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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09NEWDELHI283INDIANS SEEK MODIFICATION OF AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (C) Summary: While stressing that a complete overhaul is not necessary, Indian officials and experts on Afghanistan have expressed a clear desire for a change in approach to implementing Afghan reconstruction. India has been a significant contributor to Afghan reconstruction. Visits by Afgha [...]
2009-02-13 13:18:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EAID AF PK IN
09NEWDELHI288INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY: “HUGE STAKE” IN SPECIAL
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting between Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and Special Representative Richard Holbrooke on February 16, Menon: -- stated that India "has a huge stake" in the Special Representative's success in his new role and promised to support Holbrooke's efforts publicly to al [...]
2009-02-17 08:27:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI29MUKHERJEE SHARES CONCERN ABOUT SPECIAL ENVOY IN AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In Ambassador Mulford's January 7 farewell call on External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the Minister said he understood the seriousness of the error in releasing sensitive intelligence from the Mumbai terrorism investigations and pledged that the Ministry would not further diss [...]
2009-01-07 14:13:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG
09NEWDELHI298BHARAT BALLOT 09: BJP SWINGS INTO ELECTION MODE,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani kicked off the party's 2009 national elections campaign unveiling the slogan, "If BJP wins, India wins." Advani heralded the BJP's terror-fighting and governance record, while attacking the United Progre [...]
2009-02-18 11:15:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI328DELHI DIARY, FEBRUARY 16-20, 2009
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 16-20, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Congress Reshuffles Ahead of Elections -- NC-Congress Sweep J&K Rajya Sabha Elections -- More Jobs if BJP Elected Congress Reshuffles Ahead [...]
2009-02-20 13:14:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR
09NEWDELHI33INDIAN READOUT ON CHINESE VICE FM HE YAFEI'S NEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei visited New Delhi on January 5, where he met with FM Menon, FS Mukherjee, and NSA Narayanan as well as Deputy Chair of the Planning Commission Ahluwalia. Press coverage of the visit focused almost exclusively on discussion of the India-Paki [...]
2009-01-08 09:00:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK CH IN
09NEWDELHI332INDIA TO PARTICIPATE IN SHARM AL-SHEIK CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Poloff on February 18 conveyed reftel points to MEA Deputy Secretary of West Asia and North Africa Division, Suhil Khan, informing the GOI of U.S. intention to make a pledge of humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian Authority at the Sharm al-Sheikh March 2 conference and encouraging [...]
2009-02-23 09:06:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IN
09NEWDELHI34INDIA TO SUPPORT CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI PIRACY
[...] PolCouns delivered reftel invitation, information on the Contact Group (CG) on Somali Piracy, and additional issues for consideration by core members to Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (United Nations - Political Division) Asith Bhattacharjee. Bhattacharjee confirmed that he will [...]
2009-01-08 09:53:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPHSA KCRM EWWT MOPS PBTS PTER IN
09NEWDELHI367DELHI DIARY, FEBRUARY 14-27, 2009
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 14-27, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting: -- 14th Lok Sabha Ends Respectfully, But No Election Dates Yet -- Parliamentary Committee Calls for Better Military/Intel Coordination [...]
2009-02-27 11:27:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KISL PINR PTER MOPS IN
09NEWDELHI395MUMBAI ATTACKS: GOI CHARGESHEET POINTS TO PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 13:37:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI40DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 2-9, 2009
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 2-9, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- J&K: Omar Abdullah Sworn-In as Chief Minister -- PDP Pulls out of UPA Coalition -- Shootout in Poonch -- UAE Naval Commander Vis [...]
2009-01-09 07:27:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN
09NEWDELHI405INDIAN HOME MINISTER PLEDGES COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION TO FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER
[...] (S/Noforn) Summary: In a March 3 meeting with FBI Director Robert Mueller, Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram: -- thanked the FBI for assistance in the Mumbai terror attacks investigation and pledged to strengthen counterterrorism cooperation; -- expressed concern at the possibility of terrori [...]
2009-03-04 13:12:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPTER KJUS PGOV KCRM PINR PREL IN
09NEWDELHI412INDIAN NSA SHARES DESIRE FOR COOPERATION WITH DIRECTOR MUELLER
[...] (S) Summary. In a cordial March 3 meeting with FBI Director Robert Mueller, Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan: -- recognized the importance of the improved cooperation between the U.S. and India since November's terrorist attacks in Mumbai; -- identified Lashkar-e-Taiba as the number [...]
2009-03-04 13:46:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPTER KJUS PGOV KCRM PINR PREL IN
09NEWDELHI413INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO HOLBROOKE: WANT YOU TO
[...] (C) In a February 16 meeting with Special Representative Richard Holbrooke and Ambassador Mulford, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is also acting Prime Minister, congratulated the United States on the election of President Obama. Mukherjee made the following points on U.S-Ind [...]
2009-03-05 04:39:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI415INDIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR TO SR HOLBROOKE: PAKISTAN
[...] (C) In a February 16 meeting with Special Representative Richard Holbrooke, National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan emphasized that Pakistan's relationship with India would be driven by the Pakistani military. Defense Secretary Vijay Singh, who also attended, noted that the Indian and Pakista [...]
2009-03-05 06:24:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI420FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER MEETS WITH DIRECTORS OF
[...] (C) In a March 3 meeting, FBI Director Robert Mueller met with the Director of India's Intelligence Bureau (IB) Rajiv Mathu and National Investigation Agency (NIA) Director Radha Vinod Raju. Director Mueller thanked the government of India (GOI) for its cooperation and access in the investigat [...]
2009-03-05 13:16:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPTER KJUS PGOV KCRM PINR POREL IN
09NEWDELHI441INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON,S WASHINGTON VISIT:
[...] (C) Summary. Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon will travel to Washington March 9-11 at the invitation of Special Representative Holbrooke to provide India's input to our Afghanistan policy review. While in Washington, Menon will meet with Ambassador Holbrooke, the Deputy Secretary [...]
2009-03-06 12:39:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ABLD ECON OFDP IN
09NEWDELHI451INDIAN VIEWS ON ENGAGING IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: Indian experts on the Indo-Iranian relationship describe it as stable but somewhat shallow. It is nurtured by both sides simply to maintain a friendly partner in the region. Our contacts encouraged the U.S. to engage Iran bilaterally rather than use India or any other third party as [...]
2009-03-09 12:34:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER EPET IR IS PK IN
09NEWDELHI46CHIEF MINISTERS PLEDGE TO COMBAT TERROR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While Prime Minister Singh's charge at a January 6 meeting that Pakistan was complicit in the Mumbai attacks garnered most of the headlines, the Chief Ministers meeting was also an important first step in launching the new National Investigation Agency (NIA). Following passage [...]
2009-01-09 12:33:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI48MENON TOUGH ON PAKISTAN, BULLISH ON BILATERAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on January 8 discussed Pakistan and the bilateral relationship in the context of the U.S. political transition with visiting Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher and Ambassador Mulford. Boucher and Menon were in full agreement on the need to ensure th [...]
2009-01-09 13:06:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN TSPL KNNP ETTC
09NEWDELHI507PUNJAB, AN EXAMPLE OF STATE OPPOSITION TO INDIA'S
[...] (SBU) After the Mumbai attacks in November 2008, the Indian government moved quickly to establish a National Investigation Agency (NIA) to investigate and prosecute terrorism cases. The move stirred resistance from many states which view ceding power to a national agency as an infringement of [...]
2009-03-18 11:38:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI508INDIA PLANNING TO ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered by fax ref A demarche March 3 and ref B demarche March 13 to Gaddam Dharmendra, formerly director and newly appointed Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Second Secretary at the Embassy of [...]
2009-03-18 13:22:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAPN PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC IN
09NEWDELHI522BILLION INDIAN VOICES: CONGRESS SET FOR GAINS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress Party appears poised for a comeback in Punjab with political observers projecting the party will pick up five to nine seats in the two phase parliamentary elections on May 7 and May 13. Just two years into the current state government's tenure, the inherently di [...]
2009-03-19 10:41:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI557INDIA: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-24 12:19:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP
09NEWDELHI559BHARAT BALLOT 2009: THE "OTHER" GANDHI FACES HATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Varun Gandhi, until now the lesser-known grandson of Indira Gandhi and a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha aspirant, burst onto the national scene when an election campaign video caught him delivering anti-Muslim remarks. The video footage, played in a continuous loop on [...]
2009-03-24 13:37:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI563BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIA PREMIER LEAGUE CRICKET
[...] (SBU) Summary. Next month's Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament will be held in South Africa after the league's organizers failed to secure Government of India approval for the matches to go ahead in India. The tournament - scheduled to begin on April 10 - clashes with the upcomin [...]
2009-03-25 09:39:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ECON IN
09NEWDELHI588FOR LET, IT'S ALL IN THE TIMING
[...] (S) Summary: Recent terrorist activity in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is in line with the annual increase in infiltrations during the spring thaw. The upcoming national elections may also be a factor in the increase. At least 17 militants and eight Indian soldiers were killed in a March 20 battle [...]
2009-03-27 08:19:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI637TOWARD A MEANINGFUL NATO-INDIA RELATIONSHIP
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The primary goal of a strengthened NATO-Pakistan relationship must be to support our vital efforts in Afghanistan, and Post concurs that ref A's recommendations can help soothe Indo-Pak sensitivities. However, we should not assume India's automatic opposition to greater NATO enga [...]
2009-04-01 14:40:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI647SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE
[...] (C) Embassy New Delhi warmly welcomes you both back to India. Since your last visit, the political season has entered its final phase, with the political establishment fixated on elections in April-May that will deliver a new government in June. Despite hot campaign rhetoric and political tu [...]
2009-04-02 10:33:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ECON AF PK IN
09NEWDELHI665BHARAT BALLOT 09: MOHAN BHAGWAT NEW RSS CHIEF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) selected 59-year old Mohan Bhagwat as its new leader, replacing the 78-year old K.S. Sudarshan who stepped down citing health problems. Bhagwat is the youngest chief in RSS history and represents a "generational change" in the organizatio [...]
2009-04-03 13:31:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM KIRF IN
09NEWDELHI667INDIA FORWARD LEANING ON AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 13:37:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREL PTER AF PK IR IN
09NEWDELHI694BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE INDIAN RURAL VOTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: It is conventional wisdom in India that the rural voter is more important than the urban voter, mainly because there are more than twice as many rural as urban residents in India and polling in recent years has indicated that rural voters are more likely to vote than urban voter [...]
2009-04-09 10:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI699INDIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN
[...] (SBU) Dear Chairman Berman and Delegation: Embassy New Delhi warmly welcomes you to India. Your visit coincides with a historically unprecedented level of U.S.-India collaboration encompassing everything from defense cooperation to agriculture and reflecting widespread support in both countr [...]
2009-04-09 11:17:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI743FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON ON END GAME IN SRI LANKA
[...] (C) In an April 15 meeting, Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon reviewed with Ambassador Burleigh the current state of Indo-Sri Lankan discussions as the conflict in northern Sri Lanka reaches a conclusion. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Bogollagama was in New Delhi April 15 for meetings wit [...]
2009-04-15 15:49:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER CE IN
09NEWDELHI746HOLBROOKE-MULLEN VISIT TO INDIA: OPINION LEADERS
[...] (SBU) Senior Indian officials welcomed the new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan in a series of meetings in Delhi April 8 with visiting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen. (The [...]
2009-04-16 05:28:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI747HOLBROOKE-MULLEN VISIT TO INDIA: AFGHAN POLICE
[...] (C) In a series of high level meetings in Delhi April 8, Indian Officials told Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen that they were prepared to establish a major new Afghan police training program -- [...]
2009-04-16 05:28:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI748HOLBROOKE-MULLEN VISIT TO INDIA: INDIA LIKES
[...] (C) During their several high level meetings in Delhi April 8, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen were told that India liked the U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan thus far outlined -- and [...]
2009-04-16 05:28:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI749HOLBROOKE-MULLEN VISIT TO INDIA: RECENT
[...] (C) In each of the three important substantive meetings with Indian officials on April 8 (Foreign Secretary Menon, Ambassador S.K. Lambah, and National Security Advisor Narayanan),Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff A [...]
2009-04-16 05:28:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI753FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON FLAGS CONCERNS ABOUT
[...] (C) In an April 15 meeting, Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon shared with Ambassador Burleigh his views on Bangladeshi instability following Menon's two-day visit to Dhaka on April 13-14. Menon characterized the situation there as ""fragile"" and said that following the late-February m [...]
2009-04-16 10:55:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER BG IN
09NEWDELHI755BHARAT BALLOT 2009: BJP PROMISES FREEBIES TO THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) struck a populist tone with the release of the party's manifesto ahead of the April-May parliamentary elections. The BJP lays out a range of programs offering something for nearly everyone. The manifesto has its focus, however, on lifting those [...]
2009-04-16 15:00:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI782PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, AFGHANISTAN WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 17 meeting with Codel Berman, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh endorsed the Obama Administration's outreach to Iran, saying that a comprehensive dialogue will be more effective in changing Tehran's behavior than international sanctions. He urged the U.S. to stay the cou [...]
2009-04-21 06:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PARM TRGY KNNP EAGR ENRG EINV ETRD
09NEWDELHI788BHARAT BALLOT 09: DIVIDED LOYALTIES IN PEACEFUL
[...] (SBU) Summary. National elections came off with very few problems in Jammu and Kashmir, one of seventeen states where voting occurred in the first phase. The most striking aspect of Jammu and Kashmir's election campaign was its ordinariness: voters focused on governance, roads, electricity [...]
2009-04-21 12:56:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL KDEM PHUM KISL PK IN
09NEWDELHI797NSA NARAYANAN SHARES VIEWS ON SECURITY AND U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY. National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan described to a visiting congressional delegation led by Representative Howard Berman April 17 what he viewed as a genuine convergence of interests between India and the United States, as well as his concerns about Pakistan-based terrorism [...]
2009-04-22 12:22:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI864BHARAT BALLOT 09: ROUND THREE OF INDIAN
[...] (U) Summary: On April 30, Indian voters cast their ballots in several states seen as key to the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) bid to win power from the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. This is the third of five phases of parliamentary elections; p [...]
2009-04-30 14:21:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI876DELHI SAYS U.S. PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR
[...] (U) Indian press began reporting on 30 April that Pakistan was moving 6,000 troops from its border with India to fight the Taliban in the west. The reports are based on an April 29 New York Times article citing an unnamed Pakistani official. One report also cited satellite images that it cla [...]
2009-05-01 12:50:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI880BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE CONGRESS LOSES GROUND IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Congress Party appears poised to win five to seven seats in Haryana parliamentary elections on May 7. Currently, they hold nine of Haryana's ten seats. Congress's strong development record and high economic growth rate -- together with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Part [...]
2009-05-01 13:41:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN EAGR
09NEWDELHI89INDIA TO ATTEND FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEETING AT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 11:39:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC IN
09NEWDELHI910BHARAT BALLOT 09: ELECTION BODY GETS NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Power Ministry Secretary V.S. Sampath on April 21 assumed charge as one of three commissioners on India's Election Commission, following the retirement of Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami. Sampath is the junior member of India's three-member Election Commission [...]
2009-05-06 12:49:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI913INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY URGES SPEEDY POLITICAL
[...] (C) In a May 6 meeting with Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon, Charge sought the GOI's views on recent events in Nepal and suggestions for ways the U.S. and India could coordinate on responding to the political crisis. Menon explained that Prime Minister Dahal had been backed into a corn [...]
2009-05-06 13:25:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS PTER NP IN
09NEWDELHI927BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION
[...] (U) Summary: The rolling Indian parliamentary election moved north as Indian voters cast their ballots in the fourth round of elections on May 7. In play were several key battleground states for the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance's attempt to stay in power. In this fourth of [...]
2009-05-07 15:49:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI933BHARAT BALLOT 09: BATTLEFIELD BULANDSHAHR -- TAKE
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is the third in a series of cables on Bulandshahr, a rural market town of 175,000 two hours southeast of Delhi in the state of Uttar Pradesh. On May 5th, two days before its parliamentary district went to the polls, PolOff and PolFSN ventured back to Bulandshahr to see how [...]
2009-05-08 10:31:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI94INDIAN SKEPTICISM OF PAKISTAN PREVALENT DESPITE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-16 10:00:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI943BHARAT BALLOT 09: CASTE AND PERSONALITY DOMINATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-08 13:54:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER IN
09NEWDELHI944BHARAT BALLOT 2009: DELHI POLLS PEACEFUL, VOTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 7, the fourth phase of the election, PolOff and PolFSN visited several polling sites in three of the seven parliamentary districts in the Delhi Capital Territory (DCT). The voting process for the average voter seems to be orderly and well-established. Election day passed [...]
2009-05-08 14:03:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI945CORRECTED COPY: BHARAT BALLOT 09: CASTE AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A visit to six constituencies in an arc along the western border of bellwether Uttar Pradesh revealed that caste, personality politics, and tactical voting dominate over national issues as the region went to the polls May 7. Results of all parliamentary contests across the cou [...]
2009-05-08 14:07:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER IN
09NEWDELHI95INDIAN SKEPTICISM OF PAKISTAN PREVALENT DESPITE
[...] (U) Corrected copy - new text. 2. (C) Summary: India's initial reaction to Interior Minister of Pakistan Rehman Malik's January 15 statements on investigating the Mumbai attacks has been skeptical. Foreign Minister Mukherjee explicitly criticized the Pakistani government for bypassing dip [...]
2009-01-16 11:21:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI969BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIA'S MARATHON ELECTION
[...] (U) Summary: Indian voters cast the final ballots in the country's marathon elections on May 13. In this fifth and final phase, polling took place in 86 constituencies across seven states and two territories. Voting was relatively peaceful with the exception of small skirmishes in West Beng [...]
2009-05-13 15:00:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI981BHARAT BALLOT 09: NO MAJOR CHANGES ANTICIPATED IN
[...] (U) Summary: India's foreign policy is unlikely to change significantly, regardless of the outcome of the parliamentary elections. The political parties, with few exceptions, differ little in their approach to India's foreign policy. Such issues have not played a substantial role in the camp [...]
2009-05-14 14:30:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI982BHARAT BALLOT 09: INDIAN EXIT POLLS: NO CLEAR
[...] (U) Polling in India's month-long election to choose a new parliament and form a new government ended at 5:00 pm on May 13. Immediately afterward, the hyperactive Indian electronic media began to furiously air exit polls that compiled results from all five phases of voting. TV coverage cont [...]
2009-05-14 14:36:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI987BHARAT BALLOT 2009: UTTARAKHAND SUFFERING FROM
[...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff and PolFSN traveled north to Uttarakhand on May 11 to assess the political landscape of this small state with five parliamentary seats up for grabs. In discussions with a mix of local journalists, academics, business leaders, and state civil servants, the themes that we h [...]
2009-05-15 11:14:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI988BHARAT BALLOT 2009: MUSLIM VOTE DIVIDED IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff and PolFSN traveled to western UP to visit five parliamentary districts where Muslims make up a large minority, and in some cases, the majority, of voters. These five districts voted on May 13, the final phase of the election for the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliamen [...]
2009-05-15 11:15:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NIAMEY1018Niger: Saudis Ambushed, Killed Near Mali Border
[...] (U) Summary: Unknown assailants ambushed a Saudi hunting party in western Niger near the Malian border on December 28 during early morning prayers, killing at least three and wounding three others. The Government of Niger (GON) has deplored the "barbaric act" and the Saudi Arabian Government h [...]
2009-12-29 18:18:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PREL PGOV CASC SA NG
09NIAMEY108 PRESIDENT TANDJA EXTENDS STATE OF ALERT FOR AGADEZ REGION
[...] On February 24, President Mamadou Tandja signed an executive order extending the "State of Alert" on Agadez region for an additional 90 day period from its effective date, also February 24. This travel limitation and security measure has been in place since August 2007. 2. This decision wil [...]
2009-02-26 08:20:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ASEC PTER SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY109 GON OPENS PEACE AND SECURITY FORUM ON NORTH
[...] On February 25, the Government of Niger (GON) opened the two-day "Forum on Peace and Security" at the Hotel Tenere in Niamey under the auspices of the Ministry of Interior and the High Commissioner for the Restoration of Peace. DCM and Pol Specialist attended the opening session, which roughly [...]
2009-02-26 08:20:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI PHUM SCUL PINR PTER ML NG
09NIAMEY112 SULTAN OF AGADEZ CALLS ON AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a February 12 luncheon, the Sultan of Agadez told Ambassador that the security situation in Niger's north had improved, with fewer abuses by the military, although sporadic attacks by rebels and smugglers continued. His efforts to get insurgents to cease their hostilitie [...]
2009-03-02 07:09:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SCUL PHUM SOCI ASEC CASC PTER NG
09NIAMEY135WEEKLY CAMEL MARKET DRIVES LIBYA-LAKE CHAD TRADE
[...] In far eastern Niger, N'Guigmi's weekly camel market on Sundays and Mondays draws buyers from Libya, Chad, and Nigeria, and 500 - 1,000 head change hands each week. The sale and export of camels has emerged as the most important source of income for the community. At the same time, it has dra [...]
2009-03-16 07:19:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KCRM KMPI PINR PTER SENV SMIG NG
09NIAMEY171NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR FAN MEMBER TO ATTEND NDU
[...] (SBU) The following individual has been identified to attend the NDU International Counterterrorism Fellows Program from 17 July 2009 through 10 June 2010 in Washington, DC. Name: ABDOURAHAMANE, Tiani Rank: Lieutenant Colonel DOB: 01 January 1964 POB: Toukounouss, Niger Title: Officier A [...]
2009-03-18 13:37:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PHUM PTER NG
09NIAMEY223NIGER: GON DETENTION OF SWISS NATIONALS REVEALED
[...] (SBU) On April 1, Ursula Funk (protect),a Swiss national heading the Swiss Cooperation Office, advised CDA at an evening reception for newly accredited, Abuja-based Swiss Ambassador Baum, that Nigerien security forces had detained four Swiss nationals in February 2009 in Dirkou. Dirkou, loca [...]
2009-04-03 08:53:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL PTER PINR PINS SZ ML NG
09NIAMEY235 GON DELEGATION PARTICIPATES IN PEACE TALKS WITH TUAREGS IN
[...] (SBU) Despite long-held refusals to negotiate with rebel Tuareg groups, including most notably the Mouvement Nigerien pour la Justice - MNJ, the Government of Niger (GON) recently sent a high-level delegation to engage in talks in Tripoli, with the first sessions of talks taking place on April [...]
2009-04-06 16:14:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI PREL PHUM PINR PINS PTER NG
09NIAMEY333 President Tandja Meets with Rebel Leaders, Ceasefire to
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Tandja met May 3-4 with rebel leaders in Agadez, marking their first dialogue since conflict commenced in February 2007. Following April 6-7 peace talks between a GON delegation and three rebel groups in Sirte, President Tandja addressed their bid for amnesty and rein [...]
2009-05-07 06:51:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI SCUL PTER PHUM NG
09NIAMEY373 PRESIDENT TANDJA EXTENDS STATE OF ALERT FOR AGADEZ REGION
[...] On May 22, President Mamadou Tandja signed an executive order extending the "State of Alert" on Agadez region for an additional 90 day period. This travel limitation and security measure has been in place since August 2007 (Refs C and D). 2. Comment: This decision comes at a time of ongoin [...]
2009-05-26 11:33:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ASEC PTER SOCI KDEM PHUM NG
09NIAMEY376 Constitutional Court Finds Against President Tandja's Move
[...] On May 25, the Constitutional Court issued a non-binding opinion against President Tandja's proposal for a constitutional referendum to eliminate presidential term limits. The Court stated, "If the President decides to maintain his status as leader of the country beyond the limits of his term, [...]
2009-05-26 17:04:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ASEC PTER SOCI KDEM PHUM NG
09NIAMEY415NIAMEY VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION WATCHLIST NOMINATION
[...] (SBU) On May 19, 2009, Post received an application for a non-immigrant visa from Egyptian national Abdel Wahed Mohamed Ali Mahmoud AWAD, born in Sohad, Egypt on 03 February 1956. His passport #1643595 was issued in Sohag, Egypt on 16 January 2007. He is married to Amcit Kristina Lasley, with [...]
2009-06-04 06:22:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL NG
09NIAMEY44 PRES. TANDJA GREETS DIP CORPS; COMMENTS ON TERRORISM, UN
[...] On January 13, President Tandja received the annual greeting of the diplomatic corps and offered his own remarks in return. His comments, a stocktaking of the past year, covered a wide range of subjects, ranging from thanking development partners for their assistance, the state of the economy [...]
2009-01-27 16:49:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON SOCI PTER EMIN EAID UN US NG
09NIAMEY455NIAMEY VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION WATCHLIST NOMINATION
[...] (SBU) On May 19, 2009, Post received an application for a non-immigrant visa from Egyptian national Abdel Wahed Mohamed Ali Mahmoud AWAD, born in Sohad, Egypt on 03 February 1956. His passport #1643595 was issued in Sohag, Egypt on 16 January 2007. He is married to Amcit Kristina Lasley, with [...]
2009-06-16 07:36:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL NG
09NIAMEY598EMBASSY NIAMEY VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION WATCHLIST
[...] (C) The Embassy Niamey RSO provided ConOff information received in ref b dated 17 July 2009 that &As of early June 2008, Mali-born Seiqa Tijany (Ozam) was a member of al-Qa'ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). He was responsible for AQIM logistics in the Saharan regions of Mali, Al [...]
2009-08-17 17:46:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL NG
09NIAMEY624 STATE OF ALERT FOR AGADEZ REGION EXTENDED
[...] On August 26, President Mamadou Tandja signed an executive order extending the "State of Alert" in Agadez region for an additional 90-day period. This travel limitation and security measure has been in place since August 2007 (Refs A and D). 2. The decision comes at a time of ongoing peace [...]
2009-08-27 13:17:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ASEC CASC PHUM SOCI PTER KDEM NG
09NIAMEY864NIGER: PM GAMATIE MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR ALLEN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 15:54:00Embassy NiameySECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PINR NG
09NIAMEY89NIGER -- ASSESSING THE NEED FOR INCREASED LAW
[...] The following is Post's response to provide input to help further define law enforcement and judicial training needs. Below are Post's responses to the questions posed: A. What are the key internal or regional challenges the host government's non-military security apparatus confronts? (i.e [...]
2009-02-17 15:52:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCRM PARM PGOV PTER SNAR SOCI NG
09NIAMEY90NIGER TO HOST PEACE FORUM ON THE NORTH
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Niger (GON) plans to host a Peace Forum to address continuing instability in the north of Niger and Mali on February 25 -27 in Niamey. The event will gather roughly 80 government and civil society leaders to discuss how best to deal with underlying causes of co [...]
2009-02-17 16:03:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI PTER SCUL PINR PHUM ML NG
09NIAMEY924NIGER: FOREIGN MINISTER CONVOKES DIPLOMATIC CORPS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On Wednesday, November 18, Government of Niger (GON) Foreign Minister (FM) Mindaoudou convoked the diplomatic corps to a meeting to discuss security concerns. She reported on the attempted kidnapping in Tahoua (reftel),indicated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) will c [...]
2009-11-18 20:57:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC AMGT CASC NG
09NIAMEY987 Niger: 2009 Country Report on Terrorism
[...] (SBU) Summary: Al-Qa'ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has demonstrated a greater interest in the Republic of Niger (RON) in 2009, with attempts to extend its influence into Nigerien territory from the largely ungoverned region bordering Mali and Algeria. The porous borders and u [...]
2009-12-16 13:31:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC SNAR PGOV SOCI KISL PHUM PREL NG
09NICOSIA115CYPRUS: LOGISTICS FOR FEBRUARY 23 IRAQ AND
[...] (U) Embassy Nicosia, in conjunction with the State Department's Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT),is honored to host the February 23 Iraq and Neighbors and the February 24 Eastern Mediterranean Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) reviews. We will do our best to make your [...]
2009-02-12 14:08:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL ASEC CY
09NICOSIA142CYPRIOT PLANS FOR SHARM AL-SHEIKH DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 15:10:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM GZ CY
09NICOSIA179CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] (U) This telegram contains Embassy Nicosia's assessment of critical infrastructure and key resources on Cyprus which, if destroyed, disrupted, or exploited, might have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States. Embassy responses are keyed to Reftel. 2. (SBU) Reftel Para 13: [...]
2009-03-12 09:42:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER PGOV EFIN ENRG KCIP CY
09NICOSIA194EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGIONAL STRATEGIC
[...] (C) Meeting in Nicosia February 24, U.S. Ambassadors and interagency representatives covering the Eastern Mediterranean RSI region discussed ways to strengthen counterterrorism efforts in an environment characterized by new migration waves from the Middle East to Europe, the aftermath of the I [...]
2009-03-19 12:14:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETPTER PREL EAID ASEC GR TU CY
09NICOSIA219CYPRUS: ATTENDANCE AT GICNT PLANNING GROUP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-27 12:51:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL PTER CY
09NICOSIA262CYPRUS: PRESIDENT APPROVES TRANSIT OF SOMALI
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 07:47:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETPREL MOPS PTER KCRM CY TU
09NICOSIA277NORTHERN CYPRUS: PROGRESS SLOW BUT STEADY ON AML
[...] (U) At the last Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary held in Paris 25-27 February, the northern part of Cyprus was deleted from the list of areas of concern for money laundering activity. This was in response to the north Cyprus "administration" having completed a series of legislative [...]
2009-04-24 12:49:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER CY
09NICOSIA314CYPRUS: REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF UNITED STATES
[...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Nicosia requests Department approval to initiate the following select Department of Defense (DoD) engagement activity with the Republic of Cyprus (ROC): United States Coast Guard (USCG) training on seaport security and anti-terrorism. 2. (SBU) Cyprus has rou [...]
2009-05-13 08:25:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPTER MARR MOPS PREL PGOV CY
09NICOSIA343CYPRUS: BILATERAL ARMS DESTRUCTION MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 13:44:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETPARM PTER PREL CY TU
09NICOSIA522NORTH CYPRUS BUDGET WOES AND MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The north Cyprus economy continues to deteriorate and the "government" is faced with a relatively massive budget deficit. They are trying to reduce the largest single government expense item, civil servant compensation, but the unions have already begun work-to-rule and strikes [...]
2009-08-11 12:57:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PTER CY
09NICOSIA548CYPRUS: RUSSIAN AND US EMBASSIES INFORM MFA OF
[...] On August 24, POLOFF and Russian DCM Alexander Scherbakov delivered reftel points to Marios Kountourides, Deputy Director of the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Division. Kountourides welcomed the announcement, adding that Cyprus supported efforts to combat terrorism and the work of UNODC and the [...]
2009-08-25 13:37:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC
09NICOSIA580CYPRUS SHARES USG CONCERNS OVER SRI LANKAN IDPS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 13:49:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID CE CY
09NICOSIA694(C) CYPRUS LIKELY TO STAY "NEUTRAL" ON THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 15:01:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL
09NICOSIA789REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF UNITED STATES COAST GUARD
[...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Nicosia requests Department approval to initiate the following select Department of Defense (DoD) engagement activity with the Republic of Cyprus: United States Coast Guard (USCG) training on Waterside Port Security. This activity is clearly in the US national i [...]
2009-12-22 14:09:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALCY MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER
09NOGALES56ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL CRIME AND SAFETY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-28 00:22:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
09NOUAKCHOTT172IN ARAFAT, POVERTY AND HOPELESSNESS BREED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Arafat is the largest and poorest district in the capital Nouakchott. Rapid urbanization, a large disenfranchised youth population, grinding poverty, and imported Islamist extremist ideas are a potentially volatile combination. EmbOffs met with a variety of people living and [...]
2009-03-03 13:54:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PTER KDEM EAID MR
09NOUAKCHOTT330MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF MAY
[...] (C) Summary: For the week of May 10-14, there were rumors of possible arms from Iran. An embassy travel notification to the MFA was rejected, and Taqadoumy touched off another sensation in the media. There was a sit-in at the National Assembly, and the Ambassador traveled to Lemden to visi [...]
2009-05-14 12:23:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO KDEM PHUM CVIS ASEC PTER MR
09NOUAKCHOTT386MAURITANIA: A NEW DRUG-TRAFFICKING HUB IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: Drug-trafficking in Mauritania is on the rise and becoming a concern not only for the country but also the region. Mauritania is a transit country for hashish resin and cocaine, two highly profitable drugs. Hashish resin is trafficked from Morocco to the Gulf States through t [...]
2009-06-11 12:20:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV MR SNAR PTER
09NOUAKCHOTT463NOUAKCHOTT - EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC)
[...] (U) The EAC met on Thursday July 16, 2009, to assess the security situation for the upcoming election period. The first round of elections will be held on Saturday July, 18, 2009, and a run-off, if needed, will be held on August 1, 2009. 2. (U) The EAC agreed that the elections will probably t [...]
2009-07-16 16:57:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC CASC MR PTER
09NOUAKCHOTT490MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF JULY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-23 15:32:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MR PHUM PTER
09NOUAKCHOTT500MAURITANIA -- ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY WITH THE AZIZ
[...] (C) New Environment Needs New Strategy: Mission Country Team (including visiting Rabat-based LEGAT) held an off-site July 27 to consider revisions of the Mission Strategic Plan in light of the July 18 election of President-elect Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and the June 23 killing of Christopher [...]
2009-08-02 23:28:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MASS ASEC PTER AMGT MR
09NOUAKCHOTT503MAURITANIA -- ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY WITH THE AZIZ
[...] (C) New Environment Needs New Strategy: Mission Country Team (including visiting Rabat-based LEGAT) held an off-site July 27 to consider revisions of the Mission Strategic Plan in light of the July 18 election of President-elect Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and the June 23 killing of Christopher [...]
2009-08-03 08:17:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MASS ASEC PTER AMGT MR
09NOUAKCHOTT510MAURITANIA: LEADER OF OPPOSITION OULD DADDAH SEES
[...] (C) Summary: Opposition leader Ahmed Ould Daddah continues to see fraud in the July 18 presidential elections even as he remains at a loss to explain how. He regrets that the U.S. -- "the last hope for Mauritania" -- has accepted a mechanical definition of democracy and opted for security o [...]
2009-08-11 15:21:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MR
09NOUAKCHOTT546AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER LAGHDAF -
[...] (C) Summary: The Mauritanian relationship with the U.S. has "turned a page," and the newly (re)appointed Prime Minister looks forward to a broad and strong revitalized relationship. Counter-terrorism is of extreme importance -- the withdrawal of Peace Corps following the killing of an Ameri [...]
2009-08-25 15:09:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT575MAURITANIA: LAYERED SECURITY STRATEGY
[...] (C) The Way Forward: On September 2-3, Post hosted a Trans-Sahara Counter-terrorism Partnership (TSCTP) country-specific conference to develop a coordinated "hard" and "soft" counter-terrorism re-engagement strategy for FY09 and FY10. Conference participants included Country Team members, [...]
2009-09-09 16:34:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL PTER EAID MR
09NOUAKCHOTT593MAURITANIA: PRESIDENT AZIZ ON TERRORISM AND
[...] (C) During the Ambassador's August 8 call on President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on other matters, Aziz spoke about the terrorist and extremist threats facing Mauritania. Aziz focused first on the internal drivers of extremism, telling the Ambassador that disgruntled youth were driven to extre [...]
2009-09-15 12:40:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS EAID PTER MR
09NOUAKCHOTT635MAURITANIA: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ROUNDUP FOR
[...] (C) Summary: In the month of September, the International Contact Group visited Mauritania to take stock of the post-election political situation. Delegations from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank also visited and renewed programs with Mauritania. President Aziz travel [...]
2009-10-01 12:22:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PTER MR KDEM
09NOUAKCHOTT648VISAS VIPER: SEPTEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] (U) VISAS VIPER. 2. (U) POST: NOUAKCHOTT MEETING DATE: OCT. 6, 2009. CHAIR: CDA DENNIS HANKINS COORDINATOR: STEPHEN KOCHUBA, CONSULAR OFFICER ATTENDEES: RAO, RSO, DAO, POL, CONS POST HAS NO VISAS VIPER NAMES TO SUBMIT FOR SEPTEMBER 2009. HANKINS [...]
2009-10-08 11:11:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CVIS KVPR MR PINR PTER
09NOUAKCHOTT657A PESSIMISTIC ALGERIAN OUTLOOK ON MAURITANIA
[...] (C) Departing Algerian Ambassador Rachid Chakib Kaid (protect throughout) provided Charge a pessimistic outlook on Mauritania's political prospects in the coming year. Kaid, who has served in Mauritania for five years, said he had witnessed the roller-coaster of recurring coups. He had hope [...]
2009-10-12 15:12:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MR AG
09NOUAKCHOTT697MAURITANIAN MINISTERS ON COUNTER-EXTREMISM
[...] (SBU) DCM met October 21 in separate meetings with the Minister of Islamic Affairs, The Minister of Communication, and the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports to discuss the efforts of these ministries to combat extremism and to discuss how the DOD Media Information Support Team (MIST),USA [...]
2009-10-28 14:24:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID MR
09NOUAKCHOTT713MAURITANIA: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE
[...] (SBU) Regarding reftel, PolOff delivered demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Multilateral Affairs Mohameden Ould Daddah on November 4. Ould Daddah had no substantive response. BOULWARE [...]
2009-11-04 11:00:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MR
09NOUAKCHOTT715EMBASSY NOUAKCHOTT'S OCTOBER 2009 VISAS VIPER
[...] (U) VISAS VIPER. 2. (U) POST: NOUAKCHOTT MEETING DATE: NOV. 3, 2009. CHAIR: DCM: DENNIS HANKINS COORDINATOR: STEPHEN KOCHUBA, CONSULAR OFFICER ATTENDEES: RAO, RSO, DAO, CONS POST HAS NO VISAS VIPER NAMES TO SUBMIT FOR OCTOBER 2009. BOULWARE [...]
2009-11-05 10:29:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CVIS KVPR MR PINR PTER
09NOUAKCHOTT730TRANSFER OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEE AHMED AZIZ (ISN
[...] (C) Ambassador raised the proposed transfer of Guantanamo detainee Ahmed Aziz with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Ould Sidi on November 15 and shared copies of diplomatic notes exchanged in the first detainee return in 2007. The Secretary General promised a later formal respons [...]
2009-11-15 16:30:00Embassy NouakchottSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL PTER KDRG MR
09NOUAKCHOTT794EMBASSY NOUAKCHOTT'S NOVEMBER 2009 VISAS VIPER
[...] (U) VISAS VIPER. 2. (U) POST: NOUAKCHOTT MEETING DATE: DEC 9, 2009. CHAIR: STEPHEN KOCHUBA, CONSULAR OFFICER COORDINATOR: STEPHEN KOCHUBA, CONSULAR OFFICER ATTENDEES: RAO, RSO,POL, DAO, CONS POST HAS NO VISAS VIPER NAMES TO SUBMIT FOR NOVEMBER 2009. BOULWARE [...]
2009-12-10 14:20:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CVIS KVPR MR PINR PTER
09NOUAKCHOTT798MAURITANIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) represented the primary terrorist threat to Mauritania. After two attacks in late December 2007 and two others in 2008, including the February attack against the Israeli embassy and the September Tourine attack that cost the lives of 11 soldiers a [...]
2009-12-14 07:44:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC MR
09NOUAKCHOTT818MAURITANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SEES ALGERIA AS
[...] (C) Summary: The Mauritanian Foreign Minister sees Algeria as hindering a regional response to the AQIM threat -- both by seeking to exclude some regional countries (presumably Morocco) from the conversation and dissuading neighbors from cooperating with external partners like AFRICOM. The [...]
2009-12-28 14:17:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EPET MR AG
09NOUAKCHOTT83MAYOR OF NEMA FIGHTS ON WHILE PRO-COUP PARTISANS
[...] (C) Summary: The mayor of the remote southeastern town of Nema continues to try to improve the living conditions of his residents, despite ongoing attempts by pro-coup politicians to unseat him from his post. The economic situation remains as precarious as ever, exacerbated by the pullout o [...]
