphs 37-50 5. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 51-58 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 59-68 7. [...]	2008-11-04 20:42:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
08STATE118079	US POLICY ON RECONCILIATION IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary and action request: Department is releasing this message to reiterate interagency agreed guidance on reconciliation with the Taliban and insurgent leaders (reftel A) in light of recent press reporting. Posts are requested to draw upon background paragraphs with host government in [...]	2008-11-05 20:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL AF
08STATE118295	KUDOS FOR ADDIS ABABA [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 14:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG BEXP ET
08STATE11870	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 11 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister [...]	2008-02-06 15:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY AE
08STATE119309	AFGHANISTAN: INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNGA AFGHANISTAN [...] The Department requests that USUN co-sponsor the resolution on the situation on Afghanistan (para 3),to be considered by the UN General Assembly on November 10, and that USUN draw on the following points for use during the discussion. 2. Begin points: Mr. President: The United State [...]	2008-11-08 00:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA UNAMA KDEM PREL MARR MOPS SNAR PHUM AF
08STATE119642	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MANILA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the Naval Staff College under JUSMAG Internation [...]	2008-11-10 18:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE120975	GUIDANCE: REMARKS FOR QUARTERLY MNF-I BRIEF TO [...] Begin Text: I am pleased to report to the Security Council on behalf of the Multinational Force in Iraq (MNF-I). I would like to begin by thanking Special Representative de Mistura for his briefing on the important work undertaken by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). UN [...]	2008-11-14 14:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC MARR IZ
08STATE121430	SOMALIA PIRACY: DEMARCHE INSTRUCTIONS FOR UK AND [...] This is an action cable see paragraph 2. 2. Posts are requested to demarche host governments at the appropriate level to relay USG concerns about French and British edits to the draft UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR) on Somalia piracy. Post may draw from the background in paras 4 a [...]	2008-11-15 00:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE121624	USUN INSTRUCTION: VOTE IN FAVOR OF SOMALIA [...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the adoption of the resolution (text in para 2) that will expand the current UNSC Somalia sanctions regime from a comprehensive arms embargo to include targeted measures (asset freeze and travel ban) for those threatening t [...]	2008-11-16 20:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KTFN PGOV PREL PTER SO XW UNSC
08STATE122941	GUIDANCE: REMARKS FOR DISARMAMENT THEMATIC [...] USUN is authorized to use para. 2 remarks in the Costa Rica-sponsored thematic debate on the regulation and reduction of armaments, November 19, 2008. 2. Begin text: Mr. President, I would like to thank the Costa Rican delegation for bringing us together for a discussion of this imp [...]	2008-11-19 20:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM UNSC CS
08STATE123042	BOSNIA: EUFOR MANDATE RENEWAL INSTRUCTIONS [...] The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the UN Security Council Resolution renewing the mandate of EUFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to be considered by the UN Security Council on Thursday, November 20. 2. Begin Text: The Security Council, Recalling all its previous [...]	2008-11-19 22:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PGOV PREL MARR BK EUFOR
08STATE123048	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO SPECIAL ENVOY [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the November 20, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes you, Ambassador Talvitie, and commends your efforts ) and those of EU Special Representative Mo [...]	2008-11-19 22:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PGOV PREL GG
08STATE123126	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on application 050115687 for the export of accelerometers to South Africa. Post is requested to complete [...]	2008-11-20 13:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC SF GM
08STATE123225	SOMALIA: INSTRUCTIONS ON TABLING OUR UNSC [...] This is an action cable. USUN is instructed to deliver the following draft resolution (complete text paragraph 4) to the British and the French Mission in New York immediately. USUN should table the resolution to the Council NLT COB on November 20. 2. Objectives: -- Thank the British [...]	2008-11-20 16:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE123238	SOMALIA: TALKING POINTS FOR SOMALIA BRIEFING [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the talking points in paragraph 2 for the UN Security Council briefing and consultation on Somalia to be held on November 20. 2. Begin points: -- We would like to thank the (DPA official),(DPKO official),as well as the IMO Secretary-General Mitropoulos [...]	2008-11-20 16:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE123317	DEMARCHE REQUEST: NOVEMBER 26 ARAB LEAGUE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Arab League will convene for an emergency ministerial meeting in Cairo on November 26 to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and recent efforts to affect an intra-Palestinian reconciliation. The [...]	2008-11-20 19:33:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG AL
08STATE123458	OSCE GUIDANCE: DRAFT DECISIONS ON THE EXTENSION [...] Post is authorized to join consensus on the extension of the following mandates, to be renewed through December 31, 2008: -Presence in Albania, PC.DD/36/08 -Mission to Bosnia & Herzegovina, PC.DD/37/08 -Mission to Montenegro, PC.DD/39/08 -Mission to Serbia, C.DD/40/07 -Spillover Monitor M [...]	2008-11-20 22:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OSCE PREL
08STATE123492	ACTION REQUEST: DELIBERATION BY MEMBER STATES ON [...] (U) This is an action request for Posts in EU Member State capitals. Please see paragraph 2. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) In preparation for the European Council meeting December 10-11, and a planned early December European Parliament vote on the European Union's "20-20-20 [...]	2008-11-21 00:46:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EU

08STATE124016	GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, NOVEMBER 25 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for November 25. 2. (U) Talking points. -- I would like to thank Under Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. There are [...]	2008-11-21 23:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL LE IS SY
08STATE124111	SYG'S REPORT ON UNSCR 1701 IMPLEMENTATION: [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below during the briefing on the Secretary General's report on implementation of UNSCR 1701 scheduled for November 25. 2. (U) Talking points. -- I would like to thank the Secretary General for his latest rep [...]	2008-11-23 22:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL LE IS SY
08STATE124112	GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, NOVEMBER 25 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for November 25. 2. (U) Talking points. -- I would like to thank Under Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. There are [...]	2008-11-23 22:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL LE IS SY
08STATE124992	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in a Basic Crime Investigation and Evidence Collect [...]	2008-11-25 19:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE125172	DEMARCHE: SUPPORTING EXPANSION OF THE AFGHAN [...] (C) This is an action telegram, please see para 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: NATO Foreign Ministers will meet in Brussels December 2-3 to discuss the key issues facing the Alliance in 2009. Foremost among those issues will be our mission in Afghanistan. A key priority in that context will be supp [...]	2008-11-26 01:03:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08STATE125392	GUIDANCE: COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UN AND THE [...] (U) Following is guidance on a Guyanan-sponsored resolution at the 63rd session of the UNGA: "Cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community." Guidance is for the November 26 plenary. 2. (SBU) The proposed item expands the scope of a previous resolution of the same titl [...]	2008-11-26 16:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA
08STATE125514	DEMARCHE: ENHANCING EFFORTS TO COMBAT PIRACY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The growth of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and in waters off the coast of Somalia has emerged as a serious threat to international commerce, the safety of mariners, and the delivery of humanit [...]	2008-11-26 18:44:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
08STATE125626	DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE HELSINKI OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) This is an action request. The annual OSCE Ministerial will take place in Helsinki 4-5 December. The Secretary will attend a portion of the meeting which forty-nine ministers are expected to attend. Posts are requested to engage host country officials to garner support for U.S. object [...]	2008-11-26 21:31:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL PHUM KDEM GG RU
08STATE125712	GUIDANCE: COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UN AND THE [...] (U) Following is guidance on a Guyanan-sponsored resolution at the 63rd session of the UNGA: "Cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community." Guidance is for the November 26 plenary. 2. (SBU) The proposed item expands the scope of a previous resolution of the same titl [...]	2008-11-27 12:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA
08STATE125943	GUIDANCE FOR WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT PLENARY, DEC [...] (SBU) Summary: Following is guidance for the U.S. Delegation (USDEL) for the Plenary meeting of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA). No issues achieved consensus at the General Working Group (GWG) meeting. The GWG is recommending that the Plenary mandate continue work in 2009 as well as Outreach [...]	2008-11-28 17:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MASS ETTC
08STATE126056	MGIN01: MUMBAI TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 4 [...] (SBU) Gunfire and explosions continue as Indian security forces conduct clearing operations at the Taj Mahal Hotel. ConGen Mumbai believes all AmCits have made it out of the hotel. (MG/ConGen Mumbai telcon) 2. (SBU) The Chabad Jewish Community Center siege has ended. Two terrorists and [...]	2008-11-28 22:39:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT IN
