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09QUITO521	GOE DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) The Foreign Ministry sent the Embassy a diplomatic note on June 4 which states Ecuador's adherence to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, refers to related provisions in Ecuador's October 2008 constitution, and calls for resumption of the Six Party [...]	2009-06-29 15:07:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP EC KN IR

09QUITO645	ECUADOR NEWS: CABINET CHANGES; TAX REFORM; SAFEGUARDS ON [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Cabinet Changes --------------- 2. (U) On July 15, 2009, President Correa designated Ramon Espinel as the new Minister of Agriculture, replacing Walt [...]	2009-07-27 15:49:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO707	SCENESETTER FOR INAUGURATION DELEGATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Quito warmly welcomes the delegation headed by Senator Bob Graham for the inauguration of President Correa on August 10, held on the 200th anniversary of Ecuador's first call for independence. While we do not agree with the Correa government on every issue, we have enjoyed stron [...]	2009-08-07 18:05:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID MARR OVIP EC CO
09QUITO820	ECUADOR SELLS FUTURE OIL PRODUCTION TO PETROCHINA TO [...] (SBU) The Government of Ecuador (GoE) is increasingly looking to China as a source of financing to help alleviate fiscal pressures. The prime example of this is Ecuadorian state-run oil firm PetroEcuador's recent agreement to sell future oil production to China's state-owned oil company PetroCh [...]	2009-09-04 21:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV EFIN ENRG EC
09QUITO875	Mixed Ecuadoran reactions to USG concerns over planned deals [...] (C) Embassy delivered Ref A demarche on Ecuador's dealings with the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI),a USG-designated entity, to the Central Bank (CBE),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Superintendent of Banks, and Financial Intelligence Unit. The CBE's General Manager expressed concer [...]	2009-10-08 22:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EC IR PREL MNUC PARM KNNP
09QUITO885	Engaging Civilian Leadership to Improve Mil to Mil Relations [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy is receiving mixed signals regarding the Ecuadorian military's willingness to continue historically strong cooperation. Likely causes are: instructions by civilian leadership to lessen dependency on the U.S.; a lack of information and communication within the Ecuador [...]	2009-10-15 20:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PARM PTER KHDP EC CO
09QUITO905	Ecuador's Plans to Terminate All Bilateral Investment [...] (C) The Government of Ecuador is preparing to terminate existing Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) with seventeen countries, including the United States, with the goal of replacing them with investment agreements that do not/not include national treatment, allow only local or regional disput [...]	2009-10-27 22:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EC PREL ETRD EINV
09QUITO938	ECUADOR ECONOMIC NEWS: CHEVRON FILES FOR ABRITRATION, PLAN [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the internet. ------- [...]	2009-09-28 14:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EC
09QUITO973	GOE "EXPLAINS" TERMINATION OF INVESTMENT TREATIES... [...] (SBU) Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Falconi explained the reasoning behind the GoE's decision to terminate 13 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) during a November 12 meeting with Embassy representatives of the affected countries. Falconi reiterated the GoE's claim that Ecuador's 2008 Constitu [...]	2009-11-17 22:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EC
09RABAT195	MOROCCO'S TALLY OF COUNTRIES REJECTING/SUPPORTING [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Morocco continues to work to persuade countries around the globe to de-recognize the Polisario Front's declared Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, or at least freeze relations, beyond which they want countries to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Saha [...]	2009-03-06 18:58:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV WI UNSC MO
09RABAT291	MEETING WITH MOROCCANS ON WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) Summary: In his meeting with Secretary Clinton on April 8, Moroccan Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri will present a letter from King Mohammed VI requesting support for a resolution on the Western Sahara favorable to Morocco and rejecting a human rights monitoring role for MINURSO, the United [...]	2009-04-06 19:29:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL WI AL MO
09RABAT292	CORRECTED COPY: MEETING WITH MOROCCANS ON WESTERN [...] (C) Summary: In his meeting with Secretary Clinton on April 8, Moroccan Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri will present a letter from King Mohammed VI requesting support for a resolution on the Western Sahara favorable to Morocco and rejecting a human rights monitoring role for MINURSO, the [...]	2009-04-07 11:30:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL WI AL MO
09RABAT293	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: On April 8, Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Taieb Fassi Fihri will present a letter from King Mohammed VI requesting support for a resolution on the Western Sahara favorable to Morocco and rejecting a human rights monitoring role for the United Nations peace [...]	2009-04-07 14:52:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM KPAL AG WI MO
09RABAT39	MOROCCO: UPDATE ON THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Morocco awaits the domestic impact of the global economic slowdown with trepidation. Government officials have tempered their earlier comments about how Morocco is sheltered from the crisis, conceding that while not exposed to "direct contagion" from "toxic assets," the count [...]	2009-01-15 16:58:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EAGR MO
09RABAT435	COMMERCE NEAR THE BORDER: NEW DYNAMISM, OLD [...] (U) Summary: Historically oriented both commercially and culturally toward Algeria, the Oriental region of Morocco's Mediterranean coast has abandoned hope of an imminent opening of the border with Algeria, closed since 1994. International trade in the region largely depends on smuggled duty- [...]	2009-05-29 15:50:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN PREL MO AG
09RABAT706	WESTERN SAHARA REALITIES [...] (C) Summary: Although the Western Sahara negotiations have now re-started (Reftel),the conflict is 34 years old. The Government of Morocco (GOM) has invested tremendous resources in the territory, and some observers estimate that it spends USD 2.7 billion per year on the territory and its 385,000 [...]	2009-08-17 17:34:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PHUM ECON PREF WI AG MO
09RABAT709	USG COMMENTS ON MOROCCO'S PROPOSED UNGA GICNT [...] (SBU) On August 14, 2009, Acting Polcouns and Acting D/Polcouns delivered ref record copy with USG comments on Morocco's draft resolution in support of the Global Initiative for Combating Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) to Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Head of United Nations Division Re [...]	2009-08-18 17:32:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER UNGA KGIC RS MO
09RABAT941	MOROCCO CONVOKES P5+SPAIN TO REVIEW HAIDAR CASE [...] (C) Summary: The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 26 summoned representatives of the P5 and Spain to discuss the Aminatou Haidar case and its potential effect on UN-brokered negotiations over the status of the Western Sahara. The GOM asserted that the next move is Haidar's an [...]	2009-11-30 18:44:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL MO
09RANGOON132	USGS/DOC ASSESS BURMA'S OIL AND GAS RESOURCE AND [...] (C) During a three-day trip to Burma, United States Geological Survey (USGS) petroleum geologist Craig Wandrey and Department of Commerce (DOC) senior energy analyst Paul Hueper met with international and local oil and gas companies operating in Burma to assess the country's resource potentia [...]	2009-03-02 23:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET PINR BM
09RANGOON188	BURMA: MEETING WITH MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS [...] (C) During a March 24 meeting with visiting EAP/MLS Director Stephen Blake and Charge, Burmese Minister of Home Affairs and acting Minister of Immigration Major General Aung Oo reflected views we believe are typical among Burma's top generals. He described the country's need for stability an [...]	2009-03-26 05:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SNAR PINR ASEC KTIP BM
09RANGOON194	BURMA: MLS DIRECTOR MEETING WITH NLD UNCLES [...] (C) In a March 25 meeting with visiting EAP/MLS Office Director Stephen Blake and Charge, the National League for Democracy's Central Executive Committee (CEC aka the Uncles) explained the NLD is not opposed to participation in the 2010 elections, but would not take part unless there is a revi [...]	2009-03-26 08:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON20	BURMA: SALE OF IVANHOE MINE DELAYED [...] (C) Canadian-owned Ivanhoe Copper Co. continues to negotiate with state-owned Mining Enterprise-1 (ME-1) and a consortium of three Chinese companies - WanBo Copper, Norinco Copper, and Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco) - for the sale of its joint venture company, Myanmar Ivanhoe Copper [...]	2009-01-09 04:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN PGOV PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON205	BURMA'S GENERALS: STARTING THE CONVERSATION [...] (S) As the review of U.S. policy regarding Burma continues amid signs that the military regime wants to engage with Washington, we offer some thoughts about the senior generals, what motivates them, what they might want from engagement, and what the U.S. might place on the table. Burma's milit [...]	2009-04-02 07:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PREL PGOV BM
09RANGOON229	(C) BURMA: JADELAND CO. SUPPORTING THE REGIME [...] (C) Yup Zaw Hkwang of Kachin State owns the largest jade mining company in Burma, Jadeland Co., and his family provides significant economic and political support to the regime. Yup Zaw Hkwang helped to broker the cease fire agreement between the GOB and the Kachin Independence Organization [...]	2009-04-21 23:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON235	WHO'S WHO IN BURMA'S OFFSHORE GAS SECTOR [...] (C) Burma's offshore waters are becoming more crowded, as foreign companies from China, Korea, Russia, India, Malaysia, and Vietnam secure contracts to explore and develop offshore natural gas blocks. To attract additional investment and capitalize on the recent gas discoveries in the A1, A [...]	2009-04-27 04:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET PINR BM
09RANGOON25	CONTRACT FARMING IN BURMA (C-AL8-02135) [...] (U) This is a response to an INR request (Ref B). 2. (C) Since 2005, the Burmese Government has encouraged investors from China, Thailand, Bangladesh, and Kuwait to invest in contract farms; to date, only the Thais have a formal agreement to farm 120,000 acres along the Thai-Burma borde [...]	2009-01-12 00:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
09RANGOON270	BURMA: GOB LIMITING VISAS IN MAY [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has informed the diplomatic community that the GOB will not be issuing any more visas for official foreign visitors during the remainder of May, but indicated that visas may be issued after June 1. MOFA has yet to justify this policy. Diplomats and [...]	2009-05-12 08:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON276	BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI AND AMCIT JOHN YETTAW [...] (C) On May 14 Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and detained Amcit John Yettaw both appeared at Insein Prison Special Court for a hearing in connection with Yettaw's entry into ASSK's residence. Consular officer attended the proceedings and reports ASSK appeared healthy. Authorities charged Yettaw w [...]	2009-05-14 07:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON299	(C) BURMA: SILVERWAVE CO. BENEFITS FROM REGIME TIES [...] (C) Minn Minn Oung, Chairman of Silverwave Group and a number of affiliated companies involved in the agricultural, timber, mining, and energy sectors, provides significant economic and political support to the Burmese regime. Minn Minn Oung admits his companies received government contracts [...]	2009-05-21 00:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON33	BURMA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, this is Embassy Rangoon's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Preface ------- 2. U.S. Investment Subject to Sanctions: On May 20, 1997, by Executive Order 13047, the President imposed economic sanctions prohibiting new investment by U.S. persons or entiti [...]	2009-01-14 08:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BM
09RANGOON330	BURMA: TAY ZA REPORTEDLY FALLING OUT OF FAVOR, NEW [...] (C) Tay Za, long a favored crony of Than Shwe, allegedly is falling out of favor due to his companies' inability to meet the demands of senior generals. In recent months, his bid to purchase a new A320 plane for his domestic airline fell through, he was unable to fulfill his contract with th [...]	2009-06-04 06:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PINR PREL BM
09RANGOON333	BURMA: GEM AND JADE EXPORTS INCREASE IN 2008; [...] (C) The total value of Burmese jade and gem exports in 2008 increased by 30 percent over the previous year, with jade sales accounting for 98 percent of the total. Trade analysts predict 2009 exports will drop due to the continuing world economic crisis and declining demand. In 2008 the ma [...]	2009-06-05 04:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BM
09RANGOON337	BURMA: REPORT CARD FOR 2010 NARCOTICS MAJORS LIST [...] (U) This message responds to Ref A request for a report on the Government of Burma's cooperation on narcotics control objectives in the context of the 2010 Narcotics Majors List. 2. (SBU) Begin Text of 2008 Certification Report Card: A. The USG asked the Government of Burma to take veri [...]	2009-06-08 08:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PINR PREL BM
09RANGOON340	BURMA: GEM DEALERS COMPLAIN ABOUT FINANCIAL [...] (C) Burmese gem merchants complain that a combination of the world financial crisis, lower worldwide demand for luxury items, and sanctions have reduced jade and gems sales thus far in 2009. While the Burmese Government continues to profit from its jade and gem auctions, small local traders [...]	2009-06-09 06:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BM
09RANGOON347	BURMA REMAINS IN THE DARK; ELECTRICITY SHORTAGES [...] (C) Burma suffers from an acute electricity shortage, producing less than half of nationwide demand, according to internal Ministry of Electric Power-1 (MEP-1) documents. Since the majority of Burma's electricity is generated by hydropower, output falls dramatically during the dry season, le [...]	2009-06-11 07:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV SENV PINR BM
09RANGOON357	BURMA: INCREASING MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN TIMBER [...] (C) Although state-owned Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE),controlled by the Ministry of Forestry, is legally responsible for regulating Burma's timber trade, contacts confirm that MTE continues to lose ground to the military's Regional Commanders who control forest-rich areas. MTE remains t [...]	2009-06-12 06:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BM
09RANGOON361	BURMA: CIVIL SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT IN THE TIMBER [...] (SBU) In response to the reporting requirements of the JADE Act, this cable provides background on the current and potential future role of civil society in monitoring Burma's timber industry. 2. (C) There are a limited number of civil society organizations in Burma that focus on enviro [...]	2009-06-16 01:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BM
09RANGOON362	BURMA TIMBER INDUSTRY THREATENS ELEPHANT [...] (C) Burma's wild elephant population continues to dwindle. Environmentalists estimate fewer than 4,000 roam wild, compared to 5,500 in 1996. Although elephants are revered by the Burmese people, wild populations are threatened by habitat destruction, declining breeding rates, and poaching. [...]	2009-06-16 01:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD BM
09RANGOON370	BURMA: MINISTRY OF HEALTH PREPARES FOR A/H1N1 [...] (SBU) During a June 16 meeting with the diplomatic corps, the Burmese Ministry of Health (MOH)reviewed its A/H1N1 action plan, detailing surveillance procedures. MOH asserts there are still no confirmed cases of A/H1N1 in Burma. Since April 28, MOH officials have screened more than 1.3 mil [...]	2009-06-18 00:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO EAID KPAO PREL
09RANGOON372	BURMA: SWISS ENERGY COMPANY LOSES ONSHORE OIL [...] (C) Focus Energy, a Swiss company and one of Burma's largest onshore oil producers, was unable to extend its contract for its two oil fields in May 2009 because the Minister of Energy wanted to grant sole operating rights to the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE),according to company off [...]	2009-06-18 04:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET PINR BM
09RANGOON374	BURMESE TIMBER EXPORTS DECLINING [...] (SBU) The value and quantity of legal Burmese timber exports dropped in 2008 by eight percent and 21 percent respectively over the previous year. EU sanctions appear to impact Burma's timber trade, as the value of direct exports to Europe has dropped by 65 percent since 2007. Timber indust [...]	2009-06-19 01:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BM
09RANGOON386	BURMA: SANCTIONING TAY ZA'S RIGHT-HAND MAN [...] (C) Lu Lu, a.k.a. Kwan Lu Chan, Chan Kwan Lu, and Zaw Min, is Vice Chairman of Air Bagan and regime crony Tay Za's top assistant and advisor. Known in business circles to be cunning and ruthless, Lu Lu boasts to businessmen that he taught Tay Za "all he knows." Tay Za often designates Lu Lu [...]	2009-06-24 06:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON404	GAMBARI BRIEFS CHARGE AND DEAN OF DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (C) UN Special Envoy Gambari phoned Charge prior to his departure from Rangoon on June 27 to give a brief readout of his June 26-27 visit to Burma. Gambari told Charge his visit was focused on the possibility of an upcoming UNSYG visit, including a possible agenda, program of visit, and possib [...]	2009-06-29 08:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON409	(S) BURMA AND NORTH KOREA: RICE FOR ARMS [...] (S) A well-placed private business contact reports that the Burmese Government, through military-owned Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd. (MEHL),has exported approximately 20,000 metric tons of rice to North Korea through June 2009. According to the local director of SGS Consultants, the GOB ha [...]	2009-07-02 05:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON41	A CONVERSATION WITH BURMA'S SOCIAL WELFARE [...] (C) In an hour and twenty minute meeting with Charge Dinger on Jan. 19, Burma's Minister of Social Welfare, Major General Maung Maung Swe, thanked the USG for post-Cyclone Nargis assistance and laid out a laundry list of continuing needs, mostly to help reconstruct schools, roads, and the Ir [...]	2009-01-22 06:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV PHUM PINR BM
09RANGOON414	BURMA: RICE EXPORTS JUMP; EXPORT BAN POSSIBLE SOON [...] (C) During the first quarter of 2009, Burmese traders and military-owned Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) exported approximately 645,000 metric tons of rice, 33 percent more that Burma exported in all of 2008, reflecting increased production. Exported rice came from Mandalay, Sagaing, and [...]	2009-07-07 05:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
09RANGOON423	ILLICIT WILDLIFE FOR SALE ALONG BURMA BORDER [...] (C) Burma's endangered species, including Bengal tigers, snow leopards, elephants, and bears, continue to be under threat, despite protection efforts by the Burmese Government and environmental NGOs. According to environmental contacts, trade in illicit wildlife species, including tiger and [...]	2009-07-09 06:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ETRD PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON438	BURMA: GOVERNMENT INTERVENES IN BEANS AND PULSES [...] (C) Burma continues to deal with fallout from the November 2008 near-collapse of its beans and pulses market. Although the GOB historically was not involved in the sector, since November, the GOB has prohibited foreign companies from trading in beans and pulses. Additionally, GOB officials n [...]	2009-07-14 02:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON441	BURMA: TAY ZA'S COMPANIES MARKET GEMS, CELL PHONE [...] (C) Regime crony Tay Za, at the behest of the regime, is working with the Myanmar Gem Traders Association to promote Burmese jade and gems at the ASEAN International Gem Emporium in Kunming. According to Air Bagan staff, Tay Za is leading the Burmese gem delegation and flew 40 merchants and [...]	2009-07-15 01:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAIR ETRD ECPS PREL PINR BM
09RANGOON445	BURMA: IVANHOE JOINT VENTURE RESUMES OPERATIONS [...] (C) Myanmar Ivanhoe Copper Co. Ltd. (MICCL) Acting Managing Director Glen Ford confirmed that MICCL, a joint venture between Canadian company Ivanhoe Mining and state-owned Mining Enterprise-1, resumed operations in May, after halting operations more than a year ago. According to Ford, the [...]	2009-07-16 09:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON446	U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON BURMA -- SOME [...] (S) Economic sanctions are a cornerstone of U.S. policy toward Burma. The sanctions are broad and include bans on investment, imports of Burmese products, provision of financial services, and targeted sanctions on key regime officials and their cronies. This cable, based on Econoff's two y [...]	2009-07-16 09:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON482	BURMA COURT POSTPONES ASSK VERDICT TO AUGUST 11 [...] (C) Judges in the Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and Yettaw criminal cases on July 31 postponed verdicts until August 11, saying a legal issue has arisen. The authorities allowed diplomats, including from the U.S., to attend, but not the media. Beforehand, ASSK spoke briefly, stressing the import [...]	2009-07-31 07:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM
09RANGOON494	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WEBB TO BURMA [...] (SBU) Senator Webb, Embassy Rangoon looks forward to your visit, the first CODEL to Burma since Senator Kerry came in 1999. A Strained Bilateral Relationship --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The lack of CODELs reflects years of tension between the U.S. and Burma, mostly relat [...]	2009-08-05 10:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD BM
09RANGOON53	A VIP VISIT TO BURMA'S KACHIN STATE: JADE, BUSTLE, [...] (C) The Burmese Foreign Minister invited Chiefs of Mission for a Jan. 16-18 visit to Kachin State in the country's far north. Myitkyina, the capital, and Pha Kant, a jade mining center, are busy, seemingly prosperous cities. China's Yunnan Province, only two hours away from Myitkyina by road [...]	2009-01-28 02:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EMIN PGOV PHUM ECON PINR BM
09RANGOON534	BURMA: SENATOR WEBB'S MEETING WITH AUNG SAN SUU [...] (C) In a 45-minute meeting August 15 with Senator Jim Webb, detained National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) repeatedly emphasized she is eager for dialogue with the regime and is prepared to work with Burma's senior leaders to find common ground, including on sanc [...]	2009-08-17 10:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON536	BURMA: SENATOR WEBB'S MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (S) During a one-hour meeting with Prime Minister Thein Sein on August 14, Senator Webb requested a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and urged her release from house arrest, noting the positive impact it would have on bilateral relations and Burma's standing in the world. The Senator also [...]	2009-08-17 11:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON539	BURMA: SENIOR GENERALS START A CONVERSATION; HOW [...] (S) Burma's senior generals used Senator Webb's visit to deliver an unequivocal message: the GOB wants better relations with the United States. They want direct communication with Washington and have identified an envoy -- regime insider and former Ambassador to the United States U Thaung. It [...]	2009-08-18 10:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON543	BURMA: SENATOR WEBB'S MEETING WITH NATIONAL [...] (C) During a private 30-minute meeting August 15 in Nay Pyi Taw, National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Executive Committee members (aka the Uncles) Nyunt Wai, Than Tun and Soe Myint told Senator Webb they view sanctions as a political, not economic, weapon designed to pressure the regi [...]	2009-08-19 10:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON548	BURMA: SENATOR WEBB'S MEETING WITH NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) During a brief August 15 meeting arranged by the GOB, National Unity Party (NUP) leader Khin Maung Gyi told Senator Webb Burma needs to follow its own path to establish democracy, with a priority on maintaining national solidarity in the face of ethnic diversity. He stated that Burma nee [...]	2009-08-21 09:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
09RANGOON567	KOKANG SITUATION TENSE, REPORTS OF BURMESE ARMY [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-28 12:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON57	BURMA: SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN TRADE IN 2008 [...] (SBU) The Burmese Government recorded an increase in both exports and imports in 2008 compared to previous years. While the value of natural gas exports remained constant, trade was bolstered by substantial exports of jade, gems, and agricultural products. Burmese exports totaled USD 6.6 bi [...]	2009-01-30 08:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV BM
09RANGOON573	BURMA: GOB CLAIMS PEACE IN KOKANG REGION, WHICH [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-31 11:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON59	GAMBARI MEETS WITH GOB REPS AND AUNG SAN SUU KYI; [...] (SBU) UN Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Rangoon Saturday, January 31 for his seventh visit to Burma. He met with GOB officials including Foreign Minister Nyan Win and outlined his priorities -- achieving progress on his "five-point agenda," political facilitation between t [...]	2009-02-02 08:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON PINR BM
09RANGOON601	BURMA: GOB PRESENTS ITS SIDE OF THE STORY ON THE [...] (C) The GOB Foreign Ministry arranged a September 7-9 trip for diplomats and media to the Kokang Region to present its version of the recent events there, offering a tour of an illicit Kokang arms factory and the homes and alleged drug labs of Kokang factional leaders who have since fled to [...]	2009-09-10 10:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON604	STAFFDEL WEIL/LEE DISCUSSES ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) professional staff members Lynne Weil, Jessica Lee, and Dennis Halpin visited Burma August 27-30 to assess USG assistance programs and public diplomacy outreach efforts. In separate meetings with officials from the Ministries of Social Welfare and [...]	2009-09-11 06:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO EAID BM
09RANGOON61	BURMA'S CENSOR BOARD: STANDING IN THE WAY OF PRESS [...] (C) The Press Scrutiny and Registration Board (Censor Board) continues to exert a powerful and negative influence on Burma's media, despite the emergence of many privately owned newspapers and magazines in recent years. Editors complain of heavy-handedness and arbitrary censorship and see n [...]	2009-02-03 04:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL CVIS CASC BM KPAO
09RANGOON644	BURMESE BUSINESSMAN ON GOB-U.S. RELATIONS, ETHNIC [...] (C) A well-connected Burmese businessman has conveyed informally to the Charge that the GOB is strongly interested in better relations with the USG, mainly to buffer Chinese dominance. Senior figures in Nay Pyi Taw reportedly told the businessman that the GOB does not expect sanctions relief [...]	2009-09-23 10:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR BM
09RANGOON659	BURMA: NLD SUPPORTS POLICY REVIEW, CAUTIONS [...] (C) During a September 24 meeting with National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Executive Committee (CEC) members, CDA previewed the expected outcomes of the USG policy review. The Uncles responded positively, noting they appreciate the USG's interest in increasing engagement with the GO [...]	2009-09-28 07:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON704	BURMA: A HEART-TO-HEART WITH THE WA [...] (C) During a two-hour meeting on October 21, a representative of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) told us that the Wa did not participate in the August conflict between the Burma Army and the Kokang. The UWSA is shoring up its defenses but does not expect imminent conflict with the Burma Arm [...]	2009-10-22 10:43:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SNAR PINR BM
09RECIFE60	LULA TOUTS JOBS AND CAMPOS IN NORTHEAST [...] Summary (SBU) During a visit to the Suape port on September 11, President Lula heaped praise on Governor Eduardo Campos (PSB),in his fifth visit to Pernambuco this year, fueling speculation that PT will offer Campos a high profile role - possibly the vice-presidency - in the upcoming preside [...]	2009-09-24 17:33:00	Consulate Recife	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BR PGOV ECON EPET
09RECIFE63	DIPLOMATIC DIALOGUE IN RECIFE: DEEPER ENGAGEMENT SOUGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a broad off-the-record discussion of U.S.-Brazil foreign policy issues hosted by the PO and Recife's PD section a select group of Pernambuco opinion leaders attended a breakfast meeting and expressed their points of view about the foreign policy of the Obama administration [...]	2009-09-30 16:17:00	Consulate Recife	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL PGOV ECON EPET ETRD EIND SCUL SENV
09REYKJAVIK101	Iceland: Tough Times Ahead: Minister of Finance Paints [...] (C) Summary: Iceland Minister of Finance Steingrimur J. Sigfusson predicted difficult times for Iceland in the year ahead at a June 3 meeting with the CDA. Sigfusson promised significant tax hikes and budget cuts, with much of the pain to come in the fall. Negotiations with labor and capital t [...]	2009-06-05 17:11:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL IC
09REYKJAVIK193	Fraud Summary - Reykjavik: March to August 2009 [...] SUMMARY: Iceland is a low-fraud country with no identifiable, consistant fraud patterns involving U.S. passports or visas. No signficant changes or fraud trends were noted in Iceland during the reporting period March 1 to August 31, 2009. END SUMMARY. COUNTRY CONDITIONS ----------------- [...]	2009-10-28 17:04:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC IC
09REYKJAVIK225	REYKJAVIK CIWG ANNUAL MEETING [...] (S/NF) On December 17, 2009, American Embassy Reykjavik convened a Counter Intelligence Working Group (CIWG) meeting. CDA Sam Watson chaired the meeting. In attendance were A/DCM, POL, PAO, CONS, ECON, IPC, MILREP, MGT and RSO. Ref A discusses Post's previous CIWG. Ref C discusses Post's pr [...]	2009-12-24 11:35:00	Embassy Reykjavik	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC IC
09RIGA572	LATVIA WILL FOLLOW EU POSITION ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 14:26:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM LG
09RIODEJANEIRO147	MEDIA REACTION O GLOBO, THE GREEN REVOLUTION IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 13:44:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO151	EXIM MEETING WITH BRAZIL MINING GIANT VALE [...] Begin Summary: On May 11-12, U.S. Export-Import Bank (ExIm) officials, accompanied by Ambassador Sobel, met with finance executives from Brazilian mining conglomerate Vale to discuss access to ExIm financing. Vale has expressed a preference for using ExIm financing to purchase equipment and ca [...]	2009-06-22 18:35:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN EFIN EINV EIND ETRD BR
09RIODEJANEIRO161	Media Reaction, Jornal do Brasil Newspaper, Brazil: Between [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 19:48:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO162	Media Reaction, Digital Duel (in Iran) [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 19:51:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO335	SEMINAR REVEALS WIDE SKEPTISM OVER PRE-SALT REGULATORY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a conference entitled "Pre-salt Oil Risks and Opportunities," sponsored by Rio de Janeiro Federation of Industries (FIRJAN) on September 21, sitting and retired politicians, petroleum executives, and energy analysts debated the merits and deficiencies of the regulatory framew [...]	2009-10-08 18:21:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV PREL BR
09RIODEJANEIRO369	CAN THE OIL INDUSTRY BEAT BACK THE PRE-SALT LAW? [...] (C) Although major international and independent oil companies continue to view the regulatory framework to develop Brazil's offshore Pre-salt oil and gas reserves as potentially debilitating to their future exploration and production (E&P) operations here, the Rio de Janeiro-based industry gr [...]	2009-12-02 21:12:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EIND EINV PREL PGOV BR CO
09RIODEJANEIRO416	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: May the climate remain good [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 13:40:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO91	JORNAL DO BRASIL, OPPORTUNITY FOR THE US AND CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-20 20:37:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIYADH1068	SAUDI OIL MINISTER REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO OIL [...] (C) In an August 12 meeting with Charge, Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi underlined the key role his government played within OPEC moderating the positions of less responsible members wanting to maximize the price of oil at the expense of the international economy. He said the Kingdom welcome [...]	2009-08-17 16:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PREL ECON KAUST OPEC SA
09RIYADH1178	CHARGE'S SEPT 5 TOUR D'HORIZON WITH SAUDI INTERIOR [...] (S) Charge, accompanied by John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and GRPO Chief, met for two hours September 5 with Saudi Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Prince Nayif bin Abdulaziz. For a senior official with a reputation for [...]	2009-09-09 16:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	AF IR PGOV PK PREL PSOE PTER SA
09RIYADH118	SAUDI ARABIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Chapter Headings: -- Openness to Foreign Investment -- Conversion and Transfer Policies -- Expropriation and Compensation -- Dispute Settlement -- Performance Requirements and Incentives -- Right to Private Ownership and Establishment -- Protection of Property Rights -- Transparency of R [...]	2009-01-18 06:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR SA
09RIYADH1302	SAUDI ARABIA SUPPORTS ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] (C) Summary: Saudi Arabia's chief climate change negotiator is concerned that discussions on mitigating the effects of climate change tend to single out oil and carbon-based fuels as the problem, rather than trying to reduce emissions of all harmful gasses in the UN Framework Convention for Cl [...]	2009-10-01 15:05:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG PREL SA
09RIYADH1393	RAPID ELECTRICITY DEMAND PUSHING SAUDI TO CONSIDER [...] (C) Summary: The pace of growth in electricity demand, at 10% per year, is putting significant strain on the Saudi Government's ability to meet demand. Industry reports that, for the first time, brownouts affected the oil loading facilities at Jubail this summer. The Saudi Electricity Compan [...]	2009-10-20 15:43:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV PREL MNUC SA
09RIYADH1394	SAUDI RELATIONS WITH PAKISTAN: AN INDIAN [...] (C) Political officers at the Indian and Pakistani Embassies in Riyadh provided each country's perspective of Saudi goals and relations with Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Indian officer suggested the Saudis remained wary of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari; noted Pakistan,s desire to see [...]	2009-10-21 10:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	SA PK AF IN PREL PGOV
09RIYADH1397	REINVIGORATING AN ENERGY DIALOGUE WITH SAUDI [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Riyadh believes that the United States would benefit from a direct, senior-level energy discussion with Saudi officials that would clear the air of misperceptions on the Saudi side of our long-term vision for the world's energy future. It would also afford the U.S. an opp [...]	2009-10-22 12:32:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV SENV PREL SA
09RIYADH1426	SAUDI INVESTMENT CHIEF CALLS FOR MORE U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: The Governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) told visiting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Christopher Wilson on October 19 that the protection of intellectual property rights is essential for SAGIA to reach its goals. SAGIA wants to increase Saudi co [...]	2009-10-27 11:01:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA
09RIYADH1441	GCC ANXIOUS FOR GREATER COOPERATION, COORDINATION [...] (C) During an extremely positive meeting on October 28, the GCC's lead official for international economic relations expressed a strong interest in working with the U.S. on trade issues and solicited our assistance in developing harmonized financial regulations. He highlighted some difficultie [...]	2009-11-01 06:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN SA
09RIYADH1492	SAUDI OIL MINISTER OUTLINES KINGDOM'S INTEREST IN [...] (C) Summary: Petroleum Minister Ali Al-Naimi told the Ambassador that Saudi Arabia greatly values a strong energy relationship with the United States. He said Saudi Arabia will continue to play a moderating role in international energy markets. The Minister said he is looking forward to the [...]	2009-11-09 05:46:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG SENV PREL SA
09RIYADH1557	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Saudi officials are eagerly awaiting your visit, which they expect will begin a new chapter in our bilateral energy dialogue. You will arrive at a time when Saudi Arabia is confronting a number of difficult challenges. While it has managed to weather the international financial crisis, [...]	2009-11-23 14:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PREL SA
09RIYADH158	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S FEBRUARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- King Abdullah's approach to the Peace Process is shaped by political, personal and religious factors. -- He regards the Arab Israeli dispute as a strategic threat to his Kingdom for two reasons. First, it undermines the Al Saud's strong security ties with the United States [...]	2009-01-25 14:49:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS SA
09RIYADH1642	DEPUTY ENERGY SECRETARY PONEMAN BROADENS U.S. - [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman led an interagency team to Saudi Arabia on December 6-8 to discuss a range of energy issues, including potential areas for renewing our bilateral partnership. Saudi officials warmly welcomed the visit. Petroleum Minister Al-Naimi outline [...]	2009-12-19 10:13:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL SA
09RIYADH233	Little hope for quick relief from the great tonic water [...] (SBU) The shelves of Saudi groceries stores normally are as blessed with food as the country's land is blessed with prodigious oil reserves, so emboffs took note several months ago when tonic water began to disappear from stores, homes, and restaurants. Initially Western expats assumed tonic wa [...]	2009-02-07 09:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI SA
09RIYADH61	SAUDI VIEWS ON IRAN [...] (C) On January 4, the DCM, British Charge Andrew Turner, and German Counselor Stephan Schneck delivered Ref A points to Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Organizations, Prince Turki Saud Al Kabir. Representatives from the French and Italian Embassies were scheduled to [...]	2009-01-10 13:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR SA
09RIYADH612	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATE'S MAY [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) The King will strongly welcome your visit as an opportunity to hear your assessment of regional security issues and particularly to hear about U.S. plans toward Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. -- (C) Saudi foreign policy calculations are driven by a deep fear and s [...]	2009-04-26 14:01:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PINR PREL PTER SA

09RIYADH651	IDEOLOGICAL AND OWNERSHIP TRENDS IN THE SAUDI MEDIA [...] (S) Summary: The Saudi regulatory system offers the al-Saud regime a means to manipulate the nation's print media to promote its own agenda without exercising day-to-day oversight over journalists, and Saudi journalists are free to write what they wish provided they do not criticize the ruling fami [...]	2009-05-11 10:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PTER ECON KISL SA
09RIYADH895	CHINESE DUMPING PROBE OUTRAGES SAUDIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Saudis responded sharply July 4 after Beijing began a dumping probe on two of the Kingdom's petrochemical products. Newspapers published unusually critical statements, probably in part to signal the displeasure of government and industry leaders to the PRC. A Saudi Deputy Min [...]	2009-07-07 14:01:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ENRG WTO SA
09RIYADH903	SAUDI OPEC GOVERNOR PROVIDES CODEL TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL) met OPEC governor for Saudi Arabia Dr. Majid Al-Moneef with DCM June 29. Moneef provided an unusually detailed tour d'horizon of his views on the oil business and OPEC. He expressed satisfaction that the price of oil was moving back [...]	2009-07-10 13:52:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL OVIP OPEC SA
09RIYADH910	SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER'S JULY [...] (S) Embassy Riyadh warmly welcomes you to the Kingdom. While it's not exactly magical, it is unique and it is important. Unique because it's the only country in the world that is named after the ruling family and where almost all the senior government positions are filled by either brothers o [...]	2009-07-12 09:12:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PREL EAID EFIN EINV KTFN PINR OVIP SA
09RIYADH935	GCC TRADE NEGOTIATIONS DOWN UNDER: STICKING POINTS [...] (C) At a diplomatic roundtable on free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC),the Australian and New Zealand DCMs expressed fatigue and frustration with their respective experiences. The New Zealand DCM said his government is prepared to pull out after the [...]	2009-07-18 07:10:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECIN PREL GCC SA AS NZ JA
09RIYADH958	CONOCOPHILLIPS ON PLANNED YANBU REFINERY, SAUDI [...] (C) ConocoPhillips President for the Middle East and North Africa Nick Spencer told DCM July 12 his company is committed to building the planned 400K barrel/day oil refinery in Yanbu with Saudi Aramco, with construction to begin next year and first production in 2014. Spencer said the Saudi in [...]	2009-07-22 07:23:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PGOV SA
09RIYADH985	TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER MEETS WITH SAUDI [...] (S) Summary: On July 14, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met with Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim Al Assaf in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. They discussed issues of mutual interest, including recovery of the global economy, the riyal-dollar peg, illicit finance, cooperation at the G-20 and IMF, an [...]	2009-07-30 12:09:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV PREL KTFN KWBG SA
09RIYADH986	TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER MEETS WITH KING [...] (S) Summary: On July 14, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner visited Saudi Arabia and met with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Yanbu, discussing a broad range of topics including commitment to the dollar, the global economic crisis, illicit finance, Israel-Palestine issues, and the G-2 [...]	2009-07-30 12:10:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON EFIN EINV PREL KTFN KWBG SA