2009-01-28 09:14:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KDEM MR PGOV PREL PTER
09OSLO120M/S POLARIS: NORWEGIANS DENY JURISDICTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 13:56:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHSA PBTS EWWT KCRM PTER MOPS PREL NO
09OSLO126NORWAY'S PLANS FOR MARCH 2 CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Egypt invited Norway to co-chair the March 2 conference and FM Jonas Gahr Stoere has accepted. Norway's thoughts are very much in line with the U.S. perspectives outlined in reftel. FM Stoere will participate in the conference in his capacity as head of the AHLC donor coordination mechan [...]
2009-02-24 06:35:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG NO
09OSLO139NORWEGIAN NGOS WANT ANSWERS ON GUANTANAMO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Amnesty International and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee want to meet with US embassy officers to clarify when they can expect the USG to ask Norway for help in resettling Guantanamo detainees who cannot be sent back to their home countries. Post requests guidance for what to [...]
2009-03-04 06:48:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER PHUM
09OSLO148AFGHAN IMMIGRANTS IN NORWAY
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Afghans represent one of Norway,s newest immigrant communities with 72% having been in Norway less than five years. The 8,000 registered Afghans currently living in Norway (including Norwegian-born to immigrant parents),are comprised primarily of refugees and asylum seekers. T [...]
2009-03-09 07:30:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER PGOV PINR KCRM AF NO
09OSLO179NORWEGIANS HAPPY WITH SHARM EL-SHEIK INROADS,
[...] (C) Summary: The GON found the conference in Sharm el-Sheik both constructive and surprisingly positive in tone, and hopes it will help bring Arab and Gulf donors deeper into the AHLC framework. Norway continues to emphasize the structural importance of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Gaza, [...]
2009-03-19 10:48:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALEFIN EUN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER NO
09OSLO200HRV 2009- NORWAY ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
[...] (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Amendment requirements for human rights verification, AmEmbassy Oslo possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the Norwegian Jaegerkorpts (Norwegian Special Operations Forces) as of March 26, 2009. Point of contact at AmEmbassy Oslo is [...]
2009-03-26 15:18:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM NO
09OSLO262ESTA APPROVED FOR APPLICANT WITH TERRORIST CLASS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-08 13:36:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALCVIS PTER KVPR ASEC NO
09OSLO273NORWAY TO ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE PLENARY
[...] (SBU) Norway's Global Initiative officer, Carl Salicath, confirmed that Norway will attend the plenary meeting in June. Who will participate is not yet determined, nor is it decided which working groups Norway would like to participate in but the delegation will likley consist of two people, on [...]
2009-04-20 06:22:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL PTER MNUC KGIC NO
09OSLO275EMBASSY OSLO'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 07:28:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PTER NO
09OSLO309FROZEN DELIGHT: NORWAY'S TURKISH MINORITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-22 12:48:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PINR PTER KCRM TU NO
09OSLO384NORWEGIAN IRANIANS: A MODEL IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Iranian immigrants in Norway are some of the country's most successful and best-integrated non-Western minorities. There are currently over 15,000 first and second generation Iranians in Norway, making them the tenth largest immigrant group. The community is highly educated, s [...]
2009-06-10 11:24:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CVIS IR KCRM NO PINR PTER
09OSLO396RINGLEADER OF ALLEGED PLOT TO ATTACK US EMBASSY IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Norway's Supreme Court ruled June 12 that a jury's decision in February 2009, to convict Arfan Bhatti of vandalism and attempted murder, did not meet European Court of Human Rights requirements and threw the verdict out. The case will now return to the appeals court to be re-tri [...]
2009-06-17 06:40:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC KCRM NO PREL PTER
09OSLO403BHATTI RELEASED FROM PRISON
[...] (SBU) Summary. Norway's Appeals Court ruled June 19 to release Arfan Bhatti, ringleader of an alleged plot to attack the US Embassy in Oslo, pending his re-trial in August, 2009. Bhatti had been convicted of vandalism and attempted murder in February 2009 but Norway's Supreme Court June 12 [...]
2009-06-22 06:57:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALASEC KCRM PREL PTER NO
09OSLO444NORWEGIAN TERRORISM FINANCE PREVENTION PROCEDURES
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Anniken Enersen, Senior Advisor in the MFA legal section. Enersen explained that while 1267 sanctions committee names are quasi-automatically incorporated into Norwegian law (after administrative entry done by the MFA),our independent naming of E.O. [...]
2009-07-14 14:54:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID NO
09OSLO465HISTORIC MEETING BETWEEN CHECHEN ADVERSARIES IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 23 and 24, the London-based "Chechnya Peace Forum" convened a meeting in Oslo between Dukhvakha Abdurakhmanov (Chairman of the Chechen parliament and representative of the Kadyrov government) and Akhmed Zakaev (representative of the Maskhadov continuation government). [...]
2009-07-29 11:51:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINR PGOV PREL PTER NO RU
09OSLO486(C) NORWAY FRUSTRATED WITH OTHER SOMALIA DONORS'
[...] (C) In response to reftel, poloff discussed Somalia with the Chief of the East Africa section of the Norwegian MFA, Hans Jacob Frydenlund. Frydenlund excused his reticence to fully evaluate the situation on the ground in Somalia because his deputy, Kjell Harald Dalen, who manages the Somalia [...]
2009-08-05 15:20:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SO EAID KPKO NO
09OSLO502NORWAY INFORMED THAT UNODC IS OBSERVER IN GICNT
[...] (U) Per instructions in reftel, post collaborated with the Russian Embassy in Oslo to notify of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) observer status in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT),using language provided in reftel. Persons post notified in the GO [...]
2009-08-12 13:22:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER
09OSLO526USNATO AMBASSADOR DAALDER'S DISCUSSION WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In discussions with visiting USNATO Ambassador Ivo Daalder in Oslo August 17, Norwegian Deputy Minister of Defense Espen Barth-Eide and Director for Security Policy Svein Efjestad said they looked forward to reviewing the new COMISAF Strategic requirements this fall; suggested tha [...]
2009-08-26 13:44:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PBTS MCAP MOPS AF RU NO
09OSLO552NORWAY AGREES WITH USG APPROACH ON SRI LANKA IDP
[...] (C) Norway's response to reftel demarche was uniformly positive. Poloff met with Tone Allers, Sri Lanka Desk officer at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Allers, after having two days to digest the information in the demarche and share it with the Norwegian embassy in Colombo, [...]
2009-09-11 12:33:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN
09OSLO592NORWAY RESPONDS CONSTRUCTIVELY TO GOLDSTONE
[...] (C) Summary: The Norwegian MFA responded positively September 24 to our demarche on engaging the Human Rights Council (HRC) in a constructive manner on the Goldstone report. The officials we met said Norway would want to "welcome" the Goldstone report in any HRC resolution on the matter, but c [...]
2009-09-25 07:14:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS NO
09OSLO624NORWAY'S TUNE ON ISRAEL, THE PEACE PROCESS, AND
[...] (C) Summary: On October 7, Charge Heg had a constructive discussion about overall U.S. Norway cooperation in the Middle East with senior Norwegian diplomats Jorn Gjelstad, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East Section, and Special Envoy to the Middle East Jon Hanssen-Bauer. [...]
2009-10-08 15:09:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PTER KPAL IS IQ NO
09OSLO634NORWAY: "EVEN WE MIGHT HAVE TO VOTE AGAINST NEW
[...] (C) A/DCM (PolEconcouns) delivered Ref A demarche to head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East Section, Jorn Gjelstad, on October 14 prior to the open UNSC meeting on the Middle East in New York. Generally, Gjelstad was very positive and emphasized the congruencies between U.S. and [...]
2009-10-15 11:48:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL NO
09OSLO644NORWAY: AGREEMENT REACHED ON HSPD-6 TEXT
[...] (SBU) In a meeting October 21, 2009 at the Norwegian Police Security Service Headquarters (PST) in Oslo, a team from the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC),the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT),and the US Embassy reached an agreement with the PST on the text of a HSPD-6 ter [...]
2009-10-22 12:42:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALCVIS CMGT PTER PBTS PREL NO
09OSLO652ANALYSIS OF FM STOERE'S PUBLIC COMMENTS DEFENDING
[...] (SBU) This is an ACTION MESSAGE - please see para 7. In comments to the media published October 19, Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere explained and defended Norway's decision not to offer to take Guantanamo detainees at this time, a decision which came to public attention in Norway two days e [...]
2009-10-28 16:22:00Embassy OsloSECRET//NOFORNASEC NO PREL PTER
09OSLO653ANALYSIS OF FM STOERE'S PUBLIC COMMENTS DEFENDING
[...] (SBU) This is an ACTION MESSAGE - please see para 7. In comments to the media published October 19, Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere explained and defended Norway's decision not to offer to take Guantanamo detainees at this time, a decision which came to public attention in Norway two days e [...]
2009-10-28 16:37:00Embassy OsloSECRET//NOFORNASEC NO PREL PTER
09OSLO679NORWAY GENERALLY RECEPTIVE TO U.S. REDLINES FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Polcouns delivered reftel points to Jorn Gjelstad, head of the Middle East Section of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on November 3. Gjelstad commented favorably on our position opposing the various unacceptable elements currently under discussion for inclusion in [...]
2009-11-03 16:17:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL NO
09OSLO700FM STOERE, NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR SHARE VIEWS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the Ambassador's initial courtesy call November 9, Foreign Minister Stoere welcomed Ambassador White to Norway and offered that the priorities the Ambassador outlined during his Senate confirmation hearings in September closely match the priorities of the Government of Norway. [...]
2009-11-09 16:16:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF NO PREL PTER
09OSLO712S/NF: CORE EAC MEETING NOV 13 TO SHARE UPDATED
[...] (U) DCM CHAIRED A CORE GROUP OF OSLO'S EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE NOVEMBER 13. AMBASSADOR WHITE PARTICIPATED. OTHERS INCLUDED: RAO and A/RAO; RSO; POL/ECON COUNSELOR; DATT; CONSUL; AND FBI TDYER IN RAO. 2. (S/NF) DCM CONVENED THE CORE GROUP TO DISCUSS UPDATED INFORMATION OBTAINED BY RAO ON [...]
2009-11-13 17:22:00Embassy OsloSECRET//NOFORNASEC NO OVIP PINR PREL PTER
09OSLO713ARFAN BHATTI'S COURT RE-TRIAL DELAYED FROM
[...] (SBU) Arfan Bhatti, who was convicted of grave vandalism in the shooting of the Oslo synagogue in 2006 and was also the accused ringleader of an alleged plot against the U.S. and Israeli embassies (Reftel and previous),was supposed to be re-tried on November 5 and 6 in the Court of Appeals in [...]
2009-11-13 17:23:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM PTER PREL NO
09OSLO735OSLO EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING AND
[...] (U) Summary: The DCM chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC)on November 25. Reported in the EAC were the results of a meeting of post,s Pandemic Influenza Action Committee (PIAC) which also occurred on November 25. Ambassador White participated in the EAC. Others included: [...]
2009-11-27 13:18:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NO OVIP PINR PREL PTER AMED TBIO KFLU
09OSLO769NORWEGIANS POSITIVE TO 1540 VOLUNTARY FUND
[...] (C) Poloff spoke with Erling Skjonsberg, Senior Advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section about our proposal for a UN Security Council Resolution 1540 voluntary fund. Skjonsberg said that although the GON did not yet have an official position on [...]
2009-12-11 14:20:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC EUN NO
09OSLO77TERRORISM FINANCE: NORWAY'S RESPONSE TO UPCOMING
[...] (C) Embassy Oslo delivered points in reftels to Norway's Foreign Ministry. The Foreign Ministry will ensure that the names in both reftels will be forwarded to their financial enforcement agency, immigration and welfare authorities and to the Finance Ministry. WHITNEY [...]
2009-01-16 09:34:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL NO
09OSLO773NORWAY ON MULLAH KREKAR EXTRADITION: IRAQ ON HOLD,
[...] (C) Summary: In discussions on December 7, our interlocutor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) legal section stated that Norway is not/not actively pursuing obtaining a guarantee of humane treatment for Ansar al-Islam figure Mullah Krekar (aka Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad) from the Government o [...]
2009-12-15 09:37:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM IQ NO
09OSLO783NORWAY: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Consistent with instructions in ref A, the following is Embassy Oslo's submission for the narrative of the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism for Norway: Begin text. Norwegian authorities considered the threat of terrorist attacks in Norway low and the widespread belief among the genera [...]
2009-12-21 14:25:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR NO
09OSLO794NORWAY RESPONDS TO AMCIT DEMARCHE; ASSESSES IRAN
[...] (C) On December 29, Deputy Chief of Mission James T. Heg, accompanied by Poleconoff, met with Aud-Marit Wiig, Director General of Geographic Bureaus and International Development, as well as Torunn Viste, Assistant Director General in charge of Mid-East Affairs, both at the Norwegian Ministry o [...]
2009-12-30 12:25:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALCASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER NO
09OSLO8NORWAY PROMISES BUDGET SUPPORT FOR PA WITHIN THE
[...] (C) Ingrid Schoyen, Assistant Director General of the Mid-East Section of the MFA told poloff, in response to reftel demarche, that Norway would, within this week, release the 228 million kroner (approx $33 million) Norway pledged to the Palestinian Authority at the Paris donors' conference. S [...]
2009-01-06 14:46:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM NO
09OSLO90MINORITY ANGER IN NORWAY RISES
[...] (SBU) Summary: A series of anti-Israel demonstrations on January 8 and January 10 erupted into violence in central Oslo as some demonstrators, primarily young Muslim-background youth, clashed with police. The damages, police action and extent of the violence were the worst in Norway since the [...]
2009-02-03 06:02:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL KIRF PTER ASEC KPAO KCRM KISL NO
09OTTAWA154SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE -
[...] This Message is SECRET/NOFORN. ---------------------------- 2. POLITICAL VIOLENCE ---------------------------- ---------------------------- I. (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS ---------------------------- A. Human rights groups, small political protest/grass roots organizations and Canadian Aboriginal group [...]
2009-02-27 22:09:00Embassy OttawaSECRETASEC PTER
09OTTAWA198FIRST SENTENCING IN TERRORIST TRIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 13, an Ontario Superior Court judge sentenced convicted Canadian terrorist Momin Khawaja to ten-and-a-half years in prison on terrorism-related charges, with no eligibility for parole for five years. Khawaja was the first Canadian to be charged under Canada's 2001 Anti- [...]
2009-03-12 18:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV CA
09OTTAWA20CANADA SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE WITH HOSTAGE POLICY
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para three. 2. (S) Summary: Canada is for the first time planning on Cabinet endorsement by April of a formal national policy to respond to the kidnapping of its citizens by terrorists or criminals. A spate of five cases of kidnapped Canadians since Jun [...]
2009-01-09 19:02:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPTER PREL PINR PGOV CA
09OTTAWA220ABOUSFIAN ABDELRAZIK IS WELCOME TO RETURN TO
[...] (C) On March 17, Katherine Burke, Senior Policy Advisor, International Crime and Terrorism, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade told Econoff that Abousfian Abdelrazik, a Canadian and Sudanese dual citizen currently living in the Canadian Embassy in Khartoum, has not run afoul [...]
2009-03-17 21:04:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC CA SU
09OTTAWA237CANADA TO SPONSOR UNSCR 1540 SEMINAR FOR CARICOM
[...] (U) This is an action request for ISN/CPI -- see para 5. 2. (U) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Officer David MacDuff expressed Canada's appreciation for the U.S. decision to provide both legislative drafting suppo [...]
2009-03-25 17:22:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PARM ETRD KSTC XL HA DR CA
09OTTAWA257CANADA TO PARTICIPATE IN GICNT EVENT, SEEKS ADVICE
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) In response to reftel, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Officer David MacDuff said he, or perhaps one of his Seoul-based colleagues, would represent Canada at the Global Initiative to Combat N [...]
2009-03-31 21:08:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS KGIC PARM PREL CA
09OTTAWA305CANADA SEEKING U.S. VIEWS ON RENEWED
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Prime Minister Harper and his cabinet will decide at the end of April whether to explore some form of renewed air link between Montreal and Beirut, according to a Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) cont [...]
2009-04-20 20:28:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAIR ASEC CA
09OTTAWA313COURT RULES CANADA MUST SEEK KHADR'S REPATRIATION
[...] (U) Summary: On April 23, a Federal Court judge ruled that the Canadian government's refusal to seek Omar Khadr's repatriation from the United States violated his constitutional rights and that the government must press the United States to return him to Canada. The government may appeal the de [...]
2009-04-23 20:39:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PHUM CA
09OTTAWA326CANADA HOPES TO SEE POWERFUL LEADERSHIP AT GICNT
[...] (SBU) Canada will attend the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) plenary conference in The Hague and is looking for "powerful leadership" from the Russian-Dutch-U.S. troika to "attack the problem of nuclear terrorism in a fulsome way," according to Department of Foreign Affai [...]
2009-04-29 20:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PARM PREL KNNP KGIC MNUC RS NL CA
09OTTAWA338GUILTY PLEA IN TORONTO TERROR CASE
[...] (SBU) Summary: One of the so-called "Toronto 18" alleged terror plot to attack federal targets in Ontario in 2006 pled guilty on May 4 to one count of participating in a terrorist activity. Along with the earlier conviction of another defendant in this case as well as the conviction under Cana [...]
2009-05-06 18:53:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV CA
09OTTAWA374CANADA NON-COMMITTAL ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
[...] (S) Summary: During a May 11 meeting with Canadian officials, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Dan Fried discussed the possible resettlement in Canada of the three Uighur detainees now at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba who have pending refugee applications in Canada. [...]
2009-05-20 21:28:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL PTER PHUM CA
09OTTAWA423COURT ORDERS CANADA TO REPATRIATE ABDELRAZIK
[...] (U) In a decision on June 4, a Federal Court judge ruled against the Canadian government in the case of Abousfian Abdelrazik and ordered it to issue him an emergency passport, arrange (and, if necessary, pay for) his transportation -- within 30 days -- from Khartoum to Montreal along with an [...]
2009-06-04 19:10:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL SU CA
09OTTAWA426(S) VANCOUVER OLYMPICS 2010: SECOND CANADIAN
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director for Defence and Security Relations Shelley Whiting conveyed to Embassy on June 4 the second of two Canadian diplomatic notes seeking U.S. military-to-military support in advance of and during the February 2010 Winter Olympic [...]
2009-06-04 21:01:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL MARR KOLY PTER CA
09OTTAWA430CANADA DECLINES UIGHUR DETAINEES
[...] (U) Prime Minister Stephen Harper's spokesman Kory Teneycke on June 4 confirmed to the media that Canada had declined requests from the Obama and Bush Administrations to take any Uighur detainees from Guantanamo Bay, noting "given that these detainees have no link with Canada...I do not see [...]
2009-06-05 16:34:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM CA
09OTTAWA434 SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO CANADA BY DHS SECRETARY NAPOLITANO
[...] (SBU) Summary. DHS Secretary Napolitano held productive meetings in Ottawa on May 27 with PM Harper, National Security Advisor Morin, Public Safety Minister Van Loan, and Citizenship Minister Kenney, at which Canadian officials pledged cooperation on border issues, especially in facing threa [...]
2009-06-05 21:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PREL PGOV ETRD ECON PTER CA
09OTTAWA443CANADIAN AND U.S. ANTI-PIRACY PRESCRIPTIONS ALIGN
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Policy Advisor for Defence and Security Sarah Robertson confirmed to polmiloff on June 9 that Canadian and U.S. policy prescriptions on the best way to prosecute suspected pirates off the Horn of Africa (ref a),and elsewhere, [...]
2009-06-09 18:38:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EWWT KCRM PTER MARR CA
09OTTAWA452CANADA SEEKS MORE ANTI-TERRORIST TOOLS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The federal government has begun a new legislative push to restore two anti-terrorism tools -- investigative hearings and preventive arrest -- that lapsed in 2007. Separately, the government has introduced a bill to allow victims of state-sponsored terrorism to sue the perpetra [...]
2009-06-10 20:59:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL CA
09OTTAWA469REQUEST FOR UPDATED GUIDANCE ON ABDELRAZIK
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. (S) According to Privy Council Office Director of Operations Matthew Levin, the government would have to file an appeal to the Federal Court by June 19 should it decide to contest the court's order to repatriate Abousfian Abdelrazik from S [...]
2009-06-16 17:14:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPTER PREL SU CA
09OTTAWA478CANADA PLANNING JUNE 23 REPATRIATION FOR ABDELRAZIK
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 6. 2. (S) Canada will not appeal the June 4 federal court ruling that the government must repatriate Abousfian Abdelrazik from Sudan and present him for a July 7 hearing in Montreal (Ref B),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and Internati [...]
2009-06-18 20:13:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPTER PREL SU CA
09OTTAWA481VANCOUVER OLYMPICS 2010: CANADIAN REQUEST FOR
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Action Request: The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) conveyed to Embassy on June 16 Diplomatic Note No. GGA-0028 seeking United States Postal Inspection Service support to the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver. The dipno [...]
2009-06-19 15:24:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KOLY PTER ECPS CA
09OTTAWA482UN COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON TERRORISM DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Acting Pol/C delivered ref points on June 17 to Chantal Meagher, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Acting Director for International Crime and Counterterrorism. Meagher apologized for her unfamiliarity with the upcoming negotiations and expressed regret that [...]
2009-06-19 19:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER CA
09OTTAWA492CANADA REACTS OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE TO
[...] (U) Summary: Across Canada the reaction to President Obama,s June 4 speech in Cairo was overwhelmingly positive. Canadian Muslim leaders, national and local politicians and journalists described the speech as inspirational, respectful, and empowering. Many remarked it was a turning point in U [...]
2009-06-25 14:57:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV PINR PTER SCUL KPAO CA
09OTTAWA596DETERMINED PRO-MEK DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST OUTSIDE
[...] (SBU) Approximately 95 supporters of the Mujahadeen-e-Khalq (Mek) gathered again across the street from the chancery on July 30 to condemn the recent attack on the Ashraf camp in Iraq by Iraqi military and police forces (reftel). The protest began on July 29 at 09:14 with approximately 80 pro [...]
2009-07-30 21:26:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PHUM IZ IR CA
09OTTAWA615CANADA UNABLE TO OFFER ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO
[...] (C) Canada concurs that "now is the right time" for U.S. and other like-minded countries to marshal support for the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Lisa Stadelbauer [...]
2009-08-07 20:08:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID KPKO SO CA
09OTTAWA621CANADA ON SOMALIA SANCTIONS: NO INFO TO SHARE YET
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 19:02:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC CA
09OTTAWA629APPEALS COURT REAFFIRMS CANADA MUST SEEK KHADR'S
[...] (SBU) Canada's appellate court on August 14 upheld a lower court ruling requiring the government to seek the repatriation of Guantanamo detainee and Canadian citizen Omar Khadr. According to the Prime Minister, the government will study the decision before deciding on next steps. An appeal [...]
2009-08-14 19:05:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER CU CA
09OTTAWA630UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: CANADA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 16:44:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PREL PTER UNSC KTFN CA
09OTTAWA631CANADA SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORTS ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) Canada supports U.S. leadership to make the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) a durable international institution and welcomes the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as an official observer (ref a),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and Internat [...]
2009-08-17 18:09:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC CA
09OTTAWA636CANADIAN-SOMALIS FEAR AL-SHABAB STRENGTHENING
[...] (C) Rumors continue to circulate within the Somali Diaspora in Canada of increasing Ethiopian and Kenyan meddling in Somalia, according to Farah Aw-Osman, Executive Director of the Canadian Friends of Somalia. Aw-Osman expressed worry that these rumors might fuel Somali-Canadian youth to retu [...]
2009-08-19 17:26:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAID SO CA
09OTTAWA647NO PASSPORT FOR CONVICTED TERRORIST KAMEL
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear an appeal on August 20 by convicted terrorist and naturalized Canadian citizen Fateh Kamel of the federal government's refusal to issue him a passport (reftel). The decision decisively underscores the federal government's [...]
2009-08-21 19:07:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA649GOVERNMENT TO APPEAL COURT DECISION ON KHADR
[...] (C) On August 24, Christian Rousseau, Director of Operations for Defence and International Security Policy at the Privy Council Office, informed PolMinCouns that the Canadian government would appeal to the Supreme Court the August 14 decision (ref a) of the Federal Court of Appeals upholding [...]
2009-08-24 17:02:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PREL CU CA
09OTTAWA708CANADA SUPPORTIVE OF SRI LANKA FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
[...] (C) Canada is supportive of the U.S. strategy to promote freedom of movement in Sri Lanka (reftel),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) South Asia Deputy Director Jonathan Yendall. He cautioned that he was still seeking to coordinate a "whole of governme [...]
2009-09-11 19:34:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN
09OTTAWA717CANADA READY TO HELP ON MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN
[...] (C) Canadian Foreign Minister Cannon and other senior officials will be seeking meetings with Iranian counterparts on the margins of the upcoming UN General Assembly in New York to raise the issue of detained Canadians in Iran, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade [...]
2009-09-15 15:13:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PINR PROP PTER CASC IR CA
09OTTAWA747COURT QUASHES SECURITY CERTIFICATE, FOUR REMAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 24, the Federal Court of Canada announced it will quash an immigration security certificate against Moroccan-born Adil Charkaoui, reducing the number of active certificates in suspected terrorist cases to four. The decision is the latest setback for the government i [...]
2009-09-25 15:12:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PHUM CA
09OTTAWA768VISAS VIPER: THE "TORONTO 18" AS CANDIDATES FOR
[...] (S) SUMMARY At Embassy Ottawa's monthly Visas Viper meeting on September 09, 2009, a list of 27 indidivudals who were involved in the so-called "Toronto 18" conspiracy, a plot to engage in terrorist activities in the Toronto metropolitan area, was submitted for consideration. All of these i [...]
2009-10-02 20:25:00Embassy OttawaSECRETKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC CA
09OTTAWA772CANADA TO DEMARCHE RTG ON VIKTOR BOUT
[...] (C) Director General for South, Southeast Asia & Oceania Kenneth Macartney of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed to PolMinCouns on October 3 that the Canadian Embassy in Bangkok would demarche the Royal Thai Government on the extradition of Viktor Bout, as Emb [...]
2009-10-05 11:59:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KCRM TH CA RS CO
09OTTAWA786CANADA: FEDERAL COURT EXPANDS TERROR WIRETAP POWERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Federal Court has approved the authorization, on a case-by-case basis, of warrants permitting the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to track terrorism suspects electronically overseas, in addition to existing authority to do so domestically. The decision si [...]
2009-10-09 20:28:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL CA
09OTTAWA79COURT BOLSTERS PASSPORT DENIAL FOR TERRORISTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Canadian appeals court has upheld the constitutional authority of the Foreign Minister (in charge also of Canada's passport agency) to refuse to issue a passport to Canadian citizens convicted of terrorist offences. The decision appears to bolster the federal government's abil [...]
2009-01-30 20:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL CA
09OTTAWA790CANADA: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Upon receipt of reftel demarche on October 14, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade DFAIT) Deputy Director for Israel/West Bank and Gaza Greg Lemermeyer promised to deliver the U.S. talking points to Canada's permanent mission to the UN immediately and to report back to [...]
2009-10-14 16:26:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL CA
09OTTAWA791CANADA DEMARCHES RTG ON VIKTOR BOUT
[...] (C) Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Political Director Yves Brodeur confirmed to DCM on October 14 that the Canadian Ambassador in Bangkok had on October 6 made a demarche supporting the extradition of Viktor Bout to the Thai Ministry of Justice's Permanent Secretary. The A [...]
2009-10-14 20:02:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL KRCM PTER TH CA RS CO
09OTTAWA794CANADA: SECURITY CERTIFICATES TAKE MAJOR HIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Federal Court has formally quashed the immigration security certificate against alleged terror suspect Adil Charkaoui. The Court also blocked a potential federal appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal to clarify the limits of legal disclosure in national security cases. [...]
2009-10-15 20:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV CA
09OTTAWA802GICNT: CANADA WELCOMES UNODC AS AN OBSERVER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-20 22:05:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC CA RU
09OTTAWA816Canada Appreciates Learning Results of U.S. Review of
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 14:02:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC CA
09OTTAWA821Canada to vote against UNGA Goldstone Report motion
[...] (C) Canada "will vote against" the Goldstone Report resolution during the November 4 UN General Assembly discussion and shares U.S. concerns against transmitting the matter to the Security Council or to the International Criminal Court, according to Greg Lemermeyer, Deputy Director of the Isr [...]
2009-11-03 21:11:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KPAL UN IS CA
09OTTAWA885Promoting Support for UNSCR 1540 Voluntary Fund: Canadian
[...] (SBU) Summary. Canada is concerned that the creation of a UN-based 1540 fund might deplete other nonproliferation resources and be subject to additional administrative costs. Canada supports a G-8 led, states-based approach in which donors would provide support on a bilateral basis. A ne [...]
2009-12-21 18:39:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC EUN CA
09OTTAWA911Canada will co-sponsor AQAP UNSCR 1267 listing request
[...] (S) Canada is prepared to co-sponsor Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula UNSCR 1267 listing request, according to Jessica Dawson in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) International Crime and Terrorism Division (ICT). Dawson added that DFAIT has "no information [...]
2009-12-30 20:14:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINR PREL KTFN SA YM UN CA
09OUAGADOUGOU1136BURKINA FASO: MOD DISCUSSES WIDE RANGE OF REGIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Charge d'Affaires met with Minister of Defense (MOD) on December 3 to officially handover the Letter of Agreement (LOA) pertaining to the training and equipping of a Burkinabe Gendarmerie Battalion (COESPU) scheduled to deploy to Darfur under UNAMID leadership. Engaging in a wide [...]
2009-12-08 12:45:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MASS PTER SNAR UV
09OUAGADOUGOU135BURKINA FASO: PRESIDENTIAL FAREWELL WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C/NF) During a relaxed, forty-minute farewell call with Ambassador Jackson, President Campaore covered a range of international and domestic issues. He presented an image of an elder statesman supporting democratization in Mauritania, while promoting peace and stability in Darfur and the Sa [...]
2009-03-03 17:45:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER UV
09OUAGADOUGOU2BURKINA FASO: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] As requested in reftel, Embassy provides the following narrative for the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism. 2. Burkina Faso continued to lack the resources necessary to protect its borders adequately and to monitor the movement of potential terrorists. However, in December, Burkina Faso was [...]
2009-01-05 09:37:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KRCM KHLS AEMR UV
09OUAGADOUGOU234RESPONSE TO INVITATION FOR CONVENTIONAL ARMS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 13:37:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ETTC MO PARM PINR PREL PTER XI UV
09OUAGADOUGOU305CODEL SMITH MEETS WITH BURKINA FASO PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: A Congressional delegation led by Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) met separately on April 15th with Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore and Prime Minister Tertius Zongo. Meetings were friendly, open, and frank and focused mainly on development issues rather than on security or [...]
2009-04-28 15:30:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAID OVIP OREP EIND ETRD ECON UV
09OUAGADOUGOU569A REGIONAL APPROACH TOWARDS AQIM
[...] (C/NF) The recent spate of hostage-taking, murder and military counter measures in the Sahel Region have brought to the forefront the need for concerted action against AQIM. Responding to these events, the countries of the region, particularly Mali, appear to be eager to take concrete actions [...]
2009-07-16 13:10:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PREL ML AL UV FR UK GE
09OUAGADOUGOU574(S) ALTERNATE PARKING FOR USG AIRCRAFT IN BURKINA
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Burkina Faso,s Minister of Defense has indicated his support for U.S. aircraft to remain at the airbase in Ouagadougou in an area slightly removed from their present location. This would meet Burkina Faso,s objectives to maintain discretion concerning the American presence whil [...]
2009-07-17 12:10:00Embassy OuagadougouSECRET//NOFORNPREL PMIL PGOV PTER UV
09OUAGADOUGOU606BURKINA FASO: UNSC DRC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 13:37:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC PREL PTER UNSC UV
09OUAGADOUGOU777BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE OUTCOME OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-23 14:08:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKISL KPAL PREL PHUM PTER UV
09OUAGADOUGOU92BURKINA FASO ACCEPTS PARTICIPATION IN TSCTP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 13:38:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER XA XI UV
09OUAGADOUGOU990BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE GOLDSTONE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 07:29:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL PREL PHUM PTER UV
09PANAMA171PANAMA'S SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 13:54:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
09PANAMA332PANAMA: THREE FARC MEMBERS HANDED OVER ON MATERIAL
[...] (C) The GOP handed over three alleged FARC members to the U.S. April 17 for prosecution on charges of providing material support to a terrorist organization, the first time the GOP has ever agreed to material support charges as grounds for a hand-over. This precedent setting step is part of [...]
2009-04-24 22:51:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SNAR PM
09PANAMA343GOP AUTHORIZES "GRAY HULLS" ACCESS TO PANAMA'S TTW
[...] (S//NF) Panamanian President Martin Torrijos has agreed to allow U.S. Navy assets to patrol Panama's territorial waters on counter-narcotics missions. Torrijos asked the Ambassador April 15 for Embassy assistance organizing a DEA-funded "Operation Together" (Operacion Conjuntos) featuring U. [...]
2009-04-28 18:25:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER SNAR PM
09PANAMA883DARIEN ACTIVITY UPDATE
[...] (S/NF) Embassy Panama is advancing on many fronts in our Darien strategy to deny the FARC and other Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) safehaven in the Darien. Built around our 1207 funding request, the strategy now includes significant additional resources from SOUTHCOM, JIATF-South, and [...]
2009-12-15 19:15:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV SNAR PTER PM
09PARAMARIBO11VISAS VIPER: DEC 2008 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Erik M. Anderson, Acting Consular Chief, is post's Acting Visa Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on January 7, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by DCM Bell. 4. In attendance: DCM, RSO, and POL. 5. The committee identified no specific information t [...]
2009-01-09 19:54:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS
09PARAMARIBO113VISAS VIPER: MARCH 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on April 15, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by ADCM/RSO Marvin. 4. In attendance: ADCM/RSO, CONS, DEA, MLO, and POL. 5. The committee identified no specific information t [...]
2009-04-22 14:08:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS
09PARAMARIBO137VISAS VIPER: APR 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on May 6, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by ADCM/RSO Marvin. 4. In attendance: ADCM/RSO, CONS, DEA, MLO, and POL. 5. The committee identified no specific information to [...]
2009-05-11 11:49:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS
09PARAMARIBO179VISAS VIPER: MAY 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on June 10, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by DCM Bell. 4. In attendance: DCM, CONS, DEA, and RSO. 5. The committee identified no specific information to report for th [...]
2009-06-16 17:16:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS
09PARAMARIBO211VISAS VIPER: June 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on July 15, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief. 4. In attendance: POL,CONS, DEA, DEA TAT, and RSO. 5. The committee identified no specific in [...]
2009-07-17 19:37:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS
09PARAMARIBO241VISAS VIPER: July 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on August 5, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by DCM Susan Bell. 4. In attendance: DCM, CONS, DEA and MLO. 5. The committee identified no specific information to report f [...]
2009-08-11 16:26:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS
09PARAMARIBO270VISAS VIPER: AUGUST 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on September 2, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by DCM Susan Bell. 4. In attendance: DCM, CONS, DEA and MLO. 5. The committee identified no specific information to rep [...]
2009-09-11 09:58:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS
09PARAMARIBO283FY10 JCET TORCON FROM THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME
[...] (C) Summary: With revisions, Embassy Paramaribo concurs with the Terms of Reference (TOR) of ODA/JCET deployment o/a 1 October 2009 until o/a 30 December 2009 related to FY2010 Combatting Terrorism/SOF Training with Partner Nation (PN) force, the Suriname Armed Forces and CT elements from the [...]
2009-09-22 15:48:00Embassy ParamariboSECRETASEC MARR PINS PREL PTER NS MASS
09PARAMARIBO303VISAS VIPER: SEPTEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on October 7, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by DCM Susan Bell. 4. In attendance: DCM, CONS, DEA and MLO. 5. The committee identified no specific information to report [...]
2009-10-14 12:15:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS
09PARAMARIBO352Suriname: Demarche Response Goldstone Report
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the demarche to Chantal Elsenhout, Acting Head of the International Organizations Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Republic of Suriname. Elsenhout told Poloff, after checking with Suriname's Mission to the United Nations to ascertain Suriname's posi [...]
2009-11-05 18:32:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL NS
09PARAMARIBO414VISAS VIPER: NOVEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on December 2, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by DCM Susan Bell. 4. In attendance: DCM, CONS, POL, MLO and DEA. 5. The committee identified no specific information to r [...]
2009-12-09 19:58:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS
09PARAMARIBO42VISAS VIPER: JAN 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on February 4, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by DCM Bell. 4. In attendance: DCM, CONS, DEA, RSO, and POL. 5. The committee identified no specific information to repo [...]
2009-02-10 17:13:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS
09PARAMARIBO432SURINAME: 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism
[...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism for Suriname. Suriname The likelihood of Suriname being used by terrorists as a base for their operations or as a safe haven remains unchanged from 2008. Suriname's lead agency for counterterrorism is the Central [...]
2009-12-21 20:08:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR NS
09PARIS1051SOMALIA: FRANCE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 12:19:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SO EAID KPKO FR
09PARIS1084UNSC SOMALIA SANCTIONS: GOF SAYS IT WILL SEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-10 12:16:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC FR
09PARIS119FRANCE SEEKING COORDINATED EU POSITION AS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In response to President Obama's January 22 Executive Order to close detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (ref a),the French have publicly given their support to at least review the idea of accepting detainees deemed not to be a security risk. Foreign Minister Ber [...]
2009-01-27 18:14:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KAWK KISL KPAO MOPS PGOV PHUM PTER FR
09PARIS1277URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE MISSING/DETAINED AMCIT CASES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 14:56:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR FR
09PARIS1291ENGAGING FRANCE ON MEK REFUSAL TO COMPROMISE WITH
[...] (C/NF) On September 17, poloff met with French MFA Middle East DAS Jean-Baptiste Faivre to discuss possible French outreach to the People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI) per reftel. Faivre, who is newly arrived, was familiar with the PMOI's presence in Paris and the Mujahedin-e-Khalq's (MEK) viole [...]
2009-09-22 15:14:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNCASC PREL PTER IR IZ FR
09PARIS1300CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (C) On September 23, poloff met with French MFA Deputy Middle East DAS Frederick Bereyziat to deliver talking points per reftel. Bereyziat said the Government of France (GOF) had been debating the findings of the Goldstone Report for the past three days to finalize its position. Although a [...]
2009-09-23 17:01:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKISL KPAL PHUM PREL PTER IS FR
09PARIS1311FRANCE/AFRICA - PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON NIGER,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foremost among the issues keeping Presidential Africa Advisor Remi Marechaux occupied is the AQIM threat, particularly to Niger, which will not allow France to suspend military cooperation despite unhappiness with Tandja's political maneuverings -- he hopes the U.S. will act lik [...]
2009-09-25 09:44:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KDEM PGOV KCOR PINR AU NG MA SF
09PARIS1339U.S.-FRANCE-EU DISCUSS SAHEL SECURITY ISSUES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. government representatives met French, British, and European Union officials on September 10 in Paris to review efforts to address the security threat posed by terrorism in Africa's Sahel and Maghreb regions. There was broad agreement that the USG, France, and other thir [...]
2009-09-30 09:34:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PINR EAID EU UK MA NG MR NI AG FR
09PARIS1394FRENCH RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Poloffs discussed Ref A demarche on October 14 with MFA UN/IO officers Jean-Luc Delvert (human rights) and Frederic Jung (UNSC Middle East issues) who confirmed that France shares most of the U.S. perspective on the handling of the Goldstone report. Jung confirmed that France would likel [...]
2009-10-14 16:41:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS FR
09PARIS1426FRANCE: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER,S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Paris welcomes the visit of FBI Director Mueller. The timing of this first trip is ideal, with our bilateral relationship at its highest point in fifty years. You will find your interlocutors energized by the President,s visits to Paris and Normandy and they look forward t [...]
2009-10-22 15:58:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV FR
09PARIS1479FRANCE/GOLDSTONE: FRANCE SHARES MANY U.S. REDLINES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff discussed Ref. A demarche on November 3 with MFA UN/IO officer Frederic Jung, who covers UNSC Middle East issues, and who found nothing unexpected in the U.S. position. France is working with other EU members to secure agreement on significant changes to the current draf [...]