08STATE126579	SOMALIA: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNSC RESOLUTION [...] The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the following UN Security Council resolution on Somalia piracy, to be considered on Tuesday, December 2. 2. Begin text: The Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions concerning the situation in Somalia, especially resolution [...]	2008-12-02 00:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE126737	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMEROONIAN MILITARY [...] (SBU) The Department of Stae has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 2, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Abondo ze Evina Etiene Rank: Colonel DOB: December 26, 1957 POB: Centre, Cameroon [...]	2008-12-02 16:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PHUM PGOV CM
08STATE127045	ENCOURAGING CREDIBLE VOICES TO COUNTER VIOLENT [...] (C) SUMMARY/ACTION REQUEST: I request Public Affairs Sections at designated posts to report on how posts work with influential host country figures - "credible voices" -- to disseminate and support key U.S. messages on countering violent extremism and other issues of crucial import to our st [...]	2008-12-02 22:28:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO OPRC OIIP
08STATE127423	CIVIL NUCLEAR WORKING GROUP OF THE TRADE PROMOTION [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: Please see paras 5-8. 2. SUMMARY. At the first meeting of the Civil Nuclear Interagency Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee on August 27, 2008, representatives of several USG agencies agreed to request that selected Posts report on in- [...]	2008-12-03 19:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO
08STATE127522	DEMARCHE: CLUSTER MUNITIONS LETTER EXCHANGE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. --------- OBJECTIVE --------- 2. (S) Department requests Embassy Tel Aviv seek Ambassador's signature and deliver the classified letter and clarifications in paragraphs 3 and 4 to Israeli MOD Barak at the earliest possible opportun [...]	2008-12-03 22:16:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	IS MARR MCAP PARM PINS PREL
08STATE127670	2008 ESTH CONFERENCE, CAIRO [...] From October 7-9, OES hosted a conference for Environment, Science and Technology, and Health (ESTH) officers and local hires from the Near East Affairs (NEA) and South and Central Asia (SCA) regions to discuss ways to advance U.S. foreign policy on such key issues as climate change, renewabl [...]	2008-12-04 13:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KSCA XD XF ZK
08STATE128101	TRAVEL ALERT FOR THAILAND [...] The State Department alerts U.S. citizens that the recent large-scale political demonstrations in Thailand disrupted airport services and sparked isolated incidents of violence. Bangkok's international and domestic airports, Suvarnabhumi International Airport and Don Muang Airport, are gradua [...]	2008-12-04 23:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC TH
08STATE128957	NEA MSP GUIDANCE 2011 [...] The following cable provides consolidated guidance from Washington to missions for the preparation of FY 2011 Mission Strategic Plans (MSP). This cable is divided into the following sections: Regional Bureau Guidance; Bureau of Resource Management (RM),Office of Strategic and Performance Pla [...]	2008-12-08 20:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AMGT KICA KSEP KSPR OTRA PREL XF
08STATE129010	FY 2011 MISSION STRATEGIC PLAN (MSP) GUIDANCE FOR IO MISSIONS [...] TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY - Para 2 BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS POLICY OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE - Paras 3-9 MSP OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE - Paras 10-32 FUNCTIONAL BUREAU GUIDANCE --Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) - Para 33 --Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Busi [...]	2008-12-08 22:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AFIN KSPR ABUD UN
08STATE129756	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GEORGIA [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the December 11, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna. Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States wishes to call attention to reports of ongoing violence in the South Ossetian and Abkhaz regions of Geor [...]	2008-12-10 16:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PGOV PREL GG
08STATE129941	HORN OF AFRICA PIRACY: FORMATION OF CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) The Secretary will participate in a Ministerial at the UN Security Council on December 16 that we expect will adopt a resolution calling for intensified and coordinated international efforts against piracy off the Horn of Africa. We plan to build on this resolution to seek establishment of [...]	2008-12-10 22:23:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
08STATE129943	FINDING A WAY FORWARD ON UKRAINE NATO PFP TRUST [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Kyiv and USNATO, please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: Despite months of senior-level demarches, the Government of Ukraine (GoU) has not agreed to resume small arms/light weapons (SA/LW) destruction under the NATO-Partnership for Peace (PfP) d [...]	2008-12-10 22:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO PARM PREL UP
08STATE129974	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GEORGIA [...] This message updates the statement transmitted reftel. 2. Post is authorized to make the following statement at the December 11, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States condemns the December 10 attack on our unar [...]	2008-12-10 23:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PGOV PREL GG
08STATE130187	FINDING A WAY FORWARD ON UKRAINE NATO PFP TRUST [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Kyiv and USNATO, please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: Despite months of senior-level demarches, the Government of Ukraine (GoU) has not agreed to resume small arms/light weapons (SA/LW) destruction under the NATO-Partnership for Peace (PfP) d [...]	2008-12-11 16:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO PARM PREL UP
08STATE130301	CORRECTED COPY: CONSOLIDATED FY 2011 MISSION [...] Summary: The following cable provides consolidated guidance from Washington to missions for the preparation of FY 2011 Mission Strategic Plans (MSP). This cable is divided into the following sections: Regional Bureau Guidance; Bureau of Resource Management (RM),Office of Strategic and Perform [...]	2008-12-11 19:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AMGT EAID KICA KSEP KSPR PREL EAP
08STATE130444	CORRECTED COPY - KIRIBATI: RESETTLEMENT OF UIGHUR DETAINEES [...] (S) In November 2008, pursuant to instructions from the Department, Post initiated discussions with the Government of Kiribati (GoK) regarding the possible resettlement in Kiribati of up to 17 Uighur detainees from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO). GoK President Tong indicated a willingness to discuss th [...]	2008-12-11 22:13:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PTER PREL PHUM PINS TN KR AS NZ CH
08STATE130453	AGREEMENT WITH NICARAGUA ON STATUS OF FORCES FOR [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS 2, 5 AND 6. 2. (C) ON AUGUST 8, 2008, AMEMBASSY MANAGUA AND THE GOVERNMENT ON NICARAGUA (GON) COMPLETED AN EXCHANGE OF DIPLOMATIC NOTES REGARDING A STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT (SOFA) AND CUSTOMS PROCEDURES FOR U.S. FORCES IN NICARAGUA FOR EXERCIS [...]	2008-12-11 22:27:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL US
08STATE130457	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050092123 for the export of rifles to Guatemala. Post is requested to complete this Blu [...]	2008-12-11 22:42:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC KOMC GT
08STATE130899	DIPLOMATIC NOTE ADDING THE STATE DEPARTMENT TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Background: The November 18 U.S.-Ukraine missile destruction talks in Kyiv provided an opportunity to exchange information and review next steps for moving forward to eliminate Ukraine's SCUD missiles and related equipment (Ref B [...]	2008-12-12 22:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL UP
08STATE131600	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING: [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 16, 2008, it posssesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Kayenga Mugumwa Rank: Captain DOB: Augfust 28, 1972 Unit: EMG/LOG Name: Djafae [...]	2008-12-16 15:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PHUM CG
08STATE132159	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, December 17, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 7-17 3. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 18-29 4. (U) Trends and Analysis - Paragraphs 30-54 5. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 55-63 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents - Paragraphs 64-82 7 [...]	2008-12-17 19:01:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
08STATE132209	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON BROADCASTING [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the December 18, 2008 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Mr. Chairman, The United States shares the concerns of OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Haraszti regarding the difficulties being encountered in the [...]	2008-12-17 20:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE MD
08STATE132546	INSTRUCTION ON ICTY/ICTR PRST [...] The Department instructs USUN to join consensus on the following PRST on ICTY/ICTR due to be adopted on December 19, 2008. 2. Begin text: The Security Council recalls its resolution 827 (1993) of 25 May 1993 which established the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [...]	2008-12-18 18:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL ICTY ICTR KAWC ZF ZL RW
08STATE132962	GUIDANCE FOR DECEMBER 19 UNSC RESOLUTION ON BINUB [...] This is an action message. USUN is authorized to join consensus on the UN Resolution on BINUB in para 2 below. 2. (U) Begin resolution text: The Security Council, (1) Recalling its resolutions and the statements of its President on Burundi, in particular resolutions 1719 (2006) and [...]	2008-12-19 17:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC XA BY
08STATE133190	INSTRUCTION ON DISMISSAL OF ICTY REGISTRAR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) The newly appointed President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY),judge Patrick Robinson, recently informed ICTY registrar Hans Holthuis that he would not recommend that the Secretary General [...]	2008-12-19 23:46:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KAWC OTRA ABUD UN EU
08STATE133198	DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) THE UNITED STATES ON DECEMBER 17, 2008, DESIGNATED TWO IRANIAN ENTITIES OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN UNDER U.S. EXECUTIVE ORDER (E.O.) 13382 (BLOCKING PROPERTY OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATORS [...]	2008-12-20 01:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN PARM IR