09ROME1047	ITALY MAY BE READY FOR GREATER IPR COOPERATION WITH USG [...] (U) Italy's new Intellectual Property Director has begun coordinating Italy's domestic approach to IPR protection, and a new Italian law increases penalties for IPR crimes. This recent action on IPR presents an opportunity for engagement, and Italian contacts have signaled their interest in de [...]	2009-09-11 08:57:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IT KIPR ETRD ECON EINT
09ROME1118	FRAUD SUMMARY - ROME [...] (U) Italy is a highly developed European nation. Despite recent negative economic growth, Italy remains a popular destination for labor coming from eastern European countries, especially Romania. 2. (U) In the past two years, the population of Romanian residents in Italy has almost double [...]	2009-09-30 15:58:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CVIS CPAS CMGT KFRD
09ROME1131	ITALY SUPPORTS THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE BURMA POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel points on October 1 to Fabio Schina, MFA Acting Office Director for Asia, Oceania and Antarctica. Schina conveyed Italy's support for the U.S. approach to Burma outlined by Massimo Iannucci, MFA Director General for Asia, Oceania and Antarctica. The GOI's [...]	2009-10-05 11:40:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IT BM
09ROME1141	Climate Change - Italy Supportive on MEF and Emerging [...] (SBU) Summary: Italian officials involved in international climate negotiations feel the September Major Economies Forum (MEF) meeting went well, and recommend close U.S.-EU coordination before the October 18-19 MEF meeting. They confirmed that Italian Environment Minister Prestigiacomo had p [...]	2009-10-08 11:51:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG TRGY KSCA UN IT
09ROME1188	ADDING HFCS TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL: ITALY IN FAVOR BUT [...] Summary. Italy supports including hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in the Montreal Protocol, as proposed by the U.S., Canada and Mexico, but believes that the phasedown dates in the North American proposal are too soon. Italy would like the Montreal Protocol Technical and Economic Assessment Panel [...]	2009-10-27 18:02:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC KGHG IT
09ROME1200	ITALIAN RESPONSE TO USG OBJECTIONS TO EC/SWISS POSITIONS ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-30 16:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EUN KIPR IT
09ROME1240	G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS GROUP MEETING [...] (C) The last Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) meeting of Italy's G8 Presidency was held October 28 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Rome. Chaired by Minister Filippo Formica, deputy director of the MFA's Office of Multilateral Political Affairs, the agenda covered regional i [...]	2009-11-10 16:42:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM UNSC KNNP KSUM
09ROME1396	IPR IN ITALY - AMERICAN VOICES AMONG ITALIAN ELITE [...] (U) Three American speakers, recruited by Embassy Rome, recently spoke at an intellectual property rights (IPR) conference held in Rome. The two USG speakers and one private sector speaker spoke on issues of IPRs and competition law, emerging areas of patent law, and U.S. approaches to copyrig [...]	2009-12-21 15:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	IT KIPR ETRD ECON EINT
09ROME141	ITALIAN G8 OUTREACH APPROACH CLARIFIED; SOUS SHERPA [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 3, Italian Sous Sherpa Guido La Tella briefed DCM and Science Counselor on the GOI approach to G8 Summit structure. While noting that consensus has not yet been reached among G8 members, La Tella sai [...]	2009-02-05 15:56:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KGHG SENV ENRG OTRA IT
09ROME144	U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (SBU) Summary: Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns participated in the first Political Directors Meeting of the Italian G8 Presidency in Venice, February 2-3. All participants showed great interest in the new Administration's approach to major policy issues -- most notabl [...]	2009-02-06 13:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM MNUC IT AF PK IR KN BM
09ROME159	SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER PELOSI'S FEBRUARY 13-22 [...] (C) Madame Speaker, I would like to extend a warm welcome from Team Italy in anticipation of your upcoming visit. Your trip comes at a critical moment as the Berlusconi government seeks to understand how it fits into the new Administration's reengagement with Europe. Berlusconi's close person [...]	2009-02-10 15:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME171	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. A January 2008 article in London's Financial Times likened investing in Italy to "driving with the brakes on." It cited the dearth of global [...]	2009-02-12 11:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
09ROME204	ITALY: 2008 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 16:09:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM PHUM PREF KWMN KFRD SMIG IT XX
09ROME227	IPR SPECIAL 301 REVIEW -- MISSION ITALY INPUT [...] (U) Summary: The fall of the Prodi government in 2008 understandably interrupted what had been strong momentum on IPR issues in Italy. Post has recently seen a renewed executive branch determination to tackle IPR issues, in particular, on-line piracy. Problems still exist, especially the cur [...]	2009-02-27 14:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	IT KIPR ETRD ECON EINT
09ROME342	G8 LABOR MINISTERIAL: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, I would like to extend a warm welcome from Team Italy in anticipation of your trip to participate in the G8 Labor Ministerial. The Labor Ministerial will be the first full G8 ministerial and it offers an excellent opportunity to highlight the new Administration's polic [...]	2009-03-24 07:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME352	ITALY: 2008 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 15:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM PREF KWMN SMIG IT
09ROME358	ITALY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL [...] (U) Summary. Your visit to Rome comes at an important period in our relationship with Italy. As Italy's leadership undertakes engagement with the new Administration, Italians are eager to show that Italy remains committed to maintaining a strong relationship with the U.S. and is ready to co [...]	2009-03-27 16:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP IT
09ROME395	ITALY DODGES FINANCIAL MELT DOWN, BUT GLOBAL [...] (C) Summary: Conservative, risk-averse practices and tight supervision allowed Italy's banking system to avoid the worst of the financial melt-down that hit the United States and other countries. But the worldwide recession sparked by this financial crisis is now beginning to hit Italy's e [...]	2009-04-06 14:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD IT
09ROME409	G8 ASIA DIRECTORS MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: SCA PDAS Patrick Moon and S/SRAP Adviser Neil Kromash represented the U.S. at an April 6 G8 Asia Directors' Meeting in Rome convened by Italy to craft an agenda for its G8 Ministerial Outreach Meeting on Afghan [...]	2009-04-09 10:17:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF PK EAID
09ROME431	DAS HENGEL DEMARCHES THE GOI AND ENI ON IRAN AND [...] (C) Summary: During separate April 3 meetings with the Italian MFA and Italian energy parastatal ENI, EEB/ESC DAS Hengel requested appropriate action be taken to halt new petrochemical deals with Iran (Ref A). ENI executives said Iran needs advanced oil recovery technology to become a net gas [...]	2009-04-16 06:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT
09ROME437	NO MORE MR. NICE GUY (I): INEFFECTIVE ITALIAN [...] (SBU) Recent tragic reports of boatloads of African immigrants crossing from Libya to Lampedusa, a 12 square mile island off of the coast of Sicily, have transfixed local, regional and international audiences. The arrivals have accelerated a law and order approach to irregular immigration pr [...]	2009-04-17 12:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF IT
09ROME653	ITALY PROPOSES LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATION WITH [...] Summary. At a May 26 low-carbon technology conference organized by the Embassy and Italian co-sponsors, Environment Director General Corrado Clini called for Italy-U.S. collaboration in developing and deploying clean energy technology in China and other countries. He highlighted three sector [...]	2009-06-09 13:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG KGHG TRGY KSCA KPAO CH IT
09ROME661	U.S./ITALY/CHINA: OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLIMATE AND [...] (SBU) Italian Environment Director General Corrado Clini, a pillar of Italy's climate negotiations for over 15 years, in recent months has strongly called, both in private and publicly, for Italy-U.S. collaboration in developing and deploying clean energy technology in China and other countrie [...]	2009-06-11 06:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG TRGY KSCA CH IT
09ROME681	G8 SHERPA MASSOLO ON PAKISTAN IDPS, FOOD SECURITY, [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarches to Italian MFA Secretary General (and G8 Sherpa) Giampiero Massolo on June 12. Ambassador Massolo said that Italy would do its best within the constraints of its limited development assistance budget to assist Pakistani IDPs and to respond to the U.S. a [...]	2009-06-15 15:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV KGHG EAID PHUM EAGR PK IAEA
09ROME755	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: This G8 Summit in L'Aquila is the culmination of a busy year for the Italian G8 Presidency. Prime Minister Berlusconi is very pleased to host this event, to host you, and to demonstrate his role as elder statesman of the G8 ""club."" In Italy, all eyes will be on Berlusconi [...]	2009-06-27 08:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME770	ITALY - AUTUMN MARKS DO-OR-DIE FOR ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary - A recent stream of economic forecasts and data suggest that, while Italy's economy may have touched bottom in the current global downturn, recovery remains elusive. Sobering GDP growth forecasts and unemployment projections counterbalance encouraging signs in consumer and bus [...]	2009-07-01 14:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD IT
09ROME776	TRIESTE G8 FOREIGN MINISTERIAL: FOCUS ON IRAN, [...] (C) Under Secretary Burns headed the U.S. delegation to the G8 Foreign Ministers meeting in Trieste June 25-27. The G8-only portion of the meetings focused on global and regional challenges but the forum grew on June 26th to include meetings between the G8 and Afghan and Pakistani foreign m [...]	2009-07-06 05:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC PTER AF IR IT KN PK YM
09ROME812	Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern's Meeting with [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 9 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern on the margins of the G8 Summit, United Nations Secretary General (UNSYG) Ban Ki Moon thanked the U.S., and President Obama in particular, for leadership on the issue of climate change. Ban asked that th [...]	2009-07-16 08:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG TRGY KSCA UN IT
09ROME969	ITALIAN REACTION TO EXPANDED CGPCS PARTICIPATION [...] (C) On August 19, Acting Political Minister Counselor and Poloffs informed Italian MFA Director for Political-Military Affairs Massimo Marotti of the U.S. interest in expanding participation in Contact Group for Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) fora chaired by the U.S.(Ref A). Marotti [...]	2009-08-21 15:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS EWWT KCRM NATO PBTS PGOV PHSA PREL
09RPODUBAI223	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - MAY [...] (S/NF) Trilateral Iran-Afghanistan-Pakistan Summit in Tehran: On May 24 the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan participated in a trilateral summit hosted by the IRIG intended to, in the words of Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki, develop mechanisms to find "regional solutions for regional [...]	2009-05-28 12:59:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI297	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JULY [...] (S) IRGC Assumes Control: An Iranian journalist working for a Western wire service told us July 18 that the IRGC had asserted its authority "to protect the revolution" and assumed control of the IRIG's response to the protest. In the process, he said, the Ministry of Intelligence and Security [...]	2009-07-22 13:44:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON IR
09RPODUBAI433	IRAN PRESS: AHMADINEJAD WEBSITE GOES 'BEHIND THE SCENES' IN [...] (U) "Sanyehnews" (sanyehnews.com) is an Iranian website closely affiliated the views of President Ahmadinejad. On Monday, October 12 it posted a story titled, "What Wasn't Said and Published About the Geneva Talks," that puts forward a version of the October first Geneva negotiations that is [...]	2009-10-13 12:09:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL PARM
09SANAA356	SANAA SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (S/NF) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? Yes. Various ethnic, religious, and professional groups are capable and have been allowed to stage demonstrations in the past. T [...]	2009-03-02 13:21:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER YM
09SANJOSE11	COSTA RICA CREEPS INTO CAFTA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nearly six years after negotiations began, CAFTA-DR entered into force for Costa Rica on January 1, achieving a major policy objective of the USG, the Arias administration and the Embassy. Although the end-year holidays muted the headlines, there was some (characteristically) [...]	2009-01-09 22:35:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PINR PREL
09SANJOSE128	PART 2 OF 2: COSTA RICA'S 9TH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) This cable is Part 2 of 2 and continues section numbering from Part 1 (septel),in according with TIP reporting instructions. --------------------------------------------- - III. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION - CONTINUED --------------------------------------------- - E. LAW ENFORCEME [...]	2009-02-27 23:05:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG KTIP ASEC CS
09SANJOSE146	EUROPEANS STEP UP WHA REGIONAL CLIMATE DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Europeans are lavishing greater attention on Costa Rica and other regional players with a view to shaping Latin America's engagement at the December 2009 Copenhagen negotiations on climate change. Through a Feb. 23-24 visit, France's climate envoy signed a joint statement with C [...]	2009-03-05 12:51:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KSUM PREL CS FR
09SANJOSE18	HHS LEAVITT VISIT: PRESIDENT ARIAS MUSES ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 23:39:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CS CU PGOV PINR OVIP
09SANJOSE217	SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes Vice President and Dr. Biden and their delegation, and provides this broad overview as requested by the OVP. The Arias administration has made progress on key elements of its 2006-2010 agenda, most notably entering the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Repub [...]	2009-03-23 16:05:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV SNAR SOCI
09SANJOSE225	COSTA RICA: FULL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 18, Costa Rica re-established full diplomatic relations with Cuba, ending 48 years of limited contact. In an open letter to the Costa Rican people and in his press conference announcing the change, President Oscar Arias said "the time had come" for "direct and open dialo [...]	2009-03-25 16:58:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS CU PGOV PINR PREL PREF
09SANJOSE23	MAGNITUDE 6.2 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES COSTA RICA, [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 8, a localized but devastating 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Costa Rica about 30 kilometers north of San Jose, near Poas volcano, a popular tourist destination. As of January 14, there were 23 known dead, nearly 100 injured and 11 still missing. The killer earthquak [...]	2009-01-16 14:50:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS PGOV SOCI EAID AEMR ASEC PHUM SEVN
09SANJOSE25	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT TOUTS NEW ERA OF HHS/FDA COOPERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt's January 7, 2009, return visit to Costa Rica to open the new regional office of the HHS Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received a warm welcome from President Oscar Arias, relevant Government Ministries, the press, [...]	2009-01-16 18:25:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON PREL PGOV SOCI OSCI OTRA OVIP CS
09SANJOSE256	EU/CENTAM FTA MARKETED AS A "COOPERATION" ACCORD, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 2, the Costa Rican Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Foreign Commerce (COMEX) hosted a seminar on the Agreement of Association between Central America and the European Union (Spanish acronym, AACUE). Cabinet ministers and other speakers touted the AACUE as a welc [...]	2009-03-31 13:00:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CS EUN
09SANJOSE34	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - COSTA RICA [...] Costa Rica's investment climate is generally favorable and has been for many years. Consequently, foreign direct investment is high and has been a significant contributor to Costa Rica's economic growth. Nevertheless, the country continues to present stumbling blocks to investors. The Januar [...]	2009-01-21 19:03:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
09SANJOSE364	COSTA RICAN PORTS: ANOTHER CAFTA SAGA IN THE MAKING? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Stakeholders in the operation of Costa Rica's major port, the Limon-Moin complex on the Caribbean, struggle to find a solution to the competing interests of delivering international port services, developing the impoverished Limon region, upgrading long-neglected port plant and [...]	2009-04-30 21:52:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EWWT ELAB PGOV PREL CS
09SANJOSE389	COSTA RICA AND CHINA BUST "SNAKEHEAD" TRAFFICKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: As reported in Refs, Costa Rican and Chinese authorities have broken up an apparent child-trafficking ring which was attempting to bring over three hundred Chinese children into Costa Rica. According to GOCR officials, Chinese authorities have arrested at least three suspects in [...]	2009-05-12 19:45:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIP ASEC KCRM KFRD CH CS
09SANJOSE448	COSTA RICA AND CUBA: A SNAPSHOT OF RELATIONS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Costa Rica's March 18 re-establishment of full diplomatic relations with Cuba (Ref B) has made little impact thus far. In Costa Rica, the news generated more questions than kudos to President Oscar Arias. In Cuba, the Castro government hardly noticed. The GOCR has yet to design [...]	2009-05-29 20:29:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU CS
09SANJOSE478	COSTA RICA AND PANAMA - COOPERATION AND COMPETITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In contrast to its historically problematic relationship with Nicaragua, Costa Rica has deepening and positive political-economic ties with Panama. Both countries have abolished their militaries and are cooperating more closely on counternarcotics, law enforcement and disaster [...]	2009-06-05 14:19:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD KDEM SNAR MASS PA CS
09SANJOSE758	U.S. BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN BASIN INVESTMENT SURVEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: With Entry Into Force (EIF) of the Dominican Republic - Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) on January 1st 2009, the reporting period 2007-2008 is the last in which the Caribbean Basin trade programs (CBI/CBERA/CBTPA) figure among Costa Rica's trade benefits. Textile [...]	2009-09-02 15:14:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON ETRD OTRA XL EFIN CS
09SANJOSE76	COSTA RICA: SPAIN'S SECSTATE JIMENEZ ANNOUNCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 29-30 official visit to Costa Rica, Spanish Secretary of State Trinidad Jimenez announced USD 285,000 in earthquake assistance and donated 25 motorcycles to the GOCR's transit police. During meetings with President Arias and FonMin Stagno, Jimenez focused on topi [...]	2009-02-06 17:54:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ENVI ETRD CJAN CS SP
09SANJOSE921	COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON CBI- [...] The following is Post's response to reftel A. The text replies to specific keyed reftel questions and updates Post's 2007 submission (reftel C) to USTR's request regarding CBI beneficiary countries. Questions can be directed to Economics Specialist, Kevin Ludeke at +506 2519-22261, Fax +506 [...]	2009-10-27 20:48:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR EINV PREL PGOV CS
09SANJOSE978	COSTA RICA: MERIDA 2.0 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 22:10:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PINR MASS CS
09SANJOSE98	WHA/CEN DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S VISIT: MERIDA AND CAFTA [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) GOCR officials and legislators asked for additional Merida assistance for Costa Rica, and echoed the region's positive hopes for the Obama Administration in meetings with visiting WHA/CEN Deputy Director David Wolfe February 9-11. Key legislators made clear that the domestic po [...]	2009-02-18 20:27:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CS ETRD KIPR PGOV PINR PREL SNAR
09SANJOSE985	COSTA RICA AND CHINA EXPLORE AN EVOLVING RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Costa Rica and China continue to strengthen their marriage of convenience, increasing ties that are proving beneficial for both countries. Of late, this has focused on the negotiations surrounding a free trade agreement between the two countries, which both governments hope to c [...]	2009-12-09 18:11:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CH CS PREL PINR
09SANJOSE991	Costa Rica's Foreign Affairs "Accomplishments" in 2009 [...] (U) Summary: The Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented its major accomplishments for the year to the public on December 15. Arias' foreign policy has focused on creating new political partnerships in Asia and the Middle East as well as strengthening relations with Latin American pa [...]	2009-12-18 21:33:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM CS
09SANSALVADOR169	EL SALVADOR FRAUD SEMI-ANNUAL SUMMARY FY09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-24 22:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ES
09SANSALVADOR958	EL SALVADOR FRAUD SEMI-ANNUAL SUMMARY FY09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 19:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ES
09SANTIAGO1	Fifth Annual Meeting of U.S. - Chile Free Trade [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The fifth annual U.S.-Chile Free Trade Commission (FTC) met December 12 in Santiago, Chile. The FTC discussed: 1) the effects of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on trade and investment between the two countries, 2) the FTA institutional framework, 3) FTA implementati [...]	2009-01-02 11:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD KIPR EFTA CI
09SANTIAGO1070	Santiago Nov. 9 Media Report [...] The national scholastic test for fourth graders shows that only 24% have the level of language skills required for that grade. The test also confirms that the gap that exists between private and public education remains unchanged; only 12% of low-income school students achieved adva [...]	2009-11-09 20:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO111	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. By February 6, copper prices showed a steady rise, the Peso remained stable against the Dollar, and the stock market closed higher. Inflation fell to [...]	2009-02-09 10:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO1114	STAFFDEL MEACHAM - CHILE'S ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Carl Meacham traveled to Chile October 26-28 to review the state of the economy, the history of Chile's development, and the work of international financial institutions (IFIs) in country. The Chilean economy suffered a rece [...]	2009-11-18 20:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PREL OVIP CI
09SANTIAGO1128	Santiago Nov. 21-23 Media Report [...] Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde said that the government of Peru was not responsible for leaking the information to the press about the alleged espionage. He added that his government does not agree with reviewing the FTA with Chile over this incident as proposed by [...]	2009-11-23 19:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1136	Santiago Nov. 24 Media Report [...] The dollar exchange rate dropped to 492 pesos, the lowest in the last 16 months. Meanwhile, copper reached a new record of 3.15????, the highest since September 2008 (Conservative, influential El Mercurio, 11/24). 2. U.S.-Related News 2. In his debut before the OAS Permanent Co [...]	2009-11-24 19:31:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1156	Ambassador's Trip to Iquique: Positive Engagement on Drug [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador visited Chile's 1st region October 28-29 to meet local leaders and strengthen ties to an important economic area of the country. Iquique, a city in far northern Chile built on the once-booming nitrate industry, is now home to one of Chile's two free trade zones. I [...]	2009-12-01 15:24:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR TRGY DEA CI BL
09SANTIAGO118	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 10 [...] La Moneda spokesman Francisco Vidal criticized the banking sector for conducting massive layoffs and urged the private sector to do its share in helping lower the effects of the financial crisis. Vidal also urged the Central Bank to lower interest rates. Dailies continued to report on the dema [...]	2009-02-10 16:24:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1190	Santiago Dec. 7 Media Report [...] President Bachelet will meet with Governor Pawlenty next week in Santiago. Pawlenty is "the most probable Republican contender against Obama in 2012" (Conservative, afternoon daily La Segunda, 12/4). 2. Interview with Mary Wilson, president of the League of Women Voters entit [...]	2009-12-07 19:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1238	Santiago Dec. 18 Media Report [...] "Why didn't the FBI detect mustard gas in 2005, when Justice Madrid claims there are (traces of it)?" At the end of 2004, the judge investigating the death of former President Eduardo Frei Montalva, Alejandro Madrid, requested the FBI's assistance to confirm if the exhumed remains belong [...]	2009-12-18 19:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1254	Media Report December 25-28, 2009 [...] The FBI's report has gained unexpected prominence in the probe on the death of former President Eduardo Frei Montalva. While the plaintiffs lack its validity, the defendants cite it as a proof to delegitimize the thesis about his poisoning. The confusion rests on the confidentiality with w [...]	2009-12-28 16:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO145	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 19 [...] Chile and Bolivia scheduled a meeting of Foreign Affairs officials to lower the tension over the impasse created by Fidel Castro's endorsement of Bolivia's sea access claim and Evo Morales' subsequent remarks that he would like the international community to become involved. Dailies also repo [...]	2009-02-19 15:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO156	CHILE: 2009 TIP REPORT [...] (U) The following information is Post's submission per ref A. Post will continue to gather information on TIP and submit relevant updates prior to April 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOC made progress during the reporting period in its efforts to confront TIP. Individual agencies, most notably [...]	2009-02-20 19:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KTIP ELAB KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF KCRM CI
09SANTIAGO161	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. By February 20, copper prices slid backward as copper production fell, the Peso remained stable against the Dollar, and the stock market closed lower. [...]	2009-02-23 19:55:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO167	CHILE SCENESETTER FOR CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF [...] (C) The U.S. Mission in Santiago welcomes your visit to Chile on March 2-3. Your presence is an excellent opportunity to further strengthen military-to-military relations and to encourage Chile to exercise greater regional leadership. We have had several successful high-level defense and security-r [...]	2009-02-24 19:45:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP MASS MARR CI
09SANTIAGO200	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 4 [...] The opposition in Peru claims the FTA signed by that country and Chile is unconstitutional because it was not approved by Congress. Several Deans criticize private universities that issue law degrees after just three years. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Interview with the Chairm [...]	2009-03-04 18:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO252	CHILE'S LITHIUM: WORLD'S LEADING PRODUCER EXPANDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile is the leading lithium chemical producer in the world. Two companies, Sociedad Qumica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) -- the world's biggest producer of iodine and lithium -- and Chemetall of Germany, dominate the production of lithium carbonate, largely by exploiting brine [...]	2009-03-17 12:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENVR EAID EAGR ETRD TBIO CI
09SANTIAGO309	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 27 MEETING WITH [...] (U) March 27, 2009; 6:30 pm ) 7:05 pm; Vina del Mar, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Joseph Biden, Vice President Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Dan Restrepo, Senior Dire [...]	2009-04-02 15:53:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI UY JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANTIAGO324	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 27 MEETING WITH BRITISH PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN [...] (U) March 28, 2009; 8:30 am; Vina del Mar, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Joseph Biden, Vice President Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian Harris (notetaker),Political/Economic Officer, U. [...]	2009-04-03 22:17:00	Embassy Santiago	SECRET	OVIP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI UK PK JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANTIAGO489	CHILE: CENTRAL BANK CONFIRMS ECONOMY HIT HARDER THAN [...] SUMMARY: Chile's Central Bank announced it had sharply downgraded projections for economic growth in 2009, due to the stronger than expected impact of the international financial crisis. The Central Bank predicts GDP growth in 2009 will be between 0.25% and negative growth of -0.75%. In the [...]	2009-05-22 18:18:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO491	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- MAY 22 [...] All dailies highlighted the annual May 21 Presidential address to the nation, which Bachelet gave at the Congress in Vina del Mar. Dailies also noted health authorities confirmed 29 AH1N1 cases in Chile, the most in South America. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Captioned photograp [...]	2009-05-22 20:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO56	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 15 [...] Chilean dailies highlighted an audit on Chile's National Registry Service that revealed repeated mismanagement and embezzlement during former Director Guillermo Arenas' administration; Chile's Central Bank's predictions of a 2% to 3% economic growth in 2009; and the latest developments in the [...]	2009-01-16 16:34:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO612	CHILE'S CONGRESS: PRIORITIES AND HOPES FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. The new leaders of both houses of Chile's Congress are interested in strengthening ties with the U.S., and hope to visit Washington in September and re-invigorate the moribund U.S.-Chile Senate Caucus. Electoral reform; transparency and anti-bribery legislation required for OE [...]	2009-07-02 11:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KTIA KTIP ELAB CI
09SANTIAGO690	CHILE'S NORTHERN FREE TRADE ZONE: A PLATFORM FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Free Trade Zone of Iquique (ZOFRI) is an essential part of Chile's northern economy, providing 25 percent of jobs in the city of Iquique. Already Chile's largest free trade zone, officials are extremely upbeat about the ZOFRI's future because of its strategic location, infr [...]	2009-07-23 13:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO715	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 28 [...] The government has instructed the Undersecretary of Interior to travel to the Region of Araucania to review in person the actions taken by the police and local government authorities to confront the illegal land occupations and other acts of violence headed by radical indigenous Mapuche organi [...]	2009-07-28 18:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO726	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 30 [...] The Digital Country Foundation, the Ministry of Education and U.S.-based cable company VTR launched the free on-line computer program "Mingoville," which has proven to be a successful tool in other parts of the world to teach English to school children. The game is part of the government's "Ch [...]	2009-07-30 19:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO800	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 24 [...] Tests show that the virus affecting two turkey breeding farms in the Fifth Region is the AH1N1 virus that affected humans this winter. This makes Chile the first country to detect the virus in turkeys. The World Health Organization (WHO) is also monitoring the two farms (Conservative afternoo [...]	2009-08-24 20:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO81	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS JANUARY 12-23 [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. Between January 12 and January 23, copper prices slipped, the Peso remained relatively stable against the Dollar, and there was little movement in the stock [...]	2009-01-26 10:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO868	CHILE: MONTHLY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JULY AND AUGUST [...] SUMMARY: Chile's economy may have passed through the worst of the recession, as some macroeconomic indicators show positive signs. The Chilean economy contracted by 4.5% in the second quarter of 2009, and economic activity fell again in July and August. However, August's seasonally adjusted [...]	2009-09-16 13:23:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO870	Santiago Sept. 16 Media Report [...] Presidential candidates are preparing for their first television debate that will be aired by National Television TVN on September 23, at 10:40 p.m.. The debate will last 90 minutes and will be conducted by one journalist. One part of it will be for the candidates to answer a few questions [...]	2009-09-16 19:34:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO88	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 28 [...] Dailies continue to cover as front page news the 1994 Mirage purchase scandal and the economic crisis, highlighting that unemployment in Santiago is up to 9.7%. President Obama's interview with Al-Arabiya is also highlighted. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Headline: "Obama gives [...]	2009-01-28 15:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO893	Chile Lauds Honduran Agreement, Low Key on DCA Signing, [...] (C) Summary. On October 30, FM Fernandez and presidential foreign policy advisor Robledo strongly welcomed the U.S.-brokered agreement in Honduras, calling it an historical moment that would have positive consequences for the region. Those officials, when informed of the signing of the Defen [...]	2009-11-03 19:12:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV ENRG PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO938	Santiago Sept. 30 Media Report [...] The Executive Office submitted a bill to Congress that creates a ministry for indigenous affairs and a new agency to implement indigenous policies (Government-owned La Nacion, 9/30). Secretary Locke -------------------- 2. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Loc [...]	2009-09-30 16:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO996	Santiago Oct. 20 Media Report [...] A protected witness revealed that the five individuals implicated in last week's attack in the Region of Araucania, where a toll booth was destroyed and several trucks were set on fire, were planning to attack trucks transporting gas and oil from Argentina (Conservative, influential [...]	2009-10-20 19:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTODOMINGO1408	Socialist International Holds Second Council Meeting in the [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 16:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO50	DOMINICAN ECONOMY SLOWING DOWN; GODR RUNNING OUT [...] (U) Summary: The recent economic slowdown and global financial crisis are now showing its affects on the economy and finances of the Dominican Republic. There were a large number of layoffs in December in the textile, mining and tourism sectors. Economists predict that the full impact of the [...]	2009-01-16 14:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAID DR

09SANTODOMINGO734	SCENE-SETTER FOR SENATOR GILLIBRAND [...] (SBU) As much general information has been provided to the Senatorial Delegation Gillibrand about the Dominican Republic (DR),this scene-setter will focus on key issues relevant to the visit: Education, Dominican emigrant issues and economics, as well as the meeting with President Fernandez [...]	2009-07-01 14:56:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EIND USAID DR
09SAOPAULO146	Media Reaction Sao Paulo; March 14- 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-16 20:12:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO187	MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: UPCOMING G-20 SUMMIT; [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 18:09:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO212	Media Reaction Sao Paulo- Attention on China, The Death of [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 18:13:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO213	Media Reaction Sao Paulo- After the frenzy, Obama [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 18:29:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO215	Media Reaction Sao Paulo- How many Gs will make the [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-08 21:21:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO216	BRAZIL'S ECONOMY: SLIDING BELOW ZERO PERCENT GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's growth has collapsed more sharply than might be expected given the country's limited dependence on exports and limited leverage in the banking, corporate, and household sectors. The more important transmission channel of weak global conditions is probably its negative [...]	2009-04-09 13:35:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN BR
09SAOPAULO224	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA, GOVERNANCE; [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 16:53:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO320	BRAZILIAN ECONOMY SHOWING FIRST SIGNS OF RECOVERY [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil increasingly appears to be in a state of early economic expansion. Recent market and sentiment indicators have shown improvement. More importantly, contacts have started speaking with much greater optimism about Brazil's outlook and their willingness to take risk than e [...]	2009-06-01 14:33:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV BR
09SAOPAULO343	MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT'S JUNE 4 SPEECH IN CAIRO: A NEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 17:21:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO344	MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 17:25:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO356	MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN POST ELECTION DEVELOPMENTS; GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-23 17:04:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO366	BRAZIL:AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (C) Ambassador Sobel met June 15 with former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) to discuss the activities of FHC,s think tank and possible areas of cooperation. Cardoso spoke at length about Sao Paulo Governor and presumptive 2010 PSDB Presidential candidate Jose Serra. FHC [...]	2009-06-25 13:35:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	BR ECON EFIN PGOV PINR PREL
09SAOPAULO367	BRAZIL: PRIVATE SECTOR AND CENTRAL BANK DISCUSS BILAT [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Brazil bilateral relationship is probably at a multi-decade high, thanks in part to institutions like the CEO Forum, which provide a flexible vehicle for the business sector to move the relationship forward, according to Sao Paulo private sector and Central Bank interlo [...]	2009-06-25 14:25:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN SENV BR
09SAOPAULO391	BRAZILIAN PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS ON FREE TRADE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Private sector leaders from the powerful Sao Paulo Federation of Industries (FIESP) emphasized their growing interest in negotiating a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT),a Bilateral Tax Treaty (BTT),as well as liberalizing trade with Mexico and the United States, during meeting [...]	2009-07-07 13:18:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO410	MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS; [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 12:34:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO447	MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-28 12:38:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO448	MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: CHINA AND GLOBAL ECONOMY, [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-28 16:38:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO454	MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: CHINA AND GLOBAL ECONOMY; [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 12:49:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO458	MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: CHINA AND GLOBAL ECONOMY; [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 16:34:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO506	BRAZIL: Ex-Im Chairman's Visit Opens New Opportunities for [...] Summary: In his first official international visit, Fred Hochberg, the newly appointed Chairman and President of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im),highlighted Brazil as a priority for the USG and committed to deepening bilateral trade relations. In meetings July 28-31 in Rio and Sao Paulo, [...]	2009-08-26 10:42:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP EINV ECON ENRG BR
09SAOPAULO507	MEDIA REACTION - SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: AFGHANISTAN, [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 12:33:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO531	BRAZILIAN BUSINESS SEES RECOVERY UNDERWAY [...] SUMMARY: Following two quarters of economic contraction, most Brazilian private sector representatives agree the local economy is solidly on the road to recovery. Restored domestic consumer confidence and strong domestic demand are fueling business optimism. Underlying factors contributing to [...]	2009-09-09 17:26:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV BR
09SAOPAULO630	BRAZILIAN MIDDLE CLASS ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazil's middle class, as measured in income terms, has grown rapidly in recent years and now represents approximately half of the population according to government figures and independent analysis. Coinciding with this rise in incomes, more Brazilians are gaining access to pro [...]	2009-10-27 18:50:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL PGOV CVIS BR
09SAOPAULO652	BRAZIL'S AUTO SECTOR'S SUCCESS TO BE TESTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a largely successful effort to mitigate the worst impact of the global financial crisis, the Brazilian government provided tax breaks for industrialized products (IPI) at the end of 2008 to boost Brazil's auto sector. As a result, the sector has served as one of the engines i [...]	2009-11-06 14:37:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN BR ELAB
09SAOPAULO686	MEDIA REACTION: AHMADINEJAD VISITS BRAZIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 19:09:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR
09SAOPAULO694	MEDIA REACTION: BRAZIL AND CLIMATE CHANGE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-27 13:53:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR KGHG
09SAOPAULO696	MEDIA REACTION: BRAZIL-U.S. RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-27 18:32:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR
09SAOPAULO82	Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 09 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-10 12:19:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO89	Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 10 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-10 19:53:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO90	PROFILE OF 2010 PRESIDENTIAL FRONT-RUNNER: JOSE [...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo State Governor Jose Serra (PSDB) is on a roll, with an ally recently taking the Sao Paulo Mayor's Office (Ref A) and a former PSDB rival, Geraldo Alckmin, joining his government as a key advisor. These moves help reinforce Serra's drive to become Brazil's next Preside [...]	2009-02-11 11:48:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EFIN ETRD ECON BR
09SARAJEVO42	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made considerable efforts to open its economy to more foreign investment. Major initiatives include a liberal State Foreign Investment Policy Law, a value-added tax (VAT),and a uniform trade and customs policy. However, foreign investors continue to face a num [...]	2009-01-13 10:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR BK
09SECTION01OF03BRUSSELS1234	SE WOLPE'S CONSULTATIONS WITH THE EU 31 AUGUST - 1 [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Special Envoy to the African Great Lakes, Howard Wolpe, met with development and humanitarian aid officials from the Commission, and security and defense officials at the Council Secretariat. He also met with the Secretariat's Africa Task Force and attended a lunch meeting [...]	2009-09-11 15:52:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID MOPS MARR SOCI CG BE
09SECTION0QF05HANOI297	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Your April 6-8 visit to Vietnam comes at an opportune moment. Our bilateral relationship with Vietnam has progressed much since your last visit to Hanoi in April 2000 and is arguably at its highest point since relations were normalized in 1995. Propelled by a series of senior bilateral [...]	2009-03-31 07:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM
09SEOUL10	PRESS BULLETIN - January 02, 2009 [...] "North Korea Returns to the Past with Its Strategy of 'Tongmi Bongnam'" (Hankook Ilbo, January 2, 2009, Page 31) 2. Frustrating Editorial (JoongAng Ilbo, January 2, 2009, Page 34) 3. Let U.S. Congress be an Example to Korean Lawmakers (Chosun Ilbo, January 2, 2009, Page 31) Features [...]	2009-01-02 06:08:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1005	NORTH KOREA SHOWS WILLINGNESS TO KEEP KAESONG [...] (C) Summary: The third round of Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) talks on June 19 convinced involved ROK participants that North Korea would not close the KIC, because the North Korean delegation did not walk out during the lengthy meeting and the next meeting date was brought up by the DPRK d [...]	2009-06-24 10:51:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KS KN
09SEOUL1006	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 23:07:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1013	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 05:57:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1020	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 26, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-26 06:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1022	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-29 05:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1024	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 06:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1029	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 1, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-01 04:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1049	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 2, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 06:14:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1058	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 6, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-06 07:12:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1066	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 7, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-07 05:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1067	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-07 06:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1073	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JUNE 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue -- DPRK Intensifies H1N1 Flu Preventive Measures -- DPRK Bond Prices Nosedive Following Launch of DPRK Rocket -- DPRK Opens Limited Internet Cell Phone Service -- WHO Provides Tamifl [...]	2009-07-08 01:21:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL1081	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 06:44:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1097	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-10 07:13:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1098	CYBER ATTACKS: NIS PREMATURE IN BLAMING NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: Reports by South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS),leaked by National Assembly lawmakers, that blamed North Korea for the recent spate of Denial of Service cyber attacks against U.S. and South Korean websites quickly fueled hysteria in South Korea's conservative print [...]	2009-07-10 07:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL
09SEOUL1103	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 06:40:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1111	USING MEDICINE TO OVERCOME THE NORTH-SOUTH IMPASSE [...] (U) This message is from the American Presence Post (APP) in Busan, Republic of Korea. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Green Doctors, a Busan-based NGO running the only clinic in the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC),hopes to open a 150-bed hospital in the near future. In addition to providing medica [...]	2009-07-14 06:27:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM ELAB XE KN KS
09SEOUL1112	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 06:52:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1116	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 05:15:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1119	DPRK GDP GROWS 3.7 PERCENT IN 2008 ACCORDING TO BOK [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Bank of Korea (BOK),South Korea's Central Bank recently released its annual estimate of GDP growth of the DPRK. The estimate, the methodology of which is the subject of consi [...]	2009-07-15 06:36:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR ENRG PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1126	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-16 07:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1127	ROKG RESPONSE TO SUPPORT NGO INVOLVEMENT AT THE [...] (U) In response to reftel, Poloff contacted Deputy Director Lee Kyeo-kyeong of the UN Division of the ROK's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. According to Lee, the ROKG supports the overarching principle that consultative status to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) be "granted witho [...]	2009-07-16 08:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS PHUM PREL UN
09SEOUL1142	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-20 06:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1148	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-21 06:47:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1149	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-21 06:54:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1152	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 05:37:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1167	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 04:29:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1169	A/S KURT CAMPBELLÂ´S MEETING WITH SENIOR SECRETARY [...] (S) SUMMARY: NSA Kim told A/S Campbell during a July 20 meeting that the ROK believed the North Korean regime could "hold on for sometime" after the death of Kim Jung-il. In the case of a total collapse, Kim unambiguously stated that North Korean territory is part of the ROK and unification is the [...]	2009-07-24 06:36:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PREL KN KS
09SEOUL1170	A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE [...] (C) In a July 19 meeting with EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt M. Campbell, representatives of NGOs working with North Korean refugees -- themselves all North Korean refugees -- described their work, their lives in DPRK, the North Korean leadership, and humanitarian challenges of North Korean ref [...]	2009-07-24 07:06:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PINR KN KS
09SEOUL1174	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 06:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1176	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 07:06:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL118	PRESS BULLETIN - January 22, 2009 [...] Korean Peninsula Initiative in Obama's Inaugural Address (Chosun Ilbo, January 22, 2009, Page 26) 2. A Profoundly Changed Foreign Policy (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 22, 2009, Page 23) 3. Reasons Why Obamanomics Should Not End in Failure (Hankook Ilbo, January 22, 2009, Page 39) 4. Messages [...]	2009-01-22 07:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1182	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-28 06:00:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1186	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 04:09:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1192	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 06:50:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1194	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JULY 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue ------------- -- North Korea Begins Closing General Markets -- DPRK Sets Up Environmental Protection Plan -- DPRK Establishes a Charity Branch in Beijing -- DPRK Engages in Disaster P [...]	2009-07-30 03:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL120	ROKG VIEWS ON CONPLAN 5029, SMA, AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Summary. ROK National Security Advisor Kim Sung-hwan discussed the ROKG's positions on Conceptual Plan (CONPLAN) 5029, the new Special Measures Agreement (SMA),and Afghanistan during a cordial and wide-ranging 30-minute meeting at the Blue House on January 15 with United States Forces [...]	2009-01-23 00:48:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	MARR PREL MOPS PGOV KS AF
09SEOUL1200	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 05:34:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1210	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 31, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 06:15:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1218	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 03, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 06:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1223	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 04:32:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1224	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 04, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 05:27:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1235	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 05, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-05 06:17:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1236	ROK-IRAN RELATIONS OVERVIEW: PAST, PRESENT AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: Diplomatic and economic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Islamic Republic of Iran date from 1962, but the relationship is not robust, with total ROK investment in Iran still under USD 34 million. The two countries have cooperated on multiple business projects sinc [...]	2009-08-05 07:31:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PARM PREL ECON ETRD KS IR
09SEOUL1241	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN'S VISIT TO KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Berman, welcome to Korea. The alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) is strong, enduring, and strategically important. Your visit follows the successful June 16 U.S.-ROK Presidential Summit and adoption of the Joint Vision Statement. The Joint Vision Statem [...]	2009-08-06 06:45:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1243	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 06, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-06 22:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1254	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - JUNE-JULY 2009 [...] In conjunction with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's summit with President Obama in Washington DC in mid-June, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Korean Minister of Knowledge Economy (MKE) Lee Yoon-ho signed a Statement of Intent on June 16 to begin cooperation on research and development in [...]	2009-08-10 03:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ELTN ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KFLU KS
09SEOUL1255	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-10 04:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL126	PRESS BULLETIN - January 23, 2009 [...] Report Urged U.S. to Center on Japan and China (JoongAng Ilbo, January 23, 2009, Page 4) 2 2. U.S. Ambassador Urges the ROK to Give Washington Some Time Regarding FTA (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 23, 2009, Page 2) Top Headlines Chosun Ilbo Fears of "Negative Growth:" ROK Economy Shrank [...]	2009-01-23 05:12:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1277	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 12, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-12 06:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1282	SSANGYONG STRIKE'S END UNLIKELY TO FORESTALL [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-13 01:03:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ETRD KS
09SEOUL1284	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-13 06:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1285	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-13 06:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1316	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-17 23:52:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1318	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 08:40:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1319	FORMER PRESIDENT KIM DAE-JUNG'S OBITUARY [...] (C) Summary: Former Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-jung died of complications from pneumonia on August 18 in Seoul. He was 83. The funeral is tentatively planned for August 25. Kim's staff told poloffs on August 14 that Kim's family hoped Vice President Biden or Secretary Clinton would [...]	2009-08-18 08:49:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
09SEOUL132	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-28 06:08:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL1326	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 19, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-19 08:21:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1336	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 07:32:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1344	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 08:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL135	PRESS BULLETIN - January 28, 2009 [...] "Goodbye Guantanamo" (JoongAng Ilbo, January 24, 2009, Page 22) 2. "Obama Takes a Stand against Torture" (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 24, 2009, Page 23) 3. Relocation on Shaky Ground (JoongAng Ilbo, January 28, 2009, Page 30) 4. Kim Jong-il's Growing Interest in Progress at Six-Party Talks [...]	2009-01-28 07:39:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1358	FM YU TELLS ALBRIGHT DENUCLEARIZATION IS TOP [...] (SBU) At a breakfast for the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the funeral of former ROK President Kim Dae-jung, FM Yu Myung-hwan told former Secretary Albright that Seoul's message to the North Korean funeral delegation had been simple: without progress on denuclearization, improvement in Nort [...]	2009-08-24 08:29:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD PINR KN KS CH
09SEOUL1363	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-25 08:09:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1371	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 26, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 07:13:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1374	DPRK ECONOMY - 2008 FOREIGN TRADE FIGURES [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to data compiled by the (South) Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the ROK Ministry of Unification (MOU),DPRK foreign trade amounted to USD 5.64 [...]	2009-08-27 01:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG KS KN

09SEOUL1377	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-27 07:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1380	WI SAYS DENUCLEARIZATION IS STILL ROKG'S TOP [...] (C) During an August 24 meeting, ROK Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Wi Sung-lac emphasized to Ambassador Philip Goldberg that the ROKG's top priority is still denuclearization. Wi noted that UNSCR 1874 was forcing the North Koreans to find creative ways [...]	2009-08-27 23:36:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EFIN KN KS CH
09SEOUL1383	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-28 07:14:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1385	CODEL BERMAN'S AUGUST 18 MEETING WITH ROK [...] (U) Summary: During an August 18 meeting, ROK President Lee Myung-bak stressed his satisfaction with the close cooperation between Washington and Seoul on the DPRK nuclear issue and speculated that the leadership succession in North Korea was unlikely to be smooth. The U.S. delegation emph [...]	2009-08-28 07:37:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV KS
09SEOUL1386	HYUNDAI CHAIRWOMAN ON DPRK TRIP, KIM JONG-IL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 25 breakfast with the Ambassador, Hyundai Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun said DPRK leader Kim Jong-il (KJI) claimed a lack of trust between the two Koreas was the main reason for "difficulties" in inter-Korean relations. KJI groused that the Ministry of Unification (M [...]	2009-08-28 08:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI PINR KS KN
09SEOUL1387	DPRK PLOTTED CAPTURE OF U.S. JOURNALISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The DPRK's arrest of U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee in March 2009 was an orchestrated part of Pyongyang's broader pattern of belligerent behavior in the first half of 2009, according to "Aquariums of Pyongyang" author and DPRK gulag survivor Kang Chol-hwan. Kang, citin [...]	2009-08-28 09:04:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KS KN
09SEOUL1389	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - AUGUST 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- ROK Think Tank: DPRK Faces Worst Economic Crisis since 1994 -- DPRK Develops Wind Power Capacity -- Number of DPRK Mobile Phone Users Increases to 48 [...]	2009-08-31 08:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL1391	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 31, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-31 08:07:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1393	KOREA'S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION SCENARIOS SPARK [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and is not/not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: On August 4, the Korean government announced three "scenarios" for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. The scenarios range from an eight percent increase over the 2005 em [...]	2009-08-31 09:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PREL KGHG KS
09SEOUL1402	SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - AUGUST 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- Producer Prices Reverse Course, Rise on Monthly Basis -- July Consumer Inflation Slowed -- Household Debt Risks Expected to Rise -- FX Reserves Conti [...]	2009-09-02 02:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
09SEOUL1404	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-02 05:15:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1408	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 2, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-02 07:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1413	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 3, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-03 05:31:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1419	KOREA STRUGGLING TO COPE WITH FOREIGN WIVES [...] (C) Summary: The number of Korean men marrying foreign women has increased dramatically in the past decade, and in 2006 41 percent of rural marriages were international marriages. Most arrangements are intended to be mutually beneficial -- men facing a shortage of eligible brides and women [...]	2009-09-04 06:23:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KPAO SOCI PHUM KS
09SEOUL1434	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 07:31:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1436	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 07:39:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1441	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 06:47:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1442	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 9, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 06:48:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1450	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 07:50:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1453	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 11, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 07:13:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL146	PRESS BULLETIN - January 29, 2009 [...] Clean Energy Race Could Leave Korea Behind (Chosun Ilbo, January 29, 2009, Page 27) Features 2. Secretary Clinton: "The Six-Party Talks Are Essential... We Will Also Pursue Direct Contact with North Korea" (JoongAng Ilbo, January 29, 2009, Page 17) 3. O'Connor: "Political Leaders Shou [...]	2009-01-29 08:47:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1463	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 07:00:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1468	DPRK NOT STARVING BUT CONTROLS ERODING, SAYS [...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting with poloffs, Kookmin University professor and longtime DPRK-watcher Andrei Lankov ridiculed NGO assertions that North Korea is facing another major famine but did say the regime's internal political controls are weakening. Lankov asserted that up to 80 p [...]	2009-09-14 08:08:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS CH
09SEOUL147	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH GYEONGGI GOVERNOR, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted a working lunch on January 23 for USFK Commanding General "Skip" Sharp, Gyeonggi-do Governor Kim and Pyeongtaek Mayor Song. They discussed how local communities in Tongduchon and Pyeongtaek were responding to the relocation of the 2nd Infantry Division. K [...]	2009-01-30 02:09:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV KS
09SEOUL1470	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 05:34:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1471	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 05:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1474	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 06:32:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1488	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 17, 2009 [...] Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg will reportedly visit East Asia, including the ROK, China and Japan, later this month to discuss U.S.-North Korea bilateral talks and ways to resume the Six-Party Talks, among others. (JoongAng, Hankook) INTERNATIONAL NEWS ------------------ [...]	2009-09-17 06:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1495	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 07:47:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL150	PRESS BULLETIN - January 30, 2009 [...] U.S., North Korea Should Return to "September 19 Six-Party Statement" (JoongAng Ilbo, January 30, 2009, Page 27) 2. Candlelight Comeback (JoongAng Daily, January 30, 2009, Page 10) Features 3. The WEST Program Is Criticized for Wasting Money (Dong-a Ilbo, January 30, 2009, Page 12) [...]	2009-01-30 07:11:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1501	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 08:26:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1507	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-22 07:47:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1512	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-23 06:49:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1527	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-24 07:42:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1528	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-24 07:44:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1531	MOFAT Previews FM Yu's Upcoming Visit to Tokyo [...] (C) In a preview of Foreign Minister Yu's upcoming visit to Japan, MOFAT DG for Northeast Asia Cho Tai-young noted the potential for negative fallout from next year's 100th anniversary of Japan's annexation of Korea. He said a pending Japanese decision on textbook guidelines relating to the L [...]	2009-09-24 08:58:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI KS JN
09SEOUL1539	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-25 07:57:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1542	JEONBUK PREOCCUPIED BY LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Local politics and preparations for next year's local elections dominated discussions during poloff's September 10-11 trip to North Jeolla Province (Jeonbuk). Political staffers in the area, which constitutes the heart and soul of the Democratic Party (DP),seemed uninterested in [...]	2009-09-25 08:55:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KPAO KS
09SEOUL1548	FORMER PRESIDENT KIM YOUNG-SAM AFFIRMS KOREA'S NK [...] (C) Summary: Former President Kim Young-sam, in a September 24 lunch with the Ambassador, said President Lee Myung-bak's insistence on reciprocity in South-North relations was correct and that we should be prepared for every possibility as the DPRK navigates a difficult power transition. Kim [...]	2009-09-28 06:11:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS KN
09SEOUL1550	JEONBUK PREOCCUPIED BY LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Please disregard SEOUL 01542. Amended version corrects place names. 2. (C) Summary: Local politics and preparations for next year's local elections dominated discussions during poloff's September 10-11 trip to North Jeolla Province (Jeonbuk). Political staffers in the area, which c [...]	2009-09-28 06:47:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KPAO KS
09SEOUL1554	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-28 08:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1555	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-28 08:44:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1556	CHINESE DCM ON DPRK DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Embassy DCM Xing Haiming, one of the PRC's most experienced DPRK-watchers, told DCM Tokola that the PRC hoped for a quick, positive decision by Washington on bilateral talks with Pyongyang. An upside to holding discussions in North Korea, he said, was that the DPRK inte [...]	2009-09-28 09:04:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1559	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 07:00:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL156	PRESS BULLETIN - February 2, 2009 [...] The North's Provocations (JoongAng Ilbo, January 31, 2009, Page 26) 2. Inter-Korean Relations Cannot Be Resolved with a Strategy of Waiting (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 31, 2009, Page 23) 3. N. Korea Must Stop Its Pointless Threats (Chosun Ilbo, January 31, 2009, Page 27) 4. It Would be Di [...]	2009-02-02 08:14:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1563	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- New Finance Minister Named -- Labor Drive Campaign Extended -- DPRK Shuts Down Wholesale Market -- DPRK Expands Telecommunications Network -- Pyongyan [...]	2009-09-30 05:13:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL1566	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 06:23:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1572	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 1, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 03:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1582	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 5, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-05 05:37:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1586	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 6, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 07:55:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1591	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 7, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 08:07:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1592	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 08:08:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1598	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 06:42:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL160	ROK DEFENSE MINISTER ON WORSENING NORTH-SOUTH [...] (C) At a January 30 dinner at the Ambassador's Residence in honor of the ROK Minister of National Defense (MND) Lee Sang-hee and other senior ROK security officials, contrasting views were presented on how the ROKG should respond to that day's statement by the DPRK that it would no longer reco [...]	2009-02-03 06:23:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF KS KN CH JA
09SEOUL1604	GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO DPRK ON SUCCESSION, 150-DAY [...] (C) During a recent meeting with Ambassador Stephens, Germany's ambassador in Pyongyang, Thomas Schaefer, asserted that military hardliners had seized the initiative while Kim Jong-il (KJI) was recovering from his stroke and are now ascendant in the DPRK government. According to Schaefer, con [...]	2009-10-08 08:09:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI ECON PHUM KN GM
09SEOUL1610	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 9, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 06:20:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1618	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 02:21:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1620	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 02:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1637	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 05:42:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1644	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 19, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-19 07:59:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1668	U.S. COAST GUARD DISCUSSES COOPERATION WITH ASIAN [...] (U) This message is from the American Presence Post (APP) in Busan, Republic of Korea. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard met with his counterparts from Canada, Japan, China, South Korea, and Russia at the annual North Pacific Coast Guard Forum. Through these mee [...]	2009-10-21 07:54:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PHSA EWWT MCAP XB
09SEOUL1670	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-21 08:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1672	UK AMBASSADOR SAYS CHINESE AID KEEPING DPRK "ON [...] (C) During a 10/19 breakfast with Ambassador Stephens, UK Ambassador to Pyongyang Peter Hughes asserted that Chinese economic aid was keeping the DPRK economy from collapsing. He said most factories were not functioning and the regime's "150-Day Battle" campaign appeared to be more about keepi [...]	2009-10-21 09:01:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON SOCI KN CH
09SEOUL1676	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-22 06:06:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1687	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-23 07:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1697	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 26, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 07:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1698	HYUNDAI ASAN HOPING TO BENEFIT FROM NORTH-SOUTH [...] (C) Hyundai Asan is preparing to move quickly to resume tourism to Kaesong city and Mount Kumgang in the event of a breakthrough in North-South relations, according to company executive vice president Jang Hwan-bin. Jang claimed that word-of-mouth reports about the Kaesong Industrial Complex's [...]	2009-10-26 08:28:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1699	ROK EXPERT CLAIMS CHINA WON'T OBSTRUCT DPRK ENDGAME [...] (C) The intellectual godfather of the ROK's current DPRK policy, Professor Nam Joo-hong, told us that in the event of a DPRK collapse China would not stand in the way of the ROK's efforts to unify the Korean Peninsula. Nam claims senior PRC intelligence officials have told him that Chinese in [...]	2009-10-26 09:08:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON KN KS CH
09SEOUL1705	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 07:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1707	"DR. CORN" SAYS DPRK HARVEST COULD BE OFF 60 [...] (C) Biologist Kim Soon-kwon, an internationally-recognized corn expert, told us on October 23 that the DPRK corn and rice harvests could be a staggering 60 percent lower than last year, based on recent field observations near Kaesong and Pyongyang. Kim explained that this year's crops were s [...]	2009-10-27 09:14:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR SOCI KN
09SEOUL1727	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-30 05:55:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1740	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - OCTOBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- ROK Scholar: DPRK Economy Dysfunctional, Not in Crisis -- DPRK Restores Science and Technology Commission -- DPRK Establishes Ship Control Center to [...]	2009-11-02 08:17:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL1744	2009-2010 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is provided in para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided in para 3 with the und [...]	2009-11-03 06:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KN KS
09SEOUL1771	SEVERE FOOD SHORTAGES WON'T COLLAPSE DPRK, SAYS [...] (C) During a November 2 meeting with poloffs, prominent North Korean defector Cho Myung-cheol emphasized that the DPRK's poor harvest and severe food shortages are "nothing new." The major difference between now and the famine of the late 1990s, said Cho, is that non-elite North Koreans have [...]	2009-11-05 08:43:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS CH
09SEOUL1772	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO KOREA, [...] (SBU) Mr. President, all of us at Embassy Seoul warmly welcome your first official visit to Korea. The U.S.-ROK alliance is in arguably its best shape ever, and it is growing in scope. We have a historic opportunity to expand cooperation with an ally that sees its national interests as coinc [...]	2009-11-05 10:25:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KN KS
09SEOUL1784	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 9, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 09:09:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1785	SENIOR UNIFICATION MINISTRY OFFICIAL ON DPRK FOOD [...] (C) One of the Ministry of Unification's top DPRK experts, Yang Cheong-seok, told us that North Korea's grain harvest was down about 10 percent from 2008, a shortfall that would be "manageable" for the regime. The DPRK's food shortages would worsen next spring and summer because the ROK had no [...]	2009-11-09 09:09:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SOCI ECON KN KS CH
09SEOUL179	AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO HANAWON AND HANGYERAE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador's January 29 visit to Hanawon Resettlement Center and Hangyerae Middle and High School revealed clean and modern facilities that show effective ROKG support for North Korean defectors on arrival in the ROK. During 2008, Hanawon's main campus for female defectors [...]	2009-02-05 05:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SREF PGOV PROP PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1794	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 08:07:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL18	PRESS BULLETIN - January 5, 2009 [...] Global Response to Gaza (JoongAng Ilbo, January 5, 2009, Page 26) 2. If ROK-U.S. Alliance is Strong, We Do Not Need to Be Afraid of Pyongyang's Strategy of Engaging with the U.S. and Sidelining ROK (Chosun Ilbo, January 3, 2009, Page 27) 3. ROK and U.S. Fail to Round off Bush's Tenure with S [...]	2009-01-05 07:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1802	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 06:35:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1807	ROKG'S TOP PRIORITY FOR POTUS VISIT: HIGHLIGHTING [...] (C) Ambassador Wi Sung-lac, the ROKG's point person on North Korea issues, told Ambassador Stephens on 11/13 that the ROKG's top priority for the POTUS visit is to highlight the strength of the ROK-U.S. relationship. Wi asked that POTUS specifically praise the excellent coordination between W [...]	2009-11-13 08:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MNUC KN KS JA
09SEOUL1811	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 08:16:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1813	ROK Agriculture Minister Presses for High-level [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met Agriculture Minister Chang Tae-pyong on November 4. Chang expressed his desire for a high-level consultation process on agricultural issues. Chang pressed for [...]	2009-11-16 08:50:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PREL KS
09SEOUL1818	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 06:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL182	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-05 05:15:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL1832	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 07:48:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1835	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 19, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 07:35:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1836	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 08:18:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1839	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-23 05:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL185	PRESS BULLETIN - February 5, 2009 [...] Obama Should Change His Dangerous View of Economy (JoongAang Ilbo, February 5, 2009, Page 26) Features 2. Department Stores to Sell U.S. Beef Next Month (Hankook Ilbo, February 5, 2009, Page 20) 3. Obama Administration's First Move on North Korea was to Impose Sanctions (Chosun Ilbo, [...]	2009-02-05 08:03:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL186	HEATED DPRK RHETORIC GETS COOL ROK REACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent DPRK statements "nullifying" past inter-Korean agreements appear aimed at ratcheting up tensions, but the ROKG is not tense, based on our soundings of Blue House, Foreign Affairs, Defense and Unification officials. Those officials, as well as several academics, regarded i [...]	2009-02-05 08:58:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1862	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 05:49:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1863	MOFAT NORTHEAST ASIA DG ON ROK TIES WITH CHINA, [...] (C) During a November 12 lunch with the DCM, MOFAT Northeast Asia Division Director General Cho Tai-young stressed that the ROK's trade and people-to-people ties with the PRC continue to expand rapidly. Cho cautioned, however, that the expanding relationship with Beijing had begun to "set off [...]	2009-11-25 06:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON KN KS JA CH MG
09SEOUL1865	"GLOBAL KOREA" TAKES OFF IN SOUTHEAST ASIA [...] (C) Summary: President Lee Myung-bak's vision of a "Global Korea" has been on prominent display in Southeast Asia during 2009. A key part of that vision is the New Asia Initiative, premised on the idea that Korea can play a "bridging role" between the developed and developing world. Central [...]	2009-11-25 08:30:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECIN ASEAN KS VM CB TH XC
09SEOUL1867	TOP JAPANESE PYONGYANG-WATCHER ON SINO-DPRK TIES [...] (C) Fresh from detailed discussions with longtime Chinese and North Korean contacts in Beijing, noted Japanese DPRK-watcher Professor Hajime Izumi told us that Premier Wen's October trip to Pyongyang had restored China's influence with the DPRK and put Beijing's relationship with the North bac [...]	2009-11-25 09:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV ECON SOCI KN CH KS JP
09SEOUL1869	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-27 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1879	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - NOVEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- Cabinet Considers New Economic Campaign -- Economic "Informationalization" Declared Key to Success -- DPRK Modernizes Steel Complex -- English Classe [...]	2009-12-01 04:42:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL1894	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 2, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 07:48:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1902	PDAS DONOVAN'S NORTH KOREA MEETINGS AT MOFAT [...] (C) ROK Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Wi Sung-lac told EAP PDAS Joe Dononvan during a 12/2 meeting that Korea appreciated Ambassador Bosworth agreeing to stop in Seoul immediately before and after his upcoming trip to Pyongyang. Wi was concerned by the [...]	2009-12-03 06:34:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS

09SEOUL1903	PDAS DONOVAN'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY NSA KIM TAE-HYO [...] (C) During a December 2 meeting at the Blue House with EAP PDAS Joe Dononvan, ROK Deputy National Security Advisor Kim Tae-hyo characterized Ambassador Bosworth's upcoming trip as a "chance to check out the views" of the DPRK leadership. Kim warned that the North Koreans would attempt to provok [...]	2009-12-03 06:48:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS AF IR
09SEOUL1905	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 3, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 08:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1906	PDAS DONOVAN'S MEETING WITH DPRK REFUGEE COMMUNITY [...] (C) During a wide-ranging discussion over dinner on December 2, five prominent leaders from the North Korean refugee community told EAP PDAS Joe Donovan that ordinary people in the DPRK are listening to and reading "illegal" media from the South. Donovan's interlocutors cited a range of diffi [...]	2009-12-03 08:48:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KPAO MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS
09SEOUL1925	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 7, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 07:58:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1928	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-08 07:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1929	A VIEW FROM BUSAN HARBOR ON "UNOFFICIAL" [...] (C) A Busan-based freight company executive recently told us that the Dan Gyol Bong, a DPRK cargo ship, docks in Busan 2-4 times a month to offload seafood, agricultural products and clothing and take on fabrics, processed foods and used cars -- which usually get sold in China and Russia. Our [...]	2009-12-08 08:22:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PINR KN KS
09SEOUL1932	CHINESE DCM ON BOSWORTH VISIT, DPRK CURRENCY CHAOS [...] (C) Chinese Embassy DCM Xing Haiming predicted on December 8 that Ambassador Bosworth would be successful in persuading the DPRK to return to the Six-Party Talks (6PT),though the North Koreans would likely demand at least one more bilateral meeting with the United States ahead of a possible pl [...]	2009-12-09 08:14:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM MNUC SOCI ECON KN KS CH