2009-11-04 16:07:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KPAL EUN IS FR
09PARIS1534"FRANCAFRIQUE" -- MFA DISPUTES REPORTS ON A RETURN
[...] (C) Summary: MFA's AF Assistant Secretary-equivalent Stephan Gompertz denied that France's approach to Africa is backsliding into the patterns of previous administrations' "francafrique." He insisted that France is not interfering in African countries' internal politics. He said that in the re [...]
2009-11-19 09:37:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV KCOR PTER PINR FR
09PARIS1540FRANCE'S APPROACH TO UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
[...] (C) Poloff discussed Reftel demarche on November 19 with MFA UN/IO officer Frederic Jung, who covers UNSC and UNGA Middle East issues. Jung noted that France's approach on these types of country-specific resolutions follows EU policy in that the 27 members consult internally for a consensus [...]
2009-11-19 15:34:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KPAL EUN IS FR
09PARIS1552SOMALIA SANCTIONS: FRENCH IN GENERAL AGREEMENT
[...] (C) MFA IO desk officer Teymouraz Gorjestani on November 20 said that the GOF was in general agreement with the USG approach to Somalia sanctions outlined in reftel. He said that France supported sanctions Against those individuals listed by the UN Sanctions Committee's Monitoring Group. ( [...]
2009-11-23 16:36:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER XW UNSC FR
09PARIS1654FRANCE SUPPORTIVE OF VOLUNTARY FUND FOR UNSCR 1540
[...] (SBU) During a December 7 meeting, MFA UNSCR 1540 Officer Paul Furia said France is strongly in favor of the U.S. proposal to establish a Voluntary Fund, as detailed in reftel, to provide resources to the UN's 1540 Committee to be used for technical assistance to UN member states in fulfilling [...]
2009-12-07 15:58:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER AORC UNSC KPAO FR
09PARIS1707(S) GOF RESPOND ON FRENCH FIRM SELLING INFRARED DETECTORS TO
[...] (S) On November 27, French MFA Deputy Director of Strategic Affairs for Arms Control Francois-Xavier Reymond provided the GOF's findings from its investigation of infrared sensor exports via China to Iran (ref A). Reymond emphasized that France and the United States have a shared interest in k [...]
2009-12-16 17:00:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNCH ETTC FR IR MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER
09PARIS1737 FRANCE: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERROSIM
[...] The French Republic in the 21st century finds itself grappling with an Islamist threat that reflects the nation's changing demographics. An estimated five to six million residents of France are Muslim - potentially a full 10 percent of the population. Several public announcements by al-Qaida [...]
2009-12-22 07:29:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC FR
09PARIS1750DEMARCHE: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT CASES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 16:26:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALCASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IR FR
09PARIS24FRANCE: JANUARY 13-14 CONTACT GROUP MEETING ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 17:30:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER SO XW FR
09PARIS264S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Williamson met with French MFA officials on February 16 to discuss detainee issues, France's role in the EU process and possible resettlement of Guantanamo Bay detainees in France. Williamson noted that France has a unique role to play in formulating a process [...]
2009-02-20 16:53:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO FR
09PARIS290FRANCE: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] Embassy Paris notes no significant developments since last year with respect to GOF actions to protect critical infrastructure. After mission-wide consultation, Embassy Paris did not identify any physical infrastructure or resources in France whose loss would immediately affect the security, [...]
2009-02-27 16:00:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PINS ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP FR
09PARIS381S/WCI OFFICIALS DISCUSS GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: France accepted four former Guantanamo Bay (GITMO) detainees with claims to immigration status in France in July 2004 and an additional three in March 2005. Ministry of Interior contact Christophe Chaboud noted that, unlike other European countries visited by Washington official [...]
2009-03-16 16:23:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO FR
09PARIS392FRENCH WILL BRIEF AT RABAT SEMINAR ON CONVENTIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 11:06:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ETTC MO PARM PINR PREL PTER XI FR
09PARIS399DRC/ROC/NIGER: PRESIDENCY PREVIEWS SARKOZY'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The centerpiece of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's March 26-27 visit to the DRC, the ROC, and Niger will be a speech in Kinshasa urging the DRC to take charge of its destiny and fulfill its potential as a key African player, according Presidential AF advisor Romain Serman's [...]
2009-03-18 17:01:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER ECON EAID CG CF NG FR
09PARIS403FRANCE PLEDGES CAUTION ON CUBA, LAMENTS MISFIRE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy appointed former Socialist Minister Jack Lang to be Special Envoy on Cuba in order to drive forward French and EU dialogue with Cuba but also, on the domestic front, as outreach to a prominent French opposition party member, according to French Presidential Advis [...]
2009-03-19 13:30:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM CU MX BR FR
09PARIS416PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SAYS FRANCE WILLING TO REVIEW
[...] (S/NF) In the course of a conversation on other issues, French Presidency Advisor for the Americas Damien Loras mentioned to pol/mc France's continuing desire to try to be helpful with Guantanamo detainees. Specifically, he said France has become aware that Algerian Guantanamo Bay detainee La [...]
2009-03-20 18:04:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO FR
09PARIS463THE FRENCH ON PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION:
[...] (C) Key points: -- President Sarkozy and FM Kouchner see no alternative to Palestinian reconciliation. France will likely find a way to engage with a Palestinian unity government even if that means breaking consensus within the EU; -- In the French view, demanding that Hamas formally acc [...]
2009-03-27 16:51:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAL KWBG EUN FR IS
09PARIS483MAURITANIA/FRANCE: WORRIES OVER AQIM TRUMP SEARCH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent Christine Fages on April 1 said that options had dwindled with respect to Mauritania and that the best course would be to ensure free and fair elections in June within a framework that would allow participation by RFD opposition leader Ahmed Ould Daddah. Str [...]
2009-04-02 12:24:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PINS KDEM FR MR
09PARIS57DRC/RWANDA: FRANCE SUPPORTS USG APPROACH ON UNSC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 14:49:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC FR
09PARIS657SAHEL AND GREAT LAKES: FRENCH OFFICIALS DISCUSS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials at the MFA and Presidency stressed the importance France is placing on the Sahel and the GOF's efforts to promote stability in the region, during meetings on May 7 with INR/AF Director Don Koran and analyst Rick Ehrenreich. The MFA is leading a GOF-wide effort [...]
2009-05-15 07:38:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV PTER EAID XY ZF ML MR NG CG
09PARIS67GRANDE COMORE PRESIDENT CRITICIZES UNION PRESIDENT
[...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Grande Comore President Mohamed Abdouloihabi strongly criticized Union of the Comoros President Sambi during a January 15 meeting with AF-assistant, stating that Sambi was trying to weaken the political power of the islands f [...]
2009-01-16 17:26:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR PTER CN IR FR
09PARIS681NO NEW BIO-INFO ON PIRATES, BUT FRANCE WANTS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 09:06:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC FR
09PARIS815MAURITANIA: FRENCH SEE ABDALLAHI AS OBSTACLE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Presidential AF-advisor Romain Serman on June 18 said that deposed Mauritanian President Abdallahi seemed to be blocking final political agreement over the Dakar accord. France was prepared to call a "stop" to the process and urge that the Dakar accord be implemented as is, wit [...]
2009-06-18 13:45:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINS PGOV PINR PTER MR FR
09PARIS933FRANCE OPEN TO EXAMINING SIX NEW GUANTANAMO
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In a July 2 meeting with Eric Chevallier, Special Advisor to the Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Dan Fried, Special Envoy for Closure of the Guantanamo Detention Facility (S/GC),summarized the results of his efforts to negotiate the resettlement of Guantanamo detainees an [...]
2009-07-09 16:13:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM PTER FR
09PARIS982UNSC LIBERIA AND DRC SANCTIONS: FRENCH HAVE NO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 14:18:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC CG LI FR
09PARTO113007(U) Secretary Clinton's November 12, 2009,
[...] (U) Classified by: Kin W. Moy, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) November 12, 2009; 1:30 p.m.; Manila, Philippines. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney Ambassador Scot Marciel, EAP DAS Deputy Chief of [...]
2009-11-30 16:51:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL PGOV PTER PHUM
09PESHAWAR1SECURITY OPERATIONS IN KHYBER IMPOSE SHORT TERM CURFEW ON
[...] (C) On January 2, the Torkham Highway crossing point into Afghanistan reopened to truck traffic, including trucks supplying NATO/ISAF, after being closed December 30 due to military security operations. Operation "Daralam" or "Here I Come" was launched to increase security for convoys and to r [...]
2009-01-03 09:01:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL PTER PK
09PESHAWAR10FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JANUARY
[...] (SBU) Fighting continued at a slow pace in Bajaur during the first week of the year, with three militants reported killed and a local militant leader claiming that his supporters would not resist if government forces entered Mamond area. 2. (SBU) In Swat, at least 32 people were r [...]
2009-01-14 10:47:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR100MALAKAND DIVISION: SWAT OPERATION CONTINUES
[...] (C) Summary. From May 8, the Pakistani army has stepped up its operations in Swat, concentrating its efforts on the areas south of the central Khwazakhela region. A relaxation of the curfew in Swat on May 10 allowed large numbers of residents to flee lower Swat. According to initial estimate [...]
2009-05-11 11:55:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREF PTER PGOV EAID PK
09PESHAWAR101MALAKAND DIVISION: SWAT OPERATION UNDERWAY
[...] (C) Summary. From May 12-14, the Pakistani army continued intensified operations in Swat. There appeared to be an increase of forces on the ground, and a helicopter-borne commando raid into the militant headquarters in central Swat's Peochar valley dominated headlines. Militants in Swat cont [...]
2009-05-14 12:30:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREF PTER EAID PK
09PESHAWAR103IDP CRISIS UPDATE: UN AGENCIES AND ICRC CONVEY IDP NEEDS IN
[...] (C) Summary: A group of four Peshawar-based representatives from United Nations agencies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) told the Ambassador the rising number of internally displaced people (IDPs) is swamping the capacity of the Pakistani government. The group agr [...]
2009-05-21 10:43:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK
09PESHAWAR105INDIGENOUS FUNDING FOR SWAT MILITANTS
[...] (C) As major operations against militants once again commence in Swat district in the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP),press reports and Consulate contacts provide insight into the methods of funding that Swat militants have realized from their effective control over large parts of the distr [...]
2009-05-22 11:36:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV ECON PK
09PESHAWAR106FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, APRIL 25
[...] (C) Military operations in the Lower Dir and Buner districts of the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) dominated headlines during the final week of April. By April 30, GOP officials declared both operations successful, but stated that cleanup operations could last days or weeks. (Refs. A, B) [...]
2009-05-22 11:47:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR107FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MAY 1 -
[...] (C) Events in northwest Pakistan made international headlines throughout the first week in May, coinciding with President Zardari's visit to the United States, while Prime Minister Gilani appeared on national television the evening of May 7 to declare "all out war" against the Taliban. (Ref. A [...]
2009-05-22 11:55:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR108FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MAY 8 -
[...] (C) Heavy fighting in Swat, Buner and Dir characterized the second week in May, underscored by a May 12 airborne assault on Maulana Fazlullah's stronghold in Peochar valley in Swat. The government claimed to have killed over 750 militants in the course of its operation in the three districts. [...]
2009-05-22 12:04:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR109AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FRONTIER CORPS COMMANDER
[...] (C) Frontier Corps Commander General Tariq Khan sees operations in Dir and Buner winding down although Sultanwas in northern Buner is targeted for an operation o/a May 20. People are returning, particularly to lower Buner, and Khan cautioned that the IDP emergency should not obscure the need t [...]
2009-05-23 07:54:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PGOV PREF EAID PK
09PESHAWAR11CEASEFIRE ENDS 2-DAY SECTARIAN BATTLE IN HANGU
[...] (C) The district administration of Hangu, along with rival Sunni and Shi'a groups, signed a ceasefire agreement on January 11, putting a tenuous end to two days of sectarian fighting that killed 40 and injured more than 60 according to Ghulam Qadir, the FATA Secretary for Law and Order. The fi [...]
2009-01-14 10:48:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK PHUM
09PESHAWAR110MALAKAND UPDATE AND WAZIRISTAN PLANNING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-25 06:50:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALEAID MOPS PK PREF PTER
09PESHAWAR111FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MAY 15 -
[...] (C) Pakistan's security forces appeared to seize the initiative in Malakand during the third week of May, but militants responded by launching mass-casualty bombing attacks inside Peshawar for the first time since March. In Swat, government troops encircled Mingora and appeared to achieve dom [...]
2009-05-25 10:29:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR113EXPECTED SOUTH WAZIRISTAN OPERATION CREATES DISPLACEMENT,
[...] (C) Summary: South Waziristan Agency (SWA) residents fear an imminent attack by Pakistani armed forces and have begun to flee the Mehsud areas of SWA into the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas to their north and east. The displacement is complicating th [...]
2009-05-27 10:18:00Consulate PeshawarSECRET//NOFORNPREF PTER MOPS PGOV PK EAID
09PESHAWAR114EXPECTED SOUTH WAZIRISTAN OPERATION CREATES DISPLACEMENT,
[...] (C) Summary: South Waziristan Agency (SWA) residents fear an imminent attack by Pakistani armed forces and have begun to flee the Mehsud areas of SWA into the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas to their north and east. The displacement is complicating th [...]
2009-05-28 04:01:00Consulate PeshawarSECRET//NOFORNPREF PTER MOPS PK PGOV EAID
09PESHAWAR115EXPECTED SOUTH WAZIRISTAN OPERATION CREATES DISPLACEMENT,
[...] (C) Summary: South Waziristan Agency (SWA) residents fear an imminent attack by Pakistani armed forces and have begun to flee the Mehsud areas of SWA into the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas to their north and east. The displacement is complicating th [...]
2009-05-28 04:16:00Consulate PeshawarSECRET//NOFORNPREF PTER PGOV PK EAID
09PESHAWAR118PESHAWAR SECURITY TIGHTENED IN THE WAKE OF MULTIPLE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: A series of VBIED attacks in Peshawar killed eleven and wounded over seventy; provincial security officials believe that the total would have been significantly higher had the largest of the bombs reached its true target. The Peshawar District Coordination Officer (DCO) has rea [...]
2009-06-01 06:02:00Consulate PeshawarSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC PGOV MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR119FATA: ABDUCTED NORTH WAZIRISTAN PREP SCHOOL STUDENTS
[...] (C) A kidnapping attempt on June 1 against students evacuating a prestigious preparatory school in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) appears to have been resolved without casualties among the captives. The Pakistani government claims that all have been recovered. According to the government, the [...]
2009-06-02 11:14:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV ASEC PK
09PESHAWAR120FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MAY 22 -
[...] (C) Pakistan's security forces continued to capture key locations in Swat during the fourth week of May. However, continuing last week's trend, the Taliban struck back by targeting security forces and civilians in four mass-casualty bombing attacks in Peshawar and one in Dera Ismail Khan, bes [...]
2009-06-04 04:12:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR123POST CONVENES EAC ON 06/08/2009
[...] (S//NF) Post convened an Emergency Action Committee meeting at 1100(local) on June 8, 2009 to review post's security posture in light of specific, credible threat information targeting Consulate personnel. PO, RSO, RAO, ODRP/101st, ODRP/SOCCE, USAID, IPC, MGT, POL, CONS, PAS, and NAS attended [...]
2009-06-08 09:12:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETAMGT ASEC MOPS PK PTER
09PESHAWAR124UPPER DIR BOMBING RESPONSE SHOWS EFFECTIVENESS AND
[...] (C) Summary: The June 5 mass-casualty bombing of a mosque in Upper Dir and resulting June 7-9 punitive action by a tribal lashkar have highlighted the long-standing tension in Upper Dir district over militant activity there and its recent exacerbation by the military operations in neighboring S [...]
2009-06-09 14:31:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR125EXPLOSION AT PESHAWAR'S PEARL CONTINENTAL HOTEL
[...] (C) Amid strong condemnation from senior Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) officials, local authorities are sifting through the debris of Peshawar's Pearl Continental (PC) Hotel in the wake of a June 10 explosion that left at least 15 dead and over 50 injured. Contrary to initial reports of a [...]
2009-06-10 11:42:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPTER ASEC CASC ABLD MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR126MORE ON PEARL CONTINENTAL EXPLOSION
[...] (S/NF) Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Inspector General Police Malik Naveed told Consulate officials June 11 that no physical trace of the bombers or leads to their identities has yet been recovered from the June 9 attack on the Pearl Continental Hotel. PC security guards are in custody an [...]
2009-06-11 12:39:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPTER ASEC ABLD PGOV MOPS CASC PK
09PESHAWAR127THREE COMPLEX ATTACKS IN NINE HOURS IN PESHAWAR ENVIRONS
[...] (C) Summary: Three complex attacks in and near Peshawar, occurring between 16:30 PM on June 11 and 01:00 AM on June 12, killed approximately six and wounded dozens more, including the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Minister for Prisons. The attacks included the ambush of an armed convoy, [...]
2009-06-12 11:12:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PGOV MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR128ARRESTS, DEATHS OF TNSM LEADERS UNDERLINE GROUP'S
[...] (C) Summary: The arrests of several key members of the Tehrik-i-Nifaz-i-Shariat-i-Mohammedi (TNSM) and subsequent deaths of two of the arrested members has brought TNSM briefly back into the spotlight, but in a very different role than it played earlier this year. The way TNSM handled the deno [...]
2009-06-12 11:31:00Consulate PeshawarSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR130BOLD TTP-CLAIMED ATTACKS SIGNAL A TEST OF WILLS WITH THE
[...] (C) Summary: Baitullah Mehsud's Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed a series of bold attacks undertaken over June 9-12. These attacks highlight the TTP's increasing willingness to attack and claim credit for violence within military cantonments, in the Punjab, and against politica [...]
2009-06-16 10:25:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV KISL PK
09PESHAWAR131MILITARY ACTION IN FR BANNU: OPENING MOVE FOR WAZIRISTAN?
[...] (C) Summary: A Pakistani military operation in Frontier Region Bannu, on the border of North Waziristan Agency (NWA),has resulted in over two hundred deaths and significant displacement. The operation, launched two weeks after the kidnapping of 120 students and staff from Razmak Cadet [...]
2009-06-16 12:52:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PGOV PREF PK
09PESHAWAR135FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MAY 29
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 08:27:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR136POST CONVENES EAC ON JUNE 19, 2009
[...] (S/NF) Post convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on June 19. Principal Officer (PO),RSO, RAO, ODRP/SOC-FWD, MGT, and GSO attended the meeting. The EAC reviewed post's decision to re-locate some personnel to Islamabad on June 13 in light of specific, credible threat informati [...]
2009-06-23 05:30:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETASEC PTER MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR138FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JUNE 5 -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-29 16:00:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR142FRONTIER CORPS COMMANDER'S CONCERNS FOR COUNTER-INSURGENCY
[...] (C) Frontier Corps (FC) Commander General Tariq Khan expressed concerns in a July 1 conversation with Peshawar Principal Officer (PO) about the competing and inefficient authorities between the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) that hampers prompt [...]
2009-07-07 11:44:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV EAID PTER PK
09PESHAWAR143FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JUNE 19
[...] (C) The intensity of Pakistani military operations accelerated in South Waziristan during the fourth week in June, with the government conducting intensive airstrikes into Mehsud territory and sending ground troops to secure key locations along the critical Wana-Jandola road in preparation [...]
2009-07-08 04:18:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR144ANP ON NWFP AND FATA DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (S) Awami National Party (ANP) deputy leader Senator Afrasiab Khattak distanced the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) from a purported ISI plan to release Tehrik-i-Nifaz-i-Shariat-i-Mohammadi (TNSM) leader Sufi Mohammad and engineer the ""surrender"" of senior Swat militant leaders. Khattak m [...]
2009-07-09 04:08:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPGOV MOPS PTER PINR PK
09PESHAWAR146FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JUNE 26
[...] (C) In North Waziristan agency (NWA),a series of escalating militant ambushes of Pakistan military convoys foreshadowed a declaration by NWA's principal indigenous militant commander that the February 2008 NWA peace agreement was no longer in effect (reftel). Fighting in South Waziristan Agen [...]
2009-07-09 13:06:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR147FATA: PLAYERS IN WAZIRISTAN - A PRE-OPERATION PRIMER
[...] (C) Summary: As the government of Pakistan has worked to prepare for its upcoming ground operation in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) against Baitullah Mehsud (ref C) and the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP),it has narrowed the focus of its operation by attempting to keep neutral the two other ma [...]
2009-07-13 10:59:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPTER PINR MOPS PK AF
09PESHAWAR148PESHAWAR CONVENES EAC ON JULY 17, 2009 REGARDING RECENT
[...] (S//NF) Post convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on July 17, 2009 to assess recent militant attacks and other security incidents, Peshawar-specific threat reporting and the al-Zawahri (al-Qaeda) video statement. The EAC concluded that the security situation in Peshawar remaine [...]
2009-07-17 10:11:00Consulate PeshawarSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER PK CASC
09PESHAWAR157FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JULY 17
[...] (C) Over this reporting period, fighting in the on-going Pakistani military operation in Swat continued at levels similar to those of the previous week. Revenge killings against militants, the first of which occurred during the previous reporting period, became a definite trend, with four furt [...]
2009-08-03 14:34:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS ASEC PK
09PESHAWAR158NWFP: TWO WEEKS AFTER SWAT'S OPERATION DECLARED OVER,
[...] (C) Summary: Two weeks after the government of Pakistan declared the end of its military operation in Swat and invited the return of internally displaced Swatis, the picture of security in Swat is mixed. Around half of Swat's IDPs have returned, but the distribution of the returns is skew [...]
2009-08-03 14:45:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPREF EAID MOPS PTER PK
09PESHAWAR161NWFP: CENTRAL SWAT KHANS HAVE LOST AUTHORITY, COMPLICATING
[...] (C) Summary: Central Swat's prominent landowning "khan" families, who have long formed the backbone of Swat's political leadership, have seen their position seriously undermined by the rise of militancy in Swat and their flight from the district. Now, they are attempting to rebuild their p [...]
2009-08-04 11:54:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS EAID PK
09PESHAWAR168FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JULY 24
[...] (C) Over this reporting period, fighting in the on-going Pakistani military operation in Swat continued at levels similar to those of the previous week, with a few notable events. The militants decapitated a policeman in Mingora and left his body to be found as a sign that the militants were [...]
2009-08-13 08:49:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS ASEC PK
09PESHAWAR169FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JULY 31
[...] (C) Conflict continued in the Malakand division - particularly in Swat, where the number of apparent revenge killings of militants doubled in relation to the previous reporting period. The Pakistani government obtained considerable favorable publicity for the activities of two small lashkars [...]
2009-08-13 09:05:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS ASEC PK
09PESHAWAR17FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JANUARY
[...] (C) Fighting subsided in Bajaur during the third week of January, but militants switched to "patrolling" Khar at night and launching targeted killings. With military operations now moving south to Mohmand Agency, an additional challenge for the Pakistani military is balancing operations in Moh [...]
2009-01-30 10:48:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR176TTP SUCCESSION: CONTINUED CONFUSION AND FRAGMENTATION
[...] (C) Summary: Almost three weeks after the death of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, an apparent joint media statement August 25 by Hakimullah Mehsud and Waliur Rehman Mehsud may mark a truce in the battle for succession. However, Pakistani military officials believe t [...]
2009-08-26 12:45:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR18FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JANUARY
[...] (C) Security forces continued their operations in Bajaur during the fourth week of January, targeting militant hideouts in various areas of the agency. In Bajaur, militants blew up a girls' school on January 27. Consulate contacts report that residents of Bajaur complain of shortages in [...]
2009-02-02 11:40:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR183AS KHYBER FIGHTING MOVES INTO PESHAWAR, FC LAUNCHES
[...] (C) Summary: Two months of fighting in Khyber Agency, FATA, between two rival militias--Lashkar-i-Islam and Ansarul Islam--spilled over into the outskirts of Peshawar, culminating in bombings on August 22 and 23. The fighting has more to do with control over lucrative criminal activity t [...]
2009-09-03 10:55:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR184NWFP PLANS TO FINANCE SECURITY AND RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (C) Summary: The Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) government finally has received the first tranche of a 24 billion rupees (USD 291 million) revenue transfer from the Pakistani federal government; it will spend half of this to support the planned 2,500 Elite NWFP Police force and doubl [...]
2009-09-03 11:09:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PTER EAID PK
09PESHAWAR194SOUTH WAZIRISTAN MILITARY OPERATION IMMINENT
[...] (C) Summary: In discussions with PO September 30, FATA Secretariat XXXXXXXXXXXX and NWFP Social Welfare Minister Sitara Ayaz, said they believed that the long-awaited Army operation in South Waziristan was imminent. XXXXXXXXXXXXsaid the GOP had made a decision to ""go for the kill"" this ti [...]
2009-10-02 04:32:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPTER MOPS PREL
09PESHAWAR197FATA MNAS CLOSE TO AGREEMENT WITH GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary. FATA Caucus leader Munir Orakzai told PO October 4 that Prime Minister Gilani had agreed to satisfy key grievances that had prompted the FATA ministers' resignation from the government (ref A). The government, which Orakzai said had reneged on promises of increased development f [...]
2009-10-07 03:54:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK
09PESHAWAR2FATA SECRETARY FOR LAW AND ORDER PROVIDES GRIM ASSESSMENT OF SITUATION IN THE NWFP AND FATA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-03 09:02:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPTER MOPS ASEC PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR20AMBASSADOR VISITS IDP CAMP
[...] (C) During a meeting with Vice President Elect Biden during a recent visit, Chief of Army Staff General Kayani raised his concern about the effect of poor treatment of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on his counter-insurgency campaign in Pakistan's tribal areas. As part of the continuing M [...]
2009-02-04 12:29:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PINR PK
09PESHAWAR203ADMINISTRATIVE NORMALIZATION OF THE MALAKAND DIVISION MOVES
[...] (C) Summary: Over the past week, Pakistan's government took several significant steps to normalize administration in the Malakand division after the April-August military operations against militants there. On October 3, the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) government appointed executive mag [...]
2009-10-12 11:22:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ECON MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR208RC-EAST MG SCAPPAROTTI DISCUSSES BORDER COORDINATION WITH PAKISTANI ARMY/FRONTIER CORPS
[...] (C) Summary. In an October 13 meeting with RC-East Commander MG Scapparotti, Pakistan' 11th Corps Commander Masood and Frontier Corps commander Tariq Khan discussed ongoing operations and venues for cross-border cooperation. The Pakistanis requested U.S./ISAF assistance in blocking militant [...]
2009-10-14 14:18:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER PK
09PESHAWAR21MILITARY RENEWS OPERATIONS AS SWAT GOES FROM BAD TO WORSE
[...] (C) Army units led by 11th Corps and supported by Frontier Corps restarted operations in Swat on February 1 with the Northwest Frontier government's acknowledgment that it has lost effective control of the district to local taliban. As many as 70 militants have reportedly been killed in clashe [...]
2009-02-06 16:27:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER EAID PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR211ANP LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON NATIONAL RECONCILIATION ORDINANCE
[...] (C) Summary. Awami National Party leader Asfundyar Wali Khan indicated to PO October 22 that his party likely will abstain in the upcoming parliamentary vote on the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) that provides President Zardari and other politicians immunity from prosecution on corru [...]
2009-10-23 03:28:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PTER PREL
09PESHAWAR216GOVERNMENT HOLDS JIRGAS AROUND WAZIRISTAN TO ISOLATE TTP
[...] (C) Summary. As fighting continues in South Waziristan, the Pakistani government has expanded its historic divide and conquer strategy with the Wazir and Mehsud tribes of the North and South Waziristan Agencies (NWA and SWA) to include military and civilian leaders and public relations initia [...]
2009-11-05 12:03:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR22AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH 11TH CORPS COMMANDER
[...] (C) On January 26, Ambassador met with 11th Corps Commander, Lieutenant General Masood Aslam and Chief of Staff Brigadier Aamer to discuss internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the situation in Swat. General Masood advocated a mixed approach to IDP assistance -- encourage some to go home whe [...]
2009-02-07 15:03:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER EAID PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR23AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH INSPECTOR GENERAL OF FRONTIER CORPS
[...] (U) Ambassador and Peshawar Principal Officer met with Inspector General Frontier Corps Tariq Khan during a January 26 visit to the Warsak Training Center to formally hand over the latest U.S. assistance of security and communications equipment valued at one and a half million dollars. 2. ( [...]
2009-02-09 09:01:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER EAID PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR24AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NORTHWEST FRONTIER PROVINCE GOVERNOR
[...] (C) Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ghani met with Ambassador and Peshawar Principal Officer on January 27. Ghani said that "while major military operations are over in Bajaur and Mohmand, the problems are not." Each agency would have one to three Quick Reaction Forces (QRF [...]
2009-02-09 09:05:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER EAID PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR28NFWP GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OF SHARI'A LAW
[...] (C) On February 16, the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) government announced a commitment to implement Shari'a law in Swat following negotiations with the banned terrorist group Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM). The provincial government is forwarding proposed amendments to the "Shar [...]
2009-02-17 13:20:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS EAID PK
09PESHAWAR29IMPROVING RESPONSES TO MILITANT ATTACKS NEAR PESHAWAR
[...] (C) Recent attacks in Khyber Agency and Peshawar, including the destruction of a bridge, indicate that militants are still trying to disrupt U.S./NATO supply routes through Pakistn to Afghanistan. In contrast to late last year, when security forces were slow or failed to respond to attac [...]
2009-02-18 12:13:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR3SECTARIAN VIOLENCE INCREASES IN PAKISTAN'S NORTHWEST IN RUN
[...] (C) Pakistan's northwest has been hit with a string of attacks targeting Shi'a Muslims in the November and December run up to Muharram, (January 7-8),the Shi'a holiday mourning the martyrdom of Imam Hussain Ali. Militants have launched suicide bomb attacks on Shi'a processions in Peshawar for [...]
2009-01-03 09:05:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS ASEC PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR31MILITANTS KILL PESHAWAR MPA
[...] (C) In the first attack on a Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) in Peshawar, Alam Zeb Khan was killed on February 11 when militants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive devise (IED) as his car passed a market area. Khan's murder continues a trend of militant attacks on [...]
2009-02-19 11:51:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR33NWFP: LOCAL PERCEPTIONS OF THE SWAT DEAL
[...] (C) According to Swat-based contacts, the ceasefire and the agreement to implement Shari'a law are welcomed by most residents but not expected to last. The army caused a great deal of damage, failed to take advantage of the intelligence provided by the local population who they did not trust a [...]
2009-02-21 14:39:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS EAID PK
09PESHAWAR34NWFP: PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY COMMENT ON SWAT
[...] (C) Principal Officer met with Awami National Party (ANP) deputy leader Afrasiab Khattak and 11th Corps Commander General Aslam Masood separately on February 21. While both confirmed that negotiations are taking place with Tehrik-i Taliban (TTP) to extend the ceasefire in Swat (due to expire F [...]
2009-02-23 11:52:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPGOV PTER MOPS EAID PK
09PESHAWAR35MILITANT BOMBING OF BRIDGE IN KHYBER FAILS
[...] (C) Militants placed three bombs at a bridge on the Peshawar-Torkham Highway on February 20, one of which exploded at approximately 6:30 am local time, causing no death or significant damage. Traffic flow resumed by 8:30 am. Militants also fired a rocket at a fuel tanker 11 km from the T [...]
2009-02-24 15:06:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR36FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JANUARY
[...] (SBU) No fighting was reported in Bajaur during the first week of February, but militants blew up two government schools in the Pashat area on February 2, following the destruction of schools in Bajaur on January 27-28 (Ref B). Members of the Salarzai tribe vowed to continue fighting militants [...]
2009-02-25 11:45:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR37FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, FEBRUARY
[...] (C) The pace of fighting increased in Bajaur during the second week of February, with government forces reportedly killing over 44 militants in fighting around Mahmoond tehsil and militants firing rockets on Khar, the agency capital. Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) threatened on February 11 to destroy a [...]
2009-02-25 11:46:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR38NWFP: MULLAH FAZLULLAH'S UNILATERAL CEASEFIRE
[...] (C) Tehrik-i Taliban (TTP) leader Mullah Fazlullah announced a unilateral, indefinite ceasefire on February 24 with conditions that Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) officials tell us have not been accepted. Fazlullah's demands include release of TTP supporters in custody, observance of stric [...]
2009-02-25 14:54:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR39FATA: NO DEAL IN BAJAUR
[...] (S) Local press reports that a "four day" ceasefire has been declared in Bajaur appear to be inaccurate. Frontier Corps Commander General Tariq Khan categorically told Consulate on February 25 that there is no deal or ceasefire with militants led by Tehrik-i Taliban (TTP) deputy Faqir Mohammad [...]
2009-02-25 14:55:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETMOPS PTER PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR4FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, DECEMBER
[...] (U) Fighting continued in Bajaur through the end of December, with around 15 militants reported killed. 2. (SBU) Pakistani security forces, backed by helicopter gunships, tanks and heavy artillery, launched an attack on December 30, targeting criminals and militants in the Jamrud are [...]
2009-01-05 03:27:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR41SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)-PESHAWAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-28 11:25:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETASEC PK PTER
09PESHAWAR42NWFP: SWAT'S CEASEFIRE FRACTURING?
[...] (C) While Swat's principal city Mingora appears to be "calm," the fragile ceasefire is showing further cracks with an attack on a military convoy, the kidnapping of six Frontier Corps personnel north of Mingora, and militant interference with humanitarian relief. Tehrik-i Nifaz-i Shariat-i Muh [...]
2009-03-02 10:24:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS EAID PK
09PESHAWAR43FATA: "VICTORY" IN BAJAUR?
[...] (C) Frontier Corps Commander General Tariq Khan announced that FC forces had "secured" the Bajaur agency on February 28. While Frontier Corps certainly appears to have made important progress, Tariq's reference to "secured" likely refers primarily to the lines of communications, particularly ro [...]
2009-03-04 04:13:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR44FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, FEBRUARY
[...] (C) Tehrik-i Taliban (TTP) deputy Faqir Mohammad announced a unilateral ceasefire in Bajaur on February 23. Inspector General Frontier Corps Tariq Khan told consulate on February 25 that no ceasefire had been agreed to and that Bajaur operations would continue (Ref A). 2. (C) Tehrik-i [...]
2009-03-04 04:33:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR47NWFP: SWAT UPDATE; ANP HEDGING ON SUPPORT FOR ZARDARI?
[...] (S/NF) While the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) government has rejected militant calls for withdrawal of the army from Swat, plans to send the Nizam-i-Adl (Shari'a) Regulation to President Zardari again and a prisoner release underscore the provincial government's determination to hang ont [...]
2009-03-10 11:20:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPGOV PTER MOPS EAID PK
09PESHAWAR48FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, FEBRUARY
[...] (C) In Bajaur, Frontier Corps appears to be shifting its focus to post-kinetic operations in the agency. We remain concerned, however, about the ability of Bajaur's militants to stage attacks. In Swat, although President Zadari has yet to sign the order, the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) [...]
2009-03-12 05:27:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR5FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, DECEMBER
[...] (C) The third week of December brought more fighting in Bajaur. But with fewer than ten militants reported killed, the tempo of fighting seems to have slowed considerably compared with the magnitude of fighting over the past several months. 2. (C) The situation in Swat continued to d [...]
2009-01-06 11:21:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR50NWFP: ATTACK ON ANP SENIOR MINISTER
[...] (C) Militants staged an attack in Peshawar on Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Senior Minister Bashir Bilour of the Awami National Party (ANP) on March 11 that left Bilour unharmed but six others dead and five wounded. This latest attack on ANP underscores the limits of the government's deal [...]
2009-03-13 05:09:00Consulate PeshawarSECRET//NOFORNPTER MOPS PGOV ASEC PK
09PESHAWAR51PROPOSED NIZAM-E-ADL (SHARI'A) REGULATION 2009
[...] (C) The proposed Nizam-e-Adl (literally, "system of justice" but widely viewed as Shari'a) Regulation 2009 if signed by President Zardari will replace two regulations in hopes of providing speedy justice in accordance with Shari'a law. One of the most visible changes will be the re-establishme [...]
2009-03-16 12:32:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR52SEVEN QAZI (SHARIA) JUDGES INSTALLED IN SWAT
[...] (C) In the latest step towards implementing shari'a in Swat the first seven Qazis (judges) were installed in their new offices on March 12. The Qazis arrived in a procession led by Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat Mohammadi (TNSM) chief, Sufi Mohammad, Malakand division commissioner, Mohammad Javed and [...]
2009-03-16 12:41:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR54NWFP: ANOTHER CARGO TERMINAL ATTACK NEAR PESHAWAR
[...] (C) In the second attack in as many months, suspected militants destroyed trailers carrying coalition supplies bound for Afghanistan near Peshawar on March 16. While the police and fire brigade responded within 40 minutes of the attack, militants had already departed the scene. In a previous [...]
2009-03-18 11:57:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR55SWAT UPDATE: SUFI MUHAMMAD'S PRESS CONFERENCE - QAZI JUDGES
[...] (C) Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat Mohammadi (TNSM) chief, Sufi Mohammad announced in a press conference March 16, the (previous) judges should stop going to their offices as their continued presence would be considered a violation of the peace accord. Provincial authorities have stated the new Qazis [...]
2009-03-18 14:24:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR59FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MARCH 7
[...] (C) The release of 12 militant prisoners March 7, the appointment of Qazi judges in Swat March 12 and the repositioning of army forces were some of the first tangible steps taken by the government to implement the peace agreement and the Nizam-e-Adl "system of justice" widely viewed as Shari'a [...]
2009-03-23 10:34:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR61SWAT UPDATE: ADDITIONAL MILITANTS RELEASED - ARMY RETURNING
[...] (C) The release of three militants by the government March 21, brings the total set free since March 6 to 30. According to one post contact a closed factory on the edge of Mingora that until March 19 had been guarded by the army was occupied by militants when the soldiers returned to their bar [...]
2009-03-25 11:26:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR63INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS DEMONSTRATE FOR COMPENSATION
[...] (C) Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) of Jalozai Camp near Nowshera led by Sahibzada Haroon Rashid, deputy chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI),conducted a demonstration that left at least one person dead, 10 more injured, including four police officers, shops and vehicles burned and 22 arrested Mar [...]
2009-03-28 12:01:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR64SUICIDE BOMBER ATTACK AT A MOSQUE FREQUENTED BY SECURITY
[...] (C) A Suicide bomber attack killed at least 40, including security forces personnel and injured more than 100 at a mosque during Friday prayers March 27. While no claim of responsibility for the attack has been made, the mosque is near a security check post in Khyber Agency, along the coalitio [...]
2009-03-30 11:33:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR65FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MARCH 14
[...] (SBU) In accordance with the Nizam-e-Adl "system of justice," widely viewed as Shari'a law, Qazi judges began presiding over cases in Swat March 17, displacing the role of civil judges. Tehrik Nefaz-i-Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM) Chief Sufi Mohammad asked civil judges to stop coming to court on Mar [...]
2009-03-30 11:34:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR67FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MARCH 21
[...] (U) A suicide bomber killed at least 40 people at a mosque in Khyber Agency on March 27 in one of the bloodiest attacks of the year. (Ref. A) 2. (C) Consulate contacts report that the implementation of Nizam-i-Adl Regulation in Swat has had two residual impacts, first, permitting militants [...]
2009-04-01 11:01:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR69NWFP: MILITANT ATTACK ON CARGO TERMINAL CAUSES MINIMAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 08:57:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR71NWFP: SWAT DEAL GOING OFF THE RAILS?
[...] (C) Tehrik Nifaz-e-Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM) leader Sufi Mohammad closed down his "peace camp" in Swat on April 9 to protest President Zardari's delay in signing the Nizam-e-Adl (Shari'a) Regulation. Sufi also announced, however, that "the peace deal with the government is intact." Northwest F [...]
2009-04-10 13:57:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV MOPS PHUM PK
09PESHAWAR73FATA: BAJAUR CONDITIONS UPDATE
[...] (C) Bajaur-based officials are reporting significant numbers of returnees within the past two months (approximately 211,000). While at odds with numbers reported by UN agencies, fraud (double dipping on benefits, people from areas other than Bajaur seeking benefits, etc.) may be contributing t [...]
2009-04-20 13:29:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PTER MOPS EAID PK
09PESHAWAR76NWFP: SWAT UPDATE - MILITANTS GAINING GROUND WITH NEW
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. Following the signing of the Nizam-e-Adl regulation by President Asif Zardari on April 13, the residents of Swat District in the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) expected to experience a new sense of peace in their region. While targeted, high profile violence has co [...]