08STATE133203	USUN: INSTRUCTION TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF DRC [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the adoption of the DRC sanctions resolution text in paragraph 3. ------------------ TEXT OF RESOLUTION ------------------ 3. The Security Council, (1) Recalling its previous resolutions, in [...]	2008-12-20 02:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CG ETTC PGOV PREL UNSC
08STATE13331	DEMARCHE REQUEST: SUPPORT FOR THE MANDATE OF THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The seventh regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) (March 3-28, 2008) will continue addressing the role of country specific mandates in the HRC. Since the elimination of the special mandates on Cuba and [...]	2008-02-08 15:21:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC CG
08STATE133419	ACTION REQUEST: READOUT OF FRIED-ANTONOV [...] (SBU) This is an action request. NATO capitals, Embassy Tbilisi, and Embassy Chisinau are requested to deliver the points in para 2 to the appropriate host government officials on the results of the December 17 CFE Treaty consultations between the U.S. and Russia. For full readout of the con [...]	2008-12-22 15:27:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KCFE NATO PARM PREL RS GG MD
08STATE133521	PNR AGREEMENT: DELIVERY OF PROPOSAL VIA [...] This message contains an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. Embassy is requested to deliver on a priority basis the text at paragraph 4 in the form of a diplomatic note to Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation (DFA). The proposal conveyed in the note, on the tr [...]	2008-12-22 18:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ASEC SZ
08STATE133540	CORRECTED COPY - ACTION REQUEST: READOUT OF [...] (SBU) This is an action request. NATO capitals are requested to deliver the points in para 2 to the appropriate host government officials on the results of the December 17 CFE Treaty consultations between the U.S. and Russia. Department will brief Georgian and Moldovan officials in Washington [...]	2008-12-22 18:55:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KCFE NATO PARM PREL RS
08STATE133691	FFD CONFERENCE REAFFIRMS MONTERREY CONSENSUS - [...] (SBU) Summary: The November 29 - December 2 United Nations "International Conference to review implementation of the Monterrey Consensus" adopted the "Doha Declaration on Financing for Development" (FfD) that reaffirms the path breaking 2002 Monterrey Consensus. The economic uncertainty caus [...]	2008-12-22 21:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID UN AORC
08STATE134228	U.S. RESPONSE TO FRENCH GLOBAL INF PROPOSAL [...] (U) This is an Action Cable for Embassy Paris, see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Background: During a P-3 meeting in Paris on November 7, 2008 (Ref A),the French provided Acting Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security, John Rood, a draft French proposal to globalize the INF Tr [...]	2008-12-24 01:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KACT JCIC START INF RS US FR
08STATE134229	DEMARCHE: U.S. DRAFTED SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request. Department requests posts urge host governments to support our redrafted United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution (in paragraph 10 below),establishing a UN peacekeeping operation in Mogadishu, Somalia and its environs. Department also requests USUN to d [...]	2008-12-24 01:19:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL UNSC KPKO SO ET
08STATE134353	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the RSO - ILEA Bangkok-Post Blast Investigations Course [...]	2008-12-24 15:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE134356	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the RSO - ILEA Bangkok-Post Blast Investigations Course [...]	2008-12-24 15:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE134385	THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY [...] (U) Summary: According to the German government, the German-proposed International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),which will launch on January 26 - 27, 2009 in Bonn, Germany, is intended to promote increased use of renewable energy. While the USG strongly supports renewable energy, the USG [...]	2008-12-24 16:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN GM
08STATE13442	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 5 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister- [...]	2008-02-08 18:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY BH
08STATE134444	ENTRY INTO FORCE NOTE FOR PROTOCOLS TO [...] This is an action request; please see para 3 for action. 2. Background: On June 16, 2006, then-Ambassador William Burns and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak signed a protocol extending the U.S.-Russia Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Umbrella Agreement (formal title: Agree [...]	2008-12-24 17:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	RS
08STATE134959	REQUEST TO VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS FOR COST INFO [...] This is an action request. Please see para 3 below. 2. The USG has observed that voluntarily funded UN Funds and Programs often have a considerable presence on the margins of international conferences and major meetings. We understand that there are many such meetings and conferences that [...]	2008-12-29 23:07:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER ECON POL UN
08STATE135068	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ICITAP Maritime Security Development Project Comman [...]	2008-12-30 14:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE135318	GUIDANCE: USUN AUTHORIZED TO AGREE TO EXTENSION [...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to respond affirmatively by diplomatic note to a request by the United Nations (REF DFS-2008-285) to a two year extension of: -- an Agreement between the United States of America and the United Nations Organization Concerning the Provision of Se [...]	2008-12-31 02:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ
08STATE135557	GUIDANCE: CONSULTATION ON THE SITUATION IN MIDDLE [...] (C) This is an action request. In the December 31 UN Security Council emergency session on Gaza, USUN is to oppose adoption of any outcome document. If any additional meetings are proposed, USUN should seek input from the Department. 2. (SBU) Suggested talking points for use by USUN during [...]	2008-12-31 22:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IS
08STATE14169	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 5 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister- [...]	2008-02-11 20:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY BH
08STATE14252	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATION TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: Ambassador or appropriate senior officials at Embassy Kigali is requested to deliver the text in paragraph 5 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister-level head of offi [...]	2008-02-11 22:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY RW
08STATE14490	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 11 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister [...]	2008-02-12 17:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY AJ
08STATE14563	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: Ambassador or appropriate senior embassy official is requested to deliver the text in paragraph 4 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's designated Minister-level head of official delega [...]	2008-02-12 19:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY TS
08STATE14866	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: Consul General or appropriate senior consulate official is requested to deliver the text in paragraph 5 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the Palestinian Authority Foreign minister or, if known, the PA's designated Minister-level head of official delegatio [...]	2008-02-13 17:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY KPAL
08STATE1522	U.S.-JAPAN-KOREA POLICY PLANNING TALKS - WORKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable reports on the working lunch and afternoon session of the U.S.-Japan-Korea policy planning trilateral held on December 17 (see reftel for reporting on the welcome dinner and morning session). At the lunch, S/P Director David Gordon, Japanese Deputy Vice Minister for [...]	2008-01-07 17:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH EAID JA KS PGOV PREL
08STATE15502	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: OES apologizes for this short- fuse request. We have only just learned that the Maldives and Mauritania are interested in attending WIREC and given that the conference is now only two weeks away, and the delegates will need to make their travel arrangements urgently, we are [...]	2008-02-14 20:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY MR
08STATE15551	SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL [...] This is an action request. Action request in para 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. The U.S. State Department will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) in Washington on March 4-6, 2008 (refs I and J). Addressee posts have received formal inv [...]	2008-02-14 21:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XA
08STATE15566	SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL [...] This is an action request. Action request in para 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. The U.S. State Department will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) in Washington on March 4-6, 2008 (refs I and J). Addressee posts have received formal inv [...]	2008-02-14 21:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XB
08STATE15599	SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL [...] This is an action request. Action request in para 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. The U.S. State Department will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) in Washington on March 4-6, 2008 (refs I and J). Addressee posts have received formal inv [...]	2008-02-14 21:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XB
08STATE15608	SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL [...] This is an action request. Action request in para 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. The U.S. State Department will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) in Washington on March 4-6, 2008 (refs I and J). Addressee posts have received formal inv [...]	2008-02-14 22:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY MR
08STATE17204	SOMALIA -- INSTRUCTION CABLE ON AMISOM RESOLUTION [...] USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the following Security Council Resolution on AMISOM slated to be adopted on February 20: Begin text The Security Council, PP1 Recalling its previous resolutions concerning the situation in Somalia, in particular resolution 733 (1992),resolution [...]	2008-02-20 20:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM KCRM PBTS PHSA EWWT SO XA XW