09SEOUL1933	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 9, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 00:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1935	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 00:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1941	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 11, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 01:17:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1946	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 23:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1956	AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 14 LUNCH WITH UNIFICATION [...] (C) Unification Minister Hyun In-taek confirmed to the Ambassador on December 14 that the ROK will soon provide 500,000 doses of antiviral drugs to the DPRK to help it handle an H1N1 outbreak. Hyun said the Ministry of Unification (MOU) plans to increase the budget for DPRK-related activities [...]	2009-12-15 07:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN SOCI KN KS CH
09SEOUL1964	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-18 02:55:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1965	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-18 02:56:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1971	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-18 05:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1979	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-21 07:44:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1980	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-21 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1987	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 05:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1994	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-23 04:48:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1999	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-24 02:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL2	KOREAN ECONOMY SLOWING -- OUTLOOK WEAK FOR FIRST [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Korean economic growth slowed in 2008 from the 5 percent pace of 2007 to below 4 percent. Growth was already slowing before the impact of the global financial turmoil, but has bee [...]	2009-01-01 22:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV KS
09SEOUL200	PRESS BULLETIN - February 6, 2009 [...] A Future for Iraq (JoongAng Ilbo, February 6, 2009, Page 27) 2. Financial Protectionism Could Bring Second Crisis (Chosun Ilbo, February 6, 2009, Page 27) 3. Even Though 'Buy America' Provisions Have Softened (Hankook Ilbo, February 6, 2009, Page 36) Features 4. N. Korea "Could Fire [...]	2009-02-06 08:37:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL2008	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - DECEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue ------------- -- ROK Experts: Currency Reform Will Increase Poverty -- DPRK Adopts New Economic Laws -- DPRK Population Exceeds 24 Million -- DPRK Seeks to Develop Wind Power -- DP [...]	2009-12-28 05:35:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL2016	KOREA'S "AFRICA GREEN GROWTH PARTNERSHIP" RAMPS UP [...] (C) The "Africa Green Growth Partnership," launched by President Lee in November, will double ROK Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Africa by 2012. A key facet of the initiative, which is part of a broader program to expand the ROK's development assistance programming, will be the dis [...]	2009-12-30 02:17:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EINV ETRD SENV XA KS
09SEOUL2021	ROK FOREIGN MINISTER ON AFGHANISTAN, FTA AND NORTH [...] (C) Summary: In a one-on-one breakfast with the Ambassador December 30, Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan reaffirmed Seoul's commitment to establishing a PRT in Afghanistan, saying the Administration expects the National Assembly to pass the necessary legislation in February. Yu expressed con [...]	2009-12-30 09:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MOPS MARR ECON YM PK AF CH
09SEOUL203	PRESS BULLETIN - February 9, 2009 [...] Let's Not Let Assessments Hinder Denuclearization (Hankyoreh Shinmun, February 9, 2009, Page 23) Features 2. U.S. Experts Recount Visit to Korea (Chosun Ilbo, February 9, 2009, Page 6) 2 3. Washington's First Diplomatic Homework is Afghanistan... What Kind of Homework Will It Become f [...]	2009-02-09 07:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL213	FORMER DPRK INTERNAL POLICE OFFICIAL ON KIM JONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former DPRK People's Safety Agency (PSA) official Kwak Myung-il described domestic surveillance activities in North Korea, security measures for Kim Jong Il train travel, and growing public discontent with the DPRK regime during a recent meeting with poloff. Kwak and his nephew h [...]	2009-02-10 07:19:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KS KN
09SEOUL235	PRESS BULLETIN - February 13, 2009 [...] Lessons of 'Buy-American' Policy (Hankook Ilb, February 13, 2009, Page 39) 2. National Security Worries (JoongAng Ilbo, February 13, 2009, Page 26) 3. North Korea Should Not Miscalculate Things with a Missile Launch (Hankook Ilbo, February 13, 2009, Page 39) Top Headlines Chosun Il [...]	2009-02-13 07:36:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL240	PRESS BULLETIN - February 17, 2009 [...] Welcoming Clinton (JoongAng Ilbo, February 16, 2009, Page 31) 2. "Hillary! Hillary!..." (Chosun Ilbo, February 17, 2009, Page 30) 3. Leader Parties While His People Starve (Dong-a Ilbo, February 17, 2009, Page 31) 4. Even Two Years after Feb. 13 Agreement, Pyongyang Still Engages in Trick [...]	2009-02-17 08:23:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL269	PRESS BULLETIN - February 23, 2009 [...] Alliance Reaffirmed (JoongAng Ilbo, February 21, 2009, Page 26) 2. Effects of Sino-U.S. Relations (JoongAng Ilbo, February 23, 2009, Page 30) 3. Clinton Says, "The U.S. and the ROK Agree on North Korean Issue" (Chosun Ilbo, February 21, 2009, Page 27) 4. Pyongyang Should Not Dare to Igno [...]	2009-02-23 09:48:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL270	MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-23 09:49:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL276	PRESS BULLETIN - February 24, 2009 [...] 'Hillary's Kiss' and the Korean Peninsula (Hankook Ilbo, February 24, 2009, Page 38) Features 2. NK Raised No. of Special Forces by 60,000: Report (Dong-a Ilbo, February 24, 2009, Page 6) 3. Money Is the Biggest Problem; WEST Participants Should Pay a Lump Sum of $8,500 (Dong-a Ilbo, [...]	2009-02-24 07:59:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL283	PRESS BULLETIN - February 25, 2009 [...] After All, the U.S. Is the Problem (JoongAng Ilbo, February 25, 2009, Page 26) 2. How Clinton Stole Korean Hearts (Chosun Ilbo, February 25, 2009, Page 27) 3. N. Korea Will Have to Pay for Missile Test (Chosun Ilbo, February 25, 2009, Page 27) 4. Breaking the Cycle of Brinkmanship (Hankyo [...]	2009-02-26 02:11:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL289	PRESS BULLETIN - February 26, 2009 [...] True Character of Clinton's Diplomacy (Segye Ilbo, February 26, 2009, Page 31) 2. Will 'Clinton Effect' Continue? (JoongAng Ilbo, February 26, 2009, Page 27) Features 3. Obama's Address to Joint Session of Congress Enviable (Hankook Ilbo, February 26, 2009, Page 39) 4. Foreign Minis [...]	2009-02-26 08:10:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL295	ROK DETAILED RESPONSE TO NONPROLIFERATION TREATY [...] (U) Lee Jangkeun, Director of the Disarmament & Nonproliferation Division within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on February 24 provided detailed responses to reftel A and an expansion of reftel B. Won Jong-mun, the ROKG point of contact on NPT issues, also attended the meeting. [...]	2009-02-27 02:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL IAEA NPT KS
09SEOUL3	PRESS BULLETIN - December 31, 2008 [...] The Israel-Palestine Issue Will Be Resolved Only When the U.S. Is Fair (Dong-a Ilbo, December 31, 2008, Page 27) Features 2. N. Korea to Prepare for Post-Kim Jong-il Era Next Year (Dong-a Ilbo, December 31, 2008, Front Page) 2 3. ROK Looking at Ways to Support U.S. in Afghanistan (Chos [...]	2009-01-01 23:36:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL307	PRESS BULLETIN - February 27, 2009 [...] The Only Way Out (JoongAng Ilbo, February 27, 2009, Page 27) 2. A Part-Time Envoy for a Full-Time Task (Chosun Ilbo, February 27, 2009, Page 26) 3. Ratification of the KORUS FTA Is Urgent (Hankook Ilbo, February 27, 2009, Page 39) Features 4. Even If the U.S. Successfully Intercepts [...]	2009-02-27 07:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL311	ROK EXPERTS SAY PRESIDENT LEE'S NORTH KOREA POLICY [...] (C) Summary: South Korean experts on the DPRK agree that the North's recent escalation of tensions with the South marks a qualitative change in South-North relations and that President Lee Myung-bak's policy of "benign neglect" toward the North is largely responsible for the change. Kim Jong [...]	2009-02-27 08:15:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS KN
09SEOUL314	SEOUL ECONOMIC BRIEFING -- FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (U) Korea,s 2008 Current Account Posts USD 6.41 Billion Deficit: South Korea,s 2008 current account shifted to a deficit of USD 6.41 billion from 2007,s surplus of USD 5.88 billion dollars. The goods account surplus decreased to USD 5.99 billion from the previous year's 28.17 billion dollars, [...]	2009-02-27 10:27:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD EINV KS
09SEOUL315	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (U) Slow Growth in Inter-Korean Trade Masks Big Changes in Composition: The Ministry of Unification (MOU) announced that inter-Korean trade in 2008 grew just 1.2 percent to USD 1.82 billion (following growth rates of 27.8 percent in 2006 and 33.2 percent in 2007). South Korea's exports to the [...]	2009-03-01 22:35:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL318	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - February 2009 [...] The ROKG has issued a public notice on the upcoming introduction of legislation of a "Basic Law on Low Carbon, Green Growth." The draft bill will be an amalgamation of three programs: A) The Basic Law on Climate Change: Draft legislation that had already been pending at the National Assemb [...]	2009-03-02 05:14:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KHIV KS
09SEOUL324	PRESS BULLETIN - March 3, 2009 [...] Regrets about Secretary Clinton's Visit to Seoul (Hankyoreh Shinmun, March 2, 2009, Page 26) 2. Critical Moment for the Six-Party Process (Hankyoreh Shinmun, February 28, 2009, Page 23) Features 3. Does the U.S. Put More Emphasis on Direct Talks with N. Korea Than on the Six-Party Tal [...]	2009-03-02 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL327	POHANG AND POSCO ADJUSTING FOR THE FUTURE -- AMBASSADOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a visit to Pohang, the home of Korea?s steel industry, the Ambassador learned that POSCO, the world?s fourth largest steel producer, is having to adjust to the global economic slowdown, cutting production for the first time in its four decades of existence. The company, ho [...]	2009-03-03 01:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EMIN ELAB EINV PGOV PINR KS
09SEOUL331	PRESS BULLETIN - March 3, 2009 [...] What Obama's Reforms Suggest to Us (Hankook Ilbo, March 3, 2009, Page 39) Features 2. N. Korea, UN Command Hold 1st Talks in 6 Years (Dong-a Ilbo, March 3, 2009, Page 6) 3. "The U.S.-North Korea Talks Can Be Viewed Positively If They Are Helpful To the Six-Party Talks" (Hankook Ilbo, [...]	2009-03-03 08:26:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL333	NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SOUTH [...] (U) Post's submission for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Ref A. ----------------------------------------- Paragraph 23: South Korea's TIP Situation ----------------------------------------- 2. (U) A. The ROK Ministry o [...]	2009-03-03 08:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KS KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09SEOUL353	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 6, 2009 [...] The leaders of the ROK and Australia, during their March 5 summit in Canberra, adopted a nine-point joint declaration to strengthen cooperation on security issues in the region and around the globe. In a related development, Blue House Spokesman Lee Dong-kwan told reporters that the joint decla [...]	2009-03-06 06:37:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL354	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 6, 2009 [...] The leaders of the ROK and Australia, during their March 5 summit in Canberra, adopted a nine-point joint declaration to strengthen cooperation on security issues in the region and around the globe. In a related development, Blue House Spokesman Lee Dong-kwan told reporters that the joint decla [...]	2009-03-06 07:55:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL359	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 9, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-09 08:07:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL363	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-10 08:12:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL364	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-10 08:12:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL365	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (SBU) The following responses are keyed to reftel and cleared by Seoul's Core Emergency Action Committee: POLITICAL VIOLENCE ------------------ I. Demonstrations A. (C) Are there any ethnic or religious communities in-country prone to carrying out significant anti-American demonstra [...]	2009-03-11 05:08:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER KS
09SEOUL371	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 11, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-11 07:55:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL393	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 08:20:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL395	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 08:21:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL399	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-16 06:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL4	2008-2009 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is provided in para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the und [...]	2009-01-02 01:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KN KS
09SEOUL403	2009 SPECIAL 301 - POST RECOMMENDATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: 2008 saw a significant acceleration of Korean efforts on intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement. On February 25, 2008, Lee Myung-bak was inaugurated as Korea's President; Lee explicitly identified stronger IPR protection as an important strategy to boos [...]	2009-03-16 10:59:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR KS
09SEOUL408	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-17 07:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL409	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-17 07:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL410	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-18 07:39:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL428	G-20: ROKG SHERPA AND FINANCE COORDINATOR ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: ROKG G-20 Sherpa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Deputy Minister Ahn Ho-young told EMin on March 18 that the ROKG shares U.S. views and appreciated U.S. leadership at both the Sherpa meeting and the Finance Ministers' meeting in London earlier this month. The ROKG supports [...]	2009-03-19 07:25:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL KS
09SEOUL429	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 19, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-19 07:44:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL442	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL445	DASD SEDNEY'S MARCH 1-3 SECURITY POLICY MEETINGS [...] (C) Close coordination on North Korea, significant progress in three areas of the U.S.-ROK alliance, and a push for a major ROK contribution in Afghanistan characterized DASD David Sedney's March 1-3 meetings in Seoul. -- (C) Sunday March 1, DASD Sedney reached agreement with MOFAT DDG Lee o [...]	2009-03-20 07:48:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PHSA PINS PREL PTER MARR MASS AF KN KS
09SEOUL447	KIC ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: DPRK'S INEXPLICABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite what ROK observers believed was the DPRK's deliberately provocative decision to restrict Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) access for the second time in a week on March 13, the South Korean government and businesses communities are not yet ready to give up on the six-year-o [...]	2009-03-20 09:08:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ECON KS KN
09SEOUL455	IRAN CALLS FOR "BOLD STEPS" FROM OBAMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian Head of Judiciary Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi visited Seoul with several senior Iranian legal and diplomatic officials March 16-18 at the invitation of ROK Chief Justice Lee Yong-hoon. Shahroudi, his Senior Advisor for International Affairs Mohammad Javad [...]	2009-03-23 07:59:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EAID PINR PREF PREL KS IR AF IZ PK
09SEOUL456	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 08:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL467	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-24 05:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL47	PRESS BULLETIN - January 9, 2009 [...] U.S. Could Step up Import Regulations on Korea (Chosun Ilbo, January 9, 2009, Page B1) Top Headlines Chosun Ilbo A Civic Group Seeks Measures to Root Out "Lawmaker Violence," Including a System to Impeach Lawmakers who Resort to Violence JoongAng Ilbo, Hankook Ilbo Online Commentato [...]	2009-01-09 05:57:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL490	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 26, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 08:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL492	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 07:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL495	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL502	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-30 07:16:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL515	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 07:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL516	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 31, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 08:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL525	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 1, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 07:35:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL526	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 07:36:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL530	NIS DEPUTY DIRECTOR KIM SOOK ON DPRK LAUNCH AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and the Special Advisor discussed DPRK launch assessments, the state of the Six-Party Talks, the status of the South Korean detained in Kaesong, and ROK policy toward North Korea with ROK National Intelligence Service (NIS) First Deputy Director Kim Sook over lunc [...]	2009-04-02 06:42:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KS KN
09SEOUL532	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 2, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-02 08:13:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL540	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 3, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 07:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL541	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 07:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL544	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - MARCH 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 07:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
09SEOUL545	ROK FM YU: STRONG UNSC RESPONSE KEY TO 6PT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan told the Ambassador during a meeting April 5 shortly after the North Korean Taepo-Dong-2 (TD-2) launch that a strong, unified UN Security Council response to the launch was key to eventual resumption of the Six-Party Talks. A "lukewarm, mild att [...]	2009-04-05 07:14:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KS KN CH RS UNSC
09SEOUL55	PRESS BULLETIN - January 12, 2009 [...] Pyongyang Wants Envoy at Obama's Inauguration (JoongAng Ilbo, January 12, 2009, Front Page) 2. Ambassador Stephens: "Obama Will Take a Package Approach toward North Korea's Nuclear Dismantlement and the Establishment of Diplomatic Ties" (Dong-a Ilbo, January 10, 2009, Page 8) Top Headlin [...]	2009-01-12 06:39:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL550	ROK FORMER FM: BEWARE LATENT ANTI-AMERICANISM [...] (C) Summary: In an April 2 breakfast meeting with the Ambassador, former Roh Administration Foreign Minister and current National Assembly Member (Democratic Party) Song Min-soon said debate over the KORUS FTA had the potential, if not handled carefully by the Korean government, to reignite a [...]	2009-04-06 07:19:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
09SEOUL551	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 07:29:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL552	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 6, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 07:40:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL559	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL560	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 6, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 07:55:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL568	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-08 07:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL569	ROKG WANTS UNSC RESOLUTION, NOT STATEMENT; [...] (C) SUMMARY: ROK chief Six-Party Talks negotiator Wi Sunglac emphasized to the Ambassador April 8 that the ROKG wanted nothing short of a UNSC resolution in response to North Korea's April 5 launch of a Taepo-Dong 2. Substituting a strongly worded Presidential Statement for even a relatively [...]	2009-04-08 07:40:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KS KN CH RS UNSC
09SEOUL58	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - DECEMBER 2008 [...] (U) Inter-Korean Exchange Fund Allocation to Increase in 2009, although National Assembly Slashes ROKG Share: The Ministry of Unification (MOU) said December 14 that it will set aside about 1.5 trillion won (USD 1.1 billion) in 2009 to facilitate economic and humanitarian exchanges with North [...]	2009-01-12 08:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL581	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 9, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-09 07:30:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL587	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - MARCH 2009 [...] After several rounds of public hearings, the Lee Myung-bak administration submitted draft legislation entitled "The Basic Law on Low Carbon and Green Growth" to the National Assembly on February 28. The proposed legislation calls for the introduction of a market-based cap-and-trade system on [...]	2009-04-10 06:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KS
09SEOUL588	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-10 07:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL59	ROKâ€™S FOREIGN POLICY TOWARD THE NEIGHBORS: NORTH [...] (C) Summary: As a presidential candidate, Lee Myoung-bak called for a "creative reconstruction" of Korea's foreign policy. In his February 2008 inaugural address, Lee criticized his two predecessors, saying, "At times over the last ten years, we found ourselves faltering and confused." He vowed to [...]	2009-01-12 09:12:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL594	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-13 07:27:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL595	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-13 07:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL600	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 07:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL615	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 23:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US

09SEOUL617	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 23:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL629	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PRESIDENT DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 13 the Ambassador visited the Constitutional Court of Korea for a cordial courtesy call on President Lee Kang-kook, a tour of the "green" building (including its rooftop garden),and a roundtable discussion. President Lee said he looked forward to his May 13 visit to t [...]	2009-04-17 01:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KS KN
09SEOUL633	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 07:35:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL634	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 07:36:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL640	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-20 07:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL647	ROK NSA AND 6PT ENVOY DISCUSS NEXT STEPS WITH [...] (C) Summary: National Security Advisor (NSA) Kim Sung-hwan and Six-Party Talks Envoy Wi Sung-lac separately told Staffdel Jannuzi on April 17 that the timing of reengaging North Korea would be important and Seoul and Washington should not appear "anxious." Wi suggested a dialogue should be o [...]	2009-04-21 07:04:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM KNNP OREP EWWT KS KN
09SEOUL654	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-22 07:31:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL655	APRIL 21 SOUTH-NORTH MEETING AT KAESONG: NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: South Korean officials went to the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) on April 21 at the North's request for the first civilian inter-Korean meeting since President Lee Myung-bak's February 2008 inauguration hoping to discuss several urgent issues: the welfare of a South Korean en [...]	2009-04-22 10:14:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM KS KN
09SEOUL660	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-23 07:40:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL661	UK, SWEDISH DIPLOMATS IN PYONGYANG: OFFERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: UK and Swedish Embassy Pyongyang Deputy Heads of Mission Paul Scullion and Johan Eidman, visiting Seoul on April 22, described service in Pyongyang as professionally limited because of narrow access to DPRK officials and almost no contact with ordinary North Koreans; that said, t [...]	2009-04-23 07:54:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KN UK SW
09SEOUL672	MND: DPRK MILITARY RHETORIC AND NATIONAL DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The DPRK's recent restaffing and expansion of the National Defense Commission (NDC) and its hostile military rhetoric over the last several months are related to the DPRK leadership's "top priority" need to stabilize the DPRK internally in preparation for succession, according to [...]	2009-04-27 06:35:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KN KS
09SEOUL673	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 07:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL674	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 07:40:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL676	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-28 05:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL678	KAESONG NEGOTIATIONS HINGE ON DORMITORIES, SAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: An important reason behind the DPRK's hostile attitude toward the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) is the ROKG refusal to build dormitories for additional workers. The USG should encourage the ROKG to build the dormitories and allow the KIC to expand to over 100,000 workers, bec [...]	2009-04-28 08:30:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KN KS
09SEOUL68	PRESS BULLETIN - January 14, 2009 [...] Why Is U.S. Attacking ROK Cars Only? (JoongAng Ilbo, January 14, 2009, Page 30) Features 2. U.S. Replaces Apache Helicopters Not with A-10 Aircrafts But with F-16 Fighter Jets, Leaving a Possible Military Vacuum (Dong-a Ilbo, January 14, 2009, Page 10) 3. North Korea's Double-faced St [...]	2009-01-14 08:06:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL7	PRESS BULLETIN - December 31, 2008 [...] The Israel-Palestine Issue Will Be Resolved Only When the U.S. Is Fair (Dong-a Ilbo, December 31, 2008, Page 27) Features 2. N. Korea to Prepare for Post-Kim Jong-il Era Next Year (Dong-a Ilbo, December 31, 2008, Front Page) 2 3. ROK Looking at Ways to Support U.S. in Afghanistan (Chos [...]	2009-01-02 05:42:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL704	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 05:42:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL706	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 04, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 07:10:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL708	REVISING HISTORY: NEW ROK HISTORY TEXTBOOK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Starting from this spring, South Korean high school students will learn their history from a revised text of their familiar "A Modern and Contemporary History of Korea." The movement to revise the history text kicked off soon after the inauguration of President Lee Myung-bak, s [...]	2009-05-04 09:52:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL71	MORE ON LEE-ASO SUMMIT: JOINT AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The January 11-12 summit between Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and ROK President Lee Myung-bak was a quiet affair, just as the two principals had hoped for; no protests on history, territory or the Aso family's past use of forced Korean labor in its mining business. This was th [...]	2009-01-14 09:36:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA KS KN
09SEOUL716	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 6, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-06 07:23:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL720	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 7, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-07 06:41:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL732	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-08 07:54:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL745	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 11, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-11 07:32:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL758	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 12, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-12 06:35:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL762	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-13 07:35:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL771	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 06:37:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL776	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - APRIL 2009 [...] (U) DPRK Reportedly Bans Wide Array of Goods from Markets: The Korea Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) reported that "North Korea Intellectual Solidarity," a South Korean civic group consisting of 600 North Korean defectors, claimed that North Korean authorities released on March 15 a l [...]	2009-05-15 01:00:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL778	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-15 04:00:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL791	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 23:03:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL797	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 19, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 05:32:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL806	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 06:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL812	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - MAY 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue ------------- -- DPRK Finance Minister Kim Announces National Budget to Increase 7 Percent in 2009 -- EU Seizes USD 20 Million in DPRK Deposits Reportedly for Yacht Purchases in It [...]	2009-05-21 06:23:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL813	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-21 07:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL818	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-22 06:06:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL822	ROKG REACTION TO 2ND DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: SUPPORT [...] (S) SUMMARY: ROKG Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security and Six-Party Talks Wi Sung-lac told the Ambassador in a May 25 afternoon meeting that the ROKG agreed with the USG that the test was an "outright challenge" to the international community and required a firm response. H [...]	2009-05-25 09:43:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PREL KN KS
09SEOUL823	FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR FORMER PRESIDENT ROH AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former President Roh's funeral will be held in Seoul on May 29 or 30. Most embassies we spoke to are planning to send delegations headed by their respective ambassadors. Roh's death has evoked an outpouring of public support, and, in some quarters, anger at President Lee's ad [...]	2009-05-25 10:26:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KS
09SEOUL826	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 26, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-26 07:31:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL83	PRESS BULLETIN - January 15, 2009 [...] ROK-U.S. FTA on Shaky Ground (Dong-a Ilbo, January 15, 2009, Page 27) 2. North Korea's Moves Ahead of the Launch of the Obama Administration (Hankook Ilbo, January 15, 2009, Page 39) 3. Expectations for U.S. Diplomacy in the Obama Era (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 15, 2009, Page 27) 4. N. [...]	2009-01-15 22:39:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL839	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-27 07:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL840	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-27 07:33:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL841	KOREAN ECONOMY BEGINS TO SHOW FASTER-THAN-EXPECTED SIGNS OF [...] (SBU) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Korean economy has proved more resilient than most think tanks expected during the steepest part of the global downturn in January and February. In the first quarter of 20 [...]	2009-05-28 10:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
09SEOUL843	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-28 10:23:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL845	KOREAN ECONOMY BEGINS TO SHOW FASTER-THAN-EXPECTED SIGNS OF [...] (SBU) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Korean economy has proved more resilient than most think tanks expected during the steepest part of the global downturn in January and February. In the first quarter of 20 [...]	2009-05-28 10:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
09SEOUL846	KOREAN ECONOMY BEGINS TO SHOW FASTER-THAN-EXPECTED SIGNS OF [...] (SBU) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Korean economy has proved more resilient than most think tanks expected during the steepest part of the global downturn in January and February. In the first quarter of 20 [...]	2009-05-28 10:27:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
09SEOUL847	KOREAN ECONOMY BEGINS TO SHOW FASTER-THAN-EXPECTED SIGNS OF [...] (SBU) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Korean economy has proved more resilient than most think tanks expected during the steepest part of the global downturn in January and February. In the first quarter of 20 [...]	2009-05-28 10:29:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
09SEOUL854	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 29, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 07:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL855	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 07:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL865	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETI; June 1, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-01 07:18:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL872	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 2, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 07:10:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL877	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 3, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 06:58:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL881	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 4, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 06:27:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL893	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 5, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-05 06:37:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL905	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-08 07:03:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL906	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-08 07:10:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL907	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 9, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 06:56:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL91	PRESS BULLETIN - January 20, 2009 [...] ROK-U.S. Cooperation Is Leverage in Resolving North Korean Nuclear Issue (Dong-a Ilbo, January 19, 2009, Page 31) 2. KORUS FTA and Hillary Clinton's True Intentions (Chosun Ilbo, January 20, 2009, Page 27) 3. Obama's Train of Hope (Dong-a Ilbo, January 20, 2009, Page 30) 4. The Incoming O [...]	2009-01-20 08:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL910	U.S.-ROK-JAPAN POLICY PLANNING TALKS [...] (C) Summary: During a June 2-3, 2009 visit to Seoul for U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Policy Planning Talks, Policy Planning (S/P) Director Anne-Marie Slaughter was told by Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan that China was changing its views on what to do about North Korea, "but too slowly, and too [...]	2009-06-10 02:52:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KS JA KN
09SEOUL923	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 07:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL924	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 11, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 07:08:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL930	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 12, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 07:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL931	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 07:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL937	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-15 06:29:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL941	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-15 07:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL951	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - MAY 2009 [...] The third biennial summit of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, held in Seoul from May 18-21, reviewed progress that cities have made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and assessed future challenges. At the summit, mayors and officials from the world's 40 biggest cities plus 17 affil [...]	2009-06-16 06:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KFLU KS
09SEOUL952	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 07:08:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL953	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 07:09:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL963	SEOUL HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON PIRACY OFF THE COAST [...] Summary: On June 9-10, the ROKG hosted the Seoul High Level Meeting on Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia. The introductory remarks advocated coordination of international efforts and stabilization of Somalia as key to effectively combating piracy. Meeting participants agreed that internation [...]	2009-06-17 06:55:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT MARR PHSA PHUM PREL KS
09SEOUL964	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 07:07:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL965	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 07:18:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL973	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 07:13:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL974	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 07:14:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL982	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 19, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-19 05:57:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL99	PRESS BULLETIN - January 21, 2009 [...] Good luck, President Obama (JoongAng Ilbo, January 21, 2009, Page 30) 2. ROK-U.S. Alliance Needs Constant Care (Chosun Ilbo, January 21, 2009, Page 30) 3. High Expectations for Obama's Era (Hankook Ilbo, January 21, 2009, Page 39) 4. A New Beginning for America (Chosun Ilbo, January 21, [...]	2009-01-21 05:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL992	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-22 05:36:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL997	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-23 06:16:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SHANGHAI103	RURAL ANHUI: CALM ON THE SURFACE BUT SEA MONSTERS LURKING [...] (C) Rural Anhui Province has not yet faced new social instability problems as a result of China's economic downturn, but the province's ongoing dependence on migrant worker remittances for disposable income in the countryside leaves Anhui, particularly its northern region, vulnerable to social [...]	2009-03-02 08:50:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ELAB PHUM CH
09SHANGHAI104	ANHUI FACING SOBERING ECONOMIC REALITY [...] (SBU) During the Deputy Principal Officer's February 24-27 visit to Anhui Province, provincial and local government officials said that despite initial optimism in the 4th quarter of 2008 that Anhui might avoid the worst of the economic downturn, conventional wisdom now holds that the province [...]	2009-03-04 09:26:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD ELAB PREL CH
09SHANGHAI105	(SBU) YANGTZE RIVER DELTA PROPERTY DEVELOPERS FEELING THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Prospective home buyers in the Yangtze River Delta are holding off on home purchases for now, preferring to wait on the sidelines in anticipation that home prices will continue to fall, according to a wide range of Consulate contacts Econoff spoke with in recent weeks. Banks, [...]	2009-03-04 10:28:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN PGOV
09SHANGHAI11	(C) SHANGHAI ACTIVIST MAO HENGFENG RELEASED, BUT PETITIONERS [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai civil activist Mao Hengfeng recently was released from prison after completing her sentence but is in poor health as a result of her incarceration. Mao and her husband, Wu Xuewei, expressed concern about the petitioners' movement in Shanghai, adding that they believe one [...]	2009-01-06 04:33:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CH UN
09SHANGHAI110	BREAD AND ROSES: CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IN [...] (SBU) Shanghai women enjoy a higher social status than in most other parts of China, according to attendees at a Consulate lunch in honor of International Women's Day. The guests talked freely about their own struggles as women in male-dominated fields such as film, law, and engineering, and e [...]	2009-03-09 02:55:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PHUM ECON PGOV PREL OIIP KPAO CH
09SHANGHAI111	ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN PUTS THE BRAKES ON SHIPPING TRAFFIC IN THE [...] (U) Summary: Previous unrestrained growth in the Yangtze River Delta has left the shipping industry making unprecedented decisions to cut costs, shift assets, and survive during the economic downturn. Shipping companies have dramatically cut rates and some are operating at below cost, further [...]	2009-03-09 10:15:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EIND ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV CH
09SHANGHAI115	UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SHANGHAI POSITIVE ABOUT SECRETARY'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Clinton's visit to China in February and her comment that "we are in the same boat" left many university students in Shanghai with a positive impression, hopeful of future bilateral cooperation on the economic crisis and climate change. Students in several roundtable [...]	2009-03-11 07:57:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD PHUM CH TW