2009-04-22 10:40:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV EAID PK
09PESHAWAR79NWFP: HANGU TENSIONS INCREASING
[...] (C) Summary. Following the April 18 suicide attack on a military checkpoint in Hangu District (Kohat Division, Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP)) and in the wake of the military operations in neighboring Orakzai Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)),Post contacts report the situ [...]
2009-04-25 13:42:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV EAID PK
09PESHAWAR8ENERGY CRISIS IN NWFP; REGIONAL ECONOMY AT A "STAND-STILL
[...] (C) The economy of Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) is at a "stand-still," according to Sharafat Ali Mubarak, president of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI). Citing up to 20 hours per day of electrical loadshedding and drastic shortages of natural gas, Mubara [...]
2009-01-13 12:22:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS ASEC PGOV PK ECON ENRG
09PESHAWAR80ICRC COMMENTS ON NWFP AND FATA
[...] (C) Principal Officer met on April 23 with Benno Kocher, International Committee of the Red Cross's (ICRC) Head of Sub-Delegation. In Swat, Kocher said that IDP camps are "empty," and ICRC is re-orienting its focus to basic services such as health. Numbers in the IDP camps in lower Dir are h [...]
2009-04-25 14:10:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PTER MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR85FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, APRIL 18
[...] (C) Pakistanis from political and military quarters expressed alarm when taliban fighters advanced from Swat into neighboring Shangla and Buner Districts of Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) without resistance during the third week of April. The government began to deploy some troops to Buner [...]
2009-04-27 08:41:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR86POST CONVENES EAC ON 04/27/2009
[...] (S//NF) Post convened an Emergency Action Committee meeting at 1500 (local) on April 27, 2009 to review specific, credible threat information targeting the Consulate and Consulate personnel residing in University Town. PO, RSO, RAO, IMO MGTO, and Special Forces element attended the meeting. [...]
2009-04-28 12:13:00Consulate PeshawarSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR87POST CONVENES EAC MEETING ON MOTORWAY ATTACK
[...] (C) PO convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on April 29 to review an attack on a Pakistani security forces convoy on the Peshawar-Islamabad motorway. RSO, RAO, MGT, CONS, PD, USAID, and ODRP attended the meeting. 2. (C) On April 29 at approximately 0400 (local) hours a Fron [...]
2009-04-29 13:22:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER CASC PGOV MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR89CODEL KERRY DISCUSSES "LAW AND ORDER" AND SWAT SHARI'A LAW WITH NWFP CHIEF MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 14:44:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALEAID MOPS PGOV PK PTER
09PESHAWAR9NWFP: ATTACK ON PAKISTAN SECURITY FORCES IN MOHMAND BY
[...] (C) In an unprecedented move by militants, at least 200 fighters crossed the border from Afghanistan into Mohmand Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and attacked a paramilitary base of the Frontier Corps the evening of January 10. Government forces responded to the assau [...]
2009-01-13 12:24:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS SNAR PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR91MALAKAND DIVISION: DARUL QAZA ANNOUNCED; OPERATIONS
[...] (S/NF) Summary. During May 1-3, the Pakistani army secured a key road in Buner and made preparations to move into Shangla and Swat. The government of the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) announced the establishment of the Darul Qaza (appellate court) for the Malakand Division, as required b [...]
2009-05-04 12:35:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETMOPS PTER PGOV EAID PREF PK
09PESHAWAR93NWFP: DETERIORATING CONDITIONS IN SWAT AMID TALK OF
[...] (S) Summary. According to Frontier Corps (FC) commander General Tariq Khan, Swat operations are imminent, but no decision has been made over whether regular army or FC will lead the operation. General Tariq, however, told Peshawar PO that FC does not have enough forces to take on Swat where m [...]
2009-05-06 12:06:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETMOPS PREF PTER EAID PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR97MALAKAND DIVISION: FIGHTING IN SWAT BUT "NO OPERATION" YET
[...] (C) During May 4-6, militants in Swat acting on the previously announced withdrawal (Ref A) from the Swat peace accord, attacked security forces throughout Swat and seized government buildings before apparently being evicted from at least some of these by security forces. Despite this action, [...]
2009-05-07 12:28:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREF PTER PGOV EAID PK
09PHNOMPENH123CAMBODIA: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] (SBU) Post has reviewed the criteria set forth in reftel, and reports that there are no critical infrastructure nor key resources within Cambodia whose loss could critically impact either directly or indirectly the public health, economic security, and/or national and homeland security of the U [...]
2009-02-24 01:14:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP CB
09PHNOMPENH146SECOND ANNUAL U.S.-CAMBODIA BILATERAL DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) and U.S. Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Scot Marciel participated in a senior-level U.S.-Cambodia bilateral dialogue hosted by the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) March 3. The second annual bilateral dialo [...]
2009-03-05 07:13:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV KJUS PHUM PTER KWMN BM CB
09PHNOMPENH170CAMBODIA'S HIGHEST MUSLIM LEADER DISCUSSES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a March 12 meeting, Cambodia's Mufti, who is appointed by the King for life as the Supreme Leader of all Muslims in the country, described to Poloff some of the challenges facing his community. Although many of the difficulties faced by Muslims in Cambodia are also experienc [...]
2009-03-18 01:52:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER CB
09PHNOMPENH191DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GICNT WORKSHOP AND EPG INVITATIONS
[...] (SBU) Per reftels, Post delivered an invitation March 23 to the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to participate in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Workshop and Exercise Planning Group (EPG) Meeting April 14-16 in Seoul. Poloff jointly delivered the demarche with a r [...]
2009-03-24 09:59:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC MNUC KS CB
09PHNOMPENH248 PHNOM PENH'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS
[...] Phnom Penh's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officers are as follows: Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer Melissa Sweeney, Economic Officer Office: 855 23728401; General: 855 237284000 Cell: 855 12501276 Email: Sweeneyma@state.gov; Sweeneyma@state.sgov.gov Deputy Terrorism Finance C [...]
2009-04-20 04:49:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CB
09PHNOMPENH266DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel demarche April 9 to Tuy Ry, Director, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA),and delivered reftel talking points via diplomatic note to the MFA on April 13. On April 27, Tuy Ry informed Emboff tha [...]
2009-04-27 09:56:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PTER CB
09PHNOMPENH270ENGAGING CAMBODIA'S MUSLIM MINORITY THROUGH DIALOG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although numbers vary, it is estimated that there are approximately 400,000 Muslims in Cambodia. This makes them the largest minority group, accounting for over 2.5 percent of the total population. Over the past year, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has been able to focus attentio [...]
2009-04-29 08:50:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV CB
09PHNOMPENH410SOK AN ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND RULE OF LAW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 12 meeting to deliver a UN proposal on an anti-corruption mechanism at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Council of Ministers Sok An (Ref B),the Ambassador repeated earlier remarks on her duty to speak out against corruption on behalf [...]
2009-06-19 10:15:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KJUS PTER CB
09PHNOMPENH45THE FIRST TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW PRESIDENT?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: King Norodom Sihamoni seized the occasion of the Ambassador's long-awaited presentation of credentials at the Royal Palace to be one of the first foreign leaders to congratulate President-elect Barack Obama on his inauguration day (with January 20 coming 12 hours earlier in Phno [...]
2009-01-20 11:06:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ETRD SCUL PTER SNAR CB
09PHNOMPENH602SENATOR WEBB MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Jim Webb concluded a successful one-day visit to Cambodia August 18 on a positive note during a meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen in which there was general agreement on new ways to approach Burma. Webb detailed his interest in the region and in stronger relations with [...]
2009-08-19 11:23:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EAID PTER MASS KJUS PHUM BM CB
09PHNOMPENH79AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH CAMBODIAN PRIME
[...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's first call on Prime Minister Hun Sen since presenting credentials, the PM took the opportunity to renew his personal relationship with the Ambassador and review the evolution of U.S.-Cambodian relations over the past several years, highlighting several areas [...]
2009-01-30 10:07:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM ECON EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH859PHNOM PENH ENDORSEMENT FOR FY10 1206 PROPOSAL FOR
[...] (SBU) In accordance with Ref A synopsis of the FY 2010 1206 proposal review process, herewith are summaries of three 1206 proposals submitted by Embassy Phnom Penh for FY 2010, in priority order: --Mission Essential Equipment for NCTSF Ground Assault Forces, Command, Control and Communic [...]
2009-11-18 03:52:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KTIA MARR MASS MOPS MCAP CB
09PORTAUPRINCE1070Haiti: 2009 Country Report on Terrorism
[...] (U) There is no evidence that Haiti is a target for Islamic extremist activity or acts of international terrorism. There are no existing terror cells, such as al-Qaida or any other terrorist organizations in Haiti. No acts of international terrorism occurred in Haiti in 2009. The Gove [...]
2009-12-24 16:30:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL PINR ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE290CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-16 12:22:00Embassy Port Au PrinceSECRETHA PTER ASEC EFIN KCIP
09PORTAUPRINCE926GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Post delivered talking points from the Goldstone Report demarche to Patrick Isidore and Azad Belfort, respectively Director of Political Affairs and Director of International Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on November 3. Post will convey any relevant response. LINDWALL [...]
2009-11-04 13:51:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL HA
09PORTLOUIS131GICNT JOINT DEMARCHE - NO DEFINITE MAURITIAN
[...] (SBU) On April 20, Charge d'Affaires and the Russian Ambassador jointly delivered ref points and agenda to Mauritian Foreign Minister Arvin Boolell and Ambassador Patrice Cure, head of the Multi-Lateral Division at the MFA. Both were pleased to receive the updated information, but noted that, [...]
2009-04-30 10:30:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP RS NI PREL PTER MNUC KGIC MP
09PORTLOUIS174MAURITIUS TO ATTEND FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE PLENARY
[...] On June 12 Post received a faxed copy of a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade (MFA) informing Post that Mauritius will be attending the 5th plenary meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) in The Hague. [...]
2009-06-15 13:46:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC MP
09PORTLOUIS324MAURITIUS: LUKEWARM ON U.S. POINTS RE GOLDSTONE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-20 06:43:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MP
09PORTLOUIS334MAURITIUS DISTANT FROM U.S. POSITION ON THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 12:22:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS MP
09PORTLOUIS337SEYCHELLES: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UPDATE FOR GICNT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 12:45:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC SE
09PORTLOUIS341MAURITIUS: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UPDATE FOR GICNT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-23 04:31:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC MP
09PORTLOUIS359MAURITIUS STILL COOL ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 04:14:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MP
09PORTLOUIS360SEYCHELLES: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 12:19:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL SE
09PORTLOUIS37MAURITIUS CONSIDERING PARTICIPATION IN 5TH PLENARY GI
[...] On January 22, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) and the Russian Ambassador to Mauritius, Mrs. Olga Ivanova, jointly delivered a demarche regarding the 5th plenary GI meeting to Foreign Minister Dr. Arvin Boolell (FORMIN) and Ambassador Patrice Cure, Head of Multilateral Division at the Ministry of Forei [...]
2009-01-28 11:56:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC MP
09PORTLOUIS422SEYCHELLES: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE TO PROPOSED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 11:52:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC SE
09PORTLOUIS423MAURITIUS INFORMED OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO GICNT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 11:53:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC MP
09PORTLOUIS63NO CRITICAL FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES IN MAURITIUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 12:32:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG MP
09PORTLOUIS67NO CRITICAL FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES IN SEYCHELLES
[...] (C) Seychelles is a small, developing island nation without significant mineral or other natural wealth. Post does not believe Seychelles possesses critical infrastructure or key resources the loss of which would have a critical impact on the public health, economic security, or national secur [...]
2009-02-24 09:44:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG SY
09PORTMORESBY149SITUATION REPORT - TRIBAL VIOLENCE NEAR AMERICAN MISSIONARY
[...] Summary: Post was notified today by the director of the Summer Institute of Learning (SIL) compound that the neighboring village of Ukarumpa is experiencing heavy tribal conflicts in response to a gang rape that occurred near the village on Tuesday. The SIL compound houses 450 to 500 American [...]
2009-08-12 09:32:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC APER CMGT AMGT
09PORTMORESBY87ANTI-CHINESE OUTBREAKS HIT PORT MORESBY AND LAE
[...] (U) Summary. A May 12 Port Moresby protest march against Chinese ownership of small businesses led to two days of looting and business shutdowns in some areas of the city. Just as calm was returning to Port Moresby, rioting and looting broke out in Lae, PNG's second-largest city. PNG politica [...]
2009-05-15 05:33:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV SNAR PTER CASC PP
09PORTOFSPAIN222PRIVY COUNCIL RULES AGAINST EXTREMIST LEADER, YASIN ABU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A May 5 Privy Council ruling against Jamaat al-Muslimeen (JAM) leader Yasin Abu Bakr has cleared the way for local courts to order the sale of Bakr's real estate holdings in Trinidad in settlement of a US$5 million debt pending from the JAM's 1990 attempted coup. Bakr's perceive [...]
2009-05-13 19:24:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER KICC KCRM TD
09PORTOFSPAIN376 BAKR ALLEGATION AGAINST PM AGAIN SURFACES
[...] (SBU) Summary: A judge has directed that the 2006 allegation by Jamaat al Muslimeen (JAM) leader Yasin Abu Bakr that he cut a deal with Prime Minister Manning on the eve of the 2002 election to provide foot soldiers for the PNM campaign be investigated. Bakr claims that, in exchange, Manning [...]
2009-09-16 19:51:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER TD
09PRAGUE157CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT: CZECH REPUBLIC
[...] (S) Post recommends the following additions to the list of critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) for the Czech Republic. -- Baxter International pharmaceutical plant at Bohumil. This is one of the few plants in the world that produces an avian influenza (H5N1) vaccine. Baxter i [...]
2009-03-20 15:34:00Embassy PragueSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP EZ
09PRAGUE180CZECH REPUBLIC WILL NOT ATTEND APRIL KOREAN GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 13:13:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PREL PTER EZ
09PRAGUE213CZECH REPUBLIC: TERRORIST FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] Post's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is Michael S. Dixon, Senior Economic Officer; phone 420-257-022-319; unclassified e-mail: DixonMS@state.gov; classified e-mail: DixonMS@state.sgov.gov. The deputy to TFCO is: until June 15, 2009 -- Malgorzata "Margaret" Bula-Duane, Econom [...]
2009-04-17 15:28:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER EZ
09PRAGUE25CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 13:46:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER EZ EUN UNSC LE SY
09PRAGUE299CZECH COMMENTS ON MOLDOVA'S ACTIONS RELATED TO
[...] (SBU) Czech MFA Office of South and South East Europe Deputy Director Josef Zrzavecky commented that the Czech MFA reached out on May 29 to its Embassy in Chisinau. According to Zrzavecky, the MFA instructed its Ambassador to raise Czech bilateral concerns that Kosovo representatives are not [...]
2009-06-01 14:38:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE408CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON UN 1267
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on July 8 to Finance Ministry Financial Analytical Unit (FAU) Director Milan Cicer and on July 9 to MFA UN Department Official David Frous. Cicer replied that the FAU welcomes U.S. efforts to meaningfully review the first two tranches of the UN 1267 Consolida [...]
2009-07-14 14:09:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PREL PTER UNSC EZ
09PRAGUE410CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON USG AND UN
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on July 8 to Finance Ministry Financial Analytical Unit (FAU) Director Milan Cicer and on July 9 to MFA UN Department Official David Frous. Cicer replied that Czech law enforces asset freezes, travel bans, and embargos against people or entities appearing on [...]
2009-07-14 14:19:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID PK EZ
09PRAGUE412DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CZECHS ON GICNT PARTNER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-14 14:33:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC EZ EUN
09PRAGUE413CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON UN 1267
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on July 8 to Finance Ministry Financial Analytical Unit (FAU) Director Milan Cicer and on July 9 to MFA UN Department Official David Frous. Cicer replied that the FAU welcomes U.S. efforts to meaningfully review the first two tranches of the UN 1267 Consolida [...]
2009-07-15 08:49:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PREL PTER UNSC EZ
09PRAGUE598DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GICNT PARTNERS' EFFORTS TO
[...] (SBU) On 7 October 2009, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to David Masek of the United Nations Department at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Masek commented that the Czech Republic understood the reasons for the postponement of the Exercise Planning Group meeting and added that members [...]
2009-10-08 11:26:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC
09PRAGUE91CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON GUANTANAMO
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 12 S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson met with Czech Minister of Interior Ivan Langer, MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil and MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Department Director (European Correspondent) Vaclav Balek. They discussed Guantanamo detainees and [...]
2009-02-13 18:00:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEUN EZ EG PGOV PREL PTER
09PRAGUE95CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO THE DEMARCHE ON THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 14:30:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC
09PRAIA262CAPE VERDE 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 18:41:00Embassy PraiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN PTER SNAR ECON
09PRAIA265CAPE VERDE: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post submits the following text for submission in the 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism. Embassy POC is Jeffrey E. Zinsmeister, +238 260-8995, email: ZinsmeisterJE@state.gov. 2. (U) Begin text: Terrorist organizations have not historically operated in Cape Verde due to i [...]
2009-12-15 15:35:00Embassy PraiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC SMIG CV
09PRETORIA1031DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGENT NEED TO PROMOTE SOMALIA
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered reftel points on Somalia and Eritrea to Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRC) Deputy Director Phindile Xaba on May 20, 2009. Xaba acknowledged that Eritrea's public actions, including not recognizing Somalia's Transitional Federal Governme [...]
2009-05-20 15:52:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER EAID ER SO SF
09PRETORIA1930THREAT TO BOMB US EMBASSY PRETORIA
[...] (S/NF) On 09/21/09, Post's core EAC comprised of representatives from: EXEC, A/DCM, RSO, ADM, POL, PAO, DAO, ORI, ECON and LEGAT convened to discuss threat information in (REF). Based on this threat information, RSO Pretoria submitted a written request to the South African Police Service's (S [...]
2009-09-21 17:09:00Embassy PretoriaSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC PTER
09PRETORIA1943UPDATE: THREAT TO US EMBASSY PRETORIA
[...] (SBU) Post's EAC comprised of AMB, A/DCM, RSO, DAO, ORI, ECON, POL, PAO, MGT and CONS met to discuss the threat and Post actions detailed in reftels A and B. 2. (S/NF) On September 23, 2009, RSO and ORI received information from the South African Police Service (SAPS) that SAPS officers, in [...]
2009-09-23 16:46:00Embassy PretoriaSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC PTER SA
09PRETORIA2017SOUTH AFRICA: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-06 12:20:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS
09PRETORIA2228SOUTH AFRICA: AFRICA REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-02 10:19:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KPAO PREL PTER UNSC KE SF
09PRETORIA769UPDATING INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE
[...] AmEmbassy Pretoria's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) and Deputy TFCO are as follows: a. TFCO: Bruce Neuling; Deputy Economic Counselor; office 27-12-431-4347; cell 27-79-111-3200; class e-mail NeulingB@state.sgov.gov; unclass e-mail NeulingBX@state.gov. b. Deputy TFCO: A [...]
2009-04-17 15:05:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER SF
09PRISTINA159KOSOVO: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post is pleased to provide the following terrorism finance coordination officer contact information: - Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO): Valerie Bilgri Holm, Economic Officer Tel: (381) (38) 59 59 3243 Email: BilgriHolmVK@state.sgov.gov; Bilgri-HolmVK@state.gov [...]
2009-04-21 14:45:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER KV YI
09PRISTINA163KOSOVO: PROGRESS ON CIVAIR BUT MORE WORK TO BE DONE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo's civil aviation regime has seen significant changes in the past ten years, with Pristina International Airport (PIA) evolving from a military airport run by KFOR in 1999 to assuming full operational control over commercial flights and establishing nascent national civil [...]
2009-04-24 16:17:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
09PRISTINA249KOSOVO: ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO MANAGE IMMIGRATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please seen paragraph 12. 2. (C) Summary: Increasing numbers of foreigners are entering Kosovo and requesting stay and asylum. Kosovo's laws governing asylum and migration are good, but border authorities lack the technological and physical resources to prop [...]
2009-07-01 13:59:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV SMIG KV
09PRISTINA255KOSOVO: GOK STILL LOOKING FOR CEFTA BENEFITS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since independence was declared in 2008, Kosovo has struggled to find its voice on the international stage. The Government of Kosovo's (GOK) strong desire to shed the shackles of UNMIK in all realms has been particularly frustrating in organizations where Kosovo is represented b [...]
2009-07-04 09:40:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
09PRISTINA287KOSOVO: ENERGY SECTOR REFORM MOVES AHEAD (FINALLY)
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After years of delay, the Government of Kosovo (GOK) has officially announced it will build a large lignite-fueled power plant -- the "New Kosovo Power Plant" (NKPP) -- to address the country's unmet and growing energy needs. Prime Minister Hashim Thaci announced the governmen [...]
2009-07-20 12:41:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
09PRISTINA397KOSOVO: AMBASSADOR MEETS OPPOSITION LEADER PACOLLI
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Alliance for a New Kosovo (AKR) leader Behgjet Pacolli and Pacolli's senior advisor, Essad Puskar, on September 11 for an introductory meeting to discuss several domestic and foreign issues including AKR's role in Kosovo's opposition, the importance of te [...]
2009-09-14 12:00:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER KV
09PRISTINA461KOSOVO: GOK SET TO REMOVE USG-PROVIDED BORDER
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph five. 2. (SBU) The USG-developed product PISCES (Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System),Kosovo's current border control system which is installed in all but two of Kosovo's border crossing points (BCP),could be [...]
2009-10-21 05:52:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR ASEC ELTN PTER SMIG PBTS PGOV PREL KCRM KV
09PRISTINA524KOSOVO - KFOR MOVES ON POWER STATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unannounced deployment on November 23, KFOR, along with EULEX, sent forces to establish a dual security perimeter around the Valac electrical substation in northern Kosovo. The Valac substation, currently controlled by Serbian Power Company (EPS) employees, has been the focu [...]
2009-11-24 15:19:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG MARR ECON EAID PTER KV YI
09PRISTINA550KOSOVO: USG's PISCES Border Management System On Track For
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph eight. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) As we reported previously (reftel),the U.S. border management system PISCES is scheduled for removal early next year due to the installation of a new European funded border management system as soon as th [...]
2009-12-17 07:42:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR ASEC ELTN PTER SMIG PBTS PGOV KCRM KV
09QUITO1005PRM DAS Robinson Visit to Quito and Ecuador's Northern
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) DAS David Robinson visited Ecuador on November 5-6 to discuss refugee programs and conditions. During meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Government and Police, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, R [...]
2009-11-30 18:00:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREF PGOV PTER KCRM SMIG SNAR SOCI EC CO
09QUITO1033Government Commission Report on Colombian Attack and FARC
[...] (C) Summary: A government-appointed commission's report revives allegations about the FOL's support (specifically in regard to satellite intelligence) for the 2008 Colombian military attack against a FARC camp in northern Ecuador, as well as allegations of inappropriate U.S. direction of loca [...]
2009-12-11 18:45:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SNAR MOPS EC CO
09QUITO1045Government Commission Report on Colombia Raises Criticism
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A government-appointed commission on the 2008 Colombian military attack against a FARC camp in northern Ecuador admitted that its report was not exhaustive, but defended it against charges that it provided nothing new and lacked proof for its conclusions. The GOE has stressed th [...]
2009-12-18 20:18:00Embassy QuitoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER SNAR MOPS EC CO
09QUITO112GOE REMAINS ON ATTACK AGAINST EMBASSY
[...] (C) Summary: Both President Correa and Minister Carvajal condemned the Embassy's actions with regard to vetted units publicly throughout the week of February 9. The Department's February 9 statement that the USG would work through diplomatic channels to address Correa's concerns and Carvaj [...]
2009-02-13 22:54:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR PTER KCRM EC
09QUITO1218ECUADOR: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Embassy submits the narrative in paragraphs 2-9 for the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism: 2. (U) Ecuador's greatest counterterrorism and security challenge remained the presence of Colombian narcotics, criminal and terrorist groups in the northern border region. In order to evade Colom [...]
2009-12-21 21:54:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC EFIN PINS PREL AEMR KCRM KHLS EC
09QUITO126MFA CONVERSATIONS WITH AMBASSADOR ON PNG DECISION
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador, in February 18 conversations with FM Falconi and Vice Minister Pozo, stressed the harm the expulsion of an Embassy officer would do to our relationship and her regret that she had not had an opportunity to try to address GOE concerns through diplomatic channels. [...]
2009-02-19 00:39:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SNAR EC
09QUITO176GOE PEACE OVERTURES, THEN ANTI-U.S. JABS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The past week has seen President Correa veer from an awkward attempt to propose a new relationship with the U.S. to outbursts against the use of polygraphs and insinuations that the U.S. Embassy activities did not square with the Obama administration's policy. He also reiterated [...]
2009-03-10 22:56:00Embassy QuitoSECRET//NOFORNPREL SNAR KCRM PTER EC
09QUITO177ONE YEAR AFTER BREAK WITH COLOMBIA, GOE REMAINS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Correa government ramped up its rhetoric against Colombia in recent weeks, spurred by a desire to defend itself against accusations of narco-politics, the first anniversary of the March 2008 Colombian attack on a FARC camp in Ecuador, and Colombian remarks. The GOE was deli [...]
2009-03-11 23:43:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PREF SNAR OAS EC CO
09QUITO191CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] (C) This cable responds to reftel request for information on critical foreign infrastructure and resource dependencies. In the Embassy's view, Ecuador does not have critical infrastructure or key resources comparable to those listed in reftel. Ecuador produces petroleum, and its trans-Andean [...]
2009-03-18 15:24:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP
09QUITO227COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE 2008 COLOMBIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Correa government established a new commission to investigate the events surrounding the March 1, 2008 Colombian bombing of a FARC camp in northern Ecuador, as well as allegations of GOE ties to the FARC. The commission, whose members were chosen by Correa, will receive its [...]
2009-04-01 14:52:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS SNAR KCRM EC CO
09QUITO233POLICE UNIT INVESTIGATED WHILE CHAUVIN CASE INCHES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ecuador's "narco-politics" scandal is playing out in perverse ways. The good guys ) key personnel of a specialized police unit that was responsible for most of the GOE's success against narco-traffickers ) are under investigation by the GOE for returning USG computers and fear [...]
2009-04-02 22:27:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALSNAR PTER PREL PGOV KCRM EC CO
09QUITO272QUITO'S DESIGNATION OF TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] In response to reftel, Quito has assigned Economic Counselor David Edwards as post's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO). Edwards' phone number is +593-2-398-5304; IVG: 644-5304. His email is edwardsdb@state.gov; his classified email is edwardsdb2@state.sgov.gov. 2. Quito's Dep [...]
2009-04-20 13:43:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER
09QUITO289Scenesetter for President Carter: U.S. Engagement in Ecuador
[...] Embassy Quito warmly welcomes former President Carter to Ecuador on April 27-29. Your visit comes at a time of change, as Ecuador prepares to install new national and local officials elected on April 26 and restructures its government institutions under the 2008 constitution. The Embassy's o [...]
2009-04-23 21:04:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MASS SNAR PTER EAID OVIP MOPS EC
09QUITO297SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT CARTER: U.S. ENGAGEMENT
[...] Embassy Quito warmly welcomes former President Carter to Ecuador on April 27-29. Your visit comes at a time of change, as Ecuador prepares to install new national and local officials elected on April 26 and restructures its government institutions under the 2008 constitution. The Embassy,s [...]
2009-04-27 12:09:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MASS SNAR PTER EAID OVIP MOPS EC
09QUITO299SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT CARTER: U.S. ENGAGEMENT
[...] Embassy Quito warmly welcomes former President Carter to Ecuador on April 27-29. Your visit comes at a time of change, as Ecuador prepares to install new national and local officials elected on April 26 and restructures its government institutions under the 2008 constitution. The Embassy,s [...]
2009-04-27 12:09:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MASS SNAR PTER EAID OVIP MOPS EC
09QUITO707SCENESETTER 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 18:05:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID MARR OVIP EC CO
09QUITO708ECUADORIAN MILITARY REQUESTS MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION
[...] SUMMARY: (C) The Ecuadorian government seeks USG assistance in destroying at least 33 MANPADS and almost 1 million individual missiles, firearms, bombs and other expired munitions under the auspices of the U.S. Small Arms/Light Weapons Destruction Program. After years of inconclusive discuss [...]
2009-08-07 21:49:00Embassy QuitoSECRET//NOFORNMARR MASS MCAP PARM PREL PTER KHDP EC CO
09QUITO716CORREA'S INAUGURATION FOR 2ND PRESIDENTIAL TERM
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Correa's August 10 inauguration day schedule was packed, combining swearing-in events with the transfer of the rotating presidency of UNASUR (septel). The political speeches during the day were heavily ideological and meant to ratify the goals of Correa's "citizens' r [...]
2009-08-12 20:46:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR PTER OVIP KNUC EC CO CU VE NI
09QUITO885Engaging 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 20:53:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PARM PTER KHDP EC CO
09QUITO933Government Appointed Commissioner Warns of Narco-Democracy
[...] (C) Summary: Francisco Huerta, head of a government-appointed commission investigating the March 2008 Colombian bombing of a FARC camp in Ecuador, warned during October media interviews that Ecuador was becoming a "narco-democracy." A member of Huerta's commission told us on November 4 that [...]
2009-11-05 21:59:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPTER SNAR PGOV MARR EC CO
09QUITO935Embassies Quito and Bogota Seek to Improve Cross-Border
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An interagency group from Embassy Quito traveled to Bogota on September 24-25 to explore possibilities to improve regional USG coordination as well as opportunities to improve communication and cooperation between the governments of Ecuador and Colombia. The visit yielded a list [...]
2009-11-05 23:27:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MASS SNAR PTER ASEC EC CO
09QUITO999PRM DAS Robinson Visit to Quito and Ecuador's Northern
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) DAS David Robinson visited Ecuador on November 5-6 to discuss refugee programs and conditions. During meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Government and Police, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, R [...]
2009-11-25 23:44:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREF PGOV PTER KCRM SMIG SNAR SOCI EC CO
09RABAT1001SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GREGG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 16:13:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV PTER ECON MO
09RABAT1013MOROCCO: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs Ahmed Toufiq on Dec. 8. In substantive and open talks, they discussed U.S.-Moroccan cooperation and the GOM's efforts to promote moderate Islam. Toufiq emphasized Morocco's role as a moderate force in the regi [...]
2009-12-29 16:54:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM PREL KISL KPAO MO
09RABAT115MOROCCO TO PARTICIPATE IN GICNT WORKSHOP
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel message inviting Morocco to participate in the April Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Workshop in Garmisch, Germany to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of United Nations Division Azzedine Farhane on February 3. Farhane confirmed on February 6 [...]
2009-02-06 16:04:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC MO
09RABAT123U.S. - NORTH AFRICA TARGETED ECONOMIC SANCTIONS
[...] (U) Summary. As part of the USG's effort to promote bilateral cooperation on United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban sanctions) designations, the U.S. Treasury Department co-hosted a North African workshop on Targeted Economic Sanctions in Rabat, Morocco on J [...]
2009-02-09 12:34:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETTC PTER KTFN AG EG LY TS MO
09RABAT125MOROCCO AGAIN SEEKS TO TAKE BACK GITMO DETAINEES
[...] (S/NF) Summary and Action Request: The President's order to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GITMO) has received significant and positive attention from both the Moroccan public and Government. Our chief MFA point of contact on the issue recently asked about the status of [...]
2009-02-10 12:05:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPTER PHUM ASEC KCRM MO
09RABAT160MOROCCO AGREES TO HOST "GLOBAL INITIATIVE"
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Morocco agrees to host a Global Initiative Conference in Rabat on June 3-5 on the topic, "preventing illicit trafficking in nuclear and radioactive materials." End Summary. 2. (SBU) Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of United Nations Division Azz [...]
2009-02-23 10:34:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PINS PREL PTER KGIC KNNP MO
09RABAT161ASSESSING THE NEED FOR INCREASED LAW
[...] (SBU) The Mission has identified three key priorities for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) judicial sector and law enforcement support to Morocco: anti-corruption, counterterrorism (CT) and general technical support. These priorities reflect Government of Morocco (GOM) requ [...]
2009-02-23 10:58:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SNAR ASEC PTER SOCI KJUS KCRM MO
09RABAT165MOROCCO ASSISTS MAURITANIAN APPEAL FOR INCREASED
[...] (S/NF) Summary: A senior Moroccan diplomat asked us to convey a message to the USG from the Mauritanian High Council of State (HCE or junta),requesting that the U.S. consider normalizing its relations with the HCE. In mid-Frebruary, the military government's Foreign Minister Ould Mohemedou [...]
2009-02-24 17:02:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MO MR
09RABAT178MAURITANIAN POLITICIAN CALLS ON U.S. TO RESTORE
[...] (C) Summary: On February 24, 2009, Mauritanian National Party for Development (PND) President and current opposition coalition leader Abdelkoudouss Abeidna, at his and Embassy Nouakchott,s request, called on Charge at the Embassy to discuss the ongoing political crisis in Mauritania. As lea [...]
2009-02-27 17:18:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PTER ECON PGOV SNAR MO MR
09RABAT206MAURITANIA FORMALLY REQUESTS U.S. ENGAGEMENT VIA
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Continuing the effort to communicate via alternative channels noted in reftel, a senior Moroccan diplomat conveyed the previously promised unsigned "non-paper," as a personal message from the Foreign Minister of the Mauritanian High Council of State (HCE or junta),urging the [...]
2009-03-16 12:51:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MO AL MR
09RABAT207UNOFFICIAL REQUEST FROM MAURITANIAN HCE FOR U.S.
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Foreign Minister of the Mauritanian High Council of State (HCE or junta),passed us indirectly a personal "non-paper," urging the USG to pursue "principled engagement" with the HCE. Continuing the effort to communicate via alternative channels noted in reftel, a senior M [...]
2009-03-16 14:11:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MO AL MR
09RABAT211MOROCCO CONFIRMS ATTENDANCE AT GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) On March 16, A/Polcouns David O'Connor encouraged Morocco to attend the Global Initiative for Combating Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) workshop entitled "Current Progress in Detecting and Responding to the Illicit Transport and Trafficking of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials" (April 14-15, [...]
2009-03-17 14:41:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER MNUC KGIC MO
09RABAT212CHARGE AND MFA SECRETARY GENERAL DISCUSS FORUM FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Amrani told Charge March 17 that Morocco believes it is vital that the Secretary attend the Sixth Forum for the Future meeting this fall. The Government of Morocco (GOM) takes our concerns about a deteriorating human rights environm [...]
2009-03-17 18:46:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SNAR PTER PBTS KMPI AG IR WI MO US
09RABAT215MOROCCO OUTLINES GLOBAL INITIATIVE CONFERENCE IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Moroccan MFA passed to Embassy Rabat a concept paper of its planned Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism conference in Rabat (June 3-5),which will focus on the topic of preventing illicit trafficking in nuclear/radioactive materials. The Moroccan MFA wants to know [...]
2009-03-18 16:38:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER MNUC KGIC MO
09RABAT231MOROCCO SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE DEPUTY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mr. Lemkin, we are looking forward to your visit to Morocco. Morocco has been an exemplary partner in the struggle against terrorism, and it serves as a regional model for economic change and democratic reform. Our military and political cooperation is growing, and as a resul [...]
2009-03-24 18:47:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV MARR MCAP PHUM PTER ECON MO
09RABAT256AMU SLUGGISH, BUT STILL HAS A PULSE
[...] (C) Summary: Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Habib Ben Yahia told the Charge and Department representatives on March 18 that the North African countries continue to make modest advances in functional economic integration, but prospects for political rapprochement remain rem [...]
2009-03-30 17:56:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALECIN PREL ETRD EINV PTER XI MO
09RABAT327CODEL LYNCH REVIEWS MOROCCO'S TERRORISM FINANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 10 meeting with the Ministry of Finance, CODEL Lynch encouraged Morocco's new Financial Intelligence Unit, launched on the morning of the CODEL's visit to Morocco, to closely coordinate with U.S. counterparts to ensure maximum integration with relevant financial au [...]
2009-04-14 18:14:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PTER ETRD MO
09RABAT342MOROCCO COMMITS TO GICNT PLENARY MEETING AT THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco plans to participate in the upcoming GICNT plenary session at The Hague June 16-17 and will give a presentation during the conference. Morocco seeks U.S. high level participation in the GICNT seminar it plans to host in Rabat June 3-5 and requests information on the ma [...]
2009-04-21 19:35:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER MNUC KGIC KNNP RS NL MO
09RABAT364REQUEST FOR MORE U.S. PARTICIPATION IN UPCOMING
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paragraph 3-5). 2. (SBU) Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) appreciates United States Government (USG) support for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Conference to be hosted in Rabat June 3-5. The GOM requests additional U [...]
2009-04-29 18:04:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC FR NL PK RU MO
09RABAT370MOROCCO UPDATE - INFORMATION COLLECTION, SCREENING
[...] (C) The U.S. mission in Morocco continues to pursue the expansion and enhancement of counterterrorism (CT) cooperation with the Government of Morocco (GOM). The GOM has been an active partner in combating international terrorism and routinely provides biometric data on persons of interest to [...]
2009-04-30 14:58:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALCVIS KVPR PINR PTER KHLS MO ASEC
09RABAT386MOROCCO: VIRGINIA GOVERNOR KAINE'S VISIT A SUCCESS
[...] (C) Summary: Virginia Governor Tim Kaine had a highly successful visit to Morocco on April 23, 24 and 25 that helped energize overall bilateral relations as well as achieve economic and trade development goals of his state. Kaine, who is also Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, me [...]
2009-05-05 18:22:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETRD ECON PGOV PHUM MO
09RABAT408OPENING UP AGAIN? MOROCCAN PRISON ADMINISTRATION
[...] (S/NF) Summary: This cable responds to Ref A request for information and provides a broader general update on Morocco's prison situation and the now year-old Prison Administration. Overcrowded and underfunded, Morocco's prisons are in a difficult, but changing situation. They have won increasing in [...]
2009-05-15 12:35:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPINR PHUM SOCI EAID SNAR PTER KCRM MO
09RABAT416MOROCCO GEARING UP FOR GICNT CONFERENCE IN RABAT
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel message regarding U.S. participation in the upcoming June 3-5 Global Initiative To Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) conference in Rabat to Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of Section of Disarmament and Security Affairs Bouchaib Eloumni on May 18. Eloumn [...]
2009-05-18 16:17:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC MO
09RABAT479CODEL BURR HEARS ABOUT COUNTERTERRORISM, DEMOCRACY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On May 26, CODEL Burr discussed the threat from violent Islamic extremists with Morocco,s external intelligence chief Mohamed Yassine Mansouri, the Director General of Studies and Documentation (DGED). The discussion focused on Al Qaeda,s declining influence in Iraq; growing [...]
2009-06-09 15:38:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNOREP PTER PINS PHUM AG IR MR MO WI
09RABAT495MOROCCO SEEKS SUPPORT FOR GICNT 1ST COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) Morocco Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of the United Nations and International Organizations Directorate Azzedine Farhane met with Poloff today and said that Morocco would like to jointly sponsor, with the United States and Russia, a United Nations (UN) 1st Committee resolution to pro [...]
2009-06-11 17:51:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER MNUC KGIC KNNP RU NL MO
09RABAT51AMBASSADOR RILEY RAISES CORRUPTION AND HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: After over five years as the U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Ambassador Thomas T. Riley paid his farewell calls on King Mohammed VI, Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, and Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri between January 14 and 17. While the cordial meetings acknowledg [...]
2009-01-20 11:31:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PHUM PTER WI MO
09RABAT516SECRETARY GENERAL LEADS MOROCCAN DELEGATION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 17:41:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC MO
09RABAT521MOROCCO REVIEWING GICNT MODEL GUIDELINES DOCUMENT
[...] (SBU) Poloff met with Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of Section of Security and Disarmament Affairs Bouchaib Eloumni on June 17 to discuss reftel seeking Morocco's comments on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Model Guidelines Document. Eloumni reminded Pol [...]
2009-06-17 18:02:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC MO
09RABAT540FM AND DGED CHIEF DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST AND OTHER
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: In June 23 conversations with Charge mostly devoted to Western Sahara and Algeria (septel),Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri and external intelligence (DGED) chief Mansouri underscored the GOM,s commitment to work with the USG on regional issues. Fassi Fihri said h [...]