08STATE17307	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATION TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: OES apologizes for this short- fuse request. We have only just learned that Monaco is interested in attending WIREC and given that the conference is now less than two weeks away, and the delegates will need to make their travel arrangements urgently, we are asking post to [...]	2008-02-20 23:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY MN
08STATE17915	MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade is at minimal staffing due to building damage. Most Embassy staff are working from their residences, and the international school remains closed until at least February 25. Ministry of Interior contacts continue to be productive. An EAC met at 0400 EST to evaluate th [...]	2008-02-22 11:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR
08STATE18041	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATION TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: OES apologizes for this short- fuse request. We have only just learned that Mongolia is interested in attending WIREC and given that the conference is now less than two weeks away, and the delegates will need to make their travel arrangements urgently, we are asking post t [...]	2008-02-22 16:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY MG
08STATE18214	U.S-RUSSIA STATE FLIGHTS DISPUTE: RUSSIA REMAINS [...] (C) Summary: On January 25, Russian and American delegations, led by Alexander Neradko, Head of the Russian Federal Air Navigation Authority (FANA),and PM Senior Advisor Ambassador Jackson McDonald, respectively, reviewed and reaffirmed their existing positions regarding payment of air naviga [...]	2008-02-22 22:35:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR AMGT FAA RS
08STATE18243	DEMARCHE REQUEST: EXPEDITING THE INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) This is an action request. Department requests post encourage the Dutch to expedite the permit process on the building set aside for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Demarche in para 2 below should be delivered to the Government of Netherlands office responsible for coordinating Dutch [...]	2008-02-22 23:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PTER PREL LE SY
08STATE18785	UN HOSTS NEW YORK MEETING OF JCMB COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Secretariat hosted a meeting in New York for representatives from Joint Coordination and Monitoring Group (JCMB) countries February 19 to deliver a readout of the recent meeting in Tokyo, and to discuss the upcoming Security Council renewal of the mandate for the United N [...]	2008-02-25 21:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF UNSC
08STATE19145	LIBYA: DEMARCHE ON LIFTING HOLD ON PROPOSED UNSC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (C) On February 13, USUN proposed listing four Syrian based AQI affiliated members pursuant to UNSC 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions). Libya placed a hold on the request. The Libyan Permane [...]	2008-02-26 16:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC LY
08STATE2033	VISAS FOR WIREC 2008 DELEGATES [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs six and seven. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Summary: The Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) will be held in Washington DC March 4 - 6. (See reftels D and E for background on WIREC 2008). The participatio [...]	2008-01-08 20:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG
08STATE2034	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): RESULTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 5-9, 2007 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary meeting in Athens, the 34 MTCR Partners reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening missile-related export controls and thereby discouraging missile activities and programs of concern. They discussed [...]	2008-01-08 20:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR GR
08STATE2151	GUIDANCE FOR 9 JANUARY 2008 UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-09 00:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PGOV UNSC AF SU
08STATE22936	AFGHANISTAN: INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONSULTATIONS ON [...] The Department requests that USUN share the following draft elements of a resolution renewing the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) with the Italian delegation, responsible for drafting the resolution, and other delegations currently engaging in discussions on the resolution text, with the ai [...]	2008-03-06 00:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL AF
08STATE22941	SECURING IRAQI SUPPORT TO PROPOSE AN UNSCR TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) The Deputies Committee tasked State with laying the groundwork for a UN Security Council Resolution that would sanction those who threaten the peace or stability of Iraq similar to the measu [...]	2008-03-06 00:26:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC IZ PREL PTER XF
08STATE24257	DEMARCHE ON U.S.-EU CLIMATE CHANGE COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an action request for posts in EU Member States and USEU. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The March 13-14 meeting of the European Council, which will bring together European heads of state and government, will include a major discussion of climate change and energy. The [...]	2008-03-07 22:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG EUN
08STATE24749	DRC-- INSTRUCTION CABLE ON FDLR RESOLUTION FOR [...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to seek the changes in paragraph 2 on the draft resolution on the Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda (FDLR) Revision 1 (draft text provided in paragraph 4). USUN may draw from the talking points in paragraph 3 in its efforts to secure the changes [...]	2008-03-10 18:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM CG XA ZF
08STATE2476	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO INCOMING [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the January 10 Special Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: We are honored to welcome Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva to the Permanent Council as the Chairman in Office for 2008. The United States fully supports the object [...]	2008-01-09 16:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OSCE PHUM CFED FI
08STATE24821	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECKS [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on applications 050091071 and 050091983 and a post-shipment check on licenses 050051410 and 05-917152 [...]	2008-03-10 19:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC GR
08STATE26159	DRC-- INSTRUCTION CABLE ON FDLR RESOLUTION [...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to join consensus and co-sponsor the resolution (text below) on the Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda (FDLR) scheduled for adoption in the Security Council on March 13. Begin text: The Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions, in [...]	2008-03-13 01:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM CG XA ZF
08STATE26678	REPLY LETTER FROM SECRETARY RICE TO FOREIGN [...] Secretary Rice received a letter dated January 31, 2008 from Dr. Kinga G"ncz, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Hungary, requesting support for the election of Hungary to the non-permanent seat available for the Eastern European Group in the United Nations Security Council for the term [...]	2008-03-13 22:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC HU
08STATE26870	WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] Action requests in paras 12 and 13. SUMMARY ------- 2. Summary: The Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) and the co-located but separately managed side events, trade show, and business conference eclipsed expectations. Some 3,000 delegates from 118 count [...]	2008-03-14 14:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TRGY KGHG KPAO KSCA XX
08STATE2736	DEMARCHE REQUESTS TO FOLLOW UP UNAMID DEPLOYMENT [...] PURPOSE: The Department asks posts to demarche host governments at the highest appropriate level to follow up deployment issues concerning the deployment of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) pursuant to reftel (NOTAL). Posts may draw upon the following themes in th [...]	2008-01-10 00:33:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV UNSC SU CH
08STATE28385	SCENESETTER: 2008 TSCTP CONFERENCE [...] (U) The 2008 Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) is scheduled for 24-27 March in Garmisch Germany. TSCTP was formed by an interagency Deputies Committee (DC) in SIPDIS 2005 to facilitate a more effective regional response to terrorism and extremism in West and North Africa. TS [...]	2008-03-18 21:46:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER XA XI
08STATE28435	AUTHORIZATION TO VOTE TO RENEW COUNTERTERRORISM [...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Per reftel, the UNSC on December 10, 2007 unanimously adopted resolution 1787, extending the initial period of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate from December 31, 2007, under resolution 1535 (2004),to March 31, 2008. [...]	2008-03-19 02:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
08STATE28930	SOMALIA-- TALKING POINTS FOR MARCH 20 OPEN DEBATE [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for their March 20 open debate on Somalia. Begin points: -- The United States would like to thank the Secretary General for his thorough March 14 report on the situation in Somalia [...]	2008-03-19 23:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM SO XA XW
08STATE28948	AFGHANISTAN - INSTRUCTION FOR UNAMA MANDATE [...] The Department instructs USUN to join consensus and vote in favor of the resolution renewing for one year the UN Mission in Afghanistan's mandate, to be considered by the Security Council on Thursday, March 20. 2. Begin resolution text: The Security Council, PP1 Recalling its previous [...]	2008-03-20 02:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PHUM PGOV PREL MARR AF
08STATE29748	BORDER STRATEGY COORDINATION CONFERENCE IN [...] (U) This is an action request see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) During a meeting with the EU's Council Working Group on Eastern Europe and Russia (COEST) on February 28 in Brussels, the EU asked A/S Boucher whether the United States would support a border management coordination conference in Dus [...]	2008-03-21 17:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PREL SNAR TI PARM
08STATE30007	DEMARCHE REQUEST TO EU MEMBER STATES ON BELARUS [...] (C) Department requests addressees to seek support at the highest appropriate level from all EU member states as the Government of Belarus attempts to reduce the U.S. diplomatic presence in Minsk. Your conversations should promote continued U.S.-EU unity in our policy toward Belarus. You sho [...]	2008-03-21 22:04:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	BO EU PHUM PREL
08STATE30237	U.S.-EU STRATEGIC ENERGY REVIEW [...] SUMMARY: On March 3, EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs and Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery co-chaired the second annual U.S.-EU Strategic Energy Review, established at the June 2006 U.S.-EU Summit to review progress in U.S.-EU energy cooperation. Discussions covered cooperation on energ [...]	2008-03-24 15:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EUN KGHG SENV