09SHANGHAI117	COSCO LIANYUNGANG SHIPYARD DETERMINED TO EXPAND DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary: COSCO (Lianyungang) Shipyard Co., Ltd. (hereinafter CLYGS) has benefitted from Lianyungang's ocean-front location and central and local government support. Due to the economic downturn, business has not kept up with expectations, leaving unused service capacity. In spite of the [...]	2009-03-12 09:21:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EIND EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV CH
09SHANGHAI118	NO "FEBRUARY CRISIS" IN EAST CHINA, BUT ANXIETIES ABOUT [...] (C) The global economic slowdown has not led to significant social unrest in East China during early 2009 as was predicted by those analysts who warned of a possible "February Crisis" brought on by the nexus of rising numbers of unemployed migrant workers and university students' fears of poor [...]	2009-03-13 08:15:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ELAB PHUM EFIN CH
09SHANGHAI119	(SBU) SHANGHAI FINANCIAL SECTOR SEES CHINESE INVESTMENT AS [...] (SBU) Summary. China 's stimulus program emphasizes capital investment, particularly in railways, subways, roads, and airports, say a variety of Shanghai financial sector professionals. Shanghai has been quick to seek support for previously rejected World Expo and other projects. At the sam [...]	2009-03-13 10:11:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN PGOV PREL
09SHANGHAI120	(SBU) SHANGHAI UNSURE OF NEXT STEPS IN THE WAKE OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign banks have largely been able to regain access to the renminbi interbank market after Chinese banks pulled credit lines this past fall in the wake of the Lehman Brothers collapse, Shanghai interlocutors told a Treasury delegation on February 19-20. The financial sector [...]	2009-03-13 10:53:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN PGOV PREL
09SHANGHAI122	SHANGHAI AUTHORITIES ON TRANSPORTATION SECURITY, IPR AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During a February 15-18 visit to Shanghai, a delegation of 11 U.S. Senate Finance Committee staff members and 4 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials engaged representatives from Shanghai Customs, Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (CIQ),China Shi [...]	2009-03-17 07:58:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CH CVIS ELTN ETRD EWWT KIPR PREL
09SHANGHAI124	ALIBABA WORKS MAGIC DESPITE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN [...] (SBU) Summary: Hangzhou, the provincial capital of Zhejiang Province, prides itself on its rapidly growing high-tech sector. City leaders often draw comparisons between the city and Silicon Valley, citing the symbiosis of its numerous high-tech companies and rich academic community. Perhaps [...]	2009-03-17 09:51:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINT PGOV EINV ELAB KIPR BEXP OIIP CH
09SHANGHAI126	NEW SHANGHAI PERMANENT RESIDENCY POLICY GETS TEPID RESPONSE [...] (C) The Shanghai Municipal Government has received an unenthusiastic response to its new permanent residency policy, which aims to make it easier for soon-to-be college graduates and other workers with specified "talents" to find jobs in the city. Despite much positive media coverage when the [...]	2009-03-18 04:44:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ELAB PHUM EFIN CH
09SHANGHAI128	UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SHANGHAI SEE ROUGH ROAD AHEAD FOR [...] (C) Summary: During a series of roundtable discussions, university students in Shanghai said they see a rough road ahead for China over the next several years but believe the economic downturn will help China in the long run if it leads to economic restructuring. Although many students were s [...]	2009-03-18 09:10:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ELAB SOCI PHUM CH
09SHANGHAI132	ANHUI OPENS THE DOOR TO COOPERATION ON IPR [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 10, Anhui Province opened the door to cooperation on intellectual property rights (IPR) with the United State by holding a roundtable at the Consulate's request. The meeting was a breakthrough for the Consulate, representing the first engagement on IP issues with t [...]	2009-03-20 08:41:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PREL CH
09SHANGHAI135	(C) SHANGHAI SCHOLARS SAY CHINA CANNOT STOP NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars believe North Korea will launch its missile (or satellite) as a means to influence U.S. policy and drive a wedge between the United States and its regional allies. Political normalization with the United States is of paramount importance to North Korea, which pr [...]	2009-03-23 06:49:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM CH KN KS JA
09SHANGHAI141	(C) SHANGHAI ACTIVIST MAO HENGFENG IN BETTER HEALTH AND [...] (C) Summary: Civil activist Mao Hengfeng appeared to be in better health during a March 20 meeting with PolOff. She described her recent efforts to help petitioners in Shanghai, including her February trip to Beijing. Mao criticized Zheng Enchong, Shanghai's most well-known activist, stating [...]	2009-03-27 07:41:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CH
09SHANGHAI145	(SBU) U.S.-LISTED EAST CHINA FIRMS SEE SILVER LINING IN [...] (SBU) Summary. A group of New York Stock Exchange-listed Chinese firms based in East China recently expressed a relatively upbeat perspective on prospects for their corporate growth in East China, while most also described the past winter as a hard one. Many of the firms are expecting to boo [...]	2009-04-01 05:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN ELAB
09SHANGHAI148	WORLD EXPO 2010: ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS ON "BETTER CITY, BETTER [...] SUMMARY: Shanghai officials and event organizers are already touting the "green" focus of Expo 2010, set to open May 1, 2010 and run for six months. With the theme "Better City, Better Life," the Expo will showcase new approaches to urban development, human habitats, lifestyles, and working c [...]	2009-04-02 08:33:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD ENRG TRGY SCUL BEXP CH
09SHANGHAI149	CHANGZHOU EMBRACES CLOSER U.S. TIES, ENJOYS HONEYMOON WITH [...] (SBU) A key Yangtze River Delta (YRD) city located roughly midway between Shanghai and Nanjing, Changzhou aggressively woos foreign investors, and city officials often travel to the United States and Europe to expand commercial ties. Responding to repeated invitations from energetic city offi [...]	2009-04-02 08:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD ELAB SCUL SENV CH
09SHANGHAI150	EXPLORING BRIDGES TO NANJING CIVIL SOCIETY: FEDERATION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Initial calls on the Nanjing Federation of Industry and Commerce and the Nanjing Academy of Social Science yielded potentially valuable contacts for gauging the extent of civil society development in Nanjing. Although both bodies are closely tied to the Communist Party, they [...]	2009-04-02 08:55:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI ECON CH
09SHANGHAI151	(C) SHANGHAI LAWYER SUING FOR ECONOMIC STIMULUS [...] (C) Summary. Shanghai-based lawyer Yan Yiming on March 20 described his requests for increased government transparency on the RMB 4 trillion stimulus package announced last fall. Yan is pushing the Central Government to allow National People's Congress (NPC) delegates more time to deliberate [...]	2009-04-03 04:09:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EFIN KJUS PGOV PINR ECON

09SHANGHAI154	EAST CHINA VIEWS ON THE OPEN GOVERNMENT INFORMATION ACT [...] (SBU) As the implementation of the Central Government's Open Government Information (OGI) Regulation approaches its first anniversary on May 1, officials in East China are handling a deluge of public requests for information, as well as subsequent administrative litigation lawsuits against gove [...]	2009-04-07 01:00:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KJUS CH
09SHANGHAI156	THIRTEEN PERCENT GDP GROWTH TARGET: PORT CITY LIANYUNGANG [...] (SBU) Summary. Officials in Lianyungang, a major Chinese port in Jiangsu Province, have set their 2009 GDP growth target at 13 percent, a modest decrease from recent years' growth. Municipal Government and Party officials say that the Central Government and Jiangsu Provincial Government have [...]	2009-04-07 09:14:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EWWT EIND EFIN PGOV EAIR CH
09SHANGHAI160	CHINA AND AFRICA: SHANGHAI VIEWS ON EXPANDING TRADE AND [...] (C) Summary: During March 2009 meetings with four Shanghai-based Africa scholars, the largest Chinese investor in Africa, and officials from the Egyptian and South African Consulates General in Shanghai, Congenoffs examined the evolving state of China-Africa relations. The upcoming Forum on China-A [...]	2009-04-10 01:32:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV CH XA TW
09SHANGHAI162	SHANGHAI'S JEWISH COMMUNITY: BALANCING CULTURAL [...] (C) Shanghai's rapid economic development leaves room for the appreciation of Jewish history and culture, but not for greater religious freedom or historic preservation. Local officials and religious scholars admire the contributions of Jews and Jewish culture to China and Shanghai, but dismis [...]	2009-04-13 03:09:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KIRF SCUL CH
09SHANGHAI168	GRAB THE TIGER BY THE TAIL: ONLINE REPORTS OF CORRUPTION ON [...] (C) Summary: Online reports of corruption in East China appear to have increased over the past year. In particular, "Human Flesh Search Engines," where netizens post derogatory information about local government officials, are attracting greater public attention in East China. While East Chin [...]	2009-04-14 07:47:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TINT SOCI ETTC EFIN CH
09SHANGHAI169	SHANGHAI PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: To meet Shanghai's energy demands and ambitious Central Government-mandated energy consumption reduction targets, Shanghai officials are working hard to adjust the city's energy mix by reducing its reliance on coal through the use of environmentally-friendly resources and improv [...]	2009-04-14 08:32:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON TRGY SENV EFIN CH
09SHANGHAI170	CHINA'S GROWING TRADE AND INVESTMENT TIES WITH LATIN [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars said China's interest in Latin America remains primarily economic - securing natural resources and diversifying export markets amid the global economic downturn. China recognizes that it is facing an image problem in Latin America and is taking steps to address negati [...]	2009-04-15 03:25:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EFIN CH XM XL XR
09SHANGHAI174	(C) SHANGHAI LAWYER BEATEN SEVERELY BY "MYSTERIOUS PERSONS" [...] (C) Summary: Yan Yiming, the nationally known lawyer who used the new Open Government Information Regulation to challenge the transparency of the Central Government's economic stimulus package earlier this year, was hospitalized in Shanghai after being severely beaten by "mysterious persons" o [...]	2009-04-16 08:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EFIN ECON PINR KJUS CH
09SHANGHAI175	THE PERFECT MURDER? DEVELOPMENT ZONE TAKES "BUSINESS AS [...] (C) An industrial development zone in western Shanghai hosted a glitzy investment seminar in Pudong's World Financial Center on April 10, one month after the zone's Communist Party Secretary was brutally murdered in an underground parking lot. There were no public references to the murder durin [...]	2009-04-16 08:45:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV PHUM SOCI EFIN CH
09SHANGHAI178	AMERICAN BISHOP SHARES IMPRESSIONS OF EASTER IN SHANGHAI AND [...] (C) An American Catholic Bishop who was born in Beijing shared his views on celebrating Easter in Shanghai during a lunch with Chinese religious leaders and academics at the Consulate. The Bishop and Chinese guests asserted that much progress has been made for religious believers in Shanghai w [...]	2009-04-17 08:53:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KIRF SCUL CH
09SHANGHAI185	(SBU) EAST CHINA SEES CORPORATE BOND MARKET OPENING SLOWLY [...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign-invested banks in Shanghai generally agree that they will take only gradual steps into local corporate bonds traded on the interbank market. Several banks are still studying the market conditions, although one disappointment already is that foreign-invested banks most [...]	2009-04-23 02:14:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV
09SHANGHAI186	SANMEN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - OFFICIALS MARK THE START OF [...] On April 19, the National Development and Reform Commission - National Energy Administration (NEA),China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC),State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC),and the Sanmen Nuclear Power Company hosted a construction commencement ceremony for the Sanmen Nuc [...]	2009-04-24 07:09:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECIN EINV TRGY BEXP CH
09SHANGHAI187	(C) SHANGHAI OFFICIAL REVEALS FINANCIAL POLICY DETAILS [...] (C) Summary. According to a leading Shanghai government finance official, the Central Government will probably seek to limit Hong Kong's role as a financial center, and bolster Shanghai's. For now, said the official, Beijing has no intent to make the renminbi convertible, but it is taking a [...]	2009-04-24 07:50:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EFIN PGOV
09SHANGHAI189	WUXI: YANGTZE RIVER CITY REMAINS OPTIMISTIC IN FACE OF [...] (SBU) Local government officials in Wuxi, a major exporting city in East China, told PolOff on April 20 that while the global financial crisis and China's economic downturn have hurt exporters, Wuxi is optimistic it will weather the economic downturn, particularly given its 10 percent growth du [...]	2009-04-24 08:20:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD ELAB CH
09SHANGHAI190	SHANGHAI 2010 WORLD EXPO: YANGTZE RIVER DELTA CITIES HOPE [...] (SBU) A number of Yangtze River Delta (YRD) cities are looking to Shanghai's upcoming World Expo 2010 as an opportunity to advance infrastructure development and tourism promotion. A March 8 press conference about the Shanghai 2010 World Expo held during the Central Government's annual legisla [...]	2009-04-24 09:17:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV KPAO SCUL CH
09SHANGHAI191	(C) STATE COUNCIL APPROVES SHANGHAI FINANCIAL REFORM PLAN [...] (C) Summary. A leading Shanghai government finance official recently revealed that the State Council has approved a critical document for Shanghai, laying out how the city will become an international financial and shipping center. Reforms could include opening a financial futures market, al [...]	2009-04-27 11:21:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EFIN EINV PGOV
09SHANGHAI193	SCANDAL-RIDDEN WENZHOU DEALT ANOTHER BLOW [...] (SBU) Scandal-ridden Wenzhou in Zhejiang Province was dealt another blow on April 1 when a document was posted on the internet that identified local officials who illegally bought houses at below market prices. The case reportedly is related to the mysterious disappearance last fall of Yang Xi [...]	2009-04-28 06:50:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON EINV CH
09SHANGHAI194	IPR - MOVING THE BALL DOWN FIELD IN ZHEJIANG WITH PATENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Building on the Consulate's successful engagement with Zhejiang intellectual property (IP) officials during a roundtable in January 2009 (reftel),the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and China's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) co-sponsored a joint seminar on [...]	2009-04-28 08:31:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV CH
09SHANGHAI195	(SBU) EAST CHINA ANXIOUS OVER CHINA'S DOLLAR HOLDINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. East China reporters and academics interacting with visiting Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard W. Fisher repeatedly raised the possibility of a link between current U.S. monetary and fiscal policy expansion and future U.S. inflation. One of the most vocal academic [...]	2009-04-28 11:37:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI
09SHANGHAI200	CROSS-STRAIT TALKS IN NANJING PRODUCE EXPECTED RESULTS: [...] (C) Summary: East China interlocutors said there were no surprises from the third round of cross-Strait SEF-ARATS talks held in Nanjing April 25-26. The three agreements on direct flights, financial cooperation, and anti-crime cooperation mark the continuation of gradual improvement in cross-S [...]	2009-04-30 08:48:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EAIR EFIN CH TW
09SHANGHAI201	STIMULUS PROVIDES LIFELINE TO CHINA'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL [...] (SBU) Summary: Government stimulus policies have saved thousands of apparel manufacturers in East China from shutting down production as dramatic drops in volume, sharp price cuts and RMB appreciation erode profit margins. During a series of meetings with Yangtze River Delta (YRD) apparel an [...]	2009-04-30 08:57:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD ELAB KTEX CH
09SHANGHAI202	RESUBMISSION - CROSS-STRAIT TALKS IN NANJING PRODUCE [...] (C) Summary: East China interlocutors said there were no surprises from the third round of cross-Strait SEF-ARATS talks held in Nanjing April 25-26. The three agreements on direct flights, financial cooperation, and anti-crime cooperation mark the continuation of gradual improvement in cross-S [...]	2009-05-04 01:21:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EAIR EFIN CH TW
09SHANGHAI206	TAIWAN BUSINESS LEADER IN NANJING SEES PROGRESS IN [...] (C) Summary: The recent SEF-ARATS talks in Nanjing are part of the process of "normalizing" cross-Strait economic relations, said a key Taiwan business leader in Nanjing. Though the three agreements are generally "useful" and may yield concrete economic benefits in the long-run, the talks were [...]	2009-05-05 06:35:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EAIR EFIN CH TW
09SHANGHAI209	HEFEI OFFICIALS PAINT OPTIMISTIC PICTURE OF PROGRESS IN [...] (U) Summary. As part of Consulate efforts to scale up outreach to Anhui Province, the least affluent part of our consular district, the Consul General and Pol/Econ chief visited the provincial capital of Hefei April 8-9. During the visit, the Consul General met with Governor Wang Sanyun an [...]	2009-05-07 08:20:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELTN CVIS TPHY SENV SCUL KIPR CH
09SHANGHAI21	MUSLIMS IN SHANGHAI [...] (C) Summary: There are over 200,000 Muslims in Shanghai, according to one estimate, most of them migrants from Western China. The Muslim population in Shanghai has recently leveled off, though the number of Muslim students at Shanghai universities has increased. Muslims face no restrictions [...]	2009-01-09 08:52:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER SOCI CH
09SHANGHAI210	CENTRAL CHINA EXPO HIGHLIGHTS ACHIEVEMENTS, DOWNPLAYS [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 25-26, Shanghai Deputy Principal Officer and ConOff traveled to Hefei, Anhui, to attend the 2009 Central China Expo. This annual gathering aims to promote the `Rise of Central China' through investment and economic development in the six Central Chinese provinces of Hu [...]	2009-05-07 10:10:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EINV ETRD ELTN EAIR CH
09SHANGHAI211	ANHUI SHOWCASES INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN LU'AN [...] (SBU) On April 25-27, Shanghai Deputy Principal Officer and ConOff traveled to Anhui to attend the 2009 Central China Expo in Hefei (ref A) and visit Lu'an Municipality in western Anhui. `Central China Rising' was the theme of the weekend, and provincial leaders and Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) [...]	2009-05-08 02:30:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELTN EIND PGOV SOCI CH
09SHANGHAI221	TSMC AND SMIC: TWO SEMICONDUCTOR RIVALS IN SHANGHAI FACE OFF [...] (SBU) Summary: TSMC and SMIC, two large semiconductor manufacturers with foundries in Shanghai, saw a "freefall" in orders in late 2008. The firms hit bottom in December 2008 and January 2009, but orders started to pick up again in Q1 2009. Shanghai-based executives at these firms are cautiou [...]	2009-05-18 04:52:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN ELAB TNGD CH TW
09SHANGHAI226	SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER PELOSI'S VISIT TO SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Madame Speaker, your visit to Shanghai will advance U.S.-China business relations, support energy and environment cooperation, and promote religious freedom. You will arrive in Shanghai one year prior to the opening of the Shanghai 2010 World Expo, the largest World Expo in history, but [...]	2009-05-20 06:55:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON CH
09SHANGHAI228	CONSUMPTION COUPONS IN HANGZHOU: BOOSTING CONSUMPTION, OR [...] (SBU) Summary: One of few cities in China to issue its own consumption coupons, Hangzhou has taken the lead in local government efforts to boost consumption. The Hangzhou Government issued the first tranche of consumption coupons in mid-January 2009, followed by a second tranche in March 2009 [...]	2009-05-22 06:25:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN SOCI CH
09SHANGHAI229	CODEL PELOSI MEETING WITH SHANGHAI PEOPLE'S CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Welcoming Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and a delegation of five additional House members on May 24, Shanghai Municipal People's Congress (MPC) Standing Committee Chairman Liu Yungeng characterized the Speaker's visit to Shanghai as good both for Ch [...]	2009-05-25 09:09:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL BEXP OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH
09SHANGHAI23	SOME ECONOMIC OPTIMISM PERSISTS IN YIWU [...] (SBU) Summary: City officials and businesspersons in the Zhejiang Province manufacturing and trading city of Yiwu in mid-December continued to express optimism that Yiwu and its businesses will fare comparatively better than other parts of Zhejiang and other parts of China during this economic [...]	2009-01-12 06:41:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV SOCI
09SHANGHAI230	CODEL PELOSI'S MEETING WITH SHANGHAI CATHOLIC BISHOP JIN, [...] (U) Summary. Shanghai Catholic Bishop Jin welcomed Speaker Pelosi and her delegation in their first meeting following arrival in China on May 24, and proclaimed himself to be satisfied with the degree of religious freedom now existing in China. He praised President Obama's May commencement [...]	2009-05-25 10:13:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF SOCI PGOV OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH
09SHANGHAI231	CODEL PELOSI'S MEETING WITH SHANGHAI CATHOLIC BISHOP JIN, [...] (U) Summary. Shanghai Catholic Bishop Jin welcomed Speaker Pelosi and her delegation in their first meeting following arrival in China on May 24, and proclaimed himself to be satisfied with the degree of religious freedom now existing in China. He praised President Obama's May commencement [...]	2009-05-25 10:13:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF SOCI PGOV OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH
09SHANGHAI232	CODEL PELOSI, SHANGHAI MAYOR DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Pelosi met with Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng and other Shanghai and Chinese officials on May 25 at Shanghai's City Hall. The CODEL discussed Shanghai's efforts to promote greater energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions due to the importance of addressing the glob [...]	2009-05-26 00:32:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV ENRG PGOV OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH
09SHANGHAI233	CODEL PELOSI ENGAGES U.S. BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 25 breakfast meeting hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham) and U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC),over 70 U.S. business representatives discussed energy/environment-related business opportunities in China, U.S. competitiveness, intellectual [...]	2009-05-26 00:39:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PREL PHUM KIPR OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH
09SHANGHAI237	(SBU) SHANGHAI UPBEAT ON OPENING TO TAIWAN FINANCIAL FIRMS [...] (SBU) Summary. At a recent financial forum, Chinese officials and financial sector professionals offered an upbeat assessment of the potential for Taiwan financial firms to enter the mainland market. The panelists cited opportunities offered by the current financial crisis, as some Western f [...]	2009-05-27 07:48:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW
09SHANGHAI24	SHANGHAI "TWO MEETINGS" OPEN: LEADERS FACING ECONOMIC AND [...] (C) Shanghai Municipality's "Two Meetings" kicked off on January 12 with the opening session of the Shanghai Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Reflecting on a "challenging year" in 2008 and looking ahead to 2009, the CPPCC Shanghai Committee's "Work Re [...]	2009-01-12 07:52:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ELAB EFIN SOCI CH
09SHANGHAI241	CODEL PELOSI DISCUSSES ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EMISSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a May 25 roundtable discussion on energy conservation and emissions reduction with Shanghai entrepreneurs, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Representatives Markey, Sensenbrenner, Blumenauer, and Speier underscored the importance of U.S.-China cooperation on energy issues, especially [...]	2009-05-29 06:30:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV KIPR KGHG TRGY OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH
09SHANGHAI245	TIANANMEN ANNIVERSARY: SHANGHAI FOCUSED ON ECONOMICS, NOT [...] (C) A wide range of Shanghai-based contacts said they expect the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre to pass with little fanfare in the city, as current concerns about China's economic downturn outweigh political considerations. Given the focus in Shanghai on the economi [...]	2009-06-01 08:29:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB SOCI ASEC CH
09SHANGHAI246	S/P DIRECTOR SLAUGHTER DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA, G2, INTERNET, [...] (C) Summary: During her visit to Shanghai May 28-31, Director of Policy Planning (S/P) Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter met with Shanghai academics, the local business community, and Shanghai Expo Bureau officials. The scholars said China is upset by recent North Korean provocations and will likely [...]	2009-06-03 02:05:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EIND EINT CH KN KS JA PK
09SHANGHAI248	(SBU) SHANGHAI EMPHASIZES ECONOMIC GROWTH TO KIRK, LARSEN [...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 27-28 visit by U.S. Representatives Larsen and Kirk, a variety of interlocutors painted a picture of Shanghai responding to a sharp downturn in the local economy, but optimistic that the elements of longer-term growth are in place. AmCham Shanghai noted that mul [...]	2009-06-04 03:44:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN KIPR PGOV PREL SENV
09SHANGHAI249	SHANGHAI QUIET ON TIANANMEN ANNIVERSARY [...] (C) Shanghai appeared quiet on the 20th anniversary of the June 4 Tiananmen Square crackdown. CongenOffs visiting People's Square, Pudong, and local universities observed an increased police presence in several areas, but there were few indications that the situation was anything but business [...]	2009-06-04 09:22:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB SOCI ASEC CH
09SHANGHAI250	MAYBE THE CAGE IS GETTING BIGGER: HANGZHOU CONTACTS DISCUSS [...] (C) Three Hangzhou-based reform-minded contacts told PolOff on the 20th anniversary of the June 4 Tiananmen Square massacre that they are optimistic the "cage is getting bigger" in East China, as the Communist Party, unable to control everything, has been forced to yield ground on basic freedom [...]	2009-06-05 03:10:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB SOCI CH
09SHANGHAI251	EAST CHINA COMMODITY EXPORTS HEADING FOR RECOVERY? YIWU [...] (SBU) Summary: One of the largest manufacturing and trading centers in East China, the city of Yiwu in Zhejiang Province suffered in late 2008 from the global financial crisis but is seeing signs of recovery. The economic downturn has impacted different industries to varying degrees, with man [...]	2009-06-08 06:51:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR CH
09SHANGHAI252	NANJING CONTINUES TO LEAD ON IPR ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Nanjing continues to push the envelope on intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in East China. During a May 18 through 20 visit to the city, IPR Officer Conrad Wong from the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou engaged Nanjing IP Administration officials, who said that patent ap [...]	2009-06-08 08:56:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV CH
09SHANGHAI257	(C) CHINA UNLIKELY TO FULLY IMPLEMENT UN SANCTIONS ON NORTH [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars believe North Korea, for domestic political reasons, will not bow to international pressure in the near term over its recent provocative actions. Tension on the Korean peninsula is nearing a "climax," after which a "cooling down period" will be necessary to bring [...]	2009-06-12 02:04:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM CH KN KS JA TW
09SHANGHAI258	NEW NANJING MASSACRE FILM DOES LITTLE TO CHANGE CHINESE [...] (C) Summary: The recent Chinese movie "Nanjing! Nanjing!" has stirred much domestic debate over the Nanjing Massacre and its implications for current Sino-Japan relations but has done little to alter public sentiments toward Japan. Comments on Chinese blogs are sharply divided between those w [...]	2009-06-12 02:36:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI SCUL CH JA
09SHANGHAI259	SHANGHAI FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICE HOLDS "UNPRECEDENTED" [...] (SBU) The Shanghai Municipal Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) convoked Consular Corps representatives on June 9 for an "unprecedented" meeting on improving Shanghai's service environment for foreigners. With the Shanghai 2010 World Expo approaching, relevant municipal government authorities must a [...]	2009-06-12 03:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC PGOV ECON TBIO KFLU ASEC AMGT CVIS
09SHANGHAI26	TAIWAN BANK KEEN TO START BUSINESS IN MAINLAND [...] (C) Summary: The chief representative of a Taiwan bank in the Mainland expects SEF and ARATS to sign a financial MOU in March 2009, which would allow his bank to begin operations in the Mainland by the end of 2009. Lack of RMB/NTD convertibility and restrictions on RMB lending cast a shadow o [...]	2009-01-14 02:53:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ETRD ECON CH TW
09SHANGHAI267	SHANGHAI'S MEGA TRANSPORTATION HUB ON COURSE TO LAUNCH [...] (U) In a May 26 briefing for diplomats arranged by the Shanghai Foreign Affair Office, Shanghai authorities said the Hongqiao Comprehensive Transportation Hub (Hongqiao Hub),one of China's largest infrastructure projects (reftel),is on schedule to begin partial operations before for the 2010 [...]	2009-06-17 11:06:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ELTN ECON PGOV ECIN CH
09SHANGHAI27	BLOGGER JIA XIAOYIN RELEASED BY POLICE [...] (C) Shanghai police released blogger Jia Xiaoyin from jail on January 13, six months after he was arrested for "spreading rumors" about the Yang Jia trial and charged with libel. The case had been widely criticized in the legal community because of the lack of a legal basis for charging libel [...]	2009-01-14 05:20:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI TINT CH
09SHANGHAI271	MPA ON EXPO, FILM INDUSTRY, IPR AND COOPERATION IN CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary. ConGen officers met with Motion Picture Association of American (MPAA) Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman and Asia-based Motion Picture Association (MPA) officials on to discuss film piracy, copyright enforcement and other IPR issues. MPAA/MPA hopes that the Shanghai 2010 World Ex [...]	2009-06-22 02:44:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD KPAO SCUL CH
09SHANGHAI273	CHINA'S HEALTHCARE REFORM/REBALANCING: THE SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China released its national roadmap for healthcare reform on April 6, which calls for universal healthcare coverage by 2020 and large investments in key areas. Provinces and municipalities (who will bear a large amount of the implementation costs) are now formulating their own [...]	2009-06-22 06:05:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI EFIN TBIO CH
09SHANGHAI275	FINANCIAL CRISIS HITS SHANGHAI EXPATS HARD [...] (SBU) Summary: The effects of the global financial crisis are leading many in Shanghai's expatriate community to return home ahead of schedule just as Shanghai ramps up for the 2010 World Expo. Shanghai has approximately 150,000 expats who work for many of its 40,000 foreign-invested projects [...]	2009-06-23 06:12:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SCUL CASC CH
09SHANGHAI277	NANJING MASSACRE MEMORIAL HALL DIRECTOR SEEKS CHANNEL TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Non-Chinese, including some Japanese, accounted for about 10 percent of the 5.4 million visitors in 2008 to Nanjing's memorial hall commemorating the Chinese victims of the city's occupation by Japanese forces in 1937. Zhu Chengshan, the director of the memorial, which contains [...]	2009-06-26 05:53:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH JA PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI
09SHANGHAI28	SOUTHERN JIANGSU'S VIEW ON SOCIAL STABILITY [...] (C) Consulate contacts in southern Jiangsu Province have mixed views on the impacts of China's economic downturn, stating that the region continues to attract investment, but they acknowledged that many local export-oriented companies are feeling the effects of slowing external demand. As in o [...]	2009-01-14 05:41:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ELAB PHUM CH
09SHANGHAI281	NANJING ACADEMIC: DESPITE SLOWER REFORM, CHINESE DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Summary: As demonstrated by recent events, Iran, like China, currently lacks the political culture needed to support a democratic political system, according to a well-known Nanjing University academic. Discussion on democracy continues among intellectuals and the Chinese public, even th [...]	2009-06-29 08:10:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON IR PGOV SOCI
09SHANGHAI282	NANJING TAIWAN EXPERT COMMENTS ON TAIPEI POLITICS, MAINLAND [...] (C) Summary: U.S.-China relations have become more stable and "mature" in the view of the head of Nanjing University's Taiwan Research Institute. This fact allows for more "space" to address problems than in the past. The decision of Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to become KMT Chairman was [...]	2009-06-29 08:20:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PGOV PREL TW
09SHANGHAI291	HOUSEHOLDS LOOKING AT REAL ESTATE PURCHASES, BUT GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese households in cities across China began to show renewed interest in residential property during the first four months of 2009, but the boost this gives to the economy is limited because developers are still running down their housing inventory. Speculators, who drove i [...]	2009-07-01 05:46:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV SOCI
09SHANGHAI292	BEIJING LOOSENING RESTRICTIONS ON PROPERTY DEVELOPERS [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent weeks the Central Government has shifted from--in the words of one contact--"strangling" the property sector with regulatory restrictions to encouraging families to purchase homes. While this is not the direct aid that many struggling property developers were hoping [...]	2009-07-01 10:59:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN EINV PGOV SOCI
09SHANGHAI293	LIANYUNGANG OFFICIALS ELABORATE ON JIANGSU COASTAL [...] (U) Summary. Party and municipal government officials from the Jiangsu Province port city of Lianyungang extolled the city's investment prospects and development plans under the State Council-approved Jiangsu Coastal Region Development Plan at a July 1 seminar in Shanghai. New materials, ne [...]	2009-07-02 03:35:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EWWT ELTN EAIR EIND PGOV CH
09SHANGHAI309	SHANGHAI AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the Shanghai 2010 World Expo approaching, Shanghai has been discussing environmental protection in several different fora. Shanghai's experience with environmental protection has been quite different from other cities in China due to its rapid growth and expansion. Because [...]	2009-07-10 08:48:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD ENRG TRGY EFIN BEXP CH
09SHANGHAI314	THE COORDINATION MECHANISM AND PERSONALITIES THAT MAKE [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai has often been cited by the U.S. business community as the "diamond in the rough" when it comes to intellectual property protection in China. The highest levels of Shanghai Government have publicly declared the city's commitment to IPR, largely as a means to spur inno [...]	2009-07-16 02:05:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON KIPR PGOV PINR
09SHANGHAI315	A ROUNDUP OF IPR PROTECTION IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai is one of the bright spots in intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in East China and is squarely focused on putting it best foot forward for the 2010 World Expo. In 2008, the city beefed up its IP strategy in keeping with the June 2008 National IP Strategy; i [...]	2009-07-16 09:59:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL ECIN CH
09SHANGHAI320	CELEBRATING U.S. INDEPENDENCE DAY IN NANJING [...] Summary: High level enthusiastic attendance at Consulate General Shanghai's first ever Independence Day reception in Nanjing July 8 provided the capstone to our intensive outreach efforts over the past ten months. Senior leaders of both Jiangsu Province and Nanjing Municipality participate [...]	2009-07-17 10:45:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SOCI BEXP KPAO ECON CH
09SHANGHAI321	(C) AUSTRALIAN CONSUL GENERAL'S BRIEFING ON THE RIO TINTO [...] (C) Summary. Australian diplomats in Shanghai have not passed judgment on whether the detention of four Rio Tinto employees here (refs A-B) is retaliation for the failed Chinalco acquisition of Rio Tinto (refs C-D) or for reasons relating to an impasse in iron ore contract negotiations. The [...]	2009-07-19 10:49:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON EINV CH AS
09SHANGHAI329	SHANGHAI SCHOLARS COMMENT ON JUNE SHANGHAI COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Shanghai scholars regard the June 15-16 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Yekaterinburg as an important step in the development of the SCO as an influential regional organization and one that is broadening its engagement with the international community. Russia' [...]	2009-07-22 05:16:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ENRG MARR CH XD ZK RS IR
09SHANGHAI33	ZHEJIANG VICE GOVERNOR PROMOTED TO COMMERCE VICE MINISTER [...] (SBU) China's State Council recently appointed Zhejiang Vice Governor Zhong Shan to move to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) as Vice Minister. Zhong has served in Zhejiang's provincial government since 2003 during a period of rapid economic growth and the expansion of trade and investment tie [...]	2009-01-16 07:06:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV PREL EINV ECON PINR CH
09SHANGHAI334	NINGBO ECONOMY HURT BY ECONOMIC CRISIS, OFFICIALS REMAIN [...] (U) Summary. On July 13, the Consul General (CG) met with officials at Ningbo University (NU),Ningbo Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation Bureau (NFTECB) and Ningbo Municipal Development and Reform Commission (NMDRC),to discuss that major port city's economy. Local officials insisted that, d [...]	2009-07-27 08:01:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	CH ECON ELAB ETRD PGOV SCUL SENV
09SHANGHAI335	CHINA'S PORT OF NINGBO SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH THE U.S., [...] (U) Summary: During a July 13-14 visit to Ningbo, the Consul General (CG) toured the massive Port of Ningbo, second only to Shanghai in container throughput. Officials of the Ningbo Port Company Ltd. (NPCL) gave an overview of the port's features while explaining how the port has fared durin [...]	2009-07-27 08:19:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	CH ECON EIND ETRD EWWT PREL
09SHANGHAI340	EXPO FEVER AND THE CULT OF HAIBAO: SHANGHAI GOES ALL OUT [...] (U) Summary: Feverish preparations for Shanghai's World Expo 2010, due to begin next May 1, have taken over every corner of this city of 20 million people. The authorities have mobilized government, media, community, cultural, environmental and engineering resources to ensure a successful and [...]	2009-07-31 06:20:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV BEXP SENV KPAO CH
09SHANGHAI341	(C) SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ASSESS DPRK'S RECENT PROVOCATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars said in early July they believe North Korea was reacting to both international pressures and domestic needs with their series of recent provocations. Scholars noted a strong connection between Kim Jong Il's declining health, his potential successor, and the nucl [...]	2009-07-31 08:26:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM CH KN KS
09SHANGHAI351	SHANGHAI SUMMER SIMMERING WITH SUB-SURFACE SOCIAL STRIFE [...] (C) Two recent housing protests as well as other local concerns that cropped up during the summer highlight the continuing challenges to social stability in Shanghai. Consulate contacts say housing issues will remain a point of contention in the coming months, but point out that unrest to date [...]	2009-08-07 07:49:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB SOCI ASEC CH
09SHANGHAI359	SHANGHAI PERSPECTIVES ON FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON'S [...] (C) Summary: Meetings with Shanghai scholars and commentaries in local papers suggest many in East China believe the nuclear issue was the main topic of discussion during former President Bill Clinton's August 4-5 trip to North Korea. Shanghai scholars expressed hope that the visit would kick [...]	2009-08-13 07:33:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KN KS PARM PGOV PREL
09SHANGHAI360	SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ON NORTH KOREAN POLICY GOALS AND [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai foreign affairs experts believe North Korea seeks to be recognized as a nuclear weapons state, and Kim Jong-il has moved close to the views of the North Korean military in order to maintain stability during the transfer of power to his successor. The scholars all conclude [...]	2009-08-17 03:24:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM CH KN KS
09SHANGHAI362	STIMULUS BOOSTING GROWTH, SHANGHAI ANALYST TELLS CODEL BOEHNER [...] (SBU) Summary: China's economy is likely to achieve the Central Government's 8 percent growth target this year, a Shanghai-based investment bank analyst told CODEL Boehner on August 11. However, much of the growth is a result of Beijing's economic stimulus measures, which are non-transparent [...]	2009-08-19 04:05:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG PREL OVIP CH
09SHANGHAI365	SENATOR NELSON HEARS UPBEAT ASSESSMENT OF CHINA ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 10 roundtable discussion with Senator Bill Nelson, representatives of 20 American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham) member companies responded to Senator Bill Nelson's (D-FL) queries regarding opportunities for U.S. businesses, technology transfer, corruption, [...]	2009-08-20 08:24:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD ETTC OVIP CH
09SHANGHAI367	SENATOR NELSON RAISES CONCERNS OVER CONTAMINATED DRYWALL [...] (SBU) In an August 11 meeting with senior officials of China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ),Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) expressed concern over the devastating impact of contaminated drywall imported from China on U.S. households and indicated [...]	2009-08-20 08:28:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD PGOV OVIP CH
09SHANGHAI368	ZHEJIANG ACTIVISTS ON POLITICAL ANNIVERSARIES, SOCIAL [...] (C) Human rights activists in Zhejiang Province told PolOff they currently enjoy relative freedom of movement following restrictions during the June 4 period, but they predict much tighter controls in the run-up to the 60th anniversary of the PRC in October. The activists remain concerned abou [...]	2009-08-20 08:28:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI CH
09SHANGHAI369	FEARS OF POLICY CHANGES DRIVE SHANGHAI STOCKS SLUMP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Shanghai stock market's recent 18 percent decline stems from three main factors, say ConGen Shanghai contacts: a more cautious Central Government stance regarding potential asset bubbles; profit-taking by some leading institutional investors; and an expected moderation to t [...]	2009-08-20 08:51:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON CH EFIN EINV PGOV