2009-06-24 18:21:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PINR KPAL IS MU IR MO
09RABAT591MOROCCO FLOATS GLOBAL INITIATIVE UN RESOLUTION AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco continues to seek global leadership in nonproliferation affairs. In the wake of being host to the first conference of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT),the Government of Morocco (GOM) is proposing to co-author, with the United States and Russia [...]
2009-07-10 17:55:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PTER KNNP KTIA MO
09RABAT593MOROCCO SUPPORTS USG PROPOSALS PURSUANT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Morocco supports the USG position on the review of the UN 1267 Consolidated List, Driss Ben Fares, Plenipotentiary Minister at the Bureau of Legal Affairs and Treaties at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told EconOff on July 13 after receiving reftel demarche. Providing copies [...]
2009-07-13 17:51:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PREL PTER UNSC
09RABAT620SHIPRIDER AGREEMENT APPROVED
[...] Mission received the GOM response to the proposed Shiprider Agreement via Diplomatic Note No. 5953, dated July 13. The GOM has concurred with the Shiprider Agreement, which will be in effect July 16-28, 2009. The language conformed to the requested language in the embassy,s original diplom [...]
2009-07-17 12:39:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS SNAR KTIA PHSA PTER SMIG MO
09RABAT636MOROCCO PLANS TO ATTEND JORDAN BIOMETRICS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 14:41:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL KISL MO
09RABAT679LANDMARK TERRORISM CASE RAISES HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary: On July 28, a Sale court sentenced Moroccan-Belgian Abdelkader Belleraj to life in prison (instead of the death penalty requested by prosecutors) for running an international terrorist network. The 34 other defendants on trial with Belleraj received sentences ranging from one t [...]
2009-08-06 19:14:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPHUM PGOV PTER KISL MO
09RABAT690UN 1267 REVIEW TRANCHE 3 NAMES PASSED TO MOROCCO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-13 13:34:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL PTER KTFN UNSC MO
09RABAT709USG 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 17:32:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER UNGA KGIC RS MO
09RABAT715MOROCCO APPROVES US AMENDMENTS TO GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 17:56:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER UNGA KGIC RS MO
09RABAT769MOROCCAN FORUM SEEKS HIGH LEVEL USG PARTICIPATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Top USG officials have been invited to take part in the annual "MEDays 2009" forum, November 19 to 21 in Tangier, aimed at developing recommendations to address the political, economic, environmental and socio-cultural issues of the Mediterranean region. Among those invited ar [...]
2009-09-11 17:28:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN PREL ETRD EINV PTER XI MO
09RABAT784MOROCCO POSTPONES GICNT RESOLUTION INTRODUCTION
[...] (SBU) Moroccan MFA Director for United Nations and International Organizations told D/PolCouns on September 16 that Morocco will not seek to introduce the GICNT resolution during the upcoming UNGA session (ref a),but would wait until next year. Citing other, more immediate priorities (CTBT A [...]
2009-09-17 16:27:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGIC MO PARM PREL PTER RS UNGA
09RABAT787SENIOR USG PARTICIPATION REQUESTED FOR THE 2009
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Middle East and North Africa initiative of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (MENA-OECD) is holding a Ministerial Conference at the Palmeraie Convention Center in Marrakesh on November 23 [...]
2009-09-18 16:06:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN PREL ETRD EINV PTER XI MO
09RABAT817UNSCR 1540 AFRICA WORKSHOP: MOROCCO INTERESTED,
[...] (U) This message contains an ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Counselor in the International Organization Division Nabigha Hajji told EconOff on October 1 that Morocco appreciates the invitation to reftel biosafety/biosecurity workshop in Kenya in F [...]
2009-10-02 16:24:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ETTC PTER TBIO MO
09RABAT833DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GICNT EPG POSTPONED AND TERMS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-08 17:46:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC MO
09RABAT839AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH MOROCCAN FM FASSI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During their initial meeting, Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri offered the Ambassador Morocco's perspectives on nearly all our key bilateral and multilateral priorities. He focused most heavily on the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),emphasizing that King Mohammed VI firmly believ [...]
2009-10-09 17:24:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD PTER MA
09RABAT857DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREPARATIONS FOR THE NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-20 17:21:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA PREL PTER MO
09RABAT870FOLLOW UP WITH MINISTRY OF JUSTICE ON MOROCCAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 22:07:00Embassy RabatSECRETPHUM PTER PREL KJUS MO
09RABAT899DASD HUDDLESTON AND ADMIRAL MOELLER DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Africa Huddleston, Africa Command Deputy Commander Vice Admiral Moeller, and Brigadier General Jefforey Smith from the Joint Staff met with senior Moroccan military and civilian officials on October 16 to discuss the challenges facing [...]
2009-11-06 15:25:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PTER MASS MO
09RABAT917MOROCCO RESPONDS TO USG PROPOSALS PURSUANT TO
[...] (SBU) EconOff delivered names of interest (reftel) to the Deputy President of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Abdelhamid Afi on November 13. Afi reiterated the seriousness with which Morocco treats questions about terrorism finance, and undertook to share the names with the President o [...]
2009-11-17 14:13:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PREL PTER UNSC
09RABAT94CDA HANKINS PROMOTES DEMOCRACY DURING MOROCCO
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Charge d'Affaires, a.i., in Nouakchott Dennis Hankins had productive consultations in Rabat on January 28 and 29. His most interesting exchange was with Director General of the external intelligence service Yassine Mansouri, who reiterated Moroccan concerns about stability [...]
2009-02-02 12:50:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS PTER PHUM SNAR KDEM MR MO
09RABAT996MOROCCO: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Morocco pursued a comprehensive counterterrorism approach that emphasized vigilant security measures, including international cooperation and to a lesser degree counter-radicalization policies. Evidence gained from Moroccan authorities' disruption of certain groups -- and the common characte [...]
2009-12-21 14:04:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PGOV PREL MO
09RANGOON272BURMA: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-13 06:16:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER BM
09RANGOON48RANGOON URANIUM SELLER: FINAL DISPOSITION
[...] (S/NF) On November 26, 2008 and December 4, 2008 DAO Rangoon tested the suspected material described in RefTels A and B. DAO Rangoon used an "identiFinder" Field Spectrometer that detected no evidence of radioactive material at the time of testing. The sample results were forwarded to WashDC [...]
2009-01-23 06:54:00Embassy RangoonSECRET//NOFORNKNNP MNUC ASEC ENRG KCRM PARM TRGY BM PTER
09REYKJAVIK222 ICELAND: 2009 COUNTY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Included is Embassy Reykjavik's submission for the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism. Embassy POC for this report is Political Officer Joshua Rubin, office phone: 354 562-9100; email:rubinjn@state.gov. The Government of Iceland stated in its most recent terrorist threat assessment, con [...]
2009-12-21 12:25:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER ASEC IC
09REYKJAVIK41REYKJAVIK SEPQ RESPONSE - SPRING 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-26 15:01:00Embassy ReykjavikSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
09REYKJAVIK71REYKJAVIK'S UPDATED TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] (U) Post's Terrorism Finance Coordinator is DCM Neil Klopfenstein. He can be reached by phone at +354-562-9200, ext. 2206. His classified email address is KlopfensteinNR@state.sgov.gov His unclassified email address is KlopfensteinNR@state.gov Mr. Klopfenstein's tour will end in late Augu [...]
2009-04-17 16:18:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER IC
09RIGA100LATVIA PLANS TO ATTEND SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 14:12:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KPAL KWBG PGOV PTER EFIN LG
09RIGA136LATVIA TO PROVIDE REHABILITATION TO 19 GAZAN CHILDREN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-11 12:47:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN LG
09RIGA160LATVIA WILL NOT ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE EPG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 14:55:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM PREL PTER KGIC KS LG
09RIGA215LATVIA TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 15:27:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER LG
09RIGA235LATVIA TO ATTEND JUNE GICNT PLENARY MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 10:53:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP KGIC PREL PTER MNUC LG
09RIGA427DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GICNT UNDOC OBSERVER STATUS
[...] On August 17, Acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Dace Rutka, Head of Americas and Caribbean Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rutka said Latvia welcomes the addition of UNDOC as an official observer organization to GICNT. ROGERS [...]
2009-08-18 10:23:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC LG
09RIGA540LATVIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON GOLDSTONE VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 13:44:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER KPAL LG
09RIGA588LATVIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Below is Embassy Riga's draft of the 2009 Latvia Country Reports on Terrorism. Embassy POC is Matt Stokes (StokesMR@state.gov). Begin Report: In May, the Cabinet of Ministers approved an action plan for responding to terrorist threats and attacks on people or objects in Latvia's terr [...]
2009-12-11 08:13:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC LG
09RIGA97LATVIA: NO PARTICIPATION AT GICNT APRIL WORKSHOP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 15:44:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC LG
09RIODEJANEIRO364Rio Radar - November 4, 2009
[...] (U) Rio Radar is a regular compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This week's subjects: FARC ARMS TRAFFICKING PIPELINE TO RIO DE JANEIRO? 2. (SBU) On October 22, [...]
2009-11-05 15:25:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN KNNP SOCI PTER EAIR TSPL CO BR
09RIYADH1021THE JURASH ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG: SEASON II, DIGGING
[...] (SBU) On July 31, the CDA and an Embassy delegation visited the Jurash archaeological dig in Asir province, the first U.S. - Saudi joint excavation in the Kingdom. The Jurash dig, currently in its second season, is funded by ExxonMobil. The Embassy played an important part in facilitating Sa [...]
2009-08-05 12:21:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI SA
09RIYADH110SOMALI PIRATES AND THEIR SUNKEN SAUDI TREASURE
[...] (C/NF) The release of the hijacked Sirius Star has widely been reported in the international media. A ransom payment of allegedly between $3 and $3.5 million ) down from the original $25 million demanded by the pirates - was parachuted onto the deck of the Sirius Star on Friday, January 9 by a [...]
2009-01-14 13:19:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG EPET EWWT PHSA PINS PTER
09RIYADH1110SAUDI ARABIA: ASSISTANT INTERIOR MINISTER SURVIVES
[...] (U) Prince Mohammed bin Naif (MbN),Assistant Interior Minister for Security Affairs, escaped an assassination attempt on August 27 when a suicide bomber detonated himself at the Prince's palace in Jeddah. MbN was treated for minor injuries and then released. There were no other casualties. [...]
2009-08-28 08:29:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC PTER SA
09RIYADH1121SAUDIS CONDEMN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT, RALLY BEHIND
[...] (C) In the aftermath of the failed assassination attempt targeting Assistant Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Naif (MbN) (ref A),King Abdullah and other officials responded swiftly and decisively to reassure the public that the Prince was well, and reaffirm the Kingdom's commitment to c [...]
2009-08-31 04:43:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SA
09RIYADH1126SAUDIS SPECULATE, NAIF TAKES CENTER STAGE
[...] (U) Four days after the thwarted August 27 assassination attempt on Assistant Interior Minister Mohammed bin Naif (MbN),speculation is growing about the event itself and its potential impact on domestic politics in the Kingdom. Prince Naif, MbN's powerful father, has taken center stage, rea [...]
2009-08-31 13:50:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER ASEC SA
09RIYADH1127SAUDI ARABIA: NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) In an August 15 meeting with EmbOffs, Director of Naif Arab University for Security Sciences' (NAUSS) International Cooperation Department, Dr. Saker Al-Mokayyad, requested U.S. government assistance in organizing a cyber security workshop and a Voluntary Visitor (VOLVIS) program for a 15 [...]
2009-08-31 15:16:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALKPAO PGOV PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH1151SAUDI MINISTRY OF INTERIOR ISSUES OFFICIAL
[...] (U) The Saudi Ministry of Interior issued an official statement naming Abdullah bin Hassan bin Talea Asiri the perpetrator of the failed August 27 assassination attempt against Assistant Interior Minister Mohammed bin Naif (MbN). According to the statement, Asiri said he wanted to convey a mes [...]
2009-09-02 15:21:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER ASEC SA
09RIYADH1166FORMER TERRORIST SAYS AL-QAEDA LACKS FINANCING
[...] (C) In a September 6 interview with liberal daily Al-Watan, former Al-Qaeda fighter Fawaz Al-Otaibi, whose surrender to Saudi authorities was announced on September 2, said that Al-Qaeda was in a ""catastrophic financial situation"" -- thanks in part to strict measures aimed at cutting off the flo [...]
2009-09-08 07:03:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KTFN EFIN SA PK
09RIYADH1178CHARGE'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 16:37:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETAF IR PGOV PK PREL PSOE PTER SA
09RIYADH1195LETTER FROM MOHAMMED BIN NAIF TO U/S BURNS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-13 14:33:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH1196UNHCR REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE TO RELEASE AID TO
[...] (S) UNHCR (strictly protect) sources told PolOff on September 12 that UNHCR believes the Government of Saudi Arabia (SAG) is involved in military activity in the conflict between Shia Al-Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government (ROYG) in the area of Khamees Mushayt, and report that airports on [...]
2009-09-14 04:45:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA AM AEC YM
09RIYADH1218LETTER FROM MOHAMMED BIN NAIF TO COORDINATOR FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 14:32:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH129INFLUENTIAL SAUDI PRINCE SPEAKS CANDIDLY ABOUT GAZA
[...] (C) HRH Prince Mishari bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, deputy commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) in the Eastern Province (EP),met with Consul General (CG) Kenny at the Consulate in Dhahran on Sunday, January 18. PolOff and RSO were also present. The Prince is the second ran [...]
2009-01-19 15:18:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PTER
09RIYADH1342KING FIRES SENIOR CLERIC OVER KAUST CRITICISM;
[...] (C) A member of the country's highest religious body crossed a red line in public comments critical of King Abdullah's newly launched and controversially coed science and technology university, KAUST, and was quickly fired in response. It was the first time that a Saudi king has unequivocally [...]
2009-10-07 17:46:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPGOV PHUM KISL PTER SCUL SA
09RIYADH1359DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-13 07:46:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS SA
09RIYADH1396GROWING SAUDI ALARM OVER THREATS FROM YEMEN
[...] (S/NF) In meetings this week with Ambassador Smith, senior Saudi officials voiced growing alarm over the deteriorating security situation in Yemen. The Foreign Minister assessed that the Houthi insurgency could not be resolved through negotiations. Assistant Minister of Defense Khalid bin Sultan de [...]
2009-10-21 13:50:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPREL MCAP MOPS PHUM PTER SA YM IR LY
09RIYADH1457AL-QAEDA WEAPONS CACHE UNEARTHED
[...] (U) MOI spokesman Major General Mansour Al-Turki announced on Nov. 1 the discovery of a large quantity of weapons and ammunition hidden in a rest house in the village of Al-Safarat, 120 km outside of Riyadh. According to the Saudi Press Agency, security officers found 281 machine guns and ten [...]
2009-11-03 05:47:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER PGOV SA
09RIYADH1499MISSION RIYADH TERRORISM FINANCE STAFFING
[...] (S/NF) In response to request in reftel, the U.S. Mission in Saudi Arabia reports that it has 11.5 staff spread across 5 U.S. government agencies working on terrorism finance issues. Efforts are coordinated by a terrorism finance coordinating officer and by a working group on terrorism financ [...]
2009-11-10 07:28:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPTER EFIN KCRM ECON KTFN AF PK SA
09RIYADH1573MUSLIM WORLD LEAGUE CONFERENCE CITES EXTREMIST
[...] (U) In remarks delivered on behalf of King Abdullah, Mecca Governor Prince Khaled Al-Faisal urged Muslim scholars "to stand firm in the face of extremist ideology to prevent it from corrupting Muslim youth." He called for Muslim scholarly societies and the media to inspire youth with cultura [...]
2009-11-24 14:10:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALKISL KPAO PREL PTER PGOV SA
09RIYADH1664DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1267 LISTING OF AQAP
[...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel demarche December 23 to Counselor Abdulrahman Al-Ahmed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al-Ahmed assured us he would pass on the request for co-sponsorship to the relevant parties today and welcomed the designation of AQAP and Al-Shihri, but offered no further [...]
2009-12-23 08:41:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETKTFN PTER PINR PREL SA YM
09RIYADH17SAUDI CLERIC CROSSES THE LINE ON GAZA
[...] (U) In a message published on multiple websites, al-Qarni called December 28 for violent retailiation on Israeli interests: "All (Israeli) interests, and anything else related to Israel, are permitted targets for Muslims everywhere.... They (Israelis) should become targets. Their blood should [...]
2009-01-06 04:53:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALIS PGOV PTER SA
09RIYADH220DEMARCHE REQUEST: IMMEDIATE BUDGET SUPPORT FOR THE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Saudi MFA Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs Dr. Prince Turki bin Muhammad bin Saud Al Kabeer. The Prince noted that FM Saud Al-Faisal was in Cairo for consultations with the Egyptian government [...]
2009-02-02 17:08:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM
09RIYADH268SAUDI ARABIA'S MOST WANTED
[...] (U) Saudi authorities published a list of their 85 most wanted militants February 3. The story, complete with photos of the wanted men, was splashed on the front pages of Saudi newspapers. 2. (U) The announcement included a plea for the 85 to forsake their erroneous ways and turn themsel [...]
2009-02-10 13:01:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPTER SA
09RIYADH270THE YOUNG AND RESTLESS SHIA
[...] (C) Key Points: ----------------- -- The Saudi Shia youth are frustrated by their leaders' perceived lack of progress in attaining more rights, representation, and opportunities for their community. -- Mainstream Shia leaders desire increased Shia membership on the Shura Council, a minist [...]
2009-02-10 15:26:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALKIRF KISL PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH272SAUDI MOST WANTED LIST
[...] Abdul-Ilah Mustafa Mohammed Al-Jubeiri Al-Shihri: nephew of Yousef Mohammed Mubarak Al-Jubeiri Al-Shihri (see 85); brother of Saad al-Shihri who was on 2005 Saudi most wanted list. 2. Abdulrahman Abdullah Abdurrahman Al-Dosari 3. Abdullah Hassan Tali Assiri 4. Abdullah Salim Duheim Al-Qah [...]
2009-02-11 04:53:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER YM SA
09RIYADH288 Mecca's First African-Saudi Imam
[...] SUMMARY & COMMENT: Media attention given to the Mecca Grand Mosque's first African-Saudi Imam, Adil al-Kalbani, provided a glimpse of King Abdullah's attempts to combat racism and promote openness among the Kingdom's senior clergy by giving national prominence to a talented, somewhat unorthod [...]
2009-02-11 13:47:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINS PTER SA
09RIYADH374ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (ACEQ) -
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable serves as US Embassy Riyadh's response to the Annual Crime Evaluation Questionnaire (ACEQ) for Spring 2009. There appears to be an increase in crime in the Kingdom. As recently as a year ago crime reporting was limited. Crime statistics are difficult to obtain but t [...]
2009-03-01 15:47:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
09RIYADH409TREASURY DAS MENDELSOHN MEETING WITH THE SAUDI
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On February 24, Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Howard Mendelsohn met with Brigadier General Fahad Al-Maghlooth, Director of the Saudi Arabian Financial Investigative Unit (SAFIU). Mendelsohn and Maghlooth discussed terrorist financing issues of mutual concern and the SAFIU, [...]
2009-03-11 02:34:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNECON PREL KTFN ETTC PTER SA
09RIYADH42DAY AND NIGHT: SAUDI SHI'A SHARE GEOGRAPHY, BUT
[...] (C) MEETING CIVIC LEADERS. A large contingent of Shi'a leaders hosted Dhahran Consul General Kenny December 21 in Qatif, seizing the opportunity to impart varied agendas and points of view. Qatif municipal council chairman Jafar M. Al-Shayab (protect) opened the meeting. He proudly described [...]
2009-01-07 16:33:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PTER SA
09RIYADH445SAUDI INTELLIGENCE CHIEF TALKS REGIONAL SECURITY
[...] SUMMARY AND KEY POINTS: -- (C) HRH Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, head of Saudi Arabia's external intelligence agency, the General Intelligence Presidency (GIP),hosted Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism John Brennan March 15 to discuss counter terr [...]
2009-03-22 08:43:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER SA
09RIYADH447COUNTERTERRORISM ADVISER BRENNAN’S MEETING WITH
[...] KEY POINTS -- (S) Saudi King Abdullah welcomed White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan, S/WCI Ambassador Williamson, and Ambassador Fraker to his private palace March 15 for a 90-minute discussion focused on U.S. Saudi-relations, counterterrorism cooperation, the Yemeni Guantanamo Bay det [...]
2009-03-22 10:14:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL PTER KWBG SA AF IN PK IR IZ
09RIYADH482SAUDI KING APPOINTS STAND-IN, NOT SUCCESSOR
[...] (U) Key points: --(U) Saudi King Abdallah issued a royal decree appointing his half-brother, Interior Minister Nayif bin Abdalaziz, as second deputy prime minister. The position had been vacant since Abdallah became King in 2005. -- (C) Though the previous two crown princes held Nayif's [...]
2009-03-30 12:47:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH496SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR BOND'S APRIL 6-8 VISIT TO
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes your visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This message provides a brief overview of key current issues in U.S. - Saudi relations, tailored to the particular issues that your Saudi interlocutors will likely raise with you. 2. (C) You will be arriving six days after an Ar [...]
2009-03-31 14:32:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER ECON SA
09RIYADH504BUDGET SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
[...] (U) Reftel requested Post to inform host governments about the need for continued budget support for the Palestinian Authority (PA). 2. (C) DCM conveyed reftel message to Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Relations Khalid al-Jindan on April 1. Al-Jindan, who was traveling to th [...]
2009-04-01 14:28:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER SA
09RIYADH509SAUDIS ARREST AL-QAEDA RETURNEE WHILE IMPLICATING
[...] (S/NF) KEY POINTS: -- A Saudi citizen and al-Qaeda member returned to Saudi Arabia and voluntarily surrendered to Saudi authorities. Fahd Raqad Samir al-Quayi'i al-Ruwayli flew from Damascus to Jeddah on March 25 along with his Iraqi wife and son. -- Al-Ruwayli's arrest removes another nam [...]
2009-04-04 15:13:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETIZ PGOV PREL PTER SA SY
09RIYADH612SCENESETTER 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 14:01:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNMARR PINR PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH651IDEOLOGICAL 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 10:50:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PTER ECON KISL SA
09RIYADH670SPECIAL ADVISOR HOLBROOKE'S MEETING WITH SAUDI
[...] KEY POINTS: -- (C) Ambassador Richard Holbrooke met in Riyadh May 16 with HRH Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (MbN),Saudi Assistant Minister of the Interior. -- (C) Holbrooke emphasized that Afghanistan and Pakistan should be treated as a closely inter-related problem. He stressed U.S. desire fo [...]
2009-05-17 16:06:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AF PK SA YM
09RIYADH671AMB HOLBROOKE MEETING WITH KING ABDULLAH
[...] (C) United States Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, AMB Richard Holbrooke, met with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud for 40 minutes on May 17. AMB Holbrooke stressed the importance that the new Administration ascribes to Afghanistan and Paki [...]
2009-05-18 07:01:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREF PTER
09RIYADH694U.S.-SAUDI INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION PARTNERSHIP:
[...] (C) Summary: On May 19, 2009 HRH Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, Deputy Minister of Interior (MOI) and Charge' D'Affaires David Rundell signed three agreements to fund U.S. staff dedicated to supporting Saudi Arabia's critical infrastructure protection program. The signing ceremony took place in M [...]
2009-05-20 14:02:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER
09RIYADH695RIYADH EAC MAY 17, 2009 - DETAINEE PHOTOGRAPHS -
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In accordance with the RefTel A the Embassy in Riyadh and Consulates General in Dhahran and Jeddah reviewed the impact of the President's decision not to release detainee photographs. There has not been any impact on the three diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia as a result of [...]
2009-05-20 16:03:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH702INTERIOR MINISTRY BRIEFS SPECIAL ADVISOR HOLBROOKE
[...] KEY POINTS: -- (SBU) Special Advisor Ambassador Richard Holbrooke was briefed on Saudi counterterrorism efforts at a May 16 meeting with Interior Ministry officials at the Security Forces officers Club in Riyadh. At the same meeting Holbrooke received a second briefing on Saudi terrorist f [...]
2009-05-24 14:05:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SA
09RIYADH716SAUDI INTERIOR MINISTRY BRIEFS SPECIAL ADVISOR
[...] Key points: -- (SBU) Special Advisor Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and Treasury DAS Glaser were briefed on Saudi terror finance efforts at a May 16 meeting with Interior Ministry (MOI) officials at the Security Forces Officers Club in Riyadh. Holbrooke also received a briefing on Saudi counter [...]
2009-05-29 11:46:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EFIN AF PK SA
09RIYADH730IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO SAUDI "SURPRISED" BY AL-MALIKI
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Iraqi Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ghanam al-Jumaili told Embassy Riyadh's Charg May 30 that he was "surprised" by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's public comments regarding the Saudis. He felt he had made good progress in the past few weeks improving Baghdad-Riyadh relations [...]
2009-05-31 16:43:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETIZ PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH795YEMENI AMBASSADOR ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES AND JUNE
[...] (S) According to Yemeni Ambassador Al-Ahwal, President Saleh, during his late May meeting with King Abdullah in Riyadh, while professing to prefer that Yemeni Guantanamo detainees be returned to Yemen, said Yemen "wouldn't mind" if another country accepted them due to Yemen's lack of resourc [...]
2009-06-15 14:48:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL PTER SA YE
09RIYADH839U.S.-SAUDI INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION PARTNERSHIP:
[...] (C) On June 24, Ambassador Erdman and Ministry of Interior Assistant Minister for Security Affairs HRH Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (MBN) signed the Project Specific Agreement (PSA) establishing the Office of Program Management ) Facilities Security Force (OPM-FSF) and providing initial fundi [...]
2009-06-25 10:43:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SA
09RIYADH843CHARGE,S JUNE 24 MEETING WITH MFA DEPUTY MINISTER
[...] (C) In a June 24 meeting with the Charge, MFA Deputy Minister for Bilateral Affairs Jindan confirmed that improving Saudi-Syrian relations were being driven by Syria's improved behavior toward Lebanon and Hamas and by Saudi Arabia's strategic interest in pulling Syria away from Iran and draw [...]
2009-06-27 04:44:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER LE IR IS SA
09RIYADH902SAUDI TERROR TRIAL CONVICTIONS
[...] The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) released a statement from the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution regarding the verdicts in the terrorism trials for accused Al-Qaida militants. The SPA statement follows below: June 8, 2009: Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sa'daan, official spokesperson for the S [...]
2009-07-08 17:02:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PINR SA
09RIYADH913SAUDI TERROR TRIALS A "WIN" AGAINST TERRORISM AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 09:28:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPGOV PTER SA
09RIYADH921SAUDI TERROR TRIALS A "WIN" AGAINST TERRORISM AND
[...] (C) On June 8, Saudi Arabia,s special criminal court convicted 330 terror suspects in 179 cases on charges of involvement with Al-Qaeda and "posing a threat to national security." Sentences imposed by the court ranged from house arrest and travel bans to financial penalties and prison terms, [...]
2009-07-14 12:17:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER SA
09RIYADH928MOJ OFFERS MORE DETAILS ON SAUDI TERROR TRIALS
[...] (U) In a July 13 press conference, a Saudi Justice Ministry spokesperson confirmed that additional terror trials were underway, without specifying numbers. Of the recent 330 verdicts, 323 were found guilty, while 7 were acquitted; 289 of the defendants were Saudi. The spokesperson also disc [...]
2009-07-15 15:51:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER SA
09RIYADH963COUNTDOWN TO FATAH 6TH PARTY CONGRESS
[...] (S) Reftel instructed Post to seek Saudi government perspectives on the upcoming Fatah 6th Party Congress. 2. (S) Charge raised the issue in a July 20 meeting with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nizar Madani (ref B),and Poloffs discussed the matter separately with MFA Head of Pa [...]
2009-07-26 04:53:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL PGPV KPAL PTER IS SA
09ROME1044VISAS VIPER AUGUST 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT
[...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Donald Frerichs; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...]
2009-09-09 13:46:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT
09ROME1049GAERC DEMARCHES ON SRI LANKAN IDPS; ARMENIA,
[...] (SBU) On September 11, Post delivered reftel points to Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for EU External Relations Minister Michele Esposito. Minister Esposito, who deals with all GAERC-related issues, noted that there is no item pertaining to Sri Lanka on the September 14-15 GAERC [...]
2009-09-11 12:38:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EUN MASS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER SOCI
09ROME1084DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE
[...] (C) DCM Dibble conveyed reftel points to Director General for the Middle East Cesare Ragaglini, who promised to discuss them with the Iranian Ambassador to Rome at the earliest opportunity. 2. (C) Separately, Poloff also delivered points to Iran desk Silvia Santangelo and to Office Directo [...]
2009-09-22 13:45:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC
09ROME1093ITALY SEEKS USG PARTNERS FOR BIOCONTAINMENT FACILITIES;
[...] (SBU) Summary. The director of Italy's National Infectious Disease Institute told EUR/PGI Director Marc Ostfield on September 11 that he is interested in potential USG partners to collaborate with a new containment facility in Rome for the treatment and management of patients with highly infec [...]
2009-09-24 10:20:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON KCOR KTFN PTER IT
09ROME1108ITALY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON THE GOLDSTONE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Italian MFA supports the U.S. position on the Goldstone report. The MFA emphasized the importance of the report "staying in Geneva" as part of the debate in the Human Rights Council (HRC). The MFA also hopes the report does not have a negative impact on the peace process. EN [...]
2009-09-28 14:55:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL PHUM PTER KPAL IT
09ROME1140VISAS VIPER SEPTEMBER 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT
[...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Donald Frerichs; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...]
2009-10-08 11:47:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT
09ROME1157JOINT U.S.-RUSSIA GICNT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) On October 14, Poloff, accompanied by Russian Embassy First Secretary Alexey Runov, delivered reftel points to MFA Counselor Gianluca Alberini, Post's POC for Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) issues. Alberini noted that he would probably not be able to attend the Jan [...]
2009-10-15 12:32:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC
09ROME1180SOMALIA: PRODDING ERITREA TO PLAY A MORE
[...] (U) This cable is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On October 19, DCM Dibble met with MFA DG for Sub-Saharan Africa, Giusseppe Morabito, to discuss strategies for making the Eritrean government's (GSE) role in Somalia "more positive." The GOI does not want to sing [...]
2009-10-23 13:00:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IT SO XW ER
09ROME12ITALY OPPOSES DE-LISTING BAAZAOUI
[...] (C) Summary: The GOI initially supported the de-listing of Tunisian Mondher Baazaoui at the 1267 Committee, but reversed its position in mid-December as new information came to light that some of Mr. Baazaoui's previous criminal convictions for dealing in stolen property were linked to fina [...]
2009-01-08 07:22:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09ROME1277VISAS VIPER OCTOBER 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT
[...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Donald Frerichs; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...]
2009-11-20 12:11:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT
09ROME1344GOI RESPONSE TO USG REQUEST TO DELIST TRANCHE 3
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOI agreed to delist eight of the eighteen individuals identified in the Italy section of the Tranche 3 Names list and have requested more time to gather information on the remaining ten individuals. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On November 2, ECONOFF conveyed the Tranche 3 list [...]
2009-12-04 16:05:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC IT
09ROME1350VISAS VIPER NOVEMBER 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT
[...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Donald Frerichs; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...]
2009-12-10 10:48:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT
09ROME1404GOI WILL REVIEW USG UNSCR 1267 CO-SPONSORSHIP
[...] (S) Summary. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) will submit to the appropriate agencies for review, the USG request to co-sponsor for designation under UNSCR 1267, Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and its leaders, Nasir al-Wahishi and Ali al-Shihri. End summary. 2. (S) O [...]
2009-12-23 15:26:00Embassy RomeSECRETIT KTFN PINR PREL PTER SA YM UN
09ROME1405GOI OPPOSES DELISTING SEVEN TRANCHE 3 NAMES
[...] (C) Summary. Upon further review by Italian police and intelligence agencies (reftel Rome 1344 and State 109494),Italy opposes delisting seven Tranche 3 names. However, the GOI supports delisting two Tranche 3 names and asks the USG for support in expediting the delisting of one individual. E [...]
2009-12-23 15:27:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEFIN IT KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09ROME1419DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT
[...] C) Poloff spoke with Iran desk officer, Silvia Santangelo, regarding the cases of American citizens detained in Iran, and requested the GOI's assistance, per reftel. The Iran desk said that in the last two months, all human rights discussions, including consular discussions with the Iranians [...]
2009-12-29 15:48:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALCASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IR IT
09ROME144U/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 13:16:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM MNUC IT AF PK IR KN BM
09ROME30ITALY: SUPPORTS PROPOSED CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI
[...] (SBU) Political Military Counselor met with MFA NATO Director Massimo Marotti and UN Director Natalia Quintavalle on January 8 to extend ref A invitation for Italy to participate in the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) and to brief them on the agenda and topics for the January 13-14 meeti [...]
2009-01-09 16:41:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PGOV EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA PTER IT
09ROME314ITALY CONFIRMS PLEDGE OF $100M FOR GAZA, BUT ONLY
[...] (C) Summary: Responding to reftel demarche, Antonello De Riu of the Italian MFA confirmed Italy's pledge of $100m (79m Euros) in aid for Gaza, to be spent over three or four years, though he cited two problems that could result in the pledge not being met: Italian "over engagement" and the l [...]
2009-03-17 15:49:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN
09ROME355ITALY READY TO HELP ON GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES
[...] (C) Italian Foreign Minister Frattini confirmed to S/WCI Ambassador Williamson March 24 that Italy is ready to help the United States resolve the issue of Guantanamo detainees through resettlement in Italy and advocacy for the U.S. effort within the EU. Frattini advised that there is oppositio [...]
2009-03-26 17:12:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS KISL IT
09ROME379WESTERN MED RSI PROPOSAL: STRENGTHENING
[...] (SBU) In partnership with the Department of Justice, Embassy Rome proposes to host a two-day conference in fall 2009 for approximately 50 prosecutors and other appropriate officials from the United States, Italy, France, Spain, the UK, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya to develop closer and [...]
2009-04-03 06:34:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC IT
09ROME427U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS
[...] (U) This message has been cleared by Under Secretary Burns. 2. (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns participated in the second Political Directors meeting of the Italian G8 Presidency in Taormina, Sicily, April 6-7. The Political Directors discussed a [...]
2009-04-14 16:42:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PREL PTER AF BM GG IR IT KN PK
09ROME430ITALIAN POLICE, TERRORIST FINANCING, AND CT
[...] (SBU) This cable contains a proposal for support from the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Counterterrorism from the U.S. Mission in Italy. Proposed Project ---------------- 2. (SBU) Educational Initiative for Italian Police Task Force on Terrorism and Organized Crime. Executive Summary - [...]
2009-04-15 18:42:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EFIN PTER IT
09ROME435RSI PROPOSAL: CRITICAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) This message has been prepared in coordination with the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See. Need for Project ---------------- 2. (SBU) The purpose of the project is to foster a bilateral dialogue with the Vatican on counter-terrorism preparedness and to improve the Vatican's ability to [...]
2009-04-17 12:02:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC IT VT
09ROME506MEGAPORTS IN ITALY: DETECTING NUCLEAR MATERIALS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The DOE Megaports program seeks to protect the United States from attack by placing radiation detectors in container ports. Italy has long been on the Department of Energy's list of desired Megaports participants, but efforts to institute the program in Italy stalled several yea [...]
2009-05-06 15:06:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALIT PGOV ETRD PBTS PTER PARM
09ROME508MEGAPORTS IN ITALY: DETECTING NUCLEAR MATERIALS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The DOE Megaports program seeks to protect the United States from attack by placing radiation detectors in container ports. Italy has long been on the Department of Energy's list of desired Megaports participants, but efforts to institute the program in Italy stalled several yea [...]
2009-05-06 15:07:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIT PGOV ETRD PBTS PTER PARM
09ROME638FRATTINI TELLS AG HOLDER ITALY FAVORS ACCEPTING
[...] (C) Attorney General Eric Holder (AG) discussed resettlement of Guantanamo detainees with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini in Rome May 29 on the margins of the G8 meeting of interior and justice ministers. Frattini said the GOI ""profoundly shares"" the President's views on Guantanamo [...]
2009-06-04 09:59:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER IT
09ROME652ITALY AGAIN SEEKS INFO ON TERRORISM LISTINGS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Echoing the request made by the Italian delegation to USUN in New York May 5 (ref A),MFA terror finance officer Lorenzo Tomassoni on May 28 requested Embassy assistance in helping Italy fulfill its reporting obligat [...]
2009-06-09 12:31:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID UNSC IT
09ROME686U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 06:16:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC PTER AF IR IT KN PK YM
09ROME687U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 06:16:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC PTER AF BM GG IR IT KN
09ROME698GICNT:DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MODEL GUIDELINES
[...] On June 18, PolOff delivered the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism reftel points and Executive Summary of the Model Guidelines Document for Nuclear Detection Architectures to MFA Coordinator for Non-Proliferation, Gianluca Alberini. Alberini thanked PolOff for the information and [...]
2009-06-18 12:00:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM PTER KGIC
09ROME738ITALY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COMPREHENSIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-25 07:45:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER IT
09ROME776TRIESTE 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 05:58:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC PTER AF IR IT KN PK YM
09ROME793VISAS VIPER JUNE 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT
[...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Hugo Rodriguez; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...]
2009-07-10 08:18:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT
09ROME916THE MEK'S MARYAM RAJAVI IN ROME
[...] (C) Summary: In a visit that coincided with violent confrontations at Camp Ashraf, Maryam Rajavi, leader of the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK) and of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI),made a two-day visit to Rome at the invitation of the Italian Chamber of Deputies [...]
2009-08-07 13:35:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR PTER
09ROME923VISAS VIPER JULY 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT
[...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Acting Visa Chief Jill Hutchings; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Floren [...]
2009-08-11 15:47:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT
09ROME930ITALY: DONOR SUPPORT FOR THE SOMALIA TFG
[...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff delivered demarche seeking donor support for the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) following the agreement with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) to MFA East Africa Office Director Giuseppe Pastorelli. He emphasized the GOI's continuing commitment to achieving st [...]
2009-08-12 13:17:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER SO EAID KPKO IT
09SANAA1015SALEH SEES FOREIGN HAND BEHIND YEMEN,S INTERNAL
[...] (S) Summary. During a 40-minute meeting at his residence in Taiz, President Saleh confirmed to D/D CIA Kappes his intention to permit Yemenis to enter the Saudi rehab program upon their release from Guantanamo, an issue that he said he will discuss King Abdullah during a visit to Riyadh on May 31. [...]
2009-05-31 12:17:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1087YEMEN'S SALAFIS COME OUT OF THE POLITICAL CLOSET
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Yemen's leading Salafis took a bold step into the political arena last month with a highly publicized conference in support of national unity, hosted by the country's largest Salafist charitable organization. Civil society reacted warily to the conservative religious movement's [...]
2009-06-09 13:30:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER KISL SCUL YM
09SANAA1105BODIES BELIEVED TO BE SA'ADA ABDUCTEES REPORTEDLY
[...] (C) On June 14, the German Ambassador told the Ambassador that he had spoken to associates of a group of westerners abducted in Sa'ada who said that three bodies found there were of two German women and a South Korean woman. The German DCM confirmed to POL/E Chief that a German police officia [...]
2009-06-15 13:46:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL YM
09SANAA1123PIRATES SEIZE YEMEN LNG CHARTER VESSEL OFF OMANI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pirates seized an empty cargo ship under contract with the Yemen Liquefied Natural Gas Company (YLNG) on June 12 off the coast of Oman. The ship was returning to Jebel Ali, UAE, after unloading a shipment of ethylene, a highly flammable chemical compound, at the Yemeni port of Be [...]
2009-06-17 13:40:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEIND EPET ETRD EWWT ECON PTER MCAP MY AC MU
09SANAA1153THEORIES PROLIFERATE REGARDING SAADA
[...] (C) The German DCM shared information and his views on the recent Sa'ada kidnapping/murder with POL/E Chief on June 20. He, like most observers, dismisses ROYG intimations that the crime was perpetrated by Houthi rebels. Many theories about the perpetrators of the crime are circulating in Sana [...]