08STATE30474	GUIDANCE ON CAMEROON PROPERTY TAX CASE [...] Reftel reports a diplomatic note from the Cameroon Mission expressing its concern at what it believes is the District Court of the Southern District of New York's demand that the Permanent Representative of Cameroon or his designee appear under oath before the judge hearing the case regarding a [...]	2008-03-24 22:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CM OFDP PREL
08STATE30793	NATO SUMMIT 2008: DELIVERY OF DIPNOTE FOR COMBAT [...] (U) Department requests Embassy Bucharest deliver the diplomatic note in para two to Romania to provide combat air patrol during the upcoming Bucharest NATO Summit visit of President Bush. The text of the diplomatic note follows. 2. (S) Begin text of diplomatic note: The Embassy of the U [...]	2008-03-25 19:14:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KTIA MCAP NATO PREL RO
08STATE30936	MARCH 10 - APRIL 4 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION OF SPECIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-25 22:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO MARR AMGT SC GA
08STATE31432	SOMALIA-- DRAFT ELEMENTS FOR POSSIBLE UNSCR ON [...] (SBU) This is an action request for USUN, Embassy London, Paris, and Panama City. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. USUN is instructed to provide to its British, French and Panamanian counterparts draft elements of a UN Security Council Resolution (paragraph 12) to combat piracy off the Somali [...]	2008-03-26 23:02:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE31896	PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN LONDON, [...] The sixteenth Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in London, UK on February 4-6, 2008. Immediately following the OEG on February 7, the UK Ministry of Defense hosted an outreach day with six invited countries from the Gulf/Levant region. [...]	2008-03-27 21:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE31939	PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN LONDON, [...] The sixteenth Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in London, UK on February 4-6, 2008. Immediately following the OEG on February 7, the UK Ministry of Defense hosted an outreach day with six invited countries from the Gulf/Levant region. [...]	2008-03-27 21:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE32895	AUSTRALIA GROUP: U.S.-UK PROPOSAL FOR REVISION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Background: The Australia Group (AG) will hold its 2008 plenary session in Paris on April 14-18, 2008. The USG plans to make several presentations and policy proposals at the plenary, including a revision to the current co [...]	2008-03-31 17:46:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM ETTC CBW SIPDIS

08STATE33088	DEMARCHE ON WESTERN SAHARA POLICY [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN is directed to deliver a demarche to the UN Secretariat and the French mission to the United Nations in accordance with the objectives in paragraphs 2 and 3. Embassy Paris should deliver a demarche to appropriate officials in accordance with objectives in [...]	2008-03-31 21:08:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PGOV UNSC MO WI FR PHUM PREF PBTS
08STATE33478	SECOND U.S.-EU HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a frank exchange on March 7, U.S. and European principals reviewed work on climate change under the Major Economies and UNFCCC Processes. U.S. principals secured EU Environment Commissioner Dimas' admission that current EU proposals will permit some EU Member States to reco [...]	2008-04-01 18:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN
08STATE33647	DELIVERY OF DIPNOTE FOR U.S. AIRCRAFT TRANSIT [...] (U) Department requests that Embassy Bucharest deliver the diplomatic note in para two requesting transit of U.S. aircraft to Croatia through Romanian airspace to assist with air support coverage during the President,s visit, April 4 and 5, 2008. 2. (U) Begin text of diplomatic note: The [...]	2008-04-01 21:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MCAP NATO PREL RO HR HU
08STATE33804	EU COMMISSION CONSULTATIONS ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) A five-member delegation from the European Commission met USG nonproliferation experts at the Department of State March 11-12, and held an exchange of program activities and country priorities that both sides agreed will serve as the basis for better coordination. ISN Deputy Assistant [...]	2008-04-02 22:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PEL KNNP SC EU OSCE UNVIE EUN
08STATE34269	GUIDANCE: UNOMIG RESOLUTION NEGOTIATIONS -- [...] (U) This is an Action Message, see para 2. 2. (U) USUN may draw from the guidance in paras 2-4 below during negotiations with the Friends of Georgia (Germany, UK, France, U.S., and Russia) concerning the UNOMIG renewal resolution. See para 5 for additional background and para 6 for the [...]	2008-04-02 21:06:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC GE PREL PBTS
08STATE34305	SATTERFIELD AND DAVUTOGLU ON BASRAH, NORTHERN [...] (S) Summary: In an April 1 meeting with Turkish Prime Ministerial advisor Ahmet Davutoglu, S/I David Satterfield reviewed the state of play in Basrah and urged Turkey to give full support to Maliki and the GOI. Davutoglu said GOI stability was in Turkey's strong interest, and also agreed to [...]	2008-04-03 01:44:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL MOPS TU IZ IR
08STATE34313	GEORGIANS LOOK TO MAY 21 ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: A Presidential decree on March 21 set the date for upcoming parliamentary elections on May 21. Against the backdrop of campaign preparations, events are unfolding quickly. The ruling National Movement (UNM) party replaced its Secretary General, effectively sidelining a leading r [...]	2008-04-03 02:38:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08STATE3557	U.S.-BRAZIL DEFENSE COOPERATION AGREEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) The United States Government (USG) is seeking to enter into a binding Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the Government of Brazil (GOB),that also contains aspirational provisions. Under Secretary for Political Affairs [...]	2008-01-11 19:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PTER BR
08STATE35860	PREPARATION FOR THE PARIS CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph four. -------- Overview -------- 2. (U) On June 12, France will host and co-chair (along with the Government of Afghanistan and the UN) a Foreign Minister-level international conference on Afghanistan in Paris. We anticipate Foreign Ministe [...]	2008-04-07 18:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL SA KU QA AE AF
08STATE36720	UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION FOR THE EXTENSION [...] The Department asks USUN to circulate to the P-3 the (below) draft UN resolution for the extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). At its discretion, USUN may also share this draft with the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operation and with other members of the Council. The [...]	2008-04-09 00:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KPKO SU
08STATE36722	INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDANCE FOR THE APRIL 10 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-09 02:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC UNGA PREL GM JA IT BR IN PK
08STATE36937	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050095421 for the export of armored vehicle parts to Taiwan. AIT/T is requested to complete [...]	2008-04-09 15:07:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TW
08STATE3800	UN OPERATION IN COTE D'IVOIRE: VOTING [...] USUN is authorized to vote in favor of the resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI); the text is in paragraph 3. You may draw on the points in paragraph 2 for the Security Council consultations scheduled for January 14. 2. Begin points: --The U.S. w [...]	2008-01-13 06:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO IC
08STATE38178	THE WAY FORWARD FOR THE ASHGABAT SURVEILLANCE [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (C) DS appreciates the thorough status report and excellent summary of activity included in Ref A that outlines Post's efforts to obtain permission from the Government of Turkmenistan (GOT) to resume surveillance detection (SD) operations [...]	2008-04-11 13:39:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AMGT ABUD AFIN
08STATE38424	TRAVEL ALERT - ZIMBABWE [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to update U.S. citizens on safety and security concerns throughout Zimbabwe due to ongoing political instability following the March 29 national elections, and advises them to consider carefully the risks of travel to Zimbabwe at this time. This supersedes the [...]	2008-04-11 18:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC ZI
08STATE39146	MONUC CONSULTATIONS, APRIL 15, 2008 [...] USUN is instructed to draw upon the following elements during MONUC consultations scheduled for April 15, 2008. Begin Elements. -We welcome the Twenty-Fifth report of the Secretary General on MONUC, and commend the Secretary General, his Special Representative, and all MONUC personnel's de [...]	2008-04-14 22:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KPKO CG
08STATE39193	GUIDANCE: UNOMIG MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to vote to approve the UNOMIG resolution in para 2 below. 2. (U) Begin resolution text. The Security Council, PP1 Recalling all its relevant resolutions including resolution 1781 of 15 October 2007 (S/RES/1781); PP2 Welcom [...]	2008-04-15 01:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC GE PREL PBTS
08STATE41693	TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political tensions in Lebanon, and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State continues to strongly urge that Americans defer travel to Lebanon and that American citizens in Le [...]	2008-04-21 14:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC LE
08STATE42905	US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the April 10 U.S.-EU-Canada trilateral meetings on Iran for the Slovenian EU Presidency, all three delegations agreed that Iran sought to undermine everything that the international community sought to achieve in the Middle East, and that its nuclear program and state spo [...]	2008-04-23 16:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EUN UN XG XF AR IR
08STATE43685	YEMENI DELEGATION MARCH 2008 VISIT TO MEET WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Sanaa, please see paragraph four. 2. (S) Background: The USG has information that in early March 2008, a Yemeni delegation was planning to travel to North Korea to meet with representatives from the Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID) - N [...]	2008-04-24 20:05:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL KN YM