09SHANGHAI372	U.S.-CHINA STRATEGIC & ECONOMIC DIALOGUE: SHANGHAI OBSERVERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai financial sector representatives generally acknowledge the symbolic and confidence-building value of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED),although many are uncertain about the actual economic impact of the discussions. End summary. ================ [...]	2009-08-27 11:30:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN EINV PGOV
09SHANGHAI374	NEW ZHEJIANG MIGRANT POLICY FOCUSES ON MAINTAINING [...] (SBU) Summary: Zhejiang's new residency policy focuses on maintaining social stability in the midst of an economic downturn, as the Provincial Public Security Bureau aims to keep closer track of migrant workers in and out of one of China's wealthiest provinces. The officials avoided specifical [...]	2009-08-28 09:03:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB PHUM CH
09SHANGHAI38	(SBU) SHANGHAI OFFICIAL PRESSES CARTER ON EXPO 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: While in Shanghai January 15-16 to commemorate 30 years of U.S.-China diplomatic relations, former President Jimmy Carter heard a strong official plea to encourage U.S. participation in the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. Carter promised to pass along the request to President Obama [...]	2009-01-20 06:47:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP PREL SCUL SENV OIIP KPAO CH
09SHANGHAI380	BOOSTING CHINESE DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION PROBLEMATIC, SAY EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: China's decentralized investment approval process aids the entry of foreign businesses into the China market, in the view of ConGen contacts in Shanghai's financial sector. However, problems with official approval of investment projects and the varying quality of government ca [...]	2009-09-04 11:16:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CH
09SHANGHAI381	JIANGSU MUNICIPAL LEADERSHIP SHUFFLE ELEVATES POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: A leadership shuffle in Jiangsu Province, sparked by former Suzhou Party Secretary Wang Rong's transfer to Shenzhen in mid-June, elevated officials to key posts in Suzhou, Nanjing and Yangzhou in August. Based on their ages and previous experience, all three -- Suzhou Party Secr [...]	2009-09-09 02:46:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON CH
09SHANGHAI387	SENATOR CANTWELL MEETS WITH SHANGHAI VICE-MAYOR ON [...] (SBU) Summary. In a September 7 meeting with Washington State Senator Maria Cantwell, Shanghai Executive Vice Mayor Yang Xiong touted Shanghai's expanding investments in new energy technology, highlighting efforts to use the World Expo 2010 as a platform for promoting clean energy. Senator C [...]	2009-09-15 09:30:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ETRD CH OREP PGOV SENV
09SHANGHAI394	SHANGHAI OFFICIALS, U.S. BANKS DISCUSS CURRENT ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 3-6 visit to Shanghai, Representative James Moran (D-VA) and Joint Economic Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) met with Shanghai municipal government officials and American bank representatives to discuss ways the US-China economic relationship could be use [...]	2009-09-17 05:33:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV OREP CH
09SHANGHAI397	EAST CHINA TIRE MAKER "DISAPPOINTED" WITH U.S. SAFEGUARDS [...] (SBU) Summary: An East China-based tire manufacturer expressed disappointment in the "421" safeguards case for Chinese passenger car and light truck tires during a September 17 meeting. He complained that in spite of the imposition of new tariffs on Chinese tires, U.S. tire manufacturers would [...]	2009-09-18 09:04:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD ETTC CH PREL
09SHANGHAI399	SHANGHAI WTO CENTER CALLS U.S. "IRRESPONSIBLE" FOR IMPOSING [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with the Consul General September 18, the head of Shanghai's WTO Center labeled the U.S. decision to impose safeguard tariffs on tire imports from China politically motivated and "irresponsible" in the current global economic climate but at the same time expressed unders [...]	2009-09-21 08:24:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD EFIN PREL CH
09SHANGHAI40	(SBU) SHANGHAI MBA SCHOOL FEELING IMPACT OF FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary. A prominent Shanghai-based international business school is seeing demand for its Executive MBA (EMBA) program dropping in recent months as the financial crisis hits the bottom line of foreign and domestic corporations in China, according to two new Consulate contacts speaking [...]	2009-01-20 07:16:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN ELAB
09SHANGHAI401	CHINESE BANKS DEMANDING ASSURANCES ON FOREIGN BANKS' [...] (SBU) Summary: New Chinese regulations governing derivatives trading that went into effect September 16 are having a disproportionate negative impact on foreign-invested firms. In the face of efforts by foreign-invested banks to modify or roll back the requirements, the major Chinese banks [...]	2009-09-22 05:56:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN EINV PGOV
09SHANGHAI404	SHANGHAI WOMEN'S FEDERATION CHAIRWOMAN ON PLENUM OUTCOMES [...] (SBU) The Chairwoman of the Shanghai Women's Federation discussed her views on the recently concluded CPC Central Committee Plenary Session and challenges facing NGOs with the Consul General on the margins of the 7th Shanghai International Forum for Children. During the forum's opening ceremon [...]	2009-09-25 06:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM ECON PREL OIIP KPAO CH
09SHANGHAI405	POLITICAL PESSIMISM AS 60TH ANNIVERSARY APPROACHES [...] (C) The recent plenary session of the Communist Party Central Committee and the upcoming 60th anniversary of the establishment of the PRC are mechanisms to protect the Party's legitimacy and reassert its supremacy over other political institutions, according to Shanghai contacts. Efforts to cu [...]	2009-09-25 08:07:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI CH
09SHANGHAI41	EXPECTATIONS FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE FUTURE OF [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars view U.S.-China relations the past eight years in a positive light and do not expect big changes under President Obama, though they admit they know little about the new President. They emphasize the need for bilateral cooperation on the global financial crisis b [...]	2009-01-21 02:24:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD CH PHUM PINR TW
09SHANGHAI410	SHANGHAI DEFINING ITS ROLE AS AN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai received a large rhetorical boost this past spring in its quest to build a modern financial sector that might eventually rival New York and London. The State Council, after months of delay, issued an endorsement of Shanghai's goal to become China's international finan [...]	2009-09-30 05:21:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CH
09SHANGHAI411	60TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS BALANCE LOCAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS [...] (SBU) As Shanghai prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China on October 1, municipal government officials and the state-run media have attempted to balance local pride with national unity. In public statements and newspaper articles, Shang [...]	2009-09-30 06:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KPAO SOCI TPHY CH
09SHANGHAI418	SHANGHAI MAYOR DICUSSES EXPO, POTUS VISIT WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai Mayor HAN Zheng welcomed the upcoming visit by President Obama to Shanghai during an October 14 call by Ambassador Huntsman. The Ambassador outlined the Obama Administration's goal of a "positive, collaborative, and comprehensive" relationship with China and stressed [...]	2009-10-16 05:45:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SCUL BEXP PINR CH
09SHANGHAI436	ANHUI'S 2009 ECONOMIC ROLLER COASTER RIDE [...] (SBU) Anhui Province boasted robust economic growth through the first three quarters of 2009 despite concern earlier in the year of a slowdown. Much of the province's growth is due to the Central Government's economic stimulus measures, including investment in infrastructure. Most of Anhui's [...]	2009-10-28 02:32:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD ELAB PREL CH
09SHANGHAI44	(SBU) NANJING BANKERS NOTE SURGE IN GOVERNMENT PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary. Chinese domestic and Hong Kong commercial bank representatives in Nanjing confirmed that new lending for government-sponsored projects surged in December and January. Over the past year, said the officials, lending quotas established by China's central bank have made the greate [...]	2009-01-22 09:03:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	CH ECON EFIN EINV PGOV

09SHANGHAI444	JIANGSU PURSUES INVESTMENT-FUELED GROWTH DESPITE CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: With little regard for Central Government concerns about investment bubbles or overcapacity, Jiangsu -- East China's largest province -- is tapping a locally funded government stimulus program and lending to large firms to rack up impressive growth figures even as net exports r [...]	2009-11-02 10:41:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CH
09SHANGHAI451	ODD NUMBERS: EXPLAINING JIANGSU'S PROVINCIAL ECONOMIC DATA [...] (SBU) Summary: Jiangsu Province economic growth figures do not add up -- provincial GDP growth is well above national average, while key indicators such as exports and electricity production have declined. Jiangsu's reported figures also outshine the province's neighbors Shanghai and Zhejian [...]	2009-11-09 09:54:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CH
09SHANGHAI46	WENZHOU - A CANARY IN CHINA'S ECONOMIC MINESHAFT [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Deputy Principal Officer's January 21-22 visit to Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, local officials said Wenzhou was one of the first cities in China to feel the impact of the global slowdown because of its largely private sector economy and heavy reliance on exports. Th [...]	2009-01-23 07:35:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD ELAB PREL KIPR CH
09SHANGHAI462	SHANGHAI HOUSE CHURCH CLOSED, PASTOR TEMPORARILY DETAINED [...] (C) Local authorities closed a Shanghai house church and detained the pastor earlier this month, a move that coincided with the closure of a popular house church in Beijing (Refs A and B). Consulate contacts expressed concern that U.S. Government pressure on the Shanghai Municipal Government t [...]	2009-11-24 07:34:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF CH
09SHANGHAI469	REAL ESTATE TALES FROM A SECOND-TIER CITY: NANJING HOUSING [...] (SBU) Summary: Real estate sales are booming in Jiangsu -- as they are in neighboring provinces -- and have become a key component of economic growth following the introduction of real estate stimulus measures in December 2008. However, our contacts say that the stimulus measures will be dif [...]	2009-12-04 11:04:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH
09SHANGHAI471	PRELIMINARY FIELD INVESTIGATION OF SHANGHAI MD-11 CRASH [...] (SBU) The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has indicated its desire to complete within six months its investigation into the November 28 crash of a Zimbabwean-registered MD-11 cargo charter aircraft at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, according to National Transportation Saf [...]	2009-12-07 08:55:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR CASC PREL CH
09SHANGHAI472	MEDIA FRENZY AS AMBASSADOR REVISITS ADOPTION SITE [...] U.S.-China relations received an emotional boost December 3 as Ambassador Huntsman and wife Mary Kaye brought their daughter Gracie Mei to visit the city where they adopted her in 1999. Yangzhou officials and the Yangzhou Children's Welfare Institute spared no effort in preparing an ebullient h [...]	2009-12-08 08:18:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO CH CASC SOCI CPAS CVIS
09SHANGHAI475	POSITIVE VIBES FROM PRESIDENT'S VISIT; SHANGHAI SCHOLARS [...] (SBU) Shanghai-based scholars generally expressed positive views on President Obama's November visit to China during a panel discussion on December 7 but noted areas of friction and disagreement that remain unresolved. They appeared optimistic that U.S.-China relations are headed in the right [...]	2009-12-10 08:04:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PHUM CH
09SHANGHAI477	AMBASSADOR'S JIANGSU TRIP BUILDS TIES WITH RISING LOCAL [...] (SBU) Ambassador Huntsman's three-city swing through Jiangsu province December 2-4 offered the opportunity to meet a crop of rising provincial leaders, introduce Consulate Shanghai's new officer for Nanjing Affairs, discuss the local business climate, promote intellectual property rights protec [...]	2009-12-11 06:16:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV PREL KIPR CH ETRD SCUL
09SHANGHAI483	USTR GENERAL CONSUL REIF VISITS SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings December with USTR General Counsel Timothy Reif, scholars from the Shanghai Municipal Government's WTO Center expressed worries about how to harmonize possible commitments to limit greenhouse gas emissions with existing trade policy regimes. AmCham Shanghai memb [...]	2009-12-15 03:31:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO SENV PGOV CH ECON
09SHANGHAI485	SHANGHAI AIRLINES TO RESUME SAIPAN SERVICE DECEMBER 18 [...] (SBU) Shanghai Airlines (SAL) representatives met with Shanghai Consulate Officers December 14 to resolve lingering confusion following a November 28 Department of Homeland Security directive permitting visa-free travel to the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) by Chinese [...]	2009-12-16 02:02:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL CVIS CH CQ
09SHANGHAI486	2009 SHANGHAI FDI SNAPSHOT [...] (SBU) Summary: In 2009, Shanghai's foreign direct investment (FDI) continued to grow despite China's dramatic drop in nationwide FDI. Municipal officials and academics report that Shanghai's increasingly service-based economy, the Central Government's anointment of Shanghai as a future intern [...]	2009-12-16 10:57:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH ETRD
09SHANGHAI488	GREATER U.S. EX-IM BANK ROLE URGED BY SHANGHAI BANKERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign bank executives in Shanghai recommended that the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) increase its operations in China by working with second-tier banks to finance imports by Chinese small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs). They urged Ex-Im to establish a [...]	2009-12-18 06:13:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH
09SHANGHAI492	PARTY CHIEF TOUTS SHANGHAI'S ECONOMIC "TRANSFORMATION" [...] (SBU) Shanghai Communist Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng announced to a December 5-6 meeting of senior municipal officials that Shanghai would "lead the transformation of China's economic development model" in the coming year. Yu's statements appear to reassure local officials of Central Gover [...]	2009-12-18 09:19:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN SENV PHUM SOCI CH
09SHANGHAI494	FAST CHINESE LOAN GROWTH BUOYS PROVINCIAL BANK'S AMBITIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Bank of Jiangsu (BOJS) -- a model for government-led reform of China's municipal-level commercial banks -- appears to be prospering from the current lending boom, and has set its sights on becoming a trans-regional bank. Within Jiangsu Province in East China, BOJS is building a [...]	2009-12-21 12:52:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH
09SHANGHAI50	SOCIAL STABILITY IN JIANGSU: NANJING SCHOLARS OFFER [...] (C) Two prominent political scholars in Nanjing, Jiangsu's provincial capital, offered different views on social stability in Jiangsu, where migrant workers from the rural northern part of the province may not be able to find jobs in developed southern Jiangsu after the Lunar New Year. The sch [...]	2009-01-29 08:33:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ELAB PHUM CH
09SHANGHAI51	RURAL EASTERN ANHUI STABLE AND PROSPEROUS IN THE YEAR OF THE [...] (C) Rural Eastern Anhui Province appeared festive and upbeat on the eve of Lunar New Year celebrations despite continued reports of returned migrant workers facing difficult job prospects after the holiday. A County Governor who attended Central Party School training in Shanghai in November 20 [...]	2009-01-30 04:07:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ELAB PHUM CH
09SHANGHAI52	THE MAKINGS OF A CHINESE LABOR LAWYER [...] (C) First-year labor law students in Suzhou shared their motivations for becoming labor lawyers with Poloff during a January 8 visit. The students from all over China had different reasons for pursuing their chosen field of study, ranging from aiding their own employment prospects during a per [...]	2009-01-30 04:10:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON CH
09SHANGHAI53	SHANGHAI AIRLINES FACES TURBULENT TIMES [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai Airlines (SAL),China's fifth largest and first independently-run local airline, struggled through a string of economic blows in 2008, and the global economic slump is promising to bring more hardship in 2009. Shanghai Airlines Senior Vice President Gu Jiadan said the [...]	2009-01-30 11:22:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV
09SHANGHAI54	SHANGHAI UNIVERSITIES NURTURE NEXT GENERATION OF IPR [...] (SBU) Summary. A key element of the Shanghai Municipal Government's efforts to be a leader in intellectual property rights (IPR) protection has been the establishment and support of IPR colleges and research centers at several major universities throughout the city. Although these schools tr [...]	2009-01-30 11:23:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD EINV EFIN SCUL TBIO CH
09SHANGHAI55	CHINA SETS SIGHTS HIGH FOR NEW REGIONAL JET [...] (SBU) Summary: China's ambition to produce a domestically designed and manufactured aircraft, the ARJ21 "regional jet", is nearing reality. During a January 8 visit to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC),Consulate officers talked with company executives and viewed the plane [...]	2009-01-30 11:23:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV ETRD ECON KIPR ELAB CH
09SHANGHAI57	ZHEJIANG ECONOMIC ENGINE STILL MOVING, BUT TRADE SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Zhejiang provincial officials remain upbeat on their largely private sector economy but acknowledged the growth rate is slowing. The province's 2008 GDP grew roughly 10 percent over 2007, and total exports and imports for 2008 were up 19.4 percent. When introducing economic t [...]	2009-02-02 03:48:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD ELAB PREL KIPR CH
09SHANGHAI58	CORRECTED COPY: CHINA SETS SIGHTS HIGH FOR NEW REGIONAL JET [...] (SBU) Summary: China's ambition to produce a domestically designed and manufactured aircraft, the ARJ21 "regional jet", is nearing reality. During a January 8 visit to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC),Consulate officers talked with company executives and viewed the plane [...]	2009-02-02 03:56:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV ETRD ECON KIPR ELAB CH
09SHANGHAI59	ZHEJIANG RESUMES COOPERATION WITH U.S. ON IPR [...] (SBU) Summary: After nearly two years of Consulate efforts to revive relations on intellectual property rights (IPR),Zhejiang IP officials held a roundtable on January 12 on efforts to protect IPR in the province. The meeting is a breakthrough in IPR relations, representing the first engage [...]	2009-02-02 05:34:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD EINV EFIN SCUL TBIO CH
09SHANGHAI60	MEGA TRANSPORTATION HUB - LYNCHPIN OF EAST CHINA AND BEYOND [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai authorities are racing to complete one of China's largest infrastructure projects, the city's 26 square kilometer Hongqiao Comprehensive Transportation Hub, in time for the 2010 World Expo. The mega project, located 13 kilometers from the city center in the western su [...]	2009-02-02 06:32:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ELTN ECON PGOV ELAB CH
09SHANGHAI61	NANJING BANKER ON MONEYLAUNDERING AND OTHER FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) office in Nanjing is organizing monthly anti-moneylaundering training sessions, according to the chief representative of the Standard Chartered Bank branch there. New bank regulations imposing a tax on overseas borrowings are causing concerns fo [...]	2009-02-03 02:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EFIN PGOV PTER
09SHANGHAI63	SHANGHAI REFORMING MIGRANT CHILDREN EDUCATION, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai's large migrant population poses challenges for the Shanghai Government, as it tries to enact reforms of migrant children's education. Interlocutors cited the low quality of teachers, poor infrastructure, and the commercialization of migrant schools, which are run by mig [...]	2009-02-03 08:44:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL SMIG PINR SOCI CH
09SHANGHAI64	(SBU) GOVERNMENT HOUSING STIMULUS PLANS FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Chinese government plans to expand subsidized housing have been designed to limit the benefits to property developers, according to a new contact who works with one of China's main real estate market indexes -- in fact, the government is not opposed to housing prices falling fa [...]	2009-02-04 04:35:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL
09SHANGHAI65	(SBU) NEW TAXES HIT FOREIGN FINANCIAL FIRMS [...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign banks based in China could see their cost of foreign funding rise by 15 percent this year as a result of recent Chinese tax changes, said a partner in a leading tax accountancy firm's Shanghai office. Foreign banks have lobbied for exemptions, but so far have not been [...]	2009-02-05 01:55:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN KTIA PREL
09SHANGHAI66	SOCIAL STABILITY IN ZHEJIANG: CALM FOR NOW [...] (C) Zhejiang Province remains relatively calm despite continued concerns about post-Lunar New Year social instability as a result of the province's failing economy, contacts told Poloff during a February 4 visit to Hangzhou, Zhejiang's provincial capital. Some cities are in better shape than o [...]	2009-02-05 07:00:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ELAB PHUM CH
09SHANGHAI67	(C) HANGZHOU ACTIVISTS ON "08 CHARTER" AND EAST CHINA HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Four Hangzhou-based signatories of the 08 Charter told Poloff on February 4 that the document's impact has not been as significant as was originally hoped, but the charter's support is greater than the number of signatories (Refs A, B, and C). The contacts also shared their views [...]	2009-02-05 08:35:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB CH UN
09SHANGHAI70	BAO STEEL GLOOMY ON QUICK ECONOMIC RECOVERY [...] (SBU) Summary: China's largest steel producer, Bao Steel, is pessimistic about China's economic prospects through 2009. In a February 3 meeting with Bao Steel, Vice President Dai Zhihao said that demand in China's steel market remains lackluster with no sign of recovery. Although excess stoc [...]	2009-02-06 09:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EIND EINV ELAB PREL CH
09SHANGHAI72	EAST CHINA CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY ON U.S. TRANSPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: During a February 4 courtesy call on East China Regional Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) Director General Xia Xinghua, the Consul General (CG) raised several industry issues, including Polar Air Cargo's request for an additional slot at Pudong Airport and UPS' [...]	2009-02-06 11:21:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EFIN PREL EINV CH
09SHANGHAI73	SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ON NORTH KOREA: PROVOCATIONS TO DRAW OBAMA [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars explained North Korea's recent provocative actions as attempts to draw the Obama Administration's attention and pressure South Korea to continue aid to North Korea. They offered little insight on the succession issue but said recent rumors about Kim Jong-il's t [...]	2009-02-09 09:04:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH KN KS JA
09SHANGHAI74	(SBU) U.S. CORPORATIONS LIMITING LAYOFFS DESPITE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Major U.S. corporations are limiting layoffs, even though they are feeling the effects the economic downturn, said the chief Shanghai representative of the U.S.-China Business Council. U.S. corporations are handling layoffs differently in China than they would in the United S [...]	2009-02-10 10:10:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP CH EFIN ELAB ETRD
09SHANGHAI79	JAPANESE MANUFACTURERS IN EAST CHINA HIT HARD BY ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese manufacturers in East China started seeing a drop in domestic and export demand in early 2008 but did not cut production until late 2008, hoping for Olympics-driven growth and pressured by Chinese JV partners to "keep the machines running," according to Shanghai-based [...]	2009-02-13 01:20:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV CH JA
09SHANGHAI80	SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ON U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] (C) Summary. Chinese officials and academics will closely watch the Secretary's imminent visit to Beijing for signs of the Obama Administration's strategy toward China, according to Shanghai-based scholars. Establishment of a personal relationship between Presidents Obama and Hu, an early su [...]	2009-02-13 12:38:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN PHUM MCAP SENV CH TW KN IR
09SHANGHAI85	TAIWAN BUSINESSES IN NANJING HURT BY ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan entrepreneurs in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province said securing bank loans remains one of the biggest challenges for Taiwan firms in the Mainland but are hopeful the next SEF-ARATS talks will address this issue. The interlocutors complained about their inability to layoff workers [...]	2009-02-19 07:15:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ELAB EFIN CH TW
09SHANGHAI86	CORRECTED COPY: SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ON U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, [...] (C) Summary. Chinese officials and academics will closely watch the Secretary's imminent visit to Beijing for signs of the Obama Administration's strategy toward China, according to Shanghai-based scholars. Establishment of a personal relationship between Presidents Obama and Hu, an early su [...]	2009-02-19 08:15:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EFIN IR KN PHUM PREL SENV TW MCAP
09SHANGHAI87	EAST CHINA SCHOLARS ON TAIWAN'S WHA PROSPECTS, ARMS SALES [...] (C) Summary: East China scholars believe China is trying to help Taiwan's ailing economy but criticize Taiwan for treating mainlanders like "third-class citizens." The scholars are optimistic that Taiwan will gain observer status in May's World Health Assembly but express reservations about gi [...]	2009-02-20 04:34:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM ETRD ECON EFIN CH TW
09SHANGHAI89	JIANGSU SCHOLARS SEEK CLEARER U.S. POLICIES ON FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) A desire for greater policy clarity by the United States dominated comments regarding the new U.S. administration by economists and sociologists at the Jiangsu Academy of Social Sciences. Jiangsu's export-dominated economy has suffered more than other parts of China with the global econo [...]	2009-02-20 09:03:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV SOCI CH
09SHANGHAI90	ECONOMIC ISSUES DOMINATE JIANGSU COURT, PROCURATORATE [...] (SBU) Supporting government efforts to maintain economic growth figures prominently among the tasks facing the Jiangsu Provincial High Court and Procuratorate. Contract disputes make up the largest portion of new cases before the Jiangsu High Court, according to the court's president. Neverth [...]	2009-02-23 02:37:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN KJUS KPAO SENV SOCI CH
09SHANGHAI96	ANHUI'S AUTO INDUSTRY HURT BY ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, BENEFITS [...] (SBU) Summary: After years of double-digit growth, Chery Automobile Company and Jianghuai Automobile Company (JAC),two large Chinese auto manufacturers headquartered in Anhui Province, saw sales slump in 2008 due to the economic downturn, with exports hit particularly hard. Recent government [...]	2009-02-27 01:39:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EINV ELAB EIND PGOV CH
09SHANGHAI97	LINCOLN TOUCHES A CHINESE NERVE - CHARTER 08 A SENSITIVE [...] (C) Official sensitivity to human rights issues, particularly the Charter 08 pro-democracy manifesto, revealed itself in heavy-handed interference in a Consulate reception February 11 commemorating the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln. Local officials notified universities and other instituti [...]	2009-02-27 01:40:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ELAB CH UN
09SHENYANG119	DPRK REFUGEES: MORE DIVERSE, ELITE, AND RELIANT UPON BROKERS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 04:46:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON KN KS PGOV PREF PREL RS
09SHENYANG130	TONGHUA, JILIN STEELWORKERS' PROTEST LEADS TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 07:03:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON ELAB PGOV
09SHENYANG134	DANDONG VANADIUM SEIZURE PART OF "CONTINUING [...] (S) Summary. Reports of a July 24 seizure of 70 kilograms of vanadium at the China-North Korea border at Dandong were confirmed by Customs Officials, who portrayed the event as business as usual. A key government contact, however, took pains to tell us that in fact things have tightened up [...]	2009-07-29 04:10:00	Consulate Shenyang	SECRET	CH ECON KN KS PGOV PREF PREL RS
09SHENYANG141	PRC-DPRK BORDER: DPRK ECONOMY ROBUST, UNSC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sources agree that the North Korean economy appears to be the strongest it has been in recent memory. Chinese officials may be enforcing UNSC 1874 (Ref A, B) and financial sanctions through stepped-up inspections at the PRC-DPRK border, but there is local skepticism about the abil [...]	2009-08-13 04:02:00	Consulate Shenyang	SECRET	CH ECON KN KS PREL RS
09SHENYANG142	PRC-DPRK BORDER: HARDLY ANY NEW REFUGEES AT ALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Contacts in the PRC-DPRK borderlands indicate that as of August 2009, there are virtually no new DPRK refugees crossing the Tumen River with the goal of settling in China (Ref A) but that the area is home to many refugees from the late 1990s, not a few of whom have integrated into [...]	2009-08-13 04:06:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON KN KS PGOV PREF PREL RS
09SHENYANG143	PRC-DPRK BORDER: RASON, PUST, PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rason is the most open and liberalized place in North Korea, but minor improvements in relations with DPRK officials there should not be read as evidence of further engagement or liberalization, according to two key NGO contacts. Meanwhile, the Pyongyang University of Science and [...]	2009-08-14 01:35:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON KN KS PGOV PREL RS
09SHENYANG148	PRC EXPERT FORESEES NO INSTABILITY IN DPRK POWER [...] (C) Summary: Jilin Province's foremost Korean Peninsula scholar does not foresee instability during the transfer of power to DPRK leader Kim Jong-il's successor, but predicated longer-term stability on an improved economic situation. After his reshuffle of the military in early 2009, Kim has [...]	2009-08-21 03:10:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM ECON KN KS CH
09SHENYANG150	YAO FUXIN'S LABOR PAINS: LABOR LEADER'S [...] (C) Summary. The family of labor activist Yao Fuxin, who was released from prison in March 2009, is still subject to restrictions on travel and very close scrutiny of all of their actions, according to the activist's daughter Yao Dan, who has reported to us periodically (Ref A and B). Mr. Yao' [...]	2009-08-25 03:37:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PINR PINS SOCI CH SPILL
09SHENYANG161	DPRK CHARM IN NE CHINA: WE THINK WE WANT TO TRUST [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Shenyang-based DPRK diplomat sought out a Korean-speaking Shenyang ConGenOff at social events on the margins of two Chinese-sponsored trade fairs to make three points: 1) the "political winds" in Pyongyang are changing, and DPRK leader Kim Jong-il desires close ties and friend [...]	2009-09-04 04:24:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON KN KS PGOV PREL
09SHENYANG164	DPRK BUSINESS LEANS FORWARD IN NE CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The DPRK seems to be taking a more active approach to business in Northeast China when compared to 2008 (reftel),bringing a large government and business delegation to this region's major trade fair. A senior- level DPRK official used a public forum to make political statements [...]	2009-09-16 04:01:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON KN KS PREL RS
09SHENYANG167	JILIN TRADE FAIRS: CHINESE SELF-ADULATION, LOCAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Trade fairs in Northeast China are becoming larger productions, with aims beyond mere regional cooperation. The Chinese seem to be moving away from the UNDP Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI) begun in the early 1990s to new China-only regional projects. Northeast China's main trade [...]	2009-09-17 21:02:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECIN ELTN ETRD KN KS PREL RS
09SHENYANG168	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO DALIAN FOR THE WORLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's message of mutual cooperation and mutual learning received a warm welcome in Dalian, Liaoning Province, against the backdrop of the World Economic Forum's Summer Davos event. Local officials were eager to discuss increased economic and cultural exchange between [...]	2009-09-18 01:08:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECIN ECON EIND EINT EMIN ENIV ETRD PGOV
09SHENYANG170	DPRK CONFIDENT BUT ANXIOUS; PRC ENVOYS; INFORMAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A new consulate contact who has extensive experience in North Korea believes the DPRK's "charm offensive" is the result of newfound confidence stemming from its missile launch and nuclear test. North Korea feels economically and politically dominated by China, so it is anxious [...]	2009-09-25 01:50:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EFIN EMIN ETRD KN KS PARM PREL
09SHENYANG183	YANBIAN PRC ACADEMIC ON DPRK: NO WAY OUT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a well-connected Chinese expert on DPRK issues, the international community missed its opportunity to negotiate away the North Korean nuclear program in 2006. He questioned the U.S. "exit strategy" and inquired if the United States could stomach a nuclear and prolife [...]	2009-10-19 04:00:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EAID ECON EFIN KN KS PARM PGOV PREL
09SHENYANG185	YANBIAN SINO-KOREAN HARMONY: THIS IS HOW WE DO IT [...] (C) SUMMARY: China is hard at work on its ethnic minority policy in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture bordering Russia and North Korea. In exchange for political allegiance, the Chinese seem to allow the local Sino-Koreans considerable sovereignty in governing most issues, from refugee [...]	2009-10-20 03:24:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EAGR ECON KN KS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
09SHENYANG187	MOORE'S MARAUDERS INKS COOPERATION DEAL WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Pol/EconChief attended the Oct 21 MOU signing ceremony between Shenyang University and Moore's Marauders (MM),an American NGO that recovers the remains of MIA/POWs from past wars. A culmination of two years of cooperation with the University's Mukden POW Camp Studies Research C [...]	2009-10-26 03:24:00	Consulate Shenyang	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS TINT CH
09SHENYANG194	IN THE ZONE: COMPANIES TELL US THEIR DALIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 26 ) 27 visit of officers from the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to various development zones in the port city of Dalian, Liaoning Province, provided an opportunity to visit several U.S.-invested and Chinese companies, including Intel, Epoch Internation [...]	2009-11-05 23:28:00	Consulate Shenyang	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON CH ETRD WEET PGOV PREL
09SHENYANG195	ZONE DEFENSE: DALIAN ADMINISTRATORS TELL USITC [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) officers visited various development zones and companies (chiefly foreign-invested) in the port city of Dalian, Liaoning Province with the purpose of discerning the differences between the various zones and the benefits they provide to [...]	2009-11-05 23:28:00	Consulate Shenyang	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON CH ETRD WEET PGOV PREL
09SHENYANG200	MEETING WITH ROK POLMIN SUNGNAM LIM: FRUSTRATIONS [...] (SBU) ROK Political Minister Lim Sungnam, a relative newcomer in Beijing (two months, overlapping by his account somewhat awkwardly with his predecessor),dropped by Shenyang briefly on November 9 before jetting off to Harbin as part of a Northeast familiarization tour. Lim asked the Consul G [...]	2009-11-10 03:28:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH PMIL ROK
09SHENYANG204	MEETINGS WITH A-POWER ON WIND FARM DEAL [...] (SBU) Summary. A-Power, a Shenyang-based NASDAQ-listed firm, explained its plans for a 600-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Midland, Texas, including production facilities and its relationship to GE and other suppliers. According to company executives, the project will not rely on U.S. stimulus bill [...]	2009-11-17 01:24:00	Consulate Shenyang	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WEET PGOV PREL CH
09SHENYANG216	PRC-DPRK BORDER: BIG PLANS FOR 2ND BRIDGE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Premier Wen Jiabao's October 4-6 meetings in Pyongyang produced a joint PRC-DPRK agreement to build a second bridge across the Yalu River. During ConGenOffs' recent trips to Dandong, officials openly discussed their development plan to include the to-be-built bridge, estimating a M [...]	2009-12-04 02:32:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EAID ECON EIND ETRD EWWT KN KS PBTS PREL
09SHENYANG219	CHINESE INVESTMENT IN NORTH KOREA: VIEWS FROM THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese investment in North Korea appears to be a largely state-directed affair, supporting government objectives to engage in resource diplomacy. Chinese businesses consider business in North Korea to be unprofitable, are wary of entering the market, and will only do so with Chi [...]	2009-12-21 23:33:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EFIN EIND EMIN ETRD KN KS PGOV PREL RS
09SHENYANG220	PRC-DPRK BORDER: BRIBES SOFTEN LAWS ON REFUGEES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: A new consulate contact with family ties to one of South Korea's more conservative and recognized DPRK defector NGOs reports that Chinese government and security officials are willing to turn a blind eye to their operations to shelter-in-place undocumented North Koreans who want t [...]	2009-12-21 23:36:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KN KS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL RS SOCI
09SHENYANG221	PRC-DPRK BORDER: TRADERS DISCUSS CURRENCY REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Contacts in Northeast China along the PRC- DPRK border say that North Korea's latest currency reform will not have any short-term implications for social stability. Sources agreed that this was a move by the DPRK government to wrest back control of income streams from those who h [...]	2009-12-21 23:38:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EFIN KN KS PGOV PINS PREL RS SOCI
09SHENYANG222	Consular Section Outreach on SAO Procedures [...] Summary: U.S. Consulate Shenyang's SAO officer met with students, professors, and company executives at various institutions and enterprises in Northeast China in an effort to help them prepare adequately for the visa interview. The institutions and enterprises were chosen for their large nu [...]	2009-12-22 02:34:00	Consulate Shenyang	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL CH SCUL
09SHENYANG31	LIFE IN CHINA'S NORTH: SNAPSHOTS FROM HARBIN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leaders in Heilongjiang Province displayed a well-informed interest and concern about the global economic slowdown while remaining upbeat on prospects for development, particularly in the transportation and environmental areas. Sector-specific industries related to exports and Ru [...]	2009-02-27 03:18:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ENRG ETRD KN KS PREL RS SENV
09SHENYANG39	STRAINED YANJI ECONOMY, YUST/PUST OPERATIONS; DPRK [...] (C) SUMMARY: While 2008 was a banner year for trade in Jilin Province as a whole, a recent visit to the China-DPRK- Russia border region showed that the global slowdown has sharply reduced South Korean and Russian trade. This is in stark contrast to the past, when generous capital inflows fro [...]	2009-03-05 23:08:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KN KS PREL RS
09SHENYANG73	LIAONING LEADERSHIP: DALIAN ON THE RISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the two years since Li Keqiang was plucked from his Party Secretary (PS) post in Shenyang for greater glory in Beijing, no one has been able to fill the void he left behind in Liaoning Province. Two major competitors continue to jockey for Provincial leadership - Governor Chen [...]	2009-04-24 03:18:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON PGOV PINR
09SHENYANG75	STARS QUIETLY ON THE RISE IN JILIN AND HEILONGJIANG [...] (C) SUMMARY: The unique arrangement of Jilin Province's Governor Han Changfu and Party Secretary (PS) Wang Min's reversed roles continues to garner success for the poorest of China's Northeast provinces. Farther north, Heilongjiang's Ji Bingxuan is now firmly ensconced in his role as PS and [...]	2009-04-24 03:29:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON PGOV PINR
09SHENYANG76	PRC-DPRK BORDER: CHINESE TENSE, NORTH KOREANS BUSY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In light of the DPRK's detainment of two American journalists, Chinese officials have taken measures to tighten access by foreigners to border areas. Even areas previously open to tourists and foreigners are now restricted. Meetings with government, Public Security Bureau (PSB),[...]	2009-04-24 04:03:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON KN KS PGOV PREL RS
09SHENYANG90	PRC-DPRK BORDER: QUIET REFUGEE FRONT, LOCAL AID [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of the DPRK's detainment of two American journalists, China's increased security posture along the border (Ref A) does not seem to have translated into increased pressure on illegal border-crossers from the DPRK. Amcits working for non-U.S. projects in Rason and o [...]	2009-05-21 02:00:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON KN KS PGOV PREF PREL RS
09SHENYANG92	PRC-DPRK BORDER ECONOMY: SOME EXASPERATION ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese businessmen and government officials may be experiencing "North Korea fatigue" and, against the backdrop of the DPRK's April 5 missile launch, may in the future become less enthusiastic about undertaking investment opportunities in the DPRK. Trade at Dandong, which account [...]	2009-05-21 05:02:00	Consulate Shenyang	SECRET	CH ECON KN KS PGOV PREL RS
09SINGAPORE1057	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO SINGAPORE [...] (C) Mr. President, Singapore is abuzz over your return to Asia. Your visit, in the wake of your historic changing-of-the-generations meeting in Washington with Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, has the potential to change fundamentally perceptions of the United States in the region. Your presen [...]	2009-10-30 07:06:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MARR OVIP POTUS SN ASEAN
09SINGAPORE1073	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S SINGAPORE VISIT [...] (C) Madam Secretary, the message you delivered in Thailand in July that "the United States is back in Southeast Asia" is resonating here in Singapore. Your upcoming visit presents a precious opportunity to consolidate and build upon the gains that your early and intense focus on Asia as Secr [...]	2009-11-04 06:25:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MARR OVIP CLINTON HILLARY SN ASEAN
09SINGAPORE1092	DAS MARCIEL DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES, BURMA, [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 14:03:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SN
09SINGAPORE1138	PRESIDENT HU - SINGAPORE VISIT [...] (C) Summary: During the State Visit to Singapore by Chinese President Hu Jintao, China and Singapore reached four agreements: the "loan" of two pandas, a tie-up between Singapore University of Technology and Design and Zhejiang University, the formalization of civil leadership exchanges, and t [...]	2009-12-01 08:49:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV APEC CN SN