2009-06-24 14:30:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL YM
09SANAA1278PRESIDENT SALEH PRESSES FOR VISIT TO WASHINGTON
[...] (S) A clearly agitated President Saleh complained to the Ambassador July 20 that it was a negative recommendation from Embassy Sana'a that was preventing the White House from extending an invitation to him for an official visit with President Obama. The Ambassador clarified to Saleh that his [...]
2009-07-20 13:48:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PREL KDRG PTER YM
09SANAA1310ABYAN HEATS UP: ANTI-ROYG CLASHES ROCK ZINJIBAR
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In the deadliest day of fighting this year, supporters of new Southern Movement champion (and former jihadist) Tariq al-Fadhli clashed with security forces in Abyan governorate, leaving at least 20 dead and 40 injured. The fighting in Abyan on July 23 sparked additional protests [...]
2009-07-26 14:28:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER YM
09SANAA1402(S/NF) PROGRESS ON US-ROYG COOPERATION TO REDUCE
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. On June 20-22, a PM/WRA delegation visited Yemen to discuss MANPADS threat reduction efforts with ROYG officials. Since 2004, US-ROYG cooperation has dramatically reduced the availability of MANPADS on the black market in Yemen. Although the program has likely recovered the bulk o [...]
2009-08-04 11:58:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER MASS YM
09SANAA1403(S/NF) ROYG DESTROYS BLACK MARKET MANPADS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. On July 27, PolOffs verified the destruction of 102 MANPADS acquired from the Yemeni black market by the National Security Bureau (NSB). This brings the total number of black market MANPADS destroyed through US-ROYG cooperation to 1,263. END SUMMARY. BACKGROUND ---------- [...]
2009-08-04 11:58:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER MASS YM
09SANAA1405DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORISM FINANCE: UN AND
[...] (SBU) On July 25, PolOff informed Ms. Najwa al-Serri, First Secretary and the terrorist combating officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),of the United Nations designations of Arif Qasmani, Mohammad Yahya Mujahid, and Fazeel-A-Tul Shaykh Abu Mohammed Ameen al-Peshawari, as well as t [...]
2009-08-04 12:20:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID PK YM
09SANAA1430SALEH TELLS PETRAEUS: "NO RESTRICTIONS" ON CT
[...] (S) SUMMARY. During Commander of the U.S. Central Command General David Petraeus' second visit to Yemen on July 26, President Saleh stated that no restrictions or conditions would be placed on the USG-ROYG CT partnership. The President also agreed to increase the tempo of military training [...]
2009-08-09 06:30:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL MARR MCAP PHSA PINS PTER MOPS OTRA YM
09SANAA1447SOUTHERN MOVEMENT LEADER DESCRIBES NEW MILITARY
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The Southern Movement has expanded its military organization for more effective operations against Yemeni security services. Recent growth includes the establishment of geographic commands, recruitment of tribal fighters from Abyan and Lahj and flirtation with the possibility o [...]
2009-08-09 07:03:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER MCAP YM
09SANAA1485YEMEN UNITES IN CELEBRATION OF AL-MOAYAD'S RELEASE
[...] (U) The Yemeni press was unanimously ecstatic at the news that terrorist financier Sheikh Mohamed al-Moayad and his assistant Mohamed Zayd have been released from U.S. custody. Official press sought to cast the release as the personal achievement of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, while independ [...]
2009-08-11 13:58:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER KPAO KDRG YM
09SANAA1507SA'ADA: WITH PLANES AND TANKS, ROYG SIGNALS SIXTH
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The spread of violent clashes across Sa'ada, al-Jawf and the Saudi border and confluence of the Houthi rebellion with tribal and sectarian conflict in the region has finally drawn the ROYG into what now appears to be the sixth round of fighting. After several months of sporadic [...]
2009-08-12 14:11:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PTER YM
09SANAA1517YEMEN: ROYG PREPARES FOR MENAFATF ANTI-MONEY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The National Anti Money Laundering Committee (NAMLC) is ramping up efforts to implement recommendations from the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force's (MENAFATF) 2008 report through the Anti Money Laundering Information Unit (AMLIU) at the Central Bank of Yem [...]
2009-08-15 07:45:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KCRM KTFN PREL PTER SNAR YM
09SANAA1532SIXTH ROUND OF SA'ADA FIGHTING INTENSIFIES
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The sixth round of fighting between the ROYG and the Houthis, which began on August 11, has continued to escalate, kinetically and rhetorically. On August 13, the ROYG gave the Houthis six conditions for ceasing hostilities, including one that the Houthis most likely have no powe [...]
2009-08-17 15:12:00Embassy SanaaSECRETMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PTER YM
09SANAA1541IN SEYOUN, FRUSTATION WITH SANA'A, FEAR OF THE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Political and social life in Wadi Hadramout has taken a turn for the worse in recent years, members of the political opposition and civil society told PolOff in an August 4 visit to Seyoun. Hadramis complained of Sana'a's centralization of power and discrimination against south [...]
2009-08-18 11:54:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PREL PTER SCUL KISL YM
09SANAA1555AS SA'ADA CONFLICT RAGES, HUMANITARIAN IMPACT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As fighting continues in Sa'ada governorate, concern is growing about the conflict's humanitarian impact, with thousands of newly displaced people seeking shelter at camps in Sa'ada, Hajja, Amran, and al-Jawf governorates. President Saleh continues to press a military solution [...]
2009-08-20 10:41:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PTER YM
09SANAA1599SA,ADA WAR: DESPITE CLAIMS OF CEASEFIRE, CIVILIANS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. On the afternoon of August 26, multiple media sources reported a brief humanitarian ceasefire between the ROYG and the Houthis. The ROYG did not officially confirm it, and it is unclear how it is being implemented or if it will hold. The reported ceasefire comes at the end [...]
2009-08-26 14:57:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1618SA'ADA WAR: FIERCE FIGHTING FOLLOWS ALLEGED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. After a fleeting )- or, by some accounts, non-existent -- ceasefire, fighting continues in earnest with artillery and aerial attacks throughout Sa'ada and parts of Amran governorates. Although President Saleh announced a "new" strategy on August 26, little appears to have change [...]
2009-08-31 14:41:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1621ROYG REJECTS HOUTHI CEASEFIRE
[...] (U) The Houthis announced a unilateral ceasefire on the night of August 31, which the ROYG categorically rejected the following day. According to the ceasefire announcement, which Houthi spokesman Muhammad Abd-al-Salam made during a live telephone interview on al-Jazeera's August 31 evening [...]
2009-09-01 13:51:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1629YEMEN: CENTRAL BANK MONITORS HAWALAS, BUT HAMPERED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Anti-Money Laundering Information Unit (AMLIU) at the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) estimates that more than 10,000 hawalas exist in Yemen, but has little information on their integration with the greater international hawala system. The CBY's relative willingness to crackdown [...]
2009-09-02 11:12:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNECON EFIN KCRM KTFN PREL PTER SNAR YM
09SANAA1632AQAP LIFTS $500K IN ADEN HEIST?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An armed robbery rocked Aden on August 17, in part due to the large amount stolen (100 million Yemeni riyals) and in part due to the belief of government and non-government sources that al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) operatives are the culprits. The tactics utilized in the [...]
2009-09-02 13:39:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KFIN YM
09SANAA1638ROYG RESPONSE: YEMENI COOPERATION ON EXTRADITION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 13:27:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER YM
09SANAA1648ANOTHER HALF-HEARTED CEASEFIRE IN SA'ADA; FIGHTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The sixth war in Sa'ada shows no sign of slowing, despite another brief ceasefire announcement on September 4. The ongoing war of words between the ROYG and Houthis is resulting in a dizzying see-saw of accusations and counter-accusations, none of them independently verifiable. [...]
2009-09-09 15:15:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1669BRENNAN-SALEH MEETING SEP 6, 2009
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In a September 6 meeting with Deputy National Security Advisor John Brennan, President Saleh pledged unfettered access to Yemen's national territory for U.S. counterterrorism operations, suggesting that in the process, the USG assumed responsibility for the success - or failure - [...]
2009-09-15 06:12:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV PINR KDRG PINS SA YM
09SANAA1679TOO QUIET ON THE SOUTHERN FRONT? RAMADAN PLOTTING
[...] (S) SUMMARY. After six months of increasingly violent clashes between protestors and security services, Yemen's restive southern governorates have been uncharacteristically quiet during Ramadan, even as the war in Sa'ada rages and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed a late July [...]
2009-09-15 14:07:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER YM
09SANAA1688EMBASSY SANA'A COMMEMORATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF
[...] SUMMARY: On September 16, post held a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the September 17, 2008 attack on the Embassy compound. Visiting DAS Janet Sanderson conveyed regards from State Department colleagues in Washington and commended Embassy personnel for their perseverance in [...]
2009-09-19 13:05:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KPAO YM
09SANAA1690SA'ADA WAR: ROYG BOMBING ALLEGEDLY KILLS 87
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Multiple media sources report that the ROYG conducted an airstrike against a school in Amran governorate in which IDPs had sought shelter, killing 87 civilians, mostly women and children. ROYG officials, including President Saleh, say that only Houthis were killed in the bomb [...]
2009-09-19 13:55:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1847TRIBALIZED "POPULAR ARMY" AGAINST THE HOUTHIS WILL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The ROYG is encouraging the formation of a "popular army" of tribesmen to supplement the regular army's fight against the Houthis in northern Yemen. The ROYG uses the "popular army" to harness tribal support for the war, increase its numbers and firepower in the region, and enga [...]
2009-10-07 07:43:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1870ROYG ISSUES BLACKLIST OF SA'ADA ARMS TRAFFICKERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 5, the ROYG announced that seven Yemeni arms dealers had been "blacklisted," among them international arms trafficker Faris Manna, chief mediator between the ROYG and the Houthi rebels and brother of Sa'ada governor Hassan Manna. While theories regarding what prompte [...]
2009-10-12 06:54:00Embassy SanaaSECRETETRD ETTC PARM PTER YM
09SANAA1936CHILD SOLDIERS ALLEGEDLY USED BY BOTH SIDES IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Numerous credible sources report that both the ROYG and the Houthis are illegally recruiting and employing child soldiers to fight the war in northern Yemen. Although the ROYG military does not appear to be directly employing child soldiers, the tribal militias it has mobilized [...]
2009-10-20 12:40:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KTIP YM
09SANAA1937COULD A SA'ADA CEASEFIRE BE ON THE HORIZON?
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Rumors of Abdul-Malik al-Houthi's arrest, a flurry of high-level ROYG visits to Saudi Arabia, Foreign Minister Qirbi's sudden dispatch to Egypt, Syria, and Libya, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki's postponed visit to Sana'a point to the possibility of significant developments [...]
2009-10-20 12:59:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1963AMBASSADOR APPRISES PRESIDENT SALEH OF WASHINGTON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 14:51:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1965ROYG REPORTS SEIZURE OF IRANIAN-CREWED SHIP WITH
[...] (S) ROYG officials and the Yemeni media report that ROYG maritime forces intecepted an Iranian-crewed ship transporting a large quantity of weapons on October 26. The ROYG Embassy in Washington issued a press statement on October 26 announcing that the Yemeni Navy and Coast Guard "seized a fo [...]
2009-10-27 14:04:00Embassy SanaaSECRETETRD ETTC PARM PTER YM
09SANAA1983WHO'S THE BOSS IN ABYAN? SOUTHERN MOVEMENT, AQAP,
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In the largely ungoverned spaces of Yemen's southern governorates, a complex political battle is taking place between the central government, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and members of the secessionist Southern Movement. This struggle is especially apparent in Abyan, where [...]
2009-10-28 12:53:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER YM
09SANAA1998MORE EVIDENCE THAT CHILD SOLDIERS USED BY "ALL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Credible NGO and media sources report that all three parties in the Sa'ada conflict )- the ROYG, the tribes, and the Houthis -- are using child soldiers. While the ROYG denies it uses child soldiers, local and international journalists and NGOs report that they interviewed child [...]
2009-11-02 14:23:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KTIP YM
09SANAA2029FROM YEMEN, SEPARATE ATTACKS ON SAUDI DOORSTEP
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Details are still emerging in two separate, deadly attacks which took place on November 3 close to the Yemen-Saudi border. In northern Sa'ada's Jabal al-Dukhan border region, one Saudi security officer was killed and 11 others wounded, allegedly by Houthi rebels. The second att [...]
2009-11-04 14:46:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2030SA'ADA: HOUTHIS PUSH OUTWARD, THOUSANDS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The vast majority of Sa'ada governorate appears to be under Houthi control, including much of western Sa'ada, where the rebels took Razeh's military airport; northwestern Sa'ada; and eastern Sa'ada, where they have opened a new front. One exception is Sa'ada City, most of which [...]
2009-11-04 15:02:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA2040SAUDI AIRSTRIKES AT YEMEN BORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Local sources confirm that Saudi Arabia continued to launch airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Jebel al-Dukhan area on the Saudi-Yemeni border, despite ROYG statements to the contrary. In an unusual twist, the Houthis are now casting themselves as defenders of Yemen's sovereignty agai [...]
2009-11-09 13:33:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2052SA’ADA SOLUTION REQUIRES MORE THOUGHT, FEWER
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ongoing, direct Saudi involvement in the Sa'ada war, which in and of itself risks expanding the regional and sectarian dimensions of the conflict, also seems to be encouraging other Sunni neighbors to provide material support to President Saleh's ill-conceived campaign to eradicate [...]
2009-11-11 09:00:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER SA YM
09SANAA2062DEPUTY FM WANTS TO DISCUSS "HIDDEN AGENDAS"
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Deputy FM Al-Dhabbi told Ambassador Seche in a meeting November 10 that he looks forward to a candid exchange to clarify our agendas and views in relation to the ROYG conflict with the Houthis which, he noted, the ROYG, considers as an immediate threat compared to that posed [...]
2009-11-15 15:06:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER YM
09SANAA2070SAUDI STRIKES IN YEMEN: AN INVITATION TO IRAN --
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Saudi airstrikes on the Yemeni border continue but have not managed to clear the area of Houthi rebels. Yemeni journalists and the Houthis report Saudi strikes are hitting Yemeni targets, claims that are denied by the ROYG and SAG. Multiple media sources report the Saudi Navy is imp [...]
2009-11-16 14:51:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2073ALI NASSER MOHAMMED: YEMEN'S ONCE AND FUTURE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. As the overall political situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate and the secessionist Southern Movement continues to gain strength, former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY) President Ali Nasser Mohammed has emerged as the most-talked about ) if not the most likely [...]
2009-11-17 08:53:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PREL PINR PTER YM
09SANAA2079HIZBALLAH AND THE HOUTHIS: DIFFERENT GOALS AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In their ongoing pursuit of Western support for their struggle against the Houthis, ROYG officials have latched onto recent, unsubstantiated media claims of Hizballah cooperation with the Houthis in Sa'ada in order to bolster their argument that the Houthis are a terrorist organ [...]
2009-11-18 06:03:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER MOPS PGOV PROP YM
09SANAA208YEMEN: TERRORISM FINANCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 13:23:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ETTC PHUM PTER YM
09SANAA2117SA'ADA CEASEFIRE DISCUSSIONS UNDERWAY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Well-informed sources, including one involved directly in preliminary talks, report that both the ROYG and the Houthis are looking for a way to stop the fighting in northern Yemen. While the Houthis apparently have accepted the RQG's five ceasefire conditions, there is an imp [...]
2009-11-23 15:15:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2128SOUTH'S INDEPENDENCE DAY COULD TURN VIOLENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Against a backdrop of resurgent separatist sentiments in the south, large and potentially violent protests are expected on November 30, the day marking the south's independence from Britain. Signs of greater organization among the Southern Mobility Movement (SMM) and recent ant [...]
2009-11-28 14:51:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PTER PINR YM
09SANAA2151ROYG PREEMPTS SOUTHERN PROTESTS, ATTEMPTS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. While widespread violence did not erupt during Southern Mobility Movement (SMM) demonstrations on November 30 in Aden (reftel),tens of thousands of protestors flooded the streets despite government warnings not to assemble days before and a preemptive scale-up in ROYG security [...]
2009-12-02 11:12:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PTER PINR YM
09SANAA2155SA'ADA CEASEFIRE TALKS SLOW BUT NOT STALLED
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Sa'ada ceasefire discussions continue to move forward slowly, even during the week-long Eid holiday, and Houthi mediator Hassan Zaid is cautiously optimistic about the possibility that a ceasefire will be reached. While Zaid thinks President Saleh is not serious about a ceasefire an [...]
2009-12-02 12:24:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2176SA'ADA CEASEFIRE TALKS "SHATTERED"
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. A knowledgeable insider reported that the incipient Sa'ada ceasefire discussions have been "shattered." Just days earlier, presidential advisors Abdul Karim al-Iryani and Mohammed Azzan told EmbOffs that Saleh was willing to consider a political solution to the war in Sa'ada. [...]
2009-12-08 13:52:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2185WHO ARE THE HOUTHIS, PART ONE: WHAT ARE THEY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Given the Houthis' opacity and the government's exaggerated claims about their goals, it is difficult to know what exactly they are fighting for. The ROYG accuses the Houthis of wanting to restore clerical rule in Yemen, which they deny, insisting instead that they want basic [...]
2009-12-09 13:16:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2186WHO ARE THE HOUTHIS, PART TWO: HOW ARE THEY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Little is clear about the Houthi leadership, aside from the fact that Abdulmalik al-Houthi is the rebel group's current leader. Houthi field commanders do not seem to agree on key ideological and religious principles. The Houthis' numbers range from the hundreds to the thou [...]
2009-12-09 13:29:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2205IRANIAN-YEMENI RELATIONS STRAINED BY SA'ADA WAR
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Iranian-Yemeni relations have deteriorated as Yemeni officials and ROYG media have repeated their suspicions of Iranian support for the Houthi rebels, including, but not limited to, support for an alleged Hizballah presence in northern Yemen (REF A and B). Attempts by Iran t [...]
2009-12-13 14:27:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER MOPS PINS MASS PGOV YM
09SANAA2225YEMEN LNG PLANS SHIPMENTS TO CONUS, WORRIES ABOUT
[...] (SBU) Yemen LNG, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) company operated by majority shareholder French Total Oil, is planning to ship LNG cargos from its plant in Belhaf, Yemen to Sabine Pass, Texas and Everett, Massachusetts beginning in early 2010 (REFTEL). Under the terms of YLNG's contracts wit [...]
2009-12-16 09:52:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EWWT ECON EPET PTER PINS PBTS FR KS YM
09SANAA223YEMEN'S CTU SHOWS OFF VIDEO OF JANUARY RAID
[...] (C) Saying that the CTU is "completely transparent" with its partners, Commander of the Counter-terrorism Unit (CTU) of the Central Security Forces Colonel AbdulRahman al-Miweeti invited British, French, and American security officers to view a video of the CTU's January 19 raid on a suspected [...]
2009-02-08 10:04:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER PINS YM
09SANAA2230YEMEN'S COUNTER TERRORISM UNIT STRETCHED THIN BY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. As the sixth war against the Houthis continues to squeeze Yemen's conventional military, the ROYG has looked to its U.S. and U.K.-funded and trained counterterrorism forces to provide some relief to battered army forces. The Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) - trained to detect small ter [...]
2009-12-17 12:54:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPTER MOPS PINS MASS PGOV YM
09SANAA2249YEMEN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The security situation in Yemen continued to deteriorate during 2009. Al-Qa'ida Yemen (AQY) announced its merger with al-Qa'ida elements in Saudi Arabia in January 2009, creating al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). This strategy of consolidation and greater organization r [...]
2009-12-21 13:11:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PGOV MOPS YE
09SANAA2250YEMEN ABUZZ WITH TALK OF CT OPERATIONS; TTENTION SLOWLY TURNS TO U.S. ROLE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Yemenis have talked of little else but the counterterrorism operations against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula since news broke of the pre-dawn raids on December 17. Official media and ROYG officials have focused on the successful aspects of the operation, including an alleged 34 te [...]
2009-12-21 13:28:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER PGOV PREL MOPS MASS YM
09SANAA2251ROYG LOOKS AHEAD FOLLOWING CT OPERATIONS, BUT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The ROYG views the December 17 CT operations as a success and a benefit to Yemeni national interests, and appears not overly concerned about unauthorized leaks regarding the U.S. role and negative media attention to civilian deaths. ROYG officials continue to publicly maintain that [...]
2009-12-21 13:34:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPTER MOPS MASS PGOV PREL YE
09SANAA2259ROYG MAKES THE ROUNDS IN EUROPE: ATTEMPTS TO STAVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Foreign Minister Muhi al-Dhabbi recently returned from a whirlwind trip to six European nations in which he attempted to explain ROYG policy on the Houthi conflict in Sa'ada and postpone rumored UN Security Council debate that the ROYG fears might lead to greater foreign i [...]
2009-12-22 10:06:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL MOPS PTER YM
09SANAA2274ROYG ACKNOWLEDGES U.S. INTEL ASSISTANCE IN AQAP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Affairs Rashad al-Alimi for the first time publicly acknowledged U.S. intelligence assistance in the December 17 strikes during a presentation to Parliament on December 23. Preliminary reports from Post contacts indicate that Alimi's prese [...]
2009-12-27 12:45:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINS MOPS PINR YM
09SANAA257REVIEWING YEMEN'S PREVIOUS EXTREMIST
[...] (U) From 2002 through 2005, Yemen conducted an extremist rehabilitation program that is believed to have had some success. This report outlines what is known about that program and how it worked, and compares what is known about the ROYG's current plans for a rehabilitation center to it. Whi [...]
2009-02-10 11:28:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER KDRG KISL YM
09SANAA259YEMEN: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] SUMMARY: ROYG institutions and Yemeni banks have made some progress on implementing Financial Systems Assessment Team (FSAT) and Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force,s (MENAFATF) recommendations. A draft counter-terrorism finance (CTF) law remains lodged in the Finance Co [...]
2009-02-10 11:53:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN KCRM KTFN PREL PTER SNAR YM
09SANAA274SANAA'S ANTI-PIRACY CONFERENCE PLUMBS THE DEPTHS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Attendance was high at the February 10-11 UK-funded maritime security conference in Sana'a. Participants agreed to better information sharing and increased capacity building, but were unable to decide on the mechanisms to reach these goals. Although constrained by a lack of reso [...]
2009-02-11 14:23:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT PREL PTER MCAP YM
09SANAA30YEMEN RESPONDS O THE PORT SECURITY DEMARCHE
[...] SUMMARY. During the week of January 3 ) , Post delivered the reftel points to the Ministy of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Transportation Yemen Coast Guard, and Ministry of Industry and rade. Other relevant individuals were also notiied. Overall, the ROYG defended its port securiy procedure [...]
2009-01-07 12:36:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EWT KHLS PREL PTER YM
09SANAA326EMBASSY SANAA'S NOMINATIONS FOR FDIC'S FINANCIAL
[...] (U) Post would like to nominate six Yemeni government officials for the Counter Terrorism Financial Regulatory Training, to be held March 23-27. This course will increase their knowledge of how money laundering and terrorist financing transactions are perpetrated and the controls that should [...]
2009-02-23 13:35:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ECON EFIN PREL KCRM KTFN
09SANAA334YEMENI MILITARY COMMANDER DESCRIBES AL-QAEDA
[...] (S) During a February 18 meeting with Embassy officers, MG Mohammed al-Maqdashi, Regional Commander of the Yemeni Armed Forces Middle District, described al-Qaeda's (AQ) presence in Marib as a diffuse, well-trained force of mostly Saudi recruits. Despite ample funding from sources in neighbori [...]
2009-02-25 12:58:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINS PTER ECON YM
09SANAA356SANAA 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 13:21:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER YM
09SANAA399TERRORISM FINANCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-04 11:13:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID SL YM
09SANAA43TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-11 05:04:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR LE YM
09SANAA430A VIEW FROM INSIDE THE SOUTHERN MOVEMENT
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Moving in an increasingly secessionist direction, the leaders of the Southern Movement continue to build organizational capacity while beginning to think about confrontational strategies, according to former southern General Mohamed Saleh Tammah. The movement, which looks to so [...]
2009-03-08 14:31:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PNAT PTER YM
09SANAA44YEMEN CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION AT CONTACT GROUP ON
[...] Abdul Hakeem al-Eryani, Director of the Office of the Foreign Minister, confirmed on January 10 that Yemen's Permanent Representative to the United Nations will attend the January 13-14 Contact Group on Somali Piracy. 2. Poloff provided al-Eryani with reftel draft agenda and proposed meet [...]
2009-01-11 05:04:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER YM
09SANAA495SALEH SHOWS NO FLEXIBILITY ON GTMO DETAINEES
[...] (S/NF) President Saleh on March 16 rejected a proposal by visiting Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor (APDNSA) John Brennan that Yemeni Guantanamo detainees be sent to a Saudi rehabilitation center jointly run by Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Saleh instead insisted that the [...]
2009-03-23 07:00:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNKDRG PGOV PINR PTER PINS IZ SA YM
09SANAA501MARITIME "LEGAL ARGUMENTS" USELESS SAYS FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi expressed concern with the tactics of some of the naval vessels currently on anti-piracy missions in the Gulf of Aden during a March 23 meeting with foreign ambassadors. He asserted that Yemeni fishermen are "starving" due to the presence of the Somali [...]
2009-03-24 11:05:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT PREL PTER MCAP YM
09SANAA503HOME-GROWN NGOS WORK FOR PEACEFUL CONFLICT
[...] SUMMARY. Local NGOs are engaged in a three-pronged approach to promoting peaceful conflict resolution among Yemen's tribes: engaging tribal leaders, empowering youth, and training imams as mediators. These techniques often overlap efforts to curb the spread of extremist ideology. The program [...]
2009-03-24 12:57:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER YM
09SANAA530MPS SCOLD SECURITY FORCES ON TERRORIST ATTACKS
[...] (U) On March 23, Yemen,s Parliament held a contentious five-hour closed session to discuss recent terrorist attacks and the overall lack of security in the country. Ranking ROYG officials in attendance included Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Affairs Rashad al-Alimi and the Mi [...]
2009-03-25 11:22:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL YM
09SANAA579ROYG OPERATION GRABS 55 SUSPECTED EXTREMISTS
[...] (C) On April 4, Major General Ali al-Ashwal briefed EmbOff on the ten-day assault undertaken by the Yemeni Army and security forces against extremist armed gangs, including suspected terrorists in the town of Ja'ar in the governorate of Abyan. (Note: Al-Qaeda has long been known to maintain [...]
2009-04-05 12:35:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM
09SANAA68YEMEN ATTEMPTS TO SEIZE REGIONAL ANTI-PIRACY LEAD
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Yemen Coast Guard (YCG) is expected to use a regional anti-piracy conference next month to announce its expanding operations and to solicit assistance from Yemen's deep-pocket Gulf neighbors. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Despite its lack of deep-water capabilities, the YCG is at [...]
2009-01-13 12:41:00Embassy SanaaSECRETEWWT PREL PTER MCAP YM
09SANAA708GOOD WORKS AND GOD: TRACING SALAFISM'S GROWING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Salafism has spread rapidly in Yemen over the last two decades, fueled by wealthy Yemeni and Saudi benefactors, the judicious political use of Salafism by Yemen's leaders and an expansive network of charitable organizations. Increasingly, Yemen's Salafis are entering the public [...]
2009-04-21 08:50:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER SCUL YM
09SANAA785EMBASSY SANAA'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-25 13:38:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER YM
09SANAA792SOUTHERN MOVEMENT ATTRACTS PROMINENT NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 11:44:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PINR PTER YM
09SANAA936YEMEN STRIKES BACK AS PIRACY HURTS ECONOMY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. As a result of piracy's negative economic impact on Yemen and its links to human and arms smuggling, the ROYG has stepped up its counter-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden in recent months. Yemen would like to take on a regional leadership role in combating piracy, but its effort [...]
2009-05-17 13:21:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEWWT PREL PTER MCAP YM
09SANAA950SHOURA COUNCIL MEMBER ON SOUTHERN UNREST: SALEH'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to a well-connected Shoura Council member, President Saleh made some mistakes which helped escalate southern unrest. His current efforts to stop the situation from deteriorating will probably prevent a crisis during this weekend's Unity Day celebrations/demonstrations, [...]
2009-05-19 13:03:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER YM
09SANAA951YEMEN'S RESTIVE SOUTH: IS SALEH (FINALLY) GETTING
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Although a nervous-seeming ROYG has employed numerous tactics to quell southern discontent in the weeks following Democracy Day (April 27),only recently did President Saleh hint at serious consideration of southern grievances. A May 17 public announcement of constitutional refo [...]
2009-05-19 13:15:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER YM
09SANAA957ABDUL HAQ DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 07:12:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID YM
09SANJOSE125DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF
[...] For the record, on February 18, we informed the MFA's head of Disarmament, Terrorism and Organized Crime of the U.S. designation under executive order, per Ref A. No substantive response was received. The GOCR's procedures for handling U.S. domestic designations are explained in Ref B. CIANC [...]
2009-02-27 20:35:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID CS
09SANJOSE320EMBASSY SAN JOSE: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] In response to ref A, Embassy San Jose is pleased to nominate the individuals below for the posts of Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) and Deputy TFCO: TFCO Mark E. Kissel Economic Officer 506 2519-2273 KisselME@state.sgov.gov KisselME@state.gov Deputy TFCO Robert B. And [...]
2009-04-17 18:59:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALCS ECON PGOV PREL PTER
09SANJOSE517COSTA RICAN GOVERNMENT PRACTICES-INFORMATION
[...] (SBU) As requested reftel, the following are Post's responses to questions on Costa Rica's government practices on information collection, screening and sharing. Responses, cleared by all relevant Embassy sections, are keyed to reftel's questions: 5A. IMMIGRATION DATA BASES AND TRAVELER INFO [...]
2009-06-22 18:43:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR PTER PREL PGOV CVIS ASEC KHLS
09SANJOSE62TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 16:27:00Embassy San JoseSECRETEFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER CS IR
09SANJOSE715NATIONAL ASSEMBLY GETS BUSY - PASSES NEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Costa Rica's National Assembly capped off an uncharacteristically productive month-and-a-half on August 11 by approving the final version of an Electoral Reform bill. This came after the Assembly passed a new Anti-Organized Crime bill in early July, and an Immigration Reform bi [...]
2009-08-24 08:21:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PINR PREL ASEC CVIS PTER SNAR PREF
09SANJOSE812COSTA RICA'S CLOSE RELATIONS WITH COLOMBIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Costa Rica has an expanding political and economic relationship with Colombia, which it currently sees as its second closest partner in Latin America, behind Panama. Politically, Presidents Arias and Uribe share a warm relationship, and the two countries coordinate closely on l [...]
2009-09-24 18:02:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL PINR ASEC PTER SNAR PREF CO CS
09SANJOSE93DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSCR 1540 PROGRAM OF WORK
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, Costa Rica's UNSC team told us that it had not studied the 1540 Program of Work at the MFA level since recently relinquishing the chairmanship of the 1540 Committee. The MFA would review the U.S. draft edits with close attention to improving mechanisms for [...]
2009-02-13 19:44:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC CS
09SANJOSE937COSTA RICA "MORE OR LESS" FAVORS US POSITION ON
[...] (SBU) Costa Rica is "more or less" in agreement with USG views on the Goldstone Report, according to MFA officials. The GOCR believes that the international community should give Israel's justice system the opportunity to conclude its investigations before recommending any further action be ta [...]
2009-11-03 20:44:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL PREL PHUM PTER CS
09SANSALVADOR1032NO WORD YET ON GOES GOLDSTONE VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 14:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL ES
09SANSALVADOR1107EL SALVADOR: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] El Salvador Country report on terrorism submitted in compliance with reftel. 2. Begin text. In 2009 the government of El Salvador cooperated closely with the United States on counterterrorism efforts, and took active steps to protect U.S. interests and citizens from terrorist attacks. [...]
2009-12-17 23:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER ES
09SANSALVADOR485TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF ABDUL HAQ,
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel designation of Abdul Haq via letter to Jose Rolando Monroy Sintigo, Director of El Salvador's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),on May 19. Copies were also provided to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Civil Police, Superintendent of the Financial System, a [...]
2009-05-29 18:32:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR507FUNES GOVERNMENT'S SPLIT PERSONALITY
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 8 below. ------- SUMMARY: ------- 2. (S/NF) President Mauricio Funes has assembled a cabinet that combines individuals from the leftist FMLN, some of whom have a violent, radical past; with others from an organization that coalesced around hi [...]
2009-06-05 17:14:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRET//NOFORNES PINR PREL PTER
09SANSALVADOR88 EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS SPECIALIZED 1206-FUNDED CT
[...] (S) American Embassy El Salvador fully endorses the referenced FY09 funding proposals in support of Operation Enduring Friendship Caribbean-Central America (OEF-CCA) under Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). 2. (S) SOCSOUTH submits FY09 funding proposal for equi [...]
2009-01-30 16:27:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETMARR PTER HO
09SANTIAGO1270Chile Working Avidly to Comply with TSA Security Directives
[...] Summary: Since Saturday, December 26, Post has been in regular contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Chile's General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) and the three airlines (LAN Chile, Delta, and American) that operate non-stop flights to the United States. Although legal c [...]
2009-12-31 17:53:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV EAIR PTER PINS CI
09SANTIAGO197GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-04 11:52:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC CI
09SANTIAGO250CHILEANS HOPE TO ATTEND NUCLEAR TERRORISM MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-16 21:45:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM PREL PTER KGIC CI KS
09SANTIAGO385TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] Per reftel, Embassy Santiago's Terrorist Finance Coordination Officer is: Patrick Fischer, EPOL Officer, x3394, FischerPJ@state.gov, FischerPJ@state.sgov.gov URBAN [...]
2009-04-23 12:13:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CI
09SANTIAGO393 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 24
[...] Unemployment figures in the Metropolitan Region reached a record high of 12.8% in March. Peak unemployment is expected between June and August during Chile's winter months. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Chile's Wood Corporation (CORMA),which encompasses about 200 private forest [...]
2009-04-24 16:59:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PTER ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO519CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR POLICE LEADERS
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of June 2, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Political Officer Patrick Fischer certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...]
2009-06-04 13:00:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO594CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CRITICAL INCIDENT
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of June 25, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Political Officer Patrick Fischer certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...]
2009-06-25 18:25:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO689DHS-FUNDED APEC CASH COURIER WORKSHOP SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, JUNE 9-12, 2009 - USAGE OF FUNDS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 21:34:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON OTRA PTER PREL SNAR PE EINV
09SANTIAGO826MYTH VS. REALITY IN CHILE'S MAPUCHE CONFLICT
[...] (C) Summary: Despite sensationalist press coverage and a popular image of bloody conflict in Chile's southern Mapuche heartland, poloffs found that relations between indigenous and non-indigenous communities were largely non-violent, if often tense and distrustful. Three people -- all Mapuche activ [...]
2009-09-03 18:05:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL SOCI CI CO SP
09SANTIAGO895Chilean Response to USG UNGA Third Committee and Goldstone
[...] (SBU) Poloff and Canadian Second Secretary Meghan Pelton jointly delivered Ref A demarche on UNGA Third Committee priorities to MFA Human Rights Deputy Director Gerardo Ateaga on November 4. Ateaga made the following observations about Chile's priorities and positions in the Third Committee: [...]
2009-11-04 19:26:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PTER IS CI KPAL
09SANTIAGO901COM Concurrence/Vetting Assurance for FY 2010 Santiago
[...] (C) Ambassador Paul E. Simons formally concurs, per reftel guidance, with Embassy Santiago's proposal for FY2010 Section 1206 funding. The proposal is designed to strengthen Chile's capacity to conduct counter-terrorism activities and deepen the already outstanding relationship between the Un [...]
2009-11-16 16:41:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR MOPS PREL PTER ASEC CI
09SANTIAGO986ACTION REQUEST: CHILE WELCOMES UNODC, ASKS FOR MONEY TO
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. 2. Poloff delivered reftel update to Rodrigo Toledo from the Bureau of International and Human Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Toledo welcomed the addition of the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime as [...]
2009-10-15 15:34:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC CI
09SANTODOMINGO1586DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Dominican Republic Country report on terrorism submitted in compliance with reftel. 2. Begin Text. While there were no reported terrorist attacks in 2009, the Dominican Republic is considered a transit point for human trafficking and contraband, which can also be exploited by s [...]
2009-12-21 16:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC DR
09SAOPAULO421AFTER CAIRO: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH ECHOES IN
[...] (SBU) President Obama's June 4 address to the world's Muslim population has echoed favorably in both Sao Paulo's Muslim and non-Muslim communities, producing distinct reactions within key groups. Moderate Sunni Muslims, many of them eager to work with the U.S., were euphoric, as reported Ref [...]
2009-07-16 16:30:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBR KPAO PGOV PREL PTER
09SAOPAULO653Scenesetter for SR Farah Pandith's Visit to Brazil: Sao Paulo's Muslims
[...] (U) Post is delighted to host Special Representative (SR) Farah Pandith's first visit to Latin America, November 22-23. Brazil offers a unique context for engaging the local Muslim communities. The country hosts a significant (400-500 thousand) Muslim minority that lives within a larger society t [...]
2009-11-20 12:18:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPGOV OEXC OIIP PHUM PINR PINS PROP SCUL PTER BR
09SARAJEVO101BOSNIA: ARREST OF ASSISTANT SECURITY MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: On January 16 Croatian police arrested Bosnian State Level Assistant Minister of Security Vjekoslav Vukovic in Rijeka, pending further investigation into his alleged role in procuring weapons and explosives for an aborted murder attempt. At this point, it is still unclear as to [...]
2009-01-26 15:33:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PTER KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO1147GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Per reftel A, post demarched Amb. Milenko Misic, BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of the Department for Human Rights on October 1 regarding the U.S. position on UNHRC discussion of the Goldstone report. Misic had no substantive comment in response to the demarche, but informally [...]
2009-10-02 04:34:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKISL KPAL PREL PHUM PTER
09SARAJEVO1184BOSNIA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE GOLDSTONE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-16 06:28:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL PHUM PREL PTER IS BK
09SARAJEVO1247NO SUBSTANTIVE REPLY FROM BOSNIA ON GOLDSTONE
[...] (SBU) Post demarched Bosnian MFA contacts Amb. Milenko Misic, Head of Department for Human Rights, and Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Department for UN and International Organizations, on November 3 regarding the UN General Assembly's upcoming debate on the Goldstone Report. Misic and Kenig-Cor [...]
2009-11-04 14:14:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PTER IS KPAL BK
09SARAJEVO1379BOSNIA - 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Attached is Post's draft submission for the 2009 country report on terrorism. Embassy point of contact for this report is Michael Martin, martinmb@state.gov. 2. Despite ethnic polarization and disputes among Bosnian political leaders that hindered the functioning of state government, Bos [...]
2009-12-17 14:13:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER BA
09SARAJEVO208BOSNIAN RESPONSE ON ALGERIAN DETAINEES
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 22 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a dipnote in response to our reftel request that Bosnia accept two Algerian nationals who lived in Bosnia before being detained in Guantanamo (Lakhdar Boumediene and Sabir Lahmar Manfud). The dipnote was vague as to the final [...]
2009-02-20 08:15:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL PTER BK
09SARAJEVO250BOSNIA DOES NOT ACCEPT TWO ALGERIAN GUANTANAMO
[...] (S) On February 27 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a second dipnote in response to our request (reftel A) that Bosnia accept two Algerian nationals who lived in Bosnia before being detained in Guantanamo (Lakhdar Boumediene and Sabir Lahmar Manfud). This second dipnote was in respons [...]
2009-02-27 16:01:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL PTER BK
09SARAJEVO315BOSNIA: GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEETINGS IN KOREA
[...] (SBU) In coordination with Dr. Dmitiri Iordanidi, First Political Secretary at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Bosnia-Herzegovina, we delivered Ref A and Ref B demarches to Nijaz Cardaklija, Counsellor in the Peace and Security Division of the BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilat [...]
2009-03-16 14:23:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC BK
09SARAJEVO548CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 09:35:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP PGOV PTER BK
09SARAJEVO549BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DIPNOTE ON GUANTANAMO
[...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met on April 29 with Prime Minister Nikola Spiric to deliver a diplomatic note requesting that Bosnia accept the return of Guantanamo detainee Sabir Lahmar (reftel). The Ambassador stressed that the U.S. had pursued other alternatives with Guantanamo detainees formerly [...]