08STATE43742	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE APRIL 28-29 [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 16. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on April 28-29. [...]	2008-04-24 21:16:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN ZL PK ZI IR IZ IS SY LE CH
08STATE43817	SYRIA'S CLANDESTINE NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On September 6, 2007, Israel destroyed a nuclear reactor Syria was clandestinely constructing, we judge with North Korean assistance. The reactor site was in Syria's eastern desert region in a location [...]	2008-04-25 01:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP DPRK SY IAEA PARM PREL
08STATE44359	PLEDGING AT THE PARIS SUPPORT CONFERENCE FOR [...] (U) Summary: The United States views the upcoming Paris Support Conference for Afghanistan as an opportunity for the international community to reaffirm its long-term commitment for Afghanistan through support for the Afghanistan National Development Strategy and the 2009 and 2010 Afghan electi [...]	2008-04-26 22:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL
08STATE44775	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050097338 for the export of ammunition to El Salvador. Post is requested to complete this [...]	2008-04-28 19:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ES ETTC KOMC
08STATE47531	UNSC RESOLUTION ON SOMALI PIRACY [...] (C) This is an action request. Posts are requested to approach host governments to explain the basis for the draft Security Council resolution on piracy off the coast of Somalia and seek their support. As consultations on the draft resolution are already underway in New York among Security [...]	2008-05-05 22:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO XW
08STATE47575	GUIDANCE FOR USUN FOR THE SECURITY COUNCIL JOINT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) On Tuesday, 6 May, the Chairman of the 1267 (al-Qaeda/Taliban) Sanctions Committee (Belgian PermRep Johan Verbeke),the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant [...]	2008-05-06 06:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
08STATE48654	GUIDANCE FOR 1559 CONSULTATIONS, MAY 8 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN may draw from the points in para 2 below during consultations on the implementation of UNSC resolution 1559, currently scheduled for May 8. 2. (U) Begin points. -- We welcome the Secretary General's report and Mr. Larsen's briefing on implementati [...]	2008-05-07 23:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PBTS PREL LE SY IS
08STATE49277	URGENT DARFUR DEMARCHE FOR AVIATION SUPPORT AND [...] This is an action request. See para 2. Aviation assets are needed to support UN-AU hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur (UNAMID). Following is a list of the aviation assets for which UNAMID still lacks any contributions: -- 4 attack helicopters close air support -- 18 utility [...]	2008-05-09 02:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR KPKO UK CE PA JO BG
08STATE49806	DEMARCHE REQUEST: SOLICIT GOI RESPONSE TO DRAFT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 8. ---------- Objectives ---------- 2. (SBU) Post is requested to pursue the following objectives with the GOI: -- Share with the GOI the draft text of a UNSC resolution that imposes targeted sanctions on individuals or entities [...]	2008-05-09 23:59:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PREL PTER IZ RU UK
08STATE49813	DEMARCHE: FRENCH UNSC RESOLUTION ON BURMA [...] (SBU) The Department requests action addressees to contact host governments (with the exception of France) immediately at an appropriately high level to urge them to consider a draft resolution prepared by France describing the humanitarian situation in Burma and calling on the regime to remov [...]	2008-05-10 01:07:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM
08STATE50050	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (U) Classified by ISN/MTR Director Pam Durham. Reason: 1.5 (B),(D). 2. (U) This is an action request. Embassy Buenos Aires, please see paragraph 15. 3. (C) BACKGROUND: According to published reports (REF A),the Argentine Commission for Space Activities (CONAE) is over [...]	2008-05-12 15:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC TSPL AR
08STATE50327	TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political violence in Lebanon, and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State urges that Americans avoid all travel to Lebanon and that American citizens in Lebanon consider car [...]	2008-05-12 22:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC LE
08STATE51293	TRAVEL ALERT - ZIMBABWE [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to update U.S. citizens on safety and security concerns throughout Zimbabwe due to ongoing political instability following the March 29 national elections, and recommends deferral of non-essential travel to Zimbabwe at this time. This supersedes the Travel A [...]	2008-05-14 17:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC ZI
08STATE52036	TRAVEL ALERT - CHINA [...] (U) This Travel Alert advises American citizens that a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck China's eastern Sichuan province on May 12. Due to rescue and relief operations, damage to infrastructure throughout the area, and the continuing potential for aftershocks, U.S. citizens are urged to defer [...]	2008-05-15 22:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC CN
08STATE52042	KOSOVO: RESPONSE TO UNSYG ON UNMIK TRANSITION [...] (C) This is an action request for a demarche to UN SYG Ban Ki-moon in response to reftel request for guidance. See paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (C) The objective of this demarche is to underscore to UNSYG that the Quint is unified in its position that UNMIK must reconfigure after June 15, that [...]	2008-05-15 22:40:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PGOV UNMIK KO YI
08STATE52061	LEBANON: BUILDING ON ARAB LEAGUE EFFORTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. Posts should draw from the background in paragraphs 5-11 when making this demarche. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Arab League mediation has arrested Lebanon's descent into renewed civil war. However, the calm is fragile, the Hizballah [...]	2008-05-16 01:16:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PGOV PREL LE SY IR
08STATE521	FORMAL INVITATION FROM SECRETARY RICE [...] Action Requests: Ambassador or appropriate senior embassy official is requested to deliver the text in paragraph eight as a letter from Secretary Rice to either the host government's SIPDIS foreign minister or, if known, the host government's designated Minister-level head of official de [...]	2008-01-03 17:07:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA
08STATE53343	TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political violence in Lebanon, and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State continues to urge that Americans avoid all travel to Lebanon and that American citizens in Lebanon [...]	2008-05-19 22:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC LE
08STATE5491	SUDAN: RESPONSE TO DUTCH QUESTIONS CONCERNING [...] (SBU) The United States welcomes The Netherlands, willingness to providing training to Joint Integrated Units (JIU),as well as financial support for airlift. (Reftel a) We recognize Khartoum,s historic opposition to military support from the international community. The recent agreement betw [...]	2008-01-17 18:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SU NL
08STATE55587	U.S. AND RUSSIA LAUNCH ECONOMIC DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: In its first formal meeting, the U.S.-Russia Economic Dialogue reviewed areas of mutual interest on investment, trade and energy. U/S Jeffery and First DFM Denisov fostered a warm and informative exchange of views on such topics as open investment, sovereign wealth funds, and e [...]	2008-05-23 17:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PREL RS
08STATE55858	IRAQI SOFA NEGOTIATOR VISIT - BACKGROUND [...] (U) This is a joint Department of State-Department of Defense cable. 2. (S) The Status of Forces Agreement being negotiated with Iraq is intended to be an enduring document similar to SOFAs the United States has with other countries: setting the "rules of the road" whenever U.S. forces are [...]	2008-05-23 22:18:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	GM IZ JA KS KTIA MARR PGOV PREL SN SOFA
08STATE55889	IRAQI SOFA NEGOTIATOR VISIT - BACKGROUND [...] (U) This is a joint Department of State-Department of Defense cable. 2. (S) The Status of Forces Agreement being negotiated with Iraq is intended to be an enduring document similar to SOFAs the United States has with other countries: setting the "rules of the road" whenever U.S. forces are [...]	2008-05-24 01:50:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	GM IZ JA KS KTIA MARR PGOV PREL SN SOFA
08STATE559	FORMAL INVITATION FROM SECRETARY RICE FOR NON-MEM [...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 11 as a letter from Secretary Rice to either the host government's foreign SIPDIS minister or, if known, the host government's designated Minister- [...]	2008-01-03 18:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO
08STATE55955	AUTHORIZATION TO BEGIN CONSULTATIONS ON A DRAFT [...] PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department authorizes USUN to begin consultations with the United Kingdom and France and subsequently the other Security Council member states on the following draft UN Security Council Presidential Statement on recent violence in Abyei: The Secu [...]	2008-05-25 17:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KPKO SU
08STATE563	FORMAL INVITATION FROM SECRETARY RICE FOR NON-MEM [...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 11 as a letter from Secretary Rice to either the host government's foreign SIPDIS minister or, if known, the host government's designated Minister- [...]	2008-01-03 18:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO
08STATE56306	GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, MAY 28 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing, currently scheduled for May 28. 2. (U) Begin points: -- Mr. President, over the last two months, the United States has been increasingly dismayed about the unp [...]	2008-05-27 16:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL LE IS SY
08STATE5676	NEPAL - STATEMENT TO THE COUNCIL ON UNMIN RENEWAL [...] The Department requests USUN to draw on the points in paragraph 2 during the January 18 debate on the renewal of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). 2. Begin Points. -- Mr. President, the United States is pleased to support the six-month extension of UNMIN's mandate so that it [...]	2008-01-17 23:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL KDEM NE
08STATE56861	E-PINE POLITICAL DIRECTORS, APRIL 30TH MEETING IN [...] (C) Summary. Senior U.S., Nordic, and Baltic officials met in Washington D.C. on April 30th for the eleventh Enhanced Partnership in Northern Europe (e-PINE) Political Directors' meeting. They agreed: that MAP for Georgia and Ukraine in December is desirable, but may be problematic; that the cu [...]	2008-05-28 15:08:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KNEI PREL EUR BO GG PL RS UP XZ ZB SW NO LG LH IC