09SINGAPORE1185	DAS MARCIEL MEETS SINGAPORE MFA ASEAN DIRECTOR [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) and Ambassador to ASEAN Scot Marciel discussed U.S.-ASEAN relations with MFA ASEAN Director Kwok Fook Seng during a visit to Singapore December 9. Singapore will support U.S. efforts to include businesses in the 2010 ASEAN trade ministers visit to [...]	2009-12-10 09:38:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SN
09SINGAPORE1217	SINGAPORE VIEW OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH IRAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Singapore maintains positive economic relations with Iran and would be open to expanded economic ties, though Singapore is mindful of proliferation issues and international sanctions, Government of Singapore (GOS) officials told Emboffs. Singapore has engaged Iran in the contex [...]	2009-12-20 23:42:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET	ETRD EINV ENRG ECON PREL KNNP IR SN
09SINGAPORE1234	SINGAPORE LAMENTS COPENHAGEN "TRENCH FIGHTING" BUT [...] (U) Summary: As the United Nations Conference on Climate Change wound down in Copenhagen, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong criticized the event's "sound and fury" and "trench fighting" in remarks to Singaporean journalists. Participants did not adopt the right frame of mind, he said. [...]	2009-12-23 04:55:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV KGHG SN
09SINGAPORE1243	FOO KOK JWEE OFFERS DEPUTY NIO HIS PERSONAL VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: "The next 100 days are critical for Indonesia," MFA Deputy Director for Indonesia, FOO Kok Jwee conveyed in a December 14 meeting with Deputy NIO for East Asia, Dr. Terrence Markin. Citing the KPK and Bank Century corruption scandals that are dogging Indonesia's government, Foo [...]	2009-12-27 23:44:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ID PGOV PINR PREL SN
09SINGAPORE158	SINGAPORE APPLAUDS SECRETARY'S "STRONG SIGNAL" TO [...] (C) Summary. MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan and Ambassador-at-Large Tommy Koh provided EAP/DAS Scot Marciel and the Charge d'Affaires glowing reactions to the Secretary's recent visit to Indonesia during separate meetings February 20. Kausikan said the Secretary's first vi [...]	2009-02-24 01:30:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SN
09SINGAPORE19	SINGAPORE EYES NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN LATIN AMERICA [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's Prime Minister and other top officials took advantage of attendance at APEC meetings in Peru to strengthen and broaden relationships in Latin America. After years of mostly indifference to the region, Singapore is making a push to expand trade and investment in Lat [...]	2009-01-07 00:31:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD SN
09SINGAPORE288	SINGAPORE-INDIA: STRATEGIC SYMBIOSIS [...] (C) Summary: Singapore is working systematically with India to strengthen India's bilateral and regional engagement in East Asia, Ambassador-at-Large Tommy Koh, Indian High Commissioner S. Jaishankar, and other contacts told CDA and Embassy officers. Symbolic of this was Foreign Minister Geor [...]	2009-03-27 10:46:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MOPS SN IN
09SINGAPORE295	SINGAPORE TRADE MINISTER PUSHES FOR ROBUST U.S. TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 20 speech to a U.S. business conference, Minister of Trade and Industry (MTI) LIM Hng Kiang issued a strong call for the United States to resist protectionism and adopt a "robust" free trade agenda. He charged the United States with a special role and responsibility [...]	2009-03-30 07:38:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD APECO SN
09SINGAPORE316	CDA CALLS ON YOUNG PAP CHAIRMAN TEO SER LUCK [...] (C) Summary: Young People's Action Party (YP) Chairman Teo Ser Luck expressed a positive view to CDA regarding YP exchanges with the Chinese Communist Youth League (CYL) and CYL First Secretary Lu Hao. Singapore, as it prepares to host the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, is interested in learning [...]	2009-04-03 11:26:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KOLY SN
09SINGAPORE325	SINGAPORE OPENS DOOR TO CHINESE TO MAINTAIN ETHNIC [...] (C) Summary: Faced with a chronically low fertility rate and high emigration, Singapore has used a selective but relatively open immigration policy to increase its population, fuel its normally strong economic growth, and maintain a politically delicate balance among its Chinese, Malay and In [...]	2009-04-07 06:52:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEAN PINR ELAB SN CH
09SINGAPORE381	SINGAPORE REACTION TO OECD TAX HAVEN LIST [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore Deputy Secretary of Finance Ng Wai Choon, in the course of a meeting with the Charge d'Affaires (CDA) on another matter, expressed concern that the OECD's process of classifying tax havens is not transparent or fair. The GOS was disturbed that the OECD had not placed [...]	2009-04-22 02:24:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN OECD SN
09SINGAPORE477	TEMASEK DIVESTS BANK OF AMERICA HOLDINGS, CHANGES STRATEGY [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings confirmed it sold its entire 3.8 percent stake in Bank of America at what appears to be a substantial loss, ending its foray into U.S. financial sector investments. The sale comes only two years after Temasek's original entry in [...]	2009-05-20 08:13:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON SN
09SINGAPORE50	SINGAPORE TOURISM AND AIR TRAFFIC DOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) estimates that overall passenger traffic increased in 2008 despite the economic downturn. Lower fuel costs have helped improve air carrier revenues and Singapore Airlines has seen continued, albeit slower, growth on routes to Ch [...]	2009-01-15 09:04:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EIND ECON SN
09SINGAPORE51	SINGAPORE - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided via email a Microsoft Word version of the document to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. (SBU) Begin text of Statement: 2009 Investment Cli [...]	2009-01-15 09:16:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SN
09SINGAPORE529	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERGâ€™S MAY 30, 2009 [...] (SBU) May 30, 2009; 6:30 p.m.; The Presidential Palace; Singapore. 2. (SBU) Participants: United States ------------- The Deputy Secretary Glyn T. Davies, EAP Acting Assistant Secretary Daniel L. Shields, CDA (Notetaker) SINGAPORE --------- Minister Mentor (MM) Lee Kuan Yew Chee Hong Tat, Princi [...]	2009-06-04 09:08:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET	OVIP STEINBERG JAMES B. PREL MNUC ECON SN CH
09SINGAPORE540	U.S. AND SINGAPORE ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS [...] (SBU) Singapore is the world's third largest oil-refining center and a highly developed economy with substantial foreign investment in the energy sector. Energy-related projects and research are typically funded by multinational corporations and academic institutions with a presence here. The [...]	2009-06-08 08:41:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ENRG APECO ECON SN
09SINGAPORE588	FOLLOWING THE MONEY TRAIL OF SINGAPORE'S SECRETIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a portfolio estimated at more than $300 billion, the funding sources and uses of Singapore's two sovereign wealth funds (SWF) are shrouded in secrecy and not well understood by the Singapore public or most analysts. SWF funds come from three sources: the government's [...]	2009-06-23 09:21:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON ECIN ETRD SN
09SINGAPORE594	UNSCR 1874: UPDATE FROM MFA SECOND PERMSEC [...] (C) Singapore MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan told CDA on June 24 that, at China's suggestion, Chinese and ASEAN officials discussed the U.S. demarche (reftels) regarding North Korea and UNSCR 1874, in the course of the 15th China-ASEAN Senior Officials Consultations held in [...]	2009-06-24 09:25:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KN SN
09SINGAPORE61	JOURNALISTS FRUSTRATED BY PRESS CONTROLS [...] (C) Summary: Singapore journalists say they are increasingly frustrated with GOS-imposed limits on their domestic reporting. Political leaders put pressure on the Straits Times (ST) staff to ensure that the paper's domestic coverage follows the government line. Reporters say they are eager [...]	2009-01-16 09:57:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PREL SN
09SINGAPORE611	SEMINAR READOUT: CHINA'S POLICY TOWARDS BURMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two visiting Chinese academics described China's policy toward Burma as creating strategic opportunities for China, but also supposedly promoting stability in Burma. The scholars, speaking at a seminar in Singapore, focused on Burma's strategic importance to China's energy secu [...]	2009-06-29 06:12:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON CH BM SN

09SINGAPORE612	SINGAPORE DOWNPLAYS ITS ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Singapore is one of Burma's largest investors and trading partners, but the GOS downplays the bilateral economic relationship and asserts the economic relationship offers little leverage to engage Burma on non-economic issues. The GOS does not actively promote investment in Burm [...]	2009-06-29 06:30:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON PREL BM SN
09SINGAPORE631	GOS TAKES OVER LNG TERMINAL PROJECT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOS has taken over ownership and development of Singapore's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal after the companies developing the project struggled to secure financing that would keep the terminal on track for a 2012 deadline. The LNG terminal is considered critical [...]	2009-07-02 10:22:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV ECON SN
09SINGAPORE695	SINGAPORE SWF TEMASEK REVERSES LEADERSHIP TRANSITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Temasek Holdings, one of Singapore's two sovereign wealth funds, announced it had canceled plans for U.S. citizen Charles Goodyear to take over as CEO on October 1. Ho Ching, the current CEO and Executive Director (and PM Lee's wife) will remain in charge. The announcement abr [...]	2009-07-22 12:22:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN SN
09SINGAPORE703	TEETER TOTTER BALANCING ACT FOR FALUN GONG IN [...] (C) Summary: While Falun Gong (FLG) practitioners in Singapore enjoy a certain degree of freedom, problems still persist. Over the past decade, the organization has seen its membership drop by more than half. Although FLG has received little media coverage in recent years, this does not ne [...]	2009-07-24 08:57:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SN CM
09SINGAPORE715	SINGAPORE ELECTRONICS SECTOR RECOVERING, BUT FUTURE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's electronics manufacturing sector is facing a transformative shift as it begins to recover from recession. The economic downturn gave a further push to a trend already underway as high-volume, lower value-added manufacturing departed Singapore for lower-cost produce [...]	2009-07-29 10:20:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV SN
09SINGAPORE734	SEAGATE CLOSES SINGAPORE HDD PLANT, CONTINUING ELECTRONICS [...] (SBU) U.S.-based Seagate Technology announced August 4 that it would relocate its hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturing from Singapore to other Seagate facilities elsewhere in Asia by the end of 2010 and would lay off 2000 of its current 8000 person labor force. Seagate has had operations in Si [...]	2009-08-05 09:52:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV CN SN
09SINGAPORE759	VIETNAMESE AMBASSADOR IN SINGAPORE WELCOMES [...] (C) Summary: Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Thanh expressed to Charge his appreciation for increased American engagement in Southeast Asia and described as excellent the prospects for enhanced U.S.-Vietnam ties, in areas including defense cooperation. While Vietnam looks to continued eng [...]	2009-08-13 06:57:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SN BM ASEAN
09SINGAPORE773	SENATOR BILL NELSON'S MEETING WITH MINISTER MENTOR [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Minister Mentor (MM) Lee Kuan Yew, Senator Bill Nelson stressed the importance of cooperation between Singapore's Internal Security Department (ISD) and U.S. counterpart organizations to address common threats in areas such as terrorism and proliferation. MM Lee [...]	2009-08-17 09:47:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR SN IN CN MN
09SINGAPORE80	SINGAPORE LAUNCHES EXPANSIONARY BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam unveiled an expansionary budget January 22 with S$20.5 billion (USD 13.7 billion) in new measures to help Singapore businesses and workers survive the economic downturn. Tharman made clear the budget was not sufficient to pull [...]	2009-01-23 10:31:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN SN
09SINGAPORE852	SINGAPORE MFA'S TOMMY KOH TALKS CHINA, SE ASIA [...] (C) Summary: Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador-at-Large Tommy Koh offered Staffdel Luse his views on Southeast Asian countries' relations with China, the United States, and each other in an August 17 meeting. According to Koh, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) mem [...]	2009-09-04 04:24:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SN
09SINGAPORE853	CHINA-SINGAPORE DEEPENING OF RELATIONS CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: According to a September 2 Singapore MFA readout, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, accompanied by 150 officials including two Ministers and 21 Vice Ministers, visited Singapore August 23-26 to participate in the Sixth Annual China-Singapore Joint Council (JCBC) for Bilateral Co [...]	2009-09-04 04:36:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CN SN
09SINGAPORE862	SINGAPORE IS UNSUITABLE FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Post has contacted the United Nations and Legal Issues Branch of the International Organisations Directorate in Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to determine whether Singapore would consider running for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights [...]	2009-09-08 10:06:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IR
09SINGAPORE863	RULING PARTY YOUTH WING COZIES UP TO CHINESE, [...] (C) Summary. The youth wing of Singapore's ruling party, Young PAP (YP),is pursuing closer ties with the Chinese Communist Youth League, two YP executive committee members told PolOffs on August 27. Recent YP "study visits" to China have focused on political education and recruitment. In [...]	2009-09-09 03:41:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SN
09SINGAPORE869	EMBASSY SINGAPORE: NO EXPERIENCE ENGAGING [...] Post does not know of any community of Singaporeans living abroad that would qualify as a "diaspora" using the criteria set forth in reftel paragraph 4. Given that there are no known diaspora communities of Singaporeans, Post is unable to provide meaningful responses to the questions posed i [...]	2009-09-10 01:28:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL
09SINGAPORE876	NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore is supportive of the United States' global counterproliferation agenda and promotes a targeted, risk-based approach to trade and cargo security initiatives. Singapore is a trade and financial services hub and has a key role to play in monitoring and preventing the f [...]	2009-09-11 00:06:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG PARM PREL PGOV UNGA IAEA SN
09SINGAPORE898	KOSOVO RECOGNITION IN ADVANCE OF UNGA [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche points urging Singapore to meet with Kososvo's UN delegation on the margins of the UNGA and urged Singapore to formally recognize Kosovo during a meeting with MFA United Nations and Legal Issue Branch Desk Officer Jeremy Rabani on September 14. Rabani ackno [...]	2009-09-15 09:10:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA AORC KV SN
09SINGAPORE926	SINGAPORE INKS DEFENSE COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH [...] (U) Singapore and Vietnam signed a Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) during a September 7-10 visit to Vietnam by Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Teo Chee Hean. The DCA will formalize existing mil-mil interactions, which have focused mainly on exchanges and study visi [...]	2009-09-23 09:42:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SN
09SINGAPORE952	SINGAPORE LIKE MINDED ON IRAN, BUT PREFERS TO [...] (C) Summary: Singapore shares U.S. concerns over Iran's deceitful actions regarding its nuclear program, and will continue to engage Tehran quietly in efforts to persuade Iran to comply with its international obligations. Singapore believes U.S. engagement with Iran is the right approach, alt [...]	2009-09-29 08:30:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM SN
09SINGAPORE953	SINGAPORE SUPPORTIVE OF NEW U.S. BURMA POLICY, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Burma has made several nuanced, conciliatory gestures towards the West, and Singapore believes the timing is right to engage Burma and nudge it along the road towards democracy, according to the Singapore Foreign Ministry. Singapore supports the new U.S. "carrot and stick" policy [...]	2009-09-29 08:45:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SN
09SINGAPORE978	SINGAPORE, CHINA PLAN DIALOGUE TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore and China will hold a joint economic dialogue in early 2010 to discuss recent experiences dealing with the financial crisis and economic slowdown, and plans to reorient their economies post-recession. Singapore officials are still developing plans for the hastily prop [...]	2009-10-06 23:50:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PREL CN SN
09SKOPJE332	MACEDONIA: DANGEROUS DRIFT? [...] (C) PM Gruevski's government continues a very mixed performance. He and his closest cronies continue to engage in highly questionable practices on government tenders and in squeezing EVN, the Austrian-owned electricity distributor. Substantial judicial reform lags, but Gruevski has directed t [...]	2009-07-10 13:50:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MK
09SOFIA27	BULGARIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Bulgaria: A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Bulgaria has put in place a liberal foreign investment regime, including low, flat corporate and income taxes and competitive incentives to attract high levels of foreign investment. Prom [...]	2009-01-20 15:14:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
09SOFIA561	BULGARIA: IN PURSUIT OF ENERGY DIVERSIFICATION, [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: PM Borissov met with representatives of three U.S. energy corporations September 29 to discuss diversification alternatives. As a result, the government is engaging in negotiations to use U.S. technology to diversify its nuclear fuel supply and create a spent nuclea [...]	2009-10-05 08:01:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL BU
09SOFIA703	DAS QUANRUD'S DECEMBER 11 VISIT TO SOFIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In December 11 meetings with DAS Quanrud, Bulgarian Defense Minister Mladenov described his plans for new deployments to Afghanistan and asked for U.S. support to establish a NATO training hub, possibly for OMLTs, at our joint military facilities in Bulgaria. Noting Bulgaria's [...]	2009-12-15 09:37:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON BU
09STATE100279	TRAVEL ALERT: CHINA 2009-H1N1 INFLUENZA [...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the quarantine measures imposed by the Government of China in response to the 2009-H1N1 pandemic that may affect travel to China. This Travel Alert updates the July 9, 2009, Travel Alert in order to advise U.S. citizens of the current quarantin [...]	2009-09-25 23:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC AMED CH
09STATE100289	TRAVEL ALERT: CHINA 2009-H1N1 INFLUENZA [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-25 23:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC AMED CH
09STATE101150	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Maritime Shipping Trends Of Controlled Materials 2008-2009" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) [...]	2009-09-29 13:28:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR BR
09STATE1023	UPDATE ON EUROPEAN EFFORTS TO INCLUDE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph four. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 24, 2008 European Ministers officially adopted a Directive to include international aviation in the European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). All flights arriving and departing from EU airports, [...]	2009-01-06 19:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU
09STATE102928	(C) KUDOS FOR LEADERSHIP REPORTING (C-AL9-01977) [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO THANK POST FOR THE RICH BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION PROVIDED IN REFTEL, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED OUR INSIGHTS ON HOW THESE LEADERS ARE PERCEIVED LOCALLY. OUR RECENT ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS ON THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS, WHICH BENEFITTED FROM THIS TYPE [...]	2009-10-02 18:21:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV CH
09STATE103130	SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Susan Burk, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, met with key interlocutors on preparations for the 2010 Review Conference (RevCon) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in Japan from August 25-30 on the mar [...]	2009-10-02 21:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG CH ENRG FR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL RS UK
09STATE103351	MGEAP1: EAP NATURAL DISASTER MONITORING GROUP [...] (SBU) The Secretary of Defense authorized seven million dollars for relief operations in Indonesia. The USS McCampbell and the USNS Richard E. Byrd will join the USS Denver in logistics support operations. (MGEAP1/PACOM e-mail) 2. (SBU) President Yudhoyono's Chief of Staff expressed g [...]	2009-10-05 13:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
09STATE103356	MGEAP1: EAP NATURAL DISASTER MONITORING GROUP [...] (SBU) The Secretary of Defense authorized seven million dollars for relief operations in Indonesia. The USS McCampbell and the USNS Richard E. Byrd will join the USS Denver in logistics support operations. (MGEAP1/PACOM e-mail) 2. (SBU) President Yudhoyono's Chief of Staff expressed g [...]	2009-10-05 13:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
09STATE103636	INTRODUCING THE COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] SUMMARY. As part of the Administration's energy policy, the Secretary recently appointed me as the Department's Coordinator for International Energy Affairs S/CIEA. In this position, I will help to ensure that energy security is integrated into the core mission of the Department and to elevat [...]	2009-10-05 20:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD PREL SENV PGOV
09STATE103755	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): NORTH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "North Korea,s Missile Program" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) for [...]	2009-10-06 13:14:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR BR
09STATE103767	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) -- U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) BACKGROUND/ACTION REQUEST: Request Embassy Paris provide the four separate interagency-cleared proposals in paragraphs 3-6 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) for distribution [...]	2009-10-06 13:27:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL FR
09STATE105357	VOTING INSTRUCTIONS - UN CONVENTION AGAINST [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 00:54:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL
09STATE105599	GUIDELINES ON CONTACTS WITH TAIWAN [...] SUMMARY: EXECUTIVE BRANCH CONTACTS WITH TAIWAN REPRESENTATIVES ABROAD SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES LAID OUT IN PARA 3 BELOW. THE GUIDELINES APPLY TO ALL OCCASIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND ESPECIALLY IN THE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE OCTOBER 10 ("DOUBLE TEN") ANNIVERSARY OF T [...]	2009-10-09 16:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT PREL TW
09STATE105819	CWC: GUIDANCE FOR THE 58th SESSION OF THE OPCW [...] (U) This document provides guidance for the U.S. delegation to the Fifty-eighth Session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Executive Council (EC). The three significant political items on the agenda are: Appointment of a new Director-General, the Draft Program [...]	2009-10-10 00:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW
09STATE107194	EURASIAN ENERGY POLICY: PRESS GUIDANCE [...] (SBU) The purpose of this cable is to provide Embassies with talking points and general press guidance that they can draw on as needed regarding our Eurasian Energy policy. We continue to believe that diversity ) of energy suppliers, transportation routes and energy sources ) is the key to [...]	2009-10-15 18:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PPD
09STATE109388	U.S.- EU TROIKA DISCUSS DEVELOPMENTS IN ASIA [...] (U) Summary: EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell chaired the East Asia and Pacific session of the U.S.- EU Consultations on Asia (COASI) Troika in Washington, DC on September 11, 2009. Topics discussed included the U.S. overall approach to Asia, followed by North Korea, Burma, China, and [...]	2009-10-22 19:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE109494	UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: RESULTS OF [...] (U) This is an action request. All action addressees, please see paragraphs 5-7. Paragraphs 8-17 contain instructions or further background information for specific posts. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVES ---------------------- 2. (SBU) The United States Government is in th [...]	2009-10-22 22:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE111693	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Action request: The non-paper in paragraph 3 below provides a brief summary of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)-related contacts between the U.S. and non-MTCR countries since the November 2008 Canberra MTCR Plenary. [...]	2009-10-29 15:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	BR ETTC FR KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA
09STATE111742	ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL FOR INTERNATIONAL SHALE [...] This cable is an action request, see paragraph 7. 2. Summary: Recent technological advances in natural gas production could have a significant impact on international energy security and climate change. Natural gas from so-called unconventional sources, in particular production from hydroc [...]	2009-10-29 17:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EPET
09STATE111958	EAP: INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 22:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG RP CB CH FM
09STATE112291	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Emerging Technologies for MTCR Consideration" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contac [...]	2009-10-30 17:37:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR
09STATE112828	DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Summary. On September 15, South African Justice Richard Goldstone released the report of his fact-finding Mission into alleged violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the fighting between Hamas [...]	2009-11-02 17:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL
09STATE112853	DIALOGUE ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION (DEC): ENERGY [...] (SBU) This cable reports on the October 19, 2009, DEC Energy Sessions. The discussions on Public Financial Management, Financial Services, Investment and Trade, and Industry and Private Sector Development will be reported separately. Interlocutors are recorded in paragraph 16. 2. (SBU) S [...]	2009-11-02 18:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ EPET ENRG EINV ECON
09STATE113696	IRAN'S SOLID-FUELED BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM SEEKING GERMAN EQUIPMENT VIA CHINESE ENTITIES (S) [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 13:33:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH GM
09STATE115229	DRAFT UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON SOMALI [...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to share the draft resolution in paragraph 2 with the members of the Security Council, and to report reactions to the Department. End request. 2. Begin text of draft UN Security Council 1846/1851 renewal resolution: -- The Security Council, -- i. R [...]	2009-11-06 22:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
09STATE115240	PROPOSED NORTH KOREAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS FOR EU DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-06 23:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC EUN KN KNNP PARM UNSC
09STATE115571	MINISTERS SHAHRISTANI AND KAREEM DISCUSS IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the margins of the Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) and the U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference (BIC),the Iraqi Minister of Oil, Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani, and the Iraqi Minister of Electricity, Dr. Kareem Wahid al-Hasan, met with USG officials. Minister Sh [...]	2009-11-09 19:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV PGOV IZ
09STATE116023	October 2009 Paris Club Meeting [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the October 2009 Paris Club "Tour d'Horizon," creditors expressed consternation over the $939 million payment made by Congo-Brazzaville to litigating creditors (a.k.a. vulture funds),which violated the GOC's commitment to seek terms from private creditors comparable to i [...]	2009-11-10 19:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB SF FR
09STATE117711	PCG 238 CTBTO: UPDATED GUIDANCE ON CHANGES TO THE [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: This cable provides an update to guidance provided in paragraph 22 of ref 4 on observership in meetings of the Preparatory Commission (PrepCom) of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) f [...]	2009-11-14 00:13:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ABUD AFIN AORC AU PARM
09STATE117765	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-14 18:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TW
09STATE118371	SOMALIA DESIGNATIONS: RESPONSE TO USUN REQUEST TO [...] (U) This is an action request for USUN (see para 3) and for Embassies London and Paris (see para 9 and 10). ---------- Background ---------- 2. (C) The Somalia Sanctions Committee's Monitoring Group (MG) has provided the Committee with a list of targets it believes meet the listing criter [...]	2009-11-17 13:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KPMO MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE118546	OPEN SKIES TREATY MISSION IN RUSSIAN FAR EAST [...] (U) This is an action cable - see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary and background. The United States is conducting an Open Skies Treaty flight over the Russian Far East from 18-20 November. The mission is being conducted from Khabarovsk Novyy (ICAO code: UHHH) International Airport, and the f [...]	2009-11-17 16:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PARM PREL RU KS CH
09STATE11869	BLUE LANTERN: DISCUSSIONS WITH EMBASSY, [...] (U) SUMMARY: A team of export control experts from the Departments of State and Commerce met 22-24 September 2008 in Brasilia and Sao Paulo with country team, Brazilian government, and industry officials to discuss implementation of the Blue Lantern end-use monitoring program and U.S. export [...]	2009-02-09 21:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC BR
09STATE118799	OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach the highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- a reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; -- the defeat of three resolutions reaffirming the "Com [...]	2009-11-17 23:53:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE
09STATE118993	CHINESE FIRM SUPPLYING MTCR-CONTROLLED GYROSCOPES [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: The United States has information indicating that since at least 2008, the Chinese firm Xian Junyun Electronic and Mechanical Company Ltd (Xianco) has been supplying ballistic missile-capa [...]	2009-11-18 15:37:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH
09STATE11917	COPUOS: GUIDANCE FOR THE U.S. DELEGATION TO THE 46TH SESSION OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE FEBRUARY 9-20, 2009 [...] FOLLOWING IS GUIDANCE FOR THE USDEL TO THE 46TH SESSION OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE (STSC) OF THE UN COMMITTEE ON THE PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE (COPUOS). THIS SESSION OFFERS NEW POSSIBILITIES TO ADVANCE U.S. INTERESTS IN COPUOS AND ITS SUBCOMMITTEES. SINCE UNISPACE III IN [...]	2009-02-10 00:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA UNGA UNCOPUOS AORC KNNP AU
09STATE11918	JANUARY 27 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the first G8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting of the Italian 2009 G8 Presidency, Chair Gianluca Alberini outlined a program of work that included the two main G8 Global Partnership (GP) objectives agreed to at the 2008 G8 Summit: (a) completing current G8 Globa [...]	2009-02-10 00:28:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR IT
09STATE119190	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 Posts' and AIT's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050198982 for the export of a United States Munitions List (USML)-controlled C/Ku [...]	2009-11-18 20:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH BX TW HK
09STATE119646	RESPONSE TO SOUTH AFRICAN AMBASSADOR ABDUL [...] (U) Post is requested to deliver the text of the response from the Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Robert Einhorn to South African Ambassador Abdul Minty on timing of the South African delegation meetings in Washington and DOE facility site visits. No signed original wil [...]	2009-11-19 20:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG NP PARM PREL
09STATE119719	TRAVEL WARNING - SRI LANKA [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens about the risks of travel to Sri Lanka due to continued security concerns, especially in the northernmost areas and most of its Eastern Province, as there are still uncleared landmines and potential for incidents by remnant members of the Liberation [...]	2009-11-19 21:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC CE
09STATE120011	(S/NF) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SPAIN'S EU [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN SPAIN'S JANUARY-JUNE 2010 EU PRESIDENCY AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION ON HOW SPAIN IS PREPARING TO TAKE ON THE EU PRESIDENCY. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, WE WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE INFORMATION ON HOW MADRID WOULD ADDRESS ISSUES SUCH AS THE [...]	2009-11-20 17:50:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PREL SP
09STATE120172	GLOBAL CONTEXT SECTION OF THE QDDR - SEEKING INPUT FROM THE [...] Action request - see paragraph 5. 2. Defining the context in which the U.S. will be conducting its foreign policy over the next ten to fifteen years is a key element of the Department's Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review. This section of the broader report seeks above all to iden [...]	2009-11-20 20:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL SOCI
09STATE120241	ANGOLA: TRANSPORT MINISTER'S MEETING WITH DOT [...] (SBU) On November 4, 2009, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood held a thirty-minute meeting with Angola,s Minister of Transport Augusto da Silva Tomas. The Minister spoke in great detail and with great enthusiasm (and without notes) about Angola,s integrated plan to completely restructure [...]	2009-11-20 21:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AO EAIR EINV ETRD PGOV PREL
09STATE120631	ARF BEGINS PREPARATIONS FOR INTER-SESSIONAL YEAR, VISION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: November 9-11, officials from ARF's 27 nations gathered in New Delhi to discuss the coming year's ARF cooperation agenda and to provide updates on ARF's efforts in transnational security and preventive diplomacy. Vietnam briefed its plans for the ARF Vision Statement implementa [...]	2009-11-23 19:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF ASEAN NK BM AF PK KNNP KPIR PTER EAID VN
09STATE1223	CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI PIRACY ISSUES FOR [...] This is an action request. Per Ref A, action addressees are invited to the inaugural meeting of the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) in New York on January 13-14, 2009. To better prepare its participants, the Department requests that posts solicit feedback from host governments on discuss [...]	2009-01-07 00:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
09STATE12231	IRANIAN MISSILE DELEGATION IN CHINA (S) [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: The United States has information indicating that a delegation of three officials affiliated with Iran's Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group was expected to travel on February 5 to Shangh [...]	2009-02-10 20:40:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA CH IR
09STATE122629	A-BR ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION [...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]	2009-11-30 20:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122637	B-K ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION [...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]	2009-11-30 20:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122638	K-P ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION [...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]	2009-11-30 20:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122639	PH-UL ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON [...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]	2009-11-30 20:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122641	V-Y ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-30 20:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PHUM UN
09STATE122731	THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE WAY [...] (SBU) Summary: After a period of intensive review, the President will announce his decision about the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan in an address to the nation from the United States Military Academy at West Point on December 1 at eight o'clock pm eastern standard time. I request th [...]	2009-12-01 01:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CLINTON HILLARY PREL AF PK
09STATE122732	FY 2010 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY AND [...] (U) Summary. Agricultural biotechnology has great potential to help address the challenges of food insecurity and mitigate climate change. To realize this potential, and to protect the interests of U.S. farmers and exporters, we seek to promote understanding of the technology and encourage [...]	2009-12-01 01:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
09STATE124358	Secretary Clinton meets Indian Prime Minister [...] Classified by SCA Assistant Secretary Robert O. Blake, Jr. Reason: 1.4 (b),(d) 2. November 24, 2009; 5:00 PM; Washington, DC 3. Participants: U.S. The Secretary Under Secretary Bill Burns Under Secretary Robert Hormats SCA Assistant Secretary Robert O. Blake, Jr. Ambassador Tim [...]	2009-12-04 14:52:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL ECON ENRG MASS
09STATE124509	EFFORTS BY CHINESE COMPANY TO PROVIDE RING LASER [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information indicating that as recently as October 2009, China's Nav Technology was attempting to supply ring laser gyroscopes to a Pakistani firm with links to Pakistan's ba [...]	2009-12-04 17:55:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE PREL ETTC CH PK
09STATE124580	UNDER SECRETARY HORMATS, NOVEMBER 23, 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an hour long meeting, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Robert Hormats and Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Rachid discussed the global economic situation and its impact on Egypt. Both agreed that it was important to ensure the str [...]	2009-12-04 20:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ETRD EG
09STATE124654	Allowance and Post Differential [...] Effective December 6, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-722. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]	2009-12-04 22:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE126206	U.S. RESPONSE TO EU DRAFT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3 below. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: On December 8, 2008, the European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers endorsed a draft proposal for a "Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities" (http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/0 8/st17/st17175. en08.p [...]	2009-12-09 22:27:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AS CA CDG EC ESA EUN FR GM IT JA KACT KS KTIA MCAP
09STATE127595	Paris Club November 2009 Meeting and Negotiations with [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the November 18, 2009, Paris Club "Tour d'Horizon," the IMF requested financing assurances for the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) new IMF program. Canada, troubled by the revocation of a mining license held by a Canadian-led consortium, waited until November 24 to [...]	2009-12-14 16:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XL CN FR
09STATE127702	UNSC SUDAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE CONSULTATIONS 15 [...] This is an action request. USUN may draw upon the points in para 4 in the Council consultations regarding the UNSC Sudan sanctions regime on 15 December. ---------------------- BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE ---------------------- 2. On 15 December, the Chairman of the Security Council Committee [...]	2009-12-14 20:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL XW UNSC
09STATE127811	(C) CHINA: KUDOS FOR PENSION SYSTEM REPORTING [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE KUDOS FOR REFTEL, AN EXCELLENT RESOURCE ON CHINA'S PENSION SYSTEM AND ONE THAT WE WILL BE REFERRING TO FREQUENTLY AS WE DRAFT FINISHED PRODUCTS ON CHINA'S REBALANCING POLICIES AND ITS DEMOGRAPHIC BURDENS. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST WAS THE INFORM [...]	2009-12-14 22:57:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR ECON ELAB CH
09STATE128635	UKRAINIAN FIRM ARSENAL CONTINUES TO NEGOTIATE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Kyiv please see para 5. 2. (S) Background: Since November 2007, we have discussed with Ukrainian officials a case involving the sale of high-accuracy gyrotheodolites by the Ukrainian firm Arsenal to entities associated with China's Sanjiang Space G [...]	2009-12-16 20:08:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC UP CH
09STATE12900	SUDAN: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON POTENTIAL ARTICLE 16 [...] (U)Posts are instructed to demarche host countries at an appropriate level regarding the United States Government's strong desire not to see an Article 16 resolution tabled in the Security Council that would defer the probable International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for Sudanese Pre [...]	2009-02-12 01:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL PHUM SU XA XW
09STATE13026	APPROACHING CHINA ON THE NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) and Commander, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM),in coordination with the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM)and with the concurre [...]	2009-02-12 14:20:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	AF CH MARR PGOV PREL
09STATE130744	EFFORTS BY CHINESE COMPANY TO PROVIDE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information indicating that as recently as November 2009, China's Maanshan Huntian Equipment Ltd. Company was attempting to supply several types of specialty steel to a North [...]	2009-12-23 21:15:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC MTCRE PREL CH KN
09STATE130917	MALAYSIAN-BASED IRANIAN FRONT COMPANY SEEKS TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: The United States has information indicating that in late November 2009, the Malaysian firm Electronic Component Limited (ECL) attempted to buy five TRS-500 gyroscopes from the Chinese fir [...]	2009-12-24 15:02:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH MY