2009-04-30 09:44:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER BA
09SARAJEVO609BOSNIA - MFA OFFICIAL WILL PARTICIPATE IN CGINT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-15 12:09:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PTER NL BK
09SARAJEVO66BOSNIA - COUNCIL OF MINISTERS TO DECIDE SOON ON
[...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met separately on January 13 with Foreign Minister Sven Alakalaj and Prime Minister Nikola Spiric to deliver the diplomatic note in reftel regarding Bosnia's willingness to accept two Algerian Guantanamo detainees, Sabir Lahmar Manfud and Lakhdar Boumedienne. The Ambas [...]
2009-01-15 14:36:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL PTER BK
09SARAJEVO747BOSNIA: FORMER FOREIGN FIGHTERS ARRESTED; BUT CAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Administrative delays and barriers to evidence sharing may contribute to the release from the Foreigners Affairs Service (FAS) Immigration Center of several former foreign fighters, who have been deemed threats to BiH national security. Currently the center holds eight persons [...]
2009-06-24 13:41:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KISL SCUL INR KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO827BOSNIA VULNERABLE TO MONEY LAUNDERING AND
[...] (U) Summary. Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) is vulnerable to money laundering and terrorist financing due to serious deficiencies in the integrity of its anti-money laundering (AML) regime. On paper, BiH,s AML regime complies with many Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations, but the r [...]
2009-07-09 11:18:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PREL ECON BK
09SARAJEVO838BOSNIA - CONVICTED TERRORIST BEKTASEVIC
[...] (C) Mirsad Bektasevic, a dual Bosnian-Swedish citizen who was convicted in a Bosnian court on charges of terrorism in 2007 (Reftel),successfully petitioned the Bosnian court to serve out the remainder of his prison sentence in Sweden, and was transferred from Bosnia to Sweden on June 10, 2009. [...]
2009-07-10 13:00:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV PTER BK
09SARAJEVO861BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DIPNOTE ON GUANTANAMO
[...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met on July 15 with Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikola Spiric to deliver a diplomatic note urging the Bosnian Government to focus immediately on resolving the case of Guantanamo detainee Sabir Lahmar and accept his return to Bosnia. The Ambassador noted that he [...]
2009-07-15 13:37:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER BA
09SARAJEVO921BOSNIA AGREES TO ACCEPT GUANTANAMO DETAINEE LAHMAR
[...] (S) We received a diplomatic note from the Bosnian Foreign Ministry informing us that Bosnia has agreed to accept the transfer of former Guantanamo detainee Sabir Lahmar and deal with him in accordance with the Bosnian Law on Foreigners and Asylum. In practice, this will mean that Lahmar wil [...]
2009-07-29 13:43:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER BA
09SARAJEVO946BOSNIA - HIGH-PROFILE PRISONER DISAPPEARS
[...] (C) Bosnia is abuzz about the disappearance of Karray Kemal bin Ali who failed to return to a high security prison in Zenica after being granted leave to visit his family. Bin Ali (AKA Abu Hamza though not the "Abu Hamza" cited in our terrorism report) is a Tunisian national with possible li [...]
2009-08-03 10:04:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KCRM KJUS AEMR APCS BK
09SECTIO01OF03BRUSSELS1363SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER SEMINAR ON UN TARGETED
[...] (C//NF) Summary: In preparation for the Belgian-hosted UN Targeted Sanctions Seminar of Like-Minded Countries, post provides the following information on Belgian attitudes toward reform of 1267 sanctions and other counterterrorism (CT) issues. This is in part based on Treasury Assistant Secr [...]
2009-10-09 15:08:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER KTFN ETTC PGOV EFIN PREL PINR KJUS PHUM
09SEOUL1273ROKG HAS BEGUN DISBURSING PLEDGED SUPPORT FOR
[...] (U) In response to reftel request to urge the host government to provide previously pledged funds for Somalia, Song Hye-ryoung, MOFAT Humanitarian Assistance Division, on August 11 said the Republic of Korea (ROKG) has already begun disbursing funds from the USD 1,500,000 pledged at the Donors [...]
2009-08-12 03:54:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER SO EAID KPKO KS
09SEOUL1348GICNT MESSAGE DELIVERED - FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Post requests guidance on the questions below received from ROKG. 2. (U) On August 19, per reftel, PolMiloff informed Director Koo Hyun-mo of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) that the United [...]
2009-08-21 08:49:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KS
09SEOUL15REPUBLIC OF KOREA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON
[...] This cable is in response to reftel. 2. The Republic of Korea (ROK or South Korea) demonstrated excellent law enforcement and intelligence capabilities, and provided terrorism-related training to law enforcement officials from various developing countries. Traditionally focused on potent [...]
2009-01-05 06:01:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KS
09SEOUL1541ROK SUPPORTS BALANCED RESOLUTION ON GOLDSTONE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 9/25 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, calling on the ROKG to support an unbiased resolution on the Goldstone Report. Cho, noting that the ROK had discussed the issue in detail with the Israelis, said Seoul wo [...]
2009-09-25 08:32:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS KS
09SEOUL1574ROK TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered EAP/K-Embassy Seoul e-mail message on 10/1 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, calling on the ROK to back the USG effort to get an unbiased resolution on the Goldstone Report. Cho underscored that the ROK would likely follow the [...]
2009-10-01 05:51:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKS KN PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KISL KPAL IS
09SEOUL160ROK 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 06:23:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR AF KS KN CH JA
09SEOUL1632ROK PROPOSES TO HOST GICNT PLENARY IN 2011-2012
[...] (U) This is an action request. Post requests guidance on the questions below received from ROKG. 2. (U) On October 13, PolOff met with Park Eun-jin, Disarmament and Nonproliferation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, to deliver reftel joint demarche with Nikolay Fokin, 1st Secretar [...]
2009-10-15 07:59:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGICKS
09SEOUL1760KOREA TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON GOLDSTONE REPORT UNGA
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 11/4 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, urging the ROK to vote against any resolution on the Goldstone Report that included counterproductive elements. Director Cho thanked us for the update on the USG positi [...]
2009-11-04 08:11:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKS KN PGOV PHUM PREL IS KPAL PTER
09SEOUL1761KOREA TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON GOLDSTONE REPORT UNGA
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 11/4 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, urging the ROK to vote against any resolution on the Goldstone Report that included counterproductive elements. Director Cho thanked us for the update on the USG positi [...]
2009-11-04 08:11:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKS KN PGOV PHUM PREL IS KPAL PTER
09SEOUL1786ROK SENDS LETTER TO NATO SIGNALING INTENT TO JOIN
[...] (C) PolMil Chief delivered reftel points to Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) ROK-US Security Cooperation Director Hyoung-chan Choe on November 9, 2009. Choe stated that Foreign Minister Yu sent a letter on November 6 to NATO Secretary General Rasmussen re [...]
2009-11-09 22:32:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR MOPS AF KS NATO
09SEOUL1787ROK LETTER TO NATO SIGNALING INTENT TO JOIN ISAF
[...] (C) PolMil Chief delivered reftel points to Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) ROK-US Security Cooperation Director Hyoung-chan Choe on November 9, 2009. Choe stated that Foreign Minister Yu sent a letter on November 6 to NATO Secretary General Rasmussen re [...]
2009-11-09 22:43:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR MOPS AF KS NATO
09SEOUL1996ROKG CO-SPONSORSHIP FOR UPCOMING UNSCR 1267
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on December 23 to Park Chi-young of MOFAT's International Security Affairs Division, notifying the ROKG that the U.S. intends to request the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to add Yemen-headquartered al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and two of its lead [...]
2009-12-23 08:25:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKTFN PTER PINR PREL SA YM UN KS KN
09SEOUL2001U.S.-ROK BILATERAL COUNTERTERRORISM MEETING HELD
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the second round of U.S.-ROK bilateral counterterrorism consultations, the ROK expressed growing concern over terrorist attacks on Korean nationals abroad. Outlining its increasing international and domestic counterterrorism efforts, the ROK reiterated the desire to work clo [...]
2009-12-24 03:09:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PGOV KS
09SEOUL211ROKG INTERESTED IN GICNT MODEL GUIDELINES DOCUMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-10 06:47:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KS
09SEOUL250ROKG DEMARCHED ON PROPOSED GICNT WORKSHOP
[...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. Poloff delivered reftel information on February 13 to Park Eun-Jin of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Park will review the information along with her counterpart within the M [...]
2009-02-19 01:21:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL PTER KGIC KS
09SEOUL294ROK RESPONSE TO GICNT/EPG DEMARCHE LANGUAGE
[...] This is an action request. (See para 2.) 2. The ROKG requests that the following changes be made to the GICNT Workshop/EPG Meeting announcement contained in reftel, para 6. -- In the first paragraph, change the title of the GICNT workshop to "Current Progress in Detecting and Respond [...]
2009-02-27 01:25:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL PTER KGIC KS
09SEOUL365SECURITY 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 05:08:00Embassy SeoulSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER KS
09SEOUL39ROK FEEDBACK ON DRAFT CGSP ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION
[...] Poloff on January 8 presented the information in reftel A to Key Cheol Lee, Deputy Director-General of the Overseas Koreans and Consular Affairs Bureau, and Hyung-hwa Cho of the Security & Counter-Terrorism Cooperation Division, both within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Please n [...]
2009-01-08 08:18:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EWWT MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
09SEOUL445DASD 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 07:48:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPHSA PINS PREL PTER MARR MASS AF KN KS
09SEOUL514CONSIDERABLE PUBLIC DEBATE, BUT ROK PLANS TO JOIN
[...] (C) The Republic of Korea plans to endorse the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Statement of Interdiction Principles, becoming a full participant in PSI soon after the planned DPRK launch of a Taepodong2. The Foreign Minister stated that to reporters on March 20 in an effort to condit [...]
2009-03-31 07:26:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPARM PHSA PINS PTER PREL KN KS
09SEOUL620UPDATING INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 01:46:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER KS
09SEOUL642PRESIDENT LEE/ADVISORS TALK ROK ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP),met on April 16 in Seoul with ROK President Lee Myung-bak, NSA Kim Sung-hwan, and FM Yu Myung-hwan. SRAP Holbrooke explained the Obama Administration's new strategy for Afghanistan and Pak [...]
2009-04-20 08:50:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR MASS EAID AF PK KS
09SEOUL657ROKG TO ATTEND GICNT 2009 PLENARY MEETING
[...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. Poloff on April 21 with Anna Luwerna (Deputy Head of Mission - The Netherlands) and Dmitry V. Darchenkov (First Secretary - Russia) delivered reftel to Lee Jangkeun, Director of the Disarmament & Nonproliferation Division. Lee said that the ROK [...]
2009-04-23 01:29:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL PTER MNUC KS
09SEOUL830ROKG JOINS PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE
[...] (C) Summary: On May 26 at 10:00 AM (Seoul Time),the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade announced the ROKG's official endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),an immediate response to the North Korean testing of a nuclear device the previous day (reftel B). Still, the M [...]
2009-05-26 09:14:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPARM PHSA PINS PTER PREL KS KN
09SHANGHAI177DESIGNATION OF SHANGHAI TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 08:25:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIEDCH KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER
09SHANGHAI21MUSLIMS 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 08:52:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PTER SOCI CH
09SHANGHAI61NANJING 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 02:42:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALCH ECON EFIN PGOV PTER
09SINGAPORE1010SINGAPORE COOPERATES ON EXTRADITION OF TAMIL TIGER
[...] (C) Singapore citizen Balraj Naidu Ragavan is under U.S. indictment for violating the Arms Export Control Act and committing other crimes in connection with attempts to broker weapons sales to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 2006. The United States formally requested Naidu's extradi [...]
2009-10-20 02:14:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KCRM SN
09SINGAPORE1023GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: SINGAPORE TO
[...] (SBU) Singapore will send a two-person delegation to attend the November 4-5 Sous-Sherpa/Experts meeting in Washington D.C. MFA International Organizations Deputy Director Chin Siew Fei will lead the Singapore delegation. The GOS has not yet decided who will be the second member of the deleg [...]
2009-10-21 09:13:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG PTER TRGY AORC IAEA SN
09SINGAPORE1060NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: SINGAPORE DESIGNATES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 08:55:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG PREL PTER TRGY IAEA SN
09SINGAPORE1074SINGAPORE STILL FORMULATING ITS POSITION ON THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 06:29:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS SN
09SINGAPORE1168 SINGAPORE HOSTS EU-ASEAN MEETING REGARDING CHEMICAL,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The European Union (EU) hosted a one-day conference in Singapore on November 23 regarding its outreach to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to address potential chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats and an EU proposal to establish a CBRN Cen [...]
2009-12-08 08:04:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM AORC PREL PTER SN
09SINGAPORE12SINGAPORE: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Singapore continued its bilateral and multilateral intelligence and law enforcement cooperation to investigate terrorist groups, focusing on Jemaah Islamiya (JI). As of December, Singapore held in detention 19 persons with links to terrorist groups. Detainees included members of JI who had plo [...]
2009-01-05 03:55:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR SN
09SINGAPORE1224SINGAPORE: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Embassy Singapore submits the following draft narrative for the 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism. Please note that requests for updated statistics for the first paragraph are pending with the government of Singapore. Post will submit that data separately. For purposes of this draft, we hav [...]
2009-12-21 08:27:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR SN
09SINGAPORE180SINGAPORE: SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE
[...] (S/NF) Post's reply is keyed to Reftel A: STATE 13023. - - - - - - - - - - - 5. POLITICAL VIOLENCE - - - - - - - - - - - I. (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. No. Singapore has a wide range of ethnic/religious communities. Singapore hosts significant numbers of Bangladeshi and Indonesian guest [...]
2009-02-27 10:04:00Embassy SingaporeSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
09SINGAPORE227SINGAPORE MAKES PUBLIC ITS RELEASE OF TWO JI
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Singapore released two Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) members from custody on January 5, Singapore's Internal Security Department (ISD) informed Embassy officials on March 11. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a press release about the freed JI members on the evening of March 12 an [...]
2009-03-13 10:42:00Embassy SingaporeSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER SN
09SINGAPORE267SINGAPORE CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] (S/NF) Post recommends that the four Singapore Critical Infrastructure/Key Resources (CI/KR) included on the 2008 Critical Foreign Dependencies Initiative (CFDI) list be retained on the 2009 CFDI list, because they continue to meet the criteria set forth in Ref A, paragraphs 4 and 8. Those f [...]
2009-03-20 10:07:00Embassy SingaporeSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV ASEC AFIN EFIN ENRG KCIP SN
09SINGAPORE441TERRORIST MAS SELAMAT CAUGHT: SECURITY TRIUMPH OR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysian authorities recaptured fugitive Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari across the border from Singapore on April 1. Singapore media first reported the news on May 8, following up with days of extensive coverage praising Singapore-Malaysia cooperation and [...]
2009-05-11 11:13:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL SN
09SINGAPORE479SINGAPORE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON AL QAEDA WEBSITE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 10:13:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER SN
09SINGAPORE532SINGAPORE SLOWLY WADING DEEPER INTO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Singapore announced in the Straits Times newspaper June 4 that it will deploy to Afghanistan a battlefield radar system and supporting personnel that can detect enemy artillery, rocket and mortar launches and help direct counter-battery fire. The radar requires a four-man team to operate [...]
2009-06-05 08:31:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS ASEC PTER MARR AF SN
09SINGAPORE547SINGAPORE UNWILLING TO BE DRAWN INTO INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 06:59:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL PTER SN
09SINGAPORE575SINGAPORE RELEASES TWO TERROR SUSPECT DETAINEES
[...] (C) Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) publicly announced on June 16 the release of two men from preventive detention under the Internal Security Act; unusually, one of the men released had been in custody for no more than a month. Arifin Ali (alias John Wong Ah Hung),a former senior [...]
2009-06-18 09:20:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETPGOV PTER SN
09SINGAPORE59(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-16 09:33:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL PK SN
09SINGAPORE60(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-16 09:34:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETEFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER IR SN
09SINGAPORE679SINGAPORE CONDUCTS EXERCISE SIMULATING
[...] (C) CDA and Embassy consular and law enforcement officers observed the final part of the Government of Singapore's "Northstar VII" crisis response exercise held at the Rasa Sentosa Hotel on July 15. The exercise simulated a Mumbai-style terrorist "swarm" assault from the sea on Singapore. T [...]
2009-07-15 09:05:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS CASC SN
09SINGAPORE686EMBASSY SINGAPORE'S EAC ON JAKARTA BOMBINGS
[...] (C) Embassy Singapore convened its Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on Friday July 17 to determine what action Post should take in response to the Jakarta bombings of the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels. 2. (C) The EAC reviewed information from reports received from Embassy Jakarta, o [...]
2009-07-17 11:02:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC AMGT SN
09SINGAPORE760UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: SINGAPORE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-13 09:02:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PREL PTER UNSC SN
09SINGAPORE982SINGAPORE'S COUNTER-RADICALIZATION PROGRAM CLAIMS
[...] (S) Summary: Singapore claims its integrative approach to counter-radicalization is effective at reducing extremism, and that there has been zero recidivism among the 41 terrorists that have been released into the community on a restricted basis. However, some independent observers are skepti [...]
2009-10-07 03:43:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETPTER PGOV PREL ASEC SN
09SKOPJE398MACEDONIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING UNODC AS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 10:10:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC MK
09SKOPJE528MACEDONIA WILL NOT SUPPORT UNGA RESOLUTION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 13:53:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MK
09SKOPJE95 SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)
[...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. There is a small ethnic Serbian population in Macedonia capable of carrying out anti-American demonstrations. i. There have been no anti-American demonstrations in the country within the last 12 months. ii. There have been no anti-American demonstrations near o [...]
2009-03-02 13:17:00Embassy SkopjeSECRET//NOFORNASEC MK PTER
09SOFIA235BULGARIA: UPDATED HOST GOVERNMENT PRACTICES -
[...] (U) This cable provides an unclassified update on Bulgarian Government practices on information collection, screening, and sharing since the classified November 2007 baseline cable (See REF A). Responses correspond to questions listed in REF B. 2. (SBU) In December 2007, the Bulgarian [...]
2009-05-19 15:00:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER PREL PGOV ASEC KHLS BU
09SOFIA268BULGARIA APPROVES MANPADS TRANSFER TO SWEDEN
[...] (S) The Government of Bulgaria approves the transfer of 20 Bulgarian manufactured SA-7 MANPADS currently in USG possession to the Government of Sweden for countermeasures testing. In a diplomatic note dated June 1, 2009, the GOB approved the transfer of said MANPADS in response to USG's req [...]
2009-06-05 11:51:00Embassy SofiaSECRETMARR PARM PREL PTER BU
09SOFIA28BULGARIA: WILL ATTEND THE FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-20 15:20:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PINR PINS PREL PTER BU
09SOFIA289BULGARIA CONFIRMS 2009 GICNT PLENARY ATTENDANCE
[...] (U) The Government of Bulgaria will send a delegation of three to the June 16-17, 2009 GICNT Plenary Meeting. The delegation will be headed by the Bulgarian ambassador to the Hague, Mr. Zlatin Trapkov. Nuclear Regulatory Agency contacts noted that had GICNT funding been available they woul [...]
2009-06-12 09:50:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC BU
09SOFIA513BULGARIA SUPPORTS UNODC AS OFFICIAL OBSERVER TO
[...] (SBU) The Embassy, with Andrey Shabanov, Counselor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Bulgaria, notified Desislava Taneva, Mariya Yaneva, and Mariya Delevska of the MFA Security Policy Directorate that, per reftel, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is now an offici [...]
2009-09-14 12:30:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC
09SOFIA585BULGARIA: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-14 14:28:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL BU
09SOFIA629BULGARIA AGREES TO REJECT POTENTIAL LME TRANSFER
[...] (S) Per reftel instructions, we delivered talking points to the head of the Internationally Controlled Trade and Security Directorate, Ivelina Bahchevanova, on November 3, 2009. The same day, the Bulgarian Export Trade Commission convened and agreed to deny authorization to transfer 60 anti- [...]
2009-11-04 12:01:00Embassy SofiaSECRETETTC MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER SY MASS BU
09SOFIA630BULGARIA: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Rakovski Lashev, Head of the Human Rights Unit at the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 4. Reaffirming our strong bilateral and NATO relations, Lashev said he would immediately pass along our request to his superiors and to the Bulgarian del [...]
2009-11-04 12:35:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL BU
09SOFIA715BULGARIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Bulgaria remains a staunch ally in the fight against terrorism, and the USG enjoys strong cooperation from the Government of Bulgaria. No significant acts of terrorism occurred in Bulgaria in 2009. Bulgaria is not a sponsor of terrorism and does not provide a safe haven to terrorist o [...]
2009-12-21 12:09:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR
09SOFIA76 BULGARIA: RSI PROPOSALS FOR CT FUNDING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The following cable is Embassy Sofia's response to reftel regarding Regional Security Initiative (RSI)counterterrorism (CT) proposals to be considered for funding. Embassy Sofia is seeking projects under the NADR Anti-Terrorism Assistance Funding (ATA) - DS/T/ATA training prog [...]
2009-02-20 15:09:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER BU
09STATE100148UNSC DRC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE ARMS EMBARGO
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to send a letter to the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("the DRC Sanctions Committee" - www.un.org/sc/committees/1533/index.shtml) with the info [...]
2009-09-25 18:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC
09STATE100156SELECTION OF UNITED STATES CO-CHAIR TO THE
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Brussels. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The United States and the European Union co-chair the International Technical Working Group on Nuclear Smuggling (ITWG). The G8 established the ITWG in response to a raft of nuclear smuggling [...]
2009-09-25 18:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM PTER PINR PREL ASEC KCRM BE XG XT
09STATE100197SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE'S SEPTEMBER 24,
[...] (SBU) Participants: U.S. SCA A/S Blake SCA Special Assistant Matthew Lowe Anthony Renzulli (SCA Notetaker) Sri Lanka Defense Secretary Rajapaksa Ambassador to the United States Jaliya Wickramasuriya 2. (C) SUMMARY. In a September 24 meeting with Defense Secretary Gotobhaya Rajapa [...]
2009-09-25 19:19:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALCE PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER
09STATE100312GUANTANAMO CLOSING S/E FRIED SEPTEMBER 21 MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 21 meeting at the Kuwaiti Permanent Mission in New York, S/E for the Closure of Guantanamo, Dan Fried told the Kuwaiti PM that the way forward to resolve the Kuwaiti detainee issue is to finalize the draft diplomatic note outlining proposed GOK security measures. R [...]
2009-09-26 00:26:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KDRG KU
09STATE101182AF A/S CARSON,S MEETING WITH KENYA PM ODINGA,
[...] Classified by Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson. Reason: 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (C) September 24, 2009; 8:00 a.m.; New York, NY. 3. (C) Participants: U.S. AF Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson DRL Assistant Secretary Michael Posner Special Advisor to the Great Lakes Region Harold Wolp [...]
2009-09-29 14:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREF PREL PTER SO KE
09STATE101875MALDIVES: A/S BLAKE'S MEETING WITH FM SHAHEED
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 25 meeting with SCA A/S Blake on the margins of UNGA in New York, Maldives Foreign Minister Shaheed related that Maldives would try to qualify for a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) program despite MCC's focus on larger countries. Shaheed reported that in h [...]
2009-09-30 19:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAID EFIN ECON MARR SENV KGHG ETRD IN IS
09STATE102030SRI LANKA/NEPAL: SCA A/S BLAKE'S SEPTEMBER 29,
[...] (U) September 29, 2009; 12:00 p.m.; New York. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. SCA A/S Blake Donald Camp, Senior Area Adviser, USUN Douglas Mercado, Adviser, Humanitarian Affairs, USUN Anthony Renzulli (SCA Notetaker) UN U/SYG for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe U/SYG for Humanitarian Af [...]
2009-09-30 23:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER EAID ICRC UN IN CE NP
09STATE102073MULTILATERAL "COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM
[...] Action Request - See Para 9. 2. (SBU) The Secretary's Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism is pleased to announce a three-day "Multinational Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Planners Workshop" from Wednesday, November 4-Friday, November 6, 2009 in Washington, D.C. This workshop wil [...]
2009-10-01 01:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV KHLS UK SP GM FR IT AS
09STATE102086TRAVEL WARNING: GUINEA
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Guinea due to continuing civil unrest and the unpredictable nature of the current security situation. U.S. citizens are advised that the Department of State has ordered the departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family m [...]
2009-10-01 02:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC GV
09STATE102580(S) MULTI FLATBED TRUCK CONVOY ENROUTE FROM IRAN
[...] (U) This is an action request to Embassy Ankara. Please deliver the points in paragraph 4 immediately. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NF) We have information that a multi flatbed truck convoy carrying industrial manufacturing components likely intended for the production of explosively [...]
2009-10-02 00:40:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS TU
09STATE102613TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to Lebanon due to current safety and security concerns. Americans living and working in Lebanon should understand that they accept risks in remaining and should carefully consider those risks. This supersedes the Trav [...]
2009-10-02 08:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC LE
09STATE102887COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: OPPORTUNITY FOR FINANCIAL
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6-8. 2. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will hold a Counterterrorism Financial Regulatory training course at the FDIC Training Facilities in Arlington, Virginia. This training is funded by INL and S/CT, which co-chair the [...]
2009-10-02 17:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ECON EFIN KCRM KTFN PREL
09STATE102971(S/NF) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON THE SOUTHERN
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE FOLLOWING THE SOUTHERN MOVEMENT IN YEMEN CLOSELY AND GREATLY APPRECIATE EMBASSY SANAA'S REPORTING ON THE SOUTHERN MOVEMENT, WHICH PROVIDES VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO DEVELOPMENTS ON THE GROUND IN YEMEN. WE ARE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROSPECTS OF THE SOUTHERN MOVE [...]
2009-10-02 18:56:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PTER YM
09STATE103127COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 2, 7-9. 2. (C) Summary: Consideration of the stalled Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) is expected to resume during upcoming UN Sixth Committee meetings in October. USUN should maintain USG redlines in ensuring that [...]
2009-10-02 21:26:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALCT PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE103661SECRETARY BURNS MEETS FM BOGOLLAGAMA
[...] (SBU) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Bill Burns Assistant Secretary Robert Blake Special Assistant Matthew Lowe Elena Soderblom (Notetaker) SRI LANKA Foreign Minister Bogollagama Notetaker 2. (C) SUMMARY: On September 25, Under Secretary Burns told Foreign Minister Bogollagam [...]
2009-10-05 22:08:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER CE
09STATE103664UNSC SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: ARMS EMBARGO
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to send a letter to the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia ("the Somalia Sanctions Committee" - www.un.org/sc/committees/751/index.shtml) with the information found in para 3 bel [...]
2009-10-05 23:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE104391STATEMENT FOR SIXTH COMMITTEE ON UN
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. SUMMARY: The Sixth Committee will address the CCIT on October 6, 7 and 23. Negotiations on the CCIT have foundered for nine years on two issues: (1) the scope of an exemption for military activities and (2) exemption of national libe [...]
2009-10-07 14:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER CT UNSC
09STATE10631TRAVEL WARNING - THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo- Kinshasa). This notice replaces the Travel Warning dated October 30, 2008 to reflect changes in the security situation in North Kivu province and the surrounding area, as well [...]
2009-02-05 17:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CG
09STATE106423URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Summary. South African Jurist Richard Goldstone submitted his report on conflict in Gaza to the Human Rights Council (HRC) on September 15. After negotiating with the United States to reshape an initial, one-sided Pales [...]
2009-10-14 05:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL
09STATE107705(S) NEXT STEPS ON TURKEY'S SEIZURE OF IRANIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request to Embassy Ankara. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NF) On October 4, in response to U.S.-provided information, Turkey halted a convoy of three flatbed trucks enroute from Iran to a Lebanon-based company via Syria. The trucks were su [...]
2009-10-16 22:20:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS TU
09STATE107719SRI LANKA: EXPRESSING DISAPPOINTMENT IN DEFENSE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Background: The GSL request to Parliament for nearly $300 million in supplementary defense spending, which, per ref A reporting, will provide for recruiting of 25,000 new soldiers and constructing new military bases in the [...]
2009-10-17 00:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER MCAP MARR ECON EFIN EAID IMF CE
09STATE10774DEMARCHE TO SECURITY COUNCIL ON UNSCR 1540 -
[...] (U) This is an action request. Bearing in mind para 3 objectives, USUN and other action addressees are asked to deploy para 6 suggested text in combination with REFS C and D to delegations and host governments as appropriate in order to permit a robust Program of Work (POW) for the UNSCR 1540 [...]
2009-02-05 20:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC
09STATE107790TRAVEL WARNING: GUINEA
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Guinea as the political situation there remains highly volatile, and urges all Americans still in Guinea to depart the country. Although Guinea has been relatively calm since October 5, 2009, the potential for violence remains hig [...]
2009-10-17 18:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC GV
09STATE108370S/GC SPECIAL ENVOY MEETING WITH MOROCCAN AMBASSADOR ON
[...] (S) SUMMARY - S/E for Closure of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility, Ambassador Daniel Fried, met with Moroccan Ambassador Aziz Mekouar on October 16 to inform Mekouar that Moroccan national Younis Abdurrahman Checkkouri (197),has been approved for transfer from Guantanamo to Morocco. The [...]
2009-10-20 15:21:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL PTER KDRG AG LY MO TS
09STATE108614UNSC SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: MONITORING
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to send to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia ("the Somalia Sanctions Committee" - www.un.org/sc/committees/751/index.shtml) the text found in para 3 below in response to the MG's inquiry [...]
2009-10-21 00:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE109032SRI LANKA: DELIVERING THE "WAR CRIMES" REPORT
[...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Background: The Department of State will deliver to Congress on the afternoon of October 21 a report prepared pursuant to the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L. 111-32),which direc [...]
2009-10-22 01:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER PHUM KAWC CE
09STATE109494UN 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 22:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE109500SRI LANKA: REPORT TO CONGRESS ON RECENT CONFLICT
[...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Blake and Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Investigations Rapp met with Sri Lankan Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya and DCM Tissa Wijeratne October 21 at the State Department to provide them a copy of the Department of State "Repo [...]
2009-10-22 23:04:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KAWC PHUM CE
09STATE109989ENFORCING THE WEAPONS-FREE ZONE IN SOUTH LEBANON
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. Summary ------- 2. (C) Incidents like the July 14 explosion of a Hizballah weapons depot in Khirbat Selim, September 11 rocket attacks on northern Israel, and the events of October 12 in Tayr Falsayh further undermi [...]
2009-10-23 22:16:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS KPKO UNSC LE IS
09STATE110414GUIDANCE: CONSULTATIONS ON UNSCR 1559, OCT 27
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Paragraph 3. 2. (U) Mission may draw on the building blocks at paragraph three for the October 27 Security Council consultation on the tenth semi-annual report of the Secretary General on the implementation of UNSC resolution 1559 (2004). 3. (SB [...]
2009-10-26 21:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER UNSC LE IS SY
09STATE110438USUN INSTRUCTION: COTE D'IVOIRE SANCTIONS
[...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the adoption of the resolution (text in para 2) that will renew the UNSC Cote d'Ivoire sanctions regime and extend the mandate of the Group of Experts for an additional 12 months. Delegations are not expected to make statements [...]
2009-10-26 23:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KTFN PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE11134MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST
[...] (U) The United States continues to be involved at all levels in coordinating support activities for various 1540 Committee implementation activities. This involvement has deepened through our strategic interest in full implementation of UNSCR 1540 -- which recently included bilateral assista [...]
2009-02-06 18:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PARM PGOV PREL PTER UNSC OTRA
09STATE111689GICNT: RESPONSE REQUESTING UNITED KINGDOM,S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Department is concerned that the United Kingdom might not send a representative to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) January 2010 Exercise Planning Group (EPG) Meeting in Budapest. Af [...]
2009-10-29 15:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KTER
09STATE111949TRAVEL ALERT - INDIA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to continuing security concerns in India. The U.S. Government continues to receive information that terrorist groups may be planning attacks in India. Terrorists and their sympathizers have demonstrated their willingness and capability to attack ta [...]
2009-10-29 21:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IN
09STATE112828DEMARCHE 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 17:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL
09STATE11293POSSIBLE FTO DESIGNATION FOR ASA'IB ALG AL HAQ
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 8 and 9. SUMMARY 2. (S/NF) The Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT) is examining the possibility of recommending that the Secretary designate two Iraq-based organizations, Asa'ib Ahl Al-Haq (AAH) and Kata'ib Hizballah (KH),as [...]
2009-02-06 22:35:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS
09STATE113007REQUEST GOVERNMENT OF BULGARIA TO STOP LME
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. (S/NF) Background. On October 16, 2009, we alerted the Government of Bulgaria (GOB) that as of early August 2009, the Turkish firm TSS Silah Ve Savunma Sanayi Dis Ticaret Ltd. was preparing for the possible transfer of Bulgarian-origin AHM- [...]
2009-11-02 23:02:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNBU ETTC MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER SY MASS
09STATE113587UNSC DRC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: OBJECT TO FOCAL
[...] This is an action request. Prior to the No Objection Deadline of 10 November, USUN is requested to object to the Focal Point delisting request for Ignace Murwanashyaka (DOB: 14 May 1963; POB: Ngoma, Butare, Rwanda; citizen of Rwanda; resident of Germany). USUN may inform the UK and French Mi [...]
2009-11-03 21:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC
09STATE114033REQUEST FOR MISSION CLEARANCE FOR EEB/ESC/TFS
[...] (SBU) Department requests mission clearance for Thomas Delare, Director of EEB's Office of Terrorism Finance and Economic Sanctions Policy, for meetings scheduled with USUN counterterrorism (CT) and sanctions experts, UN 1267 (Al-Qaida/Taliban) sanctions experts from the UK, France and Austria [...]
2009-11-05 00:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE114601GICNT AND THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP: DIFFERENT
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Berlin. 2. (SBU) State thanks post for delivering reftel B points to German MFA desk officer Dr. Bernd Rinnert. In response to his inquiries (reftel A),State requests that Post offer the following explanation about how the Global Initiative to Comb [...]
2009-11-06 13:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGI GM PARM PREL PTER KGIC
09STATE1148UPCOMING REGIONAL SECURITY INITIATIVE CONFERENCES: REQUEST
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST - see para 6. 2. BACKGROUND: Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) meetings will take place in the near future for the Iraq and Neighbors and Eastern Mediterranean RSIs. RSIs bring together key Washington decision-makers, ambassadors in the field, and representatives [...]
2009-01-06 21:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC IZ ZM XF
09STATE115011REPATRIATION OF SUDANESE NATIONAL FROM GUANTANAMO
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 3-6. 2. (S) Sudanese national Mahmoud Idris (SU-036)is being considered for transfer from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to Sudan. Interagency members are considering factors such as GOS humane treatment and security assurances, as well [...]
2009-11-06 19:44:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PREL PTER KDRG SU
09STATE115674UNSC LIBERIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: FOCAL POINT
[...] This is an action request. At the 10 November informal meeting of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia ("the Liberia Sanctions Committee" - www.un.org/sc/committees/1521/index.shtml),if no other delegation objects, USUN should place [...]
2009-11-10 00:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC XY
09STATE115675GUIDANCE: 1701 CONSULTATIONS, NOV. 10
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Paragraph 3. 2. (U) Mission may draw on the building blocks at paragraph three for the November 10 Security Council consultation on the eleventh semi-annual report of the Secretary General on the implementation of UNSC resolution 1701 (2006). 3. [...]
2009-11-10 00:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KNNP IS SY LE IR
09STATE115878TRANSFER OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEE AHMED AZIZ (ISN 757)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-10 15:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL PTER KDRG MR
09STATE115983TRAVEL WARNING COLOMBIA
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the dangers of travel to Colombia. While security in Colombia has improved significantly in recent years, violence by narco-terrorist groups continues to affect some rural areas as well as large cities. The potential for violence by [...]
2009-11-10 18:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC
09STATE116273USUN INSTRUCTION: U.S. IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSC
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to submit the U.S. implementation report found in para 4 below to the UN Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning Sudan. ------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ------------------- 2. The strategic o [...]
2009-11-11 00:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE116771(U) AUTHORIZATION FOR AMBASSADOR ANNE DERSE TO
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see Paragraph 3. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) Based on blanket C175 authority granted by then-Under Secretary for Political Affairs Thomas Pickering on November 22, 1997 to negotiate, conclude and amend agreements concerning cooperation t [...]
2009-11-12 19:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PARM MARR MNUC KNNP LH US
09STATE116869TRAVEL ALERT: GERMANY
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens that over the past few months, Al Qaeda has released videos threatening to conduct terrorist attacks against German interests. While these threats initially mentioned the German federal elections in September, Al Qaeda continues to threaten German [...]
2009-11-12 20:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC OTRA GM
09STATE117020UNSC SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE CONSULTATIONS
[...] This is an action request. USUN may draw upon the talking points in para 2 below in the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia ("the Somalia Sanctions Committee" - www.un.org/sc/committees/751/index.shtml) consultations on 16 November. [...]
2009-11-13 01:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE117021GUIDANCE FOR USUN FOR THE SECURITY COUNCIL JOINT
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3, 4 and 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) On Friday, 13 November, the Chairman of the 1267 (Al-Qaeda/Taliban) Sanctions Committee (Austrian PermRep Thomas Mayr-Harting),the Chairman of the Security Council Committee establish [...]
2009-11-13 01:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE117303TRANSFER OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES TO SOMALILAND AUTHORITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 15:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL PTER KDRG KE SO
09STATE117492(U) Secretary Clinton's November 12, 2009
[...] (U) Classified by: Virginia Bennett, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) November 12, 2009; 1:30 p.m.; Manila, Philippines. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney Ambassador Scot Marciel, EAP DAS Deputy Chi [...]
2009-11-13 19:59:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL PGOV PTER PHUM
09STATE11821AF ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALL TO MALI
[...] (C) Summary: Two Canadian nationals, United Nations Special Envoy Robert Fowler and Special Assistant Louis Guay, and Nigerien national Soumaina Mounkaila are currently being held in northern Mali by Al Qaida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). In response to a February 2 Canadian demarche, [...]
2009-02-09 20:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER ML CA
09STATE118264TRAVEL WARNING - ALGERIA
[...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Algeria. This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Algeria and the continuing threat posed by terrorism. This replaces the Travel Warning dated March 3, 2009. 2. The Department of State u [...]
2009-11-17 00:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC AG
09STATE118371SOMALIA 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 13:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKPMO MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE118936SUCCESSFUL LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING EXPERT WORKSHOP
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In coordination with experts from the Terrorism Prevention Branch (TPB) of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),the Department,s Nuclear Smuggling Outreach Initiative (NSOI) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) held a Legislative Drafting Expert Workshop with [...]
2009-11-18 14:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM PTER KNNP KCRM KZ
09STATE11914USUN INSTRUCTION: OBJECT TO LIBERIA FOCAL POINT
[...] This is an action request. As soon as possible, and prior to the No Objection Deadline of 13 April, USUN is requested to object to the Focal Point delisting request for: - Richard Chichakli (DOB: 29 March 1959; POB: Syria; Citizenship: U.S.) - Airbas Transportation FZE - Chichakli & Assoc [...]
2009-02-10 00:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN LI PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE119717TRAVEL WARNING - NEPAL
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Nepal, and urges caution when traveling in that country. The Department of State remains concerned about the security situation in Nepal, and urges American citizens to obtain updated security information before they tr [...]
2009-11-19 21:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NP
09STATE119719TRAVEL 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 21:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CE
09STATE119771TRAVEL ALERT: NIGER
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the risks of travel to Niger due to threat of kidnapping, and recommends against all travel to Niger at this time. This Travel Alert expires February 28, 2010. 2. On December 14, 2008, two United Nations officials, former Canadian diplomats, [...]
2009-11-19 22:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NG
09STATE119774TRAVEL WARNING: MALI
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Mali and continues to recommend against all travel to the north of the country due to kidnapping threats against Westerners. This replaces the Travel Warning for Mali dated August 31, 2009, to update security and threat in [...]