08STATE57869	USG COMMENTS ON VORONIN DRAFT SETTLEMENT PACKAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: In an April 14 meeting, President Voronin asked DAS Merkel to review a package of Moldovan proposals meant to serve as the basis for a political settlement with Transnistria. He further requested that the U.S. present this package to the 5 2. DAS Merkel agreed [...]	2008-05-30 13:33:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE MD PBTS PGOV PREL
08STATE58123	TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political violence in Lebanon and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State continues to urge that Americans avoid all travel to Lebanon. Americans who live and work in Leban [...]	2008-05-30 17:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC LE
08STATE58144	TRAVEL ALERT - CHINA [...] This Travel Alert updates U.S. citizens on the effects of the earthquake that struck China's Sichuan province on May 12. American citizens should avoid the areas of Sichuan province most severely affected by the earthquake and be prepared for travel delays in other parts of the province. Ar [...]	2008-05-30 18:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC CM
08STATE5835	DEPARTMENT REQUESTS POSTS CONSIDER SUPPORTING [...] Department requests that country team determine whether post has program or discretionary funds which may be used to help defray travel costs, including per diem, for appropriate member(s) of host country,s official delegation, sub national government representatives, or civil society whose p [...]	2008-01-18 15:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XA
08STATE5837	DEPARTMENT REQUESTS POSTS CONSIDER SUPPORTING [...] Department requests that country team determine whether post has program or discretionary funds which may be used to help defray travel costs, including per diem, for appropriate member(s) of host country,s official delegation, sub national government representatives, or civil society whose p [...]	2008-01-18 15:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XM
08STATE58446	THE WAY FORWARD ON UNMEE [...] This is an action request. Department requests action addressees in London, Paris, Moscow, and Brussels, to approach host governments, as UN Security Council (UNSC) Members, to discuss our proposed way forward on the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) and a potential follow-on UN pres [...]	2008-05-30 23:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS ET ER BE FR UK RS
08STATE58879	TRAVEL ALERT - ZIMBABWE [...] This Travel Alert updates safety and security concerns in Zimbabwe, advises U.S. citizens to consider relocating if necessary to ensure their security during the upcoming election period, and continues to recommend deferral of all non-essential travel to Zimbabwe at this time. This supersede [...]	2008-06-02 16:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC ZI
08STATE5963	DEPARTMENT REQUESTS POSTS CONSIDER SUPPORTING [...] Department requests that country team determine whether post has program or discretionary funds which may be used to STATE 00005963 002 OF 006 SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT REQUESTS POSTS CONSIDER SUPPORTING HOST COUNTRY ATTENDANCE AT WASHINGTON INTERNATION help defray travel costs, including per [...]	2008-01-18 19:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XA
08STATE60981	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050106202 for the export of F-5 spare parts to Taiwan. AIT is requested to complete this Blue [...]	2008-06-06 12:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TW
08STATE61421	(S) POTENTIAL TRANSFER OF HELICOPTER PARTS TO IRAN [...] (S) Summary: The U.S. has information indicating that the Rome based office of a Swiss firm has been providing Iran with U.S.-origin helicopter parts. Such transfers may be in violation of the company's obligations to the United States and could result in the imposition of sanctions or the co [...]	2008-06-06 21:23:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC MASS PREL IT SZ IR
08STATE62000	DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENGAGE GOI ON POST-MNF-I [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C/REL MCF-I, UN, IZ) UNSCR 1546 (2004),which set out the mandate for Multi-National Force-Iraq, most recently renewed by UNSCR 1790 (2007),noted the decision to create a "distinct entity" under unified command of MNF-I, with a ded [...]	2008-06-09 21:23:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC IZ
08STATE62029	DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENGAGE GOI ON POST-MNF-I [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C/REL MCF-I, UN, IZ) UNSCR 1546 (2004),which set out the mandate for Multi-National Force-Iraq, most recently renewed by UNSCR 1790 (2007),noted the decision to create a "distinct entity" under unified command of MNF-I, with a ded [...]	2008-06-09 22:59:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC IZ
08STATE62450	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE 16-17 [...] (U) Classified by Jeffrey Giauque, Senior Political Officer, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 24. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on Jun [...]	2008-06-10 18:57:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZL ZK IR IZ IS SY LE
08STATE62585	DJIBOUTI: SEEKING UNSC BRIEFING ON [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Over the last several weeks tensions between Eritrea and Djibouti have risen due to an initial Eritrean military build-up along their shared border and Eritrean military incursions into Djiboutian territory. Djibouti responded with its own military build-up [...]	2008-06-10 21:41:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	UNSC PREL DJ XA XW
08STATE62588	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FOREIGN TERRORIST [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 4, 9, and 10. SUMMARY 2. (S/NF) The Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designation of the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) is subject to a five-year review this year. The Department is collecting and reviewing information about the activi [...]	2008-06-10 22:03:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV ASEC PREL KCRM KJUS IZ SY IS LY
08STATE63176	USUN INSTRUCTION: LIBERIA PANEL TECHNICAL ROLLOVER [...] USUN is requested to introduce to the UNSC the resolution in para 2 regarding the Liberia Panel. 2. BEGIN RESOLUTION The Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions and statements by its President on the situation in Liberia and West Africa, Welcoming the sustained progress [...]	2008-06-12 00:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC LI
08STATE64009	CAMEROON: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMEROONIAN [...] (U) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 11, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below. 2. (SBU) Individuals attending Senior Leaders Seminars at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies i [...]	2008-06-13 15:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR CM
08STATE64660	38TH OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: COLOMBIA SCORES A WIN [...] (SBU) Summary. The 38th OAS Regular General Assembly, held June 1-3 in Medellin, Colombia, focused positive international attention on the Colombian Government's progress in restoring "Democratic Security" in previously-violent areas and helped promote regional support for Colombia's efforts [...]	2008-06-16 18:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OAS PREL PHUM ETRD CO
08STATE64684	38TH OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: COLOMBIA SCORES A WIN [...] (SBU) Summary. The 38th OAS Regular General Assembly, held June 1-3 in Medellin, Colombia, focused positive international attention on the Colombian Government's progress in restoring "Democratic Security" in previously-violent areas and helped promote regional support for Colombia's efforts a [...]	2008-06-16 19:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OAS PREL PHUM ETRD CO
08STATE64809	TRAVEL WARNING - CHAD [...] This Travel Warning is being updated to reflect the resumption of rebel activity in Chad and to inform American citizens that the U.S. Embassy in N'Djamena temporarily relocated some personnel to Cameroon on June 16. The Department of State urges American citizens to defer travel to Chad and [...]	2008-06-16 23:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC CD
08STATE65303	USUN VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: LIBERIA PANEL OF [...] USUN is authorized to vote in favor of a UNSC resolution rolling over the mandate of the Liberia Panel of Experts (text in paragraph 2). The Security Council is scheduled to vote on June 18. 2. BEGIN RESOLUTION The Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions and statements b [...]	2008-06-18 02:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC LI
08STATE65778	A/S SHANNON'S 6/12 MEETING WITH SALVADORAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 12, 2008, WHA A/S Tom Shannon met with Salvadoran Ambassador Rene Leon. Leon requested the meeting to follow-up on themes discussed during the Deputy Secretary,s June 3-6 trip to Central America. Leon highlighted that the best strategy for the United States in the run-u [...]	2008-06-18 21:01:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ECON ES
08STATE65812	Secretary Rice's Meeting with Turkish FM [...] (U) Classified by Kurt Volker, EUR/FO. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) Participants: United States Secretary Rice S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dailey NEA Assistant Secretary C. David Welch PA Sean McCormack EUR Acting Assistant Secretary Kurt Volker ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Pa [...]	2008-06-18 21:32:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PTER PGOV
08STATE65834	DEMARCHE REQUEST: CONTINUE ENGAGING GOI ON DRAFT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 3 and 6. 2. (C) Per Ref A, on May 15, Embassy Baghdad shared with the GOI the draft text of a UNSC resolution (Ref B),which imposes targeted sanctions on individuals or entities that engage in or provide support for acts of violence that thr [...]	2008-06-18 23:12:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PREL PTER IZ RU UK
08STATE6686	APPLICATION OF THE U.S.-RUSSIA CTR AND MPC&A [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. Reference B is a letter dated January 23, 2003 (sic 2004) from V. Kuchinov, director of MINATOM's Department for International and Foreign Economic Cooperation to David Huizenga, (DOE/NNSA). 2. BACKGROUND: By diplomatic note transmitte [...]	2008-01-22 22:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CTR PARM PREL RS
08STATE66897	SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR DRAFT TEXT UNSCR TO [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Drawing on points in paragraph 6, Security Council action addressees are requested to seek host government support at the highest appropriate level for the draft resolution in paragraph 7 below. USUN distributed the text to Security Council delegations on June [...]	2008-06-22 15:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AG EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