09STATE131640	ASEAN DIRECTORS GENERAL REVIEW PROGRESS ON [...] (U) Summary. Directors General (DGs) from the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met with EAP/RSP director on December 15 in Manila to review progress on implementing the November ASEAN ) U.S. Leaders' Meeting Joint Statement and to initiate planning for the next ASEAN ) U.S. [...]	2009-12-29 19:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL XB XC XD XE XU XV ZO ASEAN
09STATE131661	UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: SOLICITING [...] (U) This is an action request. All Action addresses, please see paragraphs 7- 9. Paragraphs 10 ) 49 contain instructions for specific posts. ------------------------------------ SUMMARY and OBJECTIVES ------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Maintaining the legitimacy and effe [...]	2009-12-29 20:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER
09STATE131801	TERRORIST FINANCE: ACTION REQUEST FOR SENIOR [...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see para 3. 2. (S/NF) Summary: In August 2009, Special Representative to the President for Afghanistan and Pakistan (S/SRAP) Ambassador Richard Holbrooke in coordination with the Department of Treasury established the interagency Illicit Finance Task Fo [...]	2009-12-30 13:28:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL PK KU AE QA SA
09STATE132603	Allowance and Post Differential [...] Effective January 3, 2010, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-724. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]	2009-12-31 21:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE13860	SECRETARY'S FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH ALBANIAN PM [...] (U) February 6, 2009; 11:30-12:00 p.m.; Washington, D.C., USA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. THE SECRETARY EUR-STUART JONES ACTING A/S PA ROBERT WOOD NSC-KATHERINE HELGERSON EUR-JERRY ISMAIL-NTKR Albania PRIME MINISTER BERISHA AMBASSADOR SALLABANDA DCM COLLAKU FIRST EMBASSY SE [...]	2009-02-13 20:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV PREL NATO AL ENRG
09STATE13967	JOINT US-CHINA STATEMENT ON CLEAN ENERGY AND [...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraph five. below. 2. (C) We request post approach appropriate Chinese officials and express the Secretary's interest in jointly issuing the statement below with one of her counterparts during her visit to Beijing. Post should solicit Chinese [...]	2009-02-13 21:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL CH
09STATE13998	REQUEST FOR MALAYSIA TO WITHDRAW CONDITIONAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Recent press reports have revealed that as of December 2008, Malaysia has granted Bank Mellat a license to operate in Malaysia's offshore financial center in Labuan. Bank Mellat provides bankin [...]	2009-02-13 23:02:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KNNP MNUC IR GM ECON XB XC XE MY
09STATE14039	GUIDANCE FOR THE 2009 UN GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This message provides guidance for the U.S. Expert to the 2009 UN Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on the Continuing Operation of the UN Register of Conventional Arms. The 2009 GGE will meet February 16 - 20, April 27 - May 3, and July 13-17. The February and April meetin [...]	2009-02-14 03:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MCAP UNGA CDG MASS SIPDIS
09STATE14143	CWC: GUIDANCE FOR THE 55th SESSION OF THE OPCW [...] (U) This document provides guidance for the U.S. delegation to the Fifty-fifth Session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Executive Council (EC). There are many issues of routine business before the EC. The agenda items that could become politically charged i [...]	2009-02-16 00:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW SIPDIS
09STATE14756	DEPUTY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH ROK NATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 14:53:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV OVIP PREL KN KS

09STATE14899	APPROVED BUILDING BLOCKS FOR CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (U) USUN should draw from the building blocks in para 2 during consultations on Burma in the Security Council on Feburary 20 and with the Group of Friends on February 23. 2. (SBU) Following are Department and NSC-approved building blocks. BEGIN BUILDING BLOCKS -- A year and half has pa [...]	2009-02-18 18:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNSC BM
09STATE15113	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION:CRITICAL FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES (CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES LOCATED ABROAD) [...] (U//FOUO) This is an action request; see Para. 13. 2. (U//FOUO) Under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) was written to provide the unifying structure for the integration of critical infrastructure and key resources ( [...]	2009-02-18 23:18:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP PGOV PTER
09STATE15118	TERRORISM FINANCE: PROPOSAL TO LIST CHINESE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (S) Summary: The United States and the People's Republic of China intend to jointly sponsor a proposed listing with the UN 1267 sanctions committee of Chinese national Abdul Haq, aka Maimaitiming Maimaiti, the leader of the Eastern Turk [...]	2009-02-18 23:31:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EFIN ETRD ETTC KTFN CH
09STATE15625	ENGAGING FOREIGN AUDIENCES ON "BUY AMERICAN" AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Efforts to confront the global economic crisis have prompted governments around the world to take protectionist trade measures. President Obama has spoken clearly about the need to avoid protectionism even as the United States confronts its own crisis. Secretary Clinton has said [...]	2009-02-19 23:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTRO
09STATE1589	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CHINA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA [...] (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 in paragraph 2 below. The individuals from the Guangzhou Anti-Smuggling Bureau listed below are candidates to attend [...]	2009-01-07 21:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM PTER PREL MARR SNAR HK CH TH
09STATE16171	DRAFT DIPLOMATIC NOTES FOR NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: This cable responds to Embassy Beijing's request for guidance (Ref B) for draft language for an exchange of diplomatic notes regarding transit of non-lethal materials through China via commercial mean [...]	2009-02-20 23:28:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF CH MARR PGOV PREL
09STATE16285	IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 6-9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General (DG) ElBaradei released his latest reports on the status of the IAEA's investigations into Iran and Syria's nuclear programs on 19 February 2 [...]	2009-02-22 20:18:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY
09STATE17091	OPEN SKIES TREATY MISSION IN RUSSIAN FAR EAST [...] (U) This is an action cable - see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary and background. The United States and Germany will jointly conduct an Open Skies Treaty flight over the Russian Far East from March 2-7. The mission will be conducted from Khabarovsk Novyy (ICAO code: UHHH) International Airpo [...]	2009-02-24 20:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PARM PREL RU KS CH GM
09STATE1730	REQUEST FOR COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see summary paragraph (para. 2) and paras. 6 through 10 for specific information requested. 2. (SBU) Summary: This is a request for comment on the Department of Labor,s (DOL) draft list of goods from countries that the Bureau of International Labor [...]	2009-01-08 15:32:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP
09STATE17710	REPORT ON DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG,S MEETING [...] (U) On February 13, Deputy Secretary Steinberg met with the International Commission on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament (ICNND),whose co-chairs Gareth Evans, former Foreign Minister of Australia, and Yoriko Kawaguchi, former Foreign Minister of Japan, urged strong leadership from th [...]	2009-02-25 21:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA NPT
09STATE18323	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S FEBRUARY 13, 2009 [...] (U) February 13, 2008; 8:30-9:00 a.m.; Washington, D.C., USA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary EUR - PDAS Marcie Ries EUR/ERA Director - William Lucas D Staff - Mary Sue Conaway EUR/ERA Deputy Director - Jonathan Kessler (note taker) EU -- European Commis [...]	2009-02-27 05:31:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV KGHG EAID ECIN ECON EUN
09STATE18520	EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, [...] This is an action cable (please see para 10.) 2. Summary: The Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science (OES),in cooperation with the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP),Embassy Jakarta, and the Regional Environmental Offices (REO) in Bangkok and Suva, announces its biennial co [...]	2009-02-27 15:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID EFIS ENRG KGCC KSCA TBIO TPHY TSPL XB
09STATE19213	SUDAN: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON ICC ARREST WARRANT FOR [...] (SBU) As they deem appropriate and useful, action addressees are instructed to approach host countries at an appropriate level regarding the International Criminal Court's (ICC) likely announcement of an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday, March 4. Libya is likel [...]	2009-03-03 00:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL PHUM SU XA XW
09STATE2007	U.S. COMMENTS ON EU COUNCIL'S DRAFT "CODE OF [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3 below. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: On December 8, 2008, the European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers endorsed a draft proposal for a "Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities" (http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/0 8/st17/st17175. en08.pdf). [...]	2009-01-08 21:50:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	CDG EC ESA EUN EZ FR KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PREL TSPA
09STATE206	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CHINA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual from the State Forestry Administration, Department of Forest Police listed below. This individual is a candidate to att [...]	2009-01-02 18:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM PTER PREL MARR SNAR HK CH TH
09STATE21428	COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE PAPERS FOR UAE [...] (U) Post is requested to deliver the three Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) papers in para two to appropriate UAEG officials. Word versions of these papers will be sent via email to Post along with the CTF agenda. End action request. 2. (S//REL UAE) Begin CTF Papers: ---------- [...]	2009-03-06 22:35:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC AE
09STATE22422	ACTING A/S PHIL CARTER,S MEETINGS WITH THE QATAR, [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) In the aftermath of last week's International Criminal Court (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, Acting Assistant Secretary (A/S) of African Affairs (AF) Phil Carter held meetings with embassy officials from Qatar, Egypt, and China [...]	2009-03-10 18:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SU UN
09STATE22496	GUIDANCE FOR G-8 BIOTERRORISM EXPERTS GROUP [...] (U) This message provides guidance for the U.S. delegation to the U.S. delegation to the G-8 Bioterrorism Experts Group (BTEX) workshop in Tokyo, March 12-13, 2009. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Disarmament, Nonproliferation a [...]	2009-03-10 19:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER GM JA RS CA UK IT FR TBIO
09STATE23333	P3 + UNITED NATIONS MEETING ON SOMALIA IN LONDON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The United Kingdom (UK) Foreign and Commonwealth Office reached out to invite us to this P3 United Nations (UN) meeting on Somalia one day prior to the two-day International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia meeting commencing in Brussels. Discussion topics included recent politi [...]	2009-03-12 13:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID OVIP PGOV PREL SO KPKO
09STATE24186	RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR ALL POSTS EXCEPT NATO/EU POSTS, AND EMBASSIES CARACAS, LA PAZ, MANAGUA AND MOSCOW -- SEE PARA 4. THE POINTS ARE OPTIONAL FOR NATO/EU POSTS, WITH ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL POINTS FOR EU POSTS AT PARA 5. 2. (C) SINCE ITS AUGUST 26 RECOGNITION OF THE GEORGIAN RE [...]	2009-03-13 17:26:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS
09STATE24422	AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE: POINTS FOR USE WITH HOST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) The following contains guidance for posts in conjunction with the March 31 International Conference on Afghanistan to be hosted by The Netherlands at The Hague. The one-day event will include 89 countries and international org [...]	2009-03-14 18:55:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PK IR UN
09STATE254	OES BUREAU COMMENTS ON ACCRA REO FY 2009 WORKPLAN [...] Summary: The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) thanks Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),Geoffrey Hunt, and program assistant for the REO, Patience Charway, for their participation in the recent digital video conferen [...]	2009-01-02 20:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO EFIS TSPA XA XY ZF GH
09STATE25689	INFORMING BEIJING OF CHINESE FIRM LIMMT'S CONTINUED PROLIFERATION TO IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM (S) [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-18 13:20:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR
09STATE263	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR HONG KONG LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok - Post Blast Investigations Course scheduled [...]	2009-01-02 20:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PHUM ASEC KCRM SNAR HK TH
09STATE26373	VIEWS ON SUDAN -- MEETINGS WITH UK, FRANCE, [...] (C) Summary: Department AF and S/WCI officials met March 10-11 with UK and French, Sudan Contact Group, and UN/AU mediation team members to discuss recent Sudanese developments. UK and France are deeply disappointed at Arab and African reactions to ICC issuance of an arrest warrant for Presid [...]	2009-03-19 14:51:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SU UN
09STATE26517	SOMALIA CONSULTATIONS, MARCH 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-19 17:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KPKO KE
09STATE26667	FEDEX LETTER FOR CAAC [...] (SBU) Action Request: Washington agencies request the Embassy deliver the following letter to Vice Minister Yang Guoqing, when Embassy meets with the General Administration of Civil Aviation, or earlier if that appointment is delayed beyond Monday. A signed and scanned copy of the letter will [...]	2009-03-19 20:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR CH KTIA
09STATE26708	(U) CHINA: KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS VALUED CONSULATE'S DETAILED BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON CHINESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ATTENDEES AT A DECEMBER CONFERENCE AS VERY USEFUL IN FORMING A BASELINE UNDERSTANDING OF THESE INDIVIDUALS AND WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE FOR THE TI [...]	2009-03-19 21:33:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR CH
09STATE27305	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH DANISH FOREIGN [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) March 13, 2009, 1:00 - 1:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Acting Deputy Spokesman Gordon Duguid NSC Director Maria Ger [...]	2009-03-20 21:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM NATO AF PB RS DA
09STATE27787	(C/NF) CHINA: STATE KUDOS FOR STIMULUS PLAN AND [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S EXCELLENT REPORTING ON CHINA'S TEN INDUSTRIAL STIMULUS PLANS AND NEW PROTECTIONIST MEASURES. ANALYSTS HAVE CITED THESE REPORTS IN A NUMBER OF FINISHED INTELLIGENCE PIECES AND PLAN TO CITE OTHERS IN UPCOMING PRODUCTS. THE REPORTS' INSIGHTS [...]	2009-03-23 20:11:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR ECON EIND EMIN CH
09STATE27822	ANNUAL DECLARATION OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Background/Action Request: Request the Mission deliver the USG interagency-cleared "Annual Declaration of the U.S. under the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation" in paragraph 3 to HCOC Immediate Cent [...]	2009-03-23 21:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EC ETTC KSCA MTCRE PARM TSPA AORC
09STATE27842	USUN INSTRUCTIONS: ELEMENTS FOR DPRK LAUNCH [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests USUN use the elements of the draft Security Council resolution in paragraph 3 as a starting point to negotiate a Security Council resolution in the event of a missile launch by the DPRK. 3. (S) Some of the elemen [...]	2009-03-24 00:41:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	UNSC KNNP JA KN
09STATE28279	COPUOS: GUIDANCE FOR THE 48TH SESSION OF THE [...] FOLLOWING IS GUIDANCE FOR THE 48TH SESSION OF THE LEGAL SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE UN COMMITTEE ON THE PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE (COPUOS). IT IS DIVIDED INTO A GENERAL OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE FOR SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS. ---------------- GENERAL OVERVIEW ---------------- 2. THIS YEAR,S LEGAL SUB [...]	2009-03-24 20:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA UNPUOS UNGA AORC
09STATE29201	JOINT US-UK-FRANCE DEMARCHE TO MALAYSIA ON BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (C) The UK and France share U.S. concerns that the opening of a subsidiary of Iran's state-owned Bank Mellat in Malaysia's Labuan Offshore Financial Center could allow Iran [...]	2009-03-26 17:11:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK XB XC MY
09STATE29700	REQUEST TO ASK EU COMMISSIONER FOR EXTERNAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) The Department thanks Post for discussing the case of missing Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng with Michalis Rokas, Deputy Director for China at the European Commission. Mr. Gao has not been seen or heard from since he was removed fro [...]	2009-03-27 14:39:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CH PREL PGOV
09STATE29816	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, March 27, 2009 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 6-10 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 11-41 4. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 42-49 5. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 50-56 6. (U) Significant Events 7. (SBU) WHA - Chile - C [...]	2009-03-27 17:13:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
09STATE30001	ADVISING BEIJING OF PAKISTANI ENTITY'S INTEREST [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information indicating that in late January 2009, Pakistan's Intralink Incorporated sought a quote from the Chinese firm Suzhou Testing Instrument Factory for an electrodyna [...]	2009-03-27 21:09:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC CH PK
09STATE30007	ADVISING THE PRC OF BEIJING FIRM'S OFFER OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The United States has information indicating that in February 2009, China's Beijing Tianlianxing Scientific Ltd. offered 1,000 kg of specialty steel to Pakistan's Aginel Enterprises, an entity as [...]	2009-03-27 21:16:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC CH PK
09STATE30049	(U) Secretary Clintonâ€™s March 24, 2009 [...] Classified by Acting EAP A/S Alexander A. Arvizu. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) March 24; 1:00 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Charge d'Affaires Dan Clune Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter, S/P Glyn Davies, EAP PDAS Robert Wood, Acting Spokesman Joseph Macmanus, Executive Assista [...]	2009-03-28 02:24:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL AS PK AF CH
09STATE30123	DEMARCHE REQUEST: PRESSING MOSCOW AND BEIJING ON [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 2. 2. (S/NF) ACTION REQUEST: Posts are requested to press Russia and China to support meaningful UN Security Council action in response to a DPRK rocket launch, which North Korea has announced will occur between April 4-8, 2009. Drawing on the points [...]	2009-03-30 00:47:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	UNSC PREL CM RU KNNP KN
09STATE30838	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, March 31, 2009 2. (U) 2009 NATO Summit - Paragraphs 8-16 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 17-23 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 24-44 5. (U) Threats & Analysis - Paragraphs 45-59 6. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 60-68 7. (U) Suspicious [...]	2009-03-31 17:32:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
09STATE31102	REQUESTING SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) As announced by the President on March 27, the United States Government has concluded its Afghanistan- Pakistan Strategic Review (Ref A). The conclusions of the Strategic Review -- informed by consultations with the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan, NATO Allies, International Secur [...]	2009-04-01 00:55:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE31659	KEY THEMES AND FACT SHEET ON LONDON G20 SUMMIT [...] (U) This cable provides key themes and messages for posts' use in commenting on the April 2 London Summit. A detailed fact sheet outlining U.S. goals and objectives for the Summit is reproduced at para 3 below. The fact sheet has already been released to the U.S. press and may be distributed [...]	2009-04-01 21:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KPAO
09STATE32025	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, April 2, 2009 2. (U) 2009 NATO Summit - Paragraphs 8-13 3. (U) Iraq - Paragraphs 14-21 4. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 22-24 5. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 25-38 6. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 39-47 7. (U) Suspicious Activity Incide [...]	2009-04-02 17:24:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
09STATE32091	(U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's March 6, 2009 [...] (S) SUMMARY: In Deputy Secretary Steinberg's March 6 meeting with Italian Ambassador Castellaneta, Castellaneta stressed that Italy was very interested in a close, consultative relationship with the United States, similar to what Washington has with the UK, France, and Germany. He listed fo [...]	2009-04-02 18:51:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	OVIP STEINBERG JAMES PREL KPAL IT IR NATO
09STATE322	ANNOUNCING RATIFICATION OF THE U.S.-IAEA [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 15-17. ------- Summary ------- 2. Summary: On December 30, 2008, the President signed the instrument of ratification for the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy [...]	2009-01-03 03:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA
09STATE32299	QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON U.S.-RUSSIA SECURITY [...] The text below has been approved by the National Security Council for use by Posts in response to press and host government queries regarding the April 1 meeting between President Obama and Russian President Medvedev. Please note that background information should be used only to inform posts [...]	2009-04-03 00:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	RS US PARM KACT KNNP MARR MNUC PTER
09STATE32712	FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE: PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Paragraph 3 for general talking points. Paragraph 4 has Post-specific points. 2. (U) Per reftel, Japan and the World Bank are co-hosting a Donors Conference for Pakistan on April 17 in Tokyo. The stated goal of the conference is to raise $4 bill [...]	2009-04-03 16:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK
09STATE33031	RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN TAEPO-DONG 2 LAUNCH [...] (U) This is an action request for all posts. At the discretion of Ambassadors, all posts are requested to deliver the points in para 2 below giving USG reaction to North Korea's launch of a long-range missile referred to by the United States as the Taepo-Dong 2. All posts are also requested [...]	2009-04-05 09:27:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP KN
09STATE33075	QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, FACT SHEETS ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] These materials have been approved by the National Security Council for use by Posts in response to press and host government queries regarding President Obama's April 5 speech on nonproliferation in Prague. 2. Posts are authorized to use the points and fact sheets below in addressing ques [...]	2009-04-05 22:46:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KACT KNNP MARR US RS CH EZ MNUC PTER
09STATE33306	QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, FACT SHEETS ON [...] These materials have been approved by the National Security Council for use by Posts in response to press and host government queries regarding President Obama's April 5 speech on nonproliferation in Prague. 2. Posts are authorized to use the points and fact sheets below in addressing ques [...]	2009-04-06 16:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KACT KNNP MARR MNUC PTER EZ US RS
09STATE34174	SECRETARY CLINTON'S 4/6/2009 MEETING WITH CANADIAN [...] (U) Classified by WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. April 6, 2009; 2:00 p.m.; Washington, D.C. 3. Participants: U.S. ---- Secretary Hillary Clinton WHA/CAN Director Ned Nolan Executive Assistant Joseph Macmanus WHA/CAN Karl Rios ? Note-tak [...]	2009-04-08 09:30:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY EAIR SENV EFIS ECON PGOV
09STATE34777	MARCH 19 COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE [...] (U) Post is requested to deliver the nonpapers in para 13 to appropriate host country government officials. End action request. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The fourth U.S. ) UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) was held on March 19 in Abu Dhabi at the level of Assistant Secre [...]	2009-04-09 12:54:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC XB ZP ZO AE
09STATE34795	SANCTIONS NOTIFICATION: DESIGNATION OF KARL LEE, [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. ------------------ BACKGROUND/SUMMARY ------------------ 2. (U) Summary: On April 7, 2009, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") designated Karl Lee, the commercial manager o [...]	2009-04-09 13:28:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR
09STATE3512	KOREA-JAPAN SUMMIT MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Republic of Korea (ROK) President Lee Myung-bak and Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Taro Aso met in Seoul from January 11-12. The following is an official read-out of the meeting provided by the ROK Embassy to Washington. End Summary. 2. (C) The ROK Embassy provided the English tr [...]	2009-01-13 23:29:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL JA KN KS
09STATE35897	DEMARCHE TO NON-PERMANENT SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS [...] (SBU) Night Action precedence required due to action requested in advance of scheduled United Nations Security Council meeting at 1500 EDT Monday, April 13. 2. (SBU) Addressees are requested to make an urgent demarche in their capitals, at the highest appropriate level, drawing on the infor [...]	2009-04-12 03:04:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM UNSC NK
09STATE36339	U.S. RESPONSE TO APRIL 12 CHINESE DEMARCHE ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-13 23:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON PBTS PHSA PREL TPHY
09STATE36838	IAEA BEIJING MINISTERIAL ON NUCLEAR ENERGY - [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 3. 2. (U) On April 20-21, 2009, the Government of China, through the China Atomic Energy Authority, will host an international ministerial conference on "Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century." Following the Ministerial Conference held in Pari [...]	2009-04-14 22:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC CH ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA
09STATE36864	(C) DEMARCHE TO CHINA CONCERNING DESIGNATION OF [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The objectives of this demarche are to: -- Encourage China to work together with us to facilitate U.S.-proposed designations in the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") of entities and goods tied to the DPRK's proscribed WMD and missile-relat [...]	2009-04-15 00:34:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	UNSC PARM KN CH KNNP
09STATE37071	MARCH 2009 OECD WORKING GROUP ON BRIBERY MEETING [...] (SBU) U.S. delegation (USDEL) members from the Commerce, Justice, and State Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) participated in the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB) meeting in Paris March 16-20, 2009. The WGB made significant progress on its Review of Instruments, w [...]	2009-04-15 16:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH CI ECON EG EINV EN ETRD EZ FR ID IN IS PGOV
09STATE37333	(U) NEPAL: LEADERSHIP, PARTY COHESION AND [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN SEVERAL DEVELOPMENTS IN NEPAL. IN THE PAST, ANALYSTS ASSESSED THAT PRACHANDA SERVED AS THE GUIDING FORCE AND POWER BROKER OF THE MAOISTS AND WAS UNLIKELY TO FACE SERIOUS CHALLENGES TO HIS AUTHORITY, AND THAT MAOIST INVOLVEMENT IN THE GOVERNMENT W [...]	2009-04-15 20:50:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR EFIN PGOV PREL NP
09STATE37357	KUDOS ON JAPANESE REPORTING AND ADVOCACY [...] (U) The Secretary's February visit to Japan, new domestic political developments almost every week, and a flood of visitors to and from Tokyo have the past few months a particularly busy time in U.S.-Japan relations. Fortunately, Washington has had the benefit of Mission Japan,s stellar repor [...]	2009-04-15 21:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS ECON ETRD EFIN MARR PGOV PREL JA
09STATE37561	(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: AFRICAN GREAT [...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on African Great Lakes (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to DROC, Burundi, and Rwanda (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below s [...]	2009-04-16 14:11:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR KSPR ECON KDEM KHIV ZF XA CF RW BY
09STATE37566	(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: WEST AFRICA [...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on the West Africa Sahel region (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to the West Africa Sahel region (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The [...]	2009-04-16 14:17:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR KSPR ECON CD CV GA ML MR NG SG UV
09STATE38601	DEMARCHE TO VIETNAM CONCERNING GOODS AND ENTITIES [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The objectives of this demarche are to encourage Vietnam to work together with us to reach agreement on U.S.-proposed designations in the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") of entities and goods tied to the DPRK's proscribed WMD and missile [...]	2009-04-17 22:06:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM UNSC KN VM KNNP
09STATE39151	SECRETARY CLINTON'S APRIL 15 MEETING WITH EU [...] (U) Meeting took place April 15, 2009; 12:30 - 1:10 pm; Washington, DC. 2. (U) Participants U.S. ------ The Secretary Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy, Richard Morningstar EUR - Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary NSC [...]	2009-04-20 19:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL
09STATE3943	(S) NIAG 8233: TRANSFER OF MARAGING STEEL FROM CHINA TO IRAN [...] (S//REL China) We have received information that XXXXXXXXXXXX associated with XXXXXXXXXXXX was making arrangements with Chinese entity XXXXXXXXXXXX to purchase maraging steel. The steel was to be partially machined in order to disguise it as mechanical parts in order to evade Chinese customs offici [...]	2009-01-14 23:15:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC IR CH
09STATE39698	DEMARCHE REQUEST: CHINA'S DRAFT POSTAL LAW [...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 2 below. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. The National People's Congress (NPC) is proceeding to finalize the draft Postal Law in the April 20-24 meeting of its Standing Committee and all indications are that the fi [...]	2009-04-21 20:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WTRO CH
09STATE39730	HCOC - RESPONDING TO HUNGARY'S REQUEST FOR INPUT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 3 and 4. 2. (SBU) Background: Ref reports Hungary's plans - as chair of the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) - to reach out to a number of countries, including Iran, China, India, Pakistan, and Brazil i [...]	2009-04-21 20:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE40237	UKRAINE: REPORTING ON THE FEBRUARY 24-25, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-22 18:23:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA UP
09STATE40697	(S/NF) ECUADOR MILITARY AND SECURITY TOPICS [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE ALL EFFORTS TO PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO ECUADORIAN SECURITY ISSUES. REPORTING HAS TIME AND AGAIN PROVED TO BE A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANT SECURITY ISSUES, SUCH AS PRESIDENT CORREA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MILITARY AND SECURITY FORC [...]	2009-04-23 14:48:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR MCAP PGOV PREL EC
09STATE4104	SYRIAN ENTITY OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN SEEKS [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: The U.S. has information indicating that in early 2008, Syria's Industrial Solutions placed an order with the Chinese firm Shanghai Yuanshan Industry and Trade Company for a consignm [...]	2009-01-15 15:39:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA CH SY
09STATE42297	SCENESETTER: APRIL 27-28 MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM [...] On March 20, President Obama invited the leaders of 16 other major economies, plus the UN Secretary General and the Danish Prime Minister, to participate in a Leaders Meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) this July in La Maddalena, Italy (reftel). The July Forum w [...]	2009-04-27 21:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG KPOW SENV
09STATE4297	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 25. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels January 26-27. We expect the formal agenda to include: Western Balkans, Sudan/Darfur, Zimbabwe, Ukraine [...]	2009-01-15 20:33:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV ZL AF SU ZI UP BO
09STATE43052	MGSF01: SITUATION REPORT NO. 1 INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus were reported in New Zealand, the first cases outside of the Americas and Europe. Officials are investigating flu- like symptoms in several other countries, including Israel, Guatemala, and Russia. (HSC/CDC/Monitoring Group telcon) 2. (SBU) The [...]	2009-04-28 22:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE4359	GUIDANCE REGARDING INVITING CHINA TO THE FRIENDS [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-15 22:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR AU AORC PREL FR NATO AF RU PL CH
09STATE44713	RESPONSE TO CANADA,S QUESTIONS ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ------------------------- OBJECTIVES/ACTION REQUEST ------------------------- 2. (C) Washington requests Post deliver the non-paper in paragraph 3 to appropriate host government officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Inte [...]	2009-05-01 22:11:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL ETTC CA
09STATE44736	U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will release its Annual Report and recommendations on Countries of Particular Concern for systematic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom (CPCs) on May 1. This cable clarifies the identity and rol [...]	2009-05-01 23:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF KPAO
09STATE44808	TFFLU01: SITUATION REPORT NO. 3 INFLUENZA TASK [...] (SBU) The Mexican health secretary announced 473 confirmed cases and 19 fatalities. (Task Force/Embassy Mexico City e-mail) 2. (SBU) Mexico will announce new measures May 4. (Task Force/Embassy Mexico City e-mail) 3. (U) Ireland and Costa Rica reported their first cases. [...]	2009-05-03 21:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE44852	SHIELD S13-08: CHINESE FIRMS PROVIDE HYDROFLUORIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S//NF) BACKGROUND: The U.S. has obtained information indicating that Chinese firms have provided a key chemical weapons (CW) precursor and assistance with operating a chemical manufacturing plant to Iran. In July 2008, Shenzhen [...]	2009-05-04 12:23:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC CH IR
09STATE45019	READ OUT OF APRIL 23 MEETING OF G-8 [...] (SBU) Summary: The G-8 Nonproliferation Directors devoted most of the April 23 NPDG meeting in Rome to revising draft nonproliferation language, which the Italian G-8 Presidency plans to release as a separate Leaders' statement at the July G-8 Summit. Lengthy debate occurred on the paragraph r [...]	2009-05-04 15:57:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL KNNP IT
09STATE45021	SITUATION REPORT NO. 5: INFLUENZA TASK FORCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 15:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE45206	SITUATION REPORT NO. 6 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE [...] (SBU) Cases were confirmed in Italy, Ireland, and El Salvador. In-country transmission was confirmed in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Spain. CDC confirmed 286 U.S. cases and reported 786 probable U.S. cases. (Task Force/Domestic Readiness Group telcon) 2. (SBU) Since delivering requ [...]	2009-05-04 20:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE45229	U.S.-EU TASK FORCE READOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY The U.S.-EU Task Force covered a range of priority economic, political, and other issues during an April 27 meeting in Washington. The U.S. team was led by PDAS Ries and NSC Director Toby Bradley, and included other Department and interagency attendees. The EU team was led by [...]	2009-05-04 21:48:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ENRG ETRD IR PGOV PREL TBIO
09STATE45698	SITUATION REPORT NO. 7 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE [...] (SBU) The WHO confirms a case was identified in Portugal. (Task Force/HHS telcon) 2. (SBU) Mexican Health Minister Cordova announced 866 confirmed cases without any additional fatalities. (Task Force/Embassy Mexico City telcon) 3. (SBU) Embassy Mexico City confirmed one U.S. citizen [...]	2009-05-05 20:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE4610	PIRACY: FIRST MEETING OF CONTACT GROUP CHARTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Pursuant to UNSCR 1851, the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) held its inaugural meeting on January 14 in New York. Twenty-four countries and five international organizations met to discuss - and came to agreement on the way ahead - on six focus areas deali [...]	2009-01-16 16:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA
09STATE46274	SITUATION REPORT NO. 8 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE [...] (SBU) Mexican Health Minister Cordova announced 1,012 confirmed cases and 40 deaths overall. The new death total is based on laboratory results. Areas hardest hit by the H1N1 virus are Mexico City, the State of Mexico, San Luis Potosi and Hidalgo. (Task Force/HHS telcon) 2. (SBU) The co [...]	2009-05-06 21:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE46302	DEMARCHE: IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] (C) Department requests Embassy to urge host government to vote for Ambassador Yukiya Amano of Japan for Director General (DG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Ambassador Amano is the best qualified candidate for Director General and the USG's preferred choice to lead the Ag [...]	2009-05-06 23:50:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	AORC KNNP IAEA PREL
09STATE4638	WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES COMMISSION [...] (U) SUMMARY. The fifth meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission was held in Busan, Korea from 8 ) 12 December 2008. The meeting focused on conservation and management measures for the region,s two major fish stocks - yellowfin and bigeye tuna, adopting a suite of measur [...]	2009-01-16 16:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS PHSA SENV KSCA XB XV ZN AQ AS CA CH CW FM FJ
09STATE46713	SOUTH KOREA WANTS TO STRENGTHEN NONPROLIFERATION [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a May 1 working lunch, Verification, Compliance, and Implementation (VCI) Assistant Secretary Rose Gottemoeller and Republic of Korea (ROK) Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Joon Oh discussed further strengthening the international nonproliferation regime, coping with the North [...]	2009-05-07 19:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KNNP PREL KN KS
09STATE46834	SITUATION REPORT NO. 9 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE [...] (U) The WHO reports 201 confirmed cases in Canada. (Reuters) 2. (SBU) The CDC confirms 896 U.S. cases and reports 927 probable cases in 43 states. (Task Force/HHS telcon) 3. (SBU) The Mexican Government confirms 1,204 cases of H1N1 and 44 deaths and notes these numbers might conti [...]	2009-05-07 21:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE4690	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: In keeping with our efforts to provide key non-members with information about the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and its activities, we want to brief on the results of the November 2008 Canberra M [...]	2009-01-16 18:59:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA
09STATE47360	KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]	2009-05-08 21:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE47369	KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]	2009-05-08 22:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE47372	KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]	2009-05-08 22:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE47394	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CARL BILDT, MAY 5, 2009, 3:15 P.M., WASHINGTON, D.C. [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 5, 2009, 3:15 ? 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Special Envoy for Energy Security Amb. Richard Morningstar Deputy [...]	2009-05-09 00:35:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF CE CZ EAID ENRG EU IR IS IZ KN KNNP KWBG NATO NO PARM PGOV PHUM PREL RS SENV SO VIP
09STATE47400	SITUATION REPORT NO. 10 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE [...] (SBU) The CDC reports 1,639 confirmed and 849 probable cases in 43 states and the District of Columbia. (Task Force/HHS telcon) 2. (SBU) Canada confirms 214 cases and 1 death. (Task Force/HHS telcon, Reuters) 3. (U) The Mexican Secretary of Health confirmed 1,364 cases and 45 de [...]	2009-05-09 01:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE48359	ANTARCTICA: THE THIRTY-SECOND ANTARCTIC TREATY [...] Begin Summary and Comment: The 32nd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) met in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 6-17, 2009, to discuss a range of issues related to Antarctica. The Meeting was convened initially at the Department of State in Washington as part of the first-ever joint mee [...]	2009-05-12 18:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AY KSCA KTIA SENV TPHY
09STATE48524	Terrorism Finance: UN Designation of Abdul Haq, [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On April 15, The UN Security Council sanctions committee established pursuant to Resolution 1267 (the "1267 Committee") added Abdul Haq, aka Maimiatiming Maimaiti, a Pakistan-based Chinese citizen of Uighur [...]	2009-05-12 23:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID CH
09STATE48525	UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES SUBJECT TO ASSET FREEZE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-12 23:23:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN

09STATE4887	DALIAN SUNNY INDUSTRIES/LIMMT AND BELLAMAX - [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: On January 15, 2009, Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, John C. Rood, having determined that sanctionable activity within the meaning of U.S. missile sanctions l [...]	2009-01-16 22:42:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC CH IR

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