2009-11-19 22:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC ML
09STATE120271LETTER FROM TREASURY U/S LEVEY TO QATARI MINISTER
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) Post is asked to deliver the letter below from Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmad Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmud. Hard copy of original signed letter to follow. 3. (U) BEGIN TEX [...]
2009-11-20 23:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER QA
09STATE120556TRAVEL WARNING: CHAD
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Chad and recommends that American citizens avoid all travel to eastern Chad and the Chad/Central African Republic border area. This Warning is due to insecurity caused by recently increased levels of violent criminality, [...]
2009-11-23 16:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CD
09STATE120631ARF 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 19:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ARF ASEAN NK BM AF PK KNNP KPIR PTER EAID VN
09STATE121106GICNT: U.S. CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL JUNE 2010
[...] This is an action request for Embassy Tel Aviv. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ----------------------------------- 2. The United States supports the Government of Israel,s (GOI) request to host a Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) workshop on legal frameworks and foren [...]
2009-11-24 18:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIS PARM PREL PTER RS US KGIC
09STATE121117GICNT: U.S. CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR REPUBLIC OF
[...] This is an action request for Embassy Seoul. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ---------------------------------- 2. The United States welcomes the Republic of Korea,s (ROK) offer to host the 2011 Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Plenary meeting. The United States ha [...]
2009-11-24 18:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER RS US KGIC SK PARM
09STATE121303UNSC DRC SANCTIONS CONSULTATIONS
[...] USUN may draw from the points in para 3 below during the consultations on 25 November, regarding the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sanctions regime, which includes an arms embargo and an asset freeze and travel ban for individuals and entities designated by the Security Council Commit [...]
2009-11-24 22:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC
09STATE121353TRAVEL ALERT: PHILIPPINES
[...] The State Department alerts U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to the southern Philippine islands of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago and urges extreme caution if traveling there. This Travel Alert reflects the recent acts of violence in the Mindanao province of Maguindanao and is supplem [...]
2009-11-25 01:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC RP
09STATE121568ERITREA: AF A/S CARSON URGES ERITREA TO MAKE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a November 16 meeting with Eritrean Ambassador Ghirmai Ghebremariam, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson rejected Eritrea's (GSE) late October proposal to send a delegation to the U.S. for meetings with senior USG officials. Alternatively, A/S Carson infor [...]
2009-11-25 15:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ER SO
09STATE1216TRAVEL ALERT - ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK AND GAZA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens that the Israel Defense Force (IDF) is engaged in a military operation against terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip. This operation began on December 27, 2008, with aerial and naval bombardment, and expanded on January 3, 2009, to include gro [...]
2009-01-06 23:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER AMGT ASEC IS GZ WE
09STATE121847MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/CT COORDINATOR
[...] (SBU) Department requests mission clearance for S/CT Ambassador Daniel Benjamin and Acting Office Director for Trans-regional Affairs Darcy Anderson to participate in Arria-style meetings scheduled for November 30 on human rights and counterterrorism and to hold meetings with the Turkish Perma [...]
2009-11-25 22:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PHUM PREL PTER
09STATE121855USUN VOTING INSTRUCTION: UNSC DRC SANCTIONS AND
[...] This is an action request. USUN may vote in favor of the adoption of the resolution (text in para 2) to renew the UN Security Council sanctions regime on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the mandate of the Group of Experts for one year. The UNSC DRC sanctions regime includes an [...]
2009-11-25 23:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC
09STATE122115KENYA'S CONVENTIONAL ARMS END-USER CERTIFICATE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. ---------- background ---------- 2. (S//NF) Since late 2007, the Government of Kenya (GOK) has assisted the Government of Southern Sudan's (GOSS) military, the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA),with the purchase of Ukrainian-origin lethal mili [...]
2009-11-27 17:49:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNMARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS
09STATE122215CIVAIR INDIA: REQUEST TO SEEK CLARIFICATION FROM THE
[...] This is an action request. See paras. 12-14. 2. (SBU) Summary: Due to recent statements made by Indian Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) officials in correspondence with a U.S. air carrier, as well as comments made by a BCAS official in an August 2009 meeting, the Transportation Sec [...]
2009-11-27 21:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PREL PTER IN
09STATE122227GUIDANCE FOR USUN FOR 30 NOVEMBER ARRIA-STYLE
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. On November 30, the Mexican Permanent Representative to the United Nations will host an Arria-style meeting (in which members of the Security Council gather informally to be briefed by independent experts about matters of international [...]
2009-11-27 22:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE1223CONTACT 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 00:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
09STATE1225ADDITIONAL ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION BY CORE
[...] This is an action request. Per Ref A and B, action addressees are invited to attend a coordination pre-meeting for the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) hosted by Germany on the afternoon of January 13, 2009. While briefing host governments on objectives requested in ref B, the Department [...]
2009-01-07 00:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
09STATE122724GUIDANCE: ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS IN THE UNGA
[...] (U) This is an action message. 2. (U) Mission should call for the vote and vote "no" on resolutions put up for adoption on December 1 and 2 dealing with the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, the Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat, [...]
2009-12-01 00:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER UNSC KPAL IS
09STATE122725PROMOTING SUPPORT FOR UNSCR 1540 VOLUNTARY FUND
[...] (U) This is an action request for Moscow, P3 Embassies (London and Paris),the European Union Council and Commission, which participate in the G8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG),as well as Norway -- see paras 7 and 10 to be left as non-papers. For USUN, see para 12, for Ottawa, see [...]
2009-12-01 00:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC EUN RS CA UK FR NO
09STATE12334USUN INSTRUCTION: OBJECT TO LIBERIA FOCAL POINT
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN is requested to block the Ukrainian request to delist Valeriy Naydo. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) Valeriy Naydo, a Ukrainian national, has been described as Viktor Bout's number two man in South Africa. He was a former pilot for Bout and one [...]
2009-02-11 00:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN LI PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE123692RESPONSE: PRES. KIKWETE TELLS REP. PAYNE THAT
[...] We have received information (reftel) that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) has expressed interest in partnering with Turkey to bring the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Somali opposition factions together for talks. In response to this idea, we request post draw from the following t [...]
2009-12-02 20:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYER SO TU TZ OREP PBTS PINR PINS PREF PREL PTER
09STATE123740NOVEMBER 2009 U.S.-AZERBAIJAN SECURITY DIALOGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-02 22:16:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ENRG KCRM KISL MARR PBTS PINR PREL PTER AJ
09STATE123769TRAVEL WARNING: MAURITANIA
[...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Mauritania, and urges extreme caution when traveling there due to increased activities by the terrorist group Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). AQIM continues to demonstrate its intent and ability to conduct a [...]
2009-12-02 23:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC MR
09STATE124988DEMARCHE ON SYRIAN-IRANIAN JOINT BANKING VENTURE
[...] (U) This is an action request: see paragraph 4. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Media reports from September 30, 2009, indicated the Syrian Central Bank issued a license for the formation of a new bank called Aman Bank (originally called the Syrian-Iranian Commercial Bank (SICB)) (reftel [...]
2009-12-07 16:39:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER IR SY
09STATE125014FOLLOW-UP ON TRANSFER OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEE ABDEL AHMED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 17:35:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL PTER KDRG MR
09STATE125192S/GC SPECIAL ENVOY MEETING WITH ALGERIAN AMBASSADOR BAALI
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Special Envoy for the Closure of Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Ambassador Daniel Fried met with Algerian Ambassador Abdallah Baali on December 4 to ascertain GOA willingness to accept Algerians who do not wish to return to Algeria, and specifically, GOA willingness to receive [...]
2009-12-07 22:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM PTER KDRG AG
09STATE125521INFORMING ROYG OF RETURN OF YEMENI DETAINEES
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 2. 2. (S) Post should approach the relevant ROYG officials to inform them of the pending return of six Yemeni nationals currently detained at Guantanamo who have been approved for transfer. The detainees are: --Farouq Ali Ahmed (ISN YM-032) [...]
2009-12-08 18:29:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PREL PTER KDRG YM
09STATE126204TRAVEL ALERT - INDIA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the possibility of violence as Andhra Pradesh continues to experience civil unrest. A demonstration is planned for December 10, and there is the potential that episodic clashes between the police and protesters will spark wider unrest in the ci [...]
2009-12-09 22:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IN
09STATE127434GUIDANCE FOR CONSULTATIONS ON UNSCR 1540
[...] (U) This is an action request, see para 3. USUN may also leave para 6 points as a non-paper. 2. (U) Background: Security Council member Mexico, in its capacity as Vice Chairman of the 1540 Committee, is leading the Committee Working Group currently focused on finalizing an outcome docum [...]
2009-12-13 22:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC
09STATE128274USUN INSTRUCTION: LIBERIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to lift the USG hold on the Focal Point delisting request for Ali Kleilat, who was listed by the UN Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia. Kleilat should not remain subject to the travel ban [...]
2009-12-15 23:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN LI PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE12880TRAVEL ALERT - ARABIAN PENINSULA AND PERSIAN GULF
[...] This Travel Alert is being updated to warn Americans about heightened security concerns in and around the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf. U.S. citizens traveling to or already in the region are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their [...]
2009-02-11 23:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER AMGT XF XI
09STATE129198(S/NF) INDIAN NATIONAL BIOMETRIC ID CARD
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS READ WITH KEEN INTEREST RECENT PRESS REPORTS ABOUT A PROPOSED BIOMETRIC NATIONAL ID PROJECT IN INDIA AND REQUEST POST ASSISTANCE IN FILLING INFORMATION GAPS ABOUT THE PROJECT. THE PROJECT HAS BEEN BILLED AT RECENT TRADE CONFERENCES AS THE LARGEST BIOMETRIC ENROLLMENT E [...]
2009-12-17 22:52:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PREL PTER IN
09STATE129480DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassies Rome, Canberra, Ankara, Jakarta, New Delhi, Brasilia, Oslo, Baghdad, Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Paris, Berlin, Ottawa, The Hague, Brussels, Vienna, Stockholm, Mexico City, Pretoria, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, Ashgabat, Beijing, and the U.S. Mission to the Eu [...]
2009-12-18 18:07:00Secretary of StateSECRETCASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IT NZ TU ID
09STATE130144GICNT: RESPONSE TO PAKISTAN CONCERNS REGARDING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 18:02:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER KGIC US
09STATE13023SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE -
[...] (U) The following Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ) will be used by Diplomatic Security,s Office of Intelligence and Threat Analysis (ITA) to help ascertain Posts, threat levels for political violence and terrorism. ITA requests that Post complete the SEPQ by Friday, February 2 [...]
2009-02-12 14:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
09STATE130330USG POLICY TOWARD YEMENI ARMS ACQUISITIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6-8. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: We have received reports of an arms deal between the Yemeni Ministry of Defense and what is believed to be a front company for Serbian arms dealer Slobodan Tesic. This individual is designated under the travel ban under [...]
2009-12-22 22:24:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNMARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS
09STATE130359USUN VOTING INSTRUCTION: ERITREA SANCTIONS UNSCR
[...] This is an action request. USUN may vote in favor of the adoption of the resolution (text in para 2) that will create a new UN Security Council sanctions regime on Eritrea. A new sanctions committee and a new expert panel will not be created, and the sanctions regime will be monitored by th [...]
2009-12-23 01:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE130811TRAVEL ALERT: INDIA - NEW VISA REGULATIONS
[...] The Department of State wishes to alert U.S. citizens with Indian tourist visas about new regulations that may affect planned travel. Travelers are urged to review travel plans in light of these new regulations. This Travel Alert supplements the Travel Alerts for India dated October 29 and [...]
2009-12-24 03:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IN
09STATE1313INVITATION TO ITALY TO JOIN THE CONTACT GROUP ON
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Request, please see para. 3. 2. (SBU) Following the Government of Italy,s formal offer of significant naval assets to support counter piracy operations off the coast of Somalia, the Department concurs with Embassy Rome,s support for Italy,s request (Ref A) to be inclu [...]
2009-01-07 14:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA PTER IT
09STATE131661UN 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 20:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PREL PTER
09STATE131739TRAVEL ALERT: INDIA ? SECURITY ISSUES
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to continuing security concerns in India. The U.S. Government continues to receive information that terrorist groups may be planning attacks in India. Terrorists and their sympathizers have demonstrated their willingness and capability to attack ta [...]
2009-12-29 23:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IN
09STATE131801TERRORIST 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 13:28:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL PK KU AE QA SA
09STATE132608TRAVEL WARNING: SOMALIA
[...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Somalia and recommends that U.S. citizens avoid all travel to Somalia. This replaces the Travel Warning dated November 15 2008, to update information on security concerns. 2. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens agai [...]
2009-12-31 23:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SO KE
09STATE132609TRAVEL WARNING: SUDAN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Sudan, and recommends that all travel to Sudan be deferred due to uncertain security conditions and the possibility of violence and harassment targeting westerners. This Travel Warning for Sudan updates and replaces the Tra [...]
2009-12-31 23:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SU
09STATE13407COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: OPPORTUNITY FOR FINANCIAL
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6-8. 2. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will hold a Counterterrorism Financial Regulatory training course at the FDIC Training Facilities in Arlington, Virginia for participants from addressee countries. This training is f [...]
2009-02-12 22:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ECON EFIN PREL KCRM KTFN
09STATE13432TRAVEL WARNING - SYRIA
[...] This Travel Warning warns U.S. citizens of ongoing safety and security concerns in Syria. American citizens are urged to consider carefully the risks of travel to Syria and to take adequate precautions to ensure their safety. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Syria issued on April 15, 20 [...]
2009-02-13 00:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SY
09STATE13976SOUTH ASIA WORKSHOP ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY: Washington is interested in obtaining Sri Lanka,s agreement to host a regional workshop on implementation of UNSCR 1540 in June 2009. This workshop is consistent with implementation of UNSCRs 1540 and 1810. This cable provide [...]
2009-02-13 22:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL CE UNSC KPAO PTER
09STATE14070RUSSIA'S ANTICIPATED TRANSFER OF IGLA-S (SA-24)
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow, please see paragraph 8. BACKGROUND 2. (S) Over the past four years the USG has raised its concerns with the Government of Russia (GOR) about the Government of Venezuela's (GOV) possible acquisition of MANPADS and other conventional weapons. In parti [...]
2009-02-14 16:05:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER
09STATE14575DEMARCHE: U.S. PLANS FOR MARCH 2 CONFERENCE,
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) The United States sees the March 2 conference in Sharm al-Sheikh as an opportunity for the international community to demonstrate unequivocal support for the Palestinian Authority (PA) and address the urgent humanitarian needs of [...]
2009-02-18 00:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG
09STATE15086MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST
[...] (U) The United States continues to be involved at all levels in coordinating support activities for various 1540 Committee implementation activities. This involvement has deepened through our strategic interest in full implementation of UNSCR 1540 -- which recently included bilateral assista [...]
2009-02-18 21:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PARM PGOV PREL PTER UNSC OTRA
09STATE15096TRAVEL WARNING: ERITREA
[...] The U.S. Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Eritrea and recommends that U.S. citizens defer travel at this time. This replaces the Travel Warning dated November 15, 2008, and informs U.S. citizens that the consular section of the U.S. Embassy in Asma [...]
2009-02-18 22:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC ER
09STATE15113REQUEST 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 23:18:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP PGOV PTER
09STATE1589DEPARTMENT 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 21:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM PTER PREL MARR SNAR HK CH TH
09STATE16194UNSC DRC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE - DESIGNATION OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 3 and 4. ------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ------------------- 2. (SBU) The United States wishes to join the UK, France, and Belgium on Monday, 23 February 2009 in submitting the request to the UN Security Council Committee established [...]
2009-02-21 00:34:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC
09STATE1623DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a JUSMAG IMET candidate to attend the Naval Staff College from January 8, 2009 thro [...]
2009-01-07 23:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
09STATE1633TRAVEL ALERT - MALI
[...] This Travel Alert is being issued to alert U.S. citizens of a kidnapping threat against Westerners who attend the "Festival in the Desert" at Essakane (65 kilometres north of Timbuktu) from January 8-10, and to reiterate that visitors should avoid northern Mali, including Essakane and Essouk [...]
2009-01-08 01:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC ML
09STATE17394DEMARCHE TO SECURITY COUNCIL ON UNSCR 1540 --
[...] (U) This is an action request for USUN, see para 3. USUN may also leave para 6 points as a non-paper. Other Posts as info only. 2. (U) Background: New Security Council member Mexico, in its capacity as Vice Chairman on the 1540 Committee, is leading a UN Working Group focused on condu [...]
2009-02-25 13:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC
09STATE1756(S) ACTION REQUEST: KUWAITI HAMID AL-ALI
[...] (U) Action request in paragraph 3. 2. (U) Summary: In January 2007, the United Nations Security Council 1267 Committee designated Kuwaiti individual Hamid Al-Ali for providing financial support for al-Qaida affiliated groups seeking to commit acts of terrorism in Kuwait, Iraq and elsewher [...]
2009-01-08 16:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER PREL ECON NL
09STATE17734TRAVEL WARNING - PAKISTAN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against non-essential travel to Pakistan in light of the threat of terrorist activity. This replaces the Travel Warning dated November 21, 2008, and updates information on security incidents, notes the temporary relocation of some employees from th [...]
2009-02-25 21:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC PK
09STATE18178TRAVEL WARNING - SUDAN
[...] The Department of State continues to warn against all travel to Sudan due to threats from armed conflicts and terrorism. American citizens who choose to remain in Sudan should take appropriate precautions, particularly in light of the January 2008 murder of two American Embassy employees, th [...]
2009-02-26 21:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SU
09STATE18258GUIDANCE: SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON MANAGEMENT
[...] Department appreciates USUN's work on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Management Committee (STL-MC) and provides the following guidance for use in the next STL-MC meeting, currently scheduled for February 27. 2. After reviewing REF A and B regarding a possible change in Prosecutor Bellemar [...]
2009-02-27 00:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER UNSC LE
09STATE18884USUN INSTRUCTION: LIBERIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE
[...] This is an action request. Prior to the No Objection Deadline of 4:00 PM, 2 March 2009, USUN is requested to object to Liberian Senator Jewel Howard Taylor's travel ban exemption request, as it does not meet the criteria for a travel ban exemption. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. S [...]
2009-02-28 01:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN LI PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE19253TRAVEL ALERT - BANGLADESH
[...] THIS TRAVEL ALERT IS BEING ISSUED TO ALERT U.S. CITIZENS OF SAFETY CONCERNS IN BANGLADESH IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE RECENT ATTEMPTED MUTINY BY SOME MEMBERS OF THE BANGLADESH RIFLES (BDR),A PARAMILITARY ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR BORDER SECURITY. THIS TRAVEL ALERT URGES AMERICAN CITIZENS T [...]
2009-03-03 08:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC BG
09STATE19846U.S. AMBASSADORS FUND FOR COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides guidance and instructions for the administration of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Counterterrorism. The Fund was established in 2008 by the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (-S/CT) to support projects that apply tools of soft power to counterte [...]
2009-03-04 03:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EFIN PTER KCRM KPAO KHLS AEMR
09STATE19922USUN INSTRUCTION: SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to seek from the Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia an exemption to the arms embargo on Somalia established by the Security Council in resolution 733 (1992). 2. BEGIN LETTER In accordance with paragraph [...]
2009-03-04 13:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE20211TRAVEL WARNING: ALGERIA
[...] This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Algeria and the continuing threat posed by terrorism. This updates and replaces the Travel Warning issued on August 22, 2008. 2. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens who travel to Algeria to evaluate careful [...]
2009-03-04 19:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC AG
09STATE20212TRAVEL WARNING - SAUDI ARABIA
[...] This Travel Warning warns American citizens about the security situation in Saudi Arabia and reminds U.S. citizens of recommended security precautions. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to consider carefully the risks of traveling to Saudi Arabia. There is an ongoing security thre [...]
2009-03-04 19:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PREL PTER SA
09STATE2046MEK FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION (FTO)
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassies Baghdad, Paris, London, USEU Brussels and Ottawa. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In response to the MEK,s July 2008 petition requesting a review of the organization,s designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO),the Secr [...]
2009-01-08 23:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR FR EUN
09STATE206DEPARTMENT 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 18:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM PTER PREL MARR SNAR HK CH TH
09STATE21098GUIDANCE: SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON MANAGEMENT
[...] (U) Department provides the following guidance for Agenda Item 3 of the 35th meeting of the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL): ----------------- Tax Reimbursement ----------------- 2. (SBU) USUN may support the proposal put forward to reimburse STL judges fo [...]
2009-03-06 15:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER UNSC LE
09STATE21922GUIDANCE: POINTS FOR USE IN UNSCR 1701
[...] (U) USUN should draw from the points in para 2 during the U.S. intervention in UNSCR 1701 consultations on March 10, 2009. Department requests that USUN seek further guidance if the final statement differs significantly and substantively from the points below. 2. (SBU) Begin points: - [...]
2009-03-09 18:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER UNSC LE SY IS
09STATE22006USUN INSTRUCTION: SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to seek from the Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia an exemption to the arms embargo on Somalia established by the Security Council in resolution 733 (1992). 2. BEGIN LETTER In accordance with paragraph [...]
2009-03-09 20:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE22073TRAVEL WARNING - SUDAN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Sudan and recommends that American citizens defer all travel to Sudan due to uncertain security conditions following the expulsion of NGOs as well as harassment of humanitarian aid workers, employees of non-governmental org [...]
2009-03-10 02:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SU
09STATE22496GUIDANCE 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 19:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER GM JA RS CA UK IT FR TBIO
09STATE22576GUIDANCE: SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON MANAGEMENT
[...] (U) Department provides the following guidance regarding compensation for judges employed by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). This guidance modifies that previously sent in REF A. 2. (SBU) USUN may support the British compromise proposal which provides for a one-time adjustment of t [...]
2009-03-10 23:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER UNSC LE
09STATE23139USUN INSTRUCTION: LIBERIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE
[...] This is an action request. Prior to the No Objection Deadlines USUN is requested to object to the Focal Point delisting requests for Tupee Taylor, Mohamed Salame, and Irbis Air Company. 2. Prior to 22 March 2009, USUN is requested to object to the Focal Point delisting request for Tupee T [...]
2009-03-11 22:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN LI PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE23141RESPONSE TO AUSTRALIAN QUESTIONS ON IRAQI WMD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-11 22:47:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNAS IZ PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER
09STATE23142DEMARCHE REQUEST: INDIA AND LET 1267 DESIGNATIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy New Delhi. See paragraph 3. 2. (S) India's UN mission told USUN (Ref ) that India is ready to move forward on UN 1267 designations for three Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LET) members; Masood Azhar, Azam Cheema, and Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki. The U.S. is n [...]
2009-03-11 22:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN PTER IN
09STATE23178THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH INDIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: In a friendly March 9 meeting with Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon, Secretary Clinton outlined her vision of a "stand-alone global partnership" with India. She and Menon discussed global issues (climate change, world economy, peacekeeping),regional issues (Pakistan, [...]
2009-03-12 03:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL PTER ENVR ECON
09STATE23519COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - MOROCCO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-12 17:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER PREL MO
09STATE23810USUN INSTRUCTION: LIBERIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to inform the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia that the equipment for which the United States received an advanced arms embargo exemption (reftel A) on 13 August 2008 was delivered to Roberts International [...]
2009-03-12 21:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN LI PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE23815USUN INSTRUCTION: LIBERIA SANCTIONS COMM ARMS
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to seek from the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia an advance approval in connection with the arms embargo on Liberia established by the Security Council. 2. BEGIN LETTER TO THE CHAIR OF THE 1521 (LIBERIA [...]
2009-03-12 22:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN LI PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE26167DEMARCHE TO GOI ON MEK/CAMP ASHRAF
[...] (S) Department concurs with post's assessment of the situation at Camp Ashraf and the need to approach the GOI regarding its handling of that situation (reftel). Embassy is instructed to convey a demarche to the Government of Iraq at the highest appropriate level regarding the treatment of t [...]
2009-03-19 00:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETIR IZ PHUM PTER PINR
09STATE26339SEEKING VIEWS ON IAEA PROPOSAL (WMD TERRORIST
[...] (SBU) This cable requests London and Paris obtain views regarding a proposal by Gustavo Zlauvunin, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) New York Representative, to integrate efforts of the various counterterrorism and nonproliferation Committees to focus on weapons of mass destruction (W [...]
2009-03-19 14:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC FR IAEA KPAO PARM PREL PTER UK UNSC
09STATE26631INVITATION TO SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON
[...] This is an action request for all Posts with host governments who are current members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC),as well as UNVIE, The Hague (OPCW),Geneva (BWC),EU, and USNATO -- see relevant paras 2 and 3, additional for USEU (see para 4),additional U [...]
2009-03-19 19:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KPAO EUE PREL PTER UNSC EUN SAARC
09STATE26756(U) Secretary Clinton's March 18, 2008
[...] (U) Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman. Reason: 1.4 (b)and(d) 2. (U) March 18, 2008; 15:30; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Maria Sisk, NEA Desk Officer (no [...]
2009-03-20 00:59:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNOVIP CLINTON HILLARY IR BA PREL PTER PGOV
09STATE26983USUN INSTRUCTION: LIBERIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to object to the delisting request for Kai Farley, who continues to pose an ongoing threat to the peace and stability in Liberia and the subregion. Given his ongoing associations with former MODEL elements, we need further independently verified [...]
2009-03-20 14:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN LI PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE27305SECRETARY 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 21:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PHUM NATO AF PB RS DA
09STATE27993USUN INSTRUCTION: LIBERIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. -------------- ACTION REQUEST -------------- 2. (U) USUN is requested to inform the French UN Mission that we intend to submit the delisting petition found in para 3 below on behalf of Talal El'Dine. Following agreement from the French, USUN sh [...]
2009-03-24 13:56:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC KTFN LI PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE28711TRAVEL WARNING COLOMBIA
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the dangers of travel to Colombia. While security in Colombia has improved significantly in recent years, violence by narco-terrorist groups continues to affect some rural areas as well as large cities. The potential for violence by [...]
2009-03-25 18:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CO
09STATE28824RESPONSE RE: SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE IN HONG KONG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 20:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT KHLS ETRD ETTC PARM PREL PTER HK
09STATE29163(SBU) SOMALIA: TFG FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH AF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Foreign Minister Mohamed A. Omaar (FonMin) met with Bureau for African Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter (AA/S) on March 24. The FonMin and AA/S spent the majority of the meeting discussing the African Union Mission [...]
2009-03-26 15:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSO PGOV SOCI PINR PTER KPKO
09STATE29399BUDGET SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY:
[...] Department appreciates the reporting that posts have provided in response to Refs A and B. Strengthening the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a credible negotiating partner with Israel is central to this Administration's foreign policy objective of advancing a two-state solution to the Israeli-P [...]
2009-03-26 20:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER
09STATE29422TRAVEL WARNING - YEMEN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the high security threat level in Yemen due to terrorist activities. The Department recommends that American citizens defer non-essential travel to Yemen. American citizens remaining in Yemen despite this warning should monitor the U.S. Embassy [...]
2009-03-26 21:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC YM
09STATE30541UPDATED GUIDANCE ON REPORTING RADIATION ALARMS
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: This guidance cable updates and replaces reftels to reflect national- level policy for reporting radiation alarms and nuclear smuggling. All Embassies and other posts are instructed to initially notify the Department by telephone or e- mail, specifically to [...]
2009-03-31 00:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PTER ASEC KCRM ENRG ETRD KCOR PINR
09STATE314DEMARCHE: MUMBAI ATTACK INFORMATION-SHARING
[...] (S) By the opening of business in New Delhi, Saturday, January 3, 2009, post will have received additional information about the November 2008 Mumbai attacks. The Embassy is authorized to provide this information - which originated with the government of Pakistan and is being transferred with its [...]
2009-01-03 02:07:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER IN PK
09STATE31455TRAVEL WARNING: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to the Central African Republic (CAR),and recommends against all but essential travel outside the capital, Bangui. Travelers in the CAR should exercise extreme caution. This replaces the Travel Warning of March 25, 2008 [...]
2009-04-01 17:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CT
09STATE32023USG POSITION ON NIZAM-E-ADL REGULATIONS
[...] (SBU) This is a response to Islamabad 585, requesting Washington guidance on the proposed Nizam-e-Adl "system of justice" Regulation 2009 in Pakistan's Swat valley. The Nizam-e-Adl Regulation replaces two existing legal regulations and is being implemented as part of a peace deal struck betwe [...]
2009-04-02 17:22:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PGOV PK
09STATE32299QUESTIONS 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 00:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDRS US PARM KACT KNNP MARR MNUC PTER
09STATE33075QUESTIONS 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 22:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT KNNP MARR US RS CH EZ MNUC PTER
09STATE33306QUESTIONS 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 16:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT KNNP MARR MNUC PTER EZ US RS
09STATE33405USUN INSTRUCTION: U.S. IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSC
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to submit the U.S. implementation report found in para 2 below to the UN Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia. ------ REPORT ------ 2. COVER NOTE: The Permanent Mission of the United Stat [...]
2009-04-06 18:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE33544 NAMES TO BE ADDED TO UNSC DRC SANCTIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. ------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ------------------- 2. (SBU) The United States wishes to lift our holds on a Government of Rwanda request to the UN Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerni [...]
2009-01-13 19:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC
09STATE34498Travel Warning - Sudan
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Sudan and recommends that American citizens defer all travel to Sudan due to uncertain security conditions and the possibility of violence and harassment targeting westerners. On April 9, the Department of State authorized [...]
2009-04-08 18:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER SU
09STATE34653USUN INSTRUCTION: SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to seek from the Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia an exemption to the arms embargo on Somalia established by the Security Council in resolution 733 (1992). 2. BEGIN LETTER In accordance with paragraph [...]
2009-04-08 22:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE34680(U) SECRETARY CLINTON'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) APRIL 6, 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM 2. (U) PARTICIPANTS: UNITED STATES The Secretary WHA A/S Thomas Shannon PA Spokesperson Robert Wood S Staff Dorothy Ngutter (WHA notetaker) PERU Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde Ambassador Luis Valdivieso (Appointed) DCM Manuel Talaver [...]
2009-04-09 01:32:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNOVIP HILLARY CLINTON PREL PTER SNAR ECON
09STATE35020UPDATED TRAVEL WARNING-GEORGIA
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Georgia. This Travel Warning replaces the one dated December 12, 2008 to note the possibility of violent demonstrations. 2. American citizens are urged not to travel to the separatist regions of South Osseti [...]
2009-04-09 19:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC GG
09STATE35241(U) Secretary Clinton's April 8, 2009
[...] Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (SBU) April 8, 2009; 3:00 p.m.EDT; Washington, DC. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman Matthew Irwin (NEA Notetaker) LEBANON Minister of Defen [...]
2009-04-10 02:09:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL PTER LE SY
09STATE35549GICNT JOINT DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED AGENDA FOR 2009
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary: The Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) will conduct its 5th Plenary Meeting (2009 Plenary Meeting) at The Hague, Netherlands on June 16-17, 2009. Department requests Post to invite host government to parti [...]
2009-04-10 15:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP RS NL PREL PTER MNUC KGIC
09STATE35882TRANS-SAHARA COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIP ANNUAL
[...] (U) The fifth annual interagency Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) conference will convene on 2-4 June at the State Department's George C. Marshall Center in Washington DC. The conference will include participants from the U.S. Embassies in the ten TSCTP countries and action o [...]
2009-04-11 14:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL PTER XA XI XY
09STATE37316UPDATING INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE
[...] Posts are requested to nominate a Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) and Deputy TFCO to coordinate and engage with host governments on terrorism finance issues. 2. ACTION REQUEST: The Department is in the process of updating its current list of TFCOs and Deputy TFCOs and requ [...]
2009-04-15 20:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER
09STATE37330(C/NF) KUDOS FOR CONSULATE REPORTING ON NORTHERN
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION FOR POST'S REPORTING FOLLOWING THE DISSIDENT REPUBLICAN ATTACKS IN NORTHERN IRELAND AND LEADING UP TO THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY SUMMIT AT THE WHITE HOUSE. POST'S IMPRESSIVE NUMBER OF REFS PROVIDED ANALYSTS EXCELLENT INSIGHT INT [...]
2009-04-15 20:47:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER UK
09STATE38028INVITATION TO THE 5TH EAST AFRICA RSI MEETING
[...] (U) We are pleased to invite you to the next session of the Counterterrorism Regional Strategic Initiative for East Africa in Nairobi, Kenya on May 21, 2009. Join us in discussions to identify priority policy and programmatic recommendations, and share counterterrorism lessons learned on issu [...]
2009-04-16 22:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PTER ASEC PINR PGOV CN DJ ER ET MP
09STATE380361267/TERRORISM: GUIDANCE REGARDING YEMENI
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Per reftel, Yemeni Perm Rep Abdullah Alsaidi on April 2 told USUN Ambassador DiCarlo that Yemen is prepared to submit a travel ban exemption request to the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban sanctions) Committee to [...]
2009-04-16 23:02:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC XA
09STATE39754INFO REQUEST FOR UNSC DRC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. ------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ------------------- 2. (SBU) The strategic objective is to ensure the United States is in compliance with its UN obligation to freeze assets on U.S. territory of individuals and entities designated by the U [...]
2009-04-21 21:19:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE40430(C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON KURDISH ISSUES DURING
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS OFFER THEIR THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO MISSION TURKEY FOR ITS RECENT REPORTING ON KURDISH ISSUES. THE INFORMATION IN REF A PROVIDED AN EXCELLENT OVERVIEW OF THE STEPS THE AKP HAS TAKEN SO FAR ON THE KURDISH QUESTION, AS WELL AS THE AMBIVELENCE WITH WHICH SOME MEASURES [...]
2009-04-22 21:30:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER TU
09STATE41097TRAVEL WARNING ? YEMEN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the high security threat level in Yemen due to terrorist activities. The Department recommends that American citizens defer non- essential travel to Yemen. American citizens remaining in Yemen despite this warning should monitor the U.S. Embassy [...]
2009-04-23 22:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC YM
09STATE42347TRAVEL ALERT: MEXICO
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens of the health risks of travel to Mexico at this time due to an outbreak of H1N1 "swine flu." The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an April 27 notice recommending that American citizens avoid all nonessential travel [...]
2009-04-28 02:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC MEX
09STATE43059TRAVEL ALERT: MEXICO
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens of the health risks of travel to Mexico at this time due to an outbreak of H1N1 influenza("swine flu"). The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on April 27 issued a notice recommending that American citizens avoid all nonessentia [...]
2009-04-28 23:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC MEX
09STATE4309PORT SECURITY DEMARCHE - PAKISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 5-6. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United States Government is concerned that the current level of port security in Pakistan does not adequately reflect the current threat situation given recent terrorist events in Pakistan and withi [...]
2009-01-15 20:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EWWT KHLS PK PREL PTER
09STATE4351LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING OF AFGHAN
[...] (U) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of 1/15/2009 it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officer(s) listed below: Last Name: Ahmad First Name: Zabi Father's Name: Shir Ahmad Date of Birth: June 11, 1984 Pl [...]
2009-01-15 22:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR PTER SNAR AF
09STATE4356USUN INSTRUCTION: LIBERIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to seek from the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia two advance approvals in connection with the arms embargo on Liberia established by the Security Council in connection with a program that would provide eq [...]
2009-01-15 22:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN LI PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE4358TRAVEL WARNING - ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK, AND
[...] This Travel Warning updates U.S. citizens on the risks of traveling to Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, and about threats to themselves and to U.S. interests in those locations. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to remain mindful of security factors when planning travel t [...]
2009-01-15 22:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER AMGT ASEC IS GZ WE
09STATE4361USUN INSTRUCTION: NO OBJECTION TO SNOWE'S LIBERIA
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to immediately inform UKUN that we do not intend to object to Edwin Snowe's second request for a travel ban exemption. We consider this request to meet the criteria described in paragraph 4(c) of UNSC resolution 1521 (2003),where the Council deci [...]
2009-01-15 22:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN LI PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE43610GUIDANCE ON RESPONDING TO REPORT OF POTENTIAL
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Addis Ababa. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Per REF A, on 23 April 2009, Post alerted Washington that it had received an e-mail with photographs indicating a potential incident of illegal nuclear and/or radioactive material smugglin [...]
2009-04-29 20:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER ET XA XW
09STATE4368DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for a JUSMAG Title X Cobra Gold 2009 exercise scheduled from February [...]
2009-01-15 23:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
09STATE4370DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for an APCSS Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism Course fun [...]
2009-01-15 23:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
09STATE4371DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for JUSMAG IMET Intelligence in Combating Terrorism Course and an Ins [...]
2009-01-15 23:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
09STATE4372DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for the JUSMAG CTFP International Intelligence Fellows Program schedu [...]
2009-01-15 23:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
09STATE4373DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for the JUSMAG IMET Army Medical Department Captains Career Course sc [...]
2009-01-15 23:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
09STATE44184(C) KUDOS AND FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ON TURKISH
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST,S INSIGHTFUL REPORTING ON INTERNAL TURKISH POLITICAL DYNAMICS (REFS A-G). ANALYSTS HAVE USED THE REPORTING IN AN ARRAY OF CURRENT PRODUCTION AND BRIEFINGS. THERE IS INCREASED POLICYMAKER INTEREST IN THE MARCH 29 LOCAL ELECTIONS AND STATUS OF IN [...]
2009-04-30 20:30:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER TU
09STATE44671COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - NEPAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-01 20:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER NP
09STATE4489EXPLOSIVE DETONATORS SOLD TO SYRIA
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph four. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (S/NF) In October 2008, the Department delivered to the Congress the classified semi-annual report required by the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). This report, which [...]
2009-01-16 13:49:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER IN SY
09STATE45036MULTILATERAL ENGAGEMENT TO COMBAT BIOTERRORISM
[...] (C) Reftel requested guidance in response to GOC questions concerning U.S. thinking on how best to address bioterrorism multilaterally. DFAIT Senior Policy Officer David MacDuff asked whether the USG intends to raise this issue in the G-8 Nonproliferation Directors' Group, and suggested th [...]
2009-05-04 16:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER TBIO
09STATE46856TRAVEL ALERT: MEXICO
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens of the health risks of travel to Mexico at this time due to an outbreak of 2009-H1N1 influenza. On April 27, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a notice recommending that American citizens avoid all nonessential tra [...]
2009-05-07 23:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC MEX
09STATE47033GUIDANCE: SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON REGISTRAR
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) Department understands per REFTEL that AmCit David Tolbert plans to submit a formal application for the position of Registrar of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in the coming days. There is no other AmCit candidate and Tolbert appears well-qualified [...]
2009-05-08 14:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER UNSC LE
09STATE47099RESPONSE TO LICENSING AUTHORITY OF SWEDEN ABOUT
[...] (U) This is an action message. The Department requests that the Embassy at the earliest opportunity approach the appropriate official in Sweden's Inspectorate of Strategic Products, as per paragraph 4 below, to relate our response regarding Wassenaar Arrangement notification US2008 [...]
2009-05-08 15:50:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC KSTC PARM PREL PTER SW
09STATE47104TRAVEL ALERT: MEXICO
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens of the health risks of travel to Mexico at this time due to an outbreak of 2009-H1N1 influenza. On April 27, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a notice recommending that American citizens avoid all nonessential trave [...]
2009-05-08 16:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC MEX
09STATE47313(U) HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN SRI LANKA
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CONCERNED BY THE TREATMENT OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS) BY THE SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT AND WHAT PLANS THE GOVERNMENT HAS FOR DEALING WITH THEM. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, ANALYSTS WOULD WELCOME ADDITIONAL INSIGHTS FROM POST REGARDING THE FOLLOWING Q [...]
2009-05-08 20:01:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PHUM PTER SMIG SOCI CE
09STATE47359GUIDANCE ON RESPONDING TO RADIATION ALARM AT
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Vilnius. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Per REF A, on May 5, 2009, Post alerted Washington that a radiation alarm was set off by a cargo train at the border of Lithuania and the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad on May 1, 2009. Post re [...]
2009-05-08 21:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER LH
09STATE47496NSC TALKING POINTS ON TRILATERAL SUMMIT
[...] General Talking Points: The United States hosted a Trilateral Summit between the United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan in Washington, D.C. on May 6 and 7. 2. The Summit consisted of two days of intense consultations between President Karzai, President Zardari, their respective cabinets [...]
2009-05-10 05:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PREL PK AF
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