08STATE6714	NEPAL-UNSC RENEWAL OF UNMIN [...] The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the resolution following in paragraph 2 renewing the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) for six months during the Security Council session on January 23. The Department requests that USUN draw on points in reftel in making the U.S.' Explanation of V [...]	2008-01-23 04:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL NE
08STATE67981	TALKING POINTS FOR UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON KUWAITI [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-24 22:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IZ
08STATE68503	INSTRUCTIONS FOR TIMOR-LESTE CORE GROUP MEETING [...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to draw from points in para 3 at the meeting of the UN Core Group for Timor Leste, scheduled for Thursday, June 26 at 3:30 PM. End Action request. 2. BACKGROUND: The security situation in Timor-Leste has been comparatively quiet since the death of reneg [...]	2008-06-25 21:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNSC TT
08STATE68523	TRAVEL ALERT - ZIMBABWE [...] This Travel Alert updates safety and security concerns in Zimbabwe, and urges U.S. citizens to defer all travel to Zimbabwe at this time, and to consider relocating if necessary to ensure their security during the election period. The U.S. Embassy may periodically restrict the travel of U.S. [...]	2008-06-26 00:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC ZI
08STATE68780	THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL [...] This is an action request for response by July 8. Please see paragraph 8. 2. The Department is preparing its Congressionally mandated semi-annual report to Congress on measures to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and trafficking in persons (TIP) involving UN peacekeeping personne [...]	2008-06-26 16:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO PHUM UN SE KCRM KWMN
08STATE68825	GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, JUNE 26 [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for June 26. Please see septel for further guidance in the event an Arab Group draft resolution is tabled. 2. (U) Begin points: -- I would like to thank U [...]	2008-06-26 17:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL LE IS SY
08STATE69090	Deputy Secretary Negroponte's June 23, 2008 [...] Classified by EAP Assistant Secretary Glyn T. Davies, Acting. Reason: 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (SBU) June 23, 3008; 10:00 a.m.; Washington, D.C.. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie A. Kenney Deputy Assistant Secretary of State S [...]	2008-06-26 23:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL RP
08STATE69109	ACTION REQUEST: TURKEY GSP WAIVER REVIEW [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The USG is concluding the 2007 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Annual Review, which includes the review of the competitive need limitation (CNL) waiver for Turkish exports of gold jewelry (except neck [...]	2008-06-27 00:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL
08STATE69343	PSI: SUMMARY OF MAY 28-29, 2008 PSI 5TH [...] SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. hosted a PSI Senior Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The May 28 senior level meeting was for senior nonp [...]	2008-06-27 15:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE69357	PSI: SUMMARY OF MAY 28-29, 2008 PSI 5TH [...] SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. hosted a PSI Senior Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The May 28 senior level meeting was for senior nonp [...]	2008-06-27 16:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE69672	UNSC DRAFT PRESS STATEMENT AND RESOLUTION ON [...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to share with the British and other missions as appropriate the draft elements of a Chapter VII sanctions resolution on Zimbabwe as outlined in paragraph 3 below. Adoption should be sought as soon as possible. USUN should report back results of [...]	2008-06-27 22:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNSC XA ZI
08STATE69684	ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR UN 1267 SANCTIONS AND [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraphs 6,7 and 8. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) The follow-on resolution (Septel) to UNSCR 1735 (2006) is intended to guide the work over the next eighteen months of the UN Security Council committee established pursuant to UNSCR 126 [...]	2008-06-27 23:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AG EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
08STATE70792	U.S. EXPERT FOR THIRD SESSION OF UN GROUP OF [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In its October 29 note verbale, the UN Office of Disarmament Affairs (ODA) invited the U.S. to nominate an expert to participate in the work of the 2008 Group of Governmental Experts to consider further steps to enhance cooperation with [...]	2008-07-01 21:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CDG ETTC MAS MCAP PARM UNGA
08STATE70836	URGENT REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON UNSC CHAPTER VII [...] (C) Action Requests: (1) Action addressees in UNSC capitals should pass the text of the draft UN Security Council resolution and annex on Zimbabwe in para 5 below to their host governments. Action addressees are requested to demarche host governments at an appropriately senior level, as soo [...]	2008-07-02 02:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI
08STATE70882	URGENT REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON UNSC CHAPTER VII [...] (C) Action Requests: (1) Action addressees in UNSC capitals should pass the text of the draft UN Security Council resolution and annex on Zimbabwe in para 5 below to their host governments. Action addressees are requested to demarche host governments at an appropriately senior level, as soo [...]	2008-07-02 11:30:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI
08STATE71264	REPLY: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO THE MV LEHMANN [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Drawing from the points in paragraph 3 below, Department requests Posts respond to diplomatic notes from the Embassy of Estonia (received 24 June, 2008) and from the Embassy of Ukraine (received 23 June, 2008) requesting supplies and assistance to Ukrainia [...]	2008-07-02 18:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHSA BM CY EN GM NATO RS SO UK UP
08STATE71974	BUILDING MOMENTUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Summary. The European Union,s recent policy statements on Cuba provide an opportunity to discuss respect for human rights and the need for democratic change in Cuba in Western Hemisphere countries. The EU placed respect for hum [...]	2008-07-03 20:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EUN CU
08STATE72072	TRAVEL ALERT - CHINA [...] This Travel Alert updates U.S. citizens on the effects of the earthquake that struck China's Sichuan province on May 12. U.S. citizens should continue to avoid the areas of Sichuan province most severely affected by the earthquake and be prepared for travel delays in other parts of the provinc [...]	2008-07-04 03:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC CM
08STATE72295	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON LATVIA,S [...] (U) This is an action request - see Para 2. Department requests that post provide Latvian response via front channel message. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel request for guidance, Department provides the following points for post to raise at the earliest opportunity with the Latvian g [...]	2008-07-07 13:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	LG MARR NATO PGOV PREL MASS
08STATE73077	USUN VOTING INSTRUCTION: ZIMBABWE UNSCR [...] USUN is instructed to table on July 8, for a vote by the Security Council not later than July 9, the draft UNSC resolution (text in paragraph 2),which creates a Zimbabwe sanctions regime. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the draft resolution. 2. BEGIN RESOLUTION The Security Coun [...]	2008-07-08 18:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC ZI XA ZU
08STATE73172	GUIDANCE: CONSULTATION ON UNSCR 1701, JULY 9, [...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during consultations on the Secretary-General,s report on the implementation of UNSCR 1701 scheduled for July 9. Please see septel for further guidance in the event the French delegation subsequently ta [...]	2008-07-09 02:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS LE PREL SY UNSC
08STATE73174	DRAFT AGENDAS AND MISSION CLEARANCE REQUESTS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (SBU) Background: The next session of the U.S.-UN High-Level Strategic Dialogue on Iraq will be held on July 11 at UN headquarters in New York (Ref A). The Dialogue will be divided into a political discussion, chaired by U/S [...]	2008-07-09 02:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IZ UNSC
08STATE74151	USUN VOTING INSTRUCTION: TERMINATING [...] USUN is authorized to vote in favor of the draft UNSC resolution (text in paragraph 2),which terminates the remaining sanctions monitored by the Security CouncilSanctions Committee established pursuant to resolution 918 (1994) concerning Rwanda. The measures contained in operative para [...]	2008-07-10 18:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC RW
08STATE74378	CLARIFYING OUR POLICY ON CUBA- PRAISING THE EU,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary. In the European Union,s June 23 Common Position on Cuba, the EU replaced its suspended 2005 &restrictive measures,8 an unused tool that did not achieve their purpose, with a set of benchmarks for dialogue that are forw [...]	2008-07-10 23:23:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN CU PGOV PREL
08STATE74383	ACTION REQUEST: UPDATING ARF ON REGIONAL DISASTER [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BANGKOK, BEIJING, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DILI, DHAKA, HANOI, ISLAMABAD, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, MOSCOW, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, PORT MORESBY, PHNOM PENH, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, ULAANBATTA, USEU BRUSSELS, VIENTIANE, WELLINGTON. ------- SUMMARY --- [...]	2008-07-11 00:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ARF ASEAN KNNP PARM
08STATE74922	(U) Secretary Rice's June 26-27 Participation in [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008 at 18:00, and June 28, 2008 at 09:30; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. Wil [...]	2008-07-12 14:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM KNNP KWBG

08STATE75378	PSI: SUMMARY OF MAY 28-29, 2008 PSI 5TH [...] SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. hosted a PSI Senior Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The May 28 senior level meeting was for senior nonp [...]	2008-07-14 19:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL

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